She Supports the Marquis's Household with Her Dowry, but He Brings Home Another Woman! 她用嫁妆供养侯府，他却带回其他女人！

1. 1 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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   🍒🍒①: The female lead uses her dowry to support the general's family, but he earns his position through illustrious military achievements just to gain the opportunity to become her equal wife. 🌴🌴 He looks down on her for only knowing how to live a life of luxury, unaware that she comes from a military family and only became a housewife because of him. 🍃🍃②: The female lead supports the marquis's family with her dowry for six years. Then he brings back a woman from the border, who bears him two sons. 🌿🌿 The female lead cuts off the marquis's family's support, letting them experience the hardships of life.

2. 2 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 23.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
3. 3 主 Being the Mistress of the House Is Hard: Reborn, I Bring Ruin to the Marquis’s Entire Family 主母难当，重生让侯府全家遭殃 Yi Fan Shunshun伊帆顺顺Ancient Romance619k WordsCompleted Traditional historical romance + scheming household intrigue + reborn revenge against scum + powerful heroine and hero + secret identities In her previous life, Mu Ziyue was blind and loved the wrong man. Her in-laws deliberately plotted against her: Her husband pretended every day to suffer from an ailment that made him incapable of sharing her bed, yet secretly had two sons with the Marquis’s adopted daughter. Her mother-in-law always spoke kindly, but secretly ordered the servants to strip th 1.3kReads9.1Score183Shelves
4. 4 笑 Laugh at Her Divorce? After She Marries the Emperor, You'll All Kneel Before Her 笑她和离？改嫁帝王后都给她跪下 Guest from the Immortal Realm仙中客Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 14.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
5. 5 和 After the Divorce, I Became the Emperor's Beloved White Moonlight 和离后，我成了皇帝心尖白月光 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Satisfying Payback + Devoted Couple + The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife and Goes Mad with Love] In her previous life, everyone said Xu Wanning had married well. Her husband had won great military honors and earned the emperor's trust. Only she knew what her life was really like. Reborn, Xu Wanning wanted only to divorce him. But she knew the marriage had been arranged by the late emperor, and divorce would not be easy. In the end, Xu Wanning turned her gaze to the emperor. She mad 4.6kReads9.0Score472Shelves
6. 6 重 Reborn, the Marquis’s Wife Takes the World by Storm 重生后，侯门主母开挂了 Anana安安呐Ancient Romance923k WordsCompleted [Both Reborn + Faithful to Each Other + Mistress of the Household + Sole Devotion] On the eve of her wedding, urgent news arrives from the border. The Marquis of Pingyang leads his troops into battle. To honor and reward him, the court sends the crown prince to stand in for him at the wedding. For eight years, while the Marquis of Pingyang guards the border, Qin Wan sees her mother-in-law off and cares for her grandmother-in-law. Eight years later, the victorious marquis returns with another wom 78Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   She had supported the Marquis's family for eight years, but her husband wanted to marry a concubine. She resolutely divorced him without any regrets.

7. 7 主 A Matriarch's Daily Life: The Self-Cultivation of a Wife 主母日常：为妻的自我修养 A Tomato, a Tomato一枚番茄西红柿Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted {An elegant historical tale + punishing scumbags + career-minded heroine} Gu Beichu was born into a merchant family. To escape the label fate had saddled her with, she married into the Marquis of Wuyang's household with a dowry worth a million. She helped the household out of its financial difficulties. Everyone worried that with her lowly background, life in the marquis's household would be hard for her. But she really wanted to tell them that she was doing just fine: she managed the entire hou 767Reads8.3Score105Shelves

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   🌟💫In the first book, the female protagonist uses her dowry to support the Marquis's household, yet he argues with her for another woman. However, the female protagonist doesn't care; what she values ​​is the platform provided by the Marquis's household. As long as she holds power, she doesn't care about others. 🌟💫In the second book, the female protagonist uses her dowry to make up for the Marquis's household's shortcomings, is filial to her parents-in-law, and loves her husband dearly. However, they take her efforts for granted, so the female protagonist abandons them and gives up.

