In her previous life, Jiang Songyi gave everything she had to preserve her family ties. Yet her family was filled with loathing for her and doted on their adopted daughter instead.
Reborn, Jiang Songyi decided to stand aside and let them do whatever they pleased.
When her fiancé forced her to give Jiang Yuyao the credit for saving the emperor, she agreed. Then, in the blink of an eye, she revealed her true thoughts to the emperor, leading to Jiang Yuyao and her fiancé being severely punished for deceiving him.
When her eldest brother was ambushed, she didn't step in. She let him suffer the consequences of having his right arm crippled and being unable to take the imperial examinations.
[Didn't my eldest brother always find me an eyesore? Didn't he say he'd been confident he could dodge that arrow even if I hadn't been there to block it? Didn't Jiang Yuyao once boast that she would have thrown herself in front of that arrow for him without hesitation?]
Her second brother became addicted to gambling, but she chose to turn a blind eye. She even bought the gambling den that lured him step by step toward ruin, letting him dig his own grave while she made a fortune.
[My second brother is absolutely right. Gambling is just a bit of amusement. Our marquisate is wealthy and has plenty of family assets, so when your money runs out, don't forget to ask your dear sister Yuyao for more.]
When her third brother was poisoned, she no longer tested the antidote on herself. She simply watched as he lost all his martial arts.
[In my previous life, my third brother said I had ulterior motives when I tried to cure his poison. Jiang Yuyao also swore that, if she'd known the truth, she would have tested it on herself. So why won't she take the risk and try it this time?]
Her fiancé and brothers were consumed with regret and knelt to beg for her forgiveness.
But Jiang Songyi had already attached herself to the most notorious villain in court.
The iron-hearted commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, wielding his Xiuchun Saber, stood loyally at her side.
Even the crown prince, on the brink of death, suddenly sat upright in his final moments!
It seems like a lighthearted story, but its core is frustrating.
Wait a minute, so these rotten people and relatives from their past lives were able to escape their tragic and ridiculous fate by peeping into the female lead's thoughts after her rebirth? My brain isn't working properly, can someone explain this to me?