Historical Novel About Transmigration, Forced Marriage, and Seizing Power 古代穿越强娶豪夺文，古早文

1. 1 别 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后，疯批权臣怒红眼 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 39.2kReads8.9Score2.8k14d adds

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   Each one is more addictive than the last! You just can't stop watching! They're so good!

2. 2 误 She Stumbled into the CEO's Canary Game and Only Wants to Escape 误入总裁的金丝雀游戏，她只想逃 Lan Mi兰米Modern Romance294k WordsCompleted [Now published, available on Taobao] *[Abduction and Domination + Rekindled Romance + Adult Fairy Tale] *[Male Lead Isn't a Virgin, Female Lead Is] After being laid off, Yu Lan plans to return to her hometown and live a quiet, peaceful life. Instead, she unexpectedly gets caught up in a game played by the upper class. Though she stays cautious and alert, she still finds herself trapped before she even realizes it. But just as her beautiful dream is at its happiest, she suffers a terrible betraya 12.3kReads8.2Score90014d adds
3. 3 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.7kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
4. 4 强 The Campus Hottie I Forced to Love Me Was Bitter and Cold, So She Stopped Chasing Me After Being Reborn 强扭的校草酸又涩，重生她不追了 Dao Shangxie刀上邪Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + both leads are pure and each other's first + a long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Su Jiani fell in love with the campus heartthrob at first sight. She pursued him for years without success, then resorted to despicable tactics to get pregnant and marry him. Knowing he didn't love her, she gradually lost hope. Reborn before the college entrance exams, she no longer clings to him for help with homework. She gets high marks, but doesn't apply 50kReads8.9Score4k14d adds
5. 5 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.5kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
6. 6 袅 Delicate and Enchanting 袅袅妖娆 Ying Xiang赢香Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Satisfying power fantasy + seductive troublemaker heroine + face-slapping and tormenting scoundrels + love at first sight based on looks + love grows over time + ten-year age gap] A beautiful, sweet-voiced heroine who plays the fool: a cunning, foxlike, black-lotus beauty. A hero who says one thing and means another: a strict, upright royal uncle who works as a school disciplinarian. Everyone knows Prince Ying, Huo Yin, is handsome and refined, with a face like an immortal's. But he never smile 9.1kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
7. 7 疯 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 238.5kReads9.2Score31.1k14d adds
8. 8 被 After the Prince of Zhenbei Abducted Me, He Loved Me with All His Obsessive Heart 被镇北王掳走后，他偏执宠我入骨 Hua Yuzan花欲簪Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [One True Pairing, Both Chaste + Forced Love + Powerful Man and Vulnerable Woman + Transmigration + Sweet and Angsty] [Cold, Ruthless Prince of the North × Delicate, Lovable Little Bunny] Shen Tingmian transmigrated into another world overnight, only to be found in the grass by a man of noble bearing and sinister nature. His silent, icy gaze fell on her, and a ripple stirred in his eyes. His deep, magnetic voice slowly reached her ears. “What I find belongs to me.” She entered his world, and fro 31.6kReads8.4Score3.4k14d adds

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   Classic time-travel story, forced marriage, both leads are virgins, male lead has an extremely strong possessive nature.

9. 9 东 A Battle for the Crown Prince's Favor 东宫夺娇 Endless Days and Nights朝暮漫漫Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted [BG + Modern Woman in an Ancient World + Coercive Possession + Obsessive Yandere + Innocent on the Outside, Dark Within + A Long-Standing Plot] Jiang Shuyao had always believed that the young man she’d raised herself was a gentle, refined gentleman. Even when she had certain unmentionable dreams about him before her wedding, she thought the problem lay with her. Only when he forcibly abducted her to a villa on her wedding day, the same young man she had protected and raised, did she finally see 5.2kReads8.6Score40114d adds

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   This is a historical romance novel about a woman forced into marriage, though it's not a time-travel story, but it's still very good! The female lead escapes, but is caught and brought back by the male lead; there's even a scene where she's imprisoned with a gold chain. The male lead is younger than the female lead.

