Looking for Short, Sweet Historical Romance! No System 求 短篇！！古言甜文！不要系统

1. 1 朕 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚11k WordsCompleted I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is fast-paced, packed with laughs, entertaining, and addictive.

2. 2 我 I’m Sneaking Glances at Her, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me 我在偷看她，她也在偷看我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted I was sneaking a look at her, and she was sneaking a look at me too 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 我 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 519Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 我 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 朕 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 朕的后宫只想跑路，朕的臣子只想造反 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 688Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 我 The Buddha Pinned Me Down for Five Hundred Years, but the Monk Who Rescued Me Was Even Fiercer 我被如来压五百年，救我的和尚比他还凶 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Male-Channel Fanfiction6k WordsCompleted After the Tathagata Imprisoned Me for Five Hundred Years, the Monk Who Saved Me Was Even Fiercer 102Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 不 After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Crazy 不要他的臭钱后，那个高傲的王爷他疯了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After I Refused His Dirty Money, That Arrogant Prince Went Mad 10Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 前 My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom 前男友甩了我，我反手成了他后妈 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 两 My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I’m the One Who Got the Short End of the Stick 两个发小闹分手，倒霉的却是我 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I Was the One Who Suffered 100Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 听 I Took My Mother-in-Law's Advice and Got a Little Lover, Only to Find He Was One of Us 听婆婆的话养了个小情人，结果是自己人 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & RomanceCompleted I took my mother-in-law's advice and kept a little lover, only to find out he was one of our own. —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 高 The Untouchable Young Master Shen Was Won Over by a Cabbage Like Me 高岭之花沈公子，被我一颗白菜拱了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The aloof Mr. Shen, the untouchable flower on the high peak, was snapped up by a cabbage like me. 22Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 系 System: Please Go Back and Comfort That Crazy Crown Prince 系统：求您回去哄哄那个疯批太子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚7k WordsCompleted System: Please go back and comfort that crazy crown prince. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 这 This Time, I'll Build My Own Rich Family 这次我做自己的豪门 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted This time, I'll become the wealthy heiress I want to be. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 系 The System Wants Me to Conquer the Immortal Venerable. He Whines: Humans and Cats Can't Cultivate Together 系统让我攻略仙尊，他委屈巴巴：人和猫是不能双修的 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚12k WordsCompleted The System told me to conquer the Immortal Venerable. He pouted pitifully: "People and cats can't cultivate dual cultivation together." 15Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Villainous Ex-Wife, So My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 系统逼我当恶毒前妻，我和儿子靠演戏暴富了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted The System Forces Me to Play the Wicked Ex-Wife, but My Son and I Get Rich by Acting 39Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 年 The Young Shaman Doctor Prescribed This: Kiss Him Every Day 年轻巫医给我开了个方子：每日和他吃嘴子 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted The young witch doctor wrote me a prescription: kiss him every day. 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 毒 After Three Days of Hallucinogenic Poisonous Mushrooms, I Summoned Every Handsome Man in the Prince's Estate 毒蘑菇致幻三天，我把王府的英俊男人全点了一遍 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚6k WordsCompleted After three days of hallucinations from poisonous mushrooms, I picked out every handsome man in the prince's manor. 20Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 基 I Was the Strongest Fighter at the Base, but the Zombie Emperor Took Me Home to Raise Me 基地最强战力的我，被丧尸皇捡回去养了 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Marriage & Romance6k WordsCompleted I was the strongest fighter at the base, but the Zombie Emperor took me in and raised me. 17Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 豪 My Wealthy Boyfriend Panicked: We Haven't Even Broken Up, and You're Looking for a Lover? 豪门男友急了：我们还没分手，你在找小情人？ Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚9k WordsCompleted My rich boyfriend panicked: "We haven't even broken up yet, and you're looking for a boy toy?" 17Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 躺 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 Singing at Dusk Among the Pines松间唱晚Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
21. 21 枫 Brilliant Maple Blossoms 枫华灼灼 Hua Shangyu Ji华殇羽寂Ancient Romance37k WordsCompleted She is the one his heart longs for, and he is the one to whom she gives her devoted love. "I gave you the peaceful life you wanted.", Bei Houfeng "Thank you, Brother Feng.", Taoyao 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of these are short, sweet historical romance novels that don't require high-level writing skills.

