Historical Romance: A Formidable Female Lead Who Plays the Fool to Fool Her Enemies 古言：女主很厉害，扮猪吃老虎的

1. 1 太 The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Bad, Yet Still Pretends to Be Sweet 太子妃又美又坏，偏偏还要装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 20.3kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves

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   The heroine pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger. On the surface, she is just a vase, but in fact she kills people without blinking an eye and has the maximum amount of force. She used to pretend in front of the prince, but gradually let herself go. The male protagonist is a strategizing prince, decisive in killing, capable of both literary and military skills, but he has been planning for the heroine for a long time and is infinitely tolerant. I say don't love the prince too much. The male and female protagonists are engaged in online business. They get married first and fall in love later. The relationship progresses quickly and the plot is super exciting. The male and female protagonists have full marks for their actions. Anyone who wants to die and gets in the way will be offline quickly. No procrastination or nonsense.

2. 2 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 188.4kReads9.6Score33.4kShelves

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   This is a typical masterpiece of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. Not only the male protagonist is kept in the dark, but the readers are also kept in the dark [Note][Note]

3. 3 克 A Curse on His Wives? The Regent Prince Dotes on His Foolish, Poisonous Princess! 克妻？摄政王他偏宠傻毒妃！ It's A Yuyu是阿榆榆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Pure love + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + fast-paced + mutual devotion + putting scumbags in their place] [Naive assassin princess vs. brutal regent] After transmigrating into the body of the prime minister's foolish daughter, Wen Nienshu got a slap and a face full of ice water from the start: “You stupid girl! You'll be sent to marry the regent and die. He's already killed five wives!” In the bronze mirror, the drooling girl wore a vacant smile, but a cold glint flashed through her eyes 5kReads8.5Score695Shelves

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   Any recommendations?! Want to read ancient proverbs + power tactics + the heroine pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger + the master of medicine and martial arts + the heroine hides her clumsiness

4. 4 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 145.8kReads9.5Score17.9kShelves
5. 5 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess and a Ruthless, Brooding Regent] [Two strong leads + sweet flirtation + devotion to one another + revenge on scoundrels] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao. She removed every obstacle in his path to the throne, only to meet her end on the very day he was named Crown Prince. “Zhixian, if you want someone to blame, blame yourself for knowing too much.” Xuan Yuan Heng wiped the blood from his dag 43.8kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves

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   This, this, this, look at this book, the female protagonist has very high martial arts and power, but she pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and is close to the male protagonist! Super pretty!! [Cool][cool]

6. 6 冤 My Whole Hapless Family Heard My Thoughts, and We All Turned Villainous 冤种全家听我心声后，全员黑化 Xing Hui星茴Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + doted-on-by-everyone + play the pig to eat the tiger + comedy + powerful characters] Ye Jingyue became the real daughter of a marquis’s household full of hapless victims. [Mother, the scandal that ruined your reputation back then was all schemed by that scumbag father. He wanted your dowry, kept a mistress, and switched your real daughter with hers.] So her mother divorced the scumbag, kicked him out, reclaimed her dowry, and cleared out the entire marquis’s estate! [Big Brother, 17kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   [Ancient proverb + mind reading + space + pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger + sand sculpture] The heroine became the real daughter of the Hou family who was exchanged. She originally thought she was going to be abandoned and went to the world alone to live life, but the whole family could hear her voice. The whole family was action-oriented and made decisions immediately. There was no need to urinate in the whole process. It was easy and funny, very silly, and the heroine's inner drama was very exciting [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying] Hahaha, it's so refreshing to be slapped in the face, no ink stains, I love it.

7. 7 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 15.7kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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   The heroine pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, she is brave and resourceful. The male protagonist is very domineering and dotes on the female protagonist unparalleledly. The content is humorous and full of laughs. The production team of the real-person narration is very good and the dubbing is very nice. It is recommended to listen to it👍

8. 8 扮 Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Then Lure Your Archenemy Home 扮猪吃虎，将死对头拐回家 His Highness Xuan Yin玄音殿下Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Secret Identities, Two Powerful Leads, Cunning, Double Lives, Sweet and Docile Yet Vicious] Qian Si is an ace assassin, codenamed Death, and the uncrowned king of the underworld. In public, she is a delicate heiress who can barely take care of herself. In secret, she can stir up the world all on her own. Yan Li’s influence reaches across both the underworld and the legitimate world. He has secretly crossed paths with Qian Si for years, and through a twist of fate, he snatched something she had 16.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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   It must be this one! The heroine has multiple identities, and she stays by the hero's side to pretend to be weak in order to steal something! The male protagonist takes off the female protagonist's vest bit by bit! The heroine is also a terrifying killer! Whoever sees it is not confused!!!

