Reborn in the 1970s: The Regiment Commander's Childhood Friend Dotes on Her

Please Recommend Highly Rated Period Pieces. No Dumbed-Down Plots or Cringey Scenes

Period Novels Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Bail Out Her Family, Have Lots of Children, Go to the Black Market, or Take Over Someone Else’s Mess

The male and female leads should come from well-matched families. The heroine shouldn't get married as soon as she transmigrates. She should have a harmonious family, but not be the family's darling. Her grandparents, uncles, and aunts shouldn't be awful people. The heroine can go to the countryside, but don't force her to. Some stories make the heroine go to the countryside even when there's no need for her to.

Historical-Era Story: The Female Lead Comes from a Good Family and Doesn’t Go to the Countryside!!

The female lead builds her life in the city. She’s not an educated youth and doesn’t go to the countryside!

The Best of the Best in Historical-Era Fiction: You’ll Regret Missing These!!!

Something like Xia Xiaolan's story. I couldn't stop thinking about it long after I finished.

Self-Serving + Selfish + Period Drama (+ Beloved by All...)

I want to read books similar to The Favorite of a Villainous Family in the 1960s. I want the family to genuinely be selfish, with fairly good circumstances, in a period story. Other appealing elements would be even better. Something like The Favorite of a Villainous Family in the 1960s. I really love it, but...