Looking for Pure Historical Romance, No Transmigration or Rebirth 求纯古言，无穿越重生

1. 1 娇 The Proud, Cool, and Beautiful Princess Remarries a Madcap Bandit King 娇贵冷艳长公主二嫁疯痞土匪王 Hydrogen Peroxide Ya双氧水吖Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Two powerful, chaste leads, sickeningly sweet daily life, a fiery woman pursuing her man, mutual devotion, skilled players facing off, and irresistible tension] [More daily life than fighting, more men competing for the heroine than women competing for the hero, more political intrigue than palace scheming] She is the most honored princess in the imperial family. He is the unruliest Northern River Prince, with an army powerful enough to rival an entire nation. They marry to secure peace between 1.5kReads8.2Score11814d adds

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   These two books are easy to read, with exciting plots and distinctive characters.

2. 2 将 The General Consort and the Princess from Jiangnan Enter the Marquis’s Household 将军驸马，江南公主入侯门 Knowing Autumn, Gathering Maples知秋拾枫Ancient Romance366k WordsOngoing [A scheming general × an easygoing, carefree princess | Marriage before love | He falls first] When Xie Yunlan received the imperial edict arranging his marriage, he was annotating military reports. His brush paused for a moment. A princess from Jiangnan named Jinghe? She could only be a spy planted by the emperor. On their wedding night, he lifted her veil and saw the lustrous jade hairpin at her temple. Her hand remained steady as she offered him the nuptial wine. In an even tone, she said, “G 5Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 3 得 When He Learned I’d Secretly Taken Contraceptive Soup, the Powerful Minister Turned Dark 得知我偷喝避子汤后，权臣黑化了 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + sweet romance + rise to power + age and height gap + a touch of healing] Tan Yin is the third daughter among the Song family's concubine-born daughters. When she was twelve, she accidentally ate crab roe and broke out in a rash all over her body. A plague was sweeping through Jiangnan at the time, and everyone feared it might be smallpox. So they sent Tan Yin to Puhua Mountain outside the capital, leaving her to fend for herself. Five years passed, and no one came to see he 15.5kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds

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   It looks alright. 👍

4. 4 才 A Talented Woman's Plight: After Being Forced to Marry a Spoiled Heir 才女难当：被纨绔世子强娶后 Eighteenth Yuanwai十八员外Ancient Romance397k WordsCompleted [Unparalleled sweet romance + scheming male lead + mutual devotion] [Not an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story. Avoid if that's what you like] [Female-oriented romance. Avoid if you prefer male-oriented novels] In the fourteenth year of the Great Zhou, an imperial edict shattered the decades of peaceful life Liu Qingyi had known. With a wave of his hand, the emperor married the capital's foremost beauty to the heir of Prince Huai'an, the notorious playboy who was the talk of the city. Their rep 2.1kReads8.8Score16014d adds
5. 5 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds

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   The first one is a tragic novel, so I suggest you read with caution. The others are all very good though.

6. 6 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds
7. 7 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds
8. 8 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 22.4kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
9. 9 团 The Beloved Youngest Legitimate Daughter 团宠嫡幼女 My Hair Is Really Nice我头发很好欧Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted The most precious person in the entire Fan household was its eight-year-old youngest daughter, Fan Yurong. Her mother was Madam Shen, who came from a prominent Jiangnan family. Fan Yurong's features closely resembled her mother's, but she had an added sparkle. When she smiled, her two little dimples softened everyone's heart. Her elder sister, Fan Yuran, doted on her, and her elder brother, Fan Hong, protected her. Her grandparents held her in the palm of their hands, too. Though she had grown u 2.9kReads6.1Score27614d adds

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   1. Ensemble cast 2. Princess and prince of an enemy country 3. Prime Minister's daughter and heir 4. The female lead's life begins tragically but she gradually grows stronger and eventually walks hand in hand with the male lead 5. Although set in a domestic country, it features a shared male and female lead 6. The empress firmly holds the throne

10. 10 穿 I Become the Future Tyrant’s Biological Younger Sister 穿成未来暴君的亲妹妹 Li Jin Yi李瑾一Ancient Romance830k WordsOngoing A spirited, versatile princess of the legitimate line vs. an unloved, delicate, sickly, and seemingly meek young prince from an enemy kingdom, who hides a ruthless heart She walks straight into a lamppost. When she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book as a character barely mentioned in passing. For a while, she suspects the author made her up just to fill out the cast. And she also has an older brother who will one day become a tyrant. He fled to the enemy kingdom’s imperial 1.5kReads9.2Score14314d adds
11. 11 世 The Heir's Everyday Life of Spoiling His Wife 世子爷养妻日常 The Mountains Are Nowhere to Be Seen山山不见Ancient Romance818k WordsCompleted (Marriage first, love later, sweet romance, feel-good power fantasy, both leads have been faithful) Song Qianlan is the eldest legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household. Ordered by imperial decree to marry the heir of the Duke of Dingguo, all she wants is a respectful marriage and a peaceful life. Xie Yan is the heir of the Duke of Dingguo. Married by imperial decree, he has just one request of his wife: behave herself and keep out of trouble. With their mutual understanding that the 21.8kReads8.8Score1.7k14d adds
12. 12 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 254.1kReads9.7Score29.8k14d adds
13. 13 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7k14d adds
14. 14 谁 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.8kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
15. 15 寡 A Widow, Alluring and Charming, Takes the Eastern Palace and Claims the Empress's Throne! 寡妇娇又魅，入主东宫，摘后位！ Lu Shili鹭十里Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + marriage before love + raising a child + healing + happy ending] After two years of marriage, Jiang Nong finally gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, the child wasn't her husband's. Jiang Nong had no idea who the child's father was. After all, her husband was impotent, so they could only use another man's seed... A husband like that was no good. So Jiang Nong gathered her belongings, wrote a divorce letter, exposed the secret her hypocritical husband had hidden for half his l 6kReads9.2Score71914d adds

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    A sweet and heartwarming historical romance novel with no time travel or rebirth elements. The female protagonist helps her two-year-old son, whose biological father is unknown, find the child's biological father.

