Novels like A Plea for My Humble Wife
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- 51 HP: The Marauders Era: Potter, His Mortal Enemy, Falls for Him HP亲世代：死对头波特他心动了 [Harry Potter Marauders Era | Slytherin x Gryffindor | Sirius's Former Fiancée x Male Lead James Potter | Sweet Romance, 1v1, Happy Ending, Voldemort Appears] The thing Sirius Black regretted most in his life was not running away from home, nor being sorted into Gryffindor, but speaking so cruelly to his childhood friend, Aglaia Selwyn, on the day of their engagement. He could have been gentler. He said, "Marry her? I'd rather marry the armor in the Gryffindor tower." Her father scolded Selwyn: 4.8kReads—Score758Shelves
- 52 Twin Phoenixes Entwine the Dragon, Breaking His Back 双凤缠龙，龙断腰 [Mad power games] + [forced love] + [love and hatred] + [captor and captive, fighting back] + [sisters strike back] The Imperial Astronomical Bureau foretells: Twin phoenixes devour the dragon. The two daughters of the Feng family, one in the open and one in the shadows, are both married to the crown prince. They try to escape, only to be seized by two mad beasts. One wants the living as a sacrifice; the other insists they’ll share a grave, even in death. The twin phoenixes devour the dragon, b 9.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 53 The Bright Moon Rests on the Mountain 明月栖山 [Alternate-history rebirth + historical romance + sweet pampering as he pursues his wife + the male lead falls hard] A little sweet historical romance, not a face-slapping power fantasy with a strong heroine. P.S. As long as it doesn't affect your reading, there's no need to nitpick the fictional details. Shen Yufu was reborn. She wasn't a daughter of the Shen family. In this new life, all she wanted was to leave the cold, unwelcoming Marquis of Yiyong's residence and find her real family. She n 455Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 54 Crossing the Chang'an River 长安渡 Since heaven has given me a chance to start over, why should I put up with being wronged? Eat when I’m hungry, drink when I’m thirsty, and speak up when I’m angry. No need to hold back! If my father won’t love me, someone else will! If my senior brother doesn’t love me, the one who does is right there! My new book, “You Say I Set Fires and Murdered People? Then I’ll Set Fires and Murder People!” is now out. Hope you’ll enjoy it. 933Reads—Score106Shelves
- 55 The Female Registrar 女掌簿 Fake death + slow burn + a love that grows over time + sincere romance + happy ending [Old, poor, disabled God of War x Young, beautiful killer | Mutual salvation] This story is a very slow burn. Please don't complain if that's not your thing. Just move on. A bloodthirsty noblewoman who has personally killed dozens, and the General of Zhenshuo, who has been falsely accused and imprisoned, struggling to survive, meet in Yuzhang. This is a story of two people finding their way to each other, and o 150Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Seven Husbands at Her Door, but the Princess Wants to Run 七夫临门，皇女想逃 The Ultimate Heartthrob [Female-Dominated World + Reincarnated in the Womb + Men Fighting for Her in a Shura Field + Multiple Male Leads + All Male Leads Are Chaste] Yun Zhaohua, the fifth princess of a female-dominated kingdom, has a scandalous reputation and is the most notorious flirt in the capital. Her brilliant scholar of a husband ended up in her bed by a twist of fate, and now he uses “work reports” as an excuse to cling to her until dawn every night; Her childhood friend, a block of woo 1.2kReads8.1Score134Shelves
- 57 The God of War’s Beloved Is a Special Forces Soldier from Another World 战神的掌心娇竟是异世特种兵 The modern era’s top special forces soldier, “Night Phoenix,” dies on a mission. Her soul travels through time and she is reborn as Wei Shi, the infamous “spoiled and unruly princess” of Prince Jing’s manor in the Tianqi Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she inherits the original owner’s painful memories of her past life: her father, Prince Jing, has rendered such great service that the emperor sees him as a threat. The incompetent and suspicious Emperor Jianwu joins forces with corrupt of 10.7kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves
