Novels like The Beloved Concubine’s Daughter
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- 51 The Everyday Life of a Censor's Daughter 御史千金日常 This is a companion novel to On How the Mighty Concubine Can Maintain Her Self-Cultivation. No transmigration, no System, sweet 1v1 romance. Zuo Jiaojiao, the censor’s daughter with an innate gift for gossip, X Wen Zhijie, an assistant director at the Court of Justice. Zuo Jiaojiao has been interested in all kinds of gossip since she was little. She absolutely loves hearing the latest juicy stories. Why did the tavern-owning couple get into a huge fight? Who is the rough, odd woman found on the 1.4kReads8.7Score160Shelves
- 52 The Tale of Wen Tan 文檀传 A perceptive, worldly beauty × a jade-faced marquis Wen Tan thought this was all life had to offer: scheming against the other girls in the training house, waiting for some rich man to buy her, and rotting away in the mud. Then Marquis Jiarui offered her a chance to work together. “I need a fiancée, and you need somewhere to belong. Why not make a deal?” And so she transformed from a Yangzhou beauty bred for sale into an official's daughter in the capital, nervously navigating a world of power a 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 A Cannon Fodder in the Hehuan Sect: The Immortal Venerable’s Wife-Chasing Hell 合欢宗炮灰：仙尊追妻火葬场 The rating has only just come in, so it’ll gradually go up! [Sweet romance + a little angst + mutual first love]+ [Light comedy + transmigrate into a book + happy ending]+ [Regretful chase + fleeing while pregnant + adorable kids who speak their minds] After transmigrating into the book as a cannon-fodder senior sister of the Hehuan Sect, Su Xiaoxiao gets bound to the CP Redemption System from the start: If she runs away, she dies on the spot! Grimacing, she pounces on the aloof Immortal Venerab 205Reads6.1Score104Shelves
- 54 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: I Opened My Eyes, Destroyed My Scoundrel Husband, and Seized the Realm 重生嫡女一睁眼：虐死渣夫夺江山 [Original title: Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: Take Your Kingdom and Become Your Sister-in-Law] Reborn + Punishing Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Scheming (Stepping on the blood of the scumbag man and his vile woman to claim everything they want) In her previous life, Su Nian stubbornly helped her husband rise to power. As a result, her maternal family, renowned for their military achievements, was branded traitors. Her entire clan was wiped out, their home seized, and they were tortured to 157Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 55 Transmigrated Heiress: I Build My Way to Ruling Daheng 穿越嫡女：我靠建造称霸大珩 A top modern architect is reborn as the legitimate daughter of a Minister of State, bullied by her stepmother and half-sister and trapped in a seemingly hopeless situation. Chi Zhiyu turns her fate around with her extraordinary talent for construction! She joins the Ministry of Works to reform building methods and restore schools, delivering face-slapping justice to her sneering detractors. She travels to the frontier to build sturdy fortresses and prevent flooding, then heads south to tame the 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Clear Pear Blossoms Reflected in the Evening Snow 暮雪映清梨 [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Young Married Couple + Slow-Burning Romance + Nation and Family + No Female Rivalry + Political Intrigue as a Side Plot] A gentle, restrained God of War × a clearheaded, independent heiress? Turns out, we've been ruining each other's carefully crafted personas all along. Mu Chenyan was afflicted with a deadly cold poison, and rumors said that any woman who came near him would die. Yet an illuminating presence lit up his lonely, composed heart and gave hi 129Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 You Traded Your Military Merits for a Second Wife, So I’ll Marry Into the Prince’s Manor With a Noble Title 你拿军功换平妻，我诰命加身嫁王府 Shen Mingyue pursued Xie Chang for three years, only to have her betrothal replaced by someone else's military achievements. Xie Chang magnanimously offered to take her as his secondary wife, but in truth he wanted to marry into her family and seize the Shen family's wealth. Shen Mingyue promptly accepted the Empress Dowager's arranged marriage, winning herself the title of commandery princess while protecting her family's immense fortune. Everyone laughed at her for marrying a “useless man,” bu 6.6kReads8.5Score753Shelves
