Historical Romance with Smart Characters 古言 不降智

1. 51 摄 The Regent Grips Her Waist and Coaxes Her: Be Good, Run Off Again and I'll Break Your Legs 摄政王掐腰低哄：乖，再跑腿打断 Miao Fufu喵芙芙Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted [A stunning villainess who can cry and act VS a powerful regent who starts out forcing love and later becomes utterly devoted to his wife] In her previous life, Su Tangyu was poisoned by her scumbag father and stepmother, while her younger sister stole her identity and fiancé. She died in misery and despair! Reborn, she wants nothing to do with her shortsighted former fiancé! Instead, Su Tangyu turns to seduce Xiao Jin, the cold and brutal regent who holds power over the entire court. She cries 11.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
2. 52 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 17.5kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
3. 53 皇 My Uncle Is Going Mad! Reborn, I Break Off the Engagement and Kiss Him Until He's Dumbfounded 皇叔疯！我重生果断退婚亲到他懵 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, 1v1 + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and revenge] [In her past life, a tragic romance with her mad, possessive imperial uncle ended in a forced marriage and a bad ending. Reborn, the outspoken heroine takes charge of her devoted-husband story, with sweet revenge against the scum.] An Yunxi has been reborn. Before she was reborn, the man who loved her most died in her arms to protect her and help her survive... In her previous life, she was the general's legitimate daugh 11.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
4. 54 慌 Panic! After Giving Up, the Little Slacker Is Forced to Take the Throne 慌！摆烂后，小咸鱼她被迫登基了 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted My mother, who always insisted on having her way, and Consort Zhang next door became pregnant at the same time. Consort Zhang gave birth to a big baby boy, so I became a “big baby boy” too. I spent eighteen years as a prince while pretending to be a boy. To keep my secret identity from being exposed, I usually kept a low profile. My brothers put on a “Nine Dragons Contesting for the Throne” to fight over succession, so I gave up and decided to coast through life. Who knew that when my father die 7.9kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
5. 55 穿 I Became the Emperor’s Tutor, and the Tyrant Can Hear My Thoughts 穿成帝师后，被暴君读心声了 Ye Yinchan叶吟蝉Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because few people have read it. It'll go up!] [Female Imperial Tutor disguised as a man, cool-headed on the outside but ruthless within * seemingly innocent wolf cub male lead] [One devoted couple, younger man/older woman, mind-reading, System, light nation-building] After dying suddenly, Yun Qing transmigrated into the Great Xi dynasty she had been researching, becoming the late Imperial Tutor of the young, fearsome Emperor Xie Rang. She meant to run away and avoid trouble, 3.2kReads9.2Score493Shelves
6. 56 疯 The Mad Emperor Can Hear My Thoughts, and the Chancellor’s Secret Identity Is Exposed 疯批皇帝读我心，丞相她马甲掉啦 Tall and Slender细高挑儿Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Fluffy, brainless romance + love at first sight + girl disguises herself as a boy + slice of life + fiercely protective + runs away while pregnant + fictional setting, don't overthink it + the author is terrible at logic] As the chancellor of the State of Tianqi, Xu Ningqing was the Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, wielding power throughout the court. Well, not really. She just wanted to laze around and collect her salary so she could eat, drink, and have fun... Who 2.8kReads8.7Score328Shelves
7. 57 做 Become a Concubine? What a Joke! She Tears Up the Marriage Contract and Marries Up 做妾？笑话！她撕毁婚书另谋高嫁 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Strong female and male leads + both leads' first and only love + satisfying reborn story + nation and family] She was a renowned female war god, formidable in battle and unmatched in strategy. After being reborn in the body of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household in the Great Yong, whose honor had been besmirched, her supposedly gentle and refined fiancé came to break off their engagement and demote her to a concubine. Every one of her relatives regarded her as a disgrace 36.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves
8. 58 嫡 The Noble Daughter Is the Phoenix! The Entire Chancellor's Residence Kneels 嫡女为凰！相府全体都跪下 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + powerful male and female leads + mastery of both medicine and poison] Jiang Qingran is the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. She and her half-sister were born on the same day of the same month in the same year. Her half-sister is hailed as a blessed girl and the phoenix destined by heaven, while Jiang Qingran is called a jinx, a worthless blob of mud. She endures humiliation and hardship at every turn. When she is six, her parents beat her and send her 14.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
9. 59 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter's Revenge: Slaughtering My Enemies to Honor My Past Life 嫡女谋：屠尽仇人祭前生 Mu Mu Mu Zhi木木木枳Ancient Romance453k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + revenge + crushing scoundrels + traditional household intrigue + ensemble cast + political machinations + no brainless female side characters] (The rating is low because it just came out, but it’ll rise.) Jiang Wanning was the most dazzling noblewoman in the capital. That was until the coup in the sixteenth year of Chengping. Her imperial cousin was accused of treason and stripped of his title, while her maternal aunt, Consort Xian, was sent to the Cold Palace. In a single day, everyt 44Reads8.1Score—Shelves
10. 60 以 Trading a Concubine's Daughter for the Legitimate Heir? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Shines Across the Capital 以庶换嫡？重生嫡女艳冠满京都 Bunny Pillow兔兔抱枕Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + household intrigue + reborn + revenge + putting scumbags in their place + strong heroine + satisfying read] ​Jiang Zhaoyue was the legitimate daughter of a marquis, but at birth she was switched with the lowly illegitimate daughter of a concubine. In her previous life, Jiang Yuning stole her place, married the Crown Prince, and eventually became Empress, living a life of glory and luxury. Jiang Zhaoyue, meanwhile, was framed and robbed of her innocence, then forced to marry 3.8kReads8.6Score318Shelves
11. 61 权 Power Speaks in Silence 权上无声 Ethereal Fairy霓裳妖妖Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted [Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e 26.3kReads9.5Score4.8kShelves

