I'm in a Reading Slump. Any Longer Historical Romance Novels Without a Million Different Plotlines? 书荒，有没有长一点的但是不要N多个剧情那种古言

1. 1 冷 The Deposed Empress Escapes the Cold Palace with Her Child, and the Emperor Goes Completely Mad 冷宫废后带娃出逃，皇帝彻底疯了 Sleepy Sheep眠绵羊Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Writing is no easy task. I hope this story can help you unwind, so please don't take it too seriously. Thank you! [Sweet romance + wife-chasing redemption + adorable kids + ambitious heroine] What? Bai Wanwan transmigrated with a pocket dimension? But she never expected that she would put horns on the emperor from the start, then be thrown into the Cold Palace with a baby on the way. No matter. With her pocket dimension, just watch her thrive in the Cold Palace with two servants and two children 5.4kReads9.1Score664Shelves

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   I don't read many ancient articles. Basically, there are more people nowadays. This is the ancient novel that I have read recently. It is not particularly long, with more than 200 chapters in total. It is about the long journey of the male protagonist pursuing the female protagonist. Moreover, the heroine is also very powerful in it and has her own abilities, so it is still a pretty good novel.

2. 2 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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   ✨The first one is Xiao Liu'er and Jiao Jiao'er; the second one is that Huazhi has no golden fingers and relies entirely on intelligence; the third one is very old and is part of a series with several other books in which the heroines all know each other; the fourth one is also very old

3. 3 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 20.8kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
4. 4 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 17kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
5. 5 帝 The Divine Emperor's Abandoned Consort: The Godly Doctor 帝凰之神医弃妃 A Cai阿彩Ancient Romance5.1M WordsCompleted [New Book Recommendation: The Imperial Physician's Consort] On her wedding day, she awakens in the countryside, dressed in rags. Amid the scorn of the crowd, she steps into the imperial capital, leaving bloody footprints behind... She is an orphan with neither father nor mother, bullied by everyone. He is The Outcast, a ruthless prince second only to the emperor and superior to all others. She is covered in wounds and utterly disheveled. He stands apart from the world, peerless in grace and bear 6.7kReads9.0Score936Shelves
6. 6 H The Platinum Heir's Cultivator Wife HP铂金少爷的修仙夫人 Carp Is Not a Little Fish鲤鱼不是小鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction664k WordsCompleted Original female protagonist × Draco Malfoy This is their story. She will always be by his side. He will always have her back. This is their last chance to change the ending. How will their romance turn out in this life, and what kind of story will they share? Also, this book has lots of original elements, and doesn't follow the original plot too closely. It's the author's first time writing a book, so the prose may not be very good. Thank you, Ms. Rowling, for bringing us the magical world. And 524Reads6.6Score104Shelves