10. 10 渣 The Bad Girl Takes on a Redemption Storyline [Quick Transmigration] 渣女改拿救赎剧本【快穿】 curry Fishcurry鱼Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sweet romance + quick transmigration + making amends for being a terrible woman + both leads' first love + one-on-one romance in each world + happy ending] Only after Shen Zhinian dies does she learn that she was a terrible woman in ten lifetimes, which explains why she was always so unlucky. To atone for her sins and earn the chance to be reborn, she is forced to bind herself to the Scoundrel Redemption System and begin a long journey of atonement. Along the way, she realizes she wa 885Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is stunningly beautiful, the plot is captivating, and it's a great watch. The male lead forces himself on the female lead to marry him, and although she initially resists, she's gradually moved and touched by his actions, ultimately ending up with him. It's fantastic! Highly recommended, definitely worth watching.

11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: A Housewife Rewrites the Course of Her Life 快穿之主妇修正人生错轨 Never Allergic从来不过敏Modern Romance343k WordsCompleted Some housewives, through their unreasonable tempers, sharp tongues, and selfishness, misunderstand their husbands or cheat on them, mistreat their children, and fail to appreciate the peaceful family life they have. In the end, they drive their families apart and watch them fall to pieces, regretting it for the rest of their lives until they die. Even after death, their souls linger, begging for a chance to be reborn and change the course of their lives. 1. A lawyer and his cold, obsessive wife 1.1kReads6.2Score10714d adds
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Female Supporting Character Is Gorgeous and Beguiling 快穿之恶毒女配她娇美动人 Banxia mm半夏mmAncient Romance436k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up, don’t worry~) [Manipulation and Conquest + Faking Her Death + Tormenting the Male Lead + Semi-Immersive Acting + 1vN (Not Everyone Is Pure)] If she’s destined to play the villainess, she might as well be wicked enough to win everyone’s adoration! Meng Lingxi binds herself to a Luck-Stealing System and transmigrates into all kinds of villainess roles: ✧ The amnesiac princess of a fallen kingdom falls into a warlord’s arms, her eyes red-rimmed: “I never. 141Reads8.1Score—14d adds
13. 13 收 Get a Grip, and I’ll Make You Reach for the Stars! 收收心，爷让你高攀！ Yu Susu雨酥酥Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted Not a strong-female-lead story, and not a power fantasy! [Romance-focused + transmigration in infancy + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + angst and sweetness + sex before love + a husband chasing his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] Deliberate seduction X clear-eyed surrender. A disastrous start from the moment she transmigrates, when she is nearly drowned in a chamber pot, combined with traditional son preference, a feudal society where the law does not reach the countryside, 33.2kReads9.1Score3.9k14d adds

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    The first book is truly worth reading. It depicts the clash between modern and ancient perspectives, especially the ending's use of flashbacks to describe their earlier encounters, which is heartbreaking. A good read if you're looking for something to read. The second book is still ongoing, but so far it's quite good and innovative.

14. 14 清 A Hunter’s Daughter in the Qing Dynasty Just Wants a Simple Life 清穿之猎户女就想踏实过日子 Ghost from Mars火星的鬼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Qing Dynasty transmigration + born into the past + farming + raising a child + palace intrigue (though there’s no palace intrigue, and she isn’t favored exclusively at first) Important: The plot moves slowly. If you prefer a fast pace and an exclusively doting relationship, feel free to choose another book! After failing the civil service exams four times in a row, Jiang Yao finishes her fifth exam and decides to pray for good luck at Yonghe Temple, a place said to grant wishes. Instead, she’s r 29.7kReads9.0Score1.4k14d adds
15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beauty Is Always Stolen Away 快穿：美人总被强取豪夺 Healthy Green Cabbage绿色健康卷心菜Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [No fixed couple + male leads are virgins + female leads may or may not be virgins + coercive possession + male rivalry + childbirth themes] World One: General x orphan girl The general falls for an orphan girl. Knowing full well that she has a fiancé, he uses every means at his disposal to seize her and keep her by his side... World Two: Brother’s wife His brother’s wife loses her memory, and his brother grows tired of her. Taking the opportunity, his brother pushes her onto him, and as they sp 10.5kReads8.8Score60914d adds

