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  1. 351 Two Hearts in Tune, Our Longing Written in a Silk Letter 两心知,相思写锦书 Ancient Romance343k WordsCompleted Childhood sweethearts, an ancient-style romance about lifelong devotion to one person, set in a fictional Great Qi. Fourth Prince Heba Yiwei is the son of the Northern Qi emperor and a Han Chinese consort. As a boy, he lived temporarily in Tanzhou with his mother, where he saved Ye Beiying, the daughter of Tanzhou's garrison commander, from a bolting horse. Beiying was lovely, sweet-natured, and well-behaved, and Yiwei's mother adored her. Yiwei was aloof from a young age, but treated Beiying di 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  2. 352 The Empress Is the Very Model of Virtue 皇后她贤良淑德 Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted A huge scandal rocked the imperial palace. The emperor had brought his younger brother’s widow, who had been widowed for three years, into the palace. And she was very visibly pregnant. The whole palace buzzed with gossip. As empress, I couldn’t escape it either. My personal maid grumbled, “Your Majesty, this is outrageous.” But I remained unmoved. I couldn’t care less where the emperor’s heart lay. Because my husband had been dead for a long time. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  3. 353 Half the City in Splendor: Complete 3-Volume Edition 半城繁华(全3册) Ancient Romance673k WordsCompleted "Their wedding was fast approaching when the groom died unexpectedly. Out of compassion, her mother secretly sent her to Chang'an to take refuge. There, she never expected to stumble into a tangled, sorrowful romance. One man was like a deep, still river, stirring love and resentment until she was left helpless. The other was passionate and sincere, gentle and considerate. Would she defy the bounds of propriety and choose the man she loved deeply? Or would she settle for a life of wealth and ent 98Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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  4. 354 The Spoiled Couple’s Mutual Admiration 纨绔夫妻互捧日常 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu'an is forced to marry Jiang Qiyun, the eldest son of the Marquis of Rongyang and the leader of Kyoto's four notorious young lords. Everyone in Kyoto waits for the two of them to make fools of themselves, but instead, they see a couple constantly praising each other. Jiang Qiyun: My wife is clever and brilliant. She brings good fortune to her husband and keeps our home safe! Su Yu'an: My husband is as handsome as a jade tree, shielding me from wind and rain! Kyoto's nobles: Are you talking 20.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
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  5. 355 Such a Chang'an 如许长安 Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted Key point: Both leads are inexperienced in love. ❤ [Self-restrained, celibate Doctor Li & Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger & Husband Begging for His Wife to Take Him Back] Li Shen is a renowned physician of Yangzhou, famed for his miraculous healing skills and incomparable bearing. His character and looks make him every young woman's dream husband. Yet he married a woman completely unlike himself: An Ruxu. She's jealous, domineering, and disrespectful to her in-laws, with so many flaws that ev 141Reads6.3Score—Shelves
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  6. 356 The Marquis Treats Me as a Substitute for His Half-Sister, but I Want the Marquisate's Fortune 侯爷拿我当庶妹替身,而我觊觎的是侯府家业 Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted The marquis loved my younger half-sister with all his heart. But the old madam of the marquis’s household couldn’t tolerate their affair. She married my half-sister off to a rough-hewn man, then welcomed me into the marquis’s household with an extravagant bridal procession. After we married, the marquis sought revenge. He not only treated me as a stand-in, but kept bringing women who resembled my half-sister into the household as concubines. I pretended to be heartbroken, but secretly laughed to 8Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 357 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了,这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 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
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  8. 358 The Scumbag's Whole Family Is a Menace, So I Became Empress and Reduced Them to Ashes 渣男全家是祸害,我封女帝扬其灰 Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot, no transmigration, no System, no rebirth] With the Duke’s estate on the brink of collapse, Lu Fengzhou enters the palace as a male favorite to serve the empress, willingly becoming a caged songbird for others’ amusement. He does it to preserve his family’s power and glory and keep his younger sister Qingyu safe. Qingyu had only wanted to honor their mother’s dying wish: support each other as siblings, become a wife and mother, and be content with that life. But people are dri 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 359 Ziqing 子卿 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
