After Returning to the Manor with My Stepmother, I Became the Villain's Lackey
随继母回府后我成了反派的狗腿子
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 516k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 4y ago
- English
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Books That Seem Ordinary but Turn Out to Be Masterpieces
Some books get hyped into popularity, while some masterpieces are overlooked or buried. But everyone has different tastes, shaped by age, environment, and personality. Everyone has their own personal 9.9-rated masterpiece.
Truly Stunning Historical Romance
Looking for High-Quality Historical Romance!
Lately I’ve been looking for an ancient-era romance with realistic, detailed descriptions of everyday life, but it’s so hard to find. I don’t need some grand epic. I just want to read about the daily lives of women in ancient times.
Looking for Good Classical Chinese Romance Novels Set Among Aristocratic Families, with Household Intrigue and No Idiotic Characters
Looking for a purely historical romance. The male lead comes from a prominent clan and is ambitious. The female lead is his wise, dignified legal wife. I want a domestic-strife story about the two of them managing the family together.
A Mother Remarries with Her Daughter, and the Female Lead Meets Her New Stepbrother
Looking for books similar to *My Yandere Brother Keeps Tying Me Up and Forcing Me to Take Punishment.*
Marrying Into a Wealthy Family Alongside Her Mother
Looking for stories where the female lead’s mother remarries and the mother and daughter are very close. I’m out of books to read, so please recommend some, ladies!
The Stepmother Treats the Female Lead Well, and So Does Her Stepsister
Definitely not a green tea schemer (definitely the younger sister, okay?)
Transmigrating Into a Book, Stepbrother, Childhood Sweethearts
Transmigrated into a book, stepbrother, childhood sweethearts.
Vicious Female Lead Versus the Villainous Big Shot
Please recommend stories where the protagonist transmigrates as a villainess and saves the main villain!!! Especially if he's a yandere!!!
Transmigrate Into a Story With Household or Palace Intrigue
The Female Lead Is a Stepmother, and the Child Is Still Young
Historical or modern romance is fine. But!! No transmigration, transmigrating into a book, or golden fingers. I want the heroine to become a stepmother naturally and be good to the kids, with a good relationship with the male lead too. Or a marriage-first, love-later story where the male lead already has a child. The heroine should have sound values, and the male lead should be a good person.
Any Stories Where the Mother Remarries as a Stepmother and the Female Lead Goes Along With Her?
The female lead’s mother marries into a family as the second wife. The female lead goes to live there with her and meets the male lead.
Any Historical Romance Where the Female Lead Follows Her Mother into a New Marriage or Goes to Live with the Male Lead's Family?
Looking for a slow-burn story about a heroine who stays at home and the hero. Please!
Hey, Everyone! Looking for Highly Rated Palace and Household Intrigue Stories. Transmigrate Into a Book or Transmigrate to Another Era, Either Is Fine
I'd like a female lead who plays dumb while being clever, or one who's content to amuse herself in the cold palace, but eventually gets dragged into the palace power struggle and rises to the top!
Looking for Historical Stories Where the Female Lead's Mother Remarries
Historical Romance: She Moves With Her Mother to Her Stepfather's Home, Then Marries Her Stepbrother
Absolutely Gripping Palace-Intrigue Novels!!!
Any palace-intrigue novels where the heroine isn’t some self-sacrificing saint, but puts herself first and doesn’t fall in love?!!!
Palace Intrigue with a System or Pocket Dimension
Are there any palace-intrigue novels where the heroine has a System or a spatial golden finger, is highly intelligent, and eventually becomes the Empress Dowager? I want something satisfying!!! No romance with the male lead, please. Please!!! Thank you.
Any Stories About Transmigrating into a Stepmother Who Doesn’t Play by the Rules?
The stepmother knows the villain's child is destined to become an important person, but she doesn't try to curry favor with him. She raises the kid her own way while doing the bare minimum.
I'm Feeling Down. Are There Any Really, Really Good Books?
I'm looking for books like I Take the Strongest Immortal Venerable as My Master, and the Villainess Makes the Protagonists Cry (Dragon Abyss Immortal Princess).
Desperately Seeking Something to Read
Strong Female Leads With Secret Identities
A feel-good story about a female lead in the entertainment industry who knows metaphysics and has all kinds of secret identities.
Please Recommend a Good Completed Fantasy or Cultivation Novel
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It's pretty good, but I don't really want any devoted second male leads, and I don't like the female lead who's liked by so many people.
I cried uncontrollably at the end; it was so heartbreaking! General Lu, Liu Ge, Ru Gu, Chong Hua, and the male lead's parents—everyone has their own story, and the characters are all very well-developed. It's a great sweet novel, and the supporting characters' tragic fates make it worth reading.
Although I haven't read much, this story is truly excellent. The plot is witty and humorous, and the dialogue is quite unique. Besides the main character, all the other characters are vividly portrayed. Most importantly, the family bonds and interactions within the female protagonist's family are realistically depicted, reflecting the dynamics of a normal family.
It's good, but it would be even better if there were extra chapters for the male and female leads. Both leads are virgins with no misunderstandings, and the interactions between the female lead and her mother are hilarious. Ru Ge is really pitiful; she doesn't have much screen time and only meets the female lead a few times, yet her heart is entirely devoted to her.
It's quite good. The female lead is smart, witty, cute, and a little timid. Actually, I really wanted the male lead to become emperor. 🙂 Why didn't the author write a backstory? The male lead loved the female lead for so long; in their past life, he should have used a scheme to make her leave the Duan family. Chonghua and Gu Tingzhi are also quite touching.
This is a very good book. The plot is tight and doesn't drag. The male and female leads are sweet and loving, and the story is lighthearted, funny, and easy to enjoy. I especially like the couple between the female lead's mother and Lord Yan. It would be even better if there were more side stories.
Waaaaah, it was so good, especially the final bonus chapter, I almost cried.
It's really good! The female lead is reborn without any extraordinary abilities, but she's kind and quick-witted, and ultimately achieves a happy ending! The dialogue between the female lead and her mother is humorous and witty, super funny and entertaining! The ending is concise but provides explanations, which is great! The epilogue actually brought tears to my eyes! Because Chonghua remains the same.
This book is quite good and worth recommending. It has heartwarming moments and heart-wrenching scenes, genuine feelings and feigned emotions, ups and downs. That's life. When prosperity fades, desolation follows, but when people are at their lowest point, they find a way out.
After reading it, the plot is complete: the male and female leads get married, the female lead gets pregnant, and the story ends. The other supporting characters are also introduced. The epilogue explains that Princess Chonghua also loved Rugu; otherwise, she wouldn't have died of grief after Rugu's death.