Novels like The Tiger Wife
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Tiger Wife, best match first.
- 51 After I Danced with a Sword Under the Moon, the Prince Mistook Me for His White Moonlight 月下舞剑后，王爷认错白月光 She took beatings in her elder sister's place for seventeen years, then was sold into the prince's manor as a servant. The prince gazed at her face, longing for his unattainable beloved, never realizing that the woman who danced with a sword beneath the moon that night was her. 609Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Young Lord's Wife Is a Little Sweet 世子夫人有点甜 Shen Mian, the young lady of the Shen family, is unlike other girls. While they all dream of marrying the heir apparent Jiang, she thinks about going back to her hometown in Qingzhou to eat seafood every day. The heir apparent is on the verge of tears. “How am I worse than seafood? Tell me, and I'll change.” Shen Mian blinks. “You can buy seafood. I can't buy you.” The heir apparent says, “You can have me.” Shen Mian doesn't believe him, so he has to try every trick in the book, marry her first, 1.5kReads9.0Score177Shelves
- 53 The Years of Jinyu's Story 嫤语书年 The realm was in chaos, and enemy troops had reached the city walls. Fu Jin, a highborn woman whose entire clan had been wiped out, was forced to marry Wei Tan, the eldest son of a warlord at the height of his power. The world had turned upside down: the once princess-like darling of heaven was now an older bride marrying for the second time, while the obscure son of a minor official had become her husband, a warlord who looked down on all under heaven. Survival in turbulent times was hard, and 15.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
- 54 My Husband Holds Power over the Court, and My Mother Rules the Inner Palace 我夫权倾朝野，我娘宠冠后宫 [Pure Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Court Intrigue] Everyone says Princess Jin Jia was pampered from childhood, treasured like royalty, yet she's just a pretty but useless ornament? Zhao Yining doesn't care. She wraps herself in sheepskin, plays the pig to eat the tiger, and just keeps grinding! Her fiancé wants to run away? Don't let the door hit you on the way out. A sleazy man wants to get close? Get lost as far away as possible. She can dodge open attacks and fend off hidden arrows. A 2.4kReads8.9Score231Shelves
- 55 Day After Day, Endless and Long 朝朝漫漫 Moonlight spilled across the ground, cool and pale. Lotus flowers stood tall in a tranquil pond. A gauzy veil concealed her face as she danced with graceful poise, every smile and frown captivating. People said Gu Yanchu, the powerful grand secretary, was the emperor’s illegitimate son, abandoned among the common people. Otherwise, how could he have joined the Grand Secretariat at such a young age? It was a pity that such an elegant, handsome gentleman had married a fierce and domineering young 5.1kReads9.1Score410Shelves
- 56 The Cousin's Daily Struggle to Survive in the Marquis's Estate 侯府表姑娘生存日常 Psychologist Su Jinyi transmigrates to the ancient Liang Dynasty, only to become an orphan who has lost both parents and is left to care for her little brother. At least her family is fabulously wealthy... but someone is actually trying to steal it? As if! To make a good life for herself in ancient times, Su Jinyi reluctantly embarks on a battle of wits within the household! 7.5kReads9.2Score997Shelves
- 57 Raising a Noble Lady of the Great Houses 高门贵女养成记 In a nutshell, this is the growth diary of Fang family’s noble daughter. Her father favors his concubine over his wife, and her aunt and illegitimate younger sister run wild. Fortunately, her clever and resourceful mother teaches Fang Yanxi well, and despite her surroundings, Fang Yanxi grows into a fine young lady of a prominent family. [This is a fictional setting for a trial project, so please don’t take it too seriously. A novice’s work, written for my own practice.] 416Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 Spring Brewed in Snow 雪酿春 Snow-Brewed Spring 288Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 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 8.7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 60 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 501Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 61 Jade Hidden in the Inner Chambers, Shining with Pearlescent Light 深闺藏玉映珠光 [The animated drama adaptation is now available under the title "Jade in the Deep Boudoir, Pearls in the Light". Go check it out if you're interested!] [Marriage Before Love + female lead is neither reborn nor transmigrated + supporting female character transmigrates] [Female lead seems sweet and naive but is actually cool and aloof + male lead seems indifferent but is actually cunning] Xiao Yunzhu was born into a marquis's household, where she should have been cherished and pampered, living a l 27.9kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
- 62 Lost in the Depths of Spring 误入春深 Prince Yu, Yu Huaiji, believed he had spent his life acting decisively, plotting every move, and leaving himself no weaknesses. He was sure he was invincible. But Heaven was about to show him that there was always someone greater! It sent him a delicate young lady from the Song family: Song Nao. She looked so fragile and soft that anyone could bully her, but in truth she was clever in her own way. After meeting him only twice, she had already found and firmly grasped his one fatal weakness. Yet 5.6kReads9.4Score609Shelves
