A Strong, Cunning Female Lead Skilled in Household Intrigue, and a Male Lead Who Goes from Admiring Her to Loving Her 女主内心强大心机深擅宅斗，男主从欣赏女主到喜欢

1. 1 云 Disheveled Locks: Tangled with a Treacherous Minister, I Can't Escape 云鬓乱：惹上奸臣逃不掉 Three Feet of Brocade Letters三尺锦书Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama The Jade Hairpin Askew, Her Cloud-Like Hair in Disarray In her previous life, Liu Yunxiang was widowed at a young age and spent most of her life working herself to the bone to keep the crumbling Jing’an Marquis household afloat. Only when her hair had turned completely white did she discover that her husband had never died. He had been living in a secluded paradise, blissfully in love with another woman. Her mother-in-law, uncle, and aunt knew the truth, but the 2.5kReads8.4Score913Shelves

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   Highly recommend this book. The heroine is reborn. The story has twists and turns. The writing is very vivid. There are so many storylines. Those who are not well versed in reading can also take a look. There are many similarities on tomatoes. But it's not as good-looking as this one.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.1kShelves

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   Dressed as the legitimate daughter of a traitor, do you think I want to persuade the traitor to do good? No, no, no, since you are a traitor, you must follow through to the end! Tell me about all the emperors and princesses. I want to show you how this treacherous sycophant became the orthodoxy by robbing people.

3. 3 赐 A Marriage Decree for the Short-Lived Prince? The Reborn Empress Shows No Mercy Night After Night 赐婚短命皇子？重生娘娘夜夜无情 Phoenix Rules the Land凤点江山Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + decisive and ruthless + secret identities + medical skills + reborn + punishing scoundrels + the fate of the nation] The emperor decrees a marriage: He Yunxi, eldest daughter of the mighty Marquis Wu, is to marry the sickly, short-lived prince Xuanyuan Jin. On their wedding day, a vicious old matron, acting on the empress’s orders, deliberately tries to put her in her place by forcing her to walk across red-hot iron plates. He Yunxi makes the wicked matron demonstrate how t 10kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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   In a rebirth novel, the heroine ascended to the position of queen step by step in her previous life, then became regent, and came back after being reborn. The second heroine was also reborn, and stole the heroine's predecessor. The heroine continued step by step, and took the position of queen. In this life, the heroine wants to be the queen.

4. 4 换 A Swap of Brides: The General Whispers in His Wife's Ear Every Night. Are You Satisfied, My Lady? 换嫁将军夜夜咬耳，夫人可还满意 Mo Congcong莫葱葱Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The moment Wen Xingluo is reborn, she discovers that her bedmate is none other than her younger sister’s husband, General Long Xiao! Her memories of her previous life return at once, and she realizes that her younger sister has been reborn too. In her previous life, she rose from a humble consort in the Eastern Palace to become the most exalted woman in the land. Her younger sister, meanwhile, married General Long Xiao in a splendid wedding. When the general suddenly fell into disgrace and his e 5.3kReads8.5Score655Shelves

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   The female protagonist is reborn, with a very strong heart and a scheming mind; the male protagonist goes from admiration to love to love.

5. 5 南 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 Doudou from Zhongyue Province中月省的逗逗Ancient Romance726k WordsCompleted [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 14.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   The heroine's plotting, all the staff's insights, and top-notch wits ◔.̮◔✧. Ending, rebirth and revenge + double skills of medicine and poison + mutual favor between two strong men + all members' scheming + palace fighting. Highlight reminder: Refuse to outwit the villain, all members have 800 scheming, peak wits! In the previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, went blind and worked hard to save the scumbag by using forbidden magic. What happened instead was that the scumbag and Bai Lian's cousin secretly set up Chen Cang, causing all the loyal members of her Shen family to die tragically! After Nirvana and rebirth, she held the silver needle in her hand and returned to the day when she introduced poison to the scumbag to extend her life. Faced with the scumbag's expectations and his cousin's fake crying, Shen Nanzhi sneered and withdrew the needle: "I don't understand the poison. Since my cousin is so affectionate, why not let you bleed and cut the flesh?" In this life, she has torn away the disguise, mastered both medicine and poisoning, and raised dead people from their flesh and bones! Xiao Duo, the regent of Dayuan, was the living king of hell with all the power in the government and the public, but he was tortured by strange poisons. Shen Nanzhi threw out the antidote and said coldly and arrogantly, "I will save the life of the prince. How about lending me your knife to kill all the demons and monsters?" Everyone in the world thought that the daughter of the Duke was just a delicate canary in the palm of the living hell. It wasn't until the powerful officials from all walks of life appeared on stage, and the decisive moves emerged one after another, that everyone was horrified to discover that the seemingly weak Shen Nanzhi was actually the full-level female Zhuge who was in charge of the world of chess and had all the plans! She and he faced life and death back to back, met gods and killed gods, and manipulated the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty at the palm of their hands! When the bloody road is cut through, the world will be at peace. The iron-blooded regent who had made Jiuzhou frightened had lost all his venom and locked her tightly in his arms. His voice was low and crazy: "Zhizhi, the country has been decided. With these beautiful mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, when will you be willing to give me a place?!" - The decisive killing queen of medical poison × the mad regents who bowed to her, joined forces to slaughter all the evil spirits!