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7. 7 却 Que Yueming's Fifth Book 却月明的第5本书 Que Yueming却月明Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance, though the heroine is rather soft early on. Modern matriarchy. Transmigrate into a book. The heroine is the original story's supporting female character. Sweet romance. One-on-one. Happy ending.] Wen Ran transmigrates into a modern matriarchal romance novel as the male lead's contract ex-wife, a textbook disposable supporting character. Today is the day her one-year contract marriage with the male lead, Song Yingli, expires. It is also the day she officially exits the sto 732Reads9.1Score—Shelves
8. 8 斩 Slay the Gods: I Turned into a Girl and Became Everyone’s Favorite? 斩神：变妹后，我成团宠了？ I Love Eating Little Shellfish我爱吃小贝Male-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + Transformation + No Romance + Invincible + Sign-in System] After arriving in the world of Slay the Gods, Lilith discovers that she has become a silver-haired, red-eyed little half-breed girl. Worse, the Baili Group captures her for study because her body contains the power of the Progenitor. Sign in at the Baili Group: Reward, the unique Progenitor of the Blood Clan! Her divine power returns. As the Progenitor of the Blood Clan descends upon the world of Slay the Gods, Lilith op 2.8kReads9.2Score361Shelves
9. 9 穿 I Transmigrated to Douluo and Became the Little Ancestor of the Worship Hall 穿越斗罗：成为供奉殿的小祖宗 Chao Chen Yu Xing朝辰俞星Anime Fanfiction32k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to Douluo Dalu and becoming Qian Daoliu’s youngest daughter, Qian Muzhi had hoped to lie flat. Somehow, though, she became Spirit Hall’s beloved little ancestor. And so Qian Muzhi began her journey in another world, meeting many true friends along the way. 45Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 替 After Marrying the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Male Consort in Place, the Doctor Heals Body and Mind 替娶美强惨雌君后，医生治身疗心 Cat Food Liqueur猫粮液Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted [Arranged Marriage to Love + Redemption + Insectoid BL] [Gentle, exemplary husband with a dark streak, doctor gong x Gloomy, proud, obsessive eldest prince shou] Ji Yuan / Zhanbinu Asa Doctor Ji Yuan wakes up in another world as an inferior male insectoid, forced to marry in someone else’s place. He lives in a cold, silent villa atop a mountain. His husband is some unknown species, slender and nearly two meters tall, but with limited mobility. At their first meeting, his husband is hostile and i 4.4kReads9.3Score610Shelves
11. 11 从 I Came from Labelle to Ye Luoli and Became a God 从拉贝尔穿到叶罗丽我成神了 Chu Tang楚棠Anime Fanfiction577k WordsCompleted [Beloved by the Spirit Rhinoceros Pavilion + villainous protagonist group + System + face-slapping + no CP] [Please, everyone, write a review for this book. Thanks for your help, darlings. Love you!] Ye Yaoji, the guardian goddess of flowers on the distant continent of Labell, exhausted her divine power in a great battle against the Dark Demon God and fell into a deep sleep. By chance, she arrived in the world of Ye Luoli and became a weak flower fairy. [Ding! The Host's divine soul is detected 171Reads7.2Score—Shelves
12. 12 月 The Dark Side of the Moon: Angel of Death 月的阴暗面：死亡天使 The Begonia Blossoms Have Yet to Sleep海棠花未眠兮Anime Fanfiction323k WordsOngoing The dark side of the moon represents the opposition of light and darkness. The angelic twins, one of light and one of darkness, share the same ambition. The glory of the angel clan will one day shine across the entire continent, and the glory of Spirit Hall will remain an unchanging faith. The twilight of the nobles' monopoly over the Soul Master class will finally come. Qian Xunyue is Qian Xunji's twin sister and the daughter of the Supreme Pontiff, Qian Daoliu. She is Spirit Hall's brightest 4.9kReads8.4Score518Shelves
13. 13 叶 Ye Luoli: Villains Don't Need Redemption 叶罗丽：反派不需要洗白 Slanting Misty Rain烟雨斜Anime Fanfiction439k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes Schemer] [Villain] [Mastermind] [World Destruction] [Torture the Hero's Party] [Vicious Beauty] [Glass Hearts, Do Not Enter] [Beep] [Soul Compatibility: 100%] [Villain System binding in progress] Yin Chen, one of the Ten Aspects of the Curtain of Heaven Pavilion, ranked third, the Lord of Dust. Powerful and beautiful, yet without freedom. To change her fate and the fate of the other Ten Aspects, she agreed to work with the System. After being reborn, she has only one goal: rev 3kReads8.2Score352Shelves
14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked, Trashy Woman Is the Queen Everyone Loves 快穿之恶毒渣女她是万人迷女王 Qin Jiu钦酒Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Irresistible charmer + feel-good power fantasy + one protagonist with multiple love interests + dominant lead If the protagonist is a woman, she’s the pursuer. If the protagonist is a man, he’s the pursuer. This story comes from the author’s imagination, with plenty of original worldbuilding. Read with caution. The story of Lu Xi traveling around with a little Heavenly Dao spirit, having fun and earning energy to level up. Our heroine is truly adored by everyone, not just every man. Both men and 6.1kReads8.1Score424Shelves
