Historical Romance: Male Lead Falls in Love at First Sight and Uses Any Means to Claim Her 古言男主一见钟情强取豪夺

1. 101 罪 The Softly Alluring Sin Slave Has the Cold General Hooked 罪奴软诱娇，清冷将军上瘾了 Don't Ask About the Money Ahead莫问钱程Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted Obsessive, overbearing male lead + gentle, refined second male lead + sweet, doting romance with a yandere + a love-triangle showdown One needle from Imperial Physician Shen, and the noblewoman was bedridden! Overnight, some members of the Shen family were killed and others arrested. The elderly, women, and children left behind were exiled to a bitterly cold land. The pampered eldest daughter of the Shen family was driven to use her body to secure medicine for her younger brother. Once the capit 529Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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   This is a pure ancient romance novel with extremely delicate emotional descriptions. It's explosive from the very beginning and is super enjoyable.

2. 102 美 Three Escapes by a Beauty 美人三逃 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted (Possessive love + unhinged male lead + transmigrated female lead) Mad dog male lead × female lead he gradually drives mad Jiang Yuan ran away three times. The first time was when she learned that Pei Jing only intended to take her as a concubine. The second was after she pretended to be docile and obedient, successfully earning Pei Jing’s trust. The third was on the eve of their wedding. Unfortunately, fate played cruel tricks on her. She failed all three times, and Pei Jing grew more and more 9.4kReads8.2Score488Shelves

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   This is absolutely the pinnacle of the "forced marriage" genre. The female lead escaped three times, only to be caught by the male lead each time. Originally, they were mutually in love, but after he discovered she only wanted him as a concubine, he completely woke up and stopped loving him. [Shy]

3. 103 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.9kReads8.7Score213Shelves

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   This is an ancient Chinese romance novel featuring a strong male protagonist and a weak female lead. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and is extremely possessive. Initially, he cautiously tries to win her over, but the female lead is afraid of him and prefers the second male lead (who is also very good), so she avoids him. After witnessing the female lead and the second male lead together at a lantern festival, the male lead becomes completely corrupted. He uses his restless half-sister to forcefully take the female lead, beginning a year-long quest to possess her. Although the female lead is dominant in the relationship, she is powerless against the male lead, but this subservience of a powerful figure to love is all the more captivating. The ending is also very happy and satisfying, and the author even added a sweet epilogue.

4. 104 清 The Cool, Straight-Laced Man Is Forced into Love by a Mad Emperor 清冷直男，被疯批皇帝强制爱了 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads655k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive romance + fake-death fiction] Spring, Year Thirteen of the Jinghe Era Dusk settled in. The trees and grass stood bleak, and the wind howled like a mournful cry. On an otherwise peaceful, even uneventful afternoon, the emperor had only just awoken when he received news that Chen Yuzhen had fallen into the great river. The Yishui flowed broad and fast. He had died so suddenly, so quickly, and so lightly. He had left not even a whole corpse behind. The emperor was still s 21.4kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
5. 105 万 The Irresistible Beauty 万人迷她美颜盛世 Erxi Meatballs二喜丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The heroine is beautiful, more beautiful than the human imagination can comprehend. This is a quick transmigration novel where she completes missions using nothing but her looks. Any two beings who see the heroine will become rivals in love. The heroine's biggest golden finger is her appearance. Love at first sight is simple and straightforward, and she never has to win anyone over!! (Warning: Some worlds have a love interest and some don't; there is no fixed pairing. The heroine relies purely o 21.8kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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   The female lead's biggest advantage is her appearance; love at first sight is simple, direct, and requires no strategy! She's so beautiful that everyone who sees her loses their mind and forces themselves on her. [World One: The Lady Whose House Was Raided] My ex-fiancé, who broke off our engagement, cries and begs for my forgiveness (Completed) [World Two: Ancient Humans Discovered in Interstellar Space] Shock! Why don't these primitive humans have hair? (Completed) [World Three: The Sister Forced to Leave the Country] I heard you all hate me, how about a love triangle?