6. 6 中 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 King Smile笑笑大王Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Please support my new book, "Reborn Looking Eighteen, with Twelve-Year-Old Children." Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 10.6kReads8.2Score888Shelves

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   It's good-looking, both the male and female protagonists are particularly good.

7. 7 又 After the Mad Prince Forced Me Into a Relationship Again, I Gave Up 又被疯批王爷强取豪夺后，我佛了 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted (A trope-defying, domineering romance; no suffering for the heroine; a reverse hunt; the heroine looks like a benevolent bodhisattva but has a villainess’s heart; the hero acts crude but is secretly a complete lunatic) In her previous life, Lin Shuyue and the unhinged Prince of Qin played out a tragic tale of forced possession: she ran, he chased, and she could never escape. After being reborn, the unhinged Prince of Qin forced himself on her all over again, and Lin Shuyue finally understood. 809Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   After the heroine was reborn, the Bodhisattva had a vicious heart. On the surface, she was robbed by the male protagonist, but in fact, she was hunted and killed in the opposite direction. She was very happy to take revenge. No one could imagine that she was the heroine, and they all called her a living Bodhisattva. In fact, the heroine was the mastermind on the road to seizing power! The male protagonist is rude on the outside but crazy on the inside. There is something interesting about getting along with the female protagonist, and he is manipulated by the female protagonist little by little.

8. 8 重 The Rebirth Game Boss Returns to the Mortal World 重生局大佬重返人间 Little Snowgrass雪草儿Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted First life: Reborn in The Story of Minglan, complete! Second life: Reborn, married, and taking down the scumbag, complete! Third life: Reborn as Daiyu’s twin sister in a tale of revenge, complete! Fourth life: Reborn in Journey to the West, complete! Fifth life: Reborn in South and North, where Sister Ling refuses to be a supporting character, complete! Sixth life: Reborn as the scheming Shangguan Zhi in In Blossom, seeking revenge, complete! Seventh life: Reborn as Li Bing in The Great Shaoqi 213Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   Three complete medicines, poisons and martial arts! The second life starts with a decisive attack and sends the scumbag into the crematorium! Just clean up all the property of the scumbag father and the scumbag man and bitch! It doesn't matter whether you are a villain or not, the pursuit is to make the enemy live well. In the beginning of rebirth, he destroyed the mansion of the scumbag eldest prince and his own father, the prime minister's mansion, who used him as a stepping stone. In order to practice killing, rebirth is the grievance of not wanting to live. He fought on the blood-red road of exile. In the second life, the regent whom he let down in his previous life thought he was a fairy. On the wedding day of his rebirth, the scumbag eldest prince took off his crown and did not give it to his concubine. Just because she is a time-travelling girl. Is it worthy? Because he repaid a wrongful favor in his previous life, he knew that the regent would soon have his house ransacked, so he tried every means to get things. He was originally planning to save the regent. However, not long after his exile, he discovered that the regent had many concerns, and that his aunt, the Virgin, was relying on her old age and wanted to take advantage of him. The regent chose a compromise between family affection and being non-kind, thinking that it would not be able to take revenge if it left him because it was not the same kind. Unexpectedly, the red fox decisively only returned the favor. Slowly, I discovered that there was a benefactor who was not afraid that he was a red fox🦊 and had multiple identities... The third life had been widowed for many years and was harmed by the wife of a foreign wife. It was not until her death that she found out that her adopted son was her husband's son. The husband and the foreign wife used their hard-earned money to live happily in the world of two people for five years before reappearing as a mother-in-law with a lost false twin. Half a year after their rebirth, let's make the Hou Mansion a hell on earth and start the ancient chainsaw mode. The reborn princess of the fourth generation put a crown on her concubine and divorced her husband in public. The protector of the father-in-law and his younger brother tease the treacherous minister. In the fifth life, he hated the general in his previous life and misunderstood the general as his enemy. In his rebirth, he pampered the general who he killed. In the sixth life, the whole family is a villain. He marries the prince's cousin without clearing his name. The protector of the family rushes... The apple of the eye of the regent of the seventh generation protects the whole family... In the eighth life, he was killed by a scumbag. If such a scumbag is the male protagonist, then replace him. Only by being chosen by a reborn person can the male protagonist continue his wrong marriage until he is willing to be trapped by his beloved during the day, and transform into a demon-slaying queen at night. Kill all the enemies in the previous life and then start the revenge of Mr. Butcher [Love]

