Ancient Romance Novels. No Transmigration. 古代言情小说。不喜欢穿越。

1. 1 我 After I Was Ordered to Divorce, My Ex-Husband Regretted It 我奉旨和离后，前夫悔不当初 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance36k WordsCompleted After I received the imperial decree to divorce, my ex-husband regretted it too late. 11.2kReads—Score229Shelves

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   Ancient Chinese short stories, without time travel

2. 2 为 After Clearing the White Moonlight's Name, the Prince Panicked 为白月光翻案后，王爷他慌了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Clearing Her White Moonlight’s Name, the Prince Panics 2kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 妹 My Sister Stole My Identity, Not Knowing She Was Marrying the General Who Died in Battle in My Place 妹妹抢我身份，却不知是替我嫁给战死的将军 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted My younger sister stole my identity, never knowing she was taking my place in marrying a general who would die in battle. 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 被 Sold as a Sacrificial Bride, I Toppled My Ancestors' Memorial Tablets 被卖冲喜后，我掀了祖宗牌位 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭25k WordsCompleted Sold as a Bride to Bring Good Fortune, I Toppled the Ancestral Tablets 481Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 除 Everyone in My Family Was Reborn Except Me 除了我，全家都重生了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Was Reborn Except Me 289Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 试 The Trial-Room Maid 试房丫鬟 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted The House-Testing Maid —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 全 My Whole Family Are Occult Masters, While I'm Just a Lazy Fish 全家玄门大佬，而我咸鱼一条 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Female-Channel Fanfiction26k WordsCompleted Everyone in My Family Is a Master of the Mystical Arts, but I'm Just a Lazybones 44Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 在 After the CEO Caught Me Secretly Writing a Novel on the Company Intranet 在公司内网偷偷写小说被总裁发现后 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭16k WordsCompleted After the CEO Caught Me Secretly Writing Fiction on the Company Intranet 123Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Good short stories, preferably in ancient Chinese style.

9. 9 和 After Running Away with My Best Friend, We Got Caught 和闺蜜一起跑路后，我们被抓包了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted After Running Away with My Best Friend, We Got Caught 65Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 入 After Three Years in Prison, the Marquis Regretted It 入狱三年，侯爷他悔疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After Three Years in Prison, the Marquis Regretted It Too Late 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 家 My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother's Place. Now That I've Become a War God, They Beg Me to Acknowledge Them 家族让我替弟从军赴死，我成铁血战神后他们跪求相认 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My Family Sent Me to Die in My Brother’s Place. Now That I’ve Become a Battle-Hardened God of War, They’re Begging Me to Acknowledge Them 627Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 昼 Jade by Day, Heng by Night 昼如玉，夜如珩 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Jade by Day, Heng by Night 9Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 老 After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 老公出轨后，我把公司搞破产了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted After My Husband Cheated, I Ran the Company into Bankruptcy 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 恶 I'm the One Who'll Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 恶邻自有我来磨 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Leave It to Me to Deal with the Wicked Neighbor 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 菀 Wan Yuan Is Your Substitute, Yet Better Than You 菀苑类卿却胜卿 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted Wan Yuan Resembles Qing, Yet Surpasses Her 557Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 死 My Archenemy Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 死对头他八岁就开始暗恋我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted My Archrival Has Had a Crush on Me Since He Was Eight 18Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 被 After My Childhood Friend Forced Me to Drink Poisoned Wine, I Became the Enemy Kingdom's Crown Princess 被竹马灌下毒酒后，我成了敌国太子妃 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted After My Childhood Friend Forced Me to Drink Poisoned Wine, I Became the Crown Prince's Consort in the Enemy Kingdom 33Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 同 My Desk Mate's Sugar Daddy Is My Dad 同桌的干爹是我爸 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My deskmate's godfather is my dad —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 王 Prince, a Brothel Isn't a Study Hall! 王爷，青楼不是自习室！ Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Your Highness, a Brothel Is Not a Study Hall! 218Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 灌 After He Made Me Take Abortion Pills, the Scumbag Asked Who the Baby's Father Was 灌我堕胎药后，渣男又问孩子是谁的 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted After He Made Me Take Abortion Pills, My Scumbag Ex Asked Who the Baby Belonged To 47Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 戏 A New Chapter for My Fair Princess 戏续还珠 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明Female-Channel Fanfiction240k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + martial arts + My Fair Princess fan fiction + quirky heroine + strategy and scheming + transmigration] A qipao reveals the mystery of Little Swallow’s origins, and the Fifth Prince insists on becoming a monk. At a grand residence in Qianlong’s palace, they discover that Consort Fragrant nearly died in a mass grave years ago. Qianlong travels to Qiantang to find his beloved daughter, while a descendant of the Yizhu Tower seeks revenge. A red flower emblem is left at the sce 320Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My novel, *The Sequel to Huanzhu*, is available for everyone to read and critique. It's not a sweet romance with angst, nor is it character-driven. It's a sequel to *Huanzhu*, combining suspense (mystery of her past, several murders), martial arts, palace intrigue, farming, ancient warfare, and time travel (Little Swallow travels to the modern era). [Thanks][Facepalm][Clenched fist]

