A Miserly Prince Who Thinks Getting a Wife Costs Money 王爷很抠，娶个媳妇能花钱

1. 1 抠 The Stingy Regent's Clumsy Little Wife Has Wasted Her Fortune Again 抠门摄政王的迷糊小娇妻又败家了 Su Jian苏见Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Princess Consort] A sweet, adorable, scatterbrained little princess consort × a domineering, scheming regent Su Yueya is absentminded, eats a lot, and spends money like water. Every month, she manages to eat through every last coin of her father's salary, much to the distress of the Su family. What happens next? Su Yueya sets her sights on the all-powerful regent. Who could have guessed the regent is stingy and broke? At least he's handsome and dotes on her. Su Yueya resolves 723Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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   [Please follow] The first book, the Regent's stinginess is known throughout the capital. Because of the bride price issue, he hasn't married even in his twenties. The wife he eventually married is particularly good at eating and spending money. [Learned] When he was young and taking the imperial examination, Scholar Luo borrowed two hundred taels from the old Marquis and arranged a marriage between his daughter and the notoriously stingy Marquis Lu. His only condition was that his daughter not go hungry. Because of this condition, Lu Yuan had no choice but to spend money on this money-devouring wife.

2. 2 侯 My Lord, Your Wife Is Squandering Money Again 侯爷，夫人又败家了 A Nuan阿暖Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted The notoriously stingy Marquis Lu of the capital has finally married. His bride is the young lady of Grand Academician Luo's household at the Hanlin Academy. On their wedding day, the banquet is nothing but plain congee with a piece of meat the size of a fingernail. It's said the couple's wedding robes were passed down through Lu Yuan's family, and Lu Yuan's robe has already been worn by nine generations. When the people of the capital offer their condolences, Grand Academician Luo is so moved h 140Reads6.3Score—Shelves
3. 3 败 Is the Spendthrift Young Madam Getting a Divorce Today? 败家少奶奶今天离婚了吗 Xian Yan仙颜Modern Romance564k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, she transmigrated into a book and became a cannon-fodder supporting actress, doomed to a miserable fate. No way! She was going to defy fate and rewrite her destiny! So what if he was the world's richest man? So what if he was a scheming billionaire CEO? Even if the Jade Emperor himself showed up, she was still getting a divorce! Nothing mattered more than staying alive. If they wouldn't let her divorce him, then she would just have to start her plan to squander his fortune... 18Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 被 After Being Sold to a Blind Scholar, She Took the World by Storm 被卖给瞎眼秀才后她大杀四方了 Song Sanniang宋三娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She can’t even step outside without having an accident, and after transmigrating, she’s broke as can be. Song Ran looks up at the sky in exasperation. Is anyone more unlucky than her? As it turns out, there’s no such thing as the unluckiest person. There’s only someone even unluckier! It’s bad enough that her buyer is poor, but he’s stingy too! And if being stingy weren’t enough, he’s blind as well! What the hell! She gets up before dawn and works until dark to earn silver, running around and de 9.4kReads9.2Score934Shelves

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   🍁① What kind of happy life will a stingy prince have if he marries a young wife who can eat and spend money? [Making a face]

5. 5 王 The Prince Is Too Poor, So He Clings to His Princess 王爷太穷，只能抱紧王妃大腿 A Hibiscus Plant一株木槿Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted The orphan Yun Li was sold by her great-uncle to an old man as his second wife. On the way, she was abducted and forced to take another woman's place as the bride entering Prince Cheng's household. She had planned to escape, but who knew Prince Cheng would cling to her? She had no choice but to become his princess consort. With nowhere else to go, she might as well give the job a try! But to her surprise, the household she took over was poorer than poor. Being a substitute bride was one thing, b 876Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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   ❷✨This general was truly poor; his official robes were patched, and even after receiving his salary, he was still harassed by the common people. The emperor arranged a marriage for him with a capable wife, and his life became increasingly brighter. His true identity also came to light.

