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- 1 Torture the Half-Sister! Kick Out the Scumbag Husband! The Marquis's Matriarch Turns Dark After Being Reborn 虐庶妹！踹渣夫！侯门主母重生后黑化了 Shu Yunlan, the matriarch of a marquis’s household, only discovered at the moment of her death that her entire life had been built on a staggering lie. Her husband, supposedly killed in battle and the reason she had lived as a widow for eighteen years, had actually been living it up with her stepson’s birth mother. That woman was none other than Shu Yunlan’s own younger sister, a close relative who had vanished on her wedding day and whom she had searched for in vain. The stepson she had raised 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 2 You Asked for a Divorce, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Remarried the Grand Emperor? 你说和离，我再嫁太上皇你哭什么 Everyone in the capital knows that Qin Wu has been passionately in love with the Prince of Yunan for years. She has sacrificed her pride for him, and at last, she gets an imperial decree granting their marriage. On their wedding day, the Prince of Yunan marries both her and his concubine, humiliating Qin Wu in front of everyone and making her the laughingstock of the entire capital. From then on, her temperament changes completely. First, on their wedding night, she dislocates both of the prin 121Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 3 You Dote on Your Concubine and Crush Your Wife? I’m Done with This Marquis’s Household 宠外室灭正妻？这侯府不待也罢 [Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance and Satisfying Revenge + Face-Slapping the Villains + A Male Lead Who’s Both Cool and Sweet + Mutual Firsts] Qiao Jinlan transmigrated into a book as a doomed supporting character who was left alone on her wedding night and eventually died a miserable death in the inner residence. Her husband was beaten to death with cudgels, leaving not a trace of his remains. Her mother-in-law was framed, her reputation ruined, and she died full of resentment. Faced wi 258Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 4 The Mistress of the Household Reigns Supreme 主母为上 Shen Zhaoning is the neglected legitimate daughter of the Shen family. After marrying into the Pei family, she thinks she can live in peace, only to be framed by a concubine and lose her unborn child, leaving her heart ashen. She turns tenderness into a blade and carefully plots each move, making her enemies suffer right under her nose. When the young man who once gave her osmanthus cakes appears again, she finally understands: the moon may wane, but it will wax again. After a life of trials a 101Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn, the Matriarch Walks Away From Her Duties and Does Nothing, Leaving the Entire Marquis's Household in a Panic 重生主母撂担子摆烂，全侯门慌了 [Household power struggles + punishing scoundrels + satisfying revenge + both leads reborn] In her previous life, Jiang Wan married her childhood sweetheart, Xiao Yuan'an, full of joy, believing she would be happy for the rest of her life. Their son passed the imperial examinations and became a top scholar, and the entire Yongning Prefecture was managed in perfect order. Who could have imagined it? On the day she was granted an official title, inside the Golden Throne Hall, her own son, whom she 55Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 6 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife? She Divorced Him and Got Rich Overnight 宠妾灭妻？霸气休夫后她一夜暴富 In her previous life, she gave everything for the Lu family, only to be left with a lifetime of illness. Her body was dumped in the wilderness and devoured by wolves. Reborn with a burning hatred, she proceeds with caution and plans every step, vowing to make everyone who ever hurt her pay dearly! When the time is right, she proudly divorces her husband. With money, beauty, and a gorgeous figure, she’s living the good life! She thought she’d spend the rest of her life alone, but then a puppy-eye 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Everyone in My Family Is Reborn 全家都是重生怪 In her previous life, Xie Miaoyi, Duchess of Weiguo, devoted herself to carefully managing the increasingly declining Duke of Weiguo’s household. She supported her husband, honored her elders, treated the concubines kindly, and cared for her husband’s illegitimate children. As the mistress of the household, she gave everyone her whole heart. Thanks to her efforts, the Duke of Weiguo’s household finally regained its former glory, but she worked herself to death. She was only