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    I personally thought it was quite good, and the first two worlds were very exciting, with very engaging characters. However, while watching one of the worlds, I was hoping for a 1v2 scenario or an epilogue, but that didn't happen, which was a bit of a shame. Also, I forgot the name of that world. The emotional tension and other aspects were quite good.

16. 16 清 The Cool, Straight-Laced Man Is Forced into Love by a Mad Emperor 清冷直男，被疯批皇帝强制爱了 Cold Embroidered Spring Blade绣春刀寒Two Male Leads655k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + coercive romance + fake-death fiction] Spring, Year Thirteen of the Jinghe Era Dusk settled in. The trees and grass stood bleak, and the wind howled like a mournful cry. On an otherwise peaceful, even uneventful afternoon, the emperor had only just awoken when he received news that Chen Yuzhen had fallen into the great river. The Yishui flowed broad and fast. He had died so suddenly, so quickly, and so lightly. He had left not even a whole corpse behind. The emperor was still s 20.3kReads9.0Score2k14d adds

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    Both are novels with two male leads, both are contemporary romance novels. The first one is really forced; the third-ranked scholar really doesn't like men.

17. 17 太 Big Brother Crown Prince, Behave Yourself. Don't Push the Sickly Young Lord into Darkness 太子哥哥听话，别惹病娇世子黑化 Dot Seven Nine丶七九Two Male Leads235k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + possessive, lovesick yandere + coercive romance + sweet and doting, no angst] [Food-loving, emotionally detached bottom Su Zhi × secretly possessive yandere top Luo Yunchen] After Su Zhi dies, a System binds him and sends his soul into the crown prince of the Great Yin dynasty. His mission is to reduce the male lead’s corruption value and repair the original world. The crown prince brings a wounded, pitiful young lord back to his room. He dresses his wounds, tends to him with c 6kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
18. 18 病 The Obsessive Jerk Is Too Much: His Green-Tea Canary Quits 病娇太疯批，绿茶金丝雀她不干了 Liu Yuyu柳鱼鱼Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + transmigrate into a book + yandere + mutual flirting + System + conquest + one true pairing] A coy, alluring beauty versus a possessive, abstinent CEO After the Time Management Bureau director was cheated on by their partner, they happened to pick up a sugary romance novel full of lovey-dovey scenes between the leads. Displeased, they flew into a rage and sent an unlucky soul to wreak havoc. Chi Li was that unlucky soul. She transmigrated into the novel The CEO's One and Only Wh 16.4kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
19. 19 强 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱！野兽老公他步步沦陷 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 29kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
20. 20 我 I'm the Villainous Supporting Actress, and the Male Lead Is Crazy About Me 我，恶毒女配，男主超爱的 Mo Chuan Ku Cha Zi么串苦茶子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + love at first sight + one-on-one romance + male lead is a hopeless romantic] Ye Wanwan is a soul that has drifted through the world for a long time, with no memories at all. Then one day, something called 001 absorbs her into the Book of Fate. It claims the book has been stolen and that the original heroine is a member of the demon clan. Ye Wanwan has to win over the male lead, the Divine Emperor. But why is she always playing the villain? The shrewish ex-wife in a period 14kReads6.2Score91914d adds

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    These are transmigration or crossover fanfiction, especially the first one. The amnesiac wandering soul Ye Wanwan is dragged into the Book of Fate by 001 to help the original female lead of the Demon Clan seduce the Emperor. Unexpectedly, she keeps transmigrating into villainous characters like a spoiled ex-wife and a vicious princess. She's completely bewildered: Who would want this kind of character? But the Emperor, the male lead, keeps pressing her, and the storyline gradually goes off track!

