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1. 651 重 Reborn, I Drove the God of War Marquis Wild with Desire 重生后，我撩疯了战神侯爷 Shi Gu式谷Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted [The new book has only just received its initial rating, so the sample size is small. The score will gradually rise over time.] In her previous life, Shen Li was blind to the truth and foolishly devoted, mistaking her benefactor for someone else and marrying Pei Zhaoyan. After five years of giving him her whole heart, she was left with a child dead, her own life lost, and her family destroyed. Only as she lay dying did she finally realize that the person who had silently protected her and risk 7.3kReads6.7Score641Shelves

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2. 652 穿 After the Lazy Transmigrator in the Book Catches the Sickly, Yandere Regent's Eye 穿书咸鱼被病娇摄政王盯上后 Jade Beauty玉美人Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful, rich heiress vs. a brooding, possessive tyrant] [Sweet and clingy vs. bold and domineering] [The heroine is a looks-obsessed, spoiled, funny scatterbrain with a bit of a wild streak. She starts off with a terrible hand and gets pretty frantic as everything goes haywire. Skip if that's not your thing.] [Mutual first love + transmigrate into a book and take down scumbags + feel-good comedy + obsessive male lead takes charge] [The male lead seems sweet and innocent but is a 6.9kReads9.3Score864Shelves

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   This book, -🥰🥰- is incredibly sweet and doting on the wife! Lots of fanservice!! The male lead is both wicked and charming, a master of acting and love! He's secretly incredibly passionate and skilled at it!! He's love-struck, possessive, and extremely jealous!! His heart and soul are completely devoted to the female lead!! This author's writing style feels different from Tomato's; the beginning, middle, and end are all unexpected!! It's really good! So good!

3. 653 怜 Cherished Beauty [One Woman, Many Men] 怜娇【一女多男】 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling Heroine / No Fixed Couple / Rivalry for Her Affections / Men Get Their Hearts Broken] Yan Zhen, a sickly, scheming beauty, is adored by a crowd of men. A distant, solitary Daoist is ordered by his master to look after her, but she awakens desire in him, and he can no longer commune with Heaven and Earth. “Yan Zhen, you’ve ruined my Daoist heart.” The man she once thought was her enemy in a past life sacrifices half his flesh and blood for her, just for the chance to see her o 8.3kReads8.9Score589Shelves
4. 654 女 A Female Player Transmigrates and Catches the Eye of the Cold Crown Prince 女海王穿越，被清冷太子盯上了 Shi Gu式谷Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Bold, formidable heroine x clingy, snake-like hero | Secret identities everywhere | Devoted to each other alone] "Do you know A Yu or not?" Yun Zhaohe stared at the little white snake in her arms and finally asked the question she had been holding in for so long. The little white snake shook its head, but its shifty eyes gave away its guilty conscience. Yun Zhaohe, a top modern investigator, died in an explosion and transmigrated as the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister of Great Qin 371Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 655 高 Cool Immortal Lord, Stop Touching My Dragon Tail 高冷仙君，不要随便摸我的龙尾巴 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Pretty, timid little sweetheart who tempts without realizing it x Dark, controlling man who loves without realizing it; win-her-back groveling; 1v1; both are each other's one and only] There's a legend in the Scarlet Demon Abyss: if a little girl doesn't study hard, she'll be thrown out and made to marry the terrifying Mu Yunji. Dao Lord Mu Yunji is the ruler of the world. He's sharp-tongued, cold-hearted, and ruthless, but as handsome as a jade tree, and clearly built for fathering lots of chi 3.5kReads9.1Score367Shelves
6. 656 娇 Sweet Little One, Spoiled by Her Yandere Suitors 娇糯儿，被病娇们团宠 Side Zipper侧拉链Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted They’re all lunatics!! Absolutely wild [Push and pull to the extreme / forced love / 1V4 domination / age gap / intense rivalry / yandere / sweet on the outside, dark within / total crazies] (All male leads are virgins!) [♥ A Miao boy who makes Gu poison! ♥ The cool, aloof underworld boss of the Golden Triangle ♥ The devilishly handsome gang leader in the capital, a vampire descendant and mixed-race ♥ The capital’s heterochromatic-eyed “Master Jiu,” a bar owner,] (Four crazy men and one sweet, d 142Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 657 穿 Transported into a Movie, I Sweet-Talked the Childless Tyrant into Submission 穿进电影，绝嗣暴君被我哄软了 Shi Gu式谷Ancient Romance172k WordsOngoing [Breathtakingly Beautiful Medical School Campus Queen x Bewitching, Unhinged, Childless Tyrant] [Intense Push and Pull] [Heroine Makes the First Move and Takes Him by Force] [She Wants to Run After Flirting] [Tyrant Chases Her Instead] [Becomes Empress and Has His Children] Wen Wan was born into a family of physicians. With extraordinary medical skills and a beauty that could topple kingdoms, she nevertheless pursued her dream of acting and enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy, where she became 1.1kReads—Score124Shelves
8. 658 性 Sexy Widow, Having a Live Meltdown 性感寡妇，在线发癫 Running Braised Fish奔跑的红烧鱼Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Female player who dates around + lighthearted comedy + unconventional palace intrigue] Song Wanyi went from a sexy bombshell to a widow who had supposedly killed her husband right after their wedding. Being a widow was great. No husband, and a huge dowry to boot. As long as she found a way to outlive her in-laws, life would be a dream. But she never imagined that the aloof master she had seduced on a whim was actually the emperor. It was over. How was she supposed to keep her string of male com 2.3kReads9.2Score237Shelves

