Novels like In Search of a Marquisate
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- 151 Lord Jiang Is Spoiled and Arrogant 江大人恃宠而骄 Zhao Feng, courtesy name Junjing (gong) x Jiang Huaiyun, courtesy name Chengjin (shou) The emperor's personally appointed top scholar impeaches Lord Jiang, the magistrate of Ziyang County, for abandoning his post. The officials in the court exchange glances, all silently mourning the young, brash top scholar. Who would dare criticize someone so dear to the emperor? Jiang Huaiyun has only just entered government service when he learns that the newly enthroned emperor has secretly fallen for him. 4.1kReads9.0Score44914d adds
- 152 The General's Bookish Darling 大将军的读书郎 Wen Run transmigrated. Other people transmigrated, so why shouldn’t he? After doing good deeds in his previous life, his soul simply crossed over, and he gained the title of licentiate. The only problem was, he transmigrated while on his way to be married off, and his spouse was a soldier. Well, a soldier who doesn’t want to become a general isn’t a good soldier, so he decided to make this man a general! Wang Jun joined the army. While everyone else was serving their term, he’d been tricked into 2.2kReads8.4Score26114d adds
- 153 Reborn: The Mad Prince's Second Attempt to Win His Wife Back 重生之疯批王爷的二次追妻 A reborn coming-of-age story with an ensemble cast, full of aching bitterness and not a bit of feel-good sweetness. The resentment goes on forever. In this raging furnace of a world, who hasn’t once been a moth drawn to the flame? The story begins with a man named Li Qi, an ill-fated prince with a touch of arrogance. To survive and avenge himself, he has no choice but to seek someone’s protection. He “sets his sights on” General Rong Zhen, who has just returned victorious from battle, yet fee 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 After Dying for Love, the Beautiful General Is Reborn to Spoil Her Husband 殉情后，美人将军重生宠夫 Devoted emperor gong × aloof general shou Chu Muhan, the wise and mighty emperor of Fenglin, led a campaign in person and met the love of his life on the battlefield... Shen Baiyu, the defending general of the enemy nation Zhuqiu, was strikingly beautiful and had an exceptional bearing. Everyone praised him as the “Beautiful General,” while his reputation as a god of war left his enemies trembling. After losing a battle, he was captured by the Emperor of Fenglin himself. After two years together 7.8kReads9.0Score90814d adds
- 155 Your Grace Is a Prison 君恩如狱 Sorry the rating is a little low right after it came out 🥰 Forced love | Taking by force | Emperor gong | Gentle general gong | Strategist shou | Deeply angsty romance | Physical and emotional trauma | Rekindled romance | Ancient political intrigue | Extreme push and pull | Three male leads | All for the shou | Beautiful, strong, and tragic To save his mother, the once brilliant top scholar was branded a traitor for colluding with the enemy and personally reduced by the emperor to a plaything fo 3.3kReads8.6Score24814d adds
- 156 The Little Alpha Is CEO Yun’s Cherished Sweetheart 小Alpha是云总的掌心娇 Yun Sha is a ruthless figure feared by both sides of the law. His pheromones are like a thorny red rose, warning strangers to keep their distance, yet somehow a certain musician has him utterly bewitched. Ye Xianqing, the young heir of a century-old musical family, is a cool, chaste gentleman onstage, but offstage he’s nothing short of a clingy, pampered sweetheart. During his heat, he buries his face in Yun Sha’s neck and nuzzles him. “I need your pheromones...” From then on, Yun Sha’s world ha 6.8kReads9.0Score93914d adds