in her early thirties 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Marquis’s Principal Wife: Reborn, She Sends Her Whole Family to Their Doom 侯府主母：重生后她送全家上天 [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + careful plotting + crushing villains and face-slapping + two powerful leads] In her previous life, Jiang Hexue, the Imperial Tutor’s legitimate daughter, devoted herself heart and soul to making plans for her husband’s entire family. In return, her seven sons came to hate her to the bone, her husband plotted to kill her, and her whole Jiang clan was massacred! Only as she lay dying did Jiang Hexue learn that her husband’s family had been s 110Reads6.3Score110Shelves
- 9 I Kicked Out My Husband After He Faked His Death, and Miss Sheng Became the Talk of the Capital 踹走假死夫君，盛小姐她名冠京华 [Historical Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Devoted Couple + Dumping the Scoundrel + Divorce + System] In her previous life, Sheng Mingjin defied her family’s objections and married into the Meng family, carrying her betrothed’s memorial tablet after he was supposedly killed in battle. After the wedding, she cared for her mother-in-law and managed the Meng family’s estate. At her mother-in-law’s urging, she adopted a child and helped him rise to success. She thought she would live out the rest of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Divorce the Husband, Destroy the Concubines: The Reborn Matriarch Goes on a Rampage 休夫灭妾，重生主母杀疯了！ (Reborn for Revenge + Satisfying Family-Intrigue Story) In her previous life, Wen Shengsheng single-handedly kept the declining Nanyang Marquis household afloat. After years of toil, she finally restored it to the ranks of the elite, only to discover that everyone wanted her dead. Her once-loving husband already had a child with another woman. Her mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law all knew, but kept it from her so they could wring every last penny from the Wen family. When her h 143Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 11 Her Scoundrel Husband Remarried, So She Refuses to Be the Highborn Matriarch in Her Reborn Life 渣夫另娶，重生后这高门主母我不当了 In her previous life, Song Anning imprisoned herself for Jiang Hua and spent her entire life waiting for him. But only after she died did she realize she had not been waiting for love, but for a carefully planned deception. Her supposedly dead husband had become the lofty heir of a marquis's estate. The dowry she had contributed to the family coffers became the betrothal gifts her husband used to marry his new bride. Her family, whom she believed had been killed by bandits, had actually been mur 4Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 12 After Becoming a Spineless Matriarch, I Went on a Rampage 穿成窝囊主母后，我杀疯了 After the overworked Yun Chu suddenly died, she woke up to find she'd transmigrated into a book and become the useless cannon-fodder matriarch of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's household. She was a pitiful woman despised by her mother-in-law, ignored by her husband, and bullied by his concubine. The original owner was so timid and useless that she couldn't even protect her own legitimate grandson. But the woman who transmigrated into the book is absolutely not someone to mess with! When her illegitim 143Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 13 After the Divorce, the Matriarch of the Marquis’s Household Marries a Powerful Minister in a Fury 和离后，候门主母怒嫁权臣 In her previous life, Jiang Chan spent most of her life languishing in the marquis's household. She was widowed for decades, yet never earned a kind word from anyone. Only when she was on the brink of death did she discover that her husband, supposedly killed in battle, had secretly taken another wife and a beautiful concubine. The entire household knew, and they had all fooled her into believing otherwise. Reborn, Jiang Chan opens her eyes to find herself back at the time when she had just beco 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 He Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Wife? I’ll Marry the Crown Prince over My Ex-Husband’s Ashes 宠妾灭妻？