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The Young Lady of the Yamen 千金小衙内
As the descendant of a court official and a textbook young master, Xu Youran has spent her whole life strolling around and living the life of a spoiled dandy. She has a whole host of childhood friends who could become her future husband, and from then on she expects to live the life of her dreams. Then one day, her mother delivers the dreadful news: "Daughter, it's time for you to get married!!!" Heroine profile: Name: Xu Youran. Gender: Female. Description: A highly dangerous little girl. Threa
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- 2 The Great Empress 大帝姬 After transmigrating, Xue Qing discovers she’s been pretending to be a man to trick someone into marriage. And that’s not all. She’s hiding an even bigger deception. This is the story of someone with many secrets. 4Votes5.4MRecs1.6MFans
- 3 The Slow Passage of Time 韶光慢 (Published in simplified and traditional Chinese, and Thai) Qiao Zhao married one of the capital’s most distinguished young noblemen. But just after the wedding ceremony, her husband was ordered to war. When they met again, he pinned her to the city wall with an arrow. She opened her eyes in the body of a girl riding a donkey, racking her brains over how to get back to the capital. 0Votes1.2MRecs697.6kFans
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Qing’er’s Country Life 晴儿的田园生活
On the Lantern Festival, she had to go and make a wish to the moon, saying she wanted an easygoing life in the countryside. Who knew the moon would actually hear her and send her to an ancient farming village? If she had to transmigrate, fine, but did she really have to land in a pigsty? What? Her father is a scholar, but not a single bit of the money he earns ever reaches the family, and her mother can only hold the children and weep. Fine, she’ll have to rely on herself. She’ll stay behind her
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Lord Cui Arrives 崔大人驾到
Synopsis: Her sect suddenly suffers a devastating catastrophe, and she inexplicably becomes the legitimate second daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan. Not only must she hurriedly deal with countless rules and regulations, she also has to unravel the many mysteries surrounding her… (An old unfinished project has resumed updating.
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- 6 Reborn: A World of Students and Peach Blossoms 重生之桃李满天下 Li Baolu had been foolish and slow-witted for three years. When she finally came to her senses, her family was no longer a family, and her grandfather and parents had all died in a maritime disaster. To survive, her grandmother sent her to the Gu family as a child bride. She had already prepared herself mentally for a bleak life of laboring in the fields, but what was she supposed to do when she arrived at their home and found herself cherished like the apple of everyone’s eye? The new book, “Th 0Votes66kRecs49.8kFans
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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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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.
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- 9 Golden Branch 金枝 She was confident in her exceptional intelligence and always strove to do everything perfectly. She thought that becoming a virtuous, supportive wife who followed her husband's lead would do no disservice to her future husband. Unfortunately, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé didn't see it that way. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she lost everything. At last, even Heaven couldn't bear to watch and gave her a chance to start over… (The author is terrible at writing blurbs. Just read 0Votes749kRecs224.1kFans
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Nirvana in Fire 琅琊榜
The Langya List, a tale of changing fortunes, gathers the realm’s extraordinary talents. It tells the story of Mei Changsu, the “Qilin Genius,” whose unmatched brilliance allows him, despite his frail health, to unravel layer upon layer of mystery and outwit treacherous villains. He seeks revenge to clear the name of those wrongfully condemned years ago and help a new ruler ascend the throne. From a resolutely masculine perspective, it reflects the profound loyalty and enduring bonds between men
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Flowers Bloom in Spring 花开春暖
Reborn as a beautiful young woman in ancient times, she and her elderly wet nurse depend on each other for survival. Though orphaned at a young age and forced to live under someone else’s roof, she is still happy with a quiet life spent admiring streams winding beneath little bridges. Can she hold on to her childhood sweetheart? What will she do about the riches and trouble that come crashing down on her? Hmph! She’ll take things as they come. Who’s afraid of whom? New
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- 12 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
- 13 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
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