(Reborn + doting on concubines while neglecting the wife + divorce and escape + desperate pursuit of the wife) She is the daughter of a prefect’s concubine. Her father admires a soldier and betroths his daughter to him, then introduces him to Prince Xian. The man lives up to expectations and becomes a general!
On their wedding day, he leaves to campaign with the prince and neglects her for five whole years!
During those five years, the Old Madam forces her to raise her nephew as the legitimate eldest son. She diligently fulfills her duties as the general’s wife, only to earn their resentment!
Her husband returns victorious, his rank and honors enhanced. Overjoyed, she goes to welcome him, only to meet the woman who will change her fate!
Her husband humiliates her in public and insists that she make all the preparations for his concubine’s arrival! It’s just taking a concubine, yet she’s expected to arrange a lavish ceremony for another woman? The General’s Estate has lost all face.
Though unwilling, she tolerates it all for the sake of the family, only to be hated by everyone and die of sorrow!
Living again, she faces the same demand to take a concubine. This time, she stays calm and arranges a splendid ceremony for him!
She is still expected to raise the nephew, so she stops curbing his mischievous nature. Better to respect his own fate than raise an ungrateful wretch!
She still has to deal with the favored concubine who turns the General’s Estate upside down. So she quits being the lady of the house. He can keep all that “blessing” for himself!
Since her husband is so eager to dote on his concubine, she lets him dote to his heart’s content. She can’t be bothered to stop the concubine’s endless antics and simply watches the farce.
After the divorce, the General’s Estate and its mess are no longer her problem!
The general learns his lesson the hard way and chases his wife for a thousand miles, only to find himself at the crematorium.
As for Prince Xian, “Thank goodness you let her go. Otherwise, I’d never have found such a wonderful wife.”