Historical Romance, Forced Marriage 古言，强娶豪夺

1. 151 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 29.5kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
2. 152 被 Imprisoned by Yandere Lovers? I'll Turn the Tables on Them 被病娇囚禁？反关他们 Lu Shi Wu鹿时雾Modern Romance227k WordsCompleted [All male leads are virgins + Obsessive, coercive romance + System] Hua Xia is dating a boyfriend who only has eyes for her. The first time she goes home with him, he looks at her strangely and asks cautiously, “Xiaxia, can you tell which one of us is me?” She confidently assures him that she can. * But... Hua Xia never expects to be proven wrong so soon. Held in the arms of a man who looks exactly like her boyfriend, she hears a hurt, bitter voice drifting over from ahead. “Xiaxia, you lied to 2.7kReads8.4Score296Shelves
3. 153 疯 The Madman Demands His Pleasure, His Minister’s Wife Can No Longer Hide Her Pregnancy! 疯批索欢，臣妻的孕事藏不住了！ Yin En因恩Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise later. You’re welcome to give this story a try!] Emperor Chenghong issued three absurd imperial decrees: First: forcibly summon a married woman named Jiang into the palace as a consort. Second: make the child she bore before entering the palace Crown Prince. Third: offer a huge reward for his pregnant runaway wife. Jiang Songen only wanted to find her husband, who had passed the imperial examinations with top honors. She never expected to encounter a raven 1.3kReads6.8Score108Shelves

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   The male lead forcibly marries and takes the wife of a courtier, but the story takes a dramatic turn. He initially seduces the female lead, then confronts her and puts her in a dark room. He tries to get her pregnant and succeeds, but then poisons her to death [awkward laugh]. The female lead's husband is a complete scumbag, while the male lead only loves her from the start.

4. 154 太 The Crown Prince’s Concubine 太子妾 I Want to Be a Racing God我想当车神Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing [Forced love] [Angst] [Tragic ending] [Feudal crown prince male lead × idealistic traveling female physician] [Medicine] Everyone envies Jiang Yu for receiving the Crown Prince Gu Yanli's exclusive favor. They don't know that this love weighs on her so heavily she can barely breathe. Gu Yanli strips her of her free status, forces her to become his concubine, confines her to the inner quarters, and demands that she obey him and stay by his side for the rest of her life, like a caged songbird who 245Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   These are all books where the male protagonist forces the female protagonist to be with him, and the female protagonist doesn't love the male protagonist.

5. 155 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Delicate Beauty Gets Kissed Again 综影视：柔弱美人又被亲哭了 Dancing Shadows影舞翩翩Female-Channel Fanfiction282k WordsCompleted [Original Female Protagonist, Out-of-Character Portrayals, Breaking Up Canon Couples, Diverging from the Original Plot, Multiple Male Leads, All Male Leads Are Chaste, Obsessive Love, Unhinged, Yandere, High-Stakes, Sweet Romance, Love Rival Showdowns, System] She was born a beauty, able to bewitch anyone with a mere glance. They saw her as the rose blooming in their hearts, willing to bow before her and go mad for her, yet greedily wanting to make her theirs alone... She... begged them to let 5kReads—Score106Shelves

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   These are a few books to read. They all feature forced marriage, domination, and the classic "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" trope. They're very good, and you definitely won't regret buying them.

6. 156 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 5.9kReads9.6Score957Shelves
7. 157 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 4.4kReads8.5Score411Shelves
8. 158 综 A Qing-Dynasty Saga: I Married into a Powerful Family While Pregnant 综清穿：怀着孩子嫁进豪门 Coconut Jelly奶椰果冻Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted Comprehensive Qing Dynasty: The child may not be yours, but the wife is! [Each arc has a different heroine. Includes coercive pursuit. Some male leads have very questionable values, very questionable values, very questionable values. If that’s not your thing, don’t read!] The first world didn’t turn out well, so skip straight to the second. [Kangxi Arc] He wakes up to discover that the little cousin who was supposed to be his has married someone else and is pregnant. He’s furious ╰_╯. [Yinzhen A 4.8kReads8.4Score301Shelves

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   This is a Qing Dynasty time-travel fanfiction. I haven't even finished the first story yet, but the first story fits the theme of forced marriage and abduction perfectly. The protagonist is reborn as Emperor Kangxi and his cousin who is married to someone else. To get his cousin into the palace, he plots to assassinate himself, all so he can sneak into her bed at night.

