A Captive Princess of a Fallen Kingdom: First Abused, Then Pampered 亡国公主被掳，被霸占后先虐后宠

1. 51 朕 I Surrender: Long Live the Tea Consort! 朕投降：茶贵妃千岁千千岁 Kang Xier康熙儿Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Possessive control early on + Hero usurps the throne and becomes emperor + Heroine as accomplice + Exclusive devotion later + Palace intrigue + Clear-headed yet hopelessly lovestruck leads] After waking up, Cha Susu finds herself in the body of a favored consort. But in a single night, she is captured and inexplicably becomes a prince from an enemy kingdom's bed-warming concubine. “Can I stop sleeping with you from now on?” The woman says she only wants to keep her head down and survive in peac 342Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This book is highly recommended!! The female lead is the daughter of a fallen prime minister and also a royal concubine. The male lead is a prince from an enemy country who conquered the female lead's country, captured her, and forcibly took her as his own. As a child, the male lead was sent to the female lead's family as a hostage and suffered abuse there. Therefore, after recognizing her, he begins to take revenge. While torturing her, he eventually discovers he has fallen in love with her.

2. 52 揣 I Ran Away with the Child of a Fierce General 揣着戾气将军的崽，跑了 Empty Dream Flower空梦花Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + soft, dramatic heroine + straight-laced male lead + both are each other’s first and only] Mu Ningning saw a pop-up on her phone that read, “General, I don’t want...” Curious about what she didn’t want, she tapped it, and ended up transmigrating into a book... She had to complete her tasks to leave. Task one: Don’t break character. Task two: Survive on her own. Task three: Don’t get pregnant. Task four: Save the blood-soaked general with love and stop him from turnin 758Reads8.8Score10214d adds

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   Although she wasn't a princess of a fallen kingdom, she was a princess of a defeated kingdom, so the beginning was indeed a bit heartbreaking (I don't know if it was, but I cried anyway), but later the general doted on the princess.

3. 53 不 I Never Knew You 不识卿 Hotpot Pot火锅锅呀Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [A play-the-fool prince + a princess of a fallen kingdom + the one true love + a face-swapped substitute bride] Until the age of fourteen, Li Shuyue was a dazzlingly beautiful princess, the legitimate daughter of the emperor, adored by all. After fourteen, she became A Chou, an ugly, lowly beggar whom anyone could bully. Her parents died tragically, and the Li dynasty was overthrown by a traitor. And that traitor was none other than her uncle by marriage, the great general Xiao Mian. After Xiao 22Reads—Score114d adds

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   This book is incredibly good, you won't regret reading it! The female protagonist was originally a pampered princess of a dynasty, but with the fall of her dynasty, she fell into the mire, from a beloved princess to a beggar on the streets. The male protagonist and the princess were childhood sweethearts, but his father killed her father and mother, destroying her kingdom. The female protagonist, suffering from amnesia after a face transplant, was rescued by the male protagonist, who mistook her for his enemy's fiancée and threw her into the power struggles of the capital. This time, she was backed by the scheming and intrigue of powerful families and faced the treacherous court politics. She struggled to survive as a lowly person, looking up to him with fear, yet unable to control her feelings for him. Once she regained her memories, all the stirrings of love, like morning dew and pre-spring snow, finally faded away.

4. 54 当 When a Fallen Princess Meets a Mad Prince 当亡国公主遇上疯批王子 Huang Xuan篁玄Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted (Western fantasy + angsty novel + physical and emotional torment + forced love + yandere + madness + pain + highly toxic) Smoke fills the air, flames roar into the sky. The capital of the Kingdom of Ilania has been ruthlessly overrun by the enemy's iron hooves. Deep within the royal palace, Dolores's face is streaked with tears and dust, and her once-beautiful clothes are now in tatters. She used to be the kingdom's beloved princess, living a carefree life. But now, everything has vanished like 689Reads6.3Score10014d adds

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   This is similar to what you described.