9. 9 被 The Princess Is Reborn Before Her Consort Can Imprison and Torture Her 被驸马囚禁凌迟之前，公主重生了 Wen Ziqing问子青Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The female lead takes revenge without mercy: she ruins the scumbag's manhood, kills her father-in-law, drives her mother-in-law mad, and cripples her sister-in-law. [Strong heroine seeks revenge and schemes for power] + [Cunning, loyal hostage prince] + [Palace and household intrigue, punishing scumbags] In her past life, her consort had an affair with her cousin, a commandery princess, then married her as a secondary wife. He poisoned the princess and had her tortured day after day, disembowele 1.3kReads7.6Score167Shelves

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   The princess was bullied in her previous life. After her rebirth, she set up a trap to make the prince-in-law lose his life, leaving the prince-son-in-law and his family crippled, infatuated, and dead. She teamed up with His Highness Proton to gain the right to speak in the world.

10. 10 卿 My Love, Come Into My Arms: The Art of Winning Your Heart 卿卿入怀，我的攻心战役 Good Little Nuobao乖乖诺宝Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted One night of passion forces them into marriage. Amid her resentment, Zhixia discovers that she looks remarkably like the Fang family’s youngest daughter, who died on the battlefield. The family transforms their longing for their lost loved one into an overwhelming, misplaced affection for her. Her grandfather, Fang Yuzhao, presses a family heirloom jade pendant into her hand. “Fang Chu owes you. We’ll make it right.” Her father-in-law, Fang Zheng, uses every connection he has to get her trans 1.5kReads6.4Score183Shelves

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    The male protagonist in his previous life had a crush on the female protagonist all his life. In this life, the male protagonist fights and fights, fearing that the female protagonist will run away. The female protagonist is happy in both lives because she is very sober. No matter who she chooses, she will live a good life. The female protagonist is soft and weak on the outside but very strong on the inside.

11. 11 被 After She Was Abandoned in the Mountains, Her Terrible Family Fell Apart! 被扔深山后，极品家人崩溃了！ Idle Bean闲豆Ancient Romance4.4M WordsCompleted Not a transmigration story. Not a rebirth story. Has a golden finger and a pocket dimension. “She has too much strength, and no one in the family can control her. She'll cause trouble sooner or later. I think we'd better send her away! Didn't you just see her pull that tree right out of the ground?” “Sending her away is for the best. With her at home, I'm always on edge, afraid she'll hurt one of my precious grandsons by accident.” “She won't just hurt the little ones. She could hurt the grown-u 11.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    The heroine is very powerful and she relies on her own efforts to survive.

12. 12 被 Forced to Become a Concubine, She Is Spoiled by the General Every Day 被逼做妾后，她被将军日日娇宠 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 47.3kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    Come and read this book, it is tailor-made for your topic: it is absolutely the yyds of ancient sayings

13. 13 和 Dating the Divine Emperor Online 和帝尊网恋的日子 Three Thousand or So三千几许Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + golden finger + sweet romance] [1v1, SC, devoted to each other] The all-powerful Imperial Preceptor of the Daye Dynasty finds a strange little box. It’s fascinating: not only can he hear heavenly music coming from it, he can also talk face-to-face with a peculiar woman. She tells him it’s called a video call. Rong Fei’s subordinates have noticed that their Emperor has changed lately. He spends all day clutching a strange little box, and is so obsessed with it that he calls it “ 701Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    Sisters, this novel is really sweet. It's a time-travel genre. It's really not so sweet that I would collapse. It's also very interesting and funny.

