Demote Me to a Concubine? I’ll Find Another Husband and Let You Call Me Mother!

[Household Intrigue] [Taking Down Scumbags] [Carefully Laid Plans] [Rising Through Cunning] Jiang Muli, the legitimate daughter of Duke Jiang, and Pei Zexuan, heir to the Marquis of Zhongyong, were childhood sweethearts envied by all in the capital. But one month before their wedding, Pei Zexuan publicly broke their engagement, declaring that he would only take her as a concubine. The woman he truly loved was Zhou Ruoruo, a valiant female general from the Zhou household who had just returned from the battlefield. How could a daughter of a prestigious family accept such an insult? Jiang Muli immediately changed her betrothed, cut off their past ties, and a month later sat serenely in the place of honor, smiling as Pei Zexuan knelt and tremulously called her “Mother.” From then on, the Marquis of Zhongyong's household was turned upside down. His father's trust was gone. His wife beat him black and blue. He was stripped of his position as heir. His friends drifted away one by one and wanted nothing more to do with him. Meanwhile, Jiang Muli steadily took control of the marquis's household and climbed higher with every step, wielding its power. For a time, no one could match her prominence. At his most desperate, Pei Zexuan drank an aphrodisiac and crawled miserably to Jiang Muli's feet, begging for her mercy. Pei Yanqing kicked him away. “You beast! How dare you show your mother such disrespect? Throw him out of the marquis's household at once and let him fend for himself!”