Historical Palace Intrigue, Preferably Without Rebirth or Transmigration 古言宫斗，尽量不要重生穿越的

1. 251 榜 Seeking a Husband from the Exam Results, I Found a Mad Emperor 榜下捉婿，捉到个疯批新帝 Golden Sweet Potato Chips金薯片Ancient Romance935k WordsOngoing [A Mad Crown Prince’s Orphan × The Runaway Bride He Accidentally Kidnapped | Possessive Love | A Captive Phoenix Becomes Empress | I’ll Have You and the Whole World in My Grasp] A Mad Emperor × His Runaway Bride “Shen Chanyi, the man you kidnapped isn’t the second-place exam candidate. He’s the orphaned son of the previous crown prince, the future ruler of the realm.” On the day the exam results were posted, Shen Chanyi went to the notice board on her father’s orders to capture a husband. By mis 126Reads7.1Score—Shelves
2. 252 温 My Gentle Cousin Turned Into a Madman? Cancel the Wedding, Now! 温润表兄变疯批？退退退退婚！ Layer Upon Layer, Like a Painting重重似画Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + male lead is reborn] When Shen Lichu first arrives in Yanjing, she falls at first sight for the brilliant, refined Heir Ning, a man as bright and aloof as the moon. She hears that he is disciplined and courteous, gentle yet distant, like snow atop a lofty mountain: beautiful to behold but impossible to reach. Fortunately, her aunt does everything she can to bring them together, and Shen Lichu makes a careful effort to win him over. She gets her wish: Lu Shiji falls for her, 34.1kReads8.1Score3.2kShelves
3. 253 我 My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 39.1kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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   The male protagonist is sinister and domineering, very green tea. The female protagonist is sweet but very smart. She is not abusive at all. Highly recommended.

4. 254 王 Don't Mess with the Princess Consort: She's Only Missing Virtue from the Five Elements! 王妃不能惹，她五行只缺德！ Jian Yu简钰Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Faithful Couple + Flirting Up a Storm + Goofball Comedy + Sweet and Satisfying Romance] Mu Yunshu transmigrates straight into a nightmare on her wedding night: she's caught in bed with another man, and her groom is the ruthless, unhinged Prince Rong Jiusi, a war god! Help! With his knife pressed to her throat, she begs for her life: “Your Highness, I’m an excellent doctor, beautiful, gentle, considerate, and understanding! Sparing my life is all gain and no loss!” He asks, “You’re gentle and co 52.4kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves
5. 255 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 14.4kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   No time travel and rebirth, strongly recommended [Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]

6. 256 许 Give Me This Life, and I'll Give You the Next! 许我今世，还君来生！ Lady Guo菓大人Ancient Romance649k WordsCompleted [No rebirth + No transmigration + Perhaps past lives and present + Actually, it’s a myth] You thought you were childhood sweethearts, but it turns out you’re bound across past and present lives! What began as karmic ties became a cycle of mistaken kindness and resentment! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A slow-burning elixir with a strong sense of immersion!

7. 257 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 66.7kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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   This book is beautiful! The heroine has a good career and is not immersed in the emperor's favor. She only wants to seize power.

8. 258 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 50.7kReads9.2Score5.1kShelves

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   This is very beautiful. It will be a bit hard to stand at first, but it will become very beautiful later on.

9. 259 逼 You Forced Me to Divorce and Abort the Child, Now the Mad Prince Regrets It Bitterly 逼我和离打胎，疯批王爷肠子悔青 Heart of Mountains and Rivers山川心Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + love after marriage + groveling pursuit + secret identity revealed + face-slapping villains + mutually devoted couple + happy ending] Shen Zhilan is married off by Concubine Liu to the thirteenth prince, Lord Xiao, who is on the verge of death, in hopes that she will bring him good luck. But the yandere Thirteenth Prince suddenly drops his act, rises to become the biggest winner in the struggle for the throne, and takes control of the empire. When Lord Xiao wakes up, the fi 174Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   [I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend][Bookshelf plus one][Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

10. 260 戏 The Drama Queen Arrives and Makes the Tyrant Blush and His Heart Race 戏精美人驾到，撩的暴君脸红心跳 Gu Liaoliao顾了了Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted ❤️ Complete [Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste] A frail, dramatic beauty x a cold, ruthless tyrant (cold on the outside but warm inside at first, all bark and no bite, then a completely devoted husband) Excerpt 1: Gu Qingxi had barely transmigrated into a book when she slapped the cold, ruthless tyrant across the face. Given Pei Yanci's vicious nature, she thought she was doomed and wouldn't live to see another day. But the tyrant didn't play by the rules. He simply kept Gu Qi 981Reads9.1Score123Shelves

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    These three books are all about palace battles. Recommended. Recommended.

