Please Recommend Historical Romance Novels with Extra Chapters Where the Couple Loves Each Other but Can’t Be Together, and the Angst Is Brutal 求古代言情中番外篇特虐，相爱却不能相守
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The Legend of Anle 安乐传
A new book. It has some flaws, but they’re easy enough to overlook. Sweet at first, then heartbreaking + no getting back together + making the villains pay Princess Anle’s life was so miserable that it felt like a dream. She gave her whole heart and got nothing but scars in return. After two years, her passionate love finally turned to ashes. She would rather die than be his wife again. There was no love left between them, only hatred, and they would fight to the death. Before she died, she said
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Startled by an Old Dream 惊旧梦
[Heartbreaking tragic ending] Zhong Shuyin always dreamed of a warm figure. Later, she tucked that figure away in her heart, until... that face appeared in her dreams once more, and she realized with a shock that she had lost him many years ago. The person who once pulled her out of the abyss was also the one responsible for her misfortune. Once everything had settled, what fate would await them... The beginning of the story: “You have to come back safe.” She lowered her he
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A Moonlit Wish 月明愿
[Tragic historical romance with a bad ending, slow start and strong payoff] [Those who love each other may not end up together, and those who do may not truly love each other] [In this world, perhaps the hardest things to obtain are not money and power] [The hardest thing to find is a heart that never changes] Preface: A thousand years ago, the realm was divided in two. The Celestial Dynasty and the Southern Wu Dynasty each claimed half the territory. Fearing the military might of Southern Wu,
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- 4 The Game of Power 权栖戏 [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Story of Guan Xi 官禧传 [Court intrigue + love and hate intertwined + sweet yet angsty romance] The long-awaited wedding she had looked forward to with all her heart turned out to be a trap set long ago by the man she loved. Overnight, her entire family was slaughtered. For Guan Xi, it was a devastating blow. The love that had seemed so pure was, it turned out, full of lies and deception. Sometimes I wonder if these words can truly tell the whole story of Guan Xi’s life. There is a quiet resilience about Guan Xi. She l 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 42Reads—Score—Shelves
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Layers of Resentment in the Deep Palace 深宫怨几重
In this mortal world, in the imperial palace, in the mansions of the wealthy, how much love has gone unreturned and turned into bone-deep hatred? The tangled passions and heartbreak of so many men and women have all vanished into the mists of history.
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The Concubine of the Zhu Family 朱门妾
[Male Lead, No Female Lead, Angsty Novel] In short, this is a story about a modern woman who transmigrates to ancient times, where modern and ancient ways of thinking collide. This novel has no moral compass and no shame.
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Lovers’ Grudge: What Am I to You? 鸳鸯恨：与卿何欢
On their wedding night, he drove his sword through her chest. She gave a bitter smile. “Are you satisfied with this strike, Your Highness?” Within the confines of the deep palace compound, she schemes desperately to escape him, but he clips her wings and imprisons her body and soul. He forces a bowl of abortifacient down her throat, and her heart finally turns to ashes. At the Cliff of Despair, her white robes flutter as she leaps into the abyss. The wind carries away his heart-wrenching cries.
