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  1. 351 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3k14d adds
  2. 352 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后,她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.7kReads9.4Score5.9k14d adds
  3. 353 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
  4. 354 Madam Zhu, Your Dead Husband Is Back 祝娘子,你死掉的夫君回来了 Ancient Romance482k WordsCompleted Original title: Lady Zhu, Your Powerful Official Husband Has Come to Collect [Clear-headed, rational heroine × a powerful official who turns dark] (Political intrigue and an ensemble cast + rekindled love + mutual healing + happy ending) Zhu Hange is a pretty young widow who makes a living running a bookshop in Taohua Town. One day, a handsome man appears in her bedroom, pressing a dagger to her neck. Blood stains the blade. Instead of retreating, she steps closer and rises on her toes to kiss h 2.9kReads8.9Score32514d adds
  5. 355 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后,王妃只想靠王爷续命 Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 5.9kReads9.4Score73514d adds
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  6. 356 The Prime Minister's Child Bride Is Quite the Flirt 首相大人的童养媳,有点撩 Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [A few warnings: 1. They don’t take over someone else’s body; their souls switch places. 2. The child bride identity is for her protection.] Jiang Yu transmigrated into a book! But she had no System, no golden finger, and she wasn’t the heroine or a supporting female character. She’d become a child bride who appeared in just one panel of a comic, and all you could see of her was her back! Ack… She was just an ordinary little office worker. In this ancient world where the birds didn’t even bother 1.3kReads8.8Score10114d adds
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  7. 357 The Substitute Bridegroom 替嫁驸马 Ancient Romance415k WordsOngoing [Sharp-Tongued but Soft-Hearted Princess vs. Scheming Younger Man Who Is Deaf and Mute] [Arrogant, Headstrong, and Radiant Commandery Princess vs. Powerless Older Man Who Gives In] [Three Couples Are Appearing One After Another...] P.S.: For those who love shipping couples, head to Chapter 44, "Ruyi Seal." The sweet romance of the secondary couple starts in Chapter 93. (The first 42 chapters mostly cover the heroine's growth before she retires after accomplishing her goals, as well as the succes 39Reads—Score—14d adds
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  8. 358 The Song Ends, but We Remain 曲尽人未散 Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted She is a Minister of Rites' daughter, whose fiancé died and who is rumored to bring husbands to ruin. He is a dissolute prince. An imperial decree of marriage binds together two people who barely know each other. On their wedding night, she smiles and says, “Your Highness, why don't you take my pulse?” Looking into her eyes, he replies, “If the Princess Consort wants to inspect the goods, I shall gladly oblige.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
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  9. 359 I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世 Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga 15.8kReads8.3Score43714d adds
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  10. 360 Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm 临朝听政:陛下许我权倾朝野 Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead and equally matched leads, political intrigue, duty to country and people, fictional historical drama, ensemble cast in troubled times, devoted to each other, with a focus on the career plot] [Decisive female general × restoration emperor who obeys only the heroine] Song Wanyue was born into a military family. When she returned victorious to the capital, she was met not with honors, but with an imperial decree ordering her entire family executed. She had trusted the wrong fam 10Reads—Score—14d adds
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  11. 361 After Killing the Crown Prince's Uncle, I Marry Up to My Cousin's Uncle 弄死太子姨夫后,我上嫁表叔 Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Slow-burn mystery among ordinary people + ensemble cast and political intrigue + dual narratives + ordinary protagonists] The title is misleading, so be warned! Shengjing is a bustling city, never short of storytellers. But now an unusual one has appeared. At first, no one paid him any mind. A storyteller was just a bit of entertainment, after all. Then came the gambling house case. The storyteller sat high in his chair and struck his clapper. His account of every detail was even more thorough 2Reads—Score—14d adds
