Novels like After Taking a Second Wife, Lord Yin Regretted It
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as After Taking a Second Wife, Lord Yin Regretted It, best match first.
- 1 The Prince Consort Plotting Rebellion? The Fallen Princess Takes Control! 驸马谋逆？亡国公主反手掌乾坤！ Political Intrigue + Two Powerful Leads + Revenge + Coercive Love + Tormented Romance On her wedding night, the princess's husband launched a rebellion. The entire imperial clan perished, leaving only Princess Xiao Zhirou and her young sister, Xiao Huaiyue, alive. The rebel's younger brother threatened Huaiyue's life and imprisoned Zhirou in a gilded cage, tormenting her day and night until she could neither live nor die in peace. Once a princess born to riches and honor, Xiao Zhirou became a ca 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Fragrant Steel: The First Family's Scarlet Web of Intrigue 霜刃藏香：第一世家的绯色迷局 The Weng clan, one of the Great Qian Empire's most powerful families, controls the lifeblood of its energy industry and holds sway over the imperial court. Weng Kangli, Duke of Zhou, maneuvers through the game of power with an iron fist. Yet amid the cold pursuit of power, the gentle warmth of Li Shutong, an artistic young woman, slowly melts his heart. A broken engagement sparks a battle among the elite, while a chance encounter at an art exhibition kindles a moment of attraction. The open and 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Princess Consort Is a Demon from Hell 王妃她是地狱恶鬼 In her previous life, Yue Yingyuan watched her concubine mother poison her birth mother, then saw her father, brothers, and sisters join forces to frame her. In the end, she was tortured to death, and her body was wrapped in a straw mat. Reborn, she made a pact with an evil spirit: even if she could never be reborn, she would drag every enemy to hell with her. She deftly turned the tables and saved herself from disaster, while making a shrewd investment in the greatest rising star of the future, 18Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 4 Captive in Sweet Bliss 如意囚欢 [Tormented Romance, Forced Love, Palace Intrigue, Abduction and Possession, A Kept Woman’s Rise] When I was sixteen, I hid behind a rock garden and saw the emperor abusing a woman. He caught me, but he didn’t kill me. He lifted my chin with a finger and said, “I’ll remember you.” From then on, I became his plaything, hidden away beyond the palace walls. No title, no investiture, only a residence without a signboard. He doted on me, taught me, protected me, and then sent me to hell with his own 10.2kReads5.6Score583Shelves
- 5 Chang’an in Ashes, the Heart of an Old Friend 长安烬，故人心 Chang’an in Ashes, an Old Friend’s Heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 As Gentle as Wan Yan, What Is Worthy of Respect? 亦如婉焉，何为尊 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Focus Your Mind, Again and Again 凝神千千万万遍 Ji Yu: “I remember the first time I saw you. I wasn’t interested in you at all, but somehow I fell for you later.” Born into humble circumstances, she suffered abuse from a young age. Fortune smiled on her when, at nine, she was accepted into an immortal sect to begin her cultivation. After ten years of cultivation, she returned home. Her family, who had once thought little of her, had changed their ways, even her half-siblings who used to bully her. At the annual tournament, she got into a heat 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Medicine Concubine’s Thin Coffin: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Glance of His Tenderness 药妾薄棺:我以三两贱骨，换他一次垂怜 The Medicine Concubine's Shallow Grave: I Trade My Wretched Bones for One Moment of His Favor 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 I Am Princess Shanyin, and I Took Luoyang’s Handsomest Man as My Lover 我是山阴公主，娶到洛阳第一美男做面首 I Am Princess Shanyin, and I Took Luoyang’s Handsomest Man as My Lover —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Foolish Princess Arrives: Prince Ye, Prepare to Face Me 傻子王妃驾到，烨王请接招 In the apocalypse, Qiao An'an, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, was murdered out of jealousy by her own relatives. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrates to a parallel world, into the body of Qiao Yuan’s legitimate daughter, who shares her name. Qiao Yuan is the Duke of Qiao in the Great Jin Dynasty. This woman’s life was bitter as gall. Her mother died, and her own father abandoned her. She was forced to marry Shangguan Yelin, the unpopular Sixth Prince, in place of someone else. Bu 476Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 11 The Third Year After My Husband Left 夫君走后第三年 [A memoir of her late husband + an amnesia plot + a playful, straightforward heroine pretending to be silly VS a devoted, easily flustered young gentleman] Thinking of you, I pray you’re safe * I beg you to forget the past Everyone says Pei Qingwei was deeply in love with Qi Wangchu. She observed three years of mourning for him, and still stayed with the Qi family instead of remarrying. Of course, Pei Qingwei wasn’t truly heartbroken over Qi Wangchu. She simply couldn’t bear to part with the vas 48Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Cat’s Chronicle 狸奴录 He was the only legitimate son of the Marquis Yongchang's household, yet he met a gruesome death at his coming-of-age ceremony. His vengeful spirit could not enter the cycle of reincarnation. In his panic, he attached himself to a cat, eventually becoming the beloved pet in my arms. From then on, he worked in the shadows, tearing through layers of disguises under cover of night, while I uncovered schemes and read people's hearts in the courtroom. Together, we exposed a conspiracy that threatened 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Stop Right There, Your Majesty! These Two Kids Are Yours! 