Novels like The First Wife's Handbook
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The First Wife's Handbook, best match first.
- 1 The Empress of Kun 坤后 Since ancient times, the realm has been a game of chess. A reborn noblewoman encounters a native prince whose power has yet to take root. The road ahead is turbulent, with struggles between nations and within the court, shadows layered upon shadows, and fierce battles... Can they become a wise emperor and a worthy empress, and also a married couple who truly cherish each other? ﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎ This is a political intrigue novel, not a palace-intrigue story. It involves struggl 0Votes307.8kRecs240.8kFans
- 2 Walking Through Life with You 与子偕行 A win-win story between a modern woman who transmigrates and a native woman who has been reborn. *, *, *, * Modern city girl Qi Yixin is reborn into the great Qi aristocratic clan, at the dawn of a new era. The old era is not yet over, and the new dynasty is about to begin. Dukes, marquises, ministers, and generals are all just passing clouds to me. Before overwhelming strength, every sinister trick of household rivalry is nothing but a paper tiger. In this life, I will join hands with you and l 0Votes224.5kRecs157.7kFans
- 3 Seizing the Concubine's Place 夺庶 She had extraordinary skills, yet transmigrated into the body of a mistreated concubine-born daughter in ancient times. And the original owner’s soul was still there? She decided to get her body back! By a twist of fate, she ended up inside a jade pendant, where a certain icy man wore her day and night! Tags: transmigration, scheming, household intrigue, body possession, strong female lead, one-on-one romance There are only minor supernatural abilities! A reliable author, so come on in! The pre 0Votes32.4kRecs82.3kFans
- 4 Cold Mist Over the River 烟水寒 The story of the ancient woman An Jieyu, who transmigrates to the modern era, then is reborn back at the starting point, journeying from fierce household battles to the warmth of everyday life, and from gilded halls and high office to dominating the jianghu. The tangled romances of a good-for-nothing heroine who has no interspatial realm, no supernatural abilities, and no talent for jade gambling, who regards the Three Obediences and Four Virtues as drifting clouds and pays no heed to the supre 0Votes64.1kRecs128.1kFans
- 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 Yongning in the Flourishing Tang 盛唐永宁 After traveling through the early Tang Dynasty, if she could choose, she would rather have been nothing more than a carefree passerby. Who could have guessed that first she would have no choice, and later her heart would be beyond her control? Some people and things were destined to become impossible to let go of. So she could only hold that love tightly in her hands! For the promise of a “Prosperous Tang,” she would leave the judgment of her life to others. 0Votes252.9kRecs63.5kFans
- 7 Mending Heaven 补天记 The road to immortality is full of twists and turns. Along with all kinds of cultivation techniques, aptitude, opportunities, and spiritual roots, you need every advantage you can get. You also have to face the comebacks of all those cannon-fodder supporting women who have been reborn or transmigrated. As the protagonist, Rong Huiqing suddenly feels the pressure piling up... Damn heaven! There are way too many loopholes! Does repairing the heavens come free or something?! *, *, *, * The complete 0Votes333.7kRecs62.6kFans
- 8 Reborn in the Pocket Dimension 重生空间守则 An ancient reborn woman with a spatial treasure faces a modern transmigrator with one In her previous life, she was the legitimate eldest daughter of a three-dynasty Grand Secretary and the first wife of Chu Huajin, Marquis of Ningyuan. She had a son and a daughter. As she lay bedridden with illness, a strange twist of fate drew her soul into the spatial treasure of her transmigrated half-sister. Two years later, she was reborn as He Ningxin, the legitimate daughter of Hanlin Academician He Sip 0Votes126.4kRecs115kFans
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 Tea Fragrance in a Prosperous Age 盛世茶香 After accidentally joining the throngs of tourists in ancient times, Qin Tian understands that keeping a low profile is the key to getting by in the past. But when people come after her, should she stay calm and keep her head down, or fight back? Qin Tian’s answer: Don’t go looking for trouble, but don’t be afraid of it either. Do your best to live your own life. There is just one thing that really frustrates Qin Tian. Madam, you’ve gone to great lengths to marry me off to your son, but he can n 0Votes216.4kRecs234.1kFans