6. 6 穷 The Poor General Takes a Wife 穷将军娶妻 Orange Peel橙色橘子皮Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted In the Great Yuan Kingdom, who's the poorest of them all? It has to be the General's household. They're so poor that even the emperor can't bear to watch, and wants to grant them ten thousand taels of gold. But the empress says, “Your Majesty, instead of giving the General's household ten thousand taels of gold, why not find Chen a wife who knows how to manage a household?” The emperor considers this and agrees. But who would be suitable? Everyone in the capital knows the General's household is 2kReads8.7Score155Shelves
7. 7 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [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 105.4kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves

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   The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a palace maid and is given to a prince as a concubine. She has no special abilities, prefers a carefree life, and wants to live to a ripe old age. She doesn't want to harm anyone, but she is also wary, intelligent, and rational, avoiding any attention-seeking. There are other transmigrated characters in the harem, but the female protagonist doesn't get involved. Being a transmigrated woman is a good thing; she knows who her enemies are and won't harm the innocent. The prince has feelings for the female protagonist and will protect her according to her wishes. Warning: The male lead is not a virgin.

8. 8 穿 After Becoming a Princess Consort, I'm Crazier Than Anyone 穿成王妃后，我比谁都癫 Little Donkey11小毛驴11Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted No golden finger + no pocket dimension + face-slapping + faithful couples + comedy + power fantasy Office drone Chen Jingxi transmigrates and becomes the timid, cowardly Princess Consort of Prince Su, who has spent three years as a widow in all but name. A chaste widow, a princess consort? Isn't that the ideal life: rich, with no husband around? Before she can even celebrate, she's told that Prince Su has returned from the battlefield. On the very day he comes back, Chen Jingxi gets berated and 296Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   Male lead: "How much did you pay him?" Female lead: "Not much, just a thousand taels." Male lead: "Your Highness, do you think making money is easy for me, spending it so recklessly?"

9. 9 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 15.3kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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   The female lead works in the logistics department.

10. 10 启 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Is Wasting Money Again 启禀王爷，王妃又败家了 A Dream of Captivating Beauty素梦倾城Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted She was a top assassin in the twenty-first century, but after an earthquake, she was reborn as Li Qiqi, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s family... Though she should have been born into a life of wealth and privilege, she was abandoned in the mountains and then targeted for murder! Having lived two lives, Li Qiqi was determined to take back everything that belonged to her. But Emperor Shang Yixin pinned her beneath him. “Coming to my door in the middle of the night, Princess Consor 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥The notoriously stingy Marquis Lu of the capital finally got married, to the young lady of the Luo family, a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. ✨On their wedding day, the banquet consisted entirely of plain porridge. ✨No one knew why the young lady married him, or how her father agreed. ✨So, the prospective father-in-law, facing the consolation of everyone in the capital, was teary-eyed. He only had one request of the young marquis: that his naive and innocent daughter be fed, and not go hungry. 🔥Unlucky girl Song Ran accidentally transmigrated while out and about, and to make matters worse, this family was incredibly poor. ✨No one could be more unlucky than her, and that proved to be true. This poor buyer was not only blind but also stingy! ✨She had no choice but to work from dawn till dusk to earn money. Busy running around and dealing with awful people, ✨so she was truly doing the work of a thousand taels of silver for ten coins of indenture! Song Ran quit! The poor scholar leaned closer: "Wife, here, this is the vault, everything inside is yours." ✨Why didn't you say so sooner...?

11. 11 亲 My Mom Said I’m Not Her Real Child, So I Stopped Arguing 亲妈说我不是亲生的，我不再反驳 Yiling Liuliu翼灵遛遛8k WordsCompleted My birth mother said I wasn't her biological child, and I stopped arguing. 473Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 王 A Noble Wife's Easy Days in the Prince's Manor 王府贵媳躺赢日常 Aconite on the Snow雪上一枝蒿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as The Noble Daughter-in-Law of the Prince’s Manor Turns Her Life Around. Romance after marriage, with a slice-of-life feel. After Xia Chenchen, daughter of Lingchuan’s richest family, married Song Zhuo, the fourth son of Prince Yongping, she spent four years being careful and patient, only to meet a tragic end. Reborn, Xia Chenchen finally saw things clearly. If swallowing every indignity still didn’t make life any better, why not live boldly instead? From this day forward, no one co 2kReads8.9Score209Shelves

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    This!

13. 13 将 The General's Abandoned Daughter Flees the Famine with Her Adorable Child 将门弃女：拖着萌宝去逃荒 Jin Huohuo锦火火Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted New title: “Plane-Space Adventures: I Crossed Over with a Light Sniper Rifle.” It’s another strong female lead farming story: gentle and heartwarming at first, then wildly satisfying later on. Meng Qingluo, a special forces ace, is blasted into the sky by a villain’s bomb while rescuing hostages. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself in ancient times, in the body o 15.3kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves

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    The female lead wakes up to find herself being eaten; any later and she'd be nowhere to be found [laughing and crying emoji]. She uses resources and force to lead the entire village out of famine, unlocking a new home, raising two children and Shiro, and later cooperating with 🍅 to help the male lead quickly earn his dowry. It's the first time I've seen a male lead with power and influence but no money [smirking emoji].

