Looking for an Ancient-Era Romance with a Female Lead Who Seems Like a Proper Lady but Is Secretly Formidable 求女主表面大家闺秀，实则深藏不露，古言最好

1. 151 重 The Reborn Heir’s Only Love: His Sweet Little Childhood Friend 重生世子:独宠软糯小青梅 VincyxAncient Romance332k WordsCompleted One true love, sweet romance, childhood friends, reborn male lead, female lead transmigrates into a book Her father was the Marquis of Anding, and her mother was a princess. Just as Jing Yan was congratulating herself on being reborn into a good family, she discovered she was a transmigrator who had entered a book called The Chronicles of the Great Jin Emperors. She had become the doomed wife of the heir who would usurp the throne. In the book, the original Jing Yan was spoiled, willful, and arr 2.7kReads8.4Score220Shelves
2. 152 皇 The Emperor's Alluring White Moonlight 皇帝的钓系白月光 Luo Er珞儿Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted Sold into the palace as a child, Xiao Ruofu had seen countless women struggling to survive at the sides of imperial princes. Some sought favor, all tender and affectionate, their eyes brimming with love. Others sought power, praying to Buddha for sons and making offerings to bargain for their lives. They did it all just to survive, to climb a little higher on the white jade steps of the ninefold palace. Favor, power, glory, children, even longevity: everything had to be begged from the man they 6Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 大 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.7kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
4. 154 将 The General's Sickly Eldest Daughter Must Be Pampered 将军府大小姐体弱多病，得宠着 Drifting Sand Leaves No Trace流沙无痕Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the General's Manor has been frail and sickly since childhood. They marvel that both Old General Gu and his son are great heroes, yet the daughter of this illustrious military family is as delicate as a willow in the breeze. Crown Prince Xie Zhan, son of the late empress, is handsome and accomplished in both letters and arms. When he was young, an assassination attempt brought him into contact with the General's Manor by chance, and from 899Reads8.6Score101Shelves
5. 155 我 I’m a Spoiled Rich Kid. Do I Have to Father a Child to Keep My Wife? 我一个纨绔，要靠生崽留住媳妇？ Mo Huan陌缓Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted (Clear-eyed, money-loving merchant heroine + wayward scion who turns over a new leaf + taming her husband and redemption + family and country + political intrigue with a powerful female lead) Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else, secure your livelihood before seeking love. When a parasol tree grows tall, phoenixes will come; when flowers bloom with fragrance, butterflies will follow. Among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, merchants rank last. The Yao family has been in busi 3.2kReads8.8Score322Shelves

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   ડ᭙ꫀꫀ𝕥 Recent Fragments 🧩 A clear-headed, money-grubbing female lead x a wayward, spoiled young master from a wealthy family who has redeemed himself. Love others first, then seek survival; the phoenix will surely come to the tallest tree, and butterflies will naturally follow the fragrance of flowers. Female lead: I have plenty of strength and means 💪 Male lead: It's not that I'm a spoiled brat, it's just that I've seen the darkness of officialdom 😩

6. 156 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 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves

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   Redemption and rebirth: In her previous life, the female protagonist thought she had found true love, but it turned out to be just a conspiracy. She is reborn back to the beginning of the story and discovers that the scumbag has also been reborn. In this life, she resolutely breaks off the engagement and finds out the enemy who framed her family for treason and executed her entire family in her previous life.

7. 157 穿 Transmigrating to Become the First Wife 穿越之我为正室 mockangleAncient Romance883k WordsCompleted Xu Mingwei was the legitimate daughter of a prominent family. Raised according to her family's traditions, she married a man of equal standing and became his principal wife. To Xu Mingwei, who had been raised to be a proper wife, this was all perfectly ordinary. Looking back, she and Fu Heng had been married for five years and had a pair of adorable children. She had never expected to find love from the start. She never imagined that her husband would suddenly ask her for it. How could she give 2.1kReads7.9Score113Shelves

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   Beautiful historical romance novels!!!