8. 8 你 Let Them Fight! The Matriarch Just Wants to Lie Flat and Slack Off 你们争吧！主母负责躺平摆烂 Lin Guo'er林果儿Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted Six years ago, Shen Yu'an married into the impoverished Ping'an Marquis household. She used her dowry to pay off her in-laws' debts and exhausted herself keeping the entire family afloat. She honored her parents-in-law, cherished her husband, and bore children for the marquis household. But just after she gave birth to a daughter, while she was still in confinement, her mother-in-law claimed that the birth had ruined her health and she could no longer conceive, then hurried to take three concub 980Reads8.9Score111Shelves
9. 9 换 They Forced Me into a Marriage That Would Kill Me, but I'll Claim the First Wife's Seat 换亲让我死，我偏稳坐主母位 Jin Wanwan金万万Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Adapted into a short drama: The Matriarch Just Wants to Slacken Off, but Goes on a Rampage in the Marquis’s Household After Being Reborn Jiang Shuwan and her legitimate younger sister, Jiang Yao, are both reborn. In their previous lives, both she and Jiang Yao were transmigrators. A workaholic who earned more money than she could spend, Shuwan worked herself to death. In this life, she’s determined to slack off. Jiang Yao is ambitious. She makes a name for herself by plagiarizing poems while sec 997Reads8.2Score100Shelves
10. 10 侯 The Marquis’s Wife Sees Clearly and Builds a Peaceful Daily Life 侯府主母通透，打造清闲日常 Dongfang Lanlan东方懒懒Ancient Romance273k WordsOngoing (The rating is low because not many people have rated it) [Everyday life as a noblewoman in ancient times + family matters + household intrigue + a native-born noblewoman vs. a transmigrated, reborn woman + ensemble cast] Eight years ago, Xie Heyun married into the Marquis of Jinling's household as the heir's wife. Over the past eight years, she has been cherished by the Old Madam, kept her concubines in line, and raised clever children of her own and a well-behaved stepdaughter... So what if th 294Reads8.2Score—Shelves
11. 11 夫 After His Wife Sought a Divorce, the Young General Turned Gray Overnight 夫人和离后，少年将军一夜白头 Disheveled Blue Hair青丝乱Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Complete + not reborn + no transmigration + a heroine who grows] Shen Yihuan has been married into the Song family for seven years. She manages the household, cares for her parents-in-law, and looks after her sister-in-law. Everyone calls her a virtuous wife. To maintain her reputation as a virtuous wife, Shen Yihuan never dares take a single wrong step. She has pushed the version of herself with blood on her hands into a forgotten corner. Everyone says the mistress of the Song family is as kin 444Reads8.9Score125Shelves

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    🔥① Song Xixi agreed to marry Zhan Beiwang because he promised never to take a concubine. On their wedding day, the groom went to war, and she took care of her mother-in-law, supporting the whole family with her dowry. A year later, Zhan Beiwang distinguished himself in battle and used his military achievements to exchange another woman for the position of equal wife. The female lead divorces, and the following books are similar. Follow me to avoid running out of books to read.

12. 12 云 Disheveled Locks: Tangled with a Treacherous Minister, I Can't Escape 云鬓乱：惹上奸臣逃不掉 Three Feet of Brocade Letters三尺锦书Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama The Jade Hairpin Askew, Her Cloud-Like Hair in Disarray In her previous life, Liu Yunxiang was widowed at a young age and spent most of her life working herself to the bone to keep the crumbling Jing’an Marquis household afloat. Only when her hair had turned completely white did she discover that her husband had never died. He had been living in a secluded paradise, blissfully in love with another woman. Her mother-in-law, uncle, and aunt knew the truth, but the 2.7kReads8.4Score871Shelves
13. 13 荒 The Whole Village Is Starving in the Famine, but I Have More Food Than I Can Eat in My Pocket Dimension 荒年全村吃不饱，我有空间吃不完 Yu Qiaoqiao语乔乔Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good revenge + putting scoundrels in their place] Lin Runrun woke up one morning as a daughter-in-law bullied by a wicked mother-in-law. The original owner had used her dowry to support her husband’s studies for the civil service exams, dutifully served her parents-in-law, and looked after her younger brothers- and sisters-in-law. At last, her husband passed the exams and entered officialdom, and she thought her good days had finally arrived. Instead, her husband brought his cous 8.1kReads9.2Score823Shelves

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    She served her in-laws and used her dowry to supplement the general's household, only to be rewarded with a concubine he brought back through military merit. Even her uncle and aunt couldn't tolerate it. Screw that! She turned around and joined the army, becoming a female general. She'd earn her own war merits; what was so special about that?

