I Want to Read an Ancient-Era Marriage-First, Love-Later Novel 我想看古代的先婚后爱类型的

1. 1 一 I Opened My Eyes to Find I Had a Husband and a Baby 一睁眼，我竟然有了夫君和崽崽 Xie Jinan谢今安Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted The story opens with Yaoyao having been in the book for three years! General Shen falls in love with Yaoyao at first sight! The kids are all Yaoyao's! QAQ [Adorable kids + sweet romance + heartwarming + love at first sight + one-on-one romance + fictional setting] [Delicate little crybaby × doting great general] Yun Yaoyao, a shy little crybaby, wakes up to find she's become a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she just read. The absurd part is... She closes her eyes, opens them, and has t 1.7kReads8.8Score116Shelves

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   In this one, the female lead suffers from amnesia at the beginning and doesn't remember marrying the male lead, leading to a second marriage-of-convenience-to-love scenario.

2. 2 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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   This is a really good read, very sweet. The male lead's experiences have made him a bit obsessive and possessive, but he's very good to the female lead. It's a sweet and doting romance novel!

3. 3 反 The Villainess Second Female Lead Fights Back 反派女二要翻身 Shen Mengqi沈梦七Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted Synopsis: “W-wait, seriously? I got taken as a bride!” “Can someone tell me why this is happening?” Qin Xiaoxiao, her head full of questions, was carried in a daze to the gates of Prince Ling's residence. “I can't believe this. Is this for real? I've transmigrated into the tragic second female lead.” No, I can't just sit around and wait to die. I have to figure something out... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love. The female lead weighs the pros and cons before marrying the male lead, and later the two develop feelings for each other, with the male lead spoiling her rotten.

4. 4 腹 The Scheming Regent Reads My Mind and Forces Me to Win Him Over 腹黑摄政王读我心，强行攻略我 Yu Ningbing玉凝冰Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [On-screen comments + inner monologue] [Both leads strong and devoted to one another] Political intrigue, business, sweet romance, adorable baby, satisfying wish fulfillment, harmless on the outside but calculating underneath Meng Chenyin, a screenwriter for short dramas, somehow transmigrated into an NPC from her own story, a supporting daughter of the Ministry of Revenue’s vice minister whose only line was a single sentence. To make matters worse, her stepmother was abou 320Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The male and female leads marry out of wedlock but fall in love later; the regent rebels for the sake of his queen. The male lead is cunning, the female lead is quirky and funny. The male lead can see the female lead's level of affection for him and gradually wins her over. He often laments, "Why is the affection level increasing so slowly?" A cute baby appears later in the story.

5. 5 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.9kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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   This would have been fine.

6. 6 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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   In ancient times, this is a sweet and heartwarming romance novel about an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The male lead initially dotes on the female lead, showing favoritism, but later becomes her sole focus. The emperor and the female lead are well-developed characters, and the story is very heartwarming. The female lead, a favored concubine, is obedient, intelligent, and beautiful, but also very independent and not a saint or love-struck fool. (Completed)

7. 7 老 Honey, Open the Door. It's Your Husband 老婆开门，我是老公呀 Chen Wanquan陈万全Modern Romance747k WordsOngoing [GB stories + one-on-one happy ending + both leads’ first and only love + collection] Hey, everyone, come gather round and dig in!!!! 1. A gentle older girlfriend who’s a total puppy for her girl 2. A cool, frail Buddhist monk and a woman general 3. Hugs for an insecure deskmate 4. A domineering sweetheart and her long-haired beauty of a wife 5. Transported into an ABO world, I marry a delicious, sweet Omega as my wife 6. A horror writer meets her thousand-year-old wandering ghost husband 7. Th 1.3kReads—Score120Shelves

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   The military camp is teeming with hidden talents beyond imagination; the army doctor turns out to be a former butcher and cook, so ruthless that even the general couldn't help but complain. But then, he switches to protective mode with the Buddhist monk, using the excuse of "this is an order" to force him to brew medicine for his health every day, worried the monk might be overworked. Outwardly decisive and ruthless, inwardly full of tender care and concern—a must-read.

8. 8 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 25.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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   Highly recommend the first book

9. 9 大 The Heir of Great Xia: From Humble Scholar to Power 大夏世子，从一介书生开始 Little Water Monster小水怪Historical4.2M WordsOngoing Jiang Feng transmigrates to the Great Xia dynasty, only to learn as soon as he wakes up that he has been swindled into a marriage. The wife he brought home for ten taels of silver has somehow left him thirty taels in debt! Luckily, he is clever and has modern knowledge, so he manages to sort things out. But looking at the bare-walled house and his delicate young wife, who is sharing his hard life, Jiang Feng rolls up his sleeves. “I thought I could just slack off. Now I’ve got no choice but to w 249Reads8.5Score—Shelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated into a Feel-Good Novel, She’s Spoiled Rotten 穿到爽文里她被宠野了 Teriyaki Nine照烧九Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Everyone's Favorite + Lighthearted Nonsense + Ridiculous Comedy] Yu Xiangxue never imagined that one day she'd transmigrate into the villainess of her own novel. To save her life, she promptly found a powerful patron and clung to him for dear life. On their wedding day, Nangong Jing viciously grabbed Yu Xiangxue by the throat and demanded, “Tell me, who sent you?” Yu Xiangxue: “The Matchmaker sent me.” Nangong Jing couldn't help blushing. “I've never met a woman so shameless.” Y 269Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    These books are mostly about marriage before love, or the characters are already married but haven't fallen in love yet. The female lead travels back in time, the male lead is attracted to her, and they fall in love.

