Looking for an Ancient-Era Romance with a Female Lead Who Seems Like a Proper Lady but Is Secretly Formidable 求女主表面大家闺秀，实则深藏不露，古言最好
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A Noblewoman of an Aristocratic Clan 世家贵女
[Strong Female Lead + Crushing Scum + Face-Slapping + Revenge + Melodrama + Counterattack + Female Ensemble] Lu Qin, the eldest daughter of the Jing’an Marquis Household, was married for three years, only to end up divorced. With a terrible hand from the start, how can she turn the tables? The Jing’an Marquis Household is the most powerful noble family in Great Qi. For years, they have guarded the northern frontier with great care. Yet imperial power is a sword hanging over their heads, already
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- 52 The Emperor’s Beloved Only Wants to Retire in Seclusion 皇上的心上人一心要归隐 Bai Qingyue served as chancellor of the Southern Chu Kingdom for three years. Upon returning to the Western Islet Kingdom, she began carrying out her real plan. Everyone said Bai Qingyue, younger sister of the Western Islet Kingdom’s Chancellor Bai, was a gentle, understanding woman and a true lady of a noble family. But no one knew that hatred lurked beneath that gentle mask. Her return would set an entire dynasty on a new course. When the music ended and everyone parted, she faked her death to 114Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 53 This Chancellor Is a Little Wild 这个丞相有点野 Bai Ning is the young master of a renowned healer's estate. Disguised as a man and hiding her identity, she traveled alone to the kingdom of Nan Chu with a letter in hand. Entrusted with a great responsibility by the late emperor, she became the youngest chancellor in Nan Chu's history at the age of thirteen. From then on, she carefully laid her plans, executed corrupt officials, purged the court, and helped the new emperor take the throne. Though they were wary of each other at first, they even 602Reads8.7Score109Shelves
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The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常
[Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did
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Testing Him at Every Turn! The Cold-Faced Regent Loses His Cool 步步试探！冷面摄政王直接红温
[Strong female lead + power couple + both devoted to each other + flirtatious tension + male lead is restrained at first, then makes his feelings clear] [Disgraced but resilient princess × seemingly cold and aloof regent with a rich inner world] The Great Sheng’s God of War has fallen, and his only daughter, Su Huaiyi, has tumbled from the heights. Compensation for his death? No, it’s the seed money she uses to buy the top restaurant in the capital and secretly build the “Luque” intelligence net
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After Becoming a Concubine, I Was Lavishly Doted on by a Chaste, Powerful Minister 沦落外室后，被禁欲权臣放肆疯宠
(Traditional historical romance + master of deception + brothers vying for the same woman + children later on + sweet romance and melodrama) Li Ruofu was the neglected legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue. One day, she was framed, fell off a cliff, and was taken captive. She did everything she could to return to Shengjing, but her stepmother announced her death. Afterward, her coffin was not allowed into the ancestral graveyard, her fiance became her brother-in-law, and the Minister's
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Is the Villainous Stepmother Having a Headache Again Today? 反派继母今天又头疼了吗！
[Transmigrate into a Book, Adorable Kids, Lighthearted, Feel-Good] At a critical moment in a corporate acquisition, Ruan Tao, who had been working through the night for several days, suddenly died. When she opens her eyes, she finds she’s transmigrated into a book and become the vicious stepmother villain. In the end, she’ll turn into a stumbling block in the romance between the male and female leads, and successfully get herself killed! Ruan Tao lazily crosses her legs and leisurely flips throu
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- 58 Being the Mistress of the House Is Hard: Reborn, I Bring Ruin to the Marquis’s Entire Family 主母难当，重生让侯府全家遭殃 Traditional historical romance + scheming household intrigue + reborn revenge against scum + powerful heroine and hero + secret identities In her previous life, Mu Ziyue was blind and loved the wrong man. Her in-laws deliberately plotted against her: Her husband pretended every day to suffer from an ailment that made him incapable of sharing her bed, yet secretly had two sons with the Marquis’s adopted daughter. Her mother-in-law always spoke kindly, but secretly ordered the servants to strip th 1.3kReads9.1Score191Shelves
