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- 51 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Lin Family's Great-Aunt Turns the Rong and Ning Mansions Upside Down 红楼：林家姑奶奶她掀翻荣宁两府 What can a top-tier schemer do? The Lin family's great-aunt is the true master of tea-art manipulation. In her previous life, she was Lin Daiyu, an NPC in Dream of the Red Chamber. In this life, she has become the great-aunt of the Daiyu family. She thought the Rongguo Mansion would be a den of dragons and tigers. But now that she's here, dragons must coil up and tigers must lie down. With the Dream of the Red Chamber System in hand, Lin Baozhu is invincible from the start and picks fights with 74Reads—Score17114d adds
- 52 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Is Reborn and Stays Away from the Jia Family's Scoundrels 红楼之黛玉重生，远离贾家渣男 This story portrays the Jia family in a negative light, with despicable and hypocritical men. Do not read if you dislike that! After Daiyu wept herself to death and her soul returned to the Land of Illusion, she learned that she was actually the Crimson Pearl Fairy. She later discovered that her past experiences had been nothing more than a book in the mortal world, and that she herself was merely a character in it. After reading the complete book, she still couldn't let go of her sorrow, though 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Lost in the Dream of the Red Chamber: A Life of Cultivation 误入红楼，修仙人生 I’m Jia Wuyan, and I don’t speak for myself. Having stumbled into Dream of the Red Chamber, all I want is to stay alive. Banxianju? The Church of Eternal Bliss? Looks like my version of Dream of the Red Chamber really is different. Well, I want both the fighting and the sisters. What should I do? What should I do? I have no idea! 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Dreams Across the Red Chamber 梦渡红楼 Across strange lands, years spent struggling to cross the waters. A young man clad in black and dark armor enters the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. Sword, saber, and lance at his side, he fights his way through ten thousand troops, drenched in blood. Where the Emperor points, there my sword shall point. What if there’s no turning back once I set out? Then I shall never turn back! Though the lovely ladies may be a trial sent by stubborn fate, they shall become my destiny. May all matters, gr 43Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 55 Dream of the Red Chamber: Lin Daiyu, the Empress 红楼之皇后林黛玉 Jia Lian takes Daiyu back to Yangzhou. On the way, they are attacked by bandits, and Daiyu saves herself after falling into the water. She goes to Daming Temple to fulfill a vow, then steps in to help when she sees someone in trouble. But the person she rescues turns out to be a prince, and the eldest legitimate son of the newly enthroned emperor: Ming Rui. After Lin Ruhai dies, Daiyu travels to the capital. Lady Wang is planning to seize the Lin family fortune and mistreat Daiyu, but then an im 92Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration into Dream of the Red Chamber: The Lin Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Doted On 清穿红楼，林家长女受宠日常 Overnight, she transmigrated and became Lin Daiyu's older sister. Her parents were frail, and she had younger siblings to look after. What was she supposed to do? To protect her parents and siblings in this world, she needed power and status. As it happened, Fourth Prince Yinzhen would become emperor in the future, so she chose him. This story portrays Jia Mu and Wang Furen negatively. The first half focuses on the household struggles in the Jia family, while the latter half features palace intr 198Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 Crossing the Startling Swan: The Hand That Mends the Heavens of the Red Chamber 惊鸿渡：红楼补天手 As the ten-year-old child prodigy Jia Yu lies critically ill, the soul of a cultivator who failed to survive his tribulation in the Age of Declining Dharma takes possession of him. He awakens the innate treasure known as the Qiankun Pearl, and his fate is reversed from that moment on. Armed with secret cultivation arts and a modern mind, he navigates the deep compounds of the Ning and Rong mansions, the treacherous political currents of the capital, and the hidden