14. 14 疯 She’s Gone Mad! The Deposed Empress Raises a Child in the Cold Palace and Plots a Rebellion 疯了！废后她冷宫养崽要造反 When Clouds Warm, Flowers Bloom云暖花开Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Blurb: [A devoted one-to-one romance] + [raising children] + [medical skills] + [powerful leads] In her previous life, she loved too deeply and died in the Cold Palace. After transmigrating through several lifetimes, she is reborn. The moment she wakes... “Your Highness, it's a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! At last, you have a chance to rise above your station. This old servant will go tell His Majesty right away!” Leave the Cold Palace? Ning Yizhen's eyes turn icy. She's a brilliant all-roun 5.2kReads9.3Score995Shelves

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    I strongly recommend this book. The queen was born a traitor and was thrown into the cold palace. She unexpectedly gave birth to a dragon son. From then on, she gradually gained favor and trained the emperor in reverse. The whole process is high-energy, thrilling and beautiful.

15. 15 成 After Becoming His Second Wife, I Brought the Duke Back to Life 成为续弦后，我把国公爷盘活了 Bi Xin笔鑫Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoman transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's second wife, a foolish woman destined to die young in a romance novel. The original owner was intellectually impaired, and on their wedding night, she drugged the male lead. She also listened to his stepmother and plotted to harm his son. In the end, the male lead tossed her straight into a den of beggars. Thinking of the original owner's tragic fate, Lin Xiaoman trembled with fear. But what could she do? By the time she woke up, th 1.3kReads8.0Score121Shelves

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    I discovered a new book, it's very interesting and the plot is novel.

16. 16 孤 An Orphaned Girl Takes the Family Reins: Ruling the Realm from the Inner Chambers 孤女承家：从后宅定天下 Li Mingjiu李明玖Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [A score of 6.9 on May 25, 2026. A special milestone, and here's hoping it rises! A strong female lead, a cast where everyone shines, no one is reborn, and there is no System] Who says women are inferior to men? Why be confined to the inner courtyards and their rivalries? Women have a world of their own to conquer. Her father and brother returned victorious, only for their deaths to be announced. When their coffins came home, she became an orphan overnight. Everyone laughed at her for having no 4Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This house-fighting novel has a rich plot and a good idea, and is worth watching.

17. 17 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 155kReads9.5Score20.4kShelves
18. 18 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 67.1kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became a Max-Level Black-Hearted Beauty, Crushing Villains and Enjoying the Gossip 穿书后，满级黑心莲，虐渣又吃瓜 A Leisurely Guest in the Mortal World闲情偶寄人间客Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted Rebirth and revenge + two souls in one body + household intrigue + 1v1 HE + emotional push and pull + punishing scumbags + face-slapping satisfaction + strong female lead An Ning is a ruthless schemer who has reached the top of her game at work. After coming home from work, she casually opened a rebirth-and-revenge power fantasy. When she saw the novel’s heroine, who shared her name, burned to death by her mother and younger sister, she immediately closed the book. “Tsk, tsk, that’s just awfu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book. The heroine wears a book and has two souls. She is also very smart and super cool. The heroine does not suffer at all.

20. 20 重 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: The Cold-Faced Powerbroker Insists on Spoiling Me 重生嫡女不好惹，冷面权臣偏要宠 Only I Come to Pluck the Stars独独来摘星星Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing Scheming noble-family daughter vs. aloof, ascetic powerbroker [Face-slapping the scum + defying fate + double standards from the male lead + willingly becoming her dog + doting exclusively on the heroine + both leads are romantically inexperienced] In her previous life, Shen Yunqing grew up abused by her scumbag father, stepmother, and stepsister. Convinced she had found true love, she chose to marry beneath her station to escape the Shen family, since her beloved came from a less prestigious f —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommendation, completely consistent, the heroine has a strong heart, fights against the routine, is wise and strategic, the hero appreciates the talent of the heroine and falls in love with her

21. 21 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 2.9kReads9.5Score415Shelves

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    The heroine has a strong heart and a sharp tongue.