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- 10 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
- 11 The Innocent Abandoned Consort: Prince, Please Let Me Go 弃妃无罪：王爷请你放过我 [Prince + imperial power + tragic romance] At first, he grabs her by the throat, his expression sinister and alluring. “How much truth is there in those tears of yours? Cheng Luoxun, I’ll make you pay in blood.” In the end, she fulfills his wish, barely conscious and almost lifeless. When the peach blossoms bloom in the third month, he gently takes her hand. “You said I didn’t love you, but you never once asked me if I did.” The candles flicker dimly in the room. He looks up, and there is nothin 1kReads8.0Score101Shelves
- 12 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 172Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 13 All My Longing Turned to Ash 相思尽成灰 He destroyed her kingdom and castrated her husband. Her heart turned to ash... 31Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 14 I Betray the World, but Never You 负尽天下不负卿 She brought down his kingdom and became his empress, but he took his childhood sweetheart into his arms and ground her beneath his heel. The closer they had been as children, the deeper the hatred between them now. He cherished another woman with all his heart, yet forced her to spend night after night in his bed. His voice was icy. “Ye Qianxi, this is the price of your betrayal!” Tears welled in Ye Qianxi’s eyes, but she smiled like a flower. “Ling Fengxuan, I have wronged the whole world in th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Cold King's Stolen Consort: His Side Consort Is No One's Plaything 冷王盗妃，侧妃不承欢 They were betrothed for eight years, and she waited in vain for four. When he finally came, he was holding another peerlessly beautiful woman in his arms. In a single night, she went from principal consort to secondary consort. Deep within the marquis's estate, she endured the loneliness in silence. She neither fought for his favor nor accepted his affection. She had thought that if she helped him and stood by him through every hardship, they would soar together as a pair, and in the end she wou 232Reads8.9Score156Shelves
- 16 A Love Shared, Growing Old Together 两情欢喜，相守白头 In his eyes, she was a woman full of lies and schemes. He tormented and humiliated her in every way he could, until at last he realized he had hurt the one person he should have protected above all others. 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn as a Concubine in the Su Household 重生之我在苏府当小妾
Nontraditional rebirth + women's self-rescue + psychological healing + original poetry + metafiction Don't let the title fool you. The original title was Dawn's Clear Light. Rebirth is the ultimate act of self-rescue. A profound story that is both heartbreaking and healing. Zheng Ming awoke after transmigrating, only to become the concubine of a powerful minister. She navigated the storms of political rivalries and stirred the winds of change across the realm, believing she was carefully plan
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Qingxuan: Dreams of a Fleeting Life 青玄之浮生梦
[Undercover assassin + strong female lead + beloved by her senior sister + male lead angst + demigod body] 1. If you want to read about friends who understand and save each other, focus on Volume One. (The senior sister and Si Feng are wonderfully written, and the later chapters really hit the mark.) 2. If you want courtly power struggles between the palace and the martial world, and battles of wits between strategists, focus on Volume Two. (A purely teacher-student bond, Princess Sirou’s sweet-
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- 19 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 48Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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No Return Before the Year’s End 值岁无还期
Who understands the struggles of two lonely souls hidden beneath the splendor of the capital? Their hometowns are obsessions, their memories are shackles. For two people steeped in hardship, even living a decent life has become an impossible dream... They warm each other in boundless loneliness, becoming one another's only support. The road ahead is bitterly cold, but thankfully, though life is hard to endure, they have each other to walk beside them, somehow making it through one difficult stre
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- 21 [Behold the Green Ravine] 【瞻彼淇奥】 “You have your path, and I have mine.” That year, he was the man she was willing to give up her surname to marry. At first, everything went too smoothly, so much so that it sometimes felt like a dream. It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was thrown over her that it began to feel real. After that, the road ahead was full of hardships… 29Reads—Score—Shelves
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Song of Longing 相思引
She gave him everything, helping him step by step until he ascended to the throne. After they married, he cast her aside like trash. He even made her lose the child she had struggled to conceive, all so he could bring that woman into his residence in greater splendor...
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- 23 A Shattered Longing 相思碎 One meeting, and they were fated to be entangled for life. Jiang Lingyu never imagined that the person he loved most would destroy everything he treasured with his own hands. “If you ever betray me, I'll make you wish you were dead!” His dignity, his body, and his shattered heart were trampled underfoot and ground into dust. He had obeyed, begged for mercy, and fought back... but in the end, he could only surrender to fate. Who can truly see through love and hate entwined? When all was settled a 708Reads8.6Score101Shelves
- 24 A Cup of Poisoned Wine, and Drunk with You 鸩酒一杯与君醉 Blurb: When they first met, he was a subject, and he risked his life to take a sword meant for the other man. Later, that man became emperor, wiped out his entire family, stripped away his pride, and forcibly kept him by his side. He waited, full of hope, for his elder brother to return victorious, but all he received was a cold corpse. In the end, he drank poison in front of everyone, smiling like a spring breeze. “Your Majesty, I offer my life as the price of regicide. May you live for all ete 1kReads8.0Score131Shelves
- 25 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score159Shelves
- 26 Late in the Day 行止晚 [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
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He Came Along, and It Was Like Being Intoxicated by the World 他来恰似人间中毒
Shiyi loved with humility, fearlessness, and despair. In the end, she lost her body and her life. In this heart-wrenching love affair, blades flashed without end, and no one could win. The ending was tragic because she realized the truth too late, while Lou Qianhua had understood it all too clearly from the very beginning.
