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- 1 The Marquis's Second Wife 侯门继室 Gu Siwan transmigrates to ancient times and becomes an unfavored concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister's household. She has tried her best to keep a low profile and stay out of trouble. But her legitimate older sister keeps bullying her, and her aunt still can't stand her, so she's determined to marry her off as the Marquis's heir's second wife. Could there be something wrong with the heir? She has to find out. Otherwise, if she marries him without knowing the truth, a hard life will be 217Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 2 The Second Wife 继室 Fragrant grass fills the courtyard as swallows flit past; in the cool evening, rain falls upon the parasol trees. In her later years, Wutong looks back on this life. Orphaned young, she lived with her maternal relatives, and it was only thanks to her wet nurse’s support that she grew up, stumbling through hardship. At fifteen, with no choice in the matter, she became the second wife of her eldest cousin’s husband. Her life rose and fell, bringing both joy and sorrow; she had fought, and she had 53Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Matriarch Switches Marriages and Won’t Fall in Love 主母换嫁，不入爱河 In her previous life, Wen Jinxu, a concubine-born daughter, obeyed her father and married a poor scholar. Her modest dowry drew ridicule from everyone. Her noble legitimate elder sister, Wen Wanhua, married into a marquis’s household in a grand sedan chair, with a wedding procession stretching for miles, and earned everyone’s envy. But a few years later, the poor scholar was made a marquis and rose to high office. He won Wen Jinxu an official title, and she became his sole favorite. Everyone pra 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Second Wife Takes Charge 继室当道 Word around Shengjing is that Yan Chen, the Ninth Master of the Duke of Yan's household and the city's most notorious playboy, has turned over a new leaf. The reason is simple: he married a gentle, virtuous second wife. Just as everyone is applauding Ninth Master and praising him for mending his ways, they see him run out of the house in tears. Second wife: "Did you sleep with the concubine I arranged for you yesterday?" Ninth Master: "My dear, the cinnabar mark you gave me is still there..." 70Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Reborn and Breaking Off the Engagement, I Married My Ex’s Father as His Principal Wife 重生退婚，嫁给前夫他爹当主母 In her previous life, she was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. When the entire Shen family was convicted of crimes, the Xie family broke off her engagement overnight. She was thrown into the entertainment quarter, suffered humiliation after humiliation, and died full of hatred. That cool and upright assistant minister of the Xie family, the father of her former fiancé, was someone she had never truly grown close to in her previous life. He was the one who gathered her remains and laid 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Yun Shang, the Concubine-Born Daughter: The Second Wife Just Wants to Lie Flat 庶女云裳：继室夫人她只想躺平 [Reborn heroine × transmigrated hero] [Marriage Before Love] [Lots of household intrigue] In her previous life, Liu Yunshang, the daughter of a minor official, was framed by her half-sister and married off as a concubine to the Earl of Hengxuan’s household. She died less than three months later. Given another chance, she clings to her adoptive mother’s favor, marries into a marquis’s household as its lady of the house, and takes care of her half-sister along the way. But why is this marquis’s ho 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Cherished Second Wife 娇宠继室 Reborn into a new life, Gui Qingrou refuses to be a caged bird in the inner quarters. But on one side, the Earl of Qingchang clings to her like a dog-skin plaster, refusing to leave her alone. On the other, her betrothed, chosen for her by the matchmakers, is forcing her into a bridal sedan. * At first, Xiao Zhixian thinks Gui Qingrou is a shallow woman with no ambition. Later, he discovers she's not nearly as bad as the rumors make her out to be. As he watches over her, he grows protective 319Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 8 I Won After Becoming a Stepmother and Raising Seven Kids 穿成继室养七崽后我躺赢了 Qin Youyou had transmigrated while still in the womb. As a concubine-born daughter, when her no-good father asked if she was willing to become a widower's new wife, she readily agreed. It was better than becoming someone's concubine. On their wedding night, she got a good look at her husband, the General and Marquis of Weiyuan, and decided she'd gotten a pretty good deal. But who could explain why the Emperor sent her new husband to the border to quell a rebellion on their very wedding night, le 85Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 9 When Brain Fog Meets a Second Marriage 当头昏遇上二婚 Shen Ningxue, who was “lazy and spoiled” at home, met a super handsome, wealthy, and talented man on a blind date. She was still wondering what she’d done to get so lucky when she finally understood why. How could such a handsome, well-rounded man just fall into her lap? It turned out he was divorced and had an adorable little tagalong. But he was so handsome, and she was so into his looks. What was she supposed to do? Meng Zhu, who’d already been blind once, never expected she’d end up falling 1kReads6.4Score103Shelves
