Novels like Zhou Siwan
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Zhou Siwan, best match first.
- 1 Spring Deepens, and Longing Beckons 春深欲晚诱相思 [A little angst] By the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, news came that the Fourth Prince had been named Crown Prince. On the Double Ninth Festival, Shen Zhixia had more than just her unborn child to mourn: there was also Xu Yiyi. She had been back for six whole years. She had gone from being timid and calculating at every turn to living without a care in the world, wealthy enough to rival a nation. Looking back on those early days, she felt as if they belonged to another lifetime. If only they ha 7Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 2 The Legitimate Daughter’s Schemes 嫡女心计 Xie Langhua is the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household, yet she lives worse than a maid. Her mother is framed and dies in disgrace, barred even from the family shrine after death. Her own brother is deliberately led astray and dies of a sexually transmitted disease, becoming a laughingstock throughout the capital. She and Xiao Mo were betrothed at birth. She loves him devotedly, but he breaks off their engagement three times, and in the end she marries him as a concubine. Their young so 87Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 3 Reborn: I Don't Want to Be a Consort Anymore 重生之本宫不想做娘娘 Reborn: I Don’t Want to Be a Palace Consort 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Listening to Rain at Jialan 伽蓝听雨 [A dashing young general × a sweet, soft little princess???] He is the most ascetic and spiritually pure Buddhist in the kingdom’s foremost temple. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, where Buddhism is revered above all, everyone calls him Master Yanji. Yanji is the dharma name given to him by the abbot, a name that carries sorrow and pity: sorrow that he cannot speak, and pity for the muteness he was born with. But if he truly had been born unable to speak, there would have been no need for sorrow. She 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Peerless Physician Consort: The Prince’s Cunning Princess Is No One to Mess With 绝世医妃：王爷的腹黑王妃不好惹 A renowned 21st-century assassin awakens in the body of a pitiful girl whose father doesn't love her, whose mother is dead, and who has been abused since childhood by her stepmother and older half-sister... She makes a powerful return. When someone asks why she doesn't just kill them, she replies, “The higher they climb, the harder they'll fall!” “Daughter, I was wrong. Please forgive me. Come back! You're the only daughter I have left.” She gazes coldly at her weeping father and says flatly, “Y 6.2kReads9.2Score729Shelves
- 6 Where My Heart Finds Peace, the Phoenix Jade Awaits 吾心安处凤凰珏 [Alternate history, palace intrigue, deep romance, transformation without rebirth, major twists] Yue was once an ancient nation of powerful aristocrats, but now it has fallen into decline, reduced to preserving the royal family's dignity by marrying its princesses off to foreign powers. Peiyun, once a carefree princess of Yue, suddenly loses her elder sister and younger brother to murder, and her mother dies unexpectedly of illness. Clinging to her dream of marrying a wandering swordsman, she ha 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn as an Abandoned Child, She Runs Wild in Lanling 重生成为弃子后她在兰陵杀疯了 [Reborn + devoted couple + princess consort + princess sent away for a political marriage finds redemption + sweet romance] From the start, she is reborn at the age of fifteen. Just as in her previous life, she chooses without hesitation to become the Great Xia court’s abandoned pawn, a princess sent away for a political marriage. But this time, how could she let others walk all over her? After being reborn, she gives the haughty princess a brutal beating. She agrees to the political marriage on 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Spring Oriole Sings 春莺啭 Yao Fuzhi was born into a distinguished family and mastered extraordinary medical skills from a young age. She travels far and wide in search of her uncle. To avoid drawing attention, the young woman disguises herself as a countrywoman. Following her uncle’s trail to the border, she arrives just as a plague breaks out. After Fuzhi cures the people, she encounters Gu Yun, a left general desperate to find a physician. A “witch” skilled in disguise, a miracle doctor who can cure every illness. Gu Y 1.9kReads9.0Score262Shelves