14. 14 穿 Transmigration: The Regent Is Fierce, So He Needs to Be Soothed 穿越：摄政王他超凶的，得哄 Little Red Tail小红尾巴Ancient Romance158k WordsCompleted Super sweet and doting, with a lighthearted, slightly comedic tone throughout and absolutely no angst!!! One-on-one romance + System + medicine: a flirtatious, cold, tsundere prince x a sweet, soft, adorable princess who can be adorably fierce. Feng Weirou transmigrates into the body of an unloved concubine-born daughter of the prime minister in Beili. Being a concubine-born daughter would be bad enough, but she’s also a disposable bride-swap character who dies right at the start. The System tel 110Reads8.6Score—Shelves
15. 15 救 Help! The Mad Prince Wants to Cut Out My Kidney for His Drink! 救命，疯批王爷要割我腰子下酒！ Tart Candy糖酸酸Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + spoiling and protecting each other + comedy + no saintly heroine + sweet romance!] On the very first day after Qiao Ranran transmigrates, she takes her sister’s place and marries the brutal Prince Zhennan. On their wedding night, she sets fire to his bridal chamber and ransacks it for every valuable she can find. After she’s caught and brought back, she pretends to be an idiot. “Men, they’re all men. So many men, hehe!” “So she really is an idiot. Then cut out her kidney and s 4.1kReads9.0Score377Shelves
16. 16 摄 The Regent's Sweet, Soft-Spoken Consort Became a Clingy Little Sweetheart 摄政王的娇软哑妃，养成了撒娇精 Lin Xia Hua林夏花Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted (Weak heroine) The little mute Feng Lejun is betrothed to a yandere regent who has tortured four concubines to death. Everyone says the little mute will be wrapped in a straw mat and thrown into a mass grave on her wedding night, just like the four concubines before her. Who could have guessed that the regent not only wouldn’t kill her, but would eat and sleep beside her every day? Feng Lejun pretends to be mute because she just wants to stay alive. But if she can’t please the tyrannical regent, 779Reads8.8Score102Shelves
17. 17 软 The Soft, Sniffly Little Crybaby Is Doted on by the Crown Prince at Any Cost 软糯小哭包，太子殿下拿命宠 Cola Isn't Sweet可乐不甜Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted He dotes on her and cherishes her above all others. His precious darling is the only one he loves most. [Sweet, clingy crybaby + transmigrated into a book with a System + ridiculously sweet + wife-doting maniac] A soft, teary-eyed sweetheart + a scheming Crown Prince. In her past life, Wen Ruxian saved the Crown Prince after he fell off a cliff and lost his memory. She never expected them to become enemies instead of lovers. Reborn in this life, Xie Yanci decides to take revenge on the country b 2.8kReads8.9Score173Shelves
18. 18 甜 The Sweetly Seductive Princess Has the Chaste Prince Falling for Her 甜诱王妃撩爆，禁欲王爷也要沦陷 Green Tea绿茶茶Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted [Reborn + very sweet romance + pampering + flirting + lighthearted] In her previous life, Xu Qingcheng was manipulated into mistaking her enemy for her benefactor, and ultimately died far from home. Reborn on her wedding night, Xu Qingcheng knows she won’t mistake the wrong person this time. The lifesaving benefactor she has been searching for all along is actually her husband! Looking at the cold, distant man, she decides to go all in. She sways her waist, gives him a flirtatious glance, and pe 10.9kReads9.2Score896Shelves
19. 19 深 Deeply Cherishing the Southern Branch 深予南枝 Fairy Flower of Sweet Wormwood宣草妖花Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted Nan Zhi was branded a jinx and kicked out by her stepmother, so she rented a place with Fu Runshen. She thought Fu Runshen was just a down-on-his-luck office worker. Then one day, she saw company executives bowing and scraping to him, calling him “Young Master Fu.” As the only son of Jincheng’s richest man, Fu Runshen had been plagued by bad luck since childhood. Drive a luxury car, get into a crash. Live in a mansion, get hit by an earthquake. Spend more than 100 yuan on a meal, and he was guar 2.4kReads8.8Score246Shelves
20. 20 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6kReads9.4Score746Shelves

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    Let me recommend these books! [Laughing][Laughing] These books are all very good (♥∀♥). The third one is about a woman who marries right after transmigrating, only to have her fortune stolen by the male lead's family.