15. 15 搂 Snuggling Up to My Poor Consort, I Become the Wealthiest in the Insectoid Race 搂着贫穷雌君成为虫族首富 Brother Rabbit Bear兔熊阿弟Modern Romance181k WordsCompleted Everyone, please leave a rating! A special setting, with a gender-swapped power couple! [Woman transmigrates as a man + gender-bending + insectoid race + mutually devoted couple + powerful leads] An orphaned college student, Su Yao, was penniless and struggling to get by. She couldn’t help but marvel at how cruel fate could be. Life on Earth was hard enough, and then she died in an accident while saving someone? No big deal! Heaven sent her a mystery-box bundle of goodies! She got to transmigrat 914Reads6.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 我 After I Died, the World Remained the Same 我死后，江山如故 Eleven Little Ducks拾壹只小鸭12k WordsCompleted After I Die, the Kingdom Remains as It Was 26Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 主 The Supreme Goddess Is Too Cold and Proud, Yet She Bends Powerful Men to Her Will 主神她太冷傲，驯服各路大佬折腰 Chen Shiyi辰时弋Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Caution: older work] [Quick transmigration, gender-bender with a female top, no reversal, no fixed couple, not fragmented, strong male leads and even stronger female lead. The heroine is the supreme deity and has a built-in golden finger. Powerful and cold-hearted.] The supreme deity wakes from a long sleep to find hundreds of worlds on the brink of collapse. The task-takers are at a loss when faced with protagonists who cannot be moved, won over, or redeemed. With nothing better to do, the sup 405Reads8.9Score—Shelves
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: She's a Delicate, Soft-Spoken Powerhouse of a Female Lead 快穿之她是身娇体软大女主 You Little Brat汝这逆子Modern Romance992k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, Glamorous, Scheming, Face-slapping, Feel-Good Story, Delicate and Soft] Xi Heng has mastered manipulation. She is utterly unemotional, petty, and excellent at holding grudges, and all she wants is to cause trouble. By chance, she binds herself to a dress-up System in pursuit of eternal life and godhood. She travels through countless worlds, collecting emotional value to create all kinds of outfits for her collection. In a modern world where women run away while pregnant, Xi 3.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
19. 19 综 A Journey Across Worlds: Where Lin Shen Meets Lu 综穿之林深遇鹿 A Little Melon一只瓜瓜Female-Channel Fanfiction2.3M WordsCompleted 10. Please look forward to "Across Worlds: Where the Forest Deepens, the Deer Appear"; 9. "Story of Yanxi Palace": Erqing; 8. "The Legend of Mi Yue": Mi Yin; 7. "The Mystic Nine": Er Yuehong; 6. "Love Like the Galaxy": He Zhaojun; 5. Ling Rong from "Empresses in the Palace"; 4. "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" + "Beauty Without Tears", currently in progress; 3. Chen Xin; 2. Runyu; 1. Qian Xunji; 1.5kReads5.4Score103Shelves
20. 20 琉 Glazed Douluo 琉璃斗罗 Up All Night, Bye-Bye熬夜掰掰Female-Channel Fanfiction73k WordsCompleted My new book is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads6.9Score179Shelves
21. 21 我 I'm a Stylist in a Horror Game 我在恐怖游戏里做造型师 It's A Can Can是阿灿灿Mystery10k WordsCompleted I'm a Stylist in a Horror Game 14Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 师 A Few Tales of Master and Disciple 师尊与徒弟二三事 Pistachio阿月浑子Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted My master went traveling and brought back a woman from the mortal world, taking her in as a young disciple. The icy Immortal Venerable soon became completely besotted with her beloved pupil. The woman looked almost exactly like me. I restrained the urge to punch someone and turned my back on the sect, heading for the mortal world. But later, my master’s cultivation was destroyed, and her black hair turned white... —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 当 Now That I'm Empress, I'm Ready to Retire 当上皇后的我开始养老了 Eight Hundred Seven捌佰柒Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted The Grand Preceptor calculated the destiny of the empire and came up with a birth chart that promised a prosperous nation and a powerful people, as long as its owner became empress. At just seventeen, neglected even by her own family, I ascended the phoenix throne. With this iron rice bowl in hand, I began my life of retirement. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 带 The Delusional Pregnant Runaway Wife 带球跑娇妻臆想症 Fish Born in Huainan鱼生淮南12k WordsCompleted The Delusional Syndrome of a Pregnant Wife Who Ran Away 1.4kReads—Score106Shelves
25. 25 斩 Slay the Gods: She Slays a God with One Sword 斩神：她一剑斩神 Jiangnan Remembers Jiangnan江南忆江南Female-Channel Fanfiction305k WordsCompleted My new book, Slaying the Gods: She Speaks, and Reality Obeys; One Punch Is Overwhelming, is out now and updating regularly. Come give it a read! [Original female lead] [Pairing: Shen Qingzhu] Ye Yuting is reborn into the world of Slaying the Gods. With nowhere familiar to turn, she is taken in by Lin Qiye, and before long, they become a family... Lin Qiye: “Sis, a god is picking on me.” Ye Yuting: “Let me call someone.” Ye Yuting: “Mom, Dad, a god is picking on me.” Ye Fan: “All gods of the Heav 606Reads6.9Score109Shelves
26. 26 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 38.4kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    Recommended, no plot

