The life swap begins with Consort Hua becoming Lady Qin.

Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Madam Wu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Remember what I said, among all the girls you grew up with, An-jie is the most suitable for you and can be the most helpful to you."

Upon hearing this, Liang Han's features scrunched up: "Mother, do you know what you're saying? That's Zhang Chaoyu! Zhang Chaoyu from the Jingbian Marquis's mansion! I'd rather marry Rujin—no, I won't marry either of them! If you force me, I'll become a nun, believe it or not!"

He picked up the dagger he used to cut fruit from the table and pretended to cut his hair.

"You! How could I have given birth to a debt collector like you!"

Madam Wu was so angry that she slammed her fist on the table.

In truth, she was well aware that An Jie'er was even less likely to be matched with Bi Jin, given that the Dongchang Marquis's family was somewhat declining, with only the Jingbian Marquis's family as a prominent in-law.

Behind the Marquis of Jingbian's residence stands the Duke of Ying's residence!

Moreover, An-jie inherited her mother Shi-lan's proud and flamboyant personality, making her even more difficult to please than Jin.

Among these girls who were raised in luxury, the best candidate for a daughter-in-law was Hua Jie'er. She was gentle, sensible, and had the demeanor of a matriarch. She had also intended to find a wife for her eldest son.

Who would have thought that as soon as he hinted at it, Wang Ruofu, that simpleton, openly criticized him, saying that the Liang family had a bad family style, too many concubines and illegitimate children, and rejected him without any mercy.

She was so angry she almost fell over!

Later, the eldest son of the Duke of England quickly revealed his feelings, and she finally gave up on him completely.

But then I thought, this is fine too.

My eldest son is, after all, the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and he is to inherit the title. There is no need for my daughter-in-law to be of a high social standing. If I really marry Hua Jie'er, she may not be able to control me.

So in the end, they found a girl from a prominent family in southern Zhejiang. She was from a wealthy family and was very respectful. Now that she's married into the family, she puts her mother-in-law first in everything, which is great.

But now that her youngest son has reached marriageable age, her mind is starting to wander again.

Liu Lang has no noble title and doesn't seem like someone who can make a living on his own. If he can marry a girl from a higher social class and a wealthier family, and have a powerful in-law family, he can live a life of wealth and honor.

Compared to Rujin, who is still a child at heart and has a childlike temper, Anjie is naturally better.

Everyone in Bianjing says that Madam Wang of the Dongchang Marquis's Mansion is a master of managing the household, making a fortune every day. But while others might not know this, how could she not? The truly capable one is clearly Madam Qin, Shilan of the Jingbian Marquis's Mansion.

The assets she has accumulated over the years are probably greater than the entire wealth of the Yongchang Marquis's mansion.

...Of course, it was also because Wang Ruofu had humiliated her to her face back then.

As he gets older, that simpleton's already loose tongue has become even more formidable.

Madam Wu felt that it wasn't entirely wrong to have such a relative by marriage, but she needed to gain even more benefits.

Liang Han continued to argue, "Mother, you can't possibly target Zhang Chaoyu! With her personality, do you think she'd even look at me?"

"Why don't you like them?" Madam Wu retorted, "You are, after all, a young master of a marquis's household, and you're not bad-looking either. Besides, I've carefully trained you all these years, and I've kept a close eye on those beautiful maids, preventing you from acting recklessly like other families. That's your advantage!"

As she spoke, she recalled the uproar at the Earl of Loyalty's mansion a few years ago, and she still felt lingering fear.

Yuan Wenshao, because of that singing girl, actually caused a scene and separated from his family, then took the money he received and fled far away.

And what happened? In just three years, he returned destitute with his daughter, kneeling at the entrance of the Earl's mansion, saying that he had misjudged people and begged the family to take in his poor daughter, offering to atone with his death.

Curious, the crowd inquired and learned that the singing girl, seeing her dream of marrying into a wealthy family and rising to prominence shattered, looked down on Yuan Wenshao, who had become a commoner. Not long after leaving the capital, she absconded with her money and her brother, leaving Yuan Wenshao with only a young daughter and a mountain of debt.

Yuan Wenshao toiled away for more than two years before he had saved enough money for the journey back to the capital to send his daughter back.

After the Yuan family took in their daughter, he felt too ashamed to stay and turned around and left the capital.

...His whereabouts remain unknown to this day.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed watching that commotion.

However, these incidents also served as a wake-up call.

Many matriarchs of prominent families began to discipline their children without prior agreement. Over the years, they reaped considerable rewards, having raised many children who were virtuous and self-disciplined.

Liang Han was one of them.

She thought that Shilan and Wang Ruofu both disliked concubines, and they would probably have the same requirements when marrying off their daughters. Even if Liang Han was incompetent, as long as he met these requirements, he would still have a chance.

Anyway, since the eldest son is the one to carry on the family line, it doesn't matter if the sixth son's wife is childless.

She was meticulously planning.

But he couldn't stop his own son from undermining him:

"Fine, I don't like her then. I won't marry her, I won't marry her. If you force me, I'll become a monk!"

"You—" Madam Wu pointed at him, too angry to speak.

If she had given birth to a daughter, it would have been good if she could have married into either of those families. Qin Chengbo and Zhang Qin are both exceptionally outstanding, so why would she be so worried?

Sons are all debt collectors!

Madam Wu glared at her son, cursed, and stormed off.

Liang Han breathed a long sigh of relief.

He put down the dagger, called the servant to apply the medicine, and lay on the bed grimacing, but he made up his mind: no matter what, he couldn't do as his mother wanted.

Zhang Chaoyu? Qin Rujin?

Neither of them is easy to deal with.

He wants to marry a woman who is well-educated, reasonable, and gentle.

Anyway, you can't just raise your hand and hit him; he wants to live to be a hundred!