Looking for a Tragic Historical Romance, Such as a Story Set in the Imperial Palace 需要古言虐文，例如皇宫里的故事

1. 51 蕊 Snow on the Stamen: The Emperor Keeps His Beauty Captive 蕊上雪：帝王锁娇 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 9kReads8.1Score408Shelves

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   This must be a super good-looking book. The male protagonist, the emperor, gives the female protagonist to the second male protagonist. Later I regretted chasing my wife to the crematorium. The heroine did not forgive the hero.

2. 52 易 Yi Xun Is Hard to Find 易洵难寻 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance99k WordsCompleted Love is like a mountain spring, its gentle current winding all the way to Jiangnan. [Though I know your heart is true, I cannot find you. I hope you will turn back again and ease this longing of mine.] Qi Wan, an illegitimate daughter of the Qi family in Jiangnan, has been overlooked since childhood. She has no interest in business and only wants to live out her life in peace and freedom. Then Yi Xun appears and changes everything. He teaches Qi Wan the ways of business and stays by her side day 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Each book makes me cry more and more. It's so cruel...

3. 53 权 The Game of Power 权栖戏 I'm Duoduo我是朵朵吖Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue ✖️ Spycraft ✖️ Forced Love] [Scheming Against Each Other ✖️ Saving Each Other] The world is unpredictable, and fate can change in an instant. Yan Lepei, the daughter of Yancheng’s lord, is forced to conceal her identity and infiltrate the Quanqi Pavilion as a spy. Shao Quan, master of the Quanqi Hall, is calculating, powerful, and scornful of all things. Yet he cannot help falling in love with his own pawn. Shao Quan: “She is the most capable weapon in my hand, and the person 27Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 假 After Faking My Death and Leaving the Palace: Making the Emperor Regret Everything 假死出宫后：让陛下追悔莫及 Qianye Erika of Mount Heng恒山的千叶艾丽卡Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted After Faking My Death and Leaving the Palace: Making His Majesty Regret It —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Book 1: I thought I would hate you, but I ended up falling in love with you. Book 2: Brother Huang is everything to me.

5. 55 远 Mountains Stretch Far into the Distance 远山迢迢 Qianye Erika of Mount Heng恒山的千叶艾丽卡Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Faraway Mountains —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 夺 The Struggle for the Throne 夺嫡 Desolate and Uninhabited荒芜人烟Ancient Romance916k WordsCompleted The path to the throne, the blood of one's own kin... You say winter is the coldest season... No. Nothing is colder than your heart... 465Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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   The male and female protagonists plot against each other

7. 57 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance901k WordsOngoing I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of the Great Liang dynasty. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me from the Star-Picking Tower, hoping my life would buy him a chance to escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn’t understand churned in his blood-red eyes. “Tell me, who threw you down?” I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. He began a bloodbath in the imperial city, slaughtering the entire royal family, yet spared 3.5kReads6.5Score229Shelves

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   A story about palace fighting and abuse, plotting, plotting, falling in love and killing each other, the abuse is unique.

8. 58 囚 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 340Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 858Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 460Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 再 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Become the Crown Princess Again 112Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 38Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 65Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 63Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 剑 Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance8k WordsCompleted The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen 14Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 749Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 465Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 477Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 76Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 119Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 暗 Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫53k WordsCompleted The Dark Night Emperor 4Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 捡 I Took in a Foolish Prince as My Live-In Son-in-Law 捡个傻王爷做赘婿 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted I Picked Up a Foolish Prince to Be My Live-In Son-in-Law 5Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 飞 The Canary That Flew Away 飞走的金丝雀 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫18k WordsCompleted The Canary That Flew Away 133Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 80Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Cry][cry][cry]

25. 75 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 24Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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    Trust me! This one! Just finished! The storyline is not cliched, there is no mindless golden finger time travel system, etc. The male and female protagonists are not the kind of gods who are like chicken blood. The story is grand and involves the integration and unification of the Tanzhao Dynasty, the Xihuang Empire and the Twenty-three Hu tribes in the north. In the story, Yin Chengji, Yin Chengrui, Emperor Zhaoming, Xiao Linghui, Liu Qingqi, Chen Qingyan, Imperial Physician Jingyan, Queen Mother Yuanling, Princess Xiyuan, etc. Are all supporting characters, but each supporting character has its own origin and destiny. Around the 60th chapter, I started to burst into tears. The more I watched, the more I cried. Many of the plots made me cry. They are logical and full of foreshadowing. The last few extra episodes are also very exciting. Every pit is filled in perfectly. Highly recommended!

