Novels like Bound by Love at the Winter Solstice
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- 151 The Crown Prince's Second Consort 太子继妃 [No transmigration, no System, no golden finger, pure fictional period romance] At eighteen, Shangguan Luo became the Crown Prince's second consort. The young man she had first fallen for loved someone else. She had only just let go and agreed to meet other young men when an imperial edict of marriage sent her into the Eastern Palace. She couldn't defy the emperor's command. Though she said she accepted her fate, in reality she kept “slacking off.” The Crown Prince thought he could accept a Crow 797Reads8.2Score117Shelves
- 152 The Black Lotus’s Revenge 黑莲花复仇记 [Black Lotus Revenge-Seeking Craftswoman × Loyal, Power-Hungry Merchant] [1v1] [Two Strong Leads] [Mutual Healing] [Light Mystery and Deduction] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] After the founding of the Beiming dynasty, the construction industry flourished. But a sudden fire at the imperial palace changed the course of everyone’s life. From then on, Cai Ping became Lou Mian, with only two goals in life: revenge and finding her missing parents. To enter the game, she threw herself into mastering her gran 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 153 Twin Towers 双阙 The Western Zhou: an age of poetry and legend. Qi Heng, daughter of the ruler of Qi, is famed for her beauty. As a princess of a small state, her marriage is entangled with political considerations. Her beauty and intelligence bring two equally exceptional men into her life. One is as gentle as jade and a master strategist, yet seems willing to wait patiently for her to grow up. The other was as proud as a peacock in his youth, but for her he is willing to bow his noble head. Holding a bow, he w 1.9kReads8.9Score250Shelves
- 154 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 3kReads8.5Score235Shelves
- 155 Drunk on Your Clothes 依衿醉 Lu Huai had imagined his future wife many times: gentle and charming, educated and reasonable, beautiful as a flower, and mild-tempered. But the woman before him was beautiful, at least. As for the rest... She was nowhere near educated and reasonable. She was fussy, quirky, and petty, and she even had a highly skilled maidservant at her side. After her parents died in battle, Zijin was determined to find a live-in son-in-law to carry on the Zhao family line. What? The emperor had arranged for 5.8kReads9.1Score685Shelves
- 156 The Censor's Playful Wife 御史大人的纨绔妻 He is a young censor, cold-faced and upright, who never gives anyone a kind word. She is a spoiled, pleasure-seeking young lady in Shengjing, always teasing cats and dogs. He is a trusted minister to two generations of emperors, while she is doted on by her parents. What happens when a man of such impeccable propriety meets a shameless woman? What happens when a woman with a serious weakness for handsome men meets a man of striking good looks? She was attracted to his looks on a whim, on a s 6kReads9.2Score745Shelves
- 157 Empress Weiyang 未央皇后 “Today, I’ll give the empress’s throne to the woman you love. Will you let me and my family go, then?” Driven into a corner, she gave a bitter smile and admitted defeat. “I don’t want anything anymore. I wish you both happiness!” Yin Wushang: “You’re unfaithful, cold, and calculating. Yan Weiyang, what makes you worthy of being my empress?” Yu Tianhuan: “You’d better kill me with one sword. Otherwise, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let go. Yanyan, we’ll drag each other through hell on earth to 826Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 158 Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春 [Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil 3.2kReads9.2Score286Shelves
- 159 The Empress Is on a Rampage: 15 Top-Tier Palace Intrigue Stories 娘娘她杀疯了：15个顶级宫斗故事 [Historical romance + strong female lead + reborn + palace intrigue + court politics + tragic romance] She was Consort Hua, who lost the palace struggle and died by banging her head against a wall in the Cold Palace. After dying with regrets, she was reborn before her clan's downfall. Now that she knows how all the palace intrigues will end, can she defeat Zhen Huan and have the last laugh…? She was Yang Guifei, the woman blamed for bringing ruin to the country. Everyone knows she lived in luxur 3.6kReads9.1Score105Shelves
- 160 The Arrogant Regent Forcefully Steals the Bride 纨绔摄政王强势抢亲 [The seemingly spoiled, lovesick Prince Regent ✘ the foodie young princess of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, who’d rather throw a punch than say a word] [A sweet romance with just a touch of silliness. The author’s values follow the looks; if that bothers you, don’t read.] The first rule of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household: Men do not take concubines, and women do not become concubines. Ling Mo, the Prince Regent, has been doted on since childhood. He has always had someone he can’t stop thinki 4.6kReads9.2Score428Shelves
