Novels like Your Majesty, No Need to Burn Me at the Stake. Your Consort Begs You to Die
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- 51 A Peck on the Rose 啄吻玫瑰 [Showbiz + sweet romance, no angst + secret love finally returned + a playgirl turns over a new leaf + mutually exclusive devotion] [Beauty who knows how to use her charms, kept woman × aloof on the outside, secretly flirtatious benefactor] 1. Everyone knew Song Wuyang was famous for her beauty, but hardly anyone knew she had a benefactor behind her. Even fewer knew her contract with him was about to expire. As a kept woman, Song Wuyang was utterly heartless. When her benefactor wanted sex 127Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 52 What Should I Do If I Fall for Someone Else After Getting My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Male Lead? 与偏执男主he后爱上别人怎么办 Yu Yi has been terribly troubled lately. In the second year of her marriage, she found herself falling for a subordinate who had been pursuing her relentlessly. She knows it’s immoral, but she can’t control where her heart leads her!!! Pure-love fans, beware. Both the first and second male leads go through angst. 159Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 53 The Ascetic Emperor Could Never Warm to Her, So After Being Reborn, She Walked Away 禁欲皇帝捂不热，重生后她不要了 [One-on-one romance + both leads are pure + first love for both + happy ending + court intrigue + business and farming + husband pursues his wife after losing her] Everyone knows that Crown Prince Zhao Che is aloof and abstinent, patient and calculating, ruthless in his decisions, and utterly devoted to one woman. He seized the throne while still young and became emperor. In her previous life, Zhou Yan fell deeply in love with Zhao Che. He left her neglected in the imperial palace for years, an 2.1kReads7.1Score14914d adds
- 54 A Pathetic Yandere, Begging for a Hug With Red-Rimmed Eyes! 卑微病娇，红眼求抱抱！ [Intense sweetness! Yandere obsession! Reborn power fantasy! Sweet romance, devoted to each other!] [Two-faced, love-struck beauty vs. yandere, obsessive villainous boss] Shen Sui was named by Lu Jingzhou, who wished only for his girl to enjoy a smooth, worry-free life. Only on the brink of death did Shen Sui learn how deeply the villainous boss she had spent so long trying to kill loved her. Everything had happened because she had been used by a scumbag and caused Lu Jingzhou’s death. In the en 237Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 55 Addictive: After I Tortured Him, the Cold and Ruthless Young Master Ling Went Crazy for Me! 上瘾：虐他后，冷酷凌少爱疯了！ [Strong heroine, regretful pursuit, childhood sweethearts, face-changing, devoted male lead] He was too young to know how to love. After his countless provocations and abuses, her heart turned to stone. She thought she'd finally escaped, but was tricked and ended up in a foreign country. When she returned home, all she wanted was revenge. They meet again after she's changed her face. He goes mad with jealousy when he sees her find someone new, but all he can do is kneel before her with red-rimm 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Quick Transmigration: Every World Is Mine to Rule 快穿之每个世界都为所欲为 (The heroine is truly evil, and there's no redemption arc. She does whatever she wants. She's powerful but lazy and only likes enjoying herself. If that's not your thing, please don't complain. She abuses men, and although the male lead is powerful, he only has eyes for her.) Chu Nuo is the embodiment of the gods' desires. From birth, she enjoyed all the gods' love, yet she wasn't satisfied with her identity and wanted to replace them. Unfortunately, the gods are immortal. After her rebellion fa 46Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Behind the Pearl Palace Gates, He Guards the Moon in His Heart 珠阙锁他心尖月 [The heroine is reborn; the hero is sexually pure! A groveling redemption romance, with a man driven mad by unrequited love] For nineteen years, they knew and stood by each other. She helped him conquer the Central Plains and rule the four seas, making him a mighty ruler of the Nine Provinces, acclaimed as emperor and worshipped by all his subjects. She thought that when Liang Lixuan ascended the throne, she would become the founding empress of a new dynasty alongside him. But then disaster str 3.5kReads8.7Score23514d adds
