Novels like The Emperor’s Caged Bird Has Run Away
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- 101 The Third Spring of Captive Love: After Being Forced to Marry a Powerful Official 强制囚爱：被权臣强娶的第三年春 [Possessive pursuit + both are virgins + groveling pursuit + palace and household intrigue] A youthful crush became a calamity for Ruan Shuhe. Her former best friend stole the man she loved, and her brother, Huo Zheng, used his power to force her into marriage. On their wedding day, Huo Zheng left for war, leaving her imprisoned in the Marquis’s estate for two whole years. She endured cold treatment there until the spring of the third year, when Huo Zheng returned from war. She thought she woul 4.1kReads8.1Score172Shelves
- 102 The Favorite Consort System: Host, Get Up and Fight for the Throne 宠妃系统：宿主起来宫斗啦 Leng Xiqing transmigrates and binds herself to a System. Hoping to return to her real life, she strives to become a favored consort, then the empress! Everyone tells her, “Don’t fall in love with him. Don’t fall in love with him.” But she never imagined that in the end, she would lose both her freedom and her heart. Even after returning to the modern world, she cannot tell whether it all really happened or was only a dream. The magnificent palace was like a prison, trapping her loved ones and ki 122Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 103 The Yandere Emperor's Most Cherished One 病娇帝王心尖宠 Note: This is NOT a strong female lead story!!!! Yandere. The female lead is not chaste!!! Includes forced confinement!!! The male lead is an emperor, and the female lead is very weak!!!! The leads were connected in their previous lives. In the fourth year of Huicheng, the emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty went on an undercover inspection. When he returned, he brought back a young widow with a child. But the widow didn’t seem to have gone with him willingly. They were often at odds. The minis 1.7kReads6.9Score100Shelves
- 104 Captive Love: The Possessive Prince’s Beloved 掠夺囚爱：偏执王爷心尖宠 [Completed + devoted 1v1 + transmigration + possessive romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + sweet and angsty + happy ending] One day, with no warning, Si Yao transmigrated to another world and found herself collapsed in a wilderness, still wearing her dress. She’d stumbled into a melodramatic TV plot: she rescued an injured man, and from then on was pursued by a sinister, ruthless viper. Coercion, yearning, a horrifying love and desire, and terrifying possessiveness. Si Yao had given in 5.4kReads8.7Score445Shelves
- 105 Admiring the Golden Bough 慕金枝 [Reclusive, violent, unhinged emperor x stunning young lady from a marquis's household who speaks a dialect] The Xianbei aristocracy were born tall and handsome, but every one of them had some flaw: headaches, chest pain, and violent tempers, or a lust for killing, sexual indulgence, and fine food. The imperial Tuoba clan was especially bad. The fourth young lady of the Wuyang Marquis's household caught the eye of the emperor, a nobleman of Xianbei descent, while boating on a lake. He forcibly b 1.8kReads8.7Score164Shelves
- 106 Help! My Bedmate Gets Jealous Too Easily, What Should I Do? 急！床搭子太爱吃醋了怎么办？ [Both devoted to each other + doting husband + fatherly favoritism + sweet and bittersweet] A fiercely possessive, doting emperor and a clever empress who knows when to give in The most exhausting thing for a young, promising emperor is having to keep a young general from stealing his empress. “I hear bandits have been running rampant in Xincheng lately. After careful consideration... General Xu, go put an end to them.” “Your Majesty, do you mean the dozen or so refugees who stole food?” The 1.2kReads8.4Score104Shelves
- 107 A Dazzling Beauty, the Spy Princess Can’t Escape the Emperor’s Embrace 娇丽动人，细作公主难逃帝王怀 When the emperor of Dayan first ascended the throne, Ning Shuang was bundled off by Beiqiang and sent straight to Xiao Shiyan’s bed. The stunning beauty earned his favor as soon as she entered the palace, bewitching the emperor until he lost his senses. But rumors in the harem claimed Ning Shuang was merely Consort Qin’s double, destined to be cast aside once the consort and Xiao Shiyan made up. Ning Shuang was clear-eyed about her position: she was a spy planted in the harem by Beiqiang, and sh 1.3kReads8.8Score156Shelves
