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  1. 301 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Wuyou was the son of a treacherous minister, and everyone at court had to respectfully call him “Little Chancellor.” Father and son controlled the court and toyed with political power, so plenty of people wanted him dead. Mu Baili was the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the governor of the Eastern Depot. He seemed respectful, mild-mannered, and kind to everyone, but in truth he was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone. What a shame that such a ruthless ma 4.4kReads9.1Score52314d adds
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  2. 302 Elegy of a Chaotic Age: Prelude 乱世挽歌之序曲 Historical609k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + History + Three Kingdoms + Male Protagonist + No Golden Finger] His work after 98 grueling hours gets scrapped? A burned-out screenwriter transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and takes on history with workplace tactics! Have KPIs ever pushed you to the breaking point? Senior writer Wang Cheng spent four straight days working through the night on his script, “Turbulence at the End of the Han,” only for the client to demand a complete rewrite with one dismissive remark: “It’s not 34Reads—Score—14d adds
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  3. 303 The Grand Canal: Emperor Yang of Sui's Song of Ice and Fire 大运河:隋炀帝冰与火之歌 Historical205k WordsCompleted Yang Guang, Prince of Jin under the Sui, was handsome, shrewd, and patient, biding his time in secret. While Emperor Wen, Yang Jian, lay gravely ill at Renshou Palace, his affair with Lady Xuanhua was exposed. He responded by murdering his father, forging an imperial edict, deposing and killing Crown Prince Yang Yong, and imprisoning his brothers until they died. He seized the throne in a bloody coup and renamed the era Daye. Once emperor, he broke the power of the great clans and established t 35Reads—Score—14d adds
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  4. 304 The Treacherous Minister 佞臣 Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Amnesiac, Highly Skilled Detective X Cold-on-the-Outside, Warm-Hearted Eunuch in Power] [Historical fantasy + Mystery-solving + Two Beautiful, Powerful, Tragic Leads + Taking Another's Place + Marriage Before Love + Amnesia] After Zhao Yuqing is gravely wounded and loses her memory, she wanders to Jianzhou, where she is rescued by the kindhearted young lady of the Jia family. To repay her, Zhao Yuqing, gifted with both martial prowess and intelligence, solves the Jia family's murder case, only 794Reads9.1Score12214d adds
  5. 305 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score43514d adds
  6. 306 The World Is Falling Apart: Escape from Tumu Fortress and Flee for My Life! 天崩:逃出土木堡,亡命狼居胥! Historical450k WordsOngoing [Survival of the Fittest] [No System] [Political Intrigue] He transmigrates into Zhu Qizhen. He is emperor for just one day, before being forced to flee into the snowy north. The Battle of Tumu is riddled with unanswered questions. First, he has to stay alive. Only then can he think about anything else... 11Reads—Score—14d adds
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  7. 307 Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花 Historical505k WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro 136Reads—Score514d adds
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  8. 308 The Art of Imperial Politics: The Jiajing Era 帝王心术:嘉靖时代 Historical227k WordsCompleted This novel offers a profound look at Jiajing’s transformation from an energetic reformer into an emperor obsessed with Daoism. Daoist priests such as Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen used mysticism to manipulate his inner world; Yan Song and his son won favor with Daoist prayers and monopolized power for twenty years; Xu Jie bided his time before finally bringing down the treacherous ministers; and Hai Rui risked his life to submit a memorial condemning the ills of the age. Together, these vivid ch 1.2kReads6.9Score11414d adds
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  9. 309 After Reporting My Mentor, I Uncovered a City Defense Map Hidden in a Painting 举报恩师后我查出画中城防图 Ancient Romance128k WordsOngoing Seven years of injustice and a blood-written letter have imprisoned Shen Lingzhao’s entire life. The Imperial Weaving and Painting Academy seems elegant, but under its surface, dark currents swirl. To uncover the truth about her father’s murder, she conceals her identity and becomes an apprentice painter, hiding every clue among ink and brushstrokes. When she discovers that a tribute painting conceals coded markings of the city’s defenses and publicly exposes the secret language used in smuggli —Reads—Score—14d adds
