Novels like The Chronicles of the Boudoir
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- 1 Prime Minister, Please Behave Yourself 左相请自重 Su Nianjin was abandoned by her family in Chang'an and thrown into a pit of snakes. By sheer luck, she survived, changed her name to She Sheng, and made her way to a small town in Jiangnan. There, she opened a teahouse, planted tea bushes, and sold tea, becoming the richest woman in Jiangnan. For ten years, matchmakers came one after another, and she turned them all down. She had planned to spend the rest of her life running her teahouse in the little town. Who could have guessed another matchma 0Votes3.1kRecs6.5kFans
- 2 Spring in Jiangnan 江南春 The Shen clan had a wall marking the edge of its family grounds. Shen Rouning patiently lived within those walls until she was twelve, when she finally got the chance to step outside. She wanted to see the bustling splendor of Jiangnan, Jian Ning, and the capital. She also wanted to understand what had made her mother so indifferent to her love-struck father and to her own children. In the world of great families and the imperial court, scandals involving young women were always much the same. B 0Votes61.6kRecs27.7kFans
- 3 Reborn in Xiaxi Village 重生下溪村 Qin Zhi had been sick her whole life, and at last she died in bed. She had expected her own death, but never imagined that after dying she would transmigrate to another world. Though she had no wealthy family in this life, she had a healthy body. Farming, doing business, and making a fortune would be no problem at all. The only flaw was that her second uncle’s family kept causing trouble. Qin Zhi had had enough. If I don’t teach you a lesson, you’ll really think I have no temper! 0Votes6.6kRecs8.6kFans
- 4 Returning Geese 雁回 After dying unjustly, she transmigrated back to the modern world, where she learned independence and resilience amid modern civilization. Reborn as her former self, she tried to look at everything around her with fresh eyes. The wild goose has a kind heart, and is true to those she loves. Her return was only for this: “The wild geese carry sorrow away, while the mountains bring forth a lovely moon.” The new novel, Marriage Under Pressure, is still a historical romance with mystery and veng 0Votes190.7kRecs116.9kFans
- 5 A Word in Brocade 锦此一言 A rich, beautiful heiress transmigrates to another world as an abandoned baby and grows up in a Taoist temple. Her family curries favor with the powerful and marries her off to a marquis's household, where her mother-in-law is a domineering princess and her husband is a violent marquis... I don't care what kind of immortal you are. I just want to transmigrate back home! Whatever your emotional baggage, I'll wave goodbye and leave without a trace... 0Votes5.9kRecs8.9kFans
- 6 A Second Spring 第二春 A disaster sends the Lin family to prison. The married daughters of the Lin family are caught up in the misfortune too. Even if they keep their heads down and behave, being sent to a separate Buddhist hall is unavoidable, and a letter of divorce is nothing out of the ordinary. In her grief, Lin Yijia feels a little relieved, because her husband has become even more attentive to her. But after drinking the calming tonic her husband personally brings her, she wakes up to find she has suddenly retu 0Votes38.6kRecs112.8kFans
- 7 Winter Snow Like Brocade 冬雪如锦 In her previous life, a catastrophe that wiped out her family led to her death on a bitterly cold, snowy winter's day. In this life, that same calamity becomes the turning point of her life. She is destined to break out of her shell in that cold, desolate winter, determined to survive and make a bright future for herself! “May I overcome the tribulation in my heart, and give you this life in exchange for your past one!” 0Votes64.6kRecs25.7kFans
- 8 Spring in the Brocade Tent 锦帐春 Lin Zifu is reborn as Chu Zifu, the impoverished legitimate daughter of the Weiyuan Earl’s household. She has three firm beliefs: First, members of the imperial family are all dangerously unhinged. Second, the worst sorts of people show up just so she can put them in their place. Third, her husband is even more twisted than she imagined. 0Votes16kRecs11.6kFans
- 9 Returning Home in Glory 衣锦还香 P.S. My new novel, The Tragic Villain Is Actually My Own Younger Brother, is now being updated. Feel free to switch over and read it. In her previous life, she was born into wealth and privilege, yet in the end she was trampled underfoot and died in bed. Reborn once, she returned in fine clothes, leaving a trail of fragrance as she swept through the world. Everyone who owed her would repay her one by one. But how could she repay the person she owed? 0Votes81.5kRecs74.2kFans
