Novels like A Noble Lady’s Difficult Fate
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Noble Lady’s Difficult Fate, best match first.
- 1 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
- 2 The Youngest Legitimate Daughter 嫡幼女 This is a modern-day college student's story of transmigrating to ancient times. Wang Jiayu is an ordinary college student who unexpectedly transmigrates to a fictional dynasty and marries the childhood friend who has always been by her side as she grew up. What a turn of events! But after transmigrating, Wang Jiayu finds herself born into a wealthy family, getting to experience what it's like to be born with a silver spoon in her mouth. It's simply amazing. Her degree in electronics isn't much 1.1kReads6.2Score105Shelves
- 3 The Noble Lady Just Wants to Lie Flat 贵女她只想躺平 (Alternate setting + family rise to prosperity + daily life in ancient times + ensemble cast + female lead takes a husband into her family) (This is not a strong female lead story! Not a wish-fulfillment story! The female lead has a love interest! The sisters will mostly get married! Avoid if this bothers you.) (The setting is fictional, and its world differs slightly from reality. Avoid if this bothers you.) Office worker Qing An woke up one morning to find that she had transmigrated. She had b 80kReads8.4Score12.9kShelves
- 4 Dream of the Red Chamber: Peichun Marries a Rising Star, and the Four Springs Are Blessed! 红楼：沛春勇嫁新贵，五春有福！ [A full ensemble cast from Dream of the Red Chamber · Multiple sweet couples · Multiple protagonists · Light domestic intrigue · Household drama · Warmth · Sweet romance · Women in the spotlight · Deep affection · Heartfelt · Immersive · Happy families · Everyone gets their moment · Growth · Family · Expansive worldbuilding · Rich emotions] [Pei Chun is a woman blessed with good fortune!] Jia Peichun, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Jia family and the full elder sister of the four Jia sist 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Matchmaker’s Livestream Reveals People’s Thoughts, and Accidentally Sets the Entertainment World Straight 月老直播被读心，意外整顿娱乐圈 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Where My Heart Finds Peace, the Phoenix Jade Awaits 吾心安处凤凰珏 [Alternate history, palace intrigue, deep romance, transformation without rebirth, major twists] Yue was once an ancient nation of powerful aristocrats, but now it has fallen into decline, reduced to preserving the royal family's dignity by marrying its princesses off to foreign powers. Peiyun, once a carefree princess of Yue, suddenly loses her elder sister and younger brother to murder, and her mother dies unexpectedly of illness. Clinging to her dream of marrying a wandering swordsman, she ha 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Regent's Secret Wife 摄政王的秘密夫人 [Traditional historical romance + both leads are virgins + doting romance] A cool and aloof heir to the marquis’s title, whose origins are shrouded in mystery and who is also a regent, + the lovely and charming eldest legitimate daughter of the Vice Minister’s household Both leads grow throughout the story. This is a slow-burn romance. Rumor had it in the capital that the aloof heir to the Marquis of Changning, who kept his distance from women, had been seen kissing a young lady who had not yet 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Taking a Secondary Wife on Her Wedding Night? The Highborn Matriarch Slaughters Her Enemies 新婚夜纳平妻？高门主母杀疯虐渣 All-original cast + powerful family matriarch + groveling redemption arc + inner-courtyard scheming + a male love rival fighting for her * Jiang Yunzhi, the legitimate daughter of a military family, is ordered by the Empress Dowager to marry Pei Shizi, heir to the Duke of Anguo, who already loves someone else. On their wedding night, she is humiliated. If there is no love, then she’ll fight for power. Jiang Yunzhi takes charge of the household and brings the inner courtyard firmly to heel. When 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Princess Consort's Married Life 王妃的婚后日常 Neither the heroine nor the hero is reborn or transmigrates, and neither has a golden finger. A quiet, everyday story of love after marriage, set in a purely ancient setting. The heroine’s beauty is an asset. Her upbringing has made her cold and aloof, slow to warm up, and self-centered. The hero is taciturn and sharp-tongued, and his temperament becomes even harder to read after his leg is injured. Wei Zi is naturally