The Best Historical Romance in Your Heart, Completed 你心中的古言天花板，(完结的)

1. 551 嫁 After Marrying the Gloomy Powerful Minister's Younger Brother 嫁给阴郁权臣弟弟后 Startled Magpie惊鹊儿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title Why Not Ride the Wind Together] Xu Yunjia and Pei Youqing grew up together. After they married, she managed the household and cared for his parents, doing everything a wife could be expected to do. She never imagined that one day a woman would arrive at her door with Pei Youqing’s child. Only then did Yunjia realize that she had been living a joke all these years. She returned to the time before she married Pei Youqing. Xu Yunjia no longer want 14.8kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves

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   This book is very interesting. Xu Yunjia and Pei Youqing grew up together. After they got married, she took care of the housework for her husband and respected her parents-in-law. Unexpectedly, one day a woman came to the door with Pei Youqing's child. Xu Yunjia realized that she was living like a joke. Her husband who loved her had a child with someone else. She was rejected by her mother-in-law from the moment she entered Pei's family. She decided to break off the engagement with Pei Youqing. Unexpectedly, he got involved with Pei Youqing's cousin, Pei Yu, the youngest high-ranking official in the previous life. But the powerful Pei Yu in his previous life was just a little pitiful person. In order to repay the kindness of his previous life, Xu Yunjia tried his best to help Pei Yu and treated him as his younger brother. Unexpectedly, he was lost in his sister. Pei Yu had also been in love with him for a long time.

2. 552 我 I Became a Mediator in the Marquis's Manor and the Whole Family Dotes on Me 我在侯府当调解员，被全家宠了 Year After Year, Harvest After Harvest年年穗岁Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted Brutal, ruthless Imperial Guard X sweet, gentle ray of sunshine Just as her name suggests, Jiang Mi has a sweet little mouth and knows exactly how to charm people, leaving them dazed and warm-hearted. But an imperial decree sends this honey-sweet girl to the most difficult household to serve: the Ning'an Marquis's residence. The Old Madam is stern and old-fashioned: “You wretches! The whole lot of you are hopeless!” The Ning'an Marquis is aloof and icy: “You unfilial son, do you know what you've 18.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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   Pure old saying. The heroine is smart and has a good personality, and she never loses control at critical moments. In fact, the hero's family (except for uncles and aunts) are pretty good, but there is no one to mediate between them. The heroine's sweet mouth and cuteness are the harmonizer in the family. The male protagonist feels sorry for the female protagonist, and so does the female protagonist. The interaction between the two is super sweet and non-abusive. The article is not boring, the author has good writing style and makes everything lively and interesting. In fact, it sounded good when I watched it before, but not anymore when I looked back on it. This is highly recommended!! My ancient saying 🍅top1

3. 553 得 When He Learned I’d Secretly Taken Contraceptive Soup, the Powerful Minister Turned Dark 得知我偷喝避子汤后，权臣黑化了 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + sweet romance + rise to power + age and height gap + a touch of healing] Tan Yin is the third daughter among the Song family's concubine-born daughters. When she was twelve, she accidentally ate crab roe and broke out in a rash all over her body. A plague was sweeping through Jiangnan at the time, and everyone feared it might be smallpox. So they sent Tan Yin to Puhua Mountain outside the capital, leaving her to fend for herself. Five years passed, and no one came to see he 13.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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   Ranked in the top three, the male protagonist dotes on the female protagonist, and finally gave him a perfect wedding (in ancient times, there were usually wives and concubines. Although the female protagonist entered the house as a concubine, she eventually became the mistress) Shuang Jie. The female protagonist is very smart [laughing] It was a contract marriage with the second female lead at the beginning, but the second female lead was unwilling to do so. As a result, she offended the male protagonist and became a nominal wife, and finally gave up and quit~ It's a very exciting plot, you can follow it, there are not many routines~ [laughing] Word count: 439,000 words Content: The heroine's mother was a concubine, and she still favored boys over girls. At the age of 12, she was jealous of her beauty by the mistress' sister, and she accidentally ate a rash, so she was sent out. For five years, the biological mother turned a blind eye (bad guy [almost cried]) because her sister was in the prince's house, setting up the male protagonist, but she was unable to give birth, but the male protagonist refused to touch the child, and wanted the child to stabilize his status, so he took the female protagonist as a concubine. The story turned out to be wonderful [laughing] The hostess was very sober, but her health was not good in the early stage. She had been taking birth control pills (she didn't want to be controlled by bad people, and her children called others mother). The male protagonist did fall in love with her because of her beauty. In the later period, the female protagonist was also smart. Between the two of them, it was obvious that the male protagonist loved the female protagonist more~ (doting and doting on the female protagonist). This gave the female protagonist a sense of security and allowed the female protagonist to let go of her worries. There was also a small friction in the middle, but after the resolution, the relationship between the two became closer and they had a cute baby boy~ The most surprising thing is that the male protagonist gives the female protagonist a wedding, and the matchmaker is getting married (three letters and six etiquettes, engagement letter, gift letter, welcome letter) to make up for the regret~ (The male protagonist deserves to be loved, this will touch us female readers [laughing]) I really like this kind of simple novels, novels about life in details, without particularly ups and downs in the plot, especially the content of the novel that touches my heart. The world of the novel is indeed very fragrant and meets all needs. I love it so much [Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post]