- 58 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: My Empress Always Wants to Run Away 嫡女重生，朕的皇后总想逃 Blind once, miserable forever. Reborn, Shen Shu vows to open her eyes and stay alert to fires, thieves, and scumbags! The scumbag and his mistress severed the tendons in her hands and feet, killed her eldest son, harmed her eldest daughter, and ruined her youngest daughter! Ha! She'll settle every last one of those scores! The scumbag wants to climb the social ladder? Then she'll ruin his reputation and leave him disgraced! The mistress is vicious? Then she'll tear off that pretty mask! But whil 58Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 59 The Empress Has Locked Away Her Heart, and the Crown Prince Has Gone Mad 娘娘封心锁爱，太子他疯魔了 [Not a Chaste Couple] In her previous life, Shen Rong believed that true love could overcome anything in the world. So she stayed unwaveringly by Gu Chen's side, offering advice and shielding him from every attack, both open and covert. In return, all she got was mutual suspicion and scheming. Everyone in the land knew her as jealous and domineering, while he became the new emperor, admired for his loyalty and wise rule. His expression was gentle, but his eyes were cold and impatient as he sai 2.2kReads8.0Score—14d adds
- 60 Snowfall at Zichen Palace 雪落紫宸宫 [Both leads are devoted only to each other + The emperor chases his wife to the crematorium + Childhood sweethearts + The emperor is hopelessly lovestruck + The emperor is a total jerk] In the twenty-first year of the Xihe era, Consort Shen Yao, whose favor surpassed that of every other woman in the palace, was sentenced to death by the emperor with a cup of poisoned wine for offending the Empress Dowager. As she died, she was still carrying the emperor's child. As her final breath left her, She 2.2kReads6.7Score15814d adds
- 61 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Turning the Cold Palace Upside Down with Her Farming 皇上，娘娘她靠种田炸翻了冷宫 [Fierce] Su Xiaomi, the empress deposed to the Cold Palace, recklessly sent the emperor ten letters of divorce in a row, and somehow succeeded. [Furious] The emperor, who looked down upon the world, still couldn't win a woman's heart, and it infuriated him. [Tragic] The emperor had no idea she was already pregnant. [Unexpected] Under cover of night, she fled with the imperial heir in her belly. Before leaving, she made a promise: she would never return to the palace... 90Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 62 Puppy Care Guide 小狗饲养守则 [Gender Bender | Strong Female Lead | Mild Male-Lead Angst | Light, Sweet Fluff] (The low rating is just because not many people have read it.) Two hundred years ago, Jiang Xuyue never imagined she would toss the little dog she raised into a seal as a sacrifice. Just as two hundred years later, Jiang Xuyue never imagined that the little dog thrown into the seal would crawl back out, eyes red with tears. Face-to-face with Yu Zhiwan, who looks ready to take revenge, Jiang Xuyue can only bring out 538Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 63 Reborn, the Noble Consort No Longer Competes for Favor, and the Six Palaces Fall Silent 重生后贵妃不争宠了，六宫皆寂 [The rating just came out and isn’t very high yet. Come give it a look, friends! (⁎⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛⁎)] Reborn on the day she was demoted, Consort Su Su finally came to her senses. In her previous life, she had been blinded by love. In the end, her loyal servants were scattered, her father and brothers died tragically, and all she had to show for it was a cup of poisoned wine in the depths of the Cold Palace. In this life, she keeps her brilliance hidden and focuses on saving money, waiting for a chance t 13.3kReads6.