9. 9 山 The Moon Shines on the Mountain 山有明月 Kui Ziqi夔子期Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Sweet and versatile merchant heroine vs. sickly, scheming Prince Beijing] No transmigration or rebirth, a pure historical romance + marriage before love + both leads are faithful + two powerful leads + sweet romance + fictional setting Bound by a marriage contract, their lives entwined for good. He is ruthless, and so is she. From plotting against each other to understanding one another, they unravel layers of mystery and carefully plan every move, solving an old case and seizing the throne. 528Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   This, this 👆🏻Marriage first, love later. Pure ancient saying: no time travel, no rebirth, no white moonlight, no abuse. A piece of marriage contract, from mutual calculation to mutual understanding, he is ruthless, she is ruthless, step by step to overturn the old case and seize the country. Shuangqiang, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, Duojia, Shuangjie, Deputy CP Duoduo

10. 10 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 58.7kReads9.4Score9.3kShelves

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    The heroine never returns from her role as Little Green Tea, feeling very complacent. Playing a treacherous minister is not like playing green tea! Pulling our glorious chief minister down from the altar. Before she was reborn, she disguised herself as a man, held great power, and defended her family and country. Although she was always misunderstood by the world, she still insisted on guarding the country.

11. 11 转 Reincarnated as the Sacrificial Princess After the Mary Sue Novel Ends 转生成玛丽苏文完结后的替死公主 Taro Sweet Potato Baby芋薯小宝Ancient Romance793k WordsOngoing [play the pig to eat the tiger + sweet on the outside, dark within + ensemble cast + happy ending] Mo Shu transmigrates into a book, landing in a Mary Sue cultivation novel. The good news: Her mother is the heroine of the first generation, and her older sister is the second-generation heroine. The bad news: Her mother and three powerful fathers sacrifice her for the greater good, using her as a vessel to eliminate an evil spirit and protect peace across the continent. As the price, she is sent a 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Believe me, it looks great

12. 12 娇 Her Sweet Charm Stirs His Heart, and the Sickly Power Minister Loses All Control 娇娇撩心动，病娇权臣彻底失控了 Eight-Treasure Cake八宝糕Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 4.1kReads9.2Score494Shelves

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    This book is so good that I stayed up all night reading it!!! The heroine is really sober and knows how to use poison and voodoo.

13. 13 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 226.5kReads9.7Score28.3kShelves

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14. 14 何 Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 189.9kReads9.7Score48.7kShelves
15. 15 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 22kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
16. 16 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 132.6kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
17. 17 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
18. 18 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 103kReads9.2Score10.9kShelves
19. 19 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 147.9kReads9.6Score20.8kShelves
20. 20 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 21.2kReads9.4Score3kShelves
21. 21 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves
22. 22 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! 21kReads9.5Score3.2kShelves
23. 23 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 313.8kReads9.6Score40.5kShelves
24. 24 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 11.9kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves
25. 25 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 156.7kReads9.6Score20.2kShelves
26. 26 引 Bringing the Phoenix Home 引凤归 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 143kReads9.5Score19.9kShelves
27. 27 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 31.5kReads9.5Score5kShelves
28. 28 癫 What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 78.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
29. 29 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 21.8kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
30. 30 全 The Whole Family Can Hear My Thoughts: I’ll Just Watch You Perform 全家偷听心声，演，我就看你们演 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 148.3kReads9.7Score18kShelves
31. 31 新 Newlywed Unmasked: The Top Tycoon Disguised as a Crown Princess 新婚掉马：顶级大佬伪装太子妃 Three Claws三只爪Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + equally matched powerhouses + disguises + slow burn + wits and courage + mutual healing + palace intrigue] Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind, his internal organs are failing, and he will not live to see winter. The princess sent to marry him is said to be a weakling who does nothing but cry. On their wedding night, assassins sneak in. The princess is so frightened that she drops her teacup, but a shard happens to slice an assassin’s throat. The Crow 1.7kReads—Score243Shelves