- 59 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.6kReads9.5Score3kShelves
- 60 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 14.4kReads9.4Score2kShelves
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The Humble-born Mistress of the Household 寒门主母
When Xie Ning is ten, her grandfather entrusts her to the Gu family, where she becomes a child bride. She thinks that if she keeps a low profile until she’s seventeen, she can divorce Gu Ming and spend the rest of her life as a wealthy woman of leisure. Then an unexpected disaster strikes. The entire Gu family, once renowned for their scholarly virtue, is sent back to their ancestral home and reduced to commoners. With her grandfather old, her father-in-law lazy, her mother-in-law timid, and her
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿
Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li
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Jade Hidden in the Inner Chambers, Shining with Pearlescent Light 深闺藏玉映珠光
[The animated drama adaptation is now available under the title "Jade in the Deep Boudoir, Pearls in the Light". Go check it out if you're interested!] [Marriage Before Love + female lead is neither reborn nor transmigrated + supporting female character transmigrates] [Female lead seems sweet and naive but is actually cool and aloof + male lead seems indifferent but is actually cunning] Xiao Yunzhu was born into a marquis's household, where she should have been cherished and pampered, living a l
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My Graceful Wife 我妻窈窕
The Second Madam of the Dingguo Marquis's residence next door had lost her husband and been widowed in her prime. Seeing her was enough to make anyone feel sorry for her. The young general, famed throughout Chang'an and victorious in battles across three kingdoms, had only to glance at her before thinking how he wanted to draw her close and shower her with affection. They said she had once been Chang'an's most beautiful woman, proud as jade and restrained by propriety. They also said that after
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You Force Me into a Political Marriage? I'll Seduce Your Powerful Minister and Take Your Empire 逼我和亲？我勾你权臣，夺你江山
[Black-lotus, unhinged Princess Royal x outwardly gentle, secretly ruthless and possessive minister] Both leads are faithful to each other + ancient-style pursuit of a wife after losing her + intense sexual tension + love turned to hate “Isn't Lord Xiao supposed to be the most devoted to law and propriety?” Mu Zhiyan tilts Xiao Yanli's chin up with her toe, her eyes full of defiance. “If you leave now, I'll still consider you a proper gentleman.” The usually aloof Lord Xiao's eyes turn bloodshot
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The Frail Beauty Cannot Break Character 病弱美人人设不能崩
To everyone else, Xie Qingyue was the most beautiful woman in Liangzhou. To Nanxing, Xie Qingyue was the laziest person in all of Dasheng. She pretended to be frail to avoid work, and kept it up for over a decade. She pretended to cough up blood to avoid marriage, doing so at every matchmaking meeting. To prevent future trouble, she even hired a fake Taoist priest to tell her she was destined to be a solitary star. Then it all went wrong. The fake Taoist priest was a sickly fellow. His ritual le
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She Refused to Be the Crown Prince's Concubine and Married into the Prince's Manor. Now He Regrets It 拒为东宫妾，嫁王府，太子悔晕
Face-slapping * Punishing Scumbags * No Forgiveness * No Suffering in Silence * Two Strong Leads * Mutual Purity * Sweet Devotion Gu Xiyuan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, had loved the Crown Prince for two years. To support his disaster-relief efforts, she donated two hundred thousand taels of silver. Yet the Crown Prince wanted her younger female cousin to become the future Crown Princess and, as though bestowing a favor, would only make her a side consort. Simply because
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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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The Young Lady Returns Home: She Won't Start Trouble, but She Won't Back Down Either 大小姐回府，不惹事也不怕事
[A heroine who refuses to be pushed around + putting scumbags in their place + revenge + romance] Qing Yu’s father was once a young nobleman from a marquis household in decline. To gain power, he married Xiahou Wan, whose family came from the prestigious Huayang Marquis household, and successfully inherited the title. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everything changed. Qing Yu’s eldest maternal uncle died in battle, her younger maternal uncle was left with a crippled leg, and her mater
