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  1. 1 If the Mistress of the House Doesn't Go Wild, the Household Battle Can't Be Won 主母不发疯,宅斗不成功 Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted Lin Wanrou is the most talented woman in the Sheng Dynasty and the Empress Dowager's adopted daughter. Noble in status, she marries Qiang Lin, the dynasty's God of War, and expects to live in harmonious wedded bliss. But he already has someone in his heart: a mistress he keeps outside the household. For ten years of marriage, unaware of the truth, she bears him children, manages the household, and navigates the many political struggles at court. Only on her deathbed does she learn that she has b 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  2. 2 Favoring a Concubine and Abandoning the Wife? Reborn, Who Would Still Be the Marchioness’s Mistress? 宠妾灭妻?重生后谁还当侯门主母 Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Zhiyi, the daughter of a merchant, married into the steadily declining Anyuan Marquis household. Over fourteen years of marriage, she poured her heart and soul into restoring the family to its former standing. Her husband became a marquis, and their eldest son married a princess and became her consort. Then her adopted daughter, eager to climb higher, reported the household for selling illicit salt. The entire Shen family was executed, and on his wedding night, her eld 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  3. 3 The Marquis’s Wife Sees Clearly and Builds a Peaceful Daily Life 侯府主母通透,打造清闲日常 Ancient Romance273k WordsOngoing (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 288Reads8.2Score—14d adds
  4. 4 The Trials of the Matriarch (Reborn Twice) 主母难为(双重生) Ancient Romance691k WordsCompleted Her younger sister suddenly gives up the Princess's Manor she schemed so hard to obtain and insists on swapping marriage partners with her. Zhao Mingyue immediately realizes that her sister has been reborn too. In her previous life, her sister got her wish and married into the Princess's Manor. But who could have guessed that her dissolute husband would chase women everywhere, keep countless concubines, and even take part in a rebellion, eventually dragging her into prison with him? Zhao Mingyue 18Reads—Score—14d adds
  5. 5 A Substitute Bride: Swapping the Phoenix’s Nest 替嫁之换巢鸾凤 Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted She took her legitimate elder sister’s place and married into the “Prince of Hell’s Manor.” She planned to outlast the sickly heir and win her freedom, only to discover that the sickly heir was a fake and the real Prince of Hell was her husband. The heir, a ruthless and obsessive young lord, had been feigning illness and lying low for years. He saw right through her little schemes, yet the moment she offered him a pill, his heart quietly stirred. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 6 The Reborn Matriarch 主母重生 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted Zhan Yuhuan has been reborn, returning to the very day of her wedding night. The heir solemnly tells her once again that he has a beloved he’ll love for the rest of his life, and that he can’t give her either his heart or his body. He tells her to find a way to cooperate and not anger the old marquis and his wife. This time, Yuhuan nods without hesitation, agreeing without a single objection. She has finally come to her senses. She has money and free time, and her in-laws protect her. She can do 775Reads5.3Score10514d adds
  7. 7 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 Ancient Romance164k WordsOngoing [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 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  8. 8 We're Divorced Now. Whoever Wants to Be the Suffering Matriarch Can Have the Job 都和离了,苦情主母谁爱当谁当 Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [Second marriage + the ruler stealing his minister’s wife + household intrigue + face-slapping a reborn rival + her ex-husband’s long road to winning her back] After returning to the capital from a campaign against bandits, the general falls hopelessly in love with a reborn woman and decides to take her as his “equal wife.” Jiang Yunran’s sincere love becomes a joke. She refuses to stay meekly in the household and let others walk all over her. If he has no heart for her, she’ll divorce him! Wha 12Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 9 Reborn, the Marquis’s Wife Takes the World by Storm 重生后,侯门主母开挂了 Ancient Romance923k WordsCompleted [Both Reborn + Faithful to Each Other + Mistress of the Household + Sole Devotion] On the eve of her wedding, urgent news arrives from the border. The Marquis of Pingyang leads his troops into battle. To honor and reward him, the court sends the crown prince to stand in for him at the wedding. For eight years, while the Marquis of Pingyang guards the border, Qin Wan sees her mother-in-law off and cares for her grandmother-in-law. Eight years later, the victorious marquis returns with another wom 74Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  10. 