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    Marriage first, then love + dual strength + battle of wits and courage + two-way redemption. It is rumored that the prince of Chu State is blind and his internal organs are all weak and will not survive the winter; and the princess who comes to marry is a weak waste who only knows how to cry. On the wedding night, an assassin sneaked in, and the princess was so frightened that she broke the tea cup, but the fragment happened to cut the assassin's throat. The prince weakly shrank into the bed, but the silver needle on his fingertip accidentally pierced the assassin's critical point. All civil and military officials in the court were waiting to see the joke of this short-lived couple. Until one dark and stormy night of a month, when the world's number one poison doctor Yaksha and the Lord of the Killer Pavilion, Yama, fought over the divine medicine and pulled off each other's masks, both of them fell silent. Chu Mochen approached and said in a low voice: "My dear concubine, your night clothes are much prettier than the phoenix crown and harem during the day." Yan Yunqi sneered and showed the poisonous needle: "Your Highness, your eyes are not blind and you are constantly angry. It is much more pleasing to the eye than during the day!'" When the drama princess with a spike armor that rebounds ten times the physical attack, met the yandere boss who has power in the dark night, everyone in the capital was tricked into crying!

32. 32 人 I'm Losing It: After I Transmigrated, My Identities Were All Over the Place 人麻了，穿越后我的身份千奇百怪 Tea Wooden Sign茶木牌牌Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Strong male lead, even stronger female lead] [Role-playing] [Delicate white lotus] [Ruthless] [The Fourth Calamity] [Building a behind-the-scenes power] After Zhuang Yiyi binds herself to a career role-playing System, she gains countless identities. It's just that her jobs are getting stranger and stranger. She can accept being a jianbing stall owner. She understands taking the place of the dead to fulfill their wishes and gather energy. She's even happy to be a behind-the-scenes golden finger 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it. The heroine is bound to the role-playing system. She is a complete black heart lotus. She is gentle and well-behaved on the surface but kills people without batting an eyelid behind the scenes. She has great imagination. I recommend it🌸🌸🌸

33. 33 死 My Archrival Treats Me Like His One True Love 死对头拿我当心头肉 BB Is ThreeBB三岁了Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted [A formidable female spy VS a refined, depraved grand minister] [Ancient romance + pseudo-taboo + espionage + spies + political intrigue and martial world, the heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger] Shen Ji is a powerful minister at court. Though he seems as pure as moonlight and a gentle breeze, he is ruthless, willing to trample even his own kin's lives to climb higher. Ning Xun is a spy who will stop at nothing to obtain intelligence, and her actions make Shen Ji pursue her relentlessly. Dur 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [A powerful female craftsman VS a gentle and scumbag powerful minister] [Ancient romance + pseudo-taboo + espionage + intrigue + political intrigue, the heroine pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger] In Shen Ji's eyes, Ning Xun is cunning and hypocritical, and will do anything for the sake of information. In Ning Xun's eyes, Shen Ji Mingyue Qingfeng is ruthless, and even tramples on the lives of his compatriots for the sake of power. Ning Xun is a meticulous operator and will do anything for information, which makes Shen Ji pursue him. She almost died on a mission, and was given a new identity to hide from pursuit. Unexpectedly, as soon as she started living a stable life, Shen Ji came to her door, and he turned out to be her brother-in-law.

34. 34 重 Reborn, I Make the Mad Prince Weep 重生后虐哭疯批王爷 Ma Nong麻农Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment novel!! Both reborn + heroine grows over time + second male lead takes the lead + be patient and keep reading, there are surprises ahead.] {Note: The heroine has seen the hero's puppy-dog devotion, so she has to be wary of his status as a prince when going after the second female lead. Her caution doesn't mean she's stupid.} In her previous life, Helan Xuenuo was drugged and set up to marry into the prince's household. From then on, she and Gu Shicheng became pieces in Qi 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's good to see. After the heroine was reborn, she plotted against many people.

35. 35 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 21.2kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    It's very beautiful. The description of the heroine is exactly the same as that of a lady in ancient times. She is not brainless and has clear logic. The heroine is calm and lays out the story slowly. This book very realistically describes the life of ancient women, but because it is a book, the heroine knows how to lay out the story.

