Novels like Bamboo Horses and Green Plums
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- 101 Chengning 承宁 [Historical romance / Love at first sight / Mutual devotion / Healing each other / A touch of court intrigue] Ning Chuchu: They all say I look like my elder sister, the Empress, but I have no desire to enter the palace. Above the clouds, untouched by the mundane world, with spirit in his eyes and beyond anyone’s reach: that is the kind of young man I like. One glance was all it took for me to fall. I’m rebellious to the core. I only pretend to be a delicate young lady so I can get close to him w 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 No Consort in the Six Palaces (Complete in Three Volumes) 六宫无妃（全三册） Amid the turmoil of the north and south, love and hatred intertwine. He is heaven’s favored son, ascending the throne at five over the blood of his parents. She is the grown-up gift personally chosen by the Grand Empress Dowager, carrying a secret she cannot speak of as she marries into the imperial family. Rumor has it he lavishes favor on the Feng clan, promising that Feng women will reign as empresses for generations. But the young emperor’s eyes are full of warning: “I will never allow a 1.2kReads9.1Score173Shelves
- 103 When Spring Rests on the Pillow 枕春时 Li Zhichun came from a humble family. She was lucky enough to marry into the powerful Wei family and become engaged to their eldest son. She heard that Wei Nancheng had landed a job in Shuntian Prefecture, where he showed no mercy when executing criminals. He was known as the Jade-faced Yama. Li Zhichun was timid and had no grand ambitions. She didn't dare reach for Wei Nancheng and only wanted to marry into the Wei family as the second son, Wei Xinian's wife! The second young master Wei was a s 19kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
- 104 Why Are You Trembling, Sister-in-Law? I’m Only Here to Take You Into the Palace 嫂嫂抖什么？朕只是来接你入宫 [Possessive pursuit + aloof beauty bows to love + rebirth and awakening + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] In her previous life, Jiang Si took Xie Yan by force in the mourning hall and was caught in the act. Xie Yan had always been disciplined, courteous, and dignified. At eighteen, he passed all three levels of the imperial examinations in a single year, making him the envy of all and a true prodigy. But she ruined his reputation and destroyed his path to success overnight. When they met ag 2.9kReads8.4Score379Shelves
- 105 With a Save-Reload Golden Finger, the Censor Keeps Courting Death 获得读档金手指，御史她不断作死 Aaaah! This is not a two-male-lead novel. I don’t know why the System randomly added that tag. It wasn’t me! [Warnings: This is a goofy, absurd comedy. The author isn’t very smart, so this is not a political-strategy novel. Everything serves the plot, and the setting is fictional! It has nothing to do with actual history. If you don’t like it, feel free to move on. Please don’t leave a bad review after only two chapters. I’ll cry in secret ( ๑ŏ ﹏ ŏ๑ )] Xie Tinglan transmigrated into the youngest 7.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
- 106 The Nation's Calamity: The Painted Jade (Two Volumes) 祸国·图璧（全二册） The vast land of Wei is divided among the four kingdoms of Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Jiang Shen Yu, the younger daughter of Bi's right chancellor, is graceful, virtuous, and gentle. She admires Ji Ying, a young master of the Ji clan, one of the four great families. Just as their families prepare to arrange a marriage, King Zhao Yin interferes and issues an imperial decree summoning her to the palace. With no choice but to act for her family's sake, Jiang Shen Yu accepts the decree and enters the p 1.4kReads9.4Score302Shelves
- 107 The Childhood Friend Panics as His Little Sweetheart Is About to Be Snatched Away 竹马很慌，小青梅要被摘走了 [Reunited after years apart➕love grows over time➕the husband chases his wife to win her back] Chen Jingyuan had a childhood sweetheart she’d loved for years. But he always insisted they were just friends and that they were best friends. So… they could only ever be friends? After six years apart, Chen Jingyuan became her childhood sweetheart’s personal assistant. She took care of every aspect of the CEO’s daily life and even helped him handle difficult work projects. Then an accident left them wa 2.1kReads7.9Score145Shelves
