Novels like The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling, best match first.
- 51 Pampered! The Powerful Chief Minister Claims His Sweet, Obedient Little Fool 娇宠！首辅强势占有乖软小笨蛋 [Cold, twisted, manipulative, and perverse male lead x delicate, soft, teary-eyed, silly beauty female lead] No pirated copies. The official version is on Fanqie, and the whole story is free! [Both leads' first time + pure historical romance + mutual redemption + no love rivals] The male lead carefully schemes his way toward winning her over, but he's a bit of a pervert, okay! Dedicated to sweet romance for a hundred years! Note: The male and female leads are not related by blood in any way!!! 2.2kReads8.9Score242Shelves
- 52 The Yandere Emperor's Most Cherished One 病娇帝王心尖宠 Note: This is NOT a strong female lead story!!!! Yandere. The female lead is not chaste!!! Includes forced confinement!!! The male lead is an emperor, and the female lead is very weak!!!! The leads were connected in their previous lives. In the fourth year of Huicheng, the emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty went on an undercover inspection. When he returned, he brought back a young widow with a child. But the widow didn’t seem to have gone with him willingly. They were often at odds. The minis 1.7kReads6.9Score100Shelves
- 53 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后，疯批太子诱我入东宫！ [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score183Shelves
- 54 After Becoming a Foot-Washing Maid, I Made the Tyrant Wash My Feet 穿成洗脚婢后，我让暴君给我洗脚 [A sweet, healing romance, 1v1 and devoted to each other, effortless wins, gossip, and exclusive affection: a carefree sweet girl versus a mad tyrant] Office worker Yu Xinyao dies suddenly from overwork and transmigrates into the lowliest foot-washing maid in the Great Liang imperial palace. She thinks she might as well make the best of it, but the emperor is a tyrant. Every time someone washes his feet, someone dies, and the bathhouse duty roster has become a countdown to death. With only a mon 480Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 55 The Concubine He Stole Doesn’t Love Him? The Mad Prince Breaks Down in Tears 抢来的小妾不爱他？疯狗王爷哭了 [Forced romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + pure historical romance, set in a world inspired by the Wei and Jin dynasties + rugged prince + coercive pursuit + a long road to winning his wife's heart] Qing is a poor herbalist who is kidnapped by the Hu people while gathering herbs on the mountain with her father. The Hu men try to assault her, but a general arrives to suppress the bandits and kills them. The general is about to tear off her clothes when another group of men arrives. She 745Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 56 The Hibiscus Canopy: The Crown Prince’s Childhood Sweetheart Wins Big 芙蓉帐：东宫青梅赢麻了 [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Sweet Romance + Palace Intrigue + He Eventually Dotes on Her Alone] Xiao Wanyu had spent more than a decade living with carefree arrogance. Then she refused a marriage proposal and injured the young lord of the Duke of Wei’s household, who had coveted her family’s wealth. She was thrown into prison. To protect her maternal family’s immense fortune and save her own life, she agreed to become a concubine in the Eastern Palace, seeking the Crown Prince’s protection 2.1kReads7.6Score172Shelves
- 57 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺：美人难驯，暴君的囚宠 A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 788Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 58 Reborn Maid: The Mad Young Master’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 重生丫鬟：疯批少爷的宠妻日常 After being reborn, Xiao Tao swore she would leave her young master. She ran away once, and he chased her. She ran again, and he chased her again... And she realized that her young master was becoming more and more unhinged. “Little girl, you can't leave me. Understand?” “Little girl, where are you going now?” “Xiao Tao, run again and see what happens. Hmm?” Xiao Tao trembled in Xiao Jingyan's arms. Oh my gosh, how had her elegant, noble young master turned into a complete lunatic?! In both her 4.6kReads8.0Score242Shelves
