High-Quality Classical Fiction, No Transmigration or Rebirth 高质量，纯古文（不要穿越不要重生）

1. 701 皇 The Emperor Only Wants to Share a Splendid Realm with His Empress 皇帝只想和皇后娘娘共享锦绣山河 Cheng Nuo橙诺Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted Qin Weimeng's grandfather was the reigning dynasty's chancellor and the emperor's mentor. Bearing the duty of staying by the emperor's side, she entered the imperial harem, determined to be a capable wife and a good empress. What she didn't know was that Emperor Yuwen Che wanted a wife who would share both hardship and joy with him, and that he had played a part in bringing her into the palace from the very beginning. 3.6kReads9.0Score298Shelves
2. 702 世 The Young Lord's Wife Is a Little Sweet 世子夫人有点甜 The Moon Hangs Over the West Tower明月挂西楼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Mian, the young lady of the Shen family, is unlike other girls. While they all dream of marrying the heir apparent Jiang, she thinks about going back to her hometown in Qingzhou to eat seafood every day. The heir apparent is on the verge of tears. “How am I worse than seafood? Tell me, and I'll change.” Shen Mian blinks. “You can buy seafood. I can't buy you.” The heir apparent says, “You can have me.” Shen Mian doesn't believe him, so he has to try every trick in the book, marry her first, 1.4kReads9.0Score147Shelves

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   There is no time travel and rebirth

3. 703 入 The One Who Enters the Bedchamber 入幕之臣 Adorable Cat猫可爱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Qiuwan devoted herself to the Earl of Ning'an's household for twenty-one years. Only on her deathbed did she discover that her husband had long kept a mistress, her mother-in-law was all smiles on the outside and venomous within, and even the son she raised wasn't her own! Reborn into a new life, Lin Qiuwan will make everyone who deceived and mistreated her pay! Later, nine out of ten households in the Earl of Ning'an's family will be empty. Everyone says that Lin Qiuwa 4kReads9.1Score475Shelves

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   I beg you to go see it, you will never regret it

4. 704 玄 After the Metaphysical Little One Became the Eastern Depot Boss’s Favorite 玄学崽崽成了东厂大佬心尖宠后 Golden Treasure Pot金宝盆儿Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted [My new book, The Three Realms’ Number One Favorite: Even a Little Beggar Can Become a God, is coming soon. A new journey is about to begin~ Thanks for being here~~] The real daughter of the Duke’s estate, who was switched at birth, has returned! The little tyke barely reached an adult’s knees. She timidly called out, “Daddy? Mommy?” The real daughter had spent six years as a little beggar, grimy and scrawny. Compared to the pampered fake heiress, nobody liked her at all. The neglected little gi 787Reads9.3Score149Shelves

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   Highly recommended! 🔥🔥🔥Tiantiantiantian's text [Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts][Sending Hearts] The male protagonist marries someone by force, and the female protagonist is soft and cute. The more you read, the sweeter it gets❤️❤️❤️❤️

5. 705 1 Special Agent Princess: Chu Qiao 11处特工皇妃【楚乔传】 Xiaoxiang Dong'er潇湘冬儿Ancient Romance895k WordsOngoing A top agent transmigrates into the body of a female slave, tears her enemies apart, and rises to power over all! Armed with her modern skills, Chu Qiao fights her way through a brutal age where people devour one another. From lowly slave to the fearsome Princess Xiuli, she tramples over mountains of corpses and seas of blood, braving both romantic entanglements and political schemes. A woman who dares to claim the realm, she navigates a world torn apart by love, hate, and power struggles. Watch 1.4kReads8.7Score279Shelves

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   It's so interesting that I came to read the book from the drama!!!

6. 706 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 5.9kReads9.1Score485Shelves
7. 707 侯 The Marquess's Wife Was Widowed for Three Years, Then Got Pregnant and Went on a Rampage 侯门主母守寡三年，一朝有喜杀疯了 Jin Gao金餻Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [Heroine runs away while pregnant + coercive romance + forbidden relationship + obsessive hero] A widow's life is hard, and life as a widow in a marquis's household is even harder. Shen Xiling's husband died young. She manages every affair in the marquis's estate, yet gets no appreciation for it. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life wasting away like this. But then her brother-in-law, who was believed to have died in battle, returns and inherits everything in the marquis's household. 157Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Without time travel or rebirth, it is just the process of a widowed sister-in-law making a living in the prince's mansion. She was also attracted by her brother-in-law, who pestered her every day, and finally got pregnant. The heroine's strategy is particularly good!