22. 22 武 Wuxia Short Story: Sword Jianghu 武侠短篇小说《剑江湖》 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明15k WordsCompleted The Sword and the Jianghu: A Martial Arts Novella 48Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 言 Romance Short Story: Because I Love, I Love 言情短篇《因为爱所以爱》 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明6k WordsCompleted Because I Love You: A Romance Novella 29Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 我 My Two Great-Aunts (Republican Era) 我的两个姑奶奶（民国时期） Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted My Two Great-Aunts (Republican Era) 49Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 民 Strange Tales from the Folk: Reforming Reincarnation 民间奇闻之轮回改革 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明6k WordsCompleted Folklore Oddities: A Cycle of Reincarnation Reformed 22Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 虐 After Abusing His Wife, the Scumbag Went Mad and Ran to a Farmer's House to Fight Pigs for Their Feed 虐妻之渣男疯了，跑到农户家抢猪食吃 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明16k WordsCompleted After abusing his wife, the scumbag went mad and ran to a farmer's house to steal pig feed and eat it 28Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 闪 After a Whirlwind Wedding, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work Night Shifts 闪婚后我成了富婆，还不用上夜班 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted After a Whirlwind Marriage, I Became a Rich Woman and Didn't Have to Work the Night Shift 11.3kReads—Score100Shelves
28. 28 跟 I Followed My Wife to a Hotel, and I Regretted It 跟踪老婆到酒店后，我后悔了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I followed my wife to a hotel, and regretted it 5.7kReads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 老 After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Casual Short Video Made Me Go Viral 老公从成都出差回来后，我随手发个短视频爆火了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted After My Husband Returned from a Business Trip to Chengdu, a Short Video I Posted on a Whim Went Viral 12.6kReads—Score101Shelves
30. 30 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 6kReads9.4Score597Shelves

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    No time travel, but a good book with high intelligence.

31. 31 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    This book! A classic ancient romance with delicate descriptions, well-developed characters, a tight plot, and rigorous logic. It's truly a captivating read, no doubt about it. The female lead is intelligent, insightful, and sensible—a model of virtue among women from a prominent family in the capital. The male lead, following the "true love" trope, transforms into a pure and innocent puppy once he falls for a girl. It's so sweet!!!

32. 32 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves

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    These are all pure historical romance novels, without reincarnation or time travel elements, and the content is very rich.