- 59 Her Slender Waist and Jade-Like Beauty Drive the Reserved Crown Prince Out of Control 通房细腰玉颜，引清冷太子失控了 [Complete] [Both leads devoted to each other + sweet romance + male lead is hopelessly in love!] [Delicate, soft-waisted chamber maid × noble, aloof crown prince] Nian Yao was the lowliest maid in the inner palace, yet she had a face as beautiful as a hibiscus. Unfortunately, she was frail and the daughter of a criminal, someone everyone could bully. But nobody knew that whenever Nian Yao was moved by desire, a begonia flower bloomed on her right shoulder, alluring and radiant. Except the noble, 2.1kReads8.9Score209Shelves
- 60 Escape from Jiana Island 逃离迦那岛 [Taking by force + coercive love + wealthy-family feuds] This is Jiana Island, where he holds sway over everything and where her misfortune begins. She wakes from a coma with no identity and no memories, mistaking him for the man from her dreams. He gives her a name and claims to be her boyfriend. He treats her well, but she gradually realizes that his words are full of lies. Her name is fake, and so is his claim to be her boyfriend. She begins searching for her memories and identity, hoping to 966Reads8.5Score104Shelves
- 61 The Poor Little One Is Brought to the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince and Spoiled Every Day 小可怜被太子抱回东宫，日日宠冠 [The silly, teary beauty Su Yao and the cold, haughty Crown Prince Xie Jingzhao] [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + doting husband + fiercely protective + sweet romance + exclusive love] [Also known as: Oh No! The Crown Prince Found Out I Spread Rumors That We Were Involved!] Su Yao was an obscure laundry maid in the Crown Prince’s residence. One day, she happened to incur the wrath of the maid who attended the Crown Prince at night and was driven out of the residence. Back in her village, 476Reads8.9Score101Shelves
- 62 Her Soft, Slender Waist: The Chaste Emperor Can't Resist Her! 娇娇软腰肢，禁欲帝王折腰宠！ Xie Liechen, the young emperor on the throne, had ruled his empire securely for a year. Cold and ascetic, he kept his distance from women, and his harem was little more than an empty formality. He was praised throughout the court and country as an iron-fisted ruler. Then, on a visit to Hongfu Temple, he met Shen Yuanxi, the daughter of a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy editor. She unexpectedly saved the Empress Dowager when she suffered a sudden illness. The sight of her smiling in a moon-white ruqun 5.2kReads6.3Score467Shelves
- 63 The Mad Concubine Is Too Unhinged, and His Majesty Indulges Her Without Restraint 病娇贵妃太疯批，陛下宠溺无度 [Palace intrigue | Scheming | Unhinged and possessive | Older man | Everyone protects her | Healing | Devoted to her in the second half] [Content warning] The male lead has a harem in the first half, but devotes himself to her alone in the second half. Readers who require a male lead with no past relationships should proceed with caution. This isn't a mindless wish-fulfillment story. If you like everything going smoothly, proceed with caution. Ling Qihe's birth mother transmigrated into a chaoti 24.6kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
- 64 Entangled in Sweetness 缠娇萝 [A noblewoman of the capital × a rough bandit | size difference | one-on-one, both sexually inexperienced] As a highborn lady renowned throughout the capital, Jiang Youqing had known from childhood that she would marry her childhood sweetheart, a man of equal status. But during a visit to her hometown to pay respects to her ancestors, she became separated from her guards. Just as the ferocious Di raiders dragged her from her carriage and tried to assault her, a tall, imposing man rode up. After 2.6kReads8.8Score292Shelves
- 65 Steal Her Heart, Become the Mad Crown Prince's Captive 夺她诱心，沦为疯批太子掌中囚 Completed! Mad, obsessive prince of an enemy kingdom + stunning, radiant daughter of a duke [Devoted to each other + taking by force + forced love + instant attraction + angst before sweetness + fleeing while pregnant + imprisonment + powerful male lead and weak female lead] Yun Chuning, the cherished pearl of the Duke of Xiyou, was already engaged to Fu Anche, the legitimate son of the prime minister. With her wedding fast approaching, Yun Chuning accidentally caught the eye of Yin Peiming, the 2.2kReads7.0Score122Shelves
- 66 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
- 67 The Chancellor Helped Him, and He Repaid Him by Kidnapping His Daughter 丞相助他，他不做人将人女儿偷了 [Innocent, beautiful legitimate daughter + scheming, calculating older man + love at first sight + mild coercion + devoted couple] Heroine: 16, male lead: 28 With her father and brothers thrown into prison, Mu Wanzhu has no choice but to beg people to save them. She turns to her fiancé, only to have him call off their engagement. In the end, an old family friend advises her to plead before the emperor beneath the palace walls. The emperor refuses to see her. She thinks there's no hope, but then 11.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
