Ancient Setting with a Cold Female Lead and a Lowly Male Lead Who Is Always Kneeling 古代女主冷的一批，男主身份卑微，动不动就下跪

1. 51 春 Spring Returns, and the Land Smiles 春来江山笑 Bubble Trickster花式冒泡Ancient Romance833k WordsCompleted [A heroine who grows into an empress + multiple male leads, one heroine with many partners + power struggles + a cast of beautiful, strong, tragic characters + love rivals fighting for her + a childhood-friend general, the Minister of Justice, a neighboring prince, a reclusive divine doctor, and a loyal shadow guard: every kind of male lead you could want] Nearly three hundred years have passed since the founding of the Great Qi dynasty, through the reigns of twelve emperors. History has seen tw 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is a crown princess who rises to become empress, leading five male leads in both career pursuits and romance. All of them are intelligent, beautiful, strong, and tragically beautiful, with a fast-paced plot and no mindless moments. The male leads are of various types, and each has a well-developed and engaging romantic storyline.

2. 52 痴 The Devoted Tycoon Keeps Coming After Me 痴情大佬总找我 Ate Little Buddha Lord吃了小佛爷Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing [The Pursuit After the Breakup] [Unhinged Powerhouse] A little ancestor who has lost her thread of love x an old ancestor desperate to win her back. Both are devoted only to each other, and the heroine is the author's precious daughter. First life: Unhinged demon lord x little phoenix fallen into the dust He was always thinking about how to unite the world. But once he succeeded, he wasn't happy. The little bird didn't like the cage he had made and was always trying to fly away. Second life: Abs 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You can look at the daily life of the Ninth Prince and the young emperor, who are in love but cannot have each other, and they often say things like "a man's knees are worthless."

3. 53 浪 The Reborn, Reckless Crown Princess Goes on a Killing Spree 浪荡太女重生后，杀疯了 Yan Xiaoguai颜小乖Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted (The low rating is due to poor exposure, not poor writing.) Female-led society + reborn + court intrigue + satisfying revenge + 1VN A genuinely ruthless beauty × a group of handsome men who fall for her on their own The heroine is a scheming, black-lotus type who grows from pretending to be a wastrel into a true ruler. All the men are completely devoted in body and heart. - Her elder sister murdered the emperor and seized the throne, then had her beheaded in public. Yet the entire court called i 3.5kReads8.6Score422Shelves

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   A female-dominated, male-subordinate relationship, 1vN. The female lead is strong and sassy, ​​ruthless and decisive in her schemes, and will stop at nothing to achieve her goals. She is anything but a saint. She is also charming and coaxing towards her husbands, making them seem utterly in love, but in reality, she is using them all.

4. 54 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Villain Led Me Astray 穿书后我被反派带歪了 Xuan Yu Qiqi玄羽柒柒Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted Lu Yaoyao transmigrates into a book and becomes the infamous Princess Leyang. Not only must she protect the male lead, she also has to deal with the villain. The System comforts her: “Don’t be sad! Our villain is just a little sweetheart right now, and he’s easy to coax. The male lead is capable, too. Besides, your parents love you, you have more money than you could ever spend, and handsome men are all around you. You’re living the dream!” She thought she’d get to live like a queen, but you cal 350Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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   🍁🍁🍁Take a look! These two books are excellent, especially the first one, it's amazing! I love the personalities of the male and female leads so much, the suspense is really addictive. And the so-called system doesn't hinder the female lead at all. It's just that I discovered this book so early; it's unusually short. I hope the male lead won't be so arrogant later on. He has a mouth, it's meant to be used!

5. 55 来 Someone, Help! The Princess Is Losing It 来人啊，长公主她发癫啦 Mengmeng Xiyu萌萌喜玙Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Historical Fantasy + System + Rebirth + Strong Female Lead + Political Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Everyone’s Favorite] The only legitimate princess of the Great Zhou dynasty died shortly after getting married. Only after her death did she learn that her father, who had always cherished her, and her husband’s family had conspired to kill her. By a twist of fate, she was reborn. She would no longer be a lovesick fool for her treacherous husband. In her previous life, she lost her mother’s affec 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Cool][Cool][Cool] The female lead was the ultimate simp in her past life, but was murdered by her husband's family and her father, the emperor. Reborn, she wipes out her husband's entire family, slaps her defiant mother-in-law, beats up the gentle yet vicious innocent girl, steals her father's throne, and becomes empress. The female lead has a system, bugs, a divine beast, and is blessed with good luck; her buffs are maxed out!