  10. 360 Sharing Dreams with the Cold and Aloof Heir, the Adorable Cousin Gets Kissed to Tears Night After Night 和清冷世子共梦,娇娇表妹夜夜被亲哭 Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [Both Untouched + Only One He Loves + Mild Household Rivalry + Traditional Historical Romance] Shen Qingluo has an unspeakable dream every night, and she plans to keep it a secret for the rest of her life... After her family falls on hard times, she has no choice but to seek refuge at the Jing'an Marquis's residence in the capital. When she first arrives, she behaves modestly and follows the rules, focused on marrying her second cousin, to whom she was promised as a child, once her period of mou 771Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  11. 361 Dreams Adrift on Jade Steps 玉阶浮梦 Ancient Romance595k WordsOngoing The Shen family is a grand and distinguished house, its generations of civil officials and military commanders shining in the imperial court. The world envies its unmatched prestige, unaware of the hidden currents and careful maneuvering behind its power. Shen Qingyi, the Shen family's eldest legitimate daughter, was born dignified and refined, noble without being spoiled, a paragon among the young ladies of the capital. By imperial decree, she was wed to Prince Ning, a member of the imperial c 73Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 362 After I Stopped Rushing to Get Married, I Became a Master Surgeon 不急着嫁人后我成了外科圣手 Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [Historical Female Doctor + Career-Driven Heroine + A Touch of Jianghu + Rejecting an Engagement and Fighting Back + Mutual Devotion] Shen Qiaozhi is the legitimate daughter of a wealthy merchant, bound for life by a marriage contract. After her parents are mysteriously murdered, her grandfather hopes she will keep her head down for a while and hold her life together. She tears up the marriage contract, abandons the duties expected of a sheltered young lady, and devotes herself to studying surge 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 363 A Lofty Marriage to a Prince 高嫁王公 Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted People always said the third daughter of the Wei family was blessed: born into wealth and blessed with exceptional beauty, she was sure to marry the man of her dreams and be cherished beyond measure. Who could have guessed that Wei Shuwan would meet the wrong man? Her fiancé held his unattainable first love high in his heart and saw Wei Shuwan as nothing but an obstacle. In a fit of rage, he shoved her into the water. When the young Prince of Qiaochuan rescued her, he wasn't thinking of some her 7Reads5.2Score—Shelves
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  14. 364 The Duckweed Chronicles, 浮萍记, Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The main story is complete. No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth, just a pure historical romance.] [Two strong leads + love that grows over time + marriage first, love later + combative romance] He is a vengeful demon who crawled back from hell, his hands stained with blood and his heart without mercy. She is an orphan cast aside by fate, concealing her talents while calculating people’s hearts. At their first meeting, he looks down at her coldly, murder in his eyes; she meets him wi 57Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 365 Chronicles of the Netherworld 幽冥记 Eastern Fantasy175k WordsCompleted Set against the backdrop of Song dynasty mythology, the story begins with a journey through the underworld and unfolds through a series of characters and tales. As the Buddha says, “Goodness is the root of all things,” and so loyalty and filial piety are the foundations of being human. Holding on to a single good thought is the righteous path of this world. The Buddha also says, “Desire is the source of resentment in the human heart.” Love can fill the heart with the joy of blooming flowers, but 237Reads—Score100Shelves
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  16. 366 The Flower-Seeking Scholar’s Princess-Consort Remarries 探花郎驸马的原配娇娘改嫁了 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Everyone Is a Native of This World; Neither Lead Has Transmigrated or Been Reborn] Liang Xuntang supported Yang Qingyi's studies for five years and was willing to help him succeed, never expecting that after passing the imperial exam at the top of the list, his first act would be to kill his beloved. Literally. As the wife who stood in the way of her third-place scholar husband's romantic prospects, Liang Xuntang is trembling with fear. She travels to the capital to ask for a divorce, but her h 32Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 367 Two Hearts, Three Minds 两意三心 Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Pure historical tragedy + no golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth + 1v3, female lead is not a virgin] Neither the male nor the female lead is perfect. One is unruly and arrogant, the other insecure and timid, and both have their own character arcs. The cast is richly developed, with distinct personalities. She was nothing but the unloved daughter of a low-ranking sixth-grade official. Her father showed her no affection, her mother did not love her, and her younger sister bullied her 1.8kReads8.2Score151Shelves
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  18. 368 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝,但她撩完就跑 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.4kReads9.2Score167Shelves
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  19. 369 Fragrance of Silk, Dew of Rain 衣香沾雨露 Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted Liang Yueying is a wife beyond reproach. She never gets jealous, doesn’t need the marshal’s family’s vast fortune, and doesn’t even mind him taking concubines. She’s perfect in every way. She just doesn’t see him. Then one day, an actress comes to the marshal’s residence. Only then does Marshal Song Shishan belatedly realize that this woman can smile, blush, and care about someone. Her virtue as a good wife and mother, her thoughtfulness and understanding, are all because she simply doesn’t love 296Reads5.3Score—Shelves
