Novels like Nian Niang’s Return
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- 1 The Embroidered Courtyard 绣庭芳 She thought everything was over, but who could have guessed she'd be reborn... 0Votes13kRecs11.2kFans
- 2 A Life of Beauty and Healing 活色医香 The serious blurb: Xiao Hanyu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, was the Crown Princess in her previous life. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she set the Eastern Palace ablaze. When she opened her eyes again, she had become her half-sister, and the only surviving heir of the Xiao clan. Now, the question was: The worst sorts of people block the way, and bullies run rampant. The bully said, “Your enemies are mine to deal with.” The young woman replied, “Thanks, but no.” 0Votes100.5kRecs31.4kFans
- 3 Medicine Is the Right Path 医本正锦 Prime Minister Ji was blessed with daughters: his wife gave birth to four of them in a row. But he was also terribly unlucky with daughters: one died young, one suffocated in the womb, one went missing, and one was raised at Xianyin Temple. Now Madam Ji faced a choice. Her only surviving daughter, Ji Ruo, had grown up. If she brought her home, Ji Ruo might lose her life just like her sisters. If she didn't, Ji Ruo would have to face Ran Yin's revenge alone. Everyone in the capital thought the sa 0Votes8.8kRecs7kFans
- 4 The Art of Divorcing Your Husband 休夫计 In her previous life, she’d had enough of getting up earlier than a chicken and going to bed later than a dog, only to be ordered around by her sister-in-law, criticized by her mother-in-law, and finally thrown out with nowhere to go. Reborn, she’s been granted a miraculous treasure by heaven. In this life, she just wants to be a good doctor, raise a good little dumpling, and live a good life. But all of that depends on divorcing him. Though, in truth, she’ll do whatever it takes to get him to d 0Votes3.5kRecs21kFans
- 5 Perfect Jade 臻璇 To her, this marriage was nothing more than a way to escape her clan. When someone framed her for getting in their way, she could not clear her name and had no choice but to prove her innocence through death. When she wakes, she has gone from Second Madam to Seventh Young Lady Zhen Xuan. Will she devote herself to revenge, or forge her own path? One thing is certain: she will live as Zhen Xuan, and live well. She will never again let anyone drive her into such a desperate situation. The Bodh 0Votes31.9kRecs34.1kFans
- 6 Slay the Hua 诛华 The Seventh Prince suddenly died, the Chengde Hall caught fire, and the collapse of Yong'an Mountain crushed hundreds of households of villagers. With the nation on the brink of ruin, Chang Jiyao was buried alive as a sacrifice to Heaven. Thirteen days later, she crawled out from the dark earth, but had forgotten the most agonizing year of her life. That was the year her father died horribly, her mother withdrew from the secular world, and swore that mother and daughter would never meet again! B 0Votes19.1kRecs6.7kFans
- 7 Brocade in Commoner’s Clothing 布衣锦华 Du Feifei, a 36-year-old single woman and modern-day psychological counselor, transmigrates one day into the body of a stubborn little girl in the Yan Kingdom. A tiny thatched hut, a baby brother crying to be fed, and a home so poor it doesn’t even have four walls. Du Feifei sighs. Well, when in Rome, make yo 0Votes64kRecs45.7kFans
- 8 The Golden and Jade Bride 金玉娇妻 After transmigrating, she botched her opening act? No problem. Fortunately, she has a good boss to hold the stage together. Fang Caiwei, the heir's wife who considers herself part of the gold-collar class, works diligently to run the rear courtyard of the Marquis's Residence, this “company,” while accumulating capital in preparation for “going independent” in the future. When the winds of change rise, I will leave in style and make my mark in the vast world. There is even a handsome man who refu 0Votes102.7kRecs30.5kFans
