No Match for the Imperial Uncle’s Beauty
不及皇叔貌美
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 491k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 8y ago
- English
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Please Recommend Sweet Stories! Really Sweet! Worth Rereading! Rated 9 or Higher! Great Writing!
I’d like something a little more obscure. I probably already know most of the popular ones. Thank you!!!
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It doesn't have to be domineering. What about someone like Xuan Tianhua?
High-Quality Angst! An Original Plot, a Smart Hero, and Beautifully Written Short Stories
I’ve Recently Gotten into Historical Romance, and I’m Out of Books to Read
I like stories with equally strong male and female leads who help each other grow, with good supporting characters too. Something warm and loving, please recommend some.
Looking for Ancient-Style Political Intrigue with a Smart Protagonist Who Plots on a Grand Scale
The protagonist should have their own faction. No System!!!
In a Reading Slump With High Standards, Preferably Ancient Romance, Thank You 😊
I have high standards and don't like melodramatic plots. I'm looking for an ancient-era romance. Please avoid the trope where the male lead chases his wife after losing her.
Seeking High-Quality Historical Romance, No Transmigration, Rebirth, or System
I like food, palace intrigue, the imperial examinations, political schemes, and crime-solving. On Tomato, I’ve read The Strongest Female Grand Secretary Rises Against the Odds; for palace intrigue, Zhaohua Weiyang, Palace Willows, and Deep Palace Strategy: The Tale of Qingzhi; for food, Chang’an Snack Shop (I can’t remember if it was on Tomato).
Underrated Historical Romance with Excellent Writing: No Transmigration, No Cheats, No Brain-Dead Characters
Palace and Household Intrigue Novels, Preferably Rated 9.5 or Higher, With a Tight, Fast-Paced Plot
Palace and household intrigue that gets more exciting with every round, takes on a comedic feel, and still has some heartfelt moments. Please recommend some!
A Soft, Timid Heroine Who's Afraid of Her Husband, a Lovable Airhead Type, and a Somewhat Stern, Fierce Hero
Any Good Historical Romance Novels to Recommend?
Highly rated and enjoyable.
Looking for Good Historical Romance Recommendations
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Looking for High-Quality Historical Novels
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Complete, Short, Sweet, and Easy-to-Read Novels With No Angst
Completed novels with 60 to 150 chapters, lots of sweetness, no angst, and good reread value.
Looking for Angst That Makes You Cry, but With a Happy Ending
An angst story with a happy ending.
Sophisticated Angst with Smart Characters and a Logical Plot
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Ancient Romance Novels That Leave You Stunned to the Core
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Ahhh! This book is so heartbreaking! Bai Lu Cheng Shuang is such a wonderful author! My heart aches for Shen Zhi Bai!! In his previous life, Bai Ruo loved Ning Wei Yu; in this life, Shen Zhi Bai loves Ning Chi Yu! It's so agonizing! I feel like Shen Zhi Yuan, Ning Chi Yu, and Ye Lin Cheng all deserve my sympathy! I truly love it! I love it!
A caged bird longs for its old forest; a fish in a pond yearns for its former deep pool. This is the most heart-wrenching book in the author's entire collection. It's really good!
This book is truly a wonderful book 📖, highly recommended, you can read it again and again without getting tired of it, the connection between the fish in the pond and the fish in the deep pool is really interesting 😍
It was great, but the ending was too heartbreaking, though it was a happy ending nonetheless. However, I feel like this chapter is really long! It's the kind of chapter where you can't see the end! 😂
Every character is incredibly likable; it's like finding sweetness amidst shards of glass. It's heartbreaking to see anyone betrayed, yet some are destined to be sacrificed. I can't bear to see Lord Bai's love end in two lifetimes. But I also can't bear to see Gu Yuan's love for the female lead go unrequited in two lifetimes (despite its extreme selfishness and unloved love).
"The fish in the pond longs for its old home," the tragic love story of Ning Chiyu and Shen Guyuan across two lifetimes. From "Spring Banquet" to "Not as Handsome as the Imperial Uncle," the author has truly made me cry buckets; it's so moving! I highly recommend this book, it's so well written! 👍👍👍
I came from Spring Banquet and really like the author's work. I will look for other works to read. Speaking of my feelings about this series, even after watching it to the end, I still feel that Shen Guyuan always loved the person from his past life, while Chi Yu loved his master in this life.
A wonderful book! This is a divinely crafted, heart-wrenching novel, like a cup of fragrant tea. At first, it has only a faint aroma, perhaps even lacking in flavor, and impatient readers might give up. But as it progresses, the fragrance intensifies, becoming richer and richer. The climax at the end is truly tear-jerking. The author's writing is undeniably delicate, and the plot unique; it's definitely worth reading!
This is the fourth book by this author, and the ending of this one was so touching 😭. Like fish longing for their old home, they finally got together. I felt so sorry for the female lead while reading it; the whole book had its ups and downs, it was really good!!! It's so well-written!!!
This book is great. The foreshadowing is excellent. Although I guessed some of the plot points after reading half of it, it didn't change my desire to keep reading. The author is amazing, with a powerful mind. 👍