8. 158 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
9. 159 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves
10. 160 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 33.8kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    The female lead appears to be a gentle and virtuous lady, but in reality, she lives a life of unbridled comfort. Even the general can't control her, and the two of them work together to uphold the backbone of the general's mansion. All their children are successful.

11. 161 主 A Matriarch Must Be Dignified 主母要端庄 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted [Born into another life + uncle by marriage + marriage first, love later + secret identity] After seeing a transmigrator die a miserable death, He Zhen concealed her secret identity as a girl born into another life, and became renowned throughout the capital as an elegant, wooden sort of beauty. This carefully woven mask allowed He Zhen to fit into the era and navigate its rules with ease, creating as many choices for herself as possible. For instance, when the Marquis’s household took a liking 93Reads6.6Score—Shelves
12. 162 主 The Matriarch Is Cast Out 主母下堂 Shi Lan石兰Ancient Romance826k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanqing’s marriage negotiations had dragged on for two years, only for her engagement to be broken off. She had been anxious about what her future might hold, so she never expected the Earl of Dongchang’s household to send someone to propose. He Lin had taken one concubine servant every year since he was fourteen, six in all, and a year ago he had taken a celebrated courtesan as a concubine. What people found even more astonishing was that the dignified earl’s household had actually put 5.3kReads8.8Score562Shelves
13. 163 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead appears to be a well-bred lady, but is actually a bit of a drama queen.

14. 164 云 The Moon in Yun Ting's Heart 云廷心上月 Sugar Beans Aren't Bitter糖豆不苦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 14.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    Qin Yannian unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel, becoming a minor character with only 300 words of screen time in a male-oriented political intrigue epic. Facing the treacherous power struggles within the family, she initially expects to be nothing more than a background character. However, amidst the undercurrents, she encounters a frail yet secretly sharp beauty, and stumbles into the obsessive and passionate gaze of the crazed male lead. Adhering to the premise of both characters being virgins, the two go from tentative encounters to budding romance, pursuing each other through sweet and thrilling daily life amidst the power struggles of the family. This 1v1 romance, which begins with an underdog's rise to power, will ultimately have a happy ending, writing a moving chapter that surpasses the original work.

15. 165 我 I'm a Frail, True Heiress, So What's Wrong With Knowing a Little Mysticism? 我病弱真千金，会亿点玄学怎么了 Luo Shengsheng洛笙笙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying revenge + absurd comedy + no romance] Chi Le had lived for sixteen years before finding out his younger sister had been switched at birth! His parents said, “Your sister is frail and sickly, and can't take care of herself. You have to look after her.” One sleepless night, Chi Le went outside for a walk and saw his frail, sickly sister jump straight down from the third floor without a scratch. Chi Le: ? Then his supposedly helpless sister punched a thou 186kReads9.5Score33.2kShelves

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    🍒🍒 Hahaha, this book is hilarious! My stomach hurts from laughing so much. The female lead is a real heiress; everyone thinks she's a sickly, weak, and helpless beauty. But actually, hehe, she's got incredible fighting skills—one punch and she takes down a vengeful ghost…!!! [Laughing][Laughing]

16. 166 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    ① To cover up this scandal, the royal family married Yan Yu to the third prince, Prince Qin. Prince Qin was cruel, cold-blooded, and capricious, and acted lawlessly because of the emperor's favor. Everyone was waiting to see Yan Yu make a fool of herself. But as they waited, they only saw the tyrannical Prince Qin ascend the throne step by step and cherish Yan Yu like a precious gem.

