Novels like Murder in a Distinguished Family
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- 1 A Joyful Marriage 喜嫁 She enters a dream, and the dream comes true. After having the same nightmare three nights in a row, she wakes up again only to find herself inside the dream! A descendant of a great clan, born to a concubine but raised as a legitimate daughter, with a loving father, a doting mother, and an adorable younger brother. But this upright little family has become a target in the struggle between the branches of the clan, meat on the chopping block. How can she stand for that? The nightmare keeps haunt 0Votes220kRecs190.2kFans
- 2 A Harmonious Home 家和 A tough-as-nails mother, a stubborn older brother, unreasonable relatives... This family is nothing but trouble! They mean well, so why are they always so awkward in everything they say and do? People shouldn't be like this~ A harmonious family makes everything prosper, so she has to change their awkward ways and get everyone to live together in peace. She clenched her fist. She could definitely make their life together flourish! 2Votes50.7kRecs89.5kFans
- 3 A Wife in Name and Deed 名福妻实 The women's quarters are thick with tension, with everyone vying for a husband who will bring them status and comfort. Choosing a husband takes good judgment; building a life together takes work. Su Li understands one thing well: be kind when you're down, so you can get things done when you rise to the top. 0Votes91.6kRecs154.1kFans
- 4 A Noble Wife from a Prestigious Family 名门贵妻 Born into a powerful family in Jinling, she was the legitimate daughter of a grand household, yet met a grisly end with her body left unwhole. Reborn at the age of twelve, she did not know whether she could escape the fate laid out for her. The long street stretches on, fireworks blaze. You turn back, lantern in hand. The pavilion is short, the mortal world rolls on, and I sigh again over the xiao flute. If you choose to run wild, I'll gladly drink with you for the rest of this life. VIP 0Votes58.6kRecs142.3kFans
- 5 Glory Returns 荣华归 Born to a life of luxury, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the body of a maid. When she turned around, her former self was standing right before her! In a single night, someone else took her parents, identity, status, and marriage! Proud as she is, how can she break through this predicament and reclaim her former glory? . My completed novels include A Happy Occasion at a Noble House and Fantasy Notes. 0Votes116.8kRecs135.9kFans
- 6 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
- 7 A Taste of Splendor 食锦 After transmigrating into the body of an abandoned wife from a marquis’s household, Su Nuannuan, a seasoned foodie, is overjoyed. At last, she can live the happy life of “turning a deaf ear to the world outside and devoting herself to food”! Sadly, the good times don’t last. Driven by intense curiosity and a craving for delicious food, the young marquis promptly throws Su Nuannuan back into the inner quarters of his household. From then on, everything goes haywire. 0Votes74.2kRecs49kFans
- 8 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
- 9 Flowers in Full Bloom 锦上花浓 Fu Mingjin is in the prime of her youth, brimming with energy, and can be considered an exemplary young woman who knows honor and shame and upholds the Five Lectures and Four Beauties. Conquering the world may be a bit far-fetched, but surely taming a crude ancient man should not be impossible? Thanks to Yun Xiang for providing the cover. 0Votes84.6kRecs37.7kFans
- 10 A Prestigious Family 世家名门 She transmigrates as the least welcome noblewoman in the capital. Her husband doesn’t love her, her mother-in-law can’t stand her, her father is dead and her mother is nowhere to be found, and a concubine is watching her like a hawk. Worst of all, since the Emperor arranged the marriage, she can’t even get a divorce! But that’s all right. She has her own ways of making a good life for herself! My completed novel is Reborn: A Wealthy Family’s Daughter-in-Law, and A Xing is almost complete. You ca 0Votes246kRecs216.8kFans
- 11 Married Again 再嫁 She transmigrates into the body of a little girl, but don't get excited just yet. Even a little girl might be a married woman~~~~(>_<) A haughty, domineering mother-in-law, a vicious and hypocritical sister-in-law, a sharp-tongued younger sister-in-law, and a dissolute husband who can't stop mooning over every pretty woman. How is anyone supposed to live like this? If her husband can't be relied on, he can go wherever he likes. Youth is precious. Don't waste her time, or she'll find herself 0Votes57.2kRecs23kFans