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   This book has a particularly novel premise: a female sea queen versus an emperor, who directly seduces the emperor and makes him a smitten woman.

9. 659 失 After the Amnesiac Beauty Was Seized by the Tyrant 失忆美人被暴君强取豪夺后 Please Use Lychee Fish请用荔枝鱼Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit] [Childhood friends] [Forced love] [Obsessive tyrant, aloof beauty, driven mad by love for you] Shen Ruoyun had lost her memory. The only person who treated her with unparalleled tenderness was the tyrant, who told her: “Yun'er, you are my empress. I am your one and only husband.” Having lost her memories, she felt unsafe about everything. Wei Jin's affection gradually dispelled the inexplicable fear she had felt toward him at first, replacing it with dependence and love. But 615Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 660 动 Fall in Love and Die: The Heir and I Defy Heaven 动情即殒命，我与世子逆苍天 Shi Gu式谷Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Shen Qingyan unexpectedly spends a night entangled with Xiao Jinyuan, a ruthless and cold-blooded heir to a noble title. A high monk tells them, "Only by joining body and soul forty-nine times can you break the heavenly punishment that has haunted you for three lifetimes." But the curse's shackles remain: the moment they fall in love and commit to each other, both will die. She runs, he pursues. There is no escape from fate. She is a goddess undergoing tribulation. Reborn across three lifetimes, 159Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 661 陛 Your Majesty, I Really Want to Be Demoted! 陛下，我真的想被贬呀！ Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted Your Majesty, I really want to be demoted! 1.5kReads—Score102Shelves

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    I've recently read a few short stories in the ancient Chinese style that I found quite good.

12. 662 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.7kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves

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13. 663 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.9kReads8.7Score213Shelves
14. 664 系 The System Told Me to Conquer the World, So I Took the Throne 系统让我攻略天下，我直接登基了 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted The System Told Me to Conquer the World, So I Went Straight to the Throne 127Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 665 冬 Bound by Love at the Winter Solstice 冬至缚情 Snow Sheng Winter Solstice雪笙冬至Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted The eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei marries into Prince Chen’s household by imperial decree. On their wedding night, her husband abandons her for the woman he loves. A scheming white lotus puts on an act at every turn and provokes her. In the capital, everyone plots and schemes, and intrigue is everywhere, whether hidden or open. But what does any of it have to do with her? She doesn’t love Prince Chen, nor does she love this prosperous, sordid capital. All she wants is to r 50.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    This historical romance novel is absolutely stunning! Highly recommended, it has a 9.3 Rating, is complete, and has 63,000 readers. The female lead is very clear-headed and has a difficult time reuniting with the male lead, but thankfully they end up together! It's really good!

