Novels like The Legitimate Wife: Everyone Else Is Worthless, but I'm the Real Deal
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- 101 Four Years Without Sharing a Bed with His Second Wife, Then His Late Wife Returns and He Loves Her Again? 续弦四年不同房，亡妻复活你又爱了？ [Clear-eyed heroine + second male lead takes the win] Shen Yan had been her husband’s second wife for four years when her late elder sister, the principal wife, came back from the dead. Her husband said, “You only married into this family in your sister’s place. You should know your place and ask to become a concubine!” Her mother-in-law said, “You’re just a daughter born to a concubine. You should be grateful you can be my son’s concubine.” The child she had cared for over the past four years s 15.1kReads8.2Score97614d adds
- 102 The Marquis's Wife Is Reborn, Divorces, and Marries a Prince! 侯府主母重生后，和离嫁王爷！ Song Mingli worked herself to the bone after marrying into the marquis's household, only to be burned to ashes by her husband's concubine. Reborn on the very day her husband brought the concubine's child into the marquis's household, she gets another chance to set things right. This time, she'll reclaim her dowry, take her son, and divorce the scoundrel! She'll also repay Prince Jing, who helped her family in her previous life. She only meant to warn him that there would be an ambush on the road 3.9kReads9.1Score46414d adds
- 103 When the Delicate Madam Arrives, the Chaste War God Loses Control 娇滴滴夫人一来，禁欲战神失控了 [Reborn + System + face-slapping the scum + sweet romance. No pirated copies: the official version is on Fanqie, and the whole novel is free!] Note: One man and one woman, both devoted only to each other, mutually doting, no love rivals or misunderstandings. The heroine is reborn. The System exists only to serve the face-slapping and romance, and is just a background element! There's lots of romance. The author can't write palace intrigue, household scheming, or political machinations, and only 516Reads9.1Score10114d adds
- 104 After His Wife Sought a Divorce, the Young General Turned Gray Overnight 夫人和离后，少年将军一夜白头 [Complete + not reborn + no transmigration + a heroine who grows] Shen Yihuan has been married into the Song family for seven years. She manages the household, cares for her parents-in-law, and looks after her sister-in-law. Everyone calls her a virtuous wife. To maintain her reputation as a virtuous wife, Shen Yihuan never dares take a single wrong step. She has pushed the version of herself with blood on her hands into a forgotten corner. Everyone says the mistress of the Song family is as kin 436Reads8.9Score12614d adds
- 105 The Reborn Matriarch Goes on a Rampage, Filling Her In-Laws' Ancestral Graves 重生主母杀疯了，婆家祖坟埋满了 Also known as The Ex-Husband Is Obsessed with His Widowed Sister-in-Law? Divorce Him and Marry a Powerful Official [Reborn to Take Down Every Backstabbing Wolf] [Love-Chasing Redemption + Never Looking Back] In her previous life, Mu Yunshu poured every ounce of herself into the Lou family. But as she lay dying, she saw her aloof, taciturn husband making solemn vows to her elder sister-in-law in his arms. Their adopted daughter, whom she had cherished for years, was there too, clinging to the old 28.9kReads9.0Score4.2k14d adds
- 106 After the Engagement Was Called Off, the Regent Treated His Wife Like a Queen 退婚后，摄政王宠妻如命 [A friendly reminder: This isn’t a nonsensical wish-fulfillment novel, and the heroine isn’t quirky. Readers who might be bothered by that, please think twice before reading.] She thought that growing up together as childhood sweethearts, understanding and supporting each other, would lead to growing old together in happiness. But after waiting three years, what awaited her wasn’t a wedding crown and bridal robes. Instead, he had another woman in his arms. That dashing young man in fine cloth 10.2kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
- 107 Reborn as the Beloved of a Cunning Prince 嫡女重生：成为腹黑王爷的心尖宠 [Reborn + physician consort + putting scumbags in their place + satisfying revenge + sweet romance] In her previous life, she was manipulated by a scumbag man. She used her maternal family’s military power to help him take the throne, only to lose her unborn child and see her family destroyed. Reborn, she makes plans at every turn. She takes on the concubines, punishes her half-sister, and executes the scumbag. Everyone who ever bullied her will pay for their crimes in blood! She had already pre 782Reads8.9Score11314d adds
