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  1. 451 Marrying the Chief Minister in a Year of Famine, the Lucky Wife Brings Him Endless Fortune 饥荒年嫁首辅,锦鲤娇妻超旺夫 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Cozy Farming + Miracle Doctor + Adorable Kids + Devoted Couple + Doting Husband] [Sweet young wife + Reserved, steady, devoted and deeply affectionate male lead] The moment Chu Yue opened her eyes, her gambling-addicted father had already given her to the Lu family in the mountains as a bride. A rickety, dilapidated house, two young brothers-in-law, and a mother-in-law who was always sick. Chu Yue said that as long as the family worked together, none of that was a probl 26kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
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  2. 452 I Became the Villainous Big Shot’s Foolish Wife 穿成了反派大佬的极品傻妻 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Wan goes from being a popular food blogger who lives well to a complete airhead in ancient times. On the very day she arrives, she’s sent to the bridal chamber of the disabled Lu Chengan. Qiao Wan: “You’re broke, and I’m an airhead. Since we’re married, let’s make a go of living together.” Lu Chengan, who only wants revenge: “Don’t fall in love with me. It won’t end well.” Qiao Wan makes pottery, writes short stories, builds a vocational school, and opens factories. After finally getting hi 54Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  3. 453 The Eunuch’s Little Lucky Wife 督公家的小福妻 Ancient Romance846k WordsCompleted In her previous life, her own family betrayed her, and before she could even come of age, she died a wretched death in a dry well. In this life, she unexpectedly latched onto a powerful patron! Everyone says the Eastern Depot’s chief eunuch is cruel and merciless, violent by nature. But even he has moments when he doesn’t know what to do. His little girl raises her tearful face and holds up her hand. “I’m hurt. It stings.” Wang Huai strokes her head. “Don’t cry, don’t cry. It breaks my heart to 527Reads8.6Score103Shelves
  4. 454 After the Widow Runs Away, the Mad Power Minister Takes Her by Force 寡嫂出逃后,疯批权臣强娶豪夺 Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Marriage by Force + Forced Love + Mutual Firsts + A Completely Unhinged Hero] [A widowed sister-in-law desperate to escape vs. an uncle who takes what he can't keep] Zhu Miaoqing was originally supposed to marry Xie Hanzhao, the legitimate son of the Marquis's household. Unfortunately, the Zhu family fell into decline. Though she still married into the household, her groom was the eldest son born to a concubine. On their wedding night, the groom donned his armor and set off with the army. She w 142Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  5. 455 A Blind Date, Then a Marriage Contract with a Rising Powerful Official 相亲当天,和新贵权臣签婚书 Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted [Ancient matchmaking and whirlwind marriage] + [everyday husband-doting] + [unexpected secondary couple] + [fresh plot] "First, everyone is equal, and so is marriage." "Second, I won't stay shut away at home after marriage." "Third, if you want to take a concubine, we must divorce first." Zhou Dianyu, a white-collar worker who was born into the twenty-first century and raised from infancy in another era, is already past the age for marriage. But the men of the Dayuan dynasty are all scared off b 2.2kReads8.9Score233Shelves
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  6. 456 Divine Doctor Eunuch Consort: Nine Thousand Years, You Tease Me to the End! 神医宦妃:九千岁,一撩到底! Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Wen Rong, the treacherous nine-thousand-year-old eunuch, wields unrivaled power at court and unmatched skill in intrigue, yet he dotes only on Lie Jiuqing, the disgraced daughter cast out by the prime minister's household. She thinks Wen Rong ruined her virtue and made her the subject of public shame. Blind to his affection, she hated him all her life. In the end, he was dismembered by the emperor's horses while saving her! Only as she lay dying did she learn that her sisters were false and her 698Reads8.6Score101Shelves
  7. 457 The Heaven’s Chosen Decree: The General’s Daughter Rules the World 天骄令:将门娇娥独步天下 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue]+ [Strong female lead]+ [Sweet romance]+ [Mutual devotion] The heroine’s story: In her previous life, Pei Zhao trusted the wrong person and died a miserable death. Reborn, she finds that even Heaven is playing a joke on her. Her father is killed in battle, her elder brother is gravely wounded, and the Duke of Dingguo’s residence, a family of loyal heroes who have served Northern Liang for a hundred years, is plunged into turmoil overnight. Pei Zhao braves the storm and fights 2.4kReads9.2Score377Shelves