5. 55 强 The Captive Princess of a Fallen Kingdom 强宠亡国公主 Drunken Beauty醉美人Ancient Romance951k WordsCompleted She always thought he was her everything, but he destroyed her country... 102Reads—Score—14d adds

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   ☘️A story in the "Princess of a Fallen Kingdom" series. 🍃①When the once high and mighty princess falls from grace, her kingdom collapses, and she too falls from grace, becoming a prisoner of the new emperor, and suffering all sorts of harassment from others.

6. 56 江 The Realm as My Betrothal Gift, a Golden Age as Our Matchmaker 江山为聘，盛世为媒 Long Jiu龙玖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No transmigration or rebirth + pure historical romance, slow pace, gently unfolding] [The heroine is forced to become a concubine early on, so proceed with caution if that bothers you! After marrying, she is the sole favorite, and eventually ascends the throne to rule from behind the curtain!] She is the princess of a fallen kingdom in Nanjiang, born with a pair of gray-blue glassy eyes. She is both righteous and wicked, seeming at once like an immortal and a demon! While still an infant, she w 7.3kReads9.3Score86014d adds
7. 57 暴 After the Tyrant Destroyed Her Kingdom, He Kidnapped the Princess to Spoil His Beloved 暴君灭国后，掳走公主宠心上 Westward Labyrinth西多迷宫Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted 253Reads6.2Score—14d adds
8. 58 穿 I Transmigrated into a Mad, Corrupted Minister's Story, and He Wants Me Dead 穿到疯批奸臣黑化后他一心要杀我 Feng Mian凤眠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A story about a ruthless, deranged minister who learns to be a decent person for love. A vengeful, ruthless woman versus a deranged wolf-king of a man who dotes on his wife.) [Yandere + Corruption + The Chase After the Divorce + Devoted to Each Other + Happy Ending] Xiao Chizhan is the most treacherous minister in the imperial court and the only prince in Daliang without royal blood. Bullied throughout his childhood, he turned dark, murdered his father and brothers, and made his first act after 2.5kReads8.9Score28814d adds
9. 59 救 Help! The Sickly Man I Once Tormented Now Holds All the Power 救命！她虐过的病秧子权倾天下了 Liang Anzhen梁安祯Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted [Jealous, possessive underworld king vs. beautiful, decisive, wealthy heroine] The rating is low because the book was just listed. It’ll gradually go up! [Devoted couple + marriage before love + easy pregnancy + fleeing while pregnant + many children + divine physician + space] Transmigrated into the body of a marquis’s young wife who keeps courting death, Yu Yan spends every day trying to stay alive. One day, after a holy monk’s guidance, she finally learns that she can escape her destined misf 85Reads8.6Score—14d adds
10. 60 请 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 Modern-Day Know-Nothing当代九漏鱼Ancient Romance186k WordsCompleted [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    Look at this book [crying][crying][crying] It's angsty at first, then sweet, but still angsty in the end with a bad ending.

11. 61 山 When Mountains and Rivers Burn, I’ll Part from You 山河烬，与君绝 Xia Er Haishang夏而亥殇Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted Synopsis The two nations go to war. The land changes, the empire spanning thousands of miles falls, and human lives are as insignificant as ants. Song Yingying, a princess born to a concubine, and her father and brothers become prisoners in an instant. Li Zonglie, the Fourth Prince of Great Zhou, is a mad, scheming man who destroys her country alongside his father and brothers. While being taken north as a prisoner, she accidentally saves him, and their torturous entanglement begins. At first, h 783Reads6.0Score11414d adds

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    The tragic love story of a princess from a fallen kingdom and her sisters, who are forcibly taken by the prince and his family from an enemy kingdom, is filled with both heartbreak and sweetness.

