Looking for Ancient-Era Tragedies!!! 求推古代虐文！！！

1. 51 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 10.1kReads8.1Score434Shelves

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   This book is super good-looking and super sadistic. He first abuses the woman and then the man. The male protagonist chases his wife in the crematorium.

2. 52 锦 The Rebellious Consort of the Brocade Palace 锦阙叛妃 Soaring Over the Southern Mountain跃南山Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Political Intrigue, Angsty Romance, Palace and Household Drama, Two Powerful Leads, Ensemble Cast, Second Male Lead Takes the Crown, White Moonlight, The Ex-Chases-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium] [Heroine: Legitimate Daughter of the Minister of Works, Princess Consort, Empress, Queen of a Vassal State, Protector of the State] ◆Reader's Guide◆ ◇ A sickly, brilliant female strategist + an overbearing feudal lord as the male lead + a devoted second male lead with a mysterious iden 659Reads9.4Score100Shelves

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   From the prince and princess to the emperor and queen, sadomasochism

3. 53 寻 Searching for Him a Thousand Times Over 寻他千百度 Capricorn Big Fish摩羯大鱼Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted [Ancient-style xianxia + comedy + bickering couple + sweet romance] [Tsundere, sharp-tongued, grudge-holding Supreme God of the Immortal Realm x goofy, shameless little immortal] The Immortal Realm is celebrating a joyous occasion. The Celestial Emperor, who has been single for ten thousand years, is finally getting married! The Celestial Emperor personally appointed the God of Food, Huixiang, to serve at the wedding banquet. The Celestial Emperor is vindictive. If she refuses, she’ll have no pl 178Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   It's so good that I cry, it's so well written, and the feelings in this story are so beautiful, so pure, and so cruel that you can't forget it! [Cry][cry]

4. 54 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.1kReads9.4Score867Shelves

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   They are all old-fashioned abuse novels, so read them slowly one by one [laughing evilly]

5. 55 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 11kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
6. 56 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 35.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
7. 57 长 A Long Farewell 长辞 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 1.9kReads8.4Score221Shelves
8. 58 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.7kReads8.9Score627Shelves

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   💊💊On the day Fu Ci got married, Jiang Wan had difficulty giving birth. When I was dying, I thought back on my short life and felt it was absurd and ridiculous. Her father was a traitor and was sentenced to death by nine clans after his defeat. Fu Ci was extremely talented and the youngest prime minister, but he put aside his pride and knelt in the imperial study for three days and three nights, just to keep her safe. The Fu family has been married for generations, and the daughter of a guilty minister cannot be the mistress of the family. In a small sedan chair, she, who was Fu Ci's fiancée, was carried into Fu's mansion as a concubine. Time flies, and it is three years. It seems like it was just yesterday that we vowed to make each other, but Fu Ci is getting married. When life came to an end, Jiang Wan regretted it.

9. 59 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone: The Bloodthirsty Tyrant's Cherished One 蚀骨虐爱，嗜血暴君的心尖宠 A Snowflake一只雪Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [An unparalleled beauty of a heroine + tragic romance (BE) + not mutually devoted + scum male lead + second male lead takes over later] In the first half of her life, Su Li is tortured until she’s covered in scars. After having flesh cut from her, being drained of blood, and having her face disfigured, she’s thrown into a river in a pig cage. In the second half, she is reborn from the flames and returns to Ye Yihan’s side. She swears to become a clearheaded, independent woman. In his vast harem, 114Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 再 Run Away Again and I'll Break Your Legs! The Ruthless God of War Turns Captivity Into Passion 再逃跑腿打断！冷戾战神囚爱成欢 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been given to a cold, ruthless prince and made his bedchamber maid. He locked her in a dark room, tormenting and humiliating her day and night until she was exhausted in body and mind and wanted nothing but to escape him. The first time she tried to flee, he caught her and made her kneel on sharp porcelain shards. He watched her knees bleed with icy indifference. “Try to escape again, and you won’t live to regret it.” But even in captivity, she refused to 1.7kReads8.2Score100Shelves

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    This book is quite cruel. The female protagonist travels to ancient times and becomes the male protagonist's first wife. The male protagonist abused the female protagonist, and finally the female protagonist ran away and married the second male protagonist. The male protagonist is imprisoned without a wife.

