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- 1 System: Get Your Act Together! 系统：你给我支楞起来 My name is Bei Yi. Don't let the fact that I'm only eighteen fool you, and don't let the fact that I've never had a boyfriend fool you either. I understand all the tricks of love because I have an Old Sister-in-Law System. My Old Sister-in-Law System says, "The hardships in a woman's life will always be passing difficult exams and earning difficult money. As for men, those things are far too easy to find." My Old Sister-in-Law System says that as long as I study hard and earn enough renminbi, 0Votes121kRecs41.3kFans
- 2 Pearl Softness 珠柔 The kingdom is on the verge of collapse, surrounded by rebels, with the enemy at the gates. Zhao Mingzhi rejects the wise minister’s plan to flee south and establish a reduced court. Holding her newly enthroned younger brother in her arms, she turns around and seeks refuge with Pei Yong, the ruthless and infamous military governor. The court is in an uproar: “The emperor is doomed! The Great Jin is finished!” Yet years later, everyone looks back and sees that the Zhao dynasty has not changed han 0Votes154.2kRecs43.7kFans
- 3 The Palace Towers Have Their Sunny Days 宫阙有时晴 Shen Shiqing, daughter of a former Grand Secretary and second young madam of the Xie family, the Earl of Ning'an's household. Everyone knows she is quiet and detached, gentle, and easy to bully. In the seventh year of her marriage, she is confined in a Buddhist hall outside the city, and the entire Xie family pressures her to request a divorce. Zhao Surui, the reigning emperor, whose era name is Zhaode, ascended the throne at sixteen. He wages war every year, campaigning in the north and the wes 1Votes70.4kRecs80.2kFans
- 4 Our Girl Next Door 吾家阿囡 A heartwarming tale of Jiangnan, with little bridges, flowing streams, and misty rain. I hope it can be a sweet little rice cake for you to enjoy while relaxing after a hard day's work (or perhaps a glutinous rice cake, a white sugar cake, a little square of cream cake, a butterfly pastry...). 4Votes1MRecs160.8kFans
- 5 Mastering the Craft 登堂入室 The first time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, she was scheming with her foster brother to seize the family fortune; The second time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, she was framing someone with her foster brother; The third time Yuan Zhi met Song Jiyun, her foster brother was finally no longer by her side, but she was batting her eyelashes at his good friend... A man may put up with many things, but Yuan Zhi couldn't stand this. He decided... to offer himself to the tiger and tame Song Jiyun, that enchantress 4Votes916.6kRecs197.3kFans
- 6 I Became a God in Another World 我在异世封神 She transmigrates to the Han Dynasty. Reborn in a mourning hall, Zhao Fusheng wakes to find herself haunted by a vengeful ghost, with little time left to live. Facing certain death from the start, she finds a way to survive against all odds and reopens the Investiture of the Gods. She deifies the evil spirits and rebuilds the Netherworld. 14Votes604.8kRecs247.4kFans
- 7 The Empress of Chu (Original Novel of the TV Drama The Rising Star) 楚后（影视剧《翘楚》原著） The story begins when several postal station guards in Beicao Town meet a girl asking for help. [Not a wish-fulfillment story. A romance with a male lead and other male characters.] 2Votes1.8MRecs242.3kFans
- 8 The Art of Handcraft 素手匠心 Woodblock printing: reproducing the world’s masterpieces! Xu Danling, a modern master of traditional crafts known as the “Sage of Langya,” unexpectedly returned to the Ming Dynasty after his death and found himself in the body of Lian Baitang, the young son of a family of woodblock engravers in Nanjing. Unfortunately, Baitang was an idle, cowardly ne’er-do-well with a terrible reputation. How was he supposed to survive like this?! 0Votes163.5kRecs104.2kFans
- 9 After the Male Lead Went Mad 男主发疯后 Yao Shouning thinks she may be possessed. Lately, she's been having one nightmare after another. First, she dreams that her aunt dies. Then she dreams that her cousin, disguised as one of the monsters from a storyteller's tale, comes knocking at the door. But her mother says, “There are no demons in this world. People are simply ignorant and fooled by old tales.” Then, in the very next moment, the nightmare comes true. She sees her cousin arrive in mourning clothes, bearing news of her aunt's de 0Votes359kRecs182.4kFans
