Novels like The Embroidered Courtyard
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Embroidered Courtyard, best match first.
- 1 Nian Niang’s Return 念娘归录 War broke out in the northwest. The Turks were ruthless, burning, killing, and plundering. The people of Yizhou were terrified, and citizens fled with their families. Yun Nianniang, alone and without support, remained perfectly calm and unafraid. Fortunately, help arrived from Taiyuan Prefecture. The maid clasped her hands together. “How kind of your uncle to come and bring you to join the family!” Yun Nianniang smiled faintly. “And what if I go? I'd still be living under someone else's roof!” 0Votes10kRecs17.4kFans
- 2 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
- 3 The Empress Doesn't Want to Live 娘娘不想活 The emperor's favorite concubine is pregnant? Let her be. The emperor's cousin has entered the palace? Let her be. The emperor's noble consort has given birth? Let her be. Wait, someone's put poison in the pastries? Quick! Bring them here so I can taste them! All the palace maids stare in utter disbelief… 0Votes93.6kRecs84.7kFans
- 4 The Phoenix Returns to Its Nest 凤回巢 Xiao Qing’s new book, Reunited with You, is underway. Readers, come on over! O(∩_∩)O~ Gu Wanning’s life was full of ups and downs. She experienced every hardship and enjoyed every luxury. At the moment she closed her eyes, exhausted in both body and mind, she finally found peace. Unexpectedly, when she opened them again... 0Votes601.2kRecs644.7kFans
- 5 The Eldest Daughter 长嫡 The Xie family is scheming to claim the Fu family's century-old fortune. Marquis Fu is scheming for power and a bright future. In her dreams, she is a discarded pawn, sacrificed in their power game. Her mother takes her own life by jumping into a well, and she is hastily married off to the Lu family's impoverished son, a man renowned throughout the land. Yet she dies young, in the prime of her life. When she opens her eyes, she lets out a cold laugh. You'd all better repent! 1Votes844.4kRecs529.3kFans
- 6 Displaying Beautiful Brocade 良陈美锦 Before she was forty, she was plagued by countless illnesses. When she died, her son was getting married. Jinchao thought she had nothing left to live for, but when she woke, she was young again, in the prime of her life. Back then, my love never wavered; now, I’m as hard as a blade. This book has been published in simplified Chinese and is available to order from Dangdang, JD.com, and Amazon. We welcome your orders! 1Votes300.5kRecs575kFans
- 7 Mu Nanzhi (Original Novel of The Story of Jianan) 慕南枝（《嘉南传》原著） In his previous life, Li Qian spent his whole life yearning for Empress Dowager Jiang Xian. In this life, Li Qian decides that having a beautiful woman in his arms beats longing for her from a thousand miles away. He’ll just abduct Princess Jianan, Jiang Xian, first... P.S. An important point bears repeating three times: this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn, this is a story about the female lead being reborn. 7Votes5MRecs1.3MFans
- 8 Jun Jiuling 君九龄 In the winter of the third year of Taikang, a girl came to the Ning family in Beiliu Town, Yangcheng, claiming to be a long-lost relative; After her marriage proposal was rejected, the girl decided to prove her determination by dying in front of the Ning family home; When the girl who had died opened her eyes once again; The fates of many people were turned upside down. [Romance] 3Votes5.4MRecs1.8MFans
