Yaoniang was the concubine of Jin Wang in the last life, but she had only been doted on for a few months before she died.... more>>

After her rebirth, she decided to live safely and protect herself. So she would do a job well as a wet nurse and never pursue luxurious life.

However, it never occurred to her that stern-faced Jin Wang who only did things without discussion in her last life would now take initiative.

Everyone in the world knew that Jin Wang had a concubine which was doted by him as early as he lived in original place. After entering the royal palace, she was even more prestigious and Jin Wang only doted her in imperial harem.

There were many rumors in the folk villages about the concubine. The only thing that was well known was that before she entered the royal palace she was a widow and it was said that she also had a son.

During the time Jin Wang became the emperor, he was diligent and managed the country well. He worked hard to improve his governance as a wise emperor. However, he was frequently crazy about the concubine, which made people criticize a lot.

And one of the most absurd things he did was to recognize the son the concubine had as his own kid.

To this, Jin Wang personally came out to refute the rumor:

“It’s my own son.”

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This is a phenomenal story full of political intrigue, sexy scenes, rebirth (of several people!) and harem intrigue. It has lots of harem issues, infighting between women who were sadly born at a time that wasn't favourable to women. Entitled men and their schemes, etc. All in all, a great read despite some flaws here and there.

MC is an ordinary lady who due to being born beautiful and voluptous - it causes her downfall. She is schemed by her younger sister-in-law to be r*ped and finds herself as a nanny in a Prince's home for his daughter. Actually MC was reborn. In her last life after being a nanny she was pitted against and used in schemes leading to her death so in this life she just wants to avoid death and go home to her son and raise him up. She is a simple naive woman who due to her dullness was used and killed. So this lifetime, she still isn't that smart but is better at looking behind the scenes and reading the inbetween of the things people tell/give to her. I find that refreshing that she doesn't actually have a golden finger and is merely bumbling her way through a second life by doing what she thinks will save her. Its a great read.

ML is obviously the Prince who is entitled, possesive and really scheming. Well, he is a Prince after the throne after all and is raised in a situation of knives and lies. So I get that his character is as such. I like how he solves problems lmao. I also like how he pampers her. <<less

With a dad who made it big, his scheming b*tch of a concubine, and a pushover for a mother, Yan Yan’s life was bound to be rough. No matter. In her opinion, absolute strength could overcome any number of schemes in household struggles. As she became used to acting fierce, everyone feared her as though she were a wolf or tiger. She thought no one would want to marry her, but someone by her side actually said he had deeply rooted feelings for her.... more>>

Come, come, little fatty Luo, tell this lady how many years ago you’ve had these deeply rooted feelings for me.

Little fatty Luo: T.T… I won’t tell you that it was in my past life, even if you beat me to death!

Due to various reasons, Luo Huai Yuan only had the dirty thoughts but not the courage in his past life, and missed out on his consort. After reincarnating, he is determined to treat her like a treasure. He won’t fight back when beaten. He won’t yell back when scolded. He also wants to have her give birth to a bunch of fat little children for him…

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An amazing novel as I absolutely love both the FL and ML. FL has a strong personality and I adore reading about her temper flaring up and how she overcame the obstacles in her family situation. Her father's dubcon romance with the CEO Xu is so hilarious to me and brought a strange trope to the novel. ML is such a tease and I love his fat ass HAHAHA. A great novel with tons of political intrigue, drama, faceslapping and humor.  <<less

To pass as an imperial concubine, one must be professional.... more>>

Actually, the profession of an imperial concubine is pretty good. The emperor will accompany you in eating and drinking, and even pay you for it. What’s not good about that?

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First of all: This is not a romance novel. I repeat NOT A ROMANCE novel. This is a novel about SURVIVAL. Our MC is a woman from the modern world who transmigrates to ancient China as one of the Emperor’s concubine. She thinks its due to karmic retribution and thus knows that life in the harem will be hard. She treats it as a job. After all as a concubine she still gets “pay” aka her monthly allowance and servants, food and a beautiful place to stay plus s*x with a handsome man aka the Emperor who she calls the Boss in her mind. 