    Reader note

    It's really beautiful. "Do you know what the flower language of the phoenix flower is?" She said with a smile. "It's parting, it's missing," "It's me wanting to see you."

12. 62 继 So What If I’m Their Stepmother? Every Kid I Raise Is a Prodigy 继母怎么了，我养的崽各个是人才 yoo Qingjinyoo青衿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book, Adorable Kids, Lighthearted, Feel-Good] At a critical moment in a corporate acquisition, Ruan Tao, who had been working through the night for several days, suddenly died. When she opens her eyes, she finds she’s transmigrated into a book and become the vicious stepmother villain. In the end, she’ll turn into a stumbling block in the romance between the male and female leads, and successfully get herself killed! Ruan Tao lazily crosses her legs and leisurely flips throu 4.3kReads9.2Score433Shelves

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    A very interesting novel

13. 63 攻 My Target Climbs Out the Window and Runs, While the Second Male Lead Breaks My Waist 攻略爬窗跑，反派男二折我腰 Yu Xiaozhou禹小粥Ancient Romance438k WordsCompleted [The plot is pure nonsense and exists only to serve the romance. Don’t scrutinize the logic too closely. Check the reviews, discussion boards, and author’s notes for warnings, my dears.] [Mindless demon hunting + transmigrate into a book + mostly from the heroine’s perspective + goofy, useless girl + obsessive, unloved boy + dual personality + companion System] Tong Huanyou transmigrates into a book, joining the latest trend, only to land in an unfinished novel. She isn’t a cool, aloof heroine o 4.1kReads9.1Score561Shelves

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    To push, to push [admiration] [admiration] [admiration]

14. 64 坏 Oh No! The Beautiful Boy I Picked Up Has Become a Yandere 坏了！捡来的美少年养成偏执狂了 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Fantastical Romance313k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Each Other's Only Ones + 1v1 + Happy Ending + The Male Lead Starts Off as a Humble, Loyal Puppy and Becomes an Obsessive Villain] Original title: After Transmigrating into a Book, I Changed My Fate by Sticking Close to the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Male Supporting Character Yue Zheng transmigrated into a book as the female supporting character in a tragedy. Other people who transmigrated into books could control their bodies freely, but whenever a key plot point came around, he 3.5kReads9.2Score448Shelves
15. 65 断 After I Stopped Updating, the Prince Regent Dragged Me into the Book 断更后我被摄政王拽进了书里 Nine Salted Duck Eggs九颗咸鸭蛋Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted [Possessive, villain, lighthearted, hilarious, sweet romance] Mo Li transmigrates into a book, dragged into the novel she wrote by the Prince Regent and turned into a little silver snake? To get back to her own world, she decides to kill the villain, Lu Ya, and fast-forward straight to the ending. But later she realizes that beauty is dangerous, especially male beauty! After spending every day together, Lu Ya starts looking at her in a very different way. ~ Lu Ya can hear the snake’s thoughts. S 1.8kReads9.2Score344Shelves
16. 66 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 273.8kReads9.5Score41.2kShelves
17. 67 三 Three Feet of Spring 三尺春【王嘉懋、李十七主演 短剧同名原著小说热播中！！！】 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted The captivating beauty Li Shuwan, whose background is shrouded in mystery × the aloof, proud General Li Fengyuan, hard-mouthed but soft-hearted Ancient romance + premium novel + one-on-one romance + both leads' first love + sweet romance + mutual devotion + palace intrigue + simmering tension + secret crush + age gap + reunion after years apart When she was seven, Li Shuwan was brought back from the countryside to the General's Mansion, becoming Li Fengyuan's relative in name only. Knowing her 22.8kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
18. 68 登 At Crane Terrace, the Treacherous Minister Courts Me at Every Turn 登鹤台，奸臣他步步紧撩 Mao Fugui毛富贵儿Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + lighthearted and a little goofy + sweet romance, both leads are each other’s first and only] After more than twenty years of struggling to grow up, Qin Fei transmigrated into a book and wanted nothing more than to lie low. But her original character was destined to be cannon fodder, so to save herself and change her fate, she gritted her teeth and married the ruthless, vicious villain of the story. The book said that Cen Hejue was a notori 2kReads9.0Score260Shelves
19. 69 糟 Oh No! I Stabbed the Heir, and Now He Won’t Leave Me Alone 糟糕！捅了世子后，他竟纠缠不休 Yun Xi Wei Xi云溪未晞Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance in a Fictional Setting | Reborn Heroine | Mutual First Love] [A scheming young lady who holds grudges and knows how to put on an act VS a hot-tempered, easily rattled young lord with a hopeless romantic streak] In her previous life, a forged piece of evidence led to the entire household of the General Who Guards the North being wiped out, and Zhong Lingyue met a gruesome end. After being reborn, Zhong Lingyue decided to steal the forged evidence before anything else. But just 9.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
20. 70 衔 Jade Between the Lips 衔玉 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance179k WordsCompleted [Delicate, Sickly Aristocratic Lady Lin Yu VS Cold, Tsundere Embroidered Uniform Guard Li Heming] [Historical Romance + One-on-One Romance + Household Intrigue + Secret Crush + Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Devoted Hero + Happy Ending] The year Lin Yu broke off her engagement to Li Heming, rumors spread that she had done so because Li Heming had risen to become the Northern Commandant of the Embroidered Uniform Guard by stepping over the corpses of court officials. Lin Yu was frail, and 33.2kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves
21. 71 永 The Yongle Emperor: Zhu Biao 永乐大帝：朱标 Fourth Prince四王爷，Historical4.2M WordsCompleted (Decisive and ruthless! No System! Court intrigue and power struggles! Conquering the northern frontier!) A top wilderness survival expert transmigrates into the parallel world of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, becoming his eldest son, Zhu Biao! From then on, the Yongle Emperor is no longer Zhu Di. At home, he executes Lady Lü to stabilize the inner court. Abroad, he trains iron cavalry and formations of musketeers, repeatedly sweeping through the Tatars, Jurchen, Oirats, and the Little Cher 45.4kReads9.0Score4.8kShelves

