Novels like The Marquis's Widow
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- 1 Thirty Years Alone, Only to Learn It Was All a Scheme Concealed from Me for Half My Life 三十载孤身，原是一场瞒了我半生的局 Thirty Years Alone, Only to Learn It Was All a Scheme Hidden from Me for Half My Life —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 You Dote on Your Concubine and Crush Your Wife? I’m Done with This Marquis’s Household 宠外室灭正妻？这侯府不待也罢 [Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance and Satisfying Revenge + Face-Slapping the Villains + A Male Lead Who’s Both Cool and Sweet + Mutual Firsts] Qiao Jinlan transmigrated into a book as a doomed supporting character who was left alone on her wedding night and eventually died a miserable death in the inner residence. Her husband was beaten to death with cudgels, leaving not a trace of his remains. Her mother-in-law was framed, her reputation ruined, and she died full of resentment. Faced wi 259Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 3 Beaten to Death by Her Family, She Is Reborn and Takes Revenge on Them All 被家暴致死，重生后报复全家 Reborn for revenge. Cross me, and I’ll lose it on the spot. In her previous life, she was abused from childhood. As an adult, she went to prison in her younger brother’s place. After her release, she was forced to marry a violent, twice-married man to pay off her brother’s gambling debts, and lived a miserable life. After she was beaten to death, Xia Qing was reborn. In this life, she would never again cling to the illusion of family love. She would make everyone who had wronged her pay, one by 80Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 4 The Enchanting Rakshasa 艳罗刹 In her previous life, To Gu Yanzhi, Fu Xuan was the powerful, heartless Prince Regent. Because she fell in love with someone else and broke off her engagement to him, he forced her to go undercover in Loulan, where she endured terrifying massacres and sinister traps. In the end, he even made her die by the blade of the person she loved most. To Fu Xuan, she was the Enchantress of Scarlet Silk, the cinnabar mole in his heart that he could never erase. In this life, She became the foolish legitima 2Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 5 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife? She Divorced Him and Got Rich Overnight 宠妾灭妻？霸气休夫后她一夜暴富 In her previous life, she gave everything for the Lu family, only to be left with a lifetime of illness. Her body was dumped in the wilderness and devoured by wolves. Reborn with a burning hatred, she proceeds with caution and plans every step, vowing to make everyone who ever hurt her pay dearly! When the time is right, she proudly divorces her husband. With money, beauty, and a gorgeous figure, she’s living the good life! She thought she’d spend the rest of her life alone, but then a puppy-eye 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 After Five Years Apart, My Husband Brought Another Woman Home 分别五年，夫君从外面带回来一个女子 My husband returned after five years apart, bringing with him a beautiful young woman. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 After Her Husband Faked His Death, the Princess Fully Embraced Her Curse of Widowhood 夫君假死后，公主把克夫贯彻到底 After ten years as a widow, she finally discovered that her husband had faked his death to escape. In truth, he had been living it up in Jiangnan with his beloved confidante. Everyone in the Duke's mansion knew, and they often sent money to Jiangnan to fund their lavish lifestyle. She was the only one kept in the dark. For ten years, she worked herself to the bone, serving her parents-in-law, caring for her younger siblings-in-law, and struggling to run the Duke's mansion, which was constantly i —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Only Before I Died Did I Discover My Late Husband Was Still Alive 临死前才发现亡夫没死 [Period setting + putting scumbags in their place + CP + mutual transmigration + rebirth + decisive violence + goofy supporting characters] For sixty-five years, she shouldered the burden of supporting her late husband’s family. As she lay dying in a hospital bed, her husband, dead for many years, appeared with a deed transferring her estate and demanded that she hand over everything she had spent her life building to him and the children he had with his mistress. She was so furious she died on 320Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 9 Reborn, I Divorce First! Reclaiming My Dowry and Leaving the Marquis's Estate 重生先和离！