- 9 Reborn: The Poisonous Lady of a Prestigious Family 重生之名门毒秀 I cherished you as the blood in my heart; you treated me like a shoe beneath your feet. For seven years I was the proud wife of the prime minister. In a single day, I became the concubine of a eunuch. Only then did I learn that the beauty cream you gave me was nothing but birth control medicine. You flayed my flesh and carved my bones, while your new lover reveled and your old one wept. In my next life, I wish only to wield the butcher’s knife and slaughter every wretch who ever wronged me! 265Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 10 Flowers Bloom in Taoli 逃里花开 A young woman ventures out into the world, with sunshine all the way and flowers blooming in her wake. She meets Jiangnan’s top gang and gets caught up in their schemes. Staying alive is what matters most. She crosses paths with a high-ranking court official again and again, only to discover that even a forced match can turn out sweet~~ 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Masked Killer: A True Account 面具杀手实录 [Both leads are each other’s first + Size difference + Morally upright top scholar + Masked assassin who walks the night + Winning back his wife] The top scholar is crazy! He could have been a perfectly respectable son-in-law to the prime minister, but instead he’s chasing a masked female assassin all over the world! Other male leads are aloof and chaste. This one is willing to throw away his pride just to win his wife back! Heroine: “I’m just an assassin with no feelings.” Hero: “That’s fine. I 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 A Lingering Fragrance 渺渺生香 Guan Miaomiao is the legitimate daughter of the General’s Mansion. After the elders in her family die on the battlefield, only her aged grandmother remains, her elder brother is demoted, and she is left to hold the entire household together. Xiao Qingyan is the heir to Prince Ding’s mansion, a notorious playboy in Luojing who never misses a chance to fight, drink, or visit a courtesan house. The two, who had no connection at all, somehow end up married. When these rivals meet, they match wits an 70Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 13 A Gentlewoman's Suitor 淑女好逑 Du Ninger was a refined young lady, but after her family fell on hard times, her vicious relatives married her off to a sick man to bring him good fortune. On the way, bandits took her captive. Just as she thought disaster was inevitable, she spotted her childhood sweetheart, Shao Zhen, among them. Shao Zhen didn't want to get mixed up in a big mess and tried to leave, but seeing how helpless and pitiful she looked, he couldn't bring himself to abandon her. So he decided to see things through an 15Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 14 The Noble Daughter from a Poor Family Has It Rough 寒门贵女不好当 [Ensemble Cast, Everyday Family Life, Male Lead Is Chaste] As the daughter of the third branch of the humble Xu family, Xu Zhiheng spends her days gossiping and watching the family drama unfold. After all, the Xu family is never short on excitement. The eldest branch consists of legitimate children born to the first wife; the second branch consists of children born to concubines; the third branch consists of legitimate children born to the second wife; and the fourth branch consists of legitimat 12.5kReads—Score1.5kShelves
- 15 Now That I’m Reborn, Why Should I Put Up With My Vile In-Laws? 都重生了，谁还惯着极品婆家啊 [No Romance + Farming + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Reborn + Family Life + Building Wealth + Adorable Kids] Chen Taohua spent her whole life being meek and obedient, only to meet a gruesome end. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn. This time, she, Chen Taohua, would never be anyone’s punching bag again! What good does putting up with everything do? As long as you obey, there will always be endless work and hardship. Her sister-in-law is willful, unreasonable, and vicious? 