Dual Female Lead Historical Romance 双女主古言

1. 1 杀 The Assassin’s Guide to Going Straight 杀手洗白手册 1113701Two Female Leads485k WordsCompleted Two female leads, happy ending, a sweet historical mystery in an imaginary ancient setting. A gorgeous, clever, quick-witted princess who loves to play the flirt X a devoted, easily tempted assassin who has spent ten years butchering fish. As the top assassin in Hushi, Lin Shanjuan is unmatched in both looks and skill. Her luck, however, is less impressive. Not only does a malfunctioning System send her to the State of Jing, she also has to fulfill the princess's wish before she can return to th 8.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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   I've read no fewer than 100 novels with two female protagonists, believe me.

2. 2 公 Your Highness, Your Consort Has Died at My Hands Again 公主，您驸马又死我手上了 Jimo Qianqiu即墨千秋Two Female Leads770k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Eldest Princess × Loyal Transmigrated Shadow Guard | Two female leads · Branding and taming · Both leads are each other’s only one] “Remember this pain.” Lin Zhao watches her struggle with cold eyes. “It will flare up every seven days, and only I have the antidote.” The thing the agent Xiao Jin regrets most as she dies is that she couldn’t hold the girl who took a bullet for her. When she opens her eyes again, a red-hot branding iron is already pressed against her collarbone. “If you’r 2.2kReads8.8Score241Shelves

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   So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

3. 3 抢 It Can't Be Too Much to Snatch a Princess and Make Her My Consort, Right? 抢个公主当王妃，不过分吧 Jimo Qianqiu即墨千秋Two Female Leads555k WordsCompleted Prince disguised as a man 🆇 proud, aloof princess I disguised myself as a man and spent eight years as a hostage in the Central Plains, living at the mercy of others and enduring humiliation and abuse. I even became her lowliest “dog.” Now I hold power over the grasslands, and she has been sent into my royal tent as a princess in a political marriage. It was supposed to be my father who married her, but Father... She hates me to the bone, says I owe her two lives. But so what? The title is fal 1.4kReads8.1Score171Shelves

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   The plot is good, the writing is also good, it's a good read.

4. 4 为 To Marry the Prime Minister's Daughter, This Playboy Rose to the Highest Office 为娶丞相之女，纨绔她位极人臣了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads742k WordsCompleted In Shengjing, he was a notorious playboy who, in both of his lives, forced himself on Wen Xiang’s daughter, a woman famed for her breathtaking beauty. A goddess had descended to earth, making everyone else seethe with envy. Before rebirth: Seeing Nan Xun constantly visit the Fragrant Blossoms Pavilion, Wen Sheng said considerately, “If you like them, you can bring any of them back to the manor.” Go to any woman you like. Just don’t come to me. After rebirth: Wen Sheng tugged at Nan Xun’s clothes 19.5kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
5. 5 远 I Keep My Distance from the Beloved Junior Sister: This Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Save Her Senior Sister 远离团宠小师妹，炮灰只想救师姐 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads994k WordsCompleted [Two female leads; the protagonist only wants to slack off, survive, and save her senior sister; both are domineering; angsty setup early on, both become powerful later, neither outshines the other] This isn't a feel-good power fantasy. If that's not for you, move along. The focus is on the romance. [Gentle, cultured, icy beauty with a soft exterior and a sharp edge x fiery, world-weary, frank and passionate woman who transmigrated into a book] Ji Banxi transmigrates into a book, ending up in a 10.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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   The first six are historical romance novels, and the rest are modern ones. You can choose whichever suits your taste. I've read almost all of them, and they're all quite good. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

6. 6 穿 A Hundred Years After I Transmigrated, My Obsessive Ex-Girlfriends Are Everywhere! 穿越百年后，病娇前女友遍地跑！ Nian Sui Qie Zhi An年岁且之安Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted A pure-hearted (?) 20-year-old girl suddenly finds herself in the body of a 120-year-old legendary elder with a mountain of romantic entanglements, surrounded by exes and familiar faces whose relationships with her are anyone's guess. Xie Shuyan wonders if people could stop forcing their love on her at the drop of a hat! She went into seclusion and somehow a century passed. Not only had she become Elder Yulian of Tongchen Sect, she had also ended up in bed with her aloof, cold-hearted, stunning 5.3kReads8.6Score726Shelves