- 108 The Cold Palace Empress's Farming Life 冷宫皇后的种田人生 After waking up from a drunken stupor, He Zhiqiu, a genius doctor from the twenty-second century, finds herself a pitiful nobody in the Cold Palace. A newborn baby, a timid little maid, and three ramshackle rooms are all they have. She treats plagues, controls floods, repairs dikes, builds terraced fields and schools, and promotes education... She stirs up the court and carves out a brilliant life of her own! As for the man sitting on the dragon throne, well, she supposes she can give him a titl 346Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 109 Oh No! The Husband Chosen for Me Is Actually a Woman 不好！赐婚夫君竟是女子 [Happy ending!! Two female leads + both leads’ first relationship + one-on-one romance] After returning victorious from battle, Chu Qinglan, a female general disguised as a man, is granted a marriage by the emperor. As a woman herself, she doesn’t want to make things difficult for Shen Zhiyi. But she never expected that one moment of softness would end up costing her her heart. 1.3kReads8.7Score170Shelves
- 110 The Slow Passing of Glorious Days 韶光峥慢 The world is full of people who favor others. All Ye Shaoguang wants is someone who will take her side. She’ll keep working hard, harder, and harder still. A young lady skilled in every art of the scholar × a proud, unruly young prince 171Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 111 Accompanied by a Warm Breeze 暖风相伴 [A boyfriend who can be sweet or wolfish, with a doting, fatherly side + lots of sweetness, no angst + a clingy, soft-hearted girlfriend, both highly intelligent and emotionally perceptive] “The wind’s chill can never overcome the sun’s warmth. What I mean is, I’ll never act aloof around you.” In Feng Han’s eyes, there are only three kinds of people: Tao Xia Nuan, his family, and men. Tao Xia Nuan will always be the only one he favors. A chance encounter brings Feng Han and Tao Xia Nuan together 111Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 112 Can a Childhood Sweetheart Really Lose to a Newcomer? 竹马比不过天降？ High school arc complete [Sweet romance and healing + refreshing campus life + childhood friends + a realistic touch] [A whirlwind confession, followed by a slow-burn romance] [Cold on the outside, obsessive on the inside, and possessive × a sweet, gentle ray of sunshine] The childhood friend beats out the newcomer and becomes her sunshine. Childhood friends are meant to end up together~ How do you win over your beautiful childhood friend? Be cunning, make her feel safe, and go a little crazy. * 165Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 113 Flowers Bloom in Splendor: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 花开锦绣：我家夫人她不好惹 Blossoms and Brocade: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 Has the Heir Apparent Won Himself Over Yet? 今日世子自我攻略了吗 [Childhood sweethearts + bickering enemies + a dramatic heroine who’s occasionally a goofball + a doting hero] After transmigrating, Ning Yuanrou has no grand ambitions. She just wants to enjoy life as a princess and laze around until she dies. But things never go as she wishes, and people keep lining up to give her a taste of her own medicine. So at three, she causes a scene in the imperial school, and at eight, she beats up princes and princesses. She’s the undisputed little tyrant of the pala 3.2kReads9.0Score301Shelves
- 115 Childhood Sweethearts, Part 1 竹马弄青梅1 In the depths of spring that year, eight-year-old Liu Qingzhi was chasing a golden phoenix butterfly in the garden of the Assistant Minister of Works' residence when she accidentally ran into a young man. She did not know that with that collision, she had entered the heart of the future emperor, who would love her devotedly for a lifetime. He is Gu Jingyu, the most honored prince of the Great Qi Kingdom, steady in temperament and devoted to all under heaven. She is Liu Qingzhi, daughter of the A 18Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 116 Mistakenly Bound to the Eunuch, He Helps Me Ascend the Throne 错绑九千岁，他助我登临帝位 [War-God Grand Princess × Lord Eunuch: Fierce and ruthless to outsiders, proud and devoted to her] “Women rule” + “Court intrigue” + “Both pure” + “Power couple” Ye Shumei returns from battle to find that her fiancé, Wen Zhijin, is going to marry her imperial younger sister. How could she possibly put up with that? If you’re going to be so unreasonable, then I’ll just... On a dark, windy night, she climbed over the wall into the Grand Tutor’s residence and hauled someone back to her villa in a s 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Spring Stirs the Lotus Platform 春动莲台 [Cherished, highborn daughter × dignified, abstinent son of a prominent family] Rumor has it that Shen Lianchi, the youngest daughter of the Grand Princess and the Duke of Zhenguo, has been sickly for years. She has a noble title, but is really an ugly woman. Yet this supposedly ugly woman has a marriage match that all the noble young ladies in Tokyo envy: she was betrothed to the Fu family’s young master before birth! What kind of man is Fu Yuji? Born into a distinguished scholarly family, a pr 1.6kReads7.4Score205Shelves