16. 666 男 The Male Lead Will Wipe Out My Family? Then He Doesn't Get to Live 男主会灭我满门？那他别活了 Plankton the Lab Rat做实验的痞老板Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted The Male Lead Is Going to Wipe Out My Entire Family? Then He Doesn't Get to Live 135Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 667 公 The Princess Becomes a Servant, and the Mad Regent Locks Her Up with Bloodshot Eyes 公主为婢，疯批摄政王红眼囚她 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted [Mutual Firsts] [Power Struggles] [Taking by Force] [Rivalry for Love] [Love and Hate] [Resilient, Cool Beauty and Unhinged Prince Regent] She was the princess of Nanzhao, but through a twist of fate, she ended up living among ordinary people. Eight years ago, Xiao Nanyan, the regent of Tianqi, happened to pass through Nanzhao. He rescued her and brought her back to his residence, where he raised her as a deathsworn guard. With beauty that could topple kingdoms, she was still only a servant, and 3.1kReads9.2Score322Shelves

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    These two ancient Chinese romance novels are particularly captivating in their portrayal of political intrigue and ensemble casts, featuring several distinct couples, each one outstanding. There's no time travel or reincarnation. Purely ancient Chinese romance, imbued with a classical charm. The political intrigue sections are especially brilliant.

18. 668 生 Share a Bed in Life! Share a Grave in Death! She Can't Escape After Being Forced to Become His Wife 生同衾！死同穴！强夺为妻逃不掉 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 27.3kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
19. 669 诱 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.5kReads9.1Score690Shelves

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    💥💥💥Oh my god, I absolutely have to recommend these two books! The male leads are just so incredibly charming. Especially the first one, it's absolutely amazing, the opening is absolutely explosive. Most importantly, the male lead is so talented, he's a master at flirting. Go read it, you'll be smiling like a proud aunt the whole time, you won't be able to stop smiling! 😍

20. 670 性 Wild at Heart, A Master Flirt: The Coldhearted Prince Goes Mad for Her 性子野，撩的花，寡情王爷疯魔啦 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance906k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Faux Uncle and Niece + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Regretful Pursuit] [Quirky, Scheming Heroine VS. Vengeful, Unhinged Uncle] Xie Ning, the second daughter of the Prince of Jing’an’s household, has just arrived in Yandu when she wanders into the wrong room and is used by a man as an ingredient in an antidote. After one wild night, she intends to treat it as a fleeting fling, but he petitions the emperor to grant them a marriage. He is the mighty Prince of 1.7kReads9.2Score188Shelves
21. 671 未 Empress Weiyang 未央皇后 Yuanbao Susu元宝苏苏Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted “Today, I’ll give the empress’s throne to the woman you love. Will you let me and my family go, then?” Driven into a corner, she gave a bitter smile and admitted defeat. “I don’t want anything anymore. I wish you both happiness!” Yin Wushang: “You’re unfaithful, cold, and calculating. Yan Weiyang, what makes you worthy of being my empress?” Yu Tianhuan: “You’d better kill me with one sword. Otherwise, as long as I’m alive, I’ll never let go. Yanyan, we’ll drag each other through hell on earth to 838Reads8.6Score100Shelves

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    "You are unfaithful, cold, and scheming; what right do you have to be my empress?" Forced to marry an impure empress, the young emperor felt deeply humiliated and disgusted. On their wedding night, he abandoned her and went to the palace of a concubine. In her youth, she had been completely devoted to him, but a conspiracy and scheming led them to become a bitter couple. Later, he couldn't help but fall for her, but she had already given up. (A story of a wife-chasing saga, already completed, quite short, and can be read quickly.)

