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  1. 51 The General Wants to Lay Down His Armor 将军要卸甲 Ancient Romance915k WordsCompleted Before transmigrating, Lin Qi was the owner of a private company. Somehow, she ended up in the Great Qian dynasty, an alternate historical world ravaged by years of war, where the people were suffering and famine had struck. See how she turns her circumstances around and rises to the top… 4.5kReads9.0Score489Shelves
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  2. 52 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 19.5kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
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  3. 53 Successor Empress 继后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 90.2kReads9.5Score11.7kShelves
  4. 54 Kidnapped on the Road to a Political Marriage, She Spends Her Wedding Night with Her Fiancé's Mortal Enemy 和亲路上被抢,与未婚夫死敌洞房 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Chaste + Sweet Romance + Lighthearted] Yue Jiang was born into the Yue Kingdom as a beautiful woman raised to be sent off in a political marriage, with glossy hair and a face radiant as the dawn. As a princess sent to marry into the An Kingdom, she traveled far from home, only to fall into the hands of Crown Prince Jing Yan of the Jing Kingdom, a longtime enemy of the An Kingdom. To stay alive, Yue Jiang thought, A marriage is a marriage, no matter whom I marry. So she pretended 1.2kReads8.7Score146Shelves
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  5. 55 Divorce My Husband 休夫 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Yanqing, a rising star in the capital, has enjoyed a smooth ascent to the position of Grand Secretary, with no equal in prestige. Unfortunately, his wife's status is a little too lowly to befit him. She's merely a small-time merchant. After hearing the gossip her maid picked up in an alley, Jiang Miao perks right up. “Who started that rumor? Has the emperor finally had enough and decided to grant him a divorce?” Jiang Miao immediately rushes to pack her bags. As a transmigrator, she has no 34.9kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
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  6. 56 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常 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 64.8kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
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  7. 57 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚,偏执太子夺我入东宫 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 40.9kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves
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  8. 58 Bound by Spring 缚春情 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 114.5kReads9.6Score15.8kShelves
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  9. 59 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 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 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
  10. 60 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 11.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
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  11. 61 The Consort Is Alluring and Seductive, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Can't Resist Her 娘娘妩媚妖娆,冷戾帝王不禁撩 Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted With an imperial decree, Gu Wanying, daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, is betrothed to the Prince Regent. The night before the decree arrives, she learns that the world she's in is the setting of a novel she read in modern times. The male lead in the book is a prince. He and the heroine, Meng Xin, have loved each other since they were young, but Meng Xin is taken into the imperial harem and becomes a favored consort. From then on, Feng Yuzhao goes to war, conquering new territory and buildin 4kReads8.9Score343Shelves
  12. 62 The Side Consort Is Sweet and Gentle, and the Coldhearted Crown Prince Can't Get Enough 侧妃娇软,薄情太子轻点宠 Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Palace Intrigue + Plot Buff + HE + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced + Male Lead Is Coldhearted and Applies Double Standards] [Content warnings: The heroine is no saint + she forces the male lead to remain sexually inexperienced + the male lead is utterly lovestruck] The second after Yu Li received the Best Newcomer Award, she transmigrated into a palace-intrigue novel. She became Shen Lichu, a disposable supporting female character with nothing but beauty and fam 327Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  13. 63 Prince Jin Has Trouble Fathering Heirs? His Delicate Beauty Bears Two Babies in One Night 锦王子嗣艰难?娇柔美人一夜两崽 Ancient Romance772k WordsCompleted [Household and palace intrigue + devoted love later on + the most beautiful heroine + a scheming flirt] Sheng Wendi is a delicate beauty with a face like a celestial maiden. Though she has transmigrated, she can’t remember a single poem or song. Her legitimate elder sister, who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot inside out, steals everything from her. The sister marries the son of a civil official, while Sheng Wendi is sent to marry Prince Jin as a concubine. The prince’s manor is full 5kReads8.5Score421Shelves
  14. 64 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 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 62kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves
  15. 65 The Bewitching Maid Keeps Fighting for His Favor, and the Heirless Marquis Dotes on Her Every Day 娇媚通房又争又抢,绝嗣侯爷日日宠 Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book isn't scary. Transmigrating into the cannon-fodder foil is! Tao Wu and the original heroine are both maids, but their fates are worlds apart. Tao Wu is portrayed as busty and brainless, there to make the heroine seem clever and decisive. Her ending is even worse: passed around like a piece of property between powerful men, she is tortured to death, only to be met with the contemptuous, disgusted stares of everyone around her. Tao Wu sighs. It would be a shame to waste 297Reads—Score—Shelves
