Looking for Ancient Times Transmigration Stories About Being Born into the Past and Living a Serious Life. I’ve Always Thought People Back Then Were Smarter Than Us 求胎穿认真生活的古穿，我一直觉得古人比我们更聪

1. 501 随 Random Stallkeeping: The Fake Legitimate Daughter Gets Tormented by a Rotten System 随机摆摊，假嫡女被烂系统坑惨了 The Kitten Doesn't Eat Oranges小猫不吃橙子Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted (A very different random-stall story, with a funny and witty style and no angst at all.) Yu Zhizhi got horribly tricked by a terrible System. She closed her eyes and transmigrated into the body of a spoiled, domineering young noblewoman in ancient times. To top it off, she was a fake legitimate daughter. Things went badly from the start, but she was lucky enough to get a System. Then she realized it was a terrible System. Each time, the System only gave her a random location for setting up a sta 11.9kReads8.8Score822Shelves
2. 502 穿 Transmigrated as the Only Son of an Emperor Who Can’t Have Heirs 穿成绝嗣皇帝的独生子 June of Gentle Regret浅惜六月Ancient Romance249k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented, male protagonist's perspective + young child + prince + no romance + livestreaming + daily life in the imperial harem + palace and household intrigue + transmigration into a book] Synopsis: Li Yunxi transmigrates into the rebirth-and-household-intrigue novel his younger cousin recommended to him. In the story, an emperor who cannot have children has ruled for over twenty years without an heir. In the end, unable to resist pressure from his ministers, he adopts a distant clansma 265Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist is reborn as a prince

3. 503 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 82.7kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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   This wasn't a case of reincarnation but rather soul transmigration. However, after transmigrating, the female protagonist meticulously planned her life, becoming the Empress and maintaining her position with clear-headed rationality. Beyond that, her attitude towards the concubines in the harem was that, while ensuring her own interests, she would loosen her grip and make things a little easier for them! [Already hooked][Already hooked][Already hooked]

4. 504 我 I Was Already Eight When Grandpa Finally Passed the Provincial Exam 我都八岁了爷爷才中举 The Sixth of Madam Six六夫人的老六Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The transmigrator has a smaller role in the early chapters. The protagonists are Liu Lin and the transmigrator Liu An. I, Liu An, have been transmigrated for eight years, and only now has Grandpa passed the provincial civil service examination! In the thirteenth year of the Wanli era of the Great Ming, forty-two-year-old Liu Lin passes the provincial examination. Years later, Liu Lin gazes at the plaque reading “Four Jinshi from One Family” and falls into deep thought. Follow the protagonist’s g 2.8kReads6.9Score209Shelves

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   Try my ensemble novel about the imperial examination system, where time travelers grow step by step under the tutelage of their grandfathers in ancient times.

5. 505 险 The Perilous Life of an Imperial Physician: Trials, Transformation, and a Medical Path of My Own 险职太医：历劫蜕变，自成医道 Demon Spicy Chili Powder魔辣辣椒面Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance, female-to-male transmigration, medicine, political intrigue, an ensemble cast fighting their way up, a crumbling world, medicine that saves the world] "Transmigrated as a Man, Now a Prince Is Obsessively Pursuing Me? This Isn’t Love, It’s Imprisonment!" He rejects possessive obsession, dismantles palace-harem conspiracies, and works hard to build a career as a physician battling evil spirits in a war-torn world, saving the people and vanquishing ghosts. “Drag him out and beat him t 17Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   Reincarnation, no romantic pairing, a slow-paced story with a small ensemble cast, a historical romance with a wildly imaginative premise. A good read if you're looking for something to read. [Already added to my wishlist]

