Historical Romance That Makes the Male Lead Suffer 言情古言虐男

1. 1 和 After the Divorce, My Lord's Long Road to Winning Back His Wife 和离之大人追妻路漫漫 Xiaoman's Bowl小满的碗Ancient Romance264k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love + Winning Her Back + Sweet Romance + Alternate Setting] By imperial decree, Song Wanjiang was forced to marry Wei Tinghe, the Song family's political enemy. But no one knew that the bride beneath the red veil that day had been filled with joy. Later, she endured nothing but cold treatment. With her mother gravely ill and her younger brother mentally disabled, Song Wanjiang finally gave up hope and refused to keep enduring it. Yet just when she finally won her freedom, Wei Tinghe cl 3.2kReads8.9Score191Shelves

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   As a saying goes, I only remember these two.

2. 2 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
3. 3 皇 The Emperor Is Reborn, and His Cherished Empress Is Doted on Like Never Before 皇帝重生，娇娇皇后她被宠上天 Zhu Qing渚清Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Male lead reborn ✖️ both leads are pure ✖️ sweet romance with a happy ending ✖️ fictional setting] [The heroine is innocent and beautiful, spoiled and willful, a little bratty, and a bit of a crybaby] [A sweet little romance; beware if you’re a stickler for logic. The male lead suffers a little] [A fluffy romance to read without thinking too hard] When he opened his eyes again, Di Jingcheng realized he was running along that thorn-covered forest path where he had once been hunted. He was overjo 2.4kReads6.9Score121Shelves

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   In this book, the Emperor is reborn and starts doting on the heroine. The heroine is a bit of a villain, very cute and the male protagonist is sadistic.

4. 4 破 After Going Bankrupt, My Brother Dumped Me at His Archenemy's House 破产后，被哥哥扔到他死对头家里 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Co-residence romance · Sweet indulgence · Six-year age gap · Both virgins · One-on-one romance · Slow burn · Sweet, soft heroine × aloof but seductive, fatherly boyfriend] After her parents die and the family business goes bankrupt, Tu Yuan is dumped at the home of her brother’s business nemesis, Xie Yinhe, by her shameless brother. Then he drives away in a beat-up van that’s seen nine owners. Tu Yuan smiles sweetly. “Thank you for taking me in.” Rumor has it that the Xie family has strict rule 11.5kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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   Already watched it, very good

5. 5 重 Reborn: The Ruthless Poison Consort 重生毒妃狠绝色 Lu Feixi路菲汐Ancient Romance4.7M WordsCompleted She helped her husband become emperor, but on the day he took the throne, he had her entire family executed. Reborn five years earlier, with her parents still alive and her wedding yet to come, Ye Muxi swears to avenge herself and make up for the regrets of her past life. Once a timid young lady bullied by everyone, she transforms brilliantly with five years of memories, protecting her younger brother, crushing scoundrels, and planning every step to seize the advantage. But how did she accidenta 7.5kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   Chasing his wife at the crematorium, but it's not very sadistic and can be tolerated.

6. 6 青 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 39.2kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
7. 7 摄 The Regent's Most Ruinous Consort 摄政王的第一祸水妃 Lu Feixi路菲汐Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Reborn, Chu Xiyu has reached the pinnacle of household intrigue. Every day, she strikes without hesitation, digs a pit, and buries her enemies. No one can stop this fierce woman! When she meets the most powerful minister of the age, the two join forces. The Regent Prince, feared by all who hear his name, becomes her own sweet darling. He can fight, kill, and heal, and can turn the world upside down with a wave of his hand. But after meeting her, he spends every day doting on his wife and showeri 3kReads9.0Score803Shelves
8. 8 虐 Short Stories of Men Getting Their Hearts Broken 虐男短篇合集 Gugu, What Are You Writing?鼓鼓写啥Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + short stories + men get put through the wringer + wildly satisfying] Male-lead fans, proceed with caution. - [Story One] The male lead's perspective: Cui Ying: She doesn't blame me for spending years in the palace without bearing a child. She understands that I'm in poor health. She's so good to me. I love her so much. Cui Sixian: ...Your little softie husband is terrifying. The female lead's perspective: After fifteen years of plotting, the empress finally eradicates the s 1.8kReads8.9Score146Shelves

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   This fits the bill perfectly and looks great.