10 The Matriarch’s Life on Her Own Terms 主母的肆意生活 Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + rebirth + mind reading + leisurely daily life + household intrigue + fictional setting + no romance] After a dream that lets her live an entire lifetime at the age of thirteen, Ye Liyuan awakens and begins preparing for everything to come. Returning to the capital from Jiangnan, she goes along with her half-sister’s scheme and marries Jiang Xingyu of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. He is a dissolute and notorious heir who has vowed to spend his life with the transmigrator Xu. 71Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  11. 11 A Low-Key Matriarch, Enjoying Life's Little Imperfections 做个淡人主母,享受钝感人生 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 1.9kReads8.6Score19414d adds
  12. 12 The Matriarch Reborn: The Scumbag and His Whole Family Are Doomed 主母重生,渣男一家死绝了 Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Rong Luo fell in love at first sight with the top scorer in the imperial examinations when she saw him riding through the streets in celebration. She eventually got her wish and married into his household. She thought they were in love with each other, never realizing that it was all one-sided, that she had been fooling herself. With help from her father, the prime minister, her scholar-husband rose swiftly through the ranks. But once his power grew, the first thing he 86Reads—Score—14d adds
  13. 13 The Fortunate Wife of a Prestigious Clan 世家福妻 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Chengyu died in the bitter cold of February, alone and wretched in the Pinglan Courtyard. But when she opened her eyes again... the person in the bronze mirror was clearly only fourteen or fifteen years old. She was once again the most celebrated Fifth Miss Xu in Yangzhou City. This time, she was determined to live freely and on her own terms! 403Reads8.3Score10314d adds
  14. 14 The Trials of the Principal Wife 主母难为 Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted People say a marquis's wife has four virtues: she sits calmly in the inner quarters and never gets jealous; when her mother-in-law takes concubines, she helps her husband. She settles disputes among the concubines, and stands up for them when they're wronged. But what happens when the wife he went to so much trouble to marry isn't jealous, and his own mother keeps sending women to his bed? Mo Xuan says: Pretend to be sick! Pretend to be seriously ill! When you're practically at death's door, whe 102Reads6.5Score—14d adds
  15. 15 A Song of Youth 韶华引 Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted Zhao Yingshuang is the neglected legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household. She carefully plots every step, all for the sake of revenge. When she returns one day, she stirs up a storm within the residence. Then she meets him. When she kills, he hands her the knife, and afterward he still expects his darling wife to kiss him, cuddle him, and let him sweep her off her feet. “This is not a mindless power fantasy with an all-powerful heroine. If that's not your thing, please move along. —Reads—Score—14d adds
  16. 16 Marry into a Playboy Royal Family and Become the Most Glorious Mistress of the House 嫁皇家纨绔,做风光主母 Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted After transmigrating ten years ago, Wei Qingrou used her skills and pretty face to become the tofu beauty of the market. She and her widowed mother and younger brother lived frugally and saved up to buy a little shop. She thought that among all the lights shining in people’s homes, at last one would shine for her. Who could have guessed that one word from the rich and powerful, “untouchable,” would give them the perfect excuse to drag her and her family back to the estate? With their lives at st 13Reads6.7Score—14d adds
  17. 17 The Matriarch Goes Mad with a Terminal Illness, and Her Cold, Powerful Husband Panics 主母绝症发疯,清冷权臣他慌了 Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + punishing the scum + doting on his wife + mutual salvation, one-on-one, both leads are pure] Shen Qing's life was never her own. Her family raised her to be the “greatest female talent in the capital,” but she was nothing more than a tool for their profit. She married the capital's famed jade-faced gentleman and became the matriarch of the Cui clan, but she was little more than a decorative ornament. Then she discovered she had only six months to live, and she gave up try 279Reads—Score—14d adds
