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- 1 Spring in the Ornate Chambers 绮户春 Ornate eaves and carved windows lean against a clear sky like a painting. The Lin family’s legitimate daughter lived a life of effortless prosperity and luxury, but it was all fleeting as passing clouds. In her previous life, she exhausted every scheme, yet still could not make that man pause for even a moment. In this life, she would plan every step carefully and carve out a path of blossoms for herself. Those who betrayed and harmed her would pay back twice over! And all those scumbag men coul 0Votes21.4kRecs58.3kFans
- 2 A Match Made in Brocade and Jade 锦玉良缘 After unexpectedly gaining complete memories from before she transmigrated, Fu Mingjin gritted her teeth and used herself as bait, carrying poison with her as she perished alongside the entire Fu family! She never imagined that when she awoke, she would be reborn once more at the age of thirteen, the starting point of every tragedy in her previous life. Her grandmother disliked her, her father ignored her, her stepmother was hypocritical, and her half-sister framed her... Fu Mingjin sneered. In 0Votes48kRecs45.1kFans
- 3 Reborn: I Won't Be Empress 重生之不做皇后 When the spider lilies bloom, the story ends. The dust has settled, but how much do we really know? She was once an empress, the mother of all under heaven, yet one regret remained forever beyond her reach. She, Ji Tumi, took the world's most extraordinary poison, “Ascension,” on the eve of her thirtieth birthday. Just as she thought she had ascended to immortality and would leave all worldly strife behind, she inexplicably returned to the summer when she was seven. At seven, she was carefree an 0Votes61.3kRecs170.9kFans
- 4 Time Reveals a Vile Heart 日久贱人心 A sweet, soft-spoken campus beauty, but a tough, fearless warrior in-game. She's a gaming god who looks down on the whole world, yet she's taken a special interest in one chatterbox guy and has him completely wrapped around her finger. Dump her childhood sweetheart, tease a natural-born airhead, and train her husband. Her scruples are gone and her values are in ruins. What can save my dangerously fragile conscience? *, * Published under the title Please Accept This Peach Blossom. 0Votes8.5kRecs17.8kFans
- 5 Establishing the Realm 定天下 Once, he was a taciturn young man who watched coldly as she struggled in the water. Now, he is a gifted imperial strategist who meets her relentless challenges with a faint smile and a quiet word amid the turmoil of a chaotic age. They raised their cups to each other. “If you were a woman, I would marry you!” Laughing at her for looking like a man? Even a genius capable of governing the world can’t guard against every oversight! Take a good look: I, the physician, am a woman! @_@, @_@, @_@ Speci 0Votes101.6kRecs19.7kFans
- 6 My Wife Is Quite the Poison 娘子好毒 The Xue family, the wealthiest in Jiangnan, has an eldest son, Xue Mingyang, who is frail and chronically ill, with a private ailment that leaves him ostracized by the other branches of the family. Xue Mingyang's mother overrules everyone's objections and arranges a marriage for him. Chu Lingfeng, an heir to a renowned medical tradition, climbs into the bridal sedan without a worry. A family legacy of traditional medicine: Treating all kinds of stubborn ailments, unspeakable afflictions, and 0Votes36.6kRecs15.6kFans
- 7 The Noble Lady 贵女 Synopsis: Her aunt said that one kind of accident was called transmigration, and one kind of monster was called a transmigrated woman; Her aunt said that Heaven had become a giant sieve, and the transmigrated women were the culprits; Her aunt said that when transmigrated women appeared in this world, society would fall into chaos; Her aunt said that to set things right, one must first fight the transmigrated women. Min Yu did not know how much of her aunt's words she could believe. But after dis 0Votes127.2kRecs31.6kFans
- 8 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter, Now a Consort 嫡女重生为妃 Keeping a low profile and enduring hardship brought Wen Wanqing neither safety nor peace. She was drowned, then reborn. With a second chance at life, she’ll let her cousins fight among themselves, while her aunts and their daughters-in-law can stay far away. All Wen Wanqing wants is for her father’s official career to go smoothly, her mother to stay healthy, her younger brother to strive for success, and both households to escape a massacre. 0Votes12.9kRecs11.4kFans