- 157 The Deposed Prince Takes the Throne 废子临朝 Male-male romance. [Cunning, bewitching fox bottom x ferocious Tibetan Mastiff top] After his father and brothers are brutally killed and the nation faces disaster, Jing Yu, burdened with a blood feud, discovers that unlike him, the exceptionally talented Qing Hezhu was deliberately raised as a good-for-nothing under the late emperor's scheme. Jing Yu, whose family had someone in power, had chosen to live as a pleasure-loving playboy because of his frail health. Qing Hezhu, however, had no such 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 158 The Regent Refuses to Let Go 摄政王他不肯放手 [Two male leads + historical ABO + revenge + two powerful leads] Xiao Chengyuan personally signed the execution order and wiped out the entire Marquis of Zhenbei's household. When Jiang Yu crawled out of the Imperial Prison, he thought the executioner's platform was waiting for him. Instead, his enemy had switched him with someone else and kept him locked up in the Prince Regent's residence for three whole years. He tried to escape countless times. Each time, that man personally dragged him bac 240Reads—Score17714d adds
- 159 Snow Falls Over the Green Hills 青山覆雪 Two male leads / powerful duo / ensemble cast / jianghu / growth / missions / secret identities [On life's unceasing journey through the years, there will always be young men striding toward the sunset in all their youthful splendor, and newly sewn spring robes dusted with willow fluff. And there will always be someone who, on a street corner beneath fiery evening clouds, suddenly understands the clamor of the busy streets that he had ignored in his youth.] An introverted, composed, restrained b 632Reads8.8Score10314d adds
- 160 Scheming for the Throne 以权谋君 When Wei Chun was eighteen, he wandered by mistake into Zhaohe Hall, the residence of Si Yan, the only prince of Emperor Si Liang. There he met the young, innocent Si Yan and fell in love at first sight. He never managed to leave that moment behind. In the years that followed, Wei Chun, who wielded great power and commanded a mighty army, granted Si Yan everything he wanted and helped him do whatever he wished. Yet though Wei Chun made his feelings so clear, Si Yan never once spared him a glance 945Reads9.3Score12914d adds
- 161 After the Governor Faked His Death, the Mad Emperor Went on a Killing Spree 督主假死后，疯批帝王杀疯了 (This book is complete) [Court intrigue | Two equally matched leads | Ghostly male lead | Fake death | The pursuit after losing her | Humorous and comedic | Possessive, obsessive, scheming ghostly top ✘ Hot-tempered heartthrob bottom] Shen He, a modern-day internet keyboard warrior, transmigrates by accident into the body of a powerful eunuch destined by the history books to suffer three thousand cuts. Determined to avoid the same gruesome fate, he just wants to keep his head down and survive. B 19kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
- 162 Reborn to Crush the Scum, the Prince Slays His Way Through! 重生虐渣，王爷他杀穿了！ (Reborn + two male leads + both chaste + ancient political intrigue + bickering couple) In his past life, after his father and elder brother died in battle, Chu Nanchi took up his blade and rode into war. With nothing but a sword in his hand, he fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to avenge his father. But on the day he achieved fame and glory, he learned the truth. What he had thought was sincere affection turned out to be nothing but a lie. Consumed by fury, he and his enemy 3.2kReads9.2Score38414d adds
- 163 The Mad Dog Abandoned by the Aloof Powerful Minister Has Returned 被清冷权臣弃养的恶犬回来了 [Two male leads + second chance at love + irresistible bottom + unrequited devotion + cold-faced lover doing the laundry + hopelessly lovestruck top + coercive romance] Cold, vicious minister bottom x aggressive, clingy, bitter lover top No one knew that eight years ago, Xie Liufang had been involved with the Seventh Prince, Xiao Chengju. Apart from his tendency to bite, Xiao Chengju was perfect. He gave Xie Liufang his whole heart, knew just how to care for him, and was as obedient as a dog. Th 18.5kReads9.1Score3.8k14d adds
- 164 The Prince’s Black Lotus Gu Master Is Stirring Up Trouble Again 王爷养的黑莲花蛊师又在搅浑水 Includes plenty of extras / alternate-history ancient setting + devoted, sweet romance + ensemble cast + power-fantasy System; a romantic comedy about a secretly passionate prince and an openly flirtatious poison master - After dying in the line of duty, Wen Yu transmigrates into an ancient danmei novel. The story’s bottom lead has awakened to the truth, so Wen Yu has to help move the main plot forward. Twenty years as a professional poison master: I guarantee success, and I guarantee the win. S 9.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