14. 14 渣 My Jerk of a Husband Wants a Second Wife? Fine, I’ll Empty His Family Home 渣男娶平妻？那就把婆家搬空了吧 Osmanthus Rice Wine Pudding酒酿桂花酪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family confiscated and exiled + reborn + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + face-slapping and punishing scum + making a fortune] Reborn into a new life, Wei Yunlan knows that on the very day Shen Feng takes Xue Linglong as his secondary wife, her family will be framed by a treacherous official, have their home confiscated, and be exiled. This time, she won't make the same mistake as before, staying bitterly at the Shen household and waiting for her family to be cleared of the charges, only to 13.5kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
15. 15 贪 You Want My Dowry and My Life? Reborn, I'll Slaughter My Way Through Them 贪我嫁妆要我死？重生后大杀四方 Green Ink Song青墨歌Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Mingyue was made to marry the crippled heir to the Marquis of Dingbei in place of her adoptive father's daughter. He despised her for the birthmark on her face, and no matter how hard she worked to manage the entire household, she never earned the slightest respect from her husband's family. Only on her deathbed did she learn why her husband had never touched her all these years: not only did he find her ugly, he had also been carrying on an affair with her adoptive fat 173Reads9.0Score102Shelves
16. 16 诈 After Faking His Death, He Went Mad 诈死后，他疯了 Her Mountain她山Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted The heroine was transmigrated into a book before birth + the hero is a native of the world + young love and marriage + rekindled romance + two hopeless romantics + always choosing each other To put her gravely ill father at ease, Jiang Wan married the man he had taken in. After her father passed away, the man said he would take her home. She never imagined he would take her straight to Prince Duan's residence in the capital. Only then did she learn he was Zhao Zhixing, the emperor's fifth son a 140.6kReads8.6Score12.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥They were young lovers, deeply in love, and married with great respect, until he returned from battle with a woman. 🍁🍁🍁He whispered to her, "Lin Xueyao is my deputy general's sister, his only family. He risked his life to take an arrow for me, otherwise I would have been the one to die. On the way back, I asked her, and she doesn't want to marry anyone else, she only wants to be with me. 🍁🍁🍁So I'm thinking of finding an auspicious day to take her as my concubine. 🍁🍁🍁What do you think?" Such is the world; how could such a high-ranking official truly remain devoted to a woman? So she feigned death and fled.

17. 17 你 You Bring a Second Wife Home? I’ll Marry the Prince 你娶平妻进门？我改嫁当朝王爷 I Just Want to Live Forever我就是要长生Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Jiang Wanning married into the Marquis of Loyalty and Valor's household as the legitimate daughter of the wealthiest family in the capital. On their wedding day, her husband, Chen Zhangzheng, was away on an imperial order to suppress bandits. Without hesitation, she offered one hundred thousand taels of silver. He promised her, “Ning'er, when I return, I will never let you down for as long as I live.” A year later, he returned victorious, but brought another woman with him and blu 3kReads7.5Score168Shelves
18. 18 夫 My Husband Wants to Favor His Concubine and Cast Me Aside? I'll Wipe Out His Entire Clan 夫君想宠妾灭妻？我覆灭他全族 Nan Siyin南司音Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + household power struggles + punishing scumbags and humiliating them + satisfying revenge + the emperor’s uncle pursues his wife] In her previous life, Yang Zhao upheld the crumbling household under the name of being a daughter-in-law of the Shen family. She protected the women through the dark years of exile and devoted herself to raising her adopted son into a success. But when he finally donned his official robes, the first blade he turned was pointed at the entire Yang family. On th 4.1kReads8.8Score536Shelves

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    To prevent her family from becoming too powerful, the female protagonist married into the Shen family, a clan whose men were all to be exiled. She held the Shen family together for six years, and her father and brothers even used their military achievements to expedite their return to the capital. [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged] The adopted son she raised turned out to be her husband's child with another man; her husband only wanted to use her family as stepping stones. She should go back to the beginning of their return to the capital, have his legs broken, and then scheme against that ungrateful family.

19. 19 被 Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后，五个哥哥杀疯了 A Lifetime of Splendor一世风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    ①Life is short, so enjoy it while you can. Shen Yihuan should have lived a carefree life, but she gave up everything for the general, willingly imprisoning herself in a small space. She thought life would be peaceful and happy, but unexpectedly, the general brought a mistress. She knew she could no longer deceive herself. "Those who abandon me, I cannot keep." [Cool][Cool][Cool] ② Shen Ning abandoned her family to be with the general, taking care of his household affairs and cooking for him, only to receive the words, "A-Ning, I want to marry her."