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  8. 458 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Ninth Lord Cherishes Her Dearly 重生嫡女:九千岁独宠卿卿 Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Reborn revenge against scumbags + Scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium + Second male lead wins + Sweet pampering + Both leads are devoted to each other] In her previous life, desperate to escape an arranged marriage, she followed her heart and trusted the wrong people. Her uncle seized her inheritance, her aunt swallowed up her family’s wealth, her cousin stole her token, and her male cousin wanted to sell her into a brothel for training courtesans. Her fiancé’s affection was a sham. All 2.9kReads6.2Score224Shelves
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  9. 459 Transmigrated as the Villainous Sister-in-Law of a Yandere Tycoon 穿成病娇大佬的恶毒大嫂 Ancient Romance2.6M WordsOngoing After the Pei family is convicted and exiled to the frontier, Tao Zhen, transmigrated into the body of a young widow who nearly took her own life, wants only to live well, earn money, support her mother-in-law, and raise Pei Zhan into a well-read, courteous gentleman. Who could have guessed it would all go so wrong? Beneath Pei Zhan’s handsome, gentle exterior lies a fiercely rebellious, dark-hearted man, and his eyes grow more and more tender whenever he looks at her... Everyone says that Secon 2kReads9.1Score352Shelves
  10. 460 Reborn: My Proud Husband Can't Get Enough of Me 嫡女重生:傲娇夫君太粘人 Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was the celebrated legitimate daughter of Minister Fang's family, renowned throughout the capital. Her husband was the new top imperial examination graduate, and everyone in the capital envied her. But when she returned to her parents' home after three days of marriage, her husband's first wife came looking for him. Suddenly, she was branded a wicked woman who had broken up another marriage. She died in despair. Reborn, she intends to ruin his reputation and derail his 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 461 A Mistake Made Day After Day 朝朝误 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. A pure historical romance + love between a man and woman + family and nation] On a stormy Mid-Autumn night, overlapping shadows cast by candles in a private residence shattered the lie of “one heart, one lifetime, one partner.” She ran mad through the rain with a sword in hand, while he cuddled his new lover on the bed. And the cousin who always said she only wanted enough to eat had already set her sights on becoming the Xie family matriarch. But who w 528Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 462 You’re Forcing Yourself on Me! You’re a Mafia Boss, Not My Husband! 强占!你是黑道大佬!不是我老公 Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Cross-cultural romance + mixed-race hero + obsessive love + eight-year age gap + sizzling chemistry + happy ending] He rose to power amid gunfire and political schemes, wielding immense influence across Southern Europe. With countless deaths on his hands, he was feared by all. Until he met Ji Linlin... He knew nothing of love and was used to taking what he wanted. “Ji Linlin, run away once, and I’ll kill someone.” He kissed her and kept her captive, yet gave her everything he could. They once t 24.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves
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  13. 463 The Ninth Imperial Uncle 九皇叔 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted He was Prince Rui, Zhao Shuo, the man every woman in the realm longed for and the current emperor's ninth uncle. His peach-blossom eyes were filled with breathtaking color, his beauty blossoming like spring itself. And then he met her! She was Xia Yu, a female hooligan who roamed the pleasure quarters and couldn't read a single character. She had an extraordinary gift: her wounds healed several times faster than an ordinary person's. One day, during a contest in the water, she touched his thigh 828Reads9.1Score108Shelves
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  14. 464 A Slacker's Guide to Cultivation: Raising My Good-for-Nothing Demon Lord Junior Brother 咸鱼修仙,废柴魔尊师弟养成手册 Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted He is a Demon Lord whose body and primordial spirit were forcibly separated, sealed, and suppressed by the orthodox sects working together. Having lost all his memories, he studies cultivation techniques under an orthodox sect, unaware that the harder he works, the more thoroughly those techniques suppress him. As a result, he becomes a good-for-nothing cultivator, notorious throughout the sect and treated with scorn by everyone, until his top student senior sister is gravely injured and seems t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  15. 465 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Keeps Running into Yandere Obsessives 快穿:炮灰她总遇到病娇偏执狂 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + yandere + devoted couple + possessive love + delicate, soft-hearted, airheaded beauty heroine + one-on-one romance] Yun Wu is the Host of a Quick Transmigration Cannon-Fodder System. She becomes cannon fodder in the novels of various worlds, but then she suddenly realizes that the male lead in every world seems to be that same person... The orphaned cannon-fodder girl in an ancient romance, the villainous supporting character in a school story, the cannon-fodder wife in a 70.7kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