- 108 Third Young Master, Your Wife Would Rather Die Than Divorce You 三少，夫人她死也要和你离婚 Both leads are romantically inexperienced / One-on-one romance / He chases her after losing her / Marriage first, love later Before being reborn, the most outrageous thing Qiao Yu had ever done was get tricked into sleeping with Ye Zhihan. Ye Zhihan was the youngest head of a billionaire family in the capital, a man of impeccable character and great power. Without that scheme, Ye Zhihan would have been someone Qiao Yu could never reach in this lifetime. After one wild night, Ye Zhihan was forced 462Reads7.9Score113Shelves
- 109 Thrown Into the River From the Start? The Foxlike Consort Takes the Palace by Storm 开局投河？贵妃狐媚子大杀四方了 [Palace Intrigue + Not Both Leads’ First Love + Transmigration + Beloved Consort + Devoted Love Later] Yun Tang, a top-tier star and award-winning actress, wakes up one day to find she has transmigrated into the fictional Chengyu Kingdom, where she is the lowest-ranking palace attendant. From the start, things go badly: a hidden enemy pushes her into the water. The three most powerful women in the harem all want her gone, but thanks to her peerless acting skills and alluring charm, she manages t 176Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 110 Awakened! I’m Leaving the Main Plot Behind, I Don’t Want This Male Lead 觉醒！逃离主线，这男主我不要了 [Both leads are reborn + regretful pursuit + rekindled love + he pursues her + both leads are sexually inexperienced] [There was a misunderstanding in their past lives, which will be explained later. The male lead loves only the female lead from beginning to end and has never been involved with anyone else.] Zhu Wanyu awakens to the truth and discovers that she's a cannon-fodder supporting female character in an entertainment-industry subplot of a male-oriented detective novel. The male lead is 371Reads5.0Score—Shelves
- 111 Claimed by Force: The Mad General’s Darling 强取豪夺：疯批将军的掌心宠 (A roguishly handsome, unhinged general + a sweet, gentle little chef. Both are each other’s first and only. Sweet and angsty. The heroine looks like a fragile flower that needs support, but inside she’s an independent modern woman. Please be warned! The male lead is a deranged villain, not a good person. There are two lifetimes of making amends, both of them explored in detail, neither taking precedence; it all serves the later plot. The male lead is a terrible person at first, so understand th 234Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 112 Forced Adoration: His Majesty’s Childhood Sweetheart Has Run Away Again 强制娇宠，陛下的小青梅又跑啦 [Possessive Love / Childhood Sweethearts / Sweet Romance / Not a Strong Heroine / Happy Ending / Mutual Devotion] On the day of Ye Nian's coming-of-age ceremony, the young emperor Jun Qingchen issues an imperial decree naming her empress, making the noble young ladies of the capital green with envy. But Ye Nian thinks it's a nightmare. Before her coming-of-age ceremony is even over, she hurriedly packs her things and runs away in fear. She has just sneaked to the city gates when she runs into Ju 3.9kReads6.4Score226Shelves
- 113 The Consort Schemes Her Way to Power, and the Emperor Dotes on Her Daily 娘娘心机上位，皇帝日日宠 Song Shiwei, a concubine-born daughter of the Dali family, enters the palace in place of her elder sister, posing as the legitimate daughter. She becomes a low-ranking Seventh-Rank Baolin in the harem of Qi Jing, the fifth emperor of the Great Deng Dynasty. With no influential connections or status, Song Shiwei initially just wants to coast through each day, checking in for the daily greetings. At least life in the palace has to be better than it was at home. But in the imperial harem, getting f 318Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 114 After the Stunning Beauty Ran Away, the Tyrant Turned Dark 尤物美人逃跑后，暴君黑化了 Gorgeous, resilient wet nurse + devoted, possessive, unhinged emperor [Forceful love + sweet romance + golden chains + love poison that swaps souls + palace intrigue + devoted couple] On her wedding night, Tang Li is switched with someone else. After their marriage, her husband dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife... After carrying her baby for ten months, she suffers a stillbirth. On that same day, the tyrant’s eldest son is born. To find her child, she enters the palace as her younger 1.6kReads8.0Score100Shelves
