Urgently Looking for an Ancient-Era Novel (I’m Waiting Online, It’s Urgent) 急找一本古代文（在线等，挺急的）

1. 1 糟 Oh No! The Day Before I Flee, I Get Pregnant by the Heir 糟！跑路前一天，我怀了世子的崽 Arubas of the Northern Snowy Wasteland北雪荒原的阿鲁巴斯Ancient Romance949k WordsCompleted Mu Chunqing is a passionate woman of the jianghu who believes in repaying kindness and vengeance. But at twenty, she’s considered an old maid. Her mother worries that she’ll die without anyone to burn paper offerings at her grave, so she wants Mu Chunqing to find a man and have a child. After a long search, Mu Chunqing chooses a handsome, powerfully built, unruly subordinate to father her child. But she never expected him not only to cooperate without a fight, but also to become impossible to sh 4.7kReads9.3Score517Shelves

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   I stumbled upon this book by chance, intending to just skim through it, but it unexpectedly became more and more captivating. It's a healing and redemptive story. The female protagonist's experiences led to some unconventional behavior, but the male protagonist's appearance and understanding gradually melted her heart! Those around her also found their own happiness! It's definitely worth reading!

2. 2 农 The Tough Farm Wife: The Playboy Heir Is Sweet and Flirtatious 农门悍妻：纨绔世子甜又撩 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The short drama The Tough Farmhouse Wife: The Heir Apparent Is Sweet and Flirtatious is now streaming on Hongguo and Tomato!] [Secret identity + taking down villains + sweet romance + comedy] Su Tong transmigrates into a book as a military prostitute who has been sold for ten years and has a tarnished reputation. A fake heir apparent personally proposes to her, figuring that her bad reputation means no one will stand up for her if she dies. Su Tong also thinks that an idle, useless male support 5.6kReads9.3Score722Shelves

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   Both are ancient Chinese romance novels. The first one features a male protagonist who is constantly beaten by his father-in-law and wife. The second one tells the story of the female protagonist forcing herself on the male protagonist. Both female protagonists are very capable.

3. 3 被 After Being Forced to Win Over the Unhinged Demon Lord, I Turned the Whole Story Into a Happy Ending 被迫攻略疯批魔尊后，全书HE了 Not Sweet不甜啊Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted Wen Ruan transmigrated into a cultivation novel as an insignificant cannon-fodder character. The moment the original character appeared, the villainous Demon Lord snapped her neck. Wen Ruan: No way. I have to run! System: No way. There’s a villainous Demon Lord here who needs you to win him over. Do your best to make him fall in love with you~ Wen Ruan: In your dreams. Mu Zhe: In your dreams. And yet On her 101st day undercover in the demon realm, she carried the gravely wounded, dying young Dem 13.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   This book is seriously amazing! It's a time-travel fantasy novel set in ancient times. I read it a while ago, so I don't remember the main character's details very well, but overall it's really good. Highly recommended!! Rating: Five stars

4. 4 小 The Concubine-Born Daughter of a Minor Official's Family 小官家的庶女 Wind-Blown Rabbit风吹兔子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted After dying in battle at the end of the world, she was reborn as a concubine-born daughter in an ancient official's household. The household intrigues and fights for favor were someone else's concern. Li Xia spent her days getting her monthly allowance from her stepmother, eating and drinking, and catching a show. Life was carefree. After unexpectedly saving someone at the Lantern Festival, Li Xia's carefree days came to an end. By day, she was a sheltered young lady who never left the inner qua 4.4kReads9.0Score342Shelves

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   The first book is about traveling from the present to the past, where the protagonist was a wind-type ability user. The fourth book is about a famine-stricken sister who takes her younger brother to a strange place to start a business. During the business, she meets a prince, but at the time she doesn't know he is a prince and is thinking of selling supplies to the army.

