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- 1 A Warlord's Tenderness: Second Master, Your Wife's Causing Trouble Again 军阀柔情：二爷，你夫人又闯祸了 [Marriage First, Love Later + Republican-Era Romance + Fast-Paced + No Idiotic Decisions + Young Marshal’s Devoted Love + Pitfalls at Every Turn + No Golden Finger + No Pocket Dimension] The heroine, skilled in several outdoor pursuits, transmigrates into the body of Shen Qianqian amid a warlord-ravaged era. She is sent in someone else’s place to marry the cold-blooded, violent Young Marshal Gu, in hopes of bringing him good fortune. As they search for the truth, one pretends to be insane while 68Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 2 Young Marshal, Don't Get Cocky. Your Kid's Calling Someone Else Dad 少帅别嚣张，你崽管别人叫爹了 [An iron-fisted warlord who rules with absolute power VS a resilient commander's daughter] (Double rebirth + some angst early on + groveling later + mutual devotion + two equally strong leads) In her previous life, Commander Fu Tinghuan was led astray by her stepmother, becoming arrogant, aloof, and selfish. In the end, she lost her mother and child, and the man she loved died. Given a second life, she knows her family is her bottom line, and Xiao Hanzhi is a gift. She stood before Xiao Hanzhi, 186Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Smash the Soy Sauce Shop, Burn the Recipes, Send the Scumbag and His Father to the Execution Ground 砸酱园烧配方，送渣男渣爹上刑场 Also known as: “Died Miserably in Her Past Life, Now Her Ex-Husband and Scumbag Father Get Their Comeuppance!” [Alternate-history Republican era x rebirth and revenge x tender secret love x domineering warlord x the ex-husband’s whole family gets their comeuppance] In her previous life, Ruan Yilin thought she was the happiest woman in the world. She single-handedly shouldered the burden of the Ruan family’s soy sauce shop, paid off her father’s gambling debts, bought flowers and jewelry for her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Drunken Hibiscus: A Few Sorrows Beneath the Misty Pavilion 醉芙蓉：烟雨楼台几两愁 [A forbidden love amid the flames of a chaotic era, a heart-capturing game woven with blood and tears] In 1923, the warlord Mo Xiang was ordered to slaughter the Si family estate for refusing to open its grain stores. But at the Song residence, amid a thicket of hibiscus, he discovered a pair of terrified eyes: those of Si Nan, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the Si family. From then on, she became a thorn lodged in his heart. Six years later, on the stage of the Misty Rain Pavilion, renowned o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Ashes of the Republic: The Rose Contract of a Substitute 民国烬，穿成替身之玫瑰契约 Republican-era turmoil + transmigration + a body double + an intense romance between equals + love of country and family Chu Yingjun, who came from a military background, is accidentally transmigrated to the tumultuous Republican era while on a mission. She becomes the body double of Jin Yeci, a warlord's young marshal, and is forced to impersonate the woman he once adored in order to survive. Behind the walls of a grand estate, she faces endless coldness and exploitation. Amid the flames of war —Reads—Score114d adds
- 6 Tales of Rural Life in Republican-Era China 民国乡村往事 Every story told in this book is based on events that really happened in real life. After young Heye loses her mother, she draws on her indomitable will to keep her impoverished family going. The farther the story goes, the more exciting it gets… 1.2kReads8.6Score11514d adds
- 7 The Lu Commander I Was Forced to Marry Is a Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Man 强嫁的陆司令是个美强惨 [Powerful Military Governor General VS Cool, Refined Heiress] [Marriage First, Love Later × Reunion After Years Apart × Tormented Romance | A Deadly Entanglement in the Flames of War] “I'll take the position of Mrs. Lu.” Shen Qingzhi, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family in Beicheng, was a secret they couldn't let see the light of day. On the night her mother died horribly, she stepped alone into the tiger's den. One snowy night, drunk, she grabbed the lapel of warlord Lu Jingyao's coa 509Reads8.1Score10914d adds