26. 76 月 Moonlight on Kunlun, Yucai Shines 月华光昆山有钰 User86705288用户86705288Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted Grandmother says that after I marry Prince Qi, I must conduct myself like a proper wife. I must be virtuous and generous, and absolutely mustn’t get jealous or compete with his concubines. It would be very unbecoming. I don’t want to marry Prince Qi, who has so many concubines. What I want is to spend my life with one person and one person alone. But I’ve always listened to Grandmother. Besides, refusing Prince Qi’s marriage proposal would be an insult to him, and insulting him would bring disas 461Reads5.6Score—Shelves
27. 77 思 The Tale of Si He 思合传 Jun Ci of Shudu蜀都的君慈Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted She was born to an ordinary family amid the bustle of Jiangnan, spending her carefree childhood in the rhythms of everyday life. The older brother and sister who watched over her as she grew up were, in fact, lost royal descendants living incognito among the common folk. Once their origins were revealed, the family's fate was changed forever. She, too, was swept into the deep waters of the imperial palace. In the golden hall, candlelight flickered as she smiled sweetly. Every glance she cast lef 1.4kReads8.1Score115Shelves
28. 78 深 Chaos in the Deep Palace 深宫胭脂乱 Sugar Peddler糖小贩Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted She is the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household, and also the empress of the realm. At sixteen, she takes her sister's place in an arranged marriage to the most powerful man in the world. Rong Qi hates her to the bone, blaming her for forcing her way into the palace and driving both his sister and the woman he loved to their deaths. In the palace, schemes and rivalries leave no moment of peace. Between husband and wife, there is only icy courtesy, no trace of affection. She takes a sword 46Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 79 大 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 The Bright Moonlight of the Great Ming大明的白月光Female-Channel Fanfiction396k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 120Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel where everyone is abused, I cried

30. 80 恨 The Unmarried Legitimate Daughter: May You Return and Never Part 恨嫁嫡女之君归不离 Chu Jingqi褚景七Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted [Inner-courtyard scheming + political intrigue + reborn + devoted to each other + equally matched leads + mutual pampering] "You guard the realm with your longsword; I await your return in red." In her previous life, the legitimate daughter of Prince Lang was trapped in the inner quarters and tormented to death by her worthless scumbag husband. This time, she means to kill the scoundrel herself, but the great general Xiao Buli beats her to it. She thought that being given another chance would 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a palace fight➕house fight➕power plot. Both the male and female protagonists are plotted and disliked by their original families, which is quite sadistic.

31. 81 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 1.1kReads8.9Score—Shelves
32. 82 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 11.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
33. 83 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 637Reads8.7Score—Shelves
34. 84 凤 The Phoenix Has Yet to Return 凤未归 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted She had her whole life destroyed by a tyrant and ultimately died in battle at the city gates. She reminded herself not to drink Meng Po's soup: if she ever got another chance, she would make them pay in blood. To her surprise, she was reborn ten years in the past. This was going to be fun. She could still remember every one of her enemies, but when it came to her family... she drew a complete blank. 819Reads8.8Score125Shelves
35. 85 姜 Jiang Wei: Father-in-Law and Son-in-Law Serve the Same Court 姜维：翁婿同朝 A Pearl in Hand明珠在手Female-Channel Fanfiction632k WordsCompleted Complete. An unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms!! The story of young general Jiang Wei's life, from his return to Shu to his death for his country: the Northern Expeditions and a love story. Jiang Wei and his wife Fei Zhao, daughter of Fei Yi and a county princess of Shu Han, embrace as they die for their country. Ten thousand bolts from the repeating crossbow pierce them, and she carries their unborn twins. The Sima clan means to separate them; when they cannot, they cut them apart. The h 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All members BE, in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms, everyone can't help themselves. No matter how sweet it is in the front, it will be painful in the back. This is the case in more than a dozen parallel worlds, where all living beings suffer and cannot get what they seek, and there is never the possibility of happiness. The second male has a crush on the ceiling. He appeared thirty chapters late, missed it by seven or eight years, and loved painfully and humbly. In the last desperate act of madness, his body and his family were destroyed, and he was beyond redemption. His name was also repeatedly smeared by many people after his death. And after his death, more people continue to discover traces of his deep love. In more than a dozen different versions of the extra IF line, he still has difficulty achieving perfection (tortured countless times in different ways).

