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Undercover Blooms: The Imperial ReckoningSix years after a drugged emperor unknowingly spends a night with Chen Muxue, he is still seeking the woman while she and their son endure abuse in her family home. Their reunion brings him to the Chen estate in plain clothes, where relatives beat and ridicule the man asking to marry her. The dowager empress and imperial court then arrive with the wedding procession, revealing the stranger as Emperor Chu Tiancheng and Muxue's child as his heir.
Princess Luna's Return: Challenging the BetrayalIn her first life Princess Luna Ashford put her whole trust in her prince consort. He was working with a foreign empire against Easthaven, the empire fell, and she died at her husband's hand. A general stayed beside her to the end. She is then given the chance to live it over.
Back at the beginning, Easthaven is again sliding into chaos. Luna now sees the weakness in her consort and turns to the general who once died beside her. She sets out to learn who at court is spying for the foreign empire. She uncovers the betrayal by her consort and the woman working with him, and she and the general put together the defense against the invasion from that same empire. At a banquet in the palace pavilion the truth about the plot is laid out in front of the court, and Luna chooses the general there as her consort.
Tiny Savior, Mighty ChaosAmid court intrigues and family turmoil, Lily Burton must navigate schemes and secrets within Darian. Guided by a mysterious system, she strives to prevent the empires downfall amid hidden conspiracies.
Crown of FlamesThe Northern Guardian Victoria, suppressed for her great merit, rebelled but was dissuaded by her mother and sent to guard the north. When the Crown Prince failed against bandits and rebels took the capital, civil war erupted. Amid fierce royal strife and betrayal, Victoria ultimately seized the throne.
The Infinite Codex of FaithMarcus Price and his daughter, Faith, hide a mysterious past. When Faith is critically injured, Marcus turns to the Blossom Sage, risking everything to save her. Forced to reveal his identity as the supreme Sword Saint, he wages war against the ruthless Iron Order. With the coveted Infinite Sword Codex at stake, can he survive the ultimate betrayal?
The Empress's Forbidden TwinsVera Zane enters the palace as a maid. Her identity has been falsified. She wins the emperor's favor and rises in the inner court, and she becomes pregnant with twins. Once the pregnancy is known she is accused of faking it, and musk is used to harm her. She can hear the unborn children, and what they tell her steers her past the traps set for her. Her inquiries turn up a secret relationship between the empress and an abbot at court, and when it comes out the empress is stripped of her title. The fighting inside the palace gets worse after that, and another consort is brought down. Vera keeps looking into who has been behind the attempts on her pregnancy and finds that a wet nurse and the court physician have been working together.
Palace WhispersGifted with the ability to foresee the future, Natalie knows that her dad, the Crown Prince, will be exiled, dying along the way. Her mom will end her own life. Her emperor grandpa and empress grandma are fated to fall into the hands of rebels. Natalie swears to change her family’s tragic fate. Little does she know, everyone can hear her thoughts...
The Enchanted ConcubineElara Sue enters the dying emperor's harem after the crown prince destroys the family that raised her. Her divine ancestry gives her the ability both to bear an heir and to restore the emperor through intimacy. The prince and his wife expect the throne to be theirs within seven days, unaware what her presence could change.
Her Majesty's RetributionEmily Grant sacrificed everything to help Craig Holden rise to the top—only for him to order her death the moment he succeeded. Saved by the Crown Prince, she vanishes for five years. When she returns, Craig and his wife frame her for theft, and as the newly appointed governor, he crushes her and her children under his corrupt rule. But Craig made one fatal mistake—Emily Grant is now the Empress.
A Kingdom's PriceMisled by deceit, Emperor Henry Preston dismisses his loyal general Eleanor Archer, shattering their bond. As unpaid soldiers revolt and Stonevale invades, Westland plunges into war and ruin. Stripped of her rank, Eleanor withdraws in silence, while the emperor, blinded by pride and regret, faces the fall of his empire.
My Lord, Lady Cora is Performing AgainCora Hamilton marries Lord Simon Sterling after being reborn. During pregnancy, she deals with Julian Sterling and Kennedy Hamiltons plots, unveils the third prince's rebellion, familial grudges and identity secrets. Lord Simon leaves for business, ensuring their protection. Cora fights and counters in the estate, safeguarding her family with complex emotions.
The Emperor's Betrayal: The General's UprisingAmidst a turbulent empire, Hope Randall's loyalty is repaid with persecution by the inept Emperor Christopher Graham. Forced into rebellion, she allies with his brother, Edward Graham. Together, they will risk everything in a gambit that will decide the fate of their homeland—and their own souls.
