Novels like The Discarded Daughter
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Discarded Daughter, best match first.
- 51 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演，皇上腹黑很爱看 [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 203Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 52 Reborn! The Prince Regent Gives Her a Blade and Has Her Back 重生！摄政王为她递刀为她撑腰 [Legitimate Daughter + Reborn + Face-Slapping Revenge + Political Scheming + Palace and Household Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Song Yuan was flattered into ruin by her stepmother, betrayed by her stepsister, and ultimately burned to death by a scumbag man. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the time before her wedding. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, so Song Yuan would tear away her good-person mask. Her stepsister was a fake white lotus, so 1.6kReads8.7Score190Shelves
- 53 The Princess Consort Is Reborn, and the Prince Dotes on Her 王妃重生，王爷宠爆了 Before she was reborn, she was foolish and helpless. Her younger sister framed and manipulated her, costing her her husband’s family and her loved ones. In the end, she was disfigured and died a tragic death. After she was reborn, she realized she must have been blind in her past life to trust the wrong people and let them lead her around; so besotted that she caused the death of the only half-brother who truly cared for her; and so stupid she must have hit her head, since she kept provoking her 86Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 54 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Wives Make Me Stronger, and I Marry a Painted Skin from the Start 聊斋：娶妻变强，开局迎娶画皮 After ten years of studying, Li Yu had no idea demons existed. Then, one day, a painted-skin demon changed its face, and he finally saw the truth. He gained a System that made him stronger every time he took a wife. Looking at the painted-skin demon applying makeup before her mirror, he had to choose between dying and running away. He chose to go inside. “Painted-skin demons are ugly?” “No, no. You just don't understand the joy of manually swapping faces with AI.” “Yan Lingji, the top goddess of 103Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 55 Genius Cutie: Reborn Mom Takes the World by Storm 天才萌宝：重生妈咪开挂了 [Sweet romance + raising a child] In her previous life, Zhong Lihua trusted the wrong people. Only after she was killed did she realize how terribly wrong she had been. Her own son died because of her, her husband met disaster because of her, and her family came to ruin because of her. Reborn, she wants to spoil her child, protect her husband and keep her family safe, creating a life where everything goes her way. As for those who hurt her, she won't let a single one of them get away! But… why h 127Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 56 The Treacherous Minister’s Cherished Wife, Chosen by Fate 佞臣权宠天命贵妻 Cang Xuan, Grand Secretary of the Great Chu, is an unquestionable villain in the eyes of the world. Rumor has it that he has slaughtered countless people and used divination to beguile the sage ruler. Everyone wishes they could get rid of him as soon as possible. But one day, people discover a little shadow that follows him everywhere. Su Yuanyuan, the dimwitted young lady of the Duke of Yong's household, has actually latched onto him! She follows him out drinking, follows him to court, and even 1kReads9.0Score130Shelves
- 57 The Matriarch Smiles, and Her Scumbag Husband’s Family Faces Certain Doom 主母微微一笑，渣夫全家生死难料 [Rebirth, divorce, revenge on scumbags, sweet romance with both leads pure] Shen Chunran only learned the truth when she died in her previous life: her husband claimed to respect her, but his heart belonged to someone else. He stole her dowry and destroyed her family. Her mother-in-law wept and begged her to stop using her medical skills to save people, saying a woman should stay in her place. In truth, she was clipping Shen Chunran’s wings and dimming her brilliance. Her grandmother lamented ho 358Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 58 Save My Mother, Kill My Scumbag Father: Reborn to Turn the World Upside Down 救亲娘，杀渣爹，重生归来搅翻天 [A Ruthless Beauty vs. A Gentle Young Lord] Rebirth + Taking Down Scum + Defying Fate + Political Schemes + Heavenly Law + Empress In her previous life, Xu Rusheng, the eldest legitimate daughter of a marquis household and empress in all but name, learned the truth behind her mother and aunt’s deaths. She chose to kill Emperor Zhou Heng and die with him, taking the Zhou family’s empire down with her as her funeral offering. Reborn in the year her mother died, she makes plans at every turn to b 4.6kReads9.0Score554Shelves