- 165 Let’s Go Together 共赴～ Let’s go together~ 30Reads—Score214d adds
- 166 Being My Archrival's Dog Is as Easy as Breathing 给死对头当狗像呼吸一样简单 (Complete) Younger man, enemies-to-lovers, mutually exclusive devotion, one-on-one, modern ABO, two male leads, bittersweet with a little sweetness, forced love, marriage before love, amnesia, raising a child, a lover who breaks in and steals you away A shameless, devoted top who keeps getting snubbed × a cold-faced, proud, teasing househusband bottom Xu Xiaozhou gets into a car accident and loses all his memories. A blood clot has also compressed the nerves in his eyes, leaving him temporaril 504Reads—Score10614d adds
- 167 I’m Straight! You Want Me to Compete for Favor in the Harem? 我直男！你让我去后宫争宠？ 1.9kReads8.7Score26414d adds
- 168 A Lifetime of Clear Skies for Yun Shu 一世清晏为云疏 Yun Shu was a little beggar picked up by Lin Qingyan: fierce as a wolf, loyal to the end, and locked away in a cage of his own making. When the Lin family prospered, he stayed in the shadows, the young master's sharpest blade; when the Lin family fell on hard times, he stood at the front, the sole pillar holding the family up. He urged the young master to study and sit the imperial exams, helping him rise to the top, while never forgetting his own station and never daring to overstep by so much 528Reads8.2Score10314d adds
- 169 Chronicles of the Four Gods 四神战纪 Xuanwu Divine Guardian Ziyan: hopeless romantic + a beautiful sleeper who gets injured once a month (His Majesty's perspective) At the end of the Age of the Gods, the Northern Emperor's daily life with the Divine Guardian he had long hoped to find and bring back to help him unify the world (excerpt from All Things Have a Spirit): Du Anxiawu finishes his tea, but Ziyan still hasn't come in. He follows him outside. It's already afternoon, and the sunlight falls just right on the area outside the s 60Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 At the Emperor's Side 伴君侧 [Both Reborn] A deranged, unhinged emperor x a gentle chancellor who worries himself sick over everything Anyone with eyes could see that the chancellor had changed. He used to toil day and night for the court. If not for several of his new policies being so favorable to the common people that they hurt the aristocratic clans' interests, even those old men would have had to praise his talent. So the clans panicked and moved against him. But then this devoted chancellor, who had worked himself to 395Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 171 No Boat to Ferry Across These Mountains and Rivers 山河无舟渡 Zhao Lingzhou seized power by any means necessary and became the new emperor, only to die on the very day of his coronation. After being reborn, he lost all desire to fight for the throne again. He planned to shut himself away in his manor and live as a carefree, wealthy idler, but his mentor was thrown into prison. To repay his debt of gratitude, he had no choice but to return to court and clear his mentor’s name. Yet soon, students across the realm were singing his praises as a brilliant man w 2.2kReads9.3Score28114d adds
- 172 A Guide to Saving Myself After I Transmigrate into a Book as the Villain 穿书反派后的自救指南 Completed [Political intrigue + younger man/older man + subversion of tropes + pseudo father and son + no System + both virgins + happy ending + first transmigrates into a soul, then into a body] *Plot-focused! The romance develops slowly; this isn’t a quick-hit sweet romance. *First book by a new author. Join now and you’ll be an OG reader. Good news: I transmigrated after dying. Bad news: I transmigrated into a dead person. Gu Yue wakes up in a coffin and discovers he’s become the childhood vi 3.4kReads9.2Score58314d adds
