Looking for an Elegant Historical Chinese Romance Without Outlandish, Over-the-Top, or Brain-Dead Tropes 求古色古香的古言小说，不要各种天雷狗血脑残梗的
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Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春
[Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil
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Cherished and Adored 娇宠
She is a princess of the fallen dynasty, and the cherished darling of his heart. He destroyed her kingdom, killed the man she loved, and drove her parents to their deaths…
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The Jester 弄臣
[Yunyuan, a cold, deep and double-sided empress, vs. Du Weisheng, a gentle, scheming and double-sided scholar] [Historical romance + high-quality novel + love and hate + mutual salvation + palace intrigue + empress + beautiful but tragic + court power struggles + female supremacy] Empress Yunyuan seized power by murdering her father and took the throne by harming her brother. She appoints only her own people, brings disgrace to the imperial palace, and keeps hundreds upon hundreds of male favori
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Divine Oil 神油
The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami
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Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后，五个哥哥杀疯了
Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked
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Back Then, I Refused to Marry the East Wind (A Companion to A Spring Rain on a Night in a Small Tower, a Historical Pride and Prejudice) 当年不肯嫁东风（《小楼一夜听春雨》姊妹篇，古代版傲慢与偏见)
[Sisters united + rekindled romance + historical ensemble cast] The Ye sisters’ battle to protect their romantic prospects: a long-planned, romantic counterattack. With sisters sticking together, nothing is too difficult! After their mother died, the three Ye sisters broke with their father, who favored his concubine and neglected his wife. They lived in a separate residence and took in A Cuo, the adopted daughter of their late maternal aunt, relying on one another to get by. Four years ago, the
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The Moon Shines Toward the Evening 明月向晚
Zhu Mingyue, the capital's most talented woman, has once again incurred everyone's wrath. This time, it's because she's engaged to the Fourth Prince, said to be the most elegant man under heaven. But when she wakes from a nap, Zhu Mingyue discovers she's become Xiang Wan, a simple-minded girl from a small town in Qingzhou. Jiang Heng: “She's a catch. Hurry up and bring her back to my estate!” Xiang Wan: “Get lost! When I was making waves in the capital, you were still wearing split-crotch pants!
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Sword God, Please Accept My Gift 剑神大人请笑纳
The strongest wage slave of the 21st century, Yun Zi, woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a book! Unfortunately, she wasn't the noble, sweet heroine or the proud, arrogant second female lead. Instead, she had transmigrated as a pitiful, beautiful, frail side character, number who-knows-what, in The Martial World! The Martial World is a sweet romance about the hero and heroine. While everyone else is busy doting on them, a lone orphan like her can only build a career on her own! Sh
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The Spirit Medium Who Eases Worries 解忧通灵师
[Metaphysics · reborn · sweet romance · mutual salvation] When people die, they leave behind thoughts and resentment. If fate grants them the chance, they can become ghosts and monsters. Ghosts and monsters cannot enter the underworld or be reincarnated. Gu Yousheng inherited a bloodline legacy and was born a spirit medium. Before she turned six, she cried and tried every way she could to get rid of her gift. After she turned six, she worked diligently to resolve grievances and troubles, becomin
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Qingyu Studio 青玉斋
[Standalone Stories] Each chapter tells a different story, chronicling the rise and fall of nations and families throughout history, the tangled grudges of the martial world, and the love and hatred of lives as fleeting as dreams… There are twenty-four chapters in all, each with its own charm. Qingyu Studio chronicles the wildness of mortal life. Mortal lives pass like dreams, yet human bonds have always run deep.