收回嫁妆毅然出侯府 In her previous life, she married into a marquis’s household at sixteen. Her husband died suddenly on their wedding night, and she was branded a bringer of bad luck and given to him as his plaything. She spent her life managing the household for the marquis’s family, bearing humiliation and hardship until her reputation was ruined. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth: her husband had never died. He had been living in comfort elsewhere with his mistress. Reborn, she writes down the majo 70Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 10 Reborn, the Plaything Beauty Decides to Take Revenge 重生后，玩物美人决定复仇 Reborn, the beauty treated as a plaything decides to take revenge 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 He Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Wife? I’ll Marry the Crown Prince over My Ex-Husband’s Ashes 宠妾灭妻？踩着前夫骨灰嫁太子 [Palace and Household Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Reborn + Revenge Fantasy + Punish Scumbags and Make Them Eat Their Words + Sweet Romance] Sheng Qinghuan showed respect to her parents-in-law, managed the household, and single-handedly held together the declining marquis's estate. She waited five long years for An Mingfeng. At last, An Mingfeng returned in triumph, full of pride, with her cousin in his arms. He coldly told her, “Sheng Qinghuan, Ruyi is the one I truly love. I'm divorcing you —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 After Being Reborn, I Personally Send My Ex-Husband's Entire Family to Hell 重生后，亲手送前夫全家上西天 In her previous life, Cui Wanyan was born into a prestigious family. She fell in love at first sight with Jiang Sui'an and insisted on marrying into his long-declining general’s household. After exhausting herself for half her life, she unexpectedly discovered that her devoted husband had been keeping a mistress, and they already had two children. Her mother-in-law, who had treated her like her own daughter, had known all along. What drove her to despair most was that Jiang Sui'an drugged her, s 283Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 13 My Husband Poisoned Me for His Mistress. Reborn, I Wiped Out His Entire Family 夫君为外室毒杀我，重生噶他全家 [Reborn, revenge against scumbags, heroine with a slightly villainous streak, multiple male supporting characters, heroine plays the field but never gives her heart, struggles for power] Lin Xi obeyed her parents and married Shen Huaishu, the second son of the Duke of Jun’s family, a match suited to their status. But Shen Huaishu was already in love with someone else. The woman had come from a brothel and was not even qualified to become a concubine, so he could only keep her outside the househ 113Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 14 I Kicked Out My Husband After He Faked His Death, and Miss Sheng Became the Talk of the Capital 踹走假死夫君，盛小姐她名冠京华 [Historical Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Devoted Couple + Dumping the Scoundrel + Divorce + System] In her previous life, Sheng Mingjin defied her family’s objections and married into the Meng family, carrying her betrothed’s memorial tablet after he was supposedly killed in battle. After the wedding, she cared for her mother-in-law and managed the Meng family’s estate. At her mother-in-law’s urging, she adopted a child and helped him rise to success. She thought she would live out the rest of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Reborn, I Refuse to Be the Marquess's Principal Wife 重生后，侯门主母我不当了 Shen Nian was born into wealth and pampered from childhood, until she became hopelessly love-struck. She was determined to marry the heir of a marquis whose family was about to be confiscated. The day after their wedding, her husband abandoned her to join the army, leaving her to become a laughingstock. Three years later, he returned in glory, bringing his “true love” with him and demanding to take her as a secondary wife. Brainwashed by her mother-in-law, she clung to the foolish hope that her 186Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 16 My Scumbag Husband Faked His Death to Keep a Mistress? I’ll Make Sure the Grass on Your Graves Grows Two Feet Taller! 渣夫假死养外室？我让你们坟头草再高两丈！ [Historical household intrigue + reborn, angst, and face-slapping + a playboy young marquis pursues his wife] Yun Muqing was the daughter of an Imperial Tutor and a descendant of a distinguished family. When the Marquis of Anshun was on the verge of losing his title, she followed her elders' wishes and married the marquis, Song Bingran. On their wedding night, her husband wouldn't even go through the motions. A little over three months later, he insisted on taking a transmigrator as his wife. Sh 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Her Scoundrel Husband Remarried, So She Refuses to Be the Highborn Matriarch in Her Reborn Life 渣夫另娶，重生后这高门主母我不当了 In her previous life, Song Anning imprisoned herself for Jiang Hua and spent her entire life waiting for him. But only after she died did she realize she had not been waiting for love, but for a carefully planned deception. Her supposedly dead husband had become the lofty heir of a marquis's estate. The dowry she had contributed to the family coffers became the betrothal gifts her husband used to marry his new bride. Her family, whom she believed had been killed by bandits, had actually been mur 6Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 18 You’re Using My Dowry to Keep a Mistress? I’ll Send You Straight to Hell! 拿我嫁妆养外室？我送你上西天！ Liu Zhixin was the only daughter of the wealthiest family in Biancheng. Her marriage into the penniless Zhou family marked the beginning of a change in her fortunes. Thanks to her dowry, the Zhou family grew rich overnight and climbed the social ladder. Liu Zhixin believed Zhou Lang was the man for her and devoted herself to spending their lives together. Little did she know that he was using her dowry to support his widowed childhood sweetheart. Later, he even brought the woman into their home, 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Demoted from Wife to Concubine? The Virtuous Matriarch Was Reborn and Found a Better Match 贬妻为妾？贤良主母重生另谋高嫁 In her previous life, Yu Ciwan was shrewd and capable, pouring her heart and soul into her husband’s family. She even used her dowry to support them, doing everything she could to help her husband rise to the ranks of nobility. Once he had achieved fame and success, their marriage seemed harmonious. Yu Ciwan thought her life was complete. Then her husband turned around and married his beloved cousin, while her ungrateful adopted son knelt before that woman and called her “Mother,” pointing at Yu 22Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 20 Torture the Half-Sister! Kick Out the Scumbag Husband! The Marquis's Matriarch Turns Dark After Being Reborn 虐庶妹！踹渣夫！侯门主母重生后黑化了 Shu Yunlan, the matriarch of a marquis’s household, only discovered at the moment of her death that her entire life had been built on a staggering lie. Her husband, supposedly killed in battle and the reason she had lived as a widow for eighteen years, had actually been living it up with her stepson’s birth mother. That woman was none other than Shu Yunlan’s own younger sister, a close relative who had vanished on her wedding day and whom she had searched for in vain. The stepson she had raised 3Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 21 Faking Her Death, Keeping a Lover, Cutting Off the Money, and Seeking a Better Marriage 死遁养外室断财和离另谋高嫁 [Faithful couple + revenge on scumbags + satisfying read] In her previous life, Song Yin was drugged by her parents and sent to the bed of the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old, a man who was already old but still unbelievably perverted. In despair, she slit her wrists and bled herself, took a powerful drug, and slaughtered more than a hundred people in the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old's household. After that night, there was no longer a Nine-Thousand-Year-Old in the world. After that night, the entire Song fami 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Three Years as a Widow, Then I Died Tragically and Was Reborn as a Supporting Character in the Marquis's Household 守活寡三年，惨死后重生侯府女配 [Household intrigue + revenge + mutual chastity + face-slapping + reborn + ex-husband’s redemption arc + body swap] Jiang Tan’s previous life lasted only eighteen short years, all of them lived for Shen Yanqing. Because of an engagement arranged when they were children, she traveled thousands of miles from Yangzhou to marry into the Anyuan Marquis’s residence in the capital. She thought it was a match made in heaven, but on their wedding night, her husband left her alone in an empty bridal chamb 83Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 23 Despised for Being Paralyzed? I Turn Around and Marry the Ninth Eunuch 瘫痪主母被嫌弃？