Pure Historical Style, A Slow-Building Romance, High Quality, No Transmigration or Rebirth 纯古风，细水长流，高质量，不穿越，不重生

1. 1 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 309.1kReads9.6Score38.1kShelves

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   They are all ancient proverbs. I recommend the first and fourth books.

2. 2 大 The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter 大理寺少卿之女的快乐日常 Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted [An imaginary ancient setting + mind-reading + everyday life + comedy] [There is a male lead, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending. The romance is a slow burn, but sweet, so dive in without worry.] [This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, but I promise there’s no angst!!! The heroine can read minds, but only under certain conditions. Her golden finger isn’t all that powerful, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Read the title! This is a warm, everyday-life story. 58.6kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
3. 3 盛 The Beloved Cousin 盛宠表姑娘 Lazy Breeze Returning Late懒风晚归Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted When Jiang Yunting first arrived in Bianjing, all she wanted was to be a well-behaved young cousin at the Duke of Dingguo's residence, enhance her standing, then marry her childhood sweetheart and live a smooth, happy life. But later, her fiancé turned his back on her for wealth and status, while the refined, aloof second cousin in the household began looking at her strangely, as if he wanted to devour her. When Shen Yu first met Jiang Yunting, he had one erotic dream after another. In his d 21kReads9.0Score3kShelves
4. 4 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 17.4kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
5. 5 江 The Realm as My Betrothal Gift, a Golden Age as Our Matchmaker 江山为聘，盛世为媒 Long Jiu龙玖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 9.2kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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   After the second brush, I still want to leave some insights. There are four stages in Nan Ji's life. She is accompanied by relatives and friends, then her lover and children. When the love is strong, there are also those who quit midway to say goodbye to life and death. Each period is unforgettable. The emotional changes in each period are particularly well detailed and worthy of everyone's learning and letting go. Although it is a bit regretful that the male protagonist is not Shuang Jie, but everything else is still in line with expectations, 😍

6. 6 王 The Prince Dotes on His Delicate Princess 王爷轻宠，王妃她身娇体软 Blue Iced Coffee蓝色冰咖啡Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage first, love later + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Yan Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Duke's household, had lost both her parents. Beautiful and gentle by nature, she had spent her childhood treading carefully in the household. Later, the emperor arranged her marriage to Prince Anbei, who lived far away on the northern frontier, and made her his principal consort. According to the rumors, Prince Anbei was a battle-hardened giant with the build 9.3kReads9.0Score865Shelves

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   The prince dotes on him lightly, but the princess has a delicate body and a soft body. In the Chu Dynasty, everyone in Yunjing City knows that Xiao Yi, the eldest son of Dingbei Palace, is cold, majestic, and decisive in killing. He is a presence that scares the enemies on the battlefield. Who would have thought that such an iron-blooded prince would completely change his temper after meeting Su Yao. Su Yao was originally the legitimate daughter of Shangshu Mansion. She had willow eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, a graceful figure, a delicate body and a soft body, as if a gust of wind could blow her down. A royal marriage made her the princess of Dingbei Palace. On the wedding night, with red candles swaying, Su Yao sat nervously by the bed, twisting the handkerchief uneasily with her fingers. Xiao Yi walked into the new house and looked at the delicate woman in front of him, feeling a pity in his heart. He walked gently to Su Yao and said softly, "Don't be afraid, princess, I will protect you." Since then, Xiao Yi has doted on Su Yao. Su Yao likes to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake from the east of the city, so Xiao Yi sends people to buy it every day. Even if the journey is far away, Su Yao must eat the freshest cake. Su Yao was weak and afraid of the cold, so Xiao Yi ordered people to burn charcoal fires everywhere in the palace, and personally selected the warmest fox fur for Su Yao. One day, Su Yao was walking in the garden and accidentally sprained her foot. She was so painful that tears welled up in her eyes, and she happened to be seen by Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi hurriedly stepped forward, picked up Su Yao and said with distress, "Why are you so careless? Does it hurt?" Su Yao looked at him aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I hurt." Xiao Yi hurried back to the room with Su Yao in his arms, and hurriedly came to the doctor. Watching the doctor treating Su Yao, Xiao Yi was worried and kept asking: "How is it? Is it serious?" When the doctor said it was nothing serious and she just needed to take a good rest, Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief. In the next few days, Xiao Yi personally took care of Su Yao, fed her medicine, chatted with her, and had her bed filled with her favorite flowers. Su Yao looked at Xiao Yi who was busy, and her heart was full of emotion: "My lord, it's great to have you." Xiao Yi gently scratched her nose: "Silly girl, you are my princess, who will I treat if I don't treat you well?" Under Xiao Yi's careful care, Su Yao's foot injury healed quickly. And the relationship between them became deeper and deeper in every moment. The servants in the palace couldn't help but sigh when they saw the prince's love for the princess. When a tough man also has tenderness, the princess is really lucky. Under Xiao Yi's gentle doting, Su Yao lived happily and sweetly every day, becoming the most enviable woman in Yunjing City.