6. 106 夫 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后，疯批太子诱我入东宫！ Spring Comes to Lianjiang at Night连江夜入春Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score176Shelves

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   🔥🔥🔥 [Strong and Gentle Blind Girl X Mad and Tyrannical Crown Prince]🔥🍄🌟😍 [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Charismatic + Melodramatic + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Read + Male Virtue + Yandere] After being bound to a child-rearing system, the Jade Rabbit Spirit Ning Wanwan travels through various small worlds to help those destined for marriage and childbearing. World 1: [A Delicate and Soft-bodied Beautiful Songstress VS A Strong and Abstinent General]

7. 107 快 Quick Transmigration: Spoiled by Everyone, She Has One Blessed Pregnancy After Another 快穿：被娇宠后她好孕连连 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Peerless Beauty + Multi-Child System + Sweet Romance + Irresistible Charm + Melodrama + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Story + Green-Flag Men + Yandere] After binding herself to a childbearing System, the jade-rabbit spirit Ning Guanguan travels between various small worlds, helping destined ones who struggle to have children start families. World 1: [Delicate, Soft Beauty Singer vs. Strong, Abstinent General] The young general was handsome and exceptional, and countless noblewomen in the city se 19.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
8. 108 我 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 35.3kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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   [Under pressure to finish] A sudden time travel, yet she chose to lie down and do nothing—who else but the female lead could do that? [Eating popcorn] Unfortunately, the female lead's background is ordinary, but she's incredibly beautiful, 🌻 instantly captivating the golden bachelor, the Prince of Yan, who falls head over heels for her, 💢 embarking on her path as a concubine amidst palace intrigue, 🌻 fortunately, she receives the exclusive favor that all women yearn for… The female lead reaches the pinnacle of life through wit and courage.

9. 109 快 Quick Transmigration: The Irresistible Charmer, Help! They’re All Psycho Yanderes 快穿万人迷：救命，都是疯批病娇 Jun Mo, Who Loves Rice Omelets爱吃米饭蛋饼的君陌Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Content warning: Everyone's Favorite + Strong Male Lead and Weak Female Lead (the hero is unhinged; if you have a low tolerance, don't read this, and heroine fans absolutely shouldn't read it) + Men Competing for Her + A Mad, Obsessive Yandere Turns to Extreme Coercive Love + The heroine is extremely delicate, soft, and adorably airheaded (not a strong heroine story, not a conventional sweet romance)!] Before bed, Yun Shushu read a quick transmigration novel. The cannon-fodder supporting femal 6.6kReads6.9Score250Shelves

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   This is truly the top book for forced possession; the male lead is absolutely insane! [Eating popcorn emoji] [learned something new]

10. 110 尤 After the Stunning Beauty Ran Away, the Tyrant Turned Dark 尤物美人逃跑后，暴君黑化了 Picking Green for the Consort取青妃白Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted Gorgeous, resilient wet nurse + devoted, possessive, unhinged emperor [Forceful love + sweet romance + golden chains + love poison that swaps souls + palace intrigue + devoted couple] On her wedding night, Tang Li is switched with someone else. After their marriage, her husband dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife... After carrying her baby for ten months, she suffers a stillbirth. On that same day, the tyrant’s eldest son is born. To find her child, she enters the palace as her younger 1.6kReads8.0Score100Shelves

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    This story features a tyrannical ruler who forcibly takes the wife of his subject. The female protagonist enters the palace as a wet nurse to find her child. The tyrant is even jealous of the child and won't let her breastfeed. The female protagonist is incredibly resilient, escaping three or four times only to be caught again. She's subjected to golden chains, golden bells, love potions, and soul-swapping rituals. She's even been chained to the imperial palace to accompany him to the morning court. The male protagonist suffers greatly, but the story has a happy ending. [Heart emoji]

11. 111 被 Life as the Captive of a Mad Tyrant 被疯批暴君强取豪夺的日常 Night of the Bright Moon明月之夜Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Possessive, coercive romance + frail heroine + ruthless hero + devoted to each other] When Jiang Ruo encountered Prince Yan, Huo Xun, in the peach grove at Qianshan Temple, she never imagined she would catch his eye. From then on, she would never escape the grasp of this man... He looked at the girl in his arms, whose head barely reached his shoulder. She was so fragile and beautiful that he wanted to cradle her in his palm and cruelly break her at the same time. Why didn’t she love him? She 5.9kReads8.1Score435Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists meet and fall in love at first sight in the peach blossom forest of Qianshan Temple. He forces himself on her, his love obsessive and cruel. She desperately wants to escape, but he refuses to let go. In this battle of love and confinement, who will ultimately prevail?