踩着前夫骨灰嫁太子 [Palace and Household Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Reborn + Revenge Fantasy + Punish Scumbags and Make Them Eat Their Words + Sweet Romance] Sheng Qinghuan showed respect to her parents-in-law, managed the household, and single-handedly held together the declining marquis's estate. She waited five long years for An Mingfeng. At last, An Mingfeng returned in triumph, full of pride, with her cousin in his arms. He coldly told her, “Sheng Qinghuan, Ruyi is the one I truly love. I'm divorcing you —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Thirty Years Alone, Only to Learn It Was All a Scheme Concealed from Me for Half My Life 三十载孤身，原是一场瞒了我半生的局 Thirty Years Alone, Only to Learn It Was All a Scheme Hidden from Me for Half My Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Favoring a Concubine and Abandoning the Wife? Reborn, Who Would Still Be the Marchioness’s Mistress? 宠妾灭妻？重生后谁还当侯门主母 In her previous life, Shen Zhiyi, the daughter of a merchant, married into the steadily declining Anyuan Marquis household. Over fourteen years of marriage, she poured her heart and soul into restoring the family to its former standing. Her husband became a marquis, and their eldest son married a princess and became her consort. Then her adopted daughter, eager to climb higher, reported the household for selling illicit salt. The entire Shen family was executed, and on his wedding night, her eld 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 A Powerful Figure Transmigrates into a Book, and the Three-Year-Old in the Cannon Fodder Family Is Replaced 大佬穿书，炮灰家三岁奶娃换人了 [A cute baby story full of pouting and adorable antics! The heroine is three! She rises to the top and changes her whole family's fate] Cannon fodder + everyone's darling + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + satisfying read Lighthearted and lively, with a three-year-old heroine who is both adorable and strong. Who said that reading a storybook would make you transmigrate into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting female character? Gu Banmeng, a powerful figure from the Upper Realm, got s 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 My Husband Poisoned Me for His Mistress. Reborn, I Wiped Out His Entire Family 夫君为外室毒杀我，重生噶他全家 [Reborn, revenge against scumbags, heroine with a slightly villainous streak, multiple male supporting characters, heroine plays the field but never gives her heart, struggles for power] Lin Xi obeyed her parents and married Shen Huaishu, the second son of the Duke of Jun’s family, a match suited to their status. But Shen Huaishu was already in love with someone else. The woman had come from a brothel and was not even qualified to become a concubine, so he could only keep her outside the househ 106Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 19 Dare to Favor Your Concubine and Mistreat Your Wife? She Turns Around and Marries a Mad Chancellor 敢宠妾灭妻？她扭头改嫁疯批奸相 [Inner-courtyard scheming + reborn + revenge and face-slapping + obsessive and ruthless] Shen Yunjin was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Shen family, forced to take her younger sister's place and marry Lin Jin'an, heir to the Marquis of Wu'an. On their wedding night, he angrily mocked her: “You even stole your own sister's husband. You're disgusting!” Then he left for the frontier. Who could have known that news would arrive of her husband's death in battle? From then on, she was a sc 18Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 20 We're Divorced Now. Whoever Wants to Be the Suffering Matriarch Can Have the Job 都和离了，苦情主母谁爱当谁当 [Second marriage + the ruler stealing his minister’s wife + household intrigue + face-slapping a reborn rival + her ex-husband’s long road to winning her back] After returning to the capital from a campaign against bandits, the general falls hopelessly in love with a reborn woman and decides to take her as his “equal wife.” Jiang Yunran’s sincere love becomes a joke. She refuses to stay meekly in the household and let others walk all over her. If he has no heart for her, she’ll divorce him! Wha 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Despised for Being Paralyzed? I Turn Around and Marry the Ninth Eunuch 瘫痪主母被嫌弃？转头二嫁九千岁 In her previous life, Shen Yunshuang spent her entire fortune supporting her mediocre husband and helping him rise to success, only to end up with her family wealth transferred away and claimed as someone else's! She was kept in the dark, supporting her husband's mistress and her family for years! The son she raised for twenty years was the mistress's bastard! Her paralyzed mother was starved to death! Her mentally disabled younger sister was violated! Her cousin was killed after his heart merid 11Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 22 The Matriarch Reborn: The Scumbag and His Whole Family Are Doomed 主母重生，渣男一家死绝了 In her previous life, Rong Luo fell in love at first sight with