- 12 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
- 13 Paulownia Blossoms in Spring 桐花春自开 She wakes up in another world on the very first day of her marriage. Husband: “I had no choice but to marry you.” Bridesmaid: “I had no choice but to come with you.” Heroine: “Who am I, anyway?” Husband: “You still don't know who you are?” Bridesmaid: “You're the young lady your family didn't want.” Heroine: “So I'm a mute.” She's seen all kinds of strange things in her many lives, but nothing this shocking. Her father eloped, her mother doesn't love her, and this beautiful young woman has someh 0Votes38kRecs138.5kFans
- 14 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
- 15 Infinite Nightmare Game 无限噩梦游戏 After dying, Zhang Yan was reborn and dragged into a crazy game. Zombies, insectoids, nuclear mutations, natural disasters, ghosts, monsters... One apocalypse after another descended! Her only goal was to survive, no matter what! Of the hundreds of thousands of reincarnators in this game, only one thousand would make it out alive. And after becoming one of those one in a thousand, an even vaster battlefield awaited them... 0Votes1.6kRecs14.1kFans
- 16 Feasting on Mulberry 飨桑 Beneath the mulberry tree, strange voices whisper, and one passes between the worlds of the living and the dead. Mu Xiaowu, is it still there? Shh, it's here. A suspenseful supernatural anthology, set in an imagined ancient world. The plot takes center stage, with romance as a supporting element. I'll do my best to update regularly. If anything comes up, I'll ask for leave in advance. Thank you for understanding. 0Votes25.4kRecs11.7kFans
- 17 The Imperial Heir 御嫡 Go straight to the new book: Chang'an Qing. You're welcome to check it out. In her previous life, she rose to the empress's throne through her service in supporting the new emperor, enjoying boundless favor and bringing glory to her family, only to be betrayed, killed, and see her entire clan wiped out. In this life, she will protect those she wants to protect and kill those who deserve to die. She never expected that one person would keep bringing her a warmth she could hardly bring herself to 0Votes5.9kRecs9.6kFans
- 18 A Second Spring 第二春 A disaster sends the Lin family to prison. The married daughters of the Lin family are caught up in the misfortune too. Even if they keep their heads down and behave, being sent to a separate Buddhist hall is unavoidable, and a letter of divorce is nothing out of the ordinary. In her grief, Lin Yijia feels a little relieved, because her husband has become even more attentive to her. But after drinking the calming tonic her husband personally brings her, she wakes up to find she has suddenly retu 0Votes38.6kRecs112.8kFans
- 19 Family Prestige 门楣 Gu Wan returns to life reborn with a crude little portable shop. This time, she won't grow tired of her noble young lady status. She'll study hard and learn her letters, be a proper heiress, and absolutely refuse to marry that man who's all show and no substance. All she wishes for is her brother's good health and her family reunited; a peaceful life and a loving husband... P.S. All criticism and suggestions are welcome, even the harsh kind. Please point out anything problematic. I'll fix what I 0Votes229.9kRecs254.7kFans
- 20 A Record of Empty Illusions 一笔虚妄录 Ning Zhao is neither human nor something else. She doesn’t know who gave her a pen and a book; Demons, monsters, ghosts, and spirits gather in one place. Human greed knows no bounds, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; One case after another, one person after another: no one can stay out of it. 0Votes10.6kRecs19.6kFans
- 21 A Garden in Full Bloom 秀色满园 Jin Xiu found herself a lowly servant girl assigned to sweeping, and calmly accepted reality. She worked hard to learn the skills needed to survive in a grand household, stood out among the many maids, and gradually rose to become a first-class maid. Amid the maids’ rivalries, the young ladies’ scheming, the young masters’ ulterior motives, and the master and mistress’s careful plotting, Jin Xiu made friends on all sides and strove to live the life she wanted. When she reached marrying age, one 0Votes295.5kRecs80.8kFans
- 22 Hu Jia 胡笳 [A contracted work from Class B, Group One of Qidian’s Women’s Fiction] Judge Lu summed up her previous life in three phrases: Silver-tongued, uneducated, and lazy as they come. Meng Po said, “I love you dearly.” So she turned a blind eye to the girl’s self-satisfied cleverness. Now she hates everything connected to her previous life. But if she could do it all again, she’d take two bowls of Meng Po’s potion. 0Votes28.7kRecs110.2kFans
