Historical Novels Where the Male Lead Holds the Female Lead in His Arms, Comforts Her, and Spoils Her 古文，男主喜欢把女主抱在身上哄她，宠她

1. 701 鹤 When the Crane Rises, the Sheng Song Returns 鹤起笙归 Yuan Hua芫華Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage first, love later + palace intrigue + super sweet] On the Lantern Festival, lanterns glowed beneath the night sky, and the evening was perfect. Chu Jingci held Feng Yunsheng's hand as they admired the bustling scene together. Suddenly, a voice as clear as a silver bell rang beside his ear. “Jingci, look, fireworks!” “Jingci, look, how beautiful!” At that moment, time seemed to stand still. The person before him was impossibly sweet and gentle... His eyes held no one el 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Sending a Heart] The female protagonist and her sisters went sightseeing and visited historical sites, but unexpectedly, they were transported to the Chu Kingdom. The female protagonist is the eldest daughter of the Feng family. Originally, she was weak-willed, but after the transmigration, she became a refreshing sight. The female protagonist's sister also transmigrated to the Chu Kingdom and became a princess at that time. The female protagonist and the male protagonist were betrothed and forced to accept. At first, the two had no feelings for each other, but they gradually fell in love with each other during their time together. The male protagonist fell in love with the quirky female protagonist and, after ascending the throne, bestowed upon her a lifetime of prosperity. [Admiration] The male protagonist treated the female protagonist like a child, always pampering and protecting her...

2. 702 通 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Snow on the Cold River寒江雪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...” 2.6kReads9.2Score67414d adds

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   🌸🌸As a maidservant, Hua Rong always kept her status in mind. She never flirted with her master, never allowed him to become infatuated with other women, and never competed with the future young mistress for his affections. Finally, after years of hardship and fading beauty, she was able to redeem herself from her slave life. Hua Rong then took a liking to an honest and hardworking widower, intending to live with him. However, her noble master, with red eyes, asked, "You'd rather have that old man than me?"🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

3. 703 妄 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 15.8kReads9.2Score1.9k14d adds

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   1. A seemingly innocent but actually cunning and strong-willed man paired with a scheming emperor who dotes on the female lead. The female lead casually helps the male lead eliminate treacherous officials while having fun, and the male lead's job is to pamper her and, incidentally, eliminate those who bully her. 2. A powerful female lead and a love-struck man. The female lead is very calm and collected; a true female-centric story. Later, after they confirm their relationship, the male lead is cursed with a love potion. The female lead ties him up with the curse-caster, and on the way back to get treatment, she makes them put on a show of deep affection. [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh]

4. 704 临 You Wait Until I’m Dying to Say You Want to Start Over? Too Late 临死才说想和我重新开始？晚了 Lin Lili林狸狸Modern Romance133k WordsCompleted Traditional historical romance, not a rebirth story. Angsty romance! (Forced marriage + bride substitution + unhinged male lead + groveling pursuit) In the late Qing and early Republic era, a young woman named Liu Xue'e is sold by her parents to a wealthy man as his wife. After he dies, she lives quietly as a widow. A Peking opera troupe comes to the village. Fang Jianping, a handsome martial-role actor, falls in love with her at first sight and promises to take her far away. The two arrange to —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead's life has been very bumpy, experiencing many ups and downs. Hopefully, the male and female leads can reconcile in the end. It seems that Lin Xiaoan will not really give up on his wife.

5. 705 将 The General’s Foolish Daughter Spreads Her Wings 将门傻女破茧成蝶 Jiang Lan江蓝Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Transmigration Into a Book + Heroine Pursues the Hero + Powerful Male Lead + Pure and Devoted Love] Tasked with bringing peace to the realm, the heroine transmigrates into a book as the foolish daughter of a great general in the northern frontier. She unexpectedly meets the cool, refined male lead and mistakes him for the husband fate has chosen for her, so she never stops flirting with him. Who could have guessed that he is actually a ruthless power-hungry 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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   New Book Recommendation [smile][smile] This new book is absolutely captivating! The female protagonist not only shoulders the heavy responsibility of governing the world at the beginning, but also relentlessly pursues the aloof male protagonist, treating him as her destined other half and racking her brains every day to attract him. Who knew that this male protagonist would actually be the villain that the female protagonist must eliminate in order to restore the country! Their interactions are simply sparkling and irresistible; at first, the woman is flirtatious while the man is cold, but later she becomes doting and affectionate towards him.