转头二嫁九千岁 In her previous life, Shen Yunshuang spent her entire fortune supporting her mediocre husband and helping him rise to success, only to end up with her family wealth transferred away and claimed as someone else's! She was kept in the dark, supporting her husband's mistress and her family for years! The son she raised for twenty years was the mistress's bastard! Her paralyzed mother was starved to death! Her mentally disabled younger sister was violated! Her cousin was killed after his heart merid 10Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 24 My Scumbag Husband Takes a Mistress, So I’ll Keep One Too Without Divorcing Him 渣渣夫君养外室，我不和离我也养 Pei Yunzhu was the illegitimate daughter of a great general's household. With her striking looks and generous dowry, she married well, becoming the wife of the heir to the Marquis Champion. Unfortunately, on their wedding night, her husband left her behind to fight at the border. Claiming Pei Yunzhu didn't know how to manage a household, her mother-in-law asked her legitimate elder sister, Pei Yuyao, to help. Pei Yunzhu never complained, and spent her own dowry to restore the marquis's household 534Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 25 Favoring a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife: I Won't Be the Marquess's Wife Anymore 宠妾灭妻：侯门主母不当也罢 [Reborn + household intrigue + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + satisfying revenge + both leads are chaste] In her previous life, Chu Weiyun gave her heart to a scumbag, used her dowry to support the marquis's household, doted on her half-sister, and showed filial respect to her elders. But as soon as her husband's innocent-looking mistress entered the household, she was imprisoned in a remote courtyard. She suffered for ten years before dying with bitter resentment. Reborn one day, she re 1.2kReads7.6Score132Shelves
- 26 My Scumbag Husband Was Kidnapped? Hurry and Kill Him, I Want to Be a Widow 渣夫被绑架？快撕票，我要当寡妇 Shen Suining became a widow just six months after marrying Xiao Jinxuan. Her husband was supposedly killed by kidnappers while saving her. Out of love and guilt, she took meticulous care of his entire family. She even turned the crumbling Marquis's estate into a thriving powerhouse, making the family wealthy and earning the emperor's favor. But in the end, she discovered that her husband, who had supposedly been dead for twenty years, was alive and well, with a beautiful wife in his arms and chi 597Reads7.6Score101Shelves
- 27 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Divorce Him and Marry Someone Else. What Are You Going Crazy For? 独宠外室？我休夫另嫁你疯什么 [Household intrigue + reborn + revenge + strong female lead + legitimate daughter + punishing scum + satisfying story] In her previous life, Jiang Jingshu used her dowry to cover her husband's family's debts and devoted herself to raising their children. Her legitimate son became a chancellor, and her legitimate daughter was the most favored woman in the imperial harem. In the end, the son she had raised with her own hands brought her a cup of poisoned wine, just to send her to her death. After 47Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Doting on a Concubine and Neglecting His Wife: Scumbag Husband and Vile Concubine, Get Lost 宠妾灭妻，渣夫贵妾速速退散 [Rebirth, Revenge, and Face-Slapping + Favoring a Concubine over His Wife + Household Intrigue] After five years of waiting, Jiang Wanting finally welcomed home her husband, Cheng Yueyue, heir to the Loyal and Brave Earl's estate. But Cheng Yueyue brought back the woman he had always loved, and Jiang Wanting became nothing more than a complete sacrificial pawn. Reborn, Jiang Wanting would no longer be a pushover for others to manipulate! Her scumbag husband, the seemingly innocent favored concub 83Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 29 Dare to Favor Your Concubine and Mistreat Your Wife? She Turns Around and Marries a Mad Chancellor 敢宠妾灭妻？