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  1. 701 The Foolish Scholar’s Fortunate, Plump Wife 傻状元的福运胖妻 Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Flexible Setting + Cozy Farming + Everyday Family Life + Slow and Steady + Devoted Couple, No Messy Drama] A friendly reminder: This is a fictional setting, not serious historical fiction. Relax and enjoy the story, and don't overanalyze the historical details. Zhen Mier had been chubby since childhood, the fattest girl for miles around! Gu Tingzhi had been exceptionally clever since childhood, known throughout the area as a top-scorer-in-the-making. The chubby girl had never slimmed down, whi 6.9kReads9.2Score586Shelves
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  2. 702 The Censor's Playful Wife 御史大人的纨绔妻 Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted He is a young censor, cold-faced and upright, who never gives anyone a kind word. She is a spoiled, pleasure-seeking young lady in Shengjing, always teasing cats and dogs. He is a trusted minister to two generations of emperors, while she is doted on by her parents. What happens when a man of such impeccable propriety meets a shameless woman? What happens when a woman with a serious weakness for handsome men meets a man of striking good looks? She was attracted to his looks on a whim, on a s 6kReads9.2Score745Shelves
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  3. 703 Spring’s Eternal Bloom 长春不可消 Ancient Romance226k WordsCompleted ● Complete [Mutual salvation × first love × no golden finger × no substitute] Changchun is just an inconspicuous servant girl who cleans the residence. Every day, she gazes longingly at her beloved, but her brief happiness doesn’t last: the entire Jiang family is sentenced to execution. When she sees him again, her beloved has become dust beneath everyone’s feet... She kneels before the man and buries her face in his palm, her tears slipping between his fingers and onto his robes. “To be able to 221Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  4. 704 A Worthy Minister Is Hard to Find 良臣难为 Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Ensemble Cast + Tragic Love + Fateful Misunderstandings + Imperial Court and Nobility + Love of Country and Family + Tearjerker + Bad Ending] I am the empress of a nation. Everyone who sees me bows respectfully and greets me with, “May the Empress be well.” Because my surname is Shen. My father, Shen Nian, died on the battlefield, his body never found. My mother died by suicide after him. My eldest brother held Yumen Pass for forty-five days against a hundredfold enemy forc 385Reads9.4Score100Shelves
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  5. 705 Never Grow Old Like a Pair of Lovebirds 不学鸳鸯老 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted Yin Huayue was a dog the Zhuang family had sent to watch over him and keep him under their thumb. She was cold-blooded and hypocritical, always wearing a smile so false it hurt to look at. She dressed him, combed his hair, stood guard at his door, and lit his lamps. For ten out of every twelve hours, Li Jingyun thought about how to make her leave. But later... She really did leave. And he panicked. Morning and evening, I long to be with you; the wind has no pity for the hardy grass. I would rat 814Reads8.9Score156Shelves
  6. 706 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
  7. 707 Heaven Above 上邪 Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Fu Jiuqing is hiding a huge secret: he secretly picked up his own wife... Everyone knows that the Fu family of Hengzhou is richer than the emperor, yet its heirs are a sorry lot. The eldest legitimate son died young, the second is a wastrel, the third is obsessed with food and women, and the fourth is an idiot. The youngest, Fu Jiuqing, is a concubine's son and a sickly child by nature. Everyone says the Fu family must have done something wicked in a past life to deserve this. Jin Yue didn't wan 3.1kReads9.0Score397Shelves
  8. 708 What? That Ungrateful Bastard Is the Heir Apparent? 什么?那忘恩负义的混蛋竟是世子 Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads + divine physician + revenge + the aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + both virgins] They say Su Yanzhi, heir to the Duke of Rongguo’s estate, is so strikingly handsome that no one in the world can compare. But to Zhu Qing’an, that’s all a lie. The refined gentleman everyone talks about is clearly a shameless rogue. The world has been fooled by his handsome face. Zhu Qing’an saved Su Yanzhi, yet he harassed her at every turn and repeatedly ruined her chances at marriage. Tha 6Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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  9. 709 The Golden Scabbard 金丝鞘 Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Stone-faced guard x alluring, delicate princess, one-on-one, sweet romance] Qin Yi was an assassin, cold-faced and colder-hearted. Killing was more ordinary to him than eating. One day, Qin Yi received an assignment. It wasn’t to kill someone. He was ordered to protect Fuguang, the beloved princess of the empress, Ji Ning. Qin Yi found it troublesome, since all he knew how to do was kill. The first time he saw Ji Ning, Qin Yi killed someone right in front of her. His long sword rang as it left 9.3kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
