Chinese historical fiction
9 stories
The Crown Prince's Bodyguard by Kim_Knights
Kim_Knights
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Wang Li Xun, the Crown Prince, goes out hunting for the Celestial Flower to save his mother from a terminal illness. When he nearly dies from the attack of a mythical beast, he is saved by a mysterious boy who lives in the mountains. To repay his kindness, Li Xun offers the boy a place to stay in his royal palace and employs him to be his personal bodyguard. But little does he know that he has brought home a girl instead. Completed: 4/2/2020 (Word count: 60,000 - 70,000) Highest rankings: #1 in Historical Fiction #1 in Romance #5 in Diverse Lit Featured on Wattpad || Community Curator: @KateLorraine - May 2022 Featured on Wattpad || Lunar New Year - February 2022 Featured on WattpadAsianFantasy || Asian Fantasy Recommendations - September 2021 Featured on Wattpad || Stories of Trailblazing Asian Characters - May 2021 ========================================== Copyright © 2019-2023 by Kim_Knights
The Legend of Concubine's Daughter Minglan by AkereleAyotomiwa
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The pessimistic and negative daughter of a concubine living in the ancient times thought - since life is so difficult, why should one invest serious effort in struggling to live? The life of an ancient noble woman is often determined and controlled by her family. Moreover, one's actions often implicate one's entire family - thus, it is fairly common to see an unexpected calamity result in suffering borne by one's whole family. Managing to live a good and successful life while retaining one's dignity is simply too difficult to achieve. ***** Author: Zeng Lu Wu Tong This story is not mine, for offline reading purposes only Ah, living in the ancient times is simply too dangerous - we should all just sleep till we die. (This story is not mine, for offline purposes only)
A Phoenix With No Wings  by nataswan
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She was born to be an empress. Beauty like immortal, talented in many aspects and a great politician. She married to the crown prince at the age of 11. Engendered two heirs for the kingdom. She really lives a perfect life. Shining crown and beautifully embroidered gown. Tingling hairpins on her head doesn't make her happy. Is it too greedy to ask for more? Is it insolent to say that she's unpleased with her life? Because the emperor never looked at her. Because he doesn't favor her, her days are full of sorrow. All she ever wanted is him.
The Rebirth Of The Divine Fox Beast ✓ by Sweetallure
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The Divine Fox Beast, Jing Yi was thrown down from the Heaven Realm to the Mortal Realm full of wounds. Fu Yue Long, the Sixth prince was hunting in the forest when he saw her. He then took her back to the palace, and Jing Yi fell in love with him while he was taking care of her meticulously. For love she selflessly assisted him up the throne, only to be killed by Yue Long and his mistress. Jing Yi who died tragically vowed to never give her heart away and love foolishly again if she was given a second chance. And she was given that chance, when she woken up in the forest before she meets the Sixth Prince. She wanted a peaceful second life, yet one persistent prince wouldn't let her off. [Original story!!] Highest Ranking #2 in novel Aug2018-march2020
Priestess of The Moon by flowersforleah
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Li Xiang is the Priestess of the Moon, she can see read the stars and fortune as well as misfortune to her people. However, the life of a Priestess consists of nothing but loneliness: she can neither leave the palace nor meet with anyone but the Emperor and his advisors. One day a mysterious servant boy named Rui sneaks into her room, daring her to go outside if he wins against her in a game. Upon meeting him, she also befriends a female warrior and a scholar, and realizes life is much more than the palace. When the day comes she can either choose to go down the road her heart truly desires but bring ruin to the kingdom, or ignore the one chance she will ever have to leave this life? *** "My fate has been decided for me." "There's no such thing as that," he said. "We all make our own fate." "But the stars tell me--" I stopped talking when he holds my face in his hands, warm hands cupping my cheeks, brown eyes looking into my eyes. "Then stop looking at the stars. Look at me." A love story about fate, finding one's identity, stepping out of your comfort zone, and, most of all, choosing between your happiness or the happiness of others... [[Word Count: 80,000-90,000]] Wattys Fantasy Winner 2021
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆  by vixenthevillain
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Xu Yang lived a happy life until she met her first love who she married thanks to her father's power, but from here everything went wrong. After only 5 moths of marriage she will be executed under the accusation of poisoning the Emperor, her husband, making him infertile. After her execution, she wakes up back in her bed with her trusted maid next to her. [ As a fan of these types of novels I try my luck to write one myself. The cover art does not belong to me, I do not know who the artist is, if you are the artist feel free to tell me if you want me to change it or credit you here, in description. This is a work of fiction, so don't get upset if I get things wrong, My knowledge in Chinese customs isn't that wide. However the writing belongs to me, it's an original story]
My lovely Empress (fujoshi) by Chuemyatmon
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Love In The Palace by ponytailedClaire
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She was sold to a richer family, and then substituted their daughter to be a palace servant candidate at 15. As news spread fast like the wind, she knows that a palace servant's life is not easy. She wishes for release as soon as she enters the palace. A chameleon she wants to be, to blend in with the surroundings, attracting no attention. However, fate decides otherwise. As everyday passes, she begins to witness, one by one, the scheming yet melancholic lives of people in the palace. She wants to leave such a place, only to find out later that she can never escape the tight grasp of cruel destiny. This girl, her name is Jade Yeva/Yè Ān Yù. --- •Sequel: Princess In The Palace (can be read as a standalone) •Full summary in summary chapter. •This is actually a Historical Chinese-based story, with names tweaked into English to suit English readers too. Name translation will be provided at the end of chapters. ***HIGHEST #5 in Historical Fiction.
The Tale Of Mei Xiang by Fiction_escapade
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Set in the late 17th century in the Qing dynasty during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, Mei Xiang met a prince who stole her heart. At first, it was a challenge to tolerate him and then it become a challenge to be with him. Obstacles were thrown in her way and she tried her best to move past them. Soon enough, she found herself sitting upon the Empress Dowager position. It was then she realised that sometimes the one you love the most becomes the one you most fear. [2/5-304 in HF] [6/5-297 in HF] [30/6-273 in HF] [4/8-266 in HF] [6/8-221 in HF] [9/8-176 in HF] [21/9-155 in HF]