Looking for a Historical Romance with a Powerful Male Lead Who's a Scheming Court Official, but No Angst. He Should Be Cunning. 求男主是权臣，古言，不虐，男主腹黑
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- 101 Her Highness the Grand Princess: The Aloof Chancellor Begs for Her Affection Every Day 长公主在上，清冷权臣日日求宠 “A stunning, formidable Grand Princess fallen from grace × a Chief Minister who is the picture of refined virtue at first, then becomes insatiable in his pursuit of love” Jiang Sining crushed the enemy forces, but her mother the Empress Dowager grew wary of her and sent her to her death with a cup of poisoned wine. The good news: she was reborn. The bad news: she nearly died from an arrow again. Fortunately, the refined and elegant Chief Minister took her in. In Shen Ji’s eyes, his A Si was perf 839Reads6.7Score109Shelves
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Pampering My Beloved Wife 宠娇妻
Although Ye Ruoning, nicknamed Jiaojiao, was born into a marquis's household, she was far beneath her cousin, the future wife of the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo's household, a family honored by the imperial court. The emperor had arranged a marriage between the heir and her cousin long ago. But no one expected Ye Ruoning to take her cousin's place and marry the heir, a handsome man with the bearing of jade who excelled in both letters and arms. Everyone knew the heir was pleased with his betroth
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- 103 Madam, the Heir Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 夫人，世子他蓄谋已久 [A devoted couple, sweet romance, childhood friends] (Complete! Originally titled The Lady, the Heir Apparent Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time) [Scheming, doting heir apparent VS beautiful, high-maintenance heir apparent’s wife] Lu Zhaozhao, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang’s household, is adored by her parents and protected by her older siblings. She has grown up in comfort, with everything going her way. At sixteen, Lu Zhaozhao is a peerless beauty, and the thre 27.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
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Bound Together Across Two Lifetimes, We’ll Grow Old Together 双世缱绻，与君共白头
[Two powerful leads who rise to greatness | Complete souls | Extreme contrast | Love across two lifetimes | Sweet romance and court intrigue] A modern married couple are reborn as babies in the Tianqi Dynasty. He becomes an iron-fisted Crown Prince, commands the Xuanhuo Army, and plots to industrialize the realm. She becomes a queen of commerce, controls trade routes along three borders, and holds the lifeblood of the people in her hands! Toward their enemies, he presides over the execution of t
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Her Beauty Is Hard to Resist! The Dali Temple Chief Is as Fierce as a Wolf 姝色难逃！大理寺卿他如狼似虎
[Beautiful, Resilient Fallen Noblewoman × Stern, Devoted Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Historical Romance + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Long-Laid Plans + Mutual Pining] [Male Lead’s Perspective: Long-Laid Plans; Female Lead’s Perspective: Each Gets What They Need] Meng Yunzhi, daughter of the Vice Minister of Rites, was famous in Luojing for her graceful beauty, with glossy dark hair and a slender, delicate figure. She was engaged to a young master of the Qi family. Once he
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The General’s Wife Is So Alluring, He Has to Cuddle and Kiss Her to Cheer Her Up 夫人娇媚，要将军哄哄抱抱又亲亲
[One-on-One Romance + Devoted to Each Other + Pregnancy + Mutual Love + Sweet Romance] After transmigrating into a book, Ye Yunqi marries a disabled general returning victorious from war. Unfortunately, the general’s household includes the heroine, who once saved his life. Ye Yunqi sighs. She took the heroine’s place as the general’s wife, so no wonder the heroine wants to kill her. What should she do? Cling to the general’s coattails first! Rumor has it that General Qin Zhi is cruel, violent, a
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- 107 This Is Crazy! My Little Guard Says He's Madly in Love With Me! 疯了！养的小侍卫说他超爱我！ (Complete) [One-on-one romance + sweet indulgence + devoted to each other + pure historical romance + no angst] "Unhinged, devoted young guard vs. sheltered, sweet, gentle illegitimate daughter" The first time Sheng Chenying met Wei Yu, he was being punished and covered in wounds. The first thing she said to him was: “I... I’ll give you some medicine to stop the bleeding. Don’t... die here...” Wei Yu thought she was a low-ranking maid from some courtyard in the Prince’s estate. It wasn’t until t 2.3kReads9.1Score330Shelves
- 108 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
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A Deep Look at Qing: Who Planted These Red Beans of Longing? 青深一望，谁种相思红豆