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   A novel featuring two female protagonists who transmigrate into a book, a system, and a redemption story! An aloof, mature senior sister meets a volatile, transmigrated junior sister. The story begins with a frustrating setup, culminating in a powerful clash between two strong female leads. It's not a mindless, feel-good story; it's a slow-burning emotional tug-of-war! Ji Banxi: "I wanted to give up, but the system gave me too much."

7. 7 病 The Sickly Junior Disciple Wins Every Love Triangle by Doing Nothing 病秧子小师弟每天都在修罗场躺赢 Dust and the Starry Sky灰尘与星空Two Female Leads1.7M WordsOngoing [Woman disguised as a man] [System] [Multiple women] [Harem] [One-sided crushes and a love rivalry in the main story] [One-on-one romance in the extra chapters] After transmigrating into a cultivation novel as the sickly “junior brother” who dies early, Lin Wan stares at the blood on her handkerchief and falls into thought. System: [Lower the heroines’ admiration for the domineering male lead, or you’ll die in a year!] So When the male lead shouts, “I have a sword that can split the heavens!” on 22.7kReads9.0Score3kShelves
8. 8 春 When Spring Is Warm and the Scenery Is Bright 春和景明時 1113701Two Female Leads607k WordsCompleted [Two female leads, 1v1, mutually faithful, modern woman travels to the past] When you’re unlucky, things really can’t get any worse. Jing Ming had spent years chopping ingredients at a small restaurant. On the day she finally got the chance to take charge of the kitchen, a gas leak caused an explosion and killed her. When she opened her eyes, she had become a six-year-old girl hated by her entire family, and was then taken to the market and sold. At last, a master took her in, only to make her a 5.3kReads9.2Score700Shelves

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   It's really good, don't be fooled by the title of the first book [shy]

9. 9 死 After Faking My Death, I Was Forced to Relive the Past, and My Nemesis Kneels and Begs for a Hug 死遁后被迫回溯，宿敌跪着要抱抱 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Rivals + fellow disciples + faked death + comedy + dual Systems + one-on-one romance + constantly courting disaster + extremely vengeful + dual transmigration] A theatrical, hilarious transmigrated-into-a-book senior sister VS a sharp-tongued, lunatic junior sister with a cheat System and a vicious grudge Liao Sichou transmigrated into the world of immortal cultivation and got bound to a villainess System. She opposed the heroine at every turn, raising the heroine's hatred toward her. Once it h 11.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   Every single one is a masterpiece.

10. 10 逃 After Running Away from My Wedding, I Was Hunted by Half the Cultivation World at the Neighboring Sect Master's Command 逃婚后被隔壁宗主追杀半个修仙界 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads527k WordsCompleted (Two female leads, cultivator romance + a match made in heaven + lighthearted + sweet and doting, one-on-one + mutual devotion) (Charming fox spirit and leader of the Hehuan Sect, Du Mingyi, vs. the cold, aloof leader of the Heartless Sect, Pei Shiqiu) P.S. The Heartless Sect is the wife Heaven’s Dao sent to the Hehuan Sect. As the newly appointed leader of the Hehuan Sect, Du Mingyi loves nothing more than flirting with pretty women, studying the art of love, and complaining about the cold, unr 7kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
11. 11 棠 Tangli Kisses the Snow 棠梨吻雪 Junshan Is Unwell君山有恙Two Female Leads298k WordsCompleted Dual female leads The modern version is out: A Story Written in Her Features What do you do when you steal your childhood sweetheart’s beloved? [A sickly, cross-dressing heir who coughs every few steps & the gentle, virtuous eldest daughter of the Chancellor] Synopsis: One snowfall and one chance encounter brought four people together in love and hate. “I heard that Young General Huo returned from the frontier a few days ago.” “Then the marriage between the Huo family and the Jiang household 5.9kReads9.4Score596Shelves

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    Recommend some novels with two female protagonists (historical setting).

