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  1. 451 After Marrying the Gloomy Powerful Minister's Younger Brother 嫁给阴郁权臣弟弟后 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title Why Not Ride the Wind Together] Xu Yunjia and Pei Youqing grew up together. After they married, she managed the household and cared for his parents, doing everything a wife could be expected to do. She never imagined that one day a woman would arrive at her door with Pei Youqing’s child. Only then did Yunjia realize that she had been living a joke all these years. She returned to the time before she married Pei Youqing. Xu Yunjia no longer want 13.2kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
  2. 452 Reborn, to Meet You Again! 重生,与君再相识! Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted Also known as: [Oh No! The Man She Toyed With and Abandoned Became the Regent!] [Heroine and Supporting Heroine Swap Souls + Mutual Salvation + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Two Strong Leads] Song Wan, daughter of a notorious prime minister, died. Her newlywed husband, whom she had waited five years for, shot her dead on a cliff. When she opened her eyes again, she had become someone else: a merchant's daughter who had also been betrayed by her husband and eventually hanged herself. Facing a 17.8kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
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  3. 453 The Warlord's Cherished Bride: Marshal, Come Here! 军阀权宠:大帅,你过来! Modern Romance708k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, The Marshal, Come Here, is now streaming] In the years of the Republic, war and chaos swept the land, and each warlord ruled his own territory. The day Su City fell, Qiao Wan was treated like a piece of cargo and offered to the new ruler of the three northwestern provinces. They said Ninth Master Ji was cold-blooded and ruthless, and that he had caused the deaths of three wives. He was a man cursed by fate. Ji Shiyan strolled out from beneath the hanging-flower 9.7kReads9.4Score1kShelves
  4. 454 My Beloved Ugly Girl, Please Take Care of Me 朕心爱的丑姑娘,请多指教 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Her fiancé went from being a pampered crown prince to a paralyzed man on the brink of death. The proud noblewoman slit her own throat, leaving behind a luckless maid with a disfigured face, who was forced into the bridal sedan chair. “You’re paralyzed, and I’m ugly. We’re even, so neither of us gets to complain about the other.” At their first meeting, she put on a brave face and acted haughty. ... “Please guide me for the rest of my life.” Years later, the man who had once been half-dead walked 8.4kReads9.1Score916Shelves
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  5. 455 Leaving the Dust Behind 辞尘鞅 Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted In just three years after entering the palace, Wen Ci rose to the rank of Noble Consort. People said she was a bewitching beauty who had bewitched the emperor, rising through the ranks despite having neither merit nor children. Who would have guessed that the emperor loved gold and silver more than beautiful women? As it happens, so did she. The concubines of the imperial harem pay for their own promotions. 48Reads7.4Score—Shelves
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  6. 456 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 14.6kReads9.3Score3.9kShelves
  7. 457 Strolling Through Chang’an with Flowers in My Hair 簪花扶鬓长安步 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Mu Jiaojiao cured the Prime Minister's eldest son's leg with a single dose of medicine. Seizing the opportunity, she married into a powerful family and became the Sixth Young Madam of the Prime Minister's household. From then on, a saying spread through the streets: The Sixth Young Master of the Cui family was worth exactly one leg, his big brother's! Thus he earned the elegant nickname “Cui One Leg.” Humiliated, the Sixth Young Master Cui vowed to turn his life around and avenge his disgrace! A 2.6kReads8.7Score388Shelves
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  8. 458 The Empress's Third Marriage 三嫁皇后 Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted [The Empress's Third Marriage x A Younger Powerful Official] [Ancient Political Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Younger Man + Mutual Devotion] Feng Shu's father sent her into the palace to be empress to an old emperor who was already on death's door. At last, the old emperor died, and she resolved to leave the palace behind for good. But who could have guessed that her childhood sweetheart, now her brother-in-law, Prince Gao Rui of Linzi, would ascend the throne? Gao Rui issued an imperial decre 1.1kReads9.2Score103Shelves
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  9. 459 Homegrown Flowers Can't Match Wild Ones: The Irresistible Duke Keeps Flirting 家花哪有野花香,尤物国舅撩不停 Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Two years into her marriage, Liu Fuying was still a virgin. Her husband had even suggested that she go keep a handsome young lover, with only one condition: she couldn't make their affair public. He had someone else in his heart, so why should Liu Fuying keep herself chaste for him? One day, after a rainstorm, Liu Fuying fell off a cliff and met Pei Zhou Wu, a handsome nobleman who had been imprisoned on Mount Xiang for treason. He was so good-looking! The moment Liu Fuying saw him, she underst 13.2kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
