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- 101 The Crown Princess Is a Pig Farmer? Yet She Has Many Children and Much Good Fortune 太子妃是养猪女？可她多子又多福 [Marriage first, love later + both leads have only ever been with each other + irreverent palace scheming + spatial dimension + everyday life + healing + nation-building] Song Zhiyi transmigrated from the apocalypse and was doing just fine raising pigs with her spiritual spring space. Who could have guessed that an imperial decree of marriage would turn her into the crown princess? Song Zhiyi: ?? She'd heard the crown prince was on the verge of death, and that emperors throughout the dynasties h 16.4kReads8.4Score2.4k14d adds
- 102 The Moon Shines Toward the Evening 明月向晚 Zhu Mingyue, the capital's most talented woman, has once again incurred everyone's wrath. This time, it's because she's engaged to the Fourth Prince, said to be the most elegant man under heaven. But when she wakes from a nap, Zhu Mingyue discovers she's become Xiang Wan, a simple-minded girl from a small town in Qingzhou. Jiang Heng: “She's a catch. Hurry up and bring her back to my estate!” Xiang Wan: “Get lost! When I was making waves in the capital, you were still wearing split-crotch pants! 2.3kReads9.1Score24014d adds
- 103 The Adored Princess Is Beautiful and Sweet 团宠郡主美又娇 Sheng Wange was an astonishingly beautiful girl! She could compose poetry at three and speak in elegant phrases at five. By eight, she was the most beautiful and talented girl in the capital! Born to a noble family, her father was the prime minister, second only to The Outcast and above everyone else. Her mother was the second daughter of the Prince-Guarding General and the empress's younger sister. There were no princesses in the imperial family, nor any girls among the younger generation of th 1.2kReads8.7Score13214d adds
- 104 A Joke? The Top Scholar or the Great General? What’s There to Decide? 笑话？状元郎和大将军，这还用选 Li Huaying is the most beloved princess of the Emperor of Dashuo, the most cherished younger sister of the crown prince, and the most dazzling, delicate flower of wealth and privilege. Yet at a spring banquet, she falls at first sight for Lin Huaiyuan, the gentle new top scholar. She does not mind that he comes from a poor family in Jiangdu, willingly waits through his three-year mourning period, and supports him as he rises through the ranks in Dashuo's court, where military affairs are valued 536Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 105 Reborn Before My Family's Tragic Demise: In the Capital, I Take Down the Worst of Them 重生全家惨死前，进京后杀疯极品 She is the current empress's most beloved cousin, and the wife of the serving Minister of Revenue, a high-ranking court official. One told her he would never harm her, while the other promised never to take a concubine! But it turns out she was nothing more than a pawn in their hands! When she pushes open that door herself, the naked truth is gradually laid bare before her. Her younger brother's fall, her mother's grief-stricken death, her elder brother's fall from his horse... Every single trag 4.4kReads9.0Score53214d adds
- 106 Reborn and Spoiled: The Ascetic Imperial Preceptor Has a Secret Crush on Me 重生偏宠：禁欲国师暗恋我 Before being reborn, Yang Si's life held only four words: protect the homeland. After being reborn, four more words are added: stay by Mo Ci's side. The cold, aloof Imperial Preceptor cannot understand why this highborn princess has suddenly become so attached to him. At first: “Mo Ci, Mo Ci, I want to see what you looked like as a child!” “Hmm?” “I mean, I want to have your baby!” “...” Later: Jiang Kanci uses his drunkenness as an excuse to sneak into Weiyang Palace at night. He slips beneath 333Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 107 Sentenced to Death on My Wedding Night? The Fiery Doctor Has Good News! 新婚夜被赐死？火爆医妃她有喜了！ When Xie Yingmian transmigrates into the body of Prince Ling’s bride, who is supposed to bring him good luck, the prince has only a breath left. And the maids are holding her down to force her to drink poison and die alongside him. To stay alive, Xie Yingmian shouts to the Dowager Consort, “Your Highness, ever heard of harvesting seed to preserve the bloodline, or artificial insemination?” Her astonishing words earn her one month to stay alive. To keep living, she decides to save Prince Ling. Ru 4.4kReads8.5Score62514d adds
- 108 The Fate of the Green Hairpin 青簪缘 [Unhinged Male Lead + Forced Love + Fleeing Heroine] Shi Muqing was originally just a modern woman who had transmigrated into another world. Because of the Shi family’s standing at court, she was inexplicably noticed by the Third Prince, Murong Yuan, and drawn into the struggle for the throne among the three princes of Great Qi. She had once sincerely fallen for his tenderness, but she refused to become just one of his many women. When she first entered the palace, she kept making mistakes, hopi 895Reads9.3Score10014d adds
