A Political Marriage Beyond the Great Wall, From Marriage First to Love Later 塞外和亲，先婚后爱

1. 151 启 Your Highness, the Princess Consort Has Run Off Again 启禀王爷，王妃又跑了 Light Rain on Fresh Tea微雨点新茶Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted “Gu Yunmo! Have you gone mad?!” “If you hadn't tried to run away, how could I have gone mad?” Jiang Ruohan, you are the fate I can never escape in this lifetime! “I fear the sky might fall.” “Then I am your sky!” “Jiang Ruohan, could you please stop pinching my ear?” “Or what? You'll divorce me?” Love after marriage: a scheming prince versus a stubborn concubine-born daughter He is Prince Jian'an of the Southern Liang Kingdom, the ninth son of the late emperor. He commands a powerful army, and t 362Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "Gu Yunmo! You've gone mad!" "If you hadn't run away, I wouldn't be insane!" Jiang Ruohan, you are the calamity I can never escape in my life. "Jiang Ruohan, can you please stop pulling my ear?" "Or you could depose me?" The male lead marries first, then falls in love; the female lead repeatedly falls prey to his clutches. He wields immense power, seizing and plundering, yet for her he abandons the throne within his grasp, becoming regent. He conquers the Rong and Di tribes, all to find her. After many twists and turns, she marries him twice by mistake… This throne was originally his. "Jiang Ruohan, are you sure you really want to do this?" "Gu Yunmo! His Majesty has already issued a will, the Fifth Prince's ascension to the throne is legitimate!" "You're just going to protect him like this?" "Fine! I'll give him the throne. Time will prove that I, Gu Yunmo, am more suitable to be emperor!" He hates that she doesn't understand her determination to unify the world; he hates her betrayal. That year, he became regent, demoting her from princess to maid, tormenting her nightly, just to deliberately provoke her…

2. 152 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

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   The dowry of the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion was used to supplement the wealth of the Marquis's household; women in ancient times were truly pitiful! Hurry up and get a divorce! [Thinking][Sending heart][Flying kiss][Laughing][Flying kiss]

3. 153 月 The Moon Locked in the Tower 月锁重楼 Dreaming of a Radiant Smile梦欢颜Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted No idiotic characters, no wish-fulfillment, no transmigration. A nostalgic romance with an aesthetic sensibility, vivid, cinematic scenes, heartbreaking love, devotion to country and family, plenty of sexual tension, dark and calculating characters, obsessive love, sweetness after hardship, hardship after sweetness, and romance woven through a diverse cast. If that sounds like your thing, come on in. 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The second half is this content.

4. 154 欲 Desire! The Cold-Blooded Tycoon Wants Kisses in My Arms After We Marry 欲！冷戾大佬婚后在我怀里要亲亲 Jiang Shui Qiqi Ya江水柒柒吖Modern Romance325k WordsCompleted [Marry First, Fall in Love Later | Sweet Romance | Winning Her Back | Swoony Romance] Song Qingtang was famous in her social circle as a classical dance fairy, stunningly beautiful, cool, and gentle. Jin Zhuochuan was the mad dog everyone avoided: reckless, cold-hearted, arrogant, and impossible to tame. No one would ever have linked the two of them. Until the Song and Jin families arranged their marriage, tying them together as husband and wife. - On their wedding night, Jin Zhuochuan sat on th 13.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   💚 [Classical Dance Fairy × Arrogant and Crazy Boss] A sweet and doting relationship with a double standard! 💃 On their wedding night, Jin Zhuochuan coldly says, "I'm not interested in you." 💢 After the party, however, he pins Song Qingtang against the wall: "Do you like him or me?" 💋 When the wild wolf turns into a loyal dog, he buries his face in affection: "Qingqing, it's been 17 hours since we last kissed..." 🐺

5. 155 重 Reborn: I Became the Queen of the Grasslands 重生后，我成了草原女王 The Wang Couple王氏夫妇Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted Yue Lingyi, who died at Han Li's hands, discovered that she had been reborn, back at the point before her marriage alliance. This time, she would change her fate, claim the entire grasslands, fight her way back to Liang, and kill the corrupt emperor with her own hands... 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is powerful, resilient, and capable of fighting, captivating various factions on the grasslands.