36. 86 守 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 Kitchen God of the Wood Stove柴火灶王爷Historical642k WordsOngoing [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 5.3kReads8.8Score237Shelves

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    The ending is quite cruel

37. 87 寂 The Lonely Spring in an Empty Courtyard Comes Late 寂寞空庭春欲晚 Fei Wo Si Cun匪我思存Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted A duet of flute and reed instruments brings about a tangled romance in a golden age. In the spring of the eighteenth year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor traveled to Baoding for a hunting expedition. That night, Nalan Rongruo, a palace guard who had accompanied the emperor, heard him play “Moonrise” on an iron reed. From a spot far from the camp, someone played along on a flute. Nalan recognized the flutist as Linlang, his cousin, who had been taken into the palace. He could not help showing hi 1.5kReads9.3Score268Shelves

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    The ancient palace abuse novel is both sad and enjoyable to read [Adoration]

38. 88 念 Remembering Awu 念阿妩 Icelandic Lop Rabbit冰岛垂耳兔Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Remembering Awu 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 89 大 The Imperial Consort of the Great Sheng Dynasty 大盛皇妃 Shu Yiyu书亦娱Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + revenge + black lotus heroine + not both virgins + high-IQ palace intrigue rising to political power struggles + tragic romance + alternate history + love rivals The palace is the main battleground: beneath its dazzling, extravagant facade are witty, charming daily moments and a brutal core of deadly conflict. Palace secrets are portrayed in meticulous detail. Some content may be upsetting. A bad ending. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review. Ling Longxiu was born to a 300Reads—Score102Shelves

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    It's a traditional palace fight, with brain-busting stories, and the heroine cleverly uses strategies to get revenge in the palace. The group portraits are both happy and sad. Have you ever seen Gong Douwen where both men and women fight? It depicts the tragedy of the ancient feudal system and shows the brutality of court struggle and the complexity of human nature. Each character in the book is very three-dimensional and has his own purpose and persistence. It is not a double story, as the heroine and the male protagonist have a sadistic relationship together.

40. 90 裙 He Has Someone Else Kneeling at His Feet 裙下之臣他另有其人 Miss Lin Watches Movies观影林姑娘Ancient Romance231k WordsOngoing To uncover the truth behind her father and brother’s deaths in battle, she abandoned her life of finery and fine horses and spent five years plotting. She pointed her sword at his throat. “You were the only one I never doubted.” He smiled, running his fingers along the blade. “The road to kingship is paved with bones.” In that moment, she finally saw clearly: beyond the mist lay no truth, only the torture he had prepared for her with his own hands. The vast realm ran red as blood, but it could n 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Once upon a time, the noble daughter fell, her father and brother were ambushed, and her husband disappeared. She entered the situation with a sword and killed decisively. The prince helped her secretly at every step, but when she was secretly in love, he gave her a grand wedding ceremony - he was the groom, and she was not the bride.

