Novels like Lush and Lovely
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- 1 Marrying the Moon 折娶明月 [The story is complete. It underwent major revisions before VIP publication, genuinely major revisions! I practically rewrote the whole thing. The Jinjiang version is the definitive one.] Prepublication title: "The Green Jade Case," please add it to your library. On the third day after news of her husband's death arrives, Lingyi is driven out by her mother-in-law. With nowhere else to go, she returns to her family home to seek her stepbrother's protection. Three months later, however, her once-f 21.8kFavorites23.7kClicks/ch4.9kGifts
- 2 Choosing a New Husband for My Wife 为妻再择君 Husband: "Where can I find a starving, impoverished young man? I'll carry my wife to the street and sell her. Tell me, who would be willing to buy her, so I won't have to end up buried in a ditch?" Wife: "Though my master treats me with kindness, how could I stay here for long? I'd rather die with my husband in a ditch than bear the thought of sewing clothes for another man." Husband and Wife: "We are husband and wife. One of us became a concubine, and the other married into his wife's family. 5.7kFavorites6.8kClicks/ch3.8kGifts
- 3 The Bright Moon Watches Over Me 明月顾我 *Coming next: Shattered Jade, Broken Bamboo* Rong Jin first met Shen Yu at a ridiculous evening banquet. Ordered to pour Shen Yu a glass of wine laced with something extra, she watched as he turned around and brought it to her lips instead. That night, she was sent to Springwater Lane and became the current Chancellor Shen’s mistress. Everyone in the capital said Chancellor Shen had lost his senses, seduced by beauty and willing to anger the emperor for a woman. But Rong Jin knew she was no 32.3kFavorites43.3kClicks/ch15.4kGifts
- 4 The Aloof Crown Prince's Kryptonite 高冷太子的克星 The main story is complete~ Emperor Yongsheng brought the southern kingdoms to heel, and Crown Prince Zhao Xuan played an indispensable role. He was strict in his command of the army and even stricter with himself, earning widespread praise. When he returned to court after his triumph, the crown prince brought back a former Shu noblewoman who looked every bit the devastating beauty, and announced that he intended to marry her as his consort. Du Yizhen: I'm not a femme fatale, and I didn't seduc 71.7kFavorites68.2kClicks/ch170.7kGifts
- 5 Bending at the Waist for My Lady 为夫人折腰 [May I follow the bright moon into your embrace; I resent you, hate you, and rely on your love] [The full story is complete. The main text has been revised; the version on Jinjiang is authoritative. I recommend reading the previous life first.] [All poems and classical Chinese passages in this story are quotations] The Prince Regent of Northern Qi, Tuoba Xiao, led a great army south to attack Shouchun, a key stronghold of Southern Liang. He warned the defending general that if he did not hand o 28.8kFavorites60.9kClicks/ch10.3kGifts
- 6 The First Year After the Divorce 和离第一年 [Signed for publication in simplified Chinese. See Weibo @Dear Caodeng Daren for updates] Both virgins | Powerful man humbled | Strong male lead, weak female lead Honest country girl wife x twisted, rotten rich young master The year Yun Ni met Shen Tinglan, she was of marriageable age but had yet to understand the ways of men and women. Shen Tinglan did not mind that his wife had a lame leg, and Yun Ni did not mind that her husband came from a poor family. So they married. A year after their 72.5kFavorites75kClicks/ch21.1kGifts
- 7 The Bright Moon Shines on the Nine Provinces 明月照九州 This year, I'm publishing "The Tyrant's Pretend White Moonlight" #I disguised myself as a man, but the Crown Prince found out and forced me to remove my disguise# [Cool, aloof heir in male disguise x ruthless, possessive Crown Prince] Fu Guiyi, heir to the Prince of Zhennan, guarded a secret as though walking on thin ice. She was actually the prince's biological younger sister, and had willingly disguised herself as a man to take her missing brother's place as a hostage in the capital. Fu Guiyi 45.1kFavorites73.9kClicks/ch9.6kGifts