7. 7 和 The Crown Princess’s Many Secret Identities 和亲太子妃的千层马甲 Tang Nuo糖诺Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted On the eve of the Crown Prince of Northern Yan's wedding to the Princess of Shengliang, a little beggar named A Zhao is sent off in the diplomatic marriage carriage, becoming a proxy princess with the largest dowry. Faced with the crown prince's hatred and constant picking of fights, A Zhao remains calm and untroubled. But when old acquaintances come face-to-face with her one by one without recognizing her, schemes, tricks, and frame-ups follow in quick succession. Can A Zhao still handle it all 176Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   Pure ancient prose is also a long-lasting stream. Good writing style

8. 8 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on your favorite platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, heart-fluttering and indulgent, with no limits to his devotion.] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation squad, was unruly, untamed, and hated being pestered. He had no patience for coaxing anyone, either. But after one assignment, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was gossiping: Would the young woman get y 35.6kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves

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   It's beautiful, let me see it all👀

9. 9 娘 My Wife Is Adorable 娘子可爱 Qinghe Yue清和月Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A prophecy from the Imperial Preceptor turned Xie Heng, who should have been nobly born, into the adopted son of a servant. He grew up through hardship, looking coldly upon the world, until a little cook as warm as the sun softened his heart. The little cook could barely get her words out, so he lowered himself and patiently taught her to speak, giving her everything he could. One day, she suddenly asked why he treated her so well. Xie Heng paused, then answered softly, “Because you’re adorable. 179Reads7.1Score—Shelves
10. 10 容 The Sickly Young Master of the Rong Family Is a Little Toxic 容家那个病秧子，有点毒 Snow Sheng Winter Solstice雪笙冬至Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted Rong Jiuyue, the orphaned daughter of the Great General Who Protects the Nation, was born with the beauty of a celestial: almond eyes, rosy cheeks, and a delicate, supple figure. Every smile and frown of hers was breathtaking. Rumor had it that she grew up in the countryside, was frail, and was the sickly daughter no one in the Rong family cared about. But then, who was the woman uprooting a willow tree, punching out a bandit chief, and swinging a cleaver as she cut down enemy after enemy? One d 5.4kReads8.9Score732Shelves
11. 11 农 The Farmer's Wife: Her Husband Returns from the Dead 农门妻：战死的夫君回来了 Zi Cen子岑Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Ji Manjing marries Nie Qinglang, her childhood sweetheart. Three months after their wedding, her husband is conscripted and sent to the battlefield. A year later, the county sends her husband's death compensation. His body is never brought home, and Ji Manjing resigns herself to her fate. For two years, she lives on the monthly compensation, dutifully caring for her parents-in-law and raising her younger sisters-in-law. Then one day, the man who supposedly died in battle comes back, and he's 681Reads8.7Score—Shelves
12. 12 春 Late Spring Nights 春帐晚 Fifty Strings五十弦Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted The full-cast audio drama is out. Search for “Spring Curtains at Dusk.” [Rebirth + Household Intrigue + Punishing Villains + Sweet Romance + Chief Minister] In her previous life, a staged fall into the water and the careful provocations of several people drove Gu Wanzhi to fall out with her parents and marry down to the impoverished young master Jin Yuanshu. She always believed the man who had desperately rescued her from the water was right for her. She thought her elder sister, who had always 2.5kReads8.7Score330Shelves
13. 13 王 Prince, Can I Refuse to Marry You? 王爷，不嫁行不行 Auntie An Is Erhe安姑姑是二和Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted On a dark and stormy night, Dr. Jiang of a small clinic in Yudai Alley casually saved a man. He was handsome and covered in scars, and seemed to be an assassin who wasn't very good at his job. The next day, the “assassin” showed up at the clinic. It turned out he was the only prince of a different surname in the realm! On the third day, a eunuch arrived with an imperial decree granting them a marriage. [Before the Wedding] Dr. Jiang: “My lord, the position of side consort is too great an honor. 570Reads7.0Score—Shelves
14. 14 愿 May the Years Bring Peace, and May All Be Well 愿岁长康，十方皆安 A Hero Embroidering Flowers壮士绣花Ancient Romance382k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, not a rebirth story + mutual devotion + the fate of the nation + sweet romance and a happy ending. The heroine is clever and charming; the hero is a formidable military commander] One is a noble-born princess, the other a warlord of the north. An imperial decree of marriage bound them together. They joined forces for their own purposes and came together for mutual gain. The young woman fled home to escape danger, taking her younger brother north to marry the military co 2.7kReads8.6Score448Shelves
15. 15 吾 My Prime Minister Is Far Too Devoted to His Wife 吾家丞相太妻控 Yun You云有Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yun Ling realized how deeply she regretted everything only as she lay dying. Because of the rumors, she had driven herself to despair and Qin Chi to madness. Yun Ling was reborn on the day she was to marry the young master of the Qingyuan Earl's household. She had not yet returned to the Su family, and her virtue was still intact. In this life, she would no longer be weak or run away. The Qingyuan Earl's household and being the eldest daughter of the Su family, none of it m 980Reads6.9Score118Shelves
16. 16 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 31.6kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    Who said a good girl should never marry twice (Taste the Love of a King) Jiang Wan was originally the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. When she was still young, she married into the Shangshu's mansion and became the wife of Shen Yi, the Shangshu's son. After the two got married, they were in harmony and loved each other very much. Jiang Wan thought that she would spend her whole life happily like this. However, fate played a cruel joke on her. A sudden disaster caused everyone in Shangshu Mansion to be executed, and Shen Yi was not spared. Jiang Wan managed to escape in the chaos, but lost everything and became a helpless orphan. In the eyes of everyone, Jiang Wan was a miserable woman. She became a widow at a young age and lost the protection of her family. But in Jiang Wan's heart, besides missing Shen Yi, she was more unwilling to accept life. She didn't want to be at the mercy of fate like this and decided to start over. By chance, Jiang Wan met Xiao Yu, the current third prince. Xiao Yu fell in love with Jiang Wan at first sight and was attracted by her strength and intelligence. Regardless of worldly views, he launched a passionate pursuit of Jiang Wan. At first, Jiang Wan was very resistant to Xiao Yu's pursuit. She felt that she was a widow and not worthy of the noble prince. Moreover, she still loved Shen Yi deeply in her heart and could not accept others easily. But Xiao Yu did not give up. He used his sincerity and patience to impress Jiang Wan bit by bit. He will silently accompany Jiang Wan when she is sad; he will lend a helping hand as soon as possible when she encounters difficulties; and he will understand everything she likes for her. Gradually, Jiang Wan discovered that her heart had been filled with Xiao Yu without even realizing it. "Who said a good girl should never marry again? I want to find happiness again." Jiang Wan swore secretly in her heart. Finally, she let go of the baggage of the past and bravely accepted Xiao Yu's feelings. However, their road to love was not smooth. Royal battles and opposition from courtiers made them face many difficulties. But Jiang Wan and Xiao Yu work side by side and face everything together. In the process, Jiang Wan also gradually discovered that Xiao Yu's love for her was so pure and firm. In the end, with Xiao Yu's efforts, they were recognized by the emperor. Jiang Wan became the third prince's concubine and started a new life. She knows that her choice is not wrong. Love will not disappear because of one loss. As long as she pursues it bravely, she can taste happiness again.