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 64 A Fox Spirit Transmigrates as a Rich Heiress Castoff, Slaps Faces and Snares Hearts 狐狸精穿成豪门弃妇，打脸又撩人 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 100Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 65 A Virtuous Empress in Shunzhi’s Reign: I Strive to Become Empress Dowager 清穿顺治的贤德皇后，奋斗当太后 In the book, Shunzhi’s first empress was unloved and childless. Demoted to a consort, she died miserably in the depths of the imperial palace. After he transmigrated, he didn’t like her. As it happened, she didn’t like him either: a man who flirted with his younger siblings’ spouses and had no principles. It turned out they were better off as relatives! When the Tonggiya clan entered the palace: “Cousin, your new sister-in-law dances beautifully. Just look at that tiny waist. It makes me want to 1.1kReads8.3Score10814d adds
- 66 The Desperate Husband Begs for Love 绝望人夫狠狠求爱 The Desperate Husband Begs for Love with All He's Got 1.4kReads—Score10114d adds
- 67 Rejecting the Marriage Proposal in the Eighties: The Strongest Officer Drags Me Home and Spoils Me Rotten 八零拒婚：被最强军官拽回家宠哭 [Military Marriage + Raising a Child + Taking Down Scoundrels + Husband's Long Road to Winning Her Back] In her previous life, Lu Zhen took her grandfather's letter to the capital and married Gu Jingchuan. Her in-laws looked down on her as an uneducated country bumpkin, her husband treated her coldly, and her son had her committed to a psychiatric hospital. * When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night. The husband she had thought so cold had become surprisingly clingy. Eve 16Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 68 A Preview of Heartbreak: The Arms Dealer's Quest to Win His Wife Back 难哄预告，军火大佬追妻火葬场 My new work is out! You can 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! 1.3kReads7.1Score—14d adds
- 69 After I Brought My Broken, Paralyzed Childhood Friend Home 捡回我的破碎瘫痪竹马后 After I Took In My Broken, Paralyzed Childhood Friend 2.2kReads—Score4514d adds
- 70 The Reborn Empress Doesn't Play Along, and the Obsessive Emperor Has Lost His Mind 重生皇后不走心，偏执帝王红了眼 [Both leads are reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart + exclusive devotion + winning back his wife + rekindled love] Xie Yaoqing was reborn, returning to a time before she lost herself and spiraled into madness over Xiao Chengxu. In her previous life, Xie Yaoqing was willing to become the wicked empress hated by everyone, as long as she could have Xiao Chengxu's true love. But he betrayed her feelings. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Xie Yaoqing set fire to the Cold Palace and ended 2.8kReads6.6Score14614d adds
- 71 The Empress Faked Her Death, and the Emperor Went on a Rampage 娘娘假死后，陛下杀疯了 What should you do after transmigrating into a book as a cannon-fodder heroine? Run! Jiang Qing fakes her death and escapes the palace, leaving the emperor heartbroken. When he discovers she faked her death, the emperor swears he'll catch her and make her suffer! But when he finally catches her, he shamelessly holds her in his arms and coaxes her gently. 851Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 72 Last Year's Springtime Heartache Returns 去年春恨却来时 [Clearheaded, self-possessed noblewoman × scheming, cold-blooded emperor] [Love and hate in equal measure + clear-eyed heroine + the leads use each other + ensemble court intrigue + everyone gets a bad ending + fictional setting] [Content warnings: ① Neither lead is sexually inexperienced; ② Not a wish-fulfillment novel. The heroine grows over time. ③ Both leads are deeply complicated and far from kind. Don't read if that's not for you!] Yan Qinghe was born a concubine-born daughter of a noble f 1.9kReads8.2Score13414d adds
