Historical Romance, Palace Intrigue, and a Devoted Male Lead Who Only Loves the Heroine 古言 宫斗 独宠 要男主喜欢上女主就独宠一人

1. 401 哄 You Want Me to Be Your Concubine? After I Faked My Death, the Playboy Marquis Went Mad 哄我做妾？死遁后纨绔侯爷发大疯 Heart's Water Turns to Sweet Dew心水成沁Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted The short-drama rights have been sold. Now just waiting for it to premiere~ "A taste of ancient China · devoted lovers · clear-headed heroine" "Romance and intrigue · household and palace rivalries · the fate of the nation" Su Tan is the top courtesan at the Fragrant Pavilion in the capital of Great Wei, blessed with otherworldly beauty, porcelain skin, and a flawless complexion. After transmigrating here eight years ago, she has endured humiliation and bided her time, hoping to auction off her 10.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
2. 402 清 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince, a Workaholic, Dotes on His Beloved and Fertile Side Consort 清穿：卷王四爷的娇养好孕侧福晋 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Qing dynasty setting + golden finger + gentle, gradual romance + devoted love in the later chapters] Yan Qing transmigrates as a young lady of the Xilin Gioro clan, a person who never existed in history. Her eldest brother is E'ertai, a trusted high-ranking minister of the Yongzheng Emperor, the sort honored in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. As a Manchu girl, she has to attend the imperial selection. She had hoped to be dismissed and go home to marry on her own, but things don't go a 14.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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   Both of these are my favorites.

3. 403 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6.3kReads9.4Score769Shelves

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   Oi, I have finished reading this. The male and female protagonists did not fall in love inexplicably. There are traces of everything.

4. 404 重 Reborn: Grand Tutor, Wake Up! The Princess Is Really Dead 重生之太傅醒醒吧，公主真的死了 Nine Snowy Branches九枝雪Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Both reborn, pampered legitimate princess × obsessive Grand Tutor × groveling pursuit of his wife × the chaste man falls] Qin Shu could never come to terms with the fact that the person who killed her in her previous life was Song Xun. Back then, she was Princess Jingyuan, and she called him Grand Tutor. She died on a snowy day during the Jing era. She said, “If there is another life, then I hope never to meet you again, Grand Tutor...” But she didn’t know that from then on, Song Xun came to ha 5kReads8.9Score448Shelves
5. 405 公 The Beautiful, Beguiling Princess Has the Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years Longing to Overstep His Place 公主人美又娇，九千岁日日想以下犯上 Clouds Don't Speak云不语Ancient Romance883k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Feng Zhaoyue, the esteemed Protector Princess of the Beiliang Kingdom, trusted the wrong man. She squandered a winning hand and died in bitterness. When she opens her eyes again, she beats the scumbag, tramples the scheming homewrecker, and when the prime minister files a complaint? She has his household seized! She strengthens imperial power and purges the court. Who says women are inferior to men? Reborn, Feng Zhaoyue pays back every slight in full. Everyone says the prin 1.3kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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   Love the heroine alone

6. 406 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 82.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
7. 407 皇 The Emperor's Precious Little Darling Will Make You Weep for Your Empire 皇上家的小娇娇，哭崩你江山 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted Bai Xi is the dragon vein of the Great Xia Kingdom, a true dragon who has lived for nine hundred years. One day, a handsome man takes her in. He provides her with food and lodging, and all she has to do is keep his bed warm. She thinks it's a great deal. The only downside is that the man refuses to acknowledge her as his ancestor. How rebellious! * Yu Cang is the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom. Just after he takes the throne, a dragon latches onto him. She's spoiled and has a huge appetite, ea 5.6kReads9.2Score677Shelves

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   Being the only favorite, there were palace fights, which were quickly resolved by the male protagonist.

