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  1. 151 Reborn, I Tore Up the Marriage Contract and Married My Ex's Own Uncle 重生后手撕婚书,嫁给前任他亲叔 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Wei Lingxi opened her eyes and found herself back at the age of fifteen. That heartless traitor, Xiao Zixuan, had come knocking again, demanding to take her home as his concubine. In her previous life, she had thrown herself into love and followed him, only to see the Wei family wiped out. She was tormented and lived a life of humiliation. In the end, he even sent her to the bed of Xiao Heng, a man of immense power. Be a concubine in this life? As if! She would marry that man openly and honorabl 4.2kReads9.2Score732Shelves
  2. 152 The Sweet and Beautiful Imperial Concubine: The Abstinent Fourth Prince Dotes on Her 福晋娇又美:禁欲四爷宠上瘾 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 24.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  3. 153 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 12.1kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
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  4. 154 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves
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  5. 155 The Refined Self-Serving Life of the Imperial Harem 精致利己的后宫生活 Ancient Romance906k WordsCompleted Content warning: Good and evil are relative, human nature is complicated, and the heroine is an unapologetic self-interested pragmatist. As a low-ranking palace maid, she has hundreds, even thousands, of mountains bearing down on her. Life is truly miserable... Rather than toil away her whole life, become a eunuch's bedmate, and be cremated after death, with her ashes scattered into the Rebirth Well so that they become one with his... Ji Hansu decides to find herself a better place to end up. As 1.3kReads7.2Score117Shelves
  6. 156 The Entire Harem Is Cool as Chrysanthemums, So I Win the Emperor’s Heart by Outworking Them 后宫全员人淡如菊,我靠内卷独得帝心 Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + scheming beauty + palace intrigue + ambitious heroine who is focused on her career vs. perceptive but tight-lipped, cold emperor + clear-headed surrender] Su Yin transmigrated into the harem as the lowest-ranking palace woman. This harem seemed rather unusual. The emperor was handsome and refined, but all the concubines had given up and had no interest in competing for his favor. Each had her own reason for giving up. The empress was determined to become a virtuous ruler and en 169Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  7. 157 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 65Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  8. 158 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
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  9. 159 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.3kReads9.2Score953Shelves
  10. 160 After Being Reborn as the Widow Next Door to My Ruthless Ex-Husband 重生成狠辣前夫的寡妇邻居后 Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + revenge + household intrigue + rekindled love] Xu Jingyang died. The moment she gave birth to her daughter, her own husband ran her through with a sword. In her previous life, Xu Jingyang was the true daughter of the Xu family, but her parents neither loved nor cared for her. To save her mother, Xu Jingyang suffered a head injury and became mentally impaired. Her parents called Xu Jingyang vicious and cruel. Even though she was mentally impaired, they made her do the dirtiest, hardest 3.5kReads8.9Score566Shelves
  11. 161 Late in the Day 行止晚 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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
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  12. 162 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves
  13. 163 The Official Has Been Demoted Again 大人又被贬官了 Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 26.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
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  14. 164 Portable Space: The Divine Doctor’s Sweet Wife Is a Little Adorable 随身空间:神医娇娘有点甜 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + miracle doctor + sweet and satisfying] A lab explosion sends genius doctor Yun Sheng to ancient times. From the start, she has nothing but four bare walls, a life as a village woman, adorable children, and a handsome husband... Yun Sheng accepts her fate, rolls up her sleeves, and unleashes her ultimate moves to conquer the beginner village. With a miraculous pocket dimension at her disposal, she heals the sick and becomes a renowned doctor. She raises the ch 7.6kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
  15. 165 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统:全二册(王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著) Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
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  16. 166 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子,谁挡路谁就死 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 54.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
  17. 167 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? 9.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves
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  18. 168 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海,却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
  19. 169 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚,一路争宠上位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
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  20. 170 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 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 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
  21. 171 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.8kReads9.0Score784Shelves
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  22. 172 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 29.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
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  23. 173 Spring in the Brocade Hall 锦堂春 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The first time Rong Jiuyin saw that little girl, he entertained a thought he shouldn't have. The sweet, delicate girl had thrown herself against his leg and called out in a childish voice, "Big brother!" Then one day, he frightened her, and she ran far away, like a kite whose string had snapped. But so what? Amid decay and flowers, at the far shore of the Yellow Springs, he never planned to let her go! 861Reads8.7Score159Shelves
  24. 174 Rescuing My Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Husband, the Deposed Crown Prince 捞一捞我那美强惨的废太子夫君 Ancient Romance129k WordsCompleted In the rebirth drama This Time, I Choose the Emperor's Younger Brother, Crown Prince Xiao Yuheng is framed by his Crown Princess, Bai Zhenzhen, after she is reborn. He is accused of murdering his father and wife, then stripped of his position. Shen Wei transmigrates into the story as the disgraced crown prince's disposable second wife, a hand-picked stepmother destined to serve as a blood bank for Bai Zhenzhen's two children. After faking her death, Bai Zhenzhen chooses Xiao Siyan, her brother-i 1.1kReads8.6Score145Shelves
  25. 175 The Gentle Prince Is a Killer 温柔皇子坑死人 Ancient Romance105k WordsOngoing Huai Yao, a modern hiking enthusiast, loses her footing one day and tumbles down a mountain, only to transmigrate to ancient times. She thinks this is a chance to start over. Finding an exam admission ticket beside her, she prepares to live a new life, exploring the mountains and rivers of the ancient world. But as she presses on, danger lurks at every turn. A steady stream of assassins, a mysterious stranger, and a childhood friend who suddenly appears keep drawing her into one strange incident —Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 176 The Brothel Manager 青楼管事 Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 177 Any Recommendations for Clearheaded, Rational Female-Led Stories? 有没有大女主清醒理智的文? Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted Are there any novels with a clearheaded, level-headed female lead who takes center stage? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 178 Any Recommendations for Novels with a Decisive, Clearheaded Heroine? 有没有女主清醒果断的小说推荐? Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Can anyone recommend novels with a clearheaded, decisive female lead? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 179 A Seemingly Calm Tragedy That Hits Hard Afterward 看似很平淡,但后劲很大的虐文。 Ancient Romance17k WordsCompleted A heartbreak story that seems understated at first, but hits hard long after you finish reading. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 180 Any Recommendations for Ancient Romance Novels with Two Heroines? 有没有双女主的古言小说推荐? Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Can anyone recommend historical novels with two female leads? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 181 "I Always Thought I Was the Female Lead..." Part One 「我原以为自己是女主……」一 11k WordsCompleted "I thought I was the heroine..." Part One —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 182 Do Tragic Romance Novels Have to Be Blood-soaked to Be Good? 虐文一定要血淋淋的才好看吗? Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted Do angst novels have to be bloody to be any good? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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