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The New Matriarch Enters the Household, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Falls Harder Every Day 主母新婚入府，清冷权臣日日沦陷
[Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On
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The Ming Dynasty: Li Jinglong’s Unusual Life 大明，李景隆的别样人生
I am Li Jinglong. This is my story, and the story of the Great Ming.
170.3kReads9.2Score18.6kShelves
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The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区
After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey...
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Cutting Spring 斩春
༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi,
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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied
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Passing Myself Off as a Langya Native 冒姓琅琊
(Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho
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I'm Just a Commoner, So What Great Ambitions Could I Have? 我就一布衣闲人，谈何凌云之志
Su Mo transmigrated into an alternate historical dynasty, becoming a personal idler at the side of Emperor Jinglong. From the unease he felt when he first arrived to the carefree life he leads now, Su Mo has long since adapted to living in this strange world. Though he is called an idler, he is not truly idle. Emperor Jinglong has given him no official post, yet relies on him greatly, discussing matters both large and small with him. Su Mo knows well that serving the emperor is like accompanying
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Book Transmigration: After Saving the Broken Male Lead, the Plot Fell Apart 穿书：救赎疯批男主后，剧情崩了
A devoted couple + lighthearted comedy + no bashing the original heroine A passionate modern patrol officer was reading a novel when she complained that the author had arbitrarily killed off a male lead readers didn’t like. She passionately argued that doing so was no different from deliberate murder. The author retorted, “If you’re so capable, transmigrate into the book and save him!” When she opened her eyes again, she had become the novel’s ditzy, sweet-natured supporting heroine. From then o
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I Reborn Three Times to Redeem the Mad Villain 为救赎疯批反派，我重生三次
Qiao Sui felt sorry for a tyrant villain in a book. When she woke up, she had traveled back to the villain’s youth and become a thoroughly wicked cannon-fodder supporting character. To redeem the unhinged tyrant, she put on a smile and showered the young villain with kindness at every turn. In the end, she even gave him her life. As she lay dying, watching the villain’s trembling gaze, Qiao Sui was overjoyed. Could she finally go home? But when she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in t
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Forced Adoration: The Sovereign's Obsession with Possession 强制宠爱，主君掠夺成瘾
“If you don’t want your boyfriend to die, then do as you’re told!” The Lord lifted Xiao Wu’s chin, his eyes full of dark menace. Trembling, Xiao Wu brought her lips close and clumsily nibbled at the man’s mouth. Her awkward movements infuriated the Lord. He pressed the foolish woman against the wall and took it upon himself to teach her... One was domineering, childish, and unreasonably possessive. The other struggled with all her might, desperate only to escape... “Damn woman, do you know what
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The Obsessed Buddhist’s Twisted Possessiveness: His Reborn Wife Can’t Escape 疯批佛子病态占有重生娇妻逃不掉
[One-on-one, devoted to each other, reborn, obsessive and twisted male lead, ruthless female lead, everyone faces a reckoning, military marriage] [Truly obsessive male lead x charming, alluring, ruthless female lead] Reborn on her wedding night, she nearly takes his life. He fights desperately, left with a mortal wound. Everyone expects him to kill her. Even her adoptive parents are eager to squeeze more benefits out of her before she dies. Who could have guessed that Second Master Gu, the l
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Reborn in Another World as the Geo Archon 异世重生为岩王帝君
Another world + powerful protagonist + hiding his strength + Genshin Impact + fan fiction Hu Linyuan was an ordinary overworked office drone. After a bizarre car accident, he unexpectedly transmigrated to Teyvat and became the widely revered Rex Lapis, Morax. He thought that knowing the game's plot would make everything easy, but reality proved far more complicated than he had imagined. The peace of Liyue Harbor was shattered by a mysterious organization called the Shadow Nether Cult. Evil force
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Good Grief! The Madam Is Helping the Grand Secretary Take Another Concubine Again 夭寿！夫人又帮首辅大人纳妾了
[Transmigrated into a book + Chief Councilor + Cannon fodder + Love after marriage] Yun Wei accidentally transmigrated into a male-oriented harem power fantasy she'd recently been reading, becoming the “wife” in the male lead's “rise to power, get rich, and lose his wife” story. This “wife” was domineering and arrogant, looked down on the male lead, and humiliated him at every turn, thoroughly offending him in every way. When Yun Wei learned that she had just three months left to live, she decid
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I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光
What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re
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The Female Constable Who Sees the Truth 看见真相的女捕头
[Transmigration + golden finger + light mystery + historical workplace drama + career advancement and raises + 30% feel-good power fantasy, 70% hard work] A heroine who grows over time, with a love interest. She isn’t ruthless or vengeful… If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. By now, Yan Dan has become a renowned chief constable, famous throughout the land. Someone once asked how she went from being a lowly, unknown county constable to one of the most sought-after investigator
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The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter 大理寺少卿之女的快乐日常
[An imaginary ancient setting + mind-reading + everyday life + comedy] [There is a male lead, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending. The romance is a slow burn, but sweet, so dive in without worry.] [This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, but I promise there’s no angst!!! The heroine can read minds, but only under certain conditions. Her golden finger isn’t all that powerful, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Read the title! This is a warm, everyday-life story.
