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1. 1 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 16.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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   Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, has been in love with Master Lu Jiu of the Imperial Capital for many years. Not only was Master Jiu bored with her, he also sent her to prison and tortured her for five full years for the sake of Bai Yueguang in his heart. But what no one expected was that when Master Jiu got married, the bride was not his Bai Yueguang, but Gu Yansheng, who had a prison record! Therefore, everyone had the mentality of watching a good show and eagerly waited to see how Master Jiu would humiliate this shameless woman! However, on the day of the wedding, the bride actually escaped... I heard that Lord Jiu was furious and ordered a nationwide arrest! On the day he caught her, Lu Jinhan pinned her down with scarlet eyes, "I ask you again, to marry or not to marry?" Demining: Domineering dog man, chasing his wife in the crematorium

2. 2 蚀 A Love That Cuts to the Bone 蚀骨危情 Qi Lao You淇老游Modern Romance753k WordsCompleted Xia Weiming died, and Shen Xiujin personally sent Jian Tong to a women’s prison. During her three years behind bars, Shen Xiujin’s order to “take good care of her” changed Jian Tong beyond recognition. She was even “persuaded to donate a kidney” while in prison. Before she went in, Jian Tong said, “I didn’t kill her.” Shen Xiujin remained unmoved. After her release, Jian Tong said, “I killed Xia Weiming. I’m guilty.” Shen Xiujin’s face turned livid. “Shut up! Don’t let me hear you say that again 100.2kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves
3. 3 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 26.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
4. 4 终 At Last, I Admit Defeat 终于愿赌服输 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Modern Romance50k WordsCompleted “Why couldn't you be the one who got sick?” “Why couldn't you be the one who died?” With drunken eyes, the man bends down and whispers the most heartless words in the gentlest voice. But he doesn't know that she really is going to die. 12.6kReads8.2Score744Shelves
5. 5 落 [Falling Blossoms Know My Heart] 【落花知我意】 LycheeMQ荔枝MQAncient Romance73k WordsCompleted [Devoted prince ✖️ noble family princess] [Power struggles and tragic romance ➕ slow start, strong finish ➕ bad ending] That day in Weiyang Palace, Song Jingzhao's words still rang in her ears: “If you don't want your aunt's secret exposed, then marry me without complaint.” Shen Wan grew up surrounded by love and affection, and thought she would live out her life in peace. But life is unpredictable. When she is framed and demoted, he trades his military power to protect her with unwavering since 114Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A short story, average at the beginning but very sad at the end

6. 6 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 128Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   Give life to time, not time to life

7. 7 我 I Loved You Until My Hair Turned White 我慕君心雪白头 Gentle Little Monster温柔小怪兽Ancient Romance65k WordsCompleted She loved him so much, but he never saw it. He only misunderstood her and hurt her again and again, with his own hands, while watching others hurt her too… He put her life at risk, made her lose their child, and let the person she hated most humiliate and bully her. Even when she went mad, he still refused to let her go… He simply watched her suffer and watched her hurt. If she ever gets another chance, she will never love him again! 69Reads5.3Score—Shelves
8. 8 赠 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 527Reads6.0Score—Shelves
9. 9 子 Ziqing 子卿 Fallen Blossoms Return to Spring落花归春意Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted A princess of a fallen kingdom and a prince from a foreign land meet on the journey to a political marriage and fall in love. But fate has other plans: one must put her country first, the other his people and elder brother. Their love never goes beyond what propriety allows; neither of them ever crosses the line. To be happy with the one I love for a whole lifetime, only to be told it was all a dream: how cruel. “Princess, you and Prince Chen are not destined to be husband and wife. This dream i 40Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 可 Did You Know? Our Parting Is Forever 可知归期是永决 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted Dong Lean had loved Fo Xichao for ten years. At last, she got the marriage she had long awaited. Unfortunately, he hated her with all his heart. He took a new wife and humiliated Dong Lean at every turn. Her father tried to protect her, kneeling outside the prince's manor for a long time without rising, and paid for it with his life. That day, Dong Lean locked herself inside the courtyard and lit the firestarter on the table with her own hands. The blaze devoured the eaves. She stood amid the fl 1.5kReads5.5Score—Shelves
11. 11 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 24.9kReads9.7Score4.9kShelves
12. 12 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 910Reads8.9Score—Shelves
13. 13 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 11.1kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
14. 14 冷 The Cold King's Stolen Consort: His Side Consort Is No One's Plaything 冷王盗妃，侧妃不承欢 Moonrise in the Clouds月出云Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted They were betrothed for eight years, and she waited in vain for four. When he finally came, he was holding another peerlessly beautiful woman in his arms. In a single night, she went from principal consort to secondary consort. Deep within the marquis's estate, she endured the loneliness in silence. She neither fought for his favor nor accepted his affection. She had thought that if she helped him and stood by him through every hardship, they would soar together as a pair, and in the end she wou 250Reads8.9Score117Shelves
15. 15 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 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
16. 16 长 A Long Farewell 长辞 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 1.9kReads8.4Score221Shelves
17. 17 燕 Where the Swallows Return, We Must Not Meet Again 燕归处，莫相逢 Mi Yuwangtu靡御忘荼Ancient Romance52k WordsCompleted Her name was Jun Mo. She had spent her life on horseback and on the battlefield, battle-hardened, bold, and arrogant. He was the person she loved most, and her only weakness. She feared he might get hurt if she so much as held him in her palm, and feared he might melt if she kept him in her mouth. But a weakness is itself a poisoned blade. At first, the pain is not fatal. In the end, the fatal wound no longer hurts. No one knew that later, amid the bitter winter snow, some people were only acti 512Reads8.7Score—Shelves
18. 18 梨 When the Pear Blossoms Fall, Longing Turns to Ash 梨花落，相思烬 Xuan Ran宣染Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted A misunderstanding in their youth made Bai Jinhan hate Chu Lihua to the core. When he returns, he forcefully keeps her by his side, all so he can get even. What he doesn’t know is that she has already given everything for their love... Later, when every pear blossom has fallen and longing turns to sorrow, Chu Lihua slips away without a sound, while Bai Jinhan goes mad in a way that shakes the world... 198Reads8.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 凤 The Phoenix Has Yet to Return 凤未归 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted She had her whole life destroyed by a tyrant and ultimately died in battle at the city gates. She reminded herself not to drink Meng Po's soup: if she ever got another chance, she would make them pay in blood. To her surprise, she was reborn ten years in the past. This was going to be fun. She could still remember every one of her enemies, but when it came to her family... she drew a complete blank. 728Reads8.8Score126Shelves
20. 20 渡 Guide Me into the Mortal World 渡我入凡尘 Always Croaking一直呱呱Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Powerful, high-ranking hero ➕ possessive second male lead ➕ insecure, devoted third male lead ➕ one heroine and three men ➕ romantic rivalry ➕ political intrigue ➕ faked death ➕ bad ending] Little white lotus Lu Fan: “I won't let down those who love me. But I won't forgive those who hurt and used me, either. I bore the children you wanted, but none of you will raise them yourselves! Xiao Yanchen, the child you helped ascend the throne is mine and Zhou Yuheng's. Xia Xiuyuan, the child you appoin 56Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Everyone is be, love but cannot get it

