Novels like Joy on the Return to the Capital
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- 51 The War King’s Captive: The Fallen Princess Serves Him Every Night 战王的囚宠：亡国公主夜夜侍寝 The day the city fell, the palace walls crumbled and blood soaked the vermilion steps. I, a princess of a fallen kingdom, knelt beside my parents’ corpses and watched the God of War, Qiangcang, approach with a bloodstained spear. His boots ground over shattered tiles carved with dragons as he pressed the cold spearpoint against my throat. “Jinghong?” His voice was low and gravelly. His rough fingers gripped my chin, forcing me to look up into his possessive gaze. “From now on, you’re my prisoner 815Reads—Score102Shelves
- 52 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
- 53 The Untouchable Buddhist Monk Is Addicted to Her at Night 佛子高不可攀，入夜对她上瘾 (Both leads are romantically inexperienced, with sweet and angsty moments and a groveling redemption arc.) Everyone in Shencheng knows that Third Master Gu is ascetic and aloof, with an imperial-green jadeite Buddhist-bead bracelet on his wrist. No one dares trespass on his sacred ground. But one day, a little wildcat pulled him down from his pedestal, and he brought her home with reverent care. Just as the little wildcat thought he would marry her, he got engaged to someone else. She turned awa 154Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 54 After Flirting with the Chaste Crown Prince, I Packed Up and Ran 撩完禁欲太子后，我卷铺盖跑了 Yu Yin was impersonating a princess. Her goal in entering the palace was the crown prince, Pei Yu. But Pei Yu was utterly uninterested in women. He devoted himself to Buddha and treated every woman with the same cool indifference. In the quiet of the Buddhist hall, the low murmur of Pei Yu reciting scriptures reached her ears. “Crown Prince, you’re not nearly so monk-like when we’re in bed.” In the face of her subtle teasing, Pei Yu remained composed and unmoved. “Buddha teaches us to avoid gazi 286Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 55 The Buddha’s Son with a Burning Heart 焚心佛子 [Forbidden Romance + Mad and Demonic + A Cool, Ascetic Buddha Who Descends from His Pedestal for Love + Extra Sweet + A Touch of Angst + Seduction] Qing Jue, the most beautiful Buddha in the Three Realms, was as cold and chaste as a block of ice. Then he met Su Mei, the enchantress sent by the Demon Clan. To steal his Buddha essence, she disguised herself as a nun in plain robes and drew closer step by step, her eyes brimming with affection as she deliberately flirted with him: “Master, you si 10.4kReads8.7Score33.6kShelves
- 56 My Buddha Is So Handsome 我佛帅气 The aloof Buddhist monk from the snowy highlands felt, for the first time, a warmth so fierce it pierced his heavy robes and reached the depths of his soul, stirring a nearly scorching longing. The sweet, gentle young woman from the Lingnan coast also encountered, for the first time, a force of life unlike anything she had known, marked by divinity and suffering. It captivated her and broke her heart, and beyond the warm, sweet rhythms of everyday life, revealed a world far broader and heavier t 1.2kReads8.4Score149Shelves
- 57 Princess, Your Subject Wants to Live Off You 公主，臣想吃软饭 The breathtakingly beautiful Princess Ningjia, who had enjoyed a lifetime of favor and glory, was dead! She died three days before her wedding, and the very people who drove her to her death were her third brother and her fiancé. When she woke again, none of it had happened yet. Reborn into a new life, Ningjia swore that not one of the people who had once harmed her would get away! A scumbag appeared. “I would like to invite the princess to admire some jade with me.” She coolly refused. Go die w 132Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 58 Peach Blossoms in Bloom: The Young Saintly Monk Enters the Mortal World 桃花夭夭：少年圣僧入了尘 [One-on-one, strong male and female leads, sweet romance] [A monk who has withdrawn from the world + a thousand-year-old peach blossom tree spirit; they start off fighting, then accompany each other on a little cultivation journey] The peach blossom spirit Yaoyao spent a thousand years cultivating before taking human form. She’d been mooching off people for nearly a decade when she ran into trouble with a young Daoist priest. Later, Yaoyao clutched her aching waist and glared at him. “You’re a m 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 Female Patron, Please Restrain Yourself. This Monk Must Not Break His Vows 女施主请自重，小僧不能破戒 She glances at the handsome monk beside her and finds him too hard to resist, so she pounces on him... “Ever since I met you, Holy Monk Brother, my luck has turned around!” “You must not indulge in the seven emotions and six desires. Come chant scriptures with me!” This is a breathtaking love story