- 9 Heaven's Contest on the Immortal Path 天竞仙途 The road to immortality is fraught with peril. Who will seize the advantage first? This one has chaotic meridians and extraordinary channels. The path to immortality is full of twists and turns, but watch as I stand supreme! That one was born a demon, with a beauty's heart and crystal-clear courage. A wondrous formation stirs the winds and clouds! This one has blood surging with monstrous power, red hair fierce enough to face ten thousand foes. When the wine runs dry, his heroic spirit rises! Th 0Votes95.4kRecs10.2kFans
- 10 Heavy Strings 重笙 The gentle young lady Gu Wensheng hanged herself, and the unconventional Ninth Miss Gu of a prestigious family transmigrated into her world. In the world of musicians, mastering a musical instrument meant mastering power, wealth, and the lives and deaths of others. Ninth Miss Gu was skilled at the qin and painting. Whatever she wanted, she was determined to obtain, even if she had to roll across a mountain of blades to get it! However, what she wanted was completely different from what the vast 0Votes164.8kRecs42.1kFans
- 11 Interstellar Cutie Husband 星际萌夫 Tang You opens her eyes to find herself in the interstellar era, and somehow she’s become a “boy.” She has no special abilities, and she’s also picked up a younger brother for free: a tsundere, chuuni brat with a sharp tongue. For the sake of this troublesome little brother, Tang You resolutely enrolls at the Ancient Gumela Star Region Academy. And somehow, she ends up making a whole bunch of friends along the way... Tang You glances back at the handsome young men following her. Is it really a g 0Votes62.6kRecs33.8kFans
- 12 The Finest Farmland 极品田园 Yuan Man was accidentally born into the Su family as Su Manman. To everyone else, her family was a bunch of unbearable oddballs: a stingy, sharp-tongued grandmother, a grandfather who only ever tried to smooth things over, a father who drained the whole family’s resources to pay for his education, and a proud, fiery, bold mother. But in her eyes, they were all absolutely adorable, nothing like what other people saw. In short, just as her scholar father said, happiness overflowed! (There’ll be bi 0Votes59.4kRecs57.8kFans
- 13 The Future: An Unconventional Matriarchal Society 未来之另类母系社会 Gender equality? Oh, no, no, no. That’s absolutely impossible! When humanity’s ambition brought about its own destruction, and reproduction became humanity’s greatest crisis, the status of men and women was completely reversed. A new kind of matriarchal society gradually took shape out of necessity. Whether one could awaken supernatural or martial abilities depended entirely on the mother who bore them, making women more important than ever. For reasons unknown, Nascent Soul Ancestor Mo found he 0Votes127.4kRecs57kFans
- 14 Thinking of You with Joy 念君欢 She opens her eyes and finds herself back thirty years in the past, having become that infatuated great-aunt of hers? What secret lies behind her rebirth? The enemy who sent her back with a single sword strike has come along too. Is this a coincidence, or was it inevitable... 1Votes120.1kRecs85.8kFans
- 15 The Peerless Immortal 极品飞仙 The eternal struggle between immortals and demons, a fated romance between the zither and the sword: this is a vast and wondrous world of cultivation, where a young man and woman set out on the path to immortality... 0Votes1.6MRecs125.5kFans
- 16 Captivating the Lords 媚公卿 She insisted on marrying him, and in the end, burned herself to death. Reborn in the Wei-Jin era, where family status and personal honor rule, she rises from humble beginnings, armed with schemes and ambition… 1Votes200.5kRecs366.3kFans
- 17 The Empress Doesn't Want to Live 娘娘不想活 The emperor's favorite concubine is pregnant? Let her be. The emperor's cousin has entered the palace? Let her be. The emperor's noble consort has given birth? Let her be. Wait, someone's put poison in the pastries? Quick! Bring them here so I can taste them! All the palace maids stare in utter disbelief… 0Votes93.6kRecs84.7kFans
- 18 The Beauty and the Fortune-Teller 美人神棍 In her previous life, she was weak and passive, and suffered terribly. Will starting over make her noble, clever, and universally loved? Zhao Tansheng tilted her head toward the heavens. She had no idea why the Boundless Heavenly Venerable had given a weakling like her another chance. But she knew that a charlatan with ideals, morals, and absolutely no bottom line was unstoppable! 0Votes187.6kRecs72.5kFans