[Ancient-era romance, devoted and exclusive leads, sweet doting romance, flirtation and emotional push-and-pull, revenge on scum, seven-year age gap] A beautiful, aloof heroine who knows nothing of the ways of the world vs. a domineering, obsessive, cunning yet devoted powerbroker. A scheming second male lead consumed by ambition. The heroine grows over the course of the story. The leads save each other, and the scum get what they deserve. A devoted, doting romance with a heroine who has a stron
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Young Marquis, Your Bride Has Arrived. Get Ready! 小侯爷，你的娘子已驾到，请接招
In her previous life, Pei Linlang was the envy of everyone in the capital. Xie Wangshu, a powerful and influential man whose gaze was tender even toward dogs, had eyes only for her. When she later died an innocent death, she finally understood that it had all been one elaborate scheme. Xie Wangshu spent his life looking down on everyone, rising to power on the blood of the Pei family. Who could blame that despicable scoundrel for touching his most vulnerable spot? But when the woman at his side
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- 111 Reborn and Taking Back My Ex? Have You Lost Your Mind? 重生还吃回头草，疯了吧？ [Reborn + face-slapping + regret + chasing his wife to the crematorium + household intrigue + second male lead wins] Lin Baozhu spent her whole life serving her parents-in-law and caring for her husband. Even when her sister-in-law, sent back to her family after being divorced, glared at her with hostility, she still greeted her with a beaming smile! Yet even after she’d warmed the stone lions at the Yan family gates, she and her husband remained nothing more than courteous companions. She thoug 48Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn, I Make the Mad Prince Weep 重生后虐哭疯批王爷
[Not a wish-fulfillment novel!! Both reborn + heroine grows over time + second male lead takes the lead + be patient and keep reading, there are surprises ahead.] {Note: The heroine has seen the hero's puppy-dog devotion, so she has to be wary of his status as a prince when going after the second female lead. Her caution doesn't mean she's stupid.} In her previous life, Helan Xuenuo was drugged and set up to marry into the prince's household. From then on, she and Gu Shicheng became pieces in Qi
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After Marrying the Cold and Distant Powerful Minister 嫁给清冷权臣之后
One mountain, two dynasties. The Xiao clan ruled the land. In a chaotic age of war, the Great Liang and Great Sui stood opposed. By a twist of fate, ten-year-old Xu Zhiyi saved a badly wounded boy, unaware that he came from a powerful family. A month spent together in their youth was enough for Xu Zhiyi to catch Xiao Jingyao’s eye. But back then, her heart and mind belonged entirely to Shen Mingchen, the childhood friend who had grown up with her. When they met again, Xiao Jingyao lost his compo
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The Noble Lady Returns to the Capital, Where a Cunning Powerbroker Keeps Her as His Cherished Prize 贵女归京，腹黑权臣囚她娇宠
[Forced marriage + both leads are pure in body and heart + the powerful one bows his head + the husband chases his wife to the crematorium + punishing scumbags with face-slapping] Shen Lanzhi, a woman of peerless beauty, became the daughter of a convicted official. Abandoned in Jinzhou for months, she endured hardship after hardship. By the time she returned to the capital, her fiancé and her best friend were already discussing marriage. To track down her father's whereabouts, she became the pow
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With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了
[Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t
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After Everyone Got Their Happy Ending, the Teacher Dropped the Act 全员HE后，夫子他不装了
[Transmigrate into a book + System + powerful official + devoted to each other + female solidarity] When Chu Changning woke up, she discovered she had become the short-lived Fourth Princess in a novel. Bound to a life-changing System, she has one mission: save the original female lead and prevent the tragedy of the crown prince forcing himself on her and destroying her family! If she succeeds, she can return to reality and claim the five-million-yuan lottery prize! Desperate to go home rich,
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I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁
[Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her
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- 118 After the Substitute Marriage, the Abstinent Regent Breaks His Vows 替嫁后，禁欲摄政王他破戒了 [Traditional Historical Romance, No Transmigration, No Rebirth] [Court Intrigue] [Faithful Couple] [Karma for Villains] [Stunning Heroine] [Scheming Best Friends] The cold-blooded, bloodthirsty regent turns into a doting husband after marriage. Su Jingchen, the regent of the Yuan Kingdom, stands above all but the emperor. He is notorious for avoiding women and having a taste for blood. The Empress Dowager arranged three marriages for him, but none of his three princess consorts survived more tha 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 As the Eldest Sister, I Run the Household and Trade Overseas in the Ming Dynasty 长姐当家，我在大明做外贸 Shunhua, a modern woman, transmigrates into the eldest daughter of a scholar’s family in Ruichang County, Jiangxi, during the Ming Dynasty. With both her parents dead, she has no choice but to shoulder the burden of supporting her family. To survive, she uses the knowledge and skills from her previous life to make money and provide for them in this era. Who knew her ideas would be so far ahead of their time that her business would grow bigger than she ever expected... 1kReads8.9Score115Shelves
