Historical Stories with a Husband Who Keeps His Wife on a Tight Leash 古文，夫管严

1. 51 小 My Little Fiancée Is Four and a Half 小未婚妻她四岁半 Su Muyan苏木言Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + equally matched leads + traditional cultivation + alternate world] Sang Yu is a member of the Li clan at the Earth Immortal Academy in the cultivation world. To put it nicely, she has the bloodline of an immortal from the celestial realm and is honored by mortals as an “Earth Immortal.” But cultivators know the truth: so-called Earth Immortals are merely lowly humans whose bloodline is rejected by the celestial immortals. They are not even allowed to use their original c 34Reads—Score—14d adds

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   🍐 He resignedly squatted down and waved to his little fiancée, "Little Fish, come here to your big fiancé brother." Sang Yu rushed towards him and hugged his neck. She seemed to have gained a little weight, and Rong Yu bounced her around, eliciting a hearty laugh from Sang Yu. So happy? Rong Yu pinched her chubby cheeks; mmm, they felt so good. Sang Yu really liked her big fiancé brother, although she didn't like having her cheeks pinched, but since her brother liked it, Little Fish generously let him pinch them. She brought her face closer to him.

2. 52 女 My Daughter Dreams of Being a Couch Potato? Dad He: I'm Out of Ideas 女儿的梦想是咸鱼？贺爹：没招了 Midsummer of the Sixteenth十六夏至Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Adorable child + cherished by the whole family + romance + feel-good story] Three-year-old He Fufu has a dream: to be a couch potato, spending every day eating, drinking, and having fun. Her dad, He Jiuyou, feels the same way. Apart from taking revenge, why should he do anything himself? So he raises his daughter the same way. Do what you want, and if you don’t feel like doing anything, just come home and inherit the family fortune. So the two of them slack off and fight monsters on the side. W 1.3kReads9.2Score10014d adds
3. 53 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.5kReads9.6Score22.7k14d adds

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   "Do as I say, and I guarantee you'll soar to the top." — When Chen Baoxiang heard these words, she thought she was hallucinating. There was no one around, only moonlight streaming through the window, illuminating a slant of floating dust. She sat amidst this dust, despairingly thinking, "What's this about 'top'? I don't even know if I can leave here alive." "Yes," the voice slowly repeated, "With me here, you can." ??? Startled, Chen Baoxiang sat upright, looking around. "Don't look anymore. No one but you can hear me, nor see me; and no one but me can save you." The ethereal voice carried absolute certainty. Gripping, Chen Baoxiang quickly knelt down, clasping her hands together: "Great Immortal, save me! I'm innocent! I'm truly not an assassin!"

4. 54 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Pomegranate Spirit Binds to a Childbearing System 快穿：当石榴精绑定了生子系统后 Spring Comes to Lianjiang at Night连江夜入春Ancient Romance442k WordsCompleted The little pomegranate spirit Ning Yu accidentally ate an immortal herb because she was greedy. After being struck by lightning and nearly losing her life, she got bound to a childbearing System. As long as she has enough babies, she can ascend to immortality! The little pomegranate spirit thought happily: I never knew there could be such a great deal. This is what I’m best at! [First world: The crown prince, who was drugged to make him infertile, X the beautiful village girl]✔️ To get revenge, 4.6kReads8.8Score39514d adds

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   This is absolutely amazing! I stayed up all night watching it. The female lead is so beautiful, charming, and alluring. She becomes the wet nurse for the three-month-old adopted daughter in the general's mansion, and the general sees her feeding the baby. This makes the rough-and-tumble general dream about her constantly… And then, the most shocking thing in reality is that the general is fighting with the baby for food, and he seems to enjoy it immensely! What a wild and untamed man!