- 10 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
- 11 Family Prestige 门楣 Gu Wan returns to life reborn with a crude little portable shop. This time, she won't grow tired of her noble young lady status. She'll study hard and learn her letters, be a proper heiress, and absolutely refuse to marry that man who's all show and no substance. All she wishes for is her brother's good health and her family reunited; a peaceful life and a loving husband... P.S. All criticism and suggestions are welcome, even the harsh kind. Please point out anything problematic. I'll fix what I 0Votes229.9kRecs254.7kFans
- 12 Zhu Yan, the Female General 朱颜女将 She is the eldest daughter of the powerful Mu family of the Chiqiong Kingdom, a ruthless female assassin in the dead of night and a decisive, merciless general on the battlefield. She never cared for pretty dresses, preferring blades and weapons. At nine, she followed her father into battle to fight the enemy, and from then on, she resolved to carve her way across the battlefield and live life on her own terms. But then her father mysteriously disappeared, the military power in her hands was tak 0Votes101.2kRecs138.1kFans
- 13 The Chaos Nether Lotus Space 混沌幽莲空间 After inheriting the legacy of an ancient Immortal Venerable, this young woman still has no desire to cultivate immortality. She only wishes to live freely in the mortal world. But things don’t go as she wishes. Forced onto the path of cultivation to save a friend, she finds demons and gods appearing one after another... 0Votes293.3kRecs51.8kFans
- 14 Peaceful Fate 安缘 Ji Anning has spent more than ten years living with the Ji family, watching the drama unfold for all that time. Now that she is of marriageable age, she too must step onto the stage and play her part in life’s grand drama. She hopes for a perfect match arranged by fate, but the eligible women in her family all believe a good match must be schemed for and seized. Should she compete or stay out of it? Scheme or let things be? 0Votes90.4kRecs40.4kFans
- 15 The Sutra of the Mortal World 浮世经 In her previous life, with the nation in crisis, her deeply devoted husband was sent on a dangerous mission to open a sea trade route. He never returned, leaving her and her foolish son behind as hostages in the capital, suffering through one torment after another. Meanwhile, her wealthy and extraordinarily loving family never lifted a finger to help, remaining silent the entire time! Then one day, her childhood wet nurse appeared before her, and she learned that she was not her mother's biologi 0Votes49.2kRecs105.3kFans
- 16 Flowers Bloom in Splendor 花开锦乡 Since she has already confirmed that Count Anyang is not a suitable match, the first thing Luo Pingyan must do in this life is: Not! Marry! Count! Anyang! But the first thing Luo Pingyan wanted to do... never mind, there’s no need. She’s already married. 0Votes45.6kRecs17.7kFans
- 17 Reborn: Mastering My Husband in the ’80s 重生八零驭夫有道 The new novel, The Beauty of the Seventies Is Stolen as a Bride, Then Marries the Great Villain, has begun. In her previous life, she trusted a scumbag and ended up being sold. After being reborn, her eyes were wide open, and she swore to change the fates of herself and her family. Unexpectedly, her stone-hearted husband from her previous life had become a warm and caring man. He was healthy, skilled in bed, and even his legs had recovered. But as one little dumpling after another was born, He P 0Votes11.8kRecs33.7kFans
- 18 Reborn at Lotus Pond 重生之莲花池 New novel: “My Master Is Far Too Aloof.” A village carpenter and his son found a mentally disabled little girl, but no one knew where she came from. In a world overrun by demonic beasts and black fiends, everyone thought the pair had lost their minds. They couldn't even raise the son properly, and now they'd picked up another useless burden. Then one day, the little girl regained her senses. 0Votes35.8kRecs37.1kFans
- 19 The Battle of the Phoenixes 斗鸾 Transmigration is all the rage these days, so she gave it a try too. She became the legitimate daughter of a noble house. A concubine, a half-brother, a cousin, a male cousin: the whole set. She thought she’d landed in a household-intrigue novel. Then she discovered her family was caught up in the imperial court’s succession struggle. Turns out it was a political intrigue novel. In the blink of an eye, her father and grandfather were convicted and exiled, and the family returned to their hometow 0Votes322.3kRecs51.4kFans