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The Long Wind Blows for Tens of Thousands of Miles 长风几万里
Kunyi fell for someone. Monsters ran amok at the palace banquet. The man arrived with the constables of the Shangqing Bureau, standing right beneath her favorite bronze lamp shaped like a flying crane. Radiance fell across his broad shoulders, and when the wind stirred the hem of his dark robe, it fluttered like an eagle circling a cliffside. Sometimes love at first sight really is that simple. She hadn't even seen his face clearly, yet she had already thought of names for their children. A ser
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The Mad Villain Just Had to Go After the Sweet Female Side Character 疯批反派偏要招惹娇娇女配
Second-chance rebirth for both | The husband pursues his wife after losing her | Unhinged coercive love | Devoted couple with a happy ending Stunning little crybaby (only in the early chapters) x scheming, unhinged villain Synopsis Zheng Yuwan was born from her mother's elopement and grew up living with her maternal grandmother. Everyone in the household looked down on her and treated her coldly. Only her elegant, refined older cousin was willing to play with her. He taught her to read and write
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Green Radish Vines (Two-Volume Set) 蔓蔓青萝（全两册）
Li Qingluo, the third daughter of the Right Chancellor of Ning, was born to a concubine and despised by the First Madam. She rarely dressed up, not wanting to draw attention, but quietly taught herself the guqin and cooking in private. By chance, Qingluo met the Fourth Prince, Zili. Graceful and gentle as jade, he regarded her as a kindred spirit, and the two shared an easy rapport. Liu Jue, heir to the title of Prince Anqing, was proud and domineering, and he and Qingluo clashed from the moment
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The Jiang Family Girl Who Never Made It Into the Family Register 江家那上不了族谱的小女子
Because her father was struck from the clan register, Jiang Jiuzhu was born a little girl who could never be entered into the family genealogy. So be it. She could simply live her life as it came… Even if it was a complete mess, even if she couldn’t make sense of it, as long as she stayed alive… and didn’t die.
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The Mirror Bearer 衔镜
[Complete; bonus chapters updated irregularly] Jiang Wan was expelled from her sect. On her way to take part in the sect selection, she accidentally crossed paths with a dangerous young man. Jiang Wan: “Are you going to kill me?” “I won’t kill you. At least, not right now.” Fine. So he might kill her later. From then on, she devoted herself to staying alive, diligently helping him conceal his identity. Everyone knew that ever since the battle between the immortals and demons a thousand years
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Little Madman 小疯子
[A pitiful, tragic little rabbit of a princess × a deranged, pathological killer from the martial world, 1v1, both virgins, historical romance, love by force, an unhinged male lead, sweet on the outside but dark within] On her way back to her hometown, Li Anyao’s heart softened, and she rescued a boy with exceptionally beautiful eyes. He said he had no parents, had grown up on the mountains and rivers, and was a vagabond. Anyao believed him. She gave him most of the money she had on her, hoping
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Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Reborn 红楼之黛玉重生
Jiangzhu is reborn to take revenge, save people, and shine on her own. [Don't ask me to give her a love interest. Everyone has different tastes, and I'm scared of being attacked.] [The story does not completely follow the original's timeline, characterization, or style.] [I don't accept the theories of various Redology scholars as hidden meanings in the original.] [If you want to argue, you're always right.]
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The Lin Family’s Illegitimate Daughter Rose to Power 林家的外室女她出将拜相了
A major exam-fraud scandal shatters more than twenty years of peace in the court of the Great Li dynasty. Lin Xingzhou, once a chief examiner with a promising future, becomes a prisoner overnight, and the life of Lin Ying'an, the daughter of a concubine, is changed in an instant. To protect her family, she has no choice but to step into the Great Li court as it teeters on the brink of turmoil. The court is its own martial world. Where there is righteousness, there is evil. Watch as she, born the
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Picking Up a Husband 捡个夫君
When Xiao Xiao was just seven, she was sold to a wealthy landowner's family as a child bride for their dimwitted son. After he died, she escaped to a village and settled down there. One day, she brought home a young man. Taken by his good looks, she told him, “Marry me. Consider it repayment for saving you.” The man refused, so she threatened to kill herself. On their wedding night, she got her wish. But her husband was frail, and one careless moment was all it took for him to die far from home.
