Looking for an Ancient-Era Romance with Little Scheming, Lots of Sweetness, and No Angst! 想要一本古言，不要太多心计的甜文，无虐！

1. 51 女 Matriarchy: The Mad Young Lord Keeps Smoothing Things Over with His Wife 女尊：疯批世子爷又在哄妻主 Bend at the Waist折腰Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, unconventional matriarchy] [An innocent, sunny, carefree girl with a carefree attitude VS a crazy, wolfish, beautiful man who seems gentle but is secretly ruthless, with overwhelming possessiveness] [Things to know before reading: 1. Men can bear children. 2. The heroine is not strong or a larger-than-life female lead. She is an adorable, somewhat naive ordinary girl. 3. The heroine's flaws: she can't practice martial arts and is very weak in a fight. She's 6.7kReads9.3Score49114d adds

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   The first book is a female-dominated society, and the male lead is a bit of a yandere, but the female lead is very tolerant of him, so there's no chase-and-run trope. The second book involves both the male and female leads being reborn, and the female lead was very jealous in her past life. Anyway, both authors have pretty good writing styles.

2. 52 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Bei Xin贝芯Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
3. 53 警 Warning! The Whole Empire Is Smitten with This Adorable Little Darling! 警告！团宠小奶包萌翻全皇朝！ Baili Sha百里砂Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + good fortune + foresight + powerful figures + secret identities + food] A top research scientist transmigrates into a farming family, changing from a sickly wreck into an adorable three-year-old who can barely talk. This little body breaks down every day. A genius has become a dazed little dumpling, but luckily, I still have a cheat. I’ve got good fortune on my side, top-tier medical skills, and expertise in everything from planting crops to making delicious food… Wait, wh 3.5kReads9.4Score52314d adds

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   This novel features a beloved family, a magical space, an adorable baby, farming, medical skills, gourmet food, rebirth, historical romance, a princess, and humor. The author's descriptions of the female lead's state and image are incredibly detailed, the language witty yet philosophical, and the imagery vivid. In just a few sentences, a cute, clever, and lively baby leaps off the page. The family is warm and loving, the older brothers dote on the little one, and the emperor is wise, powerful, and compassionate—a rare and excellent emperor in historical romance novels. This is one of the few historical romance novels with an adorable baby that I truly enjoy.

4. 54 醋 The Jealous Prince’s Playful Divine Doctor Princess 醋坛王爷的神医俏皮小王妃 Qu Liyao曲梨瑶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Faithful couples + sweet romance + adored by everyone + spatial ring + strong leads] A modern master of both Chinese and Western medicine from a family of ancient martial artists has an accident, and her soul transmigrates with her martial arts skills and spatial ring into the body of an ugly, lovestruck woman in the Dongjun Dynasty. When she wakes, she is already in a bridal sedan, having been used as a pawn by the emperor and her so-called father, who have married her off as the principal wif 8.1kReads9.4Score1.1k14d adds

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   Story Synopsis: The first part is about someone who transmigrates into the body of Fufu's daughter, and then goes from being a daughter raised by a student to becoming the most beloved child in the family. Another story is also a transmigration novel, about a woman from the 21st century who transmigrates to ancient times to become the daughter of the most tragic royal couple and changes their fate. It also involves a system, and I found it very enjoyable. Character Traits: The characters in the first part are quite lively. Character Traits: The second part is a slow-burn type. Recommendation Rating: I give the two parts five stars and four stars respectively, with the first part receiving five stars.

5. 55 和 After We Transmigrated Into a Book Together 和闺蜜一起穿书后 Liang Shanbo and the Pig Who Won't Budge梁山伯与猪硬抬Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted She was walking down the street with her best friend when an advertising sign fell from the sky and knocked them both unconscious. When she woke up, she discovered she'd landed inside a book and had been tasked with getting a general's daughter and the emperor she'd picked up for free together. But why does the general's daughter look exactly like her hapless bestie?! Even more ridiculously, the general's daughter is also tasked with matchmaking her with a notorious corrupt official, unaware tha 1.1kReads9.4Score15414d adds

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   Sweet and non-angsty throughout, trust me, it's worth watching.