21. 21 大 The Tyrant Has Arrived, Carrying His Adorable Little Wife 大暴君拎着他的小娇妻走来啦 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Song Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she wrote herself. - She goes out to admire the lotus flowers and gets shoved in front of an arrow meant for the tyrant by a scheming white lotus. She attends a palace banquet, gets tempted by the wine, and ends up testing whether it’s poisoned for the tyrant! At first, The tyrant: “My queen really is a jinx.” Later, The tyrant: “The queen must be in love with me.” Song Qingqing: “No, I’m just a jinx. Ma 2.1kReads9.2Score194Shelves
22. 22 权 Power and Favor in the Capital 权宠京华 June六月Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of the novel of the same name, The Glory of Power in the Capital: The Glory of Power 3: The Glory of Power in the Capital, is now open for reservations on the Hongguo app. It premieres on April 30. Everyone says Yuwen Xiao, heir to Prince Su, is a cold-faced military commander with ruthless methods, and that he was born under a lonely star, destined never to find love. Everyone in the prince's residence was left dumbfounded. Wasn't he supposed to have no romantic ent 9.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    🍑Su Yueya, who eats a lot and spends a lot of money, always manages to eat up her father's entire monthly salary, much to the distress of the Su family. What happened next? Su Yueya set her sights on the powerful Regent. However, the Regent was stingy and poor, only handsome and doting on her. Su Yueya resolved to rely on him, training him to spend and earn money for her. 🔥🔥The notoriously stingy Marquis Lu of the capital finally got married, to the young lady of the Luo family, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. On their wedding day, the banquet consisted of only plain porridge and a tiny amount of meat, barely enough to fit a fingernail. It's said that the wedding attire they wore was passed down from Lu Yuan's ancestors, and that Lu Yuan's wedding attire had been worn for nine generations. Facing the consolation of the capital's people, Scholar Luo, with tears in his eyes, had only one request of the young Marquis: that his naive and innocent daughter be well-fed and not go hungry.

23. 23 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (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. 12.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of a prince's mistress, and they are each other's first love. She believes that as long as the money is right, she'll serve the prince and his wife. The male protagonist, hearing her thoughts, becomes very stingy towards her.

24. 24 摄 The Regent Is So Poor, His Princess Consort Keeps Showering Him With Money 摄政王太穷了，王妃哐哐砸钱 The Moon Arrives with the Breeze月到风来Ancient Romance548k WordsOngoing [Strong Male and Female Leads, Face-Slapping and Scum-Bashing, Sweet Romance, Both Leads Have No Romantic Past, Richest Man, Regent] Yu Sheng, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, is abducted by a spoiled rich heir. She calls on the God of War, Sheng Huaijin, to save her. Proud and aloof, Sheng Huaijin has won countless battles and keeps his distance from women. The two words written above his head are: short on cash. Yu Sheng caters to his tastes, showering him with money. Before she knows it, 5Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    [Both characters are virgins, doting, strong male and female leads] The female lead is a merchant's daughter, her family is so poor they only have money left. Forced by a powerful family, she has no choice but to spend a fortune to hire the heir of the prestigious but penniless Duke of Zhenguo to help her out. Male lead: "My name is Shengshi, courtesy name Huaijin. You spent ten thousand taels of gold to bring me this savior?" Male lead: This Yu Sheng is practically showering me with money every day. She feeds me, clothes me, and buys me clothes. Is she plotting something against me? Male lead: Kindness is kindness, loyalty is loyalty, but this little bit of money can't buy me… Female lead: Name your price, Your Highness? Male lead: She definitely has designs on me!

25. 25 大 On the Eve of Their Wedding, the Regent Put His Bride in a Coffin 大婚前夕，摄政王把他媳妇儿装进了棺材 Red Shadow红影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she puts her skills as an heir to a family of miraculous physicians to work, taking down scumbags online! Alongside her sickly, ruthless regent prince, she cuts down enemies and leaves bodies strewn everywhere as they pursue the path to imperial power together! A certain prince, whose wives never seem to survive, schemes darkly. “Princess Consort, people are saying again that your husband has trouble producing heirs!” She glares at him. “Then hurry up and have children. Hav 3Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The prince was unwilling to marry. When asked why, he said it was because marrying a wife cost money. Later, the prince married and gave all his property to her. When asked why, he said it was because he loved her and was willing to give her everything.

