Looking for Stories Where the Female Lead Never Loves the Male Lead, Not Even After a Lifetime 求女主不爱男主，一辈子也不爱

1. 1 此 May This Love Last Forever 此情长明 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted Cool, aloof beauty vs. a ruthless bastard of a man, 1v1 coercive love (forced love, don't read if you dislike it). Female-lead fans, proceed with caution!!! For Lin Xu, Qin Rong's arrival was an accident that turned her peaceful, uneventful life upside down. At the hospital, Qin Rong fell in love at first sight with a doctor surnamed Lin. Dr. Lin was beautiful and coolly elegant, polite to everyone, but she was the one person who didn't like him. So Qin Rong resorted to a scheme, using his power 9.8kReads7.8Score423Shelves

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   Forced marriage and robbery are my favorite

2. 2 栀 Zhizhi, Be Good! You Can’t Escape My Grasp 栀栀，乖！你逃不出孤的手掌心 Yu Jiuqing虞九卿Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted A cool, reserved young female doctor vs. a mad prince (the heroine later becomes empress!) [Abduction and coercion + taking a minister’s wife + redemption arc + devoted romance + melodrama + forced marriage + obsessive male lead] Xie Zhao is rescued by a young village doctor. But there’s always a cool detachment in her eyes and brows. He loves women like her. He wants to possess her. But the young doctor is engaged. No matter, he can steal her away. If she doesn’t love him, he can keep her by hi 6.1kReads7.0Score289Shelves
3. 3 爱 Love's Captive, a Tragic Romance 爱囚雅殇 Yi Yi苡議Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted Part 1 Tang Fei had longed for family affection since childhood. When she grew up and learned about all the conflicts, that affection became something forever beyond her reach. At fifteen, she met Feng Yuchen and gave him all her sincerity. In the end, he trampled on it. Still, she continued to long for love. At last, when she was twenty, she decided to give up on Feng Yuchen. But he clung to her and used his power to tell her she would never escape him. Part 2 An Qingjia was the least noticeabl 8.5kReads8.4Score464Shelves
4. 4 缚 Bound by Cruelty, With No Escape 缚虐难逃 Mi Ge's Little Sidekick米哥的小跟班Modern Romance221k WordsCompleted [Angsty romance] He tortured her for two whole years, all because of one plea. She went from someone hidden away from daylight in this villa to a canary in a gilded cage, glamorous on the surface. Later, he came to his senses, but it was too late to undo the damage. She could not forget, yet pretended she had moved on. They were each other’s salvation, but monsters in the eyes of the world. She was at her best back then. He was at his best later. But a whole youth lay between the best versions o 992Reads8.5Score—Shelves
5. 5 强 Forced Into Marriage, Spoiled Without Restraint 强宠为婚 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Modern Romance205k WordsCompleted Both virgins / forced love / possessive pursuit / love at first sight / angst / unconventional happy ending The male lead is obsessive, unhinged, and not a good person (that won’t change). The heroine is weak (if you don’t like that, don’t read). Forced love, not an empowering heroine’s revenge story. Readers who are protective of the heroine should beware. That summer, beneath a loquat tree heavy with golden fruit, Song Jin stood quietly in a white shirt. The sunlight filtered through the leave 17.6kReads8.4Score686Shelves
6. 6 缚 Bound in Love's Abyss 缚爱深渊 Xi Ziyi席紫一Modern Romance242k WordsCompleted Forced love + possessive, unstable male lead + strong male lead and weak female lead + both leads are each other’s first and only + male-perspective happy ending P.S. The male lead is completely unhinged and will stop at nothing. This is not a strong-female-lead story. The heroine is weak and unable to resist. The happy ending is from the male lead’s perspective. If that bothers you, proceed with caution. If it bothers you, don’t read. On the day new students started school, Xiang Nuan simply ga 10.8kReads7.2Score382Shelves
7. 7 病 The Yandere Emperor's Most Cherished One 病娇帝王心尖宠 Li Xin栗心Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted Note: This is NOT a strong female lead story!!!! Yandere. The female lead is not chaste!!! Includes forced confinement!!! The male lead is an emperor, and the female lead is very weak!!!! The leads were connected in their previous lives. In the fourth year of Huicheng, the emperor of the Great Chen Dynasty went on an undercover inspection. When he returned, he brought back a young widow with a child. But the widow didn’t seem to have gone with him willingly. They were often at odds. The minis 2.8kReads6.9Score123Shelves
8. 8 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 17.3kReads8.9Score815Shelves
9. 9 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 39.6kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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   The heroine traveled to ancient times. In modern times, she had a childhood sweetheart, Bai Yueguang, who traveled to this era a few years before her, but they did not meet. He died a few months before the heroine traveled through time. The male protagonist took the female protagonist by force, and the female protagonist faked her death, but was found later. Even though they were together for the rest of their lives, the heroine never fell in love with him. What the hero did frightened her (extra story: the hero and the heroine got together and fell in love).