- 10 I Divorced with a Child, Then My Second Husband Spoiled Me Rotten 带娃离婚后被二婚老公宠上天 Her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, her parents bullied her, and her younger brother took everything from her as if he were entitled to it. Even the family dog ignored her. A few years later, after divorcing, she borrowed money from a male classmate to escape her parasitic in-laws. Her former classmate was a CEO and a bachelor. His ex-wife had died in a car accident after cheating on him, and he had a daughter almost a year younger than hers. It turned out the CEO had long been secr 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 My Second-Husband Husband 我的二婚老公 How long has it been since my husband touched me? Six months? A year? Maybe even longer... After the divorce, I kept asking myself what had gone wrong in our failed marriage. I thought it would be difficult to open my heart to someone new, but then I met Mr. Cheng. He said that even though he wouldn’t be my first, he would be my last. 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Second-Time-Around Young Husband's Wife Is Irresistible 二婚男青年的娇妻太迷人 After Su Yinzhuang dies, she opens her eyes to find herself transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name in the 1970s. She also gets a five-year-old sister. But things are not looking good. At home, there's a selfish uncle and an aunt who seems kind on the surface but is cruel underneath, as well as a step-cousin with no blood relation. Outside, a lecherous thug is pursuing her. She's beset by troubles on all sides. She can't just give up, so she has to get it together. She decides 83Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Difficult Life of a Second Wife 继室难为 A single marriage ceremony mistakenly pairs Pei Xiurong with Gu Yuanqing. But standing between them are more than just a disapproving, difficult mother-in-law, a scheming stepmother and stepsister, and the intrigues of the inner household. There is also the cold distance of the children from the first wife. Amid the deep courtyards and layers of conspiracy, the legitimate daughter becomes a second wife for the first time and carefully schemes her way to a bright future! 413Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 Clever and Wise, I Am the Marquis's Wife 聪明，睿智我是侯府大娘子 You stole my husband, so I’ll become your stepmother! Before Lu Jingwan’s mother died, she arranged a marriage for her. Her stepmother and elder half-sister joined forces to steal the match. To honor her mother’s final wish, and to give herself and her younger brother a chance to survive, Lu Jingwan relied on her maternal grandfather’s past accomplishments to gain entry to the imperial palace and petition the emperor for a marriage decree! The man in question was none other than Xiao Yuanbo, the 106Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 15 After Becoming the Second Wife, I Took It Easy and Raised the Kids with a Carefree Heart 穿成继室摆烂后，佛系养娃成团宠 [Medical Skills + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by All + Comedy + Adorable Kids + Strong Female Lead] A superpowered military doctor has her body stolen and her soul sent to another world. Three years later, she returns, only to open her eyes in a plain white wedding dress, married off as a replacement bride to the General’s Estate and saddled with two stepsons strong enough to lift anything. Rumor has it that the Marquis’s legitimate daughter is a spoiled, useless fool who knows nothing about embr 1.4kReads9.2Score192Shelves
- 16 When the Duke's Second Wife Stopped Causing Trouble 当国公府继室不再作妖 Zhong Xiuran takes a nap and wakes up as the widowed second wife of a Duke's household from a novel she read the night before, a character who shares her name. Remembering the original owner's habit of stirring up trouble, she worries deeply about her future. Luckily, she can use the novel's plot to change the fate of herself and her loved ones. But she never expected that this world of the book held secrets even its author didn't know about! 10Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 17 Being a Stepmother Is Hard: After the Marquess’s Wife Was Reborn, She Gave Up Trying 继室难当，侯门主母重生后摆烂了 In her previous life, the concubine-born Shen Qiao married into the Yongning Marquis’s household and became the Marchioness of Yongning. The Yongning household was full of scheming people and troublemakers. She and her husband were distant despite keeping up appearances, and after he died young, she struggled to raise their child alone. She thought her suffering would finally be over, but her son forgot his mother as soon as he married. In the end, she met a miserable death... Reborn, she didn’t 63Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 18 The Marquis's Estate: A Stepmother's Daily Life of Doing Nothing 侯府继母摆烂日常 [Transmigrated heroine versus reborn noblewoman + Domestic power struggles + Clearing her name + Mutual healing] After transmigrating, Yun Zhirou, a single woman, finds herself the second wife of a marquis: her husband doesn't love her, her mother-in-law despises her, and she's saddled with a stepson left behind by the late first wife. At first, Yun Zhirou only wants to change her husband, Gu Yixuan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's opinion of her, so she can enjoy a quiet life in peace. A highly educa 34Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 19 Tempting Desire: His Lordship Only Wants to Keep a Beauty Hidden Away 撩欲：大人只想金屋藏娇 [Also known as: Temptation: My Lord Only Wants to Keep His Beauty Hidden Away] [Marriage first, love later + husband’s long road to winning her back + sweet and angsty] “That young lady from the Wen family is eighteen, gentle and charming, poised and virtuous, well-read and gracious! She and Lord Shen would be a match made in heaven, a pair of birds in the sky and entwined branches on earth, devoted to each other and growing old hand in hand!” Shen Heng'an stared in disbelief at Wen Xiaowan, who 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Duke's Second Wife Wins People Over with Food 国公爷的继室以食服人 [Transmigration + Gourmet Food + Pocket Dimension + Marriage Before Love] Su Ruyi, a top-tier star among food bloggers on a popular platform, unexpectedly transmigrates to another world after a gas leak! On the very day of her wedding, Su Ruyi, the only legitimate daughter of the Minister's household, accidentally bumps her head and passes out! She is a brilliant cook, fair-skinned and beautiful, an outstanding modern woman. The other her has skin like ice and bones like jade, is charming and li 223Reads6.2Score103Shelves
- 21 A Second Wife's Survival Guide 继室生存手册 She thought she'd grow old and die in the palace, but even after leaving and getting married, she was still destined for a life of toil. On their wedding night, her husband eloped with a widow, leaving his new bride a pile of debts and a household full of elderly and children to care for. There were several generations of in-laws above her, cheap children below, and concubines by the dozen. The moment she opened her eyes, dozens of mouths were waiting for her to earn money and feed them. Just wh 40Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 22 The Merchant's Daughter Won't Fund the Poor, and the Villain's Dreams of Prosperity Crumble 商女不扶贫，反派的发达梦成空了 [Revenge after being reborn + spirit spring in a pocket space + play the pig to eat the tiger + growing heroine + power struggles] Her parents are murdered, her uncle seizes the family fortune, her cousin steals the marriage match arranged for her, and then she is framed and robbed of her innocence, forcing her to marry a penniless man. Before two years have passed, her life is taken, and they even complain that she took too long to die... She drifts through the human world as a ghost for three 484Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 23 Spring in the Capital 京台春 [Historical household intrigue + age gap + both leads have no romantic pasts; no pocket dimension, System, or golden finger; set in a fictional dynasty] Jiang Yujin is a young lady from a collateral branch of the Zhongshan Earl’s household. Treading carefully every step of the way, she rises from a tiny nobody who cannot even control her own fate to a first-rank titled noblewoman. Physically frail and facing a difficult marriage, she ends up by a twist of fate as the second wife of Grand Secreta 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Reborn as the Marquis’s Second Wife, I Go Crazy Every Day 穿成侯府继室后，日日发癫 (Face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + unhinged at any moment + clear-eyed about the world + no saintly heroine + heroine is mentally radiant + overflowing with martial virtue) On the night the timid second daughter of the Jiang family marries into the Marquis of Pingyang’s household, a concubine drives her to death on the spot. Jiang Yutang, who crosses over to live in her place, believes that if you’re in the right, you should never let up; even if you’re wrong, you should still 607Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 25 The CEO's Little Darling: An Age-Gap Romance 总裁的小宝贝之老夫少妻 The first time they met, she was five and he was twenty-three. She had just started kindergarten, and he had just graduated from college. She got separated from her parents on the street and, not knowing how to find them, crouched by the roadside and cried silently. He came over, asked what had happened, then picked her up and helped her find her parents. The second time they met, she was nine and he was twenty-seven. Her father was away on a business trip and her mother had fallen ill. When the 285Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 26 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