12. 62 公 Your Highness, Please Be Rational: The Enemy Emperor Who Destroyed Your Kingdom Is a Green Tea 公主殿下请理智，亡国敌君是绿茶 If It Were a Love Song若情歌Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted Zijun Changqing rose to the throne on the strength of his looks, winning the support of his ministers. At twenty, he was determined to marry Ge Ye Jiaojiao, the beauty renowned across the Seven Kingdoms, and make her his empress. But the beauty already had someone in her heart. When he learned that the man she loved was frail and often ill, he resorted to every kind of scheme, repeatedly sending letters to humiliate him. He meant to break the man's spirit so he could take his place. Who could 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Zijun, relying on his beauty, became the king of a nation supported by his subjects. As he grew older, he wanted to marry Ge Ye Jiao Jiao, the most beautiful woman in the seven neighboring kingdoms, as his queen. However, the beauty already had a lover. But that didn't matter. Hearing that her lover was sickly, she devised a plan to send him letters every day, cursing him for being impotent and not a man, until she finally angered him to death, allowing her to ascend the throne. Unexpectedly, the beauty Ge Ye Jiao Jiao, using her beauty, incited two of the kingdoms to destroy his country, making him a subjugated slave. Fortunately, her brother Ge Ye Hong saved him. What?! He was targeted by her brother?! (Ps: Strong female lead + satisfying story + revenge + bickering lovers + wife-chasing-after-the-crowd + BL romance + revenge + white moonlight substitute + alternate universe)

13. 63 王 The King’s Longing 王的相思 Ancient Road, White Grass古道白草Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted One-on-one, both leads are each other's only ones, happy ending, winning her back is a living hell, intense push and pull, love and hate. A highly skilled, dark, and unhinged king vs. a proud, unyielding princess of a fallen kingdom. He was the king who destroyed her country. She was a little princess forced to flee. Fate brought them together. The first time he saw her, the lofty king fell in love for the first time. He loved her so deeply he couldn't help himself, and possessively kept her imp 328Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The princess of a fallen kingdom was captured; it must be this book.

14. 64 亡 The Beautiful, Beloved Princess of a Fallen Kingdom, Seized by a Tyrant 亡国公主美又娇，暴君强取豪夺 Shan Huohuo山火火Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted (Not a mutually faithful couple + heroine loves her childhood sweetheart + hero takes her by force) A war begins because of a single act of salvation, and a princess who was supposed to marry the man she loved becomes a prisoner. A face of peerless beauty gazed sorrowfully at the one responsible for it all. “Xuan Yin, I should never have saved you.” … 334Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Beautiful! [Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist]

15. 65 夜 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score92214d adds
16. 66 嫁 After Marrying the Heir, the Mad Emperor Seized Her as His Wife 嫁给世子后，疯批帝王强夺她为妻 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, so it will go up] [Abduction and domination + the emperor takes his minister's wife + palace intrigue and political scheming + both leads have past relationships + the heroine is doted on after entering the palace + a powerful man humbles himself for love] [Clear-headed heroine who takes life as it comes × ruthless, devoted hero] She was selected as a commoner girl to serve in the palace. Hoping to keep her head down until she could leave, she never expected the Crown 1.7kReads8.1Score10914d adds
17. 67 离 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Author Little Maruko作者小丸子Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 173Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    This is so heart-wrenching!!! (Short story, I was really hooked!) The female lead did everything she could to get the antidote for the male lead and save him, but years later, the male lead hated her and tormented her relentlessly. Finally, when he learned the truth, he regretted his actions and relentlessly pursued her. (Low rating, it's only recently published, but it's really good.)

18. 68 逃 Captured After Fleeing: The Wolf King Pins Her by the Waist and Begs for Her Love 逃跑被抓回，狼王帐中掐腰求爱 Purple Haze Bubbles紫雾泡泡Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted [New book, just started receiving ratings] Runaway princess little bunny vs. rough prairie wolf [Sweet and angsty + love at first sight + forced possession + groveling to win her back + both leads have no prior romantic entanglements + happy ending] Ninth Princess Jiang Zhaoning travels all the way to the border just to see the man she loves, Xie Xuan, only to catch him entangled with another woman. Heartbroken, she leaves, is kidnapped and sold, and is rescued by a young Hu man named Anagui. “ 2.4kReads8.4Score22014d adds

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    This book is super good.