8. 708 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Timid Yet Spoiled, and the Love-Crazed Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 笨蛋美人怂且娇，病娇皇上日日宠 Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Obsessive love + exclusive devotion + both leads inexperienced + nurturing romance + mutual salvation] [Wildly imaginative, not a purely historical romance] Yan Ruoruo’s brain was damaged by a high fever when she was little. Sometimes clever and sometimes dim-witted, she was always coming out with cutting one-liners that could kill a person on the spot. By a twist of fate, she saved an obsessive, tyrannical emperor. From then on, he doted on her endlessly. The on 9.4kReads9.0Score838Shelves
9. 709 酒 The Wine Gourd Talisman 酒壶箓 Dark Willow乌柳Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [Charming, sweet young heiress VS scheming Taoist who dotes on his wife] [A formidable pair | Mutual attraction | Mysticism and demon-hunting | Sweet, swoony romance] The Taoist next door kept making me run into ghosts. Later, he became my husband. My name is Jing Shu. A handsome young Taoist moved in next door and became the adopted son of the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Eunuch. When we first met, he chopped down my peach tree, said my star of romance was in the ascendant, and told me I was about to 1.2kReads9.1Score181Shelves

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   The first one is about strategy, the second one is about crossing ghosts, the unit drama is colorful, the third one is very funny, the fourth one is a two-way redemption, there is a finished animation on Douyin

10. 710 秌 Autumn Harvest, Peaceful Years 秌禾宁岁 Joyful Love囍悦之情Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted Stop by, have a laugh, and leave with a smile. I hope this book brightens your day. [Historical Romance] [Slice of Life] After meeting you, even the simplest things in life taste sweet. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really beautiful. The author has won awards and the writing is very good.

11. 711 假 The Fake Heiress Marries the Fiercest Roughneck and Is Doted on Like a True Phoenix 假千金嫁最凶糙汉后被宠成真凤凰 Near the Abyss临近深渊Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted The fake heiress Su Taoyao was exposed in an instant and became a farm girl in Xing Village. Her former parents thought she had taken advantage of them, hated her to the core, and ruined her reputation. They even warned her biological grandmother not to let her have an easy life. Then she was sold to the notorious brute from the neighboring villages. He had a house but not a single plot of land, was poor and bad-tempered, and surely she’d be beaten every day if she married him, right? Everyone c 1.6kReads9.1Score158Shelves
12. 712 农 The Farmer's Darling: Joining Hands with Her Husband to Pacify the World 农家小娇娘：携手夫君平乱世 Chu Chu Isn't Cute楚楚不可爱Ancient Romance230k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + marriage to bring good fortune + early farming + love after marriage + flight from famine + quelling rebellion + two strong leads] A charming, scheming farm girl X a cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside rugged hunter Shen Shuyue refuses to become a concubine and goes to great lengths to marry the village's only hunter, just as she hoped. She fought hard for this marriage and had sincerely hoped to build a happy life with him. But she never expected this man to be as chaste a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so good. The male and female protagonists are having an ambiguous relationship. The parents are incompetent. It's so sweet. The plot is also good.

13. 713 将 The General’s Princess 将军公主 Xiao Shihuo潇十火Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted An ensemble cast in a classical fantasy setting + court intrigue + war + adventure + two equally strong leads + both heartbreaking and sweet A tragedy seventeen years ago implicated countless people. General Ji Bei was killed in battle, and neither the former crown prince, Chu Mo, nor anyone in the Ji family survived! Years later, the late emperor Chu Junlin passed away, and Crown Prince Chu Yi ascended the throne. He renamed the kingdom Yong'an and granted a general amnesty. Peace reigned throu 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a must-read. It is a classic group portrait novel, pure ancient Chinese language, and a story about a female protagonist. The female protagonist is peerless in appearance, brave and resourceful, and the male protagonist is cold-blooded and domineering. The text incorporates a variety of elements, such as palace battles, wars, machinations, adventures, etc. The main focus is on plot and emotion. Supplementary, multiple CPs, multiple protagonists, and multiple dimensions will definitely open your eyes. Except for the male and female protagonists, every character in the article has its own meaning of existence. Important things have to be said three times. This book has been completed. You can enjoy it with confidence. Believe me, you will not be disappointed!

