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This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多
(One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule.
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After Becoming a Marquis's Widow, I Angered a Treacherous Official and Couldn't Escape 穿成侯门寡妇后，误惹奸臣逃不掉
[Both leads are virgins + traditional historical romance] Shen Yao transmigrates and becomes a young widow from a noble marquis household, whose husband has just died. Her husband was the marquis's second son. He was in poor health, yet loved women and kept concubines and bedchamber maids at home, as well as courtesans outside. He died from overindulgence, in the arms of a woman... After learning what had happened, Shen Yao could only think of waiting until the mourning period was over, then
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- 53 The Second Wife 填房 “Why should a second wife have lower status than the first? Why should the children of a second wife get a smaller share of the family fortune? I refuse to be anyone’s second wife.” When Qingfeng, who has transmigrated to ancient times, says this, it’s not only because she has witnessed the unfair treatment her aunt suffered as a second wife, but also because there is someone she loves in her heart. But after she says those words, her fate… One-on-one romance 3.3kReads8.9Score257Shelves
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A Tyrant Wakes Up in a Cold Palace Consort’s Body 暴君穿进冷宫妃子身体里
[Historical fantasy + mad tyrant + decisive heroine + modern skills brought to the past] A top physicist is reborn in the body of a general’s legitimate daughter. She builds deadly high-tech weapons, produces all kinds of medicines and appliances, and turns the ancient world upside down. She also inherits the tyrant’s body and toys with the emperor. She wipes out the entire Xiao family and delights in seeing her enemies kneel before her. But what is with this tyrant? He’s clinging to her leg and
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Reborn as the Unfavored Daughter of a Second Wife, I Got a Sign-In System 穿成不受宠继室女，我绑定了签到系统
[Farming + Light Inner-Residence Drama + Sign-in System + Building a Fortune] Born into the world as the young daughter of a weaving bureau official, Song Li has a serious headache. Her mother is the lady of the household, but as a second wife from a merchant family, she's constantly slighted, both openly and behind her back. Her legitimate elder sister, born to the first wife and doted on by their grandmother, is determined to win favor and outshine everyone. Meanwhile, her father has just take
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The Second Wife Takes the Lead: Winning Over the Chief Cabinet Secretary with Lin Daiyu's Seductive Charm 继室在上：用黛玉文学钓系首辅
Sweet and lighthearted romance + Lin Daiyu-style literary charm + highly intelligent heroine + age gap Shen Lingke, a talented literature major, transmigrates into the role of the legitimate daughter of a fallen marquis’s family. Forced to marry into the powerful household of the chief councilor, she becomes the new wife whom everyone in the capital both envies and pities. Faced with her unfathomable, high-ranking husband, she neither competes nor causes a fuss. With nothing but her “Lin Daiyu-s
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A Stepmother by Marriage, with Little Ones Eager to Call Her Mom 做个继室，萌娃抢着叫娘
[Stepmother] [Adorable kids] [General’s doting love] Does a stepmother’s heart sting like a wasp? Is this general cursed to outlive his wives? A rebellious boy? A frail girl? And two mute children? What a disastrous start! Being a stepmother is no easy business.