36. 36 书 On the Street Outside the Academy, Ask Around and Find Out Who's Boss 书院门前一条街，打听打听谁是爹 Peacock Great Bright King孔雀大明王Ancient Romance929k WordsCompleted [Powerful woman + aloof beauty + goofy side characters] [Disguised as a man + strong heroine and weak hero + goofy teammates + character-growth plot + a little bit of a stupid golden finger] [A good-for-nothing rises step by step to become the leading lady] Qin Zhen, once a mercenary tycoon rich enough to rival a nation and a weapons fanatic, transmigrates by accident into the body of a penniless heir. She is crazy and foolish, and depends on her widowed mother for survival while enduring consta 2.9kReads8.9Score438Shelves

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    It's not very exciting, it should be considered as pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger [Female disguised as a man + fictional heroine + sand sculpture + boss] Female boss + Gao Linghua + sand sculpture supporting role + growth-oriented plot flow + a little bit of mental retardation golden finger. The heroine is a mercenary boss, the soul of the good-for-nothing young prince, her father who died young, the mother of an orphan, she has been bullied and broken. The boss wears the soul of a waste wood, punches the hot relative, and kicks the low-level classmate. In the early stage, the male protagonist is the flower of the high mountain. He is beautiful and does not disturb him. In the later stage, he spends money to seduce her. Today is another day when she wants to devote herself to Ah Zhen. The female protagonist makes a counterattack and beats up the idiot. The male protagonist is dark and soft and easy to push down. It is a non-traditional ancient proverb group portrait. It is a growth type of story. The opening will not be exciting, it will not reach the sky in one step, it will not become rich overnight, and it will not be slapped back after being bullied in one second. It is not a very cool and exciting story.

37. 37 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Substitute Princess Cured the War King's Gu Poison 新婚夜，替嫁王妃医好了战王蛊毒 Xuanji Bright Moon璇玑明月Ancient Romance832k WordsOngoing Her father showed her no affection, her mother died young, and her concubine stepmother fanned the flames, slandering her as a jinx. Her father sent her to be raised at a mountain temple, where she starved to death on a snowy day. After transmigrating, Ning Luo decides to avenge the original owner. Her half-sister steals her betrothal and makes her marry in place of someone else, to be buried alive with a dying war god? Not only does she avoid being buried with him, she saves the war god's life. 563Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    The heroine is very powerful, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger

38. 38 老 Ancestress, Just Be Fabulous. Don't Worry About Whether We Live or Die 老祖宗你只管飒，别管我们死活 The Little Girl Who Goes Crunch小女孩咯嘣脆Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted Through a sacrifice, Mu Chu was lured... no, summoned from another world by a group of pitiful souls. A huge crowd wept and cried out, “We welcome our founding ancestor!” Mu Chu was a little flustered, but could only keep her cool and avoid making a scene. Then she mastered everything in the mysterious palace: command of every element, taming divine beasts, refining divine pills and divine weapons... She unleashed her full power and proved she could do anything! At first, all she wanted was 763Reads9.1Score115Shelves

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    🍀① Time travel + fantasy + female boss. The direct clan has been suppressed and killed. When the original body was about to die, he sacrificed himself and summoned the ancestor back (the modern ancestor)... The space is at hand, and all the skills and spells are at hand, allowing the clan to shine...

39. 39 东 The Northeast King's Legitimate Daughter Heads to the Capital 东北王的嫡女进京啦 Bai Fengyi白奉壹Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Two equally powerful leads] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Northeastern General] [Lighthearted] [Happy Ending] What’s the eldest daughter of the King of the Northeast doing in the capital? Clearing her family’s name, of course! The old emperor is afraid my father will rebel, so he wants to keep me in the capital, marry me off, and use me as a hostage. Fine, then. I’ve got my eye on your son. Do we have a deal? Bai Shuang’s goals in the capital: help a scumbag turn over a new leaf, clear her f 350Reads8.0Score—Shelves
40. 40 诱 Luring the Mad, Corrupt Official: I Nearly Got Kissed to Tears 诱捕疯批奸臣，差点被亲哭 Chasing Dreams Tonight逐梦今宵Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [Farming + unstable villain + redemption + transmigrate into a book + System] [Clever, beautiful White Tea Flower vs. ruthless, scheming high official] Jiang Qiyue transmigrates into a book as the younger sister of the tyrannical villain Jiang Feng, who will one day become Vice Minister of Justice. The book says that Jiang Feng grew up poor and lonely, and that his rise to power was all thanks to his calculating mind and ruthless methods. In Jiang Qiyue’s eyes, the villain Jiang Feng has no fami 1.1kReads8.7Score105Shelves

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    She traveled through the book and became the cheap sister of the villain Jiang Feng. Remembering the fate of her original body being made into a human skin lantern in the book, she was frightened to increase her favorability before the villain grew up. Hug your thighs tightly to change your miserable fate. Jiang Feng knew that his relationship was shallow and his love was cold, and he was often suspicious of Jiang Xiyue's flattery, but gradually, he began to care about her happiness and anger. It wasn't until she saw with her own eyes that his father and stepmother were frightened into unconsciousness by poisoning him with his hand, that he panicked. He was afraid that she was afraid of him, and he was afraid that she would leave him because of this. He was even more afraid that she would notice his thoughts and alienate him.