4. 554 危 Danger! The Powerful Official I Wronged Has Become My Brother 危！渣过的权臣竟成了兄长 Nan Youyu南又予Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Controlled, unhinged Vice Minister of Justice × calculating, flirtatious, sweet-on-the-outside, sinister-within heroine] (Faux siblings + possessive obsession + flirtatious push and pull + secret midnight watching) Six months ago, Xie Wanyu seduced the local prefect, Pei Lin, to save her own life. But once the crisis passed, she decisively abandoned him and headed to the capital to find her father and take revenge. On the way, she met the Pei family's real daughter. Who could have guessed that 26.4kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
5. 555 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 40kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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   A beautiful book about ancient Chinese novels and palace battles, with good writing style, clear logic and compact plot. The female protagonist has always been sober and has no love brain, while the male protagonist has clear thinking and is an emperor in the traditional sense. Both male and female protagonists are online.

6. 556 先 Marriage Before Love: The Young Wolf King’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 先婚后爱：年下小狼王的宠妻日常 Freeze-Dried Lychee荔枝冻干Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Younger man + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + lighthearted] [Younger male lead: passionate, straightforward, and an affectionate puppy; heroine: outspoken, not coy, attracted to his physique, and easily embarrassed] Lang Fei, the dashing King of the Northwest, falls in love at first sight with Shen Qingtang, the most beautiful woman in the Chen Dynasty. The second time he sees her, he falls even harder, and can't wait to marry her. With no other choice and little say in the matter, 187Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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   In this book, both the male and female protagonists have their mouths. The male protagonist always acts coquettishly with the female protagonist [Adoration] [Adoration] and is super doting. They run in both directions. It's very good-looking and very good-looking [Sparrow Food Goddess]. Important things are said three times!!!

7. 557 重 Reborn and Remarried: The Scumbag Cries His Eyes Out 重生改嫁：渣男痛哭流涕了 Peach Blossom Lamb桃花小羊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The husband’s groveling redemption + reborn + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + second male lead takes the crown + both leads are each other’s first and only love + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite] Everyone envied Cui Yaoning’s life at first. She was the legitimate daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan, spoiled and willful from childhood. Then she married Pei Yu, the top scholar from another prestigious family, and he doted on her to no end. Pei Yu had grown up with her, and they were deepl 27.2kReads8.3Score3.6kShelves
8. 558 报 The Heir Says You're a Frail Man! 报世子爷，她竟说你弱质男流！ Clouds Drift Deep into Dreams云深入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Setting, Traditional Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Mutual First Love + Childhood Sweethearts + Light and Satisfying] [Valiant Princess vs. Frail Young Lord] Everyone knew that Yan Suizhi, heir to Prince Yan of Nanfeng, had been a frail scholar since childhood: gentle and refined, with a delicate, almost feminine air. He had always been given to quoting the classics and repeating the teachings of Confucius. But when the girl he cherished nearly died in the war, he r 519Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   This book is super good-looking, two strong characters, childhood sweethearts, there is no misunderstanding between the two [smile] and the heroine is very sassy and strong.