11. 11 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.5kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
12. 12 替 A Blessed Bride Who Loves Farming 替嫁福妻喜种田 Chu Huaijun楚淮君Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Mu Dongzhi takes her sister's place in marrying a man who is on the verge of death, hoping the wedding will bring him good fortune. She never expects her husband to wake up on the very day she arrives. From then on, the Shen family’s fortunes take off, and their lives grow better and better. Mu Dongzhi can stumble and end up clutching a pheasant, scoop up a handful of dirt on the mountain and uncover thousand-year-old fleeceflower root, or wash clothes by the river and find a priceless piece of 138Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 13 当 The Cannon Fodder Wife Gets Obsessed With Making Money 当炮灰原配沉迷搞钱 Xu Yuanbao许元宝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into an imperial-examination novel as the vicious cannon-fodder wife who claws her way into the male lead’s bed, Li Xu promptly tosses aside the tools for seducing him. She has no intention of being divorced after the cold-hearted, ruthless male lead and his destined heroine join forces against her. Better to cling to the male lead and focus on making a little money~ Once Li Xu gets hooked on making money... Wei Qu’s first reaction: “Bah! You think you can win me over with m 3.9kReads8.3Score389Shelves
14. 14 农 The Farmer's Delightful Daughter Is Busy Planting Crops 农家娇女忙种田 Zucchini Is on the Pumpkin Team西葫芦是南瓜派Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A warm-hearted transmigration story, with no awful relatives) I transmigrated into a farming family and found myself with a large courtyard and a house with gray-brick walls, along with a few acres of good farmland. The only problem was that the money box was empty. But that was no big deal: my grandparents doted on me, my parents loved me, my brothers got along with me, and the neighbors were kind and united. Bai Xia was sure that getting rich and living a comfortable life would be a piece of 16.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
15. 15 蚀 Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨宠婚 Su Ruyan苏如烟Modern Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Single for 25 years, she goes on her first blind date, only to find herself meeting her date at a hospital... When she says she wants a marriage-minded relationship, he coolly replies with one word: “Fine.” She thinks they will never see each other again, but after a three-day business trip, her stepmother takes over her room and kicks her out. Stranded on the street in the middle of the night, she calls her blind date. “I have nowhere to go.” “Then marry me.” Under the influence of alcohol, she 227Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all ones I've seen before and thought were pretty good. ① Dr. Lu is simply my ideal type ② Localized people and localized life

16. 16 回 After Returning to the Capital, the Young General Who Guards the Nation Fell for Me at First Sight 回京后，镇国少将军对我一见钟情 Kun Yi坤仪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical romance, one-on-one, sweet and doting with no angst, both leads are natives of this world] General Chu was handsome and stern, from a good family, and excelled in both letters and martial arts. He was nearly twenty and still unmarried. After returning to the capital victorious, his marriage was promptly put on the agenda. Just then, a young woman appeared by his side. Once he realized how he felt, the decisive General Chu immediately made up his mind: It had to be her. The third youn 2.3kReads8.6Score249Shelves
17. 17 家 The Family's Young Scoundrel Is Growing Up 家有奸臣初长成 Chubby Little Freak胖胖的小怪瘦儿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Originally titled: The Treacherous Minister’s Son Is Finally Growing Up Dou Miao'er finally managed to work herself to death before turning thirty. But she didn’t quite die. In the blink of an eye, she transmigrated to ancient times and became the child bride of a little boy. She thought the little boy was a poor, helpless thing. Who would have guessed he was reborn? He had a sharp tongue, a black heart, and a petty streak, with more schemes than she could count. But a sapling won’t grow stra 17.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    These are all of them!! The first one, the feeling of the East Wind prevailing over the West Wind and the West Wind prevailing over the East Wind is so satisfying. The second book has a very exciting section on the struggle between Prince Rui and Prince Jing.