14. 714 太 Crown Princess, You’ve Been Faking Your Love for Two Lifetimes! 太子妃，她骗宠了两辈子！ Encounter遇见Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [A villainess takes the legal wife's place + faithful to each other + stopping at nothing to achieve her goals + ensemble cast of powerful women + both reborn] Merchants prize profit and are skilled at scheming. As for me, Qian Yueshu, I'm among the very best at it all. In my previous life, I was a concubine, yet I schemed to make the Crown Prince lose his virginity to me. I entered his household five years before the Crown Princess. After that, I fought and clawed my way forward, bearing his 3.6kReads7.2Score236Shelves
15. 715 越 The Yue Clan Chronicles 越门记事录 Five Forms, One Missing五形缺一Two Male Leads163k WordsOngoing Yue Qingyao x Xie Chuhan [Historical Mystery] [Fictional Setting] [One-on-One Romance] [Two Male Leads] [Both Powerful] In the early spring of the first year of the Mingqi era, the secret of a mysterious family in a deep mountain valley began to emerge. On the surface, this is simply the story of Yue Qingyao, the young master of the Yue family, traveling far and wide with his servant, Xiaoxing. Yet wherever they go, an unsolved mystery always follows. On this perilous journey into the unknown, Y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure classical literature, two male protagonists, a story about a young master from a mysterious family and a traveling doctor, a detective story in ancient costume, relaxed and enjoyable

16. 716 趁 While Her Husband Is Still Green, the Young Wife Turns on the Charm 趁夫君青涩，娘子她花式开撩 Encounter遇见Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + married first, fall in love later + all kinds of flirting + knows how to keep her husband in line + says the sweetest things while striking with the sharpest knife] In her previous life, after marrying into the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, she was exhausted every day. She had to get up at three in the morning to serve her mother-in-law, constantly find ways to please her sister-in-law, and put up with her several sisters-in-law hitting her up fo 8.2kReads8.5Score694Shelves
17. 717 清 Pure Grace and Resplendent Splendor 清芷重华 Wan Wandou万万斗Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead]+ [High-IQ Power Struggles]+ [A Devoted Couple, Faithful to Each Other for Life] Su Qingzhi is the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, and her mother is the legitimate daughter of the Defender-General's household. She was born to a noble family and should have enjoyed a lifetime of wealth and glory. But her father's illegitimate daughter, a half-sister born only a month after her, coveted everything she had and swore to find a way to take it all from her. Su Qingzhi 3Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    In her previous life, she could not change her fate. Now that she is reborn, she wants to find out all the truth. Not only that, she also has to change her own fate on her own and save the people who died unjustly because of her...😖

18. 718 陌 When the Flowers Bloom on the Roadside, Will You Come Home? 陌上花开，可归矣 Mu Ziyang木子阳Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhaoyu was born into a marquis’s household, but her mother disliked her from the moment she was born and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother. Fortunately, Her Highness the Grand Princess raised her as her own daughter, and she grew up to become the most exalted young lady in the capital. The older brother who grew up alongside her was the one she loved, but he married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu became engaged to Chu Jinyi, the empress dowager’s grandnephew and the empress 3.9kReads8.9Score435Shelves

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    Pure Ancient: Jiang Zhaoyu was born in a Hou family, but was disliked by her mother since she was a child and was sent to her grandmother to be raised. She grew up under the protection of the eldest princess and became the most noble lady in the capital. She has a deep relationship with her brother, whom she grew up with, but he eventually married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu made a marriage arrangement with Chu Jinyi, the queen mother's nephew.