9. 159 通 After the Maid Was Reborn, the Gentle Young Master Could No Longer Keep Up the Act 通房重生后，温润公子装不下去了 Big Shot Ningyou柠柚大大Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted Just launched, and the rating will rise as more readers weigh in. [Forced Possession] + [Genuinely Unhinged, Scheming Male Lead] + [Clear-Headed, Resilient Female Lead] + [Powerful Man Bows His Head] + [Both Leads Have No Past Relationships] + [He Has to Win Her Back] In her previous life, she was the personal maid of a refined young nobleman, but his lawful wife had her beaten to death and thrown into a mass grave! Reborn with the memories of two lifetimes, she had just one thought: escape! G 3.2kReads8.6Score293Shelves
10. 160 将 The Bride-to-Be 将嫁 Echoes Linger for Three Days绕梁三日Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Three years ago, to pacify the western frontier, he married the daughter of the Governor-General of Yongzhou as his empress. But during his lifetime, he met Huo Shiying, the one and only woman of her kind, and the sole female general in the Great Yan dynasty. She doesn't know, and no one else does either, that he has followed her life for twenty whole years. When he was six, he first heard his mother and eldest sister mention her name, and wondered how a two-year-old girl could have been taken t 25kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
11. 161 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 24.9kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
12. 162 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.6kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
13. 163 嫡 The Legitimate Elder Brother (The Original Novel Behind the Screen Adaptation Hidden Pearl, Starring Zhao Xixi and Zhang Chi) 嫡兄（赵夕汐、张翅主演影视《藏珠》原著） Green Lamp青灯Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted The original novel of The Hidden Pearl, starring Zhao Xixi and Zhang Chi, with a special appearance by Zhang Hongming. Li Chuchu is the illegitimate daughter of a duke’s household. Under the harsh suppression of the principal wife, she keeps her head down, conceals her talents, and lives quietly in a corner of the estate, hoping only for a suitable marriage. Little does she know that a devil has been lurking by her side, cutting off every chance of marriage and e 2.1kReads9.0Score156Shelves

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    Who understands the madness and deep affection of forced marriage? ٩(๑^O^๑)۶

14. 164 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
15. 165 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
16. 166 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
17. 167 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 9.4kReads9.3Score797Shelves

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    I absolutely love this genre! I've even categorized it into several sections on my bookshelf. These recommendations are all historical romance novels featuring a strong-willed, capricious female lead who never loves the male lead in the end! It's a constant chase, but the female lead is incredibly clear-headed and can't accept being a kept woman, especially in the modern-day time-travel stories. Even when the male lead's child is used as leverage, she refuses to yield. I feel so sorry for the children in these books 😭 I remember only the last one where the female lead stayed in the palace for over ten years for her child (never forgiving the male lead or allowing him to be close to her), before leaving to find her lover 😂 The plots are all really good. Although they follow the typical formula, each book has its own unique charm, so you'll never get tired of them! I absolutely love these clear-headed female leads!

18. 168 夺 He Seized His Minister's Wife and Imprisoned Her in the Eastern Palace, but the Crown Prince Brother Drew His Sword to Steal Her Away 夺臣妻囚东宫，太子哥哥提剑抢婚 Xiaoxiao Xiqiu潇潇稀秋Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Both virgins + faux siblings + coercive possession + no blood relation] [Innocent, stunning imperial princess vs. sweet-looking but secretly calculating, possessive imperial brother] Pei Zhiwan was the only princess of the Great Sheng dynasty. Her beauty was unrivaled, and she was betrothed to the person she loved. Then, after an accident, her imperial brother, who was not related to her by blood and was also the Crown Prince, spent a night with her and took her innocence. Her imperial brother 12.7kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves
19. 169 纵 Spoiled: Scheming to Marry My Cousin 纵宠：谋娶表妹 Xuanxuan Like Water萱萱若水Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + doting romance + not a strong female lead] Shen Wu is descended from a daughter of the Xie family who married out. Her family was once distinguished but has since fallen into decline, and her mother, born into a noble family, worked herself to death at an early age. As he lay gravely ill and near death, her father entrusted her marriage to relatives in the clan. They coveted her beauty and planned to marry her off to one of their own sons’ superiors as a pawn to curry favor. U 2.8kReads8.8Score385Shelves

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    The down-on-her-luck heroine's goals: 🌹First, to enter the palace and become a person of high status. 🌹Second, to marry her fourth cousin, Xie Huaiqing. The male lead forces himself on the heroine in his dreams, believing he can control her and watch her flirt with her fourth cousin, which infuriates him to the point of spitting blood!

