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Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨
A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi
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- 2 The Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Is a Precious Gem 侯门嫡女如珠似宝 After the He Shun Marquis household had seven sons in a row, they finally had a daughter. The old marquis issued a command to the whole family: “Pamper her. Pamper her with all you’ve got.” The entire family joined forces to dote on her. Wang Shibao was quite pleased to transmigrate into a marquis household where everyone adored her from the moment she was born. The only downside was her surname, Wang, and the fact that she was the eighth child. Wang Xiaoba! Who are you calling number eight? She 2.1kReads8.6Score23414d adds
- 3 What Bad Luck! I Transmigrated Straight Into Exile With the Crippled Crown Prince 倒霉，刚穿越就要跟残废太子流放 [It’s getting a comic adaptation. Come check it out when it’s released!] After catching her boyfriend cheating, Ji Qingqing downed a bottle of erguotou. When she woke up, groggy, she heard wailing outside. Rubbing her head, she stepped out and froze. A crowd of people in ancient robes were shouting, “The Crown Prince’s rebellion has failed! We servants are all finished!” The moment Ji Qingqing heard that the rebellion had failed, she jolted awake with fright. She had no time to think. She rushed 70kReads9.0Score10.9k14d adds
- 4 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, Five Little Villains Doted on Me 穿书后，我被五个小反派娇宠了 The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.2kReads9.2Score69314d adds
- 5 EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
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The Legendary Shen Cangzhuo 传说中的沈藏拙
(Childhood betrothed + laugh-out-loud comedy + first-person narration + devoted to each other) Who raised the female lead to be such a little menace? At one, she beat up her cousin at her grab-a-treat ceremony. At two, she yanked out all the beard her father had spent six months growing. At three, she slapped the gossiping nanny, using both hands and feet. At four, she was already infamous throughout Jiangnan, a little tyrant parents invoked to stop their children crying at night: Before Shen
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- 7 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score19414d adds
- 8 Born Humble? Made Noble Consort Three Months After Entering the Palace 出身低微？入宫三月封贵妃 [A stunningly beautiful heroine + ruthless revenge + palace intrigue + both leads' first love, don't ask me how it works, the emperor has his ways] Ten years ago, the Tang clan was framed by villains and sentenced to execution, their blood flowing for miles. No one knew that beneath the mountain of corpses, the youngest daughter of the Tang family was still alive. Ten years later, Tang Wanhua changed her name to Ning Sitang and entered the imperial harem on the strength of her unparalleled beaut 604Reads8.9Score10414d adds
- 9 Palace Beauty 宫姝 She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.3kReads9.2Score95314d adds
- 10 Beloved Across the Realm 宠倾江山 Chu Ran was a triple-threat star in film, television, and music in the twenty-first century. While filming on a city street, she was hit by a car after saving a little girl. When she woke, she had fallen into a dynasty she’d never even heard of in her history books. Well, when in Rome. Fortunately, she had transmigrated into the imperial family as a beloved young princess. Her royal grandfather treated her like a treasure, but her father cared only for romance and poetry, so having a father was 1.2kReads9.0Score12214d adds
- 11 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
- 12 The Spoiled Consort Holds the Emperor’s Heart All to Herself 作精娘娘她独揽圣心 (Don't click in if you want to avoid this: the heroine is a silly, naive sweetheart, she's stupid, and this is a practice piece. It's not good.) Nalan Cairen, spurned by the emperor for two years, has won his favor again! The news sent porcelain crashing in the harem for an entire day! (Any similarities are purely coincidental.) Nalan Huiyin accepts her transmigration without a fuss. The original owner was abused, left hungry and poorly clothed. But now that she's transmigrated here, she's liv 225Reads9.2Score—14d adds
- 13 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 5kReads9.1Score56414d adds
- 14 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