- 58 The Captive's Delicate Beauty 缚戎娇 -She thought he was a bloodthirsty sword, unaware that he had long hidden his tenderness beneath his armor. -He thought she was a bird in a gilded cage, only to see her take the pieces and turn the game around, winning him a chance at survival. A pampered princess × a victorious general. Marriage first, love later, in a turbulent age where political intrigue and romance intertwine. "She had only glimpsed the renowned general from afar atop the city wall. The next moment, she learned she was to m 125Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 59 The Eunuch's Secret Darling 宦宠藏娇 Song Qinghui is a celebrated young lady from a distinguished family, famed throughout the capital for her beauty. She is refined and accomplished, with a peerless appearance. Everyone says she is heaven’s favored daughter: the Crown Prince’s childhood sweetheart, chosen by the Noble Consort to be his crown princess, and the future empress of the Great Liang dynasty. She enjoys imperial favor and unending adoration. That is, until an imperial decree arrives at the Song residence. “Upon hearing th 563Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 60 A Peasant Girl's Survival Guide to the Harem 农女后宫生存手札 (Just started ranking, so the numbers will rise) [Transmigration to ancient times x System x do-nothing heroine x halfheartedly lying flat x progression fantasy] Chen Wei, a college student, transmigrates into Chen Fenglian, a palace maiden born to a poor family of ordinary farmers with no money or influence. After entering the palace, she must survive and find a way to advance under the pressure of high-ranking noblewomen. In the end, unable to lie flat completely yet unwilling to work herself 3.2kReads8.4Score288Shelves
- 61 The Reborn Evil Spirit: The Marquis's Estate Begs Me to Die Every Day 恶鬼重生，侯府日日求自尽 Just started A satisfying tale of household intrigue + a smiling tiger of a matriarch + revenge and face-slapping In her previous life, the Marquis of Yu'an died on the battlefield, leaving behind only four legitimate daughters. The entire capital watched, waiting for a laugh at the marquisate's expense. Without an heir, the family was bound to fall apart sooner or later. At her mother-in-law's command, Song Nanzhi, the matriarch, took in the two young sons of the first branch as her own. She tr 18.3kReads7.0Score3.4kShelves
- 62 A Beauty's Taste of Spring 美人尝春 [Pure historical romance | Household intrigue | Satisfying revenge | Sweet romance | A reverse-harem battlefield | Devoted heroine, not a player | Male rivalry | Palace and nobility] After disaster strikes her family, Yun Zhiyu has no choice but to seek help from distant relatives in the capital. But they try to force her to become a concubine to her third cousin, a good-for-nothing who keeps a mistress and frequents the pleasure quarters! Unwilling to accept this, Yun Zhiyu decides to find a go 140Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 The Concubine’s Daughter Takes Her Place: The Regent’s Beloved Princess Consort 庶女替嫁，摄政王的娇宠王妃 [Historical Romance]+ [Marriage Before Love]+ [The Regent Prince Dotes on His Wife] Rumor has it that Regent Prince Qin Jingxiao brings death to his wives. Three princess consorts have already died in succession. Now he is to marry again, and an imperial decree arrives at the home of a low-ranking official of the fifth rank. The legitimate daughter refuses to marry at any cost, so the official’s family dares to pass off a concubine-born daughter as legitimate. To save her mother, who is a servan 1.4kReads—Score139Shelves
- 64 Love Blossoms on a Spring Night 春夜喜你 Traditional-style singer Jiang Shiyi shot to fame, captivating fans with his melodious, graceful opera-style singing. Just as he was enjoying both fame and fortune, traditional Peking opera fans criticized him: “Neither one thing nor the other. You’re insulting our national treasure.” Then one day, Fu Yanqing, the Peking opera world’s resident heartthrob, sang an opera-style passage in one of Jiang Shiyi’s traditional-style songs. The devotees on both sides immediately started attacking each oth 63Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 65 Jade Waters of Wenxi 温溪玉漾 A brilliant young doctor and a deranged, scheming Brocade Guard The eldest daughter of the Lu family had dug her out of a pile of corpses. She had thought she’d finally found a home, but when she excitedly returned from the Valley of Medicine Immortals, she found it reduced to charred ruins. Her whole world came crashing down… He once had a happy, loving family, but a single fire turned that home into his nightmare. From then on, he became a vengeful demon from hell, swearing to avenge all 137 m 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Twin Worlds of Ashen Passion: Reborn, I Make My Brother-in-Law a Piece on My Chessboard 双世烬欢：重生后姐夫成我掌中棋 [Sisters reborn + revenge and court intrigue + palace and household schemes] Reborn sisters turn their act into reality, burying their treacherous father and his schemes together, then