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Ancient Romance, Palace and Household Intrigue, Legitimate Daughter, No Palace Entry 古代言情,宫斗宅斗,嫡女,不进宫

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  1. 51 The Marquis's Daughter by a Concubine 侯门外室女 Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted After her mother passed away, Ye Mian followed her last wish and returned to the Wuzhao Marquis’s residence. Once there, she treaded carefully and tried to please the mistress of the house and her legitimate elder sister. She never expected her sister to be scheming against her, while the mistress wanted to take her life! The seemingly frail, easily bullied little rabbit gradually bared her claws! Ruin her sister’s reputation! Drive the mistress of the marquis’s residence mad! Turn her own li 475Reads7.3Score102Shelves
  2. 52 Four Years Without Sharing a Bed with His Second Wife, Then His Late Wife Returns and He Loves Her Again? 续弦四年不同房,亡妻复活你又爱了? Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed heroine + second male lead takes the win] Shen Yan had been her husband’s second wife for four years when her late elder sister, the principal wife, came back from the dead. Her husband said, “You only married into this family in your sister’s place. You should know your place and ask to become a concubine!” Her mother-in-law said, “You’re just a daughter born to a concubine. You should be grateful you can be my son’s concubine.” The child she had cared for over the past four years s 11.3kReads8.2Score736Shelves
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  3. 53 Reborn to Marry the Villain, Backed by the Regent, I Went on a Killing Spree 重生嫁反派,摄政王撑腰,杀疯了 Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Past and Present Lives + Medicine] Jiang Shining and Nangong Yu were betrothed as children. They grew up together, a perfect match in looks and talent. At her birthday banquet, she was overjoyed, thinking it would be the formal betrothal ceremony for the two of them. Instead, she learned that her father and brother had died in battle, and Nangong Yu stormed in with troops, accusing the Jiang family of treason. Tortured until she wished she were dead, Jiang Shining watc 310Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 54 You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬 Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you 2.8kReads9.5Score405Shelves
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  5. 55 My Sister Was Wronged in the Marquis’s Manor, So I Remarried with My Child and Took Vicious Revenge 姐姐侯府含冤,我带崽二嫁疯复仇 Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted Jiang Ruxue was reborn in her elder sister’s body. In her previous life, the Jiang family’s adopted daughter took everything that belonged to her sister when she fell on hard times. She was abandoned at a remote estate and abused until she died a miserable death. Jiang Ruxue carved a bloody path back to life in another’s body and became her sister. The Jiang family wanted her to enter the Marquis’s household as a concubine, bringing her child along, while the adopted daughter became the wife of 9Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 56 After the Legitimate Daughter Returned to the Capital, the Celibate Prince Fell for Her 嫡女回京后,禁欲王爷沦陷了 Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted She was the legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household and should have grown up cherished. But at birth, a servant switched her with another baby, and she was left to grow up in the countryside. Her adoptive parents treated her like a beast of burden, then abused her to death once they had drained her of every last bit of value. Reborn with a pocket dimension, she dumps the scumbag, trounces the fake white lotus, and cuts ties with her adoptive parents. Those who abused her will pay for it for 3.8kReads9.2Score319Shelves
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  7. 57 She Cut Ties for Her Adopted Daughter. The Legitimate Daughter Reopens the Clan Register and Goes on a Rampage 为养女断亲,嫡女重开族谱杀疯了 Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted Just three months after returning home to reunite with her family, Zhao Qingyan was thrown out. Her father said she was immoral, her mother called her shameless, her eldest brother said she was wicked, and her second brother looked down on her as a country girl unfit for polite society. They all thought she, the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family, was inferior to their adopted daughter. For that girl’s sake, they cut ties with her, removed her from the family register, and cast her out. But 2.6kReads7.8Score277Shelves