  20. 370 Think Twice Before You Read Someone’s Face 相面请慎言 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Serial cases + mystery + historical romance + political intrigue + powerful partners + ensemble cast] (The villains are intelligent, the characters grow, and nobody is perfect.) She's just a little “Taoist” who wanders the streets telling fortunes and reading faces, and occasionally visits the pleasure houses. How did this young Prince turn her into his captive, insisting that she help him solve cases and catch criminals? What? The victim was his fiancée? She's in trouble. Has she st 422Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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  21. 371 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越,替嫁残侯成团宠 Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 134Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 372 I Fell for a Tyrannical Prince and Was Doted on Like a Queen 爱上霸道王爷被宠上天 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Xiao Lingchen had fallen for Yu Xinyou! When his confession failed, he pursued her with all his might! What? She wouldn't marry him? Then he'd marry into her family! Was there something wrong with this Second Prince? Why did he keep coming after her for no reason? But why was this guy insisting on marrying into the Marquis's household? Now the whole capital was in an uproar! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 373 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生,我强到飞起 Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 86Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 374 The Substitute Bride: A Marquis's Widow Is No Easy Match 替嫁:侯门寡妇不好当 Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + personal growth + face-slapping + adorable child] 1v1, both leads are virgins Charming stand-in bride, a humble concubine’s daughter × a prince-to-be who returns from the dead. Yuzhu, a concubine’s daughter, is forced to take her elder sister’s place and become a widow in the marquis’s household after her sister is widowed before her wedding. All she wants is to live quietly as a widow, but the marquis’s household is full of danger, and someone is constantly trying to kill 1.2kReads9.0Score165Shelves
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  25. 375 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 26Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 376 The Long Wind Blows for Tens of Thousands of Miles 长风几万里 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted Kunyi fell for someone. Monsters ran amok at the palace banquet. The man arrived with the constables of the Shangqing Bureau, standing right beneath her favorite bronze lamp shaped like a flying crane. Radiance fell across his broad shoulders, and when the wind stirred the hem of his dark robe, it fluttered like an eagle circling a cliffside. Sometimes love at first sight really is that simple. She hadn't even seen his face clearly, yet she had already thought of names for their children. A ser 2.8kReads9.2Score480Shelves
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  27. 377 Yang Tinghe on the Keyboard 键盘上的杨廷和 Historical481k WordsCompleted [Yang Tinghe | Male-Centered Lead | Historical Epic | Romance and Marriage | Political Intrigue] Yang Tinghe, grand secretary of the Ming dynasty, recounts his romantic and political adventures in modern language, with a playful take on his own life. [Matchmaking Trip to Yunnan] Help Mu Cong put down the Xundian rebellion and bring the region under direct administration. [Wedding Night] My concubine climbed into my bed... [The Truth About Grain Transport] Men and women alike are beheaded. [The 19Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 378 The Legend of Milou 弥楼传 Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing This is the first book in The Tale of Milou series. At the summit of Milou, the Cangming flame scorched all three realms. The Divine Lord Mingyun forged a pact with his demonic eyes to slay the Demon Venerable Feitian, unwittingly sowing the seeds of five hundred years of karmic reincarnation. Among the peaks of Yunlu Mountain, Zhitang, a young woman of the Xuluo tribe, released cranes beneath the moon and fell into Jiugao Marsh, where she swore an oath of life and death with Zeqing, a young man 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  29. 379 After I Transmigrated, I Became a Princess Consort With a Pocket Dimension 穿越后,她携带空间成了王妃 Ancient Romance976k WordsOngoing [Historical fantasy + transmigration to another world + spatial powers + mutual devotion] Luo Yun Yue, a modern elite special agent, is outnumbered while pursuing a fugitive and falls off a cliff. To her surprise, she transmigrates into the body of an ancient woman who shares her name, bringing a pocket dimension with her. From then on, she begins her comeback from a good-for-nothing to a formidable woman, and meets Prince Ning, Leng Changfeng. He walked around the pavilion and saw a young wom 36Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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  30. 380 To Hide My Pregnancy, I Took a Lucky Marriage and Discovered My Husband Is My Child's Father 为遮孕肚冲喜,发现夫君是孩亲爹 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Adapted into the short drama "Married by Imperial Decree", now streaming on Hongguo and Tomato. [Rebirth + Medical Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Feel-Good Fiction + Sweet Romance + Revenge on Villains + Powerful Couple + Devoted Pair + One-on-One Romance] In her past life, her father was murdered, her mother imprisoned, her younger brother violated, and her son had his heart cut out. Su Xuening pretended to be insane and foolish her entire life, yet still could not protect the people she wante 6kReads9.1Score909Shelves
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  31. 381 The One by the Tower Is Like Jade 楼边人似玉 Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The proprietress of the Zhangdeng Inn is truly insufferable: sharp-tongued, money-grubbing, flirtatious, and shameless. He cultivates the Way of Shangqing and slays the myriad demons of the mortal world. He absolutely must not let her bewitch him! (Demon-hunting, scheming magistrate Song Liyan x money-loving, self-obsessed innkeeper Lou Siyu. The story involves only the human and demon realms. They fall in love in a different setting, with no cultivation. Happy ending, with both sweet and angsty 1.9kReads9.3Score298Shelves
