Historical Romance with a Heroine Who’s the Legitimate Daughter of a Prestigious Family and Doesn’t Get Pushed Around 女主是高门贵府家的嫡女，不憋屈的古言文

1. 551 辞 The Magpie’s Entreaty 辞鹊引 Nanzhi Qingwu南枝青梧Two Female Leads239k WordsOngoing [Shen Qingci] Born into a family of scholars, she devoured books from an early age, yet her temperament was as cold as frost. Her father named her “Qingci” after the Han dynasty poet Chen Lin’s phrase, “elegant words and exquisite verses, radiant and brilliant,” hoping she would speak with grace and never follow the vulgar ways of the world. He never expected the name to become a prophecy: “Ci” means to take one’s leave. Entering the palace as a consort was no honor to her. It was a cage. She ha 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The daughter of a powerful minister has brains and the two women exchange souls

2. 552 权 A Woman in Power 权姝 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance618k WordsOngoing Legitimate daughter | Devoted hidden guard × Long-suffering childhood friend, the prince | Pure romance | Court intrigue | Strong female lead | Nation and family The court of the Great Qi dynasty is in turmoil, with the struggle for the throne brewing beneath the surface. The Molong cavalry bears down on Zhenmen Pass, where starving, freezing soldiers hold the border with their flesh and blood. On the battlefields of a troubled age, it is not only men who march to their deaths. Fu Ziyou brav 574Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is the first book I highly recommend, for people who don't like stress.

3. 553 寒 A Cold Crow Nests in Your Heart 寒鸦栖君心 Wind and Sunset风夕阳Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone envies the Prince of Beian for loving his wife beyond all measure, with a love as deep as the sea. No one knows he won this perfect life by risking everything. Yan Junjue clawed his way out of a mountain of corpses in the Cold Palace. He was bloodthirsty and ruthless, a possessive, obsessive madman whose jealousy was carved into his bones. Everyone in the world feared him. Only Cui Yunqi was a little warmth in his endless darkness. She was the proud and steadfast lord of Hanya City, dev 14.1kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves

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