- 73 Stop Hitting Me! Any More and I’ll Be Done For 别打了再打要废了 I love you so much I'd let you beat me to death. I lost you. What would be the point of living without you? Heaven took pity on me, and we met again, only for me to lose you once more. We met again, and all I have left in this life is making amends. Please, don't leave me. I'll do anything. Make me kneel, beat me to death, torture me to death, anything, just give me a chance to make things right. I can't live without you. Everyone, novels are fiction and reality is reality. This is not meant to 621Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 74 Reborn: The Obsessive CEO Fu Gets on His Knees for Baby 重生：偏执傅总乖乖给宝宝跪下 Husband-dominated relationship + Humble male lead + A groveling pursuit + Male lead begs on his knees + Male lead gets beaten + A little angst for the heroine + Over-the-top devotion + Infinite rebirth + Shapeshifting + Gods + Lord of the Underworld + Male lead sacrifices everything for the heroine, even his life + Crazy and unhinged + A little playful spice “Zhi Zhi, sweetheart, eat your dinner.” “No.” “Be good. I’ll feed you.” “No, I won’t eat.” “Be good, okay?” Xia Zhizhi went back to her roo 1.3kReads8.6Score10714d adds
- 75 The Emperor Is Reborn, and His Consort Is a Little Sweet 皇帝重生，娘娘有点娇 [Reborn Emperor × devoted-to-each-other romance × alternate setting × not a strong female lead] [Sweet at first, angsty in the middle, sweet again at the end] [Both happy and tragic endings] Before she was reborn, the Noble Consort chased after the Emperor day in and day out... After she was reborn, the Noble Consort who used to follow him everywhere began keeping her distance. Why had the Emperor gone from cold to hot all of a sudden!? Nalan Zhengjun, daughter of the prime minister, was the mo 1.7kReads8.4Score10114d adds
- 76 This Deposed Empress Is Mine 这个废后，微臣要了 Jiang Dingrou never imagined that after twenty years of diligently serving as empress, she would die from a cup of poisoned wine brought by her own son. Her beloved husband had already drafted an edict naming a new empress, waiting only for her to draw her last breath. Before she died, a man broke through the layers of guards surrounding the inner palace, swept past flashing blades, and came through the snow. He smiled. “Jiang Dingrou, do you regret marrying the wrong man in this life?” Jiang Di 685Reads8.5Score15814d adds
- 77 You Made Me Cry, So Why Are You Still Clinging to Me? 都被欺负哭了，怎么还缠着我？ (The rating is low because there aren’t many reviews yet. It’ll go up as more readers leave reviews!) [Shocking! The aloof Lord God is actually a gloomy, lustful hopeless romantic] [Quick transmigration + devoted 1v1 romance + two yandere leads + imprisonment and a groveling quest to win her back] Xing Yu is a demon. She hates the Lord God, who is as radiant and noble as the moon. They’re completely at odds. Every time she tries to kill someone, he steps in to stop her. Xing Yu thinks he’s meddl 407Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 78 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Scumbag Emperor Cries in Secret Every Day 假死脱身后，渣皇帝每日偷偷的哭 [Laid-Back Harem Schemes + Clear-Eyed Realism + The Emperor's Regret + No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Wins] Shen Ning and Emperor Jing had been childhood sweethearts, bound by deep affection from a young age. He had once promised her that she would be the only woman he loved in this life, and his one and only empress. But even the deepest love of youth could not withstand the novelty of someone new. You always think the food you've never tried tastes better. In the third year of the Jingde er 1.3kReads7.5Score11114d adds
- 79 Defeated in Late Autumn 败于深秋 (Spirited and radiant heroine x restrained and self-controlled hero) (Reunion after years apart, rekindled love + she’s had other partners, he hasn’t + happy ending) (A note: If you aren’t very tolerant of the characters’ flaws, this might not be for you. Hope you enjoy reading.) In high school, Su Chi was a gloomy, withdrawn boy boarding with the Xu family. Xu Nuo loved to stir things up, doing everything she could to make him fall for her. But when his feelings overflowed, she found it bo 1.9kReads8.9Score18914d adds
