Novels like The Delicate Lady of the Earl's Manor
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- 1 Zhaozhao, Whose Face Are We Slapping Today? 昭昭，今日打谁脸？ [Eldest legitimate daughter × pocket dimension × foresight × household intrigue × face-slapping × play the pig to eat the tiger] Ning Zhao once had a blissfully happy family, with loving parents and no worries about food or clothing. After her maternal grandfather passed away, Ning Zhao gained a pocket dimension, which made her mature far beyond her years. Then, after her father went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, she gained the power of foresight. With these two abilities, Nin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Beloved Princess: The Mad Prince Is Jealous Again 团宠王妃，疯批王爷又吃醋了 Pure Historical Romance The first time they met, Ning Zhinian was accidentally arrested by the famous Prince Zhao. In the cell, the little white rabbit trembled nonstop and shouted, "Hero, spare me! I promise I won't steal peach cakes again!" The man looked utterly exasperated. Once they got to the bottom of it, they discovered they'd arrested the wrong person. From then on, the little rabbit was caught in Prince Zhao's carefully plotted pursuit. - Ning Zhinian is the legitimate daughter o 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Yandere Chief Minister Has Been Plotting for Ages. Sister-in-Law, You Must Remarry! 病娇首辅蓄谋已久，嫂嫂要改嫁！ (Both leads are each other’s only love + 1v1 romance + years of secret love + yandere) Zhu An only wanted to marry her childhood sweetheart, support him, raise their children, and then inherit her father’s medical clinic, living a quiet life of her own. But unexpected tragedy struck. Her father was poisoned to death, her childhood sweetheart met a brutal end, and his father also died horribly. To repay the Gu family for caring for her over the years, Zhu An married into their household without h 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Woven Threads 纹絮 [The composed, reserved regent × the gentle, fragile Princess of Qi] Life is like a dream, with more than two or three years of wind and frost. What cannot be recreated is the divine bond I share with you in this life. Yan Wen knows nothing of romance; all she understands is this marriage contract. It was not Heaven's will. From then on, the two were bound tightly together. “Your Highness, do you think the snow in Qi is beautiful?” “Yes, it's beautiful. It was snowing the year I welcomed you int 47Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 5 The Doctor Princess: An Algorithmic Guide to Taming My Husband 博士王妃：算法驯夫录 [Historical romance + transmigration + sweet romance + strong heroine + imaginative premise] Lu Zhiyao is a highly intelligent woman with a PhD. After her self-developed future-prediction System goes haywire, she opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated as A useless, uneducated daughter of a concubine in the Chancellor's household of the Great Zhao dynasty, who is infatuated with a servant and has been promised in marriage! On their wedding night, her cold-faced Prince Li Hengye is about to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Marquis’s Wife Sees Clearly and Builds a Peaceful Daily Life 侯府主母通透，打造清闲日常 (The rating is low because not many people have rated it) [Everyday life as a noblewoman in ancient times + family matters + household intrigue + a native-born noblewoman vs. a transmigrated, reborn woman + ensemble cast] Eight years ago, Xie Heyun married into the Marquis of Jinling's household as the heir's wife. Over the past eight years, she has been cherished by the Old Madam, kept her concubines in line, and raised clever children of her own and a well-behaved stepdaughter... So what if th 294Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 7 Notes from the Inner Palace: The Crown Princess Is the Emperor's Only Favorite 深宫小记，独宠太子妃 [Traditional historical romance with a devoted couple + Harem + A mix of sweetness and angst + Coercion and domination + Secret affair + Chasing his wife to the crematorium + Happy ending] [The true white moonlight versus the false cinnabar mole] (in the final part) She was his white moonlight. He was the man who had quietly taken root in her heart years ago. Their story began at the Hundred Flowers Banquet and ended at the Lantern Festival the following year. Gong Luoyun finally understood why 286Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 8 A Spring Day in the Fourth Month 朝春四月时 As the richest young lady in the land, every expense of Fan Xiwen’s travels is recorded in The Gossipy Chronicles, a publication founded by several officials’ wives. Their aim is to hunt down the juiciest gossip and most irresistible topics in the capital and beyond. Fan Xiwen used to find this quite vexing. She once considered offering the creators of The Gossipy Chronicles a little money to buy them off, but they refused, declaring sternly, “A passion for gossip cannot be bought. Miss Fan, you 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Diamond Mirror: The General's Physician Daughter 菱花镜之将门医女 [Daughter of a Military Family + Unfavored Prince + Jianghu Assassin + HE] A carefree prince: listening to stories, drinking tea, and wandering about. A daughter of a military family: frail and worried about finding a husband, she opens a medical clinic and travels far and wide. A chance encounter, truth and lies intertwined; a conspiracy, with every step carefully planned. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 A Beauty's Marriage Plot: I Tried to Avoid the Powerful Minister, but Fell into the Emperor's Embrace 美人谋嫁：避权臣不及，偏入君怀 Shen Tang was the most down-and-out legitimate daughter of the Duke's household. Her mother had died young, and her stepmother was cruel. She knew that without a powerful protector in this cutthroat aristocratic family, she would be casually married off as some widower's second wife. So she put on her most dazzling dresses and attended every banquet, patiently waiting for a promising match to take the bait and change her fortunes. She read people's hearts, weighed the pros and cons, and consider 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Mists Over the Duke’s Estate 公府烟云 The Scheming Heir of the Prince’s Estate and the Duke’s Youngest Legitimate Daughter When Shao Lingyun was fifteen, her father and brother died in battle, and her mother passed away suddenly. In a single night, she became someone everyone avoided like the plague. After observing a year of mourning, she was also rejected by the family of her childhood sweetheart and fiancé. Even her close friends, with whom she had always gotten along, revealed their true colors, astonishingly declaring that she 274Reads7.4Score103Shelves
- 12 First Rule of Transmigration: General, I’m Eloping First! 穿越第一要务：将军！我先逃婚咯 This novel has only just started receiving ratings, so its score is still low. Overall, it’s a sweet romance set in a real historical dynasty, with a serious tone. The characters are all fully fleshed out, flaws and all, and there are no overpowered golden fingers. If you only enjoy stories with an absolutely dominant female lead or intense wish fulfillment, this may not be for you. Su Qingyue dies from overwork and wakes up transmigrated into the body of Xu Jingyao, a concubine-born daughter of 942Reads8.0Score104Shelves
- 13 A Timid Spring Night 怯春宵 After marrying Xie Wujiu, Su Miao only planned to be a virtuous wife. Having seen too many schemes in the inner quarters of a grand household, she expected no loving marriage. Her goal was to live a quiet, peaceful life and make it safely to old age. But the marquis's manor was no peaceful place, and none of her sisters-in-law were easy to deal with. There was always some family drama or another, and Xie Wujiu was so moody he would even get jealous over a cup. Su Miao was exhausted. Then she bec 36Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 14 My Lord, Guard the Home: I’ll Tear Apart This Green Tea Transmigrator 侯爷你守家，本宫手撕绿茶穿越女 [Traditional historical romance + both reborn + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + devoted husband + mutual love + tearing apart a transmigrator + healing each other] In her previous life, Qin Yanwen was the most pampered young lady in the capital, the beloved legitimate princess of the Great Zhao imperial family. But her husband deceived and exploited her, her cousin schemed for her own gain, her younger brother was exiled to a desolate land, and her mother died of grief. And s 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Greatest Female General of a Chaotic Age 穿书后成了乱世第一女将 After transmigrating into a book, Shen Zhao, a modern-day office worker, woke up as the ill-fated cannon-fodder heroine in a melodramatic novel. Shen Zhao stared silently at the sky, looking at her tiny arms and legs, then slowly formed a question mark. Heh... she was now a miniature cannon-fodder character. But she still remembered the plot in her mind: When she turned eighteen, Great Wei would be on the verge of collapse! War would engulf the cities, and the people would be like ants! She hers 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Waiting for You to Return 予卿归 The Prince of the Manor x The Minister's Legitimate Daughter The two meet for the first time and get into a fierce fight over a misunderstanding. By chance, they meet again, and the young lord Shen is determined to win Miss Lu's heart. When Miss Lu encounters bandits while out, young lord Shen risks his life to save her, and the two fall for each other. But when sudden upheaval strikes the capital, young lord Shen must take up arms for his country and family. After the rebels are defeated, the t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 After My Kingdom Fell, I Tamed the Tyrant with Sweet Talk 亡国后，我靠撒娇驯服暴君 She was a tribute consort sent by a fallen kingdom. In front of everyone, the new emperor coolly remarked, "She's nothing