Period-Era Stories with Transmigration and Rebirth: The Leads Must Not Be Doormats, at Home or in Public! 年代文，穿越重生，男女主对内对外千万不要圣母！

1. 51 大 The Minister of Dali Temple 大理寺·卿(姚筱筱、程相、何明翰等主演网剧《与卿行》原著等) An Niwei安妮薇Mystery275k WordsCompleted Su Moyì, son of Princess Anyang and a senior official at the Dali Temple, was the Southern Dynasty’s foremost detective, a man of refined elegance and heavenly beauty. Yet in the official circles of Shengjing, he had earned a fearsome reputation as someone who feared neither ghosts nor gods and yielded to neither immortals nor demons. He was aloof and impersonal, and when he investigated and judged cases, he was impartial and unsparing. The words he heard most often were “Please spare me, my lor 105Reads9.2Score—Shelves
2. 52 君 You Live West of the City, I Live East 君住城西我往东 Snatching Away the Big Gray Wolf抱走大灰狼Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted You Live in the West of the City, I Head East 563Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 轻 Soft Murmurs 轻哝软语 PianlineModern Romance337k WordsCompleted Criminal Investigation Squad Captain x high school Chinese teacher [Sweet romance + marriage before love + one couple + both are each other’s first and only] Xu Weiyan comes from a centuries-old merchant family in Jinggang, but chooses a career in uniform, a path that seems rather “unconventional.” His illustrious family supports his career choice, but sets one condition: he doesn’t have to inherit the family business, but he must accept a marriage arranged by the family. Gui Yanxiao is the seco 7.3kReads9.0Score687Shelves
4. 54 青 Slightly Tipsy in Blue 青色微醺 Jie Jie芥婕Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Signed for publication, with a short drama adaptation now streaming (Arranged marriage to love + the second male lead takes the lead + long-planned romance + cozy, low-key sweet romance) The day Fu Qingyin finally gave up on Song Ziyan, she went to see his uncle, Song Zheng. Two wooden signs hung at the entrance to the teahouse, one higher than the other. Each bore a line of writing: A joyful reunion, a happy occasion. The man sat ramrod straight, his expression calm and composed, with the refin 18.6kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
5. 55 王 The Princess Consort Turns Up the Charm, and the Prince Offers Her the Throne 王妃深撩低哄，王爷皇权相送 Pale Scallion Isn't Pale葱白不白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Born into the royal family and married into it, people with passionate hearts have always been held back by their emotions! They say the imperial household is the most heartless place of all. After making one mistake, Shen Yunqian gets a fresh start, only to discover that it isn't the imperial family that's heartless, but the desires in people's hearts. Prince Li Xun is a peerless strategist, a god of death on the battlefield, and a player who has never lost a game of chess... He only wants to l 1.5kReads7.3Score113Shelves
6. 56 遥 Knowing Your Heart from Afar 遥遥知意 Bei Ye北耶Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Song Zhiyi never imagined that one day the Duke's estate would become her real home... Before her grandmother died, she entrusted Song Zhiyi to a dear friend, and so Song Zhiyi was sent to live at the Duke's estate. The old lady treated her like her own granddaughter, but Song Zhiyi understood that she would eventually have to leave. Everything changed after the Fourth Master returned. The old lady became her mother-in-law. Her sweet younger sister became her niece. Everything was turned upside 1.8kReads7.6Score174Shelves
7. 57 清 Qingfeng Villa 清风墅 Sunlit Bird扶光鸟Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Marriage first, love later + Age gap + Literary family + Slow-burn romance + Both leads are each other's first] *Theme: Children who are cherished don't have to say they're sorry.* As a child, Shu He was utterly broken by her coldhearted father. During an extreme snowstorm in Jingbei, she wandered alone by the roadside, clutching the doll that had grown up with her. The blizzard raged, and she eventually collapsed, frozen stiff. A Bentley pulled over. The young man 84.7kReads9.5Score10.7kShelves
8. 58 嫁 Marrying into a Wealthy Family 嫁大户 Ji Qiushan积丘山Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + merchant couple + married life + sweet everyday romance + family and village life] The heroine is gentle, clear-headed, and never lets anyone push her around. The hero is considerate, witty, and resourceful. The younger daughter of the Shen family in Baihe Town marries the second son of the Xie family, who runs a medicinal herb shop in Ping County. She hears he spends most of his time away from home and that his family has fallen on hard times. She never expec 24.8kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
9. 59 不 No More Love 不再爱 Ba Chu巴楚Modern Romance11k WordsCompleted No Longer in Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 惹 Entangled in Splendor 惹风华 Laughing Wildly笑轻狂Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Bewitching Splendor, has premiered on Hongguo, starring Hou Chengyue and Li Ruoxun. She and Lu Fengjin had been childhood sweethearts, the perfect couple in everyone's eyes. To support him, she planned every move and left no stone unturned, clearing every obstacle from his path until he became Dongling's one and only God of War. She thought that lovers would eventually be together, but one day, an unremarkable-looking young woman entered his life. At first, he s 1.2kReads8.8Score325Shelves
11. 61 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 101.8kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
12. 62 寒 At the End of the Cold Night Lies Your Heart 寒夜尽处是卿心 Mo Huan陌缓Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o 29.6kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
13. 63 卿 Qing Zhaolan 卿昭岚 Sheng Sheng in My Embrace笙笙入怀Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted [1v1 + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance] An imperial decree of marriage unexpectedly brought the two of them together. As far as Jiang Qinglan was concerned, it would be perfectly fine to spend their lives together as a courteous, respectful couple. But after the wedding, her husband had other ideas. The woman he’d brought home was the one he’d long held dear. Who wanted to be merely courteous and respectful? (A simple, sweet romance. It’s my first time writing, so please be kind. The 452Reads6.2Score112Shelves
14. 64 重 Reborn: The Regent Prince Dotes on Me to the Heavens 重生后我被摄政王宠上了天 Little Fairy from Nine Nether Valley九幽谷的小仙女Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted In her past life, she trusted the wrong person and fell in love with the cold-hearted, ruthless Chu Changqing. Her entire family was executed. Her beloved father was framed for colluding with the enemy and betraying his country. He was tortured with a thousand cuts and put to death by slow slicing. Her eldest and second eldest brothers, who had doted on her since childhood, were framed during a military campaign, beheaded, and left hanging from the city walls to rot in the sun. Her third brother 220Reads7.2Score—Shelves
15. 65 高 A Joyful Marriage into a Noble Family 高门喜嫁 Zhao Fu Yang昭扶阳Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn historical romance + vengeance without exception + household power struggles + satisfying face-slapping revenge] In her previous life, Ye Yinhe suffered endless torment from the moment she married into Prince Xian’s household. Her husband insulted and beat her, her mother-in-law made things difficult for her, her father-in-law mocked her, and even the servants treated her with contempt. She never understood what she had done to deserve such misery. She even envied her younger sister, Ye 179Reads7.0Score100Shelves
16. 66 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: My Sons and I All Transmigrated into a Book 七零军婚，我和儿子们都是穿书的 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 32.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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17. 67 修 The Cultivating Country Girl Is Invincible 修真的小村姑她无敌了 I Am But a Mortal我本凡胎Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period + Strong Female Lead + Rural Romance with a Couple + Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Light Fantasy] Xu Yanni has carried memories of her past life since birth. After her birth mother died young, her stepmother and scumbag father treated her like garbage. By chance, she gained an immortal cultivation legacy and mastered medical skills that could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bone. She uncovers the truth behind her mother’s tragic death, bringing the mystery of he 3.9kReads8.8Score427Shelves
18. 68 女 The Female Side Character Signs In as a Youth Sent Down to the Countryside and Coasts to Victory? I'll Work Myself to the Bone 女配知青签到躺赢？我非要内卷 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 52.6kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves

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    [1. The check-in locations have eye-catching special signs. Different signs require different numbers of check-in points, so please explore on your own. ] [2. You need to directly contact the check-in location to sign in] [3. There are various types of sign-in items, please explore by yourself]

19. 69 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 20.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
20. 70 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 105.1kReads9.6Score11kShelves
21. 71 腹 My Abs-Showing Soldier Won't Leave Me Alone, and the Seventies Are Filled with Passion 腹肌兵哥缠人，在七零日日笙歌 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 38.3kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves
22. 72 抢 Steal My Identity? After Being Reborn, I Head to the Military Compound to Find My Family 抢我身份？重生后进军区大院认亲 Feng Qingyan凤倾颜Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted {Alternate setting, historical era, two strong leads} In her previous life, she endured countless hardships and finally managed to start over, only to be framed and thrown in prison, plunging into an endless abyss. When she woke again, she found herself back at the beginning, once more the ugly, dark-skinned, chubby girl she used to be. Since heaven had given her another chance, she would never repeat her past mistakes. In this life, everyone who had hurt her before would pay the price. “I’m her 17.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
23. 73 八 1980s Military Marriage: The Madcap Days of Jiang, the Cannon-Fodder Chef 八零军婚：炮灰江大厨的发疯日常 Poor Sanqi!贫穷的三七呀！Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + pocket dimension + witty heroine + straight-man hero + scene-stealing kid Xie Yuanqing: Whatever you need, leave it all to me. Jiang Chang: Brother, you're such a great guy. How about we become sworn brothers? Xie Yuanqing: Why are you covering your nose? Jiang Chang: Bro, there's such a strong smell of the red-light district on you, it's choking me. Xie Yuanqing: You mean the smell of someone who's been traveling all day? Xie Yuanqing: Is my back smooth? Jiang Chang: That's 4.3kReads9.0Score446Shelves
24. 74 穿 Transmigrated to the Day Before My Military Officer Husband’s Death 穿到军官老公死亡的前一天 Purple Candy紫皮糖Modern Romance4.6M WordsOngoing Su Can was raised by her own mother to be fat, ugly, and not too bright. Her mother forced her to marry her younger sister's husband, a man with two paralyzed legs. When Su Can refused, she was starved for half a month, then sent to the village where he lived, barely clinging to life. She died of a serious illness. Su Can, a bodyguard, unexpectedly transmigrates into a book and inherits this mess. Their home is bare, with no money and not even enough food. With a disabled soldier for a husband a 73.8kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
25. 75 留 The Left-Behind Woman: Defying Fate After a Terminal Diagnosis 留守女人，绝症后逆天改命 Meow Tai Chi喵太极Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The mountain village isn’t so innocent after dark! I’m a woman left behind in the countryside. After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, my husband abandoned me, and I was humiliated and bullied. Just when I was at the end of my rope, a mysterious man appeared in my life. From then on, Zhou Lin became the light of my life... If fate wants me dead, I’ll fight it to the very end! 1.6kReads8.9Score337Shelves