  10. 710 EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻?这侯门主母我不当了! Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
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  11. 711 After the Prince Was Forced to Marry 王爷被迫成婚以后 Ancient Romance468k WordsCompleted In Rong Qian’s eyes, Lu Sang-sang is a woman who’s always playing some kind of game. She acts virtuous and magnanimous on the surface, but all she really wants is his attention. Hah, he won’t fall for her little tricks. Lu Sang-sang: “You’re always picking on me. Is it because you like me?” “I don’t. I haven’t. Don’t make things up,” the man retorts coldly. She gives him a mocking smile. “You weren’t so stubborn yesterday when you forced a kiss on me.” In one sentence: After the prince is forced 894Reads8.7Score106Shelves
  12. 712 The Heir's Temper Burns Like Fire, and His Sweet Wife Can't Hide 世子性烈如火,娇娇夫人难以藏躲 Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, not reborn + fictional dynasty + marriage before love + both leads are virgins + gentle, graceful, perceptive beauty vs. cold-faced, devoted, hot-tempered lord] After her kingdom was defeated in war, she was sent to Beichen to marry, becoming a sacrifice for peace between the two nations. After the wedding, she and Yan Han, the heir of Beichen, were united in name only. As time passed, she realized he saw her only as a gift from Nandu, someone insignificant and dispensa 1.6kReads8.8Score147Shelves
  13. 713 Poison Doctor Beneath the Cold Moon 冷月毒医 Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger Who is Yin Li? No one knows. Who is the immortal of Lingshan? A white-haired old man? An ugly old woman? Or a wicked old monster who has lived for seventy or eighty years yet still looks barely twenty… None of the above! She is the cool and dignified bright moon, and she is also the warm little sun who always repays a debt. Yet this renowned physician faints at the sight of blood! After her whole family was massacred, she lost her memory and live 24Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  14. 714 Tame the Little Bunny, and the Emperor Will Fall for Her on His Own 驯到小白兔,帝王他会自己沦陷 Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted “Xiao Jiao, you’ll have to beg me.” [Tyrant + Devoted Couple + Face-Slapping and Falling Hard + Sweet, Delicate Beauty + Coercive Possession + A Little Love Triangle + A Short Groveling Chase] A foolish beauty who knows she’s foolish VS a powerful, deep-minded emperor who rules with an iron fist Rong Jiao is timid and afraid of death, but also delicate and pampered, with a rosy face and peach-blossom cheeks that make people want to protect her. One day, she is sold to a brothel. The disguised ty 137Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  15. 715 The Young Princess in My Household 家有王妃初长成 Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Prince Chu is feeling rather aggrieved. Other men marry beautiful young brides, but he’s been saddled with a little girl. Worse still, he has won countless battles and made his fearsome name known throughout the Nine Provinces. The people call him the God of Slaughter, and even the emperor gives him a wide berth. Yet his own princess consort dares to slap the table and yell at him: “If you don’t behave, I’ll beat you!” 2.6kReads8.9Score253Shelves
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  16. 716 Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后,五个哥哥杀疯了 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
  17. 717 My Senior Brother Always Wants to Bloom 师兄总是要开花 Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Tantan has been cultivating under her master for exactly eighteen years. Her master is the Nascent Soul Ancestor, Perfected Wuji, from Qingyuan Mountain, and he has only ever taken two disciples: Zhao Tantan and her senior brother. For all eighteen years, Zhao Tantan has constantly heard rumors about this senior brother of hers. They say he is a genius with an unusual spiritual root, who established his foundation at nine and formed his core at eighteen. His cultivation speed is like a firecrack 115Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  18. 718 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 7.4kReads8.5Score615Shelves
