Historical Romance, Historical Romance, Historical Romance!!! You Have No Idea How Long It's Been Since I Read One 😂 古言古言古言啊！！！天知道我多久没看古言😂

1. 951 恶 The Villainess Becomes the Legitimate Daughter: I'm Just Pretending, Don't Get Too Attached 恶女成嫡：我装的，你们别太爱了 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (Print edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 19 / Several short animated adaptations are now streaming) [Wicked Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Total Control + “Training Dogs” Romance + Male Rivals in a Shura Field + Exes Begging for Her Back + Face-Slapping and Scumbag Punishment] [The heroine is a true villainess: a stunning, calculating temptress who never hesitates to manipulate others] Jiang Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was an ill-fated girl sent to a t 56.6kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
2. 952 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate into a Book Together, and the Crown Prince and General Become Abandoned Husbands 闺蜜齐穿书，太子将军成弃夫 Chasing Dreams Tonight逐梦今宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Best Friends Transmigrate Together + Green Tea Scheming + Face-Slapping + Faking Their Deaths + Winning Back Their Wives + Lighthearted Palace and Household Intrigue] Psychology PhD Jiang Wumei and medical PhD Xu Junjun were climbing Mount Tai during the Mid-Autumn Festival. They had just rescued a young woman from the edge of a cliff when the stone path gave way, sending them both to the afterlife. When they opened their eyes again, they had become two supporting characters from the same novel 2.7kReads8.3Score274Shelves
3. 953 表 The Cousin’s Pregnant Bride Fled, and the Cold Young Lord Went Mad 表姑娘挺孕肚逃走，清冷世子气疯 Xi Rou习柔Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Reborn + seduction and climbing the social ladder + the male lead falls first and clears every obstacle for the heroine] Jiang Fu was the stepdaughter brought into the family by the Third Madam of the Duke of Wei's household. She was born alluring and soft, with skin as pale as ice and bones as graceful as jade, captivating every young man in the duke's household. In her previous life, her mother tried to secure a marriage for her stepsister by sending Jiang Fu to an old man over fifty. When th 7.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   A short story of 400,000 words

4. 954 夜 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 10.2kReads8.9Score955Shelves

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   She is engaged to the queen, and her fiancé is the gentle and gentle cousin of a gentle man, who is also the nephew of the current emperor. On the night of the engagement, Yun Si dreamed of a man. The man pressed her on the mandarin duck brocade quilt, his eyes were fiery and wanton, as if he wanted to devour her. The tyrant Xie Yan suffered from headaches and became increasingly violent. From that day on, he dreamed of a little girl every night, cuddling with her. Xie Yan could only relieve his headache after dreaming. He searched for beauties from all over the world, but could not find the little girl in his dream. Until the wedding day of his nephew, Xie Yan saw the little girl in his dream wearing a red wedding dress and was about to marry his nephew. Xie Yan kicked his nephew away, broke into the bridal chamber, tore her wedding dress to pieces, and said in a cruel voice: "You have been my woman for a long time, how dare you marry another man?"

5. 955 娘 The Empress Is Frail and Sickly, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 娘娘体弱多病，皇上宠溺无度 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Empress] [A Consort Who Has Her Sights Set on Power and Court Intrigue X An Emperor Who Accidentally Falls into Love] [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Non-Exclusive Romance at First + Devotion Later On + Exclusive Romance in the Alternate Ending] The sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong's household entered the palace, and many people in the capital were waiting to see Ji Qing'ai make a fool of herself. The emperor had been on the throne for four years without giving 4.3kReads8.7Score381Shelves

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   If she was destined to gamble once in her life, she would be willing to put all the chips in her hand on Li Tongxian. Hold your son's hand and grow old with him.

