Novels like Story of Minglan: Rising to Power as the Old Madam’s Mama’s Boy
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- 101 Know No More: A Tale of Twins, Where the Heart Finds Peace 知否：双生记之此心安处 Know No? A Twin-Born Tale: This story combines the original novel and TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan with a twin-brother premise. (Important note: there are lots of original elements, lots of original elements, lots of original elements. If everything followed what already exists, you might as well go read the original. Innovation matters, hehe!) Everyone in the capital knows that Qi Heng has a twin brother, Qi Yan, courtesy name Mingzhi. He is frail and charming, and knows exactly how to 230Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 Consort Hua Transmigrates into Hua Lan from The Story of Minglan 华妃穿成知否华兰 When she wakes again, Consort Hua finds herself in the body of a minor official’s daughter in the Song dynasty, on the verge of marrying the second son of the Earl of Zhongqin’s household. “Hmph! What kind of man does he think he is, presuming to get close to me? If I’m to marry, it’ll be the most powerful man of all...” See how the consort firmly rejects the match and marries the emperor instead. 24Reads5.2Score314d adds
- 103 I Transmigrated into The Story of Minglan and Just Want to Coast 穿进知否混吃等死 Xi Lan blinked and transmigrated into a book, entering The Story of Minglan as the Sheng family’s seventh daughter, a character who never existed in the original. Xi Lan herself is clueless about household intrigue. Unless someone spells things out for her, she can’t even figure out what people mean by their words. Knowing she’s nobody special, she just wants to stay out of the fighting and keep safe, quietly playing the role of an extra and enjoying the drama from up close. The only question is 1.2kReads6.5Score10314d adds
- 104 Good Lord! 苍了天了 Madam Wang had struggled all the way to the age of becoming a great-grandmother. With her great-grandchild in her arms and nothing to do day after day, she never imagined she would suddenly be reborn! Good heavens, good heavens! What woman has ever had it this hard? The Old Madam lived to a ripe old age, and after decades of hardship, this daughter-in-law had finally become the mother-in-law. Then, in the blink of an eye, she was a daughter-in-law again! She would have to endure all over again H 3.3kReads8.8Score19914d adds
- 105 Story of Minglan: The Ruthless and Cunning Rulan! 知否：心狠手辣如兰传！ In her previous life, when she married Sheng Rulan, she thought she was marrying Brother Jing and that he would treat her well. But in the end, he favored his concubine and cast his wife aside. It turned out he had married her only for the sake of his future, and the trip to the Jade Pure Temple had been arranged with Gu Tingye all along! How ridiculous! Given another life, she no longer wants to see anyone. She only hopes that the person who takes her place can live happily. Don’t end up like h 265Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 106 Film and TV Crossover: When Golden Wind Meets Jade Dew 综影视：金风玉露一相逢 [A stunning heroine with superb acting skills + love at first sight] What happens when the course of fate takes an unexpected turn? How will happy endings and regrets, joy and sorrow, all change? 1. Shining Days + Fireworks of My Heart ✓: A clever, radiant beauty paired with the composed and distinguished Meng Yancheng [Long time no see, Mr. Meng.] 2. The Story of Minglan, in progress: A cool, calculating beauty paired with the love-struck Emperor Zhao Zhen and the resolute, decisive Zhao Ceying 742Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 A Life Across Film and TV, Starting with Marrying Sheng Minglan from Know No More 从迎娶知否盛明兰开始的综影人生 This is a fictional world that brings together many costume dramas: The Story of Minglan, A Dream of Splendor, My Heroic Husband, and more. A happy life begins with marrying Minglan of the Sheng family... 27Reads7.6Score514d adds
- 108 The Story of Minglan: The Sheng Family's Seventh Son's Thoughts Are Being Overheard 知否：盛家第七子心声被偷听了 (For fans of the TV drama The Story of Minglan + overheard inner thoughts + decorative System + satisfying power fantasy) Chang Song accidentally transmigrates into the world of The Story of Minglan, into the womb of Wei Xiaoniang, where he is still unborn as the Sheng family's seventh son. Since he knows the story inside out, Wei Xiaoniang and the people around her keep overhearing his thoughts one after another. In this life, he must be born alive, and he absolutely won't let Wei Xiaoniang and 39Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 109 The Eldest Madam Is Reborn, and Everyone Gets a New Fate 大娘子重生，全员改命 [Second Chances for Both Leads + Doting Concubine, Ruining His Wife + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Revenge] Lady Wang Ruofu opens her eyes and finds herself reborn on the day Lin Qinshuang entered the household. Cleverness proves Lin Qinshuang’s undoing: Wang Ruofu has her sold off, and she becomes Sheng Hong’s kept woman. What kind of story awaits Mo Lan, now the daughter of a kept woman? Will she accept her fate, or scheme her way into a prestigious marriage just as she did in her previous life? 2Reads—Score214d adds