她扭头改嫁疯批奸相 [Inner-courtyard scheming + reborn + revenge and face-slapping + obsessive and ruthless] Shen Yunjin was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Shen family, forced to take her younger sister's place and marry Lin Jin'an, heir to the Marquis of Wu'an. On their wedding night, he angrily mocked her: “You even stole your own sister's husband. You're disgusting!” Then he left for the frontier. Who could have known that news would arrive of her husband's death in battle? From then on, she was a sc 20Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 30 You Want My Dowry and My Life? Reborn, I'll Slaughter My Way Through Them 贪我嫁妆要我死？重生后大杀四方 In her previous life, Liu Mingyue was made to marry the crippled heir to the Marquis of Dingbei in place of her adoptive father's daughter. He despised her for the birthmark on her face, and no matter how hard she worked to manage the entire household, she never earned the slightest respect from her husband's family. Only on her deathbed did she learn why her husband had never touched her all these years: not only did he find her ugly, he had also been carrying on an affair with her adoptive fat 173Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 31 Reborn as a Doctor, She Ruined Her Husband’s Family 医女重生，她把夫家玩废了 In her previous life, Xia Lanzhi spent eight years as a widow in the Weiyuan General’s manor, using her dowry to keep the sprawling household afloat. She honored her mother-in-law and cared for her sister-in-law. While searching for her husband, she adopted a young boy as her legitimate son, devoted all of the Xia family’s resources to raising him, and taught him with care, hoping he would restore the General’s family’s former glory. Little did she know it was all wishful thinking. The general r 287Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 32 Reborn, the Marquis’s Wife Takes the World by Storm 重生后，侯门主母开挂了 [Both Reborn + Faithful to Each Other + Mistress of the Household + Sole Devotion] On the eve of her wedding, urgent news arrives from the border. The Marquis of Pingyang leads his troops into battle. To honor and reward him, the court sends the crown prince to stand in for him at the wedding. For eight years, while the Marquis of Pingyang guards the border, Qin Wan sees her mother-in-law off and cares for her grandmother-in-law. Eight years later, the victorious marquis returns with another wom 78Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 33 After Years as a Widow, a Fortune-Teller Told Me I'm Born to Bring My Husband Good Fortune 守寡多年，算命大师说我是旺夫命 [1v1, devoted couple, powerful hero gets his comeuppance and pursues her] Yunduo woke up one day to find herself a widow. She thought she'd go on living as one, but one day her supposedly dead husband came back, alive and well. That scumbag ran away on their wedding night, faked his death for four or five years, and now he's back expecting to be treated like a lord. Get lost! You ran away, didn't you? Fine! She'd run away too, and make him live as though he had a wife while having none. As long 20Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 34 Favoring Your Concubine and Casting Aside Your Wife? I’ll Tear Down Your Wretched Marquis’s Estate 宠妾灭妻？看我掀了你这破侯府 Rebirth and revenge + divorce + strong heroine and hero + devoted husband. In her previous life, on their wedding day, Zhou Hongxiu received military orders and left for the front. Yu Jingshu spent six years alone. During those six years, she served his parents, looked after his younger sister, managed the household, and acted as the mistress of the estate. Six years later, Zhou Hongxiu returned, and the couple treated each other with mutual respect and affection. Even Xia Wan'er and her daughte 484Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 35 Divorce the Husband, Destroy the Concubines: The Reborn Matriarch Goes on a Rampage 休夫灭妾，重生主母杀疯了！ (Reborn for Revenge + Satisfying Family-Intrigue Story) In her previous life, Wen Shengsheng single-handedly kept the declining Nanyang Marquis household afloat. After years of toil, she finally restored it to the ranks of the elite, only to discover that everyone wanted her dead. Her once-loving husband already had a child with another woman. Her mother-in-law, brothers-in-law, and sisters-in-law all knew, but kept it from her so they could wring every last penny from the Wen family. When her h 146Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 36 Torture the Concubine! Marry the Treacherous Minister! The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law Is Reborn and Wants to Become a Widow 虐宠妾！嫁奸臣！侯府长媳重生要丧偶 Gu Nanzhi, the mistress of the marquis’s household, only realized on her deathbed that her entire life had been a lie. Her husband, supposedly injured in battle and unable to consummate their marriage, was secretly entwined night after night with his stepson’s wet nurse. That wet nurse was her sister-in-law, whom she had never met and who was believed to have died long ago. The stepson she had devotedly raised was their child. The boy she raised wanted her dead, and the husband she had loved all 1kReads8.8Score143Shelves