- 108 My Youthful Years Are for You 韶华为君嫁 Princess Yongning Qi Zhuo was born into privilege and was Emperor Jianning's most beloved daughter. In her eyes, a consort's only purpose was to give her a child. She had originally planned to choose a powerless top-ranked scholar, but in the end, she chose the heir to the Duke of Weiguo, who came from a powerful clan. Qi Zhuo thought they would be like any ordinary aristocratic couple, treating each other with polite respect. She never expected him to use every means at his disposal to grow cl 2.9kReads8.5Score23314d adds
- 109 The Marquess's Wife Was Widowed for Three Years, Then Got Pregnant and Went on a Rampage 侯门主母守寡三年，一朝有喜杀疯了 [Heroine runs away while pregnant + coercive romance + forbidden relationship + obsessive hero] A widow's life is hard, and life as a widow in a marquis's household is even harder. Shen Xiling's husband died young. She manages every affair in the marquis's estate, yet gets no appreciation for it. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life wasting away like this. But then her brother-in-law, who was believed to have died in battle, returns and inherits everything in the marquis's household. 112Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 110 Schemes in the Ming Palace: A World Without Beauty 明宫谋：无颜天下 In the unforgiving world of imperial power, Wang Rongyu has no choice but to enter the palace. She keeps her head down, hoping only to leave, not to rise through the ranks. But she has two mothers-in-law to contend with, the emperor’s favored concubine ahead of her, and a palace full of women selected and enfeoffed six months ago, yet still no children have been born. Knowing that emperors are heartless, Wang Rongyu has already made up her mind to simply do her job as empress. She won’t compete 3.1kReads9.0Score34414d adds
- 111 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, 61Reads7.1Score14514d adds
- 112 Favoring a Concubine and Seizing the Dowry? I’ll Ruin Your Entire Household and Marry into the Royal Family 宠妾灭妻夺嫁妆？废你满府嫁皇家 In her previous life, Xie Jinyun managed the household and carefully raised her stepchildren, preserving the marquisate’s wealth and prestige. In the end, all she got was a cup of poisoned wine and a reputation as a wicked stepmother that would stink for a thousand years. After her death, her husband, who had never shown interest in women, welcomed a new bride in grand style. On their wedding day, he gazed at his bride with deep affection and said: “Jiao’er, I’ve finally brought the children 3.7kReads8.8Score39914d adds
- 113 From Old Woman to Young Girl Again, I Swear I'll Never Marry into the Marquis's Household 从老妇重回少女，她誓死不嫁侯府 [Reborn and Swapping Marriages + Revenge on Scumbags + Household Rivalry Between Legitimate and Concubine-Born Daughters + Satisfying Political Intrigue] The moment Tang Wanru opens her eyes, she is reborn on the day the heir of the marquis’s household proposes to her! In her previous life, the marquis’s household was convicted and exiled. Tang Wanru stood by the heir, Zhou Ziyue, through thick and thin in the desert for eight years, never leaving his side. But as she lay gravely ill and dying, 2.1kReads8.7Score32014d adds
- 114 After He Took Her by Force, He Fell for Her 被她强取豪夺后，他真香了 [Clearheaded, rational heroine vs. arrogant, scheming hero] [Possessive romance + marriage before love + both leads are sexually inexperienced] In her previous life, Xie Youran refused to be married off to bring good fortune to a sick man. In the end, her father sent her into the Shen family in a humble sedan chair. She had no status and was treated with contempt. Everyone bet she would never amount to anything. Reborn before the marriage, she agreed, but demanded the Shen family follow all the 57.7kReads8.7Score5.7k14d adds
- 115 The Old Ancestress Doesn't Want to Follow the Plot 老祖宗她不想走剧情 Only after she died did Old Madam Huang learn that she had been living in a book. In the story, she was foolish, ignorant, and all looks with no brains. Her younger son, a high-ranking official, should have been the one she relied on, yet she had somehow become obsessed with protecting her eldest and second sons. In the end, she let their two households cause a terrible disaster, dragging the whole family into confiscation and exile. During the journey into exile, her eldest and second sons foun 532Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 116 An Orphaned Girl Takes the Family Reins: Ruling the Realm from the Inner Chambers 孤女承家：从后宅定天下 [A score of 6.9 on May 25, 2026. A special milestone, and here's hoping it rises! A strong female lead, a cast where everyone shines, no one is reborn, and there is no System] Who says women are inferior to men? Why be confined to the inner courtyards and their rivalries? Women have a world of their own to conquer. Her father and brother returned victorious, only for their deaths to be announced. When their coffins came home, she became an orphan overnight. Everyone laughed at her for having no 16Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 117 She Was Bled Dry in Her Past Life, but After Being Reborn, She Went on a Rampage 前世被吃绝户，重生后她杀疯了 [Traditional historical household intrigue + reborn revenge power fantasy + tormenting villains and face-slapping + lighthearted humor + family darling + strong heroine] [The heroine is highly intelligent and highly skilled in martial arts. No romance in the middle, with two endings: a happy ending and a no-couple ending] Su Qingwan: “Drop the personal restraint and enjoy tormenting villains. Refuse whatever I don’t want, and if there’s a problem, I’ll confront them head-on!” This book’s motto: 7.2kReads8.9Score89314d adds