- 58 The General's Young Bride Comes Down the Mountain 将军府的小媳妇儿下山啦 Qin Su had finally been kicked down the mountain by her master after nearly stripping the Taoist temple bare. The little girl said she wasn't worried in the slightest. Her masters: We can finally breathe easy! Already lost, she somehow wandered farther and farther from home, then got herself dragged into trouble along the way. Yun Qi said, "My little girl is delicate, weak, sweet, and adorable. Fighting and killing aren't for her." Bandits: But she killed my whole family! And robbed me! The man 1.3kReads7.6Score136Shelves
- 59 Your Majesty, the Princess Emerged from the Painting 陛下，帝姬从画中走出来了 A portrait and a jade pendant awakened Yue Wuyan, the imperial princess who had been sleeping within the painting. The moment the Immortal Music Princess, famed for her beauty across the land five hundred years ago, appeared, she became the prize coveted by every faction. But to Chu Jinyuan, Yue Wuyan was his light. He first met her at eleven, fell in love with her as a boy of fifteen, and ascended the throne at twenty, all so he could make that light part of his very being. She disliked killing 8.5kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
- 60 We Agreed to Treat Each Other with Respect, So Why Is the Chief Minister Here Again at Night? 说好相敬如宾，首辅夜里又来了？ [Traditional Historical Romance + Both Leads Devoted to Each Other + Entire In-Law Family Dotes on Her + No Love Rivals or Misunderstandings + Household Intrigue + Political Schemes + Cunning] The moment Jiang Shuangshuang transmigrated, she opened her eyes to find she'd landed a real bargain. The day before her wedding, her third sister, famed throughout the capital for her beauty, fled with her luggage. Her fourth sister, a young woman of some literary talent, was so frightened that she got en 8kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
- 61 The Master Shows You the Way, but Taking a Beating Is Up to You 师父领进门，挨揍靠个人 [Long-suffering master X sincere, warmhearted disciple X mutual healing] For hundreds of years, Jiangzhang Sect has upheld the principles of learning and education. It is entrenched in the Jingxiang region, backed by powerful clans and noble families, and secretly meddles in politics. The legitimate line and the collateral branches are locked in constant conflict. The male lead was born into servitude as a male courtesan, but was secretly raised by a branch of the Qian family. Under the identity 856Reads8.1Score101Shelves
- 62 Late Nights in the Deep Estate 深宅晚 Her husband, Song Hemian, died young, leaving Jiang Wanyin alone in a desolate mansion, surrounded by endless gossip. Her late husband's younger brother, Song Heran, returns from afar. He is refined and handsome, yet reserved and inscrutable, treating her with a tenderness that constantly oversteps the bounds of propriety. As they spend their days together, Jiang Wanyin gradually realizes that this “younger brother-in-law” is nothing like the Song Heran her husband described, in either his habit 2.4kReads7.3Score220Shelves
- 63 Immortality Won't Keep Old Promises 长生不赴旧约 The protagonist, Shen Sui'an, transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation. Born immortal and imperishable, he has no System, no wise old mentor, and no heaven-defying divine artifact. He possesses the exceptionally rare top-grade Five Virtues Spiritual Root, but because all five elements must advance in tandem, his cultivation is far slower than that of ordinary prodigies. So he chooses the simplest path to immortality: Endure. Outlast his enemies. Outlast the sect. Outlast the dyna 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 64 As You Wish, My Love 承卿意 Bai Yu: A young general who guarded the border of the Mu Kingdom for years. It is said that his mother died in childbirth after giving birth to him. From then on, General Bai took his newborn son to the frontier, where they spent more than a decade. Now that the border wars have ended, a marriage contract summons Bai Yu back to the capital, where he returns with his father to report for duty. Yu Xuejing: The youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Yu. Her elder brother serves in the Hanlin Academy. All 857Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 65 Lord Shaoqing 少卿大人 Although Shen Liuting was the eldest daughter of the prime minister’s household, she had an unusual dream: to travel through every kingdom and write a book about her journeys. On her fifteenth birthday, Shen Liuting packed her bags in the middle of the night, took her banknotes, and really did leave the country. That journey lasted a full three years... When Shen Liuting returned home on her eighteenth birthday, her parents told her they had already found her a fiancé and even had their birth da 871Reads9.3Score111Shelves