20. 20 宠 Favoring a Concubine and Seizing the Dowry? I’ll Ruin Your Entire Household and Marry into the Royal Family 宠妾灭妻夺嫁妆？废你满府嫁皇家 Guo Sweet Potato郭番薯Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Jinyun managed the household and carefully raised her stepchildren, preserving the marquisate’s wealth and prestige. In the end, all she got was a cup of poisoned wine and a reputation as a wicked stepmother that would stink for a thousand years. After her death, her husband, who had never shown interest in women, welcomed a new bride in grand style. On their wedding day, he gazed at his bride with deep affection and said: “Jiao’er, I’ve finally brought the children 3.8kReads8.8Score415Shelves

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    ❷✨The female lead, a high-ranking special agent, transmigrates into the body of an ugly concubine. Her husband marries both wives and concubines, and the concubine even enters the household with the rites due to a principal wife. She immediately divorces him. ❸✨In both her past and present lives, her husband's entire family is awful, with no good memories. After her rebirth, without the female lead's help, let's see what happens to them… ❹✨The female lead is reborn, remembering everything from her past life, and thinking of her fiancé who only has eyes for her, she directly remarries the Ninth Prince.

21. 21 妻 A Shared Wedding? I Wrote a Divorce Letter on the Spot, Then Married the Scumbag Prince 妻妾同娶？我当场休书，转身嫁给渣男皇叔 Yun Jiutang云九棠Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into the body of an ugly, unloved princess consort, with a scheming green-tea rival on one side and a scumbag persecutor on the other. As a modern-day agent with medical skills, poison, and a pocket dimension at her disposal, how could she put up with this? With a needle in one hand and poison in the other, she utterly trounced the scumbag and his wicked lover. She adopted a secret identity, built her career, turned the prince's manor upside down, and tossed him a divorce lette 382Reads8.8Score106Shelves
22. 22 独 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 Writer's Block文荒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 20.9kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
23. 23 被 Nailed into a Coffin and Drowned in a Pond, I’m Reborn to Make the Scumbag Lose His Heirs 被钉棺沉塘，重生让渣男断子绝孙 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) [One-on-one romance, devoted to each other, powerful and doting] In everyone's eyes, Princess Su Chenyu of Fengyi has nothing but beauty. In truth, she's spoiled, rude, and incredibly stupid, known as a good-for-nothing. Her fate is to have her fingers nailed into a coffin before being drowned in a pond. Who could have expected the useless princess to be reborn and reveal her brilliance? They called her foolish, useless, and rude. In her previous life, her heart was c 5.1kReads9.3Score634Shelves

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    These are all stories about ancient Chinese romance novel heroines who are reborn to take revenge, punish scumbags, and divorce.

