Marriage First, Love Later, Ancient Setting! 先婚后爱 古代！！

1. 1 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 111.3kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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   It's over, it's the hero's nephew that the heroine married at the beginning, but on the wedding day, the nephew knocked the heroine out and committed adultery with the maid nearby. Then the heroine woke up early and saw it, so she went to the Marquis to ask for a marriage change, married the paralyzed hero, and raised the three children adopted by the hero, and took care of the hero, but the hero couldn't move when he was conscious. The heroine didn't know, so she had no worries. When the persimmon hero woke up, he had already started chasing his wife.

2. 2 野 Wild and Free Little Orchid: The Coldhearted Prince Falls for Her First 野浪小兰花，冷情王爷他先动心了 The Madam Smiled夫人笑了Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her 22.1kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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   The first one is a recent novel in look. It's very imaginative and very funny. It's done at every turn. It's very direct. I highly recommend it. The second one is about a male protagonist who takes something by force. It's also very interesting.

3. 3 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 5.9kReads9.1Score453Shelves
4. 4 长 The Eldest Princess Is Stubborn by Nature, and She Handles Both Child-Rearing and Imperial Power 长公主天生犟骨，养娃皇权两不误 Awakening in Another Dimension异次元觉醒Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 3.8kReads9.2Score680Shelves

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   The details are meticulously nailed, especially when the hero and heroine are alone together.

5. 5 娇 After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying 12.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   This book is really my favorite ancient Chinese proverb book, highly recommended!!! ① The characters in the book have delicate emotions and lively personalities. The male protagonist feels like a guiding lover. The female protagonist is soft in the early stage but will grow up in the later stage. The characters in the book are very loving ~ ② Both male and female protagonists have their mouths. They will speak up in time if there is any misunderstanding and can communicate. The male protagonist is really a super delicate person. The male protagonist's love is very good. The female protagonist is soft and waxy in the early stage because of her family. In the later stage, she becomes super awesome with the love and support of the male protagonist and other family members!!!

6. 6 天 Disaster! I Stockpiled Every Granary in the Land and Saved the Entire Marquis's Household 天灾！我囤尽天下粮仓救了全侯府 Qin Jiu Yue秦九月Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + fleeing famine and disasters + strong heroine + feel-good power fantasy + revenge on scoundrels + building wealth] She’s a mercenary who transmigrates to ancient times by accident, becoming the newlywed wife of the Marquis Household’s eldest son. But according to her memories, the entire household will be executed the day after the wedding. And that’s not all: ten days after the household is wiped out, this dynasty will be struck by a series of devastating disasters. Fo 22.1kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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   In her memory, the entire Hou family would be executed on the second day of their wedding. Not only that, on the tenth day after the Hou Mansion was beheaded, the dynasty would face devastating natural disasters one after another. Fortunately, she has room for unlimited upgrades over time. Was her house confiscated and beheaded? She hoarded most of the capital and took the Hou family on the run overnight! Being hunted? Ding dong, the upgrade of the modern weapons arsenal was completed. Encountered a thousand droughts? Ding dong, the upgrade of the perfect ecological space is completed. Injured? Ding dong, the upgrade of the tertiary medical space is completed. She took the whole family of the Hou Mansion to hide from natural disasters, stocking up goods all the way, and stocking up the world

7. 7 纨 The Spoiled Couple’s Mutual Admiration 纨绔夫妻互捧日常 Aconite on the Snow雪上一枝蒿Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Su Yu'an is forced to marry Jiang Qiyun, the eldest son of the Marquis of Rongyang and the leader of Kyoto's four notorious young lords. Everyone in Kyoto waits for the two of them to make fools of themselves, but instead, they see a couple constantly praising each other. Jiang Qiyun: My wife is clever and brilliant. She brings good fortune to her husband and keeps our home safe! Su Yu'an: My husband is as handsome as a jade tree, shielding me from wind and rain! Kyoto's nobles: Are you talking 21kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves

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   ✨ **9.6 Points, a masterpiece! 28,000 Readers frantically called**, and 147,000 people stayed up late to catch up on the update. You can finish it! 🔥 **[Keywords]** Palace fighting and house fighting × time travel × two strong men favoring each other × hilarious contrast 💥 **[character design]** **Su Yu'an**: a time-traveling psychological counselor, gentle on the surface but actually possessed by a vixen, fighting wits with everyone! **Jiang Qiyun**: The most noble son in Kyoto, a maniac who dotes on his wife. He praises in front of others, "My wife is a powerful husband who controls the house", but behind the scenes, others secretly complain, "She is very cunning!" The second book 📚 ** [Highly recommended] A time-traveling slutty princess VS a scheming prince! "Daily Counterattack by the Stepmothers of the Hou Mansion" is so top notch! ✨ **[Keywords]** Palace fight × time travel × two-way redemption × sweet slap in the face 🔥 **[Character design]** **Yun Zhirou**: The social animal traveled through time and became a little transparent in the Hou Mansion. She originally wanted to lie flat and die, but was forced to use her wits to reborn as a noble girl! **Gu Yixuan**: The cold-faced Marquis Zhenyuan, who disliked the "incompetent stepmother" in the early stage, turned into a clingy spirit in the later stage: "Madam, the food is cold, go home quickly!" 💥 **Highlights of the plot**: ✅ The time-traveling girl opens a third-line dungeon of "whitewashing + house fighting + decryption" to save her life, and the mystery of her life experience actually affects the imperial power! ✅ A cheap man brings his own troubles, and noble ladies from all walks of life come to challenge him? The heroine uses modern thinking to reduce the dimensionality of the attack with her backhand! ✅ On the surface, the husband and wife are dissatisfied with each other, but secretly they join forces to stir up the storm of inheritance - "Reconciliation? Trample these idiots into the ground first!" 🎭 **Refreshing and Intensive**: 🔹 The heroine has a high IQ and is not a virgin, tearing off the best while raising cubs, and the Marquis gradually degenerates into a madman who protects his wife! The third book 📢 ** [hilarious ancient sayings + mind-reading and eating melons] "Mother Hou's Counterattack by Eating Melons" I laughed so much that I punched the wall! ** ✨ **9.0 Points, a masterpiece! 25,000 Readers laughed till they cried**, the 1.08 Million words are full, and it's ready to be finished! 🔥 ** [Keywords]** Mind-reading for all members × Book-traveling system × House fight and slap in the face × Sand sculpture counterattack 💥 **[Character design]** **Su Qianqian**: The book-traveling cannon fodder is bound to the melon-eating system. On the surface, it looks like a salted fish, but in fact, it holds the whole government's blackmail! "Heli? I won't bear the blame for confiscating the family and exterminating the clan! I took the breakup fee and ran away overnight!" **Qin Hanzhang**: The cold and cold ex-husband of the Marquis, who instantly became jealous and clingy after reading his mind: "Madam, the letter of reconciliation has been torn, you can never escape in this life!" 🎭 **High-energy plot**: ✅ With the melon-eating system in hand, the voices of all the members of the Hou family will be filtered out! ——Sister-in-law meets Neptune? Give me an ear scraper with my backhand! ——The third uncle was deceived by Shouma? The lady just "horses a horse" coolly! ——My stepmother cheated on my biological father? The Shura field where blood is shed to recognize one's relatives! ✅ I wanted to save my merits and run away, but by breaking the news, I became the "Melon King" of the Marquis Mansion, and my ex-husband chased his wife to the crematorium! ✅ Warning of house confiscation and genocide? She drove the whole family crazy, and the villains were all so angry that they had a heart attack! 💡 **Highlights burst**: 🔹 There are constant twists and turns, and all the members are comedians! The mind-reading + melon-eating setting will make you laugh out loud! 🔹 The house fight turns into a cool novel, the heroine pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, tearing up green tea and kicking the scumbag in one go! 🔹 The ex-husband chases his wife to the top, and his doting on his wife is so sweet, and the system assists her sugar level to exceed the limit! 📢 **One word of Amway**: **"Transformed into a cannon fodder mistress, she relied on the melon-eating system to collect dirty information from the Hou Mansion. After reading her ex-husband's mind, she begged to get back together!"** (Read the book quickly! 1639 People commented: After reading it, I want to go to the Hou Mansion all night to eat melon!) 🍉💥