- 66 The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 离婚当天，我成了首富继承人 The Day I Divorced, I Became the Heir to a Fortune 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Bound by Love at the Winter Solstice 冬至缚情 The eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei marries into Prince Chen’s household by imperial decree. On their wedding night, her husband abandons her for the woman he loves. A scheming white lotus puts on an act at every turn and provokes her. In the capital, everyone plots and schemes, and intrigue is everywhere, whether hidden or open. But what does any of it have to do with her? She doesn’t love Prince Chen, nor does she love this prosperous, sordid capital. All she wants is to r 51.3kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
- 68 I Pledge You the Azure Clouds and Moon, You Owe Me Blood for My Beauty 许君苍云月，还君红颜血 For a hundred years, the land has been divided between north and south, and the fires of war have raged for a thousand miles. The Cangyun River cuts across the Central Plains. Southern Chu holds the fertile lands south of the river, defending itself behind natural barriers; Northern Qi commands the iron cavalry of the north and eyes the whole realm. Humanity has slaughtered its own for a hundred years, leaving rivers of blood, unaware that an even greater catastrophe is brewing in the shadows. I 14Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 69 Laugh at Her for Being a Widow? She's the Regent King's One Regret 笑她寡妇？可她是摄政王的意难平 On their wedding night, her husband, Pei Tingning, went into the wrong room and ended up with one of the maids. Three months later, he supposedly died in battle, and she wore mourning clothes for him for three years. Then, on the anniversary of his death, she heard his warm voice through the wall, laced with mockery. That was when she learned that his supposed twin brother, Pei Tingyan, was actually her husband in disguise. He had already married the maid as his second wife. Three years of agony 956Reads5.9Score202Shelves
- 70 Fragrance in the Begonia-Draped Bed, the Moon in My Arms 海棠帐中香，明月入怀 Rebirth + palace intrigue + fake eunuch vs. bewitching consort + feel-good, sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + female-lead-focused Also titled: The Bewitching Consort Reborn: The Cold Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord Can't Keep His Hands Off Her / The Emperor Is Just a Pawn in My Hand Zhaoyue lived a truly foolish life in her previous one. Blinded by luxury and indulgence, she took the wrong path through the treacherous inner palace and became a bedchamber temptress whose death seemed well de 1.8kReads9.1Score171Shelves
- 71 Elder Brother, You Mustn't 兄长不可 Shen Yanci is the envy of everyone in the capital: the refined and upright heir of the Shen family, with a bright future ahead. Yet his family also takes in Su Wanqing, an orphan girl with no one to rely on. An elder's words, "Raise her by your side and treat her as your own younger sister," become an invisible shackle between them. He watches her grow from a timid little girl into a graceful young woman, cherishing and protecting her at every turn. But as they spend day after day together, he d 4.5kReads8.1Score500Shelves
- 72 A Promise in Blue Robes 青裳一诺 In their previous life, Qingshang (Heguan) and Duruo (Houpu) died together in a car accident, bound by death as they had been in life. In this life, Qingshang carries her memories of their past and journeys across mountains and rivers to reunite with him... But he no longer recognizes her, and love and resentment pull them in opposite directions... She practices medicine to save lives, solves one strange case after another, and uses her wisdom to stop a war between two nations and protect the pe 43Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 73 Jinling, Where the Evening Sky Grows Clear 金陵重晚晴 Shen Zhiyan, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, is as bright and clear as the moon, and as gentle as jade. He has always been the finest man in the world in the eyes of his niece, Wen Yin. From the age of eight, Wen Yin lived with Shen Zhiyan in her maternal grandfather’s home, the Duke of Dingguo’s residence. The two grew deeply attached, spending their days together, but after she came of age, she no longer wanted to call him Uncle. Her feelings were secret but sincere, yet their love was painful an 63Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 