Short Historical Romance Tragedies 短篇古风虐文

1. 251 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7kShelves
2. 252 千 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
3. 253 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 59.5kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves
4. 254 烛 The Candlelight Pavilion 烛幽台 At Ease with the Universe随宇而安Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + parallel worlds + soul swapping + endless loops + Mobius strip. After "A Thousand Peach Blossoms Bloom in One Lifetime", acclaimed author Sui Yu Er An returns with another fantasy hit! Jiang Hui × Qi Huan: three lifetimes of entanglement across parallel worlds, as they seek the essence of love in intersecting timelines.] At nineteen, Jiang Hui set out to avenge her father’s murder. On her wedding night, she and Qi Huan died together. But though she was gravely wounded, she 4.7kReads9.5Score716Shelves
5. 255 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
6. 256 兰 A Beautiful Beginning, a Bitter End: Don’t Cling to What Has Passed 兰因絮果，休恋逝水 Chen Lizeli Tu沉漓泽荼9k WordsCompleted A Love That Blossomed, a Fate That Withered: Don’t Cling to the Past —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one has a very novel theme. I really liked the first one. The author's writing is excellent and very immersive. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist]

7. 257 无 An Unexpected Joy, Ruined by Ink Bleeding Through the Paperwork 无端欢喜，案牍惨遭墨渗 Chen Lizeli Tu沉漓泽荼Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted A Sudden Joy, Ruined by Ink Bleeding Across the Papers —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 258 另 An Unconventional Childhood Sweetheart: I Brought Weapons to the Bridal Chamber 另类青梅，我带武器入洞房 Young Scholar Caohe草曷小生Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted An Unconventional Childhood Sweetheart: I Brought a Weapon to Our Wedding Night 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The angst-filled text is super good.

9. 259 嘴 The Stubborn Childhood Friend 嘴硬的竹马 Yu Ran Jin郁燃尽Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The Sharp-Tongued Childhood Friend 2Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 260 小 Xiaoci Xian's Collection of Novellas About Love 小辞仙中篇爱情小说合集 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted I highly recommend the sixth story, "Who Does the Lilac Bloom For?" She said, “The Ding family was wrong to substitute a daughter born of a concubine for the legitimate heir to save face. Your Highness was wrong to accept this marriage under pressure. This mistake began in the capital and must end in Qianzhou. Now that Your Highness has reclaimed your rightful place, this mistake should come to an end as well.” Her gaze was clear and candid, without the slightest trace of resentment, only the lu 161Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good stories are worth reading. The stories inside are diverse, including intelligent and independent high-achieving women, pitiful women who have fallen on hard times and are kept women, intellectual and elegant female professors, noble ladies from noble families who have traveled through time to find freedom, and even a collection of short stories about sisters being forced into marriage. Everything is in this novel!

11. 261 夏 Xia Suofangyan 夏锁芳妍 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted His father, the Marquis of Pingnan, has been sentenced to death, his mother, Commandery Princess Haiyan, is under house arrest, and he has been banished to a remote land. Does their marriage contract still stand? She breaks off their engagement when he falls on hard times. Is she kicking him while he's down, or does she have her reasons? To escape the royal marriage bestowed upon her by fate, she accompanies a princess to a distant land as a bride. Amid boundless snowy plains, Eagle Sorrow Ravin 9Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 我 I Came to the Capital to Break Off the Engagement 我来京城退亲的 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance129k WordsCompleted Pei Xuan returned to his residence after court, and the steward hurried to report, “Miss Jiang from Jiangnan has arrived with her mother. They’re in the reception hall speaking with the Old Madam.” He stepped through the moon gate and saw his mother and grandmother seated in the main seats, their faces displeased. A woman in plain clothes stood in the hall, her back ramrod straight. “Old Madam, Madam,” she said, her clear voice shattering the heavy silence, “I am Jiang Hailan of the Jiang family 8.9kReads8.0Score920Shelves
13. 263 野 Wild Lilies Bloom in Spring Too 【野百合也有春天】 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Two Female Leads114k WordsCompleted Important note in advance: This is not a story with two female leads! The platform settings are wrong! The male and female leads are devoted to each other, with absolutely no divided loyalties! As Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the profound sorrow in Song Chuyu’s eyes, she realized with absolute clarity that he still hadn’t moved on. That girl, Cen Baihe, had long since taken root in the softest part of his heart like the most tenacious vine, bound to him by blood and impossible to tear away. At that mom 71Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 264 小 The White Lotus’s Revenge 小白花复仇记 Xi Lianxue汐恋雪Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted She is a fallen princess returned from hell, sworn to use her enemies’ blood to honor the family she lost. He is the king of the Wuliao Kingdom, cold-blooded and merciless, yet unable to be cruel to her alone. A palace coup left her country in ruins and her family dead, casting her from the clouds into the mire. He was the mastermind behind it all, and the man she loved most. Disguised as a bewitching tribute, she returns with the flames of revenge in her heart. She intends to make him taste the 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 夫 My Husband Suddenly Fell Out of Love 夫君他忽然变心了 Little Green Sprout青苗苗Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted My husband suddenly changed his heart —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 宁 I'd Rather Fall into the Ninth Hell Than Long for You 宁坠九幽不思君 Hong Jian Yu Ling鸿渐于陵11k WordsCompleted I'd Rather Fall into the Nine Hells Than Long for You 33Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here's a story featuring two men. Thank you, Tomato, for giving me this cover full of sexual tension.

