Novels like Film and TV: Starting with The Story of Minglan
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- 1 I Transmigrated into The Story of Minglan, Can't I Avoid the Jerk? 穿进知否，不要渣男行不行 [A fresh take on the usual tropes] + [System] + [Face-slapping] + [Harem intrigue] + [Rewriting the original story] Mo Lan: “Liang Han! The woman you want to marry is her? How could you betray me like this!” Liang Han: “Miss Sheng Fourth, the only one I've ever liked is Rulan. But since you care for me so deeply, I suppose I could let you become her dowry concubine when she marries me.” Rulan, eavesdropping nearby, forgot all about the juicy gossip. Good heavens, what had she just heard? How had 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 2 Starting from the Wei Family Ancestral Home 知否从卫氏老宅开始 After his soul transmigrates into The Story of Minglan, he becomes Wei Shuwen, the Wei family's third son. He thought he'd be thrown into palace intrigue from the start, but it turns out this is a story about building up a family! The Sheng and Gu families, and the power struggles between clans! Western Xia, Northern Liao, Northern Jin, the Great Mongol Empire... The Great Zhou realm is beset by turmoil! See how Wei Shuwen makes his mark amid the chaos and lets the light of China shine! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Practicing Skills, Starting with The Story of Minglan 从知否开始练技能 Starting with The Story of Minglan, I’ll destroy Western Xia, reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and save the tottering Song dynasty. The Story of Minglan, Fox Spirit, Love Like the Galaxy, Little Elf, Police Honor, The Outcast. I’ll make up for past regrets, starting with myself!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 In The Story of Minglan, I Rebuild the Martial World 人在知否，重建江湖 If others don’t have it, I’ll get it. If others have it, I’ll make mine better. Since there’s no jianghu in The Story of Minglan, I’ll create one myself. Modern-day Qi Heng used to get so frustrated with the young nobleman who shared his name in The Story of Minglan that he’d stamp his feet. Now that he has been reborn into that world, he’s determined to live a completely different life. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Story of Minglan: A Heaven-Sent Heir 知否之天赐皇嗣 Zhao Jing transmigrates from the modern world into the body of a son of Emperor Renzong of Song. He plans to lie flat, until he meets Minglan, the Sixth Miss of the Sheng family. She crawls through a dog hole to find a doctor for her mother, and he rides alongside her. When she loses her mother and cries beneath the covered walkway, he protects her in secret for three years and writes to her for six. She is a concubine-born daughter, and he is a prince: an unbridgeable gulf lies between them. Y 1.8kReads—Score10414d adds
- 6 Know This: The Hidden Physician's Tale of a Concubine's Daughter 知否，庶女隐医传 Spring breezes never reach the Jade Gate Pass; slanting rain and wind bring a chill to dawn. Pear blossoms fall along the road to the ends of the earth; once spring is gone, beauty withers. Alone in a small tower, she stands amid the gentle breeze; deep into the night, her sorrowful thoughts are still fresh as ink. The bright moon hangs high as she remembers an old friend; how much sorrow lies across a thousand miles of rivers and mountains? Tear stains dampen her silk robes; emerald ornaments s 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Story of Minglan: After Rulan Took Me In 知否：被如兰捡回之后 A thousand people have a thousand different tastes. I can't promise you'll enjoy what I write, but I can promise I put my heart into it. I can't promise there will only be one female lead. If you insist on telling me what the original novel or the show was like, I appreciate it, but I won't make changes. 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 8 A Sign-In Life Across Multiple Dramas, Starting with The Story of Minglan 从知否知否开始的综影签到人生 Wang Yangming's soul transmigrates into the Northern Song dynasty, where he discovers that this is a world blending several TV dramas! The Story of Minglan, A Dream of Splendor, Serenade of Peaceful Joy... Sheng Minglan, Sheng Hualan, Sheng Rulan, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhan, Empress Cao, Consort Zhang, Princess Huirou... 16Reads7.3Score214d adds
- 9 Rulan Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 如兰重生之似水流年 Reborn, Rulan knows that anything is possible. After being reborn, she feels for Minglan, who lost her mother as a child and was left utterly alone. If she can, she'll also protect Concubine Wei and the younger brother she never even got to see... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 A Different Script for Story of Minglan 知否另一版剧本 At the family school, the scene suddenly shifts, and Minglan has grown up... The Little Duke, Changbai, Changfeng, Uncle Gu, Minglan, Molan, and Rulan, each one graceful, handsome, and full of spirit. 