12. 12 重 Reborn, Young General Yang Takes the One He Cherishes by Force 重生后，杨小将军强娶心尖人 Let You Die Five Seconds First让你先阵亡五秒Two Female Leads1.2M WordsOngoing Two female leads / dual rebirth / woman disguised as a man / winning back one's wife / marriage before love / HE / early information imbalance In her previous life, Yang Shi'an tried to save Gu Shujin, never expecting to get herself killed in the process. Before she died, she only had time to ask, “If there's another life, will you let me protect you? Will you?” Gu Shujin replied through her tears, “I will.” So when she got a second chance at life, Yang Shi'an acted first. She went all out, even 8.7kReads8.8Score822Shelves

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    You absolutely must try these four books, they're incredibly resilient!

13. 13 清 The Heart-Cleansing Lock 清心锁 Let You Die Five Seconds First让你先阵亡五秒Two Female Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + devoted 1v1 romance + happy ending + fictional dynasty + native-born characters, no one reborn or transmigrated + the heroine later reclaims her identity as a woman] Sixteen years ago, the Hanbei Prince's residence was destroyed overnight. The only survivor, eight-year-old orphan Zhao Youzhi, escaped death, took the name Shen Anyang, disguised herself as a man, and hid among merchants. Sixteen years later, she has become the richest person in Yunzhou. She secretly investigates t 465Reads8.4Score175Shelves
14. 14 长 The Eldest Princess's Favor 长公主的偏爱 Dudu, I'm a Sweet Potato嘟嘟我是地瓜Two Female Leads613k WordsCompleted [Two Female Leads] [One-on-One Romance] [Cross-Dressing] [No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] [Happy Ending] [Sweet Romance] Chu Che, the legitimate son of the Earl of Weiyuan's household, is actually a young woman. Tall and beautiful, with features so androgynous that her sex is hard to tell, she gradually transforms from the second son of a declining noble house into the most eligible bachelor in all of Shengjing. To keep her estate from being seized by her el 25.5kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves

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    Please read on!! The main story is complete; it's a fast-paced, sweet romance.

15. 15 十 Ten Years, One Contract Ended: The Immortal Princess's Long Road to Win Him Back 十年契散，仙府小公主追妻路漫漫 Sending Longing Far Away把思念寄托远方Two Female Leads376k WordsOngoing She was the little princess of the Immortal Abode. With a single spirit contract, she bound that haughty painter for ten whole years. She gave her spirit stones, fame, and a path to the heavens, but couldn't earn so much as a glance in return. With their ten-year contract about to expire, Huo Chishuang left her with just one sentence: "I have to go." Then she turned to leave, brush in hand. Xue Zhaoyue finally panicked. She had used her power to keep her once. This time, she would use herself. B 992Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The story is a hidden gem, written by Xi Kang, with superb prose. It doesn't force a thrill from the start, and you can't predict where it will go next. At first, I thought the pacing was slow, but then it was full of unexpected twists and turns that made me want to binge-read it all. If you like classical Chinese romance, give it a try!

16. 16 臣 I, the Drowning One 臣溺 Jiujiu Brand Cold Remedy久久牌感冒灵Two Female Leads325k WordsCompleted Absolute submission, lost forever in its depths. Both leads are reborn + two female leads + yandere + forced possession This is Song Lian's third year living in the princess's residence. Everyone in the capital knows the princess dotes on her and places everything she wants right before her. But Song Lian alone hates her to the core. When she opens her eyes again, she's back six years in the past. She wants to escape the fate of her previous life and sever every possible connection between them. 138Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Two female leads, one crazy and one yandere, the other sweet and doting [laughs] (Note: the princess is absolutely insane and a pervert!) A delicate, frail, medicine-dependent young lady × a ruthless, power-hungry princess. The main couple's relationship in the second book is so strong it's hard to believe it can rival anything in the real world. The side couple is also incredibly sweet; highly recommended. Words can hardly describe the feeling; you won't regret investing in this, sisters!!!