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I Won After Becoming a Stepmother and Raising Seven Kids 穿成继室养七崽后我躺赢了
Qin Youyou had transmigrated while still in the womb. As a concubine-born daughter, when her no-good father asked if she was willing to become a widower's new wife, she readily agreed. It was better than becoming someone's concubine. On their wedding night, she got a good look at her husband, the General and Marquis of Weiyuan, and decided she'd gotten a pretty good deal. But who could explain why the Emperor sent her new husband to the border to quell a rebellion on their very wedding night, le
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After Marrying a Powerful Official, I Found My Stepson Was My First Love 嫁给权臣后发现继子是我白月光
Shen Zhiwei marries the Marquis of the day, Gu Yuan, as his second wife to save her stepfather’s entire family. Though he is over ten years older than her and already has a child, she still marries him without hesitation. On their wedding night, the red candles burn bright as Gu Yuan brushes her red lips. “If you’re doing this to repay a debt, then remember this: once you enter the Gu family, you belong to us for life. In life, you’re a member of the Gu family; in death, you’ll be one of its gho
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A Substitute Bride Becomes a Stepmother: The Marchioness Raises Her Children to Defy the Odds 替嫁当后娘，侯门主母养崽逆袭
[Reborn + transmigration + substitute marriage + marquis household matriarch + stepmother raising children + household and palace intrigue + raising talented children + feel-good novel] Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and does everything she can to avoid marrying into the marquis household, which she says is a living hell. Sheng Mimi is a transmigrated illegitimate daughter, and she's ordered to take her sister's place and marry into that supposedly hellish household. The moment she arrive
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I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室，我只想种田
As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f
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The Marquis's Second Wife 侯门继室
Gu Siwan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an unfavored concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister's household. She has tried her best to keep a low profile and stay out of trouble. But her legitimate older sister keeps bullying her, and her aunt still can't stand her, so she's determined to marry her off as the Marquis's heir's second wife. Could there be something wrong with the heir? She has to find out. Otherwise, if she marries him without knowing the truth, a hard life will be
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- 63 Being a Stepmother Is Hard: After the Marquess’s Wife Was Reborn, She Gave Up Trying 继室难当，侯门主母重生后摆烂了 In her previous life, the concubine-born Shen Qiao married into the Yongning Marquis’s household and became the Marchioness of Yongning. The Yongning household was full of scheming people and troublemakers. She and her husband were distant despite keeping up appearances, and after he died young, she struggled to raise their child alone. She thought her suffering would finally be over, but her son forgot his mother as soon as he married. In the end, she met a miserable death... Reborn, she didn’t 63Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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The Cherished Second Wife 娇宠继室
Reborn into a new life, Gui Qingrou refuses to be a caged bird in the inner quarters. But on one side, the Earl of Qingchang clings to her like a dog-skin plaster, refusing to leave her alone. On the other, her betrothed, chosen for her by the matchmakers, is forcing her into a bridal sedan. * At first, Xiao Zhixian thinks Gui Qingrou is a shallow woman with no ambition. Later, he discovers she's not nearly as bad as the rumors make her out to be. As he watches over her, he grows protective
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A Marriage of Convenience Made Me the Future Chief Counselor's Stepmother 冲喜成了未来首辅大人的继母
They say the Shen family’s daughter has married into the Xie family in town once again. Last time, she was sent to marry the old man to bring him good fortune. This time, however, it is an imperial betrothal, and she enters the Xie household in a phoenix crown and embroidered wedding robe to marry their young master, now the top scholar. The two times Mr. Xie welcomed her through his doors in brilliant red wedding robes, his feelings were completely different. This time, he did it for himself. B
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Reborn After Transmigrating into a Book: The Marquis's Stepmother 穿书重生之侯府继母
[Completed] [Alternate-universe political intrigue + Slice-of-life ensemble cast + Transmigrate into a book and be reborn + Spiritual spring space] Shen Wan stayed up late reading a novel and scored a one-way ticket into the book. And she transmigrated right into the night vigil. Just thinking about it was thrilling. Looking at the wicked stepmother’s role she’d been given, minor cannon-fodder Shen Wan felt a little scared. She stole a glance at the male lead kneeling beside her, only five years
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Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离
[Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband
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The Wise Empress Who Never Tries to Improve 继后贤后娘娘她总是不上进
