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A Record of the Oxen and Horses of Chang’an 长安牛马实录
[Winner of the Best Historical Legacy Award in the “Explore Ancient Texts, Discover History” Writing Contest] [Print edition in publication] (This novel has a romantic pairing. Neither lead is perfect, and both grow over time. They can be selfish to a degree. The male lead is a brawler! The supporting characters won’t inexplicably lose their wits. This is neither mindless wish fulfillment nor a conventional mystery.) “Though the road is perilous, my heart remains steadfast.” Jiang Shangxian tran
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I Dumped My Poor, Good-for-Nothing Boyfriend for a Powerful Brocade Guard 踹掉穷渣男，我选权势滔天锦衣卫
[Hilarious] + [Lighthearted] + [Good values]: How do you turn an aloof, celibate man into a clingy puppy? Rong Shu raises her hand: I know this one! She transmigrated into an orphan whose parents had died, struggling to survive while caring for her younger brother. To protect herself, she spread the word everywhere that she was involved with Wei Yan, the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Before long, the men who had been targeting her ran off with their tails between their legs. Rong S
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Marry a Powerful Official and Become a Widow? The Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Side Character Won’t Stand for It! 嫁权臣守活寡？穿书女配不干了！
[Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + devoted couple + putting scumbags in their place + no mistresses or misunderstandings + everyone speaks their mind] Jiang Yuzhu transmigrated into a book, becoming the ill-fated first wife of Xie Zhao, the male lead of A Great Chancellor. From the start, she was handed a disaster: the original Jiang Yuzhu was on her way to have an affair, set up by her own eldest brother. According to the original story, after sleeping with a scumbag, Jiang Yuzhu
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After Failing to Become a Widow, Madam Put on a Show 守寡失败后，夫人她开演了
[Clear-headed layabout vs. fake-sick schemer] [One-on-one sweet romance] [Both leads are each other's first and only love, happy ending] Shen Changnian transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl whose useless father and uncaring stepmother neglected her. She'd heard that Gu He'an, the Grand Tutor's son, was handsome, came from a good family, and was destined to die young. Shen Changnian's eyes lit up again and again. She gladly agreed to marry him in someone else's place, thinking she'd be
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After I Transmigrate into a Book, the Abstinent Heir Goes Crazy for Me 穿书后，禁欲世子爷疯狂爱慕我
After transmigrating into a book, Shi Su becomes the ill-fated cannon-fodder heroine destined to die. To change her tragic fate, Shi Su sends the scumbag to prison without hesitation and sells off the maidservant by her side who harbors ulterior motives. Her swift, ruthless moves leave her heir husband utterly dumbfounded. The heir husband: It seems I misunderstood Shi. She hasn't been unfaithful to me. She's clearly a wonderful woman. Everyone waits for Shi Su to be cast out, but the man, usua
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Storing Charm 储媚色
Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't
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I Remarried with Mom and Went from Tough Girl to Cutie 跟着娘亲改嫁，我从猛女变萌女
[Transmigration + blended family + everyday family life + growth + cherished heroine + heartwarming + historical romance] No golden finger! This isn’t a power fantasy, just the growing-up story of a clever young girl who transmigrates and follows her mother into a new marriage, learning to build a peaceful life in a blended family in ancient times. In her previous life, Song Lingjun grew up in a modern border-town orphanage, where she was a bit of a handful. Every day, she focused on keeping her
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Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽
Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S
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Farming After Transmigrating as the Top Scholar's Younger Sister 种田：穿成了探花郎的妹妹
Shen Yiyi transmigrated to an ancient farming household. Her parents were loving, her sister was gentle, and her older brother was a top student. Shen Yiyi was thrilled! She could eat and sleep, run and jump, then sit back and wait to cling to her brother’s coattails! Cozy daily life + opening a shop and making money + waiting for one person to make it big so everyone can benefit The chubby little Yiyi sweetly begged her family to carry her. Mother: “Why don’t you walk by yourself?” Father: “Can
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No Fear in Famine Years: I Take My Golden Finger and Settle in the Mountains 荒年不慌，姐带金手指住深山
[Transmigration + Golden Finger + Fleeing Famine + Building Wealth + Warm, Rustic Charm] One moment she transmigrated, and the next she opened her eyes in a pitch-black pit. Xu Yuan, once a powerhouse in the apocalypse, had become an orphaned farm girl with a frail younger brother and little sister to care for. War erupted, and the whole village fled. An unexpected turn of events led her to fall into a “magical secret realm” hidden from outsiders… Now let’s see how Xu Yuan uses her golden finger