  16. 466 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 71Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  17. 467 Wild Desire! The Powerful Tycoon Kisses His Little Wife Until She Cries 野欲!小娇妻被强权大佬亲哭了 Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted [🔥Power Above All: A Ruthless, Rotten Heir to a Foreign Throne x 🌸 A Sweet-Talking, Delicate Little Fairy] [Supreme Control + A False Gentleman, a True Lunatic + Height and Build Contrast with Sexual Tension + High Libido and Coercive Love] An incarnation of a god, worshipped by madmen. His honorific: Evil Spirit. A man with a honeyed tongue and a venomous heart, his features rough, roguish, and cruel, enough to make anyone's heart skip a beat. Chen Zhi is a pretty little fairy, blessed with a f 9.3kReads9.1Score707Shelves
  18. 468 Power Over the Court 权倾朝野 Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The powerful governor of the Eastern Depot held sway over the imperial palace, his authority unrivaled. He was ruthless and merciless, feared by everyone who heard his name. Yet in the blink of an eye, he became the laughingstock of the entire capital. All because the governor was ordered to marry. 4Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  19. 469 Spirit Spring Space: Reincarnated as the Disabled Chief Secretary's Vicious Wife 灵泉空间,穿成残疾首辅恶毒原配 Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) [Flight from famine + pocket dimension + medicine + farming + imperial exams + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] Song Jin transmigrated into a book, becoming the selfish, unbelievably stupid and malicious female supporting character. From the start, she was plunged into a mini ice age and forced to flee with her whole family. In the book, the original Song Jin not only abandoned her disabled husband and ran off on her own when disaster struck, she also 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
  20. 470 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱!野兽老公他步步沦陷 Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 29.2kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
  21. 471 Lucky to Have Met Your Peach-Blossom Face 幸得识卿桃花面 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Wei Qing transmigrated. Her principle was simple: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. 6.8kReads9.2Score798Shelves
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  22. 472 An Elder Brother's Wife, Stolen Away by a Mad Power Minister 长嫂为妻,被疯批权臣强取豪夺 Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted In one moment, Jiang Li transmigrates into a book and becomes a widow whose husband dies right after their wedding. The only inheritance her good-for-nothing husband leaves her is the pitiful little Xiao Yuanshan. Jiang Li recalls the original story. The little boy will grow up to become a powerful, corrupt official who rules the court. The first thing he’ll do once he’s in power is hunt down the sister-in-law who abused him, insulted his deceased elder brother, and ran off with all the money, t 1.8kReads9.0Score211Shelves
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  23. 473 I Wore Myself Out for a Treacherous Minister 我为佞臣操碎了心 Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted Mu Yao: “Listen, seriously, trust me. You can’t be this reckless. Later on, you’ll go through...” (She rambles on earnestly.) Xie Chongning: (pulls her into his arms) “I only wish to spend my life by my wife’s side.” Simply put, it’s the story of a no-nonsense woman who only wants to stay alive, but gets doted on until a big shot turns her into a little princess~ 20Reads7.4Score—Shelves
  24. 474 The Lucky Wife of the Grand Secretary 首辅家的锦鲤妻 Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Only after Su Jiuyue married into the Wu family did she discover that her husband was a fool. She thought she'd been swindled. But as soon as she entered the family, it was as if Heaven itself had blessed the Wus. One happy occasion followed another, and their lives kept getting better. She went up the mountain to gather wild greens and found a lingzhi mushroom; she went down to the river to fish and found a rare, ancient fungus. Even her foolish husband turned out not to be a fool, and he came 17.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