27. 27 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 215.7kReads9.6Score23.3kShelves
28. 28 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 17.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book, the heroine has a very good personality, the first woman of the four princes of the Qing Dynasty, Gong Dou Shao, not a single heroine, has been completed. The second book, Concubine Tong Jia of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, mainly raised children. All the princes were super cute and none were born bad.

29. 29 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 12.8kReads9.4Score1kShelves
30. 30 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 14.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    These books are pretty good, with enough words.

31. 31 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 10.3kReads8.9Score552Shelves
32. 32 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 157.1kReads9.5Score20.7kShelves

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    These books are all good. You can read them. You won't lose money by investing in them.

33. 33 带 I Transmigrated to an Era of Famine and War with a Few Acres of Land 带着几亩地，穿越到饥荒战乱年代 A Simple Life平淡生活Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Alternate history + spatial powers + fleeing famine and war + fighting for the throne + decisive and ruthless + a little palace intrigue) Ye Yutong has transmigrated! She's landed in a novel once written by her college roommate, set in an unknown dynasty during a time of famine and war. In the original story, the heroine is her cousin, while Ye Yutong is the wicked supporting character who competes with her for the male lead. Not only does she get thoroughly humiliated, her family is dragged do 29kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
34. 34 囤 I Stocked My Fridge and Transmigrated into a Book, Then Married the Fiercest Chief Minister 囤满冰箱穿书，我嫁了最猛首辅 Mu Qiao Qiao木乔乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Marriage Before Love] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One, and the Heroine Is the Original Owner of Her Body, While the Hero Has Not Been Reborn] Wen Nuannuan recently discovered that her refrigerator was malfunctioning: any food she ate would automatically replenish itself! Thinking she was about to strike it rich, Wen Nuannuan did everything she could to stuff the refrigerator full. But the very next day, she transmigrated into a book in spectacularly disastrous fa 28.1kReads9.0Score3kShelves
35. 35 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 84.5kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves
36. 36 家 The Lucky Little Wife Who Brings Prosperity to Her Husband 家有旺夫小福妻 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On the day Cheng Wulang of the Cheng family in Jiqing Village, Bali Town, married a bride to bring him good luck, the bride was switched for a little girl who hadn’t even grown up yet. The entire village waited to laugh at them. But after the little girl joined the family, the Chengs’ lives changed beyond recognition. The sickly husband she married later became the chief minister. The close friends she picked up along the way turned out to be princesses and commandery princesses. Even the nephew 13.8kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
37. 37 小 A-Hao the Maid's Life of Wealth and Comfort 小丫鬟阿好的富且贵日常 How to Be Sunny如何晴朗Ancient Romance680k WordsOngoing When Guan Jiu was born, the sky was filled with rosy clouds. The midwife said she was a bringer of good fortune. When she was five, a flash flood destroyed her village and killed her family. To save her friends, she sold herself into servitude, and a matchmaker sold her to the Duke of Weiguo’s residence in the capital. She became the senior maid who attended to the Fourth Young Master, Lu Mingzhi, in his study, the secret author of Anjing’s bestselling storybooks, and a successful businesswoman. 1.2kReads9.0Score136Shelves

