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Looking for an Elegant Historical Chinese Romance Without Outlandish, Over-the-Top, or Brain-Dead Tropes

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I want something with elegant, delicate writing. Not the kind that opens with someone getting disfigured or having their heart cut out. That's too melodramatic and clumsy. And no side characters like concubine-born daughters or female antagonists publicly attacking the heroine at banquets. People like that wouldn't survive three hours in ancient times unless they were faking their deaths. It's so unrealistic.

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51 Zhaozhao Awaits Your Return SuasuAncient Romance184k WordsOngoing 239Reads—Score—Shelves
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[Sweet first, then knife x Slow pace x Group portrait growth x Ancient sayings of strategy x Everyone's career brain x Feelings of family and country x Mistakes of circumstances x Two-way redemption x Brother and sister relationship x Childhood sweethearts x Teacher-student antagonism x No female competition] Peeling away the shell of court and intrigue, the core of this book is always "love" and "growth". There are no absolute bad guys in the book, everyone is pushed forward by their destiny, and no one's ending is taken for granted. It is not a cool novel in the traditional sense, because the price of every "win" is a "loss". Those who are lost will not come back, but those who remain can still move forward. To you and me who are not afraid of loss and bravely rush to our own path. [Progress] The main plot of the second volume has entered, and there are saved manuscripts that will be updated steadily.
52 Beauty Is Delicate You Zhi YuAncient Romance596k WordsCompleted 6.2kReads9.1Score297Shelves
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# Ceiling, the author's writing style is very good, the love between children and family is interspersed with the national conditions. After reading the article, I still feel reluctant to leave. It is worth recommending [Like]
53 At the End of the Cold Night Lies Your Heart Mo HuanAncient Romance654k WordsCompleted 26.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
54 My Powerful, Proud, and Overbearing Husband Needs to Be Pampered Flowers and FruitAncient Romance539k WordsCompleted 20.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
55 The Foolish Scholar’s Fortunate, Plump Wife Mi YinerAncient Romance511k WordsCompleted 6.1kReads9.1Score708Shelves
56 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Grand Secretary Finally Got a Clue Wangwang Milk BeansAncient Romance575k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads8.8Score583Shelves
57 The Young Master of the Jin Family Lost a Bet and Picked Up a Bride to Be His Wife Han NianyiAncient Romance631k WordsCompleted 7.4kReads9.1Score827Shelves
58 Married Maid Eyes on You NiAncient Romance160k WordsCompleted 2.7kReads7.2Score146Shelves
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Book lovers can read this book, it's very good
59 The Tough Farmer’s Wife and Her Frail Husband’s Unbridled Devotion Full Belly, Ready to WriteAncient Romance320k WordsCompleted 20.8kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
60 After Marrying My Childhood Friend's Cousin, My Husband Fights the Inner-Residence Battles for Me Ji QiushanAncient Romance234k WordsCompleted 20.4kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
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🎞The eighth-grade official daughter Shen Tang married her childhood sweetheart cousin Qi Huaijing. She originally wanted to stay at home and fight for the rest of her life, but unexpectedly her sinister husband had been thinking about her for many years and pampered her to the bone to settle everything for her. Pure ancient saying: sweet love after marriage, no worries of house fights, sweetness from beginning to end.
61 Wearing a Period Novel: The Cunning, Scheming Man Has Me Wrapped Around His Finger Du HuanchengModern Romance315k WordsCompleted 20.6kReads8.4Score1.2kShelves
62 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave Three Days in the CapitalAncient Romance509k WordsCompleted 18.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
63 They Say I'm Love-Struck, So Who's in My Bed? A Mouse Who Loves Spicy FoodAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 6.3kReads8.7Score738Shelves
64 Princess Gets Married Snow Tea Woof WoofAncient Romance226k WordsCompleted 3.8kReads9.2Score414Shelves
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The writing is superb!
