Novels like Heavenly Fragrance, National Beauty
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Heavenly Fragrance, National Beauty, best match first.
- 1 The Exceptional Young Houseboy 极品小家丁 He transmigrates to Great Chu and becomes a lowly servant. What? They even want him to be their child bridegroom? Good grief! Your man is here, and he’s going to make something of himself! He’ll show this era what he’s capable of... 90Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 2 The Ultimate Houseboy 极品小家丁 Ning Rong accidentally transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a servant in a fallen earl's estate. What? He's only a lowly servant? What? There aren't any men left in the earl's household? Ning Rong protects the estate, outwits the Grand Preceptor, builds a business empire, rescues a peerless heroine, and trains an army to conquer the world! “Bestow upon Ning Rong the title of the World's Number One Servant!” “Bestow upon Ning Rong the hand of Princess Qinghe!” Ning Rong panics! Oh no, what 1.9kReads7.4Score18914d adds
- 3 The Handsome Houseboy and the Pretty Young Lady 极品家丁，俏小姐 [Transmigration + Alternate History + Gentleman + Lighthearted Slice-of-Life with a Touch of Wish Fulfillment] The handsome and talented Huo Chen’an transmigrates by accident and becomes a lowly servant in the Great Shun Dynasty. He starts a happy life as a servant, growing crops, copying poems, and inventing ways to make money. But the times are turbulent, and swept up in the tide of history, he has no choice but to fight tyrants, save beauties, battle the Japanese, rescue the Crown Prince, tak 2.6kReads8.7Score26914d adds
- 4 From the Start, the System Empowers Me and I Embark on an All-Round Life 开局系统加身，开启全能人生 After being mercilessly fired from his internship, Su Lin unexpectedly obtains the Life Achievement System. A billionaire playboy? A world-class Michelin-starred chef? An unrivaled master painter? A movie star who takes the world by storm? A tactical genius who turns junk into treasure? After unlocking one incredible achievement after another, Su Lin can only shake his head helplessly. Honestly, I never wanted to be so talented at everything~ 3.8kReads7.9Score24914d adds
- 5 We're Doomed! Even the Fairies Are on Maternity Leave 完犊子！仙女都放产假了 Xu Feng transmigrates to a fantasy world. And with him comes his golden finger. Just when he thinks he’s about to take off, he discovers that his golden finger is damaged and needs a lot of energy to recharge. Fortunately, his golden finger also gives him an auxiliary ability. To repair it, Xu Feng sets his sights on a sect. To the sect, he is a great opportunity. But to Xu Feng... Who is the prey and who is the opportunity remains to be seen. Xu Feng: “Ladies, tremble...” But years later... Xu 102Reads8.6Score10414d adds
- 6 I Transmigrate as the Ming Crown Prince and Build an Industrial Empire for China 穿越大明太子，打造华夏工业帝国 [Ming military industry + Industrial Revolution + transmigration with no System + scientific genius] Mighty Qin, powerful Han, prosperous Tang, wealthy Song, and strong Ming. A modern engineering PhD transmigrates, and from the start he's dealt a winning hand: he becomes the Ming Crown Prince. As a descendant of the Ming Dynasty's founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, he relies on three books, The Friend of Military-Civilian Talent, The Militia Military Training Manual, and The Barefoot Doctor's Manu 254Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 7 Eternal Homestead 永恒家园 A man on the road is as beautiful as jade, a gentleman unmatched beneath the heavens. A young man is granted a new life and reunited with his parents, forging their family bonds anew as father and son, mother and son. He strives forward, vowing to build a happy home for his parents and make money from the bounty of the mountains. With his remarkably good memory, he takes the scholar exams, earns official honors, and helps build a heartwarming story for his hometown. There is family affection and 215Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 8 Longevity: Building a Heavenly Dao Clan in the Cultivation Realm 长生：从修仙界开始打造天道家族 [Cultivation, talisman drawing, taking a wife, no System, golden finger, farming and growing stronger, mighty figures across the myriad heavens] (Also known as: Eternal Life Through the Ages: Starting by Looking After a Fellow Cultivator’s Wife) Lu Chengfeng transmigrates to a cultivation world where the Heavenly Dao is incomplete. Once cultivators reach a certain realm, they can no longer break through. Instead, they face tribulations and die, their spiritual energy and cultivation returning to 2.1kReads7.7Score13414d adds
