Pure Historical Romance!!! Sweet Historical Romance, No Rebirth 纯古言！！！甜甜古言不要重生

1. 101 回 Looking Back, I See the Azure Clouds 回首见青云 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance46k WordsCompleted Looking Back, I See Blue Skies 43Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 102 命 The Fate-Matching Division 命理配平分部 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物58k WordsCompleted Fate-Matching Division 5Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 103 不 The Unfavored Princess Marries into an Enemy Kingdom, and the Regent Dotes on Her 不受宠公主嫁敌国，摄政王狠狠宠 Jia He珈鹤Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing [Both chaste + marriage before love + palace and household intrigue + regent prince] She was the least favored of the nine princesses of Chu, regarded as a harbinger of disaster. In a political marriage, she was sent to wed the regent prince of an enemy state, a man with immense power and a ruthless reputation. On their wedding night, he glanced at her and said, “You're too thin.” She thought theirs was nothing more than a cold political arrangement, never realizing that he had already treasured 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Both characters are virgins + arranged marriage + palace intrigue + regent] She was the least favored ninth princess of the Chu Kingdom, considered a jinx. Forced into a political marriage, she was married off to the powerful and ruthless regent of an enemy state. On their wedding night, he glanced at her only once: "Too thin." She thought it was just a cold political transaction, unaware that he had already cherished her deeply. Later, he gradually transformed this frightened little rabbit into a queen with shining eyes who dared to look him in the eye. [Thumbs up]

4. 104 难 Hard, So Hard: A Maid’s Path to Survival Through Layered Defenses 难，难，难，婢女的叠甲求生之路 Who Doesn't Like Gold何人不喜金Ancient Romance410k WordsOngoing [Survive a Deadly Trap + Nobody Is Normal + Saying One Thing and Meaning Another + Alternate Setting + No Golden Finger + Not Reborn] A disastrous start: my family was wiped out, and I, a lowly maid, had nowhere left to go! No matter. The butler, my father, escaped with me and the young lady. We were still alive, and we could seek refuge with the family’s main branch. Father died. What now? Protect the young lady. We have to survive, so we endure! Then the young lady died too... Fine. It’s bette 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   No cheat codes, no time travel, no rebirth.

5. 105 将 General's Wife, Did You Ever Have Feelings for Me? 将军夫人，可曾对我有过心动？ I Absolutely Adore Fan Wenzheng超爱范文正公Ancient Romance326k WordsCompleted Marriage before love + a general’s secret crush comes true + a daily iconic question + misunderstandings and romantic tension + parallel household and court intrigue + exposing rumors with face-slapping + mutual healing Male lead: Xiao Jinyan The Great General Who Guards the Nation, twenty-three years old. He went to war as a boy and is a ruthless, cold-blooded fighter on the battlefield, feared by the court. He fell secretly in love with the heroine when they first met as teenagers and buried 11Reads—Score114d adds

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   This is a pure ancient Chinese romance novel. I welcome any feedback. It's a sweet ancient Chinese romance with no rebirth or cheat codes.

6. 106 狗 You Pathetic Dog Emperor 狗皇帝，真没出息 Ming Han明菡10k WordsCompleted You useless emperor! Have some self-respect! 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   High sweetness warning!

7. 107 我 My Princess Consort Is a Little Lucky Star 我的王妃是小福星 Ming Han明菡Historical10k WordsCompleted My Princess Consort Is a Little Lucky Star 3Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 京 The Capital's Number-One Playboy and His Mischief-Making Wife 京城第一纨绔作妖夫妇 Spicy Dofu Milk麻辣逗福乳Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing [Vicious Female Lead] [Unhinged and Mad] [Tears Apart Hypocrites and Torments Scum] [Clear-Headed, Not Love-Brained] [Sweet Romance] Yan Zhi became the vicious female lead in the original story, destined to drink poison and meet her end. She landed in a desperate situation from the very start: after a night of entanglement, she lost her virginity and stabbed her biological father with a hairpin. She secretly swore to track down that man and make him pay dearly! But when they met again, she was t 24Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A fresh take on ancient Chinese romance! "The Capital's Number One Playboy Couple," a story of a woman who loves a spoiled brat more than a prince. The world laughs at the young prince for having no heirs, but the heroine thinks: "Great!" No palace intrigue, no need to deal with the harem; the focus is on a carefree and easy life.