- 161 She Claimed the Crown Prince 太子殿下她要了 [Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + No Amnesia Plot or Angst] Yin Yu is gifted at divination. The noblewomen of the capital who have received her personal predictions have all been left speechless by just how accurate they are. But to Crown Prince Yan Yu, the most special thing about her is this All he has to do is get within a foot of Yin Yu, and his otherwise incurable headaches disappear. Later, rumors spread through the capital that Yin Yu is a jinx Yan Yu promptly obtains an imperial decree 332Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 162 Eight Years of Marriage Without a Wedding Night, Then She Bears Three Children After Being Reborn 成亲八年未洞房，重生后她生三宝 [Historical romance + household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + love goes both ways + devoted marquis + reborn] She was born to a noble family, but was switched at birth and raised as the daughter of a minor official. She married up into the marquis's household as the heir's wife, and to outsiders they seemed deeply in love. When rebel forces attacked the city, she was pierced by countless arrows and fell from the walls to her death. Only then did she learn that her loving husband had merel 1.7kReads8.3Score156Shelves
- 163 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 7.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 164 Flowers Bloom in Splendor: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 花开锦绣：我家夫人她不好惹 Blossoms and Brocade: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 A Magpie Lands on a Branch 鹊踏枝 Shen Qiyuan, son of the Grand Princess, earned the emperor’s favor at a young age and wielded great power. In Great Qian, he could have anything he wanted. But Liu Ruyi was neither wind nor rain. She was an untamed warhorse beneath the blazing sun, a spark that would not go out in a torrential storm. She was the dream he hated, yet longed to touch every night. Shen Qiyuan x Liu Ruyi Features demons and gods; mystery-solving is secondary, romance is the focus. A fictional setting, so don’t get t 2.9kReads8.9Score447Shelves
- 166 I Won't Pursue This Lingering Regret 不赴长恨 [Transmigrate + both pure + defying fate + love grows over time + a mix of sweetness and angst] The goofy yet down-to-earth “Yang Yuhuan” vs. the reserved but calculating “Prince Shou” “Though heaven and earth may one day end, this sorrow will last without end.” From Song of Everlasting Sorrow In the 21st century, Yang Xiaoyu braved a downpour to watch a performance. She couldn't see anything romantic about this love story of an older man and a younger woman, built on coercion and taking by for 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 The Horse Slave's Wife Has a Special Skill 马奴之妻，有绝技 Wang Cenxi, the Earl’s legitimate daughter, is set up by her stepmother and stepsister, who arrange for her to sleep with one of the estate’s stable hands. There is a CP, and yet it seems like there isn’t. When everyone assumes she will choose to end her life with a strip of white silk, she calmly replies, “I choose to marry the stable hand and cut ties with the Earl’s household.” Not long after they marry, the stable hand goes off to war. Left on her own, Wang Cenxi makes a living with her exce 118Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 168 The World’s First Bride 天下第一嫁 She was the greatest female scholar in the Celestial Dynasty and the first female official in the imperial court: Bai Suxuan. A merciless fire and the accusation that she had burned herself to death to evade punishment brought her back from hell. Three years later, she became Qin Jiu, the infamous demoness of the Tianchen Sect. She practices forbidden, heaven-defying arts, trains young men, seduces her imperial uncle, toys with powerful officials, brings down favored concubines, and bullies nobl 595Reads9.4Score107Shelves
- 169 An Imperial Marriage Decree for a Sweet Young Wife, Who Turns Out to Be the Heir Apparent’s Longtime White Moonlight 赐婚小娇妻，竟是世子多年白月光 [Secret Crush + Alternate World + Both Pure + Sweet Romance] Lin Sitang had a childhood sweetheart and fiancé. He was as bright and pure as the moon, a noble gentleman in her eyes. But parental wishes and matchmakers' words couldn't stand against an imperial decree. The emperor wanted her to marry far away? Lin Sitang sighed. Her whole family's lives and livelihood depended on the imperial city, so she would marry. Her new husband was the Northern Liang War God, the man who had saved the nation 6kReads8.6Score590Shelves
- 170 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 691Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 The God of War Prince's Sweet Young Wife 战神王爷的小娇妻 [Pure historical romance, no rebirth or transmigration] [One couple, both devoted only to each other + marriage before love + mutual trust + doting husband + children later on] A royal decree turns the mute Zhou Qinxue from the future crown princess into the Princess Consort of Prince Ning. On their wedding night, Prince Ning leads his troops into battle, and Dowager Consort Qin sends her straight to a remote corner of the estate. When Prince Ning returns from war, the first thing he does is 350Reads7.5Score101Shelves