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  19. 719 Swallowsong 燕子声声里 Ancient Romance592k WordsCompleted At five, Shen Guiyan could recite the Thousand Character Classic. At six, she played the qin and composed her own music. At seven, she wrote poetry while burning incense. At eight, she was betrothed to the son of the serving chancellor. Everyone said she had been born with a phoenix jade in her mouth and was destined for a blessed life. But then a woman arrived from the modern world, turning Shen Guiyan’s haughty younger sister into a clever and vivacious girl. She stole Shen Guiyan’s husband, 286Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  20. 720 Every Step Draws the Phoenix Near 步步倾凰 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Luosheng devoted everything to helping her husband achieve his ambitions, only to be schemed against by him and her half-sister, and ultimately beheaded. Reborn at fifteen, she refused to let anyone bully her again. She shut her heart, acted with lightning speed, and shed her weakness. Just as her revenge began to flourish, the wickedly handsome man she most wanted to avoid appeared at her side with forceful confidence. His breath warm against her ear, he murmured, “My 161Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  21. 721 The Cast-Off Wife 下堂妻 Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Gentle, clever orphan girl VS aloof, proud young nobleman] [The husband’s long road to winning her back + strong heroine + divorce + rekindled love + business rivalry + court intrigue] Lin Wan was Xiao Jingxing’s wife. She met him when she was eleven. At twenty-one, her heart broken, she became his cast-off wife. From then on, the girls whose relationships with Xiao Jingxing had been ambiguous, the prime minister’s daughter, a comrade-in-arms’ younger sister, and a famous courtesan, finally had 4.6kReads8.9Score360Shelves
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  22. 722 After Mistaking My Groom on Our Wedding Night, the Mad Minister Steals Me Away 新婚夜认错夫君后,疯批权臣窃娇夺爱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force + The Chase Is On After the Breakup + Court and Household Intrigue + Male Lead Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Both Reborn + Both Pure + Sweet at First, Angsty Later] On her wedding night, Shang Yunruo has a strange dream. In it, she humiliates her husband’s younger brother, Chu Yan, driving him to become a dark, scheming powerbroker. In the end, he imprisons her in an underground chamber and abuses her until she meets a tragic end. Afraid the dream might come true, s 4.4kReads8.9Score610Shelves
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  23. 723 After the Divorce, My Lord's Long Road to Winning Back His Wife 和离之大人追妻路漫漫 Ancient Romance264k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love + Winning Her Back + Sweet Romance + Alternate Setting] By imperial decree, Song Wanjiang was forced to marry Wei Tinghe, the Song family's political enemy. But no one knew that the bride beneath the red veil that day had been filled with joy. Later, she endured nothing but cold treatment. With her mother gravely ill and her younger brother mentally disabled, Song Wanjiang finally gave up hope and refused to keep enduring it. Yet just when she finally won her freedom, Wei Tinghe cl 3.4kReads8.9Score223Shelves
  24. 724 After the Wicked Legitimate Daughter Died: Her Whole Family Wanted to Die to Atone 恶毒嫡女死后:全家想以死谢罪 Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Becomes a mountain god after death + suitors and family beg for forgiveness, but she won’t forgive them + romance means a satisfying read!!] Warning: This story has a romance pairing!!! Gu Zijin realizes that her distant cousin is very strange. She is clearly a malicious monster who eats people, yet her parents, brothers, and even her fiancé do everything they can to protect her. No matter how many times Gu Zijin exposes her true nature, it does no good. Instead, people assume Gu Zijin is the o 304Reads8.3Score100Shelves
  25. 725 After Plotting Her Marriage, She Is Doted on by the Marquis 谋嫁后,她被侯爷娇宠了 Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted After her kingdom falls, Jiang Wu climbs into the bed of a young marquis from the enemy nation. He warns her not to fall in love with him. She knows he’s gloomy and dangerous, so she goes along with him and keeps him happy. Later Jiang Wu: “Marquis, don’t climb into my bed every single day.” “Marquis, I’m not feeling well today.” “Marquis, I…” She turns him down in every way she can, and he blurts out, “Don’t you love me anymore?” Jiang Wu gives him a fleeting glance. “The marquis gave his word. 226Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  26. 