6. 956 长 The Grand Princess's Marriage Alliance Fell Through? Ministers, Run for Your Lives! 长公主和亲未遂？满朝文武快跑！ Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Wise and decisive Grand Princess VS patient, scheming Hanlin Academy scholar] [Two powerful leads + punishing scumbags + sweet romance] One-line synopsis: You were a gentleman, so how did you end up joining the thieves? In Zhu Qing’an’s eyes, Luo Jiangning is nothing but a bastard who climbed the ranks by relying on women! She could have lived carefree at the Temple of Gratitude as the late emperor’s posthumous daughter, but Luo Jiangning dragged her into the treacherous political arena for no 156Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   A treasured author with great literary talents. They are all pure ancient texts. Both male and female protagonists have strong mouths and brains. They have palace fights and double chastity. They are absolutely beautiful and worth reading [Like]

7. 957 榜 Catch a Husband at the Results Board, and My Scheming Groom Is Irresistible 榜下捉婿，腹黑夫君太撩人 Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed, wealthy beauty VS scheming, devoted top scholar] [Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Romance] Zhao Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Prince An of the Great Yue Dynasty, was frail as a child. At the abbot’s guidance at Xiangguo Temple, she learned that she needed to marry someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny were purely yang. Prince An loved his daughter dearly. He followed every lead until he found her destined match, then shamelessly begged the emperor to arrange the marriage, fi 6.4kReads9.1Score808Shelves
8. 958 满 The Max-Level Heiress Reborn as a Spoiled Young Lady 满级千金穿成娇纵大小姐 Ten Thousand Waters, Lemon Boat万水柠舟Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing Also known as: Worry-Free, Year After Year [Temporary soul transmigration + one-on-one romance + mutual secret crush] Yu Wuyou, the prime minister's concubine-born daughter, excels at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Forced to hide her talents to survive, she instead becomes the target of her legitimate sister's constant bullying. The girl even frames her, accusing her of trying to murder Jiang Niansui, the cherished daughter of a general. But after both girls fall into the water, Yu Wuy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine is an unloved concubine of the Prime Minister's Palace. She falls into the water together with the legitimate daughter of the General's Palace. She leans over the legitimate daughter of the General's Palace to predict the future, save the whole family of the General's Palace, and avenge herself. The male protagonist is the minister of Dali Temple. The two originally had a secret love in both directions, and the relationship was extremely intense.

9. 959 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋，御夫有道 Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
10. 960 救 Help! Choosing Between the Empress and the Regent Is So Hard 救命！女帝和摄政王好难选 Where's Yang Cuihua?杨翠花呢Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing [A princess forced into a political marriage with a mission + an emperor disguised as a man + a scheming, obsessive prince] A tangled love triangle + royal uncle + healing and redemption + swapped identities + coercion Shen Lin'an thought she was letting go. Murong Yuan thought she was forcing her to stay. That night atop the palace wall, Shen Lin'an looked at her and asked: “Have you ever felt anything more for me?” Shuo Mingyue froze. She had no answer. She had never considered that there coul —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who would have thought that the princess who went far away to get married would have two people tied to her heart. Shen Linan chose to let go, but Murong Yuan forcefully tried to keep him. Everyone had misunderstandings, and their sincerity was covered up. This entanglement is heart-wrenching to watch.

11. 961 娇 Jiaoniang Married Three Times 娇娘三嫁 Dudu读读Ancient Romance779k WordsCompleted After nine grueling years of war, farm girl Qian Jiaoniang learned that her husband, Xing Muzheng, had won one victory after another, laid down his armor, and returned home in glory as a marquis. She was already rubbing her hands together at the thought of becoming a marquis’s wife when, to her surprise, her husband brought home a talented young lady and announced he would marry her as his secondary wife. Qian Jiaoniang thought, Fine by me! What could she expect when she couldn’t even read and h 3.5kReads8.8Score236Shelves

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    The heroine is a peasant girl, the hero wants to marry an equal wife, and pursue his wife in the crematorium.