22. 672 他 His Gentle Seduction 他轻诱 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted #A short drama adaptation under the same title is now streaming# [Love after marriage + he has been plotting this for years + slice of life + warm and sweet romance + the second male lead gets the girl] With her wedding day approaching, Jiang Nuanzhu runs into her fiancé at the hospital with his ex-girlfriend, whom he broke up with six years ago, as she undergoes a prenatal checkup. He claims he's only helping a widowed mother and her child. Jiang Nuanzhu refuses to raise someone else's child an 18.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
23. 673 隔 The Neighbor Next Door Keeps Sneaking Over at Night 隔壁邻居总是晚上偷偷过来 Purple Robe Eleven紫衣十一Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Fresh University Graduate ✖ Scheming, Devoted Heir to a Marquis's Estate + Both Leads Have No Past Relationships + They Swap Worlds + Both Leads Transmigrate in Body + Heroine Comes into Her Own in the Second Half] Just after graduating from university, Lin Xiangxiang rented a one-bedroom apartment and discovered a small door built into the wall between her bedroom and the neighboring house. At first, she didn't think much of it. Little did she know that night she'd unexpectedly transmigrate in 14.8kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    🐾Here it comes! Lin Xiangxiang, a recent graduate of a classical Chinese literature university, rented a one-bedroom apartment and noticed a small door in the wall between her bedroom and the next room. She initially paid it no mind. Little did she know, that very night she would unexpectedly transmigrate into the study of Xie Beiheng, the heir apparent to the Marquis of Zhenbei in the Dayue Kingdom. Before Lin Xiangxiang could even process what was happening, Xie Beiheng had already placed a sword against her neck, "A spy from the Northern Rong?"

24. 674 东 The Crown Prince's Relentless Devotion 东宫强宠 Pre-Qingming Rain明前雨Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Mild Coercion] [Mutually Chaste] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and supremely noble Crown Prince of the Sheng Dynasty, The Outcast, yet he frequently dreams at night of a woman. In his dreams, he loves her deeply and hates her bitterly. Shen Qingjue treats love with contempt, believing it to be an insignificant distraction. But after meeting this woman in real life, he repeatedly makes exceptions and loses his mind. On her way back to the capital after returning to her hometown to pay respects to 2.9kReads8.8Score326Shelves
25. 675 侯 The Marquess's Wife Was Widowed for Three Years, Then Got Pregnant and Went on a Rampage 侯门主母守寡三年，一朝有喜杀疯了 Jin Gao金餻Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [Heroine runs away while pregnant + coercive romance + forbidden relationship + obsessive hero] A widow's life is hard, and life as a widow in a marquis's household is even harder. Shen Xiling's husband died young. She manages every affair in the marquis's estate, yet gets no appreciation for it. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life wasting away like this. But then her brother-in-law, who was believed to have died in battle, returns and inherits everything in the marquis's household. 135Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    [Sending a Heart] This book is so good and so captivating!! Forced possession, forbidden relationships, obsessive male lead—this book is just too exciting!!! The female lead's husband died young, and her uncle returned unexpectedly, inheriting everything in the family, including her!!!

26. 676 棠 The Tangyin Cases 棠阴比事 Written by Gui Wanrong桂万荣撰15k WordsCompleted [Ancient Crime Investigation | Ancient Forensic Science | Solving Bizarre Cases | Unraveling Mysteries with Reason] Without surveillance cameras or DNA, how did people in ancient times solve unusual cases? A collection of case judgments handed down from the Song dynasty records more than 70 real major cases found in official histories. A stepmother's murder of her husband sparks a bloody family tragedy; a wife conspires with her lover to kill her husband and disguises his death as an accident; f 35Reads8.0Score—Shelves
27. 677 我 My Mother Is the Emperor’s Moonlight, So What If I’m a Little Vicious? 我娘帝王白月光，我恶毒点怎么了 Lu Ningning鹿柠柠Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted Historical romance + from princess to empress + alternate world + 1v1, both leads sexually inexperienced Qian Ying had a dream: the world she lived in was just a book. In the dream, the Yuan Kingdom fell and a new dynasty rose. Chu Yao, the hostage prince from Chu whom she had once insulted and beaten, overthrew the dynasty and married her younger sister, Yuan Siwei, making her empress. She herself was merely the vicious supporting female character who had bullied the Chu hostage prince since c 8kReads8.7Score941Shelves

