Anyone Have Any Tragic Stories, Preferably Historical? 谁有虐文，古代的，最好

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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds

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2. 2 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 684Reads8.9Score—14d adds
3. 3 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 26.7kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
4. 4 穿 Transmigrating to Ancient Times: The Sharp-Tongued Doctor Is Not to Be Trifled With 穿越古代：毒舌医妃不好惹 Chichi de Luosa嗤嗤的洛萨Ancient Romance595k WordsCompleted [Medicine + pocket dimension + powerful hero and heroine + modern woman transmigrates to ancient times, one-on-one romance, both devoted to each other, no melodrama] Jiang Xiyue is a renowned modern doctor with exceptional medical skills. By a twist of fate, she transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the third daughter of the Prime Minister's household. Everyone says Third Miss Jiang bullies her sisters, has no talent, and lacks virtue. In reality, she's a punching bag whom neither her fathe 134Reads7.5Score—14d adds
5. 5 再 Run Away Again and I'll Break Your Legs! The Ruthless God of War Turns Captivity Into Passion 再逃跑腿打断！冷戾战神囚爱成欢 Fireflies Across the Sky漫天的萤火Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted The moment she opened her eyes, she had been given to a cold, ruthless prince and made his bedchamber maid. He locked her in a dark room, tormenting and humiliating her day and night until she was exhausted in body and mind and wanted nothing but to escape him. The first time she tried to flee, he caught her and made her kneel on sharp porcelain shards. He watched her knees bleed with icy indifference. “Try to escape again, and you won’t live to regret it.” But even in captivity, she refused to 970Reads8.2Score10014d adds
6. 6 摄 The Regent’s Medicinal Pawn 摄政王的药引 All Under Heaven Are for the Taking天下为攻Two Male Leads206k WordsCompleted The Prince Regent requested an imperial decree granting him a marriage. On the wedding day, when the red veil was lifted, he discovered that the man he had long yearned for had become someone else. “Feng Yue, you coveted wealth and status, and kept me and A Qing apart. You deserve to die!” Feng Yue tried to explain, but Chu Xiuhong subjected him to all manner of humiliation. “This is what you owe me and A Qing.” Chu Xiuhong carefully plotted his every move. He came up with a plan to make Feng Yu 95Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 皇 Stop Tormenting Me, Your Majesty: Your Deposed Empress Is Your Precious Darling 皇上别虐了，废后是你的心肝宝 Jin Xihexi金汐何西Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both leads are faithful to each other] She traveled a thousand miles to marry him. She gave him everything and helped him seize the throne. But once he wore the imperial robes, all she received was an edict deposing her as empress. When he viciously told her she wasn’t even worthy of dying, she saw in his icy eyes nothing but the deepest disgust and hatred. She finally understood: he had never loved her. With war raging everywhere, the army of Beichen breached the walls of Southern Shu. Dressed 2.6kReads8.3Score15314d adds
8. 8 影 After His Shadow Guard Lost Hope, the Regent Knelt to Win His Wife Back 影卫心灰意冷后，摄政王跪着追妻 Never See Alanruo Again不见阿兰若Two Male Leads140k WordsCompleted [Scheming, sinister regent × beautiful, emotionally clueless, naturally airheaded bodyguard] After the palace coup in Great Sheng, Yun Fei was made a scapegoat and locked in the death row. His former master, Regent Chu Mingge, pinned countless crimes on him. Yun Fei swallowed poisoned wine, thinking his life was finally over, but when he opened his eyes, Chu Mingge had brought him into the palace. A dulled blade can be sharpened again. A shadow guard who can no longer kill has only one use besid 104Reads6.1Score1614d adds
9. 9 穿 I Became the Most Popular Person at an Ancient Academy and Was Forced into a Love Triangle 穿到古代书院成为万人迷被迫修罗 Tasty Crunch可口磕乐Two Male Leads720k WordsCompleted [Dual Male Leads + Beloved by All + Love Rival Showdowns + Ancient School Setting] Sons of the Chancellor, the Dali Court, and the General: the school’s F4 {All male leads are devoted to one person + lighthearted comedy} Su Mingjue transmigrates into the body of Jinling Prince’s spoiled legitimate son. Because he’s lazy and uneducated, Jinling Prince sends him from the south to study at Luming Academy in the capital, thousands of miles away. Hoping to return to the city as soon as possible and 4.3kReads9.0Score66614d adds
10. 10 暗 After His Secret Guard Broke Down, the Crown Prince Regretted Everything 暗卫崩溃后，太子追悔莫及 Laughing at the Dreamers in This Fleeting Life浮生却笑梦中人Two Male Leads366k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + ABO + childhood friends + equally matched leads + a groveling pursuit] Free-spirited, unruly crown prince gong vs. cool, devoted shadow guard shou He was the crown prince's study companion, his personal bodyguard, the brother who had grown up by his side, and his most loyal subordinate. But when the crown prince's constitution unexpectedly changed, a bond formed between the shadow guard and his master. The shadow guard who had been at the crown prince's side since childhood act 4.4kReads9.1Score50114d adds
11. 11 偏 The Obsessive Villain’s Beloved Flees 偏执反派的朱砂痣她跑路了 Corn-Flavored Sausage, Get Out of the Universe玉米味香肠滚出宇宙Ancient Romance181k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a book, and her mission is to win over the main villain, Jiang Jin! Song Qingran accepts her fate and throws everything she has into the task, even though she has to grit her teeth and press on. But after all the twists and turns, Jiang Jin’s heart still belongs only to that one white moonlight! At last, Song Qingran can’t take it anymore. Just as she’s about to turn on her heel and leave, Jiang Jin grabs her bundle and stares at her darkly. “You’ve taken advantage of me, 2.3kReads8.8Score13814d adds
12. 12 强 Taken by Force: The Beauty Is Untamable, the Tyrant's Captive 强娶豪夺：美人难驯，暴君的囚宠 Aili Who Loves the Double-Row Keyboard喜欢双排键的爱梨Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted A BE ending: the male lead dies at the end. (Why is it always the heroine who dies in tragic romances, while the male lead gets to rule the land? He’s dying. He absolutely has to die.) Against tyranny and Stockholm syndrome. Full of melodrama. If you don’t like it, move along and click the exit button in the upper left. Writing takes hard work, so please respect the author’s work and don’t leave bad reviews. Thank you. The male lead falls for her at first sight, becomes possessive, and takes her 755Reads8.9Score—14d adds
13. 13 欲 Born to Be a Slave 欲为奴 Xue Lingzhi雪灵之Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted [Rekindled Romance + Love and Hate + Revenge + Sweet and Angsty] Five years ago, Wei Lan and Bu Yuan'ao agreed to elope, but Bu Yuan'ao never showed up. Five years later, Wei Lan is stricken with a cold poison. To survive, she must find a man whose blood carries the Nine Suns Profound Blood. And that man turns out to be none other than Bu Yuan'ao. Bu Yuan'ao says he will give her his blood, but only if Wei Lan marries him. Reunited after years apart, the man feels nothing but hatred for Wei Lan. 1kReads8.8Score10414d adds

