Historical Romance Set in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties 魏晋南北朝背景古言合集

1. 51 如 The Lady of Good Fortune 如意娘 Lush Woods and Tall Bamboo茂林修竹Romance431k WordsCompleted One-line blurb: Your dad isn't your real dad, and your mom isn't your real mom, so it's perfectly fine to like any of these people. Serious blurb: This is a serious story about growing up. It tells how a royal foster daughter, forced to take another girl's place, searches for herself between privilege and poverty, ultimately winning respect and love and escaping a tragic cycle that seemed fated to repeat forever. Pretentious blurb: Forget it, let's not be pretentious. Someone might get goosebu 10.4kFavorites78.4kClicks/ch4.4kGifts
2. 52 楚 Chu Xiang Has a Dream 楚襄有梦 Weiyan Studio未晏斋Romance515k WordsCompleted Reborn, Zhai Sijing of the Longxi aristocratic clan is still being courted by two princes. But she knows neither of them is any good. Fate is like a turning wheel. What is meant to come will come, and there is no escaping it. What can she do? Until one day, she suddenly realizes that the young wolf leader's tail is wagging rather enthusiastically... [In short: A noblewoman is reborn into what is still "hell mode." She tames a generation's wolf leader and turns him into her little puppy.] ◇ This 9.4kFavorites24.4kClicks/ch5.7kGifts
3. 53 明 Bright as Jade 明明如璋 Nineteen Dustbound十九同尘Romance575k WordsCompleted There's also an extra at the end of the final chapter's author's note. Chu Jiang was born frail. Hailing from a distinguished family, she was cherished and protected, and had always been surrounded by rare treasures. Like any other young lady of a noble family, she was expected to find a suitable match among Chang'an's elite, bear a few children, and watch her husband climb the ranks... But one trip south brought her to the lush groves along the waterways of Jiangnan. Beneath a mother-of-pearl 9.2kFavorites7.7kClicks/ch3.9kGifts
4. 54 春 Spring Blossoms Fade 春芳歇 Watching Springs and Listening to the Wind看泉听风Romance450k WordsCompleted The story of transmigrated Xi Daomao's struggles in the Eastern Jin dynasty. I wrote this because I wanted Xi Daomao, whose life was so tragic in history, to find happiness in my story. You can think of this as a partially fictionalized story, since I'll make some changes to history to give Xi Daomao a happy ending. P.S. This is a slow burn, with melodramatic, outrageous, and naive writing. P.P.S. The male lead is Wang Xianzhi. Link to my current story: Leisurely Life Among the Stars Complete 6.9kFavorites41.3kClicks/ch3.8kGifts
5. 55 旧 The Wang and Xie Families of Old 旧时王谢 Qian Ji千霁Romance281k WordsCompleted In the early years of the Eastern Jin, aristocratic clans reached the height of their power, and civilization blossomed amid darkness and turmoil. Born on the eve of a dynasty's decline, Wang Lang belonged to the foremost aristocratic clan. His father commanded armies but had no interest in military or political affairs. His elder brother was clever and capable, yet had no desire to serve at court. The only path before Wang Lang was to establish a military government and reclaim the Central Plai 6.7kFavorites7.2kClicks/ch4.9kGifts
6. 56 敦 Ninety Thousand Snowfalls in Dunhuang 敦煌九万场雪 Mu Qingming慕清明Romance513k WordsCompleted "Li Qingying, tell me, what is home?" "Home is this: if I have to die for it, then you must live on for it." Yun An: Gentle, but stubborn as a nail. [She takes the road less traveled, and fate can't stop her.] Li Pian: Mercifully mad. [He'd give his life to save the world, and even swallow a dagger for it.] Bei Gong Rongrong: Sweet, soft, and adorable. [Being a person is so hard.] Lin Jiaosheng: A young man who pulls the strings behind the scenes. [You can trust him.] * Li Pian, Lord of Lian 6kFavorites3.6kClicks/ch5.9kGifts

   Curator note

   The author is the lyricist of "Koi Carp".

7. 57 长 A Longing Too Deep, Turned Into a Short Song 长恨化作短歌行 The Grain Is Not Yet Ripe in June六月禾未秀Romance387k WordsCompleted By what fate may one learn one's destiny? Like a floating wine cup, a drunken dream of glory. The cup of wine that intoxicated me, Half of it dried away with the ink on silkworm paper, The other half became the misty scenes of late spring in a poem. Those who long for their homeland gaze toward it, then sail home in a small boat. The swallows that once nested beneath the eaves of the mansions of Wang and Xie, Were they doomed never to fly into the homes Of ordinary people? All the schemes and s 5.5kFavorites12.2kClicks/ch758Gifts
8. 58 元 The Careless Days of Yuanjia 元嘉草草 Weiyan Studio未晏斋Romance542k WordsCompleted In the days of Yuanjia, the campaign was launched in haste. The army advanced to Fenglangjuxu, only to retreat in panic, casting fearful glances north. How can one bear to look back? Beneath the shrine of Fuli, crows feast as drums beat for the earth god. The powerful minister Xie Hui had two beloved daughters. But in the turbulent age of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people were like ants, and life like a floating cloud. The new emperor ascended the throne, the powerful minister fell, a 3.6kFavorites6.3kClicks/ch201Gifts
9. 59 淮 Moon Over the Huai River 淮上月 Zhu Li朱离Romance252k WordsCompleted You said that life came down to just two words: helplessness. You said you didn't care what other people thought and couldn't see their pain. As long as we stayed by each other's side, we could spend our whole lives together. But why couldn't any of it withstand fate's cruel tricks? Sister-in-law says that being alone all your life isn't true loneliness. The most terrifying thing is to taste all the sweetness the world has to offer, only to be cast into an endless abyss in the end... Were you ta 3.3kFavorites7.9kClicks/ch193Gifts
10. 60 魏 Tales from the Wei Palace 魏宫二三事 Chen Fanyuan宸饭元Romance340k WordsCompleted Who says there’s no gossip in Great Wei? Missing Person Notice: "Whatever happened to Ren, the daughter of a prominent local family, after she was sent away? Why did she vanish without a trace?" Ye City Report: "The breathtakingly beautiful Zhen Ji married Yuan Shao’s son first, then Cao Cao’s son. Why did she ultimately meet a tragic end?" Today’s Headline: "A stunningly beautiful female scholar and a brilliant queen: Who did Cao Pi love most?" Gossip Interview: "Is it true that Cao Zhi, famed 3kFavorites10.5kClicks/ch610Gifts
11. 61 兰 Peach Blossoms on Lanting Paper 兰亭笺纸桃花色 Jian Yimo简一墨Romance316k WordsCompleted In the end, all that beauty put to paper was a dream, half shaped by deep feeling and half by truth. A journey through time involving the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and a flight of fancy about a forbidden lover. Twelve years ago, on a spring night that was warm one moment and cold the next, I picked up my pen and began this story. Theme: Through every hardship, I will walk beside you. 1.9kFavorites14kClicks/ch74Gifts
12. 62 周 The Zhou Family Has a Precious Daughter 周氏有娇女 Potatoes and Eggplants土豆茄子Romance175k WordsCompleted +Synopsis+ As a noblewoman more exalted than a princess, Zhou Yan says the pressure is enormous. For example, everyone in her family is a celebrated scholar, so her tastes have been spoiled until only the most handsome men will do. For example, everyone is vying to marry her, yet she cannot marry the one she likes. For example, her rivals in love are all princesses. Could they at least come up with something new? And besides, all she wants is to live quietly and fall in love with a handsome youn 1.7kFavorites7.3kClicks/ch304Gifts
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