Novels like The Empress's Life
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- 1 Sea of Nebulae 星云海 Can you take your memories with you when you’re reborn? Of course you can, though you’ll have to make sacrifices and take some risks. Will your new life be in this world or another? We recommend another world. Earth’s environmental pollution is just too severe. What’s the most important thing to do after you’re born? While you still have your memories, start breathing exercises right away and build a strong body. And don’t forget: you finally got your hands on a cultivation manual. You can start 0Votes10.8kRecs137.6kFans
- 2 Peerless Beauty 国色无双 Lost in a dense forest, a beautiful woman stumbles into the Tianyuan Continent. Are the villagers kind and friendly? No, they plot to trade her for money. Is the refined young gentleman a real gentleman? No, he wants to offer her as a gift to curry favor with the powerful. Is the steady, gentlemanly older man trustworthy? No, he wants to take her as a concubine. This enrages the female city lord, who wants to wipe out the “vixen.” She flees and runs until she finally meets a handsome man of stan 0Votes37.8kRecs46.2kFans
- 3 Little Sister 幺妹 An entry in the Who Will Rule the World writing contest, A: Farming A viper’s beauty has lips like a scorpion’s sting, a wasp’s tail holds a needle. She has no regard for rules or morals, and can kill in ten paces! In the chaotic final years of the Yuan Dynasty, as the White Lotus and Red Turbans rise up, the youngest Yang sister was no good sort in her previous life. Now she’s landed in this miserable era, and the wicked schemes brewing in her gut have only multiplied. Fortunately, the Yang fam 0Votes6.6kRecs10.1kFans
- 4 The Reborn Black Lotus Villainess 黑莲花女配重生了 After Xiang Xinci died, Ming Xiluo dug up her grave and dragged her out to whip her corpse! Xiang Xinci wasn’t the least bit surprised. When they had just married, his mother had tried to order her around in the inner quarters. Xiang Xinci made sure she never dared say another word! She was the legitimate daughter of a great family, married into a small household. Why should she have to put up with the looks of some old farmwoman and her son! There were too many reasons to count, so being whippe 0Votes48.6kRecs34.9kFans
- 5 Interstellar: The Marshal Is Mighty 星际之大帅威武 A regular, soft-hearted young woman from the 21st century accidentally gets caught in a devastating earthquake at the end of the world, falls into a crack in the ground, and wakes up to find that the whole world... no, the whole universe has changed! The age has advanced, technology has developed, and even the stars have become a melting pot! Wild beasts can talk, roses can eat people, and even vampires are so hungry they're seeing stars! There's a Galactic Alliance, space travel is open, and ev 0Votes56.1kRecs73.9kFans
- 6 The Bookish Noblewoman 书香贵女 Lin Ruozhuo discovers that she was born into an ancient era and remains completely calm. That’s life: you make do wherever you are. Sure, she has a terrible father, a stepmother, and a grandfather who favors boys over girls. No matter. Good health and a comfortable life are already the greatest riches. What’s more, she has a little golden finger: every now and then, she has small dreams that give her a glimpse of the future. Her comfortable days pass one after another. She grows up and gets marr 0Votes76kRecs85.5kFans
- 7 The Boss 大当家 Synopsis: A single fatal strike is the lifelong goal she strives for. Fast, ruthless, and precise: those are the principles she lives by. But she has never had much luck. Just when her skill made her a legendary assassin, she was killed by a stray bullet. Her dying wish brought her back to life in another world, in ancient times, as a noble young lady awaiting marriage. But her married life was fraught with awkwardness and intrigue. She has no knowledge of history to help her predict the future, 0Votes274.1kRecs295.2kFans
- 8 The Goddess’s Trial 女神试炼 A story about an ordinary transmigrator growing up, living, and adventuring in a world of magic. Little Ao is mischievous and energetic, while Little He is low-key but strong-willed. The two little ones live, study, and adventure happily, joining the crafty and cunning Little Ji to protect Salarova. Salarova, the City Blessed by the Gods, is a place where divine miracles are everywhere, as are the trials of the gods. The temple's responsibilities: Reject holy war. Long live peace. May glory endu 0Votes29.4kRecs7.4kFans