33. 33 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
34. 34 三 Three Feet of Spring 三尺春【王嘉懋、李十七主演 短剧同名原著小说热播中！！！】 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted The captivating beauty Li Shuwan, whose background is shrouded in mystery × the aloof, proud General Li Fengyuan, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Ancient romance + premium novel + one-on-one romance + both leads' first love + sweet romance + mutual devotion + palace intrigue + simmering tension + secret crush + age gap + reunion after years apart When she was seven, Li Shuwan was brought back from the countryside to the General's Mansion, becoming Li Fengyuan's relative in name only. Knowing her 21.4kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
35. 35 渣 My Scumbag Fiancé Ran Away from Our Wedding, So I Married Someone Else on the Spot 渣男逃婚，我当场改嫁了 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, Meng Jinyao’s intended groom, Gu Xiuming, eloped with another woman, turning her into a laughingstock. She hardened her heart and changed grooms on the spot, marrying Gu Xiuming’s adoptive father, Gu Jingxi. After the wedding, Gu Xiuming sneered at her. “Meng Jinyao, have you no shame? You couldn’t become my bride, so now you want to become my mother?” Meng Jinyao looked at the man standing in the doorway and complained, “Husband, your son is being disrespectful and insulting 4.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
36. 36 摆 After Escaping Her Maidservant Status, She Became Obsessed with Making Money 摆脱通房丫鬟身份后，她沉迷搞钱 Behave Yourself好好当当Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Complete + no transmigration or rebirth + winning back his wife + slow-burn romance + political intrigue and business rivalry + pure-love devotees] She was a farmer’s daughter. After her father died, she was sold and became a kitchen maid in a marquis’s household. By a twist of fate, she was forced to follow the marquis’s family into exile for a heinous crime. She endured countless hardships and suffered many injuries to keep the whole family fed, all because the young marquis had made a solemn 77.1kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
37. 37 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
38. 38 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
39. 39 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云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 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
40. 40 凶 The Ferocious Young Taoist Nun Tears Through the Capital, While Disabled Princes Come Bearing Blades 凶狠小道姑手撕全京城残王来递刀 Sugar Warmth糖暖Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, household intrigue, medicine, feel-good revenge, and a strong female lead] Two lotus blossoms grow from one stem, one yin and one yang, never meeting. Tang Zhaozhao grew up in a Taoist temple on Mount Yunwu. When she was sixteen, she received a letter from home: her twin sister, whom she had never met, was dead. Without hesitation, Tang Zhaozhao came down from the mountain. She not only opened the coffin to examine the body, but also turned the whole capital upside down. “My fa 22.4kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
41. 41 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
42. 42 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
43. 43 不 Wasn't I Supposed to Come Here to Enjoy Life? Second Miss, I'm Busy 不是穿来享福吗？二小姐我很忙 There Are Little Fish in the Water水里有小鱼Ancient Romance815k WordsOngoing A chapter-based historical romance modeled on Dream of the Red Chamber. It has a certain learning curve and is set in an alternate Song dynasty. Every detail can withstand scholarly scrutiny. Li Yi transmigrated here to enjoy a life of comfort. By a twist of fate, she won the favor of the Dowager Consort of Prince Heng's residence, and with her father, the prefect of Qingzhou, protecting her, she lived freely and boldly. (No romantic scenes in the first 200 chapters. If that's not your thing, yo 169Reads—Score140Shelves

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    Look at this, a meticulously researched, episodic ancient romance novel, modeled after Dream of the Red Chamber.

44. 44 兄 Elder Brother, You Mustn't 兄长不可 Ning Qingxuan, Who Likes Geng Sai Niu喜欢更赛牛的宁清璇Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted Shen Yanci is the envy of everyone in the capital: the refined and upright heir of the Shen family, with a bright future ahead. Yet his family also takes in Su Wanqing, an orphan girl with no one to rely on. An elder's words, "Raise her by your side and treat her as your own younger sister," become an invisible shackle between them. He watches her grow from a timid little girl into a graceful young woman, cherishing and protecting her at every turn. But as they spend day after day together, he d 4.5kReads8.1Score508Shelves

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    It's a fantastic read! The author's writing is superb; it's so captivating you can't put it down. A masterpiece among fine literature!

