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1. 51 照 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆：通房丫鬟上位记 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 15.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
2. 52 重 Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister 重生恶女守家：祖母阿姐我都要 Qu Wei去微Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Zhiyue was deceived by her stepmother into doing many terrible things, earning her a notorious reputation. Her elder siblings died because of her, and she was accused of plotting to kill her grandmother. Her eyes were blinded, her voice stolen, and the tendons in all four limbs severed. In the end, she was thrown into a river, still full of resentment. Her stepmother then used the corpses of her blood relatives to claim her mother's title as Duchess of the State. When 21.6kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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   I watched Part 10 and Spring Banquet again and again, and recommended them again and again. They were so good that they made no sense [Salute]

3. 53 月 The Moon Crosses the Spring Night 月渡春宵 Jiaojiao皎皎Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [The animated series is out. Click the bottom-right corner to watch.] [Clear-headed, cool, and stunning assassin x aloof, pristine minister with a touch of frost | Both leads are each other's first | Emotional push and pull | Winning hearts is key | Happy ending] Two years ago, Shen Ning was poisoned with a Yin-Yang Love Gu by Prince Rong, whom she had sworn to serve. Only a lover could break the curse. To save her life, she rescued an elegant, injured man and deliberately seduced him into becom 7.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
4. 54 娇 The Proud, Cool, and Beautiful Princess Remarries a Madcap Bandit King 娇贵冷艳长公主二嫁疯痞土匪王 Hydrogen Peroxide Ya双氧水吖Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Two powerful, chaste leads, sickeningly sweet daily life, a fiery woman pursuing her man, mutual devotion, skilled players facing off, and irresistible tension] [More daily life than fighting, more men competing for the heroine than women competing for the hero, more political intrigue than palace scheming] She is the most honored princess in the imperial family. He is the unruliest Northern River Prince, with an army powerful enough to rival an entire nation. They marry to secure peace between 1.7kReads8.2Score133Shelves
5. 55 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 53.5kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
6. 56 世 Heir, Your Wife Says It’s Time to Come Home 世子，夫人喊你回家了 Susu Qian Ci酥酥芊瓷Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later; Devoted Couple; Sweet Romance] [Proud, Sharp-Tongued Heir vs. Beautiful, Cunning Young Madam] For generations, the Duke of Dingguo’s family has loyally guarded the frontier, keeping the realm at peace for decades. If you asked the women of the capital whom they most wanted to marry, the answer would be Ning Ye, the Duke of Dingguo’s heir. Noble by birth, handsome, and skilled in both letters and arms, he makes the hearts of young ladies from every family flutter. But 18kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
7. 57 内 The First Lady of the Cabinet 内阁第一夫人 Mo Tangtang墨汤汤Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she married into the imperial family in a high-status match, only to meet a tragic end. Her family was destroyed, and she lost everyone. In this life, all she wants is revenge, yet she becomes the wife of a Grand Secretary, the spouse of a powerful chancellor... 1.9kReads8.7Score153Shelves
8. 58 我 I Became a Mediator in the Marquis's Manor and the Whole Family Dotes on Me 我在侯府当调解员，被全家宠了 Year After Year, Harvest After Harvest年年穗岁Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted Brutal, ruthless Imperial Guard X sweet, gentle ray of sunshine Just as her name suggests, Jiang Mi has a sweet little mouth and knows exactly how to charm people, leaving them dazed and warm-hearted. But an imperial decree sends this honey-sweet girl to the most difficult household to serve: the Ning'an Marquis's residence. The Old Madam is stern and old-fashioned: “You wretches! The whole lot of you are hopeless!” The Ning'an Marquis is aloof and icy: “You unfilial son, do you know what you've 19.2kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
9. 59 王 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 16.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
10. 60 一 I Opened My Eyes to Find I Had a Husband and a Baby 一睁眼，我竟然有了夫君和崽崽 Xie Jinan谢今安Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted The story opens with Yaoyao having been in the book for three years! General Shen falls in love with Yaoyao at first sight! The kids are all Yaoyao's! QAQ [Adorable kids + sweet romance + heartwarming + love at first sight + one-on-one romance + fictional setting] [Delicate little crybaby × doting great general] Yun Yaoyao, a shy little crybaby, wakes up to find she's become a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she just read. The absurd part is... She closes her eyes, opens them, and has t 2.3kReads8.8Score168Shelves
11. 61 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 10.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
12. 62 公 The Beautiful, Arrogant Princess and Her Sly, Flirtatious Consort 公主美又骄，钓系驸马茶艺高 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance353k WordsCompleted [Flirting with each other + Sweet romance, both are virgins + Taking down scumbags] [Arrogant princess + Scheming, sickly, beautiful prince consort] Yun Chaorong’s transmigration into a book went wrong, and she became the heroine of a tragic romance. She learned she was destined to be disfigured and humiliated, lose her entire family, then be imprisoned and tortured to death by the male lead, Xie Nanzhu. What the hell! Yun Chaorong wasn’t having it. She kicked the original male lead and the supp 11.5kReads9.4Score2kShelves
13. 63 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
14. 64 旺 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫！兴族！将军夫人真锦鲤！ March Sluggishness三月意懒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 15.5kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
15. 65 将 Cast-Off Daughter of a Military Family? I'm the Moon in His Heart 将门弃妇？她是本王的心上月 Song Jiujiu宋玖玖Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth] [The Ex-Wife Wants Him Back] The short drama adaptation is now online: The General’s Abandoned Consort Qu Jinshu married the great general He Xiujun at eighteen. To protect him, she became a prisoner of an enemy nation, her face disfigured and her martial arts skills destroyed. On the day the city fell, what awaited her was his arrow through her heart. He said “I married you only to take revenge.” “If you hadn’t refused to marry the foolish Prince Jing, your elder sister wouldn’t 9.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Both of these books are very good.

