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A Guide to Being a Second Empress 继后守则
Lin Jin is the legitimate daughter of a duke’s household. Her father is a famed general, her aunt is the empress, and her cousin is the crown prince. Lin Jin’s life was destined to be worry-free from the moment she was born. The story gets a little angsty at first, but overall it’s sweet, indulgent, and satisfying. Your support and favorites are welcome~~
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The Charming Wife of the Nineties 九零小娇妻
Back in her middle school days, her father was still alive and her mother had not yet passed away. Luo Ye resolves to make her family proud, be a shoulder for her lover to lean on, and a dependable friend.
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A Tang Dynasty Landlord 唐朝小地主
A transmigrated man’s struggle as a small landowner during the Tang Dynasty.
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May Everything Go as You Wish 万事如意
No good farmland at home, no fertile soil around the house, only a treasure-appraising ability at her side. A younger brother and sister to worry about, an overbearing mother, and one troublesome playboy thrown in for good measure. A young general's son, a noble princess, and even the emperor come to join the fun! In this tumultuous Tang dynasty, does she really have a hand in both governing the country and managing a household? As a native-born Tang girl, Yu Ruyi thinks the pressure is enormous
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- 5 The Carefree Tang Dynasty 唐朝小闲人 A master of the Thousand Gates is inexplicably transported by a bolt of lightning to the fourth year of the Yonghui era in the Tang Dynasty. From then on, one enormous lie after another makes the whole world dance to his tune. Whether it’s Emperor Gaozong, who has only recently taken the throne, Changsun Wuji, who currently wields immense power, or Wu Zetian, who will one day become the greatest empress in history. “The truth is painful, reality is cruel, and honesty hurts. So I tried to let the 0Votes925.1kRecs420kFans
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The Lost Jade of the New Tang Dynasty 新唐遗玉
Without a father, I still have a mother. Life goes on, and Chang'an is mine to roam! (Transmigrate into an alternate historical setting; no painstaking historical research required.) For my new project, head over to The Princess Consort Has Returned.
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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait 好事多磨
The new book Strategies of a Secondary Daughter, a history of a secondary daughter's struggle… It will enter the ranking competition in July. Welcome, sisters, to drop by and show your support! Thanks to Xiao Seyi for drawing the cover.
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Peace Above All 以和为贵
Gu Xiyan, an ordinary office worker, transmigrates to an unfamiliar era after an accidental rescue. She has no power to change the world, nor any ambition to rule it. All she wants is an ordinary life with a husband, children, and a warm home, but life never goes as planned. Fate has its own arrangements... We’ve moved, everyone!
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You're the One I Must Marry 你是我的非君不嫁
(Completed) She said, “Honey, I’m old now.” He replied, “That’s all right. I’ll stay by your side no matter how old you get. Even when we can’t walk anymore and have lost all our teeth, I promise I won’t die before you do.” And so, at last, they found a love that would last a lifetime, growing old together without ever parting.
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Nine Out of Ten 九全十美
She falls into an unfamiliar dynasty, where old grudges from a previous generation begin to repeat themselves, forcing her to flee. But she has superb medical skills and a sharp mind, so she can make a good life for herself anywhere! But did she actually manage to escape, or not?
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My Disciple Died Yet Again 我家徒弟又挂了
Yuyan Zunshang, hailed as the greatest cultivator in the world, waited sixteen thousand years before finally taking a disciple. He taught her with care and looked after her devotedly. He watched her slowly come to understand, grow stronger, and seem ready to soar to new heights… then she died! So he took another disciple, taught her with care and looked after her devotedly, and then… she died too! So he took yet another disciple, and then… she died as well! Yuyan: “…” Disciple: “…” (Why is it th
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- 12 The Concubine's Rise to Legitimacy 庶庶得正 Fu Jun feels rather out of her depth. Life in the marquis's household is both easy and hard. The dignity of a legitimate daughter is there one moment and gone the next. No life is easy. She doesn't want to be confined to the inner quarters, yet she has no choice but to struggle forward behind the household gates. Whether the twilight grows eve 0Votes80.4kRecs106.4kFans
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One Big Happy Concubine-Born Family 庶庶一家亲
She is a concubine’s daughter. He is a concubine’s son. Born of concubines, they become husband and wife and carve out a place in the world through their own efforts. * Not every concubine’s daughter can marry into a marquis’s household. Not every concubine’s son can place on the imperial examinations. Marriage is not the end of life, but a brand-new beginning. * When I chose the title, I was thinking of plain rice porridge and simple dishes: fresh and tasty, unlike the ostentation of abalone an
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Reborn as a Little Landlord 重生小地主
[The original novel behind the hit drama Farming Life] She wants to protect her loved ones from being bullied again, help her family work hard and prosper together, and live a cheerful, happy, comfortably well-off life! Book group 18162717 (full). Two more groups have opened. Group name: Reborn Little Landlord, group number 37443900. All readers are welcome to join. To get in, use the name of any character from any of Ruoyan's works as your password. Group name: Reborn Little Landlord 2, group n
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The Great God Won't Leave Me 大神甩不掉
Shen Yuexue bravely saves someone and transmigrates! Damn it, she’s ended up in a world of cultivation. Even worse, with her useless aptitude, she can only be an invisible nobody. Who would have thought that her cooking skills could win her the favor of a top-tier powerhouse? It really pays to be a foodie. Stop right there! Hand over your immortal pills, magical treasures, and secret manuals! What, you won’t? Close the door and unleash the powerhouse! This is the story of how a dazed foodie
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A Match Made in Heaven 妙偶天成
(Published in both simplified and traditional Chinese editions.) The Fourth Miss of the Zhen family was competitive, selfish, and vain, and she went to great lengths to scheme her way into falling into the water alongside the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's family. Then, after Fourth Miss Zhen fell into the water, a clueless little foodie transmigrated into her body… This is not a traditional tale of household power struggles. The heroine i
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Reborn: My Sweet Wife Returns 重生之甜妻归来
Erchun always thought she could see through everything, only to find that it had all come to nothing. As she closed her eyes, Erchun told herself, “If there is a next life, I want to say: Hello, boss. It would be even better if you stayed away from me.” But who could have guessed that her boss would be her nemesis in both her past life and this one?
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The Finest Houseboy 极品家丁
[How to read this book: Take your cue from Flirting Scholar!] A young sales manager has an accident and ends up in a completely different world, where he becomes an honorable... servant in the Xiao family mansion! Spring arrives late at dusk, Yet comes before the flowers know. Year after year, peach trees are planted, Blooming when hearts are breaking. “Peach Blossom Poem”, it belongs to Third Brother!
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The Concubine's Daughter's Strategy (Original Novel of The Sword and the Brocade) 庶女攻略(《锦心似玉》原著)
The original novel of The Sword and the Brocade, starring Wallace Chung and Seven Tan. Birdsong echoes as the distant mountains unfold; mist fills the woods as she wanders alone. In the clear haze, she hears the willows being cut; climbing the tower, she gazes into the distance, waiting for him to come. Amid embroidered silks and jeweled ornaments, she is merely a low-status concubine-born daughter... In short, it is the story of a concubine-born daughter striving to rise!
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