A Stunningly Beautiful Heroine! A Princess of a Fallen Kingdom Who Catches the Emperor’s Eye at First Sight 女主容貌绝美！亡国公主！被皇帝一见钟情。

1. 1 锁 Locking Tang in as Empress 锁棠为后 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted On the third day after Yan fell, Princess Lu Tang knelt before her father's spirit tablet in mourning clothes, weeping until she could barely stand. Footsteps sounded behind her. It was the boy who had once been held hostage in Yan for three years, now the Emperor of Qin, Shen Mo. He crouched down and brushed her cheek with his fingertips. “Five years ago, when you were fourteen, I watched you dance. I've never forgotten it.” He took her by the wrist and pulled her away from the spirit tablet 2.1kReads8.6Score10114d adds

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   Princess Lu Tang of a fallen kingdom and Emperor Shen Mo of a destroyed kingdom!

2. 2 败 Spoiler System: Complete the Task and Get a Furnace Physique as a Bonus? 败家系统：完成后附赠炉鼎体质？ If It Were a Love Song若情歌Fantastical Romance193k WordsOngoing [Adored by Everyone, Sweet and Soft Girl | Male Rivals Competing | 1vN] Yang Wan transmigrates into a book and becomes bound to a Spendthrift System. With no choice in the matter, she squanders her fortune just to stay alive and protect the people she loves. But she is born with a bewitching beauty that leaves everyone around her spellbound. The refined, noble chancellor longs to share her bed, the wandering physician gives her all his tenderness, the obsessive assassin drags her into his arms, 9.7kReads—Score84714d adds

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   In their struggle to win her over, the third wife sent the second wife to prison and drove the first wife away. The fourth wife, unaware that she had fallen for her daughter-in-law, was still gossiping about the family. By the time the fifth wife met her, the daughter-in-law had already given birth. 🥰

3. 3 疯 The Mad Emperor’s Captive: His Empress Has Run Away Again 疯帝囚宠，朕的皇后又跑了 Soaring Over the Southern Mountain跃南山Ancient Romance802k WordsOngoing [The title couldn't be changed in time. A female-led story: a princess of a fallen kingdom becomes an empress. She never bows to pressure and dares to flip the table, literally! No female suffering, no women fighting each other, but plenty of men fighting over her. They're all handsome, and they compete and vie for her!!!] [Political intrigue and tragic romance + captive pampering + love and hate + taking by force + two strong leads + a broken relationship beyond repair + possessive, cunning mal 751Reads9.4Score14614d adds

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   A princess of a fallen kingdom determines the fate of the nation; several powerful figures are entangled in a web of love and hate, their destinies intertwined.

4. 4 璇 The Legend of Princess Xuanji 璇玑公主传 Chen Ruoyu'an陈若愚安Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted She is Nangong Yue, the sole survivor of a fallen kingdom. After her home and family were destroyed, she disappeared into obscurity, taking on the name Princess Xuanji and bearing a blood feud as she carefully steered events and stirred the world into turmoil. Once part of a glorious royal house, she fell from the clouds into the mire when her kingdom was toppled, but hardship never blunted her edge. To avenge her country and clear her people’s names, she endured humiliation and plotted for year 215Reads—Score—14d adds

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   She possesses both beauty and intelligence; she can disguise herself, is skilled in medicine, has a death shield, and haha, she's also a strategist. The male lead finally managed to win her over.

5. 5 敌 The Enemy Nation's Princess Wants to Escape! The Tyrant Coos to Her Every Night 敌国公主要逃跑！暴君他夜夜轻哄 Nan Nan Qi楠楠七Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Delicate, clear-headed beauty vs. sinister, violent emperor] [Light coercive romance + love at first sight + sweet doting romance + both leads' first love + one-on-one romance + happy ending] Wei Yuwan transmigrates, and on her very first day... the State of Wei is destroyed. In the morning, the Crown Prince, her elder brother, is beheaded. By noon, her father, the ruler, dies coughing up blood. In the afternoon, her mother, the empress, packs up and runs away. And Wei Yuwan... becomes a prince 1.4kReads8.7Score13114d adds
6. 6 落 You Can't Bring Back a Runaway Bride 落跑娘子追不回 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted I make my own fate, not heaven. She is no innocent little flower, no frail girl everyone can bully and trample on. If someone takes a swing at her or sets her up, she'll pay them back twice over. Su Wan, a merchant's daughter full of schemes, defies fate, plots her escape, and seeks refuge with one of the capital's most powerful families. Using their influence, she secures a good marriage prospect and gives her whole heart to her fiancé's family. But things don't go as planned. A spiteful woman 1.6kReads8.6Score10114d adds

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   Losing his beloved, he turned white-haired overnight. "In this life, I was the one who met her first, we were the one who fell in love first, how could I have lost her?" Bai Jingxuan hated himself, pounding his head in frustration. Thinking of the loving moments they shared in their past and present lives, the longing and pain of both lifetimes intertwined, flowing like a river. He was heartbroken, his heart aching so much he could hardly breathe. Unable to suppress the overwhelming grief, he wept uncontrollably, his sobs echoing through the courtyard. The once dignified and refined young master Bai, unable to bear the blow of losing his beloved, turned white-haired overnight. He walked through the snow-covered courtyard towards the gate, his robes fluttering, his silver hair flying, the snow swirling around him, as if he had become one with the icy landscape, indistinguishable from it. After leaving the mansion, he headed directly towards the An'nan Prince's residence, An'nan silently waiting nearby.

7. 7 涅 Reborn From the Ashes, I’ve Returned to Settle Every Score 涅槃重生归来有仇报仇有怨报怨 Author Tao Yaoyao作者逃妖夭Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted “Reborn after returning from Nirvana, she settles every score and repays every grievance. A bond from a past life becomes a fate in this one.” Eight hundred years ago, she and he vowed to be husband and wife in their next life, promising to love each other for all eternity. Centuries passed, the world changed, and the past faded like smoke. Eight hundred years later, she was reborn, but fate had other plans. It was as if she'd been born into the wrong family. Her father showed her no affection, 3.3kReads8.6Score20414d adds
8. 8 丰 When the Voluptuous Beauty Pouts, the Stern Officer Blushes 丰腴美人一撒娇，冷面军官脸红了 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance685k WordsOngoing [Period setting, marriage first and love later, following the army, adorable kids, husband’s road to winning his wife back] The day after Shen Qingshu mailed a divorce agreement to Rong Jingshi, she began having one prophetic dream after another. She dreamed that her hypocritical, ungrateful stepsister stole the family heirloom from her, schemed to have her sent to the countryside, and tortured her to death in Heilongjiang, leaving her family ruined and slaughtered. When she woke, she heard her 15.6kReads6.0Score1k14d adds

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   Outrageous! To protect her daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law actually kicked her 1.9-Meter-tall military officer son out the door! Rong Jingshi returned home with a cold face, and his mother kicked him: "I'll make you pay! I asked you to accompany your wife to buy clothes and you still gave me attitude? Qing Shu is so beautiful, if your wife runs away, you'll have nowhere to cry!"

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