9. 559 勾 Seduce Her Body and Win Her Heart! The Cunning Heir Is Not to Be Trifled With 勾她身诱她心！腹黑世子不好惹 Jiang Xian Yuyu姜羡鱼鱼Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted A frail yet resilient orphan girl + a forceful, domineering young nobleman Secret romance + coercive seduction + a groveling chase to win her back + emotional push and pull + physical first, feelings later + sweet romance (not really) In a nutshell: Love is a war. Whoever takes it seriously loses. He is the hunter, and she is the prey caught beneath his claws. With no other choice, she is forced into a six-month arrangement with him. He wants her body, she wants his money. Nothing more. She sti 12.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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   🍀🍀🍀🍀Weak and tough orphan girl + strong and domineering prince, underground love affair + robbery + chasing his wife to the crematorium + emotional pull + kidney first, then heart + sweet text (fake) In the war of love, whoever takes it seriously will lose. He was a hunter, and she was his prey. In desperation, she was forced to reach a half-year deal with him. He seeks sex, she seeks wealth, that's all.

10. 560 陪 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 March Chirp三月啾Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 65.7kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    In the first one, the male protagonist originally lived with another woman and was unclean, and then the female protagonist is a time-traveling woman who is sober from beginning to end and will not sink. The male protagonist designs to rob the female protagonist, but it is very beautiful and exciting, and the male protagonist has a good body. To put it bluntly, after watching Shuang Jiewen too much, I want to watch this kind of realistic film without gold fingers. The heroine's fiancé also wears it, but the fiancé is really good. For the second one, the heroine's aunt is very kind to the heroine, and the hero is the biological brother of the heroine's uncle~

11. 561 依 Drunk on Your Clothes 依衿醉 Qiqi, Who Loves Humpback Whales喜欢驼背鲸的七七Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted Lu Huai had imagined his future wife many times: gentle and charming, educated and reasonable, beautiful as a flower, and mild-tempered. But the woman before him was beautiful, at least. As for the rest... She was nowhere near educated and reasonable. She was fussy, quirky, and petty, and she even had a highly skilled maidservant at her side. After her parents died in battle, Zijin was determined to find a live-in son-in-law to carry on the Zhao family line. What? The emperor had arranged for 6.2kReads9.1Score804Shelves

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    Don't be fooled by the 7.3 Score for your first novel. It's a very funny novel. The author's writing is good.

12. 562 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 15.5kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    It's funny. The male and female protagonists swapped their bodies for a while, and sparks flew.

13. 563 强 After He Forces Me to Marry Him, I Become the Demon General’s Darling 强娶后，成为恶魔将军掌上珠 Little Bunny Jiji小兔吉吉Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love, Sweet Romance, Mutual Devotion] One “Uncle” is all it takes for a thousand-year-old tree to blossom. On the day of his triumphant return, in front of the entire court, the demon general Yuan Boyou asks the emperor to grant him a marriage, offering his military achievements in exchange for the hand of the woman he loves, Shen Qing. Shen Qing is the forgotten youngest daughter of the Shen family. She was “exiled” to a country estate for five years, where nobody gave her a se 48Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Pure ancient novels, sweet writing, the male protagonist is older and the female protagonist is younger, the father is the husband, and the daughter is doted on...

14. 564 奸 The Treacherous Minister Can't Resist Her Allure 奸臣不经撩 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Later, when Shen Gongchen pressed her too hard, Liu Suisui covered her face and wept. She was terribly aggrieved. “My father died, my mother remarried, and I have no one to rely on. I came all the way to the capital just to marry a rich husband. What’s wrong with that?” Shen Gongchen pressed her at every turn. “He has to be rich? Why not rich and powerful?” Liu Suisui raised her eyes ever so slightly and gave him a shy, coquettish glance. After a long pause, she asked softly, “Uncle… do you like 14.4kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
15. 565 裙 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣 Rice Ball米团子Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Someone tells Li Yi, “The Lu family's daughter your imperial brother is going to marry is beautiful, sure, but she's as dull as a block of wood.” Li Yi scoffs. “What, did that block of wood come to life?” 2.2kReads8.9Score454Shelves

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    The female protagonist died tragically in her previous life. After being reborn, she fought her way out surrounded by a pack of wolves. The male and female protagonists are doing business online, and they have three lives and three lives.