8. 408 我 I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美，独宠后宫怎么了？ Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit 4.9kReads9.2Score550Shelves

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   [Adoration] Gong Douwen, the heroine was the only favorite in the later period, and even the harem was dissolved, and the emperor was all in love. In the third book, the emperor loved to comb the heroine's hair in a bun, and here is a picture of the bun

9. 409 娘 Demoted Consort, Bound to the Dragon Bed Night After Night 娘娘被贬，龙榻日日缠 Lu Yan Qiqi鹿言七七Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Content warnings [There is a System, but it’s useless and mostly causes trouble. The heroine transmigrates, and the hero is a primitive man.] This story features a henpecked husband dynamic. The heroine isn’t a strong, independent female lead; she grows step by step. The hero is an emperor with a dose of chauvinism. He expects obedience and insists on having the final say. The hero has feelings for the original heroine, but the woman he loves most is always the heroine, who has been loyal to hi 2kReads—Score101Shelves

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   This one is quite similar too

10. 410 小 The Theatrical Little Palace Maid Charms the Tyrant with Her Alluring Swagger 小宫女戏精，撩拨暴君媚又飒 September Pear Blossoms九月梨花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Building a Career + Getting Rich] Sheng Yunshu never imagined that, just after transmigrating into the imperial harem, she would become one of the new palace candidates. All under heaven belongs to the emperor, so escape is out of the question. She might as well win the emperor’s favor and build a career. Want to get rich? Lay the groundwork first, then keep the tricks coming. A carefully arranged encounter and a gentle 1.3kReads8.6Score160Shelves
11. 411 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Only Want to Be a Cousin, Not a Concubine 穿书之我只想当表妹，不想做妾 Your Lordship Smiles by the Rail倚栏君笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + romance + satisfying revenge + everyday life] Zhou Qiongyue was praying for a chance to lie flat, only to transmigrate into a household-intrigue novel she'd read. The catch was that she wasn't the heroine. The heroine was Xie Zixin, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping. The male lead was Zhou Qiongyue's childhood friend, her second imperial cousin. Zhou Qiongyue, meanwhile, was a lovesick supporting female character who wa 15.4kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
12. 412 开 From the Start, She's His Only One! She and Kangxi Are Both Hopeless Romantics 开局就独宠！她和康熙一起恋爱脑 A Strand of Green Silk一许青丝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Love-Struck Heroine + His Undivided Devotion + The Old Flame Rekindled + Cozy Everyday Life] The thirty-ninth year of the Kangxi reign. Faced with princes who were rapidly coming of age and courtiers whose loyalties were shifting, Kangxi was both wary and uneasy. Just as his anxiety was reaching its peak, a bold, persistent little rabbit charged straight into his heart. Watching the little rabbit whose eyes and heart held only him, Kangxi felt his usually fickle, iron-hard heart soften without 5.4kReads7.6Score362Shelves

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    Once you fall in love, you will be your only favorite

13. 413 奸 The Treacherous Minister Can't Resist Her Allure 奸臣不经撩 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Later, when Shen Gongchen pressed her too hard, Liu Suisui covered her face and wept. She was terribly aggrieved. “My father died, my mother remarried, and I have no one to rely on. I came all the way to the capital just to marry a rich husband. What’s wrong with that?” Shen Gongchen pressed her at every turn. “He has to be rich? Why not rich and powerful?” Liu Suisui raised her eyes ever so slightly and gave him a shy, coquettish glance. After a long pause, she asked softly, “Uncle… do you like 14.4kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
14. 414 在 The Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress Survives in a Male-Oriented Novel and Turns Her Life Around 在男频文里苟活的炮灰女配翻身了 Little Golden Cup小小金盏Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Wanjiu was an ordinary modern office worker who died suddenly after working overnight under a boss who treated her like dirt. When she woke up, she discovered she had become the cannon-fodder first wife of the male lead in a male-oriented novel. The original owner had hooked up with the male lead and then abandoned him, causing him to turn evil and take revenge on her. Or so the story goes. Jiang Wanjiu wanted to say: “Please leave me alone, male lead! I just want to keep my head down in p 2.2kReads—Score149Shelves

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    Look at the kids! In the early stage, it was light palace fighting, but not in the later stage. The male protagonist conquered himself and liked the female protagonist.

