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Ancient Romance Novels About Older Men and Younger Wives 老夫少妻的古代言情小说

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101 As a Villainess, I Marry a Treacherous Minister and Let Loose After a Bride Swap 当恶女嫁奸臣，穿书换亲彻底放飞 Egret Landing at Nanxi鹭点楠溪Ancient Romance773k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple, marriage before love, strong heroine and hero, raising children, lighthearted everyday comedy, unhinged villainess, smiling schemer] Shen Xixi transmigrates into a book and becomes Pingyang Junzhu, the villainess of the capital. On the very day she transmigrates into the book, her marriage is switched and she’s drugged. She doesn’t waste a moment or hold back her temper. She brings the whole Duke’s household along to catch the adulterers. On the spot, she dumps the scumbag h 2.8kReads8.3Score327Shelves
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The female lead transmigrates! The male lead has a son (not his biological son). The female lead is always causing trouble and arguing, but she's generally unaffected by his behavior. The male lead is poisoned at the beginning but recovers later; he's a bit older than the female lead! He's always worried that the female lead doesn't love him or wants to leave the father behind to keep the son! Mutual pampering! Highly recommended!
102 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 111.3kReads9.2Score14.6kShelves
103 Madam Crooks Her Finger to Train Her Dog, and Her Man Obediently Follows 夫人勾手训狗，爷乖乖就走 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A proud, sharp-tongued hero whose actions belie his words × a clever, beautiful heroine who knows how to tame men) By her parents’ arrangement and the matchmaker’s word, Qiao Qiao marries Xie Heng, the third son of the Xie family, whose family has been close to hers for generations. The Xie family is complicated, with many sisters-in-law to contend with. On top of that, Third Master Xie is aloof by nature and comes from a military examination background. Everyone says Qiao Qiao will be worn out 14kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
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These are all really good, I highly recommend books two and three!!! The writing is exquisite, and the plot flows incredibly smoothly, making me want to keep reading. Books two and three are among the best ancient romance novels I've ever read!!!
104 The Duke's Household's Second Wife 公府继妻 Bi Xin笔鑫Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + marriage first, love later] Who is the most outstanding man in the Great Qing Dynasty? Obviously Lu Rui, heir to the Duke’s mansion. They say the heir’s wife has died of illness, and he’s about to bring her younger sister into the mansion as his second wife. The Marquis of Zhongyong’s family is just a fallen noble house. To marry into the Duke’s mansion is a stroke of incredible luck. But what’s the name of the woman marrying the heir? Xie Wenwan? Isn’t she supposed to 7.7kReads8.8Score845Shelves
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Here are a few recommended ancient romance novels featuring older men and younger women [laughing][laughing] ① The male lead is 34 years old, and the female lead is 16 years old. They have a son. ② The female lead is the male lead's second wife. The male lead is 27 years old, and the female lead is 15 years old, a full decade apart.
105 The Heir Apparent’s Consort Has the Script of His One True Love 世子妃她手拿白月光剧本 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted Zhao Rujin was born into an ancient world, so she knew from the start that this cruel dynasty would never tolerate a woman who wasn't virtuous. So she became magnanimous, virtuous, kind, lively, and gentle all at once. She could earn money, keep the household in order, and pretend to love her husband faithfully until death. What she never expected was that her husband would be a hopeless romantic. When they married, she received a gift of special significance from an admirer. Her husband said, “ 5.1kReads8.9Score444Shelves
106 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 7.1kReads9.0Score951Shelves
107 Empresses in the Palace: The Cannon Fodder Concubine's Rise to Promotion 甄嬛传之炮灰的贵妃升职记 Greenwood on Spring Mountain青木上春山Female-Channel Fanfiction318k WordsCompleted Noble Lady Fang was an inconspicuous background character in Empresses in the Palace, the previous owner of the Broken Jade Pavilion. Shallow, a standard-issue extra, and unlucky. Until she died in the Cold Palace and was chosen by the System to live her life over again. To be honest, she had always thought of herself as an ordinary little nobody in the imperial harem. The System must have picked her by mistake out of inexperience. But the System said, “Choosing you is the most rigorous and opti 5.8kReads9.2Score487Shelves
108 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫！兴族！将军夫人真锦鲤！ March Sluggishness三月意懒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 12.4kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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Well-developed characters, exciting plot, many twists and turns, and sweet romance.
