Luo Yi Ning, once the wife of a famous general, is reincarnated into the body of a 7-year-old girl seven years after her death. Armed with knowledge of the future, she seeks to protect her loved ones and change their destinies.... more>>

In her new life, she is the legitimate daughter of a scholar but faces jealousy from her siblings and indifference from her father. Loved only by her grandmother, she sets out to win over her unfavored half-brother, Luo Shen Yuan, who is destined to become the future Prime Minister.

Using her foresight, she supports his ambitions while navigating family rivalries and political intrigue. However, altering fate proves more complicated than she imagined, and her actions bring unforeseen consequences. As she grows closer to Luo Shen Yuan, she must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect those she loves and whether she can truly change the course of destiny. <<less

Yu Jin is an orphan, who was raised by wolves in the desert. She happened to meet a man of Han living with a Xiongnu... more>> tribe who takes her back to his camp due to her saving his life from thirst. She soon becomes friends with Xiongnu’s children. One year later, due to political changes, her foster father is killed. His only wish was for her to return to his hometown of Chang’an, in the Han Dynasty while hers is to live with the wolves for she has lost the one who she relied on. While going on life’s journey she met two men on the way hereby starting her story which will span years with so much colorful and stunning trials and tribulations. <<less

In the myriad realms, there are these people. They don't want to become stepping stones for the protagonist.... more>>

Some of them have their own ideals, haven't harmed others, and just want to live well. But in the end, they are all turned into stepping stones by the protagonist.

Let's see how our ordinary person grows step by step, changing the Fate of others and also changing their own. <<less

In order to help their chief find a wife, the bandits kidnapped a woman from the bottom of the mountain in order to offer her up to him.... more>>

The chief of the mountain stronghold, Lu Cang falls in love at first sight with the absolutely stunning beauty!

However, on the night of the consummation... <<less

Upon awakening, Su Changkong found himself transmigrated to a world thrown into chaos by war and rampaged by demon monsters, where his martial arts talent was mediocre. However, Su Changkong discovered that as long as his own “life span” increased, his talents and potential could also be “limitlessly” enhanced!... more>>

Cultivating the Health-preserving Fist technique and practicing the qi of longevity! The path to immortality is littered with corpses, and Su Changkong embarked on a Martial Arts path where he would not perish, even if heaven and earth were to be annihilated! <<less

Ah……..she was married to a Marquis, yet he only had intent to treat her as a concubine not as his first wife, a princess (princess refers to a person’s first wife, it is a position of power among the wives and in the household). Now she overheard that he only married her for appearances sake?... more>>

It was just great! Not only was she forced to marry, she also lost her freedom. Since her husband was also unwilling to marry, they might as well not bother with each other…….

His newly wedded wife was so very strange!

A night before the wedding he caught her peeking shamelessly. She also demanded that the favor he owed her for having saved his life, two years prior in the desert was to not touch her?

Usually a wife would be sharing a husband with three or four other women. Thus they would be full of worry and trepidation, serving their husband to the best of their ability attempting to become the favourite and obtain the valued Princess position. Yet she actually tried to distance herself from him as much as possible. How was this a relationship?

Though it did not matter to him, for he long had the intention to separate himself from her, he was only marrying her because of the Imperial Edict after all. If he didn’t seize this golden opportunity then he was too dumb to deserve it.

Let her regret it!

She was very proficient in the art of Qi Huang. Even though this princess’ beauty wasn’t too outstanding, it wasn’t bad and her temperament was unquestionable. This Prime Minister’s Daughter even had a touch of feminine charisma. Her varying facial features made him forget about the other beautiful concubine completely and made him want to……..only care for her!?

Although he swore to the moon that he would not touch her, however tonight the night sky was cloudy……… <<less

A Daoist priest follows his shifu’s instructions, inheriting a small Daoist shrine that is both destitute and decrepit. He finds that this place does not have anything aside from evil yao spirits, and that each one of them is clever and eccentric. Fortunately, the Daoist priest is cold-hearted and insensitive, searching for his master’s whereabouts while also living a delightful life of eating, sleeping, and fighting yao spirits.... more>>

At the same time, the Daoist priest discovers that behind the disappearance of his shifu lies a great war between the virtuous deities and the fiendish demons, a conflict unprecedented in history. <<less

No one told Xie Qiao that the after effects of transmigrating into a fetus would be so great. The moment she did it, she became sickly. Fortunately, she had maximum affinity with living creatures. The animals she reared could fight, the herbs she planted could live. She could write talismans, read fortunes, and get rid of love interests. She could perform divination, detect aura, and read Fengshui. She could also good at the chess, music, literature, art, carving, and cooking, so she could earn a lot of money. And she was now taken back by the crown prince. “I heard that the princess consort brought about a lethal fate to her parents since young, and... more>> she has a lethal destiny. She’s someone who will not live long. If she marries the crown prince, she might not be able to protect her life. Very soon, she’ll kick the bucket!”