- 115 Reborn, She No Longer Loves Him 重生后，她不再爱了 She had loved Gu Yanxiao for so long that she was almost beginning to forget herself. When she was ten, she went to Gu Yanxiao’s twelfth birthday party. Being playful, she ran off alone to the hills behind the Gu home. After playing to her heart’s content, she wanted to go back but couldn’t remember the way. Frightened, she began to cry. Just then, Gu Yanxiao, who had also sneaked out to play, appeared before her like a god. He not only led her back, but gave her a little flower, too. That was w 108Reads—Score—Shelves
- 116 Love at First Sight: The Overbearing Prince Takes Her by Force 一见倾心后，霸道王爷将她强夺了 [Historical Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Possessive Love + Devoted Couple] [Fictional setting, no historical fact-checking] Who in all of Great Zhao doesn't know that Prince Jing, Yun Mufeng, is aloof and immaculate, and keeps his distance from women? Xie Wanning never imagined she would become entangled with this man. She had no idea that a month ago, she had already become the prey in his eyes. “Wanning, would you be willing to become the mistress of Prince Jing's manor?” “Y 2.8kReads8.7Score191Shelves
- 117 Pregnant with Twins After Entering the Palace, She Is Promoted to Imperial Consort 入宫后怀双胎，她被抬位做贵妃 When her elder sister, the legitimate daughter who had entered the palace as a consort, fell out of favor, Jiang Qingwan was chosen by her stepmother to enter the palace and help her sister regain the emperor's favor. She was beautiful and timid, but who could have guessed that the emperor would end up doting on her to no end... 1.2kReads8.6Score105Shelves
- 118 You Dare Challenge Me? I'll Slap You Without Mercy 敢惹本宫？巴掌扇脸绝不手下留情 After two years in the palace, Lizhu was still an invisible junior consort. Fortunately, her Phoenix destiny finally awakened, and Lizhu stopped holding back. At her first meeting with the emperor, she was promoted to Attendant. After her first night with him, she was promoted to Noble Lady. Less than a month after winning his favor, she was made the head consort of a palace. With dazzling poise, Lizhu embarked on the fastest rise through the ranks in the Qing palace, blinding the eyes of every 1.2kReads8.6Score115Shelves
- 119 Your Majesty, Behave. You Can't Escape My Grasp 皇后，乖，你逃不出朕的五指山 One is an emperor who climbed to the throne over mountains of corpses, the other the legitimate daughter of a powerful military governor. After their wedding, they treat each other with courtesy and join forces to command the court and the harem. Xiao Cen thought he'd married an empress as lovely as a flower and shrewd beneath her beauty. Then he discovered that, while she was gentle and obedient in public, behind closed doors she dared to use forbidden drugs. He let his guard down for just a mo 2.3kReads9.0Score204Shelves
- 120 The Emperor's Cherished Consort: The Noble Consort Is Acting Up Again 陛下娇宠：贵妃她又闹了 [Both leads are devoted to each other + Nurturing romance + Spoiled and willful consort + Only one he loves + Happy ending] A steady, devoted emperor × a spoiled, willful consort Fu Jingheng raised Jiang Jinxi from the age of twelve to seventeen, turning a timid princess sent away in a political marriage into the most indulged Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace. Then he ascended the throne and issued an edict naming her Imperial Consort, not Empress. Jiang Jinxi refused the edict and turned ar 16.9kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
