Did the Whole Family Pretend to Be Poor to Drain Her? Reborn She Remarries and Gains a Noble Title!

Li Xianglian lived a life of hardship and betrayal, marrying Chen Lang, a man who concealed his noble lineage while she toiled to support his studies. In her previous life, during a devastating famine, Chen Lang and their two children plotted to sell her for ten coins to secure their future with Xu Caishan, the county magistrate’s sister. Li Xianglian discovered their scheme while dying of illness and starvation, only to be abandoned and left without a coffin. Her death by anger and betrayal led to her rebirth twenty years earlier, at the moment she broke her leg gathering herbs. Armed with memories of the future and a magical wooden hairpin that contained a spirit space capable of accelerating crop growth, she vowed to change her fate and make her ungrateful family pay.

Upon waking in her past, Li Xianglian immediately rejected Chen Lang’s attempt to have her treated by Xu Caishan, who was disguised as a doctor and had deliberately worsened her leg injury in the previous timeline. Instead, she requested a reputable physician from the city, Wen Lezhi, who treated her with kindness and respect. Li Xianglian returned to her parents’ home, where she discovered Chen Lang had hidden a significant amount of gold, silver, and jewels, along with letters revealing his true identity as an illegitimate son of a noble Zhao family. She confiscated the wealth, hiding it within her spirit space, and resolved to divorce him but delay the process to maximize his suffering and secure her family’s survival before the impending famine.

Chen Lang, expecting Li Xianglian to remain submissive, was shocked by her cold defiance. He attempted to force her return through emotional manipulation and threats, but she remained unmoved. Her parents, initially hesitant, fully supported her decision after witnessing Chen Lang’s true nature. Li Xianglian orchestrated a campaign of public humiliation against Chen Lang, spreading rumors in the village about his laziness, his hidden mistress, and his children’s false accusations. The villagers, who had always respected Li Xianglian’s diligence, turned against Chen Lang, leaving him isolated and angry.

As Li Xianglian’s plan unfolded, she intercepted Chen Lang’s correspondence with the capital, preventing him from receiving funds and instructions from his family. She also used her knowledge of the future to warn her friend Qinglan about her husband’s descent into gambling, aiming to prevent the tragic fate Qinglan suffered in the previous life. Meanwhile, her relationship with Wen Lezhi deepened, as he provided medical care and emotional support, contrasting sharply with Chen Lang’s deceit. Li Xianglian focused on expanding her spirit space by absorbing the emotional pain and distress of her former family, using the harvested spiritual energy to grow food and prepare for the coming disaster.

The conflict escalated as Chen Lang, desperate and exposed, tried to reclaim his hidden wealth and force Li Xianglian back into submission. However, she outmaneuvered him at every turn, leveraging village opinion and legal obstacles to keep him at bay. Her children, Chen Jue and Chen Xuan, continued to display their ingratitude, blaming her for their hardships, which only strengthened her resolve to cut ties completely. Li Xianglian’s primary goal shifted from mere revenge to ensuring her parents’ safety and building a secure future, utilizing the resources she had seized and the medicinal herbs she gathered with Wen Lezhi’s guidance.

By the end of this period, Li Xianglian had successfully established a new life separate from Chen Lang, with her parents by her side and Wen Lezhi as a trusted ally. She continued to gather resources and information, preparing for the famine that would soon strike the region. Chen Lang remained trapped in his web of lies, losing his reputation and financial stability, while Li Xianglian moved steadily toward independence and justice, determined to never again be a victim of betrayal.