- 9 They Made You Cannon Fodder, but You Became the Ruler of the Stars? 让你当炮灰，你成星际主宰了？ Zhao Yi accidentally transmigrates to the future and becomes a commander, with an entire unit of silver-haired girls under his command. The environment is terrible, the weapons are worn out, and these silver-haired girls have only a few months left to live. But don't worry. As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you. If we don't have a starship, we'll build one ourselves. If we don't have crystals, we'll go take them. Other fleets: "What? They just commissioned a batch of T5-class warships? 21.5kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 10 The Heartless Top Scholar Marries a Princess, and a Female Magistrate Forces Him to Atone for Three Years 负心状元娶公主，女推官逼他赎罪三年 The faithless top scholar marries a princess, and a woman judicial officer makes him atone for three years 178Reads—Score214d adds
- 11 The Official, the Bandit, and That Scholar's Son-in-Law 那官，那匪，那个秀才女婿 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + no memories + alternate history + transmigration + slow burn + personal growth + male-oriented romance] Lu Jin, an unremarkable man, transmigrates to the Great Liang dynasty and becomes a live-in son-in-law to a powerful Jiangnan clan. He doesn't know where he came from or where he's headed. He only wants to understand why, but his rash actions bring trouble upon him. Determined to keep his distance from a clan far above his station, he learns what a marriage cont 7.2kReads8.3Score56414d adds
- 12 Great Qian: From the Start, the Court Handed Out Wives! 大乾：开局朝廷发老婆啦 Lin Fan transmigrates to the Great Qian Dynasty. A dynasty that never existed in history. The court assigns wives, and the authorities arrange marriages. Though he has nothing to his name, his devoted wives never leave his side. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. For the sake of his wives, Lin Fan decides to first secure enough food and clothing, then achieve financial freedom, and finally take control of the world! 364Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 13 The Road to the Top: A Restaurant from the Start 巅峰之路：开局一间食肆 A seasoned Beijinger wakes up one day to find himself the son of a low-ranking official in Wenshui County. His father is incorruptible, the family is struggling financially, his younger sister is malnourished, and he has two younger brothers: one whose schooling costs money and another who is only six months old. Ye Fan looks up at the sky and sighs. He never expected that what could help him most right now would be neither his education nor his work experience, but the cooking skills he was for 630Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 14 Transmigrated as a Brothel Keeper, I Rise from Being a Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成龟公，从赘婿开始进步 [Soul Transmigration + Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Poetry + Comedy + Live-in Son-in-Law + Imperial Examinations] This book draws on parts of Tang dynasty history. Song Bo, a forensic medicine PhD from the 21st century, transmigrates into the Great Qian dynasty! No System, no old man in a ring, not even the original owner’s memories! Song Bo slowly opens his eyes, only to find his head resting on the lap of a breathtaking beauty! Ha ha! What a lucky start. I really am the chosen one! 109Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 15 The Carefree Young Prince 逍遥小王爷 A legendary war god transmigrates to another world and becomes a useless vassal prince of Great Qin. He has a title but no power? That won't do! First, he'll seize control! The steppe barbarians are marching south to attack the frontier? Second Battalion Commander, bring out the cannons I just had built. Today, we'll teach them how to fire! The Xiongnu of the great desert want to join the fun too? Second Battalion Commander, blast them all as well! The martial arts masters of the jianghu think t 1.3kReads8.6Score12914d adds
- 16 Fighting for the Realm in the Late Ming Dynasty 我在明末争天下 The Great Ming Dynasty is engulfed in flames of war, its lands falling into enemy hands. Prince Ying, Zhu Youju, rises from Jiangnan to turn the tide, build an elite army, vie for supremacy over the Central Plains, reclaim the realm, and usher in a new golden age for the Ming! 3.9kReads8.4Score20614d adds
