Family Feud Stories Like The Story of Minglan 像知否一样的宅斗文，家长里短

1. 151 不 A Different Kind of Vixen 不一样的妖艳贱货 Jin Yue瑾月Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Jiang Shuning is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jiangning’s household. She has fair skin, a beautiful face, a full bust, and a slender waist. Yet her fiancé falls in love with a white lotus who is neither as beautiful nor as fiery as she is, and whose breasts are smaller too. Her own brothers look down on her but lavish affection on the white lotus. Only after the white lotus kills her in a fit of jealous rage does Jiang Shuning discover that she is actually a white lotus who transmig 60Reads7.7Score—Shelves
2. 152 凤 Tale of the Phoenix Hairpin 凤头钗记 The Long Night Is Nearly Over寒夜将尽Ancient Romance175k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she was a princess, betrayed by her own kin and left to die in the far north! Reborn in a new life, she becomes a baby girl abandoned by a river. The imprint of a phoenix-head hairpin on her body is the only proof of her identity. From an abandoned girl of the streets to the legitimate daughter of a prince's household, she plots her every move and tears her enemies apart. In this life, everyone who wronged her will pay in blood! #HistoricalRebirth #HouseholdIntrigueAndPower 1Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 四 Four Sisters Reborn: How Did You All End Up Getting Poorer? 四姐妹一块重生，你们咋越过越穷 Little X from the Mountains山里来的小叉叉Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + both leads are each other’s only partner + ancient-language romance, punishing scumbags] After Shen Yanning was reborn, she discovered that all three of her older sisters had been reborn too. Her eldest sister wept and made a fuss, insisting on a divorce because her husband’s family would kill her. Her second sister abandoned a match between families of equal status, determined to change her fate: “I’m the heroine. What have I got to fear?” Her third sister was the boldest. 4.8kReads9.0Score586Shelves
4. 154 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 78.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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   There are quite a few descriptions of daily life.

5. 155 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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   This one is especially good!

6. 156 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 108.1kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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   These books are highly recommended!

7. 157 大 Ballad of Changle in the Great Capital 大都长乐谣 Dingdong Jiuj iu叮咚酒酒Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted Until the age of ten, Yuan Wei was the apple of everyone’s eye in the Marquis of Cheng’en’s household in the capital. Her grandparents were kind, and her father often carried her on his shoulders as they played. After she turned ten, her mother died, and Yuan Wei was sent to Putuo Temple to recuperate. By the time she was fifteen, Yuan Wei wore prayer beads and lived freely, doing whatever she pleased. 3.5kReads8.9Score342Shelves
8. 158 锦 A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下 Su Ang苏盎Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son. 3.7kReads9.7Score586Shelves

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   [Please follow] ① The female lead, Shen Heng, lost the sacrificial stone her father was in charge of. Her crybaby father pitifully planned to leave a "whole corpse" as an apology [laughing and crying]. The ditzy and clueless female lead met Prince Su Jinyue, who was intelligent and emotionally intelligent but too lazy to walk and preferred a wheelchair. A lifetime of one love, that's the beautiful picture of love [heart]. Short, well-written, and full of laughs [thumbs up]. [Please follow] ② Princess Hua Yunhuang, despite being the Empress, left the capital alone after giving birth to a prince, residing far away in her fiefdom—the 800-mile-long Yinchuan [frustrated]. She survived the bloody palace with the resilience of a reed! She and the Emperor were husband and wife, confidantes, and allies, lifelong rivals who cherished each other [heart].

9. 159 大 After the Madam Reborn, Minglan Became Her Most Cherished One 大娘子重生后明兰成了心尖宠 My Thoughts, Carried by the South Wind南风之我意Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + favoring a concubine over the wife + transmigrate into a book + business] Madam Wang Ruofu opened her eyes after dying of old age, only to find herself back on the eve of her wedding to her beloved. Reborn for a second life, she wanted no part of romance! All she wanted was to raise her children and care for her mother-in-law. If you wanted to fight, she’d fight you to the end. After Wei Xiaoniang was framed and died in childbirth along with her baby, someone else mar 7.1kReads8.6Score681Shelves

