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A Monk’s Mistaken Blessing Brings Rotten Romance, and the Heir Runs Himself Ragged Chasing His Wife 和尚误赐烂桃花，世子追妻跑断腿
The Cui family is buying back imperial officials at exorbitant prices, with rebellion in mind. [Childhood Sweethearts | Bold, Loyal Guard Dog × Spoiled Young Master] “Now, the Cui clan of Chang’an is a distinguished family, and Minister Cui has two daughters who are each more outstanding than the last. The eldest, Cui Lingyi, is gifted in both beauty and talent. She excels at the four arts, and is a celebrated beauty of learning in Chang’an. “As for the second daughter, Cui Lingyue...” “She’s ta
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- 2 The Scent of Childhood Sweethearts: The Heir Has Been Plotting This for Ages 青梅嗅：世子他蓄谋已久 [Childhood sweethearts + young married couple + long-planned pursuit + mutual devotion and favoritism] [Brash, straightforward commandery princess × scheming, jealous heir to a noble title] The Princess Royal’s residence and the Prince of Zhenbei’s estate are separated by just one wall. From the moment Jiang Changning was born, Xie Yan gained a nemesis in this world. Whenever the two met, they could argue so loudly they’d bring down the rafters. Then one day, Jiang Changning was betrothed b 20.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
- 3 Madam, the Heir Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 夫人，世子他蓄谋已久 [A devoted couple, sweet romance, childhood friends] (Complete! Originally titled The Lady, the Heir Apparent Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time) [Scheming, doting heir apparent VS beautiful, high-maintenance heir apparent’s wife] Lu Zhaozhao, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang’s household, is adored by her parents and protected by her older siblings. She has grown up in comfort, with everything going her way. At sixteen, Lu Zhaozhao is a peerless beauty, and the thre 28.3kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
- 4 We Got Caught Drugging Each Other, Me and My Dark, Possessive Yandere 和阴湿病娇互相下药被发现了 (The rating is low because the book just started getting reviews, so please enjoy without worry.) [Both are pure + clingy, touch-starved, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within baby girl × fake gentleman, real perverted, gloomy man + size difference + marriage before love] [Two yanderes going crazy together] Jiang Sui has suffered from a strange illness since childhood. Whenever it flares up, she needs to be close and pressed against someone to find relief. When she is suddenly granted a marriage, 40.7kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
- 5 The Scheming Guard and His Delicate Young Lady 坏心眼侍卫和他的娇气小姐 A pampered, beautiful heiress × a cold, arrogant, calculating personal guard Chu Suwan had enjoyed only half a year of peace before her entire family was sentenced to death because her father was corrupt. To survive, she was forced to set out for Dayuan. Her father, worried for her safety, arranged for a mysterious young man to protect her. In a dilapidated temple on a rainy night, the young man asked, “Why are you crying?” Chu Suwan stubbornly wiped away her tears. “I'm not crying.” “Then it mu 2.2kReads8.5Score323Shelves
- 6 The Golden Scabbard 金丝鞘 [Stone-faced guard x alluring, delicate princess, one-on-one, sweet romance] Qin Yi was an assassin, cold-faced and colder-hearted. Killing was more ordinary to him than eating. One day, Qin Yi received an assignment. It wasn’t to kill someone. He was ordered to protect Fuguang, the beloved princess of the empress, Ji Ning. Qin Yi found it troublesome, since all he knew how to do was kill. The first time he saw Ji Ning, Qin Yi killed someone right in front of her. His long sword rang as it left 9.3kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
- 7 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.8kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves
- 8 After Marrying My Childhood Friend's Cousin, My Husband Fights the Inner-Residence Battles for Me 嫁给竹马表哥后，夫君替我去宅斗 [Traditional historical romance + childhood sweethearts + married from the start + lighthearted, sweet romance] Gentle, clever official’s daughter VS domineering, calculating merchant’s son Shen Tang, daughter of a low-ranking official, marries her stepmother’s nephew, her childhood sweetheart and cousin, Qi Huaijing. With their families’ unequal status, an unkind mother-in-law, powerful half-brothers, and a young cousin in the capital who was once considered as a match for him, Shen Tang prepar 19kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
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Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖
[Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent
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- 10 The Comments Are Going Wild! This Couple United by Pure Hatred Can Do Anything! 弹幕！纯恨夫妻联手百事顺！ [Both Virgins + Black Dragon and Wicked Phoenix + Love Grows Over Time] Unhinged beauty vs. scheming prince Wen Suining came across a badly injured man. He wore fine clothes and a jade crown, clearly not from an ordinary family. As she hesitated over whether to help him, lines of text suddenly appeared before her eyes. [Don’t pick up strange men on the roadside~] [Silly supporting heroine, this is the Fifth Prince Fu Yucong, who’s spent years in his fief on the frontier. He’ll be emperor one day 9kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 11 Suspecting the Transmigrator Set Me Up, the Villainess Takes Over the Story 怀疑被穿越女做局，恶女整顿全文 [Wicked villainess × sinister, damp villain; both reborn, awaken to their true selves + pure love HE] Only when she was dying did Shi Ruofei learn she was the wicked villainess in a novel. A transmigrated woman possessed her younger half-sister and became the heroine, stealing her father, brothers, and fiancé, poisoning her mother, and pushing her to the crocodiles. After being reborn, she gives the transmigrated woman two slaps as soon as she returns to the capital, leaving her stunned. The tra 801Reads7.1Score101Shelves
- 12 A Talented Woman's Plight: After Being Forced to Marry a Spoiled Heir 才女难当：被纨绔世子强娶后 [Unparalleled sweet romance + scheming male lead + mutual devotion] [Not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story. Avoid if that's what you like] [Female-oriented romance. Avoid if you prefer male-oriented novels] In the fourteenth year of the Great Zhou, an imperial edict shattered the decades of peaceful life Liu Qingyi had known. With a wave of his hand, the emperor married the capital's foremost beauty to the heir of Prince Huai'an, the notorious playboy who was the talk of the city. Their rep 2.2kReads8.8Score192Shelves
- 13 The Scheming, Unhinged Woman Uses Tears to Keep the Spoiled Heir in Line 腹黑疯批女靠哭唧唧拿捏纨绔世子 The ratings have just opened! Su Huayue, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, was born with breathtaking beauty. She is so beautiful she could topple a kingdom, and is known as the capital's number one beauty. On the outside, she's a delicate, harmless little white rabbit. On the inside, she's a scheming, ruthless old fox. In the imperial family's struggle for the throne, Su Huayue is the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor, a man with power over every official. Naturally, ev 4.2kReads6.8Score505Shelves
- 14 The Empress Is Sweet and Wicked, and the Cold Emperor Loves Her to the Extreme 娘娘娇又坏，冷情帝王狠狠爱 [Newly completed novel, new release, low rating.] [Sweet romance] The great beauty Xiao Ronghua was married off. When the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Ronghua entered the palace as empress and became the wife of the young, handsome emperor, a man cold in both appearance and heart. Everyone knew the new emperor had little interest in women and was abstemious, surely a wise ruler devoted to the nation and its people who would never be swayed by beauty. So no one worried about it. Xiao Ro 6.5kReads9.0Score799Shelves
- 15 I Won My Wife Fair and Square, and My Brother Absolutely Adores Her! 凭本事抢来的夫人，兄长他超爱！ Cui Siyin, eldest son of the Duke's mansion, oversees the Dali Temple's prisons and is known for his cruel, ruthless methods. Children in the streets turn pale at the mere mention of his name, and Shen Yingxin is no exception. So when she was eight and her father chose a young man from the Cui family to betroth her to, she rejected Cui Siyin first and chose the second son, Cui Yuchen. From then on, Cui Yuchen was always attentive and tender toward her. She thought theirs was a match made by fate 36.1kReads8.5Score5kShelves
- 16 Have You Heard? The Spoiled Young Lord Fears His Wife Most 听闻否？纨绔小世子最怕娘子 [Manhua adaptation now available: The Phoenix Seeks Her Mate: Consort, Take Your Seat] [Married First, Love Later + Younger Man + Princess and Consort + Devoted Husband + Relentless Pursuit] Ji Lin spent a whole year trying to understand how one misunderstanding could get him forcibly chosen as the consort by the powerful Grand Princess, who held sway over the entire court. Unwilling to accept it, he tried every trick in the book: fleeing in the middle of the night, playing pitiful, and throwing 8.6kReads8.7Score694Shelves
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Ascending to the Dragon's Heights 攀龍
A flirtatious widow with a child ✖️ a reserved warlord who becomes the founding emperor [Complete] Lou Mizhi was born a woman who never learned to accept her lot in life. If she wanted something, she took it by her own merit, even if she had to snatch it away. Her first husband was short-lived and ill-fated, and his family wanted to burn her and her child to ashes? Bah! As if I’d let you! She hid her savings and took her child away from her late husband’s family. With no one to protect them in t
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A Bet's a Bet: The Enchantress Wins the Gentleman's Heart 愿赌服输：妖女撩拨君子心
