Novels like Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk, best match first.
- 101 A Deep Love, an All-Too-Short Fate 与君情深缘浅 The ordinary high school girl Yuxu transmigrated, but she didn't become a noble family's daughter or a member of the imperial elite. She became nothing more than an ordinary village girl... Well, that actually suits her just fine. Except her father went and bought her a child bridegroom! Her words say one thing, but her heart says another. Out loud: “I don't want an arranged marriage! I want to fall in love freely!” In her heart: “I have to say, my child bridegroom is pretty handsome. Slurp, slu 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Empress! The Crown Prince Is Crying After Being Bullied Again 女帝！皇子他又被虐哭了 [Rebirth + female emperor + discipline] The young master of the Southern Xia General’s Manor, she takes to the battlefield at fifteen, devoting herself to helping Crown Prince Si Jin ascend the throne. She fights and kills for him for years, but never wins the position of empress. Who could have guessed that the well-read, sickly crown prince would turn on her, leaving her family destroyed and her life in ruins? Reborn, she’ll make him wish he were dead! You won’t give me the throne of empress? 8Reads8.4Score114d adds
- 103 A Stunning Glimpse by the Luo River 惊鸿洛水 [Taking Her Place + Cunning + Forced Possession + Driving a Wedge] A peerless beauty vs. a scheming prince. A breathtaking love story that begins with a ruthless abduction and ends with them choosing each other. By the Rainbow Bridge, in the bustling marketplace, a peerless beauty shot to fame with a dance as dazzling as a startled swan. By chance, she crossed paths with a battle-hardened, “mad” prince galloping through the streets. Her flowing green silk dress fluttered as she descended from ab 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Sorceress Slays Her Beloved 窃江山，苗疆蛊女手刃心上人 Stealing the Empire: The Miaojiang Gu Poison Maiden Slays the One She Loves —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 A Fallen Kingdom's Princess and an Enemy Prince: Sweet and Heartbreaking 亡国公主和敌国皇子又甜又虐 [Sweet and Angsty + BE Ending] When they first met, his army was at her gates, and her country had fallen. Her mother, the empress, leapt from the city wall and gave her life for her country before her eyes. Her final words were a plea for her daughter to live, for the sake of their people. As a princess of a fallen kingdom, she arrives in a foreign land and is granted in marriage as the consort of the man who destroyed her country. It was all part of her plan. He destroyed her kingdom, so she w 163Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Springtime Bureau 春日局 (Gentle, sweet former princess × cold, unhinged rebel powerbroker; forced marriage; the hero knowingly uses her at first, then falls for her despite himself; later he pays dearly for it; both are each other's only one; happy ending) Lin Xi was a princess of the former dynasty. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she became a prisoner. She was only seventeen. When the court lady brought her a white silk cord, she wasn't afraid. Everyone had to die someday, she thought. But when she was sen 1.6kReads8.5Score12914d adds
- 107 What Happened to the Powerful Ministers After I Died? 我死后权臣们都怎么样了 [Unhinged, Scheming Empress X Gentle, Beloved Minister] After fighting wars for half her life and ruling as empress for over a decade, she died halfway through her reign. When she opened her eyes again, twenty-four years had passed. I never thought I'd come back to life after dying. After all, I'd done everything I could, and when I died, I had no regrets. In my thirty-six years of life, love and hate never came easily from the throne. But suddenly, I found myself wondering: what became of those 23Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 108 A Handful of Yellow Sand 一抔黄沙 Gu Zheng was born into a family of military officers. Clever and mischievous, she had a perfect family and a childhood sweetheart, Meng Huai. Her days were happy and carefree. But after both her parents died, a series of upheavals turned her life upside down, forcing her to change. She began to hide her true feelings and rely on herself, growing darker inside... It took Meng Huai a long time to bring back the innocent, lively, and mischievous girl she had been when they were young, but things ne 32Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 109 The Captive Princess of a Fallen Kingdom 强宠亡国公主 She always thought he was her everything, but he destroyed her country... 