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    These books are so beautiful👀👀👀

38. 38 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 84.8kReads9.4Score15kShelves
39. 39 宫 The Palace Maid Schemed to Seduce Him, and the Mad Emperor Fell for Her and Seized Her by Force 宫女蓄意勾引，疯批帝王沦陷强夺 Orange-Brilliant Starlight橘灿星光Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, not a virginal couple / villainess / femme fatale / forced possession / doted on exclusively after the opening] [Scheming, theatrical maid vs. deranged emperor who falls deeper with every step] Yao Shu was born beautiful, and the empress chose her as a pawn to send to the emperor. The first time she met Xiao Xulan, she was too frightened to look him in the eye. But when he began to consider taking her to his bed, she broke free of his grasp and knelt down, declaring, “This serv 262Reads9.3Score—Shelves
40. 40 小 The Sweet and Obedient Maid Has the Chaste Heir's Heart Racing 小通房又乖又软，禁欲世子心狂跳 Water, Clouds, and Mist水云雾Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [Both leads sexually inexperienced, household and palace intrigue, growing-up romance, arrogant young heir × clever maid who plays the pig to eat the tiger] In her fifth year at the marquis’s residence, Youli has risen from the lowest-ranked maid responsible for sweeping and cleaning to the most favored senior maid at the side of the heir of the Marquis of Yong’an. She has reached a small peak in her career as a servant. She is quite content with her life and dares not ask for much more. She pl 3.1kReads8.8Score322Shelves
41. 41 灾 You Want to Trade Me for Money in a Famine Year? I'll Run Off With Dad Tonight 灾年嫁我换钱？随爹入赘连夜跑 I Want to Swing a Hoe我要挥锄头Ancient Romance2.9M WordsOngoing After a moment's carelessness leaves her caught in a scheme, seven-year-old Fang Nanzhi is forced to take her cousin's place in an arranged marriage? Before the little girl can even show what she's made of, her father refuses to go along with it. He takes his daughter and marries into another family instead, getting them both away from that nest of awful relatives. Everyone says poor Zhizhi has become a burden and won't have an easy life from now on. But her father dotes on her, her stepmother c 7.2kReads8.6Score682Shelves
42. 42 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 13.6kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
43. 43 穿 After Transmigrating, I Raised Two Powerful Brothers by Doing Nothing 穿越后，我靠摆烂养出两个权臣兄长 Puppet布偶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing You Jin transmigrates into the body of a pretty little fool in the village, rumored to be so ill-fated that her parents died because of her. Her parents’ bodies are barely cold when her relatives start circling, but thankfully, her two older brothers dote on her and never abandon her. The three siblings rely on each other, and together they build a little home on their own. She sends her eldest brother to take the civil service exams, hoping he’ll earn a title and help them avoid some taxes. She 1.6kReads9.1Score227Shelves
44. 44 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 2.9kReads8.9Score412Shelves
45. 45 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 38.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
46. 46 姑 She's Beautiful, but She's a Force to Be Reckoned With 姑娘她美貌却暴力 Studious Young Scholar习栩儒生Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong female lead + happy ending + both leads are each other’s one and only] Jiang Ning thought that someone like her, with blood on both hands, was destined for hell when she died. But when death came, her soul crossed into another world, where a kind-hearted, handsome scholar took her home. The scholar is good at everything: writing, painting, braiding hair, and sewing clothes. And after she kills someone, he even tells her, “Jiang Ning, you shouldn’t be this kind of 35.6kReads9.3Score4kShelves
47. 47 寻 Searching for a Branch 寻枝 Eight Not Fish八不鱼Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted [Coolheaded, brilliant, tragic heroine X scheming prince pretending to be a spoiled playboy] [Marriage before love + bickering couple + political intrigue + redemption + revenge + secret identities] Liu Xunyi is the Empress Dowager’s most trusted enforcer, beautiful and cold, with a knack for killing corrupt officials. During a mission, she accidentally crossed the notorious spoiled prince, Ye Simang. As it happened, the Empress Dowager granted them a marriage, bringing them together. This newly 1.9kReads9.2Score227Shelves

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