17. 17 扶 The Golden Hairpin: The Delicate Female Prince Consort Becomes a Madwoman 扶金簪：小白花女驸马终成疯骨 Shen Kongbi沈空碧Two Female Leads982k WordsOngoing [Dual heroines + political intrigue + angst + mutually devoted + female consort + loyal dog/turns dark] “Wasn’t it Your Highness who told me to act like a dog? Then let’s rot together in this golden cage and become the filthiest page in the history books!” She saved the princess from a fire, and in the dead of winter, she laid her heart bare. She once believed they could join hands and overthrow the imperial regime. Until the princess, to put her own brother on the Eastern Palace throne, used he 158Reads8.2Score—Shelves
18. 18 穿 Transmigrated as a Short-Lived, Fainthearted Emperor, I Can't Resist the Wicked Beauty 穿成早死昏君，对恶毒美人真香了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads704k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + transmigration + reborn + alternate history + a ruler steals his subject’s wife + original worldbuilding + devoted to one another] Other people transmigrate with a System at their side, free to bully men and take women, living lives with cheats enabled. But when Mi Yan transmigrates, a short blade pierces her heart, leaving her at death’s door. Mi Yan lowers her eyelids and looks at the blade lodged in her heart. Memories surge back like a tide. When she looks up, she sees a 9.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book as a Male N, I Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script 穿书成男n之后，手撕炮灰剧本 Fish of the North Wind朔风的鱼Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + System + Disguised as a Man + Two Female Leads] College student Song Ziyu was hit by a large truck while saving a child, and her soul left her body. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a strange new world. But that was not all. Even more unbelievably, Song Ziyu discovered that in this world, she was a man! “How can this be?” She was so terrified she nearly lost her wits. She hurriedly checked herself over, only to find that nothing stra 2.9kReads9.1Score303Shelves
20. 20 陆 General Lu Climbs into Noble Consort Su’s Bedroom Again 陆将军又翻进苏贵人的寝室了 Can Can, Who Loves Beans爱豆子的灿灿Two Female Leads274k WordsCompleted Two female leads + 1V1 + rekindled love + HE + stealing a consort Obsessive female general x consort who seems cold but is actually sweet and delicate ※ The emperor is just cannon fodder, so enjoy without worry. When they were young, Lu Beifu loved Su Wanrong and doted on her. Every day, she climbed over the wall into the Su family residence just to see her. The girl liked to curl up in Lu Beifu's arms and call her “Big Sister.” A fortune-teller said they were destined to bring each other cal 1.1kReads8.8Score124Shelves
21. 21 穿 Transmigrating as the Princess’s Frail Female Consort 穿越之公主的柔弱女驸马 Darling Is Shining Again Today达令今天又发光了Two Female Leads662k WordsCompleted Two female leads! The author is terrible at coming up with names, so any similarities are purely coincidental. The setting is a fictional dynasty. Don’t nitpick the background details; read the blurb before deciding whether to click. Modern-day assassin Su Tang transmigrates one day into the body of a “young master,” a female-dressed-as-male Minister of Justice who shares her exact name. By a twist of fate, she also becomes one of the three thousand male favorites of Princess Qi Yuning of Dongqi 3.3kReads9.2Score378Shelves
22. 22 穿 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Fell for My Nemesis, the Heroine! 穿书后，和宿敌女主的真香恋爱！ Qian Mingyu千名语Two Female Leads298k WordsCompleted [Two female leads; both pure + happy ending + romantic push and pull + turns a little unhinged later + obsessive love] Help! Su Yi, a 100% straight woman, was reading Favoring Wanqing and ranting about it like crazy. Then she transmigrated into the book as the wicked female supporting character and had to win over the heroine, Xia Wanqing! Whenever Su Yi approached after transmigrating into the book, Xia Wanqing bristled like a cat, her entire being radiating resistance. Su Yi thought she could 540Reads7.3Score105Shelves
23. 23 高 The Cool-Headed Bodyguard Keeps Coaxing Me to Cuddle Every Night 高冷保镖小姐夜夜哄我贴贴 Yan Jijun晏几君Two Female Leads761k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + both each other's first and only + rekindled romance + mutual salvation + sweet and angsty + happy ending] A chaste bodyguard, Jiang Li VS a glamorous actress, Wen Qingye What are the odds of running into an ex again after four years apart? Jiang Li had never considered the question before. Now it was too late to wonder. The actress standing before her, tall and long-legged in a trench coat and sunglasses, held out her hand and said coolly, “Hello, Miss Jiang. I'm Wen Qingye. 16.5kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
24. 24 重 Reborn: Shock! This Princess Consort Loves Green Tea 重生：惊！这个王妃爱喝绿茶 Liu Feng, Who Loves Fatt Choy Egg Rolls爱吃发菜蛋皮卷的六峰Two Female Leads541k WordsCompleted (Dual female leads, household intrigue and political scheming, clever and composed reborn woman x sharp-tongued, scheming transmigrated woman) Su Mo gave her heart to the wrong person in her previous life, and one mistake led to another. Reborn, she wants only to kill her enemies at any cost! Then one day, as she watched Shen Yunyao put on a masterful performance as a sweet-talking schemer, a strange voice suddenly rang in her mind. “Cousin, it’s all Yunyao’s fault. Please don’t blame the prince 137Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    The following are all ancient romance novels with two female protagonists, which I personally think are very good.