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Once, a Stunning Shadow Shone Here 曾是惊鸿照影来 Once, I came like a fleeting shadow cast by a startled swan 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 111 Thirty Blossoms 三十次花开 There are only two possible endings to a secret crush: Either be brave once and give your feelings an answer, or quietly step aside and keep your tenderness for yourself. Neither choice is right or wrong. Those who speak up have fewer regrets; those who stay silent carry a little more longing. Confessing isn’t about forcing the other person to answer or demanding a relationship. It is this: I’m placing the feelings I’ve kept hidden for so long in front of you, with all sincerity, and telling you 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 112 A Love Buried by Time 时光掩埋的喜欢 A Love Buried by Time 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I Shared Hardship With My Heartless Lover, While He Shared Happiness With His True Love 我陪薄情郎共苦，他与白月光同甘。 I stood by my cold-hearted lover through every hardship, while he shared every joy with the woman he had always cherished. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 I Died at the Age of Twenty 我死在了二十岁那年 An Ning never imagined that someone would appear before her. He was an excellent student, came from a good family, and stood out from the rest. She was insecure and timid, unloved by her parents, and accustomed to abuse. Her beloved grandmother died, and her best friend from high school ended her own life with a rope. She had doubted the point of living. When she wanted to keep stumbling forward, she had no courage left. Her life came to a standstill that year. She would never be tired again. 12Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 115 Never Failing to Keep a Promise 不失允 [School + society + tragic ending + loyal puppy + younger male lead + mutual secret crush + sweet and angsty + contrast] Shi Qi × Yun Si Shi Qi was born into an oppressive family, an unexpected presence. Frail and often sick, she was loved by her parents, but they always used her poor health to keep her in check. When she was hospitalized at thirteen, she saw a bold, carefree person in the ward. A mutual secret crush, a school romance, a younger male lead, and a tragic ending. Proceed with cauti 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 Falling Blossoms Fill Chang'an 落花满长安 [Women's redemption + female independence + strong female lead + political intrigue + marriage first, love later + domineering CEO + emperor's exclusive favor] Synopsis: Gu Jiangning, the only daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, Gu Shaoqing, is beautiful and brilliant. While trying to rescue Li Xiangjun, who is trapped in a brothel, she happens to meet Dou Bo'an, an official overseeing the Jiangnan textile industry. Her family then pushes her onto a so-called marriage alliance, all for her own g 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 117 Song of Xizhou: Remembrance 西洲曲：忆 I had a very long dream. In the dream, I had a father who loved me more than anything and a mother who was incredibly gentle. But I didn't know who I was. When I woke up, I still didn't know. 52Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 My Childhood Friend Ascended the Throne 我的竹马登基了 [Comedy + Zhihu-style storytelling + Ridiculous antics + Strong Male and Female Leads + Childhood Sweethearts + A Little Angst] My name is Gu Xiang, and I’m a celebrated female general. Qi Yan and I have been at odds since we were children. He’s a petty man who loves to kick people when they’re down. As for why Qi Yan loves picking on me so much, it’s because he’s jealous of me. Jealous because everyone loves me and even the flowers bloom when they see me. Chapter excerpt: “Qi Yan, what do you 853Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 119 Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Bloodthirsty Tyrant's Cherished One 蚀骨虐爱，嗜血暴君的心尖宠 [An unparalleled beauty of a heroine + tragic romance (BE) + not mutually devoted + scum male lead + second male lead takes over later] In the first half of her life, Su Li is tortured until she’s covered in scars. After having flesh cut from her, being drained of blood, and having her face disfigured, she’s thrown into a river in a pig cage. In the second half, she is reborn from the flames and returns to Ye Yihan’s side. She swears to become a clearheaded, independent woman. In his vast harem, 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒 Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning. 116Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 121 Qingzhu and Her Cold-Hearted Snake 青竹和她的凉薄蛇儿 [Heart-wrenching love + tragic misunderstandings + a groveling pursuit + fantasy + physical and emotional anguish] Duan Qing was once a carefree tree spirit in the Cloud Immortal Palace, but because of Li Yuan, she was exiled and turned into a demon. She loved Li Yuan so deeply, yet in the end all she could do was retreat to the mortal world with a heart gone cold. She stood timidly behind Li Yuan, watching him fall into demonic cultivation for the woman he loved and endure endless torment. Du 523Reads6.4Score10114d adds
