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1. 601 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.5kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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   Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, converging into a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He trudged through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, he seemed to merge with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it all. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the Prince of An'nan's residence, An'nan silently following not far away.

2. 602 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves
3. 603 娶 Taking a Wife Makes You Stronger 娶妻当变强 The Fiery East冒火的东方Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted This book is also known as The Healer's Hand Covers the Heavens and The Phoenix's Shadow Shines on the Snow. A brilliant story of a remarkable heroine, full of political scheming and mind games that will make you think! The best is yet to come! A great book that nearly lost readers because of its title! Follow a woman as she revives her nation and becomes its empress. She opens her eyes amid a heap of bones, only to discover that she is the deposed empress. Her husband has just established a new 56Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 604 江 Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花 Gurgling Spring泉之淙淙Historical505k WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro 126Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's worth reading multiple times; the writing is superb and the plot is gripping.

5. 605 重 Reborn and Running Wild in the Cultivation World 重生之我在修仙界飞扬跋扈 Unstained by the Mundane出尘不失Fantastical Romance225k WordsOngoing Hua Fengqi was the daughter of Yu Ke, a Great Golden Immortal of the Upper Immortal Realm. In her previous life, she kept compromising in the hope of winning her father's approval, her senior siblings' affection, and the tenderness of the person she loved. Only after these so-called family members drove her to her death did she learn the truth. Reborn, she is determined to make them pay... 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 606 穿 The Day I Transmigrated as the Marquis’s Legitimate Daughter, I Was Married Off to a Ruthless God of War 穿越成侯府嫡女当天替嫁杀神王爷 Unstained by the Mundane出尘不失Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Chu Xinrou was a medical special-operations soldier from the 30th century. After being shot by a sniper during a mission, she transmigrates to the Great Shang Kingdom, where she becomes the foolish legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan’s household. On the day she transmigrates, she is on her way to marry Jun Moling, the dreaded Prince of Qin. Jun Moling was once the Great Shang Kingdom’s feared God of Slaughter, but after being poisoned by villains, he has been paralyzed in bed for thre 66Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 607 温 A Warm Heart Belongs to Wen Nuan 温暖的心属于温暖 Unstained by the Mundane出尘不失Modern Romance282k WordsCompleted The Wen family is the foremost clan in Nancheng. Ever since her mother passed away, Wen Nuan had grown up with her maternal grandfather, Wen Heng. The Lu family is the foremost clan in the capital, and the Lus and Wens have been family friends for generations. To fulfill her grandfather's final wish, Wen Nuan married into the Lu family… 20Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 608 落 The Fallen Kasaya 落袈裟 Yaoshan Xing杳山杏Fantastical Romance134k WordsCompleted [Xiaoyao Palace witch Xishan × aloof Shaolin holy monk Fuwang] [Historical romance + quality fiction + jianghu + xianxia + 1v1 + happy ending + Buddhist monk romance + unhinged] Xishan had set her sights on this monk long ago. Of everyone on Mount Hua's summit, he was the only one who could give her a worthy fight. Having spent so long cooped up in Xiaoyao Palace, Xishan had only heard that Fuwang, who led Shaolin, was a master of profound martial arts. Though Xiaoyao Palace had been besieged se 247Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   I especially liked the storyline; it's great and worth watching multiple times.

9. 609 热 After That Kiss, the Top Student and Campus Hunk No Longer Loved Her 热吻后，学霸校草她不爱了 Yue Jin月谨Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted In high school, Lin Mo Xun falls in love with her classmate, the top student Song Xingyan, but her love goes unrequited. She waits for him for years, and his repeated rejections never make her give up. But seven years later, on the night the campus belle Lu Yunqing gets married, he drinks himself into a stupor, devastated and broken. At last, Lin Mo Xun's heart dies... Thinking they would never cross paths again, she is suddenly reborn back in high school. This time, she decides to erase him fro 233Reads8.0Score—Shelves
10. 610 错 I Bound the Wrong Enemy System, Should I Just Crash It? 错绑仇家系统，要不直接崩了吧 Qi Bu'er奇不二Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Faithful to One Another + One-on-One Romance + Villain + Breaking the Original Plot + Defying Heaven's Will] Shi Jin dies, and when her enemies try to take advantage of her, she gets bound to a System called Maodan. The System leaves her with just one line: “Complete a hundred missions and you can come back to life.” Then it pretends to be dead. Shi Jin is dumbfounded: ??? It didn't even tell her what the missions are! With no clue what she's supposed to do, Shi Jin gets 9Reads6.3Score—Shelves
11. 611 我 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.1kReads9.4Score756Shelves
12. 612 黑 The Black Phoenix Queen 黑凰后 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted She is a goddess sent from heaven, the eldest princess of the Shen Kingdom. But someone stole her divine fortune, and she was abandoned in the Sacred River. They say she won't live to see her fifteenth birthday. She says, “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's. Give me back the fortune you stole, and repay the life you owe me.” She has been a bandit and an empress, and in the end, she ascends to the throne. He says, “In my heart, you matter more than Buddha. All the gods and Buddhas in heaven 3.9kReads8.7Score651Shelves
13. 613 天 The Heavenly God Returns to Bathe the City in Blood for His Daughter 天神归来为女儿血洗都市 Yan Bei燕北Urban6.2M WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional] While fighting bloodily on the battlefield, he receives a desperate call for help from his daughter. Overnight, the world's top experts from across the three thousand realms rush to Huaxia! Xiao Tiance has lived a life of hardship, and his daughter and wife are the light of his life. He will never allow them to suffer even the slightest harm! 42.4kReads9.5Score10.2kShelves
14. 614 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

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    These ancient sayings are so captivating, you won't be able to stop reading!