12. 112 夜 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score909Shelves
13. 113 西 The West Wind Is Cruel 西风恶 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance147k WordsCompleted She swallows her grievances and compromises against her will, her heart full of resentment. She longs for what she cannot have, powerless as fate keeps her apart from the one she loves. Though this is a love story, the plot is dull and uneventful, with little flavor. Look closely, and you'll find more bitterness than sweetness. A realistic tragic romance: not sweet, not satisfying, and not cathartic. Many different lives, and many different kinds of misery. A pure historical romance, with both l 944Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    At first, the male lead was unaware of his love. To continue the family line, he obeyed his mother's wishes and took a concubine who bore him a child. The female lead then left, getting together with the second male lead. The male lead endured a tumultuous journey of pursuing his wife, watching her bear a child with the second male lead and grieving his death. He silently protected her for many years. Later, to survive in the chaotic world, she compromised and got together with the second male lead, but they never had children of their own.

14. 114 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 4.3kReads9.1Score316Shelves
15. 115 我 I Tormented the Demon Lord a Thousand Times, and He Gave Me a Golden Chain 我虐魔尊千百遍，魔尊送我金锁链 Today Is Like Yesterday今妍如昔Ancient Romance428k WordsCompleted (Both leads are devoted to each other + both are reborn + loyal puppy-like male lead + happy ending + male lead suffers + she chases him after their breakup + he chases her after their breakup) Jun Muyan was chained to the bed by the Demon Lord with golden chains for two whole years. After drinking a contraceptive decoction brought by one of his subordinates, she died of rage. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn five years in the past. The Demon Lord was still a frail young man, 128Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    (Completed) Jun Muyan was chained to her bed with golden chains by the Demon Lord for two whole years. After drinking a bowl of contraceptive soup handed to her by his subordinates, she died. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn five years in the past. At this time, the Demon Lord was still a weak young man, but he was already an unkillable menace. She could only do her best to prevent him from turning evil and becoming a demon.

16. 116 勾 Seduce Her Body and Win Her Heart! The Cunning Heir Is Not to Be Trifled With 勾她身诱她心！腹黑世子不好惹 Jiang Xian Yuyu姜羡鱼鱼Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted A frail yet resilient orphan girl + a forceful, domineering young nobleman Secret romance + coercive seduction + a groveling chase to win her back + emotional push and pull + physical first, feelings later + sweet romance (not really) In a nutshell: Love is a war. Whoever takes it seriously loses. He is the hunter, and she is the prey caught beneath his claws. With no other choice, she is forced into a six-month arrangement with him. He wants her body, she wants his money. Nothing more. She sti 12kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    🔥Ancient Chinese romance, the male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight and forces her into marriage.💥 The female lead lives with the male lead, feigning innocence and cleverness, full of scheming, and tries to get along with him, but the male lead has already fallen for her at first sight.

17. 117 强 Coerced into Submission 强取豪夺，被迫臣服 Morning Glory's Grass朝颜的草Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + possessive love + both pure + groveling pursuit + tragic ending] Lin Xi transmigrated to ancient times and made a modest living with her medical skills. By chance, she saved Xiao Muyang twice, and he set his sights on her. She only wanted a quiet life in the Northern Frontier, but someone schemed to bring her to the capital. There, she became trapped in the imperial palace, where he took her by force and kept her confined. Xiao Muyang was a decisive general who had clawed his w 3.9kReads8.4Score198Shelves
18. 118 丞 The Chancellor Helped Him, and He Repaid Him by Kidnapping His Daughter 丞相助他，他不做人将人女儿偷了 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Innocent, beautiful legitimate daughter + scheming, calculating older man + love at first sight + mild coercion + devoted couple] Heroine: 16, male lead: 28 With her father and brothers thrown into prison, Mu Wanzhu has no choice but to beg people to save them. She turns to her fiancé, only to have him call off their engagement. In the end, an old family friend advises her to plead before the emperor beneath the palace walls. The emperor refuses to see her. She thinks there's no hope, but then 11.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
19. 119 逃 The Day She Ran, the Aloof Heir Went Completely Mad 逃跑当日，高岭之花世子发大疯 Zhi Zhi Xing知知行Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support gives me the motivation to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 734Reads8.7Score—Shelves
20. 120 被 After the Mad Imperial Preceptor Took Me by Force 被疯批国师强取豪夺后 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of Youku’s web drama Eternal Night’s Long Dawn [Mad Male Lead VS Stubborn Female Lead] [Both Pure and Faithful + Traditional Historical Romance + Love by Force + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Xie Wanyin, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, lost her mother at eight. Her father remarried, and she was sent to grow up in her maternal grandmother’s home. Years later, she returned to the Xie household, wanting nothing more than to avoid conflict and focus on g 3.2kReads9.4Score417Shelves

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    A pure ancient Chinese romance novel featuring a crazy male lead and a stubborn female lead, both virgins. The female lead only became the object of the male lead's attention because she saved him when they were children.