21. 21 综 Film and TV Crossover: Heart-Stealing Charm 综影视之楚楚动人 A Cat in September九月一只猫Female-Channel Fanfiction448k WordsCompleted Jing Ruan is a thousand-year-old red spider lily growing along the road to the underworld. As she begins to take human form, she must undergo trials across three thousand worlds. After that, she is: 1. Guarja Wenyuan (Complete) 2. An Lingrong (Complete) 3. Yu Ying'er (Complete) 4. Ruolan (Complete) 5. Noble Lady Yu of the Kangxi Emperor's court (Complete) 6. (Hei Xiazi and Chuchu) (Complete) 7. Go Go Squid! (Wu Bai and Chuchu) (Complete) 8. Noble Consort Tong of the Kangxi Emperor's court (Compl 4.8kReads8.9Score17714d adds
22. 22 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Beauty Beyond the Clouds 综影视：美人隔云端 White Tea Wine白茶酿酒Female-Channel Fanfiction793k WordsCompleted [Empresses in the Palace arc ongoing] Si Yu is a beauty, an peerless beauty with the protagonist's halo shining above her head. 1. Empresses in the Palace (original novel): So what if I was born low? What I want will be handed to me willingly. (Complete) 2. The Story of Minglan: So what if I'm the vicious female supporting character? I'm her biggest backer, after all. (Complete) 3. Empresses in the Palace: Qing Dynasty Edition: Si Yu and Xuan Ling rekindle their romance, while the Fourth Lord wa 17.1kReads9.0Score64214d adds
23. 23 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Dwell in Spring Mountain 综影视：我栖春山 Chunzhi Mu春枝暮Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine + protagonist's halo + Mary Sue + sweet romance + exclusive devotion + love at first sight + lovesick male lead + one-on-one] 1. Empresses in the Palace (original novel), pairing: Xuan Ling (completed) [The person before my eyes is the one in my heart] 2. Palace Lock Heart Jade, pairing: Kangxi (completed) [Question the Emperor, understand the Emperor, surpass the Emperor. At last, the First Prince of the Great Qing has arrived, though late.] 3. Custom commission: Liu Che (in 43.2kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
24. 24 冲 I Married to Bring Good Luck, Then My Husband Returned from the Dead 冲喜嫁人后，战死的亡夫回来了 Little Hétang小禾棠Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted Jin Ning transmigrated to ancient times and charmed a general into becoming her boyfriend. Later, she discovered that he was far too possessive and thought about bedroom antics every day. Luckily, he was devoted and faithful, so she put up with it! Unfortunately, her general boyfriend died on the frontier, and she was forced to marry his late friend to bring him good fortune. Her sickly husband was gentle and considerate, and she gradually fell for him. At the Qingming Festival the following y 59.9kReads8.9Score6.8k14d adds

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    This book is super good! It's a 1v2 story, with phases of 1v1. Both the male lead and the second male lead are very possessive of the female lead. Of course, there are also many scenes of forceful acquisition, but it doesn't abuse the female lead, so you can read it with peace of mind.

25. 25 三 Empress for Three Reigns 三朝为后 Fan Xiaochai, Who Loves Stir-Fried Rice Cake Slices爱吃炒年糕片的樊小钗Ancient Romance555k WordsOngoing Su Qihe, daughter of the Vice Minister of Personnel, was meant to marry Lin Jinyan, the top graduate in the palace examinations and her childhood sweetheart. But Crown Prince Xiao Jin, traveling incognito, met her in the hills. At a banquet, the emperor caught one dazzling glimpse of her, and from then on Su Qihe appeared in his dreams night after night. A cup of fruit wine arranged by the eldest princess cost her her chastity to the emperor. Her reputation ruined, her engagement annulled, and h 57Reads5.2Score—14d adds