12. 962 将 Ode to the Journey Ahead 将行赋 Litang离堂Ancient Romance319k WordsOngoing At court, he is the gentle, refined gentleman whom everyone praises, yet he insists on taking her as his wife. She is already married, and her husband cherishes her and protects her with his life. But he refuses to accept it. With scheme after scheme and conspiracy after conspiracy, he vows to crush their marriage beneath the power of the throne. The Crown Prince watches like a tiger waiting to pounce, while the Third Prince keeps his claws hidden. The court is a battlefield, and every step pits 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a book about ancient world sentiments and tactics

13. 963 王 The Princess Looks Up, and the Prince Bows His Head 王妃抬眸王爷低头 Yang Yunni扬云霓Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted Zhou Yuening and Zhao Ke are childhood sweethearts (or so it seems). Whenever Zhou Yuening runs into him, she is almost always at her most wretched. Zhao Ke: She caused my mother to be confined in the Cold Palace for ten years. Why should she get to grow up safe and sound, dressed in fine clothes and eating well, smiling warmly at other young men? Why should someone come to propose to her with a bright future in hand when she comes of age? He refuses to let her have her way. The Crown Prince 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists are both strong and clean, with a Machiavellian background, and there are very few house fight scenes. In the early stage, the male and female protagonists are knocked against each other, one is the God of War and the other is the number one scholar in the dynasty. In the middle and later stages, the male and female protagonists are knocked against their CP. The process is very sweet, slightly sadistic, and there are many famous scenes.

14. 964 小 That Little Brat's Always Causing Mischief, and Her Parents Can't Stop Grinning 小鼻嘎不过作作妖，爹娘被哄翘嘴 Piggy Who Loves Cilantro吃香菜的猪猪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Beloved by the Whole Family] [Wins Over Everyone] [A Touch of Political Intrigue] [The Female Lead Returns] [Her Future Love Interest Is Murong Yan] [Original title: The Little Brat Only Causes Trouble, Yet Somehow Wins Her Parents Over] [Talkative, sharp-tongued heroine whose mouth moves faster than her brain ❤️ Hero reborn nine times, with eight hundred tricks up his sleeve] Luo Yan transmigrates into a book, where her entire family consists of villains. Her scumbag father is the vil 52.5kReads9.0Score8.4kShelves
15. 965 佛 Prayer Beads Suppress a Hundred Ghosts, and the Cursed Star Finds Peace in His Remaining Years 佛珠镇百鬼，煞星渡余生 The Short-Tempered Houhou脾气暴躁的吼吼Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted Everyone in Changling City knew that the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites was born under an ill-fated star. She was sent to Nanchan Temple at birth and raised there for eighteen years. At the temple, they didn't pray to Buddha. They taught her how to catch ghosts and draw talismans. At first, her family still came to visit. Later, even her mother forgot to tell her about the birth of her youngest daughter. The young nobleman betrothed to her since childhood also turned around and asked 41.8kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves
16. 966 岁 May Every Year Bring Peace and Lasting Serenity 岁岁安澜绵长 Zhu Aiqi朱艾奇Ancient Romance494k WordsOngoing A modern police detective was killed in a car accident while on a mission, only to transmigrate into the youngest daughter of the eldest branch of the loyal and brave Earl’s household. Her biological mother had also switched her at birth, making her the family’s adopted daughter. How will she survive in ancient times? This is my first time writing, so please be kind, everyone! I don’t know the platform’s rules either, and the first chapter turned out too long! 31.6kReads7.1Score2.8kShelves

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    This is a very ancient book

17. 967 山 Spring Comes to the Mountain Woods 山木逢春 The Fly Doesn't Fly乌蝇不飞Ancient Romance263k WordsOngoing [Two formidable leads + court intrigue + kindred spirits + growing together + long live idealism] Censor Zhou Huaiyue is ordered to investigate a fire at the salt warehouse. A token belonging to the Fang family is found in the ashes. Armed with an imperial edict, he turns the Fang family’s estate upside down, determined to find the statue of an evil god rumored to be enshrined in their inner residence. He doesn’t find the statue. Instead, he brings out a young woman who seems detached in both 37Reads—Score135Shelves

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    Traditional writing style and ancient sayings, both strong. The male protagonist has read thousands of books, and the female protagonist has traveled thousands of miles. Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will conquer countless people in the world. No cheating, male and female competition, down-to-earth career, and a prosperous life.