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    🧪Is she the villainous female supporting character in the book? Qianying is determined to carry her "evil" to the very end. She refuses to bow to the hostage Chu Yao and aims to crush his and her sister's future. The arrogance of the emperor's favored daughter, her rise from princess to empress—that's exciting!

28. 678 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 37.8kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
29. 679 误 Falling into the Emperor’s Arms 误入帝王怀 Mountains and Rivers Form Peaks山水成岳Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted (A bright, pampered beauty vs. a composed, aloof emperor) (Both leads are each other’s first and only, devoted romance, happy ending) When Gu Yuechan was six, she was betrothed to the second son of Marquis Changping. After returning from the mourning period, their wedding, which had already been put on the agenda, suddenly ran into trouble. Rumor had it that the new emperor had been demoted from crown prince because Consort Zheng slandered him, and had spent many years living in a Taoist temple. 11.7kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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30. 680 替 Entering the Palace in Place of My Twin Sister? Seducing the Emperor to Become Empress 替孪生嫡姐入宫？撩诱帝王入主中宫 Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only ones + satisfying revenge + palace intrigue + doted on from beginning to end + cold and aloof in public, secretly passionate emperor + clever, brave, and pitiful jade beauty] Yun Xiangrong was branded a “harbinger of doom” at birth. She grew up enduring cold looks and bullying, while her twin legitimate elder sister was pampered and adored, then specially summoned to the palace by imperial decree to become a consort. But before long, her sister couldn’t bear the 488Reads6.4Score100Shelves
31. 681 王 The Princess Consort Returns Reborn with a Curse, and the Scumbag Prince Weeps in Regret 王妃带煞重生，渣王悔哭了 Mu Feihong沐绯红Ancient Romance146k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Ye Yushang gave her all to help a scumbag ascend the throne, only to be sentenced to death in the Cold Palace and left exposed in a mass grave. Reborn, Ye Yushang turns completely ruthless. A lovesick fool? She’s done with that! This time, she takes her memories of her previous life straight to the Third Prince and tears the scumbag’s throne to pieces! It was going a little too smoothly, though. What, you were reborn too? Ah, he was reborn too? Just how many people have bee —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Help! This book is incredibly satisfying! A princess, reborn after being betrayed by a scumbag king in her past life, embarks on a revenge-making journey, switching teams and building her career with unstoppable momentum, thoroughly crushing the scumbag and the bitch! If you're looking for something to read, head over to "The Princess Reborn with a Curse, the Scumbag King Cries with Regret"!

32. 682 快 Quick Transmigration: The Peach Blossom Spirit of Fertility Enters the Body of a Cannon-Fodder Heroine 快穿：好孕桃花精穿进了炮灰女配 Pidan Loves Roujiamo皮蛋爱吃肉夹馍Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Both Leads Are Virgins + Fertility + Many Children + Palace Intrigue + Quick Transmigration + No Fixed Couple + All Worlds] Xu Zhiyi is a peach blossom spirit who unexpectedly obtains a childbearing System. As long as she completes the childbearing missions in each world, she can safely survive her tribulation... World One: More children, more blessings; I earn the favor of the entire palace by having children. (Complete, both leads are virgins) Xu Zhiyi was a carefree young l 13.9kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 683 青 The Fate of the Green Hairpin 青簪缘 Qing Man Wu Sha轻嫚武纱Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Male Lead + Forced Love + Fleeing Heroine] Shi Muqing was originally just a modern woman who had transmigrated into another world. Because of the Shi family’s standing at court, she was inexplicably noticed by the Third Prince, Murong Yuan, and drawn into the struggle for the throne among the three princes of Great Qi. She had once sincerely fallen for his tenderness, but she refused to become just one of his many women. When she first entered the palace, she kept making mistakes, hopi 898Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    This book list includes rebirth, time travel, and traditional Chinese romance novels—I highly recommend it!