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Panic! After Giving Up, the Little Slacker Is Forced to Take the Throne 慌！摆烂后，小咸鱼她被迫登基了
My mother, who always insisted on having her way, and Consort Zhang next door became pregnant at the same time. Consort Zhang gave birth to a big baby boy, so I became a “big baby boy” too. I spent eighteen years as a prince while pretending to be a boy. To keep my secret identity from being exposed, I usually kept a low profile. My brothers put on a “Nine Dragons Contesting for the Throne” to fight over succession, so I gave up and decided to coast through life. Who knew that when my father die
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Fearing Spring's Return: Half Longing for Parting, Half Longing for You 怯春归：半缘离思，半缘君
[Wild, Carefree Fake Playboy VS Clear-Headed Heiress] After dying, modern-day surgeon Su Qiao transmigrated and was accidentally caught up in an assassination plot targeting the Crown Prince. Thus began her arduous escape and fight for survival as a bride forced into an arranged marriage. Ji Minghan retrieved the fake bride from prison after her escape attempt failed and she nearly fell into the hands of human traffickers. She was supposed to be a pawn kept by his side, but somehow she became hi
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You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻？十里红妆嫁你三叔！
Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i
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Tempting Xiao Man: The Grand Court Secretary Has Been Plotting for Ages 诱宠小满：大理寺卿他蓄谋已久
A marriage contract sealed away for years is a past she has forgotten, but for him, it is a carefully planned stepping stone. Lin Xiaoman, daughter of Yong'an's wealthy silk merchant, lives a comfortable, carefree life and long ago forgot her childhood engagement to Pei Yan, a young vice minister of the Court of Judicial Review. That changes when the handsome, sharp-witted Lord Pei arrives at her door with the marriage contract in hand. Claiming to be investigating the suspicious fire that dest
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The Villainess Was Born with a Bewitching Allure, and the Cold-Blooded Power Broker Fell for Her 恶女天生娇骨，清冷权臣他沦陷了
[Reborn villainess ✘ aloof Grand Tutor] [One step at a time, she tempts him ✘ he falls despite himself, fully aware] [Mutual devotion, one couple · not blood brothers · powerful minister steals a wife] Only as she lay dying did Meng Jiangyi learn that she was nothing more than a villainous cannon-fodder character in a story. Her husband faked his death, her mother-in-law despised her, her elder sister made things difficult for her, and three years spent alone in an empty marriage chamber earned
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Transmigrated as the Chief Minister’s Lucky Child Bride 穿成首辅的锦鲤童养媳
[Transmigrates into a book + space + lucky heroine + sweet romance: a sweet, adorable, straightforward heroine VS a sinister, scheming hero who seems innocent on the surface] Wen Nuan never dreamed that she would transmigrate into a book the moment she woke up! She had become the future Grand Secretary's child bride, destined to die young, and she wouldn't even survive three chapters! Looking at the Grand Secretary, so elegant and handsome he seemed like an immortal, she swallowed. Should she se
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- 126 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
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The Obsessive Minister’s Caged Sparrow 偏执权臣的掌中雀
Shen Yuan never imagined that the man she loved would send her to another man’s bed. Especially when that man was Lord Pei, a capricious figure with power over the court. To protect her family, she has no choice but to pass along intelligence while doing her best every day to please her bewitching, inscrutable husband. Fortunately, Lord Pei seems to truly regard her as his wife, treating her with extraordinary patience and affection. Shen Yuan thinks that perhaps this life isn’t so bad after all
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My Brother and I Both Transmigrated 我和哥哥都穿越了
[Powerful hero humbles himself + Both leads are each other’s only one] You returned from a faraway place, your smile unchanged, as though it still carried the sweet fragrance of plum blossoms. I asked you, “The climate and customs there can’t have been very pleasant, can they?” But you answered calmly, “Wherever my heart finds peace is my home.” Zhang Heng looked at her intently and said, “Yuer, your tears are more precious to me than anything.” “Every drop feels like blood from my own heart.”