16. 66 崽 My Child! Come to the Palace With Me: You’ll Be Crown Prince, and I’ll Be Empress 崽啊！跟娘进宫，你为太子我为后 Snow on the Fifth Day of the New Year雪至初五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Palace intrigue + household drama + feisty adorable kid + gleeful mayhem + absurd comedy with no logic + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + devoted couple] Qin Wan transmigrates into the body of a bride in a marquis's household, where nobody likes her. Her husband doesn't love her? Her mother-in-law mistreats her? Her cousin tries to provoke her? No problem. As long as they don't stop her from lazing around, she's fine! But just as she tries to live a quiet life, certain people in 9.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
17. 67 侯 The Orphaned Daughter's Path to Glory 侯府孤女的荣华路 Yang Chenxue扬尘雪Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted [Age-gap warning: the heroine is sexually inexperienced, the hero is not; after meeting her, he is devoted to her alone] Gu Jin is the orphaned daughter of the late Marquis Yongding. She lost both parents at a young age and, unloved by her grandmother, grew up struggling to get by in the marquis's household. She had hoped for a peaceful life and a safe marriage, but someone schemed against her, and she ended up in the hands of the emperor, a man who stood above all others... Fortunately, the emp 4.9kReads8.9Score499Shelves

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    Home Girl's Fantasy Redemption Article

18. 68 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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    This book is pretty good

19. 69 与 Together with Hua Yan'er 与婳燕尔 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 24.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves
20. 70 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 17.9kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
21. 71 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 106.4kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves
22. 72 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 38.4kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
23. 73 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 40.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
24. 74 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 61.8kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves

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    The empress is full of charming skills, and she has hidden secrets in the palace battles. There is no bloody vulgarity, only high-burning tactics. The harem situation that is shocking every step of the way!

25. 75 宠 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Qing Ling卿绫Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 3kReads8.9Score211Shelves

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    This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen😆

26. 76 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 59.1kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    "She is a bad woman!" Lu Chen played with the paper knife, his eyes behind the lenses were cold: "Oh? Then you'd better pray and never let me hear such words."

27. 77 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 67.1kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    These books are all very good to read. I have read them all except the first one which is in the series. The first one is about a vicious female protagonist awakening and counterattacking, snatching away the halo of the original heroine. The second one has a very cautious heroine, and everyone's IQ is online. She is not a single favorite, but prefers a group portrait. The third one is a short story, with be aesthetics. The fourth one is almost counterattack type, and it is quite interesting.