of romance and passion (not really)... He is a holy monk of his generation, while she is a temptress from a dual cultivation sect. The two are enemies, but after an accident, they somehow end up 64Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 60 After Returning from the Dead, the Powerful Blocked My Bedside: Your Highness, Don’t Do This 回魂后权贵强堵床角：殿下别这样 [Forced Possession + 1Vn + Unhinged + 1v1 Ending + The Wife-Chasing Crematorium + The Native Fights Back Against Body Snatchers] The female lead is not a virgin! You’ll be well fed! The male leads are devoted to her in body and soul in every sense, but they’re crazy and doglike. You can consider all the men virgins. The heroine is weak, and this isn’t a wish-fulfillment story. If you know, you know. Come on in if you like this kind of story. When Shen Yu woke up, he discovered that his stunning 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 My Husband Died Saving Me, So After I'm Reborn, I Spoil Him Rotten 夫君救我而死，重生后将他宠上天 Traditional historical rebirth + court and national intrigue + marriage before love + one-sided love Chi Wu is the daughter of a high-ranking general. She grew up alongside Shen Huai, the second young master of the Duke of Shen's household, and the two were inseparable childhood friends. An imperial decree arranges her marriage, forcing Chi Wu to wed Zhao Xijin, the heir apparent. Zhao Xijin is frail. The imperial physician once declared that he would not live to adulthood, calling him a shor 1.7kReads8.3Score105Shelves
- 62 The Beautiful Doctor Who Masters Both Medicine and Poison: My General Is Under My Protection 医毒双绝俏佳人，我的将军我罩着 Sweet romance + comedy + historical setting + satisfying revenge The undefeated general who guards the nation is drugged by a traitor and, while unconscious, is found by a sweet, delicate young woman. Thinking of the subordinates who died a tragic death, the general is consumed by rage. But the young woman brings him back from the brink with just a few quick moves. She turns out to be a top-tier doctor! As she travels down the mountain with the general, she uses her exceptional medical skills a 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 63 A Gentlewoman's Suitor 淑女好逑 Du Ninger was a refined young lady, but after her family fell on hard times, her vicious relatives married her off to a sick man to bring him good fortune. On the way, bandits took her captive. Just as she thought disaster was inevitable, she spotted her childhood sweetheart, Shao Zhen, among them. Shao Zhen didn't want to get mixed up in a big mess and tried to leave, but seeing how helpless and pitiful she looked, he couldn't bring himself to abandon her. So he decided to see things through an 16Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 64 The Noblewoman with No Scruples 贵女无良 Li Jingyi has never believed in waiting ten years to get revenge. To her, a gentleman takes revenge from morning to night. You tricked me, bullied me, and killed me. I’ll take you hostage, escape, and divorce you! And in another place, there was someone else whose plans matched hers perfectly! 2kReads8.8Score235Shelves
- 65 Reborn as a Female General: The Weakest Legitimate Daughter Strikes Back! 女将军重生：战五渣嫡长女逆袭！ Completed: reborn, revenge and household intrigue. The heroine was the legitimate daughter of a general's family in her previous life. After dying in a conspiracy, she is reborn in the body of the good-for-nothing eldest legitimate daughter of a powerful family. In her previous life, Bai Ruofu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, gave her heart to the wrong person. After six years of hardship on the frontier, she did not die on the battlefield, but fell victim to a conspiracy. When 192Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 66 The Master of Playing It Cool Says He Doesn't Love Me, but He's Jealous as Hell! 死装大师说不爱，但醋吃的飞起！ After Lou Jiayue transmigrated, she was bound to a System. The System told her to win over a villainous monk and save someone's life. She didn't think it was any kind of legitimate System. What respectable person would try to win over a monk? But to get home, she diligently set out to win him over anyway. Her cheesy pick-up lines nearly broke the monk's composure. For a while, she figured that if he hadn't become a monk and taken all those vows, he would've either cursed her out or beaten her to 534Reads8.9Score118Shelves
- 67 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 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 With the Crown Prince’s Backing, the Duke’s Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 太子撑腰，重生后公府嫡女杀疯了 (A satisfying household-intrigue story + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + no forgiveness + no suffering in silence) Lu Xi brought a million taels in dowry when she married Prince An, and helped him become Prince An of Qin. She went to his fief to recuperate for two years. When she returned to the capital, her adopted younger sister had taken her place. Lu Xi's husband and mother-in-law relied on her adopted sister. Even Lu Xi's grandmother and father favored her. They locked Lu Xi aw 2.9kReads8.1Score322Shelves