  16. 66 The Bewitching Maid Is Reborn, and the General Clings to Her Night After Night 魅惑丫鬟重生,将军夜夜缠 Ancient Romance346k WordsOngoing [Alluring maid + aloof, ruthless general + pampered from beginning to end] Jiang Li was the cherished daughter of a merchant family, soft and lovely, with a full bosom and a slender waist. Unfortunately, her family fell on hard times, and the great general bought her and brought her to his estate, intending to make her his wife. But she was devoted to her fiancé and would rather die than agree. At her personal maid’s urging, she kept trying every possible way to escape. In the end, her fiancé go 14Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  17. 67 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后,偏执帝王不许我出宫 Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 15.1kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
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  18. 68 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 149.9kReads9.6Score20.8kShelves
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  19. 69 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 274.5kReads9.7Score33.9kShelves
  20. 70 I Only Want to Be Your Omega 只想做你的omega Two Male Leads100k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Double Alphas + Reunion After Years Apart + Mutual Secret Crushes] Sweet, lovestruck top X cool and gentle bottom Xie Lan X Shen Zhibai (AA) Secondary couple: playboy top X fiery bottom He Wenshan X Zhao Xiaoyu (AO) Shen Zhibai never imagined that his fiancée of ten years would one day differentiate as an alpha. After differentiating as an alpha, Xie Lan went abroad for six years without a word. Now that they meet again, how will the two of them get along? Note: The story 125Reads—Score—Shelves
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  21. 71 The Young Lady Returns Home: She Won't Start Trouble, but She Won't Back Down Either 大小姐回府,不惹事也不怕事 Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted [A heroine who refuses to be pushed around + putting scumbags in their place + revenge + romance] Qing Yu’s father was once a young nobleman from a marquis household in decline. To gain power, he married Xiahou Wan, whose family came from the prestigious Huayang Marquis household, and successfully inherited the title. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everything changed. Qing Yu’s eldest maternal uncle died in battle, her younger maternal uncle was left with a crippled leg, and her mater 3.7kReads8.6Score443Shelves
  22. 72 After Giving Way to My Ex-Husband's White-Moonlight, I Came Out on Top 给前夫的白月光让位后,我赢麻了 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted ※Traditional Historical Romance and Household Intrigue※No Rebirth or Transmigration※Both Leads Are Chaste※ Shen Shihao is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Her biased mother sells her off in marriage to Li Yuheng. Half a year into their marriage, her husband remains cold and refuses to consummate their union. Hoping to keep peace between them, she has long suppressed her true nature. Then she hears him say with his own lips that he plans to demote her to a concubine, be 3.8kReads9.0Score477Shelves
  23. 73 Wasn’t It a Political Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love? 不是联姻吗?裴大人怎么这么爱 Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei 57.6kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
  24. 74 The Maid Ran Off with the Money, and the Cold-Blooded Powerful Minister Broke Off the Engagement and Came After Her 通房卷款跑路,冷戾权臣悔婚拿人 Ancient Romance865k WordsCompleted [Cold and Devoted Hero + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine] [Let the Story Set the Mood] [Sweet Romance] Su Qingqing transmigrates as a bedchamber maid, but when the eldest young master returns after four years away, her plan to keep out of each other’s way falls apart. The young master has become the chancellor, and she sees his ruthless, vicious, and merciless side. To save her own life, she fawns over him, hoping to survive until her one-year contract expires and she can leave the Pei residen 3.7kReads8.9Score453Shelves
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  25. 75 The Second Wife Is Bone-Deep Allure, and Lord Shen's Body Tells the Truth 继室娇媚入骨,沈大人身体很诚实 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Both devoted to each other + transmigration + the husband chases his wife after losing her + household intrigue + angst and sweetness After learning that her sweetheart was engaged to someone else, the original owner was so devastated that she jumped into a river to end her life. Just then, Jiang Sujin from the twenty-first century transmigrated into her body, and was rescued by Shen Yanfeng, the commander of the Imperial Guards. In front of everyone's eyes, the man held her, embraced her, and c 12.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves
  26. 76 The Secret History of Wuchen: Entangled in the Affections of a Hundred Women 悟辰秘史:百女情缠 Ancient Romance335k WordsOngoing My new work 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 77 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 18.2kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