25. 25 班 The Class Monitor Is My Girlfriend 班长是我女朋友 Seven Easy Seventeen七易十七Two Female Leads387k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Pure Love] [Straightforward] [Chen Ke vs. Jiang Zhibai] Young love is hazy yet pure, like the wind, impossible to grasp; like rain, quietly nourishing all things. 457Reads9.2Score163Shelves
26. 26 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Used Forced Conquest to Stay Alive Around the Brooding Villain 穿书后，靠强制攻略阴郁反派苟命 Fish of the North Wind朔风的鱼Two Female Leads572k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + woman disguised as a man + historical setting + transmigrate into a book + System + marriage first, love later] Li Xiangyin dies a gruesome death in the apocalypse, only to transmigrate into the body of a puppet emperor with the same name. To make matters worse, this emperor is a woman disguised as a man. Li Xiangyin: Mother, I believe I am unworthy of my position. I beg you to let me abdicate. Please choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne. [Congratulations, Host, on awak 779Reads8.7Score101Shelves
27. 27 撩 I Made the Heroine Fall for Me, Then Ran Away, Only to Be Forced Into Her Love 撩懵女主跑路后被强制爱了 Lang Xi狼夕Two Female Leads525k WordsCompleted A fake ice queen who keeps pretending to be a domineering CEO × a twisted, dark-hearted heroine who seems innocent on the surface He Roushuang transmigrates into the book as the domineering CEO's evil older sister, the biggest obstacle to the male lead falling for the heroine who is a stand-in. Every day, she wakes up either bullying the heroine or on her way to bully her. In the end, the male lead holds a grudge against her and marries her off to an old man in a marriage of convenience between 9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Day: The Young Lady Wants the Immortal Lord to Coax Her 古穿今：大小姐需要仙君低声哄 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads528k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + devoted wife-protecting + ancient-to-modern transmigration + both leads’ first relationship + sweet romance, 1v1 + a touch of ensemble cast, multiple couples] A prickly, spoiled, chronically ill heiress vs. a straightforward, direct immortal who transmigrates from ancient times to the modern world after failing her tribulation Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of the Shi family, Shi Yumo, is haughty and despises anyone who curries favor with the powerfu 3kReads9.3Score405Shelves
29. 29 明 The Bright Moon Is Yours 明月予卿 Bing Yan冰言Two Male Leads158k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, badass heroine] The Defender of the Nation General has killed countless people and is ruthless in his methods. But after meeting Miss Shi, his icy heart gradually melts. A mighty general and a delicate young lady collide, and love begins. [This story is entirely fictional. Please read the synopsis before starting.] 36Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    There are too many books to introduce in detail, but all the ones I recommend are dual female protagonists. If you don't like dual female protagonists, please don't read them. However, I can warn you that the first, second, third, eighth, and ninth books are all angsty, while the others are sweet, so don't worry.