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It's Madness! On the Famine Road, the Impoverished Grand Secretary Offers Himself to Her 疯了！逃荒路上清贫首辅以身相许
[Fleeing famine + farming + imperial examinations + business + devoted husband] [They flee famine at first, then settle into a cozy farming life; the male lead takes the imperial exams. One-on-one romance, both leads untouched.] Shu Wan transmigrates onto an ancient road filled with famine refugees. She's a poor little thing whose mother died, whose father remarried, and whom nobody cares about. She's about to starve to death. With no rice left to cook at home, her stepmother suggests selling he
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Shocking! The Chaste Lord Xu Wants to Marry a Delicate Young Widow 惊！禁欲徐大人要娶娇花小寡妇
A new restaurant has opened in Huayang City. Its proprietor is a pretty young widow, with a slender willow waist you could barely encircle with one hand and a gaze that seems to hook you in... People have taken to calling her the “Beguiling Blossom Proprietress.” The stern prefect, who has always kept his desires in check, darkened at the sight and scolded her coldly: “Shameless and depraved!” Later, the aloof Lord Xu, who never paid attention to women, met the beguiling and enchanting proprie
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The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜
[Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate
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Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister 重生恶女守家：祖母阿姐我都要
In her previous life, Jiang Zhiyue was deceived by her stepmother into doing many terrible things, earning her a notorious reputation. Her elder siblings died because of her, and she was accused of plotting to kill her grandmother. Her eyes were blinded, her voice stolen, and the tendons in all four limbs severed. In the end, she was thrown into a river, still full of resentment. Her stepmother then used the corpses of her blood relatives to claim her mother's title as Duchess of the State. When
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The Commoner's Daughter 市井嫡女
Shen Qingyan was supposed to go on a road trip with her best friend, but an accident led her to the opportunity spoken of by a Taoist priest on Mount Qingcheng. This so-called opportunity meant becoming a pitiful girl whose father didn't love her, whose mother was dead, and whose grandmother and stepmother both disliked her. To survive, she did all sorts of things she'd never done before: crawling through a dog hole, smearing her face with soot, lining up at the charity stall her own family ran
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We Agreed to Treat Each Other with Respect, So Why Is the Chief Minister Here Again at Night? 说好相敬如宾，首辅夜里又来了？
[Traditional Historical Romance + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Entire In-Law Family Dotes on Her + No Love Rivals or Misunderstandings + Household Intrigue + Political Schemes + Cunning] The moment Jiang Shuangshuang transmigrated, she opened her eyes to find she'd landed a real bargain. The day before her wedding, her third sister, famed throughout the capital for her beauty, fled with her luggage. Her fourth sister, a young woman of some literary talent, was so frightened that she got en
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Unbelievable! The Scheming Grand Secretary Is Comatose, Yet He Still Got Me Pregnant 绝了，腹黑首辅昏迷了还让我生崽
(Rebirth + transmigration + spirit spring space + slow burn + sweet romance) Craftsman Wen Ruan unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of an ugly peasant girl in ancient times who shared her name. She was saddled with debt and a one-year agreement. Seeing her younger siblings sincerely stand up for her, Wen Ruan decided to roll up her sleeves and get to work! She took the bamboo weaving from her space and sold cricket cages and handicrafts, repaired the house, bought land, and sent her younger
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Delicate Bones 娇骨
[Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co
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Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝
[Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping
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The Consort Fang’s Everyday Schemes 芳贵人的微操日常
Noble Lady Fang was an inconspicuous background character in Empresses in the Palace, the previous owner of the Broken Jade Pavilion. Shallow, a standard-issue extra, and unlucky. Until she died in the Cold Palace and was chosen by the System to live her life over again. To be honest, she had always thought of herself as an ordinary little nobody in the imperial harem. The System must have picked her by mistake out of inexperience. But the System said, “Choosing you is the most rigorous and opti
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My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯
The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas
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Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty: The Fourth Prince's Beloved Wife 清穿红楼黛玉：四爷的娇娇福晋
On the brink of death, she healed a blade of grass, only to find herself transmigrated as Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber. And it’s a Qing dynasty transmigration into Dream of the Red Chamber! She has no interest in Jia Baoyu, the resident flirt who acts like everyone’s perfect boyfriend. Her dream man is the Fourth Prince! Lin Daiyu sticks to her principles: no living under someone else’s roof, no Jia Baoyu, no sarcastic jabs, and no tragic fate from Dream of the Red Chamber. It all start
