Novels like Rouge and Warhorses: A Plot to Rule the World
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- 101 The Poisonous Strategist: His Majesty Gave Me These Eighty Military Rods 毒士：这八十军棍，是陛下赏我的 Poisonous Strategist: These Eighty Military Rods Are the Emperor’s Reward to Me 20Reads—Score114d adds
- 102 After Livestreaming the Transfer of My Cheating Ex’s Assets, I Regretted It! 直播转移渣男资产后，我后悔了！ The day she declared war on him in a livestream, she told the entire internet: “Within six months, I’ll legally take every last cent he owns.” Everyone laughed and called her crazy. Only she knew just how rotten, cruel, and heartless that man was. Then the truth came crashing down. He had never betrayed her, never lied to her, never hurt her. He had traded his life for her peace and safety. Through her tears, she opened the law books: “As a master of law, I’ll clear your name and destroy everyon 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 Reborn and Married Off in a Swap, I Take My Spoiled Husband on a Rampage! 重生换亲，我带纨绔夫君杀疯了！ Su Yuyi is reborn on the day her half sister switches marriage prospects with her. In her previous life, she was dignified and virtuous, yet ended up poisoned to death by her husband and half sister, while her own child was switched. This time, she coldly watches as her half sister takes the place of the heir’s principal wife, while she resolutely marries Xie Yunting, the disreputable second son of a secondary branch. The world laughs at her for ruining her own future, but she sees clearly: bene —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 My Archrival Treats Me Like His One True Love 死对头拿我当心头肉 [A formidable female spy VS a refined, depraved grand minister] [Ancient romance + pseudo-taboo + espionage + spies + political intrigue and martial world, the heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger] Shen Ji is a powerful minister at court. Though he seems as pure as moonlight and a gentle breeze, he is ruthless, willing to trample even his own kin's lives to climb higher. Ning Xun is a spy who will stop at nothing to obtain intelligence, and her actions make Shen Ji pursue her relentlessly. Dur 120Reads—Score—14d adds
- 105 One Brain to Scheme for the World from the Start 开局一个脑子谋划天下 [I’m terrible at coming up with titles (இдஇ; )] [Studying the Thirty-Six Stratagems as I write] [Schemes] Wang was sentenced to five years in prison for phone scams. He was caught after escaping prison and committing murder and robbery. But after being executed, he transmigrated. Even during his transmigration, he was struck by five bolts of thunder. After transmigrating, the protagonist reflects on his mistakes, repents, and vows to become a good person. As he stabs the person beside him, he sa 126Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 Below, the Clear Waters Run Cold 下有清水清且寒 Steal the dragon and replace it with the phoenix, move flowers and graft trees, all to make a wedding gown for someone else. You could also call it The Eldest Princess's Escape Plan. Even a daughter of the royal family has to deal with the troubles of her family of origin. Qinghe, the only legitimate eldest princess of Dashang, was at the very top from the start. Though, as a woman, she could not ascend the throne, she still earned merit through her support of the ruler, with the talent to serve 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Splendid Colors of the Embroidered Robe 锦衣卿色 A composed young female commander VS a cold-tongued Eastern Depot Vice Commissioner She is the first woman to become a Commander of the Embroidered Guard. Still young, she enters the imperial court and faces endless doubts. On her first day back in the capital after taking up her post, she crushes a rebellion jointly plotted by the capital’s secret police and the Embroidered Guard, leaving the entire court red-faced. But the clues that emerge from the case send a chill down her spine: Corrupt of 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 A Goddess Is Chasing Me? But I Just Want to Drive a Ride-Hailing Car! 女神倒追？可我只想开网约车啊！ Zhang Jie, a ride-hailing driver, happens upon a special System that lets him accept ride requests spanning different worlds. On one trip after another, he meets travelers from all kinds of worlds and experiences their vastly different customs and ways of life. Opportunities keep appearing along the way, and many travelers offer him a place at their side. Though he has the chance to embark on an extraordinary path, Zhang Jie’s own wishes never change. He only wants to complete every ride diligen 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 With Your Mortal Bones, How Can You Attain the Dao and Become an Emperor? 