- 69 Sweetly Mad: The Ascetic Regent Seizes the World for Love 甜疯：禁欲摄政王他为爱怒夺天下 (Sweet romance + devoted couple + rebirth + spatial dimension + physician and poison expert princess consort) In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of a general's household in Beichang. Framed and robbed of her chastity, then disfigured, she was forced to marry the Regent, a cruel, bloodthirsty man with crippled legs. She was then set up again, thrown into the Nine Nether Abyss, and devoured by a python. Reborn, she uses her extraordinary medical skills to heal the Regent. She se 189Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 70 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 1.3kReads8.7Score260Shelves
- 71 The Delicate Flower’s Decree 娇花令 In her previous life, Fang Qingjiu challenged the emperor, killed her mentor, and brought down the former dynasty. During her reign, she united the Six Kingdoms by force, then abdicated. When she opened her eyes again, she was still Fang Qingjiu. But though she had the same name, this life was different: her parents were dead, and she was a little orphan everyone could bully. In this life, she decided to let go of the past, keep a low profile, and find herself a handsome young man to live happil 199Reads8.6Score104Shelves
- 72 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
- 73 Little Sparrow 娇雀儿 After a life of ups and downs, she died in a daze. Reborn, Cen Dai decides to cling to her cousin, the crown prince, and live out the rest of her days in comfort and security. That's the sensible thing to do. But life is unpredictable. The hand of fate pushes her straight toward her cousin's sworn enemy, the treacherous chief councilor Xun Yu, who's destined to meet a grisly end. And so a peaceful life of wealth and comfort turns into one of caution and keeping a low profile. This black-sesame t 544Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 74 If We Could Meet as We Did at First 若如初见 [There is no such thing as love without reason. Every love is forged through countless trials and tribulations, bound together across lifetimes…] “How could I ever bear not to love you? We don't have nearly enough time together as it is. How could we possibly waste time not loving each other?” No encounter is ever a coincidence. It takes five hundred glances exchanged as you pass by in a previous life to earn a meeting in this one… If all of this is just a dream, I hope I can dream a little lo 29Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 75 Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春 [Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil 3.2kReads9.2Score286Shelves
- 76 A Calamity for the Nation: The Return Journey (Two-Volume Set) 祸国·归程（全二册） The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Cheng, and Yi. The dark organization known as the Ruyi Sect has spent years abducting children, training them as assassins and spies, and sending them to powerful clans in various kingdoms to gather secrets. Its evil influence has gradually spread into the royal court as well. Feng Xiaoya, a favored courtier of the King of Yan, suffers from a bone-melting disease and is an unparalleled beauty whose illness lends her a fragile charm. For a reason of her o 881Reads9.6Score232Shelves
- 77 Holy Monk, Calm Down! This Isn’t How You Exorcise a Demon Lord 圣僧冷静，魔尊不是这样渡的 [Two male leads] [Reincarnated holy monk vs. demonic leader, both strong] [Domineering, hot-tempered, stunning, proud sect leader vs. ascetic, obsessive, germophobic holy monk] [Forbidden sweet romance, come on in!] Nian Ci, a holy monk reincarnated from a Buddha, gave half his cultivation to save Tan Wuwang, the dying leader of the demonic cult. After saving the demonic leader, the first thing the cool, detached holy monk asked was, “Why did you do that to me?” Tan Wuwang's eye twitched. If he 593Reads8.9Score100Shelves
- 78 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
- 79 The Alluring Imperial Consort Is So Fertile, Even the Stoic Monk Can’t Resist 妩媚贵妃太好孕，清冷佛子顶不住 [Completed!!!! Pure love + sweet romance + palace intrigue + The story of a crown prince who has shaved his head to cultivate in seclusion, only for his unrequited love to stir his heart and make him kneel to kiss the mortal world] In her previous life, Wen Daidai was the youngest legitimate daughter of a marquis's family. When four princes fought over the throne, she defied her family's objections and married Xiao Linzhang, the lowborn Prince Heng. After Xiao Linzhang ascended the throne, one s 559Reads8.8Score103Shelves
