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  1. 1 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 17.2kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
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  2. 2 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 22.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
  3. 3 Has Lord Xiahou the Chatterbox Finally Shut Up Today? 话痨的夏侯大人,今天闭嘴了吗 Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [One true love ➕ pure historical setting ➕ happy ending ➕ sweet romance ➕ a little angst along the way] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, pure historical fiction] Xiahou Huai, young master of Shanhai Tower, once swore that he would never love anyone in this life, especially not a woman. Romance was just too painful. Jiang Zhefeng, a scholar who disguised herself as a man, once swore that she would keep living as a man and never fall for any man. After they met, Xiahou Huai acc 1.8kReads9.3Score322Shelves
  4. 4 After the Mad Imperial Preceptor Took Me by Force 被疯批国师强取豪夺后 Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of Youku’s web drama Eternal Night’s Long Dawn [Mad Male Lead VS Stubborn Female Lead] [Both Pure and Faithful + Traditional Historical Romance + Love by Force + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Xie Wanyin, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, lost her mother at eight. Her father remarried, and she was sent to grow up in her maternal grandmother’s home. Years later, she returned to the Xie household, wanting nothing more than to avoid conflict and focus on g 4.8kReads9.4Score619Shelves
  5. 5 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Ancient Romance876k WordsOngoing I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of the Great Liang dynasty. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me from the Star-Picking Tower, hoping my life would buy him a chance to escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn’t understand churned in his blood-red eyes. “Tell me, who threw you down?” I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. He began a bloodbath in the imperial city, slaughtering the entire royal family, yet spared 4.3kReads6.5Score292Shelves
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  6. 6 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回,缘起缘灭 11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 524Reads—Score—Shelves
  7. 7 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻,我把将军给休了 26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 460Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 8 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 746Reads—Score—Shelves
  9. 9 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾,我直接逃了 Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 288Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 10 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇,无关风月 Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 88Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 11 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 133Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 12 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 13 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 38Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 14 I Took in a Foolish Prince as My Live-In Son-in-Law 捡个傻王爷做赘婿 Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted I Picked Up a Foolish Prince to Be My Live-In Son-in-Law 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 15 Foes Have a Way of Crossing Paths 冤家路宽 Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted Fated to Be Rivals 2Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 16 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 125Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 The Price of Betrayal 背刺的代价 Marriage & Romance66k WordsCompleted The Price of Betrayal 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  18. 18 He Said I Was Too Loud, So I Fell Completely Silent 他嫌我太吵,我彻底安静了 12k WordsCompleted He Said I Was Too Noisy, So I Went Completely Quiet 32Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 19 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 19Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 The Day After I Returned from a Business Trip, My Mom Killed Herself 出差回来第二天,我妈自杀了 21k WordsCompleted The Day After I Got Back from a Business Trip, My Mom Took Her Own Life 23Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 21 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 22 The Seventh Artifact 第七件藏品 20k WordsCompleted The Seventh Artifact 22Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 After My Sect Tore Out My Heart and Drained My Blood, I Became a Demon on the Spot 被师门掏心放血后,我原地成魔 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angst + Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Cultivation + A Chain of Cause and Effect] The soul-nourishing jade shattered, and out came a “me” who had stolen someone else's place? Luo Li returned with half a broken jade pendant and tore away Ye Qingqing's mask. You stole my royal status and my place in the sect. You even killed the person who saved my life and harmed my loyal servant of ten thousand years! When the brand of “monster” was seared into her heart, and a contract of “until death do us pa 364Reads9.3Score—Shelves
