Historical Romance by Qianshan Chake 古代言情千山茶客

1. 1 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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   The author's writing style is very good; I feel it has the feel of "Thousand Mountains Tea Drinker," and the plot is intricately woven.

2. 2 黑 The Black Phoenix Queen 黑凰后 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted She is a goddess sent from heaven, the eldest princess of the Shen Kingdom. But someone stole her divine fortune, and she was abandoned in the Sacred River. They say she won't live to see her fifteenth birthday. She says, “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's. Give me back the fortune you stole, and repay the life you owe me.” She has been a bandit and an empress, and in the end, she ascends to the throne. He says, “In my heart, you matter more than Buddha. All the gods and Buddhas in heaven 3.9kReads8.7Score651Shelves

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   I've also read "The Tea Master of a Thousand Mountains," and I feel like this one has a similar vibe.

3. 3 重 Reborn Female General 重生女将星 Bai Mu Weixi白慕未晞Ancient Romance151k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Bai Jinyu was an orphan living in a military camp. She only meant to scrape by, but somehow climbed all the way to become a great general! Once she was no longer useful, the gentle, attentive little prince ascended the throne and made his first act ordering his deputy general to kill her. When she opened her eyes again, she had come back to life as Shen Jinyu. Returned to the battlefield, she was determined to make her name ring across the land and bring down the Yan kingd 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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   How about these two books? ✨✨

4. 4 女 The Reborn Female General Opens Her Eyes, and the Enemy Nation Trembles in Fear 女将重生一睁眼，敌国闻风又丧胆 LTS Blue ElevenLTS蓝十一Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Reborn + punishing scumbags + strong female lead + nation and family + longing to the depths of the heart + unwavering devotion + mutual salvation] Everyone knew that King Qi was a brave and brilliant commander. With just five thousand light cavalry, he could defeat an enemy force of thirty thousand, and a single demon mask was enough to strike terror into the enemy! But no one knew that the person beneath the mask wasn't King Qi at all. It was the eldest daughter of the Anyuan Marquis's househ 219Reads9.1Score—Shelves
5. 5 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 5.9kReads9.6Score957Shelves

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   Jiu Lu Fei Xiang's fantasy novels are all guaranteed to be good; several have already been adapted into TV series, you won't regret watching them. The second book is hilarious.

6. 6 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves
7. 7 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves
8. 8 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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   Ancient Romance: A Thousand Mountains Tea Guest

9. 9 一 The Poisonous Consort 一品毒妃 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Su Ziyu is a poison-medicine doctoral expert from the twenty-second century, undefeated in the art of poison and unmatched among poison doctors. But fate had other plans. In an instant, she transmigrated thousands of years into the past, to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, becoming Su Ziyu, the cowardly, weak-willed, foolish concubine-born daughter of the prime minister’s household. Imprisoned, with her birth mother dead, her stepmother persecuting her, and her sisters poisoning her, she faces a brutal 4.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
10. 10 权 The Power of the Imperial Favorite 权宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Live-action short-form drama: The Power and Privilege 4: Ruling the World is now streaming on Hongguo. A brilliant medical PhD transmigrates into the body of the Chu Prince’s discarded consort. As soon as she arrives, she encounters a critically injured patient. Guided by her medical ethics, she treats him, only to nearly be thrown into prison on false charges. When the Retired Emperor falls gravely ill, she finds a way to treat him, but that hateful Poison King misunderstands and berates her. I 10.3kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
11. 11 洞 On Our Wedding Night, the Brutal Regent Was Kicked Out of Bed 洞房新婚，暴戾摄政王被踢下床榻 Watermelon-Flavored Sparkling Water西瓜味的气泡水Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that the prime minister’s legitimate daughter, Gu Qingcheng, was the greatest beauty in the city. What they didn’t know was that Gu Jinge was actually the prime minister’s eldest legitimate daughter. Prime Minister Gu Cheng’en came from a poor family. After placing first in the imperial examinations, he married Lu Junqing, the younger sister of a first-rank cavalry general. Everyone said they were a match made in heaven, a perfect couple. After their marriage, they h 3.5kReads9.2Score735Shelves
12. 12 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
13. 13 替 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 A Ladleful from the Weakwater River弱水一瓢Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 4.1kReads9.3Score786Shelves
14. 14 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves

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    I feel these books are quite similar to "Female General," and they're all very good. 1️⃣ She was said to be a jinx at birth, but she wasn't afraid of gossip and instead helped the weak; she dared to love and hate! 2️⃣ This one truly features two strong characters!!! One guards the western border, the other the northern border [salute]. The author's writing is superb; honestly, besides reading such great stories, you can also learn how to write!

15. 15 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
16. 16 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    1️⃣ This story features two strong female protagonists reborn into a powerful family, focusing not only on romance but also on national affairs and righteousness. Each character has their own stance, making it difficult to categorize them as purely evil. 2️⃣ This is a pure ancient Chinese romance novel with no cheat codes or transmigration/rebirth elements. It's a story of national affairs and the female protagonist, an ordinary person in a chaotic world, whose life is changed by the male protagonist, but who uses her intelligence to rise to a higher level. The male protagonist enters the fray, seeking peace in the world. There are no absolutely evil people, only different perspectives. 3️⃣ This is my highest-rated recommendation! She remained a widow for six years for the boy she loved, only to see him embrace another and oppress her. After finally managing to divorce him, she suddenly realized her mistake and tried to win him back. Sorry, love that comes too late is worse than grass.

