Novels like Treading the Branches
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Treading the Branches, best match first.
- 1 Springtime in the Capital 春满京华 Rumors are swirling through the capital: Second Miss Jiang is using underhanded means to win the favor of Third Young Master Meng, whose looks rival Pan An’s. Reborn, Jiang Yixi scoffs to herself. She must have been out of her mind to try to marry up. In her previous life, she was framed for having an affair with her elder brother-in-law, and died a miserable death in a convent. The courtyard is in full bloom, flowers blossoming like brocade. In this life, she’ll enjoy herself and live to a ripe 0Votes60.3kRecs43.9kFans
- 2 I Heard My Whole Family Are Villains 听说我全家都是反派 Su Dai transmigrated into a book called The Peasant Girl's Road to Success! In the original story, her husband was a major villain, her son was a minor villain, and she herself was the ultimate villain! The whole family met a tragic end, driving up the story's popularity in a big way. When she first transmigrated, she wanted no part of it. She didn't want to die tragically or become a villain. But then she discovered that her villainous husband spoiled her rotten, while her little-villain so 0Votes28.5kRecs18.8kFans
- 3 The Brocade-Clad Lady 锦衣娘子 [The powerful eunuch who rules the court vs. the forensic examiner who showers him with praise] The serious blurb: Dissecting bodies, examining corpses, investigating wrongful convictions, punishing evil, and wielding the power of the law... These are just Chan Xia’s hobbies. Her real job is to sincerely praise the Chief Eunuch. Keep flattering him until you have everything you could want. The romance bl 0Votes39.8kRecs16.4kFans
- 4 A Marriage Worth a Thousand Gold 嫁值千金 After transmigrating and being reborn, she returns to the Xu family once more, carrying memories from two lifetimes, only to hear that “she” has died... She is no longer the favored daughter of Heaven, but an unwanted burden everyone resents. Her former self died unjustly, unable to rest in peace. In this life, her survival is at stake, and her prospects look bleak. As the mysteries surrounding her birth mother's death and her birth father's identity are unraveled one by one, where will they lea 0Votes216.5kRecs63.7kFans
- 5 Tales of a Hidden Beauty 藏娇记事 Transmigrating as the daughter of an older minor official, disguised as a man, is not what frustrates her. What frustrates her is that she cannot shed her secret identity. Even the donkey has figured out that she is a woman, yet the men around her still have not. She throws caution to the wind and reveals her identity, parades through the streets in women's clothing, and is still sent away from the capital with money, supposedly because they fear she will tarnish their brothers' lofty and glorio 0Votes128.7kRecs31.3kFans
- 6 A Match Made in Bliss 合喜 A slightly skilled, sassy woman × a fierce man who’s always trying to prove he’s good for more than living off his family’s laurels~ After the eldest daughter of the Su family of Yanjing returned home from the family estate, where she had been recovering from an illness, she seemed like a different person. Not only did she bring her unruly, rebellious younger brother to heel, she also got the notorious playboy Third Master Qin to run around at her beck and call. Meanwhile, the Su family 0Votes288kRecs60.9kFans
- 7 Jade Without Fragrance 玉无香 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Second Miss Wen was peerlessly beautiful, yet people couldn’t help sighing whenever they spoke of her, for she had been born mute. Then one day, after falling from a wall and landing on the heir to Prince Jing’s title, Second Miss Wen suddenly began to speak. 1Votes379.1kRecs138.1kFans
- 8 Meeting You Again 又逢君 #TheJinyiweiCommanderIsMyOneAndOnly# Her mother died of illness, her father was wrongly executed, and she was left with a fortune worth tens of millions. At fourteen, Feng Shaojun became the choicest prey in the eyes of everyone in the Feng household. They were all rubbing their hands together, eager to take a bite. They also planned to marry her off to the frail youngest son of the Prince of Qi 0Votes131.1kRecs66.1kFans
- 9 The Frail Beauty Is Not to Be Bullied 美人羸弱不可欺 At their first meeting, Du Qingtan was being dumped and flew into a rage. She threw a vicious left hook, but her weak body couldn’t keep up, and she fainted... Dugu Buqiu helped call a doctor. His fee was "Five Ways to Throw a Left Hook". At their second meeting, Du Qingtan went to call off an engagement. She acted pitiful and coughed up blood at the slightest disagreement, smoothly earning a hundred taels of gold. Dugu Buqiu took five taels as his share just for being there. At their third meet 1Votes62.3kRecs37kFans
