I'm in a Reading Slump. Any Fresh, Funny Stories About Palace Intrigue or a Bygone Era? 到厌书期了，有没有新颖一点的，搞笑、宫斗、年代

1. 1 陵 An Lingrong Reborn: Punching Huanhuan, Kicking the Empress, and Seizing the Throne 陵容重生：拳打嬛嬛脚踢皇后上位 Fat Cat Eats Three Bowls at a Sitting肥猫一顿吃三碗Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted ☀ Dark-hearted villainess ☀ Black lotus from humble beginnings ☀ Clever palace intrigue ☀ Non-canon plot The premise: “Miracle Rongrong” Lingrong climbs from the lowest rank, competing for favor, scheming for power and a child, and taking revenge by eliminating the “Three Illegitimate Children of the Forbidden City.” When Lingrong wakes up again, she discovers she has been reborn before the selection of imperial consorts. At the selection, she meets Zhen Huan again and immediately splashes a cu 5.5kReads8.9Score455Shelves

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   In the first book, after An Lingrong finishes eating bitter almonds, she's in her boudoir. After much hesitation and confusion, she tries to adjust her mindset and decides to enter the palace. She secretly prepares a slow-acting poison to send An Bihai on his way. Unexpectedly, she discovers she's loved by many in the multiverse, and then works hard to build her own business, owning her own incense shop, embroidery workshop, and recording studio. With initial capital, she enters the palace and plays the role of a clever but not very bright concubine in front of the emperor. I like her strategic thinking and her refusal to befriend the main characters! In the second book, An Lingrong is reborn before the imperial concubine selection. She doesn't have any special abilities, but she turns everyone around her into resources, using others to achieve her goals. Here, she's just the An Lingrong with some memories. Watching her struggle is a little heartbreaking, but seeing her not being humble is also a little poignant. Most importantly, she no longer seeks love, which I find very comforting! She maintains a superficial relationship with the main characters!

2. 2 安 An Lingrong Reborn: Ascending the Que Tower 安陵容重生之登阙楼 Qing Yu綮楡Female-Channel Fanfiction722k WordsCompleted “I’m sorry. In the end, I was the one who ruined the peaceful life you could have had.” Before An Lingrong died, she apologized to Zhen Huan. She was too tired, with no strength left to keep fighting. But when she opened her eyes again, she was back in her boudoir in Songyang, where she acquired the Myriad Worlds Trading System and learned the truth about the world. It turned out her peaceful life had been ruined from the very moment the world was created. If that was the case, then she would tu 767Reads7.1Score100Shelves
3. 3 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 23.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   The first book is one I've read repeatedly; the female lead is really smart! Although she starts out begging, she grows step by step. The second book's female lead is hilarious; she not only hands the male lead the knife but does so in a very subtle way. 😏

4. 4 七 The 1970s: Everyone Can Be the Protagonist, Except Me 七零：人人都能当主角偏我不行 Unplucked Flower未折花Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted Everyone Is Evil, But There Are Good People Too [Romance included! If you have conventional values, don't read!!!] To get a chance to perform, Xu Lingwan locks her stepsister He Qingning in the restroom. Just as she's about to leave, something called a System binds itself to her. The System tells her that she's the vicious supporting female character, while He Qingning is the heroine. Since she bullied the heroine, her reputation will be ruined, and she'll eventually disappear without a trace. 22.1kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
5. 5 尤 The Stunning Beauty Acts Cute! Doctor Jiang’s Back Is About to Give Out 尤物撒娇！江医生累断腰 I'm the Hot Mom辣妈是我Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Scheming, aloof orthopedic surgeon VS sweet, sexy heiress] [Feigned refinement VS a true bombshell] Flirtatious tension X proud beauty X deliberate seduction X two strong leads who are each other’s first “Like Jiang Taigong fishing, I’ll cast my line and wait for the willing to bite. I’m fishing for you. Are you taking the bait?” When the heiress first met Jiang Jin, she made no secret of her bold advances, only to be met with the doctor raising an eyebrow and scoffing. In the orthopedic clini 4.4kReads9.0Score489Shelves