- 172 After Being Dumped, She Devotes Herself to Making Money, Getting Rich, and Marrying Up 被渣后，她沉迷搞钱暴富又高嫁了 [Completed] As the daughter of a merchant, Fu Mingyu is jilted at twenty. Everyone laughs that she'll probably spend her life as a lowly concubine, filling in for a wife. Fu Mingyu turns her attention to making money, thinking only that once she becomes the richest person in the world, if she still can't find a husband, she can buy herself a few handsome, strong, obedient young men: one to romance her, one to whisper sweet nothings, one to make her laugh, and one to have fun with... She does bec 3.2kReads9.2Score403Shelves
- 173 The Reverse Transmigration Trope: A White Moonlight Arrives at the Prince's Manor 反反穿越套路：王府来了个白月光 Are people from ancient times always bound to lose to someone who transmigrates from the future? Not necessarily. And does that mean someone from the future is always as stupid as a pig, easily crushed by people from the past? Also not necessarily. Shen Yunxuan is the legitimate granddaughter of Grand Tutor Shen, a high-ranking official of the first rank. She grew up cherished and indulged, and was betrothed at a young age by imperial decree to Jing Chenming, the Prince of the Western Expedition 198Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 174 Reborn as a Substitute Bride, the Prince Dotes on Me Without Restraint 重生替嫁，王爷他娇宠无度 She was sent as a substitute bride to a man rumored to bring death to his wives and leave no heirs. The entire capital wagered she wouldn’t survive her wedding night. But with memories of her past life, Su Wanning helped Gu Yanci avoid traps, root out spies, and defeat political rivals, transforming from a discarded daughter forced into marriage into the sole mistress of the Prince Regent’s household. He held power over the court, never took another concubine, and devoted himself to her alone. O —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 The Heartless Empress 皇后薄情 [Ruthless Empress VS Cold-Blooded Prince] [Palace intrigue + power plays] She is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, skilled at riding and archery, well versed in strategy, and every bit as bold and valiant as any man. Then, in a single night, everything changes. The Duke of Zhenguo’s household falls into decline, and she becomes empress. In public, she is a virtuous empress, renowned for her grace and dignity; in private, she plots every detail of her revenge, rut 959Reads9.1Score104Shelves
- 176 The Royal Family's Sickly, Obsessive Daughter-in-Law 皇家病娇媳 [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 6.8kReads9.1Score985Shelves
- 177 The Delicate Beauty Is Hard for the Powerful Minister to Spoil 娇娇美人，权臣难宠 [Both leads are devoted to each other + sweet romance + household intrigue + pure historical romance + rekindled love after a breakup + the husband’s long road to winning his wife back] The wealthy Bai family of Yunzhou was wiped out overnight. When their only daughter, Bai Mengjiao, was abducted, she fell off a cliff and injured her head. When she awoke, she had forgotten everything about her past… Pei Huaizhi brought her back to the marquis’s residence, telling everyone she was his younger sis 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 After the Wedding, the Twin Crown Princes Could No Longer Hide Their Identities 大婚后，双生太子身份藏不住了 [Sweet and gentle Crown Princess x obsessive twin Crown Princes] On her wedding night, Su Wantang discovered that her husband, Crown Prince Rong Chen, was hiding a shocking secret. At times, he was gentle as jade, showering her with tenderness. At others, he was wild and cruel, obsessively devoted to her. She took her husband at his word and kept the secret of his two souls sharing one body. Until the day she saw two identical faces with her own eyes! Rong Chen had a face as flawless as jade, wi 7.9kReads8.8Score785Shelves
- 179 The Fate of the Green Hairpin 青簪缘 [Unhinged Male Lead + Forced Love + Fleeing Heroine] Shi Muqing was originally just a modern woman who had transmigrated into another world. Because of the Shi family’s standing at court, she was inexplicably noticed by the Third Prince, Murong Yuan, and drawn into the struggle for the throne among the three princes of Great Qi. She had once sincerely fallen for his tenderness, but she refused to become just one of his many women. When she first entered the palace, she kept making mistakes, hopi 914Reads9.3Score105Shelves
- 180 The God of War’s Beloved Is a Special Forces Soldier from Another World 战神的掌心娇竟是异世特种兵 The modern era’s top special forces soldier, “Night Phoenix,” dies on a mission. Her soul travels through time and she is reborn as Wei Shi, the infamous “spoiled and unruly princess” of Prince Jing’s manor in the Tianqi Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she inherits the original owner’s painful memories of her past life: her father, Prince Jing, has rendered such great service that the emperor sees him as a threat. The incompetent and suspicious Emperor Jianwu joins forces with corrupt of 10.4kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
