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1. 1 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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   It's a bit sadistic. I cried while watching it in the middle of the night. Every character has its own meaning. I watched it while lying in bed at night. My little Liu'er whined.

2. 2 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 153.3kReads9.7Score61.3kShelves

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   Although the author recommended it, one must be posted. Really, beautiful!! Each character in the book is vividly portrayed, regarding love and hatred, the life and death of the country, everyone has different positions and choices, but they are all working hard for themselves. I really like the growth process of the heroine. Even if she is as ordinary as Xiaocao, she can still go from weak to independent. Stay positive, sunny, vigorous, energetic, stick to the bottom line, and always work hard.

3. 3 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 198.7kReads9.6Score30.7kShelves

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   I saw it on the recommendation list several times and was dissuaded by the name. Until I couldn't find anything good, I decided to click on it and take a look. In the end, it was really delicious! The subject matter of this book is very novel, and you won't lose money by investing in it!

4. 4 锦 My Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Lucky Sister Is the Darling of the Capital’s Elite 锦鲤妹妹三岁半，我是全京城大佬的团宠 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original work of the short drama My Lucky Sister Brings Blessings to the Whole Family Little Yan Ling transmigrates. She becomes Yan Sui Sui, the foolish, doomed older sister of the heroine in a lucky koi novel. Born of the same mother, her younger sister steals her fortune and becomes the beloved little lucky star of the capital. As for Yan Sui Sui, she becomes a jinx. Sent to the countryside, she spends her life in a daze. Her whole village is slaughtered, and she lives a life of misery. The t 10.6kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves

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   The original work of the short play "Koi Sister Prosperizes the Whole Family". Xiao Yanling traveled through time. Yan Suisui, the cannon fodder and silly sister who transformed into the heroine of the Koi novel. She is from the same mother, but her younger sister has stolen her luck, and she is the little lucky star favored by the group in the capital. And she became a disaster star. He was sent to the countryside and lived a life of stupidity. The whole village was slaughtered and his life was miserable. The three brothers in the adoptive father's family died without a burial place. Twins are born from the same birth, but they have different fates. Yan Suisui put her hands on her hips, and her words came true, and her words followed the rules, pointing out who was struck by lightning. She wants to change everyone's destiny! Take back your luck! On the day she was brought back to the capital, the whole capital was eagerly waiting to see her joke. Will she succeed this time?

5. 5 绝 Peerless Physician Consort: The Scheming Prince Falls for Me 绝世医妃：腹黑王爷爱上我 Wuxiang Beiji无相北极Ancient Romance854k WordsCompleted The Empress has sent a female physician? Our prince has never been interested in women. Send her away at once! With the love potion coursing through his veins, the man held his little physician in his arms. “Don’t cure me, all right? You’re the only antidote I need.” Yue’er, Prince Jing and I look exactly alike. Whatever he can give you, I can give you too! I want to know: is the one by my side Prince Jing or Prince Heng? 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a pure ancient story, the male and female protagonists have both business relationships online, the three views are upright, the relationship is about intrigues, the supporting characters are also very good

6. 6 纨 After the Dandy Heir Married Me 纨绔世子娶我为妻后 Fu Yao扶妖Ancient Romance561k WordsCompleted On the second day after transmigrating, Feng Wanyue is betrothed by imperial decree to a spoiled young heir. The heir is handsome and dashing, a brilliant young man. But he puts all his talents to use eating, drinking, and having fun, and chasing cats and teasing dogs. When they meet, neither of them is happy about the marriage. On their wedding night, Feng Wanyue holds out her hand. “The divorce papers. Hand them over.” Xiao Jue says dismissively, “I'm writing them.” After the wedding, Feng Wan 1.7kReads9.0Score251Shelves

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   ✨ [The dandy prince VS the glamorous daughter, the reversal after marriage is so sweet!]✨ Feng Wanyue, a woman who was teased by fate, was given a marriage to the famous dandy prince Xiao Jue in the capital. The prince was a young and handsome man, but unfortunately all his good skills were spent on eating, drinking, having fun, and entertaining cats and dogs. When the two met, they were both dissatisfied with the marriage. On their wedding night, Feng Wanyue reached out and said, "Bring the letter of reconciliation." Xiao Jue said perfunctorily, "I'm writing it now." However, life after marriage turned out to be unexpected - Feng Wanyue wanted to run away early, but the journey failed, and unexpected changes occurred. The former dandy prince actually took off his brocade clothes, put on his coarse shorts, rolled up his trouser legs, and stood in the field planting rice seedlings covered in mud! 🌾[Reversal after marriage, so sweet that you will lose your teeth]🌾 - Feng Wanyue squatted on the edge of the field and asked him: "Do you want to go back to Beijing? I will accompany you to fight back." - Xiao Jue raised his head and smiled: "With you, everywhere is home." From mutual dislike to fighting side by side, their love took root in the mud. This is a romantic transformation from "harmony and separation" to "for life"! 📢 [Come and watch the dandy prince's post-marriage counter-attack] # dandy prince # post-marriage counter-attack # sweet pet article # wind wanyue and xiao jue # reversal of love

7. 7 凤 The Phoenix Hairpin's Gambit 凤钗弈心 Wan Xu Nianhe晚叙念禾Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing My name is Shen Qingyan. Three years ago, the Shen family was falsely accused of treason and executed to the last. I changed my name and hid in the imperial palace as a maid, scraping by while investigating the case. I treated Su Lianyue like my own little sister, giving her my whole heart. Then, on the eve of the sacrificial ceremony, she tampered with the imperial phoenix hairpin I had made with my own hands. Blood tears welled from the hairpin, an omen of great misfortune. The empress dowager 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   If you don't like mindless and exciting stories, you can try it. The heroine will not kill indiscriminately after she awakens, but will leave chess pieces to get the truth. The supporting characters of Changqin and Mr. Fu are three-dimensional, and each branch line can tie back to the main plot.

