Novels like No Escape from an Imperial Match
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- 1 Wangque Tower 望阙楼 Historical BL. During the Tian Ci era, the north falls, forcing the great noble families to migrate south. A group of young men struggle and make choices amid the chaos, with an uncertain future and their lives hanging in the balance. Lu Wang, the male lead, returns to Yingdu, the Southern Qi capital, to fulfill his family’s generations-old wish to reclaim the north. There, he meets Su He, the other male lead, whose origins are unknown. At first, each has their own agenda; in the end, they becom 84Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 2 Snow Falls Over South Mountain 雪落满南山 [Dual male leads + family rivalry amid imperial power struggles, and individuals caught in a fate they cannot control: loving but never having, longing but never meeting, hating but never letting go.] Eight years ago, Xu Zhiyan handed Jiang Xunxue a hand warmer and thought it would last a lifetime. Xu Zhiyan used to look forward to snow. When it snowed, he could return to the academy and see Jiang Xunxue. Xu Zhiyan promised to wait with him for the first snow every year from then on. Jiang Xun 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Power Minister's Gambit 权臣为局 [Genius Orphan Top Scholar X Stern, Scheming Chancellor] On the eve of the spring imperial examinations, Yuan’s chief examiner, Liu Dongli, is brutally murdered. Zhou Che, an orphan of the Jiangzhou massacre, risks his life to enter the survival gambit designed for him by Lu Heng, the powerful chancellor. He seeks to uncover both the truth behind his mentor’s death and the secret of his own origins. Outwardly, he suppresses the poor and humble, but in secret he turns his blade against the true e 26Reads—Score314d adds
- 4 The Rebellious Minister Is Hard to Tame: He Usurped the Throne and Demanded a Title 逆臣难驯，篡了皇位强索名分 (Complete) [Two powerful leads who dote on each other + mutual devotion + proud, seductive bottom in a position of power vs. younger, fatherly, scheming top] * Fire consumed the palace, the lords breached the imperial city, and the land descended into chaos. Xuan Yuanxian knelt before the new emperor and, in the blink of an eye, became the new emperor’s tutor. Six years passed in a flash. Seven men took the throne, and the court officials changed again and again. Only he remained firmly in his p 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 I Pushed Him a Thousand Times, Yet He Didn't Budge 本王推了千遍，他却纹丝不动 I am the former Grand Tutor's son. After my entire family was executed, I hid in the Imperial Music House as its top courtesan for three years, waiting for tonight to drive a blade into my enemy. The silver needle was three inches from the back of my enemy's neck when the Regent grabbed my wrist. He lowered his head and sniffed the space beneath my fingernails. "Bone-softening powder? The mint does a good job covering the smell. Too bad I got tired of that stuff when I was twelve." I dropped to 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 This Monk Has Renounced Desire, Yet the General Desires Him 贫僧戒色，将军戒我 The rating will rise once it’s posted! [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + pursuing his husband + sweet romance] In his previous life, the young general Xiao Wujiu died on the battlefield, but his spirit was bound to a memorial tablet in Ping’an Temple. Fan Cheng, a young monk living beneath the imperial city walls, climbed a long ladder every day to offer incense and pray for him. He kept it up for ten years. Then the Northern Di broke through the city gates. Ping’an Temple burned in the fl 452Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 7 Prince, Why Won't You Leave Me Alone, a Lowly Courtesan? 王爷，为何纠缠我这小倌 Why Does the Prince Keep Pursuing Me, a Lowly Courtesan? Also known as The Mountains and Rivers, Together with You Cold, brooding, reserved prince gong x gentle, kind, slightly insecure shou Yun Lan has lived in the brothel Drunken Fragrance Pavilion since childhood, struggling to survive while holding fast to his rule of entertaining but never selling his body. One day, while performing, a lecherous customer drugs him, ties him to the bedpost, and prepares to assault him. Just then, Third Prin 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 His Strategist Is Jiyue 他的军师是霁月 [Jade-faced fox beauty bottom × tender-hearted, iron-armored, dangerously obsessive top | No misunderstandings, no melodrama, no artificial sweetness | One word: doting!] Romance arc: Subtle undercurrents in Volume One, then a passionate love that quickly spirals out of control in Volume Two. A standalone chapter title (past-life arc) brings their sense of fate to its explosive peak! After being buried alive in sand, Gongyi Shu opens his eyes to find himself a military strategist in a chaotic a 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 My Lord, Where Are You Going? 