15. 415 太 The Crown Prince Is Ruthless Out There, but Kneels to Placate Me Back at the Palace 太子在外杀伐果断，回宫跪地哄我 Sugar-Free Pineapple Milk Pudding菠萝奶冻不加糖Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, sweet romance + top-tier green-tea teaches the dog to heel + wolfhound submits + only after his body, not his heart + keep the child, discard the father + domineering abduction] Black-hearted, silver-tongued little seductress VS cold, sinister Crown Prince In her previous life, Chu Yunxi was left with nothing when her husband’s family took all her property. In this life, she’s paying handsomely for a child. She doesn't care about honors or silver notes. He just has to look good, 1.7kReads8.7Score229Shelves

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    This is a good [love] ancient saying, palace fights, single favor, sweet favor! Yun tide was reborn, learned medical skills, paid a lot of money to have a son, fell in love with the anonymous prince, and forcibly signed a marriage contract. After the prince returned to Beijing, he was sent to the East Palace by Chu Xun to be a concubine. She entered the East Palace just to find her grandfather and mother. The prince was cruel and sadistic by nature, but he was willing to make an exception for her. Pamper her alone! She faked her death, and the prince took revenge crazily. Later, he found out that she was a princess and became an empress! A pair for life!

16. 416 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 31.8kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    The series of ancient sayings about petting has everything you need, such as palace fighting and house fighting, double cleanliness, hahaha, I particularly like to read this type of ancient sayings about petting [flying kiss] [flying kiss] [flying kiss] [smirking]

17. 417 大 The Black Lotus of Great Ming 大明黑莲花 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted [Female con artist × hypocrite] The year the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of the Ming Dynasty, Magellan's fleet completed its circumnavigation of the globe. It was only decades later, along the eastern coast of Zhejiang, where the sea ban was in force, that a country woman happened to hear the Western theory that “the world is round.” Suddenly, she realized: If all four seas are round, then wherever you stand, you can be the center of the world. But when she looked around, women had no pa 5.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Two black lotuses grow side by side. You kill someone and I hand you a knife. The butterfly in the harbor flaps its wings gently, causing a storm in the court...😎😊

18. 418 救 Redemption! The Beauty Beloved by My Sickly Junior Disciple Is a Crybaby 救赎！病娇师弟的美人娇是爱哭包 Duo Yan多颜Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + transmigrate into a book + yandere + System + everyone's darling + devoted couple] [Violent, yandere younger male disciple who pretends to be obedient x sweet, gentle, soft-spoken, easily moved to tears senior female disciple] After transmigrating into a book, Jiang Yuan is bound to a System to save the villain. The villain, He Yunqi, has been alone and miserable since childhood, buffeted by hardship and bullied by everyone. At first, he joins a sect. Later, the seal on the demon god 4.3kReads9.0Score657Shelves
19. 419 团 The Jiang Family's Beloved Little Daughter Can Work Immortal Magic 团宠之蒋家小女会仙法 March in Fragrant Bloom三月含芳菲Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Space + Cultivation + Farming + Beloved by the whole family + Medicine Big news! Big news! The people of Qingzhou spread the word far and wide. The Jiang clan of Xijindu, where no girl had been born in two hundred years, had welcomed a baby girl. They say the little girl was born blessed with tremendous good fortune. On the day she was born, rain fell from the heavens upon the land, which had suffered a prolonged drought. A few days after her birth, the family elders went hunting in the mountain 49.2kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    The sound of rain outside the window was getting faster and louder, and thunderbolts hit the eaves, with the potential to overwhelm mountains and seas. It seems to swallow everything. He walked to the window, opened it and looked at the majestic rain in the courtyard. A cool breeze blew in through the half-open window.

