Novels like I Refuse to Be a Concubine
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- 51 21+ The Second Madam 二娘娘 45.1kFavorites151.4kClicks/ch10.5kGifts
- 52 The Eldest Daughter 长女 The main text of my new novel, Daily Life in the Ming Dynasty, is complete. Preorders: Marrying a Junior Banner Officer (Qing Dynasty), Farming in the Wasteland, and more. Please add them to your collections! [Blurb] Capable, sharp-witted only daughter who holds up the family vs. delicate official's son, a sickly young man raised as a proper lady. One-on-one romance. Before the age of twelve, Meng Banyan had a loving family and a happy life. Her family wasn't rich, but she had never gone hungry 14.4kFavorites20.3kClicks/ch4.2kGifts
- 53 A Cup of Spring 一盏逢春 The story is often revised while it’s being serialized, and pirated copies differ greatly from the original. I’m only responsible for the official version. [Arrogant, obsessive heir VS gentle, clear-headed maid] Warning: coercive romance, a chaotic mix of melodrama. Be sure to read the content warnings before deciding whether to start. Blurb One: Wen Xingyu had been slow-witted and mild-tempered since childhood. Her one stroke of luck was being rescued as a child by the Old Madam of the Duke of 44.5kFavorites44.7kClicks/ch9.6kGifts
- 54 Princess Yongjia 公主永嘉 When Emperor Jiahe arranged her marriage, Lingyi thought she would marry Xie Yu. Qin Lie wanted nothing less than to marry Princess Yongjia. Later, She lost the one she loved. He gained his cinnabar mole. A warlord in troubled times x a fallen princess. A story about a dependent flower. A groveling-after-the-breakup romance. Marriage first, love later, a sea of hatred and sorrow, over-the-top melodrama. If these tropes bother you, don’t read. No transmigration or transmigration into a book, n 32kFavorites30kClicks/ch20.6kGifts
- 55 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
- 56 A Courtyard in Full Bloom 满庭芳 It goes VIP tomorrow. Thank you all for your support. Lin Zhen opened her eyes to find herself in the body of a poor girl from the countryside. Up at dawn to gather pig fodder, spinning hemp late into the night. Just when the silkworms and mulberry trees were taken care of, it was time to plant the rice. She never had a moment to herself. She worked diligently and quietly skimmed money off the top. One day, her stepmother told her they were going to the capital to stay with relatives. After 24.5kFavorites24.1kClicks/ch56.3kGifts
- 57 Lovesickness Curse 相思咒 Mingyue had been doted on since childhood, cherished and indulged by everyone. Whatever she wanted was placed right before her eyes. The only exception was Ye Ji, who never spared her a glance. Angry and frustrated, Mingyue watched him tenderly care for his fiancée and found herself envious. Spoiled and addled by her feelings, she impulsively cursed him: Anyone struck by the curse would become utterly devoted to the one who cast it. Just as she had expected, Ye Ji forgot his affection for his 9.1kFavorites7.7kClicks/ch8.4kGifts
- 58 A Wife Is Hard to Find 一妻难求 He said, "You wouldn't be my concubine, so you'll be a maid for the rest of your life, then." So three years later, when Xia Xuan said to her, "Zhuo Yulou, I want to marry you," she answered without hesitation, "Heh. Get lost!" New story link: Come check it out, give it a click Theme: 6.8kFavorites44.8kClicks/ch1.1kGifts
- 59 Reborn as the Youngest Daughter of a Farming Family 重生农家幺妹 Ning Wan'er had a dream. When she awoke, she looked at her family, her relatives, and then at Sanjia Village, and everything felt different... She decided to help her family escape the hardship from her dream and build a better life! Ongoing. Subscribe now! Theme: 6.2kFavorites71.4kClicks/ch10.3kGifts
- 60 The Eastern Palace's Concubine [Reborn] 东宫侍妾（重生） Qiqi was sold to a brothel. On her first night receiving a client, she was chosen by a cold-faced young nobleman. After one night, imagining all the different men she'd have to... made her want to die. But she was too timid to even find the courage to kill herself. In the end, Qiqi steeled herself. Even if it seemed impossible, she had to try. She dropped to her knees, grabbed the man's robe, and pleaded through her tears, "Young master, please take me with you!" To her shock, the young mas 51.7kFavorites212.3kClicks/ch21kGifts