help the Grand Princess ascend the throne in imperial robes, stepping over the underground palace to become emperor. -- What you see may not be true, and memories can lie. -- Xi Gu, an orphan raised in a Jinling pleasure house, was not found by her biological father, a man who wielded power over the court, until 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Bones of Bewitching Beauty 媚青骨 [Baili Xiao x Yan Anning] A roguish, wild, wolfish hero vs. a calm, clever heroine Historical romance, happy ending, devoted love, mutual pampering, ensemble cast, court intrigue, and the fate of the nation. Simple Synopsis: In a chaotic dynasty, the emperor is incompetent, and Yan Anning, daughter of a military family, is forced into the palace. Yan Anning: “Who says you can’t leave the palace once you’ve entered it?” As she plots her escape, Baili Xiao, commander of the southwestern army, char 1.2kReads8.6Score191Shelves
- 68 Don’t Mess with the Princess, She’ll Go on a Rampage and Set Everything Right 别惹公主，她发疯整顿一切 History tells of a notorious evil princess. As luck would have it, Shen Wen’an transmigrated into the body of that very princess. And the evil princess had a truly gruesome ending. Unlucky Shen Wen’an decided to go berserk and smash her way through that fate! No one was getting away. Officials who insulted her? She stuffed filth straight into their mouths! When the scheming original heroine, the Third Princess, plotted against her, Shen Wen’an sharpened her knife with a sinister grin, ready to b 2.5kReads8.3Score244Shelves
- 69 I Can't Play Palace Politics, but the Emperor Is Softhearted Beneath His Tough Exterior and Kills for Me 不会宫斗？帝王嘴硬心软为我杀疯 (The book has just started getting ratings, so the score will rise later.) [Spoiled, silly consort vs. cold, obsessive emperor] (Devoted to each other + a little angst early on, then doted on exclusively + bittersweet at first, then things heat up fast) In her fifth year in the palace, Jiang Nian had a dream. In it, she was the emperor protagonist’s former cherished love, controlled by the story’s plot. She made a scene at every turn and nearly killed the male lead. In the end, the adopted son s 9.8kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
- 70 The Enchanting Lord 魅君 Not reborn, not transmigrated. Devoted couple + sweet romance + building a career Beg for mercy? She has no need to beg. Even if someone tramples her underfoot, she can still rise and bring the world to its knees. Jing Hanyu was born with lips red as vermilion and beauty unmatched. From childhood, she was doted on by her father, the emperor, and her mother, the empress. But after Emperor Jingyuan died, the Empress Dowager forced her to marry into a barbarian tribe. She had planned to escape wit 170Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 71 Fragrance of Silk, Dew of Rain 衣香沾雨露 Liang Yueying is a wife beyond reproach. She never gets jealous, doesn’t need the marshal’s family’s vast fortune, and doesn’t even mind him taking concubines. She’s perfect in every way. She just doesn’t see him. Then one day, an actress comes to the marshal’s residence. Only then does Marshal Song Shishan belatedly realize that this woman can smile, blush, and care about someone. Her virtue as a good wife and mother, her thoughtfulness and understanding, are all because she simply doesn’t love 164Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 72 Crown Prince, Open Up! It’s the Princess 太子开门，我是公主 Qi Jian, the ace assassin of the quick transmigration bureau, is forced into retirement for doing too well at her job. The System lags, and she only catches: “Target… 100… retire.” Qi Jian: “Got it. I just need to kill 100 people.” By the time the System finishes loading, she has assassinated the Crown Prince of the Yang Kingdom countless times. As for her actual target… The seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless Crown Prince is staring at her like she’s insane. System: “Stop!! You’re supposed 1.1kReads8.8Score189Shelves
- 73 I Live for Freedom, So Stay Out of My Way, Arrogant Prince 一生只为自由怒，傲娇皇子别挡路 [A heroine who fights for what she wants + incredible confidence in her own worth + untouched by feudal thinking] A girl born into another life, a queen of hearts, versus a cast of handsome scoundrels. The heroine’s lineup of men: a scheming prince (Prince of Qin, later the emperor); an ever-present assassin called Wuming; two twin marksmen, one red and one white; and a jungler... When Jiang Si was eighteen, her family was brought down overnight. Only she and her older sister survived. Someone t 210Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 74 An Older Husband and His Young Wife: The Chief Minister's Cherished Darling 老夫少妻，首辅大人的掌心宠 [Sweet romance + heroine refuses to be pushed around + family life + ensemble cast + age gap] In everyone's eyes, she was a worthless pawn. But in his destiny, she was his one and only "unexpected blessing." Shen Zhao lost both her parents, had her marriage prospects ruined, and was forcibly separated from her childhood sweetheart by her mother-in-law. Everyone was waiting to laugh at her, but all they saw was the powerful Chief Minister protecting her like a precious jewel in the palm of his ha 26kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