- 8 21+ The Widow 孀妇 75.2kFavorites59.3kClicks/ch45.7kGifts
- 9 Eldest Brother 长兄 [No Blood Relation Between Siblings] [Coercive Possession] [Ancient Version of Anna] *The story may be revised at any time, so please read promptly. *If you see duplicate chapters, your subscription ratio is too low, and what you are seeing are anti-piracy chapters. Wei Ying, the legitimate daughter of the Wei family, was born into a household of wealth and privilege. Blessed with breathtaking beauty, she had already earned a reputation as the number-one beauty of Jiangnan by the time she came 86.6kFavorites55kClicks/ch47kGifts
- 10 Desolate as Lan Cheng 萧瑟兰成 (Not actually siblings) As the illegitimate daughter brought into the palace by a seductive consort, Roujia knew from childhood that the Crown Prince disliked her, so she was always careful not to provoke him. Yet even after the Crown Prince took the throne, the news that she was to be sent away for a political marriage still fell on her. That night, with nowhere else to turn, Roujia knelt in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. “I beg Your Majesty, my royal brother, to take pity on me...” The young em 91.9kFavorites183.1kClicks/ch34.9kGifts
- 11 21+ Spring's Colors Burn into the Bones 春色烧骨 17.3kFavorites19.5kClicks/ch4.5kGifts
- 12 21+ Out of Tune 荒腔走板 108kFavorites76kClicks/ch157.7kGifts
- 13 The Young Widow 小寡妇 70.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch51.5kGifts
- 14 Holiday Romance, Slow and Easy 假日恋悠悠 [Complete] Please leave a five-star review! There’s also a free bonus chapter of over ten thousand words. Updates on the print edition: @Falali- Down-to-earth title: "I Accidentally Kissed My Cold-Faced Neighbor and Now He Won't Leave Me Alone" 😋 Spirited, mischievous girl × arrogant, sharp-tongued man|A chaste, fiery man who says one thing and does another, then gets face-slapped and falls hard|The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal After quitting her job, Ren Jinyou was finally enjoyin 36.4kFavorites29.1kClicks/ch35.9kGifts
- 15 Take Her Behind the Curtain 折她入幕 Core trope: Taking by force The Central Plains had fallen into decline, and warlords rose up everywhere. Song Heng, Military Governor of Hedong, captured Jinzhou and returned in triumph. Through the curtain of rain, Song Heng caught sight of a young woman in green, with dark green hair and rosy cheeks, her bearing as graceful as an orchid. Later, at a banquet, Song Heng learned that she was the younger sister of the man who had saved his younger brother's life. A measuring, probing look appear 83.9kFavorites112kClicks/ch22.9kGifts
- 16 The Orchid May Wither, but Jade Will Not Break 兰摧不折玉 [A sickly beauty who coughs blood into the wind x a fake wastrel, real-born hero] [Not a female-emperor story | Not a hard-core political intrigue story] When Xiao Jue first met Xie Lanshi, he thought this peerless beauty among the noblewomen of Danyang was someone any capable man would want to claim. After the two married, Xiao Jue realized that all the heroes under heaven thought the same way. - Born into the prestigious Xie clan of Danyang, a family of ministers for four generations, Xie 79.7kFavorites66.2kClicks/ch89.5kGifts
- 17 After I Obtained My Supervisor’s Empathy Doll 当我获得上司的共感娃娃后 After I Got My Boss's Empathy Doll A face-slapping takedown of an arrogant older man [A short story that got a little longer than planned (T▽T). No paid chapters until the main story is complete.] *Arrogance and Prejudice: A powerful man bows his head for love *The arrogant man discovers he can't resist after all *A story written to indulge a particular kink. Don't force yourself if it's not your thing. *Six updates a week, with one day off on the weekend Completed stories of the same type: Th 17.5kFavorites20.9kClicks/ch18.5kGifts
