Don't Cry, Scoundrel: After Remarrying, I Became the Mother of the Realm

[Both sides scheming + doting on his wife + scumbag husband’s redemption] In her previous life, Bai Qingxi saved the young grandson most beloved by the Empress Dowager. To repay her, the Empress Dowager let her choose one of the princes as her husband. Without hesitation, she chose the Crown Prince. Only later did she learn that he had a beloved woman, none other than her stepsister. On a rainy night, while heavily pregnant, she was tricked by her scumbag husband into going up the mountain to gather lingzhi mushrooms. Then her wicked stepsister plotted to make her fall off a cliff, killing her. Reborn on the day of the husband-selection banquet, she kneels with tears in her eyes. “Your humble subject wishes to marry Prince Lan, Xiao Moyu.” Xiao Moyu, who pretends to be a fool, conceals his mysterious identity. He treats Bai Qingxi as a tool to help him ascend the throne, but with every time their fingers intertwine, he falls hopelessly for her and dotes on her with a consuming passion. At first, Bai Qingxi treats Xiao Moyu as a pawn in her revenge. She assumes he’s an ordinary pawn who’ll need her to fight and scheme to get anywhere. She never expected this pawn to be so incredibly capable. Meanwhile, the Crown Prince, also reborn, comes to his senses and treasures her, while his beloved turns into old, sour rice. He kneels and begs her to return to his side. At that, Xiao Moyu, seated on the dragon throne, grows displeased and pulls her tightly into his arms, blushing. “You’re already empress. Why bother with this scumbag?”