16. 566 小 Little Sweetheart! Soft and Irresistible! Both Tyrants Are in Love with Her 小娇娇！香软撩！两个暴君都爱她 Jade Beauty玉美人Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Doll-faced, curvy, easygoing sweet girl vs. a tyrant with two personalities] [Both are each other’s first and only + doting romance + size difference + height difference + slight age gap] Song Yan is a special girl, so she knows a secret. The lofty emperor actually has two souls living inside him. His dominant personality is gentle and refined as jade, aloof and restrained, shrewd and calculating: a bona fide obsessive yandere. His secondary personality is volatile, unrestrained, brutal, and bl 6.8kReads9.2Score728Shelves

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    ✨The male protagonist has a dual personality [love], ✨The main character is as clear as jade, cold and restrained, and deep-tempered, making him a serious yandere [laughs]✨➕✨The sub-personality is unstable, wanton, violent and murderous, a real madman [Sneaky laugh]✨Before meeting the heroine again, one plotted and the other fought for the throne. After meeting the heroine, the two fought overtly and covertly for the throne [Sneaky laugh], both trying to take her as their own. From then on, their presence was everywhere in her life. In the end, he could only spend time with Yandere during the day and Fengpi at night. [Shy]

17. 567 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.4kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves

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    ☀️9.5 Points for the completion of hilarious ancient sayings. I really think this score is low. It is really funny, and the story is exciting, logical, and the details of the foreshadowing are in place. Look at our heroine's tongue, and the cake she drew is big and round. The hero was originally quite aloof, but he was slowly led astray by the heroine. She speaks amazingly, and even learned the art of tea. It's so funny.

18. 568 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Is One Thing, but How Did I Pick Up a Villain? 穿书就穿书怎么捡了个反派 Little Fish Belly小鱼肚Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance, Mutual Devotion + Bickering Couple + Not a Traditional Fantasy] [Sharp-Tongued Ray of Sunshine x Sarcastic Villainous Big Bad] Content warnings: The heroine has no forced conquest mission. She grows without becoming a burden, and there is no contrived loss of intelligence. The romance develops gradually, like water slowly coming to a boil. If you prefer heroines who jump straight into slaughtering everyone, this may 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
19. 569 娘 The Empress Is Determined to Rise to the Top 娘娘她立志登高位 The Moon Has Set in the West月已西Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Scheming beauty x stern, cold emperor (soul transmigration + palace intrigue + not mutually devoted + eventually his one and only) In the third year of Zhaowu, Wen Zhuohua abandoned the path laid out for her and entered the palace as a palace-selection candidate. She loves wealth, splendor, power, and status. All under heaven belongs to the sovereign, and nothing in this world is more exalted than imperial authority. Once in the palace, she treads carefully in the harem and puts on an act for th 14.9kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    These finished articles are all super beautiful and have high ratings!!

20. 570 入 The One Who Enters the Bedchamber 入幕之臣 Adorable Cat猫可爱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Qiuwan devoted herself to the Earl of Ning'an's household for twenty-one years. Only on her deathbed did she discover that her husband had long kept a mistress, her mother-in-law was all smiles on the outside and venomous within, and even the son she raised wasn't her own! Reborn into a new life, Lin Qiuwan will make everyone who deceived and mistreated her pay! Later, nine out of ten households in the Earl of Ning'an's family will be empty. Everyone says that Lin Qiuwa 3.8kReads9.1Score455Shelves

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    Definitely this one, I've watched it several times♥