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   Whether it's good or not, you'll know once you see it. [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

6. 6 卿 Your Heart Is Like the Moon 卿心似月 Xi Ziyi席紫一Modern Romance228k WordsCompleted A steady, straightforward police chief × a gentle, lovely elementary school teacher [A sweet, slow-burn everyday romance + age gap + fiercely protective + overflowing boyfriend energy + powerful man devotedly pursuing love] [Sugar-sweet romance + love at first sight + mutual devotion + neither has loved anyone else + happy ending + direct confessions] The hero is head over heels. When he likes someone, he goes after her and says exactly what he means. He’s easygoing, but incredibly attentive to 17.4kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
7. 7 女 The Happy Life of a Woman General 女将军的幸福生活 My Name Is Xu Junda我叫徐俊大Two Female Leads159k WordsOngoing [Set in a fictional dynasty. Historical accuracy enthusiasts, please stay away: the author is no history professor. Faithful to one another, sweet romance, no golden finger, no pocket dimension, no System, no misunderstandings, not a strong female lead, two female leads, the protagonist is slow to realize her feelings early on, no angst, read with confidence.] In 2225, the discovery of a female general's tomb in H City attracted widespread attention. Liu Hu, the founding female general of the Da —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Two female leads, mindless comedy!

8. 8 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves

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   It's really great! The opening is absolutely amazing, haha, and it gets better and better as you read on.

9. 9 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 65.4kReads9.2Score8.8kShelves

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   Both books are very good.

10. 10 蜜 Honeyed Oolong 蜜糖乌龙 Make the Most of the Revelry当尽欢Modern Romance983k WordsCompleted [Exclusive premiere, updates 24 hours ahead of schedule] This book was originally titled The Wife of a Bankrupt Tycoon. She transmigrates into a completed novel, where her husband is a villainous tycoon who's about to divorce her. Shi Feiye is an ordinary woman with no reason to be afraid. She does her best to help the tycoon make a comeback, only to discover that he's a real tycoon and his bankruptcy was fake. Later... Shi Feiye: “So, when exactly are we getting divorced?” Qin Bulang: “Heh.” Yo 3kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    This book features palace intrigue, wealthy family dynamics, and sweet romance—I highly recommend it!

12. 12 惹 Entangled in Love 惹婚缠绵 A Cup of Spring Mud一盏春泥Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + older, fatherly male lead + slow-burn romance + both virgins + sweet and flirtatious] [Powerful capital elite x beautiful, rebellious rose] The year Li Shuyi graduates, family pressure forces her to meet a potential match. Before going, all she knows is that he's the renowned heir to the Gu family. Outside the rooftop restaurant where they're meeting, snow falls thickly. Below them stretches the capital's most beautiful night view. The man before her wears a tailore 1.7kReads8.7Score244Shelves
13. 13 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 30.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves
14. 14 玫 Roses Have No Rules, Only Heartbeats! 玫瑰无原则，心动至上！ Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The physical edition, titled A Private Taste, is now available!] [Originally titled Flirtation and Desire] ✖️marriage first, love later ✖️sweet romance in Beijing's elite circles. Bar owner and firecracker ✖️ refined, depraved translator! Brilliant, unhinged genius! Obsessive, scheming, lovesick hero + reunion planned from the start + both leads have only ever loved each other When they first met, Shu Yang was pinned against a wall by a man who demanded in a low voice, “How many men have you ho 13.6kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves
15. 15 我 I'm Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What's Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? 我都癌症晚期了，疯一点怎么了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted Original title: I’m Already in the Late Stages of Cancer, So What’s Wrong with Going a Little Crazy? Lin Qian, hailed as the most eligible young lady in the capital, was gentle, refined, elegant, and proper. She could read at three, write poetry at five, was exceptionally well-read, and excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Everyone who met her praised her without end. Lin Qian had been raised from childhood on the principle: “At home, obey your father; after marriage, obey your 20.8kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 白 Unfamiliar by Day 白日不熟 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 45.1kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
17. 17 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 32.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
18. 18 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves
19. 19 够 Wild Enough 够野 Jiujiu Cat纠纠猫Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available, and the short drama of the same name has premiered. [Gorgeous, clear-headed saleswoman × scheming real estate tycoon] They flirt back and forth, pushing each other to the limit. They are evenly matched. Outside the bar restroom, Su Yu asked Shen Yan for a light. With practiced ease, she lit her cigarette and exhaled a mouthful of smoke, which curled around her cool, striking face. Her sidelong, foxlike eyes looked both alluring and wild. She made people want t 28.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
20. 20 他 He Really Took the Bait and Can't Stop Grinning 他真被吊成翘嘴了 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Modern Romance288k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Book title: Orange Coffee] Pei Shuang first met Li Changying at Xiyuan North Station. He was very tall, with a long, well-proportioned build and a striking presence. Slicked-back hair, black leather jacket, black sunglasses, and vintage gradient-ripped jeans. A male celebrity. A cool guy. A fashionista. That was Pei Shuang’s first impression of him. And it was mostly accurate. On the first day of freshman registration at Xiyuan University, he became famous. Rumors r 37.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
21. 21 为 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Xiao Lu was held hostage for ten years. I stayed by his side, living as if we were husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most shameful kind of person at his side: a slave from the State of Chu. A maid, insignificant and easily overlooked. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince, watched him bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my wedding, I heard that he had burned his boats and 5.1kReads8.7Score535Shelves
22. 22 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 214.1kReads9.3Score21.3kShelves

