I Became The Stepmother of My Ex-husband

Lin Wei Xi’s world was serene, but when Gao Ran learned about Princess Royal Shou Kang’s astonishing battle that almost turned the entire Princess Residence upside down, she couldn’t sit still. She picked a day that wasn’t too hot, ordered servants to set up a carriage, and returned to the Duke Ying Residence wearing adornments indicating her status as Shizi Fei.

The Duke Ying Lady lay on her side on the fragrant rosewood arhat bed, leaning against a large red pillow placed behind her. A young maid held a beauty hammer as she gently massaged her legs and feet. Gao Ran moved a stool to sit in front of the arhat bed to talk to the Duke Ying Lady, frowning uneasily.

“Did you inform your elders when you left today?”

A married woman needed the approval of her husband’s family even if it was just to visit her maiden family. There was nothing wrong with the Duke Ying Lady’s words. She was only worried that Gao Ran was visiting her maiden family too frequently and would be scolded by her husband’s family.

Gao Ran said, “Don’t worry, Grandmother. Father is busy all day and doesn’t really care about what happens in the back courtyard. Shizi also greatly cherishes me. If I want to go out, all I need to do is prepare my own carriage. No one will gossip.”

It was only then that the Duke Ying Lady remembered that Gao Ran had no mother-in-law or grandmother-in-law, and she had more freedom than the normal wife. The Duke Ying Lady sighed, “you became the mistress of the house as soon as you married and don’t have to tolerate your mother-in-law’s temper. Based on this alone, I don’t know how many women in the world envy you.”

Gao Ran was initially very pleased with the early death of Gu Cheng Yao’s mother. Wasn’t there a saying she’d heard before she transmigrated? He has a car and a house, and lost both his parents have passed away ^◇. Although only Gu Cheng Yao’s mother was dead, Prince Yan wasn’t home most of the time. There wasn’t much difference between her situation and this saying. It’s just a pity that Gao Ran’s unrestrained married life was about to be cut short.

The Duke Ying Lady had obviously also thought of the Prince Yan Consort, who was about to enter the household. Everything had been going without a hitch, but a mother-in-law abruptly appeared out of thin air, so of course Gao Ran and the Duke Ying Lady weren’t happy. But who would dare talk about Prince Yan’s private affairs?

The Duke Ying Lady could only console her, “it’s okay, your new mother-in-law isn’t that much older than you. She used to be raised at her aunt’s house in the countryside. She’s probably an ignorant idiot. Give in to her first. Once everyone sees the good and bad between the two of you, the days ahead of you will be better.”

The Duke Ying Lady happened to hold the same view as Gao Ran, who also thought the same way. She’d first give in to and indulge Lin Wei Xi, and once Prince Yan and everyone else saw Lin Wei Xi’s true colours, she’d swoop in to save them from the crisis and clean up the aftermath. Wasn’t that just nice? Or maybe she’d be able to push a few times when the time came.

Seeing the expression in Gao Ran’s eyes, the Duke Ying Lady knew that she’d understood. Since that was so, the Duke Ying Lady no longer talked about it. Out of her many granddaughters, Gao Xi seemed unreasonable and distant, but was actually very benevolent. Only her third granddaughter had a soft smile and gentle voice, but did things regardless of how hard it was. Facts had proven that with a personality like that, Gao Ran would go on to achieve great things. Not only had she married up, but she’d also won over her husband’s family. Perhaps she could help her maiden family in the future.

The Duke Ying Lady felt very satisfied, and even secretly felt that it wasn’t a big deal to silently hand wave sinister things. The most important thing was that she could put it to good use. She correctly predicted that although Gao Ran was malicious to other people, the Duke Ying Residence was her maiden family and definitely not on this list of “other people”.