28. 78 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 26.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
29. 79 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 6.7kReads9.3Score975Shelves
30. 80 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 18.6kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves

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    There is no such thing as blood and vulgarity. Watch the legitimate daughter run amok in her two lives, fighting wits against the enemies. A wonderful mixture of arrogance and strategy, an extraordinary backyard situation!

31. 81 怕 Afraid of Repeating Her Past Life’s Mistakes, She Volunteered to Marry the Disabled Prince 怕重蹈前世覆辙，她主动求嫁残王 March Heiress三月千金Ancient Romance348k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge power fantasy + sweet romance + one-on-one romance + brisk pacing + face-slapping] Yue Qingwan and Rong Yuan Born into a prominent family and cherished by all, she was framed and ensnared, leading to her entire family being executed while she herself was imprisoned by a scumbag. Reborn, she returns. She thwarts the schemes and keeps her distance from wicked men, focusing instead on winning over the aloof man who had secretly loved her in her previous life. Though a prince, he l 1.8kReads8.9Score241Shelves

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    Rebirth + Revenge and Cool Articles + Sweet Articles + 1V1 + No Procrastination + Slap in the Face] ① She was born in a famous family and was favored by Wan Qian, but because of a scheme, she fell into a trap, causing everyone in her family to be beheaded, and she was also imprisoned by a scumbag. Return after rebirth. She solved the plot, stayed away from the evil man, and only focused on flirting with the cold man who kept her in her heart in her previous life. ②When Bai Qinghuan traveled through time, the concubine Bai Qingyou was already famous in the capital and was known as the most talented woman in the capital. Based on her poems, Bai Qinghuan knew that she had also traveled through time. In order to climb up the ladder and marry into the royal family, the concubine stepped on her everywhere. Can this be tolerated? ③In her previous life, she disobeyed her father and brother and tried her best to support the scumbag to become the emperor, but in exchange he slaughtered her entire family. After she was reborn, she took care of every step of the way, protecting her relatives, killing her scheming cousin, killing her vicious aunt, and ending the scumbag man's dream of becoming an emperor. On the road to revenge, she meets gods and kills gods, and meets Buddhas and kills Buddhas.

32. 82 娇 Charming and a Natural Flirt: The Prince Regent Can't Take It Anymore! 娇媚又会撩，摄政王顶不住啦！ Banxia Guoguo半夏果果Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and household drama + Face-slapping + Sweet romance] By the time Bai Qinghuan transmigrates, her half-sister Bai Qingyou has already made a name for herself in the capital and is hailed as the capital’s greatest beauty. Judging by her poems, Bai Qinghuan knows she’s a fellow transmigrator. Her half-sister is determined to marry into the imperial family and climb the social ladder, trampling Bai Qinghuan at every turn. How could she put up with that? She’ll ruin the capital’s gre 5.2kReads8.9Score468Shelves
33. 83 前 He Rebelled for Her in Their Past Life, Then Returned to Their Wedding Night and Swept Her Off Her Feet 前世为她谋反，重回新婚夜撩翻了 Xian Qing闲轻Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + getting revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment] In her previous life, she defied her father and brothers and gave everything to help a scumbag become emperor, only for him to slaughter her entire family. Reborn, she plans her every move, protects her loved ones, kills her scheming cousin, executes her vicious aunt, and crushes the scumbag emperor’s dreams. On her path to revenge, she’ll kill any god or Buddha who stands in her way. But she accidentally catch 14kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
34. 84 嫁 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 29.5kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves

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    The heroine Bai Qie hides her edge in the dark, and shows her strategies in the battle of wits. An exciting journey of house fighting not to be missed!

35. 85 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 196.2kReads9.6Score26.6kShelves

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    It's really beautiful and I enjoyed reading it. This book is my favorite novel on Tomato.

36. 86 夺 Stealing My Sister-in-Law as His Bride, the Ruthless Marquis Closes In at Every Turn 夺娶长嫂，疯批军侯步步紧逼 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted Ling Xiao returned home covered in military glory, only to hear that his wanton sister-in-law had conspired with another man to kill his sickly elder brother. He looked at her in her plain white mourning clothes, slender as a willow, her brows dark as ink, kneeling before the coffin and weeping so pitifully that anyone would feel for her. He raised her gaunt chin with the tip of his sword, his killing intent suddenly flaring. “You seductive vixen, you deserve to die!” - Later, she proved her inn 42.1kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves

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    I think these are all very good. I can't stop watching them. They burn, kill and plunder. It's great.