21. 571 恶 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 181.2kReads9.4Score28.5kShelves
22. 572 刨 The Wood Shavings Maiden 刨花娘子 One Peach at a Time一口一个桃儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + serious drama + heroine-focused career] Jiang Qiao of Yangliu Village wants to become the best carpenter in Yangliu Village. Jiang Qiao in the capital wants to become the best carpenter in the capital. Jiang Qiao of the Great Sheng dynasty wants to become the best carpenter in all of Great Sheng. In short, Jiang Qiao has only one dream: To become the best carpenter!!! Jiang Qiao thinks all it takes to become the best carpenter is to keep doing carpentry! Keep doing carpentry!! Ke 1.2kReads9.1Score209Shelves

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    I don't allow anyone who hasn't read it. As someone who has read even 200 chapters, I read this book without skipping a chapter. It's really very interesting. The heroine is purely engaged in career, but after knowing her own feelings, she has a clear relationship with the hero. There is no delay at all. The heroine's brain is very online. I highly recommend it.

23. 573 芥 Mustard Seed (Two-Volume Set) 芥子（全两册） Ju Hua Sanli橘花散里Historical342k WordsCompleted A classic masterpiece by Ju Hua San Li, author of The General’s Lady! The little-known people who lived alongside 24 historical figures. The maid who refused to accept the death sentence imposed on her alongside Yang Guifei, the child who wanted to avenge his sister by assassinating Jing Ke... Little people have no names. They live on in history in another way. Three thousand worlds, and everyone is a mustard seed! Mount Sumeru holds a mustard seed, and a mustard seed contains Mount Sumeru. In t 294Reads9.5Score140Shelves

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    It's super good. I just finished reading the last one recently. None of it is silly and sweet. The heroine has her own thoughts. There is no golden finger.

24. 574 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 24.9kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    There is an old saying about the ceiling, just click in and read a few chapters to find out.

25. 575 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 59kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
26. 576 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 42.6kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
27. 577 富 Riches and Splendor 富贵芳华 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted When it came to Ning Fang’s idol, there was only one: Xia Zhenzhen, the Xia family’s legendary great-aunt, whose glory peaked more than a century ago! Renowned for her “exceptional intelligence,” she was chosen at just fifteen by a family of scholars and married into a prestigious household as the legitimate wife, despite being a merchant’s daughter. After the wedding, she and her husband were “deeply devoted to each other,” and even her mother-in-law praised her: “She is as good as my own daugh 7.4kReads9.3Score867Shelves
28. 578 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6.3kReads9.4Score769Shelves

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    I was almost fooled by the title of the book. It's a good piece of ancient Chinese proverbs. Just read the book review and you'll know that the love between the male and female protagonists flows smoothly, and the story about family, country, and world is heart-stirring. It's a very serious novel with a Jinjiang style.

29. 579 绝 The Unparalleled Little Scapegoat 绝世小冤种 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 43.7kReads9.6Score6.1kShelves

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    This book is amazing. If it doesn't make you laugh every day, I'm not telling you. It's so funny.

30. 580 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 36.3kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    This is the last ancient Chinese novel I have read. The first three are all short stories. They are super interesting. Trust me.

31. 581 国 The Duke's Bastard Daughter 国公府的庶女 Ten Deer十鹿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A concubine-born daughter of a powerful family, she lived cautiously under the thumb of her ruthless stepmother, concealing both her talents and her stunning beauty. After her birth mother was murdered and her younger sister turned against her, she resolved to take revenge and make her stepmother experience the pain of losing a loved one. The aging general's low-born son, born to a concubine, was framed by his stepmother and plunged into an abyss of misery. He forged himself into a man of steel, 657Reads8.2Score102Shelves
32. 582 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 10.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves
33. 583 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 19.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
34. 584 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 55.5kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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    This book 👏🏻The Ancient Words Ceiling🌸Board has a high score of 9.7 And has been read by 130,000 people. It is an extremely detailed book that depicts group portraits of women. In that era, one by one, cardamom girls entered the official position and were trapped in a four-foot-long space for their whole life. They could not display their literary, Taoist or military strategies. Alas🍂