6. 506 六 Beloved by All in the Sixties: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Ancestress Is Sweet and Soft 六零团宠，九千岁小祖宗软又甜 Snow Beneath the Moon月下雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyone’s favorite + farming + food] [Completed] [No romance] The Su family has waited for years, and at last they welcome a little girl. Sadly, times are hard. To save a mouthful of milk for her twin son and daughter, her own mother lets her baby girl freeze to death. When she opens her eyes again, the venerable ancestor of the cultivation world has been reborn. A famine in a disaster year? No problem. The ancestor has an immortal realm tucked away inside her, where she can g 20.6kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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   Two are about rebirth, and one is about transmigrating into a child; both are good [laughs]. 1. The protagonist is not smart from a young age. Suddenly, a system wants to bind to him, and he gets excited, but the system dislikes his low IQ and leaves [crying with laughter]. The protagonist gets a scrap system and slowly improves his IQ by signing in to the system and taking the imperial examination. The protagonist can also sketch, and even the emperor has to make him draw portraits. 2. The protagonist is an ancestor in the cultivation world. He is reborn in the 1960s and becomes the darling of everyone (except his mother). He has a personal space where he grows and raises animals to generate spiritual energy for cultivation. Every time he takes out food from the space, the old lady thinks the food is a gift from the gods to her granddaughter [smirking]. 3. The protagonist was a researcher in his previous life. After dying, he is reborn as a child and wants to do farm work to change his life, but he is afraid of leeches and has a poor constitution. He can only change his life through the imperial examination. Later, he passed the imperial examination six times and became the top scholar. He also changed the lives of the people through his knowledge from his previous life.

7. 507 快 Quick Transmigration: A Beauty Deserves to Be Spoiled by the Male Supporting Lead 快穿：美人就该被男配宠上天 Su Yexu苏也许Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + One-on-One Romance + Mutual Devotion + Mostly Immersive Experience + Very Sweet, No Angst] The story mainly focuses on romance. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. With spring sunlight as her prelude, Fuyue, the embodiment of good intentions, wakes up one day and finds herself bound to a System. She must transmigrate through various little worlds to save tragic supporting male characters and prevent the storylines from collapsing. Fine, a mission is a mission, but why a 835Reads6.7Score101Shelves

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   The first two worlds are ancient Chinese romance stories, and the plots are quite heartwarming.

8. 508 古 The Leisurely Life of a Noblewoman in Ancient Times 古代闺秀的悠闲生活 The Plainspoken Baili Che简单明了的百里澈Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Savor the unhurried passing of time and enjoy a carefree life. I envy your graceful beauty, reflected in the blue heavens and the jade moon. Su Huayue learned everything from her mother from a young age, treating being a daughter of the Su family as a job. As the legitimate daughter of her father's second wife, all she had to do was live freely under the protection of her mother and elder brother. Her only pleasure was watching her two elder half-sisters compete for their father's and grandmothe 11.4kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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   🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶Living life earnestly and never underestimating anyone ① She is the legitimate daughter of a concubine, deeply influenced by her mother, treating being a daughter of the Su family as just another job, living a simple life ② After becoming the matriarch of an ancient family, she only wants to die peacefully in her old age. Romantic mind? Doesn't exist for her ③ As a palace maid sent by the prince's mortal enemy, she doesn't want to engage in palace intrigue, so she plans to directly win over the prince.

9. 509 清 Clear-Eyed Palace Intrigue: Rising to Empress Dowager 清醒宫斗，晋升太后 Tao Zhaozhao桃朝朝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Court intrigue + political maneuvering + no romance] After working for 29 hours straight, Cui Xiu collapsed at her desk. Then she transmigrated, arriving in the world as an unborn child. Her parents doted on her and her older brothers cherished her. Having been an orphan in her previous life, she finally knew the warmth of family. Cui Xiu took the opportunity to learn all the music, chess, calligraphy, and painting she had loved in her past life but never had time to study. She had hoped to liv 13.5kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
10. 510 为 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Yu Jian郁见Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Zhu Yan transmigrates as a merchant's daughter and becomes a pawn her family uses to avoid disaster. Her father sends her to Changning Marquis Xie An as a concubine. As a concubine, Zhu Yan stays true to herself. She doesn't compete, make a fuss, or draw attention. Who could have guessed that the Marquis of Changning would be so fortunate? When something happens to the royal family's only two heirs, the emperor chooses Xie An, a member of the imperial clan, to inherit the throne. If a concubine 6.2kReads9.2Score446Shelves

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    The female protagonist is lucid and has a clear understanding of her own identity.