65 After Losing Her Memory, the Madam Is More Beautiful and Charming Than Ever Chen XianyuAncient Romance641k WordsCompleted 7kReads8.5Score435Shelves
66 Anthurium and Green Claw Dou Gu BuliangAncient Romance41k WordsCompleted 862Reads9.3Score121Shelves
67 Bianjing Frost and Snow of Hibiscus Ashes Sunny Day and Light Rain WeiweiAncient Romance82k WordsCompleted 473Reads—Score—Shelves
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This definitely has an online IQ
68 The Queen's Daily Routine of Raising a Baby Jiangzuo Floating RaftAncient Romance95k WordsCompleted 1.3kReads9.3Score106Shelves
69 What a Song Dynasty Wu GouHistorical127k WordsCompleted 511Reads9.3Score213Shelves
70 Abuse the Heroine, but She Pursues the Love-Minded Villain ZitaifangAncient Romance266k WordsCompleted 85Reads8.1Score—Shelves
71 After Being Reborn, I Can Use the Indisputable System to Turn the Situation Around Wen QihengAncient Romance73k WordsOngoing 51Reads—Score—Shelves
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Pure ancient proverbs reborn as Machiavellian essays
72 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love KelisitingAncient Romance223k WordsCompleted 52.4kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
73 The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter Scallion Pancake with an Extra EggAncient Romance659k WordsCompleted 24.9kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
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💥💥💥Warm little sweet article😍😍😍After Shen Yuan, the daughter of the young minister of Dali Temple, fell ill, she could hear the bad thoughts of people around her. What? The son of the Minister of Rites actually has a broken sleeve! The mass murder was actually committed by the survivor of the loving couple, the husband who kept crying! Through chance encounters, Xie Hui, the father's colleague, gradually guessed Shen Yuan's specialness and fell in love with her! The full text is emotionally delicate, sweet and warm!
74 Tear the Cheating Scumbag Apart, If You Have the Guts Word ButtonAncient Romance10k WordsCompleted 135Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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Pure Ancient Chinese Series
75 My Adopted Son-In-Law Is Back Word ButtonAncient Romance10k WordsCompleted 136Reads8.5Score—Shelves
76 It Was Not Easy to Be a Noble Lady in Ancient Times JianfengjinAncient Romance394k WordsOngoing 60.3kReads8.7Score9kShelves
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There is no bloody plot, no plot to improve one's character through slaps in the face, and the description of the big family is very good, but the heroine must be able to accept the growth of the heroine. The heroine is naive at the beginning, but has not done anything stupid, she is just an ordinary person, a coward.
77 After My Rebirth, I Joined Forces with My Mortal Enemy. A Brief Introduction to Clear WordsAncient Romance740k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves
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There is no bloody plot in this one, only machinations hahahahaha. The first one is the story of the heroine saving her family after being reborn. There is no golden finger to point out, only the heroine's step-by-step revenge. The second one is the story of the heroine disguising herself as a man and entering the court as an official, only to be ripped off by the male protagonist hahahaha.
78 Lord Chief Assistant Always Wants to Take Off My Vest A Brief Introduction to Clear WordsAncient Romance127k WordsCompleted 187Reads—Score—Shelves
79 The Wicked Supporting Lady Reborn, Clinging to Her Loyal Little Husband Ouyang ChangqingAncient Romance621k WordsCompleted 737Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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Recommendation: The heroine has a tough heart, knows how to cook delicious food, has first-class craftsmanship, is straightforward in doing things, and works hard to break free from the constraints and change her fate against the odds. The male protagonist looks as gentle as jade, but is actually shady and scheming. He can pretend to be low-spirited and manipulate people, and he is super love-savvy. They face it together, move forward together, and are consistent, which is particularly easy to fight against!
80 The Lady Is Timid and Dull Meow Who Loves to SleepAncient Romance687k WordsCompleted 16.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
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You can give this a try. It avoids all the bad jokes you mentioned and doesn't have any messy character relationships.
81 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side Huang DandanAncient Romance635k WordsCompleted 31.5kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
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I don't recommend them casually. They are all good articles that I respect first. You can tell by looking at the ratings.
82 After the House Was Ransacked, the Most Beautiful Woman Was Taken Away by Powerful Officials. Yang SisiAncient Romance507k WordsCompleted 30kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
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No bloody terrier!