35. 585 长 The Long Night Is Like the Stars 长夜如星 Nowhere to Escape无处可逃Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted A masterwork of Republican-era romance from the “Queen of Healing Songs,” Wu Chu Ke Tao. A steel-willed young marshal versus an innocent, lovable military doctor. Inspired by real people! Through the endless night, you are my one and only starlight! He is the marshal’s orphaned son, cast out and weathered by hardship. She is the cherished daughter of the scholarly Liao family. They first met as children. A tiny red mole made him remember her. When they met again amid the chaos of war, he was tar 901Reads9.4Score112Shelves

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    Well, these novels are all good. This is what I read when I was super obsessed with ancient novels for a while (ᵒ̴̶̷̤໐ᵒ̴̶̷̤)

36. 586 妖 The Enchanting Demon Minister: Your Majesty, Please Behave 妖臣撩人：皇上请您自重 Fu Yu芙鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, she suffered at the hands of a scumbag, watched her whole family drown in blood, and was literally angered to death. Reborn into this life as the capital's number-one wastrel, she sees all of Chang'an's splendor in a single day. Let the scumbags and shameless women come at her. If she can't make them cry, she loses. Her wicked stepmother and slutty stepsister? They can go find somewhere else to bother people. Fame, fortune, and a crowd of princes 2.9kReads9.0Score400Shelves
37. 587 上 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 Between, Li Ke之间礼可Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 6.4kReads8.8Score745Shelves

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    Marriage first, love later + sweet pet as the ancient saying goes. On the first day after we get married, you sleep on the bed and I sleep on the floor. A couple who treat each other like guests in front of others looks good.

38. 588 北 Spring in Beiping 北平春 Lan Ze兰泽Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted She is a poor young woman with her heart set on someone else, while he is high above everyone and has never been moved by love. A chance encounter, and her smile steals his heart. She is both his blessing and his undoing. 7.6kReads8.6Score479Shelves
39. 589 乖 Be Good! Sweetheart, Don't Run! The Mad Tyrant Coaxes You in a Hoarse Whisper 乖！娇娇别逃！疯批暴君低哑缠哄 A Crescent Moon一剪月Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Phoenix Returns to the Luan] [Both Reborn + Both Transmigrate + Yandere + Power Couple + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance and Power Fantasy] After dying tragically in her previous life and transmigrating to the modern world, Yun Li unexpectedly transmigrates back. When she opens her eyes, it’s her wedding night! “A Li... why can’t you try to love me?” The yandere regent grips her waist, his eyes red-rimmed, and swears he’ll pamper his little darling with his life in this li 15.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    Very interesting and the plot is not draggy

40. 590 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 5.6kReads9.3Score689Shelves

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    The top 1 in my mind recently. The heroine's family all have vests, and they all have great wisdom, which cannot be compared to the bad street novels. The relationship between the male and female protagonists is smooth and steady. The male protagonist starts out as a real playboy and doesn't know a few Chinese characters. After hard work, he is admitted to be a prostitute. It's a growth story. The male and female protagonists fulfill each other. The people in the book are very smart and wise, so you have to read it with your brain.

41. 591 诱 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 7.6kReads9.1Score744Shelves

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    It's the kind of sweet story in ancient Chinese novels, the charming salty fish princess x the love brain regent, the first chapter is full of flirtation, the heroine takes the initiative, the hero takes the initiative, pulling and pushing to the extreme. [Laugh][Admiration][laugh]

42. 592 惊 Astonishing Favor: The Prime Minister’s Power Over All Under Heaven 惊世盛宠，一品宰相倾天下 Clouds Fade云熄Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A legendary beauty and female chancellor holds the realm in her palm, wielding power and playing the political game until every hero under Heaven bows before her. Disguised as a man and passing herself off as the legitimate heir, she takes on the weight of her family with a deft hand, helps the crown prince ascend the throne, and rises to the position of The Outcast, with all the realm’s fortunes hanging in the balance. But the prime minister’s residence grows too powerful, provoking the resen 70Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 593 小 Little Taoist Priestess, His Highness Has His Eye on You 小道姑，殿下他看上你了 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that the Great Yue imperial palace is home to a Third Prince. He is breathtakingly handsome and exceptionally gifted, yet his moods are as unpredictable as the weather. Proud, aloof, and absolutely not interested in women! Except a little Taoist nun has somehow managed to get close to him. Everyone says the Third Prince's love star has finally arrived, and waits to see the capital's most notorious beauty tamed. But... “Your Highness, a report: the little Taoist nun is holding the ha 4.6kReads9.2Score590Shelves