你一介凡骨，怎么证道成帝了？ [Invincible, Passionate, No Suffering for the Male Lead, Fast-Paced] A hundred thousand years ago, everyone was like a dragon, and anyone could cultivate martial arts and reach the peak to become an emperor. After the tribulation, the emperors fell, the path to becoming an emperor was blocked, and only a mysterious ancient talisman remained in the world. A hundred thousand years later, martial cultivation revered natural talent above all else. For those with ordinary roots, cultivating martial a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 A Poor Kid's Rise to Billionaire at Thirty-Five 穷小子逆袭三十五岁成亿万富豪 (Slow-burn setup in the early chapters; urban life, emotions, sweet and heartwarming everyday moments + one female lead + 1v1 + mutual devotion + office life + romance + childhood friends and first love) This book mainly follows the many ups and downs in Zhu Zilong's life, and the warmth and harshness of the world around him. After succeeding as an entrepreneur and changing his fate, he grows more mature and dependable. Yet even after achieving success in his career, he remains single. He can't 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The Court I Cannot Return To 不归朝 [1v2, Not a Pure Couple, Multiple Couples, Traditional Historical Romance, Second Male Lead Takes the Lead, Court and Martial World] The frail Crown Prince has been held hostage for years in an "allied kingdom." The former heir has long since gone mad, blind and crippled, and grown ever more twisted and possessive. Then the emperor dies suddenly! A son born of a concubine takes the throne before the coffin! The Crown Prince is left alone and forgotten! The princess of the allied kingdom, who has 57Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 When the World Is Remade 待世界重塑之时 [Sweet Campus Romance + Thrilling Adventure + Boy-Girl Romance, with the Nostalgic Feel of Old-School Zhi Yin Man Ke] Luci has recently been trapped in the same recurring nightmare: An endless, pitch-black corridor. A boy dressed in black, wearing a black baseball cap and wielding a long blade, fighting desperately against some unknown, grotesque creature... Yet every time, the dream ends at the most perilous moment, just as the boy is about to be ambushed from behind. After enduring the nightma —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 Pine Breeze on the Ridge, Moonlight on the Mountain 半岭松风半山月 [Alternate History + Political Intrigue + Martial Arts + Two Strong Leads + Happy Ending + Mutual Devotion and Healing + No Brain-Dead Plotting + No Rebirth, Transmigration, or System] Lin Kuo, son of Duke Zhongsu of the Southern Zhou, suffers a family catastrophe in his youth and is shunned and isolated by the powerful aristocratic clans. He struggles through a difficult upbringing, carrying on the legacy of his father and elder brother as he carefully advances, bides his time, and plots to ref 73Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 114 Beauty in the Mist and Rain of the Golden Wind Pavilion 烟雨楼台金风之美人烟雨 A powerful female lead and the final victor of the harem: countless lives and countless minds paved her way to the top. The heroine appears late, after readers have called for her time and time again. [Game of Thrones in the Northern and Southern Dynasties! A tale of revenge! Historical political intrigue + ancient workplace drama + historical romance (including an older woman-younger man romance, a white moonlight, and a political marriage) + espionage. Plot-driven, with multiple storylines. No 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Great Song’s Female Grain Official: I Feed the Yue Army With My Crops 大宋女粮官：我靠种田喂饱岳家军 Keywords: Farming, Infrastructure, Historical political intrigue, Ensemble of female characters, Adventures in the martial world, Transmigration In the first year of the Jingkang era, Bianjing falls. Shen Qinghe, daughter of the Court of State Agriculture's chief official, crawls out from beneath her father's corpse, the book Records of a Hundred Crafts and Country Life stained with blood in her arms. Clear land! Grow grain! Brew strong liquor! In a chaotic age, she throws herself into hard-core 141Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 116 The General’s Family Has No Honor. I’m Back, So What Are You Panicking About? 将门无义，我踏马归来，你们慌啥 [No System + No transmigration] [Strong heroine + Revenge + Political intrigue + National and familial enmity] She was born into a princely mansion in Jiangnan. Her father was the dynasty's only prince with a different surname, ruling over half the realm. She grew up surrounded by wealth and privilege, but often accompanied her father among the troops, where she mastered extraordinary martial arts. Then her father died in battle, only to be framed as a traitor to the court. Everyone in the princ 681Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Passing Myself Off as a Zhuge: Heavens, Why? Rebuild the Han! 