- 10 Biao Xiaojie (Miss Cousin) 表小姐 To find her a respectable marriage, Wang Xi’s mother sends her to the Yongcheng Marquis household in the capital to polish her credentials. But Wang Xi, born into a wealthy merchant family in Shu, thinks everything about the capital is awful and only wonders when she can go home. Then one day, she accidentally discovers that she can use a telescope from the artificial hill in her back courtyard to see into the neighboring Princess’s residence... Her eyes light up at once. The princess’s son, Che 1Votes1.2MRecs384.2kFans
- 11 Ink Mulberry 墨桑 The story of Headwoman Li and all the men listed in her household… The long version: Dark Horse: My surname is Ma, my given name is Shaoqing, my courtesy name is Yuncan, and my nickname is Dark Horse. It’s because I’m ruthless, not because I have a dark face! I, Master Ma, come from a distinguished family and am skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, and flowers. I’m here to back our boss Sang! Big Chang: My surname is Chang, my given name is Shan. I’m as broad-shou 18Votes1.9MRecs365.8kFans
- 12 Wei-Jin Foodie 魏晋干饭人 The Wei and Jin dynasties were an age of elegance and excess, but the Five Barbarians were about to plunge the Central Plains into chaos. This was the era Zhao Hanzhang had transmigrated into. Commoners and impoverished families lived in misery, while the aristocratic clans did nothing but talk. To keep the elite from fleeing south and to save the world from starving masses, Zhao Hanzhang had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and get to work so everyone could eat their fill. No idle talk in 5Votes1.7MRecs554.3kFans
- 13 My Father-in-Law Is Kangxi 我的公公叫康熙 Everyone says being the emperor's wife is hard. Actually, being the emperor's daughter-in-law isn't easy either, especially when the emperor is still in his prime! With my hapless husband in tow, I get an immersive front-row seat to the Nine Dragons' Succession Strife. (A slice-of-life story, focused on everyday living.) 21Votes1.9MRecs475.5kFans
- 14 Seeking Dan Zhu 问丹朱 Everyone wants to ask Chen Danzhu: Does your conscience ever hurt? [Not a female-centric power fantasy, romance] 3Votes2.8MRecs656kFans
- 15 Delicate Flower 花娇 In her previous life, Yu Tang lost her family and home. In this life, all she wants is to help her eldest cousin restore the family business. Pei Yan (giving her a cold look): “If someone is being nice for no reason, they’re up to no good! This girl is always hanging around me. Is she after the position of the Pei family’s matriarch?” Yu Tang (silently shedding tears): “No, you’ve got it all wrong! I just want to invest a tiny bit in your family’s fleet when it sets sail and earn a little spendi 1Votes2.7MRecs1.3MFans
- 16 EN Step Aside, Let the Emperor Handle It! 退下，让朕来 [The print edition is now available] Shen Tang woke up on the road to exile and discovered that this world made no sense. Divine stones fell from the sky, and a hundred kingdoms fought over them. Scholars cultivated literary talent, making their words come true. Warriors cultivated martial courage, able to split mountains and cleave seas. The pretty boy she’d taken him for recited, “Spear in hand, galloping into battle,” and the next moment armor covered him and a lance appeared in his grasp. On 46Votes4.7MRecs2MFans
- 17 The Art of Coquetry 娇术 Reborn as an ungrateful refugee girl, she was on the verge of forcing her traveling companion to give his life to save her. Ji Qingling looked at the little boy's name across from her, nearly in tears. “Sir, can we make a deal? They say a prime minister's heart is big enough to sail a boat. Since you're destined to become a great general and minister, could you let me off the hook this once?” 12Votes621.7kRecs608.9kFans
- 18 After the Big Shot Retired 大佬退休之后 [New novel, "Step Aside, Let This Empress Handle It", now updating. Fantasy setting, literary hearts and martial courage, power struggles and nation-building] When other people retire, they raise their grandkids and dance in the square. When Pei Ye retires, she spends money raising paper-doll characters. Before spending money: What a trash game. They can't even be bothered to fleece players properly. After spending money: This game is amazing! I can spend money, and I can grind, too! Raising pap 1Votes2.9MRecs1.3MFans
- 19 Danger Ahead 前方高能 Here you'll find the most dangerous missions and the richest rewards. The next moment could bring the end of your life, a bottomless abyss with no way back, or the chance to become a god and stand above all creation! 5Votes2.9MRecs1.6MFans
- 20 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
- 21 EN 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 14Votes3.7MRecs1.5MFans
- 22 EN 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. 159Votes9.4MRecs3.2MFans