  12. 362 Road to the Clouds 云霄路 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This isn't a feel-good power fantasy, and there's no golden finger. It's simply the story of an ordinary girl swept along by the tide of fate. They say a woman's life is as insignificant as a blade of grass, blown by the wind and settling wherever it may, living wherever it lands. My mother-in-law said, “As long as you're alive, there's hope. Wherever you end up, whether in a muddy bog, a puddle, or even the desert, you have to struggle to survive. Maybe everything is arranged by fate, but only 3kReads8.7Score37014d adds
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  13. 363 Partridges Fly Through the Deep Mountains 深山鹧鸪飞 Ancient Romance146k WordsCompleted "A peerless beauty dwells alone in a deep valley. She calls herself a daughter of a respectable family, now fallen among weeds and trees..." Inspired by Du Fu’s poem "The Beauty," this story portrays kindhearted people helping one another through a chaotic age and expresses the shared resolve to resist their enemies and defend their homeland. It tells how lovers ultimately find their way to each other, while also reflecting the tragic fates of young women in that era and the true nature of human 84Reads—Score—14d adds
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  14. 364 The Floating Clouds Chronicle 浮纭录 Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted The southern kingdom has a beauty whose radiance rivals peach blossoms. Her eyes are like spring waters, clear and bright, sparkling whenever she glances around. Born to nobility and blessed with delicate beauty, the Princess of Chen has been surrounded by her brothers and cherished by her father since childhood. Unwilling to submit to a political marriage, she schemes at every turn, rebellious and willful. In this world ruled by men, she is a rare splash of color. Her innate pride, softness, fl 133Reads8.0Score—14d adds
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  15. 365 Wealth and Power: The Concubine's Merchant's Scheme 锦绣钱权:庶女商谋录 Ancient Romance721k WordsCompleted From five taels in her private stash to wielding control over the empire’s finances, she relied on the simplest principle: Everything in the world can be calculated. Human greed, tangled interests, the rise and fall of dynasties: it is all just a ledger waiting to be tallied. 69Reads—Score—14d adds
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  16. 366 Night After Night, the Rough-and-Ready Steppe Man Sweeps Me Onto His Horse 夜夜强宠,草原糙汉抢我上马背 Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted Original Title: Night After Night, Spoiled by the Rough-hewn Cowboy of the Grasslands, Who Steals Me onto His Horse The winds of the grasslands, scorching debts, and a rough-hewn cowboy who can't sweet-talk but shows his love through his actions. [Rough Cowboy Dotes on His Wife] + [Fallen Heiress] + [Face-slapping and Fierce Protection] + [Heartwarming Life with a Child] I thought I'd snatched a slave, but in the end, I willingly let her capture my heart. I stole you onto my horse, so you're my 1.6kReads—Score11514d adds
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  17. 367 Willows by the Palace Wall, a Scholar’s Soul 宫墙柳,状元魂 Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented + court intrigue + healing + deranged + coercive] [Steady, restrained minister VS soft-hearted princess VS obsessive, unstable second male lead] Shen Mingyuan spends his entire life searching for an answer. He enters the game himself, trying to solve the riddle of fate and win even half a move against Heaven. Kang Ning overturns and relives events time and again, yet still seems unable to change the predetermined ending. For the sake of the Great Liang and its people, she finall —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  18. 368 The Minister of Dali Temple 大理寺·卿(姚筱筱、程相、何明翰等主演网剧《与卿行》原著等) Mystery275k WordsCompleted Su Moyì, son of Princess Anyang and a senior official at the Dali Temple, was the Southern Dynasty’s foremost detective, a man of refined elegance and heavenly beauty. Yet in the official circles of Shengjing, he had earned a fearsome reputation as someone who feared neither ghosts nor gods and yielded to neither immortals nor demons. He was aloof and impersonal, and when he investigated and judged cases, he was impartial and unsparing. The words he heard most often were “Please spare me, my lor 67Reads9.6Score1614d adds
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  19. 369 You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻?十里红妆嫁你三叔! Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i 23.2kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