6. 706 我 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 56.5kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds

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   The male protagonist in this book can read his daughter's mind, and only then does he realize how filial she is. The male protagonist is speechless, realizing that he has been tricked by so many people. Luckily, he can read minds.

7. 707 虐 Torture the Crown Prince, Marry the War King! The Spatial Physician Turns the World Upside Down 虐太子，嫁战王！空间医妃炸翻天 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other; sweet romance; transmigration; pocket dimension; physician consort; doted on by everyone; multiple couples] A medical doctoral student mysteriously died and, in a single instant, transmigrated into the body of the useless Third Miss of the Chancellor's residence. Her scumbag fiancé and vicious half-sister had killed the original owner. She would serve them itching powder and impotence drugs, followed by a divorce letter from yours truly. With her superb med 1.7kReads9.2Score19614d adds

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   All are ancient Chinese romance novels, all one-on-one and virgin stories, sweet and fluffy without any angst, with multiple couples, perfect for those who love sweet romance. Time travel, rebirth, soul swapping, substitute marriage, mind reading, space, system, long and short stories—everything you could want is here. (Except for the mind reading story, all the others are complete, so you can jump right in.)

8. 708 前 After Being Eviscerated in My Past Life, I'm Spoiled by His Royal Uncle in My Rebirth 前世惨遭剖腹，重生被他皇叔娇宠 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1V1, Both Pure, Sweet Romance, Reborn, Revenge on Scumbags, Remember to Leave a Review] The comic adaptation of this novel, The Day the Imperial Uncle Returned to the Capital, Spring Was on Its Way, is now available. Come watch! In her previous life, Mu Qingying was cut open, her eyes gouged out, and her heart ripped out; her beloved father was beheaded; her gentle, virtuous mother was violated by a rampaging army; her eldest brother, the mighty General of Zhenyuan, was pierced through the hear 1.1kReads8.9Score10614d adds
9. 709 残 The Cruel, Spoiled Disabled Prince and His Softhearted, Money-Loving Substitute Bride 残王狠嗜宠，替嫁医妃娇软又财迷 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted One devoted couple, 1v1, sweet romance, transmigration, a spatial System, play the pig to eat the tiger A money-loving doctor versus a scheming powerhouse, a delicate legitimate daughter versus a crippled prince. Important warning!!! The heroine is delicate and soft, not a strong female lead story!!! Ouyang Qingqing, a genius physician from the 23rd century, transmigrates and finds herself at the bottom of a cliff, waiting to die? “Come on! Other people transmigrate and get all kinds of golden f 941Reads9.1Score11314d adds
10. 710 满 The Whole Family Heard My Thoughts, and the Female Lead Went on a Killing Spree 满门炮灰读我心后，女主被杀疯了 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted One true love, both pure; doting romance, the whole family’s favorite, mind-reading, palace and household intrigue. Ye Xiaoxiao unexpectedly transmigrates into a book, only to open her eyes and find herself being bullied by a strange man. Later, she discovers that she is the eldest daughter of the General’s residence, switched at birth. But after returning to her family, she is horrified to learn that every one of them is destined to be cannon fodder. [Mother, you dote on your adopted daught 1.9kReads9.0Score23914d adds
11. 711 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book with a System, and Ruined the Evil Prince 穿书自带系统，邪王被我养坏了 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, System, princess consort, mutually devoted, medical skills, farming, comeback, romance] After criticizing the plot, the unemployed and naive Nuan Tianzhen is forced to activate a transmigration-into-a-book System. She transmigrates into the book as an ugly, fat cannon-fodder supporting female character. But the System demands that she defy fate and change her destiny. She must win the male lead's full favor before she can leave the book. The leads can't stand each othe 6Reads6.9Score—14d adds
12. 712 龙 The Dragon Lord’s Busy Pursuit of His Wife: The Beloved Mother Picks a Husband While Pregnant 龙尊追妻忙：团宠娘亲带球选夫 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, strong male lead, 1v1, adorable kids, romance, putting scumbags in their place, sweet romance, sacred beasts, cultivation and advancement] When a lapse in cultivation caused the genius girl Feng Jinxi's soul to transmigrate, she became the good-for-nothing eldest daughter of the Feng family, unable to cultivate, in the Dragon-Phoenix Continent. Her half-sister framed her, and she lost her innocence in a mass grave. Back home, she made the horrifying discovery that her period 10Reads8.3Score—14d adds
13. 713 灵 After We Switched Souls, the Chaste War King Dotes Only on His Charming Physician 灵魂互换后，禁欲战王独宠俏医妃 Love Without Worry此情无忧Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted One devoted couple, one-on-one romance, sweet indulgence, a pocket dimension, a physician consort, and two equally strong leads. Their souls switch bodies early on, but they switch back soon afterward. Synopsis: Li Shuyue, an agent from Huaguo, dies in an explosion after a mission goes wrong. Her soul transmigrates to Northern Qin with an ancient book, which merges with her soul and becomes a spiritual spring dimension. That’s right, Li Shuyue transmigrates, but by a twist of fate, she ends up i 15Reads8.2Score—14d adds
14. 714 团 The Whole Family’s Darling: The Tyrant’s Fierce Little Princess 团宠：暴君的小公主奶凶奶凶的 Taoyao桃幺Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling baby × sweet, satisfying romance × childhood sweethearts] The tyrant, who couldn’t care less about his own princes and princesses, boasted to the Prince of Ye, “If the Empress and I ever have a daughter, I’ll promise our little princess to your son!” But five years later, the Empress really did give birth to a little princess. The newborn bundle blinked her bright, sparkling eyes as she looked around. When she spotted the tyrant, she gave him a sugary smile. He couldn’t resis 226Reads9.2Score10814d adds