    Reader note

    The main drama includes Liu Gongqiang and Emperor Yongle. The character design is more fun and interesting because you are not allowed to eavesdrop on what I am saying and Cheng He is decent. Cheng He decent feels a bit sadistic in the middle. After watching it, I couldn't relax for several days.

22. 72 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 139.2kReads9.5Score18kShelves
23. 73 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 6.2kReads9.0Score783Shelves
24. 74 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 38kReads9.7Score6.2kShelves
25. 75 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 32kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended first book!! The heroine is reborn as a scumbag, and there is no intelligence at all. Everyone is very smart, and the characters have full personalities. You must watch the video in the picture. I have an ancient saying in my heart that the ceiling of detective work is two strong ones!! The plots are interlocking and particularly fascinating.

26. 76 替 A Substitute Bride Becomes a Stepmother: The Marchioness Raises Her Children to Defy the Odds 替嫁当后娘，侯门主母养崽逆袭 Sweet Bean Paste Dumpling豆沙团团Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted [Reborn + transmigration + substitute marriage + marquis household matriarch + stepmother raising children + household and palace intrigue + raising talented children + feel-good novel] Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and does everything she can to avoid marrying into the marquis household, which she says is a living hell. Sheng Mimi is a transmigrated illegitimate daughter, and she's ordered to take her sister's place and marry into that supposedly hellish household. The moment she arrive 13kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
27. 77 画 Records in the Painting: The Chang'an Mystery (Also Known as Tang Duoling: Yan Shanhai) 画中录：长安秘案（又名《唐多令·晏山海》） Cheng Xi程浠Ancient Romance261k WordsCompleted [Historical mystery + two equally matched leads + one-on-one romance + palace intrigue and political schemes] A Tang Dynasty version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith: a masterful game of deception, full of stunning twists and bewildering mysteries! A sharp-tongued, scheming official of the Court of Judicial Review faces off against a clever, enigmatic female portraitist. They solve cases while falling in love, with one twist after another. They are evenly matched, countering every move with one of their ow 445Reads8.9Score103Shelves
28. 78 替 She Ran After the Wedding Night, and the Prince Lost Control 替嫁夜圆房就跑路，郡王他失控了 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance754k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Sweet romance and comeuppance, a seemingly gentle but calculating male lead, a fierce and adorable heroine, and intense push-and-pull between the leads] The Marquis of Wuning's daughter is to be married, but the bride hangs herself. The groom is Prince Danshuo, a handsome man who enjoys the emperor's deep trust, and the emperor himself personally arranged the marriage. In their panic, the marquis's household can only find someone to take the bride's place. Cheng 100.8kReads9.4Score15.5kShelves
29. 79 娘 The Empress Bewitches and Tempts, While the Emperor Willingly Falls 娘娘魅惑勾人，帝王自甘堕落 Su Zinuo苏子诺Ancient Romance250k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Green Tea + Scheming + Harem Intrigue + Crown Prince) Crown Prince Xiao Jingchen had grown up in the palace, accustomed to seeing the beautiful women of the harem and how they fought tooth and nail for the emperor. When he met Ling Qingqing, the innocent daughter of a general, he fell for her at first sight. He often asked his uncle to take her out of the palace so he could find an excuse to see her. When they grew up, he got his wish and married her as his crown princess. They 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking, as the saying goes

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