问君何所之 [Two male leads + testing each other + push and pull + political intrigue + equally matched] Calm, slow-to-warm censor, Song Weizhi The unpredictable, unhinged beauty of a crown prince, Li Shijun A massacre that wiped out an entire household in Jiangnan shook the capital. The crown prince and the censor were specially dispatched to investigate the truth together, but their inquiry uncovered a conspiracy: a dead night watchman, a sinister secret passage, and a Twin Carp Jade Pendant clutched in 642Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 10 Reborn, the Regent Drops His Act and Drives His Arch-Enemy Wild with Flirting 重生后摄政王不装了死对头被撩疯 Dual male leads + ancient setting + equally matched leads + reborn + sweet romance, both devoted to each other + happy ending A lazy, unhinged, flirtatious prince as the one pursued; a ruthless, scheming, devoted-to-his-lover commander as the pursuer Everyone knows that Luo Xihe, the regent of Dazhao, and Pei Yanzhi, commander of the Langya Guards, are sworn enemies. In his previous life, Luo Xihe gave everything for the people of the realm, only to be pierced by thousands of arrows and die at H 6.7kReads8.7Score89714d adds
- 11 I Have Long Admired You, May You Know Lasting Peace 慕君已久，愿君长宁 Note: Fictional setting, two male leads, one-on-one romance, both are each other's first and only, happy ending As an illegitimate son of the marquis's household with no one to rely on, he has neither a mother's affection nor a father's support. His stepmother despises and oppresses him, while his older siblings ignore and bully him. Fortunately, when he was young, he met someone warm, someone like a light that illuminated the pitch-black night. Sadly, that light disappeared too. But the warmth 1.3kReads8.7Score17014d adds
- 12 What Do You Do When the Script Goes Off the Rails? 剧本乱了怎么搞 Through one careless mishap, Qin Mo transmigrates into the role of the heroine’s devoted doormat and feels the author’s deep-seated malice. While doing everything he can to avoid becoming cannon fodder, he decides to hurry the plot along and get back to the real world as soon as possible! Lying or putting on an act, it’s all fine by him! Until one day, he gets drunk and makes a scene, gets into trouble with the male lead, and receives a trial pass to experience life as the heroine. From then on, 221Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 13 Mr. Jiang, How Can This Fate Be Changed? 姜先生，此命何解？ Two male leads, supernatural, strong leads, devoted couple, completed Chu You was born under an unlucky star and has a natural ability to see ghosts, letting him witness things ordinary people cannot. He works in a profession most people avoid, and as an orphan with no friends or family, he is solitary by nature and usually keeps to himself. Then one day, while chasing a female ghost to a riverbank, he was suddenly hit by a human head. The head burrowed desperately into his arms, crying out in f 128Reads8.2Score1314d adds
- 14 The Hostage Prince Becomes a Eunuch and Seizes All Power! 质子为宦，只手遮天！ I plotted for him to rule the realm and helped him ascend the throne, believing I had found the one source of warmth in my life. But on the eve of his coronation, he personally sent me to the castration chamber and said with a smile, “A Jue, a broken man can stay by my side forever.” Three years later, I returned from hell as the all-powerful Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years. And now that lofty new emperor kneels by my bed every night, eyes red as he begs me, “A Jue, I was wrong back then. Please l 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Your Highness, Your Beloved White Moonlight Is Both Badass and Wild 殿下，你的白月光又A又野 Two male leads, both each other's first and only love. A libertine prince versus a cool and aloof Hanlin Academy scholar. [Flirtatious prince seme + cool scholar uke + winning back his love + comeback + role reversal] “Your Highness, there's a beauty…” “Kidnap them.” “The scholar is even prettier!” “Kidnap him too!” Nangong Jin, the notorious playboy Third Prince famed throughout the capital, unexpectedly abducts a stunningly beautiful, cool-headed scholar and keeps him imprisoned in his manor. 290Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Sleeve’s Torn Off. Can It Be Sewn Back On? 【双男主】袖子断了，还能接上吗？ [BL] The Sleeve Is Torn. Can It Still Be Mended? 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Warhorse at the Frontier 戎马关山 [Two Male Leads + Historical Romance + Two Equally Matched Leads + Political Intrigue + Intelligent Characters + Devoted Love] In the final years of the Great Jin Dynasty, warlords across the realm built up their own armies, and conflict spread everywhere, leaving ordinary people homeless and displaced. Xu Fengming was born into a family of merchants and carried the hopes of generations of his family with him when he successfully enrolled at the greatest academy in the land. He wanted nothing mo 64Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Long Dream's Command 长梦令 [Historical romance※two male leads※brilliant minds※court intrigue※bad ending] During the Chenghua era of the Ming dynasty, the child prodigy Li Chang'an from the capital and the Huizhou scholar Cheng Menghui both served at the Hanlin Academy. Both were exceptionally gifted and brilliant. They felt an instant kinship upon meeting and became close friends. Menghui's outstanding talent caught the attention of Grand Secretary Gu Xian, who chose him as his son-in-law. But Menghui's heart was wholly d 13Reads—Score114d adds
- 19 Love Me to Death, Little General. You’re Not Allowed to Leave 死命宠，小将军不准离开我 (Completed) [Two powerful leads + Reborn + Mutual devotion + Mutual pampering + Redemption + Happy ending] [Loyal dog of a general vs. seductive emperor] In their previous life, Wang Bo died a tragic death on the battlefields of Mobei because of a conspiracy. Xiao Cong raised an uprising and overthrew the Great Chu dynasty. After conquering Mobei, he had no will to fight on and followed Wang Bo in death. Heaven takes pity on him. Reborn at nineteen, Xiao Cong returns to the year Wang Bo was a 151Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 20 An Order from the Elder Brother 长兄有令 Wild, wolfish general gong × aloof, pure-hearted shou He Yuncheng × Lin Shuangxu | Younger gong | Equally matched | 1v1 | Both virgins | Happy ending The most hypocritical, affected person He Yuncheng had ever met was his own sworn elder brother, Lin Shuangxu. He refused to marry a princess, so Lin Shuangxu made him kneel in the snow. He confessed his feelings to Lin Shuangxu, and Lin Shuangxu slapped him hard across the face. He tried to get close to Lin Shuangxu, who told him, “One of us is 1kReads8.9Score11014d adds
- 21 Betrothed to a Deranged Prince, the Young Marquis Makes a Run for It 被赐婚疯批王爷，小侯爷先跑为敬 [Two Male Leads + Both Strong + Love Grows Over Time + Each Has Their Strengths + Romantic Push and Pull + Both Pure] Xie the Young Marquis, the capital’s number-one playboy, hated two things most in life: First, anyone who dared to outswagger him. Second, nobody appreciating the beauty album he’d put together! Then an imperial decree came crashing down: he was to marry the Prince of Zhenbei. Xie Yue wasn’t marrying him, he was being married off! Thrown out of the marquis’s residence, the Youn 1.4kReads8.8Score24914d adds
- 22 If You're Going to Be Gay, How Can You Not Go Crazy? 做断袖嘛，哪有不疯的 [Two Male Leads + Court Intrigue + The Art of War + A Powerful Alliance + One Bed, Different Dreams + Two Factions + Bustling Streets] A prince who once came within a step of the throne is married off to a General Yanluo stained with countless deaths. Yet no one in Jinling dares joke about it, saying only that this is the outcome of a failed bid for the throne. Newly married, the prince scoffs at being called gay and declares that he is straight, and will never have anything to do with gay men. 17Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 23 The Evening Breeze Carries the Clouds Home with You 晚风携云共君归 [Historical danmei, devoted to each other, reborn, cultivation] [Cool, roguish top ♡ gentle, silly bottom] He died once, but left his love in the mortal world. As an Immortal Lord revered by all in the Upper Immortal Realm, Nangong Muyun knew that after his death in battle, all three of his souls and seven spirits would vanish. So he instructed his subordinates to take away the thread of affection that embodied his love. Even if only a lone wisp of his soul remained, he would find that person, 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Curious Case of My Husband Being the Empress 关于我老公是女帝这件事 [Two male leads + sweet-tempered beauty gong × foul-tempered wild-wolf shou] Shen Muqiu, a retired tomb raider, ran into trouble during an archaeological operation he was helping with. The underground palace collapsed. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he had become the tomb’s owner: an empress! He had also inherited both the empress’s vast empire and her harem of male consorts. A straight man through and through, with a will as unbending as reinforced concrete, he could only cr 17Reads—Score314d adds