She doesn’t just want to blend into the background as our MC is a tough lady who hates to be bullied. She simply wants to be one of those at the top so as to not be bullied and then live peacefully. (Or as peaceful as it can get in a harem.) That is the entire story, about how she rises from one of the lower ranks, acts like a lady in love with the Emperor till she obtains a large portion of his thoughts and heart. 

I wouldn’t say the Emperor falls in love with her but he does think of her a lot. I am pretty satisfied with that.If you enjoy face-slapping moments, a shameless MC who knows when to act, how to act and her genius schemes, this is the book for you. She does not openly harms other concubines but she does retaliate if they harm her or scheme against her. She does not pretend to be a white lotus. She is merely firm in her pretend love with the Emperor (others think she is so in love that they pity her).

What a fun read. 

Also do read it from the original source sleep chaser . wordpress . Get the password from their discord. The translation plus footnotes is SUPERB. Thoroughly loved it. Thank you! <<less

Empress Dowager Yi An finally achieved great success in this life, her son became the emperor.... more>>

She had a bad fortune in the first half of her life but she was favored by the former Emperor for the second half of her life.

In this situation she should be happy however there was one problem, a tired heart.

If one may ask, who is not tired in this deep palace?

When she woke up, she went back to her fifteen-year-old self, and was still a ‘thin horse’.

When she was sent to the capital as a tool for connection, thus the story began…

Note : ‘thin horse’ [shòu mǎ 瘦马] – was a term used to denote girls reared specifically for the purpose of supplying Yangzhou City’s [Jiangsu Province] market in concubines.

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FL is the Empress Dowager, and her son is the Emperor. Somehow she timetravels back in time to when she was first sent to the palace to be the Prince's concubine/serving lady in bed. Before, in her first life, she struggled to find her place in the harem, struggled to please the Prince who becomes the Emperor, all for the sake of her child. This life, she focuses on the Prince and builds a better relationship with him. This honestly reminds me of the Jin Wang story. Same with that story, the Prince doesn't have a good relationship initially with FL due to thinking he is being schemed at by Principle Wife. Second life, the FL controls her own destiny. Unlike the Jin Wang story, this one is more boring and slice-of-life style with little harem politics or any intrigue. Stopped at C87.  <<less

Pei Jin is a black bellied prince. To outsiders he is a kind gentleman and always calm.... more>>

Yan Shi Ning is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. To outsiders she is a gentle bred young lady and always docile.

Pei Jin and Yan Shi Ning are the perfect couple but behind closed doors…

Pei Jin: Wife, you’re an expert liar.

Yan Shi Ning: Husband, it’s because you taught me well.

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FL pretends to be a gentle docile lady but actually has a fierce temper. ML is black-bellied but pretends to also be a kind, virtuous carefree Prince. Story isn't bad but the writing leaves a lot to be desired. Dropped at Chapter 30. Otherwise not a bad read, honestly. <<less

“I can’t accept this! I can’t! Even as a ghost, I’m going to spend eternity cursing that your relationship will shatter like glass! Break apart like a pair of mandarin ducks that fly away from each other!” With such a persisting obsession, it would be difficult for the vengeful departed spirit to move on.... more>>

Ji Man had only read a light novel to pass the time, but she was unexpectedly pulled into a very strange dream. She had become the novel’s most vicious villainess.

The novel rewinds to the beginning. The villainess who had been ordered to commit su*cide reappears on stage and begins to follow the plot as she walks toward the novel’s ending once again, to a courtyard deep inside the marquis’ residence. A female lead that’s like the Holy Mother. Countless cannon fodders. The imperial family’s favor…

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This is a very complex novel. I enjoyed reading it and parts of it will always linger in my mind. Thoroughly enjoyed it despite it not being a typical romance story. Don’t expect it to be a fluffy story. Its more on schemes and manipulations with flawed characters coming to a compromise with one another.

