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Startling Heron 折惊鹭
Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run
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- 2 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 658Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 3 Heart-Eating Beauty 噬心娇 [Mutual first-time partners + Possessive, domineering male lead + Angst] [The male lead is ruthless and cold-hearted. If that’s not your thing, proceed with caution.] [The female lead is clear-headed and rational, not the lovesick type. If that’s not your thing, proceed with caution.] [Content warning: The female lead is just an ordinary person. Under imperial rule, she has no golden finger, so don’t expect her to escape the male lead easily. The male lead is exceptionally clever, so don’t expec 197Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 4 Everyone Says the Beauty Is a Menace to the Nation 都说美人她祸国殃民 [Forced marriage and ruthless pursuit + groveling to win her back] Beauty vs. power The male lead isn’t a perfect person at first. He’ll dote on her, but he’ll also force her. The female lead disguises herself as a man. It’s not pure angst, and the later chapters get more comedic. She holds a grudge and will get back at him for everything. Su Muning, a captive from a fallen kingdom, spent six careful years in the enemy country’s cold palace, thinking that simply staying alive was good enough. Bu 771Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 5 Relentless Entanglement 执缠 [Modern Woman in Ancient Times + Not Both Pure + Take by Force + Possessive Obsession + Farming in the Beginning + Many Male Side Characters Like the Heroine, Enter with Caution if That Bothers You…] Before setting out on his campaign, Xiao Gongtai repeatedly made Ji Yin promise she would wait for him to return, and wait for him to come back to Qingshi County and marry her. Ji Yin agreed to everything. Half a year later, Xiao Gongtai returned victorious. Instead of going to the capital to rep 5.1kReads8.8Score32514d adds
- 6 Unawakened 不悟 The disgraced minister Gu Hongjian died in battle at Huzhou. After death, a wisp of her ghost returned to the side of her king, Lin Sizhe. Everyone called her a treacherous minister who deserved to be reviled. Only she knew that she had spent nearly her entire life living for Lin Sizhe. But even she never expected that she wouldn't let Lin Sizhe go, even as a ghost. She was supposed to watch him enjoy the spoils of victory she had won for him, then carry on sweet-talking another woman. Gu Hongji 1.5kReads9.2Score13114d adds
- 7 The Prince's Madcap Bookish Attendant, Disguised as a Man 女扮男装疯批太子小侍读 [Rebirth + possessiveness + yandere + woman disguised as a man + regret and redemption + sweet and heartbreaking romance + both leads' first love. An obsessive, controlling male lead vs. a freedom-loving heroine who isn't a saint] Su Cenan died in the fourth year of her imprisonment in the imperial palace. She never expected to open her eyes again and find herself reborn in the days when she had entered the palace disguised as a man to serve as the Crown Prince's attendant. The Crown Prince, J 416Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 8 After Becoming a Marquis's Concubine, I Spend Every Day Trying to Escape 穿成侯府小妾后，每天都在逃 (A transmigration romance full of angst: first the heroine suffers, then the arrogant male lead gets tormented mercilessly, insanely, and obsessively.) (A calm, clever transmigrator who always keeps a clear head + a male lead who's cold and restrained at first, then desperately tries to win her back and turns into a shameless simp.) Wei Heng, Marquis of Ningyuan, passed the imperial examinations in his youth and now commands the Wude Bureau, earning the emperor's favor. Hated by his father and 283Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 9 The Concubine He Stole Doesn’t Love Him? The Mad Prince Breaks Down in Tears 抢来的小妾不爱他？疯狗王爷哭了 [Forced romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + pure historical romance, set in a world inspired by the Wei and Jin dynasties + rugged prince + coercive pursuit + a long road to winning his wife's heart] Qing is a poor herbalist who is kidnapped by the Hu people while gathering herbs on the mountain with her father. The Hu men try to assault her, but a general arrives to suppress the bandits and kills them. The general is about to tear off her clothes when another group of men arrives. She 723Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 10 Admiring the Golden Bough 慕金枝 [Reclusive, violent, unhinged emperor x stunning young lady from a marquis's household who speaks a dialect] The Xianbei aristocracy were born tall and handsome, but every one of them had some flaw: headaches, chest pain, and violent tempers, or a lust for killing, sexual indulgence, and fine food. The imperial Tuoba clan was especially bad. The fourth young lady of the Wuyang Marquis's household caught the eye of the emperor, a nobleman of Xianbei descent, while boating on a lake. He forcibly b 1.7kReads8.7Score15714d adds
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[Falling Blossoms Know My Heart] 【落花知我意】
[Devoted Prince x Noblewoman] [Historical Romance Tragedy | Childhood Sweethearts, Bad Ending | Court Intrigue and Palace Schemes] Princess Jialing Shen Wan is the cherished jewel of the Shen family. As children, they caught fish together on spring days and gathered around the stove to boil snow on winter nights. Within the palace walls, she and Song Jinghan vowed to spend their lives together. But then the winds of fate shifted. Her cousin, who had returned after years away, stirred up trouble