[Lazy-Fish Empress + Wife-Doting Emperor + Sweet, Exclusively Doted-On Romance] Yan Zhaoyuan was born into the Chu dukes' family as their beloved youngest daughter. She never knew hardship growing up, and by the time she was fifteen, she had never had to suffer through life's difficulties. When she was granted a marriage and made empress, she planned to take things easy, lie flat, and slack off until retirement. Before she had even done anything, the young emperor was already clinging to her lik
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Mr. Zhen’s Marriage-First, Love-Later: Twice the Happiness 甄总先婚后爱快乐加倍
[A different take on marriage first, love later + comedy + bickering + constant sparks + age gap + healing] Zhen Xinwei initially misunderstands Qian Haohao. Later, his parents conspire to set them up, and he marries her. Zhen Xinwei says, “I never fake my marriage.” Qian Haohao replies, “What a coincidence. I never take marriage seriously.” Qian Haohao doesn’t believe in love, yet by a twist of fate, she ends up marrying for the second time. After the wedding, she tells Zhen Xinwei, “I’m not af
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The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law 侯府长媳
Xie Jingxi’s second sister died in childbirth, leaving behind a pair of children. In these circumstances, Xie Jingxi married into the Anfeng Marquis’s household as her brother-in-law’s second wife. After losing both twins, being abandoned by her family, and facing her husband’s distrust, Xie Jingxi chose to live alone in a separate manor for over a decade. Yet in the end, she was still murdered. Reborn, Xie Jingxi resolves to live for herself this time and uncover who killed her. But with no one
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- 71 The Treacherous Minister's Beloved 佞臣娇宠 Su Wanwan came to the capital to get married, only for her cousin to cheat on her. The most powerful noble in the land, the emperor’s brother-in-law, was cheated on at the same time. That was a lot to take in. Her head was spinning. Su Wanwan thought, if that nobleman’s wife could seduce her cousin, why couldn’t she marry her ex-husband? Gu Chengchun thought, if that bastard could steal his woman, why couldn’t he marry his country cousin? “Lord Gu, can you blow out the candle now? Our wedding ni 1.8kReads8.4Score258Shelves
- 72 The Difficult Life of a Second Wife 继室难为 A single marriage ceremony mistakenly pairs Pei Xiurong with Gu Yuanqing. But standing between them are more than just a disapproving, difficult mother-in-law, a scheming stepmother and stepsister, and the intrigues of the inner household. There is also the cold distance of the children from the first wife. Amid the deep courtyards and layers of conspiracy, the legitimate daughter becomes a second wife for the first time and carefully schemes her way to a bright future! 413Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 73 After Becoming the Second Wife, I Took It Easy and Raised the Kids with a Carefree Heart 穿成继室摆烂后，佛系养娃成团宠 [Medical Skills + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Comedy + Adorable Kids + Strong Female Lead] A superpowered military doctor has her body stolen and her soul sent to another world. Three years later, she returns, only to open her eyes in a plain white wedding dress, married off as a replacement bride to the General’s Estate and saddled with two stepsons strong enough to lift anything. Rumor has it that the Marquis’s legitimate daughter is a spoiled, useless fool who knows nothing about embr 1.4kReads9.2Score192Shelves
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The Transmigrated Matriarch Is So Sincere 穿越主母太真诚
Yun Wei, a modern college student with a pure and straightforward nature, transmigrates one day into the body of Yun Wei, the heir's wife in a marquis's household. Faced with the marquis's wife's difficulties, Yun Wei thinks the lady has it terribly hard: she has to manage such a large household and look after that old man, the marquis. When it comes to the heir's beloved cousin, Yun Wei thinks the cousin is delicate and frail, as if she might topple over with a single push. She looks unwell, so
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A Family of Loyal Martyrs Forced into a Second Marriage, and the Comment Section Goes Wild 满门忠烈被逼当填房，弹幕杀疯了
[Past and present connected + two storylines running in parallel + women supporting women] It begins when Shen Shuangyu is branded a homewrecker for supposedly seducing her brother-in-law before her sister's death, then marries into a marquis's household as his second wife. She pours her heart and soul into managing the household, supporting her husband, and raising her stepson and stepdaughter, never uttering a single complaint. In the end, all she gets in return is: “She's doing this to atone.
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The Civet Cat Switcheroo? Hehe! I Switched Them Back 狸猫换太子？嘻嘻！我换回来了
[Reborn as a Marquess's Wife + The Prince Reborn Later + Revenge on the Scumbag Marquis and His Scheming Mistress + The Marquis Faces His Reckoning] Jin Xiyue was the daughter of the capital’s foremost imperial merchant. She married Gu Mingzhao, Marquis Zhongwu, bringing half her family’s fortune with her, and spent ten years as his wife. She never imagined she would end up dying miserably in a run-down courtyard. Only before her death did she learn that Gu Mingzhao and the woman he loved had se
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The Concubine 外室
A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then...