- 118 General, Don't Lose Your Mind Yet, Your Wife Has Caused Trouble Again 将军先别疯，夫人又闯祸了 [One-on-one romance, both devoted to each other] Shen Luoyao transmigrates into the role of a villainess. She schemes to marry the male lead, commits every kind of misdeed, and eventually dies with arrows piercing her heart, her corpse left exposed in the wilderness. When Shen Luoyao wakes up, she discovers that the plot is controlling her. The things she says and does aren’t what she wants at all. Then she discovers that as long as she gets close to the villain, Lu Jingyu, she can speak her m 2.7kReads8.5Score30414d adds
- 119 I Became a Middle-Aged Princess Consort, and Dashing Is My Style 穿成中年王妃，飒爽才是我个性 Feel-good comedy + absurd palace intrigue + absurd household drama + the leads don't fall in love Young Gu Xinrou transmigrates into the body of a middle-aged princess consort. Her husband, Prince Jin, is a notorious flirt with seven concubines, and he even brings his mistress home. Unable to leave, Gu Xinrou refuses to put up with any misery and takes an unconventional approach: every day, she wants to beat up the prince. If she's unhappy, they fight it out. Facing the crowd, Gu Xinrou gives a 5.6kReads9.1Score51714d adds
- 120 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 4.8kReads8.8Score31314d adds
- 121 The Wicked Matriarch Who Tore Lovers Apart Is Reborn and Chooses to Do Nothing 棒打鸳鸯的恶人主母，重生摆烂了 In her previous life, Ruan Yunluo, the eldest daughter-in-law and head of the household, cared for her mother-in-law during her confinement and raised her younger siblings-in-law. But because she broke up one “true love” couple after another, she was despised and died with regrets. Her brother-in-law resented her. Her sister-in-law hated her. Even her husband abandoned her for his true love. Reborn, she learned her lesson and decided to stop trying. Her brother-in-law wants to be a lovesick door 3.7kReads8.5Score42114d adds
- 122 Her Grace Is Cool and Gentle, and Everyone Loves Her 娘娘她清冷温柔惹人爱 A pure palace-intrigue story, in classical style. No transmigration, no rebirth. The fate of a noblewoman has never been hers to decide. She is Yun Wan, the Chancellor's only legitimate daughter. Her destiny was set from birth: everything she learned was solely to prepare her to enter the palace. Would she willingly enter the palace and fade into obscurity, becoming a pawn the emperor could use to keep the Yun family in check? Or would she carefully maneuver her way into becoming the favorite co 1.4kReads8.4Score11814d adds
- 123 My Husband Dotes on His Mistress? I Leave the Manor and Marry the Villain 夫君独宠外室？我转身出府嫁反派 [Short Drama: The Mistake of Yun Ge] In her previous life, Xie Jinyun married into the Yongning Marquis household holding a memorial tablet, becoming a bride to a dead man. She honored her mother-in-law, managed the household, respected her elders, cared for the young, and kept the crumbling estate afloat. Then, at her mother-in-law’s behest, she adopted an heir, poured the Xie family’s power and wealth into him, and helped him rise to become a powerful court official. Little did she know it was 4.2kReads9.1Score83114d adds
- 124 Four Sisters Reborn: How Did You All End Up Getting Poorer? 四姐妹一块重生，你们咋越过越穷 [Household intrigue + both leads are each other’s only partner + ancient-language romance, punishing scumbags] After Shen Yanning was reborn, she discovered that all three of her older sisters had been reborn too. Her eldest sister wept and made a fuss, insisting on a divorce because her husband’s family would kill her. Her second sister abandoned a match between families of equal status, determined to change her fate: “I’m the heroine. What have I got to fear?” Her third sister was the boldest. 4.5kReads9.0Score54414d adds
- 125 After the Matriarch Gives Up, Her Ungrateful Descendants Are Beside Themselves with Regret 主母摆烂后，不孝子孙悔断肠 [Revenge after rebirth + Household intrigue + No forgiveness + No redemption] Xie Changning spent more than thirty years a widow, pouring her heart and soul into raising her children to be successful. Then an imperial decree ordered the extermination of the entire Xie family. Fearing their trouble would drag the marquis's household down with them, her children not only forced her to sign a document severing their family ties. They also joined forces to hang their own mother with a white silk cor 6.2kReads8.2Score60014d adds