- 80 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
- 81 She Sets Hearts Ablaze! 她，惹火！ [Two strong leads, sweet and satisfying romance, ascetic Buddhist heartthrob + seductive enchantress] The most revered heir in Yongcheng was allergic to women. The moment he touched one, he would throw up. Until one day, he accidentally slept with a woman who toyed with men’s feelings. The heir lost both his virginity and his heart. He became madly obsessed with her, spoiling her until she was weak in the knees. The woman couldn’t take it anymore and finally fought back. “Gu Qishen, I’ve had eno 3.5kReads8.9Score457Shelves
- 82 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
- 83 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
- 84 A Peach Blossom in a Single Thought 一念桃花 Eight years ago, Chang Wanyun was rescued from the chaos of war by a young man dressed in white. Gazing at the handsome, wealthy youth before her, she decided on the spot that he was exactly her type. Eight years later, Wanyun finally learned who he was: Pei Yuan, the ninth prince of the current emperor. When they met again, Wanyun, the sole disciple of the Medical Sage, came to Pei Yuan’s side to treat his injuries, calling him “big brother” this and “big brother” that. Pei Yuan was buried in w 1.8kReads9.1Score231Shelves
- 85 I Save Her, but She Won’t Save Me: From the Start, I Fell into Demonic Cultivation 渡我不渡她，开局入魔 (It begins with “I Cross Over, But I Won’t Save Her.” No transmigration, no System. A tragic soul, a cruel fate.) Mountains upon mountains, autumn chill upon the waters, blue waves and sky reflected in the heart. Thought upon thought, words left unspoken, the waning moon lingers in my heart. To think or not to think, eyes closed, a bitter shadow circles through my dreams. Step after step along a lonely, cold road, I never look back at beauty and splendor. Longing to meet again, a hundred so 551Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 86 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 had fallen, and the entire court was on its knees, ready to send her, the late emperor's legitimate daughter, away as a sacrifice. Only the unfamiliar young general fought for her alone, bathing in blood as he cut down a hundred cavalrymen. She tore up the imperial edict, killed her captors, and leapt from the city wall, falling straight into his arms. Only just before jum 678Reads8.5Score105Shelves
- 87 The Roads Were Slow in the Old Days 从前车马慢 {Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends + Mutual Crush Turns to Love + Farming + Multiple Couples} A warm, healing sweet romance with plenty to love in its family bonds, friendships, and romances. In Zhao Village lived a merchant named Zhao Shan. He had only two sons, and their lives were peaceful and warm. One day, his wife, Madam Feng, found a baby girl at their doorstep: A Bao. Zhao Shan and Madam Feng raised her as their own daughter. Their neighbor, Widow Zhao, had a son nam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 Drunk on Jade, Fragrant in Bloom 醉玉翻香 Yan Yiru was betrothed to the Crown Prince as a child. She lived a pampered life, with the power to make anything happen. Then her family fell from grace, her life came crashing down, and all the riches and glory she had enjoyed became someone else’s wedding finery. Given another life, she does everything the opposite way, keeping away from court and preventing her politically inept father from dragging the whole family into the abyss again. But by chance, she saves the heir of the Prince of Cha 729Reads9.1Score154Shelves
- 89 Radiant Spring 春光艳 In her previous life, Ye Baozhu had the worst luck imaginable. She married a scumbag who was a beast in human skin, and when she died, she made sure to take him down with her. At last, she had her revenge! So what was this business about being reborn? Perhaps Heaven had brought her back this time to repay her debts and return the kindness she had received? 1.6kReads8.7Score164Shelves
- 90 Suit Up, Wear Prayer Beads: The Unhinged Master Gu Grabs Her Waist and Coaxes Her 穿西装！戴佛珠！疯批顾爷掐腰诱哄 Cheng Zhihuan was frail from childhood. A fortune-teller once told her she wouldn’t live past twenty-five. To survive, she had to find someone born in a yang year, yang month, and yang hour, and stay by his side for at least three years to escape her fated death. She only meant to keep a low profile and stay with Gu Xingjing for three years. She never expected the way he looked at her to grow more and more unsettling. In the bedroom, the usually restrained and aloof man gripped Cheng Zhihuan’s a 1.5kReads8.6Score177Shelves