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   ①[Laugh][Eating melon][Flying kiss][Eating melon][Laugh][Laugh] The book says the original owner was extremely beautiful. Even though she was already in her thirties or forties, she looked like she was in her late teens. She was a top beauty in the capital, but also a top-tier good-for-nothing. How good-for-nothing? Originally, the original owner and Gu Changqing were a loving couple, but the original owner was too domineering and straightforward. She couldn't tolerate the slightest imperfection, and she would bring up even the smallest things, causing chaos in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion. This created a rift between her and Gu Changqing. This also gave Lin Wanhui the opportunity to barge in. The original owner had kindly invited this distant cousin to visit often, but as they played around, she ended up in her cousin's husband's bed and became his only confidante and soulmate in the courtyard. Lin Wanhui then surpassed all the other concubines and became Gu Changqing's favorite. Originally, Lin Wanhui would have lived her whole life like this.

10. 160 神 The Abandoned Divine Doctor Consort 神医弃妃 Green Hat, Never to Return青笠不归Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She rose from the dead! After fifteen years in the grave, she crawled out of Hell! Gu Qinghan’s medical skills are unmatched, and powerful ministers and wealthy nobles flock to her. She commands spirits and ghosts with her occult arts, making even the fiercest wraiths do her bidding! Trying to scheme against her? She’ll summon the vengeful ghost of a woman who died horribly to strike back! Call her useless? She knows military strategy, statecraft, poetry, books, rites, and music. The one thing s 52Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 161 全 The Whole Sect Are Simps, but the Junior Sister Is a Real Menace 全宗都是舔狗，小师妹是真狗 Holding Hands by the Fire执手烟火Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted [The physical edition of One Thought, Phoenix Rising is available on all platforms] Feng Xi transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder female side character, and the day she enters the book is the day she is doomed to die. To stay alive, she does everything she can to leave the heroine's sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and join the Xuantian Sect instead. Oh! All five of her senior brothers are the heroine's devoted admirers in the book, and each one dies more miserably than the last. Feng 182.2kReads9.5Score23.4kShelves
12. 162 主 The Matriarch Is Alluring and Charming, Fighting Her Way to the Top 主母又娇又媚，一路宅斗上位 He Xiaopang Running Naked裸奔的何小胖Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + everyone grovels + romantic rivalry + sweet romance + wish fulfillment] Gu Xiyan disguised herself as a man and helped Qi Heng win great military honors and reclaim his title. She thought her hardships were finally over, but Qi Heng conspired with her own brother to drug her into idiocy, then sent her to the beds of various powerful ministers. Treated worse than a lowly maid, she was humiliated and forced to serve. The child she gave birth to was even smashed to death by Qi 2.2kReads8.5Score163Shelves

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    Good read. The first book is finished. The second one is about a concubine's daughter's rise to power. The female lead is clear-headed and the male lead dotes on his wife... It's all about domestic intrigue.

13. 163 重 Reborn to Marry Into Another Family and Play the Virtuous Wife, I Make the Heir Regret It to His Core 重生替嫁装贤良，世子扶腰悔断肠 Mihua Hua米花花Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + switched lives + household intrigue + face-slapping + wish fulfillment + happy ending + sweet romance + adorable baby] Gu Xiling, the real daughter of the Jingyang Earl's household, was reborn three days before her wedding. She was planning to pretend to be docile and obedient so she could squeeze a bigger dowry out of her family, but then the fake daughter, Gu Xirong, who had been doted on by the whole family, stole her marriage to the impoverished Xie family. Gu Xiling was 241Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I'll always admire the female lead's intelligence. And she's not a time traveler, nor is she one of those characters who are reborn with a better head. Her IQ remains constant from beginning to end; she just gains experience. "How can I not be happy to see such a wise man?" She has both clever and foolish enemies; she's not the kind of person whose head is full of idiots, nor does she suddenly become less intelligent.