The Lost CrownThe Emperor searches for the amnesiac queen, Helen Smith, uncovering Violet Smith's schemes. The Empress Dowager and Violet Smith question Helen and her children's identities, leading to fierce conflicts over jade theft and bloodline verification. Ultimately, identities are confirmed, the Empress Dowager recognizes her grandson, and the plot is exposed.
The Siege of the Imperial CityEmperor John is already battling Astoria's great noble houses when his son Prince Theo joins Lady Camila in a plot against him. General Riley seizes the opening and drives the Northern Army into the capital, turning court intrigue into a military struggle for the throne. Betrayals within the palace and attacks from northern tribes force every faction to fight on two fronts.
My Best Years After YouReborn Princess Evelyn Sinclair must navigate past and present entanglements with George Sterling, Logan Ashford, and Jenna Lane. After unveiling Jenna's lies and breaking ties with George, Evelyn ultimately chooses Logan as her husband, finding both love and redemption.
A Web of PowerAfter Chu Tiancheng, the emperor of Chu, unified the world, in order to understand the people's sentiments, he disguised himself as a beggar and went on a private patrol. He met Su Qianxue, who was running away from marriage, and the two fell in love for a day. Six years later, the emperor returned to his hometown and became a beggar. Su Qianxue came to him with his five-year-old son An'er and asked him to take his son away. The emperor asked An'er and learned that Liu Jinlong, the son of the prime minister, had seized the Su family's property and forced Su Qianxue to become a concubine. In order to save his son, Su Qianxue sent him to the beggar emperor. The emperor immediately took his son back to the Su family to protect his wife, but he was mistaken for a beggar by Liu Jinlong, Jing Zhaoyin and others, and was humiliated in every possible way. In the end, the emperor revealed his identity, protected his wife and children, and punished the villain.
Always The ProtectorWhen Emperor Isaac loses his memory, he marries Eva in secret. But upon returning to the palace, he forgets her and their children. Accused of being impostors at a lavish banquet, Eva faces ruin, until the Dowager intervenes. Between lost memories, false charges, and royal schemes, one truth remains: only love can survive the throne...
Song of the Resentful BluebirdIn a palace ruled by secrets and ambition, loyalties shift and jealousy burns. Hazel Stanton is drawn into dangerous rivalries between Emperor William and Lady Megan Peyton, where every choice could crown her with glory or drag her into ruin...
The General’s Wife, the Emperor’s DesireReborn as the disgraced wife of a general, Sandy Lynn vows to rewrite her fate—crushing enemies and defying her ruthless husband. But unexpectedly, she wins the emperor’s favor. When her family’s devotion and a sudden twist of power thrust her into an unthinkable position…will she find her way out?
Moonlight on the Palace RoadCaroline Quinn is forced into the palace to become the Crown Princess, entangling herself in the power struggles and emotional conflicts involving Stephen Bennett, Natalie Quinn, and others. Stephen, hiding his identity as Prince Stephen, approaches the Quinn family, while Natalie schemes for power and sows discord. Amid the Jewel House auction, family secrets, and intertwined conflicts, Stephen reveals the truth at his birthday banquet, leaving everyone stunned as fates decisions unfold.
Grasping the Sun and Moon, Reaching for the StarsThe empress, jealous of the heroine's overwhelming favor, lured her out of the imperial palace and attempted to kill her. The heroine fought desperately to escape and, amid a life of wandering, gave birth to a son. Coincidentally, the national preceptor prophesied that a reincarnated deity with golden-flowing blood would appear in the imperial clan. The empress dowager then issued a decree to search for such a being. Six years later, the mother and son were forced to be drawn into the court's turbulent power struggles.
Hear My Mind, Save My FateJiang Li's plan is to stay alive until the last chapter. She woke up inside a novel she had read, in the body of its villain, after a working life of the same day over and over. The four and a half men standing in front of her are handsome and every one of them is her brother. In the book the male lead is supposed to want his own younger sister. He says to her, "Li Li, love me."
The plot she is stuck in runs through the poisoning of the emperor and a fight over who is named heir, with Jiang Yuan working against her. She has a hand in saving the emperor, a military tally is stolen, there is an assassination, and she gets entangled with Situ Yu. The palace and the family keep at each other without letting up.
[Dubbed]Oops! My Dumb Princess is Secretly SmartIn order to protect the embroidery shop left by her mother, she was forced to agree to marry her illegitimate daughter to the third prince, who was rumored to be mentally retarded. Three years ago, she fell in love with the new teacher in the mansion. She showed her love boldly regardless of worldly views, but her three years of love were met with his indifference and alienation, and even allowed the whole city to laugh at her for being shameless. Until by chance, she found out that he was actually the second prince of the dynasty, and he entered the mansion to teach under an assumed name because he loved her concubines sister, and her sincerity finally turned into a joke...