the top scorer in the imperial examinations when she saw him riding through the streets in celebration. She eventually got her wish and married into his household. She thought they were in love with each other, never realizing that it was all one-sided, that she had been fooling herself. With help from her father, the prime minister, her scholar-husband rose swiftly through the ranks. But once his power grew, the first thing he 86Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Reborn, I Refuse to Be the Marquess's Principal Wife 重生后，侯门主母我不当了 Shen Nian was born into wealth and pampered from childhood, until she became hopelessly love-struck. She was determined to marry the heir of a marquis whose family was about to be confiscated. The day after their wedding, her husband abandoned her to join the army, leaving her to become a laughingstock. Three years later, he returned in glory, bringing his “true love” with him and demanding to take her as a secondary wife. Brainwashed by her mother-in-law, she clung to the foolish hope that her 186Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 24 The Trials of the Matriarch (Reborn Twice) 主母难为（双重生） Her younger sister suddenly gives up the Princess's Manor she schemed so hard to obtain and insists on swapping marriage partners with her. Zhao Mingyue immediately realizes that her sister has been reborn too. In her previous life, her sister got her wish and married into the Princess's Manor. But who could have guessed that her dissolute husband would chase women everywhere, keep countless concubines, and even take part in a rebellion, eventually dragging her into prison with him? Zhao Mingyue 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Pay a Dowry to Become the Matriarch? 都重生了，谁还倒贴嫁妆当主母呀 Before she was reborn, Xie Wanying poured her heart and soul into the Shen family, giving them money and support. Not only did she help Shen Zhixing become a chancellor second only to the emperor and above all others, she also led the whole family to flourish like the rising sun. For the glory of the Shen family, she lost her child and her money, and her health deteriorated until she died young. Everyone thought she had it all and held absolute sway in the Shen household. Even her mother-in-law 12Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 26 Spring Fills the Jade Hall 玉堂春满 [Rebirth + historical setting + family power struggles + personal growth] In her previous life, Chang Xi was rejected by her maternal family. Married off to the capital, she struggled to survive, only to suffer abuse, insults, and poisoning before dying in despair... Reborn one day, she returned to her childhood and vowed never to repeat the same mistakes! She would fight for a different ending for herself! Who says she has to marry into a wealthy family? With a skill of her own, would she reall 2.2kReads8.4Score275Shelves
- 27 You’re Using My Dowry to Keep a Mistress? I’ll Send You Straight to Hell! 拿我嫁妆养外室？我送你上西天！ Liu Zhixin was the only daughter of the wealthiest family in Biancheng. Her marriage into the penniless Zhou family marked the beginning of a change in her fortunes. Thanks to her dowry, the Zhou family grew rich overnight and climbed the social ladder. Liu Zhixin believed Zhou Lang was the man for her and devoted herself to spending their lives together. Little did she know that he was using her dowry to support his widowed childhood sweetheart. Later, he even brought the woman into their home, 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Demoted from Wife to Concubine? The Virtuous Matriarch Was Reborn and Found a Better Match 贬妻为妾？贤良主母重生另谋高嫁 In her previous life, Yu Ciwan was shrewd and capable, pouring her heart and soul into her husband’s family. She even used her dowry to support them, doing everything she could to help her husband rise to the ranks of nobility. Once he had achieved fame and success, their marriage seemed harmonious. Yu Ciwan thought her life was complete. Then her husband turned around and married his beloved cousin, while her ungrateful adopted son knelt before that woman and called her “Mother,” pointing at Yu 22Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 29 Faking Her Death, Keeping a Lover, Cutting Off the Money, and Seeking a Better Marriage 死遁养外室断财和离另谋高嫁 [Faithful couple + revenge on scumbags + satisfying read] In her previous life, Song Yin was drugged by her parents and sent to the bed of the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, a man who was already old but still unbelievably perverted. In despair, she slit her wrists and bled herself, took a powerful drug, and slaughtered more than a hundred people in the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old's household. After that night, there was no longer a Nine-Thousand-Year-Old in the world. After that night, the entire Song fami 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 We're Reborn, So Who Would Still Keep a Trash Husband, His Mistress, and Their Bastard? 