6. 56 适 The Scum-Bashing Quick Transmigration Suited to a Cannon Fodder Villainess 适合炮灰女配体质的虐渣【快穿】 The Rabbit Who Loves Vegetables爱吃青菜的兔子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Female supporting characters are exactly what the name suggests: beautiful, talented, and proud, with every reason to be confident. But the moment they appear beside the protagonist of a story, they suddenly become cannon fodder. To make the protagonist shine, they are usually portrayed as malicious and scheming, though some are kind and innocent from the start. They mean no harm, yet all of them end up meeting a tragic fate. As a tasker for the Space-Time Administration, Ruan Qingmo was assigne 6.5kReads8.8Score59714d adds

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   Both are quick transmigration novels, one with a male and female lead, and both are very good. The female lead is great, the male lead dotes on her, and the plots are also good. Recommendation rating: 5 stars 👍

7. 57 团 The Beloved Little Princess Shocks the Court with Her Secret Identity 团宠小公主马甲震惊朝野 CAN NuoCAN诺Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Warning: This is an imaginative novel, so don’t compare it with history or try to connect it to real events! If that bothers you, please move along!!!!! [Cute baby + No romance for the heroine + Coming-of-age story. Not an adult soul transmigrating into a child! She’ll grow stronger later and return to the celestial realm.] A little qilin baby who hasn’t yet developed her intelligence falls from heaven to the mortal world while playing. As it turns out, this is a tribulation written in her fate: 2.3kReads9.1Score27614d adds
8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Host's Personal Sweetheart 快穿：我是宿主专属小甜心 Living by the Mountain伴山而居Ancient Romance802k WordsCompleted [1v1, mutual devotion] [Sweet romance] [They fall for each other both ways!] When Lin Ruosheng woke up, her memory was completely blank. A sweet little System stood beside her and explained that she could recover her memories only by winning over the villains in various worlds, restoring order to those worlds, and finding the fragments of her soul. And so Lin Ruosheng began working hard to win over the villains and restore order across the worlds… A cold, cruel imperial guard bluntly says, “You 740Reads9.2Score10014d adds
9. 59 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Was Doted on by a Tyrant 被拐后，我被暴君娇养了 A Grain of White Sand一粒沙白Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Scheming tyrant × sweet, delicate princess] [Sweet historical romance] [Rekindled love] Gu Jinzhi ran away on the day she was supposed to marry an elderly prince. She had intended to seek refuge with her second brother, but in her panic she ran straight into the territory of a tyrant in Yongzhou! Xiao Heng looked at the delicate young woman in the snow and gave a scornful laugh. “She's barely a teenager, and that old prince would still lay his hands on her?!” Gu Jinzhi decided to escape his clu 5.2kReads9.2Score57914d adds

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   The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts, but the male lead also has a fatherly feel to him. I think it's a pretty sweet story! The book is almost finished, but there are a few angsty moments in the middle.

10. 60 王 The Prince Wants to Protect Me, but I Make Him Cry by Spoiling Him Every Day 王爷要罩我，可每天都被我宠哭 Summer Wind, Winter Snow.夏风冬雪。Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted (Female-led romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced + sweet and doting romance + putting scumbags in their place) Xie Yuyin was reborn! The beloved little princess of Dongzhao, the greatest physician in the four kingdoms, and leader of the most powerful faction on the continent had been reborn as the useless, timid legitimate daughter of Nanling. She was still in her bridal sedan, and that very night she was supposed to marry an idiot! So what? Who was afraid? Faced with a fake sweet gir 937Reads8.8Score10214d adds

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    The female lead dotes on the male lead, and the male lead is incredibly cute and cuddly! (σ≧︎▽︎≦︎)σ.

11. 61 重 Reborn: The Sweet, Black-Hearted Princess Dotes Exclusively on Her Sickly Eunuch 重生：白切黑公主独宠病娇九千岁 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The print comic is now available: The Princess Has Nothing to Fear] [100% sweetness + two lovesick leads + fake eunuch + strong heroine] [Unhinged princess vs. stone-faced, straight-laced eunuch] Before she was reborn, she chose the most dazzling top scholar in the Northern Kingdom as her consort. Her whole family was slaughtered, her country fell, and she was forced to marry a eunuch! After being reborn, the first thing she did was deal with that two-faced scumbag. She refused to take even the 6.7kReads9.3Score1k14d adds

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    The princess is reborn, punishing the scumbag and pampering the "eunuch."

12. 62 穿 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 A Little Meatball一个肉团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score28914d adds

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    It's so good, so sweet! 😆 The first one is my absolute favorite ancient romance novel, and the last one is hilarious, the kind that makes your stomach hurt from laughing. It's also very sweet and indulgent. Anyway, you definitely won't regret reading it.