19. 719 表 Cousin's Seduction: The Concubine's Daughter Rises to Become the Mistress 表哥引诱：庶女翻身成主母 i4hl4hAncient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Forced love + aloof heroine + seemingly innocent but calculating male lead + mutual firsts] My new book is out! It's a wealthy-family romance about a marriage that turns into love. If you're interested, please come support me! Sui Wei always knew her place. All she wanted was to marry into a modestly wealthy family one day, become its proper wife, and live out her days in peace. But later, she accompanied her elder half-sister to the capital, ostensibly to help her meet and choose a husband. S 794Reads8.2Score106Shelves

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    1. [Forced Love of Ten Cold Daughters, Ten White Cuts of Black Heroes, Shi Shuangjie] Sui Wei has been adhering to her duty since she was a child, and only thinks that one day she can marry into a wealthy family and live out the rest of her life as the rightful wife. But later she accompanied her eldest sister to the imperial capital, but in fact it was to choose a husband for her eldest sister's sake, but why? The son of the Prime Minister of Chaodu always seemed to look at her. Seeing other men chatting and laughing with Sui Wei, and seeing the woman's sweet smile, my cousin secretly clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He just found an excuse to pull the person away, and pressed the well-behaved Sui Wei into a kiss. After that, every time I saw her, I couldn't help but get closer. Someone drugged Zhou Hengyun at the banquet. He resisted and went to Sui Wei's residence and found that the little girl was drunk and cute, so... Sui Wei shook her head: "You can't give me what I want." "What do you want? I'll give it to you!" Zhou Hengyun begged pitifully. 2. [Robbery and plunder + Flowers of the High Mountains under the altar + the heroine's scheming + Shuang Jie] The eldest son of the Xie family has Qingfeng Jiyue, Zhilan Yushu, and what is rare is that he has a bodhisattva heart. He took the initiative to take in his down-and-out cousin who came to seek refuge a year ago. Wanruo, who was taken in, was extremely grateful and admired and loved her cousin. Brothers, friends and sisters are respectful, and it is a good story. At night, Xie Xianyu pressed Wanruo on the couch, kissed the mole at the end of her eye, and rubbed her. His clear eyes during the day were darkened by lust. "Wanwan, you are not good today and I am very unhappy.

20. 720 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Mad Qi Min’s Caged Sparrow 穿书逐玉：疯批齐旻的掌中雀 Li Jun'er李军儿Female-Channel Fanfiction714k WordsOngoing Yu Qianqian was transmigrated into the body of a doomed cannon-fodder character, and mistook the sinister, unhinged imperial grandson Qi Min for her savior. Qi Min was a thoroughly rotten man. He didn’t understand love, only possession. He clipped her wings and locked her in a cage made of pure gold, stroking her face with a smile. “Qianqian, you’re only safe by my side.” Desperate for freedom, Yu Qianqian faked her death in a blazing fire. That night, the all-powerful Third Young Master Qi dug 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Anti-PUA heroine Facing the PUA-style preference and control of the crazy male protagonist, the heroine was sober and not in love throughout the whole process! She is not fooled by his power and gentleness, she always sticks to her own bottom line, fights against his control in her own way, and just wants to get back her own freedom. Such a heroine is really cool!!

21. 721 皇 Move Aside, Imperial Uncle! This Princess Is Collecting Rent on the Public Dime 皇叔，闪开！本公主在公费收租 Zhuang Qi of the Fan Clan凡门的庄祁Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted Jiang Ruanruan's rank in the family is so high that even the emperor has to call her “Little Ancestor.” **Tears down the royal altar to build a bathhouse from the start:** “Don't ask. It's all about cleansing the soul and building a civilized Great Sheng together!” **[Ding! Bound to the God-Tier Reimbursement System: Spend 100,000 taels from the national treasury and get 200,000 taels back in your personal vault!]** From then on, Jiang Ruanruan embarks on a wildly extravagant spree with public f 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very exciting and beautiful ancient proverbs and imaginative essay, with high energy throughout. 👍

22. 722 夫 I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 夫君的报应就是我 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Am My Husband's Comeuppance 802Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The cool article about the ancient heroine is here