皇上站住，这俩崽子是你哒！ Hao Mei is just like her name: seriously unlucky! She transmigrates and wakes up in the middle of giving birth. What kind of absurd bug is this? And then she runs into a petty, good-for-nothing emperor! All she did was insult him, and he locked her up for five years. Five years later, outside someone's palace. Little bun: “Old Hao, someone's crying for help in there!” Hao Mei: “An assassin? Then call for help!” The someone: “You went out of your way to ruin my fun. I think you want to climb into 170Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 14 A Fallen Kingdom's Princess and an Enemy Prince: Sweet and Heartbreaking 亡国公主和敌国皇子又甜又虐 [Sweet and Angsty + BE Ending] When they first met, his army was at her gates, and her country had fallen. Her mother, the empress, leapt from the city wall and gave her life for her country before her eyes. Her final words were a plea for her daughter to live, for the sake of their people. As a princess of a fallen kingdom, she arrives in a foreign land and is granted in marriage as the consort of the man who destroyed her country. It was all part of her plan. He destroyed her kingdom, so she w 158Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Luring the Beauty into Her Cage: The Hostage General's Prisoner of Vengeance 折娇入笼：质子将军的复仇囚宠 A secret imperial decree, five years of bitter hatred. He dragged his moonlight from the clouds and crushed her with his own hands. Years ago, Su He, the daughter of the prime minister, showed kindness and took in a gloomy hostage prince. Five years of love ended in her family’s ruin and her country’s downfall. He returned after laying waste to the realm, locking the proud woman away as his lowest slave. Humiliation, imprisonment, torment of body and soul. He thought hatred was all he felt. Unti 987Reads6.1Score109Shelves
- 16 She Never Meant to Be Reborn 她没想重生啊 Shen Qingyao died by her husband Xiao Lin's sword, a single thrust through the heart. She felt neither resentment nor hatred. She had been caught in bed with another man, albeit by accident, and accepted her fate. This ill-fated relationship should have ended there. But she never expected several obsessive, deranged men to drag her bodily back from the underworld. When she opened her eyes, she was reborn at the beginning of the tragedy, back at the starting point of this ill-fated marriage. 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Legendary Women in History 历史上的传奇女子 Through a unique lens, this book traces the lives of more than twenty legendary women across three thousand years of Chinese history, from Empress Dowager Xuan, Mi Yue, amid the flames of the Warring States period to the late Qing heroine Qiu Jin, from Wei Zifu deep in the Han palace to Xue Tao in the poetic world of the High Tang. Traditional histories reduced their stories to footnotes to the lives of emperors and ministers, but this book rescues and pieces them together anew, restoring them a 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Captive Boy 少年囚 [An inspiring comeback + multiple male leads] [Clear-headed, independent heroine] [✍No matter how the story ends, every male lead will get an extra chapter.] This is the road to freedom for a covert guard. One story, many kinds of love and hate. Here you’ll find an [assassin heroine] who... ❤️Loves and fights with a scheming prince❤️ ❤️Is loyally watched over by a warmhearted colleague❤️ ❤️Matches wits with an unorthodox director❤️ ❤️She runs, he chases, and neither can escape❤️ At first, the he 253Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Crossing Paths with Xiao Chi 渡萧迟 Xiao Yanyan, a noblewoman of the Liao, and Han Derang, the son of a Han official, fell in love as children and pledged to grow old together. But an imperial edict selecting consorts tore them apart. She was sent to the palace and became Empress to Emperor Jingzong of Liao. Five years later, the emperor died, leaving her with their young crown prince. The imperial clansmen coveted power, and powerful ministers watched like hawks. The widowed empress and her son were in mortal danger. At the most 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 When the Delicate Consort’s Eyes Turn Red, the Cold Emperor Pulls Her Close and Spoils Her 娇娇娘娘眼一红，冷戾帝王揽腰宠 [Just started posting, the score will rise over time] [Complete] [Palace intrigue and putting scoundrels in their place + Devotion in the later stages + A clearheaded heroine gradually winning over a distant, aloof hero] To protect the Dingyuan Marquis household, An Qingyao resolutely entered the palace. Her goal was clear: to become the most exalted woman in the land. With bright eyes and pearly teeth, she was dazzling beyond compare and earned the emperor’s particular favor. In just three year 4.4kReads7.7Score501Shelves