  8. 58 On the Day He Seized the Throne, the Mad New Emperor Locked the Empress Dowager in His Bedchamber 篡位当天疯批新帝把太后锁进寝宫 Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Devoted Hound of a Discarded Prince × Cool, Stunning Empress | Two Powerful Strategists | Unhinged Devoted Hound | Mutual Redemption | No Harem, One-on-One Romance | Growing Up Together | Intense Push and Pull | Alternate History | Palace Intrigue and Political Schemes] Everyone in Chang’an thinks that the twenty-third prince, Li Che, is worthless, fit only to rot in a ditch. Only Empress Cui Lingyi knows that this seemingly harmless youth is a vicious wolf capable of tearing the Tang 5Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  9. 59 Cast-Off Wife of the Marquis's Household? She's the Prince's Darling 侯府弃妇?她是王爷掌心娇 Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted Jiang Xuwan was reborn. After dying tragically in her previous life, she reflected on herself and worked to become better in this new one. She would take revenge where revenge was due, and enjoy life where enjoyment was due. Once everything had settled, one day, she suddenly realized that she had once lost her memory. She had lost an important stretch of time, a memory that contained someone important. She could no longer remember who he was. Unable to take it anymore, Jiang Xuwan packed her thi 250Reads—Score—Shelves
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  10. 60 Reborn Once More, I Think a Short-Lived Husband Sounds Pretty Good 重活一世,找个短命夫君挺好 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Palace and Household Intrigue + Marriage First, Love Later + Historical Romance] In her previous life, Jiang Wanguan was framed for adultery by her husband and stepmother. In the end, they sent her to her death with a bowl of poison and killed her maternal grandfather’s entire family as well. When she awoke one day, Jiang Wanguan had returned to the time before her marriage. Her stepmother and stepsister schemed to make her marry the same scumbag who had been her husband in her previou 23Reads—Score—Shelves
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  11. 61 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter, I Master One Face-Slapping Skill a Day 重生嫡女一天一个打脸小技能 Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Mu Jinle, the only legitimate daughter of King Mushou, was ambushed by a villain at birth and left crippled. In a world where source power determines strength, she was branded a “useless good-for-nothing” from the start. Her father's concubine wanted to rise in rank, his illegitimate sons wanted to seize the succession, and in the end her father even sent her to the imperial palace as a hostage?! Her fiercely protective backer drew his sword. “Get behind me.” Mu “Lazybones” Jinle: “You got it!” 180Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  12. 62 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 170.9kReads9.5Score21.8kShelves
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  13. 63 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 152kReads9.3Score21.5kShelves
  14. 64 The Concubine's Laid-Back Life in the Chief Minister's Household 首辅家妾室的躺平日常 Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted Liu Yu was reborn, returning to the time before disaster struck the Pingnan Marquis Household. She, along with Liu Huan, the illegitimate daughter of the second branch, and Liu Ying, the illegitimate daughter of the fifth branch, had been offered to powerful officials as concubines by the old madam. Because of her beauty, she entered Prince Qi's household and was forced into its internal power struggles. After barely managing to survive them, Prince Qi ascended the throne. And then... She had fo 2.3kReads8.3Score314Shelves
  15. 65 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 12.7kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
  16. 66 Cutting Spring 斩春 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 25.6kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
  17. 67 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 36.2kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
  18. 68 Bound by Spring 缚春情 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 119.1kReads9.6Score16.2kShelves
  19. 69 The Coroner’s Guide to Winning Over the Darkened Powerhouse 仵作攻略:黑化大佬心尖宠 Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted A modern forensic doctor transmigrates into the past and becomes a lowly maid in the Jinyiwei kitchen, powerless and bullied by everyone. 301Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  20. 70 The Crown Princess Destined by Fate 命定太子妃 Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Liu Wangshu was a refined young lady raised by the book. As crown princess, she had worked herself to the bone, managing everything inside and out, only to die on the eve of becoming empress. Given another chance, she was determined to keep her distance from that heartless crown prince. But despite all her efforts, the crown prince changed, and she was still the crown princess. Rumor had it the new crown prince was lecherous and cruel. Looking at the smiling man before her, 1.5kReads9.0Score178Shelves