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    Su He was mistakenly reported as a wealthy daughter, but after the real daughter came back, Su He was immediately sent back to the countryside. But who knew that now Su He had traveled through time, so it didn't matter if she was poor, she could change everything.

26. 76 七 The ’70s Cannon Fodder Uses a Sign-In System to Coast to Victory 七零炮灰带签到系统一路开挂躺赢 Shallow Summer Meow浅夏喵Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + System + pocket dimension + farming + a slightly goofy heroine who never lets a grudge go and always sees things clearly, a lovable little drama queen fresh out of acting school + a devoted, scheming male lead She was just stepping out to grab a meal when she disappeared. When she opened her eyes again, Ning Xiyue had transmigrated to the 1970s, into a period novel about a lucky, doted-on heroine. She was now a lovesick, cannon-fodder side character destined to hand th 13.2kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
27. 77 窝 After the Rebirth of a Timid, Virtuous Wife, Her Husband Trembled 窝囊贤妻重生后，老公颤抖了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Also known as: Reborn in the 1990s: Racing Toward Life as a Landlady) (Also known as: Reborn Housewife: Mom, Dad's Acting Up Again) After Shen Xiaojun divorced, she had a dream and found herself back twenty years in the past. Back then, she was only twenty-five, yet already the mother of three children. Her eldest daughter was six, her younger daughter four, and her little boy had just turned one month old. Xiaojun's head spun. Did she really have to live through all of this again? For her chil 34.9kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
28. 78 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 12.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
29. 79 重 Reborn in the 1980s: You Have Your First Love, So I’ll Remarry 重生八零军婚，你有白月光我改嫁 Yi Ziyan易子晏Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing He Siwei is reborn in the year she went to the countryside. She refuses to go to the farm where her childhood sweetheart works, as she did in her previous life. Instead, she chooses a firewood farm in the mountains. Armed with the traditional Chinese medicine skills she learned by her father’s side and her knack for identifying herbs, she begins her life as an educated youth sent to the countryside in the Great Northern Wilderness. 31.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
30. 80 天 The Chosen Agricultural Science Worker: Farming Is the Real Path to Greatness 天选农学打工人：种田才是人上人 Sweet Blossoms on Brocade锦上甜花Modern Romance798k WordsOngoing [Romance] [Military Marriage] [Agricultural Research] [Pride and Prejudice] Renowned agricultural scientist Lin Hongying has become a country girl who traveled a thousand miles to join the army and seek refuge with her fiancé. She is dressed in rags, gaunt and sallow, and seems both unsophisticated and uneducated. Everyone tells her arranged marriages never bring happiness. Everyone looks down on her and despises her. Look down on her? Despise her? So what? She has a heart full of ambition to 19.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
31. 81 黑 The Black Lotus Returns Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear 黑莲花重生归来，婆家瑟瑟发抖 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Original title: The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and Her In-Laws Tremble in Fear Short dramas: The Crazy Stepmother and New Life from Old Snow In her past life, Su An was abused by her husband. After she called the police, the officer told her it was a family matter and not their concern. She fled to her parents' home for help, but her grandmother said, “Take care of the kids, cook the meals, look after the elders, and hand over your wages every month. Then he won't hit you, will he? That's how it is 51.6kReads9.5Score5.9kShelves
32. 82 九 The Nineties: A Short-Lived Girl Tells Fortunes at a Street Stall in Hong Kong! 九零：短命女在香江摆摊算命！ Moonlit Radiance月扶光Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mysticism + fortune-telling + feel-good power fantasy + no ghosts or gods + heroine with a golden finger + sweet romance] The day Gu Lingxi received her college acceptance letter, she was crushed to death by someone who jumped from a building and transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1990s. Her parents and maternal grandparents had just been murdered, and she was the sole survivor. She also stumbled upon her family’s only treasure: a pair of white gloves. The gloves could tell fortunes, so to supp 4.5kReads8.7Score582Shelves

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