19. 69 极 Captive to the Extreme: The Mad Emperor Has Been Plotting This for Ages 极致囚宠：疯批帝君蓄谋已久 Swift Wind Only Because疾风只因Ancient Romance322k WordsOngoing [No System, no rebirth, no transmigration; pure historical romance + mad, lovesick new emperor + delicate princess fleeing her fallen kingdom + coercive love + mutual firsts] “Wan’er, I caught you again.” “Your Majesty… Please, I’m begging you, let me go…” Tang Wanwan was supposed to be a princess who enjoyed wealth and honor for her entire life, free to live however she pleased, without a care in the world. But her father’s tyrannical rule provoked the people, and peasant uprisings swept across 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a princess of a fallen kingdom, and the male lead is a yandere, insane new emperor who forcibly takes her in and keeps her by his side. The female lead hates the male lead and always tries to escape from him, but she is always caught and brought back.

20. 70 奴 A Slave as Pure as Jade 奴本如玉 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She travels thousands of miles to a foreign land for a marriage alliance, only for her husband to shoot an arrow at her bridal sedan, staining her wedding dress with blood. When they meet again, her status is disgraced. She is bullied by everyone and sent to his tent. Yu Ruyan thought her life couldn't get any worse, but with a wave of his hand, he makes her his personal maid for life. Yu Ruyan thinks perhaps she, too, might come to love him with time. But when she gives him the blood from her 840Reads8.7Score10014d adds

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    A princess was sent to marry a courtesan, but ended up being loved by a prince!

21. 71 被 After the Tyrant Heard My Inner Thoughts, the Tragic Romance Turned Into a Loving Spoilfest 被暴君听到心声后，虐文爆宠了 Distant Moon Shadow月影遥遥Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted [Tyrant’s mind-reading + gluttonous girl + devoted couple + sweet romance with a happy ending] Shen Qingqing wakes up to find she’s become the heroine of an old-school angst novel. Shen Qingshuang, the empress of a fallen kingdom, is taken by force and imprisoned in the harem by a tyrant. Cold and stubborn, she’d rather die than submit. After three hundred rounds of physical and emotional torment, she jumps from the city wall to die for her country, leaving the tyrant consumed by madness and reg 6.7kReads8.7Score85214d adds

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    This wasn't a princess of a fallen kingdom, but rather the empress of a fallen kingdom, the kind with mind-reading abilities.

22. 72 绝 The Peerless Empress: The Emperor Has Imprisoned Her Again 绝色皇后：皇上又囚宠她 Qi Xiaoqi祁小琦Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted [Temptation and Capture + Feel-Good Revenge + Palace Intrigue + Forced Love + The Pursuit After the Breakup + Devoted 1v1] A cool, stunning beauty / a paranoid, unhinged new emperor Feng Wanting had been a pampered princess all her life, until the man she loved destroyed her family and kingdom. Heartbroken, she was taken back to the palace and imprisoned by Jiang Yuduo, who had become emperor and was obsessed with her. “Ti'er, all I want is you.” After Feng Wanting tried to escape, she was caugh 683Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    The story revolves around a mad emperor and a princess from a fallen kingdom, involving forced marriage and domination.

23. 73 亡 The Exiled Princess’s Escape 亡国公主逃亡史 Zhi Xia织夏Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted Content warnings: not a strong female lead, no golden finger, an angst-filled historical romance, and the heroine suffers from the start. (Romance doesn't mean the heroine has to be love-struck.) [Scheming, unhinged tyrant emperor vs. radiant, spirited princess of a fallen kingdom + love and hate + sweet and angsty + both virgins] The Great Zhou Dynasty fell overnight, and Li Leyou became a princess of a conquered nation. She never imagined that her own husband would ascend the throne and force 176Reads8.2Score—14d adds
24. 74 亡 The Fallen Princess Is So Bewitching 亡国郡主如此多娇 Fish Song, Bird Trill鱼音袅鸟Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted A peerlessly beautiful princess of a fallen kingdom * a handsome, aloof young heir to a feudal lord The princess of a fallen kingdom has fallen into the hands of her enemy. Will she find salvation, or face a nightmare? A mix of sweetness and heartbreak * Devoted to Each Other 801Reads8.7Score10814d adds
25. 75 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 47.6kReads9.5Score6.4k14d adds
26. 76 穿 Transmigrating into a Chaotic Age, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation Through Robbery 穿乱世，疯癫公主她靠抢劫建国了 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 147.3kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
27. 77 凤 A Phoenix’s Fate Is Hard to Escape: The Mad New Emperor Demands the Fallen Kingdom’s Fragrance Night After Night 凤命难逃，疯批新帝夜夜索亡国香 A Snowflake一只雪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel is complete, so enjoy reading, and don’t forget to rate and follow! [Traditional historical romance + possessive love + palace and household intrigue + a hard-won pursuit of his wife + both devoted to each other + faked death] On her wedding day, Su Xiyue becomes a princess of a fallen kingdom. Her father is killed, and then the mad new emperor, Ye Jingzhan, takes her by force and has his way with her. From then on, her fate is rewritten… At first, she hates the arrogant, cold-bloode 518Reads5.9Score—14d adds
28. 78 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 60.5kReads9.4Score6.8k14d adds