17. 167 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 35.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    In the Eastern Palace, everyone knew the Crown Princess's background—she was forcibly taken from someone else by the Crown Prince. What story lay behind this? The Crown Prince, with a figure as graceful as a jade tree and a temperament as pure as the moon and the breeze, fell deeply in love and became hopelessly entangled. He Yue, a modern woman, unexpectedly transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. Her life, though not wealthy, was leisurely and carefree. Until one day, the woman living with her brought home a distinguished-looking man. He Yue instinctively felt this man was not simple and wanted to stay far away from them. As she suspected, this man had a special identity, and assassination attempts occurred frequently. He Yue was thus drawn into a dangerous vortex, her life filled with torment. Finally, the man left, and He Yue, holding a huge sum of money for "emotional distress," happily thought she could finally escape everything and hurriedly ran away. However, fate played a cruel trick on her, and she was ultimately unable to escape, being taken back to the Eastern Palace, where she became entangled with the obsessive Crown Prince. What will He Yue encounter in the Eastern Palace? How will her relationship with the Crown Prince develop? Come and read "I Opened My Eyes and Was Forcibly Taken Back to the Eastern Palace by the Obsessive Crown Prince" to unlock this turbulent ancient romance.

18. 168 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 11.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Ding dong~ Your Xiaoxue is here to recommend books! 😘 🦄First Book🦄 The female lead is a young lady from a prominent family. Due to a marriage agreement with her family, she marries into the Jiang family even though her husband is on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, her husband, who has been gone for six years, returns with another woman and even wants to take her as a concubine. 🦄Second Book🦄 The male and female leads swap souls. Although the female lead is a lady from a prominent family, she can handle political affairs with ease. The male lead becomes a woman and teaches those who were ungrateful to the female lead a lesson.

19. 169 四 The Fourth Miss Just Wants to Take It Easy, but You Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 四小姐只想咸鱼，你们非逼她造反 Flowing Clouds流光云彩Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book, but there’s no character like her in the story. She takes life easy, usually mouthing off to her father, who dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife, putting his troublemaking concubines in their place, and earning a little money to fatten her purse. Her days are fairly peaceful. Then one day, the author of the book transmigrates into the heroine, and Bai Youyou becomes the heroine’s sworn enemy… 315Reads6.7Score116Shelves

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    I just wanted to relax and do nothing, but I was forced to start working.

20. 170 穿 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
21. 171 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 2.4kReads8.9Score316Shelves

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    Bai Hui comes from a distinguished family: her mother is a favored princess, her uncle is the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother is the empress dowager, and her brother is a young general. From a young age, she received training under her maternal grandmother's tutelage. While outwardly gentle and graceful, she is actually highly skilled in martial arts and decisive in battle. Despite Bai Hui's low-key demeanor, she still arouses the jealousy of her half-sister. In their battle of wits, Bai Hui unexpectedly discovers that her half-sister is actually a reincarnated person…

22. 172 恶 The Villainess Becomes the Legitimate Daughter: I'm Just Pretending, Don't Get Too Attached 恶女成嫡：我装的，你们别太爱了 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (Print edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 19 / Several short animated adaptations are now streaming) [Wicked Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Total Control + “Training Dogs” Romance + Male Rivals in a Shura Field + Exes Begging for Her Back + Face-Slapping and Scumbag Punishment] [The heroine is a true villainess: a stunning, calculating temptress who never hesitates to manipulate others] Jiang Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was an ill-fated girl sent to a t 61.9kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend! It's amazing! Super amazing!

23. 173 真 The Real Heiress’s Mind Was Read, and the Entire Court Went Mad 真千金被读心后，满朝文武癫了 The Stars and Moon Are Never Late星月不晚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Whole-Family Adoration + Gossip System + Cannon Fodder Comeback + Fictional Ancient Setting + No Romance] The first time Xiao Panpan went to a male model club, she picked a model. In her eagerness to feel his abs, she tripped, hit her head on the floor, and passed out. When she woke up, she had become the biological daughter recently brought home by the Left Vice Minister in a fictional ancient dynasty. [Dad, don’t just focus on work! Your fake daughter is about to contact a prin 9.1kReads8.7Score958Shelves
24. 174 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 61.1kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
25. 175 虎 The Tigers, Leopards, and Wolves Run Rampant, but the Chief Minister's Wife Holds Her Own 虎豹财狼吹满地，首辅媳妇真争气 Yan Qingyue宴倾月Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted After dying suddenly, genius research scientist Lu Yue is reborn. From the start, she lands in the middle of a famine and is sold as a child bride. Her bargain husband is barely clinging to life. No need to panic! With five thousand years of medical and scientific knowledge, as long as you’ve still got a breath in you, she can bring you back to life. So the sickly scholar everyone thought would die within two days not only survives, but thrives. Their life gets better and better, and he even pas 1.5kReads8.8Score169Shelves

