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- 101 Into Your Embrace 入君怀 [Just Rated] The thing An Zhiyu regrets most in her life is witnessing Pei Yanshuo kill someone. That day, she took a shortcut home and saw His Highness the Prince of Yi slowly pulling a dagger from someone’s chest. Blood dripped from the tip of the blade onto the stone pavement. He looked up at her, a faint smile still playing on his lips. An Zhiyu turned and ran, only to trip and fall with a thud. “Why are you running?” He crouched down and used his bloodstained fingers to pick a dead leaf out 20.1kReads6.9Score3.7k14d adds
- 102 The Legend of the Four Barbarians' Script Translators 1: The Female Official 四夷译字传奇1（又名：女官） [The First Female Court Translator VS the Devoted Great General. A historical romance masterpiece by Xiao Hu Ru Wei. Watch the heroine become a respected translator and diplomat after joining the Four Barbarians Bureau: she travels to Fusang, translates state documents, performs diplomatic rites, and designs cannons!] From birth, Zuo Junzhi was surrounded by dazzling prestige: her father was the son of the Left Chancellor, and her mother was a princess of Usi Zang and queen of Gaochang. Yet bene 176Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 103 Disguised as a Man: I Made the Cold-Faced Prince's Heart Race 女扮男装：撩的冷面王爷心怦怦乱 [Strong leads x mutual devotion x super sweet x playful flirting] Yuan Ling never imagined that two years could ruin the reputation she had spent her whole life building. She had dressed as a boy since childhood, but a modern soul possessed her and used her identity to flirt with men everywhere. Before long, she was notorious as a gay man...? Luckily, Yuan Ling managed to take back control of her body. But now, everyone looked at her strangely. She smiled at someone on the street. Her personal m —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 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 90Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 105 It Was You All Along, and It Will Always Be You 缘来是你，缘尽皆是你 In the modern world, she agonized too much over whether love was real and longed too much for others to give her love. Every bit of independence she had was something she had forced herself to learn. By chance, she continued someone else’s life and gained a superpower no ordinary person possessed. One day, she met a man, but the whole world tried to keep them apart. She didn’t understand, and neither did he. She hated rainy days, but later, every time it rained, he was there to hold an umbrella —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Legitimate Daughter Marries Again: My Husband Is the Grand Secretary 嫡女另嫁：我的夫君是首辅 The eldest legitimate daughter of the Anding Marquis’s household is not only clever and graceful, gentle as jade, but also exceptionally talented. Yet her fiancé, to whom she was betrothed in childhood, publicly breaks off their engagement and turns to dote on her cousin instead. The Duke of Zhongyong’s family has produced generations of military men, but one of them became a top-ranking scholar. He is learned in the classics, widely read, quick-witted, and handsome. Perhaps his only weakness is 17.3kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
- 107 May the Years Bring Peace, and May All Be Well 愿岁长康，十方皆安 [Pure historical romance, not a rebirth story + mutual devotion + the fate of the nation + sweet romance and a happy ending. The heroine is clever and charming; the hero is a formidable military commander] One is a noble-born princess, the other a warlord of the north. An imperial decree of marriage bound them together. They joined forces for their own purposes and came together for mutual gain. The young woman fled home to escape danger, taking her younger brother north to marry the military co 1.4kReads8.6Score15614d adds
- 108 After Becoming the Female Side Character, I Reached the Pinnacle of Life 穿成女配后走上人生巅峰 Chu Mianmian transmigrated into a book and became an unfavored concubine-born daughter who shared her name. The Marquis's heir, Mu Tingfeng, was the love at first sight she adored, but he was in love with her legitimate older sister. For the sake of love, she went from an unfavored concubine-born daughter to a vicious supporting villain, helping the male and female leads get together until their love was unbreakable, while she herself met a tragic end. Fortunately, when she first arrived, the su 1kReads8.5Score10014d adds
