The Marquis's Darling is a Black-Hearted Lotus

Who would have thought she would start with a critical hit? Her parents and eldest brother were assassinated, leaving her with three children. The third brother was severely injured, the fourth brother was unconscious, and there was a little baby wailing for milk. She weighed the cold steamed bun in her hand and looked at the sky in despair. Dragging three kids along—this hand was so bad it would have been better to just restart the game. The little milk ball tugged at her pant leg. "Hungry, hungry." Ye Chutang: "..." Get up and work! ... Ye Chutang's plan was perfect: once she raised the children, she would retire and live out her days in peace. As it turned out, there was a man who refused to let her have her way. "Miss Ye, you have delayed me for so many years; you ought to give me an explanation." Ye Chutang: "6." Back then, you were the one who refused to leave my doorstep, and in the end, it becomes my fault? ... The Ye family was extraordinary. The third son of the Ye family was the current top scholar; the fourth son of the Ye family had illustrious military merits that shook the Northwest; and the fifth daughter of the Ye family had a business empire spanning the world, making her wealthier than nations. Only the second daughter of the Ye family was busy raising her younger siblings; as the years passed unnoticed, her marriage became a source of worry. Until one day, Shen Yanchuan, the Marquis of Dingbei who held supreme power over the imperial court, arrived with a magnificent wedding procession spanning ten miles to welcome her. Ye Chutang remained silent for a long time. "This time, you're taking the kids."