24. 24 大 How Dare You Dote on Your Concubine and Neglect Your Wife? I’ll Scatter Your Ashes! 大胆驸马宠妾灭妻？骨灰扬了！ Young Master Xian弦公子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The unmatched prestige of a Grand Princess × a powerful, corrupt minister who rules the court; inner-household battles + face-slapping + satisfying revenge + super sweet romance + the whole family gets their comeuppance + adopted son regrets it + absolutely no forgiveness] In her previous life, Leng Lanzhi thought she had found the right man. She gave everything to love Shen Yizhi, raised his adopted son for him, and helped turn the Marquis of Pingnan’s household into the most prestigious famil 626Reads8.0Score101Shelves
25. 25 重 When the Reborn Poisonous Consort Frowns, the Whole Court Trembles 重生毒妃一皱眉，全朝野动荡不安 Camellia Lili山茶里里Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge + peerless medical and poison skills + secret identity + sweet romance + a pocket dimension later on] [The heroine is no saint. If you wrong her, she will pay you back.] In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, manipulated at every turn until she ruined a winning hand all by herself. Not only was she schemed against by her half-sister, she also plotted on behalf of her former husband, willingly handing over everything she had. In the end, 1.4kReads9.0Score191Shelves
26. 26 继 My Stepsister Stole My Husband? The Reborn Heiress Changes Her Match and Topples the Dynasty 继妹抢夫？嫡女重生换嫁覆王朝 Hidden Egret藏鹭Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [Just received a rating, it’ll go up later] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn and bride-swapping + face-slapping and crushing villains + marquis’s wife and household mistress + raising adorable kids + doted on by everyone] In her previous life, Yan Shuangqing married into the Second Prince’s residence. To help him ascend the throne, she spent her entire dowry and wore her once-healthy body down to a sickly shell. But who could have guessed that on the eve of his coronation, he would fool a 76Reads6.8Score—Shelves
27. 27 踹 Dump the Scumbag Husband! Crush the Favorite Concubine! The Legitimate Daughter Marries the Prince with Her Child 踹渣夫！虐宠妾！嫡女带崽嫁王爷 Drunken Glazed Dream醉琉梦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Yueru didn't learn the truth until she was on her deathbed: the man who shared her bed had killed the twins she gave birth to. One was thrown into a mass grave while still an infant. The other was poisoned by the Marquis's household at the age of six. The ordeal ruined her health, leaving her unable to conceive again. Her husband brought home his illegitimate son for her to raise, lying that the boy's birth mother was dead. She raised her stepson into a successful young man. But once h 3kReads8.8Score336Shelves
28. 28 夫 My Husband Dotes on His Mistress? I Leave the Manor and Marry the Villain 夫君独宠外室？我转身出府嫁反派 Jin Shu金姝Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Short Drama: The Mistake of Yun Ge] In her previous life, Xie Jinyun married into the Yongning Marquis household holding a memorial tablet, becoming a bride to a dead man. She honored her mother-in-law, managed the household, respected her elders, cared for the young, and kept the crumbling estate afloat. Then, at her mother-in-law’s behest, she adopted an heir, poured the Xie family’s power and wealth into him, and helped him rise to become a powerful court official. Little did she know it was 4.3kReads9.1Score904Shelves
29. 29 侯 The Marquis's Wife Is Reborn, Divorces, and Marries a Prince! 侯府主母重生后，和离嫁王爷！ Mo Han Yuanbao墨涵元宝Ancient Romance830k WordsCompleted Song Mingli worked herself to the bone after marrying into the marquis's household, only to be burned to ashes by her husband's concubine. Reborn on the very day her husband brought the concubine's child into the marquis's household, she gets another chance to set things right. This time, she'll reclaim her dowry, take her son, and divorce the scoundrel! She'll also repay Prince Jing, who helped her family in her previous life. She only meant to warn him that there would be an ambush on the road 3.9kReads9.1Score465Shelves
30. 30 主 The Matriarch Is Reborn and Spends Every Day Digging Graves for Her Scumbag Husband's Family 主母重生，每天忙给渣夫全家挖坟 Red-Clad Little Lu Bu红妆小吕布Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet-talking, ruthless, unhinged matriarch x spoiled prince x her ex-husband's whole family gets what they deserve) Wei Zhiyun was born into a prestigious family. On the eve of her wedding, her fiancé was swept away by a flood, leaving no body behind, so she married into the Meng family clutching his memorial tablet. For ten years, she lived as a widow, caring for her paralyzed mother-in-law and supporting the more than twenty members of the Meng household. She worked herself to the bone and r 1.2kReads9.1Score204Shelves
31. 31 重 Reborn to Marry a Mad Prince, I Send My Scumbag Ex to the Crematorium 重生嫁疯批太子爷，让渣男火葬场 Hua Miaomiao花苗苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Face-slapping the scumbags + real and fake heiresses + unmatched in medicine and poison + scumbag gets his comeuppance + clingy, unhinged crown prince] Rumor had it that the legitimate young lady, whom the Great General's household had gone to great lengths to find, was ugly, illiterate, and shameless! Before she had even been home for half a month, she had slept with several servants and coachmen in the household! On her younger sister's birthday, she even climbed into her brother-in-law's bed 3.6kReads9.1Score662Shelves
32. 32 好 A Blessed Wife with a Baby on the Way: Lord Commander, Be Good 好孕福妻：指挥使大人乖乖宠我 Sunshine Scent太阳味儿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + devoted husband pursues his wife + dual purity + happy ending In her previous life, Luo Ran was killed by her husband and her cousin, who conspired against her. After years of dutifully keeping the household, all she got in the end was her father's title being manipulated away, and a tragic death for both father and daughter. Reborn six years 22.5kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
33. 33 重 Reborn and Remarried: The Scumbag Cries His Eyes Out 重生改嫁：渣男痛哭流涕了 Peach Blossom Lamb桃花小羊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The husband’s groveling redemption + reborn + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + second male lead takes the crown + both leads are each other’s first and only love + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite] Everyone envied Cui Yaoning’s life at first. She was the legitimate daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan, spoiled and willful from childhood. Then she married Pei Yu, the top scholar from another prestigious family, and he doted on her to no end. Pei Yu had grown up with her, and they were deepl 35.4kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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    [Wife-chasing saga + rebirth + revenge + face-slapping + second male lead's rise to power + both are virgins] Cui Yaoning, the legitimate daughter of the Cui family of Qinghe, married her childhood sweetheart Pei Yu. However, after her father and brothers were wrongly accused of treason and imprisoned, the first thing he did was bring his mistress into the family. He said, "Ruiniang has a good temperament and won't compete with you. Even if she gives birth to a child, she will raise it under your name. No one can surpass you." He said, "You can't even tolerate a child. You disappoint me too much." When she woke up again, she was back to the age of fourteen. This time, she chose her cousin.