- 10 Marrying a Doctor for the Third Time 医妻三嫁 After transmigrating, Su Liang marries the same man three times. The first time, it was just a transaction. The second time, still a transaction. The third time, once again... “Three times is enough. Let's make our pretend marriage real,” Gu Ling says. [Heroine's perspective] A military doctor transmigrates into the body of a hapless country girl who was murdered by her vicious relatives. After getting her revenge, with nowhere else to go, she joins forces with her handsome husband to make a lif 0Votes28.9kRecs37.4kFans
- 11 Clear Spring Mountain 澹春山 The novel of the same name is now available. In my previous life, I was an overworked corporate slave who worked overtime every day and was forced to support my younger brother. In the end, I worked myself to death. Perhaps Heaven could not bear to watch, so this poor corporate slave transmigrated. I became an official's daughter who ate and drank luxuriously every day, had servants at her beck and call, and owned a private courtyard of more than one hundred square meters. Although I was a concu 0Votes101.3kRecs85.9kFans
- 12 The Auspicious Hour Has Arrived 吉时已到 My new book, On a Sunny Day, is now being serialized Xiao Mu, the famed Marquis of Dingbei, had won countless honors in the northern lands and, despite his advanced age, had no desire to marry. When an official matchmaker arrived with an imperial decree to find him a bride, he thought, This fellow must be a spy sent by the court, no doubt about it. So he stayed on guard, kept his distance, and wore his refusal plain as day. But then luck turned against him. One wrong step led to another, and he 2Votes139.1kRecs121.4kFans
- 13 The Little Thousand-Year-Old 小千岁 Shen Que had a dream. In it, the realm fell, the royal family was imprisoned, and a young man dressed in splendid robes sat high above in the grand hall. He tilted the corner of his eye, propped his pale cheek on a fingertip, and said to those below: “Kill them all.” The capital ran red with blood, the people suffered, and at twenty-six, Shen Que was forced to take his own life in the Shen family ancestral hall. After waking, Shen Que wanted only to find 0Votes62kRecs49.8kFans
- 14 This Young Lady Loves to Act and Talk 姑娘她戏多嘴甜 New book: Point Gold is now online. Wen Yan is reborn. Her enemies are all living better than ever. No way. She has to get revenge all over again! Huo Yixiao: “How?” Wen Yan: “Put on a show, and sweet-talk them.” Huo Yixiao: “You do put on quite a show, and that mouth of yours...” Wen Yan: “Isn't it sweet?” Huo Yixiao: “...Sweet.” A ruthless, possessive hero × a sweet-talking, double-dealing heroine Official QQ readers' group: Wu Si Liu Er Ba Yi Yi Qi Wu 4Votes325.9kRecs134.9kFans
- 15 Spring in Brocade Robes 锦衣春 Han Qi only wanted to keep Wei Wu from straying down the wrong path again. She was determined to guide him toward goodness. With his intelligence, he could avoid joining a corrupt faction and still become a fabulously wealthy tycoon. But she got a little too carried away and ended up dragging herself into the mess, turning her husband into a sworn enemy of the corrupt faction! What was she supposed to do now? How about getting her husband to latch onto a powerful patron? 0Votes78.1kRecs21.8kFans
- 16 A Hard-Core Worker in the Five Dynasties 五代硬核打工人 Chai Zhao felt that her brother had become different after taking a sword for her. It seemed... he was no longer himself. He would always say things that even Teacher Zheng had never heard before, yet they sounded especially like truths that embodied the principles of the world. Fortunately, no matter how difficult life became, he was willing to take her along and find a way to make a living. Chai Rong felt that at least half the hardships in his life came from his little sister, Chai Xiaomei. A 1.6kVotes171.2kRecs75.1kFans
- 17 Renouncing the Golden Bough 辞金枝 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Xin You was born with a pair of unusual eyes that sometimes let her see the misfortunes about to befall others. It is both a source of trouble and her greatest strength. The gossip-loving crowds of the capital suddenly discovered that the young lady living under someone else’s roof at the Shaoqing residence had grown a backbone! 3Votes513.5kRecs146.2kFans