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  10. 310 Great Ming: Reborn as the Chongzhen Emperor, I Choose to Give Up 大明:开局穿成崇祯,我选择摆烂 Historical516k WordsOngoing (No System!! Not a naive protagonist!! Not a wish-fulfillment novel!! Read at your own risk!! This is a story about Chongzhen transmigrating into the late Ming, firmly rooted in historical fact!! By the time you finish, all you'll feel is pain! So much pain!!!) (Absolutely no System! Don't believe the fake reviews posted by the Blackie Studio! They've been targeting this book!) History's dead ends are never something a transmigrator can rewrite with a casual stroke of the pen. Yuan Chonghuan' 1.9kReads6.1Score11914d adds
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  11. 311 I Debate the Classics with Great Scholars in the Embroidered Uniform Guard 我在锦衣卫跟大儒辩经 Historical1.2M WordsOngoing Yang Zhi, a top salesman and philosophy graduate student in his previous life, transmigrates to the end of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he joins the Embroidered Uniform Guard, passes the imperial examination, enters the Hanlin Academy, and debates the classics with the great scholars at court! 4.9kReads8.8Score35614d adds
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  12. 312 After I Went Mad, the Whole Capital Begged Me to Fix Their Houses 发疯后,全京城求我修房 Ancient Romance554k WordsOngoing She is the most skilled female builder in the capital, and also the craziest troublemaker. She lets her madness run wild and overwhelms everyone with her expertise, tearing the original story to shreds as she goes. Regent Xiao Heng says, “This woman is harder to handle than the imperial court.” Imperial Preceptor Pei Qingxuan says, “She is the one variable I never saw coming.” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  13. 313 Quick, Let Duke Zhou Eat Some Meat 快让周公吃肉 Historical1.3M WordsOngoing I transmigrated one day and became the famous Duke of Zhou, Ji Dan. Everyone praises me, saying, “The Duke of Zhou spits out his food to welcome worthy men, and all under Heaven turn to him.” But who knew I wasn’t practicing humility, I really just can’t stomach meat! The shadows of the blood sacrifices at Zhaoge haunt me. Just one bite of meat and I’m back in that slaughterhouse in my dreams. Within, scheming ministers watch like tigers; without, the rebellion of the Three Guards bears down. Th 72Reads—Score—14d adds
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  14. 314 The Young Judge of Cases 少年青天断案录 Mystery567k WordsCompleted [Mystery and Crime Solving] [Court and Jianghu] [Political Scheming and Wits]… A bizarre, earth-shaking case shattered twenty-seven years of peace in the Great Yan Dynasty. In a single day, three prefects of Jingnan Circuit died under mysterious circumstances. Xu Xinghe, the nineteen-year-old Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was entrusted with the task in a moment of crisis and sent to investigate the southern frontier with the emperor’s sword. After enduring countless dangers and pain 2.2kReads—Score19414d adds
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  15. 315 The Unhinged Prince Finally Learns to Be a Good Dog 疯批王爷终于学会当狗 Ancient Romance259k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance + pure historical setting + strong heroine, obsessive hero + lovesick hero + falling for her through his own assumptions] Sharp-tongued, calculating female official who puts on an act × volatile, arrogant prince with a doglike streak As the emperor-appointed governor of Tongtian Prefecture and the sovereign’s most favored aide, Cheng Yang can get anything she wants. Every day, she chats with the consorts and stays up late talking with them. All she has to do is catch two “a 11Reads—Score—14d adds
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  16. 316 A Secondary Wife Enters the Household? I Turn Around and Marry the Regent, Reigning Supreme in the Capital 平妻入府?我转身嫁摄政王冠绝京城 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted On their wedding night, her husband received orders to go to war. For three whole years, Gu Ruqing devoted herself to caring for her mother-in-law. To preserve her husband's family's dignity, she even used her dowry to help them out of financial trouble several times. Who could have guessed that the first thing her husband did upon returning victorious was take his childhood sweetheart, newly widowed, as his secondary wife, and force Gu Ruqing to petition the emperor for permission herself! She 2kReads7.5Score20414d adds
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  17. 317 The Virtuous Provincial Graduate 三好举人 Historical289k WordsOngoing [Political scheming] [Multiple heroines] [No golden finger] [It’s all down to brains and talent] The Great Zhou Dynasty is a realm whose history is completely different from anything Tang Xu knows. In this life, he is the renowned prodigy of the Tang family and the youngest provincial graduate in Jianning Prefecture. But the moment he wakes up, he is falsely accused of a crime. A disastrous start. Let’s see how I get out of this mess, stir up the winds of change, maneuver through the politi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