5. 5 穿 I Became the Deposed Empress in the Cold Palace, So I Raised a Baby 穿成冷宫废后去养娃 Moonlit Journey月途Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Leng Luoyue, a web novelist who regularly stayed up late writing until she was half-dead, suddenly dropped dead. Not only did she die suddenly, she also transmigrated. She woke up in the body of a disgraced empress confined to the cold palace, who had died in childbirth, and was bound to some inexplicable child-rearing System. To complete her mission, she had to raise the little kitten into the crown prince. Since she’d already transmigrated, what else could she do? Raise him, of course! 5.3kReads9.0Score863Shelves
6. 6 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated to the Road to Exile, and I Burst Out Laughing 全家穿越到流放路上，我笑了 Love Goes Along爱相随Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The whole family transmigrates + the whole village gets rich + farming and business + cozy and heartwarming, no awful characters + infrastructure] Zhi Qing transmigrates with her parents and becomes part of a respected family of grassroots village officials in ancient times. She even brings along the research database in her head. Whatever information she needs, one quick tap and the whole world is at her fingertips. Soon they have a flower garden, a vegetable garden, and an orchard, as well as 809Reads9.1Score101Shelves
7. 7 农 Eldest Farmhouse Daughter: After I Transmigrate, I Become the Prince’s Cherished One 农家长姐：穿越后成了王爷心头宠 Trading Black Hair for White青丝换白发Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The moment Cheng Ying opens her eyes, she finds herself in a human trafficker's den. She's stunned. With her tiny arms and legs, has she transmigrated? Her father is a top general in the imperial court, framed for treason and sentenced to have his entire family executed? How can she stand for that? But whose adorable, sweet, and obedient little child is this? After learning about her background, Cheng Ying decides to do two things. First: Raise the little one well, and help them become a person 2.5kReads9.2Score363Shelves
8. 8 外 The Concubine 外室 Fishing Around Again Today今天也摸鱼Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 14.2kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   I watched it a long time ago.

9. 9 仵 The Coroner’s Guide to Winning Over the Darkened Powerhouse 仵作攻略：黑化大佬心尖宠 Moon's Demise月亡Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted A modern forensic doctor transmigrates into the past and becomes a lowly maid in the Jinyiwei kitchen, powerless and bullied by everyone. 250Reads8.5Score—Shelves
10. 10 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Regent Warms My Feet 重生新婚夜，病娇摄政王给我暖脚 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + secret identities, one couple] Nan Xi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was a fool in her past life. She fell for a treacherous scumbag who was handsome on the outside but full of sinister schemes within, and ended up abandoned by everyone, dying miserably at the hands of him and his mistress. Given a second life, she gets her brains back! Looking at the powerful, handsome regent by her side, she cannot help questioning h 10.8kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
11. 11 摄 Is the Regent Retiring Today? 摄政王今天退休了吗 Cen Qingci岑清辞Two Male Leads736k WordsCompleted In the first year of Jinghe, ten-year-old Xiao Yunhao ascended the throne with the support of Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan had originally been a prince with a different surname, but was later granted the imperial surname for his outstanding military achievements. The late emperor's final decree appointed Xiao Yan as regent to assist the young emperor until he could rule in his own right. In the seventh year of Jinghe, the Tartars invaded the border. Ignoring Xiao Yan's steadily declining health over the p 4kReads8.6Score370Shelves

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    Taro balls are here! 🌷🌷 The young emperor's first act of defiance was to declare his eternal love! On the day of the army's triumphant return, he was already wounded by an arrow and knew his days were numbered. He only managed to return to the capital with his last breath, wanting to witness his coronation ceremony. However, he was refused entry to the capital. He neither sent the imperial physician nor medicine out of the city. Three days later, the news of the regent's death shocked the court and the public. Xiao Yunhao never imagined that when he opened the city gates again, he would no longer be able to welcome back the person who loved and doted on him. 🥰🥰🥰

12. 12 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.5kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves

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    All three are excellent, and all three protagonists are devoted solely to the female lead. All are completed. The first book features a rather laid-back female lead, but the male lead is simply attracted to her type. The second and third books feature male leads who are both yandere (obsessive and possessive). I won't reveal more; you'll have to read them to find out.