- 18 The Moon Over Startling Mountains 惊山月 The latest gossip in the capital: The Sixth Young Lady of the Earl of Yongqing’s household, who went missing as a child, has been found. Many people wanted to see how this country girl would make a fool of herself in high society. To their surprise, Sixth Young Lady Qiu turned out to be a master of incense and became a favored guest among those who prized refinement. When a nation is doomed, monsters are sure to appear. Qiu Heng thought to herself: I’m better at slaying demons than making incens 17Votes372.6kRecs88.1kFans
- 19 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
- 20 A Thousand Gold for a Single Sheet of Paper 一纸千金 Reborn into a family that made its fortune in papermaking, He Xianjin built up her team by offering services, driving growth, and selling big ideas. In the second year after she became the Chen family's head through sheer ability, the old woman helping her get dressed said, “Head of the household, rouge on the cheekbones will ruin your marriage prospects.” He Xianjin replied expressionlessly, “Put on more.” … One of the strange tales of the eighteenth year of Zhaode: The Chen family, an imperial 0Votes128.7kRecs76.6kFans
- 21 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
- 22 Cherished and Spoiled 骄宠 The Princess Consort of Prince Qin is a real oddball. In the patriarchal Great Wei dynasty, she somehow became the biggest winner among women. A concubine-born daughter becomes a princess consort, with no parents-in-law above her and no sisters-in-law beside her. Her husband dotes on her without restraint, and in the end she even rises to the very peak of power in Great Wei. The Princess Consort of Prince Qin proves through personal experience that transmigration is a skill! 0Votes94.4kRecs56.9kFans
- 23 Command the Rivers and Mountains 掌河山 The new book, The Mystery Case Files, is now out~ Duan Yi, a young woman who has lived by a grave for eleven years, suddenly becomes the most sought-after bride among the noble young gentlemen... Young nobleman: I'll offer you my kingdom as a bride price! Duan Yi: The kingdom sounds great. I'll take it. You? I don't want the free gift. * Cui Zigeng watched coldly from the sidelines, then decided to open his tiger's jaws and wait for the girl who wanted to play the pig to eat the tiger to come ri 0Votes124.3kRecs79.9kFans
- 24 I Was A Famous Teacher In Ancient TImes 我在古代当名师 New novel: My Hong Kong, 1980 has begun updating! A hellish start! In her previous life, her whole family met tragic ends. She lost the child she was carrying, her eldest son died of typhoid, and her husband broke his leg and was bedridden. In the end, she and her husband died in a raging fire. Reborn, she returned at the wrong time. Her husband's family was facing life and death once more, and her father-in-law again risked his life to help them escape! Yang Xi: "..." Her husband said, "This ti 0Votes125kRecs69.4kFans
- 25 After Ascending from the Modern World 从现代飞升以后 When Lin Qingwan and Yi Han ascended, they secretly smuggled three ghost cultivators, the Heavenly Evil Sect’s leader Xu Xian and Qingfeng, Mingyue, and Bai Tong, up with them. Thus, the three people and three ghosts all landed on the ascension platform of the cultivation world, where they looked up and saw many native inhabitants. 0Votes87.7kRecs24.5kFans
- 26 The Siren 祸水 People say it's better to be a shattered piece of jade than an intact roof tile. That's what a gentleman would do. Why should I be the jade that gets broken, ground to dust, and trampled underfoot? I'd rather be an ugly roof tile, standing firm at the very top, fearless in wind and rain, scorching heat and bitter cold, looking down on all of you as you become the mud beneath my feet. Her: “Whoever wants me dead, I'll make their life worse than death!” Him: “With three thousand beauties as al 0Votes189.3kRecs85.7kFans
- 27 A Match Made by Heaven 嫁偶天成 The seventh young lady of the Jiang family was breathtakingly beautiful. On the day she was to choose a husband, all the young men from the great clans showed up, each prepared to compete. The heir to Prince Jing’an’s title kept well away, sipping wine and cracking melon seeds as he listened to people gossip about which unlucky fellow would fail to dodge the embroidered ball thrown by the Prince of Hejian’s residence. Then an embroidered ball smashed through the window and hit him on the back of 1Votes406.2kRecs77.7kFans
- 28 Phoenix Blossom Brocade 凤花锦 Hua Qiao, the coroner’s daughter, has a mysterious past. Why do people keep dying because of her? Her adoptive father transmigrated here. Knowing history, how will he evade one pursuit after another and make his way back? Her birth father was a man of exalted status, but when he suddenly died, why were both her elder brother and her cousin suspected? They go from solving cases together to plotting treason, turning against each other over their identities; From friends as close as family to enemi 0Votes5.6MRecs275.5kFans