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  24. 24 I Was in Your Heart Once, Wasn't I? 其实我也在你心里存在过吧 18k WordsCompleted I was part of your heart once too, wasn’t I? 226Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 25 Farewell, Marquis. I Hope We Never Meet Again in the Next Life 再见了侯爷,下一辈子也不要见了 Marriage & Romance36k WordsCompleted Goodbye, Marquis. I hope we never meet again in the next life. 755Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 When Spring Deepens After the Apricot Blossoms Set Fruit 杏花结子春深后 Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted She is a lowly convict slave in the palace laundry, humble as dust. He is the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, noble and radiant. Though their stations could hardly be further apart, they fall hopelessly in love. Only when their feelings are at their deepest does she unexpectedly learn that his father, the emperor, had her father framed so he could claim her mother for himself. Where can this ill-fated romance spanning two generations possibly lead? ----- A prince steals his minister’s wife + 491Reads—Score102Shelves
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  27. 27 Hand in Hand, Forever in My Heart 执子之手,念念不忘 Two Male Leads211k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + no female lead + historical BL + conspiracy + tragic romance + both die] This is a fated entanglement spanning power, desire, vengeance, and redemption: Gu Zinian, emperor of Anhuai, bends before the people and moves into Chenghuan Palace, where he spends night after night entangled with Chuan Feng Xiuyuan. Chuan Feng Xiuyuan, emperor of Yulan, is driven mad by an old love. During an assassination attempt, he is gravely wounded while protecting Gu Zinian and is close to death 11Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 28 A Bride's Tragedy: Once Married, Follow Your Husband 出嫁从夫之美人殇 Two Male Leads541k WordsCompleted When they first meet, one is the second prince of the Northern Domain Dynasty, and the other is the crown prince of the Great Jing Dynasty. He has traveled a great distance, only to be turned away at the gate. One is breathtakingly beautiful and brilliantly talented; the other is arrogant, domineering, and utterly haughty. They fall for each other at their first encounter, but one conspiracy after another soon follows. One possesses extraordinary skills and ends up wandering the martial world. W 103Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  29. 29 Phoenix Tower 凤楼 Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted In Great Chu, a matriarchal kingdom, stands Feng Tower, a legendary pleasure house for men. It is home to all kinds of breathtakingly beautiful courtesans. Some are exceptionally skilled in combat, some possess peerless beauty, and others have unusual backgrounds. They have entered Feng Tower for all sorts of reasons and serve its master, Shen Ye. This book consists of the stories of sixteen stunning courtesans. Together, they form an intelligence network through Feng Tower, with the ultimate go 19Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  30. 30 My Love, Come to Me in a Dream 闻君入梦来 Ancient Romance953k WordsCompleted Five years ago, he led his troops to war, intending to welcome her as his wife with ten miles of wedding finery. Five years later, she betrayed their love, ended their child’s life, and became his father’s woman. He hated her betrayal. He branded her face, severed her fingers, and even killed their daughter! She swore she would make him pay for every drop of blood. When all the secrets came to light, he was consumed with regret. “A Zuo, don’t go...” She turned and plunged her sword into his 448Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  31. 31 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 81Reads5.7Score—Shelves