109 The Second Wife Is Bone-Deep Allure, and Lord Shen's Body Tells the Truth 继室娇媚入骨，沈大人身体很诚实 Swallowed Winter's Ice Shards咽了冬日冰渣Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Both devoted to each other + transmigration + the husband chases his wife after losing her + household intrigue + angst and sweetness After learning that her sweetheart was engaged to someone else, the original owner was so devastated that she jumped into a river to end her life. Just then, Jiang Sujin from the twenty-first century transmigrated into her body, and was rescued by Shen Yanfeng, the commander of the Imperial Guards. In front of everyone's eyes, the man held her, embraced her, and c 12.2kReads8.7Score987Shelves
110 Fleeing Through a Chaotic Age 乱世逃难 Ou Jiu偶就Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted Fu Wen’s soul transmigrated into a chaotic age, and a little pocket dimension came with her. With war raging and refugees scattered in every direction, she and her childhood sweetheart, Li Baisheng, fled together. They dodged pursuers, fought through famine, sheltered the old, the weak, women, and children, and endured a life of endless wandering. When the fighting finally ceased, they settled in Yan territory and opened up wasteland for farming. In a world left in ruins, they carved out a safe 5.4kReads8.6Score375Shelves
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The male lead is five years older than the female lead; one is skilled in martial arts, and the other in medicine. They have five children, all of whom are outstanding.
111 Life After Marrying an Old Man 嫁给老东西的日常 Jiu Jun玖隽Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Lian family, Lian Shijia manages the household. Then an imperial decree forces her to marry Cheng Weiyan, the emperor’s disfavored second prince. She has no wish to marry him: Cheng Weiyan is almost as old as her father, has spent years on the frontier, and still has no principal wife. He is hardly a suitable match. But an imperial command cannot be defied, and Lian Shijia marries him in the end. What awaits her after that, however, will prove a formidable challenge 7.4kReads—Score548Shelves
112 After the General Went to War, His Second Wife Had Three Children 将军去了战场后，续弦妻生了三娃 Old Sword God Li of Snowflight City 1飞雪城的李老剑神1Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Sun Shuzhen married General Song Yi when she was just fifteen. Song Yi had a first wife before her, but she died in childbirth. Although his late wife had been dead for three years, he still couldn’t forget her. If not for the emperor’s decree, he would never have married a young girl as his second wife. Not long after Sun Shuzhen entered the family, war broke out again on the border. Before leaving, Song’s mother tearfully begged him to leave an heir for the Song family. That was the only reaso 3.8kReads7.6Score279Shelves
113 Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全 Yu Songhan郁松寒Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi 11.4kReads8.6Score869Shelves
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114 Marrying the Heir's Father 嫁给世子他爹 Is the Peach Branch Sweet?桃枝甜不甜Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted Cui Sijie was once the heir's wife in Prince Jin's household, but her husband never loved her. She was made to share him with her half-sister, who schemed against her and caused her death. She transmigrates into the body of the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ning's household. Pregnant with Prince Jin's child, she marries him. This time, I'll be your mother. Let's see how you'll make trouble now. This time, watch me rise above everyone else. Prince Jin, Jin Huaichen, is refined and generous, as e 653Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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The Crown Prince's wife was murdered by her half-sister and was reborn as the eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion. Due to the princess's scheming, she became the wife of Prince Jin Huaichen (her father-in-law in her previous life, and the Crown Prince was adopted). She also had a second child and recognized her younger brother with tacit understanding.
115 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.3kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
116 The Love-Brained Villain Has Targeted Her Again and Again 她又又又被恋爱脑反派攻略了 Duo Mao Mao朵猫猫Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mutual devotion + Comedy + Love-Hate Relationship + Transmigration + Mind Reading + System + Relentless Pampering] Jiang Wan transmigrates to the cultivation world. Her mission is to purge it of demons and monsters so she can return home, but… why does that terrifying Demon Lord keep staring at her? What? The Demon Lord is bound to a romance-addict System? What? His target is Jiang Wan? What? She can hear the Demon Lord and the System’s thoughts? As someone who only wants to go home, 13.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
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The male lead is incredibly love-obsessed. He has a system that requires the female lead's affection to restore his magic power. The female lead is fully conscious and can hear the conversations between the male lead and the system. The male lead frequently uses his injuries and his physique to seduce the female lead, because she only falls for this tactic. Furthermore, the love-obsessed mode of the male lead's system was something he set up beforehand.
