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  1. 51 Disheveled Locks: Tangled with a Treacherous Minister, I Can't Escape 云鬓乱:惹上奸臣逃不掉 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Original novel of the short drama The Jade Hairpin Askew, Her Cloud-Like Hair in Disarray In her previous life, Liu Yunxiang was widowed at a young age and spent most of her life working herself to the bone to keep the crumbling Jing’an Marquis household afloat. Only when her hair had turned completely white did she discover that her husband had never died. He had been living in a secluded paradise, blissfully in love with another woman. Her mother-in-law, uncle, and aunt knew the truth, but the 2.7kReads8.4Score86614d adds
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  2. 52 What?! Whose Princess Consort Just Kissed Her Mad Uncle After Being Reborn? 惊!谁家王妃刚重生亲懵疯批皇叔 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 16.4kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
  3. 53 Divorce the Princess's Husband, and Bring the Peerless General into the Manor 休掉驸马,绝色将军圈进府 Ancient Romance942k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Chaste + Reborn + Little Court Intrigue + Mutual Flirting + Sweet Romance, 1v1 + All Sweetness, No Angst] [A decisive, ruthless, darkened heroine, obsessively devoted to the hero x A sharp-tongued, proud general in dazzling red] [Note: The heroine loved the hero in her previous life too. She never loved her imperial consort and instinctively resisted intimacy with him. There was a conspiracy behind it, and both leads are chaste!] In her previous life, Su Qingxuan was blind enough 5.8kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
  4. 54 Reborn: The Princess Won't Let Go of Her Dark Guard 重生后,公主抱着她的暗卫不撒手 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Princess] + [Shadow Guard] Reborn + face-slapping + punishing scumbags + both leads are chaste + mutual devotion The pride of the heavens and a beauty who could topple kingdoms, Chu Qingyao, the eldest princess of Dongling, loved her husband Shen Zhiyi in her past life and met a tragic end. Reborn in a new life, she relentlessly punishes the scum! She beats up the scumbag and his family, exposes the wicked woman, and powers her way to the top! The maid who saved her in her past life gets promot 1.9kReads8.8Score22114d adds
  5. 55 The Young Lady Returns to the Capital with Her Child, and the Adulterer Is the Regent 大小姐携崽回京,奸夫竟是摄政王 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Medical heroine + both leads are devoted and powerful + transmigration into a palace intrigue + adorable children + face-slapping and punishing scumbags] Hua Huanyan was originally the esteemed eldest daughter of the Lin’an Marquis’s household. But when she was eight, she was condemned as a widow-bringer, fated to bring death to her father, mother, and the entire family. Pressured by the clan, she was sent a thousand miles away to Qianji Temple to cultivate in seclusion, suppress her fate, an 728Reads7.3Score11114d adds
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  6. 56 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后,神算大小姐名满天下 Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7k14d adds
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  7. 57 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds
  8. 58 Princess, the Prince Knows He Was Wrong 王妃,王爷他知道错了 Ancient Romance397k WordsOngoing Ye Sheng was a university graduate in the twenty-first century. On her first day at work, she was caught in a once-in-a-century torrential downpour on the subway and drowned. When she woke again, she was soaked through and lying on an antique canopy bed. A disheveled man in red with long hair stood beside it, holding a wooden bucket and glaring at her. What the heck was going on? As Ye Sheng sat there in a daze, a flood of memories that did not belong to her suddenly surfaced. She had transmigra 9Reads—Score—14d adds
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  9. 59 The Foolish Princess Arrives: Prince Ye, Prepare to Face Me 傻子王妃驾到,烨王请接招 Ancient Romance752k WordsCompleted In the apocalypse, Qiao An'an, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, was murdered out of jealousy by her own relatives. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrates to a parallel world, into the body of Qiao Yuan’s legitimate daughter, who shares her name. Qiao Yuan is the Duke of Qiao in the Great Jin Dynasty. This woman’s life was bitter as gall. Her mother died, and her own father abandoned her. She was forced to marry Shangguan Yelin, the unpopular Sixth Prince, in place of someone else. Bu 486Reads8.1Score—14d adds
  10. 60 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇:贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
  11. 61 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
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  12. 62 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义?摄政王撑腰,不原谅 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27k14d adds
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  13. 63 After Awakening, the Side Consort Dares Anyone to Make Her a Sacrifice 侧妃觉醒之后,我看谁敢炮灰我 Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted Li Jiaojiao's soul transmigrated to the Great Ye Dynasty, where she became Li Jingque, a concubine in Prince Jin's household. At first, she thought her only choices were to die or let people trample her in the mire. But her biological father went to extraordinary lengths to cross the river of time, transforming her into the legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke of Xuan's residence. Later, she thought she could kick that damned Prince Jin to the curb and enjoy a carefree life. But that was all j 10.2kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