- 9 Beauty 秀色 Reborn into a new life, the practical Qing Dai knows full well how important it is to find a good man and a suitable husband. She carefully considers her options and makes plans in secret, never imagining she would fall into someone else's “trap” and have her marriage arranged for this lifetime, the next, the one after that, and the one after that... *, * Husband: First line: Lying is no crime, as long as your beloved falls into the nest. Second line: Scheming is glorious, as long as your virtuo 0Votes194.1kRecs242.4kFans
- 10 A Perfectly Matched Couple 举案齐眉 A frail young lady born to a legitimate wife, pushed around like a soft persimmon all her life, had always believed that was simply her fate. She hid her first love in her heart and married the legitimate son of a prominent family, only to find he was an ignorant fool. Everyone laughed and said they were a perfect match, as their families were evenly matched. In the end, her entire family was wiped out, and she died when her illness returned. That was her brief, tragic life in her previous exist 0Votes11.5kRecs10.1kFans
- 11 Silks and Satins 绮罗 As soon as she arrives in the capital, her stepmother arranges for her to marry a murderous madman said to be cruel, hideous, and cursed to kill his wives. If people are going to be so heartless, they can’t blame her for fighting them to the bitter end. Wait, who are you, the hero making all the noble ladies in the capital see hearts in their eyes? As the tides of fate shift, the murderous madman suddenly becomes the most sought-after man in town. The wicked supporting actress grits her teeth in 0Votes37.2kRecs33.1kFans
- 12 Reborn: The Splendid Scheme of the Legitimate Daughter 重生之锦绣嫡谋 So it turned out that all supposedly good men were faithless, and all supposedly loving family members were heartless! In her previous life, she gave up her dignity for a scumbag, learned schemes, studied medicine, and mastered the art of deception, devoting everything she had to him. But she never imagined that the scumbag and her own relatives would conspire to kill her entire family. She died 0Votes34.1kRecs17.9kFans
- 13 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
- 14 Happy Days in the Fields 欢田喜地 Born into a farming family, where land is scarce and mouths are many, with no grain to spare. The neighbors are full of gossip, and the relatives near and far never stop quarreling. I may be poor, but I have ambition. I’ll lead the whole family to prosperity. Our little lives will keep getting better and better, until we’re thriving. Then, with a daughter in the family, suitors will come from every household, crowding our doorway to ask for her hand. “Out, all of you! We’re not taking in a live- 0Votes187.2kRecs107.1kFans
- 15 A Fortune at the Door 复贵盈门 Official synopsis: Her father was framed by his clansmen and thrown into prison. On her wedding night, her husband killed her. Reborn at thirteen, will everything happen all over again? When everything is reborn from the ashes, she will take her life into her own hands... Unofficial synopsis: Given a second life, she strives to change her fate. When all her efforts finally pay off, the one person she still can't let go of is the man by her side... The road of rebirth is paved with splendor, the 0Votes110.7kRecs412kFans
- 16 The Ancestral Precepts 祖训 By chance, she arrives in Great Qi, where time and space are in disarray, and becomes the daughter of Zhao Yiniang, the fifth concubine of Master Li. For no apparent reason, she is made to take her legitimate elder sister's place in a wedding meant to bring good fortune, marrying into the Xiao family, one of Great Qi's great houses, as the legitimate wife of its next head... All she wants is to keep a low profile as the young mistress and find a place to call her own in the Xiao household. But s 0Votes216.8kRecs347kFans
- 17 Prosperity Like Brocade 富贵如锦 After getting a second chance at life, Jiang Rujin understands one thing: happiness is something you have to fight for. Work hard, and you can build a happy life! 0Votes4.7kRecs8.4kFans
- 18 A Delicate Wife Is Hard to Raise 娇妻难养 Lin An’er made a terrible mistake: She was born into the wrong family. I’m sorry, I was wrong. Can I take it back? Take it back? You think you can just back out? Dream on! This book is a companion novel to My Cute Wife. Thirteen has already completed Reborn: The Wild Beauty of Republican-Era China, Happy and Immortal, and My Cute Wife. Thirteen’s books are reliable. Don’t hesitate: one, two, three, let’s all jump in! 0Votes10.7kRecs11.7kFans