  32. 32 [Falling Blossoms Know My Heart] 【落花知我意】 Ancient Romance73k WordsCompleted [Devoted prince ✖️ noble family princess] [Power struggles and tragic romance ➕ slow start, strong finish ➕ bad ending] That day in Weiyang Palace, Song Jingzhao's words still rang in her ears: “If you don't want your aunt's secret exposed, then marry me without complaint.” Shen Wan grew up surrounded by love and affection, and thought she would live out her life in peace. But life is unpredictable. When she is framed and demoted, he trades his military power to protect her with unwavering since 79Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 33 Pear Blossoms Fall over Yunzhou 梨落云洲 Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted [Young General ✖️ Gentle Heiress] [Bad ending ➕ Devoted unto death ➕ Tragic romance] “If I cannot live by your side, then I am willing to follow you to the underworld.” Wen Lichu, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was gentle, well-mannered, and blessed with both talent and beauty. At a spring banquet, she caught a fleeting glimpse of the young general Xu Yunzhou. He rode in splendid finery, while she stood like a pear blossom against the snow. A 34Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Raise a Cup, Dream on, and Journey with You 举觞吹梦携君行 Two Male Leads51k WordsOngoing Love is too profound a word, while like is too shallow. The path to immortality has never been easy, yet countless people fight over that position, unable to tell friend from foe, all because of a prophecy: "The world will eventually meet its end. Only those who attain immortality and the Dao will remain." —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  35. 35 The Beloved Little Princess: The Mad Tyrant Is Obsessed with Raising His Little Darling 团宠小公主,疯批暴君沉迷养崽 Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [Beloved by Everyone + Adorable Baby + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] The imperial family had gone a hundred years without a daughter, and rumor had it they were cursed by Heaven. Then one day, the sinister and cruel tyrant brought home an adorable little girl as lovely as snow and jade. From then on, the cold-blooded, heartless ruler became a doting father who indulged his daughter in everything. She could pick whatever treasures she wanted from the imperial treasury, and use the imperial seal a 5.4kReads9.1Score674Shelves
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  36. 36 The Sinister Villain Boy Acts Sweet and Pitiful Around Me, Begging for Kisses 阴鸷反派少年在我面前装乖卖惨求亲亲 Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Transmigrates into a Book + Male Lead Reborn + Yandere Obsession + Intense Push and Pull + Mutual Redemption + From School Days to the Wedding Altar + Goofy, Clumsy Beauty x Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside, Yandere, Obsessive, Tragic Beauty] Mu Xinan died. The good news was that the King of Hell didn’t claim her, and she transmigrated into a book and got a new lease on life. The bad news was that she became the universally hated second female lead, sweet on the outside but 88Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  37. 37 From Butterfly in Love with a Flower to Everlasting Longing: A World of Poetry and Art 诗图画意从蝶恋花到长相思 Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Poetry can’t prolong life, but it can carry the soul. A novel born from real experiences and original poetry. From Kunming to Shanghai to Chengdu, from campus to the workplace, it follows a young songwriter and his encounters, missed connections, and growth alongside several girls. He is in the poems, and you are in the story. Dedicated to everyone who ever truly loved someone in their youth. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 Twin Demon Lotuses 并蒂妖莲 Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted People say that deep in Lotus Lake grows a demonic lotus with twin blossoms, two flowers on one stem, sharing a single life. Qing Ning is gentle and serene as water, while Liu Hua is fierce and blazing as fire. One is good and one is evil, yet both are trapped by the curse of the twin lotus. He is Ying Zhaoli, the Heaven-appointed “Demon Slayer,” whose sword can end a demon’s life, but cannot sever the love in his heart. He is Mei Chi, king of the fox clan and master of bewitching hearts, who fa 6Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 39 The Play Tells of Him and His Story 戏文说他和他的事 Historical577k WordsCompleted Two male leads, heartbreaking romance, political intrigue Gu Mingshu is a peerless opera star, a man whose beauty is the envy of all. He moves through a dazzling, complicated world of fame and fortune, caught in a vortex of political intrigue. Li Moning, young master of the Heishuimen, is domineering yet deeply devoted. He treats Gu Mingshu as his personal possession, using confinement to assert his control. Then there's Xiao Changyu, a battle-hardened general who goes from a passing interest to —Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 40 When the White Plum Blossoms Bloom 白梅花开 Ancient Romance297k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + Beautiful, Powerful, and Tragic + Tragic Endings for All + Reborn with a Happy Ending + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] In one lifetime, a blood-red sky appeared at the moment of her birth. Everyone said, “This is an ill omen!” “The little princess is a monster!” At Qiyuan in Yujing, she fell in love at first sight with someone from the Demon Realm. Gods and demons could never be together, yet for him she cut her wrist and let her blood flow, seeking medicine for his people. O 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 41 The Agent Princess Wants a Divorce 特工王妃要休夫 Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted Gu Lingxi, the top special agent, dies in an explosion during a mission! After transmigrating to another world, watch as Gu Lingxi stands up for the weak original owner and thrashes her wicked mother and daughter, those white lotus flowers! With a magical space at her disposal, she’s ready to thrive in another world, and can choose from all kinds of handsome men! But a certain calculating prince won’t stop clinging to her! He scowls: “I forbid it!” She snaps back: “I’ll write you ten thousand di 12Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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  42. 