- 118 The Famous Constable's Wife 名捕夫人 Jing Yi thinks there can’t be a more miserable groom in the world than him: his wedding date was set in a jail cell, he investigated a murder on his wedding night, and he spent his honeymoon running all over the place after criminals. Even worse, his childhood sweetheart of a wife seems to have “ulterior motives” toward him... That would be bad enough, but his superior is “settling a personal score” by assigning him case files that get thicker and more troublesome every time. He can’t go on livi 35Reads9.5Score—Shelves
- 119 Daily Life of a Reserved General Raising His Wife 清冷将军养妻日常 Complete (Reborn + Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 + Devoted Husband + Both Virgins + Lighthearted Daily Life. Although the heroine is reborn, she doesn't have an overpowered golden finger, and the protagonists are all natives.) Jiang Shuwan was born into a noble family, but because her father owed someone a debt of gratitude, she married the son of the Earl of Huian. She dutifully served her parents-in-law and kept the earl's household in perfect order, making her a capable lady of the house. S 5.5kReads8.6Score537Shelves
- 120 I Became a Maid, and the Playful Second Young Master Saved Himself for Me 穿成丫鬟，纨绔二少为我守身如玉 [Bickering couple + light comedy + farming + devoted love] Free-spirited, sincere young master ✖️ clever little maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger Xia Zhi, a lifelong single doctor and voice actor, transmigrates to the Wen Dynasty after an accident. The moment she opens her eyes, her master is about to sell her to a brothel. Let's see how this little maid levels up and turns her life around. She performs at funerals, trains birds, treats the sick and saves lives, earning her first round of 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 121 My Childhood Friend Is Cocky and Flirtatious 竹马他又拽又撩 [School life + childhood sweethearts + teasing and pampering + reunion after years apart + mutual devotion] [Main story complete] Jiang Xianyue had a childhood sweetheart with delicate features and bright eyes. He was so pretty he looked more beautiful than a girl. When she was eleven, a family upheaval forced Jiang Xianyue to leave without a word and delete his contact information. Five years later, she transferred back and met a boy with the same name as her childhood sweetheart. He had striki 93Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 122 Scheming in Troubled Times: The Regent Begs for the Throne 乱世为谋：摄政王求上位 In Great Yan's imperial city, there are two great pests: The Northern heir and the Southern marquis. They joke and banter, but nobody likes them. They visit brothels and pick fights. These unruly devils have no friends. They lounge around and act like rogues. They drive their tutors so mad they kick them. Every child in Great Yan's imperial city knows this little rhyme. As one of its subjects, Yun Beiluo says, “Not bad!” No matter who you are or what your rank is, in front of Great Yan's num 37Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 123 In the South, Fine Trees Grow Thick with Leaves 南有嘉木，其叶蓁蓁 [A highly skilled female lead × a calculating male lead + both strong + devoted to each other] Zhang Jiamu has descended the mountain to kill the utterly wicked Prince of Yichang. But along the way, an old acquaintance repeatedly gets in her way, and their relationship is far from ordinary, making her hesitate to strike. Memories of the past surge through her mind. Before entering Yiyan Mountain, she was born into a distinguished family, with a loving mother, a happy betrothal, and a young broth 45Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 124 The Emperor’s One and Only: His Childhood Friend, the Beloved Consort, Reigns over the Harem 帝心独宠，青梅贵妃宠冠六宫 The rating has just come out, and it will keep rising [Traditional historical romance + palace intrigue and household battles + devoted to each other + alternate history + childhood sweethearts] [The female lead isn't a saint, and has a few tricks up her sleeve] [The male lead has a harem early on, but has never slept with any of his other consorts. He dotes exclusively on the female lead, one-on-one] Bai Shuyue, daughter of the Grand Tutor, and His Majesty Mo Xuancheng grew up together as child 9.3kReads6.9Score831Shelves
- 125 The Marquis’s Daughter Can Fly 侯府千金她会飞 Though Lin Xi was born into a marquis’s household, she grew up among the martial world. On her maternal grandmother’s sixtieth birthday, she bid farewell to her master and traveled alone to the capital to pay her respects. Unexpectedly, she stumbled upon the scene of a prince being murdered. Terrified, she put her one real talent, an escape technique, to extraordinary use and fled all the way back to the capital with a secret in tow. Once home, she dutifully took up her role as the young lady of 1.2kReads8.8Score144Shelves
