Novels like The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady
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- 51 An Order in Late Spring 暮春之令 After the princess sent away for a political marriage passes away, Wang Huiyan, a palace historian, returns to her hometown after eight years away. Once a well-born young lady, she now faces a family fallen on hard times, creditors at the door, and the prospect of remaining unmarried well into adulthood. Determined to make something of herself and escape her predicament, Huiyan ventures into business. Her heart stirs at the sight of the excellent bachelor who was once her childhood friend, and 3.4kReads9.1Score44714d adds
- 52 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: Playing the Fool in the Scheming Regent’s Arms 重生嫡女：在腹黑摄政王心尖装傻 In her previous life, she was the most talented woman in the capital, yet her entire family was executed. Reborn, she hides her claws and pretends to be a greedy, sleepy “little fool,” vowing to crush her enemies one by one. Everyone laughs at her for being stupid, except the regent who wields power over the entire court. He plays along with her act while backing her into a corner, eyes full of amusement, voice low: “Little liar, keep acting. I… enjoy the show.” [A scheming regent × a seemingly 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Lowly Concubine-Born Daughter Turns a Losing Hand into a Winning Finale 卑微庶女一手烂牌打出王炸结局 [Traditional historical romance + growing heroine + marriage before love + palace and household intrigue + both leads grow powerful later + transmigrate into a book] Zhao Fangyu transmigrates into a book and lands in a deadly situation from the start: in a wealthy household, she has a fever of 104 degrees, but her mother refuses to let her see a doctor! She thought she’d landed in a living hell where neither parent cared for her, but the great household turns out to be full of hidden talent: T 6.3kReads8.7Score66214d adds
- 54 This Empire Was Won in Battle by My Husband and Me 这江山，是我和夫君杀出来的 A marriage contract turned me, Shen Yuan, into a pawn my family was willing to discard, marrying me off to a sickly prince said to die before turning twenty, to bring him good fortune. On our wedding night, my father handed me a packet of deadly poison. “Make him die of his illness. That is your only duty!” I poisoned him through my tears, thinking I would be a widow from then on. But my frail husband downed it in one gulp and flashed me a wicked smile. “My dear, this poison tastes pretty good.” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Tore My Ex's White Moonlight to Shreds! 穿越古代手撕白月光前夫！ [Ruthless villainess heroine who acts first and never wastes words × madly devoted male lead who chases his wife to the crematorium + cold-faced, scheming prince] [Ancient political intrigue + a family of three transmigrates + the whole family faces the consequences + a power-fantasy heroine goes on a rampage] After a car accident, modern actress Jiang Yuan unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times. She becomes Jiang Si, a disposable widow in Muchuan Prefecture, and from the start, she’s hande 236Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Wishing You Peace and Prosperity Year After Year 祝卿岁岁荣安 Before her birth mother died, she pointed at Zhu Qing'an in front of everyone and cursed her for bringing misfortune to her six relatives. She ordered Zhu Qing'an to keep vigil for her for three months after her death, then shave her head and become a nun at Jingyun Convent, never to leave the convent or return to secular life. So three months after her birth mother’s death, Zhu Qing'an ceased to exist. At Jingyun Convent, a young nun named Jingchen struggled to survive in this world. Given anot 2.4kReads8.9Score22014d adds
- 57 Spring Comes to the Mountain Woods 山木逢春 [Two formidable leads + court intrigue + kindred spirits + growing together + long live idealism] Censor Zhou Huaiyue is ordered to investigate a fire at the salt warehouse. A token belonging to the Fang family is found in the ashes. Armed with an imperial edict, he turns the Fang family’s estate upside down, determined to find the statue of an evil god rumored to be enshrined in their inner residence. He doesn’t find the statue. Instead, he brings out a young woman who seems detached in both 43Reads—Score13514d adds
- 58 The Grand Secretary Shen’s Beloved Darling 沈首辅的掌上娇 Jiang Jincan, the third young lady of the Yong'an Marquis's household, is said to bring death to her husbands. If she takes a liking to you, tell me, would you panic? Shen Yanqing said, “What’s there to panic about? Heaven may not have dropped a fortune into my lap, but it did drop me a wife. That’s a sure win.” Who in the capital didn’t know that Shen Yanqing, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, would do anything Jiang Jincan asked, since their families had been close for generations? He practically w 3kReads9.0Score36614d adds