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  28. 78 Joining the Army in the 1960s: Fleeing Famine and Marrying a Cavalryman in a Flash 六零随军:逃荒,闪婚骑兵哥哥 Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Romance + Cavalry Commander + Tianshan Grasslands + Farming and Hunting + Sweet Everyday Life] My grasslands, my horse. I do whatever I want out here. A spirited military wife transmigrates to the 1960s, flees famine across five provinces, and finally reaches a cavalry regiment in the far northwest, where she begins life with the troops. She clears land, digs for caterpillar fungus, and hunts wild beasts. With fields to farm and meat to eat, life is good. Riding a Tibetan wild ass, lea 17kReads9.3Score2kShelves
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  29. 79 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3.7kReads8.5Score364Shelves
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  30. 80 The Transmigration of Su Su 穿越之苏酥传 Ancient Romance284k WordsCompleted [Faithful to each other + sweet romance]+ [The male lead is a deranged, extremely twisted, utterly awful man]+ [The female lead was born into this life with a natural fragrance]+ [An unconventional form of forced possession]+ [The male lead cares for and loves her more and more as the story goes on]+ [Later on, the male lead becomes utterly devoted to his wife] Su Su became Jiangnan's foremost talented young woman thanks to the extensive knowledge she had acquired in her previous life. When she 5.7kReads9.0Score468Shelves
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  31. 81 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 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 32.5kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
  32. 82 After a Political Marriage, the Wolf King Pursues Me 和亲后,我被狼王撩 Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted She is the Shen family’s legitimate daughter. He is a lone wolf of the grasslands. The two had nothing in common, but with the Xia dynasty in decline, marriage to a foreign land was their only way forward. She is clever and composed, with a miraculous healing touch. He is proud and aloof, yet carries the world in his heart. Alone in the barbarian lands of the grasslands, she faces one insult and hardship after another with unruffled calm. Through countless tests and struggles, they finally win e 1.6kReads9.0Score164Shelves
  33. 83 Hiding a Beauty in My Arms 藏娇入怀 Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Unhinged obsessive male lead VS enchanting beauty with a slender waist + coercive pursuit + one-on-one, both untouched + happy ending] The male lead is ruthless and cunning, but treats only the heroine well and keeps himself chaste. Later, he leads a rebellion and becomes emperor for her. The heroine is a stunning beauty with a scheming mind, focused entirely on revenge and willing to use men for her own ends. Ruan Hanjiao was born with blood that carried a rich, intoxicating fragrance, one tha 1.3kReads9.0Score128Shelves
  34. 84 Together with Hua Yan'er 与婳燕尔 Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 24.9kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
  35. 85 The Prince’s Soft, Alluring Consort Has the Cold, Desire-Fueled Prince Addicted to Possessing Her 王妃腰软娇媚,冷欲王爷占有上瘾 Ancient Romance226k WordsCompleted Content warning: The ancient setting is entirely fictional and is not based on real history. [Sweet romance + only each other + happy ending + lovestruck, clingy hero + fictional dynasty] (Delicate, seductive beauty with fair skin x possessive, clingy, calculating, loyal puppy of a man) Tan Lingyin transmigrates and opens her eyes while fleeing an arranged marriage. Her scumbag ex is sweet-talking her, pretending he wants them to elope together. She beats him up, then rushes into the arms of Pri 4.2kReads9.1Score389Shelves
  36. 86 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 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 85.7kReads9.3Score7kShelves
  37. 87 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫!兴族!将军夫人真锦鲤! Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 15.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
  38. 88 Joy with You 与君欢 Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 28kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
  39. 89 After She Was Burned Alive, the Regent Regretted Everything 她被活活烧死后,摄政王悔不当初 Ancient Romance953k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she knelt outside the door, holding her dying child in her arms and begging him to find a doctor for their son. He ignored her and kept the courtyard gates shut, then welcomed his first love with a lavish wedding procession. “There are so many people in the world. Why are you cruel only to me?” “Because you're a shameless maid who seduced me into your bed, while she is the childhood benefactor who saved my life.” She set herself alight, burning away the love that had bound 735Reads6.2Score389Shelves
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  40. 90 A Sweet Romance, but with Two Male Leads 甜文,但有两个男主 Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted [Male lead appears in snippets, sweet romance + melodrama + satisfying revenge + redemption + both leads' first love + mind-reading] [Rivalry between men, brainless Mary Sue romance] [Delicate, soft-spoken beauty vs. ruthless, powerful crown prince (mad dog) vs. sly, tea-sipping playboy (loyal puppy)] A young woman of marriageable age has been plagued by nightmares for days, leaving her deeply embarrassed and troubled. Then one day, a strikingly handsome young man in strange clothes appears befo 3.7kReads9.3Score475Shelves
  41. 91 My Princess Consort Is a Crybaby 我家王妃是哭包 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Note: Both leads are each other’s one and only.) The arrogant, domineering young lady suddenly became a delicate little white lotus. She spoke softly, walked slowly, and even ate like a little hamster. The slightest disturbance brought tears streaming down her face. Everyone began placing bets on when the cold-blooded, iron-hearted God of War would kick his whimpering princess out. But when they turned around, they saw their cold and heartless prince gently and patiently coaxing his little prin 1.4kReads9.0Score159Shelves