Basic premise is our FL is from the modern world who reads a novel about a main wife who becomes a concubine as the husband as found a new love and discards her. FL thinks the husband is tr*sh and that the novel is tr*sh. She is then "transmigrated" into the abandoned wife. As this novel is set in Ancient China, it is the norm for the husband to have many wives, so please note this. It is a common feature in many novels set in the past. 

Anyway, FL doesn't quite like this s*um husband who sleeps around a lot but she needs to fulfill the wish of the woman she transmigrated to in order to return to her world. And she thinks the wish of the woman "Nie Sangyu" is to obtain the love of her husband. So despite her hating him in her heart, she will attempt to be good to him in her own way. But she doesn't really actively pursue it, which is why this isn't really a romance. 

And yes, the ML is the s*um husband. So if you hate the thought of that, stop reading. The ML is very flawed, only because he is born in an era who needs him to be ruthless. He is after all the marquis and entangled with the politics related to ascension to be the Emperor and he wants to retain his power. Love is really low on the list of priorities for him. So do expect him to callously treat the women around him as pawns, before he actually has "real" feelings for FL. He himself does not know if that is "love" but he eventually realizes that she is more important than some of his schemes. (Not always but he does compromise his plans for her). 

So basically it's a story that involves alot of scheming and backstabbing and survival. FL goes through A LOT. This novel has arcs- harem fighting, survival arc, and the final realization arc. I loved every part of it despite some parts I did not like.  <<less

When Liao Qing Qing wakes up, she has transmigrated into an unfavoured young wife. After entering the imperial palace, she becomes the unfavoured Liangyi.[1] She wants to live to the end of her life with the motto ‘sitting around and doing nothing’; therefore, she follows the noble consort and the others in a low profile and being a wallflower. But ——... more>>

The Emperor suddenly approaches her requesting a kiss, hug, cuddle… and he wants a daily dose of it. This angered all of the imperial concubines. Before she could make a move, the imperial concubines treated her increasingly respectfully.

Liao Qing Qing, “??”

Emperor, “Beloved Concubine, look, this is the imperial harem that I have conquered for you!”

Liao Qing Qing, “As expected, Your Majesty has a sickness!”

Note: [1] 良仪(liángyí)- Liangyi is sixth-class (higher) rank. It has the same rank as Ladies of Excellence (良娣)and Filial Ladies of Excellence(良媛)

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I love this! This is a light-hearted read about how an Emperor falls in love with an initially unfavoured concubine (who is secretly a transmigrator from the future) with minimal harem drama. 

Our FL is a soft-spoken, sweet girl who had a very lonely past. Her family passed away quite early leaving her alone and she has always struggled on her own. So when she transmigrated to a character whom she knows passes the time quietly like a salted fish, she thinks its quite good! She's very happy about it. However, somehow she attracts the Emperor's attention. 

The Emperor doesn't sleep with her at the start, he just likes being around her because her presence mysteriously cures his persistent headaches. And so, as he spends more time with her, they both gradually fall in love with each other. Its really very sweet. Some say the Emperor is childish but I think his personality is adorable. It's a mix of being tsundere and also a kuudere. FL is soft and sweet. Not too dumb. Just very straight-forward. 

Nice story. Just don't expect any deep harem intrigue or politics. This is a light-hearted read.  <<less

Tao Ti, a little taotie* cub, transmigrated and became the bride of the sickly crown prince who was meant to chase out his ill fortune, but ended up committing su*cide by ingesting poison.... more>>

Met by the disgusted gazes of everyone in the Eastern Palace, Tao Ti was a little flustered.

Just then, the crown prince who was rumoured to soon die from illness comforted her, “Don’t be scared, I’ll give you a letter of annulment before I die, and return you your freedom.”

Tao Ti was stunned, “A-alright.”

Inwardly, she thought, “A gentle and beautiful man; I’m fine with this!!!”

Later——

When the crown prince was ridiculed, Tao Ti rolled up her sleeves to defend him.

When the crown prince was sick with a high fever, Tao Ti boiled the medicine herself.