41. 91 一 A Thought, and the Wind Rises 一念，风起 Shi Huanxi Ya是歡囍吖Ancient Romance56k WordsCompleted Shen Yanhe, daughter of a military family, was betrothed to Crown Prince Xiao Jingyou at birth. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. The capital's most envied young lady bore the weight of her family's mission, enduring illness and binding herself to a life confined within the imperial harem. Xiao Jingyou: Sui Sui, I'm sorry. You suffered so much for me in this life. Shen Yanhe: I did it willingly. Years later, Xiao Jingyou sat alone and asked in sorrow, “Sui Sui, is this how you've w 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of the male protagonist, the princess, the female protagonist, the group leader, and the deputy CP is also very delicious

42. 92 嫁 After Marrying the Cold and Distant Powerful Minister 嫁给清冷权臣之后 Skimming Over the Waves轻舟踏浪Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted One mountain, two dynasties. The Xiao clan ruled the land. In a chaotic age of war, the Great Liang and Great Sui stood opposed. By a twist of fate, ten-year-old Xu Zhiyi saved a badly wounded boy, unaware that he came from a powerful family. A month spent together in their youth was enough for Xu Zhiyi to catch Xiao Jingyao’s eye. But back then, her heart and mind belonged entirely to Shen Mingchen, the childhood friend who had grown up with her. When they met again, Xiao Jingyao lost his compo 207Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An ancient romance, the male protagonist is a young and powerful prince, and the female protagonist is the daughter of a fifth-rank official. The young female protagonist rescued the male protagonist, and the male protagonist fell in love with the female protagonist day and night for a month. The male protagonist has been silently paying attention to the growth of the female protagonist. When she grew up, she rescued her many times and stayed with her wholeheartedly. Even when the heroine was misunderstood as a traitor, she stepped forward and asked for marriage with the iron book of alchemy. After marriage, he held the heroine in his hands. There were constant wars and wars. Although she was in troubled times, luckily, she found him. If you were there in this life, even if there was war and chaos, the world would still be prosperous.

43. 93 瞻 [Behold the Green Ravine] 【瞻彼淇奥】 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted “You have your path, and I have mine.” That year, he was the man she was willing to give up her surname to marry. At first, everything went too smoothly, so much so that it sometimes felt like a dream. It wasn't until a bucket of cold water was thrown over her that it began to feel real. After that, the road ahead was full of hardships… 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Machiavellian group is so cruel like Be Wen [crying]

44. 94 值 No Return Before the Year’s End 值岁无还期 May Wealth and Joy Come Your Way来财来乐儿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Who understands the struggles of two lonely souls hidden beneath the splendor of the capital? Their hometowns are obsessions, their memories are shackles. For two people steeped in hardship, even living a decent life has become an impossible dream... They warm each other in boundless loneliness, becoming one another's only support. The road ahead is bitterly cold, but thankfully, though life is hard to endure, they have each other to walk beside them, somehow making it through one difficult stre 13Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 君 You Must Not Be Mistaken 君不容错 Lanterns Fall on the Star Bridge灯火落星桥Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted New book! The low rating will go up! Qi Huan is the decisive, ruthless emperor of Great Jin. He has seen more than enough faces eager to curry favor, yet he has fallen for the cool and aloof wife of the Heir of Anping Marquis. It isn't a passing impulse, nor shallow desire for her beauty. The way he treats her is with respect held close to his heart, tenderness hidden in his eyes, and a devotion that runs deep in his bones. If he takes one step closer, he fears he will offend her and scare away 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a masterpiece about time-traveling and palace fighting in the ancient times. Not only does it have very good ratings, but the writing is also good. It is simply a very beautiful book!

46. 96 去 The Lanterns Shone Like Day on Last Year's Lantern Festival 去年元夜灯如昼 Xu Wei栩唯Ancient Romance510k WordsOngoing [Amnesiac Grand Princess × Cold-Faced Court Official | Escape from the Imperial Mausoleum | Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming | Mutual Redemption] A great fire turns her from the most honored princess of the Li Song dynasty into a palace maid assigned to guard the Yanyang Imperial Mausoleum, someone everyone avoids. She has forgotten who she is and everything she once had. Her greatest wish each day is to make it out of the mausoleum alive. But its rules are strict, and the first one is nev 38Reads8.5Score200Shelves

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    After a fire, the noble eldest princess became the maid guarding the mausoleum that everyone shunned. She forgot her identity, but she never forgot to hate him. The sinner who stole the jade seal and killed his own brother. It looks so good after the memory is restored.