20. 170 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. 25.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
21. 171 禁 Her Captor 禁锢她 Yi Yi苡議Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted She is Le An, the beloved youngest daughter of the Great Yu emperor. Before she turned sixteen, she could have anything she wanted. After she turned sixteen, the father who loved her most passed away. Once her older brother ascended the throne, the first thing he did was send her to Northern Di as a hostage. Even the young general of Great Yu, the man her father had chosen as her betrothed, approved of this decision. All because the one who was supposed to be sent as a hostage was her brother's 8kReads8.1Score325Shelves
22. 172 新 After Mistaking My Groom on Our Wedding Night, the Mad Minister Steals Me Away 新婚夜认错夫君后，疯批权臣窃娇夺爱 Osmanthus-Stuffed Lotus Root桂花莲藕酿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force + The Chase Is On After the Breakup + Court and Household Intrigue + Male Lead Is Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within + Both Reborn + Both Pure + Sweet at First, Angsty Later] On her wedding night, Shang Yunruo has a strange dream. In it, she humiliates her husband’s younger brother, Chu Yan, driving him to become a dark, scheming powerbroker. In the end, he imprisons her in an underground chamber and abuses her until she meets a tragic end. Afraid the dream might come true, s 4.5kReads8.9Score630Shelves

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    The female lead is his sister-in-law, yet he still can't control himself and forces himself on her. She's the only person in the world who's good to him, and he only listens to her. Until she finds out that on their wedding night, it was actually him she shared the bed with… It's incredibly exciting and thrilling! Highly recommended! The low rating is because it's still ongoing. Go for it! If you don't like it, come back and scold me!

23. 173 穿 Book Transmigration: After Failing to Escape from My Sickly-Obsessive Disciple 穿书：从病娇徒弟身边逃走失败后 Cabbage Won't Haggle白菜不砍价、Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted A snow-white, aloof, otherworldly beauty of a master, adored by all * A tragic, possessive, universally disliked, yandere disciple Shen Xiuyun stayed up all night reading a novel, accidentally died, and transmigrated into the story as a sickly, beautiful master. By the time he arrived, the story was already in its latter half. Shen Xiuyun: “Help! The master is in the Demon Realm, and his disciple has completely lost it. What should I do?” System: “Run. If you succeed once, you can go home.” Shen 5.9kReads9.4Score866Shelves

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    The male lead is extremely possessive and obsessive. He wants to know everything the female lead does and says every day. He insists on sleeping with her every night, and he even gets jealous when their child is close to her. The child seems to have inherited his genes, but it's incredibly addictive and makes you want to keep watching.

24. 174 读 After Reading Minds, I Found Out My Crown Prince Cousin Is a Total Madman! 读心后，发现太子表哥是疯批！ Warm Wine, Fading Ink温酒残墨Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [Sweet, delicate cousin × mad Crown Prince + possessive pursuit + forced love + mind-reading + devoted couple + sweet romance + happy ending] Shen Qingtang is the adopted daughter of a marquis’s household and has been doted on since childhood. Not only does her maternal aunt, the Empress, adore her, but her cousin, the Crown Prince, treats her like his own little sister. Until the day after her coming-of-age banquet, when she suddenly gains the ability to read minds! She hears that her Crown 13.8kReads8.3Score1.3kShelves
25. 175 仙 The Immortal's Appearance 仙人状 Shi Jin是今Martial Arts313k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + mystery solving + male lead with a secret identity + lovers who fight as fiercely as they love] A dazzling, outspoken heroine and a seemingly gentle but secretly ruthless physician, locked in a battle of equals as they fall in love! A celebrated romance author's popular historical mystery! A relationship between equals, full of tension; heart-stopping court intrigue; and the shocking truth behind bizarre murders! A celestial being appears in a dream to help solve a case and 16.2kReads9.6Score2.7kShelves
26. 176 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
27. 177 疯 The Mad Prince Is a Hopeless Romantic, and the Cold Palace Maid Has Nowhere to Run 疯批太子恋爱脑，冷情宫女没路跑 Bury Books, Cut Inkstones葬书斩砚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The new novel, The Spoiled Little Sister Beckons, and the Cold-Faced Powerful Official Follows, is super sweet!) [Dark, obsessive crown prince + powerful man lowering his head + possessive love + sweet romance with just a tiny bit of angst] Shen Zhao served as a palace attendant to the empress for eight years. Just when she finally managed to leave the palace, she was reassigned to the Eastern Palace to become the crown prince's first palace maid. Outsiders all said the crown prince was gentl 6.7kReads8.5Score839Shelves

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    There's bound to be one that suits you.