- 63 Snow in Qingzhou 青州雪 Historical Romance | Alternate History [Family and country first | No golden fingers, no transmigration, no rebirth | One-on-one romance | Happy ending] This story involves ghosts and spirits. The heroine grows over the course of the story, so please keep that in mind before reading. A lone spirit wanders the mortal world, its clothes stained by golden-lamp dew, its feet treading on the fragrance of time. Yet it cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation or journey to the next life. The Lord of the 9.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
- 64 The Black Lotus of Great Ming 大明黑莲花 [Female con artist × hypocrite] The year the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Magellan's fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe. It was only decades later, along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, where the sea ban was in force, that a country woman happened to hear the Western theory that “the world is round.” Suddenly, she realized: If all four seas are round, then wherever you stand, you can be the center of the world. But when she looked around, women had no pa 5.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
- 65 Splendor at Every Turn, Spring at Every Step 步步惊华步步春 The rating has just come out, so don't pay it any mind... [Pure historical romance] [Plot-driven] [Political intrigue] [Two equally matched leads] [One-on-one romance] [Everyone is clever] [Powerful prince who dominates the court vs. exceptionally intelligent illegitimate daughter] Ruan Zhenzhen is the illegitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's residence. Born of a courtesan's bloodline and raised in a humble country home, she is suddenly forced into the treacherous world of the capital's n 8.4kReads8.7Score838Shelves
- 66 Jiaoniang Married Three Times 娇娘三嫁 After nine grueling years of war, farm girl Qian Jiaoniang learned that her husband, Xing Muzheng, had won one victory after another, laid down his armor, and returned home in glory as a marquis. She was already rubbing her hands together at the thought of becoming a marquis’s wife when, to her surprise, her husband brought home a talented young lady and announced he would marry her as his secondary wife. Qian Jiaoniang thought, Fine by me! What could she expect when she couldn’t even read and h 3.3kReads8.8Score267Shelves
- 67 After the Estate Was Confiscated 抄家以后 [A clever, levelheaded noblewoman vs. an honest, straightforward, fiercely loyal guard] [Historical Romance + Revenge + Healing + Political Intrigue + Love That Grows Over Time + Devoted Guard] Cheng Ming'an was the daughter of a general. On the eve of her wedding, the Cheng family was arrested and their assets confiscated for treason. Her father and brothers were executed, her eldest sister took her own life, and her married sisters were put through one hardship after another. Her fiancé change 11.8kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
- 68 Beloved Above All in a Golden Age, With the Land as Dowry 盛世独宠，山河为聘 [Male emperor and female monarch, political intrigue, devoted to each other, sweet romance, both leads are natives of a traditional historical setting] One was an emperor’s chosen star who brimmed with murderous rage; the other was a brilliant woman destined for a tragic fate. Yun Zhenzhen chose Chu Yu to protect her family and save her own life. To her, it was nothing more than a mutually willing bargain. But the bold, unrestrained man held her close and shielded her from every open attack and 1.1kReads9.1Score118Shelves
- 69 Has Lord Xiahou the Chatterbox Finally Shut Up Today? 话痨的夏侯大人，今天闭嘴了吗 [One true love ➕ pure historical setting ➕ happy ending ➕ sweet romance ➕ a little angst along the way] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, pure historical fiction] Xiahou Huai, young master of Shanhai Tower, once swore that he would never love anyone in this life, especially not a woman. Romance was just too painful. Jiang Zhefeng, a scholar who disguised herself as a man, once swore that she would keep living as a man and never fall for any man. After they met, Xiahou Huai acc 917Reads9.3Score175Shelves
- 70 They Said She Was Only Fit to Be a Concubine? She Married Into a Powerful Family and Became Its Mistress 说她只配当妾？转身嫁高门做主母 [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 13.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
- 71 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 7.1kReads9.0Score951Shelves
- 72 The First Lady of the Cabinet 内阁第一夫人 In her previous life, she married into the imperial family in a high-status match, only to meet a tragic end. Her family was destroyed, and she lost everyone. In this life, all she wants is revenge, yet she becomes the wife of a Grand Secretary, the spouse of a powerful chancellor... 1.3kReads8.7Score129Shelves