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  18. 318 Chu Yunxing 楚云行 Historical1.8M WordsOngoing [No transmigration, no System, no formulaic tropes, no brainless decisions, no invincible protagonist, no wish-fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.] The history of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms + wuxia + political intrigue + a young hero’s legend + the mysterious Tang Mo Dao + homeland and humanity + love and hate + the traditional chapter-and-verse format = an epic historical wuxia saga of sweeping grandeur 56Reads—Score—14d adds
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  19. 319 Reborn as a Demon Emperor: The Road to the Pinnacle of Power 重生妖帝权力巅峰之路 Historical301k WordsOngoing After his uncle usurps his throne, the male lead, Lou Yufeng, is poisoned and killed. By a strange twist of fate, he is reborn in the body of the emperor of an enemy nation. Using the enemy emperor’s body, he begins plotting to reclaim imperial power, then conquers his homeland and takes back the throne that belongs to him. The male lead borrows strength and influence, making use of every person and resource at his disposal. Through careful planning at every turn, he ultimately becomes the true 10Reads—Score—14d adds
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  20. 320 The Empress Dowager Is Reborn: The Ninth Lord’s Beloved Miracle Healer 太后重生:九爷的神医白月光 Ancient Romance233k WordsOngoing Before Empress Dowager Mu Qingyi died, what she couldn’t let go of most was not the empire, but the young man, Ji Chuanyan, who had once promised her “peace and prosperity year after year.” During a lunar eclipse, she opened her eyes and returned to the day she turned fifteen. The young man was still there in the front hall. He took her hand, passion burning in his eyes, yet said in a low voice, “You must enter the palace.” In her previous life, she did right by the empire, but let him down. In 182Reads—Score—14d adds
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  21. 321 The Shadow War Between the Eastern Jin and the Sixteen Kingdoms 暗战之东晋与十六国 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing The title may not sound very much like a Tomato Novel, but the story is great. A descendant of the reborn Zhuge Liang marries a future female agent, a descendant of Sima Yi who has transmigrated into a woman with the same name? One of them goes undercover in Former Qin, while the other hunts spies in the Eastern Jin? And they have a female partner who transmigrated along with her body and disguises herself as a man to get things done? A villainess even brainwashes Xie Daoyun, the talented woman 25Reads—Score—14d adds
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  22. 322 The Dragon Rises in Jinling: Reviving the Tang Dynasty for Five Hundred Years 龙起金陵,再续大唐五百年 Historical163k WordsOngoing “The emperor in Chang’an, the army of the Wei residence.” The Wei residence’s household troops had become a thing of the past beneath the executioner’s blade, while the emperor in Chang’an lived in constant fear amid troubles both within and without. Does an emperor have some special birthright? Whoever commands the strongest troops and finest horses becomes emperor! Flames raged everywhere. Looking across the land, the Tang was now divided among rival regional warlords: Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yang 57Reads—Score—14d adds
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  23. 323 The Great Wei Inkblade 大魏墨锋 Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted Lin Chen inherited the legacy of the Broken Stele of Mingyue Mountain and opened the door to a whole new world: It turned out calligraphy could be used in martial arts. It turned out every copybook he had ever practiced was a peerless martial art. The bold, powerful Yan style was a fierce, unstoppable palm technique; The strength of the Liu style’s strokes was the force of an iron-fisted punch; The graceful beauty of the Zhao style was a sword intent that soared beyond the mundane. The Great Wei 9Reads7.5Score214d adds
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  24. 324 The Great Wei Dust-Shocking Stratagem 大魏惊尘策 Eastern Fantasy444k WordsCompleted “The world pursues the white, but I alone hold fast to the black.” Shen Jingchen raised his eyes, his gaze clear and cool as a winter spring, and slowly introduced himself by name and courtesy name: “I am Shen Jingchen, courtesy name Zhibai.” A He looked up at him, only half understanding, yet feeling that the young master’s bearing at that moment was more upright and noble than the pines and bamboo on the mountain. He continued in a calm voice, his words light but weighty: “The Dao De Jing says 4Reads7.5Score—14d adds
  25. 325 So What If I’m the Deposed Crown Prince? I, Yinreng, Will Ascend the Throne! 废太子又怎样?我胤礽要登基! Historical224k WordsCompleted A struggling Hengdian movie extra had an accident while on a wire rig. When he opened his eyes, his soul had transmigrated into the body of Yinreng, Crown Prince of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. He had only just woken up, with Zheng Chunhua lying beside him, when Kangxi stormed through the palace gates in a fury. The fate of the deposed crown prince seemed about to repeat itself. Fortunately, he awakened a strange power! Kangxi wants to depose me? The First Prince wants to use witchcraft against m 1.6kReads—Score10214d adds