30. 30 穿 Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister 穿书！系统要我攻略禁欲师姐 Lang Xi狼夕Two Female Leads534k WordsCompleted After casually complaining that a novel’s plot was boring and its supporting female character had a miserable fate, Luo Yunhuan is dragged into the world of the book by a lousy System, which orders her to win over the most unapproachable person in the story: the senior sister who follows the Heartless Dao! It’s a hellish level of difficulty. Luo Yunhuan has never even been in love! Still, she can only grit her teeth and get close to her senior sister every day, showering her with warmth. One day 2kReads9.0Score274Shelves
31. 31 这 There's Something Off About This Junior Sister! 这个师妹不太对劲！ Light Clouds Veil the Moon233轻云蔽月233Two Female Leads732k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads + pure love + sweet romance + lighthearted + no angst + mutually each other's only one + slow burn] Word has it in the cultivation world that the Sword Sect's eldest senior sister is as cold as ice, and her blade brings nothing but chill. But who could have guessed that this aloof beauty would fall for her junior sister, Lu Qingning? One time, after getting drunk... “I can't stand this about you, Senior Sister! You're driving me crazy!” Lu Qingning hugged her senior siste 2kReads8.4Score287Shelves
32. 32 真 The Real Heiress Needs Me, the Villainous Cannon Fodder, to Save Her? 真千金需要本恶毒女炮灰拯救？ The Moon Hides in the Mist月亮藏雾Two Female Leads736k WordsCompleted Before she was bound to the System, Gu Xia was a vicious female supporting character, the kind who was evil to the extreme and did everything she could to bully the heroine! After binding to the Vicious Supporting Character Self-Salvation System, Gu Xia awakened! She stopped doing things that would get her killed by continuing to bully the heroine, and turned over a new leaf. When the heroine got caught in the rain, she held an umbrella over her; when the heroine was in trouble, she rescued her! 16.4kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
33. 33 被 Forced Into a Political Marriage, I Won Over My Aloof Senior Sister 被迫和亲，缠上清冷师姐 The Moon Hides in the Mist月亮藏雾Two Female Leads318k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] [Angsty story] [Happy ending] After transmigrating into a book, Jin Yao discovers she's become the tragic second female lead, a mermaid despised by the protagonists. The male lead breaks off their engagement, then tears off her scales to make a skirt for the female lead, all to make her smile. So Jin Yao immediately decides to lie low and cling to the strongest woman in the whole book: a beautiful, cold-eyed woman who wears a blindfold! The blindfolded beauty treats her wonder 2.8kReads9.1Score350Shelves
34. 34 一 Two Faces in One Lifetime, Love Entwined Beneath the Phoenix Canopy 一世双妆，凤账情缠 Commercial Building商贸大厦Two Female Leads487k WordsCompleted Two women + both devoted only to each other + marriage first, love later + equally matched + mutual devotion + scheming + happy ending Shen Qing'an, a woman and the current heir to the Yong'an Marquis title, is also a princess consort. Disguised as a man, she walks a tightrope every day, often tripping herself up while trying to do the right thing. Princess Ming Shu holds military power and is the most untouchable person in the capital. After they marry, she patiently tolerates her wooden husb 12.7kReads7.4Score2.1kShelves

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    So far, I've discovered several sweet novels, except for "Chang'an Snow Breaks Reincarnation," which is slightly angsty. Just read it, it's so well-written!

35. 35 师 Master, Your Disciple Wants to Bully You Every Night 师父在上，徒弟夜夜想欺师 Comfortable in My Spare Time闲时舒适Two Female Leads728k WordsOngoing [Two Female Leads] [Sweet Romance] [Nurturing] [1v1] [Happy Ending] An aloof, gentle older master who can only spoil her child, and a love-starved, obsessive, sickly disciple who has suffered every kind of torment Also known as: [A Master Who Spoils Her Disciple Too Much Will Get Eaten by Her] Reborn overnight. Ning Qing resolves to get revenge on everyone who once bullied, betrayed, and humiliated her, and to make the Heavenly Dao that treated her as a sacrificial pawn vanish without a trac 14.4kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves

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    Highly recommended! This is a super sweet story about two female protagonists raising each other. The master is incredibly gentle, and the disciple, though mischievous, is still adorable.