  10. 460 Once She’d Made Enough Money, the Prime Minister’s Wife Packed Up and Ran 赚够钱后,相爷夫人卷铺盖跑路了 Ancient Romance386k WordsOngoing [Historical Fantasy + Two Powerful Leads + Political Schemes + Making Money + Slow Burn + Marriage First, Love Later + Ensemble Cast + face-slapping and Crushing Scumbags + play the pig to eat the tiger] The foolish legitimate daughter of the Xie family of the Marquis of Zhennan's residence is betrothed by imperial decree to the all-powerful Chancellor of the Great Yan dynasty. One day, a sparrow lands in a phoenix's nest, and her nature changes completely. Not only does she remain foolish, sh 8Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  11. 461 The Jealous Empress's Bitter Tears 醋精皇后的心酸泪 Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. The heroine is beautiful and knows how to flirt, while the hero never goes mad or sees red! This novel is extremely devoted to its heroine. [One-on-one romance, sweet, angsty, and satisfying; a jealous queen and a beleaguered emperor] Ji Yun was spotted in the mountains by the Prince of Yan. He mistook her for a dignified, magnanimous woman and asked for her hand in marriage. Before long, the Prince of Yan became emperor and married her as his empress. F 1.2kReads8.6Score100Shelves
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  12. 462 A Glorious Dream, Mountains and Rivers Far Away 浮华梦山河远 Ancient Romance521k WordsOngoing Is marrying up into a noble family a ladder to the clouds, or a blade at your throat? Everyone envies a merchant’s daughter who marries into a marquis’s household. But after a torrential rain in Huazhou, everything changes. Her husband gets caught up in the succession struggle, and she’s abducted by human traffickers... Even her family thinks she’ll never come back. But she not only returns, she also becomes the owner of Baoxing Trading House. Every time you think she’s finally found her foo 87Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 463 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命,重生主母杀疯了 Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 59.5kReads9.2Score8kShelves
  14. 464 Call Me a Country Bumpkin? I'll Keep the Arrogant Prince Awake All Night 骂我村姑?我让傲娇皇子夜不能寐 Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted Don’t look! Don’t look! It’s not well written. Greedy, lustful village girl x cold, proud prince [Sweet romance + hero head over heels + hiding one’s real abilities + a long road to winning her back + face-slapping and taking down scoundrels] “When the Twin Stars unite, the realm will flourish.” But no one knew that the destined phoenix star, meant to become the mother of the realm, had been abandoned in the mountains for eighteen years. Li Fujiao, the destined phoenix star, an orphan who emerg 17Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 465 Why Vampires Need to Read Their Blood Test Reports 论吸血鬼看血检报告的重要性 36k WordsCompleted On Why Vampires Should Pay Attention to Blood Test Results 246Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 466 Languishing Alone? If My Husband Can't Perform, I'll Find Someone Who Can! 独守空房?相公不行就换人! Ancient Romance331k WordsOngoing A sweet, wholesome romance + a delicate beauty + a two-faced, calculating male lead On their wedding night, Liu Niaoniao’s husband tells her that she isn’t the woman he wants to marry. He orders her to behave herself and stop entertaining foolish notions. Left alone in an empty room, she becomes the laughingstock of the entire capital. Later, one beloved white moonlight isn’t enough, and women are brought into the household one after another. On the day he takes a secondary wife, her husband adv 126Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  17. 467 I Became a Mediator in the Marquis's Manor and the Whole Family Dotes on Me 我在侯府当调解员,被全家宠了 Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted Brutal, ruthless Imperial Guard X sweet, gentle ray of sunshine Just as her name suggests, Jiang Mi has a sweet little mouth and knows exactly how to charm people, leaving them dazed and warm-hearted. But an imperial decree sends this honey-sweet girl to the most difficult household to serve: the Ning'an Marquis's residence. The Old Madam is stern and old-fashioned: “You wretches! The whole lot of you are hopeless!” The Ning'an Marquis is aloof and icy: “You unfilial son, do you know what you've 18.6kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
  18. 468 1970s Space: A Transmigrated Daughter and Her Reborn Mother 七零空间:穿越闺女重生妈 Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1970s] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Mutual devotion] [A touch of ensemble cast] [Educated youth] [Two worlds connected] She opens her eyes and has transmigrated into a book set in the 1970s. Even the paper character's slap across her face hurts like hell. She has become a short-lived cannon-fodder character. Damn it! This woman is going to defy fate and change her destiny! 46.5kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
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  19. 469 He Is Drunk on Her Beauty 他醉娇棠 Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + sweet indulgence + devoted couple + marriage before love + intense romantic push and pull] Su Litang is the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongning's household. Her mother dies of illness when she is five, and she is sold to a brothel. On the day she comes of age, she is brought back to the marquis's household and ordered to take her legitimate elder sister's place as a concubine to the heir of the Duke of Jingguo's household. Jing Wenzhao is born noble 1.9kReads8.4Score197Shelves