- 59 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
- 60 Reborn: Before the End of Lanting 重生之兰庭未晚 At the lotus-viewing banquet, her cousin, Concubine Mei, framed Mu Wan and ruined her reputation. Her father sent Mu Wan off to a country estate to fend for herself. A few months later, the Heart-Protecting Pill she had made for her mother was snatched by her father and given to Concubine Mei, his childhood sweetheart. Her uncle died in battle. When her mother heard the news, she went into premature labor and died in childbirth along with the baby. Mu Wan never got to see her mother one last tim 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Do You Know? Do You Know? The Green Should Be Plump and the Red Lean 知否！知否！应是绿肥红瘦 The Story of Minglan: Her birth mother was murdered, her legal mother suppressed her, and her half-sister framed her! As Sheng Minglan, a concubine-born daughter trapped in a deep inner household, she had no golden finger or miraculous opportunity. She survived in the narrow cracks of a cruel family through her keen intelligence and unyielding spirit! While keeping a low profile and biding her time, she exposed embezzlement in the accounts and foiled a poison plot at a banquet, crushing those w 5.7kReads7.7Score77814d adds
- 62 They Said She Was Only Fit to Be a Concubine? She Married Into a Powerful Family and Became Its Mistress 说她只配当妾？转身嫁高门做主母 [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 13.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
- 63 The Woman in Charge 女掌事 Shen Qingdi, who disguises herself as a man, willingly enters the Ninth Prince’s residence and becomes the sole support of Cui Lanxi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a fiery temper. With the household on the verge of running out of food, she takes it upon herself to earn money to support the prince. When he falls ill, she studies medicine on her own to treat him. Since Cui Lanxi is helpless, Shen Qingdi will protect him. There is no wealth or treasure here, and no one understands wh 1.3kReads8.7Score26214d adds
- 64 The Bright Moon Rests on the Mountain 明月栖山 [Alternate-history rebirth + historical romance + sweet pampering as he pursues his wife + the male lead falls hard] A little sweet historical romance, not a face-slapping power fantasy with a strong heroine. P.S. As long as it doesn't affect your reading, there's no need to nitpick the fictional details. Shen Yufu was reborn. She wasn't a daughter of the Shen family. In this new life, all she wanted was to leave the cold, unwelcoming Marquis of Yiyong's residence and find her real family. She n 444Reads9.0Score10214d adds
- 65 The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来 (The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years 2.6kReads8.0Score27514d adds
- 66 Aren't We Mortal Enemies? Why Does Lord Ji Love Me So Much? 不是死敌吗？季大人怎么这么爱 [Mad, power-hungry minister X black-lotus noblewoman, two powerful and equally unhinged leads] Jiang Zhimiao was born with a rebellious streak. Clever and perceptive, she never let an offense go unanswered and cut off every way back, all so she could leave home and toy with the emperor, until she ran into one particularly troublesome bastard. Ji Suian was born to wealth and privilege. Brilliant to the point of seeming demonic, he had a prominent family and a smooth career in government, as if he 7.6kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
- 67 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 2kReads7.9Score10214d adds
- 68 The Matriarch Is Tired. After Being Reborn, She Makes You All Work Like Beasts 主母累了，重生后换你们做牛马 Wei Yingxuan obeys her father’s orders and takes her deceased elder sister’s place in an arranged marriage. Before the wedding, she asks Song Tuo, “My temperament is very different from my sister’s. Will you truly care for me?” He replies, “She is she, and you are you. The day she died, I left the past behind.” For the sake of that promise, she too leaves the “past” and her “old flame” behind, and resolutely marries into the Marquis’s household. Seven years later, her elder sister comes back fro 2.8kReads8.5Score31114d adds
- 69 Reborn: Fragrance Falls on Splendid Brocade 重生之香落锦绣 Yang Lishu had plenty of regrets in her previous life. Reborn, her first order of business was to delay her mother’s trip back to her hometown for her great-uncle’s wife’s birthday celebration, avoiding a deadly trap. Yang Lishu’s life changed along with it, but after all the twists and turns, it was still that same person who took her hand and led her toward a life of splendor. 5.1kReads9.2Score58014d adds