- 109 The Sweet and Seductive Concubine Climbs to the Top Through Her Acting! 宠妾又甜又媚，一路靠演上位！ [The rating is low because it just opened, but it'll rise.] [Historical Palace Intrigue + Clear-Headed Heroine Who Isn't Blinded by Love + Exclusive Devotion in the Later Story] One-line summary: Transmigrated into a doomed concubine who dies from the start? She goes on a rampage! Shen Yundai, a small-town exam ace and career-obsessed overachiever, had just gotten a promotion and a raise, reaching the peak of her career. Then she opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a doomed concubin 20.6kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds
- 110 You Can Keep That Trash King. I'll Marry His Imperial Uncle in Style 渣王你爱送给你，华丽转身嫁皇叔 The rating has just come out a little low, but don't worry, it'll rise soon. [Both are pure] [He'll regret it endlessly] [Crush the scum] [Doted on by everyone] [Pin the Imperial Uncle against the wall] In her past life, she was an orphan who endured every hardship the world had to offer. No one cared for her or loved her. She had no friends or family, was utterly alone, and in an age when connections ruled, she could only struggle to make her way on her own. How unfortunate she was... After 641Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 111 The Empress Only Wants to Escape 皇后她只想逃 Trapped deep inside the palace, she longed for freedom, but he refused to let her go. Yun Zhaoyue had never yearned for the imperial palace. She loved the vastness of the world beyond its walls and dreamed of traveling everywhere. But after she escaped the palace, the emperor, usually so cold and aloof, refused to let her go. She gave a bitter laugh. “Why can’t you just let me go?” The emperor lowered his gaze and replied in an even tone: “You are the empress, and you can only ever be my wife.” 800Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 112 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 179Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 113 Reborn: The Regent Princess's Power Knows No Bounds 重生后，摄政王妃一手遮天 [Female Doctor + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Sweet Romance + One-on-One Couple + Secret Identity] In her previous life, Han Lingxi trusted a scumbag and a two-faced green tea schemer. As a result, she and the deeply devoted Prince Regent were locked in a fight to the death, and she met a tragic end. Only then did she learn it had all been a scheme. Reborn into this life, Han Lingxi vows to turn fate around and avenge herself for what happened before. Determined not to repeat her past mistakes, she 13Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 114 A Secret Decree Binds Their Hearts: The Top Scholar's Scheme 密旨牵情：状元谋妃 (Substitute marriage + power struggles + solving cases + scheming + sharp-witted heroine) Li Zhiyi, the illegitimate daughter of the Great General Who Guards the Nation, is trapped in a desperate situation while searching for a secret imperial decree. By a twist of fate, she takes the place of the bride and marries into the Gu family. Gu Yunyi sees through the deception and realizes she is not the real Liu girl, but after testing each other and standing side by side through many trials, the two 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 Cherished in Her Emerald Skirt 娇宠翠裙腰 He was afflicted with a love poison, and so fell deeply in love with her. She, too, was hopelessly caught in his web of affection. But one day, the woman who had poisoned him appeared, only to discover that she had paved the way for someone else. Once the poison was cured, the husband who had once cherished her above all else stood before her, his eyes stripped of tenderness and affection, filled only with coldness and indifference. He asked icily, “Who are you?” 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 The Princess Consort's Lover Is Pregnant and Demands Recognition, So the Princess Smirks and Unleashes Her Trump Card 驸马外室有孕求名分，公主冷笑放大招 We had been married for five years, and I had yet to bear him a child. Then his mistress showed up at my door with a pregnant belly, demanding that I give her a proper title. But he slapped her across the face and said, “My wife is a princess of the highest rank. What are you?” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 His Majesty Lures Me into the Inner Palace 陛下诱我入深宫 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Spring Hidden in Brocade Ink 锦墨藏春 Everyone in the capital knows that Bai Zhouzhou, the Bai family's eldest legitimate daughter, was born with a body as fragile as glass. In spring, while everyone else goes flower-viewing and takes country walks, she can only sit by the window wrapped in a fur cloak, watching the petals fall. On summer nights, she cannot even bear the slightest breeze, and the smallest oversight leaves her coughing for ages. A few steps leave her leaning against a pillar, gasping for breath; a few words make her 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 The Splendor of Daqing 大庆之韶华录 [Multiple storylines + political intrigue + palace coup] The story centers on the romantic entanglement between Chu Ran, a woman born into a family of generals, and Wei Jin, Prince of Yong’an. Their marriage comes first, and love follows. Against a sweeping historical backdrop, they fight fierce battles in the southwest, face tangled schemes and turmoil within the palace, and endure the harsh sieges threatening the northwestern frontier. Through these twists and turns, Chu Ran and Wei Jin grow c 31Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 120 A Thousand Miles Along the Xiaoxiang, Together 千里潇湘共同途 [Concubine's Daughter] [Political Schemes] [Revenge] [Both Leads Are Inexperienced] A noblewoman who appears gentle and dignified but is secretly ruthless × a young nobleman who seems cold and heartless but ends up eating his words One day, a talented and beautiful illegitimate daughter of the Wen family suddenly appeared in the capital. Not only was she stunning, she was also gifted. She rose to fame at a poetry gathering, soon becoming the capital's most celebrated beauty. She also won the ard 29Reads—Score314d adds
- 121 A Stand-In in the Palace? The Noble Consort Goes on a Killing Spree 入宫当替身？贵妃娘娘她杀疯了 [Alternate-History Palace Intrigue + Fertility and Many Children + Scheming, Unhinged Villainess + Ensemble Cast in the Harem] Wan Yunsi had had enough of being a lowly concubine-born daughter whom anyone could bully and who never had enough to eat. So she took the initiative to scheme against the Wan family and her father, becoming the twin sister of her infertile legitimate-born elder sister and entering the palace as a consort. From the moment she stepped through the palace gates, Wan Yunsi k 46Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 122 A Mistaken Marriage, a Love That Takes Root 错嫁沉欢 A daughter married off far from home is destined for a bitter life. Lu Zhiyuan never imagined she would face the same fate. When she bid farewell to the family who cherished her and the childhood friend who loved her, and married off to a foreign land, she was already prepared to plunge into an abyss. But somehow, things seemed different. The man she married doted on her to an almost unbelievable degree. Far from making her suffer, he would worry for ages just because she furrowed her brow. How 247Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 123 I Long to Break a Branch 我欲折枝 The God of War, famed throughout the Kingdom of Zhou, had asked for a bride, and his intended was a girl who hadn't even come of age. Everyone thought a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung, and Wen You was the cow dung they meant. Wen You patted her chest. “At least I only have to be this cow dung for six months.” Wen You knew very well that this six-month marriage pact was her only chance to seek justice for her mother. It was payment for saving the woman he loved. But when th 87Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 124 General, Does My Salary Include Childcare? 将军，我的俸禄有育儿费吗？ Ning An disguised herself as a man and joined the army camp to earn money for her mother’s treatment. Her goals were clear: flatter her superiors, switch jobs, and get a raise! She managed to join the young general Shu Jinhuai’s unit, but never expected to be the reason her commander was poisoned on her very first campaign. To steal the antidote, she snuck into enemy territory alone, earning a body covered in whip marks and a question from the general: “What reward do you want?” Ning An: “Just m 512Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 125 He Took Me by Force on the Night of Our Engagement 定婚当晚被他强娶豪夺 [Possessive love + husband chases wife after losing her + both leads are chaste + happy ending] + [stubborn beauty heroine + obsessive hero] + [he only goes crazy for her] + [angsty at first, sweet later] She and Xie Yun had relied on each other since childhood, saving each other and giving one another warmth. As a result, Xie Yun became utterly obsessed with her, loving her with all his heart, while she saw him only as family and had no romantic feelings for him. As an adult, Xie Yun appeared 928Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 126 The Crown Prince Raised a Dragon 太子他养了条龙 The Crown Prince woke up one morning to find an egg beside him. In the blink of an eye, it hatched into a little black dragon. The dragon was soft and cuddly and loved to act cute, but whenever she looked at him, her eyes held three parts indifference and seven parts disdain. All he knew was that he was raising a little tyrant. He pampered her with spirit fungus and spread cloud brocade beneath her. Even when she tore the roofs off Yulan Capital, he let her do as she pleased. Until the night of 8Reads—Score10614d adds