- 126 Jade Hidden in the Inner Chambers, Shining with Pearlescent Light 深闺藏玉映珠光 [The animated drama adaptation is now available under the title "Jade in the Deep Boudoir, Pearls in the Light". Go check it out if you're interested!] [Marriage Before Love + female lead is neither reborn nor transmigrated + supporting female character transmigrates] [Female lead seems sweet and naive but is actually cool and aloof + male lead seems indifferent but is actually cunning] Xiao Yunzhu was born into a marquis's household, where she should have been cherished and pampered, living a l 27.2kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 127 The Day Her Husband Welcomed a Transmigrator into Their Home, She Awakened 夫君迎穿越女进门那日，她觉醒了 Li Shu lost her mother when she was young and was cherished like a precious jewel by her father and brothers. The emperor and empress also took her into the palace and raised her for several years. Though she was no princess, she was more privileged than even the unfavored princesses. With a beauty unmatched in the Cangyun Kingdom, she was the undisputed darling of heaven, and her life had been smooth sailing. But in the fifth year of her marriage, her husband brought home a frail young woman fr 11.6kReads8.3Score95614d adds
- 128 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 6.3kReads8.8Score65914d adds
- 129 The Beloved Lucky Star: The Princess Consort Only Wants to Be the Richest 团宠锦鲤：王妃她只想当首富 Transmigration + Beloved by All + Lucky Charm + Pocket Dimension + Sweet Romance When the rare celestial spectacle of five planets aligning arrives, Mu Ge accidentally transmigrates into ancient times as the infamous “love-struck young lady.” She not only brings a modern storeroom spanning 100,000 square meters with her, but also binds herself to a mysterious lucky carp jade pendant. From then on, prey walks right into her traps, fish leap into her nets, and even her business ventures make money 2.3kReads9.2Score32214d adds
- 130 When a Young Lady Stumbles Into a Military Camp 当千金小姐误入军营 [Complete] [Gender Bender] [Female General] [Sweet Romance] What? My parents want me to marry a fool? A dashing young general, a stunning strategist with a sharp tongue and a scheming mind, and an emperor who promises to love only me for the rest of his life. Aren't these men all excellent choices? To escape an arranged marriage to a dim-witted young prince, she hides in a carriage headed for the military camp in the northwest. From that moment on, the gears of fate begin to turn. 7.6kReads9.3Score99014d adds
- 131 Book Transmigration: My Lord, Your Wife Is Finding You Another Concubine Again 穿书：侯爷，夫人又给你纳妾了 Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + a reborn son + satisfying wish fulfillment + a life spent lying flat After winning the family inheritance battle by a landslide, Lin Yanran was so delighted that she took up an extreme sport and fell to her death. By sheer luck, she transmigrated into a novel she'd read, becoming the legal wife who died of depression after the male lead kept a mistress. Naturally, the female lead was that very mistress who had successfully moved into the 51.4kReads8.8Score3.9k14d adds
- 132 Her Majesty Is Bewitchingly Beautiful, Reigns over the Six Palaces, and Takes the Empress's Throne! 娘娘千娇百媚，宠冠六宫坐后位！ [Harem intrigue + clear-headed heroine + not the emperor’s sole favorite at first, but his only favorite later] Su Mei never imagined she would transmigrate into a harem-intrigue novel, let alone as the lowest-ranking palace concubine. If she wants a better life, she has to cling tightly to the emperor’s coattails. At first, the emperor is interested in her only because of her alluring face. Later, he summons her more often because she is delicate and soft, and somehow he develops feelings for t 391Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 133 Transmigrating into Dream of the Red Chamber: I'm Daiyu's Sister and the Empress! 穿越红楼：我！黛玉她姐！皇后！ [Not a mutually devoted couple + a tool character + read the content warnings first] Lin Wen, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, was born amid the auspicious sign of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix. By imperial decree, she is to become the Crown Prince's consort once she comes of age. When Shushu woke, she found herself adrift in a vast ocean. Now and then, she could faintly hear people talking outside. It made her feel so peaceful that she drifted back to sleep. When she woke a 1.5kReads7.2Score17614d adds