When the crown prince’s appetite was poor, Tao Ti cooked, fried, steamed, and baked.

Everyone in the Eastern Palace: Safeguard the best crown princess in the world!

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The prince of the outlying tribe was muscular and bold; he planned to abduct Taoti to the grasslands once the crown prince died.

The crown prince broke the prince’s leg, then, in the middle of the night, blocked Tao Ti.

Tao Ti’s voice trembled, “Your… Your Highness?”

The crown prince’s eyes were dark, and his smile was warm. “If I had known that you liked wild ones, I would’ve stopped pretending.”

*T/N: Taotie are ancient Chinese mythological creatures with an insatiable appetite, commonly emblazoned on bronze vessels. It’s now used as a term to describe gluttonous people. Written as 饕餮, it’s pronounced ‘Tao Ti’ in Chinese, which happens to be a homonym of the FL’s name, 陶缇 (Tao Ti).

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FL transmigrates into oriFL's body after oriFL's commits su*cide on her wedding day to the sickly weak Crown Prince who is the ML. FL is a cheerful lady who then strives to live well in ancient times while trying to find a way back to her world. She's a taotie, a mythical beast and she knows she might've been wrongfully transferred to this world so she's just waiting for her family to figure it out and get her back. So she's not as upset to be in this ancient times. 

She seems to be from a modern world which has mythical beasts of all sorts. Her uncle who lived in ancient times always raved about the food in that period, so our FL who is a natural foodie (taotie's are known to be gluttons who swallow enemies/world), is busy cooking her way into the ML's heart. Her natural cheerful demeanor and straightforward personality also worms its way into the ML's heart. 

There aren't much faceslapping involved mostly because FL is not the type of person who holds grudges but there are some people who often want to make the FL miserable. The ML helps solves the issues quite naturally. To be honest I felt like the political intrigue was rather boring. Read it for the fluff. <<less

What if the Emperor and Noble Consort swapped bodies…... more>>

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Oneshot with a fantastic twist. <<less

The “Dog Emperor” gets adopted by his fake “Favored Consort.” This story follows their story as they experience all sorts of trials in the imperial harem and find true love.... more>>

The dog king will recover his human body.

This is not a legitimate harem drama novel – there will be love, there will be pampering.

Enormous silver platters, shocking melodramas, all part of the package.

Looking at his own concubines and imperial offspring from a doggy’s perspective:

Who used to be the sweet, gentle, and eloquent flower turns out to be a venus fly trap behind the scenes.

Who used to be the filial and courteous, intelligent and adorable, imperial princes and princesses transform into demons in a flash.

The progression (of the story) overturns understandings and unmasks countless illusions.

But by the protection of the gods, the dog emperor met a healing owner. Although the path is rough, the end is pleasant.

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The basic premise of the story is of an Emperor who was injured and somehow his soul went into a newborn poodle puppy and was then taken to the Virtuous Consort, aka our FL to be raised. He realizes that things aren't what it seems and falls in love with the FL. However, FL doesn't love the ML and the story progresses from political agendas and schemes to ML struggling to romance FL to loving him.

The story has several parts: first, the cute and funny times when ML was a dog, the schemes to overthrow the Emperor, ML simpering for the FL, and some drama to strengthen the bond between the ML and FL. It does focus on the relationship between the ML and FL so the scheming for the throne does end pretty quickly with little fanfare.  <<less

Traversed to become A Servant — Book 1... more>>

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Heartbroken and wanted to commit su*cide?

Nonsense!

But how did God decide to let her transmigrate to ancient times and become a little maid?

In this era of distinct classes, a maid has no human rights at all.

She knew it very well. If you want to live a good life, you would have to follow a kind master.

But she didn’t expect this second young master Qiao to be so two-faced?! A serious and elite gentleman by day and a rogue by night!

Alas! She wanted to get a new job. Is it too late to seek a new master?

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Short, sweet, simple story of a transmigrated FL who went to ancient times and becomes the maid of the ML.  <<less

What would you say is the most valuable thing in this world?... more>>

A mountain of gold and silver? Wrong.