- 25 The General Has Gone to Assassinate the Chancellor Again 将军又去刺杀丞相了 (The main story is complete. The rating is low since it just came out (✘_✘)↯ Come in and take a look!) [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + sweet romance + contrasting personalities + rekindled love] Hot-tempered young general, bottom, vs. sickly prime minister, top Breaking news! The general snuck out at midnight to assassinate the prime minister, only to be caught by him!! Question: What happened? Was he reported to the authorities? Was he punished? Answer: No report, no punishment. 779Reads8.9Score10114d adds
- 26 Forbidden Palace, Forbidden Love 禁宫虐恋 A Tormented Romance in the Forbidden Palace 70Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The General’s Husband Backs Him Up Every Day 将军家的内君每天都在给他撑腰 [Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion + Older Partner + Smart, Satisfying Romance] If you object to a male consort in the inner household, please don't click. I don't want to explain. Straight-laced general gong × charming and resourceful noble-born shou Today, Pei Yuening did something big: he took half a tiger tally to summon reinforcements and put down a palace coup. When the rewards were handed out, everyone else asked for power, but he asked for a person. “Your Majesty, could you grant me t 1.4kReads8.8Score20214d adds
- 28 The General Is Breathtakingly Beautiful 将军他倾国倾城 [Two Powerful Leads + Enemy-Nation General vs. Imperial Grandson + Man Disguised as a Woman] Tan Jidao, a great general of the Jing Kingdom, disguises himself as a woman and infiltrates the Cangyou Kingdom. There, the irreverent, roguish imperial grandson Xiao An falls in love with him at first sight. Tan Jidao thinks Xiao An is so lovestruck because he doesn't know he's a man in disguise. Little does he know that Xiao An has already seen through his identity, and that is precisely why he loves 125Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 29 This Prince Keeps Fighting Over His Archenemy 本王对死对头又争又抢 Two Male Leads + Sickly Beauty + Marriage Before Love + Mortal Enemies + Devoted Couple With a Baby Lin Qingshi served the emperor for fifteen years, only to be kicked aside once the court was secure. Despairing of everything, he was granted in marriage to his nemesis, Prince Qi. But this nemesis wasn’t quite what he had imagined. There was no humiliation, no hostility, and certainly no kicking him while he was down. When the common folk cursed him, his nemesis stood up for him. When the emperor 301Reads—Score10514d adds
- 30 Your Highness, Please Spare Me! 殿下，求放过！ (Two powerful leads, both devoted to each other, sweet romance, mutual scheming) After transmigrating into the body of the Crown Princess, a man, Yan Qinghe was handed over by the Crown Prince to his men, who were attracted to men, to be abused. To survive, he killed every soldier who tried to assault him, but was nearly tortured to death himself. In the end, thanks to Gu Lan's plea and help, he was given a chance to live. The Crown Prince ordered him to prove his worth. From then on, in order t 389Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 31 After We Broke Up, My Psychotic CEO Locked Me by His Side and Spoiled Me 分手后，疯批总裁把我锁在身边宠 After the breakup, my obsessive CEO kept me by his side and spoiled me rotten. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I Meant to Transmigrate and Become a Prince Consort, but Ended Up Taking My Lover's Place in a Political Marriage?! 本想穿越做驸马，结果代爱去和亲?! I Wanted to Transmigrate and Become a Prince Consort, but Ended Up Taking Someone Else’s Place in a Political Marriage?! 92Reads—Score214d adds