5. 55 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 18.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
6. 56 快 A Quick Transmigration Journey to Bear Children: The Male Leads Dote on the Charming, Wily Beauty 快穿生子之旅，男主娇宠钓系美人 Wine Left in a Warm Pot壶温余酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 34.4kReads9.4Score2.6k14d adds
7. 57 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Female Lead Wins by Having Babies 快穿：女配靠生子躺赢 Mu Yu牧语Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + More Children, More Blessings System + A Slightly Scheming Heroine, But Not Too Much + No Fixed Couple] Chen Qingli, from an ordinary family, unexpectedly gets bound to the More Children, More Blessings System. As long as she bears an heir for a male lead who has trouble having children, she can gain eternal life and endless wealth. At first, Chen Qingli refuses. She’s terrified of pain, after all. She’d rather die! System: Painless childbirth is yours for the taking! Rea 8.5kReads8.2Score51414d adds
8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: Getting Kissed to Tears by Powerful Men in Sweet Romance Stories 快穿：在甜文里被大佬们亲哭 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + all male leads are faithful + powerful men humbled + scheming green tea + slight everyone-loves-her vibe] In some worlds, the male leads are condemned by the twists of fate to become tragic characters in an author’s story. The little fox Ningning’s mission is to change their destinies, and, while she’s at it… devour them. 1. The Little Princess Takes on Four [Spoiled Princess VS Young General] 2. Rough-and-Ready Romance [Little Chef VS Older Boxer with a Major Size Difference 48.7kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
9. 59 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.6kReads9.3Score43414d adds

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   The female protagonist has a noble status, rising from the legitimate daughter of a duke's family to empress and then empress dowager.

10. 60 玄 Xuanhuan: Blind Zither Player, I Pick Up a Female Demon Venerable from the Start 玄幻：瞎眼琴师，开局捡个女魔尊 Everlasting Rising Sun长生旭日Eastern Fantasy579k WordsCompleted [Lots of everyday life] [Lots of sweetness] [System] [One heroine! One heroine! One heroine!] Twenty years after transmigrating, Gu Gui is still an ordinary man who cannot see. He fails at cultivating immortality, but thanks to the [Strongest Zither Player System], he becomes a top-tier star at the teahouses in town: [Ding~ The Host’s zither playing stirs the waiter’s emotions. Points +1] [Ding~ The Host’s zither playing stirs the city lord’s emotions. Points +2] Then, on a snowy night, he finds 4.3kReads8.9Score47514d adds

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    Wearing a robe, blind, and bound to a system, the musician vs. A severely injured, amnesiac female demon lord, Gu Gui, finds a woman in the snow. The woman has lost her memory, and Gu Gui tries to drive her away, but ultimately can't bear to. Thus begins their sweet and romantic daily life.

11. 61 我 My Brother and I Both Transmigrated 我和哥哥都穿越了 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Powerful hero humbles himself + Both leads are each other’s only one] You returned from a faraway place, your smile unchanged, as though it still carried the sweet fragrance of plum blossoms. I asked you, “The climate and customs there can’t have been very pleasant, can they?” But you answered calmly, “Wherever my heart finds peace is my home.” Zhang Heng looked at her intently and said, “Yuer, your tears are more precious to me than anything.” “Every drop feels like blood from my own heart.” 916Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A shrewd and powerful minister vs. A delicate and beautiful woman

12. 62 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 23.4kReads8.1Score3.8k14d adds

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    The male and female leads team up: a pure battle of wits where misunderstandings are avoided, only tacit understandings of mutual exploitation prevail. The female lead's cheat ability is eye-catching: her medical space grants her modern-day superpowers, allowing her to heal the sick and save lives while simultaneously committing murder and robbery. [Cool]

