Historical Stories with Two Male Couples, One of Them a Steward and a Guard (Shadow Guard) 双楠古代的，其中有一对是管家和侍卫（暗卫）

1. 1 乖 The Dutiful Shadow Guard Is Reborn After Failing His Duty 乖乖暗卫失职重生 The Color of Dustlight尘光之色Two Male Leads331k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + both reborn + equally strong + mutually exclusive partners + scheming old fox draws in a lowly puppy + mild physical abuse early on + clear master-servant relationship] Contrasting, restrained, loyal guard bottom x protective, devoted, forceful sect leader top PS: It's strictly a master-servant bond in the beginning!! This is not a modernized take on the past; the top and bottom observe the proper hierarchy!! Don't assume they should be in love from the start! Later, they fall 3.1kReads9.2Score50814d adds

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   In his past life, the bodyguard Xuan Jiu failed in his duty. His master, on his deathbed, gave him the chance to live, but he still failed to complete his revenge and died with resentment. Reborn six years in the past, this time he is determined to protect his master, and the conspiracy hidden in his past life gradually surfaces. Meanwhile, his master also unlocks his crybaby side. From master and servant to mutual devotion, their adventure in the martial arts world under the dual rebirth setting is both heart-wrenching and sweet.

2. 2 你 You Are the Only Light of My Life 你是我一生唯一的光 The Bright Moon Sinks in the Western Sea西海沉明月Two Male Leads282k WordsCompleted The Duchess of Yingguo was poisoned by a concubine in her household and nearly died along with her unborn child. Although the poison was removed in time, the damage to her body meant she would likely never conceive again after the baby she was already carrying. Her elder sister, now the empress, suggested finding a folk healer who could prescribe a medicine guaranteed to produce a boy. Determined to bear the legitimate heir to the Duke of Yingguo, she took the medicine faithfully with every meal 74Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Ancient sweet romance novel

3. 3 他 He's So Arrogant and Unhinged. Aren't You Going to Do Something? 他这么拽这么颠，你不管吗 Twelfth Month 23腊月23Two Male Leads413k WordsCompleted This story is complete. Please check out the new novel, My Master Takes Our Child to the Cultivation World and Spreads Rumors That I Betrayed Him. [Scheming, clingy top pretending to be frail VS clever, theatrical bottom with plenty of crooked ideas] Su Tinglan opened his eyes to find himself bound in red cords and thrown onto the wedding bed of a sickly young heir. How unlucky could he be? From the start, he was forced to become someone else's husband. Whatever. Su Tinglan started by using a 299Reads7.5Score10514d adds

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   Two men, power struggles in ancient times

4. 4 暗 The Shadow Guard Dotes Exclusively on His Spoiled Young Master 暗卫他独宠纨绔世子 The Stars Need to Go to Bed Early星星要早睡Two Male Leads457k WordsOngoing Dual male leads: loyal guard gong × charming young heir shou Sweet romance | Devoted to each other, happy ending | Children | Side couple The early story is about political schemes and the push and pull between master and servant. From the middle onward, it's all about the couple's incredibly sweet romance. At first Young heir: “You took too long. You deserve to be punished...” Guard: “I accept whatever punishment the young heir sees fit.” Young heir: “Are you afraid to look at me?” Guard: “Yo 2.1kReads—Score27614d adds

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   It's very sweet, I recommend it! (*≧∪≦)👍🏻

5. 5 绑 After Binding to a System, My Target Got Pregnant with My Baby 绑定系统后，目标揣上我的崽 Your Chef在下厨师长Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Top protagonist, 1v1 + sweet pampering romance + nonhuman love interests + quick transmigration] (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later.) Ren Feng has always thought of himself as an ordinary human. He just gets strange illnesses now and then, like having oddly colored blood or unusually strong regenerative abilities... Then, on the day his genes collapse, he gets bound to a System. [You have died in the real world] [Time remaining: 23 hours, 59 minutes] [Survive at any cost] Ren Feng 8.2kReads8.9Score82614d adds

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   This is one of my favorite books. I hope the author continues to improve. Five-star recommendation.