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    Forced Love [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece]

26. 26 嫣 Madam Yan Rui 嫣蕊夫人 Fan Xiaochai, Who Loves Stir-Fried Rice Cake Slices爱吃炒年糕片的樊小钗Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Coercive Love + Male Lead Is Pure + Female Lead Is Not + Obsessive Possessiveness + Domineering Forced Romance] A blood-red peony blooms upon the dragon bed. She is the tale of beauty and slaughter that the history books dare not look upon. In her past life, she was Consort Qin, reviled as the wicked beauty who brought a kingdom to ruin. A raging fire became the final chapter of her life. Reborn at sixteen, she returns to the time when she was forcibly taken into the palace and endured one humi 27Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 强 Forced Love: A Collection of Short Stories 强制爱【短篇合集】 Fan Xiaochai, Who Loves Stir-Fried Rice Cake Slices爱吃炒年糕片的樊小钗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Coercive possession + male leads are all virgins + possessive obsession + powerful man, vulnerable woman + questionable values] The Emperor VS a beautiful commoner At one glance, the Emperor’s eyes fell upon a beauty from the streets, who soon found herself ensnared in an inescapable trap. He made power her cage and love her chains, closing in on her at every turn and taking her by force. Caught between loyalty and coercion, she was ultimately swept into the turmoil of the imperial palace. Is l 11kReads5.4Score41814d adds
28. 28 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 34.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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    This story tells of a woman who travels back in time to ancient China. She rejects the crown prince but agrees to marry a blacksmith for peace of mind and a simpler life. Later, the crown prince abducts her from the street. After entering the Eastern Palace, the emperor confirms that her first love, her "white moonlight" (a term of endearment for a past love), had traveled there thirty years prior and had already passed away when she arrived. She fakes her death to escape to the safe haven her first love had prepared for her. After the crown prince ascends the throne, he searches for her across thousands of miles and finds her. Overall, it's a bittersweet story; I feel sorry for myself. It has two endings. It's a very old-fashioned story of forced marriage, but it's quite good.

29. 29 穿 I Became a Charming Supporting Actress, and I’m Fierce and Unstoppable! 穿成娇俏女配，又狠又拽！ Dong Junru董峻汝Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted FULL-CAST AUDIOBOOK!!!! A beautiful young widow & a top scholar in the civil examinations & a top military exam graduate & a fearsome prince & a young emperor Her stepmother wants to use the concubine-born Shen Wanwan to pave the way for her son: make her a merchant's concubine, even though he's old enough to be her grandfather, or send her to be the lover of an old duke who has slaughtered countless people... To stay alive, Shen Wanwan pulls out all the stops: flaunting her chest, swaying her h 4.1kReads8.1Score49014d adds
30. 30 你 You Can Raid My Home, but Let Me Go Make a Fortune in Hong Kong 你们抄我家，我去香江捡钱可以吧 Cat Who Loves Three-Hua Plums爱吃三华李的猫Modern Romance720k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, historical era, sweet romance, one-on-one, devoted couple, pocket dimension, entrepreneurship and wealth] Su Manman transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady from the Su family, someone with the same name but a very different fate. From the start, she was told that someone had reported her family for hiding gold and silver treasures. Looking at the boxes upon boxes of antique paintings and calligraphy, antique ornaments, antique jewelry, and more, Su Manman thought… 29.5kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
31. 31 太 After the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne, He Seizes His Cannon-Fodder Cousin 太子登基后，炮灰表妹被强夺了 Mountain Cat山也猫Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Signed for publication [Forced marriage + cold, aloof crown prince with a dark heart and ruthless methods + clear-headed, laid-back, beautiful cousin + a touch of reverse-harem appeal + tangled love triangle + doting romance] Gu Sui'an, an agricultural research scientist, was reborn in the womb and turned into the male lead's cannon-fodder cousin in the political intrigue novel Marrying the Emperor. In this dangerous ancient world where she had no rights, all she wanted was to coast through li 68.2kReads8.5Score5.3k14d adds