- 122 The Favored Bedchamber Maid 通房宠婢 Sang Wuyou, a scullery maid, had hoped to use her snow-sculpting skills to leave the kitchen. But one wrong turn led her into the cage-like tomb of the young master of the household. She hid her talents and acted meek, hoping that one day she could leave Shen Qingsi and return to the countryside for an ordinary life. But he never let her go... [Clear-eyed little maid VS ambitious young master and powerful minister] The heroine seems gentle and honest, but she’s a resilient wildflower that won’t 440Reads8.2Score10114d adds
- 123 After Marrying Into an Enemy Kingdom, the Eldest Princess Is Doted On 嫁入敌国后，长公主殿下被娇宠了 After being betrothed to the state of Qi, Yuan Sheng, a grand princess, assumed she would be a political pawn. She had already braced herself for a difficult life, but things turned out nothing like she had imagined. The King of Qi, who people said was terrifying to look at and had cruelly murdered his brothers and father to seize the throne, kept casting her tender, adoring glances. Even the Empress Dowager was always looking at her with a smile. Yuan Sheng had expected to be mistreated after s 250Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 124 Fate Deals Me a Love Trap 风月赐我相思局 Before their wedding, he told her that he would take her as his consort and give her the rank of princess consort, but nothing more. But he had no idea that she would offer him her life with her own hands, so he could save the woman he loved, risking everything just to spend what little time she had left by his side. At the end of her life, she looked at his seemingly panicked face with sorrowful eyes and smiled. “Mo Yuan, in the next life, I only wish we’d never met!” 54Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 125 At Last, I Don't Love You Anymore 终于不再爱你 “In this life, fate has been cruel. After all the twists and turns, I’m left with no one to love but myself.” For the past twenty years, Jian Yu had stubbornly loved a man with all her heart, through tears and anguish. After twenty fleeting years, one day, she finally let go. Xing Qingfeng finally understood that when someone’s heart truly dies, they can abandon everything and leave without looking back, never to appear again. 40Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 126 Shang and Shen Burn to Ashes: Eternal Night Reincarnation 参商燃烬【永夜轮回】 I burned away three hundred cycles of rebirth, yet still could not sever the fate that bound us together. Shangguan Yunzhao, daughter of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in the Great Yu Dynasty, was born a prisoner of the stars. For a hundred years, her family had wielded tortoise-shell divination, weaving a web of astrological signs around imperial power. They never knew they were puppets of fate themselves. At the Winter Solstice ceremony, the emperor died suddenly, and three thousand black-ar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Your Emerald Pendant, My Endless Longing 青青子佩，悠悠我思 You wear your jade pendant, and my thoughts drift endlessly to you. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Tears in the Still of Night 凝夜泪 Tears on a Frosty Night 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Longing for Yun's Return 念云归 [Angsty! Angsty! Angsty! Short tragic historical romance, princess sent abroad for a political marriage] Huan Yun’s childhood name was Yun’er. From the time she was little, her mother held her close and softly sang, “Yun’er, come home. Yun’er, come home.” Yun’er never went anywhere. Mother, why do you sigh like that? In the sixteenth year of Jianzhao, Huan Yun passed away quietly in the Wuyou Palace. Mother, you don’t know. Yun’er can never return home again... 294Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 130 The Rainy Season Is a Secret Signal 雨季是潮湿的暗号 [Mutual first love | Campus | Bad ending] “I hope your wish comes true, that everything in the world becomes the backdrop to your life. May you go anywhere you want and become the bravest person of all.” “Qi means a prayer, and Zhao means light. It’s a beautiful name.” The rainy season at seventeen is long enough to leave an indelible mark. The boy who leapt down carried mud all over him, but angels would catch them and cleanse their purest souls. “Zhaoqi, you idiot.” “I love you.” “May the ligh 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 The West Wind Is Cruel 西风恶 She swallows her grievances and compromises against her will, her heart full of resentment. She longs for what she cannot have, powerless as fate keeps her apart from the one she loves. Though this is a love story, the plot is dull and uneventful, with little flavor. Look closely, and you'll find more bitterness than sweetness. A realistic tragic romance: not sweet, not