13. 63 七 The 1970s: The Hated Couple Goes Wild in the Compound 七零：万人嫌夫妇，大院发癫 Bobo Bedhead啵啵呆毛Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delightfully unhinged and a little funny + violent, crazy heroine + spoiled, two-faced, scheming young husband + both leads join the army later] Ye Sanqiu is notorious as the most hated person in Trumpet Flower Brigade. The villagers and her own family have suffered endlessly at her hands... Granny Ye and the brigade leader are going gray from worry. Left with no choice, Granny Ye hands her a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate. “Sanqiu, you've wreaked havoc all ov 55.8kReads9.0Score6.3k14d adds
14. 64 晴 Clear Skies Stretch Far, and Fragrant Grass Grows Lush 晴川历历芳草萋 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Fantastical Romance475k WordsCompleted [One True Pairing + Growing-Together Romance + A Powerful Partnership + Ensemble of Women] Main couple: A powerful prince of a different surname vs. the legitimate daughter of a military family, a young commandery princess Red robes against white snow. A woman’s body fell from a cliff as a red-eyed man shouted, “Qiqi, no!” Qiqi looked at the tall man walking toward her, as if he had crossed the endless passage of time and the vast changes of the world to reach her. She was calm and restrained, w 94Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 65 捡 I Picked Up a Ghost and Brought It Home; My Aloof, Powerful Minister Spoils Her Rotten 捡只阿飘回家，清冷权臣他宠疯了 Longing for Osmanthus Wine欲饮桂花酿Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted A motion comic is now available: She Brought a Ghost Home, and the Cold, Powerful Official Warmed Up [Streetwise wandering ghost X aloof young general and powerful official] [Ancient-style political intrigue + Light supernatural comedy + Stories of ordinary life in ancient times + Mystery and investigation + Love goes both ways] [There is a male lead, both leads are virgins, happy ending, a slow-burn romance that unfolds gradually. They don't kiss until chapter 100, but it's very sweet, so dive 23.6kReads8.9Score4.3k14d adds

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    I feel the male and female leads are a match made in heaven. The female lead is so lively and carefree, and the male lead is quite humorous.

16. 66 双 Two Best Friends Reborn as Cannon Fodder: The System Forces Me to Behave 双闺蜜穿成炮灰：系统逼我乖 Blue Coral Velvet蓝珊绒86k WordsCompleted Two Best Friends Reborn as Cannon Fodder: The System Forces Me to Behave 21Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended!

17. 67 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 869.8kReads9.6Score64.2k14d adds
18. 68 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63kReads9.6Score7.2k14d adds
19. 69 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 479.8kReads9.7Score65.9k14d adds
20. 70 起 Getting to the Bottom of Mind-Reading 起底观心术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 230.3kReads9.6Score66.9k14d adds
21. 71 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 738.5kReads9.4Score39.6k14d adds
22. 72 剖 After Dying a Horrible Death in Childbirth, I Reject the Scumbag and Become a Fierce, Dazzling Legitimate Daughter 剖腹惨死后，拒渣男，嫡女拽又飒 Always Happy常乐Ancient Romance586k WordsOngoing Multiple characters reborn + multiple couples + long-planned schemes + sweet flirtation + happy ending In her previous life, Jiang Xin was tricked by a scoundrel and left to die in the wilderness. In the end, it was a stranger passing by who buried her. When she opens her eyes again, she rejects the scoundrel and makes sure he and his beloved white moonlight stay together forever! Somehow, she catches the attention of the Third Prince, who looks more and more familiar the longer she sees him! 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The male lead had been plotting against the female lead for a long time, seducing her in every way. The female lead gradually overcame her fear of marriage. He was incredibly gentle and doting on her, treating her no differently because she was reborn; to him, she would always be his little girl. So charming!

23. 73 人 After His Human Antidote Ran Away, the Cold Prince Turned Dark 人形解药出走后，高冷王爷黑化了 Zhou Guihua周桂花Ancient Romance302k WordsOngoing [Big Bad Wolf + Little White Rabbit + groveling romance] Wan Hong is afflicted with a poison bug, and the only way to keep himself alive is to spend every night with a naive, simple-minded village girl. She's pitifully foolish, yet loves him to the point of obsession, her every “Brother Hong” making his heart flutter. But he is a prince, high above everyone else, while she is nothing but a lowly country girl... When they meet again, she's become the charming owner of a pastry shop, but she has —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is an innocent little rabbit, and the male lead is a dark, cunning wolf.

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