36. 36 女 I Disguised Myself as a Man, Only to Be Granted a Marriage 女扮男装竟被赐婚 Long Years, Abundant Blessings长岁有余Two Female Leads412k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened, so it’ll go up. Don’t leave!) [Dual Heroines + Cross-Dressing + Marriage Before Love] Wen Xuan, the dissolute second son of the founding general, spends every day in pleasure houses, surrounded by beautiful women. Rumors also abound about how stunningly handsome the second son is, almost pretty enough to be called beautiful. They say that ever since the eldest son of the Wen family left, the second son has been constantly frequenting brothels and indulging in pleasure, a 35kReads9.0Score6.7kShelves
37. 37 报 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告，贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 7.3kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves

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    First up is definitely our Empress x Imperial Concubine! Second is the real Miss x Fake Miss, and the fake Miss is still a naive fool.

38. 38 去 Today Last Year, Inside This Very Gate 去年今日此门中 Zhang Jiulang张九郎Two Female Leads30k WordsCompleted Though the one I love is gone, the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze. [Dual female leads + heartbreaking angst + unrequited love] Tragic ending Heaven granted us the chance to meet, but not the chance to stay together forever. How could someone who lives in darkness dare to hope for sunlight? I secretly touched you once, never expecting you to scatter like a dandelion. After you drifted away, your shadow was everywhere. Lin Weihan could no longer hold back her tears. Her face was d 47Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 摄 The Regent Princess Wants to Spoil Her Wife Every Day 摄政王她日日想宠妻 A Xun Chasing the Light追光的阿寻Two Female Leads187k WordsCompleted Cool-headed Regent King x bewitching beauty, a flower (two female leads, one-on-one, both pure, a sweet little romance; please be kind if it’s not to your taste~) The people of Great Yin are open-minded. Men and women, as well as people of the same sex, can marry. Lu Zhao, the Regent King, is the eldest daughter of the Grand Princess and the Emperor’s niece. Her status is exalted, and everyone knows she favors women. Countless performers and songstresses have been sent to her residence, but not 2.1kReads9.1Score290Shelves
40. 40 她 She Kisses Her Face 她亲吻她的脸庞 Alice Menglijia Duo爱丽丝梦丽加多Two Female Leads29k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration, ten worlds, female leads in every story, both leads are pure, switch pairing Qiong Jiu knows she is selfish. What she cannot understand is why she lied to Yi Xun. Her heart just keeps racing. World One: Naive Princess vs. Female Consort Yi Xun wants to study. Her greatest dream is to stand openly in court as a woman and show everyone that women are just as capable as men. Later, Yi Xun disguises herself as a man and marries Qiong Jiu, the naive princess in the imperial —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 被 The Heroine I Killed Off in My Story Wants Me to Marry Her 被我写死的女主，要我以身相许 A Pillow Embroidered with a Bag of Grass绣花枕头一包草Two Female Leads270k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + transmigrate into a book + devoted couples + reborn + two female leads + slow pace] (The best parts come later: the Imperial Consort and Empress, the legal wife and concubine... Don't run off just yet, wait a little longer!!!) Ji Yanxi had just finished trading insults with readers of the melodramatic novel she'd written when she transmigrated into it. And not only was it her own novel, but the heroine she'd written to die had been reborn!!! Ji Yanxi couldn't help slapping 5.2kReads7.9Score871Shelves

    Reader note

    All three couples in it are super sweet: the reborn princess and the transmigrated author's wife and concubine, and the empress and the imperial concubine.

