Novels like The Emperor and Empress’s Tragedy
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Emperor and Empress’s Tragedy, best match first.
- 1 A Joyful Marriage 欢嫁 Forced to jump off a cliff and seek death for her “defiance,” she wakes up in a different body, and finds herself the bandit chief's wife. People with grudges against her, and even those without, come one after another, each wanting to trample her underfoot. Leng Qinghuan secretly swears that in this life she will never be a good person. She only wants to live freely and do as she pleases. She never expected that the cool, arrogant man whose head she cracked would come to cherish her beyond all 0Votes3.1kRecs43Fans
- 2 Eat Your Heart Out 吃心不换 A premeditated transmigration sends Tian Mi, a top pastry chef, back to ancient times. To her surprise, she wakes up as a bandit. Now she has to grab a weapon and follow the chief to rob an important figure... What? The Marquis of Anyuan, the man they robbed, claims he’s her husband. When did she get married? How come even she doesn’t know? The marquis is handsome and rich, but he’s already married. She can’t just go kissing him... 0Votes573Recs24Fans
- 3 Empress Zhaohua 昭华女帝 After ruling as emperor for twenty years, Chu Zhao looks back on her life: For the first ten years, she studied hard. After turning ten, she devoted herself to killing people. After turning twenty, she had to match wits with everyone, always afraid that one careless mistake would get her killed and bring disaster upon her family... This author always delivers, so dive right in without worry. Come see how an unsophisticated girl grows into a great empress, unifies the realm, and ushers in a golde 0Votes3.5kRecs4.2kFans
- 4 The Imperial Consort Who Held the Seal 掌玺皇妃 A rich beauty transmigrates into the body of an ugly woman, who rises from the ashes to become a princess consort. She can heal, fight, and command troops, while Prince Jing dotes on her and showers readers with sweetness. A strong heroine and a strong hero, in a hilarious, indulgent transmigration romance. 1v1. 0Votes2.9kRecs794Fans
- 5 The Clever Young Lady's Scheme 娇女谋心 An orphan girl is sold into an official household as a servant. She thinks this is all life has in store for her, but when a long-sealed secret is revealed, everything is overturned in an instant. “Being bullied by everyone? I’ll help you! The young master is breaking off the engagement? Don’t regret it! And you, no matter how carefully you scheme, I’ll make sure you suffer the consequences and learn your lesson! But, Young Master, why are you looking at me like that? This princess is scared. P 0Votes170Recs68Fans
- 6 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
- 7 The Peasant Girl Princess: Your Highness, You’re So Handsome 农女王妃之王爷你好帅 After being betrayed, the heroine accidentally transmigrated into a poor farming family. It was such a clichéd plot that she couldn't believe it was really happening. Their home was completely bare, but life had to go on. She planned to use her cooking skills to make a fortune and lift the family out of poverty, but then she ran into two outrageously handsome princes, who also happened to be uncle and nephew. The warmhearted prince said, “Wuyou, I'll marry you with ten miles of wedding gifts and 0Votes239Recs68Fans
- 8 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
- 9 Admired Joy 慕悦 A devastating landslide in Sichuan and Chongqing turned Yu Changyue's life upside down. In the twenty-second year of Jingkang, natural disasters and human calamities abound, the political winds shift, murderous schemes lurk everywhere, and enemies close in from all sides. How can she seize the peaceful life she deserves in this lifetime? To wear the crown, one must bear its weight. Reborn, she will carve out a bright future for herself, secure an era of prosperity and peace for the Yu family, an 0Votes3.1kRecs59Fans
- 10 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
- 11 A Young Lady of the Ming Dynasty 明朝小娘子 P.S. Liu Tao said to his mother, “I only want you to treat me with genuine love. All you want is for me to die. Aside from giving me life and raising me like a dog, what have you ever given me? All I want is for you to treat me sincerely. You can't, but that woman can. Even if she can't give me all of herself, she's willing to share life and death with me and stand by my side against our enemies. The 0Votes2.6kRecs6.8kFans
- 12 Jade Trees and Exquisite Blossoms 琪花玉树 After accidentally catching a glimpse of a fragment of fate, Lin Qi felt she could not simply sit back and wait for death. First, she had to properly settle her frail, tearful mother. As for the scumbag who had deceived her feelings, Lin Qi considered it her own fault for failing to judge character. She would simply keep her eyes open from now on. 0Votes15.3kRecs12.9kFans
