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A True Record of Nurturing Worthy Ministers 贤臣养成实录
The story of a modern girl who transmigrates into the past as the son of an official family, and strives to cultivate herself, manage her family, govern the state, and bring peace to the world. [Female-to-male transmigration, no BL. Read it or don’t, but don’t attack the author.]
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Zhu Yan, the Female General 朱颜女将
She is the eldest daughter of the powerful Mu family of the Chiqiong Kingdom, a ruthless female assassin in the dead of night and a decisive, merciless general on the battlefield. She never cared for pretty dresses, preferring blades and weapons. At nine, she followed her father into battle to fight the enemy, and from then on, she resolved to carve her way across the battlefield and live life on her own terms. But then her father mysteriously disappeared, the military power in her hands was tak
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- 3 Slay the Hua 诛华 The Seventh Prince suddenly died, the Chengde Hall caught fire, and the collapse of Yong'an Mountain crushed hundreds of households of villagers. With the nation on the brink of ruin, Chang Jiyao was buried alive as a sacrifice to Heaven. Thirteen days later, she crawled out from the dark earth, but had forgotten the most agonizing year of her life. That was the year her father died horribly, her mother withdrew from the secular world, and swore that mother and daughter would never meet again! B 0Votes19.1kRecs6.7kFans
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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
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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
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- 6 The Palace of the Emperor 宸宫 After many years, Mu Fei has returned to the starting point. Her new book, Jade Steps of Blood, is currently being serialized: After dreaming of a future in which her country fell, she was forced to become a concubine, stripped naked in a wedding prank by everyone in her clan, then forcibly abducted, violated, and tortured to death by Emperor Yan of the Murong clan, Li Yan completely lost her mind. She borrowed boundless power from the evil entity Grandmaster Tie and decided to wrestle with fate 0Votes83.4kRecs348.4kFans
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The Beloved One 掌上娇
In her previous life, as Xue Chengjiao lay dying, the only people by her side were her wet nurse and Wei Shu. At eighteen, she had become the Deng family’s second wife, and she died alone in a country estate outside the city... But when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the eleventh year of Zhenning. That was the year she first entered the Cui residence, the year everything was just beginning
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The Golden and Jade Bride 金玉娇妻
After transmigrating, she botched her opening act? No problem. Fortunately, she has a good boss to hold the stage together. Fang Caiwei, the heir's wife who considers herself part of the gold-collar class, works diligently to run the rear courtyard of the Marquis's Residence, this “company,” while accumulating capital in preparation for “going independent” in the future. When the winds of change rise, I will leave in style and make my mark in the vast world. There is even a handsome man who refu
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A Noblewoman's Schemes in a Spatial Realm 空间之贵女谋略
Blurb: After transmigrating, she fights her legitimate mother and sister, then marries a fine young nobleman. That's what a transmigrated concubine-born daughter does. After being reborn, she fights her father's concubines and half-sisters, then marries a fine young nobleman. That's what a reborn legitimate daughter does. As for Mujin, she's just a lowly maid. All she wants is to finish her ten-year term of service without a hitch, go home, and find herself an honest, taciturn husband. That woul
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- 10 The Proud Legitimate Daughter 嫡女骄 Reborn, Situ Jiao is determined to take her fate into her own hands: get rid of her father's concubine, protect her mother, help her brother, guide her half-sister, and win a lifetime of doting love. 0Votes94.2kRecs38.6kFans
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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
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The Wicked Daughter of a Noble House 朱门恶女
Perhaps her time had not yet come, because Ye Kui died and came back to life. She awoke in a strange world, as a young lady of a wealthy and powerful family. But the people in that grand household wanted nothing more than her life. She thought it over and couldn’t see another way. If I don’t give you all a beating today, you’ll never learn what it means to “come to your senses.”
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