11. 61 游 A Wandering Immortal, Dazzling as a Swan 游仙惊鸿 A Chacha阿查查Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing [Powerful, dominant female lead + yandere younger male lead + flamboyant cat pet + light domestic and palace intrigue] Her mother killed her husband and was branded a “mad princess” who had forsaken all human decency. Li Leyou grew up with nothing but the title of a noblewoman. Her father’s clan disowned her, while the imperial relatives avoided her like the plague. Even Fu Qian, the husband she’d given up everything to marry, treated her like dirt: he left for war on their wedding night, took h 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Her mother killed her husband, and she was called a lunatic. She bothered to marry the boy who had helped her, but was humiliated in every way. The mother-in-law is insidious, the sister-in-law is cunning, and the concubines are difficult to deal with. Only by enduring the plot can we turn the tables and truly be reborn.

12. 62 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score149Shelves

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    Qianli came to marry him, and she devoted everything she had to wishing him to ascend the throne, but what she got in exchange for the yellow robe was an edict to abolish the queen. She saw the extreme hatred and disgust in his cold eyes, and it turned out that no matter how much he sacrificed, he still didn't like her. The smoke was everywhere, and when he led Beichen's soldiers and horses to trample through her southern Shu city, he was dressed in red, falling from the city wall, and died for his country. The blood stung his eyes. At that moment, he finally panicked completely, "Chu Lingxi, wake up, let's go home, okay?" He hugged her, his hands were helpless and trembling, crying heartbreakingly...

13. 63 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yu Chenhe, my sister is dead. If she dies, my sister will not forgive you. Yu Chenhe, have you ever loved me even half a cent?

14. 64 霓 A Mistake in the Rainbow Garment 霓裳错 Cloud Meow Meow 02云喵喵02Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted Before Fengyi Palace, Consort Yun walks with a lotus-like grace, dressed in a nine-tailed phoenix robe. That dazzling touch of rouge-red is her silent rebellion against palace rules. Her answer is the emperor’s icy gaze and thirty strokes of the rod, leaving her flesh bloody and mangled. Everyone thinks this harsh punishment is because she covets the empress’s throne. Only Xiao Lingye knows the truth: what made him lose control was glimpsing the secret she had struggled to hide beneath that phoe 2.2kReads5.5Score135Shelves
15. 65 渡 Crossing Paths with Xiao Chi 渡萧迟 Shu Yinyueyue舒音月月Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing Xiao Yanyan, a noblewoman of the Liao, and Han Derang, the son of a Han official, fell in love as children and pledged to grow old together. But an imperial edict selecting consorts tore them apart. She was sent to the palace and became Empress to Emperor Jingzong of Liao. Five years later, the emperor died, leaving her with their young crown prince. The imperial clansmen coveted power, and powerful ministers watched like hawks. The widowed empress and her son were in mortal danger. At the most 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Be, in this book, the characters are real historical figures, and the plot is also very historical. This book is pure abuse. The male and female protagonists cannot be together because of their identities. The female protagonist is forced to marry the emperor. The emperor gave her half of the country. The person who got her never got her heart in his life. The female protagonist The Lord gave birth to a son for the emperor. The Emperor was very sick and could not live long. Before he died, he asked the heroine to find the hero and ask her son to recognize the hero as his godfather. This was not because he was generous. If he did not do this, after his death, a woman and a child would be eaten to the bone. The male protagonist and the female protagonist have become a family, guarding the country and raising children together, but the price is that they can never truly be together for the rest of their lives. They cannot hold hands, kiss and hug like lovers. As long as one day she is the queen mother and he is the minister, they will never be together. Because there is a wall called etiquette and imperial power, the heroine can't be with her son's godfather. There is nothing we can do about it. Who allowed her to be born in the emperor's family?,,