冒姓诸葛：悠悠苍天？再造大汉！ In Jianxing Year Twelve, Zhuge Liang, the peerless genius known as the Sleeping Dragon and chancellor of Shu Han, fell ill and died at Wuzhang Plains, lamenting, “Vast heavens, why have you treated me so unfairly?” He had devoted himself completely and worked until his dying day, making six campaigns against Mount Qi in an attempt to restore the Han and return to the old capital. But fate was cruel, his ambitions unfulfilled, and he passed away. Zhuge You, a history undergraduate from the twent 154Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 The Little Princess Brought Home by the Regent Is a Goddess of Fortune 摄政王带回的小郡主是福神 [Beloved Little Darling + Adorable Child + Lucky Star + Innate Spiritual Power + Face-Slapping and Crushing Scum + Political Scheming + Palace Intrigue + Feel-Good Story] Xie Yuner, a forgetful little goddess of fortune banished to the mortal realm, unexpectedly saves Li Xiao, the all-powerful regent. With a touch of her little hand, she miraculously cures the headaches that have plagued him for years. On the spot, he brings her home and raises her as his own daughter. From then on, all the bad 275Reads—Score—14d adds
- 119 My Nemesis and I Share Each Other's Pain 我和冤家共享痛觉 [Supernatural elements, no transmigration, solving mysteries, romance, devoted to each other, past and present lives] The only woman general in the Celestial Dynasty, Shen Qingchen, is breathtakingly beautiful, yet she loves nothing more than practicing with swords and sabers. She refuses to be confined to the inner quarters. The handsome man she once frightened away with her “looks” turns out to be the notorious wastrel of the capital, the Seal Keeper of the Blackbird Bureau and the commander 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 Burning Up the Nine Heavens: I Never Wanted to Be the Demon King 焚尽九天：我并不想做那个魔王 Everyone wants me to become a demon. The gods of the Nine Heavens see me as a calamity, and all living beings curse me as a blight. They broke my bones, destroyed my divine soul, and drove me into the eternal abyss, eager to be rid of me. But they never knew An infinite sea of cores slumbers in my dantian, my body holds the Boundless Divine Bones, reborn through flame, my divine soul is perfected through the Nine-Turn Nirvana Sutra, and I received the true teachings of Ancestor Pan. The Starsea 8Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 121 Jade Belt Hook 玉带钩 [Palace intrigue in an ancient setting, childhood friends + coming of age + mutual redemption + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] [Proud, cunning, ruthless beauty of a crown prince X gentle-looking, resilient noblewoman in disguise] In the tenth year of the Tianqi era of the Ying Dynasty, Prince Qi rebelled and was defeated. The Ning family of the Duke of Li’s household was implicated and convicted, and the entire family was massacred. Only their young daughter, Ning Yue, was re 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 After I Transmigrated, I Became a Princess Consort With a Pocket Dimension 穿越后，她携带空间成了王妃 [Historical fantasy + transmigration to another world + spatial powers + mutual devotion] Luo Yun Yue, a modern elite special agent, is outnumbered while pursuing a fugitive and falls off a cliff. To her surprise, she transmigrates into the body of an ancient woman who shares her name, bringing a pocket dimension with her. From then on, she begins her comeback from a good-for-nothing to a formidable woman, and meets Prince Ning, Leng Changfeng. He walked around the pavilion and saw a young wom 35Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 123 After a Hundred Cane Beatings, I Chose to Stay 承受百次杖刑后，我选择留下 After Enduring a Hundred Canings, I Chose to Stay 182Reads—Score114d adds
- 124 The Years I Spent as a Massage Therapist 我当按摩师那些年 A rookie massage therapist starts from zero. No System, no melodrama, just an urban slice-of-life memoir. It follows Zhu Ran as he grows step by step from an apprentice, while giving readers a chance to learn about the industry from a different perspective. 14kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