but a plaything." They laughed at her, certain she would wither away in the depths of the palace. Little did they know that every night she clung to his imperial robes and whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm cold..." Later, courtiers were stunned to see the tyrant himself peel grapes and feed them to her, softly coaxing, "Good girl, try one more." In the deathly silence of the hall —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 18 Let the Past Drift Away 既往随风散 The married life of a gentle, upright official and a gracious young lady who understands others. Follow their quiet, sweet journey of mutual healing as these soulmates support each other through life. The calculating, devoted young heir of a marquis’s household × the dignified, clever daughter of a prominent family 443Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 19 Peach Blossoms Abound on My Escape from Marriage, but Life as a Concubine’s Daughter Is Hard: Please Let Me Go 逃嫁路上桃花多，庶女难为求放过 [Traditional historical romance + no golden finger + love interests to choose from + everyone is chaste] Being a concubine-born daughter is hard. Being a merchant's concubine-born daughter is even harder! In Haozhou City, Lin Chuxi, the third daughter born to a concubine in a cloth merchant's family, starts out in hell mode. Her stepmother schemes against her, her sisters sabotage one another, and the little Lin household is a battlefield. They want to force her to become a concubine? Did anyone 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Concubine's Daughter Rises to Power: The Blackhearted, Crippled Prince's Beloved 庶女上位，腹黑残王的心尖宠 [A devoted couple with no other partners + two powerful leads building their careers + feel-good wish fulfillment with no holier-than-thou heroine + court intrigue] She is the unloved illegitimate daughter of the prime minister. When an imperial decree arrives, her father orders her to take the place of his legitimate daughter and marry Prince Jing, who is frail and near death. Orphaned as a child, he is gifted but has had to pretend to be ill to survive. Born into the imperial family, he long a 98Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 21 Song of Ye City 邺城曲 Told from the heroine's perspective. Be warned: this is a tragic ending. In Yecheng, everyone knows Tantai Hua, the eldest daughter born of a concubine in the Eastern Peace Marquis's household, yet no one pays any attention to the legitimate daughter of the marquis. Her father neglects her birth mother, who is bullied by the concubines until she dies in despair. Qiu Ci and her elder sister depend on each other. Within the marquis's household, open attacks and hidden schemes abound, smiles concea 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Cold-Faced Prince Holds Me Close, and the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Is Doted On 冷面王爷拥入怀，侯府嫡女一直宠 The delicate and sweet legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingping × the cold-faced Qi Prince, younger brother of the emperor Nian Yao, youngest daughter of the Marquis of Dingping, had been frail since childhood. She was a devoted reader of novels, ancient-style, and the darling of the whole family. The male lead was the youngest son of the late emperor and the empress dowager, and the emperor's own younger brother. He was naturally taciturn and rarely smiled, but made an exception for the h 196Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 23 Hatred Locks the Azure Sparrow 恨锁青雀 Ji Yun was forced to marry Huo Yan, the eldest son of the Huo family, the only family in Qingzhou entrusted with supplying goods to the imperial court. The two treated each other with courtesy and respect. Huo Yan before marriage: I don't like Ji Yun, that's that. I won't marry her. Stop trying to force me! Huo Yan after marriage: How can my A Yun be so kind and wonderful? Ji Yun couldn't bear to watch him make such a spectacular face-slapping spectacle of himself. Madam Huo, who had successfull 127Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 24 I Met Him in Ancient Times 我在古代遇见他 Sunlight spilled through the gaps between the leaves. Beneath a pear tree in full white bloom, a man and a woman were having a meal. The man gazed brightly at the woman across from him and placed a bite of food in her bowl. “Try this.” The woman’s lips curved into a smile, her dimples seeming to brim with intoxicating wine. With a creak, the courtyard gate swung open. White boots stepped into the muddy yard. “Li’er, I’m back.” The man was strikingly handsome, a smile playing at his lips. “You’re 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 My Childhood Friend Wanted Me as His Concubine, So I Turned Around and Sought a Better Match! 竹马让她做妾，青梅转身觅良人！ [Complete] Originally titled "My Childhood Friend Wanted Her as a Concubine, So She Turned Away to Find a Better Man" [Obsessively devoted male lead + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only love + clever, clearheaded heroine in poor health, physically frail but strong-willed; the male lead is four years older than the heroine, a paternal type, always calculating and long in his plotting] Jiang Jinle, Yan Buyu, and Su Ziqi grew up together as childhood friends. The Jiang 286Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 26 Unblemished Radiance 昭质未亏 A sweet historical romance full of court intrigue, one-on-one~ ( ˘ω˘ ) Resilient young lady from a refined family × brilliant, free-spirited boy A story of a precocious, proud young princess who seems cold but is warm-hearted, and a handsome young man who can think of nothing but his beloved, as they dote on each other and stand by one another~ Until the age of twelve, Ye Zhao was a noble young lady of the marquis’s household, treasured like gold and jade. Then calamities came one after another, 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Clear Pear Blossoms Reflected in the Evening Snow 暮雪映清梨 [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Young Married Couple + Slow-Burning Romance + Nation and Family + No Female Rivalry + Political Intrigue as a Side Plot] A gentle, restrained God of War × a clearheaded, independent heiress? Turns out, we've been ruining each other's carefully crafted personas all along. Mu Chenyan was afflicted with a deadly cold poison, and rumors said that any woman who came near him would die. Yet an illuminating presence lit up his lonely, composed heart and gave hi 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Quiet Days Flow By, Shared with You 细水流年与君同 She is An Yue, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official. He is Xu Ze, the celebrated General Who Guards the Nation. Their marriage is one of convenience: one seeks to secure her family’s future, while the other hopes to keep a low profile and conceal his true intentions. Before long, neither knows who was the first to entrust the other with their heart and fall in love. A sweet romance between the official’s daughter An Yue and the great general Xu Ze. 59Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 29 A Beauty's Taste of Spring 美人尝春 [Pure historical romance | Household intrigue | Satisfying revenge | Sweet romance | A reverse-harem battlefield | Devoted heroine, not a player | Male rivalry | Palace and nobility] After disaster strikes her family, Yun Zhiyu has no choice but to seek help from distant relatives in the capital. But they try to force her to become a concubine to her third cousin, a good-for-nothing who keeps a mistress and frequents the pleasure quarters! Unwilling to accept this, Yun Zhiyu decides to find a go 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Sweet, Cozy Days My Husband and I Share 我与夫君的甜暖日常 [Published, both pure, devoted love, a scheming treacherous minister falls for me] As a princess of a fallen kingdom, I always thought the treacherous minister Jiang Xun was hiding remnants of the former dynasty so he could kill me. Who could have guessed he'd marry me, protect me, dote on me, and want to spend the rest of his life with me? Was the story really supposed to unfold this way?! Weren't Jiang Xun, my sworn enemy, and I supposed to love and fight each other, forever at odds? Just as I 455Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 31 The Woman I Secretly Love Suddenly Asked Me to Marry Her 暗恋的她突然求嫁 [Passionate young general × bewitching, clever beauty who knows how to lure a man] [Quick to anger × teases and runs] [He falls in love at first sight and has secretly loved her for years; she falls for him over time, after marrying first] Jin Nian, daughter of the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, loves going along with her father on his investigations. One misstep brings her to the attention of the notorious Sixth Prince, who wants to take her as a concubine. To protect herself a 503Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 32 Together with You, I Remember Our Meeting 与君同，忆相逢 [Complete] [Historical romance + both leads inexperienced in love + mistaken bride + marriage before love + devoted favoritism + sweet and angsty + mutual devotion + slow burn + HE] [The straightforward prince who owns up to his mistakes × the lively, proud young princess consort] Cen Jingchen thought his princess consort was cold to the extreme, but he never expected her to slap him the very first time they met. He may be angry, but he still wants to keep her by his side. “You can touch me, 49Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 33 Lord Chancellor, the General’s Wife Is Expecting 丞相大人，将军夫人有喜了 You are the foremost civil official in the land, the prime minister of a nation. You offer wise counsel time and again and best your rivals in debate. I am the descendant of a military family, a commander who rides at the head of the troops and guards the northern frontier. You protect the nation, and I defend its borders. Together, we bring the people a peaceful and prosperous age. When princes from neighboring