20. 420 狐 The Fox's Plot for the World: The Nine-Tailed Beauty's Tribulation 狐谋天下：九尾红颜劫 Sister Xiangxiang W香香姐姐WAncient Romance129k WordsCompleted [One heroine with multiple male leads | Fantasy | Male leads are sexually inexperienced | Nurturing romance | Everyone is captivated by her | A battlefield of men vying for her] Heroine: The princess of Fox Ridge Mountain, born with nine tails and extraordinary intelligence. She must enter the mortal world and experience “love, loyalty, and tribulation,” take on human energy, and slay evil demons before she can shed her demon form and truly become an immortal demon. Her fox nature defines her ch 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The princess of Huling Mountain was born with nine tails and had extraordinary intelligence. It is necessary to go through the centuries to experience "love, righteousness, and calamity", gain popularity, and kill evil demons before they can shed their demon bodies and truly become immortal demons. The fox nature determines the basic character of the heroine: cunning, agile, lively and changeable, retributive and naturally charming, she is definitely not silly and sweet. 🦱😂🦱

21. 421 娇 After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying 12.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
22. 422 相 A Blind Date, Then a Marriage Contract with a Rising Powerful Official 相亲当天，和新贵权臣签婚书 Farewell to the Spring Mist辞春雾Ancient Romance316k WordsCompleted [Ancient matchmaking and whirlwind marriage] + [everyday husband-doting] + [unexpected secondary couple] + [fresh plot] "First, everyone is equal, and so is marriage." "Second, I won't stay shut away at home after marriage." "Third, if you want to take a concubine, we must divorce first." Zhou Dianyu, a white-collar worker who was born into the twenty-first century and raised from infancy in another era, is already past the age for marriage. But the men of the Dayuan dynasty are all scared off b 3kReads8.9Score353Shelves
23. 423 皇 The Empress Stepmom's Fury Throws the Whole Family Into a Panic 皇后后妈一怒全家都慌了 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name is now streaming! Come check it out! Ancient-to-modern transmigration + transmigrate into a book + married first, love later + sweet romance + devoted couple + raising kids When Empress Shen Nanke opens her eyes again, she finds herself inside a storybook, as the stepmother of two children. Her stepson is the villain who turns evil in a CEO romance, and her stepdaughter is a doomed backup love interest. There's also some thing called a System that insists she bin 3.2kReads9.1Score382Shelves

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    In the first book, the mother remarries, and she is attracted by the prince. The prince died early in the previous life, and he will not be allowed to escape in this life.