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- 12 Year After Year, We Never Shared a Moment of Joy 岁岁无相欢 [Young Emperor ✖️ Princess Sent to Marry for Peace] [Tragic Ending] After Nanlin is defeated, Jiang Yueqian, the legitimate princess, shoulders the mission of securing peace and embarks on a marriage alliance, becoming Consort Shu to Emperor Xie Yunshen of the Great Liang. Within Qiwugong Palace, behind the seemingly noble image of a phoenix perched in a parasol tree, lie an emperor's unfathomable heart and a deadly struggle in the inner palace. Before her stand a dignified, calculating empress 157Reads—Score914d adds
- 13 Snow Settles at Dusk 暮落雪凝 Every time Xiao Jin looked at her, it was as if he were seeing someone else through her. She never understood why, until she saw that painting…. “Everyone loves Li Qian. What about me? I am the legitimate princess of Great Liang, yet I still can’t compare to a lowly concubine!” She knew she was only a substitute, but in the end all she could do was endure and make the best of it. There was nothing she could do to change her fate…. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Third Year After My Husband Left 夫君走后第三年
[A memoir of her late husband + an amnesia plot + a playful, straightforward heroine pretending to be silly VS a devoted, easily flustered young gentleman] Thinking of you, I pray you’re safe * I beg you to forget the past Everyone says Pei Qingwei was deeply in love with Qi Wangchu. She observed three years of mourning for him, and still stayed with the Qi family instead of remarrying. Of course, Pei Qingwei wasn’t truly heartbroken over Qi Wangchu. She simply couldn’t bear to part with the vas
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In This Floating Life, Our Love Remains Unfinished 浮生若世不了情
Some cherish her as a priceless treasure; others cast her aside like worthless scraps. The one she loves lies beyond mountains and seas, and no force can bridge the distance. He spends his whole life striving for nothing more than one person.
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- 16 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
- 17 I Love You, and I’d Gladly Be Your Consort 爱你甘愿为妃 He calmly drank the bowl of abortion medicine as she watched, but she never imagined he would kill their child with his own hands and still refuse to let her go. He told her, “In life, you belong to me. In death, you’ll be my ghost.” 135Reads7.2Score—14d adds
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The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人
(The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person
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- 19 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
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The Princess's Waning Interest 公主意阑珊
As a princess of the Southern Dynasty, Feng Qingyao has never wanted for anything in her life, except for that “Prince Consort” who caught sight of her bathing but refused to take responsibility. He says he has someone he loves, so she sneaks out of the palace to steal him away. He says he wants to become a monk, so she burns down the temple. He says he wants to leave the capital, so she follows him in plain clothes. At last, he gives a bitter smile. “Princess, I’m just a commoner with a littl
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- 21 Twin Palace Blossoms 并蒂宫花 A sudden banquet changes the life she had thought was happy, but who else does it bring happiness to? Su Wanying, seated upon the phoenix throne, should be delighted, yet only two streams of tears fall from her eyes. Is the drink presented to her poison, or hope? Looking back on the past, it seems that the words “I will never let you down” have long been etched into her bones... and taken up residence in his life as well. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 The Struggle for the Throne 夺嫡 The path to the throne, the blood of one's own kin... You say winter is the coldest season... No. Nothing is colder than your heart... 340Reads8.8Score10514d adds
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Longing for Distant Mountains 远山思
That spring, they first met by the water. The girl who fell into the lake stirred ripples in his heart. The son of the Marquis of Zhen Guo rescued her from the water, and from then on she tried to keep up with him, never realizing that he had eyes only for her older sister. When she was at her most heartbroken, the only one by her side was the childhood friend who had grown up with her. The everyday moments she had never noticed became deep bonds between them, and after all their twists and turn
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Spring Blossoms Never Return 春华不归
I must have told you I loved you hundreds of years ago. But you forgot, and I never remembered., “Lovers Who Missed Each Other” Years of companionship made him take her for granted. He was so sure she would always be there waiting for him that he went about his own business, treating her with indifference, because she was always there. Her heart finally went cold, and she left. Even the most precious thing seems ordinary once you have it. Only after losing it do you realize what it meant. He
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A Letter to You 与君书
The phoenix coronet and embroidered wedding robes are joined by a red bridal cord, but the other end is tied to a tomb containing only his clothes and crown. His bones have long since vanished, leaving Chu Huihuang to marry nothing but an empty tomb. In life, she belongs to him; in death, she will be his ghost.