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The Golden Scabbard 金丝鞘
[Stone-faced guard x alluring, delicate princess, one-on-one, sweet romance] Qin Yi was an assassin, cold-faced and colder-hearted. Killing was more ordinary to him than eating. One day, Qin Yi received an assignment. It wasn’t to kill someone. He was ordered to protect Fuguang, the beloved princess of the empress, Ji Ning. Qin Yi found it troublesome, since all he knew how to do was kill. The first time he saw Ji Ning, Qin Yi killed someone right in front of her. His long sword rang as it left
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Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常
[Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o
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Facing Confiscation and Enslavement, She Schemes for a Place in Her Enemy’s Fiancé’s Bedchamber 抄家为奴？谋仇人未婚夫通房之位
[Revenge and a descent into darkness + mind-reading + romantic tension + sweet romance and angst] Every man in her clan was executed. Her older sister was tortured in prison and left dying, while her younger sister and the women of the household were sold off, their whereabouts unknown. And she, the beauty who had captivated the capital, was sold to a duke’s estate and was about to be married off to an old stable hand… They had brought her to this state out of jealousy alone. So she would enter
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Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝
(Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo
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Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录
[Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T
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Voyage South 南舟行
In the 1920s and 1930s, Nan Zhou, the daughter of a prominent Zhenzhou family, flees an arranged marriage and heads to Shanghai to study. She narrowly escapes the clutches of the vengeful Pei brothers. Six years later, the Nan family falls on hard times, and Nan Zhou has no choice but to return home to visit her gravely ill father. Determined to restore her family's standing and prove that a daughter can build an extraordinary career just as well as a son, Nan Zhou decides to stay in Zhenzhou. W
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The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册）
The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and
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After I Transmigrated, My Whole Family Turned Out to Be Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派
Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so
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Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下
[No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T
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The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常
[Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did
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Who Says I’m a Sickly Weakling? 谁说我是个病秧子
[Mutually faithful + scheming + fast-paced + no needless angst + feel-good story + no torturous romance] The two overlooked, pitiful youngest members of the Xie and Lu families marry each other in place of their unreliable older siblings. Lu Xuan thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Xie Miao, that could be interesting.” Xie Miao thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Lu Xuan, that could be a relief.” You can have any kind of brain you like, but absolutely do not develop a love-stru
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The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看，世子他慌了
[Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin
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The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？
[Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte
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Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常
[Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st
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On the Day of Her Betrothal, the Princess Shows Up at Night to Break It Off 赐婚当日，公主连夜上门退婚
New novel: "A Longevity Seeker in the Tang Dynasty, But from the Start, I’m at Xuanwu Gate?" Chen Yan, a medical genius, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty and becomes the son of a founding hero. His new family has an illustrious history: Two of his uncles died in battle for Li Shimin, and his father gave his life protecting Empress Zhangsun during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. In recognition of the family’s generations of loyalty, Li Shimin grants Chen Yan the title
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Reborn in Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Huan, the Concubine’s Son 重生红楼之庶子贾环
A doctor transmigrates into the Jia household of the Jia family in Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Jia Huan, the most useless son born to a concubine. Follow his efforts as he rises step by step, blooms like a lotus, escapes his predicament, and makes up for the story's many regrets.