- 126 A Bride of Tender Grace 娇聘 A captivating heroine + household intrigue + mystery-solving + married first, love later, and doting romance The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker; the hero may be a smiling tiger. As the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Su Jinli is famous among the capital's noble families for her beauty, as well as for being spoiled, lazy, and useless. All she wants is to lie flat, but she is looked down on by the noble young ladies, disliked by her future mother-in-law, and even has her e 4.1kReads9.1Score604Shelves
- 127 When the Moon Shone Over Song City 那时明月照宋城 She may not have princess syndrome, but she sure has a princess’s fate! Before marriage, she was the apple of her parents’ eye, cherished and carefully protected. After marriage, she became her husband’s adored and pampered wife, loved beyond measure. Well, being too happy has its drawbacks: her husband is too fierce, her parents-in-law dote on her too much, and her children are too outstanding... Every day, they make the single crowd green with envy. She’s simply too blissfully happy... 929Reads8.6Score105Shelves
- 128 My Childhood Friend, the Campus Bully, Sings Love Songs to Soothe Me Every Night 校霸竹马，唱情歌夜夜哄 [Mutual crushes out in the open, a sweet-and-salty childhood friend VS a gentle, gloomy childhood friend] [Two top students + coming of age] (The rating is low because it just came out, okay?) “Have you heard? A school bully transferred into the honors class?” “A school bully? What school bully? How could one transfer to Jiangcheng No. 1 High?” “It’s true. I heard he came from Beicheng, and he’s really handsome. Let’s go check him out after class.” “What kind of family can pull strings to get so 869Reads7.4Score102Shelves
- 129 The Bratty Young Lady’s Spoiled Child Bridegroom 暴躁小娘子的纨绔童养夫 Lin Lexin had two dreams from a young age: Her first was to open a branch of her family’s pastry shop in the capital. Her second was for the young husband her mother had bought her for two taels of silver to study hard and make progress every day, ideally passing the imperial exam to become a successful candidate. If he couldn’t pass, he could return to the shop and work as the bookkeeper. But when she was eighteen, her young husband’s biological father showed up and took her second dream away. 1.2kReads8.9Score101Shelves
- 130 A Little Sweetheart from Childhood 微甜小青梅 [Sweet, straightforward artist heroine x gentle, scheming CEO childhood friend] [Two wealthy families + childhood friends + two straightforward leads + campus romance + showbiz] Shi Ruoning: Before they date, she tests the waters directly and says plainly what she dislikes. Once they’re together, she’s bold but shy, and takes the initiative to kiss him, and more… Gu Zhiyu: Past, present, and future, she is the only one I will ever favor. Scene 1: Facing someone she dislikes: “Brother Xiaoyu, I 400Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 131 The Absentminded Little Empress 迷糊小皇后 [Both leads are chaste + sweet romance + marriage before love: aloof emperor vs. scatterbrained empress] Ning Yichen watched the assembled ministers chatter away. They seemed to have nothing better to do than obsess over the vacant empress's seat every day. He glanced over and saw that only the chancellor, Nian Muyao, looked unconcerned. If he remembered correctly, the man had a daughter... "I've made my decision. I will marry Chancellor Nian's daughter and make her empress. The wedding will t 29Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 132 The Crown Prince’s Thousand-Layered Schemes 太子殿下的千层套路 Su Wan has four older brothers who adore her. The eldest is refined and courteous, the second is brilliant and resourceful, the third is a skilled martial artist, and the fourth is good for nothing. All four are exceptionally handsome, and any one of them could drive the women of Great Qi wild. Su Wan has become someone everyone envies and tries to win over. But one day, her second brother suddenly reveals himself to be the Crown Prince and corners the little girl. “Wanwan, will you marry me?” 456Reads8.3Score102Shelves
- 133 A Tangle of Longing 相思绕 “I only think of her as a younger sister.” On their wedding day, the groom left her with those words and never showed up. The entire city watched Hua Zhuo become a laughingstock. Fourteen years of growing up together, of keeping each other company every day, still hadn’t been enough to make him honor their engagement. She was mocked and gossiped about, brought lower than dirt. Then the young general of the Xie family, famed for his brilliance and elegance, arrived in a groom’s robe and offered t 747Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 134 The Moonlight Reborn, Her Childhood Friend Begs for Her Love Every Night 白月光重生，竹马夜夜缠溺求偏宠 He is the choice she makes after weighing the pros and cons. She is the obsession he can never let go of. [Both are each other's first and only; flirty, doting romance + heroine is reborn to take revenge × male lead can be fierce or sweet + a lovesick man tears apart the green tea himself] “Xiao An'an, no matter whose side you're standing by right now, in the end, you'll only ever be