- 27 A Match Too Close to Call 势均难敌 [Twelve-Year Age Gap / Government Workplace / Easygoing, Blunt Heroine × Steady, Reserved Hero / Happy Ending] Ye Zhengqing lives a pleasant, peaceful life in a small coastal city. But the arrival of her new boss, Chen Jun, not only disrupts that calm, it also takes her back five years. Along with the memories come the flutter of a budding romance and an abrupt ending. After years apart, their story is only just beginning. Note: Both leads have exes, and the male lead is divorced and has a 861Reads7.3Score103Shelves
- 28 I Became the Great Villain’s Second Wife, but All I Want Is to Run Away 穿成大反派的继室，她一心想跑路 [Transmigrates into a book + wish fulfillment + farming + villain + raising kids] Lin Jiao woke up one day to find she had transmigrated into a novel with a strong female lead. Wearing a shabby short shirt, she lay in a dilapidated thatched hut, having become the miserable second wife of the great villain Xie Zhen. Half a year earlier, the original owner had lusted after the villain’s looks, seized him by force, and forced him to marry her as his second wife. Then the world turned upside down. T 462Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 29 The Marquis's Delicate Jade Beauty 侯爷的碧玉小娇妻 After a scheme goes awry, Li An'an, a maid, unexpectedly becomes pregnant with the child of the Marquis of Wuxuan. Their vastly different stations bring them together, and thanks to the child, as well as her kind and lovable nature, she gradually wins the heart of the lofty man. Note: This story is set in an alternate world. Please don't take the historical places and names too seriously; they're all made up by the author. 850Reads8.7Score105Shelves
- 30 After the General Went to War, His Second Wife Had Three Children 将军去了战场后，续弦妻生了三娃 Sun Shuzhen married General Song Yi when she was just fifteen. Song Yi had a first wife before her, but she died in childbirth. Although his late wife had been dead for three years, he still couldn’t forget her. If not for the emperor’s decree, he would never have married a young girl as his second wife. Not long after Sun Shuzhen entered the family, war broke out again on the border. Before leaving, Song’s mother tearfully begged him to leave an heir for the Song family. That was the only reaso 3.8kReads7.6Score279Shelves
- 31 The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law 侯府长媳 Xie Jingxi’s second sister died in childbirth, leaving behind a pair of children. In these circumstances, Xie Jingxi married into the Anfeng Marquis’s household as her brother-in-law’s second wife. After losing both twins, being abandoned by her family, and facing her husband’s distrust, Xie Jingxi chose to live alone in a separate manor for over a decade. Yet in the end, she was still murdered. Reborn, Xie Jingxi resolves to live for herself this time and uncover who killed her. But with no one 973Reads8.3Score121Shelves
- 32 After My Childhood Sweetheart Stabbed Me in the Back, I Married His Father 被竹马背刺后我嫁给了他爹 [A charming, clever, martial heroine X a gentle, calculating, protective father-figure hero] Yan Minghua was said to be impossible to marry off in the city of Mobei. But when she arrived in the capital, she became a hot commodity, with every man eager to pursue her. Yan Minghua thought a few men were manageable, but too many were exhausting. She’d be better off finding someone reliable and marrying him. There were plenty of men in the capital, but every one of them had an ulterior motive. Aft 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 A Substitute Bride to a Widower, I Became My Brother-in-Law’s Noblewoman 替嫁寡妇！