6. 56 女 Female-Dominant Quick Transmigration: Blazing Beauty Across the Nine Heavens 女尊快穿之灼华九霄 You Are Heaven's Chosen One汝乃天骄Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing This is a very angsty story… This is a very angsty story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world… This is a very angsty quick-transmigration story about a matriarchal world, where the male and female leads both transmigrate… Reject her now, then chase her through the flames of hell! Choose carefully. If you enter the wrong pit, all that's left is tragedy! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first novel perfectly matches your requirements, the second is also acceptable, but in the third, all the men are extremely subservient.

7. 57 暴 Tyrant's Adorable Pet: His Wife Is a Face-Slapping Fiend 暴君萌宠：夫人是打脸狂魔 Qian Luo千落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Yandere male lead x invincible female lead. Every night, the yandere Demon Emperor turns into a fluffy little cub and cuddles up to me] Demon Emperor: “My wife is blind. Don’t bully her.” Everyone: “She’s the strongest eye-art cultivator!” Demon Emperor: “My wife needs protection.” Everyone: “She’s contracted dozens of ancient great demons, and her combat strength is off the charts!” Demon Emperor: “She can’t treat illnesses. If you keep pressuring her, I’ll bathe the imperial capital in blood! 8.9kReads9.4Score2kShelves
8. 58 疯 After Reforming, the Mad Enchantress Has Every God at Her Feet 疯批妖姬洗白后，诸神皆为裙下臣 One Who Came Running Out of the Mountains大山里跑出来的Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, everyone dotes on her, everyone gets their comeuppance, the villainess is redeemed, but she refuses to forgive] After transmigrating into a book as Jun Qing, a wicked female demon condemned by Heaven, she fails to clear her name time and time again because of the Heavenly Dao’s restrictions. Her Imperial Lord father strips her of her divine status. Her three older brothers despise her. The little slave she took in betrays her, and her God of War disciple personally dra 1.7kReads8.6Score328Shelves
9. 59 穿 After Becoming a Female Chieftain, I Led the Frontier Out of Poverty 穿成女土司后，我带边疆脱贫致富 Likes the Trombone喜欢乐器长号Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted Lu Mingyu, an agricultural science student, transmigrates into the legitimate daughter of a chieftain's estate in Dayan. Her father died young, and her mother took over his duties and holds all the power. But the next day, she discovers that the estate lies in a remote border region, cut off from news, impoverished, and underdeveloped. So she gets to work, visiting the locals and conducting surveys herself, determined to help everyone escape poverty and prosper. But just as this young chieftain' 51Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 都 Urban: Reborn in 1997 都市：重生1997 Three Incense Sticks Before Buddha佛前三炷香Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Xiang Tian is an orphan abandoned at an orphanage with a magical jade pendant! He never amounted to anything in his life, eventually ending up in the thankless courier business, where you get up earlier than a chicken and go to bed later than a dog. After a sudden car accident, his soul is delivered back to 1997. Starting with the Asian financial crisis, he makes his first small fortune right from the start. Step by step, he rises to the top and gradually uncovers the mystery of his origins! The 234Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking character trait: Can basically stay up all night without getting tired

11. 61 重 Reborn: From 1997 to the World's Richest Man! 重生：从1997到世界首富！ Manchu-Han Feast满汉全席Urban1.1M WordsCompleted He wakes up in 1997, back in his university days, and is forced to inherit the family business from the start? Huang Bufan says: “Sounds pretty good! I'll just take everyone else's path and leave them with nowhere to go!” Snatch opportunities right from under the noses of international speculators and strike back at them? Become Hong Kong's youngest billionaire? With the advantage of knowing what's coming, accidentally become the richest person in the world? Huang Bufan: “I want to keep a low pr 86Reads8.6Score—Shelves
12. 62 相 Husband, Spare Me Your Blade 相公，刀下留我 Many Blessings福多多Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Qingcheng transmigrated, and couldn't shake the feeling that something was off. Later, she realized that someone had been setting her up all along. Qin Shao was reborn, with every detail of his past life still vivid in his mind. If he let a woman set him up again in this life, he might as well give up on life. “My lord, what will it take for you to let me go?” the alluring woman asked with a charming smile. “If you die, I'll be done for.” “Come on, you've loved me so much you want to kill me. 10Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These are quite good. ① I like stories where both characters are virgins, including those spanning past and present lives. ②A young girl working as a quartermaster in the apocalypse ③ The traces of piecing together the Ming Dynasty Red Pill Case are quite obvious. ④It makes my heart ache, and it also moves me deeply.

