Novels like Story of Minglan: The Tale of Shuanglan
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- 1 The Bai and Wei Families Are Both Reborn 白氏卫氏双重生 A continuation inspired by the TV series The Story of Minglan. Wei Xiaoniang, Minglan's birth mother, is reborn after Minglan's birth but before Lin Qinshuang wins back favor. Gu Tingye's mother is reborn after his birth but before the eldest son, Gu, is incited by Little Qin-shi. The two women, both victims of schemes, embark on a path of rebirth and revenge. 48Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 2 I Transmigrated into The Story of Minglan, Can't I Avoid the Jerk? 穿进知否，不要渣男行不行 [A fresh take on the usual tropes] + [System] + [Face-slapping] + [Harem intrigue] + [Rewriting the original story] Mo Lan: “Liang Han! The woman you want to marry is her? How could you betray me like this!” Liang Han: “Miss Sheng Fourth, the only one I've ever liked is Rulan. But since you care for me so deeply, I suppose I could let you become her dowry concubine when she marries me.” Rulan, eavesdropping nearby, forgot all about the juicy gossip. Good heavens, what had she just heard? How had 16Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 3 Starting from the Wei Family Ancestral Home 知否从卫氏老宅开始 After his soul transmigrates into The Story of Minglan, he becomes Wei Shuwen, the Wei family's third son. He thought he'd be thrown into palace intrigue from the start, but it turns out this is a story about building up a family! The Sheng and Gu families, and the power struggles between clans! Western Xia, Northern Liao, Northern Jin, the Great Mongol Empire... The Great Zhou realm is beset by turmoil! See how Wei Shuwen makes his mark amid the chaos and lets the light of China shine! 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 I Became Man Niang, the Frail Woman Who Couldn't Take Care of Herself in The Story of Minglan 成了知否里柔弱不能自理的曼娘 I Became Man Niang, the Frail Woman Who Could Barely Take Care of Herself in Story of Minglan 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 In The Story of Minglan, I Rebuild the Martial World 人在知否，重建江湖 If others don’t have it, I’ll get it. If others have it, I’ll make mine better. Since there’s no jianghu in The Story of Minglan, I’ll create one myself. Modern-day Qi Heng used to get so frustrated with the young nobleman who shared his name in The Story of Minglan that he’d stamp his feet. Now that he has been reborn into that world, he’s determined to live a completely different life. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Story of Minglan: A Heaven-Sent Heir 知否之天赐皇嗣 Zhao Jing transmigrates from the modern world into the body of a son of Emperor Renzong of Song. He plans to lie flat, until he meets Minglan, the Sixth Miss of the Sheng family. She crawls through a dog hole to find a doctor for her mother, and he rides alongside her. When she loses her mother and cries beneath the covered walkway, he protects her in secret for three years and writes to her for six. She is a concubine-born daughter, and he is a prince: an unbridgeable gulf lies between them. Y 1.8kReads—Score10414d adds
- 7 Know This: Grandmother Is Reborn 知否，祖母重生了 2. Xia Dongchun transmigrates into the body of Wei Xiaoniang and enjoys the good life with Minglan, while giving Lin Qinshuang a piece of her mind. 1. The Grandmother of the Sheng family is reborn. (The story mainly focuses on her younger years. She marries someone else, and the successful scholar regrets it for the rest of his life.) 1.7kReads6.9Score18014d adds
- 8 The Madam Trains Day and Night to Be Reborn 大娘子日夜修炼，只为重生归来 “My father deserves a place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!” “If Father were still here, he would protect me and never let me suffer this humiliation. Our family home in Xunyang is so far away in the mountains. The women back home are probably all waiting to laugh at me!” “I’m such a stupid, pig-brained fool! My sister was using me, and I couldn’t even see it. And Mother... I thought my sister and I were both her daughters, so she would treat us equally. But when it mattered, she still chose m 17Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 9 The Story of Minglan: Little Qin Shi's Rebirth 知否之小秦氏重生 In her previous life, she hurt too many people, and herself as well, before dying in a sea of flames. This time, she wants to live for herself and try to make amends to those she wronged. What if Little Qin-shi from The Story of Minglan were reborn? 