11. 511 长 Elder Sister, Your Emperor Is Mine Now 长姐，你的陛下是我的了 Yi Yi咿伊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Tell Me, Your Majesty, Exactly How Many Men Have You Had Children With? [Palace intrigue + the male lead’s redemption arc + neither lead is chaste + three sons and one daughter + physician consort + scheming, delicate beauty] Yun Yan’s death was the unanimous decision of her entire family, made solely to use her child to pave the way for her elder sister, the empress. Five years later. Defying death, Yun Yan returns with a new face and takes the name Shen Zhiyi. On the surface, s 10.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
12. 512 谁 Who Says Being a Concubine Means Fighting in the Household? The Prince Takes It All on His Shoulders 谁说做妾要宅斗，王爷他一肩挑了 Qian Jinlai千金来Ancient Romance811k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + doted on by one man + palace intrigue + sweet and soft on the outside, ruthless underneath + unconventional, ambitious heroine] Zhu Shande, once a ruthless overachiever, transmigrated into a low-ranking bedchamber attendant at the Third Prince's residence, with no title or status. She had been sent there by the prince's sworn enemy. After this disastrous start, she took one look at the attendants' meager monthly pay of two coins and five coppers. Zhu Shande put aside 727Reads9.2Score—Shelves
13. 513 我 I Can't Believe I'm the First Emperor's Older Sister 我竟然是始皇他姐 Moon Listening to Grain月听禾Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + A System for Fixing Unresolved Regrets + Lighthearted + No Romance] Zhao Yue has a sharp tongue. She transmigrates as Ying Yue, a daughter from a remote branch of an unloved royal family in Zhao, so far removed from the main line she doesn't even qualify to haul bricks for the First Emperor. At least, that's what she thinks. Every day, she racks her brains trying to keep her family from meeting a terrible end. She has only just begun when her parents run off. No matter. She can 4.3kReads9.0Score621Shelves
14. 514 宠 Dote on the Wife, Crush the Concubines: The Mad Emperor Personally Teaches Me Palace Intrigue 宠妻灭妾！疯批皇帝亲自教我宫斗 Moonlit Waters水月流光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet and angsty + stunning heroine + the first male lead is an emperor + the second male lead and heroine both transmigrate, having been reborn in this world from birth + the first male lead's long road to winning back his wife] Not long after her divorce, Zhao Jingshu was reborn in ancient times as a member of a princely house with a different surname. Her father, Zhao Rui, held command over two hundred thousand troops and ruled as a prince in Luoyang. The emperor wanted to form an alliance 484Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist was reborn into the body of a ghost. Although she had a powerful maternal family as her backing and lived a carefree life before marriage, after marriage, she was somewhat powerless in the face of feudal imperial power, no matter how intelligent she was.

15. 515 小 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！ Fragrant Bubbles沫香香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

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    Both female protagonists are very clear-headed and not love-struck; they know what kind of person is the best choice for them in life. In the first book, although she doesn't make her own choices, they are childhood sweethearts who grow up together from engagement to adulthood, eventually becoming empresses. In the second book, the female protagonist transmigrates and has a reborn younger brother, but they have always been together since childhood. Later, the brother is reborn, and the female protagonist ends up marrying a future powerful figure.

16. 516 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    I've recently been enjoying this type of story: the female lead is a modern person who transmigrates to ancient times, is pregnant, and is about to give birth. Xu Qinglu had prepared herself mentally for this pregnancy, but she still hadn't expected the pain to be so intense. But in the secluded palace, how could she endure this mundane and uninteresting life without a child? Xu Qinglu thought of so many things. After transmigrating into the body of Xu Qinglu, her brain capacity was insufficient; as time passed, even her memories of her pre-transmigration modern life began to blur. Many times, she even forgot that she was a modern person born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze. At this moment, as contractions began and the child was about to be born, some of her hazy memories suddenly became clear. Cola, milk tea, fried chicken, barbecue—suddenly, she felt such a strong urge to crave them. Perhaps it was because in her previous life, she had seen videos of pregnant women indulging in hot pot, barbecue, skewers, and fried chicken before giving birth.

17. 517 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 5.8kReads9.4Score572Shelves