  18. 18 A Matriarch's Daily Life: The Self-Cultivation of a Wife 主母日常:为妻的自我修养 Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted {An elegant historical tale + punishing scumbags + career-minded heroine} Gu Beichu was born into a merchant family. To escape the label fate had saddled her with, she married into the Marquis of Wuyang's household with a dowry worth a million. She helped the household out of its financial difficulties. Everyone worried that with her lowly background, life in the marquis's household would be hard for her. But she really wanted to tell them that she was doing just fine: she managed the entire hou 764Reads8.3Score10514d adds
  19. 19 The Princess Dowager Keeps Putting on an Act Again and Again 长公主又双叒叕在演戏 Ancient Romance268k WordsOngoing [A Calculated Courtship + Love Gained and Lost + Love Lost and Found Again + Regret Too Late] Li Shuyang was the radiant Princess Yijia, as lovely as peach and plum blossoms. From childhood, she studied the classics and histories diligently, hoping to earn no more than a single line in the annals: “Princess Yijia was clever and wise from a young age, often offering sound advice and assisting the empress on numerous occasions.” But fate had other plans. In the thirteenth year of Yanhe, to secure 9Reads—Score—14d adds
  20. 20 Despised for Being Paralyzed? I Turn Around and Marry the Ninth Eunuch 瘫痪主母被嫌弃?转头二嫁九千岁 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Shen Yunshuang spent her entire fortune supporting her mediocre husband and helping him rise to success, only to end up with her family wealth transferred away and claimed as someone else's! She was kept in the dark, supporting her husband's mistress and her family for years! The son she raised for twenty years was the mistress's bastard! Her paralyzed mother was starved to death! Her mentally disabled younger sister was violated! Her cousin was killed after his heart merid 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds
  21. 21 Torture the Concubine! Marry the Treacherous Minister! The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law Is Reborn and Wants to Become a Widow 虐宠妾!嫁奸臣!侯府长媳重生要丧偶 Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted Gu Nanzhi, the mistress of the marquis’s household, only realized on her deathbed that her entire life had been a lie. Her husband, supposedly injured in battle and unable to consummate their marriage, was secretly entwined night after night with his stepson’s wet nurse. That wet nurse was her sister-in-law, whom she had never met and who was believed to have died long ago. The stepson she had devotedly raised was their child. The boy she raised wanted her dead, and the husband she had loved all 986Reads8.9Score13614d adds
  22. 22 My In-Laws Want My Dowry, But I'm Not Giving It Up! 夫家图我嫁妆,我就是不给! Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted 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 486Reads8.8Score10114d adds
  23. 23 The Prince Can’t Win Her Over, and the Concubine’s Daughter Won’t Be His Sweetheart 王爷撩不动,庶女不娇软 Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted In her past life, her vicious elder half-sister and her father's principal wife had her and her birth mother killed, leaving Ning Longyue shattered with grief. Heaven opened its eyes, and she was reborn with hatred in her heart! They bullied her as a child, humiliated her after she came of age, then forced her to take her elder sister's place and consummate the marriage with her brother-in-law. After she gave birth, they took her and her birth mother's lives! She had to avenge this! In bed, she 4Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 24 A Matriarch Must Be Dignified 主母要端庄 Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Born into another life + uncle by marriage + marriage first, love later + secret identity] After seeing a transmigrator die a miserable death, He Zhen concealed her secret identity as a girl born into another life, and became renowned throughout the capital as an elegant, wooden sort of beauty. This carefully woven mask allowed He Zhen to fit into the era and navigate its rules with ease, creating as many choices for herself as possible. For instance, when the Marquis’s household took a liking 88Reads6.6Score—14d adds
  25. 25 The Clear-Eyed Stepmother Takes Charge 清醒继母掌家记 Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, marriage swapping, and a husband who brings good fortune; marrying into a duke's household as its mistress; concubine-born daughter vs. legitimate daughter; noblewoman vs. transmigrator] Her fake best friend is reborn and snatches up the poor martial man first, then sends her a wedding invitation. Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and steals her childhood sweetheart, a young heir to a noble title. She sneers at Liu Yulan, who is about to marry the eldest legitimate son of a fallen 251Reads6.0Score—14d adds