- 61 The Swallow Returns 归燕 Female Lead's Story: Her father placed among the successful candidates in both imperial examinations and serves as a Vice Minister in the Ministry of Rites. Her mother is the illegitimate daughter of a marquis. Though Yun Yiwan is not from one of the most distinguished families in the capital, a city full of powerful clans, she is certainly no commoner. As the legitimate daughter of the Yun family, she grew up wanting for nothing, with a comfortable and affluent life. But when her cousin Ying fr 32kFavorites59.5kClicks/ch12.4kGifts
- 62 The Young Concubine 小通房 This is an old-school, melodramatic romance. If that's not your thing, please don't read it. Let's respect each other's tastes. [Complete] [If you've bought the whole book, please leave a positive review!] Ji Ying is a bedchamber maid, with cherry-red lips, fragrant cheeks, and a slender, supple figure. Her sole purpose is to serve Song Yuanzhou, the head of a family famed for its gardens. She was originally sold into servitude by the Bai family, the household of Song Yuanzhou's betrothed, Lady 54.2kFavorites106.8kClicks/ch11kGifts
- 63 Echoes Across the Empty Mountain 响空山 Newly completed novel: Twilight Over the Pass, available on Douban Read. You can read an excerpt in my column. It's about an adorable, cocky heroine and a socially inept, aloof genius. Liu Shaosheng, the second daughter of the Attendant Minister of Rites, is disliked by others and considers herself malicious and mean. But she's timid and cowardly, so although she has plenty of bad ideas, she's never managed to carry any of them out. This unlikeable failure once managed to do something big. She 10.8kFavorites15.2kClicks/ch4.2kGifts
- 64 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
- 65 The Prince's Concubine 王府小妾 Originally titled “Mei Susu’s Ancient Times Journal” Mei Susu transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine in ancient times. The concubine had been with two men. Her first had been exiled, while her current one treated her as a tool to win over the woman he’d loved for years. The unlucky thing was that his beloved was the legal wife of the man she’d been with before. In other words, once that woman came to her senses, Mei Susu would be finished. Everyone in the prince’s estate knew t 74.1kFavorites176.5kClicks/ch40.3kGifts
- 66 The Days the Patriarch Became a Prison Boss 老祖穿成狱霸的那些日子 She's a little fairy, but none of them believe it. Capital's princeling Wei Dong: Whoever dares to fight me for her had better be ready for me to lose my mind. Shenzhen's leading man Zhang Yi: You stole my little fairy. Theme: Face life's hardships without fear, and stay optimistic and positive. 17.7kFavorites51.1kClicks/ch6.8kGifts
- 67 A Soft and Lovely Beauty 美人酥软 1. The great general loved only his sword, not women. His mother worried that something was wrong with her son and took matters into her own hands, sending a woman to his chambers. When the general returned from battle, he found himself with a new concubine: voluptuous, beautiful, and clearly no respectable young lady. 2. The palace maid A Tan was timid and shy by nature. But because of her bewitching beauty, she was given to the general as a plaything. The general was cold-faced and cold-hearte 66kFavorites102.6kClicks/ch26.2kGifts
- 68 After Offending the Future Emperor 得罪未来帝王后 (Main story complete) Shen Yiguang had a dream. In it, the Crown Prince, her cousin whom she had admired for years, was in love with someone else. He had married her only as a temporary measure. During the years they were married, she could count on one hand the times he had smiled at her. Her more than ten years at his side had been nothing but a joke. To keep his true love from suffering, the Crown Prince imprisoned Shen Yiguang deep in the palace as soon as he ascended the throne, intending 20.8kFavorites36.6kClicks/ch5.3kGifts
