Any Completed Family-Intrigue Novels Where the Heroine Doesn't Get Pushed Around Even Before She's Reborn? 有没有那种在重生前就不憋屈的完结宅斗文

1. 51 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
2. 52 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔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 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
3. 53 女 The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted [Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h 6.2kReads9.3Score68114d adds
4. 54 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became a Good-for-Nothing Young Lady 穿越后我成了废柴大小姐 Elegant Blossoms素雅花开Ancient Romance135k WordsCompleted Modern agent Su Ya was betrayed by her partner Xiao Li and pushed from a high-rise. Her soul transmigrated into the body of her namesake, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister of the Yuanli Dynasty. The original Su Ya had been neglected by her father after her mother died in childbirth. After enduring years of bullying by her stepmother, Concubine Ran, and her half-sister Su Ling, she was poisoned, disfigured, and died full of resentment. With the help of a space bangle and modern medica 392Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Before her rebirth, the female protagonist was a very skilled special agent. She was reborn into the body of a useless young lady in the Prime Minister's mansion. Unexpectedly, her spatial bracelet also came with her. Watch how this young lady makes a name for herself!

5. 55 千 The Thousand-Faced Gentle Consort 千面柔妃 Xiao Xiao Qing Ge萧萧清歌Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She spent one lifetime doing good, only to meet an untimely end. Reborn for a second life, she draws a death warrant for her unfaithful scumbag husband, gives her vicious concubine stepmother a flower of death, and tears off the mask of her hypocritical half-sister with her own hands! But when she approaches her enemy again for the sake of the child she never had in her previous life, an unexpected twist arises. 22Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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   Having read novels for 17 years, I've read countless good ones and just as many bad ones. I highly recommend these few that I could find so far—they're truly excellent! 👍👍👍 [Top Post]

6. 56 困 Imprisoned by Love 困爱成囚 Flowers Along the Way一路笙花Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Gu Yansheng, the adopted daughter of the Gu family, had loved the Ninth Master of the Lu family in the imperial capital for years. He couldn't stand her, and for the sake of the woman he cherished, he sent her to prison and had her tortured for five whole years. But no one expected that when the Ninth Master eventually married, his bride would be none other than Gu Yansheng, the woman with a prison record! Everyone eagerly awaited the spectacle, expecting to see how the Ninth M 15.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
7. 57 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.7kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds
8. 58 大 The Powerful Man Is Reborn and Dotes on His Wife Alone 大佬重生独宠妻 Little Blue Eucalyptus小小蓝桉Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted In his previous life, he thought she loved his status and position. Only when he watched her stop breathing in his arms did he realize how simple and clear her love had been. Sadly, by then it was too late. Fortunately, when he opened his eyes, he had returned to the past. There was still time. In this life, he would spoil her rotten. One day, the Gu family saw their patriarch kneeling on one knee, coaxing the matriarch to eat. After that, the Gu family’s unwritten rule was that the patriarch’s 2.1kReads8.4Score14214d adds
9. 59 萧 After Mr. Xiao Was Reborn, He Had to Pamper His Depressed Young Wife 萧总重生后，抑郁小娇妻全靠哄 Muzi Yingbao木子颖宝Modern Romance995k WordsCompleted Han Jinxi married Xiao Huainian at twenty-one. In their three years of marriage, she bet everything she had and ended up losing miserably. The last time Xiao Huainian saw her, she was a twenty-four-year-old girl smiling sweetly on a cold tombstone. But in his memories, she... had a troubled look on her face most of the time. Even when she died, Xiao Huainian felt no sorrow. But he couldn't bring himself to be happy, either, because he realized... that after Han Jinxi was gone, his heart seemed t 2.7kReads8.6Score5.1k14d adds
10. 60 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 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
11. 61 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 53.2kReads9.3Score7.3k14d adds
12. 62 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 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
13. 63 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风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 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
14. 64 穿 I Transmigrated into a Household-Intrigue Novel to Cultivate Immortality 穿进宅斗文里搞修仙 Dirty Little Construction-Site Cat工地小脏猫Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted Jiayu transmigrated into a random passerby in a melodramatic historical romance about harem intrigue. She was also a disposable pawn whose death would bring the male and female leads closer. After transmigrating into the book, she decided to be a proper passerby who minded her own business and kept out of trouble. When the heroine fought for power in the household, she munched on sunflower seeds; when a female rival was ready to die for the male lead, she handed her a rope. Most importantly, she 277Reads6.8Score—14d adds
15. 65 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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    This book is still very good.