14. 164 神 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 27.2kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    Gaga's revenge-themed family drama is now complete and satisfying! ✅

15. 165 续 Four Years Without Sharing a Bed with His Second Wife, Then His Late Wife Returns and He Loves Her Again? 续弦四年不同房，亡妻复活你又爱了？ Young Master Qingcheng公子倾城Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed heroine + second male lead takes the win] Shen Yan had been her husband’s second wife for four years when her late elder sister, the principal wife, came back from the dead. Her husband said, “You only married into this family in your sister’s place. You should know your place and ask to become a concubine!” Her mother-in-law said, “You’re just a daughter born to a concubine. You should be grateful you can be my son’s concubine.” The child she had cared for over the past four years s 14.5kReads8.2Score956Shelves
16. 166 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 14.6kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
17. 167 大 The Ming Emperor's Beloved Consort, Wan Zhen'er 大明宠妃万贞儿 Mad Twenty-Four Snake疯廿四蛇Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted 7.7kReads9.4Score700Shelves

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    The storyline is full of twists and turns; I listen to a bit before bed every night, sometimes to the point of insomnia. It's definitely worth reading.

18. 168 前 My Ex-Husband Says I’m Too Lowborn to Be a Princess. The Prince Takes My Child and Begs for a Place in Our Lives 前夫嫌我商户不配王爷带娃求名分 The Big Sister Returns浪姐归来Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted Tearing scumbags down, tearing scumbags down, tearing scumbags down! Come on in if you like watching scumbags get what they deserve. [Revenge on scumbags + Clear-eyed heroine + Heroine with lots of secret identities + Second male lead wins her and brings a child] The heroine is clear-eyed and level-headed. The hero seems cold and aloof, but he’s actually an old fox, and a bit of a schemer... Her former in-laws spent Zhang Jingwan’s money while mocking her merchant-class origins. They wanted to d 3.9kReads—Score669Shelves

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    Anyone looking for a domestic power struggle novel? I recommend this one, it's really good, don't miss it! [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

19. 169 神 Divine Doctor's Daughter: Phoenix Rules the World 神医嫡女:凤临天下 Jian Zhi Suo Xue剪知索学Ancient Romance991k WordsCompleted She is Lin Xiaoxi, a brilliant medical prodigy of the modern age, and also a legitimate princess of extraordinary talent and intelligence who was lost in a foreign land. Reborn with the memories and skills of both her lives, Lin Xiaoxi uncovers the mystery behind the six months she spent unconscious and learns of the sinister, vile motives of the people behind it. Relying on her superb medical skills and intelligence, she strikes back hard. Now that she has been reborn, she is no longer an innoc 19Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 无 A Tune Without Feeling 无情调 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted [Print edition available for purchase on the homepage] Love springs from nowhere, then sinks deep into the heart. The living may die, and the dead may live again. Those who cannot share death with the living, or return to life after death, have never known the deepest love. ----Inscription from The Peony Pavilion Love stories from all eras and across the world end with the prince and princess living happily ever after. No one has ever written about what happens when the prince and princess face 1.2kReads9.3Score171Shelves
21. 171 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 42.8kReads8.5Score5.4kShelves
22. 172 安 It's All Right, It's All Right, I'm Xie Si'an 安啦，安啦，我是谢思安 Wan Wan Wan皖皖晚Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted After being transmigrated into the Xie family as a concubine-born daughter, Xie Si'an always followed the rules and endured whatever she could. She thought she would simply live out her life in peace. But when she discovered that her second sister, who had always protected her, was being schemed against by the whole family, she could no longer hold back. Later, she met a prince who was also a general. Knowing the vast difference in their status, she kept telling herself not to fall for him. But —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The name is so-so, but it's quite enjoyable to watch. The female lead isn't stupid; she was initially very gentle and weak, but she stops pretending later on.

23. 173 主 The Matriarch Is Tired. After Being Reborn, She Makes You All Work Like Beasts 主母累了，重生后换你们做牛马 Yu Yu Xiao Yu羽羽小羽Ancient Romance886k WordsCompleted Wei Yingxuan obeys her father’s orders and takes her deceased elder sister’s place in an arranged marriage. Before the wedding, she asks Song Tuo, “My temperament is very different from my sister’s. Will you truly care for me?” He replies, “She is she, and you are you. The day she died, I left the past behind.” For the sake of that promise, she too leaves the “past” and her “old flame” behind, and resolutely marries into the Marquis’s household. Seven years later, her elder sister comes back fro 2.8kReads8.5Score306Shelves

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    A pure intellectual crushing victory: the native matriarch battles the time-traveling woman, the scumbag husband, and the vicious in-laws.