37. 87 我 My Newly Widowed Sister-in-Law 我嫂新寡 Beautiful Big Girl大姑娘美Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 505Reads8.9Score146Shelves
38. 88 这 This Prince Is Impossible to Kill. I Have to Tame Him! 这个王爷命太硬，得盘！ Noble Title for a Meal封侯拜饭Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted After toiling for a thousand years, Chi Rourou became a domineering queen whose roar could shake heaven and earth. Then, in a single moment, she croaked and opened her eyes as a young girl again... and a squeaky little thing with superhuman strength. Second Miss Chi: Squeak, squeak! Believe me, I can knock your head off with one slap! The bandit sneered. “Go ahead and try!” Second Miss Chi waved her hand lightly. Bandit: Where’s my head? The heir of the Prince of Yu’s household was a refined sco 1.4kReads9.3Score174Shelves
39. 89 这 This Princess Consort Is a Force to Be Reckoned With, and She Deserves to Be Spoiled! 这个王妃路子野，得宠！ Noble Title for a Meal封侯拜饭Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted The Prince Regent says, “My princess consort is of royal blood, a delicate flower who can't lift a finger.” Meanwhile, the Prince Regent's consort, a whip in her left hand and a blade in her right, beats a gang of rebels until they flee in terror. The Prince Regent says again, “My consort only knows how to sew. How would she know anything about the occult?” A century-old ghost, sewn up like a kite by the Prince Regent's consort, weeps as it flies through the sky. The Prince Regent sighs again. “ 9.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
40. 90 娘 The Empress Doesn't Want Palace Intrigue 娘娘不想宫斗 Wen Yaoyao温杳杳Ancient Romance91k WordsOngoing "A merchant's daughter is lowborn. How dare she dream of becoming an imperial consort?" The noble families' daughters looked down on her. "A blade is just a blade. How can you bargain with Us? Duan, whether thunderous wrath or gentle rain, all is the emperor's grace." The emperor used her. "Duan, you have plotted against the imperial heir. Have her sent to the Cold Palace at once." What a fine thing, this thunderous wrath and gentle rain, all the emperor's grace. She had only wanted to protect h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A scheming concubine, an emperor's power, and an anti-conventional palace fight. The heroine travels through time and becomes a concubine. She appears to be a Buddhist but is actually ruthless in her methods. She competes with other concubines in a battle of wits and courage. The male protagonist, the emperor, is deeply sinister. The two plot against each other and hide their affection. Readers who like **high IQ heroine + emperor's mental skills**.

41. 91 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Lay Low in the Prince's Mansion and Enjoy My Retirement 穿越后，在王府后院苟着养老 Lanlan Is Here兰兰来了Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted Bai Feiwan was born into the Bai family. Her father was a scholar, and her mother supported the household by doing embroidery. She also had two pairs of twin older brothers, and the family lived in poverty. Her birth brought her father good fortune at last: he passed the provincial examination and landed a seventh-rank county magistrate post. Just when the family’s life was finally beginning to improve, she was chosen for the imperial consorts. The Noble Consort took one look at her and decided 8.5kReads8.8Score911Shelves

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    Shuangwen group favorite [admiration]