8. 8 侯 The Marquis's Estate: A Stepmother's Daily Life of Doing Nothing 侯府继母摆烂日常 He Ning和宁Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated heroine versus reborn noblewoman + Domestic power struggles + Clearing her name + Mutual healing] After transmigrating, Yun Zhirou, a single woman, finds herself the second wife of a marquis: her husband doesn't love her, her mother-in-law despises her, and she's saddled with a stepson left behind by the late first wife. At first, Yun Zhirou only wants to change her husband, Gu Yixuan, the Marquis of Zhenyuan's opinion of her, so she can enjoy a quiet life in peace. A highly educa 46Reads6.9Score—Shelves
9. 9 吃 Gossiping Reveals My Thoughts, and the Marquis’s Household Matriarch Spends a Thousand Years Filling in the Gaps 吃瓜泄露心声，侯门主母千年填坑 One Click, Impossible to Find一键难求Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone can hear thoughts, gossip, household intrigue, palace intrigue, slacking off, play the pig to eat the tiger] The perks of being a cannon-fodder character after you transmigrate into a book: you get a gossip System! Su Qianqian listens to other people’s gossip, counts the hares in the melon fields, and earns enough merit to go home… [The marquis wants a divorce? Thank you, my lord, for sparing my life!] Counting her generous breakup settlement, Su Qianqian thinks: At last, all this fort 3.2kReads8.9Score392Shelves
10. 10 G GB: The Princess Consort Is So Delicate, She Pushes the Prince Off His Feet GB：王妃身娇体软把王爷推倒了 Dream King梦kingAncient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Female lead pursuing a crippled prince + coercion + transmigrate into a book + redemption + rebellious heroine vs. a prideful, secretly passionate prince] Jiang Pan transmigrated into a book, ending up in the body of a beautiful, delicate woman named Jiang Pan who was being held captive. This Jiang Pan was also a great beauty, and a beast-taming esper from the Lingxing Century. Before Jiang Pan transmigrated into the book, the cold, ruthless, noble, and handsome crippled prince was like this 6.6kReads9.1Score812Shelves

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    [Shy][shy][shy]

11. 11 谢 Thanks for Asking, We’ve Been Married Three Years and Still Haven’t Kissed! 谢邀，成婚三年，还未亲嘴儿！ A Cloud of Cream一朵奶油云Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + possessive villain + rekindled romance + intense push and pull + mutual devotion + redemption + one-on-one, both leads are each other’s first and only!) Also known as: I Can’t Believe It, The Villain I’d Won Over Got Away! Xie Zhaohua transmigrated into an old-school novel about a wife chasing her husband to the crematorium. She devoted herself to winning over the villain to complete her mission. But on the very day she succeeded, the System suddenly malfunctioned, 6.6kReads9.0Score666Shelves
12. 12 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw 12kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    1. The female protagonist travels through time, the male protagonist is yandere, and the healing text is sweet!! 2. The heroine had a fever when she was young and was not treated in time. She is a little bit a little bit, but she is very cute. She is called the Emperor Dahei hahaha

13. 13 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Timid Yet Spoiled, and the Love-Crazed Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 笨蛋美人怂且娇，病娇皇上日日宠 Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Obsessive love + exclusive devotion + both leads inexperienced + nurturing romance + mutual salvation] [Wildly imaginative, not a purely historical romance] Yan Ruoruo’s brain was damaged by a high fever when she was little. Sometimes clever and sometimes dim-witted, she was always coming out with cutting one-liners that could kill a person on the spot. By a twist of fate, she saved an obsessive, tyrannical emperor. From then on, he doted on her endlessly. The on 9.3kReads9.0Score837Shelves
14. 14 纨 The Spoiled Couple Goes Wild in the Capital 纨绔夫妇，京城发癫 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance488k WordsOngoing (One-on-one romance, married first and falling in love later, chaotic daily life) Sixteen years ago, the favored Qiao family and the newly appointed Hanlin scholar Huo family arranged a marriage. Sixteen years later, the Huo family had risen to the rank of Minister, while the Qiao family had plummeted from trusted imperial confidants to complete paupers. On the eve of the wedding, the Huo family’s second wife couldn’t bear to see her handsome, talented son marry a pauper’s daughter, so she subst 14.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Qiao and Huo's family both changed their marriage partners, and they just happened to be a couple. Qiao Jiuying went crazy every day, and Huo Sui and the Huo family didn't dare to mess with each other~