都重生了，谁还养渣夫外室私生子 {Rebirth + Revenge + Punishing Scum + Legitimate and Illegitimate Heirs + Feel-Good} On her wedding day, her husband leaves home to suppress bandits, so she has to perform the wedding rites with a rooster. Five years later, news arrives that her husband has died. From then on, she follows the elders’ advice, adopts a son, raises him with care, and helps him build a brilliant future and rise to high office. But when she is bedridden, her supposedly dead husband arrives with his beloved wife in hi 57Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 31 Prince Jing Just Can't Take It Anymore 景王他实在顶不住了 After becoming the most spineless Princess Consort of Prince Jing in the capital, Xu Miaoyun awakens on the spot. A hopeless romantic? Not a chance. Prince Jing likes taking concubines? Great, she gives him seventeen of them all at once. Why take concubines? Any woman will do, and she adds fifty thousand taels of silver on top. Attend his bedchamber? Put it up for auction! The highest bidder wins, and a night of his favor comes with a price tag. Prince Jing is stunned: She finally stopped clingi 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Only Before I Died Did I Discover My Late Husband Was Still Alive 临死前才发现亡夫没死 [Period setting + putting scumbags in their place + CP + mutual transmigration + rebirth + decisive violence + goofy supporting characters] For sixty-five years, she shouldered the burden of supporting her late husband’s family. As she lay dying in a hospital bed, her husband, dead for many years, appeared with a deed transferring her estate and demanded that she hand over everything she had spent her life building to him and the children he had with his mistress. She was so furious she died on 325Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 33 After Being Reborn, I Personally Send My Ex-Husband's Entire Family to Hell 重生后，亲手送前夫全家上西天 In her previous life, Cui Wanyan was born into a prestigious family. She fell in love at first sight with Jiang Sui'an and insisted on marrying into his long-declining general’s household. After exhausting herself for half her life, she unexpectedly discovered that her devoted husband had been keeping a mistress, and they already had two children. Her mother-in-law, who had treated her like her own daughter, had known all along. What drove her to despair most was that Jiang Sui'an drugged her, s 283Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 34 The Matriarch Is Alluring and Charming, Fighting Her Way to the Top 主母又娇又媚，一路宅斗上位 [Both leads reborn + everyone grovels + romantic rivalry + sweet romance + wish fulfillment] Gu Xiyan disguised herself as a man and helped Qi Heng win great military honors and reclaim his title. She thought her hardships were finally over, but Qi Heng conspired with her own brother to drug her into idiocy, then sent her to the beds of various powerful ministers. Treated worse than a lowly maid, she was humiliated and forced to serve. The child she gave birth to was even smashed to death by Qi 2.2kReads8.5Score169Shelves
- 35 Marrying the Marquis Is Wonderful: My Ex-Husband’s Family Kneels in Tears 改嫁侯爷甚好，前夫一家含泪跪倒 Right after their wedding, Lu Zhongjin returned to Jiangnan to observe mourning, leaving Yan Han in the capital to manage their household. When he returned to the capital, she learned that her husband, who had promised to love only her for the rest of his life, had taken a mistress in Jiangnan and was determined to marry her as his second wife! Her hypocritical mother-in-law said, “What man in this world has only one woman? Jin’er has said that he’ll have both of you from now on.” Her shrewish s 63Reads6.5Score105Shelves
- 36 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband’s Family Was Exiled a Second Time 和离后，前夫家被二次流放了 [Pure historical romance + slow-burn plot + no getting back together + a prince pursues his wife] On the day Wei Hanguang was to be married, her husband's family was convicted for being implicated in a political factional struggle. The men were sent to serve in the army in southern Shu, while the women were exiled to the Northern Pass. She was swept up in it all as well. She reclaimed wasteland at the frontier, made a living selling perfumes and medicines, and opened shops to support the entire 229Reads8.9Score103Shelves