forces of the martial world. Y 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Dream of the Red Chamber: I've Met This Emperor Before 红楼之这个皇帝我见过 Reborn, she found herself as Lin Daiyu's... older sister. Lin Ran declared: My sister is mine. All men, stay away! Only, it turned out to be a Dream of the Red Chamber set in the Qing dynasty. Lin Ran thought with a headache about how her family belonged to the Han Chinese Banners. In other words, both sisters would have to enter the selection for the imperial harem. Sigh... As Lin Ran sighed, she discovered that she had been assigned to... Huh? Was that someone she knew? We're already so famili 263Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 59 Qing-Dynasty Transmigration into Dream of the Red Chamber: The Jia Family's Legitimate Daughter Doesn't Want Them Executed and Exiled 红楼清穿：贾府嫡女不想抄家流放 She just wanted to lie flat and take life easy. How was she supposed to know she'd end up in the Red Chamber? Zhen Wanwan, a modern-day office worker, dies while heroically saving someone and transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as Jia Wanchun, a legitimate daughter who doesn't exist in the original story, from the Rongguo Mansion's main branch. Jia Wanchun is Jia Baoyu's cousin. Her father is Jia She, a foolish, shameless man whom Grandmother Jia despises. Her mother is Lady 1.6kReads7.5Score11114d adds
- 60 Jia Lian of the Red Chamber: Endless Sensual Delights 红楼贾琏：香色无边 [Multiple heroines + inner-courtyard intrigue + garden drama + daily life + transmigration into a book + no System] He transmigrates as Jia Lian and nearly gets killed right from the start. Is this just a little family intrigue? No, a shocking conspiracy that could determine the fate of the Jia family is lurking beneath the surface! He's the eldest legitimate grandson of the Rongguo Mansion. Since when did Baoyu get to be the protagonist of this Story of the Stone? Baoyu makes the “thousand beau 811Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 61 Dream of the Red Chamber: My Own Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼之我的红楼 The road to immortality stretches on. I stride through the world, singing, awaiting an age of peace. The Red Chamber’s song has yet to end. I dream of leaving the mortal world beneath the bright moon. The past fades like smoke, carried away with the dust. On the road to a new beginning, another chapter unfolds. 148Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 62 Reborn as Daiyu, I Can Make Clouds with One Hand and Rain with the Other 穿成黛玉我翻手为云覆手为雨 After all, Daiyu is still my favorite. In Dream of the Red Chamber, Daiyu had a promising start from the very beginning, but tragedy was inevitable in that era, and she ultimately died alone in the Rongguo Mansion. I transmigrated into the book as Daiyu, and I refuse to accept that ending. I want to defy fate for her and become a leading lady who has cast off love and devoted herself wholeheartedly to her career. Will this really be a face-slapping story? Come see Daiyu's very different life~ 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 I Change the Fate of the Ill-Starred in Dream of the Red Chamber 我在红楼改薄命 The mighty Duke's mansion falls in a single day, and its blood relatives are scattered and left homeless. Fortunately, an unexpected stroke of fortune comes their way. Watch as Jia Tanchun, the third young lady of the Rongguo Mansion, plans carefully at every turn and rewrites this bleak life. 83Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 64 Dream of the Red Chamber: Crushing This Era 红楼之碾压这个时代 Jia Lian wakes from a drunken stupor to discover that he has transmigrated into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. After awakening the Super Mall System, he becomes unstoppable. When modern goods appear in the Great Qian dynasty, they crush everything in their path. 83Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 65 When Daiyu’s Brilliant Mind Is Put to Good Use 当黛玉的玲珑心用对了地方 [Exclusive Pairing + 1v1 + Original Male Lead + Childhood Sweethearts + Sweet Romance + Official Career] [Warnings: Baoyu, Baochai, Tanchun, and others have very few scenes, and the story is not kind to them. The male lead has relatively few scenes in the first 20 chapters, so please skip this if that bothers