9. 109 禾 Autumn Passes Over Jing Mountain 禾过璟山秋 Apricot At Ease杏闲闲Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing [Modern siblings transmigrate together + two equally matched political players + nation-building + imaginative historical romance + devoted couples with happy endings] After a car accident, modern siblings Rui He and Rui Zheng both transmigrate into a political intrigue novel, only to find themselves bound to a doomed, unfinished story set in a chaotic age. In the original, Emperor Murong Jing is isolated and outmatched, hemmed in by powerful aristocratic families and ministers, as well as the a 70Reads—Score53814d adds

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   A time-travel political intrigue novel, with plenty of sweet moments later on.

10. 110 雪 Snow Falls on Youyan 雪落幽燕 Helian Chengcheng赫连澄澄Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted Li Mei, courtesy name Shuyuan, is the legitimate daughter of Prince Yongping’s household. At seven, she was granted the title of County Lady Jing’an. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she nevertheless had an unreliable mother. Her mother was a fiery-tempered daughter of a military family, fiercely jealous by nature. In a fit of rage, she killed Su Su, Prince Yongping’s favorite concubine, and was stripped of her title, expelled from the household, and sent to live in seclusion on Mount Nan, 1.1kReads—Score10214d adds

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    The female protagonist is a legitimate daughter of a county princess, and she learned martial arts from her mother. Because her mother killed her father's concubine and was expelled from the family, the female protagonist was also out of favor, facing discrimination from her half-sister and the annulment of her fiancé. Due to the family's misfortune, the female protagonist fled to Youzhou with her mother, where she found love. The male protagonist is a kind-hearted general who came to Youzhou while pursuing a murderer and met the female protagonist by chance. Her former fiancé was kidnapped by bandits and sold into slavery in Youzhou while on his way to pay respects to their ancestors, and her half-sister was also kidnapped and sold into slavery in Youzhou during her exile. Coincidentally, the female protagonist's family needed slaves, so her former fiancé and half-sister became their slaves.

11. 111 悔 I Broke Off Our Engagement When He Was Poor, but Now He's a Powerful Official Who Keeps Me as His Darling 悔婚穷书生他成权臣囚我做掌中娇 Yan Jingzhen盐景珍Ancient Romance881k WordsOngoing Historical fiction History seen through a young couple’s love and heartbreak The Xining and Yuanfeng Reforms of the Northern Song Dynasty, the fall of the Northern Song + the history of Zhejiang celadon (Yue kiln to Longquan kiln) 1. The New Policies among the people (the Song-Jiao war) 2. The Yun case in Dengzhou 3. Infighting among supporters of the New Policies (the Zhang Ruoji case in Xiuzhou) 4. The Chen Shiru case (the Yuanfeng reforms) 5. Su Shi’s poetry case at the Crow Terrace 6. Longqu 30Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Not a reincarnation story, purely ancient Chinese, a historical romance novel about political intrigue. [Flying kiss]

12. 112 奈 The Emperor Can't Help but Favor Me 奈何帝王偏爱我 Luo Han Qiqi洛涵七七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, obedient empress VS a cold, ruthless, scheming emperor] [Sweet HE + both leads are virgins + one-on-one + fiercely protective and doting husband + only has eyes for her] An imperial decree arrived, ordering a marriage to bring the emperor good fortune. Su Yaning had heard that His Majesty was violent and that he was poisoned and disabled. She had no intention of rushing to her death to join him in the grave, so she forced her younger cousin Su Luo, daughter of the former Grand Ge 8.1kReads8.4Score56614d adds

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    Sweet, sweet, sweet! [Flying kiss][a masterpiece of sparrow food][shy][shy]

13. 113 你 You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you 2kReads9.5Score24814d adds

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    Sweet and joyful ancient romance