- 17 Conquer the World 争霸天下 There are only two reliable ways to solve a problem: money and a blade. There are no shortcuts to climbing your way up, and if there are, they’re only for those who are better prepared. In times of peace, Fang Jie wanted to live as a wealthy landowner, but failed. In times of chaos, Fang Jie wanted to live in peace, but failed again. So he fought to rule the realm. 87Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 18 A Poor Scholar's Son-in-Law 寒门养婿 (Everyday life in an alternate ancient setting, no System, historical farming story, live-in son-in-law.) The setting is similar to the Song dynasty: civil officials are favored over military ones, ritual and law govern in tandem, the state is financially strained, and foreign enemies surround it. According to the Great Wei code of rites, officials who violate ritual regulations are to be stripped of their posts and titles; members of the imperial clan who do so are to be imprisoned for life. Li 37.8kReads8.4Score4.6k14d adds
- 19 I'm Eighty! And You're Telling Me I Placed First in the Imperial Exams? 吾龄八旬！你告诉我状元及第？ After transmigrating to ancient Ning, a dynasty that never existed in history, Li Chang’an unexpectedly finds himself in the body of an eighty-year-old man! From the start, he offends the Wu’an Marquis’s household and becomes the target of the marquis’s spite. With no other choice, he sets out to pass the imperial examinations and become a provincial graduate so he can protect himself. But to his surprise, he draws on the poetry and literature he learned in his previous life to outshine all the 78Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 20 The Gold Medal Physician 金牌小郎中 Su Li graduated from an institute of traditional Chinese medicine, but one day he transmigrated to the Great Chu dynasty. Seeing his family so hungry that they were gaunt and sallow, he grew worried, so he went into the mountains to gather medicinal herbs and sell them to improve their meals. Su Li's ambitions in this life aren't very grand. He just wants to escape the backstabbing of the workplace and live peacefully in the village as a barefoot doctor. He can sell herbs, farm and raise fish in 4.5kReads8.9Score47014d adds
- 21 So What If I’m a Live-in Son-in-Law? I Can Turn Living Off My Wife into a Manly Art 赘婿怎么了？我吃软饭也能吃成硬 Lu Mingzhe, a modern office drone, wakes up as the sickly live-in son-in-law of the Jing'an Marquis's household in a fictional dynasty. Faced with his icy, stunning wife, Shen Qingshu, and the disdain of everyone in the marquis's household, he decides to turn this absurd transmigration into a comedy. While others fight for power, he focuses on figuring out how to make hot pot. While they scheme against one another, he plants vegetables and grows flowers in the backyard. He only wanted to live co 8Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 22 You Hear Their Thoughts, I Enjoy the Gossip: The Swapped Brides Are Laughing 你听心声我吃瓜，换嫁夫妻笑哈哈 [A male lead who loves gossip and a female lead who dotes on her husband and can read minds, love after marriage, the couple joins forces, one female lead] I, Pei Cijing, transmigrated as the second young master of a marquis’s household. All I wanted was to lie flat and enjoy the gossip. Who could have guessed that just before my wedding, my eldest brother, the heir, would end up in bed with my fiancée! I was there to watch the drama, only to find out I was the one being cuckolded? Just when I t 64kReads8.5Score7.6k14d adds
- 23 The CEO’s Wife and Her Lazy Son-in-Law 霸总娘子和她的咸鱼赘婿 After transmigrating into the most miserable son-in-law in history, Lu Heng was thrown out of his in-laws’ home for being utterly useless. With one poem, “Prelude to Water Melody,” he made a name for himself in Hangzhou, and wealthy women paid a fortune for his company. Everyone said merchants were beneath respect. He was determined to become richer than a kingdom and build a business empire that transcended the ages. Everyone said scholars were useless. He formed a secret guard, trained private 224Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 24 After My Entire Dorm Transmigrated, I Became a Eunuch 全寝一起穿越后我成了太监 [Early chapters focus on everyday life and romance, court politics, and schemes; later chapters center on nation-building and getting things done. Ensemble cast, fictional dynasty] Room 404 in the men's dorm at Lutai University was shared