13. 13 救 After Redeeming the Villain, I Was Showered with Affection 救赎反派后：我被追着宠 Er Shijiu而十九Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + strong heroine + yandere + unhinged + healing + 1v1 + sweet romance] Yun Mianzhi transmigrates into a book, and the System tells her to redeem the villain after he turns evil. Otherwise, she’ll have to endure eighteen cauldrons of boiling oil before being reduced to ashes. Looking at the boy in front of her, bullied by the entire cultivation world, her protective instincts surge. “Convince him to change, protect him, save him? I can do that!” “Eat, sleep, and cultivat 124Reads8.8Score—Shelves
14. 14 疯 I Woke Up in a Madman’s Arms, Only to Find I’m the Sucker 疯批怀里惊坐起，冤种竟是我自己 Tweet Tweet Blows Bubbles啾啾吹泡泡Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now live~ [Double Clean Romance + Goofy Comedy + Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Regret and Redemption + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment + Fantasy World] A madly devoted, doting Demon Lord vs. a quirky, adorable, goofy female disciple Sang Wanning transmigrated. She became the unlucky supporting female character of the same name, whose fate left countless readers sighing with regret. In the original story, Sang Wanning had a breathtakingly beautiful 6kReads9.3Score905Shelves
15. 15 媚 Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香 Her Highness the Nightmare梦魇殿下Ancient Romance150k WordsCompleted 261Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    Sorry, I couldn't find a book you like. Instead, I'll recommend three ancient romance novels that I love! These three have fresh and unique plots, perfect for passing the time. The first one is set in the world of "A Chinese Ghost Story."

16. 16 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 4.1kReads9.4Score479Shelves
17. 17 被 The General I Used and Abandoned Has Returned to Court 被我始乱终弃的将军回朝了 Puffpaw噗爪Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted Xie Chuizhu, reborn, puts on an acting performance every day. Fleeing home at night and worried about the dangers of a long journey? She tricks a great general into escorting her. Arriving in Jiankang with no way to make a living? She disguises herself as a man and takes a job at a male brothel. Having trouble investigating her father’s murder? She changes her name and identity, then ventures into danger as a man. After a long journey through a second life, Xie Chuizhu finally gets what she want 2.2kReads9.1Score257Shelves
18. 18 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 3.6kReads9.3Score427Shelves

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    Both are palace intrigue novels. Character traits: the female leads are both charming, alluring, witty, and intelligent.

19. 19 穿 I Became a Disgraced Consort, But That Night the Emperor Chose Me 穿成失宠贵妃，当晚就被翻绿头牌 Cherry Yo樱桃哟Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance] Just after inheriting her family fortune and preparing to enjoy life, Shen Yan somehow transmigrated into the body of a consort who was about to fall out of favor and die unjustly. Cursing her luck, Shen Yan quickly took up the System and launched a full-scale campaign to win the emperor's favor. The consort, usually arrogant and domineering, transformed into a considerate, bashful yet haughty beauty, all sweet and delicate. When her captivating catlike eyes fel 325Reads7.9Score—Shelves
20. 20 不 Never Yield the Land 不让江山 Know White知白Historical5.3M WordsCompleted At first, I looked upon the world and saw nothing but heroes and great men. Then I looked again, and saw nothing but a rabble. Rather than entrust this realm and its people to you, I might as well take it for myself! 501Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Story Summary: Good

