Novels like At the Emperor's Side
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- 1 The Frail Prince Is Just Pretending: I Control the Empire’s Spy Network 病弱王爷是装的：我执掌天下谍网 He is the most "useless" prince in the capital: Xiao Huaiqi, Prince of Shu. At eleven, he witnessed his mother consort "hang herself" in Weiyang Palace, then suffered a seizure and lost his memory. Under the pretext of "recuperating," the Empress Dowager kept him under house arrest in the capital for eighteen years, leaving him little better than an invalid. The officials avoid him at all costs, everyone in his household is a spy, and even the air he breathes carries the Empress Dowager's slow-a 146Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Only Beg You to Pity My Ailing Body 只恳君怜我病身 [A patient and restrained chancellor × a straightforward, steady emperor. Political intrigue + two male leads + fictional setting. Adapted and edited from roleplay sessions with friends. Complete.] I would gladly waste away for you, asking only that you pity my ailing body. Rong Jinzhi’s shoulders trembled. At last, he bent his knees and knelt, his dark hair falling loose to the floor. In a hushed voice, he said, “I beg your pardon, Your Majesty… Please allow me to resign as chancellor.” Pei 67Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 3 Heartless and Dashing, a Ghost in the Mortal World 无情风流人间鬼 [Two male leads + devoted main and secondary couples + ancient court intrigue + deeply devoted “mad” emperor gong x seemingly flirtatious but actually levelheaded shou + angst first, sweetness later + cultivation elements + happy ending] Tang Wenxi always thought his life was utterly unremarkable. He was just a merchant’s son, hardly someone who could stir up any waves. Yet he happened to have an irresistibly charming, flirtatious face that captured many hearts, including that of the current emp 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Reunited in the Seventh Year 第七年重逢 [What do you do when your doctor at the hospital is your ex-boyfriend?] Jiang Ke’s slow journey to win her man back ￣￣ Jiang Ke never imagined that when she saw Fu Jingbai again after seven years, it would be in a hospital consultation room. The lover who had once been gentle and considerate was now the frosty Dr. Fu, even the medicine box he handed her seeming to keep its distance. “Paroxetine hydrochloride,” an antidepressant. Jiang Ke gave a wry smile as she held the medicine box. A corner of 1.1kReads8.4Score13914d adds
- 5 The Unloved Me Became the Regent’s Cherished Treasure 没人爱的我成了摄政王的掌心宠 [Two Male Leads + Political Intrigue + Married First, Love Later + Both Pure + Emotional Push and Pull] [Optimistic, Undaunted Illegitimate Son Bottom × Older, Fatherly Regent Top] The Great Yao court is rife with hidden currents. The young emperor rules from behind the scenes, while Empress Dowager Liu wields power through the great families. The Shen clan of Jiangnan retrieves Shen Qingci, the child they abandoned at a Suzhou dock, and presents him as a “gift” to Regent Xiao Jue, who commands 782Reads8.5Score13614d adds
- 6 A Reunion on the Wrong Track 错轨的重逢 This work has an absurd plot, terrible writing, and bizarre ideas. The author may well be made of paper. I won't accept people telling me how to write, but friendly feedback is welcome. If you don't want to read it, don't just leave, run, and run fast. Let me lay down the rules of the game first: If you're an extreme top/bottom fan, or a top/bottom self-insert fan, I don't recommend reading this. Otherwise, a mouthful of spit from each of you could drown me. Sickly, gentle, sensitive top × shar 117Reads8.1Score1114d adds
- 7 The Treacherous Minister 佞臣 The early chapters bring devastating physical and emotional torment. Later, the emperor chases his wife to the crematorium, and the sweetness will bring you to tears. Zhou Nan: A loyal, stoic, battle-hardened general, a beautiful male lead. Shen Xiuyu: A brutal, twisted emperor, consumed by hatred, the domineering male lead. Zhou Nan is a general of the Lin Dynasty. Shen Xiuyu is its emperor. They should have been childhood sweethearts, but Shen Xiuyu's imperial father fell in love with Zhou Nan 324Reads6.5Score10914d adds