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Life After Being Reborn: Learning to Yield to the Wolfish Chief Secretary 重生后对狼性首辅的认怂日常
A single imperial decree and an alleged crime of causing chaos in the palace led to the eldest sister's suicide and the execution of the entire Mu family. Only Mu Nanzhao survived, eking out a miserable existence at Nanhu Temple under the protection of her sister's trusted aide. One day, Shen Che, the Grand Secretary, came to the temple to fulfill a vow. That was when she learned he was the one who had destroyed the Mu family. She had heard that back when the Grand Secretary was poor, a childhoo
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The Powerful Minister Breaks Down in Tears: He’s Fallen for His Rival’s Younger Sister 权臣爆哭：看上对头亲妹妹
[Complete] Brother who dotes on his sister + sweet romance + cozy moments Xiao Yu couldn’t understand why his younger sister was so set on marrying beneath her. The top scholar came from a poor family and had no connections, power, or influence. Marrying him would mean a life of hardship, with no telling how many years she’d have to wait before things got better. His sister had far better options. Until he fell for the top scholar’s precious younger sister. He would do whatever it took to make h
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Transmigrated, I Was Dragged Home by the Regent 穿越之摄政王将我强制带回家
[Transmigration + Historical Romance + Dominant Hero] Online: I love yandere characters! In real life: Call the police, quick!! A fervent fan of forced-love novels, Ruan Yin hides under the covers every night, panting over her favorite reading app. Who could have imagined that she would drop her phone on her face while reading and get killed by it on the spot?? Killed by her phone!!!! “Heavens above, I, Ruan Yin, may not have lived a dazzling life, and I don't exercise or have lofty ambitions, b
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My Stepsister Stole My Husband? The Reborn Heiress Changes Her Match and Topples the Dynasty 继妹抢夫？嫡女重生换嫁覆王朝
[Just received a rating, it’ll go up later] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn and bride-swapping + face-slapping and crushing villains + marquis’s wife and household mistress + raising adorable kids + doted on by everyone] In her previous life, Yan Shuangqing married into the Second Prince’s residence. To help him ascend the throne, she spent her entire dowry and wore her once-healthy body down to a sickly shell. But who could have guessed that on the eve of his coronation, he would fool a
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- 133 Regent, Your Tortured Romance Plot Has a Few Loose Ends 摄政王，你的虐恋剧本漏风了 Sweet romance + heartbreaking love + stand-in + groveling redemption + love at first sight + ruthless pursuit + secret-identity reveals + stand-in romance, top-tier schemer edition + childhood sweetheart versus heaven-sent war god I’m Jiang Jinyue, and I woke up one morning to discover that I had been “reborn”! But did someone get my rebirth script mixed up? In my last life, the regent loved me so much he refused to marry anyone but me. In this life, he looks at me coldly and tells me to “stay 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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Director Zhao’s Darling: Love in Troubled Times 赵督主的掌心娇：乱世情长
A real eunuch + an unloved legitimate daughter. Both are devoted only to each other + happy ending + possessive romance + sweet indulgence + no angst + mutual salvation. In the Northern Kingdom, Su Ruoli, the unloved eldest daughter of the Su family, is forced to marry Zhao, the powerful eunuch who heads the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. He is ruthless and vicious, wielding absolute power throughout the Northern Kingdom. At court, this influential minister stands like a towering colossus, a
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Transmigrate as the Sixth Princess, All I Want Is to Take It Easy 穿越之六公主只想摆烂
(Transmigration + Strong Heroine and Hero + Power Fantasy + Sweet Romance) Ye Lingwei, a 21st-century lawyer, was in a car accident while traveling for work and transmigrated to another world, where she became the dim-witted Sixth Princess of Dongyue. As soon as she woke, the famed sage of her era, Yu Shengxing, asked for her hand in marriage, drawing her into a conflict between three kingdoms. An age of chaos was about to begin, but Ye Lingwei just wanted to slack off and find a way home. Yet h
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After Marrying a Powerful Official, I Let Loose 嫁给权臣后我野翻了
