Tian Xiaoju's status at home plummeted; without money, there was no talk of managing the household anymore. Without money to manage, her once unchallenged authority was lost. She could no longer boss around her daughter-in-law, Lin Meizhu, and found herself cursed at daily.
From a queen to an old hag overnight, how could Tian Xiaoju accept such a fall from grace? So, she did everything in her power to sow discord between Xie Changgen and Lin Meizhu, attempting to regain control over her eldest daughter-in-law.
But her favored eldest son was no longer fooled by her tactics.
She didn't understand that Xie Changgen had long resented her for being stingy with money in the past. He had to go to great lengths, sweet-talking and flattering, just to get a bit from her.
With no money, what could she say? How could her eldest son still listen to her?