21. 21 人 The Most Accomplished Man in the Mortal World 人间最得意 Never Knew the Cold in This Life平生未知寒Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted When the young man once drew his sword, he laughed and said, “Though heaven and earth are vast, I need only one sword. And that single sword stretches ninety thousand li.” 322Reads8.9Score—Shelves
22. 22 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
23. 23 江 The Empire as My Canvas 江山为卷 Morning Farewell to Old Friends朝辞故旧Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [A completely fictional xianxia history: political intrigue + xianxia + no System.] “Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince has broken through all four passes. He has led his army across the Yinma River and is closing in on Tianmen Pass.” The ministers were speechless. How could that dissolute heir, who spent every day drinking and womanizing and even brought dancers on military campaigns, have broken through all four passes? From the looks of it, he was going to attack the strongest pass in Western Shu 12.3kReads9.1Score969Shelves
24. 24 雪 Intrepid Blade’s Path in the Snow 雪中悍刀行 The Warlord Who Played with Princes烽火戏诸侯Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted The jianghu is a beaded curtain. Great and small figures are its beads; great and small stories, the strings that bind them. And loyalty and affection are the spirit that gives those beads their luster. The story is drawing to a close. The final chapter will end with those words: “Waiter, bring us some wine.” 11.5kReads9.7Score585Shelves
25. 25 穿 I Became a Farm Girl, and My Son Is a Top Imperial Exam Scholar 穿成农家小娘子，儿子是科举大佬 Better to Step Back and Cast a Net不如退而结网Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Dual transmigration, farming, the imperial examinations, family life, building wealth, and a warm, happy life) (No System, no pocket dimension, no golden finger. Both the female lead and her son have transmigrated.) (The female lead is hardworking, clever, beautiful, and capable. The male lead seems honest on the surface, but is actually hopelessly devoted to her, fiercely protective of his family, and scrupulously faithful. Their son is a prodigy who never forgets anything he reads, and he’s r 14.6kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    😎😎😎💕💕Er Ya never imagined that after transmigrating, her parents would change, her appearance would change, and even the era she lived in would change, but her damned sun allergy would remain the same! In this life, as a village girl in Zongjia Village, Huizhou Prefecture, Great Zhou Dynasty, she was actually "unable to see the light"! Ever since the people of Songjia Village learned that the eldest daughter of the Song family was frail and could not be exposed to too much sun or work in the fields, everyone was certain that Song Gongya would never get married and would have to wait for the government to assign her a blind, lame, or pockmarked husband. Who knew that in the end she not only got married, but her husband was not only tall and strong and could earn money, but he was also obedient and compliant to her. Their son was a gifted scholar from a young age, and after growing up, he passed the imperial examinations six times, becoming the youngest top scholar in Great Zhou Dynasty, and eventually becoming the Grand Secretary. Er Ya also rose from a village woman to a noblewoman, recorded in history, and her name will be remembered for eternity.

26. 26 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 38.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!

27. 27 她 After She Died, the Coldhearted Powerful Official's Hair Turned White Overnight 她死后，冷冰冰的权臣一夜白头 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance641k WordsCompleted [Not an angst novel + heartwarming + no logic + read it to see if it suits your taste] After transmigrating into a book, Hua Zhao had her memories erased and became a tool whose job was to give the heroine a golden finger. To top it off, she was also the infamous, short-lived first wife of the villainous minister. Luckily, she regained her memories and cut her losses in time. The heroine’s golden finger? Sorry, that’s a family heirloom that came with me when I transmigrated into the book! Her in 135.8kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves
28. 28 灵 Spirit Spring Space: Reincarnated as the Disabled Chief Secretary's Vicious Wife 灵泉空间，穿成残疾首辅恶毒原配 The Beloved Fish团宠鱼Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) [Flight from famine + pocket dimension + medicine + farming + imperial exams + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] Song Jin transmigrated into a book, becoming the selfish, unbelievably stupid and malicious female supporting character. From the start, she was plunged into a mini ice age and forced to flee with her whole family. In the book, the original Song Jin not only abandoned her disabled husband and ran off on her own when disaster struck, she also 14.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
29. 29 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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    This is really good, I've watched it several times.

30. 30 权 Reborn as the General's Daughter: The Crown Princess Commands All 权宠嫡女：将后重生 Song of June's Parting六月离歌Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted She was the daughter of a distinguished military family, married into the imperial household, and gave everything she had to help him win his empire. What awaited her was betrayal and slaughter. Reborn in a single day after the betrayal that cost her life, she takes up her sword and strikes without hesitation, determined to make her treacherous stepmother, her poisonous elder stepsister, and the scoundrel who betrayed her pay, one by one. Her heart is hard as iron, yet she meets the one man she 435Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    The first one is a rebirth novel, the second is a family-doting novel where she has nine older brothers who all pamper her, the third is a time-travel novel (updated extremely slowly, but very good), the fourth is a male-female rebirth novel where the emperor and concubines dote on the female lead, the fifth is also very good, and the last one is a transmigration novel. All of these are very good.