22. 22 两 Two Hearts, One Joy 两相生欢 Hua Shangyu Ji华殇羽寂Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted A young man rode in on a bamboo hobbyhorse, circling the bed and playing with green plums. They lived together in Changgan Lane, childhood friends with no suspicions between them. They slept and talked together, their hearts filled with joy. (The leads are childhood sweethearts who grew up together without a care. This is a short piece I wrote in high school. Please don’t bash it if it’s not to your taste. Thank you.) 43Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 年 Age-Gap Romance Is the Best: Spoiled by 25 Daddy-Type Love Addicts 年龄差真香：被25个爹系恋爱脑宠不停 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Historical setting + older, fatherly love interest + hopeless romantic + extra sweet + one-on-one + episodic stories] What should I do? I fell in love at first sight with the new tutor before entering the palace selection. Help! Urgent! A handsome tutor had just joined our private school. My classmates crowded around him to ask about their lessons, while I was so dazzled by his looks that I stared at him for a long moment before saying, "Teacher, you're so handsome." The tutor's face instantly 806Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    All are completed short stories, definitely sweet romance novels, the kind that's super sweet and adorable 💓💓

24. 24 新 Newlyweds in Love, the Ice-Cold Prince Pins Me Down and Kisses Me 新婚燕尔，冷冰冰王爷把我摁着亲 Ice Moon Songs冰月笙歌Ancient Romance175k WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + medicine-making space + gentle yet domineering hero + sweet and spirited heroine + devoted couple and sweet romance] Su Luoyan, a modern heir to traditional Chinese medicine, transmigrates into the body of a noblewoman in the Southern Kingdom, then is reborn once again! In her previous life, she lost her modern memories, impulsively divorced the prince, endured cold treatment from her family, and was even tricked by a scumbag into giving her blood to her younger sis 166Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    A sweet historical romance novel. Completed! The plot moves quickly and smoothly.

25. 25 山 Where Mountains and Rivers End 山河尽处 Du Ruodao杜若刀Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [One Heroine | Master of Medicine and Poison | Peerless Martial Arts | Jianghu and Court Intrigue | Devoted to Each Other] Lu Yunqing (Lu Shen) was nearly killed as an infant, but was rescued by her two masters and raised in seclusion deep in the mountains for seventeen years. She mastered extraordinary martial arts and medicine, but after years away from the world, she knew little of social customs and the rules of aristocratic families. After passing her masters' trial, she bid them farewell 3.6kReads9.4Score409Shelves

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    It's a pure ancient romance novel, without time travel or reincarnation elements. The plot is fast-paced and not melodramatic. It's lighthearted and funny in the beginning, a little angsty in the middle, and has a super sweet ending.

26. 26 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves

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    These are some of my favorite ancient romance novels that aren't too long. The plots are fast-paced and the heroines are very strong-willed. The first book was a little frustrating in the middle, but the endings were all great. They are definitely worth reading!

27. 27 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 40.8kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
28. 28 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
29. 29 楼 The One by the Tower Is Like Jade 楼边人似玉 White Egret, Never Paired白鹭未双Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The proprietress of the Zhangdeng Inn is truly insufferable: sharp-tongued, money-grubbing, flirtatious, and shameless. He cultivates the Way of Shangqing and slays the myriad demons of the mortal world. He absolutely must not let her bewitch him! (Demon-hunting, scheming magistrate Song Liyan x money-loving, self-obsessed innkeeper Lou Siyu. The story involves only the human and demon realms. They fall in love in a different setting, with no cultivation. Happy ending, with both sweet and angsty 1.1kReads9.3Score177Shelves
30. 30 娘 My Lady! Your Tenderness Is So Overpowering 娘子！你的温柔好霸道 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42136k WordsCompleted My Lady, Your Tenderness Is So Overbearing 112Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just watch! No explanation needed.