117 The Brocade Bedchamber 锦帐 Lan Ze兰泽Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted Qingzhou never imagined that one day she would marry into the famous household of General Zhenyuan. She knew she was only there to bring good fortune to a sick man, and brides brought in for that purpose usually ended up widowed. But could someone please explain why the man she’d just married was Wan Chongshan, the mighty General Zhenyuan who commanded awe at court and struck terror into the hearts of the northern barbarians? And why was he also the uncle of her gravely ill husband? 108Reads9.1Score100Shelves
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He arranged a marriage for his nephew, but ultimately he still had to take care of it himself.
118 The Tofu Seller's Daily Life as Head of the Household 豆腐娘子的掌家日常 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Everyday Street Life]+ [Family Matters]+ [Daily Life]+ [Farming and Business] P.S. No golden finger. The female lead was transmigrated into a body before birth. Content warning: The leads are not each other's firsts. If that bothers you, don't read! A tall, strapping prison clerk and a fair-skinned, beautiful tofu seller with a fiery temper. One is domineering and uninhibited, while the other seems delicate but is actually covered in thorns. See how this ordinary family fights hard to carve out 10kReads8.9Score862Shelves
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🍀A time-travel story set in ancient times, set in a rural and urban landscape! A very realistic time-travel story! It's about ordinary family life, without high-ranking officials or nobles, just a tofu seller and her jailer husband in the alleyways! ✨A simple and peaceful life that makes one yearn for it!
119 The Road to Good Fortune: A Beauty's Rise to the Top Through Childbearing 好孕之路：美人靠生子走上巅峰 Kui Xi奎希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband + Adorable Babies] Please note: This is not quick transmigration, and the male and female leads are not each other's one and only. The male lead devotes himself exclusively to the heroine in the middle and later parts of the story. The heroine stays clearheaded from beginning to end: she is neither lovestruck nor saintly. The System is not an overpowered golden finger, and the heroine relies more on her own abilities. 23.9kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
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An older man and a younger woman, the emperor and his favored concubine—she only got into the palace because of her shapely buttocks, hahaha… The Empress Dowager really knows how to choose people. In the end, she's the emperor's favorite, and the female lead is incredibly fertile—twins, triplets, quadruplets! Her children are successful, and she's kind to the emperor's children too. The plot is fantastic!
120 You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻？十里红妆嫁你三叔！ Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i 22.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves
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These are all historical romance novels, and all feature older men marrying younger women. ① The scumbag husband runs away from his arranged marriage, and the female lead immediately marries his adoptive father. ② The male lead is the adoptive father of the female lead's best friend. He saves her, she becomes attached to him, and then marries him. The male lead has mind-reading abilities and can hear the female lead's thoughts. ③ The female lead is deeply in love with the scumbag husband, but he never reciprocates her feelings. She then marries his third uncle.
121 Married to My Fiancé’s Uncle 嫁给未婚夫的叔父 Huai Si怀思Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted Completed novel [A seductive, domineering general × a beautiful, clever little wife] [Age gap + sweet romance in the middle and later parts + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + heart-fluttering moments] The Xie family’s daughter had spent ten years hoping to marry, only to hear that her fiancé had fallen for someone else. She traveled a thousand miles to find him, disguised herself as his maid, and sought justice. But her fiancé turned out to be worse than an ordinary scumbag. He had no 91Reads—Score—Shelves
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She decisively married her handsome and aloof general uncle after her fiancé fell in love with someone else.
122 Reborn to Marry an Older Man 重生之嫁给老男人 Luo Yu Qiu Han落雨秋寒Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she had no sense of her own limits. A mere maid, she became obsessed with the riches and splendor of a great household. She had ambition without the ability to match it, and she was poor at judging people. In the end, she met a tragic death. In this life, for her family's sake, she resolutely takes the old path of entering a great household as a young maid. All she wants is to do her job, stay safe until her term is up, redeem her freedom, and leave the household to reunite 5.6kReads9.1Score423Shelves
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A reborn maidservant, yearning for a peaceful life, waits only to be redeemed and return home after her term expires, but unexpectedly finds herself under the wing of an old man.