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    It looks great! [Admiration][Admiration]

26. 176 含 Reborn with a Heart Full of Hate, She Quickly Shoved the Broken Engagement Letter into His Hands 含恨重生，她忙把退亲书塞他手里 Mang Zhi氓之Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn × Sweet Romance × Revenge on Scoundrels] At her coming-of-age ceremony, the crown prince publicly breaks off his engagement to Song Zhi, then turns around and marries her elder sister, Song Yale. What he doesn’t know is that Song Yale is only the prime minister’s daughter in name. Aside from their biased mother, the Song men all treasure the unassuming Song Zhi as the apple of their eye. When his daughter is jilted, Prime Minister Song flies into a rage. “If the crown prince is too blind 8.5kReads8.3Score947Shelves
27. 177 假EN The Fake Princess's Thoughts Are Overheard, and the Whole Court Joins the Gossip 假公主被读心声，满朝文武齐吃瓜 Cat Crouch猫腰Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Group Mind Reading + Alternate World + Everyone’s Favorite + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Gossip + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] Jiang Yingcheng transmigrates into a book. In the story, she is an unloved little princess in the Great Rui imperial palace, and a fake one at that. The fake princess spends over a decade muddling through life in the palace, only to be resented by the real prince, the male lead, whose identity was switched with hers. After seizing the throne, the male lead takes out all 2.6kReads9.1Score313Shelves
28. 178 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声，我摆烂吃瓜！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 62.4kReads9.5Score124.3kShelves
29. 179 庶 The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋 Bei Mu Nan Qiao北木南乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he 9.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
30. 180 被 After an Arranged Marriage Swap, the Metaphysical Matriarch Sits Back and Enjoys the Show 被换亲后，玄学主母吃瓜看戏 Young Master Xian弦公子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysical matriarch + gossip + true and fake heiresses + a classic, over-the-top, cool, domineering, invincible soldier-king transmigrated heroine] Yu Zhiyi worked herself to the bone her entire life. At long last, she whipped her good-for-nothing playboy husband into becoming a pillar of the nation, earning him a title as a prince and a place among the great generals. Before she could enjoy even a few good days, she was reborn. The moment she opened her eyes, she discovered that the true he 4.4kReads8.7Score579Shelves
31. 181 朝 Together Through Dawn and Dusk, Our Hearts Never in Doubt 朝云暮月长相守，君悦卿心两不疑 Yunmeng雲夢Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted Original title: Winning Her Favor [Political intrigue + jianghu + historical setting + devoted couple, one-on-one + sweet romance + groveling pursuit] Reader’s guide: 1. Set in an imaginary dynasty with no historical basis, so there’s no need to scrutinize the background. 2. This is not a story about a powerful heroine, not fast-paced, and not a wish-fulfillment novel. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing! 3. The story uses a lot of deliberate omissions. Please don’t read if that’s not you 201Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist appears to be a refined lady from a wealthy family, but is actually strong-willed beneath her gentle exterior. This is a pure ancient romance novel, a sweet and doting story where the male and female leads marry first and then fall in love. The male lead gradually falls in love with the female protagonist.