Then what is it? The return of the prodigal son.

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Another short story that made me cry. FL is the ugly maid of the ML who stays with him eventhough a tragedy befell him. Highly recommended. One of my faves. <<less

Consort Yi, who was breathtakingly beautiful and the most doted on in the imperial harem, had a nightmare about the future.... more>>

The crown prince was deposed. The fourth prince ascended the throne. Her sworn enemy, Consort De, became the empress dowager. Her son, the fifth prince, was not allowed to have an important position. The ninth prince was died while he was imprisoned. The eleventh prince died of an illness during infancy. Although Kangxi spoiled her with sweet words of love, he took in many women in his later years and cast her aside.

Kangxi urged the new emperor that if Consort Yi was domineering and disrespectful after he passed away, then the new emperor did not need to take his feelings into consideration.

In the end, she died in desolation.

After awaking from her dream –

Consort Yi: We are not going to bother.

Whoever wants to be the favoured consort can go ahead and be the favoured consort!

The emperor didn’t say anything, but knew deep down that out of all those in the imperial harem, only Consort Yi had his heart.

She was beautiful, considerate, thoughtful, and knew how to handle various situations. Once in a while, she had a bit of a temper.

But suddenly, one day, Consort Yi went on strike. In order to refuse his favour, she did everything she possibly could.

Yun Xiu: I am jealous and malicious…

Kangxi: ???

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This novel could've been better but falls a little flat. It's about a FL who had visions of a bad future and she decides not to fight for ML's favour anymore. However it backfires, and her honesty and rebellious self attracts the ML instead. The bad future is prevented unintentionally by her actions. There is a huge cast of characters and they all have their sideplots to further the story. A lot about harem politics + throne ascension politics. My official rating is about 3.5.  I only added it in this list because I did like reading about the various children by the ML who are adorable.  <<less

Song Jinning has been living leisurely for the past ten years. But suddenly, she realized she was actually in a book as a side character who was jealous of the female lead. But Song Jinning didn’t mind this, the antagonist was only sent away and wasn’t tortured or killed, so what’s there to be scared off?... more>>

Unexpectedly, the male lead who was supposed to hate her was suddenly reluctant to let her go and even followed her wherever she went.

Song Jinning: “Your Majesty is not my husband, let go!”

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The perfect empress in Li Chengxuan’s mind should be gentle, upright, beautiful and soft-spoken. But then he met a woman who didn’t regard him as the emperor in her heart and had no respect for him. But did he drink the wrong medicine? He suddenly found himself attracted to this woman and doing everything for her.

This story is lighthearted and funny, with no palace fighting, and sweetness all the way!

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Pretty chill light-hearted story of a tsundere ML and a carefree foodie FL. No drama and mainly focuses on how the ML falls for the FL. FL's feelings came abruptly to me.  <<less

As a eunuch, Tian Qi’s ba zi* was harder than diamond-plated gold drill. Although her ba zi easily brought an end to three consecutive masters, the Emperor was not afraid to be the next casualty and got her to serve at Qian Qing Palace.... more>>

But although His Majesty looked like a handsome gentleman, his behavior was more like a hooligan. Once, the Emperor even touched Tian Qi’s lower abdomen and started to wonder at the amazing flatness of the area…

*八字 a Feng Shui term that refers to one’s date and time of birth, or the destiny that one is born with.

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So this story is about the FL who goes to the imperial palace to be a eunuch. She meets ML and somehow catches ML's eye because of how pretty she is even as a Eunuch. She has a lot of funny mishaps together with the ML and he falls for her and thinks "dammit am I gay???" 

It’s a novel that is very comedic especially between the FL and ML with a fun cast of characters. 2nd ML is creepy though. A good read for the comedy and romantic tension. <<less

Everyone in the City of Jing thinks that bestowment of marriage between Xian Junwang and the daughter of the Yi’an Marquis House is to insert a fresh flower into manure.... more>>

Xian Junwang was that fresh flower and the di daughter of Yi’an Marquis House was that manure that was not liked.