Yun Sang died eight times, but she could never escape the hand fate had dealt her. After dying and coming back to life again and again, she finally gave in and married Jiu Xuan, the head eunuch known as the “Nine-Thousand-Year-Old.” She only wanted to stay alive, but as they spent time together, she discovered that this “eunuch” was not only breathtakingly handsome, but a eunuch in name only. Most importantly, the eunuch could read minds. Every single one of her most scandalous thoughts was crys
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- 137 The Imperial Preceptor’s Thoughts Are Heard, and the Eunuch Demands a Title 国师被读心，九千岁求名分 Transmigrate into a book + devoted couple + satisfying revenge on scumbags + pocket dimension + mind reading Jiang He, the ancestor of the talisman path, sacrificed her body to save all living beings and thwart the demon realm’s scheme to invade the human world, sealing them beneath the River of No Return forever. When she wakes again, she has become a disposable character who doesn’t survive past the first chapter. Her scumbag father kills his wife and daughter for power. Armed with a “little p 852Reads9.1Score101Shelves
- 138 After My Sickly, Possessive Ninth-Rank Lord Forced Me to Marry Him, I Got Pregnant 退婚强嫁病娇九千岁后，怀崽了 [Villain + raising kids + doted on by everyone: silly beauty X ruthless fake eunuch, sweet 1v1 romance] A former top scientist transmigrated into a book and became a stand-in for the male lead's one true love. The moment she opened her eyes, she was at the scene of her broken engagement. To make matters worse, she was a doomed supporting character, a lovesick fool bent on her own destruction, and her entire family was made up of villains. Yu Nian: Have I walked straight into a wolf's den? Worst 11.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
- 139 I Pounced on the Scheming Prime Minister 腹黑相爷被我扑倒了 [No-Brain Fun] + [Historical Political Intrigue] ≈ [Sweet Romance] Slow burn! Lighthearted sweet romance. The heroine is a lovable goofball, always positive and optimistic. The hero is a scheming powerful official who plots to rule the world, but the heroine is the one person who leaves him helpless. #Historical Sweet Romance #Scheming Powerful Official #A Blackhearted Hero Beneath a Gentle Facade #Mutual Healing #Feel-Good Power Fantasy #One-on-One, Both Pure #Historical Political Intrigue #Liv 22Reads—Score—Shelves
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Before I Knew It, His Majesty Was Helping Me Fight My Household Battles 一不小心，陛下他下场帮我宅斗了
An accident causes Cui Lingyao and the reigning emperor, Pei Jie, to swap souls. On the fifteenth of every month, each must spend a day in the other's body. One side is the chaotic Earl's residence, with a reborn younger cousin, an aunt harboring dark intentions, an uncle shrouded in secrets, and a grandmother who loves to smooth things over. The other is the imperial court, where the empress dowager holds power, Prince Xin is ambitious, the emperor's personal attendant has already defected, an
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- 141 I Tormented the Lovesick Psycho a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐病娇千百遍，病娇送我金锁链 A possessive, jealous, lovesick male lead × a gentle, sunny, principled female lead "Both virgins, confinement, mild coercion, a groveling chase for love + happy ending" Shen Wan transmigrated into The Sickly Lover's Handbook as the vicious supporting female character who brutally tormented the male lead, Xiao Yue, body and soul, only to be beheaded by him and fed to the dogs. Looking at the male lead before her, whom the original owner had seized as a slave and who had yet to conquer the world, 3.1kReads8.9Score352Shelves
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My Archrival Treats Me Like His One True Love 死对头拿我当心头肉
[A formidable female spy VS a refined, depraved grand minister] [Ancient romance + pseudo-taboo + espionage + spies + political intrigue and martial world, the heroine plays the pig to eat the tiger] Shen Ji is a powerful minister at court. Though he seems as pure as moonlight and a gentle breeze, he is ruthless, willing to trample even his own kin's lives to climb higher. Ning Xun is a spy who will stop at nothing to obtain intelligence, and her actions make Shen Ji pursue her relentlessly. Dur
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The Revolutionary Committee Director's Wife Snatched Him Away Again 革委会主任又被媳妇抢了
On a bitter winter day in 1975, Jiang Yu, director of the Revolutionary Committee in Hancheng County, was knocked unconscious with a brick on his way to work. When he woke up, all his belongings had been stolen: his service pistol, wallet, watch, and belt. Not a thing was left. The robbers were two high school sophomores, Xu Aiguo and Xu Xiuyun. The cousins worked together: he carried Jiang Yu to the hospital, while she stripped him bare as he lay unconscious. Xu Xiuyun stuffed the pistol into