34. 34 怒 I Boldly Marry the Short-Lived Marquis, a Fool with Money Who Spoils His Wife Without Limits 怒嫁短命侯爷，人傻钱多宠妻无度 Dreamer in the Mortal World人间做梦者Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Legitimate daughter of a military family vs. transmigrator] [Reborn] [Household intrigue] [Vengeful, stunning beauty × cold Marquis who dotes on his wife] Shen Tang was the legitimate daughter of a military family. In her previous life, she married Jing Yu, helped him win the title of Marquis, and managed his household. In the end, her entire family was sentenced to execution. The adopted son she had lovingly raised turned out to be her husband’s illegitimate child with her half-sister. The She 690Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    In her past life, she used her dowry to support the entire Marquis's mansion, but it didn't end well. In this life, she's given a second chance, marrying a fake fool. A legitimate daughter of a military family versus a Marquis pretending to be stupid—a sweet and loving relationship, with the woman always obedient to him.

35. 35 不 Infertile? She Remarried the Toughest Officer and Had Two Kids in Three Years 不孕？改嫁最猛军官三年抱俩 Hibiscus Flower City木槿花城Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Secret Crush Comes True + Building a Fortune + Second Male Lead’s Wife-Chasing Inferno] When Su Mo said she wanted to divorce Lu Shen, nobody believed her. Everyone among their friends and relatives knew how deeply she loved him. Lu Shen thought so too. He’d always believed Su Mo was the one chasing after him. Divorce? Impossible. But when it became clear she really meant it, Lu Shen and his whole family were dumbfounded. Su Mo was actually going through with it? The worst part 705Reads9.0Score106Shelves

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    ♥☞① She used her dowry to support the general's family, but he used his military achievements to petition the emperor to make her his concubine. ♥☞② She used her dowry to elevate him from a commoner to a great general, but upon his triumphant return, he carried a heavily pregnant woman in a bright red dress from his carriage and wanted to marry her. ♥☞③ She supported her husband's entire family with her salary, but in the end, her husband was seen being affectionate with his long-lost love interest in a back alley, and she finally realized the truth.

36. 36 夫 He Took a Second Wife, So I Refuse to Marry Him This Time 夫娶平妻，重生后我不嫁了 Xi You You You Xi希柚柚柚希Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted Shen Liyue served her mother-in-law for seven years, while her mother-in-law seized her dowry to subsidize the Marquis's household. Seven years later, Fang Zhir ran returned, bringing along his pregnant cousin and announcing that he would marry her as his equal wife. Fang Zhir ran looked coldly at Shen Liyue and said, "You've lived in luxury at the Marquis's residence. You have no idea what kind of life Xue'er and I endured beyond the passes. The Shen family has been disgraced and stripped of it 192Reads8.4Score104Shelves

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    🎉The female protagonist is the daughter of a merchant who marries into a noble family. She has been supporting the family for six years, living alone in an empty room. However, her husband, whom she has waited for for many years, returns from the border with a wife and two children. With two wives in one household, she is bound to become a laughingstock in the capital. The female protagonist decisively cuts off the family's supplies and resolves to divorce them!

