A Concubine in the Household? Reborn, the Matriarch Divorces and Marries Up

In her previous life, her husband left for war on their wedding night. She managed the household, served her in-laws, and raised their young child, only to discover it had all been part of a scheme. The child she had raised through so much hardship belonged to his mistress. The mother-in-law she served day and night had only valued her respectable family background. Even the whole family's exile had been part of a carefully planned plot. In the end, she was cruelly abandoned and died full of resentment. Reborn at the moment her husband returned, she kept her wits about her and locked away her heart. She began playing along with everyone, gradually writing a script for each of them. She no longer painstakingly planned her children's education. Everything was now “all about having fun.” The children got the happy childhood they wanted, and eventually blended into the crowd of ordinary, unremarkable people. Her overbearing sister-in-law also got her wish and married the “kind” top scholar who seemed so handsome and accomplished. Her former husband, who had brought his mistress into their home, came to his senses far too late. She left him a letter of divorce and turned away with grace. Watching everything unfold toward its destined ending, she happily prepared to call it a day, only to realize there was one person still looking straight at her.