- 9 Laughing at the Qing Court 笑清廷 As Kangxi's first empress, I won't give up a single thing: my life, my son, or the throne! New project: On the Fall of the Red Chamber What if they fight by day and sneak over the wall to meet by night? Watch me disguise a woman as a man and bring the Red Chamber crashing down! Completed: A Leisurely Life in the Red Chamber for a Reborn Couple They say life is like brushing your teeth, with a cup of misery in one hand and a cup o 0Votes286.5kRecs64.9kFans
- 10 Court Lady 女官 After being away for over two years, I still haven’t given up my thieving ways. I’m back again, with a little ad. Synopsis of The Demon King Lotus: Weren’t we supposed to go our separate ways and follow our own paths?! You clingy roadblocks, get out of my way! A demon? So what if I’m a demon?! Under this bright sun and clear sky, beneath the Great Dao, we’re all mere pawns. What’s there to discriminate against? My cultivation leaves everyone else in the dust. You can choke on it! What was th 0Votes341.2kRecs98kFans
- 11 My Mother Is the Village Chief 我娘是村长 She was drowned in a pond for getting pregnant before marriage. When she woke up, she was a dumpling-cheeked boy's mother. Mother and son ended up in a poor village, where they worked hard at farming and strove for a better life. But then someone came along to cause trouble, so she rose up in anger and became village chief. Just as she was throwing her weight around, she suddenly learned she didn't have long to 0Votes40.6kRecs19.5kFans
- 12 Notes on a God’s Reborn Life 神N代重生笔记 Every member of the Lin family has a thrilling legend of their own. But after arriving in another world, Lin Yuan finds that nothing goes her way! She will plant a green lotus in the bitter sea and rebuild her body! No one can stop her rise to power! One-on-one romance with a strong female lead. Dive in without worry. 0Votes4.2kRecs4.6kFans
- 13 The Queen's Chronicle 女王纪 In the field of resource and energy exploration, she is queen. Her kingdom is a paradise amid these ruins. Wherever her wings reach is her territory. Whether you come from the Tianzhou Republic, the Cultivators' Alliance, or the Nonhuman Association, as long as you become her subject, you will be protected. In December 2012, the Black Tide swept across the world. The year 2013 was the first year of the Black Tide Era, and only one intact landmass remained above the ocean. To survive and ensure t 0Votes286.7kRecs73.1kFans
- 14 Peace in Troubled Times 乱世长宁 Corpses fill the countryside and pile up in the cities. Who will call down the Milky Way to wash the blood from our weapons? One scheme brought the fall of a nation and the ruin of a family. Her elder brother endured humiliation and died to buy her a chance to live. Ten years later, she shed every trace of feminine attire, dressed in loose robes and light furs, and plotted the fate of nations. Between the rival states, she wielded her brush to paint a grand design of alliances across the realm. 0Votes6.8kRecs3.5kFans
- 15 The Quiet Joy of the Great Song 大宋清欢 This book was selected for the Shanghai Library's "100 Outstanding Yuewen Books" and the August 2021 "Yuewen Spotlight Book Reviewers' Top Ten Genre Novels." An audio drama of the same name has launched on Ximalaya. Yao Huan, a modern young woman who loves good food but isn't lazy, transmigrates to the Northern Song era under Emperor Zhezong and starts her business with a little eatery by the Bian River, much like a street-food stall. Food, romance, Song dynasty culture Court factionalism, espio 0Votes200.3kRecs231.6kFans
- 16 The Mad Consort 疯妃传 Shen Zhuo, who went mad in both of her previous lives, truly does not want to lose her mind again in this one. But a peaceful life has always eluded her. 0Votes69.8kRecs23.7kFans
- 17 The Chai Dao Chronicles 柴刀行 A cleaver, another cleaver! Once the cleaver appears, who can stand against it? By the way, protagonist, where’s your cleaver? Why don’t you use it? Protagonist: It looks terrifying... No problem. A divine weapon can never hide how special it is. Protagonist: Its attack power is terrifying... No problem. It’s only in its beginner form. Give it time and it’ll get s 0Votes59.2kRecs36.1kFans
