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1. 351 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 14.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
2. 352 重 Reborn to Marry a God of War, Spoiled Like a Little Princess 重生嫁给战神王爷，被宠成小公主 Erbai Is the Whitest二白最白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn revenge + adored by all + winning her husband's heart + both leads' first relationship + physician consort + strong heroine] The day he became the new emperor, he held his younger sister close and ground her underfoot. “You were born lowly. Your only purpose is to serve as my stepping stone!” After enduring humiliation and torture, and seeing her entire family slaughtered, she died consumed by hatred. Her sworn enemy, Shen Yunqi, went mad with grief and slaughtered his way through the pa 387Reads8.8Score100Shelves

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   Take a look at this book, it's not bad

3. 353 邪 The Evil King's Beloved: The Divine Doctor's Special Agent 邪王绝宠：医品特工妃 Phoenix's Allure凤色妖娆Ancient Romance4.2M WordsOngoing An elite soldier skilled in medicine transmigrates one day and marries a shrewd prince who is lame and disfigured. From then on, reports from the prince’s residence are one entertaining tale after another. “Your Highness, the princess’s half-sister framed her, so the princess beat her up.” The prince: “Good. She deserved it.” “Your Highness, the Crown Prince tried to seize the princess’s family property, so the princess beat him up.” The prince: “Excellent!” “Your Highness, the prince of Beilian 120Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   "The Evil King's Favorite: Medical Agent Concubine" High-energy Tweet Feng Wuyou, the top modern medical and poisonous agent, once traveled through time and turned into the useless young lady of Western Qin who died tragically! After her rebirth, she tortured the scumbag, slapped her in the face, and changed her fate against fate, but she fell in love with the domineering evil king Xiao Jinglan - the man who was rumored to be bloodthirsty and cruel, but who loved her to the core! When they first met, they were in the Shura field: he looked at her coldly, "You are an ant that deserves one more look from me?", And she put a silver needle against her throat with her backhand: "Your Majesty, if you are weak, don't be arrogant." The sweet scene after marriage: The evil king climbed over the wall every night to ask for help, "Beloved concubine, I have a pain in my heart... I want to treat it myself." Feng Wuyou threw out the medicine box: "Pretend to be dumb again!" The two strong men flirt with each other on a daily basis: she saves someone and he hands him a knife, she kills someone and he sets a fire, all of them are certified as "maniacs who dote on their wives". When he bloodbathed her enemies, she raised her eyebrows and said, "My lord, your character is ruined." But he curled his lips and said, "It's okay to show it to you." Highlight setting: The heroine is both awesome and sassy: one skill of healing brings the dead to death, and the other skill of poisoning destroys the entire clan! The male protagonist has a double standard: "get lost" to others, and "be good" to the female protagonist. Interactive sweetness: from killing each other to falling in love, every frame is a famous scene! Reasons to watch: Strong men and strong women + two-way redemption + ultimate pampering. The plot line is brain-burning, the emotional line is sweet, and there is no abuse in the whole process! "Xiao Jinglan, I'll take your offer!" "Click to follow the update and see how the evil king and his wife subvert Kyushu!" # Evil king must be loved # Medical Agents Fei # #CP

4. 354 夺 Steal Her Heart, Become the Mad Crown Prince's Captive 夺她诱心，沦为疯批太子掌中囚 Xiao Xiao Is Just Xiao Xiao萧萧就是萧萧Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted Completed! Mad, obsessive prince of an enemy kingdom + stunning, radiant daughter of a duke [Devoted to each other + taking by force + forced love + instant attraction + angst before sweetness + fleeing while pregnant + imprisonment + powerful male lead and weak female lead] Yun Chuning, the cherished pearl of the Duke of Xiyou, was already engaged to Fu Anche, the legitimate son of the prime minister. With her wedding fast approaching, Yun Chuning accidentally caught the eye of Yin Peiming, the 2.3kReads7.0Score164Shelves

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   The second book, I personally think it is particularly beautiful, it feels a bit like chasing your wife [like][like][like]

5. 355 前 Her Ex-Husband Became Emperor, and She Was Forced to Divorce Him 前夫君登基为帝，她被逼和离 Fortune-Bringing Senior Sister招财大师姐Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Soft on the outside, tough on the inside, a little bitter flower VS a mad dog of an emperor? Six years after their divorce, Sheng Wu’s former husband ascended the throne. The day the news reached her second husband’s family, her mother-in-law forced a divorce agreement into her hands. She said that Sheng Wu had once been the new emperor’s first wife, and the Jiang family dared not keep her. Sheng Wu thought her mother-in-law was worrying far too much! After their divorce, he married the woman he 21.9kReads6.7Score866Shelves
6. 356 独 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 Writer's Block文荒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 23.4kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
7. 357 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5.5kReads9.3Score558Shelves

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   These books are really super good, I recommend plus one [plus one on the bookshelf] [The Bird Food Masterpiece] [I also strongly recommend] [I also strongly recommend] [I also strongly recommend]

8. 358 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 149.2kReads9.5Score19.2kShelves

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   A very interesting Gong Dou Wen with a great heroine!