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    🎀Is this really a book that Tomato can read? I'm afraid the descriptions inside will get it banned someday!!! 🎀🎀Ah! Ah! Ah! I feel like I'm unclean. This book is only suitable for reading late at night when everyone is quiet.🎀🎀🎀

29. 79 春 The Springtime Bureau 春日局 Song Ah歌曲啊Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted (Gentle, sweet former princess × cold, unhinged rebel powerbroker; forced marriage; the hero knowingly uses her at first, then falls for her despite himself; later he pays dearly for it; both are each other's only one; happy ending) Lin Xi was a princess of the former dynasty. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she became a prisoner. She was only seventeen. When the court lady brought her a white silk cord, she wasn't afraid. Everyone had to die someday, she thought. But when she was sen 1.6kReads8.5Score12914d adds

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    She was a princess of a fallen kingdom, and he was the newly appointed prime minister. She wasn't afraid when the poisoned wine was brought to her, but when she was brought to his residence, she was terrified. She knew he was a man of deep thoughts and would never treat her well. He fell in love with her at first sight, but she was the daughter of his father's killer. Therefore, disregarding the fear and pleas in her eyes, he made her his concubine.

30. 80 和 After a Political Marriage, I Became the Desert King's Most Treasured Love 和亲后，我成了漠王的心尖宠 Modern-Day Know-Nothing当代九漏鱼Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + sweet romance + lighthearted + exotic setting + both leads are virgins + happy ending] [Mischievous little princess × scheming, devoted king] Once the beloved daughter of a general’s household and the “Little General” who ruled the capital, she had been considered the crown prince’s future wife. But after her father and brother died on the battlefield, she was granted the title of Princess Jiahe. She thought it was a mark of the imperial famil 1.5kReads8.8Score13014d adds

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    🧧🧧🧧During a war, the regent princess was taken prisoner and forcibly taken by him. Only after she escaped did he realize that he had already fallen deeply in love with her!

31. 81 小 The Sweet Little Princess Has the Crazed Power Minister Wrapped Around Her Finger 小公主甜撩！疯批权臣为她折腰 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Both leads are reborn, both were virgins in both lifetimes, and they pursue and cherish each other. A light, sweet romance with no strong female lead. [Sunshine, straightforward princess x obsessive, loyal, self-effacing powerful minister; the princess's devoted admirer] Ling Yuanxin, a princess of a fallen kingdom, is reborn on the eve of her wedding. Her first thought is to flee the wedding and elope with her bodyguard? In her previous life, she never managed to confess her love, and it remain 5.5kReads9.4Score77614d adds
32. 82 禁 Her Captor 禁锢她 Yi Yi苡議Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted She is Le An, the beloved youngest daughter of the Great Yu emperor. Before she turned sixteen, she could have anything she wanted. After she turned sixteen, the father who loved her most passed away. Once her older brother ascended the throne, the first thing he did was send her to Northern Di as a hostage. Even the young general of Great Yu, the man her father had chosen as her betrothed, approved of this decision. All because the one who was supposed to be sent as a hostage was her brother's 7.4kReads8.1Score30414d adds

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    The female lead is a princess who goes to an enemy country as a hostage and falls into the hands of a demon. The story is initially filled with torment, but then it blossoms into tenderness; in fact, the torment is also a form of tenderness.