Parting Was Bitterness, Now I Am FreeThe heroine adopted a daughter from childhood, cared for her and gave her the most noblest status, but ignored the situation of her own daughter. The status of the adopted daughter and her own daughter was completely dislocated. The heroine did not recognize her true face until she was taken away by her adopted daughter, and was very annoyed by her negligence on her own daughter. Fortunately, God gave her a second chance. She returned to the Shen family and vowed to let her adoptive daughter pay the price and rewrite hers and their daughters life.
The Day Mom Became Someone ElseJin Wang believes Cheng Zhi left him and their seriously ill child six years ago and went off with another man. She had given birth to twins. She took the second child with her to the town she came from, and that is where she has been living.
The whole arrangement was made with Jin Wang's mother. Cheng Zhi agreed to bear the child so that blood from the womb could be used in the medicine for Jin Wang's blindness, and once that was done she signed the agreement and left him. Six years later the two of them meet again. Jin Wang sets out to make her pay for what he thinks she did and puts himself into her life again and again. When she ends up in trouble he steps in to get her out of it.
[Dubbed] Love, Across WorldsSara's father promises her to an old man as a concubine. She refuses, so he betroths her to a beggar instead, and she goes through with it believing her life is settled.
On the wedding night the beggar waves a hand and the ruined country temple turns into blessed ground. He is a god who came down to earth in that form to undergo a trial of love. He is called back to heaven at once and promises to return for her in seven days. A day in heaven is a year on earth.
She gives birth to twins and raises them alone through seven years of humiliation from her own family and the people around her. When he finishes his duties and comes down again to look for her, her heart is being cut out and her blood drained, and the twins are about to be used as ingredients in an elixir. He swears revenge and puts everything he has into protecting his wife and children.
Maid to Empress: The Hidden Twin HeirsShe traveled to ancient times by accident and met a handsome general. They fell in love at first sight, but they got into many entanglements because of their different status.
Blossoms and BloodshedHer family was destroyed and she became a palace slave. She gave birth to a son after a night of love! Zhao Muxue endured in the cold palace for six years. The child rescued the queen mother and revealed a shocking secret. Lets see how she tears the queen apart and turns the tide
The Glow and the BlazeHou Qingwan is back in her own body at an age she has already lived through once. Her half-sister Hou Yuyao, the daughter of a woman her father kept outside the house, came from another time and has been using what she knows of the future to arrange things. The first time around that arrangement ended with Hou Qingwan dead, with Hou Yuyao, the crown prince Gu Jingyu and her own father all in it together. She now knows what each of them will do before they do it.
She goes after Hou Yuyao with the memories, showing that the work Hou Yuyao passes off as her own is copied and that she has been putting poison in people's food. Her own standing in the house rests on her grandfather's command of troops and on the empress. Gu Jingyu is stripped of the position of crown prince over his dealings with pirates raiding the coast. Prince Jing, Gu Jingxuan, works with her to lay the rest of the plotting out in front of the court.
Indelible MarkMistakenly taking a substitute as your lover! The princess has been waiting for three years and her love has gone wrong. The victorious general returns with a Hu concubine and forces her to marry a concubine. Where will the love and resentment go?
Flames of Vengeance: The Seraphim SistersSheng Linglong and Sheng Liuli are twins. Twins were taken as a bad omen, so the two were separated as small children. Sheng Linglong left the family, took a master, and lived in the martial world. Years later, on her own strength, she became leader of the Tiansheng Sect and brought the whole martial world under it. Sheng Liuli stayed behind and caught the eye of the old emperor, who promised her in marriage to the reigning emperor, Qin Yuan. On the eve of the wedding someone arranged for mountain bandits to carry her off. She was assaulted and died. Sheng Linglong got word and hurried back. Over her sister's body she swore that she would go into the palace in Sheng Liuli's place and find the people who had arranged it.
Second Chance: Vengeance and LoveThe two sisters married two brothers at the same time, but lived completely different lives. To live a new life, in order to change her destiny, this time she decided not to make the same mistakes again!
[Dubbed]Lady Kelly's CounterattackA beautiful lawyer accidentally traveled through time and space and became a disfavored wife. The original owner of her body gave everything to the general to bear children. However, the man disliked her ugly appearance and married someone else. This time, she has to rely on her real ability to win the favor of thousands of people!
Crowned by MistakeAfter the love affair, a big mistake happened. However, she rose to fame and became the emperor's beloved.