by four students from different majors. With graduation just around the corner, the four agreed to get together for one last drink. After several rounds, they passed out. When they woke up, they had found themselves in a fictional era. The eldest, Shi Yan, had 198Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 25 Back to Ancient Times as a Live-In Son-in-Law 回到古代当赘婿 In a dynasty that never existed, an unlucky college student transmigrates into a bridal chamber, and a miraculous library helps him forge an unparalleled life of legend. When Lin Han elegantly walks the paths of others, leaving them nowhere to go, the people of the Great Ning Dynasty gain a much deeper understanding of the word “fiend.” There are countless roads in this world. You have to try them one by one, don’t you? Lin Han 422Reads8.3Score11714d adds
- 26 The Perfect Live-In Son-in-Law 极品赘婿 Su Yun comes from the country's most powerful hidden family, whose wealth rivals that of a nation. His status is noble, and his medical skills are second to none. Because of his family's bizarre rules, he has to serve as a live-in son-in-law to the Liu family for five years. He must also endure every blow and insult without fighting back or talking back before he can return to inherit the family fortune. They call it a test of character. Let’s see how Su Yun rises step by step to the top of his 1.8kReads8.3Score1.7k14d adds
- 27 I Am Lü Bu, Serving My Country and Its People 我是吕布，为国为民 In a Three Kingdoms era of extraordinary myths, Lu Bu is the greatest warrior under heaven. After transmigrating, Lu Bu only wants to do something for his country and its people. Those who serve their country and people are true heroes. Lu Bu says, “Lords from every corner, we're all good brothers. There's no point in brothers fighting each other. Why not join forces and fight our way outward? The world is so vast. Don't you want to go out and see it?” 281Reads7.0Score11314d adds
- 28 Passing as a Langya Native: I Read 165 Chapters, Then Transmigrated 冒姓琅琊：读了165章我穿越了 He was reading Chapter 165 of The Usurper of Langya when he transmigrated. The trouble was, he had only read as far as Chapter 165. The peach blossoms of the Southern Dynasties had come and gone, and he knew nothing of them. The blizzards of the Northern Dynasties were sweeping down, and he had stepped right into them. In Jiangnan, there was Wang Yang, dressed in white, holding a folding fan, passing himself off as a member of the Langya Wang clan and disrupting a game of strategy in Jiangling. 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Invincible from the Start: What Do You Mean I'm in the Author's Realm? 开局无敌，什么叫我是作者境 [Ruthless] + [Never Takes a Loss] + [Invincible] Su Yan is eating instant noodles in his rented apartment when an out-of-control truck speeding down the road runs him over and kills him. He transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. At first, Su Yan is all set to endure thirty years of hardship and then turn the tables. But then he unexpectedly awakens a System! Overjoyed, Su Yan hurriedly asks what it can do. Can it reveal people’s fortunes? Give him an Ancient Desolate Sacred Physique f 100Reads—Score11814d adds
- 30 Paradox Verification System: I'm the Bug in the World of Rules 悖论校验系统：我是规则世界的BUG Paradox Verification System: I’m a Bug in the World of Rules 127Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Greatest Sickly Young Master of All Time 万古最强病公子 A thousand years pass in a great dream. I wake again as a man, famed for my madness. I am carefree, I am untamed; with a soft cough, I can claim a life. A gravely ill young man receives an astonishing legacy in a dream. When he wakes, the world has changed. Knowing all under heaven, he sets off a storm that belongs to him alone. It’s not that I don’t want to move. I just find lying down more comfortable than standing. Besides, if I do move, someone’s life is on the line. Yours! 1kReads7.8Score10514d adds