成了小叔子的侯门贵妾 Born a lowly concubine’s daughter, in her previous life she was the principal wife of the marquis’s eldest legitimate son! She was married off in place of her own elder sister and spent ten years as a wife in name only. She also raised the marquis’s stepson for ten years, only for him to turn out to be an ungrateful wretch. After she is reborn, her future brother-in-law, a powerful statesman destined to dominate the court, coolly tells her, “A favored concubine.” From a sister-in-law forced into 305Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 34 Back to the 1990s: The Security Chief Dotes on His Second Wife 穿到九零，保卫科长娇宠二婚妻 [Nineties setting + rugged man + devoted husband + personal space + raising children + sweet romance + aloof male lead + multiple births] After somehow transmigrating to 1990, Lu Shishi became a divorced woman while still young. The original owner had been forced into divorce because she couldn’t get pregnant. Her trashy ex-husband was about to marry someone else, and, afraid she’d get in the way, he sent her off to another man! Luckily, by a twist of fate, she was matched with the factory’s liv 131Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 35 A Concubine’s Daily Life of Household Scheming in the Marquis’s Residence 侯府庶女宅斗日常 A girl who once survived on scraps suddenly becomes the granddaughter of the Marquis of Jian'an and the Sixth Young Lady of the Yongchang Marquis's household. And so begins her life of inner-courtyard intrigue. Her stepmother watches her like a hawk, looking for a chance to scheme against her, while her sisters match wits with her at every turn. She keeps her talents hidden and proceeds with caution. All she wants is to live out her life in peace. But she never expected a man as ethereal as 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Married into a Wealthy Family as the Second Wife, I Won the Cold Husband's Heart 嫁入高门做继室，清冷夫君动了情 Jiang Muyun was the daughter of a minor prefect, and thought she would be free to live her life as she pleased. But then her elder sister died young, and her grandmother schemed against her. Her life was turned upside down. 734Reads6.5Score107Shelves
- 37 An Older Husband and His Young Wife: The Chief Minister's Cherished Darling 老夫少妻，首辅大人的掌心宠 [Sweet romance + heroine refuses to be pushed around + family life + ensemble cast + age gap] In everyone's eyes, she was a worthless pawn. But in his destiny, she was his one and only "unexpected blessing." Shen Zhao lost both her parents, had her marriage prospects ruined, and was forcibly separated from her childhood sweetheart by her mother-in-law. Everyone was waiting to laugh at her, but all they saw was the powerful Chief Minister protecting her like a precious jewel in the palm of his ha 26kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
- 38 A Second Marriage, A Devoted Husband 二婚老公宠妻实录 Having both been through failed marriages, Mo Ni was still afraid of Qin Zhengyang six months into their remarriage. His cool, detached manner always made her instinctively keep her distance and feel intimidated. He had grand ambitions for his country, while she was content to be a housewife, preparing three meals a day. Wasn’t a second marriage just about sharing a life together? It wasn’t until hardship came time and again, and he protected her, helped her, and taught her to grow, that she r 575Reads8.5Score115Shelves
- 39 Sixteen Years of Spring, Circling Back to You 十六春秋绕落回 Both leads are pure. There aren't many dramatic ups and downs, mostly just everyday matters and small details. The heroine, Su Xining, transmigrates into the body of the Second Madam of the Pingyang Marquis household, where she settles down for good. This story is mainly about the everyday things the heroine sees. There are few moments of great joy or sorrow, and no earth-shattering romance, just an ordinary, quiet life. 743Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 40 Reborn After Transmigrating into a Book: The Marquis's Stepmother 穿书重生之侯府继母 [Completed] [Alternate-universe political intrigue + Slice-of-life ensemble cast + Transmigrate into a book and be reborn + Spiritual spring space] Shen Wan stayed up late reading a novel and scored a one-way ticket into the book. And she transmigrated right into the night vigil. Just thinking about it was thrilling. Looking at the wicked stepmother’s role she’d been given, minor cannon-fodder Shen Wan felt a little scared. She stole a glance at the male lead kneeling beside her, only five years 566Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 41 My In-Laws Want My Dowry, But I'm Not Giving It Up! 夫家图我嫁妆，我就是不给！ Ling Yan married into a powerful family as the daughter of a merchant. After entering the household, she discovered that her husband was not only willful, but also had a cousin with whom he shared mutual affection. From top to bottom, his entire family coveted her dowry while looking down on her! What hypocrisy! How could she put up with that? Let’s see how she uses her wits and strategy to take control of the entire Changping Earl’s household, one step at a time, until no one dares to criticize 500Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 42 A Low-Key Matriarch, Enjoying Life's Little Imperfections 做个淡人主母，享受钝感人生 Xue Yu'ning, a girl from a humble household, thought she'd married into the Duke's estate thanks to her devastating beauty. Little did she know she was merely her mother-in-law's pawn. Neglected by her husband and tormented by her mother-in-law, she took her own life. After stand-in actress Xue Yu'ning arrives in her body, she plans not to compete, fight, or scheme, but simply to stay home, keep a tight hold on her money box, and enjoy her modest life. When her mother-in-law picks a fight, she p 1.9kReads8.6Score190Shelves