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    My darlings, this novel, *Want to Be a Slave*, is truly heart-wrenching! "He was like a pearl covered in dust, his brilliance undiminished even in his fallen state, yet he didn't know if salvation lay ahead... Or a deeper hell?" Bu Yuan'ao, the third young master of the Bu family, once a nobleman, now rushes to seek help, desperate for a chance at survival behind the gates of the Wei family manor. Those anxious eyes amidst his disheveled hair pierced whose heart? The fourth young lady of the Wei family was overjoyed upon hearing the news, unaware that the sudden change in her father's expression in his study had already sown the seeds of their impending doom. "We've arrived... There's hope." —But how could he know that stepping into those magnificent gates wouldn't lead to a marriage alliance, but rather to the abyss of humiliation and enslavement? (But the male lead's fallen nobleman premise is so appealing, I'm crying while reading!) #AncientRomance #IdentityReversal #BeautifulStrongTragicMaleLead #OngoingCrybaby

14. 14 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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds
15. 15 绝 Two Peerless Queens, Bound by the Changing Seasons 绝代双后锁春秋 Qi Kuizi琦葵紫Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [A Battle for Male Attention + A Cunning and Courageous Palace Intrigue + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Two Powerful Female Leads + Satisfying Female-Led Story + Not Both Pure + Not 1v1] Xiao Jinxin was once the most exalted eldest princess of Northern Zhou. With the world in her heart, she spoke up for women at every turn and formed the Red Cherry Squad to serve her country. But just as she was sent to Great Chu for a political marriage, a palace coup suddenly erupted in Northern Zhou... Ni 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A story featuring two female protagonists, a power struggle, ancient political intrigue, revenge, scumbag revenge, and a false sense of purity. It's not a story of two virgins. The entanglements are complex and unresolved. Xiao Jin's heart is set on the world; men are merely a seasoning. Ning Wanying's only purpose is to save lives; men are simply choices at different stages of her life.

