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  1. 101 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天,八万暗卫跪请归位 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 2.1kReads6.6Score460Shelves
  2. 102 Raising a Noble Lady of the Great Houses 高门贵女养成记 Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted In a nutshell, this is the growth diary of Fang family’s noble daughter. Her father favors his concubine over his wife, and her aunt and illegitimate younger sister run wild. Fortunately, her clever and resourceful mother teaches Fang Yanxi well, and despite her surroundings, Fang Yanxi grows into a fine young lady of a prominent family. [This is a fictional setting for a trial project, so please don’t take it too seriously. A novice’s work, written for my own practice.] 416Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 103 Disguised as a Man: I Made the Cold-Faced Prince's Heart Race 女扮男装:撩的冷面王爷心怦怦乱 Ancient Romance117k WordsOngoing [Strong leads x mutual devotion x super sweet x playful flirting] Yuan Ling never imagined that two years could ruin the reputation she had spent her whole life building. She had dressed as a boy since childhood, but a modern soul possessed her and used her identity to flirt with men everywhere. Before long, she was notorious as a gay man...? Luckily, Yuan Ling managed to take back control of her body. But now, everyone looked at her strangely. She smiled at someone on the street. Her personal m —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 104 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
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  5. 105 After I Transmigrated into a Book, the Powerful Minister Begged for My Affection Every Day 穿书后,权臣大人日日求宠 Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Alternate World + Sweet Romance + Yandere + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One] [A sweet little romance with little political intrigue. The heroine isn’t a powerful, assertive type. Neither lead has been with anyone else in either their past or present lives, and the hero only loves the heroine.] A lively, spirited little drama queen with catlike charm × a clingy, green-tea husband who pretends to be sweet and obedient, with foxlike charm At first, Luo Qingqing only 2.9kReads9.2Score370Shelves
  6. 106 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命!惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 871Reads—Score183Shelves
  7. 107 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
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  8. 108 The Prime Minister Is Acting Strange: Weren’t We Supposed to Divorce? 丞相大人不对劲说好的和离呢 Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + pure romance with no cheating] Ruan Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the wife of the abstinent Chancellor He An. She marries into the Chancellor’s residence at eighteen and is cast aside at twenty. She only has to wait two years to be free. When He An brings Liu Yueru home, Ruan Qinghuan acts as though it has nothing to do with her and doesn’t ask a single question. Her maid thinks she’s heartbroken and has decided 3.2kReads8.1Score250Shelves
  9. 109 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力,娘子非要靠脑子 Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 36.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
  10. 110 The Divine Doctor Captivates the City, and the Cool, Domineering Marquis Dotes on Her to No End 医妃倾城,清冷霸道侯爷宠上瘾 Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted to each other + transmigration + marriage before love] The gentle, resilient Fourth Miss Meng X the noble and all-powerful Marquis Meng Ning, the Fourth Miss of the Meng family, was breathtakingly beautiful, delicate, and gentle. Unfortunately, she was mute. Her voice was restored after the heroine transmigrated into her body. * After the emperor's death, the lords of the Great Liang Empire carved up the realm and fought among themselves. The Right Chancellor conspired w 1.1kReads8.8Score106Shelves
  11. 111 I Transmigrated into the Younger Sister of a Powerful Official and Stole the Villain Away 穿成权臣妹妹,我拐跑了反派大佬 Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted Lu Xiangan transmigrated into a book, becoming an insignificant little side character the author killed off with a single line. She has a county magistrate for a father who is carefree but dotes on his wife and daughter, a shrewd and worldly mother who knows how to handle everyone, and a cool, domineering elder brother who is a young prodigy. Five-year-old Xiangan puts her hands on her nonexistent hips. “My dream is to be a happy freeloader! The heroine can do whatever she wants!” But then... Wa 4.6kReads9.0Score598Shelves
  12. 112 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
  13. 113 Wild and Free Little Orchid: The Coldhearted Prince Falls for Her First 野浪小兰花,冷情王爷他先动心了 Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her 37.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