- 12 A Wife Cherished Above All 倾世宠妻 In her previous life, gentle, kind, virtuous, and gracious Situ Yingxiu waited ten years for her fiancé, only to be framed and thrown into prison at the final moment. After unexpectedly being reborn, Situ Yingxiu faced layer upon layer of mysteries around her. To break free from the unhappy ending of her previous life, she firmly declared that she would take a different path: After being reborn, this big sister is going to become a strong, independent woman! I am a tough woman, and I am proud of 0Votes646.5kRecs156.9kFans
- 13 A Flourishing Age of Enchanting Beauty 盛世妖颜 Sheng Siyan, reborn in the Great Xia Dynasty, looks like a harmless little white rabbit. Who could have guessed that underneath, she is a cunning, intelligent little fox who never lets herself suffer a loss? Naturally, when a little fox chooses a husband, she has an exceptional eye for men. And so Sheng Siyan discovers that after carefully selecting from countless possibilities, she has picked up a husband with an innate aura of invincibility in household rivalry... O(∩_∩)O Haha~ Life is going t 2Votes639.5kRecs288.9kFans
- 14 The Fisherman's Daughter 渔娘 After losing her soul and becoming a fool for years, she has endured every hardship. When her soul finally returns, the little fisherwoman makes her fortune with the sea at her back. She can command beasts with her flute-playing ability, and takes care of every disaster, villain, and troublemaker in one fell swoop. But while other people summon wild beasts, where did this passionate young man come from? 0Votes128.9kRecs51.5kFans
- 15 Master of Men 御人 As a virtuous young woman with ideals, ambitions, sound values, and a successful career, Bai Fuling feels that what she needs is a loyal puppy of a man whom she can torment and bully, not a scheming man who takes pleasure in tormenting and bullying her! Faced with a ferocious demon lord whom she can neither offend nor evade, she can only display her mastery of controlling people, matching wits with him and fighting to the bitter end. …◆◆◆ The queen’s way is to rule her subjects ◆◆◆… A lighthea 0Votes535.7kRecs208.1kFans
- 16 The Perfect Daughter-in-Law 佳媳 When she was reborn, her parents were dead, her elder sister had been crippled, and her half-brother had been exiled to the frontier. Her grandmother's modest affection and trust could not withstand the world's cold indifference. Was her future husband to be a cruel widower or a wastrel, sickly and near death? There was no peace to be found in this life, and storms were brewing. Gu Mingxuan sneered. She had already died once. What was there left to fear? All she wanted was a smooth life and peac 0Votes110.3kRecs104.5kFans
- 17 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
- 18 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
- 19 The Treasure-Appraising Lady 鉴宝娘子 At last, she endured her years in the palace and was to be married, only to be forced to join the dead in the grave. Nine years later, everything had changed. She seeks justice, and uncovers shocking secrets. Past and present intertwine, shrouded in mystery. Reborn, she starts from nothing and builds a world of her own. Read on to discover the fresh new life of a reborn curator... 0Votes18.2kRecs20.2kFans
- 20 A Concubine Can Never Measure Up to a Wife 妾大不如妻 [A contracted work from Group B of Qidian Girls’ Network] She has barely arrived in an unfamiliar dynasty before becoming someone’s wife. And now, barely a wife, she’s a mother too?! All right, all right, she can accept that, as long as she doesn’t have to be Snow White’s stepmother. But aren’t her “children” a little too old for that?! With her parents-in-law above her, children below, and a pack of concubines watching her like tigers, watch Hong Shang, a modern woman, navigate the everyday nec 0Votes260.7kRecs248.9kFans
- 21 A Promise in Orchid Words 兰言之约 Lan Tingxuan, a financial analyst, has always been the model overworked employee and a notorious workaholic in her colleagues' eyes. That is, until one day, Wei Dongyan sees her flip her violent first boyfriend to the ground with one hand. Wei Dongyan has always seemed to Lan Tingxuan like an untouchable financial hotshot and investment mogul. That is, until one day, Lan Tingxuan sees him sprawled beneath a battered old pickup truck, dragging himself through the mud for half a block. So, did the 0Votes244.5kRecs82.8kFans
- 22 My Sister Is Poisonous 姐姐有毒 An unscrupulous lay Taoist nun from the East encounters the ten vampires no woman on Earth can resist. Here in our great land of China, we don't discriminate by race. But should we fight or join forces? That really is the question. Oh, don't bite! Big Sister is poisonous. 0Votes396.6kRecs71.6kFans
- 23 A Joyful Household 喜盈门 She firmly believed good people would be rewarded, but was driven to the end of her rope. At last, she understood: kindness is always wasted on the wicked. So what if she had the label of “cursed to bring misfortune to her parents” and “fated for a life of hardship”? So what if her mother was dead, her father despised her, and she had a little sister to care for? So what if her marriage prospects were “extremely” disappointing? Happiness must be fought for and defended! A declaration: You should 0Votes167.6kRecs378.9kFans
