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- 101 Warm Lord 暖君 Before I met you, the world was frozen in winter. After I met you, flowers turned soft and wine grew mellow. 4Votes1.1MRecs226.5kFans
- 102 The Qing Dynasty's Down-to-Earth Man 清朝经济适用男 The paperback edition of "The Economical Husband of the Qing Dynasty" is now available! The new release comes in two volumes: Volume One: "The Sharp-Tongued Wife of the Great Qing" Volume Two: "The Economical Husband of the Qing Dynasty" A must-read for newlyweds, married couples, and anyone curious about marriage! The Qing Dynasty's sharpest guide to love and marriage! A wife who can't defeat the “other woman” and protect her husband's career and ambitions isn't a good wife! A husband who can't 0Votes60.5kRecs404.5kFans
- 103 The Yue Concubine 越姬 This is a time of chaos, a world of dazzling splendor, blood, and poison. Everything depends on whether you're strong enough! She arrived here as a Yue woman who had been ambushed by her fiancé. To escape the fate of being treated as a gift, she wracked her brains and resolved to use her intelligence and swordsmanship to carve out a life of freedom. 0Votes222.3kRecs282.1kFans
- 104 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
- 105 The Bright Moon of the Great Tang 大唐明月 The original novel behind the hit drama The Rise of Xizhou! This is the most prosperous of eras: fine clothes, spirited horses, and beautiful Hu women; This is the cruelest of eras: kin slaughtering kin, and human lives worth no more than weeds. Reborn in this era, Kudi Liuli has one goal: to keep all her teeth... and live to a ripe old age. She wants to write among the brocades of the Western Market, gather inspiration at the flower-viewing contest by the winding river, sneak into Pingkang Ward 0Votes168.1kRecs150.6kFans
- 106 A Fortuitous Scheme 锦谋 The ancients said, “When Heaven entrusts someone with a great mission, it first hardens their resolve.” Yan Jin groaned. In this deep, scheming household, all she wanted was to protect her parents. Harden her resolve... or just go to sleep. As for the great mission... If the sky falls, isn’t he still there to hold it up? 0Votes121.7kRecs60.7kFans
- 107 Fake Song Assassin's Journal 伪宋杀手日志 Overnight, she becomes a young lady of a prestigious family. Should she seek a new path, or sink into a life of wealth and comfort? The Mei family has a century-old reputation and limitless riches. She thought her luck had finally turned, only to discover that every Mei child dies young! The clan school has strict rules: do poorly, and life is miserable; do well, and it’s even worse? No problem. Find a big tree to shelter under. (Published under the title The Great Song’s Female Assassin, 0Votes162.3kRecs62.7kFans
- 108 The Phoenix's Boundless Moon 凤月无边 Lu Wen's voice came from behind. “I can play 'Phoenix Seeking a Mate' on a bamboo leaf. Would you care to listen, A Lu?” Her voice was low and rich, clear and crisp, like ice striking jade, a mountain stream, the moon rising over a deep ravine, or wind passing through a bamboo grove... It was so lovely, so elegant, so full of feeling, and yet such a subtle declaration of her intentions... Liu Jiang frowned slightly and took a few unhurried steps away. Without turning back to face Guo Yun, he ask 0Votes194.4kRecs143.4kFans
- 109 Reborn: The Treasure-Eyed Girl 重生之宝瞳 Her family is fiercely biased toward boys, and every one of her relatives is a piece of work. They curse and humiliate her, force her to drop out of school, and steal her jadeite. Enough is enough! Reborn with a supernatural ability, she’ll make this life completely different! She’ll level up and work hard, gain wealth and freedom! Watch as she claims a bright future for herself amid the storms of this corrupt world! Strong female lead, supernatural abilities, strategy~ 0Votes183.5kRecs145.3kFans
- 110 The Heiress Returns 千金归来 Reborn, I won’t be a princess at the mercy of others ever again. This time, I’ll be the queen who controls her own fate! I won’t sit around waiting for fate to punish those who hurt me or owe me. I’ll make them pay with my own hands! The TV adaptation of this novel, “The Return of the Heiress,” begins airing on October 30 on four major satellite channels: Shanghai Dragon TV, Heilongjiang TV, Sichuan TV, and Yunnan TV. Starring Li Qin, Li Wei, and others. 0Votes153.8kRecs405.4kFans
- 111 A First-Rank Wife 妻居一品 This is the story of a supporting female character who gradually becomes the heroine. After an unexpected ending, just as the older sister who was supposed to take a bow and leave the stage claims all the family property and heads off toward a happy new life, she transmigrates. She becomes a supporting character who covets wealth and status. No one can choose their birth mother, but everyone can choose their own path. What does it matter if she's trapped in a desperate situation? She'll decide h 0Votes250.9kRecs133.2kFans