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  14. 64 The Runaway Stand-In Was Caught, and the Mad Emperor Coaxes Her Every Night 替身逃跑被抓回,疯批帝王夜夜哄 Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [The score is low because ratings have just opened. It will rise later.] [Both leads are faithful + clear-headed transmigrated heroine + sharp-tongued, scheming, lovesick hero + the hero grovels for love + a man in power bows his head for love] [Heroine's point of view]: When do I finally believe in an emperor's love? When I stabbed him, ran away twice, and was caught in the act the last time, just as I was preparing to marry someone else. When I thought I was done for, but he forgave me after s 4.2kReads9.2Score41014d adds
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  15. 65 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
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  16. 66 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 27.2kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
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  17. 67 A Concubine Who Doesn’t Want to Be Empress Isn’t a Proper Couch Potato 不想当皇后的妃子不是好咸鱼 Ancient Romance920k WordsCompleted (Ensemble female cast + palace intrigue) (Complete) (Not a mutually faithful couple + not exclusive devotion + not a rebirth story + marriage before love; the heroine is no pushover!) The male lead is a scumbag who loves his white moonlight deeply. The heroine is clever and sharp-witted, enduring things at first before striking back later. An alternate-world story with no particular dynasty! Song Yunjin came from an ordinary family. Her father was merely a low-ranking seventh-grade official 49Reads—Score—14d adds
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  18. 68 Reborn on the Day of Her Husband's Wedding, She Turns the Tables Against All Odds! 重生回夫君大婚时,她逆风翻盘! Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping and scumbag punishment + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + stunning, formidable heroine + scheming hero] Yun Zheng was the only daughter of Great Qi's richest tycoon, wealthy enough to rival a nation. In her previous life, she married into the Marquis's household with a lavish bridal procession, only to become a laughingstock on her wedding night. Her husband held a wedding ceremony with his first love, taking her as a second wife alongside Yun Zheng. His mother sma 31.9kReads8.8Score3.3k14d adds
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  19. 69 On the Day We Divorced, a Mad Beauty Snatched Me Away 和离当天,我被疯批美人抢走了 Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live 1.4kReads9.2Score16914d adds
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  20. 70 The Marquis’s Legitimate Daughter Returns with Her Adorable Child and Conquers All 候府嫡女携萌娃归来,大杀四方 Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted [A reborn heroine seeking revenge, beautiful, wealthy, and shrewd] + [A doted-on lucky little darling, born with memories and able to speak to animals] + [The male lead is distant when he doesn't love her, but once he does, he competes and fights to claim her] No one knows that Jiang Wan has been reborn! In her previous life, she died after her stepmother and half-sister schemed against her. They drugged her and forced her into an affair, then caught her in the act. To protect the Marquis's hous 355Reads8.8Score10614d adds
  21. 71 I Say, How Bewitching Are These Rivers and Mountains 我道江山多妩媚 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both are each other’s only ones | HE | play the pig to eat the tiger | a battle of wits and mutual seduction] Cool, flirtatious noblewoman × scheming, passionate crown prince A feud between their families and country | One night spent in the wrong bed | She plots, and he walks right into her trap Her father and brothers died in battle, and her sister-in-law succumbed to poison. To keep the Wu’an Marquis household from falling apart, Yan Zhen headed south in the dead of night, but ended up sha 3.5kReads8.8Score40214d adds
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  22. 72 The Noble Consort Gains Mind-Reading Powers and Uncovers a Shocking Secret 贵妃有了读心术后吃出惊天大瓜 Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted [Historical romance. Mind-reading. Face-slapping. The heroine awakens. She shines on her own. The hero is barely involved. Later, the consort will leave the palace and take her child to make her way in the world. Please don’t complain if it’s not your thing.] After taking a tumble in the imperial gardens, the arrogant and overbearing Noble Consort Yu, who reigns supreme over the harem, wakes up to discover that she can hear other people’s thoughts. It turns out the emperor’s affection is an illu 5.3kReads9.2Score72214d adds
  23. 73 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.8kReads9.0Score78414d adds
  24. 74 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 25.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
  25. 75 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海,却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