- 109 After Being Reborn, I Raise My Husband and Nephew 重生后，我养丈夫养侄子 Su Zhuqing was reborn at a time when the Chu Yang Marquis household was on the brink of collapse. Given another chance at life, she devoted herself to protecting the household's elderly, young, sick, and disabled as best she could. Her husband was crippled, her grandmother was old, and her nephew was still a child. She only hoped that when the Chu Yang Marquis household rose again, she might have a little corner of it to call home. But things gradually went beyond her expectations. Her husband g 5.7kReads9.2Score66514d adds
- 110 The Chancellor Is Hard to Flirt With: Cold in Public, Wild with Desire in Private 宰辅不经撩，人前清冷人后欲又野 [For all the aunties out there, come on in] [Once the older, powerful minister discovers the pleasures of the bedroom, he spoils his wife without restraint] Ling Wanqiu was the laughingstock of the capital’s elite. Everyone said she was a complete idiot. At a flower-viewing banquet, her half-sister and fiancé led the crowd in humiliating her, and she was literally laughed to death. When she opened her eyes again, someone else had taken over her body: a modern socialite academy owner and queen of 64.5kReads7.4Score7.4k14d adds
- 111 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演，皇上腹黑很爱看 [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 112 Stealing the Crown Prince? Reborn, the Princess Marries the Regent Instead 小三上位？重生后公主改嫁摄政王 [Devoted to each other + both reborn to take revenge + love across two lifetimes + true princess + traditional family intrigue + doting Prince Regent + family and country] Yu Qinyao has been reborn, back to the year the mistress entered the household. She is the most honored princess in Dayu, yet she fell in love with Li Hui, the illegitimate eldest son of the Marquis of Pingning. For Li Hui, she set aside all her pride and dignity. She helped him earn military honors and become the heir, then g 48Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 113 Soft Waist, Beguiling Bones 软酥腰，娇妾媚骨生香 After one wild night, Song Yihuan was set up by her elder sister and made into a surrogate. No one knew that by day, her elder sister lived in perfect harmony with Ji Lingchuan, heir to Prince Ning, while by night, Song Yihuan took her place, spending the nights in his arms because her sister could not conceive. Song Yihuan thought that once she gave birth, she would finally be free of it all. But the moment the child was born, her sister dropped her virtuous facade and tried to kill the mother 497Reads9.2Score21614d adds
- 114 Trading a Concubine's Daughter for the Legitimate Heir? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Shines Across the Capital 以庶换嫡？重生嫡女艳冠满京都 [One-on-one romance + household intrigue + reborn + revenge + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + satisfying read] Jiang Zhaoyue was the legitimate daughter of a marquis, but at birth she was switched with the lowly illegitimate daughter of a concubine. In her previous life, Jiang Yuning stole her place, married the Crown Prince, and eventually became Empress, living a life of glory and luxury. Jiang Zhaoyue, meanwhile, was framed and robbed of her innocence, then forced to marry 4.4kReads8.6Score35314d adds
- 115 Reborn as the Most Beloved Person in the Capital 重生后，我成了京城第一团宠 Shen Yunwan is reborn, returning to the moment she was born. In her previous life, she was the most esteemed legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, but her stepmother spoiled her, her half-sister schemed against her, and she ultimately died a miserable death in the Cold Palace. Her brother died in battle, her father was exiled, and her entire family was ruined. In this life, she is still sweet and lovable, but she is no longer a naive girl who lets others lead her around. From t 8Reads—Score12014d adds
- 116 Help! The Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Smiles as She Wipes Out an Entire Household 救命，相府嫡女眉眼含笑灭人满门 (Complete. Clear-headed, unhinged black-moonlight heroine + lovesick, possessive villainous male lead + household and political intrigue + mutual salvation + happy ending) You deliberately seduced me, and I willingly walked into your trap. On the first day after being reborn, Ji Yang opened her eyes and came face-to-face with the man who had opposed her at every turn in her previous life. So she lured him into prison and forced him to do whatever she asked. In this life, she wouldn't just make h 2.1kReads9.2Score27414d adds