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 The Bai and Wei Families Are Both Reborn 白氏卫氏双重生 A continuation inspired by the TV series The Story of Minglan. Wei Xiaoniang, Minglan's birth mother, is reborn after Minglan's birth but before Lin Qinshuang wins back favor. Gu Tingye's mother is reborn after his birth but before the eldest son, Gu, is incited by Little Qin-shi. The two women, both victims of schemes, embark on a path of rebirth and revenge. 48Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 12 Transmigrate into a Book: A Survival Guide for the Wicked Female Supporting Character in Story of Minglan 穿书知否：恶毒女配求生指南 After being reborn as Rong Feiyan, the wicked female character in The Story of Minglan, watch her launch all sorts of creative schemes to latch onto powerful people and save herself: “Minglan, I adore you! County Princess Jiacheng, get lost!” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Nirvana in Fire: The Military General System 知否之兵将系统 Transmigrating into the world of The Story of Minglan, he gets a Soldier and General Level System. Any soldiers and generals loyal to him can receive bonuses. Starting out as a low-ranking soldier in Yangzhou, he sets out to conquer the world with his trusty cudgel. 6Reads7.1Score214d adds
- 14 The Story of a Flourishing Age 知否：盛世长歌 A storm was brewing beneath the peaceful surface, and an eerie, oppressive atmosphere hung over the banks of the Bian River. The Song Dynasty was already shrouded in dark clouds, with powerful enemies watching hungrily from beyond its borders and bandits rising in rebellion within. On the surface, it was a prosperous golden age. In truth, crises loomed on every side, and signs of decline were already showing. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Tales of Tragic Supporting Characters in Film and TV 综影视悲惨配角列传 No fixed couples. Basically, whatever makes for the most fun goes, sometimes with one woman and multiple men. The Story of Minglan: Molan x Zhao Ceying √ The Glamorous Imperial Concubine: Ma Xiangyun x Liu Lianxi √ Empresses in the Palace: Yu Ying’er x Emperor Yongzheng √ The Story of Minglan: The First Madam x original male lead Sheng Wei √ Eternal Love: Xuan Nü x Donghua and Mo Yuan, one woman and two men √ Scarlet Heart: Yutan x three men, including Kangxi… √ Beauty’s Rival in Palace: Nie She —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Quick Transmigration: I Became the Gu Family’s Legitimate Daughter 快穿：我成了顾府嫡女 [Not a saintly heroine + satisfying revenge] While watching The Story of Minglan, Gu Song casually complained that Minglan didn’t have a daughter. She woke up to find she had transmigrated into the youngest daughter of the Gu family in a marquis’s household. She’s the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s family. Her mother holds a noble title, her uncle is the prime minister, her eldest and second brothers are companions to the Crown Prince, her third brother is famous throughout the land, and her 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Story of Minglan: Lady Wei Is Reborn 知否之卫小娘重生 [Reborn + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate into a drama + household intrigue] Sheng Minglan's birth mother, Concubine Wei, has been reborn!!! Li Ran transmigrated to the day Concubine Wei gave birth, when both mother and child were supposed to die. When the reborn Concubine Wei woke, the first thing she saw was a blood-covered baby lying between her legs. Concubine Wei knew Sheng Hong didn't favor her. But if she could just hold on until Lin Qinshuang was sent away to the estate and Mingl 136Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Sheng Molan Reborn: I'm Breaking Off My Engagement to Liang Han 墨兰重生之我要和梁晗退亲 Thank you all for reading my work. Please feel free to offer suggestions about my writing or anything that doesn't make sense in the story. I'm very open to feedback. This is a reborn story, updated daily or weekly. My grandmother said Mo Lan should have been a good girl, but Lin Qinshuang taught her to be selfish and short-sighted, and to say one thing while meaning another. I want to make Mo Lan a dignified Fourth Miss of the Sheng family, instead of having her follow the old path laid out for 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Her Brilliant Journey: Mo Lan Reborn 灿烂其行——墨兰重生 Honestly, my life in this lifetime wasn't too bad. In the end, just as my mother and I had wished, I married into the Earl's household and spent my life as its principal wife. Though I went to great lengths to get there, my mother-in-law never did make things difficult for me. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 TV Drama: I’m in The Story of Minglan as the Sixth Son of the Liang Family 影视剧：人在知否，梁家六郎 Her soul enters the world of the TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan, where she becomes Liang Han, the Liang family’s sixth legitimate son. He battles his half-brothers, builds up the family fortune, and enters politics, all to conquer Western Xia and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. How dare anyone lay a hand on Song territory! Household intrigue and farming, come on in… —Reads—Score114d adds