- 112 Scandals at the Imperial College 国子监绯闻录 New novel out now! You were merely a passing breeze, Yet somehow you stood alone and summoned a mountain flood! -------Shen Zetang One-sentence summary: A young woman investigating a case disguises herself as a man, passes the imperial examinations, and joins the court. Before she knows it, the Grand Secretary has carried her off to his residence to keep the household in order. Ye Li Feidao readers' QQ group: Lu Yi Wu Wu Jiu Ba Er Qi 2Votes265.7kRecs53.6kFans
- 113 A Joyful Farmer’s Journey to the Imperial Exams 欢喜农家科举记 Wei Mingnan, a high-ranking official who fought across the country, died alone and ill. Reborn in the famine year when he was ten, he vowed to root out the corruption and treachery that had brought ruin to the realm. But when he happened to save a little girl, everything took an unexpected turn... He spent ten years studying for the civil service exams, so where did all this laughter and cheer come from? He lived a life of honesty and integrity, so how did he end up with money pouring in from ev 0Votes149.9kRecs37.3kFans
- 114 The Water Town Folk 水乡人家 The mute Guo Qingya transmigrates to a farmhouse in a water town in another world. It’s a wonderful and perfectly matched family. So the mute girl, who spent twenty-four years of her previous life in silence, finds her life taking one unexpected turn after another, with the clouds parting to reveal the sun at every turn. Her story begins with a love stolen by force... 1Votes313.6kRecs124.8kFans
- 115 Reborn in the Pocket Dimension 重生空间守则 An ancient reborn woman with a spatial treasure faces a modern transmigrator with one In her previous life, she was the legitimate eldest daughter of a three-dynasty Grand Secretary and the first wife of Chu Huajin, Marquis of Ningyuan. She had a son and a daughter. As she lay bedridden with illness, a strange twist of fate drew her soul into the spatial treasure of her transmigrated half-sister. Two years later, she was reborn as He Ningxin, the legitimate daughter of Hanlin Academician He Sip 0Votes126.4kRecs115kFans
- 116 Springtime in the Southern Dynasties 南朝春色 After decades of turmoil, Emperor Wen ascended the throne in the Chen kingdom of the Southern Dynasties, and both north and south enjoyed rare prosperity and stability. The heroine, blessed with exceptional beauty and burdened with chaotic, shameful memories of her previous life, is reborn into this flourishing world. She thinks that in this life, she will not be a monster. In this age, splendid on the surface but thorny beneath, she is determined to find what even the noblest and most gifted ma 0Votes243.7kRecs205kFans
- 117 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
- 118 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
- 119 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
- 120 The Beauty Is Fierce 美人凶猛 Reborn after death, she resolves either never to marry or to take a husband who will join her family. To fight the former husband who killed her and protect her family's property, she gets involved in the family's silk and brocade business, then uses everything she once learned from him against him! . . I've completed four books, so you can count on me to finish this one too. Come on in^^ 0Votes338.6kRecs346kFans
- 121 A Gentle Spring Breeze 慢春风 She escaped from a home like hell, wanting only to paint a peaceful landscape. The person she feared most in the world was her foster brother, so she had to sleep by day and stay up by night to avoid him. Who knew she’d end up with another sworn brother, one who not only kept the same hours as her but also made life lively and extraordinary? Fake paintings? That was her sworn brother’s honest way of making a living! Looking into love poems? That was how he earned money to buy her drinks! Chasing 0Votes72.9kRecs66.7kFans
- 122 A Book as Good as the Highest Virtue 上善若书 These days, being widely read doesn’t necessarily guarantee you a bright future, so she decided to follow her heart and become a librarian. She arrived in a very ancient past that was not quite like the one she knew. Books were still made of bamboo slips, printing had not yet spread, and everyone treasured them. With a bellyful of knowledge sloshing around inside her, what would her future hold? She had no grand ambition to be remembered for all time, nor any lofty goal of being reviled for gene 0Votes104.3kRecs111kFans
- 123 The Country Girl Has Land and Time on Her Hands 农女有田有点闲 A harmonious family, growing rich together. The belle of ten villages! … The new book Reborn: The Little Spicy Pepper of the Farmstead, also known as The Prequel to Granny Zhang, under the new pen name Huasheng Bailu: Synopsis: She transmigrated into the pitiful cannon-fodder character in a book. Look at this cannon fodder's fate: tormented for decades by a vicious mother-in-law, estranged from her son, her daughter rejected by her fiancé and throwing herself in 0Votes379.2kRecs114.1kFans
- 124 The Ideal Husband 良婿 This is a war without smoke or gunfire. She is in the light, while he is in the shadows, with a blood feud separating them. To marry and share a pillow, to be bound together heart and soul, was merely part of a carefully woven conspiracy. How can happiness ever be obtained? Knowing kindness and repaying kindness, yet never being weak or indulgent! All in all, this is a story of revenge, counter-revenge, and protection. * * * * Several of my VIP novels have already been completed, so the quality 0Votes352.6kRecs264.8kFans