32. 182 和 After Our Divorce, the Abstinent Magistrate Wants to Break His Vows Every Day 和离后，禁欲少卿每天都想破戒 Shi Su什酥Ancient Romance831k WordsCompleted [Scheming Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Rise to the Top + Substitute Marriage + Legitimate Daughter] Everyone says the newly appointed Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review has a private affliction, which is why he let his wife divorce him. Then someone catches sight of the vice minister on one knee, his gaze fervent and tender, his voice full of sorrow. “Susu, please don't leave me.” 359Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    🎉🎉🎉The female lead appears to be a refined young lady, but in reality, she possesses exceptional medical skills. Fu Minsu was expelled from the Prime Minister's residence, leaving behind a "Letter of Divorce from Xie Yuxuan," clearly a divorce agreement. It turns out Fu Minsu had impersonated the eldest daughter of the Fu family to marry into the Prime Minister's household. Now they want her as a concubine, but she refuses! She no longer loves her indifferent husband! After leaving the Prime Minister's residence, Fu Minsu moved to a small alley, only to be followed by Xie Yuxuan. It turns out Xie Yuxuan initially considered her young age and wanted to wait until she was older, but later, due to family matters, he had no choice but to do so. Little did he know that Fu Minsu wanted a divorce.

33. 183 穿 Transmigrated as a Sickly Heiress, She Sets the New Fashion in the Capital 穿成病娇大小姐，引领京城新时尚 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigration + unlimited space + making money + friendship and romance + sweet devotion + mutually faithful romance A wealthy heiress transmigrates with all the supplies from her mansion into the body of a delicate legitimate daughter from an official family, poor as a church mouse. She may look fragile, but she’s a sly one who never lets herself lose out. She sells modern cosmetics and opens beauty salons, nail salons, and shopping centers, making money hand over fist. What? The Minister’s wi 1.7kReads9.2Score264Shelves

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    A wealthy heiress, carrying a villa full of supplies, transmigrates to the world of a seemingly delicate eldest daughter of an incorruptible official. Seemingly fragile, she's actually cunning and ruthless, never suffering any loss. Using her infinite spatial ability, she makes a fortune selling modern cosmetics, running beauty salons, nail salons, and shopping malls, living a comfortable and prosperous life. This is a story that blends elements of transmigration, infinite space, making money, friendship and romance, sweet romance, and a clean relationship between the two main characters.

34. 184 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    Go check it out, it recently finished airing.

35. 185 公 Princess: I’ll Do Whatever I Want 公主：本宫就放肆了 What to Eat in Summer夏天吃啥Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted “Xiao Niannian, do you know why your Imperial Grandfather gave you the name ‘Xin’?” “‘Xin’ means the light of dawn. As the eldest legitimate granddaughter of your Imperial Grandfather, he hopes you’ll bring peace and prosperity to the Great Qian Dynasty.” Five-year-old County Princess Yong’an, Zhao Mingxin, couldn’t yet understand what those words meant. Not until she became Princess Yong’an did Zhao Mingxin understand. As a daughter of the Zhao imperial clan, Zhao Mingxin could never escape the 55Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is a county princess, but also a female general with numerous military achievements.

36. 186 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 47.7kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
37. 187 表 My Cousin Has Ambitions 表妹野心有点大 A Duo Guli阿朵古丽Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing Pure historical romance + scheming, calculating legitimate daughter + winning her back + forced marriage + political intrigue The hero is the emperor, ten years older than the heroine. Jiang Shi should have been a noble young lady of the capital, but her grandaunt came to seek refuge with the Jiang family and ended up in her father's bed. Afterward, her father favored his concubine over his wife, and the Jiang family tried to seize everything from Jiang Shi's mother. After her mother divorced an 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No repetition, no costumes, pure native! The female lead's background isn't particularly difficult; her father favored his concubine over his wife, and her mother divorced and remarried, so she was unloved by both parents. At six, she was sent to live with her maternal grandfather, enduring bullying from her cousin. However, she wasn't twisted; she was clear-headed, strategic, and knew how to protect herself and her family's reputation. Each character has their own stance. Her strategy of revenge by killing her half-sister was somewhat unexpected and impressive. Usually, people only start planning after returning home, but the female lead had already wreaked havoc on her sister before even arriving, making it seem like she had nothing to do with it on the surface. Furthermore, she opportunely encouraged other women to read and write more.