- 21 Falling in Love in TV Dramas 我在影视剧中谈恋爱 [Synopsis] From the moment Gu Qiqi bound herself to the System, she knew her future would be full of twists and turns, and that she would encounter everything she liked and loved. Since she'd already transmigrated, why not just let loose? As long as she's not embarrassed, everyone else is! The System looked at the purchase history in the shop and finally understood why its Host was such a rascal. Complete Collection of Cheesy Pickup Lines [Purchased] How to Become a Player [Purchased] How to Bec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 What If Minglan and Her Husband Could Hear My Thoughts? 知否，当明兰夫妇能听到我的心声 [Woman transmigrates into a man + transmigrates into the TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan + mind reading + System] Transmigrated as Minglan’s unborn younger brother in The Story of Minglan! Sheng Changyu becomes a master of snark, never realizing Minglan can hear his inner thoughts. Every sarcastic remark he makes is heard by Minglan! The further Sheng Changyu goes, the more he realizes that the story isn’t following the right plot at all! 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 23 Story of Minglan: I Awaken in the Sheng Family as the Seventh Daughter 知否，魂穿盛家七姑娘 In the Song dynasty, a time of literary figures like Li Qingzhao, Tang Wan, Zhu Shuzhen, and Zhang Yuniang; warriors like Liang Hongyu, Mu Guiying, and Lady Bian of Chenliu; powerful women at court like Liu E, Cao Danshu, and Yang Meizi; and women among the common folk like Zhao Pan'er, who rescued women from brothels, Song Sao, famous for her fish soup, and Granny Cao, who sold meat pies, women could read and write, manage households and finances, go out and do business, and ride fearlessly thr 402Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Guifen Reborn: My Rise to the Empress’s Throne 桂芬重生之登上后位 Guifen Is Reborn and Marries Prince Huan She tears the Shen clan apart The debts from her past life must be repaid A groveling ex-lover’s road to redemption This life may not bring her the very best marriage, but she must still live it well, for herself. 448Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 25 Know This, Know This: Watch Madam Bai Turn the Tide 知否知否，且看白大娘子扭转乾坤 Bai Jingyun, née Bai, was the daughter of a salt merchant and the second wife of Gu Yankai, Marquis of Ningyuan. Her family’s salt business was famous far and wide, with connections in both respectable and criminal circles. The old Marquis Gu came to ask for Bai Jingyun’s hand in marriage to Gu Yankai, but Gu had married her only because the Gu family needed a huge sum of money from the Bai family to cover their debts. Gu Yankai’s first wife, Qin, was already in poor health. When Gu Yankai plann 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 I Transmigrated to the Song Dynasty and Married Minglan 穿越知否大宋娶了明兰 My new work is now available! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Being Best Friends with Minglan in The Story of Minglan, and Marrying Qi Heng 在知否和明兰做闺蜜，齐衡当老公 She died while watching Story of Minglan. She saw Qi Heng starve himself for love, and while crying and eating, choked to death on a chicken foot. She transmigrated, and had no choice but to accept it. After all, her family was fairly well-off. What a shock, the three Lan siblings have appeared. Qi Heng can't be far behind, can he? At first, she wanted to be the ultimate wingwoman, but somehow ended up getting involved herself. Well, what's a girl to do? As long as he doesn't have to suffer for 31Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Martial Arts Crossover! Starting in The Story of Minglan! Peerless Martial Prowess 综武！知否开局！无双武力 Synopsis: The protagonist, Ye Ming, brings a System with him when he transmigrates to a world that seems to be from The Story of Minglan. He becomes the younger brother of the eldest Ye daughter. At this point, she has already married into the Sheng family, and Minglan is soon to be born. He originally plans to pass the imperial examinations and enter officialdom, bringing honor to the family and becoming a pillar of support for the women in his family. But then the System rewards him with the m 1.6kReads6.3Score11114d adds
- 29 In the Film and TV Crossover, Even the Wicked Heroine Can Be Truly Good 综影视恶毒女配也要真善美 1. These female supporting characters come from various TV dramas. Some worlds have pairings, while others don't. 2. Each world is independent. 3. Canon pairings are broken! These are all pairings the author ships! Don't read if that's not your thing! Readers are welcome to leave comments about which female supporting characters they'd like to ship! 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Know No More: The Qilin Son of the Xu Family 知否：徐家麒麟子 A fanfiction of The Story of Minglan, telling the story I have in my heart. Will Old Madam Sheng and the Marquis of Yongyi’s household still be in contact? Will Concubine Wei still die in childbirth along with her baby? Will Minglan still have a life full of misfortune? Read on and savor the story. 