16. 16 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双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 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds

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    Hey hey hey, these two books! Just look at them, they're absolutely amazing! The first one is pure angst, pure angst, the process is funny with a touch of sadness, the more you read, the more angst it gets, it's so heartbreaking, it's super good! The second one is the same, super angst, but thankfully the ending is happy. They're really super good!

17. 17 君 A Lord's Grudge 君怨 Wounded Nerves受伤的神经Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted Two men fighting over one woman, with a domineering, possessive romance! ❤️ It all started when Liu Rongrong, desperate to win back her fiancé Shen Zhiyuan, stripped and tried to seduce him. She had no idea that the third prince, Xiao Huai, was secretly watching and had seen her embarrassing display. Determined to bring the Seventh Princess and Shen Zhiyuan together, Xiao Huai stopped at nothing and took Liu Rongrong, that troublemaker, under his wing himself. Scene One: Xiao Huai looked straigh 886Reads8.4Score10614d adds

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    These two books were both heart-wrenching and captivating; they made me cry so much my eyes were swollen, and the effects are still lingering.

18. 18 双 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 Clouds and Mist Drifting By云来雾绕Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 658Reads9.1Score10014d adds
19. 19 被 After My Sect Tore Out My Heart and Drained My Blood, I Became a Demon on the Spot 被师门掏心放血后，我原地成魔 Watching the Girls from the Wall坐在壁上观姑娘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Angst + Strong Female Lead + Revenge + Cultivation + A Chain of Cause and Effect] The soul-nourishing jade shattered, and out came a “me” who had stolen someone else's place? Luo Li returned with half a broken jade pendant and tore away Ye Qingqing's mask. You stole my royal status and my place in the sect. You even killed the person who saved my life and harmed my loyal servant of ten thousand years! When the brand of “monster” was seared into her heart, and a contract of “until death do us pa 391Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    I was certain this wasn't a hallucination. The voice was like an icicle piercing my eardrums; I sprang from my chair, my gaze darting wildly through the empty room. "Stop looking, I'm inside your heart." The voice rang out again, cold and metallic. I instinctively clutched my chest, my heart pounding terribly. Suddenly, black mist emerged from a crack in the floor, coalescing into a human figure before me. I clenched my fists, my nails digging deep into my palms, oblivious to the whitening of my fingertips. "Who are you?" My voice trembled violently, like a withered leaf swaying in the autumn wind. "I am Xuan Ting." As the shadowy figure spoke, the surrounding temperature plummeted. My blood seemed to freeze—Demon Lord Xuan Ting? The legendary demon who struck fear into the hearts of the three realms? "You want revenge?" I took a half-step back, my back against the cold wall. Xuan Ting let out a sinister laugh, a laugh laced with unspeakable mockery: "Revenge? No need. I just have high hopes for you." High hopes for me? I looked down at my wounded hands and coughed up blood. "I'm almost dead," I sneered, letting the taste of blood spread on my tongue. Xuan Ting seemed moved by my words. He remained silent for a long time before asking a question that chilled me to the bone: "Tell me, do you regret it?" Regret? I lay back in my chair, staring at the mottled ceiling. The coldness of my master when he expelled me from the sect, the decisiveness of my senior brother Chu Ziyu when he stabbed me with his sword, and Yun Shu's sinister smile as he stepped on my face and stole the position of sect leader—these images played out in my mind. "What do I have to regret? Everyone dies eventually." As I said this, I felt my soul slowly slipping away. Xuan Ting's figure suddenly vanished, and I woke up with a start, finding myself still sitting in the chair. It was just a dream? I rubbed my aching temples, but then I heard a knock at the door. In the dead of night, in the wilderness, who would come looking for a dying person like me? I blew out the candle, curled up in the darkness, and listened as the knocking grew from urgent to slow, and finally disappeared. The next day, when I pushed open the courtyard gate, I almost couldn't breathe. Chu Ziyu stood in the morning mist, his clothes still damp with dew. His voice calling me "Xiao Wu" felt like a thorn. I turned to close the gate, but heard his near-collapsed explanation outside. "Not what you think?" I sneered against the door. "You want to grind me to dust, don't you?" When I left that courtyard, I threw everything that could be traced into the ravine. I thought hiding in the bustling town would bring peace, but as soon as I settled into the restaurant, I bumped into Yun Shu. She was holding her arms, her eyes filled with hatred even stronger than before. The sound of food spilling on the ground was just like my shattered dignity. "Yun Shu, what do you want?" My throat tightened, and tears streamed down my face uncontrollably. "I'm almost dead, what else do you have to fight me for?" She grabbed my chin, her nails digging almost into my flesh. "Do you think you've paid off my debt?" I looked up at her distorted face and suddenly felt utterly ridiculous. Those who were once as close as sisters now wish I were dead. "Are you satisfied now?" I wiped away my tears, straightening my back. "Then can you let me go now?" Yun Shu's laughter was like a viper's hiss: "Let you go? Beg me then. Kneel down and beg me." Her eyes were like poisoned knives, stabbing my heart again and again. I gripped my skirt tightly, my nails drawing new bloodstains on my palms. Perhaps, as Xuan Ting said, I should rot in this quagmire, but even if I were to die, I would never bow down to them.