45. 45 深 Late Nights in the Deep Estate 深宅晚 Ning Qingxuan, Who Likes Geng Sai Niu喜欢更赛牛的宁清璇Ancient Romance742k WordsCompleted Her husband, Song Hemian, died young, leaving Jiang Wanyin alone in a desolate mansion, surrounded by endless gossip. Her late husband's younger brother, Song Heran, returns from afar. He is refined and handsome, yet reserved and inscrutable, treating her with a tenderness that constantly oversteps the bounds of propriety. As they spend their days together, Jiang Wanyin gradually realizes that this “younger brother-in-law” is nothing like the Song Heran her husband described, in either his habit 2.1kReads7.3Score201Shelves
46. 46 牡 Farewell to the Phoenix Throne on a Peony Couch 牡丹榻上辞凤阙 Ning Qingxuan, Who Likes Geng Sai Niu喜欢更赛牛的宁清璇Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted Shen Wanning had lived in the secluded depths of the Shen residence for as long as she could remember, growing up alongside her half-brother, Shen Huaijin, the chief grand secretary. He always treated her with the distance and severity of an elder brother, convinced she was the daughter of his father's mistress, hidden away in the household, a stain on the family's honor. It was only when the decree accusing the loyal of treason arrived that the truth behind the massacre of her military family w 28Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 抄 After the Confiscation, the Most Beautiful Woman Is Seized by a Powerful Minister 抄家后，第一美人被权臣强取豪夺 Yang Si Si杨姒姒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue + Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Male Lead and Vulnerable Female Lead + Obsessively Possessive Hero] A resilient, beautiful heroine versus a calculating, ruthless hero An imperial edict sends Chancellor Qing Heng to prison, where he dies by suicide, supposedly out of guilt. His entire family is executed, and his only daughter, Qing Yan, is forced into servitude and sent to the Entertainment Bureau. Those of servile status are made to serve and entertain others, as prostit 33.5kReads8.8Score4.5kShelves

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    Traditional saying: plundering by force

48. 48 陛 His Majesty Arranged Our Marriage, Husband, Let's Make the Best of It! 陛下赐婚，夫君，凑合凑合过吧！ Fragrant Crispy Chubby香酥肥肥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is out now. Come watch! A quirky, drama-loving girl versus a brooding, calculating young nobleman Both leads are pure and devoted. A sweet historical romance with lighthearted comedy, everyday romance, and political intrigue. The Jiang family of Huainan is a scholarly clan. The second young master Jiang is as refined as the moonlight. He can win third place in the imperial exams with his literary talent, and bring the world to heel with his martial prowess. He is the most sou 27.2kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel

49. 49 战 The God of War Prince's Sweet Young Wife 战神王爷的小娇妻 Shi Shuyi诗书一Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, no rebirth or transmigration] [One couple, both devoted only to each other + marriage before love + mutual trust + doting husband + children later on] A royal decree turns the mute Zhou Qinxue from the future crown princess into the Princess Consort of Prince Ning. On their wedding night, Prince Ning leads his troops into battle, and Dowager Consort Qin sends her straight to a remote corner of the estate. When Prince Ning returns from war, the first thing he does is 350Reads7.5Score101Shelves

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    Purely historical romance, no time travel, no reincarnation. Arranged marriage that blossoms into love, both characters are virgins and the story is sweet and heartwarming.

50. 50 寒 The Noble Daughter from a Poor Family Has It Rough 寒门贵女不好当 The Plainspoken Baili Che简单明了的百里澈Ancient Romance218k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, Everyday Family Life, Male Lead Is Chaste] As the daughter of the third branch of the humble Xu family, Xu Zhiheng spends her days gossiping and watching the family drama unfold. After all, the Xu family is never short on excitement. The eldest branch consists of legitimate children born to the first wife; the second branch consists of children born to concubines; the third branch consists of legitimate children born to the second wife; and the fourth branch consists of legitimat 11.9kReads—Score1.4kShelves

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    No rebirth or time travel, it's a very good read.

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