22. 22 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... 5.7kReads9.4Score650Shelves
23. 23 绝 The Peerless Little Princess Consort 绝世小俏妃 Dog Thirteen狗十三Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A funny, charming princess consort + a scheming prince who fiercely protects his own + a manipulative woman + a wickedly seductive and mysterious Holy Lord, and more...] [Sweet romance + comedy + from scum to love + perfect ending] What does it feel like to fall in love with your enemy? The day he led his troops to invade her country, the sun shone brightly. The seventh prince of Beijiang, Mu Beiming, cut an imposing figure in his black armor. Even with a fearsome mask hiding his face, his shar 5.9kReads9.5Score815Shelves
24. 24 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- 2kReads9.5Score372Shelves
25. 25 冲 The Prince’s Consort, Married to Bring Him Luck, Wants to Stay a Widow 冲喜王妃想守寡 He Xidong何夕东Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted Social elite Lu Ningning transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter, sickly and bullied by everyone. Her stepmother poisons her, her half-sister steals her marriage, and her father is a complete scoundrel. An imperial decree orders her, on the brink of death, to marry a prince who could drop dead at any moment, so they can bring each other good luck. The prince's residence is grand, luxurious, and prosperous. If she marries in, she could become a happy rich widow in as 184Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    It sounds very good. It's a good place to read. It suits my taste for ancient Chinese.

26. 26 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 27.4kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    🔥After Jiang Wan's death, she became an ancient promise. In order to live, she had to fight for favor. Fortunately, God favored her. She rose through the ranks in the harem. Unexpectedly, the emperor was really moved by his true feelings.

27. 27 与 Making Love With Him 与他欢 🐟Little Fish Five🐟五小鱼Ancient Romance157k WordsOngoing {Rebirth + palace intrigue and household drama + winning her husband back + clever leads + secret crush + equally matched leads} {Scheming little black lotus + cunning Sixth Prince} If you like stories where both leads are clever schemers, come on in! She pursues him in the early chapters, then fights for the throne later. Come watch this equally matched couple’s dramatic everyday life! She was reborn six times, yet still couldn’t change her fate of dying a tragic death. In this life, she chose 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    {Rebirth + Palace fighting and house fighting + husband chasing + male and female protagonists online IQ + secret love} {Scheming Little Black Lotus + Dark-bellied Sixth Prince} She was reborn six times, but she still did not change the fate of tragic death. In this life, she chose the most difficult strategy for the prince. Rumor has it that the Sixth Prince is a dandy and does not do his job properly. "It's just a way of pretending in front of everyone, how can you deceive me?" "Lianlian is so stupid, she has stolen my heart." In the early stage, she pretended to be a stupid beauty who wanted to win over her heart, and she worked hard every step of the way, just to marry him. One only wanted to be a crown princess, and the other was dedicated to pretending to be a romantic playboy. The heroine has always been very smart, working hard at every step, working on her heart, and insisting on looking down, it will look good later!

28. 28 凤 Phoenix Defies the Heavens: I Cheat at Palace Intrigue in Ancient Times 凤逆天：我在古代宫斗开挂 Southwest A Yun西南阿云Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted Modern-day overworked office worker Lin Wanwan dies from exhaustion after working overtime and awakens as the daughter of a disgraced concubine confined to the Cold Palace. Bound to the "Palace Intrigue Survival System," she has a modern knowledge base and a subtle mind-reading ability. From the fringes of the imperial palace, she fights her way to the top, outsmarts one villain after another, wins the heart of an unfathomable young emperor, and ultimately reigns as empress. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine traveled through the past in modern times, growing up step by step from a cold palace to a queen and then to the throne of the world.

29. 29 君 You Must Not Be Mistaken 君不容错 Lanterns Fall on the Star Bridge灯火落星桥Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted New book! The low rating will go up! Qi Huan is the decisive, ruthless emperor of Great Jin. He has seen more than enough faces eager to curry favor, yet he has fallen for the cool and aloof wife of the Heir of Anping Marquis. It isn't a passing impulse, nor shallow desire for her beauty. The way he treats her is with respect held close to his heart, tenderness hidden in his eyes, and a devotion that runs deep in his bones. If he takes one step closer, he fears he will offend her and scare away 6Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Ah! You must not miss this masterpiece of house fighting, because it is really exciting.