  26. 326 What They Wrote 她们写下的 Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted She used to be a criminal defense lawyer in the modern world. She knew how evidence could be edited, and understood how a single sentence could determine whether someone lived or died. After transmigrating, she became an anonymous clerk tasked with copying treaties. She did not plan wars or command massacres. Her only job was to make “decisions” sound legal, clear, and beyond dispute. Every treaty she wrote erased a city from the history books. She knew she was doing evil, but she understood 1Reads—Score—14d adds
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  27. 327 Shadows over the Hall of Loyalty 影落忠义楼 Martial Arts557k WordsCompleted [Shadow Guard’s Rise + Court Intrigue and the Martial World + Stunning Beauties] He is the sharpest shadow guard in Prince Night Falcon’s hands. With his Feihong Sword, he has spilled countless drops of blood and never once failed. During a mission, he meets Mu Yao, a tender moonlight in a turbulent age, and then catches the fiery starlight in Shen Siyue’s eyes, a beacon of hope in utter despair. Little does he know that from the moment they met, Tong Xinling, an attendant of the Ruyi Tower, has 84Reads—Score—14d adds
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  28. 328 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来,我凭不争系统扭转死局 Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
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  29. 329 After I Was Adopted by the First Wife, My Serene Younger Sister Went Mad with Jealousy 被过继给主母后,人淡如菊的妹妹嫉妒疯了 Ancient Romance795k WordsCompleted [The score is low because it was only just rated] Jiang Sihe is a concubine-born daughter of the Jiang family, raised in a separate estate. She and her younger sister followed their unassuming birth mother and suffered terribly in the estate. She went out in public to earn money for food and drink for her sister and mother, but her sister grew up just like their mother, aloof and indifferent. Even when they were so poor they couldn’t afford a meal, she looked down on Sihe for losing the dignity 1.2kReads6.7Score30314d adds
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  30. 330 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.9kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
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  31. 331 Crossing the Qingyu River 清瑜渡 Two Female Leads581k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + ancient court intrigue + devoted to one another + group transmigration] Loyal general’s daughter Shen Qinghuan x Regent Princess Su Jinyu In the thirty-seventh year of Chengyun, the late emperor dies. Northern Qi allies with the Eastern Hu, bringing an army of three hundred thousand to the border, while Daqian faces crises both within and without. The loyal Shen family fights off foreign enemies. Its men die on the battlefield, resisting the invaders, while the women are pers 130Reads—Score—14d adds
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  32. 332 Autumn Passes Over Jing Mountain 禾过璟山秋 Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing [Modern siblings transmigrate together + two equally matched political players + nation-building + imaginative historical romance + devoted couples with happy endings] After a car accident, modern siblings Rui He and Rui Zheng both transmigrate into a political intrigue novel, only to find themselves bound to a doomed, unfinished story set in a chaotic age. In the original, Emperor Murong Jing is isolated and outmatched, hemmed in by powerful aristocratic families and ministers, as well as the a 70Reads—Score53814d adds
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  33. 333 I Really Don't Want to Be an Official 我真不想当官啊 Two Female Leads577k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Three Female Leads] (The three female leads drive the main plot) [Two Female Leads] (The main romance) [Love Grows Over Time] [Light Fantasy] [Heavy Political Intrigue] [Light Harem Intrigue] Er Wuwen lost her memory in an accident. Afterward, all she wanted was to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker. But another accident pulled her into a struggle, setting her off on a journey to solve a case... She never expected to become a powerful enforcer for the imperial court. What should sh 335Reads—Score—14d adds
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  34. 334 The Mad Emperor’s Captive: His Empress Has Run Away Again 疯帝囚宠,朕的皇后又跑了 Ancient Romance802k WordsOngoing [The title couldn't be changed in time. A female-led story: a princess of a fallen kingdom becomes an empress. She never bows to pressure and dares to flip the table, literally! No female suffering, no women fighting each other, but plenty of men fighting over her. They're all handsome, and they compete and vie for her!!!] [Political intrigue and tragic romance + captive pampering + love and hate + taking by force + two strong leads + a broken relationship beyond repair + possessive, cunning mal 751Reads9.4Score14614d adds
