Historical Romance: A Princess Sent to Marry for an Alliance, Angst First, Then Sweetness 古言 和亲公主的 先虐后甜

1. 1 世 The Heir's Temper Burns Like Fire, and His Sweet Wife Can't Hide 世子性烈如火，娇娇夫人难以藏躲 Yuyu Zi渔渔籽Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, not reborn + fictional dynasty + marriage before love + both leads are virgins + gentle, graceful, perceptive beauty vs. cold-faced, devoted, hot-tempered lord] After her kingdom was defeated in war, she was sent to Beichen to marry, becoming a sacrifice for peace between the two nations. After the wedding, she and Yan Han, the heir of Beichen, were united in name only. As time passed, she realized he saw her only as a gift from Nandu, someone insignificant and dispensa 1.5kReads8.8Score148Shelves

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   The first book is a little angsty at the beginning due to the male lead's personality, but it gets very sweet later. The second book is also a little angsty at the beginning, but it gets very sweet later. The third book is also about a political marriage, but the female lead is very weak, and the process isn't very angsty. The fourth book is about the female lead's life before the political marriage, which is very angsty, but the male lead is very kind, and she is always pampered by the male lead after the marriage. All of these books are very good; I read them all without skipping a single chapter.

2. 2 和 After a Political Marriage, the Wolf King Pursues Me 和亲后，我被狼王撩 The Turtledoves That Cannot Be Caged关不住的雎鸠Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted She is the Shen family’s legitimate daughter. He is a lone wolf of the grasslands. The two had nothing in common, but with the Xia dynasty in decline, marriage to a foreign land was their only way forward. She is clever and composed, with a miraculous healing touch. He is proud and aloof, yet carries the world in his heart. Alone in the barbarian lands of the grasslands, she faces one insult and hardship after another with unruffled calm. Through countless tests and struggles, they finally win e 1.8kReads9.0Score171Shelves
3. 3 岁 Sui Sui’s Marriage Alliance 岁岁和亲 Zhao Lin召临Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + size difference + both leads are chaste + sweet romance + plenty of sickly scenes] A stunning, delicate princess who knows a little medicine, paired with the grasslands' greatest warrior, who disdains her at first but falls hard later Lin Jiayan has just graduated from medical school when she loses consciousness in a skiing accident. When she wakes, she finds that she has transmigrated to a completely unfamiliar dynasty and become a princess sent to a barbarian land for a polit 44.3kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
4. 4 公 The Sweet, Gentle Princess and Her Tender General Who Guards the Nation 公主乖又软，镇国将军温柔宠 Luo Han Qiqi洛涵七七Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + faithful to each other + sweet, gentle, delicate Third Princess VS decisive, battle-hardened Defender General] After a campaign, the Kingdom of Nanzhao was defeated. To avoid being destroyed, its ruler personally presented a surrender document and an order for a political marriage to Chu Qi'an, the Defender General of the Northern Lands, offering him the Third Princess, Nan Ruohuan, as his bride. He had heard that Nan Ruohuan was a useless, uneducated princess. Chu Qi'an curled 1.3kReads7.4Score103Shelves
5. 5 雪 Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance939k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy] [Romance] [Revenge] [Angst] [Plot Twists] [Redemption] [Mutual Firsts] [Happy Ending] I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of Liang. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me off the Star-Viewing Tower, hoping to trade my life for his own escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn't understand surged in his bloodshot eyes. "Tell me, who threw you down?" I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. The man be 4.8kReads6.4Score297Shelves

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   An ancient Chinese romance novel about a princess of a fallen kingdom and a usurper emperor whose entanglement lasts until death, a heart-wrenching tale.