- 23 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
- 24 The Proud Son-in-Law 骄婿 There are two major stories in Shengjing: First, the Fu family, whose male heirs had dwindled, suddenly rises to become a marquis’s household. Second, the Fu family’s Seventh Miss comes back from the dead. And they say that after waking up, she became eccentric, greedy, sleepy, arrogant, and willful, fussier than even the pampered young ladies of noble families. She does whatever she likes, daring even to beat her own aunt and defy her own grandmother... A certain man reads the confidential repo 0Votes81.3kRecs14.9kFans
- 25 The Direct Line’s Grand Plan 嫡策 After dying and coming back to life, what did He Xingzhao regret losing most in her previous life? She would probably say her daughter, Huijie; her son, Huan, who died young; and the version of herself who dared to love and hate without restraint. In short, it’s the story of a noble marquis’s daughter who desperately married a certain man in her previous life, but sees things clearly and finds peace in this one, choosing to live her life well~ 0Votes77.7kRecs189kFans
- 26 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
- 27 Wealth and Glory 富贵荣华 Behind vermilion gates and within lavish mansions, surrounded by wealth and splendor, she is nothing more than a sparrow living under someone else’s roof. She seeks a path to the clouds, hand in hand with the one she loves, growing old together. 0Votes734.9kRecs111.1kFans
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 The Healer's Fragrant Touch 医手遮香 Reborn as a poor girl after dying an unjust death, with an uncaring grandmother, an easily bullied mother, and a useless, heartless father who’s just a poor minor official. To top it all off, a concubine is constantly stirring up trouble and driving a wedge between them? So what? With miraculous medical skills at her fingertips, would she really be afraid of a few little hardships? 0Votes3.9kRecs26kFans
- 31 A Worthy Husband 佳婿 This is a gritty tale of an ordinary man and a fierce woman joining forces to topple the rich and powerful, carve out territory, and forge their own domain. It’s also a romantic story about an ordinary man using a lifetime of trust, devotion, and promises to sew his wife a magnificent wedding gown. When that gown is draped over the fierce woman’s shoulders, the ordinary man says, “May I win one heart, and stay together until our hair turns white.” The fierce woman turns around and replies, “Chee 0Votes176.3kRecs40.4kFans
- 32 Spring in the Brocade Tent 锦帐春 Lin Zifu is reborn as Chu Zifu, the impoverished legitimate daughter of the Weiyuan Earl’s household. She has three firm beliefs: First, members of the imperial family are all dangerously unhinged. Second, the worst sorts of people show up just so she can put them in their place. Third, her husband is even more twisted than she imagined. 0Votes16kRecs11.6kFans
- 33 The Proud Couple 骄偶 This is a story about an arrogant, overbearing, self-centered man and a sweet, adorable girl named Chen Xi growing up together, going on adventures, falling in love, and solving cases! It has romance and comedy, as well as thrills and suspense! The author has already completed two million-word novels, A Love Across Dimensions and Medical Law, so you can trust them to finish what they start. Come on in! 0Votes42.5kRecs16kFans
- 34 Surviving in a World of Reincarnation 生存在轮回世界 When she opened her eyes, Mu Lan found herself in a perilous world of reincarnation… To survive, she would have to give it everything she had. This is a journey of growth. The heroine will lead her companions through thorns and obstacles, standing atop the mountain until, she uncovers the cruel truth of the world of reincarnation. That was getting too heavy, so let's lighten things up a little~ “I have a plan.” Whenever Mu Lan said those words, her teammates would all breathe a sigh of 0Votes35.4kRecs13.3kFans
- 35 Young Master, Don't Rush 公子别急 To achieve her secret goal, Tong Jin has no choice but to make trouble for a certain young master. It's just that the road ahead is full of obstacles, and getting what she wants won't be easy. A father who treats her like an enemy, an unreliable mother, a grandmother like an old witch... It takes time to level up by beating monsters. Don't worry, young master. Tong Jin is working hard so she can make trouble for you as soon as possible! ◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆ Book lovers' lurkers' group: 0Votes83.4kRecs134.1kFans