This was the secret news of the imperial city.

Several years later…

“Grandfather, Grandmother, did anyone place bets on when you’re going to die today?” <<less

Beautiful bones. Rare in this world.... more>>

Those with bone do not have skin. Those with skin do not have bone.

Most people’s eyes are shallow, seeing only the skin-deep appearance and not the ‘bones,’ the appearance of the inside.”

The “bones” and “skin” are metaphorical and taken from an ancient text in which these are actually referring to inner and outer beauty, respectively. Most people are shallow and only see outward beauty and fail to acknowledge inner beauty.

The female lead, Shi Yi, has memories of her past life in which her heart belonged to Zhousheng Chen. That life ended in tragedy for them, and in this life, her only goal and desire is to find him again… and one day, she does. He does not look the same, but she knows that beneath the outer appearance, it is him. He, however, does not remember her. <<less

Jin Qing, who was bound by the Sorrow-for-the-World Redemption System, is forced to travel across worlds to save targeted individuals.... more>>

Though she believes every day she lives is a sin, since she can’t find a chance to end herself, she might as well tough it out!

Her goal? With her monstrous strength, she’ll make sure every troublemaker in every world regrets crossing her. When faced with the usual crowd of suicidal fools, Jing Qing would whip out her 1.3-meter-long spiked club: If you don't agree with it, come fight me!

[Definitely no CP, no capture strategy tasks!] <<less

He’s just a low-ranking deputy general and he’s a prince. They meet on the battlefield but it turns out to be the beginning of a complicated and beautiful story.... more>>

Murong Yu is a very confident man – until he meets Han Xin.

There’s nothing he cannot get; there’s nothing he cannot destroy.

To let live or not, is all up to him.

He is the future ruler of Great Yan and so it’s only natural that the world should bow down at his feet.

But he had never thought that one day he would lose control of it.

That even his own will would be uncontrollable.

Murong Yu can neither get nor destroy this prisoner of war.

Han Xin has never given a care about the world – until he meets Murong Yu.

He has never cared about anyone, nor has anyone cared about him.

It doesn’t matter if you’re alone or sad, as long as you can still laugh, life will go on.

He has learned long ago how to not question, how not to believe, how not to lose and how not to care.

Destiny’s uncaring teasing and humiliations have already become numb to him.

That’s right, he doesn’t have a care in the world.

Even if it’s this Prince Royal of Great Yan who’s started to warm up to him. <<less

Before the imperial edict for marriage arrived, I never imagined that my husband-to-be would be Xue Shaochong.... more>>

Although we practically grew up together—studying and playing in the palace—we were childhood acquaintances at best.

But we never opened our hearts to each other, nor truly understood one another. We got along well enough when we played.

He loved archery and horseback riding; I followed along and became a skilled archer myself. I excelled in painting; he once asked me to draw for him.

He is a prince born of the Noble Consort, while I’m the biological niece of the Empress. He holds status, and I am no less noble.

Yet neither of us ever thought we’d be a good match.

Why?

Because his mother gave everything—mobilized the entire strength of Xiliang—to help the emperor ascend the throne, yet she was denied the position of empress.

Meanwhile, my aunt, by sheer family power, has held her place in the Central Palace despite never bearing a child.

His mother is Princess Dai Zhan of Xiliang—iron-willed and unyielding.

My aunt is Wang Baochuan—the same woman who waited eighteen bitter years in a cold cave before soaring as a phoenix once she emerged.

It has been ten years since the emperor ascended the throne, and still no crown prince has been named.

This marriage between the two of us? It’s bound to be anything but smooth.