- 173 The Emperor’s Marriage: To Rule the World for You 帝王嫁：为君临天下 [Two male leads] There was a beauty in the imperial palace, born delicate and precious. Everyone said he wouldn’t live to see ten more springs. For peace among the four kingdoms and stability throughout the realm, the ministers all urged the emperor to act. “Your Majesty, the Imperial Lord has been ill for many years. For the sake of peace throughout the realm, we hope Your Majesty will not…” Before he could finish, someone hurried in from outside the hall. “Grand Tutor, the latrine at the resid 5.3kReads9.2Score56814d adds
- 174 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Taming the Male Fox Spirit 快穿：男狐狸精驯服指南 The rating has only just opened, so it won't affect your reading~ [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + two powerful leads + both devoted to only each other + happy ending] There was a legendary figure in the Transmigration Bureau whose parents were among its founders. He was also exceptionally good at his job, earning the Bureau's Best Transmigrator award every year. When other employees asked how he did it, Yu Xiangzhu said only one thing: “No desires, no attachments, no feelings.” * Th 1.3kReads9.3Score20514d adds
- 175 The Puppy Is Overflowing with Teasing Charm, and the Aloof Sect Leader Falls for Him 小狗他茶香四溢，清冷教主动了心 [A bold, affectionate jianghu pup who dares to confess his love X a ruthless cult leader who spoils his little dog without limits] [Two male leads + 1v1 + both pure and devoted + sweet romance] The pup and the number-one cult leader in the jianghu accidentally fell victim to a love poison together. He thought they’d go their separate ways once the poison was cured, but who could have guessed… “Y-you! Why are you coming to see me again?!” The pup panicked as the cult leader climbed in through th 1.9kReads9.4Score28914d adds
- 176 The Fallen General Marries the Enemy Prince 落魄将军嫁敌国太子 He was once Lin'an's sharpest sword. Now he lay beside the crown prince of an enemy nation. Chu Changxiao, the God of War of Lin'an, was rewarded with poisoned wine and had his martial arts crippled on the day of his triumphant return. He was thrown into a death row cell. An imperial decree ordering him to marry for peace took him from the executioner's block to the wedding bed of the Northern Di crown prince. Tuoba Yuan, heir to the Northern Di throne, offered ten cities as the bride price to m 8.2kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 177 Master and Disciple Have Always Made a Great Couple, and Villains Are No Exception! 自古师徒出CP，反派也不例外！ [Two male leads + both devoted to each other + older master and younger disciple + flirtatious top + happy ending + transmigrate into a book + idiotic System] [Cool, darkening, beautiful disciple bottom vs. brazenly flirtatious, obsessive master top] [⚠️: This is an unconventional wish-fulfillment story of “hate first, love later.” The protagonist is very weak at first and will suffer, but he holds grudges and gets even, often with a heavy hand.] [The top is an obsessive lunatic] Official blurb: 9.2kReads8.4Score1.3k14d adds
- 178 After My Identity Was Exposed, the Chancellor Locked an Arm Around My Waist and Coaxed Me 掉马后，我被丞相锁腰哄 Also known as The Crane Steals the Cloud’s Joy He Quqin, the powerful prime minister who rules the court, casually buys a mute performer. Before the bridal curtains have even warmed, the man escapes. A few days later, the Duke’s household welcomes back their young master, who had been raised in Jiangnan. The prime minister gives a cold laugh and corners him in the rock garden during a palace banquet. “Mute? Performer?” He Quqin traces the red mole in the hollow of his collarbone. “I know this bo 665Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 179 Wife, They All Bully Me When You're Away 老婆，你不在他们都欺负我 [Two male leads + ABO + marriage first, love later + healing and redemption + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Fake playboy, affectionate and charming Alpha (Agave) × powerful Omega with maxed-out combat skills (Fir)] A marriage alliance in which each party has their own agenda binds together two people who could hardly be less compatible. Qin Tan, an S-rank Fir Omega, remains the most dazzling young heir in Kyoto’s elite circles even after retiring due to injury. Bai Shengchi, an S-rank 12.8kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