  21. 71 The Legitimate Eldest Daughter Is Reborn: Watching My Enemies Tear Each Other Apart 嫡长女重生:笑看仇敌窝里斗 Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing The “headstrong” legitimate daughter is reborn, takes down her stepmother and concubine aunt, and marries into a powerful family! [Historical domestic intrigue + reborn legitimate daughter + satisfying revenge + heartwarming daily life + heroine’s growth] (She won’t let any of the bad guys get away, including her own father! The heroine isn’t the only one who has been reborn, either. Guess who else!) “Qing’er is a good child, filial and clever.” “Mother said I should be obedient and grow up to 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 72 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 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 3.9kReads9.3Score377Shelves
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  23. 73 The Realm as My Betrothal Gift, a Golden Age as Our Matchmaker 江山为聘,盛世为媒 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No transmigration or rebirth + pure historical romance, slow pace, gently unfolding] [The heroine is forced to become a concubine early on, so proceed with caution if that bothers you! After marrying, she is the sole favorite, and eventually ascends the throne to rule from behind the curtain!] She is the princess of a fallen kingdom in Nanjiang, born with a pair of gray-blue glassy eyes. She is both righteous and wicked, seeming at once like an immortal and a demon! While still an infant, she w 9.3kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
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  24. 74 Longing for You Beneath the Night Sky 长夜相思入星河 Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he 41.2kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
  25. 75 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 192.7kReads9.6Score31.8kShelves
  26. 76 The Good-Luck Bride Moves In, and Her Frail Husband Clings to Her Every Day 冲喜新娘入府,病弱夫君日日腻歪 Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted Becoming a good-luck bride for the second time doesn’t bother Gu Rongxi in the slightest. The only thing that troubles her is that her new husband is far too clingy, calling her “wife” this and “wife” that every day, leaving her thoroughly alarmed. She thought she only had to win over her mother-in-law to enjoy a carefree life, but wait, what’s with all these transmigrators suddenly showing up? After being a ghost for more than ten years, Shen Qingquan is blessed by fate with a chance to start o 46Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 77 A Mistake Made Day After Day 朝朝误 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. A pure historical romance + love between a man and woman + family and nation] On a stormy Mid-Autumn night, overlapping shadows cast by candles in a private residence shattered the lie of “one heart, one lifetime, one partner.” She ran mad through the rain with a sword in hand, while he cuddled his new lover on the bed. And the cousin who always said she only wanted enough to eat had already set her sights on becoming the Xie family matriarch. But who w 174Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 78 Qian Jinhuan 千锦欢 Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Completed · [A highly intelligent amnesiac fake princess x a cold, scheming prince] [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Both devoted to each other + classic historical romance + no transmigration, rebirth, or System + political intrigue + doting romance + reunion after a long separation + devotion to country and family + exclusive devotion + the one who got away + happy ending] For twenty years, the second prince of Nantang, Chu Jinyuan, has kept his guard up and trusted no one, until Hua Qianmei ar 297Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  29. 79 The Marquis's Heart's Delight, a Lady Who Conquers All 侯爷心尖宠,姑娘大杀四方 Ancient Romance353k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + household intrigue + schemes and manipulation + never loved him + devoted to each other) In her previous life, Lu Zhishu was an orphan. By chance, she transmigrated into the body of the Lu family's third daughter just after she was born. She thought she would have a happy life, but her mother died in childbirth from a severe hemorrhage. Lu Zhishu lived cautiously, with the sole aim of avenging her mother. To do so, she drew everyone into her schemes, never realizing that someon 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 80 After Marrying the Cold and Distant Powerful Minister 嫁给清冷权臣之后 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted One mountain, two dynasties. The Xiao clan ruled the land. In a chaotic age of war, the Great Liang and Great