28. 178 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves
29. 179 疯 The Mad Emperor Insists I’m His Long-Lost White Moonlight 疯批帝王非说我是他早逝的白月光 Napping Beneath This Plum Tree在此梅下小眠Ancient Romance523k WordsOngoing [Possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + both leads are virgins + twists + wife-chasing hell] Meng Xing had died once. In her previous life, she was Wei Yang, Princess Consort of Prince Ping, who had devoted the power of her entire clan to helping the man she loved ascend the throne. Yet just as glory seemed within reach, she died with bitterness in her heart, only to learn that his affection had always been an illusion. When she opened her eyes again, she was a young girl named Meng Xing. 133Reads8.5Score—Shelves
30. 180 守 After I Was Widowed, the Marquis Took Me into His Household 守寡后，侯爷夺我入府 Spring Mountain Jade春山玉Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted [Abduction and domination + the heroine has had previous lovers, the hero has not] [Warning: The hero is a bad seed. He is faithful to his wife but has no morals. This is not a strong, independent heroine story. Don’t read if that bothers you.] The Marquis of Anwu, Wei Lin, had a concubine named Shen He, whom he had personally seized from the countryside. Shen He was breathtakingly beautiful, timid by nature, and weak and helpless. She would never escape his grasp, and he was quite pleased with 578Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    🎐🎀①The female lead's biggest regret was that she and her husband saved the male lead, giving him many opportunities to take advantage of her. Her husband also died because of him! 🎐🎀②When the male lead first met her, she was already married, but he fell in love with her at first sight. When she came to him, the emperor, for some reason, he finally had the opportunity to take her as his wife!

31. 181 疯 The Mad Tyrant Claims His Beloved and Keeps Her in His Palace Night After Night 疯批暴君，夺娇进宫夜夜缠 A Summer Night Sky浅夏夜空Ancient Romance609k WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession] [A Ruler Steals His Minister's Wife] [Forced Love] [Instinctive Attraction] [Escape and Fake Death] [The Male Lead Fights to Claim Her] [Both Pure] [Sweet, Clear-Headed Beauty vs. Mad Tyrant] On the night of a palace banquet, Yu Qingqing, the betrothed of General Lin, is framed by a concubine and mistakenly enters the emperor's bedchamber, where she spends a night with the tyrant. Having had a taste of her, the tyrant can't get enough. He ignores her status as his minister' 24.6kReads8.2Score2.6kShelves
32. 182 替 The Runaway Stand-In Was Caught, and the Mad Emperor Coaxes Her Every Night 替身逃跑被抓回，疯批帝王夜夜哄 Yun Chuchuchu云初初初Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [The score is low because ratings have just opened. It will rise later.] [Both leads are faithful + clear-headed transmigrated heroine + sharp-tongued, scheming, lovesick hero + the hero grovels for love + a man in power bows his head for love] [Heroine's point of view]: When do I finally believe in an emperor's love? When I stabbed him, ran away twice, and was caught in the act the last time, just as I was preparing to marry someone else. When I thought I was done for, but he forgave me after s 4.1kReads9.2Score416Shelves
33. 183 易 The Fertile Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Soft, Driving the Mad Emperor Wild 易孕小宫女娇且软，馋哭疯批帝王 Yan Zhinuan妍知暖Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [Sweet, tearful little palace maid & barren, deranged emperor] [Not both virgins | Coercive romance | He dotes on her exclusively after they meet | She later conceives and rises in status | Light palace intrigue | Powerful man, weak woman] Su Mian had seen too many concubines lose the emperor’s favor, some even losing their lives while competing for it. The only rule she lived by as a palace maid was: disguise herself, save money, and leave the palace! Who knew that one unexpected collision woul 15kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
34. 184 逃 On the Day She Tried to Flee, the Mad Prince Imprisoned Her in the Eastern Palace 逃跑当日，疯批太子囚她入东宫 Let Me Have a Bottle of Ice-Cold Cola让我喝瓶冰阔乐Ancient Romance404k WordsCompleted [Step-by-step scheming + possessive pursuit + both leads are chaste + calculating heroine + she runs, he chases.] The low rating is only because the book has just started getting rated! Xuan Shu disguises herself as an ugly woman and designs gardens for a living. When she goes to deliver a set of designs to the Duke’s manor, she unexpectedly encounters the Crown Prince. Xuan Shu has heard that Crown Prince Pei Heng spent eight years as a hostage in his youth, yet remains gentle, modest, courteo 1.6kReads8.8Score141Shelves

