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  1. 1 The Concubine Who Slipped Away 娇妾出墙 Ancient Romance747k WordsOngoing Gu Jue, prefect of Langzhou, comes from a distinguished family, with a powerful father and a doting mother. Upright and composed, he is a gentleman praised by everyone in the capital. Yet on the day the two families are to be joined in marriage, this very man is caught in an intimate embrace with a beautiful young woman. Caressing the face of the woman in his arms, the man asks in a low, husky voice, “What do you call me, hmm?” “Big brother...” On the day of the marriage alliance, how could his 27Reads8.9Score—14d adds
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  2. 2 The Minister's Wife 臣妻 Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Every male member of the Yang family was executed, but Yang Lingyu escaped that fate by being sent to the Imperial Music Academy. Now they meet again. He is the exalted emperor, while she is the wife of a prefect, a former courtesan who rose to power through her seductive charms. As the wife of one of his officials, she uses every trick in her repertoire to climb into his bed, far from prying eyes. The mockery in his eyes is impossible to miss. “You’re a fallen woman. Don’t crave what you have n 282Reads8.0Score—14d adds
  3. 3 From Concubine to Wife 典妾为妻 Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted The practice of taking a contract wife has existed for a long time. As the name suggests, a woman is paid to become someone’s wife and bear him a son. Once the child is born, the contract ends. Someone once asked Qixi, “What separates a contract wife from a general’s wife?” Qixi replied, “A life...” “You want me to love you, but you don’t want to have my child!” “That’s right. The day I give birth to your child will be the day I die. So I want only your love, not a child!” 192Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  4. 4 Drunk on Spring Beneath the Begonias: The Concubine Is Desperate to Rise in Rank 海棠春欲醉:外室她疯狂想上位 Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Bai Zhi was forced to become Master He’s concubine. Reborn after being widowed, she wants nothing to do with an old man, so she sets her sights on Master He’s five sons instead. She has not only a delicate, captivating beauty, but also a clever mind and plenty of tricks up her sleeve. Unfortunately, her plans get off to a bad start when she provokes the one person she absolutely should not: He Er. She dresses to the nines and goes to seek He Da’s guidance in music in the mi 733Reads9.0Score10314d adds
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  5. 5 The Delicate Concubine Wept, and the Paranoid Minister's Heart Trembled 娇娇外室一哭,偏执权臣心颤了 Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + food + sweet everyday romance] The third son of the Pei family, Pei Sanlang, was as refined as the moon and a gentle breeze, and scrupulously proper. He was the secret crush of the capital's noblewomen. Yet when this man, who kept his distance from women, returned from the south, he brought back a bewitchingly beautiful mistress. Xi Ning was that mistress. Everyone said Pei Zhao was peerlessly handsome, but only she knew that Pei Zhao had bought her to conceal his "condition. 5.6kReads9.0Score42714d adds
  6. 6 The Soft-Waisted Beauty Who Won Over Her Lover's Heart 外室她腰软撩人 Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Pure Historical Romance + Mutual Firsts + The Long Road to Winning Her Back] Su Ying was a country girl who, from the start, was drugged and accidentally slept with Prince Yi, Chi Zhaoyan. She was then forced to become his concubine. Chi Zhaoyan warned her, “First, you can't bear my child. Second, the moment I marry, you leave of your own accord.” Su Ying didn't care in the slightest. She did her best to play the role of his concubine, making Chi Zhaoyan think she was deeply in love with him, w 240Reads8.7Score—14d adds
  7. 7 Shocking! The Heir's Chambermaid Is a Total Knockout 惊!世子小通房是尤物 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet and satisfying + funny + a husband’s long road to winning his wife back] As the Prince of Li’s young concubine, she knows the Rules for Women and Lessons for Women by heart. The young lady wants to offer herself to him? Clutching a chicken leg, she hides in the corner to watch. “Wow, this is exciting!” With a beauty so graceful and so many sweet words, even a sage would be unable to resist, right? So why hasn’t that man made a move? “Go on, hold her tight and kiss her 246Reads7.3Score—14d adds
  8. 8 With the Adorable Beauty at His Side, Even the Cold-Blooded Powerful Official Is Stirred by Mortal Desires 娇娇在侧,冷戾权臣也被撩动凡心 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance] Su Jiaojiao transmigrates with no grand ambitions. She only wants to make money, enjoy life, and be free. But her stunning looks catch the eye of Song Chi, the Prince of Jiangnan. He falls for her at first sight, and has only one thought when he sees her: I want her! “You're a merchant's daughter. It's your honor to be my concubine.” “I want to be your girlfriend.” “Your girlfriend? What's that?” “We can kiss, cuddle, and sleep together. No titles, no strings att 56.3kReads9.0Score6.5k14d adds
  9. 9 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心,但不多 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
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  10. 10 Reborn and Swapping Betrothals, I Lured the Crown Prince into Taking the Bait 重生就换亲,太子殿下被钓翘嘴了 Ancient Romance497k WordsOngoing [Two sisters reborn + marriage swap + devoted couples + sweet romance + alternate setting] [Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be sweet and loves to act + a shameless, ridiculously devoted male lead] Jiang Shuling is the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family’s first wife, breathtakingly beautiful and utterly captivating. In her previous life, her elder half-sister snatched the chance to enter the Eastern Palace and became the Crown Prince’s exalted secondary consort, living in splendor. Jian 21Reads8.7Score—14d adds