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Know This: The Hidden Physician's Tale of a Concubine's Daughter 知否，庶女隐医传 Spring breezes never reach the Jade Gate Pass; slanting rain and wind bring a chill to dawn. Pear blossoms fall along the road to the ends of the earth; once spring is gone, beauty withers. Alone in a small tower, she stands amid the gentle breeze; deep into the night, her sorrowful thoughts are still fresh as ink. The bright moon hangs high as she remembers an old friend; how much sorrow lies across a thousand miles of rivers and mountains? Tear stains dampen her silk robes; emerald ornaments s 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 What a Minglan: After Marrying Liang Han, She Was Spoiled Rotten 知否明兰嫁给梁晗后竟被宠上天 She had only wanted to keep her head down in the Sheng household until the very end. But one accident sent Sheng Minglan into marriage with the most notorious libertine’s den in Bianjing. Faced with a wary mother-in-law and a cold-eyed husband, Minglan calmly declared, “As long as the money’s good, I can be the Countess until the end of time.” And so, the atmosphere in the Earl’s manor changed: The rakish Liang Han stopped visiting the pleasure quarters and was made to study for the civil servic 968Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 12 The Story of Minglan: A New Chapter 知否之明兰新传 She was the least remarkable member of the Sheng family: Sheng Minglan, an illegitimate daughter who was neglected and bullied. He was the brightest star of all: Xiao Lou, heir to the Marquis of Zhongyi's household, respected and adored by everyone. When their fates began to intertwine, a grand and tumultuous story unfolded... [This story also makes substantial changes to some scenes from the original TV series. I hope you enjoy it!] 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Know No More: Reborn, My Wife Is Peerlessly Elegant 知否重生：娘子风华无双 Wang Ruofu is reborn as the Lady Wang who has just married into the Sheng family. Her elder sister bullies her. In the past, I was foolish and naive, and thought nothing of it. But I won't put up with you anymore. My rival concubine schemes against me. In the past, I was loud and blunt, but now, it's anyone's guess who will end up outmaneuvered. In my previous life, I was foolishly manipulated by my legitimate elder sister into lending money at exorbitant rates and poisoning the Old Madam. Now t 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Reborn in Story of Minglan: Fragrant as an Orchid 知否重生：墨香如兰 Reborn in The Story of Minglan: Fragrance Like Orchids 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 I Transmigrated into Story of Minglan, and I'm Panicking 穿到知否我慌了神 Wei Xinzhu’s world had fallen apart. She had merely failed the civil service exam and planned to take a gap year. How had she woken up inside the TV series The Story of Minglan, which she had just been watching? Was this a dream or reality? Aaaah… Where’s my golden finger? Where’s the System? Don’t leave me here all alone! Aaaah! Mama~ 172Reads—Score814d adds
- 16 Reborn: I’m Determined to Make Minglan My Daughter-in-Law 重生之明兰这个儿媳妇我要定了 Reborn: I'm Determined to Make Minglan My Daughter-in-Law 155Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Story of Minglan: After Rulan Took Me In 知否：被如兰捡回之后 A thousand people have a thousand different tastes. I can't promise you'll enjoy what I write, but I can promise I put my heart into it. I can't promise there will only be one female lead. If you insist on telling me what the original novel or the show was like, I appreciate it, but I won't make changes. 2Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 18 A Sign-In Life Across Multiple Dramas, Starting with The Story of Minglan 从知否知否开始的综影签到人生 Wang Yangming's soul transmigrates into the Northern Song dynasty, where he discovers that this is a world blending several TV dramas! The Story of Minglan, A Dream of Splendor, Serenade of Peaceful Joy... Sheng Minglan, Sheng Hualan, Sheng Rulan, Zhao Pan'er, Sun Sanniang, Song Yinzhan, Empress Cao, Consort Zhang, Princess Huirou... 16Reads7.3Score214d adds