you. Also, if you don't like it, please close it and read something else. Could you please not give it one star? It's not worth wasting your time on~~] This novel is also titled: "A Dream W 563Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 66 The Story of the Red Chamber: A Concubine's Son Rises to Greatness 红楼之庶子称雄 He transmigrated into the Jia household, thinking he had arrived in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber! But when he heard that the land was ruled by three nations, Daqian, Nanliang, and Beiwei, he realized this world was far from ordinary! As a concubine-born son, he had low status and was looked down on by everyone, especially in a place as rotten to the core as the Jia household! Fortunately, he obtained a perfect sign-in System. His newcomer gift was the might of Lu Bu and 1,500 Bingzhou W —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber: From the Start, My Secret Identity Is Exposed 穿越红楼之开局掉马甲 Readers who favor Daiyu should beware! After wrapping up her last world, Jiang Qinghe discovers that she has transmigrated into a book, and the original owner of her body was none other than Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself to death! To make matters worse, just minutes after she transmigrates, her body's original owner's father realizes that his own daughter has a new soul! What is she supposed to do? Jiang Qinghe says, this is no way to play fair! Everyone says the top scholar is clever 367Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 68 Transmigrating into the Dream of the Red Chamber: A Record of Cultivating Top Students at the Rongguo Mansion 穿越红楼之荣国府优等生培养实录 A novel-world transmigration, an ensemble cast, a Daiyu fan’s story. Daiyu will not be paired with Baoyu; every young woman in Dream of the Red Chamber gets her own chance to shine. The Jia family’s main branch has another son? Neither Tanchun nor Jia Huan’s mother is Concubine Zhao? The entire Lin family was poisoned? … Wang Jingyi, a high school mental health teacher, transmigrated into Lady Wang, Baoyu’s mother in Dream of the Red Chamber. As Wang Jinyi, she brought a new story to the novel. 1kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 69 Transmigrated as Lin Daiyu, I Save My Whole Family When My Parents Hear My Thoughts 穿成林黛玉，父母听我心声救全家 [Palace Intrigue and Household Rivalry] + [Medicine] + [Mind Reading] + [Strong Heroine] + [Adorable Kids] This is a transmigration story. Character details and history will inevitably change to suit the plot. Thank you for understanding! Modern medical PhD Dai Yu unexpectedly enters Dream of the Red Chamber, becoming Lin Daiyu as an infant. The classic novel collides with history, creating a whole new spark. Little Daiyu’s parents can read her mind from the time she is young. Using her wisdo 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Lin Daiyu Reborn: Taking Down the Scumbag and the Wicked Mother-in-Law 林黛玉重生，虐渣男恶婆 A modern woman transmigrates into Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber. Armed with only three golden fingers, she sets out to save Lin Daiyu's father, mother, and younger brother. Then she encounters Zhen Baoyu and Jia Baoyu, and accidentally gets caught up in the struggle for power between the emperor and the retired emperor. As the story unfolds, she discovers that beyond Dream of the Red Chamber lie countless secrets, and that many people's fates were intertwined from the very beginning. As 215Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 71 Dream of the Red Chamber: I Inherited the Lin Estate, So Stop Coveting It, Jia Family! 红楼：我继承林府，贾家别惦记！ After transmigrating into the family of a peasant, his father dies right from the start. What? His father was killed by him? In the bitter cold of winter, Lin Yanqing wears only a thin shirt. Despite his frail body, he forcefully turns the situation around. All he wants is to stay alive, yet he catches Lin Ruhai's attention. Lin Ruhai paves his way to success. So what if he changes Daiyu's fate along the way? With him around, Jia Yucun, you're losing your official post! Jia Baoyu, don't you dare 1.4kReads8.1Score11814d adds
