Novels like Joy in the Brocade Palace
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Joy in the Brocade Palace, best match first.
- 1 The Jade-Blessed Physician 锦医娇娘 In his previous life, the woman betrothed to him as a child became his sister-in-law. His unconventional devotion to protecting her finally brought disaster upon him. Reborn without memories of his previous life, he found that she had become his wife. Amid a fierce contest between two people reborn, and a clash between the old dynasty and the new, he put on a cold mask and began guarding her under another identity, unable to speak of what he felt. “A Chuan, come here. Enter the gate of my longin 0Votes17.2kRecs2.8kFans
- 2 The Talented Lady of the Ning Clan 宁氏才女 Whatever she was owed, she’ll make them pay back with interest. Anyone who tries to harm her will be sent back with their skin flayed and their limbs torn from their body. She is the legitimate daughter and a physician. Who does she have to fear? Her new book, The Legitimate Daughter’s Medical Path, is now open for readers. Though she conceals her identity as a Celestial Maiden, she can still become Chang’an’s most outstanding woman. No scheme can escape her notice; she sees through every trick 0Votes4.4kRecs909Fans
- 3 Plan to Save the Male Lead 拯救男主计划 Urgent news from the martial world: The male lead has lost all his magical powers and immortal energy. What should he do when he runs into a powerful, shameless second male lead? The female lead is waiting online. This is urgent. She refuses to share her husband. The female lead shoots him a withering glare. The male lead says, “I’m obviously very powerful.” The female lead says, “Fine, then fight him one-on-one.” The male lead says, “If I can use my brains, why dirty my hands?” The female lead 0Votes1.6kRecs71Fans
- 4 The Faith of an Advanced Drifter 高等游民的信仰 She scrimped and saved her whole life, only to close her eyes and open them again as a naked little child, before she’d even had a chance to enjoy her hard-earned money. In this life, Yao Jing just wants to enjoy herself. Her parents and older brothers are powerful and wealthy, and they spoil her anyway. As for making money, she’ll leave that to Baozi! Yao Jing picks her teeth. “Baozi, this business looks pretty good. You go run it!” Song Zimu says, “I’ve been at your beck and call for years. Do 0Votes329Recs882Fans
- 5 Glory and Commoners 荣庶 The Sang family has a daughter named Zi, peerlessly beautiful, with a nature as fierce as a tiger or wolf. Though slight of frame, she bears the weight of her clan’s destruction and swears to kill her enemies with her own hands. In the third year of Yongxi, she returns to the capital, stirring up a storm of bloodshed in the court as war once again engulfs the land... The world knows nothing of the truth, and all say she has a heart as venomous as a snake’s! Burn three sticks of incense to honor 0Votes6kRecs6.2kFans
- 6 The Emperor's Favor, Won by Your Schemes 君谋帝宠 Ten years ago, Gu Ting died a gruesome death in Southern Xinjiang. Over the next ten years, she conquered the world and became an emperor. They say the imperial aura of the four corners of the realm can bring the dead back to life, and she believed it. After more than two hundred years of division, she reunited the realm and gathered the imperial aura from all four corners, hoping to use it to bring Gu Ting back to life. Gu Ting was finally resurrected, but returned to fifteen years earli 0Votes2.8kRecs1.5kFans
- 7 Tycoon's Wife 壕妻 (New book: "With You, Every Day of My Life Is Romantic", a modern romance with plenty of sweet doting.) After transmigrating into the body of an abandoned princess consort, she becomes the most sought-after woman around, with everyone wanting to be her child's father. In my world, I make the rules. Abandoned princess consort? What nonsense. Getting my freedom back is what matters! Onlookers gossip eagerly: “Miss Ming has so many admirers. Who are you going to marry?” “Obviously…” Ming Fei beckon 0Votes58.1kRecs13.1kFans
- 8 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
- 9 The Poisonous Schemes of the Legitimate Daughter 嫡女毒谋 Household intrigue? She couldn’t care less! She plans every move ahead of time, so why fear monsters and villains? Court intrigue? It doesn’t bother her! With her own two hands, she can turn the palace upside down! Schemes and plots are impossible to avoid, And living in peace is no easy thing. She rises up in defiance when all seems lost, Wins her 0Votes210.7kRecs61.1kFans
- 10 The Glories of the Later Dynasty 后华 [Early work, proceed with caution!!!] They say an empress can enjoy a lifetime of wealth and glory. But after Su Qingcheng gave up everything, her family was destroyed and her loved ones died. And life offers no second chances. After becoming a deposed empress, she steps onto another battlefield in the imperial harem. 0Votes152.2kRecs27.3kFans