21. 121 美 The Beauty Is Hard to Tame: I Won't Cling to the Heir's Favor 美人难驯：世子的高枝不想攀 Fish Song, Bird Trill鱼音袅鸟Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted A scheming woman who clings to the powerful * A deep, cunning heir Coercive love + intense tension + an irresistible push and pull Her perspective: She seduced all the young masters in the capital, but never once thought to seduce him. She would marry anyone, just not him. He looked down on her and repeatedly thwarted her chances of marriage. His perspective: She seduced his brothers and friends, but acted as if he didn’t exist. He disliked her shameless flirting, hated her scheming and vanity, 22.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who is her nephew's concubine, but is later forcibly taken by her nephew's uncle. She tries to escape but is then abducted again... The second book features a down-on-her-luck merchant girl who comes to the capital seeking protection. She tries to choose a husband by bypassing the prince, but is thwarted by him. In the end, the prince falls for her...

22. 122 公 Abandoned Princess Becomes the Enemy Nation’s Beloved War God 公主被弃后成了敌国战神的心尖宠 Flowers Bloom on Deadwood枯木开了花Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted A gentle, neglected princess × a cold-faced general, a master strategist in war Mutual salvation + happy ending + both chaste When Qin Qinghua first saw Mo Hanxiao, he was covered in blood and lying in the mud, looking utterly wretched. She cautiously checked for his breath. He opened his eyes and stared at her darkly, his unusual red eyes frightening to behold. She had never seen anyone so handsome. Unable to bear leaving him there, she carried the barely breathing man back with her. When he wo 2.5kReads8.8Score245Shelves

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    A gentle, reserved, and unloved princess meets a cold-faced general, Qin Qinghua, a brilliant strategist. When she first met Mo Hanxiao, he was lying in the mud, covered in blood and looking quite disheveled. She cautiously checked his breath; he opened his eyes and stared at her with a dark, menacing gaze. His unusually red eyes were terrifying. She had never seen anyone so handsome, and unable to bear it, she took the barely breathing man back with her.

23. 123 强 The Bitter Fruit of Taking by Force Is Still Fruit 强取豪夺之苦果亦是果 The Ferryman of Seven Days七日摆渡人Ancient Romance174k WordsOngoing A fake tale of forced possession, a battlefield of rival suitors, a groveling pursuit of a wife, and a devoted pairing Everyone says that the great general Li Siyan is a paragon of virtue, peerless among young gentlemen. But Ye Chenghuan not only feels no affection for him, she is instinctively afraid of him. After dying a tragic death, Ye Chenghuan gets a chance to return to three years earlier. If she can successfully win over one of three candidates within those three years, she will be allow 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a really good story of forced love and possession. Although it's still ongoing, it's quite unique. Heaven gives the female lead a second chance at life, but she has to win over two men. She can't choose the male lead, which infuriates him so much that he has no choice but to force himself on her. [Kissing emojis]

24. 124 芙 Lotus Ashes: Frost and Snow over Bianjing 芙蓉烬之汴京霜雪 Light Rain on a Sunny Day, Weiwei晴天微雨薇薇Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted The capital of Shu falls, and the whole kingdom is forced to relocate. Fei Rui'er follows Meng Chang to Bianjing, thinking that as a surrendered captive, all she can do is cling to life. But soon after they arrive in Bianjing, Meng Chang dies suddenly, and Zhao Guangyi begins persecuting the Meng family one blow after another. With memories of a later age, she witnesses this succession of calamities with her own eyes. Outside the palace walls, there is no way out. 176Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After watching too many stories of forceful acquisition and seduction, I now want to see a male protagonist who thinks he has the upper hand and forcibly keeps the female protagonist in the palace, unaware that she is already waiting for her chance to publicly expose the situation!