726 The Ultimate Wife-Doting Husband: Ninth Prince’s Consort, Behave 宠妻狂魔:九王妃,乖一点 Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted Su Wei was supposed to become the crown prince’s consort, but the shameless Ninth Prince, just to spite the crown prince, threw a tantrum and schemed in front of the emperor himself, snatching her away right in the great hall. By imperial decree, she marries into the Ninth Prince’s household, and everyone in the capital thinks a beautiful flower has been stuck in a pile of manure. On their wedding night, after bullying her, the rogue prince says nonchalantly, “What’s so great about that crown pr 167Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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  27. 727 A Beauty's Taste of Spring 美人尝春 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance | Household intrigue | Satisfying revenge | Sweet romance | A reverse-harem battlefield | Devoted heroine, not a player | Male rivalry | Palace and nobility] After disaster strikes her family, Yun Zhiyu has no choice but to seek help from distant relatives in the capital. But they try to force her to become a concubine to her third cousin, a good-for-nothing who keeps a mistress and frequents the pleasure quarters! Unwilling to accept this, Yun Zhiyu decides to find a go 140Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 728 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 14.7kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
  29. 729 The Grand Tutor’s Beloved Maid 太傅大人的娇宠丫鬟 Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted Qing Fu, the eldest daughter of the Duke’s mansion, dreams that on her wedding night her husband torments her mercilessly, then snaps her bones one by one and leaves her to die in bed! Terrified out of her wits, Qing Fu takes the imperial edict and resolves to flee rather than marry. But by a twist of fate, she is mistaken for a maid and sold into another household, where she is made a bedchamber maid! Sobbing, Qing Fu is shoved into a room. She looks up at the person on the bed, and finds him s 24Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 730 Entangled in His Charm 缠娇 Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + coercive possession + strong male lead, weak female lead + unhinged hero + groveling pursuit + sweet and angsty + devoted to each other] Content warnings: The male lead is strong and the female lead is weak. This is not a strong-female-lead story! If you like strong heroines, turn back now! The male lead is extremely twisted. If you need your characters to have sound values, turn back now! The male lead is an unhinged man with a split personality. When he's in a good m 559Reads8.8Score101Shelves
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  31. 731 Spoiling the Gloomy Young Master Rotten 把阴郁公子宠上天 Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Not a feel-good power fantasy, and not a story of righteous revenge and satisfying face-slapping. Readers who enjoy revenge and putting people in their place, please proceed with caution.] Huo Yuyu died in a tragic accident. Before her death, she had it all, but the childhood sweetheart she loved rushed to the side of his white-moonlight beloved. Another person tried to save her. Another wept for her. And yet another, despairing, followed her in death. When she opened her eyes, she had returned 6kReads9.2Score837Shelves
  32. 732 A Surrogate Pregnancy? The Emperor Dotes on Me, and I Keep Having Lucky Pregnancies 借腹生子?被帝王娇宠到福孕连连 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + palace intrigue + fertility + System + multiple births + sole favorite later on + not a story where the leads have only ever been with each other + an emperor who talks himself into loving her at first, then begs humbly for her affection × a clear-eyed, beautiful consort] Yan Qingshu has a nightmare. In it, she takes her infertile elder sister’s place in the emperor’s bed and becomes pregnant with his child. But the moment the baby is born, her sister snatches it away. Yan Q 5.5kReads8.7Score723Shelves
  33. 733 Madam, Please Stay 夫人请留步 Ancient Romance87k WordsCompleted Su Wan got married, only to be divorced a little over a month later. She thought she and Qin Yan were fated to bring each other misery and shouldn't get too close. Qin Yan, however, believed they were destined to be together, so he did everything he could to get close to her. As the saying goes, one marriage brings a little happiness, but a second brings happiness by the heap. He was determined to talk Su Wan into marrying him again, then shower her with heaps and heaps of happiness to make up f 9Reads5.7Score—Shelves