16. 66 重 Reborn: The Sheng Family Heiress Is the Richest Man’s Most Treasured One 重生：盛家千金是首富的心尖尖 Me, Who Loves Strawberries and Cherries喜欢草莓和樱桃的我Modern Romance515k WordsCompleted The Sheng family has a daughter skilled in medicine. Her acupuncture skills are praised by everyone. Sheng Fanyi has endured far too much suffering. This time, she protects herself like a hedgehog. The family affection she once longed for warms her heart again and again. Once all alone, she now has friends who understand her. And then there's that man, someone she never imagined she would have anything to do with... “Miss Sheng, I'm sick.” “Only you can cure this illness, Miss Sheng.” Sheng Fany 2.6kReads9.0Score28714d adds
17. 67 神 Mythic Arena: Ying Zheng from the Start, May His Reign Last Forever 神话擂台：开局嬴政，既寿永昌 Angry Chicken Bro愤怒的鸡哥Urban1.7M WordsCompleted The Mythic Arena descends, and the native gods of every nation appear one after another. The Japanese have Amaterasu, India has Shiva, and America has Odin... Only the Chinese pantheon is missing, and China is defeated. But the gears of fate begin to turn backward. Su Ming is reborn, with the complete Chinese divine genealogy in his hands. Have you ever heard of Qin Shi Huang, the eternal First Emperor, who slew the Western God King with a mortal body... The Monkey King answers the call. All liv 8.6kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
18. 68 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds

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    "You Are My Destiny" 👍 Recommendation rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The past life story is also very good.

19. 69 嫁 Marry a Powerful Official and Become a Widow? The Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Side Character Won’t Stand for It! 嫁权臣守活寡？穿书女配不干了！ Lucky Blossoms福朵朵Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + devoted couple + putting scumbags in their place + no mistresses or misunderstandings + everyone speaks their mind] Jiang Yuzhu transmigrated into a book, becoming the ill-fated first wife of Xie Zhao, the male lead of A Great Chancellor. From the start, she was handed a disaster: the original Jiang Yuzhu was on her way to have an affair, set up by her own eldest brother. According to the original story, after sleeping with a scumbag, Jiang Yuzhu 7.8kReads8.9Score92814d adds
20. 70 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 93.2kReads9.4Score12.8k14d adds
21. 71 侯 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 71.3kReads9.4Score10.4k14d adds
22. 72 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 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds
23. 73 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 87.6kReads9.5Score12k14d adds
24. 74 暴 The Tyrant Gives Me One-on-One Lessons in Palace Infighting 暴君一对一辅导我宫斗 Konghua空花Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Everyone says the newly enthroned emperor of the Dayan kingdom is a cruel and brutal tyrant. Song Yin, a transmigrator, thinks that tyrants are supposed to be the type who love beauties more than their kingdoms. So why does this one spend every day plotting how to kill his own concubines? Tyrant: “The women in my harem love power, not me. Keep your head down if you want to survive.” Song Yin: “Understood!” Later Tyrant: “A consort who doesn’t want to be empress isn’t a good consort.” Song Yin: “ 259Reads8.9Score—14d adds
25. 75 替 After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后，小主她一路高升 Zhizhi Rice Loves Zhizhi吱吱米喜欢吱吱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home, 3kReads9.0Score33114d adds

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    A proper palace intrigue novel where the female lead always knows what she wants and is intelligent.