- 8 The Treacherous Minister Has Designs on Me 奸臣他对我心怀不轨 [Two male leads, one-on-one, sweet] Lu Jinzhou rose from humble farming roots to become a government official through the imperial examinations, climbing step by step from a ninth-rank county magistrate to the chief minister of the court. He is no benevolent man. But the price of holding such a high position is being reviled and having his wicked reputation recorded in the history books. He is the emperor’s underhanded tool. Whatever the emperor wants, and whoever he wants dealt with in secret, 186Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 9 Come Sweep the Snow from a Thousand Mountains 来扫千山雪 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Regent Wants to Escape the Bewitching Emperor 摄政王要逃离妖孽帝王 Everyone knows that the unruly Regent of the Fengyin Dynasty is peerless in beauty, peerless in cold-bloodedness, and peerless in how fiercely he protects his own. But no one knows that behind his coldness lies a heart of remarkable subtlety, or that behind his apparent heartlessness are the burdens of his mother's murder and his brother's death at his hands. Then a certain enchanting troublemaker appears, opening his long-closed heart and barging into his world, embarking on a journey of doting 289Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 11 I Beg You, My Lord, Have Mercy 求大人怜惜 [Two male leads | A love forged in hatred | Power struggles and revenge | Equally matched, devoted to each other | Older top, happy ending] Two-faced, venomous beauty bottom × cold, haughty marquis top In Xie Ming'an's eyes, Lu XiaoChi was an ungrateful wretch who could never be tamed. He had personally sent Xie Ming'an to the imperial prison, then secretly ordered the guards to torture him in every way imaginable. The emperor had clearly issued an oral decree sentencing Xie Ming'an to commoner 87Reads—Score1314d adds
- 12 The Ugly Doctor 丑医 [A Manhua Adaptation Is Coming Soon, Stay Tuned!] [Hopelessly Ugly, Devoted Miracle Doctor Bottom × Incomparably Handsome, Scheming Prince Top] [A Companion Novel to The Mute Slave] His master said that everyone should have a useful skill. So he taught Bai Jingchen the miraculous art of bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bone. Then his master said that a handsome face was the root of all evil. So he made Bai Jingchen take medicinal decoctions every day. Bai Jingchen has dark, 213Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 13 No Phoenix, No Trouble 无凤不起浪 A carefree wanderer carrying the weight of a blood feud (Meng Lang) A scheming prince secretly plotting to reclaim the throne (Tantai Fenglin) Eighteen years ago, the two of them were switched at birth. Eighteen years later, they weather the chaos of the martial world and the struggles of the imperial court. Through countless clashes of steel and brushes with death, they grow ever closer... He charges straight ahead; the other lures his prey into the trap. After all, the best hunters always appe 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Trapped Between Mountains and Rivers 山河困 [A calculating powerbroker seme × a frail but clever emperor uke. The rating is a little low because the book just launched. If you like it, please leave comments and likes!] After transmigrating into the body of a puppet emperor who wouldn’t survive three chapters, Xiao Qinghe only wanted to bring the original male and female leads together, then bow out once his work was done. That was, until Xie Wujiu, the Director of the Eastern Depot, crushed his secret letter. “Your Majesty wants to borr 66Reads8.4Score614d adds
- 15 Book Transmigration: The Domineering CEO Became Someone Else's Cutie 穿书：霸总成了别人的小可爱 Chu Bai transmigrates into a book. In his old life, he was a domineering CEO: handsome, rich, and adored by millions of girls. He never expected that after transmigrating, he'd become the powerful protagonist's “love rival.” The protagonist is ruthless, and Chu Bai is terrified. To avoid revenge, he runs for his life. But after the protagonist finds him, somehow Chu Bai ends up becoming his precious little darling. But he's a domineering CEO! How can he let anyone find out that the protagonist s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The General Tends to His Ailing Husband 将军养病弱夫郎 (Two male leads) Cool and aloof bottom × devoted, loyal top Shen Baishu was framed and poisoned with a deadly toxin. With little time left to live, he manages to cling to life thanks to his skills as a physician, living in seclusion in a remote village in the southwest. One rainy night, he unexpectedly rescues a man, only to discover that he's a general guarding the city. Shen Baishu doesn't ask why the general was injured or why he fled to his door. They simply spend a few peaceful days togethe 149Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 17 Has the Aloof Imperial Preceptor Fallen for Someone Today? 清冷国师今天心动了吗 Two male leads, one-on-one, alternate ancient setting [Possessive emperor seme and aloof national preceptor uke] (Main story complete, pure and devoted couple, super sweet) Xiao Yan, the new emperor of Da Qi, is a harbinger of calamity who murdered his father and seized the throne. On the day he took the throne, he glimpsed a deity in the national preceptor’s residence, and immediately wanted to make him his own. For Hengwu, the national preceptor, a thousand years had long since dulled his emot 459Reads—Score10314d adds