- 117 The Whole Capital Knows the Wicked Commandery Princess Is Everyone's Darling 满京城都知道恶女郡主她是团宠 Everyone in the capital knows that Jing Yuzhi, the Junzhu of Prince Jing'an's mansion, is a notorious villainess. The noble young ladies of the capital change color at the mention of her. Her parents, brothers, younger siblings, and princess cousin are all gentle, kind, and courteous. Only she is willful, domineering, and wicked in every way. But strangely enough... The moment her sharp-tongued enemy showed up, someone secretly took care of them. Before the people plotting against her could act, 3.1kReads—Score37514d adds
- 118 The Beloved Doctor Consort Is Reborn, and the Imperial Uncle Proposes Overnight 团宠医妃重生后，皇叔连夜提亲了 He was the fiancé she had given her whole heart to, yet he carried on an affair with her cousin behind her back, seized the Xie family's wealth, ruined her father and brother, and schemed to make her a concubine! She was the “dear little sister” she had trusted completely, yet she smeared her reputation, murdered her child, and climbed to a higher branch over her blood! They rose to power on a golden road paved with the Xie family's silver and gold, disfiguring her, breaking her legs, gouging ou 1.8kReads9.0Score20614d adds
- 119 How Could a Mere Transmigrator Ever Beat a Proper Lady? 区区穿越女，怎斗得过大家闺秀！ [Pure palace intrigue in a fictional setting] [Native-born heroine and transmigrated second female lead from an old-fashioned novel] [Fake heiress and real heiress] Su Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household, was raised by the Empress from childhood and personally taught the importance of having a sharp tongue. Meanwhile, she studied The Tyrannical Crown Prince Falls for Me inside and out, annotating it and writing daily summaries of her takeaways. Next door, the Crown 492Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 120 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋，御夫有道 [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.6kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 121 After Marrying the Minister of Justice, I’m Completely Won Over 嫁给大理寺卿后我真香 A lantern that binds fates led her to stake her whole life on love. In five years of marriage, he never once stayed overnight in her courtyard, earning her a cruel reputation as a barren woman. Pei Ran, whom she had loved all her life, even took a second wife on the very day her illness became terminal, because she had borne him no children. On their wedding day, he had clearly promised that he would have only one wife in this life. So who was this woman now bearing the title of wife...? When s 2.9kReads8.9Score24814d adds
- 122 If We Could Meet as We Did at First 若如初见 [There is no such thing as love without reason. Every love is forged through countless trials and tribulations, bound together across lifetimes…] “How could I ever bear not to love you? We don't have nearly enough time together as it is. How could we possibly waste time not loving each other?” No encounter is ever a coincidence. It takes five hundred glances exchanged as you pass by in a previous life to earn a meeting in this one… If all of this is just a dream, I hope I can dream a little lo 31Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 123 After Our Families Switched Brides, I Married the Most Notorious Censor in the Empire 换亲后，我嫁给当朝第一大奸臣 (Rebirth, marriage swap, household intrigue, a steady and clear-headed matriarch from a prestigious family; a disgraced heroine and a doting hero with multiple secret identities.) Su Qingwan is reborn. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself entangled with the man who was her younger half-sister’s husband in her previous life, and caught in bed with him. Her reputation is ruined, and her marriage prospects change from becoming the heir of a marquis’s wife to becoming the wife of a notorious t 5.3kReads8.8Score68914d adds
- 124 My Ex-Husband Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife? I'll Marry His Younger Uncle Instead! 前夫宠妾灭妻？转头嫁给他小叔！ Everyone says Xie Qingwan is a nobody from a humble household, yet she managed to marry into the illustrious Xuanyang Marquis household as the heir’s wife. In her previous life, Xie Qingwan thought so too, even after Pei Zhiyan told her on their wedding day, “I have not the slightest affection for you.” Still, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the Xuanyang Marquis household, giving them everything she had. She never imagined she would end up dying in a sea of flames. It turned out that the p 1.4kReads8.8Score20714d adds