31. 31 老 Husband, You're So Rough! 老公，你好粗暴！ Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42120k WordsCompleted Honey, you're so rough! 7.8kReads—Score119Shelves
32. 32 老 Husband, You're So Rough - 2 老公，你好粗暴-2 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42112k WordsCompleted Honey, you're so rough! - 2 488Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 好 The Lustful Physician Consort's Guide to Taming Her Husband 好色医妃训夫季 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42117k WordsCompleted The Lustful Physician Consort's Husband-Training Season 43Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 合 The Joyful Union Palace and the Kingdom of Women 合欢宫与女儿国 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42114k WordsCompleted The Acacia Palace and the Kingdom of Women —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 北 A Beijing Girl's Love in the Hutongs 北京大妞的胡同爱情 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42120k WordsCompleted A Beijing Girl’s Hutong Romance 294Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 滚 Sex Improves Your Memory!? What a Load of Bull 滚床单提升记忆力！？吹牛 Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42118k WordsCompleted Rolling around in bed improves your memory!? What a load of nonsense. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 哇 Wow! You Really Look Like a Pilot! 哇塞！你很像个飞行员嘛！ Light a Lamp in Your Heart 421点一盏心灯42118k WordsCompleted Whoa! You really look like a pilot! 115Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 劝 You Tell Me to Lay Down My Weapon, Madam, So Why Are You Picking It Up Again? 劝我放下屠刀，夫人你又拿它作甚 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [Xianxia Romance + A Jinxed Little Fairy from the Celestial Realm vs. a Demon Lord with a Strong Moral Compass] On the day of her wedding, Yun Sang-sang was killed by her husband as a stepping stone to his ascension. He ascended to godhood, while her resentment lingered. Just as she was about to awaken, she became the jinx everyone in the Three Realms wanted to punish. The immortals of the Celestial Realm adored her husband and bullied her at every turn. Heartbroken, she went to the mortal realm 495Reads9.3Score101Shelves

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    This is a historical romance novel; don't be misled by the title. The plot is excellent, and the male and female leads have exceptionally high moral values.

39. 39 盛 Spoiled Rotten: I Am Ill, and My Name Is Longing 盛宠：寡人有疾，名唤相思 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted Gu Xianyu was the beloved jewel of the regent, the most honored Princess Changle in Dayu, and the darling of everyone around her. When she grew up, she fell in love with the aloof guard at her side, but he left without a word. A year later, an imperial decree arranged her marriage to another state. On her wedding night, she drained the nuptial cup The young woman’s eyes grew sultry, her beautiful cheeks flushed. In a daze, she reached out to caress the handsome face so close to hers, thinking sh 48Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend it ↓❤️

40. 40 盛 Cherished by the Powerful: The Lord Chancellor’s Darling 盛宠：权臣大人的掌心娇 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + pampered romance + political intrigue + household drama + 1v1 + devoted couple) Reborn on the day of her wedding, Chu Jiaojiao decides not to run away! Remembering the miserable fate she suffered after fleeing her wedding in her previous life, Chu Jiaojiao vows to cling tightly to the powerful minister’s leg! On their wedding night “Husband~” A sweet, bone-melting voice comes from beneath the veil. Gu Chen raises an eyebrow, stroking his thumb ring with his right hand before giving a 1.6kReads9.1Score200Shelves
41. 41 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Said He Hadn't Long to Live 新婚夜：病娇王爷说他命不久矣 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Ancient Romance186k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a special forces soldier in the twenty-first century. While carrying out Plan S, she happened to rescue a hostage. Then the criminals played dirty, set off explosives, and she bought the farm~ Reborn in Nanli, a fictional kingdom, she has become the unloved eldest daughter of the Jiang family. As if that weren't bad enough, her scummy father and stepmother marry her off in someone else's place to a disabled prince from the start~ Luckily, she has a spiritual spring 1.7kReads9.0Score206Shelves
42. 42 将 The General's Young Bride Comes Down the Mountain 将军府的小媳妇儿下山啦 Duan Qiqi短七七Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted Qin Su had finally been kicked down the mountain by her master after nearly stripping the Taoist temple bare. The little girl said she wasn't worried in the slightest. Her masters: We can finally breathe easy! Already lost, she somehow wandered farther and farther from home, then got herself dragged into trouble along the way. Yun Qi said, "My little girl is delicate, weak, sweet, and adorable. Fighting and killing aren't for her." Bandits: But she killed my whole family! And robbed me! The man 1.2kReads7.6Score138Shelves

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    A beautiful classical Chinese text, highly recommended.