- 37 A Brocade of Splendor 锦色盈门 Ye Xuelan, the second young lady of the Marquis of Mu'en's household, is the most disgraceful of them all. Though born into a marquis's family, she grew up at the ancestral home in the county town, crude and uncultured, with naturally large feet. She shows no respect to her grandmother and no affection for her sisters. She can do everything the street thugs can, and everything they can't. This oddity is loathed by everyone in the marquis's household, yet she insists on staying there, determined 6.1kReads9.0Score601Shelves
- 38 After He Favored His Concubine and Cast Aside His Wife, She Hid Her New Lover Away, and Her Scumbag Ex Regretted It 宠妾灭妻后，她金屋藏夫渣夫后悔 [Reborn + the hero has been plotting for a long time + household intrigue + both leads are chaste] After three years of widowhood, she learns he never died. He had faked his death with her maid, and the two of them had children together. In the end, she dies a miserable death. Reborn on the day of their wedding, she spends their wedding night alone in the bridal chamber, only to discover that he has been sleeping with her maid. She sets off firecrackers and beats the drums loud enough to shake t 219Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 39 We're Reborn, So Who Would Still Keep a Trash Husband, His Mistress, and Their Bastard? 都重生了，谁还养渣夫外室私生子 {Rebirth + Revenge + Punishing Scum + Legitimate and Illegitimate Heirs + Feel-Good} On her wedding day, her husband leaves home to suppress bandits, so she has to perform the wedding rites with a rooster. Five years later, news arrives that her husband has died. From then on, she follows the elders’ advice, adopts a son, raises him with care, and helps him build a brilliant future and rise to high office. But when she is bedridden, her supposedly dead husband arrives with his beloved wife in hi 66Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 Rouged Lips: The Reborn Widow Goes on a Rampage 点绛唇：寡妇重生杀疯了 Xie Yunyu had barely married into the Marquis of Ningyuan's household when her husband died. Left alone, she stepped out into the world and raised the entire family. Her hypocritical mother-in-law used a chastity arch to keep her trapped, while her sister-in-law had her lover violate her. She had never been a mother, yet she raised three children who weren't hers. She provided for her stepson and stepdaughter and hired the best tutors to educate them. But just when she should have been enjoying 194Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 41 The Matriarch Is Reborn and Wipes Out the Scoundrel and His Entire Family 主母重生，灭了渣男一家老小 [Reborn, face-slapping revenge, and pure satisfaction + historical household drama + two equally strong leads + husband pursues his wife] After a lifetime as a sacrificial pawn of a wife, Lu Yunyan was buried alive by the Ling family in a mass grave. Reborn, she faces the husband who despises her low birth, the concubine who enjoys the wealth and glory she worked for, the ruthless mother-in-law plotting to seize her dowry, and the sister-in-law who only wants to use her for personal gain. One 52Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 42 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
