After Taking on Both Families, My Husband Faked His Death and Came Back

In her previous life, Shen Tangtang had been married into the Gu family for less than three days when her husband died in a sudden accident. Her mother-in-law forced her to conceive a child with another man, then locked her in the ancestral hall, where she languished in darkness. Then one day, the door opened, and her supposedly dead husband, Gu Yuanzhou, returned with a princess of noble birth. “An unclean woman like you is unfit to be mistress of this household.” With those words, he had her thrown into a pond, where she sank into the mud. When she opened her eyes again, Gu Yuanzhou's memorial tablet stood before her, and her mother-in-law was once more demanding that she conceive a child with another man. She agreed without hesitation, but escaped the man her mother-in-law had chosen for her. That night, she pretended to twist her ankle and fell into Gu Lanzhi's arms. He was the second son's child in the Gu family. Her eyes shone like autumn waters as she gazed at him. “Third Brother, my foot hurts. Could you help me back to the ancestral hall?” His gaze turned dark as he stared at her pale ankle. His throat bobbed, and he nodded. Shen Tangtang had never accepted her fate. In this life, she would make her child the sole heir to the Duke of Cen's household, and ensure that Gu Yuanzhou would never have another chance to inherit the title of heir apparent and live in luxury. Later, when everything was settled, Gu Yuanzhou returned from the dead just as he had in her previous life, only to discover that his untouched wife was pregnant, pretended not to know him, and even wanted him driven from the household. As he flew into a rage and raised his hand to slap the wretched woman, his usually frail and useless young kinsman effortlessly seized his wrist. “Touch her? You think you're worthy?”