26. 76 顾 Mr. Gu, Your Wife Has Blocked You Again 顾总，太太又把你拉黑了 Qiao Shiyi乔十一Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted On May 20, Qiao Ruoxing posted on social media: Single and ready to mingle. P.S. Those in good health preferred. The picture was of a divorce certificate. Just like the time she married into the Gu family without warning, this stunt sent shockwaves through her social circle all over again. Taking a jab at her ex-husband's infertility after their breakup? Did she have a death wish? Who was Gu Jingyan? A ruthless man who could sue a media outlet into bankruptcy for spreading rumors. Would he reall 30.9kReads8.2Score3.7k14d adds

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27. 77 我EN I Made Up Cultivation Techniques, So How Did You All Become Great Emperors? 我瞎编功法，你们怎么都成大帝了 Drunk on Wind and Smoke风烟醉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chen Xuan transmigrates to the Xuantian Continent. Unable to cultivate, he unexpectedly awakens a System that makes him stronger every time he takes on a disciple. To grow stronger, he starts bluffing his way into taking disciples. When he doesn’t know a cultivation technique, he just makes one up. To his complete surprise, every one of his disciples masters their techniques. A hundred years later, Chen Xuan watches as each of his disciples becomes an unparalleled Great Emperor and can’t help 2.7kReads8.9Score65214d adds
28. 78 星 Star Martial: I Climbed to the Peak of the Martial Path by Taking Godsons 星武：靠认干儿子，攀上武道巅峰 Crisp Pineapple清脆菠萝Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted [No more pretending. This one's by a Northeast Chinese guy, with a real strong Northeastern flavor. Come check it out, folks!] Chu Feng, the swaggering Marquis of Carefree, has a household full of wives and concubines, each more beautiful than the last. He's practically a "beauty collector." All his life, he's been smugly convinced he's the greatest. Why? Well, it's not because he's managed his fiefdom well, nor because he's reached the peak of mortal martial arts cultivation. It's because he ha 29Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 79 春 Secret Records of the Spring Boudoir: The Seductive Director of the Imperial Workshop 春闺秘录：厂公太撩人 Brother Pingbai平白兄Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Born into a family of officials, she married into a distinguished clan. She enjoyed wealth and luxury in life, and was honored in death. That was her whole life. Whenever people spoke of her, they sighed, “She really was born lucky!” No one knew that she never wanted this kind of good fortune! Heaven has granted her another life, and the thing she wants most is to marry the man who holds power over the entire court... the Imperial Eunuch! 1.5kReads8.9Score21414d adds

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    A bond forged in a past life, continued in this one. Not bad.

30. 80 替 After the Proxy Marriage, the Possessive Prince Lied to Me for Three Years, Then We Had Twins 替嫁后，偏执王爷骗我三年抱俩 Nanmen Yi南门毅Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female lead takes charge + hidden identities revealed + sweet romance + mutual salvation] Medical luminary Nan Wuyou transmigrates one day. She becomes the substitute bride of a brutal, bloodthirsty prince known as a jinx. On their wedding night, she uses her unique golden-needle technique to awaken him from a two-year coma. From then on, he has two faces. When Nan Wuyou is away, he is the irritable, short-tempered Great Yan God of War, feared by all. When she is around, he has no memory of his 694Reads8.9Score11814d adds
31. 81 锦 The Lucky Carp's Beloved Wife: The Regent King's Guide to Doting on His Wife 锦鲤娇妻：摄政王宠妻手册 A Wisp of Dust and Smoke一朵尘烟Ancient Romance3.8M WordsCompleted Zhao Jin'er was known for miles around as a bringer of bad luck. She was sold to a consumptive man who was near death, to bring him good fortune, and they held their wedding ceremony with a rooster in his place. Everyone thought the couple was doomed, but after she married into the Qin family, good fortune came their way one thing after another, and their lives just kept getting better. She went into the mountains to gather wild greens and found a fox. She bought an old ewe by the roadside, and 1.4kReads8.4Score37114d adds
32. 82 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七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 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    If he hadn't felt so stifled, he probably wouldn't have been reborn. The first two books were about palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, but I personally think the third one is primarily horror and suspense with palace intrigue and domestic power struggles as secondary elements, and it's already finished. When I was following it, it was still being serialized.