10. 10 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 35.7kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    The first book is about the male protagonist becoming the emperor after going through many difficulties, and then at the end of his life. Suddenly he saw the image in the palace and found that his queen was unwilling to be buried with him. The heroine is the queen, very sober. The heroine's soul travels from modern times to ancient times, and she grows up in ancient times. Ambitious and powerful. The second one is the heroine's sudden awakening, a sudden awakening, suitable for daily life, and a Shura field.

11. 11 跟 They All Regretted It After Breaking Up With Me 跟我分手后他们都后悔了 Shark Mushroom鲨鱼菇Modern Romance487k WordsOngoing (I’m not in good shape, so I can’t update for now. I’ll finish it someday, even if you don’t need it anymore.) [Entertainment industry X love rivals X most of the male leads are virgins] Xu Youxin had known Ji Xian for over ten years and always thought that, despite his awful personality, he liked her. A few months into their relationship, she went to Ji Xian’s place, saw another girl there, and heard him admit that he’d only gotten together with Xu Youxin to make that girl jealous. After thr 47Reads8.2Score—Shelves
12. 12 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄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 85.7kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    The heroine has a super high IQ, and everyone in the book has an above-average IQ. Unlike other palace battles, this book is about fighting for imperial power, and every character is full of life. In the end, it is the awakening of being trapped in the red wall. The heroine has no love for the emperor

13. 13 末 Surviving the Apocalypse: Stock Up on Food and Weapons 末世降临不要慌，先囤粮食后囤枪 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse rebirth + stockpiling supplies + space + no romance + infrastructure building + ruthless heroine] Jiang You never dreamed that she would evade the zombies’ claws only to be betrayed by the very family she had protected. Years later, she destroyed the research center where she’d been imprisoned. Everyone who betrayed her? Dead! The base that turned against her? Wiped out! Who waits until the next life to get revenge?! With her revenge complete, Jiang You ran out of her supernatu 66.8kReads9.2Score7.4kShelves

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    Apocalyptic, strong female, no cp, the heroine is reborn and slapped in the face. The heroine is very principled, has her own rules of conduct, protects her shortcomings, and is not a virgin. Each character has its own considerations, rich emotions, and it is very immersive to watch. What is different from the past is that there are some bold thinking in the article, such as the source of the myth, which is actually an underground monster, thinking about real problems, ocean pollution and earth pollution. In the end, it is not that young people do not want to give birth, but they cannot give birth, which leads to "fire" and "abyss" and so on.

14. 14 别 Don’t Go. What Will It Take for You to Love Me? 别走，到底要怎样，你才肯爱我 Song of Purple Vines藤紫之歌Ancient Romance233k WordsOngoing [Historical romance + devoted love + coercive love + tragic romance + reincarnation + male lead suffering. Judging by looks, not character. The plot is full of melodrama.] First Life Liu Yi was forced into marriage by Chen Yexin. She loathed and hated him with all her heart, yet Chen Yexin let her hit and curse him every day, hoping she might soften toward him someday... Liu Yi tried to run away three times, but each time Chen Yexin caught her and punished her. In his eyes, he was being lenient; 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist makes a humble courtship and becomes paranoid, while the female protagonist is sober and rational [blowing kiss] [admiration] [giving heart]

15. 15 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 61.4kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves

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    The heroine traveled to the ancient prince's back house and was forced to become the prince's concubine. She became the prince's concubine and became the most noble concubine in the palace. However, she only regarded the male protagonist as a tool. She always loved herself.