123 Campus Ace: The Big Shot Is Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger Again 校园王牌：大佬又在扮猪吃虎 Black Ink on White Paper白纸黑字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] She was the world's number one genius assassin, a name that struck terror into the hearts of all who heard it. Cold and ruthless, she killed without a trace, only to be deceived and used by her organization and brutally murdered. Then she was reborn as a fat, stupid, good-for-nothing female student? Fat? Once she slimmed down, she stunned everyone! Stupid? The president of Jing University personally came to recruit her! Good-for-nothing? A legendary hacker begged to call h 57.5kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
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[9.4 Points!] You absolutely must read these two! First book: Qin Sanye's identity is astonishing, but little did we know Xiaoying also has many disguises! Qin's mother questions her son: "Does he think you're too old?" Xiaoying replies: "Mr. Qin is very reserved and traditional." Both the male and female leads are strong, protecting and supporting each other. Their feelings are frank and sincere, deep and passionate, plus the constant laughs from Qin's assistant and the eldest son of the Huo family—definitely worth reading again and again! Second book: Ahhhhhh, this book is so sweet, it melts my heart! The two got married because of a childhood betrothal. He's a professor, she's a student. They lived ordinary and distant lives until one day the male lead discovered he could hear the female lead's inner thoughts! The key is that this gentle and quiet girl's inner thoughts... Well, they seem like little mangoes! To straighten her out, the male lead makes her recite the Tao Te Ching every day, and in the end, the Tao Te Ching isn't really moral either; he's not serious anymore either [facepalm][facepalm] Help! It's so sweet!
124 You Were a Beautiful Absurdity 你是人间荒唐一场 The Old Moon Is at Peace旧月安好Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The thing Lu Qingye wants most in this life is to one day drive the sickly Mu Jingchi to his grave! Theatrical young woman VS refined, wealthy tycoon. An alternate-history Republic of China setting 936Reads8.5Score104Shelves
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A story about an older man marrying a younger woman during the Republican era!
125 Oh! He Read My Mind, and My Professor Husband Turned Into a Wolf 呀！被读心，教授老公化身为狼 The Thief Who Doesn't Steal贼不偷儿Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted 5.6kReads9.4Score812Shelves
126 Reborn Emperor Begs Me for Affection After I Become a Palace Maid 穿成小宫女，重生帝王求我垂怜 A Persimmon Tree一棵柿子树Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Transmigration + Rebirth + One-on-One Romance + Sweet Romance + Ancient Imperial Harem] Yun Jinxia transmigrates into the body of a palace maid. The moment she opens her eyes, she's faced with a horrifying scene: she's about to be beaten to death. Even worse, the memories she's inherited are incomplete. What is she supposed to do? Is this the end for her? Luckily, there's still hope. She can actually hear the emperor's thoughts. But can someone explain why this emperor has been r 40Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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1️⃣When the female lead was three years old, the male lead held her in his arms, wanting to take her home and raise her himself. He would feed her bite by bite, showing immense patience and treating her like his own daughter… 2️⃣A delicate beauty meets a regent. The female lead has a wild imagination, sometimes bordering on whimsy. The male lead, seeing his beloved wife wanting to leave him, is both angry and helpless…
127 Locked in the Spring Night 锁春宵 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 33.3kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
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Super good first book
128 Susu, I’m Spoiled and Blessed with Pregnancy Thanks to the Baby-Making System 宿宿我啊，靠生子系统好孕独宠捏 Joy Year After Year乐及年年Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: Bound to a Good Luck System, the Tyrant Dotes on Me Alone [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed couple + exclusive, super-sweet romance + living out a full lifetime in each small world + heroine's first world is not chaste, both leads are chaste in all the others] Only after Tea Jiu castrated her target did she realize she'd been bound to a childbearing System. System: "I'm heartbroken. Real heartbreak isn't about making a scene..." Tea Jiu: "My mistake, System. Let me 31.5kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
129 Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后 Fifty-Cent Special Effects五毛二特效Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp 33.1kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
130 So Sweet! I Became the Rugged Man's Darling 爆甜！我成了糙汉老公掌心宠 Ripples of Early Summer半夏微澜Modern Romance591k WordsCompleted Su Jiangjiang was reborn! In her previous life, she resented the marriage her parents had arranged for her. She looked down on her husband for being a mechanic, thought he was coarse and too muscular, and wished he were more refined. She ran away from home, only to be framed by her best friend and sold to a remote mountain village. There, no one answered her cries for help. Her kidneys were stolen and her organs cut out, and she died in agony. After being reborn, she stopped acting on a whim, se 9.8kReads8.8Score663Shelves
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🌈🌈💐🍂The plot is fast-paced and not to be missed.
