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- 151 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Begged Me to Join Our Names with His White Moonlight. I Turned and Married the Prince Regent 洞房花烛夜夫君携白月光跪求合籍，我转身嫁给了摄政王 On our wedding night, my husband brought his one true love to beg me to register as his co-wife. I turned around and married the regent instead. 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 My Mother-in-Law Threw 50 Million at Me to Make Me Leave. I Put the Paternity Test on the Screen at My Ex-Husband's Press Conference 婆婆甩5000万让我滚？我反手在前夫发布会投屏亲子鉴定 My mother-in-law threw 50 million at me and told me to get lost? I retaliated by putting the paternity test up on the screen at my ex-husband's press conference. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 我知道她的秘密后，她却带我去了民政局 After I Learned Her Secret, She Took Me to the Civil Affairs Bureau 1.5kReads—Score3314d adds
- 154 Reborn as the Regent's Treasured Darling 重生后，成了摄政王的掌中宝 [Alternate world + both leads reborn + sweet romance + mutual salvation + regent prince + household and palace intrigue] She is the cherished legitimate daughter of the Xuan family, raised with every luxury. With skin like ice and jade, breathtaking beauty, and a bright, clever mind, she seems to have it all. A marriage becomes a conspiracy, bringing about the destruction of her entire family! Her closest friend and her cruel husband ultimately take her life. On the third day after her death, th 1.1kReads8.8Score12014d adds
- 155 The Tale of Floating and Sinking 浮沉传 [Household and palace intrigue + play the pig to eat the tiger + revenge and a comeback] A heroine in the vein of The Story of Minglan, this acclaimed historical domestic-intrigue novel has racked up over ten million plays as an audio drama. For a story that understands reason and human nature, read The Tale of Fushen! Her father shows her no affection, her mother dies a tragic death, her stepmother spoils her rotten, and her half-sister schemes against her. In this treacherous household, watch 6.9kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 156 Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记 [Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside. 211.3kReads9.5Score36.6k14d adds
- 157 The Evil Emperor's Devoted Love: His Lovesick, Poisonous Consort Slaughters Her Way Through the World 邪帝绝宠：病娇毒妃杀疯了 [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead] [Secret Identity] [Everyone’s Favorite] [Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Su Jingning was the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, and a peerless beauty. But she was blind to people’s true natures and trusted the wrong man. For the sake of a hypocrite with the heart of a beast, she defied her parents and spent five years scheming for the man she loved, helping him rise to power. She never expected that all her painstaking plan 9kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 158 Before He Died, My Son Stripped Me of My Empress Dowager's Honor. Reborn, I Made Sure He Had Nothing 儿子驾崩前夺我太后尊荣，重生后我让他一无所有 My Son Usurped My Empress Dowager’s Honors Before He Died. Reborn, I Leave Him with Nothing 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 159 Cheng Ziyi, the Billionaire Heiress 亿万富姐程紫怡 Cheng Ziyi, the Billionaire Heiress 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Switched-at-Birth Daughter Drops the Act: I Become an Admiral and Astound the World 调包弃女不装了，我平海患做提督惊天下 The Switched-Out Daughter Drops the Act: As the Governor of Pinghai, I Shock the World 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Reborn in 1982, I Ran Away from My Wedding 重生82，我逃婚了 Reborn in '82, I Ran Away from My Wedding 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 The Night Before Our Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée in a Hotel Suite 结婚前夜，我在酒店套房撞见未婚妻 The night before our wedding, I caught my fiancée in a hotel suite. 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Fifteen Days in Two Capitals (Complete in Two Volumes) 两京十五日（全两册） The Fifteen Days of Two Capitals is a historical novel by Ma Boyong. The story is based on a true account of Zhu Zhanji in the History of Ming: “In the fourth month of summer, as Nanjing was shaken repeatedly by earthquakes, he was ordered to go and guard the city. On a gengchen day in the fifth month, Emperor Renzong fell ill and sent an imperial summons for him to return. On a xinchou day in the sixth month, he arrived in Liangxiang, received the late emperor's edict, entered the palace, and a 8.9kReads9.6Score2k14d adds