  34. 734 The Hunter’s Adorable Bride 猎户家的小娇娘 Ancient Romance718k WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman who refuses to be controlled by her family, and a young hunter who keeps his distance from others because he believes he brings misfortune to his parents. The two had nothing to do with each other, but fate pushes them together, and they carve out a new life for themselves in the remote mountains and forests. 497Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  35. 735 May This Heart Find Peace 此心翼可缓 Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Hua Qingzhi spent three years by Qi Hanyu's side. Three years ago, he rescued her from a brothel, and from then on she stayed at the Qi residence, assigned to serve him. She devoted herself to him, personally taking care of everything. She had long since fallen hopelessly in love with him... Over time, he seemed to grow accustomed to having her around and accept her presence. He hired a tutor to teach her to read and write, as well as a renowned dance instructor to teach her dancing. When he was 737Reads6.4Score125Shelves
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  36. 736 My Cheng Daren 是我的成大人呀 Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted As a cold and ruthless Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Cheng Jue is decisive and impartial. Yet he is at a loss when it comes to his subordinate, Zhou Zhenzhen, who is always pestering him with questions. Looking at this little troublemaker, whom he can neither hit nor scold, Lord Cheng decides that if he can’t fight back, he can only spoil her. After Zhou Zhenzhen works hard on a case, Cheng Jue personally goes out to buy her candy. When Zhou Zhenzhen praises another official of the C 134Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  37. 737 Mountains and Rivers [The Daily Life of a Master and His Beloved Wife] 山山而川【师尊与小娇妻的日常】 Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + the many flavors of life + master and disciple + henpecked husband + master and young wife] “The human world is vast, with mountains upon mountains and rivers winding through it.” Yue Ye, the Venerable Immortal of Fenglie Mountain, gave up half of the immortal power he had cultivated over ten thousand years and left the immortal realm with his former disciple, Luo Wan’er, to become carefree wandering immortals in the human world. They had meant to sail across the five lakes and ro 981Reads8.7Score103Shelves
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  38. 738 The Foodie Heir and His Charming Chef 吃货世子俏厨娘 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Her parents are both dead, and she has only two old servants by her side. Their money is stolen and their house is burned down. Where can they go from here? It's time to unleash her inner power! Watch her gather herbs in the mountains and turn junk into treasure, then fish in the river and enjoy a bountiful harvest year after year. Others keep cats, but she keeps a leopard. Watch her adorable pets cause a stir in the capital: Some glutton: “Fat cat! Put down that piece of meat. It's mine!” The l 349Reads8.9Score101Shelves
  39. 739 The Easygoing Second Wife 佛系继室 Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted From the moment Cui Jiangwan learns she’s to marry Marquis Wu’an Ji Huai, she knows the marquis still carries an irreplaceable first love in his heart. That woman was his late wife and his childhood sweetheart. So Cui Jiangwan plans to be a laid-back second wife and live with Ji Huai in mutual respect. 3kReads6.8Score215Shelves
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  40. 740 The Beloved Princess Consort Loves to Climb Walls 团宠王妃爱爬墙 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Recommended new book: Quick Transmigration: The Sickly, Obsessive Big Shot Forces Me to Break Up CPs Rumor has it that the Duke’s legitimate daughter is arrogant and knows nothing of music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, yet somehow she marries the most handsome man in the Kingdom of Zhuori. The Seventh Prince is cold and ruthless and keeps his distance from women, but after they marry, he spoils her to the skies, making countless young women jealous. Her princely husband: “I hear my princess 75Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  41. 741 After the Broken Engagement, Lord Xie Regretted It 退婚后谢大人后悔了 Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Wen Changning of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household is the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo and Princess He’an. She should have been a beloved darling of heaven, cherished by everyone. But after the great battle ten years ago claimed both her parents, she was left an orphan. Granted the title of Princess Changning, she was taken into the palace and raised by her maternal grandmother, the empress dowager. Xie Xunzhi is the son of the chancellor, a young judicial commissioner known for his decisivenes 6.8kReads6.3Score350Shelves