  14. 114 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死,重生后养崽摆烂了 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 4.7kReads8.9Score706Shelves
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  15. 115 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Win Over 青梅难哄 Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The Third Prince and Pei, the young lady of the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, had been childhood friends since they were little, always open and honest with each other. That is, until one day... The Third Prince, who used to take injuries and hardships in stride, insisted on being carried into the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, where he called out to Second Miss Pei, looking half-dead: “Wanw an, I feel awful...” Bodyguard: Who are you? Where’s our cold, distant, icy Third Prince? The Empress wanted 15.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
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  16. 116 My Family Squanders Everything and Lies Low, While the Heiress Is Loaded 全家挥霍摆烂,大小姐腰缠万贯 Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Li Zhiyue opens her eyes and finds herself inside a book as the daughter of a marquis. Everyone in the Xiangyang Marquis household is an absolute character. Her grandfather is an old wastrel who spends his days fighting crickets and chasing dogs, enjoying his retirement. Her father is a good-for-nothing second-generation heir who goes to court every day with the air of someone headed to a grave. Her mother is a beautiful airhead who can't balance the books and is hopeless at managing the househo 3.7kReads8.8Score440Shelves
  17. 117 Jade Belt Hook 玉带钩 Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue in an ancient setting, childhood friends + coming of age + mutual redemption + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] [Proud, cunning, ruthless beauty of a crown prince X gentle-looking, resilient noblewoman in disguise] In the tenth year of the Tianqi era of the Ying Dynasty, Prince Qi rebelled and was defeated. The Ning family of the Duke of Li’s household was implicated and convicted, and the entire family was massacred. Only their young daughter, Ning Yue, was re 7Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 118 After I Danced with a Sword Under the Moon, the Prince Mistook Me for His White Moonlight 月下舞剑后,王爷认错白月光 Ancient Romance204k WordsOngoing She took beatings in her elder sister's place for seventeen years, then was sold into the prince's manor as a servant. The prince gazed at her face, longing for his unattainable beloved, never realizing that the woman who danced with a sword beneath the moon that night was her. 609Reads—Score—Shelves
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  19. 119 I Dumped the Prince of Jin in the South and Found the Regent in the North 我踹了南国晋王,找了北国摄政王 Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted She transmigrates and accidentally saves Prince Jin of the Southern Kingdom, Ye Jinyuan. She thinks he's the one she'll spend her life with, but although he keeps saying he loves her, he's going to marry another woman. He even tells her, “Be good. I'm a prince, so I can't have only one woman. Besides, I'm marrying her only to secure the position of Crown Prince. No one can compare to you in my heart. Even if she enters the household, she won't threaten your place.” Yeah, right! I'm a modern woma 1.4kReads8.9Score170Shelves
  20. 120 Noble Lady Qinghe 贵女清和 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Qinghe, the second daughter of the Marquis’s household, spent five years as a companion reader to a princess. When she finally returned home, she found the family in chaos. Her grandmother disliked her, the Third Branch was constantly causing trouble, and Concubine Liu was even scheming to seize the title! Her marquis father favored his concubine, and the household was a complete mess inside and out. Qinghe took advantage of the turmoil and managed to anger her grandmother into falling ill… Li Z 953Reads7.5Score114Shelves
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  21. 121 The Sweet Little Promise Who Rose Through the Ranks by Bearing Children 娇娇小答应靠生子一路晋升 Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System golden finger + multiple births + silly beauty + laid-back palace intrigue + doted on exclusively later + not a pure romance] Guys, how is this fair? Other women fight for favor with their family background, beauty, and talents... Qing Luo does it by getting pregnant. She spends her days having babies, raising them, and doting on them, gradually earning the emperor's exclusive favor. With her children by her side, she climbs to the top of life... 10.1kReads9.1Score951Shelves