beautiful and wants to marry into a powerful family so she can live a carefre 168Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 10 It's Not Easy Being a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代贵女不好当 [Not a Power Fantasy] [Alternate Setting] [Realistic Leaning] [Everyday Life and Growth] [Long Novel] [Ensemble Cast] Who says being a young lady in ancient times is easy?! How is this any different from spending ten straight years in senior year? [Growth in the early part, managing affairs in the middle, and a little court intrigue later on. This is not an all-female story. There are men, so proceed with caution if you can't accept that.] Lin Yanchu was reincarnated as a noble daughter of the L 44.1kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
- 11 The Legitimate Eldest Daughter Is Reborn: Watching My Enemies Tear Each Other Apart 嫡长女重生：笑看仇敌窝里斗 The “headstrong” legitimate daughter is reborn, takes down her stepmother and concubine aunt, and marries into a powerful family! [Historical domestic intrigue + reborn legitimate daughter + satisfying revenge + heartwarming daily life + heroine’s growth] (She won’t let any of the bad guys get away, including her own father! The heroine isn’t the only one who has been reborn, either. Guess who else!) “Qing’er is a good child, filial and clever.” “Mother said I should be obedient and grow up to 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Moonlight on the Spring River 月映春江色 [Sweet historical romance, devoted couple, a brave and clever heroine with strong principles who never lets herself be mistreated] (No transmigration, rebirth, or System) [1v1] The hero is devoted, and the heroine is independent and self-assured. [Beautiful, clever, cool-headed noblewoman vs. devoted, wife-doting general] In the fifteenth year of the Jiazhao era, victory comes at the border, and General Yan Yunmo returns in triumph. At court, he asks the emperor to arrange his marriage to Jiang 139Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 13 A Heart Stirred by Desire 入色悸动 Shen’s mother remarries and marries into the well-known wealthy Pei family of Dongzhou. From then on, Shen Huaixi is known as the Pei family’s Eighth Miss. Four years later, she meets Pei Yi, a man who seems elegant but exudes superiority. He is her cousin in name. Little does she know this is where her world begins to fall apart. Pei Yi makes no attempt to hide his feelings for Shen Huaixi. His affection is direct and intense. Until one day, she stumbles upon his secret. Shen Huaixi stares at t 6.3kReads9.1Score798Shelves
- 14 Save My Mother, Kill My Scumbag Father: Reborn to Turn the World Upside Down 救亲娘，杀渣爹，重生归来搅翻天 [A Ruthless Beauty vs. A Gentle Young Lord] Rebirth + Taking Down Scum + Defying Fate + Political Schemes + Heavenly Law + Empress In her previous life, Xu Rusheng, the eldest legitimate daughter of a marquis household and empress in all but name, learned the truth behind her mother and aunt’s deaths. She chose to kill Emperor Zhou Heng and die with him, taking the Zhou family’s empire down with her as her funeral offering. Reborn in the year her mother died, she makes plans at every turn to b 4.6kReads9.0Score554Shelves
- 15 The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn Just Before Her Death 嫡女重生回送死前 [Reborn × punishing scumbags × sweet romance × devoted to each other] * [A heroine who learns and grows] Li Qingtang was the legitimate daughter of the marquis’s household, but she was switched at birth and raised as a concubine-born daughter. Her concubine stepmother and the illegitimate elder sister who had usurped her place plotted against her. Not only did Li Qingtang die horribly, her birth mother and maternal family also met tragic ends. Reborn, Li Qingtang swore to take revenge. Her first 1.6kReads9.1Score229Shelves
- 16 The Easygoing Wife 小闲妻 [Historical court intrigue, richly traditional atmosphere, no transmigration or rebirth, household-intrigue ensemble, clever and capable heroine, devoted and protective hero] Cen Ruxi spent two years caring for Jiang Huai, the blind and deaf heir of the Duke’s household, in place of her legitimate younger sister. After the heir regained his sight, her sister Cen Ruyi took credit for her work and married him. Cen Ruxi, meanwhile, was ordered by her family to marry the Third Prince, Zhao Yao, a no 453Reads8.1Score103Shelves