  20. 470 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知,我竟是清冷权臣白月光 Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 9kReads8.9Score947Shelves
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  21. 471 The Little Taoist Nun Has a Rebellious Streak 小道姑一身反骨 Ancient Romance747k WordsCompleted “As a hired assassin, killing is my specialty. I make sure my clients go peacefully.” “Be good. You don't need to cover your head. I'd never ruin that pretty face of yours. That would make it harder to carry your head to the Judicial Office and collect the reward.” The moon slanted over the river as night settled in. Mist hung thick in the air, dreamlike and hazy. Only the dim oil lamp hanging from a covered boat on the Qiantang River cast a faint, wavering glow. A small gray-robed Taoist, impos 25.1kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
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  22. 472 Heading to the Northeast: Lin Erni's Bumpy Road to Happiness 闯关东:林二妮的颠簸幸福路 Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [No contrived twists] [No cheat powers] [Traditional] [Realistic] [Period] [Rural] [Hardship] [Inspirational] Lin Erni was born in Heze, Shandong, and married into Harbin in the Northeast. She struggled to get by amid the freezing snow in the mountains, then later had no one to rely on and went alone beyond the mountains to make a living. The first time, she was tossed from one place to another like a bag of steamed buns, made a child bride, and beaten and cursed. The second time, her father sol 22.3kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
  23. 473 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统:全二册(王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著) Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
  24. 474 Little Sister, You Can’t Handle This Crazy Man. Let Me Take Over 妹妹,这疯批你驾驭不了,换我来 Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Through the Years Like Jade, available on all platforms. The moment she opened her eyes, Jiang Fei had transmigrated into the book as a scheming but hopelessly incompetent minor villainess. In the original story, the entire Jiang family was brutally killed. Even the old watchdog at the gate was spared nothing. And it was all thanks to Pei Jing, the power-mad, unhinged prince who held sway over the court. The System's task for her was simple: follow the original 51kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
  25. 475 Reborn: Xiang Liu Becomes a Tycoon Under the Sea 重生:相柳变成海底大富翁 Female-Channel Fanfiction214k WordsCompleted A reunion after years apart! She runs away while pregnant! King of the Sea Demons! Queen of Haoling! Xiang Liu, the greatest villain in Qingshui Town, is poisoned with an aphrodisiac. In a daze, he is rescued by a delicate woman with a slender waist. After their wild night together, she vanishes without a trace from Qingshui Town. Lord Xiang Liu swears he will find her... Then Xiaoyao runs away while pregnant and gives birth to a mischievous, chubby little boy. For her son’s sake, she becomes Q 80Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  26. 476 The Gentle, Love-Crazed Crown Prince Is Sick, and I Have the Cure 温柔病娇太子有病,我有药 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (The manhua-style dramas Zhaozhao Meets Ning and Donggong Meets Ning are now streaming on Hongguo) [Sweet Historical Romance + Hopelessly Devoted Male Lead + First Love, Both Each Other's Only One + Lighthearted Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Xie Changchen, Crown Prince of the Great Qian dynasty, was a peerless beauty. He became famous throughout the realm at fifteen after the Battle of Qiansheng. But his frail health meant he often coughed up blood, and the Imperial Preceptor once declared he wo 13.9kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
  27. 477 Peach Blossoms Topple the River and Mountains 桃花折江山 Ancient Romance712k WordsCompleted The TV drama Peach Blossoms Reflecting on the Mountains and Rivers, starring Liu Xueyi and Meng Ziyi. Zhao has a beauty named Taohua. Her fate is full of hardship, and she is married off to Wei far away. All she wants is to stay alive and climb her way up. Wei has a handsome chancellor who is ruthless and sharp-tongued, sweet on the surface but treacherous within. He cares nothing for anyone's life, so long as he gets what he wants. Taohua thinks everyone loves beautiful things. Surely he can't 395Reads9.0Score114Shelves
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  28. 478 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆:通房丫鬟上位记 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
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  29. 479 What Do I Do? I Was Forced to Become the Stepmother of a Mouthy Brat 怎么办?被迫成了杠精崽子的后娘 Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted Tags: Everyday child-rearing, married first then falling in love, fictional dynasty, no need to research the details Modern office worker Luo Chaoyan has always had terrible luck. One day, a typhoon sweeps her into an unfamiliar ancient era. Her father is a minor fifth-rank official, and her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jizhou. She thinks she’ll have an easy life this time around, but at a banquet, five-year-old Huo Rui tricks her. She’s forced to marry his father and become 15.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