24. 424 婢 The Beautiful Maid 婢子绝色 Rain Tapping the Pipa雨打琵琶Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted “Come here and let me hold you.” Looking at Lin Shuang'er trembling before him, Ye Beicheng suppresses the madness in his eyes. Everyone knows the God of War Prince of Great Song is cold, restrained, and uninterested in women. Yet he takes a servant girl to his bed and cherishes her like a treasure. Lin Shuang'er was born poor, with a life worth less than dirt. She knows she shouldn't become so attached to her master's affection. But this master stands up for her, lowers himself for her, and giv 5.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
25. 425 莫 Don't Be Fooled by Her Sweet Looks, the Young Lord Marries Into Her Family 莫道娇娇不销魂，世子扶腰倒插门 The Girl Who Walks Sideways姑娘横着走Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Yan is alluring and irresistible. A mere glimpse of her charm is enough to haunt countless men’s dreams at night. Only Li Yin, the second son of Prince Ning, looks down on her. “Chu Yan is so beautiful, and you see her every day. Aren’t you tempted?” Li Yin snorts. “A venomous beauty, shameless and full of schemes. Anyone who falls for her is a dog!” That night, Li Yin corners her by the bed. “First you flirted with my older brother, then you lured a prince, and you even used your charms on 7.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
26. 426 君 The Emperor Claims His Minister's Wife? After Our Divorce, I Take the Empress's Seat 君夺臣妻？和离后我入主中宫 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 4.9kReads9.2Score569Shelves
27. 427 三 Three Souls as the Betrothal Gift, Seven Spirits as the Wedding Present 三魂为聘，七魄为礼 All Out肆意满Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has three hun and seven po souls. Yin Wenjiu has only one hun and one po: an unidentified resentful soul and an unidentified life soul. Both exist to keep her body alive. But she only cares about enjoying the moment. She tells fortunes with perfect accuracy and charges the highest price! She won’t go out of her way to stay alive, nor will she actively seek death. She waited at Yunmeng Marsh for five years. If someone came to save her, she would go with them; if no one did, she would dig 32.5kReads9.3Score5kShelves
28. 428 青 The Childhood Sweetheart Consort Rises to Power, Her Goal Is to Become Empress Dowager! 青梅侧妃上位，目标是太后位！ Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Domestic scheming in the early stages, palace intrigue later; the leads are not both faithful~] [The heroine loves the hero but keeps her feelings in check, staying clear-headed and never obsessed. The hero cares for her, but as emperor he has to balance the court, and there will be no shortage of women around him. The heroine is special to him!] An unexpected imperial decree changed Jiang Qingyue from the Princess Consort of Prince Qing to his secondary consort overnight. The emperor’s favor a 5.6kReads8.3Score465Shelves
29. 429 重 Reborn to Divorce Her Husband: A Farmhouse Wife Makes Money While Raising Her Kids 重生休夫：农门夫人带崽跑赚银两 Yan Qingzhao颜轻昭Ancient Romance807k WordsCompleted When Rong Qingyin was nine, her father brought home a boy, saying that when they grew up, he would marry into the Rong family and become her husband. The day he passed the provincial examinations, everyone in the village said Rong Qingyin would become the wife of an official, ride in a bridal sedan chair, have maids and servants at her beck and call, and live a comfortable life. Only later did they learn... That Rong Qingyin, whom everyone thought was blessed, had died of depression. Pei Lingjun 2.4kReads7.8Score144Shelves
30. 430 吾 My Wife Is Truly Bewitching 吾妻甚是迷人 Lemon Aqi柠檬啊七Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted [Sweet, soft enchantress x aloof Crown Prince, faithful to each other in both lives / reborn / super sweet! Super sizzling! The male lead knows exactly what he’s doing! Strong support from her brother, a story within a story] Main story complete Wen Ruochu, the fourth legitimate princess of Tianhuang, was renowned for her breathtaking beauty, both fairy-like and bewitching. She excelled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was a rare beauty, delicate and sweet. What no one knew was th 7.8kReads9.0Score894Shelves
31. 431 团 Everyone’s Favorite: Father, Mother Has Gone to the Cold Palace Again 团宠：父皇，娘亲又去冷宫了 Lu Yan Qiqi鹿言七七Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted [Doted on by everyone + adorable baby + a real child + tyrant + no brainpower + fictional setting + sweet pampering + lighthearted] Zhou Zhaonuan is born in the Cold Palace. When she is four, her mother tells her that if she doesn’t cling to her father, their whole family will die. So the little dumpling gathers all her courage, climbs into the Golden Throne Hall, and fearlessly grabs the leg of the tyrant who kills without batting an eye, shouting, “I’m not a bastard! I’m your child!” The tyra 700Reads6.6Score100Shelves
32. 432 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 28kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    ✨🔥 [The Machiavellian Romance of a Powerful Couple|The top-notch pushing and pulling of chess opponents is so exciting]🔥✨ 💫Highlight Express: ▫️Vicious and evil-tongued evil emperor 💌Plot critical hit: Jiang He, a noble daughter of the Qi Kingdom, fell into the clouds overnight and was forced to marry the Yong Kingdom in place of the dead princess. Rumor has it that King Yong and Zhao Zheng were tyrannical. On their wedding night, she held a sword to the emperor's throat and said, "I want Qi's proton to live." Little did he know that what surged in the tyrant's eyes at this moment was the ecstasy of meeting his opponent. 🖤"What I want is never an obedient puppet" He tore apart her pretense of meekness and forced out her hidden edge 💔"Your Majesty just wants to see me begging for mercy" She burned the chess game he carefully arranged and wrote the new rules in blood 🔥High-energy famous scene: ▫️He deliberately let the assassin go and let her get hurt, but turned around and applied medicine to her: "The queen is so weak, how can she watch the world with her?" ▫️When she sneaked into Proton's dormitory late at night and was caught, he crushed the wine cup and sneered: "You want to take him away? Unless you are stepping on Gu's bones." ▫️Thousands of arrows were fired from the city tower, and he wrapped her in a blood-stained dragon robe: "Jiang He, I want both you and me in this world!" ❤️🩹 "You said that the emperor's heart is unpredictable, but I leave all my life in your hands." "If you say deep palace love cannot be trusted, then I will burn the six palaces and only the middle palace."