- 19 Reborn: Wen Wan 重生之温婉 After being reborn in ancient times, she not only became mute and unable to speak, but was also disliked by her grandmother, unloved by her father, tormented by her stepmother, and branded an inauspicious person who brought misfortune to her father, mother, and entire family. Faced with all kinds of hardships and difficulties, she rose to the challenge and resolved them one by one. Poisoning, assassinations, and framing followed one after another, yet she remained fearless. She had originally wa 0Votes339kRecs131.5kFans
- 20 The Tender Lady of Brocade Court 锦庭娇 She came seeking revenge, never expecting that this life would hold more than vengeance: it would also bring her a brilliant story all her own... Just as she finally returned to her rightful place as a highborn young lady, someone suddenly whispered darkly in her ear: “You’re not getting out of what you owe me!” There are no supernatural powers in this story, just so you know... 0Votes157.2kRecs129.3kFans
- 21 Second to None 不二臣 The daughter of a madman and a sycophant. Qi Taiwei fled an arranged marriage, set fires, killed people, and died alone in a foreign land, with nowhere to call home. The person she had loved with all her heart was nothing more than a beautiful dream. Now that she has woken from that dream and gotten a second chance, she wants no more of these men who bow at her feet. “Take my hand, and you can live.” “Like hell I will.” There’s just no damn point in being alive… 0Votes238.8kRecs125.3kFans
- 22 The Phoenix Returns to Its Nest 凤回巢 Xiao Qing’s new book, Reunited with You, is underway. Readers, come on over! O(∩_∩)O~ Gu Wanning’s life was full of ups and downs. She experienced every hardship and enjoyed every luxury. At the moment she closed her eyes, exhausted in both body and mind, she finally found peace. Unexpectedly, when she opened them again... 0Votes601.2kRecs644.7kFans
- 23 Pearl in the Palm 掌珠 Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Lian family's second branch has severe face blindness. If you wear a falling-horse bun today, she recognizes you, but if you wear a different hairstyle tomorrow, she will not remember you at all. Yet there is one person whom she can always recognize at a glance, even if he is wrapped up like a bear. Because they first met at their most wretched, miserable moments, yet reunited in the finest years of their lives... 0Votes187.2kRecs156.8kFans
- 24 The First Daughter-in-Law of Jiangnan 江南第一媳 In the misty, rainy south, amid March peach blossoms, Lin Xiner, a transmigrator, gets married beneath a red bridal veil. Her husband is the legitimate son of the current dynasty's Minister of Rites! Lin Xiner firmly believes that nothing in life comes for free! Could he be sickly, and marrying her to bring himself good luck? She hears her husband is healthy and full of e 0Votes331kRecs164.8kFans
- 25 Immortal Stew 仙炖 This is not a stir-fry novel, not a steamed-dish novel, not a stew novel. It really is not a cooking novel, ah! What should a woman who fears dirt and pain, bugs and ghosts do after she transmigrates into a cultivation world filled with brutal competition and monsters everywhere?! Lin Qing: “The immortal path is long. Let’s see how I grow stronger and carve out a different path as a gossip-loving supporting female character!... But Wu Si, do I really not have the bloodline that gathers we 5Votes185.6kRecs103.6kFans
- 26 Put That Man Down 放下那个汉子 Everyone who knew the four members of the Ye family thought they were the most ordinary family imaginable. Father Ye was a university professor, and his students were hardly… 1Votes605.2kRecs136.4kFans
- 27 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
- 28 The Marquis's Daughter's Life in Showbiz 侯府小姐的娱乐圈生涯 The young lady of the marquis’s household has a strange experience: whenever she falls asleep, she becomes an ordinary girl in the modern world. A System that calls itself “Raising an Entertainment Industry Superstar” falls from the sky and lands on Lin Baiyu. From then on, the young lady of the marquis’s household sets out to hone her acting skills… In the modern world, Miss Lin has just played a delicate, innocent heroine. In the ancient world, when her sisters in the household make things dif 0Votes405.5kRecs78.1kFans