- 18 Reborn, I Just Want to Be a Lazy Fish 重生后只想做一条咸鱼 In his previous life, Bai Jue stood by Wei Yao as he climbed step by step to the throne, becoming the exalted imperial consort. Bai Jue thought that after all the hardships they had endured together, they could finally enjoy a few peaceful days. But the person who had shared his hardships was, as it turned out, unable to share his happiness. He watched Wei Yao take concubines and have children, watched him drift farther and farther away. Yet in the end, Bai Jue was willing to die for him, to kee 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
- 19 The Imperial Tutor Cast Me Aside After Taking My Heart 当朝帝师他始乱终弃 The Emperor’s tutor, Su Wangzhen, was ambushed and left hovering between life and death. Unexpectedly, he lost his memory and became the concubine of Fu Yuanjin, the young lord of Xizhou, who doted on him night after night. With an inept emperor on the throne, the capital was thrown into turmoil. Ambitious men vied for power over the court, while influential ministers waited for a chance to switch sides. Just as the emperor lay near death, the Emperor’s tutor suddenly returned to court and set t 830Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 20 Beyond a Scarred Face 残颜之上 Historical mystery | Two male leads | Fated entanglement | Beautiful but tragic | Secret favoritism | Groveling arc Gentle, righteous senior who pursues × broken vessel poisoned by baleful energy who is pursued Strange cases plague Qingxi. Xie Tao is disfigured by baleful poison and hides in a peach grove on the outskirts of town, shunned by the entire city. Only Su Xun isn’t afraid of the rumors. He enters the peach grove to find Xie Tao and investigate the cases. Falling petals drift throug 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Reborn: Mr. Ling, Love Me One More Time 重生之凌总再爱我一次 “Ling Xiaoyi, can you hear me?” “Hang on, just a little longer. The ambulance will be here soon, I promise! Please, don't leave me. I'm sorry.” “Just wake up, and I'll do whatever you say, okay?” “I'm your Niannian! Don't go to sleep. Open your eyes and look at me. I should be the one dying, not you!” Yu Jinnian held the person in his arms, who had already stopped breathing, and wept hysterically... 141Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 22 The Power Minister's Gambit 权臣为局 [Genius Orphan Top Scholar X Stern, Scheming Chancellor] On the eve of the spring imperial examinations, Yuan’s chief examiner, Liu Dongli, is brutally murdered. Zhou Che, an orphan of the Jiangzhou massacre, risks his life to enter the survival gambit designed for him by Lu Heng, the powerful chancellor. He seeks to uncover both the truth behind his mentor’s death and the secret of his own origins. Outwardly, he suppresses the poor and humble, but in secret he turns his blade against the true e 26Reads—Score314d adds
- 23 The Theatrical, Scheming Host Has the Tyrannical Prince Wrapped Around His Finger 戏精宿主绿茶，霸道王爷很宠他 Two male leads + devoted couples + powerful leads + sweet romance + transmigration + flirting + lighthearted comedy. Cold, domineering, and secretly passionate top + tsundere, drama-loving bottom! Main pairing: Li Yue vs. Luo Beixuan Side pairings: The Crown Prince vs. his bodyguard; the Third Prince vs. Lu Chengfeng Li Yue transmigrates into the body of a young lord in Prince Luo’s household, with a nagging System in his head. The System keeps egging him on: “If you want to win a man’s heart, y 42Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 24 Reborn as the Prince’s Bride, I Refuse to Play Along 重生之冲喜王妃不好当 Xiao Yu was ambushed. After being reborn, he not only became known as an idiot, but was also married off to the Third Prince to bring him good luck. And this Third Prince was a eunuch! An idiot and a eunuch: a perfect match! Each approaches the other with their own agenda. It’s a game, a wager. Now that I’ve fallen for you, you’re everything to me! No matter what happens, I’ll trust you. You won’t deceive me! 13Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 25 The Frail Blood Demon Is Reborn and Wants to Kill Himself 病秧子血魔重生后想要干掉自己 [Complete] In his previous life, Yin Le had a tragic past. His hands were stained with blood, he was despised by everyone, and he died without a proper burial. After being reborn as Yin Jiulang, he lost his memories and became a sweet, rather dim-witted young man. The black-clad man beside him said, “You’re awake. I hope I haven’t said it too late, but I love you…” Yin Jiulang stared at him in confusion. “Who are you?” The man: “Uh…” … “What?! I’m a cultivator? Great! I’ll vanquish demons, uphol 63Reads—Score514d adds