🍉 Everyone is morally gray

🍉 No lovesick characters

🍉 Romance is not glorified. <<less

With a cunning grandmother, a father stationed far away at the border, and a stepmother who happens to be a scheming imperial princess—one who forced her way into marrying her father and even caused the death of her birth mother—Yan Nangui finds herself in a real mess after transmigrating into this body.... more>>

As if that weren’t enough, her wicked stepmother arranges a marriage with a s*umbag, who not only mistreats her but also forces her to take a drug that causes a miscarriage.

Upon arriving in this disaster of a life, Yan Nangui knows what her first task is: divorce! Why keep a man who’s nothing but garbage?

Next comes revenge. Not a single one of these dogs is getting away unscathed. But how does one bring down a princess of the royal family? That’s the tricky part.

Her gaze slowly drifts toward the man on the dragon throne… If she must, she doesn’t mind becoming this vicious stepmother’s sister-in-law.

Just then, His Highness the Crown Prince appears with flair: "Follow me. That wretched stepmother of yours will be kneeling at your feet before long."

The Crown Prince is just that dazzling—enough to make Yan Nangui swoon.

So how do you defeat a venomous stepmother who's a royal princess?

Simple:

Break into her maternal home base—

And pull that damn old emperor right off his throne! <<less

She is stubborn and tough. He is cold and indifferent. In difficult times, she and he went through life and death. In his arms, he embraced another woman. In this life, she is his most hated woman; In this lifetime, he toppled her feelings of this whole life. Because of this desperate love, tears are all over the place, enough to unite seven summers and autumns. Old clothes are weak, red lotus has fallen. In the end who for whom covered each other’s younger years? Suddenly realizing in a dream that they are separated by the other end of the world. So it turned out that some love has long ago entered the bones……
... more>> 40px;"> Su Qing Qian’s gentle yet tenacious courage went in a battle of wits with a loved one through the autumn’s wind and the monthly flowers. Plotting and calculating to help the loved one reign the world. Cold emperor became an affectionate husband. Unable to distinguish if the enemy’s country hostage prince is a friend or a foe, is it exploitation or protection? Even with an oppressive heart and deep feeling is not enough to describe this story.

He is standing with his sword, his eyes are full of cold mu*derous aura. In the moment between life and death, a few words from the woman beside him saved her. This woman is his favorite fei and also the only one in his heart over these past years.

It turned out that she is someone who keeps hanging on her brother in law without any sense of shame and is a woman being disgusted by the world.

She has the appearance enough to cause the fall of a land and has been identified by the people as a demoness.

He is cold to the absolute, a lone person with fierce ambitions. Because of one catastrophe, feelings have been planted in her heart for him. Touching love, went through life and death together, but she was still unable to break the ice in his heart.

She is his most obscure secret; she is also the woman he hates the most. All his love he gave to another woman, except he was reluctant to let her leave…….

Inside the dragon curtain, he is embracing the woman he loves the most while she is silently waiting outside the chamber.

Desire or temptation? Addiction or monopolizing? Meeting by chance or consigned to eternal damnation?

In this life, she accompanied two men. One took her life with one strike. The other pushed her in the abyss of deception…… <<less

She has been drawn into the life of the phoenix, such fate – “The Emperor Swallow”, but few days later she married the Prime Minister; she possesses beauty that overthrows cities and ruins states but also has a talented and virtuous mind, yet her husband is deeply in love with the Emperor’s doted consort. On their wedding night, his face filled with guilt, says to her: Apart from love, I can give you anything……... more>>

Though deep in nobility, her life is not monotonous, to pick up the new number one scholar from within the imperial palace, to rescue the Nu clan’s prince in the back alleys, and with the young general falling off the cliff, with the Emperor engaging in a battle of wits over the inner palace…….

Many men were unable to conquer her beauty and wisdom, yet when trying to win the beauty, they cannot let go of their plundering desires in lust for power. Within the imperial court, there is an underlying turbulence of disputing fronts. On the battlefield, there is the slaughtering of armoured cavalry……the tender grace of a beauty, hearts fuelled with lust for power, which is it that is the burial of such heroes?

Troubled times since the war, they survive in this strife, fighting to dominate this world, seizing the beauty that overthrows cities and ruin states……

The world, because of this beauty, is in chaos; but who is it that this beauty charmingly smiles at? <<less

Shu Yunfu has never pretended to be a good woman.... more>>

She’s selfish, materialistic, and greedy for wealth

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Whether in the modern world or as the illegitimate daughter of the Shu family after transmigrating, her only goal has always been: to live a good life—a rich, luxurious life.