Cultivating Immortality as Liu Ruyan, but I'm All Man 修仙柳如烟，但我是纯爷们 Liu Ruyan, a lifelong office drone, transmigrates to a world of Cultivation. Other transmigrators either start out as overpowered protagonists or rise from being good-for-nothings. He gets a “Chaotic Misty Lickable Body” from the System instead: anyone who lays eyes on him can’t help wanting to lick him. And so his daily Cultivation looks like this: An old locust tree chases after him calling him “darling,” a moon-gazing rhinoceros gladly becomes his mount, Golden Core monsters fall for him at f 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Outer Chamber Woman Can't Escape 外室难逃 A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 11.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 76 After Marrying the Cold-Faced Duke, I Cut My Way Through the Inner Court 和冷面国公联姻后，我杀穿内宅 Xiao Qianqian falls to her death. Reborn, she marries Xie Yue, a ruthless general who shows no mercy. In public, they are a courteous husband and wife, respectful to one another. In private, beneath swaying red candles, he holds her captive in his arms, his eyes burning with an obsession he can no longer hide. It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience that turned into love, but who could have guessed the cold-faced general would fall for her? He cherishes her, helps her take revenge, and j 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Grand Secretary Finally Got a Clue 赐婚后，首辅大人开窍了 Everyone in the capital knew that the legitimate daughter of Imperial Censor Qiao was frail and could be knocked over by a breeze. Yet the emperor betrothed her to Mu Shijing, the Chief Grand Secretary, who stood second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Mu Shijing was the man who had shattered the dreams of countless young ladies in the capital, and on top of that, he had paid a fine for staying unmarried for two years in a row, making him the capital's most eligible bachelor. When th 5.6kReads8.8Score702Shelves
- 78 The Stunning Outcast Tames Her Men, Captures Their Hearts, and Sparks a Rivalry 绝色万人嫌训狗，勾君心，引雄竞 [Everyone's Least Favorite + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Taming Dogs + Forced Love + Calculated Moves] Song Qin has barely transmigrated into a book when she finds herself staring at a very large bed. Three powerful men, their faces flushed, beg her for an antidote. Only then does she realize she's become a flirtatious woman hated by everyone, and the original character is responsible for the three men being drugged. In the book, the original character is exiled for harassing high-rankin 123Reads—Score242Shelves
- 79 The Reborn Favorite Consort Is Alluring, and the Emperor Can't Leave Court Early 宠妃重生，腰软，勾的帝王不早朝 [Rebirth + spoiled, airheaded beauty + lovestruck emperor + favored consort + pregnant darling + Noble Consort and imperial physician + sole favorite] Lu Yunshu died. She drank the poisoned wine, and her organs twisted into knots. It was unbearable. She thought the poison would kill her the moment it reached her stomach. But it didn’t. After being forced to drink it, Lu Yunshu struggled for three whole days. Her insides felt torn apart, as though every organ had been soaked in poison. Three days 837Reads—Score100Shelves
- 80 Bai Chengjin 白城烬 [Fallen Princess × Northern Wei Emperor | Two Powerhouses Plotting for Power | Taking by Force | Dangerous Relationship | Marriage First, Love Later] Helian Nayan was born when Hu Xia was at its height, and grew up as the Helian family fell into decay. She had seen her father, Helian Bobo, build an empire that seemed to reach the heavens. She had also watched her brothers tear at one another amid the empire's very lifeblood. She understood early on that a dynasty was not a family, and kinship w 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 81 I Picked Up a Ghost and Brought It Home; My Aloof, Powerful Minister Spoils Her Rotten 捡只阿飘回家，清冷权臣他宠疯了 A motion comic is now available: She Brought a Ghost Home, and the Cold, Powerful Official Warmed Up [Streetwise wandering ghost X aloof young general and powerful official] [Ancient-style political intrigue + Light supernatural comedy + Stories of ordinary life in ancient times + Mystery and investigation + Love goes both ways] [There is a male lead, both leads are virgins, happy ending, a slow-burn romance that unfolds gradually. They don't kiss until chapter 100, but it's very sweet, so dive 23.3kReads8.9Score4.3kShelves