- 29 When Spring Comes 逢春 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Lu Xuan rarely felt a charitable impulse, but the girl suddenly opened her eyes. Startled, he forced himself to stay calm, only to see her struggle to crawl toward him… That was when Lu Xuan could no longer keep his cool. 1Votes843.7kRecs173.1kFans
- 30 Ode to Flowers and the Moon 花月颂 Ever since Zhao Su transmigrated into a book, she has been bullied and oppressed by the transmigrated heroine, Empress Dowager Lu. All she can do is endure humiliation and cling to life, crushed beneath tremendous pressure. At last, a poisonous boil was forced to appear on her lower back. Its location was rather difficult to mention, yet, before she knew it, a lecher from the medical hall had pushed her down and performed surgery on her without so much as a word! Zhao Su was somewhat well-known 0Votes328.8kRecs60.7kFans
- 31 Abundant Fragrance 盛芳 After a dream lasting three hundred years, Shen Nianhe was lucky enough to return to a later age. All she wanted was to fight her way back to her ancestral home in the capital and dig up the gold and jade treasures she had casually buried there as a child. But someone kept stubbornly urging her: “What’s the point of enjoying wealth alone for a while, when you could share a lifetime of glory with me?” 1Votes234.1kRecs88.3kFans
- 32 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
- 33 Clothes Conceal All 衣手遮天 The new book, The Villain Keeps Wanting a Divorce, is now out... Xie Jingyi has been reborn. She doesn't want to spare her enemies a second thought. She only wants to say: Get lost, and don't get in my way as I become a powerful figure who can call all the shots! But things don't go as planned. A... colossal obstacle appears on her path to success, one whose words strike straight to the heart. Xie Jingyi: Why do you want to marry me, sir? Chai Youchen: Among the three thousand women in Lin'an, n 0Votes196.8kRecs97.4kFans
- 34 The Hidden Pearl 藏珠 A print edition is now available, with personally signed and printed-signature versions on Dangdang. Xu Yin dreams of returning to that year, when her father was still the governor of Nanyuan, her sister had yet to become a seductive consort, and she was busy chasing cats and teasing dogs, squabbling and stirring up trouble... 10Votes1.1MRecs183.7kFans
- 35 A Fortunate Encounter 喜遇良辰 Xie Liangchen had avenged her younger brother and was free of all attachments. Although she had incurred a debt of gratitude in the process, once a person died, everything ended. With her eyes closed, that debt would naturally become a thing of the past. Yet the rumble of thunder suddenly rang out. When she opened her eyes again, she had unexpectedly returned to the prime of her fourteen-year-old life. The Xuanwei Marquis beside her had not yet become the imposing, fearsome figure he once was. X 2Votes1.2MRecs126.3kFans
- 36 As You Wish 如意事 My new book, On a Sunny Day, is being updated now When Xu Mingyi opened her eyes again, she was back at sixteen, the year she came down with a strange illness. At the time, her hale and hearty grandfather had just returned victorious. “This young man we rescued on the way looks quite handsome. Bringing him home to bring good luck to my granddaughter couldn't be more fitting.” And so, the unconscious heir to the Prince of Dingnan was bundled off to the capital, his fate already decided... 3Votes361.8kRecs165.8kFans
- 37 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
- 38 After Being Robbed of Everything, She Returns as a Goddess 被夺一切后她封神回归 The moment Si Fuqing opened her eyes, not only had her luck been stolen, but everyone was also telling her to get out of the entertainment industry. After living again, she only wanted to lie flat. Who could have known that everyone in the industry now only knew how to promote themselves by putting others down, with no real skills and no willingness to hone their acting? Could this continue? Someone 1Votes131.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 39 The Direct Line’s Grand Plan 嫡策 After dying and coming back to life, what did He Xingzhao regret losing most in her previous life? She would probably say her daughter, Huijie; her son, Huan, who died young; and the version of herself who dared to love and hate without restraint. In short, it’s the story of a noble marquis’s daughter who desperately married a certain man in her previous life, but sees things clearly and finds peace in this one, choosing to live her life well~ 0Votes77.7kRecs189kFans