mine.” “Xiao An'an, you don't have to love me, but you can't leave me behind.” In her previous life, her husba 182Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 135 After His Bedchamber Maid Ran Away, the Prince Begged Her to Return Every Day 通房跑路后，王爷日日求她回府 [Pure historical romance / both virgins] She was a beautiful woman of mixed Han Chinese and Western Regions heritage, born into a military family and exceptionally skilled in martial arts. Free-spirited as the wind, independent and carefree, she had a pair of striking green eyes that captivated everyone. On the day she was to marry her childhood sweetheart, an imperial edict suddenly summoned the groom to become the princess's consort. The wedding never took place, yet, absurdly, she ended up sh 592Reads9.2Score105Shelves
- 136 Beauty Blooms from Deadwood 枯木生婳 Everyone in Shengjing knows that the Murong family’s legitimate daughter is famous throughout the capital and unmatched in beauty and talent. What they don’t know is that Madam Murong gave birth to twin girls. Master Jingshan divined that the elder daughter was born with the destiny of a phoenix, while the younger was a lonely star destined to bring disaster. The younger daughter was abandoned, but fortunately, Daoist Xuanling took her away. After coming of age, the younger daughter, Murong Hua 984Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 137 Young Master, Go Easy on Me: The Campus Heartthrob's Ardent Love 少爷轻点宠，校草霸道爱 A cold-faced but warm-hearted, pure-hearted young master VS a gentle, innocent heiress. A childhood-sweethearts romance with a wealthy-family marriage alliance and mutual devotion. The heroine comes from a wealthy family. She is innocent, guileless, straightforward, and a romantic. She is kind, enthusiastic, cheerful, lively, generous, and naturally charming. The hero comes from a prominent family in a bustling metropolis and is heir to the family business. He is arrogant, scheming, domineering, 230Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 138 My Online Dating Ex Is an Esports Legend 网恋渣了的对象是电竞大佬 Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, sharp-tongued gaming big shot × reborn girl who disguises herself as a boy In her previous life, Pei Qi, the worst player on the internet, fell in love online with someone who was great at gaming. Only later did she learn that her online sweetheart was her sworn enemy, Qin Feng. After being reborn, Qin Feng joins her team out of nowhere. Luckily, he still doesn’t know she’s the person he fell for online. Offline, her sworn enemy ignores her and acts aloof 125Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 139 A Nation's Calamity: Yan (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·式燕（全二册） The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Crown Prince Zhanghua of Yan, fifteen years old, was set to marry the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Fanyi. But Xie Fanyi tragically died on the way to her wedding. Two years later, the new emperor chose her younger sister, Chang Yan, as his empress. And so, at thirteen, Xie Chang Yan bid farewell to her paternal family, left her hometown, and journeyed to the imperial capital to learn court etiquette as she waited to come of age. S 3kReads9.5Score528Shelves
- 140 You Want to Force Me into a Political Marriage? I'll Steal a Loyal General and Turn the Tables 逼我和亲？拐个忠犬将军以下犯上 On the day she was forced into a political marriage, Yan Qinghuan eloped with the finest young man in the world. The kingdom fell, and the entire court knelt, ready to send her, the late emperor's legitimate princess, away as a sacrifice. Only the unfamiliar young general fought alone and drenched in blood for her, slaughtering a hundred cavalrymen. She tore up the edict, killed her captors, and leaped from the city wall, falling straight into his arms. Only after jumping did she remember who he 705Reads8.5Score105Shelves
- 141 The Woman in Charge 女掌事 Shen Qingdi, who disguises herself as a man, willingly enters the Ninth Prince’s residence and becomes the sole support of Cui Lanxi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a fiery temper. With the household on the verge of running out of food, she takes it upon herself to earn money to support the prince. When he falls ill, she studies medicine on her own to treat him. Since Cui Lanxi is helpless, Shen Qingdi will protect him. There is no wealth or treasure here, and no one understands wh 1.3kReads8.7Score262Shelves
- 142 Falling Blossoms in Anxi Palace 花落安喜宫 She entered the palace at four. At nineteen, she was ordered to care for a two-year-old crown prince. That child was later deposed as crown prince, then returned to the Eastern Palace and eventually became Emperor Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen. Wan Zhen'er was seventeen years older than him. She stood by him through the turmoil in the palace after the Tumu Crisis, his years at the Prince of Yi's residence, and the changes of emperors. From an obscure palace maid, she rose step by step to become a nob 30Reads—Score124Shelves