- 164 The Ungrateful Brat Publicly Pressured Me to Give Up Power, So I Revealed the Will 白眼狼当众逼我交权，我反手亮出遗嘱 The ungrateful wretch demanded I hand over power in front of everyone, so I brought out the will. 619Reads—Score314d adds
- 165 I Brought My Pocket Dimension When I Married the Village Bully, and My In-Laws Dote on Me 带空间嫁村霸相公，被婆家团宠了 [Communicates with animals + comedy + building wealth + pocket dimension, food, and medicine] Yu Suihuan transmigrates alongside a treasure-hunting crow, and she can understand all kinds of animals. Before long, she has gathered a whole family of honorary relatives: her honorary father is the Golden-Beaked King, a giant eagle; her second uncle is the Golden-Eyed King, a tiger; and her aunt is a giant python. From the start, her wicked adoptive mother takes her dowry and kicks her out, claiming 4.7kReads9.2Score60414d adds
- 166 At Our Engagement Banquet, My Fiancée Who Said She Was Working Late Showed Up as My Uncle’s Date 订婚宴上，说加班的未婚妻成了我小叔的女伴 At My Engagement Party, My Fiancée, Who Said She Was Working Late, Showed Up as My Uncle's Date 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Imperial Consort Spy 特工皇妃 “The starry sky was like water, with stars glittering across it. A train sped through the night. Right behind it, five or six modified armored vehicles raced to intercept it. Mounted on their open roof hatches were either recoilless rifles or machine guns. The people inside looked anxious. “Target confirmed: eleven intercontinental missiles.” His voice was as calm as water, serene and still. “Can’t you take them apart and bring them back?” The minister of the Ministry of State Security spoke gra 6kReads9.3Score56314d adds
- 168 After They Implanted a Submission Chip in Me, I Became the Perfect Wife 被植入驯服芯片后，我变成了完美妻子 After a Conditioning Chip Was Implanted in Me, I Became the Perfect Wife 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Cultivation World’s Number One Talisman Master 修仙界第一符修 [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] [Female-led cultivation progression fantasy + Talisman genius + Ancient gods awaken in the late game] The day Sang Yu joined an immortal sect, a genius with a Heavenly Spiritual Root appeared in the Southern Region of the cultivation world. Sword cultivation, spell cultivation, alchemy, formations, beast taming: she could choose any path she wanted. No. She just wanted to quietly paint and become a talisman cultivator! The elders of the immor 256.6kReads9.2Score24.6k14d adds
- 170 Splendor at Every Turn, Spring at Every Step 步步惊华步步春 [Pure Historical Romance] [Plot-Driven] [Court Intrigue] [Two Strong Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Everyone Is Clever] [Powerful Prince Who Holds the Court in His Hand vs. Brilliant Commoner Daughter] Ruan Zhenzhen, the illegitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's household, was born of a courtesan's bloodline and raised in a humble home in the countryside. Then, one day, she was forced to enter the treacherous world of the capital's noble houses. Her relatives put on a false show of welcome, 8.7kReads8.7Score85714d adds
- 171 Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (Part Two) 纸扎阴铺(二) Paper Effigies and the Yin Shop (2) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Lost in the Exquisite Bedchamber 误入玲珑帐 The print edition is available on major platforms. [Pure historical romance + devoted couple + strong female lead + marriage before love + political intrigue + household rivalry] [Long-suffering princess of a fallen kingdom] X [scheming, rough-hewn prince] [Original title: The Enigma of Linglong] “A historical-romance version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: outwardly united, secretly plotting against each other.” To seize power, Linglong spent sixteen years disguised as a young master named Ling, studyin 9kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 173 My Husband Took His Childhood Sweetheart as His Equal Wife, So I Took My Childhood Friend as My Equal Husband 夫君纳青梅为平妻，我纳竹马为平夫 My Husband Takes His Childhood Sweetheart as an Equal Wife, So I Take My Childhood Friend as an Equal Husband 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 71.1kReads9.1Score11.4k14d adds