  26. 26 The Marquis's Eldest Daughter-in-Law 侯门长媳 Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted On the outside, she's an adorable little white rabbit who inspires affection. Inside, she's a cunning little fox: shrewd, capable, good at keeping up appearances, clever, and strategic. On the outside, he's a gentle, gracious mountain deer. Inside, he's a fierce, selfish, devious, and vicious wolf. In the deep courtyards of the marquis's estate, she works her charms and gets along with everyone. She takes on the concubines, placates her in-laws, helps her family, and secures her position. What's 4.7kReads8.4Score24614d adds
  27. 27 Dreams Adrift on Jade Steps 玉阶浮梦 Ancient Romance595k WordsOngoing The Shen family is a grand and distinguished house, its generations of civil officials and military commanders shining in the imperial court. The world envies its unmatched prestige, unaware of the hidden currents and careful maneuvering behind its power. Shen Qingyi, the Shen family's eldest legitimate daughter, was born dignified and refined, noble without being spoiled, a paragon among the young ladies of the capital. By imperial decree, she was wed to Prince Ning, a member of the imperial c 82Reads—Score—14d adds
  28. 28 After the Matriarch Is Reborn, She Leaves the Top Scholar for the Marquis's Estate 主母重生后,丢掉状元嫁侯府 Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted Qiao Qiao is reborn, along with her elder legitimate sister, Qiao Ning. They return to the eve of their weddings. In her previous life, Qiao Qiao enjoyed a life of boundless prestige in her later years, becoming the youngest titled noblewoman in the capital. Her elder sister, who had grown up surrounded by every luxury, married into a marquis’s household, yet eventually became so destitute she couldn’t even afford a single piece of silver jewelry. This time, Qiao Ning makes the first move and sn 13Reads—Score—14d adds
  29. 29 After Mother Read My Mind, No One in My Scumbag Father's Family Survived 娘亲读我心后,渣爹一家无人生还 Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted Gu Shengsheng transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who died before she was even a year old. Her mother had an even worse fate. She had been a noblewoman who married beneath her station. She helped her husband rise to prominence and raised her adopted sons to achieve success, only to wear herself out in the end. As she lay dying, one of her adopted sons framed her for hiding seditious poems. Her maternal family was implicated too, and they were wiped out. Afterward, the 1.3kReads9.1Score19014d adds
  30. 30 Sixteen Years of Spring, Circling Back to You 十六春秋绕落回 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted 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. 763Reads6.9Score—14d adds
  31. 31 Cold Hairpin Blossoms 簪花冷 Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing [Clear-headed Noblewoman from a Prestigious Family x Scheming Scholar from a Humble Background] [Love After Marriage + Ensemble of Maidservants + Realistic Domestic Strife in an Ancient Setting] The marriage between a noblewoman from a prestigious family and a top-ranked scholar from a humble background was originally a political union in which each side got what they wanted. Only after they weathered one incident after another did they gradually move from mutual suspicion to mutual appreciation 15Reads—Score—14d adds
  32. 32 My Reborn Younger Sister Stole My Husband? The Marquess’s Wife Laughed Herself Silly 嫡妹重生抢夫君?侯门主母笑疯了 Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted Yun Qingyao and her legitimate younger sister were both reborn. Her sister snatched the scumbag husband Yun Qingyao had married in her previous life and entered the Su family, where danger lurked on all sides. Yun Qingyao watched coldly as her sister basked in success, boasting about her unwavering love for Mr. Su. As for Yun Qingyao, she wielded power and focused on making money, fulfilling the wish she had left unfinished in her previous life. Clear-headed Yun Qingyao knew that nothing was mor 40Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  33. 33 The Noble Lady Just Wants to Lie Flat 贵女她只想躺平 Ancient Romance529k WordsOngoing (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 80.3kReads8.4Score12.8k14d adds