- 17 The One Destined for Me: The Crown Pact 命定之人：王冠契 The day they first met, the snow had stopped and the sky was clear, with the golden sun just rising. She seemed like a fairy who had accidentally fallen from the ninth-tier Jade Lake into the mortal world. By chance, she stepped through the pristine snow, bringing an air of cool purity to this ordinary place. He reined in his horse at the corner of the bustling street. Seeing her breathtaking beauty and hearing 115Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 18 Transmigrating to Become the First Wife 穿越之我为正室 Xu Mingwei was the legitimate daughter of a prominent family. Raised according to her family's traditions, she married a man of equal standing and became his principal wife. To Xu Mingwei, who had been raised to be a proper wife, this was all perfectly ordinary. Looking back, she and Fu Heng had been married for five years and had a pair of adorable children. She had never expected to find love from the start. She never imagined that her husband would suddenly ask her for it. How could she give 2.1kReads7.9Score104Shelves
- 19 The Happy Everyday Life of a Concubine's Wife in the Duke's Mansion 国公府庶媳的幸福日常 [Now available in print] Ning Annuo was happily preparing to marry her fiance, the top scholar, when a bolt from the blue struck: he had been sleeping with someone else. She promptly broke off the engagement and married into the Duke’s residence instead. She outsmarted her mother-in-law, wisely guided her younger sister-in-law, won her husband’s devotion, and had a son and a daughter. Then she repaid everyone who had hurt her. She and her husband truly became a couple devoted to each other for l 5.6kReads8.9Score559Shelves
- 20 The Legitimate Daughter Is Too Good at Flirting: The Regent's Love Triangle 嫡女太会撩，摄政王的修罗场 [Legitimate daughter + reborn + revenge + Prince Regent + satisfying read + adored by the whole family] In her past life, Hua Jinxuan believed every lie her half-sister Hua Jinying told her. She loved the crown prince with all her heart and helped him ascend the throne, only for him to defy all opposition and make her half-sister empress once he had achieved his ambition. Later, her half-sister locked her in the death row, drained her blood every day, and forced her to drink tonics to replace it 693Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 21 Tales of a Phoenix’s Fateful Romance 凤鸣奇缘录 The Xue family's Eastern Courtyard had no male heirs. The matriarch lived with her two unmarried daughters and a concubine. The master of the Northern Courtyard bullied the widows and orphans of the East, and while no one was home, he cut down twelve camphor trees in their tea garden. That night, he got twelve blows to the head. Who was the culprit? Later, thanks to Xue Chengyue's intervention, a monk left. Why did he go? When refugees raided the Eastern Courtyard at night, Chen Siyuan led men t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 The Pampered Noble Concubine 娇养贵妾 Zhong Wen was a country girl who had spent eight years working as an embroiderer in a workshop. She thought she'd be quite content if life simply carried on, quiet and uneventful. But her uncle was a cruel man. Not only did he pocket the money she sent every month for her mother's medicine and her younger brother's schooling, he also abused her brother and neglected her mother's illness. When Zhong Wen learned the truth about her uncle, she had a huge confrontation with them and brought her moth 1.7kReads8.8Score126Shelves
- 23 Yu Wujiao 玉无娇 Palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + high intelligence and emotional intelligence + not an only-one relationship + no System or portable space + a heroine who grows over time (not a wish-fulfillment story), not blinded by love. After her parents and younger sister are brutally killed, Jiang Yuxin, daughter of a convicted minister, realizes that becoming a favored consort is the only way to change things. At nineteen, the emperor is at an age when he falls easily. He falls for one woman afte 281Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 24 The Leisurely Life of a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代闺秀的悠闲生活 Savor the unhurried passing of time and enjoy a carefree life. I envy your graceful beauty, reflected in the blue heavens and the jade moon. Su Huayue learned everything from her mother from a young age, treating being a daughter of the Su family as a job. As the legitimate daughter of her father's second wife, all she had to do was live freely under the protection of her mother and elder brother. Her only pleasure was watching her two elder half-sisters compete for their father's and grandmothe 11.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