- 127 The Empress Is the Very Model of Virtue 皇后她贤良淑德 A huge scandal rocked the imperial palace. The emperor had brought his younger brother’s widow, who had been widowed for three years, into the palace. And she was very visibly pregnant. The whole palace buzzed with gossip. As empress, I couldn’t escape it either. My personal maid grumbled, “Your Majesty, this is outrageous.” But I remained unmoved. I couldn’t care less where the emperor’s heart lay. Because my husband had been dead for a long time. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 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 888Reads8.8Score10914d adds
- 129 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 768Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 130 Liu Qianqian, the Legitimate Daughter of a Military Family 将门嫡女柳浅浅 [Historical romance, palace intrigue, sweet and angsty, strong male and female leads, mutual devotion] The Liu family had earned great military honors. To avoid provoking the emperor’s suspicions, they had their legitimate daughter, Liu Qianqian, obey the imperial decree and enter the palace for selection, thus securing the family’s prosperity. Liu Qianqian’s beauty and gentleness won the emperor’s favor, and within three months she was elevated to Noble Consort. But the path to advancement in 539Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 131 The Bewitching, Scheming Consort Has the Tyrant Emperor Hooked 美艳妖妃茶又欲，暴戾君王上了瘾 [Palace Intrigue + Scheming Green-Tea Heroine + Sweet Romance] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced, he dotes on her alone, and she stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, light read; the heroine is no saint] The eldest legitimate daughter of the Shi family was a delicate beauty, born with an alluring charm. A fortune-teller even delivered this prophecy: “This woman is a demoness who will bring disaster upon the empire and its people. She is destined to bring great calamity.” She w 407Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 132 The Noblewoman with No Scruples 贵女无良 Li Jingyi has never believed in waiting ten years to get revenge. To her, a gentleman takes revenge from morning to night. You tricked me, bullied me, and killed me. I’ll take you hostage, escape, and divorce you! And in another place, there was someone else whose plans matched hers perfectly! 2kReads8.8Score24014d adds
- 133 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—14d adds
- 134 Your Majesty, I’ve Fallen Head Over Heels! 皇后，朕恋爱脑犯了！ [Mutual devotion! Older woman-younger man romance! Love after marriage! Fictional setting!] Quan Suye was the legitimate eldest daughter of a family with neither power nor influence. Her fiancé was stolen, her reputation ruined, but she didn’t care. She always remembered her late mother’s last words and took care to keep a low profile. By chance, she rescued a child, only to discover he was the Ninth Prince. From then on, her life changed completely. Her stepmother no longer dared bully her, her 511Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 135 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Killing Again Through Her Tears! 陛下，娘娘又哭着杀人了！ [Black-Bellied, Tear-Prone, Clumsy Consort vs. Love-Struck, Obsessive, Yandere Tyrant] [Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + He Only Loves Her from Start to Finish + Mutual Healing + Hero Hands Her the Knife] Shen Qiyue died on a cold winter's day. Her soul drifted for three days, during which she witnessed Rong Heng holding her corpse as he slaughtered his way through the palace, before finally setting himself on fire. Reborn half a year earlier, she put aside her fear and took the initiative to 1.5kReads8.2Score23214d adds