- 59 Reporting to the General: Your Wife's Acting Strange Today 报告将军，夫人今天有点怪 Qin Susu died. Before she died, she saw that the husband she despised most had protected her until his last breath. The man she trusted most looked down on her and called her “a fallen woman.” She had waited bitterly all her life, never letting the general so much as touch her. She never imagined she would become a foolish, useful pawn for Prince Yi. She opened her eyes and found herself back in the early days of her marriage, just after moving into the General’s residence. There was still time 112Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 60 A Swap of Brides: The General Whispers in His Wife's Ear Every Night. Are You Satisfied, My Lady? 换嫁将军夜夜咬耳，夫人可还满意 The moment Wen Xingluo is reborn, she discovers that her bedmate is none other than her younger sister’s husband, General Long Xiao! Her memories of her previous life return at once, and she realizes that her younger sister has been reborn too. In her previous life, she rose from a humble consort in the Eastern Palace to become the most exalted woman in the land. Her younger sister, meanwhile, married General Long Xiao in a splendid wedding. When the general suddenly fell into disgrace and his e 8.2kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
- 61 Ingenious Plans for the Brocade Hall: Scheming to Rule the Household 锦堂妙计：宅谋天下 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
- 62 My Husband Wants to Raise His Concubine to Wife? I'll Divorce Him in the Street and Marry a Powerful Prince 相公扶妾上位？我当街休夫嫁权王 [Rebirth and punishing the scum + traditional household intrigue + true princess + devoted regent + family and country] Qu Wanmei was the only daughter of the wealthy merchant Qu family. She had a vast fortune and had been married into the Duke’s household for three years. Her husband, Ning Yan, brought his pregnant mistress into the household and made her his secondary wife. “Qu Wanmei, you’re the daughter of a merchant, lowborn and unworthy of marrying into the Duke’s household. Only Yingying 1kReads8.9Score158Shelves
- 63 The Reverse Transmigration Trope: A White Moonlight Arrives at the Prince's Manor 反反穿越套路：王府来了个白月光 Are people from ancient times always bound to lose to someone who transmigrates from the future? Not necessarily. And does that mean someone from the future is always as stupid as a pig, easily crushed by people from the past? Also not necessarily. Shen Yunxuan is the legitimate granddaughter of Grand Tutor Shen, a high-ranking official of the first rank. She grew up cherished and indulged, and was betrothed at a young age by imperial decree to Jing Chenming, the Prince of the Western Expedition 198Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 64 The Stepmother Forgives, the Rebellious Son Admits His Guilt 嫡母宽恕，逆子知罪 [Rebirth + historical romance + household intrigue + revenge + face-slapping the scum] In her previous life, Shi Jinyu was buried alive as a sacrifice. The Shi family was falsely accused of treason: her grandfather was imprisoned, her parents were murdered on the way into exile, and her elder brother was mutilated and left to die. After being reborn, Shi Jinyu takes revenge with her own hands on the people who framed the entire Shi family. But the man she kills is the illegitimate son she person 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Reborn, I Won't Indulge Anyone 重生了，本宫谁也不惯着 [Reborn, revenge on scoundrels, both sexually inexperienced, sweet romance, adorable child] Wen Ning was reborn a year before her imperial husband, his concubine cousin, and her own son had cruelly murdered her by cutting out her heart and draining her blood. They still expect her to don armor for the Great Ye Dynasty, battle across the land, and expand its borders? Dream on! After getting a second chance at life, Wen Ning only wants to slack off. In her previous life, she bore the title of empr 2.7kReads9.1Score296Shelves
- 66 Born Noble, the Empress Climbs Her Way to the Top 娘娘天生尊贵，一路宫斗上位 [The Warm-Faced, Cold-Hearted Emperor * His Obsessive, Sweet-Natured Consort] [Not a Pure Romance + Romance-Focused] Yun Xiaoxue was born into privilege, with wealth, connections, and power at her fingertips. She had hoped to travel the world as a carefree princess, but an imperial edict summoned her to the palace. She entered the palace as a Jieyu, already a high-ranking consort. But the Empress Dowager's niece came before her, and the emperor's cousin followed. Lady Xu had long enjoyed the emp 1kReads8.0Score110Shelves
- 67 Reborn to Become the Princess Consort of Prince Jin Again 重生之再当晋王妃 In her previous life, Su Ying had been born to a high-ranking minister's legitimate wife, but she played a winning hand terribly. She trusted her half-sister and fell into a scoundrel's schemes, breaking the heart of the man who loved her more than anything. Reborn from the ashes, she protects her younger brother, punishes her half-sister, and topples the scumbag Crown Prince from his pedestal. As for Prince Jin, who loved her deeply in her previous life, she takes the initiative and pulls him o 2.5kReads9.0Score304Shelves