16. 66 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 24Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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    Trust me! This one! Just finished! Not torture for the sake of torture! The storyline is not cliched, there is no mindless golden finger time travel system, etc. The male and female protagonists are not the kind of gods who are like chicken blood. The story is grand and involves the integration and unification of the Tanzhao Dynasty, the Xihuang Empire and the Twenty-three Hu tribes in the north. In the story, Yin Chengji, Yin Chengrui, Emperor Zhaoming, Xiao Linghui, Liu Qingqi, Chen Qingyan, Imperial Physician Jingyan, Queen Mother Yuanling, Princess Xiyuan, etc. Are all supporting characters, but each supporting character has its own origin and destiny. Around the 60th chapter, I started to burst into tears. The more I watched, the more I cried. Many of the plots made me cry. They are logical and full of foreshadowing. The last few extra episodes are also very exciting. Every pit is filled in perfectly. Highly recommended!!

17. 67 女 My Identity as a Woman Is Exposed: The Mad Tyrant Grips My Waist 女儿身暴露，我被疯批暴君掐腰宠 Spring Willow Branch春日柳枝Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted The main story is complete! [Transmigrate into a book + lighthearted + System + 1V1 + devoted couple] Song Tang transmigrates into a story about a tyrant, becoming a newly recruited eunuch in the Imperial Household Department and unlocking an unlimited golden finger. System: Win the tyrant’s heart and become his favorite consort, and you can go home. You’ll also receive a hundred million yuan. You have three months. Song Tang’s eyes light up. “Piece of cake!” Little Dengzi angers His Majesty, an 300Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    She was pampered in the early stage and abused in the later stage, which made me cry to death.

18. 68 并 Twin Demon Lotuses 并蒂妖莲 Northern Sacred Emperor北圣皇Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted People say that deep in Lotus Lake grows a demonic lotus with twin blossoms, two flowers on one stem, sharing a single life. Qing Ning is gentle and serene as water, while Liu Hua is fierce and blazing as fire. One is good and one is evil, yet both are trapped by the curse of the twin lotus. He is Ying Zhaoli, the Heaven-appointed “Demon Slayer,” whose sword can end a demon’s life, but cannot sever the love in his heart. He is Mei Chi, king of the fox clan and master of bewitching hearts, who fa 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this ancient book about shemale sadomasochism. It tells the story of the love-hate entanglement between the Bingdi Demon Lotus sisters, the human monks and the fox demon king. The ending was tragic, both sisters died together. The last two men went crazy and waited like crazy. Recommend

19. 69 庶 The Poisonous Concubine: The Regent's Precious Darling 庶女毒妃，摄政王的心尖宠 Sheng Sheng Man Er笙笙蔓儿Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [Mutual First Love + Sweet and Angsty Romance + Political Intrigue + Marriage First, Love Later + Unexpected Devotion + Interwoven Plot] She was a worthless girl born to a brothel harlot, the Seventh Young Lady of the Cheng’en Earl’s residence, trampled by everyone, and the leader of the Xuanji Pavilion, which controlled intelligence from every corner. Her legitimate elder sister dreamed of rising to become a phoenix and tried at every turn to grind her into the dirt, only to be outmaneuvered ag 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The combination of ancient styles, sweetness and cruelty intertwined, watching the former emperor and the current arrogant prince flirt with each other with blushing hearts, stirring up the world in the turmoil!!

20. 70 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    Strong recommendation, strong recommendation, the hostess is sober and has no love brain, it looks great

21. 71 杏 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Still Remembering Sky-Blue Porcelain犹忆天青瓷Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 639Reads—Score102Shelves

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    It's very sad. I've been bitten by Lato all my life and I'm still a bitch. It's very frustrating to watch, but I can understand the characters in the book. It's so heartbreaking.