25. 125 娇 The Pampered Concubine Can't Escape 娇妾逃不了 Match Match Match Match消消消消乐Ancient Romance948k WordsCompleted Wen Nanxing x Qin Song Wen Nanxing was a commoner who worked at a medical clinic. To repay a debt of gratitude, she entered the Marquis's household and became Qin Song's concubine. She lived cautiously in the household, thinking she could go home after bearing a son and handing him over to the principal wife to raise, then wait for the man she loved to return from the army. But after the child was born, that powerful man insisted on keeping her trapped in the household. When she learned that the 1.2kReads8.4Score103Shelves

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    She entered the Marquis's mansion as a concubine, thinking she could return home after giving birth to his eldest son. However, she was forcibly confined to the mansion by the Marquis after giving birth.

26. 126 人 A Dazzling Soul in This Mortal World 人间惊鸿客 Wang Lei王磊Historical91k WordsCompleted Did you know that Li Bai was a famous live-in son-in-law in ancient times? Why did this immortal poet, who cared nothing for wealth and status, marry into a wealthy family twice? Su Dongpo was not only one of the greatest writers in Chinese history, but also a true foodie! Dongpo pork, Dongpo pork knuckle, Dongpo cuttlefish, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo soup: all these dishes loved by people today are associated with the great man himself. The celebrated poet Li Qingzhao was also tormented by a “scumbag. 14.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
27. 127 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a sweet and romantic historical romance novel, not a forced marriage. The female lead is the male lead's childhood sweetheart and his beloved concubine. The emperor later dotes on her exclusively, and she's a favorite from the very beginning. The female lead isn't love-struck, isn't a saint, and isn't naive; she's intelligent, talkative, and avoids misunderstandings. Read the latest chapter directly; this is a new and completed palace intrigue novel.

28. 128 吃EN Big Gossip! The Paralyzed Man Stood Up After Reading My Thoughts 吃大瓜！瘫子读我心声后站起来了 Slightly Shallow Dimples梨涡有点浅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Gossip + mind reading + beloved by the whole family + household intrigue + palace intrigue + pocket dimension] Jian Ruonan transmigrated into a novel as its wicked female supporting character, the real heiress secretly switched at birth by a concubine in the marquis's household. The fake heiress was good at everything. Jian Ruonan could do nothing but eat and drink, making her the useless foil. Luckily, she bound herself to a gossip System. Every day, she could just lie flat and enjoy the gossi 38.5kReads9.2Score5.3kShelves

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    🌱🌱🌱I've read four or five hundred novels on Tomato Bookstore, and this one is definitely in my top few favorites right now. It's so good! The author's writing is excellent, and they're very good at crafting the plot. There aren't any melodramatic or ridiculous scenes. In short: it's amazing!

29. 129 抢 The Concubine He Stole Doesn’t Love Him? The Mad Prince Breaks Down in Tears 抢来的小妾不爱他？疯狗王爷哭了 Green Tea绿茶茶Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [Forced romance + powerful man and vulnerable woman + pure historical romance, set in a world inspired by the Wei and Jin dynasties + rugged prince + coercive pursuit + a long road to winning his wife's heart] Qing is a poor herbalist who is kidnapped by the Hu people while gathering herbs on the mountain with her father. The Hu men try to assault her, but a general arrives to suppress the bandits and kills them. The general is about to tear off her clothes when another group of men arrives. She 789Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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    "No..." In the still of the night, the girl clutched her clothes, her face filled with terror and tears welling in her eyes. "You like him that much?" A voice, chillingly cold, accompanied the sound of clothes tearing. The woman, thrown onto the bed, struggled to back away, but the next second, a large hand grabbed her ankle and pulled her back. "Asking for a marriage decree in public, Ning Shu, is he the only one for you?"

