Underrated Historical Romance with Excellent Writing: No Transmigration, No Cheats, No Brain-Dead Characters 冷门且文笔巨好的古言，不穿越，不外挂，不无脑
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- 201 Wild and Free Little Orchid: The Coldhearted Prince Falls for Her First 野浪小兰花，冷情王爷他先动心了 [Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her 37.6kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
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The General Wants to Lay Down His Armor 将军要卸甲
Before transmigrating, Lin Qi was the owner of a private company. Somehow, she ended up in the Great Qian dynasty, an alternate historical world ravaged by years of war, where the people were suffering and famine had struck. See how she turns her circumstances around and rises to the top…
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A Blood-Soaked Reckoning: Twin Sisters Return for Vengeance 【血色满门】双生姐妹踏血归来
An entire family of loyal officials is framed, and a century-old marquis’s estate is turned into a living hell. Twin sisters plunge from a cliff into the water, surviving against all odds. Once cherished young ladies who lived behind closed doors, they now tread a thorny path through the world. One struggles to survive on a sheer cliff, honing her edge; the other wanders in a foreign land, maneuvering at every turn. The court is rife with deceit and schemes, while the martial world flashes with
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- 204 I Was Married Off to the Violent Third Prince, and My Wish Came True 替嫁给暴戾三皇子，我的愿望成真了 I Was Married Off to the Tyrannical Third Prince, and My Wish Came True —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 205 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
- 206 The Embroidered Guard Raised a Little Mute 锦衣卫养了个小哑巴 The Embroidered Uniform Guard Took In a Little Mute 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 207 Orchid Fragrance as Before: A Record of Blooming Flowers 兰香如故：群芳录 On the night the Shen family was wiped out, Shen Jialan was supposed to die. She survived, taking the name of a servant's daughter who had just died of illness: Xu Lanxiang. She worked outside the city, saving money to buy back her freedom. Later, the Lin household replaced its old staff, and a recruitment notice sent her to the lowest-ranked tea room, where she boiled water day after day. No one in the household knew she could read, let alone that she never forgot a single number she saw in t 32.3kReads7.5Score2kShelves
- 208 Small-Town Life After Retiring from Maid Service 当丫鬟退休后的小县城生活 (Completed) [Food-stall heroine + storybook-writing hero + fictional setting + no golden finger + gentle, everyday life] Fifteen years after leaving the He household in the capital, Jiang Yu, a retired maid, returns to Daliu Town with her daughter. She buys a small courtyard and sets up a food stall at the mouth of an alley. In Sweetwater Alley lives a successful candidate who writes storybooks instead of doing anything respectable. Cheng keeps odd hours, sleeping by day and staying up at night. 3.6kReads8.9Score360Shelves
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When Spring Rests on the Pillow 枕春时
Li Zhichun came from a humble family. She was lucky enough to marry into the powerful Wei family and become engaged to their eldest son. She heard that Wei Nancheng had landed a job in Shuntian Prefecture, where he showed no mercy when executing criminals. He was known as the Jade-faced Yama. Li Zhichun was timid and had no grand ambitions. She didn't dare reach for Wei Nancheng and only wanted to marry into the Wei family as the second son, Wei Xinian's wife! The second young master Wei was a s
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- 210 After Our Divorce, I Became Famous in the Capital, and the Heir Regretted It 和离后我名满京城，世子他后悔了 After Our Divorce, I Became Famous in the Capital, and the Heir Regretted It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 211 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73.4kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
- 212 Crossing the River by Moonlit Boat 惊舟渡 (Sharp-tongued × devious schemer) [Wily young lady × prodigious young commander] Jin Rongyi, the second daughter of the Duke of Jin’s household, has run away from her betrothal. Her grandfather has died, her father is cold-hearted, and Jin Rongyi is notorious in the capital as a willful young lady from a prominent family. She is often compared to her brilliant elder sister, who is renowned for her grace and intelligence. Even so, Jin Rongyi is still the envy of the other young ladies of the cap 1.5kReads8.0Score305Shelves
- 213 The Pear Blossom Promise 梨花约 The Pear Blossom Promise 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 214 Spring Banquet 春日宴 She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 14.2kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