Sui stood opposed. By a twist of fate, ten-year-old Xu Zhiyi saved a badly wounded boy, unaware that he came from a powerful family. A month spent together in their youth was enough for Xu Zhiyi to catch Xiao Jingyao’s eye. But back then, her heart and mind belonged entirely to Shen Mingchen, the childhood friend who had grown up with her. When they met again, Xiao Jingyao lost his compo 207Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 81 Commandery Princess Xuanping 宣平郡主 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Princess Xuanping and the Crown Prince grew up together. Everyone thought she would become the future Crown Princess. But the Crown Prince fell for the princess's delicate, innocent-looking cousin instead. He forgot his promise that they would spend their lives together, and even risked angering the Emperor so he could marry her cousin. When danger struck, he abandoned the princess without hesitation. After Prince An rescues her, the princess comes to her senses. Some people simply aren't meant 7kReads8.8Score689Shelves
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  32. 82 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 35.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
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  33. 83 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 43.4kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
  34. 84 I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠,却成皇上掌心宠 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye. 7.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
  35. 85 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊,娘娘写了一百条宫规 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 63kReads9.6Score9.7kShelves
  36. 86 The Tyrant Dragged Me Back 18 Times, and I'm Pregnant Again 被暴君抓回去18次,我又怀上了 Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted The short drama My Heart Is Weary, the Villain Only Wants Cuddles Every Day is now online. [Unhinged, tyrannical dog emperor] x [sweet, fierce, adorable heartthrob] After Su Ci transmigrates into a book, the mad emperor forces her to absorb his good luck, locks her in his bedchamber, and makes her sleep in his imperial bed. By day, she's a prisoner; by night, she's treated like an empress. She pretends to go along with it, then runs away. By day, the mad emperor is a dog: “Bring that wretched wo 9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
  37. 87 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软,冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 24.7kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
  38. 88 Marriage for Good Fortune: One Fit of Anger from the Heir’s Wife, and He’s on His Knees in an Instant 冲喜:世子妃一生气,世子秒下跪 Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted Fate decrees a destined match, and one dream draws us together across worlds. You often appear in my dreams, and one glance was all it took for me to fall for you. Scene: Woman: “I just transmigrated, and now you're making me marry you to bring you good luck? Why should I?” Man: “I'm in this state already. I shouldn't drag an innocent girl into this.” A few days later Woman: “Wait... I'll take this man.” Man: “Now that you're here, don't even think about running away.” As the heir to a family of 5.9kReads9.2Score709Shelves
  39. 89 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 98.7kReads9.5Score11.8kShelves
  40. 90 Bringing the Phoenix Home 引凤归 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 109kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
  41. 91 Grievance Beneath the Red Wedding Stars 红鸾怨 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her past life, Bai Manxue was blind to the truth and foolishly devoted, doing everything in her power to help Gong Shengyu ascend the throne. But after he became emperor, he seemed like a completely different person. He made her empress, yet also elevated Consort Yun to a powerful position to keep her in check. Behind their backs, he fanned the flames and watched them fight to the death. In the end, their child became a sacrifice to secure his throne. Bai Manxue was utterly disillusioned. For 3.8kReads9.2Score582Shelves
  42. 92 Love in the Present Day 情染今朝 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + devoted husband pursues his wife + dual purity + happy ending In her previous life, Luo Ran was killed by her husband and her cousin, who conspired against her. After years of dutifully keeping the household, all she got in the end was her father's title being manipulated away, and a tragic death for both father and daughter. Reborn six years 20.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