[One-on-One Romance, Two Powerful Leads + Political Intrigue + Martial Arts + Ensemble Cast Focus + Romantic Push and Pull] At first, she only wanted to use him to reclaim a secret martial arts manual. During a fight, she passed out after saving him, and he accidentally saw her body. When she woke up, he declared with absolute conviction that he would marry her. What a joke. Did she need him to marry her? He was a disciple of a prestigious, righteous sect who strictly followed the rules of propr
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Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常
“The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the
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- 20 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.3kReads8.1Score218Shelves
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The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看，世子他慌了
[Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin
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A Slender Waist, a Hidden Beauty 细腰藏娇
[Historical romance + marriage before love + devoted couple HE + sweet romance + children later on + both leads speak their minds] Su Luoqian was the daughter of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, cherished by her parents from the day she was born. She was lively and clever, bright and openhearted. But after a natural disaster exposed the Su family’s wealth, their prominence attracted envy and greed. Surrounded by wolves, Su Luoqian gritted her teeth and accepted the emperor’s arranged
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The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？
[Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte
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Sandalwood and Chilling Surprise 檀香惊寒
A level-headed, unhinged healer × a surly, cold-blooded young assassin Shen Tan is a wandering physician who specializes in difficult cases and making assassins fall for her. Xie Jinghan is the young master of an assassins' guild. He kills without blinking, and no one does anything about his insomnia. He comes to see her for treatment, and she gets an idea: use him to deal with her enemies. Everything goes smoothly, so smoothly that she starts to suspect a trap. And sure enough, it is a trap. Th
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The Female Bandit Goes to the Capital to Become an Official and Wins Over the Aloof Emperor 女土匪进京为官，诱拐了清冷陛下
[Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear
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- 26 Madam Crooks Her Finger to Train Her Dog, and Her Man Obediently Follows 夫人勾手训狗，爷乖乖就走 (A proud, sharp-tongued hero whose actions belie his words × a clever, beautiful heroine who knows how to tame men) By her parents’ arrangement and the matchmaker’s word, Qiao Qiao marries Xie Heng, the third son of the Xie family, whose family has been close to hers for generations. The Xie family is complicated, with many sisters-in-law to contend with. On top of that, Third Master Xie is aloof by nature and comes from a military examination background. Everyone says Qiao Qiao will be worn out 13.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
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Late in the Hour of the Goat 未时晚
“Both leads are pure” / “Tender and heartwarming” / “Rebirth” / “Heartbreaking romance” / “Palace intrigue” / “He chases her” / “Happy ending” This story has two pure leads! “Remember, no daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe or the Lu clan of Fanyang can become empress!” But Brother Che, if that’s true, why did you marry me? And if you married me, why did you treat me that way? The Cui clan has always been loyal and righteous. Heaven and earth can bear witness. Shall I prove it with my life? If I
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- 28 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score231Shelves
- 29 The Phoenix's Call 平凰引 [Empress]+[Female-Centered]+[Both Die, but a Happy Ending!]+[Feel-Good and Angst]+[Devoted Male Love Interest]+[Pure Romance] Heartbreaking angst, the kind that leaves you sobbing and torn to pieces! Good news! There’s a little sweetness among the shards of glass. Bad news! Once you understand that sweetness, it hurts even more. Packed with foreshadowing and hints, this may be a romance, but it has real depth. Since she’s an empress, expect a woman tormenting a man! Female awakening, an all-fema 34Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Stirring of Spring 惊春意
Song Huai, the cool and restrained commander of the Left Directorate, × Xie Shuyue, a gentle yet resilient daughter of a distinguished family. In the chaotic Great Liang, war rages across the land, a tyrant rules from the throne, and loyal officials suffer false accusations. The head of the Xie family is imprisoned and takes his own life, leaving the orphaned Xie Shuyue trapped deep within the imperial palace, reduced to a pawn in a power struggle. On one side is Prince Qi, Xiao Zaihan, who mani