  25. 475 I'm Done Pretending, I'm the Princess! I'll Do Whatever I Want! 本公主我不装了!爱咋咋地! Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted A heroine who plays the fool and hides her strength, paired with a capable hero who keeps his fragile heart hidden “Warning: The Crown Prince is a scumbag. Don't be fooled!” Rumor had it that Princess Yong'an took a fatal blow meant for the emperor, instantly becoming the most honored Grand Princess Yong'an of the Great Zhou. Unfortunately, despite her youth, she was left like a simple-minded child, needing others to take care of everything from food and clothing to travel and daily life. Rumor 37Reads5.3Score—Shelves
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  26. 476 From the Start, It’s a Newlywed Romance: The Princess Wakes the Prince with a Kiss 开局即新婚,王妃她直接吻醒王爷 Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted Qin Yunxi transmigrated into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder princess consort of the villain. Her villainous husband was an ambitious schemer who intended to usurp the throne, only to be killed in the end by the combined efforts of the male and female leads. Qin Yunxi, who had transmigrated into the book, figured that if her husband died, so be it. His death would mean she could inherit his enormous estate and spend the rest of her life lounging around in luxury. But before she could enjoy he 513Reads9.2Score100Shelves
  27. 477 A Little Cuddle in the Tyrannical Crown Prince's Arms 在暴戾太子怀里撒个娇 Ancient Romance938k WordsCompleted [Ancient romance + unusual premise + villain + transmigrating into a book + indulgent wish fulfillment] Chu Huanyan transmigrates into a book and becomes the eight-year-old daughter of a treacherous minister. She knows that one day in the future, the villain will cruelly slaughter the entire minister's family. As the least-loved seventh daughter, she has no desire to follow them to their doom. To save her own life, Huanyan decides to latch onto a powerful patron. So she sets her sights on the bo 500Reads8.9Score102Shelves
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  28. 478 Book Transmigration: How to Conquer the Obsessive Demon Lord 穿书:论如何攻略偏执魔君 Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted Shen Yao transmigrated into a book. On her very first day here, she ran into the most ruthless villain in the entire story, Yan Du. At the time, Yan Du had just twisted off someone's head, and bones lay scattered everywhere. System: “Host, hurry! Your target is here. Go hug him and confess your love!” Shen Yao: ??? [Extras will be posted from time to time. In the author's note in Chapter One, please take a moment to read the content warnings. If it's not to your taste, please don't leave abusive 1.3kReads9.0Score111Shelves
  29. 479 I Was Buried Alive So Many Times! After Dying Three Times, I Finally Faked My Death 陪葬陪麻了!死3次后我成功死遁 Ancient Romance482k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + woman disguised as a man + one-on-one romance] [An unscrupulous, freedom-loving, feigning-idiocy imperial physician ✖️ ruthless, cold minister] What’s it like to transmigrate into a palace-intrigue drama where the imperial physician gets sent to the grave at the drop of a hat? Li Manjiang transmigrates into a book. She opens her eyes, completely bewildered, with no time to react. The next moment, the deranged emperor casually hurls a teacup at her and kills her. When 354Reads7.4Score106Shelves
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  30. 480 After Getting a Redemption Script, I Got a Happy Ending with the Short-Lived Male Lead 拿到救赎剧本后和短命男主HE了 Modern Romance703k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, one-on-one romance] After working hard for three hundred years, Sui Fan finally shed her bit-part status and officially joined the Male Lead Rights Protection Center. In this world overrun by people who transmigrated into books, the male leads’ opportunities were being stolen and their lives were in danger. Their survival was under serious threat. In response, the System issued an important directive: Protect the male leads’ lives and keep the worldlines stable, or you’ll 3.4kReads9.2Score330Shelves
  31. 481 The Empress Can’t Escape, and Her Treacherous Ministers Keep Trying to Kill Her 女帝插翅难逃,总有刁臣想害朕 Ancient Romance903k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Everyone’s Favorite + Empress + Beloved by All + Reverse Harem + Men Fighting for Her] Hilarious and outrageous, with a bit of wickedness! Irreverent political scheming and amateur medical skills! The chief disciple of a master of traditional Chinese medicine and men’s health wakes up one day transmigrated into a book as a villainous, lecherous, and foolish female tyrant, beautiful beyond compare. Poor her, she spends every day in a panic, putting on an act and carefu 160Reads8.5Score—Shelves