131 The Chief Minister Turns Rebel After Her Death, His Hair Turning White Overnight 她的尸体旁，首辅一夜白头造反了 L Qian BaiduL千百度Ancient Romance819k WordsCompleted After Chu Qingying died, she discovered that she was nothing more than a cannon-fodder character in a story. In the book, her entire family was slaughtered. She spent eight years as a widow in all but name, then was reduced to a baby-making tool. Her scumbag husband stole her child, keeping the baby and killing the mother. She died at just twenty-seven. Her scumbag husband's adoptive father, Xie Shuhe, always wore a string of prayer beads. Cold and world-weary, he kept himself hidden away for ye 702Reads8.5Score100Shelves
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An older man and a younger woman! After the female lead dies, he turns white-haired overnight, shaves his head, and becomes a Buddhist monk, but only for revenge! So good! So good! So good! So good!
132 Bo Wen Hides a Swallow Beneath the Eaves 伯温偏藏檐下燕 Ink-Stained Thousand Reeds墨染千荻Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone said Liu Bowen was an unfathomably clever man, disciplined and self-controlled, calm all his life, with everything accounted for in his plans. He had always believed that feelings should be expressed within the bounds of propriety, and often earnestly taught Qingqing the same. But ever since Qingqing, who had transmigrated, entered his world, the restraint of this cautious strategist crumbled in an instant. He taught her to observe propriety, yet broke his own rules for her. He secretly 282Reads9.4Score145Shelves
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Check this out. I've been looking for so long, I highly recommend it.
133 The Empress’s Greatest Acting Moments 皇后的演技大赏 The Moon Belongs to Strawberries月亮是草莓的Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Historical rebirth + household and palace intrigue + sweet romance + age gap, fast-paced, the leads kiss by 50,000 words and marry by 100,000] Xu Mingzhu was the brightest jewel in the capital. When Li Jue's position as Crown Prince was in jeopardy, she resolutely married him. After their wedding, Li Jue treated her differently than before, and she simply assumed he was exhausted from court affairs. She thought they still had a long life ahead of them, so she pleaded with her father and brother 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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A 20-year age gap is also sweet
134 After a Political Marriage, I Became the Princess Who Ruled the Grasslands for a Thousand Years 和亲后，我成了立碑草原千岁公主 Shi Wuwei石五味Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Slow-burn Qing dynasty transmigration, first in the Forbidden City, later on the grasslands of the northern frontier, career-driven heroine, lovestruck hero) ❤️ After an accident, Lin Tang, a doctoral student at an agricultural sciences academy, was born into the Qing dynasty as Kangxi's sixth daughter. Her mother had a tendency to cry and was a low-ranking concubine at the bottom of the palace hierarchy. She, too, was a princess unworthy of even having a name. At first, Lin Tang won Kangxi's f 1.8kReads8.9Score131Shelves
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This is a time-travel novel set in the Qing Dynasty. Lin Tang transmigrates and becomes a princess of the Qing Dynasty. The early part mainly focuses on the heroine's childhood life in the palace, while the later part shifts to the grasslands.
135 Film and TV Crossover: The Sweet, Soft Beauty Is Breaking the Plot 综影视：娇软美人在线崩剧情 Mu Mu Mu Zi Li Ne木木木子李呢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted (An utterly shameless, universally adored character; forced love; severe OOC and extensive headcanons, so please don't overthink it.) The modern-day sweet and delicate beauty Yun Yaoyao brings her golden finger King System into the worlds of TV dramas, derailing their plots as a shameless, universally adored character. It's all full of headcanons, so please don't overthink it. 6.4kReads8.3Score109Shelves
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🍑The female protagonist transmigrates into the world of "Scarlet Heart" and becomes Yunxiang, a palace maid beside Ruoxi. She catches the eye of the Ninth Prince, who pleads with Consort Yi and even the Emperor to grant her to him. However, the Emperor Kangxi, seeing her beauty, immediately takes her into his harem.