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  35. 335 He Has Someone Else Kneeling at His Feet 裙下之臣他另有其人 Ancient Romance231k WordsOngoing To uncover the truth behind her father and brother’s deaths in battle, she abandoned her life of finery and fine horses and spent five years plotting. She pointed her sword at his throat. “You were the only one I never doubted.” He smiled, running his fingers along the blade. “The road to kingship is paved with bones.” In that moment, she finally saw clearly: beyond the mist lay no truth, only the torture he had prepared for her with his own hands. The vast realm ran red as blood, but it could n 48Reads—Score—14d adds
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  36. 336 Uncle, Open the Door! I'm Back to Steal the Throne! 皇叔开开门,我回来篡位了! Ancient Romance898k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Liu Xiyan only wanted to destroy her enemies and, while she was at it, save that short-lived man and help him seize the throne. But after she kissed the powerful prince on the lips, which she had coated with medicine, he not only showed no gratitude, he hunted her all over the capital. Until one day, she stormed into his manor carrying one hundred thousand taels in banknotes. “Your Highness, why don’t you marry me? It can be fake, if you like!” Feng Jinxuan looked at the auda 4.5kReads8.5Score34414d adds
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  37. 337 The Empress of the Shengming Central Empire 圣明中央帝国女帝 Ancient Romance722k WordsOngoing [Coming-of-Age Inspiration + The Ex-Chases-His-Wife-to-the-Crematorium + Tyrannical Prince + Coercive Possession + Ancient Court Intrigue + Mutual Devotion] Pan Yu, the fallen princess and the most beautiful woman in Bohai, is coveted and fought over by many. Her former fiancé forcibly takes her for himself, while the wicked crown prince even declares, “Any woman I set my sights on will submit, whether she wants to or not.” A mysterious, carefree young gentleman who understands and admires her a 47Reads9.5Score514d adds
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  38. 338 A Strategy for Realm and Rivers: Chronicles of Court and Jianghu 山河策【庙堂江湖录】 Historical309k WordsCompleted [Peerless Heir] [Jianghu and Court] [Blood-and-Iron Warfare] [Political Intrigue and Wits] [Alternate History] [Chivalry and Tenderness] [No Transmigration] [No Golden Finger] The Dingbian Prince’s household is wiped out. Ten-year-old heir Ling Canglan narrowly escapes. After years in hiding, he makes his name in a single stroke. He studies both literature and martial arts, and grows into a man of great talent. Faced with the enmity of his country and the hatred of his family, he joins the army 2.2kReads7.0Score15514d adds
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  39. 339 The Crown Prince's Sweetheart 太子殿下的糖心小娇妻 Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted He is the dignified, jade-like Crown Prince. She is a free-spirited daughter of a military family. They were childhood sweethearts, and their love was mutual, but he insists on breaking off their arranged engagement and pushing her far away, because as the heir to the throne, he fears he cannot give her a lifetime with only him. Give up? As if. She wants her Crown Prince brother, and she wants a lifetime with only him. If she can’t stand the rules of the “three palaces and six courtyards,” then 98Reads—Score—14d adds
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  40. 340 Misty Rain over Chang'an 雾雨长安 Historical840k WordsOngoing Mist and rain soak Chang'an; each step is a stumble. His blue robe is still warm, yet his whole body feels cold. This book follows An Ziyan, a scholar returning from the academy, through war, worldly turmoil, and setbacks as he engages with the world and then withdraws from it, coming to understand his heart and see his true nature. 43Reads—Score214d adds
  41. 341 Reborn, to Meet You Again! 重生,与君再相识! Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted Also known as: [Oh No! The Man She Toyed With and Abandoned Became the Regent!] [Heroine and Supporting Heroine Swap Souls + Mutual Salvation + Play the pig to eat the tiger + Two Strong Leads] Song Wan, daughter of a notorious prime minister, died. Her newlywed husband, whom she had waited five years for, shot her dead on a cliff. When she opened her eyes again, she had become someone else: a merchant's daughter who had also been betrayed by her husband and eventually hanged herself. Facing a 17.2kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