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  11. 11 A Second Chance at Life, and My Sister Marries a Down-and-Out Man First 重来一世,妹妹抢先嫁给了破落户 Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both devoted to each other + both reborn + pampered wife in a bygone era + military marriage + marriage swap + getting rich] Bai Shutong and the fake heiress Lin Yujiao were both reborn. In their previous lives, the fake heiress stole Lu Mingchen, a powerful and handsome man, while Bai Shutong could only marry into the impoverished Zhou family. Everyone said the fake heiress had married well, but in the end, Bai Shutong’s eldest brother-in-law rose to a high position. Meanwhile, the 3.7kReads7.7Score45614d adds
  12. 12 The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...” 2.5kReads9.2Score67414d adds
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  13. 13 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 36.5kReads9.3Score6.2k14d adds
  14. 14 Sold as a Concubine to the Prince's Estate, I Secretly Take It Easy in the Inner Courtyard 卖到王府做小妾后在后院偷偷咸鱼 Ancient Romance803k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, An Zhenzhen found herself a low-status merchant’s daughter. Her father had just died, her mother had passed away years ago, and her only younger brother was an orphan her kindhearted predecessor had taken in. Her second uncle’s family had joined forces with the clan to seize all her family’s property, and now they even wanted her to become a concubine to her second aunt’s dimwitted nephew. What could she do? At the crucial moment, a trusted retainer of her 1.2kReads9.0Score10214d adds
  15. 15 After Becoming a Prince's Concubine, She Tries to Escape 穿成王府妾室后,她努力跑路 Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure and devoted to one another] + [The heroine tries to escape] + [Sweet romance] Mo Zi'er never thought she would transmigrate. But even after transmigrating, she was determined to make the best of her life. It was her new identity that left her speechless: she was a concubine. In a place where she knew nobody, what say could she possibly have? With no status and treated like dirt, she might as well take the money and run! , , “Let you go? How exactly am I supposed to let you g 616Reads9.0Score10014d adds
  16. 16 Dotingly Cherished Concubine: A Handbook for Raising a Beloved Concubine 盛宠娇妾:宠妾养成手册 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, No Angst + One-on-One + Everyday Life] Qing Li spent years pretending to be a mute little eunuch in the palace. After arriving at the Prince Qing's residence, all she wanted was to keep her hands tucked into her sleeves, carry on acting dimwitted, and live peacefully as a little eunuch. But one day, she grabbed a scholar in blue robes at the library and made him help her carry something. After that, everything began to change. When she pretended to be stupid, people poked her. Wh 125Reads8.6Score—14d adds
  17. 17 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 2.8kReads8.9Score20114d adds
  18. 18 After I Transmigrated, the Yandere Tyrant Imprisoned Me in His Palm and Doted on Me 穿越后,我被病娇暴君囚在掌心宠 Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [Before you read: Strong male lead, weak female lead; a domineering tyrant and a delicate flower; a completely unhinged man and a little rabbit. The heroine is soft and gentle, not a strong female lead. The story features mind games, political machinations, foreshadowing, and twists. The heroine has no career arc: the male lead carefully traps her heart, cages her in his grasp, and pampers her. Don't read if that's not your thing!] [Both leads are inexperienced; sweet romance and cathartic drama 4.2kReads9.1Score42214d adds
  19. 19 The Concubine 外室 Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 14.3kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
  20. 20 The Outer Chamber Woman Can't Escape 外室难逃 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 13.4kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
  21. 21 The Joy of Remarrying 再醮之喜 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn + Sweet Romance + Second Marriage + Rugged Hero Song Jinniang’s husband, Xiao Jingran, caught the eye of the Prince of Jin’s daughter. Song Jinniang, his officially wedded wife, was reduced to the status of a mistress, and even her son became a despised illegitimate child. In the end, mother and son both died. Given another life, Song Jinniang returned to the day before she was supposed to enter the capital. This time, she had no hope left for that heartless beast. She took her son, chang 11.9kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
  22. 22 I Won’t Be a Powerful Official’s Concubine, I Just Want to Farm 不做权臣外室,我只想种田 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted As the head of the Court of Judicial Review, Huo Yanzheng is known among the people of the capital as an upright official who solves cases with uncanny skill. But to Su Lingwan, he is cold and heartless, standing by with folded arms. He hardly seems like a good person. So whenever Huo Yanzheng comes to eat at her noodle shop, she secretly gives him two extra side dishes or adds another braised egg to his order. She is timid by nature and has no one to rely on. She can only hope that, in return f 6.7kReads8.9Score64014d adds
  23. 23 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色:这宠妃我当定了! Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.4kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