- 13 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
- 14 The Gentleman’s Stratagem 君子之谋 One is a soul from another world, in control of the vast Li Sect; the other, a fallen king, quiet and patient, with ambitions to rule the realm. One searches all across the Nine Provinces, hoping only to return to the past; the other carefully plots to claim the countless mountains and rivers. But then he meets “him,” and love and hate become entangled, conspiracies unfold, and brothers clash, all for what they desire. After ten years of trials and turmoil, when they look back at last, who has g 0Votes11.6kRecs3.6kFans
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 Quick Transmigration: The Face-Slapping Plan 快穿之打脸计划 Lu Xin says the world has long been in turmoil, with transmigrators running rampant and stealing the fate that was originally theirs. Shi Qi doesn't understand what a transmigrator is, but she has certainly suffered at their hands. Her body has been destroyed, and her soul has scattered. Now she's nothing more than a fragment of a soul wandering the mortal world. How can she even think of revenge? Lu Xin says they each get what they need: he'll restore her body and soul, and all he wants is to k 0Votes46kRecs29.1kFans
- 18 The Tough Wife’s Guide 悍妻攻略 Li Hengqing is a celebrated scholar in Tongzhou and the ideal husband in every woman's eyes. Unfortunately, not a single woman is willing to marry him now. His beautiful, delicate fiancée was snatched away and replaced with a wild girl from the mountains. He can only accept it in silence. After all, he can't even stand. But this girl seems very different from the others? In her previous life, Rong Bai died carrying her younger brother on her back as she blew herself up. Her greatest dream was to 0Votes28.5kRecs36.5kFans
- 19 Warmth Behind the Lin Family Gates 林门闺暖 The moon shines bright, and lovely is the beauty. Within the Lin household lives a charming young lady, whose warm smile is deft and bright. This is a story about a young lady determined to live for food. Ahem, a beautiful young lady who admires the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties and aspires to Tao Qian's ideals, as she sweeps away every “harmful pest.” Please read the author's note in the book's dis 0Votes146.2kRecs32.9kFans
- 20 The Pearl Lady 明珠娘子 No one expected Gu Mingzhu, the eldest daughter of the Cavalry General's household, to lose her imperial marriage decree at the Qujiang Banquet. Everyone knew how hard she had worked and what schemes she had employed to win this chance, yet she managed to lose it herself. Everyone guessed that, given her temperament, Miss Gu would surely cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang herself... The female lead is extremely ruthless, extremely ruthless, extremely ruthless. High-stakes warning ahead... 0Votes99.7kRecs81.9kFans
- 21 A Wife Worth Her Weight in Gold 妻华 Reborn, she no longer bears the burdens and responsibilities imposed by her family. Instead, she fully embraces the carefree life of a wealthy country landowner. But fate has other plans, and she faces several problems: 1. In three years, the greatest top scholar in history will stand at her doorstep, declaring that he’ll prove those who look down on the poor wrong. 2. Liu Sanlang, whose leg she broke, will grow up to be the seemingly refined but actually ruthless heir to the Prince of Wei. 3. T 0Votes191.8kRecs104.3kFans
- 22 Mu Nanzhi (Original Novel of The Story of Jianan) 慕南枝（《嘉南传》原著） In his previous life, Li Qian spent his whole life yearning for Empress Dowager Jiang Xian. In this life, Li Qian decides that having a beautiful woman in his arms beats longing for her from a thousand miles away. He’ll just abduct Princess Jianan, Jiang Xian, first... P.S. An important point bears repeating three times: this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn. 7Votes5MRecs1.3MFans
- 23 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
- 24 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
- 25 I Am the Supreme 我是至尊 Medicine that fails to form a pill is poison; people who fail to become gods turn to dust. The Heavenly Way is flawed, the mortal world is unjust, and demons run rampant beyond the mundane realm. I pity the good for their suffering, and rage at their failure to fight back. Beyond the rules, I will be the one to enforce justice. Spread martial prowess across the land and wipe out every injustice. A blade in my hand, compassion in my heart; beauties in my arms, villains beneath my blade. I lo 0Votes5.9MRecs1.1MFans