- 73 A Lifetime of Rong An 一世容安 Li Rongan’s husbands, both in this life and her previous one, were peerless warlords. At first, they all loathed her, despised her, and wanted nothing more than to kill her. Later, they all fell for her... * After being reborn, Rongan fled her former husband’s clutches by marrying far away to Yanbei, where she became the wife of a prince. She knew the Prince of Yan would rebel in two years. When he did, he would divorce the princess consort appointed to him and marry his childhood sweetheart, hi 10.5kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
- 74 A Lovely Spring Day 春日好时光 [Completed, no rebirth or transmigration.][A peaceful rural life, a rugged man meets a beauty, and ordinary people make a life together.] Song Shu trembled and cried, “Please spare me, grim reaper!” But the terrifying man took off his demon mask and gently said, “Don't be afraid, miss. I'm a good person.” She just wanted to get rid of this dangerous man as soon as possible and never see him again. But he said in a gruff voice, “I can never repay you for saving my life. The only thing I can do i 10.1kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 75 Spring Breeze, Broken to Pieces 折尽春风 She is the eldest daughter of the provincial governor’s household. She sees through worldly affection, and only money can make her feel secure! He is the great general of the chancellor’s household. He has witnessed every kind of hardship, yet the one thing he can never forget is the smile on her face when she sees money. At their first meeting, he seemed to step out of a painting in shades of lush green, the mountain wind billowing his robe and dazzling everyone who saw him. At their second mee 9.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
- 76 Sheathing the Armor 解甲 “Legend has it that the sharpest weapon in this world is called Disarm. Born from the unwavering devotion of two people in love, it can break down anyone's defenses.” 825Reads9.2Score230Shelves
- 77 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 32.6kReads9.5Score5kShelves
- 78 From the Start, I Tore Apart My Treacherous Sister. The Fourth Miss Is Done Pretending 开局手撕渣姐，四小姐她不装了 Lin Suisui is the illegitimate daughter of a duke’s household. In her previous life, she finally clawed her way up to the position of Noble Consort, only to get killed by someone? She didn’t even know how she died. Can you imagine anything more frustrating? Now that she’s living again, of course she’s going to find out exactly what happened. From the start, she tears into her treacherous stepsister... She lays traps at every turn, first saving her family, then the crown prince... After entering 43.1kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
- 79 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录 She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 80 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
- 81 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 23Reads8.5Score200Shelves
- 82 The Princess Arrives 公主嫁到 [The scheming, sickly Duke of Wei VS the human lucky charm, the Grand Princess] Wei Lin, the legitimate son of the Duke of Wei, had been struck by a deadly poison. Rumors in the capital said he would not live much longer. A master at Xiangguo Temple read a birth chart and declared that Grand Princess Nankang was Wei Lin’s fated match, destined to help him turn danger into safety. Wei Lin’s mother then begged the emperor to marry the Grand Princess to her son. Grand Princess Nankang had been luck 3.6kReads9.2Score320Shelves
- 83 Seeking Daylight Through the Snow 拨雪寻昼 “You and I have loved each other since childhood, childhood sweethearts with nothing to hide from one another.”, Ouyang Yuqian, "The Peacock Flies Southeast" [Childhood sweetheart loses to the newcomer + love grows over time] [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not read too much into it. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Because their mothers had been close friends since their girlhood, and the Xie and Shen families were neighbors, Xie Chenxue and Shen Fu 691Reads—Score—Shelves
- 84 Spring Deepens in Bianjing 汴京春深 [Audio version now available, welcome to listen] Madam Rongguo, Wang Fu, devoted herself to her family until she fell gravely ill and died. She was reborn in the body of Meng Jiuniang, a foolish illegitimate daughter who was only seven years old. In her previous life, her husband became her uncle in this life, and her son became her cousin. In this life, Meng Wan had a simple wish: to live peacefully and watch her son, her cousin Su Fang in this life, grow up safe and sound. But as she and a gro 18.9kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves
- 85 Lucky to Have Met Your Peach-Blossom Face 幸得识卿桃花面 Wei Qing transmigrated. Her principle was simple: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. 6.8kReads9.2Score798Shelves
- 86 The Outer Wife 外室之妻 Gu Zheng was at her wit’s end with the way her stepmother kept causing trouble. Even though the man looked down on her, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and marry him. She thought she was destined to be a supporting female character in this world, so she lived by the rules and knew her place. Then, in the blink of an eye, her husband turned out to be the Duke’s illegitimate son! He was about to be acknowledged by the family and become the young duke, but the ducal household looked down on 1.1kReads9.0Score361Shelves
- 87 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 2.3kReads9.0Score721Shelves