- 125 After the Demon Slayer's Love-Struck Heart Was Rejected by the Demon King, She Turned Dark 除魔师恋爱脑被妖王拒绝后黑化了 Original title: Demons Run Amok There are two kinds of demons in this world. One kind is formed from resentment, miasma, and vital energy; the other is a people who have lived for years in the Abyssal Demon Realm, commonly known as the demon race. Tens of thousands of years ago, the mortal world and the Demon Realm were one, and humans and demons lived side by side. Humans cultivated by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, while demons grew stronger by devouring the world’s balefu 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 Reborn with Mind-Reading: The Marquis Pretends to Be Frail While Secretly Doting on Her Day and Night 重生读心：侯爷他日夜装弱暗宠 [HE with both leads devoted only to each other + secret identities + reborn with the ability to read minds + political schemes + past and present lives + mutual devotion] The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Wei, a princess of the former dynasty, had been reborn in Su Zhenwan's body. Her fiancé, Xie Qizhou, was known throughout the capital as a weak, timid young marquis. But she unexpectedly discovered that she could hear his thoughts. He acted weak and played the coward, then confessed his lov 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 Chengning 承宁 [Historical romance / Love at first sight / Mutual devotion / Healing each other / A touch of court intrigue] Ning Chuchu: They all say I look like my elder sister, the Empress, but I have no desire to enter the palace. Above the clouds, untouched by the mundane world, with spirit in his eyes and beyond anyone’s reach: that is the kind of young man I like. One glance was all it took for me to fall. I’m rebellious to the core. I only pretend to be a delicate young lady so I can get close to him w 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 128 Late Jin: Sima Yi Is Reborn as a Jiehuo Army Soldier 晋末：司马懿重生为乞活军 A hundred and forty years after his time had passed! Sima Yi studied the young body he now inhabited. The Army of the Refugees was an armed force of displaced people at the end of the Eastern Jin dynasty, struggling to survive between the Hu and Han peoples. The original owner, Ran Cheng, was twenty-four. His father and brothers had all died in battle, and he commanded the three hundred survivors of the refugee army. Why do you fight to survive? To die like a dog by the roadside, or to reclaim t 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 With the Crown Prince’s Backing, the Duke’s Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 太子撑腰，重生后公府嫡女杀疯了 (A satisfying household-intrigue story + face-slapping and taking down scumbags + no forgiveness + no suffering in silence) Lu Xi brought a million taels in dowry when she married Prince An, and helped him become Prince An of Qin. She went to his fief to recuperate for two years. When she returned to the capital, her adopted younger sister had taken her place. Lu Xi's husband and mother-in-law relied on her adopted sister. Even Lu Xi's grandmother and father favored her. They locked Lu Xi aw 2.9kReads8.1Score30414d adds
- 130 The Struggle for the Throne 夺嫡 The path to the throne, the blood of one's own kin... You say winter is the coldest season... No. Nothing is colder than your heart... 340Reads8.8Score10514d adds
- 131 Reborn: In This Life, I Protected the Town First 重生：这一世，我先守住了镇子 In his previous life, Bai Yi had lived a peaceful and uneventful life, but the entire town was massacred. Reborn one hour before the crisis erupted, he awakened the Rebirth System. This time, he would face an army of a thousand with fewer than two hundred village militiamen. When the enemy commander saw the hills outside the town covered in military banners, he was utterly dumbfounded. Standing on the low wall, Bai Yi tightened his grip on his sword. “This time, it’s your turn.” He entered a wor 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演，皇上腹黑很爱看 [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 133 The Eternal Imprisonment of Sinful Souls 永锢罪魂 [BE] [Tough on the outside, gentle within; a humble, unloved heroine] [No CP] [Heartbreaking] She was the orphan of a hero. After transmigrating, she fell into the abyss, betrayed time and again. To save her companions, she willingly allowed herself to be imprisoned in hell forever, sentenced to two hundred million years. When the underworld trembled and sinful souls were deified, the tiny shackle around her wrist still seared her soul for eternity: the mark of her eternal sin. They owed her far 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 Loot, Shoot, Extract: Don't Shoot, I'm Just a Rat! 搜打撤：别开枪，我是鼠鼠！ [System] [Search, Fight, Extract] [Doomsday Mayor] [Technology] [Zombies] [Cthulhu Mythos] (After the Golden Mask chapter in Chapter 56) Rod felt that he had been spectacularly unlucky in this life. He had only wanted to buy a bottle of soda from the shop across the street, but the moment he stepped outside, a car sent him flying, ending his life for good. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on an unfamiliar planet, whose native inhabitants were also human. A crowd gathered around hi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 The Rose Scheme 玫心计 [Household and palace intrigue + two powerful schemers + strong female lead + unconventional happy ending] In her previous life, she drifted through life in a daze. Her entire family was wiped out, and she met a miserable end herself. When she opened her eyes again, Murong Shuanglian surveyed the room full of schemes and smiled. Since Heaven had given her another chance at life, this time she would love wealth, power, other people, and herself most of all! In this life, she plans every step and 2Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 136 A Thousand Miles of Frost, Stars Falling Like Rain 千里霜寒星如雨 (No System, no golden finger, no transmigration. Political intrigue, not childish, not mindless, and no characters acting stupid.) The nation is divided into seven provinces: Zhong, Yong, Liang, Bing, Ze, Wan, and Yun. The wheels of history are gradually turning toward an age of chaos. Coups! Wars! Alliances and rivalries! Political marriages! Betrayals! What path lies ahead? Ran Xing, a young man who came from a small place to study in Fengdu, meets the young masters and princesses of the vario 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 This Assassin Is a Hopeless Romantic 这个杀手，恋爱脑 Secret identity + Marriage first, love later + Second chance at love + The husband’s arduous pursuit + Fleeing while pregnant No palace intrigue + Mystery and deduction Money-loving, looks-obsessed assassin vs. aloof, scheming, jealous king Tao Shiyi would do anything for money. She married a useless prince for two bags of gold leaves. Seduced by his good looks, she boarded the wrong ship and nearly lost her life several times. She had no idea he saw her as nothing more than a disposable pawn. 12Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 138 Ming Shuyuan 洺舒缘 Disillusioned with real life and lacking motivation, Lin Shu reluctantly agrees to a blind date under pressure from her parents, who are eager for her to marry. But when she wakes up, she finds herself in a strange world. Not only is she chased by people, she is also attacked by beasts. While searching for a way out of the mountains, Lin Shu encounters the injured Gu Siming. Hoping to figure out what kind of world she is in, she uses helping Gu Siming recover as an excuse to follow him as he sea 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Trying My Best to Observe Humanity 正在努力观察人类 [No romance] [Just got a rating, it'll probably go up later... right?] [The protagonist's perspective is in first person; everyone else's is in third person. The narrative switches between multiple viewpoints.] [An unconventional horror story with a cozy, everyday feel.] The protagonist is a newly born little supernatural being. Its true form has no shape or gender, but it usually appears to humans as a little girl. Sometimes it changes its skin. If you experience the story from the prot 2.2kReads8.8Score21114d adds
- 140 Think Twice Before You Read Someone’s Face 相面请慎言 [Complete] [Serial cases + mystery + historical romance + political intrigue + powerful partners + ensemble cast] (The villains are intelligent, the characters grow, and nobody is perfect.) She's just a little “Taoist” who wanders the streets telling fortunes and reading faces, and occasionally visits the pleasure houses. How did this young Prince turn her into his captive, insisting that she help him solve cases and catch criminals? What? The victim was his fiancée? She's in trouble. Has she st 323Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 141 The Prince Tormented Me a Thousand Times, Yet Expects Me to Be His First Love 王爷虐我千百遍，还妄想我当初恋 [Domineering possession, forced love, two strong leads: The hero is a bastard, unhinged, sinister, and possessive early on. Driven by hatred, he takes the heroine by force. As his pursuit consumes him, she takes over his heart and mind, and he eventually loves her with all his heart. The heroine is a calculating beauty, seized by a dark, scheming prince. She plans every step, fights back from the brink, and gets the hero completely under her thumb. Their love and hatred twist together amid war a 469Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 142 The Poisonous Concubine: The Regent's Precious Darling 庶女毒妃，摄政王的心尖宠 [Mutual First Love + Sweet and Angsty Romance + Political Intrigue + Marriage First, Love Later + Unexpected Devotion + Interwoven Plot] She was a worthless girl born to a brothel harlot, the Seventh Young Lady of the Cheng’en Earl’s residence, trampled by