Novels like The Ancient Landlady
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- 1 The Concubine's Clever Schemes 家有庶夫套路深 As a proper-born son of a concubine, Chu San has always lived by the principles of not competing, not fighting, and keeping his head down. Once the time is right, he can rise to greatness and establish his own household. But one day, his father went out to celebrate a wedding and came back with the bride! His father said, “She’s a proper eldest daughter from the main branch. You’re getting a bargain.” The reason: the groom ran off with his sister-in-law, who happened to be Chu San’s fiancée. Wit 0Votes2.7kRecs18.4kFans
- 2 An Extraordinary Woman 有女不凡 She was a real-life Cinderella, the media's very own little Diana. Indeed, the only thing she hadn't done was actually wear a crown, and even the way she died was like Diana's. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar era, in a child's body. With each step she took outside, the world seemed both familiar and strange. This should have been the early Sui dynasty, but Yang Jian wasn't emperor, and the child she had raised with her own hands had changed his name to Li Yuan. All s 0Votes8.3kRecs147.8kFans
- 3 Defying the Rain 逆霖 A murder case took place inside the Prince of Qi’s residence in Qizhou City, Chu. When the suspect, beaten unconscious and near death, opened his eyes once more, a new story began. A romance novel. 940Votes183.1kRecs60kFans
- 4 Back in Ancient Times as a Veterinarian 回到古代当兽医 Veterinarian Qiu Yehong transmigrates and finds herself living with a wealthy family. She watches their dazzling, intoxicating life from the sidelines, waiting for her destined love. 0Votes157.5kRecs283.9kFans
- 5 The Swallow Returns 燕辞归 My new book, Point of Gold, is now online A great fire consumed the last shred of hope Lin Yunyan had. The billowing smoke seemed to mock her for thinking she could succeed. She awoke from her dream in an instant. No one should fall into the same pit twice. Lin Yunyan's new life begins with a terrible hand. 2Votes288.6kRecs117kFans
- 6 Hello, New Times 你好，新时光 This is Lin Xia's brand-new chapter. This is Liu Hui's quiet growth. This is Su Mei's gentle kindness. Time may pass, but friendship remains. A quiet turn, a dazzling new beginning. Hi, new chapter 0Votes55.3kRecs6.2kFans
- 7 Springtime Returns 庆春归 Her husband goes missing, then her clan members divorce her. You Ran's peaceful life gets off to a melodramatic start. Enough, enough!!! Forget all that chaos... A husband is just a passing cloud... But what's with this bowl? Is it some kind of portable-space treasure? Sure enough, when Heaven closes one door, it opens a window... Little Stone, let's go live with Mom, farming the fields among flowers and wine... 0Votes25.2kRecs117.9kFans
- 8 A Swift Rise to the Azure Clouds 青云直递 The first time He Bi transmigrated, she opened a teahouse and hired staff, found a senior martial arts brother and learned kung fu. She had hoped to experience first love, but in his eyes she was nothing but a monster, and in the end her soul was forced from her body... The next time her soul found a place to settle, she unexpectedly acquired a teleportation array. What did love matter? Her life’s goal was to become the queenpin of the delivery and logistics industry! 0Votes6.9kRecs1.1kFans
- 9 Reborn with the Fragrance of Medicine 重生之药香 She had nothing left to live for, yet woke up ten years in the past. Her family is still alive, and she hasn’t yet been forced to depend on others. Her fate is at a turning point. Reborn with a burning hatred, can she rewrite her destiny? 0Votes142.9kRecs293.4kFans
- 10 Bai Limeng 白篱梦 The heir to the Dongyang Marquisate, who had kept vigil for his late wife for nine years, suddenly took another wife. When the Dongyang Marchioness saw the young wife sent back home, she nearly fainted with rage. And with the arrival of this young wife, many people found their peaceful dreams disturbed. [Romance] 12Votes890.1kRecs201.6kFans
- 11 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
- 12 Her Guard 她的护卫 After being reborn, Yang Luo once again encountered the hunter who had saved her in her previous life. Having lived through it once already, she knew what fate awaited this hunter in the future. So she decided to hire him as her bodyguard. But as they spent more time together, Yang Luo discovered that the hunter was hiding many secrets. [Not an empress story, not a story about contending for supremacy, not a political intrigue story, a female ensemble cast, a romance with a male lead and male su 15Votes463.8kRecs88.2kFans
- 13 The Phoenix Clan's Legitimate Daughter 凤门嫡女 The main story is complete. She was the chosen daughter of Heaven, born to a noble status, yet she was harmed by villains. Reborn in a single night, she returns in force, dazzling the world! A single drop of blood imbued with supernatural powers can revive the dead and restore flesh to bones, stirring up the winds and clouds of the world! A single cup of Wish-Fulfilling Tea can lead people into dreams and cure the regrets of a lifetime. It is priceless! Yet this miraculous blood attracts a hands 0Votes90.5kRecs29.7kFans