It is said that what is heard is false, seeing is believing. Who knows what the truth really is?

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It was a very well-written intrigue novel with a LOT of scheming involved. It's mostly a political intrigue novel with throne ascension as the main focus and the romance as a sidenote. Throughout the battle for the throne, the womenfolk played an important roles. A lot of couples were used as emphasis and comparisons in the novel in other to make different POVs and points.

I liked the various points the author tried to make, of the womenfolk being ruthless in different ways when slighted, and the things one must do for survival. However, this novel also has a lot of "read between the lines" moments especially between the FL and ML. Whenever they talk, I feel like I have to focus 101% of every word said just to understand the hidden meaning underneath.

Up to the very end, despite all the scheming, I never could guess 100% all of the undertakings by the ML.

Anyway, it's a good read but one that you must read when clear-headed otherwise you'll just get a headache from trying to interpret all this flowery hidden meanings.

I did find it boring though haha. Because it's all not fully explained in the end which is the part I liked about intrigues. <<less

Shi Qinglou, an expert in agriculture, opened her eyes after her death and transmigrated into an ancient peasant girl.... more>>

In the beginning, she was sold by her family and forcibly taken away to be buried with the rich son who was about to die of illness in the county town.

Shi Qinglou rolled up her sleeves and fought back.

Controlling evil with evil, and controlling violence with violence. She made her family cry and made them take the initiative to retire her from marriage, and support her.

After turning around, she took the initiative to marry Xiao Hanzheng, who was in a coma after being separated from his family.

Shi Qingluo looked at Xiao Hanzheng’s weak mother, weak younger sister, and well-behaved younger brother. She touched her chin in satisfaction.

From then on, she took on the important task of supporting the family, grasping the planting and breeding, leading the whole family to become rich, and accidentally becoming the richest woman in the country.

Xiao Hanzheng woke up.

His younger brother who drowned was alive and kicking. His younger sister who was dragged and buried alive after marriage was still at home. And his mother who went to the mountains to earn money to buy him medicine and was bitten to death by wild animals was still alive.

The point is that when he woke up, he had a capable little wife.

His mother and younger siblings all depend on and love this little wife.

He looked at the little wife: “You support the family, so what should I do?”

The little wife: “You are in charge of being as beautiful as a flower, and you will be my backer when you take the imperial examination and become an official.”

Xiao Hanzheng’s cold heart came back to life, “Okay!”

From then on, he rolled up his sleeves and went to work. From being a young scholar, he became the most glorious and powerful minister.

Everyone in the capital wait for Xiao Hanzheng to divorce his mountain villager wife. Countless ladies want to marry him and become his wife instead, but who knew that he will keep doting on his little wife?

Only he knew that from the moment he woke up, his little wife was his salvation in this life.

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A super long story that involves faceslapping idiotic villains 99% of the time, ridiculous inventions brought from the future and OP protagonists.  <<less

Suxi, who had been well cared for since childhood and had achieved excellent results, was a good girl everyone liked.... more>>

Lu Xun was exiled from his childhood and suffered humiliation before he became an emperor.

One day, Suxi downloaded a love cultivation Game App, and found that the game protagonist’s eyes were dark and beautiful. He was drawn completely according to her taste, and she immediately opened the mode of baby raising mode.

“Why is there no fire in the cub’s house? Do you want gold to buy it for him?”

“The pup looks better in snow white. Ouch, buy, buy, bought it!”

“Why was there a trace of footprints on the cub when he came out of the door? Is it a side mission to deal with the bully ?!”

Suxi enjoyed playing the cultivation game.

Lu Huan had lived in mud and blood since he was a child. He thought that living was just a matter of getting through one day then another.

Until he made a complicated discovery-

A warm charcoal fire was smuggled into his room.

His torn old clothes were quietly replaced with new ones.

Those who bullied him and ridiculed him, who knows who taught them a lesson, but their faces were swollen and they dared not go out.

On his long lonely journey, he had a female bodhisattva walking his path with him.

