Legitimate and Illegitimate Children Can Live in Peace: A Family Is Built Through Everyone’s Efforts 嫡庶也可以和平共处，家族是所有人的努力成就

1. 151 清 A Qing-Era Child Raised by a Professional Tiger Mom 清穿之成了鸡娃专业户的崽儿 Youzi Jiang柚子将Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A doting, sharp-tongued father who’s an expert at pushing his kids to excel; a beautiful mother who’s a master of palace intrigue and a white-lotus troublemaker; an awkward, petty older brother who ultimately wins the battle among the nine princes; and, in the future, a troublesome little brother determined to fight his older brother to the bitter end... Yin Zuo, a laid-back slacker who only ever wanted to eat, drink, and have fun until he died, wakes up one day to discover he has transmigrated. 3.8kReads9.1Score274Shelves

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   The plot is quite good, but it can't be compared to historical fact. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

2. 152 鸣 Miscellany of Mingyutang: An Illegitimate Daughter’s Unusual Life 鸣玉堂杂记：庶女的别样人生 Light Rain Soaking the High City细雨湿高城Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted Soul-transmigrated into the body of a twelve-year-old girl, with no golden finger. What is it like to have a literary-minded birth father and stepmother? In an arranged marriage where the bride and groom barely know each other, how can the relationship improve? Zhao Wenru is a woman whose personality has nothing to do with being gentle as jade. Now she is about to embark on a very different life of her own. 411Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   A modern college student transmigrates into the body of Zhao Wenru, a concubine's daughter in a prestigious family, and encounters a stepmother, Madam Lu, who treats her like her own daughter. In this Jiangnan aristocratic family, steeped in tradition and refined manners, there is no ruthless scheming of traditional household intrigue, but rather a delicate portrayal of the wisdom and relationships among members of different social classes in an ancient family. Her stepmother teaches her household management, her father supports her studies and moral development, and even her elder sister proactively helps her prepare her dowry—everyone operates within the framework of etiquette, striving to maintain a sense of dignity and gentleness for one another.

3. 153 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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   Packaged. A spoiled, quirky heroine, lighthearted and funny, a slow-burning romance.

4. 154 病 The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来 Xinxin Loves Vegetables爱吃蔬菜的鑫鑫Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years 2.4kReads8.0Score235Shelves

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   On the surface, she appears to be a sickly, legitimate daughter; in reality, she's a Nascent Soul cultivator. This is a historical romance novel featuring domestic intrigue and pseudo-cultivation within a close-knit family.

5. 155 开 A Duke’s Estate from the Start: What Do I Even Need to Strive For? 开局国公府，我还奋斗什么？ The Agile Big Guy灵活的大胖子Historical630k WordsCompleted No System + farming + political intrigue + war + alternate setting. This isn’t a brainless face-slapping power fantasy. The focus is on political maneuvering and intelligence, and the pace isn’t especially fast. There won’t be anything too over-the-top, so readers who like mindless showing off may want to steer clear. Xu An is a burned-out office worker stuck in a 996 schedule who finds himself in ancient times, in an obscure Great Zhou dynasty, as the youngest son of a duke’s household. At leas 3.9kReads8.1Score161Shelves

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   The first book is about the peaceful coexistence of legitimate and illegitimate children, working together to revitalize the family. A modern person transmigrates to an ancient noble family, free from palace intrigue, and plans to grow up to be a wealthy man. However, fate intervenes, forcing him to study diligently for the imperial examinations. [Cool][Cool][Cool]

6. 156 首 The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came 17.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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   The whole article is warm and harmonious, without any internal strife.

7. 157 重 Reborn: The Qin Family’s Second Young Lady, Two Marquises of Ningyuan, and a Top Scholar 重生小秦氏：宁远二候一探花 Zhang Xiaoxie张小邪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Qin Yuewei spoiled her stepson with excessive praise and turned him against his brothers. In the end, she died in a raging fire, meeting a terrible end. Only as she lay dying did she understand: she had been wrong from the very beginning... When she opened her eyes again, she was twenty years old, newly married into the Marquis of Ningyuan’s household. Gu Tingyu had yet to be turned against his brothers by her, and the family was still at peace. Gu Tingye was still the spir 3.1kReads8.0Score379Shelves

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   Lady Qin is reborn, and she strives to support her three sons.

8. 158 摄 The Regent’s Sickly Sweetheart Is a Powerful Big Shot 摄政王的病娇娇是大佬 Peachy Dumpling白桃团团Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + light fantasy + slightly unhinged, occasionally theatrical + powerhouse] In her previous life, she rode through the martial world, a spirited and valiant female general. Reborn, Ming Qingqing carried the weight of her country’s enemies and her family’s grievances. She moved carefully, determined to avenge them and cut down every schemer hiding in the shadows. Watch as she navigates the imperial court, roams the martial world with her companions, and ventures into a mysterio 1.3kReads9.3Score160Shelves

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   It's incredibly good! The female lead's family, including both the male and female leads, are all very talented in weaponry. There's no backstabbing or infighting; everyone, including Heping, dotes on the female lead.

9. 159 锦 Ingenious Plans for the Brocade Hall: Scheming to Rule the Household 锦堂妙计：宅谋天下 Drizzle on a Cloudy Day阴天微雨Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted Lu Heng is the posthumous son of the late emperor. Feared by his father, he was adopted into Prince An’s household. He appears to wield great power, but is surrounded by danger at every turn. Yan Qingci is an only daughter in ancient times. Her father was a brilliant scholar and the first top scorer of the imperial examinations, while her mother was descended from a wealthy merchant family in Jiangnan. Yet she carries the burden of her parents’ blood feud. The two come to understand each other a 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   But the main characters in this book are all only children from ancient times.

10. 160 替 The Substitute Bride: Snow in the Northern Frontier 替嫁：北境有雪 11 Candies11颗糖Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis’s household in the Great Zhou dynasty, was both beautiful and talented. Betrothed to Xiao Jue, Prince of Zhenbei, since childhood, they were the envy of the entire capital. But when word arrived that Xiao Jue had been gravely wounded in battle and his temperament had changed, the marquis’s household, desperate to protect its wealth and status, forced Shen Qingci’s younger half-sister, the illegitimate daughter Shen Qinghuan, to take he 2.3kReads6.7Score253Shelves

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    At first you might think the sisters have a grudge.

11. 161 长 Chang'an: The Chen Family's Youngest Daughter 长安丶陈氏幺娘 The Holy Monk Settles in the Kingdom of Women圣僧落户女儿国Ancient Romance449k WordsOngoing My ancestor was the founding emperor of the Chen dynasty in the Southern Dynasties! I'm the eldest daughter of the most direct branch of the family, born to my parents in their old age! But my unreliable older brother ran off to the borderlands long ago. Poor little me started studying before I was three, helped my parents manage the family business at four, and took charge of the household at six. I was only eight, and I was the only one left at home... What should I do? I don't want to stay in 5kReads—Score425Shelves

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    This book is good!

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