satisfying, and not cathartic. Many different lives, and many different kinds of misery. A pure historical romance, with both l 763Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 132 Red Walls and Green Tiles 红墙碧瓦 He forced her into his harem! But their relationship ended abruptly after just three months! They loved, resented, and hated each other, and promised to meet again in another life! He swore before the imperial throne: “As long as I am emperor, even for a single day, you will be my empress.” He lived a wild, carefree life, yet carried a quiet fragrance in his sleeves. Their love, however, was a dead end, destined to come to nothing. Everyone knows Liu Liangnü, but no one calls her Empress Xia 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Longing Makes You Grow Old 相思令人老 She was his wife, the Regent Princess Consort. She had once helped him win the realm. He forced her to kneel before his lover. He forced her to give up her child. He said he would sell her into a brothel. Her heart turned to ashes, and she set herself ablaze. Only then did he realize that all along, he was the one who couldn’t let go. 41Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 134 The Beautiful, Beloved Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, Seized by a Tyrant 亡国公主美又娇，暴君强取豪夺 (Not a mutually faithful couple + heroine loves her childhood sweetheart + hero takes her by force) A war begins because of a single act of salvation, and a princess who was supposed to marry the man she loved becomes a prisoner. A face of peerless beauty gazed sorrowfully at the one responsible for it all. “Xuan Yin, I should never have saved you.” … 334Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 Yangyang Can't Catch a Break, So the Marquis Gets Put Under House Arrest! 漾漾不得意，侯爷关禁闭！ [White Moonlight vs. Cinnabar Mole + Sweet and Angsty Romance + Political Intrigue + A Husband’s Long Road to Redemption] The legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household falls from grace and becomes a bonded, expendable assassin in the Marquis’s residence. The carefree young heir of the Marquis’s household bears the blood feud of his entire family and is forced to become an orphaned marquis! [Fallen Noble Daughter vs. Orphaned Marquis: They keep each other company and grow stronger tog 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Reunited Across Lifetimes 隔世重逢 [If They Both Die, It’s a Happy Ending] Seventeen-year-old Shen Yuexi is a glimmer of light on her high school campus. She dreams of faraway places and looks forward to the promise she made with her crush, Fang Chenyun: after the college entrance exams, they’ll go see the sea. Its deep blue waters hold all her youthful dreams. But the calm of campus life is shattered by Lin Weiwei’s malice. Rumors surge like a raging tide, accusing her of improper behavior. Photos and lies, one after another, te 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Drifting Through the Clouds in a Wine-Soaked Dream 长醉渡云深 [Willful princess, hapless consort, both devoted only to each other, political intrigue, stunning beauty, tortured love, all characters are highly intelligent] “A Yi!” He abruptly turned and shoved her aside, putting his entire back in the path of the blade. With a dull thud, the point pierced the upper left side of his chest. He staggered, caught her bloodstained hand, and pressed it against his chest. Panting, he managed a smile. “...It’s all right. Here...” He guided her fingertip to an old s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 Giving You Back Last Winter 还予去岁冬 [School bullying + a dream of a lifetime + unrequited love + dream sequences + one-sided love + tragic ending + female lead suffers] Someone has always lived in Huan Qudong's dreams. If Song Zhifei had not died, they would have had a wonderful life together, despite all the hardships. But she died, bullied to death. The lively girl in Huan Qudong's eyes. Song Zhifei x Huan Qudong Unrelenting angst, a drawn-out plot, and a slow pace. Tragic ending. Don't read if that's not for you. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Lord Rabbit Demon, Please Save Me 兔妖大人，救救我 Bunny Demon Lord, Save Me! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 A Cool Breeze Rises 萧萧凉风生 I love the wind! The wind is free, boundless, and unfettered. It can turn the leaves, lift a skirt, and travel the world. But I’m trapped in my own endless darkness, locked inside a prison of my own making. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Wind After the Rain 雨后有风 Yan Xiaoyu stood by the sea, dazed and unaware of Qi Feng behind her. “Come back with me.” At his words, Yan Xiaoyu stiffened. Tears welled in her eyes. “Qi Feng, if there's a next life, I never want to meet you again!