6. 156 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join the Army, and After My Jerk Boyfriend Dumped Me, I Married His Commander! 千里从军，被渣男甩后嫁他首长！ Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance785k WordsCompleted [Era + Military Life + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Zhao Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character and a stepping stone in an era novel about a scheming black-lotus heroine who plots her way to the top. As cannon fodder, her defining trait is dying young. As a stepping stone, she does foolish things that hurt herself and benefit the heroine. The childhood friend she traveled a thousand miles to find at his army base, when she was at the end of her 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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   This is an incredibly good book, highly recommended! Everyone should check it out, fellow book lovers!

7. 157 本 In This Life, I’ll Marry No One but My Beloved Consort 本王此生只娶爱妃一人 Coffee KF咖啡KFAncient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Complete Marriage before love + a princess, a scheming prince, and a green-tea county princess + devoted to one another + feel-good story + sweet romance after the angst] “An arranged political marriage?” “Meeting him again in the great hall after all these years?” Feng Xilin had said since childhood that her future husband had to be a great warrior who could make a name for himself on the battlefield, and that he could marry her alone, with no concubines! “Your Majesty, I want him to be my 296Reads7.2Score102Shelves

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   ①🌶🌶Palace intrigue and domestic power struggles + ancient romance + princess🏀🏀 Marrying a seventy-year-old man? 🏂No problem, I'd even marry a pig. 🍍🍍Becoming a princess for a political marriage, Xia Lingyan, imprisoned in the cold palace for ten years, finally has the opportunity to leave the Great Xia Imperial Palace. At this moment, the phoenix takes flight and the dragon enters the sea. 🍍🍍🍍🍍 ② Arranged marriage to love + princess and scheming prince and green tea princess + both are virgins + refreshing story + sweet romance after the angst]🍓🍓🍓🍓 "Political marriage"? "Met him in the palace"? 🍯🍯🍯Feng Xilin has said since childhood that her future husband will definitely be a powerful figure on the battlefield, and he will only marry her and will not take concubines! 🍒🍒🍒 … "Your Majesty, I want him to be my husband!" 🍍🍍🍍

8. 158 替 The Substitute Bride Princess Is Fighting for Her Life Every Day 替嫁公主每天都在保命 White Jade Capital白玉京Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted [A clever and perceptive princess of Qi versus a shrewd, bloodthirsty ruler of an enemy state] I was a princess destined to be cannon fodder, sent to marry the ruler of an enemy state in place of my beloved younger sister. Who could have guessed that just after the marriage delegation left the borders of Great Zhou, we would be attacked by bandits? And those bandits had been sent by my own husband to kill me. Help! On the very first day of my marriage, my husband discovered I was an impostor. Th 45Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   The female lead struggles to be married off to a foreign country in her place. [Smirk]

9. 159 妈 Mommy, Daddy Is a Lemon-Scented Jerk 妈咪，大佬爹地是柠檬精 Nangong Ziyan南宫紫嫣Modern Romance4.8M WordsCompleted He is the ruthless, bloodthirsty CEO of Jiang City, a man feared by all. She is a young heiress who went missing. A carefully orchestrated scheme throws her into his arms. Seven years later, she returns with three prodigy children, transformed and ready to repay those who framed her tenfold. But just as she tries to make a clean getaway, a certain man wraps an arm around her and pulls her into his embrace. With a wicked smile, he says, “Woman, you have my children. You could run to the ends of t 2.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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   On his path of revenge, saving a tiny creature unexpectedly healed his heart, which was riddled with wounds.