- 110 The Story of Minglan: Peerless Grace 知否：风华绝代 With an incredibly lucky start, I thought I would spend my whole life this way, only to discover that I was in the world of The Story of Minglan. For the sake of the character I loved, I made the resolute choice to be with Sheng Minglan, love and protect her, and never let her suffer the slightest grievance. I would make her the happiest person in the world. My name is Sheng Minglan. I spent the first half of my life being cautious, thinking I would live that way forever. Then I met that person, 387Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 Guifen Reborn: My Rise to the Empress’s Throne 桂芬重生之登上后位 Guifen Is Reborn and Marries Prince Huan She tears the Shen clan apart The debts from her past life must be repaid A groveling ex-lover’s road to redemption This life may not bring her the very best marriage, but she must still live it well, for herself. 454Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 112 Transmigrate into a Book: A Survival Guide for the Wicked Female Supporting Character in Story of Minglan 穿书知否：恶毒女配求生指南 After being reborn as Rong Feiyan, the wicked female character in The Story of Minglan, watch her launch all sorts of creative schemes to latch onto powerful people and save herself: “Minglan, I adore you! County Princess Jiacheng, get lost!” 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 I Transmigrated into the Little Qin Shi, Just Before the Old Marquis Died 穿越成小秦氏，老侯爷嘎的前一刻 After watching The Story of Minglan eight times, Mu Mian still couldn't let go of all the things that bothered her. If Madam Qin hadn't caused trouble later on, wouldn't there have been far fewer disasters? Just as Mu Mian was lamenting, a System notification suddenly rang in her mind. The Story of Minglan Regret-Fixing Plan is about to begin. 30 29 28... The next moment, Mu Mian transmigrated to the instant before the Old Marquis died. She looked around: the Old Marquis lay unconscious in bed, 256Reads—Score10114d adds
- 114 The Story of Minglan: The Young Marquis of the Marquis of Yongyi’s Mansion 知否：勇毅侯府小侯爷 [Female lead: Hualan] [The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun] When Xu Shou opened his eyes, he discovered he had arrived in the world of The Story of Minglan. He had even become the young marquis of the Marquis of Yongyi, the family his grandmother Sheng hailed from. And his uncle was named Zhao Zongquan? A sudden crisis on the border left the Marquis of Yongyi's future resting on Xu Shou's shoulders. Entrusted with an important mission by Emperor Renzong, he went to Yangzhou to reorganize the army. 1.6kReads7.5Score10014d adds
- 115 The Story of Minglan: If Concubine Wei Had Lived 知否：如果卫小娘活着 With Wei Xiaoniang alive, everyone’s fate changes~~ Set against the characters, dynasty, and events of The Story of Minglan, this story follows Wei Xiaoniang as she stays alive and works hard to build a better life. With her intelligence, perseverance, and kindness, she quietly strives to change her circumstances, thereby influencing the lives of the show’s characters to varying degrees. In time, she has children of both sexes, and her son places first in the imperial examinations and is granted 529Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 116 Shen Meizhuang Reborn as Wang Ruofu 沈眉庄重生成王若弗 A crossover between Empresses in the Palace and The Story of Minglan: Shen Meizhuang is reborn as Wang Ruofu Shen Meizhuang lived out her life in the Forbidden City and passed away with regrets. When she opened her eyes again, she was a baby in swaddling clothes, reborn as Wang Ruofu, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Wang family, with all her memories from her past life intact. People’s lives are supposed to follow a predetermined course, but her arrival quietly changed the fortunes of 2.4kReads8.4Score21814d adds