  20. 370 Take It Easy, Tough General, Your Soft White Bride Can't Take It 糙汉将军轻点亲,白软娘子受不了 Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted “My lord, do you want me tonight?” No one in the Northern Territories knows why General Geng has avoided women all these years. Even fewer know that a serious injury from a great battle more than a decade ago left him with lasting damage. The army doctor said he was lucky to be alive, but warned that he might never be able to have children. Then Yang Qingxi accidentally fell into his arms. His hand clamped around her waist, the veins standing out, and he realized he wasn't incapable after all. 10.8kReads—Score59414d adds
  21. 371 The Ballad of Langhua 琅华引 Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted My new book finally got a rating! New books always start with a low score, so I hope the initial rating won’t put you off reading it! I’d also like to thank everyone who left me a review 🥰 Mad, vicious beauty × Ice-cold, chaste nobleman · Both Reborn, Love and Hate · A Chaotic Romance of Wei-Jin-Era Elegance The heroine is a truly unhinged beauty: vain, lecherous, playful, and utterly unhinged in everything she does. She’s wicked, but dazzlingly open about it. The hero is an untouchable flowe 2.8kReads8.1Score26714d adds
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  22. 372 A Guide to Transmigrating to Great Song: Twelve Hours in Lin’an 大宋穿越指南:临安十二时辰 Historical94k WordsCompleted The Song-Era Guide to Transmigration: Twelve Hours in Lin'an is a collection of historical and cultural stories steeped in the spirit of the Song dynasty. Through stories unfolding over the course of a single day in the lives of people from various professions in Lin'an during the Southern Song, it introduces the customs and culture of Song society. Its vivid depictions of everyday life restore the character of the era and the many facets of society in Lin'an. To bring these scenes to life, the 617Reads9.5Score11114d adds
  23. 373 Your Majesty, I’ll Conquer the World to Take Care of You 陛下,我打个天下养你啊 Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted An alternate-world setting inspired by the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern dynasties. A serious period romance, with two formidable leads, political intrigue, and love. [A sickly marquis plots to conquer the realm, while a ruthless emperor bows to love] The story of a demon who kills people in the human world to atone for his sins. Driven by selfish desire and consumed by inner demons, her father kills his wife and daughter. Shen Yanqi is raised as a boy from childhood. An edict seeking tale 391Reads—Score—14d adds
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  24. 374 A Match Made in Heaven 佳偶天成 Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Beijing headlines, coming soon: The hotshot young Lord Lu, the talk of the town, is actually seeking the hand of a notorious rich girl! Jiang Yuruo, the so-called spoiled heiress: Is he blind, or am I incredibly lucky? Lu Chenyuan, the so-called immortal: I have feelings for you. As a member of the Jinling Lu clan, Lu Chenyuan has known his duty since childhood: serve a wise ruler, discern right from wrong, and uphold justice. For ten years, he shut himself away in a forbidden sanctuary, cultiva 190Reads9.3Score3714d adds
  25. 375 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score87514d adds
  26. 376 The Dynasty’s Number One Drama Queen Couple 本朝第一戏精夫妻 Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing In the eighteenth year of peace under the Great Zhou, Lin Yanqing, heir to the Marquis of Yong’an in the capital, hides his brilliance behind a sickly façade, putting on an act to protect himself and avoid trouble. At Qingquan Convent, Su Jingshu uses her devotions as a pretext to practice her acting, outwit the inner household, and find a way to escape. A marriage contract binds these two drama queens together as husband and wife. They begin by pretending to be courteous. As they spend time tog —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  27. 377 After the Empress's Demise: His Majesty Stole My Wife and My Kingdom 降后:陛下他夺妻又夺国 Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted She is Huo Ling, the eldest princess of Nan Yan, who single-handedly defended her crumbling kingdom. A peerless strategist, she is betrayed by her own foolish elder brother. Surrender is her only way out, so she chooses to submit to Xiao Ce, ruler of the mighty Northern Yan, and become his queen. What she doesn’t know is that the man has been waiting for her for three years. At the border three years ago, he fell in love with her at first sight and could never forget her. Conquering her kingdom 6kReads8.4Score81014d adds