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Obsessive Crown Prince Is Really Good at Pretending 偏执太子他真的很会装 [Historical romance + yandere + devoted couple + made for each other + angst] A cold, refined crown prince with a deceptively innocent side × a gentle, pure-hearted farmer’s daughter Synopsis: A Wan is an orphan from Changping Village who makes her living growing fruit trees. Pretty and gentle to a fault, she smiles no matter what happens. One day, while checking on her family’s peach trees in the mountains, she found a young man lying beneath one. He wore a white robe trimmed with gold thread a 292Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 17 The Beautiful Doctor Who Masters Both Medicine and Poison: My General Is Under My Protection 医毒双绝俏佳人，我的将军我罩着 Sweet romance + comedy + historical setting + satisfying revenge The undefeated general who guards the nation is drugged by a traitor and, while unconscious, is found by a sweet, delicate young woman. Thinking of the subordinates who died a tragic death, the general is consumed by rage. But the young woman brings him back from the brink with just a few quick moves. She turns out to be a top-tier doctor! As she travels down the mountain with the general, she uses her exceptional medical skills a 7Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 18 Still the Frost and Dust 定霜尘 Shen Shuang, the legitimate daughter of a distinguished family, was granted a marriage by imperial decree, making her the envy of everyone in the capital. But with the wedding fast approaching, her fiancé secretly kept a concubine and sullied her good name. Rumors spread, her family was disgraced, and trouble brewed beneath the surface. Everyone advised her to swallow her anger, accept her fate, and bow her head. But Shen Shuang refused to yield to the storm. She tore the corrupt schemers to pie 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Love at First Sight: The Overbearing Prince Takes Her by Force 一见倾心后，霸道王爷将她强夺了 [Historical Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Possessive Love + Devoted Couple] [Fictional setting, no historical fact-checking] Who in all of Great Zhao doesn't know that Prince Jing, Yun Mufeng, is aloof and immaculate, and keeps his distance from women? Xie Wanning never imagined she would become entangled with this man. She had no idea that a month ago, she had already become the prey in his eyes. “Wanning, would you be willing to become the mistress of Prince Jing's manor?” “Y 2.9kReads8.7Score191Shelves
- 20 After Using the Mad Prince, His Little Slave Girl Ran for the Hills 利用完疯批王爷小女奴撒丫子跑了 The difference between Shu Yao and Ji Yue is like the difference between heaven and earth. Shu Yao is a lowly female slave in a military camp, insignificant, humble, and beneath notice. Ji Yue, by contrast, is a lofty prince, handsome, noble, and proud. Yet even so, he insists on keeping her by his side, serving him at close quarters by day and warming his bed at night. But his damned possessiveness nearly breaks her completely. She thinks that if she can endure it long enough, she’ll eventually 174Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 21 Snowbound in the Capital 风雪京华 Disaster strikes the border town. After losing both her parents and enduring countless hardships, an orphaned girl travels to the capital to seek refuge with relatives, only to be driven from their home. A face resembling her birth mother's brings old secrets to light, and a pair of Buddhist prayer beads entwines their fates. Second Young Master Gu: “I watched her grow up!” General Xiao: “Love doesn't come with first dibs.” 1.9kReads7.0Score136Shelves
- 22 I Bought a Branch of Spring, Ready to Bloom 买得一枝春欲放 (Bunny-sweet heroine x gentle, love-struck hero) (Pure historical romance) (1v1) (Both leads have only ever loved each other) (Ensemble cast, lots of couples) (Heroine's growth story) (Sweet romance) (No angst) To repay a debt of gratitude, Su Fengchun sneaks down the mountain behind her master's back. Before she can find the person she owes, she comes across a badly wounded man. Guided by a doctor's compassion and the principle of helping the world through medicine, Su Fengchun saves him. When 30Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 23 The Beginning of Fate: Forced to Play the White Moonlight 缘起：被迫充当白月光 [Household Intrigue] [Comeback] [Secret Love Revealed] [The Push and Pull of Pursuit] [Ultimate Twist of Fate] I always thought I was Lin Qiqi, a soul from another world who had transmigrated and taken the place of Lin Rongxi, the legitimate daughter of a general's household who had suffered endless bullying. She had lived with her maternal grandparents since childhood, where her cousin had bullied her mercilessly and ruined her reputation. After I awoke, I tore into the fake innocent and fough 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 You're Marrying Someone Else? Then I'm Leaving! But the Mad Young Lord Kneels 你另娶？那我跑！疯批世子却跪了 [Historical romance + marriage before love + mutual devotion + mind games + love that grows over time] Mu Yao is an assassin in the rookie camp of Hidden Moon Pavilion. Before she can even take a mission, the entire pavilion is wiped out, bringing her assassin career to an end. With her martial arts completely ruined, she lies low in a fishing village, making a living by treating the sick. One day, she rescues a handsome man who is gravely injured and, following the usual romance-novel plot, pre 242Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 26 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... 359Reads8.8Score105Shelves