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    Joyful Ancient Life

18. 518 快 Quick Transmigration: A Harem Girl’s Guide to Climbing the Ranks 快穿之后宫升职日常 Junzi You君子悠Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + having children, but not too much + adorable kids + System + no fixed couple + Qing dynasty transmigration + Ming dynasty transmigration + Song dynasty transmigration + Qin dynasty transmigration + alternate history + palace and household intrigue. P.S. Slow burn. Each world can be read on its own.) Fourth Prince: Compared with a fool like my third son Hongshi, who never understands no matter how much I explain, this is exactly the son I've always dreamed of. Zhengde, his 3.9kReads7.3Score132Shelves
19. 519 我 My Years as a Benevolent Mother in the Qing Palace 我在清宫做圣母的那些年 Tsukimino E月见里绘Female-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing [A vengeful ghost from a mass grave × a scheming palace-conquering beauty × a golden finger bigger than the sky] Shanyue, a ghost from a mass grave, is reborn in the worlds of Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as a “living bodhisattva,” carrying a body full of resentment. Save the consorts? Soothe the children? She turns the consorts against one another and uses others to assassinate royal heirs. Beneath the compassionate guise of Guanyin lurks a demon from the depths o 32.2kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
20. 520 葵 The Sunflower Princess’s Book of Delights 葵花郡主欢乐宝典 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Kuihua has a name as common as they come for a noble young lady, but her parents are both highborn and utterly unreliable. They raised her into a “green melon,” someone who speaks without thinking and invites gossip, and whose hopeless conduct makes marriage difficult. Yet, by a twist of fate, she wins herself a young husband, and so begins her delightful life of stirring up the capital and teasing young dandies before marriage, then making mischief with her in-laws and battling her mother- 1.9kReads9.5Score300Shelves
21. 521 县 The County Magistrate's Doomsday Wife 县令大人的末世妻 Sleep Until the Rice Is Ready睡到人间饭熟时Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted Ling Jiu came from the apocalypse to ancient times and had planned to live a quiet, carefree life. An accident, however, left her married to a county magistrate and caught up in turmoil once again. This time, though, she isn't being dragged along against her will. She is more than happy to brave this unfamiliar world alongside her husband. Jun Yu is a nobleman from ancient times. In a chaotic order where the imperial court and the martial world coexist, he comes to Ye City on a mission and becom 4.2kReads9.0Score490Shelves
22. 522 你 You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you 1.9kReads9.5Score221Shelves
23. 523 穿 Transmigrating as a Background Character's Early-Rising Third Aunt 穿越路人甲的早挂三姨 Purple Zi Nuo Nuo紫紫诺诺Ancient Romance178k WordsCompleted Qin Ran figured she was probably the most bewildered person ever to transmigrate! Ancient times? Sure, but it’s an alternate history, so she can’t rely on knowing the future! Transmigrated into a book? Sure, but she died early, so she doesn’t know the plot! A male lead? Well, there is one, and she gets to choose him herself! She opens her eyes to a home stripped bare. Since there’s no way back, she accepts reality, rolls up her sleeves, and gets to work earning a living! What? She transmigrated 1.2kReads9.0Score109Shelves
24. 524 穿 Transmigrating to Become the First Wife 穿越之我为正室 mockangleAncient Romance883k WordsCompleted Xu Mingwei was the legitimate daughter of a prominent family. Raised according to her family's traditions, she married a man of equal standing and became his principal wife. To Xu Mingwei, who had been raised to be a proper wife, this was all perfectly ordinary. Looking back, she and Fu Heng had been married for five years and had a pair of adorable children. She had never expected to find love from the start. She never imagined that her husband would suddenly ask her for it. How could she give 2.1kReads7.9Score113Shelves

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    A bookworm for ten years, this novel features a female protagonist who strives to live a good life after being reborn, but the male protagonist is impure.

25. 525 穿 Transmigrated into an Ancient Apocalypse, I Use My Family Fortune to Build Infrastructure 穿进古代末世，靠着家底搞基建 Jiucai Huaye玖菜花叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine + Natural Disasters + Zombies + Infrastructure Building + No Superpowers + No CP] Wei Xiyin transmigrates, born into a noble family as its legitimate daughter. She thought she'd been handed the script for a family power struggle, but who could have expected a zombie outbreak on the way back to her hometown? Then plants and animals begin to mutate, and extreme weather sets in. Her entire worldview collapses in an instant. There are no cars, no canned food, no high-tech weapons, an 11.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Reincarnation, no romantic pairing, focus on building your own infrastructure!

26. 526 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book, but the Powerful Male Lead Won't Play by the Rules 穿书，权臣男主不按套路出牌 Free Ash Gray自由的烟灰色Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted (Mutual devotion + tsundere + sweet romance) Fu Jing transmigrates into the novel The Most Powerful Chief Councillor of Wanxiang as Ruan Jing, the male lead's ill-fated stepsister. Without the protagonist's halo, a golden finger, or a pocket dimension, how can she turn her tragic fate around... 4.6kReads8.9Score312Shelves

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