18. 968 最 The Best Lyricist 最佳词作 Kong Liu空留Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] One is a heroine, the other a pampered youngest son who’s always smiling. They work together seamlessly to resolve an unexpected crisis the first time they meet. The second time, she warns her younger cousin not to fall for someone like him. Then comes the Nth meeting, and with it, a lifetime together. 30.7kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    God-level ancient prose, no one will say a word after reading it! At first glance, none of them can come out!

19. 969 锁 The Phoenix-Phoenix Lock 锁凤鸾 A Lifetime of Glamour一世风流Ancient Romance807k WordsCompleted What would life be like if you could turn back time? As for the person who betrayed you, reverse time, tear off his disguise, crush his affected airs, make him fall in love with you, then dump him and send him straight to the eighteenth level of hell. What should you do about someone who has a secret crush on you and would gladly sacrifice himself for your sake? Turn back, cherish him, keep him close to your heart, teach him well, and raise him into a husband who dotes on you in every way. “If I 360Reads8.9Score—Shelves
20. 970 浮 Tales of the Mortal World in the Capital 浮世京华录 White Tea and Deer白茶与鹿Ancient Romance474k WordsOngoing [No romance / Episodic short stories / Healing and heartbreaking / Whimsical fantasy] The Teahouse of Floating Life welcomes those bound by fate, but not the indifferent. Flowers are the enticement; obsessions become tea. A mysterious teahouse that wanders through time exists to help those with unfinished ties in the mortal world. My name is Su Yanyan, and I’m the proprietress of this teahouse. I’ve seen a general take off his armor and drink wine boiled with red plum blossoms, heard of a fl 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient style fantasy unit drama short story without cp

21. 971 想 I Just Wanted to Quietly Enjoy the Gossip, but After Losing My Memory, I Became a Walking Disaster 想安静吃瓜奈何失忆后我太能搞事 Kick the Tangerine Peel Away一脚踢飞橘子皮Fantastical Romance175k WordsOngoing She had barely set out before everything went wrong. Yue Bai never imagined that the biggest obstacle on her journey through the martial world, where she hoped to recover her memories, would be having no money in her pocket. To keep from starving on the streets, Yue Bai took on a boss, only to be led straight into a bandit hideout. Faced with a group of suspicious, strange people, Yue Bai smiled. “I’m here to join you!” P.S. Strong female lead | No mindless rivalry between women Content warning: —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this one

22. 972 心 The Scheming Heir Forces His Love on His Sweet, Delicate Cousin. She Can't Escape 心机世子强制爱，娇软表妹别想逃 RebelliousKittyCat叛逆Kitty猫Ancient Romance345k WordsCompleted A scheming, calculating male lead VS a pure, kind-hearted heroine With both her parents dead and her elder brother missing, Wei Shu is taken in by her aunt at the Jingning Marquis’s residence. Pure and kind by nature, she wants to protect her parents’ former estate and become independent as soon as possible. She has no idea that the aloof young heir of the Jingning Marquis’s household has had his eye on her for a long time. She thinks her cousin cares for and looks after her because he pities he 1.4kReads—Score168Shelves

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    Pure ancient sayings do not mean time travel or rebirth.

23. 973 重 Reborn and Refusing His Love: The Faithless General Regrets It Too Late 重生拒爱，负心将军悔疯了 Are You Hungry? Knight饿喽吗骑士Ancient Romance214k WordsOngoing [Tomato changed my tags. This is not palace intrigue or household infighting.] In the third year of her marriage to Wang Cunxin, Shen Lingwei died after accidentally eating rat poison. The rat poison had been put in her food by her husband’s concubine, at his command. He wanted not only her life, but the lives of dozens of people in the Shen household as well. Reborn, she returned to the day she fell in love with Wang Cunxin at first sight in her previous life. Shen Lingwei deliberately avoided —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine is reborn, stays away from the wrong people, and takes her family to escape from the struggle for imperial power.