38. 188 依 Drunk on Your Clothes 依衿醉 Qiqi, Who Loves Humpback Whales喜欢驼背鲸的七七Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted Lu Huai had imagined his future wife many times: gentle and charming, educated and reasonable, beautiful as a flower, and mild-tempered. But the woman before him was beautiful, at least. As for the rest... She was nowhere near educated and reasonable. She was fussy, quirky, and petty, and she even had a highly skilled maidservant at her side. After her parents died in battle, Zijin was determined to find a live-in son-in-law to carry on the Zhao family line. What? The emperor had arranged for 6kReads9.1Score698Shelves
39. 189 太 The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下 Gu Yu孤妤Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes 1.3kReads9.0Score188Shelves

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    Having suffered the tragic deaths of her family in her past life, the female protagonist is reborn as a child. In the inner court, she strategizes and plots, manipulating the political landscape and winning the heart of a war god prince. This book has a grand scope, no cheat codes, no systems, and is not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel! It relies entirely on wit and strategy. You won't regret reading it! Both characters are virgins, 1v1!

40. 190 冷 The Stone-Faced General Dotes on Her Relentlessly, While the Mystic Expert Does as She Pleases 冷面将军拼命宠，玄学大佬横着走 Xu Xu Tang Qing许许唐倾Ancient Romance368k WordsOngoing [Borrowed body + family intrigue + political scheming + satisfying revenge + ghost hunting + equally matched couple] After borrowing a body, she became a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter everyone could bully! She laughed. “If I don't stand up for myself, you'll all forget who's the legitimate eldest daughter of this household!” Her sweet-faced stepmother trembled. “Could she have learned the truth?” Her wicked younger sister questioned her. “She dared to fight back? Is she crazy, or possesse 39Reads—Score104Shelves

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    It's her, a reincarnation, a master of metaphysics, but she also has many other identities constantly being revealed. Her methods are swift and her mental state is even more extraordinary.

41. 191 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 17kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves

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    They're all on my bookshelf.

42. 192 重 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage, Using a Younger Man as Her Blade 重生嫡女杀疯了，勾个弟弟当刀用 Big Brother Xiaoqi小七哥哥Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted [Revenge and Punishing Scumbags + Older Woman/Younger Man Romance + Puppy Boy Turns Unhinged + Sweet and Innocent in Public + Second Male Lead’s Regret] Her heart was cut out, her eyes gouged out, and her body sunk to the bottom of a lake. Feng Lin died. Her ex-husband and younger sister wiped out the entire Feng family. Feng Lin was reborn. She would make them suffer a thousand cuts. What? The mastermind was a member of the imperial family? Then she would topple this rotten dynasty! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn as the eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor's family, she appears innocent and pure on the surface, but is incredibly powerful in private, holding sway over the entire martial arts world. She's ruthless when it comes to revenge, punishing those who deserve it and killing those who deserve it. She's not a saint. She's gradually seduced by the male lead.

43. 193 我 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 35.3kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves
44. 194 扶 Hold Me by the Waist! 扶细腰！ Fan Sheng梵升Ancient Romance720k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Comeback + Devoted Couple] Tao Yao has paid dearly for falling in love and suffered through the pain of deep devotion. She nearly lost all hope and died in prison. Then, for some inexplicable reason, the sect leader of the Qingli Sect saved her, making her his cherished concubine, doted on like a treasure in his palm. Since she can’t die, she’ll expose the man who betrayed her and make him pay. Then she’ll keep a clear head and never settle again. All she wants is to conque 880Reads9.0Score112Shelves

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    I recommend a book, an ancient romance novel, about a man who dotes on his wife.