- 117 The Story of Minglan: Qi Heng Is Reborn and Backs Minglan With All His Might 知否：齐衡重生，实力为明兰撑腰 [By a stroke of fate, Qi Heng gets the chance to live his life over again] In this life, he plans carefully at every step and painstakingly makes up for the regrets of his past. Armed with the script of his previous life, he makes plans in advance and thrives in officialdom. Living a second time, Qi Heng encounters another side of Minglan's life, one he never knew before: she is decisive and fearless in love, shining brightly in her own little corner of the world. “We are what love is supposed t 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 An Lingrong: My Father Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 安陵容：我父亲配享太庙 "My life was never mine to control." On the Forbidden City's final night, An Lingrong swallowed bitter almonds. As her consciousness faded, she thought of the days when others held her in the palm of their hands: her humiliation, schemes, struggles, and despair. In the end, she became a lonely ghost whom no one would mourn. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a warm chamber filled with a gentle breeze, and a small child called her "Mother" in a soft voice. She had become a daughter-in-law 3.6kReads7.1Score40314d adds
- 119 Quick Transmigration: In The Story of Minglan, I Helped the Dragon Ascend the Throne 快穿知否，我有从龙救驾之功 Luo Wei transmigrates into The Story of Minglan and becomes a low-ranking female official in Funing Hall. With the help of the System, her golden finger, she sets out to earn merit and make it back to Blue Star. Luo Wei loves gossip and enjoying life, of course, so the story also depicts some everyday aspects of life in the Song Dynasty. A money-making story with political intrigue 12Reads—Score114d adds
- 120 Film and TV Crossover: Cold Beauty? Outsider 综影视：冷美人？局外人 Zhu Rouze: Regicide, fratricide, murdering her husband and child, a flame that burns everything Jiang Huaining (from a comment): She made a complete mess of everything and still got away unscathed. She truly put herself above the Creator, able to return to any point in time she wanted. She’s the developer of a game: if she doesn’t like how things are going, she can reload and start over. She toys with people’s feelings and changes everything about everyone. She’s truly terrifying! She seems to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 The Story of Minglan: Qi Heng Reborn, Half a Lifetime of Love 知否：齐衡重生之半生缘 [The main story and all bonus chapters are complete. Until we meet again.] Qi Heng stumbled upon a chance to be reborn. This time, he plotted carefully and planned every step, even going so far as to scheme against himself. He was determined to eliminate everything that stood in his way. He kept himself in check, observed the proper boundaries between people, and carefully concealed his heart. All so he could protect one person and make her path a little smoother, a little easier, a little freer 1kReads8.9Score10314d adds
- 122 Reborn in The Story of Minglan: Marrying a Sheng Daughter and Building the Yang Family Army 魂穿知否，娶盛家女，打造杨家将 A member of the Yang family, who made his living roaming the jianghu, found an abandoned infant whose soul had been replaced by that of a modern person. He raised the child, Yang Song, until he grew up. When the old man died unexpectedly, Yang Song and his eldest brother, Yang Bin, joined the army. After years of bloody battles, they reclaimed five prefectures, including Zhuozhou. Their military achievements earned them noble titles, making the Yangs a family with two marquises and unrivaled pre 2kReads6.0Score—14d adds
- 123 Know No More: My Grandfather Is Sheng Changbai 知否之我的祖父是盛长柏 [Woman disguises herself as a man, imperial examinations, political struggles, family legacy, no romance] A disastrous start: a female university student from the twenty-first century transmigrates into the world of The Story of Minglan and becomes the posthumous daughter of a widow. She thinks she’s in for a cozy story about a modestly comfortable life and farming, but it turns out to be a tale of a woman disguised as a man taking the imperial examinations. She thinks it couldn’t get any more o 147Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 Being Best Friends with Minglan in The Story of Minglan, and Marrying Qi Heng 在知否和明兰做闺蜜，齐衡当老公 She died while watching Story of Minglan. She saw Qi Heng starve himself for love, and while crying and eating, choked to death on a chicken foot. She transmigrated, and had no choice but to accept it. After all, her family was fairly well-off. What a shock, the three Lan siblings have appeared. Qi Heng can't be far behind, can he? At first, she wanted to be the ultimate wingwoman, but somehow ended up getting involved herself. Well, what's a girl to do? As long as he doesn't have to suffer for 30Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 125 I Transmigrate into The Story of Minglan, Starting with Three Hundred Troops 穿越知否，开局三百部曲 A story about a patient with ALS who transmigrates into the world of The Story of Minglan with an entire warehouse. The main quest is to pacify Western Xia and reclaim Anxi! The tags are wrong: this is not a single-heroine story. The heroine is Hualan, and Shulan also joins the harem. The Story of Minglan incorporates some plotlines from Dream of the Red Chamber and A Dream of Splendor, along with many original characters and storylines. The original plot has