- 75 The Six-and-a-Half-Year-Old Crown Princess Punches Every Big Bad Guy 皇子妃六岁半，一拳一个大坏蛋 He Ruanruan, the last word in 21st-century Gourmet, and Taotie incarnate, an ancient ferocious beast. After mocking a certain Monkey King for being too skinny, she was sent flying to ancient times with a single blow, becoming a tiny six-year-old who had starved to death beside a garbage heap. But the very next moment, a sickly, beautiful Third Prince casually pointed at her, and she became his “princess consort.” His reason: She didn’t look like she’d live long either, so it would save him th 107Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 76 How Could the Wild, Lustful Slave I Picked Up Be a Mad God of Slaughter? 捡来的野欲奴隶怎么会是疯批杀神 The best bargain Cui Ling ever made was saving a beast slave with a jade hairpin in the fighting arena. The man was chained up and covered in blood, but nothing could hide his untamed, savage ferocity. When he looked up at her, licking the blood from the corner of his mouth, his dark eyes glinted like a wolf’s. Cui Ling’s eyes lit up. “Now that’s a good one! He looks really strong!” After she brought him home, the man proved skilled at everything from washing clothes and cooking to hauling wa 2.5kReads8.5Score350Shelves
- 77 The Rules of Climbing to the Top in a Wealthy Family 豪门的上位法则 [Powerful pair locked in a battle of wits × top-tier wealthy family × ambitious seductress] x [She pursues him + intense push and pull + family power struggles] Mu Wanqing was a meticulously crafted gift, every smile and frown able to captivate. Her goal from childhood was to marry into a top-tier wealthy family. Treated as a “bargaining chip in a business deal,” she was sent to the yacht of Lu Chengyuan, head of Yongji Group. Lu Chengyuan was refined and abstinent, with an overpowering need f 3.1kReads8.4Score401Shelves
- 78 The Princess Consort's Married Life 王妃的婚后日常 Neither the heroine nor the hero is reborn or transmigrates, and neither has a golden finger. A quiet, everyday story of love after marriage, set in a purely ancient setting. The heroine’s beauty is an asset. Her upbringing has made her cold and aloof, slow to warm up, and self-centered. The hero is taciturn and sharp-tongued, and his temperament becomes even harder to read after his leg is injured. Wei Zi is naturally beautiful and wants to marry into a powerful family so she can live a carefre 168Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 79 Transmigrated: A Concubine's Daughter's Quest for a Good Match 穿越之庶女谋良缘 Song Ping'an died of heart disease on the operating table. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to ancient times and become Song Yuning, the daughter of a concubine. A fortune-teller had predicted, "The Song family will have five lovely daughters, and they'll all marry into good families." Seeing an opportunity, Old Madam Song brought Song Yuning back into the family. At the Song residence, she studied, practiced calligraphy, and received instruction alongside her sisters, all s 4.1kReads8.8Score465Shelves
- 80 Cousin, I'm Here to Take Over Your Life 表姐，我来接管你的人生了 5.7kReads8.6Score643Shelves
- 81 Moonlight on the Spring River 月映春江色 [Sweet historical romance, devoted couple, a brave and clever heroine with strong principles who never lets herself be mistreated] (No transmigration, rebirth, or System) [1v1] The hero is devoted, and the heroine is independent and self-assured. [Beautiful, clever, cool-headed noblewoman vs. devoted, wife-doting general] In the fifteenth year of the Jiazhao era, victory comes at the border, and General Yan Yunmo returns in triumph. At court, he asks the emperor to arrange his marriage to Jiang 139Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 82 The Young Empress Slays the Emperor 幼后弑君 The Young Empress Murders the Emperor 1.7kReads—Score105Shelves