- 180 An Evil Cultivator on the Righteous Path? A Nobody Steals the Male Lead's Girl 邪修正道？路人乙撬翻男主墙角 [No System, No Cheats, No Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Brooding Corporate Drone ✖️ Righteous Prodigy] [Two Male Leads] Annihilated, World-Weary Heretic Cultivator × Half-Demon Who Cultivates the Heretical Path Righteously Corporate drone Lin Qingshi died at the very moment he most wanted to die, then transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an extra named Lin Qingshi who had only one line before being killed off. Rage surged in his heart, and wickedness rose within him: Fine. If I can't have a 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Stay Calm, Main Character! I’m Your Brother! 主角冷静！我是你哥啊！ The rating has just come out, and it'll go up later~ [Two male leads + transmigrate into a book + beautiful but tragic + comedy + younger love interest + slight raising-up dynamic + devoted couple + happy ending + 1v1] Scheming, goofy, and fiercely protective shou x beautiful, tragic gong who becomes a big shot After transmigrating, Jiang Yinian meets a gaunt, gloomy, sinister young man. He doesn't want to deal with someone like that, so he instinctively keeps his distance. But when he learn 26kReads9.0Score5.8k14d adds
- 182 You Were Born of Cold Jade, Yet Blaze Like Wildfire 卿本寒玉，灼野如火 [Lingye CP, mutually exclusive first love, forced love, imprisonment] Gu Ling is “silent,” taciturn and unwilling to show his emotions. Ashina Zhuoye is “fiery,” with intense emotions. All their surging feelings erupt, clash, and burn fiercely amid silent imprisonment and force. Gu Ling, the cool and aloof jade-like head of the Office of Treasures, oversees precious gems and metals, never letting his emotions show. Ashina Zhuoye, a fiery, fallen prince of the grasslands, is captured and sent to 353Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 Kill a Skylark 杀一只云雀 Everyone wants to kill that lark. The lark, wings spread and ready to fly, has long been trapped beneath the blades of thousands. A secret capable of bringing down a dynasty has become the noose around his neck. Ten travelers, each bound by the chains of their own fate, come together. They join forces to unravel one bizarre murder after another, relying on each other to survive amid flashing blades and torrents of blood, and growing to cherish one another. As the vast net cast over the land clos 571Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 After I Lost All Hope, My White Moonlight Wouldn't Leave Me Alone 心灰意冷后白月光对朕死缠烂打 [Upcoming novel] A beautiful, strong, and tragic obsessive, sinister top x a cold, heartless bottom with a wretched fate Qing Ling was haunted by a vicious ghost of unknown origin. From then on, his life, once as still as a dead pond, was swept up in stormy waves. A marriage contract bound him to a destiny already laid out for him. He couldn’t escape or hide, and no matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure abuse and humiliation. Some people are born with lives as fragile as paper. The g 4.4kReads9.3Score60714d adds
- 185 Reborn as the Prince’s Estate Steward 重生之王府管事 [Complete] Gu Zhengqing shoved Mu Changfeng away with all his strength, and a longsword plunged through his chest. “Zhengqing!” Mu Changfeng’s anguished roar still rang in his ears. When he opened his eyes again, he was back three years in the past. Reborn, Gu Zhengqing had his hands full. He had to manage the prince’s estate and keep reminding Mu Changfeng of things. “Your Highness, that man is bad news!” “Your Highness, he’s lying to you.” “Your Highness, it’s dangerous over there!” “Your High 352Reads9.2Score10814d adds
- 186 What, Crying Again? 怎么，又哭了？ [Complete] Innocent top x young master bottom [One-line summary: An alpha transmigrates into the modern world, loses his memory, and finds a partner] “How did you two meet?” “It was raining. I had a fever, and he saved me.” “Who pursued whom?” “He kissed me.” “Then why are you drinking at a bar?” “When we were together, I couldn’t remember anything. But now I do.” “Does he still love me?” Anyway, it’s a story about two hopeless romantics falling in love. Told from the top’s point of view, with t 7.1kReads9.4Score71514d adds