- 125 Wealthy Enough to Rule the Capital 有钱冠盖满京华 [Reborn + marriage first, love later + doted on by the whole family + satisfying revenge] In her previous life, Bai Jinzhou was framed and pushed into the water, ruining her reputation. She would rather marry her father's sworn enemy than the merchant who had rescued her. Later, she spent five years serving as a shield for her husband. Her father lost the emperor's trust and was dismissed from office, her elder sister was murdered, and her mother went gray overnight... Living her life over ag 566Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 126 The Empress Dies a Horrible Death: The Mad Princess Plots to Claim the Empire 皇后惨死：疯批公主谋江山夺天下 Political intrigue + strong female lead + no romance Born into privilege, Mo Xiuqi was the emperor’s legitimate daughter by the empress, and the sunniest, most carefree girl in the capital. She began her studies at three, wrote poetry at five, and excelled at both scholarship and martial arts, never losing to the men around her. The heir she was betrothed to had been her childhood sweetheart. She thought she would be happy forever. On her wedding day, she drank the nuptial wine and lost consciou 25.5kReads8.0Score1.1k14d adds
- 127 Catch a Husband at the Results Board, and My Scheming Groom Is Irresistible 榜下捉婿，腹黑夫君太撩人 [Clear-eyed, wealthy beauty VS scheming, devoted top scholar] [Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Romance] Zhao Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Prince An of the Great Yue Dynasty, was frail as a child. At the abbot’s guidance at Xiangguo Temple, she learned that she needed to marry someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny were purely yang. Prince An loved his daughter dearly. He followed every lead until he found her destined match, then shamelessly begged the emperor to arrange the marriage, fi 6.5kReads9.1Score83214d adds
- 128 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter of the Prime Minister's Household 重生相府嫡妃 In her previous life, Ji Qingge was showered with every blessing. Her father wielded power over the empire, her mother was renowned as a talented woman, her gentle and clever elder sister was the most beautiful woman in the capital, and her well-read elder brother had a brilliant future ahead of him. Yet the entire Ji family was executed, and she ended her life with a cup of poison. Feng Yu, the carefree Prince of Leisure, loved wandering through mountains and rivers, his shifting gaze revealing 1.4kReads8.6Score16314d adds
- 129 The Lin Family’s Illegitimate Daughter Rose to Power 林家的外室女她出将拜相了 A major exam-fraud scandal shatters more than twenty years of peace in the court of the Great Li dynasty. Lin Xingzhou, once a chief examiner with a promising future, becomes a prisoner overnight, and the life of Lin Ying'an, the daughter of a concubine, is changed in an instant. To protect her family, she has no choice but to step into the Great Li court as it teeters on the brink of turmoil. The court is its own martial world. Where there is righteousness, there is evil. Watch as she, born the 707Reads9.1Score13014d adds
- 130 The Reborn Mother-in-Law Takes on Her Transmigrated Daughter-in-Law 重生婆婆斗穿越儿媳 A vicious transmigrated concubine-born daughter killed her legitimate elder sister, who was then reborn in another person's body. How should she get revenge? Of course, by marrying into the same family as her half-sister and becoming her mother-in-law. That way, she can put her in her place and make her suffer, all perfectly legally, with no way for her to complain! 4.4kReads9.2Score42114d adds
- 131 Spring Tide Night Crossing, the Cousin Miss Is Clearly a Scoundrel 春潮夜渡，表姑娘渣得明明白白 Forbidden love #Intense Push and Pull #Beautiful and Broken #Mutual Redemption It wasn't love at first sight, nor was it planned from the start. It was love that grew over time, and love that grew over time! - Wen Yizhen, the jewel of a Jiangnan tea merchant family, is sold as a coveted courtesan in Yangzhou after her family is destroyed. After escaping, she takes her unmentionable skills and intoxicating, bone-deep fragrance to seek refuge with her aunt at the marquis's estate, only to become 79.4kReads9.2Score10.3k14d adds
- 132 Quick Transmigration: The Powerful Official's Charming Villainess Becomes His Beloved 快穿：权臣的娇媚女配成了心尖宠 [Historical romance with a powerful minister + villainess + alluring heroine who transmigrates into a book + obsessive male lead who forces his love] Ruan Jiaojiao transmigrates into a book as the former fiancée of powerful minister Gu Yanci: the villainess who was mutilated and left as a human stump. She trembles with fear. “Break off the engagement! We have to break it off! The farther I stay from the male lead, the better!” Gu Yanci curls his lips. “Break it off? Fine. You'll marry someone 258Reads7.2Score4514d adds