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- 78 Forced to Become the Stepmother of Five Villains 被迫成了五个反派的后娘 After transmigrating, she found herself a stepmother, and every one of her stepchildren was destined to become a major villain. The reason? Their stepmother had been cruel, vicious, and utterly unreliable. Qiao Lianlian was mortified. Luckily, Heaven had sent her here. From then on, she patiently taught the children to be kind, and the little string beans grew into chubby dumplings. But just then, the children’s father returned, and Qiao Lianlian discovered that four of the five children had ast 10.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 79 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Villains 穿书后我成了三个反派的恶毒后娘 Original novel of the short drama After Transmigrating into a Book, I Became the Stepmother of Three Villains [Storage Space + Farming + Power Fantasy + Devoted Couple + Adorable Villainous Children] Ji Zhihuan went from being an S-rank member of a special forces team to transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder female character who dies in Chapter Three. She married Pei Yuan, a former war god who was as good as dead, and became the stepmother of three future villains. She was the first ste 8.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 80 After the Divorce, the Villainous Stepmother Brings Blessings to the World! 和离后，反派后娘福载天下！ Su Xin peered into the secrets of fate and discovered that her terrible luck in this life was because someone had stolen her fortune and the merit she'd accumulated over a hundred lifetimes in her previous one! As she was pondering how to fix it, a bolt of lightning sent her back to her previous life. From the start, her stepfather had already packed her off to become someone else's stepmother. A wild System suddenly bound itself to her, too. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven troublesome k 36.8kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
- 81 After Becoming the Wicked Stepmother, the Villainous Kids Beg Me to Hold Them 穿成恶毒继母后，反派崽崽哭着求抱抱 The moment Li Yueshu opened her eyes, she found herself as the wicked stepmother of the four future villains in a book. When the villains grew up, they began taking revenge on their stepmother. The eldest son, a powerful eunuch who held sway over the court, threw her to a group of eunuchs for their amusement. The second son, a corrupt merchant who amassed all the wealth in the land, offered her false hope when she was at her most desperate. The third child, a daughter whose mastery of poison sho 143Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 82 I Became the Wicked Stepmother of Three Sweet Kids 穿成三个乖乖崽的恶毒后娘 [Space + Adorable Kids + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good] Hua Qianmian was a space-wielding esper in a modern special abilities department. She died in an accident on a mission and transmigrated into another world, inhabiting the body of a stepmother with the same name. Her former self was lazy, greedy, and shameless, with a worldview that beggared belief. Looking at three sweet children who were so well-behaved they broke her heart, and a mother-in-law who genuinely stood up for her, she decided to 5kReads9.3Score794Shelves
- 83 A Zombie Transmigrates and Gets Tricked by a Villain into Becoming a Stepmother 丧尸穿越后，被反派诓去当后娘 What should I do after transmigrating? Chu Chi held her head in her hands and thought for ages. A zombie's brain has only just grown in, so she has to make good use of it. When in doubt, sleep on it first. After Lin You'an woke up, the first thing she did was grab her little sister and escape the wolf's den. Along the way, she also found herself a stepmother. “So, you’re saying you’re my son?” “Mm-hmm.” “How old am I?” “Eighteen?” “How old are you?” “Eight.” “I’ve read plenty of books, so don’t 24.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves
- 84 Transmigrated as a Wicked Stepmother: Raising Kids and Building a Fortune 穿成恶毒后娘：带崽崽发家致富 [Comedy, Two Spaces, Sweet Romance, Adorable Kids, Satisfying Read] College student Yu Hua becomes the wicked stepmother of three children. Faced with the two sons who just buried her, she stares wide-eyed at them. The situation is painfully awkward. Second son: “Big brother, is she a person or a ghost?” Eldest son: “She has a shadow. She’s a person.” Third son: “You really won’t hit me anymore?” Yu Hua: “I don’t hit children. I mean it.” A little thing tells her that it gave her the wrong space 3.3kReads9.3Score496Shelves
- 85 This Stepmom Is a Little Unhinged, and the Three Kids Love Her 这个后娘有点疯癫，三宝好爱哦 [Romance, doting on her mother, child, and wife, adored by the whole family, hilarious] After a tiny mishap, Jiang Tu’s soul transmigrates into the past and she becomes the evil stepmother of triplets. She wrings a pocket dimension out of the System, which flies into a rage and logs off. The eldest, Gu Ziyi, says, “We have to support Mother in her old age and be there when she passes.” The second, Gu Ziqing, says, “We’ll earn lots and lots of silver for Mother to spend, buy her lots and lots of 5.1kReads9.2Score718Shelves