9. 359 黑 The Black Lotus Consort: My Acting Reigns Supreme in the Harem 黑莲花宠妃，本宫演技冠绝后宫 Waiting for the Flowers' Strings待花弦Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing Palace intrigue + black lotus + crushing scumbags and rising to power + everyone is evil + favored consort Other transmigrators become daughters of noble families, raised in luxury and blessed with lives free of hardship. Xia Jinhua, however, transmigrated as an impoverished concubine-born girl, adrift like a duckweed and forced to scheme at every step to secure her future. From her first dazzling encounter with the emperor at a country estate to taking the phoenix seal and firmly claiming the t 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I burst into tears, the author wrote so well, the characters are full-bodied.

10. 360 封 Huo Qubing: The Wolf-Clearing General 封狼居胥：霍去病 Rong Jie容介Historical154k WordsCompleted This biographical novel focuses on the life of Huo Qubing: favored by the emperor as a youth, ennobled after his first battle, pacifying the Western Regions, reaching Mount Langju to perform a victory sacrifice, and dying young. He entered the army at eighteen and died of illness at twenty-four. In just six years, he achieved a level of military success that ordinary generals could scarcely reach in a lifetime. He made six expeditions into the deserts of the Western Regions, commanded two major 4.6kReads9.5Score633Shelves
11. 361 清 Qing Transmigration: Stay Calm, Princess Consort! The Fourth Prince Will Win You the Empress's Throne 清穿：福晋稳住！四爷给你挣后位 Willow Bank杨柳岸Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, unlike the historical one.] After transmigrating, Yun Qu swallowed nervously as she faced her complicated new circumstances. She had become the Fourth Prince's primary consort. What was she supposed to do? Could she ever go back? Once she learned that returning was impossible, Yun Qu accepted her fate. She decided to raise her son well and treat the Fourth Prince like her boss, serving him diligently. If he pointed east, she wouldn't go west. If he wanted to take a co 12.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Recommend(^ω^)👍🏻

12. 362 穿 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I Do Nothing but Slack Off 穿成太子妃后，我每天都在摆烂 Beef Flatbread牛肉大饼Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Not a Devoted Couple, Palace and Household Intrigue, Marriage Before Love] With a single imperial decree, Cui Ying and the crown prince inexplicably become husband and wife. Neither of them knows the other. Cui Ying never expected that, as a modern woman transported to ancient times, she would become a crown princess. What a headache. But rumor has it the crown prince has a much-favored concubine by his side. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she's also gentle and sweet, a true beauty. Cui 23.1kReads6.4Score909Shelves
13. 363 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves

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    I have rewatched it five times. The feelings of family and country in it are touching. What touches me the most is always the interdependence between families. It is not the various inappropriate and antagonistic routines in previous movies and TV dramas. This is the real family. Everyone has their own small thoughts but will never override the interests of the family. I emphasize again that this is the heroine. The TV series adaptation has weakened Hua Zhi's fighting ability.

14. 364 汉 A Slow Spring in the Han Palace 汉宫春慢 All Forms Are Formless一相无相Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Palace Intrigue + Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law + Winning His Wife Back at Any Cost] In her previous life, Shen Rong left a remote mountain town and was betrothed to the crown prince at the emperor's behest, becoming the exalted crown princess. She thought her fortunes would rise from then on and that a sweet, happy marriage lay ahead. Instead, it was the beginning of a tragic life. Her husband loved someone else; her mother-in-law despised her for being ignorant; the palace servan 3.6kReads9.0Score378Shelves

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    They are all palace fights, ① the princess is reborn, and her fate can never be chosen.

15. 365 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Woman's Comeback Handbook 快穿：心机婊逆袭手册 Ling Shijiu零施酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no moral compass + self-serving heroine + semi-immersive + no fixed pairing + Mary Sue stories + inexplicable love at first sight] Content warnings are in the author's notes. In countless fictional worlds, there is always a “scheming bitch” side character. She loves the male lead, opposes the heroine, and tries every trick in the book, yet still fails to win the male lead's favor. All she can do is watch the leads end up together. They refuse to accept it. They won't give 23.2kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Traditional palace fights and house fights are super fun to watch.