- 20 The Charming Doctor Is Poisonous 娇医有毒 A modern woman from a family of perfumers was reborn in an ancient farming family and became the mother of two newborns, soft and plump like steamed buns. She wore silk and brocade, but had no memories. Who knew which household’s young madam she was, lost and waiting to be claimed? She waited and waited. Her wet nurse arrived. Her fiancé arrived too. Then came a notice that her marquis father had been thrown into prison. Everything was meant to accomplish one thing: force her to return home and 0Votes12.9kRecs68.2kFans
- 21 Charming Guard 卫娇 In her previous life, even as she lay dying, all her husband could think about was his concubine and illegitimate son. Now that she has a second chance at life, what should she do? 0Votes93.4kRecs49.9kFans
- 22 Being Reborn Is a New Beginning 重生即新生 Tang Xuan was reborn! Being reborn meant a fresh start. All she wanted was to live her own quiet, ordinary life and stay away from that ambitious man and his women, but it was so hard! Fine. Since she couldn't avoid them, she wouldn't bother hiding anymore! But hey, where did you come from? 0Votes57.4kRecs30.8kFans
- 23 Radiant as Jade 容华似瑾 Her face ruined, her body ravaged by illness. At thirty, Xu Jinyu lay dying in a dark, cramped room. When she opened her eyes, she had awakened at the tender age of fourteen. She was aboard a ship bound for the capital and the Marquis of Weining’s residence, sailing toward the nightmare of her past life. Heh... In this life, her very existence would be their nightmare! My new novel, Rebirth of the Phoenix, has passed review~\(≧▽≦)/~ Welcome back, longtime readers! Please add 0Votes128.4kRecs86.8kFans
- 24 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
- 25 Conspiring with the Phoenix 与凰为谋 Six years ago, the entire Jun household was executed; six years ago, a great fire burned the rear courtyard of the Li residence to the ground. From then on, her maternal grandfather took her to live in Jiangnan, far from the schemes of the rear courtyard. Every grievance has its source, and every debt has its debtor. Six years later, she made a magnificent return. Everything you owed her mother back then, repay it all, one by one! Madam Shen is vicious and ruthless? Sorry, her methods are no w 0Votes124.2kRecs84.1kFans
- 26 The Poisonous Bride 娘子有毒 Everyone says the Third Madam of the Guangping Marquis Estate is blessed beyond measure. Her husband is handsome, talented, and refined; her mother-in-law is kind and gracious, treating people warmly. She is the envy of every noblewoman in the capital. But it was only after she was reborn as the Third Madam that she realized life might not be as easy as it seemed. But she is not the woman she used to be. She will live this life on her own terms! 0Votes35.8kRecs42.1kFans
- 27 A Qing Dynasty Story: The Daily Life of a Spendthrift Princess Consort 清穿之败家福晋的日常 [New book: The Crown Princess’s Unruly Daily Life in the Qing Dynasty. Come and check it out!] When she wakes from a dream, she has become Dong E Jiasu, the Ninth Prince’s wife! Once Jiasu understands her situation, she feels the pressure mounting. The Nine Princes’ succession struggle is underway, and the Ninth Prince is a staunch supporter of the Eighth Prince. In the end, he meets a tragic and lonely death. History has no record of Dong E Jiasu, his wife. After careful reflection, Jiasu makes 0Votes8.8kRecs12.1kFans
- 28 A Wife of Higher Standing 妻高一筹 She transmigrates into the body of a woman who was used as a pawn in a marriage to a wealthy family, then discarded almost as soon as the wedding was over. Her luck is truly awful, especially since this abandoned wife has to raise two children their own father can’t stand. Still, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. This life as an abandoned wife, left to fend for herself, or rather, to provide for herself, and stay out of the household’s internal squabbles, is actually rather pleasant. The heroin 0Votes74.7kRecs156.5kFans
- 29 Reborn as the Noblewoman’s Equal Wife 重生之贵女平妻 Lin Youning spent her whole life fighting to get ahead. She struggled on until her son became the top scorer in the imperial exams, and just when she was ready to enjoy her retirement, Gu Yixuan came to her door and angered her so badly that a bit of phlegm caught in her throat and killed her. Reborn, Lin Youning has only one goal: to die of old age in bed. 0Votes63.3kRecs64kFans