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    I couldn't help but feel happy when I started watching, and I wanted to finish it.

23. 23 偷 After Overhearing the Mad Little Emperor's Thoughts, the Courtiers Went Berserk 偷听疯批小皇帝心声后群臣杀疯了 Feng Miao风淼Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Court Officials Can Hear Her Thoughts + Dual Powers + No Romance] Lu Qing, a powerful wielder of two abilities in the apocalypse, transmigrated into a book. She became the deranged young emperor who loses her kingdom in a novel. The young emperor was cowardly and useless, gloomy and cruel, and even a woman disguised as a man! At court, ministers held the reins of power; beyond the borders, neighboring kingdoms watched like hungry wolves. Disasters struck one after another, and the people were l 8.3kReads9.2Score898Shelves
24. 24 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    The first and second books both feature elderly women who are reborn, and then there's all sorts of banter and jokes—quite fun. The third book is about pampering the female lead; Emperor Pei spoils her rotten, it's so exciting to read! 🍉🍉

25. 25 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 7.5kReads9.0Score768Shelves
26. 26 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
27. 27 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然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 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves

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    The female protagonist, Yan Sanhe, deals with the obsessions of the dead to prevent them from turning into demons. This involves the fate of her family, combining elements of suspense and ancient romance. As mentioned in the book review, the plot is intricately linked, with many foreshadowing elements and vivid characters.

28. 28 野 Wild and Free Little Orchid: The Coldhearted Prince Falls for Her First 野浪小兰花，冷情王爷他先动心了 The Madam Smiled夫人笑了Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her 37.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    The first book is simply exhilarating. The second book features a male lead who is a yandere (obsessive and possessive person), and the female lead travels back to his childhood to save him. Later, the female lead escapes several times, only to be discovered by the male lead each time. The later parts get a bit angsty because the yandere male lead locks the female lead in a dark room, and she's afraid of him. However, it has a happy ending. The beginning is sweet, the middle involves running away and witty battles, and the later parts are a mix of sweet and angsty.