- 68 Mother of the Nation? No, I Want to Rule the World! 母仪天下？不，我要权倾天下！ [Alternate-World Palace Intrigue + No Romance + Raising Children + Never Falls for the Emperor] Content warning: The male lead is not chaste. Palace intrigue runs throughout, and the emperor never favors just one consort. After a car accident, Chu Ningzhi was pulled into the alternate world of Great Zhou. She had to become Empress Dowager to survive. To stay alive, she entered the palace through the selection and gave birth to a child. She planned every move carefully and defeated all her enemie 182Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 69 The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深，垂帘听政做太后 [Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti 690Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 70 After Giving Way to My Ex-Husband's White-Moonlight, I Came Out on Top 给前夫的白月光让位后，我赢麻了 ※Traditional Historical Romance and Household Intrigue※No Rebirth or Transmigration※Both Leads Are Chaste※ Shen Shihao is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Her biased mother sells her off in marriage to Li Yuheng. Half a year into their marriage, her husband remains cold and refuses to consummate their union. Hoping to keep peace between them, she has long suppressed her true nature. Then she hears him say with his own lips that he plans to demote her to a concubine, be 2.9kReads9.0Score385Shelves
- 71 Wishing You Peace and Prosperity Year After Year 祝卿岁岁荣安 Before her birth mother died, she pointed at Zhu Qing'an in front of everyone and cursed her for bringing misfortune to her six relatives. She ordered Zhu Qing'an to keep vigil for her for three months after her death, then shave her head and become a nun at Jingyun Convent, never to leave the convent or return to secular life. So three months after her birth mother’s death, Zhu Qing'an ceased to exist. At Jingyun Convent, a young nun named Jingchen struggled to survive in this world. Given anot 2.5kReads8.9Score239Shelves
- 72 Yu Wujiao 玉无娇 Palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + high intelligence and emotional intelligence + not an only-one relationship + no System or portable space + a heroine who grows over time (not a wish-fulfillment story), not blinded by love. After her parents and younger sister are brutally killed, Jiang Yuxin, daughter of a convicted minister, realizes that becoming a favored consort is the only way to change things. At nineteen, the emperor is at an age when he falls easily. He falls for one woman afte 281Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 73 Reborn, the Grand Princess Only Wants to Spoil Her Husband 重生后，长公主她只想宠夫 Xiao Lingyue’s heart trembled, and she instinctively avoided his gaze. “So what if I did? Gu Lang said that as long as we got the tiger tally, we could purge the traitors around the emperor, and then I could…” “Gu Lang… Gu Lang…” Huo Chen repeated softly before suddenly spitting out a mouthful of black blood. It was the farewell wine she had personally served him, laced with a powder that ruined one’s martial arts. Gu Qingyuan stepped out from behind Xiao Lingyue, a smug smile on his face. “Gene 494Reads6.4Score105Shelves
- 74 Everyday Life for a Long-Distance Couple in Ancient Times 古代异地夫妻日常 (Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + adorable child + delicious food) Zhang Zhiyan was a blogger in the 21st century. Then she transmigrated into a book, not as the heroine or an important supporting character, but as a cannon-fodder character who wouldn't survive three chapters. Fortunately, she'd finished reading the book and knew how the original owner died. As long as she could avoid that disaster, wouldn't she be able to… 2.2kReads7.7Score159Shelves
- 75 Everyone in My Family but Me Transmigrated 全家除了我都是穿越的 In her previous life, Xu Zhi lived a miserable existence after her parents died in an accident and her older brother was injured and left disabled. Given another chance at life, she finds her parents alive and well and her brother healthy. She gets to enjoy all the warmth she had longed for but never received in her past life, and with her family's love, she becomes someone many people admire. But why does Xu Zhi feel like everyone in her family except her is acting so strange? 580Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 76 The Foodie Empress: The Imperial Kitchen Never Closes 吃货皇后：御膳不打烊 In her previous life, she was appointed a princess, married into the royal family, entered the imperial court, and reached the pinnacle of success, only to starve to death in the end. Reborn, she resolves to keep a low profile and live for food, but fate has other plans. There are schemes in the inner palace, and an emperor with an unusual appetite. At least the Imperial Kitchen’s delicacies can comfort her fragile heart. “Your Majesty, Her Highness has been poisoned again.” “…” He originally m 67Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 77 A Flourishing Age of Healing: The Legitimate Daughter Won't Marry Down 盛世医香之嫡女不下嫁 In her previous life, Fan Qingyao was the daughter of a distinguished family and heir to a renowned physician, with medical skills unmatched by anyone. Yet she poisoned loyal ministers branded as rebels, mistook an enemy for her father, and threatened her own family into helping him seize power and the throne. Her maternal relatives were slaughtered, her brother burned to ashes, and her sister became a prostitute, abused by everyone. After she had been drained of all value, she was sent to the C 1.6kReads8.9Score224Shelves
- 78 Rising with the Wind: Reborn, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 同风起：重生后，侯府嫡女杀疯了 She is the daughter of a military family, unmatched in martial arts and military strategy. After marrying, she earns military honors for her husband and helps him secure the title of prince. But she never imagined the man beside her was a snake-hearted villain. After falsely tarnishing her father and brothers’ reputations, he had her killed at the Langya Waterside Pavilion. Heaven takes pity on her, granting her a new life in the body of a legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household who shares 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Princess Is So Irresistible, the God of War Willingly Bows to Her 郡主如此多娇，战神王爷甘愿折腰 [Brilliant Beauty with a Double Identity × Devoted, Powerful God of War Who Guards the North] [One-on-One Romance, Reborn, Sweet Romance, Love of Country and Family] In her previous life, Fu Yuetan was pushed into the water and lost her memories of the most important person in her life. Deceived by villains, the loyal Fu family was branded traitorous. Fu Yuetan, the Princess of Miaoqiong, became known as a demoness and died upon the sacrificial altar. When the man returned victorious from war, h 782Reads8.8Score136Shelves
- 80 A Love That Hurts: The Crown Prince, Go Easy on Me 虐恋情深，太子殿下轻点爱 Liu Wan transmigrated. At first, she thought she'd landed at the happy ending of some sweet romance novel. Then she saw the new consort the Crown Prince had just married. The consort was breathtakingly beautiful and talented in every way, and Liu Wan finally realized she'd become the original heroine of a story about a supporting character's triumphant comeback. In the end, she'd be treated as a disposable pawn, have her hands and feet cut off, and be made into a human swine. So she steeled hers 3.6kReads7.5Score309Shelves
- 81 The Brocade Guard 锦卫 He is the princess’s shadow guard, concealing his sharpness beneath his sleeve and protecting her for a lifetime. She is the reborn legitimate daughter of the Great Jing, holding the pieces in her hands as she seeks vengeance and retribution. From palace scheming to the smoke and fire of the battlefield, he clears the thorns from her path, while she clears his family’s name and avenges their wrongful conviction. Two formidable leads stand side by side, where political intrigue intertwines with d —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 82 The Legitimate Daughter Returns 嫡女归 In her previous life, she treated her father's concubine kindly, was friendly to her half-sister, and devoted herself to her husband. Little did she know she was raising a snake in her bosom. The concubine harmed her mother, her half-sister poisoned her own younger brother, and she was imprisoned in a dungeon, enduring the lash day after day. Reborn, she vows that in this life, she would rather wrong the whole world than let the world wrong her! 2.3kReads8.3Score283Shelves
- 83 The Matriarch Is Tired. After Being Reborn, She Makes You All Work Like Beasts 主母累了，重生后换你们做牛马 Wei Yingxuan obeys her father’s orders and takes her deceased elder sister’s place in an arranged marriage. Before the wedding, she asks Song Tuo, “My temperament is very different from my sister’s. Will you truly care for me?” He replies, “She is she, and you are you. The day she died, I left the past behind.” For the sake of that promise, she too leaves the “past” and her “old flame” behind, and resolutely marries into the Marquis’s household. Seven years later, her elder sister comes back fro 2.8kReads8.5Score311Shelves
- 84 Reborn as a Young Lady: The Tyrannical Regent Cherishes Me with His Life 重生大小姐：被暴戾摄政王拿命宠 In her previous life, the heroine trusted her half-sister and was killed for it, leaving her soul with nowhere to go. Heaven had mercy on her, and when she was reborn, she returned with a vengeance, settled old scores, crushed the villainous woman, and became the regent’s most cherished one… 653Reads9.0Score104Shelves