only just reached the point where Gu 21.8kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 126 Know No More: Paradox Interactive War Criminals Battle Over Legitimate and Illegitimate Heirs 知否知否，P社战犯斗嫡庶 Reborn as a concubine-born son of the Kang family in The Story of Minglan? The good news: he has the System every transmigrator needs. The bad news: the System has crashed. Fortunately, before it failed, it left him twenty thousand elite troops from Paradox Interactive. The catch is, they can only be activated in the Western Regions. So he marches west through the Jade Gate with his army, destroys Gaochang, proclaims himself king, and establishes a state, ruling over the Western Regions. (What, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 The Story of Minglan: Minglan and Gu Tingye Are Reborn Together 【知否】明兰顾廷烨双向重生 When the weather turns cold, it’s the perfect time to watch The Story of Minglan. It never gets old; it’s the perfect comfort show. I’ve listened to plenty of analyses of the series, and sometimes I wonder how much better things would be if only they had found a little more happiness... What if, Gu Tingye had saved his mother? He could have prevented the tragedy at its source. Would the brothers have avoided turning against each other? What if, Minglan had returned to a time when her mother was 393Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 128 A Street Loafer Cultivates and Wreaks Havoc Across the Myriad Worlds 街溜子修炼祸害万界 This is purely an entertaining web novel, based on the author’s own fantasies. If you have any ideas, feel free to join in. Thanks to all the readers for taking the time to read! I’ve really tried to get into the story. If anything bothers you, by all means give the author a hard time! The brainless-content divider Chapters 3–78: The world of The Story of Minglan, with no harem and no imperial exams. From Chapter 78 onward: The Legend of Shen Li is being updated. You can skip ahead even if you h 71Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 Wang Ruofu, Lady Wei, and Qi Heng Are Reborn to Protect Minglan 王若弗卫小娘齐衡重生守护明兰 [The Story of Minglan] [Household Intrigue] [Reborn] Qi Heng, Wang Ruofu, and Wei Xiaoniang are all reborn! On their way through reincarnation, Qi Heng, Wang Ruofu, and Wei Shuyi are granted another chance because they all had too many regrets in life and were consumed by lingering obsessions. Given this opportunity to be Reborn, they independently arrive at the same thought: protect Minglan. After being Reborn, Wang Ruofu changes from her impulsive, hot-tempered, foolish, and short-sighted self 45Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 130 Story of Minglan: The Tale of Shuanglan 知否知否应是緑肥红瘦——双兰传 The Tale of the Two Lans! There are two Lans! The heroine is the seventh daughter of the Sheng family, its second legitimate daughter. Note: I’m not very good at history, so there are many parts that don’t match the historical record. I’d also be very grateful if readers could point them out! Minglan is sweet and adorable, as lovely as a peach blossom, and perfectly suited to family life. Shulan is a graceful beauty, as aloof as a plum blossom, standing apart from the world. Minglan is clever an 351Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 131 Story of Minglan: Rewrite the Supporting Characters’ Fates 知否：配角改写人生 Told from both male and female perspectives. Each installment is standalone. Updated daily, with extra chapters on weekends and at the end of the month as circumstances allow. Thoughtful discussion is welcome. No personal attacks or dragging the characters into real-life arguments! 672Reads6.1Score11014d adds
- 132 Transmigrating into The Story of Minglan: Am I Han Zhang's Grandson? 穿越知否，我成了韩章孙子？ He was struck by disaster for doing good deeds. After living a second life, Han Ming discovers that he has transmigrated into The Story of Minglan, a parallel world blending the Song and Ming dynasties. He has also become the legitimate eldest grandson of Han Zhang, the Grand Chancellor of the current dynasty, a character who never existed in the original story. Just as he hopes to lie flat and enjoy an easy life, his grandfather Han Zhang orders him to attend the Sheng family school. Before lon 1.6kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 133 Surely, the Best Match Is a Powerful Couple 知否知否，应是强强联手 The rating is low because the book just started getting rated. It'll go up later! [Story inspired by The Story of Minglan + original royal male lead + both leads have only ever been with each other + no System + no golden finger + immensely satisfying + happy ending+++++++] A few things to know before you start: 1. Minglan will enter the palace. 2. Little Qin will be a bit difficult at first, but she'll soon come around. The whole family will be happy together later. If you want a family that's 4kReads8.8Score40814d adds