- 27 Reborn as a Female General: The Weakest Legitimate Daughter Strikes Back! 女将军重生：战五渣嫡长女逆袭！ Completed: reborn, revenge and household intrigue. The heroine was the legitimate daughter of a general's family in her previous life. After dying in a conspiracy, she is reborn in the body of the good-for-nothing eldest legitimate daughter of a powerful family. In her previous life, Bai Ruofu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, gave her heart to the wrong person. After six years of hardship on the frontier, she did not die on the battlefield, but fell victim to a conspiracy. When 192Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 28 The Roads Were Slow in the Old Days 从前车马慢 {Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Childhood Friends + Mutual Crush Turns to Love + Farming + Multiple Couples} A warm, healing sweet romance with plenty to love in its family bonds, friendships, and romances. In Zhao Village lived a merchant named Zhao Shan. He had only two sons, and their lives were peaceful and warm. One day, his wife, Madam Feng, found a baby girl at their doorstep: A Bao. Zhao Shan and Madam Feng raised her as their own daughter. Their neighbor, Widow Zhao, had a son nam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 You Can’t Bully an Orphan Girl 孤女不可欺 In her previous life, Wen Ruochao was flayed and dismembered by her husband's family, then left bleeding at the edge of a cliff. Now she's reborn! Back at the spring banquet where the schemes began, she looks at the pack of hypocritical men and vile women before her, smiling brightly. Sorry, my revenge story is just getting started! Take down the wicked relatives and leave them penniless; punish the scumbag and kick him into the lake to feed the fish; tear off the white lotus's mask and ruin 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 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. 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 31 Empress Weiyang 未央皇后 “Today, I’ll give the empress’s throne to the woman you love. Will you let me and my family go, then?” Driven into a corner, she gave a bitter smile and admitted defeat. “I don’t want anything anymore. I wish you both happiness!” Yin Wushang: “You’re unfaithful, cold, and calculating. Yan Weiyang, what makes you worthy of being my empress?” Yu Tianhuan: “You’d better kill me with one sword. Otherwise, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let go. Yanyan, we’ll drag each other through hell on earth to 838Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 32 I'm No Guest Beneath the Eaves 我非檐上客 [Bold, free-spirited noblewoman from a military family with a can-do attitude × gloomy prince who is aloof, taciturn, and feels unworthy of love] [Not a power fantasy + 1v1 + First-person POV + Healing + Sweet and angsty] - At the Lantern Festival palace banquet when I was fifteen, the most exalted person in the land said I was lively and clever, and a good match for the Ninth Prince, Zhao Lin. It took nearly all the courage I had to say those words in front of everyone. "This humble subject's d 6.1kReads8.7Score854Shelves
- 33 Flowers Bloom in Splendor: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 花开锦绣：我家夫人她不好惹 Blossoms and Brocade: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 201Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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 117Reads8.4Score100Shelves