13. 63 穿 After Transmigrating into a Villainess, the Male Leads Eavesdrop on My Thoughts 穿成恶毒女配后被男主们偷听心声 The Breeze Has a Mind of Its Own凉风有意Ancient Romance776k WordsCompleted (A comic adaptation of the same name is now available) After transmigrating into a book as a wicked villainess, she gets a System that makes her stronger whenever she roasts the plot. At first, all she has to do is make casual comments about the story, collect rewards, and play the wicked supporting villainess until the plot ends without a hitch. She never expected the male leads to unlock their own storylines, one by one abandoning their original characterizations and sending the plot wildly of 7.2kReads9.2Score95414d adds
14. 64 我 There’s No Way My Husband Is a Sickly Villain 我的夫君不可能是病娇大反派 Nan Xiaoxiao南小小Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Both Leads Are Strong + They Dote on Each Other!] When Lu Xingyue started her senior year of high school, a fantasy game set in an ancient world mysteriously appeared on her phone. She started playing because she thought the characters looked lovely. Later, she found an exceptionally handsome young man in the game. She fell in love with a pixel character and married him in a wedding ceremony. Later, as the pressure of the college entrance exams mounted, she chose to give up 8.8kReads9.3Score95014d adds

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    Looks good, 🥰😳

15. 65 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 745Reads9.1Score12914d adds

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    These three are all sweet historical romance novels. The first and third feature delicate and fragile female protagonists and are nearing completion. The second one, featuring dual rebirth, is a new book. Personally, I prefer the first two; their premise really appeals to me!

16. 66 重 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    They're all good-looking, you can check them out.

17. 67 王 The Princess Consort Wants a Divorce Every Day 王妃日日想和离 Hot Palace Lady热宫娘娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Feiwan was sent to a secluded courtyard by Feng Qing and died in despair. She never expected to be reborn after their marriage had already been arranged. Ye Feiwan refuses to fall in love again. She causes trouble, “flirts around,” finds concubines for Feng Qing, and keeps her distance from him, all for the sake of getting a divorce. She never expected that Feng Qing would finally be angered into agreeing to the divorce, only to mysteriously change his mind the next day 4.2kReads8.5Score40514d adds
18. 68 农 The Farmer’s Contracted Husband: The Bully Learns to Farm 农家契哥儿，恶霸乖乖种田 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Lin Liusheng, a man, is sold by his family to a tyrant...to be his contract brother? What is going on?! With a sickly body, even staying alive is a struggle. And that tyrant? He gambles, fights, and drinks. He has land but won’t farm it, spending all day roaming around like a bandit. Even the county constables go out of their way to avoid him. Lin Liusheng leans weakly against the wall. “Get out there and work the fields!” The hulking tyrant pouts. “Can I g 11.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds

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    Genre: Historical setting, dual male leads, the first book was super good.

19. 69 穿 I Transmigrated into a Eunuch and Met a Prince in the Cold Palace 穿成真太监后遇到一个冷宫皇子 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads359k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, No Female Lead!!! CP: Eunuch and Cold Palace Prince] Who would have thought my girlfriend's curse would actually come true? What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a real eunuch? I feel like crying three times a day. But then I ran into a lame prince confined to the cold palace, and happened to witness this seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless kid in the middle of killing someone. Without even realizing it, I somehow flirted with him and got him acting strange. 14kReads9.5Score2.3k14d adds
20. 70 帝 The Emperor Above Me (Reborn) 帝王在下【重生】 Young Master Changfeng长风公子Two Male Leads186k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Shen Baijing only learned at the moment of his death that Rong Hua, who had willingly married down to him and been neglected by him for five years, was not only the greatest gentleman under heaven, but also the hidden emperor, The Outcast, second only to the emperor and above all others. In the end, Rong Hua gave up his life and his name for Shen Baijing. Rong Hua, clad in white, knelt outside the imperial ancestral shrine. “Rong Hua has failed the emperor’s trust and the d 13kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
21. 71 捆 Forced to Ship Them: Her Sickly Imperial Uncle Is So Irresistible 捆绑cp，病娇皇叔他好香 Sang Ci桑辞Two Male Leads553k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + System + scheming + obsessive love] Jin Zhao thought transmigrating into a book would let him win the beauty's heart, but the System forces him to pursue the vicious male rival instead. He would rather die than comply, but circumstances leave him no choice. In the end, he realizes that the beauty is actually pretty irresistible. One day, Jin Zhao is caught trying to assassinate his royal uncle. Jin Zhao: So what are you going to do? Royal Uncle: How about tearing out your t 303Reads9.3Score—14d adds
22. 72 我 After I Died, the Beautiful Hostage Jumped from the City Tower 我死后，美人质子他跳了城楼 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted [The writing falls apart, don't read...] [Reborn + doted on by everyone + sweet romance] [Relationship-focused / devoted couple / not much revenge or face-slapping] [Warning: Aside from his good looks and his love for the female lead, the male lead is good for nothing] Only after Jiang Yichi died did she learn that what she'd once believed was fate had been a lie. Everything the scumbag enjoyed had been stolen from that man. She watched that man take revenge for her by personally killing her ene 5.6kReads9.2Score41114d adds

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    "After I Died, the Beautiful Hostage Prince Jumped from the City Tower" is extremely good.

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