11. 261 娘 The Empress Remarries in Search of True Love, While the Emperor Grows Old Alone 娘娘改嫁另觅真爱，皇上孤独终老 Yun Yuebai云月白Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted [No getting back together after a broken relationship + no reconciliation or forgiveness + the second male lead wins] From childhood acquaintances to lovers, Jiang Suwan stood by Mo Linyuan every step of the way. They fought side by side, conquered the realm, and became emperor and empress. He once promised that he would love only her for his whole life and take no other wife. But as soon as he ascended the throne, he brought one woman after another into the palace, gradually neglecting her. To 466Reads5.7Score—Shelves
12. 262 冷 The Cold-Faced Crown Prince Is a Lovesick Jealous Crybaby 冷面太子恋爱脑，总是吃醋哭唧唧 Zhang Dabao张大豹Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Second Male Lead Takes the Crown + Secret Crush] Jiang Yuwan was the prime minister’s only daughter, adored by her parents and brothers. But she fell for the wrong prince, one who was out of favor, and thousands of members of the Jiang family died as a result. She had thought Li Chengzhi would honor his promise to love only her for the rest of their lives once he ascended the throne. But as soon as he became emperor, he married the woman he truly loved: her close friend. Jiang Yuwan b 166Reads5.8Score—Shelves
13. 263 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 85.7kReads9.7Score10.4kShelves

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    Pure ancient words, no time travel, no rebirth, no systematic conclusion [Top post][Top post][Top post]

14. 264 挽 Reclaiming the General Star 挽将星 Meme Yu么么愚Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted]+ [Rival suitors]+ [A sunny, strong heroine who raises pigs and makes the impossible happen] After being a widow for eight years, Lu Qiniang buys a man to give her a child. Just as they enter the bridal chamber, her husband, who was supposedly killed in battle, suddenly returns home in triumph. Lu Qiniang: ... Looking at the two men ready to draw swords, she has a sudden idea: “The three of us should just make a good life together. That's better than anything else!” Xiao Yan & Zhan 63.1kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
15. 265 长 Snow in Chang’an: The Heart of an Old Friend 长安雪：故人心 Love Among the Green Roses绿蔷薇之恋Historical369k WordsCompleted Not a feel-good novel, and not a formulaic one. This is a historical fantasy and martial arts novel set in an alternate past, featuring political intrigue, a male and female lead, and plenty of dialogue. In the twenty-third year of the Kaiyuan era, Tang, spring was warm and the scenery bright. The banks of Qujiang Pond were already bustling with carriages and crowds of beautiful women. It had been only three days since the new jinshi results were posted, and the excitement of having their names —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. (Continuation of Spring: Green Emergence) The heroine is an imaginary historical novel that does not travel through time and is not systematic. The whole book runs through the cultural connotation of tea ceremony, integrating tea art, tea ceremony, tea making methods and various knowledge points from historical ancient books. The heroine competes with court officials and Japanese pirates for the sake of her family and country. 2. (Chang'an Snow: The Heart of My Old Man) is a story about the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. The ancient beautiful writings are imaginary, and the officialdom is machinations and cruelty. These two novels occasionally have a small amount of fantasy color which is limited to or just to increase the dramatic effect. 3. (The Ming Dynasty wealthy businessman Shen Wansan) The history is imaginary, there are not many female protagonists, no time travel, no system, the whole book is clear and smooth, and there is no redundancy. The legendary story of the ancient historical business figure Shen Wansan and the Hongwu Emperor and officials and businessmen at all levels. Three novels that are well worth reading!

