The Scoundrel Turns Over a New Leaf

In her previous life, on the day of his father's birthday banquet, Crown Prince Song Xiyao publicly rejected a marriage to his maternal cousin. He got his wish and married the imperial consort's niece instead, then took countless beauties as concubines. His cousin had called him a "scumbag." He didn't understand the word, but knew it was an insult, so he took offense. He watched as she was framed and forced to marry a widower twenty years her senior.

Yet to his surprise, even so, his cousin lived a good life. She raised her stepchildren and went on to have three more children, each one brave and extraordinary. All of them were devoted to her, and her good name spread far and wide.

As for him, he did manage to ascend the throne. But the women in his harem fought so fiercely for his favor that they became cross-eyed, drugging him and even his children, stopping at nothing to win his affection. He became a true, lonely ruler, and in the end, he had not a single child left. As he lay dying, someone smothered him in his dragon bed, and the son of the Imperial Noble Dowager Consort became emperor.

Reborn in a new life, all he wanted was to heed his mother's advice and marry his cousin. He would have children first and worry about the rest later.

Unfortunately, while he had been reborn, so had his cousin.

His cousin was beautiful and gentle on the outside, but vicious within, strong-willed, and ruthless. Her verdict: reforming a scumbag cannot wait.