- 134 The Splendor of the Ming: Defeating the Demon Empress Sun and Kicking Out the Gate-Crashing Emperor 大明凤华：除孙妖后，踹叫门天子 [Transmigration + fictional Ming dynasty + no pocket dimension or System + a prince’s favorite concubine + harem and household intrigue + male lead has had previous partners + clear-headed heroine, no angst + he only dotes on her in the middle and later parts] Content warning: Zhu Zhanji is reborn as the heroine’s son; Wang, the Noble Consort, is villainized; Zhu Qizhen is abused; Empress Dowager Sun and others get taken down. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Li Changxi came across a video a 1.7kReads9.0Score12114d adds
- 135 My Husband Wants to Favor His Concubine and Cast Me Aside? I'll Wipe Out His Entire Clan 夫君想宠妾灭妻？我覆灭他全族 [Reborn + household power struggles + punishing scumbags and humiliating them + satisfying revenge + the emperor’s uncle pursues his wife] In her previous life, Yang Zhao upheld the crumbling household under the name of being a daughter-in-law of the Shen family. She protected the women through the dark years of exile and devoted herself to raising her adopted son into a success. But when he finally donned his official robes, the first blade he turned was pointed at the entire Yang family. On th 4.1kReads8.8Score53814d adds
- 136 The Jiang Family Girl Who Never Made It Into the Family Register 江家那上不了族谱的小女子 Because her father was struck from the clan register, Jiang Jiuzhu was born a little girl who could never be entered into the family genealogy. So be it. She could simply live her life as it came… Even if it was a complete mess, even if she couldn’t make sense of it, as long as she stayed alive… and didn’t die. 4.2kReads8.0Score44814d adds
- 137 The Young Master of the Jin Family Lost a Bet and Picked Up a Bride to Be His Wife 锦世子打赌输了捡个新娘当世子妃 “Do you think the Ye family's young lady is dead?” “Hard to say. If my husband had rejected me at the altar on my wedding day, what face would I have left to live in this world? I'd probably have thrown myself headfirst into a wall too.” Ye Qingran walked down the street in her wedding dress when a white figure descended from the sky. “Would you marry me?” A few years later, a solemn-faced little boy looked helplessly at the lively woman in front of him, then looked up at the handsome man beside 4.3kReads9.1Score46514d adds
- 138 Reborn Evil Matriarch Swapped into a Marriage and Wreaks Havoc in the Marquis's Household 恶人主母重生被换婚在侯府杀疯了 [Palace and Household Intrigue + No Male Lead + Fictional Dynasty + Reborn to Crush Her Enemies + Bread, Not Romance] Chen Wu was the fake legitimate daughter, switched into the Chen family by mistake. When the real daughter, Chen Qingjiao, was brought home by their parents, she stole Chen Wu’s fiancé. Chen Wu didn’t fight back. She married a soldier and willingly followed him to the frontier. In the end, after her husband regained his true identity, he wanted her dead for the sake of his childh 504Reads8.9Score10614d adds
- 139 From the Start, I Tore Apart My Treacherous Sister. The Fourth Miss Is Done Pretending 开局手撕渣姐，四小姐她不装了 Lin Suisui is the illegitimate daughter of a duke’s household. In her previous life, she finally clawed her way up to the position of Noble Consort, only to get killed by someone? She didn’t even know how she died. Can you imagine anything more frustrating? Now that she’s living again, of course she’s going to find out exactly what happened. From the start, she tears into her treacherous stepsister... She lays traps at every turn, first saving her family, then the crown prince... After entering 44.3kReads8.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 140 The Marquis’s Legitimate Eldest Daughter 侯府嫡长女 Ji Mingxin transmigrated into the body of the legitimate eldest daughter of a marquis’s household, abandoned at her maternal grandparents’ home for more than a decade and forgotten by everyone. She simply shrugged it off. She learned medicine, trained in martial arts, and built a thriving business. The Ji family’s legitimate daughter was granted a marriage, and her match was a dissolute young lord known throughout the capital for drinking, gambling, and womanizing. When her younger stepsister th 10.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
- 141 After the Madam Reborn, Minglan Became Her Most Cherished One 大娘子重生后明兰成了心尖宠 [Reborn + sweet romance + favoring a concubine over the wife + transmigrate into a book + business] Madam Wang Ruofu opened her eyes after dying of old age, only to find herself back on the eve of her wedding to her beloved. Reborn for a second life, she wanted no part of romance! All she wanted was to raise her children and care for her mother-in-law. If you wanted to fight, she’d fight you to the end. After Wei Xiaoniang was framed and died in childbirth along with her baby, someone else mar 7.1kReads8.6Score67014d adds