37. 37 侯 The Marquis's Entire Household Is Full of Lunatics, and the Little Demon King Goes on a Rampage! 侯府满门疯批，小魔王杀疯了！ Yang Yiyi杨依依Ancient Romance761k WordsCompleted The little princess of the Underworld is reborn as the Marquis’s “little jinx.” Who knew the entire household would be full of crazies! The moment she was born, her ruthless grandmother tried to smash her to death, all to make way for her cousin, the “little lucky star”! The tiny baby lets loose with her inner monologue: “Father, you’re blindly obedient to your elders. Your child will be murdered, your wife will be killed, and then you’ll be forced to raise your mistress’s bastard. They’ll suck 601Reads7.5Score100Shelves
38. 38 侯 The Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Is Mind-Read, and the Whole Cannon-Fodder Family Goes on a Killing Spree 侯府嫡女被读心，炮灰全家杀疯了 Hammer-Wielding Miko铁锤扛巫女Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [Reverse Mind Reading + Everyone’s Darling + Face-Slapping + Absurd Comedy] Su Su was transported into a book as the legitimate eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ning’s household, a hapless cannon-fodder character. [What a shame. My stunningly beautiful but hopelessly lovesick mother was framed by the mistress, the adopted daughter, and the marquis. She contracted an epidemic, died wrapped in a straw mat, and was left exposed in the wilderness, where wild dogs devoured her body. What a terrible 666Reads8.8Score100Shelves
39. 39 侯 The Marquis's Widow 侯府寡妇 Red Tomato Stewed with Yellow Potatoes红番茄炖黄土豆Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [1v1 Power Fantasy + Strong Male and Female Leads + Reborn + Adoration + Revenge on Scumbags] In her previous life, Jiang Nianwei had loved Shen Chenyi with all her heart. She had spent eighteen years as a widow for him, only for him to return to the capital with the woman he loved, enjoying a happy life with his beloved wife and children. Jiang Nianwei watched helplessly as he shared tender embraces and whispers with another woman. What she had thought was a childhood friendship between two inn 457Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    [Heart] Ding ding, your little Qingqing is here to recommend a book! [Laughing] ❶ The female lead transmigrates into the body of a bullied daughter-in-law. The original owner used her dowry to support her husband's entire family. As her husband became more and more successful, she thought she was finally going to have a good life, but what awaited her was her husband bringing other women home. [Almost crying] Her mother-in-law treats her extremely badly. She supports them with her dowry, yet she wants to take them all for herself. The female lead refuses to tolerate them. She's better off without this husband; she can just find another one. [Laughing]

40. 40 重 Reborn, I Divorce First! Reclaiming My Dowry and Leaving the Marquis's Estate 重生先和离！收回嫁妆毅然出侯府 Qing Xue Who Loves Five-Spice Beans爱吃五香豆的青雪Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she married into a marquis’s household at sixteen. Her husband died suddenly on their wedding night, and she was branded a bringer of bad luck and given to him as his plaything. She spent her life managing the household for the marquis’s family, bearing humiliation and hardship until her reputation was ruined. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth: her husband had never died. He had been living in comfort elsewhere with his mistress. Reborn, she writes down the majo 70Reads6.0Score—Shelves
41. 41 刚 Freshly Divorced, Her Childhood Friend the Young Heir Rushes to Claim His Place 刚和离，竹马世子上赶着占位 The Paper Doll's Freedom纸片人的自由Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [Divorce + Second Male Lead Takes Center Stage + Ex-Husband’s Regret + Everyday Romance, with a Little Angst. The Female Lead Divorces, So She Is Not Chaste] Angsty at first, sweet later. In her third year of marriage to Zhao Bai, the youngest prime minister in the Great Jin Dynasty, Song Zhiwan was childless and pressured by her mother-in-law to take a concubine for her husband. Song Zhiwan replied helplessly, “Mother, my husband visits my room like he’s paying his respects at a shrine. He only 3.6kReads8.0Score324Shelves
42. 42 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Raise the Scumbag Husband’s Illegitimate Child? 都重生了，谁还替渣夫外室养孩子 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] In her previous life, Yun Chu supported her husband, raised his son by a concubine, and helped the Xie family rise to greatness. In the end, she caused all one hundred members of the Yun family to be beheaded, then was forced to drink poison by the child she had raised with her own hands! As the poison burned through her entrails, she opened her eyes and found herself back at twenty. A line of Xie family children stood before her, each calling her “Mother” with 27.6kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    Song Xixi married into the Marquis's household, serving her in-laws and supplementing the family income with her dowry. However, her husband used his military achievements to marry a concubine, and even resorted to slanderous means to defame her. Hmph! Song Xixi turned around and demanded a divorce. She donned her armor, went to war, conquered the northern frontier, earned military merit, and married a prince who understood her. Her former scumbag husband can only regret it now!