  32. 382 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色:这宠妃我当定了! Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.2kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
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  33. 383 Love and Romance Have Nothing to Do with Me 风月不相关 Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted What kind of people can you find at Dream Return House? Yin Gezhi wore a gloomy expression. “I hate spineless people more than anything!” But fate had other plans. Guan Fengyue was exactly the sort of spineless person he despised. She had meant to drape a length of red silk around the Crown Prince of Wu, but after eating too much and gaining a couple of pounds, the silk couldn’t hold her. With a loud thump, she fell right into Yin Gezhi’s arms. Many years ago, someone had ridden into battle with 2.1kReads9.1Score307Shelves
  34. 384 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 134.2kReads9.5Score17.1kShelves
  35. 385 After the Puppy-Like Heir Learned to Dote on His Wife 当奶狗世子学会宠妻后 Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The clingy young heir × the cold-faced but soft-hearted eldest princess The eldest princess has come of age to choose a husband. Everyone in the Kingdom of Qing debates who could possibly win the heart of this unattainable beauty. No one expects their own princess to be whisked away by a spoiled young heir just returned from Yanbei. The ministers shake their heads, convinced the princess and the young heir are a poor match: he is young, mischievous, and doesn’t know how to cherish anyone. They f 7kReads9.3Score720Shelves
  36. 386 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿:贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 12.8kReads9.4Score1kShelves
  37. 387 Tricked Into Becoming a Concubine: This Mistress Won’t Join the Household Schemes 被骗做妾:姨娘不宅斗 Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + the heroine has a past, the hero doesn't + fighting back against manipulation + household intrigue + palace intrigue + coercive possession + angst before a satisfying payoff + substitute for his unattainable first love + punishing scoundrels + fictional setting] For an ordinary girl, is beauty a blessing or a curse? Liu Chunjun was so beautiful that County Magistrate Chen Chaoan seized her by force and made her his concubin 1.2kReads8.9Score147Shelves
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  38. 388 Jiaoniang Married Three Times 娇娘三嫁 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 3.3kReads8.8Score233Shelves
  39. 389 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 35.7kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
  40. 390 When Will the Mandarin Ducks Stop Repaying Their Debts? 鸳鸯相报何时了 Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Du Weiyang had admired Gu Qinhuai for three years. She never expected him to suddenly become a prince consort, so in a fit of anger, she threw a smoke bomb into the wedding hall. Wei Xianyuan had also loved Princess Qi Yu for three years. He never expected her to suddenly be getting married, so in a fit of anger, he took advantage of the smoke bomb and tried to steal the bride! Unexpectedly, they failed to abduct anyone, the wedding did not descend into chaos, and the two of them became assass 655Reads8.5Score122Shelves
  41. 391 The Years of Jinyu's Story 嫤语书年 Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted The realm was in chaos, and enemy troops had reached the city walls. Fu Jin, a highborn woman whose entire clan had been wiped out, was forced to marry Wei Tan, the eldest son of a warlord at the height of his power. The world had turned upside down: the once princess-like darling of heaven was now an older bride marrying for the second time, while the obscure son of a minor official had become her husband, a warlord who looked down on all under heaven. Survival in turbulent times was hard, and 16.5kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
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  42. 392 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 43.1kReads9.3Score8.7kShelves
  43. 393 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 1.2kReads8.9Score195Shelves
  44. 394 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 132.2kReads9.6Score15kShelves
  45. 395 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 38.1kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
  46. 396 The Powerful Minister’s Schemes 权臣谋妃 Ancient Romance940k WordsCompleted When she was ten, an imperial edict arrived at the General of the North's residence. Overnight, Chu Jinyan went from a cherished daughter of heaven to the daughter of a condemned official. Her entire clan was brought down, and everyone wanted her dead. Filled with hatred, she endured hardship and bided her time, swearing to clear her father's name! Seven years later, she returned under another person's identity, carrying the weight of countless wronged souls. She was cautious in everything 124Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 398 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 889Reads7.0Score119Shelves
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  50. 400 The Mad Ninth Prince Wants to Spoil Me, but His Delicate Physician Is Hard to Coax Every Night 疯批九殿下要宠,娇医夜夜难哄 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Historical romance + inspired by the myths of the Classic of Mountains and Seas + two powerful leads + political intrigue + restraint + medicine + gu poison The reclusive Wu clan is massacred. Two half-grown children lie low for ten years, moving carefully at every turn as they search for the truth. She joins the White Miao, then the Medicine Valley. When she reenters the world, she is skilled in both medicine and poison and adept at gu arts. Traveling through the martial world, she weaves a net 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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