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    Not bad, very pretty

32. 32 暴 The Tyrannical Regent Wants a Baby, So He Dotes Only on the Firewood Maid 暴君摄政王为生娃，独宠烧火丫鬟 Moon, Jade, and Stars月玉星辰Ancient Romance704k WordsCompleted Complete. Both leads are sexually inexperienced + possessive romance + obsessive love + forced love + transmigration + a somewhat useless System / fastidious, unhinged tyrant x sweet yet fiery, clear-headed little rabbit At first, it's all physical, with no feelings involved. Later, it gets very sweet, though there are some heartbreaking parts. The heroine struggles to stay alive, and the hero is a ruthless man of ancient times with absolute power. He's no good person, so don't read if that bot 10.6kReads7.1Score77714d adds

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    A classic case of forced possession: the female protagonist's soul transmigrates into the body of a lowly kitchen maid, who is then forcibly and madly loved by a tyrannical regent.

33. 33 穿 After Transmigrating into a Slave, I Became the Mad Prince's Demon 穿越成奴后，疯批王爷为她成魔 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance285k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + forced love + transmigration + palace intrigue and power struggles + old-school melodrama + tragic love + chaste male lead] After an accident, Shen Nanzhi transmigrates to the Great Yong Dynasty. She devotes herself to finding a way home, but is set up and sold into slavery. Sent to the palace, she becomes the personal maid of Prince Yan, Mu Linyuan. He makes exception after exception for her, but she betrays him and escapes again and again. He grows more and more obsessed 1.6kReads8.0Score10314d adds

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    This is an old-fashioned, melodramatic, and forceful time-travel novel. The female lead is a time-traveler who just wants to go home. The male lead is a prince who is attracted to the female lead's beauty. The female lead is tricked into becoming a private slave and sent to the palace. The male lead then forcibly takes her as his own.

34. 34 换 After Switching Targets for My Conquest, the Twisted Powerful Official Forced His Love on Me 换人攻略后，被变态权臣强制爱了 Cao Cao's Little Sweetheart曹贼的小甜心呀Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted The rating will rise once it's been out a while! [Groveling chase + rabid younger man + female lead is a virgin, male lead is not + forced romance + imprisonment + coercion and domination + older, twisted man loses control + male rivalry] For the three years she was married to the aloof, powerful official, she tried everything she could, but he remained cold and restrained. They had never even consummated their marriage. Then the System told her she'd targeted the wrong person. She immediately w 2kReads7.0Score13314d adds

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    I highly recommend this book.

35. 35 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 40.6kReads9.1Score4.2k14d adds

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    This is amazing! 😳😳😳

36. 36 弃 The Cast-Off Princess's Comeback: The Wicked Prince Chases His Wife Every Day 弃妃逆袭：邪王日日追妻忙 Ming Xia明夏Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Also known as “The Evil Prince Won't Let Go: The Divine Doctor's Poisonous Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With”; Xiao Lingyue, the foolish and vicious eldest daughter of the Xiao family in the Northern Qin Kingdom, is hopelessly in love with Prince Yi. She schemes to force him to marry her, but dies a tragic death in the bridal sedan on her wedding day, her blood staining the long street! When she opens her eyes again, an heir to a modern family of medical and poison arts has transmigrated into he 15.7kReads8.4Score3.9k14d adds

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    These are really beautiful.