- 121 I Became a Disgraced Consort, But That Night the Emperor Chose Me 穿成失宠贵妃，当晚就被翻绿头牌 [Devoted couple + sweet romance] Just after inheriting her family fortune and preparing to enjoy life, Shen Yan somehow transmigrated into the body of a consort who was about to fall out of favor and die unjustly. Cursing her luck, Shen Yan quickly took up the System and launched a full-scale campaign to win the emperor's favor. The consort, usually arrogant and domineering, transformed into a considerate, bashful yet haughty beauty, all sweet and delicate. When her captivating catlike eyes fel 325Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 122 A Powerful Minister's Rise to Power 权臣强势上位手札 [Strong male lead + calculating and devious + possessive pursuit + doting romance] The male lead is not a virgin. Read with caution if that bothers you. Willows sway beside the flowing river, but youth waits for no one. Yang Qingshao never expected to open her eyes and find herself transformed into a beautiful young girl in the bloom of youth. Her parents arranged a match for her with the Zhao family, whose head was a vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. Everyone praised Zhao Lingyun, the l 5.9kReads8.5Score427Shelves
- 123 A Royal Concubine 皇家妾室 [The heroine does not transmigrate, has no golden finger, and is not the sole object of the prince’s favor. He may favor her more later on. Read with care if that bothers you.] Qiao Weiyue was born into a merchant family. Because of her beauty, she was presented to Prince Jin as a concubine. She knew her place. The prince would never favor her alone, and she couldn’t compete with noblewomen who had powerful families and plenty of tricks up their sleeves. So she could only cling tightly to Prince 7.1kReads8.4Score823Shelves
- 124 After the Prince’s Heir’s Wife Gave Up, the Whole Family Paid the Price 王府长媳摆烂后，全家火葬场 Bai Yin married up when she wed Qin Xiaoyin. Everyone said she had struck it rich, and Bai Yin thought so, too. After they married, she was unfailingly obedient in everything, all to keep her husband happy. Once she joined the household, she served her parents-in-law dutifully. Even when her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, she never talked back and did everything herself. To avoid upsetting Qin Xiaoyin, she kept her head bowed and endured her sisters-in-law’s deliberate nitpicking w 45Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 125 Has His Majesty Forced Anyone to Love Him Today? 陛下今天强制爱了吗？ [The Tyrant Is a Hopeless Romantic, and His Moonlight Becomes His Captive in the Depths of Space] [Cold-Blooded Tyrant] VS [Cool-Headed Lady Official], devoted to each other, HE [Forced Marriage | The Powerful One Bows His Head | Forced Love | Size Difference | Instinctive Attraction | Age Gap | Push and Pull to the Limit | The Wife-Chasing Crematorium | Yandere + Possessive + Dark and Twisted | Sapiosexual | Captive Darling | A Love as Deep as a Sea of Hatred | Redemption | Love at First Sight] 671Reads—Score102Shelves
- 126 Scheming for the Emperor's Heart at Every Turn! Her Majesty Climbs to the Top 步步谋帝王心！娘娘一路扶摇直上 (Not a pure romance with only one partner, palace intrigue, favored from the middle onward, and doted on exclusively in the ending) Wen Jing Tan went from a heaven-blessed darling to a confiscated palace slave, and had long since had enough of being beaten and cursed at. One day, she was framed and, by a twist of fate, sent to the emperor's side. From then on, she swore to become The Outcast, second only to one and above all others. She wanted His Majesty's favor, and her family to flourish! The 673Reads8.2Score107Shelves
- 127 Seized by Force 横夺 No one could have imagined that the most powerful minister in the Great Zhou dynasty would fall for a woman. And Zhang Zhiman could never have guessed that woman would be herself. The first twenty years of her life had been peaceful and fortunate, free of worry. Then, in a single day, the tides turned, and she was crushed into the dirt. The name Lai Xunyu made anyone who heard it shudder with fear. With a beautiful, smiling woman by his side, precious as a jewel, he thought that spending the res 3.5kReads—Score266Shelves
- 128 After Being Reborn, Madam Gives Up, and President Lu Wants a Divorce 夫人重生后摆烂，陆总离婚吧 [Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted to Each Other + Forced Possession + The Husband’s Long Road to Winning Her Back] In my previous life, I spent my whole life chasing Lu Siqing, loving him with all my heart. He spent his whole life chasing someone too: his unattainable first love. In the end, he won the beauty, while I died a miserable death in the hospital. After being reborn, I decided to stop trying. On our wedding anniversary, I asked him for a divorce, escaped the life of a full-time hou 1.2kReads7.7Score112Shelves