- 15 Frost-Kissed Beauty: A Journey Through the Palace to Win the Emperor’s Heart 冰霜绝艳：辗转宫闱征服帝王心 [A note up front: This isn’t good, this isn’t good, this isn’t good. It’s brainless, brainless. Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click] The emperor, Li Yi, has just one standard for choosing his concubines: they must be beautiful. Song Yunchu, a concubine-born daughter who has suffered abuse since childhood, is chosen by Emperor Li Yi to enter the palace because of her stunning looks. Before entering the palace, her mother is looked down on by the servants, and her younger sister bu 633Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 16 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 14.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
- 17 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色，惹得帝后争相宠 Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 4.9kReads9.2Score60314d adds
- 18 The Emperor’s Favorite: His Beloved Consort 娇妃娘娘盛宠六宫 (Transmigration + System + palace intrigue + happily ever after with the heroine as the emperor’s sole favorite) Xu Lanshan transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who was tortured to death by her own mistress. She has no choice but to plot her escape. The only way to stay alive is to win the emperor’s favor. She sees the bright side: he’s the most powerful man in the world, and he’s young and handsome, too. Sleeping with him would be a win. But what’s with this palace-intrigue System? If s 1.2kReads8.9Score10614d adds
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Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Obtained the Bloodline of a True Dragon 盗墓：开局获得真龙血脉
People light the candles, ghosts blow them out, and the Mountain-Moving Taoist descends into the tomb. When a mysterious heir appears, one who has mastered the secret arts of all four tomb-raiding schools, the entire tomb-raiding world is turned upside down. Third Uncle: "Ninth Master is the strongest tomb raider I've ever met!" Fatty: "I've never been scared going into a tomb with my senior brother!" Naive: "Ninth Master showed me that tomb raiding can be as easy as sightseeing!" Zhang Qilin: "
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- 20 Tomb Raiding: The Young Mountain-Moving Taoist 盗墓：少年搬山道人 Synopsis: [Age nine + transmigration + System + tomb raiding + no heroine + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + Little Brother + the Iron Triangle] Wu Chen transmigrates into a world of tomb raiding. But he rejuvenates and gets younger, becoming a tiny baby. On top of that, he accidentally becomes Wu Xie's uncle by marriage. Because of the curse in his body from the Ghost Cave, he has no choice but to embark on a tomb-raiding adventure. Wu Xie: Uncle, are you sure you weren't some kind of demon in a 3.1kReads9.3Score44514d adds
- 21 Tomb Raiding: I Tore Down the Golmud Sanatorium 盗墓：我拆了格尔木疗养院 [No Female Lead + Cheerful Protagonist + Comedy] Wu Mo transmigrates into the ultimate tomb-raiding world and becomes Wu Xie’s younger brother, gaining a tomb-raiding sign-in System. Ding! Sign-in successful. Reward granted. 1: Azure Dragon bloodline 2: Tomb-trap mechanisms 3: Corpse control With these skills at his disposal, Wu Mo starts running wild in the tomb-raiding world. He blows up the Golmud Sanatorium, beats up Hei Xiazi, and tests his strength against Xiaoge. He saves A Ning in the S 25.6kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
- 22 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 948.8kReads9.6Score117.8k14d adds
- 23 I Can See the Rules of the Forbidden Zone 我能看到禁区规则 Two hundred years ago, the White Mist Forbidden Zone suddenly appeared, and Blue Star underwent a massive upheaval. Monsters with all kinds of bizarre abilities and people with supernatural powers emerged. The White Mist Forbidden Zone was known as a death zone. Of the countless people who entered, barely one in ten thousand made it out alive. After seven years imprisoned behind a mysterious wall, Ye Shiqi had grown tired of life. At last, he stepped into the White Mist Forbidden Zone once more. 5kReads8.4Score38114d adds
- 24 Showbiz: It's Supposed to Be a Dating Show, So Why Are You Getting Bai Lu into Shenanigans? 娱乐：明明是恋综，你带白露整活 Also known as Let You Join a Dating Show, But Why Are All Your Songs So Wild?! Su Yuan transmigrated to a parallel world and, from the start, became sworn siblings with a female celebrity. It was only supposed to buy them time, but the male guest who was supposed to arrive still hadn't shown up. Bai Lu: “Cameraman, what's the next segment?” Cameraman: “Ask the host you just became sworn siblings with.” And so Su Yuan, the host, took the male guest's place and got swept up in the dating show's dr 4.4kReads9.2Score30014d adds