24. 974 穿 Even After You Transmigrate, You Still Have to Fall in Love 穿越了还得谈恋爱 Yue Xiyan悦夕颜Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted Modern girl Su Yao woke up to find that she had transmigrated to ancient times and become a bride about to marry the cold-faced Prince Chu Yao! Before she could even wrap her head around it, her bridal sedan was already on the road. Before long, Chu Yao’s one true love, the breathtakingly beautiful Qin Wanrou, returned, and Su Yao’s heart sank. Now she was truly in a bind: she couldn’t beat her rival in love, and she couldn’t get back to the modern world. Was she really going to have to fall i 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient sayings, they are all ancient sayings, I recommend reading them [laughing][laughing]

25. 975 替 The Substitute Bride Is Far Too Cunning 替嫁王妃太狡猾 Yue Xiyan悦夕颜Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Substitute bride + sweet romance + marry first, fall in love later + satisfying revenge] Mu Xueli, who had worked wonders in modern medicine, transmigrated after a car accident and was forced to take her sister's place as the bride of the Seventh Prince, whose right leg was crippled. On their wedding night, she laid down her terms. “Within a year, I'll heal your leg. Then we'll divorce, and go our separate ways.” “Fine.” A year later, Mu Xueli successfully removed the poison from the prince's l 9Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 976 青 Green Mountains See Me 青山见我 Calm as the Clouds and Breeze云淡风轻Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Yan Yunliu, a woman, is forced to disguise herself as a man and “marry a wife” in her brother’s place. When she lifts the bridal veil, she finds the frail scholar who had tricked her in the woods and stolen her horse. Her little heart nearly jumps out of her chest, and she almost starts a brawl on the spot. She’s a steely daughter of a military family, yet she has to disguise herself as a man to marry someone. And now she has to study classical Chinese alongside a penniless scholar? He’s a strap 102Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Super super super super super beautiful! In the first book, the female protagonist runs away and marries the male protagonist with another identity hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, the second book is the heroine becomes the empress! Get back everything you lost! In the third book, the heroine marries the hero hahahahahahaha

27. 977 不 Not the Villainous, Lovesick Demon Cult Leader, but Her Beloved 不是反派病娇魔教教主，是心上人 Full Moon Su满月苏Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted Just started getting ratings, and who knows if they'll rise later. “Both virgins + fictional historical setting + coming-of-age romance + childhood sweethearts + sweet and doting + 1v1 + four-year age gap + a touch of wuxia” She thinks he is her master, but he is the one who belongs to her. [Pure-love yandere] Everyone knows that Hua Wuxia, leader of the Demon Cult, is a demon who clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. He is cold and callous, ruthless and cruel, decisi 3.4kReads8.1Score653Shelves

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    This book is super nice

28. 978 和 The Day We Divorced, the Marquis's Ancestors Followed Me 和离当天，侯府祖宗跟我走了 Reborn Noble Consort Xi重生的熹贵妃Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Divorce + business + beloved by the ancestors + a groveling ex-husband + slow-burn romance] The day Gu Yunzheng returned to the capital victorious, he brought Princess Ning'an with him. “Qingyao will be my legal wife, and you'll be demoted to secondary wife. You can still manage the household.” Shen Mingtang laughed. So someone else got all the benefits, while she was left to clean up the mess? In front of everyone, she produced a divorce agreement, then slapped seven years of account books dow —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After getting rid of the disputes in the inner house, the heroine opens a shop and does business, with the help of her ancestors, the wealth is flowing # # Romance

29. 979 绝 Reborn from Desperation, I Became My Own Strongest Support 绝境重生，我活成自己靠山 Dreammaker Xiao Qi造梦小七Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just posted.) [Strong female lead + coming-of-age + romantic rivals vying for her + historical domestic drama] She was frail from birth, and life soon showed her its cruelty. Betrayal by family and deceit by the man she loved once plunged her into an abyss. But she never bowed to fate or let hatred consume her. An undying fire burned in her heart, and she refused to kneel in the mire. She harbors no resentment and never turns cruel. She simply grits her teeth an 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥It's this growing heroine + multiple male protagonists, so cool!!! I have read countless ancient revenge novels, but this one is the only one that makes me moved: the heroine was betrayed and never fell into darkness. In love and power, she kept her own way back in life.