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  32. 482 Quick Transmigration: 100 Ways to Win Over the Tragic, Powerful Villain 快穿:拿下美强惨反派的 100 种方式 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As a veteran of quick transmigration, Shen Jiao lets her guard down for just a moment and gets tricked by the Heavenly Dao. The little one she raised for years gives his life in her place. At first, Shen Jiao only wants to find the little one. But she never expects that he’s having such a miserable time in the small worlds. Her heart aches for him, and before she knows it, her little one has evolved into her husband. After that, Shen Jiao becomes more and more obsessed as she searches for her hu 1.7kReads9.2Score146Shelves
  33. 483 Into His Arms: The Mad Prince Seizes Power and Forces Me to Marry Him 揽娇入怀:疯批王爷夺权强娶 Ancient Romance272k WordsOngoing [Fictional historical romance + devoted love + mutual firsts + play the pig to eat the tiger + revenge on villains in the middle and later stages + a touch of romantic tension + seizing power to save the nation + a touch of ensemble cast] Shen Jianing was breathtakingly beautiful. Though born a princess of lowly status, she was treasured by all and pampered like the center of the universe. But Nanzhao was beset by internal strife and external threats, while corrupt officials seized power. In a s —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 484 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 33.3kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
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  35. 485 The Cold, Powerful Official Bows to Me 清冷权臣,他为我折腰 Ancient Romance448k WordsOngoing Also known as: Bewitching the Capital: The Powerful Brought to Their Knees #Rival Suitors #Multiple Male Leads, All Chaste #Making Money #Beautiful Black Lotus #Feel-Good Power Fantasy The main romance is one-on-one, with Fu Tingnan as the official pairing. The other male leads are emotional entanglements, creating a battlefield of rival suitors. Read with care if that bothers you. Fu Tingnan is the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo, the youngest powerful minister in the court. Ruthless and decisive, 41Reads7.6Score106Shelves
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  36. 486 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I'm Spoiled Daily by a Scheming Powerbroker 穿成太子妃后,被腹黑权臣日日宠 Ancient Romance122k WordsOngoing [Two Powerful Leads + Revenge + Spies + Coercion + The Pursuer’s Road to Redemption] [Double Agent Crown Princess VS Scheming Chief Minister] Gu Yunqing is the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household and a spy for the Fourth Prince. The man she loves serves the Third Prince, yet she marries the Crown Prince and becomes the Crown Princess. She dies on her wedding night! Barely having crawled out of her grave, she catches the eye of the scheming minister Xiao Ci. On one side is her f —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 487 A Husband’s Authority in Decline: The Regent King’s Nightly Spoiling of His Transmigrated Consort 夫纲不振:摄政王夜夜娇宠穿越妃 Ancient Romance732k WordsCompleted It was just a blood moon, a sign of great misfortune. How did that get her transmigrated? Fine, she transmigrated, and even got a System, but it was the most basic model. Where was the promised compensation? Where was the promised assistance? How was she supposed to use a version 0.1 System? The Regent? What was that supposed to mean? She had saved his life, and he repaid her not with a few pounds of gold, but by kidnapping and locking her up! Sure, he gave her the best food, clothes, and comfor 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 488 Breaking Your Heart 折君 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Serious drama + healing one another + marriage before love + one partner for life + revenge) After transmigrating fifteen years ago, Yan Hui thought she could live as a contented layabout in a world especially harsh toward women, then marry a good man, support him, and raise their children. But when her parents suddenly died, she and her younger brother became dependent on relatives. For her brother’s future, she had no choice but to make plans for herself while living under someone else’s ro 11.6kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
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  39. 489 Reborn: I Dumped the Scumbag and Won Over the Cold, Cunning Prince 重生后踹渣男,撩翻冷面腹黑王爷 Ancient Romance975k WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a manhua-drama and is now streaming on Hongguo, where it's a hit! Reborn to pursue her true love + revenge on the scum + ascetic minister + two cunning, powerful leads + devoted, doting husband In her previous life, she trusted Shen Mubai and died with her unborn child, taking her regrets to the grave. Reborn, Su Jin tears up her betrothal contract to become the heir apparent's wife and vows never to go near that faithless man again. Everyone says she's gone mad, 5.5kReads8.9Score595Shelves