136 Reborn, I Tore Up the Marriage Contract and Married My Ex's Own Uncle 重生后手撕婚书，嫁给前任他亲叔 Three Thousand Leaves三千叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Wei Lingxi opened her eyes and found herself back at the age of fifteen. That heartless traitor, Xiao Zixuan, had come knocking again, demanding to take her home as his concubine. In her previous life, she had thrown herself into love and followed him, only to see the Wei family wiped out. She was tormented and lived a life of humiliation. In the end, he even sent her to the bed of Xiao Heng, a man of immense power. Be a concubine in this life? As if! She would marry that man openly and honorabl 4.1kReads9.2Score734Shelves
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① Just like the title suggests, the female lead was killed by a transmigrated woman and reborn as a concubine's daughter. To avenge herself, she marries her transmigrated father-in-law. It's a satisfying read, with no unnecessary dialogue; aside from the previous life's torment, everything after the rebirth and marriage is enjoyable. ② In her previous life, she was deceived by a scumbag; in this life, she returns to marry his uncle (15 vs. 25). ③ Her son runs away from his arranged marriage, so the female lead marries his father (16 vs. 29). It's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love over time. The male lead is impotent, but this will be cured later.
137 Be Good. Don't Be Your Uncle Sheng, Be My Husband 乖，不当你盛小叔，当你老公 Yu Mu俞慕Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [(11-year age gap) Sweet, Flirtatious, Rebellious Heroine X Gentle, Devoted, Fatherly Hero] After moving in with the Sheng family at fifteen, Shen Qingning developed feelings she shouldn't have for that refined, aloof man, unable to control herself. But he turned her down time and again. She rushed into marriage, was framed, and died with bitter resentment. * One day, she woke up reborn at twenty-two. This time, she would take back everything that belonged to her... 2kReads—Score151Shelves
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This one. 11 Short. The female lead was raised by the male lead himself. [Drooling emoji]
138 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
139 Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son 重生八零，李老太她抛夫弃子 Truly Mighty真威武Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Li Shuping had worked hard all her life, raised three children, and helped raise her grandchildren, yet she had never enjoyed a single day of comfort. Her family had never acknowledged all she had done for them. After her second daughter-in-law pushed her down and broke her leg, her children treated her like a burden and dumped her in a nursing home. With no children visiting and fees often unpaid, going hungry and getting beaten by the caregivers became part of daily life. Bedsores filled with 34.2kReads8.8Score4kShelves
140 Quick Transmigration: The Infertile Old Man Coaxes a Young Widow into Having His Baby 快穿：绝嗣老男人哄着小寡妇生娃 Yi Tian亿甜Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + both leads' first love + incredibly sweet romance and everyday moments; fast-paced, told from the heroine's perspective. The heroine isn't strong, and focuses on being pampered by her man. If that's not your cup of tea, please don't flame the author. The author is very sensitive.] The hard-luck heroine is always on the road to bringing misfortune to her husbands, one after another. Pi Tian is the famous young widow in the neighborhood, with fair skin, stunning looks, and lo 1kReads6.2Score—Shelves
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Every world is a story of an older man marrying a younger woman (or a younger woman)
141 After My Childhood Friend Changed His Heart, I Entered the Palace and Married the Emperor to Become His Mother 竹马变心后，入宫嫁帝王当他母后 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance608k WordsCompleted [Reborn, sweet and charming noblewoman VS older, chaste emperor + both leads are faithful + she flirts without realizing it + scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium] After her childhood sweetheart and husband shot her through the heart with an arrow, Jiang Shan is reborn before she ever married. At the time, the emperor is at the height of his power, while the scoundrel is merely a prince who has just begun to make a name for himself. This time, Jiang Shan refuses to be the wicked original w 23.4kReads8.8Score4kShelves
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[Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]
142 The Young Princess in My Household 家有王妃初长成 Mo Zibai墨子白Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Prince Chu is feeling rather aggrieved. Other men marry beautiful young brides, but he’s been saddled with a little girl. Worse still, he has won countless battles and made his fearsome name known throughout the Nine Provinces. The people call him the God of Slaughter, and even the emperor gives him a wide berth. Yet his own princess consort dares to slap the table and yell at him: “If you don’t behave, I’ll beat you!” 2.6kReads8.9Score253Shelves
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At first, the male lead thought the female lead was too young and wanted to remarry her, but later he regretted it and started to dote on her.