43. 43 渣 My Scumbag Husband Takes a Mistress, So I’ll Keep One Too Without Divorcing Him 渣渣夫君养外室，我不和离我也养 Really Sweet真甜Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted Pei Yunzhu was the illegitimate daughter of a great general's household. With her striking looks and generous dowry, she married well, becoming the wife of the heir to the Marquis Champion. Unfortunately, on their wedding night, her husband left her behind to fight at the border. Claiming Pei Yunzhu didn't know how to manage a household, her mother-in-law asked her legitimate elder sister, Pei Yuyao, to help. Pei Yunzhu never complained, and spent her own dowry to restore the marquis's household 534Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    For over a decade after marrying into the Marquis's household, she treated everyone with utmost sincerity. Her illegitimate son was a good-for-nothing, so she spent over a decade accompanying him through his studies, nurturing him into a high-ranking official. Her illegitimate daughters were of low status, so she provided them with lavish dowries, ensuring their grand weddings. Little did she know that her marriage was merely a scheme by a scoundrel, and the children she had painstakingly raised were nothing but a bunch of ungrateful wretches. Reborn, she would no longer give everything for them, nor would she support his mistress… 2. In her previous life, she married and maintained the family business, but her mother-in-law disliked her. In this life, she donated her large dowry to the royal family, hid in a temple, and had a child. Anyway, her husband supported three children, but her husband's three children had three mothers—unbeknownst to the naive eldest sister, who still believed they were all her children…

44. 44 锁 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 33.3kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    You can check this out if you're experiencing a reading slump.

45. 45 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    Here it comes, here it comes, carefully selected for you [eating melon emoji] The first book: Song Wan uses her dowry to support the Marquis's family 🌻 The Song and Jiang families have been friends for generations 🌿 Her beloved died on the battlefield, and Song Wan also chose to marry into the Marquis's family 🍁 to take care of his family ✨ She waited for six years, only to have Jiang Xingjian return with his beloved... The second book: The female lead gives up everything for her lover 🌱 but is betrayed by her husband 💔 He returns from the war but wants to marry a concubine, favoring the concubine over his wife, and Shen Ning decides to divorce him 👏

46. 46 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
47. 47 夫 My In-Laws Want My Dowry, But I'm Not Giving It Up! 夫家图我嫁妆，我就是不给！ Win the Lottery天中大奖Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted Ling Yan married into a powerful family as the daughter of a merchant. After entering the household, she discovered that her husband was not only willful, but also had a cousin with whom he shared mutual affection. From top to bottom, his entire family coveted her dowry while looking down on her! What hypocrisy! How could she put up with that? Let’s see how she uses her wits and strategy to take control of the entire Changping Earl’s household, one step at a time, until no one dares to criticize 500Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    The female protagonist proves herself strong and gets a taste of her own medicine by slapping the scumbag in the face.

48. 48 侯 The Marquis's Wife Is Left a Widow in Name Only? She Turns Around and Upends the Whole Capital 侯门主母守活寡？她转身掀翻全京城 A Wildly Twisted Tale离离原上谱Ancient Romance467k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + household power struggles led by the matriarch + abuse the scumbags and face-slap them + both leads transmigrate + antagonist reborn + wish-fulfillment] The lazy King of Ghosts accidentally blows up the Underworld. After her soul is scattered, she transmigrates into the body of a marquis’s wife who dies full of resentment in a novel. Her scumbag husband is vile. He frames her for adultery and even tries to steal her dowry. She promptly spreads the news of his impotenc 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 古 An Ancient-Era Prime Minister's Daughter Transmigrates to the Modern World with Her Dowry 古代丞相府小姐带着嫁妆穿到现代 Jun Seventeen君十七Modern Romance72k WordsOngoing The eldest daughter of an ancient prime minister’s household woke up one day in the 21st century. With an uncountable fortune in dowry, she’s living quite the comfortable life. And she’s lucky to have him by her side along the way. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    No. 1. In her past life, she remained a widow, using her dowry to support the Marquis's mansion, while he secretly indulged in a life of love and debauchery with another woman, even feasting on her flesh and drinking her blood. In this life, whoever wants the Marquis's mansion can have it; she doesn't want it anymore. Isn't it better to live a life of luxury? No. 2. In her previous life, she used her dowry to support the Marquis's mansion, raising someone else's child before dying a tragic death. In this life, she will fight tooth and nail to escape this cannibalistic place. No. 3. On their wedding night, her husband went to war, and she used her dowry to support the Marquis's mansion. When he returned, he used his military achievements to claim a concubine. She, in turn, used her father and brothers' military achievements to demand a divorce. You look down on me; I'll make sure you can never reach me again.

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