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  26. 76 A Palace Maid Makes a Home in the Cold Palace with an Abandoned Royal Child 穿成宫女在冷宫当家养皇室弃崽 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The first season of the animated drama is now available! [A palace maid with plenty of lust but no guts x a seemingly aloof Regent who is actually emotionally innocent] [1v1 devoted couple + heroine’s pocket dimension golden finger + hero’s secret identity + raising a child] The Immortal Cultivation Continent exploded, and overworked office drone Leng Shuang’s soul transmigrated once again, this time into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. Her former mistress had died, leaving only a 3.7kReads8.5Score45614d adds
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  27. 77 After I Transmigrated, I Doted on the God of War Prince 穿越后,我娇养了战神王爷 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Medicine] [Secret Identity] [Superpowers] [Pocket Dimension] [Strong Female Lead] [Fleeing Refugees] [Sweet Romance] Completely handcrafted, no AI!!!!!!! Super agent Gu Qingyue, a gifted doctor with healing powers, transmigrates. She finds herself in the body of Gu Qingyue, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. As a child, she was tricked by her aunt and sold to a mountain village, where she suffered endless abuse. To resist being sold as a second wife to 4.2kReads9.0Score49414d adds
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  28. 78 A Servant Beneath Her Skirts 裙下臣 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her doting grandmother raised her to be timid, weak, and naive. The marriage arranged for her when she was little sent her straight to hell. The Jian family was destroyed, and a cup of poisoned wine brought her life to a tragic end. Heaven had mercy on her: she was reborn in the year she was to be married. She swore to ruin the scoundrel's reputation and make him infamous, wipe out his entire family, and make everyone who had bullied and humiliated her in her previous life 4.6kReads8.9Score50814d adds
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  29. 79 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.4kReads8.2Score69014d adds
  30. 80 After the Marriage Swap, the Young General Can't Resist Flirting 换亲后,少年将军不禁撩 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [The animated comic is now available. If you're interested, go check it out!] [Married first, fall in love later ✘ aloof, youthful male lead ✘ gentle, clear-eyed female lead ✘ mutually exclusive partners (explained later)] Wen Ning was reborn. In her previous life, she dutifully cared for her parents-in-law and treated her husband with consideration. After finally enduring long enough to see Song Yan pass the highest imperial examination, everyone said she was lucky. But Song Yan never loved her 3.2kReads8.9Score38414d adds
  31. 81 EN A Slender Waist, a Hidden Beauty 细腰藏娇 Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage before love + devoted couple HE + sweet romance + children later on + both leads speak their minds] Su Luoqian was the daughter of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, cherished by her parents from the day she was born. She was lively and clever, bright and openhearted. But after a natural disaster exposed the Su family’s wealth, their prominence attracted envy and greed. Surrounded by wolves, Su Luoqian gritted her teeth and accepted the emperor’s arranged 26.8kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
  32. 82 You Forced Me to Marry the Regent, So Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Pregnant? 逼我嫁摄政王,我有孕你哭什么 Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted The short drama “Where the Mountain Has Trees, the Trees Have Branches” is now available. [Publication deal signed + male lead fights to claim her + second male lead begs for her back + marriage before love] Jiang Chuyue has been in love with Xiao Ji for ten years. As his nominal “younger sister,” all she can do is watch him take one concubine after another. At a palace banquet, Xiao Ji protects his beloved concubine by forcing Jiang Chuyue to marry the regent. Xiao Ji tells her, “The regent is 24.6kReads8.7Score1.9k14d adds
  33. 83 Taking a Second Wife on Our Wedding Night? The Mad Tyrant Snatches Me into the Palace 新婚夜娶平妻?疯批暴君抢我入宫 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Her scumbag husband took a second wife on their wedding night, and a mad tyrant seized her for his palace [Not reborn or transmigrated] [Pure Historical Romance] [Male Lead Has Planned This for a Long Time] [Decisive Heroine] [One-on-One Romance] [Abusing Scumbags] [Face-Slapping] [Sweet Romance] [Groveling After the Divorce] Yun Li was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an. She had been engaged since childhood to Xiao Huai, heir to Prince Li. A perfect match of beauty and talent, t 136Reads8.4Score10114d adds
  34. 84 EN My Prince, Be Gentle: Your Princess Is Delicate and Soft 王爷轻宠,王妃她身娇体软 Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage first, love later + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Yan Wanning, the eldest daughter of the Duke's household, had lost both her parents. Beautiful and gentle by nature, she had spent her childhood treading carefully in the household. Later, the emperor arranged her marriage to Prince Anbei, who lived far away on the northern frontier, and made her his principal consort. According to the rumors, Prince Anbei was a battle-hardened giant with the build 6.7kReads9.0Score57714d adds
  35. 85 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 10.7kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
  36. 86 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主,勾搭男频帝王 Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 17kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