- 19 When Love Comes Around 良缘到 The perilous romance of a lazy fake loli * Even though Tang Luer could remember everything she saw, returning to ancient times did nothing to give her great ambitions or extraordinary wisdom. With no family to rely on and no parents to turn to, she had only a few mediocre skills. She and her tough old companion bickered and fought, yet relied on each other to get by. But life could never stay peaceful forever, and trouble always came without warning. The skills she thought she'd never need sudde 0Votes77.4kRecs134.4kFans
- 20 Reborn, I Won't Marry into Wealth 重生不嫁豪门 When a dream ended, she found herself back ten years in the past. Heaven had given her a chance to start over, along with the supernatural ability to control things with her mind. From then on, she thrived and made the most of her talents. In this life, she would live freely and with ease. She wouldn’t marry into a wealthy family; all she wanted was happiness. 0Votes43.6kRecs73.8kFans
- 21 Healing with Brocade 医锦还厢 Young Marquis, you were the one who divorced me back then, and now you want to marry me again? Ever heard that a good horse doesn’t eat the grass it’s already passed? Have you no shame? I’ve spent so long being a good horse that I’m sick of it. This time, I’m going to be a bad horse. Damn, I really want to sing “Love’s Transaction” to him. What should I do? The author may be good at finishing books, but she’s always made things up as she goes. In the spirit of kindness and 0Votes62.1kRecs50.6kFans
- 22 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
- 23 A Joyous Occasion for a Prestigious Family 名门喜事 Everyone says that noble families are full of happy occasions, but who understands the hardship at every turn? She went from the poorest streets to a grand mansion, only to find herself back on a battlefield without smoke or gunfire. When it came to life, she had to weigh family against enemies. When it came to marriage, it was a contest between men and women. Fate is an ambush, and love becomes a game of strategy. Who will stake their heart, not to win, but to have no regrets? Let time f 0Votes130.5kRecs303.7kFans
- 24 The Road to the Azure Clouds 青云路 Worse than transmigrating into a life of utter poverty is transmigrating into a life of utter poverty and discovering that your head is also saddled with a huge, melodramatic mess 0Votes184.3kRecs32.4kFans
- 25 A Happy Home 怡家怡室 Lu Shuyi was reborn. At twelve years old, she watched as her mother once again lay on her sickbed. With her life hanging by a thread, she thought, Maybe it's time I did something... 0Votes64.4kRecs31.2kFans
- 26 A Fortunate Leap Through the Farm Gate 良跃农门 Reborn in another world, she was gravely ill and beyond treatment. After endless pleas, her employer agreed to free her from her indenture and let her go home, so she could reunite with her family, be buried in her native soil, and leave this world without regrets. Back in the countryside, with her parents and brothers doting on her, her health gradually improved. Her mother said she still needed to find a good man to marry... Should she marry or not? Marriage means a husband to provide clothes 0Votes186.5kRecs71.4kFans
- 27 The Great Families 世家 Her uncle was cold, her fiancé betrayed her, and the aunt she regarded as her own mother sold her to a merchant as a concubine for two hundred thousand taels of silver, completely ruining her life. Reborn after returning from the dead and enduring countless trials, Lian Yueyao swore that in this life she would never again let anyone control her destiny. This time, she would protect the family members who loved and cared for her, and use her own hands to draw herself a splendid future. Readers' g 0Votes9.1kRecs24.6kFans
- 28 The Art of Fragrance 调香 She followed him for an entire lifetime without asking for a title or harboring any resentment, only for him to drive her to her death. Reborn with an unparalleled secret manual in hand, she’ll take back everything those who betrayed and bullied her had in their previous lives... Now, watch as she rises from a lonely wanderer with no home to a master perfumer of her age! 0Votes91.8kRecs66.3kFans
- 29 Fragrance on the Breeze of Lingling 零陵飘香 Enter the palace and become empress... Ye Xun’s sharp ears catch the explosive words. She wakes up transmigrated into the body of a noble young lady, a candidate to become empress. It’s the perfect starting point for the heroine of a romance novel. Ye Xun’s glittering future seems about to begin, but her dream is shattered in an instant. Her entire family is massacred, and the empress-to-be is left destitute, wandering the jianghu. With no way forward and assassins on her heels, a twist of fate 0Votes48.4kRecs480kFans