- 133 Ingenious Plans for the Brocade Hall: Scheming to Rule the Household 锦堂妙计：宅谋天下 Lu Heng is the posthumous son of the late emperor. Feared by his father, he was adopted into Prince An’s household. He appears to wield great power, but is surrounded by danger at every turn. Yan Qingci is an only daughter in ancient times. Her father was a brilliant scholar and the first top scorer of the imperial examinations, while her mother was descended from a wealthy merchant family in Jiangnan. Yet she carries the burden of her parents’ blood feud. The two come to understand each other a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Reborn: The Legitimate Daughter Helps You Scatter Your Ashes 重生之嫡女帮你扬骨灰 [Reborn Scheming Legitimate Daughter × Pretend-Rake Prince Plotting for the Throne + Break Their Hearts Before Taking Their Lives + Household and Court Intrigue + Astonishing Behind-the-Scenes Twist] In her past life, Shen Fuming was killed by a scumbag and a wicked woman. Her loved ones died tragic deaths, and she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she became the least remarkable legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister’s household. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, her siblings were vicious, and 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The World’s First Bride 天下第一嫁 She was the greatest female scholar in the Celestial Dynasty and the first female official in the imperial court: Bai Suxuan. A merciless fire and the accusation that she had burned herself to death to evade punishment brought her back from hell. Three years later, she became Qin Jiu, the infamous demoness of the Tianchen Sect. She practices forbidden, heaven-defying arts, trains young men, seduces her imperial uncle, toys with powerful officials, brings down favored concubines, and bullies nobl 584Reads9.4Score10914d adds
- 136 When the Flowers Bloom on the Roadside, Will You Come Home? 陌上花开，可归矣 Jiang Zhaoyu was born into a marquis’s household, but her mother disliked her from the moment she was born and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother. Fortunately, Her Highness the Grand Princess raised her as her own daughter, and she grew up to become the most exalted young lady in the capital. The older brother who grew up alongside her was the one she loved, but he married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu became engaged to Chu Jinyi, the empress dowager’s grandnephew and the empress 3.8kReads8.9Score39814d adds
- 137 The Imperial Uncle's Heart's Cinnabar Mark 国舅心头朱砂痣 Song Sixian transmigrates into the Song family, a clan that sells its daughters for wealth and status. Determined not to be sold as a concubine to an eighty-year-old man, she boldly climbs into the bed of the Imperial Uncle. Shen Yunzhou, the Imperial Uncle of the current dynasty, wields power across the court. Cold and ruthless, he is nicknamed “the Cat Who Leaves Nothing Behind.” He is bent on seizing power, a notorious treacherous minister known throughout the realm. He is also exceptionally 3.8kReads9.0Score47414d adds
- 138 Reborn as the Phoenix-Toppling Physician 重生之倾凰医妃 In her previous life, she spurned Prince Chen’s deep love. For three years, she schemed tirelessly, using all her maternal family’s power to help him seize the throne. But once he became emperor, he joined forces with the older sister she had loved like family to frame her. He ordered her entire maternal family executed. Her relatives were murdered, and the wicked woman cut her child from her womb alive. The man she had always tried to avoid, it turned out, had secretly loved her deeply. He died 4.7kReads9.0Score45114d adds
- 139 A Fragrant Illness, a Sickly Beauty, and Her Spoiled Husband Can’t Keep Up the Act 病骨生香，纨绔夫君他装不下去了 [Complete] Mutual first-timers, happy ending [Scheming playboy. Secret crush turns mutual × lazy, sickly beauty × devoted husband] Wen Qionghua is the only legitimate daughter in three generations of the Xuanhe Prince's household. She is breathtakingly beautiful, yet frail and sickly from birth. Betrothed by imperial decree to the aloof Buddhist devotee Xie Linfeng, she is publicly humiliated by him for the sake of a woman who sells noodles. She raises her weary eyes. “Let’s break off the engage 9.2kReads8.7Score1.3k14d adds
- 140 The Stepmother Forgives, the Rebellious Son Admits His Guilt 嫡母宽恕，逆子知罪 [Rebirth + historical romance + household intrigue + revenge + face-slapping the scum] In her previous life, Shi Jinyu was buried alive as a sacrifice. The Shi family was falsely accused of treason: her grandfather was imprisoned, her parents were murdered on the way into exile, and her elder brother was mutilated and left to die. After being reborn, Shi Jinyu takes revenge with her own hands on the people who framed the entire Shi family. But the man she kills is the illegitimate son she person 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 My Husband Holds Power over the Court, and My Mother Rules the Inner Palace 我夫权倾朝野，我娘宠冠后宫 [Pure Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Court Intrigue] Everyone says Princess Jin Jia was pampered from childhood, treasured like royalty, yet she's just a pretty but useless ornament? Zhao Yining doesn't care. She wraps herself in sheepskin, plays the pig to eat the tiger, and just keeps grinding! Her fiancé wants to run away? Don't let the door hit you on the way out. A sleazy man wants to get close? Get lost as far away as possible. She can dodge open attacks and fend off hidden arrows. A 2.4kReads8.9Score23814d adds