- 8 The Child Bride from Beggar's Ravine 讨饭沟的童养媳 From the moment a woman crosses the threshold into her husband's family, she's expected to wash clothes, cook, and serve her in-laws. Even getting a hot meal depends on their mood, as if she were born to be her husband's family's unpaid maid. In the famine of 1937, Fuying's father, who had gone to fight the Japanese, vanished without a trace. To survive, Fuying's mother remarried a regimental commander. She believed a household couldn't do without a man, and that her daughter would marry someday 686Reads7.2Score10214d adds
- 9 A Chance Encounter: The Commander’s Wife Has Been Plotting for a Long Time 狭路相逢：督军妻谋已久 The man she loves offers her to Shen Tingxuan, the warlord of Jiangbei, in exchange for power. To her, marriage is just a game. Whoever can control the whole board is the winner. He presses her at every turn, so she plans her every move. But which of them will lose their heart in the end? When he sees through her true nature, he flies into a rage. “An Muyan, you actually tried to kill me for him!” Only later does she understand: the one who falls in love first is doomed to lose everything. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Reborn in Shanghai: Smoke and Fire 重生之沪上烟火 On her first night reborn, she escaped a den of horrors, only to end up in another man’s bed. That drunken night, the man in the darkness had eyes exactly like Bai Jingxing’s. But Third Master Bai’s legs were supposed to be crippled. Even more troublesome, Xiao Yunchi, the warlord’s only son, fell for her at first sight and stopped her in public. “Miss Song, dance with me.” Song Qingru clutched her handbag tightly. This time, she was going to live well! Romance and moonlit nights? Maybe they wer 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Yunyao's Love Song 云瑶情歌 After seven years abroad, Lu Yunyao finally returns home. At her grandmother's arrangement, she meets Tang Lixuan, the third young master of the influential Tang family. By a twist of fate, they meet and fall in love. It should have been a perfect match, one everyone envied: a handsome, talented man and a beautiful woman who understood one another. But schemes by various factions drive the two families apart and bring the marriage to a tragic end. A gentle, innocent little bunny + a brave, uprig 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 A Pampered Wife in Republican China: The Clingy Young Marshal Just Won’t Let Go 民国娇宠：粘人少帅根本甩不掉 A young heiress returned from overseas × a warlord’s young marshal [Scheming, sweet romance, political intrigue, espionage, Republic-era romance, mystery and deduction, investigations] On the very day I returned from studying abroad, Lu Tingyun came to my home to humiliate me. In a fit of anger, my grandfather took me to Beiping to break off the engagement. On the way, Lu Tingyun was ambushed, and I saved his life. His mother had died young, his father did not love him, and his stepmother was pl 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Agarwood's Hidden Fragrance Through the Glitz of the Years 暗隐沉香浮华年 In the early years of the Republic of China, the Pei family’s signature incense, First-Grade Fragrance, was renowned throughout Jiangnan and beloved by people from all walks of life. Thanks to a century of sincerity and trustworthiness, the family’s business continued to flourish, earning the envy of unscrupulous rivals. A long-planned conspiracy dragged the Pei family, once famed for its century-old good name, into the abyss. The Pei family had a daughter. To clear her family’s name and vindica 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 In Search of Treasures 寻臻记 In the early Republican era, an idealistic woman with a doctorate from overseas returns to China, only to encounter a forced wedding orchestrated by the military governor's residence. Against her will, she is dragged into a conspiracy that has been in the works for a long time. The governor's adopted son is cruel by nature and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. A seemingly amiable scion of a distinguished but declining family is also a wolf in sheep's clothing. Even her biological brothe 127Reads9.1Score1914d adds
- 15 Luring Him In 诱他深陷 (Mutual Firsts + Republican Era + Forced Love + Blood Feud + Angst-Filled Tragedy, Read with Caution) Cheng Yun was born into an aristocratic family at the turn of the old and new eras, and was adored by everyone. Jiang Xiaoting, meanwhile, was the son of the Cheng family’s coachman and maid. Though the two grew up together, she was the lofty young mistress, while he was just a foul-smelling stable hand. As they spent more time together, the lowly servant’s son fell in love with the princess who 248Reads8.0Score1114d adds
