Looking for Historical Romance With a Silly, Naive Female Lead, But Not the Typical Sweet and Innocent Type 女主傻傻的憨憨的古言文 ，不是那种傻白甜

1. 1 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Timid Yet Spoiled, and the Love-Crazed Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 笨蛋美人怂且娇，病娇皇上日日宠 Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Obsessive love + exclusive devotion + both leads inexperienced + nurturing romance + mutual salvation] [Wildly imaginative, not a purely historical romance] Yan Ruoruo’s brain was damaged by a high fever when she was little. Sometimes clever and sometimes dim-witted, she was always coming out with cutting one-liners that could kill a person on the spot. By a twist of fate, she saved an obsessive, tyrannical emperor. From then on, he doted on her endlessly. The on 9.4kReads9.0Score838Shelves

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   🍁Because the heroine had a high fever when she was a child, her reactions are slow and clumsy, and her brain is different from the thinking logic of normal people. After accidentally saving the male protagonist, she named him Dahei just because she thought he was better than the dog in the backyard, that dog plus Xiaohei. Later, he took her into the palace and named her Guaguai, just his Guaguai.

2. 2 东 Spring Scents Escape the Eastern Palace 东宫春色关不住 More Than Today不止今朝Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing An innocent, naive farm girl × a cold-faced, arrogant crown prince Cozy everyday life / both pure and devoted / sweet romance / one-on-one / happy ending Jun Linyan fell off a cliff and met a farm girl who saved his life. But he also suffered more in one go than he had in his entire life. Sleeping in a pigsty, eating pig slop… Unable to take it anymore, Jun Linyan secretly slaughtered one of her chickens to get some decent food. The farm girl glared at him. “You penniless freeloader! Pay m 1.4kReads—Score154Shelves

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   The heroine has lived in the mountains for three years because she is guarding the tomb, so she has no knowledge of many things in the outside world. Moreover, she is an out-and-out peasant girl, and she does not understand the hierarchy of the powerful. She just wants to work hard to pay off her debts. Unexpectedly, she saves the prince and is taken into the palace by the prince, starting a life of rampage in the palace [face covering]

3. 3 替 A Princess Consort’s Daily Life After a Substitute Marriage 替嫁世子妃日常 Du Qianqian of Yuyang Mountain玉阳山的杜芊芊Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted A scheming, patient male lead + a female lead who plays the fool to catch her enemies (A story about a homebody, full of lovey-dovey moments, with a sweet and gentle heroine) She takes her elder sister’s place and marries a fearsome young lord. On their wedding night, she gazes at him with tender affection. Her husband is truly handsome, not frightening at all. But she keeps finding ways to anger him, or at least she does until she runs away from home. Her husband’s expression darkens, and at la 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very silly,

4. 4 惊 What? The Little Brother I Raised Is a Black Lotus 惊！养大的弟弟竟是黑莲花 Autumn Chill秋日凉Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 493Reads8.4Score101Shelves

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   The heroine is silly and naive, very good-looking, I recommend her~

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 9kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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   Story synopsis: A quick-traveling heroine who tortures a scumbag. Character characteristics: The heroines are very strong and crazy. Relationship between the protagonists: the system and the taskmaster. Theme category: no CP. Recommended star rating: two stars.

6. 6 快 Run! The Deranged Host Has No Heart 快跑，疯批宿主她没有心 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Li Ku was once a piece of deadwood from the Primordial Realm, rootless and adrift in the abyss. Her daily routine was to watch countless great demons enter in perfect shape and leave missing limbs. One day, someone claiming to be a Tasker mistook her for a treasure and brought her back to the Time and Space Administration. No freeloaders were allowed there, so Li Ku, gathering dust, was kicked into a mission world. What was a mission? In t 6.2kReads9.3Score730Shelves
7. 7 系 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 38.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
8. 8 穿 Book Transmigration: How Did the Pure-Hearted Male Supporting Lead Go Astray? 穿书：纯情男配怎么长歪了？ Xiang Huaji厢花几Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Both Leads Are Each Other's First + Happy Ending] [A heroine who wants to save him but accidentally makes things worse vs. a love-starved male lead who starts out as a sweet puppy and later becomes obsessive and dangerously possessive] By a twist of fate, Wu Jiao transmigrates into a book and meets Xu Zhicen, a supporting male character whose entire life is summed up in just a few lines. The first time she sees him, he's a miserable little boy lying on a broken wooden 267Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   I rarely read ancient sayings [think] but you can give it a try