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Story of Minglan: Reborn as Zhu Manniang 知否之魂穿朱曼娘 [Soul transmigration + saving people + devoted puppy-dog male lead] Lin Mianmian starts out transmigrated into the body of Zhu Man Niang, the villainess from The Story of Minglan. Everyone says Zhu Man Niang is the perfect example of someone who was dealt a great hand and played it terribly. Watch Lin Mianmian turn everything around: The nursemaid Chang doesn’t like her? She wins Chang over until the woman pleads on her behalf. She kicks the male lead, Gu Tingye, to the curb and falls in love wi 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 When I Woke Up in Rulan’s Body 当我魂穿成如兰 A modern woman whose ideals are grander than reality transmigrates into Rulan. This time, she’s determined to stop Rulan from marrying a man who lives off his wife’s family, help her mother keep Lin Xiaoniang in check, and punish Molan. But when she runs into Molan again in the household’s inner quarters, it becomes a contest to see who can outmaneuver whom. The early story stays close to The Story of Minglan. Later, however, many new plotlines branch off. The characters remain the same, but the 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Novel of Our Time: Reborn as the Grandmother’s Long-Lost Scholar 知否穿成祖母早逝的探花郎 Sheng Huaijin, courtesy name Wenqing, was from Yangzhou. After twenty years of hard study as a poor scholar, he placed third in the palace examination and was appointed an editor at the Hanlin Academy. At the height of his success, he sought the hand of the only daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi. Sadly, fate had other plans... 3.3kReads5.2Score25814d adds
- 34 Guifen Reborn into a New Era: Marrying Changbai to Protect Minglan 桂芬重生换新天，嫁长柏护明兰 (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later. Come give it a read!) After Zhang Guifen dies of old age, she wakes up to find herself reborn before her marriage. She remembers marrying the widower Shen Congxing in her previous life, only to be bullied by a concubine and nearly die in childbirth. Reborn, Zhang Guifen resolves never to enter that den of tigers and wolves, the Shen household, again. By a twist of fate, she marries Sheng Changbai, the eldest legitimate son of the Sheng family. Af 12kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds
- 35 Crossover: A White Fox's Journey 综影视之白狐之旅 The heroine is a white fox who fails her tribulation and is chosen by the System to transmigrate through different screen worlds and complete missions. (She has an overpowered golden finger, falls in love with characters from various screen stories, and changes their endings.) First world: Infernal Affairs II Second world: The Story of Minglan 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 The World of Film and TV Begins With A Little Dilemma 影视从小舍得开始 Chen Hao obtains a Study System, and everything begins with A Little Dilemma... The story mainly transmigrates through urban settings. The worlds currently featured are “A Little Dilemma” and “Remembrance of Things Past.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Film and TV Crossover: She Lives It Up in Every Show 综影：她在剧里浪到飞起 Linlang, a star employee at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, is tired of endless missions. She applies for a vacation, only to be dumped by a lousy System into a high-risk world! First stop: the blood-soaked world of Empresses in the Palace! She transmigrates as a Manchu noblewoman personally chosen by Kangxi to assist Yongzheng, starting out with the rank of consort and an ironclad family background. Linlang raises an eyebrow. “Harem intrigue? No, I'm here to enjoy the show from a VIP seat!” Sh 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Mo Lan Reborn: Autumn's Chilling Returns 墨兰重生之几度秋凉 Everyone says she was led astray. Everyone says she was insatiably greedy. She spent her whole life struggling to get ahead, only to die of an illness. That was how her story ended. When she opened her eyes again, she was not in the underworld, but before the Book of Fate, which had determined everyone's ending. So the soul from another world was Heaven's darling, while her flesh and blood were nothing but supporting cast for someone else. A thing calling itself the System fell from the sky and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Film and TV Crossover: Cold Beauty? Outsider 综影视：冷美人？局外人 Zhu Rouze: Regicide, fratricide, murdering her husband and child, a flame that burns everything Jiang Huaining (from a comment): She made a complete mess of everything and still got away unscathed. She truly put herself above the Creator, able to return to any point in time she wanted. She’s the developer of a game: if she doesn’t like how things are going, she can reload and start over. She toys with people’s feelings and changes everything about everyone. She’s truly terrifying! She seems to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Film and TV Crossover: When Golden Wind Meets Jade Dew 综影视：金风玉露一相逢 [A stunning heroine with superb acting skills + love at first sight] What happens when the course of fate takes an unexpected turn? How will happy endings and regrets, joy and sorrow, all change? 1. Shining Days + Fireworks of My Heart ✓: A clever, radiant beauty paired with the composed and distinguished Meng Yancheng [Long time no see, Mr. Meng.] 2. The Story of Minglan, in progress: A cool, calculating beauty paired with the love-struck Emperor Zhao Zhen and the resolute, decisive Zhao Ceying 718Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Life Across Film and TV, Starting with Marrying Sheng Minglan from Know No More 从迎娶知否盛明兰开始的综影人生 This is a fictional world that brings together many costume dramas: The Story of Minglan, A Dream of Splendor, My Heroic Husband, and more. A happy life begins with marrying Minglan of the Sheng family... 27Reads7.6Score514d adds