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Dream of the Red Chamber: My Stunning Beauties, Each with Their Own Charm 红楼：我的绝色红颜风情万种
[Haven’t read Dream of the Red Chamber? You can still enjoy this story!] On Qin Keqing’s wedding night, a modern young man suddenly appeared under the covers... From then on, everything in Dream of the Red Chamber changed because of him. He takes on vicious servants, punishes foolish women, and puts spoiled brats in their place. Who says a son born to a concubine has to be treated as inferior? He places first in the imperial examinations, rises to high office, and takes control of power. The Jia
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Did I Become the Real Young Master’s Secondary Personality? 我成了真少爷的副人格？
[A true young master who gets accused of having schizophrenia, infuriates everyone, and really does become ill later + a sunny, cheerful recipient who pretends to be his second personality] [Contains pseudo-selfcest elements] [Main story and bonus chapters are complete] [Dedicated to two lovers reunited across time and space] Wen Jiaran had a secret. Every time he fell asleep, he would enter the body of a major villain in some novel he had read. The villain, Lu Yanze, was the true young master.
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He Spent Our Wedding Day with His Mistress, So I Flipped the Table and Raised Hell 成亲当天陪外室我直接掀桌闹翻天
In her previous life, Mu Wanyun was blind to the truth and infatuated with Shen Kuo, the God of War. She met a tragic end, and her elderly father suffered terribly for trying to fulfill his daughter's wishes. When she wakes again, Mu Wanyun has returned to the day the imperial decree ordered her to marry Shen Kuo. Outside, gongs and drums thunder and firecrackers explode, but a chill runs through her heart. In her previous life, on this very day, Shen Kuo used bandit suppression as an excuse to
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With a Pocket Dimension, the Ugly Farm Girl Makes a Powerful Comeback 空间在手，农家丑女强势逆袭
The short drama and animated series of the same name, Marry First, Farm Later: The Ugly Country Girl Turns Her Life Around, are now available to watch on Fanqie. Gu Qianlan transmigrates into a bride just about to enter the bridal chamber. When she wakes up, her husband has already left for the border, and she hasn’t even seen what he looks like. There’s no chance of returning to modern times, but before she can even get her bearings, she’s thrown out of the house with two burdensome children an
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Daily Life of a World-Class Homewrecker: Stirring Up Trouble, Again and Again 极品搅家精日常：搅搅搅搅搅搅搅
[Traditional historical household intrigue + reborn revenge power fantasy + tormenting villains and face-slapping + lighthearted humor + family darling + strong heroine] [The heroine is highly intelligent and highly skilled in martial arts. No romance in the middle, with two endings: a happy ending and a no-couple ending] Su Qingwan: “Drop the personal restraint and enjoy tormenting villains. Refuse whatever I don’t want, and if there’s a problem, I’ll confront them head-on!” This book’s motto:
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Love That Came Too Late Is Cheaper Than Grass 迟来的深情 比草还轻贱
Love that comes too late is worth less than grass
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The Swallow Beneath the Eaves: The Spoiled Darling of a Young Lord 低檐燕：纨绔世子的掌心娇
[“Sweet on the outside, ruthless within” concubine-born daughter vs. “hopeless romantic” young lord] No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, and both leads are faithful to each other Everyone knows that Lu Jingyun, the only son of the Marquis of Wucheng, is a born villain. He bullies men and takes liberties with women, and his reputation is so notorious that noble young ladies avoid him at all costs. Yet at Guanyin Temple, Lu Jingyun meets a kind-hearted Bodhisattva. She lowers her eyes
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His Love Is an Obsession: Mr. Mu's Priceless Bride 霸爱成瘾：穆总的天价小新娘
That year, she entered the Mu family to atone for her father’s crimes. He declared, “No one is allowed to help her without my permission!” She stayed silent, refusing to ask him for help! She lived in the basement and worked to earn money, enduring ten years of hardship. When he found out, he flew into a rage. “Have you still not learned to come to me for help?!” She had always believed he hated her and nothing more. She didn’t know that, beyond his hatred, he had given her everything...
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Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我
Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va
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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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Spring Deepens in Bianjing 汴京春深
Lady Wang Fu of Rongguo devoted herself entirely to her family, fell ill, and died. She was reborn in the body of Meng Jiuniang, a foolish seven-year-old concubine-born daughter. Her husband from her past life became her uncle in this life, and her son became her cousin. Meng Wan's wish in this life was simple: to live in peace and watch her son, now her cousin Su Fang, grow up safely. Yet as she and her companions grew up together, Meng Wan unexpectedly uncovered the secret behind her death in
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I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠
[Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever
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