33. 83 不 I'd Rather Not Be the Regent's Concubine. I'll Take the Baby and Run! 不给摄政王做小妾，有球带着跑呗 Mu Yihua Ting木易华庭Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced; medical space; sweet, sharp-tongued, or angsty; face-slapping; ruthless possessive love] Modern surgeon Tian Xiaotang transmigrates to ancient times with a medical-space chip, only to find that the country she is in has been conquered by an enemy state. The princess of the Yushang Kingdom flees to her home, and Tian Xiaotang’s father actually hands his own daughter over to the enemy Regent, claiming she is Princess Mingyue. Tian Xiaotang is dragged off 3.4kReads9.0Score30414d adds

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    This is a fake princess from a conquered kingdom. The regent initially only toyed with her, but somehow he fell in love with her. The story is fresh and original, with a plot that is definitely not clichéd or a filler short story. It can be sweet, heart-wrenching, or angsty, with a fresh and original plot.

34. 84 东 The Eastern Palace’s Caged Sparrow: Changning’s Mistake 东宫囚雀：长宁误 Rika Under the Moon月下绘里香Ancient Romance395k WordsOngoing [Love and hate entwined | Discipline | Revenge | Political scheming] I am the fallen dynasty's princess, the most docile canary in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince killed my father, destroyed my homeland, and used rules to cage me into the most obedient plaything in his palm. He told me to learn political strategy, so I did. He told me to smile, so I smiled. After lying low for five years, I finally got the chance I'd been waiting for: the day he was trapped in a desperate situation. I broug 180Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Tragic romance novel, featuring a princess from a fallen kingdom entangled in a web of emotions.

35. 85 长 Longing for Each Other: Wind Scattering Blossoms a Thousand Miles Away 长相思：千里落花风 Xie Qingyun谢清云Ancient Romance162k WordsOngoing Proud princess sent to seal an alliance through marriage × devoted general with an unexpected side [Female-led story + winning her back + sweet romance + forced marriage + size difference] Dugu Xuan was a princess of the Loulan Kingdom, but because she was unloved, she was sent to the barbaric Liaodong tribes as a hostage in place of the legitimate princess. On her first night in Liaodong, Tie Mushen, a great general of Liaodong, fell in love with her at first sight and forced himself on her. Ab 122Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A haughty princess sent for a political marriage × a loyal general with a contrasting personality [strong female lead + pursuing her husband + sweet romance + forceful acquisition + size difference] Love at first sight, doting but foolish male lead

36. 86 关 Moonlight Within the Pass, Radiance Beyond the Frontier 关内明月塞外光 Luo Kun落鲲Ancient Romance589k WordsOngoing 383Reads9.3Score10114d adds

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    The first book, set in a similar Northern and Southern Dynasties period, is hilarious with a touch of angst, featuring an arrogant princess from the Central Plains and a hostage prince from a nomadic tribe beyond the Great Wall. The young, unruly princess takes a beautiful woman from the frontier as her lover; the two are childhood sweethearts, their relationship marked by love and conflict. Years later, the prince escapes back to the Chule River region, rising rapidly through the ranks to seize power, while the princess, who once held immense power, fails in her coup and is forced to marry into another country. The male protagonist then launches an attack on the Central Plains, abducting the now-married Princess Yongle directly to his royal court…

37. 87 羲 The Tale of Xihe: Captured, I Became the Enemy Emperor’s Empress 羲河传：被俘后，我成了敌国皇后 Lord Lingchun翎春君Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess vs. Unhinged Crown Prince] When a nation falls and a family is destroyed, a ruler is duty-bound to die with his country. But what should a princess do? Princess Xihe was willful and arrogant in her youth. At sixteen, her country fell and her family was killed. Alone, she struggled to survive in a world of chaos while protecting the six-year-old heir. She met a general from the enemy nation. He took her for an ordinary young woman and fell in love with her, but how could she forg 36kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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    The princess of a fallen kingdom, so tragic, sob sob.