47. 97 蝶 Butterfly Shadows Return to Dust: Sold into Prostitution by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 蝶影归尘：被婆母卖入风尘，前夫寻了我整整十年 Ni Ah Ni Ge Ni氼啊氼个氼55k WordsCompleted The Butterfly’s Shadow Returns to Dust: Sold into a Life of Vice by My Mother-in-Law, My Ex-Husband Searched for Me for Ten Years 244Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Title: I am a villain in everyone's eyes, but I love her as much as anyone else - Reading "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust" from Xiao Qihao's perspective - Everyone in the world accuses me of Xiao Qihao being sinister, paranoid and unscrupulous. They are right. I am an illegitimate son of the Zhang family. I take my mother's surname and have no legitimate identity. I have been living in the care of others since I was a child. I'm jealous of Zhang Zhiming—jealous of his status as a direct descendant, jealous of his solid family fortune, and even more jealous of him marrying the only woman I want in my life. Lin Die'er. --- When I first saw that side, I knew I was doomed. She was a daughter of a famous family, with picturesque features and a tenacity in her bones that refused to bow. Zhang Zhiming was accommodating to her in every possible way, but her eyes were full of impatience and disgust. I could see clearly - she didn't love him. Since she doesn't love him, why can't she be replaced by me? Once this idea takes root, it can never be uprooted. I began to spy on her daily routine, hiding behind the rockery and watching her sitting alone by the pond in a daze, sneaking into her courtyard when she was not around, and staring at the rouge box on her dressing table in trance. I even attacked Ping'er because she was the closest person to Die'er. Die'er rushed to me and told me that the matchmaker was marrying Ping'er. I smiled and said to her, "The position of my head wife in my heart has always been yours." Her eyes were like knives, and she scolded me for being shameless. But I don't care. I only care about her. --- I finally got her, but she never belonged to me. I bribed Zhang's mother, forged a divorce letter, and imprisoned Die'er in another courtyard. That night, I said to her: Your mother-in-law has betrothed you to me a long time ago. She cried, struggled, and was heartbroken. I kissed her, but she didn't respond, only tears. At dawn, I opened the door and left. She was huddled in the corner, her clothes were messy and her eyes were empty. I thought I won. But later I found out that she was pregnant with Zhang Zhiming's flesh and blood. In order to keep the baby alive, she made me think it was mine. She gritted her teeth to please me, closed her eyes and let me kiss her, but she muttered another man's name in a place where I couldn't hear her. At night, she slept in my arms, and what she murmured in her dream was - "Zhiming..." Those two words were like a knife, piercing my heart. I tightened my arms and whispered in her ear: "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter who you call in your dream. In this life, you can only lie next to me." But I couldn't lie to myself. I got her person, never her heart. --- I gave her all the good things I could do, but she wouldn't even give her a sincere smile. I gave her all the good things I could do to her. Make the other courtyard exquisite and warm, collect her favorite snacks and favorite treasures, stay by her side and take good care of her every day, let go of all the evil birds of prey, and learn to be gentle and accommodating. But the way she looked at me was still without any warmth. I'm not willing to give in. I am so jealous of Zhang Zhiming that I go crazy with jealousy. Why? How could he make her miss him even though he didn't do anything? And I tried my best, but I couldn't get her a sincere smile. I started to smoke heavily and tried to numb myself with opium. I want to forget her, but I can't. --- She disappeared, leaving only searching and regret for the rest of my life. My mother took advantage of my retreat to quit smoking and sold her into Yihongyuan. After I got out of the country, I learned the news, and I searched everywhere like crazy. I walked all over the streets, but there was no news about her. The child I believed to be Ping'er was held in my hands and taken good care of. I named him "Yi'an" - no hesitation, peace and security. I poured all my guilt, debt and obsession with Die'er into this child. I thought until my death that it was my flesh and blood. I never found the silver necklace she left behind in the swaddling compartment. --- When the news of her death came, my world collapsed. After several years of searching, the news of her death finally arrived. The woman I asked for, the woman who ruined half my life and was ruined by me, is dead. She blocked the gun for someone else and gave her life to another man. I didn't even see him for the last time, and I didn't even get a chance to apologize. I held the golden butterfly hairpin she had left in another courtyard and stayed behind closed doors for three days without eating or drinking. I remembered what she said to me that night: "I'm just your trophy." I said word by word to the air - "Die'er, I love you. Because you are you, not a trophy." No one heard. She won't hear it either. --- I'm not a good person, but I really loved him. Everyone in the world said that Xiao Qihao was a villain, a villain, and the murderer who ruined Die'er's life. I won't argue. But I want you to know - I love her as much as anyone else. I just did it the wrong way, the wrong way from the beginning. If I could have met her earlier, if I could pursue her in an honest way, if I was not the illegitimate son of the Zhang family, if I could control my jealousy and paranoia - would the ending be different? No one can answer me. She won't come back either. --- Epilogue I put all my guilt and longing for Die'er into the front line of the Anti-Japanese War. I can point the blade at my brother, but never at my own country. For the rest of my life, I devoted everything I had to supporting the Anti-Japanese War, teaching that child to be patriotic and good, and spend my whole life making up for the sins I had committed. I made Ping'er my main wife and gave birth to a pair of children. But that place in my heart is always empty. I know I don't deserve to say I love her. But if there is a next life - I hope I can stand upright in front of her and say: "Hello, Miss Lin. My name is Xiao Qihao. I am not anyone's illegitimate child, nor anyone's substitute. I am just a person who wants to get to know you." --- If you have ever loved someone, so much that you were obsessed with it, read "Butterfly Shadow Returns to Dust". There are no purely good guys or purely bad guys here. There was only a man named Xiao Qihao who loved someone he should never love in the wrong way. After finishing the book, it's hard to calm down.