- 33 The Daily Double Reveal After I Found the Amnesiac Crown Prince 捡到失忆太子后的双双掉马日常 Black Lotus revenge-seeking doctor · beautiful man who pretends to obey · cool, moonlike bottom × obsessive, scheming Crown Prince · delusional stalker who falls hard · mad dog top who can’t resist Two male leads + redemption story + imprisonment and forced romance + ancient political intrigue (The rating isn’t up yet. Also known as Qing Ya (I forgot to change the title when I signed the contract) (Fictional history, fictional history, fictional hi 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 34 Seriously? I Became a Billionaire by Ranting 真假！我靠吐槽成首富 So This Is Real? I Became a Billionaire by Roasting People 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Where the Clouds Rest, I’ve Forgotten Those Days 云栖处，不记当年 A cunning, sunny, two-faced straight man. The Black Armor Army’s handsome commander Xiao Tianyi is blind, mute, and unable to walk in the early stages. Later, he becomes Song Lingyi. ✘ Obsessive, cold, sinister, and aloof. Xiao Ziyu in the early stages, later Gongsun Yu. (They are not related by blood.) Xiao Tianyi, the brilliant commander of the Northern Kingdom’s Black Armor Army, was returning home after fighting a war against the Southern Kingdom when he was ambushed. His fate was unknown, a 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Oh No! The Emperor Has Claimed the Top Scholar for Himself 糟了！状元郎被皇上强取豪夺了 [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] [Mutual Firsts] [Forced Love] [Some Angst Early On, Sweet Romance Later] [Regretful Chase] [Court Politics] [Bottom-Turns-Top] [Switch] [Multiple Couples] [Happy Ending] [Dual POV] An Jinxian was the newly appointed top scholar of the Great Yan Dynasty. When the emperor summoned him to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a private audience, he thought the emperor wanted to give him an important position. He never expected the emperor simply lusted after his body. H 1.2kReads6.3Score12514d adds
- 37 May You Live Ten Thousand Years, Lord Eunuch 督公万安 When Xie Shun was young, his striking beauty caught Emperor Jiaxing's eye while he was attending a palace banquet. To protect his own title, Xie Shun's father sent him into the palace to win the emperor's favor. In his youth, Emperor Jiaxing had indulged himself without restraint, caring nothing whether his partners were men or women. By middle age, he had developed a secret illness that twisted his mind with jealousy and perversity, and he took pleasure in abusing young men. Xie Shun survived l 1.1kReads9.1Score13714d adds
- 38 Married by Imperial Decree: The Heir's Consort Is One of a Kind 奉旨成婚，世子妃他与众不同 Two male leads, both faithful to each other, marriage before love. A royal edict turned the capital’s most refined young nobleman into the heir of Prince Jin’s consort, and cemented the reputation of the arrogant, unruly young war god as a man who loved other men. The Emperor was killing two birds with one stone. He wanted Prince Jin’s household to have no heir and produce no descendants. “Young Master Yan, what a clever scheme. Is this the outcome you wanted?” Li Jingheng raised an eyebrow and 3kReads8.9Score36514d adds
- 39 You Are the Only Light of My Life 你是我一生唯一的光 The Duchess of Yingguo was poisoned by a concubine in her household and nearly died along with her unborn child. Although the poison was removed in time, the damage to her body meant she would likely never conceive again after the baby she was already carrying. Her elder sister, now the empress, suggested finding a folk healer who could prescribe a medicine guaranteed to produce a boy. Determined to bear the legitimate heir to the Duke of Yingguo, she took the medicine faithfully with every meal 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 A Gentle Chill Beneath the Green Silk Parasol 青罗伞下微微凉 Disasters across the Five Kingdoms × Lives turned upside down On the Observatory Terrace, their ropes tied together, an emperor's achievements crumble before the bond between two people facing life and death. He is jealous. The thousands of miles of territory he reclaimed are worth less than the resolve of those two, ready to die hand in hand. Watching Xu Runqing stand coldly before him, Ling Yunshu offers his final bargaining chip to his rival, eyes red: “Xun Duancheng, don't you want to know.. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 The Sickly Crown Prince Turns the Court Upside Down by Doting on an Enemy-State Hostage 独宠敌国质子，病弱太子颠覆朝堂 The frail Crown Prince Ying Heng x loyal hostage He Lian Yu Content warning: A Su has equal prominence to Ying Heng and a lot of scenes. [One-on-one romance + two male leads + court intrigue] From the day he was born, Ying Heng was appointed Crown Prince of the Great Li dynasty and took up residence in the Eastern Palace. But toxins in his mother's womb caused him to be born prematurely and left him frail, while the Empress died as a result. For years in the deep palace, without his mother's pro 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 After Quitting My Job on the Spot and Returning to the Village... 裸辞回村后…… After Quitting My Job on a Whim and Returning to the Village... 32Reads—Score114d adds