- 134 Know No More: I Transmigrated into Sheng Rulan's Husband, Wen Yanjing 知否：穿成盛如兰的丈夫文炎敬 In the twentieth century, Wen Yanjing, an older bachelor, transmigrates after a car accident and finds himself as Wen Yanjing, husband of Sheng Rulan in the novel The Story of Minglan. And, as luck would have it, he arrives on his wedding night. So, should I sleep with her or not? Well... [There are definitely some differences in this story, big differences. And Wen Yanjing in the story automatically looks like the most handsome man in each reader’s imagination. (๑><๑)] 225Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 A Tour of Film and TV Worlds: I'll Keep My Head Down Until the Finale 综影视之我苟到大结局 [Everyday life + male protagonist + goofy comedy + no romance + golden finger + satisfying read + System + minor villain!] [My Fair Princess + New Moon Princess + ... + Empresses in the Palace + The Story of Minglan!] [My Fair Princess: The empress’s son, Yongqi, a lucky layabout, becomes emperor!] [The Story of Minglan: Rong Feiyan’s brother ignores the heroine and hero; Consort Rong gives birth to a son, and he wins by doing nothing] [Empresses in the Palace: Zhen Huan has terrible luck! Hongs 408Reads5.4Score10114d adds
- 136 Film and TV Crossover: I Become a Legend in Every Storyline 综影视：我在剧情里封神 Golden Rooster Award-winning actress Yun Qing dies suddenly from overwork at the height of her career, but unexpectedly becomes bound to the Myriad Worlds Plot System. In exchange for a chance to be reborn, she is forced to embark on a series of missions, transmigrating into the worlds of various films and TV dramas, from wuxia and historical romance to xianxia and modern urban stories. Armed with her superb, award-winning acting skills and the System's assistance, she navigates one world after 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 The Sequel to The Story of Minglan 知否后继 The new 600,000-character novel, A Sequel to The Story of Minglan: Half a Lifetime of Splendor, is now available. It follows the structure of the TV drama The Story of Minglan and is entirely different from this story. Please give it a read. The grandmother sat in the middle of the daybed. Mama Fang had neatly arranged her full head of silver hair, smooth and tidy without a strand out of place. Her face was rosy too, and she looked even healthier than she had two years ago. The adorably foolish 683Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 138 Clouds Above the Moon: A Crossover Through Film and TV Worlds 综影视之云云天上月 Dai Yao is emotionally detached and cannot fathom love. Her cultivation has long been unable to advance, so she has no choice but to travel through three thousand small worlds to undergo trials and experience the seven emotions and six desires of mortals: love, hate, anger, and obsession. The heroine has a thousand faces. 149Reads—Score514d adds
- 139 Know the Answer: The Sheng Family Endures 知否：盛家长青 Sheng Changqing was adopted by Madam Xu as her own son and cherished as the apple of her eye. Whatever he asked for, she granted. Born in the place where Sheng Hong had been posted, Changqing saw the displaced people along the frontier and resolved to join the army. But in an age ruled by scholar-officials, the only way to get ahead was to study hard while training in martial arts. Along the way, he experiences all manner of events in the Sheng family and deals with scholar-officials and the nob 12.6kReads8.1Score91714d adds
- 140 When I Woke Up in Rulan’s Body 当我魂穿成如兰 A modern woman whose ideals are grander than reality transmigrates into Rulan. This time, she’s determined to stop Rulan from marrying a man who lives off his wife’s family, help her mother keep Lin Xiaoniang in check, and punish Molan. But when she runs into Molan again in the household’s inner quarters, it becomes a contest to see who can outmaneuver whom. The early story stays close to The Story of Minglan. Later, however, many new plotlines branch off. The characters remain the same, but the 51Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Sheng Molan's Awakening 盛墨兰的觉醒 ⚠️ Major OOC. Don’t read if that bothers you. This is my take on what Sheng Molan should have been like, with lots of creative liberties. This is a multiple-male-lead story, divided into a main route and branching routes. After the main route ends, the most popular male leads will get their own branches. If there are any characters or plot points you wish had turned out differently, leave me a comment. I’ll take your suggestions into consideration. Everyone’s welcome to read~ 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 Know This: I’m Not Little Qin Shi 知否，我不是小秦氏 This time, I’m going to live as myself! In her previous life, Qin Yanxi was clever and calculating, but in the end she died in the Gu family ancestral hall. That day, Heaven gave her a