everyone, and the leader of the Xuanji Pavilion, which controlled intelligence from every corner. Her legitimate elder sister dreamed of rising to become a phoenix and tried at every turn to grind her into the dirt, only to be outmaneuvered ag 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 The Dragon and Phoenix of Destiny 天命龙凤 [Serious drama + ensemble cast + court and martial world + love of country and family + female lead with a golden finger] The author is terrible at writing blurbs, sorry! If you enjoy this kind of story, feel free to give it a try. To save her life, Lu Wan does everything she can to send Yao Qian to the northern frontier. Sixteen years later, Emperor Li Yunshan summons the Third Prince, Li Tian, who has lived in the northern frontier, back to the capital. Rumors spread throughout the city that H 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Bound to a System, I Become the Invincible Adviser to My County Magistrate Father 绑定系统，做县令爹的无敌女师爷 [A novice female player who pays to transmigrate + an honest, bookish father + a talkative male lead] The heroine is one of the least capable players to transmigrate. She lands in a fictional dynasty with strict rules of etiquette, a typical feudal society that devours its people. The System forcibly comes online and tells her the game is difficult, but there’s no need to worry: someone is paying to give her an advantage. But the heroine has no grand ambitions. She just wants to help her father 44Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 145 The Teahouse Owner Who Cut Through the Martial World 那个茶馆老板杀穿了江湖 The Daily Life of a Green-Robed Teahouse Owner Forced to Work Su Buyan had planned to open a teahouse in a small town and spend his days in retirement, but a puppet-murder case toppled his signboard. The puppeteer’s mechanisms, the shifting lights and shadows on the stage, the silvery-gray powder beneath the victim’s fingernails... How could this be an ordinary murder? Someone was clearly treating human lives like puppets on strings! Even more absurdly, three strange people suddenly barged into 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 My Childhood Friend Is More Than an Assassin, and My Sweetheart Isn't a Prince 青梅不只是刺客，竹马他不是皇子 Shen Wenxi was used as a pawn by her enemies throughout her previous life. She was both the assassin White Owl and the Valley Lord of Cloudmist Valley, who commanded a private army. Reborn, she kept her Valley Lord secret identity carefully hidden as she set out to find her fiancé and take her revenge. Yang Ce disguised himself as the ailing, short-lived Ninth Prince to stay alive, while also serving as the mysterious and highly favored War God, Lord Yannan. As he lay dying, he learned that his 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 West Lake’s Call: Fate Yet Undecided 西湖引之尘缘未定 [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue and Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Alternate History + Imagination + Fantasy] Nangong Jiawen, a senior at Westlake University, planned to study abroad after graduation and pursue her dream of becoming a writer. But who could have guessed that a handsome man would suddenly enter her life? Then, for reasons she couldn’t understand, she somehow transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, where she became a Jieyu consort of Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin. She soon rea —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 Guan Xiuying 管琇莹 Hello! This story is based on the Zuo Zhuan. It tells of how, during the Spring and Autumn period, Sheng Bo, a nobleman of the State of Lu, married off his younger sister to Shi Xiaoshu, then forced her to remarry Xi Chou, a nobleman of the State of Jin. Classical Chinese history books rarely record women's feelings in this way, so the story left a deep impression on me. I wanted to use a novel to imagine what things might have been like back then. In the Zuo Zhuan, Sheng Bo's maternal half-sist 23Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The General’s Princess 将军公主 An ensemble cast in a classical fantasy setting + court intrigue + war + adventure + two equally strong leads + both heartbreaking and sweet A tragedy seventeen years ago implicated countless people. General Ji Bei was killed in battle, and neither the former crown prince, Chu Mo, nor anyone in the Ji family survived! Years later, the late emperor Chu Junlin passed away, and Crown Prince Chu Yi ascended the throne. He renamed the kingdom Yong'an and granted a general amnesty. Peace reigned throu 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 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 116Reads8.4Score10014d adds