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Tear Off the Mask! The Crown Princess Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way 撕碎伪装！太子妃她持美行凶
[Mad Beauty + Romantic Tension + A Wicked Couple + Both Pure] PS: A scheming, sinister femme fatale versus a pretentious, noble, and composed Crown Prince Rong Jinsi is the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter. Beautiful as peach blossoms and with skin like polished jade, she is known to outsiders as a refined and elegant young lady, intelligent and virtuous, the perfect bride in the eyes of countless noblewomen in the capital. But what no one knows is that beneath her moonlit, immaculate facade
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The Concubine-Born Daughter of a Minor Official's Family 小官家的庶女
After dying in battle at the end of the world, she was reborn as a concubine-born daughter in an ancient official's household. The household intrigues and fights for favor were someone else's concern. Li Xia spent her days getting her monthly allowance from her stepmother, eating and drinking, and catching a show. Life was carefree. After unexpectedly saving someone at the Lantern Festival, Li Xia's carefree days came to an end. By day, she was a sheltered young lady who never left the inner qua
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The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来
(The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years
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- 74 How Could the Delicate, Beautiful Young Lady Be a Wicked Supporting Character? 大小姐柔弱貌美，怎会是恶毒女配 [One woman, multiple men + scheming beauty heroine + morally gray characters + clever leads + rivalry for her affection + intense romantic entanglements] Everyone in Shangjing knows that Wen Wanyi, the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, is gentle and gracious, clever and virtuous, a model among the capital's noblewomen. Even the Empress Dowager, who rarely leaves the palace, once praised her as a woman of both beauty and brains, the very embodiment of a refined young lady. But only Pei Lin 5kReads8.3Score581Shelves
- 75 Something’s Not Quite Right with the Crown Prince 太子殿下不太对劲 [Pure Love, One-on-One] After unexpectedly entering the world of a book, she became Ye Yuxi, the Seventh Young Lady of the Prime Minister’s household, notorious for her arrogance and incompetence. Knowing the entire plot, she understood that her role was a ruthless, vicious supporting female character who often bullied the heroine and was fated to die horribly. So, to stay alive until the happy ending, she worked hard to win over the male and female leads, saving the male lead from danger severa 973Reads8.9Score102Shelves
- 76 Am I the Villainess? But They All Love Me 恶女吗？可是他们都爱我呢 [A Truly Wicked Villainess + Male Rivalry + Green Tea Seduction + A Viciously Beautiful Heroine!] Shen Ruozhu struck a deal with the System and transmigrated into the story as a highborn young lady who died early. In the original story, she was the legitimate daughter of the esteemed Chancellor. But after the heroine, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official, arrived in the capital, she caught the eye of many men. Who would have thought that the heroine would later set her sights on Shen Ruoz 3.1kReads8.7Score447Shelves
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A Storm Rises, and the Beauty Takes a Stand 风起云涌红颜怒
The male lead is not chaste. Please avoid this if that bothers you. Since I've transmigrated, why not make the country strong and conquer the world? Even if I'm forced into a relationship, I'll still make money and build my career. After transmigrating into the body of a stunningly beautiful female doctor, she remains devoted to the man she loves. She and her fiancé are in love with each other and have sworn to stay together for life, growing old side by side. Yet the iron-blooded “God of Slaug
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After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭
(Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc
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- 79 A Hopeless Romantic? No, I'm a Career-Minded Empress 恋爱脑？不，我是事业型皇后 [The rating just came out, and I’ve put all the content warnings after Chapter One. If it’s not for you, please swipe left and leave. Thanks, everyone. (orz)] Cui Zhiyu was born into the prestigious Qinghe Cui clan, one of the three pillars and five great families, and was undeniably a noblewoman of the Great Zhao. Her mother often said, “The only hardship our Ah Yu will ever have to endure in this life is the pain of love.” Years later, her mother’s words came true. Pei Zhuo, Prince Jingyi, was 692Reads8.5Score124Shelves
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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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The Brocade-Clad Killer 锦衣杀
He is the sharpest blade in the emperor’s hand, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. By imperial order, he marries the only daughter of the Marquis Who Guards the Nation, who has been left behind in the capital. A marriage contract is both a reward and a shackle... She is a hostage used by the emperor to control the generals stationed at the border. He is the jailer ordered to keep watch over her. He struggles between loyalty and the growing desire he cannot suppress, while she naviga
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- 82 The Legitimate Daughter Returns, and the Prince Dotes on Her 嫡女归来，王爷乖乖宠 [A devoted couple + mutual salvation + a clever young lady skilled in both martial arts and strategy + a ruthless prince who says little] When they first met, she was exhausted and had been ambushed. He dealt with all the trouble behind her and gave her a few pieces of hibiscus pastry. From then on, she seemed to have fallen in love with hibiscus pastries. Or perhaps she was longing for the man who had saved her when she was at her lowest. When they met again, she asked tentatively, “Do you reco 166Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 The Legitimate Daughter Turned Cannon Fodder? Reborn, She Takes Down the System and Steals Her Destiny 嫡女变炮灰？重生干翻系统夺命格 [Reborn and crushing the villains, household and palace intrigue, sweet and satisfying romance, fighting the System, inner thoughts] A beautiful, ruthless noblewoman and a cool, restrained, scheming gentleman. Cheng Jiuyuan had enjoyed an easy life from birth. With a maternal grandfather rich enough to rival a kingdom, a father wielding real power, and a fiancé who was heir to the throne, she had everything she needed to run wild in the capital for the rest of her life. Until her engagement was 4.2kReads9.0Score504Shelves
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I Long to Break a Branch 我欲折枝
The God of War, famed throughout the Kingdom of Zhou, had asked for a bride, and his intended was a girl who hadn't even come of age. Everyone thought a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung, and Wen You was the cow dung they meant. Wen You patted her chest. “At least I only have to be this cow dung for six months.” Wen You knew very well that this six-month marriage pact was her only chance to seek justice for her mother. It was payment for saving the woman he loved. But when th
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Shocking! The Flower-Palace Courtesan Is Pregnant, and the Barren Prince Will Have an Heir 惊！花魁孕崽，绝嗣王爷有后了
[Just rated, score may rise] (Sly yet spirited beauty × fake playboy, fake infertile, real prince) [Household-intrigue power fantasy + devoted couple + everyone’s favorite + marriage before love] Jiang Li took the place of a princess who had fallen on hard times and was sold into a brothel. After thirteen years, on the day she became the star courtesan, a mysterious man bought her first night, and she unexpectedly became his cure for pent-up desire. Who knew she was naturally fertile? After one
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Win His Heart First: The Daily Life of a Sweet, Innocent Girl in Ancient Times 攻心为上：古代小白花日常
(A satisfying power fantasy, with a universally adored heroine, a workaholic, a little white flower, a master of disguises, and a mind full of schemes. She appears at age three and grows up gradually. The male lead appears late, but he's faithful.) Qingyue struck a deal with the King of Hell and transmigrated to a new world. The King of Hell gave her a perfect body, but also a poverty-stricken background. After transmigrating, she looked at her destitute family and couldn't help wondering: Was s
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A Proper Lady Who Knows Martial Arts 大家闺秀会武功
On the surface, Jin Yuwan is a gentle young lady from a distinguished family. In truth, she’s a tyrant of the martial world! She only wanted to live a carefree life like an immortal, but instead she ran into one headache after another. Watch her deftly sort it all out!