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- 144 The Regent Is Cold and Impossible to Approach? Then Why Does He Call Me Baby with Red-Rimmed Eyes? 摄政王高冷难攀？可他红眼喊宝宝 [A lofty beauty comes down from her pedestal + fighting for love + fiercely protective + intense romantic tension] Shen Ning married the wrong man in her previous life. She spent her life working herself to the bone and using her dowry to support her husband's family. In the end, all she got was a lingering illness and a lonely death, with no one to care about her. Reborn, she only wants to live for herself. You want to take a second wife? Sure! She'll give up her place. She wants a divorce, and 170Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 A Blessed Wife with a Baby on the Way: Lord Commander, Be Good 好孕福妻：指挥使大人乖乖宠我 Marriage first, love later + devoted husband pursues his wife + dual purity + happy ending In her previous life, Luo Ran was killed by her husband and her cousin, who conspired against her. After years of dutifully keeping the household, all she got in the end was her father's title being manipulated away, and a tragic death for both father and daughter. Reborn six years 22.5kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
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Green Tea Homewrecker Crown Princess, You Dig the Pits and I'll Fill Them 绿茶海后太子妃，你挖的坑我来平
[Empress's Rise + Irresistible Charm + Multiple Male Leads Competing in a Love Battlefield + Court Intrigue + Mind-Reading Fantasy] One heroine with multiple love interests, a main male lead, a slow-burn romance, everyone's favorite, and a heroine with a powerful, winding career arc. After transmigrating into a book, Chen Jixiang tried to make up for her mistake by helping her husband, the crown prince, fight for power and win over the hidden Prince An, Hua Jue. But he pinned her to the bed. “Hu
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The Young Lady Has Too Many Admirers, and Her Imperial Tutor Turns Dark 小姑娘桃花太多，帝师大人黑化了
[Master and disciple + princess x half-raising x doting, fatherly boyfriend x scheming x age gap x mutually devoted] [One-line synopsis: The aloof beauty atop the peak is brought down from her pedestal by a clever, beautiful princess] One day, after learning the secret of the White Crane Gu, Ling Xiao worked up the courage to ask Li Changfeng, “What if none of my three royal consorts are willing to divorce me?” Li Changfeng lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, though his gaze was filled with a c
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A Healer for All Under Heaven: Has the Qin Princess Blown Her Cover Today? 良医天下：大秦公主今天掉马了吗
[One-on-One Romance + Transmigration Without a System + Qin Dynasty + Chu-Han Era + Both Pure + Happy Ending + Zhang Liang as the Male Lead] [Quirky Immortal Physician X Gentle, Scheming Master Strategist] A graduate student of traditional Chinese medicine accidentally transmigrates into Ying Heyua, the biological younger sister of Fusu. Faced with a death-script from the start, she decides that fleeing is the best plan. With a mysterious expert's "guidance," she escapes during the imperial tour
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The Scheming Minister Is a Moody Little Puppy 腹黑权臣是只阴湿小狗
A Ning spent ten years raising a young master fallen on hard times. Just as he was ready to step away after helping him succeed, the young man ensnared him in a web of affection woven from carefully feigned dependence and possessiveness. The wolf he had raised with his own hands wanted only to keep his keeper all to himself. In the eyes of the world, the newly crowned top scholar was a refined gentleman, gentle as jade. But before his strong and beautiful older sister, he would always be that “b
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- 150 After Claiming Him by Force, the Crown Prince Keeps Pursuing, Competing, and Flirting with Me 强取豪夺后，太子又争又抢又撩野 (Forced marriage and conquest, intense tension, the powerful one bowing his head, a gorgeous and brazen young escort chief VS a ruthless, hot-tempered prince, both virgins) Prince Li Mingyu was looked down on from birth because his mother's family was lowborn. He was sent to a military camp on the frontier to be toughened up. But who could have expected a palace coup? Li Mingyu returned to the palace with 150,000 frontier soldiers to save the emperor. All the princes of noble birth were killed o 165Reads—Score—Shelves