  42. 92 The Cannon Fodder Awakens, and the Old Foxes Eavesdrop on My Thoughts 炮灰觉醒,老六们偷听我心声 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + wacky comedy + the schemers don't admit they can read minds + adored by everyone + shameless + utterly unhinged early on + happy ending + royals who aren't stereotypes] [Complete] Yin Jiao had been in the book for ten years when, one day, she finally awakened. She had transmigrated into a tearjerking romance with more than a thousand chapters about the male and female leads. The entire cast was so bad at communicating that even dogs would shake their heads. Good news: 4.3kReads9.3Score478Shelves
  43. 93 A Concubine’s Guide to Winning the Crown Prince’s Favor 太子宠妾上位攻略 Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted How will His Highness the Crown Prince deal with the side consort who fainted during her investiture? Pei Jingyan: “She embarrassed me. The Cold Palace is where she belongs!” How will the precious pearl in his palm take revenge on the Crown Prince who made her a concubine? Yao Baozhu: “A woman’s revenge lasts all day long!” Their meeting was far from beautiful, and their relationship began with schemes. Yet over the long years, they found love and tenderness, and learned to give each other their 1.6kReads8.7Score178Shelves
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  44. 94 I Tore Up the Cannon Fodder Script, and the Coldhearted Emperor Is Chasing His Wife and Begging Her to Come Back! 手撕炮灰剧本,冷心帝王追妻哄! Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + space + the pursuit of a wife at the crematorium + cannon fodder + clear-headed heroine] Question: You're a minor celebrity with a trail of scandals, but one day you awaken a space and are on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of life. What do you do? Wen Shuyu: Thanks for asking. I just got reborn. Life is short, so enjoy it while you can. If you're lucky, enjoy your good fortune; if you're not, enjoy it anyway. But she soon discovers that the plot is controlling her 2.1kReads8.6Score231Shelves
  45. 95 Autumn’s Here, Time to Wipe Out My In-Laws! 秋凉了,婆家该灭门了! Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Qiu Liang was the Li family’s child bride and the most renowned good wife in Li Village. For ten whole years, she cared for her chronically ill mother-in-law, raised her shrewish sister-in-law, and supported her husband and younger brother-in-law through their studies, rising before dawn and working until after dark. In the end, her mother-in-law schemed against her for the sake of her husband. Her brother-in-law let her be violated for money, and the sister-in-law she had treated like a younger 6.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
  46. 96 Transmigrated as a Wicked Mother-in-Law, She Only Wants to Win Over the Powerful 穿成恶婆婆,她只想攻略众权臣 Ancient Romance840k WordsCompleted [Multiple Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Not a Strong Female Lead + The Original Leads Are Villains] Xia Weiyi transmigrated into a book and became the eldest granddaughter of the Great Yu dynasty's emperor, the esteemed Princess Pingyang. At twenty-six, she was stunningly beautiful, had children of her own, was widowed and unable to bear more children. Her in-laws were practically invisible, and she could do whatever she pleased throughout the entire Duke's mansion. She was quite satisfied with b 6.2kReads8.7Score717Shelves
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  47. 97 They Wanted to Inherit My Estate? Reborn, I Marry the Regent and Kill Them Again 吃我绝户?重生嫁摄政王再杀一次 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Hilarious Scumbag Revenge + A Wild, Unhinged Heroine with All Kinds of Crazy Schemes + A Dominant Hero Who Looks Down on Everyone Equally + The Powerful Man Bows His Head] In her previous life, Su Yujin, the richest woman in the capital, supported her childhood sweetheart, Duan Yanheng, through his studies and helped him rise to the position of chief minister, admired by everyone. But she never realized that from beginning to end, all he cared about was her money and his adopted you 3.8kReads8.1Score513Shelves
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  48. 98 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
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  49. 99 The Empress Transmigrates: Conquering the World in a Chaotic Age 女帝穿越,她在乱世逐鹿天下 Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted No romance + strong female lead + powerful heroine + light ensemble cast + infrastructure building + satisfying read + transmigration Yun Zhi was a princess who grew up in the Cold Palace. In the Cold Palace, you either erupt out of silence or perish in it. To survive, she used every means at her disposal, killed her father and brother, and took the throne everyone wanted. But after only a few years on the throne, she died of illness. When she opened her eyes again, she was Yun Zhi, the newborn 2.2kReads8.9Score203Shelves
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  50. 100 Yixiu Reborn: Abortions on Hold, I'm Going to Be Empress Dowager 宜修重生:打胎暂停,太后我去当 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (A few warnings: 1. If you don't like the story, please don't insult the author. I'm begging you, orz. Some timelines and characters are the author's own inventions, so please don't read if that bothers you. 2. Writing is hard work. I understand that everyone has different tastes, but please don't leave a bad review casually, especially not just because a side character who only appears for a dozen or so chapters has a child. I'm at my wit's end. 3. The pacing isn't fast. The life in the prince' 107Reads8.0Score—Shelves
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