So whether she was acting as a stand-in for a domineering CEO, or being groomed by her magistrate father to be gifted as a concubine to high-ranking officials, she went along with it.

After all, survival comes first.

But what she didn’t expect was… one moment she was a magistrate’s daughter, the next, she was the disgraced daughter of a criminal, about to be sent to a brothel run by the government!

Absolutely not! Now it’s all about staying alive.

Good thing the imperial inspector handling the case seems like the perfect target to cling to.

But should she choose the older brother, outwardly warm and refined but inwardly distant and cunning— Or the younger brother, seemingly sunny and open but actually cruel, possessive, and ruthlessly selfish? <<less

The Fifth Miss of the Ruan family, born out of wedlock, has always despised her lotus-like face.... more>>

Her outstanding beauty led her stepmother to treat her as a commodity. During a banquet, she was drugged and violated by the old King of Fushan and was forced to marry into his household as a secondary consort. The King, twisted by age, particularly enjoyed tormenting young beauties. In her previous life, after Ruan Yuluan became pregnant, the jealous consort, fearing for her own position, cruelly took her life.

When Ruan Yuluan awoke, she found herself reborn back to when she was thirteen years old in the Ruan family. At this point, she was neither yet a beauty envied by her sisters nor was she plotted against by her cold stepmother and father, nor had she been targeted by the King of Fushan’s lustful gaze…

Ruan Yuluan vowed secretly that, even as an illegitimate daughter, she would take control of her own fate and never repeat the mistakes of her past life!

As she approached the age of marriage, to avoid being used as a tool to please the Duke of Fushan, she set her sights on the residence of the King of Xuan. There, the young master who had helped her on several occasions and whose pair of charming, peach-blossom eyes became her new focus. <<less

Liu Yuetang was cast off to a rural estate by her stepmother the moment she was born. On the year she came of age, her legitimate sister backed out of entering the palace due to a dream and instead stole her betrothal—spending the wedding night with her fiancé.... more>>

Seizing the moment, Liu Yuetang chose to enter the palace herself and forge a brighter path. Once inside, she laid low, studied bedroom arts, mastered the art of seduction and restraint, and used every tactic at her disposal to claim a place in the emperor’s heart.

From a low-ranked yunu (court woman) to one of the four imperial consorts, it took her only two years.

Everyone said she was beautiful, but cunning—willing to use any means to climb the ranks. Only Liu Yuetang knew how perilous every step had been.

If she had shown even a sliver of mercy or hesitation, she’d never have made it to the top.

From beginning to end, what she wanted was never love or romance, but the emperor’s favor—wealth and power.

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Xiao Heng grew up amidst scheming and deceit in the imperial palace. From the moment he ascended the throne, he knew he could never afford emotions, let alone a weakness.

So even when the naturally seductive Liu Yuetang entered his life, he only gave her favor and power—never his heart.

That is, until the day he saw her trapped in a sea of fire… and rushed in like a madman. <<less

A young man is being forced to cross-dress as a bride to replace his young lady who refused to marry since she already had her... more>> own lover.
And the groom had prepared a surprise for the supposed bride, yet he was the one who got the surprise for the bride he had imagined was not as his imagined before, ---personality wise.
So, the life of the counterfeit bride and 'her' groom began.
With both party having their own secret, how would their life like? <<less

One-line Summary: She was forcibly taken and married by her imperial elder brother.... more>>

On the day of her grand wedding, the usually obedient and most beloved youngest daughter of the emperor, Princess Rouzhen, refused to marry the imperial consort and publicly fled the marriage—then disappeared within the palace.

The commotion reached the Eastern Palace. The sick Crown Prince Jiang Yao, who had long remained indoors, sat by the window and slowly turned a page of his book with his fingertip.

That night, the drizzle fell like threads, cicadas cried mournfully in the cold air, and knocking echoed outside the palace hall. Jiang Yao opened the door to find a young girl in a phoenix coronet and wedding robes standing in the rain.

They weren’t particularly close. After more than ten years, their relationship had remained distant and formal. Yet the girl's eyes shimmered like water, her red lips burned like fire. She leaned closer and said: “Imperial Elder Brother, please… let me in to hide.”