- 24 Elder Sister 长姐 A humble home, a hard life. With her mother dead and her father gone, she’s left with a whole basketful of younger siblings. Reborn as the eldest sister, she says pressure is what drives her forward... 0Votes247.4kRecs304.7kFans
- 25 The Fragrance of Orchids (Original Novel of the TV Series As Before) 兰香缘（电视剧《兰香如故》原著） She is the granddaughter of the Grand Secretary. Her family is caught up in a struggle for the throne and convicted of crimes. She and her newlywed husband both die while being escorted into exile. She returns with her memories intact, reborn as Chen Xianglan, a bondservant in the household of the prominent Lin family of Jiangnan. This is the story of a young maid who longs to escape the household but cannot. The simplified Chinese print edition of The Fragrance of Orchids is now available. Sear 18Votes103.9kRecs176.3kFans
- 26 Proud and Pampered 骄娇无双 (Read at your own risk! This heroine is adored by everyone, and her golden finger is outrageously powerful!) During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, a reborn, feigned-sick beauty embarks on a path to unparalleled glory. She has a younger brother who endured every hardship and misery the world had to offer, proclaimed himself emperor, and then wept bitterly at her grave. She has a truly great ancestor, whose glory lives on only in legend. Her family is rich and powerful, and she is exceptiona 0Votes101kRecs54.4kFans
- 27 Golden Wind and Jade Dew 金风玉露 Inside the household, the madam quarrels and the concubines make a fuss. What a joke, a lowly servant boy! At court, everyone vies and schemes. Beware when they call you Prince! Her: (smugly) I've mastered the art of picking up women! The Prince: (raising an elegant brow) And how's that? Her: (crestfallen) I'm a woman myself... The Prince: (with an intimidating air) Get over here. Now! Her: (crossing her arms over her chest) What for? No way! *Long, long ago, she disguised herself as a man and s 0Votes346.6kRecs290kFans
- 28 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
- 29 The Chief God Meets the Great God 主神见大神 [Guild Announcement]: Starting today, guild members will hold an offline meetup on Planet XX. Please spread the word to all guild members... Member A: “Have you heard? We’re having an offline meetup. Linglong, are you coming?” Member B: “Bingyu Linglong, remember to come to the meetup after the fight!” Member C: “Linglong, which planet are you on? I can pick you up on my way!” Bingyu Linglong turned away from the notice board and silently shed a tear. Of course she wanted to go to the meetup 0Votes22.4kRecs42kFans
- 30 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
- 31 You Were Born to Be Free 卿本风流 She helped him attain wealth and status, yet when he held overwhelming power, he drove her to her death. Reborn in the past, she will plan carefully at every step, use the influence of that breathtakingly handsome man, and secure a life of wealth and leisure for herself. A faint smile, her hands tucked into her sleeves; in the blink of an eye, she turns the world upside down. ## Gu Bo, author of "Splendor of the Imperial Court", returns with a new novel, "Protect the Emperor". There’s a direct 0Votes272kRecs169.3kFans
- 32 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
- 33 If Only I Could Love You a Little Less 如果能少爱你一点 Wen Yinuo follows three principles when it comes to handsome men: never take the initiative, never compromise, and never indulge them. She feels that perhaps she is a bit of a scumbag... 0Votes890.5kRecs61.9kFans
- 34 Charming Thanks to Good Fortune 恃运而娇 As the daughter of a fallen kingdom's bewitching consort, Jiang Mi has two strengths: first, she is exceptionally lucky, and second, she is clever. Relying on these two qualities, during the ceaseless wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Jiang Mi not only thrives among the noble ladies, but even the First Young Master hiding within her family's domain, the so-called genius with unmatched schemes, actually falls secretly in love with her... @@ Jiang Mi suffers in silence. Clearly, 0Votes163.6kRecs77.1kFans
- 35 The Spring and Autumn of the Yu Clan 玉氏春秋 She was reborn in a mass grave. Because of a book called Ten Siege Weapons of Lu Ban, the man she loved used her, and his woman had her killed. In this Spring and Autumn and Warring States era, where human lives are worth no more than weeds, she is just an ordinary young woman from modern times, with a fresh, lovely appearance. She has no talent for martial arts, her math skills are barely passing, and she is hopeless with her hands... But she has to survive. And she has to live comfortably. So 1Votes338.6kRecs185.2kFans
- 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 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
- 38 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