- 18 The Award-Winning Actress 金牌影后 “Once Dou Kou died, no one could ever surpass her.” Gifted beyond compare and brimming with ambition, even after hitting rock bottom, she never gave up. Now, watch her soar to the top once more, facing the crowd’s skepticism as she gradually creates an even greater legend. Wherever she goes, the queen returns. “That is my faith, And that is my stage. Though my life may be hard and dim, I will climb to the top, Shine and burn bright, And give it everything I’ve got.” 0Votes55.9kRecs21.5kFans
- 19 The Phoenixes Sing in Harmony 凤和鸣 She opens her eyes and finds herself back at age twelve! This is a story about a very cool heroine. 0Votes28.5kRecs22.1kFans
- 20 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
- 21 Sophie's Otherworld 苏菲的异界 Twenty-six-year-old shut-in Song Xin spent all day online. Though plain-looking, she was perfectly content with her life. One morning, she woke up to find that she had transmigrated into the magical world she had often read about in fantasy novels. She had become Sophie, an unwanted “ugly duckling” from a powerful family, and she was only four years old. Son 0Votes182kRecs291.4kFans
- 22 The First Lady 第一娇 The new novel, Dad, Did You Read Today?, is now online. Sweet readers, please show it some love! A single imperial edict of marriage sends shockwaves through the court. The eldest daughter of the Pingyang Marquis household, a highly skilled martial artist who has terrorized the region, is getting married! Poor groom: gentle as jade and devastatingly handsome, only to have a lovely flower smothered in cow dung. Male lead: “Hey, you’re pretty arrogant!” Female lead: “That’s not arrogance. That’s b 0Votes111kRecs86.7kFans
- 23 A Journey Through the Stars 星际游途 Who was I in my previous life? The cold-blooded assassin known as the “Queen of the Night,” controlled by an organization in the twenty-first century? A fugitive NPC with an independent consciousness born on the star network? A kind goddess who loved peace? All of them, and none of them. I am simply who I am now. Life is nothing more than a journey, and every stretch of the road brings different insights. 0Votes16.3kRecs11.6kFans
- 24 The Top-Notch Shop Assistant 极品店小二 She is a lazy sort, disguising herself as a man and muddling through as a waiter in a tavern. The tavern’s owner is a mysterious young nobleman, and the two of us are ill-matched by nature. But no feud, no family; no grudge, no pairing! Greeting one guest after another, pfft! As all sorts of people come and go, one expert after another makes a dazzling entrance. They may all be thriving, but I can still play them like fish in the surf. 0Votes41.1kRecs431.6kFans
- 25 The Number One Apothecary 第一药师 Is your attack power high? So-so! Can you tank the boss? No! Can you heal? No! Then what can you do? I can brew potions! Major healing? Major mana? Instant recovery? Nope. The potions I brew immobilize you for 30 seconds, reduce all attributes by 20%, and lower your speed by 40%... 0Votes225.4kRecs76.4kFans
- 26 A Beauty's Dream in Troubled Times 乱世红颜梦 The Warring States era: a bloody, dazzling, glorious age. The heroine, with a modern consciousness, arrives in this time and becomes a plaything in the hands of competing powers. When she cannot even keep her life, how can she hold on to her true self? In an age where the strong are everywhere, she refuses to be manipulated at will and embarks on a one-way road to stand alone against the world. 0Votes103kRecs454.6kFans
- 27 EN Reborn Beyond the Margins 边缘人物她重生了 The Edge is now completely finished. Thank you, lovelies, for supporting The Edge all this time! … In her previous life, Su Jiu had an exceptionally smooth ride thanks to her outstanding talent, but she never expected an accident to trip her up in the end. Only after dying in that accident did she learn that she was merely a marginal character in a storybook. Reborn into a new life, she e 0Votes71.3kRecs308.3kFans
- 28 The Fragrance of Medicine 医香 Even the cleverest cook can’t make a meal without ingredients. Now that she’s in this godforsaken ancient era, her superb medical skills can’t even cure her own illness. Abandoned at the ancestral home, she has a frail body and two little burdens to care for. If she has only two years left to live, how can she secure a peaceful and prosperous future for her children before she passes away? A kind heart, skilled hands, and the fragrant art of medicine: the growing-up story of a youn 0Votes373.2kRecs97kFans