6. 6 浮 Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠：君夺臣妻 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Historical15k WordsCompleted Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife 936Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 他 He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门，我给他穿心一剑 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫37k WordsCompleted He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 617Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 九 Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回，缘起缘灭 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends 597Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 暗 An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇，无关风月 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance38k WordsCompleted A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance 136Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 囚 Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾，我直接逃了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away 394Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 断 A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones 844Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 山 Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏，将军有情 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart 110Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 他 He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 他跟“哥们”好上了，我选择退出 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫9k WordsCompleted He Got Together with His "Buddy," So I Chose to Walk Away 38Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 宠 He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻，我把将军给休了 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General 608Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 简 Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴：从一次偷窥开始 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Modern Romance442k WordsCompleted “You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa... 138Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 终 In the End, She Married Someone Else 终嫁他人 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫10k WordsCompleted In the End, She Married Someone Else 72Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 他 He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 他把我变成了盲女 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫26k WordsCompleted He Turned Me into a Blind Woman 1kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 迫 Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 57Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 我 I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃，他断我魂 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 113Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 碎 Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted Shattered Reversed Scale 192Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 以 In the Name of Love: I Erased His Memories 以爱之名：我删除了他的记忆 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted In the Name of Love: I Erased His Memories 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 宠 He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Pushed Her into Hell with His Own Hands 宠她十年，却亲手将她推进地狱 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫27k WordsCompleted He Spoiled Her for Ten Years, Then Personally Pushed Her Into Hell 15Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 冤 Foes Have a Way of Crossing Paths 冤家路宽 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫Ancient Romance23k WordsCompleted Fated to Be Rivals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 再 The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃 Eighteen Is My Cat十八是我的猫11k WordsCompleted Become the Crown Princess Again 128Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 和 After a Political Marriage, I Became the Desert King's Most Treasured Love 和亲后，我成了漠王的心尖宠 Modern-Day Know-Nothing当代九漏鱼Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + love grows over time + sweet romance + lighthearted + exotic setting + both leads are virgins + happy ending] [Mischievous little princess × scheming, devoted king] Once the beloved daughter of a general’s household and the “Little General” who ruled the capital, she had been considered the crown prince’s future wife. But after her father and brother died on the battlefield, she was granted the title of Princess Jiahe. She thought it was a mark of the imperial famil 1.5kReads8.8Score130Shelves

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    These are all stories about marriage alliances; see which one suits your taste.

26. 26 本 In This Life, I’ll Marry No One but My Beloved Consort 本王此生只娶爱妃一人 Coffee KF咖啡KFAncient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Complete Marriage before love + a princess, a scheming prince, and a green-tea county princess + devoted to one another + feel-good story + sweet romance after the angst] “An arranged political marriage?” “Meeting him again in the great hall after all these years?” Feng Xilin had said since childhood that her future husband had to be a great warrior who could make a name for himself on the battlefield, and that he could marry her alone, with no concubines! “Your Majesty, I want him to be my 282Reads7.2Score102Shelves
27. 27 奴 A Slave as Pure as Jade 奴本如玉 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She travels thousands of miles to a foreign land for a marriage alliance, only for her husband to shoot an arrow at her bridal sedan, staining her wedding dress with blood. When they meet again, her status is disgraced. She is bullied by everyone and sent to his tent. Yu Ruyan thought her life couldn't get any worse, but with a wave of his hand, he makes her his personal maid for life. Yu Ruyan thinks perhaps she, too, might come to love him with time. But when she gives him the blood from her 840Reads8.7Score100Shelves
28. 28 公 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Winey Fish酒鱼鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 7.2kReads8.5Score602Shelves
29. 29 代 A Substitute Bride Becomes Empress 代嫁为后 Green Mint Ice绿色薄荷冰Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted She was the princess chosen by the royal family to marry in another princess’s place. On the journey to seal the marriage alliance, she was cautious and careful with every word. Yet by a twist of fate, she became the apple of the Western Regions prince’s eye. When the truth comes to light… 1kReads8.6Score104Shelves
30. 30 替 The Crown Princess by Contract: A Life of Doing the Bare Minimum 替嫁太子妃，摆烂人生 Twisting the Moon Like the Wind拧月如风Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance + substitute bride + both chaste + love after marriage + clear-headed beauty] The two nations are to be joined in marriage. The eldest princess refuses, so the overlooked little princess is forced to take her place. But who could have guessed she was a woman who had transmigrated? Since she transmigrated and became a princess, she can stop being a workhorse and start taking life easy, right? What else would she do? She should just enjoy herself. On their wedding n 228Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Super good-looking, highly recommended