29. 29 炮 The Charming Villainess Captures the Sickly Tyrant’s Heart 炮灰女配迷人眼，病娇暴君红了脸 Little Wen Cub文崽仔Ancient Romance442k WordsCompleted [Easygoing slacker × obsessive tyrant, a romance that grows over time, sweet on the outside but dark within] [The leads are not closely related! The early chapters have some shortcomings, so please bear with them. If you really can't get into it, don't force yourself.] One day, she transmigrates and becomes the vicious cannon-fodder female lead. Zhao Qingning: Thanks for asking. I'm in a book, and scared out of my wits. To secure herself a happy ending, she sets her sights on the villainous tyra 7kReads9.2Score798Shelves
30. 30 女 A Cross-Dressing Tomboy Picks Up a Wife and Learns to Splurge 女扮男又抠又欠，捡个妻败家有道 Innocent Rabbit无辜的兔子Two Female Leads369k WordsCompleted When Yan Feng found Mu Rongqing, she felt her life was complete. Her big brother had died young, so she figured she might as well marry a wife for him. Then she could adopt a son for her brother... But her dream was doomed to fall apart! Yan Feng: “What? The Hehuan Sect??? You're from the Hehuan Sect??” How could a woman dressed in coarse hemp clothes belong to such a sect? And be its sect leader, no less??? Mu Rongqing: “The Hexuan Sect!!!!” Yan Feng: “Isn't that basically the same thing? This 390Reads7.8Score102Shelves
31. 31 报 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告，贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 7.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
32. 32 小 The Novel: Leaving the City 小说离城 Ms An XueyueMs安雪月Two Female Leads303k WordsCompleted [A blood-red gown topples the Three Kingdoms; twin flowers in a chaotic age rewrite the history of emperors] ▲Two heroines, intense angst and political intrigue▲Empress of a chaotic age x princess of a fallen kingdom▲Three emperors, six doomed romances▲Innocence and political scheming locked in an ultimate struggle▲ If I hadn’t taken your place in the imperial selection that day, could we have lived each other’s lives? During the darkest decade of the Great Song, Mo Li and Qingcheng, twin lotus 10Reads8.8Score—Shelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated as a Short-Lived, Fainthearted Emperor, I Can't Resist the Wicked Beauty 穿成早死昏君，对恶毒美人真香了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads704k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + transmigration + reborn + alternate history + a ruler steals his subject’s wife + original worldbuilding + devoted to one another] Other people transmigrate with a System at their side, free to bully men and take women, living lives with cheats enabled. But when Mi Yan transmigrates, a short blade pierces her heart, leaving her at death’s door. Mi Yan lowers her eyelids and looks at the blade lodged in her heart. Memories surge back like a tide. When she looks up, she sees a 9.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves
34. 34 蛟 The Serpent's Desire 蛟蛇之欲 Like a Green Mountain Embraced如同青山入怀Two Female Leads289k WordsCompleted [Note: A 1v1 story with two female leads] [Kind, quiet college student VS wicked, arrogant, cunning dragon woman] (Dragon woman = twisted + arrogant + devious + coercive love) Warning: Chong Zhiyu is a little twisted. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Thank you. When Chun Yao was fifteen, she went back to the countryside for a visit. By the time she returned to the city, she had lost some of her memories. She didn’t notice anything amiss until a part-time job in her sophomore year bro 2.8kReads9.2Score392Shelves
35. 35 远 I Keep My Distance from the Beloved Junior Sister: This Cannon Fodder Only Wants to Save Her Senior Sister 远离团宠小师妹，炮灰只想救师姐 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads994k WordsCompleted [Two female leads; the protagonist only wants to slack off, survive, and save her senior sister; both are domineering; angsty setup early on, both become powerful later, neither outshines the other] This isn't a feel-good power fantasy. If that's not for you, move along. The focus is on the romance. [Gentle, cultured, icy beauty with a soft exterior and a sharp edge x fiery, world-weary, frank and passionate woman who transmigrated into a book] Ji Banxi transmigrates into a book, ending up in a 9.9kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
36. 36 不 I'm Afraid to Fall in Love with You 不敢爱上你 Tofu Peddler贩子豆花Two Female Leads622k WordsCompleted Yan Mu, an ordinary office drone, has had a crush on a guy for years. Then, at a party, she unexpectedly meets female CEO Yan Manyun, opening the door to a whole new world. Yan Mu was initially resistant to this kind of relationship, but gradually falls for Yan Manyun under her ardent pursuit, and the two begin a passionate romance. But their sweet days are cut short by an accident. Yan Manyun dies trying to atone for her, and Yan Mu soon takes her own life as well. When Yan Mu wakes up, she 998Reads9.2Score119Shelves
37. 37 许 I Wish Her a Simple Life Together 许她平淡相守 Green Lamp, Think No More青灯勿念Two Female Leads532k WordsCompleted Two female leads Mo Yunxin is a surgeon who is deeply passionate about her work. She used to believe that love and marriage weren't necessities in life. It wasn't until her wife died unexpectedly that she belatedly realized just how important she had been. After the funeral, Mo Yunxin went to a movie theater for the first time, hoping to remember her late wife. Through the film, she saw herself in the past through her wife's eyes, and realized what a terrible person she had been... Fortunately, 1.4kReads9.3Score144Shelves
38. 38 陈 Chen's King 陈的王 Like a Green Mountain Embraced如同青山入怀Two Female Leads299k WordsCompleted [Two female leads! No male lead! 1v1 contemporary romance] [A gloomy, adorable country girl who doesn't realize how cute she is, sensible with everyone else but adorably clueless only around T + an aloof heiress CEO, an unknown yandere and a monster T who seduces P every chance she gets] [Both T and P fall in love at first sight, and one look decides their fate] Excerpt “What are you doing?” Her voice was perfectly calm, without a trace of emotion, yet seemed to hold back an intense fury that ha 1.4kReads9.4Score168Shelves