22. 72 易 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! It looks great! So crying [crying] [crying] [crying]

23. 73 月 A Moonlit Wish 月明愿 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance108k WordsCompleted [Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu, 174Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 官 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 116Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 权 The Game of Power 权栖戏 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 36Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 76 月 Moonlight on Kunlun, Yucai Shines 月华光昆山有钰 User86705288用户86705288Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted Grandmother says that after I marry Prince Qi, I must conduct myself like a proper wife. I must be virtuous and generous, and absolutely mustn’t get jealous or compete with his concubines. It would be very unbecoming. I don’t want to marry Prince Qi, who has so many concubines. What I want is to spend my life with one person and one person alone. But I’ve always listened to Grandmother. Besides, refusing Prince Qi’s marriage proposal would be an insult to him, and insulting him would bring disas 1.1kReads5.6Score133Shelves
27. 77 子 Ziqing 子卿 Fallen Blossoms Return to Spring落花归春意Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted A princess of a fallen kingdom and a prince from a foreign land meet on the journey to a political marriage and fall in love. But fate has other plans: one must put her country first, the other his people and elder brother. Their love never goes beyond what propriety allows; neither of them ever crosses the line. To be happy with the one I love for a whole lifetime, only to be told it was all a dream: how cruel. “Princess, you and Prince Chen are not destined to be husband and wife. This dream i 40Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 思 The Tale of Si He 思合传 Jun Ci of Shudu蜀都的君慈Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted She was born to an ordinary family amid the bustle of Jiangnan, spending her carefree childhood in the rhythms of everyday life. The older brother and sister who watched over her as she grew up were, in fact, lost royal descendants living incognito among the common folk. Once their origins were revealed, the family's fate was changed forever. She, too, was swept into the deep waters of the imperial palace. In the golden hall, candlelight flickered as she smiled sweetly. Every glance she cast lef 3.5kReads8.1Score312Shelves
29. 79 山 When Mountains and Rivers Burn, I’ll Part from You 山河烬，与君绝 Xia Er Haishang夏而亥殇Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted Synopsis The two nations go to war. The land changes, the empire spanning thousands of miles falls, and human lives are as insignificant as ants. Song Yingying, a princess born to a concubine, and her father and brothers become prisoners in an instant. Li Zonglie, the Fourth Prince of Great Zhou, is a mad, scheming man who destroys her country alongside his father and brothers. While being taken north as a prisoner, she accidentally saves him, and their torturous entanglement begins. At first, h 863Reads6.0Score114Shelves
30. 80 赐 After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa 赐婚战神后我苟在别院 Xia Er Haishang夏而亥殇Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap. A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever. For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her 6.2kReads—Score573Shelves
31. 81 镜 Song in the Mirror: The Female Regent’s Beloved Slave Husband 镜中歌：女摄政王的奴隶宠夫 Living It Up Like a Fool活着瞎胡闹Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + mutual devotion + powerful heroine + stunning twists + happy ending] In the Tianling Kingdom, women ruled, and one woman could have several husbands. She, Bai Jinghe, was the true power behind the Tianling Kingdom. Accomplished in both letters and arms, beautiful and talented, she held the court in her grasp. He, A Mo, was a slave offered as tribute to Tianling by Jingyan. He was dressed in rags, sickly and broken, with a shattered arm. Angry after a quarrel with her secondary 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are all kinds of abuse in between, from the protagonist to the supporting characters... Everyone is equally abused. In Tianling Kingdom, women are respected and polyandry is practiced. She, Bai Jinghe, is the real ruler of the Tianling Kingdom. She is talented and beautiful, and has great power in both the government and the public. He, Ah Mo, was a slave that Jing Yan contributed to Tianling. He was in ragged clothes, sickly and mutilated, with broken arms and bones. Because she was angry with her concubine Rong Yuan, she named him, an ugly slave, to be her concubine. He refused to die and was whipped until he was dying. Bai Jinghe was angry at being rejected by a slave in public, so he spared him a breath, planning to revive him and torture him slowly, but he never thought that while treating and recuperating his injuries, he developed an inexplicable preference for him. Just when Bai Jinghe thought he was really willing to stay for her, he didn't know that the slave Amo was actually the long-lost prince of Chishu. He was not really willing to stay for her. His goal was just the "Mirror of Universe" in her hand. According to legend, whoever gets this mirror will win the world...