- 70 Late Nights in the Deep Estate 深宅晚 Her husband, Song Hemian, died young, leaving Jiang Wanyin alone in a desolate mansion, surrounded by endless gossip. Her late husband's younger brother, Song Heran, returns from afar. He is refined and handsome, yet reserved and inscrutable, treating her with a tenderness that constantly oversteps the bounds of propriety. As they spend their days together, Jiang Wanyin gradually realizes that this “younger brother-in-law” is nothing like the Song Heran her husband described, in either his habit 2kReads7.3Score19414d adds
- 71 A Cousin Miss Arrives at the Marquis's Residence 侯府来了个表姑娘 A young lady from another branch of the family has arrived at the Changning Marquis household. Her skin is as smooth as jade, and her beauty could topple a kingdom. Everyone sees her as a celestial maiden, with the gentlest, most compassionate heart and disposition. Only Wang Xiyue knows the truth: she's nothing of the sort. Ten years were but a dream, a dream of fleeting splendor. She never imagined that waking from sleep would bring her back to where it all began. In the past, she curried favo 9kReads6.4Score70914d adds
- 72 The Last Ember of the Green Lamp 青灯烬 In the bitter winter of the third year of Yuanling, heavy snow blanketed the land. Urgent news arrived from the border: the northwest had suffered a defeat. Shen Zizheng of the Wu Xing Shen family, Marquis of Jing'an, and his eldest son had been killed in battle. His second son was gravely wounded and still unconscious. They requested the Emperor send reinforcements to the northwest. Several days later, a hurried group of people from the general's residence in Shangjing arrived. They had come 2.8kReads8.5Score27314d adds
- 73 The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋 The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he 9.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 74 The Tale of Floating and Sinking 浮沉传 [Household and palace intrigue + play the pig to eat the tiger + revenge and a comeback] A heroine in the vein of The Story of Minglan, this acclaimed historical domestic-intrigue novel has racked up over ten million plays as an audio drama. For a story that understands reason and human nature, read The Tale of Fushen! Her father shows her no affection, her mother dies a tragic death, her stepmother spoils her rotten, and her half-sister schemes against her. In this treacherous household, watch 6.9kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 75 The Story of the Commoner's Daughter and Her Healing Herbs 药香庶女传 Li Huiting, an illegitimate daughter, has lived worse than a dog in her family's sprawling estate since childhood. Her stepmother mistreats her, her half-sister frames her, and finally, she is sold off to Jiangnan. Everyone laughs that a wretch like her is sure to die. But they don't know she already possesses peerless medical skills and a world-shaking legacy! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 No Match for the Imperial Uncle’s Beauty 不及皇叔貌美 The man she had loved for ten years was going to burn her alive so he could marry someone else! Just before she died, someone appeared from the sky and rescued her from the flames. “I’ll help you with anything you want,” Shen Guyuan said. “As long as you find true love in the end.” “I want revenge!” Chi Yu gritted her teeth. “I’ll make that pair of cheating bastards pay in blood!” But revenge was one thing. A woman this fierce still had no prospects for marriage. Shen Guyuan was worried, so he t 423Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 77 Tricked Into Becoming a Concubine: This Mistress Won’t Join the Household Schemes 被骗做妾：姨娘不宅斗 [Pure historical romance + the heroine has a past, the hero doesn't + fighting back against manipulation + household intrigue + palace intrigue + coercive possession + angst before a satisfying payoff + substitute for his unattainable first love + punishing scoundrels + fictional setting] For an ordinary girl, is beauty a blessing or a curse? Liu Chunjun was so beautiful that County Magistrate Chen Chaoan seized her by force and made her his concubin 2kReads8.9Score26714d adds
- 78 A Gentle Breeze Disperses the Thick Clouds 暄风散浓云 [Historical romance + devoted couple + sweet at first, then heartbreak + household intrigue + political machinations + infidelity + twists + reconciliation] [An adaptable, sweet-and-salty heroine + a pitiful, unfaithful man] Twist warning: read it a second time and you'll realize it's a different story. She is a pampered princess who cares for the people; he is a battle-hardened general, tough on the outside but earnest at heart. Time may pass them by, but fate will bring them together. She sear 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 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