39. 39 疯 The Mad Empress Has Schemed for Years, but the Cool Imperial Tutor Is Too Seductive 疯批女帝蓄谋久，清冷帝师太撩人 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads303k WordsCompleted [A harrowing portrait of humanity, all characters are villains. Two mad leads, two heroines, no moral restraints, political power, and a tragic BE. Don’t be fooled by the title or opening.] There is no right or wrong in this world. Everyone is simply doing what they must in their own position. She had fallen for her once, but it was only that: she had fallen for her… She spent her life plotting revenge, only to die with her deepest hatred unavenged. She was never loved, and lost her freedom fore 3.4kReads9.3Score389Shelves
40. 40 皇 Your Majesty the Empress, Forgive My Offense 皇后娘娘，臣妾冒犯 Jingjing Doesn't Want to Eat静静不想吃饭Two Female Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads + palace intrigue + ensemble cast with multiple couples + mutually devoted] Dignified, imposing, powerful Empress × scheming, beautiful, flirtatious palace consort who loves putting on an act At their first meeting, the Empress was dignified and solemn, elegant and refined. Her eyes were sharp and cold whenever she looked at anyone. Qu Yan pretended to be weak and pitiful, putting on a tearful act to make the Empress worry for her and feel sorry for her, so the Empress would s 10.4kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
41. 41 薄 Mist Clinging to Dead Branches 薄雾缠枯枝 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads429k WordsCompleted [Sensitive, possessive top × reserved, gentle bottom] The British writer Jeanette Winterson once wrote: “I long for someone to love me fiercely until death, to understand that love is as powerful as death, and to stand by my side forever.” Shi Xu has always held this as her creed about love. Yet she knows better than anyone that no one in this world could love someone as sensitive and insecure as she is, someone who seems diseased to the very core. Until... she met Li Chu. That pitiable, tragic 5.3kReads9.4Score753Shelves
42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: The Road to Winning Her Heart Across Three Thousand Realms 快穿：三千位面追妻路 I Never Eat Cilantro本人从不吃香菜Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Two female leads! Plot-focused! System + quick transmigration + split versions of the second female lead. After binding to a plunderer System, Song Qiao thought she'd just have to complete simple tasks to steal the children of destiny's fortune from each plane. She never expected to also have to sort out the romantic troubles of all sorts of villains, heroines, supporting female characters, cannon fodder, and others. “This isn't what you said at the start! Why do I have to fall in love just to c 1.9kReads9.1Score188Shelves
43. 43 为 To Marry the Prime Minister's Daughter, This Playboy Rose to the Highest Office 为娶丞相之女，纨绔她位极人臣了 Chi Yu竾鱼Two Female Leads742k WordsCompleted In Shengjing, he was a notorious playboy who, in both of his lives, forced himself on Wen Xiang’s daughter, a woman famed for her breathtaking beauty. A goddess had descended to earth, making everyone else seethe with envy. Before rebirth: Seeing Nan Xun constantly visit the Fragrant Blossoms Pavilion, Wen Sheng said considerately, “If you like them, you can bring any of them back to the manor.” Go to any woman you like. Just don’t come to me. After rebirth: Wen Sheng tugged at Nan Xun’s clothes 19.7kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
44. 44 说 The Female Storyteller 说书女先生 Idle Ink闲墨Two Female Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled The Female Storyteller Also known as: Dressing as a Man to Marry a Wife and Become an Official, All at Once A heads-up: The first volume focuses on everyday storytelling and building the romance. If you’re here for the court politics, jump straight to Volume Two. Two women, devoted only to each other. No transmigration or rebirth, and no golden finger. Any implausible details are there for the sake of the plot. Hang Shuzhang makes her living as a storyteller among the common fo 739Reads8.7Score102Shelves
45. 45 穿 Reborn as a Cannon Fodder, I Cling to the Heroine to Stay Alive 穿成炮灰后，抱女主大腿保命 Flying Cat会飞猫Two Female Leads713k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + sweet romance + comedy] (Not a double ending. If that’s not your thing, please move along.) Chen Xue transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder character in an angsty historical romance, not even important enough to be a supporting female character. The original Gu Shengping was infatuated with the wicked female antagonist and became her accomplice, plotting to ruin the heroine’s reputation and tricking her into marriage before subjecting her to all kinds of abuse. T 146Reads9.0Score—Shelves
46. 46 我 I Work at the Soul Trade Center as the Chief God [Infinite] 我在灵魂交易中心当主神【无限】 I Never Eat Cilantro本人从不吃香菜Two Female Leads609k WordsCompleted [Two female leads] This story is all about fighting evil with evil and violence with violence. There are no reformed playboys and no rekindled romances. The time period and relationship status for each transaction will be noted at the beginning. If it's not to your taste, feel free to skip to another world; it won't affect your reading experience. Female-lead fans, female-lead fans, female-lead fans. It's important, so I'll say it three times. If you find the story isn't to your taste, you're fr 5.7kReads9.4Score603Shelves
47. 47 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    This era's novels, especially those about military marriages, are all very good. 👀