20. 20 祸 The Nation's Calamity: The Painted Jade (Two Volumes) 祸国·图璧（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted The vast land of Wei is divided among the four kingdoms of Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Jiang Shen Yu, the younger daughter of Bi's right chancellor, is graceful, virtuous, and gentle. She admires Ji Ying, a young master of the Ji clan, one of the four great families. Just as their families prepare to arrange a marriage, King Zhao Yin interferes and issues an imperial decree summoning her to the palace. With no choice but to act for her family's sake, Jiang Shen Yu accepts the decree and enters the p 1.4kReads9.4Score30214d adds

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    The "Four Books of Ruin to the Nation" is a pure historical romance novel about political intrigue. It features a truly intelligent ensemble cast, with no absolute good or evil. Each reading will leave you heartbroken and in tears! Everyone experiences unrequited love, leading to tragic endings. The emotional torment leaves you feeling empty afterward.

21. 21 祸 A Nation's Calamity: Yan (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·式燕（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Yi, and Cheng. Crown Prince Zhanghua of Yan, fifteen years old, was set to marry the third daughter of the Xie family, Xie Fanyi. But Xie Fanyi tragically died on the way to her wedding. Two years later, the new emperor chose her younger sister, Chang Yan, as his empress. And so, at thirteen, Xie Chang Yan bid farewell to her paternal family, left her hometown, and journeyed to the imperial capital to learn court etiquette as she waited to come of age. S 2.9kReads9.5Score54314d adds
22. 22 祸 A Calamity for the Nation: The Return Journey (Two-Volume Set) 祸国·归程（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Cheng, and Yi. The dark organization known as the Ruyi Sect has spent years abducting children, training them as assassins and spies, and sending them to powerful clans in various kingdoms to gather secrets. Its evil influence has gradually spread into the royal court as well. Feng Xiaoya, a favored courtier of the King of Yan, suffers from a bone-melting disease and is an unparalleled beauty whose illness lends her a fragile charm. For a reason of her o 830Reads9.6Score22414d adds
23. 23 祸 A Nation in Peril: Lai Yi (Complete in Two Volumes) 祸国·来宜（全二册） Fourteen Towers十四阙Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted The final installment in the complete classic historical fantasy series Plague of the Nation! The land of Wei is divided among Yan, Bi, Cheng, and Yi. With the fall of the Ruyi Sect, Madam Ruyi’s “Spring Prelude” plan fails in each of the other three kingdoms, but rumors claim it succeeds only in Yi. To uncover the truth, Qiu Jiang risks her life to go to Yi, where she contends with the many forces at play, including King He Yi, Yi’s Grand Shaman Fu Zhou, and Feng Xiaoya. On a narrow path laid o 515Reads9.5Score16214d adds

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