  42. 342 A Woman in a Man's Body: The Concubine-Born Heir's Rise to Power 女穿男,庶房嫡子的逆袭 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Now available as an audiobook with a full cast. [Alternate history] + [Woman transmigrates as a man] + [Born into this world] + [Imperial exams and business in the early story] + [Court politics later on] + [One female lead, with a relatively small role] + [A touch of ensemble cast] + [No golden finger] Xie Chengxi was born into another world as the sixth son of the Xie family, a minor family in Bianjing's Grain Transport Guild. His father was the clan's rejected son, kept under pressure for yea 33.5kReads8.3Score3.6k14d adds
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  43. 343 Liu Bowen: Tides of Fortune in the Imperial Court 刘伯温之宦海沉浮 Historical565k WordsCompleted Liu Bowen: Rising and Falling in the Sea of Officialdom abandons the magical realism commonly used in earlier works about Liu Bowen. Its main approach is realism, with touches of romanticism. Following the ups and downs of Liu Bowen’s official career, and set against the peasant uprisings led by Fang Guozhen, Xu Shouhui, Wu Chengqi, and others, it offers a many-sided portrait of the vibrant world of the late Yuan dynasty. It depicts both the contests of wits and political maneuvering among strat 167Reads—Score—14d adds
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  44. 344 The People's He Liu Hun: This Time, I Won't Become Prince Gao 人民的贺六浑:这一次我不做高王 Historical738k WordsOngoing With a soul from a later age, he plunged into a world of chaos that devoured all who entered. In 2023, on the rainy night his thesis defense failed, history doctoral student Chen Zhiqing opened his eyes to find himself in the Northern Wei's Zhengguang era, year four, as Gao Huan, a courier in a frontier garrison. No System, no golden finger. His only asset was the unfinished manuscript in his mind, A Study of the Six Garrisons Rebellion. From the start, it was hellishly difficult: Poliuhan Bali 218Reads—Score—14d adds
  45. 345 Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天 Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack 571Reads—Score—14d adds
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  46. 346 Tales of the Northern Song Dynasty 关于北宋的那些事 Historical2.1M WordsOngoing A new work is here! I hope you'll head over to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 9.4kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
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  47. 347 The Music of the Broken Formation: The Empress Who Lost an Arm 破阵乐:断腕女帝 Historical147k WordsOngoing Female emperor, strong heroine, no romance, political intrigue, war, ruthless decisiveness, conquest of the realm. A hard-edged career woman in a historically grounded setting. No transmigration, no System, no rebirth. Fake political intrigue: planning every step and plotting everything out. Real political intrigue: invite people over, hold a meeting, flip the table. Iconic scenes: “Your Majesty, why are you rebelling?” “Eight hundred men means eight hundred men.” “I came here for a meeting. Wha —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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  48. 348 The Little Princess Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger 扮猪吃虎小王妃 Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted After the shock of that intense visual impact wore off, Ye Yiyi finally came to her senses and immediately turned around. “Beiming Yu! Are you crazy? Why did you let me in while you were changing?” “I didn't let you in! I only told you I was in the bedroom.” Beiming Yu stifled a laugh inside, but put on an utterly innocent face as he spoke. “Ye Yiyi, you've seen my body twice. You have to take responsibility for me!” “Hmph, I've seen plenty of people. Do I have to take responsibility for all of 2.6kReads6.7Score26014d adds
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  49. 349 My Childhood Friend Is a Royal Consort. What Can the Princess Do About Me? 我的竹马是驸马,公主奈我何? Ancient Romance469k WordsOngoing [Pure historical romance | Reunited after years apart | Devoted, sweet romance with mutual fidelity | Ensemble coming-of-age] After their entire village was massacred, six young friends were scattered to the ends of the earth. Years later, Yun Sheng, now going by Qin Sheng, had made a life for herself in the capital. Xiao Hechen, the childhood friend she had never stopped thinking about, returned to the capital too, but fate had other plans. For the sake of his scheme, he had no choice but to m 181Reads—Score—14d adds
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  50. 350 After Transmigrating into a Book and Starting a Rebellion, the Yandere Puppy Thinks I'm Too Crazy 穿书造反后病娇小狗嫌我太疯骨 Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing [Not a flower and an old cow; same-age leads] [Both pure] [One-on-one] [Xin Xi and Tan Wangchen] [Both powerful, with the female lead stronger] Xin Xi came from another world. Beneath her calm expression lay a quiet, almost obsessive madness. She had no desire to return home, and was wholly absorbed in an unfinished game... The System forced her to become the original male lead's empress and bear his children. The enemy nation's gloomy, obsessive hostage prince hated her because she was like a m 106Reads—Score—14d adds
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