9. 9 穿 I Became the White Moonlight of the Villain’s Younger Brother 穿成反派弟弟的白月光 Help, Help, Help啊救救救Ancient Romance392k WordsCompleted Xu Xi transmigrates into a book. The System tells her to become the villain's short-lived moonlight: make the pitiful villainous younger brother fall in love with her, give him warmth and affection, then leave as soon as the time is right. “What! That's just playing with someone's feelings!” Xu Xi says she can't do something so despicable. But the System tells her that if she doesn't, she'll be erased immediately. So Xu Xi is forced to approach the villain's younger brother, and after a great de 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves
10. 10 病 The Lovesick Demon Lord Shows His Fox Tail, Teasing the Sweetheart Until She Goes Weak at the Knees 病娇魔王露狐尾，撩拨娇娇苏断腿 Wu Li Chouchou乌里丑丑Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Sweet Girl x Beautiful, Strong, Wretched Yandere Black Lotus] After the Immortal Sect was destroyed, Rong Yao was handed over to the Demon King, Yin Yanxiu, as a concubine. The great demon king had a foul temper, brooding and prone to fits of rage. When he was in a bad mood, he either killed people or took it out on her. To survive, Rong Yao stayed by his side in constant fear. Then she was reborn at the age of sixteen. In the future, Yin Yanxiu would be the Demon King feared by all t 5.6kReads9.3Score751Shelves

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    The beginning and middle of the first book are really good. Sisters can read. The writing is very good. The male protagonist is very knowledgeable and treats the female protagonist very well. The career part is not boring either, I read the full text without skipping a chapter [face covering] I used to skip reading all the articles. My favorite part is the part where the heroine touches the hero's fox tail and ears. Don't ask me why, just go and watch it yourself [lick screen] I feel a little regretful at the end, it's a bit sloppy, but it's not indecent. It's a treasure novel~

11. 11 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 26.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
12. 12 乖 Good Girl! Baby, Let Me Love You! The Coldhearted Tycoon Coaxes Me Into His Arms 乖！宝宝疼我！被冷冰冰大佬诱哄 Little Spoiled One小撒娇Modern Romance642k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + little seductress + the whole family pays the price] In her past life, Jiang Wan Mian was deceived and led astray. Only as she lay dying did she finally see how much Quan Jingsu loved her. He loved her with a consuming, obsessive passion, and was willing to give up his life for her. Reborn into a new life, Jiang Wan Mian wants nothing more than to throw herself into his arms without a second thought and shower her 10.5kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
13. 13 我 I Claimed a Mountain in the Imperial Capital 我在帝都占山头 Manifestation化相Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Righteous Female Bandit vs. Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Historical fantasy + mystery-solving + strong female lead + sweet romance + winning her back + personal growth] Ye Wanwan has ended up in the imperial capital. Down on her luck, she blocks the road and robs passersby. As fate would have it, her first target is none other than Gu Qingyan, the sickly, scheming minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Seeing that she's just a simple girl with a big appetite, Gu Qingyan kindly 491Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    These books are beautiful!

14. 14 女 Matriarchy: The Mad Young Lord Keeps Smoothing Things Over with His Wife 女尊：疯批世子爷又在哄妻主 Bend at the Waist折腰Ancient Romance325k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, unconventional matriarchy] [An innocent, sunny, carefree girl with a carefree attitude VS a crazy, wolfish, beautiful man who seems gentle but is secretly ruthless, with overwhelming possessiveness] [Things to know before reading: 1. Men can bear children. 2. The heroine is not strong or a larger-than-life female lead. She is an adorable, somewhat naive ordinary girl. 3. The heroine's flaws: she can't practice martial arts and is very weak in a fight. She's 7.1kReads9.2Score532Shelves
15. 15 小 The Poor Little One Is Brought to the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince and Spoiled Every Day 小可怜被太子抱回东宫，日日宠冠 Astonishing Beauty惊颜Ancient Romance905k WordsOngoing [The silly, teary beauty Su Yao and the cold, haughty Crown Prince Xie Jingzhao] [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + doting husband + fiercely protective + sweet romance + exclusive love] [Also known as: Oh No! The Crown Prince Found Out I Spread Rumors That We Were Involved!] Su Yao was an obscure laundry maid in the Crown Prince’s residence. One day, she happened to incur the wrath of the maid who attended the Crown Prince at night and was driven out of the residence. Back in her village, 518Reads8.9Score101Shelves
16. 16 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates and Gets Tricked by a Villain into Becoming a Stepmother 丧尸穿越后，被反派诓去当后娘 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should I do after transmigrating? Chu Chi held her head in her hands and thought for ages. A zombie's brain has only just grown in, so she has to make good use of it. When in doubt, sleep on it first. After Lin You'an woke up, the first thing she did was grab her little sister and escape the wolf's den. Along the way, she also found herself a stepmother. “So, you’re saying you’re my son?” “Mm-hmm.” “How old am I?” “Eighteen?” “How old are you?” “Eight.” “I’ve read plenty of books, so don’t 24.7kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
17. 17 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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    I feel like these books are okay, but the backends are a bit cruel [laughing][laughing]