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- 28 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 312Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 29 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 422Reads5.4Score—Shelves
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Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Ruthless, Feral, and Fierce 快穿：疯批宿主他又凶又野
[Two male leads + sweet with a little angst (not much angst, the comments will make you laugh) + stunning beauty adored by everyone + no fixed couple] A robot without emotions finds a battered System. Lowering his eyes, he gently repairs it... The System wakes from hibernation, delighted to have found a Host. It diligently travels through small worlds to complete missions, only to discover that its Host is a powerful figure in disguise! World One: The pale, sickly young man says, “I don’t love
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- 31 After Becoming a 200-Pound Princess Consort, She Became His Favorite 穿成二百斤的胖王妃后，她得宠了 [One-on-one romance, a frail prince who can barely care for himself + an ugly princess consort strong enough to move mountains + married first, love later + a groveling husband] A descendant of an ancient medical family, she transmigrates into the body of the ugliest woman in the land, with three chins, and marries a gravely ill war god of a prince. On their wedding night, she’s locked in the woodshed, where even the lowliest maid can torment her mercilessly! They call her a fatso and an ugly 1.9kReads9.1Score306Shelves
- 32 My Longing Endures, Though Beauty Fades 相思未尽朱颜改 Gu Qingyan, if there is another life, let’s not meet again. Loving you hurts too much. I can’t bear it. But after she disappeared, why did he search for her like a madman? 8Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 33 Ten Miles of Red Wedding Finery: The Story of Ming Wan 十里红妆：明妧传 Transmigration takes skill, and surviving an inner-court battle takes acting talent. She arrives with peerless medical skills and follows the rule: if no one offends me, I won’t offend them. Unfortunately, she has a vicious aunt on one side and fake-sweet sisters on the other. They scheme against her, steal her fiancé, then turn around and accuse her of pretending to be stupid to run away from the wedding? Bullying, poisoning, and framing her come one after another! If there’s no avoiding them, 344Reads8.8Score136Shelves
- 34 The Useless Imperial Consort Shakes the Three Realms Again 废材帝妃又轰动三界啦 [1v1, both pure, sweet romance + strong male and female leads + satisfying scumbag takedowns] Rumor has it that the Emperor is cold and aloof, and never gives any heavenly beauty a second glance. Yet for some reason, he takes an interest in a little nobody. Whenever she face-slaps someone, he hands her a weapon. Whenever she levels up, he gives her precious treasures. But she actually thinks he’s in the way and wants to take down the scumbags herself? Fine, then he’ll take responsibility for kee 494Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 35 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 3.6kReads8.8Score260Shelves
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Tears in the Still of Night 凝夜泪
Tears on a Frosty Night
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- 37 Your Emerald Pendant, My Endless Longing 青青子佩，悠悠我思 You wear your jade pendant, and my thoughts drift endlessly to you. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 Whose Home Will the Swallow Choose? 燕入谁家 Into Whose Home Does the Swallow Fly? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Andong Marquis's Estate 安东侯府
"Marry me, and your whole family will be safe. Your father will live." He took her delicate hand, without a trace of affection. From that day on, her family's lives were in her hands, and she bought her father a few more years. The marquis's estate was a maze, and people's hearts were impossible to fathom. On one side was An Shaoyun, the willful young lady of the marquis's household, who made things difficult for her at every turn; on the other was Huayan, the cousin who was determined to marry
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- 40 The Young Master Comes to Me in a Dream 公子入梦来 Pan Ye is a woman well past her twenties, so it’s perfectly normal for her to have those kinds of dreams at night. She even married Pei Shuzhi at a matchmaking convention. But Pan Ye never expected that Pei Shuzhi had come prepared... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Do You Know How Deep This Longing Runs? 入骨相思知不知 Five classic, sweet romances by the renowned historical-romance author Hai Qing Na Tian E, each telling a love story from a different era. "White Peony": In ancient times, the Heavenly Court’s most notorious playboy of a god faces off against the cutest heavenly dog in history. "The Chronicle of the Shang’s Dark Bird": A vivid recreation of the ancient, distinctive world of the Yin-Shang dynasty, telling a passionate yet simple love story straight out of the Book of Songs. "Twin Watchtowers": Du 7Reads7.8Score—Shelves