42 The Black Lotus Princess: I Decide Who the Male Lead Is 黑莲花王妃,谁是男主我说了算 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Historical romance + political intrigue + angsty romance + palace and household intrigue + two powerful leads + ensemble cast + the second male lead wins + first love + pursuing his wife to the crematorium] ◆Reader's Guide◆ ◇ A frail, brilliant female strategist + a domineering prince ruling a fiefdom as the male lead + a devoted second male lead with a mysterious identity. Their romance is strewn with shards of glass, while the political intrigue burns with the flames of war! ◇ First love, rep 381Reads9.4Score100Shelves
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  43. 43 Peach Blossoms Falling Into the Water 桃花夭夭落水中 Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted [Holy Maiden Luo Yaoyao of the Flower Spirit Clan and the Celestial Emperor Murong] [Tearjerker romance] [Fated love] [A sense of destiny] “Peach blossoms drift on the water, and Yaoyao pities all living beings.” That is where my name, Luo Yaoyao, comes from. “Love is important, of course, but I hope that in every life, my love for you will remain unchanged.” “I don't want power. I don't want some Flower Spirit bloodline. I don't want to be the Holy Maiden of the Flower Spirit Clan. Can't I j 25Reads—Score—Shelves
  44. 44 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后,傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 19.9kReads8.0Score3.3kShelves
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  45. 45 Phantom Realm: Reincarnation 幻界【轮回】 Fantastical Romance320k WordsCompleted The agony of reincarnation across lifetimes: when does it begin, and when does it end? All living beings suffer, so why fall into the cycle of reincarnation for love... For one person? One glance? A fated bond that can never be severed? The story unfolds step by step through the Immortal Path, First Life, Asura, and Reincarnation arcs, which connect and weave into one another. The story opens with its chapters out of order. If you don’t want to puzzle things out, you can jump straight into the m 962Reads8.6Score113Shelves
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  46. 46 A Love So Deep 痴痴情深 Two Male Leads50k WordsCompleted The naive Su Cheng had a heart as pure as snow, and thought only of the prince. But the prince felt nothing for him. Again and again, he called him by the wrong name, let go of his hand, and wounded his devoted heart. Did the prince know that even a naive boy could understand love, and that even he could be heartbroken? 379Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  47. 47 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 1.2kReads7.0Score101Shelves
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  48. 48 Snow on the Stamen: The Emperor Keeps His Beauty Captive 蕊上雪:帝王锁娇 Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 8.3kReads8.1Score319Shelves
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  49. 49 The Courtesan Consort: The Prince's Precious Snow 勾栏罪妃,她是王爷掌中雪 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted ❗️❗️ [The Long Road to Winning Her Back] In this life, the one thing he never did was tell her, “I love you.” She was snow in the palm of his hand: the moment he had her, he lost her. 🔥 [The Memory-Devouring Twin Gu: One Swallows the Past, the Other Buries the Rest of Your Life] It all began with a conspiracy! He was the emperor’s younger brother, the only prince of the direct imperial line. He was deeply in love with the current empress, his sister-in-law. Overnight, she became the daughter of 179Reads—Score—Shelves
  50. 50 The Imperial Consort of the Great Sheng Dynasty 大盛皇妃 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + revenge + black lotus heroine + not both virgins + high-IQ palace intrigue rising to political power struggles + tragic romance + alternate history + love rivals The palace is the main battleground: beneath its dazzling, extravagant facade are witty, charming daily moments and a brutal core of deadly conflict. Palace secrets are portrayed in meticulous detail. Some content may be upsetting. A bad ending. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review. Ling Longxiu was born to a 376Reads—Score102Shelves
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