143 Splendor at Every Turn, Spring at Every Step 步步惊华步步春 Twenty-Four Flower Mornings廿四花朝Ancient Romance847k WordsOngoing The rating has just come out, so don't pay it any mind... [Pure historical romance] [Plot-driven] [Political intrigue] [Two equally matched leads] [One-on-one romance] [Everyone is clever] [Powerful prince who dominates the court vs. exceptionally intelligent illegitimate daughter] Ruan Zhenzhen is the illegitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's residence. Born of a courtesan's bloodline and raised in a humble country home, she is suddenly forced into the treacherous world of the capital's n 8.4kReads8.7Score838Shelves
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Does being 10 years older count? This is a purely historical romance novel, and it's really good; it has that classic old-fashioned feel.
144 Beneath the Palace Walls, I Seduce Him to Steal Her Favor 宫墙之下，勾他夺宠 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Original Title: The Princess Becomes a Favored Consort, Bears a Little Crown Prince, and Seizes Her Sister’s Throne. [Reborn + System + palace intrigue + aloof beauty + stunning beauty + sweet romance] An aloof, noble, one-of-a-kind ruler x a delicate, alluring beauty with an innocent sensuality … Once, she was his nominally illegitimate princess (a lie), and the only stain on his life. He sent her to a foreign land to marry for peace. From atop the palace walls, she leapt, thinking she would b 22.3kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
145 An Old Flame Rekindled: His Majesty Is Bewitched, and Only I Can Cure Him 老房子着火：陛下中蛊，唯我能医 neletaAncient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [No transmigration to ancient times + exclusive devotion + fatherly male lead + overpowered heroine + takes revenge on the spot] Qiao Wu, the strongest warrior in the interstellar era, is transmigrated into the body of a noblewoman who was abandoned outside her family home. No food to eat or decent clothes to wear? She laughs! This girl comes with a combat rating off the charts. Wherever she goes, she dominates. The border is in crisis, enemy forces are closing in, and the entire court is at a l 3.3kReads9.1Score332Shelves
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An older man and a younger woman, a father who is like an emperor, and an old house catching fire.
146 Beyond the Clouds: Lin Suyun’s Road to the Palace 云深不知处：林苏云的入宫之路 neletaAncient Romance57k WordsCompleted Beyond the Clouds: Lin Suyun’s Journey into the Palace 88Reads—Score—Shelves
147 Cherished and Adored: The Emperor's Sweet, Adorable Little Wife 千娇百宠：皇上的娇软小萌妻 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted 1v1, sweet romance, growing-up romance (Comic adaptation signed) Everyone knows that Little Commandery Princess Shen Ruyue is the beloved treasure of the Yuan palace, pampered beyond measure. Her father is the Prince Regent, feared throughout the land. But most importantly, Emperor Yuan, Pei Jingxuan, has kept the soft-spoken little girl in his heart for years. Since childhood, the little princess has climbed onto the dragon throne and slept in the dragon bed. Every time she calls him "Imperial 5.7kReads9.2Score666Shelves
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The first ancient romance novel featuring an older man and a younger woman has a 6-year age gap, the second 8, and the third 11. The age gap is huge, and the father-son type of boyfriend is incredibly caring and doting on the female lead. It's a super good read and highly recommended. The second book is short and sweet, highly recommended, and it's also an original work by Tomato (a popular Chinese writer). It has multiple versions, excellent writing, and is very enjoyable. The female lead is quirky and adorable, and the male lead is a self-disciplined and proper tutor. The third book also has a huge age gap, including a size difference. The male lead warms the bed for the female lead because she's afraid of the cold, and she's petite and incredibly cute.
148 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 5.1kReads9.2Score560Shelves
149 Fragrant Thoughts Beneath the Silk Quilt 念香衾 Companion in the Mist烟霞侣Ancient Romance963k WordsCompleted 5.6kReads8.9Score514Shelves
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That's a huge age gap!
150 Clever and Wise, I Am the Marquis's Wife 聪明，睿智我是侯府大娘子 Leng Jiujiu冷久久Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted You stole my husband, so I’ll become your stepmother! Before Lu Jingwan’s mother died, she arranged a marriage for her. Her stepmother and elder half-sister joined forces to steal the match. To honor her mother’s final wish, and to give herself and her younger brother a chance to survive, Lu Jingwan relied on her maternal grandfather’s past accomplishments to gain entry to the imperial palace and petition the emperor for a marriage decree! The man in question was none other than Xiao Yuanbo, the 106Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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This book is good; it's about an older man and a younger woman, and it's quite enjoyable.

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