32. 82 朕 I Surrender: Long Live the Tea Consort! 朕投降：茶贵妃千岁千千岁 Kang Xier康熙儿Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Possessive control early on + Hero usurps the throne and becomes emperor + Heroine as accomplice + Exclusive devotion later + Palace intrigue + Clear-headed yet hopelessly lovestruck leads] After waking up, Cha Susu finds herself in the body of a favored consort. But in a single night, she is captured and inexplicably becomes a prince from an enemy kingdom's bed-warming concubine. “Can I stop sleeping with you from now on?” The woman says she only wants to keep her head down and survive in peac 266Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "To be close to you is to be close to pain; to be far away from you is to be far away from happiness."

33. 83 山 The Mountains and Rivers Are a Painting, and You Are a Song 山河如画卿如歌 Long Jiu龙玖Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted [Complete] [The Aesthetics of a Tragic Ending + Epic, Heartbreaking Romance] Framed, misunderstood, whipped, and miscarried: what kind of searing pain is it to watch everyone dearest to you die before your eyes? Sixteen years ago, a conspiracy upended countless lives! She was the lowest kitchen maid in the prince's manor, yet possessed extraordinary talent. What was her true identity? She asked, “What will it take for you to let me go?” He replied, “I’ll cling to you for the rest of our lives, u 691Reads9.1Score102Shelves

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    A bit cruel, but beautiful

34. 84 朝 The Turmoil of Chao Ge: The Story of the Demon Queen Daji 朝歌风云之妖后妲己传 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted [Angsty at first, then sweet and satisfying + mutual devotion + mutual healing + happy ending] [Heartbreaking, thrilling, unbearably sweet, and impossible not to ship] Daji isn’t Su Daji, but Ji Daji. She isn’t a fox spirit, but a human! Daji’s beauty draws King Zhou’s covetous attention. Her first love, Su Quanzhong, dies in battle, and her beloved Boyi Kao dies tragically. Imprisoned deep within the palace and driven to desperation, Daji fights back. She and Su Qu Xiao remain devoted to each o 17Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 85 太 Has the Empress Dowager Remarried Today? 太后今天改嫁了吗？ A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Ancient Romance84k WordsCompleted HE | Everyone's darling | Mutual devotion | Mutual salvation | Instinctive attraction | Each other's one and only | Younger man, forbidden love | Taboo On the night of the emperor's funeral, the young empress dowager Lu Zhaoning fell asleep while bathing. A mysterious person broke into her bedchamber, Changle Palace. Who was it? The newly enthroned, younger, lovesick and unhinged emperor, Gao Jingtian? The gentle imperial physician, Gu Chuanqiong? The cool and aloof Grand Tutor Shen Qingci, pro 160Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 和 When the Divorce Was Denied, the Princess Let Herself Go 和离不成，公主放飞自我了 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted The heroine only loves the second male lead at first, but the male lead steals her away Not a strong heroine | Faux siblings | Twin brothers | Childhood sweethearts | Everyone is unhinged | Everyone fights tooth and nail for love | Angsty journey, happy ending | A love that leaves regrets The brooding Crown Prince’s possessiveness is through the roof, and he can’t hold back any longer After enduring countless grievances, the princess breaks free and gives herself over to love Princess Murong Zha 2Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 姜 Jiang Wei: Father-in-Law and Son-in-Law Serve the Same Court 姜维：翁婿同朝 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction632k WordsCompleted Complete. An unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms!! The story of young general Jiang Wei's life, from his return to Shu to his death for his country: the Northern Expeditions and a love story. Jiang Wei and his wife Fei Zhao, daughter of Fei Yi and a county princess of Shu Han, embrace as they die for their country. Ten thousand bolts from the repeating crossbow pierce them, and she carries their unborn twins. The Sima clan means to separate them; when they cannot, they cut them apart. The h 63Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 烬 Plum Blossoms in the Ashen Snow 烬雪寒梅 Nian Qing Chengmo念倾城moAncient Romance115k WordsCompleted Two battered souls press on together (or bound to each other) through an endless blizzard. The road ahead is uncertain, and love and hate are hard to tell apart. Perhaps the winter plum will bloom again in the depths of despair, but for now, there is only the biting wind and snow, and the weight of each other's breathing. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The eldest daughter who was exterminated and her adopted brother grew up on the road to revenge. Li Zimo, a remnant of the previous dynasty, fell in love with Li Qinghe, the eldest daughter of the current general's palace.