41. 41 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 61kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves

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    Shen Tangning has been married to Ningyuan Houfu for more than ten years, has been in charge of the middle court, and has been filial to her parents-in-law. Shen Tangning feels that she has done nothing wrong. It wasn't until the usually lonely prince hooked up with his concubine who had become his sister-in-law, and jointly forced her to leave the palace, that she realized how wrong she was! After a new life, when the concubine exchanged marriage with her, Shen Tangning sneered and decided to make the mistake and marry the second wife's unlearned playboy. On the wedding night, the dandy husband lifted his hijab and staggered to his knees in fright. Shen Tangning's tears rolled down and her eyes were red: "I was supposed to be the prince's wife. If I marry you, my whole life will be over!" Chi Yan's heart suddenly trembled and he was at a loss. From now on. He fights chickens and lackeys, and his wife's eyes are filled with tears. He spent money like water, and his wife burst into tears. He is uneducated and has no skills, and his wife is heartbroken. Chi Yan's eyes were blurred: Who is finished? He gritted his teeth and stabbed his buttocks, working hard to become stronger. On the day when he was granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, his wife finally smiled in appreciation. Knowing that she had mistakenly recognized her savior, Chi Jingyu regretted it. Fortunately, she could live a new life and have a chance to make amends. Unexpectedly, her playboy second brother, whom he had always looked down on, was guarding her with a dangerous expression: "Brother, respect yourself!" Shen Tangning: I'm busy, don't get involved.

42. 42 公 The Princess and Crown Prince Make a Bet: Whoever Loses Gets Locked Up to Suffer 公主太子打赌，谁输谁要囚下苦 Lu Yan Qiqi鹿言七七Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted Strong female lead. The heroine is arrogant and domineering, not self-sacrificing. She takes revenge for every grievance, and if she doesn't like someone, she'll hit them. A deep father-daughter bond, family-focused doting, and a clear-headed heroine with a brain. Yun Qingyue's mother died giving birth to her. Since his daughter had lost her mother so young, Yun Tinghan raised her by his side and devoted himself to bringing her up. He never expected her to become so arrogant and domineering. Th 379Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This should be quite similar

43. 43 毒 The Poison Doctor Princess: His Highness Prince Heng Is Feeling Better Again 毒医王妃，珩王殿下又行了 Where Are the Storms焉有风云Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted Main Story: Zhu Qing'an x Chu Yanheng The heroine is a money-loving, gentle master of both medicine and poison who can fight. The hero is a gentle, black-hearted man with a taste for tea. Two powerful leads, both devoted to each other, no misunderstandings, and both willing to speak their minds. The heroine is at her peak from the start: beautiful, wealthy, and accomplished in both letters and martial arts. She readily accepts the hero's kindness, with none of that coy back-and-forth. The blurb 1.3kReads7.7Score173Shelves

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    Zhu Qing'an x Chu Yanheng. The female protagonist who is obsessed with money pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and the gentle black sesame seed has a tea-smelling male protagonist. There is also CP in the sub-plot [double strong + double clean + two-way running + no misunderstanding + no rebirth and time travel + both male and female protagonists have long mouths]. The female protagonist is at the top at the beginning + has good looks and money + is both civil and military (crazy hahahaha). She will accept the male protagonist's kindness generously, and there is no pretentious pulling. The month after his birth mother passed away, Daddy Scumbag married an outsider? And he also brought a child who was only one year younger than me? I just walked away! He came back ten years later, repaying favors with kindness, repaying with hatred, and completely tortured the clown! He paid a lot of money to beg her to detoxify, but Daddy Scumbag said he regretted it! What? Admiring His Highness Prince Heng? That's my husband! The prince is here? That's my bastard! Winning over His Highness the Crown Prince of another country? That's my brother! Looking for the master poison doctor to detoxify the poisonous lady? That's my master! Looking for the best master in the world to kill her? That's also my master! The emperor is here? I'm sorry, he's afraid of me too!

