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1. 1 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 7.5kReads9.4Score870Shelves

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   The writing is very good and the quality is very good, which is rare on Tomato.

2. 2 烬 Ashen Bones, Passionate Embrace 烬骨合欢 Yu Yuan钰芫Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted I still remember the years when we were children, laughing and talking without end, close as we played in the courtyard with its swings. We shared sour plums, and leaned together by the pine-framed window through many a spring. Now each of us has grown old in a different corner of the world, yet still searches for warmth on the page. Sometimes I turn to the verses on red leaves, and we look at each other, recalling old tearstains. The first ten years of Jiang Wanqing’s life were blissfully happy 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Cold sweat soaked her clothes, her nails dug into her palms, severe cramping pain wrapped around her internal organs like poisonous snakes, and the world in front of her eyes began to blur and become distorted. Even my breath smells like rust

3. 3 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 25Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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   Trust me! This one! Just finished! The storyline is not cliched, there is no mindless golden finger time travel system, etc. The male and female protagonists are not the kind of gods who are like chicken blood. The story is grand and involves the integration and unification of the Tanzhao Dynasty, the Xihuang Empire and the Twenty-three Hu tribes in the north. In the story, Yin Chengji, Yin Chengrui, Emperor Zhaoming, Xiao Linghui, Liu Qingqi, Chen Qingyan, Imperial Physician Jingyan, Queen Mother Yuanling, Princess Xiyuan, etc. Are all supporting characters, but each supporting character has its own origin and destiny. Around the 60th chapter, I started to burst into tears. The more I watched, the more I cried. Many of the plots made me cry. They are logical and full of foreshadowing. The last few extra episodes are also very exciting. Every pit is filled in perfectly. Highly recommended!

4. 4 朱 Cinnabar Etched into My Bones 《朱砂烙骨》 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Cinnabar Branded on the Bone 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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   💔 In order to save my sweetheart and sister, I was forced to marry my enemy, but they hated me to the core. I was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister of Dayan after being reborn. I became a child prodigy at the age of seven. I was the most talented girl in Dayan at the age of fourteen and the richest man in the world at the age of sixteen. However, when I was about to marry the prince at the age of eighteen, I was involved in a conspiracy and was involved in a desperate situation, so I had to marry the prince's brother. The world accuses me of being vain and betraying my childhood sweetheart. Even my best sisters regard me as my enemy. But no one knows that on the day I got married, I bought everyone's lives! 📖"Cinnabar Burning Bones" How a queen became the most painful player in the chess game. The Northern Xinjiang army, which spent all its money on raising 300,000 men, finally stabbed him! "I never betrayed, I just shouldered all the truth alone."

5. 5 长 The Grand Princess Encouraged Her Treacherous Husband to Rebel After Their Marriage 长公主嫁给奸臣后鼓动他造反了 Mo Ning漠宁Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted (A story about a scheming beauty bringing an aloof, untouchable man down from his pedestal.) Mad dog + marriage first, love later + later, an obsessive abduction and a desperate pursuit of his wife + both leads have only ever been with each other + lovers who are also enemies She transmigrates into a book as the most esteemed Princess Jinling of the Southern Dynasty, only to nearly be killed by her husband with a sword on their wedding night. To stay alive, she pretends to humor him, asks for a 6.4kReads8.9Score438Shelves
6. 6 锁 Silken Threads of Love 锁情丝 Stone-Hearted Wooden Man石心木人Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance | Angst] Some Things Cannot Be Mended She had loved him for eight years, yet on their wedding day, he tortured her until she was barely recognizable. From that day on, he subjected her to excruciating torment, determined to keep it up until she died. When the truth came to light, he regretted everything and fell to his knees, humbly begging for forgiveness. Forgive him? What a joke! She said, “My hatred for you has long since seeped into my bones. Even if I ground you to dust 776Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   🔥🔥Highly recommended🔥🔥 He is a ruthless and power-hungry young emperor; [Seeking attention]

7. 7 王 The Prince Tormented Me a Thousand Times, Yet Expects Me to Be His First Love 王爷虐我千百遍，还妄想我当初恋 Washed Clean of River Haze洗尽江烟Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted [Domineering possession, forced love, two strong leads: The hero is a bastard, unhinged, sinister, and possessive early on. Driven by hatred, he takes the heroine by force. As his pursuit consumes him, she takes over his heart and mind, and he eventually loves her with all his heart. The heroine is a calculating beauty, seized by a dark, scheming prince. She plans every step, fights back from the brink, and gets the hero completely under her thumb. Their love and hatred twist together amid war a 444Reads8.2Score—Shelves
8. 8 抱 Sorry! I'm Stubborn to the Core, Not Your Tragic Romance Heroine 抱歉！一身反骨，不当虐文女主 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted [No romance, System, and a heroine fighting back against the plot of a tragic romance] After accidentally falling into the water, Xie Ning discovers that she is actually the heroine of a tragic romance novel. After the male lead, Xiao Yu, abuses her in body and spirit and destroys her family, the heroine somehow falls in love with him, and they get their perfect happy ending. Xie Ning: “Bullshit!” What kind of ridiculous plot is this? Her father has guarded the bitterly cold frontier for tw 420Reads8.4Score113Shelves
9. 9 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 4.5kReads9.3Score412Shelves

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   The author is really stingy. The male protagonist only appeared halfway through the novel [shy]

10. 10 撞 After I Stumbled Upon Their Scandal, I Moved into the Princess's Residence of My Own Accord 撞破丑事后，我主动住进了公主府 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted After Stumbling Upon a Scandal, I Moved Into the Princess's Residence of My Own Accord —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and take a look. . . .

11. 11 和 Reborn on the Road to a Political Marriage, I Helped My Husband Destroy the Scumbag's Dynasty 和亲路上重生后，我助夫君灭了渣男王朝 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted Reborn on the Journey to Marry into Another Kingdom, I Helped My Husband Destroy the Tyrant's Dynasty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 魔 To Atone, the Demon Lord Enters Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation to Find His Beloved Wife's Soul 魔君为赎罪，进入九世轮回寻找爱妻魂 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生Ancient Romance29k WordsCompleted To atone for his sins, the Demon Lord enters nine cycles of reincarnation to seek his beloved wife’s soul. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 魂 Before My Soul Dispersed, My Master Went Mad for Me 魂飞魄散前，师尊他为我疯魔了 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生20k WordsCompleted Before My Soul Was Scattered, My Master Went Mad for Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 发 After I Learned the Scumbag General Had Changed His Heart, I Married into the Enemy Kingdom as a Princess Consort 发现渣将军变心后，我嫁到敌国当王妃 Floating Life in the Mountains山居浮生Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted After Discovering the Scumbag General Had Fallen for Someone Else, I Married into the Enemy Kingdom as a Princess Consort —Reads—Score—Shelves

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