- 14 The Prosperous Farmhouse Wife 农家小旺媳 The new book "The Lovely Bride-to-Be Is Pregnant and Goes to Force a Wedding, Shocking the Family Compound!" is now online. Come and follow along! After transmigrating, Huajiao became the Pei family’s young bride. Huajiao believed that men couldn’t be relied on. Eating and drinking well and earning some money to keep for herself were what mattered most. The author has completed several works, including "The Brocade Physician Returns", "The Fisherwoman", and "The Wife of the World". You can dive 0Votes32.1kRecs3.9kFans
- 15 Monster Compendium 妖怪名典 To beguile the hearts of men is to be a demon; To devour their flesh and blood is to be a monster; In this world that devours people, Will you ultimately become a demon or a monster? Or will you be the unlucky soul whose heart is ripped out and flesh devoured? 0Votes970Recs2.1kFans
- 16 When Clear Days Come 逢晴日 In the twelfth year of Tianhe, on a snowy night in the dead of winter, eleven-year-old Shaowei cut off her ties to her family with a single slash and went down the mountain alone. That night, Prince Liu Qi, who had inexplicably been beaten by her like some unlucky stray dog on the roadside, got to his feet and wiped the blood from his nose. Standing in the snow, he watched her blood-soaked figure disappear. … [Note: The heroine grows over the course of the story; she is not an empress or a domin 17Votes257.9kRecs124.8kFans
- 17 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
- 18 The Immortal Pavilion 仙筑 I don't care if you're a demon or an immortal. You can't just bully mortals as you please. No spiritual root? I've got spirit stones. No spells? I can refine top-grade treasures myself. 0Votes6.3kRecs12kFans
- 19 The Art of Making Money in Ancient Times 古代敛财日子 (This book has been published, so dive in without worry~) Everyone envies the seemingly cheat-code life of the Heir Apparent's Consort of An Guo: Her only younger brother has a brilliant career in government. Her household steward can manage the estate at home and handle the accounts outside. She makes so much money her fingers go numb from counting it. Her adoptive mother is even closer to her than her own father. Her sworn elder brother becomes the emperor. The man she marries is handsome enou 0Votes26.8kRecs11.1kFans
- 20 Awan 阿莞 In her previous life, she lost all her dignity in pursuit of revenge, abandoning her conscience and hurting the innocent. Reborn, she won’t let anyone take her place again; Because I am A Wan, the one and only A Wan. In this life, I only wish to hold your hand and grow old in happiness. Yu Fang’s new book, Divine Healer’s Spirit Spring: The Abandoned Noblewoman, is now out and generating buzz. Come enjoy a different kind of transmigration romance, and don’t forget to subscribe! 0Votes231.2kRecs176.1kFans
- 21 The Days Spent Watching Clouds Drift By 那些看云卷云舒的日子 [Women's Fiction Group 1, Class B contracted work] Hongyi is an ordinary woman. Why has she been reincarnated hundreds, even thousands of times? What changes will come to the otherwise ordinary Marquis's household when the marquis returns after three years without a word? Watch as Hongyi, clever and clear-eyed about the ways of the world, faces life's twists and turns. See how this calm, unremarkable woman searches for the secret behind her fated cycle of reincarnation. This is not a story about 0Votes58.1kRecs87.8kFans
- 22 The Nine Realms Farm 九界农场 New novel: A Passerby’s Cultivation Diary. This story has no male lead. It’s not a feel-good power fantasy, but a more realistic story. The heroine continues to grow in personality, strength, and every other aspect. The exceptionally talented Lord of the Nine Realms was trapped in a realm devoid of spiritual energy for more than twenty years. Living among ordinary people, she picked up many of their good and bad traits: diligence, resilience, bragging and showing off, c 0Votes56.4kRecs38kFans
- 23 Wildly Devoted 挚野 Back then, he was still poor and in a foul mood after losing a match. She secretly bought him a meal, then ordered him to go pull weeds in the yard. Squatting among the weeds, he wore a look of tragic resolve. “Look, Xunsheng, this is the empire I conquered for you!” Xu Xunsheng: “Idiot.” … Later, he stood before millions, with the empire behind him. But there was only one thing he wanted to ask: “Can we keep loving each other?” Just like back then, when you fell in love with me, a man who had 0Votes26.3kRecs19.7kFans
- 24 Reborn in 2004 重生从2004开始 Gu Chen, a middle-aged man, is reborn in the summer after the 2004 college entrance exams. In his memory, that summer was very hot. Of course, Jiangcheng, one of China's four furnace cities, was even hotter! But no heat could dampen the fire in his heart. Because from this moment on, his life would take a different course! In his previous life, he had regrets! In this life, Gu Chen told himself: He had to live a life without regrets! P.S. My new book, Love Begins with Marriage and Wealth, is ou 0Votes10.7kRecs14.6kFans