16. 266 大 Shen Wansan, the Ming Dynasty Tycoon 大明富贾沈万三 Love Among the Green Roses绿蔷薇之恋Historical206k WordsCompleted Book Description: This book has no System, no transmigration, and no multiple heroines. It follows the male protagonist from farming to the ups and downs of the business world, charting his extraordinary life in a brisk, no-frills style. At the end of the Yuan dynasty and the beginning of the Ming, Shen Fu, a farmer from Zhouzhuang, was styled Zhongrong and ranked third among his brothers. People called him Shen Wansan. He rose from humble beginnings, earned his first fortune transporting goods 21Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 叙 Spring’s Green Surge 叙春绿涌 Love Among the Green Roses绿蔷薇之恋Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted My new book is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel: the historical romance novel Spring Notes: Green Surge. The chapters follow the sequence of China’s twenty-four solar terms and weave in traditional cultural elements such as the tea ceremony, tea-making arts, and tea manuals. The story follows Bai Yurun, a young woman from a family of tea masters, as she fights wits and courage against corrupt merchants, venal officials, and Japanese pirates to pass on the culture of tea. It traces her gro —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 南 The Tale of Nan Xin 南心记 Little Breeze, Clear Moon小风霁月Ancient Romance176k WordsCompleted He does everything he can to avoid marrying her, while she plots every which way to wed him. He wants her dead, but she fights to survive in the cracks like a resilient blade of grass. He sees through everything, yet still lets her slowly take root in his heart, where she lingers, impossible to forget and impossible to resist… 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Marriage first, then love, pure ancient saying

19. 269 重 Reborn Before the Transmigrator: I Won Back My Ex-Husband 重生在穿越女之前抢回前夫 Golden Toad Lord金蟾君Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Farming + food + historical romance + rebirth + transmigration + mind reading] Lin Yuhe was reborn on the day her ex-husband married the woman he had always loved. She deeply regretted being so short-sighted in her previous life. She had divorced Xie Shuhuai and aborted his child, then agreed to marry a wicked man without seeing what he was really like. That scoundrel had already taken a mistress and had a child with her. He only married Lin Yuhe so she could take the blame and play the role of 11.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Who in the family understands? This rebirth novel actually makes "stealing your ex-husband" look like a funny variety show! The heroine became smarter after her rebirth. Instead of comparing "modern knowledge" with the time-traveling girl, she directly enlarged her skills: - The time-traveling girl said she wanted to grow potatoes? The heroine took out the high-yielding potato seeds secretly hidden in her previous life overnight, and also gave her an "exclusive fertilization secret recipe", which made her parents-in-law smile; - A time-traveling woman wrote a love poem to seduce her ex-husband? The heroine handed over the old jade pendant he lost when he was a teenager, and said softly, "I remember you said, this is your mother's relic"; - The most amazing thing is that she also teamed up with her brother-in-law and taught him "how to identify green tea", clearly breaking down the routine of the time-traveling woman! My ex-husband's transformation from "Don't touch me" at the beginning to "Why doesn't she look at me" later on made me laugh to death. There was no abuse in the whole process, it was refreshing and sweet. If you don't like it, come to me!

20. 270 将 A General Is No Boy 将军非少年 Jinhu瑾狐Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted If “I love you” is good fortune, then for her, “You’re free” is salvation. “Si Youjin, you can protect these splendid rivers and mountains, you can protect these beautiful years, but can you protect yourself?” She sat atop the city wall and gave no answer… 4.6kReads9.3Score614Shelves

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    A young general, a woman disguised as a man. Amazing talent and powerful martial arts.

21. 271 千 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    Probably these [smirking][laughing][shy]

22. 272 重 Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Little Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴，渣男太子喊我小皇婶 Little Fan小扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + mutual healing + the scumbag gets his comeuppance] Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of a general. The emperor took pity on her and offered to arrange her marriage. In her previous life, Shen Yao married the Crown Prince, Xie Jingchu. She endured endless humiliation in the Eastern Palace, yet overheard Xie Jingchu sneer in private, “She forced me to marry her. She deserves everything she gets.” Heartbroken, Shen Yao a 16.9kReads8.1Score23.2kShelves
23. 273 摆 I Slacked Off Until the End and Became Empress 摆烂到最后，侧妃封后了 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted In the first year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of a prince. In the second year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of the Crown Prince. In the sixth year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was an imperial consort. … … After who knew how many years of marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she became empress. Looking back on her life many years later, she had once felt the stirrings of love, once been melancholy and sentimental, and once tried to fight back… S 1.5kReads8.8Score103Shelves
24. 274 一 Before I Knew It, His Majesty Was Helping Me Fight My Household Battles 一不小心，陛下他下场帮我宅斗了 A Touch Of Green On Junshan君山一点青Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted An accident causes Cui Lingyao and the reigning emperor, Pei Jie, to swap souls. On the fifteenth of every month, each must spend a day in the other's body. One side is the chaotic Earl's residence, with a reborn younger cousin, an aunt harboring dark intentions, an uncle shrouded in secrets, and a grandmother who loves to smooth things over. The other is the imperial court, where the empress dowager holds power, Prince Xin is ambitious, the emperor's personal attendant has already defected, an 10.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Ahhhhhh, my favorite