34. 684 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves

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    The author's writing is superb!!! The simple rural life is depicted in a captivating way. The male lead, aside from a slight stutter, is practically the perfect man—handsome, talented, brave, and resourceful. The female lead's first marriage was a deception that led to her widowhood; she's actually a bright and lovely young woman. The romance unfolds gently and deeply, making this a book worth reading multiple times!!!

35. 685 太 Lord Tutor, Stop Pretending. Everyone Knows You’re Head Over Heels 太傅大人别装了，都知道你爱惨了 Wuyou Li乌有理Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, happy ending] Original title: The Zither and Flute Went Astray [Devoted, restrained aloof beauty of a powerful minister ✖️ resilient, brave heiress known as the Phoenix] The Zhu family has lost all its sons, but still has more money than it could ever spend. Their prominence makes them a target, and with no allies to turn to, the entire family was executed by the crown prince in her previous life. Reborn, Zhu Zheng agrees to her grandmother's 6.8kReads9.1Score718Shelves
36. 686 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Mad Crown Prince Imprisoned Me in the Eastern Palace 新婚夜，疯批太子囚我入东宫 Tang Ren糖仁Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted He is a cold-palace boy, low as dirt and treated as worthless as grass. She is a charming, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine. Ignoring everyone’s stares, she teaches him to read and instructs him in proper etiquette. In time, the sinister boy climbs step by step to the position of Crown Prince. War breaks out at the border. Clad in iron armor, the young man holds her frail body tight. “My lady, wait for me!” But when he returns covered in blood, she is dressed in a red bridal gown from head 112Reads8.1Score126Shelves
37. 687 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Reborn the Obsessive Male Lead as a Hostage 穿成恶毒女配，重生偏执男主为质 Qing Man Wu Sha轻嫚武纱Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted A possessive, brooding hostage prince with a yandere streak + a spoiled, arrogant, willful Grand Princess + a cold, aloof young chancellor + transmigration into a book + System + raising a villainous male lead + defying fate College student Zhang Susu transmigrated into a book as Su Yingxue, the vicious female antagonist and Grand Princess. In the original novel, Su Yingxue met a tragic end. She abused and tormented Chu Xingchen for years, turning the male lead into a cold-blooded, cruel, and si 1.8kReads9.3Score199Shelves
38. 688 伴 Beside the Bright Moon 伴明月 Spicy Fish Fillets香辣鱼片Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted [Pure and innocent little princess x cold-faced, devoted bodyguard] [One-on-one sweet romance x mutual healing x two hearts finding their way to each other] Princess Lin Qingsui of Huai'an had a mother who was the most majestic empress in the realm, and an older brother who was heir to the throne of the Great Jing dynasty and its future emperor. She was a princess of Great Jing, born to a life of unparalleled privilege. When the little princess turned fifteen, a bodyguard joined her side. The yo 2.1kReads8.9Score397Shelves