- 32 I Earn Merit by Reporting Cultivation Powerhouses 我靠举报修仙大佬攒功德 The Heavenly Dao has undergone a transformation, and a cultivation civilization has invaded reality. While everyone else begs powerful cultivators to take them as disciples, Lin Mo obtains a strange System: reporting cultivators who violate the rules earns him merit points. The senior showing off on the athletic field, the hunting group stealing people’s spiritual energy, and the underground forces offering a bounty for his assassination are all just experience packs for him. Until one day, the 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 The Tang Dynasty's Number One Rebel 大唐第一狂徒 In the third year of the Chuigong era of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian was on the verge of ascending the throne. The sole heir to the modern Tang Sect transmigrated into the body of a marquis's son. Using modern methods, he enhanced his hidden weapons with deadly poisons and defeated every expert under Heaven. He applied forensic investigation techniques he had taken as electives while studying abroad to solve countless strange cases. And the modern fireworks he invented to impress women became a 9.9kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 34 Everyone Else Hoards Supplies, but I Take Everything Apart 别人疯狂囤货，我却全拆成散装 Everyone else is frantically stockpiling supplies, but I take everything apart and turn it into loose pieces 262Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Song Shinian 宋拾年 At the end of a dynasty, the surface gleams with prosperity, but rot has long spread through it from top to bottom! The royal family is spineless, the court is full of officials who draw salaries without doing their jobs, corruption runs rampant, and bandits rule the mountains and waterways. The world is plunged into darkness, while foreign tribes circle like hungry tigers, plotting to destroy the nation and exterminate its people! Together with the woman he loves, he will turn the tide, restore 217Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 36 I Am the Crown Prince 吾乃皇太子 After transmigrating into the body of a deposed crown prince, he plans to stay out of the struggle, earn a little money, marry a wife, and enjoy a carefree life. Alas, the country is in crisis and the court is in turmoil. A deposed crown prince is still a crown prince. How can he hand over this beautiful land to someone else? 331Reads8.6Score11114d adds
- 37 Riding Across the World 策骑天下 He is tender and gentle with the women he loves, but ruthless and decisive toward his enemies. As the Xi Yan Dynasty teeters on the brink of collapse, he saves the people from a living hell. When petty factions covet the Central Plains, he leads hot-blooded warriors to defend their homeland. He blazes a new trail, drawing merchants from every corner of the world to the Chinese heartland in a race to do business. The finest minds of every people gather in Zhongdu, truly making it the center of th 502Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 38 I Am the Son of Heaven in Great Zhou 我在大周做天子 Not a wish-fulfillment novel! No System! A contest for supremacy!! The ultimate political machinations!! The opposition won’t be dumbed down!! Written purely for love of the craft!! Since this book isn’t mainstream, it doesn’t get much traffic. If you’ve clicked in, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Two people from different eras transmigrate to the dawn of Chinese civilization. They have different ideals and want to shape civilization along different paths. Their competing ideals collide at t 520Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 39 The Sun and Moon Shine Anew: Restoring the Great Ming's Realm 日月重光：重整大明河山 (No melodrama, no brainless characters, no power fantasy, no System, and no invincible protagonist. Readers who only want clean, wholesome content or are bothered by it should proceed with caution.) His soul transmigrates into Zhu Youxiao, the Ming dynasty’s imperial grandson, at the end of the Ming. He faces the consecutive deaths of the Wanli and Taichang emperors, the Red Pill Case, the Palace Transfer Case, the Donglin faction, and the Little Ice Age, while the catastrophic defeat at Sarhu, 5.2kReads8.3Score22614d adds
- 40 The First Book by Blood Rose Shy 血色玫瑰shy的第一本书 [Tokyo apocalypse + more children, more blessings + a huge cast of female characters + ruthless decisiveness + mythology descends + putting profit first] Jiang Chen is a Chinese student studying in Japan, but the campus belle's pranks always leave him in a state of utter chaos... He never imagined the apocalypse would arrive without warning... 1.3kReads6.7Score17314d adds
- 41 I Transmigrated, and They Made Me Emperor! 一朝穿越，我被黄袍加身了！ Also known as The Finest Young Master from a Humble Family One month after transmigrating, a woman I've never even met wants to be my wife? And she wants to have my babies! What does it matter if the dynasty is in chaos and the times are turbulent, even if I'm out in the countryside, far from the centers of power? Foreign enemies are invading and want to take my money? Dream on! 830Reads8.6Score10214d adds