- 175 Accompanied by Smoke 伴烟 [Naive, Wild Girl x Gentle Scholar + Happy Ending] She loved him, so she ran to him with all the courage she could muster. Liu Yunzhi treated her wonderfully, caring for her and asking after her, soothing her to sleep at night, reading to her whenever he had time, stroking her slightly rounded belly, and discussing baby names with her. She lost herself in it, deceiving herself as she sank into the gentle web he had woven, dreaming that they would be the only two in each other’s lives forever. Bu 2.4kReads9.3Score20714d adds
- 176 My Husband Wants to Support Two Wives, So I'll Take a Live-in Son-in-Law 夫君要兼祧两房，那我就招赘婿 If my husband wants to support two households, then I’ll take in a son-in-law 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Dreams of Red Dresses, Shattered 梦断红裙 Dreams of Crimson Skirts 19Reads—Score114d adds
- 178 The Princess Consort’s Snack Shop 王妃的零食铺子 [Transmigration + Food + Princess Consort + Marriage First, Love Later + No Pocket Dimension + Heartwarming] Su Lele owns a snack shop. One day, she transmigrates to ancient times into the family of an official. With a harmonious family and a comfortable life, she decides to return to her old trade and start making snacks, beginning with retail sales. Her goal is to open snack shops all across the Great Yun Kingdom. Hawthorn rolls, potato chips, fish balls, grilled shrimp, little dried fish, pin 4.2kReads8.9Score31514d adds
- 179 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 结婚前，未婚妻告诉我她有个儿子 Before Our Wedding, My Fiancée Told Me She Had a Son 100Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Revenge with My Life 痛吻：用命治愈你的仇 A Kiss of Pain: Healing Your Vengeance with My Life 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 My Wife, Afu 吾妻阿福 [Reborn × Marriage First, Love Later] [Clingy, affectionate beauty vs. refined and elegant noble minister] Yuan Shujin (Yuan Afu) was lovely and charming, adored by her father and brothers from childhood, and born into a distinguished family. But one mistaken choice of lover cost her father and brothers their lives. Her sincere affection had been nothing but a tool for someone else, and in the end, she took her own life on a lonely night. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the y 2.6kReads8.9Score34114d adds
- 182 Scapegoat Matriarch? After Slaughtering Her Way Through, She Buries the Whole Household 炮灰主母？杀疯后给全府上坟 Lin Wanyi comes from a family of physicians, yet on her wedding night, her husband sends her to another man’s bed! Her mother-in-law, uncles and aunts by marriage, and sister-in-law all look down on her, while her husband takes one concubine after another to humiliate her. In the end, he has her legs broken and her tongue cut out. Then he sets the courtyard on fire, and she burns to death! Reborn, she vows that this time she won’t take things lying down. Everyone who hurt, harmed, or humiliated 6.4kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
- 183 Catch a Husband at the Results Board, and My Scheming Groom Is Irresistible 榜下捉婿，腹黑夫君太撩人 [Clear-eyed, wealthy beauty VS scheming, devoted top scholar] [Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Romance] Zhao Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Prince An of the Great Yue Dynasty, was frail as a child. At the abbot’s guidance at Xiangguo Temple, she learned that she needed to marry someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny were purely yang. Prince An loved his daughter dearly. He followed every lead until he found her destined match, then shamelessly begged the emperor to arrange the marriage, fi 6.5kReads9.1Score83114d adds
- 184 The Day After I Moved Far Away to Marry, My Mother-in-Law Demanded My Dowry to Buy Her Eldest Son a Car 远嫁第二天，婆婆要我拿嫁妆给大伯哥买车 The Day After I Married Far Away, My Mother-in-Law Asked Me to Use My Dowry to Buy a Car for My Husband’s Older Brother 288Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 My Lady, Please Get in the Car 我的大小姐请上车 My Lady, Please Get in the Car —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 163.9kReads9.0Score24.8k14d adds