31. 31 团 The Beloved Little Sugar Baby of a Farmer's Family 团宠农家小糖宝 Leaves in the Wind风中的叶子Ancient Romance4.2M WordsCompleted The Su family finally had a daughter. And with her, their life of crushing poverty took a turn for the better! “Dad, I dug up a basket of big white radishes on the mountain.” The little girl, speaking in a childish voice, held out her basket to Old Su. Old Su: “...” His head started buzzing. How much silver could all these wild ginseng roots fetch? “Dad, I also picked a basket of mushrooms.” Old Su: “...” He swayed on his feet. How many grand mansions could all these lingzhi mushrooms buy? “Dad, 75.4kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
32. 32 将 The General's Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 将军夫人惹不得 Moon Tu月荼Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Shen Wan, an award-winning lawyer who had just won a divorce case, transmigrated on a flight to Bali. She found herself in the body of a general's wife with the same name, who had taken her own life by jumping into the water after her husband married a second wife. At first, all she wanted was to nurse herself back to health, make some plans, divorce the scumbag, and live a carefree life on her own. But his scheming new wife just had to provoke her, while her predecessor's two ungrateful childre 936Reads8.5Score534Shelves
33. 33 一 I Was Born to Be the Crown Prince's Consort 一出生就是太子妃 White Robes, Pure as Snow白衣素雪Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Shen Jinhuan had been Crown Princess for ten years and Empress for three. Before she could see the Great Zhou Dynasty enjoy peace and prosperity, treacherous conspirators seized the throne, her husband died young, and she took her own life to join him in death. When she opened her eyes, she had returned to the day she was born. Then she heard Xie Yin tell his parents and even the Emperor himself that she was his lucky star… As the lucky star, Shen Jinhuan entered the palace fifteen years earlier 545Reads8.9Score101Shelves
34. 34 炮 The Supporting Character Strikes Back: The Beloved Little Country Doctor 炮灰逆袭：团宠农家小医妻 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Double doting + farming + putting scumbags in their place] Shen Yao transmigrates into the story as a doomed female supporting character! Her father is dead, her mother has remarried, and now her stepfather's family is scheming to sell her off? Hmph. She'll take on the shameless troublemakers, raise her younger brother, and call off an engagement while she's at it. But right after she breaks it off, a rugged man latches onto her and stubbornly insists on marrying into her family. Everyone: “Tha 10kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
35. 35 代 A Substitute Bride Becomes Empress 代嫁为后 Green Mint Ice绿色薄荷冰Ancient Romance170k WordsCompleted She was the princess chosen by the royal family to marry in another princess’s place. On the journey to seal the marriage alliance, she was cautious and careful with every word. Yet by a twist of fate, she became the apple of the Western Regions prince’s eye. When the truth comes to light… 1kReads8.6Score104Shelves

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    In this book, the female protagonist is sent as a substitute for the eldest princess in a political marriage, and the male protagonist falls in love with her at first sight.

36. 36 开 Killed from the Start? No Problem, the Villainess Has a Billion Lives 开局就被杀，没关系女配有亿条命 Lots of Votes票多多Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [No CP • life simulator • escape famine and level up • logical, not brainless = growth in the early stages + high-spirited action later + accumulating merit + raising one’s fortune + invincible] [Important content warning: the heroine grows over time, so readers who only want pure wish fulfillment should leave now. The author’s values: when poor, look after yourself; when prosperous, help the world. Readers with different values should leave now.] What? I have to flee famine from the start? And 1.1kReads8.4Score129Shelves

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    Two female-oriented simulation novels and two novels about female protagonists vying for power are both books I enjoy reading.