- 40 The Rules of a Cherished Marriage 宠婚守则 Word was that the Qi family of Lotus Town had spent a fortune to find a wife for their extremely ugly son, bringing home the prettiest of the Yun family’s three sisters. The whole town watched, eager to see how much Yun Third Sister would despise this famously ugly family once she married in. But who could have guessed that the delicate young bride, for reasons no one could fathom, would find her ugly husband more handsome the longer she looked at him, then settle down happily with him? It was b 0Votes86.3kRecs56kFans
- 41 Wishing You a Thousand Blessings, My Lady 娘子万安 Zhou Rujun was falsely accused and died a miserable death in prison. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the foolish girl Gu Mingzhu. For Gu Mingzhu, revenge was only part of the task. She also had to clear the names of the "death-row prisoners" who had been framed and bring the truth to light. Madam Gu was modest and proper, and never stood out in public. But he discovered that this shy, timid woman had a dark side. The more closely he looked, the more unfathomable it seemed... Gu Mi 0Votes1.8MRecs100.4kFans
- 42 The Phoenix's Glory 将门凤华 The new novel "Clothes That Hide the Sky" is now out... Reborn once more, all she wants is a pound of beef and three bowls of wine, and to have even the dogs tremble when she glares at them. [The author has already completed three historical romance novels, so dive in with confidence.] 1Votes176.3kRecs116.9kFans
- 43 I Transmigrated into a Rare Species in the Cultivation World 我穿成了修仙界稀有物种 Heaven bestowed immortal grace upon women, making them noble from birth and placing them above men. Among the countless women, a Celestial Maiden would occasionally be born, able to help her followers open their spiritual roots and embark together on the path to immortality. That was why the sect leaders of the Immortal Grace Continent were all Celestial Maidens revered by everyone. Even the three great sects and six schools, the top immortal sects, were no exception. The newly transmigrated Cel 0Votes220.4kRecs55.6kFans
- 44 Golden Powder 金粉 After finally reaching the pinnacle of life, Li Nanfeng never imagined her life would suddenly be cut short by Yan Heng, that black-hearted brat. When she woke up again, she had prepared a forty-page guide to life and was determined to rid herself of the menace... 3Votes777kRecs151.7kFans
- 45 Seizing Joy 掌欢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese) Third Miss Luo relies on her father’s immense power at court to bully the weak and has a terrible reputation. Whenever she’s bored, she takes a pack of lackeys into the streets to harass respectable young men. To Qingyang Junzhu, anyone who dared act up in front of her could be made to disappear with a flick of her finger, until she opened her eyes and discovered she was called Luo Sheng. 0Votes1.4MRecs565.9kFans
- 46 Glorious Age 盛世芳华 After a chance encounter with a certain young woman, he was completely smitten and single-mindedly set off on the long road to winning her heart. 2Votes541.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 47 A Flourishing Age of Enchanting Beauty 盛世妖颜 Sheng Siyan, reborn in the Great Xia Dynasty, looks like a harmless little white rabbit. Who could have guessed that underneath, she is a cunning, intelligent little fox who never lets herself suffer a loss? Naturally, when a little fox chooses a husband, she has an exceptional eye for men. And so Sheng Siyan discovers that after carefully selecting from countless possibilities, she has picked up a husband with an innate aura of invincibility in household rivalry... O(∩_∩)O Haha~ Life is going t 2Votes639.5kRecs288.9kFans
- 48 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
- 49 The Lucky Little Girl of the Farming Family 农家小福女 The fourth brother of the Zhou family lost money gambling, their mother became seriously ill, and the people from the gambling house even wanted Manbao to repay the debt. The villagers all said that the Zhou family’s precious darling had reached the end of her good days, and even her old mother clutched Manbao’s little hand and sobbed. But Manbao had the System on her side. She led her brothers and sisters-in-law to clear wasteland, farm, grow medicinal herbs, open shops, and more... Their lives 50Votes2.9MRecs541.5kFans
- 50 Might Cannot Marry 威武不能娶 New book, “Drunk Golden Cup,” is now online. In her previous life, Gu Yunjin was born into a military family but longed for a life of books and refinement. Even after molding herself into the very picture of grace and gentleness, she still died of illness at a country estate. When she opens her eyes again, she gets to start all over! 0Votes341.8kRecs130.8kFans