- 83 Let the Good Times Roll 且尽欢 Historical romance, redemption and tragic love Xu Jinhuan, a noblewoman from Yangzhou, loses her entire family overnight. Taking another person's identity and the assumed name Aman, she ends up a lowly maid in the Loyal and Brave Marquis's household. A stolen jade bangle draws her into a whirlpool of false accusations and murder. The Marquis's third son, Yun Yang, is cold and inscrutable. His keen eyes seem able to pierce through all her layers of disguise, and his probing hot-and-cold manner le 11Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 84 The Little Villain from the Apocalypse Transmigrates into a Book: Three and a Half, and Fierce! 末世小反派穿书，三岁半，凶！ Raising a child + reborn + transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue Little Yunguo had just helped the Zombie King blow up a base when she transmigrated into a book. The good news: she was still alive. The bad news: her mother, Yun Zhi, who had only just lost her husband, nearly lost her child too, and had been reborn with a darkened heart. The Marquis’s household discovered the truth about the real and fake heiresses too late. Both women married and had children, and the fake hei 12kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
- 85 The Road After Transmigrating into a Book: The Passerby Who Just Wants to Go Home 穿书之路人甲一心想回去 (Transmigrate into a book + farming + elderly woman + no CP + a touch of spatial magic) Turns out saving a life really does bring good fortune. She transmigrates into a book and becomes an elderly woman with children, grandchildren, and four generations under one roof. Good news: Her husband is dead, and her son is a marquis. Bad news: She’s just arrived, and her son is stripped of his title. Good news: They aren’t exiled. Bad news: The whole family is driven back to their hometown. Good news: T 837Reads7.0Score118Shelves
- 86 Miss Shen's Engagement Cancellation Plan Failed 沈姑娘退婚计划失败 Shen Qingyun had an enviable betrothal, one that made everyone in the world green with envy. But she had no desire to marry. To make the noblewoman in the palace call off the engagement, the Shen family spread rumors that their youngest daughter was willful and unreasonable. After a long wait, someone finally arrived from the imperial capital. She happily accepted the decree, only for the eunuch’s announcement to hit her like a bolt from the blue. Shen Qingyun’s face went deathly pale on the s 3.8kReads8.9Score516Shelves
- 87 The East Wind Is Warm, the Courtyard in Full Bloom 东风暄，满庭艳 Meng Zhihua was born into the century-old Meng family, a clan with deep roots. Yet she trusted the wrong people, costing both herself and her kin their lives. Reborn, she finally saw the truth! She tore away the false face of her former lover and stripped her old sisters of their hypocritical masks. To protect her family, she deliberately approached the Prince of Qishan, who had emerged unscathed from the princes' struggle for the throne, hoping to discover his secret. Little did she know that b 1.2kReads8.9Score144Shelves
- 88 A Marquis's Wife's Rich and Leisurely Life 侯府主母的富贵悠闲生活 [Noblewoman reborn + adored by the emperor + cherished by the Grand Matriarch] Song Chuyu died peacefully. She had been granted an honorific title and had enjoyed a life of wealth and luxury for years. But she never imagined she would come back from the dead! Even more astonishing, her cousin had also been reborn, and had stolen her husband. In her previous life, she was supposed to marry a poor scholar. Though they endured many hardships, her husband was ambitious and rose steadily through 2.4kReads8.2Score236Shelves
- 89 The Family Estate 门庭 [Serious drama + healing each other + family intrigue + court politics + revenge + lifelong monogamy] Jiang Zhi struggled for five years in that household, enduring five years of nightmares and barely staying alive, like a dog her father traded away for profit. When her father pushed her into the fire pit, he said, “A Zhi, you’re the best piece on my chessboard.” After waking up, Jiang Zhi sees that the house she had dreamed of escaping back to in her previous life has not yet changed from the 3.2kReads8.6Score318Shelves
- 90 Skilled at Singing 善吟 [Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart… 2.5kReads8.9Score232Shelves
- 91 Wang Ruofu, Lady Wei, and Qi Heng Are Reborn to Protect Minglan 王若弗卫小娘齐衡重生守护明兰 [The Story of Minglan] [Household Intrigue] [Reborn] Qi Heng, Wang Ruofu, and Wei Xiaoniang are all reborn! On their way through reincarnation, Qi Heng, Wang Ruofu, and Wei Shuyi are granted another chance because they all had too many regrets in life and were consumed by lingering obsessions. Given this opportunity to be Reborn, they independently arrive at the same thought: protect Minglan. After being Reborn, Wang Ruofu changes from her impulsive, hot-tempered, foolish, and short-sighted self 45Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 92 The Fertile Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Soft, Driving the Mad Emperor Wild 易孕小宫女娇且软，馋哭疯批帝王 [Sweet, tearful little palace maid & barren, deranged emperor] [Not both virgins | Coercive romance | He dotes on her exclusively after they meet | She later conceives and rises in status | Light palace intrigue | Powerful man, weak woman] Su Mian had seen too many concubines lose the emperor’s favor, some even losing their lives while competing for it. The only rule she lived by as a palace maid was: disguise herself, save money, and leave the palace! Who knew that one unexpected collision woul 15kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