- 136 The Matriarch's Daily Life of Quietly Enjoying Wealth 主母苟富贵日常 [Tea-loving charmer of a matriarch + drama-queen couple + palace and household intrigue + raising children + everyday life] Drugged by her fiancé, Zheng Ying rushes into the Buddhist shrine and snatches Prince Jin's prayer beads... After a night of wild abandon, she gets her wish and becomes the matriarch of his household. Above her, a ruthless sister-in-law clings to control of the household. Below her, there's a white-moonlight side consort, a reborn woman, and a transmigrator who is a favored 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Ode to Changzhao 长昭颂 [Married First, Love Later + Power Struggles in Troubled Times + Nation and Family + Devoted Couple + HE] The world is in chaos, and warlords vie for supremacy. She is the daughter of a military family, clever and decisive, skilled in medicine and strategy. A written pact binds their families together, and at an age when she barely understands the world, she marries the Zhao family's second son, her childhood sweetheart. He is the son of a powerful warlord, with ambitions for the world. At first 2.9kReads8.4Score36014d adds
- 138 Your Majesty, the Empress Doesn’t Want to Compete for Your Favor, She Just Wants to Raise the Baby 陛下，娘娘她不想争宠只想养崽崽 [Adorable baby + Empress + devoted couple + System] Ji Mingjin died alongside her enemy. A bomb blew her to pieces, and yet somehow she came back to life! When Ji Mingjin opens her eyes, she discovers she has been reborn in the body of Murong Mingjin, Empress of Jin. She has even given birth to a child. Looking at the adorable, pitiful little dumpling before her, Murong Mingjin decides she will protect the poor little thing. To raise the little dumpling well, Murong Mingjin has no choice but to 170Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 139 The Second Daughter's Rise: After the Marriage Swap, She Became the Duchess of Zhen 嫡次女逆袭：换亲后成镇国公夫人 [Legitimate Daughter's Second Daughter's Comeback + Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger + Marriage Swap + Face-Slapping Satisfaction + Marrying First, Falling in Love Later + Earning Merit on the Frontier + Grandfather's Unfulfilled Wish + The Whole Family's Redemption + From Discarded Daughter to Imperial Title + Duchess of the Nation-Guarding Duke] The least favored legitimate daughter in the entire household was married off in a marriage swap to the least promising eldest son of a concubine. 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Crown Princess Is a Sweetheart! The Crown Prince’s Daily Devotion 太子妃是个蜜罐子！太子宠妻日常 [She fakes her death and flees with their child, and the Crown Prince spits blood as he fights to win her back] [Devoted and sweet + growing-up romance + a delicate, alluring beauty vs. a fiercely competitive Crown Prince + ruthless pursuit + utterly doting husband] A spring dream leads Jun Ye to the love of his previous life. He plans to fulfill his duty to care for her, then find her a husband and marry her off once she comes of age. He never expected to raise her into such a dazzling beauty, 137Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 141 Hard, So Hard: A Maid’s Path to Survival Through Layered Defenses 难，难，难，婢女的叠甲求生之路 [Survive a Deadly Trap + Nobody Is Normal + Saying One Thing and Meaning Another + Alternate Setting + No Golden Finger + Not Reborn] A disastrous start: my family was wiped out, and I, a lowly maid, had nowhere left to go! No matter. The butler, my father, escaped with me and the young lady. We were still alive, and we could seek refuge with the family’s main branch. Father died. What now? Protect the young lady. We have to survive, so we endure! Then the young lady died too... Fine. It’s bette 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 My Cousin Has Ambitions 表妹野心有点大 Pure historical romance + scheming, calculating legitimate daughter + winning her back + forced marriage + political intrigue The hero is the emperor, ten years older than the heroine. Jiang Shi should have been a noble young lady of the capital, but her grandaunt came to seek refuge with the Jiang family and ended up in her father's bed. Afterward, her father favored his concubine over his wife, and the Jiang family tried to seize everything from Jiang Shi's mother. After her mother divorced an 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Princess Looks Up, and the Prince Bows His Head 王妃抬眸王爷低头 Zhou Yuening and Zhao Ke are childhood sweethearts (or so it seems). Whenever Zhou Yuening runs into him, she is almost always at her most wretched. Zhao Ke: She caused my mother to be confined in the Cold Palace for ten years. Why should she get to grow up safe and sound, dressed in fine clothes and eating well, smiling warmly at other young men? Why should someone come to propose to her with a bright future in hand when she comes of age? He refuses to let her have her way. The Crown Prince 34Reads—Score114d adds