- 25 Phoenix Beauty 凤娇 Su Feng, the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Su family, is betrothed by the Empress Dowager to Yuan Chenghao, the third young master of Prince Rui’s household. She has no choice but to bid farewell to her beloved grandmother and marry into the prince’s household with her family’s blessings. Yuan Chenghao is a notorious playboy in the capital. Though handsome and charming, he spends his nights carousing among women. Unhappy with the arranged marriage, he argues with Su Feng on their w 4.8kReads8.5Score434Shelves
- 26 My Dear Husband, I Just Want to Be a Lazy Fish 相公，妾身只想做咸鱼 A betrothal agreement made years ago bound together the dignified, talented eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong’s household and the good-for-nothing, dissolute youngest legitimate son of the Marquis of Yongning’s household. Little did anyone know that Tang Bingxuan, the duke’s eldest daughter, loves nothing more than sleeping! And Jiang Shunian, the marquis’s youngest son, loves nothing more than playing the fool while hiding his true abilities! Scene One: Jiang Shunian: “Wife, winte 835Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 27 A Match Made by Proper Betrothal 明媒善娶 Shi Fake is a kind young woman determined to become a matchmaker. She has been arranging marriages for others since she was fifteen and has barely ever tasted failure. That is, until one day, Lu Chi, a newly arrived scholar in town, came to her to ask for her help finding a match... Never could she have imagined that this scholar would become the greatest disgrace of her career, one she would never live down. To wash away that disgrace, Miss Shi ended up putting herself on the line. 519Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 28 Marrying Up 高嫁 On the day Ning Wanqiao married Duan Yunzhou, he brought his white moonlight into the household as his concubine. On their wedding night, Ning Wanqiao spent the night alone, while Duan Yunzhou stayed in his white moonlight's courtyard night after night. Later, Ning Wanqiao learned that she was the wicked woman standing in the way of Duan Yunzhou and his white moonlight. She was neglected everywhere in the Marquis's household and was not allowed to live in the main courtyard reserved for the Marc 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
- 29 Reborn! The Prince Regent Gives Her a Blade and Has Her Back 重生！摄政王为她递刀为她撑腰 [Legitimate Daughter + Reborn + Face-Slapping Revenge + Political Scheming + Palace and Household Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Song Yuan was flattered into ruin by her stepmother, betrayed by her stepsister, and ultimately burned to death by a scumbag man. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the time before her wedding. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, so Song Yuan would tear away her good-person mask. Her stepsister was a fake white lotus, so 1.6kReads8.7Score190Shelves
- 30 On the Upbringing of Noble Daughters 论贵女的养成 [No rebirth or transmigration, a light ensemble cast] [The first part focuses on the everyday family life at the heroine’s maternal home, the Marquisate of Wuyang. The second volume focuses on everyday family life at her husband’s home, the Prince of Xinning’s residence.] Shen Lening is very happy with her life. She never has to worry about anything. Her only daily concerns are what to wear, what to eat, and what to accessorize with. (I’ve written several stories where the heroine’s mother is a 8.2kReads6.3Score751Shelves
- 31 Poisoned Wine 饮鸩 [Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Family Feuds + Powerful Male and Female Leads + Happy Ending] [A lovesick, scheming ancient heroine vs. a pitiable, adorable male lead with a tragic past; revenge gives way to devoted love] A Gu died, poisoned by someone. Three years later, she came to the capital with a jug of poisoned wine and set out to kill them all. What you owed me back then, I will repay a hundredfold! 1.4kReads9.1Score187Shelves
- 32 Spring Stirs the Lotus Platform 春动莲台 [Cherished, highborn daughter × dignified, abstinent son of a prominent family] Rumor has it that Shen Lianchi, the youngest daughter of the Grand Princess and the Duke of Zhenguo, has been sickly for years. She has a noble title, but is really an ugly woman. Yet this supposedly ugly woman has a marriage match that all the noble young ladies in Tokyo envy: she was betrothed to the Fu family’s young master before birth! What kind of man is Fu Yuji? Born into a distinguished scholarly family, a pr 1.6kReads7.4Score206Shelves