- 181 Zhaozhao Waits for Your Return 昭昭待君归 [Ensemble character growth x historical political intrigue x love of country and family x sibling bonds x childhood friends x steadfast friendship x teacher and student turned enemies x everyone focused on their careers x no rivalry between women] [Reader’s guide] 1. A gentle, slow-brewing story with understated romance: sweet at first, then heartbreaking. 2. A richly drawn ensemble cast, each following their own path and bearing their own burdens. After the Seven Kingdoms War, the State of Zh 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 182 Lost in the Depths of Spring 误入春深 Prince Yu, Yu Huaiji, believed he had spent his life acting decisively, plotting every move, and leaving himself no weaknesses. He was sure he was invincible. But Heaven was about to show him that there was always someone greater! It sent him a delicate young lady from the Song family: Song Nao. She looked so fragile and soft that anyone could bully her, but in truth she was clever in her own way. After meeting him only twice, she had already found and firmly grasped his one fatal weakness. Yet 5.6kReads9.4Score609Shelves
- 183 A World of Splendor 满目繁华 An amnesiac woman who transmigrates + an unreliable System + hellish “instances” + everyone’s favorite + side characters with brains = a new protagonist rises to the top in style Beneath the splendor of the capital lies a set of fangs eager to devour. You Rui’s lifelong dream: live off her parents, lie flat, and enjoy the city’s splendor. But fate insists on handing her a hellish script: Her father is accused of treason, the emperor strikes from the shadows, the imperial consort is poisoned, 1Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 184 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 1.8kReads9.1Score231Shelves
- 185 The Call of the Wild Geese 雁声来 Yu Wan carried a blood feud. She kidnapped her enemy's only son, Min Xiao, and took him up the mountain as a hostage. She hated him, but Min Xiao was so beautiful that she decided to sleep with him before killing him. Just as she was about to execute him, Yu Wan suddenly learned she'd kidnapped the wrong person. The revelation hit her like a bolt from the blue, and she hurriedly sent him back down the mountain. Min Xiao looked at the extra money pouch on him and counted the contents. One tael a 857Reads9.4Score153Shelves
- 186 The Imperial Princess's Stratagem: Within and Beyond the Mountains and Rivers 帝姬策之山河表里 Su Huanhuan transmigrated. The moment she opened her eyes, the air was thick with danger and crisis lurked everywhere. Thankfully... She wasn't going solo. First things first, she'd find the other five transmigrated companions just like her. In Su Huanhuan's eyes ✪ω✪, the script Lingjing had given her was... From princess to empress: I sweep across the eight corners of the world with modern knowledge. But in her five companions' eyes ಥ_ಥ, the script was cl 20Reads—Score123Shelves
- 187 Wealthy Enough to Rule the Capital 有钱冠盖满京华 [Reborn + marriage first, love later + doted on by the whole family + satisfying revenge] In her previous life, Bai Jinzhou was framed and pushed into the water, ruining her reputation. She would rather marry her father's sworn enemy than the merchant who had rescued her. Later, she spent five years serving as a shield for her husband. Her father lost the emperor's trust and was dismissed from office, her elder sister was murdered, and her mother went gray overnight... Living her life over ag 604Reads8.9Score110Shelves
- 188 Searching for a Branch 寻枝 [Coolheaded, brilliant, tragic heroine X scheming prince pretending to be a spoiled playboy] [Marriage before love + bickering couple + political intrigue + redemption + revenge + secret identities] Liu Xunyi is the Empress Dowager’s most trusted enforcer, beautiful and cold, with a knack for killing corrupt officials. During a mission, she accidentally crossed the notorious spoiled prince, Ye Simang. As it happened, the Empress Dowager granted them a marriage, bringing them together. This newly 1.4kReads9.2Score149Shelves
- 189 A Love Written on Paper 一纸情缘呐 [Historical romance + powerful leads + revenge + love that grows over time + happy ending] After being sold by human traffickers to a remote, impoverished village and enduring two years of hardship, Liu Wushuang finally made it home, only to find there was no place for her in the household anymore. The parents she had once been proud of now avoided her like the plague. The elder brother who had once doted on her now looked at her coldly. The foster sister who had once followed her every lead no 22Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 190 Falling Blossoms in Anxi Palace 花落安喜宫 She entered the palace at four. At nineteen, she was ordered to care for a two-year-old crown prince. That child was later deposed as crown prince, then returned to the Eastern Palace and eventually became Emperor Chenghua, Zhu Jianshen. Wan Zhen'er was seventeen years older than him. She stood by him through the turmoil in the palace after the Tumu Crisis, his years at the Prince of Yi's residence, and the changes of emperors. From an obscure palace maid, she rose step by step to become a nob 29Reads—Score124Shelves