- 37 Favoring a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife: I Won't Be the Marquess's Wife Anymore 宠妾灭妻：侯门主母不当也罢 [Reborn + household intrigue + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + satisfying revenge + both leads are chaste] In her previous life, Chu Weiyun gave her heart to a scumbag, used her dowry to support the marquis's household, doted on her half-sister, and showed filial respect to her elders. But as soon as her husband's innocent-looking mistress entered the household, she was imprisoned in a remote courtyard. She suffered for ten years before dying with bitter resentment. Reborn one day, she re 1.2kReads7.6Score124Shelves
- 38 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Divorce Him and Marry Someone Else. What Are You Going Crazy For? 独宠外室？我休夫另嫁你疯什么 [Household intrigue + reborn + revenge + strong female lead + legitimate daughter + punishing scum + satisfying story] In her previous life, Jiang Jingshu used her dowry to cover her husband's family's debts and devoted herself to raising their children. Her legitimate son became a chancellor, and her legitimate daughter was the most favored woman in the imperial harem. In the end, the son she had raised with her own hands brought her a cup of poisoned wine, just to send her to her death. After 44Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Reborn, I Divorce First! Reclaiming My Dowry and Leaving the Marquis's Estate 重生先和离！收回嫁妆毅然出侯府 In her previous life, she married into a marquis’s household at sixteen. Her husband died suddenly on their wedding night, and she was branded a bringer of bad luck and given to him as his plaything. She spent her life managing the household for the marquis’s family, bearing humiliation and hardship until her reputation was ruined. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth: her husband had never died. He had been living in comfort elsewhere with his mistress. Reborn, she writes down the majo 69Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 40 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife: Scumbag Husband and Vile Concubine, Get Lost 宠妾灭妻，渣夫贵妾速速退散 [Rebirth, Revenge, and Face-Slapping + Favoring a Concubine over His Wife + Household Intrigue] After five years of waiting, Jiang Wanting finally welcomed home her husband, Cheng Yueyue, heir to the Loyal and Brave Earl's estate. But Cheng Yueyue brought back the woman he had always loved, and Jiang Wanting became nothing more than a complete sacrificial pawn. Reborn, Jiang Wanting would no longer be a pushover for others to manipulate! Her scumbag husband, the seemingly innocent favored concub 69Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 41 The Reborn Matriarch 主母重生 Zhan Yuhuan has been reborn, returning to the very day of her wedding night. The heir solemnly tells her once again that he has a beloved he’ll love for the rest of his life, and that he can’t give her either his heart or his body. He tells her to find a way to cooperate and not anger the old marquis and his wife. This time, Yuhuan nods without hesitation, agreeing without a single objection. She has finally come to her senses. She has money and free time, and her in-laws protect her. She can do 775Reads5.3Score105Shelves
- 42 The Regent Prince Is Madly in Love with the Reborn Daughter 摄政王爱惨了重生嫡女 [Reborn + revenge on villains + doctor heroine + two powerful leads] In her previous life, Nan Zhaozhao, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s residence, was framed by her wicked half-sister. She was violated during the Longevity Festival and married off to Song Ming, a man who coveted power and wealth, forced to part from the Prince Regent. They humiliated and abused her. Once the darling of heaven, she fell from grace and was trapped in the Song family’s cage. In the end, Liang Zhaoy —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Reborn Noblewoman of a Prestigious Family 高门贵女【重生】 [Noble Family Daughter and Modern Transmigrator Join Forces + Reborn + Rule-Breaking + Feel-Good Daily Life + Ex-Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] Jiang Ying transmigrates at the same time as her modern-day twin sister, Jiang Lai. Jiang Ying becomes the illegitimate daughter of the prime minister's family, while her sister becomes the legitimate daughter of a sixth-rank official. At the Mid-Autumn