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  40. 490 The Reborn Vengeful Ghost Turns the Chaotic World Upside Down. Why Would You Mess With Her? 疯批厉鬼重生乱世,你惹她干嘛? Ancient Romance209k WordsOngoing [Star-crossed love + both reborn + disgraced wife + both untouched + contrasting couples] The winter Miss Shen, A Ci, died, the snow in the capital grew thicker with each passing day. The following spring, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé placed third in the imperial examinations. By the end of the next spring, the emperor issued an edict sending Miss Shen far away to the borderlands to marry. Her new husband tried several times to take her life, while her childhood sweetheart married another 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  41. 491 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
  42. 492 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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  43. 493 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位,闲杂人等退退退 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
  44. 494 The Sweet Little Princess Has the Crazed Power Minister Wrapped Around Her Finger 小公主甜撩!疯批权臣为她折腰 Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted Both leads are reborn, both were virgins in both lifetimes, and they pursue and cherish each other. A light, sweet romance with no strong female lead. [Sunshine, straightforward princess x obsessive, loyal, self-effacing powerful minister; the princess's devoted admirer] Ling Yuanxin, a princess of a fallen kingdom, is reborn on the eve of her wedding. Her first thought is to flee the wedding and elope with her bodyguard? In her previous life, she never managed to confess her love, and it remain 5.5kReads9.4Score768Shelves
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  45. 495 Too Irresistible! The Powerful Chief Secretary Is Terrified of His Wife 撩疯!权臣首辅他惧内成性 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As the infamous wildflower of her village, eight-year-old Ye Qiao was someone nobody dared mess with. The villagers whispered, “She's so fierce, she'll never find a husband.” Ye Qiao promptly went up the mountain and came back with a little husband: the only son of a scholar, who even married into her family! In the blink of an eye, he found a great master, came first in all three levels of the imperial examinations, and became the youngest prime minister in the Great Yue Kingdom. Late at night, 215Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 496 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves
  47. 497 After Marrying the Sickly, Powerful Minister, the Sweetheart Cries Every Day 嫁给病娇权臣后,娇娇每天哭唧唧 Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 3.1kReads9.2Score391Shelves
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  48. 498 Springtime in the Brocade Tent: Hidden Away by a Chaste and Powerful Official 锦帐春:被禁欲权臣金屋藏娇 Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, no angst, happy ending + mutual devotion + a protective male lead + a gentle, beautiful heroine who isn’t a naive pushover] The first thing Xiao Ce did after becoming a regent was ask the woman he had long cherished to marry him. But she didn’t understand her feelings for her childhood sweetheart, so he had no choice but to resort to a few tricks. When Shen Zhizhi saw Xiao Ce suddenly appear, she was afraid. But he told her: “Zhizhi, marry me. The Shen family will be safe.” “Zhi 1.2kReads8.8Score176Shelves
  49. 499 Wicked Minister’s Obsession! Let Me Bow to You and Secretly Dote on You 佞臣妄念!许我折腰暗宠 Two Male Leads396k WordsCompleted [A sickly, beautiful heir + a crazed, powerful minister. The male lead is ruthless and merciless; the second male lead is merciless and ruthless. If that bothers you, don’t read.] In his previous life, Duan Jiaxu gave everything for Longxi, only to be driven off a cliff by his sworn enemy and die a miserable death. Reborn, Duan Jiaxu wanted nothing more than to lie low. But then his sworn enemy showed up looking for trouble and latched onto him, refusing to let go. His father and brothers invite 1.3kReads9.1Score135Shelves
  50. 500 The Legitimate Daughter's Cunning, and Her Way with Husbands 嫡女善谋,御夫有道 Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Calculating Earl’s Legitimate Daughter vs. Cold and Ruthless Heir to the Duke] [Power Couple, Sweet Romance] Shen Yunshu, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Earl of Xiting, is the only legitimate heir of her generation. But her father, Lord Shen, favors a beautiful young concubine who has both a son and a daughter, while her domineering grandmother can’t stand her either. Always calm and unruffled, Shen Yunshu only wants to live a quiet life with her mother. Yet people keep trying to disrupt 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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