- 35 The Stepmother Forgives, the Rebellious Son Admits His Guilt 嫡母宽恕，逆子知罪 [Rebirth + historical romance + household intrigue + revenge + face-slapping the scum] In her previous life, Shi Jinyu was buried alive as a sacrifice. The Shi family was falsely accused of treason: her grandfather was imprisoned, her parents were murdered on the way into exile, and her elder brother was mutilated and left to die. After being reborn, Shi Jinyu takes revenge with her own hands on the people who framed the entire Shi family. But the man she kills is the illegitimate son she person 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Ode to the Journey Ahead 将行赋 At court, he is praised by all as a gracious gentleman, yet he insists on taking her as his wife. She is already married to another man, who cherishes her beyond measure and protects her with his life. But he refuses to give up. One scheme after another, one conspiracy after another, he vows to crush their marriage beneath the weight of imperial power. The Crown Prince watches them like a tiger stalking its prey, while the Third Prince conceals his sharp edge. The court is a storm of blades, whe 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Woman in Charge 女掌事 Shen Qingdi, who disguises herself as a man, willingly enters the Ninth Prince’s residence and becomes the sole support of Cui Lanxi, who is paralyzed from the waist down and has a fiery temper. With the household on the verge of running out of food, she takes it upon herself to earn money to support the prince. When he falls ill, she studies medicine on her own to treat him. Since Cui Lanxi is helpless, Shen Qingdi will protect him. There is no wealth or treasure here, and no one understands wh 1.3kReads8.7Score256Shelves
- 38 The Former Dynasty's Princess Is an Omen of Disaster 前朝公主是灾星 [Transmigration + alternate universe + transmigrate into a book + comedy + brainless wish fulfillment + pure love + a little male competition (early on) + devoted 1v1 romance + happy ending (Note: the male lead gets secretly smug)] [The first few chapters are a little slow, but it gets super fun later. Sure you don't want to take a look?] You won't regret giving this one a try. Who has the upper hand, the former dynasty's princess or the secretly smug new emperor? Shen Yao gave Jun Qizheng a s 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Blossoms in the Palace 宫闱花 Everyone knew that Su Liuying, the prefect’s only daughter, had rejected a marriage proposal in public and sworn she would never marry Lou Yue, Prince An’s heir. Later, the entire Su family was wiped out, and Su Liuying became a palace servant. When they met again, he sat in the seat of power while she knelt before him. He lifted her chin and gently stroked it. “Do you regret it?” She lowered her eyes, tears of blood falling. “Please, help me!” “Fine!” He agreed, then used the dagger he had give 762Reads8.8Score111Shelves
- 40 The Moon Shines Toward the Evening 明月向晚 Zhu Mingyue, the capital's most talented woman, has once again incurred everyone's wrath. This time, it's because she's engaged to the Fourth Prince, said to be the most elegant man under heaven. But when she wakes from a nap, Zhu Mingyue discovers she's become Xiang Wan, a simple-minded girl from a small town in Qingzhou. Jiang Heng: “She's a catch. Hurry up and bring her back to my estate!” Xiang Wan: “Get lost! When I was making waves in the capital, you were still wearing split-crotch pants! 2.6kReads9.1Score259Shelves
- 41 Poisoned Wine 饮鸩 [Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Family Feuds + Powerful Male and Female Leads + Happy Ending] [A lovesick, scheming ancient heroine vs. a pitiable, adorable male lead with a tragic past; revenge gives way to devoted love] A Gu died, poisoned by someone. Three years later, she came to the capital with a jug of poisoned wine and set out to kill them all. What you owed me back then, I will repay a hundredfold! 1.3kReads9.1Score178Shelves
- 42 The Princess Sent Away for a Political Marriage Returns as an Assassin 和亲公主，归来已是杀手身 [Matched opponents + intense push and pull + healing] She was once the most honored woman in the imperial palace, and she gave her heart to the young man in white. But she never imagined that he would personally cast her into an abyss where no light could reach. Branded with the name of a wanton woman, she was sent beyond the frontier to marry, vanished along the way, and became an abandoned wife among the Uyghurs, a laughingstock to the world. Seven years later, she returned, carrying the wi 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 The Day We Divorced, the Marquis's Ancestors Followed Me 和离当天，侯府祖宗跟我走了 [Divorce + business + beloved by the ancestors + a groveling ex-husband + slow-burn romance] The day Gu Yunzheng returned to the capital victorious, he brought Princess Ning'an with him. “Qingyao will be