- 16 Spring Ashes on the Jade Steps 玉阶春烬 [Warlord’s young marshal X beautiful aristocratic heiress, equally strong couple, love grows over time] He is a newly appointed young marshal, cold-blooded and ruthless. She is a charming, delicate beauty with a cool and distant air. The two had nothing to do with each other, until a wedding brought them together and bound them in love. At their first meeting, he mistakes her for Marshal Yang’s seventh concubine. The next time they meet, she witnesses his cruel side. One day, a little maid comes 266Reads—Score10914d adds
- 17 The Ups and Downs of the Past 浮沉过往 Law student Zhao Zhenbang is trapped between the vast gulf separating textbooks from reality. On a mound outside Anding Gate, he gazes at the dreary sky, his mind a tangled knot. Then he meets Su Wanqing, a young woman torn between the marriage her aunt has arranged for her and the desires of her own heart. Her smile always stops halfway, like a daffodil blooming on a windowsill: quiet and fragrant, with a hint of bitterness. In the alleys of Beiping, beneath the overpass, and by the light of a 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Blossoms and Falling Petals of Those Years 那些年的花开花落 This is not a wish-fulfillment story or a sweet romance. There are no twists or face-slapping. It simply recounts the joys and sorrows of young men and women in a time of war and upheaval. As Mr. Ouyang says in the story: “In these chaotic times, old friends cannot stay together for long. To meet even once is a blessing earned in a past life.” Through Li Qingtian and Yang Yuchun’s journey from meeting to parting, meeting again, and falling in love, this story tells of two lovers who find each 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tales of Jincheng 晋城往事 Tales of Jincheng 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Only the Fragrance Remains: The Young Marshal's Wife Is Actually a Man 只有香如故【少帅竟有男夫人】 [No transmigration, no rebirth. The turbulent Republican era: the fate of the nation and the bonds of love, with a strong heroine and a hero who may or may not be] He was a celebrated opera star, but one mistaken love left him destitute and on the brink of death. She was the warlord’s legitimate daughter, radiant with glory, decisive and ruthless. In 1932, warlord Ai Cheng rules Jiangsu and Zhejiang. His two sons and one daughter are drawn into a struggle for power. Yet at a crucial moment, the 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Where Are the Green Hills? This Is My Home 何处青山【此心安处是吾乡】 Shanghai, 1930. Song Zechuan, a rising star in diplomacy, meets the outspoken journalist Xu Jingyi at a banquet. He is a gentleman from a distinguished family who has returned from studying abroad, carrying the family mission of becoming a good statesman and physician. She is the daughter of a prominent family in Jiangbei, using her pen as a weapon to expose society’s ills. Their ideas clash, but admiration quietly takes root. As Japan invades China and Shanghai falls, they join forces to establ —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Love in Old Shanghai 情陷旧上海 When I was old enough to remember things, all I knew was that Mom was beautiful. She wore elegant qipaos and pretty makeup, and went everywhere with those refined, scholarly uncles. A different uncle took Mom out every day. Sometimes she brought them back to the little house to spend the night. I hated them, because when they stayed over, I couldn't sleep with Mom. Those uncles were always forcing me to call them Dad. When I refused, Mom would fly into a rage. She would hit me while crying, then 102Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 23 The Republican Era: The Rise of the Warlords 民国风云之，军阀崛起 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Poor Wife 穷妻 Fengxia was pretty, but she was the most unruly girl in the village. She had no education, no family wealth, and no way to earn money. All she wanted was to marry into a good family and live a comfortable life. Relying on her looks, she saw marriage as her only way to change her fate, and married one man after another. She always thought the next man would keep her fed and warm and spare her more hardship. But fate had other plans: each man she married was poorer than the last... 5.2kReads7.7Score31814d adds