37. 37 王 The Princess Consort Wants a Divorce Every Day 王妃日日想和离 Hot Palace Lady热宫娘娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Ye Feiwan was sent to a secluded courtyard by Feng Qing and died in despair. She never expected to be reborn after their marriage had already been arranged. Ye Feiwan refuses to fall in love again. She causes trouble, “flirts around,” finds concubines for Feng Qing, and keeps her distance from him, all for the sake of getting a divorce. She never expected that Feng Qing would finally be angered into agreeing to the divorce, only to mysteriously change his mind the next day 4.2kReads8.5Score40514d adds
38. 38 相 The Chancellor's Illegitimate Daughter: The Emperor's Discarded Consort 相门庶女：皇的弃妃 Little Awu小阿妩Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Tell me, what bride has to bow to a rooster at her wedding? What newlywed has to endure her husband's cruelty and coldness on their wedding night? What husband would send his wife a divorce letter without hesitation so soon after their wedding? He tossed her to the ground like a scrap of cloth and sneered with contempt. “Take this divorce letter. Go wherever you want, and be with whoever you want!” She is the fourth daughter of the Chancellor's concubine, and a marriage contract made her the c 112Reads6.9Score—14d adds
39. 39 残 Brutal Prince, Your Princess Has Run Away Again 残暴王爷，你的王妃又逃了 Shui Jun水君Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Gu Jiaojiao loved Duan Heng, but no one in the world knew. Duan Heng detested Gu Jiaojiao and loved someone else with all his heart, and everyone knew it. She carefully hid her feelings, helping him time and again, but all he sent her was a bowl of abortion medicine. With bloodshot eyes after losing her child, Gu Jiaojiao was filled with regret and hatred. “Duan Heng... May we never meet again, in life or death!” Duan Heng's hand trembled. After she disappeared, he searched for her frantically, 192Reads7.2Score—14d adds
40. 40 三 Betrothed by Six Ceremonies, She Marries the Bloodthirsty Prince While Pregnant 三书六聘！她揣着孕肚嫁嗜血王爷 Kong Chen Huilong空尘绘龙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged beauty and a moonlit beauty. The one who kisses your scars is more worthy of your love.] Hua Yunwan, an orphan from the Duke's mansion who had been living away from home, was named Prince Qi's consort because she was pregnant. Her husband, Prince Qi, was violent, cruel, and guilty of every wicked deed imaginable. When the decree arrived, she prepared herself to die. But one day, this vicious wolf changed completely. - Before they married, he was ruthless and domineering: 548Reads9.2Score10114d adds
41. 41 冷 The Cold Consort Is Hard to Tame: The Evil Prince Won't Stop Chasing Her 冷妃难训：邪王追妻跑 Like the Moon's Shadow如月影Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted She was a top-brand assassin in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a powerless, timid legitimate daughter of a general's household, notorious for her cruelty and ruthlessness. He was the Great Chu war god, admired by everyone, yet his unparalleled achievements made the emperor see him as a thorn in his side. An imperial decree forced her into marriage with him, using her to humiliate him. Taking a princess consort like her would blemish the lofty war god's repu 32Reads8.4Score—14d adds
42. 42 双 A Mutual Misunderstanding for a Lifetime 双向：终生误 Clouds and Mist Drifting By云来雾绕Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted There has always been someone in my heart. He was my childhood sweetheart and my fiancé. From the time I was little, I knew I was meant to marry him when I grew up. I waited eagerly, only for a sudden upheaval to shatter everything. Qingqing, a lifetime is long. Don’t live only for me. Live to take in this splendid world, to breathe in its fragrant blooms, to savor its sweetness. Brother Fu, I listened to everything you said. I came to find you only after I could no longer see the beautiful wo 658Reads9.1Score10014d adds
43. 43 最 The Royal Family Is Truly Heartless 最是皇室无情人 Xia Xiaoli夏小礼Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted For generations, the Mu family had loyally served the country. In the end, their entire clan was sentenced to execution. The official presiding over the execution was her husband, the most brilliant and extraordinary of the Great Jing Kingdom's Third Princes. Then she awoke to the truth: The man she loved was a member of the royal family, the most heartless people in the world... 621Reads7.0Score11914d adds
44. 44 穿 Transmigrating into a Fallen Kingdom's Calamity 穿越之亡国祸水 Pea Diary豌豆日记Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Scheming, seductive transmigrator ✖️ ambitious warlord general in a chaotic age] [Transmigration and rebirth + coercive possession + groveling pursuit] [Content warning: Angsty story, first the heroine suffers, then the hero. The male lead is not a good person!] A top-tier star dies of cancer and transmigrates into the last surviving princess of a fallen kingdom. She thinks she has been given a fresh start, but every day her maid still brings her poison. To stay alive and see the vast world sh 3.9kReads8.7Score44414d adds