10. 160 重 Reborn for a Comeback: The Young Lady’s Style Is All Wrong 重生逆袭：大小姐画风不对 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + putting scumbags in their place + an exceptionally bold heroine + feel-good power fantasy] In her previous life, she died with deep resentment. In this one, she rises from the ashes and tears the scumbags to shreds. Who could have guessed that Feng Xing, the formidable financial tycoon; Feng Bai, the world-renowned genius doctor; and Feng Jing, the top-tier star who captivates countless women, would turn out to be her own biological brothers? In her previous life, no one cared f 33.5kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
11. 161 偏 Pampered Little Bride in a Substitute Marriage 偏宠替嫁小娇妻 Young Master of the Li Family黎家公子Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Ning Xia was adopted, and married off in her older sister’s place to a disabled man. But on their wedding day, the groom never showed up. She had to complete the wedding ceremony all by herself. As a junior assistant, she appeared before the CEO, who was rumored to be a tyrant. “Hello, Mr. Pei. I’m Ning Xia from Human Resources, assigned to assist you with your work.” “Tell me, who sent you to spy on me?” The tyrannical CEO Pei immediately made a move, leaving Ning Xia to wonder time and again i 782Reads9.1Score1kShelves
12. 162 一 Six Babies at Once: Daddy Is Amazing 一胎六宝，爸比好厉害 Tangerines Beneath the Eastern Hedge丑桔东篱下Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After a breakup, Tao Bao went looking for a good time and slept with the bar's top male escort. The next day, she tossed him some money and ran. Two years later, she returned to the country with six children. While job hunting, she discovered that the man from two years ago had become the head of KING Group, a hugely influential figure in the capital with power over life and death. During an interview, the handsome, brooding man sat with one leg crossed over the other in front of the cameras. “ 969Reads9.1Score516Shelves
13. 163 爱 Loving You Is a Pain I Can’t Speak Of 爱你是我难言的痛 Jiu Qing Youyue酒卿悠玥Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Lin Lian married Zhan Lianshi, a man wealthy enough to rival a nation, despite her humble background. Everyone said she must have done something wonderful in a past life to marry such an exceptional man, and she thought so too. Then, during their year of marriage, he cared for her, spoiled her, and cherished her. She fell in love with him. 6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
14. 164 天 The Huo Family’s Pricey Pampered Bride 天价宠婚：霍总的小娇妻 White Tea白茶Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Before he knew Nian Yaxuan's true identity, the young master of Yuecheng, Huo Lingchen, would say: “Someone! Throw this woman out of Shangyang Mall!” “Someone! Toss this woman into the sea!” “Someone! Bury this woman alive!” One of his assistants muttered under his breath, “Mr. Huo, the woman you want buried alive is... your wife.” Huo Lingchen shot him a chilling look and kicked him in the leg. “Get out and haul bricks at a construction site!” Why hadn't he said so earlier? This was ruining his 7.2kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
15. 165 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.8kReads9.4Score185Shelves

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    How can I not be moved by such heartfelt love? To love someone is to love everything about them! What do you love about me? I'll change, okay? My love for you is like breathing! Torturing someone might be fun for a moment, but winning them back will be a nightmare! Belated affection is worthless!

16. 166 祸 A Nation's Calamity: Yan (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·式燕（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Crown Prince Zhanghua of Yan, fifteen years old, was set to marry the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Fanyi. But Xie Fanyi tragically died on the way to her wedding. Two years later, the new emperor chose her younger sister, Chang Yan, as his empress. And so, at thirteen, Xie Chang Yan bid farewell to her paternal family, left her hometown, and journeyed to the imperial capital to learn court etiquette as she waited to come of age. S 3kReads9.5Score528Shelves

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    This book is very well written.

17. 167 妹 Little Sister, Stop Competing. Your Elder Sister Has Married into a Powerful Family 妹妹别斗了，嫡姐已嫁高门 Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted Household intrigue + marriage first, love later + warrior x young woman Synopsis: Xie Yuxi had an excellent marriage prospect. Her unremarkable, illegitimate fiancé was far more impressive than anyone realized: without making a fuss, he had passed the imperial exam and become its top scorer. In the prime of her youth, she would marry a promising man who was everything she could wish for. How enviable. But after he failed to show up for their arranged meeting at a temple, the top scholar sent som 14.6kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    A classic case of marriage of convenience that blossoms into love; the female lead is beautiful and intelligent, the male lead is brave and resourceful, and they ultimately walk hand in hand through life.