- 30 The Emperor’s Beloved Consort 帝妃娇 When Jiang Yu woke up, one question kept running through her mind: Was she crazy, or had the whole world gone crazy? She had gone from being the emperor’s stepmother to being his concubine! From a young dowager consort, ignored in the depths of the palace, to a stunning imperial consort who had all the emperor’s affection. The feeling was... exhilarating. Except it seemed this imperial consort was nothing more than a shield for the woman in the emperor’s heart. A dowager consort reborn as an imp 0Votes44.3kRecs31.3kFans
- 31 The Concubine's Plan to Win Favor 庶女谋宠 In her previous life, Wang Xiuying was the illegitimate daughter of an earl's household. She aggressively fought for power and profit, only to meet a tragic end. Reborn into a new life, Wang Xiuying proceeds cautiously at every turn, determined to carve out an unconventional path to winning favor as an illegitimate daughter. 0Votes92kRecs30.1kFans
- 32 Golden Wind and Jade Dew 金风玉露 Inside the household, the madam quarrels and the concubines make a fuss. What a joke, a lowly servant boy! At court, everyone vies and schemes. Beware when they call you Prince! Her: (smugly) I've mastered the art of picking up women! The Prince: (raising an elegant brow) And how's that? Her: (crestfallen) I'm a woman myself... The Prince: (with an intimidating air) Get over here. Now! Her: (crossing her arms over her chest) What for? No way! *Long, long ago, she disguised herself as a man and s 0Votes346.6kRecs290kFans
- 33 The Heroic Oriole 莺雄 “My name is Feng Jingting. You must remember it forever.” The faint smile in his eyes and the smugness hidden beneath his narrow brows made her regret it so much that, for countless nights afterward, she wanted to bang her head against a wall. That smile clearly belonged to a weasel looking at a chicken, as if he were about to taste it and then declare, “Not bad.” Guo Wenying thought indignantly that she could do things those pampered young ladies couldn’t. Those so-called noblewomen couldn’t ho 0Votes42.8kRecs39.3kFans
- 34 Lucky to Have You 幸得君 Lu Ranjun thinks she must have been blind in her previous life to fall for a man who never gave her the time of day and brought her family to ruin. So in this life, she has decided to cut off every escape route he has. But someone tells her, “When will vengeance ever end? If you’re going to do it, you might as well finish the job and root them out completely!” 0Votes45.6kRecs34.7kFans
- 35 The Zhou Family's Female Physician 周氏医女 Lin Xiaojue, whose genes were a “hybrid” blend of a woman who had transmigrated and an honest man from ancient times, was reborn. But she couldn’t remember who she was. All she knew was that her surname was Zhou. After a chance encounter with her maternal grandfather’s medical case records from her previous life, she suddenly remembered that her mother, who was the same age as her, was nearby. So Lin Xiaojue searched and searched, and searched some more... She ran into all sorts of oddballs alon 0Votes97.6kRecs47.2kFans
- 36 A Splendid Marriage 华嫁 Mother said the greatest glory for a woman was a wedding procession stretching ten miles, a grand wedding in a golden age, and a radiant bridal departure... That was why Song Jinyu married into the Sheng family, becoming the second wife of its eldest son, a man nearing thirty. In the end... when she was forced to swallow that fatal bowl of broth, she thought: If Heaven gave her another chance, even if her mother and her entire clan forced her, she would still shake her head. Thr 0Votes20.9kRecs37kFans
- 37 Flowers Flourish in Spring 花繁春正茗 She is a tea ceremony prodigy renowned throughout the world. When the new emperor ascends the throne, she is forced to become a palace official and has nowhere left to escape. The new emperor is arrogant and domineering, and he also has a burden in tow. Most importantly, he is actually her second senior brother, the very man she abandoned in the past... 0Votes80.5kRecs61.1kFans
- 38 A Beautiful Woman 华姝 New book: Chang'an Qing. Come on in! In the twenty-fourth year of Jianye, Empress Dowager Xiaojing Gu, who had assisted two emperors, passed away at Shangyang Palace. When twelve-year-old Gu Yanling opened her eyes again, memories of her tumultuous life came flooding back, and a cool smile touched her lips. In the end, Heaven had treated her kindly. 0Votes59.9kRecs71kFans