37. 37 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 95.8kReads9.4Score13.2kShelves
38. 38 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.2kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
39. 39 人 Life Simulator: I'm a Pro at Rising Through Palace Schemes 人生模拟器：宫斗升职我专业 I Eat Tomatoes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃西红柿不吐番茄皮Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Golden Finger + A Story That's 30% Indulgence and 70% Playing It Safe] (Important, important, important!!! Content warning: The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time. At first, she has some girlish romantic notions; she isn't highly intelligent from the start. Not a mutually exclusive first-love story, and the male lead doesn't dote on her alone. Don't read if these bother you.) From the start, she's in the hardest difficulty mode. After s 6.9kReads9.1Score666Shelves
40. 40 此 Chang'an of This World 此间长安 Gu Yanqing顾砚青Ancient Romance353k WordsOngoing A lifetime in a frail body, half a life among books. After an unexpected long sleep, he wakes in the Tang dynasty, during the Zhenguan era. Young Lin Chen has nothing to his name and a life as insignificant as a blade of grass. The moment he opens his eyes, he falls into a deadly predicament. In his previous life, he was confined to a sickbed, unable to live freely. In this life, even if he must walk through the mud, he will make every step shine. He will neither curry favor with the powerful no 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is Chang'an—this is the human world, and Chang'an is this place.

41. 41 烽 The Beacon-Fire Border Town of the Northern Kingdom 烽火北国边城 Oumige Er Ju Wen欧米格儿剧文Historical449k WordsCompleted Transmigrate? A System? A golden finger? Cao Chen had none of them. All he had was a stretch of city wall repaired where his father had fallen in battle, three thousand old and wounded soldiers short on both food and arrows, and a hundred thousand cavalrymen from the Houbiba tribe beyond the city. Everyone urged him to surrender. In front of them all, he tore up the surrender document. “Give me three days, and I’ll show you what it means to defend the gates of our nation.” Night raids across fro 288Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Each supporting character has a unique personality and destiny. Their interactions with the protagonist drive the plot forward and make the frontier world more realistic and diverse, as if a grand ensemble drama is being staged amidst the flames of war.

42. 42 种 Who Starts Farming by Sending Three Piglets as a Gift? 种田谁家男主开局送礼送三只猪崽 Green Robe青裳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Completed. Dive in without worry! (Farming + No golden finger + Family life + Romance + Building a fortune + Cozy + No awful characters) No System! No pocket dimension!! No golden finger!!! No awful characters!!!! (We’ve said it three times because it’s important. The male lead appears late. The story focuses on building a career, with romance as a side plot x3.) Baihua Cave is a village deep in the mountains, home to nearly a hundred households. Everyone says it’s a poor and remote backwater. S 23kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    🍇🍇A hundred families live in a remote mountain village. The villagers all think it's poor, but Su Ziling sees it as a treasure trove. Looking at the abundant wild produce covering the mountains, she beams with joy and begins to lead her family and the entire village out of poverty and into prosperity.

43. 43 宠 The Tyrant's Medicine: His Boundlessly Spoiled Consort 宠妃无度：暴君的药引 Drunken Flowing Crisp醉流酥Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted After more than a decade of fighting through a hail of bullets, Lou Qi decided to hang up her weapons and leave the underworld for good. But one day, on a whim, she took a plane out to cross the mysterious Black Triangle. She was swept into a deep-sea whirlpool and then… landed in a man's arms. She was sick of all the bloodshed. Now she wanted to play the frail little flower, but he tore away her disguise piece by piece, forcing her to show her tough, tomboyish nature. Lou Qi said, “Your Majesty 12.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    This could have been possible.