- 129 Hiding a Beauty in My Arms 藏娇入怀 [Unhinged obsessive male lead VS enchanting beauty with a slender waist + coercive pursuit + one-on-one, both untouched + happy ending] The male lead is ruthless and cunning, but treats only the heroine well and keeps himself chaste. Later, he leads a rebellion and becomes emperor for her. The heroine is a stunning beauty with a scheming mind, focused entirely on revenge and willing to use men for her own ends. Ruan Hanjiao was born with blood that carried a rich, intoxicating fragrance, one tha 862Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 130 After Marrying the Minister of Justice, I’m Completely Won Over 嫁给大理寺卿后我真香 A lantern that binds fates led her to stake her whole life on love. In five years of marriage, he never once stayed overnight in her courtyard, earning her a cruel reputation as a barren woman. Pei Ran, whom she had loved all her life, even took a second wife on the very day her illness became terminal, because she had borne him no children. On their wedding day, he had clearly promised that he would have only one wife in this life. So who was this woman now bearing the title of wife...? When s 3.2kReads8.9Score281Shelves
- 131 You’re Mine Now, Sweetheart. You Can’t Escape 强行霸占，乖乖，你逃不掉的 A fictional historical setting, one-on-one romance between two virgins, sweet and angsty, with more suffering for the male lead. Ever since Lord Yan discovered Bai Xi’s beauty at the Martyrs’ Memorial Garden, he had secretly been harboring designs on her. In less than three days, he began forcibly taking her for himself, using both threats and blandishments, with no restraint day after day. So Bai Xi seized an opportunity to run away with her mother. But Lord Yan would never let her get away so 4.1kReads9.0Score262Shelves
- 132 The Prince Panics After His Princess Consort Gives Up on Him 王妃收心后王爷急了 [Angsty Romance + The Husband’s Road to Regret] Gu Nanjin had loved Prince Yi since childhood. Later, the emperor arranged their marriage, and she vowed to cherish her husband for life. Yet she ended up dying of sorrow. Reborn, she has no way to change the fact that they’re married, but she decides to live differently and stop giving her husband her whole heart. She discovers that life is actually wonderful. Then her husband, as cold as ice, suddenly seems like a different person and starts clin 1.3kReads8.3Score100Shelves
- 133 She Entered the Palace as a Zhaoyi, Bewitching the Emperor with Her Obsession and Allure 入宫即是昭仪，又痴又媚紧握帝王 That year, she fell for him at first sight. She threw caution to the wind and insisted on entering the palace as his concubine, even knowing she was nothing more than a pawn he used to keep the harem in check. She was willing. Even knowing his heart held only the empire and Empress Chu, she was willing to be a reflection beneath Empress Chu’s feet. As Su Qingluan pursued the emperor’s love, schemes and intrigues unfolded in the harem, one step at a time. He once said, “You shouldn’t expect an em 1.6kReads8.4Score135Shelves
- 134 The Delicate, Soft-Bodied Imperial Consort Turns Her Obsessive Emperor into a Devoted Puppy 贵妃身娇体软，偏执帝王变身忠犬 [Palace Intrigue + Unreasonable, Exclusive Devotion + Scheming Green-Tea Heroine + Obsessive, Love-Struck Hero] In the first year of Yongzhao, the new emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict summoning the former crown prince's betrothed concubine to serve in the palace. The world could not understand it, and the court historian condemned him, but Xiao Yu remained determined. * Yun Miao had seen the harshness of the world from a young age. All she wanted was wealth, status, and supreme po 2kReads8.8Score208Shelves