42. 42 西 Moon over the West River: Long Live the Princess 西江月：公主万安 Honey Frost蜜糖霜Two Female Leads202k WordsCompleted [Innocent, spoiled, teary-eyed little princess + possessive, easily deceived priestess] [First in the Ci-Pai series] [Complete, dive in without worry Two heroines + devoted 1v1 + obsessive love + strong possessiveness + mild coercive romance + sweet and fluffy, no angst] Li Yuehan had no idea why she opened her eyes to find herself in a carriage on the way to Beiyuan to marry into its royal family. She didn't know what had happened. All she wanted was to escape and return to Dongling. Her disap 369Reads8.8Score100Shelves
43. 43 太 The Crown Prince's Adorable Little Wife 太子殿下的小娇妻 Comrade Xiao Fu小傅同志Two Female Leads82k WordsCompleted Because the emperor and empress favored him, while their other sons were all useless, Fu Yanqing was announced to the outside world as the Second Prince from the moment he was born. The emperor raised him as the crown prince, and when Fu Yanqing came of age at eighteen, he was officially made crown prince and married Jiang Muyan, the chancellor’s daughter... 462Reads7.4Score—Shelves
44. 44 将 Wanqing of the General's Household 将军家的婉卿 Bai Mian柏眠Two Female Leads388k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanqing was brought back to the Jiang family as an illegitimate child when she was five. After falling into the water, she became frail and sickly, and in everyone’s eyes, a delicate young lady. When Pei Wensi was twenty, an accident left her injured and unable to have children. In the eyes of the court officials, she became a marquis on the verge of decline. That year, they met whi 281Reads8.2Score—Shelves
45. 45 完 Returning Home at Last 完归故里 Comrade Xiao Fu小傅同志Two Female Leads80k WordsCompleted In the fifth year of Yongjin, Gu and Wan went to war. Gu suffered a crushing defeat and, to show its sincerity in seeking peace, married Princess Su of Gu to Wan Mo, Prince Gong'an of Wan. She became the “younger sister” of Her Highness the Eldest Princess Wan Ling. In Wan, where women held a position of great power, the empress doted on Su immensely. As they spent time together, Su fell in love with Wan Ling... 43Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 许 Xu Mengrou's Pregnancy 许梦柔怀 Fried Egg Flip翻蛋焦Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Xu Mengrou is pregnant. —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince's concubine get together; a naive little nun and a love-starved empress; a spoiled young lady and a yandere princess.

47. 47 世 There Is No Perfect Solution in This World 世间未有两全法 Fried Egg Flip翻蛋焦8k WordsCompleted There is no way to have the best of both worlds. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 嫁 Marrying a Con Artist 嫁给一个江湖骗子 Allergic, le过敏leTwo Female Leads274k WordsCompleted [Just started posting] Two female leads | From all walks of life | Marriage before love | No transmigration, no rebirth The heroine, A Mu (Mu Qingyue), is a con artist. A real one! (If that bothers you, please don’t read!) (The other heroine finds out very early on that she’s a woman.) By a twist of fate, the little beggar A Mu joined a gang of con artists and became a young swindler. After pulling off her first solo con, her master entrusted her with an important task: swindle a rich little bli 2.3kReads8.7Score331Shelves
49. 49 长 The Chang'an Decree 长安令 This Person Called Chayou查酉此人Two Female Leads303k WordsOngoing Dual heroines Wu Yao'an × Yuchi Xunrong An alternate-history setting A story of courtly power struggles and political maneuvering, with layers upon layers of schemes —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The part about a girl dressed as a boy is sweet.

50. 50 春 Spring Comes Warm, the Days Grow Long 春暖日迟迟 Innocent Rabbit无辜的兔子Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two female leads + one-on-one romance + sweet everyday pampering + a little household intrigue + lighthearted] The first time Jiang Qingyue met Shangguan Lingdu, she thought he was a gentle, frail young man. His father and elder brother had died in battle. In the main hall, his grandmother and uncle were fighting tooth and nail over the title, while he knelt before the coffin, warming himself by burning paper offerings. The second time Jiang Qingyue met Shangguan Lingdu, she was marrying into t 2.2kReads9.0Score270Shelves

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    All stories feature two female leads and are set in ancient times.

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