Reborn, I Refuse to Be a Workhorse

Everyone said Chen Xiyue was lucky to marry the brilliant Li scholar. But who knew that the Li household everyone envied was a den of wolves that devoured people without leaving a trace?

In her previous life, Chen Xiyue married into the Li family and carried the burden of keeping the household fed and clothed on her frail shoulders. She cared for her ailing parents-in-law and looked after her husband's younger siblings. In a world where everything was considered inferior to scholarship, the brilliant Li scholar studied for over a decade and finally passed the highest imperial examination. His village-girl wife, who could barely read, became a stain on his reputation. When her husband wanted to take the daughter of his academy teacher as his wife, she, his first wife who had stood by him through hardship, became a thorn in everyone's side...