14. 114 葵 The Sunflower Princess’s Book of Delights 葵花郡主欢乐宝典 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Kuihua has a name as common as they come for a noble young lady, but her parents are both highborn and utterly unreliable. They raised her into a “green melon,” someone who speaks without thinking and invites gossip, and whose hopeless conduct makes marriage difficult. Yet, by a twist of fate, she wins herself a young husband, and so begins her delightful life of stirring up the capital and teasing young dandies before marriage, then making mischief with her in-laws and battling her mother- 1.9kReads9.6Score30214d adds
15. 115 洪 Empress of Hongwu: From Orphan Girl to Empress of the Ming Dynasty 洪武皇后之从孤女到大明皇后 Those Days Can Only Be Remembered那年往事只能回忆Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted The Empress of Hongwu | No System, No transmigration, Based on Official History When she died, he held her hand as it changed from warm to lukewarm, then cold. The historian wrote: The emperor wept bitterly and never appointed another empress. Thirty years earlier, he was a poor young man with missing teeth on the streets of Haozhou. When he lifted her bridal veil, he fumbled and spilled wine all over her. “One day, I’ll make you a pair of soft-soled shoes. I could tell you were in pain when y 20Reads—Score—14d adds

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    High-quality historical romance, check out Empress Ma's story, adapted from real events, a serious drama, purely sweet and not angsty.

16. 116 病 The Frail Legitimate Daughter Returns from Cultivation 病弱嫡女她修仙归来 Xinxin Loves Vegetables爱吃蔬菜的鑫鑫Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it will rise later.) (A household-intrigue story with faux cultivation.) A Nascent Soul powerhouse from the cultivation world was stuck at a bottleneck in her state of mind, unable to advance to Spirit Transformation. She returned to the mortal world and became Lin Shuyin, the frail eldest daughter who had just returned home to the Minister of Rites’ residence. She may look delicate and weak, but she is really an elder of the Shangqing Sect who has lived for 271 years 2.6kReads8.0Score27514d adds

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    Lighthearted and non-angst-inducing ancient Chinese fantasy novel

17. 117 拒 I Refused to Be a Marquis's Concubine and Married a Prince Instead. The Heir Apparent Regrets It 拒做侯府妾，转身嫁皇子世子悔晕 Xiaoxiang Lady Traveler潇湘女客Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted She is the legitimate daughter of the chancellor, famed throughout the capital and betrothed to her childhood sweetheart, the heir to a marquis’s household. She believes they will be together for life, just the two of them. He is the fourth prince, brilliant and gifted, but so reserved by nature that he keeps his love buried deep in his heart, silently protecting her for years. Then the political winds shift. He is framed and demoted, and her family is dragged down with him, falling into ruin. A 753Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "I, Wang Ruolan, would rather marry a rustic villager than be a concubine." She slapped her fiancé, broke off the engagement, left the capital, and went with her father to Yongzhou.

18. 118 脑 In a Moment of Impulse, I Kissed My Brother's Classmate and Friend 脑子一热，强吻了我哥的同窗好友 Hmph Hmph Master哼哼大神14k WordsCompleted On a whim, I kissed my brother's classmate and friend by force 2Reads—Score214d adds

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    Sweet love is the sweetest thing.

19. 119 寂 A Gentle Evening Breeze, and the Prince Arrives 寂寂晚风轻，王爷来了 Hmph Hmph Master哼哼大神Historical195k WordsCompleted A sweet romance. The heroine is won back from the second male lead by the hero. The still evening breeze cannot dispel the old resentments of the imperial palace or the dust and frost of the martial world. Carrying a hidden secret, she conceals her talents among ordinary lanes and alleys, asking only for a peaceful life. Yet she finds herself crossing paths with him, a cold and taciturn man who wields power over the court. One chance encounter leads to repeated entanglements. He presses forward —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 120 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.9kReads9.4Score19314d adds

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    Without you, what meaning does this vast land hold? You are the sole reason for my existence. 🥰😘

21. 121 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score43414d adds
22. 122 月 Moonset in Warm Embrace 月落温怀 Chang'an Is in the North长安在北Ancient Romance259k WordsCompleted Wen Lin and Song Changyue have been married for ten years, and theirs is a loving marriage. Still, whenever Wen Lin looks at Song Changyue, he can't help wondering whether she regrets it. After all, he was the one who ruined her match back then. She said she didn't like living in a grand, secluded household, yet in the end, she still has to devote herself to its affairs. 50Reads—Score13014d adds