- 18 The Noble Consort’s Glamorous Daily Life 贵妃娘娘风光日常 [Complete. If you like this kind of story, add A Little Palace Maid’s Rise to Power to your favorites.] Consort Shen was beautiful, but truly foolish. That was the consensus among the people of the harem. In the sixth year of Hanyu, the Emperor traveled south of the Yangtze. No one expected him to bring a new girl into the palace. Shen Shiyuan hadn’t expected it either. She had only been a Yangzhou courtesan, sent to the prefect of Wuzhou as a favor. She had been the prefect’s concubine for ju 54.1kFavorites67.8kClicks/ch96.5kGifts
- 19 Spring at the Jade Terrace 瑶台春 My new novel, Bright Moon in My Arms, is complete! I’m also collecting interest for the historical romances The Traitor’s Wife, Spring at the Imperial Palace, and I Married the Tyrant Again After Returning (blurbs below). Born to a poor family, Zheng Yuqing was chosen by a court official who selected beautiful women for the palace because of her looks. At fifteen, she entered the palace for the selection. A newly successful candidate in the imperial examinations fell in love with her at first si 49.1kFavorites111.6kClicks/ch18.8kGifts
- 20 After the Beautiful Mother Was Taken by Force 美人娘亲被巧取豪夺后 [Seduction and Possessive Love, Parental Romance, Love Stories About People Over 30] ◆A Transmigrated Beauty × A Feudal Patriarch◆ Dai Li never imagined that an ordinary day at school would cost her the son who was her whole world. After putting everything in order, she went to the riverside where the school bus had crashed and threw herself into the water, hoping to reunite with the little one at home. She thought it was all over, but when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a com 115.7kFavorites155.8kClicks/ch182.1kGifts
- 21 Beauty in Bones 艳骨 Complete. The main story is finished; bonus chapters to come. Core tropes: Marriage Before Love, a husband groveling to win back his wife Her mother was a Grand Princess, and her father the military governor of Jiangzhou. Cui Shiyiniang was born into one of the Five Great Clans. Graceful and slender, she was famed throughout the capital for her radiant beauty. At a spring farewell banquet at Jingming Pond, Cui Shiyiniang ducked into a pavilion for a nap, hidden among cascades of wisteria. S 88.2kFavorites136.6kClicks/ch40kGifts
- 22 The Other Woman 外室 Blurb One: Scheduled to go premium on 2021.01.04, barring unforeseen circumstances. New novel: Beauty of the Bones. Please add it to your reading list. Lu Ze, heir to the Duke of Qi’s estate, has the emperor’s favor. He oversees Zhejiang and Fujian, is mercurial, and is an expert schemer. Returning home to visit his family, he happens upon a woman walking through Yiyuan beneath an umbrella, her skin like ice and bones like jade, each step as graceful as a lotus blossom. Lu Ze hints at his int 81.1kFavorites166.5kClicks/ch33kGifts
- 23 21+ After I Toyed with and Abandoned the Frail Immortal Lord 始乱终弃病弱仙君后 41.5kFavorites44.2kClicks/ch24.1kGifts
- 24 21+ Bailey 贝丽 62.8kFavorites67.8kClicks/ch74.2kGifts
- 25 Begonia Blossoms Drunk in the Sun 海棠醉日 My next book is a forced-love story, The Debt of Romance. Please add it to your reading lists, everyone! The forced-love plot begins in Chapter 21 | Ruthless, domineering emperor vs. patient, clever beauty After Crown Prince Zhao Mingfei was deposed, he naturally had no affection for the wife forced on him as a substitute. But Jiang Niantang loved him wholeheartedly. She secretly watched him practice swordsmanship, took care of everything in the cold palace for him, and spent night after night s 115.2kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch41.8kGifts
- 26 Jade Concealed in Pearl 韫玉藏珠 1v1, both leads are virgins. Forceful pursuit and a ruthless romance. Bonus chapters are available when the main text subscription rate reaches 90%. Pirated readers, please don't comment. Show some respect, thank you. Blurb: Shi Yunyu woke up to find herself transmigrated into the body of a frail little girl who didn't even have a name. Her parents had sold her to the prefect's residence for two taels of silver, where she became a kitchen maid tending the stove. She comforted herself: It's all r 111.1kFavorites97.3kClicks/ch81.6kGifts