30. 130 皇 After the Empress Flees, the Regent Goes Mad with Jealousy 皇后私逃后，摄政王疯红眼 Dream Fragrance at Dusk梦香夕Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + possessive love + coercive love + mutual chastity + sweet and angsty] [Powerful, strategic hero vs. strong, intelligent heroine] (The heroine has a hidden identity. The hero wants her body, but gives her his heart too.) She was the woman he had chosen for himself when they were young, but on his deathbed, the late emperor chose her to be the new emperor’s empress. At the investiture ceremony, he humiliated her in every way and seized her place as empress. Ever 1.3kReads8.4Score100Shelves
31. 131 大 On Our Wedding Day, the Possessive Prince Claimed Me by Force 大婚当日，偏执王爷强势夺娇 Little D AI Yun小呆云Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Both are virgins / heroine is delicate and weak / not a strong heroine, proceed with caution if that’s not your thing / love at first sight / forced possession / obsessive hero] Fusang had a childhood sweetheart who returned her feelings, and they were already close to discussing marriage. Then her family ran into trouble, and she went to stay at an estate to keep a low profile. All because she kindly took in a gravely wounded man, she ended up losing her whole life to him. “Heh. Sang Sang, d 90Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 强 Claimed by the Heir: His Captivating Treasure 强取豪夺：世子爷的掌中绝色 Yu Yao钰垚Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted [Possessive Pursuit + Mutual First Love + Angsty Before Sweet + Mutual First Love + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Intense Push and Pull] Overnight, Bai Zhiyi, daughter of a salt merchant, fell from the heiress of the wealthiest family to a lowly dancer at the Music and Dance Bureau. To hunt down the enemy who had destroyed her family, she carefully schemed her way into Prince Mu's estate. She thought she was the one seducing him on purpose, but it turned out he was the one who took her by force. O 23Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 被 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 4.9kReads9.2Score539Shelves

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    ① A cunning tyrant and a delicate princess. The female lead, intending to elope with her second brother, unexpectedly ends up in the territory of the tyrannical male lead. She tries to escape but is repeatedly captured and brought back. ② The female lead accidentally travels to ancient times and is unexpectedly favored by the male lead, forced to marry him. However, influenced by 21st-century life, she cannot bear the life of a caged bird and plans to escape. ③ The male lead's early life was tragic, gradually leading to psychological distortion. He falls in love with the female lead at first sight at a banquet and begins to carefully gather information about her. After rebelling and becoming emperor, he imprisons the female lead in the palace and takes her for himself.

34. 134 强 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺：美人难驯，暴君的囚宠 Aili Who Loves the Double-Row Keyboard喜欢双排键的爱梨Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 842Reads8.9Score—Shelves
35. 135 栀 Zhizhi, Be Good! You Can’t Escape My Grasp 栀栀，乖！你逃不出孤的手掌心 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted A cool, reserved young female doctor vs. a mad prince (the heroine later becomes empress!) [Abduction and coercion + taking a minister’s wife + redemption arc + devoted romance + melodrama + forced marriage + obsessive male lead] Xie Zhao is rescued by a young village doctor. But there’s always a cool detachment in her eyes and brows. He loves women like her. He wants to possess her. But the young doctor is engaged. No matter, he can steal her away. If she doesn’t love him, he can keep her by hi 6kReads7.0Score286Shelves
36. 136 晋 Jinnan Spring 晋南春 Feng He楓和Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted The heroine is a 21st-century office worker who accidentally transmigrates by soul into ancient times. Unfortunately, she catches the hero's eye, and he sets his sights on her. She is then forced to marry him. But in this era, she has always believed she should be free. With the mindset of someone from the 21st century, she refuses to be his caged bird. She tries to escape again and again, only to be caught and brought back each time. He forces her to submit and uses every means at his disposal 2kReads6.7Score108Shelves
37. 137 芷 Zhizhi, Come Into My Embrace 芷芷入朕怀 Wei Shuangshuang, Who Loves Harmonica Accents喜欢重音口琴的韦双双Ancient Romance156k WordsCompleted [Love at First Sight + Obsessive, Possessive Male Lead + Rival Suitors + Stunning Heroine + Everyone’s Favorite + Coercive Possession + Mutual Fidelity] Jian Zhilu was the most cherished legitimate daughter of the Jian family, with stunning, incomparable beauty. She was happily waiting to marry the man she loved when the tyrant Sui Yan forced her into the palace and claimed her as his own. Two years earlier, Sui Yan had been the least favored prince in the palace. His birth mother had died of gr 457Reads5.5Score—Shelves
38. 138 强 Claimed by Force: The Mad General’s Darling 强取豪夺：疯批将军的掌心宠 Aili Who Loves the Double-Row Keyboard喜欢双排键的爱梨Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted (A roguishly handsome, unhinged general + a sweet, gentle little chef. Both are each other’s first and only. Sweet and angsty. The heroine looks like a fragile flower that needs support, but inside she’s an independent modern woman. Please be warned! The male lead is a deranged villain, not a good person. There are two lifetimes of making amends, both of them explored in detail, neither taking precedence; it all serves the later plot. The male lead is a terrible person at first, so understand th 229Reads8.2Score—Shelves
39. 139 女 The Villainess Is Always Forced Into Someone Else's Clutches 女配她总是被强取豪夺 Top-Tier Retreating Artist特级退堂鼓表演艺术家Modern Romance544k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book, a Male Lead Who's Great at Getting the Wrong Idea, Coercive Love, No Fixed Couple, Old-School Vibes] After four years of being buried in classes every day, college student Chu Ling finally got the chance to travel, only to inexplicably transmigrate… 1. She is a severely nearsighted Omega with rhinitis, considered “disabled” in an ABO world. (The original plot of this world makes up 20% of the story. If you can accept that, feel free to read it. If not, you can 624Reads6.6Score—Shelves
40. 140 红 Red Sleeves, Sweet Fragrance 红袖闻香 Match Match Match Match消消消消乐Ancient Romance911k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Possessive Pursuit, Transmigration and Rebirth] Jiang Lin is reborn in the body of a maidservant who is about to marry the young lady of a powerful general. But after the young lady marries, the general relentlessly pursues Jiang Lin, insisting on making her his concubine. She runs, he chases. Can she sprout wings and escape for good? The male lead is a devoted simp who only dotes on the female lead. All he thinks about is getting intimate with her and having children togeth 1.1kReads8.2Score104Shelves