24. 174 谢 Marquis Xie, Your Wife Is Coming to Kill You with a Gun 谢侯爷，夫人扛枪杀你来了 Meh-Meh Kitten咩咩猫崽Ancient Romance129k WordsOngoing [Multiple transmigrations + sweet romance + tragic love + a husband’s long road to redemption + ensemble cast + fictional setting] Cheng Zhao had brain cancer. She died. Cheng Lingshu caught a cold. She lived. Cheng Lingshu, the legitimate daughter of a respected scholarly family, broke with her family and took her maternal grandfather’s surname. She lifted his chin with her red-tasseled spear. “Xie Jin, either we divorce, or…” “I become a widow. Take your pick.” Xie Jin looked at her fiery gaze —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Domestic power struggles and intrigue

25. 175 误 Lost in the Exquisite Bedchamber 误入玲珑帐 A Cat, A Dog, and a Glass of Wine一猫一狗一杯酒Ancient Romance678k WordsCompleted The print edition is available on major platforms. [Pure historical romance + devoted couple + strong female lead + marriage before love + political intrigue + household rivalry] [Long-suffering princess of a fallen kingdom] X [scheming, rough-hewn prince] [Original title: The Enigma of Linglong] “A historical-romance version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: outwardly united, secretly plotting against each other.” To seize power, Linglong spent sixteen years disguised as a young master named Ling, studyin 8.3kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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26. 176 穿 On My First Day After Transmigrating, I Caught My Stepmother in an Affair 穿越第一天，我撞破了继母的奸情 Master of Xuanyi Pavilion轩宜阁主Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [Historical Romance] + [Legitimate Daughter of the Grand Tutor] + [Household Battles] + [Farming] The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself transmigrated into the body of a Grand Tutor’s legitimate daughter, bullied by her stepmother. Even more shocking, she witnesses her stepmother having an affair with the steward of the household servants, and overhears them plotting to kill her. Her father is far away on the frontier. It’s hell mode from the start. 45Reads—Score—Shelves

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27. 177 老 Reborn as an Old Servant, I Clear the Way for the Young Lady 老奴重生，为大小姐荡平人生路 Jiang Xiaoyu江小雨Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted With a thunderous roar from the heavens, your old servant makes a dazzling entrance! “Heh heh heh, your old servant is reborn!” That’s right. Chu Yun had hanged herself. After kicking the bucket, she opened her eyes and found herself back at the Duke of Jin’s residence. She had been the personal maid of the duke’s eldest daughter. In her previous life, the young lady lost her mother at an early age, was framed by the wicked Concubine Meng, had her chance at a good marriage stolen by her half-sis 1.5kReads8.1Score210Shelves

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    The master wasn't reborn, but the maid was.

28. 178 折 Spring Breeze, Broken to Pieces 折尽春风 Shi Jin是今Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted She is the eldest daughter of the provincial governor’s household. She sees through worldly affection, and only money can make her feel secure! He is the great general of the chancellor’s household. He has witnessed every kind of hardship, yet the one thing he can never forget is the smile on her face when she sees money. At their first meeting, he seemed to step out of a painting in shades of lush green, the mountain wind billowing his robe and dazzling everyone who saw him. At their second mee 10.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
29. 179 将 The General's Concubine-Born Daughter Survives to the End by Acting Fragile 将军府庶女靠装柔弱，苟到大结局 Hardworking Little Potato奋进的小土豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Born into a New Life in the Womb, Ancient Court Intrigue, Slow-Burn Ensemble Cast, Female Lead Feigns Illness, Plays the Fool to Catch Her Enemies Off Guard] Protagonist: Jin Zhaozhao After getting caught up in a hospital dispute, Jin Zhaozhao dies and is born anew into the body of the frail, sickly third daughter of a general's household. The Jin family has earned great merit, and its members are renowned loyalists, with three generations of outstanding men. Her grandfather, father, and eldest 3.1kReads6.9Score254Shelves

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    The seemingly weak and sickly concubine's daughter is actually the mastermind behind all the schemes.