- 30 Cleverness Beneath the Embroidery 绣外慧中 She becomes a little orphan and is taken in by a marquis’s household, where the madams and young ladies constantly pick on her. She puts up with it. At least she has food and clothes, and can attend a private school. But why accuse her of having an affair with a fierce, unreasonable tyrant? The Dowager Consort and the Princess Consort snort in unison. “As if you’d want that! My son is going to marry his cousin.” The tyrant grins. “My little lady, if we can’t take the main road, let’s sneak aroun 0Votes234.9kRecs182.8kFans
- 31 Reborn into a Happy Life in the Qing Dynasty 重生清朝幸福生活 Zhao Wanru was an ordinary college student in the twenty-first century. A little absent-minded, a little willful, and a little spoiled. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Yongzheng's primary consort in history. She has no personal space and no talent for household intrigue, but she does have an ability that keeps leveling up and transmigration perks that pop up from time to time! A cozy life in the Qing dynasty, with no political schemes, palace intrigue, or household battles. No angst, just 0Votes35.8kRecs22.2kFans
- 32 The Doctor Arrives at the Auspicious Hour 吉时医到 Once, she entrusted her heart to the wrong man. Now, who would pledge their life to her? He tucked a butterfly hairpin into his sleeve, mocked for being sentimental. Amid the court and countless troops, whom was he mocking now? "I will love you for all my life, honor you for all my life, and follow you wherever you go." ★★Occupation: A modern internist in ancient times. 0Votes288.6kRecs236.8kFans
- 33 Born into a Prestigious Family 生于望族 Poor girl, born into a mansion of wealth and fine embroidery, she lies alone beside an ancient Buddha and a lonely lamp. Born to a noble family, she spends her whole life being meek and obedient, only to end up alone beside an ancient Buddha, dying an unnatural death. Now that she's reborn, she will be strong and escape the nightmare of her past for good! But why does the man she passed by in her previous life keep appearing before her? 0Votes717.4kRecs109.6kFans
- 34 Family Affairs 家事 You Lin had thought life after transmigrating would stay this peaceful, but then someone showed up to disrupt her marriage prospects. Bring it on. Who’s afraid of whom? You Lin refuses to believe that after living two lives, she still can’t turn a man into a good husband... 0Votes255.1kRecs128.9kFans
- 35 The Ugly Woman 丑妇 An ugly woman lives at the foot of South Mountain, In a thatched hut with bare walls, Disowned by her parents, with no family name, And only one little bun to call her own. A woman who transmigrates brings her little local bun along to farm and do business, building a fortune from nothing. Once the family is wealthy, the little bun starts going to school. It seems a wonderful life is finally about to begin. But can someone tell her who this handsome man is, blocking the entrance to her home? A n 0Votes150.4kRecs141.8kFans
- 36 Springtime Longing 春怀缱绻 After arriving in ancient times with nothing to my name, should I work hard or cozy up to the powerful? Do I even need to think about it? A life of privilege is precious, but self-reliance is worth even more. But, young master, what are you doing? It’s fine if you’re mooning about and lovesick over there, just don’t get in the way of me making it on my own! Waaah~~~ I hate rich young masters the most! (I’m a reliable author and I promise to finish this novel, so come on, reach out those little 0Votes104.9kRecs113.6kFans
- 37 The Inner Chambers 深闺 She was virtuous and gracious, yet her life ended in tragedy. Reborn, she intends to... 0Votes128.6kRecs100kFans
- 38 Spring of the Apricot Grove 杏霖春 Reborn in the body of a young woman from an ancient medical family, she says she only wants to marry an honest, kind man and live a quiet, ordinary life. But who should she marry? 0Votes99.4kRecs68.1kFans
- 39 A Refined Lady of Medicine 药窕淑女 She’s the legitimate eldest daughter of a family that made its fortune as imperial merchants, but her father doesn’t care for her and her stepmother is cruel. There’s nothing but infighting in a prestigious household! You want to fight me again? Again? Keep it up, and I’ll get rid of you! What? I saved someone, and now I have to marry him? For a token of affection, I’ll send something valuable but easy to carry. If things don’t work out, I’ll just grab my dowry box and make a run for it! My new 0Votes692.9kRecs303.9kFans
