After Dying in Childbirth, I Became the Scumbag's Stepmother
难产死后我成了渣男继母
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- Completed
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- 907k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 7mo ago
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Any Proper Palace-Intrigue Historical Stories? 😭 The Kind Where Everyone's Scheming Eight Steps Ahead
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Any Palace Intrigue Dramas With Smart Characters?
Looking for books like The Wise Don't Fall in Love, So the Empress Goes Around the Bridge.
Pure Historical Romance! No Transmigration, No Rebirth
Farming or palace intrigue, preferably with both leads having no prior romantic or sexual relationships!!!
I'm in a Terrible Reading Slump and Can't Get Interested in Anything. Please Save Me!
Are There Any Palace- and Household-Intrigue Novels That Set the Gold Standard, the Kind You Can't Put Down? 🌸
Palace Intrigue + The Emperor's Sole Favorite, or Special Favorite Later On
Pretty much what the title says.
Smart Palace Intrigue, No One Gets Dumbed Down, and the Heroine Is Clearheaded and Cunning
I want books similar to Why Hasn't the Noble Consort Died Yet? Ideally, it should have the prose style of a historical romance, and the plot and characters must be good. Preferably no golden finger. Thanks to every sweetheart who rescues me from my reading slump~
Looking for Household-Intrigue Novels Where the Characters Aren’t Stupid!
1. No white-lotus female rivals who do nothing but whimper, cry to win sympathy, and get some scumbag prince or father to rush to their defense. Those insulting-to-the-reader plots are a hard no. 2. As a female-lead fan, I need the male lead to be sexually pure. 3. No lovesick female leads.
Palace and Household Intrigue with Smart Characters! Rated 9.5 or Higher!
Looking for something like Zhaohua's Chaos. Rated 9.5 or higher! The female lead should be a concubine's daughter who gradually rises from a low rank, or works her way up in the prince's household. She should be clear-headed, have no love for the emperor or prince, be ambitious, ruthless, and quick to avenge herself. And she has to be smart, smart, smart! She pretends to be a pushover and then...
Looking for Purely Ancient Native Protagonist Novels, With No Transmigration, No Rebirth, and No Otherworldly Space
It feels like there are so few stories like this these days, but I really want to read one. It'd be even better if it also had palace intrigue or household scheming. Please recommend some!
Family-Intrigue Stories! I Want One Like The Story of Minglan!!
Hand over your favorite books, nice and easy 👀👀
Looking for High-Quality Domestic-Intrigue Novels Like The Story of Minglan. Any Recommendations?
Looking for Smart Palace and Household Intrigue Stories
Looking for books like Who Gets It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules (Wanfengchai). I've read quite a few books by now, and I sincerely hope to find more where the protagonist (preferably a woman, though a male and female lead would be fine too) actually uses their brain and isn't focused on romance...
Palace and Household Intrigue, Sweet Romance
I'm in a reading slump and don't know what to read, but I'm really in the mood for palace or household intrigue. Stories about princess consorts, heir's wives, or married ladies are all fine. It doesn't have to involve palace consorts. I'd prefer something under 500,000 characters, ideally around 200,000 to 300,000. Please recommend anything you can. Thanks!
Looking for a Normal Palace-Intrigue or Household-Intrigue Story
Are there any palace intrigue novels where the female lead doesn’t love the emperor, and the emperor doesn’t love only her either? I feel like the heroine and emperor in these stories are more like an employee and a boss. How could they possibly be in love?! Ideally the female lead shouldn’t be stunningly beautiful or rely on her looks alone.
Palace-Intrigue Stories Where the Green Tea Wins the Hero, He Falls Out of Love with His First Wife, and Falls for Someone Else
I’m looking for books similar to "The Empress’s Alluring Charms: The Emperor Gives Himself Over to Debauchery (Kun Yi)". Please recommend stories in a similar style.
I've Been Hooked on Palace Intrigue Stories Lately: Imperial Selection, High-IQ Schemes, and a Golden Finger
I'd like books similar to Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Relying on Her Golden Finger. It's not a dual-ending story; the female lead's goal is to become Empress Dowager.
Palace and Household Intrigue, Keep the Child and Ditch the Father, Smart Characters
Looking for books similar to A Pregnancy Leads to Becoming a Consort: My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager. I want a story about household or palace intrigue, with an intelligent female lead who's composed, ruthless, and leaves no loose ends. Once she's set on a goal, she'll use every means to achieve it. After rising to power, she keeps the child and gets rid of the father, taking sole control.
Stories About a Concubine-Born Female Lead Who Climbs from Household Rivalry to Palace Intrigue and Rises Through the Ranks
The story can be short, but the domestic and palace intrigue needs to be good.
Qing Dynasty Time-Travel Romance: Love at First Sight, Old Flames Rekindled, and Sky Screens
I'm looking for books like "I Live in the Spring Mountains" (TV Universe). The notes about Kangxi in "Palace Lock Heart Jade" had me in stitches. In "Scarlet Heart", there was almost a father-son rivalry, and then there were the extra chapters with Prince Yu Fuquan's snarky commentary. It really feels like the author picked the Aisin Gioro family to torment.
Help! I'm Out of Cultivation Novels to Read in 2025. Please Recommend Something Unexpected 🔥
I want something like The System Grants Me Immortality, and I'll Eventually Become Invincible. I finished The System Gave Me a Road to Immortality and went straight into a reading slump. I've searched the whole library, but it's all either the same old story of a fake spiritual root making a comeback, or brain-dead wish fulfillment. The 9.8-rated cultivation masterpiece...
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I think it's well-written. The female lead is intelligent, the male lead is upright, and their relationship is good. I've seen some people think the male lead is useless because he's too tolerant of his son, but I disagree. Since this is a female-oriented novel, the story revolves around the female lead's revenge, and the target of her revenge is the son the male lead raised for a long time.
It's quite good. There's no melodrama or excessive filth. It doesn't deliberately portray supporting characters negatively, nor does it make them overly perfect. Every main character is very vivid. However, I really wanted to see the story of the female lead's maid and the head of the intelligence organization, as well as the assassin. It felt like there was still so much more to explore.
I finished reading the book after a few days. I like stories that aren't too long. This is the first book I've read with so few reviews. Many times I felt there should be a comment, but it was empty; I even checked to see if the comment function was enabled. There are quite a few plot holes left unresolved.
The concept is meticulous, there's no fluff, and it's truly beautiful!
The plot is quite interesting. The character settings aren't particularly novel. The protagonist is very smart. He probably didn't expect that his bedmate only wanted him to die. After being reborn, he's much more vigilant, so it's finally not so frustrating to watch.
It's so good! Rebirth within the same storyline makes revenge meaningful, rather than a second life.
It's good, although it has a slightly taboo feel, but it's okay so far. The author's writing is quite good, and I've already caught up to the latest update. I finished reading the whole book a long time ago, but I still can't help but talk about it. The author's writing is really good, and the story is also very good and captivating. It's not your average revenge story. The author presents the idea that the best way to get revenge is to let the victim see you living a better life than them.
The writing is good, with no major flaws, but the overall plot feels a bit awkward, perhaps because the female lead's revenge methods are too weak. I usually have very little patience when reading, but I didn't expect to finish the whole thing.
The content is rich and the plot is colorful. The story is full of twists and turns, with each event intricately linked. The details of Cui Jingzhi's murder are particularly poignant, only briefly mentioned. I'm always eager to know the details; my curiosity is itching to find out! 🤭
The beginning is good; the story is novel, unique, and captivating. There are many foreshadowing elements, and the writing is excellent. Looking forward to the sequel! Don't disappoint, keep up the good work!