13. 63 邪 The Wicked and Wanton Crown Princess 邪肆太子妃 Plum Fruit梅果子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted My name is Mo Xiaodou. I came from the apocalypse, and I have a pocket dimension at my disposal. I’m a walking supermarket, a mobile warehouse. But in this new world without zombies, I’m nothing more than a bodyguard slave with no rights. So my dream changed from killing zombies and saving all of humanity to taking my family in this world and escaping to freedom. Then I’ll find myself a man and have a few babies~ My name is Rong Tang. I’m the crown prince of the empire, and I have a bodyguard w 24.8kReads9.0Score6.4kShelves
14. 64 夫 Madam Is Unrivaled in the World 夫人世无双 Black Xiangling黑香菱Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Three years ago, when someone mentioned his wife Qing Qian, Yuan Bin would grit his teeth and say, “A venomous woman, full of wicked schemes, sharp-tongued and nasty. Just seeing her irritates me.” Three years later, when someone mentioned his wife Qing Qian, Yuan Bin would grin foolishly, perfectly content. “My wife is beautiful and kind, clever and quick-witted, and she’s great at solving cases. She’s truly a treasure sent from heaven.” People wondered, “What sort of woman is the Commander’s w 373Reads8.6Score102Shelves
15. 65 祸 The Calamity Consort 祸妃天下 Jiang Youyou姜右右Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She was a scheming, calculating spirit. He was a ruthless, sinister prince lying low in a corner of the empire. Born for revenge, she laid a vast web of traps and plotted to overthrow the dynasty. He was the most obedient piece on the board, yet he bound her heart with love, advancing step by step until she could never leave his side. Xuan Yuan Mo wrapped his arms around the woman from behind. “I know you’ve always been using me, but I like being useful to you…” Ye Qingwan’s lashes fluttered, bu 516Reads8.6Score101Shelves
16. 66 毒 The Poisonously Pampered Little Schemer 毒宠小谋妃 Nanbian A Zi南边阿籽Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She helped him win the succession struggle, only for him to frame her and bring disaster upon her family. Reborn twenty years later, she finds that everything has changed beyond recognition. Her enemy has taken the throne, wields immense power, and is riding high, while she has been reduced to an orphan with no parents, suffering at every turn. Watching coldly as people scheme and plot in front of her, Ji Yanning smiles faintly. “You have no idea what true power is!” 1.8kReads8.8Score212Shelves

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    These are all pretty good. [1] Take revenge when you have a grudge, and do things cleanly and decisively without procrastination. [2] Emotional scenes that are only made more obvious by attempts to cover up the truth [3] The Book of Life and Death governs all things.

17. 67 家 The Young Princess in My Household 家有王妃初长成 Mo Zibai墨子白Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Prince Chu is feeling rather aggrieved. Other men marry beautiful young brides, but he’s been saddled with a little girl. Worse still, he has won countless battles and made his fearsome name known throughout the Nine Provinces. The people call him the God of Slaughter, and even the emperor gives him a wide berth. Yet his own princess consort dares to slap the table and yell at him: “If you don’t behave, I’ll beat you!” 2.6kReads8.9Score251Shelves
18. 68 王 Prince Daddy, Mother Has Another Cheat Up Her Sleeve 王爷爹爹，娘亲又开挂了 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, A Bu gets an incredible golden finger: the Book of Life and Death! She heals the sick, saves lives, tells fortunes, and leaves everyone in awe! Her adorable son dies tragically? No problem. She makes a stroke with her vermilion brush, and he comes back to life! Her son's father is at the end of his life? No fear. She takes years from evil people and defies heaven to change his fate! Someone is lurking in the shadows, plotting against her? The Book of Life and Death knows ev 3.7kReads9.1Score472Shelves
19. 69 夫 The Madam Is the Queen of the Capital 夫人是京城一霸 A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Qi Jiang only wants to live a good life. Anyone who insists on making trouble for her will get ten times as much in return. 989Reads8.8Score143Shelves

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    Book 1: Growing step by step through one's own efforts and the help of those around them. Book 2: Demonstrates a strong foundation in the dialogues of ancient figures.