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    🔥[Admiration][Ancient Romance: Forced Marriage + Transmigration/Rebirth] Jiang Lin is reborn as a maidservant who marries a general's daughter. After the daughter's marriage, the general relentlessly pursues her, insisting she become his concubine. She tries to escape, but he chases after her. Will she be able to fly free even with wings? The male lead is a simp, only admiring the female lead, wanting to be intimate with her every day and have her child. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

41. 141 快 Quick Transmigration: I Keep Getting Forced Into Relationships 快穿：又被强取豪夺了 Rose No. 17拾柒号玫瑰Ancient Romance133k WordsOngoing [Immersive quick transmigration + male leads who've never been with anyone + intense possessiveness + melodrama + coercion and domination + heroine with a strong everyone-loves-her vibe!] *The male lead and male supporting characters have never been with anyone, but the heroine will sleep with the male supporting characters. She won't remain chaste for the male lead. The heroine will date and marry normally, while time is frozen for the male lead. *Immersive quick transmigration. 42Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    🌈🌈Love at first sight, forceful acquisition, World No. 1: A resilient blind village girl x a fallen, mad prince. One day, Lin Ying's husband saves a stranger. She is unaware that her husband has been murdered. She has been deceived all along. Until one day, her eyesight suddenly returns, and she discovers that the person she has slept with day and night... Is not her husband at all!!! This person is the Crown Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, now the King of the Great Jin.

42. 142 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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    I absolutely love it!! I'd come back to watch it even after a long time! The male lead is forcibly taken from the female lead, then uses her kindness as a pretext to get revenge. She feigns compliance but plots to escape, constantly running away only to be caught, and finally fakes her death to escape. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Laughing][Laughing]

43. 143 芷 The Legend of Doctor Zhi 芷医传 RebelliousKittyCat叛逆Kitty猫Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted Bai Zhi only wanted to be an ordinary doctor, but fate had other plans: she met Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate. Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate and a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, had never failed to get anything he wanted since childhood. This is a story about a man falling in love at first sight, being captivated by a woman's beauty, and taking her by force. More than that, it is the story of a woman growing through adversity and striving to live for herself. Bai Zhi: “W 6kReads8.6Score667Shelves

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    The male protagonist falls in love at first sight and forcibly takes her away.

44. 144 惹 After I Crossed the Crazy Brocade Guard, I Ran Away Pregnant 惹上疯批锦衣卫后，我带球跑了 Tu Xing涂行Ancient Romance183k WordsOngoing [Obsessive, coercive love | 1v1, both each other's first and only | she runs, he chases, with a child in tow | sweet romance, no angst] [Cold-faced commander of the Imperial Guard x sweet, flirtatious noblewoman who pretends to be well-behaved | fake romance turns real and backfires spectacularly] [Expected to finish at 200,000 words. More than halfway done, so you can start reading!] Wen Wuqiu made a deal with someone. She would make Bian Jue, the coldhearted commander of the Imperial Guard who 27Reads—Score104Shelves