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Sequel to Dream of the Red Chamber: The Other Tale of Lady Xiaoxiang 续红楼梦：潇湘妃子别传
This novel continues the story of Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber through its first eighty chapters, setting aside the final forty chapters written by Gao E and giving the novel's women a different future. The Lin family of Suzhou, once a prominent clan, has dwindled. After Lin Ruhai, head of the main branch, dies, his orphaned daughter Lin Daiyu is sent to live with and be raised by her maternal relatives, the Jia family. After “Yingchun's mistaken marriage to the wolf Zhongshan” and “Xue
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My Lord, Please Take This Challenge 相公请接招
Ruyu didn’t know where she came from, and she had never harbored any lofty ambitions. Her favorite thing to do was use her invisibility skill after nightfall to eavesdrop on other people. Wang Erlang had been made to kneel by his wife again; Madam Zhou had actually starved herself unconscious in an attempt to lose weight… Ruyu had so much gossip to share, but no one to share it with. She felt lonely. That is, until she became friends with Shao Jiyan. He taught her to read and write, and kept
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I Became the Lovestruck Husband's Darling 穿成病娇相公掌中欢
Song Qingyue died, but when she opened her eyes, she had become the second daughter of the Song family: her mother was dead, her brother exiled, and after failing to seduce Prince Ning, she had been thrown out of the prime minister's residence. Hounded by everyone, she'd jumped into a river to end her life. In front of her, her reborn stepsister watched her like a hawk; behind her, a crippled young prince glared at her with sinister intent, ready to kill her at any moment. Shaking with fear, Son
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A Thousand Miles Along the Xiaoxiang, Together 千里潇湘共同途
[Concubine-Born Daughter] [Political Schemes] [Revenge] [Both Leads Are Chaste] In the thirty-fifth year of Yuangu, Wen Mingrong was promoted to the fourth-rank post of Minister of the Lesser Treasury and, by imperial order, moved to the capital with his whole family. In the fortieth year of Yuangu, Wen Zhiyu traveled a thousand miles to find her father and claim her place in the family. From then on, the Wen family had a concubine-born daughter of unmatched beauty and talent. The Wen family's d
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Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山
[One-on-One, Lighthearted Comedy, Happy Ending, A Scheming but Cowardly Beauty vs. a King Kept as a Canary, Both Chaste, Joyful Reunion and Happy Ending] Liu Shaosheng, the second young lady of the Minister of Rites' household, is unpopular and considers herself wicked and spiteful. But she's too timid and cowardly to act on her bad ideas, so not one of them has ever come to pass. For all her unlikeable failures, she once managed to do something remarkable. She hid Qi Shuo, a wanted criminal of
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Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录
[Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T
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Imperial Examinations: Reborn, She Took Her Ex-Husband's Steady Job 科举：重生后她抢了前夫的铁饭碗
[Heroine Does Not Disguise Herself as a Man | Civil Service Exams and Government Career | A Name in the History Books | A Strong Heroine Who Grows] In her previous life, Jiang Ruchu was a fallen noblewoman. Her father was faithless, her mother weak. Carrying a keepsake, she married into the prominent local Huo family to repay a debt of gratitude. When her husband entered school, Jiang Ruchu quietly supported him through his studies... She kept a low profile and fulfilled her duties, hoping only
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The Ming Emperor's Beloved Consort, Wan Zhen'er 大明宠妃万贞儿
[Strong female lead palace intrigue + mutual healing + coming-of-age romance] Was she a wicked concubine, or was she slandered? Why did a palace maid seventeen years older than the emperor become the most favored woman in the harem? The world scorned their love, but Emperor Xianzong’s devotion to Wan Zhen’er never wavered. She was Wan Zhen’er, the most favored woman in the six palaces, rumored among the people to be a “master gynecologist” who specialized in abortions. He was Emperor Xianzong, Z
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Knowing the Subtle Truth 知情微
“The pawn strikes back X I enter the game in the name of a pawn, and I insist on playing against you.” [Replacement * no rebirth * no transmigration * high-stakes palace intrigue * everyone is wicked] What secrets lie buried in the past? What is the truth beneath the treacherous struggles of the imperial harem? One winter, Luo Zhiwei was separated from her family. The twelve-year-old Prince Cheng found her and brought her home. She couldn't remember who she was, where she came from, or where
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Ten Taels of Silver 十两银
The heroine happened to find ten taels of silver and a man in the back hills. While he recovered from his injuries, she “provided room and board,” believing it was a fair deal and that afterward they’d be “even.” But she never expected this business arrangement to bring “endless trouble.” He barged into her life and, not only would he not leave, he clung to her. This is a “romantic entanglement” between a man and a woman, born from “ten taels of silver” and something “both parties wanted.” The h