- 42 Quick Transmigration Through Film and TV: A Different Kind of Life 影视快穿之别样人生 Lin Yue is bound by a System and becomes a tasker. She must fulfill the original host's wishes and change her fate. My Fair Princess: Xiang Fei. The Story of Minglan: Mo Lan. Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Story of Minglan: Is the Poor Scholar Really Poor? 知否：穷书生当真穷 I transmigrated into the world of The Story of Minglan and became a poor scholar. Don't ask how I know. Isn't that drunkard collapsed by the roadside up ahead the young Gu Er, who's only in his teens? No wonder he's such a notorious playboy! As for me, my clothes are practically nothing but patches, and I have only three copper coins to my name. This scholar really is poor! 385Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 The Cold Emperor's Scheming Lotus 清冷帝王心机莲 Sheng Molan, daughter of Sheng Hong and Lin Qinshuang, is exceptionally talented and beautiful as an immortal. Born to a concubine, she is left with no choice but to become a palace maid and seek a way forward after her mother is sent away to a country estate and her sixth younger sister, Sheng Minglan, and the others relentlessly pressure her. As it happens, Empress Shao of the new dynasty is preparing to choose a concubine for the emperor from among the palace maids selected to enter the palac 496Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn as Concubine Wei in Story of Minglan: Defying Fate 知否魂穿卫小娘之逆天改命 Reborn as Concubine Wei, she defies fate and changes everyone’s destiny! Starting over means taking a different path. Everyone faces different choices, so how will their lives change? 352Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 46 Film and TV Crossover: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Gets a Golden Finger 综影视：当炮灰女配拥有金手指 The Lin Qinshiang enters the palace arc is currently updating~ If you don’t like it, just scroll on. Please don’t make personal attacks❗❗❗ Friendly discussion of the story is welcome. You may point out issues, but no pointless arguing, insults, malicious review-spamming, or wasting each other’s time. Transmigrating into a palace-intrigue novel as a doomed supporting character? Gua Liu says: Whatever, I have a golden finger, and I know how to use it! From her very first day in the palace, she’s 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Crossover: Lin Lang's Fantastic Journey 综穿，琳琅的奇幻之旅 Linlang is an immortal from Qingqiu. Sensing the High God's tribulation, she is undergoing her own trial. But the High God's tribulation proves too powerful, leaving her with only her soul. Bound by a lackey System, she heads into a world of television dramas to save countless supporting female characters. (The plots here are different from those in the TV shows, so please go easy on me. Waaaah!) 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Know No More: A Tale of Twins, Where the Heart Finds Peace 知否：双生记之此心安处 Know No? A Twin-Born Tale: This story combines the original novel and TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan with a twin-brother premise. (Important note: there are lots of original elements, lots of original elements, lots of original elements. If everything followed what already exists, you might as well go read the original. Innovation matters, hehe!) Everyone in the capital knows that Qi Heng has a twin brother, Qi Yan, courtesy name Mingzhi. He is frail and charming, and knows exactly how to 230Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 In The Story of Minglan, Watch Me Rule the Inner Court 知否看我母仪天下 Only after Lin Qinshuang died did she learn that she was in the world of a TV drama. Her resentment, along with the audience's criticism, sent her back in time with two Fertility Pills to the day Sheng Hong was detained in the palace and she was sold off. From then on, watch me seize power and rule the world!!! 214Reads—Score1014d adds
- 50 Know No More: I Transmigrated into Sheng Rulan's Husband, Wen Yanjing 知否：穿成盛如兰的丈夫文炎敬 In the twentieth century, Wen Yanjing, an older bachelor, transmigrates after a car accident and finds himself as Wen Yanjing, husband of Sheng Rulan in the novel The Story of Minglan. And, as luck would have it, he arrives on his wedding night. So, should I sleep with her or not? Well... [There are definitely some differences in this story, big differences. And Wen Yanjing in the story automatically looks like the most handsome man in each reader’s imagination. (๑><๑)] 225Reads—Score—14d adds