9. 9 残 The Fierce Prince Dotes on His Consort: She Knows How to Handle Her Man 残王枭宠：王妃驭夫有道 Ma Yuxiao马语孝Ancient Romance848k WordsCompleted What's it like to get pinned against a wall by a lame-legged prince? It's awful! Ugh, why did I have to marry a husband with crippled legs? Waaah! Damn, he looks so handsome in that wheelchair! Wait, forensic doctors don't just examine corpses. They can do acupuncture too. If I could heal his legs... Heh heh! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   They are all very good novels, which saved my book shortage. The content is novel and popular, so it is worth it👀

10. 10 嫡 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: I'm the True Heiress 嫡女重生，我才是真千金 Fuli Strawberry芙力草莓Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn + Taking Down Scumbags + Revenge + Sweet Romance She was the real heiress, yet the fake heiress, a scheming white lotus, kept her cowed and meek, forcing her to grovel while she endured cold looks and ridicule. She thought marriage would finally set her free. Instead, her husband despised her and her mother-in-law made her life difficult. Her wholehearted love was trampled into the dirt, leaving her with nothing but schemes. Reborn into a new life, she finally breaks free of her shackles. 6.6kReads8.9Score735Shelves
11. 11 王 My Lord, the Princess Consort Says She’ll Never See You Again 王爷，王妃说此生不复相见 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Tragedy + No Getting Back Together + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead] A tragic romance! A tragic romance! A tragic romance! Ye Chuyan loved Pei Xiuyan for twelve years, but never moved him in the slightest. All she got in return was Pei Xiuyan wiping out the Ye family and having her father and brothers tortured to death over three days in the snow. At last, she understood: for the rest of her life, there would be no love between her and Pei Xiuyan, only hatred, until one o 18.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
12. 12 一 The Poisonous Consort 一品毒妃 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Su Ziyu is a poison-medicine doctoral expert from the twenty-second century, undefeated in the art of poison and unmatched among poison doctors. But fate had other plans. In an instant, she transmigrated thousands of years into the past, to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, becoming Su Ziyu, the cowardly, weak-willed, foolish concubine-born daughter of the prime minister’s household. Imprisoned, with her birth mother dead, her stepmother persecuting her, and her sisters poisoning her, she faces a brutal 5.7kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
13. 13 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 62kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves
14. 14 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 45.8kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves
15. 15 娘 The Consort Is Alluring and Seductive, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Can't Resist Her 娘娘妩媚妖娆，冷戾帝王不禁撩 Xu Xiao Yuan许小圆Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted With an imperial decree, Gu Wanying, daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, is betrothed to the Prince Regent. The night before the decree arrives, she learns that the world she's in is the setting of a novel she read in modern times. The male lead in the book is a prince. He and the heroine, Meng Xin, have loved each other since they were young, but Meng Xin is taken into the imperial harem and becomes a favored consort. From then on, Feng Yuzhao goes to war, conquering new territory and buildin 4.4kReads8.9Score390Shelves
16. 16 前 My Past-Life Lover Is Back for Revenge 前世的情人来复仇 Red Leaves by the Creek溪边红叶Mystery208k WordsOngoing Three lifetimes of entanglement, love and hate, passion and heartbreak. Their ending is destined to be tragic. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China, he is the son of a high-ranking Kuomintang official, while she is a progressive Youth League stalwart. Their positions clash, their beliefs contradict one another. Falling in love is a sin from the start. Back in the Southern Song dynasty, he is a battle-hardened general guarding the frontier. She is a woman cast aside by her husband. Acr 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A non-bloody adult novel that you can read with your brain

17. 17 乍 Love at First Sight 乍见欢 Travel Light轻装Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle + Age Gap + Realistic + Female Growth + Powerful Man Bows for Love] [Emotionally Steady, Cold-Hearted Young Master vs. Clear-Eyed, Obedient Beauty] Everyone knows Shen Yanzhi is disciplined, proper, and virtuous. Only Wen Xi knows how uninhibited and voracious he is when they’re alone together in private. Wen Xi moved into the Shen family home with her mother as a child. Living under someone else’s roof, she learned to be quiet and well-behaved. She guarded her body and hea 85.9kReads9.2Score9kShelves

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