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  42. 742 The Bratty Young Lady’s Spoiled Child Bridegroom 暴躁小娘子的纨绔童养夫 Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Lin Lexin had two dreams from a young age: Her first was to open a branch of her family’s pastry shop in the capital. Her second was for the young husband her mother had bought her for two taels of silver to study hard and make progress every day, ideally passing the imperial exam to become a successful candidate. If he couldn’t pass, he could return to the shop and work as the bookkeeper. But when she was eighteen, her young husband’s biological father showed up and took her second dream away. 1.2kReads8.9Score111Shelves
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  43. 743 After Using the Mad Prince, His Little Slave Girl Ran for the Hills 利用完疯批王爷小女奴撒丫子跑了 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted The difference between Shu Yao and Ji Yue is like the difference between heaven and earth. Shu Yao is a lowly female slave in a military camp, insignificant, humble, and beneath notice. Ji Yue, by contrast, is a lofty prince, handsome, noble, and proud. Yet even so, he insists on keeping her by his side, serving him at close quarters by day and warming his bed at night. But his damned possessiveness nearly breaks her completely. She thinks that if she can endure it long enough, she’ll eventually 160Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  44. 744 The Empress's Palace 中宫 Ancient Romance904k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Yu Lanqing was shrewd, clever, and breathtakingly beautiful, yet stubborn enough to keep going until she hit a wall. Wei Li went to every length to marry Su Yaoyao, and Yu Lanqing used every means at her disposal to become Wei Li's empress. A daughter of the Yu family couldn't stand the sight of anything dirty. She acted decisively and turned his harem upside down. Wei Li did not love Yu Lanqing. That was why everything she did and said annoyed him so much. Wei Li said Yu Lanqing wa 669Reads8.6Score102Shelves
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  45. 745 After His Bedchamber Maid Ran Away, the Prince Begged Her to Return Every Day 通房跑路后,王爷日日求她回府 Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance / both virgins] She was a beautiful woman of mixed Han Chinese and Western Regions heritage, born into a military family and exceptionally skilled in martial arts. Free-spirited as the wind, independent and carefree, she had a pair of striking green eyes that captivated everyone. On the day she was to marry her childhood sweetheart, an imperial edict suddenly summoned the groom to become the princess's consort. The wedding never took place, yet, absurdly, she ended up sh 601Reads9.2Score105Shelves
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  46. 746 Phoenix in the Abyss 渊中凰 Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted [Ancient-era tragic romance + childhood sweethearts + coercive possession + calculating, sick obsession + caged songbird + empress] Clear water is shallow; dark water runs deep. When Jiang Cenwan was five, the Empress Dowager lured her into the palace. She stayed for twelve years, and he never once looked at her properly. She watched him surround himself with countless consorts and beauties, while choosing to ignore her alone. Later, when Jiang Cenwan's childhood sweetheart appeared, a spark of 389Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 747 A Guest in His Embrace 入慕之宾 Ancient Romance722k WordsCompleted A period of upheaval brought a new emperor and a reshuffling of the court. A Dai, a female mystic at the Yuqing Temple in the palace, was the emperor’s childhood friend in his eyes, but a scheming green tea in the harem’s. A Dai’s daily routine: Snack on melon seeds while listening to palace gossip, tell the consorts’ fortunes, hear the emperor complain about them, then take a hefty fee to play matchmaker between him and the consorts. And finally, join everyone in cursing the root of all evil, t 2kReads9.1Score295Shelves
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  48. 748 The Bride Was Cruelly Abandoned, Only to Discover She Was Pregnant 新娘惨被抛弃,怎料肚中已有娃 Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted There was no warmth on her wedding night, only her in-laws' taunts and her husband's indifference. Afterward, her mother-in-law sent her to the countryside without consulting anyone. She was given dozens of acres of land and two elderly servants, and from then on, no one bothered with her. She knew her husband's family didn't want her back, and her heart had grown cold toward them too. But just when she'd finally settled in, she realized that after only one night, she was pregnant with the child 51kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
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