- 143 I Swore I’d Never Be a Concubine, but I Wasn’t the One Who Died 誓死不为妾，但死的不是我 While gathering herbs in the mountains, I came across a badly wounded man. He promised that if I helped him escape, he would take me as his concubine. Was being a concubine supposed to be some kind of blessing? My neighbor, Second Sister Ya, became Prefect’s Lord’s concubine. Less than two months later, his legal wife beat her to death and tossed her into a mass grave. Her family didn’t even dare go and collect her body. I shook my head. “I won’t be a concubine. If you want to repay me, give me 3.5kReads—Score104Shelves
- 144 Spring Warmth in the Jade Hall 玉堂春暖 Li Chunfeng has two childhood friends. One is a graceful young gentleman, as handsome as jade, who topped the imperial examinations and became the youngest top scholar of the new dynasty, his fame filling the capital. The other is a peerlessly handsome, world-renowned God of War, a general whose many victories earned him a marquisate while still young. Li Chunfeng only wants to make money and build her career, but her childhood friends are just too popular. Ever since she arrived in the capital, 2.1kReads9.1Score249Shelves
- 145 Holding the Crown Prince’s Vengeful Soul, I Find Life Again in an Old Dream 手握太子亡魂，旧梦逢生 Wen Miao was haunted by the ghost of the late Crown Prince. She had no idea why, and there was no way to find out. Every night, whenever she fell asleep, she saw him in her dreams. Rumor had it that His Highness would have made an excellent emperor: well-read, upright, and decisive despite his youth. Only Wen Miao knew how terrifying the Crown Prince was as a ghost, trapped in the underground palace and unable to pass on. At first, he wanted to snap her neck. Later, he sensed the heartbeat ben 19.1kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
- 146 All I Ask Is That the Prince Live to a Hundred 只求王爷长命百岁 (This is a lighthearted straight romance. If you’re looking for a story without a male lead, check out the author’s other book.) (The secondary couple is same-sex, but doesn’t get much page time. Skip it if that’s not your thing.) (The author’s writing isn’t the best, and writes purely for fun. If it’s not to your taste, feel free to move on, but please be kind in the comments.) Shen Lingshu was forcibly “changed” to male at birth. She inherited a marquisate at eight, and spent decades disguised 450Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 147 The Black Lotus’s Revenge 黑莲花复仇记 [Black Lotus Revenge-Seeking Craftswoman × Loyal, Power-Hungry Merchant] [1v1] [Two Strong Leads] [Mutual Healing] [Light Mystery and Deduction] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] After the founding of the Beiming dynasty, the construction industry flourished. But a sudden fire at the imperial palace changed the course of everyone’s life. From then on, Cai Ping became Lou Mian, with only two goals in life: revenge and finding her missing parents. To enter the game, she threw herself into mastering her gran 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 148 Pray for Dawn 祈明 After one crushing defeat, Qi Min, undefeated in a hundred thousand-strong army, was captured alive by Chu Yu. Only then did Chu Yu discover that General Qi Min, who had always been his equal and faced him in open rivalry, was actually a young woman. “Three thousand miles of campaigns, a single sword holding back a million foes.” The world knew General Qi for reclaiming the borderlands and winning renown across the realm, but not for the turbulent life she had endured behind that glory. Qi Min t 1kReads9.1Score138Shelves
- 149 The Treacherous Minister's Beloved 佞臣娇宠 Su Wanwan came to the capital to get married, only for her cousin to cheat on her. The most powerful noble in the land, the emperor’s brother-in-law, was cheated on at the same time. That was a lot to take in. Her head was spinning. Su Wanwan thought, if that nobleman’s wife could seduce her cousin, why couldn’t she marry her ex-husband? Gu Chengchun thought, if that bastard could steal his woman, why couldn’t he marry his country cousin? “Lord Gu, can you blow out the candle now? Our wedding ni 1.8kReads8.4Score259Shelves
- 150 Childhood Sweethearts Are a Match Made in Heaven 青梅竹马天生一对 *This story has a male-female pairing among the main characters, while the side couples include BL and GL. Read with care. Mu Fanxing and Xie Ci grew up together. They were classmates from kindergarten through high school, inseparable, each hiding a secret in their heart but neither daring to say it aloud. It wasn’t until their high school graduation party, when someone confessed to Mu Fanxing, that Xie Ci realized he was in danger and summoned the courage to reveal his feelings. “I like you too 14Reads6.2Score—Shelves