  37. 87 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命,重生主母杀疯了 Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 57.6kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
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  38. 88 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Concubine Captivates Hearts and Rises to Principal Wife 快穿:妾室妖媚,撩欲惑心晋主母 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through palace and household intrigue, a wholly ancient-world heroine, a villainess focused solely on her mission, the Matriarch System, breathtaking beauty, a naturally seductive allure, a scheming green-tea vixen, not a sweet romance] Everyone says, “Beauty is a sin.” Liu Fuyin, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is stunningly beautiful and enchantingly seductive. Before she even comes of age, she’s a beauty capable of bringing kingdoms to their knees, and everyone wants to 12kReads8.8Score73514d adds
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  39. 89 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡?夫兄,人家好怕 Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 109.1kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds
  40. 90 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子,谁挡路谁就死 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 54.2kReads9.4Score8.5k14d adds
  41. 91 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
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  42. 92 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 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 17.2kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
  43. 93 The Empress’s Coy Glance Makes the Cold-Faced Tyrant Dote on Her 娘娘媚眼含羞,撩得暴君冷脸宠 Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted [Scheming Beauty Who Dares to Defy Convention + Cold, Twisted Emperor Who’s Obsessed with Her + Harem Intrigue + Not Each Other’s First] Yu Nuan was on her way to a film set when she transmigrated, becoming an unpopular, low-ranking consort who had lost in the harem power struggle. Born into a family of imperial merchants, with a lowly family background and unable to bear children, she had been dealt a terrible hand. Yu Nuan gazed at the beautiful woman in the mirror, her skin like snow and her 1.4kReads8.7Score10314d adds
  44. 94 I Transmigrated into the Sickly Tyrant’s Green Tea Favorite 穿成病娇暴君的绿茶宠妃 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Sign-in successful. Reward: ten thousand taels of gold.” Shen Miaomiao, a master of the art of tea, got countless rewards with her sign-in System and won the hearts of countless men. Only after someone framed her did she realize she was a disposable character in a book. Her sisters picked on her, thinking she was a helpless nobody with no power or connections? With mountains of treasure piled behind her, she nestled in the male lead's arms and looked pure and innocent. “Do you think your little 958Reads9.2Score10214d adds
  45. 95 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 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 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds
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  46. 96 The Tale of Si He 思合传 Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted She was born to an ordinary family amid the bustle of Jiangnan, spending her carefree childhood in the rhythms of everyday life. The older brother and sister who watched over her as she grew up were, in fact, lost royal descendants living incognito among the common folk. Once their origins were revealed, the family's fate was changed forever. She, too, was swept into the deep waters of the imperial palace. In the golden hall, candlelight flickered as she smiled sweetly. Every glance she cast lef 1.7kReads8.1Score13714d adds
  47. 97 Last Year's Springtime Heartache Returns 去年春恨却来时 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Clearheaded, self-possessed noblewoman × scheming, cold-blooded emperor] [Love and hate in equal measure + clear-eyed heroine + the leads use each other + ensemble court intrigue + everyone gets a bad ending + fictional setting] [Content warnings: ① Neither lead is sexually inexperienced; ② Not a wish-fulfillment novel. The heroine grows over time. ③ Both leads are deeply complicated and far from kind. Don't read if that's not for you!] Yan Qinghe was born a concubine-born daughter of a noble f 1.9kReads8.2Score13414d adds
  48. 98 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
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  49. 99 The Lady of the Household Flips the Table: No Taking On His Mess, Just Spoiling Her Husband and Making a Comeback 妻主掀桌拒接盘,宠夫逆袭两手抓 Ancient Romance700k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominant World + Underdog Reversal + Secret Identities + Devoted Love + One-on-One, Both Pure] [Ruthless, taciturn, career-minded transmigrator × aloof, two-faced superstar] After waking up, she discovers she’s transmigrated into the role of the heroine’s designated cuckold in a cliché female-dominant romance novel. She’s spent twenty years cleaning up after the heroine, only to end up with the full “crematorium” treatment. Gu Liang falls into an unsettling silence. The novel’s tags clea 3.3kReads9.2Score30514d adds
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  50. 100 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗? Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
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