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    Both are ancient romance novels with happy endings. This is the first book I highly recommend – both characters are virgins! After reading it, I'm filled with nothing but blessings [almost crying]. My beloved "Sui Sui Nian Nian" couple! A strong, optimistic, and straightforward little princess (without a hint of princess syndrome) x a patient, strong, and meticulous bodyguard. A sweet and heartwarming story. The female lead is a princess of the Great Jing Dynasty, but she had an unhappy childhood because her mother wanted to sit on the throne. She met the male lead at fifteen and named him Xinian. Thanks to the female lead's help when he was young, the male lead climbed step by step to become the princess's bodyguard, desperately trying to take her away from the palace. Xinian did many things secretly for Sui Sui, most of which Sui Sui could guess. Sui Sui helped Xinian find his family, giving him a second life. The two deeply cherish each other, and the relationship feels incredibly natural. When Sui Sui realized she liked Xinian, she boldly made her move, confessing directly! The sweetness was off the charts! Their subtle, secret crush was so sweet it melted my heart! [Admiration] The second book is also about subtle, hidden feelings. They're childhood sweethearts who reunited after a fleeting glance at age twelve, and Jiang Su's heart fell for Gu Chengyu. He guarded the border for two years, and she dreamt of him, her head resting on her pillow. Jiang Su warmed the amulet Gu had kept at Lingming Temple for countless days and nights. He returned with great military achievements, his sword still gleaming, yet he bowed down to her, his cold eyes only softening for her. Their mutual, burning passion was hidden in the glow of the luminous pearl, melted into every test and doting moment—truly sweet and moving. (The male lead subtly tries and subtly plots to be worthy of the female lead.) Super interesting!! [Smirk]

39. 689 宫 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 5.9kReads9.2Score857Shelves

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    My darlings, you won't regret investing in these! [Shy] The first book: the male lead truly loves the female lead to the core, giving her everything he can, ignoring rumors and court officials, believing only in himself and the female lead. It's truly a breath of fresh air in historical romance novels. The second book is unexpected; the female lead becomes the Empress Dowager but ends up with the Great General, cuckolding the Emperor, but it's really satisfying!

40. 690 寡 A Widow, Alluring and Charming, Takes the Eastern Palace and Claims the Empress's Throne! 寡妇娇又魅，入主东宫，摘后位！ Lu Shili鹭十里Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + marriage before love + raising a child + healing + happy ending] After two years of marriage, Jiang Nong finally gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, the child wasn't her husband's. Jiang Nong had no idea who the child's father was. After all, her husband was impotent, so they could only use another man's seed... A husband like that was no good. So Jiang Nong gathered her belongings, wrote a divorce letter, exposed the secret her hypocritical husband had hidden for half his l 6.4kReads9.2Score738Shelves
41. 691 姜 Jiang Yugu 姜域顾 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + devoted and sweet love + a gentle, proactive little princess + doting affection + mutual devotion] Jiang Sui, the seventh imperial princess of the Great Qi Dynasty, was born into a life of luxury and privilege. Bright and lively, she was simple and guileless, never hiding what was on her mind. When she was twelve, she fell in love at first sight with a young man and secretly gave him her heart. From then on, someone lived in her heart, and she kept a little secret all 7.2kReads9.2Score824Shelves
42. 692 不 If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比 Taishi Ying太史婴Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the 67.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
43. 693 逢 The Lantern-Bearing Chronicles 逢灯纪 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance982k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication, with screen adaptation rights sold) You're the daughter of a marquis. You want to take your mother's dowry and remains with you? Done. I'll take the dowry and remains, and bring you your mother's divorce papers as well as your own severance papers cutting ties with your family. You were declared dead and became an invisible person behind your brothers. You want to live like a normal person again? Done. I'll restore your name and identity, and make sure you receive the en 87.8kReads9.3Score12.8kShelves
44. 694 娇 The Reborn Darling Seeks No Love, Yet the Chaste Imperial Uncle Falls from His Pedestal 娇娇重生不谋爱，禁欲皇叔落神坛 Why Does My Heart Yearn for Mingyue12奈何我心向明悦12Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted (Reborn + devoted couple + age gap + growing-up romance + chasing his wife to the crematorium + happy ending) (Restrained, fatherly Ninth Imperial Uncle vs. sweet, sharp-tongued young princess) In her previous life, eighteen-year-old Xu Jiaojiao was adopted by Xuan Yuan Hao when she was four. As she grew up, the young girl fell in love with him, but Xuan Yuan Hao was so cold and abstinent it bordered on the abnormal. She used despicable methods to rise in status, only to receive his cold indiffe 5.5kReads8.3Score428Shelves

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    🍅In her past life, she forced this grand wedding, so on her wedding night, dressed in a red wedding gown, she watched the male lead and her beloved consummate their marriage, and heartbroken, she jumped off the Wangjing Tower. In this life, she locks her heart and her love away.