- 21 Late in the Hour of the Goat 未时晚 “Both leads are pure” / “Tender and heartwarming” / “Rebirth” / “Heartbreaking romance” / “Palace intrigue” / “He chases her” / “Happy ending” This story has two pure leads! “Remember, no daughter of the Cui clan of Qinghe or the Lu clan of Fanyang can become empress!” But Brother Che, if that’s true, why did you marry me? And if you married me, why did you treat me that way? The Cui clan has always been loyal and righteous. Heaven and earth can bear witness. Shall I prove it with my life? If I 317Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Where Punishment Falls, Obsession Takes Root 薄刑落处，痴念入骨 Forced Love + Intense Push and Pull + Unhinged Female Lead + Dog Training + Love Triangle Showdown + Winter That Burns 1 v2 + Groveling Redemption [Sweet-Acting, Black-Hearted Princess with a Hollow Core ❌ Scheming, Cunning Man ❌ PTSD-Ridden Yandere] Her kingdom falls and her family is ruined. The princess, born to privilege, sinks into the mire. She becomes a prisoner, a disgraced princess of a fallen kingdom, and a plaything for others to torment in the palm of their hand. - Everyone says he 9.6kReads6.3Score384Shelves
- 23 After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa 赐婚战神后我苟在别院 A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap. A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever. For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her 1kReads—Score112Shelves
- 24 The Tigress in Rouge: Liu Sanniang's Tale of Taming Her Husband and Managing the Household 胭脂虎：柳三娘驯夫掌家记 The Tigress in Rouge: Liu Sanniang's Guide to Taming Her Husband and Running the Household 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 I Was Dead for Seven Days Before Anyone Found Me! 我死了七天才被发现！ I was dead for seven days before anyone found me! 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Code I Wrote Wiped Out the Heavenly Tribulation 我写的代码把天劫干没了 My Code Wiped Out the Heavenly Tribulation 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 I’m Monopolizing the Cultivation World by Selling “Harem Protagonist Auras” 我靠卖“万人迷光环”垄断修真界 I Monopolized the Cultivation World by Selling “Harem Protagonist Auras” 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 My Domineering CEO Experience Card Has Expired 我的霸总体验卡到期了 My Overbearing CEO Experience Pass Has Expired 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 In My Past Life, He Skinned My Face; In This One, I Make Their Beds 上一世他剥我的脸，这一世我为他们铺床叠被 In my previous life, he peeled the skin from my face. In this life, I make their beds and fold their quilts. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Lin Ayue and the Light 林阿月与光 Lin Ayue and the Light 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 You Betrayed Me, So I’ll Bring You Down 你负我，我覆你 You Betrayed Me, So I’ll Bring You Down 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Little Farmer Girl of the Eighties: Going to School with My Pocket Dimension 八零小农女，带着空间去上学 A Little Farm Girl in the 1980s: Taking Her Space to School 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 The Turmoil of Chao Ge: The Story of the Demon Queen Daji 朝歌风云之妖后妲己传 [Angsty at first, then sweet and satisfying + mutual devotion + mutual healing + happy ending] [Heartbreaking, thrilling, unbearably sweet, and impossible not to ship] Daji isn’t Su Daji, but Ji Daji. She isn’t a fox spirit, but a human! Daji’s beauty draws King Zhou’s covetous attention. Her first love, Su Quanzhong, dies in battle, and her beloved Boyi Kao dies tragically. Imprisoned deep within the palace and driven to desperation, Daji fights back. She and Su Qu Xiao remain devoted to each o 29Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Road Ahead Is Hard 荨路难 “Emperor and consort” “Angst” “Daughter of a great clan” “Young emperor” “Childhood sweethearts” “Both pure” In all my life, the most naive thing I ever did was believe that there could be a way for both sides to win on the chessboard. 3.5kReads8.1Score219Shelves
- 35 Song of Xizhou: Remembrance 西洲曲：忆 I had a very long dream. In the dream, I had a father who loved me more than anything and a mother who was incredibly gentle. But I didn't know who I was. When I woke up, I still didn't know. 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Ziqing 子卿 A princess of a fallen kingdom and a prince from a foreign land meet on the journey to a political marriage and fall in love. But fate has other plans: one must put her country first, the other his people and elder brother. Their love never goes beyond what propriety allows; neither of them ever crosses the line. To be happy with the one I love for a whole lifetime, only to be told it was all a dream: how cruel. “Princess, you and Prince Chen are not destined to be husband and wife. This dream i 62Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Qing Transmigration: I Took the Tenth Prince to Sea, and Hit the Jackpot 清穿：我拐十爷出海后，赢麻了 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spatial Spring] [Superpowers] [Raising Kids] [Strong Male and Female Leads] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Lin Baozhu, a superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book as Guo Luoluo Gege, the concubine of Kangxi's good-for-nothing tenth son, Yinsi. First, there's Consort Yi, the transmigrated heroine with a Favorite Consort System. Then there's Consort De, a reborn underdog supporting character. With the two great favorite consorts battling it out, the 4kReads9.2Score379Shelves