- 80 We Agreed It Was Just a Contract, but Mr. Shang Cried Until His Eyes Turned Red When It Wasn't Renewed 说好只是合约不续商总却哭红了眼 [Young dance prodigy x lovesick CEO] [Heroine focused on her career] [Both leads are each other's biggest fans] [Both are pure] [Happy ending] [Ladies who like female-led stories with no CP, please don't read] Three years ago, after a family upheaval, Ying Changhuan resigned from her position as principal dancer at the Imperial Capital National Song and Dance Troupe and returned to Jiangcheng, where she became the contract lover of the city's powerful businessman, Shang Jingheng. When their thre 1.1kReads8.6Score10914d adds
- 81 After the Mad Emperor Claimed Me, I Ran Away 被疯批皇帝豪夺后，小娇娇跑路了 (Two endings + heroine disguised as a man + female general + possessive hero + groveling redemption + both leads remain faithful) “If you want to save your father, then please the emperor!” Sima Zhuoqing never imagined that all her pain would come from Chu Yi. She once swore to follow him all her life, protecting him and safeguarding his kingdom. He loved her, yet he didn’t trust her. On the basis of baseless accusations, he tormented and humiliated her. She struggled to argue her case and 309Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 82 A Collection of Pathetic Male Leads 卑微男主合集 There will always be some unlucky wicked supporting women in this world. They’re always the ones who aren’t chosen, but there will always be someone in this world who loves you with all their heart. (The story is told in third person.) When a fake heiress is stranded on a deserted island, she meets a mermaid. But you leave the mermaid behind and return to your own world. After overcoming countless hardships to find you, the mermaid takes your hand with his rough, calloused fingers and says in ha 705Reads6.7Score10114d adds
- 83 Reborn: The Heartless Demon Lord Wants Me to Love Him 【重生】薄情魔尊求我爱他 Feng Shisan was the Demon Venerable Jun Wuxu's most useful blade, most loyal dog, and most perfectly suited plaything. After spending every day and night together, his affection crossed the line. Dazed by Jun Wuxu's playful teasing on a whim, Feng Shisan confessed his love, only to be met with scorn and indifference. After all, he was a blade, a dog, a toy, but never someone who could stand as Jun Wuxu's equal. In the great hall of the Yan Gui Bureau, he still couldn't bear to leave Jun Wuxu. He 1.1kReads7.1Score12414d adds
- 84 Whoa! The Beijing Tycoon Is a Hopeless Romantic 6！京圈大佬他是恋爱脑 [Story complete] [Elegant Chinese beauty, sweet on the surface and calculating underneath] X [A domineering, socially fearless king of Beijing’s elite circle] [Unconventional kept woman + sweet romance + Chinese aesthetics + revenge + devoted couple] Mu Qingyu was blessed with a face that could captivate anyone. Many men found her unforgettable at first sight and fell for her instantly. Naturally, she chose the man with the highest status and power. Beauty was not only something men coveted, but 238Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 85 The Emperor Regrets It? The Original Owner Is Dead, and I’m Finally Awake 皇上后悔了？原主已死，本宫清醒 [Raising children + palace intrigue + transmigration + everyday life + clear-eyed heroine + a transmigrated woman takes on a woman who transmigrated into a book, a reborn woman, a woman who was reincarnated before birth, and a native woman] Lin Anran, a government employee, transmigrates. She ends up in the body of a despised, wicked empress with a powerful family behind her. The empress was notorious for causing miscarriages, leaving the imperial harem short of heirs. The empress dowager dislik 2kReads8.4Score20714d adds
- 86 The Third Year After I Divorced the Tycoon 和大佬离婚的第三年 Transmigrate into a book + Both are inexperienced + Sweet + Satisfying + Raising a child + Becoming a mom with no labor pains + Simp + Cute kid Liang Han transmigrated into a book, landing in the third year after the villainess had abandoned her husband and child. Her son was three years old. The villainess had a fiancé, but the day before their wedding, an accident left her with a child by Zhou Mob ei. After they married, she discovered that Zhou Mobei truly loved her and started walking all ov 694Reads7.1Score10314d adds