- 43 Reborn, I Find Myself Carrying a Traitor's Child and Shaking the Imperial Court 重生后我揣了奸臣的崽，叱咤皇朝了 Su Nianyun always believed her husband cherished her deeply and that her mother-in-law treated her like a daughter. After her husband was supposedly killed in battle, she spent all her dowry and family inheritance, and devoted thirty years to helping his family regain its former glory. Only when she was gravely ill did she discover that her husband hadn't died at all. He had spent his life happily with his mistress, while hers had become a joke: a lifetime of being used from beginning to end! 33Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 44 Forced to Marry a Treacherous Official, She Decides to Let It All Go 被逼嫁奸臣，她破罐破摔了 In her previous life, Han Yuran marries into the Anping Marquis’s household. Before they can consummate the marriage, her husband is convicted of a crime and flees. To keep the crumbling household afloat, she works herself to the bone until she falls ill. When she is gravely sick, the son she raised refuses to let her attend his wedding. That is when she discovers her husband was never dead. He has been hiding away with his childhood sweetheart, his cousin, and the son she spent twenty years rai 10Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 45 The Treacherous Minister’s Daughter Was Born Bewitching, She Just Can’t Help It 奸臣之女天生媚骨，真是控制不住 Chai Yuluan had a slender waist, long legs, bright eyes, and pearly teeth. She was born to be the principal wife and was practically destined for a privileged life. The eldest legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household and the Empress's own niece, she had been groomed by her father to become empress since childhood. Her days were packed with lessons in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, court etiquette, and more. The only blemish was that the Prime Minister's wife was a second wife 1.2kReads8.3Score126Shelves
- 46 He Refused to Share My Bed, So I Found a Better Match and Became Empress 成亲不圆房，我另攀高枝做皇后 [1v1 + palace and household intrigue + reborn + revenge on scoundrels + happy ending] In her past life, on their wedding night, her husband had said apologetically, “I can't perform, my dear. Wait three years for me. I'll be better by then, and we'll consummate our marriage.” Jiang Chu Wei believed him. She was the treasured daughter of a general's household. Looking at her husband's remorseful expression, she said with resolve, “I'll wait for you.” From then on, she gladly cooked for her husb 430Reads8.3Score100Shelves
- 47 The Matriarch Is Reborn and Spends Every Day Digging Graves for Her Scumbag Husband's Family 主母重生，每天忙给渣夫全家挖坟 (Sweet-talking, ruthless, unhinged matriarch x spoiled prince x her ex-husband's whole family gets what they deserve) Wei Zhiyun was born into a prestigious family. On the eve of her wedding, her fiancé was swept away by a flood, leaving no body behind, so she married into the Meng family clutching his memorial tablet. For ten years, she lived as a widow, caring for her paralyzed mother-in-law and supporting the more than twenty members of the Meng household. She worked herself to the bone and r 1.2kReads9.1Score204Shelves
- 48 A Wife Is Better Than a Concubine? I'm Done Being This Prince's Consort 妻不如妾？这个王妃我不做了 Two years into their marriage, he was already planning to take a secondary princess consort. The new consort was beautiful, delicate, and a master of false innocence. He repeatedly took her side, doting on his concubine while neglecting his wife. Faced with his reproaches again and again, she silently endured it all, wanting nothing more than a quiet life. But a single bowl of abortion medicine cut the last thread of affection between them. She faked her death and left, beginning a new l 916Reads8.5Score101Shelves
- 49 Reborn to Marry a Traitor and Take Your Life 宠妾灭妻？重生嫁奸臣夺你狗命！ (Dual rebirth + satisfying revenge + domineering villain hero who dotes on her + devoted to each other) In her previous life, Su Youyue spent ten years as a virtual widow while her husband guarded the frontier, and used up her entire dowry just to keep the tottering Lu family afloat. But when her husband finally returned victorious, he brought a woman back from the battlefield. Before Su Youyue could even speak, the son she had raised with such hardship for ten years rushed over and called that 582Reads9.0Score116Shelves
- 50 We’re Divorced, So What If I Hook Up with Your Uncle? 都和离了，勾搭上你小叔怎么了？ On their wedding day, an imperial edict summons the groom to the coastal defenses. For two years, she devotes herself wholeheartedly to serving the Earl of Zhongqin’s household. Two years later, her former groom returns with the woman who rode alone a thousand miles to find the love of her life. In that case, they might as well divorce. The ink on the divorce agreement hasn’t even dried when her faithless husband changes his mind. Fortunately, the elders in her family step in before things get w 66Reads8.2Score—Shelves