23. 723 弃 Tale of a Forsaken Husband 弃夫记 Why Not1有何不可1Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tale of a Cast-Off Husband 2.6kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 724 重 Reborn as a Substitute Bride, the Prince Dotes on Me Without Restraint 重生替嫁，王爷他娇宠无度 A Lampwick Wrapped in Fog雾裹灯芯Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted She was sent as a substitute bride to a man rumored to bring death to his wives and leave no heirs. The entire capital wagered she wouldn’t survive her wedding night. But with memories of her past life, Su Wanning helped Gu Yanci avoid traps, root out spies, and defeat political rivals, transforming from a discarded daughter forced into marriage into the sole mistress of the Prince Regent’s household. He held power over the court, never took another concubine, and devoted himself to her alone. O 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A vicious plot led her to marry the prince who was marrying his wife. She was tortured and drank poison in her previous life and died. The reborn heroine has the ability to identify poisons and easily resolve poison traps. There were constant disputes in the house, but she calmly and intelligently settled them one by one. The prince saw her tenacity and gradually fell in love with her, giving her his only tenderness.

25. 725 嫡 The Splendor of a Legitimate Daughter: The Prince’s Exclusive Devotion 嫡色惊华：君心独宠 A Grain of Life一粒生Ancient Romance174k WordsOngoing [Historical Romance + Palace Intrigue + Legitimate Daughter + Cherished Exclusively in the Later Story; the Male Lead Knows He Is in Love] [The heroine comes from a powerful family and is both talented and beautiful. The hero is the first to fall into love’s whirlpool, and once he does, there is no turning back] [Ruthless, heartless emperor vs. charming, radiant consort] When the selection of palace consorts is held, Bo Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, enters the palace 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, pure ancient poetry, harem literature. The female protagonist is charming, and the male protagonist is loving and self-aware. It's a very good book. The title is very ordinary, but the content and plot are well-organized and very interesting.

26. 726 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 156.7kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves
27. 727 南 Nan Jingchun 南景春 A Melon in the Bowl碗里一只瓜Ancient Romance347k WordsOngoing A princess who commands armies and wields great power X a poor-born statesman who claws his way to the top Lu Nanjing is the Great Xi’s Goddess of War, a princess who rides through the imperial city with a mighty army at her back and the world beneath her feet. Du Ruolan is a statesman from a humble family, ruthless and cunning, who fights his way into the heart of power with sheer courage and ingenuity. One spring day on the street, she casually tossed him a fortune and rescued him from the mud 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    At that moment, she realized that the sharpest knife in the world had never been the sword in her hand, but the love he had hidden in his sleeve for her that he had never spoken out. 🤩🗃🗃🥳❤️✨🗃

28. 728 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 27.3kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
29. 729 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 134Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 730 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 86Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 731 篱 South Mountain Beyond the Garden Fence 篱笆院里见南山 Qian Jin na千谨naAncient Romance432k WordsCompleted This is at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, in a cottage behind a bamboo fence. Li Zhu is a refugee who fled from who knows where. Her clothes are tattered, her face is gaunt and yellow, and her hair is cropped to her ears. When she first arrives in Nanshan Village, the villagers think she's a man who doesn't know any better. Who else would cut their hair so short? It shows no respect for one's parents. Li Zhu says her husband's family cast her out. She was a second wife, and after her husband's d 930Reads7.6Score109Shelves

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    Pure ancient prose, imaginary ancient sayings, ordinary farming life in a mountain village.

32. 732 娇 Jiaoniang Married Three Times 娇娘三嫁 Dudu读读Ancient Romance779k WordsCompleted After nine grueling years of war, farm girl Qian Jiaoniang learned that her husband, Xing Muzheng, had won one victory after another, laid down his armor, and returned home in glory as a marquis. She was already rubbing her hands together at the thought of becoming a marquis’s wife when, to her surprise, her husband brought home a talented young lady and announced he would marry her as his secondary wife. Qian Jiaoniang thought, Fine by me! What could she expect when she couldn’t even read and h 3.3kReads8.8Score233Shelves

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    Pure ancient sayings, no time travel, no rebirth, no golden fingers

33. 733 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 26Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 734 倾 The Legend of Qingcheng: I Refuse to Be a Concubine 倾城传之恕不为妾 User26151061用户26151061Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted Nie Qingcheng’s mother was her father’s concubine. Having witnessed her mother’s humiliation from childhood, Nie Qingcheng secretly vowed never to become a concubine herself. But she was simply too beautiful. As Gu Yan put it, she was born to be a concubine. So how will Nie Qingcheng’s grand struggle against fate end? 4.6kReads8.4Score370Shelves

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    Nie Qingcheng's biological mother was his father's concubine. After witnessing her mother's humbleness since childhood, Nie Qingcheng secretly swore that she would never be a concubine in her life. However, she was born too beautiful. In Gu Yan's words, she was destined to be a concubine.