30. 980 长 Eldest Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince Is Here Again 长公主，太子殿下他又来了 You and I Were Once Just One Step Apart我与你曾只差一步Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing [Girls' Love + Political Intrigue] In her previous life, she was a Grand Princess Regent, while he was a deposed crown prince. “This has nothing to do with you. Why stand in my way?” “I gave my word to an old friend. A gentleman keeps his promises.” In her next life, she becomes the one-of-a-kind princess she once was, while he remains the lofty crown prince. “Your Highness, have you not overstepped this time?” “Your Highness the Grand Princess, I may have overstepped, but you haven't pushed me —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The grievances and hatreds between two people are related to the changes in the court.

31. 981 公 Young Master, Please Take Your Medicine 公子，请吃药 Sangdi桑迪Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted [Ancient setting, transmigration, lovesick obsession, mild coercion] Ye Wan, a modern young woman, was nearing the end of her life. She died in a hospital bed, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself in an unknown alternate era. The good news: She was alive again. The bad news: She was now a six-year-old girl unloved by both her father and mother, and she was on her way to being sold. The buyer was an old bachelor. Ye Wan: How could she put up with that? So she ran away, but before 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the old saying goes, you can choose either a cold heroine or a dashing heroine.

32. 982 夫 My Husband's Full of Tricks, So This Princess Wants a Divorce 夫君套路深，本公主要和离 Sangdi桑迪Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted [Versatile and commanding eldest princess who can be sweet or aloof * gentle consort with a hidden dark side] [Set in an imagined world] The domineering Princess Li Yi falls in love at first sight with Han Xian, a top scholar from a humble family. Li Yi secures an imperial decree arranging their marriage. They are the envy of all, a perfect match blessed by the heavens. But... Three years into their marriage, a palace coup leaves Li Yi's position in tatters. She never imagined that, in his 4Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 983 弱 The Willow Is Too Frail to Bear the Wind 弱柳不扶风 Sangdi桑迪Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Sunny, resilient orphan girl * arrogant, refined son of a powerful family] [Coming of age + Inspirational + Fictional ancient setting + Slow burn] Liu Xu was an orphan. Starving and freezing, she thought her life would simply end in silence. A passing boy gave her a bag of candy, and she didn’t die that day. From grand mansions and towering walls to endless stretches of yellow sand, they weathered countless storms together. The orphan was never alone. From the moment she met the boy, Liu Xu b 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 984 盲 The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录 Dong Wang Jinglan东往景澜Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not allowed that you haven't read this book yet!! Very beautiful!!! After reading too many formulas and old sayings, this blind doctor's strategy really touched me. A blind but thoughtful vengeful medical woman meets an emperor who wants to conquer the world but only falls for love. From calculating and using each other, to pulling at love and hate, the scars embrace each other and redeem each other. There is no brainless love, court games and undercurrents in the palace are unfolding layer by layer, and the sense of fate is directly filled.

35. 985 折 The Broken Flute 折笛 Xu Yu许玉Ancient Romance217k WordsOngoing [Love Grows Over Time + Slow Burn + Mutual Devotion + Jade-Faced General vs. Blind Assassin] The former dynasty has fallen, the realm is divided, and heroes vie for supremacy. Qi Yunqiu, Great General and Prince Pingshan of the Yao Kingdom, knew the emperor before either rose to power. They are sworn brothers despite having different surnames. Brave in battle and brilliant in strategy, Qi Yunqiu expanded Yao's borders until it quietly became the foremost of the kingdoms. Yu Yun is an assassin of 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's not a waste to jump in, just read it, I can only say that I am a genius at finding books.