31. 31 漠 Wild Sands of the North: The Tyrant’s Cherished Bride from a Peace Marriage 漠北狂沙，暴君嗜宠和亲妻 yu with a Seven-Second Memory七秒记忆的yuAncient Romance724k WordsOngoing [The Scheming King of the Desert Tribes x The Clever Little Fox Princess from the Central Plains] [Fantasy setting! Fantasy setting! Fantasy setting! This story is born from the author's imagination~ It borrows a little from the framework of the northern desert, but everything is fictional and has nothing to do with real history or real ethnic groups. Please don't try to match it to real people or places. History buffs, proceed with caution~ (´▽`)] [Pure-love fans rejoice! A scheming 24-year-old 21.4kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    It's not angsty either...

32. 32 名 Famed Throughout the Capital 名满京华 Mu Mu Mu Zhi木木木枳Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Revenge + Taking Down the Trash] Chu Muqing, the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Household, was raised from childhood by her second uncle’s family in Hezhou. After returning to the capital, she believed her stepmother was kind, her younger half-sister was good-hearted, and all her relatives in the marquis household loved her. Who would have thought that one day she’d wake up and realize the loving mother and daughter, the harmonious family, were all an illusion? Meanwhile, tho 5.3kReads8.9Score599Shelves

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    These three are very, very beautiful.

33. 33 我 I Was Destined to Be Empress 我命中注定是皇后 Lu Yanyan露颜颜Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + reborn + revenge + strong female lead] Shen Huai loves someone. But things don’t end well. If she had known from the start, she wouldn’t have gotten so involved with him. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have known sooner. She loves Wei Chi, but she has a grudge to settle. What grudge? The massacre of her family. But she is only a frail woman. She can’t fight, has little skill in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and isn’t particularly good at scheming. So she can only mar 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 上 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 Between, Li Ke之间礼可Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 4.3kReads8.8Score513Shelves
35. 35 侵 Claiming His Widowed Sister-in-Law: Her Deranged Brother-in-Law Has Wanted Her for Ages 侵占寡嫂，疯批小叔觊觎很久了 Ping Yi平抑Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Both leads are virgins, uncle and sister-in-law, forced love, ruthless pursuit and possession, mutual secret crush] A male lead who grew up starved of love, with an uncaring father and mother x a female lead whose parents died young and who was treated as a bargaining chip Her husband had died in battle, and his body had not yet grown cold when his younger brother, the powerful regent who had been biding his time, seized her by force before her husband’s spirit tablet. Yan Rong, a princess o 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After the death of her husband, the princess was forcibly taken by her brother-in-law.

36. 36 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.3kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure intellectual battle of wits, with no misunderstandings, only a tacit understanding of mutual exploitation. The female lead's cheat ability is eye-catching: her medical space possesses modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal the sick and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Original novel reader]

37. 37 月 Dreams Beneath the Moon in Huazhou 月落梦华州 Wu Tinglan梧听澜Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing Don’t worry about the rating. [Desert Romance + Powerful Leads Who Save Each Other + Ensemble Political Intrigue + Hilarious Love Triangle] After a sudden raid by bandits, Gong Langyue, a princess of the Xiao Kingdom, is taken captive in the desert. Everyone assumes this delicate young woman from the Southern Dynasty won’t survive the winter. But she not only survives, she thrives, and even turns a group of women stranded on the grasslands into her own team. She may not be skilled in combat, 201Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Every time she said "Your Highness is wise," she rolled her eyes inwardly, and every time he had the thought of "killing her," it ultimately turned into a kiss.

38. 38 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.6kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    Losing his beloved from both past and present lives, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I clearly met her first, we clearly fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in both lives, the longing and pain of those two lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He walked through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, as if he had become one with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the An'nan Prince's residence, where An'nan stood silently not far away.

39. 39 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score204Shelves

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