- 19 Story of Minglan: Wang Ruofu and Her Maid Are Reborn 知否之王若弗主仆重生 In her eighth year of reflection in her hometown of Youyang, the matriarch Wang Ruofu was allowed to return home early after earning the forgiveness of her mother-in-law and husband. She had been looking forward to a joyous family reunion for the New Year, but an accident struck along the way, killing her and her servants. In the underworld, Wang Ruofu wept uncontrollably as she clung to Liu Mama and lamented that her own foolishness had brought about this bitter end. She had no idea that things 45Reads—Score414d adds
- 20 Rulan Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 如兰重生之似水流年 Reborn, Rulan knows that anything is possible. After being reborn, she feels for Minglan, who lost her mother as a child and was left utterly alone. If she can, she'll also protect Concubine Wei and the younger brother she never even got to see... —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Weak? Zhang Guifen: You Must Be Blind! 软弱？张桂芬：我看你是瞎了！ In her previous life, Zhang Guifen kept yielding at every turn, only to suffer a fatal hemorrhage during childbirth and lose her mother and Minglan to tragic deaths as well. Reborn on her wedding day, she finds herself alone in an empty room once again. Xiao Zoushi uses the Shen family's old ties and her noblewoman's honors as leverage, greedily eyeing her position at every turn. Ding! The Happy Life System has finished loading... And then: From the start, Xiao Zoushi sticks out her face, and Zh 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Reborn into The Story of Minglan: The Revenge of Lady Jiacheng 重生知否权谋：嘉成县主的复仇 Reborn: The Power Struggles and Revenge of County Princess Jiacheng 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Story of Minglan: Zhu Manning Is Reborn and Will Become the Marquis's Principal Wife 知否：朱曼娘重生之我要当侯府主 Zhu Man Niang unexpectedly gains the ability to foresee the future. She glimpses her own miserable fate: abandoning her daughter and son, then suffering disgrace and ruin. She also sees Gu Tingye's path to a marquis title and Sheng Minglan's destiny of wealth and glory. Her nature remains unchanged, with selfishness and greed ingrained in her to the bone. Determined to use her foreknowledge to plan every step, she will crush every obstacle and seize the position of the Marquis's principal wife f 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Story of Minglan: I Awaken in the Sheng Family as the Seventh Daughter 知否，魂穿盛家七姑娘 In the Song dynasty, a time of literary figures like Li Qingzhao, Tang Wan, Zhu Shuzhen, and Zhang Yuniang; warriors like Liang Hongyu, Mu Guiying, and Lady Bian of Chenliu; powerful women at court like Liu E, Cao Danshu, and Yang Meizi; and women among the common folk like Zhao Pan'er, who rescued women from brothels, Song Sao, famous for her fish soup, and Granny Cao, who sold meat pies, women could read and write, manage households and finances, go out and do business, and ride fearlessly thr 402Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 Story of Minglan: Reborn as Zhu Manniang 知否之魂穿朱曼娘 [Soul transmigration + saving people + devoted puppy-dog male lead] Lin Mianmian starts out transmigrated into the body of Zhu Man Niang, the villainess from The Story of Minglan. Everyone says Zhu Man Niang is the perfect example of someone who was dealt a great hand and played it terribly. Watch Lin Mianmian turn everything around: The nursemaid Chang doesn’t like her? She wins Chang over until the woman pleads on her behalf. She kicks the male lead, Gu Tingye, to the curb and falls in love wi 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Different Script for Story of Minglan 知否另一版剧本 At the family school, the scene suddenly shifts, and Minglan has grown up... The Little Duke, Changbai, Changfeng, Uncle Gu, Minglan, Molan, and Rulan, each one graceful, handsome, and full of spirit. 107Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Know This, Know This: Watch Madam Bai Turn the Tide 知否知否，且看白大娘子扭转乾坤 Bai Jingyun, née Bai, was the daughter of a salt merchant and the second wife of Gu Yankai, Marquis of Ningyuan. Her family’s salt business was famous far and wide, with connections in both respectable and criminal circles. The old Marquis Gu came to ask for Bai Jingyun’s hand in marriage to Gu Yankai, but Gu had married her only because the Gu family needed a huge sum of money from the Bai family to cover their debts. Gu Yankai’s first wife, Qin, was already in poor health. When Gu Yankai plann 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Know, O Know, the Green Is Lush and the Red Is Fading: Seventh Miss Sheng 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦之盛七姑娘 The Story of Minglan 326Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Nirvana in Fire: The Military General System 知否之兵将系统 Transmigrating into the world of The Story of Minglan, he gets a Soldier and General Level System. Any soldiers and generals loyal to him can receive bonuses. Starting out as a low-ranking soldier in Yangzhou, he sets out to conquer the world with his trusty cudgel. 6Reads7.1Score214d adds