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You and the Sun and Moon 卿与日月
[Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o
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We Swapped Husbands: I Take the Phoenix Throne, You Become the Chief Minister’s Wife 互换夫婿，我坐凤位你当首辅夫人
Yangzhou produces beauties. The local prefect has two daughters, the elder Shen Lüzhu and the younger Shen Lanzhu. Known as the Twin Beauties of Yangzhou, they are famous throughout Great Zhou. To find good husbands for their daughters, Prefect Shen and his wife carefully considered every eligible young man in Yangzhou. Who would have thought that one day, two matchmakers would arrive, one from Xingdu and the other from Yanzhou, seeking the hand of a Shen daughter for the eldest son of Grand Cou
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Bound to a System from the Start, the Down-and-Out Scholar Is a Master of the Hidden Pavilion 开局绑系统，落魄书生是暗阁大佬
[One-on-one romance] [Making a fortune] [Mutual devotion] Su Xiaoxiao, a cooking streamer, has barely woken up when she hears that her brother and sister-in-law are going to sell her off. In a panic, she can only pretend to go crazy, but midway through her act, a down-on-his-luck scholar barges in and interrupts her. As she checks whether the man is still alive, she triggers a bond with a System. Complete its missions, and she can return to her original world. Su Xiaoxiao plans to open a little
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The Legend of Doctor Zhi 芷医传
Bai Zhi only wanted to be an ordinary doctor, but fate had other plans: she met Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate. Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate and a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, had never failed to get anything he wanted since childhood. This is a story about a man falling in love at first sight, being captivated by a woman's beauty, and taking her by force. More than that, it is the story of a woman growing through adversity and striving to live for herself. Bai Zhi: “W
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Oh No! My Former Lover Is the Crown Prince 糟糕！我始乱终弃的恩客是太子
Original Title: Oh No! The Patron I Used and Abandoned Is the Crown Prince [Sweet Romance] [Mutual First Love] [Devoted Husband] [Love Grows Over Time] [Many Foreshadowing Twists] [Comedy] A quirky, down-on-her-luck heroine who grows into herself + a gentle hero Shen Yuan grew up in a small town in the south. Only when her mother died did she learn that her biological father was the powerful Marquis Shen of the capital. With no one to rely on, the orphaned girl set out on a thousand-mile journe
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After I Stole My Eldest Sister's Distinguished Fiancé 抢了嫡姐的矜贵未婚夫后
[Black-bellied flirtatious beauty x restrained, aloof powerful official] Yun Wu envied her elder sister. The hairpin she wore was beautiful. The skirt she wore was gorgeous, too. Even the man she was betrothed to, the one she was about to marry, Song Tingyue, was a dashing gentleman, noble and untouchable as a mountain of jade. * Song Tingyue was a gentleman without equal in the world. Born to privilege, gentle as jade, and graced with extraordinary bearing. He had a betrothed, promised to him s
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Lotus Affection 芙蕖眷
Ye Hua, the legitimate daughter of a prestigious family, entered the palace one day and was relegated to the position of the Crown Prince's secondary consort. When Crown Prince Xiao Chengye ascended the throne, he made her his beloved favorite, but only because he wanted to use her. She was his sole favorite in the inner palace, envied by thousands. Yet Xiao Chengye fell in love with Ye Hua against his own will. One day, he unexpectedly discovered that the woman he had spent half his life search
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Three Years in the Imperial Music Bureau, Then I Enter the Palace as Empress 入教坊三年，我入宫做皇后
[No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No Golden Finger, Pure Historical Romance, Alluring and Obedient-Looking Heroine vs. Cunning, Stubborn Hero, Slow-Burn Romance, Palace Intrigue and Political Schemes, Mutual Redemption] Xiao Chuci, the daughter of a disgraced minister, struggled for three years in the Music Bureau before finally obtaining an imperial decree. Her father was reinstated, while she became the demon consort who brought ruin to the tyrant's harem. Yu Sheng ascended the throne as a boy
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I Force Myself on My White Moonlight in the Woodshed 我在柴房对白月光强取豪夺
I Take Bai Yueguang by Force in the Woodshed
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Late Nights in the Deep Estate 深宅晚