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    A ruthless and vicious Crown Prince versus a beautiful and aloof landscape gardener. At first glance, Pei Heng saw the woman's fair skin peeking out from under her collar, then her dark, sallow face and thick, worm-like eyebrows, and couldn't help but smile. After seeing her face, Pei Heng thought, a thought stirring within him. Xuan Shu knew that her face, born into a commoner's family, would surely bring trouble, so she usually disguised herself when going out. But she never imagined that even so, she couldn't escape the fate of being forced into marriage. How could she accept this…

35. 185 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 12.5kReads8.1Score602Shelves

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    This book subverts expectations.

36. 186 从 After Escaping the Brooding Crown Prince, He Went Mad 从阴鸷太子身边潜逃后，他发疯了 Jia Ling袈灵Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [A clever, sly little fox × a calculating, composed crown prince] Song Lingyi transmigrated into the body of a fallen noblewoman whose parents had both died. To protect herself and stay alive, she had no choice but to give herself to a bandit chief while traveling to the capital to seek out her relatives. This bandit chief was no ordinary man. He was handsome and distinguished, with the bearing of a gentleman, and was skilled in both letters and arms. He was simply too cold and unpredictable. P 6.3kReads8.3Score868Shelves
37. 187 皇 Spare Me, Imperial Uncle! The Delicate Little Darling Can't Take Care of Herself 皇叔饶命，小娇娇她柔弱不能自理 One Bite, Five Pigs一口五头猪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Domineering Possessiveness + Regent Prince + Imperial Uncle + Scheming Hero + Mutual Devotion + Loyal Puppy] Chu Li was an abandoned baby who had been adopted. Consort Wen made her pose as the ninth prince, a boy, to win the emperor’s favor. But Chu Li was determined to be a lazybones, eating her fill and waiting for death. Unfortunately, fate had other plans. The Regent Prince was supposed to win first place in the autumn hunt, but she accidentally saved the empero 10.2kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
38. 188 锁 Locking Tang in as Empress 锁棠为后 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted On the third day after Yan fell, Princess Lu Tang knelt before her father's spirit tablet in mourning clothes, weeping until she could barely stand. Footsteps sounded behind her. It was the boy who had once been held hostage in Yan for three years, now the Emperor of Qin, Shen Mo. He crouched down and brushed her cheek with his fingertips. “Five years ago, when you were fourteen, I watched you dance. I've never forgotten it.” He took her by the wrist and pulled her away from the spirit tablet 1.9kReads8.6Score101Shelves

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    Forced marriage! I recommend the book "Locking Tang as Empress." A princess of a fallen kingdom and an emperor who destroys it! Forced into marriage and imprisoned in the deep palace, she tries to escape, he pursues, she has no way to escape. Every time she tries to escape, she is caught again.

39. 189 疯 The Mad Emperor Steals Another's Wife 疯批天子夺人妻 Xu Xu絮絮Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Reborn + Regretful Pursuit + Alternate Setting + Madman + Tragic Ending] In her previous life, Xu Xiangsi, daughter of the prime minister, abandoned her childhood sweetheart Xiao Feng and chose Xiao Fu Zheng, a down-on-his-luck prince. She stood by Xiao Fu Zheng through all their hardships and watched him rise step by step. In the end, he ascended the throne and made her empress. But she also watched him fill his harem with consorts while she spent every night alone. He ev 2.9kReads8.4Score156Shelves

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    The completed novel features a very strong female lead who is forcibly taken from the protagonist. Initially a bodyguard, she later loses all her martial arts skills and disguises herself as a woman to become the top scholar and Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. The early episodes are very good. The synopsis is inadequate; I can't describe how good it is.