- 42 I Still Remember That Startling Glance 犹记惊鸿照影 Beneath the bridge of sorrow, spring waves run green; once, a startled swan’s reflection shimmered there. Her younger sister’s unexpected flight from her wedding left her no choice but to marry into the imperial family. From spending her wedding night alone to learning of the husband’s unforgettable past, she faced it all with calm acceptance. Marrying a prince meant love was never part of the bargain. All she cared about was keeping her family safe and at peace. She stood by his side as he clim 1kReads9.0Score124Shelves
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I Only Wish to Sleep Beside You 惟愿与君共枕眠
She was married to him for three years, but he cast her out of his home and handed her over to another man for the sake of a different woman. Overnight, she fell from the heights of noble society into the dirt, becoming a discarded wife despised by all. Just as she buried her love and sought comfort in another man’s arms, he said, “I’ve always loved you...”
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- 44 You Were Born Before I Was 君生我未生 She was Consort Yun, gentle and gracious in the imperial palace; he was a domineering, amorous prince. These two met one winter... “I don't know anything. I only remember that you're my wife!” “My lady, what's happened to me? Why can't I remember anything?” “My lady, I can't remember a thing now. You won't abandon me, will you?” “My lady, don't leave. I'm afraid of thunder!”... 46Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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Suddenly, a Dream of Thin Palace Robes 忽如一梦宫衫薄
Pei Yingxue never expected to fall asleep and wake up six years later. During those six years, a woman who had transmigrated took over her body and ran wild. By the time Yingxue returned, everything had changed beyond recognition: She had gone from being the youngest daughter of the Pei family’s senior branch to becoming the empress, but the emperor despised her for her countless misdeeds and vicious heart. Her parents ignored her, her siblings hated her, and even her childhood friend and cousin
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- 46 Spring Passion Before the Pear Blossoms Fade 春情不到梨花白 Lin Qiao only snatches a chicken leg at her class reunion, then whoosh, she's transported to an unknown dynasty and becomes a palace maid! Her biggest dream is to leave the palace, use her modern knowledge to do business, make a fortune, eat well, and live freely... But the emperor's favor, a prince's attentions, and the deep affection of her “childhood sweetheart” are all too much to handle! After she falls in love, she gradually discovers that the men in the imperial family have no hearts at a 20Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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The General Tong Guang 将军同光
He walked toward me slowly, step by step, until I could clearly see his eyes and the reflection of myself in them. “Xiangwan?” I suddenly remembered the night the matchmaker came to propose on someone's behalf. Bai Qi had climbed onto the corner of my courtyard wall and overheard me say he might be attracted to men. He had been furious.
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- 48 Lost in the Mist, the Fallen Princess Can't Escape 迷雾中，亡国公主逃不掉 Jiang Nuanyue: “Why does everything I want have to leave me?” Yun Yuan: “Your name is Nuanyue, Warm Moon. Why won't you let your warm moonlight shine on me?” Jiang Yan (Yue Yi): “Don't worry, my princess. Wherever you are, I'll be by your side.” Qing Luo: “Little Nuanyue, I'm so cold. Just like that frozen lake in winter all those years ago. Will you hold me?” Why is everything I reach for like grains of sand slipping through my fingers, impossible to hold on to? 3Reads8.3Score—Shelves
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Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年
The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years
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- 50 I'm the Most Useless Man in the World 我是全世界最废物的男人 I Am the Most Useless Man in the World 2Reads—Score—Shelves
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