- 85 Reborn to Spoil My Dashing Husband 重生独宠，妖孽夫君拥我入怀 Ning Chenxi starved to death in the bitter cold of winter, then was reborn before any of the mistakes had begun. In this life, all she wants is to protect her family, make things right with the person she wronged most in her previous life, and grow old together with Gu Jiuyi. 91Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 86 After Being Reborn, My Elder Sister Wants to Trade Marriages with Me, and I Couldn't Be Happier 重生后嫡姐要和我换亲，求之不得 [Twins + both reborn + swapped marriages + revenge on scumbags + mutual devotion + satisfying read + happy ending] A plot-driven story with plenty of substance and sound logic. Not mindless wish fulfillment! The heroine starts out at a disadvantage. If she draws too much attention, her enemies may see through her and the story could be over, so she has to plan carefully and seize the initiative step by step. The satisfying payback only really kicks in later. The hero, Xiao Ci: an innocent, sweet 685Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 87 You Transmigrate, I’m Reborn! I’ll Hang a Lantern for You at Your Graves 你穿越，我重生！坟前给你们挂盏 Original title: Reborn Princess Opens Her Eyes and Brings People to Catch Them in the Act! Full title: You Transmigrated, I Was Reborn, and I'll Hang a Lantern at Your Graves [Rebirth + palace intrigue + feel-good revenge + a heroine who's crazy and a great actress + throne struggle + one-on-one romance (little romance)] In her past life, Li Ningle, a princess, married into a down-and-out marquis's household and gave everything she had to pave the way for her husband to become an official. In th 2.3kReads9.1Score282Shelves
- 88 The Peerless Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn, and the Cool Regent Breaks His Vows 绝色嫡女重生，清冷摄政王破戒了 [Reborn for revenge + face-slapping scumbags] In her previous life, she helped a scumbag ascend the throne, only to be rewarded with a cup of poison. She even dragged down the man who loved her deeply. Heaven gives her a second chance, and this time she'll make sure the scumbag dies without a grave! Everyone who wronged her in her past life will pay for their debts in blood! As for the man she owes, she decides to spend the rest of her life spoiling him! 568Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 89 Reborn: My Childhood Friend Takes On My Ex-Husband for Me 重生后，竹马替我撕前夫 [A bold, passionate noblewoman VS a scheming, jealous man with a hidden agenda] [Sweet historical romance + secret love turned mutual + male lead fights tooth and nail to win her + second male lead’s groveling redemption] Su Yao tried to warm Gu Yan’s heart of stone with all her love, only for a bowl of poison to end her life. One day, she returned to the age of fifteen, still unmarried and in the prime of her youth. Yet Lu Changfeng, her nemesis in her previous life, seemed to have changed his 10.1kReads9.0Score1kShelves
- 90 Your Highness, Your Lazy Princess Consort Can Talk to Animals 报告王爷，咸鱼王妃会兽语 Han Qingyue has just transmigrated into the body of a divorced princess consort when she’s bound to a dog-food System. Isn’t this just rubbing salt in her wounds? System: [The Seventh Prince is passing by. Host, go confess your feelings to him and receive ten thousand taels of silver!] Han Qingyue: “Get lost! Do you think I’m that desperate for money?” The original owner may have been wild, fierce, arrogant, and overbearing, but her father is the Grand General Who Guards the Nation, her moth 357Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 91 The Legitimate Daughter's Path to Splendor 嫡女锦途 Born to a noble family, she was reduced to a powerful man's concubine and ultimately died at the hands of her legitimate older sister. Reborn in a new life, Yu Jue is determined to make those who killed her pay in blood and reclaim the bright future that should have been hers. When a scoundrel humiliates her, she destroys his manhood. When her wicked sister bullies her, she ruins her future. She'll kill anyone who stands in her way, be they gods or Buddhas. But the path of rebirth is crawling wi 1.4kReads8.5Score165Shelves
- 92 Spring in the Imperial Palace 宫闱春 [Female Lead in Palace Intrigue + Male Lead in Political Schemes + High-IQ Cast + Beautiful, Unhinged Characters + Ensemble Cast] An alternate-world story. The female lead is highly intelligent, clear-headed, and no lovesick fool. From the moment she enters the palace, Jiang Wanqing knows she will spend her whole life within these walls. She never forgets one thing: she wants to become empress. She also knows that the current emperor, Zhou Qijing, cares only about royal power and dominion. So sh 669Reads8.7Score112Shelves