17. 17 浮 A Glorious Dream, Mountains and Rivers Far Away 浮华梦山河远 Angelica Grows by the Southern Shore白芷生南浦Ancient Romance513k WordsOngoing Is marrying up into a noble family a ladder to the clouds, or a blade at your throat? Everyone envies a merchant’s daughter who marries into a marquis’s household. But after a torrential rain in Huazhou, everything changes. Her husband gets caught up in the succession struggle, and she’s abducted by human traffickers... Even her family thinks she’ll never come back. But she not only returns, she also becomes the owner of Baoxing Trading House. Every time you think she’s finally found her foo 75Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a careful and thoughtful work

18. 18 魔 The Demon Consort Rises to the Top in One Step 魔妃一步登天 Reborn as a Salted Fish重生之我是咸鱼Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted A no-brain, all-out indulgence novel. The vicious female lead, the male side characters, the scumbag father, the stepmother, and the nasty little sister: none of them will live to see another day! Useless? An idiot? Watch the assassin Jun Qingluo turn the original owner's miserable life around. Divine beasts, pills, divine artifacts: more than you can count. The world calls her the Little Demoness. Even the ruthless Demon Lord willingly submits to her. The Demon Lord gazed at her pitifully. “Lit 1.4kReads8.9Score193Shelves

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    One book is a bit confusing, but the second one is surprisingly good.

19. 19 五 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 Cang Yuesheng仓月生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 4.5kReads9.3Score412Shelves

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    The heroines in both books are ancient natives. The supporting character or villain is a time-traveling woman. All kinds of entanglements! The first book is finished! The rest of this book is exciting, and there are many things I didn't expect. Unfortunately, many people may give up after reading a little bit. The front part is a bit slow and the plot is a bit old-fashioned. The second serialization, so far, feels pretty good. There should be more killings later [Adoration]

20. 20 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生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 1.6kReads9.4Score170Shelves

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