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An absolute joy to read. Focuses a lot on the lead characters with some subplots regarding the throne ascension drama. It's a fluffy soft sort of story. Our FL is not OP at all and merely takes care of the ML as if it's a raising cubs/Stardew Valley-esque sort of game.  <<less

Su Tang crossed over into an unknown dynasty and found the original body owner’s skinny little brother crying beside her.... more>>

Their parents passed away and left behind a small restaurant. She finally established herself in the Capital after she joined a cooking competition with her prominent skill in cooking.

She had a habit of giving out a lot of food every day before closing her restaurant.

The Marquis, who has been very picky about food, doesn’t know how many meals he had from her.

Su Tang slowly discovered that there seemed to be more and more people coming to her restaurant.

The young spoiled masters, mistresses, and young military officers all of them can’t resist coming to eat every day.

All the people who ate her food praised her cooking!

Su Tang just wants to stay in the restaurant while lying around enjoying the sun, reading books, and being a little chef.

But the handsome Marquis kept looking at her strangely.

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A novel that focuses on food. No brains, just fluff.  <<less

Ye Jiao, a young ginseng spirit, woke up and found herself sitting on the sedan chair for a Chongxi marriage.... more>>

Everyone thinks she will live as a widow for the rest of her life.

Qi Yun is sick and crooked, the birth character is not good, the lifestyle is not good, he can die at any time, and no medicine will work.

After he married Ye Jiao, his body got better and better.

It is said that he will die at 30, but who knows that he went on to live a long life.

Then he discovered that the best thing in the world turned out to be his own wife…

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An absolute favourite of mine. Comprises of a beautiful romance between the two lead characters, and also side characters. Everyone shines in this story with their own pathways in life. The kids in this story also make this a super lovely story to read. The ML is so doting towards his wife and cares for his kids so well. It's a sort-of slice-of-life with more than meets the eye. A great read to pass the time.  <<less

Three years after entering the palace, Yongning Palace’s Beautiful Lady Yan Shu, has still never met the Emperor.... more>>

The palace full of concubines tried to win his favour, only she, immersed in a melon eating system, has no time to spare for him.

[The heir of Marquis Lin Wu isn’t his son, tsk tsk.] [A high ranking official in the conservative Ministry of Rites is unexpectedly taking part in a taboo relationship with his own daughter-in-law!!!] [Grand Princess Yi Ma’s prince consort has unexpectedly raised several concubines outside!]

Everyday is filled with gossip, who would still remember who the Emperor was?

How would she know that one day, she actually ate a shockingly big melon——

[The iron-blooded Emperor who seems cold and aloof on the surface actually suffers from an unspeakable unmentionable disease.]

Yan Shu, “!!! No wonder he never enters the harem!”

Wait…

There seems to be something wrong somewhere… then what did she enter the palace for?!!

The new Emperor, Yu Wen Lan, has two secrets.

Since his ascension to the throne, he has gradually lost his male functions; yet at the same time, he can read minds.

Getting used to seeing their false words and hypocritical faces every day, he grew all the more unfeeling.

That was, until one day, he heard a special heart’s voice——

[Isn’t this a f*cking waste of natural resources?]

Yu Wen Lan paused, narrowing his eyes to look in the direction of a delicately pretty and pure looking girl.

[God, for you to make such a handsome hunk unable to XX, doesn’t your conscience hurt at all?] [Is there any way to revive it???] [Ten-fold complete rejuvenation of spring pill, restoration of a man of character pill; if those don’t work, then have you tried return of the yang acupuncture?]

Yu Wen Lan, “???”

Until she ascended to the position of Empress, Yan Shu also didn’t know how she had jumped unreasonably on the Emperor’s bottom line repeatedly, yet had jumped straight in, becoming the first person to be in his heart.

Perhaps, it was just her good luck.

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Imagine a reality TV show full of chaotic energy set in Ancient China. This is it. So funny! <<less

She was originally the young miss of the Marquis Estate, but became a peasant girl due to a mixed-up at birth.... more>>

With great difficulty, she grew up into a delicate beauty, but no one wanted to marry her.