6. 6 这 This Guard Has a Secret 这个侍卫有秘密 Extra Vinegar, Mildly Spicy微辣多醋Two Male Leads384k WordsCompleted The bodyguard has a secret he plans to take to his grave. His only wish in life is to save enough money to retire to the mountains and live a peaceful life. But things don’t go as he wishes. During an unexpected assignment, the bodyguard saves a clingy young man. The young man is about the same age as his little brother and has astonishing good looks, but he’s terribly timid. Living in constant fear of assassination, he clings pitifully to the bodyguard’s sleeve and refuses to let go. In a momen 2.3kReads9.0Score27314d adds

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   The untold story of the butler and the guard

7. 7 摄 The Regent's Bizarre Guard Says Even Less Than His Lordship 摄政王的奇葩侍卫，话比本王还少 Living Room Agent Yang Xiaomiao客厅特工杨小喵Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted Two male leads + slightly deadpan humor + the witty, aloof, tight-lipped regent Mo Linjun + his even more taciturn guard, Xiao Ran At first, they both seem quiet on the surface, but they have plenty to say in their heads. This is a fictional story, and everything in it is made up. Xiao Ran: I worked overtime all night, tapping away at the keyboard. I dropped dead at the office, and no one cared. Then I transmigrated to the fictional Great Yuan Dynasty, where I get to enjoy life as a guard. My ma 337Reads8.2Score11014d adds
8. 8 爽EN So Satisfying! The Butler Goes Feral and Sets the CEO Romance World Straight 爽翻！小管家靠发疯整顿霸总文学 Feiya绯娅Two Male Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + everyone’s favorite + unhinged antics + 1v1] Tao Zhiyan has transmigrated into a world formed by the fusion of multiple melodramatic domineering-president novels. The good news is that he can see the roles above everyone’s heads! For example, this one is an unloved illegitimate son, that one is the entertainment industry’s ultimate cuckold, and the one behind them is the ultimate scumbag attacker from a substitute romance! The bad news is that he is the butler to this group 8.8kReads9.6Score1.5k14d adds
9. 9 戎 Warhorse at the Frontier 戎马关山 A Different Kind of Moonlight不一样的月光Two Male Leads910k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Historical Romance + Two Equally Matched Leads + Political Intrigue + Intelligent Characters + Devoted Love] In the final years of the Great Jin Dynasty, warlords across the realm built up their own armies, and conflict spread everywhere, leaving ordinary people homeless and displaced. Xu Fengming was born into a family of merchants and carried the hopes of generations of his family with him when he successfully enrolled at the greatest academy in the land. He wanted nothing mo 60Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Is it okay if one of the couples is an assassin and a prince? 🤦

10. 10 哥 My Brother's Wedding Outfit Looks Great. Good Thing I Have One Too 哥哥婚服真好看正好我也有一套 Sauce Sauce, Then Brew Brew酱酱又酿酿Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted Complete: [Dual Male Leads + Sweet Transmigration-Into-a-Book Romance + Goofy, Sharp-Tongued Banter + Obsessive Madman + Beloved Younger Man] The aloof, taciturn, beautiful-but-tragic villainous second male lead VS the goofy, sharp-tongued, socially inept, spoiled third male lead Shen Yu accidentally opened a romance novel aimed at female readers and transmigrated into the novel as a third male lead with the same name, a pathetic simp who was eventually ordered executed along with all 108 member 11.5kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
11. 11 星 Starfall King 星罗王 Chen Ming from Bazhong巴中陈茗Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Prince Tuyang Danzhen of the Xingluo Kingdom grew up starved of love. Then he found his sun: Fu Wangtian. His heart opened for his sun. When the light came, he became happy and warm. When it disappeared, he closed his heart and silently endured, armoring himself with coldness and strength. Though covered in wounds, he never gave up on love! Was that right or wrong? 49Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is amazing!

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