  22. 122 Craving His Love: The Tyrannical Emperor Steals a Kiss, Then Gets Teased in Return 欲宠,被暴戾皇帝强吻反撩 Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted [A flirtatious, alluring, and peerlessly skilled sweet girl VS a violent emperor with a fear of women, who's actually a hopeless romantic, devoted and dangerously obsessive] [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first, sweet and satisfying, golden finger, redemption, devoted husband] Synopsis: Jiang Yi is desperate about her mission. She has to win over a tyrant who seems to be gay, but is actually twisted in his values, scheming and cold, and afraid of women? While trying to win him over, Ji 65Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  23. 123 Apricot Blossoms Fill the Air, I'll Snap That Scumbag's Neck 杏花吹满头,扭断渣男头 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [There is a male lead!!!] [Currently being published. Mild horror and suspense. I didn’t add those tags because I don’t think the story is scary or suspenseful enough, but readers say it’s pretty frightening. Consider this a heads-up.] Ren Xin has been married into the General’s residence for two years. She manages the household, respects her in-laws, and treats the servants with consideration. No one can find fault with her. Guan Shanyue returns from the battlefield one day with a pregnant wom 23.2kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
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  24. 124 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女,她本色出演 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
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  25. 125 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 20Reads9.2Score168Shelves
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  26. 126 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves
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  27. 127 Eight Giant Serpents from the Start: The Imperial Princess Returns to Court and Drives the Gu Wild 开局八条大蛇,帝姬回朝蛊疯了 Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Ruthless, unhinged imperial princess / fierce, cunning wolf-dog chancellor; political schemes; love and hate; Miaojiang sorcery; giant snake, cat, and bird; strong male lead, even stronger female lead; both leads sexually pure] Tingyun clawed her way back from a hell of slaughter to avenge her mother and make peace with her past self. She painstakingly raised venomous creatures and snakes, outmaneuvered everyone to seize power in Nanjiang, then swept through Daxie with the bloodthirsty fury of 74Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  28. 128 Spring Breeze, Broken to Pieces 折尽春风 Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted She is the eldest daughter of the provincial governor’s household. She sees through worldly affection, and only money can make her feel secure! He is the great general of the chancellor’s household. He has witnessed every kind of hardship, yet the one thing he can never forget is the smile on her face when she sees money. At their first meeting, he seemed to step out of a painting in shades of lush green, the mountain wind billowing his robe and dazzling everyone who saw him. At their second mee 9.8kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
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  29. 129 After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Are Bound Together for Good 弑君后,我和死对头锁死了 Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [Mutual Purity] [Uncle and Sister-in-Law] [Emotional Push and Pull] [Mind Games and Steamy Romance] [Bickering Couple] [Two Strong Leads] [Happy Ending] The comic is now available. Search Tomato Novel for "After Killing the Emperor, My Archenemy and I Were Bound Together" to read it. -- Empress Su Li had a dream. In it, Emperor Jingchang took her on a trip south of the Yangtze, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like suicide. After her death, Emperor Jingchang also schemed to have her 20.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves
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  30. 130 A Life Adrift in the Clouds! 浮生萦云! Ancient Romance131k WordsOngoing Ancient-style xianxia x past lives and present life x scheming, obsessive love interest x tragic romance Floating Life Entwined with Clouds (also known as Floating Life Entwined with Clouds!) <Happiness waits quietly, while turmoil lies in wait. When a fragile mortal must enter a world of gods and demons, the dangers she faces are far more daunting than saving a lovesick devil. He and she sway between illusion and obsession, traversing cycle after cycle of memories. It is all like a mellow, into 221Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 131 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 21.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
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  32. 132 A Hand in the Imperial Throne 染指皇权 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Su Yeying, daughter of the Marquis of Huai'an, has been reborn at a time when all her loved ones are still alive. Facing her enemy, she lashes out with a vicious kick, sending Liu Xiyuan, heir to the Earl of Wenshun, tumbling into the freezing lake. She cuts off their entanglement at the source! 2.1kReads8.4Score243Shelves