- 72 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Carefree Old Madam Lin 红楼之潇洒林老夫人 Shen Jiaoyue had planned for every possibility, but never imagined she would become a widow with two burdensome children in tow. After struggling to raise them, she finally became a gorgeous widow, only to nearly faint at the sight of what lay before her: her whole family were cannon fodder. Her family were relatives of Lin Daiyu. She was Lin Ruhai’s mother, and the thought of the Lin family’s fate made anger flare in her heart. She couldn’t believe she was in Dream of the Red Chamber! This woul 85Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 73 To Redeem Daiyu, I Must Marry Her; I Won't Let Xue Baochai Off the Hook Either 救赎黛玉我必娶，宝钗洗白不放过 While reading Dream of the Red Chamber in the library, Jia Yu transmigrates into its world. How could Qingwen die like that? How could Daiyu die like that? I, Jia Yu, have now been reborn in Jia Baoyu's body. I will make Daiyu my wife! I will save the Golden Girls from their tragic fates! With rigorous analysis and deduction, Old Stone will take you through the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. Now there is a chance to unravel its countless secrets, one by one. Read with confidence: this is a f 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Dream of the Red Chamber: Starting by Conquering Qin Keqing 红楼：从征服秦可卿开始 Xiao Wenyuan transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, gains the power of lightning, and unlocks a System, beginning a daily life among the beauties of the Jinling Twelve. Xiao Wenyuan passes the imperial examinations and enters government service. Then one day, Yuanchun says, “Brother Yuan, let’s put our child on the throne.” 14Reads6.5Score214d adds
- 75 Born Into Dream of the Red Chamber, I Lie Flat as a Concubine’s Son, Then They Hear My Inner Thoughts 人在红楼，庶子躺平后被听心声 [Daily life] + [Childhood friends] + [Comedic banter] + [Inner thoughts] + [Lying flat] + [Super slow burn] + [Garden antics] More than ten years from now, the Rong and Ning Houses will be seized, leaving nothing but a vast, desolate wasteland? Jia Huan wonders what that has to do with him. If the sky falls, the tallest will hold it up. Jia Baoyu is the legitimate son of the second branch, and Jia Lan is its legitimate grandson. Neither of them is in trouble, so why would they chop off the h 6Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 76 Dream of the Red Chamber: Conquering the World on Horseback 红楼：马踏天下 The land was beautiful and prosperous, but its flourishing empire faced a crisis. Neighboring peoples were rising, while corruption rotted the empire from within. The seemingly mighty dynasty was like a grand mansion whose foundations had already crumbled. Lost in pleasure and viewing the world through a haze, the people had yet to realize that troubled times were coming. On the day of his engagement, Jia Rong crippled Jia Zhen with a single kick. After fleeing the capital, he ultimately chose t 213Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 77 Dream of the Red Chamber: Usurper 红楼：窃国贼 If Heaven won't have me, I'll turn Heaven upside down! If Earth won't have me, I'll overturn the earth! From the moment Jia Shang was reborn, flames blazed into the sky. He was a son born out of wedlock in the Rongguo Duke's mansion, yet his family would not accept him. “I was only looking for the truth behind the fire. I never expected... to change the dynasty...” 144Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 78 Since I'm in the Red Chamber, What's Wrong with Being a Jinx? 都进红楼了，当个扫把星怎么了 After being smothered to death by kidnappers, unlucky doctor Huo Wuyong accidentally transmigrates into a book. She had originally been dedicated to fighting kidnappers, but due to the helplessness of her elders, she disguises herself as a man, binds to a Jinx System, and becomes a walking jinx who siphons luck from all kinds of villains. To keep her identity hidden, she has no choice but to reveal her medical skills, then siphon luck from all the people who treat her badly in every way imaginab 214Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 79 Dream of the Red Chamber: Living Another Life 红楼之重活一世 Jia Lian and the fiery Feng Jie have both been reborn. Watch as this young couple builds a new life together, and see how Jia Lian cherishes Wang Xifeng until she gradually becomes the Marchioness of the Rongguo Mansion. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 I Reincarnated into Dream of the Red Chamber as a Villain, and Daiyu's Death Is No Simple Matter 魂穿红楼成反派，黛玉之死不简单 Historical romance + scheming + play the pig to eat the tiger + Dream of the Red Chamber spin-off + new couple On the day she goes to register her marriage, she is framed because of her research into “Lin Daiyu's Death in the novel Dream of the Red Chamber.” She unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and is reborn as Lin Daiyu. Knowing how the story ends, she resolves to live well this time around. She will protect her maiden family's property for Daiyu and keep he 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Miracle Doctor Who Saves the Twelve Beauties with Lin Daiyu 红楼梦神医：林黛玉救赎十二钗 [Dream of the Red Chamber + Lin Daiyu + the Twelve Beauties of Jinling + Prince Beijing Shui Rong + divine physician + fan fiction] Lin Daiyu, the frail, tearful beauty? No! A top-tier medical master transmigrates into her. With one hand, she saves Lin Daiyu’s father and practices medicine to help the world; with the other, she refines medicines and builds a business empire rich enough to rival a nation! She also leads her sisters, the Twelve Beauties of Jinling, to stand on their own and rewrit 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Dream of the Red Chamber: After Jia Min Is Reborn, She Doesn't Send Daiyu to the Capital 红楼：贾敏重生后，不送黛玉进京 After Jia Min died, her spirit was trapped beside her daughter for many years. She watched six-year-old Daiyu travel to the capital alone, live under someone else's roof, lose her father and home, and eventually die in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, just like the child who treasured love above her own life. Only when Daiyu drew her last breath could Jia Min finally embrace her daughter. When she opened her eyes again, Jia Min had returned to the year she fell gravely ill and was close to death. On the 821Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 83 Dream of the Red Chamber: From the Start, I Took Over Ningguo Mansion 红楼：开局占了宁国府 [A decisive protagonist, high martial arts, lots of Garden scenes, plenty of everyday life] Jia Lang transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. He awakens a System that makes him stronger the harder he works, then discovers there’s a plus sign beside the stats on his panel. This is hilarious! If he can just add points, why bother working hard? Deep Blue, show me your limits! Starting out as a carriage driver, Jia Lang gradually takes control of the Ning-Rong Mansions. Wealth, beau 1.3kReads5.6Score—14d adds
- 84 The Loyal Prince's Heir in the Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼之忠烈王世子 An ordinary man enters the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and becomes the heir of the Loyal Martyr Prince. In his spare time, he can only marry Daiyu and enjoy beautiful women to keep life going. When duty calls, he makes three campaigns through the Tianshan Mountains to pacify the northwest and helps the crown prince claim his rightful throne. [Tragedy ahead + Is there a heroine?] 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Dream of the Red Chamber: Making a Name for Myself from the Start 红楼之开局就扬名 A freshman transmigrates into the world of Dream of the Red Chamber and becomes Jia Rong, the eldest legitimate son of the Ningguo Mansion. To protect Qin Keqing, and himself, he makes a little money and earns a few military merits. Don't think you can control my life, Jia Zhen. Not even the emperor can. I decide my own fate, not Heaven. He uses the Heart-Fluttering System to bind Xue Baochai. Let's see if you can resist falling for me. He uses the Lie Detector System to bind Lin Daiyu. Baoyu, o 107Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 86 Dream of the Red Chamber: Third Master Huan Gets Stronger by Spending Money 红楼：环三爷氪金就能变强大 [Dream of the Red Chamber] [Invincible] [Funny] [Conquest] He transmigrates as Jia Huan, a classic Dream of the Red Chamber character, and awakens a System that makes him stronger whenever he spends money. With the System’s boost, even ordinary, flashy martial arts can shatter city walls with a punch and send a mountain flying with a kick. He becomes invincible in the world. Watch as a mere illegitimate son takes one step at a time toward the imperial throne. [This blurb doesn’t do it justice. P 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Has a Pocket Dimension 红楼之黛玉有空间 Cultivation, a pocket dimension, no romance. Lin Daiyu won’t be a doormat. The sky is vast enough for birds to fly, and the sea wide enough for fish to leap. A hundred people read Dream of the Red Chamber and come away with a hundred different versions of Lin Daiyu. Using the clues, both overt and subtle, in the original as a guide, this book does its best to imagine a different Lin Daiyu while staying true to the source. 129Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 88 Dream of the Red Chamber: The Road to Prosperity After the Jia Family's Downfall 【红楼】贾府抄家之后的荣华路 As a concubine-born son of the Jia family, Jia An is unloved and motherless. His birth father ignores him, his legitimate mother pays him no attention, his legitimate elder brother looks down on him, and his younger half-brother mocks him. Then he marries a woman with the lowest social status in the entire family. His debuffs are maxed out. But so what? A man can get everything he wants through his own efforts. If his wife has low status, he can teach her himself. If he has little standing in th 729Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Lin Daiyu Reborn: Mistress of the Jia Household 黛玉重生之贾府主母 In her previous life, Daiyu’s heart broke as she listened to the wedding trumpets announcing Baoyu and Baochai’s marriage, and she died... This time, she is reborn at the moment she first arrives at the Jia household. Taking the lessons of her previous life to heart, she sheds her old sharp tongue, fragility, and oversensitivity, and learns Baochai’s tact, caution, and consideration for everyone. In the end, Grandmother Jia personally chooses her as her grandson’s bride. She marries into the Jia 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I Transmigrated into the Red Chamber, and Daiyu's Stepmother Is Stirring Up Trouble Again 穿越红楼，黛玉她小妈又搞事情啦 Zhang Yun, an intelligence operative trained by Frog, was killed after a failed mission and transmigrated as Daiyu’s stepmother. That’s right, Lin Daiyu from the Dream of the Red Chamber! Zhang Yun’s attitude toward love: I only made the same mistake every man makes. I fell for a younger man, but you’re still the one I love most! When it comes to men, out with the old and in with the new! Zhang Yun’s attitude toward life: Make money! Make money! Make lots of money! Zhang Yun’s absurd good fortun 1Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 91 Dream of the Red Chamber: This Prince and Daiyu Go Way Back 红楼：这个王爷黛玉很熟 [Dream of the Red Chamber setting]+ [General male lead]+ [One heroine]+ [Man transmigrates into a woman and is reborn] His father died protecting the emperor. He is the eldest legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the Prince of Anning. He wants no part of the inner household, only military accomplishments. After three years in Liaodong, he slaughtered the northern tribes until they trembled at his name. They were forced to use a ruse to transfer him back to the capital. Once home, civil offic 3.4kReads5.9Score19414d adds
- 92 Ximen Qing in Dream of the Red Chamber: From Xifeng's Bed to Supreme Power 红楼西门庆！从熙凤榻到权倾朝野 [Transmigrate + Ximen Qing + Dream of the Red Chamber + Divine Doctor + PUA Master + Power Struggles] A peak start from the very beginning: Dongfang Yao transmigrates into a “combat-ready Ximen Qing,” only to stumble upon Qin Keqing’s despair in the Tianxiang Tower of the Ningguo Mansion. He is no longer a spineless man toyed with by women, but a ruthless man with modern savvy and the fighting prowess of Wu Song! One kick brings down the gate, shattering the Jia family’s hypocrisy and opening th —Reads—Score19014d adds
- 93 The Jia Clan Is Full of Vermin; I, Marquis Wu'an, Am Ashamed to Associate with Them 贾府一群虫豸，我武安侯羞与为伍 Jia Ke transmigrates into the Qing dynasty of the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. His only golden finger is that he is stronger than ordinary people. His father died young, leaving him with only his mother and younger sister. Though born into the Jia family, he is a member of an exceedingly low-ranking branch. How can he change his impoverished fate? If he cannot succeed through letters, then he will do so through arms. He resolutely joins the army, takes part in the conquest of Liaodong, and 3Reads—Score214d adds