- 42 Ruling the Realm 宰执天下 The ruler governs as prime minister; the executor administers the state. Serving the monarch above and bringing peace to the common people below, with all ministers yielding the way and receiving honors above every official: this is the prime minister. Assisting in government, setting national policy, and countersigning imperial edicts, second only to the prime minister: this is the chief administrator. After an air disaster, He Fang leaped a thousand years into the past, returning to the Northe 505Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 43 The Worthy Adou 扶得起的阿斗 “This boy is as clever as a demon. The Han Dynasty is destined to prosper!” Liu Bei cried excitedly, holding young A Dou aloft. “If Liu Adou isn’t eliminated, he’ll seize the realm one day!” Zhou Yu said through gritted teeth. “Ten Cao Zhis can’t match Liu Adou’s literary talent, and ten Cao Pis can’t match his skill at governing,” Cao Cao sighed. “Thank you, young lord, for saving my life.” Beneath Phoenix Drop Slope, Pang Tong bowed. “A Dou, ambush Lü Meng and Fancheng will fall today!” Guan Y 1.7kReads8.8Score18914d adds
- 44 A Commoner Holds the Imperial Seal, So Let Me Be Rude 草民执玺，庶我无礼 [Alternate history + political intrigue + factional strife + succession struggle + war] No System, no invincibility, no treasures, no special bloodline, no golden finger… nothing at all! From the start, all He Yan can say is “Ah!” He’s the unlucky soul who transmigrates into a book as a lowly slave on the frontier. Mired in the dirt, he’s caught in a time of chaos, with a life as cheap as an ant’s. When even a bowl of porridge and a meal of rice are no longer guaranteed, should he accept his fat 143Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 After Being Reborn, I Made the Signatory Take Back Their Words in Person 重生后，我让签字的人亲口撤回 After being reborn, I made the person who signed it withdraw it in person. 307Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Carefree Imperial Son-in-Law 逍遥驸马爷 (Set in a fictional world, drawing mainly on the Ming and Tang dynasties and the Three Kingdoms era) Qin Feng, a doctor skilled in every field, transmigrates into the body of an unwanted illegitimate son in the Grand Tutor's residence. He only wants to become a secret tycoon in this dynasty and find a chance to establish his own household. Unexpectedly, he becomes a royal son-in-law, entering a sham marriage with a princess. Each gets what they want from the arrangement, and Qin Feng only has hi 21.9kReads8.8Score2.1k14d adds
- 47 I Transmigrated into a Disgraced Crown Prince 穿越成了废太子 After transmigrating into the body of a disgraced crown prince, I wanted to stay out of every power struggle, marry a wife, and live peacefully by the sea, with spring flowers blooming. But with wolves circling and trouble coming one after another, I’ll raise an umbrella for Daliang and shield the world! 7.4kReads8.6Score59114d adds
- 48 Three Kingdoms: I Am the Man Behind Lu Bu 三国，我，吕布背后的男人 [The animated comic The Son-in-Law Replaces Han is now available. No System, a coming-of-age story, and a son-in-law! A new book, The Rebel Son of the Three Kingdoms: Starting with Dong Zhuo’s Beheading, has just launched. Fans are welcome to check it out.] One moment he was alive, the next he had transmigrated back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty! Qin Lang was horrified to discover that Lu Bu was his father-in-law! Worse still, Lu Bu had already taken control of Xuzhou, and less than two 2.3kReads8.3Score17614d adds
- 49 The First Man of Great Wu: Starting by Conquering the Crown Princess 大武第一男人：从征服太子妃开始 Li Xian transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a lowly attendant in the Crown Prince’s residence. He begins to make a name for himself in the struggle for the throne, catching the eye of the Crown Princess... 28.4kReads8.6Score2.8k14d adds
- 50 The Genius Young Marquis 天才小侯爷 Han Ce, a modern man, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the young marquis of the Northern Defender’s residence in the Great Liang Dynasty. The entire Han family has met with disaster, and Han Ce has spent ten years living as if treading on thin ice. Ten years later, summoned to the capital, he intends to keep a low profile, but his abilities won’t let him! 8.4kReads8.5Score64614d adds