39. 89 她 She Rode Out of a Book: Sold Off, She Returned to Become a General 她自书中策马来：被卖后归来封将 Lucky Treasure 20瑞宝20Ancient Romance583k WordsOngoing The day my mother died, I finally learned the truth. She had once been a famed general on the battlefield, but for a man who didn’t love her, she laid down her armor and was imprisoned in the inner court of his household. Bullied by a concubine and scorned by her husband, she couldn’t even protect her own daughter. All she left me was a spear and these words: “A woman should have something of her own in this life, something no one can take away.” After Mother was gone, I was sold to a brothel an 17Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    🎉🎉 [Novel sadistic novel ➕War ➕Plot ➕Strong Female] [Your review] Highly recommend this recent super novel novel about strong female characters in ancient times. The story is logically advanced, with constant reversals and three-dimensional characters. I guarantee you won't be able to stop after reading it.

40. 90 重 Reborn as the Heroine of a Tragic Romance, I Refuse to Be a Doormat 重生虐文女主不好的当 Qing Yi青艺Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + tragic historical romance + strong female lead + wartime chaos + equally matched leads] The heroine unexpectedly transmigrates, becoming a female general disguised as a man in a story about rising above the chaos of war. She has no golden finger and is plunged straight into a harrowing war. After her personality changes dramatically, she unwittingly attracts a dangerous figure who strikes fear into everyone’s hearts. From her initial hopes and dreams to the cruel realities that 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Super sadistic, with all kinds of machinations and schemes.

41. 91 重 The Reborn Take the Stage: A Lowly Concubine's Daughter 重生者当道，卑微庶女 Walking Against the Light逆着光行走Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted [Angsty + reborn + multiple male leads + no romance + no stupid characters + no love-brained heroine + taking by force] The heroine is a frail, innocent beauty of humble origins whose fate is full of misfortune. In every life, she is repeatedly tormented by a person who keeps being reborn. Yet each time the wicked reborn tormentor starts over, they ultimately fall at the heroine’s hands. And in every life, the more they torment her, the more horribly they die! In the first life after the rebirth 462Reads8.1Score—Shelves
42. 92 兰 A Fateful Beginning, a Scattered Ending: The Eldest Princess Regrets 兰因絮果——长公主她悔 Seventeen Springs拾七春Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted A Fateful Love Gone Sour: The Eldest Princess Regrets It 1Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 寡 A Widow, Alluring and Charming, Takes the Eastern Palace and Claims the Empress's Throne! 寡妇娇又魅，入主东宫，摘后位！ Lu Shili鹭十里Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + marriage before love + raising a child + healing + happy ending] After two years of marriage, Jiang Nong finally gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, the child wasn't her husband's. Jiang Nong had no idea who the child's father was. After all, her husband was impotent, so they could only use another man's seed... A husband like that was no good. So Jiang Nong gathered her belongings, wrote a divorce letter, exposed the secret her hypocritical husband had hidden for half his l 8.1kReads9.2Score865Shelves