- 93 The Girl Mr. Jiang Raised Himself Has Come to Marry Him 蒋总亲手养大的姑娘来嫁他了 “Someone who truly loves you has a keen eye. They can tell at a glance how sincere other people are toward you. When you find someone you like, bring them to your second brother so he can take a look. He could never bear to see you unhappy.” Jiang Xun and Gan Lai. Ten-year age gap. He falls first. People outside have plenty to say about Jiang Xun, from his exceptionally sharp business instincts to his composed manner of handling things with ease and keeping the whole situation under control. B 77kReads9.4Score11.3kShelves
- 94 The Second Half of Chen Xiufang’s Life 陈秀芳的人生下半场 Chen Xiufang discovers that Wang Jianjun has cheated on her for the second time. Damn it, he has no shame at all! Fine, I’ve had enough. What does it matter if I put off retirement and earn a little more with my senior professional title? Even if I have to work as a nanny, I’m kicking you out. You can leave with nothing. The farther away you go, the better. I, Chen Xiufang, am going to find my son. From now on, I’ll be someone you can only dream of reaching. 21.2kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
- 95 The Beloved Noble Consort Has Her Ways, and Vows to Take Down the Transmigrator 娇娇贵妃手段高，誓要斗倒穿越女 Protagonist: Bai Jiaojiao Main storyline: Bai Jiaojiao, the black-lotus daughter of a powerful clan, versus Qing Zhi, a transmigrator who doesn't know her place. [An aristocratic young lady who unexpectedly awakens to the truth, palace intrigue, female-led power fantasy with a large ensemble cast, seemingly delicate and alluring but putting on an act, doesn't love the emperor and later takes the throne, gains admirers of her own later on] The villainous transmigrator Qing Zhi transmigrates into 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Clouds of Thought 意卷云 [Historical court intrigue + tragic romance + play the pig to eat the tiger] They loved but could not stay together; the wind has died down, but the ache remains. The clever, clear-headed beauty Juan Yun versus the possessive Prince Yi, who plays the pig to eat the tiger. Once, I wished only that your heart would be like mine, so we could grow old together and never part. But now, there is no one for whom I would wish to grow old. The man who once held fireflies for me, walked hand in hand with 1.3kReads9.1Score182Shelves
- 97 Reborn, I Turned Around and Married the Emperor's Uncle, Then Tore the Scumbag to Pieces 重生后转身嫁皇叔手撕渣男 [Handsome, Tragic, Scheming Prince + Bright, Resilient, Delicate Heroine + Married First, Love Later + One-on-One, Both Leads Are Each Other’s One and Only] A sweet romance, not a strong-female-lead story. The leads had no connection in their previous lives; after the heroine is reborn, they marry first and fall in love later. Su Lingyue grew up without a mother, unloved by her father and disliked by her stepmother. After marrying, she was tricked by the Crown Prince and her own younger sister, 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 98 After Failing to Assassinate the Emperor, I Return to Power Seven Years Later 弑君失败，七年后本宫卷土重来 [An emperor who seems gentle and refined but is actually an obsessive tyrant VS an empress who seems detached from worldly desires but is actually ruthless] Year Five of Jiayou. A political upheaval brought down the Jiang family, the imperial family’s staunchest supporters, overnight. That same year, Empress Jiang He’s plan to poison Emperor Jiayou in Fengqi Palace failed, and she was confined to Qianyuan Temple to pray for the realm. The realm remained unharmed, but the imperial harem became a 2kReads8.4Score156Shelves
- 99 Auntie Yun in the Deep House 深宅里的云姨娘 Auntie Yun in the Inner Courtyard 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 100 Ingenious Plans for the Brocade Hall: Scheming to Rule the Household 锦堂妙计：宅谋天下 Lu Heng is the posthumous son of the late emperor. Feared by his father, he was adopted into Prince An’s household. He appears to wield great power, but is surrounded by danger at every turn. Yan Qingci is an only daughter in ancient times. Her father was a brilliant scholar and the first top scorer of the imperial examinations, while her mother was descended from a wealthy merchant family in Jiangnan. Yet she carries the burden of her parents’ blood feud. The two come to understand each other a 6Reads—Score—Shelves