- 25 Reborn: The Winds of Change in 1994 重生：风起1994 Su Changqing, paralyzed for over twenty years, was reborn in 1994 with a heart full of pain and regret! In his previous life, his paralysis destroyed his family, leaving them broken and ruined! This time, he would turn his fate around! He would sell delicious food, open factories, build businesses, and take his products across the country and around the world, becoming a food industry tycoon! He would lead his whole family to a prosperous, peaceful, and happy life! 7.2kReads8.7Score43014d adds
- 26 I Opened My Eyes and Returned to Before My Daughter Was Abducted 睁开眼，回到女儿被拐之前 In the first half of his life, Zhou Chen was lazy, gluttonous, and good for nothing. He drove away his wife and lost his daughter, ending up with his family shattered and everyone gone. In the second half, he searched for his wife and daughter. His wife was nowhere to be found, and his daughter had been kidnapped and forced to beg. Zhou Chen coughed up blood and died. Then he opened his eyes again. His wife hadn't left! His child was still there! Everything could start over! 2.1kReads8.6Score16514d adds
- 27 Reborn in 1979 重活1979 Back in 1979, when everyone else was chasing money, Fang Yuan decided to slow everything down and enjoy time with his family. He caught eels, gathered wild ginseng, earned work points with the production team during busy seasons, and went hunting and foraging in the mountains during the off-season. He doted on his wife and teased his daughter and son. Life was blissfully carefree. 385Reads9.1Score13714d adds
- 28 Tomb Raiding: My Father Is a Hundred-Year-Old Mountain, and I'm the Wang Family's Sacred Heir! 盗墓：家父百岁山，汪家圣子！ On a rainy night fifty years ago, a dazed Xiao Ge, covered in wounds, carried a baby to the top floor of the New Moon Hotel. Seeing the last Qiling of the family before him, Bai Sui Shan knelt to welcome him. Though Xiao Ge no longer recognized the man before him, the bond of blood told him he could trust him, and he handed over the baby. From then on, Bai Sui Shan had a little one by his side, whom he named... Zhang Tianyang. Fifty years later, twenty-three-year-old Zhang Tianyang returns from 398Reads8.1Score9114d adds
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Jilted on My Wedding Night, I Bond with the Grand Agricultural Official System 新婚夜被鸽后我绑定了大司农系统
[Women in government + farming and infrastructure + satisfying revenge with light comedy + career-focused with a little romance + male lead in a supporting role + beloved by everyone + romance after an arranged marriage] Lin Ran transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and gains a grandmother obsessed with chanting sutras, a father who brings bad luck to his wives, a bookish second younger brother, a wastrel third younger brother, an influential family by marriage, and a misfit System that hounds he
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Chronicles of Demon Suppression in the Long River 长河镇妖录
At the Yangtze River’s “Yin-Yang Crossing,” an iron rhinoceros weeps blood in the dead of night. Scarlet grains of sand, entangled with human bones, rise to the surface and reveal the secret of a century-old human sacrifice. In the ninth year of the Tongzhi reign, the River Guardian’s Chief Inspector drove his own son into sunken timber to end the flooding, creating the curse of “sacrificing the river with pure-blood descendants.” A century later, sand diver Chen Tieshan discovers that the blood
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- 31 Chronicles of Golden Palace Talismans and Swords 金阙符剑录 During the chaos of the Five Barbarians, a blood-red mystic talisman appeared in the snowy reaches of Yin Mountain. Celestial Master Yan Chixia followed its trail, only to become embroiled in a shocking mystery spanning the realms of life and death Why do Buddhist monks skin people and make elixirs in the dead of night? A merchant caravan perishes in Hexi, its corpses crawling with secret mantras written in Sanskrit. The bodhisattvas in the murals of Longmen’s Thousand Buddha Grotto lower their 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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Transmigrating into a Dream of Red Mansions: Miaoyu Helps Daiyu Become Empress 红楼穿书，妙玉扶黛玉做女皇
Legend has it that after the author of The Story of the Stone finished the first eighty chapters, he fell gravely ill from exhaustion and could not get back up. He handed the draft of the final thirty chapters to Zhi Yanzhai, then passed away. Zhi Yanzhai gave the draft to Ji Xiaosou, who completed those final thirty chapters. Later, a man named Gao E used it as a basis to finish the last forty chapters. But the final ten chapters were a far cry from what the original author of The Story of the
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