30. 180 双 The Twin Phoenix Tribulation 双凤劫 A Straw-Cloaked Figure in the Rain一蓑烟雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Two Strong Leads + Palace Intrigue + Revenge + Substitute Marriage + Love After Marriage + Woman Disguised as a Man + The Regretful Husband's Pursuit] On the eve of her twin sister's marriage into the imperial palace, she was murdered, violated, and left to die. Returning drenched in blood, Feng Jiuyan shed her armor and took her sister's place, becoming the empress of the nation. Then she went on a killing spree! The emperor had a beloved woman, so everyone assumed Feng Jiuyan would receive no 81.8kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
31. 181 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 41.3kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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    Just look at the ratings and you'll know it's incredibly good.

32. 182 傲 The Proud Imperial Uncle's Everyday Quest to Win His Bride 傲娇国舅的夺妻日常 Yi Lan苡澜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The whole family’s redemption arc + taking down scumbags + devoted husband, well-behaved and timid fake heiress vs. reborn young uncle who steals her away, a heroine who grows over time + a hero who guides her] The day she was to be married off to a lame, dissolute man, Jiang Ying curled up in the bridal sedan and smiled bitterly. The Yong’an Marquis Household had raised her for ten years only so she could die in place of their real daughter. In that moment, her heart nearly died. Then a sword 11.2kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    This book I've been reading lately is really good! It leans towards a slow and steady romance, and I absolutely love the interactions between the male and female leads! A haughty, sharp-tongued imperial brother-in-law meets a delicate, blossoming beauty! The male lead has secretly loved the female lead for two lifetimes, and after being reborn, he chases after her and wins her back—it's super sweet! [Sending heart]

33. 183 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 88.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    ① #PalaceIntrigue #DualRomance #CrazyBeauty #Emperor'sTrueFragrance #Heroine'sRevengeSongZhao: Love will disappear? No, I'll make it never exist! The emperor thought he was being manipulated, but he was actually being thoroughly manipulated.

34. 184 清 Daily Life of a Reserved General Raising His Wife 清冷将军养妻日常 Sixteen Yue十六枂Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted Complete (Reborn + Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 + Devoted Husband + Both Virgins + Lighthearted Daily Life. Although the heroine is reborn, she doesn't have an overpowered golden finger, and the protagonists are all natives.) Jiang Shuwan was born into a noble family, but because her father owed someone a debt of gratitude, she married the son of the Earl of Huian. She dutifully served her parents-in-law and kept the earl's household in perfect order, making her a capable lady of the house. S 5.9kReads8.6Score582Shelves
35. 185 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 36.8kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves

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    It's not a domestic power struggle, it's a palace intrigue. I happen to be watching "Empresses in the Palace" these days.

36. 186 一 A Heart as Pure as Ice, Set in Jade 一片冰心在玉胡 Author Sui Sui Huanxi作者岁岁欢喜Modern Romance195k WordsOngoing [Redemption + Multiple Identities + Groveling Romance + Solving Cases and Fighting Drugs + Ensemble Cast] When Hu Xinyu's father suddenly disappears and the company goes bankrupt, she returns to County C with her mother. There, she meets Han Bing, Liu Meimei, Wei Wei, Wu Jiajun, and others. Their lives intertwine through love, friendship, and family. No matter what hardships the young friends endure, they keep their hearts set on the light. Years later, the young dragon slayers have grown up. Ol 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Growing together, with delicate and authentic details, everyday life, and a promising future.

37. 187 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Sweet and Soft, and the Regent Is Smitten 笨蛋美人乖又软摄政王他沦陷了 Drunken Sugar醉糖Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted Su Ningning is simple-minded and innocent. On her wedding day, she stumbles upon rebels slaughtering her family and crashes straight into the arms of Lou Shengxue, the regent who holds power over the entire court. Cold and bloodthirsty, he was about to take her life when he unexpectedly discovered that she carried a secret remedy for breaking curses. He had no choice but to keep her by his side. Everyone laughs at her as a useless, foolish princess consort, but only Lou Shengxue knows that this 481Reads—Score100Shelves

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    Everyone says that Su Ningning is not worthy of the powerful regent, but little do they know that this cold-blooded prince is willing to fall for her gentle and innocent charm.