  28. 378 Three Pairs of Lovebirds and One Half 三只鸳鸯一对半 Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted The only female disciple of the Carefree Sect has come of age and is ready to marry. Her master waves a hand and declares, “You can take your pick from your sixteen senior brothers!” Mo Mo couldn’t be happier! Her eldest senior brother, Yun Zhou, is gentle and refined, the secret love she’s admired for so long. Her second senior brother, Jiang Chen, is carefree and charming, and has quietly become an inseparable part of her life. One is held back by prejudice over their different social standing 590Reads9.3Score10314d adds
  29. 379 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷,王妃说此生不复相见 Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
  30. 380 Hilarious! I Read the Prince Like a Book 笑疯,算卦拿捏王爷 Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted Gu Xun’s mother hauled him off to have his marriage prospects read. He had meant to expose the tricks of Wen the Half-Immortal, but ended up completely taken in. When Wen Zhi declared, “Your destined match is close at hand,” he rushed straight to the south of the city to check. He promptly ran into Wen Zhi, who was fishing a cat out of the water. He spoke to her first, fell for her trap, and then knocked himself unconscious, fulfilling her prediction of a bloody mishap on the spot. Just as he th 11Reads—Score—14d adds
  31. 381 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 87.1kReads9.6Score9.9k14d adds
  32. 382 You Want to Force Me into a Political Marriage? I'll Steal a Loyal General and Turn the Tables 逼我和亲?拐个忠犬将军以下犯上 Ancient Romance740k WordsOngoing On the day she was forced into a political marriage, Yan Qinghuan eloped with the finest young man in the world. The kingdom fell, and the entire court knelt, ready to send her, the late emperor's legitimate princess, away as a sacrifice. Only the unfamiliar young general fought alone and drenched in blood for her, slaughtering a hundred cavalrymen. She tore up the edict, killed her captors, and leaped from the city wall, falling straight into his arms. Only after jumping did she remember who he 705Reads8.5Score10514d adds
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  33. 383 The Pride of a Military Family: Reborn with My Wacky Ancestors 将门天骄:带着逗比老祖宗们重生 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + lighthearted comedy + strong heroine + coming-of-age female lead + ensemble cast + political intrigue + defending the homeland] Chu Tianjiao was the eldest legitimate daughter of a military family. In her previous life, she devoted herself to fighting for her country, but after her death, her soul was imprisoned in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, unable to pass on. She spent her days chatting, joking, and shooting the breeze with a group of imperial ancestors, enjoying what 9.1kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
  34. 384 Reborn as a Cold-Blooded Tyrant, Surrounded by Pink Hearts 重生冷酷暴君头顶全是粉红泡泡 Ancient Romance128k WordsCompleted After Shen Li is thrown from her horse and wakes up, she unexpectedly awakens the ability to read minds. All she wants is to cling to Xiao Han’s coattails and live a quiet, peaceful life. But she never expected that the new emperor Xiao Han, ruthless and cold-blooded in court, would be a hopeless romantic behind closed doors! In court, an old minister pressures him to take consorts. Xiao Han says coldly, “I’ll consider it.” In his mind, he roars: [Is that old geezer tired of living?! How dare he 7Reads—Score—14d adds
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  35. 385 When the Phoenix Sings in the Hall of Soaring Skies 凌霄殿上凤鸣时 Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted Her mother spent half her life lowering her eyes, and that was a thorn in Jiang Youwei’s heart that never went away! To save her mother, she uses herself as bait and returns to the marquis’s residence, only to unexpectedly marry Gu Lingxiao, the crown prince who holds power over the entire court. He sees through her scheme at a glance and sneers, “After all your scheming, don’t you just want to climb into my bed?” As they spend day after day together, the cold-faced crown prince falls deeply in 5Reads—Score—14d adds
  36. 386 Spring Over the City: A Collection of Historical Romances by Yiyimaiqian 满城春(一枚铜钱古言精选) Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A collection of classic historical romances by popular Jinjiang author Yi Mei Tong Qian. These three works are all timeless favorites, perfect for staying up all night to read: Spring Over the City, Poisoned Wine, and Strange Tales of the Eighth Day of the Twelfth Month. The Liu family of the capital is an eminent clan so powerful that even the imperial family treats them with respect. Liu Yan, the legitimate youngest daughter of the second branch, is brilliant and blessed with both wisdom and g 23.2kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