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    Why are they all the same? [Admiration] [licking the screen] [licking the screen] How can life be the same for everyone? 9 Out of 10 recommendations for excellent works. I will read this book. The heroine is cold on the outside and hot on the inside ✅✅✅. Every storyline is super beautiful. The male protagonist is also very powerful and the writing is also very delicate. 🌸🌸🌸This book is on the top of my bookshelf. It's so beautiful.

44. 594 囚 Imprisoned in Spring: The Cold, Aloof Powerful Official Breaks His Vows 囚春情：清冷权臣破戒后 Longevity Bell长生铃Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 8.6kReads9.1Score989Shelves
45. 595 长 After the Princess Royal Was Reborn, Even the Grand Secretary Couldn't Sit Still 长公主重生后，首辅大人坐不住了 Dong Chichi董迟迟Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Political Intrigue + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Serious Ensemble Cast] [Charming, Alluring, Sweet-Natured Yet Cunning Eldest Princess + Autocratic, Possessive Chief Grand Secretary] [Important: This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!!] As a princess, Zhao Huiluan lived in luxury and honor, yet died in the prime of her life. Reborn, she finally realized that all the countless honors and favors she had once been proud of were nothing but illusions. Power is saf 6.9kReads9.2Score904Shelves
46. 596 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.7kReads9.0Score168Shelves

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    I like to read sweet pet ancient novels. The first one has the male protagonist doting on the female protagonist, and the second one is about the female protagonist's real wife. Anyway, it's very interesting.

47. 597 宠 The Troubles of a Favored Concubine: The Marquis Is Not So Cold 宠妾难为：侯爷不太冷 Today's Look今妆Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted Also known as: “The Concubine Keeps Trying to Run Away, but the War God Marquis Has Fallen for Her” By a twist of fate, Wei Yao becomes the concubine of the Great Zhou's war god, Marquis Nanning. Though he is handsome and graceful, a master of both letters and arms, she swears she will never be a concubine! First, she'll play along while secretly plotting, then seize the chance to run. But how does she escape? Where does she go? It takes skill! Never mind anything else, she needs to save at leas 5.6kReads9.2Score672Shelves
48. 598 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 86.7kReads9.5Score10.9kShelves

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    The noble concubine is favored, the virtuous concubine gives birth to a son, Zhaoyi has white moonlight, and Lifei has a cinnabar mole. The other concubines each have their own abilities and characteristics, and they are like a hundred flowers blooming. So who is our protagonist? She is an unfavored, unpromising heir with no family background. Awesome, how come this plot is so familiar? No matter, Zhao Wumian fell flat on the first day he came here. Competing for favor? What a fart!

49. 599 高 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 7kReads8.8Score486Shelves
50. 600 我 After I Broke Off Our Engagement, He Sacked the Imperial City and Claimed the Throne 我退婚后，他血洗皇城称帝 Ling Jiang Chun陵江春Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted Unhinged Male Lead × Dark Moonlight, White Moonlight × Devoted to Each Other × Loyal Hound An intense push and pull The day she tore up their marriage contract, the light in his eyes went out. Jiang Jinyue had once been the little moon Xie Xuanjin cherished above all else. On the night the entire Xie family was thrown into prison, she tore their marriage contract to pieces in front of him, then turned around and married the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace, the Xie family's greatest enemy. “If 189Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The light in his eyes went out the day she tore up the marriage contract. Jiang Jinyue was once the little moon that Xie Xuanjin held in his heart. On the night when the entire Xie family was imprisoned, she tore the marriage contract into pieces in front of him, turned around and married the Prince of the East Palace - the biggest enemy of his Xie family. 😴✨🤣😂🤚❤️

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