36. 986 诱 The Regent Princess's Seduction 诱捕摄政王妃 Jelly Qiqi果冻七七Ancient Romance299k WordsCompleted [1v1, happy ending for both, drama queen, sweet romance, play the pig to eat the tiger] The new emperor arranges a marriage for the regent, and Jiang Gu, the illegitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, becomes a stand-in bride for her elder sister. On their wedding night, she poisons him, and he imprisons her. Tortured day and night, she sees no light. After three years of scheming, Jiang Gu empties the Regent's estate and leaves behind a divorce notice. From then on, the world is wide 58Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Who doesn't want to be embarrassed and watch his drama queen wife fall into the trap he carefully set? It's so exciting!!! Watch Prince Regent online as his wife falls back into his arms

37. 987 疯 The Reborn Vengeful Ghost Turns the Chaotic World Upside Down. Why Would You Mess With Her? 疯批厉鬼重生乱世，你惹她干嘛？ Making Money for Wontons赚钱吃馄饨Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing [Star-crossed love + both reborn + disgraced wife + both untouched + contrasting couples] The winter Miss Shen, A Ci, died, the snow in the capital grew thicker with each passing day. The following spring, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé placed third in the imperial examinations. By the end of the next spring, the emperor issued an edict sending Miss Shen far away to the borderlands to marry. Her new husband tried several times to take her life, while her childhood sweetheart married another 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The handsome man, the powerful minister VS the petite wife, the noble daughter VS the secret guard.

38. 988 贵 After Reading Minds, the Noble Consort Just Wants to Snack and Watch the Show 贵妃读心后只想吃瓜看戏 The Chubby Orange Cat's Summer胖橘的夏天Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [1vN, mind-reading, gossip, lie flat, face-slapping, twists, heroine awakens, heroine shines on her own] I, Su Daji, uh, I mean Su Tang, stayed up all night gaming and died suddenly. When I opened my eyes, I had become a consort who had just been sentenced to death and sent to the Cold Palace. The emperor despised her, the empress was vicious, and every concubine in the palace was waiting to see her reduced to bones. But no one knew she had gained the ability to read minds. [The empress's inner 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The eldest heroine, sober in the world, beautiful alone, ran away with her child, and was forced to get involved in a fight while she was enjoying the show.

39. 989 边 The Little Tailor on the Frontier 边疆小裁缝 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted The Little Tailor on the Frontier 156Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All ancient sayings are recommended!

40. 990 仵 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 48Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 991 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 107Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 992 回 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 28Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 993 命 The Fate-Matching Division 命理配平分部 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物58k WordsCompleted Fate-Matching Division 12Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 994 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 28Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 995 读 The Mind-Reading Legitimate Daughter Slaughters Her Way Through 读心嫡女杀疯了 Love Reading酷爱读书Ancient Romance119k WordsCompleted As the legitimate daughter of a general's household, I was tormented and made life difficult for every day by my stepmother. She cut back on my clothing and food allowance, coveted the generous dowry my birth mother had left me, and even planned to marry me off hastily for profit. Then one day, I awakened to the ability to read minds, and everyone's mask of hypocrisy fell away before me. I heard every poisonous scheme hidden in their hearts and every treacherous plot hatched behind my back. Th 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you stay up late, you must read this mind-reading house fighting novel. The legitimate daughter Shen Zhaoning looks soft and cute on the outside, but inside she has a vicious tongue. Her stepmother defrauds her dowry and her concubine Bai Lianhua. She uses mind reading to expose each one of them one by one. The slaps in the face are endless and the revenge is super exciting. The more you read, the more you get addicted!