16. 16 穿 I Became a Villainess, and the Male Leads Keep Coveting Me Because I Cry Too Much 穿成恶女，因为爱哭总被男主觊觎 Creamy Pan-Fried Mushrooms奶香煎香菇Modern Romance330k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a book + female supporting character + men competing for the heroine + everyone’s favorite + green tea] Forced to switch lives, Lin Manman becomes the vicious female supporting character in The Sea Queen’s Daily Life! The novel is about the heroine, Lilia, who is reborn and uses the vicious supporting character as a foil to win over five male leads. Lin Manman is devastated. She’s a helpless crybaby who can’t even hurt a fly, and now she has to play a villainess? The suppor 680Reads9.1Score100Shelves
17. 17 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 59kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
18. 18 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 582.5kReads9.5Score99.8kShelves
19. 19 都 It's the Apocalypse, So Having a Few Extra Powers Is Only Reasonable 都末世了，有亿点异能很合理吧 Lousy Uncle辣鸡的uncleSci-Fi & Apocalypse912k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Natural Disasters + Powerful Protagonist + Satisfying Read with No Logic + No Romance + Word Spirit] Ling Ran, a powerful word-spirit master, unexpectedly transmigrated into a book set in an apocalypse, and she found the new world fascinating. When surrounded by zombies, Ling Ran: “God says I can fly.” The ability users watched as she rose into the air, despite having no wings, and slowly dropped their jaws. When they needed to retrieve research materials but the ability users were 30.7kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
20. 20 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 40.8kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
21. 21 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 40.2kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves
22. 22 出 A Cheating Dad, a Gambling Mom: Reborn, I Just Laugh 出轨爹，爱赌妈，重生我笑呵呵 Lin Xihuan林兮欢Modern Romance643k WordsCompleted Rebirth + Personal Growth + Inspirational + Taking Down Scumbags + No Getting Back Together + The Second Male Lead Wins Synopsis 1 In her previous life, Gu Jin pursued He Yang for fifteen years and became his wife. She knew he didn’t love her, but when she saw trending news of him passionately kissing his “first love” late at night, she asked for a divorce. Heartbroken, she was hit and killed by a car. Reborn three months before the college entrance exam, Gu Jin declared, “I’m done chasing men!” 1.8kReads8.7Score193Shelves
23. 23 顶 The Ultimate Beauty: A Battle Royale of Beijing's Elite 顶级尤物：京圈大佬齐聚修罗场 He Shiershi何十二时Modern Romance716k WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite, a truly calculating and ambitious heroine, romantic rivalry everywhere, a realistic Mary Sue feel, a no-brainer wish-fulfillment story, with livestreaming early on] Jiang Wan is a naturally ruthless schemer with stunning beauty and exceptional emotional intelligence. She's always been gifted at pretending, but before she even gets the chance to do anything, she unexpectedly learns that she's merely a supporting character who will never be allowed free will. Being a supporti 58.8kReads9.4Score9.5kShelves
24. 24 穿 Book Transmigration: The Arrogant Supporting Actress Is Everyone's Darling 穿书：嚣张女配是团宠 Little Yiya小小咿吖Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted Bai Nianci transmigrated into a book and became a female villain in the cultivation world, one who did whatever she wanted and kept courting death. Born to a prestigious family: She was indifferent to her father's and brothers' affection. Accepted as a disciple by the most powerful cultivator: She remained unmoved and didn't care. Stumbled upon an opportunity during a trial: She scoffed and handed it over. Think she was generous and easygoing? Wrong. She was just an airhead. The heroine ne 638Reads8.7Score101Shelves
25. 25 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 36.3kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves

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    It's equivalent to not having a male protagonist

