Historical Romance: The Male Lead Treats the Female Lead Poorly at First, Then Grovels to Win Her Back 古言，男主前期对女主不好，然后后期追妻火葬场

1. 1 公 After the Princess Gives Up, Her Tutor Wants a Happy Ending Again 公主放弃后太傅他又想he了 Winey Fish酒鱼鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsOngoing The day Fu Hanzhi gave up on Chi Wenyu, snow began to fall over Shengjing. The young Grand Tutor sat behind his desk, his expression as detached as the snowflakes drifting outside. His gaze was as cold as ice that would never melt, yet a rare smile tugged at his lips. It was a mocking smile. He said, “Princess Zhaorong is nothing special after all.” So, right in front of him, Fu Hanzhi pulled from her hair the jade hairpin she had once spent ages begging him to give her. Her black hair tumbled l 9.2kReads8.5Score645Shelves

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   It's super good-looking. The plot is not sloppy at all. The heroine's character is really good. I really love this book so much. I'm here to re-read it. It's so good. Please update it more.

2. 2 春 The Springtime Bureau 春日局 Song Ah歌曲啊Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted (Gentle, sweet former princess × cold, unhinged rebel powerbroker; forced marriage; the hero knowingly uses her at first, then falls for her despite himself; later he pays dearly for it; both are each other's only one; happy ending) Lin Xi was a princess of the former dynasty. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she became a prisoner. She was only seventeen. When the court lady brought her a white silk cord, she wasn't afraid. Everyone had to die someday, she thought. But when she was sen 4.2kReads8.5Score350Shelves

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   It's very sour, but it is undeniable that they love each other very much. The process is too difficult, but the ending is beautiful. I hope they will be happy forever.

3. 3 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 27kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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   Meng Tang and Chu Yi were the ones who broke the situation in four hundred years of chaos. Bai Qie Hei Hei Sober Queen × Crazy Patch Self-Based Strategy on the Tyrant Meng Tang is the most gentle and kind empress in the history - when the tyrant accepted his concubine, she smiled and prepared the pepper room as a gift; to avoid the bitterness of the son's soup, she lowered her eyelashes and drank it all in one sip; when the emperor had a headache, she cut out the blood from his heart to draw out the blood; everyone said that she was the holiest lotus that bloomed in the deep palace. She just wants to return to her own world, but here she is trying to protect everyone. Until the day when the rebels broke through the city, she jumped from the city tower in front of Chu Yi, and she was still smiling when her blood was stained on her phoenix robe: "I would like to trade my concubine's broken body in exchange for your majesty's mountains and rivers to be forever." "Both she and I are abandoned in the chess game of Jiangshan?" "A white head cannot be replaced by snow. When we meet, we are already lucky." Yes, yes. Being lucky enough to meet her in this life is already a blessing. Those good times were stolen from him. [Almost crying]

4. 4 挽 Twining Vines 挽丝萝 Ye Ping'an叶平安Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted Female lead: A delicate, lovely sweetheart | Male lead: A doting husband who falls in love after marriage | Second male lead: A madman who chases his wife until he’s left with nothing In her previous life, Shen Yanluo was tricked by her elder half-sister into meeting Xue Chi, and eventually married him. Shen Yanluo believed Xue Chi was her salvation. But only on the day she gave birth did she learn that her half-sister was the one Xue Chi loved. He took the child she had borne and gave it to her 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chasing his wife at the crematorium but not bringing her back

5. 5 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 10.7kReads8.1Score456Shelves

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   This one! The hero chases his wife in the crematorium.

6. 6 入 Caught in My Web of Longing 入我相思局 Pan, Shepherd God of the Heavenly Lord's Residence天君府的牧神潘Ancient Romance182k WordsOngoing [Detached, Obsessive Court Musician x Scheming, Unhinged Prince] Historical political intrigue | Devoted couple, 1v1 | Happy ending | A touch of ensemble cast Lin Xiwan always thought she was lucky. Her mother died when she was born, and her father, like everyone else, thought she was a bringer of bad luck and left her to be raised at a country estate. Still, with her grandmother's protection, she made it safely to the age of ten. When she was eleven, her grandmother died. Lin Xiwan was allowed 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In the early stage, the male protagonist only uses the female protagonist, and tries all kinds of temptations to hurt his heart. In the later stage, he pursues his wife.

7. 7 皇 The Empress Perished in a Sea of Flames, and the Mad Tyrant Went Gray Overnight 皇后葬身火海，疯批暴君一夜白头 Fat Mom Is a Little Fierce胖妈有点虎Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn for revenge, faithful to one another, a remorseful husband’s road to redemption, sweet and angsty, unconventional palace intrigue] “Your Majesty, Her Highness has gone to the small shrine.” “Does she know what she did wrong?” “Her Highness… set Fengqi Palace ablaze and never came out.” The tyrant’s majesty was gone. Kneeling before a heap of ashes, his hair turned white overnight. Jiang Fu sat astride her horse and looked toward the distant palace, giving a cold laugh. “Shi Heng, the gru 10.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 公 A Princess? Pah! Whoever Wants the Job Can Have It 公主？呸！谁爱当谁当 Wild Geese Startled by the Chilling Rain雁阵惊寒雨Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted [Reborn as a baby + devoted couple + some angst + the hero's long road to winning her back] Wei Qingping, a PhD in agronomy, dies unexpectedly and opens her eyes as a prince's daughter, with all her memories intact. On the way to Chen to marry its prince in place of a princess, she falls for the young general escorting her. He's as bright as the moon, handsome and dashing, and her heart flutters. The journey is full of danger, and the marriage mission falls through. By a twist of fate, she ends 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Chasing Wife Crematorium, come on, let's make the hero together

9. 9 夫 What Has Her Ladyship Done Now? 夫人她又怎么了？ Qingdao Cabbage青岛白菜Ancient Romance241k WordsOngoing [A Twist of Fate + Marriage First, Love Later + Household Intrigue and Face-Slapping + The Husband's Pursuit] Set in a fictional dynasty loosely inspired by the Ming. While on her way to pray at a temple, Fan Jinniang, who had married far from home, accidentally fell from her carriage. When she woke, she realized that the past two years she had spent with the Chen family in Shangdu had been utterly miserable. Her mother-in-law was domineering and unreasonable, and her sister-in-law was a shamele 650Reads—Score109Shelves

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   In the early stage, the male protagonist does not know it, but in the later stage, he is slowly attracted to the female protagonist, and then pursues his wife. It is pure ancient saying.

10. 10 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 5.2kReads9.3Score457Shelves

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    Scumbag! Get away [love] [send heart]

11. 11 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.7kReads9.4Score161Shelves
12. 12 安 Peaceful and Unending 安乐永逸 A Tree Makes Shade一木成荫Ancient Romance531k WordsOngoing She had been given a rare second chance at life and planned to spend it carefree, like a wandering cloud or wild crane among the mountains and rivers. But fate had other plans: her adoptive father was imprisoned while seeking vengeance for her family's murder and his own country's humiliation. To save him, she had to disguise herself as a man and enter the imperial court, where she was forced to work for the cold-faced royal prince, Luo Yunyi. She never expected to find herself working for a hea 121Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A man of extraordinary splendor, a man of great prestige, a scheming prince who pursues his wife domineeringly, not seeking the power of the world, but only one person, high IQ, smooth layout, unlimited sweetness, a very interesting ancient Machiavellian novel [Thoughts]

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