40. 190 前 Her Ex-Husband Became Emperor, and She Was Forced to Divorce Him 前夫君登基为帝，她被逼和离 Fortune-Bringing Senior Sister招财大师姐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a little bitter flower VS a mad dog of an emperor? Six years after their divorce, Sheng Wu’s former husband ascended the throne. The day the news reached her second husband’s family, her mother-in-law forced a divorce agreement into her hands. She said that Sheng Wu had once been the new emperor’s first wife, and the Jiang family dared not keep her. Sheng Wu thought her mother-in-law was worrying far too much! After their divorce, he married the woman he 15.8kReads6.7Score995Shelves

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    Six years after their divorce, Sheng Fu's ex-husband ascended the throne. The day the news reached her second husband's family, her mother-in-law insisted on giving her a divorce decree. She claimed that since she had been the new emperor's first wife, the Jiang family dared not keep her. Sheng Fu thought her mother-in-law was overthinking it! After the divorce, he married the woman he had longed for, and she herself remarried. --A clean break, a complete separation. She believed that her ex-husband becoming emperor and her becoming a Jiang family woman did not conflict. When they met again, Sheng Fu knelt before the emperor's imposing presence, referring to herself as his subject. A smile played on the emperor's lips, but as he watched, the smile gradually changed, taking on a sinister meaning. Later, at a palace banquet, his eyes were dark and fanatical, wildly...

41. 191 东 The Crown Prince's Relentless Devotion 东宫强宠 Pre-Qingming Rain明前雨Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Mild Coercion] [Mutually Chaste] Shen Qingjue is the pampered and supremely noble Crown Prince of the Sheng Dynasty, The Outcast, yet he frequently dreams at night of a woman. In his dreams, he loves her deeply and hates her bitterly. Shen Qingjue treats love with contempt, believing it to be an insignificant distraction. But after meeting this woman in real life, he repeatedly makes exceptions and loses his mind. On her way back to the capital after returning to her hometown to pay respects to 2.9kReads8.8Score326Shelves
42. 192 强 Forced Into Marriage, Spoiled Without Restraint 强宠为婚 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Both virgins / forced love / possessive pursuit / love at first sight / angst / unconventional happy ending The male lead is obsessive, unhinged, and not a good person (that won’t change). The heroine is weak (if you don’t like that, don’t read). Forced love, not an empowering heroine’s revenge story. Readers who are protective of the heroine should beware. That summer, beneath a loquat tree heavy with golden fruit, Song Jin stood quietly in a white shirt. The sunlight filtered through the leave 16.7kReads8.4Score585Shelves

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    These six books are all about forced marriage, which I think is pretty good. Ignoring the female lead's tendency to cry, the first one is truly excellent. Each character's personality changes throughout the story without falling apart. It's rare to find characters whose personalities are based on their living and upbringing. After reading them, I felt so glad I lived in modern times! [Laughing and crying emojis]

43. 193 北 Spring in Beiping 北平春 Lan Ze兰泽Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted She is a poor young woman with her heart set on someone else, while he is high above everyone and has never been moved by love. A chance encounter, and her smile steals his heart. She is both his blessing and his undoing. 5.2kReads8.6Score433Shelves
44. 194 替 I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 28.4kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    The female lead swaps places with her sister because the sister was reborn. She knows that in her previous life, the female lead married a good husband who became the prime minister, while she herself suffered a miserable fate. Reborn, she wants to change her destiny. The female lead marries the emperor but dies suddenly that night. The childless concubines are to be buried with him, but the emperor rescues her. They gradually develop feelings for each other... It's a good story! 👀

45. 195 佳 A Wife Like a Dream: Mr. Gu's Beloved 佳妻如梦：顾少的心尖宠 Lan Ze兰泽Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted He is the young marshal of Jiangnan, commanding mighty armies and renowned throughout the land. She is a gentle young woman from a poor family, with her heart already given to someone else. In a single night, she becomes his wife. The vast gulf between their stations means she is destined to tread carefully around him. But when her childhood sweetheart returns and the truth of the past comes to light, what choice will she make? 3kReads8.6Score262Shelves
46. 196 和 The Royal Husband Sent as a Hostage: Imprisoned, He Keeps Getting Cornered on the Emperor's Bed 和亲男后：囚禁后总被皇帝堵床上 Sen Yan森琰Two Male Leads505k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads: Dominant Emperor Top and Consort Prince Bottom. Older, Fatherly Top, Ten-Year Age Gap. Love at First Sight, Unscrupulous Tactics, Taking by Force, Intense Push and Pull, Imprisonment, Forced Love in a Dark Room.] Chu Zhao was Great He's most beautiful man and its greatest general. He had gone to battle ten times and crushed the grassland enemies each time. But on his eleventh campaign, Chu Zhao was defeated by the grassland king, Huyan Lie, and driven to the city gates. Below th 32.1kReads7.0Score4.1kShelves

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    This book is [heart emoji][heart emoji][heart emoji][heart emoji] It's really good!