- 69 Your Majesty, You Mustn’t Climb into the Dragon Bed 爱卿，龙榻爬不得 Main story complete. A treacherous minister who oversteps his station VS a little emperor who worries every day about being exposed (a woman disguised as a man) Wei Wu Yan was the most unremarkable of the ninth princes in the imperial city. Keeping a secret and treading on thin ice, she had survived for seventeen years, all the while longing to leave the palace and establish her own residence as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, enemy forces invaded, the Great Wei Emperor was killed beneath their 21kFavorites30kClicks/ch6.1kGifts
- 70 21+ Scheming for Her 谋她 29kFavorites25.5kClicks/ch7.4kGifts
- 71 Spring Locked in the Mad Mountain 疯山锁春 [Gentle reminder: the blurb gets intense] Ji Huan was born into the prestigious Qinghe clan. For years, he strictly upheld propriety and conducted himself with impeccable decorum. Until, at a spring banquet, he was tricked into marrying a woman of humble birth. Xin Yi was that woman. Though their marriage came about through a twist of fate, only Xin Yi knew that she had long yearned for it. For two years after their wedding, she and Ji Huan treated each other with icy courtesy. Whenever she saw 28.5kFavorites15.6kClicks/ch1.6kGifts
- 72 Marrying My Cousin 嫁表哥 Cheng Jinzhi was forced by her aunt to marry the aunt’s stepson, the legitimate grandson of a marquis, a man of noble birth whom she had once called Cousin. Cousin fell in love with a poor girl and was willing to fall out with his family to break off his engagement. Of course, that was impossible. As long as he still bore the surname Qin, the marriage could not be called off. Cousin was forced to marry her all the same, and helplessly kept his beloved, who came from a humble family, outside the 36.6kFavorites44.2kClicks/ch13kGifts
- 73 The Beloved Bedchamber Maid 通房宠 [The Male Lead’s Story] Li Xuan, the heir to the marquis’s residence, was a proper, self-disciplined gentleman who had always held himself to strict standards, with rules etched into his very bones. The only thing he had ever done out of character was take in a beautiful bedchamber maid before he was married, then cherish her like a precious jewel and be unable to go a single day without her. Fortunately, Li Xuan hadn’t let her turn his head completely. Though he doted on his bedchamber maid, he 126.8kFavorites319kClicks/ch36.9kGifts
- 74 Made a Slave 为奴 In the eyes of the world, he is a reclusive sage who keeps out of worldly affairs, yet with a wave of his hand he can turn the clouds and rain, commanding the fate of kingdoms through alliances and rivalries. In the eyes of his gifted students, he is a respected mentor, yet every step he takes is a calculated move that controls their destinies. He has a thousand faces, but in her eyes, he is nothing more than a master-devouring traitor, a shameless scoundrel she has spent her whole life trying t 43.3kFavorites168.2kClicks/ch16.9kGifts
- 75 21+ The Young Lady Is Sick 小姐有病 19.5kFavorites24.9kClicks/ch12.3kGifts
- 76 Every Day, I Want to Break Up with the Male Lead 每天都想和男主分手 Yun Dai had a dream in which she vaguely saw what would become of the concubines of the Ye family's eldest young master. After being cast aside, Concubine Number One left with a mansion to her name. After being cast aside, Concubine Number Two left with two shops to her name. Concubine Number Three refused to leave, no matter what. When the eldest young master's true love entered the household, Number Three caused her to miscarry. The eldest young master personally broke Number Three's arm, f 43kFavorites196.4kClicks/ch8.9kGifts
- 77 The Palace Maid on the Run 宫女在逃 By day, Shuli was a female official in the Imperial Wardrobe Bureau. At night, she was a palace maid assigned to keep watch over the emperor. There was no doubt that Shuli was favored. But she knew in her heart that she was no more than a servant who didn't dare so much as glance at her master. The new emperor, Chen Shubai, liked peace and quiet. When Shuli was on night duty, she hardly made a sound. They had kept to their own sides and left each other alone, until the best friend Shuli had in 70.8kFavorites115.6kClicks/ch15.9kGifts