20. 70 凤 The Phoenix Rules the Ninefold Heavens 凤倾九重 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chi Jingshu was dutiful and kept to herself, yet still suffered endless torment and ultimately earned the title of “the disastrous seductress who brought down a kingdom.” When her country fell and she was strangled to death against the towering red-lacquered walls of the imperial city, she thought, If I get another life, I'll live up to the name “calamity who ruins kingdoms and brings disaster to the people”! Reborn one day at the age when girls wear their first hairpin, Ch 2.8kReads8.8Score605Shelves
21. 71 漂 The Beautiful Girl Next Door Wakes Up and Joins the Army. Officers Fight Over Her 漂亮白月光觉醒随军，首长争又抢 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “Second Chance at Love, Spatial Ability, Everyone’s Favorite, Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium, Adorable Baby, Military Marriage” In the third year of living apart from He Shaoyan and fighting over a divorce, Ye Qingzhi began having prophetic dreams. At first, they were just trivial things, until one day she dreamed that her brother-in-law imprisoned her, while her sister became his accomplice and drove her insane before she died a gruesome death. After she died, the man who had repeatedly cl 27.7kReads7.0Score2.5kShelves

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    😏With precognitive dreams and a spatial ability, she saw the ending in advance. Upon waking, she went completely berserk, sending the scumbag to jail and then going to the military base to find her estranged husband of three years. Commander He was initially wary, but seeing how popular she was, he exploded: "That's my wife! Anyone who dares to look at her again will be disappointed!" Everyone: Didn't you say she was your cousin? A broken mirror mended + adorable baby + adored by the group + wife-chasing frenzy—it's so sweet!

22. 72 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
23. 73 快 Quick Transmigration: The Loyal Hound Slave Gets Bullied Until He Cries Again 快穿：忠犬奴隶又被欺负哭了 Shanshanovo山山ovoFantastical Romance75k WordsOngoing [Female-led romance + male lead suffering + physical abuse + both are virgins + one-on-one] The beastkin’s fluffy tail gently brushed Bai Luo’s wrist. His voice was low and ingratiating. “Please don’t be angry, Master... You can pet my tail...” The sentinel held back a whimper, inviting her through tear-filled eyes. “Master, would you like to see my mental landscape?” The general carefully took Bai Luo’s hand and guided it to his own throat. “Your servant’s life is yours. If you don’t believe 19Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    The male lead barely stood up. [Heart emoji]

24. 74 囚 Heart-Prisoning Beauty: The Empress’s Forbidden Love 囚心锁颜：女帝的禁锢之恋 Emperor of the Dark Nether, Jiang Xixi玄幽魔帝姜兮兮Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Dragon in the Cage: Reduced to the Female Emperor’s Plaything [Female-dominant world - gender-bender - woman-on-man abuse - imprisonment - yandere - strong woman and weak man - mutually exclusive devotion - interspecies pairing - forced love - nonhuman] Dragon Empress top x stunning beauty bottom In a cruel world where women reign supreme, Qi Cheran, an aristocrat of the Chu Kingdom, becomes the spoils of war claimed by Xuan Sugui, the female emperor of the Qin Kingdom, all be 31Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    This is definitely it! The female lead is super aloof, and the male lead is very humble. It's absolutely amazing!

25. 75 女 Only the Empress Can Do Whatever She Wants 女帝才能为所欲为 Stir-Fried Durian Milkshake爆炒榴莲奶昔Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing Theme: May every girl break free from worldly constraints and be her truest, freest self. [Feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + devoted male lead + light humor (not quite laugh-out-loud funny)] (An influential, troublemaking Grand Princess/Empress VS a devoted Chief Eunuch who wields power over the entire court) Content warning: The female lead is stronger than the male lead. If you haven't explored this kind of story before, you may find it hard to accept. Blurb: Yun Qingyi likes play 23Reads7.8Score—Shelves

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    [A Powerful Princess/Empress Who Stirs Up Trouble VS A Loyal and Powerful Eunuch] Warnings: Strong female lead, weak male lead; explicit content. Synopsis: Yun Qingyi thrives on power and influence. What's the point of pampered, docile canaries? The powerful eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, the patriarch of the twenty-four eunuch offices—that's the kind of person who's truly exciting to deal with. Female Lead's Perspective: Princess? Eldest Princess? Regent Princess? No, only an empress can do as she pleases! Power is a woman's best beauty product! Male Lead's Perspective: I am willing to defy my nature and forever submit to you, even at the cost of my own life and my known destiny, to rewrite your ending. Excerpt: "I have a new little favorite, and I'd like to give him a name. What do you think, Your Excellency, should I call him?" "This servant does not know; it is entirely up to Your Highness." "Then let's call him Li Nu (, meaning 'Tanuki' or 'Cat Cat'). With your alluring figure, Your Excellency, this name is fitting."

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