- 38 Who Am I, Really? 我，到底是谁 Who Am I, Really? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Wasteland Reboot: Paradise Restoration System! 废土重启：乐园修复系统！ Worldbuilding: In 2077, the Great Annihilation disaster erupted (nuclear war + a genetic virus leak), turning the surface into a wasteland. Cities collapsed into jungles of steel and concrete, radioactive dust blanketed the land, and mutated creatures (sand locust beasts, iron-shell rats) took over the ruins. Humanity retreated to underground shelters or formed armed settlements. Only fragments of the old world's civilization remained (rusted amusement park rides, faded fairy-tale murals, defunc —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 The Emperor Has No Heirs? Don't Worry, the Consorts Will Enter the Palace and Have Plenty of Babies 皇帝无嗣？别怕，娘娘进宫生多胎 [An emperor nearing forty with no heirs + a fifteen-year-old official's daughter born to a concubine] [Childbearing System + Emperor-raising System] The leads are not each other’s first! Xie Ziyu, who was abused to death by her husband’s family in her previous life, is reborn before she heeds her stepmother’s wishes and marries into the Wang family. This time, she doesn’t want to keep dealing with her stepmother, and she doesn’t want to marry into the Wang family. Just then, an imperial edict ar 16.9kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
- 41 The Second-Born 排行老二 Second in birth order —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 From the Start, I Lie Flat in the Palace Harem, Only to Be Locked Away by a Madman 开局宫斗躺平，反被疯批锁入深宫 [Gentle, unhinged emperor + woman disguises herself as a man + transmigration + mutually devoted] Lu Cong, a college student, transmigrated to an era a thousand years in the past, ruled by a tyrant. She was bound to a System, which told her that if she won the tyrant's favor and killed him, she could go home. But as time went on, she realized that the tyrant was nothing like the one in the history books she knew, and that he had some unusual tastes... For instance, she woke up one morning to fin 574Reads9.0Score107Shelves
- 43 After My Whole Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone’s Darling 被全家读心后，中间崽成了团宠 After My Family Could Hear My Thoughts, the Middle Child Became Everyone's Favorite 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The Game of Power 权栖戏 [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Nuclear Weapon Skill 核武技能 A modern nuclear physicist transmigrates to a world of immortals and cultivators, awakening a unique nuclear martial physique. He turns concepts such as nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, and radiation into cultivation abilities, using the “Nuclear Path” to smash his way through the road to immortality in a world where immortals and demons vie for supremacy. Nuclear Weapons Analysis System: Bound to the protagonist after his transmigration, it can analyze cultivation techniques, immortal material 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Bitter Medicine, Deep Love 药苦情深 Bitter Medicine, Deep Affection 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Tears of a Republican Era Hero, Half for the People and Half for a Beauty 民国英雄泪，半为苍生半美人 I hear the flute’s plaintive tune and the xiao’s clear notes, but cannot quite make them out. Old companions from the jianghu scatter like dust. In all my life, I have shed only two lines of tears: half for the people, half for a beauty. Zheng Xiao is a brilliant military staff officer. In Jingxi City, he meets the charming and lively Yao Yudi. The daughter of a commander, Yao Yudi has been imprisoned and abused by her father for years, all while searching for a slim chance to survive. She delib 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Something Seems Off About My Sect 我的宗门，好像不太对劲 My Sect Seems a Little Off 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Emperor Wu’s Forbidden Love: The Beauty of Emperor Xiaowu 武帝之绝爱：孝武红颜 After Emperor Wen came the prosperous Han dynasty. Young Emperor Wu, Liu Che, ascended the throne full of ambition and vigor. He was not only a ruler of great vision, but also a passionate and romantic man. In his life, there was the fiery, headstrong Chen A'jiao, the gentle and virtuous Wei Zifu, and the peerlessly beautiful Lady Li... Yet among all his romances, one woman was the love of his life, and also the one least mentioned in the historical records. She was Lady Wang. Lady Wang was from 334Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 他爱我，却娶了她 He Loves Me, Yet He Married Her 22Reads—Score—Shelves