44. 44 帝 The Emperor's Palm Fox Grabs a Sword and Slaughters Her Way Through the Nine Heavens 帝君的掌心狐竟提剑杀穿了九重天 Yunmengzezeze云梦泽泽泽Female-Channel Fanfiction336k WordsCompleted Good news: The Emperor has a new little darling! Bad news: The little darling is ridiculously powerful and tears the house apart every day! “Brother Donghua, I used the pillars of the Southern Heavenly Gate as building blocks!” Donghua (calmly): “No matter. We’ll rebuild them.” “Brother Donghua, I cut up the Queen Mother’s phoenix robe to make a bib!” Donghua (indulgently): “It looks lovely. Make a few more.” The immortals were at their wits’ end: “This isn’t raising a child. It’s raising an anc 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rush! She looks like a cowardly little Emperor, but she is actually extremely powerful in combat. She pretends to be a good girl and hides behind the Emperor, but secretly defeats all the invincible enemies in the world!

45. 45 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 49kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    This book.

46. 46 青 Green Tassels: April's Last Blossoms 青流苏之四月芳菲尽 The Hollow-Eyed Spirit Ancestor空洞无神的灵祖Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Both leads are strong, and I think they’re both faithful to each other, though maybe not! This is a coming-of-age story about a girl, with no rebirth, no transmigration, no cheats, and no golden fingers. The heroine, Li Weimo, also known as Ziwan, is skilled in medicine. The hero, Wen Shuyu, also known as Yan’an, is a general. The second male lead, Qi Ruxu, also known as Liu Qianxing, is gifted in music and painting. Ziwan will not be a bird in a cage. Even as a caged songbird, she should perch 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You deserve it, the heroine who loves to pretend to be a little white rabbit

47. 47 家 The Young Princess in My Household 家有王妃初长成 Mo Zibai墨子白Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Prince Chu is feeling rather aggrieved. Other men marry beautiful young brides, but he’s been saddled with a little girl. Worse still, he has won countless battles and made his fearsome name known throughout the Nine Provinces. The people call him the God of Slaughter, and even the emperor gives him a wide berth. Yet his own princess consort dares to slap the table and yell at him: “If you don’t behave, I’ll beat you!” 2.7kReads8.9Score284Shelves

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    Prince Chu was very depressed. While others were getting married to a beautiful girl, he was getting married to a little girl. Others take their wives and raise them as their wives, but he takes his wives and raises them as his daughter. What made him even more depressed was that he had great military exploits and was famous throughout the world. He was called the Evil God by the common people, and the emperor was even shorter when he saw him. But his little princess dared to slap the table and shout at him: If you don't obey me, I'll beat you.

48. 48 嫡 After the Legitimate Daughter Returned to the Capital, the Celibate Prince Fell for Her 嫡女回京后，禁欲王爷沦陷了 Qin Bao琴宝Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted She was the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household and should have grown up cherished. But at birth, a servant switched her with another baby, and she was left to grow up in the countryside. Her adoptive parents treated her like a beast of burden, then abused her to death once they had drained her of every last bit of value. Reborn with a pocket dimension, she dumps the scumbag, trounces the fake white lotus, and cuts ties with her adoptive parents. Those who abused her will pay for it for 3.5kReads9.2Score330Shelves

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    The heroine has a high level of force, is decisive in killing, can pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, and has good medical skills. A pair of people for life, a prince and a princess. The heroine is the apprentice of a miracle doctor and the leader of the largest gang in the world. Shuangwen is a top-level heroine who is a scumbag. She is not a lover. When she first met the male protagonist, she was not attracted by his good looks. She was not a nymphomaniac. She almost buried the male protagonist and his two guards alive. She was extremely domineering.

49. 49 臣 Submission 臣服 An Niwei安妮薇Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + political intrigue and the jianghu, female lead plays the fool to catch her prey] [Two-faced, unhinged female assassin VS rebellious, powerful minister] Ever since she boarded the “pirate ship” Gu Xingzhi had prepared for her, Hua Yang felt that her career as an assassin could be summed up in one word: humiliating. She fell into a trap while trying to assassinate a witness, then had no choice but to retreat with serious injuries; She was caught red-handed while sneaking int 577Reads9.3Score114Shelves

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    The two-faced criticizes the female killer and the rebellious powerful minister

50. 50 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 4.5kReads9.4Score446Shelves

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    It's so funny, the heroine has a clue

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