- 215 Childhood Sweethearts to Lovers: Returning with a Jade in His Arms 青梅变竹马，朝阳抱玉归 [Female Disguise, Iron-Blooded Heir × Male Disguise, Downtrodden Sixth Prince] [Historical Romance, Alternate Setting | Pure Historical Romance, no transmigration, no System | Both are chaste in body and heart, each other's first and only love | Includes war and court intrigue. The plot is fictional, so please don't nitpick the details.] Xie Yu is the "only son" of the Marquis of Dingyuan's household. She has disguised herself as a boy since childhood and is destined to defend the northwest in 784Reads—Score109Shelves
- 216 Ink-Stained Red Bridal Makeup 墨染红妆 Ink-Stained Red Makeup 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Wish Gone Wrong? The Age of Nationwide Lucky Draws Begins 许愿翻车？开启全民抽奖时代
[Lottery System + wish fulfillment + wild imagination + no pairing] The Wish System gave Xu Zhiyi four options, and choosing one would make it come true immediately. “A. Immortality” “B. X-ray vision” “C. Invisibility” “D. Make 999 more wishes” Thinking she was dreaming, Xu Zhiyi chose D without hesitation. If she was going to choose, she might as well choose the biggest option. Unexpectedly, her greed got her bound to a reverse lottery System. From then on, all of Huaguo went into a frenzy. “Wh
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After Escaping Her Maidservant Status, She Became Obsessed with Making Money 摆脱通房丫鬟身份后，她沉迷搞钱
[Complete + no transmigration or rebirth + winning back his wife + slow-burn romance + political intrigue and business rivalry + pure-love devotees] She was a farmer’s daughter. After her father died, she was sold and became a kitchen maid in a marquis’s household. By a twist of fate, she was forced to follow the marquis’s family into exile for a heinous crime. She endured countless hardships and suffered many injuries to keep the whole family fed, all because the young marquis had made a solemn
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- 219 The Heir Turned Gray Overnight After He Killed My Entire Family by Mistake 世子误杀我全家后，一夜白了头 After the Heir Accidentally Killed My Entire Family, His Hair Turned White Overnight —Reads—Score—Shelves
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Snowbound in the Capital 风雪京华
Disaster strikes the border town. After losing both her parents and enduring countless hardships, an orphaned girl travels to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, only to be driven from their home. A face resembling her birth mother's brings old secrets to light, and a pair of Buddhist prayer beads entwines their fates. Second Young Master Gu: “I watched her grow up!” General Xiao: “Love doesn't come with first dibs.”
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- 221 An Orphan Girl Becomes a Marquis's Wife 孤女为侯妻 The Orphaned Girl Becomes a Marquis's Wife 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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After Becoming a Substitute Bride to Bring Good Fortune, the Prince Said He Was the One Who Killed Him 替嫁冲喜后，王爷说人是他杀的
After I Was Married Off as a Substitute Bride to Bring Good Fortune, the Prince Said He Was the One Who Killed Him
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A Song of Flowers by Night 花夜吟
Synopsis: [A cruel, possessive male lead + a beautiful, strong, tragic, and icy female lead + fantasy setting + manipulation + control + revenge + marriage before love + love that grows over time + mutual salvation] The Phantom Night Witch, Hua Li, bears the demonic breath of Taotie. After the ruler of Chiyu seals it, she is married off to Ling Ye, Prince of the Southern Commandery. Ling Ye drains her blood to cure his poison, turning her into his “medicinal catalyst.” She also swallowed Qiongqi
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- 224 My Childhood Sweetheart Talks Tough, and My Childhood Friend Regrets It 青梅嘴硬，竹马悔青 My Childhood Friend Talks Tough, and My Boyhood Friend Regrets It to the Core —Reads—Score—Shelves
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They All Want to Steal My Beloved Wife Away 他们都想撬走我的白月光夫人
[Everyone's Favorite + Doted on by All + Faking Her Death + Married First, Love Later + Yandere + One-on-One Romance + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] Content warnings: This is actually a collection of episodic stories, not palace or household intrigue. It has a slow-burn, everyday-life feel. Murong Wan, known throughout the martial world as “One Cup Healer”: in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she can cure any illness, or make someone wish they were dead. Shen Qinghan, Luocheng’s
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The True Heiress Is Reborn, and the Capital's Elite Are in Chaos 真千金重生后，京圈天塌了
In her previous life, Shen Wanning was killed by the fake heiress, Shen Yiyi, in a raging fire. As she lay dying, she heard the woman who had usurped her place laugh and tell her that from now on, her parents, brother, and fiance would all belong to her. And she, the real heiress, was nothing but the Shen family's most shameful stain, something they wanted to erase. Given a second life, Shen Wanning returned to the period shortly after she had been brought back to the Shen family. This time, she