33. 433 傲 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 2.2kReads8.9Score153Shelves

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    I've read so much that I can't stop.

34. 434 借 A Surrogate Pregnancy? The Emperor Dotes on Me, and I Keep Having Lucky Pregnancies 借腹生子？被帝王娇宠到福孕连连 Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Feel-good revenge + palace intrigue + fertility + System + multiple births + sole favorite later on + not a story where the leads have only ever been with each other + an emperor who talks himself into loving her at first, then begs humbly for her affection × a clear-eyed, beautiful consort] Yan Qingshu has a nightmare. In it, she takes her infertile elder sister’s place in the emperor’s bed and becomes pregnant with his child. But the moment the baby is born, her sister snatches it away. Yan Q 6.5kReads8.7Score862Shelves
35. 435 绑 Bound to the System, the Empress Keeps Conceiving 绑定系统后，娘娘她好孕连连 Mu Ningxuan沐凝萱Ancient Romance621k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yun Zhining was forced to enter the palace to save her legitimate elder sister from the Cold Palace. Her sister regained the emperor's favor and stepped over Yun Zhining's corpse to become empress. Unwilling to accept her fate, Yun Zhining bound herself to a System and was reborn anew. Ding! Congratulations, you've bound yourself to the System and gained exceptional talents. Ding! Congratulations, you've won the emperor's favor and received one fertility pill. Ding! Congrat 900Reads7.3Score111Shelves
36. 436 累 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 4.1kReads9.2Score436Shelves
37. 437 炮 Book Transmigration: The Delicate Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character Is Too Pitiful 炮灰女配她娇软堪怜【穿书】 Spring Waters Stretch a Thousand Miles春水千里Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, delicate little star, adored by everyone, men competing in a battlefield of love] Hua Wu transmigrates! The good news: she’s transmigrated into a historical romance about a Mary Sue heroine adored by everyone. The heroine is born with an irresistible allure, and any man who sleeps with her becomes unable to leave her. She gathers a scheming prince, a bold general, an obsessive imperial tutor, a cold, aloof miracle doctor, a mysterious state preceptor, and many more 7.3kReads8.8Score737Shelves

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    ✨The yandere beauty counterattacks in desperate situation🔥 The popular actress is dressed as the abandoned daughter of a prince, and starts off coldly and being abused💔! Scorned by her parents, bullied by evil servants, and even forced into a deep palace to be used as cannon fodder... The original heroine was so charming that she dominated the king's heart, and she died miserably without even seeing her face💀! Hua Fang sneered: With my acting skills, I have the country💅~ Pretending to be weak and acting affectionate, he kills his way through the House of the Tiger and Wolf Marquis; he avoids calculations and seduces the emperor's heart, and he works hard every step of the way in the deep palace! "Your Majesty, doesn't he only love one person?" She coughed up blood with tears in her eyes, but she saw the Nine-Five Supreme Lord's eyes red: "I'll give you my life." 💥The scheming drama queen vs the true-scented emperor, let's see how the modern top players play hell mode as a direct train to the phoenix position🚀Click to watch the face-slapping and exciting article!