In the distance, torchlight lit up the night: “By imperial decree: whoever finds the princess shall be rewarded with ten thousand gold taels!”

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It started with that simple plea—“I don’t want to get married”—that made the Crown Prince agree to shelter her from the rain. After that night, she pleaded sweetly every day, begging him to let her stay just one more day.

Jiang Yinyu, hiding in the Eastern Palace, thought—

The Crown Prince was noble and pure, like a breeze under the moon, like a mountain one could only look up to. Beloved by the emperor, respected by the court.

If she just catered to his temperament and flattered him a bit, maybe when he ascended the throne, he would remember their old bond and look after her, his "younger sister," even if just a little.

But news of the princess hiding in the Eastern Palace eventually got out. To outsiders, it became a scandal: the Crown Prince was seen as immoral, undisciplined, and hiding his imperial sister. Criticism poured in from all over, and the emperor was furious.

Jiang Yinyu knew she was not the emperor’s biological daughter. To quell the rumors, she volunteered to marry into a distant kingdom as part of a peace alliance.

That night, beneath the red wedding candles, Jiang Yinyu sat in the bridal chamber—not waiting for her groom, but for the Crown Prince, clad in black armor.

His usually pristine, jade-like hand—accustomed only to holding a brush—was now drenched in blood. He slowly approached her, sword drawn from the heart of the imperial consort. He caressed her pale cheek, eyes like a bottomless abyss.

“Why won’t my little sister listen to her big brother? Why insist on marrying?”

“Didn’t I tell you—whichever kingdom you choose to marry into, I’ll conquer it? You’re supposed to stay in the Eastern Palace, waiting for your brother to marry you. Why did you run?”

Setting Notes:

(1) The male and female leads are not related by blood — the female lead is adopted. The romance begins after both discover their true identities.

(2) There are possessive and forceful elements in the story. The male lead becomes dark and obsessive in the later part. Initially gentle, he later becomes both mentally and physically unstable, and only the female lead can calm him. They are in an exclusive relationship.

(3) The death of the imperial consort (the groom) has its reasons—the groom was not a good person.

(4) The background is a fictional setting inspired by the Han and Tang dynasties, but does not impose strict expectations on female c*astity or virtue.

(5) This is a pseudo-sibling romance. If you're uncomfortable with that, please don’t force yourself to read it (said kindly, in response to comments saying the male and female leads are “too close”). <<less

Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general’s household, is chosen in a royal selection and designated by the Empress to serve as a spy. She is bestowed in marriage to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. From the moment she steps into the Eastern Palace, she understands clearly: there will only be mutual interests between her and Zhongli Jin—never affection.... more>>

Sixteen years in the deep palace transform her. No longer the spoiled and willful noble daughter, she becomes the emotionless and ambitious Empress, reigning over the inner court with a heart hardened by power struggles.

✨ No transmigration or rebirth

✨ Pure palace intrigue

✨ The heroine remains emotionally detached

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T/N (eliiizabeth): The title “凤娇鸾” literally translates to “Phoenix Delicate Luan.” 凤 (Phoenix) refers to a symbol of the Empress or a noblewoman, while 鸾 (Luan) is a mythological bird often paired with the phoenix, representing harmony, virtue, and high status. For this novel title, I translated it in a more figurative and contextually appropriate sense as:

“Elegant Birds of the Palace.” <<less

She is the God of war. She is Shura. She is the soul of a hundred thousand fierce army. She is boned, and she must... more>> not frown. Her mother was killed when she went out to fight for her country. She vowed to revenge, but suddenly found that there was a conspiracy hidden in it. He is a knight, he is a doctor, he is a spy, gentle as jade, loyal. He approached her with purpose, but healed her scars, and fell in love with her unconsciously. Li Qingtong held the dagger against him: "Who are you! Don't say I killed you! " Si Youyu's evil spirit smiled: "Do you want to be a widow when you treat your husband like this?" <<less

This novel is adapted from the popular web drama of the same name, “Hard to Find.”... more>>

Princess Feng Yuan of Yongzhao and Young Master He Lian Xi of Linchuan were a pair of “Twin Trees” who were fated to live and die together, secretly vowed to spend their lives together. However, their private agreement sparked a devastating massacre within their clan.

Three years later, their paths crossed once more, igniting a love story filled with trials, challenges, and redemption, all set against a rich Eastern backdrop. <<less