38. 188 燃 The Lantern That Illuminates Shadows 燃灯照影集 Shen Jinchi沈金篪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Slow-burn political scheming, not a fast-paced power fantasy, no rivalry between women] [Every character has shades of gray; there are no innocent, helpless heroines] [Focused on women's growth, with romance as a secondary element (the heroine and her love interest start reciprocating each other's feelings at the one-million-word mark)] [The first two volumes focus mainly on household intrigues. The third volume opens up a broad political struggle and shifts to an ensemble cast. A family reside 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm recommending one: a time-traveling tale of a cow and a horse scheming in a domestic palace. [Shy][shy][shy]

39. 189 软 Weak? Zhang Guifen: You Must Be Blind! 软弱？张桂芬：我看你是瞎了！ Spicy Dofu Milk麻辣逗福乳Female-Channel Fanfiction126k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Zhang Guifen kept yielding at every turn, only to suffer a fatal hemorrhage during childbirth and lose her mother and Minglan to tragic deaths as well. Reborn on her wedding day, she finds herself alone in an empty room once again. Xiao Zoushi uses the Shen family's old ties and her noblewoman's honors as leverage, greedily eyeing her position at every turn. Ding! The Happy Life System has finished loading... And then: From the start, Xiao Zoushi sticks out her face, and Zh 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author updates four times a day!! This is a novel about Zhang Guifen, the legitimate wife of a general. It features domestic intrigue without resorting to melodramatic shrewish arguments. She clears her name through scheming, witnesses, evidence, and government investigations. The story also interweaves plots involving the empress, princes, and the imperial court, creating a dual narrative of domestic life and court intrigue.

40. 190 四 In the Siheyuan, Silly Zhu Stops Being a Doormat 四合院傻柱不在做冤大头 Author Kung Pao Chicken作者宫保鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Snow blanketed the world. As he lay dying beneath a bridge, He Yuzhu watched his archrival, Xu Damao, summon the last of his strength to carry him back to the courtyard, and regret tore at his heart. Reborn as a young man, he awakens a mysterious pocket dimension and gains the skills of a culinary god. He immediately cuts ties with the Jia family. He will repay the deaf old lady's kindness, ease his younger sister's suffering, and rekindle his bond with Lou Xiao'e. As for those bloodsucking para 918Reads8.6Score101Shelves
41. 191 四 Siheyuan: My Revenge Begins at the Mass Grave 四合院：从乱葬岗开始复仇 Eggplant Casserole风味茄子煲Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn on a mass grave, Zhang Aiguo returns with a System. The scoundrels stole my family’s property, sold my younger sister, and left me for dead. This time, they’ll pay for every drop of blood! The hypocritical patriarch, the venomous old woman, every last one of them: none will get away! Watch as this young man delivers the ultimate judgment and gets his revenge in this man-eating courtyard! 373Reads8.8Score145Shelves
42. 192 四 Siheyuan: Becoming a Rogue Everyone Loves 四合院：做一个人见人爱的流氓 Hermit of Xiangshan Creek香山溪客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Low on Grimness] [Historical Fantasy] Lin Muzhi, a down-and-out writer from the 21st century, wakes up as Lin Weidong, a backward young man in a 1965 courtyard. His neighbors are rubbing their hands together, ready to crush this “troublemaker” and take everything from him. But... The whole courtyard soon realizes that this time, the newcomer isn't prey. Armed with the perspective of a modern civilization, he's come to rule this world of tangled relationships like it 37.4kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
43. 193 嫡 The Legitimate Eldest Daughter Is Reborn: Watching My Enemies Tear Each Other Apart 嫡长女重生：笑看仇敌窝里斗 Days Gone By往昔风月Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing The “headstrong” legitimate daughter is reborn, takes down her stepmother and concubine aunt, and marries into a powerful family! [Historical domestic intrigue + reborn legitimate daughter + satisfying revenge + heartwarming daily life + heroine’s growth] (She won’t let any of the bad guys get away, including her own father! The heroine isn’t the only one who has been reborn, either. Guess who else!) “Qing’er is a good child, filial and clever.” “Mother said I should be obedient and grow up to 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a historical romance novel featuring a female protagonist who is reborn and undergoes a transformation, gradually growing and maturing, interspersed with many heartwarming everyday moments.