- 68 The Obsessive Crown Prince's Twisted Captivity 偏执太子病态囚宠 (The rating was just added; it'll rise later.) [Both leads are inexperienced in love + possessive pursuit + groveling pursuit + intense push and pull] Su Qingzhi wants to leave the capital. She doesn't want her father involved in palace affairs again, nor does she want to see that nightmare come true. She made plans to leave the capital long ago. But she never expected to end up in the Eastern Palace after all. Everyone says the Crown Prince dotes on her, but Su Qingzhi has always known that he 4.6kReads8.7Score313Shelves
- 69 The Delicate Little Cabbage Is Ravished by the Old Emperor 娇娇小白菜被老皇帝拱了 [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Alternate World + Fatherly Male Lead + Male Lead Is Not Chaste, Female Lead Is] A born workaholic transmigrated into the body of the prime minister’s legitimate daughter. At long last, all this incredible wealth had finally fallen into her lap. A doting prime minister father, a gentle mother, and a brother who adored his little sister. Power, money, and good looks were all hers. She longed for freedom and hoped to spend her life with one person, and one person a 15.1kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
- 70 On Our Wedding Night, the Mad Crown Prince Imprisoned Me in the Eastern Palace 新婚夜，疯批太子囚我入东宫 He is a cold-palace boy, low as dirt and treated as worthless as grass. She is a charming, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine. Ignoring everyone’s stares, she teaches him to read and instructs him in proper etiquette. In time, the sinister boy climbs step by step to the position of Crown Prince. War breaks out at the border. Clad in iron armor, the young man holds her frail body tight. “My lady, wait for me!” But when he returns covered in blood, she is dressed in a red bridal gown from head 112Reads8.1Score126Shelves
- 71 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 8.6kReads7.8Score525Shelves
- 72 Seduce Her Body and Win Her Heart! The Cunning Heir Is Not to Be Trifled With 勾她身诱她心！腹黑世子不好惹 A frail yet resilient orphan girl + a forceful, domineering young nobleman Secret romance + coercive seduction + a groveling chase to win her back + emotional push and pull + physical first, feelings later + sweet romance (not really) In a nutshell: Love is a war. Whoever takes it seriously loses. He is the hunter, and she is the prey caught beneath his claws. With no other choice, she is forced into a six-month arrangement with him. He wants her body, she wants his money. Nothing more. She sti 11.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 73 My Wife Is Too Violent, So Mr. Qin Goes to Work Injured Every Day 夫人太暴力，秦总每天带伤上班 [Uncompromising Possession + Marriage Before Love + Sweet Romance + Age Gap + Forceful Hero at First, Shameless Old Rascal Later] [Soft Little Bunny vs. Scheming Big Bad Wolf] The first time Su Ci met Qin Yanli was at her boyfriend’s family banquet. He said to her, “Su Ci, call me Uncle.” Qin Yanli’s shadowy gaze made her uncomfortable, but she had no choice but to call him “Uncle.” Su Ci never imagined her boyfriend would hand her over to his own uncle to secure a business deal. When she woke u 2.9kReads8.7Score178Shelves
- 74 My Alluring Cousin Turns the Mad Young Lord into a Puppy! 表妹娇媚，把疯批世子调成修勾！ [Possessive love + lofty beauty brought down from her pedestal + both virgins + forced love] Mad, powerful minister × pure, innocent sweetheart A great fire took Qifu’s happy family from her. With her dying breath, her mother told her to seek refuge with her aunt, who had married into the Duke’s household. After Qifu arrives at the Duke’s estate, she is drawn into the world of this aristocratic family. Her aunt’s death and her desire for bloody revenge leave her no choice but to approach Xie Jin 1.8kReads6.4Score118Shelves
- 75 The Beloved Maid 宠婢 Ruyi, the little maid who spent her previous life scheming to get into her master's bed, has been reborn. In this life, all she wants is to be a decent, unassuming person, but her young master takes her completely. Watching her belly grow larger by the day, she worries that the mistress of the household won't accept her in the future. But the young master merely says, “From now on, you'll be the mistress of the household!” She won't have to lift a finger... 584Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 76 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.3kReads9.2Score887Shelves