- 87 Reborn, I No Longer Exist 重生后我查无此人 In her previous life, she was chosen as empress as the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Protecting the State. But he married her only to gain her father's support. Once he had secured his throne, he banished her to the cold palace. When the rebels stormed into the palace, everyone around him fled. She alone fought desperately to save him, and ultimately died doing so. Her only dying wish was that he let her go. But unexpectedly, many years later, he was reborn, back in the days before he 269Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 88 The Crown Prince Has a White Moonlight, So I Won’t Be His Crown Princess 太子有白月光，这太子妃我不做了 [Mutual first love + reborn + forceful possessiveness + soft and gentle heroine] Su Wanning was a village girl living at the foot of a mountain. At her mother's urging, she married an amnesiac man her mother had rescued by the river. To her surprise, he turned out to be the Crown Prince. When he asked whether she would go with him, she said yes because she loved him. But only after returning to the Eastern Palace did she learn that he already had someone he loved. The woman was born into nobilit 1.3kReads5.7Score10214d adds
- 89 Reborn, the Scumbag Emperor Loves Me Like His Life 重生后，渣皇爱我如命 [Past and Present Lives + Male Lead Reborn + Sweet Historical Romance] In her previous life, Ning Zhi had no choice but to enter the palace as a consort. She never expected to become the emperor’s sole favorite. Whether they were boating on the lake during the Flower Festival or pledging their love on the Qixi Festival, she found herself unable to resist the gentle, refined emperor. On the eve of her appointment as empress, a carefully plotted assassination revealed the truth behind his favor. H 1.5kReads6.6Score10014d adds
- 90 Reborn as the Dog Emperor’s Beloved Harem Favorite 重生成为狗皇帝的后宫团宠 In her previous life, Cheng Muxian spent her days fighting in the imperial harem for the sake of her family. At last, in the fourth year after she became Empress Dowager, she passed away. As she lay dying, Cheng Muxian suddenly understood. “All worldly splendor is nothing but a fleeting cloud.” So, after she was reborn When the awful man, no, the awful emperor, Lu Youbai, proposed to her, she decisively, no, timidly, accepted. Lu Youbai: Refuse, and you’ll be beheaded! Cheng Muxian: I accept! I 177Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 91 The Villainess Runs Wild in the Quick Transmigration Worlds 恶女在快穿世界为非作歹 The rating has just come out and is rather low, so don't take it as a guide. [Quick Transmigration + Scheming Heroine + Feel-Good Story + No Fixed Couple + The Male Leads Will Be Punished in the End] Chosen by the System, Liang Qiuli accepts a mission to survive: she must stand up for the minor characters in various small worlds! First world: The tea-serving palace maid by the emperor's side in a story about an emperor stealing his minister's wife. Since the second wife, now empress, is jealous 221Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 92 Utterly Humble, the Black-Tea CEO Begs His Sweetheart to Love Him 极致卑微，黑茶总裁哭求乖宝疼他 [Long-planned scheme + doting wife + humble male lead + devoted to each other] Three years ago, Lin Churan managed to get Fu Wenxun, the untouchable beauty, into her bed, only to turn around and leave him. The man, normally cold and aloof, went wild. He pinned her against the hotel’s floor-to-ceiling window and possessed her relentlessly, refusing to stop… She promised she wouldn’t leave, then knocked him out afterward with a glass of water. Three years later, Lin Churan returned to the country 482Reads8.4Score10114d adds
- 93 Transmigrated as the Discarded Empress in the Cold Palace, I Raise My Child with the System and Turn Things Around 穿成冷宫废后靠系统养娃逆袭 Yin Qingxuan transmigrates after a car accident and becomes an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace, not even formally titled, and a mother without the pain of childbirth. Taking on the original owner's memories, Yin Qingxuan sets her sights on making money, escaping, raising her child, and starting a rebellion. No food? No problem, she has a pocket dimension. No money? No problem, she has plenty of treasures to hand. With her pocket dimension, Yin Qingxuan thrives in the imperial palace. Just a 150Reads9.2Score19914d adds