18. 168 嫁 Married to the Frontier, I Was Pampered 嫁边疆后，被娇养了 Floppy Bunny趴趴兔Ancient Romance149k WordsCompleted (Love of country and family, mutual devotion, palace and household intrigue, reincarnation across several lifetimes) In the first half of her life, her parents showed her no affection. Because of an ill omen, they sent her to the countryside when she was little. In the second half of her life, her parents married her off to a distant frontier. She had never known love or care, not until she met him. “Qiqi, it’s time to come home…” Beneath a sky full of stars, someone waited for her in the dista 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🥥The female lead was originally a modern archaeologist who unexpectedly became a princess sent for a political marriage, gradually changing the course of history🫠. The writing is delicate, and the characters are vivid. [Learned something new] 🥥The male and female leads have an arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The female lead is a noblewoman who is given to a great general and sent far away. She is attracted to the male lead🧲, and the young couple's interactions are sweet. The great general also slowly opens his heart💗

19. 169 荣 Princess Rongzhao Comes to Wed, and the Grassland Chieftain Falls for Me 荣昭公主来和亲，草原君主爱上我 Bai Luo Su白洛苏Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + political schemes] [Sweet at first, then mildly angsty] [Bad ending] To bring an end to the war, Jiang Yuanxi resolutely abandoned her lover in the Central Plains and set out to marry for peace. Faced with the harem women's schemes, rivalries, and secret battles, she proceeded cautiously, planning every move and laying a trap. She joined forces with the former ruler, who suddenly reappeared after vanishing for thirteen years, to stage a coup and put him back on the throne. Aft 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1: Jiang Xunyin was shot and died, thinking she was surely going to die, but she was fortunate enough to be reborn as Princess Zhaohe of the Narisu tribe, a marriage alliance between the Da'an Kingdom and the Narisu tribe. She was clear-headed and only wanted a peaceful life, but was forced into a vortex of intrigue. She thought that marrying the iron-blooded Khan of the grasslands would mean a life of cold, distant respect, but unexpectedly, in this foreign land where she had no relatives or friends, she found her true love and devoted husband.

20. 170 公 After the Princess Refused a Political Marriage, She Conquered the Empire 公主拒绝和亲后，称霸了江山 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [No rebirth or transmigration + powerful female lead + nation and family + court politics and ambition + light, stress-relieving power fantasy] Princess Chaohuang, daughter of the late crown prince, is deeply beloved by the emperor and the most exalted princess in the Kingdom of Xining. But the great clans consider her a thorn in their side and are constantly trying to drive her out. The daily question: Has Princess Chaohuang been kicked out of the Eastern Palace yet? Envoys from enemy states: W 315Reads8.8Score—Shelves
21. 171 家 Homegrown Flowers Can't Match Wild Ones: The Irresistible Duke Keeps Flirting 家花哪有野花香，尤物国舅撩不停 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Two years into her marriage, Liu Fuying was still a virgin. Her husband had even suggested that she go keep a handsome young lover, with only one condition: she couldn't make their affair public. He had someone else in his heart, so why should Liu Fuying keep herself chaste for him? One day, after a rainstorm, Liu Fuying fell off a cliff and met Pei Zhou Wu, a handsome nobleman who had been imprisoned on Mount Xiang for treason. He was so good-looking! The moment Liu Fuying saw him, she underst 12.4kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳 The first book's male lead is forced into being a mistress without realizing it, but later, after finding out, he willingly becomes her lover, and the female lead's twins are also his. The second book's male lead was a mistress in his past life, doing the work of the wife. He'd do anything for the female lead, and in this life, he's the wife, acting like a mistress and using the methods of a brothel, still using his body to win her over. The third book's male lead is a true father figure; the first thing he does upon awakening his memories is to lure the female lead into marriage with gold and silver, supporting her through university. He accompanies her to university, taking care of her daily needs, displaying the full range of husbandly qualities, afraid someone might steal her away because he was the fourth mistress in his past life.

22. 172 长 The Grand Princess Says Her Consort May Be Lowborn, but He Lives Like a Tortoise 长公主说驸马虽贱，但其寿如龟 Xiaoxin Can't Wake Up小新睡不醒Ancient Romance852k WordsCompleted [Complete] [An insecure man reborn and rising to the top + a hot-tempered, haughty, scumbag of a princess + the male lead is utterly devoted to her + they are each other's first and only + male rivalry + a female transmigrator as a supporting character] Wen Min is born into the imperial nobility. She is wild-tempered and will fight anyone who crosses her. Zhou Rongxin is the illegitimate son of a marquis, cast aside by his family. His life has been hard from the start. When Wen Min is eight, she 12.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
23. 173 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 57.5kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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