- 27 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 The instant the young emperor learned that her heart belonged to someone else, his blood roared through his veins. He wanted nothing more than to tear her to pieces. He had ascended the throne in his youth and stood at the pinnacle of power, ruling over a vast empire. Every civil and military official bowed to him, yet she alone trampled his imperial dignity beneath her feet. On the day the affair came to light, Wen Yin finally understood just how terrifying the emperor could be once he sh 80.9kFavorites166.4kClicks/ch28.5kGifts
- 28 After the Darkest Hour 柳暗花明 The print edition will be available for preorder online on Taobao, Weibo, and other platforms starting September 19. Original title: "Transmigrated into a Bloody Novel as the Big Villain". Nianhua is a sacrificial villain in a book. As the villain, it is her duty and responsibility to inflict mental torment and physical torture on the protagonist, helping him achieve spiritual enlightenment. But in the end, she is killed by the upright male supporting character, Liu Cheshe 91.1kFavorites191.1kClicks/ch37.3kGifts
- 29 Love Beneath the Phoenix Canopy 难为鸾帐恩 Hu Shen grew up on the grasslands. Her elder brother was favored by the khan, and her own life was fairly comfortable. Until one day, after her brother launched a campaign into the Central Plains, he returned with a captive from there. They said the man was the legitimate heir of a powerful Central Plains family, of noble birth. They said that though he was a civil official, he fought with great courage and had tremendous potential. The khan wanted to bring him into his service, but the man w 167.9kFavorites145.8kClicks/ch87.8kGifts
- 30 She Who Dared to Break Her 妄折她 [Author's page: Princess's Blade. Please add it to your wishlist!] [Brutish, rough-hewn man from a foreign tribe x stubborn beauty raised in a prominent family | Height difference warning] Princess Shang Ningxiu of Zhaohua was renowned as the most beautiful woman in Bianjing. One late autumn, the princess traveled south to visit her elderly grandmother. On the way, a rebel uprising broke out, and every one of the several hundred people accompanying her was slaughtered. The rebel leader had nev 121.9kFavorites171kClicks/ch27.1kGifts
- 31 Making a Grand Entrance 招摇过境 [Complete] A thief who steals from the rich makes an easy living. Most people in the trade make a quick score and move on. Ye Fuliu, however, believes in playing the long game. She seeks out abandoned old mansions, scouts them again and again, then moves in openly, posing as the owner. One fine antique after another is carried out in plain sight. In the house next door to the old mansion lives a sickly young gentleman of few words. With a melancholy, brooding look, he spends his days sitting hi 43.7kFavorites61.6kClicks/ch14.7kGifts
- 32 She in Captivity 囚她 Synopsis 1: A year after marrying, the second young lady of the Shi family was divorced by her husband’s family on the grounds of the seven grounds for divorce, and sent away by her mother-in-law. She had borne no sons; she had failed to serve her parents-in-law; she was talkative; she was jealous. Her family sent a soft sedan chair to bring her home. She returned to the bedroom she had once lived in as a girl. That night, her nightmare returned. The man sat brazenly in her room, eyeing her 135.8kFavorites217.5kClicks/ch68.6kGifts
- 33 My Husband Still Refuses to Divorce Me Today 夫君今天也不肯和离 [Main story complete] Shi Xuan was a stone created to mend the sky. She knew nothing of love, yet saw her destined tribulation on the prophecy stone: Zhu Yushan, a mortal scholar. They were destined to marry, stay together for a hundred years, and then part peacefully. Otherwise, they would bring about the destruction of the Three Realms. Though she couldn’t imagine how a frail scholar could bring down the Three Realms, Shi Xuan went down to the mortal world without hesitation to protect herse 78.9kFavorites71kClicks/ch60kGifts