- 93 The Phoenix Has Yet to Return 凤未归 She had her whole life destroyed by a tyrant and ultimately died in battle at the city gates. She reminded herself not to drink Meng Po's soup: if she ever got another chance, she would make them pay in blood. To her surprise, she was reborn ten years in the past. This was going to be fun. She could still remember every one of her enemies, but when it came to her family... she drew a complete blank. 539Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 94 The Beloved Doctor Consort Is Reborn, and the Imperial Uncle Proposes Overnight 团宠医妃重生后，皇叔连夜提亲了 He was the fiancé she had given her whole heart to, yet he carried on an affair with her cousin behind her back, seized the Xie family's wealth, ruined her father and brother, and schemed to make her a concubine! She was the “dear little sister” she had trusted completely, yet she smeared her reputation, murdered her child, and climbed to a higher branch over her blood! They rose to power on a golden road paved with the Xie family's silver and gold, disfiguring her, breaking her legs, gouging ou 1.8kReads9.0Score217Shelves
- 95 The Chaste Marquis Dotes on Her Every Day: Her Bewitching Beauty Is the Cure in His Palm 禁欲侯爷日日宠，媚骨生香掌心药 [Historical romance + pregnancy before marriage + both leads are chaste + coercive possession + threats and inducements + extreme possessiveness] [Beautiful and sweet-natured heroine X scheming marquis] Wen Ning was only gathering herbs in the mountains when a poisoned man grabbed her around the waist and pinned her beneath him. Xie Jinglan: “Can you help me cure this poison?” Wen Ning: “Please don’t kill me...” Xie Jinglan: “Fine. The red line ends where life does. Beyond that, I’ll roam wherev 10.8kReads8.6Score889Shelves
- 96 This Is Hilarious! My Reborn Younger Sister Is Fighting to Marry a Scumbag 笑不活了！嫡妹重生争着嫁渣男 [Dual Rebirth, Exposing a Transmigrator, Devoted Couples, Cherished by Everyone] Shen Wangshu and her legitimate younger sister fell off a cliff and died together, then were reborn together. In their previous life, her younger sister stole her childhood betrothal and married the heir to a noble title, becoming mistress of a marquis’s household. The whole capital laughed at Shen Wangshu, the eldest legitimate daughter, for having to marry a poor scholar and become a humble scholar’s wife. But who 1.3kReads8.5Score181Shelves
- 97 A Profusion of Intertwined Blossoms 连枝花浓 They say Jiang Qingli, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, is an empty-headed fool with not a shred of learning. Yet thanks to her maternal grandmother, a Grand Princess, she was betrothed to Gu Anlan, the elegant and distinguished heir of the Gu family. Meanwhile, the Jiang family’s concubine-born daughter, Jiang Qingrou, is renowned for both her beauty and her talent, yet she was promised to Gu Anyu, Gu Anlan’s infamous wastrel of a half-brother. The gossips of the capital have sighed 4.2kReads8.9Score412Shelves
- 98 How Could a Mere Transmigrator Ever Beat a Proper Lady? 区区穿越女，怎斗得过大家闺秀！ [Pure palace intrigue in a fictional setting] [Native-born heroine and transmigrated second female lead from an old-fashioned novel] [Fake heiress and real heiress] Su Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household, was raised by the Empress from childhood and personally taught the importance of having a sharp tongue. Meanwhile, she studied The Tyrannical Crown Prince Falls for Me inside and out, annotating it and writing daily summaries of her takeaways. Next door, the Crown 513Reads7.6Score100Shelves
- 99 The Bright Moon Rests on the Mountain 明月栖山 [Alternate-history rebirth + historical romance + sweet pampering as he pursues his wife + the male lead falls hard] A little sweet historical romance, not a face-slapping power fantasy with a strong heroine. P.S. As long as it doesn't affect your reading, there's no need to nitpick the fictional details. Shen Yufu was reborn. She wasn't a daughter of the Shen family. In this new life, all she wanted was to leave the cold, unwelcoming Marquis of Yiyong's residence and find her real family. She n 439Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 100 Obsessive and Madly Devoted: The Tyrant Grips Her Waist and Calls Her a Good Girl 病娇疯宠，暴君掐着她的腰叫乖乖 (Reborn, unhinged and obsessive, doting on and flirting with each other) In her previous life, Chi Wanyue was deceived by a scumbag and met a tragic end. Reborn into a new life, she finds the scumbag pretending to profess his love again. With a curved blade in hand, Chi Wanyue plunges it into his heart. “Gladly. I’ll cut open your heart and see if it’s real.” When a scheming green tea tries to frame her, Chi Wanyue presses the tip of her blade to the woman’s face and smiles viciously. “Guess whe 398Reads8.8Score101Shelves