  34. 34 Want to Brainwash Me? I’ll Cut Off Your Escape Route First 想洗我的脑?我先废了你的路 Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted Overworked office drone Jiang Yi transmigrated into a tragic romance novel as the heroine’s doomed stepmother. In the original story, she had no children of her own and loved her stepchildren as if they were hers. But all her wholehearted devotion earned her was the hatred of the heroine, who became the Fourth Prince’s consort. The heroine teamed up with her stepson and used her influence to drive Jiang Yi to her death. All because her stepmother knew that she loved the poor scholar she had pled 580Reads8.8Score10014d adds
  35. 35 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 Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [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
  36. 36 The Marquis's Widow 侯府寡妇 Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [1v1 Power Fantasy + Strong Male and Female Leads + Reborn + Adoration + Revenge on Scumbags] In her previous life, Jiang Nianwei had loved Shen Chenyi with all her heart. She had spent eighteen years as a widow for him, only for him to return to the capital with the woman he loved, enjoying a happy life with his beloved wife and children. Jiang Nianwei watched helplessly as he shared tender embraces and whispers with another woman. What she had thought was a childhood friendship between two inn 435Reads8.9Score10414d adds
  37. 37 A Political Marriage? I’m Your Ancestress! 和亲?哀家是你祖宗! Ancient Romance171k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  38. 38 The Matriarch's Conquest 主母攻略 Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + marriage first, love later + second wife + adorable children + age gap + pocket dimension] After a nobody from the apocalypse, Ning Yimeng, perished alongside the Zombie King, she woke up to find she had transmigrated to a place called the Great Qing Dynasty. The woman whose body she had taken was also named Ning Yimeng. She was a country girl who had married the heir of the Duke of Dingguo as his second wife. On the surface, the heir had married her to re 983Reads6.8Score10514d adds
  39. 39 Let Them Fight! The Matriarch Just Wants to Lie Flat and Slack Off 你们争吧!主母负责躺平摆烂 Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted Six years ago, Shen Yu'an married into the impoverished Ping'an Marquis household. She used her dowry to pay off her in-laws' debts and exhausted herself keeping the entire family afloat. She honored her parents-in-law, cherished her husband, and bore children for the marquis household. But just after she gave birth to a daughter, while she was still in confinement, her mother-in-law claimed that the birth had ruined her health and she could no longer conceive, then hurried to take three concub 967Reads8.9Score11114d adds
  40. 40 Transmigrated into an Abusive Novel as the Matriarch, I Turned the Marquis's Household into a Top-Tier Star Factory 穿成虐文主母,我让侯府卷成顶流 Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted Modern business tycoon Shen Qingci is in a car accident and wakes up inside a household-intrigue novel she once casually skimmed, as the namesake matriarch of the Marquis of Jing'an's household. The original Shen Qingci was weak, her concubines brazen, her children unruly, and the marquis cold. The household had long been rotten to the core. Holding a terrible hand, Shen Qingci smiles. “Love is an illusion. Power is real. Since I'm here, it's time to change the rules.” The household is in disar 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 41 A Second Chance at Life, and My Sister Marries a Down-and-Out Man First 重来一世,妹妹抢先嫁给了破落户 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both devoted to each other + both reborn + pampered wife in a bygone era + military marriage + marriage swap + getting rich] Bai Shutong and the fake heiress Lin Yujiao were both reborn. In their previous lives, the fake heiress stole Lu Mingchen, a powerful and handsome man, while Bai Shutong could only marry into the impoverished Zhou family. Everyone said the fake heiress had married well, but in the end, Bai Shutong’s eldest brother-in-law rose to a high position. Meanwhile, the 3.7kReads7.7Score45614d adds
  42. 42 After Marrying the Comatose Heir, I Took Charge of the Entire Marquis's Household 嫁给昏迷世子后,整个侯府我当家 Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Household Intrigue + Marriage Before Love + Love Grows Over Time + Both Pure, One-on-One] [Clear-Headed, Rational Female Lead vs. Cool-Headed, Warm-Hearted, Sincere Male Lead] Yan Shunian was born into the body of a minor official’s daughter in the capital and grew up at her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. But just as she reached marriageable age, her parents arranged a match for her and summoned her home to get married. She had been born into this feudal society 10.6kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds
  43. 43 The Order of the Cold Boat 寒舟令 Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted The day my entire family was executed, I became the sole survivor of the Shen family. Seven years later, I took on the identity of an orphan girl named Chen Zhou and infiltrated my enemy’s residence, the Shen estate, as a maid. They laughed at me for being as lowly as a weed. I laughed at them for being on the brink of death. I wielded medicine as a blade and turned the inner household into a game, throwing the illustrious Shen estate into chaos. Then the powerful official Xie Lin seized me by t 238Reads—Score—14d adds
  44. 44 The Noblewoman with No Scruples 贵女无良 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 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! 2kReads8.8Score22414d adds
  45. 45 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage, While the Heir Who Can Have No Children Begs for a Baby 嫡女重生杀疯了,绝嗣世子求生崽 Ancient Romance264k WordsOngoing Wei Yutang is reborn seven years before the scumbag and his mistress killed her. This time, she's busy fighting household intrigues and taking revenge, tearing apart her biased mother and half-sister and beating down the scumbag. But then an imperial edict arrives, and the scumbag has gone to ask for an imperial marriage grant! With no choice but to seek protection, she sets her sights on Jiang Yuntao, the scumbag's own uncle. Everyone in the capital is betting on how long she'll be a widow. On —Reads6.2Score—14d adds
  46. 46 The Matriarch Smiles, and Her Scumbag Husband’s Family Faces Certain Doom 主母微微一笑,渣夫全家生死难料 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, divorce, revenge on scumbags, sweet romance with both leads pure] Shen Chunran only learned the truth when she died in her previous life: her husband claimed to respect her, but his heart belonged to someone else. He stole her dowry and destroyed her family. Her mother-in-law wept and begged her to stop using her medical skills to save people, saying a woman should stay in her place. In truth, she was clipping Shen Chunran’s wings and dimming her brilliance. Her grandmother lamented ho 340Reads8.9Score10014d adds
  47. 47 My Half-Sister Wants My Place as Mistress of the House? Reborn, I’ll Hand It to Her 庶姐要我主母位,重生后我白送她 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Both young ladies of the Yan family were reborn. In her previous life, Yan Huan, the younger half-sister who had been doted on by the whole family, lacked a vicious streak, so she made up for it with scheming. Taking advantage of her rebirth, the first thing she did was steal her sister’s betrothal. Yan Shu was happy to let her. She knew exactly what her previous-life husband was like: cruel and cold-blooded to his wife, obsessed with his career, yet hopelessly overestimating himself. She had sp 1.9kReads8.7Score20014d adds
  48. 48 Protect the Phoenix 保凰 Ancient Romance273k WordsOngoing My father is the only prince with a different surname in Great Qi. I have two older sisters and a younger brother. My eldest sister was once named Crown Princess, but the Crown Prince died young, leaving her a widow with a daughter while she was still in her youth. My second sister was once betrothed to a young nobleman, but she is naturally detached and would rather roam freely beyond the world, living in a Taoist temple to cultivate herself and seek enlightenment. As for me, the emperor scheme 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  49. 49 My Husband Wants to Raise His Concubine to Wife? I'll Divorce Him in the Street and Marry a Powerful Prince 相公扶妾上位?我当街休夫嫁权王 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth and punishing the scum + traditional household intrigue + true princess + devoted regent + family and country] Qu Wanmei was the only daughter of the wealthy merchant Qu family. She had a vast fortune and had been married into the Duke’s household for three years. Her husband, Ning Yan, brought his pregnant mistress into the household and made her his secondary wife. “Qu Wanmei, you’re the daughter of a merchant, lowborn and unworthy of marrying into the Duke’s household. Only Yingying 990Reads9.0Score15314d adds
  50. 50 The Cold, Powerful Official Bows to Me 清冷权臣,他为我折腰 Ancient Romance448k WordsOngoing Also known as: Bewitching the Capital: The Powerful Brought to Their Knees #Rival Suitors #Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste #Making Money #Beautiful Black Lotus #Feel-Good Power Fantasy The main romance is one-on-one, with Fu Tingnan as the official pairing. The other male leads are emotional entanglements, creating a battlefield of rival suitors. Read with care if that bothers you. Fu Tingnan is the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, the youngest powerful minister in the court. Ruthless and decisive, 43Reads7.6Score10614d adds

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