- 26 Three Thousand Springs 三千春 No one in the martial world ever expected the world's greatest fighter to end up with the Great Demon! The Great Demon, Li Xian (Li Lingcang), pushed Cheng Che, the Pavilion Master of Qiankun Pavilion, into the water the very first time they met. And he fell in right after him. The instant he was pushed into the water, Cheng Che got a good look at the “idiot” in front of him and, on a sudden impulse, decided the man was rather handsome. Later, Cheng Che pulled the sword from his waist and plante 759Reads8.1Score23114d adds
- 27 I Transmigrated into the Qin Prince’s Bride, Married to Bring Him Good Luck 穿成秦王的冲喜小王妃 Just rated [Dual male leads + transmigration + marriage before love + redemption + devoted couple + dominant gong and submissive shou] In his previous life, Lin Mu was a sickly man nobody wanted. Suffering from end-stage heart disease, he jumped to his death. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of a foolish prince consort, married off to bring the Empress Dowager good fortune. His betrothed was the Fourth Prince, Li Junyao, the Qin Prince, a ruthless, cold-faced god 736Reads8.8Score11014d adds
- 28 The Villain’s Little Eunuch 反派的小太监 Yuan Ze got drunk after his lover betrayed him, then was in a car accident and transmigrated into a book as a low-ranking eunuch. He met Su Xuanli, the villainous Fifth Prince, back when he was still down on his luck. After a year together, Yuan Ze somehow found himself falling for Su Xuanli. Su Xuanli knew all about Yuan Ze’s feelings. He watched coldly as he repeatedly trampled on Yuan Ze’s love. After learning the truth, Yuan Ze fled back to Medicine Valley amid the chaos on the eve of Su Xua 18Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 The Prince's Male Strategist Consort 王爷的军师男妃 After transmigrating into the body of the foolish Eighth Prince, I was married off to the celibate Prince Wenren Yi and nearly beheaded. I finally managed to escape, only to end up becoming the prince’s military strategist by pure chance. It’s hard to get by in troubled times. I have to serve my master and feed a whole crowd of hungry commoners. Just when I finally get them all fed, my master starts looking at me like a starving wolf. Xiao Wenxi backs into a corner. “Your Highness, can we talk t 571Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 30 The Reborn Chancellor Became a Male Favorite 丞相重生之后做了男宠 [Two male leads + complete + reborn, no System + alternate universe + devoted to each other + happy ending + a touch of the supernatural + intelligent characters + no political scheming + not a power fantasy + no plot armor] Gentle but obsessive Xie Yun x timid yet tough Zheng Pian That rascal Xie Yun holds the same official post Zheng Pian held before he died, lives in his mansion, and keeps his corpse hidden away. People even say Xie Yun is deeply in love with him, and that he refuses to bur 282Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 31 It's Hard to Be a Tyrant 暴君难为 After transmigrating, I became the tyrant everyone in Great Xia wanted dead! With enemy nations eyeing us from the front and the threat of the country’s demise looming, a powerful general might storm the Golden Throne Hall at any moment to kill me and restore justice... Why is my life so miserable? The young emperor wiped away a tear. To stay alive, he had no choice but to... An adorable, charming, proper little princess of an emperor vs. a cold, restrained general with a beast lurking in his he 202Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 32 The Villainous Beauty Smells So Good, and His Highness Is Completely Smitten 反派美人他好香，殿下被撩疯了 [Two male leads + sweet romance + mutually devoted] [Beautiful villain bottom ✘ domineering husky top] Everyone said Crown Prince Chu Ze was cruel and ruthless, but with his extraordinary abilities, his life should have gone smoothly. That is, until he had a dream. In the dream, he was a cannon-fodder character in a book, about to die in a landslide. In the future, the court would fall under the control of the protagonist and the villain. Chu Ze: “…?” The protagonist and the villain? One was a r 3.4kReads8.5Score63414d adds