- 39 The Inner Chambers 深闺 She was virtuous and gracious, yet her life ended in tragedy. Reborn, she intends to... 0Votes128.6kRecs100kFans
- 40 A Noblewoman's Schemes in a Spatial Realm 空间之贵女谋略 Blurb: After transmigrating, she fights her legitimate mother and sister, then marries a fine young nobleman. That's what a transmigrated concubine-born daughter does. After being reborn, she fights her father's concubines and half-sisters, then marries a fine young nobleman. That's what a reborn legitimate daughter does. As for Mujin, she's just a lowly maid. All she wants is to finish her ten-year term of service without a hitch, go home, and find herself an honest, taciturn husband. That woul 0Votes32.1kRecs21.1kFans
- 41 The Arrogant Goddess Strikes Back 傲娇女神逆袭吧 Country bumpkin Xiao Rou died before she could even begin her life among the rich. Then another girl came to inhabit her body. From then on, the people who had killed Xiao Rou and those who had looked down on her all saw their lives turned upside down. One day, Xiao Rou stretched lazily and said, “Hey, 008, let’s take down some scumbags!” 0Votes2.8MRecs322kFans
- 42 Huajin Lane 华锦里 Let’s see how she carves out a life of splendor amid the brocade and finery. 0Votes45.2kRecs57.9kFans
- 43 A Face-Slapping Journey Through the Stars 星际打脸之旅 Bai Qingyu transmigrates from the apocalypse into the future and finds that the place suits her perfectly. She decides to change her tough-guy image and become a proper lady. But somehow, she keeps going further and further down the path of violence. Though she was nothing but a nameless background character in the original story, she makes her presence impossible to ignore, derailing the plot at every turn and leaving both the heroine and the transmigrated-into-a-book supporting character looki 0Votes36kRecs35.5kFans
- 44 A Chronicle of Fine Dishes 佳肴记 When Zhou Jiayao’s gambling-addicted aunt shoved her, she couldn’t make sense of it. In life, she’d been a good person who stood up for others and helped those in need. Weren’t people like that supposed to go to heaven after they died? So why had she ended up in hell? “What? You’ve got the wrong person?” “What do you mean I can never go back?” Zhou Jiayao threw her head back and wailed, “What about my private kitchen? And what about my love life?” The King of Hell spoke up: “I’m sure we can work 0Votes137.2kRecs42.5kFans
- 45 Ascending the Academy 登科 My new book, Movie Star, Your Secret Identity Has Fallen Again, is now online. The heroine in this story once said she had lots of sworn brothers on her path to becoming an official in ancient times. A certain man asked, “Where’s the brotherhood in that?” The heroine replied, “We split the loot, took beatings together, and studied at the Imperial Academy together. If that’s not brotherhood, what is?” This story is set in an alternate Ming dynasty. Please 0Votes38.3kRecs17.7kFans
- 46 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
- 47 The Eldest Daughter of a Prestigious Family 名门长女 I thought I had died and gone to the underworld, but when I opened my eyes, I was back at thirteen, with an ancient divine jade by my side. It could talk, eat, and drink, and had a sharp tongue and never stopped chattering. Being reborn isn't easy. Since Heaven has given me this chance, I won't waste my life. I'll avenge the wrongs of my past life, and I'll make the most of this one, too. But... Hero, could you settle down for 0Votes110.5kRecs382.8kFans
- 48 The Brocade House 锦宅 You can see the beginning of life, but not what happens along the way or how it ends. The Su family is a pit, and it keeps changing without warning. Su Qingzhi says her life is about to begin with one pit after another. 0Votes114.6kRecs37.7kFans
- 49 The Noblewoman 贵妇 A thought can carry you across countless rivers and mountains; one thought can turn oceans into fields. The moment she awoke inside a coffin, Ye Nanxi saw something that would shape every choice she made from then on. She had never seen a man say something so full of passion in such a heartless way. So when faced with the prospect of returning to her husband's family mansion, she refused without hesitation. But mutual destruction was not what she wanted either... . Completed novels: A Happy Occa 0Votes327.5kRecs190.7kFans
- 50 Reborn: The Noblewoman’s Story 贵女重生记 The noble daughter of the Great Jin Dynasty was reborn only to be rejected and lose her engagement... 0Votes25.9kRecs69.1kFans