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    Purely historical romance, sweet, sweet all the time! [Laughing][laughing][laughing]

23. 123 少 The Young Master’s Bedchamber Maid Is Gorgeous and Sweet, but a Bit of a Goofball 少爷通房又美又娇，却有点沙雕 Shu Manman姝慢慢Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted A hot-blooded, goofy maid VS a straight-laced, domineering young master. After being sold, Yang Liu became the lowest-ranking servant girl in the Marquis’s household. From then on, her life’s dream was to save enough money to buy back her freedom. But her monthly wages were pitifully small, and it seemed unlikely she’d ever be able to afford it. But Yang Liu wasn’t the type to sit around and wait for things to happen. One day, she happened to hear that a maid from the young master’s quarters had 344Reads5.4Score—14d adds

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    A quirky and clever young maid versus a domineering and straightforward rich young master – a super funny and sweet romance novel. No time travel, no cheat codes, no rebirth. If you like this kind of story, go for it!

24. 124 锦 The Lucky Little Star: Her Prince Father Is Strong, Handsome, and Tragic 锦鲤小福星，王爷爹爹美强惨 Laimi Is a Kitty来米是只喵Ancient Romance675k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite] [Blessed child] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Comeback] No one knew just how far the Prince of Yue’s household had fallen! Nothing went right wherever they went, they failed at everything they tried, and their bad luck clung to them like a curse. Then they picked up a three-year-old beggar, and it was as if they’d suddenly unlocked cheat mode. The economy boomed, and one stroke of good luck followed another. “Your Highness! His Majesty says your governance has been excellent a 26Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The thing everyone in the household fears most is Red Bean being unhappy. Because if Red Bean is unhappy, the entire household's luck will go downhill.

25. 125 诗 From Butterfly in Love with a Flower to Everlasting Longing: A World of Poetry and Art 诗图画意从蝶恋花到长相思 Xiao Feng z晓风zModern Romance343k WordsCompleted Poetry can’t prolong life, but it can carry the soul. A novel born from real experiences and original poetry. From Kunming to Shanghai to Chengdu, from campus to the workplace, it follows a young songwriter and his encounters, missed connections, and growth alongside several girls. He is in the poems, and you are in the story. Dedicated to everyone who ever truly loved someone in their youth. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Let me recommend my book, a novel adapted from classical Chinese poetry. The subject matter might be niche, but the emotions are genuine and delicate, based on real experiences and original classical poems. This is my first time writing a novel, so I didn't design any elaborate plot twists or turns, hence the slow pace. It focuses on realism and recording youth; in fact, it's like a collection of essays, with the story unfolding like a gentle stream, flowing smoothly like poetry!

26. 126 芜 The Song of Wuheng 芜蘅辞 Sea Leopard with a Bitter Melon Flavor苦瓜味的海豹Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted How does a little palace maid rise to become the most powerful woman in the harem? Follow her as she grows step by step, survives bloody turmoil, and evades the overt and covert attacks of the harem, steadily climbing to the top. In the end, everything has changed. Will the outcome be what she wanted? A story led by a strong female protagonist. The emperor is not a virgin, so read with care if that bothers you. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book, about the emperor and his concubine

27. 127 和 The Day We Divorced, the Marquis's Ancestors Followed Me 和离当天，侯府祖宗跟我走了 Reborn Noble Consort Xi重生的熹贵妃Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing [Divorce + business + beloved by the ancestors + a groveling ex-husband + slow-burn romance] The day Gu Yunzheng returned to the capital victorious, he brought Princess Ning'an with him. “Qingyao will be my legal wife, and you'll be demoted to secondary wife. You can still manage the household.” Shen Mingtang laughed. So someone else got all the benefits, while she was left to clean up the mess? In front of everyone, she produced a divorce agreement, then slapped seven years of account books dow —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    So what if she's twenty-six? So what if she comes from a merchant family? Shen Mingtang doesn't rely on the Marquis's mansion; she still lives a life of unparalleled brilliance. #FemaleAwakening #NoAbusiveAncientRomance

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