chance to start over: she was reborn! “Everyone says the widowed Qin is having a hard time, but she’s still so good-natured.” “What does a widow’s reputation matter?” “Why don’t you go sing in the southern style?” This marquis’s household is a den of bloodsuckers. The old marquis truly loves his eldest daughter! N 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Wandering Through the World of Film and TV 影视世界游荡 An aimless person transmigrates to different worlds, one uneventful day at a time. First world: The Story of Minglan (ongoing); Second world: Joy of Life; Third world: The Song of Ordinary People; Fourth world: undecided 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Guifen Reborn into a New Era: Marrying Changbai to Protect Minglan 桂芬重生换新天，嫁长柏护明兰 (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later. Come give it a read!) After Zhang Guifen dies of old age, she wakes up to find herself reborn before her marriage. She remembers marrying the widower Shen Congxing in her previous life, only to be bullied by a concubine and nearly die in childbirth. Reborn, Zhang Guifen resolves never to enter that den of tigers and wolves, the Shen household, again. By a twist of fate, she marries Sheng Changbai, the eldest legitimate son of the Sheng family. Af 11.9kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds
- 145 Crossover: A White Fox's Journey 综影视之白狐之旅 The heroine is a white fox who fails her tribulation and is chosen by the System to transmigrate through different screen worlds and complete missions. (She has an overpowered golden finger, falls in love with characters from various screen stories, and changes their endings.) First world: Infernal Affairs II Second world: The Story of Minglan 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Sun and Moon of Zhaoheng: Sheng Minglan's Rise in the Capital 昭衡日月：盛明兰的京华逆袭 [Gu Ming CP + satisfying read + family bonds + strategy + Story of Minglan fanfiction + character growth + some original elements (some plot points differ from the TV series) + devoted 1v1 romance + both reborn] Note: Contains some minor errors in details. Read with caution if that bothers you. In her previous life, Sheng Minglan lived cautiously, planning every step. Though she met a good end, she still had regrets. When she opened her eyes in this life, she had become the legitimate daughter o 169Reads—Score1314d adds
- 147 The Bodhisattva of the Ningyuan Marquis's Estate 宁远候府的菩萨 A new Story of Minglan fanfic: This time, the Bodhisattva has no intention of becoming a Buddha. The second wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan, Little Qin, is a poisonous flower blooming beneath a halo of Buddha's light. In her previous life, she went to great lengths to scheme, only to die by setting herself on fire in the ancestral hall. Reborn, she is still the same stepmother with honeyed words and a snake's heart, only now her methods are more subtle and her plans stretch further. The eldest y 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Screenverse Crossings: When Fourth Brother Becomes Red Wolf 综影视乱穿之当四郎穿成红狼 [A chaotic crossover of TV dramas, with both male and female characters. Characters featured so far: Fourth Master from Empresses in the Palace, Sheng Hong from The Story of Minglan, Wang Ruofu from The Story of Minglan, and Chun Yuan from Empresses in the Palace.] Worlds currently planned: When Fourth Master Yinzhen’s soul enters Sheng Hong’s body (original novel + TV drama + author making things up), he begins a warm and cozy journey of raising daughters. Yinzhen is a combination of Fat Orange —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 Tales of Tragic Supporting Characters in Film and TV 综影视悲惨配角列传 No fixed couples. Basically, whatever makes for the most fun goes, sometimes with one woman and multiple men. The Story of Minglan: Molan x Zhao Ceying √ The Glamorous Imperial Concubine: Ma Xiangyun x Liu Lianxi √ Empresses in the Palace: Yu Ying’er x Emperor Yongzheng √ The Story of Minglan: The First Madam x original male lead Sheng Wei √ Eternal Love: Xuan Nü x Donghua and Mo Yuan, one woman and two men √ Scarlet Heart: Yutan x three men, including Kangxi… √ Beauty’s Rival in Palace: Nie She —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 What Can I Do? What Can I Do? Fate Is Shallow, but Love Runs Deep 何奈？何奈？应是缘浅情深 The Story of Minglan From a street-side cook to a legendary figure who holds sway over the court, watch how Yun Yingxue uses her abacus to shape the fate of the realm! Yun Yingxue was born into a merchant family and accidentally became embroiled in the struggles of aristocratic clans. With superb culinary skills and an extraordinary talent for mathematics, she takes on the jianghu as the “cook princess consort.” While accompanying the army to the frontier, she earns respect with pickled vegetab —Reads—Score—14d adds
