Old-World Charm

51 榜 Noble Son-In-Law Sunset RoseRomance556k WordsCompleted 159.6kFavorites282.8kClicks/ch80.8kGifts

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Jian Mingshu, the only daughter of a wealthy merchant in a gold shop in Jiangning Prefecture, is bright and intelligent. She has been obsessed with Lu Wan, a student from a poor family for ten years. Lu Wan, an aloof, aloof and poor scholar, was supported by the Jian family but resented the utilitarianism of "catching a son-in-law under the official list" and was indifferent and alienated from Ming Shu. When the results of the provincial examination were released, the two broke up; soon after, the Jian family suffered a disaster and the whole family was wiped out. Ming Shu was seriously injured and lost his memory, but was rescued by Lu Wan. To avoid suspicion, Lu Wei lied that she was his sister and took her to Beijing to take the exam. After becoming the number one scholar, Lu Lang saw his "sister" pursuing a career in the capital and being sought after by the rich and powerful. He regretted his mistake and started a long and frustrating road to pursue his wife - brothers and sisters cannot fall in love, so he could only endure it! Later, Mingshu regained his memory and teamed up with Lu Han to find out the truth about the Jian family's destruction (involving King Yu's conspiracy). From fake siblings to a real couple, they went in both directions and finally got married.

52 怎 How Can She Be Defeated by Her Beauty? Yiren Kui KuiRomance809k WordsCompleted 164.8kFavorites292.8kClicks/ch90.8kGifts

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Luo Lingyu, an orphan girl from a down-and-out noble family, her parents died and her family was in ruins. She took her young sister to join the Lu family of her cousin Jianye. She is sober and realistic, "scheming and self-interested", and has a clear goal - to marry into a high-ranking family, protect her sister's safety, and get rid of the fate of being dependent on others. Lu Yun, the third son of the Lu family, has a sinister tongue and a prominent family background. He saw through her "utilitarianism" when they first met. He was full of disgust and wariness, and believed that she was a gold digger who clung to the powerful. When they first met and lived in the same house, she tried her best to tease and test her with all her charms, but he said she disliked her, but her eyes followed him unconsciously. You came and went with me, and they pulled each other ambiguously, and the man's heart was as strong as iron. In the end, he was defeated by her all her charms. From scheming against each other to falling in love in both directions, it was sweet and perfect.

53 缔 Get Married FacaiRomance531k WordsCompleted 169.1kFavorites265kClicks/ch45.5kGifts

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Xiang Yi is the daughter of an official. Her father was falsely accused of being a corrupt official and her family was in ruins. She and her younger brother and younger sister struggled to survive. In order to protect her family and take advantage of the situation, she relied on the old covenant between her father's generation and took the initiative to visit Tan Ting, the eldest son of the Tan family in the aristocratic family. Tan Ting was aloof and aloof, shouldered heavy family responsibilities, and was full of prejudice against Xiang Yi, the "daughter of the guilty minister". Although he accepted the engagement, he stayed away from home for three years after the marriage, and treated her indifferently and indifferently. Xiang Yi is sober and transparent, and regards marriage as a transaction. She should be a good wife, take care of the housework, and secretly subsidize her mother's family, neither being humble nor overbearing. It wasn't until Tan Ting returned to the house that she acquiesced to the tribe's public audit and humiliation due to prejudice. After Xiang Yi proved his innocence, he suddenly woke up, was ashamed and moved, and started the clumsy and paranoid pursuit of his wife. From prejudice and indifference to affectionate pampering, from transactional marriage to true love, the two work together to clear Xiang's father's grievances, overcome the family crisis together, forge a lifelong relationship, and develop a two-way love.

54 衡 Under Hengmen Tian RuyuRomance425k WordsCompleted 171.3kFavorites367.3kClicks/ch81.2kGifts

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Li Qichi, the head of the Qingliu County of the clan. His father and brother died early, and the palace declined. After his engagement was annulled, he was ordered to marry Fu Ting, the protector of Anbei who came from a humble background but commanded a heavy army in the north. On the night of their wedding, he rushed back to northern Xinjiang, and the two of them lived separately as husband and wife for three years. In order to protect his young nephew and stabilize the palace, Qi Chi took his wealth (an invisible rich woman who had been secretly doing business for many years) and traveled north to pursue her husband. With the war and plague in the north and the treasury empty, she started to "spend money to chase her husband" mode: repairing the mansion, opening trade routes, relieving victims, buying troops and horses, helping him with food, grass and military needs, all the way to targeted poverty alleviation + emotional stimulation. From the binding of interests to the sinking of the heart, the two of them worked side by side to quell the war, settle the northern border, and stabilize the government. Under the Hengmen, Ke Qi Chi; you and I have no chance at all, and they all rely on me to spend money.

55 公 Gongfu's Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Plum Blossom Calyx of JiangnanRomance623k WordsCompleted 178kFavorites267.1kClicks/ch145.1kGifts

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Xu Nian'an (18 years old), the daughter of the late Doctor of the Five Classics, is sober, tenacious, smart and capable, and supports the family. Zhao Huanxi (16 years old), the eldest grandson of the Duke of Jingguo, is beautiful and soft, and is spoiled as a "beautiful idiot". He is ignorant of worldly affairs. Due to the old covenant between their parents, the two got married. Before the marriage, they agreed to "divorce in three years". After the marriage, the heroine trained her young husband, took care of the housework, and tore apart the best relatives. He was taught by her to be a clingy, crybaby, and ignorant boy, and to be polite, progressive, and capable of both civil and military skills. She was married to an orphan from a young age, and was loved as a daughter by her mother-in-law. The couple worked together to ridicule, stabilize the government, and run the family together. After three years of marriage, the young man has grown up and is deeply devoted. All the peach blossoms in the capital only recognize her. They go to each other in both directions, and love each other until they grow old.