38. 88 代 A Substitute Bride Becomes Empress 代嫁为后 Green Mint Ice绿色薄荷冰Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted She was the princess chosen by the royal family to marry in another princess’s place. On the journey to seal the marriage alliance, she was cautious and careful with every word. Yet by a twist of fate, she became the apple of the Western Regions prince’s eye. When the truth comes to light… 1kReads8.6Score10414d adds

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    It's really beautiful [look closely].

39. 89 亡 The Fallen Princess: A Sea of Love and Hatred 亡国公主：情天恨海 Mu Yan Bingxin木焱冰欣Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A kingdom falls, a family is destroyed, and a treasured pearl is cast into the dust. Years in the imperial palace, a lifetime tangled in love and hate. A fleeting moment of tenderness and the bonds of their child cannot erase a blood feud. She is a princess of a fallen kingdom, biding her time as she struggles between revenge, the people, and the fate of her former dynasty. He is an emperor who rules the land, with the realm always taking precedence over love. Imprisoned in the palace and subjec 2.4kReads8.4Score14114d adds

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    The former hostage of the enemy state successfully ascended the throne and became the new emperor. After taking the throne, he immediately posthumously honored his birth mother and purged the former dynasty's old officials to quickly consolidate his power. As for the princess of the former dynasty who had lost her country, he did not kill her directly, but instead made her a concubine and kept her in the palace. It seemed to be a place for her to live and make a living, but in reality, the palace was full of surveillance. The princess's every word and action was controlled. It was an invisible cage that bound people more than a prison. The details of the power struggles were portrayed very thoroughly.

40. 90 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅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 13.8kReads8.1Score63014d adds

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    This book is super good! It tortures the female lead first, then the male lead! The second male lead takes over.

41. 91 将 After I Was Given to the Prince, the Mad Emperor Regretted It Too Late 将我送给王爷后疯批皇帝追悔莫及 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted With beauty enough to topple cities, she was cursed by the world as a demoness who would bring ruin to the nation. The emperor's favor turned out to be nothing but a means of revenge. Behind the glittering splendor, the truth slowly emerges. The one responsible for the hatred between their country and their families is none other than him... A peerless beauty made heroes across the land fall at her feet, yet he wanted nothing more than to see her dead. After going to great lengths to trick the i 471Reads8.6Score—14d adds

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    This book features a princess from a fallen kingdom who suffered terribly.

42. 92 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 9.2kReads9.5Score1.5k14d adds

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    Brothers, I'm totally blown away by the writing!

43. 93 病 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠，娇娇公主重生了 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 11kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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    This one [sends a heart]

44. 94 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137kReads9.6Score14.4k14d adds

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    🌻🌻The female lead is a princess of a fallen kingdom, forcibly taken from her. 🌾🌾A must-read, a top-ranked novel on Tomato Books!

45. 95 她 The Male Concubine She Imprisoned Is a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 她囚禁的面首是个白切黑 summryAncient Romance455k WordsOngoing (It's a new book, so there aren't many readers yet. Don't judge it by the rating.) [Both pure + yandere + redemption + transmigration into the body, the heroine imprisons the hero at first, then he imprisons her] [Sweet on the outside, dark within, obsessive yandere lover VS clear-headed princess with a hopeless crush] Meng Xuanhe transmigrated into the body of a vicious supporting character, a debauched woman despised by everyone. When she first arrived at the princess's residence, among a room 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    This is the original story! The male lead was initially a male concubine imprisoned in the princess's palace. He's a paranoid, sickly, and seemingly innocent but actually cunning man. The female lead is his salvation. The synopsis says that after he unifies the world, he imprisons her again, haha!