- 25 The Battle of the Phoenixes 斗鸾 Transmigration is all the rage these days, so she gave it a try too. She became the legitimate daughter of a noble house. A concubine, a half-brother, a cousin, a male cousin: the whole set. She thought she’d landed in a household-intrigue novel. Then she discovered her family was caught up in the imperial court’s succession struggle. Turns out it was a political intrigue novel. In the blink of an eye, her father and grandfather were convicted and exiled, and the family returned to their hometow 0Votes322.3kRecs51.4kFans
- 26 The Family Business (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation) 家业（同名影视原著） The original novel for the television drama Family Legacy, starring Yang Zi and Han Dongjun. To make the family business thrive and keep the family in harmony, hard work is essential! Li Zhen, a modern inheritor of Li Ink, transmigrates into the body of Li Zhenniang, the youngest daughter of the eighth branch of the Li family in Huizhou during the Ming dynasty. The family is struggling to make ends meet, and the Li Ink trade is on the verge of collapse... This is the legendary tale of Li Zhe 0Votes152.4kRecs159.8kFans
- 27 Luo Jiuzhen 洛九针 The Third Young Master Lu has studied hard for four years. With his studies complete, he’s on the verge of a bright future. His mother is delighted that her son has such promising prospects, but she also worries about his future. So she decides to break off his unsuitable engagement and drive his fiancée out of the house. [Not a political intrigue story, but a romance, with a male lead and a male supporting character] 3Votes1.1MRecs252.8kFans
- 28 The Second Wife 继妻 With the help of her legitimate mother and elder sister, Chang Runzhi gets divorced. But after the divorce, her grandmother, who has an excellent eye, decides to arrange a second marriage for her. The old lady has set her sights on her brother-in-law’s younger brother, a prince with no mother, no power, and no money: a “three-nothing” prince. Chang Runzhi decides that with such a good hand, she’ll play it better than the original owner did! 0Votes39.8kRecs53.9kFans
- 29 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
- 30 A Lady’s Code of Conduct 闺范 A man's rivals are in the court; a woman's rivals are in the inner chambers. Please take a moment to rate the completed book using the button in the upper-right corner. Thank you 1Votes36.4kRecs120kFans
- 31 The Little Landlord of the Farm 农家小地主 They were twin sisters. One stayed with the main family and enjoyed wealth and glory, while the other was sent to a farming household. Her adoptive parents doted on her, and she got along harmoniously with her brothers and sisters, but then natural and man-made disasters struck, forcing her to leave her homeland and start over from scratch. Born of the same root, yet their fates were worlds apart! 0Votes3.3kRecs18.6kFans
- 32 The Unmarriageable Woman 剩女不淑 Publisher: Shuopin Culture Co., Ltd. Publication date: October 3, 2012 Xia Ruixi, a modern-day spinster, is reborn as a spinster in ancient times. She schemes, rushes back and forth, scurries about, and plays dumb, all to achieve two wishes: First, find a way to get married; Second, marry the right man, not a rich one. In particular, she will not marry one of those wealthy, powerful, famous, handsome young masters from a prestigious family. After the wedding, she lives by the principle of using 0Votes69.5kRecs482.1kFans
- 33 The Marquis's Lost Pearl 侯府遗珠 When she awoke from a dream, Lin Wan discovered that she had become a little girl who had lost her memory and been separated from her family. It was years before Lin Wan learned that she was the beloved daughter of the legitimate second branch of the Zhen Nan Marquis’ household. 0Votes261.9kRecs55.1kFans
- 34 Beautiful Fields 秀色田园 Reborn into a farming family overnight, with streams winding past green hills, I thought I’d found a happy life in the beautiful countryside, but I hadn’t counted on all those distant relatives and nosy neighbors. One side quiets down, and the other starts a fuss. They squabble over every little thing. It all comes down to being poor. Watch this young woman lead her whole family to prosperity! My completed novel, Tales of Farming, is also available. You can count on me to finish what I start 0Votes267.2kRecs116.7kFans
- 35 The Incense-Suppressing Order 镇香令 Knowing he was bringing storms with him, she still opened her arms to embrace him. I have missed you for so long. Who could share my loneliness with me? Only you Incense burns in the flames, and she enters the cycle of reincarnation once more. 0Votes93.7kRecs95.6kFans
- 36 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
- 37 The Virtuous Wife of the Noble House 朱门贤妻 Li Siqian had her future all planned out. First, she would marry a husband who was handsome, good-tempered, easy to bully and boss around, and shared her interests so perfectly they hit it off at once. Then... There was no then. She'd been tricked! The man before her met only one of her six criteria: he was handsome! Someone once said that some women could be happy with whoever they married. Li Siqian looked over her six standards. Well, all but good looks could be changed, couldn't they? Fine, 2Votes5.4kRecs36.4kFans