47. 197 快 Quick Transmigration: The Aloof Beauty Is Once Again Being Stolen Away by Force 快穿之高岭之花又被强取豪夺了 Little Sugar Pastry一只糖酥Modern Romance68k WordsOngoing Synopsis: The heroine, Ruan Tangtang, is a lofty beauty who doesn’t know how beautiful she is. [Everyone is drawn to her] [Corruption] [Lofty beauty] [Everyone is unhinged] [Coercive possession] [Polite scoundrels] [Yandere] [Love rival showdown] Content warning: This really is coercive possession!!! No moral compass!! (Got it?) A trashy, indulgent romance featuring a shameless heroine. The men are virgins. No fixed couple, and she takes no responsibility. Ruan Tangtang has always been emotion 86Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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    🍀The female lead is forcibly taken by the imperial advisor, losing her fiancé and being forced to marry him. She's not a naive or innocent character; the story has both sweet and heart-wrenching moments.🍀The male lead is ruthless and forceful in his pursuit of her. The female lead travels from modern times to ancient times and is then reborn...

48. 198 都 It's All Those Men's Fault: They Tempt Me with Their Abs 都是那些男人的错，用腹肌诱撩我 The Little Girl Who Goes Crunch小女孩咯嘣脆Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Not mutually exclusive, but all the men are chaste] [A sharp-tongued heroine + a battlefield of male rivals + System + everyone's favorite + heroine claims the men + card draws + strong female lead] Su Qiannian transmigrates into the body of the legitimate daughter of a marquis's household. Her half-sister has already had countless men, while Su Qiannian has kept herself pure, waiting for her betrothed to come propose. Who could have guessed that her fiancé would become her brother-in-law? She 5.7kReads9.0Score649Shelves

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    ✨✨The male leads are twins, both with yandere tendencies, and they forcefully pamper the female leads. This story is slightly crazy, and the female lead is gradually forced to become a yandere herself.👀👀 ✨✨It's a 1vN format, and the female lead is incredibly popular. Let's see how she easily wins over these high-quality male leads!👀👀👀

49. 199 误 After Provoking a Madman, the Healer Fled with His Child 误惹疯子后，医女带球跑 Sheng Sheng in My Embrace笙笙入怀Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Coercive Pursuit + Runaway Romance] [Newly Rated] Chang Xi is a physician whose greatest wish is to have a small clinic of her own. Xue Zhuo was ordered to travel south of the Yangtze to investigate a corruption case. One moment of carelessness, and he was dosed with Spring Breeze Entwined, an aphrodisiac. That day, Chang Xi went to a pleasure house to treat one of the women there, and by a twist of fate, the two spent a night together. When he came to, the man wanted to give her a title and ta 720Reads8.2Score101Shelves

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    It's all about force and robbery, but it's also incredibly handsome. [Licking screen][sending hearts]

50. 200 大 The Tyrant Has Arrived, Carrying His Adorable Little Wife 大暴君拎着他的小娇妻走来啦 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Song Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she wrote herself. - She goes out to admire the lotus flowers and gets shoved in front of an arrow meant for the tyrant by a scheming white lotus. She attends a palace banquet, gets tempted by the wine, and ends up testing whether it’s poisoned for the tyrant! At first, The tyrant: “My queen really is a jinx.” Later, The tyrant: “The queen must be in love with me.” Song Qingqing: “No, I’m just a jinx. Ma 2.1kReads9.2Score181Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese romance novels, featuring forceful acquisition and seduction [cool][cool][cool] Book 1: Forced acquisition + wife-chasing tragedy + yandere romance. The male lead is arrogant, obsessive, and possessive; the female lead is intelligent and witty. A big bad wolf and a little white rabbit combination [smirk][smirk][smirk] Book 2: The male lead is stingy but extremely doting on the female lead. A sweet and adorable story [learned][learned][learned] Book 3: A prince takes a liking to the female lead at first sight and forcibly takes her. She tries to escape, he chases, and she has no way to escape [facepalm]

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