25. 275 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 41.7kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This book is highly recommended!!! The heroine was promoted from Liang Di to Queen, and she gradually started to be attracted by her status. The beginning of the story is about being the only one favored. You can believe that the male protagonist has the strategy that a prince should have and everything is under control. It's just a piece of writing

26. 276 惹 Why Mess With Her? She's His Majesty's Beloved and His First Wife 惹她干嘛，她是陛下白月光兼发妻 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted [A calculating, possessive emperor × a sweet, gentle beauty | devoted to one another | mutual healing | growing-up romance | two hopeless romantics falling for each other~] Jiang Yingli has spent four years as Prince Su’s concubine. Xiao Chenglan, Prince Su, has little interest in women, and she is the only concubine in his household, so her life is peaceful and carefree. She thinks things will stay that way, but then Prince Su ascends the throne. Overnight, she rises from a lowly concubine of P 77.4kReads8.9Score9.2kShelves
27. 277 凤 The Legend of Fengwu 凤梧传奇 Keep Improving Every Day 19天天向上19Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted A strong female lead, with no transmigration, no pocket dimension, and no System. The heroine, Shen Qingwu, comes from a fallen gentry family in Jiangnan during the Great Jing dynasty. Well-read from childhood, she learns martial arts, medicine, farming, embroidery, and other skills from a succession of teachers after her family falls on hard times. Tough and independent, she lives by the creed, “The more skills you have, the better. Strength decides everything.” She rejects all supernatural as —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These four books are all good [laughing]

28. 278 碎 The Shattered Jade Book 碎玉书 Keep Improving Every Day 19天天向上19Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted Single heroine story In the middle period of the fictional Great Yong Dynasty, the surface is peaceful and prosperous, but undercurrents roil between the imperial court and the great clans, and between civil officials and military generals. Northern tribes watch with predatory intent, while remnants of the former dynasty of Chu, replaced by Yong three hundred years ago, still operate in secret. Legend has it that the Chu imperial family holds a secret scroll capable of toppling the dynasty. Shen —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 279 朱 The Secret Key Behind the Vermilion Walls 朱墙秘钥 Keep Improving Every Day 19天天向上19Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted The harem power struggles in this book do not have “winning favor” as their ultimate aim. Instead, their central goal is to “decipher the late emperor’s secret edict.” Clues are scattered throughout the palace layout, the late emperor’s personal effects, and even the consorts’ family secrets. The truth can only be pieced together through logical deduction, strategic information games, and psychological foresight. Every choice may set off a “chain of traps,” such as when a consort’s apparent “mis —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 后 Secrets of the Imperial Harem: Healing Hearts, Weaving Dreams of Love 后宫秘颜：医心为谋，情丝织梦 Keep Improving Every Day 19天天向上19Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted Lin Yao, a modern expert in cosmetic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking consort who has just entered the palace of the Great Chu Dynasty. Using her modern beauty expertise and secret traditional remedies, she carves out a place for herself in the treacherous imperial harem, becoming its foremost expert in beauty and skincare while finding sincere love and friendship along the way. —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 281 与 Parting from You: A Sincere Wish for the Road in Our Next Life 与君绝：虔诚夙愿来世路 One Ten Seven一什柒Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Household Drama + Historical Romance + Past and Present Lives + Angst! Angst! Angst!] By a twist of fate, the least favored legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence was betrothed to Prince Chen, the most promising young noble in the court. When the many noble young ladies of the capital heard this “terrible news,” their hearts broke. Song Anqin gazed at the imperial decree in her hands, her thoughts in turmoil. “Father, can we return this decree?” General Song smiled 154Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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    In the past few years, palace battles have not been time-traveled, and there have been too few non-rebirths. I have reluctantly found a few books. There may be some time-traveling, but they are all better. Of course, there are also some non-travel and non-rebirth. For example, the one in the palace really has no time-travel and no rebirth and starts the palace battle drama directly. The heroine It's not very powerful, but it's the kind of comeback that goes against the wind, and what I call crazy criticism is that he has a vest to participate in palace political struggles. Anyway, he has everything. He has no cp, the heroine has a super strong background and is very hard, and he also helps his stupid prince to protect his position. It was almost like Lily Wen. When I read it, it was like this. The daughter of the Prime Minister's Palace and the heroine had a little sense of CP [making faces]. Of course, he had no CP and only fought in the palace and then fought and participated in political struggles. It's very interesting, very enjoyable, and the 11th one is particularly strong as a coming-of-age novel. From a grassroots heroine to a brave and resourceful heroine [Blow kiss]