- 29 Heavy Strings 重笙 The gentle young lady Gu Wensheng hanged herself, and the unconventional Ninth Miss Gu of a prestigious family transmigrated into her world. In the world of musicians, mastering a musical instrument meant mastering power, wealth, and the lives and deaths of others. Ninth Miss Gu was skilled at the qin and painting. Whatever she wanted, she was determined to obtain, even if she had to roll across a mountain of blades to get it! However, what she wanted was completely different from what the vast 0Votes164.8kRecs42.1kFans
- 30 A Prestigious Marriage 权门贵嫁 Zhu Yuan was reborn into the past, returning from a life spent sick and miserable to become an unmarried young woman. How can she go from being yesterday's leftovers to the cherished one, the moonlight in someone's heart? The road ahead is long. Fortunately, she has her medical skills to protect her. But after claiming she could cure every illness, she realized things were getting a little strange. 0Votes268kRecs115kFans
- 31 The Otherworldly Magic Archer 异界魔弓手 Liang Xiaoxia, female, is a greedy, cowardly, snarky homebody who is unexpectedly reborn as a long-lived albino elf. For the first seventy years of her new life, she studies, studies, and studies some more. Who says elves don't need school just because they live a long time? After those seventy years, she fights, fights, and fights some more. Who says elves don't need to go to war just because they love peace? To protect her long-eared relatives, whether they're arrogant, hotheaded, or o 0Votes67.8kRecs57.6kFans
- 32 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
- 33 The Little Maid of the Great Ming 大明小婢 Who is she? Is she an ordinary, slow-witted maid in a grand mansion behind vermilion gates? A servant at a funeral home who carries a lantern at midnight to bury corpses? A brothel madam with a black mole on her face? The Twelfth Lady of a secret society who kills without blinking? I do not possess a thousand faces. I live in place of countless wronged souls. And who is he? Is he the wastrel son of a noble marquis’s household? A helpless young man surrounded by schemes in the inner residence, mo 0Votes159kRecs34.3kFans
- 34 Where Can I Hide My Beauty? 何处金屋可藏娇 [Not a story about Eleven][Not a story about Eleven][Not a story about Eleven] Emperor Wu of Han was one of the rulers of China's twenty-four dynasties. The era of Emperor Wu of Han was China's youth. Zhang Qian, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Guo Xie, Zhu Maichen, Sima Qian, Sang Hongyang, Dongfang Shuo, Zhufu Yan... Every genius known or unknown to later generations appeared in this age. Heroes surged like waves, and Emperor Wu of Han was the most dazzling crest among them. And she was reborn in this e 0Votes297.4kRecs114.5kFans
- 35 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
- 36 Reborn: Qiuhua Reappears 重生秋华再现 A cool, aloof, technically brilliant woman is caught in a plane crash. When she wakes, she has become a frail little girl in a foreign country. In an unfamiliar European society, she experiences a life unlike anything she has ever known, and the indifference in her heart slowly melts away. She must gradually adapt to her new surroundings and make her way back to glory, one step at a time. 0Votes97.5kRecs78.9kFans
- 37 The Phoenix Rises with the Sun 丹凤朝阳 This could also be called From Palace Maid to Empress. That one line is practically the whole synopsis. So short and sweet! That scene, even many years later, still often appears in her dreams. Han Xun rushed toward the highest point. Her phoenix crown and red robes fell away as if scattered by a great wind, revealing the white garment beneath. Chao Sheng cried out with all her strength, though she had no idea what she was shouting. Han Xun stopped at the edge of the terrace and turned to look a 0Votes288.1kRecs230.3kFans
- 38 Golden Branches and Jade Leaves 金枝玉叶 I have seen all the realms and kingdoms of ages past, And with my Wu hook, I have put old grudges to rest. I return to life, gazing sadly at the leaking roof, While flowers, moonlight, and shadows leave no trace. Beyond the endless pavilions and terraces lies the lonely sorrow of palace life, where cold jade gives off mist and rouge turns chilly. Behind the crystal bead curtains of the nine-tiered palace are the blood-soaked struggles of noble-born women and those who wield power from the throne 0Votes215.4kRecs611.6kFans