15. 15 我 After I Died, the Lovesick Regent Turned Gray Overnight 我死后，病娇摄政王一夜白头 Su She苏舍Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Revenge + Obsessive Love] In her previous life, He Zhining, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household, was set up by her scumbag fiancé and white-lotus younger sister. She watched her entire family be executed, and her personal maid was turned into a human pig. And that man... who loved her to the depths of his soul, went white-haired overnight after she died. He slaughtered an entire city to avenge her, then threw himself from the city wall wi 4.7kReads8.8Score778Shelves

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    Take a look if you like it

16. 16 重 Reborn Princess Consort Wants a Divorce, but Her Jealous Prince Won't Let Up 重生王妃要和离，醋精王爷闹不休 Xinjing新景Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted (Completed) [Both leads reborn + male lead pursues his unrequited love + married first, love later + rekindled romance + love at first sight + 1v1 + mutual first love only] In her previous life, Shen Rongqing married the wrong man. He poisoned her and left her mute, then imprisoned her in the cold palace, until she finally ended her miserable life consumed by endless regret. Thankfully, she was reborn. But she was reborn on her wedding night. She thought she was doomed to repeat the past and 29Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 17.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
18. 18 重 Reborn: Grand Tutor, Wake Up! The Princess Is Really Dead 重生之太傅醒醒吧，公主真的死了 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both reborn, pampered legitimate princess × obsessive Grand Tutor × groveling pursuit of his wife × the chaste man falls] Qin Shu could never come to terms with the fact that the person who killed her in her previous life was Song Xun. Back then, she was Princess Jingyuan, and she called him Grand Tutor. She died on a snowy day during the Jing era. She said, “If there is another life, then I hope never to meet you again, Grand Tutor...” But she didn’t know that from then on, Song Xun came to ha 5.2kReads8.9Score439Shelves
19. 19 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 28.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    This book really explains that marriage comes first and love comes later. The heroine is at least sober and not immersed in palace fights or unable to extricate herself from pampering. I feel that the babies are very cute. I love them so much. If they are not Shuang Jie, please don't enter if you mind.

20. 20 不 Isn't the Crown Prince Supposed to Be a Yandere? Why Is He Sneaking a Kiss from the Shy Girl! 不是病娇太子？怎么偷亲小社恐！ A Little Asheng一只小阿笙Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Mind Reading + Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing] [Cold, Possessive Top × Handsome, Socially Anxious Bottom] Su Jinyuan transmigrated into a sweet romance power fantasy. Unfortunately, he became a disposable character who didn’t survive past the first chapter. In the original story, the cannon-fodder character was sent in someone else’s place to marry the villainous Crown Prince and bring him good fortune. He met a horrific end on his wedding night, dren 15.9kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    Two male protagonists, I'm watching it, it's good to watch [Blow a kiss][Flow a kiss][Flow a kiss]

21. 21 脱 Unbridled 脱缰 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads349k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads] [Fake Death Story] [Manga Adaptation and Publishing Rights Signed; Print Edition Now Available] In Qi Zhen's eyes, Lin Shouyan is a silly little colt who has broken free of his reins, utterly sincere and devoted to him with all his heart. Qi Zhen falls for him quickly. But in Lin Shouyan's eyes, Qi Zhen is a fool playing the part Lin Shouyan made up for him, dragged down from his lofty pedestal and forced to teach himself, while Lin Shouyan has to personally teach his wife all 40.6kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
22. 22 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 87.5kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves

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    This is okay

23. 23 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 33.3kReads9.3Score4kShelves
24. 24 公 After the Princess Stopped Being Love-Struck, the Untouchable Beauty Panicked 公主不恋爱脑后，高岭之花他慌了 Bunny Tutu兔兔图图Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + noble princess falls for her aloof prince consort + married first, fell in love later + groveling for his wife] Xining fell in love with Xie Yuanjing at first sight and forced him to become her prince consort. She indulged and coaxed him day after day, convinced that if she gave him her whole heart, he would return her feelings. Her prince consort took a knife meant for her when an assassin attacked. Though he knew nothing of romance, he filled her courtyard wit 2kReads6.1Score100Shelves
25. 25 夫 My Wife Is Sweet and Delicate, and Her Husband Is Reborn 夫人娇软甜糯，夫君他重生了 Blue Iced Coffee蓝色冰咖啡Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Originally titled Shen Tang Xiang Yi Mo (A slice-of-life story) [Historical setting + Marriage first, love later + Devoted couple and happy ending + Sweet romance + Reborn male lead] In their previous life, Zhou Chen and Su Tang'er were married by imperial decree. Zhou Chen remained emotionally attached to the person he believed had saved his life, so he resisted Su Tang'er and kept her at a distance after their wedding. Yet as they spent time together, he couldn't help falling for her. Still, u 7.9kReads8.8Score481Shelves
26. 26 将 The General Doesn't Like Me 将军他不喜欢我 Rinse the Cups and Pour Another洗盏更酌Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance] [Marriage first, love later, slow burn] [A delicate, adorable sweetheart x A cold and fierce man on the outside, but a possessive, jealous wife-spoiler on the inside] Ying Qi’an, raised in seclusion by her elder brother, is breathtakingly beautiful, gentle, and adorable. But because of political rivalries, she is hastily married off to the general Mu Xuanqing. General Mu Xuanqing is valiant in battle and as cold as ice. He married a woman he never wanted only to get revenge on he 1.8kReads8.6Score157Shelves
27. 27 先 Marriage Before Love: The Shining Heir's Wife 先婚后爱：世子妃她闪闪惹人爱 A Big Starfish一颗大海星Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later × Sweet and Gentle Heir's Wife • Cold Heir × Sweet Romance, Both Devoted] After transmigrating into the prestigious position of the Prince of Chen's heir's wife, Ning Tingwan had planned to coast through a happy life. But unexpected troubles kept cropping up, so let's see how she takes on the scheming tea girls and fake sweethearts every step of the way! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 春 Spring Breeze Brushes the Lattice, Dew Reveals Deep Affection 春风拂槛露情浓 Six Plates of Fruit六盘水果Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted Zhou Yunyi couldn’t understand it. In her previous life, the woman who had resorted to every trick to marry him had taken a sword meant for him. As she lay dying, she said, “Seventh Young Master, I have no regrets, since I was able to marry you in this life. But if there is another life, I don’t want to meet you again.” Lu Xiangrong was reborn. In this life, she had no intention of marrying Zhou Taifu, the powerful official who held the court in his sway. But as she set about choosing a suitable 1.9kReads8.8Score119Shelves
29. 29 和 I Conceived Before Divorcing the Tyrannical Chief Minister 和暴戾首辅和离前有喜了 Feifei Sauce肥肥酱Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [A long road to winning her back + both leads reborn] In her previous life, the prestigious and noble Chief Minister was elegant and untouchable. She had managed to pluck this high-mountain flower, but even she found it chilling to the touch. She brought him medicinal dishes, but he wouldn't eat them. She gave him a massage, and he told her to get out. For ten whole years, she loved him with all her heart and never got a response. On top of that, her mother-in-law made life difficult for her, he 6.9kReads5.5Score591Shelves
30. 30 重 After Being Reborn, the Heir’s Wife Wants a Divorce 重生后，世子夫人要和离 Qiao Mushí乔木时Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted Marriage First, Love Later, The Husband Chases His Wife After Losing Her, Past and Present Lives, Same Male Lead, A Misunderstanding in Their Past Life Xie Jinchuan is the heir to the Duke of Zhenguo and the favored disciple of the Grand Tutor. Everyone praises him as a gentleman as lovely as jade, unmatched in the world. A talented young nobleman with an illustrious family background and the favor of the emperor, he has no shortage of noblewomen eager to marry him. Song Zhiyi thinks so too. Who 1kReads7.1Score100Shelves
31. 31 娇 After the Beloved Princess Calls Off the Wedding, the Coldhearted General Regrets It Too Late 娇娇公主悔婚后薄情将军追悔莫及 Sheng Ruyi盛如意Ancient Romance171k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + the hero's regret and pursuit + traditional historical angst + angst first, sweetness later + childhood sweethearts + the second male lead doesn't end up with her + fictional history] [Ruthless, cold-hearted general VS devoted, sweet-natured little princess] Song Anyue, the little princess of Dayun, was adored by everyone. She fell in love with Dayun's legendary general, Lu Tingyue. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. The little princess gave the general her who 1.5kReads6.5Score101Shelves