- 80 A Peach Blossom in a Single Thought 一念桃花 Eight years ago, Chang Wanyun was rescued from the chaos of war by a young man dressed in white. Gazing at the handsome, wealthy youth before her, she decided on the spot that he was exactly her type. Eight years later, Wanyun finally learned who he was: Pei Yuan, the ninth prince of the current emperor. When they met again, Wanyun, the sole disciple of the Medical Sage, came to Pei Yuan’s side to treat his injuries, calling him “big brother” this and “big brother” that. Pei Yuan was buried in w 1.9kReads9.1Score23614d adds
- 81 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 13.9kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 82 Drunk on Jade, Fragrant in Bloom 醉玉翻香 Yan Yiru was betrothed to the Crown Prince as a child. She lived a pampered life, with the power to make anything happen. Then her family fell from grace, her life came crashing down, and all the riches and glory she had enjoyed became someone else’s wedding finery. Given another life, she does everything the opposite way, keeping away from court and preventing her politically inept father from dragging the whole family into the abyss again. But by chance, she saves the heir of the Prince of Cha 667Reads9.1Score13614d adds
- 83 My Wife Is Timid and Unassuming 夫人胆小木讷 Two people born to concubines were forced together for the sake of their family’s interests. One was a talented young man, the other bland and taciturn; one had genuine ability, the other only pretended to be dull; one wanted to make a name for himself, the other just wanted to play dumb… 9.5kReads8.4Score88514d adds
- 84 After Giving Way to My Ex-Husband's White-Moonlight, I Came Out on Top 给前夫的白月光让位后，我赢麻了 ※Traditional Historical Romance and Household Intrigue※No Rebirth or Transmigration※Both Leads Are Chaste※ Shen Shihao is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Her biased mother sells her off in marriage to Li Yuheng. Half a year into their marriage, her husband remains cold and refuses to consummate their union. Hoping to keep peace between them, she has long suppressed her true nature. Then she hears him say with his own lips that he plans to demote her to a concubine, be 2.8kReads9.0Score38614d adds
- 85 My Husband Holds Power over the Entire Court 我的夫君权倾朝野 Jiang Yi is reborn, and in this life, all she wants is revenge. She saves Su Bo on a whim, only to repay the kindness he showed her in her previous life; But as she keeps repaying him, Jiang Yi starts to feel that something is off. How did she end up in his bed? She is gentle, kind, and harmless; he holds power over the entire court and keeps everyone at a distance. But everyone in the household knows that their general secretly spoils his wife. “General, Madam seems to have... rubbed the Chance 833Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 86 Elder Brother, You Mustn't 兄长不可 Shen Yanci is the envy of everyone in the capital: the refined and upright heir of the Shen family, with a bright future ahead. Yet his family also takes in Su Wanqing, an orphan girl with no one to rely on. An elder's words, "Raise her by your side and treat her as your own younger sister," become an invisible shackle between them. He watches her grow from a timid little girl into a graceful young woman, cherishing and protecting her at every turn. But as they spend day after day together, he d 4.5kReads8.1Score51314d adds
- 87 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 7.1kReads9.0Score92514d adds
- 88 How Many Autumns Have Passed Over These Rivers and Mountains 山河几度秋 In the first half of Zhao Lanxi's life, three men mattered most to her. One was her master, who had raised her; another was Yan Mo, the Vice Minister of Justice, who had recognized her talent; and the third was her full-blooded older brother, Zhao Jin, Duke of Zhenguo. Later, her master died, and Yan Mo died too. Zhao Jin, however, did not die. Not only was he alive, he also brought her a fourth man. One more thing: why does the heroine of a historical romance have to be a girl of fourteen or fi 53Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 89 A Tune Without Feeling 无情调 [Print edition available for purchase on the homepage] Love springs from nowhere, then sinks deep into the heart. The living may die, and the dead may live again. Those who cannot share death with the living, or return to life after death, have never known the deepest love. ----Inscription from The Peony Pavilion Love stories from all eras and across the world end with the prince and princess living happily ever after. No one has ever written about what happens when the prince and princess face 1.1kReads9.3Score16414d adds