26. 26 手 With the City God’s Seal in Hand, Lady Song Dares to Rule on Any Case 手持城隍印，宋大人她啥案都敢断 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + slight horror + ensemble cast + reinforcements later] The Song family scrimped and saved to help Song Zi’an secure an official post, but he disappeared just before taking it up. Song Zheng, who came back from the dead through connections, decides to take his brother’s place. Being an official can’t be that hard. But when she arrives, she discovers that the posting is in a harsh place, full of all kinds of people, where the locals are both poor and unruly. The county office is 14.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
27. 27 后 The Stepmother Returns to the Mountains with Her Little Ones 后娘带着崽崽归隐山林 Purehearted Foolish Xiao Ming纯情憨小明Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted The little girl in the epilogue, a thousand years later, is the heroine of the new book, I Meant to Live Quietly in the Countryside, Yet Somehow Became Famous Across the Land, arriving with a bang! If you’re interested or looking forward to it, come stock up now!!! A renowned 23rd-century doctor has had the same dream several nights in a row. In it, a woman is poisoned and then dismembered by a bunch of little brats. How can that be allowed? Wait, am I going to transmigrate? No way. Chu Muting 918Reads9.1Score177Shelves

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    Chapter 1 Don't Sell My Sister "Stepmother, stepmother, please don't sell my sister, sell me instead!" A five-year-old boy knelt down.

28. 28 王 The Prince Is Dirt Poor, While His Princess Consort Is Rolling in Wealth 王爷穷的掉渣，王妃富的流油 Remembering Lan Yin忆兰因Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted He is a battle-hardened god of war, feared by all. She is a business prodigy who dresses as a man and has amassed a fortune. Through a twist of fate, they exchange wedding vows and become husband and wife, yet they can barely stand each other. She thinks he is a scumbag who carries on with her younger sister. He is so poor he can barely scrape by: the dignified Regent lives on coarse clothes and meager meals, secretly uses her dowry, and even owes the officials their salaries... Yet he still has 16Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    The regent is dirt poor, while the female lead is incredibly wealthy. Her family arranges for her to marry the war god prince in place of her sister. Everyone knows the prince is poor; not only is the wedding less extravagant than an ordinary wedding, but he also secretly misappropriates the female lead's dowry.

29. 29 甜 The Sweet Concubine Is Wild and Flirtatious, Making the Chaste Prince’s Heart Race 甜妃撩又野，撩拨禁欲王爷心狂跳 Xuan Yu瑄玉Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + lighthearted transmigration + sweet historical romance + aloof, chaste male lead + devoted couple] A clumsy, flirty, and hilarious little artist who doesn't realize how suggestive she is VS. A man whose mouth is the most stubborn part of him, aloof and chaste on the surface, with a head full of filthy thoughts. Too much fun can be fatal. Mu Zhenzhen choked to death on her own drool while staying up late watching videos of her favorite husbands! The good news: she came back to li 792Reads8.9Score105Shelves
30. 30 重 Reborn, I Married the Powerful Regent 重生后，嫁给权倾天下的摄政王 Wen Liu温流Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Wen Jiu woke up reborn at fifteen, only to find her sworn enemy arriving with a bridal sedan to marry her?! Luckily... He was only there to escort his sickly younger brother's bride. Wen Jiu knew her fiancé was short-lived, that the Xie family would one day be a house of powerful nobles, and that the young man before her would become a regent with power over the entire court... With her heart pounding, Wen Jiu secretly tried to win over the future regent. “I'll earn the money and support the 1kReads9.1Score204Shelves

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    [Got it][Got it][Got it] First book: The male lead is a regent, but he's stingy, extremely stingy. How stingy? Because he couldn't bear to spend the dowry, he remained single until his twenties! The female lead eats a lot, spends a lot of money, and has a silly, soft, and cute personality!!! [Explore][Explore][Explore] Second book: Although the male lead isn't a prince, just a marquis, he's also incredibly stingy. At their wedding banquet, each person only gets a bowl of plain porridge with pickled vegetables as a side dish!!!