- 82 Transmigrated as the Top Scholar's Poor Wife, I Eloped with the Villain 穿成状元糟糠妻后，和反派苟合了 Liu Zhiheng, a female scientist on a geological survey team, transmigrates into a book and becomes the wretched wife of a top scholar, destined for a tragic ending. To make matters worse, she's been saddled with a knack for brewing sauces. To avoid becoming a mere tool for making sauce and to save her whole family from a miserable fate, one snowy night Liu Zhiheng brings home Duan Wujiao, the Prince of Yan and the story's biggest villain, hoping to rewrite a key plot point. Unexpectedly, after l 5.2kReads9.0Score683Shelves
- 83 A Broke College Senior: Connected to an Alien Treasure Land 大四穷学生：连通外星宝地 Zhang Tong, a college senior, struggles to find a job and angrily returns to the countryside to start a business. Then, while digging a cellar for sweet potatoes, he uncovers an ancient passage leading to a mysterious planet overflowing with treasures: Agarwood that takes a thousand years to form a single growth ring and eight hundred years to mature, the finest of all fragrances. A three-thousand-year-old tea tree king, with dragon-like branches and jade-green leaves. The king of gold, a nugget 87.3kReads9.0Score17.6kShelves
- 84 After His Conquest of Himself, the Sickly Crown Prince Begs for My Affection 自我攻略后，病娇太子求宠爱 Adorably goofy, tearful, lazy princess vs. a self-deluded, unhinged fox of a crown prince [Devoted couple + Transmigration into a book + Yandere + Favoritism + Mild groveling arc + Happy ending + Redemption] One day, Jiang Yu transmigrated into a book and became an unloved princess of the Jiang Kingdom. After an accident, she was taken in by Gu Jiuyan, the crown prince of the Qian Dynasty and the story's great villain. As the author, Jiang Yu knew exactly what kind of man Gu Jiuyan was: ruthless 1.2kReads9.1Score188Shelves
- 85 She Kisses My Noble Lady's Lips as the City's Top Courtesan 她以花魁之身，吻我贵女红唇 Two female leads • cool-headed, resilient beauty and courtesan × unconventional woman poet • both untouched • ensemble cast of women • mutual devotion • serious drama • happy ending She is a dazzling musician fallen into the world of courtesans, adrift like duckweed; the other is a noblewoman poet trapped in a gilded cage, whose heart yearns for freedom. A melody and a poem: an encounter written in fate, and a calamity that shakes the world. Even prison cannot silence the longing carried by the 113Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.5kReads8.2Score717Shelves
- 87 Reborn, the Scumbag Emperor Loves Me Like His Life 重生后，渣皇爱我如命 [Past and Present Lives + Male Lead Reborn + Sweet Historical Romance] In her previous life, Ning Zhi had no choice but to enter the palace as a consort. She never expected to become the emperor’s sole favorite. Whether they were boating on the lake during the Flower Festival or pledging their love on the Qixi Festival, she found herself unable to resist the gentle, refined emperor. On the eve of her appointment as empress, a carefully plotted assassination revealed the truth behind his favor. H 1.7kReads6.6Score100Shelves
- 88 Reborn, the Emperor and Empress Both Quit Their Jobs 帝后重生后都撂挑子不干了 (A cool, dignified male lead who'd rather slack off than be emperor, and a beautiful, sensible heroine who sometimes gets a little mischievous.) In her previous life, she lived in splendor but felt stifled as empress for over a decade. As she lay dying, her emperor husband was still away on campaign and had yet to return. Reborn, Chu Yue reflects on the past and decides that while the empress's phoenix crown was beautiful, it was also heavy and exhausting. She really doesn't want to wear it agai 4.8kReads8.5Score358Shelves
- 89 Our Family, Buried Alive by Life 我们这一家，被生活活埋 Our Family Was Buried Alive by Life 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 After the Substitute Marriage, the Madam Keeps Getting Into Trouble 替嫁后，夫人她又又又惹事了 [Clear-headed layabout vs. fake-sick schemer] [One-on-one sweet romance] [Both leads are each other's first and only love, happy ending] Shen Changnian transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl whose useless father and uncaring stepmother neglected her. She'd heard that Gu He'an, the Grand Tutor's son, was handsome, came from a good family, and was destined to die young. Shen Changnian's eyes lit up again and again. She gladly agreed to marry him in someone else's place, thinking she'd be 3.7kReads9.0Score629Shelves