15. 615 皇 What Should I Do? My Imperial Uncle Loves Me Too Much. Maybe I Should Kill Him 皇叔太爱我了怎么办？那就杀了吧 Bamboo Breeze, Orchid Dreams竹风兰梦Ancient Romance361k WordsOngoing [Reborn + revenge + mutual chastity + brutal killings + whatever the mood calls for...] Sun Wanjiao, a pampered, willful little princess, is ordered by imperial decree to marry Zhao Yumo, the legitimate heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. She can hardly call her marriage happy, but tormenting Zhao Yumo is the only thing she finds amusing in the duke's residence. That is, until a New Year's Eve palace banquet two years into her marriage. Her beloved imperial uncle, the current emperor, uses 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 616 锦 A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下 Su Ang苏盎Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son. 3.7kReads9.7Score586Shelves
17. 617 翡 Lotus in an Emerald Cage 翡翠笼中莲 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰CAncient Romance49k WordsCompleted The Lotus in the Jade Cage 838Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A top-tier female-oriented historical romance novel by Tomato (a popular Chinese web novel platform) 🍅 Worth reading countless times‼️ Exceptionally good, you'll never get tired of it no matter how many times you read it🤩 My personal favorite🔥 1: Domestic Strife + Palace Intrigue🩷 The daughter of a jade merchant meets a fallen prince who has been living among commoners, but there's no spark of romance until they fight off assassins in a dilapidated temple. She falls in love with him, but he falls in love with another extremely delicate woman. By chance, he's placed on the throne by a powerful minister. He doesn't love her, but respects her and needs her wisdom to help him navigate between the powerful minister and the imperial power. She also lives peacefully with his lover. In the end, it's the delicate woman who protects the female lead with her own life. After reading it, you'll feel a sense of loss. It's rare to find a story where the male and female leads don't fall in love, but rather need to use each other without competing for power. It has a powerful aftertaste. 2: Palace Intrigue and Power ❤️ The cunning female lead was born a slave, but she had the face of a phoenix. The mistress of the house not only didn't kill her, but also spent a lot of money to cultivate her and build her up, successfully sending her into the palace. The young emperor fell in love with her at first sight 💘 and immediately made her empress 👑 In order to protect the secret of her background and power, she almost killed her way through the harem, but the emperor loved her to the bone and couldn't bring himself to punish her, not even to ignore her. 😍 The most divine part is the final, deathbed confession. The emperor already knew the female lead was originally a slave, and he knew she was ruthless and a bloodthirsty killer, but he was only grateful that he was the emperor and could help her. He also longed to be protected by her without hesitation just once 😭 Super tear-jerking! 3: Ancient Chinese romance novel with a strong female lead 🌹 A noble princess from a powerful family is forced into a political marriage with a prince, but the prince's heart belongs to another, and he plans to use her and her family for a purpose. After collapsing in the rain, the female lead awakens and immediately leads her family to ally with the prince who is her lover, protecting her family and killing her enemy, the male lead 👍 In the process, she meets a mysterious spy, and the two are drawn into a complex relationship while still lucid, super addictive and sweet ✌️ All are well-written works with smooth logic and novel plots 😍

18. 618 锁 Locked Glaze 锁琉璃 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰CAncient Romance36k WordsCompleted Locked Glaze 433Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 619 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    I recommend you check out these high-quality ancient Chinese romance novels.

20. 620 雪 Spring Brewed in Snow 雪酿春 Jiang Chengyu C江承钰C44k WordsCompleted Snow-Brewed Spring 325Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 621 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 138Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Holding you in my arms, cherishing you to the bone—a very sweet and enjoyable ancient romance novel.

22. 622 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
23. 623 阙 Spring and Autumn in the Que Court 阙庭春秋 Mo Wenxinlan墨问心兰Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted At the age of seven, her kingdom fell and her family was destroyed. Captured by the enemy, she was reduced to a lowly servant in a brothel. At the Zuixian House, she navigates the world of powerful men, hiding her intelligence beneath a seductive facade, all for the day she can rise from the ashes and become a phoenix. He is the least favored prince, concealed in the shadows as he plots to claim the realm. He offers her salvation, only to use her as his most beautiful pawn and send her to the en 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A palace intrigue and power struggle story. The female lead is intelligent, and both the male and female leads are strong. They form a powerful alliance, experiencing a love-hate relationship. The male lead sends the female lead to an enemy country for the sake of the empire. The female lead, for revenge and the position of empress, personally destroys the enemy country. After the empire is unified, the male lead becomes emperor and the female lead becomes empress. The female lead cultivates her power to counterbalance the male lead and engages in a battle of wits with him. The emperor and empress are locked in a struggle for power.

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