- 135 The Deposed Empress Returns 废后归来 A new work is here! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Spring Behind Locked Doors 锁棠春 [Palace Intrigue + Pure Historical Romance] Shen Ruotang was Crown Prince Xuan Che’s personal maid. She stayed by his side for twelve years, watching him endure the ruthless struggle for the throne. Step by step, he had risen from a master strategist and Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to the cold, cruel emperor everyone feared. After Xuan Che ascended the throne, Shen Ruotang became the head palace maid. Everyone in the palace had to address her as Aunt Ruotang. Rumors sometimes circulated i 199Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 137 After Entering the Palace, the Emperor Spoils His Sweet, Delicate Beauty Like Crazy 娇软美人入宫后，帝王掐腰宠疯了 [Sweet Romance + Exclusive Devotion + Possessive Pursuit + Nontraditional Palace Intrigue + Stunning Heroine] A deranged, possessive hero x a pitiful, delicate heroine Not a first-time couple; the hero is strong and the heroine is weak. The heroine is beautiful and high-maintenance. Read with caution if that bothers you! On the night Lan Xi was to be married, Yan Cong led his cavalry in a devastating attack on the Songutu tribe. Sand filled the sky, horns sounded in the wind, and warhorses and 1.1kReads8.7Score105Shelves
- 138 She Surrenders to the Mad Heir After Days and Nights of His Caresses 日日承欢，疯批世子迫她臣服 [Cruel and unhinged heir × resilient concubine-born daughter & dark themes & obsessive love & forced romance & imprisonment & devoted to each other & immense power & all-controlling] Su Muchi was hit by a car and killed in her previous life. In a dizzying whirl, she arrived in this man-dominated world where people devoured one another without a trace, where husbands ruled over wives, women had no rights, and freedom was out of the question. She became Xiao Yin's concubine, forced to serve him da 2.3kReads6.6Score103Shelves
- 139 Spring Breeze Brushes the Lattice, Dew Reveals Deep Affection 春风拂槛露情浓 Zhou Yunyi couldn’t understand it. In her previous life, the woman who had resorted to every trick to marry him had taken a sword meant for him. As she lay dying, she said, “Seventh Young Master, I have no regrets, since I was able to marry you in this life. But if there is another life, I don’t want to meet you again.” Lu Xiangrong was reborn. In this life, she had no intention of marrying Zhou Taifu, the powerful official who held the court in his sway. But as she set about choosing a suitable 1.6kReads8.8Score101Shelves
- 140 The Emperor Is Reborn, and His Consort Is a Little Sweet 皇帝重生，娘娘有点娇 [Reborn Emperor × devoted-to-each-other romance × alternate setting × not a strong female lead] [Sweet at first, angsty in the middle, sweet again at the end] [Both happy and tragic endings] Before she was reborn, the Noble Consort chased after the Emperor day in and day out... After she was reborn, the Noble Consort who used to follow him everywhere began keeping her distance. Why had the Emperor gone from cold to hot all of a sudden!? Nalan Zhengjun, daughter of the prime minister, was the mo 1.7kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 141 Remarrying the Crown Prince’s Father Reborn 改嫁太子他爹【重生】 [Rebirth + palace intrigue + marrying the crown prince's father] The incompetent crown prince feared the Shen family's power. He listened to slander, falsely accused her elder brother of treason, and slaughtered her entire family. When she opened her eyes again, she was seventeen, in the year before she was to marry the crown prince. To save the Shen family, she had to bring the crown prince down. But the crown prince was protected on every side, like a man locked inside an iron cage. Shen Hanyu 19.6kReads8.7Score3kShelves
- 142 Play the Flute for Me 长笛为予吹 When they first met, she wore white and smiled like a flower beneath the pear blossoms. From that moment on, he was captivated for a lifetime. When she turned around, she saw a young man in black. She knew they could never be together, yet she still couldn't stop thinking of him. On the night of her political marriage, he lifted her veil. She thought, “It's over. There's no escaping now.” But she hadn't wanted to escape anyway... HE Alternate History A devoted couple Happy ending A devoted coupl 57Reads7.2Score—Shelves