46. 996 汴 A Poor Exam Candidate in Bianjing Has His Thoughts Overheard by the Grand Tutor 汴京寒门举子心里话被太傅偷听了 Love Reading酷爱读书Ancient Romance95k WordsCompleted The provincial examination results were posted, and Shen Yan had failed. When the wealthy Zhao Mingyuan mocked him beneath the results board, saying, “A penniless nobody like you thinks you deserve to take the imperial exams?” Shen lowered his head. “You’re right, sir. I deserve the reprimand.” But in his heart, he cursed: [Your father paid three thousand taels for your exam answers. You really think nobody knows?] He had no idea that Zhou Yanzhi, the Grand Tutor to the emperor, was passing by. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 997 雪 The Snowbound Blade 雪藏刃 Xie Xue Hanyan邪雪寒嫣Ancient Romance894k WordsCompleted One is a cold-faced constable who disguises herself as a man. The other is the Prince of Xichuan, a foreign nobleman said to have brought about his wife's death. When these two meet, an extraordinary story is bound to unfold. Passing herself off as a man to serve as a constable in the Six Fan Gate is no easy task. Dao Xueshan even changed her name to Dao Sanxue. To make it in a crowd of men, she has only one choice: be crueler, fiercer, more ruthless, and better at killing than they are. But she 3.7kReads—Score152Shelves

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    Completed, purely written by hand, the heroine disguises herself as a man, works in the officialdom while working, martial arts detectives, suspenseful plots, women help each other, the heroine's strength is beyond the limit, and she has no love brain. ੭ ᐕ)੭*⁾⁾

48. 998 表 His Cousin Moves into the Estate, and After the Heir Rejects Her, He Pursues Her Relentlessly 表妹入府，世子嫌弃后狂追求 Zuì Lánshanshan醉阑珊珊Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Scheming woman vs. sly man (The rating just came out and is still rising) Mu Qingyao was the stunning legitimate daughter of a distinguished Jiangnan family. After her parents died in a business accident, all she had left was a vast fortune and breathtaking beauty. Her greedy uncle coveted both her inheritance and her looks. He secretly conspired with local thugs, planning to force her into becoming someone's concubine and seize all her family's wealth. With nowhere else to turn, Mu Qingyao care 4.1kReads6.5Score361Shelves

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    The male protagonist slaps the face in the real fragrance series. The male protagonist doesn't like the female protagonist at first, but he is afraid that the female protagonist's beauty will bring trouble to the brothers in the family, so he takes the initiative to seduce the female protagonist. The female protagonist sees that the male protagonist has a purpose, so she uses her tricks and starts to seduce each other. The two begin to fish for each other.

49. 999 长 The Princess Dowager Keeps Putting on an Act Again and Again 长公主又双叒叕在演戏 Panda Dumpling熊猫团子Ancient Romance268k WordsOngoing [A Calculated Courtship + Love Gained and Lost + Love Lost and Found Again + Regret Too Late] Li Shuyang was the radiant Princess Yijia, as lovely as peach and plum blossoms. From childhood, she studied the classics and histories diligently, hoping to earn no more than a single line in the annals: “Princess Yijia was clever and wise from a young age, often offering sound advice and assisting the empress on numerous occasions.” But fate had other plans. In the thirteenth year of Yanhe, to secure 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look at this! Super nice

50. 1000 疯 Has the Regent Gone Mad? He Stole the Bride for the Heir Apparent? 疯了吧！摄政王抢亲竟为了世子？ Ke Xin柯新Two Male Leads382k WordsCompleted [Sweet historical romance + bickering rivals + two equally formidable leads + BL + GL + political intrigue + devoted lovers + two couples] On their wedding day, two bridal processions meet at a narrow stretch of Zhuque Avenue. A ten-mile procession of red finery, two bridal sedan chairs coming toward each other. Prince Regent Mo Fengming gives a cold laugh. “Elder sister, this road is narrow. How about a fight? Whoever wins goes first.” The princess royal, Mo Qinghuang, stands in blazing red. “B 147Reads7.0Score102Shelves

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    Ancient sayings, double purity, micro-group portraits, you can see the palace intrigues, it's very cool

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