16. 366 细 After Being Reborn, the Slender-Waisted Beauty Is Lavished with the Chaste Crown Prince's Affection 细腰美人重生后，被禁欲太子狂宠 Que Yin雀隐Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Cool, celibate Crown Prince x Sweet, slim, easygoing concubine] Lin Jinxu is as lovely as a hibiscus, her beauty impossible to hide. Her slender waist, delicate enough to fit in one hand, is famed throughout the capital. Sadly, in her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and married her hypocritical cousin. She died before turning twenty, and took the entire Lin family down with her. Reborn, Lin Jinxu wants nothing more than to coast through life, eat well, and grow old in pe 4.8kReads8.5Score430Shelves
17. 367 乖 Be Good! Sweetheart, Don't Run! The Mad Tyrant Coaxes You in a Hoarse Whisper 乖！娇娇别逃！疯批暴君低哑缠哄 A Crescent Moon一剪月Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Also known as The Phoenix Returns to the Luan] [Both Reborn + Both Transmigrate + Yandere + Power Couple + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance and Power Fantasy] After dying tragically in her previous life and transmigrating to the modern world, Yun Li unexpectedly transmigrates back. When she opens her eyes, it’s her wedding night! “A Li... why can’t you try to love me?” The yandere regent grips her waist, his eyes red-rimmed, and swears he’ll pamper his little darling with his life in this li 15.7kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
18. 368 倒 The Unlucky Little Empress Is Reborn Again 倒霉小皇后她又重生了 Shuo Shuo Shuo Shu硕硕硕黍Ancient Romance732k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Yu Yuan entered the palace at thirteen and became empress. At sixteen, she consummated her marriage with the emperor, and at seventeen, she gave birth to the crown prince. Her position was secure, and she alone held the emperor’s heart. Her life seemed perfect, yet it was filled with regrets. At thirty, she died mysteriously while carrying twins. After her death, the emperor, still short of forty, held her cold body and went white-haired overnight. The crown prince, who had 2.6kReads8.6Score270Shelves
19. 369 撩 Flirting with the Crown Prince: His Long-Overdue Passion Is Irresistibly Sweet 撩诱太子：迟来的深情嘎嘎甜 Just a Tiny Bit More就吃亿点点Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [The short drama Jasmine in Your Embrace is now streaming on Hongguo. Thanks for your support!] [A resilient, scheming beauty VS a gentle crown prince who turns into a brooding new emperor] [Traditional historical romance + Sweet pampering + No transmigration or rebirth + Both leads are each other’s only love + One-on-one romance] To save her mother, she must become the crown princess and bear a legitimate son, securing the chancellor’s household against future troubles. She calculates, tempts, 9.2kReads9.2Score834Shelves
20. 370 娇 The Delicate Beauty Steals Spring 娇娇夺春 Hai Ying海盈Ancient Romance283k WordsCompleted Yu Luo transmigrated into a book as a female supporting character in a novel aimed at male readers. The male lead, Prince Qin Li Xiao, was a celebrated general whose military exploits shook the realm. Yet the emperor framed him and ordered his entire family executed. After turning to the dark side, Prince Qin concealed his identity and took shelter in the Yu household, becoming a guard by the side of Yu Luo, the eldest daughter of the family. Miss Yu was arrogant and domineering, spending her da 11.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
21. 371 娇 The Reborn Beloved Consort and the Cold Crown Prince Who’s Impossible to Coax 娇妃重生，清冷太子超难哄 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Reborn + sweet romance + winning back her husband + childbirth] [Versatile and sweet Crown Princess vs. aloof, hard-to-please Crown Prince] A little angst adds spice, but this is an irresistibly sweet story full of affection. No heavy angst, one-on-one romance, both leads have eyes only for each other! P.S. Next stop: all sorts of sweet bonus stories are on the way~ In her previous life, Wen Wuyue was a complete joke, blinded by love and too foolish to see the truth 8kReads9.1Score662Shelves
22. 372 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
23. 373 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.7kReads9.0Score168Shelves
24. 374 快 Quick Transmigration: Getting Kissed to Tears by Powerful Men in Sweet Romance Stories 快穿：在甜文里被大佬们亲哭 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing + all male leads are faithful + powerful men humbled + scheming green tea + slight everyone-loves-her vibe] In some worlds, the male leads are condemned by the twists of fate to become tragic characters in an author’s story. The little fox Ningning’s mission is to change their destinies, and, while she’s at it… devour them. 1. The Little Princess Takes on Four [Spoiled Princess VS Young General] 2. Rough-and-Ready Romance [Little Chef VS Older Boxer with a Major Size Difference 51.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
25. 375 我 I’m a Real Trouble-Maker in the Imperial Harem 我在后宫挺作的 A Long-Awaited Date准拟佳期Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted This novel has several titles: Zero [Loop], also known as I’m Quite the Troublemaker in the Harem. She is the second daughter of Grand Tutor Qiao. With a perfect older sister above her and an outstanding younger brother below, the heavy responsibilities of the family should never have fallen to her. But on the eve of her sister’s entry into the palace, her sister dies unexpectedly. Called upon in an emergency to enter the palace and compete to become a consort, her family only hopes she will avo 14Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The author of the first book writes very well, while the second book is not too traditional and a bit new.