  43. 93 Reborn, I Promise You a Lifetime of Joy 重生,许你一世倾欢 Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted (Both leads reborn + scheming prince + palace and household intrigue + punishing scumbags + physician heroine) In her previous life, Ye Ruan was hopelessly devoted to Prince Xuan, Jun Li. But at the Mid-Autumn banquet, the drunken Prince Jing, Jun Zhan, took her innocence. To avenge herself, she pretended to marry into Prince Jing’s household. While he was away on campaign, she forged the late emperor’s edict and elevated the scumbag to the highest position. But once everything had settled, the 9.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
  44. 94 The Horse Slave's Wife Has a Special Skill 马奴之妻,有绝技 Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted Wang Cenxi, the Earl’s legitimate daughter, is set up by her stepmother and stepsister, who arrange for her to sleep with one of the estate’s stable hands. There is a CP, and yet it seems like there isn’t. When everyone assumes she will choose to end her life with a strip of white silk, she calmly replies, “I choose to marry the stable hand and cut ties with the Earl’s household.” Not long after they marry, the stable hand goes off to war. Left on her own, Wang Cenxi makes a living with her exce 245Reads8.4Score100Shelves
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  45. 95 A Miserable Transmigration: Braving Ancient Times Without Superpowers 悲催穿越,不带异能苦闯古代 Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted Meng Zihua falls off a cliff while carrying out a mission. When she wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into the body of a low-born daughter of the prime minister’s household. She schemes, battles the legitimate daughter, and has the rotten luck of not even getting a golden finger. She can only rely on her own skills to turn her fortunes around, and before she knows it, she’s even found love… 26Reads6.7Score—Shelves
  46. 96 After a Tree Spirit Possesses Her, the Frail Young Lady Wants to Eat People 树妖附身后,柔弱表小姐要吃人了 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Household intrigue,” “palace intrigue,” “turning the tables,” “flipping the table,” “face-slapping and punishing scumbags,” “villainess,” “ensemble of female characters” Chen Wanqing, a delicate young lady of the Earl of Wuding’s household, is harmed by her aunt-by-marriage and left on the brink of death. There she meets Qianmei, a tree spirit. To stay alive, Wanqing willingly lets the spirit possess her, beginning a thoroughly entertaining life of fighting heaven, earth, and troublesome relati 690Reads7.5Score145Shelves
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  47. 97 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了,这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 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 1.4kReads9.4Score153Shelves
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  48. 98 The Scumbag's Whole Family Is a Menace, So I Became Empress and Reduced Them to Ashes 渣男全家是祸害,我封女帝扬其灰 Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [No brainless plot, no transmigration, no System, no rebirth] With the Duke’s estate on the brink of collapse, Lu Fengzhou enters the palace as a male favorite to serve the empress, willingly becoming a caged songbird for others’ amusement. He does it to preserve his family’s power and glory and keep his younger sister Qingyu safe. Qingyu had only wanted to honor their mother’s dying wish: support each other as siblings, become a wife and mother, and be content with that life. But people are dri 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  49. 99 Plotting to Marry the Mad Prince: The Black Lotus Topples Imperial Rule 谋嫁疯批王爷:黑莲花她掀了皇权 Ancient Romance116k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + substitute bride + revenge + two strong leads + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + political scheming] After years of fighting in the northern frontier, Mu Lingyin is made a third-rank Fengling General. But to fulfill her elder sister’s wish, she willingly returns to the capital to marry. Who could have known that on the way to burn incense on her behalf, her sister would be mistaken for her and shot dead by a hail of arrows? To uncover the real culprit, Mu Lingyi 19Reads—Score—Shelves
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  50. 100 Reincarnated as a Ghost Messenger: I Almost Got Sold into a Ghost Marriage 鬼差转世:差点被卖去配阴婚 Ancient Romance304k WordsOngoing [Mysticism + soul transmigration + farming + medicine + household intrigue + demon beasts + cultivation + lighthearted comedy~] She had a perfectly good government job in the underworld. Why did she have to go “out to sea” instead? She was best friends with Meng Po, and no one could stop her from reincarnating into the human world. She nearly drove the Black and White Impermanence to their graves, and she still hasn’t repaid the twenty taels she borrowed three years ago. From the start, she 1Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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