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The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】
[Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He
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- 228 I Brought My Nemesis Home 我捡回了我的死对头 I Picked Up My Archrival —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Horse Slave's Wife Has a Special Skill 马奴之妻，有绝技
Wang Cenxi, the Earl’s legitimate daughter, is set up by her stepmother and stepsister, who arrange for her to sleep with one of the estate’s stable hands. There is a CP, and yet it seems like there isn’t. When everyone assumes she will choose to end her life with a strip of white silk, she calmly replies, “I choose to marry the stable hand and cut ties with the Earl’s household.” Not long after they marry, the stable hand goes off to war. Left on her own, Wang Cenxi makes a living with her exce
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The General's Adorable Forensic Doctor 将军家的仵作娇娘
Sickly beauty Su Yihan vs. unruly General Shen Su Yihan, daughter of the Commander of the Imperial Guard, was born with an illness and was a delicate beauty. Lord Su cherished her as if she were the apple of his eye. Once, when a mischievous young man made suggestive remarks to her, Lord Su chased him for two whole streets and beat the brat until he screamed. Her several older male cousins treated her like fragile porcelain, protecting her with the utmost care. They always saved the best food an
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Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨
A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi
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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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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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The Day I Was Cast Out, the Divine Cauldron Granted Me a Hundredfold Cultivation Boost! 被弃那日，神鼎赐我百倍修为！
Traditional cultivation fantasy, decisive action, high-octane thrills, and pure satisfaction. Highly recommended! Su Xuan, a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, was cruelly deceived. Not only were three years of effort trampled underfoot, but his future was ruined as well. When he finally saw the truth, he went to the sect leader and offered to cultivate through dual cultivation. Who could have guessed that he would accidentally devour the sect leader's divine cauldron? From then on, the spiritual e
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On the Upbringing of Noble Daughters 论贵女的养成
[No rebirth or transmigration, a light ensemble cast] [The first part focuses on the everyday family life at the heroine’s maternal home, the Marquisate of Wuyang. The second volume focuses on everyday family life at her husband’s home, the Prince of Xinning’s residence.] Shen Lening is very happy with her life. She never has to worry about anything. Her only daily concerns are what to wear, what to eat, and what to accessorize with. (I’ve written several stories where the heroine’s mother is a
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- 236 Moonlight Falls on Blossoms in the Spring Courtyard 春庭月照落花 The safe and smooth life of a noble young lady. Seen through Luo Yunchu's eyes, the colorful lives of those around her unfold. Everyone has their disappointments, and beneath every seemingly foolish decision lies the best choice they could make at the time. 3.4kReads8.0Score231Shelves
- 237 The Tale of Princess Consort Anqing 安庆王妃传 The Story of Princess Anqing is a sweeping historical novel about love, marriage, morality, and human nature. Set during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, it tells of the lifelong bonds and entanglements of three women. One pursues love relentlessly and overcomes her father's objections to marry her beloved, only to face relentless exclusion after marriage because she cannot bear children. She dies bitter and resentful in her quest for a child. Another plots painstakingly, harming others in 2.1kReads9.2Score243Shelves
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If You Will, From This Day On, Be My Prince Regent 从今若许摄政王
She was born with a face that captivated everyone, attracting both the emperor, the supreme ruler, and the regent, a man whose power stood above all others. She later became the emperor's concubine, while the all-powerful regent repeatedly made exceptions for her! She never expected the emperor to issue an imperial decree giving his own concubine to the regent! Life in the prince's residence was far from peaceful. After being framed, she met Jiang Chen, an imperial merchant. Once they struck a d