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49. 99 墨 Ink Blossoms 墨似花开 Little Green Snake Who Loves Donuts爱吃甜甜圈的小青蛇Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Li Molan and her biological younger sister, Li Moyu, were born to be at odds with one another. One day, Li Molan went to pay her respects at Daming Temple. The abbot saw that she had a strong karmic connection with the temple and told her that the hardships of her present life were the price for all the wrongs she had done in a previous life. The only way to escape them was to return to her previous life and break that karmic debt. Only then could she live out her present life in peace... 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Past life ➕ time travel

50. 100 痴 A Devoted Emperor Chases Love from Ancient Times to the Modern Day 痴情帝王，从古代追爱到现代 Yu Xixi羽希熙Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted "The ancient-era portion of this book is not a clean romance and takes a realistic approach, with an emphasis on plausibility. Readers who insist on both leads being untouched should read with caution. Once they reach the modern era, both leads are untouched. The story is a slow burn, but the later chapters are exciting, so be sure to read to the end." The heroine, Lin Wan, is a woman of unparalleled beauty and a celebrated history professor at a modern university. Not only is she exceptionally 10Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Sweet and cruel! Niche, not popular, but very beautiful! Stunning writing! The plot is exciting and reasonable, the emotions are delicate and real, and the logic is clear! The heroine captivates the country and unexpectedly wears an ancient palace, and the emperor hero falls in love with her at a glance. The heroine was already the emperor's concubine when she was in a coma. When she woke up, the heroine refused to go to bed with her. Although the hero was so handsome, lustful and gentle, the heroine felt that he had too many concubines. The male protagonist has been chasing the female protagonist for a long time. The male protagonist is really very charming, and the whole harem is crazy about him, but the female protagonist finally falls. From then on, he was the only one to be favored, exclusively favored, and favored lavishly, which aroused the jealousy of the harem, and the palace battles were exciting. The heroine eliminated the vicious female partner and traveled back to modern times, and the emperor followed her to the present day. So many stickers, so lustful! Full of sexual tension! Nice!

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