- 11 A Sweet Girl Seeks a Suitor 萌妹以逑 “Are you out of your mind?” “No, I'm selling swords.” On the day of the martial arts tournament, she poisoned her master, leaving the eccentric physician of the martial world bedridden for a whole month. She took her little yellow chick to watch the festivities, only to get hit by an embroidered ball and nearly end up with a beautiful bride in her arms. On her wedding day, she caught a cold but still tried to escape over the wall. She turned a corner and crashed straight into her husband. So... 0Votes237.1kRecs37.5kFans
- 12 A Worthy Wife, Indeed 卿本贤妻 Family life may be full of trivial matters, but in those little things, we find things and lose them! Su Jinlou spent forty years watching from the sidelines, until a late-in-life pregnancy changed everything. As family matters unfold, she sets off on a lively journey of snarky commentary and wild imaginings... 0Votes67.6kRecs63.5kFans
- 13 Farming and Embroidery 农绣 My new book, The Art of Fragrance, is a farming story and is now available. Please stop by, save it, and give it a read. She becomes an embroiderer in a farming household. Her family is poor, but she has a skill she can use to support herself. Luckily, her family is kind, and wise elders steer the household. Their lives grow better and better, filled with the warmth of everyday family life in a little farmyard. 0Votes132.2kRecs76.4kFans
- 14 The Young Master with the Fan 怀扇公子 Gentle and generous have nothing to do with her, and she has no connection whatsoever to brilliance and talent. She is big-breasted and brainless, saying and doing whatever she pleases. Spoiled by his favor and relying on his protection, she does not even take the current emperor seriously. She has no lofty ambitions. Her only dream is to win him over. What troubles her greatly is that the man she yearns for is nothing but a blockhead. To win him over, she brought every trick she had learned in 0Votes82.3kRecs11.7kFans
- 15 The Empress of Entertainment Who Stole the Heavens 倾天娱后 Ye Feifei, a celebrated designer in S City, saw her brilliant career come to a complete halt after a plagiarism scandal. Thankfully, there was still a way out. In her darkest hour, the “jinx” suddenly became her “savior”! But wait, is this really someone here to help her out? He promised to get her an acting job and praised her looks, but then made her play a corpse! He promised to get her on a variety show and help her make a fresh start, but she ended up following the crew around with a camera 0Votes1.7MRecs113.5kFans
- 16 The Lord Has Returned 君归矣 This book began in May 2017 and was rewritten in April 2025. A note: This book has no romance pairing, no female emperor, a huge cast, and many long-running clues and plot threads. It's an unconventional, eclectic fantasy with a high barrier to entry...and all kinds of potentially frustrating elements rolled into one book. Also, the book is set against the backdrop of the Two Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties. The events and characters are all drawn from old records that Xiao Xian dug up. 25Votes705.6kRecs89.7kFans
- 17 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
- 18 The School Beauty’s Bodyguard 校花的贴身高手 A legendary assassin returns to the city, on orders to protect the campus belle! I’m the campus belle’s personal bodyguard, so you’d better stay away from me, or the young lady will get jealous again! 161Votes1.6MRecs3.2MFans
- 19 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
- 20 The Mercenary’s War 佣兵的战争 Gao Yang is a military enthusiast, a very ordinary one. He loves knives, guns, and adventure. After an accident sends him to Africa, he is unlucky enough to be caught in a plane crash. He survives by sheer luck, but from then on he can only earn a living at gunpoint, because he has become a mercenary. How far can a military enthusiast rise in the international mercenary world? Wait and see. 25Votes2.3MRecs3.1MFans
- 21 The Library of Heaven's Path 天道图书馆 [The hottest fantasy novel of 2017, ranked first in both overseas recommendations and votes] Zhang Xuan transmigrates to another world and becomes an honorable teacher. A mysterious library appears in his mind. Anything he sees, whether a person or an object, automatically becomes a book that records all kinds of its flaws. And that makes him incredibly powerful! He teaches students, takes disciples, gives lectures, nurtures the strongest, and teaches the world. “Great Emperor Zhuoyang, could yo 19Votes6.2MRecs2.7MFans
- 22 The Sacred Ruins 圣墟 Rising from ruin, returning from extinction. The seas turn to dust, lightning and thunder fade away, and that wisp of dark mist draws near the earth once more. The shackles of the world are broken, and a brand-new world reveals a mysterious corner of itself... 36Votes32MRecs20.3MFans