31. 31 穿 Transmigrated as the Prince's Only Daughter: One Punch Sends the Capital's Elite Flying 穿成王爷独女，一拳暴打京城权贵 Shen Yuan椹渊Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A little funny? + Alternate setting + A heroine who's occasionally unhinged and will grow up + Little dumpling + No romance] Jiang An transmigrated. She transmigrated into the body of a three-year-old little dumpling who couldn't lift or carry anything, let alone beat anyone up herself... They say the Zhen Guo Prince's household has a legitimate daughter, raised in the borderlands and doted on, who spends all day teasing cats and dogs and picking fights with everyone. They also say this young l 5.3kReads9.3Score602Shelves

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    In the Yi Kingdom, at the second watch of the night, when all was quiet, dozens of dark figures swept towards an inconspicuous small town from all directions. In the darkness, these people were covered from head to toe in black clothes, their mouths and noses covered with black cloth, leaving only a pair of cold eyes visible. Like ghosts in the night, they all rushed in the same direction.

32. 32 守 After Years of Widowhood, the Rough Soldier Who Died in Battle Comes Home Weeping 守寡多年后战死的糙汉回家嘤嘤嘤 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Everyone's Favorite + Cute Baby]: My husband died while serving in the army, and now that Shen Yunqing is a widow, she's starting to make a fortune, getting rich and beautiful. On the road, she unexpectedly meets a rough man with a booming voice, powerful fists, and a stubborn temper. He's all bark and no bite, rough around the edges but surprisingly thoughtful. When sparks fly, life gets lively. But after traveling together for a while, she realizes this isn't her suppo 13.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    🍀①: The male lead is the poorest in the family, relying on his own salary. He's very stingy with himself, drooling over his son's two hundred taels of silver. The female lead is incredibly wealthy, spending money at a rate that makes the male lead's heart ache. 🍀②: The female lead is a spendthrift; even her own father's salary isn't enough for her extravagant spending. She sets her sights on a rich man, planning to groom him into someone she can spend money on, and surprisingly, she succeeds. Warning: The female lead is too naive.

33. 33 男 My Boyfriend Is So Cheap 男友好抠门 I See the Green Mountains我见青山Urban181k WordsCompleted Wen Tang is beautiful, rich, and knows how to enjoy life. She's a seasoned pro at rolling dice in nightclubs. Yet she's dating a “cheapskate” who bought a home three years ago and still can't bring himself to renovate it. When a catlike beauty meets her puppy-like boyfriend, and a mature woman pairs up with a younger man, the aloof lawyer is at her wits' end: Who can teach her how to tame her wolf-dog pilot boyfriend? 628Reads8.9Score—Shelves
34. 34 假 Forced to Play Along as the Fake Princess of Qin 假冒秦王妃被迫营业 Half of Autumn三秋半Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Early Tang history, pure historical romance, no one-to-one pairing or faithful couples here] After waking up one day, A Li finds herself in the body of Changsun Wuji's younger sister, forced to take the place of her missing twin and marry Prince of Qin Li Shimin. But he is the “enemy” who ruined her family. One scheme, false accusation, and misunderstanding after another leaves her battered and bruised, while his hatred for her only grows. Fortunately, this stalemate is forcibly broken when he 92Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The dowry has been sold off, and the palace has been emptied... You, Princess Qin, will the King of Qin forgive you when he returns...? A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a tale of chasing after a wife through a fiery ordeal, sweet amidst the angst.

35. 35 王 Prince, Your Princess Consort Is Being Stingy Again 王爷，王妃又抠门了 Eggplant Stir-Fried with Green Beans茄子炒豆角Ancient Romance312k WordsCompleted Mu Jiujiu woke up in a mass grave and learned that her predecessor had been strangled to death on her wedding night. She figured she should get out of there as soon as possible. “What? You poisoned me and won't let me eat? Then you don't get to eat either…” Because her body and soul weren't fully compatible, Mu Jiujiu would pass out after eating her fill and wake up with no memory. And so, miserly Mu Jiujiu gradually made her debut… The King of Hell said the Dark Demon had escaped the Ghost Real 10Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 咸 A Lazy Consort's Daily Routine of Gossiping and Staying Alive in the Harem 咸鱼淑妃后宫吃瓜苟命日常 You Guan有涫Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted 611Reads8.8Score106Shelves

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    I highly recommend these books!!! They're incredibly good!!!