- 91 The Drama Queen Arrives and Makes the Tyrant Blush and His Heart Race 戏精美人驾到，撩的暴君脸红心跳 ❤️ Complete [Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste] A frail, dramatic beauty x a cold, ruthless tyrant (cold on the outside but warm inside at first, all bark and no bite, then a completely devoted husband) Excerpt 1: Gu Qingxi had barely transmigrated into a book when she slapped the cold, ruthless tyrant across the face. Given Pei Yanci's vicious nature, she thought she was doomed and wouldn't live to see another day. But the tyrant didn't play by the rules. He simply kept Gu Qi 801Reads9.1Score120Shelves
- 92 My Setting Is That I Love Her 朕的设定是爱她 [System transmigration into a book + mutual healing + winning over a lovesick obsessive] A new historical romance from Zhier, author of one of Zhihu’s three great tragic novels, Late Departure. The main story is lighthearted and funny, but the extras will break your heart. She is his nightmare, and also his cure! He is written to love her, so no matter what she does, he will never blame her. “Yan Yu, I truly and sincerely love you. Don’t forget me, I beg you.” “Don’t be afraid. Your elder sister 398Reads8.6Score113Shelves
- 93 After Marrying a Treacherous Minister, I Was Spoiled Like an Ancestor 嫁个奸臣后，我被宠成了祖宗 After being reborn, Meng Wu has no interest in romance. All she wants is to bring her enemies down. A husband? He just needs to be powerful, wealthy, and handsome! Pei Yan doesn't buy it. He thinks this girl is quite the character, and he's intrigued. You don't care about romance? That's fine. I do! Cornered against a wall and proposed to, Meng Wu stares at him in disbelief. Pei Yan smiles faintly. “Your standards for a husband are that he's rich, powerful, and handsome. Don't I meet every one o 4.9kReads9.2Score631Shelves
- 94 Has the Heir Apparent Won Himself Over Yet? 今日世子自我攻略了吗 [Childhood sweethearts + bickering enemies + a dramatic heroine who’s occasionally a goofball + a doting hero] After transmigrating, Ning Yuanrou has no grand ambitions. She just wants to enjoy life as a princess and laze around until she dies. But things never go as she wishes, and people keep lining up to give her a taste of her own medicine. So at three, she causes a scene in the imperial school, and at eight, she beats up princes and princesses. She’s the undisputed little tyrant of the pala 3.3kReads9.0Score312Shelves
- 95 Pray for Dawn 祈明 After one crushing defeat, Qi Min, undefeated in a hundred thousand-strong army, was captured alive by Chu Yu. Only then did Chu Yu discover that General Qi Min, who had always been his equal and faced him in open rivalry, was actually a young woman. “Three thousand miles of campaigns, a single sword holding back a million foes.” The world knew General Qi for reclaiming the borderlands and winning renown across the realm, but not for the turbulent life she had endured behind that glory. Qi Min t 1kReads9.1Score126Shelves
- 96 I Can't Tame Him, So the Tyrannical Official Raises Someone Else's Little Sister Until He Goes Mad 教不乖，佞臣替人养妹被逼疯 [Completed. Traditional historical romance + a disgraced, murderous eunuch wielding immense imperial power + a pitiful girl dependent on others + two people with more schemes than you can count] The young general was a wolf fighting on the battlefield, with a soft, fair little rabbit sister tucked away at home, tempting everyone who saw her. When the general died in battle, the frivolous, lecherous nobles raided the rabbit's burrow. Before they could even get a taste, Xie Kan, the chief eunuch o 4.8kReads8.9Score632Shelves
- 97 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 7.2kReads9.0Score989Shelves
- 98 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋，御夫有道 [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
- 99 I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室，我只想种田 As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f 7kReads8.9Score650Shelves
- 100 The Madam’s Mind-Reading Fails, and the Young Marquis Courts Her Every Day 夫人读心术失灵，小侯爷日日邀宠 Xie Wanjun, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Xie family, spent more than a decade secluded in the inner chambers, following every rule. Then a prophetic dream overturned everything she had believed and showed her the tragedy waiting a few years ahead. Her fiancé, Lin Xianzhi, was cheating on her with her younger sister. He used her businesses to help rebels seize power, then burned her alive once he had made his name. Yet Marquis Sang, the capital’s most notorious wastrel, charged through t 1.3kReads8.9Score156Shelves