- 94 Go Easy on Me! The Brooding Tycoon Kneels and Begs His Sister to Treat Him Tenderly 轻点训！阴湿大佬跪求姐姐疼疼他 [Reunion after years apart + ex chases his wife + aloof beauty goes mad with love and turns into a possessive, gloomy puppy + both are each other’s one and only!] At a carefully planned proposal, someone else took the heroine’s place. With a severe aversion to anything unclean, Zhu Jiu’an immediately chose to break up. She thought they would be strangers from then on. But after her elder sister was brutally murdered, she returned as a member of the investigation team to solve the case, only to f 1.7kReads7.1Score12914d adds
- 95 The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft, and the Theatrical Emperor Dotes on Her 贵妃娇又软，戏精皇帝宠入骨 (Transmigrate into a book + villainess + palace intrigue early on + political machinations later + marriage before love + the husband chases his wife to win her back + HE ending) [A clever, money-loving substitute consort × a cold, suspicious, melodramatic emperor] After transmigrating into a book as a substitute villainess, Su Zhenzhen got a winning hand from the start and became the emperor's favorite. But having read the original novel, she knew she was merely a pawn Chen Qi used to bring dow 11Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 96 Are You Crazy? Who Wants to Be a Virtuous Wife? 疯了吧！谁要当贤妻啊 [Scheming, villainous-lotus heroine + love after marriage + household intrigue + both leads are each other's first and only] Lin Rongwan was a lowly concubine-born daughter. Her stepmother treated her poorly, and despite her beauty and excellent character, her low status kept her from finding a good match. Just before she was to be married off to a violent widower, the heir to the Duke of Cheng's title came to ask for her hand, even though she was only a concubine-born daughter. Cheng Wangzhi wa 1.4kReads8.2Score13414d adds
- 97 Lord Jin, Don't Cry. The Wife's Dead First Love Is Alive 烬爷别哭，夫人死去的白月光活了 Jiang Yuan grew up following Liang Ting around, and her greatest wish was to marry him. When Jiang Yuan was eighteen and preparing to confess her feelings, Liang Ting died. The young girl's heart shattered, and Qin Xiao Jin's heart broke right along with it. Qin Xiao Jin had always had a question. “Everyone says childhood sweethearts are a perfect match. But what if a girl has two childhood sweetheart boys?” -- Qin Xiao Jin had secretly loved Jiang Yuan for eighteen years, but that silly girl ha 5.8kReads8.6Score42414d adds
- 98 Amnesiac Xibao Is Gently Coaxed by Devoted Master Jing 失忆汐宝，被深情景爷温柔轻哄 (Warning: The heroine is not pure! No moral boundaries! The hero is devoted!) Before losing her memory, the heroine was a heartless woman who loved to play around. Afterward, she only loved the hero. She will regain her memories later. Jing Yi knelt at her feet, crying and begging her not to leave. Then an accident happened... When Luo Xi woke up, she found she had lost her memory and could only remember things from before she turned sixteen. When she learned that she was married, and that her h 726Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 99 The Side Consort’s Memoir of Becoming Empress 侧妃为后记 [Household Intrigue + Palace Intrigue] Not a one-on-one romance. The male lead has a wife and concubines early on, but later dotes on the heroine alone. No suspicion or misunderstandings. A little angst, but mostly sweet. The heroine falls for him first, but she isn't completely ruled by love. Her experiences have shaped her, and she's usually quite level-headed. (Though perhaps she is a little taken by his looks.) The male lead doesn't realize his own feelings, but he's been good to the heroine 3.3kReads9.0Score26114d adds
- 100 The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深，垂帘听政做太后 [Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti 658Reads8.6Score10014d adds