38. 438 不 You Don't Like a Slender Waist and a Soft, Delicate Beauty? My Words Say No, but My Heart Says Yes! 不喜细腰娇软？是朕口是心非！ You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [Unhinged emperor × clear-eyed beauty | powerful man, gentle woman | forced love | white moonlight | imprisonment | amnesia | chasing his wife] In a dream, Mu Zhuohua glimpsed her own life. Her childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince Xiao Junyi, who had promised to marry her, would send her away to marry another kingdom. Helian Xiao, the emperor of Ziyuan whom she would marry, would go on to unite the realm. After waking, she resolved to stop being the girl who waited in vain for her childhood sweeth 8kReads8.9Score884Shelves

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    The heroine has a concubine from an enemy country, and the concubine is a beautician, VS the male protagonist, the emperor is sensitive and suspicious. The old saying about smallpox, from Yunmengqing, Qiyou, Su Jingyao, Jun Zechen, Shen Yuling, Quan Minghe, Mu Zhuohua, Helian Xiao, the author has a super good cultural heritage and must have put a lot of effort into it. The unclean plot is written smoothly. The male protagonist in the pen gives the reader a feeling that he is not addicted to the harem, and it is the responsibility of the emperor to pamper his concubines.

39. 439 娘 The Empress Doesn't Want Palace Intrigue, but the Emperor Keeps Stirring Things Up 娘娘不想宫斗，奈何皇上带节奏 Geng Jiujiu耿啾啾Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Not Both Pure, Absurd Comedy, Devoted Love Later On] Shen Jinruo transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine who had no favor from the emperor. Having lost her freedom, she’d planned to keep her head down and quietly build up her strength. But she soon discovered that in this harem, even if you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble will find you. To survive, Shen Jinruo worked hard to adapt and officially joined the harem’s struggl 2.5kReads8.9Score255Shelves
40. 440 帝 The Emperor Has No Heir, Yet Stumbles Upon a Miniature Version of Himself 帝王绝嗣，却意外撞见缩小版自己 A Ten-Year Promise十年之约Ancient Romance671k WordsCompleted On the day of the Xiang household’s full-month celebration, the master of the Jiuli Temple declared that the twin flowers were a calamity for the family. One of the two girls was destined to be an empress, destined to rule the realm as its mother; the other was born under an ill-starred fate and would bring disaster upon her family. Qingli was born with the Heavenly Eye, allowing her to see all things in the world. For that reason, people believed she was ill-starred. When she was just a month o 3.5kReads8.9Score606Shelves

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    After saving the emperor from dying, the Taoist nun went down the mountain to survive the tribulation and had two lovely children, whom the emperor loved exclusively.

41. 441 啥 What? The Abused Villain Can Hear the System's Tasks 啥？被凌虐的反派能听见系统任务 Huaxia Cat华夏猫Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming [mutual firsts, sweet romance, goofy comedy, taming, inner thoughts, good girl, villainess system, ridiculously sweet, breezy writing] [A good girl pretending to be evil vs. an aloof, domineering male lead who adores her; leans toward the pampered-wife trope, so stay away if that’s not your thing!] After Lin Wantang dies in a car accident, she transmigrates into a book. The System tells her that if she plays the villainess well and follows the plot to the end 54.5kReads8.1Score11.6kShelves

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    Ancient saying, only favorite [plus one on bookshelf]

42. 442 福 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 Wan Bao妧宝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 21kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    The first one is a palace fight and a house fight, ancient romance, princess, abuse novel, double cleansing, robbery/chasing wife in the crematorium/abuse (not happy)/the heroine is very controlling/the heroine is weak/double c, the second one is double cleansing➕Sweet pet

43. 443 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 147.6kReads9.2Score19kShelves

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    They are all of the rape and robbery type. 1 And 3 have strong men and weak women, and 2 men and women are both strong. Because they are the only favorites, there are very few palace fights because the male protagonist has settled them all.