- 43 Calculated Scheming 蓄意算计 [Self-Restrained, Proper, Devoted Top vs. Viperously Beautiful, Cunning Bottom] [Both Are Each Other’s First + Two Strong Leads + Happy Ending + Love Grows Over Time] An accident forces Yu Xiwan and her enemy, Lu Yunsong, to live in seclusion in Qinghe Village. Taking advantage of Lu Yunsong’s amnesia, Yu Xiwan deliberately tricks him into believing she’s his lover. They act like lovers, and then another accident leads them to sleep together. But the village girls say it happened because the two 733Reads8.9Score11014d adds
- 44 A Devious Imperial Edict 一旨算计 The early part gets angsty. Very angsty. Readers who enjoy angst are welcome to give it a try; those who don't can steer clear. Dual male leads + forced marriage + married first, angst later (very angsty early on) + household and palace intrigue + court power struggles + slow, everyday romance (clear-eyed, foolish little physician x brooding, self-destructive Brocade Guard) Content warning: The story's pacing leans toward household intrigue. The protagonists are rather meek and rule-abiding. It' 628Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 45 Reborn as the Marquis of Zhenxi, I Went on a Rampage, and the Grand Tutor Dotes on Me 重生镇西候杀疯了，太傅宠上天 Two reborn souls reunite in the maelstrom of political intrigue. One is lively and sly as a blazing flame, smiling as he draws his blade, sharp-tongued but softer-hearted than anyone; the other is steady and devoted as a deep pool, protecting him in silence, hiding his feelings behind a cold expression, and willing to die for him a thousand times over. Together, they expose the forged evidence, put down a palace coup, and root out the remnants of Longyuan Pavilion. With the fuse on the explosive 7Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 46 Dawn Breaks Brightly 昭昭破晓 The Great Yu Dynasty is mired in a quagmire. The eunuch Wei Quan controls the government, noble clans seize the people's farmland, and commoners are driven from their homes. The frontier is engulfed in flames, yet the treasury is empty. Su Tang, a scholar from a humble family, hides ruthless determination beneath his gentle exterior and is set on changing this devastated world. Crown Prince Xiao Zhaoheng seems mild-mannered and composed, but the chaos engulfing the dynasty has left him deeply p 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Though the Nation Has Fallen, the Mountains and Rivers Remain 国破尚山河 [Xiu Jueming x Sheng Pingzi; Jie Buhuo x Bo Ruye] [Excellent novel + two male leads + political intrigue + fictional setting + ancient times + tragic romance + equally matched leads + bad ending] After a thousand sails have passed, what remains when you look back? Where has the boy gone? Xiu Jueming was the young master of Linmuxia Gorge. He had lived carefree, devoting himself to martial arts, until he witnessed the most ominous celestial phenomenon in a century. Called upon in a time of crisis 56Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 48 After Losing My Memory, My Imperial Secret Guard Is Acting Strange 失忆后，朕的暗卫不对劲 He was the prince discarded as a stillborn, Number Nineteen. He was the quietest young assassin in the Blood Falcon Shadow Camp, Number Shadow Seven. The day Prince Ninth took Nineteen away, Shadow Seven clutched his hand so tightly his fingers broke, blood dripping in a line. He said only, “Don’t forget me.” Nineteen never did. He was simply made to drink Forget-Worry Powder. Four years later, they caught a fleeting glimpse of each other on a busy street, and Shadow Seven recognized him at once 3.4kReads8.7Score44714d adds
- 49 Plum Blossom Transformation 梅变 The lifelong love story of Emperor Si Muchen, the mighty ruler who became emperor after the former empress of Great Xia, King Rui, ascended the throne, and Mei Youning, Great Xia’s prime minister: from falling in love, to misunderstandings, to finally clearing them up. 160Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Bright Moon Shines on the Chilly Stars 明月照星寒 Gu Xingli, the Prince of Ning of Nanyu, is Nanyu’s most gifted mechanical craftsman and the emperor’s most beloved younger brother. But when Emperor Luo Junhan of Beijin coerces him into becoming a hostage in Beijin, everything changes. What begins as a transaction between two nations turns into something more when Luo Junhan falls for him. Using threats, promises, and every kind of coaxing, he carries this pampered young prince back to his nest. Together, they forge ahead and build a golden age 314Reads8.9Score10714d adds