43. 43 娇 With His Sweet Wife in His Arms, the Cold-Faced Prince Secretly Falls in Love 娇妻在怀，冷面王爷悄悄动凡心 Lu Guiyin路归引Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted A modern policewoman died in an accident while responding to a call to catch criminals, then transmigrated to ancient times. She had been the legitimate daughter abandoned in the countryside. The Bai family brought her back because of a letter ending her engagement. But after the engagement was broken off, an imperial decree ordered her to marry the Seventh Royal Uncle, who was rumored to be volatile and unpredictable. “Talking back to your father violates Great Chu’s law on honoring one’s elder 234Reads9.1Score101Shelves

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    Absolutely no system or space!!! The short story is complete!!! He's so doting 🤤🤤🤤

44. 44 顽 The Mischievous Young Lord's Bride: Bold and Fearless 顽皮世子妃，猖狂又强悍 Lu Guiyin路归引Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + sweet romance + strong heroine and hero + scheming heir] Ye Luoqing was a lieutenant colonel in a special forces army unit. She died when an explosion caught her in its blast, only to transmigrate into the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue’s household. Her father doesn’t dote on her, her mother is dead, and her younger siblings bully her every chance they get. Just watch me take down the villains! “My lord, the heir’s wife has run off to the military camp!” Brin 337Reads9.1Score—Shelves
45. 45 穿 The Fallen Princess in the Enemy Prince's Arms 穿成敌国王爷怀里的亡国公主 Lu Guiyin路归引Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted [Strong female and male leads + sweet romance + feel-good wish fulfillment + putting scumbags in their place] She transmigrates into the body of a “fallen kingdom’s” princess and must survive in a foreign land! “I am Princess Ping Shun of the Great Harmony Kingdom! I was born noble! Since when do you people get to run wild in front of me?” “I’ll walk my own path, with no one blocking my way; you can cross your own narrow bridge and marry your beloved wife and concubines! How wonderful!” The prin 4Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 回 Back in the Past, I Became the Crown Prince’s Dark Moonlight 回到过去，我成了太子的黑月光 Gentleman Xiao Yu君子小俞Ancient Romance22k WordsCompleted Back in the Past, I Became the Crown Prince’s Dark Moonlight 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese Romance: Sweet Love and Redemption

47. 47 王 My Lord, Miss Shen Wants to Break Off the Engagement 王爷，沈小姐要退婚 Lan Mengtingzi蓝梦婷子Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted After a marriage was arranged by imperial decree, the so-called bandits wiped out the Ning’an Marquis’s household. Fortunately, Shen Xiaoyun, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, was away making offerings at a temple and survived. Since Shen Xiaoyun’s grandmother was the empress dowager’s younger sister, the empress dowager took her into the palace. The empress dowager hopes to bring Shen Xiaoyun and Prince Su, Yang Chenyi, together. But Yang Chenyi is not as frail and sickly as the rumors claim. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 腹 The Scheming Prince's One and Only: The Princess Consort Can Do It All 腹黑王爷独宠妃之王妃啥都会 Lan Mengtingzi蓝梦婷子Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted Shen Xiaoyun, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, rejected the royal princes' marriage proposals again and again, yet still ended up marrying into the imperial family. She became the wife of Prince Jin, Yang Chenyi, who had wanted to marry only her his entire life. "My princess consort, are you already planning to fill my household with women right after our wedding?" Shen Xiaoyun stared at him in shock. "When did I ever think so little of myself that I'd find someone to share you with?" 4Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 穿 I Became a Palace Maiden in My Scumbag Ex's Harem, and He Ordered My Death on Sight? 穿成渣男前任的秀女，上来就赐死？ Fat Man Riding a Pig骑猪的胖子Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted Transmigrated as the former scumbag’s chosen concubine, she’s sentenced to death right off the bat? 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's get started!

50. 50 长 The Immortal Shopkeeper and His Cat-Demon Lady 长生掌柜与他的猫妖姑娘 Shi Yi Onze拾一Onze36k WordsCompleted The Longevity Innkeeper and His Cat-Demon Girl 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is quite sweet ❤️

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