- 39 The First Galactic Era 银河第一纪元 On the edge of one of the Milky Way's two enormous spiral arms lies an undiscovered civilization: the Solar System. On the blue planet, one of the Solar System's only two life-bearing worlds, a grand marriage between two powerful families ushers in the First Galactic Era: a major general just 20 years old and the youngest member of parliament. Whoever dares to challenge the might of our Yun State, no matter how far away, must be punished! Wh 0Votes153.9kRecs85kFans
- 40 The Perfect Farmer's Wife 极品农妃 A modern literature PhD becomes the inheritor of a blacksmithing tradition in a village of blacksmiths? 0Votes232.6kRecs30.4kFans
- 41 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
- 42 Ascending the Academy 登科 My new book, Movie Star, Your Secret Identity Has Fallen Again, is now online. The heroine in this story once said she had lots of sworn brothers on her path to becoming an official in ancient times. A certain man asked, “Where’s the brotherhood in that?” The heroine replied, “We split the loot, took beatings together, and studied at the Imperial Academy together. If that’s not brotherhood, what is?” This story is set in an alternate Ming dynasty. Please 0Votes38.3kRecs17.7kFans
- 43 The Five Virtues of a Ming Dynasty Family 明朝五好家庭 A young couple transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty to enjoy a good life. They farm, do a little reading, and have a few children. Life is blissful as a celestial, free and carefree. 0Votes176.2kRecs20kFans
- 44 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
- 45 A Mom Thrives in the Cultivation World 宝妈在修真界富甲一方 The heroine, all set for domestic intrigue, business battles, and farming, gets a transmigration script that says: immortal cultivation! She also gets a little darling as a bonus: “Oh my, this is doable!” Everyone says she’s too old (?) and too ugly (?) to cultivate immortality. All the heroine wants is to make money. As long as she has enough spirit stones, she can build a path to the heavens. 0Votes98.6kRecs79.6kFans
- 46 The Nobleman's Darling 权贵娇 Reborn and returned, she was still the legitimate eldest daughter of a powerful family. Only, in this life, She had already experienced blades, blood, and deadly slaughter. How could she possibly fear the secret schemes of the inner household? She advanced step by step through blood and carnage. Fortunately, she still had the deep bonds of family. 0Votes107.6kRecs52.2kFans
- 47 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
- 48 The Wife Takes the Lead 妻在上 Her blood feud was avenged, her filial duties fulfilled, and the realm was gradually stabilized. Zheng Dowager Empress had little to regret and few regrets in her life. And yet... When she came back to life as someone else, everything changed. Everyone cursed behind her back: “Damn it! The treacherous minister’s wife!” Zheng Heng smiled. “Heh. I just love how you curse me behind my back, yet still have to praise me with the utmost respect to my face...” 0Votes105.4kRecs53.3kFans
- 49 Interstellar Daily Life Handbook 星际日常生活手册 Liang Ying, a young woman from a poor farming family, is reborn in the interstellar era. A high-status background and a domineering, larger-than-life dad? They're all just fluff. You have to make your own way in life and fight hard for your dreams. She'll get into college on her own, and work with her own hands to provide for herself. She won't fear danger, and she'll seize happiness when it comes. The one at her side says, “A down-to-earth attitude is the latest kind of cool.” 0Votes66.4kRecs41.8kFans
- 50 The Beauty Bible 美颜圣经 (A wild-imagination story, a quick transmigration story) Li Ling transmigrated into the body of Li Jingjing. At first, surrounded by antique scenery, she thought she had transmigrated to ancient times. Then she saw swords flashing through the air. Oh, so it was a martial arts world. A few days later, she was going to be selected as a palace consort. Huh? A martial arts world with a harem? She hadn't even entered the palace when she heard news of zombies. What the heck! It was the apocalypse! Aft 0Votes17.4kRecs11kFans
