Wei Tingzhi

[A widow's second marriage x the calm, self-disciplined Marquis of Beian] [Historical romance, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] Cui Hanzhi grew up studying the classics with her father, learning how to wrest her fate from heaven. After her husband died, she became a widow and took her son to live with the Zhou family, where they nearly stripped her of everything. After three years of navigating their schemes, she resolutely left. Her own family was too weak to help, so she would find someone more powerful! She heard that the Marquis of Beian was over thirty and had no children. No problem. Having sons was her least remarkable talent. She entered the Marquis of Beian's household as a concubine, and succeeded. As soon as she arrived, her new lord's concubine went into a difficult labor. They were sisters in all but name, so of course Cui Hanzhi would lend a hand. When Wei Zheng returned from war, his mother told him she'd found a widow who could bear him sons. With the world in turmoil, a man should focus on building his empire! Wei Zheng scoffed at the idea. After one reckless night, Wei Zheng kicked away the ladder he'd climbed. “Cui, from now on, keep your head down and don't let my favor go to your head!” Cui Hanzhi: “???” But later, he was the one who ignored the gossip and brought the widow's three sons by her former husband into his household to raise them with care. He was the one who couldn't stand how clumsy and full of holes her schemes were, and personally taught her how to read people's hearts. And in the end, he was the one who conquered the realm, claimed the lands around the Luo River, and laid ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers at her feet...