Historical Romance: A Scheming, Clingy Male Lead Who Dotes on His Wife Endlessly 古言，男主腹黑又粘人，宠妻无度

1. 201 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 20.3kReads9.5Score6kShelves
2. 202 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 152kReads9.6Score19.6kShelves
3. 203 绿 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 83.1kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
4. 204 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 15.2kReads9.6Score2kShelves
5. 205 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 28.7kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
6. 206 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 32.7kReads9.6Score3.9kShelves
7. 207 抢 You Stole My Trash Ex? Taste the Massacre First 抢我渣前夫？6，灭门惨剧你先尝 Gazing at the Wind and Moon览风月Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, revenge, family intrigue, sweet romance, satisfying read, one-on-one romance] Also known as "My Reborn Half-Sister Wanted to Switch Marriages, So I Let Her. Now She’s the One Crying" Lu Jintang and Lu Zhaoyue were both reborn. As soon as she returned, Lu Zhaoyue eagerly declared, “I’ll give you the Xie family match. I’ll marry into the Xiao family in your place!” Lu Jintang happily agreed and married without hesitation into the seemingly doomed Xie family. Lu Zhaoyue was overjoyed. At 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is good, the male protagonist chases his wife in the crematorium haha

8. 208 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 42Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A domineering pursuit of a wife, an orphan from the previous dynasty VS a sinister prince, one is extremely handsome, one is decisive in killing, one just wants to be free and easy, and the other only wants to win one person, a high IQ showdown, a very interesting ancient Machiavellian novel

9. 209 谁 Who Says I Want to Be Empress? Get Lost! The Throne Is Mine 谁说我要当皇后？滚！帝位是我的 Zhu Yujunzi竺语君子Ancient Romance129k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Romance + Putting Trash in Their Place + Revenge + Sweet Romance] The heroine ends up thriving on her own! Feng Dianwei is driven out of the marquis's estate with no money to her name. With her younger siblings and her parents' bodies in tow, she has nowhere to go, so she turns to her childhood friend Murong Heng, only to be heartlessly turned away! Later, she is taken in by Prince Su, Murong Che, who is rumored to be a madman. But she refuses to be hidden away like a canary in a gild —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Super sweet and huge pet, so pretty

10. 210 绿 The Sweet, Delicate Heiress and the Yandere Heir Who Keeps Her Busy Every Night 绿茶千金软又酥，病娇世子夜夜忙 Watermelon Dipped in Mustard西瓜蘸芥末Ancient Romance304k WordsOngoing [A delicate flower in public, a big boss in private heroine x a sickly cat in public, a crazy, jealous man in private hero | Substitute marriage revealed, two strong leads, sweet romance] To save her father and brothers, Di Xiaorou gritted her teeth and took her sister’s place in marrying the sickly, short-lived Ling Yuheng, planning to run away at the first opportunity. On their wedding night, they were both drugged. One night of passion later, they fell deeply in love. The supposedly sickly gr —Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Pretending to not understand tea art, the sickly prince taught her patiently and fed her tea with his own hands.

11. 211 异 Ancient Ancestor in Another World, Showered with Love 异世先祖，又宠又爱 Yu Sitian羽思甜Ancient Romance473k WordsOngoing [1v1 sweet romance + historical fantasy + transmigration + two powerful leads + all-consuming love] Su Xinyue was a lowly gravekeeper whom everyone in the modern world avoided. With her violet eyes, she could see the dead. Si Chen was her “ancestor” from a painting, a prisoner from another world. She risked her life to rescue him from the Ruoshui Realm, where he had been half a step from the Yellow Springs. She never imagined that the “ancestor” she had worshipped for nineteen years would one da —Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is powerful, sinister and scheming, intelligent and wise, and he has a physical liking for the female protagonist. Love to death.

12. 212 假 After Our Fake Marriage, My Childhood Rival Won’t Leave Me Alone at Night 假成婚后，死对头竹马夜夜缠 Chai Xiaotan柴小檀Ancient Romance155k WordsOngoing The Proud, Resilient Chancellor's Daughter × The Cunning, Unrestrained Duke's Legitimate Son [Marriage First, Love Later + Long-Planned Scheme + Bickering Couple + Glorious High Tang + Court Intrigue and Household Rivalry + One-on-One, Both Untouched] After someone plots against her, Shen Ruojin, the youngest daughter of the chancellor, is drugged with a potent aphrodisiac and nearly loses her virtue. The man who barges into her room is none other than her sworn enemy, Rong Che, Second Young Mas 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is about a secret love story between a sinister male protagonist and a sworn enemy. The writing is good.

13. 213 剖 After Dying a Horrible Death in Childbirth, I Reject the Scumbag and Become a Fierce, Dazzling Legitimate Daughter 剖腹惨死后，拒渣男，嫡女拽又飒 Always Happy常乐Ancient Romance586k WordsOngoing Multiple characters reborn + multiple couples + long-planned schemes + sweet flirtation + happy ending In her previous life, Jiang Xin was tricked by a scoundrel and left to die in the wilderness. In the end, it was a stranger passing by who buried her. When she opens her eyes again, she rejects the scoundrel and makes sure he and his beloved white moonlight stay together forever! Somehow, she catches the attention of the Third Prince, who looks more and more familiar the longer she sees him! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist has been plotting against the female protagonist for a long time and seduced her in every possible way. The female protagonist has gradually come out of her fear of marriage. The male protagonist is very gentle and dotes on the female protagonist. He does not treat her differently because she is reborn. To him, she will always be his little girl, super flirty~

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