- 33 Your Majesty, I Want to Overstep My Bounds! 陛下，臣想以下犯上！ My new story is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 58Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 34 My Lord, Where Are You Going? 问君何所之 [Two male leads + testing each other + push and pull + political intrigue + equally matched] Calm, slow-to-warm censor, Song Weizhi The unpredictable, unhinged beauty of a crown prince, Li Shijun A massacre that wiped out an entire household in Jiangnan shook the capital. The crown prince and the censor were specially dispatched to investigate the truth together, but their inquiry uncovered a conspiracy: a dead night watchman, a sinister secret passage, and a Twin Carp Jade Pendant clutched in 642Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 35 The Reborn Chancellor Is Claimed by the Little Emperor He Raised 重生丞相被养大的小皇帝独占了 I'm counting on you all! In his previous life, Xie Guiwei was doomed to die young. Someone poisoned him, and he perished. Reborn, he seized an unexpected opportunity and was entrusted with saving the Great Yin Dynasty from collapse. A prodigiously gifted young prime minister and an orphaned boy emperor with no one to support him. The court was beset by internal a 45Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 36 The Crown Prince Flirts Without Realizing It, and the General Falls for Him 太子殿下撩人不自知，将军他栽了 [Two Male Leads + Equally Powerful Leads + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Happy Ending + Long-Standing Schemes + Sweet Romance] [Sharp-Tongued, Soft-Hearted Ice-Beauty Crown Prince Shou × Arrogant General Gong Who Dares to Defy His Superior] Yan Shiqing, crown prince of Dafeng, was raised under strict discipline and never showed his emotions. In court, he could turn the tide with a wave of his hand, but whenever he encountered that thorny general, he repeatedly lost his composure. “Xiao 1.8kReads8.5Score28414d adds
- 37 Reborn: A Treasure in His Palm 重生之掌中之物 After reading a novel that left him seething, Su Zhuqing tore into the author in the comments and declared: “What a useless protagonist! If I had all those incredible skills, I’d be doing way better than him!” But fate had other plans. When he really transmigrated into the protagonist’s body, he finally understood how hard the protagonist had it. A scumbag ex was hounding him from the front, while an arranged royal marriage closed in from behind. Su Zhuqing was exhausted. The only person he neve 17Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 38 Reborn: After the Frail Hostage Failed to Assassinate the Tyrant 【重生】柔弱质子刺杀暴君失败后 The story is complete. A sick, crazy, scheming emperor as the top x a clever, tearful but resilient hostage prince as the bottom Both leads inexperienced, one-on-one, so sweet it'll make your teeth fall out. Trust me! Qiao Ye, the sixth prince of Chu, never imagined that after being reborn, he would become the white moonlight of Chen Jinian, the tyrant he was supposed to be at odds with. In his previous life, his father used him to assassinate the tyrant. After the attempt failed, the tyrant imp 305Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 39 The Beauty and His Sharp-Tongued Ghost 美人和他的嘴欠男鬼 [Two male leads + sharing one body + destined love + 1v1] [Sharp-tongued mad-dog seme VS warm-jade beauty uke] Wei Shiyu transmigrates into a dead man's body. The man isn't quite dead yet. His soul floats nearby, and he never stops talking. “You used my body, so you're responsible for me now.” Wei Shiyu thought he'd gotten himself into trouble. Later, he realized he'd gotten himself involved with someone who had waited for him through two lifetimes. Sharing one body, they go from finding eac 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After My Kingdom Fell, I Became the Cruel General's Caged Bird 亡国后成了残暴将军的掌中雀 The Northern Dynasty's imperial palace was overrun by the Southern Dynasty's Great General Chu Mochen and his troops. Jun Chuniang became a “prisoner” and was taken back to the Southern Dynasty along with him. But after Jun Chuniang fell wholeheartedly in love with Chu Mochen, he accidentally discovered that he had been used! Poisoning and the agony of being bled left Jun Chuniang utterly heartbroken, but Chu Mochen still refused to leave him alone, showering him with affection. Jun Chuniang: “I 105Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 41 Wangque Tower 望阙楼 Historical BL. During the Tian Ci era, the north falls, forcing the great noble families to migrate south. A group of young men struggle and make choices amid the chaos, with an uncertain future and their lives hanging in the balance. Lu Wang, the male lead, returns to Yingdu, the Southern Qi capital, to fulfill his family’s generations-old wish to reclaim the north. There, he meets Su He, the other male lead, whose origins are unknown. At first, each has their own agenda; in the end, they becom 84Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 42 After Becoming the Cannon Fodder Princess, I Was Doted on by the Villain 穿成炮灰王妃后，被反派娇养了 8.2kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 43 My Emperor's Chancellor Is a Sickly Beauty 朕的丞相是个病美人 Two male leads + transmigration + sickly prime minister + favored genius + doted on by everyone + devoted emperor A sickly but incredibly strong-willed bottom × a devoted emperor top Literary version: You were the joy of my youth; you were the blaze of light I willingly flew into, even as a moth. Inspirational version: Meng Yi transmigrated and beca 2kReads8.2Score35914d adds