45. 695 穿 I'm Panicking as a Consort, but Your Highness Wants to Kiss Me 穿成嫔妃很慌张，殿下欲吻我 Thirty-Three Songs三十三歌Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted Softhearted, pitiful beauty-loving heroine x unhinged hero who loves to play the victim [Only each other + slightly coercive romance + six-year age gap + no golden finger + father-and-son romantic rivalry] Historical fantasy, happy ending (Note: They are not biologically related, and the heroine is weak.) Jiang Zhao has been a fresh-faced office drone for just a year since graduating college. After cursing out her boss during the day, she goes home, falls asleep, and transmigrates into a sweet r 9.2kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
46. 696 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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    Ancient Chinese political intrigue, two strong characters, mature writing style

47. 697 团 The Whole Family’s Darling: The Tyrant’s Fierce Little Princess 团宠：暴君的小公主奶凶奶凶的 Taoyao桃幺Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling baby × sweet, satisfying romance × childhood sweethearts] The tyrant, who couldn’t care less about his own princes and princesses, boasted to the Prince of Ye, “If the Empress and I ever have a daughter, I’ll promise our little princess to your son!” But five years later, the Empress really did give birth to a little princess. The newborn bundle blinked her bright, sparkling eyes as she looked around. When she spotted the tyrant, she gave him a sugary smile. He couldn’t resis 241Reads9.2Score108Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Highly recommended! 9.9 Rating! 🍁🍁🍁Childhood sweethearts! The princess was betrothed to the Night King's heir by her father, the Emperor, even before she was born! The day after the princess was born, her father carried her to court (not only out of affection but also to show off his little princess). 🍁🍁🍁When the princess was a few years old, the Night King brought his young heir into the palace to be his daughter-in-law~ The princess and her husband are so sweet, childhood sweethearts!

48. 698 青 The Childhood Sweetheart Consort Rises to Power, Her Goal Is to Become Empress Dowager! 青梅侧妃上位，目标是太后位！ Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Domestic scheming in the early stages, palace intrigue later; the leads are not both faithful~] [The heroine loves the hero but keeps her feelings in check, staying clear-headed and never obsessed. The hero cares for her, but as emperor he has to balance the court, and there will be no shortage of women around him. The heroine is special to him!] An unexpected imperial decree changed Jiang Qingyue from the Princess Consort of Prince Qing to his secondary consort overnight. The emperor’s favor a 4.6kReads8.3Score385Shelves
49. 699 吾 My Wife, Afu 吾妻阿福 Where Will My Beloved Go伊人何归Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted [Reborn × Marriage First, Love Later] [Clingy, affectionate beauty vs. refined and elegant noble minister] Yuan Shujin (Yuan Afu) was lovely and charming, adored by her father and brothers from childhood, and born into a distinguished family. But one mistaken choice of lover cost her father and brothers their lives. Her sincere affection had been nothing but a tool for someone else, and in the end, she took her own life on a lonely night. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the y 2.7kReads8.9Score345Shelves
50. 700 醉 Drunk on Jade, Fragrant in Bloom 醉玉翻香 Sea Green Takes the Swan海青拿天鹅Ancient Romance728k WordsCompleted Yan Yiru was betrothed to the Crown Prince as a child. She lived a pampered life, with the power to make anything happen. Then her family fell from grace, her life came crashing down, and all the riches and glory she had enjoyed became someone else’s wedding finery. Given another life, she does everything the opposite way, keeping away from court and preventing her politically inept father from dragging the whole family into the abyss again. But by chance, she saves the heir of the Prince of Cha 729Reads9.1Score154Shelves

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    Help! I absolutely love the first and second books, I'm strongly recommending them! You both have to read them! In the first book, Li Ji is a prince, oh my god, so innocent! I blushed when they were together. The second one is great too, trust me, trust me, sisters, go read them!!!

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