- 77 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 69kReads9.1Score11.1kShelves
- 78 My Childhood Friend Is a Royal Consort. What Can the Princess Do About Me? 我的竹马是驸马，公主奈我何？ [Pure historical romance | Reunited after years apart | Devoted, sweet romance with mutual fidelity | Ensemble coming-of-age] After their entire village was massacred, six young friends were scattered to the ends of the earth. Years later, Yun Sheng, now going by Qin Sheng, had made a life for herself in the capital. Xiao Hechen, the childhood friend she had never stopped thinking about, returned to the capital too, but fate had other plans. For the sake of his scheme, he had no choice but to m 181Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 The Fate of the Green Hairpin 青簪缘 [Unhinged Male Lead + Forced Love + Fleeing Heroine] Shi Muqing was originally just a modern woman who had transmigrated into another world. Because of the Shi family’s standing at court, she was inexplicably noticed by the Third Prince, Murong Yuan, and drawn into the struggle for the throne among the three princes of Great Qi. She had once sincerely fallen for his tenderness, but she refused to become just one of his many women. When she first entered the palace, she kept making mistakes, hopi 914Reads9.3Score105Shelves
- 80 My Imperial Brother Imprisoned Me, So I Captured His Heart 皇兄囚我，我囚帝心 Just started posting, hope the numbers go up [Ancient Romance, Both Pure + Forcible Possession + Fake Siblings + The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wife + Hero Deeply Ensnared by Love] The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was seize his royal sister's husband, then wait for her to come to the palace and beg him. Domineering, obsessive, devoted emperor × beautiful, scheming, delicate princess On the broad imperial bed, the woman is forced into the farthest corner. The emper 3.7kReads7.5Score243Shelves
- 81 A Powerful Temptation 强势诱瘾 [Unhealthy possessiveness / long-laid plans / coercive romance / later henpecked husband / sweet romance] Not a strong heroine! Slightly fatherly male lead! ✨ (Sinister, volatile heir to the throne & sweet, gentle young heiress) The year Lu Yuchen returned to the Lu family, a young heiress came to stay with them. From then on, his greatest pleasure was making her cry. A young man’s mad love was possessiveness taken to the extreme. In his eyes, a doll so exquisite had to be kept safely within his 1.9kReads8.4Score150Shelves
- 82 After the Widow Runs Away, the Mad Power Minister Takes Her by Force 寡嫂出逃后，疯批权臣强娶豪夺 [Marriage by Force + Forced Love + Mutual Firsts + A Completely Unhinged Hero] [A widowed sister-in-law desperate to escape vs. an uncle who takes what he can't keep] Zhu Miaoqing was originally supposed to marry Xie Hanzhao, the legitimate son of the Marquis's household. Unfortunately, the Zhu family fell into decline. Though she still married into the household, her groom was the eldest son born to a concubine. On their wedding night, the groom donned his armor and set off with the army. She w 142Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 83 After I Transmigrated, the Yandere Tyrant Imprisoned Me in His Palm and Doted on Me 穿越后，我被病娇暴君囚在掌心宠 [Before you read: Strong male lead, weak female lead; a domineering tyrant and a delicate flower; a completely unhinged man and a little rabbit. The heroine is soft and gentle, not a strong female lead. The story features mind games, political machinations, foreshadowing, and twists. The heroine has no career arc: the male lead carefully traps her heart, cages her in his grasp, and pampers her. Don't read if that's not your thing!] [Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance and cathartic drama 4.2kReads9.1Score422Shelves
- 84 Day After Day, Endless and Long 朝朝漫漫 Moonlight spilled across the ground, cool and pale. Lotus flowers stood tall in a tranquil pond. A gauzy veil concealed her face as she danced with graceful poise, every smile and frown captivating. People said Gu Yanchu, the powerful grand secretary, was the emperor’s illegitimate son, abandoned among the common people. Otherwise, how could he have joined the Grand Secretariat at such a young age? It was a pity that such an elegant, handsome gentleman had married a fierce and domineering young 5.1kReads9.1Score410Shelves