- 44 After His Forced Seduction Failed, the Obsessive CEO Begged Me to Come Back 强占失败后，病娇总裁跪求我回头 How much of a bastard was Gu Qinli ten years ago? Through thoughtless horseplay, he drove an entire family to ruin. For the next ten years, he remained high and mighty, his record of misdeeds plain for all to see, yet no one dared say a word against him. What was Gu Qinli like at twenty-five? When he met the person he had thought about for ten years, he was still the same bastard, taking what he wanted by force without a shred of conscience. But later, the lofty Second Young Master Gu was dragge 21Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 45 Why Is Everyone Shipping Me with My Arch-Enemy? 怎么都在磕我和死对头的CP Fanfiction! Mozi and Lu Ban, dual male leads! The timeline isn't strict, and Mozi, Lu Ban, Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Yao all interact. [Dual male leads] [Transmigration] [Lu Ban x Mozi] The ultimate smooth-talker becomes the ultimate craftsman, caught between his sworn rival and the big bosses, the Warring States lords, while constantly trying to keep his identity under wraps! A modern investment banking executive is firing someone one moment, then suddenly finds himself in the Warring States period t 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Lord Pei Is Pretending to Be Sick Again Today 裴大人今天也在装病 (Two male leads + mutual firsts + older top + size difference + revenge + healing + happy ending) An avoidant, sickly beauty bottom × a doting, fatherly top who competes for everything Shen Tinglan, the Great Xia's God of War, hates two kinds of people most: fussy scholars and sickly invalids who are always taking medicine. But Pei Yansheng, the deputy chancellor whom the new emperor trusts most, is both a fussy scholar and a sickly invalid. Fate loves to play tricks on people. The capital, Shen 541Reads—Score10114d adds
- 47 Secret Guard, Know Your Place 暗卫请自重 [Court intrigue, alternate history, two male leads, no female lead, devoted couples, ensemble cast] [Emperor Wang Shen Qingli x spy Ye Wuhen] “Your Highness, did you know from the very beginning that I was a spy?” “I did.” Shen Qingli's hand holding the piece remained steady as a rock. “But I want you to work for me.” Ye Wuhen, the deadly pawn sent by Xuanwu Crown Prince Ye Hongjie, became the sharpest blade in the hands of the Vermilion Bird Emperor. A surprise attack on the Graybone Wasteland, 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Reborn: The Years of Jin and Huan 重生之瑾年和欢 Yan Xunhuan was reborn five years in the past. Back then, her father was still young, had not married that white-lotus woman, and the two-faced brothers who coveted his shares had yet to scheme to kill him. I will love you with everything I have, because in this life, I live for you. “Come here.” Xie Xihe saw the hint of danger in Yan Xunhuan’s eyes and shook her head. 185Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 49 After the Powerful Boss Was Given Little Time to Live, the Young Master Went Mad 大佬命不久矣后，少爷他疯了 A handsome, refined, frail, protective older man as the pursuer x a hot-tempered, growing, obsessive young master as the pursued [Ten-year age gap + raising him from childhood + both become hopeless romantics later on] Eleven-year-old Xie Yao was taken from his old home by Xie Ci. His mother’s suicide became a thorn in his heart, and he was convinced Xie Ci had stolen his life from him. Even the name “Premature Death” became a mark of humiliation. Xie Ci said nothing, simply renaming him “Ning’a 324Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 50 Reborn: A Life of Careful Planning 重生之一世周全 [Past Life] Before dying, Ru Liangyu said to Bo Xuanzhao: “I wish you a long life. I wish you freedom from illness and pain. I wish you success in all your ambitions. For the rest of your life, I wish you high walls and palace halls, loneliness and solitude, no one to share your bed in life, and no one to lie beside you in death.” In the rest of his life, Bo Xuanzhao was consumed by longing, with no forgiveness and no reprieve. At last, he hanged himself from a beam in his bedchamber. After his 23Reads8.9Score—14d adds