  24. 24 I Wish You Tenderness 许你以柔 Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted Xu Qingcang was the commander-in-chief of Beicheng. He met Sheng Rou, a young woman from an ordinary family in Jiangling, by chance and took her as his third concubine. Sheng Rou was unwilling, but she had no choice, because she was already carrying his child… P.S. The heroine is a mischievous little diva and a delicate darling~ Sweet romance, no angst 5.7kReads8.8Score36814d adds
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  25. 25 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 37.2kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
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  26. 26 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 101.4kReads9.4Score11.8k14d adds
  27. 27 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 50.1kReads9.5Score6.6k14d adds
  28. 28 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚,一路宫斗上位 Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.8kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
  29. 29 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 3.1kReads9.1Score58214d adds
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  30. 30 Qing Transmigration: The Side Consort Has an Assist System 清穿:侧福晋有助攻系统 Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted A word of caution: This is a novel, not history, so don't scrutinize it. The names and anything else that differs from history are all invented for the story. If that's not your thing, read at your own risk. [Alternate Qing Dynasty + Assist System + Everyday Leveling Up + Raising Children] Song Shurou transmigrates and becomes a Song Concubine in the early years of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign. Song Concubine has a breakout? System: Don't worry, Shurou. Just say one sentence to Yongzheng, and w 13.6kReads9.3Score92914d adds
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  31. 31 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 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 80.3kReads9.5Score9.3k14d adds
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  32. 32 Dreaming with the Cold, Powerful Official: The Sweetheart Blushes and Her Heart Races 与清冷权臣共梦,娇娇脸红心跳 Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple] Fourth Miss Jiang lost both her parents when she was young. She has spent years hidden away in the inner quarters of the Jiang household, never meeting anyone. After coming of age, rumors spread that she is ugly and timid as a mouse, prompting her fiancé to break off their engagement. But on the day the engagement is called off, the man who arrives isn’t her fiancé. It’s his uncle, the man who visits her dreams every night. Jiang Fu has a secret. Ever since she c 12.7kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
  33. 33 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭:不要娇宠要上位 Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 40.5kReads9.5Score5.4k14d adds
  34. 34 The Troubles of a Favored Concubine: The Marquis Is Not So Cold 宠妾难为:侯爷不太冷 Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted Also known as: “The Concubine Keeps Trying to Run Away, but the War God Marquis Has Fallen for Her” By a twist of fate, Wei Yao becomes the concubine of the Great Zhou's war god, Marquis Nanning. Though he is handsome and graceful, a master of both letters and arms, she swears she will never be a concubine! First, she'll play along while secretly plotting, then seize the chance to run. But how does she escape? Where does she go? It takes skill! Never mind anything else, she needs to save at leas 8.3kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
  35. 35 After His Bedchamber Maid Ran Away, the Prince Begged Her to Return Every Day 通房跑路后,王爷日日求她回府 Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance / both virgins] She was a beautiful woman of mixed Han Chinese and Western Regions heritage, born into a military family and exceptionally skilled in martial arts. Free-spirited as the wind, independent and carefree, she had a pair of striking green eyes that captivated everyone. On the day she was to marry her childhood sweetheart, an imperial edict suddenly summoned the groom to become the princess's consort. The wedding never took place, yet, absurdly, she ended up sh 592Reads9.2Score10514d adds
  36. 36 You Transmigrate, I’m Reborn! I’ll Hang a Lantern for You at Your Graves 你穿越,我重生!坟前给你们挂盏 Ancient Romance711k WordsCompleted Original title: Reborn Princess Opens Her Eyes and Brings People to Catch Them in the Act! Full title: You Transmigrated, I Was Reborn, and I'll Hang a Lantern at Your Graves [Rebirth + palace intrigue + feel-good revenge + a heroine who's crazy and a great actress + throne struggle + one-on-one romance (little romance)] In her past life, Li Ningle, a princess, married into a down-and-out marquis's household and gave everything she had to pave the way for her husband to become an official. In th 2.2kReads9.1Score28914d adds
  37. 37 The Duke's Household's Second Wife 公府继妻 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + marriage first, love later] Who is the most outstanding man in the Great Qing Dynasty? Obviously Lu Rui, heir to the Duke’s mansion. They say the heir’s wife has died of illness, and he’s about to bring her younger sister into the mansion as his second wife. The Marquis of Zhongyong’s family is just a fallen noble house. To marry into the Duke’s mansion is a stroke of incredible luck. But what’s the name of the woman marrying the heir? Xie Wenwan? Isn’t she supposed to 7.5kReads8.8Score81814d adds

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