- 125 Captivating the Lords 媚公卿 She insisted on marrying him, and in the end, burned herself to death. Reborn in the Wei-Jin era, where family status and personal honor rule, she rises from humble beginnings, armed with schemes and ambition… 1Votes200.5kRecs366.3kFans
- 126 The Interstellar Flower Artisan's Life 星际花匠生活 A small-town woman in a turbulent age, gifted with the ability to communicate with nature. She cuddles up with a pile of tasty treats and fun things, tending flowers, farming, and saving lives. Got time to spare? Then go kick that handsome spy's butt ^O^ What about the other handsome men? Don't touch them, or my man will crouch in a corner drawing circles! >.< - No harem of many men for one woman, and no harem of many women for one man; no absolute good or evil, no clear line between black and w 0Votes386.5kRecs106.6kFans
- 127 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
- 128 EN I Rewrite the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the Starry Skies 我在星际重著山海经 Xia Chujian: Men will only affect the speed at which I draw my gun! Xia Chujian: The abyss gazes into me, and I will slaughter my way through the abyss! *, *, *, *, *, * Xia Chujian, a native of the Beichen Star System, has always thought she was utterly ordinary and unremarkable. But Huo Yushen, the youngest marshal in the Beichen Empire, does not agree. Because he has never seen anyone stare directly at those indescribable beings in the depths of the starry sky without collapsing into madness. 3Votes1MRecs195.6kFans
- 129 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
- 130 The Heiress's Grand Scheme 嫡谋 (The print edition of Schemes of the Di Daughter has been published in both simplified and traditional Chinese.) In her previous life, her so-called blood relatives told her that sacrificing herself for the family’s interests was the greatest honor a Ren family daughter could have. As a result, she became enemies with her older sister, her mother died young in tears, and her father fell beneath a rain of arrows... Reborn at the age when she was just beginning her education, she would no long 16Votes459kRecs630.2kFans
- 131 A Bond Forged by Medicine 药结同心 Shen Liumei, an unemployed herbal pharmacist, wakes up in ancient times after a fatal accident. She has become the daughter of a disgraced official, fallen on hard times. In this second life, can she fulfill her wishes and find a happy, beautiful life? 0Votes224.3kRecs242.6kFans
- 132 Return to the Capital 归朝 A new book is here: The Ever-Changing Flowers! Having returned after a hundred years, neither her mother nor the history they stained with blood and tears exists anymore. Huo Jiu: “I may be hard to pin down as a man or a woman, but I’m rolling in money. I’ll handle the wheeling and dealing, while you charge into battle. Hey, you! I’m talking to you!” 0Votes134.2kRecs56.5kFans
- 133 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
- 134 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
- 135 The Tang Dynasty's Female Coroner 大唐女法医 A renowned forensic examiner who once commanded the battlefield is reborn as the disowned daughter of a prestigious family during the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty. Published under the title The Tang Dynasty's Female Forensic Examiner, in two parts and four volumes. Adapted into the television drama The Tang Dynasty's Female Forensic Examiner. 1Votes374.3kRecs206.6kFans
- 136 Tying Up Green Silk 绾青丝 Tie up your hair, gather your thoughts of love. Whatever storms life may bring, fear none of them. Life is but a dream, seen through tipsy eyes. The sea is like a rolling tide, the heart like a bright moon, and snow like a gift from heaven. You are your own radiant self, and I will stay by your side. We will never abandon each other! 0Votes927.2kRecs412.4kFans
- 137 A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成 (Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i 3Votes280.4kRecs330.8kFans
- 138 Grand Dressing 大妆 In her previous life, she was the eldest granddaughter of the main branch of the family. After disaster struck, she wandered from place to place and died a miserable death. In this life, she reclines on a chaise longue, watching the powerful minister of the court kneel before her. Coolly, she flicks a speck of rouge from her fingertip. “Too late, Third Uncle.” A truly masterful player in the inner-household battles knows how to devour without leaving a trace, and kill without shedding a drop of 0Votes102.5kRecs208.7kFans
- 139 The Flourishing Fragrance of Medicine 盛世医香 She transmigrated into another world and got entangled with Kyoto's most notorious playboy. The whole experience was... impossible to put into words. P.S. Don't ask how much of a playboy he is. He's the genuine article, from a family that's been playboys for three generations! He's sick. He needs treatment! 0Votes193.2kRecs113.2kFans