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Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情：清冷权臣破戒后
[Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c
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That Fool Somehow Became the Regent's Beloved 那个草包竟然成了摄政王的心尖宠
Main characters: Shen Zhiyi and Murong Chen [Sweet, carefree airhead beauty × cold and ruthless Regent] One-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other + sweet romance + the male lead is head over heels + palace and household intrigue + everyone's darling Overworked office worker Shen Zhiyi transmigrates one day into the body of an airhead beauty, raised by her stepmother to be spoiled and useless. Her younger stepsister even steals the marriage contract her birth mother left her. Shen Zhiy
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Reborn as an Abandoned Child, She Runs Wild in Lanling 重生成为弃子后她在兰陵杀疯了
[Reborn + devoted couple + princess consort + princess sent away for a political marriage finds redemption + sweet romance] From the start, she is reborn at the age of fifteen. Just as in her previous life, she chooses without hesitation to become the Great Xia court’s abandoned pawn, a princess sent away for a political marriage. But this time, how could she let others walk all over her? After being reborn, she gives the haughty princess a brutal beating. She agrees to the political marriage on
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My Scheming Husband: Pick One Up, Get One Free 腹黑夫君，捡一送一
[Devoted, Scheming Green-Tea Bodyguard / Obsessive, Cunning Regent Prince + Resilient, Decisive Heroine + Male Rivalry + Love Across Two Lifetimes] Shen Changning has a very loyal personal bodyguard. The young man is dressed in white as pure as snow, and he's beautiful, so she loves to tease him. Every time she sees him blush from her teasing and lower his head, too shy to meet her eyes, she feels a secret thrill. Maybe she finally got what she deserved after doing too many bad things. One day,
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The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！
[Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro
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The Blue Whisper 驭鲛记（恰似故人归原著）
Starring Dilraba Dilmurat! The complete, unabridged version! The original novel behind the screen adaptation, The Blue Whisper Ji Yunhe, the top demon tamer of the Demon Taming Valley, develops a love that transcends species with the merman Changyi amid a power struggle with Princess Shunde. Bound by misunderstandings and deep affection, the two torment one another. As Princess Shunde becomes unstoppable and chaos engulfs the land, where will Ji Yunhe, a half-demon at the end of her strength, go
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The Dead Cross the River at Chang’an 长安尸渡
A detective story whose heroine can perform autopsies and solve cases. Once her period of mourning was over, Wen Qingning packed her bags and returned to Chang’an, only to find that her fiancé, Shen Muhuai, had not only taken a concubine but also married a new wife. His household was practically a garden in full bloom. Shen Muhuai gazed at Wen Qingning tenderly. “A Ning, I took a concubine for your sake and married a new wife for your sake! A Ning, I did it all for you!” Wen Qingning looked at S
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My Husband Is Actually a Cross-Dressing Master 夫君竟是女装大佬
Proud puppy-like young master × domineering, wicked female Demon Lord Tu Su'er is determined to become the most evil person in the world. Disguised as a man, she roams the martial world and meets a beautiful, like-minded young woman named A Ye. A Ye is stunning and highly skilled in martial arts, and the more Tu Su'er looks, the more dashing A Ye seems... Turns out she's actually a man! And now he wants to have a gay romance with her? Finally, Tu Su'er can't take it anymore. She grabs A Ye's han
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I Live for Freedom, So Stay Out of My Way, Arrogant Prince 一生只为自由怒，傲娇皇子别挡路
[A heroine who fights for what she wants + incredible confidence in her own worth + untouched by feudal thinking] A girl born into another life, a queen of hearts, versus a cast of handsome scoundrels. The heroine’s lineup of men: a scheming prince (Prince of Qin, later the emperor); an ever-present assassin called Wuming; two twin marksmen, one red and one white; and a jungler... When Jiang Si was eighteen, her family was brought down overnight. Only she and her older sister survived. Someone t
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The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册）
The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and
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I Am a Princess, Not a Man 吾是公主，不是郎
Bestselling author Tianmo Gao's highly popular historical romance, originally titled Princess of Noble Nature! A naturally airheaded princess with incredible martial arts skills × a scheming, Oscar-worthy crown prince. A hilarious, period-costume version of the body-swap drama Secret Garden. She is Princess Yun Jiao of Changyi. To save her doomed homeland, she sets out to assassinate the crown prince of a neighboring kingdom, Wumin Jun, fully prepared to die. The next morning, she wakes to disco
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The Royal Family’s Cherished Daughter-in-Law: The Emperor and Empress Are Shipping Themselves 皇家宠媳：帝后嗑CP啦
[Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + no transmigration or rebirth + alternate history + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + childhood sweethearts] [Gentle, resilient beauty VS cool, composed Crown Prince] Just three months after Mu Shuangyin's birth mother passed away, Chancellor Mu took a second wife. The new madam brought a son and a daughter into the household. They were said to be the Chancellor's children, and even more remarkably, the twins had been born ab
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Lord Sizhi, Your Husband Is So Easy to Bully! 寺直大人，你家相公他软弱可欺！
The rating has just come in and will rise later! Come on in~ [Cool, aloof female detective VS devoted, cunning male lead] [Historical romance + reversed doting romance + transmigration and rebirth + two powerful leads + a heroine's journey of growth] One mission, and her soul unexpectedly transmigrates. In a dreamlike haze, she witnesses the original owner's tragic life! It's time for her to rise! She was the present world's terrifying top assassin and a detective who solved one strange case aft
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The Farmer's Fortunate Wife Can Read Fortunes 农门福妻会算卦
The longest road Jiang Jingting ever traveled was the one paved with Hua Yueyi's schemes. Hua Yueyi can be either male or female, and makes a living telling fortunes. She only wanted to find a partner to help her swindle people, but the handsome young gentleman, with a face as radiant as jade, instead decided she was a rare talent. He kept her by his side and trained her carefully, never expecting that they'd end up spending their days exposing each other's secret identities. By the end, Hua Yue
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The Martial World’s Death Warrant 江湖缉杀令
“It's only early spring. Even if I have to die, I'll die when the mountain flowers are in full bloom. And I'll take the grave you picked out for yourself on the back mountain...” [Wuxia feuds, tangled love and hate. Jokes and banter amid bloody storms, absurdity and seriousness] She is a carefree rookie assassin from Lonely Moon Cave. He is the wickedest man in the martial world, a traitor to his master who slaughtered his entire family. He is the first person she is ordered to kill. As they cla
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Is the Ruler Unjust? Then Kill the King! 君无道也？弑君！
Pei Xun, the precocious eldest son of the Hedong Pei clan, raised a child with his own hands. Later, that clingy child grew up and came of age, but grew distant from him, keeping her own thoughts and secrets. Pei Xun was hailed as a born gentleman, a peerless scholar, yet when it came to matters of the heart, he was hopelessly slow to catch on. All he could do was ask three questions every day: “Has Xiao Li eaten?” “Did Xiao Li sleep well last night?” “Xiao Li, will you come back...” But tha
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The Tale of Si He 思合传
She was born to an ordinary family amid the bustle of Jiangnan, spending her carefree childhood in the rhythms of everyday life. The older brother and sister who watched over her as she grew up were, in fact, lost royal descendants living incognito among the common folk. Once their origins were revealed, the family's fate was changed forever. She, too, was swept into the deep waters of the imperial palace. In the golden hall, candlelight flickered as she smiled sweetly. Every glance she cast lef
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A Myriad Layers of Longing 别有相思一万重
[Palace Intrigue + Not Both Chaste + Sweet Romance + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] In the tenth year of Tianyuan, the emperor came of age and opened the palace to an extensive selection of consorts. Zhao Liyun, the legitimate second daughter of the Vice Minister of War, entered the palace at his command. A celestial beauty from beyond the mortal world, cool and aloof as an immortal, she was nevertheless captivated by the handsome, carefree face of a man beside the lotus pond. A red bean rests w
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Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢
The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress.
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The Powerbroker Lures Me Into His Trap 权臣诱我入局
#TwoStrongLeads #HistoricalIntrigue #PushAndPull #FakePregnancy #PlayingWeakToOutsmartOthers #SheThinksHeIsTheHunterButSheIsTheOneInControl In the back courtyard of the Qingyi Tower, the masked Jiang Li pretends to be pregnant to protect herself, treading carefully at every turn. A disfigurement case, forbidden drugs, secrets of the Hundred Herbs Hall... One conspiracy after another closes in around her. Lu Yan, Vice Minister of Revenue, heads south under imperial orders. He claims he is visitin
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The Love of an Ordinary Imperial Consort 一个普通嫔妃的爱情
Consort Shen, Zhou Nian'er, was famous in the palace for being practically invisible. But the invisible woman had two faces. In public, Nian'er was dull and timid, always on edge. Behind closed doors, however, she was wanton and uninhibited. Whenever the emperor came to see her, she was sure to tempt him into staying the night. The emperor upheld the virtues of a gentleman, and only when they were alone did he teach her about propriety. How could Nian'er not know that? But this was the only way
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