17. 267 重 After Being Reborn, I Insisted on Marrying the Ninth Prince 重生后，我执意要嫁九千岁 Ranran冉冉Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted On the sixtieth anniversary of my marriage to Gu Chang'an, he died in the arms of a newly crowned courtesan at a brothel. The courtesan had just turned eighteen, while Gu Chang'an was already eighty. When I heard of his death, I felt no sorrow. I even burst out laughing. Gu Chang'an, you lived a ridiculous life, and now you've met an equally ridiculous end. If there is a next life, I only hope we never meet again. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the flower-viewing banquet of my ei —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 和 After Our Divorce, My Trash Ex-Husband Regretted It 和离后，渣男前夫后悔了 Lin Huan Ya林焕呀Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After our divorce, my scumbag ex-husband regretted it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 269 皇 Empress Zhu the Sharp-Tongued 皇后朱怼怼 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted Empress Zhu the Quick-Witted 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So short it made me question my existence, I couldn't put it down! I just dreamt my novel became a huge hit 🔥, then woke up to a desolate wasteland. Please, Your Majesty, open this; it's truly wonderful! I bow three times and kowtow nine times!

20. 270 布 The Empress in Commoner's Garb 布衣皇后 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted She was an empress, yet dressed in plain clothes and worked the fields in the imperial palace gardens. The people adored her, and even the emperor, who had never liked her, fell for her. Yet one autumn, she suddenly passed away! Who was it? Who killed this young empress, whose heart held all the people under heaven? After the empress died, the emperor spent every night singing and reveling with his consorts. Had he truly moved on, or was there something else behind it? 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I picked up my phone to send you a message, only to realize your number is no longer in this world. I looked up at the sky, and the swirling snowflakes moistened my cheeks… A hazy feeling, a secret message.

21. 271 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 13.8kReads8.1Score630Shelves

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    This book is super beautiful and super sad!

22. 272 王 The Princess Consort Is an Assassin, and My White Moonlight Handed Me Over to Someone Else 王妃是杀手，白月光将我拱手让人 Yesterday, My Beloved昨日卿倾Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The Princess Consort Is an Assassin, and My Beloved Gave Me Away —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ending is quite sad

23. 273 凤 The Tale of Fengming 凤鸣传. Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Urban17k WordsCompleted The Tale of Fengming. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient sayings, worth trying

24. 274 长 A Thousand Ridges, Forever Silent in Regret 长恨千岭了无声 Fugui, Who Isn't Good with Words不善言辞的富贵Historical42k WordsCompleted A Longing That Echoes Silently Across a Thousand Ridges 2Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 嫁 I’d Been Married to the Grand Tutor for Two Years Before I Learned I Was His Second Wife 嫁给太傅两年，我才知自己是继室 Zhao Muyao昭慕遥Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted I’d Been Married to the Grand Tutor for Two Years Before I Learned I Was His Second Wife 220Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read it in ten minutes

26. 276 江 Misty Rain Returns to Jiangnan, and We Meet Again 江南烟雨再逢君 Brushing Past Wind and Snow拂风拂雪Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Meeting You Again in the Misty Rain of Jiangnan 11Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 277 疯 Revenge of the Mad Father 疯批爹爹复仇记 Strolling Among the Clouds ing漫步云端ingAncient Romance28k WordsCompleted A Madman's Father Seeks Revenge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short story, really sad

28. 278 剑 The Sword God Practiced Dual Cultivation All Night, Then Regretted It After I Divorced Him 剑神彻夜双修，我离婚后他悔疯了 Wei Su Su维素苏Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Sword God Spent All Night in Dual Cultivation. After Our Divorce, He Regretted It Like Crazy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It only takes a few minutes to read, but it's incredibly good! ✨A heart-wrenching yet satisfying read about a martial arts master who practices dual cultivation swordsmanship after marriage, only to be repeatedly humiliated by the prime minister's daughter – definitely worth reading! ✨

29. 279 望 The Moon Above the Tower 望尽楼间月 Jingzhe Sheng惊蛰笙Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Moonlight Beyond the Tower 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story where the female protagonist kills the man she has loved for two lifetimes.