- 25 A Kiss Beneath the Surgical Lights 无影灯吻蝴蝶骨 As the whistle sounded for the evacuation of Shanghai, he locked his hand around my wrist: “Either embroider my name in gold thread, or I’ll carve your surname into my heart.” When the scalpel cut open my chest, what leapt out wasn’t a heart, but the broken gold thread from the bloodstained wedding dress I wore that year. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 One Glance, a City Enchanted: The Young Marshal’s One and Only 一顾倾城：少帅的心尖独宠 “Both leads are pure + devoted pampering + love at first sight + five-year age gap + Republican-era romance + family vendetta and national hatred” The servants at the Young Marshal’s residence pointed at Gu Yunsheng and whispered among themselves. “I heard her father sold out his country for personal gain and worked for the Japanese. Now he’s paid for it with his life, and his family’s been destroyed. Still, she’s lucky to have such a pretty face. The Young Marshal favors her, yet she doesn’t ev 441Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Qing Shaoran's Beacon Fires: The Rise of the Great Revolution 清少燃烽火：大革命之崛起 Set during the Great Revolution, this is the story of a young master from the Qing dynasty whose fate is utterly transformed by the tides of the times. Foreign powers covet his family’s mines, bringing the family to ruin. Sent to a landlord’s home, the young master is bullied at every turn, with only the kind-hearted eldest daughter there to protect him. After an accident sends him tumbling into a well, he somehow finds himself in a secret anti-Qing army, setting out on a turbulent and extraordi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Eek! I Accidentally Became the Marshal’s Beloved 嘤！一不小心成了大帅的心肝宠 [Sweet romance + doted-on-by-everyone heroine + hero's long road to winning her back + both leads are each other's first and only + transmigration to a bygone era + wealthy family + domineering warlord + bickering couple] During an archaeological expedition, Su Wanwan accidentally triggers a mechanism in an ancient tomb. When she wakes, she has become Su Wanwan, the beloved youngest daughter of the wealthiest family in the Republican era. She has four impossibly handsome, wealthy older brothers 141Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 29 After Returning Home, the Madwoman Plotted to Marry the Handsome but Tragic Young Marshal 疯女回国后，蓄谋嫁给美强惨少帅 [Alternate-history Republic of China setting, a beautiful, tragic, and unhinged male lead, a curvy beauty in a qipao who can interpret dreams, and a devoted couple] The provinces of Jiangbei all belong to the Huo family. The eldest young master of the Huo family is vicious and unhinged, with a dark disposition. He has been married twice, and both brides died on their wedding nights. Now he is marrying for the third time, and everyone is wondering how the bride, Rong Tangtang, will die on their w 19Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 30 After My Husband Gave Me to the Warlord, He Regretted It and Begged for Mercy 夫君把我送督军后，疯狂后悔求饶 [From Little Sidekick to Powerful Warlord X The Young Lady of His Own Family] Wen Wan was born into a distinguished family and had everything going for her, but after giving her heart to the wrong man, she met a tragic end. To curry favor with a warlord, her husband bundled her up and sent her to Governor Shen Yizhi. To preserve her dignity, she left him nothing but a corpse that very night. She was reborn in the governor's bed. The moment the man walked into the room, she made up her mind… It 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 A Ghost Marriage from the Start? Let the Villains Reap What They Sow 开局配冥婚？恶人们自食其果去吧 [Republican era + period setting + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + marriage contract + face-slapping + household intrigue + adorable children + Republican-era romance (later on) + fleeing war and famine + stockpiling supplies + devoted romance + no holier-than-thou heroine] What do you mean, make me suffer a loss? I won’t put up with losing even a little! And what about feudal etiquette? The Qing dynasty is long gone, so why are you still acting like a eunuch? My name is Bai Xue’e —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Golden Years, and My Fiance Is an Old-Fashioned Stickler 锦绣年华，未婚夫是个老古板 Lin Jin heard that her parents had arranged a fiancé for her, so she returned to the country to see what he was like. She discovered that he was a stuffy old-fashioned man, but after spending time with him, she realized he wasn't so bad. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 A Talented Doctor in Republican-Era China 民国锦绣良医 Yu Zexi said, “You stole my first kiss, so you have to take responsibility for me.” After marrying him, Mu Ziyuan found herself wondering more and more: wasn’t she supposed to be getting revenge? How had she become the young madam of the Yu family? But what was done was done. What else could she do but make the best of it? 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Returning to an Old Friend 与故人归 Shanghai in 1931 was a dazzling world of luxury and excess. The Kuomintang was split into factions, and the various warlords constantly clashed, yet bureaucratic capital in Shanghai was thriving. Song Ziwen’s personal wealth was said to rival the combined annual income of several provinces elsewhere. Qin Zheng is a well-known figure in Shanghai’s underworld. Under Old Huang’s guidance, he gradually goes legitimate. Then, one day, he looks back and meets an old acquaintance again. A highly educat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 She Is the Light 她自是灯火 How did women a hundred years ago view marriage and life? This is the story of a woman with an extraordinary upbringing. A government official's daughter in the late Qing Dynasty, she was left alone as her family declined amid the upheaval of a changing era. But she had grown up in an orphanage with missionaries and learned medicine. By treating the sick and saving lives, she found her place in the world and came to understand life's impermanence. Faced with family ties, an arranged marriage mea 420Reads8.7Score10014d adds
- 36 The Demon Bride, Lady Meng 妖妻孟氏 [Madwoman Yanluo × Clearheaded Detective | Two Souls Split Apart | High Suspense | Extreme Push and Pull] The wedding banquet was in full swing, red silk draped across the entire courtyard. Just before the ceremony, Zhan Yan, son of the police chief, was handed a shriveled heart by a man named Liang Sheng. Liang Sheng said, "Your fiancée, Meng Rusi, has the Yellow Springs sealed inside her. She's the Ghostworld's female Yanluo. This heart is her other half. It must be destroyed if she is to ret 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Fleeting Life Before the Snow Falls 浮生未雪 On a rainy plum-blossom night in the Jiangnan region in 1924, Lin Xuetang, daughter of the Su family, first meets Shen Yanzhou, son of the commander of Beiping, by the lotus pond at a country estate. A family heirloom jade pendant engraved with a dragon brings them together, sparking a romance that spans the north and south. She is graceful and poetic; he is bold and spirited like a soldier. From protecting each other at school to exploring an ancient temple, from fishing lights on a night lake 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Like a Dream, Ling 如梦泠 An alternate-history story set in the early Republican era, when warlords carved up the land and chaos reigned. There is little concern for the greater good of the nation, only love and hate, romance, and transmigration. A woman, raised in comfort by her parents, is swept helplessly into the turmoil of her era. How can she turn her fate around? 410Reads8.2Score10714d adds
- 39 Has Mr. Cheng Started Pursuing His Wife Again Today? 程先生今天追妻了吗 Cheng Yanhuai has had a bit of a headache lately. His father, who already has six concubines, is taking a new wife, and this time he’s making her his legal wife. Cheng Yanhuai watched his shameless old father shower his new stepmother, a woman younger than him, with money and houses. His father even gave her the home his own mother had left him. Cheng Yanhuai was not happy. No, she’s young enough to be your daughter-in-law. Ning Yunshu just wants to study hard and take care of her family. She 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 After I Became a Warlord’s Concubine in the Republic of China 穿成民国军阀姨太太后 After Becoming a Warlord’s Concubine in the Republic of China 1.1kReads—Score514d adds
