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Dig Up an Emperor for a Husband

挖个皇帝做老婆

by Bizarre Jiangyang (怪诞江阳)

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146Chapters
20.4kFavorites
9.3Score
5kNutrient gifts
21.6kClicks per chapter
5.3kComments

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Personal Reading Log (2)

My tastes are a chaotic mix, and I'll read anything. Mostly top-centric or bottom-centric, with some switching; sometimes one dotes on the other, sometimes they dote on each other. Plot-focused or romance-focused, bittersweet, sweet, angsty, melodramatic, and pure romance are all welcome. Mutual, one-to-one relationships. All ratings are subjective.

Level C
86Books0Follows2dUpdated

Court Intrigue, Wuxia, and Power Plays

Mostly historical fantasy settings, though I won't necessarily file them under historical fiction. The focus is on the imperial court and palace. There may be some jianghu or wuxia stories, but the court should make up more of the novel overall.

Level C
71Books0Follows4dUpdated

Modern Fiction

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Level C
21Books0Follows6dUpdated

Top-Led Stories

Top-perspective stories, strong tops, charismatic tops, and cheerful tops. I don’t think there are any creepy tops, though I also enjoy some bottom-perspective stories.

Level B
59Books10Follows13dUpdated

Gong Protagonist, Gong Dotes on Shou, Handsome Gong and Beautiful Shou

I prefer strong/weak pairings over equally matched couples. Includes rambling thoughts and mild spoilers. I give everything five stars by default, so my ratings aren't useful. I can't stand weak tops. Avoid if you dislike the other tropes too. I'm biased toward the bottom and tend to like them more.

Level B
9Books1Follows16dUpdated

Top-Focused Reading List

I'm a shipper who loves watching couples fall in love. I like indulgent, strong tops. I absolutely can't stand weak or delicate tops, tops who are weak in bed, or one-sided angst. Updating regularly.

Level C
41Books30Follows27dUpdated

Seme Protagonist, Emperor Uke

As the title says, but some characters hide their identities early on as foreshadowing for later, so there may be spoilers.

Level A
6Books2Follows1moUpdated

Good Novels Saved for Myself (No Favorite Character Bias)

Novels whose plots I personally enjoyed, or whose romances I found compelling (though they might not be compelling, they just make a good match).

Level C
13Books2Follows1moUpdated

A Veteran Top's Reading Roundup

Stories I've read since becoming a little fish in 2026 (not all of them were completed in 2026). A reading roundup (mostly completed works I've read in full)

Level C
72Books5Follows1moUpdated

Strong Bottoms, Dominant Tops! Space! Beautiful and Powerful!

I like couples where the top is strong and the bottom is even stronger. I love gorgeous tops and powerful, muscular bottoms; most of my list features muscular, strong, handsome bottoms. And since I love beauty and strength, there are lots of insectoid stories.

Level C
46Books11Follows2moUpdated

A Taste of Top-Dom Stories

I'm not picky about pairings; I read for my preferences, and there's a bit of everything. Here are some lesser-known stories. Absolutely no humiliating tops or bottoms. Treat both partners as equal human beings. GSK has been laid to rest with its other half.

Level A
37Books126Follows3moUpdated

Great Stories Worth Rereading Countless Times, Especially Love the Underdog Rising Above

I favor stories where the underdog rises to power, tragic yet powerful submissive characters, mature, steadfast, irresistible submissive characters, and ruthless submissive characters.

Level C
9Books1Follows3moUpdated

Seme-Centric, No Particular Preference

Mainly gong-centric, but I'm not fixated on the gong. Weak gongs and pretty-boy gongs are dealbreakers. I like mutually doting couples and will read any kind of setup. Absolutely no fans who fixate on one side of the pairing.

Level C
100Books15Follows5moUpdated

Shou-Top: Feel-Good Story Recs

The protagonists' worlds are beautiful and captivating

Level A
5Books0Follows5moUpdated

Top-Led Stories (Bittersweet)

Stories with a few emotional twists and turns

Level C
20Books0Follows6moUpdated

Books I Read Partway or Halfway Through

I love following ongoing stories, but there are lots I've dropped along the way, as well as ones I'm still following

Level C
66Books0Follows9moUpdated

Male Protagonist in a BL Romance

Ones I’ve read and enjoyed.

Level C
99Books2Follows9moUpdated

Novels a Genre-Hopping Reader Enjoys

There are both bullet-commentary stories and romance, mainly stories with female-led relationships involving role reversal. I’m not recommending ongoing series for now, but I’ll keep updating this list.

Level C
17Books0Follows10moUpdated

Some Male-Protagonist Stories I Personally Enjoy

Eclectic tastes, but fans of one pairing type, stay away. I can accept a strong seme with a career-focused plot only if his feelings for the uke are unmistakable. There's only one traditional domineering-seme-and-spoiled-uke insect novel here, so fans of that trope aren't welcome.

Level B
100Books24Follows10moUpdated

White Moonlight

Two strong leads, and a beautiful love story that’s sincere, passionate, healthy, and mature. You have to read this author’s work. Don’t let the title fool you: the writing is incredible.

Level B
7Books1Follows10moUpdated

Free Top POV

Top-focused, free to read. All rated three stars for consistency, though I may change the ratings later.

Level A
11Books0Follows11moUpdated

(Pure Romance) Supernatural Mysteries

Books I personally think are really good

Level A
26Books19Follows11moUpdated

Why Not Read It Again!

Old-school BL stories. Come ship the couples!

Level B
21Books3Follows1yUpdated

Ongoing Collection of Male-Protagonist Stories

What I've been doing on Jinjiang during all these years of not knowing what to read (+ keeping up with my bookshelf is exhausting).

Level C
86Books37Follows1yUpdated

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