- 187 The Tyrant I Raised as a Child Spoils Me Rotten 帝师被养大的暴君强宠了 Jiang Qingci transmigrates into a book and meets the infamous villainous tyrant, Chi Yanzhou. The tyrant is still young, just a tiny, soft, adorable little dumpling. When people bully him, all he can do is cry and bite them. Jiang Qingci holds an umbrella over him to shield him from the wind and snow, then smiles and says, “Your Highness the Ninth Prince, you should call me Teacher.” Chi Yanzhou stares at this suddenly appointed tutor and bites him, like a little dog who trusts no one. … Later, 4.6kReads9.3Score85014d adds
- 188 Demon Lord, Wake Up! I'm a Deranged Divine Son 魔尊你醒醒，我可是变态神子啊 [Two Male Leads + Bottom Protagonist + Devoted and Powerful Couple + Villain + Unhinged Characters + Lighthearted Comedy] It’s really just a story about a god undergoing tribulations. A group of old acquaintances fight tooth and nail, struggling against one another. It might be hilarious, it might end in regret. Someone might spend a lifetime chasing fulfillment and still be dissatisfied. What they sought all their lives may wind through many lifetimes and still remain beyond their grasp. 656Reads7.2Score12914d adds
- 189 The Peerless Senior Brother’s Most Cherished Darling 绝美师兄的心尖第一宠 Demon-marrow junior brother x resourceful third senior brother Two powerful male leads (career-focused) + power struggles + confinement + revenge + schemes and intrigue + satisfying face-slapping Ten years ago, Ying Wugu, the dazzling young master of Lingjian Palace known as the “Celestial Sword,” stormed a Red Flame Brothel auction to rescue his fiancée, then vanished without a trace. Five years ago, Luoyue Manor, famed for the breathtaking view of countless peaks reflected in Luoyue Lake, was 50Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 190 The Pingzhao Record 平昭录 Rebirth story (the shou is reborn), two male leads, both chaste!!! An old-school novel, with somewhat immature prose and plotting, so don’t overanalyze it!!! A bewitching, alluring empress shou × a devoted, clingy emperor gong In the winter of the fifteenth year of Pingzhao, Empress Xu passed away. The entire palace mourned and remembered her. The funeral bells rang again and again from the city tower, announcing the end of a virtuous empress’s reign. Rain and snow fell in torrents, washing away 2.4kReads9.1Score36114d adds
- 191 The Northern Wind's Trial: A Young Man's Journey Beneath the Bright Moon 朔风劫之明月少年行 [Reunion After Years Apart | Two Powerful Male Leads | Martial Arts and Political Intrigue] [Poisoned, Ascetic Physician-Immortal and War God × Wild, Obsessive Young Wolf King] [Mutual Disguises | Search for Family and Clear Their Names | Intense Push and Pull | Mutual Salvation] A secret letter leads to a peerless treasure. Fate draws them into a game, stirring turmoil across the martial world and the imperial court! He is a peerless master from the secluded Medicine King Valley, and a top expe 8Reads—Score314d adds
- 192 Aren't You Supposed to Be a Cold and Distant Crown Prince? How Are You So Good at Acting Cute? 不是高冷太子吗？怎么那么会撒娇 [Two male leads + equally powerful + reborn + both pure + sweet romance + happy ending] Ruthless Western Depot chief gong x gentle on the outside, tough and scheming Crown Prince uke Yan Chengyu was named Crown Prince at birth and had a smooth, easy life. He never faced any of the hardships that Crown Princes throughout history had to endure. But in the end, his beloved younger brother framed him for treason. He was imprisoned and died in his cell, only then realizing that he’d celebrated too so 2.7kReads9.1Score39614d adds