- 91 Lovers’ Grudge: What Am I to You? 鸳鸯恨：与卿何欢 On their wedding night, he drove his sword through her chest. She gave a bitter smile. “Are you satisfied with this strike, Your Highness?” Within the confines of the deep palace compound, she schemes desperately to escape him, but he clips her wings and imprisons her body and soul. He forces a bowl of abortifacient down her throat, and her heart finally turns to ashes. At the Cliff of Despair, her white robes flutter as she leaps into the abyss. The wind carries away his heart-wrenching cries. 3.2kReads8.6Score325Shelves
- 92 Twin Jades 双玦 That night, a blood moon hung in the sky, and the Star-Picking Terrace blazed with lights. Yan Ling stood by the railing and cut off her long hair. Her red robes were as hauntingly beautiful as flowers at the end of their bloom. “Xiao Fengqing, I would descend to the Yellow Springs and enter hell for you. Did you ever feel even the slightest bit of sincerity toward me?” Xiao Fengqing stood tall and graceful, his expression indifferent. “Never.” Yan Ling burst into laughter and leaped into the bo 764Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 93 The Long Wind Blows for Tens of Thousands of Miles 长风几万里 Kunyi fell for someone. Monsters ran amok at the palace banquet. The man arrived with the constables of the Shangqing Bureau, standing right beneath her favorite bronze lamp shaped like a flying crane. Radiance fell across his broad shoulders, and when the wind stirred the hem of his dark robe, it fluttered like an eagle circling a cliffside. Sometimes love at first sight really is that simple. She hadn't even seen his face clearly, yet she had already thought of names for their children. A ser 2.7kReads9.2Score413Shelves
- 94 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
- 95 Tempting Him Day and Night 日夜诱他 [Top-tier elite family in the capital, aloof Buddhist-like male lead x alluring, breathtaking dance star female lead + both each other's first and only + seductive teasing] The most outrageous thing Yu Ange ever did was, on the day she was cheated on, deliberately tempt her ex-boyfriend's best friend: Bo Jingyan, the untouchable Buddhist-like prince of the capital. She had an ulterior motive. She did everything she could to cling to him, tempt him, flirt with him, and bewitch him, but every time 299Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 96 Bandits at the Palace Academy (Qingqing Zijin) 宫学有匪（青青子衿） A beautiful scholar is driven from the imperial capital. By a twist of fate, he takes to the mountains and becomes a bandit, growing a wild, unruly beard and earning a fearsome reputation. He becomes the ruler of Dongyi Mountain, commanding eighteen bandit strongholds. In the early spring of that year, he kidnaps a group of nobles from the imperial academy, precisely sixteen young ladies from the palace school. He wants neither money nor favors of the flesh, and sets only one strange condition f 49Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 97 Never Grow Old Like a Pair of Lovebirds 不学鸳鸯老 Yin Huayue was a dog the Zhuang family had sent to watch over him and keep him under their thumb. She was cold-blooded and hypocritical, always wearing a smile so false it hurt to look at. She dressed him, combed his hair, stood guard at his door, and lit his lamps. For ten out of every twelve hours, Li Jingyun thought about how to make her leave. But later... She really did leave. And he panicked. Morning and evening, I long to be with you; the wind has no pity for the hardy grass. I would rat 814Reads8.9Score156Shelves
- 98 Empress Daqi: The Complete Collection 大奇皇后（全集） The story follows a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor, given to the Emperor as a gift. In a single night, she becomes Empress and wins the Emperor’s heart, leading him to empty the harem for her. 3.1kReads9.2Score457Shelves
- 99 A First-Rank Palace Consort 一品宫妃 After dying a miserable death in a car accident in her previous life, she is reborn as a low-ranking palace maid in the cold palace who could starve to death at any moment. Song Qingqiao only wants a peaceful life as an ordinary palace maid who gets to eat her fill every day. But she accidentally heals the cold and unfeeling emperor, and somehow ends up as a favored concubine deep in the palace, despised by the officials and envied by the other consorts... 209Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 100 Poisoned Wine 饮鸩 [Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Family Feuds + Powerful Male and Female Leads + Happy Ending] [A lovesick, scheming ancient heroine vs. a pitiable, adorable male lead with a tragic past; revenge gives way to devoted love] A Gu died, poisoned by someone. Three years later, she came to the capital with a jug of poisoned wine and set out to kill them all. What you owed me back then, I will repay a hundredfold! 1.4kReads9.1Score187Shelves