- 34 The First White Moonlight of the Early Song Dynasty 宋初第一白月光 In five thousand years of history, there has been exactly one pair of brothers who were willing to share even the throne. So what else couldn’t they share? The first two emperors of the Song Dynasty were brothers. And you managed to get involved with both of them. But honestly, it’s not your fault. When you transmigrated, you descended from the sky without a speck of dust on you. Everyone who saw you called you a “goddess.” It was a time of chaos. Knowing in advance who would win, you decide 34.5kFavorites27.5kClicks/ch106.8kGifts
- 35 The Darling of the Flowers 花中娇客 [This story is best enjoyed with the readers’ comments turned on. You’ll be treated to a stream of clever remarks from our lovely readers.] A Chun, a country girl, travels a thousand miles to seek out relatives. Newly arrived at a grand household, she is careful and cautious, afraid to make even the slightest mistake. All she wants is to use the household’s influence to find a suitable husband with power and status. Things go smoothly. Shen Weizhen, the distant cousin who now runs the Shen hou 327.7kFavorites332kClicks/ch167.2kGifts
- 36 Luring the Tiger Into the Trap 请君入瓮 He eventually discovered that she had stolen his sleeping robe. The cool, refined man held the damp robe and stared at her coldly for a long moment. Yuan Qianshui hid under the covers with her bare legs exposed. In a small voice, she offered to wash it and give it back, but he only looked at her with disgust and icily told her to throw it away. Yuan Qianshui was devastated. She understood that now he knew she was a lustful fiend, she would never be able to get close to him again. Desperate t 63.2kFavorites49.8kClicks/ch51.6kGifts
- 37 They Insisted on Offering Their Loyalty 他们非要献上忠诚 1. Zhou Qiao transmigrated into an unknown world of military legions. Because she had arrived in her own body, her personality and appearance differed from those of the locals, so she could only scavenge for a living by night and sleep by day. One day, some drunk idiot bragged that she was the peerless master who lived in seclusion, the Goddess Vihara. According to legend, anyone who pledged absolute loyalty to the Goddess Vihara would receive her blessing and evolve powerful abilities. 2. One 33.1kFavorites32kClicks/ch29kGifts
- 38 [Ne Zha] I Picked Up a Little Clam Spirit [哪吒]捡到一只小蚌精 71.1kFavorites73kClicks/ch43kGifts
- 39 The Substitute Is Actually the Prince Himself (Double Substitutes) 替身竟是本王自己（双替身） [Dreaming of the Western Isles] (Strange Tales: A Series of Stories), ongoing~ Everyone in Chang'an knew that Prince Qi, Huan Xuan, had a beloved in his heart: the Crown Princess. He refused to marry because of her. He even brought back a commoner woman from the borderlands who looked like her. Everyone thought she was nothing more than an insignificant substitute. Huan Xuan himself thought so too. Until one day, the woman suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only a sea o 95.2kFavorites143.3kClicks/ch80.6kGifts
- 40 Back Before My Husband Castrated Himself 回到老公自宫前 In the lonely, treacherous Forbidden City, when a palace maid and a eunuch become husband and wife, their arrangement is called a "fooding marriage." Wei Caiwei married a eunuch who had been castrated to avenge herself. The couple married first and fell in love later. Together, they weathered every storm in the palace, always supporting one another and never giving up. In the end, the eunuch became the head of the Eastern Depot, wielding immense power at court. He helped her get revenge, then re 93.7kFavorites193.5kClicks/ch113.3kGifts
- 41 Carry Me Across the Nine Heavens 渡我九重天 Yao Zhi was a potted plant who cultivated for a thousand years and became an immortal. She was exceptionally appointed as an immortal official, entrusted with the Book of Fate and tasked with managing the destinies of mortals. She descended to the mortal realm to oversee their fates, only for the first three fires of her new appointment to burn her instead. The mortal under her supervision was not only clever enough to be troublesome, but also exceptionally handsome. There was a saying among 101.6kFavorites110.6kClicks/ch96.6kGifts