83 Longing for the Remaining Snow Ji XinAncient Romance338k WordsCompleted 4.9kReads5.8Score528Shelves
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🌻The first one really meets your requirements. It's antique, no time travel, no rebirth, a very pure ancient novel. The heroine is very clear-minded, loves to death, and has no love brain (glad☺️). In the early stage, the two people really had no feelings at all, it was all calculation. Later, the man became sober and chased after him. The heroine really didn't want to pay attention to him, but she was too aware of the overall situation, which was great😭😭😭
84 Three Feet of Spring [Starring Wang Jiamao and Li Shiqi, the Original Novel of the Same Name in the Short Play Is Now on the Air! ! ! Evergreen and EverwhiteAncient Romance371k WordsCompleted 22.5kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
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This, this, ancient proverbs, the writing is antique, absolutely not ridiculous and absolutely clever. I still want to read it. I hate it at the beginning, but I like it later.
85 Pillow Spring Time SparrowAncient Romance586k WordsCompleted 20.3kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
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The first two books are amazing! ! The latter one is a bit more succinct and doesn't have too many ups and downs in the plot, but it's also a good read! !
86 Jingzhoudu Where Will My Beloved GoAncient Romance217k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.0Score246Shelves
87 The Plan for the Number One Scholar: Prisoner of the East Palace Mr. XingyueAncient Romance240k WordsCompleted 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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I won't say much about the high-scoring ones, but I will recommend a new product, Xinhuang, and occupy a spot. This article will definitely become popular. If you look at the copy and the table of contents, you can see how deep the author's writing skills are, and I strongly suspect that it is a trumpet account of some great god. The Machiavellian emotional characters are all online. The only drawback is the slow heat.
88 Changye Wuyue Awakening at TenAncient Romance236k WordsCompleted 30.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
89 The Leisurely Life of a Stepdaughter Simple and Clear Baili CheAncient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing 13.3kReads6.1Score1kShelves
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Fine chaff, beautiful, no time travel, no rebirth
90 Falling Flowers in the Spring Garden Under the Moonlight Simple and Clear Baili CheAncient Romance355k WordsCompleted 7kReads8.0Score544Shelves
91 After Remarrying, Her Ex-Husband Wrote a Poem That Has Been Passed Down to This Day. Cold Moon SealAncient Romance74k WordsOngoing 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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This book is based on the story of the Song Dynasty poet Lu You and his Bai Yueguang Tang Wan
92 The Leisurely Life of Ancient Ladies Simple and Clear Baili CheAncient Romance296k WordsCompleted 13.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
93 The Evil Princess Was Pampered by the Whole Capital and Went Crazy Emergency SyrupAncient Romance453k WordsOngoing 2.7kReads—Score295Shelves
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Everyone scolded the princess for being arrogant and arrogant, and believed that she would cause great trouble sooner or later. But no one knows that all her edge is forced out. Reborn for the first time, holding the trump card, fighting in the house and in the court begins on both sides. With her whole family as her strongest backing, anyone who dares to provoke her will have to pay the price!
94 Qingshang Yinuo The King Is Thirteen Years OldAncient Romance398k WordsOngoing 33Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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Pure ancient Chinese language, superb writing style, elements of traditional Chinese medicine, political intrigue, suspenseful case solving...
95 Bitai Kongge Qing MeiAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 546Reads9.2Score105Shelves
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Just three words, super beautiful, the rest is all nonsense I said
96 Why Not Cross the River Together? Xian YukeAncient Romance483k WordsCompleted 187.6kReads9.7Score30.7kShelves
97 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts Rice BallAncient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted 7.9kReads5.8Score1kShelves
98 Bewitching the Golden Branch Kong LiuAncient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 231.2kReads9.7Score28.2kShelves
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The first one is very similar to Xi Huazhi. The second one has a more novel theme and is very interesting. It is still being serialized. The third one is Ancient Chinese Childhood Sweethearts. The following ones are all relatively popular and I think they are good after reading them👍
99 She Refused to Be a Concubine in the Hou Mansion and Turned Around to Marry the Prince, Regretting That She Fainted Xiaoxiang Female GuestAncient Romance221k WordsOngoing 150Reads—Score—Shelves
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"I, Wang Ruolan, would rather marry a mountain man than become a concubine." She slapped her fiancé, broke off the engagement, left Beijing, and went to Yongzhou with her father.
100 My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts, While I Just Focus on Drinking Milk Xia ShengshengAncient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted 28.6kReads5.8Score4.2kShelves
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The books left empty must be pursued! Don't be fooled by the title of the other books. You can't stop reading the series. You can finish it without stepping into the trap [laughs]