- 36 I Was Born Virtuous 妾本贤良 A kind and reasonable father-in-law and mother-in-law, a virtuous, gentle, and obedient concubine, kind-hearted sisters-in-law, and a mild-mannered scholar-general for a husband. What a wonderful family. Too bad she's the other woman who broke up a marriage, and a wicked wife to boot. Well, divorce may be a long road, but she has to fight for a bright and happy future, doesn't she? Before the divorce, should she keep acting like a wicked wife and “bully” these good-hearted people, or go live in 0Votes333.5kRecs96.5kFans
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 The Siren 祸水 People say it's better to be a shattered piece of jade than an intact roof tile. That's what a gentleman would do. Why should I be the jade that gets broken, ground to dust, and trampled underfoot? I'd rather be an ugly roof tile, standing firm at the very top, fearless in wind and rain, scorching heat and bitter cold, looking down on all of you as you become the mud beneath my feet. Her: “Whoever wants me dead, I'll make their life worse than death!” Him: “With three thousand beauties as al 0Votes189.3kRecs85.7kFans
- 41 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
- 42 A Wife of Higher Standing 妻高一筹 She transmigrates into the body of a woman who was used as a pawn in a marriage to a wealthy family, then discarded almost as soon as the wedding was over. Her luck is truly awful, especially since this abandoned wife has to raise two children their own father can’t stand. Still, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. This life as an abandoned wife, left to fend for herself, or rather, to provide for herself, and stay out of the household’s internal squabbles, is actually rather pleasant. The heroin 0Votes74.7kRecs156.5kFans
- 43 The First Virtuous Wife 第一贤妇 She can be a capable wife who manages the household finances, or a fierce shrew who can fight and shout in the street. She can even be both a guy pal and a girl’s best friend. Like men? She’ll help you find a lover and sneak off for a secret tryst. Want children? She’ll help you take in concubines by the dozen, and she won’t get jealous. … Jian Ying’s goal is to become the perfect, one-of-a-kind wife who can do it all! She thought that as long as she had a proper title and status, plenty to eat 0Votes31.7kRecs19.8kFans
- 44 The Virtuous Wife Is Poisonous 贤妻有毒 A discarded wife is reborn, harboring neither resentment nor regret. She seeks no revenge, only distance. Even if fate toys with her, even if she cannot escape or hide, and is made to meet them again and again, she still holds fast to her simple happiness. 0Votes65.7kRecs130.2kFans
- 45 Monster Collection Guide 怪物收集图鉴 Please don’t offer writing advice. Synopsis below An accident sent her to another world. A voice in her mind, a bizarre notebook, and all kinds of monsters... Li Ge looked up at the enormous creature before her and quietly patted her stomach. “This monster looks pretty cute. How about we...” Monster: ? Someone asked Li Ge, “Why are you collecting monsters?” Li Ge: “I realized I was missing a card when I was playing.” * 1: Slow transmig 0Votes7.7kRecs10.7kFans
- 46 Picking Up a Wife 拾娘 She was an orphan who entered a wealthy household and carefully carved out her place, proving that even a little maid could rule the inner household. But what? A proxy bride? As a bride in someone else's place, she married a talented gentleman, and the two cherished one another. Even a plain woman could find harmony in marriage. But what? Cast aside? Take a letter of divorce and make way for a noble-born young lady? No chance! Ask for a divorce to clear her husband's path to a new life? Am I an 0Votes219.1kRecs90.9kFans
- 47 Dream of the Green Bamboo 青竹梦 Learn needlework, cook delicious food, act a little spoiled, and dabble in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Take beauty naps and go fishing when there’s nothing else to do, occasionally deal with a few sour comments, and marry someone of equal standing whom her parents approve of. Ah, what could be more pleasant? A story about living quietly and happily ever after. 0Votes58kRecs143.4kFans
- 48 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
- 49 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
- 50 The Art of Disguise 伪妆记 Why did her fiancé marry someone else? Why does her grandmother refuse to acknowledge her? Why was she destined to die? A story about a girl abandoned by everyone as she searches for the truth through layer upon layer of mystery. 0Votes34.9kRecs102.8kFans