26. 376 沈 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance763k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 17.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
27. 377 及 When the Spring Breeze Turns Warm 及此春风暄 Flowers Cover the Mound花遍冢Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted [The Quiet, Reticent Little Princess × The Roaming Rogue with a Rascally Streak] [One-on-one romance + mutual healing + slow-to-warm heroine + hero who falls for her all on his own] On New Year's Eve in the twenty-third year of Zhengzhi, during the imperial family banquet, Fourth Prince Jiang Jingxian used a longsword to slaughter all his brothers. He ascended the throne with a forged imperial edict and changed the era name to Tian'an. In the first year of Tian'an, Emperor Tian'an sent the princ 6.4kReads9.2Score919Shelves

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    Super good-looking. The first book is huge. Very good-looking.

28. 378 商 After a Merchant's Orphan Pretends to Be Obedient and Hides Her Talents, She Rules the World 商户孤女装乖藏拙后，权倾天下 Feng Shiwu枫十五Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted "Alternate world + Household and Palace Intrigue + Reborn + Black-Bellied, Pitiful White-Cut-Black Heroine + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Not a Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast" In a nutshell: The life of a merchant's orphan, from scraping by to scheming for a husband, and then plotting to win the world for her sons. More of the story, told through the characters' own words ↓↓↓ Hua Sirong: “Want to inherit everything I own? I'll make sure my name gets its own page in the family tree.” P 5.7kReads8.5Score745Shelves
29. 379 太 The Crown Princess Works Every Day to Lose the Emperor’s Favor 太子妃每天都在努力失宠 Peach Jam桃子果酱Ancient Romance595k WordsCompleted Su Yuqing has been reborn! In her previous life, she loved that man for over a decade, only to end up taking a sword for him and dying in his arms. She never expected to be born into wealth, but surely she wasn’t destined to die so young! Determined not to repeat the past, Su Yuqing does everything she can to get away. She forcefully breaks off their engagement, but he refuses? Marry me and I’ll make your life miserable! A wicked woman comes after her? She unleashes every move and teaches her a 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    After the heroine travels through time or is reborn, on the surface she desperately wants to be abandoned (such as pretending to be crazy, acting stupid, and ruining her reputation), but in fact, every operation is a strange combination of circumstances that makes the hero more interested, forming a comedy effect of "the more she wants to fall out of favor, the more she will be favored." The plot is a piece of cake, and there are often famous scenes of "the heroine digs a hole and jumps, and the hero pushes her away", and the emotional line is sweet but not greasy.

30. 380 恋 The Love-Struck Hero's Everyday Devotion to His Wife 恋爱脑男主的宠妻日常 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Ancient Romance746k WordsCompleted This is a fictional historical setting. The writing is amateurish, there's no political intrigue, only lovey-dovey romance. One man and one woman, both faithful. The heroine was carried in the womb into this life and is selfish; the hero is a lovesick simp. There's a second male lead, but he doesn't appear much. The heroine's younger sister is reborn, though she doesn't do much. There's also a walk-on transmigrator and a System. Su Zhenzhen is the legitimate daughter of Grand Secretary and Minis 5.7kReads8.8Score517Shelves
31. 381 帝 The Emperor’s Decree: His One and Only Love 帝王令，一世独宠 Half-Demon Qiqi半妖柒柒Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted A Gu daughter is reborn from the ashes, uniting the realm as four kingdoms fall. A generation’s most formidable ruler commands the world. Who can rival her? The Dao has no end. Gu Qinghuang, the eldest daughter of the Southern Guardian General’s residence, opened her eyes one day and became a person who had lived two lifetimes. Carrying her hatred and unshakable convictions, she writes a legend spanning both lives. Mo Beiyan, the Ninth Prince of the Tianqi Kingdom, is decisive and ruthless, and 683Reads7.3Score101Shelves

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