56 凤 The Phoenix Returns to Court Meng XishiRomance768k WordsCompleted 66.7kFavorites68.5kClicks/ch74.3kGifts

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Zhang Yuwan, the eldest princess of the Northern Dynasty, went to Rouran to get married ten years ago. After the fall of Rouran, she asked to return to the court to take care of herself in the name of a "widow with no one to rely on", but in fact she was hiding her talents and being responsible for the city. Lu Wei, the young minister of Dali Temple, is an immortal, sinister and cunning man. He was ordered to protect the princess. His original intention was to take advantage of the opportunity to make profit. The road back to the imperial court is full of murder: assassinations, poisonings, and serial unsolved cases follow one after another. The two people, who have their own thoughts, are forced to join forces to uncover the conspiracy and the long-standing abuses of the dynasty. From mutual suspicion to life and death, in the end the phoenix returns to the court and the two powers stand side by side.

57 璧 Perfect Match FacaiRomance647k WordsCompleted 67.3kFavorites84.1kClicks/ch22.8kGifts

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Deng Ruyun, a pharmaceutical girl from a poor family, a rural medicine lady, shouldered the heavy responsibility of the family. When she was young, she silently looked up to the young general Teng Yue. Teng Yue, the youngest general in Xi'an Prefecture, is handsome, powerful, and has a bright future. Because the old lady avoided trouble, he was secretly married to Deng Ruyun, a "low-class" man. He had no idea that it was a three-year contract marriage. After the marriage, she abided by the contract and deliberately distanced herself; he misunderstood her as cold, lazy, and scheming, and even sent her away at one point. When the contract expired, the reconciliation came true, and she left gracefully, he realized later that he was attracted to her, and started the clumsy and paranoid pursuit of his wife in the crematorium, from misunderstanding to deep love, from a contract to a true match.

58 一 A Cup of Spring You SijieRomance469k WordsCompleted 113.9kFavorites330.4kClicks/ch102.8kGifts

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Xie Qingyuan, the concubine of the Xie family, her biological mother was framed and expelled. She lived among the people since she was a child. 14 Years later, she was taken back to the "township" in the mansion because of her "prosperous family destiny", but she was actually left out. Shen Run, the commander in front of the second-grade palace, is domineering and ruthless. He was once treated coldly by the Xie family. He fell in love with Xie Qingyuan at first sight and worked hard to "rob" her as his wife. He helped her to overturn the case for her mother and get out of trouble; with her intelligence and perseverance, she became his only exception and weakness. "You were not able to participate in my previous greatness; my future glory is all related to you."

59 韶 Shaoguangyan Laughing BeautyRomance467k WordsCompleted 108kFavorites225.1kClicks/ch60.9kGifts

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Yu Ningchu is the granddaughter of the Hou Mansion. Her biological mother died young and she was treated harshly by her scumbag stepmother. She was almost married to an old man and took refuge in the Pingxi Hou Mansion. She was gorgeous in the capital, well-behaved and sensitive, pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. Song Chi, the cousin of the Hou Mansion, has a noble status, beautiful appearance, upright appearance, and a sinister secret. He fell in love with Yu Ningchu at first sight, secretly provoked her, and worked hard every step of the way. In the early stage, she deliberately avoided her, and he took advantage of her; in the later stage, he used his power to make meritorious deeds, put down his body, chased his wife to the crematorium, and protected her in every possible way. Finally, he ascended the throne as emperor, made her his queen, and they were together for the rest of their lives.

60 小 Little Cardamom More Than Just a CabbageRomance397k WordsCompleted 574.2kFavorites789.9kClicks/ch199.6kGifts

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Ming Tan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an, is delicate, flirtatious, and playful, but her original engagement was betrayed by a scumbag. Jiang Xu (King of Dingbei), the god of war in the imperial capital, is a ruthless, taciturn and straight man. Because of an accident, he was favored by Ming Tan and took the initiative to ask for marriage to protect her under his wings. Marriage first, then love, from repayment to love: she tries hard to play the role of a dignified princess but often gets embarrassed; he is the cold-faced god of war who has no resistance to her, has a straight man's poisonous tongue, and is indulgent in his actions. "Not ugly, I just think that my wife is very beautiful." The rough man prince x the squeamish little drama queen, his daily life after marriage is extremely sweet.

61 长 A Long Wind Across the Ferry Mo ShubaiRomance978k WordsCompleted 671.3kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch502.2kGifts

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Liu Yuru endured for fifteen years, being a model lady and determined to marry her lover, but she was forced to marry Gu Jiusi, the number one dandy in Yangzhou. Both of them were reluctant. Three days after their wedding, she broke into a brothel with a knife to "treat the husband". From then on, she began a life of marrying first, falling in love later, and achieving mutual success. From a dandy in Yangzhou to an important minister in the court, from a harem lady to a strange woman in the business world, they have gone through family changes and wars in troubled times together, from being young and stubborn to standing side by side in the world, and living together to save each other and believe in each other. "May I be like the long wind, carrying you for thousands of miles."