16. 16 古 Historical Romance 古言 Lotus Leaves, Lush and Green荷叶田田Ancient Romance49k WordsCompleted The world is cruel, and people are cold. Rain falls at dusk, and flowers easily fall. The morning breeze dries the tears on my cheeks. I long to write down my thoughts, alone against the slanted railing. How hard! How hard! How hard! We are apart now, and nothing is as it was. My ailing soul swings like a tether. The horn sounds in the cold, and night draws on. Afraid someone will ask, I swallow my tears and force a smile. Hide it! Hide it! Hide it! 189Reads5.4Score—14d adds
17. 17 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然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
18. 18 清 A Farewell to Quiet Joy 清欢辞 Wu Tong梧桐Ancient Romance96k WordsCompleted Xiao Qinghuan, daughter of the Marquis of Wuyang, was praised by everyone in Bianjing as a fine young lady from a distinguished scholarly family. She was beautiful, gentle, and charming. Before she had even come of age, countless young men from prominent families had come to ask for her hand, but she had not taken a liking to a single one. The man she loved was a peerless hero. “The young ladies in the capital are all pretty much the same, dull as dishwater. Especially the ones from scholarly fa 20.2kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
19. 19 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 32kReads9.4Score4k14d adds
20. 20 高 Being a Stepmother in a Powerful Family Is No Easy Task, So She Seeks a Better Match Elsewhere 高门继母不好做，她转身另谋高嫁 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + bride swap + battling the System + defying fate) In her previous life, Qin Lingyi brought half the Qin family's fortune, amassed through their merchant business, when she married into the Earl of Zhongyong's household as his third wife. Although the earl had a perfect first love, a beautiful and talented second wife, a childhood sweetheart as a concubine, and a cousin he cherished deeply, Qin Lingyi still believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity. She treated her mother-in-l 3.5kReads8.7Score29514d adds

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    It's quite bumpy. If it's bumpier than a horse-drawn carriage, what's the point? Even the newest thing should consider the user experience. If it's constantly rocking and swaying, it's really no fun. The owner kept shaking his head; what he initially found novel and interesting had suddenly lost its appeal. Qin Lingyi, who wasn't there, understood why this flaw was so significant. Rubber played a crucial role in the widespread adoption of bicycles. Without the rubber shock absorbers on the wheels increasing friction, coupled with well-developed infrastructure and smooth roads, bicycles wouldn't have achieved their full potential. Right now, the roads are all dirt tracks; only the inner city has cobblestone streets. Riding out of the city?

21. 21 被 Sold Into the Palace, the Little Palace Maid Has the Cold, Stern Chief Eunuch Wrapped Around Her Finger 被卖进宫，小宫女拿捏冷硬大督主 Hell Ramen地狱拉面Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted (Handcrafted from scratch) (One man, one woman + Both devoted to each other + Height and build difference + Historical romance + Fictional setting) Timid, delicate little palace maid x cold, ruthless head of the Directorate Banliang was afraid of two things at first: ghosts and the dark. After meeting the Lord Director, her fears grew to three. First: the Lord Director! Second: ghosts. Third: the dark. Later, she took the Lord Director's surname and used the name he gave her. Zhian, Xie Zhian. 5.4kReads9.0Score85514d adds
22. 22 深 A Comeback from the Abyss 深渊里逆袭 Heng Kong横空Ancient Romance190k WordsOngoing [Crybaby + Twisted, Sinister Man + Captivity + Sweet Romance and Angst] [The Crybaby Turns Into a Violent Man ✘ A Dominant, Adorable, Playful Girl] When they were children, she was the little sister he doted on. Someone asked, “Zhao Jinyu, why is your little sister so fat?” Zhao Jinyu replied, “Why is your little sister so dark? She looks like a lump of charcoal. She's so ugly!” Then disaster struck their family, and they offended the crown prince. Their parents were killed in the wilderness. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one fits the bill! It's a sweet and heartwarming story with a touch of angst. The beginning is uneventful, but it becomes incredibly addictive later. It's a sweet and loving romance with a bit of angst.

23. 23 萌 The Adorable Consort Arrives: The Divine Dance Consort Sets the World Ablaze 萌妃驾到：神格舞妃撩翻天 Uncle Chen Who Loves Pork Loin with Sour Plum Sauce爱吃酸梅酱里脊的陈叔Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into The Concubine’s Arrival, Jiang Lele becomes the harem’s top-tier star through singing and dancing! With the Wuyou divine mask in hand, she can please the gods, and attract good fortune, just by singing and dancing. Harem intrigue? Not interested! This consort’s goal is to shake up the past and present with modern songs and dances, turn the Cold Palace into a happy headquarters, and have a blast with the emperor and her sisters! 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Facing the imposing emperor on the dragon throne and the livid face of the chief eunuch, she directly prostrated herself on the ground and howled, "Let's all meow like cats!" The ear-piercing sound combined with the frantic waving of cat claws left the entire court frozen in shock, while the Empress Dowager chuckled—this actually works?! (His Majesty narrowed his eyes: "Unique." —This woman actually dares to stage a staged performance in the Xuanzheng Hall? Interesting!)

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