- 29 Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜 The Langya List, a tale of changing fortunes, gathers the realm’s extraordinary talents. It tells the story of Mei Changsu, the “Qilin Genius,” whose unmatched brilliance allows him, despite his frail health, to unravel layer upon layer of mystery and outwit treacherous villains. He seeks revenge to clear the name of those wrongfully condemned years ago and help a new ruler ascend the throne. From a resolutely masculine perspective, it reflects the profound loyalty and enduring bonds between men 1Votes1.5MRecs745.3kFans
- 30 Chronicles of the Green Ghost 青诡纪事 Synopsis: He Qing is an ordinary college student living an ordinary life. The only unusual thing about her is that she can always see things other people can’t… The old-fashioned writing style is a little rough around the edges [important!!!], so please be patient. The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Some of the Taoist spells in this story come from online sources, and some are made up by me. No romance. If any chapters 0Votes436.5kRecs519.3kFans
- 31 Splendor in the Palm of Her Hand 覆手繁华 She was blind, and had lived in darkness for twenty years. In the end, she was framed for adultery and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a world full of color. With a turn of her hand, she could summon desolation; with another, she could bring forth splendor. Everything depended on a single thought. P.S. He knew that to marry that decisive woman, he would have to snatch her away, make a scene, and shamelessly refuse to take no for an answer. Still not enough? Then he could only pla 7Votes1.1MRecs620kFans
- 32 Brocade Paulownia 锦桐 Li Tong was reborn and finally saw clearly. It turned out he had never loved her or cherished her... Jiang Huanzhang defies fate and returns. This time, he will climb even higher and become the true The Outcast, above everyone but one... Ning Yuan has come from a thousand miles away: Jiang Huanzhang, I make a living out of ruining people, and I never get tired of it... 1Votes1.7MRecs958.1kFans
- 33 Entertainment Headlines 娱乐圈头条 From the cherished daughter of the Feng family, she is reborn as a newcomer from a poor family, wholly determined to enter the entertainment industry by relying on her beauty. 5Votes1.5MRecs584.7kFans
- 34 Jun Jiuling 君九龄 In the winter of the third year of Taikang, a girl came to the Ning family in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng, claiming to be a long-lost relative; After her marriage proposal was rejected, the girl decided to prove her determination by dying in front of the Ning family home; When the girl who had died opened her eyes once again; The fates of many people were turned upside down. [Romance] 3Votes5.4MRecs1.8MFans
- 35 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 36 Doomsday Wonderland 末日乐园 [The author’s 2024 new novel, False Image Report, is being serialized.] [The author’s 2023 new novel, Wild Deer Convenience Store, a horror novella, is complete and ready to read.] “I think... my boyfriend might be trying to kill me.” Lin Sanjiu murmured. Thinking of her wealthy, handsome, and gentle boyfriend, she couldn’t help shivering all over. The apocalypse, a living hell ushered in by the people around her, was hurtling toward her. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. 80Votes9.4MRecs3.2MFans
- 37 The Empress’s Livestream Strategy Guide 女帝直播攻略 [The new novel, Step Aside, Let Me Take the Throne, is being serialized] [A different story, just as exciting] Jiang Pengji acquired something called a palace-intrigue livestream System. Jiang Pengji: “All right, System. No problem, System!” Many years later, Jiang Pengji finally achieved her goal: she became the emperor’s woman, the female emperor. Jiang Pengji: “Praise me!” System: “(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ I told you to fight for favor in the palace! Who told you to conquer the world?” #The future’s top g 11Votes3.7MRecs1.5MFans