32. 282 公 The Princess's Canary: Behave and Be Spoiled, Disobey and Be Killed 公主的金丝雀：乖则宠！不乖则杀 Heavenly Azure Yunji天苍纭极Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted [Insanely Sweet! Seductive! Flirty Romance! Strong Female Lead!] The eldest princess of Great Chu is alluring to the bone, bewitching and soul-capturing, unhinged and ruthless, and full of schemes. She is a bloodthirsty flower of hell with power over the court. The Ninth Prince of Great Qi seems harmless, as lovely as a painting, but is possessive, obsessive, scheming, and sinister: a fox who swallows people whole. Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Feng Wan keeps a secret male lover. H 1.1kReads9.2Score114Shelves
33. 283 将 General, Your Prince Consort Got It Wrong and Is Begging for Punishment! 将军：驸马他认错了，主动求虐！ One Admonition一诫Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Female-led romance + GB] A fierce, violent female general or noble princess versus a clever, loyal, obedient prince or consort. Ling Ao, the great general of the Zhenyuan Army, is the only princess of the Ling Dynasty’s Emperor Linghe. She commands the army and is doted on by her father and mother. The Haitang Courtyard in the General’s Residence is already full of exceptionally handsome beauties. So why would she need a consort? Cang Yue, a male concubine sent by the Yuerong Kingdom, has a que 7.8kReads9.0Score500Shelves
34. 284 笼 The Caged Songbird Ensnared the Mad Emperor 笼中雀她渣了疯批皇帝 Lord Number One Scholar探花大人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Taking Her by Force / The Long Road to Winning Her Back | Sweet, Deceptive Maid × Domineering, Ruthless, Scheming Emperor] Xu Zhixing was emperor twice in his life. The first time he took the throne, he kept Jiang Si imprisoned by his side and personally forced her to drink a pregnancy-preventing potion. But power struggles were rife with hidden murderous intent, and life and death were unpredictable. In just a few short years, the dynasty changed hands several times. After the Qing dynasty was 1.7kReads8.4Score112Shelves
35. 285 娘 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪，演到帝王送凤位 Little Peeled Egg剥壳的小蛋蛋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 411Reads9.1Score—Shelves
36. 286 大 Empress Daqi: The Complete Collection 大奇皇后（全集） A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The story follows a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor, given to the Emperor as a gift. In a single night, she becomes Empress and wins the Emperor’s heart, leading him to empty the harem for her. 4.4kReads9.2Score609Shelves
37. 287 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 12.7kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
38. 288 大 The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录 Is Wasabi Spicy?芥末辣不辣Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and, 22.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
39. 289 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 176.6kReads9.5Score22.6kShelves
40. 290 冰 Book No. 9 by Bingheye 冰荷叶的第9本书 Ice Lotus Leaf冰荷叶Female-Channel Fanfiction128k WordsCompleted Synopsis: The little darling I raised with my own hands became the mad tyrant who imprisoned me for life “Elder Sister, your blood tastes sweeter than birth-control soup.” When I was nineteen, I snatched the two-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen from a mountain of corpses. I thought I was raising a child. I didn’t know he was a wolf who would turn on me. For ten years in the Cold Palace, I taught him to read, but he learned how to gouge out people’s eyes. I took poison meant for him, while he 20Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 尤 After the Stunning Beauty Ran Away, the Tyrant Turned Dark 尤物美人逃跑后，暴君黑化了 Picking Green for the Consort取青妃白Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted Gorgeous, resilient wet nurse + devoted, possessive, unhinged emperor [Forceful love + sweet romance + golden chains + love poison that swaps souls + palace intrigue + devoted couple] On her wedding night, Tang Li is switched with someone else. After their marriage, her husband dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife... After carrying her baby for ten months, she suffers a stillbirth. On that same day, the tyrant’s eldest son is born. To find her child, she enters the palace as her younger 2.4kReads8.0Score125Shelves
42. 292 公 The Pitiful Princess Is Stolen Away by a Mad, Powerful Minister 公主小可怜，被疯批权臣强取豪夺 Isn't Cabbage Sweet?白菜不甜吗Ancient Romance512k WordsOngoing “Husband…” Gu Cici glanced at the man before her. He was elegant and handsome, with a refined, aloof air. “What, you want more?” “You wake up and immediately try to seduce me.” Qin Xiaochen’s lips curled in a mocking sneer. Hmph. Men are heartless as soon as they’re done. Gu Cici felt utterly exhausted, body and soul, weary without end! She had been about to get up, but immediately let the bed curtains fall again, hoping to go back to sleep. But then… feeling the woman in his arms tremble, he as 630Reads7.0Score117Shelves
43. 293 王 The Princess Consort Fights, the Prince Hands Her a Blade; She Shouts Along While He Curses 王妃打架爷递刀，王爷骂人她叫嚣 Above the Clouds扶摇之上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy + Lighthearted + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Secret Crush + One-on-One] “What? The Ninth Prince wants to take a second wife?” “And that female general Ouyang is his first love?” “…” I’m out. I’m done with this. Feng Jiuxi was born into the body of the Duke’s eldest legitimate daughter, and all she wants is to roam the jianghu. But for the sake of her family’s standing over the next hundred years, she’s forced to marry the powerful 6.1kReads8.5Score774Shelves
44. 294 清 Qingqing's 17th Book 清清的鱼第17本书 Clear Little Fish清清的鱼Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [Political marriage princess + 1V2 + the heroine is inexperienced, the men are not + obsessive second male lead rises to the top + male lead is not chaste + not a strong heroine story, not a wish-fulfillment story + imprisonment in a dark room + forced love] I was a princess sent away in a political marriage. On my wedding night, my husband spent the night with another of his favored consorts, while I had to wait on them. He hated me, hurt me, broke my leg, imprisoned me, and even killed my moth 186Reads5.7Score—Shelves
45. 295 纨 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 71.6kReads9.4Score9.4kShelves
46. 296 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Win Over 青梅难哄 Let Me Sleep a Little Longer再让我睡一会Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The Third Prince and Pei, the young lady of the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, had been childhood friends since they were little, always open and honest with each other. That is, until one day... The Third Prince, who used to take injuries and hardships in stride, insisted on being carried into the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, where he called out to Second Miss Pei, looking half-dead: “Wanw an, I feel awful...” Bodyguard: Who are you? Where’s our cold, distant, icy Third Prince? The Empress wanted 17.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Very nice!!!!