35. 735 定 The Solitary Sword That Locks the Sea 定海锁孤剑行 A River of Clear Splendor一川霁华Mystery473k WordsCompleted Seventeen members of the Liu household were wiped out overnight. There were no wounds or blood, and they looked as if they were asleep. The authorities blamed a vengeful ghost. Su Wan didn't believe them. The Sea-Calming Lock around her neck had grown hot in front of the Liu residence. This wasn't a ghost. It was a person. A single dusky-blue poison needle led her to the massacre at Luoxing Village ten years ago. She used the lock to identify the culprit and her sword to investigate the case. Th 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Traditional ancient martial arts suspense style, try it

36. 736 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Marries Again: My Husband Is the Grand Secretary 嫡女另嫁：我的夫君是首辅 Lost in the Clouds and Mist云里雾里哩Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted The eldest legitimate daughter of the Anding Marquis’s household is not only clever and graceful, gentle as jade, but also exceptionally talented. Yet her fiancé, to whom she was betrothed in childhood, publicly breaks off their engagement and turns to dote on her cousin instead. The Duke of Zhongyong’s family has produced generations of military men, but one of them became a top-ranking scholar. He is learned in the classics, widely read, quick-witted, and handsome. Perhaps his only weakness is 13.4kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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    Pure ancient prose, no time travel or rebirth. I always feel that our women who have been brought up by their families are the wisest. Babies who like original pure ancient prose can take a look😀

37. 737 千 A Thousand Miles Along the Xiaoxiang, Together 千里潇湘共同途 It's Weiyang是微阳呀Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing [Concubine-Born Daughter] [Political Schemes] [Revenge] [Both Leads Are Chaste] In the thirty-fifth year of Yuangu, Wen Mingrong was promoted to the fourth-rank post of Minister of the Lesser Treasury and, by imperial order, moved to the capital with his whole family. In the fortieth year of Yuangu, Wen Zhiyu traveled a thousand miles to find her father and claim her place in the family. From then on, the Wen family had a concubine-born daughter of unmatched beauty and talent. The Wen family's d 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is amazing. The female protagonist has a high IQ. She only wants revenge and takes advantage of the male protagonist. The male protagonist was not attracted to the female protagonist at first, but she has fallen unconsciously. It's really fun to slap her in the face! Demining, pure ancient proverbs, the pace may be slow, so you need to read it carefully

38. 738 我 I'm No Guest Beneath the Eaves 我非檐上客 Yu Twenty-Three羽廿三Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Bold, spirited general's daughter with a forceful streak ✖️ gloomy prince who's aloof, taciturn, and painfully insecure] [One-on-one romance + First person + Healing + Sweet and angsty] - At the Lantern Festival banquet when I was fifteen, the most powerful person in the land said I was lively and clever, and a good match for the Ninth Prince, Zhao Lin. It took nearly all the courage I had to say those words in front of everyone. "This humble daughter is too unruly by nature. I fear I am not a 3.8kReads8.4Score549Shelves

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    Marriage first and then love from the female protagonist's perspective, redemption from the male protagonist's perspective. The heroine Little Sun, for the hero, as long as he stays by the heroine's side, he feels warm and healed. The main text has been updated, you can rush it or rush it