- 30 The Story of a Flourishing Age 知否：盛世长歌 A storm was brewing beneath the peaceful surface, and an eerie, oppressive atmosphere hung over the banks of the Bian River. The Song Dynasty was already shrouded in dark clouds, with powerful enemies watching hungrily from beyond its borders and bandits rising in rebellion within. On the surface, it was a prosperous golden age. In truth, crises loomed on every side, and signs of decline were already showing. 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Transmigrated as Gu Tingye's Cousin, I Unlock More of Bianjing's Hidden Storylines 穿成顾廷烨的表妹，解锁汴京更多隐秘剧情 Reborn as Gu Tingye's Cousin, Unlocking More of Bianjing's Hidden Storylines 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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
- 33 I Transmigrated to the Song Dynasty and Married Minglan 穿越知否大宋娶了明兰 My new work is now available! Welcome to read it 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! 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 696Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 35 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 31Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 36 Transmigrating into The Story of Minglan as a Princess 穿越知否当公主 My new work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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
- 38 The Supporting Actress in the Film and TV Worlds Is Wide Awake 综影视女配很清醒 A new work is out! Welcome to read my stories on Tomato Novel. I'll do my best to tell each one well! This story mainly features supporting female characters: Ruolan from The Story of Minglan, A-Nian from Lost You Forever, and Empress Fucha from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace; Fucha Wanning from Story of Yanxi Palace; Wu Shanshan from Romance in the Alley; Niu Hulu Leyi from Empresses in the Palace; the Fifth Princess from Love Like the Galaxy; Xiao Yu from The Blood of Youth; Nan Yu from A Li 112Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Dreaming of The Story of Minglan: Capturing the Capital’s Most Handsome Man 梦入知否：俘获京城第一美男子 A dream causes food blogger Song Lingxi to transmigrate into the world of The Story of Minglan, where she becomes Zhao Ningzhi, the six-year-old stepdaughter of Prince Huan. Zhao Ningzhi is the only daughter of Prince Huan’s younger brother, but after losing both her parents at a young age, she has no choice but to live under someone else’s roof, pretending to be naive, innocent, and harmless. Gu Shengyuan, nicknamed A Yuan, is the second son of Gu Tingye and Sheng Minglan. Handsome, brilliant, 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Quick Transmigration: I Became the Gu Family’s Legitimate Daughter 快穿：我成了顾府嫡女 [Not a saintly heroine + satisfying revenge] While watching The Story of Minglan, Gu Song casually complained that Minglan didn’t have a daughter. She woke up to find she had transmigrated into the youngest daughter of the Gu family in a marquis’s household. She’s the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s family. Her mother holds a noble title, her uncle is the prime minister, her eldest and second brothers are companions to the Crown Prince, her third brother is famous throughout the land, and her 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Rebirth of Lady Qin: I'm Gu Tingye's Real Mother 小秦氏重生之我是顾廷烨亲妈 [A fanfic of The Story of Minglan] Before she was reborn, Little Qin-shi set fire to the ancestral hall. Scheming at every turn, she became the most vicious stepmother in the whole household, bringing ruin to her son and family and ending up in ashes. She regretted it bitterly! After being reborn, she had just given birth to Gu Tingye. This time, he was her own son! Her very own! She immediately awakened her talent as a supportive wife: putting the marquis’s household in order, taking down wicke 153Reads—Score10014d adds