45. 195 灯 When the Lanterns Fade, the Calamity Ends 灯明劫尽 Rui Xuan睿暄Ancient Romance857k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads, brilliant strategists, devoted only to each other, revenge, dual identities, dual personalities, an alternate world not based on any historical dynasty, plenty of witty flirting] She is the eldest princess, rumored to be cherished by all, yet she witnessed her mother spend her life being manipulated by the man she loved. Gentle and composed on the surface, she excels at reading people and understands human nature. To stir up the court, she will stop at nothing. She will destro 1.9kReads9.3Score271Shelves

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    A meticulously written political intrigue novel featuring two powerful and intelligent characters, imbued with both sentiment and grand vision. The protagonist becomes the game, manipulating others to their own ends. She appears gentle but is a master manipulator, possessing a deep understanding of human nature. She will stop at nothing to stir up trouble in the court, destroying everything those who betrayed their principles, tearing away their hypocritical facades. Everyone is tearing each other apart for power; she will make them watch their power crumble. They call those who oppose them traitors; she will show them how these traitors will overturn the world's hypocrisy and deceit. They are drawn into the game, entangled with villains, yet unwilling to sink deeper into the mire. They know every step they take counts; the important thing is to stay grounded, to understand each other's wholeness.

46. 196 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 82.7kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves
47. 197 夺 You Steal My Fortune to Support Your Cousin? Reborn, I’ll Offer the Whole Clan as Sacrifice 夺我气运养表妹？重生送全族祭天 Tang Zhaozhao棠炤炤Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted Also known as ‘They Stole My Fortune to Raise Their Cousin, and My Brother-Obsessed Mother Wept at the Wrong Grave.’ Chu Mingyue spent her whole life as a human fortune battery, and died because of her brother-obsessed mother’s schemes. Her lucky-star fortune and status as the Marquis’s legitimate daughter were also stolen and given to her ungrateful cousin from her maternal uncle’s family. Even after death, her soul was imprisoned and sacrificed to Heaven in a soul-crushing ritual, so she could 559Reads7.0Score111Shelves

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    The female protagonist is the legitimate daughter of a marquis's family. In her previous life, she was killed by her domineering mother who switched her fate. Reborn, she is ruthless and decisive, and her main theme is that she doesn't let her grudges linger overnight. Those who are killed are killed, and those who are castrated are castrated. It's super satisfying!!!

48. 198 大 The Boss Puts on a Secret Identity and Takes the Court by Storm 大佬她披上马甲A爆朝堂 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance810k WordsCompleted To avenge her elder brother, she disguises herself as a man and enters the government as an official. The officials soon notice that Lord Yuchi, once as gentle as jade, has become bold and dazzlingly cool. The cute, soft-spoken young woman is sweet on the outside but ruthless within: clever, calculating, wealthy, and armed with plenty of secret identities. She doesn't even blink as she takes down her powerful political rival. As she keeps tormenting him, the feared minister falls for her... Qin, 596Reads9.1Score123Shelves

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    🌻The female lead appears to be a refined young lady, but she's actually quite cunning. To avenge her brother, she disguises herself as a man and takes his place in court.🌸 From then on, she gains untold fame, even attracting the attention of her four former rivals, who begin to doubt themselves. Her true identity is constantly being revealed. [Note]

49. 199 才 A Talented Woman's Plight: After Being Forced to Marry a Spoiled Heir 才女难当：被纨绔世子强娶后 Eighteenth Yuanwai十八员外Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Unparalleled sweet romance + scheming male lead + mutual devotion] [Not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story. Avoid if that's what you like] [Female-oriented romance. Avoid if you prefer male-oriented novels] In the fourteenth year of the Great Zhou, an imperial edict shattered the decades of peaceful life Liu Qingyi had known. With a wave of his hand, the emperor married the capital's foremost beauty to the heir of Prince Huai'an, the notorious playboy who was the talk of the city. Their rep 2.2kReads8.8Score181Shelves
50. 200 小 Little Menace! She Makes the Cold and Aloof Young Heir Climb Her Wall Every Day 小祖宗好疯！惹清冷世子日日爬墙 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (Completed. Transmigrate into a book + win over the husband + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + an austere, upright heir to the throne and a righteous-yet-evil, unhinged young lady) Everyone knew that Fu Wenyan, daughter of the Grand General’s household, was hopelessly in love with the Second Prince and would do anything for him without complaint. But after she fell off a cliff, someone else took over Miss Fu’s body. To the Second Prince, whom she h 14kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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