Looking for a Historical Romance Where the Untouchable Hero Is Brought Down from His Pedestal 求男主高岭之花被拉下神坛的，最好是古言

1. 101 缠 The Silk Thread’s Call 缠丝引 Blue and Red Sweet Potato蓝红红薯Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted “A whore dressed up as a refined lady from a noble family!” That was the Matron’s judgment of her. When Nu Qi was dying, he said, “Don’t be afraid… If there’s another life… I’ll marry you early… in Taiping Alley…” “Taiping Alley.” Four words, a dream no one in that era dared to dream. Hua Yao survived. She lived to see the Sui Dynasty unify the land, to stand at the threshold of an age when “all things would be clear and bright.” But she never entered it. At the threshold, she looked back: b 45Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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   It's causing widespread panic!

2. 102 L L Qian Baidu's 14th Book L千百度第14本书 L Qian BaiduL千百度Ancient Romance691k WordsCompleted A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 37Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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   It's so beautiful!

3. 103 穿 I Was Reborn as a Discarded Consort and Wanted to Lie Flat, but the Regent Set His Sights on Me 穿成废妃想躺平，我被摄政王盯上 Jun Yue Feng Xi君悦风兮Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiwan transmigrates. She becomes an obscure concubine in the late emperor’s harem. No favor, no family connections, no children. She lives in the most remote side hall in the entire palace, so far out of the way that even the palace cleaners can’t be bothered to come by. Someone else might have wailed and cried, but Shen Zhiwan just wants to set off firecrackers in celebration. A thirty-year-old overworked office drone drops dead from exhaustion, then wakes up to free meals and lodging, no 11Reads—Score194Shelves

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   This book absolutely fits the description: the male lead is a regent, aloof and unapproachable. In the early stages, he suspects and tests the female lead because of her undercover identity. Later, he is attracted to her and silently devotes himself to her, but his love is unrequited. The female lead is wary of the male lead because of their opposing identities and never knows his feelings. Later, she fakes her death, divorces her husband, and marries the second male lead. The male lead then goes to steal her away!

4. 104 陛 Your Majesty! The Caged Sparrow Is Carrying Someone Else’s Child! 陛下！笼中雀她怀了别人的种！ Wait Until the Eighth Day of the Ninth Month且待秋来九月八Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing Resilient fallen white moonlight × mad emperor, her enemy #The moon shines high above, but never on him# #forced love# #the long road to winning back his wife# #a sun who lives in the face of death# #the emperor takes his minister’s wife# He tricked her into falling for him, then slaughtered her entire family on their wedding day! With red candles stained by blood, Xue Changyan gripped her face, his expression dark and deranged. “You’ll repay the Shen family’s debt with your body, in every life! 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book, [Sending Hearts]

5. 105 妹 Why Are You Hiding, Little Sister? Weren't You the One Who Seduced Me First? 妹妹躲什么？不是你先勾引我的吗 Little Fish, Big Villain小鱼大反派Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted Complete. Rating just released. (The untouchable falls from his pedestal + deliberate seduction + seven-year age gap + faux siblings + both leads are each other’s only ones) [The well-behaved but truly flirtatious fake heiress × the aloof, ascetic Grand Secretary] In her previous life, when the real heiress returned to the family, Jiang Xunzhi fell from grace overnight, branded a shameless impostor who had usurped another’s place. Her childhood sweetheart, the Crown Prince she was engaged to, be 228Reads8.7Score106Shelves
6. 106 宫 A Gentle Touch of Palace Intrigue 宫色轻撩 Gold Appears Suddenly忽有金Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing [Reborn for revenge + a black-lotus heroine who knows how to charm her man + a tsundere, unhinged male lead + a groveling chase] Only when Yun Yanmiao died in the flames set by her scumbag lover did she finally see who truly loved her. Wei Wuxie, the man she had treated as worthless, protected her with his life and burned to ashes alongside her. Reborn, she has a clear plan: Punish the scumbags and slap them in the face, tear apart the fake innocent, charm the aloof prince, and spoil the man s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He's someone who shouldn't have physical contact with women, yet she forces him into a state of physical attraction. The two are constantly at odds, and he's always the one being bullied by the female lead.

7. 107 想 I Want the Young Lord of Miaojiang to Fall for Me! 想要苗疆少主爱上我！！！ Gathering Bait, Listening to Old Fragrance拾饵聆旧馨Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Newly rated [Sweet and bold little sunshine & easily flustered, tsundere, pure-hearted puppy] [Both virgins, happy ending + healing + lovesick yandere + childhood sweethearts] [Younger, wild and clingy, the powerful one lowers his head] [Male lead has a double identity] Reader advisory: The story is somewhat unrealistic. Jiang Xin stayed up every night reading novels until her body gave out and she collapsed. She ended up in the hospital. When she opened her eyes, she suddenly heard an unfamili —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You'll like it

8. 108 六 A Six-Winged Seraph, Pampered by Humans into a Top-Tier Star 六翼炽天使，被人类宠成人间顶流 Who Could Be My Match谁与为偶Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Six-Winged Seraph? Everyone's favorite? Savior? She's all of them! Not one-on-one | Absolutely divine daddy | Angelic brute's wall-to-wall love | Jealous king | Abstinent angel | Tech tycoon plays third wheel | Contract-bound hottie | Loves one person to death | Beloved by all, building her career | Livestreams herself tearing into gods and demons | Cyber tech versus Western fantasy magic I was once Heaven's top-tier star priest, known as Heaven's biggest bug: a rebellious six-winged seraph. 63Reads9.2Score113Shelves

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   [Abstinent Six-Winged Seraph vs. Seductive Fallen Angel] Until he saw her kiss someone else, the abstinent god tore off his disguise and cornered her on the bed: "If you dare let anyone else touch you again, I'll make Heaven and Earth intersect, and see where you can run to!"

9. 109 被 After My Childhood Sweetheart Killed Me, I Turned to My Childhood Friend 被青梅误杀后，我转身爱上竹马 Who Doesn't Love Beer and Fried Chicken?谁不爱啤酒和炸鸡Ancient Romance189k WordsOngoing Zhou Huaijin has been immersed in a life of luxury since childhood. She has never thought there was anything wrong with the way she lived. If some people are born to enjoy life, she figures she must be one of the lucky ones. In truth, fate spares no one. Those who refuse to strive can only bring about their own ruin. But Zhou Huaijin had already accepted her fate. After living freely for half her life, she met a grisly end at the hands of her closest friend. She had no reason to resent her. Ther —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The female lead is a little money-grubber

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