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Pear Blossoms Fall over Yunzhou 梨落云洲
[Young General ✖️ Gentle Heiress] [Bad ending ➕ Devoted unto death ➕ Tragic romance] “If I cannot live by your side, then I am willing to follow you to the underworld.” Wen Lichu, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was gentle, well-mannered, and blessed with both talent and beauty. At a spring banquet, she caught a fleeting glimpse of the young general Xu Yunzhou. He rode in splendid finery, while she stood like a pear blossom against the snow. A
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Late in the Hour of the Goat 未时晚
“Both leads are pure” / “Tender and heartwarming” / “Rebirth” / “Heartbreaking romance” / “Palace intrigue” / “He chases her” / “Happy ending” This story has two pure leads! “Remember, no daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe or the Lu clan of Fanyang can become empress!” But Brother Che, if that’s true, why did you marry me? And if you married me, why did you treat me that way? The Cui clan has always been loyal and righteous. Heaven and earth can bear witness. Shall I prove it with my life? If I
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Flowers of the Rear Courtyard 后庭花
[Scheming Prince]+ [Princess of a Fallen Kingdom]+ [Tragic Romance]+ [Bad Ending]+ [Li Er and Xiao Yang] A gender-swapped Li-Yang story, modeled on the tale of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Consort Yang. She was the empire's little princess, bright and lively, adored by everyone. He was an illegitimate son of the prince's household whose origins were unknown, scheming and brooding, bent only on reaching the pinnacle of power and washing away his humiliation. He approached her, used
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When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后
She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife +
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Has the Grand Tutor Forced Anyone to Love Him Today? 太傅大人今天强制爱了吗
[Yandere obsession + coercive possession + extreme possessiveness + brooding male lead + mutual firsts + tragic ending] [Clear-headed beauty vs. aloof madman] Chu Yanchen was born cold and indifferent, yet a dazzling, proud princess was the one person who could cloud his mind. He plotted every step carefully, becoming her tutor and putting on an air of cool propriety, gentle and courteous. He had meant to win her over slowly, but this hopelessly obtuse girl followed those hidebound rules of etiq
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I Once Loved the Stars Above 也曾属意漫天星辰
He led his troops into battle and returned victorious, but came back with a woman in his arms. She never fought back or fought for attention, yet people kept framing her at every turn. “We promised to be each other's only one for life, but you broke your word.” “I don't love you anymore. Let me go.”
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Ode to Fireflies 萤火赋
Also known as The Shocking Truth: The Great Strategist of Dalin Is a Woman Enter with caution (this is a very different style from the author's story about Ling'er) [Pure historical setting + tragedy + inspiring growth + two strong leads + bittersweet ending] Main couple: a brilliant, devoted female strategist vs. a cool-headed, proper Prince of Yan Secondary couple: a quirky female general vs. a carefree little beggar A story of family, friendship, and love that will make you cry A story with l
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The Moon Hangs over the Western Tower Behind Vermilion Gates 朱门悬月照西楼
The Moon Hangs Over the Vermilion Gates, Shining on the West Tower
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Scarlet Heart (Two-Volume Set) 步步惊心（全二册）
A girl who steps into thin air transmigrates across a thousand years, from the bustling city of Shenzhen to a turbulent imperial court. The princes, embroiled in a struggle for the throne, gaze at her with tender affection, their eyes full of curiosity and temptation, as well as a few traces of genuine and feigned sympathy. She struggles to avoid the tide of history, but those pairs of dark, deep-set eyes hold her fast...