33. 83 安 An Lingrong Reborn: I Refuse to Become Sisters with Zhen Huan 安陵容重生：绝不和甄嬛做姐妹 Sesame Sauce Cold Noodles麻酱凉面Female-Channel Fanfiction810k WordsCompleted [Content warnings ⚠️] 1. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. 2. The heroine is a villainess. 3. She won't be killing people left and right, so if you're expecting a bloodbath, don't read this. 4. First person!!! A subjective perspective is not the same as objective reality. 5. Everyone is a villain!!! Don't read this if you want goodness, kindness, and romance. Traits retained: sensitive, suspicious, selfish, patient, and calculating. Traits toned down: cowardly, jealous, ruthless, gloomy, and 419Reads9.5Score—14d adds
34. 84 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
35. 85 阿 The Ode to Epang Palace 阿房赋 Su Jingfeng苏靖枫Ancient Romance344k WordsOngoing People know that Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, but not why he did it. People know that Qin Shi Huang died in the west, but not why he traveled all the way there. People know that he built the Qin Mausoleum and the Epang Palace, but not who Epang was. I am Epang. Let me tell you some stories from more than two thousand years ago. (This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Please don't treat it as official history. I did, after a —Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 86 庶 The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋 Bei Mu Nan Qiao北木南乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he 9.1kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds

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    The first book seems to meet your requirements! The latter two are also okay.

37. 87 渡 After Failing My Tribulation, I Couldn’t Get Enough of Household Scheming 渡劫失败后，我沉迷宅斗不可自拔 Gu Minglang顾明朗Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + female protagonist + no System + not transmigration into a book + household intrigue] After failing to overcome the tribulation, Shao Qiushi is reborn at the age of eight. It is the end of the Dharma age, and spiritual qi is scarce. Without a sacred grotto or blessed land, talismans, or elixirs, no one can draw qi into their body. Shao Qiushi enters the Fu household as a maid, intent on using the spiritual leyline beneath the estate to return to the path of cultivation. 991Reads8.8Score12714d adds
38. 88 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 10.9kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
39. 89 锦 The Brocade Spring Boudoir 锦明春闺 Startled Magpie惊鹊儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Second male lead takes the spotlight + ex-husband crawls over broken glass to win her back + love triangle drama + Mary Sue + real and fake heiresses + faithful to each other + sweet, satisfying romance] In her previous life, Ming Jin had her identity and name stolen. After finally making it home, she was rejected by her family and disliked by her fiancé. Even though she eventually got what she wanted, she ended up battered and bruised. As she lay dying, she thought that if she had another life 4.7kReads8.8Score40614d adds

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    There aren't any completed stories, but you can let them run their course for a while; the revenge was already completed in the previous life.

40. 90 贵 A Noblewoman's Revenge: I Won Over the Sickly Young Grand Secretary 贵女嫡谋，复仇拐走了病娇小阁老 Jin FanLady锦凡LadyAncient Romance117k WordsOngoing Palace intrigue + face-slapping and putting scum in their place + strong heroine and hero + court power struggles (devoted to each other + childhood sweethearts) Mu Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of a Great General Who Guards the Nation, married down to the impoverished heir of a marquis. She thought they were in love and that their marriage would unite their families, never imagining she would be exploited and schemed against at every turn, until she met a miserable end with her family destr —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Investing is a sure thing; it demonstrates wisdom, clarity, and proactive action.