37. 37 真 What a Lovely Day to Lie Flat and Slack Off at the Prince’s Manor 真好，又是在王府躺平摸鱼的一天 Mung Bean Who Loves Chicken Legs吃鸡腿的绿豆Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted As soon as Ji Yunqing transmigrates, she learns that she is the legitimate daughter of a seventh-rank county magistrate and has been chosen as Prince Zhao’s concubine. From then on, she is just one lowly concubine in his household. The fourth prince, Prince Zhao, already has a princess consort from a distinguished family, a favored side consort who was his childhood sweetheart, and a host of concubines working hard to get ahead like little monkeys. The lineup makes Ji Yunqing’s head spin. She ha 5.2kReads8.1Score489Shelves
38. 38 和 Eating and Raising Kids with the Young Heir in the 1970s 和世子爷在七零吃瓜养崽 Ten O'ClockL十点LModern Romance450k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + raising a child + watching the drama unfold + devoted couple + System + lie flat + period setting She was a noble heir’s wife, living every day in fine clothes and good food, surrounded by maids. Even after transmigrating into the modern era, she was a rich second-generation kid, spending her days traveling and living off her family. Now, all she has is steamed corn bread every day, cornmeal gruel, and even an egg is a luxury. Just as Lin Qing finally accepts her curre 2.5kReads8.7Score235Shelves
39. 39 野 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 The Madam Smiled夫人笑了Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [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 37.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    🌈🌈💐🍂A united front of nations launched an attack, and Emperor Dijiang personally led the army. Facing a million enemy soldiers, resistance was futile. The people lived in constant fear. A baby was stuffed into a pocket, slung over his body, and he traversed mountains and rivers, sneaking into the enemy camp. Supplies? Take them! Weapons? Take them! Underpants? Take them back for the dogs. When they met again, she was holding a tiny baby. Lu Jiuwan: Come here and change the baby's diaper. Dijiang gritted his teeth, his face cold as he changed the diaper…

40. 40 王 Your Highness, Hold Her Back! The Princess Consort Strikes to Kill 王爷拦着点，王妃出手就要命 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted Transmigration + sweet romance + a devoted couple Lin Ye transmigrates by accident, only to be used as a pawn by her own father and forced to marry a disabled prince. Lin Ye: “Your Highness, I’ve come to defect. How about we pull off a spy-within-a-spy operation?” The prince: Is this woman an idiot or what?! With silver needles in her delicate hands, she heals the prince’s legs. With deft hands, she takes up carpentry and strikes fear into powerful enemies on every side. The prince turns into he 5.2kReads9.3Score576Shelves

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    The second book is about a stingy regent who's willing to spend money on his wife. 1. 🔥 Lin Ye unexpectedly transmigrates and is forced by her father to marry a crippled prince. 🌷 She pledges allegiance to the prince by proposing a spy-like scheme, 🌹 Heals the prince's leg and intimidates his powerful enemies. 🌷 The prince becomes her shadow, and Lin Ye, annoyed, wants to cripple him. 🥬 The crown prince and her father are furious and want to kill her, ❤️‍🔥 She stands with her sword in the night wind, 🍑 The next day, a wind chime with many human heads hangs in her mansion. 🍇

41. 41 穿 Every Day After Becoming a Fat Princess, the Prince Keeps a Close Eye on Me 穿成胖妃后每天被王爷虎视眈眈 Aiyo唉呦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + everyone’s favorite + light fantasy + heroine with multiple secret identities] Other people transmigrate and get caught up in palace battles, trading blows with maids and matrons while teasing handsome men, and end up thriving. Xiao Jinnian’s original self, however, was a fat, ugly nobody who made a mess of everything and brought about her own demise. Without a pretty face to rely on, Xiao Jinnian devoted herself to building a career. Thanks to her superb medical skills 4.2kReads9.1Score445Shelves

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    A lovable, somewhat scatterbrained princess and a cunning, stingy regent. It's said that the stingy regent, unable to afford the dowry, remained single until his twenties. He was offered ice to escape the summer heat in Liucheng, and hearing that dowries were cheap there, he inquired and sent a matchmaker to Magistrate Su's house to propose marriage. Su's youngest daughter, Su Yueya, couldn't let the regent get away with it, and using her limited martial arts skills, she tried to kidnap him. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