- 78 The Beauty of the Prince's Manor 王府美人 A beauty arrived at the Prince of Ning's residence, with willow-leaf brows, almond-shaped eyes, and a graceful figure. Everyone whispered: “What a seductive face. She must be a loose woman.” “She looks like the County Princess of Danning, but their statuses are worlds apart. What makes her think she can catch the prince's eye?” “His Highness will grow tired of her sooner or later.” Jiang Nanyun paid them no mind. With money and power, who cared about true love? Besides, the Prince of Ning was h 34.6kFavorites118.2kClicks/ch15kGifts
- 79 21+ The Offered Beauty 被献上的美人 47.3kFavorites99.7kClicks/ch10.2kGifts
- 80 Living in My Mortal Enemy's Pocket 住在死对头兜里 [Complete. My upcoming story, If I Don't Act Like a Scumbag Bottom, I'll Die, is described at the end.] Five years ago, Ye Tang and Fu Linfeng parted on bad terms. Everyone watched as Ye Tang, who had been pampered for eighteen years, smashed a piano. Fu Linfeng, quiet and proud as ever, stood rigidly to one side with a cold expression, not saying a word the entire time. Ye Tang made a harsh declaration, and the two former close friends cut ties for good and never contacted each other again. 23.9kFavorites54.4kClicks/ch7.7kGifts
- 81 The Glazed Lock [Republican Era] 琉璃锁[民国] (Free short story. My upcoming long novels are "Pride" [Republican Era] and "Beasts in a Cage." Please add them to your reading list.) Ding Shaoyun returns from studying abroad with a set of Western ways. She plays around with men and earns herself a bad reputation. Her family panics and rushes to arrange a marriage for her: she is to marry Second Master Song, a former official of the previous dynasty. Everyone of note in Tianjin knows that Second Master Song is a little crazy. He insists on 9.1kFavorites44.2kClicks/ch877Gifts
- 82 [Dream of the Red Chamber] Still Refusing to Behave in the Jia Household Today [红楼]今天也在贾府不当人 [Preorder for my new story, Lin Sisters in the Qing Dynasty and Dream of the Red Chamber, is now open! Here's the blurb.] Legend has it that the Lin sisters were born on the Flower Festival. As the flowers bloomed throughout the garden, birds gathered and sang. Even a monk and a Daoist came to their door, asking to take them away. It was the twenty-second year of the Kangxi reign. Kangxi happened to witness this scene while on his southern tour. What if no one in the Lin family had died? Jia 25.4kFavorites83.1kClicks/ch14.9kGifts
- 83 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
- 84 Marrying a County Magistrate 嫁千户 [Female Lead's Story] At first, Jiang Zhizhi married Lu Zheng simply to stay alive. In these chaotic times, human life was worth less than grass. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhizhi had a face that could captivate the soul, a sweet, delicate voice, and a slender, supple waist. Wherever she went, she was liable to be seized by someone powerful. After a wicked local official set his sights on her, Jiang Zhizhi went to her neighbor Lu Zheng's home, carrying a little basket. She clutched his sleeve with a 47.2kFavorites128.9kClicks/ch11.7kGifts
- 85 The Scheming Beauty 心机美人 By chance, Gu Qingxuan, the young marquis of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's residence, went to Changzhou on official business. At his ancestral home, he met a maid who looked just like his cousin, Xue Hualan. The maid was graceful and slender, delicate and demure, like a timid little white rabbit. So lovely she made you want to protect her. Gu Qingxuan was taken with her and began to consider bringing her back to the capital. * Su Mu had transmigrated. To escape the fate of being a hereditary 48.1kFavorites90.9kClicks/ch23.2kGifts
- 86 Moonlit Tide 月明朝汐 [The entire novel has been extensively revised. Only the official version on Jinjiang is supported.] The great clans of the Central Plains have kept household retainers for generations. The Xun clan bought children from all over and selected the finest talents from among them, choosing one in a thousand. They raised and trained them from childhood, and each served the clan head for life, becoming a blade capable of standing on their own. Ruan Chaoxi herself had no idea why the clan head had chos 34.5kFavorites59.2kClicks/ch25.4kGifts