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  30. 480 The Young Lady Can't Stop Throwing Up, and the Heir Pampers Her Day and Night 表姑娘孕吐不止,世子他日宠夜哄 Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted [No Rebirth or Transmigration, Pure Historical Romance + Both Pure + One-Night Stand + Adorable Baby] Jiang Jinyue, a down-on-her-luck cousin, was staying at the Duke’s residence. She was always proper and cautious, and never dared get involved with Lu Yanting, the most distinguished young lord, for fear of displeasing her elders. For some reason, however, the young lord always went out of his way to look after her. Jiang Jinyue simply took it for the ordinary care an older cousin would show a 11.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
  31. 481 A Humble Household 小门小户 Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted The story begins when the three-room branch of the Cheng family, born outside the main line, is forced to split from the family and driven out of the main residence. They end up in a border town, where they buy a house and land and establish themselves. Their daughter finds a happy marriage, while their son excels in the imperial examinations and enters government service. Cheng Weiniang, the Cheng family's daughter, is stunningly beautiful. The moment she appears in the border town, Wu Moya 5.7kReads8.4Score693Shelves
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  32. 482 The Wicked Stepmother Is Surprisingly Wonderful 恶毒后娘她真香 Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Greedy, evil, and abusive to her stepchildren? No wonder she was a disposable character among the villains, an essential figure whose sole purpose was to make their tragic lives look even worse. One moment, Mu Xiaonuan is asleep; the next, she wakes up as the wicked stepmother, Madam Mu, in a novel. She has five stepsons and two stepdaughters, each one either cannon fodder or a villain, and she herself was born to be a stepping stone for them. Looking at the little sprouts in front of her, it’s 66.7kReads9.0Score6.2kShelves
  33. 483 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
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  34. 484 From Maidservant to Mistress of a Marquis’s Household 侯门主母从丫鬟做起 Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted Liuying was a lowly maid in the Marquis’s household, but Shen Huaixu took a liking to her and raised her to the position of concubine. On the day she was to be carried into his home, she knelt in the snow and cut off her three thousand strands of hair with a pair of scissors. Shen Huaixu, ever the arrogant wastrel, gave her a cold smile. “Shaving your head to become a nun? I’ll see how you crawl back here after leaving the Marquis’s household, begging me to let you in.” Later, disaster struck th 641Reads8.9Score105Shelves
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  35. 485 After Marrying My Best Friend, the Tyrant Kidnaps Me as His Bride! 嫁给闺蜜后,暴君对我强娶豪夺! Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted 1.1kReads8.9Score125Shelves
  36. 486 When the Moon Shone Over Song City 那时明月照宋城 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She may not have princess syndrome, but she sure has a princess’s fate! Before marriage, she was the apple of her parents’ eye, cherished and carefully protected. After marriage, she became her husband’s adored and pampered wife, loved beyond measure. Well, being too happy has its drawbacks: her husband is too fierce, her parents-in-law dote on her too much, and her children are too outstanding... Every day, they make the single crowd green with envy. She’s simply too blissfully happy... 936Reads8.6Score105Shelves
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  37. 487 Lured into the Springtime Box 诱入春匣 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wen Ying was born a household servant in the Prime Minister’s residence. She had three paths ahead of her: The worst option: marry a favored young servant, bear a servant’s child, and serve the household master’s family for generations. The middle option: be given to one of her master’s colleagues to use for his amusement. The best option: win over a young master of the household, start as his bedchamber maid, bear him a child, and steadily climb the ranks. The eldest young master was violent an 2.4kReads8.8Score250Shelves
  38. 488 Thinking of You as Before 念卿如故 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, an heir to a family of physicians becomes the lowliest illegitimate daughter in the household. Her father doesn’t care about her, her older sister bullies her, and a scumbag blocks her way. When forced into marriage, Jiang Nianqing acts decisively. She drugs the “poor scholar,” leaves him money for the night, and escapes her living hell to enjoy her freedom. Four years later, the reigning Prince Jing tosses a hairpin missing a piece of agate in front of her. The man stares 1.3kReads9.1Score125Shelves
  39. 489 The Black Lotus Marries Up, and the Entire Capital Is in an Uproar! 黑莲花高嫁,全京城都炸了! Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted [The Emperor Takes His Subject’s Wife + Reunion After Years Apart + 1v1 + Both Pure + Equally Matched] Everyone says the current emperor is a mighty and talented ruler. But back when he was still the Fifth Prince, Emperor Chengjing was not favored by the late emperor. A prince newly arrived at court, isolated and without support, and a young woman newly arrived in the capital, eager to make something of herself, hit it off at once. The two young people supported each other every step of the 132Reads—Score—Shelves