- 43 The One I Can't Help But Love 非爱不可的人 He said: “In our previous life, I wasn’t there to watch you grow. In this life, I won’t miss a single year of yours.” She said: “In our previous life, I wasn’t part of your past. In this life, I’ll be with you through everything you experience.” Put more delicately: “A young man rides in on a bamboo horse, circling the bed to play with green plums.” Put plainly: “The girl you hold closest to your heart should end up in your bed, too.” (This story is entirely fictional.) 219Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 44 The Second Wife Is Bone-Deep Allure, and Lord Shen's Body Tells the Truth 继室娇媚入骨，沈大人身体很诚实 Both devoted to each other + transmigration + the husband chases his wife after losing her + household intrigue + angst and sweetness After learning that her sweetheart was engaged to someone else, the original owner was so devastated that she jumped into a river to end her life. Just then, Jiang Sujin from the twenty-first century transmigrated into her body, and was rescued by Shen Yanfeng, the commander of the Imperial Guards. In front of everyone's eyes, the man held her, embraced her, and c 12.2kReads8.7Score987Shelves
- 45 The Legitimate Wife: Everyone Else Is Worthless, but I'm the Real Deal 嫡妻：所有人皆废，我才是大佬 Zhao Lingmeng was the daughter of a tech tycoon in the modern world. She was wealthy, influential, and brilliant, with a doctorate from one of the world's top universities. Her biggest problem was that her parents had gone from urging her to marry to skipping straight to pressuring her to have a baby. Whenever that happened, Zhao Lingmeng wished she could become a mother without the pain. After her parents once again nagged her about having a child, she was so annoyed that she picked up a novel 3.6kReads8.9Score271Shelves
- 46 Pampered by a Sickly, Wealthy Tycoon in Front of My Ex-Husband 当着前夫面，被病娇老富豪宠上天 (A writing exercise) [Pure feel-good story + age gap + devoted husband + wealthy family + healing] He was a titan of the business world, nearing fifty and divorced for years. She married and had a child while in college. Her husband was the campus heartthrob, and after four years as a housewife, he suddenly asked for a divorce. She had thought they would never see each other again after the divorce. But after a whirlwind remarriage, she discovered she had become her ex-husband's mother-in-law. T 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Reborn Second Wife’s Handbook 继室重生手册 When do the symptoms arise? At that moment when the lanterns are dim and the moon is half-bright. In her previous life, Chen Yining failed to see Xu Zeyu’s love for her. She was used by others, and in the end, she caused Xu Zeyu’s death and died miserable herself. Reborn in this life, Chen Yining will never again betray the person who loves her most in the world. 1.4kReads8.7Score147Shelves
- 48 Reborn as a Stepmother, I Fight to Save My Pregnancy in the Marquis's Manor 穿成继母，我在侯府拼命保胎 [Soul transmigration, a powerful heroine’s growth story, the ex-husband’s road to redemption, and a terrible ex-husband appears early on] Lin Yi transmigrates into the body of Yan Muyun’s second wife, only to hear the news that the Marquis of Zhengyang has died. It should have been the perfect start: a wealthy widow with plenty of leisure time. But then the doctor tells her she’s pregnant! The unborn child of the Marquis of Zhengyang is a precious treasure, the darling of all the capital even be 1.2kReads8.8Score354Shelves
- 49 Ten Years After the Curvy Beauty's Death, the Emperor Loses Control and Kisses Her Passionately 丰腴美人死十年帝王失控人后猛亲 [Both leads are devoted only to each other + groveling pursuit of a wife + a powerful man bowing to love + a self-serving, spoiled beauty] Jiang Xizhu had always known she could never measure up to Jiang Wanning. She was born alluring and voluptuous, but could never match Jiang Wanning’s cool, aloof charm. They were twins, but because Jiang Xizhu was born feet first, she was sent away to a country estate to fend for herself. When it came time to marry, she was given the disgraced crown prince Ji 8.8kReads5.5Score930Shelves
- 50 Everyone Is Searching for the Woman His Majesty Hid Outside the Palace 都在找陛下藏宫外的女人 (An old flame reignited # A powerful man humbly begging for love # Age gap # Palace and household intrigue # After getting together with the heroine, the hero never touches the other women in his harem) In the twentieth year of the Zhaoqing era, Empress Jiang died of illness at Changle Palace. With her dying breath, she took Jiang Zhi's hand and told her to marry the emperor, so she would be protected by imperial power. The girl, not yet fifteen, shrank back like a frightened bird and stared in 18.9kReads7.3Score2.1kShelves