- 94 Dream of the Red Chamber: A True Man 红楼：大丈夫 What makes a true man? He can defend his country above and bring peace to the people below. Zhao Pu, a man of humble origins, has a chance encounter that transforms him into a pillar of the nation, defending the homeland, safeguarding the country, and expanding its borders... (PS: One female lead. If you don’t like it, don’t read it, and please don’t flame.) 3Reads8.5Score214d adds
- 95 Dream of the Red Chamber: After Becoming Tanchun's Older Brother 红楼：成了探春兄长之后 Jia Pu dreams his way into Dream of the Red Chamber, where he becomes a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins with Tanchun. He had thought he might enjoy a romantic, enchanting romance, but having read the history books, he quickly realizes that the dynasty is in its final days. Peasant uprisings and bandit invasions are frequent, the imperial family is greedy for wealth, powerful clans manipulate the government, and while music and dancing fill the grand mansions, piles of bones lie by the roadside. 62Reads—Score11314d adds
- 96 Turning the Tables in the Story of the Red Chamber: Now the Whole World Is My Enemy 红楼逆行，再回首我举世皆敌 [Mortal's Journey + One Female Lead + Business Rivalry + Court Intrigue + Decisive and Ruthless] Chen Chengan, a modern business tycoon, transmigrates into another world. With his extraordinary business acumen, he rises and falls three times, carving out a place for himself in Jinling, a city dominated by four great families. Then, just before the world of Dream of the Red Chamber begins, he uses his foreknowledge to gradually become the most powerful official in the court amid the turbulent tid 276Reads—Score714d adds
- 97 Dream of the Red Chamber: Daiyu Has a Princess for an Older Sister 红楼之黛玉有个郡主姐姐 [Face-slapping the Rongguo Mansion] [Two female leads’ coming-of-age arcs] [The female leads are Daiyu and Gu Zhaoyang, and they get about the same amount of screen time. The male lead has very little screen time at first, and the pairing appears pretty late, since they’re still children.] [The day Lin Daiyu arrives in the capital, the Rongguo Mansion makes her enter through a side gate. But when she visits the Princess’s residence, the Commandery Princess is already waiting at the hanging-flowe 10.6kReads—Score1.7k14d adds
- 98 Dream of the Red Chamber: Tell Me, How Much Sorrow Can There Be? 红楼：问君能有几多愁！ [Loosely fictionalized setting + Ming and Qing dynasties + multiple heroines + Industrial Revolution] In the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, Ji Xiao stumbles into a noble family of marquises and dukes. Though he is an illegitimate son, he learns that he, too, was born clutching a jade in his mouth. “Never lose it, never forget it; may immortal blessings last forever.” He is destined to enjoy great wealth in this life! But wealth must not corrupt him, nor poverty sway him. Just look at Baoyu, 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 Old Lady Shi Saves the Jia Family from Ruin 史老太挽贾家之将倾 [No Romance + Transmigration + Dream of the Red Chamber] Shi Ying was a recently retired professor from the modern world. She had just retired and was getting ready to enjoy life when a car accident sent her plunging into a rushing river. By the time she woke up, she had become Grandmother Jia, also known as Lady Dowager Shi, in Dream of the Red Chamber. Looking at the children and grandchildren gathered around her bed, she secretly resolved to make sure this great family did not end up ruined a 176Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 100 Dream of the Red Chamber: My Years as the Matriarch 红楼之我当主母那些年 A Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction, set in an alternate history. The heroine will not have a romantic relationship with Jia Zhen. (But if you think she and Jia Jing have chemistry, please come to your senses. The author is a decent person.) You Qingzhi marries into the Ningguo Mansion. Her husband, Jia Zhen, behaves outrageously; her sister-in-law Xichun lives at the Rongguo Mansion; and her stepson, Jia Rong, is a hopeless mess. Unfortunately, You Qingzhi’s family background is too modest f 1.2kReads8.8Score11414d adds