states come to visit, they provoke us repeatedly at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Gu 95Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 34 Ye Xingchen 夜星辰 Pure historical romance / sweet and angsty / seemingly foolish but actually brilliant, pitiful legitimate daughter of the prime minister versus a calculating, tender-hearted, unhinged war god prince (married first, love later + palace intrigue and political schemes + chivalrous adventures in the martial world + sweet married life) Ye Xingchen was raised in the inner quarters as a pawn in the marriage alliance her prime minister father had arranged with a noble family. When an accident befell her 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 When the Moon Shone Over Song City 那时明月照宋城 She may not have princess syndrome, but she sure has a princess’s fate! Before marriage, she was the apple of her parents’ eye, cherished and carefully protected. After marriage, she became her husband’s adored and pampered wife, loved beyond measure. Well, being too happy has its drawbacks: her husband is too fierce, her parents-in-law dote on her too much, and her children are too outstanding... Every day, they make the single crowd green with envy. She’s simply too blissfully happy... 929Reads8.6Score105Shelves
- 36 A Noble Clan's Splendor: The Commandery Princess Is Quite the Charmer 世族惊华：郡主如此多娇 The great clans hold sway in the Sui Dynasty. She is the only legitimate daughter of a prince of a different surname who commands a million troops, and the beloved Princess Yichun of Yunzhong. Yet the Empress Dowager summons her to the capital to arrange a marriage, for the whole realm fears her power. A little bird raised in the countryside is brought to a cage meant to keep her captive. He is the eldest legitimate son of the Wang clan of Langya, the foremost of the ten great clans. Though he p 414Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 37 Falling in Love After Marriage: The Prince's Sweet, Spoiling Pursuit 婚后心动：王爷追妻甜又宠 [Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 Sweet Romance, Pregnancy and Mind Reading Later] Prince Jing of the capital is choosing a bride, but everyone knows he prefers men. What family would be willing to marry off their daughter to him? And yet Ye Xingluo, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, is betrayed by her own father, who submits her name for consideration. During the palace selection, the Noble Consort takes one look at her and picks her on the spot to be Prince Jing's consort! After 88Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 38 I Picked Up a Princess for a Wife 捡个公主做夫人 [Historical romance + sweet indulgence] [A gentle, upright official x a stunning princess with amnesia] When Shen Xiangzhi, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, returned from investigating a case, he brought back a lovely wife with amnesia. The capital was shaken! How had the aloof, jade-like Lord Shen come to have a warm, fragrant beauty by his side? Everyone was curious about the origins of his breathtaking wife. Even Shen Xiangzhi himself wondered. He had just left the capital u 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Nearly Dying, I Become a Healer and Investigate the Truth 险死还生后，我化身医女查真相 Scheming Prince vs. Fallen Noblewoman, household intrigue and palace strife + historical romance + sweet indulgence + political scheming. A traditional historical romance with no rebirth and no transmigration. She is a noblewoman from a prestigious family, with a refined, beautiful appearance. But when her family falls into ruin, she becomes an orphan everyone can bully. A cruel servant pushes her off a cliff, and her fiance suddenly breaks off their engagement to marry her cousin. Then she 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 As You Wish, My Love 承卿意 Bai Yu: A young general who guarded the border of the Mu Kingdom for years. It is said that his mother died in childbirth after giving birth to him. From then on, General Bai took his newborn son to the frontier, where they spent more than a decade. Now that the border wars have ended, a marriage contract summons Bai Yu back to the capital, where he returns with his father to report for duty. Yu Xuejing: The youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Yu. Her elder brother serves in the Hanlin Academy. All 828Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 41 Come Steal the Snow of Yunzhou 来窃云州雪 As the Wens' adopted daughter, Fu Jinci took charge of the household and secretly fell for her older brother, Wen Shaotang. Her father arranged for her to marry him, but Wen Shaotang, who was born to love freedom, was unwilling. After the wedding, they treated each other with polite respect, but in time, Wen Shaotang was moved by Fu Jinci's kindness and gentleness. After going through many trials together, they finally opened their hearts to each other and spent the rest of their lives side by s 317Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 42 Spring Stirs the Lotus Platform 春动莲台 [Cherished, highborn daughter × dignified, abstinent son of a prominent family] Rumor has it that Shen Lianchi, the youngest daughter of the Grand Princess and the Duke of Zhenguo, has been sickly for years. She has a noble title, but is really an ugly woman. Yet this supposedly ugly woman has a marriage match that all the noble young ladies in Tokyo envy: she was betrothed to the Fu family’s young master before birth! What kind of man is Fu Yuji? Born into a distinguished scholarly family, a pr 1.6kReads7.4Score206Shelves