18. 18 全 All of the Capital Hopes the Princess Consort of Prince Chu Will Fall from Favor 全京城都在盼着楚王妃失宠 Young Master Jin锦公子Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted After Lu Yao was reborn, she married the foolish tyrant who had ruled in her previous life. She thought she was doomed, but instead he spoiled her rotten. A minister troubled by his marriage asked Prince Chu for advice. “Your Highness, do you and the princess consort ever argue at home?” Prince Chu puffed out his chest. “Argue? We get into fights all the time.” “Then... doesn’t the princess consort cry?” She didn’t look like she could take much of a beating. “She’s the one who hits me. What woul 3.3kReads9.0Score450Shelves
19. 19 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 22.8kReads8.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist, subjected to extreme humiliation and a broken engagement at the start, is filled with hatred, but her four maids come to the rescue, instantly turning the tide and delivering a satisfying experience. On the surface, she appears to be a foolish and useless legitimate daughter, but in reality, she is a cunning and ruthless post-apocalyptic special agent and the head of the secret service. [Original novel reader]

20. 20 来 Come Steal the Snow of Yunzhou 来窃云州雪 Buckwheat荞麦Ancient Romance660k WordsCompleted As the Wens' adopted daughter, Fu Jinci took charge of the household and secretly fell for her older brother, Wen Shaotang. Her father arranged for her to marry him, but Wen Shaotang, who was born to love freedom, was unwilling. After the wedding, they treated each other with polite respect, but in time, Wen Shaotang was moved by Fu Jinci's kindness and gentleness. After going through many trials together, they finally opened their hearts to each other and spent the rest of their lives side by s 317Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    These two books are really great! They have a heartwarming feel to them!

21. 21 恨 Hatred Locks the Azure Sparrow 恨锁青雀 Buckwheat荞麦Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted Ji Yun was forced to marry Huo Yan, the eldest son of the Huo family, the only family in Qingzhou entrusted with supplying goods to the imperial court. The two treated each other with courtesy and respect. Huo Yan before marriage: I don't like Ji Yun, that's that. I won't marry her. Stop trying to force me! Huo Yan after marriage: How can my A Yun be so kind and wonderful? Ji Yun couldn't bear to watch him make such a spectacular face-slapping spectacle of himself. Madam Huo, who had successfull 127Reads8.1Score—Shelves
22. 22 别 Hands Off the Powerful Minister’s Little Wife 别动权臣的小夫人 Zhen Youqian甄有芊Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she paved the way for others. The marriage bestowed upon her led only to a pair of scheming lovers, and her entire family was wiped out before she was left to die in a mass grave. Six years after her death, she is reborn in a blaze of fire. Her former enemies are now all powerful and influential, and she's furious. She swears to make them suffer! Then a domineering man barges into her life. She snaps, “Get lost. Stop blocking my way!” The Marquis of Ningyuan smiles, wicked 611Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    I recommend these two books 1. The journey was long, but the result was sweet. 2. The princes vie for the throne, yet no strategy is revealed.

23. 23 命 The Crown Princess Destined by Fate 命定太子妃 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Wangshu was a refined young lady raised by the book. As crown princess, she had worked herself to the bone, managing everything inside and out, only to die on the eve of becoming empress. Given another chance, she was determined to keep her distance from that heartless crown prince. But despite all her efforts, the crown prince changed, and she was still the crown princess. Rumor had it the new crown prince was lecherous and cruel. Looking at the smiling man before her, 1.2kReads9.0Score130Shelves
24. 24 大 The Court of Judicial Review’s Daily Life Spoiling His Wife 大理寺卿的宠妻日常 Su Xingge苏行歌Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital thought Gu Jiu would be a thorn in Qin Zheng's heart, until they witnessed how indulgently the Heir doted on his wife. Then they realized she was no thorn at all: she was the apple of his eye. After being reborn, Gu Jiu swore to protect her beloved family and loyal servants, deal with the rotten and vile, and divorce her husband. She got her wish on the first two counts. As for the third... Qin Zheng: The wind's too loud. Say that again. Gu Jiu watched his fingers s 695Reads8.6Score118Shelves

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    These four books are a must!!! [1] Several love stories are well written. [2] The friendship between best friends is truly enviable. [3] The sweetness that slowly grows between men and women who have suffered hardships [4] There were always people supporting us throughout the journey.

25. 25 宠 Pampered by Marriage 宠嫁 Bai Yu白羽Ancient Romance6.0M WordsCompleted The lofty Prince Regent says, “My princess consort is from the countryside and hasn’t seen much of the world. Don’t bully her!” The refined ladies whose thunder the princess consort has stolen tremble with rage. “We did bully her, so why are we the ones who ended up humiliated?” The handsome, elegant Prince Regent says again, “My princess consort can’t count. She doesn’t even know what an abacus is. How could she possibly make money?” The merchants whose assets the princess consort has acquired 757Reads8.8Score117Shelves
26. 26 朕 My Beloved Ugly Girl, Please Take Care of Me 朕心爱的丑姑娘，请多指教 A Single Taste of Longing一味相思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 8.5kReads9.1Score912Shelves
27. 27 娇 A Beloved Wife Blessed with a Thousand Fortunes 娇妻万福 Rose Xiaoxiao蔷薇晓晓Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted Shi Jinxiu is the daughter of the Changxing Marquis’s household in the capital, but her father is only a concubine-born son. Her branch of the family has no standing in the household at all. A few days ago, Shi Jinxiu had a dream, a dream that showed her entire life. In it, she was deceived by her third aunt, Madam Lu, and married off to the foolish nephew of her eldest aunt, Madam Li. She met a tragic end. One is a living King of Hell, feared by all; the other is an unremarkable girl reborn fro 1.1kReads8.9Score100Shelves

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