44. 194 红 The Story of Feng Ge in Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼之凤哥传 A Mi阿幂Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted Wang Xifeng is reborn at the beginning of her marriage into the Jia family. Reflecting on her past mistakes and drawing on her experience, she deftly navigates between the calculating Old Madam Jia and the honey-tongued, venom-hearted Lady Wang, revealing them for who they really are. The grudges of her previous life will be repaid in kind: vengeance for vengeance, and a debt for a debt. But wait, why has Jia Min come back? This means Sister Lin won’t end up in the Jia household this time. Wonde 1.4kReads9.0Score150Shelves
45. 195 外 The Concubine 外室 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    ①[Eating melon][Laughing][Flying kiss][Flying kiss] Inside the room, two figures were pushing each other. The woman in the moon-white dress was flushed with excitement: "How could you do this? Chunxiao has never offended you, how could you harm her?!" The other woman in the peach-pink dress scoffed: "Stop pretending, is it interesting? Everyone knows your little schemes. I just did what you wanted. She's only been here a month, and she's already gotten the troupe leader to allow her to perform. In a while, won't we all be abandoned and starving?" Thinking of that face, she couldn't help but feel anxious and wanted to destroy it. The woman whose thoughts had been exposed was unwilling to admit it so easily, stammering: "Then... You can't give her this kind of drug, you're ruining her!" How can she live if she loses her innocence? "Ruined? Maybe it's for the benefit of others."

46. 196 国 The Duke's Bastard Daughter 国公府的庶女 Ten Deer十鹿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A concubine-born daughter of a powerful family, she lived cautiously under the thumb of her ruthless stepmother, concealing both her talents and her stunning beauty. After her birth mother was murdered and her younger sister turned against her, she resolved to take revenge and make her stepmother experience the pain of losing a loved one. The aging general's low-born son, born to a concubine, was framed by his stepmother and plunged into an abyss of misery. He forged himself into a man of steel, 560Reads8.2Score102Shelves

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    🤩 #These two are highly recommended for family intrigue novels similar to "The Story of Minglan"! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 ①The rating is really too low. This is absolutely the pinnacle of pure ancient family intrigue novels. It's so well-written! 🤔 Every plot point is excellent. The concubine's daughter isn't a naive and innocent character; she's intelligent and resourceful. She only hides her talents to protect herself and her loved ones! It's simply too good to be true! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

47. 197 外 The Outer Chamber Woman Can't Escape 外室难逃 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 11.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
48. 198 难 Hard, So Hard: A Maid’s Path to Survival Through Layered Defenses 难，难，难，婢女的叠甲求生之路 Who Doesn't Like Gold何人不喜金Ancient Romance410k WordsOngoing [Survive a Deadly Trap + Nobody Is Normal + Saying One Thing and Meaning Another + Alternate Setting + No Golden Finger + Not Reborn] A disastrous start: my family was wiped out, and I, a lowly maid, had nowhere left to go! No matter. The butler, my father, escaped with me and the young lady. We were still alive, and we could seek refuge with the family’s main branch. Father died. What now? Protect the young lady. We have to survive, so we endure! Then the young lady died too... Fine. It’s bette 1Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 199 外 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.1kReads9.0Score361Shelves
50. 200 一 A Love Written on Paper 一纸情缘呐 Jie2戒2Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + powerful leads + revenge + love that grows over time + happy ending] After being sold by human traffickers to a remote, impoverished village and enduring two years of hardship, Liu Wushuang finally made it home, only to find there was no place for her in the household anymore. The parents she had once been proud of now avoided her like the plague. The elder brother who had once doted on her now looked at her coldly. The foster sister who had once followed her every lead no 24Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I caught up to the latest episode in one go, you're welcome!

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