- 43 The General's Beloved Daughter 将军府的掌上娇 Lu Chang'an's grandmother despised her mother and took Lu Chang'an to raise herself as soon as she was born. At last, when Lu Chang'an was twelve, her grandmother sent her back to her parents. She thought the family would be reunited, but her father and mother showed affection only to her younger sister, leaving her neglected and ignored. When she was seventeen, her mother matched her with a down-and-out man whom her younger sister had turned down. Unexpectedly, after she married him, he showere 773Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 44 Please! This Isn't a Dating Sim 拜托！我穿的可不是攻略文 An obsessive villain with an emotional processing disorder & an optimistic, unmotivated side character from a dysfunctional family Fu Jinx i accidentally transmigrated into a book while slacking off in the bathroom. She never imagined she’d end up transmigrating in such an absurd way. Even more absurdly, she was supposed to shorten the plot and give the world a happy ending?! Fu Jinx i: “Thanks, but no. Please just let me die right now.” On her path to giving up, she picked up a big villain who 159Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 45 The Bright Moon Falls into Your Heart 明月落君心 Gao Yan, Prince of Jingbei, was twenty-five and still unmarried. He commanded an army of three hundred thousand and ruled from Jingbei City. The emperor feared his younger brother might rebel, and thought to marry him to Qin Fanghua, the empress's niece, so she could keep an eye on Jingbei for him. But he hadn't known that Qin Fanghua had already pledged herself to the crown prince and refused to go to the bitterly cold frontier of Jingbei. War flared again on the eastern border, and the Kingdom 3.9kReads8.2Score517Shelves
- 46 The Regent's Secret Wife 摄政王的秘密夫人 [Traditional historical romance + both leads are virgins + doting romance] A cool and aloof heir to the marquis’s title, whose origins are shrouded in mystery and who is also a regent, + the lovely and charming eldest legitimate daughter of the Vice Minister’s household Both leads grow throughout the story. This is a slow-burn romance. Rumor had it in the capital that the aloof heir to the Marquis of Changning, who kept his distance from women, had been seen kissing a young lady who had not yet 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 It's Not Easy Being a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代贵女不好当 [Not a Power Fantasy] [Alternate Setting] [Realistic Leaning] [Everyday Life and Growth] [Long Novel] [Ensemble Cast] Who says being a young lady in ancient times is easy?! How is this any different from spending ten straight years in senior year? [Growth in the early part, managing affairs in the middle, and a little court intrigue later on. This is not an all-female story. There are men, so proceed with caution if you can't accept that.] Lin Yanchu was reincarnated as a noble daughter of the L 44.1kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
- 48 Oh No! The Male Companion I Kept Is Actually a Prince and Spy 完蛋！我养的面首竟是细作皇子 Eldest Princess vs. Prince of an Enemy Nation Alternate historical setting Si Mingzhen is the only eldest princess of Dazhao. In outsiders’ eyes, she is not only arrogant and domineering, but shamelessly keeps male lovers as well. But she is the emperor’s elder sister, and no one can do anything about it. If her younger brother, the emperor, could hold the empire of Dazhao together, Si Mingzhen would be perfectly content to spend her days in drunken revelry, though she’d be bored out of her mind 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 You Raise Me to the High Platform, I’ll Lure You into the Trap 君捧我上高台，我等君入瓮 You raise me to the heights, and I'll wait for you to walk into my trap. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Absentminded Little Empress 迷糊小皇后 [Both leads are chaste + sweet romance + marriage before love: aloof emperor vs. scatterbrained empress] Ning Yichen watched the assembled ministers chatter away. They seemed to have nothing better to do than obsess over the vacant empress's seat every day. He glanced over and saw that only the chancellor, Nian Muyao, looked unconcerned. If he remembered correctly, the man had a daughter... "I've made my decision. I will marry Chancellor Nian's daughter and make her empress. The wedding will t 29Reads6.8Score—Shelves