Thriving of the Hudson HeroinesThe emperor's biological mother returned to the palace to prepare for a grand ceremony. Unexpectedly, the vicious imperial concubine treated her as a woman who seduced the emperor and humiliated her. After she revealed the true identity of the emperor's mother, she led the army to break the conspiracy to force the emperor to abdicate and regain power!
[Dubbed]Sleep with My Brother-in-LawIn her previous life, her stepsister was jealous of her marrying into a wealthy family and cruelly harmed her. Unexpectedly, she and she were reborn together. This time, her stepsister married her good husband first, and she could only marry the deceased marquis. However, she didn't know that after marriage, she was spoiled by the cold-faced marquis!
Flowers Shine for the DepartedPregnant with twins, Su Qianxue was later expelled from her family and stricken from the ancestral records. Six years later, the Empress Dowager hosted a birthday banquet disguised as a concubine selection, where Su Qianxue unwittingly entered the palace. Exposed for having children out of wedlock, she faced the Dowager's wrath and public torture—until the Emperor arrived, recognized the bloodied woman as the one he'd long yearned for, and flew into a rage. He punished the scheming courtiers, protected Su Qianxue, and proclaimed her Empress, naming her son Crown Prince.
[Dubbed]Away from the Crown's ReachAt the beginning, she risked her life for love and bravely saved the prince! Now, when her beloved returns, she is betrayed shamelessly and chooses to go to a foreign country! May you rest in peace and never see each other again in this life! Happy love is just around the corner.
Sold in Rags, Crowned in RuinFramed by a corruption scandal, the Chowen family is shattered overnight. Thora and Maren fight through prison, exile, and escape to survive, while Harvey rises from the battlefield to win imperial favor and clear their name. As the truth comes to light, the family reunites—love is found, justice is served, and the women rise to claim their own destinies.
The Bride Swap That Shook the HouseA marriage alliance between two powerful families caused turmoil. After Daphne Reynolds swapped the bridal gown, she faced disgrace while Lucas Harrington fell from grace and aided rebellion, resulting in his execution. Charlotte Sinclair and Miles Harrington defended the frontier and resolved the crisis. The story revisits the entangled fates of Charlotte, Lucas, Miles, and Daphne amidst familial shifts, culminating in Charlotte and Miles forging a new beginning.
Rule Harem? Let Me FarmPalace selection takes girls from good families and puts them in a place where the only skill that matters is knowing what not to say. Diana arrives there having grown up dark and heavily built, nothing like what a lady of her class is supposed to look like, treated by her own family as a burden to be moved along. Among the delicate beauties of the harem she is the obvious outsider, and she makes it worse by having no interest in the scheming at all. She would rather grow radishes. She says exactly what she thinks, to everyone, including people it is dangerous to say anything to. That bluntness turns out to be worth something. The Emperor comes to trust her more than anyone else around him, precisely because she has never once shaded the truth for advantage, and a General hardened by campaigning finds himself attached to her as well. Then war breaks out. The court needs the Emperor's attention elsewhere, the harem uses the gap to move against her, and Diana is left inside the palace with an Empress's title and no weapon except saying what is true.
As You Wish: Die on Our Wedding DayReborn after betrayal, Sylvia watches her husband fake his death to elevate his pregnant mistress. But this time, she controls the poison. Using her dowry to forge royal alliances, she turns his fake illness into a real nightmare. When the Manor crumbles, who will survive her ultimate revenge?
Blood and BlossomEleanor Westcott's daughter, Isabelle, is mutilated—her limbs cut off, her tongue torn out. The woman who stole her place was Miriam, a poor cousin Eleanor once took in out of charity. How could a woman bring down a powerful prince like Victor Sinclair? What deadly trap could a business network that spans the realm possibly weave? In the end, does revenge win back justice, or does it cost her everything she has left?
[Dubbed] Here I Shall BeTravel through the ancient martial arts world and become a commoner! Start the great transformation of the ancient world, and modern technology is coming! Amaze the world and become the emperor's treasure!
Return of the EmpressThe Harding family faces disgrace until the Emperor and Empress Dowager step in, revealing Vivian as the new Empress and Andrew as the Crown Prince. As the officials are held accountable and their true identities revealed, Andrew is ultimately declared Emperor. The family tensions are finally resolved during a grand procession, bringing clarity, justice, and unity.
Dead Girls Tell Tales: PaybackJanice watched the Duke of Riverford murder her mother. Now she haunts the Jindara palace as the mysterious Wendy. Beneath the silk of Consort Wendy lies a soul seeking blood. Can she destroy her father before her mask slips? In this court of lies, the Vance family debt must be paid. Who truly holds the blade?