Rumors said she was ugly and was born a fool, and that she was a star of disaster that brought about the tragedy of her parents.

However, the husband she picked up midway was the future Grand Secretary.

The little monk she adopted from up the mountain was the future Godly General of the six states.

Even the elderly woman she saved in passing turned out to be the Empress Dowager.

A certain man said viciously, “Wife, who dares to bully you? This husband will end them for you!”

The Godly General said, “Big sister, no matter where you want to go in the territory of the six states, I’ll clear the path for you!”

The Empress Dowager said, “Did the Emperor bully Jiao Jiao? Wait here! Aijia will go dispose of him!”

[A tyrannical beautiful Female Lead who can rely on luck but insists on using strength] & [A Male Lead with broken wings who hides himself deeply]

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A worthy read that is pretty long but every arc is interesting! The novel is not difficult to read but the intricacies of the story along with a great cast of characters makes it a fun read. I love it so much! <<less

After reading a traversing novel in the evening, when I woke up, I found that I had become the vicious daughter in that novel.... more>>

The bullied concubine daughter female lead will become the empress, and as the supporting character, she will be condemned to be executed by the emperor.

Fortunately, in her second life the story has just begun, when the supporting character was knocked out and being sold.

In order to avoid the fate of being sold into the brothel, the supporting character got entangled with her first husband.

As soon as Liu Tangxi opened her eyes, she found that the man who would become the vicious powerful minister in the future was staring at her.

Looking at the man in front of her, who was dressed in coarse cloth but had a cold temperament, Liu Tangxi thought silently in her heart: Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid.

Become the wife of a powerful official, and the legitimate daughter of the Duke. As long as you don’t do silly things, it’s a winning life.

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Simple slice-of-life story focusing on the FL and how she helps the ML's family get better. ML does his own thing most of the time. It's kinda like a rags to riches story only midway through FL will regain her identity as a rich daughter and things become much easier. <<less

Gu Mingzhu transmigrated into a novel–a Mary Sue novel.... more>>

She was neither the female lead or the supporting female lead. She did not even have a name in the entire novel.

Gu Mingzhu was very happy about it. She was very honest and respectful, so she might even be able to live a peaceful life!

However, a blind date banquet caused her to encounter the villainous male supporting character from the novel: the Prince of An, Han Min. When she looked at his face, she instantly only had one thought in her mind:

Little brother, I can!

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Han Min was a typical beautiful, strong, and miserable villain.

He was a prince, but he had never been favored. His biological mother was just a dancer and passed away early, and his adoptive mother was a madwoman who likes to mistreat the weak. It was not until he grew up and sided with the Crown Prince that he was living a decent life.

But those days did not last long. He nearly lost his legs to save the Crown Prince and his side concubine. From that point on, he became a useless person.

Han Min never gained anything in life, and ended up losing in life.

Han Min became increasingly gloomy, and thought that since he couldn’t live well, then no one else could either!

However, in that same moment, he had a startling realization that he did not lose everything. He still had his face, which could attract a dazzling ‘pearl’(Mingzhu means pearl)!

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Very short story with some smut. The story has comedic moments, with a little slice-of-life feel. ML is yandere-ish. <<less

“Yesterday I asked my husband: What would you do if you transmigrate into an ancient woman?... more>>

Answer: adapt to society, integrate to the new life.

Ask: Even give birth to children?

Answer: Of course, in order to survive anything would do, don’t you think only woman could adapt easily.

Ask: what if in a rich family with multiple wives and one husband?

Answer: The answer is the same as above, can endure it physiologically let alone psychologically, to be in love with ancient stud horse is looking for fault yourself, it couldn’t be better just to enjoy the riches that you have, no need to work like ox and horse like this life.

I didn’t expect my husband to be this swift and fierce, I hugged and kissed him wildly several times!”

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I really enjoyed this short story of a slice-of-life story in ancient China where a man transmigrated into a woman and lives his life as the legitimate wife.  <<less