- 193 Reborn: The Ailing Crown Prince Takes Revenge by Winning Over a Eunuch 【重生】病弱太子靠攻略宦臣复仇后 Devilish, arrogant fake eunuch x ruthless, ailing crown prince In this life, it's 1v1! Both are pure! (And the eunuch is a fake!) In his previous life, Crown Prince Su Ruo, once high above all others, was turned into a prisoner by the man he loved, his kingdom taken from him, and a drug that scrambled his memories forced down his throat. After his memories returned, he failed to assassinate the man he loved and leapt from Star-Picking Tower. The System told Su Ruo he was a sacrificial character 1.6kReads9.1Score26714d adds
- 194 Help, This Little Fox Is Really Good at Flirting 救命，小狐狸真的很会撩 [Male leads + younger man/older man + both devoted to each other + a little showbiz + a touch of sci-fi + happy ending] [Double-standard flirtatious fox × cool, elegant, and distinguished boss] [Original title: The Young Master’s Guide to Openly Crushing on Someone] As a newly debuted entertainer, Jiang Yuci got drunk and made a “passionate confession” to his direct superior on his very first day under contract. His boss was exactly his type. What was he supposed to do? He really wanted to be ke 711Reads9.3Score10114d adds
- 195 Let Me Take Your Yearning and Turn It into Medicine 君取相思入药来 Yu Qinyao has a pair of flawless hands, as beautiful as jade. His left hand saves lives; his right hand takes them. “As long as I wish, I can be a living Buddha or an asura.” 676Reads9.3Score10514d adds
- 196 The Prince Always Hears His Shadow Guard Reciting Purification Mantras Before Bed 王爷睡前总能听见暗侍在念清心咒 Qi Ci was framed, sold into a brothel, beaten and humiliated, and even infected with a Gu curse. He would die suddenly the very next day. His life was full of misfortune. In the midst of all this misery, he met Bian Zhonghua. After they met and Bian Zhonghua helped dispel the curse, he unexpectedly discovered that the young man he'd chanced upon was the prince who had gone missing among the common folk years ago! So Bian Zhonghua helped Qi Ci become a prince and naturally became his shadow guard 3.5kReads9.3Score75714d adds
- 197 After the Substitute Male Bride Fled, the Emperor Turned Dark 替嫁男妃跑路后，帝王黑化了 [Two male leads + substitute marriage + man disguises himself as a woman + both are virgins + faked-death fiction] I had spent more than a decade living an ordinary life in a small town in Gusu when my father, a capital official, finally remembered I existed. I thought my hard days were over, but he told me to take my eloping sister's place, disguise myself as a woman, and enter the palace as a consort. So much for better days. It was the end of my life as I knew it. I planned to keep my head do 46.4kReads9.2Score10.9k14d adds
- 198 The Rites Between Ruler and Subject 君臣之礼 “Who’s going to advise His Majesty to take more consorts?” Everyone answered, “General Gu!” “Who’s going to impeach Duke Song?” Everyone answered, “General Gu!” “Who’s going to petition for tax cuts?” Everyone answered, “Obviously General Gu again!” General Gu: “...” Gu Fang knew exactly where he stood. He was determined to become a pillar of Great Shun, but the obstacles to having his name remembered in history were not only wolves and tigers, but also his imperial junior brother, the Son of He 1.8kReads9.2Score21214d adds
- 199 Sparrow in the Clouds 云中雀 [The fiery, tsundere divine beast Vermilion Bird Yun Xi × the gentle, steadfast, kind-hearted cultivator Duan Lin] [Historical setting + quality novel + two male leads + equally matched protagonists + mutual secret crushes + cultivation + fantasy + mutual misunderstandings + happy ending + childhood friends] When he sees the little bird he once raised with all his heart and soul in their youth again, Duan Lin thinks: Even if I have to shamelessly stick around and annoy him, it would be wonderful 761Reads9.4Score21114d adds
- 200 Scheming for the Crown Prince's Heart 储君谋心 He was Xie Linxi, the gifted and brilliant Crown Prince, heir to the Eastern Palace. He was Shen Mingyuan, the taciturn and patient son of a fallen general, appointed as the Crown Prince’s study companion. An imperial edict sent Shen Mingyuan into the palace, where he became the person closest to the Crown Prince. They kept each other company at the study table, trained together on the field, and relied on one another through stormy nights. They became an inseparable part of each other’s lives. 17Reads6.9Score314d adds