- 88 The Bride Was Cruelly Abandoned, Only to Discover She Was Pregnant 新娘惨被抛弃，怎料肚中已有娃 There was no warmth on her wedding night, only her in-laws' taunts and her husband's indifference. Afterward, her mother-in-law sent her to the countryside without consulting anyone. She was given dozens of acres of land and two elderly servants, and from then on, no one bothered with her. She knew her husband's family didn't want her back, and her heart had grown cold toward them too. But just when she'd finally settled in, she realized that after only one night, she was pregnant with the child 51kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
- 89 The General Asks Every Day: Did His Wife Fall for Him Today? 将军每日一问，夫人今天心动了吗 [From the heroine’s perspective: marriage first, love later. From the hero’s perspective: his secret crush comes true. A story of healing.] Yun Jihuan was born under a lucky star, with a distinguished family, beauty, and talent. Her family cherished her, and she had a childhood sweetheart who was also her fiancé. If all went as it should, she would live a peaceful and happy life, becoming the envy of everyone in the capital. But fate played a cruel joke on her. In a single night, her maternal fa 4.7kReads9.1Score494Shelves
- 90 The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来 (The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years 2.4kReads8.0Score235Shelves
- 91 Ah Li 阿漓 She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
- 92 Spring Over the City 满城春 [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
- 93 After Our Betrothal, My Husband's Family Dotes on Me 赐婚后，我被夫家团宠了 [Pure historical romance, no rebirth, focused on sweet married life, with light political intrigue] [A general and a noble lady, Marriage Before Love × both leads are virgins] Wei Rao is the most doted-on commandery princess in Daxin. Raised by the Empress Dowager from childhood, she has a beauty and status that all the women of Daxin envy. Zhou Yuqing is the renowned general who reclaimed the borderlands. Not only is he a formidable fighter, he is also handsome as a jade carving. Before long, h 1.1kReads8.7Score104Shelves
- 94 The Beloved Cousin 盛宠表姑娘 When Jiang Yunting first arrived in Bianjing, all she wanted was to be a well-behaved young cousin at the Duke of Dingguo's residence, enhance her standing, then marry her childhood sweetheart and live a smooth, happy life. But later, her fiancé turned his back on her for wealth and status, while the refined, aloof second cousin in the household began looking at her strangely, as if he wanted to devour her. When Shen Yu first met Jiang Yunting, he had one erotic dream after another. In his d 17.1kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 95 Back Then, I Refused to Marry the East Wind (A Companion to A Spring Rain on a Night in a Small Tower, a Historical Pride and Prejudice) 当年不肯嫁东风（《小楼一夜听春雨》姊妹篇，古代版傲慢与偏见) [Sisters united + rekindled romance + historical ensemble cast] The Ye sisters’ battle to protect their romantic prospects: a long-planned, romantic counterattack. With sisters sticking together, nothing is too difficult! After their mother died, the three Ye sisters broke with their father, who favored his concubine and neglected his wife. They lived in a separate residence and took in A Cuo, the adopted daughter of their late maternal aunt, relying on one another to get by. Four years ago, the 17.2kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves
- 96 I Still Remember That Startling Glance 犹记惊鸿照影 Beneath the bridge of sorrow, spring waves run green; once, a startled swan’s reflection shimmered there. Her younger sister’s unexpected flight from her wedding left her no choice but to marry into the imperial family. From spending her wedding night alone to learning of the husband’s unforgettable past, she faced it all with calm acceptance. Marrying a prince meant love was never part of the bargain. All she cared about was keeping her family safe and at peace. She stood by his side as he clim 1kReads9.0Score124Shelves
- 97 Lord Shaoqing 少卿大人 Although Shen Liuting was the eldest daughter of the prime minister’s household, she had an unusual dream: to travel through every kingdom and write a book about her journeys. On her fifteenth birthday, Shen Liuting packed her bags in the middle of the night, took her banknotes, and really did leave the country. That journey lasted a full three years... When Shen Liuting returned home on her eighteenth birthday, her parents told her they had already found her a fiancé and even had their birth da 871Reads9.3Score111Shelves
- 98 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Locked Glaze 396Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫 Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co 5.3kReads8.9Score445Shelves
- 100 The Retired Life of a Female Court Archivist 司籍女官的退休日常 [Fictional setting, not a transmigration or rebirth story + household intrigue + lady of the house] [Early story: self-reliant junior female official x by-the-book prefect] [Later story: perceptive and sensible lady of the house x scheming grand secretary] Wu Xi has spent thirteen years in the palace, struggling her way up, cautious and restrained, dodging countless hidden attacks. At last, she earns the position of sixth-rank female official in charge of the palace library. But then the former 1.1kReads8.6Score105Shelves