32. 32 嫁 After Marrying the Minister of Justice, I’m Completely Won Over 嫁给大理寺卿后我真香 Lucky Charm福气包Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted A lantern that binds fates led her to stake her whole life on love. In five years of marriage, he never once stayed overnight in her courtyard, earning her a cruel reputation as a barren woman. Pei Ran, whom she had loved all her life, even took a second wife on the very day her illness became terminal, because she had borne him no children. On their wedding day, he had clearly promised that he would have only one wife in this life. So who was this woman now bearing the title of wife...? When s 2.7kReads8.9Score257Shelves
33. 33 夫 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 19.3kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
34. 34 先 Love After Marriage: The General's Enemy Becomes His Wife 先婚后爱，将军的仇人变夫人 A Lanyue阿兰月Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Marriage First, Love Later + The Regretful Pursuit + Both Leads’ First Love + Heartbreak Before the Sweetness + Devoted Love Later A marriage alliance between two nations sends a princess of the Jin Kingdom to marry into a general’s household in the Jiang Kingdom. The two of them are separated by the hatred between their countries. She falls in love with him at first sight. She doesn’t want to marry into the imperial family; she only wants to marry him. Possessive of him, she demands that he tak 670Reads8.8Score—Shelves
35. 35 她 She Gave Up on Him, but the Prince Panicked 她不要了，王爷却慌了 Potato on the Run狂奔的土豆Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Sheng Qingran fell in love with Prince Mo at first sight. Relying on the power of the Sheng family, she pursued him relentlessly, driving away every woman who came near him. She got her wish and became his princess consort, but in the end, she died in despair. Reborn at the time when she was chasing after him with all her might, she decides to stop. All she wants now is to protect the Sheng family. Who says marriage is a woman’s only way forward? She is determined to make h 924Reads5.2Score—Shelves
36. 36 古 Sweet Romance in Ancient Times: Young Master Rong’s Exclusive Love 古代甜爱，荣公子的独宠日常 Si Wunan司无南Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted Complete, so enjoy without worry. [One-on-one sweet romance + both virgins + lighthearted, no angst + transmigrate into a book + reborn + no golden finger] Easygoing beauty Lin Yue vs. lovestruck second young master Rong Qing Lin Yue, an ordinary modern woman, accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes the eldest daughter of the Lin family. The bad news: it’s a political intrigue novel, and Lin Yue’s role is that of a minor side character. The story opens with her stepsister Lin Jinyao b 255Reads7.2Score103Shelves
37. 37 世 The Heir's Everyday Life of Spoiling His Wife 世子爷养妻日常 The Mountains Are Nowhere to Be Seen山山不见Ancient Romance818k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later, sweet romance, feel-good power fantasy, both leads have been faithful) Song Qianlan is the eldest legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. Ordered by imperial decree to marry the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, all she wants is a respectful marriage and a peaceful life. Xie Yan is the heir of the Duke of Dingguo. Married by imperial decree, he has just one request of his wife: behave herself and keep out of trouble. With their mutual understanding that the 21.6kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
38. 38 先 Married First, Love Later: The Sickly Princess Consort Gu Lingyan 先婚后爱，病娇王妃顾泠嫣 Tell Me a Story讲个故事吧Ancient Romance226k WordsCompleted Gu Lingyan blinked awake, still groggy... She looked at her surroundings, then down at the clothes she was wearing. At first, she thought they were filming a TV drama... But when she turned around, she saw no director or crew. Where was she? “Your Highness, what... are you doing?” “I’ve changed my mind.” “No... Mm...” The legitimate daughter of Gu Ze, a virtuous minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was murdered in her own home. Nangong Yuyan Lingyan unexpectedly transmigrated into her body —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 嫁 After Marrying the Comatose Heir, I Took Charge of the Entire Marquis's Household 嫁给昏迷世子后，整个侯府我当家 Twenty-Fourth Month of Autumn二十四月秋Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Household Intrigue + Marriage Before Love + Love Grows Over Time + Both Pure, One-on-One] [Clear-Headed, Rational Female Lead vs. Cool-Headed, Warm-Hearted, Sincere Male Lead] Yan Shunian was born into the body of a minor official’s daughter in the capital and grew up at her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. But just as she reached marriageable age, her parents arranged a match for her and summoned her home to get married. She had been born into this feudal society 6.4kReads8.5Score801Shelves
40. 40 将 General, Don't Lose Your Mind Yet, Your Wife Has Caused Trouble Again 将军先别疯，夫人又闯祸了 Lin Yanchu林砚初Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both devoted to each other] Shen Luoyao transmigrates into the role of a villainess. She schemes to marry the male lead, commits every kind of misdeed, and eventually dies with arrows piercing her heart, her corpse left exposed in the wilderness. When Shen Luoyao wakes up, she discovers that the plot is controlling her. The things she says and does aren’t what she wants at all. Then she discovers that as long as she gets close to the villain, Lu Jingyu, she can speak her m 4.6kReads8.5Score488Shelves
41. 41 替 I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 27.8kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
42. 42 宜 Yixiu Reborn: Disbanding the Abortion Squad 宜修重生，解散打胎小队 Su Xue粟雪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Honghui’s death... Yinzhen’s cold heart... My own cruelty... Now that I’ve been given another life, maybe everything will turn out better. (I personally think Yixiu suffered so much. I want to give her a happy ending.) 6.6kReads9.0Score465Shelves