- 143 After the Roguish, Untamed General Took Me by Force 被又痞又野的将军强取豪夺后 [Wild and lovesick mad general VS clear-headed, glamorous actress with an older-sister vibe] [One-on-one romance, transmigration, sweet romance, wish fulfillment, mutual salvation] [Warnings: The female lead is a flirtatious, alluring beauty and an actress, so she's very clear-headed early on and is always acting. She only starts doting on her husband later, so don't criticize her early on~~ The male lead is a clear-headed hopeless romantic. He knows she's using him and deliberately plays along. 1kReads9.2Score128Shelves
- 144 After Being Reborn, the Slender-Waisted Beauty Is Lavished with the Chaste Crown Prince's Affection 细腰美人重生后，被禁欲太子狂宠 [Completed] [Cool, celibate Crown Prince x Sweet, slim, easygoing concubine] Lin Jinxu is as lovely as a hibiscus, her beauty impossible to hide. Her slender waist, delicate enough to fit in one hand, is famed throughout the capital. Sadly, in her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and married her hypocritical cousin. She died before turning twenty, and took the entire Lin family down with her. Reborn, Lin Jinxu wants nothing more than to coast through life, eat well, and grow old in pe 4.8kReads8.5Score436Shelves
- 145 The Spoiled Consort Holds the Emperor’s Heart All to Herself 作精娘娘她独揽圣心 (Don't click in if you want to avoid this: the heroine is a silly, naive sweetheart, she's stupid, and this is a practice piece. It's not good.) Nalan Cairen, spurned by the emperor for two years, has won his favor again! The news sent porcelain crashing in the harem for an entire day! (Any similarities are purely coincidental.) Nalan Huiyin accepts her transmigration without a fuss. The original owner was abused, left hungry and poorly clothed. But now that she's transmigrated here, she's liv 245Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 146 A Forced Romance With a Climb to the Top 越上枝头强制爱 Transmigrated into the Captivity of a Mad Prince. Transmigration, madness, obsession, confinement, doting, a mischievous little troublemaker, unrequited love, BE fiction. This is a transmigration story, quite different from other quick transmigration novels. Everything is written according to my own ideas. Each story stands alone, and they don't share the same heroine. The heroine is always rational and clear-headed, and knows who she loves and hates. She's no lovesick fool, and she won't go loo 68Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 147 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺：美人难驯，暴君的囚宠 A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 788Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 148 On the Day She Tried to Flee, the Mad Prince Imprisoned Her in the Eastern Palace 逃跑当日，疯批太子囚她入东宫 [Step-by-step scheming + possessive pursuit + both leads are chaste + calculating heroine + she runs, he chases.] The low rating is only because the book has just started getting rated! Xuan Shu disguises herself as an ugly woman and designs gardens for a living. When she goes to deliver a set of designs to the Duke’s manor, she unexpectedly encounters the Crown Prince. Xuan Shu has heard that Crown Prince Pei Heng spent eight years as a hostage in his youth, yet remains gentle, modest, courteo 1.6kReads8.8Score147Shelves
- 149 Prisoner of Love: The Duke's Cherished Darling 囚爱成瘾，公爵的掌心宠 [Forced love + obsessive, lovesick male lead + both leads are each other's first and only + she runs, he pursues + the powerful one bows his head + doting husband + sweetness and angst + happy ending] At an art auction in Paris, one glance was all it took to fall in love. Asmodeus, a European duke, imprisons Su Wan, a gifted young oil painter, as the one and only treasure of his life. Locked away in an ancient castle, she is smothered by his love. She runs, he pursues, and the whole world become 3.1kReads5.7Score166Shelves
- 150 Reborn as His Majesty's Beloved Concubine 重生之陛下的娇软宠妃 [A possessive, ruthless tyrant VS a spoiled, coquettish favorite consort. Both are each other's first and only; he dotes on her from the very beginning to the very end, and the male lead is completely love-struck, while the female lead loves to pout and play the spoiled darling.] The entire court of civil and military officials knelt and begged Gu Huai to take more consorts. Gu Huai brandished his sword and said icily, “Anyone else want me to take a consort? Step forward. I'll settle this once a 3.2kReads8.7Score340Shelves