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Ding! With an Immortal Achievement, the Cousin Miss Starts Reading 叮，成就流芳百世，表小姐开卷了
Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to
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Something's Off About My Old Man 我的老爹不对劲
[Ensemble cast + imperial examinations + daily life + farming + court politics later on] Father and son join forces to build a Ming dynasty on which the sun never sets. Yan Xun transmigrates to the Ming dynasty and discovers that his father can do everything except study. His dad has so many secret identities, like an onion with layer after layer to peel back. Huh! If I push Dad hard enough to make him Grand Secretary, can I become a Junior Grand Secretary? The filial son Yan Xun sells everythin
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Help! The Male Lead Saw My Conquest Panel 救命！男主看见了我的攻略面板
[Short drama now available] Zhen Qingyin transmigrated into a book, becoming a black lotus. In the book, the black lotus seduced the male lead, betrayed him, and stabbed him, becoming his traumatic dark moonlight. System: [Win over the male lead, betray him, and stab him. Once the male lead's affection reaches 100, Host can return to the modern world!] Her: ??? “Let this world burn!” She gave up. She wouldn't try to win him over, and she even blocked the System. Wei Ji was the crown prince of J
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The Magpie’s Goblet 鹊牵盏
Xi Qingyan, the only daughter of the sacred-bone royal clan of the Xuluo Kingdom, was cherished as the nation's jewel. She had no interest in music, chess, painting, calligraphy, or needlework, but was fascinated by the divine arts of the shrine. On the day of a solar eclipse, a crescent-moon mark appeared on her body, and from then on she studied astrology and the art of summoning rain. True-bone and high-ranking nobles vied for her hand in marriage. Who could have known that the winds would su
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊
[The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro
142.2kReads9.7Score28.5kShelves
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No Need to Say Goodbye 不须辞
[Sweet-faced schemer who cries easily x icy beauty] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + fantasy + alternate world + equally matched leads + happy ending + younger love interest] Thirty thousand years ago, Chang Shu found a little black dragon and brought it back to his chambers to nurse it carefully. Once its wounds had healed, he tried to send it away. The little black dragon took human form, tears in its eyes. It walked up to him, tugged at his sleeve, and showed him the woun
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
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
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The Sin of Immortality 永生罪
[Proud, phoenix-like beauty Liao Yue x carefree, nonchalant Ji Wuyi] [Ancient setting + acclaimed novel + two male leads + equally matched leads + happy ending + Eastern fantasy + melodrama + plot-driven + supernatural beings] Ji Wuyi stays forever young, and forever loses his head over beautiful women. Ten thousand years ago, Ji Wuyi saved a young woman. The next day, her brother showed up, saying he wanted to repay Ji Wuyi on his sister's behalf. In a moment of impulse, Ji Wuyi married him. Te
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The Defeated General 败将
A chef has come to Liangxi County, his skills so astonishing that he draws food lovers from far and wide. A scholar has come to Liangxi County, writing letters and painting pictures while cursing people to die soon and be reborn. They have only one thing in common: they are both handsome, with perfect figures, and together they have become the county’s most striking sight. The young ladies of every household are practically tearing their handkerchiefs apart, only to learn that the two men are a
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Red and White Wedding 红白囍
[Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob
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Late in the Day 行止晚
[Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise.
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Bound by Spring 缚春情
[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
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The Sound of Spring 闻春声
[Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha
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Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡
"The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo
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After Marrying a Treacherous Official, I Worry Every Day That My Husband Will Go Astray 嫁给奸臣后，每天担心夫君走歪路
Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He
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A Sword’s Shadow on the Red Dust Road 剑影红尘路
The jianghu is a world filled with flashing blades, shifting loyalties, love, and hatred. Among its martial artists was a renowned couple, Xiao Yichen and Ye Qingyao. Their story was like a melodious ballad, echoing through every corner of the jianghu.
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Secrets of the Haunted Old House 古宅鬼秘事
Secrets of the Haunted Old Mansion
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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