- 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 Springtime in the Southern Dynasties 南朝春色 After decades of turmoil, Emperor Wen ascended the throne in the Chen kingdom of the Southern Dynasties, and both north and south enjoyed rare prosperity and stability. The heroine, blessed with exceptional beauty and burdened with chaotic, shameful memories of her previous life, is reborn into this flourishing world. She thinks that in this life, she will not be a monster. In this age, splendid on the surface but thorny beneath, she is determined to find what even the noblest and most gifted ma 0Votes243.7kRecs205kFans
- 41 A First-Rank Wife 妻居一品 This is the story of a supporting female character who gradually becomes the heroine. After an unexpected ending, just as the older sister who was supposed to take a bow and leave the stage claims all the family property and heads off toward a happy new life, she transmigrates. She becomes a supporting character who covets wealth and status. No one can choose their birth mother, but everyone can choose their own path. What does it matter if she's trapped in a desperate situation? She'll decide h 0Votes250.9kRecs133.2kFans
- 42 Paper Worth Its Weight in Gold 纸贵金迷 Starting over was difficult at every step, but she discovered that her father had left her a way to make a living: papermaking. A beauty’s fragrance may outlast the falling flowers, but even that fades on the wind. The scent of paper and ink travels across a thousand miles and lasts through the ages. She no longer envies beautiful women their wealth and splendor, or their dazzling glamour. In this life, all she wants is to be surrounded by the fragrance of paper, with the scent of ink by her sid 0Votes227.8kRecs101.8kFans
- 43 Longing for Spring’s Return 念春归 She opened her eyes again and found herself back in that year. There was still time to start over. She would secure a lifetime of peace for herself and her family. May the years be peaceful, and may spring return in its own time! 2Votes123.5kRecs89kFans
- 44 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
- 45 Glorious Age 盛世芳华 After a chance encounter with a certain young woman, he was completely smitten and single-mindedly set off on the long road to winning her heart. 2Votes541.6kRecs144.3kFans
- 46 The Grudge of the Golden House 金屋恨 At that moment, he turned and left without a care, letting the golden house he had promised to build for her in their youth slowly fall into ruin in both their hearts, then collapse with a crash; That month, looking at his daughter’s tender, adorable face, he suddenly realized that he would never again receive the bright, trusting smile she used to give him when she looked up at him; That year, she wandered through the mortal world, trying to escape, but in the end, there was nowhere to hide. Sh 0Votes105.8kRecs491.4kFans
- 47 A Capital Full of Nobles 冠盖满京华 Reborn into a marquis household in the capital, with a wicked uncle in charge and an orphaned girl and her younger brother forced to depend on others, how hard can life get? In this brand-new dynasty founded by people reborn into the past, the days of driving the Yuan barbarians north, sailing the seas, and inventing all sorts of things are already over. Chen Lan thought that once she turned her fortunes around and settled her marriage, she could finally rest easy, but trouble kept coming. Since 0Votes969.8kRecs225.2kFans
- 48 The Princess Consort Returns to the Modern World 王妃反穿记 An ancient princess consort, struck by a life-changing calamity on her wedding night, transmigrates into the body of a modern child left behind in the countryside, who tried to take her own life along with her younger brother and sister. She has to raise her siblings and drive away her awful relatives. But where will she get the money? See how a fifteen-year-old girl from ancient times takes one careful step at a time to support a broken modern family, raising her younger siblings into capable a 0Votes105.4kRecs39.4kFans
- 49 In the Apocalypse, I Am the Mom 末世吾乃宝妈 Xu You discovers that little Qing Yiyi is adorable, and he likes her very much. Then he discovers that he’s also quite taken with little Qing Yiyi’s mother. And then he discovers that little Qing Yiyi is actually his biological daughter... Well, this is quite a predicament. You’ve had a hard time keeping this secret for so long, my child’s mother. Since you’re already the mother of my child, why not do me the favor of becoming my wife, too? [One-on-one romance, both leads are pure in body and mi 0Votes199.4kRecs53.8kFans
- 50 Plum Blossoms in Full Bloom 秾李夭桃 Peach blossoms bloom in profusion, their splendor ablaze... Though reborn into humble circumstances, she blossoms freely amid the chaos of a troubled age. Hand in hand with her beloved, she watches clouds gather and winds rise across the land, and listens at leisure to rain falling on banana leaves in the courtyard. 0Votes28.7kRecs73.2kFans