- 42 The Story of Minglan: Lady Wei Is Reborn 知否之卫小娘重生 [Reborn + transmigrate into a book + transmigrate into a drama + household intrigue] Sheng Minglan's birth mother, Concubine Wei, has been reborn!!! Li Ran transmigrated to the day Concubine Wei gave birth, when both mother and child were supposed to die. When the reborn Concubine Wei woke, the first thing she saw was a blood-covered baby lying between her legs. Concubine Wei knew Sheng Hong didn't favor her. But if she could just hold on until Lin Qinshuang was sent away to the estate and Mingl 136Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 43 Know You Not? Know You Not? Not Too Fat, Not Too Thin! 知否？知否？不肥不瘦！ When a modern soul accidentally transmigrates into the body of Qi Heng, the young master of the Duke of Qi's household, at the age of five, his extraordinary fate is quietly rewritten... He is no longer the melancholy young man trapped by Confucian propriety, pining for a love he cannot have. Armed with foreknowledge, he saves Minglan's mother, Wei Xiaoniang, from a wrongful death, ensuring Minglan grows up with a mother's love from the very beginning. He offers Gu Tingye guidance, helping him —Reads—Score14314d adds
- 44 The Story of Minglan: Minglan Is Reborn as the Daughter of Little Qin-shi 知否：明兰重生，竟是小秦氏女儿 Minglan is dead! With her mother gone and her father indifferent to her, she is reborn as the third daughter of the Qin clan! Gu Tingyu and Gu Tingye turn out to be her own elder brothers! Cherished by everyone, she finally grows up to become the brightest young woman in all of Bianjing! (The romance has become sibling affection. If you don't like that, please don't flame me. I just want Minglan to live happily...) 1.4kReads—Score13514d adds
- 45 Practicing Skills, Starting with The Story of Minglan 从知否开始练技能 Starting with The Story of Minglan, I’ll destroy Western Xia, reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and save the tottering Song dynasty. The Story of Minglan, Fox Spirit, Love Like the Galaxy, Little Elf, Police Honor, The Outcast. I’ll make up for past regrets, starting with myself!! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 TV Drama: I’m in The Story of Minglan as the Sixth Son of the Liang Family 影视剧：人在知否，梁家六郎 Her soul enters the world of the TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan, where she becomes Liang Han, the Liang family’s sixth legitimate son. He battles his half-brothers, builds up the family fortune, and enters politics, all to conquer Western Xia and reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. How dare anyone lay a hand on Song territory! Household intrigue and farming, come on in… —Reads—Score114d adds
- 47 The Story of Minglan: Sheng Hong Kneels Before Lin Qinshuang 知否之盛纮跪拜林噙霜 One-on-Two / Black Lotus Online The beating that had killed her left Lin Qinshuang's whole body convulsing with pain. But instead of the cold darkness of the underworld, she saw the familiar canopy of the Sheng residence in Yangzhou. Concubine Wei was in difficult labor, carrying a large baby, and barely clinging to life. In her previous life, Lin Qinshuang had been a fool, relying on Sheng Hong's false affection, only to end up abandoned in the wilderness, with no remains left to bury. In this 114Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Dramas That Left Me Wanting More 影视剧意难平 Some second male and female leads in TV dramas leave me so dissatisfied that I want to give them a happy ending and save them. First world: Fireworks of My Heart Second world: The Story of Minglan The rest are still undecided. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Story of Minglan: The Princess 知否知否应是绿肥红瘦：郡主娘娘 In this life, all one can ask for is peace of mind. When your heart is at peace, the world feels tranquil. But if resentment festers within you, then even beneath a blazing sun, the knife cutting into your heart will never stop. 122Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 What If Minglan and Her Husband Could Hear My Thoughts? 知否，当明兰夫妇能听到我的心声 [Woman transmigrates into a man + transmigrates into the TV adaptation of The Story of Minglan + mind reading + System] Transmigrated as Minglan’s unborn younger brother in The Story of Minglan! Sheng Changyu becomes a master of snark, never realizing Minglan can hear his inner thoughts. Every sarcastic remark he makes is heard by Minglan! The further Sheng Changyu goes, the more he realizes that the story isn’t following the right plot at all! 36Reads6.8Score—14d adds