  37. 387 The Willow Demon Is Graceful, and My Little Taoist Master Is Wonderful 柳妖袅袅,我家小道长他超好 Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Light Fantasy + Lighthearted + Pure 1v1 Romance] [Serious Young Taoist vs. Naive New Willow Tree Spirit] At the temple on Dongchuan Mountain, there had been only one young Taoist for a thousand years. His only companion was the little willow tree he had personally watered and raised. One night, the lecherous little willow tree secretly transformed into a human. The newly born girl was playful, lively, and adorable. The Taoist was helpless, but since he had raised her, 114Reads8.4Score—14d adds
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  38. 388 Cold Skies Beneath the Waning Moon 残月寒天 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Cold Sky of the Waning Moon —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  39. 389 Madam Blushes, So Stop Teasing Her, Young Lord 夫人羞红了脸,小公爷别撩了 Ancient Romance227k WordsOngoing [Lovesick young nobleman × innocent and carefree marquis’s daughter + both leads are each other’s only partners + secret crush + sweet romance + happy ending] When they were young, the young nobleman fell in love with the marquis’s daughter at first sight. The frank and innocent girl captured a young man’s heart for years, but when they meet again, she no longer remembers their past. Love at first sight + a long-laid plan. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
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  40. 390 The Two of Us 两同 Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Two of Us —Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 391 Candle 烛 Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Candle 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  42. 392 Ah Li 阿漓 Ancient Romance696k WordsCompleted She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
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  43. 393 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 3.3kReads8.8Score26514d adds
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  44. 394 The Black Robe Debt 乌衣债 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Debt of Black Robes 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 395 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后,疯批权臣怒红眼 Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 39.2kReads8.9Score2.8k14d adds
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  46. 396 The Empress and Her Powerful Consorts: Beautiful and Daring 裙下权臣,女帝她又美又飒 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn + political intrigue + one-on-one romance + empress] In her previous life, she was forced to give up her armor. Amid the treacherous and ever-shifting court, she chose to leave politics behind and live a peaceful life with the one she loved. But the result was that her younger brother lost the throne, and her entire family was slaughtered. Reborn, she swears to rise to the pinnacle of power, protect her family, and kill her enemies with her own hands! Her first step is to win over Shen Y 130Reads8.3Score—14d adds
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  47. 397 The Black Lotus’s Revenge 黑莲花复仇记 Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Black Lotus Revenge-Seeking Craftswoman × Loyal, Power-Hungry Merchant] [1v1] [Two Strong Leads] [Mutual Healing] [Light Mystery and Deduction] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] After the founding of the Beiming dynasty, the construction industry flourished. But a sudden fire at the imperial palace changed the course of everyone’s life. From then on, Cai Ping became Lou Mian, with only two goals in life: revenge and finding her missing parents. To enter the game, she threw herself into mastering her gran 6Reads—Score—14d adds
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  48. 398 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天,我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Historical728k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.8kReads8.8Score19514d adds
  49. 399 Aren't We Mortal Enemies? Why Does Lord Ji Love Me So Much? 不是死敌吗?季大人怎么这么爱 Ancient Romance791k WordsCompleted [Mad, power-hungry minister X black-lotus noblewoman, two powerful and equally unhinged leads] Jiang Zhimiao was born with a rebellious streak. Clever and perceptive, she never let an offense go unanswered and cut off every way back, all so she could leave home and toy with the emperor, until she ran into one particularly troublesome bastard. Ji Suian was born to wealth and privilege. Brilliant to the point of seeming demonic, he had a prominent family and a smooth career in government, as if he 7.6kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
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