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 The Exiled Princess’s Escape 亡国公主逃亡史 Content warnings: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, an angst-filled historical romance, and the heroine suffers from the start. (Romance doesn't mean the heroine has to be love-struck.) [Scheming, unhinged tyrant emperor vs. radiant, spirited princess of a fallen kingdom + love and hate + sweet and angsty + both virgins] The Great Zhou Dynasty fell overnight, and Li Leyou became a princess of a conquered nation. She never imagined that her own husband would ascend the throne and force 176Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 143 Cold-Time Yu Yue: Beyond Dust and Illusion, All That Remains Is Love's Cruelty 冷时瑜月：不闻尘幻，流水尽虐情 "Xianxia Ensemble Cast + Everyone’s Favorite + Love Rivalry + Past and Present Lives + Everyone a Main Character + Each Romance Filled with Angst and Unfulfilled Longing + High-Stakes Warning for All Characters + Slow Burn" The moonlight is cold, and pear blossoms bloom and fall. If you knew history could never be changed, and that no matter how many times you traveled through time and space, the ending would always repeat itself, would you still cling to an impossible chance? … One moment of mi 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 She Shines Brightly with the Mountains and Rivers 她与山河共昭昭 He once said that he would share a bed with her in life and be buried with her in death. Later, he let others kill their son and used her own hands to eliminate his enemies. He once said she was the only one for him. Later, he kept concubines by his side and made her kneel to present them with a love knot. Fifteen years of devotion turned out to be a carefully woven lie. Only when she turned away without hesitation, set fire to the palace, and fled did he understand that he could rule the world 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 His Favor 他的青睐 [Obedient, compliant young lady x rotten heir to the Dragon People] What Yun Jiao regrets most is starting a years-long nightmare over "five thousand yuan." Jiang Jin doesn't love her. He just thinks she's obedient, that she'll never refuse anything he asks, like... a toy he can raise, dress up, and play with however he likes, without ever showing a single emotion. Before meeting Yun Jiao, he never imagined that a place resembling a slum from the last century could exist in the sprawling city of 6.9kReads—Score38414d adds
- 146 The Captive Beauty of the Golden Hall 金殿囚娇 1V1 + dual purity Li Jingsheng is a pampered, beloved princess of Great Yan. She has heard that a hostage prince is locked away deep in the palace, but paid it no mind. Then one day, she accidentally wanders into a dilapidated hall and discovers that the prisoner is her fourth elder brother, whom she has never met, and whose family has been at odds with hers for generations. His white cat is so adorable that she casually asks her father to let him out. She never expects that she has just release 1.2kReads8.7Score10014d adds
- 147 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 56Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 148 Youth Is a Grand Illusion 青春是一场盛大的幻梦 Youth is a magnificent dream. Those first meetings, growing closer, and keeping one another company shimmered like stars, drawing us into the dream called youth. Looking back, the once-burning promises have scattered on the wind, and those deep, tender feelings have become regrets too painful to touch. On quiet nights, when memories drift through our minds like smoke, we may smile or we may cry, because that was our youth, true and unvarnished. [A Dream of Youth: My Twelve Years with Him] Cheng 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Cold Palace's Abandoned Empress and Her Obsessive Tyrant 偏执暴君的冷宫弃后 The main story is complete. [Classic historical setting + political intrigue and romance + no palace infighting + the second male lead wins] [The heroine is slow to recognize romantic feelings. Only three male leads are lovesick over her] Xie Tiange, a Cold Palace prisoner released in a general amnesty, seems insignificant, yet her origins are a mystery. No one knows she is the beloved of the ruthless emperor who imprisoned her for three years, not even Xie Tiange herself. She has no idea she is 101Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 150 Shang Li (Original Story of Love in the City) 殇璃（倾城绝恋原作） (Original story of the television drama "Love in the Fallen City") She and he kept missing each other, time and again: When she stubbornly told him, with all the earnestness of a young girl, “Brother Jingxuan, I like you,” he replied coldly, “But I don’t like you!” When he gazed deeply at her and murmured, “I’m already your husband. I’ll treat you well,” she sighed and said, “If you want to treat me well, then be kind to our child.” "Shang Li" has been published and is available at Dangdang 335Reads8.7Score—14d adds