- 142 I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室，我只想种田 As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f 6.7kReads8.9Score64014d adds
- 143 So Satisfying! The Legitimate Daughter Sets the Marquis's Household Straight and Makes the Transmigrator Cry 爽翻！嫡女整顿侯府，气哭穿越女 [Reborn + revenge on scum + devoted to her husband + sweet and satisfying] Shang Shiyuan was born to greatness, but only learned before her death that the adopted daughter her father had taken in was a woman who had transmigrated into this world, and also his illegitimate daughter. Out of jealousy, the transmigrator stole her fortune, her father and brothers' affection, and her marriage to the Crown Prince. Shang Shiyuan was left homeless on the streets, becoming a madwoman hated by everyone in 1.9kReads8.5Score20014d adds
- 144 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.4kReads8.2Score13414d adds
- 145 I’ll Try Marrying a Villain 嫁个反派试试 Long Yuqing can’t believe her bad luck. After complaining that the villain in a novel is too lovesick, she gets tossed into the book by the heavens to become his wife. It’s absurd, no matter how you look at it. When she opens her eyes and sees her villainous husband standing in front of her with a sword in his hand, Long Yuqing clutches her red wedding dress, her heart in her throat! She knows the lives of cannon-fodder side characters are fragile, but does she really have to get killed the seco 48Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 146 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Grand Secretary Finally Got a Clue 赐婚后，首辅大人开窍了 Everyone in the capital knew that the legitimate daughter of Imperial Censor Qiao was frail and could be knocked over by a breeze. Yet the emperor betrothed her to Mu Shijing, the Chief Grand Secretary, who stood second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Mu Shijing was the man who had shattered the dreams of countless young ladies in the capital, and on top of that, he had paid a fine for staying unmarried for two years in a row, making him the capital's most eligible bachelor. When th 5.6kReads8.8Score71014d adds
- 147 The Heir's Temper Burns Like Fire, and His Sweet Wife Can't Hide 世子性烈如火，娇娇夫人难以藏躲 [Pure historical romance, not reborn + fictional dynasty + marriage before love + both leads are virgins + gentle, graceful, perceptive beauty vs. cold-faced, devoted, hot-tempered lord] After her kingdom was defeated in war, she was sent to Beichen to marry, becoming a sacrifice for peace between the two nations. After the wedding, she and Yan Han, the heir of Beichen, were united in name only. As time passed, she realized he saw her only as a gift from Nandu, someone insignificant and dispensa 1.5kReads8.8Score15414d adds
- 148 The Arrogant Ghost Doctor Opens Her Eyes to Find the Emperor's Uncle Scheming to Spoil Her Rotten 嚣张鬼医一睁眼，被皇叔套路猛宠 Ruan Ling was once the mighty young mistress of the Ghost Physician Palace, wielding peerless medical skills. Her beloved and a close family member drove a Soul-Sealing Spike into her head, killing her in agony. Reborn as a frail young hostage princess, she is picked up by the cunning and vicious Prince An Yangxiao, the Lord of Nightfall, and forced to become his “pet concubine.” Thus begins her sparks-flying “married life” under the same roof as An Yangxiao. One day, she wakes up and sees An Ya 4.3kReads9.3Score69714d adds
- 149 Reborn to Become the Princess Consort of Prince Jin Again 重生之再当晋王妃 In her previous life, Su Ying had been born to a high-ranking minister's legitimate wife, but she played a winning hand terribly. She trusted her half-sister and fell into a scoundrel's schemes, breaking the heart of the man who loved her more than anything. Reborn from the ashes, she protects her younger brother, punishes her half-sister, and topples the scumbag Crown Prince from his pedestal. As for Prince Jin, who loved her deeply in her previous life, she takes the initiative and pulls him o 2.6kReads9.0Score29314d adds
- 150 I Claimed a Mountain in the Imperial Capital 我在帝都占山头 [Righteous Female Bandit vs. Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Historical fantasy + mystery-solving + strong female lead + sweet romance + winning her back + personal growth] Ye Wanwan has ended up in the imperial capital. Down on her luck, she blocks the road and robs passersby. As fate would have it, her first target is none other than Gu Qingyan, the sickly, scheming minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Seeing that she's just a simple girl with a big appetite, Gu Qingyan kindly 322Reads9.3Score10314d adds