8. 8 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 114.7kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves

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   As the old saying goes, it's all about palace fighting.

9. 9 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 27.2kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
10. 10 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 10.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
11. 11 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 64.7kReads9.6Score9.9kShelves

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    The rating is super high! The author's writing style is invincible! The plot is also very novel! It's all finished, don't worry! Personally, I like the heroine in the fourth book the most, she is super smart and goes against the grain!!!

12. 12 娘 Mom, Open the Door! I Studied for Three Years and Passed the Exam to Become Emperor 娘亲开门！我读三年，考上皇帝了 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 61.6kReads9.6Score9.4kShelves

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    The rating is super high! The author's writing style is invincible! The plot is also very novel! It's all finished, don't worry and watch! Personally, I like the heroine in the fourth book the most, she is super smart and goes against the grain!!!

13. 13 逼 You Want to Force Me to Be Your Concubine? I’ll Take Your Place as Mistress of the Household 逼我当通房？我夺了你的主母之位 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 15.9kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
14. 14 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 61.8kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
15. 15 闺 After My Best Friend and I Transmigrated, I Became the Empress and She Became a Consort 闺蜜一起穿越后，我为皇后她为妃 Princess Kexin可心殿下Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted Xia Yao and Lin Wan are close friends living in the modern world. One is fiery, lively, and eccentric; the other is gentle as water, with exceptional talent. They enjoy ordinary city life, watching shows, shopping, and sharing their innermost thoughts. Then, during an unexpected and strange thunderstorm, a mysterious blue light appears and sweeps them both into a vortex through time, launching them on a perilous journey to the ancient past. When Xia Yao opens her eyes, she is dressed in an empre 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    2 Is a romance, although it is labeled as a double heroine, the best friends both have CPs, 3 is no CPs

16. 16 和 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Become Servants 和闺蜜穿越到古代当奴才 This Fish Can't Swim这只鱼不会游Two Female Leads266k WordsCompleted [Faithful couples, two couples, each best friend has her own man. This is not the kind of dual-female-lead story where the women are lesbians. No golden finger, feel-good and satisfying with no angst, warm and sweet, not a career-focused female empowerment story. Every bit of scheming is just setup for romantic sweetness. The story takes historical details seriously, so if you’re going to nitpick, please move along.] [This novel was written entirely by hand!] No matter how big the world is, best 1.3kReads9.3Score170Shelves
17. 17 苟 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵，养姐妹 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 6kReads9.4Score709Shelves
18. 18 和 After We Transmigrated Into a Book Together 和闺蜜一起穿书后 Liang Shanbo and the Pig Who Won't Budge梁山伯与猪硬抬Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted She was walking down the street with her best friend when an advertising sign fell from the sky and knocked them both unconscious. When she woke up, she discovered she'd landed inside a book and had been tasked with getting a general's daughter and the emperor she'd picked up for free together. But why does the general's daughter look exactly like her hapless bestie?! Even more ridiculously, the general's daughter is also tasked with matchmaking her with a notorious corrupt official, unaware tha 1.1kReads9.4Score190Shelves
19. 19 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 134.5kReads9.4Score16.9kShelves
20. 20 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Helped My Best Friend Win the Emperor’s Heart 穿越后我帮闺蜜攻略皇上 Leaning on My Sword, Listening to Wind and Rain倚剑听风雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Xu, the no-nonsense doctor; Fang, the kindhearted, guileless chef; and Lin, the fair-skinned beauty with a string of admirers. An accident sends the three best friends transmigrating to ancient times together. From the start, it's a living hell: they open their eyes in the Cold Palace, where the emperor has ordered them executed. They're bullied by vicious servants and beaten by a favored consort. The miserable trio hatch a plan: if they want to survive, they have to cozy up to that emperor! Uni 3.7kReads9.3Score768Shelves
21. 21 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 136.9kReads9.5Score33.7kShelves

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    The heroine has a clear mind, is kind and loving, and is constantly laughing. The male protagonist is not greasy but still a green tea. It's a double-strength drama. It's very enjoyable to watch during the holidays. It's so funny and full of laughs. It's so hard for me to hold back my laughter while I'm at work.

22. 22 男 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情？可我是他白月光 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 22kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    High score in palace competition and house competition ~ Just click casually, it will stand the test ~

23. 23 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 49.3kReads9.2Score7kShelves
24. 24 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
25. 25 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 86.6kReads9.4Score15.1kShelves

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