48. 48 娇 The Sweet Military Wife Is on Top, and Her Officer Husband Can't Take It 娇娇军嫂在上，军官老公顶不住 First Frost霜初Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, Sweet Years, is now streaming~ The second short drama adaptation, Let Me Dwell in Your Heart, is now streaming~ [Military marriage + food + supermarket space + devoted couple + everyday life + love after marriage] Ye Muqi had just become a seven-star chef when a car accident transported her to the 1980s. From the start, she was married, and her husband was a soldier with a slim waist and long legs. For Ye Muqi, who had been single for 29 years, that was a huge plus! T 9.5kReads9.1Score857Shelves
49. 49 六 The Fierce and Charming Female Soldier of the 1960s: Winning the Cold Commander's Heart 六零娇辣小女兵：狠撩高冷首长心 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 44.2kReads9.1Score4kShelves

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    I've recently become obsessed with this type of historical fiction, it's driving me crazy! 😳😳😳😳 If you're interested, you can check it out and see if there's anything you like. They're all so good, I highly recommend the first one.

50. 50 七 A Village Girl and a Cool Educated Youth in the 1970s 七零年代小村姑与高冷知青 Fuxi Bone伏羲骨Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted (Dual cultivation + pocket dimension + talismans + farming) “Comrade Ling, I twisted my ankle.” Ling Yuan carried Yu Huan on his back with an impassive expression, but the tips of his ears turned red. “Ah, a snake!” Yu Huan leaped straight into Ling Yuan’s arms, clinging to him with her whole body. Ling Yuan instinctively caught her by the hips, his hand sinking into her soft flesh. He was at a loss for what to do. “Comrade Ling, my clothes are wet.” Face flushed bright red, Ling Yuan took off h 10.8kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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