- 33 You're All I See Out of the Corner of My Eye 余光中都是你 You are always in the corner of my eye; wherever we go, we will meet again. At every moment in life, you need to be a little braver. At every moment in life, you should love wholeheartedly. Life's greatest surprises are the encounters you could never have foreseen. Its sorrows, too, are the fears you never knew were waiting for you. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋，御夫有道 [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 35 A Replacement Bride to Bring Good Fortune? The General Who Died in Battle Is Back 替嫁冲喜？战死的将军回来了 [Reborn + substitute bride + marriage first, love later + household intrigue + traditional historical romance] [Clever, calm, and capable heroine + general hero] The rating is low because the book has only just received one. It'll gradually go up~ Ji Shaojiu & Zhong Jingyi Rumor has it that her cousin's fiancé, Young General Zhong, died on the battlefield? Ji Shaojiu: It's no rumor. He really died in my previous life. Her cousin throws a fit, makes a scene, and threatens to hang herself rather t 1.5kReads8.9Score202Shelves
- 36 A Commoner's Warmth Beneath the Heavens 布衣暖天下 [In the war-torn years at the end of the Song and the beginning of the Yuan, discover how a former child bride used nimble hands as blades and cotton as her cutting edge to weave an immortal legend as the “Cotton Goddess,” who “clothed the world”!] At twelve, her family sold her for half a sack of millet. Her husband's family treated her like livestock, and when they tried to sell her again, she escaped. She hid in a Taoist temple and nearly got caught, then drifted to Yazhou, where she narrowly 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Mistress of a Poor Household 寒门主母 On the first day of her marriage, her husband's family sent her to live in the countryside. Six months later, the man she'd met only once, her husband, finally brought his true love home as his bride. 4.2kReads8.5Score463Shelves
- 38 A Mistake Made Day After Day 朝朝误 [No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. A pure historical romance + love between a man and woman + family and nation] On a stormy Mid-Autumn night, overlapping shadows cast by candles in a private residence shattered the lie of “one heart, one lifetime, one partner.” She ran mad through the rain with a sword in hand, while he cuddled his new lover on the bed. And the cousin who always said she only wanted enough to eat had already set her sights on becoming the Xie family matriarch. But who w 528Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 A Love Written on Paper 一纸情缘呐 [Historical romance + powerful leads + revenge + love that grows over time + happy ending] After being sold by human traffickers to a remote, impoverished village and enduring two years of hardship, Liu Wushuang finally made it home, only to find there was no place for her in the household anymore. The parents she had once been proud of now avoided her like the plague. The elder brother who had once doted on her now looked at her coldly. The foster sister who had once followed her every lead no 22Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 40 Raising a Noble Lady of the Great Houses 高门贵女养成记 In a nutshell, this is the growth diary of Fang family’s noble daughter. Her father favors his concubine over his wife, and her aunt and illegitimate younger sister run wild. Fortunately, her clever and resourceful mother teaches Fang Yanxi well, and despite her surroundings, Fang Yanxi grows into a fine young lady of a prominent family. [This is a fictional setting for a trial project, so please don’t take it too seriously. A novice’s work, written for my own practice.] 416Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 A Bride of Tender Grace 娇聘 A captivating heroine + household intrigue + mystery-solving + married first, love later, and doting romance The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker; the hero may be a smiling tiger. As the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Su Jinli is famous among the capital's noble families for her beauty, as well as for being spoiled, lazy, and useless. All she wants is to lie flat, but she is looked down on by the noble young ladies, disliked by her future mother-in-law, and even has her e 4.1kReads9.1Score609Shelves