42. 42 珺 The Prince of Jun Dotes on His Wife: The Princess Consort Has a Bit of a Temper 珺王独宠：王妃脾气有点爆 Xi Bei Shiqi西贝十七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In the capital stands a residence known as the House of the Living Dead: the Prince Jun’s manor. Prince Jun is paralyzed and disabled, while his princess consort has a poker face and a fiery temper. Before she entered the manor, people trembled at the very mention of it. After she moved in, not a living creature dared to come near! “My dear consort, they say that we’re a pair of calamity stars. How should we respond?” The princess consort doesn’t bat an eye. The willows in the courtyard sway des 1.4kReads9.0Score136Shelves
43. 43 贪 The Money-Grubbing Princess Plucks Every Feather in Her Path 贪财王妃雁过拔毛可还行 Moonset in the West Tower月落西楼Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted [Exile + transmigration + stockpiling + pocket dimension + spirit spring + farming + infrastructure] With the apocalypse drawing near, Su Ni Yue had become obsessed with stockpiling supplies to survive. Even on her deathbed, she made sure to gather one last haul. Little did she know that this super-spy, who clung to life without fearing death, would transmigrate into a book. When she woke, she found she had received a transmigration starter pack: her superpowers had awakened, and her pocket dime 12.4kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 王 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Is Spending Money Again 王爷，王妃她又在花钱了 Yi Zi忆紫Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + one-on-one romance, both leads devoted to each other + sweet romance] Rumor has it that Ling Niantong, daughter of the richest imperial merchant, is a fool with more money than sense. After calling off her engagement, she is about to be forced into another marriage. Ling Niantong waves both hands. “Your Majesty, would one hundred thousand taels of gold be enough to refuse this marriage?” “Not enough? I’ll add another hundred thousand!” From then on, the threshold of the Li 35Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    🌈🌈These two books are very similar.

45. 45 赴 An Appointment for a Beautiful Night 赴良宵 Leader of the Cute Cult萌教教主Ancient Romance780k WordsCompleted After her country fell, she, the former dynasty's demon consort, begged the new emperor to grant her death. Instead, the new emperor clamped a hand around her chin and let out a sinister laugh. “You can't escape me, Fan Lingzhi.” A ruthless tyrant X a demon consort who brought a nation to ruin 172Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Having money means being extremely stingy.

46. 46 长 Immortality Is Beyond Reach 长生不可期 Dugu, All My Life for You独孤一生只为你Eastern Fantasy7.3M WordsCompleted “Senior, please calm down! I'm still young! Please, just let me go!” Li Wuxie begs and pleads, but he still can't escape the demonic matriarch before him. She's ten thousand years old, more beautiful than every immortal under heaven, a mighty tribulation expert, and the leader of the Demon Dao's four great sects and the Immortal Pavilion. He's the innocent, kind-hearted junior brother in the eyes of his Three Pure Ones seniors. Yet with a wave of her hand, she pins him down and ties him up like 729Reads7.2Score100Shelves
47. 47 穿 Reincarnated as the Sweet, Fragile Songbird of a Sick, Possessive Tycoon 穿成病娇偏执大佬的娇软金丝雀 Xiao Axiang小阿湘Ancient Romance430k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + wits and face-slapping + mutual salvation] A brilliant, melodramatic young woman versus a secretly scheming, “pretending-to-be-dead” sickly prince The heroine is clever, has her own mind, and spends the early part of the story focused on escaping. She never gets dumbed down. The hero appears refined and noble, all icy aloofness and gentlemanly virtue, but it’s all an act! He’s a scheming, obsessive boy, dark-hearted for years, who can’t bear to let go once he meets th 29Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 国 The Imperial Uncle's Heart's Cinnabar Mark 国舅心头朱砂痣 Bing Xiang冰香Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Song Sixian transmigrates into the Song family, a clan that sells its daughters for wealth and status. Determined not to be sold as a concubine to an eighty-year-old man, she boldly climbs into the bed of the Imperial Uncle. Shen Yunzhou, the Imperial Uncle of the current dynasty, wields power across the court. Cold and ruthless, he is nicknamed “the Cat Who Leaves Nothing Behind.” He is bent on seizing power, a notorious treacherous minister known throughout the realm. He is also exceptionally 3.9kReads9.0Score487Shelves
49. 49 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Long planned, a marriage of convenience that blossomed into love, a deep understanding and mutual appreciation, a lifetime of companionship, and a blissful life together.

50. 50 被 After Being Taken by Force, the Princess Bride Lost Her Memory 被强取豪夺后，和亲公主失忆了 The Real Zhu阿猪本猪Ancient Romance120k WordsOngoing [Not a female-led power fantasy! Not a wish-fulfillment story! Amnesia melodrama, one-on-one, both leads are each other's only love, happy ending. The male lead is a bit of a jerk at first.] [Sweet and charming little princess × A scheming, blunt, no-good tyrant] In the third year of Jingchang, Pei Zhao rode into the Southern Qi capital and abducted the seventh princess, Sheng Yurong, just as she was about to become engaged. He took her into his tent. The little princess cried for her mother ev 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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