Ancient-Era Novels Adapted Into TV Dramas 电视剧原著小说（古代）

1. 201 知 Know No More: The Green Grows Lush, the Red Fades Away 知否？知否？应是绿肥红瘦 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction914k WordsOngoing Synopsis of The Story of Minglan In the Northern Song dynasty, Sheng Minglan, the illegitimate daughter of the Sheng family, loses her mother, Wei Xiaoniang, when a favored concubine, Lin Qinshuang, schemes against her and causes a fatal labor. Her mother’s last words, “Staying alive matters most,” become Minglan’s guiding principle. Taken in and raised by Old Madam Sheng at Shou’an Hall, she learns from her grandmother to keep a low profile, endure, and establish herself by managing a househol 87Reads7.2Score—Shelves
2. 202 知 As the Records of History Tell: The Complete Story of Minglan 知否青史载红妆：明兰全传 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction726k WordsOngoing In The Story of Minglan, Minglan, an illegitimate daughter of the Sheng family, loses her mother as a child. In the depths of a grand household, she survives by staying cautious and concealing her talents, fortunate to have her grandmother’s protection and guidance, which teach her the wisdom to survive and the art of managing a household. After coming of age, she marries Gu Tingye, the Marquis of Ningyuan. From a new bride in the marquis’s household to the woman in charge of the family, she use 32Reads7.5Score—Shelves
3. 203 知 Know No More: The Green Grows Lush, the Red Fades Away, Transmigration Edition 知否？知否？应是绿肥红瘦穿越版 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction879k WordsOngoing The story follows Yao Yiyi, a modern-day clerk who transmigrates into the body of Sheng Minglan, a concubine-born daughter of the Sheng family. Armed with modern knowledge, she navigates the intricate schemes of a grand household ruled by strict hierarchies. From the first signs of danger surrounding Concubine Wei’s mysterious death to hiding her talents while studying at Shou’an Hall and outwitting Lin Qinshuang and her daughter, Minglan carefully plots each step, keeping a low profile and endu 37Reads7.1Score—Shelves
4. 204 穿 Transmigrated as a Cannon-Fodder Palace Maiden: I Ran Wild in Empresses in the Palace 穿成炮灰秀女，我在甄嬛传杀疯了 Guess If I Guess Whether You Can Guess祢猜我猜你猜不猜Female-Channel Fanfiction443k WordsOngoing The Uncrowned Empress Dowager: The Legend of Shen Meiwan Lin Wei, a modern woman, unexpectedly transmigrated into the ancient imperial palace as Shen Meiwan, a doomed palace maid. From the start, she was trapped in a dead end in the Bureau of Palace Affairs. To protect herself, she relied on her foresight and ruthless schemes, carefully advancing through the palace’s deadly power struggles: secretly undermining allies to establish her footing, then forging alliances to eliminate formidable enem —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 两 Eight Years Across Two Dynasties 两朝八年 Ge Dan葛丹Historical265k WordsOngoing (Court intrigue) + (Ming dynasty history) + (sweet romance) + (no rebirth or transmigration, but a sweet couple) In the fourteenth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming dynasty, Emperor Zhu Qizhen personally led a punitive expedition, only to be captured at Tumu Fortress by Esen, the Taishi of the Oirat. Thus began his life as an emperor in captivity. How did this captured emperor repeatedly escape death? Was someone watching over him from the shadows? How would Zhu Qizhen and Nan An begin an ex —Reads—Score—Shelves

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