my legal wife, and you'll be demoted to secondary wife. You can still manage the household.” Shen Mingtang laughed. So someone else got all the benefits, while she was left to clean up the mess? In front of everyone, she produced a divorce agreement, then slapped seven years of account books dow —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 After Tearing My Concubine Aunt to Shreds, I Became Empress 手撕姨娘后，我成了皇后 She was the legitimate daughter of the Shaofu Tutor’s household, and should have lived a life of comfort and privilege. Instead, she was kidnapped by bandits. Was it an accident, or was someone behind it? With her mother losing her mind and her younger brother being abused, how can she change their fate? She has to save her mother and younger brother. She has to make the wicked pay! Hmm... What’s with this Crown Prince? She just can’t get rid of him... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 A Slave as Pure as Jade 奴本如玉 She travels thousands of miles to a foreign land for a marriage alliance, only for her husband to shoot an arrow at her bridal sedan, staining her wedding dress with blood. When they meet again, her status is disgraced. She is bullied by everyone and sent to his tent. Yu Ruyan thought her life couldn't get any worse, but with a wave of his hand, he makes her his personal maid for life. Yu Ruyan thinks perhaps she, too, might come to love him with time. But when she gives him the blood from her 885Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 46 Two Hearts, Three Minds 两意三心 [Pure historical tragedy + no golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth + 1v3, female lead is not a virgin] Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect. One is unruly and arrogant, the other insecure and timid, and both have their own character arcs. The cast is richly developed, with distinct personalities. She was nothing but the unloved daughter of a low-ranking sixth-grade official. Her father showed her no affection, her mother did not love her, and her younger sister bullied her 776Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 47 Liu Jingyue 柳惊月 [Ending] At first, he thought he had merely fallen in love with an assassin, and waited for the day they would meet again. Little did he know that the girl he was waiting for had already been sent by his own hand to marry for peace. He had taught her the difference between good and evil, and shown her compassion. Looking back, he could only think how hypocritical he had been. “I was a fool to think I could save you.” Now she had become a princess revered by all, while he was left consumed with r 87Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 48 The Untamed: The Road Back to Yunshen 陈情令之云深归途 For us, the story of that summer will always leave a door not quite closed. Behind it lies our deepest longing for Wangxian: Did Lan Zhan's devotion receive the most unrestrained response? Was Wei Ying's pain healed with the greatest tenderness? So we picked up our pens and wrote an echo of what came “after.” This is no longer an epic about saving the world, but a love put into practice: Emperor's Smile always stocked in the Jingshi, a lamp left on for their return from night hunts, an extra pla 268Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 The Courtesan's Abandoned Concubine: Her Second Marriage to a Duke 花魁弃妾，二嫁国公 A true celestial beauty pretending to be a delicate courtesan VS a fake playboy who is actually a powerful duke She is a breathtaking courtesan whom everyone pities, as fragile as a willow in the wind. But that delicate act is all carefully staged! Born under the stigma of having caused her mother’s death, she suffers under her stepmother’s cruelty and is sold into a brothel at the age of ten. At fifteen, she is bought out for a fortune by Marquis Cheng’en Mu Shiyong, who keeps her in a gilded c 118Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The General Is Ready to Wed 将军待嫁 The accomplished female general Zhao Chongyi defies an imperial decree and flees her arranged marriage. Zhou Wenran, notorious master of the Tianqi Pavilion, is ordered to capture her. Though they have never met, the two clash briefly in the dark and both end up badly wounded. Zhao Chongyi tumbles off a cliff... When she wakes, she has become Shu Xiaoman, the second daughter of the Shu family in Dongli Town at the foot of the mountain. She also finds a handsome man who has “lost his memory.” The 558Reads9.3Score102Shelves