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    Time-travel novels, check this out! 😳 You can even enjoy the subtle details. Trust me, it's guaranteed to be good. 😏

45. 45 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
46. 46 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 29.3kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
47. 47 面 When the Veil Falls, All Under Heaven Surrenders: The Crown Prince's Captive Love 面纱落，天下倾：太子囚宠 Big White Loaf大白面包Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Ancient setting + alternate history + transmigration + devoted couple + possessive love] After finishing a palace-intrigue novel, Xie Tangmian unexpectedly transmigrates into the book as a princess of a small kingdom, born to a courtesan and branded as the girl who “killed her birth mother.” The emperor takes pity on her for a time and entrusts her to the Noble Consort to raise. She becomes the Noble Consort’s “little lucky star,” ensuring her favor with the emperor. Though she wants for nothin 159Reads5.7Score—14d adds
48. 48 半 Half Autumn Wind, Half Verse 半阙秋风半阙诗 User11112391用户11112391Ancient Romance271k WordsOngoing Transmigration, an alternate world, political intrigue... When Yun Shi first arrived in this world, she only wanted to watch from the sidelines. Later, she became part of the game and thought of using everything she had learned in her life to change the world. Even if one person's strength was tiny, she could still make a difference through her tireless efforts, even if only a little. She wanted to save her compatriots displaced by war, keep peaceful cities safe from its ravages, and ensure inno 395Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Ancient Chinese romance, time travel, alternate history, political intrigue, new book featuring forced acquisition and seduction – please support it, thank you…

49. 49 不 Where the Flowers Have No Scent 不闻花香 Easygoing Bean Bun轻松豆包Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted An ABO story, featuring an aloof, high-status Alpha and a miserable Beta who transmigrates into a book. Chu An, a rich second-generation heir who just wants to lie flat, transmigrates into a world with six genders. Before he can even figure out what's going on, he is cruelly ravaged amid a roomful of floral scents… A deep, icy voice murmurs in his ear, “Since this is what you wanted, you can take it.” The author's unhinged creation. All heat, no brains. Enter at your own risk. Enter at your own 126.6kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds

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    Two male leads, classic tropes of forceful acquisition, life in a wealthy family, the powerful bowing down for love—it's incredibly good, full of angst and sweetness; I've watched it twice.

50. 50 穿 Transmigrated: Spoiled by Four Psychos 穿越之四个疯批强制宠 The Consort's Tears妃子泪Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [Beautiful heroine determined to return to the modern world + transmigration + multiple unhinged male leads + taking by force + brothers at odds + the emperor takes his minister’s wife + rivalry among men] Mu Xueran accidentally transmigrated to ancient times, and all she wanted was to return to the modern world. When she first arrived in this strange world, she met the first male lead, the refined scholar Shen Mobai. The two were supposed to marry, but Li Xingyun, a domineering man with militar 3.5kReads8.2Score28214d adds

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    🌈🍻A woman hiking alone is caught in a sudden downpour. In her haste to descend, she slips and falls into an ancient well, instantly transporting her from modern times to ancient times. She is rescued by a kind-hearted old woman who takes her home. She falls in love with the old woman's son, but on their wedding day, the general she saved tries to steal her away, causing the old woman's son to become corrupted. A prince and a nobleman also fall for her; she is the ancient version of a heartthrob. 🌈The four of them then embark on a tumultuous journey of love, hate, and revenge.

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