- 41 Spring Thunder, Thoughts Without End 《春霆念未央》 144Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 42 Pear Blossoms in Bloom 一树棠梨花开 For seven years of war, she kept watch over a flowering tree, waiting for someone who would never return. Across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he passed through smoke and death to honor a promise left unfulfilled. That spring, “the flowering pear tree bloomed, its beauty captivating the city; willow fluff danced in the spring breeze.” Beneath blossoms white as snow, their eyes met, and each was struck by the other’s beauty. The beauty of mountains and rivers could not rival the gen 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Autumn, 1929 民国十八年秋 Alternate-history Republican era + a little angst + sweet romance. A love story that goes from conspiracy to fairy tale. When they first met, he was the young marshal of the Mu Army, a brilliant military strategist. She was living under someone else’s roof, a child of unknown parentage belonging to the fourth concubine of the Mu household. He was cold and aloof, never once giving her a second glance. She kept a low profile, hoping only to leave the household as soon as possible. An accidental k 1.7kReads8.7Score21914d adds
- 44 Sunset on the Green Bricks 青砖落照 Novel Synopsis Through the years of endless war, three generations of the Huangfu family never managed to share a single complete family reunion dinner. The turmoil of the Republic of China era destroyed their ancestral hall, and the flames of war burned their land deeds to ash. Some fell beneath the invaders' bayonets; others vanished into the winds of a chaotic age. In the end, only a mother remained, struggling to keep her children alive. She was the backbone of the Huangfu family. The uph —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Warlord Reborn Sixty Years in the Past: This Life Is for My Wife and Daughter 军阀重生六十年前这一世为妻女 Before Liu Di, the former governor-general of the three provinces, stepped down, he knelt before his wife and daughter's graves for three days and nights, until he died and was reborn sixty years in the past. That year, he was merely a down-and-out, dispirited scholar in a chaotic age, a wretched cur who had failed his wife and daughter. His beautiful wife begged him to divorce her on the very day he was reborn; His in-laws wished they could tear him limb from limb and feed him to the wild dogs; —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Captive Love: The Young Marshal's Possession 囚爱，少帅的掌中之物 [Marriage first, love later + unhinged male lead + possessive coercion] An accident involving her boyfriend and her family's betrayal turned Shen Wanqing into a prisoner in Fu Sihan's cage. What made Fu Sihan so obsessed with her? Was it because he couldn't have her? But hadn't he already claimed her before they married? He had made her completely his. 24.4kReads—Score2.7k14d adds
- 47 They Want You as a Concubine? Marry into the Military Governor's Household and Become a Lady! 让你做妾？你谋嫁督军府成贵妇！ [Alternate Republican Era setting + devoted couple + household intrigue + sweet romance!] [Split-personality fake innocent bunny vs. overbearing young marshal who takes what he wants] In everyone’s eyes, Sha Luoluo, the fourth concubine-born daughter of Jiangnan’s richest family, is a dim-witted fool. But she excels at music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dance, and she’s a natural at food, fun, and socializing! One day, her wicked legitimate mother and troublesome father pressure her to m 726Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 The Cool Fourth Young Lady: Beautiful Days, Yet What Can I Do? 清冷四小姐：良辰美景奈何天 In the Shanghai of the Republic of China, the storm clouds gathered. A family bargain and a fateful marriage contract forcibly bound Song Shujin, the aloof and quiet young lady of the Song family, to Xie Liangchen, a ruthless and cold-blooded warlord. After their marriage, he made one thing clear to Song Shujin: “You don’t need to worry. I, Xie Liangchen, kneel to only one ancestor, and I’ll take only one wife: you.” She was the only one he had ever loved, the only one he would protect. She fel 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Snow Falls in the Republican Era, but No One Returns 民国落雪，不见归人 Snow Falls in the Republic of China Era, but No One Returns 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Opium Blossoms Amid the Flames of War: The Young Marshal's Financial Queen 烽烟罂华：少帅的金融女王 “Was it a past life, or the same dream?” The male and female leads transmigrate at the same time and eventually return to their own era. A wonderful tale blending mystery, political intrigue, and romance. [Transmigration + two equally powerful leads + both leads are pure + business warfare in the Republic of China era + past and present lives + substitute romance] Top-tier star Ye Lihua transmigrates to the Republic of China era and becomes Ye Qingying, the queen of finance. Even more shocking, 27Reads8.2Score—14d adds