44. 444 惟 May My Dear Brother Be with You Year After Year 惟愿兄长岁岁与卿 Listening to Snow in the Mountain Breeze岚风听雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky, delicate younger stepsister × powerful, imposing older stepbrother] [One-on-one romance + no misunderstandings + simmering tension + age gap + height difference] Liu Jintang followed her mother into a second marriage and entered the Shen family, one of the most illustrious families in Shengjing. She hadn’t even enjoyed two days of the good life before she drowned in the lake behind the Shen residence. When she opened her eyes after being reborn, it was the very day her mother married i 5.2kReads8.8Score750Shelves

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    This book is beautiful!

45. 445 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Wicked, and the Cold Emperor Loves Her to the Extreme 娘娘娇又坏，冷情帝王狠狠爱 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Newly completed novel, new release, low rating.] [Sweet romance] The great beauty Xiao Ronghua was married off. When the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Ronghua entered the palace as empress and became the wife of the young, handsome emperor, a man cold in both appearance and heart. Everyone knew the new emperor had little interest in women and was abstemious, surely a wise ruler devoted to the nation and its people who would never be swayed by beauty. So no one worried about it. Xiao Ro 5.6kReads9.0Score699Shelves

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    Both of these books are good-looking

46. 446 娇 A Bride of Tender Grace 娇聘 Mu Xiaoyang沐晓杨Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted A captivating heroine + household intrigue + mystery-solving + married first, love later, and doting romance The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker; the hero may be a smiling tiger. As the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Su Jinli is famous among the capital's noble families for her beauty, as well as for being spoiled, lazy, and useless. All she wants is to lie flat, but she is looked down on by the noble young ladies, disliked by her future mother-in-law, and even has her e 3.4kReads9.1Score478Shelves

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    This book is very good to read, and it has ups and downs interspersed with investigation cases.

47. 447 重 Reborn to Be Spoiled: The Regent Prince Is Fierce 重生霸宠：摄政王爷太凶猛 Wind and Nature风与自然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted “Princess, something terrible has happened! The Prince Regent has promised the young scholar you took a liking to to the butcher’s daughter in the west of the city!” The princess gritted her teeth. “It’s fine... I still have my male companions!” “Princess, something terrible has happened! The Prince Regent has sold all your male companions to the brothels!” The princess lamented, “It’s all right... I’m getting married soon. I’ll still have a husband!” “Princess, something terrible has happened!! 683Reads8.7Score104Shelves
48. 448 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 60.1kReads9.6Score7.6kShelves
49. 449 世 The Heir Apparent’s Consort Has the Script of His One True Love 世子妃她手拿白月光剧本 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted Zhao Rujin was born into an ancient world, so she knew from the start that this cruel dynasty would never tolerate a woman who wasn't virtuous. So she became magnanimous, virtuous, kind, lively, and gentle all at once. She could earn money, keep the household in order, and pretend to love her husband faithfully until death. What she never expected was that her husband would be a hopeless romantic. When they married, she received a gift of special significance from an admirer. Her husband said, “ 7.3kReads8.9Score574Shelves

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    Good-looking, everything meets the requirements, the male and female protagonists love each other

50. 450 堕 Fallen Orchid 堕汀兰 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + transmigrated as herself + each other’s long-held love + lovestruck male lead + direct communication, no misunderstandings + fictional setting + happy ending] A gentle, moon-bright Crown Prince ✖️ a cheerful, sweet-on-the-outside, cunning-within young woman Xia Zhiting transmigrates as herself to the Great Yi Dynasty a thousand years in the past. Someone takes her in and trains her to be a spy, then sends her to the Eastern Palace as t 3.9kReads9.4Score741Shelves

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    🔥🔥Wearing, being arrogant, speaking without misunderstanding, the author has a great imagination and is intertwined. The foreshadowing is the surprise of the advancement of the story, a peaceful world and national sentiments😭😭

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