- 90 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 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 91 Being the Mistress of the House Is Hard: Reborn, I Bring Ruin to the Marquis’s Entire Family 主母难当，重生让侯府全家遭殃 Traditional historical romance + scheming household intrigue + reborn revenge against scum + powerful heroine and hero + secret identities In her previous life, Mu Ziyue was blind and loved the wrong man. Her in-laws deliberately plotted against her: Her husband pretended every day to suffer from an ailment that made him incapable of sharing her bed, yet secretly had two sons with the Marquis’s adopted daughter. Her mother-in-law always spoke kindly, but secretly ordered the servants to strip th 1.3kReads9.1Score18014d adds
- 92 Day After Day, Endless and Long 朝朝漫漫 Moonlight spilled across the ground, cool and pale. Lotus flowers stood tall in a tranquil pond. A gauzy veil concealed her face as she danced with graceful poise, every smile and frown captivating. People said Gu Yanchu, the powerful grand secretary, was the emperor’s illegitimate son, abandoned among the common people. Otherwise, how could he have joined the Grand Secretariat at such a young age? It was a pity that such an elegant, handsome gentleman had married a fierce and domineering young 5kReads9.1Score41414d adds
- 93 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—14d adds
- 94 The Cage of Captive Beauty 锁娇笼 [The print edition is out and available across all platforms] In the capital lives a charitable family named Yun. Their youngest daughter is called Yun Xian. The young woman is lovely, with a sweet smile. Matchmakers in the capital were green with envy, but everyone knew she had been betrothed to a young man from the Li family since childhood. Li Jingtang was as refined as bamboo and gifted in serving the people, but he was the only son of a widowed mother, and his family was poor. Fortunately, 2.9kReads9.2Score58914d adds
- 95 After Being Reborn, My Elder Sister Wants to Trade Marriages with Me, and I Couldn't Be Happier 重生后嫡姐要和我换亲，求之不得 [Twins + both reborn + swapped marriages + revenge on scumbags + mutual devotion + satisfying read + happy ending] A plot-driven story with plenty of substance and sound logic. Not mindless wish fulfillment! The heroine starts out at a disadvantage. If she draws too much attention, her enemies may see through her and the story could be over, so she has to plan carefully and seize the initiative step by step. The satisfying payback only really kicks in later. The hero, Xiao Ci: an innocent, sweet 652Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 96 A Girl’s Private Affairs 闺事 [Airheaded, sweet little beauty × cold-faced, warm-hearted man who overthinks everything] Pure historical romance, both leads are virgins Wen Wan was sold to Spring River, Flowers and Moonlight at the age of ten. Everyone said she had the beauty of Xi Shi. On the eve of her debut, Cao Du Zhi, the instructor who had always doted on her, went out of his way to find someone to take her in for her first night. She went along, all naive and clumsy sweetness, and by sheer luck, caught the man’s eye. H 3.8kReads9.2Score41014d adds
- 97 In the South, Fine Trees Grow Thick with Leaves 南有嘉木，其叶蓁蓁 [A highly skilled female lead × a calculating male lead + both strong + devoted to each other] Zhang Jiamu has descended the mountain to kill the utterly wicked Prince of Yichang. But along the way, an old acquaintance repeatedly gets in her way, and their relationship is far from ordinary, making her hesitate to strike. Memories of the past surge through her mind. Before entering Yiyan Mountain, she was born into a distinguished family, with a loving mother, a happy betrothal, and a young broth 45Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 98 Jade Halls and Golden Boudoirs 玉堂金闺 Li Tian has a clear goal in life: money, leisure, and no worries. She wants to find a kind-hearted husband with no skills and no temper, grow flowers and plants, raise cats and dogs, enjoy a little wine, compose a few sentimental poems, and live in blissful seclusion among the hills... Money isn't a problem, and leisure isn't a problem. But why is that kind-hearted husband with no skills and no temper always so far away among those hills? 82Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 99 Seeking Daylight Through the Snow 拨雪寻昼 “You and I have loved each other since childhood, childhood sweethearts with nothing to hide from one another.”, Ouyang Yuqian, "The Peacock Flies Southeast" [Childhood sweetheart loses to the newcomer + love grows over time] [This story is entirely fictional. Please do not read too much into it. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.] Because their mothers had been close friends since their girlhood, and the Xie and Shen families were neighbors, Xie Chenxue and Shen Fu 698Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 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 4.1kReads9.1Score60414d adds
