The Matriarch’s Laid-Back Days

Xue Danjing, a modern white-collar worker, transmigrates into the past and becomes a first-rank titled lady in an ancient household. Her husband, Ning Zhi, is a first-rank military marquis stationed at the border. He's away from home most of the year and never gets involved in household affairs. Above her are a strict mother-in-law and great-mother-in-law; below her, nephews from a collateral branch of the family stir up trouble. Her husband's subordinates try to curry favor with Yongping Marquis Ning Zhi by sending concubines to the estate, and the accounts for the manor are a complete mess. Her uncle, the Minister of War, has already retired to his hometown, while her parents live far away. According to the plot, her husband dislikes her and her mother-in-law can't stand her, so she'll soon be sent to a country estate and then divorced.

Xue Danjing says she won't take part in the fight over the estate's inheritance, nor compete with the concubines for her husband's favor. She'll snack on gossip now and then and watch the wives and concubines of the third and fourth branches vie for attention. Most of the time, she'll cook good food, look after her nieces and nephews, and live a quiet life.

Theme: Live well.