39. 739 布 A Commoner's Warmth Beneath the Heavens 布衣暖天下 Half a Scroll of Song Dynasty Paper半卷宋笺Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [In the war-torn years at the end of the Song and the beginning of the Yuan, discover how a former child bride used nimble hands as blades and cotton as her cutting edge to weave an immortal legend as the “Cotton Goddess,” who “clothed the world”!] At twelve, her family sold her for half a sack of millet. Her husband's family treated her like livestock, and when they tried to sell her again, she escaped. She hid in a Taoist temple and nearly got caught, then drifted to Yazhou, where she narrowly 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this novel with no golden fingers, no time travel, and very grand content! The era of focus is the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty, when Wen Tianxiang was captured, Pu Shougeng dedicated the city, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians died in the Yashan naval battle! Sold as a child bride, how did she rise to the top of the world step by step and become the "First Cotton God" respected by all people? She was worshiped as the "Cotton Goddess" through the ages and had temples built to worship her! She taught the villagers to grow cotton and weave for free, making snow-white cotton batting replace magnolia as the mainstream, and has warmed the hearts of the world ever since! She helped women at the bottom break away from the shackles of fate and set off a new wave of "female economic independence"! Help countless weaver girls spin a beautiful life! The heroine is Huang Daopo, China's great cotton textile innovator in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty, and a world-class scientist recognized by UNESCO. In the commemorative stamps for ancient Chinese scientists issued by the state in 1980, she was the only woman among the four scientists listed! Some of the cotton spinning tools she invented were nearly 500 years ahead of the West, and people are still using them today! The sadomasochism of blood and fire between her and the male protagonist lasts throughout her life...

40. 740 招 I Attract Evil, So I Married a General Who's a Walking Calamity 招邪的我嫁了个将军煞星 Doraemon the Daydreamer爱幻想的哆啦A梦Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted This is my story: My name is Pei Heng. I was born on a yin year, yin month, and yin hour. My father said that my birth had killed the wife he loved. After my aunt took her place, I said I could see ghosts when I was five, and they locked me away as a monster. When I was seventeen, I was sent away as a pawn, and my life took a new turn... —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 741 亡 After My Kingdom Fell, I Tamed the Tyrant with Sweet Talk 亡国后，我靠撒娇驯服暴君 Sending My Thoughts to the Vast Sea沧海寄怀Ancient Romance346k WordsOngoing She was a tribute consort sent by a fallen kingdom. In front of everyone, the new emperor coolly remarked, "She's nothing but a plaything." They laughed at her, certain she would wither away in the depths of the palace. Little did they know that every night she clung to his imperial robes and whispered, "Your Majesty, I'm cold..." Later, courtiers were stunned to see the tyrant himself peel grapes and feed them to her, softly coaxing, "Good girl, try one more." In the deathly silence of the hall —Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This one! I didn't even skip a chapter. The tension between the tyrant and the subjugated princess was so amazing. The heroine is smart and clever, and coquettishness is her weapon. The tyrant is controlled by her.

42. 742 后 The Legend of Jinru in the Harem 后宫晋如传 Ocean Whale洋鲸Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted Xu Jinru was chosen as a palace maiden and sent to the Crown Prince's residence by her father for the sake of the family. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince's residence already had a gentle and virtuous Crown Princess, a charming and beautiful Concubine Zhao, and plenty of other concubines. Xu Jinru was hardly favored. The peaceful Crown Prince's residence was like a placid green pond, disturbed only by the occasional ripple. Concubine Zhao's open hostility and the schemes hidden from view kept Xu 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no time travel, no rebirth. The story from the prince's concubine to the concubine to the queen mother.

43. 743 对 A Handsome Top Scholar Moved in Next Door and Won’t Stop Flirting with Me 对门搬来帅探花，总来撩我怎么办 Mr. Nine Fingers九指君Ancient Romance184k WordsCompleted The handsome young scholar who had placed third in the palace examination had lately lost his appetite. There was only one reason: he'd fallen for the young widow across the street who sold tofu. Unfortunately, he was smitten and she wasn't. She not only ignored his advances, but had a watchful younger brother-in-law at her side who called her “Sister-in-law” all day and guarded her like a hawk. Lu Qinghuai had never suffered such a setback. He snapped his paper fan shut and came up with a plan. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ancient saying is a must for daily control! From bland to the extreme, it's sweet! Sibling love + daily life in the market, the male and female protagonists are ordinary people, serious about life, serious love, no blood, no fun, all gentle and fireworks! It's like really living in an ordinary street, safe and comfortable