  40. 490 A Small-Town Family Dares to Marry Up? Her Father Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple! 小门小户高攀?她父亲配享太庙! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Everyday Life + Protective Husband + Powerful Male Lead] Jiang Mingyue got married. Her husband was talented, exceptionally handsome, able to farm and cook, and possessed every virtue imaginable. He also attracted women wherever he went. At the palace banquet, noblewomen glared at her coldly from one side, while a princess on the other side hoped she would die soon. Jiang Mingyue could barely sit still. “I don’t think I can handle this.” Xie Yu 29.9kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
  41. 491 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Ancient Romance943k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + satisfying face-slapping + sweet romance + the husband’s long road to winning her back] Everyone says that the greatest achievement Su Yurong, the daughter of a boatwoman, can hope for in this life is becoming a concubine’s maid. The most esteemed young heir in the household is determined to have her, and the senior maids are so jealous they grind their teeth to dust. Yet Su Yurong chooses the useless Seventh Young Master instead. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them, th 2.6kReads7.2Score170Shelves
  42. 492 Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情:清冷权臣破戒后 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 7.1kReads9.1Score884Shelves
  43. 493 The Spring Oriole Sings 春莺啭 Ancient Romance319k WordsCompleted Yao Fuzhi was born into a distinguished family and mastered extraordinary medical skills from a young age. She travels far and wide in search of her uncle. To avoid drawing attention, the young woman disguises herself as a countrywoman. Following her uncle’s trail to the border, she arrives just as a plague breaks out. After Fuzhi cures the people, she encounters Gu Yun, a left general desperate to find a physician. A “witch” skilled in disguise, a miracle doctor who can cure every illness. Gu Y 1.9kReads9.0Score262Shelves
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  44. 494 Zhaozhao Waits for Your Return 昭昭待君归 Ancient Romance292k WordsOngoing [Ensemble character growth x historical political intrigue x love of country and family x sibling bonds x childhood friends x steadfast friendship x teacher and student turned enemies x everyone focused on their careers x no rivalry between women] [Reader’s guide] 1. A gentle, slow-brewing story with understated romance: sweet at first, then heartbreaking. 2. A richly drawn ensemble cast, each following their own path and bearing their own burdens. After the Seven Kingdoms War, the State of Zh 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 495 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
  46. 496 A Bride of Tender Grace 娇聘 Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted A captivating heroine + household intrigue + mystery-solving + married first, love later, and doting romance The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker; the hero may be a smiling tiger. As the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Su Jinli is famous among the capital's noble families for her beauty, as well as for being spoiled, lazy, and useless. All she wants is to lie flat, but she is looked down on by the noble young ladies, disliked by her future mother-in-law, and even has her e 4kReads9.1Score592Shelves
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  47. 497 The Younger, Unhinged Man I Flirted With Has Ascended the Throne 我撩的年下疯批登基了 Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted [Male Rivals Competing for Her + Multiple Male Love Interests + Winning Her Back + Love Triangle Drama + Only Ever Loved Each Other + Taming Him + Political Scheming] [Clearheaded, Intelligent Heroine x Younger, Unhinged Emperor] Huo Lingwan never imagined that her life would be sealed by the words “political marriage.” Sent from Nanxia to Dachu as a pawn, she gazed at Dachu’s towering palace walls with just one thought: escape. She would stop at nothing and use every possible trick to get away 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 498 Your Majesty, the Beauty in the Painting Has Escaped! 陛下,画卷里的美人逃了! Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted (This is a story for female readers, female readers, female readers. Male readers, keep out!!) The wise and mighty Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty was a dashing man of twenty-five, yet his harem was completely empty. The entire court was frantic about their wise emperor’s lifelong happiness, coming up with new ways every day to get him to choose a consort. With no other choice, the emperor made a portrait of a beauty his empress, leaving everyone stunned. Su Qingli was a university student from 6.1kReads8.2Score559Shelves
  49. 499 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向:终生误 Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 686Reads9.1Score100Shelves
  50. 500 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. 6.7kReads9.2Score779Shelves
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