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  33. 133 Paulownia in the Palm 掌中疏桐 Ancient Romance900k WordsOngoing The main story is complete. Originally titled A Paulownia in the Palm, the first chapters are free, but the price will go up later! [Mutual Devotion] [Fictional Setting] [Forced Possession] [Beautiful Wife] [Powerful Minister] [Adorable Baby] [Pregnant and on the Run] [Ancient-Era Court Intrigue] [Secret Marriage] Luo Shutong, the most proper young noblewoman in the capital, woke one morning to find Ye Chuan, the all-powerful chief minister, lying beside her. Trembling, she pulled out all the mo 10.6kReads8.0Score495Shelves
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  34. 134 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
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  35. 135 The Little Princess Saves Her Imperial Father with Her Inner Voice 小公主心声拯救父皇 Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mind-Reading + Beloved by All + Alternate History + System + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Underdog's Rise + Transmigrate into a Book] (Mind-reading only works when affection for the heroine reaches the required level. The threshold rises as she grows older, and eventually requires maximum affection.) Bei Jingchu transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a governance System. Before she can even start celebrating, she discovers she's been reborn as the princess switched at birth. 14.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
  36. 136 Twin Phoenixes Entwine the Dragon, Breaking His Back 双凤缠龙,龙断腰 Ancient Romance938k WordsCompleted [Mad power games] + [forced love] + [love and hatred] + [captor and captive, fighting back] + [sisters strike back] The Imperial Astronomical Bureau foretells: Twin phoenixes devour the dragon. The two daughters of the Feng family, one in the open and one in the shadows, are both married to the crown prince. They try to escape, only to be seized by two mad beasts. One wants the living as a sacrifice; the other insists they’ll share a grave, even in death. The twin phoenixes devour the dragon, b 9.1kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
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  37. 137 The Concubine of the Zhu Family 朱门妾 Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted [Male Lead, No Female Lead, Angsty Novel] In short, this is a story about a modern woman who transmigrates to ancient times, where modern and ancient ways of thinking collide. This novel has no moral compass and no shame. 1.3kReads8.6Score101Shelves
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  38. 138 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝,但她撩完就跑 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.5kReads9.2Score185Shelves
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  39. 139 In the Still Night, Spring Wine Stirs 清夜沉沉动春酌 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love]➕ [Everyday Household Intrigue]➕ [The Hero Falls for Her Looks First, Then Falls in Love]➕ [The Concubine Has a Hidden Story] In her previous life, Shen Sui'an devoted her entire clan's resources to helping Lu Heng rise to power and securing a century of prosperity for the Lu family. In return, the Shen family fell into decline and met a tragic end. Lu Heng watched coldly from the sidelines, keeping a beautiful mistress and her illegitimate child in luxury. Her husband achi 16kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
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  40. 140 The Prime Minister’s Young Master Becomes a Bandit’s Husband 相府公子压寨夫 Ancient Romance140k WordsOngoing A stunning, clear-eyed bandit queen vs. a gentle yet scheming Minister of the Left [Intense flirtation and tension + heroine aggressively pursues him + devoted to each other + career-focused leads + groveling for her forgiveness] A strong, independent heroine who wants both love and a career. Everyone is ambitious, and the seemingly cold and heartless hero just wants his beloved wife to hold him when they're alone. Li Rujiao, a bandit queen who controlled three mountain strongholds and had the w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 141 The Bridal Sedan Arrives, but She Refuses the Wedding, Hoping Only for an Old Friend's Return 花轿临门她拒嫁,只盼故人归 Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Revenge on Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Payback] Shen Tang only learned on her deathbed that her elder legitimate sister, the empress, was not their parents’ daughter, but the murderer who had killed her entire family. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her. After dying, she was reborn on the day before her sister was to marry a man as a good-luck bride. In her previous life, her sister feared being widowed and schemed to make Shen Tang take her place. Then, after the marriage b 44.5kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves
  42. 142 A Palace Maid's Rise to Power: The White Moonlight's Stand-In Is Her Lifeline 宫女上位,白月光替身是她保命符 Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue] [Unfaithful Male Lead] [A Palace Maid's Rise] This is not a story about two pure-hearted leads. The male lead is a scoundrel, and the heroine isn't interested in romance. If you only like fast-paced stories about devoted couples, this one isn't for you. Ru An uses a few little tricks to become a member of the imperial harem. The late master's beloved, Consort Yun, looks down on her? That's fine. Ru An says surviving is all that matters. The late master's Consort Yun is frail an 152Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  43. 143 Bold Flirting! Secret Love! The President Is Gentle and Adoring 强撩!暗恋!总统阁下他温柔低哄 Modern Romance706k WordsCompleted [Secret crush + sweet whirlwind marriage + married first, love later + simmering tension] Rumor had it that the eldest daughter of the Ning family, who had gone missing as a child, grown up in the countryside, and become the butt of countless jokes, had been deeply in love with Shen Mubai, the most eligible bachelor in the capital, for years. But on the day the two families’ marriage alliance was to be sealed, Shen Mubai abandoned his bride in front of everyone and ran after the woman he had alw 7.7kReads8.6Score866Shelves
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  44. 144 So Sweet! The Villainous Yandere Wants to Kiss Me 爆甜!反派病娇想要跟我玩亲亲 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Lovesick obsession + sweet romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + equally matched + doting on each other!] Bai Jiaojiao, head of a family of renowned physicians, is on the brink of death. To stay alive, she binds herself to the Rebirth System. If she helps the System stop the great villain from turning evil and destroying the world, she’ll be granted a new life! Instead, she transmigrates into the cannon-fodder princess who runs away on her wedding night from the great villain, 2.5kReads9.1Score341Shelves
  45. 145 Reborn, Noble Consort Shu Wants Only Wealth and Glory 重生后,淑妃只想荣华富贵 Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [A heroine pursuing her ambitions] [Palace intrigue] [A clear-eyed heroine] Reborn, Xiao Qinglan finally saw how heartless the emperor was. The position of empress? She didn't want it anymore. The emperor loved someone else, and made her and Consort Rong fight until the heavens and earth were turned upside down, dragging both their families into the turmoil. To avoid the same fate as in her previous life, when her family was wiped out, Xiao Qinglan knew she had to give some things up. H 220Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  47. 147 The Side Character Strikes Back: A Thousand Ways to Feed a Yandere 女配翻身:投喂病娇的千种方式 Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted Yun Zhimiao finds herself inside an old novel about a fake and a real heiress. She thinks she has landed in a family-intrigue drama, but it turns out she has been bound to a Food System. To avoid being erased by the System, she diligently cooks and saves up points. Crispy rice cakes, fried fresh milk, lobster-tail noodles, cheese-filled crispy chicken cutlets, Thai-style cured seafood, fragrant spicy rice crackers, sweet-and-sour pork tenderloin, Guobaorou, pudding tarts, jasmine iced rice. The 390Reads8.4Score109Shelves
  48. 148 The Hairpin Removal Chronicles 卸簪记 Ancient Romance896k WordsCompleted She is a smiling tiger with a peach-blossom face, the most wicked little official in Hengming’s bureaucracy. The pressure of officialdom is crushing. Want a promotion? “I’m honored by your favor, and I hope you’ll give me your support in the future.” It’s easy to paint the skin, but hard to capture the bones; it’s hard to judge a person’s heart. She has made several “old officials” secretly rub their hands in anticipation, eager to peel away her ever-immaculate official robes and see what kind o 220Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  49. 149 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 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 37Reads—Score104Shelves
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  50. 150 The Delicate Beauty in His Palm 掌心娇她娇美且柔弱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet Romance + Beloved by Everyone + Male Lead Reborn) Ruan Qin had been frail since childhood and was disliked by her family, spending her days shut away in a cramped courtyard. An imperial edict brought her out of that courtyard and bound her closely to the most honored young heir in all of Great Yin, Prince Yu'an. After that, she was cherished for the rest of her life. Rong Zhuo was reborn. After losing his Qin Qin so tragically in his previous life, he had given everything to earn the cha 4.4kReads9.1Score387Shelves

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