Her husband, Song Hemian, died young, leaving Jiang Wanyin alone in a desolate mansion, surrounded by endless gossip. Her late husband's younger brother, Song Heran, returns from afar. He is refined and handsome, yet reserved and inscrutable, treating her with a tenderness that constantly oversteps the bounds of propriety. As they spend their days together, Jiang Wanyin gradually realizes that this “younger brother-in-law” is nothing like the Song Heran her husband described, in either his habit
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- 41 Elder Brother, You Mustn't 兄长不可 Shen Yanci is the envy of everyone in the capital: the refined and upright heir of the Shen family, with a bright future ahead. Yet his family also takes in Su Wanqing, an orphan girl with no one to rely on. An elder's words, "Raise her by your side and treat her as your own younger sister," become an invisible shackle between them. He watches her grow from a timid little girl into a graceful young woman, cherishing and protecting her at every turn. But as they spend day after day together, he d 4.4kReads8.1Score482Shelves
- 42 Farewell to the Phoenix Throne on a Peony Couch 牡丹榻上辞凤阙 Shen Wanning had lived in the secluded depths of the Shen residence for as long as she could remember, growing up alongside her half-brother, Shen Huaijin, the chief grand secretary. He always treated her with the distance and severity of an elder brother, convinced she was the daughter of his father's mistress, hidden away in the household, a stain on the family's honor. It was only when the decree accusing the loyal of treason arrived that the truth behind the massacre of her military family w 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Matriarchy: The Phoenix's Arrival Before the Four Lords 女尊：凤临四君 Heroine: Xiao Zhiyue, beautiful, powerful, and tragic to the core The seventh princess of the Fenglin Dynasty. Her birth father died young, and her imperial mother despises her. She spent eighteen years in the Cold Palace with a face said to be a calamity to men. Everyone in the capital knows she's breathtakingly beautiful, yet so powerless that anyone can bully her. [Four Princes Consort Candidates Who Keep Trying to Outdo Each Other] 1. Shen Qingmo, the aloof Chief Councilor. Outwardly: "I obe 1.3kReads—Score111Shelves
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Offering to the Abyss 献京渊
[Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined
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Life Is a Blade 浮生如刃
[Strong female lead + revenge + court intrigue + two equally matched leads + devoted couple + growth + ideals] [An avenging woman general who lay low for seven years ✖️ a gentle crown prince who cares for all the people] More than a hundred members of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household were reduced to charred bones overnight, accused of colluding with the enemy and betraying their country. No one knew that Wen Muqing, the marquis’s youngest daughter, had escaped the sea of corpses and flames. Fr
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The Buddha’s Son with a Burning Heart 焚心佛子
[Forbidden Romance + Mad and Demonic + A Cool, Ascetic Buddha Who Descends from His Pedestal for Love + Extra Sweet + A Touch of Angst + Seduction] Qing Jue, the most beautiful Buddha in the Three Realms, was as cold and chaste as a block of ice. Then he met Su Mei, the enchantress sent by the Demon Clan. To steal his Buddha essence, she disguised herself as a nun in plain robes and drew closer step by step, her eyes brimming with affection as she deliberately flirted with him: “Master, you si
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I Mistook a Playboy for My Husband, and He Spoiled Me Rotten Across the Capital 错把纨绔当夫君，被他宠冠京城
[Pure historical romance | Alternate history | Sweet romance | Not a strong female lead | Second male lead chases his wife and suffers] (Overindulgent, sinister young lord vs. outwardly gentle, inwardly strong beauty) [The female lead has an eye condition at first, but it will get better later] Rong Zhao's fiance has climbed the social ladder by attaching himself to the powerful. To cover his tracks, he wants to kill her. Rong Zhao survives, but injures her eyes. To protect herself, she boldly m
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The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑
[Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer
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Murder Behind Vermilion Gates 朱门杀
[Slow-burn ensemble story + revenge + no romance + endless heartbreak] (Sorry, I really do love writing heartbreaking stories. I can't get romance to work; it always comes out feeling flat. But when I write tragedy, my head stops hurting, my back stops aching, and inspiration flows like a mighty river. I get carried away, lost in the moment... Don't be scared, though. This book is actually a sweet little story, and not everyone dies at the end! Come take a look~) The Duke of Guo's entire househo
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- 50 Late in the Day 行止晚 [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