- 85 After Breaking Off the Engagement! The Sickly Emperor Abducted Me into His Harem 退亲后！病娇皇帝掳我入后宫 Meng Shu, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ying’s household, is a great beauty renowned throughout the capital, with countless admirers. Unfortunately, she is already spoken for: since childhood, she has been engaged to Wei Qingyun, heir to the Duke of Cheng’s household, a match between equals, and they are only waiting for the wedding. Meng Shu has always believed Wei Qingyun is deeply in love with her. But on their wedding day, he betrays her. She takes a group of people to catch him in the 7.8kReads9.1Score996Shelves
- 86 The Powerful Minister's Little Spoiled Concubine Is Doted on to No End 权臣家的小作妾被宠上了天 [Also known as: A Heavenly Emperor’s Consort Gets Laid Off and Starts Over] She woke up to find herself another man’s concubine. The good news: he was the emperor. The bad news: the emperor was bankrupt, and she, a peony raised in a golden basin, was about to be handed over to a new owner. Meng Fu, about to be given away: ∑ (°口°๑)! What are you waiting for? Run! Meng Fu, having escaped one danger only to fall into another: ( ╯-_-)╯┴, ┴… Just destroy the world already. - As the fifth son of 5.2kReads9.0Score564Shelves
- 87 A Beauty in the Emperor's Tent, Capturing His Heart 误入天子帐，美人惑君心 [Not a virginal couple / weak heroine / seemingly gentle as jade but actually ruthless emperor × delicate, soft beauty like a parasitic vine] At first, Ning Zhaorou only wanted to escape the predicament of being married off to a distant place by her stepmother. With no other choice, she accompanied the imperial party to the royal hunting grounds, hoping to secure a future for herself. Young General Chu was handsome and capable, and a trusted man at the emperor's side. Naturally, she thought he 6.6kReads8.9Score732Shelves
- 88 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
- 89 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince Dotes on Her, and She Has Multiples 清穿：被四爷娇养后她多胎了 [Sweet romance + alternate Qing dynasty setting + household and palace intrigue + magical spring + gorgeous heroine] The heroine can sleep around, but the hero can’t! The heroine is both spoiled and beautiful! Historical accuracy buffs, beware. This story features coercive romance, no escape, and plenty of melodrama, with a small amount of hzc. A spoiled, universally adored heroine vs. a mad, love-addled hero who dotes on her alone, with no regard for logic. OOC warning. After accidentally trans 199Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 90 Imprisoned and Devoured to the Bone, She's the Madman's Unhealthy Obsession 噬骨囚宠，疯批对她病态上瘾 (Coercive possession, suffocating tragic romance, love at first sight, both devoted only to each other. The male lead is a deranged, twisted villain, a powerful noble who can control everything with one hand and uses ruthless methods.) A frail beauty is locked away in the attic of the Lu residence. Every time night falls, the attic fills with sensual delights and heady passion. “Shishi, everyone who covets you has to die.” “Shishi, do you want him to live?” “Tell me you love me, and I'll 3.4kReads7.2Score179Shelves
- 91 After Our Betrothal, My Husband's Family Dotes on Me 赐婚后，我被夫家团宠了 [Pure historical romance, no rebirth, focused on sweet married life, with light political intrigue] [A general and a noble lady, Marriage Before Love × both leads are virgins] Wei Rao is the most doted-on commandery princess in Daxin. Raised by the Empress Dowager from childhood, she has a beauty and status that all the women of Daxin envy. Zhou Yuqing is the renowned general who reclaimed the borderlands. Not only is he a formidable fighter, he is also handsome as a jade carving. Before long, h 1.1kReads8.7Score104Shelves
- 92 Spring in the Brocade Tent: The Rebellious Young General Takes the Cool and Composed Heiress by Force 锦帐春：桀骜小将军强娶清冷千金 [Marriage before love + Mildly coercive romance + Older sister and younger puppy-dog romance] [A rebellious, wolfish young marquis]& [A cool, reserved, gentle heroine] [Both leads are chaste] At the New Year’s palace banquet, Bai Youhe, the Chancellor’s daughter, stood out in a water-red palace gown, her beauty unmatched and every gesture as graceful as an immortal descending to earth. Han Qing took one look and thought about her for three years. During those three years of war on the northern 1.3kReads8.5Score100Shelves