21. 21 朱 Cinnabar Etched into My Bones 《朱砂烙骨》 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Cinnabar Branded on the Bone 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    💔 In order to save my sweetheart and sister, I was forced to marry my enemy, but they hated me to the core. I was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister of Dayan after being reborn. I became a child prodigy at the age of seven. I was the most talented girl in Dayan at the age of fourteen and the richest man in the world at the age of sixteen. However, when I was about to marry the prince at the age of eighteen, I was involved in a conspiracy and was involved in a desperate situation, so I had to marry the prince's brother. The world accuses me of being vain and betraying my childhood sweetheart. Even my best sisters regard me as my enemy. But no one knows that on the day I got married, I bought everyone's lives! 📖"Cinnabar Burning Bones" How a queen became the most painful player in the chess game. The Northern Xinjiang army, which spent all its money on raising 300,000 men, finally stabbed him! "I never betrayed, I just shouldered all the truth alone."

22. 22 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.1kReads9.4Score867Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts, palace sadomasochism, ancient words BE

23. 23 笨 The Foolish Fox and the White-Haired God 笨蛋狐狸和白头神君 Riding the Wind and Waves乘风乘水Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing [Xianxia cultivation · redemption · obsessive second male lead · master-chasing repentance arc] Everyone in Qingqiu laughs at Little Huadou, calling her a silly fox. At eight hundred years old, she still hasn’t fully taken human form, can barely use magic, and gets bullied wherever she goes. Her whole clan tells her to stay away from the white-haired Earth God in the ruined temple, but she insists on clinging to him alone. Only she knows how gently Miaohua tends her wounds, how he roasts the fre 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist dotes on his wife infinitely, while the second male protagonist has a yandere dual personality! Knock online! Everyone in Qingqiu laughs at Xiaohuadou, who is a stupid fox. He is eight hundred years old and cannot fully transform. He has no magic skills and is bullied wherever he goes. The whole clan advised her to stay away from the white-haired land lord in the ruined temple, but she only stuck to him. She didn't know that the seemingly ordinary old man in front of her was actually the ancient true god who had imprisoned himself for thousands of years and gathered all his divine light for her. In her previous life, she was a kind-hearted Ling Ting, but she made a mistake with her sincerity and was deceived by someone pretending to be him. After visiting the church for three days, he received a cold "mad woman" when he returned. She left with hatred, and he felt regretful. In this life, he lost his status as a god, devalued himself as a mortal, and stayed by her side, just to protect her stability for the rest of her life and no longer remember the pain of her past life. But fate cannot be escaped, and old dreams gradually awaken, and grudges from the past life, protection in this life, and crazy obsessions follow one after another. When the memory returned to its place, she looked at the white-haired divine king in front of her who had guarded her for thousands of years, and she cried silently. It turns out that the deepest love is hiding all the pain and dedicating a lifetime of tenderness. In this life, they no longer miss each other, they just want to stay together in this world, year after year. [Think]

24. 24 槛 Respectfully Submitted by an Outsider: Three Lives, Three Worlds 槛外人敬上：三生三世 Xu Xu Ru Yu徐徐如雨Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted I wrote this book for my wife. Once, she told me that if I died before her, she wouldn’t be able to bear it. That led us to talk about reincarnation. Is there really another life? Can people who love each other meet again? Later, while reading Dream of the Red Chamber, I decided to write this book. My wife is a lot like Miaoyu in the novel: strong-willed, distant, and in poor health. She asked me why she wasn’t more like Daiyu. I said that plenty of people love Daiyu, but I’m your very own “Zhan 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Has anyone read this?

25. 25 大 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 The Bright Moonlight of the Great Ming大明的白月光Female-Channel Fanfiction396k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real historical figures, after a generation of virtuous queens became useless, it was so cruel

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