44. 44 穿 I Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty and Somehow Became Li Taibai 穿越唐朝我居然成为了李太白 Not a Crucian Carp, but a Topmouth Culter不是板鲫是翘嘴Historical290k WordsCompleted Transmigration + System + wish fulfillment + multiple heroines + alternate history: poetry-fueled face-slapping, sweet and angsty romance, and a Tang Dynasty legend! He transmigrated as Li Bai. An Lushan is about to rebel, the emperor is preparing to flee, and the imperial court is on the verge of chaos. He glances at the writing brush in his hand, then at the 150,000 rebel troops outside the city. He tosses the brush aside. He walks into the Bureau of Armaments and builds the Tang Dynasty's fir 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Regarding the fact that I was once a writer for Li Bai

45. 45 全 After My Whole Family Transmigrated into a Book, the Regent Became Obsessively Attached to Me 全家穿书后，摄政王对我病娇了 Loves Fire喜火Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Everyone's darling + feel-good power fantasy + sharp-tongued goofball + irresistible charm] Si Yin wrote a novel, and readers cursed her whole family to transmigrate into the family of the villainess because the story had a bad ending. To enjoy what remained of her life, she decides to stay away from the male lead. She spends her days playing with cats and dogs, neglecting her studies, and flirting with handsome men, becoming the capital's most notorious and pampered princess. One day, she fina 79Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    All are ancient texts

46. 46 千 Cherished and Adored: The Emperor's Sweet, Adorable Little Wife 千娇百宠：皇上的娇软小萌妻 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted 1v1, sweet romance, growing-up romance (Comic adaptation signed) Everyone knows that Little Commandery Princess Shen Ruyue is the beloved treasure of the Yuan palace, pampered beyond measure. Her father is the Prince Regent, feared throughout the land. But most importantly, Emperor Yuan, Pei Jingxuan, has kept the soft-spoken little girl in his heart for years. Since childhood, the little princess has climbed onto the dragon throne and slept in the dragon bed. Every time she calls him "Imperial 5.7kReads9.2Score666Shelves
47. 47 公 The Pitiful, Possessive Boy the Princess Used to Torment Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 公主渣的病娇小可怜回家继承皇位 Heavenly Azure Yunji天苍纭极Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted [Insanely Sweet! Seductive! Flirty Romance! Strong Female Lead!] The eldest princess of Great Chu is alluring to the bone, bewitching and soul-capturing, unhinged and ruthless, and full of schemes. She is a bloodthirsty flower of hell with power over the court. The Ninth Prince of Great Qi seems harmless, as lovely as a painting, but is possessive, obsessive, scheming, and sinister: a fox who swallows people whole. Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Feng Wan keeps a secret male lover. H 556Reads9.2Score106Shelves
48. 48 和 After Our Divorce, I Plot a Rebellion with My Ex-Husband’s Younger Brother 和离后，我和前夫他弟一起谋反 Yan Xiaowan燕小丸Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Retrieval: Ashes Edition + Darkened Heroine Takes Down Scumbags] The wife of the General Who Guards the Far reaches, who had been dead for three years, has returned! A master of medicine and a favorite of the emperor, she secured an imperial decree granting her a divorce, then turned around and married her former husband's younger brother, known as the most handsome man in the capital! But it turned out her new husband was actually a young prince of the imperial family, and he was who 1.2kReads9.3Score179Shelves
49. 49 物 A Storage Space: I Marry a Cold, Abstinent Roughneck on the Road to Escape the Famine 物资空间：逃荒路上嫁给禁欲糙汉 Qian Yu黔渔Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Fleeing famine] [Supplies] [Pocket dimension] [Farming] [Warfare] After being bitten to death by zombies in the apocalypse, Jiang Li woke up in an unfamiliar dynasty. She thought this was the start of a peaceful life, but who could have guessed… She had arrived in a turbulent, chaotic era, and the first thing that happened was a major earthquake. Her peaceful home was gone, and she was forced to flee famine. (Fleeing famine was no big deal: she had a pocket dimension and suppli 883Reads8.9Score106Shelves
50. 50 流 Exiled? I'll Kick You Out and Claim the Throne Myself! 流放？姑奶奶踹了你自己坐江山！ Huihui Cat茴茴猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + playful comedy + wish fulfillment + sweet romance] Xiao Qingcheng, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, returns to life in another body and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the second young madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. She thinks she can coast through life, but before she’s had her fill of living off her husband, an imperial decree orders the entire household executed. Fortunately, the sentence is changed to exile. Her mother-in-law is cruel, the guards abuse 25.1kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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