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- 239 The Leisurely Life of a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代闺秀的悠闲生活 Savor the unhurried passing of time and enjoy a carefree life. I envy your graceful beauty, reflected in the blue heavens and the jade moon. Su Huayue learned everything from her mother from a young age, treating being a daughter of the Su family as a job. As the legitimate daughter of her father's second wife, all she had to do was live freely under the protection of her mother and elder brother. Her only pleasure was watching her two elder half-sisters compete for their father's and grandmothe 11.4kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
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The Legend of Yun Lan 云澜传
[Mystery and detective work + Tang Dynasty splendor + a match made in heaven] Everyone in Chang'an knew that Princess Nankang, Li Xieyun, was the most beautiful woman in the capital. But she was a man-eating flower: any man who got close to her either lost his position or his life! Only Shen Weilan, a newcomer with nerves of steel and a charmed life, dared to curry favor and become the wicked princess's kept lover! No wonder someone so fearless could clear wrongful convictions and drive off evil
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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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Chengning 承宁
[Historical romance / Love at first sight / Mutual devotion / Healing each other / A touch of court intrigue] Ning Chuchu: They all say I look like my elder sister, the Empress, but I have no desire to enter the palace. Above the clouds, untouched by the mundane world, with spirit in his eyes and beyond anyone’s reach: that is the kind of young man I like. One glance was all it took for me to fall. I’m rebellious to the core. I only pretend to be a delicate young lady so I can get close to him w
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The Female Registrar 女掌簿
Fake death + slow burn + a love that grows over time + sincere romance + happy ending [Old, poor, disabled God of War x Young, beautiful killer | Mutual salvation] This story is a very slow burn. Please don't complain if that's not your thing. Just move on. A bloodthirsty noblewoman who has personally killed dozens, and the General of Zhenshuo, who has been falsely accused and imprisoned, struggling to survive, meet in Yuzhang. This is a story of two people finding their way to each other, and o
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- 244 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 2.3kReads8.1Score223Shelves
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Schemes of the Eastern Palace: Taking You into My Embrace 东宫谋：揽卿入怀
[A stubborn, scheming Crown Prince + a cool-headed, clever noblewoman] Lin Qingyi made the wrong choice about two men in her life. One was Lu Zheng, her fiancé of five years. The other was Crown Prince Shen Huaian, who asked for her hand by imperial decree after she broke off her engagement. Three years ago, on the day she and Lu Zheng were to marry, he received an imperial order to go to war. As they parted, he swore, “I will never let you down.” Three years later, she was about to marry Lu Zhe
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Spoiler System: Complete the Task and Get a Furnace Physique as a Bonus? 败家系统：完成后附赠炉鼎体质？
[Adored by Everyone, Sweet and Soft Girl | Male Rivals Competing | 1vN] Yang Wan transmigrates into a book and becomes bound to a Spendthrift System. With no choice in the matter, she squanders her fortune just to stay alive and protect the people she loves. But she is born with a bewitching beauty that leaves everyone around her spellbound. The refined, noble chancellor longs to share her bed, the wandering physician gives her all his tenderness, the obsessive assassin drags her into his arms,
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Turning Slaves into Lamps 点奴为灯
[Historical Romance and Political Intrigue x Nation and Family] [Pure Historical Romance x Two Strong Leads] [Mystery and Investigation x Ensemble Cast] [No Golden Finger, No Transmigration, No Rebirth] [A Must-Read for Detail Lovers] [Brain-Burning Political Intrigue] [An Enduring Prince Stripped of His Status x A Clever Slave Girl Who Grows Stronger] -- Two Kingdoms, North and South | Power Struggles Between Great Houses | A Blood Feud -- A lowly slave who crawled out of a stinking ditch behin
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High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册
Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch
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The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘
Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all.
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A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位
When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc
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