41. 91 婚 Passionate Entanglement After Marriage: I Have a Baby for the Cursed Prince 婚后缠欢我给天煞孤星王爷生崽崽 Yangyang Loves Porridge羊羊爱吃粥Ancient Romance586k WordsCompleted [Fierce Yet Sweet Fox Beauty × Scheming, Pure-Hearted, Lonely Big Bad Wolf] [Rebirth] [1v1 Sweet Romance] [Cute Pets] [Upbringing] [Children Later On] [Mutual Salvation] In her previous life, Hua Jingyue was deceived by her fake-sweet best friend and the man she had personally taken in and cared for. They destroyed her family, then left her in a mass grave to be eaten by wild dogs. Reborn, she returned to life. A gravely wounded man by the roadside? Not picking him up! Her fake-sweet best friend 221Reads9.0Score10414d adds
42. 92 穿 After Transmigrating to a Year of Famine, I Became the Worst Mother-in-Law 穿到荒年后，我成了极品恶婆婆 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + System + adorable kids + no male lead] Cheng Wanqun woke up in the body of a 33-year-old farmer's wife in ancient Dahuang Village. Her four sons were kneeling by the bed, calling her Mother, and her daughter-in-law had another grandchild on the way. After being single her entire life for 33 years, she'd suddenly become a mother-in-law and grandmother. Raising four sons was already hard enough, but then disaster struck: locust plagues, droughts, snowstorms. 68.1kReads9.4Score7.6k14d adds

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    This book is great, I love it!

43. 93 被 Forced to Marry a Lovesick Girl, the Disabled Heir Strikes It Rich 被赐婚花痴女，残疾世子赚翻了 Flowers of That Year那年的花Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 28.3kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
44. 94 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
45. 95 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 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds
46. 96 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 29.7kReads9.3Score10.3k14d adds
47. 97 君 The Emperor Claims His Minister's Wife? After Our Divorce, I Take the Empress's Seat 君夺臣妻？和离后我入主中宫 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 4.7kReads9.2Score59014d adds
48. 98 三 The Story of Three Working Girls 三个打工女孩的故事 Snow Falls in Silent Stillness雪落静无声Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted Three young women of the same age, each from a different family background and with a different personality, head to Guancheng to find work. Set in the 1990s, their experiences capture the memories of an entire era. When their birth families are thrown into turmoil, should they stand by and do nothing, lend a hand, or sacrifice their dignity to help them through it? Some come to repay their parents' kindness, while others only cause their parents trouble. The three girls each have a different an 5.8kReads9.0Score49114d adds

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    Historical fiction that doesn't involve rewriting or time travel is also very enjoyable.

49. 99 和 After the Divorce, I Became the Emperor's Beloved White Moonlight 和离后，我成了皇帝心尖白月光 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Satisfying Payback + Devoted Couple + The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife and Goes Mad with Love] In her previous life, everyone said Xu Wanning had married well. Her husband had won great military honors and earned the emperor's trust. Only she knew what her life was really like. Reborn, Xu Wanning wanted only to divorce him. But she knew the marriage had been arranged by the late emperor, and divorce would not be easy. In the end, Xu Wanning turned her gaze to the emperor. She mad 4.5kReads9.0Score46814d adds

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    The emperor is handsome and pure-hearted, and his values are just right. It's a good read.

50. 100 我 Am I Dead? No, I'm Alive Again 我死了？不我又活了 Feng Yuantang, Who Loves Little Eggplants喜欢小茄子的冯远堂Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted After dying, a modern middle-aged woman was reborn in ancient times as the young lady of a general’s household. She’s adored by everyone, there’s no angst, and the story is simple and lighthearted. There’s a love interest, and no misunderstandings. Even a middle-aged woman deserves to give herself a youthful makeover and have a loving family. She’ll have a dear friend who understands her, and a partner who stays by her side through it all! 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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