Banquet, her sister wins the Crown Prince's favor with a girl-group dance and is chosen a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 A Dream of the Marquis's Household 侯门梦 [Ensemble Cast in a Marquis Household] [Slow-Burn, Dream of the Red Chamber Style] [Everyday Domestic Life] [Ensemble Cast] [The Rise and Fall of a Marquis Household] [Ancient-Style Marquis Manor] [Imagined Song Dynasty] [Everyday Food] Zheng Yonglong, a former courtier from the old prince's residence, is made a marquis overnight, and his grandmother, Old Madam Zheng, receives a second-rank title! The Zheng residence, quiet and neglected for many years, rises to become a prestigious marquis hous 149Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 You Want My Dowry and My Life? Reborn, I'll Slaughter My Way Through Them 贪我嫁妆要我死？重生后大杀四方 In her previous life, Liu Mingyue was made to marry the crippled heir to the Marquis of Dingbei in place of her adoptive father's daughter. He despised her for the birthmark on her face, and no matter how hard she worked to manage the entire household, she never earned the slightest respect from her husband's family. Only on her deathbed did she learn why her husband had never touched her all these years: not only did he find her ugly, he had also been carrying on an affair with her adoptive fat 173Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 46 Torture the Concubine! Marry the Treacherous Minister! The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law Is Reborn and Wants to Become a Widow 虐宠妾！嫁奸臣！侯府长媳重生要丧偶 Gu Nanzhi, the mistress of the marquis’s household, only realized on her deathbed that her entire life had been a lie. Her husband, supposedly injured in battle and unable to consummate their marriage, was secretly entwined night after night with his stepson’s wet nurse. That wet nurse was her sister-in-law, whom she had never met and who was believed to have died long ago. The stepson she had devotedly raised was their child. The boy she raised wanted her dead, and the husband she had loved all 986Reads8.9Score136Shelves
- 47 Reborn, the Marquis’s Wife Takes the World by Storm 重生后，侯门主母开挂了 [Both Reborn + Faithful to Each Other + Mistress of the Household + Sole Devotion] On the eve of her wedding, urgent news arrives from the border. The Marquis of Pingyang leads his troops into battle. To honor and reward him, the court sends the crown prince to stand in for him at the wedding. For eight years, while the Marquis of Pingyang guards the border, Qin Wan sees her mother-in-law off and cares for her grandmother-in-law. Eight years later, the victorious marquis returns with another wom 74Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 48 The Trials of the Principal Wife 主母难为 People say a marquis's wife has four virtues: she sits calmly in the inner quarters and never gets jealous; when her mother-in-law takes concubines, she helps her husband. She settles disputes among the concubines, and stands up for them when they're wronged. But what happens when the wife he went to so much trouble to marry isn't jealous, and his own mother keeps sending women to his bed? Mo Xuan says: Pretend to be sick! Pretend to be seriously ill! When you're practically at death's door, whe 102Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 49 After Years as a Widow, a Fortune-Teller Told Me I'm Born to Bring My Husband Good Fortune 守寡多年，算命大师说我是旺夫命 [1v1, devoted couple, powerful hero gets his comeuppance and pursues her] Yunduo woke up one day to find herself a widow. She thought she'd go on living as one, but one day her supposedly dead husband came back, alive and well. That scumbag ran away on their wedding night, faked his death for four or five years, and now he's back expecting to be treated like a lord. Get lost! You ran away, didn't you? Fine! She'd run away too, and make him live as though he had a wife while having none. As long 22Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 50 Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter in Charge 庶女当家日常 [Ensemble Cast + Two Strong Leads + No Golden Finger + Plot + Everyday Life] The daughters and wives of great aristocratic families have had no say in their own lives since the day they were born. They are like exquisite, precious porcelain vases: the slightest flaw turns them into rejects. To avoid being cast aside by their families, some noblewomen choose to flourish in the sunlight, some break free of their constraints and choose a path they believe suits them, while others simply take life a 217Reads—Score—Shelves