- 40 The Chronicle of Ronghua 容华录 The notorious Xu Qirong uses despicable means to marry into a wealthy family. Her husband is a gifted scholar of impeccable character. As expected, the match is ill-suited, and even Heaven can’t stand it: she’s branded a runaway and dies a tragic death in front of a ruined temple. What? She has to do it all over again? No problem. Watch her take on the most awful people, earn a good name, expose conspiracies, settle old scores, and carve out a life of wealth and glory! 0Votes29.7kRecs35.8kFans
- 41 Flowers on Brocade 锦上花 The Fifth Miss of the Duke of Anguo’s household is well-read, graceful, and stunningly beautiful. She also has a gift for making medicinal dishes that work wonders. Not only does she nurse her frail brothers into plump, healthy boys, she even treats the old emperor’s chronic illness. Everyone says the Fifth Miss has a bright future and is destined for great things. Her many suitors are practically trampling down the mansion gates to ask for her hand. Yet no one expects her to point a slender fin 0Votes24kRecs36.8kFans
- 42 A Show of Daughters 闺门秀 Zhao Xiu has a marquis for a brother, and he’s her own brother. She has everything: family background, looks, education, needlework, and ability. But she knows that in other people’s eyes, she’s still an upstart daughter of a marquis, no match for those well-born young ladies from distinguished families. But... Who wants to compete with them?! 0Votes442.8kRecs97.2kFans
- 43 A House Full of Beauties 满堂娇 Shang Zhenzhen, a gentle and kindhearted young lady from a wealthy family, and Yao Dizhu, a fiery and formidable merchant's daughter: two young women from the Ming Dynasty with completely different personalities, both harboring dreams of finding love, encounter a pure Ming Dynasty scholar. Together, they become part of a delightfully melodramatic and gossip-filled story of ordinary people's love in the Ming Dynasty. The new book, Immortal Radiance Unleashed, has begun. It is 0Votes86.4kRecs11.6kFans
- 44 The Beautiful Wen Ya 美人温雅 Her father is in prison, and her family is saddled with enormous debts. With no other choice, Liu Jing, once a child prodigy but suppressed and disciplined by her parents for six years, begins disguising herself as a man and doing everything she can to support her family. She never imagined that the man she had once belittled, hurt, and provoked would also begin to appear in her life again. And now he has turned completely dark... 0Votes183.6kRecs58.4kFans
- 45 Luoyang Brocade 洛阳锦 Ling Jingshu endured humiliation and struggled to survive all her life. Only at the moment of her death did she finally understand, overcome with regret. If Heaven gave her another chance, she would say three words to that man: Get lost!!! My new novel, Phoenix Returns to the Nest, has passed review~\(≧▽≦)/~ Old readers, come join me! 0Votes90.1kRecs67.2kFans
- 46 Splendid Garments 华裳 She dots her vermilion lips, draws her moth-like brows, pins up her hair with golden hairpins, and dons splendid robes. She had already died and gone to the underworld, yet upon waking, she had become the Shen family's Fourth Young Lady. 0Votes232.5kRecs104.2kFans
- 47 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
- 48 A Return in Splendor 锦绣归 Come check out the new book, Don’t Speak of Liang. Likes and recommendations are welcome~ She was an orphan, but she was never short of love or family. To survive in a grand household, you have to know what needs knowing, and learn what needs learning, even if you have to grit your teeth. We don’t envy other people their happy families. We don’t covet other people’s powerful parents. As for other people’s perfect matches, we’ll... just admire them from afar. There are plenty of good men in the w 0Votes22.9kRecs38.4kFans
- 49 Perfect Jade 臻璇 To her, this marriage was nothing more than a way to escape her clan. When someone framed her for getting in their way, she could not clear her name and had no choice but to prove her innocence through death. When she wakes, she has gone from Second Madam to Seventh Young Lady Zhen Xuan. Will she devote herself to revenge, or forge her own path? One thing is certain: she will live as Zhen Xuan, and live well. She will never again let anyone drive her into such a desperate situation. The Bodh 0Votes31.9kRecs34.1kFans
- 50 A Palace Maid of the Qing Court 清宫答应 Younisi’s new Qing-dynasty transmigration novel, The Consort Yu Who Coasts to Victory, is now available. From the start, she becomes Geng Gege of Prince Yong’s household, carrying Hongzhou in her belly as she goes next door to help Niohuru give birth to Hongli. (First published on Yunqi. You can find it on QQ Reading and Qidian.) Hello, everyone! I’m Younisi, the author who flopped spectacularly after trying to change genres. Now I’m sticking to Qing-dynasty transmigration novels... There’s no m 0Votes20.4kRecs40kFans