30. 280 重 Reborn: I Don't Want to Be a Consort Anymore 重生之本宫不想做娘娘 Mai Ding麦丁Ancient Romance25k WordsCompleted Reborn: I Don’t Want to Be a Palace Consort 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's super good! The female lead is clear-headed and intelligent, the plot is fast-paced, you can binge-read it.

31. 281 重 Reborn: I Anger the Emperor to Death and Become a Widow 重生后，我气死皇帝当寡妇 Deer Deer Roll鹿鹿卷Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, I Angered the Emperor to Death and Became a Widow 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hurry, everyone come and see [I've learned it]!

32. 282 巫 Witch. Mask 巫.面具 Awake at Three in the Morning三更九醒Mystery15k WordsCompleted Witch. Mask —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not much to say, see for yourself

33. 283 刺 After Assassinating My Husband, I Discovered Ten Years of Revenge Was a Scam 刺杀夫君后，发现十年复仇是骗局 The Evening Breeze, Right Away即刻晚风Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Assassinating My Husband, I Discovered That Ten Years of Revenge Had Been a Deception —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist kills the male protagonist at the beginning [almost crying] [almost crying] [almost crying]

34. 284 先 Married First, Love Later: My Husband Died Young 先婚后爱，我老公英年早逝 Qian Jun Duck黔君鸭Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Married first, fell in love later, then my husband died young 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is truly heartbreaking. Jin'er's life has been so tragic. She lost two pregnancies, and in the end, the male lead also died. The two of them spent their entire lives thinking of each other.

35. 285 为 I Faked My Death for Him and Entered the Monastery, Yet He Married His Benefactor Before My Grave 为他假死遁空门，他却坟前娶恩人 Superman Is Here超人来了Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Faked My Death and Entered a Convent for Him, but He Married His Benefactor at My Grave —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient abuse writing.

36. 286 我 I Won't Marry My Cousin, But He Went Mad 我不嫁表哥，他却疯了 Across Time跨越时光Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted I Won't Marry My Cousin, but He Went Mad 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My childhood sweetheart cousin married another woman, and I turned around and seduced the prince's... Sassy princess. My cousin panicked, he went crazy, completely insane. First angst, then pure bliss! Come and see! [Kissing emoji]

37. 287 渣 After the Trash Man Killed Me for the Other Woman, I Was Reborn 渣男为女配杀我后，我重生了 The Potato Is About to Blossom土豆要开花Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After the scumbag killed me for the female lead, I was reborn. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If life were only as beautiful as our first meeting, why would the autumn wind bring sorrow to the painted fan?

38. 288 被 After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Face-Slapped Everyone 被退婚后，我打脸众人 The Potato Is About to Blossom土豆要开花Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted After My Engagement Was Broken Off, I Made Everyone Eat Their Words 2Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 289 一 Just Across the Wall 一壁之遥 Three Mountains三山Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted When Song Chu was fourteen, by the reckoning of the era, she had already loved Xiao Lang for six years. Every day, she sat on the threshold of the General's residence, listening as her maid reported which family's daughter had fallen for Xiao Lang, while waiting for the carriage bringing him back from court to appear in the distance. She waited for the graceful young man in his crimson court robes to reach out a hand as finely sculpted as jade, step down with the help of his page, pay his respec 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book was previously published in the Fireworks Romance section, so its quality speaks for itself.

40. 290 花 Flowers Bloom and Wither in Their Own Time 花开花谢皆有时 This Is Sent to Zhaozhao此寄昭昭Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted Flowers Bloom and Fade in Their Own Time —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 双 Twin Sacrifice, a Legacy for the Ages 双生祭，千秋续 Seven White Jades七白钰Mystery7k WordsCompleted A Sacrifice of Twins, an Everlasting Legacy 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a new festival! ✑✑Twin Festival

42. 292 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 384Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are also angst stories!

43. 293 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 319Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 691Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 78Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 这 In This Life, I Just Want to Treat You a Little Better! 这一世，我只想对你更好一些！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted In this life, I just want to treat you even better! 734Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 299 这 In This Life, Would You Still Want to Be with Me? 这一世，你还愿意和我在一起吗？ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀11k WordsCompleted In This Life, Are You Still Willing to Be with Me? 212Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 300 被 My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 被丈夫和婆婆算计，我怒了 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted My Husband and Mother-in-Law Set Me Up, and I Snapped 222Reads—Score—Shelves

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