- 140 Blessings to Come 后福 Fortunes in the official world can change in an instant, while the inner quarters are rife with intrigue. Who says that carrying the grudges of a past life means you can't live freely and happily in this one? The Shen family has passed down more than just a respectable facade from generation to generation. They also happen to have remarkably thick skin. Protect your wealth and secure your honor! People say that those who survive great calamity will be blessed in the end. Shen Yan glanced at the 0Votes176.1kRecs117.3kFans
- 141 A Wife Cherished Above All 倾世宠妻 In her previous life, gentle, kind, virtuous, and gracious Situ Yingxiu waited ten years for her fiancé, only to be framed and thrown into prison at the final moment. After unexpectedly being reborn, Situ Yingxiu faced layer upon layer of mysteries around her. To break free from the unhappy ending of her previous life, she firmly declared that she would take a different path: After being reborn, this big sister is going to become a strong, independent woman! I am a tough woman, and I am proud of 0Votes646.5kRecs156.9kFans
- 142 Golden Branch 金枝 She was confident in her exceptional intelligence and always strove to do everything perfectly. She thought that becoming a virtuous, supportive wife who followed her husband's lead would do no disservice to her future husband. Unfortunately, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé didn't see it that way. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she lost everything. At last, even Heaven couldn't bear to watch and gave her a chance to start over… (The author is terrible at writing blurbs. Just read 0Votes749kRecs224.1kFans
- 143 Close Your Eyes When He Comes: Dark Scales 他来了请闭眼之暗粼 Book Two of He Is Here, Please Close Your Eyes A strange man lives on the mountain. He never speaks to anyone, always wears sunglasses, a scarf, and a face mask when he goes out, and has an arrogant air about him. But they say he’s a brilliant detective. I know. How? Because I once crossed paths with him. But now he... Don’t say it. I know. I know everything. Hello, I’m Jian Yao, a criminal investigator and Professor Bo Jinyan’s wife. He almost caught me once. But I won’t let that happen again 0Votes57kRecs43.6kFans
- 144 The Concubine's Rise to Legitimacy 庶庶得正 Fu Jun feels rather out of her depth. Life in the marquis's household is both easy and hard. The dignity of a legitimate daughter is there one moment and gone the next. No life is easy. She doesn't want to be confined to the inner quarters, yet she has no choice but to struggle forward behind the household gates. Whether the twilight grows eve 0Votes80.4kRecs106.4kFans
- 145 A Guide to Being a Second Empress 继后守则 Lin Jin is the legitimate daughter of a duke’s household. Her father is a famed general, her aunt is the empress, and her cousin is the crown prince. Lin Jin’s life was destined to be worry-free from the moment she was born. The story gets a little angsty at first, but overall it’s sweet, indulgent, and satisfying. Your support and favorites are welcome~~ 0Votes67.9kRecs91.6kFans
- 146 Displaying Beautiful Brocade 良陈美锦 Before she was forty, she was plagued by countless illnesses. When she died, her son was getting married. Jinchao thought she had nothing left to live for, but when she woke, she was young again, in the prime of her life. Back then, my love never wavered; now, I’m as hard as a blade. This book has been published in simplified Chinese and is available to order from Dangdang, JD.com, and Amazon. We welcome your orders! 1Votes300.5kRecs575kFans
- 147 Slay the Sand 诛砂 When it comes to wishes, perhaps no one would believe her. But Xie Rouhui's greatest wish was simply to be able to say no. Starting one summer when she was twelve years old, if she had said no back then, her sister would not have been swept away by the water, she would not have been rejected by her family, she would not have abandoned her own child, she would not have been married off by her father to Prince Zhenbei as his second wife, she would not have been humiliated by her stepson, and she w 0Votes648.3kRecs281.7kFans
- 148 Noble Lady Doctor 名门医女 Qi Yue stumbles into a strange era. Her hair is styled like a married woman’s, but her husband is nowhere to be seen. She lives alone in a separate courtyard, with cold pots, cold stoves, and cold stares. What kind of joke is this? Since I’m the principal wife of this household, then what I say goes. Good food, comfortable lodging, and we’ll all mind our own business. Keep picking fights with me, just you try. I’m a master surgeon. I’ll scare you out of your wits! 4Votes381.9kRecs367.2kFans
- 149 The Eldest Daughter 长嫡 The Xie family is scheming to claim the Fu family's century-old fortune. Marquis Fu is scheming for power and a bright future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in their power game. Her mother takes her own life by jumping into a well, and she is hastily married off to the Lu family's impoverished son, a man renowned throughout the land. Yet she dies young, in the prime of her life. When she opens her eyes, she lets out a cold laugh. You'd all better repent! 1Votes844.4kRecs529.3kFans
- 150 Marrying a Wicked Man 嫁恶夫 Given a second life, she married a villain! 0Votes86.9kRecs87.9kFans