- 93 Your Majesty, Behave. You Can't Escape My Grasp 皇后，乖，你逃不出朕的五指山 One is an emperor who climbed to the throne over mountains of corpses, the other the legitimate daughter of a powerful military governor. After their wedding, they treat each other with courtesy and join forces to command the court and the harem. Xiao Cen thought he'd married an empress as lovely as a flower and shrewd beneath her beauty. Then he discovered that, while she was gentle and obedient in public, behind closed doors she dared to use forbidden drugs. He let his guard down for just a mo 2.3kReads9.0Score204Shelves
- 94 Claiming Her for His Tent 夺她入帐 A story of forced marriage and ruthless possession (read with care if this isn't your thing; a Mary Sue, intense push and pull, and a lighthearted style.) + A heroine who is good at putting on an act, optimistic and quick-witted + She transmigrates and is determined to get home + The hero is pure in body and heart, but still a terrible person + He pursues his wife after driving her away + The heroine doesn't love the hero + The hero loses his mind When Qi Yan first proposed taking Shen Wan as h 2.9kReads8.8Score209Shelves
- 95 The Empress Is So Beautiful, Your Majesty, Please Stop Clinging to Me! 皇后太美，皇上求你别再粘着我了 [Transmigration, a mad emperor and the most beautiful woman under heaven, both untouched, he pursues her, sweet romance] Chu Shuiyao enters the entertainment industry on the strength of her looks. She’s a new actress with a bright future, but after buying a special jade pendant, strange things start happening one after another. She actually encounters a “ghost” from ancient times, and he’s especially imposing and handsome. At first she’s terrified, but gradually she gets used to accepting his ap 938Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 96 Married into the Grasslands: The Wolf King Forces Me to Be His Darling 嫁入草原：被狼王强制娇养了 A spoiled little princess who bullies the weak and fears the strong x a proud, brooding, scheming, wild Wolf King [Pure historical romance, marriage before love, both leads are virgins, age gap of about ten years, happy ending, sweet romance, includes a male-male couple unrelated to the main couple or side couples 1, 2, and 3] Ning An is as beautiful as a celestial enchantress and adores all things beautiful. She falls for Su Zimo, the new top graduate of the imperial examinations, whose looks r 12.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 97 The Crown Prince's Relentless Devotion 东宫强宠 [Mild Coercion] [Mutually Chaste] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and supremely noble Crown Prince of the Sheng Dynasty, The Outcast, yet he frequently dreams at night of a woman. In his dreams, he loves her deeply and hates her bitterly. Shen Qingjue treats love with contempt, believing it to be an insignificant distraction. But after meeting this woman in real life, he repeatedly makes exceptions and loses his mind. On her way back to the capital after returning to her hometown to pay respects to 2.9kReads8.8Score338Shelves
- 98 The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗 Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th 1.1kReads9.4Score139Shelves
- 99 Favored on the Dragon Throne, I Was Seized by a Mad Emperor 龙榻承宠，被疯批帝王强夺了 To escape the harassment of a local bully, Shen Wanyu had no choice but to enter the palace. Who could have expected that she would escape one danger only to fall into another? [Both Pure and Faithful | Coercive Possession | Instinctive Attraction | Size Difference | Escape Story | Sole Devotion | Forced Relationship] Zhu Lin had his eye on a young palace maid. She said she had emotional scars and couldn't accept men. Even if forced, her body would instinctively resist. So he kept restraining h 9.9kReads—Score438Shelves
- 100 A Spy’s Survival Guide: Groveling at the Heir’s Feet Every Day 细作求生指南，每天都在跪舔世子 [Possessive love | She runs, he chases; she can’t escape | Clear-headed maid × obsessive young master | Both are virgins] Lin Huaiyin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a marquis’s household. After suffering one humiliation after another, all she wanted was to stay alive. Cunning and smooth-tongued, she did her best to charm the young master, hoping to earn her freedom and avoid disaster. She thought she could finish what she came for and escape, but he held her tightly in his arms. “Y 579Reads8.1Score—Shelves