18. 18 白 Ode to White Hair 白头赋 Little Paper Boat纸船儿Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a daze, she seemed to see that young man again, standing in the spring sunshine as he asked her: “Do you have feelings for me?” 128Reads5.4Score—Shelves
19. 19 丫 Girl, This King Will Spoil You for Life 丫头本王就是要宠你一辈子 Iron Marble铁弹珠Historical459k WordsCompleted One devoted couple + sweet romance (no transmigration, no rebirth, and no angst from beginning to end!) Zhu Qiqi is the princess of the Jinling Kingdom, abandoned far from home and raised as a boy by the Grand Witch Granny. She is thirteen, yet only as tall as a seven-year-old! Her blood can cure deadly poisons, and she can understand the language of animals. To grow taller, she leaves the Divine Bird Tribe. By chance, she is mistaken for a boy and becomes Prince Chen's human hot-water bottle. 48Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Shuangjie sweet article.

20. 20 等 Wait, You're My Wife 等等，你是我老婆 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Chu Wushuang and her first love, Tong Yan, were studying abroad when her family was suddenly struck by disaster. Wushuang’s father fell ill and could no longer run his company. With no choice, she and her boyfriend returned to China separately to take over their respective family affairs. Her father’s company was beset by internal and external troubles and on the brink of collapse. Just as Wushuang was overwhelmed, she received a breakup text from her boyfriend. Hit by both blows, she went to a 26Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Chu Wushuang, who was in the pain of lovelorn, unexpectedly had a relationship with Jiang Ming, who was unrelated. Two strangers have a child, and they have to give it to them in marriage. But after getting married, Chu Wushuang was full of boredom with Jiang Ming, and even hated having children. Chu Wushuang has been looking forward to the return of her first love, but she feels ashamed of her first love. Jiang Ming was full of guilt for his impulse at that time. Four years have passed. The first love that Chu Wushuang has been thinking about has returned. Life is in turmoil. Where to go? Everyone is confused.

21. 21 老 Honey, Why Are You Leaving? 老婆，你为什么要离开 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban386k WordsCompleted After his wife went to Sichuan for a class reunion, she began treating her husband coldly. Their relationship had nearly reached the breaking point, leaving the husband, who loved her deeply, in unbearable anguish. At last, one day, his wife left. She left the city where they had lived for years, left the home they had shared for years, and went far away to Sichuan. Unable to bear life without his wife, and determined to understand why she had left, the husband kept wondering what had happened 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves
22. 22 成 After Making a Comeback, My Ex-Wife Wants to Remarry Me 成功逆袭后，前妻找我复婚 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban216k WordsCompleted Ding Peng and Fang Jia graduated from the same ordinary university and were among countless ordinary wage earners. They fell in love in college. Ding Peng was handsome, tall, and strong, while Fang Jia was gentle and beautiful, with a stunning figure. They built a happy family that everyone envied. Wherever they went, people admired them as a couple. Ding Peng had always been very clever. As a child, he watched martial arts movies and took up martial arts because he wanted to become a great hero 337Reads5.0Score—Shelves
23. 23 中 A Lonely Journey in Middle Age 中年孤独之旅 Where Does My Heart Drift?心漂向何方Urban499k WordsCompleted A class reunion brought the family's crisis to a head. Unable to bear a dull life whose end she could already see, Du Xinyue finally left after her son finished the college entrance exam. Xu Hao, who had grown accustomed to that life, couldn't handle the devastating blow. He, too, left the city of heartbreak, hoping to start a new life. Will they meet again? I hope they can. 4Reads6.3Score—Shelves
24. 24 往 Twin Blossoms of the City of Rebirth 往生城之连理枝 Arwen亚玟Ancient Romance153k WordsOngoing To outsiders, Shen Li was praised as a handsome young gentleman, graceful as a jade tree and the pride of his family. Yet this exquisite, gentle boy had never known his father's affection. His mother was framed by a concubine and died with grievances in her heart. His father drove him into a shabby little house and left him to fend for himself. He ate leftovers and endured the servants' disdain. Once, he tried to poison himself, but Shen Yu saved him. From then on, Shen Yu was his only light. Sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine is naive but not stupid

25. 25 如 Dreaming of Southern Tang 如梦南唐 Hermit of Jieting Mountain街亭山人Ancient Romance314k WordsOngoing In the vast universe, there is a star system called Kui. Like Earth, it is inhabited by humans. The continent on Kui is known as the Hunyuan Continent, and on it lies the Kingdom of Beiyun. Strangely enough, the history depicted in its stories is much like that of the Northern Song Dynasty on Earth, with only minor differences. Who rules this universe, and who keeps it running, remains unknown! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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