26. 26 穿 Book Transmigration: The Villain's Second Male Lead Steals the Moonlight of Her Heart 穿书：白月光被反派男二撩走了 Aci the Tavernkeeper酒家阿瓷Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + school life + sweet romance] After living a happy life for sixteen years, Ruan Qinghuan suddenly learned that she was the high school male lead’s one true love in a novel, while her childhood next-door neighbor, Qi Yue, was the wicked second male lead. She didn’t want to watch Qi Yue go further and further astray, just as he did in the story. She wanted to change both their fates, but... Why was the aloof, untouchable Qi Yue from the novel such a well-behaved little b 479Reads9.0Score102Shelves

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    If you find someone who doesn't like the male lead, then let's hire the second male lead.

27. 27 拯 Saving the Blind Supporting Male Character 拯救那个失明男配 Little Duckling小鸭鸭Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The male lead is a psychological counselor, and blind people can do the job too! The female lead isn’t the clever, strong-willed type, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. The male lead will recover later. Both leads are virgins, and it has a happy ending.] [A warm and sweet little story about an ordinary person stumbling through the effort to save someone else. This isn’t a wish-fulfillment rescue story or a tightly plotted, logic-heavy novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] After 17.6kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
28. 28 明 The Moon Never Shone on Qinghuan: Married to a Disabled Young Marshal 明月何曾照清欢：嫁给残疾少帅 Ximen Chuahua西门吹花Modern Romance376k WordsCompleted After her mother’s sudden, unexplained death, her father brought home a stepmother, along with two young children in tow. Tired of her making a mess of the household, he washed his hands of her and sent her overseas for three years. When she returned, she was forced to take her older sister’s place and marry the rumored cold-blooded, ruthless young marshal of the Yi family. She heard that he had lost both legs in the war three years ago, becoming a cripple, and that it had affected him in that d 2.7kReads9.3Score563Shelves
29. 29 癫 Crazy, All Crazy, A Little Madness Is Good 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 369.6kReads9.8Score54.8kShelves
30. 30 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score235.2kShelves
31. 31 宜 A Good Match for Marriage 宜嫁宜娶 Wawa Is Not a Cabbage Heart娃娃不是菜心Modern Romance645k WordsCompleted Welcome, drama fans! Two storylines: [son of a bureau chief x daughter of a deputy director] & [high-ranking official’s family x heiress] Ji Yunjia found Song Jiming holding her camisole, looking puzzled. “How is this so padded when you haven’t even put it on?” His gaze drifted to her chest. It wasn’t big, but it didn’t look small either. He chuckled. “Ms. Ji, you’ve got quite a lot of padding there.” Ji Yunjia’s face burned. She hurriedly snatched it from him. “What do you know?” She was wearin 25.6kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
32. 32 我 Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.1MReads9.9Score282.2kShelves
33. 33 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 6.8kReads9.4Score772Shelves
34. 34 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 30.3kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
35. 35 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 37.4kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
36. 36 恶 Huai Xiu, the Wicked Woman 恶女淮秀 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Not reborn, not transmigrated, pure historical romance, slow burn] Chen Huaixiu is the concubine-born daughter of Chen Xiuping, an official at the Imperial College. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother died young, and she grew up in Jinling with her grandmother. When Huaixiu was little, she was abducted, and the young general Wei Lanyu came to her rescue. At thirteen, Huaixiu moved to the capital, where she crossed paths with Wei Lanyu again. Huaixiu hates Wei Lanyu with all her heart an 1.4kReads8.9Score165Shelves
37. 37 花 When the Flowers Fall, the Leaves Follow the Heart 花落离心叶相随 Xiaoxiao Fishing Song潇潇渔歌Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted This story is very angsty and frustrating. The male lead is trash, the female lead is weak, and the plot is realistic, gloomy, and bland. Be aware that the male lead is the male lead only because he has more scenes and is more entangled with the female lead. It doesn’t mean the author likes him or that the female lead loves him all that much. The setting is fictional, drawing mostly on the Ming dynasty, with traces of the Song and Qing dynasties mixed in. It’s a hodgepodge. This is an ancient-er 3.9kReads9.2Score314Shelves

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