- 38 Fragrant Jade 软玉生香 The new book When Happiness Returns is now underway Su Ruan's life was full of ups and downs. The words she heard most often throughout her life were "vicious as a snake and scorpion." Those who cursed and resented her could form a line stretching from the capital all the way to Jingnan. Returning to her youth, Su Ruan thought it over. Those who deserve to be taught a lesson cannot simply be let off lightly, can they? 0Votes144.3kRecs82.1kFans
- 39 The Noblewoman 贵妇 A thought can carry you across countless rivers and mountains; one thought can turn oceans into fields. The moment she awoke inside a coffin, Ye Nanxi saw something that would shape every choice she made from then on. She had never seen a man say something so full of passion in such a heartless way. So when faced with the prospect of returning to her husband's family mansion, she refused without hesitation. But mutual destruction was not what she wanted either... . Completed novels: A Happy Occa 0Votes327.5kRecs190.7kFans
- 40 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
- 41 In the Spring Sunshine 春光里 After transmigrating, she becomes a household-born servant. Should she settle for the safe, comfortable life of a servant in a wealthy household? Or choose a free life full of hardship and danger? She’s a flame unlike any other, destined for an extraordinary life! 0Votes411.3kRecs357.2kFans
- 42 Hello Chang’an 长安好 [New book: On a Sunny Day is currently updating] The timid and delicate beauty hailed as the most beautiful woman in the capital fell into the hands of human traffickers. The people of the capital shook their heads and sighed: She’s done for. Thousands of miles away, the useless beauty opened her eyes and promptly sold the traffickers instead The girl with a new soul spent the money she’d made selling the traffickers on her way back to the capital, only to discover that the little brothers s 7Votes590.1kRecs331.6kFans
- 43 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
- 44 Dark Clouds Meet the Bright Moon 乌云遇皎月 She was like a little sun, while I was a traveler lying beneath it. Bathed in her light, I finally looked up and cried. A love story between a tough-as-nails auto mechanic and a sweet, goofy novelist. 0Votes25kRecs19.9kFans
- 45 A Face Like Gold and Jade 金玉良颜 The Jin family of the Great Wu Dynasty was so poor that all they had left was money. Oh, and they also had a thick skin cloaked in moral rectitude. Reborn with a secret, Jin Linglong glanced at the dazzling splendor of gold and jade before looking down at her own pair of empty, nimble hands and laughing softly. 0Votes74.9kRecs59.7kFans
- 46 Joy and Happiness 齐欢 After being reborn, Xu Qinghuan became a bona fide trouble magnet. Wherever she went, a wrongful case was sure to follow. Just as she was beginning to uncover clues in a case, the rival of her husband from her previous life came knocking. Xu Qinghuan: Treacherous official. Song Chengxuan: Ungrateful wretch. ...One year later... Xu Qinghuan: Lord Song is wise and mighty. Song Chengxuan: You and I are engaged. Xu Qinghuan: Wait... Let me look into that first. Readers with 2,000+ fan points, or who 8Votes1.6MRecs168.4kFans
- 47 Ninth Imperial Glorious Phoenix 九阙凤华 She was the daughter of a powerful minister and the empress dowager's own niece, cherished by everyone. But she gave her heart to the man who would ruin her beyond redemption, and could only drag him down with her. Now Fu Mingzhu has been reborn. Watch as she wipes away her past humiliation, takes on her enemies, and boldly calls off her engagement. She swears to rise above them all, turning the world upside down with a wave of her hand! The new novel, "The Phoenix Gate's Legitimate Daughter", i 0Votes22.5kRecs52.6kFans
- 48 The Finest Beauty Under Heaven 国色芳华 [The original novel for the TV drama starring Yang Zi and Li Xian] This is a prosperous, open-minded dynasty, where everyone loves peonies and will spend a fortune on them. Her name is Mudan, Peony, and she lives up to it. She also has a knack for cultivating rare peonies, but unfortunately, people treat her like a weed. Luckily, she can weather wind and rain, bitter cold and scorching heat. And so, her life is destined to bloom in all its splendor. 0Votes349.8kRecs340.2kFans
- 49 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
- 50 The Ace Producer 王牌制作人 Weibo Gossip Account V: The nation’s favorite rich second-generation heir, Rong Chengjue, is actually getting married! So, on behalf of netizens everywhere, we’d like to ask his bride, Ye Zhen: Are you with Rong Chengjue for his money? (smile) @ProducerYeZhen @RongChengEntertainment @OfficialRongChengGroupWeibo Producer Ye Zhen V: Sorry to disappoint some people, but I’m with Rong Chengjue not because he’s rich, but because he’s not only handsome, he’s rich too. 0Votes406.6kRecs61.6kFans