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- 88 How Could a Mere Transmigrator Ever Beat a Proper Lady? 区区穿越女，怎斗得过大家闺秀！ [Pure palace intrigue in a fictional setting] [Native-born heroine and transmigrated second female lead from an old-fashioned novel] [Fake heiress and real heiress] Su Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household, was raised by the Empress from childhood and personally taught the importance of having a sharp tongue. Meanwhile, she studied The Tyrannical Crown Prince Falls for Me inside and out, annotating it and writing daily summaries of her takeaways. Next door, the Crown 522Reads7.6Score100Shelves
- 89 The Perfect Lady, More or Less 很装大家闺秀 He can’t stand proper young ladies who follow the rules like wooden dolls. The sad thing is, he can only marry a proper young lady. The reassuring thing is, the one he marries is only what everyone thinks of as a proper young lady... 15Reads—Score—Shelves
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Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫
Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co
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I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光
What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re
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After Three Years of Mourning, the Frail Princess Consort Was Wed by Him 守孝三年后，柔弱王妃被他娶进门
Luo Ci despises the gods and Buddhas, because none of them came to the aid of her loyal family. Yet that man always wears a string of prayer beads around his wrist. He kills without mercy, but kneels in devout worship. Luo Ci likes to make clear-cut deals. At first, she and Yan Wen each got what they wanted. During their final transaction, Luo Ci asked him, "My lord, what do you want from me?" The man, usually so calm and self-possessed, finally lost his composure. He cradled the back of her hea
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- 93 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.9kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
- 94 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 23.3kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves
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Keep the Child, Get Rid of the Father: The Blind Matriarch Grows More Ruthless by the Day 去父留子，瞎眼主母越来越凶残
After being blind for fourteen years, Duanmu Jingshu, the matriarch of the Xuanping Marquis household, saves a fox spirit at a temple and makes a wish. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that the maid who stayed by her side doesn’t act the way she speaks. After their carriage enters through the north gate, it arrives at a residence in the south of the city, even though the Xuanping Marquis household is in the north... The man who greets her has a voice just like her husband, Wei Jin’an, the M
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My Cousin Is Delicate and Cunning, and the Ascetic Power Minister Takes Her by Force 表妹柔弱且心机，禁欲权臣强夺她
The ratings have just opened, so dive in, dear readers! Scheming beauty × aloof powerful official × romantic battleground × irresistible charmer × aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal × both leads are chaste An ancient-style romance, with no transmigration or rebirth. Song Shiyue is the most beautiful woman in Yangzhou, but she has suffered from a heart condition since childhood and is fated not to live past twenty. After dying of illness, she makes a contract with the “Irresistible Charm
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The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华
[Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy
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Demoting His Wife to a Concubine? The Marquis Regrets It Bitterly After His Principal Wife Divorces Him 贬妻为妾？主母和离后侯爷悔断肠
Rumor had it that General Lu had been in love with the Mu family's legitimate daughter for years. The emperor issued an edict arranging for Mu Qingning, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, to marry Lu Changyan. The man went off to war before the wedding, and his younger brother escorted the bride into the general's residence in his place. After three years of managing the household, the man returned victorious and was made Marquis of Ding'an. He claimed he'd married the wrong wo
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The Fake Heiress Fears Nothing: This Taotie Just Keeps Eating 假千金无所畏惧，本饕餮哐哐干饭
A baby's cry rings out in the delivery room, and a cold breeze brushes Tao Cici's face. Pixiu and Bixie are fighting when one of them kicks the little Taotie, quietly enjoying her meal nearby, straight into a human woman's belly. Thankfully, after she's born, her parents dote on her and her older brother spoils her. Aside from eating and drinking every day, the little Taotie has never done anything useful. She only goes home to pick up some homework she forgot, but overhears a shocking truth com
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The Madam Is the Queen of the Capital 夫人是京城一霸
Qi Jiang only wants to live a good life. Anyone who insists on making trouble for her will get ten times as much in return.
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