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- 35 Escape from the Peach Blossom Trap 逃夭 After losing her memory, Su Wan lost all her martial arts skills and was left disfigured. For no apparent reason, she married into the Lin family and was swept into a bloody storm. Yun Chen used love as bait, scheming at every turn as he deliberately drew close to her. He used her to wipe out his enemies, only to fall deeply in love with her before he realized it. When the truth came to light and her memories returned, she learned that it had all been a lie: the two of them were sworn enemies, a 399Reads9.0Score5614d adds
- 36 The Substitute Princess Consort 代嫁王妃 On her wedding night, she takes her younger sister’s place as the bride, only to discover she’s been tricked. The groom has been switched for a notorious lecher who marries four wives a year. Rumor has it he’s cursed to bring death to his wives, and not one of the four has survived more than three days. Unluckily for her, she’s just become his fifth. To save her own life, she sets fire to the bridal chamber on their wedding night and takes a handsome man with her as she flees in the chaos. But h 13Reads9.0Score—14d adds
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Remembering Awu 念阿妩
Remembering Awu
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A Pillowful of Dreams 枕万梦
[Marriage first, love later + the second male lead wins the girl + a groveling chase + past and present lives] A battlefield of romantic entanglements at every turn. Xiao Susheng is an unloved prince, with no one to care for him. He gives away the only person who ever cared about him. Mei Shu develops feelings for the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, Xiao Weichen, while carrying out a mission. They’re both handsome, but why not choose the gentle and affectionate Weichen? To her surprise,
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After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了
[Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y
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Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢
I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy
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Lost in the Mist, the Fallen Princess Can't Escape 迷雾中，亡国公主逃不掉
Jiang Nuanyue: “Why does everything I want have to leave me?” Yun Yuan: “Your name is Nuanyue, Warm Moon. Why won't you let your warm moonlight shine on me?” Jiang Yan (Yue Yi): “Don't worry, my princess. Wherever you are, I'll be by your side.” Qing Luo: “Little Nuanyue, I'm so cold. Just like that frozen lake in winter all those years ago. Will you hold me?” Why is everything I reach for like grains of sand slipping through my fingers, impossible to hold on to?
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Reborn as a Princess Sent to Marry, I’m Forced into Love by a Mad Tyrant 穿成和亲公主，被疯批暴君强制爱
Main couple (Yang Wan × Hu Ge) (Reborn together + power-struggle satisfaction + a man desperately trying to win back his wife + a dark, intensely possessive male lead) In her previous life, Yang Wan mistook love for a place to call home. She spent half her life plotting for Hu Ge, only to see her entire family executed and herself consumed by flames. Only as she lay dying did she understand: she had fed her true heart to a wolf, and every shoulder she leaned on left her wounded. Reborn, she c
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A Beauty Hard to Keep 姝色难留
(Passing readers, this is a sweet romance. Sweet, sweet romance. (●°u°●) The author never lies.) The Great Yin imperial family cares most about rules, yet respects them the least. If someone they dote on acts outrageously right over their heads, they let it slide. But those they dislike are punished for even the tiniest mistake. The great clans: Thanks so much for treating us so differently. The imperial family’s most beloved, Princess Feng Lian of the Great Yin Dynasty, is a wild and unrestrain
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- 44 Forgotten Beauty 红颜忘 She is a spirit child, and the reincarnation of a gifted witch. From the moment she was born, she could forget nothing. He grew up with her, but is fated to lose his memories once every five years, leaving his life in fragments. Yet even when he forgets, the grudges from their past lives still bind them together. Meanwhile, three factions are stirring, and a tangled web of espionage and conspiracy is slowly taking shape. After enduring trials of the heart, the grudges of the martial world, and t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Old Stories Lost to the Years 经年旧事付流光
I wrote this little piece in a frenzy after watching the film Full River Red about a year ago. I've revised it and added a bit more, and am posting it here for safekeeping. The main character is He Li, alongside my original female lead, A Ling. The story takes place several years before the film and tells of a clear-eyed yet consuming love from the past. “To meet is no better than never to have met; what is love but the same as indifference? Everything that happened here, whether it made sense o
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