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    This is an ancient Chinese novel. The female lead is a princess, and the male lead is a prince who has protected her since childhood. He dotes on and adores Yuan Yuan (the female lead), who is the most beloved and incredibly cute girl in the group. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

15. 715 娇 The Sweetheart Ran After Flirting, and the Ascetic Prince Turned Dark 娇娇撩完就跑，禁欲王爷黑化了 Sweet Xixi甜曦曦Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Super sweet + doted on endlessly + lighthearted] Jiangnan beauty Ming Zhen was soft, sweet, and delicate, with skin like snow and a graceful figure, but she had suffered a difficult life. After the death of the only person who had ever loved her, her grandmother, her cruel adoptive mother sent her to be a concubine to an old governor. Desperate, Zhenzhen threw herself into the arms of Prince Jing, who had come south to investigate a case. “Your Highness, save me.” The famously cold-faced God of 168Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is sweet and gentle! The male lead calls her "Jiaojiao" [licking screen][licking screen][licking screen] Super! When the female lead is angry, the male lead hugs her and comforts her [eating melon][eating melon][eating melon] So good! So good!

16. 716 婚 Falling in Love After Marriage: The Prince's Sweet, Spoiling Pursuit 婚后心动：王爷追妻甜又宠 Miss Heling鹤龄小姐Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 Sweet Romance, Pregnancy and Mind Reading Later] Prince Jing of the capital is choosing a bride, but everyone knows he prefers men. What family would be willing to marry off their daughter to him? And yet Ye Xingluo, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, is betrayed by her own father, who submits her name for consideration. During the palace selection, the Noble Consort takes one look at her and picks her on the spot to be Prince Jing's consort! After 93Reads6.2Score—14d adds

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love is captivating! A seemingly dignified but actually eccentric young lady is betrothed to a rumored homosexual prince in the capital. He's surrounded by countless handsome men, constantly teasing and pampering her. She's constantly pressured by the royal family to bear a grandson, but no matter what she does, she can't sway him. When will this young lady finally win him over?! Their relationship slowly blossoms, they're so sweet and doting! Highly recommended!

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