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    📚 ** [The reborn Queen Mother changed her destiny against the will of heaven!] "When Yixiu returned to before Honghui was born" - the work of Zhen Huan fans who conferred the title of god! * 🔥 **Keywords: Rebirth and Revenge × Palace Fighting Strategy × Mother and Son Redemption × Ultimate Reversal** ** "This time, I want the sky in the Forbidden City to shine for my son 🎭 **High-energy plot critical attack** ✅ **Starting with a battle of wits**: Concubine Hua is eyeing the tiger, and the queen is hiding murderous intentions? Yi Xiu used the memory of the past life to make a plan first, to control the mausoleum, to plot against Zhen Huan, and to turn the harem into a chess game! ✅ **Sorrowful Redemption**: Honghui's little hand grasped the hem of her clothes, and Yinzhen sat alone in the Yuxuan late at night... The bond between mother and son × the emperor's regret, swords and sugar flew together! ✅ **Shocking twist**: The Queen Mother is actually the book wearer? An Lingrong became a key ally! (The book review section is flooding: I beg the author to write a side story of Yixiu × Shiro! Read it quickly, or you will miss 100 million!) 👑💥

43. 43 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 66.8kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves

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    Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking

44. 44 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 17.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
45. 45 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Easily Tames the Prodigal Father and Son 漂亮继母，轻松拿捏纨绔父子 Piggy Who Loves Cilantro吃香菜的猪猪Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced, sweet pampering, love after marriage] In the novel The Marquis's Principal Wife, the heroine is a concubine-born daughter of the prime minister. She and her legitimate sister are reborn together. Before their rebirth, the heroine married a poor provincial graduate, while her sister married into the powerful Marquis of Yongyi's household as his second wife. But the Marquis of Yongyi's family falls under the emperor's suspicion, and the entire hou 3.9kReads9.0Score402Shelves

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    I like outdoor ancient times, and it's quite funny [laughing][laughing]

46. 46 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
47. 47 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 94.2kReads9.5Score10.9kShelves

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    I love this book so much. Although the heroine is a douchebag, she has her own bottom line.

48. 48 带 I Married the Sickly Chief Minister with a Farming System, and He Flirts with Me Every Day 带种田系统嫁病娇首辅，日日被撩 Jiang Qiuqiu姜秋秋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + sweet romance + devoted couple] Lu Zhaozhao, head of a family of merchants, accidentally gets bound to a farming System that brings her into a lucky-charm farming novel called The Imperial Consort of the Peasant Household. There, she becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character who dies as soon as she appears. When she opens her eyes, she has to choose between two newlywed husbands. She faces a greedy, vicious mother-in-law, th 43.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
49. 49 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 32.8kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    This is a great book, I believe it

50. 50 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6.3kReads9.4Score797Shelves

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