- 42 The Waning Glow 最阑珊 [Not a wish-fulfillment novel + neither lead is perfect + real people with real feelings] (Heir × Commandery Princess, a political marriage between two kingdoms, marriage before love, both devoted to each other, happy ending) The hero becomes a loyal puppy later on, with a world that consists only of the heroine and everyone else. The heroine is wise, noble-born, and deeply unfortunate. * She still remembered that Qixi Festival, when colorful lanterns hung high and candlelight filled the sky. Su 12Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 43 Moonlight Falls on Blossoms in the Spring Courtyard 春庭月照落花 The safe and smooth life of a noble young lady. Seen through Luo Yunchu's eyes, the colorful lives of those around her unfold. Everyone has their disappointments, and beneath every seemingly foolish decision lies the best choice they could make at the time. 3.3kReads8.0Score233Shelves
- 44 The Moon Shines Toward the Evening 明月向晚 Zhu Mingyue, the capital's most talented woman, has once again incurred everyone's wrath. This time, it's because she's engaged to the Fourth Prince, said to be the most elegant man under heaven. But when she wakes from a nap, Zhu Mingyue discovers she's become Xiang Wan, a simple-minded girl from a small town in Qingzhou. Jiang Heng: “She's a catch. Hurry up and bring her back to my estate!” Xiang Wan: “Get lost! When I was making waves in the capital, you were still wearing split-crotch pants! 2.4kReads9.1Score258Shelves
- 45 The Commoner's Path to the Heavens 摆烂庶女的通天路 New book, just rated... [Anti-cliché transmigration + growing protagonist + serious tone] How deep within the ladies’ quarters! Watch how a laid-back concubine’s daughter carves out a path to the top! After six years being left to her own devices on a country estate, she thought she was destined for a peaceful life in the countryside. Then an order arrives, and she is brought back to the family’s sprawling mansion, becoming an unexpected pawn on the family chessboard. Beauty is her only weapon, 61Reads7.1Score145Shelves
- 46 Wasn't I Supposed to Come Here to Enjoy Life? Second Miss, I'm Busy 不是穿来享福吗？二小姐我很忙 A chapter-based historical romance modeled on Dream of the Red Chamber. It has a certain learning curve and is set in an alternate Song dynasty. Every detail can withstand scholarly scrutiny. Li Yi transmigrated here to enjoy a life of comfort. By a twist of fate, she won the favor of the Dowager Consort of Prince Heng's residence, and with her father, the prefect of Qingzhou, protecting her, she lived freely and boldly. (No romantic scenes in the first 200 chapters. If that's not your thing, yo 169Reads—Score140Shelves
- 47 Notes from the Pastoral Dream 牧梦札记 Also known as The Shepherd's Dream Notes: A Comprehensive Guide to TV Dramas Also known as Those Years of Endless Complaints and Unsaid Words Also known as That Ghostly Couple Who Never Run Out of Things to Say, Now Writing Reading Journals The original works featured are tentatively Empresses in the Palace, My Fair Princess, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, The Return of the Condor Heroes, Dream of the Red Chamber, The Three-Body Problem, and others. (Note: Life is 130Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Ballad of Changle in the Great Capital 大都长乐谣 Until the age of ten, Yuan Wei was the apple of everyone’s eye in the Marquis of Cheng’en’s household in the capital. Her grandparents were kind, and her father often carried her on his shoulders as they played. After she turned ten, her mother died, and Yuan Wei was sent to Putuo Temple to recuperate. By the time she was fifteen, Yuan Wei wore prayer beads and lived freely, doing whatever she pleased. 3.5kReads8.9Score341Shelves
- 49 The God of War Prince's Sweet Young Wife 战神王爷的小娇妻 [Pure historical romance, no rebirth or transmigration] [One couple, both devoted only to each other + marriage before love + mutual trust + doting husband + children later on] A royal decree turns the mute Zhou Qinxue from the future crown princess into the Princess Consort of Prince Ning. On their wedding night, Prince Ning leads his troops into battle, and Dowager Consort Qin sends her straight to a remote corner of the estate. When Prince Ning returns from war, the first thing he does is 350Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 50 Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春 [Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil 3.2kReads9.2Score286Shelves