46. 96 东 The Crown Prince's Relentless Devotion 东宫强宠 Pre-Qingming Rain明前雨Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Mild Coercion] [Mutually Chaste] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and supremely noble Crown Prince of the Sheng Dynasty, The Outcast, yet he frequently dreams at night of a woman. In his dreams, he loves her deeply and hates her bitterly. Shen Qingjue treats love with contempt, believing it to be an insignificant distraction. But after meeting this woman in real life, he repeatedly makes exceptions and loses his mind. On her way back to the capital after returning to her hometown to pay respects to 2.8kReads8.8Score33114d adds

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    ① [Slightly Forced] [Both are Clean] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and elegant Crown Prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty, second only to the Emperor. However, he frequently dreams of a woman, in which he deeply loves and hates her. Shen Qingjue treats her with contempt, love being something external to him. Yet, after meeting this woman in reality, he repeatedly breaks his own rules and goes mad. Jiang Wansheng returns to her hometown with her uncle to pay respects to their ancestors. On her way back to the capital, she encounters a sudden change in fortune and meets a man with chilling eyes. Jiang Wansheng returns to the capital to accept the Emperor's decree to marry her childhood sweetheart, a member of a noble family. During the preparations, the Crown Prince disregards the imperial edict, destroys the wedding, and imprisons her in the Eastern Palace. Finally, during a period of turmoil in the capital, she escapes the guards he left behind and flees the capital, hiding in a border town. A year later, amidst the red candles and silks of a wedding, with guests filling the hall, she sees him again—the new Emperor, his eyes bloodshot, cold and bloodthirsty… Hint: Slightly forced; neither the male nor female lead has a perfect personality.

47. 97 疯 The Mad Emperor Steals Another's Wife 疯批天子夺人妻 Xu Xu絮絮Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Reborn + Regretful Pursuit + Alternate Setting + Madman + Tragic Ending] In her previous life, Xu Xiangsi, daughter of the prime minister, abandoned her childhood sweetheart Xiao Feng and chose Xiao Fu Zheng, a down-on-his-luck prince. She stood by Xiao Fu Zheng through all their hardships and watched him rise step by step. In the end, he ascended the throne and made her empress. But she also watched him fill his harem with consorts while she spent every night alone. He ev 2.7kReads8.4Score15214d adds
48. 98 暴 The Tyrant Won't Let Go: The Delicate Princess Falls Deeper with Every Step 暴君难缠，娇软公主步步沦陷 Moon-Dyed Green Zither月染青筝Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Palace and Household Intrigue + The Pursuer's Regret] When Su Niannian transmigrates, Shi Yu has already become a tyrant. She doesn't know why he spoils and indulges her until one day she learns that the tyrant has been reborn, and only favors her because she looks like the beloved woman he lost? Rising from palace official to imperial consort, she finally says, “Shi Yu, I'm done with this!” Su Niannian fakes her death and disappears. Shi Yu goes mad... Whe 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I recently started reading a new book about a princess from a fallen kingdom who is first abused and then pampered by a domineering king! [Shy]

49. 99 偏 The Obsessive Crown Prince's Twisted Captivity 偏执太子病态囚宠 Hong Yuan of Nanming Cliff南明崖的洪渊Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted (The rating was just added; it'll rise later.) [Both leads are inexperienced in love + possessive pursuit + groveling pursuit + intense push and pull] Su Qingzhi wants to leave the capital. She doesn't want her father involved in palace affairs again, nor does she want to see that nightmare come true. She made plans to leave the capital long ago. But she never expected to end up in the Eastern Palace after all. Everyone says the Crown Prince dotes on her, but Su Qingzhi has always known that he 4.7kReads8.7Score32414d adds
50. 100 愿 I'd Trade the Kingdom for Your Love Alone 愿以江山换你一厢情深 Drifting, Dear Qingqing流离卿卿Ancient Romance134k WordsCompleted [A normal beginning + an obsessive, unhinged hero later on + angsty, unrequited love] To protect her and her family, the Empress Dowager forces her to disguise herself as a man and rule as emperor of the male-dominated Zhaoyang Kingdom. She must seize the Divine Maiden, secure the throne, and eliminate dissenters. But she never expects to be betrayed by someone, leading to the fall of her kingdom and the destruction of her family. He is the ninth prince of Mobei, willing to do anything to achiev —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Well, I guess both of these count.

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