- 87 Uncle Zhen 枕叔 · A beautiful young cousin with unparalleled looks arrived at the Prince of Heyan's residence. Her skirts barely stirred as she walked, and not a hairpin trembled. Everyone praised her noble bearing. The elders were considering her as a bride for the Third Young Master. As the New Year approached, Feng Ji, master of the Prince of Heyan's residence, returned to the capital. Han Su joined the others in welcoming him home in triumph. But when they met, her face turned deathly pale, and she forgot 112.8kFavorites186.4kClicks/ch46.3kGifts
- 88 21+ Spring's Colors Burn into the Bones 春色烧骨 17.3kFavorites19.5kClicks/ch4.5kGifts
- 89 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
- 90 The Jade Beauty Arrives 玉人来 [Blurb] A rakish young lord, who spends his nights in brothels among wine and women, comes out of one in disarray, only to run straight into a princess who has been living in seclusion at a Buddhist temple. He tries everything he can to win her favor, and finally succeeds, only to discover that she is no sheltered lady who yearns for romance, but a blade that kills without shedding blood. He is bad enough, but she is even worse. And yet he is fascinated by her wickedness, right up to the mome 17kFavorites46.2kClicks/ch6.4kGifts
- 91 21+ Auntie's Allure 姑母撩人 25.1kFavorites38.6kClicks/ch7.5kGifts
- 92 If Only We Had Met Before I Was Married 恨不相逢未嫁时 [My other novel, Reborn Before Redemption, is now available!] The powerful minister Pei Chuyun has earned the emperor's trust and holds great authority. Everyone knows Pei Chuyun is cruel and sinister. Even so, countless people try to curry favor with him. One day, Pei Chuyun accidentally came upon the new top scorer of the imperial exams in bed with a woman. He hadn't expected to be discovered. In her panic, the woman looked up at him timidly with a pair of almond-shaped eyes. Pei Chuyun lowe 33.6kFavorites47.4kClicks/ch18.1kGifts
- 93 21+ Please, My Lady, Love Me 求娘子爱我 8.7kFavorites7.7kClicks/ch3.6kGifts
- 94 Distant Jade Steps 玉阶遥 (Originally titled The Swallow in the Cage) Before a coup left him in dire straits, Xu Mohuai was an arrogant Crown Prince, a nobleman untouched by the dust of the world. But after his pride was broken and he fell into the mire, the person who saved him was a countrywoman he had once disdained too much to even glance at. Xu Mohuai listened as Su Yan earnestly planned to cultivate a vegetable garden in the hills behind their home. He watched her count on her fingers how many coins she had spent 169kFavorites297.9kClicks/ch77.2kGifts
- 95 Phoenix Grace 凤仪 (Complete) [Face-slapping, a groveling pursuit of his wife, no palace intrigue, 1v1] Among the female officials selected to enter the palace, Li Fengning was the least distinguished in status, yet the most outstanding in appearance. The other young women guarded against her at every turn and tried to keep her from appearing before the emperor. By chance, Li Fengning offended the emperor, and he saved her. At first, the emperor sought her out for amusement, seeing her as an innocent, gentle gir 103.8kFavorites108kClicks/ch42.6kGifts
- 96 Childhood Sweethearts, Now Middle-Aged 少年夫妻已至中年 The sixteenth year of Qin Wanzhi and Xie Qingyun's marriage. Her husband had suddenly blossomed late in life, like an old tree putting out new flowers. His old flame had caught fire again. By the lake, Xie Qingyun wore a blue robe and gazed gently at the young woman beside him. In pink, she was like a butterfly among spring flowers: young, beautiful, lively, and candid. She was playful and coquettish in a way Qin Wanzhi had never let herself be. Raised under strict discipline, Qin Wanzhi was di 37.6kFavorites45.6kClicks/ch9.2kGifts
- 97 Verdant 青青 "My name is Beauty That Topples Kingdoms, and I turn all heads without lifting a finger." - Yi Shu Just writing this for fun, don't take it seriously. Theme: 20.2kFavorites84.9kClicks/ch7kGifts
- 98 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
- 99 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
- 100 21+ She Fell Out of Love in Their Third Year of Marriage 婚后第三年她变心了 158.8kFavorites150.3kClicks/ch35kGifts
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