17. 17 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
18. 18 燕 Yan Yun Locks Away the Bright Pearl 燕云锁明珠 Xu Xixi徐希希Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Dynasty + Reborn + Flirtatious Green Tea + Palace and Household Intrigue + Revenge on Scoundrels + Scheming Emperor] [The leads are not each other's first. If that bothers you, please skip this book.] In her previous life, Xiao Mingzhu died a horrible death. When she opened her eyes again, she discovered she had been reborn, and that it was three days before her wedding to Zhao Yichen, heir to the Marquis of Jingwu. As she planned how to change her fate this time around, her half-sister 42Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    [Rebirth and Refreshing Novel [Please Follow][Please Follow][Please Follow]] Xiao Mingzhu didn't even give her a chance to finish speaking, interrupting her directly: "Who would believe that? You're making a fuss about a marriage exchange because you already knew the Crown Prince had a mistress, and that marrying into the Qi Prince's mansion would be a living hell, right?" Xiao Yingxi's eyes widened in astonishment, staring at Xiao Mingzhu in disbelief, stammering, "You... How did you know? Could it be... You're also..." She secretly wondered if Xiao Mingzhu, like herself, had also been reborn. Xiao Mingzhu smiled charmingly, putting her index finger to her lips, "Shh!" She said, "Don't say it, no one will believe you even if you do!"

19. 19 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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    This also describes a female general, and it's quite well written.

20. 20 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    🍀🍀I remember initially jumping into Tomato Books because of Qianshan Chake's "Rebirth of the Poisonous Empress of a Military Family," 🤦and then, the last book, "The Divorced Princess's Counterattack," featuring the female lead Rong Li, made me fall into the world of rebirth and time-travel historical romance. 🍇①Wan Xiao's double entendre, "Then I'll see you off here; the rest of the way you have to walk yourself," moved me deeply. There was also Song Fu's protection of his sister, and Shen Yan's unspoken yet lingering love. This book is different from previous time-travel novels; the female lead isn't the one who transmigrates. The female lead is intelligent, calm, and possesses great wisdom, while the male lead has the feel of a dashing young man. The male lead's care for the female lead gradually makes her let go of the taboos of a noblewoman, and she tells him her true feelings…

21. 21 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
22. 22 下 The Cast-Off Princess's Comeback 下堂王妃逆袭记 Er Qi迩七Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted “Rong Li, marrying you is already the limit of what I can tolerate. If you dare climb into my bed again, next time you’ll get a divorce decree.” “No need to wait until next time. Write it now.” She was the Chancellor’s daughter, and she’d done every foolish thing imaginable for the man she loved, becoming a laughingstock across the land. She was also a modern special forces instructor, and now she’d arrived in this world in all her glory. How could she let anyone bully her? The prince despised h 4.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
23. 23 重 Reborn, the Female General Takes the World by Storm! 重生后，女将军她飒翻天了！ Little Hopping Rabbit兔小跳Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted Wen Banmeng rose to fame at a young age. Hailed by the people as a peerless God of War, she later misjudged the people around her and helped a new emperor seize the throne, only to be branded a traitor and have her bones brutally stripped from her body as she died. When she awoke again, she was eighteen years old. Since Heaven has shown her favor, she will not fail the world! If the emperor turns against her, she will seize control of the court and claim the throne. If the world betrays her, she 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Min Jingyao, An Fei, what have I ever done to wrong you?" In the dark, sunless dungeon of the Qi Prince's mansion, in a corner teeming with insects and rats, a woman with half her body rotting away looked out of the cell. Half of her face was rotten beyond recognition, resembling a ghost. Her only remaining eye was as black as a deep abyss, but it had lost its focus and was no longer visible. Yet, even so, her hoarse voice remained indifferent. Outside the cell, a man in brocade robes looked cold, while the beautiful woman beside him looked on with delight and amusement. The man did not answer her question, but said coldly, "An Luo, hand over the Shadow Talisman, and I will give you a cup of poisoned wine." An Luo turned her head precisely in the man's direction: "The Shadow Talisman, is this what you wanted? Min Jingyao, I fought for you for years, plotted to seize the world, I had three miscarriages for you, and I even went blind in one eye… but I never expected to raise such a heartless and treacherous person like you." The holder of the Shadow Talisman can command the Shadow Guards of the world. An Luo had long known the dangers of possessing a treasure, so besides her father, she only told Min Jingyao about the Shadow Talisman. Yet, in the end… she trusted the wrong person. Min Jingyao's expression grew even colder, his eyes filled with gloom. The whole world knew that Prince Qi was brave and skilled in battle, possessed unparalleled wisdom, and that five thousand light cavalry could defeat an enemy army of thirty thousand. He could strike fear into the hearts of his enemies with just a single demon mask!

24. 24 嫡 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: The First Female General 嫡女重生：第一女将军 Rain, Dew, Wind and Sea雨露风海Ancient Romance550k WordsCompleted The female general Gu Ruochu lives a new life and swears three oaths: first, to escape the tragic fate she suffered in her previous life; second, to protect the Gu family; and third, to ensure that Prince Anyang dies of old age. She thought that having another chance at life would let her tell the living from the dead, but in the end, she discovers that those she thought were ghosts are all human. 80Reads7.6Score—Shelves
25. 25 姑 The Young Lady Never Meant to Be Your Princess Consort 姑娘她没想当您的王妃 Shi Yunzhi时蕴之Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted Cool-headed legitimate daughter Zhao Luoci VS cold-blooded Prince Lin Xichen: mutual salvation No love at first sight, no falling in love after marriage, no rebirth, and all characters are from the ancient world. (Enter with caution if this isn’t your thing.) After breaking off her engagement, Zhao Luoci only wants to take revenge and then leave the capital far behind. She wants no part of any more messy troubles. She could return to Gusu or settle somewhere else. Whether she gets married or not 112Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    This book has elements of family, friendship, and love, but the pace is too fast and the writing isn't very detailed.

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