44. 744 失 A Lost-Memory Noble Consort’s Story of Winning the Emperor’s Favor 失忆贵妃承宠记 Xi Die汐蝶Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Harem romance + aloof beauty + historical coming-of-age + worlds apart in status + devoted in body and heart, one-on-one] Kang Yuyi was born a hereditary servant of the Prince of Qin’s household. Because of her extraordinary beauty, the princess consort took a liking to her and sent her to serve as a bedchamber maid to the heir, Li Yuanheng. But the heir turned out to be cold and distant, with no interest in women. After Kang Yuyi’s attempts to flirt with Li Yuanheng repeatedly failed, his cous 18.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    Pure ancient text [Sending Hearts] The heroine has been having sex since childhood, becoming a concubine, a concubine of the prince, a noble concubine, and a queen, and has been promoted all the way to the top! In the opening chapter, the heroine is already a noble concubine, but she wakes up and has amnesia. She only remembers that she was a maid. The delicate concubine is searching for her memory. The emperor is also completely attracted to her and falls in love with her. They will be together for the rest of their lives.

45. 745 孪 Twin Shadows 孪影 Ning Sixi宁四夕Ancient Romance151k WordsCompleted Secret crush + twins + stand-in romance + possessive love + groveling to win her back The Xie family has an ancestral rule: “There can be no second sun in the sky, no two rulers in one nation, and no twins in one family.” Twins might be considered a blessing among ordinary people, but in the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, they are an ill omen, a sign that the family will split and its power will fall. After returning gravely wounded from the northern frontier, Shen Mushuang finds that her once- 663Reads—Score104Shelves

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    It has to be this one, Jue Jue Zi, the writing is excellent and the emotions are very delicate [Sending my heart][Sending my heart]

46. 746 顶 I Took My Fallen Brother’s Place and Married His Betrothed 顶替战死兄长娶了准嫂嫂 Big Sister Ali阿狸姐姐Historical103k WordsCompleted The empress of Beichen gave birth to twin princes. In the royal family, twins were seen as two dragons vying for a pearl, an ill omen for the country. The powerful relatives of the Noble Consort wanted to use the matter to attack the empress. With no other choice, the emperor and empress secretly ordered their second son, Yuwen Sheng, sent out of the palace to the borderlands of Beichen, far away in Wuyou Valley. To the public, they claimed that the second prince had died in infancy. The elder s 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The birth of twin dragon sons by Queen Beichen was considered unlucky, and the second son fled far away. Nineteen years later, the prince fell and Yu Wensheng went to war on behalf of his brother. Let's see how he breaks out of the predicament!

47. 747 犹 Still Awaiting Zhaoyang 犹待昭阳 Mu Fusheng木浮生Ancient Romance195k WordsCompleted Spring’s beauty once seemed impossible to surpass; beyond Zhaoyang, no day could be called fine. The first magnificent historical romance from the queen of romantic fiction, Mu Fusheng! A sweeping portrait of a nation and its people, and a profound love so true it could stand as witness to an empire. Within a week of beginning serialization, the novel was recommended by major Weibo book accounts! Two out of every three romance readers have been moved by this story. Several film and television co 640Reads9.1Score115Shelves

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    No time travel, no rebirth, pure ancient writing, showing the wisdom of the ancients

48. 748 开 From the Start, I Dumped the Powerful Minister. I Won't Be This Wretched Wife Anymore 开局甩了权臣，这破夫人我是不当了 The Third Feather第三个羽毛10k WordsCompleted I dumped the powerful minister from the start. I'm done being this wretched man's wife. 3.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    He thought he could start over, and I used Yi Zhi and Li Shu to teach him how to behave.

49. 749 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 10.8kReads9.2Score994Shelves

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    Ancient texts force love, underneath the mask↓ is a more beautiful face

50. 750 上 An Immortal Is Hard to Woo, Yet Love Runs Deep 上仙难逑，奈何情深 Shi Jin是今Mystery191k WordsCompleted Though Linglong is a brilliant physician, she was born with an ugly face. At twenty-eight, her love life is still a blank slate. One day, the secluded island she calls home welcomes its first guest: the immortal Rong Chen arrives in red, riding the wind and breaking through the waves. Linglong is momentarily stunned. Could this be the perfect husband Heaven has sent her? The tyrant sets sail in search of an immortal herb said to grant eternal life, and Linglong has no choice but to obey and go 546Reads9.4Score119Shelves

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