30. 30 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 114.5kReads9.6Score15.8kShelves

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    I really like the feeling that the heroine has a brain and is strategizing. Men are just the spice of life, don't you love them so much? [Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss]

31. 31 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 113.8kReads9.3Score18.5kShelves
32. 32 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 18.6kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves
33. 33 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 40.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
34. 34 重 Reborn, I Force-Married a Powerful Official, and Now He Can't Keep His Hands Off Me 重生后，强嫁的权臣他不禁欲了 Don't Say the Mulberry Sunset Is Late莫道桑榆晚Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted Reborn + sweet romance + devoted couple + household intrigue + revenge on scum + no forgiveness This is a short revenge story. She kills off all her enemies from her past life, one by one, and then it ends! In her past life, Lu Xiangxiang worked herself to the bone for the Lu family. Only as she lay dying did she learn that the grandmother she respected most had claimed to love and cherish her, all while using her until there was nothing left, like sucking the marrow from her bones. Reborn, Lu X 48Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    The heroine has a clear mind,

35. 35 逃 After the Powerful Minister Dragged Back His Runaway Concubine 逃跑的外室被权臣抓回来以后 Yearning for Sheep怀念羊Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted Forced marriage and ruthless pursuit + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + fleeing while pregnant + household intrigue + sweet romance + mutual devotion A self-restrained, ascetic statesman vs. a fragile, sly innocent beauty After her elder sister was tortured and murdered, Su Wanyi came to the capital to avenge her. Knowing she had no connections or powerful allies and couldn’t defeat her enemies alone, she seduced Gu Xihe, the Duke of Ning, and made him a tool for her revenge. 393Reads8.5Score—Shelves
36. 36 王 Prince, Your Princess Is Climbing the Wall Again! 王爷，你家王妃又要翻墙了！ Yao Duo妖朵Ancient Romance864k WordsCompleted After a lifetime of waiting, this woman finally found someone willing to marry her. But before they could even wed, her fiancé was assassinated in the street, and she flew into a rage! She may be a woman, but she has her pride. The only people she’ll kneel to are Heaven, Earth, and her parents. She won’t kneel to anyone else! Unless they catch the man who killed her fiancé, they’ll have to compensate her with another husband! Otherwise, there’s nothing to discuss! A certain prince decides to ret 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fits the bill perfectly, but as an audiobook.

37. 37 穿 Transmigrated as the Beloved of a Villainous Power Minister 穿成反派权臣的心尖宠 Bumpy Bald Grandpa凸凸秃爷Ancient Romance272k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she died on her wedding day, set up by her half-sister and the scumbag crown prince. She had given him her heart, only to die from poison. After a car accident, Chu Cenyao returns with a pocket dimension, ready to tear into the mama's boy and trample her venomous half-sister! And that's not all: she'll shatter their delusions, too. Beneath the crabapple tree, gazing at the face that once made countless young women across Daxing swoon, she thinks she won't fall for him. "Yuz —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Story summary: Character characteristics: Protagonist relationship:

38. 38 战 The Apocalypse Queen, Terrifying on the Battlefield, Is Adorably Sweet in Private 战场上凶神恶煞的末世女王背地里奶唧唧 Unlit Little Cutie未燃小可爱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + superpowers + spatial storage + gourmet food + feel-good wish fulfillment] Shen Mu opens her eyes to find the apocalypse has arrived. Zombies are running everywhere, and bad people are as common as dogs. Shen Mu: “Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, help! The world outside is terrifying! I want to go home and farm!” Everyone: “...Come on, boss, enough already. You're laying it on too thick!” The Zombie Queen Shen Mu sighs. It's not her fault she's strong. She really just wants to farm. Als 1.3kReads9.3Score206Shelves

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    Character characteristics: Although the heroine has the halo of the protagonist, her success is achieved through her own hard work. Unlike other articles, the protagonist can reach the top with a little effort.