42. 92 一 We Transmigrated Together: My Sister Became the Empress, and I Became a Princess Consort 一起穿越：姐姐做皇后，我做王妃 Mr. Zhuozhou涿州先生Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Two couples + both inexperienced + sweet romance] Sisters Lu Wanxi and Lu Yanhua had just finished their college entrance exams and were waiting to start university when an accident sent them both transmigrating to a strange era: the Great Qi Dynasty, a time period neither of the two liberal arts students had ever even heard of. They transmigrate into the Lu clan of Fanyang, a distinguished family among the Five Surnames and Seven Great Clans, where they are also cousins. Surrounded by an unfam 2.2kReads9.1Score229Shelves
43. 93 回 Beloved by All Again After Coming Home 回家后又成团宠 Rice Rice Rice Straw稻稻稻草Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + sweet romance + lighthearted comedy] Given a second life, Meng Nanyang doesn’t want to work herself to death and drop dead from exhaustion. She just wants to be a carefree slacker with plenty to eat and drink. Unfortunately, her biological aunt is the empress and is deeply favored, while her cousin is the crown prince, a capable ruler admired by all. As a little fish caught in the crossfire, she is destined to have anything but a peaceful life. So what can she do? Get on with i 9.9kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
44. 94 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 84.5kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves
45. 95 福 The Lucky Little Princess 福气小王妃 Cuckoo布谷鸟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Muxue: “It's strange. How did I get noticed by the Prince Yu's household after just one trip to a temple?” Before they met, Li Jingheng: “This is ridiculous. I've somehow been engaged without even knowing how it happened.” After they met, Li Jingheng: “This engagement isn't so bad after all.” After they married, Li Jingheng: “Imperial Uncle, I don't want to take any concubines.” Jiang Muxue's ideal life was to have a little money and grow trees and flowers. But she unexpectedly became eng 11.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
46. 96 宠 The Favorite Consort Only Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 宠妃她只想当咸鱼 Little Flower朵花花Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Laid-Back + Lucky Star + Sweet and Satisfying) Xie Ruyu is one of the many people who transmigrated. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a dynasty that never existed in history, and she has shrunk into a tiny baby who can do nothing but cry for milk. After finally growing into a young woman of marriageable age, an accident makes her a mother while still young, and she becomes the Crown Princess. She should have conquered all her rivals, helped the Crown Prince ascend the throne, and become 747Reads7.9Score100Shelves
47. 97 侯 The Marquis’s Concubine-Born Daughter Is a Hidden Powerhouse 侯府庶女是隐藏大佬 Little Rice Ball in the Woods林间小丸子Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + starting a business in ancient times + cozy everyday life] Who says a concubine-born daughter can't make things happen? A little scheming to get an estate to experiment on shouldn't be hard, right? Inventing a waterwheel and making noodles should be doable, too. And making pickled cabbage and tofu...those are possible as well. She even teaches the legitimate sons and daughters of the household to be a little more shrewd. As a strong modern woman, she can't stand seeing her own 231Reads7.1Score—Shelves
48. 98 穿 Transmigrated as a Concubine, I Keep My Head Down Every Day 穿成妾室后，每天都在苟命 Fuyu Ya浮玉呀Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Transmigrate into a Book + No Golden Finger] After dying, C-list actress Qiao Rongjin transmigrates into a book. She becomes a despised, soon-to-be-written-out concubine, a cannon-fodder favorite in the prince's residence. The heroine of the book is a woman who transmigrated from another world. Like Qiao Rongjin's original character, she is a concubine of the male lead, Prince Rui, but all she wants is to laze around and do nothing. She never fights for his favor or gets invol 12.6kReads9.1Score905Shelves
49. 99 快 Quick Transmigration: The Black Cat's Journey to Exterminate Evil Spirits 快穿之玄猫出行，邪祟除尽 Espresso意式浓缩Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Strong female lead + no romance + punishing scoundrels + saving supporting female characters + mostly ensemble cast + no logic) Mo Xun, young mistress of the Black Cat Clan, was the fated supporting female character of the Greater World. Her role was to help the heroine reach the pinnacle of success, protect her path, shield her from calamities, and cut through every obstacle... Until the heroine planned to sacrifice the entire Black Cat Clan. At that moment, Mo Xun broke free of the Heavenly D 747Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    They are all beautiful😍

50. 100 快 Quick Transmigration: The God of Wrath Descends and Slaughters Three Thousand Little Worlds 快穿之凶神降临，杀穿三千小世界 Warm Persimmon暖柿子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Romance + Ruthless Female Lead + Revenge and Comeuppance + Cathartic Read] Qi An, the most rebellious troublemaker and fiercest demon god in the Liyue World, is undefeated across the realms. But while weathering a tribulation, she is badly set up by the Heavenly Dao, who takes the chance to settle a personal score. Her spirit and body are both gravely injured, and the demon clan is on the brink of destruction. As the saying goes, repay a meal's kindness and avenge the 8.4kReads9.3Score833Shelves

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