- 144 My Mighty Husband: Little Wife, Please Let Me Go 威武夫君：小娘子求放过 The story of a sweet, gentle young wife and her mighty husband. Yao Yuner never imagined she'd marry a butcher, let alone one more than ten years her senior... As the days pass, the secrets hidden behind the two of them gradually come to light. What fate awaits this couple, who have stood by each other through poverty? Two tile-roofed rooms, a little fenced courtyard, promises made beneath an apricot tree. A blood-soaked hero, a twist of fate, hands clasped together through bitter and sweet. A f 242Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 145 Laughter Across the Land 江山笑 A calamity brought by a beauty, a song that made all beneath heaven weep, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a legendary love spanning mortals, immortals, gods, and demons. Zhao Huaiyan was a princess of Zhao. When her father gave her that name, he meant for her to cherish the wild geese. He often said, “I have no son. You are my prince, the future heir to Zhao.” Huaiyan listened and devoted herself to the arts of power and the way of emperors. At fifteen, she was the most beautiful woman in the 46Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 146 Zhizhi, Come Into My Embrace 芷芷入朕怀 [Love at First Sight + Obsessive, Possessive Male Lead + Rival Suitors + Stunning Heroine + Everyone’s Favorite + Coercive Possession + Mutual Fidelity] Jian Zhilu was the most cherished legitimate daughter of the Jian family, with stunning, incomparable beauty. She was happily waiting to marry the man she loved when the tyrant Sui Yan forced her into the palace and claimed her as his own. Two years earlier, Sui Yan had been the least favored prince in the palace. His birth mother had died of gr 417Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 147 The Emperor Who Rose from Nothing Covets My Beauty 草根皇帝贪恋我美色 [Powerful male lead, a founding emperor + book-loving, studious, beautiful heroine + married first, love later + mostly doting with a little angst + both devoted to each other] After Emperor Zhao Mo of Great Yu and his brothers-in-arms broke through the gates of Jing, question marks popped up over all their heads. How were they supposed to get along with a group of beautiful princesses, especially princesses of a fallen kingdom? One was as cold and aloof as a nun, one was bold and beautiful and 116Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 148 Oh No! The Princess Ran Away with Her Young Guard! 不好啦！公主和小侍卫私奔啦！ [This book leans toward wuxia adventure.] [One-line summary: The jianghu adventures of a little princess and her young bodyguard as they travel south in search of her mother.] The only princess of Da Qi has run away! In broad daylight, she crawled out through a dog hole! And she took the best martial arts bodyguard in the palace with her. Princess: Why do you like money so much? Young Bodyguard: Don't you like money? Princess: Well... money is just a worldly possession! After bandits steal h 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Mad Tyrant: He Steals the Married Woman He Loves 疯批暴君：强取豪夺已婚白月光 Jun Jingmo, founding emperor of the Great Sheng dynasty, seized the throne with bloodthirsty, thunderous force. The history books say that Emperor Qianxuan was decisive and ruthless, and anyone who refused to submit to him had their entire family executed. Yet he treated his wife, Empress Yizhao, with unparalleled affection, leaving the six palaces empty. According to the records, Empress Yizhao was originally Emperor Qianxuan’s fiancée, but when he was wrongly accused and fell into disgrace, sh 102Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 A Handsome Top Scholar Moved in Next Door and Won’t Stop Flirting with Me 对门搬来帅探花，总来撩我怎么办 The handsome young scholar who had placed third in the palace examination had lately lost his appetite. There was only one reason: he'd fallen for the young widow across the street who sold tofu. Unfortunately, he was smitten and she wasn't. She not only ignored his advances, but had a watchful younger brother-in-law at her side who called her “Sister-in-law” all day and guarded her like a hawk. Lu Qinghuai had never suffered such a setback. He snapped his paper fan shut and came up with a plan. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