47. 297 捡 I Picked Up a Sickly Sweet, Crazy Husband 捡了个齁甜的疯批夫君 June's Private Plot六月的自留地Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, a pure historical romance with an old-fashioned feel] The most correct thing Chang Yuruan ever did was refuse to become a widow before marriage, even if it meant fleeing in the middle of the night under pressure from her family. The boldest thing she ever did was rescue a blood-soaked man at the country estate where she was hiding. Every day, she hoped to send him on his way as soon as he recovered, but the man was far too unhinged. Not only did 418Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    No time travel, no golden fingers, no rebirth, pure ancient words

48. 298 赐 The Prince's New Bride Is Sweet and Delicate, So He Treats Her with Care 赐婚王妃娇软，王爷轻点宠 Jie Yushu解雨书Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, not a rebirth story + married first, love later + sweet romance, devoted to each other] “An imperial marriage decree for the Duke of Zhenguo's household: Mu Yue?” One is the sixth prince, long since forgotten. The other is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, whose family has lost its influence. For some inexplicable reason, the emperor issued an edict pairing them in marriage. This marriage has nothing to do with whether they like each oth 390Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    [Adoration] [Adoration] There is no third party between the male and female protagonists

49. 299 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 36.6kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
50. 300 上 I've Suffered Enough in My Last Life. I'd Rather Die Than Marry Him Again 上辈子苦够了，打死她都不嫁了 Chang Qingqing常庆庆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen An'an came from a distinguished family and was both talented and beautiful. As soon as she came of age, she was betrothed to the fourth prince, Xiao Yuan, a man of heavenly beauty and noble character, and the dream lover of every young lady in the capital. Heaven had dealt her a winning hand. Even she once believed she was blessed beyond measure, until her girlish heart was shattered into pieces. She suffered every kind of pain at the hands of that graceful, refined man, and paid a devastat 17.2kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves

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