[Dubbed]Harvest & Harmony: Her Second LifeAfter ditching a cheating ex and time-traveling to the past, she finds her new family torn apart by inheritance disputes and poverty. Determined to survive, she leads her children to run a stall. Through hard work, they slowly turn their lives around. But when her missing husband suddenly returns, will their family finally find peace?
The Stigma of the RoseA mother fights to save her daughter. A prince schemes to steal a throne.
A merchant house holds the key. Betrayal wears a princess's face.
Blood and silver. Secrets and lies.
The real war isn't fought on a battlefield.
It’s fought in the ledgers of Universal TransitVengeance Wears Her SkinClara Warren endures endless humiliation at the hands of her cruel stepmother. Determined to fight back, she claims her mother's legacy and reclaims her rightful place in the household. As secrets unravel and schemes collide, who will escape the tangled web of fate unscathed?
Oops, I Fished Up a RoyalThe fierce fisherwoman Erica rescues a dying stranger, only to find she holds the life of the Emperor. As a lethal coup erupts, Erica is caught between the wild freedom of her crew and the loyalty of the Prince. Will she trade the open river for a gilded cage, or will the throne drown in blood?From Dust to ThroneClara was once a lowly maid in the East Palace. She spent 9 years caring for the sickly crown prince, only to be repaid with cold exploitation and begrudging charity. To save her sister, Clara resolutely abandoned her lingering hopes and turned instead to the unfathomable emperor, Laurence Everett.
Revenge of the Reborn GeneralMajor General Murong Qiuyu devoted her life to helping the Second Prince, Li Mo, seize the throne out of unwavering love. But once he became emperor, he betrayed her, joining forces with her own sister, Murong Xiner, to have her killed.
Given a second chance at life, Qiuyu awakens on the night of her wedding to the Seventh Prince, Li Jian. Determined not to repeat her tragic fate, she forms an alliance with Li Jian—Li Mo's greatest rival—to rewrite destiny. Together, they set out to expose every betrayal and make Li Mo and Murong Xiner pay for their crimes.
Devotion Within the Jade WallsLady Moore is reborn.
After taking an assassin’s blade for the Emperor, she is granted custody of the Fourth Prince, Cassian. All she wants is to raise him in peace and stay far from the palace’s deadly power games.
But the Empress and the Fifth Prince, Lucien, refuse to let them live quietly. Framed, cornered, and left with no way out, Lady Moore and Cassian finally stop enduring in silence.
Bound by trust and sharpened by strategy, mother and son begin their fight for the one position that could protect them both—
the title of Crown Prince.
No Heart to GiveShe married the heir to the most powerful house in the empire. He loved another woman. So she played the perfect wife, destroyed everyone who crossed her, and made him regret her for the rest of his life.
Crown Prince Who?After rebirth, Elowen Reed publicly shames the treacherous Crown Prince Cassian and breaks their vows to save her kin. As Cassian spirals into chaos for a concubine, Elowen finds an unexpected ally in Prince Sean of the South. But with family ruin looming and past shadows haunting her, can she truly seize her new life? Or will fate strike again?
Born Again for HimTo save her elder brother, Grace sets foot in the capital, only to be drawn into a treacherous whirlpool of political intrigue and tangled romance. From auctions to the highly anticipated Goddess of Flowers pageant, she navigates each step with caution, forging her own growth amid storms and trials…
The Duke's Regret: He Repented After Abandoning His WifeTears fall on her wedding night as the Duke abandons Elara for his courtesan. But she will not break. She ends the engagement, restores her family’s honor, and walks her own path. The Duke marries his mistress, only to drown in regret. Elara rises—strong, free, and crowned by no man. A tale of tears that became strength.
Justice Is MineVivian Sterling rescues a beggar mutilated beyond recognition and finds on her neck the same lotus birthmark as her daughter Elena's. Though a letter claims Elena is safe in Prince Ryan Kane's household, Vivian uncovers Vanessa Hale living under her daughter's identity; armed with evidence, she confronts the impostor and Ryan at the imperial birthday banquet and fights to bring the real Elena home alive.
Light After DarkSold with her mother to a scarred, limping hunter, young Zoey Zane learns to survive. But her new life brings unexpected warmth—a father who truly sees her, teaching her strength and bringing her to study medicine. Just as they find happiness, her birth father, a deserter, returns with a dangerous secret...Crowned in BloodSold to the palace, Autumn suffers brutal torment between the venomous Lady Lana and Lady Yvette. To buy her mother's freedom, she becomes the Emperor's favored substitute, Lady Rose. Surrounded by deadly traps, she turns her own unborn baby into a lethal gambit. Will she be crowned in blood, or lose everything?