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    [Crazy Forced Love | 1V1 Both Pure | She Runs Away, He Chases, She Runs Away with a Baby] [Cold-Faced Imperial Guard Commander x Pretending to be Innocent and Seductive Noblewoman | Fake Bet Turns Real and Hurts] Wen Wuqiu made a deal with someone. She made Bian Jue, the cold-hearted Imperial Guard from the capital, her devoted follower. If she won, she could rescue her exiled clansmen. She suppressed her pride and coaxed and lied to him in a soft voice. "I fell in love with you at first sight, my lord." "My heart belongs only to you, my lord." She could make up lies so easily that she found them laughable. Who would have thought that the man who kept everyone at arm's length would fall in love with her, responding to everything she asked for and taking care of everything, spoiling her rotten. On their wedding night, the bet was exposed. The man only held her waist, his eyes filled with surging obsession and possessiveness, his voice hoarse and frightening: "Since you've seduced me, don't even think about running away." Wen Wuqiu was scared and fled to Tian Tian that very night. Three years later, her daughter fell critically ill, forcing her to sneak back to the capital. She had barely pushed open the door to the old courtyard when a man cornered her in the shadows. His embroidered spring knife clattered as it was drawn, pressed against his own neck. His eyes held a suppressed obsession and madness. "If you dare back down, I'll die before you." "Become my wife, or be buried with me."

45. 145 救 She Regretted Saving the Obsessive Emperor 救下偏执帝王后，她后悔了 Zhou Xiaoshan周小珊Ancient Romance366k WordsCompleted Emperor Tiansheng ruled for twelve years, diligently serving the people and governing with dedication, bringing the Great Xia Dynasty to the height of its prosperity. Yet when it came to this faultless and wise emperor, what people most loved to gossip about was not his civil or military achievements, but his first wife, Empress Zhensheng, for whom he had left the imperial harem empty. The history books described Empress Zhensheng's life in just eight words: A goddess descended, bringing blessin 5.5kReads8.6Score331Shelves

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    It's great, highly recommended.

46. 146 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 22kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
47. 147 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
48. 148 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 11.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    Highly recommended! A favorite of the most discerning readers. This is the first time a long-time fan has recommended this book; it's guaranteed to be a gem. Trust me.

49. 149 我 I Came to the Capital to Break Off the Engagement 我来京城退亲的 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance129k WordsCompleted Pei Xuan returned to his residence after court, and the steward hurried to report, “Miss Jiang from Jiangnan has arrived with her mother. They’re in the reception hall speaking with the Old Madam.” He stepped through the moon gate and saw his mother and grandmother seated in the main seats, their faces displeased. A woman in plain clothes stood in the hall, her back ramrod straight. “Old Madam, Madam,” she said, her clear voice shattering the heavy silence, “I am Jiang Hailan of the Jiang family 9kReads8.0Score901Shelves

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    Pei Xuan looked at her rare, shy expression. Her usually calm and composed eyes were now brimming with tears, her long eyelashes trembling like butterfly wings, betraying the turmoil within her. A powerful surge of pity and love welled up within him, instantly breaching the dam of reason. "Hailan," his voice grew deeper and more husky, carrying a bewitching allure, "let me see you." He raised his other hand, tentatively brushing aside a stray strand of hair from her cheek. His fingertips traced her delicate, warm skin, sending a slight shiver through him. Jiang Hailan's heart pounded like a drum, almost bursting from her chest. She instinctively closed her eyes, as if to shield herself from the overwhelming passion in his eyes. The instant she closed her eyes, a soft, warm touch, like the first snowflake of early spring, gently landed on her lips.

50. 150 狠 The Ruthless Crown Prince Steals His Friend’s Wife and Hides Her in the Eastern Palace 狠戾太子夺友妻后藏东宫 Bamboo Branch Crane竹枝鹤Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Forcible pursuit + some long roads to winning her back + breathtaking heroine + awful hero + heroine never loves the hero] Though Wei Jiayin comes from a once-prominent family now in decline, she has loving parents, supportive siblings, and a harmonious home. She is also in love with Yan Rang, and the two feel the same way about each other. Then, while recovering from an illness at a temple, she is forced to save a man. What she thinks is a chance encounter marks the beginning of a life in whic 701Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book, it's incredibly good! The male lead, a crown prince, forces himself on the daughter of a minor official, using her family to threaten her and even trying to force her to get pregnant. The female lead has never loved him! [Crying]

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