- 42 At First, I Just Wanted to Find a Sucker 起初，我只是想找个冤大头 1, Peng Ling died in the car that was forcing her to undergo gland-donation surgery. She heard that the search afterward was unusually extensive, and the rescue operation far larger than for an ordinary accident. It was almost as if the research institute that had imprisoned her from the age of three to eighteen truly regretted losing her. Of course, there was no chance she had survived. After all, she was just a frail, disabled, helpless omega. 2, With no legal identity and no money, even th 43.3kFavorites40.1kClicks/ch99.3kGifts
- 43 The Top-Tier Star Ex-Husband Is a Yandere 顶流前夫是病娇 ◆Next up: "After Dumping the Crazy Top A", please add it to your reading list 💗 ◆Signed for print publication. For publication updates, see xhs/wb@Zuoyouji ◆Self-indulgent, lovesick, stunning actor X gentle, honest researcher who turns dark ◆Blurb: Scroll down for content warnings! The main story is 680,000 words. [Female Lead's Version] The day Jiang Minyun's ex-girlfriend dumped him and left the country, he was devastated. He glanced coldly at Li Shihui, wh 97.5kFavorites103.7kClicks/ch84.5kGifts
- 44 Can I Still Successfully Usurp the Throne While Coughing Up Blood? 迎风咳血还能篡位成功吗 A frail, sickly white lotus with a dagger hidden in her smile X a ferocious little wolf who can lift a cauldron Complete * Qin Nonghua set out to become a Wu Zetian, but ended up with Zhuge Liang’s fate. Unluckily, she became the first princess in transmigration history to die from overwork. The moment she opened her eyes, she was back at the time she had first transmigrated. The kingdom was still standing, her father was alive, her few neurotic brothers had only just begun their pathetic infi 73.1kFavorites155.8kClicks/ch37.4kGifts
- 45 The Female Bodyguard 女护卫 [The Scumbag Version] They were both demons struggling in the abyss. Why should he be the one to climb out and bask in the blessings of sunshine and rain? [Note: One couple, one pairing] [Check the author’s profile for the reading guide] Theme: Even when mired in the mud, keep your heart turned toward the sun 66.3kFavorites104kClicks/ch32.4kGifts
- 46 The Gods' Wild Rose (Published as: Rose Devotee) 神明的野玫瑰（出版名：玫瑰信徒） [This novel has been signed for simplified Chinese publication. Presales begin at 7:30 p.m. on November 25. For details, see Weibo @Baochao Xiao Huanggua. Please, my lovely readers who bought the full book, give it a five-star review =3=] [Next novels: The Monster's Bride and Love of the Gluttonous Beast] [The author is a compulsive reviser. The story was revised many times during serialization, so pirate sites have only captured the unedited version.] [1] Aistella entered the resplendent hall, 69.3kFavorites73.9kClicks/ch24.4kGifts
- 47 See the Southern Mountain 见南山 The golden palace Song Yi built for her, Su Qing saw as a cage and tomb for a captive bird. [The male lead is coercive, ruthless, and cruel. He is not a good person.] Theme: Oppose feudalism, autocracy, and systems that place men above women. Champion the ideals of standing up to power and pursuing freedom. 105.6kFavorites237.1kClicks/ch67.8kGifts
- 48 Flowers Cover the Islet 花满渚 He bound her in chains, determined to settle every old score, one by one. [Extended blurb] In the twentieth year of Yongchang, the fifth year of Lin Yuan’s marriage, the Prince of Zhennan rebelled. Jin Chu, heir to the Prince of Zhennan, commanded the rebel army. With a million soldiers, he marched north toward the capital. That same year, the capital fell, the emperor died, and the Prince of Zhennan ascended the throne, ushering in the Jianwu era. In the second year of Jianwu, the Cro 119.7kFavorites281.9kClicks/ch66.6kGifts
- 49 21+ Night in Lu City 栌城之夜 49.4kFavorites65.2kClicks/ch50.2kGifts
- 50 21+ The Groom’s Regret 郎悔 183.3kFavorites248.4kClicks/ch299.2kGifts