- 187 The Native Matriarch Makes a Bold Entrance and Takes on Everyone 土著主母霸气侧漏，单挑全场 [A strong heroine at heart + mature adults building their careers] He Fangting was the quintessential noblewoman, with no flaw beyond being despised by her imperial uncle, the emperor. After marrying, she became a capable lady of the house, using her generous dowry to support her husband's family and finally give them a solid foundation. One day, her husband returned from disaster relief with a female physician who had received the emperor's commendation. He Fangting admired the woman and prepar 19.8kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 188 The Courtesan's Blade, the Prince's Waist 花魁的刀，王爷的腰 [A short drama and comic adaptation with the same title are now available] [Secret Identities / Devoted to Each Other / Happy Ending / Scheming Prince x Cold, Elegant Pavilion Master] Sworn enemies become spouses, uncovering each other's secret identities and flirting their way into a sweet romance! The Prince of Lingyuan x the Azure Bone Sect: a carefully orchestrated descent into madness. She is the mysterious master of the Pig Bone Pavilion, as well as the most famous courtesan in the capita 9.6kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 189 The Deadly Meteor Shower 绝命流星雨 Deadly Meteor Shower 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 190 My Daughter Forced Me to Write a Will, So My Wife and I Started Life Over 女儿逼我立遗嘱，我和老伴重启人生 My Daughter Pressured Me to Make a Will, So My Wife and I Started Our Lives Over 48Reads—Score114d adds
- 191 The Bride’s Personal Maid 伴嫁丫鬟 In the silent depths of a grand household, fate drifts like a wisp of silk. From a maid who came with the bride to a maidservant in the study, she treads carefully at every turn, caught between schemes and growing affection. Beneath his cold exterior lies tenderness; beneath her caution, a heart beginning to stir. In the deep halls of a marquis’s household, an unspoken love quietly takes root. Love runs deep in the marquis’s manor, where schemes stretch as far as the sea. Where will she ultimate 2.6kReads7.3Score17914d adds
- 192 My In-Laws Demand I Give My Younger Brother-in-Law Our Wedding Home on New Year's Eve? I Make the Whole Family Kneel and Beg for Mercy! 除夕逼我赠婚房给小叔子？我反手让婆婆全家跪地求饶！ My in-laws pressured me on New Year's Eve to give my brother-in-law our wedding home? I made the whole family kneel and beg for mercy instead! 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 The First-Rank Legitimate Daughter 一品嫡女 She is the eldest daughter of the prime minister. To help her husband claim the throne, she sacrifices her beauty and endures humiliation. But the scoundrel has long been secretly involved with her scheming half-sister. He uses an excuse to banish her to the Cold Palace, then joins forces with the half-sister to force her to undergo a Caesarean section. He drives her only younger brother to become a beggar, murders her entire family, and has her turned into a human swine. Imprisoned in a stable, 4.3kReads8.7Score82014d adds
- 194 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位，让皇上一见钟情 [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 5.1kReads9.0Score58714d adds
- 195 An Imperfect Crime 不完美作案 An Imperfect Crime 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 13.9kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 197 On Our Third Wedding Anniversary, I Personally Filmed My Husband's Execution 结婚三周年，我亲手拍下了丈夫的死刑 On our third wedding anniversary, I personally filmed my husband's execution. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 妻子的谎言，被我拆穿了 I Exposed My Wife’s Lies 359Reads—Score514d adds
- 199 The System Told Me to Be the Perfect Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Grew Stranger by the Day 系统让我做极品老公，冰山总裁看我的眼神越来越不对劲 The System Wants Me to Be a Terrible Husband, and the Ice-Cold CEO’s Gaze at Me Is Getting Stranger by the Day 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死，重生后养崽摆烂了 [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 4.4kReads8.9Score65814d adds
