A Cool Beauty Enters the Palace 清冷美人入宫

1. 1 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds

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   The female lead is exceptionally clear-headed; she loves herself before loving others!

2. 2 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 723Reads8.8Score10014d adds
3. 3 谋 After Plotting Her Marriage, She Is Doted on by the Marquis 谋嫁后，她被侯爷娇宠了 A Big Bowl of Rice一大碗饭Ancient Romance505k WordsCompleted After her kingdom falls, Jiang Wu climbs into the bed of a young marquis from the enemy nation. He warns her not to fall in love with him. She knows he’s gloomy and dangerous, so she goes along with him and keeps him happy. Later Jiang Wu: “Marquis, don’t climb into my bed every single day.” “Marquis, I’m not feeling well today.” “Marquis, I…” She turns him down in every way she can, and he blurts out, “Don’t you love me anymore?” Jiang Wu gives him a fleeting glance. “The marquis gave his word. 220Reads8.7Score—14d adds
4. 4 综 A Guide to Winning Over Baosi in the Qing Dynasty 综清穿：褒姒攻略手册 One Chen After Another陈陈相因Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted World One: Nurhaci × Abahai World Two: Kangxi × Tong Jia (with a mountain of headcanons) World Three: Aobai × a bewitchingly beautiful woman (Meng Guqing) "Now that’s my kind of woman. I like her." Aobai’s eyes held undisguised desire and possessiveness. Aobai never expected that the woman he had glimpsed on the grasslands and wanted for himself would end up as the little emperor’s empress, and an unloved one at that. All the better. Let me have her. World Four: Prefect’s wife × Kangxi World Fiv 143Reads8.5Score1614d adds

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   It's set in several worlds, and the storyline is pretty good; you could give it a try.

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