39. 39 江 Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花 Gurgling Spring泉之淙淙Historical505k WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine has a strong heart, battles in the palace, love and hatred

40. 40 骨 Her Bones Are Yet Cold, Her Vengeance Unfulfilled: The Wicked Woman Returns from Hell 骨未寒，仇未报，恶女她从地狱来 Jiyue Ying霁月萤Ancient Romance125k WordsOngoing [Revenge after being reborn + the whole family gets what they deserve, no forgiveness + satisfying inner-courtyard drama] In her previous life, Gu Han Yin was framed by her fiancé and adopted daughter. On the eve of her wedding, everyone caught her in bed with another man. That same day, the adopted daughter stole her identity, became the most favored young lady in the marquis's residence, rose to prominence, and married into the heir's household. They ruined her reputation, trampled over her 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommend this book!! The evil girl is reborn and returns with revenge. She slaps the scum in the face and tortures her all the way to the end. In Chapter 1, she is reborn and kills indiscriminately. In Chapter 3, she slaps everyone in the face. In Chapter 5, she catches the scumbag man and bitch in bed and rapes her. In Chapter 6, the traitorous maid is killed with a stick.

41. 41 穿 The Transmigrated City Lord 穿越女城主 Tianheng Palace天珩宫Ancient Romance647k WordsOngoing [Love triangle, slow burn, taking things one step at a time! The emotional entanglements of adults: the first male lead is passionate and fixated, while the second is clever and in control. The second male lead wins her heart.] [A beauty skilled in political intrigue! She pursues an official career, rises to a high position, and remains calm and self-possessed, leaving a prince heartbroken.] She has always believed that staying independent and relying on no one is the safest way to survive. But 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Machiavellian beauty, with far-sighted plans, a high position, a strategic mind, calm and rational, which makes the prince feel sad.

42. 42 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance622k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.1kReads8.9Score805Shelves

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    The heroine has a strong heart, deep scheming, and a power struggle.

43. 43 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts1.9M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 9.5kReads8.8Score845Shelves
44. 44 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 5.4kReads9.1Score410Shelves
45. 45 绝 The Peerless Princesses: Past and Present 绝代双妃之前世今生 Jiuyou Xiandi九瑶仙蒂Ancient Romance579k WordsOngoing [Two transmigrated souls + two strong heroines + satisfying revenge + ensemble cast + face-slapping + sweet romance] After transmigrating into another body, Situ Yue becomes the ugly, foolish legitimate daughter of a general's household. There she meets Murong Xin, another transmigrator, and the two become sworn sisters. The sickly Second Prince, the rakish and carefree Third Prince, and the Supreme Martial Emperor Yan... All kinds of characters make their entrances, while the threads of fate qu 40Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    One second he was being laughed at for being stupid and ugly, and the next second his aunt's little trick was exposed in public! The general's father protected his daughter on the spot and grounded the evil aunt! Seeing the dumbfounded looks of the villains, I grinned from the corner of my mouth to the bottom of my ears. This slap in the face was faster than turning the pages of a book!

46. 46 知 Story of Minglan: Sheng Hong’s Maternal Aunt, the True Matriarch 知否：盛宏的亲姨母，真老祖宗唉 Ink-Stained Bronze Traces墨染铜迹Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted A female-led story centered on the heroine. Sheng Hong’s biological concubine mother is Jiang Wanrou, a gentle, frail woman. The Jiang family had fallen on hard times, and to save their only son, the parents heartlessly sold off both daughters. Jiang Wanrou became a lowly concubine in a wealthy household, while Jiang Wanying was sold into the palace for a few extra taels to help her son regain his health. From the moment she was born, Jiang Wanying knew who she was: a reincarnated soul, and also 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine travels back in time from modern times and starts fighting at the grassroots level in the clothing bureau. The plot is exciting.

47. 47 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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    A super nice book about two strong men and women. The female protagonist pretends to be green tea, and the male protagonist is doted on by him!

48. 48 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves

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    The main heroine's writing style is delicate, the character description is also very good, and each character is well portrayed. Although the heroine has traveled from modern times, she has lived in the Hua family since she was a child. It is not a very traditional time-travel novel. The male protagonist is not a super handsome guy, and the female protagonist is not the kind of beauty who can conquer the whole country, but I really like them because of their big heart and persistence. Emmmm I personally feel that the novel is much better than the drama version. In short, it is recommended by Crack in the Wall. Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!

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