- 191 From Butterfly in Love with a Flower to Everlasting Longing: A World of Poetry and Art 诗图画意从蝶恋花到长相思 Poetry can’t prolong life, but it can carry the soul. A novel born from real experiences and original poetry. From Kunming to Shanghai to Chengdu, from campus to the workplace, it follows a young songwriter and his encounters, missed connections, and growth alongside several girls. He is in the poems, and you are in the story. Dedicated to everyone who ever truly loved someone in their youth. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 You Lost Your Memory and Broke Off Our Engagement. Why Are You Losing It Now That I'm Remarrying? 你失忆与我退婚，我改嫁你疯什么 [Both leads are each other’s first and only + A chaotic rivalry among the men + Regret and face-slapping] ① Everyone in Jiuzhou knows that Shen Sining and the Ninth Prince grew up together. They’re the perfect couple, envied by all. But on the eve of their wedding, the Ninth Prince loses his memory. He remembers everyone except Shen Sining, the woman he once treasured above all else. “This prince would never fall for a useless beauty like her.” “Lulu is the woman I love, the one I’ll cherish for 2.3kReads8.3Score160Shelves
- 193 I Broke Off Our Engagement When He Was Poor, but Now He's a Powerful Official Who Keeps Me as His Darling 悔婚穷书生他成权臣囚我做掌中娇 Historical fiction History seen through a young couple’s love and heartbreak The Xining and Yuanfeng Reforms of the Northern Song Dynasty, the fall of the Northern Song + the history of Zhejiang celadon (Yue kiln to Longquan kiln) 1. The New Policies among the people (the Song-Jiao war) 2. The Yun case in Dengzhou 3. Infighting among supporters of the New Policies (the Zhang Ruoji case in Xiuzhou) 4. The Chen Shiru case (the Yuanfeng reforms) 5. Su Shi’s poetry case at the Crow Terrace 6. Longqu 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 After the Legitimate Daughter Came Down from the Mountain, the Crown Prince Doted on Her 嫡女下山后被太子殿下宠上天 Shen Qingyin, the only legitimate daughter of Chancellor Shen, whose power held sway over the imperial court, was the apple of his eye. Her status was second only to that of the princesses of the imperial family. She should have been raised in luxury in a palace of jade and fragrant orchids. But when she was little, a fortune-teller declared that her destiny was unusual and that she must stay away from her parents and family until she turned sixteen if she was to grow up safely. She learned peer 4.8kReads9.0Score474Shelves
- 195 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录 She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 100Reads—Score—Shelves
- 196 Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫 Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co 5.3kReads8.9Score445Shelves
- 197 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 6.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 198 After Marrying the Cold-Faced Duke, I Cut My Way Through the Inner Court 和冷面国公联姻后，我杀穿内宅 Xiao Qianqian falls to her death. Reborn, she marries Xie Yue, a ruthless general who shows no mercy. In public, they are a courteous husband and wife, respectful to one another. In private, beneath swaying red candles, he holds her captive in his arms, his eyes burning with an obsession he can no longer hide. It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience that turned into love, but who could have guessed the cold-faced general would fall for her? He cherishes her, helps her take revenge, and j 130Reads—Score—Shelves
- 199 Hiding a Beauty in My Arms 藏娇入怀 [Unhinged obsessive male lead VS enchanting beauty with a slender waist + coercive pursuit + one-on-one, both untouched + happy ending] The male lead is ruthless and cunning, but treats only the heroine well and keeps himself chaste. Later, he leads a rebellion and becomes emperor for her. The heroine is a stunning beauty with a scheming mind, focused entirely on revenge and willing to use men for her own ends. Ruan Hanjiao was born with blood that carried a rich, intoxicating fragrance, one tha 862Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 200 The Heir Apparent’s Consort Has the Script of His One True Love 世子妃她手拿白月光剧本 Zhao Rujin was born into an ancient world, so she knew from the start that this cruel dynasty would never tolerate a woman who wasn't virtuous. So she became magnanimous, virtuous, kind, lively, and gentle all at once. She could earn money, keep the household in order, and pretend to love her husband faithfully until death. What she never expected was that her husband would be a hopeless romantic. When they married, she received a gift of special significance from an admirer. Her husband said, “ 5.1kReads8.9Score444Shelves