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    "The Second Concubine in the East Palace" is an ancient romance novel full of passion and conspiracy. It depicts the heroine Shen Yuran's struggle for survival and emotional choices in the deep palace. She was once the concubine of the Crown Prince of the East Palace, but due to a trick of fate, she was forced to marry into the East Palace again. Her relationship with the Crown Prince Xiao Mingche was complicated, with deep hatred and deep affection that were inseparable.

44. 94 渡 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 Always Croaking一直呱呱Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Lu Fan, don't call me Lu Yunzhou. The last thing I want to do is Lu Yunzhou! Lu Yunzhou doesn't dare to like you openly. He can only watch you marry Xiao Yanchen and watch you fall in love with Zhou Yuheng! When Lu Yunzhou learned that Zhou Yuheng was using you, he couldn't do anything. He only dared to burn Zhou Yuheng's yard! When Lu Yunzhou used your child to form an alliance with Zhou Yuheng, he could only secretly write to Xiao Yian and ask him to return to Beijing to protect you! Lu Fan, I have long since stopped wanting to be Lu Yunzhou, but only Lu Yunzhou's identity can allow me to approach you again and again without any scruples. "

45. 95 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 4.8kReads9.3Score434Shelves

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    I read two books in one sitting. Shishasha, a little sweet. Of course, there is also some abuse [laughing]

46. 96 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.6kReads9.4Score169Shelves
47. 97 岁 A Year Without Song 岁无歌 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Wu Suiwan was a pitiful girl, unloved by both her father and mother. She had hoped to turn her life around by finding a husband, but instead fell straight into a ditch. Fortunately, things took a turn for the better. After the poor girl had spent a year quietly mourning her husband, Heaven took pity on her and her husband, who had supposedly died in battle, came home. But don’t celebrate just yet. At the drop of a hat, her husband eloped with another woman. If he doesn’t want us, we shouldn’t cl 548Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    There's abuse and there's sweetness... There's more abuse than there's sweetness!

48. 98 真 The Real Heiress Made Me Marry Into a Foreign Kingdom in Her Place 真千金让我替她去和亲 You Hua尤话Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The Real Heiress Made Me Take Her Place in a Political Marriage —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The orphan girl picked up by the Shen family was raised for sixteen years, and the real daughter's discovery coincided with the forced marriage in Beidi. Her parents and brothers jointly promised her a three-year term, coaxing her to take the place of her legitimate daughter and go to the wilderness to get married, secretly lying that her legitimate daughter died on the way and had an empty grave. The girl defended the border for three years and died in a bloody battle. She held on to the warm jade that was given to her before she left. The Shen family enjoyed its splendor and splendor. From then on, the graves were cleared every year, and they were trapped in endless regrets for the rest of their lives. [Almost crying]

49. 99 念 Remembering Awu 念阿妩 Icelandic Lop Rabbit冰岛垂耳兔Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Remembering Awu 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good one

50. 100 东 The Eastern Palace’s Caged Sparrow: Changning’s Mistake 东宫囚雀：长宁误 Rika Under the Moon月下绘里香Ancient Romance395k WordsOngoing [Love and hate entwined | Discipline | Revenge | Political scheming] I am the fallen dynasty's princess, the most docile canary in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince killed my father, destroyed my homeland, and used rules to cage me into the most obedient plaything in his palm. He told me to learn political strategy, so I did. He told me to smile, so I smiled. After lying low for five years, I finally got the chance I'd been waiting for: the day he was trapped in a desperate situation. I broug 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good-looking piece of ancient Chinese language abuse.

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