Period Tragedies Like Eastern Palace 古风虐文像《东宫》

1. 251 长 The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华 Get Rich Overnight一夜暴富Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy 3.2kReads8.8Score508Shelves
2. 252 朝 Morning and Evening in the Mountain Fields 朝暮山田 Linghu 1菱湖1Ancient Romance140k WordsOngoing Obsessive love + scheming + long-planned pursuit + farming-life childhood sweethearts + doted-on heroine + three male leads for readers to choose from The day he married was also the anniversary of her mother’s death! In just two years, the boy who had grown up with her transformed into the renowned eldest son of the Fan family in Jinjiang City. Within days, the smile and openheartedness vanished from the boy’s face. He became a calculating politician, consumed by ambition for power. Please note —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one is a new article that I discovered. I really like this book. It's a multi-perspective narrative.

3. 253 归 Joy on the Return to the Capital 归朝欢 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance700k WordsCompleted Even as Princess Qiuyang lay dying, the person she couldn’t forget was still the one with rosy lips and bright teeth, whose smile made her willing to give up her life. But that person was hounded to death by the whole world. So she decided to seize the entire realm and make it his grave offering. Unfortunately, she fell just short of success. Before she died, she thought that when they first met, she should have ignored everything and snatched that great monk away, locked him up, and never let a 788Reads8.7Score133Shelves

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   The method of achieving both peace and security in the world I've been waiting for the author's second part [crying]

4. 254 闻 My Love, Come to Me in a Dream 闻君入梦来 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance953k WordsCompleted Five years ago, he led his troops to war, intending to welcome her as his wife with ten miles of wedding finery. Five years later, she betrayed their love, ended their child’s life, and became his father’s woman. He hated her betrayal. He branded her face, severed her fingers, and even killed their daughter! She swore she would make him pay for every drop of blood. When all the secrets came to light, he was consumed with regret. “A Zuo, don’t go...” She turned and plunged her sword into his 1.1kReads7.7Score—Shelves

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   Abuse the body and mind [ps. Abuse for the sake of abuse]

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