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A Second Wife's Trials in a Farming Household 农家之继室难为
After transmigrating into a book, she finds herself as a doomed character whom her husband despises in both of his lives. For Li Zhu, who grew up in the city, adapting to life in an ancient farming village can be summed up in one word: miserable! But with a “mother-in-law keeping tabs on her” above, “mischievous kids causing trouble” below, “the original heroine and supporting female character, both reborn, watching her like hawks” on the left, and “all kinds of awful villagers popping up” on th
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- 87 Reborn: The Trials of a Second Wife 重生之继室难为 I was the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Nanping. From a young age, I was raised by my stepmother, and I was very close to my elder sister. When she died from a hemorrhage during childbirth, I married her husband to care for her two children. But my brother-in-law already has someone he loves. What am I supposed to do...? (This book has three volumes in total, and each volume tells a different story.) 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 When the Duke's Second Wife Stopped Causing Trouble 当国公府继室不再作妖 Zhong Xiuran takes a nap and wakes up as the widowed second wife of a Duke's household from a novel she read the night before, a character who shares her name. Remembering the original owner's habit of stirring up trouble, she worries deeply about her future. Luckily, she can use the novel's plot to change the fate of herself and her loved ones. But she never expected that this world of the book held secrets even its author didn't know about! 10Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 89 I Became the Great Villain’s Second Wife, but All I Want Is to Run Away 穿成大反派的继室，她一心想跑路 [Transmigrates into a book + wish fulfillment + farming + villain + raising kids] Lin Jiao woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a novel with a strong female lead. Wearing a shabby short shirt, she lay in a dilapidated thatched hut, having become the miserable second wife of the great villain Xie Zhen. Half a year earlier, the original owner had lusted after the villain’s looks, seized him by force, and forced him to marry her as his second wife. Then the world turned upside down. T 462Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 90 Reborn as the Marquis’s Second Wife, I Go Crazy Every Day 穿成侯府继室后，日日发癫 (Face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + unhinged at any moment + clear-eyed about the world + no saintly heroine + heroine is mentally radiant + overflowing with martial virtue) On the night the timid second daughter of the Jiang family marries into the Marquis of Pingyang’s household, a concubine drives her to death on the spot. Jiang Yutang, who crosses over to live in her place, believes that if you’re in the right, you should never let up; even if you’re wrong, you should still 607Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 91 The Duke's Second Wife Wins People Over with Food 国公爷的继室以食服人 [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] Su Ruyi, a top-tier star among food bloggers on a popular platform, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world after a gas leak! On the very day of her wedding, Su Ruyi, the only legitimate daughter of the Minister's household, accidentally bumps her head and passes out! She is a brilliant cook, fair-skinned and beautiful, an outstanding modern woman. The other her has skin like ice and bones like jade, is charming and li 223Reads6.2Score103Shelves
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The Fourth Miss Is a Brilliant Doctor, Yet an Illegitimate Daughter 四小姐医术精湛却是私生女
In the eleventh year of the Chenghua reign, on the day the crown prince was formally appointed, the Liu and Sheng families of imperial physicians were massacred. Sheng Miao, the Sheng family's only daughter, survived because her father hid her in a secret room. After witnessing her parents die before her eyes, she lost not only her memory but also her voice. That day, he followed his father's dying wish and went to Jianzhou to bring home the Mei family's illegitimate daughter who had been living
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Is It Hard to Be a Stepmother? 继母难为？
[Slow burn + Household intrigue + Sweet, devoted 1v1 romance + The daily battles between a young stepmother and her five stepdaughters] [The male lead has no exes and is very chaste; an old flame suddenly catching fire] Ming Yu Nu was the daughter of the Grand Princess, the Emperor's own cousin, and the Empress Dowager's favorite. She was granted the title of County Lady Mingyue and was the one and only love of every young man in the capital. Then one day, the “real daughter” showed up, and Ming
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