- 142 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 8.1kReads6.3Score74314d adds
- 143 I Transmigrated into a Book, So Why Would I Settle for Being the Secondary Wife? 穿书了，谁还稀罕当平妻 Transmigrate into a book + cannon-fodder + everyone’s favorite + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead Song Ruozhen transmigrates into a book and becomes the male lead’s short-lived first wife. Her vast family fortune lets the main couple live in luxury for the rest of their lives, while her entire family becomes the tragic foil, every last one of them meeting a grisly end. She arrives on her wedding day, only to find two bridal sedan chairs entering the gates at once. Not only is she dem 13.3kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds
- 144 Yixiu Reborn as the Fourth Princess Consort of the Great Qing 宜修重生之大清四福晋 Before Yixiu died, her resentment and obsession summoned rolling thunder from the heavens. Just as her soul was about to be scattered, a golden dragon of fortune, claiming to be the last of its kind, rose from the imperial mausoleum and took the punishment in her place. It then proposed a bargain: “Bring forth the Son of Heaven.” For Honghui's sake, Yixiu agreed at once. After spending thirty years as a spirit, she returned to the Prince's Mansion. Resting a hand on her swollen belly, she resolv 3.4kReads8.7Score38314d adds
- 145 Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城 Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e 373Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 146 After Breaking Off the Engagement! The Sickly Emperor Abducted Me into His Harem 退亲后！病娇皇帝掳我入后宫 Meng Shu, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ying’s household, is a great beauty renowned throughout the capital, with countless admirers. Unfortunately, she is already spoken for: since childhood, she has been engaged to Wei Qingyun, heir to the Duke of Cheng’s household, a match between equals, and they are only waiting for the wedding. Meng Shu has always believed Wei Qingyun is deeply in love with her. But on their wedding day, he betrays her. She takes a group of people to catch him in the 7.8kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
- 147 The Emperor’s Favorite Lady-in-Waiting 皇上独宠御前掌事宫女 Shen Ru was sold into the palace as a child. Later, thanks to Consort Shu's great kindness, she lived a fairly comfortable life. But Consort Shu was eventually framed for practicing witchcraft. The emperor was furious and ordered her death. Shen Ru followed the young Second Prince, Situ Yi, to the Cold Palace, where the two depended on each other from then on. A few years later, fortune finally turned in their favor: the emperor and the crown prince died one after another. To preserve her positi 1.9kReads8.4Score13614d adds
- 148 After the Biased Old Madam Is Reborn, the Marquis’s Household Is Turned Upside Down 偏心老夫人重生后，侯府变天了 [Published in print under the title: Weaving Splendid Misfortune] Original title: After the Biased Old Madam Was Reborn, the Marquis's Household Changed Wei Zhaorong, the old madam of the Mingde Marquis household, contracted smallpox and died miserably in the household's servants' courtyard. As she lay dying, her favorite eldest son, Xie Chuan, had been indulging his concubine, neglecting his wife, and carousing for days without coming home. Her second son, Xie Sheng, whom she had been so proud 6.7kReads8.5Score84514d adds
- 149 After I Died Peacefully of Old Age, I Was Forced Back to Work to Repay My Debts 老太我寿终正寝后，被迫营业还债 I was about to be reincarnated, but the King of Hell said I still had debts to repay? The cycle of cause and effect sent He Yun, who should have been reincarnated, back to life in the body of the matriarch of a declining earl's household so she could repay a debt of fate. When she opened her eyes again, she had acquired several children who weren't her own. In this era, where more children meant more blessings, other families had a dozen or twenty children. But look at the Earl's household: In t 2.3kReads8.9Score17014d adds
- 150 The Beautiful Imperial Consort Frowns, and the King Pulls Her Close to Soothe Her 绝色皇妃一皱眉，君王锁腰轻哄 [Reborn + sweet romance + one-on-one] A stunning, flirtatious princess who knows how to ensnare a man x a domineering, scheming, jealous emperor In her previous life, Yun Shuwu, the most revered of the five princesses of Beimo, married the wrong man: Xiao Jimian, the emperor of Nanjiang. She thought he was the right one for her, but he turned out to be an obsessive scoundrel who knew nothing of love and only knew how to use her. She endured endless humiliation and torment in Nanjiang, and died f 1.4kReads9.2Score21614d adds
