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1. 51 急 Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急！有读心术的暴君非要宠我 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 7.1kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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2. 52 关 How I Insulted the Emperor Until He Became One of Us 关于我把皇上骂成自己人这件事 Peace of Mind in Xiaoman小满心安Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted Devoted couple, sweet romance, lighthearted comedy Yu Youyou is transmigrated into the body of an unlucky palace maid who caught Consort Yi in an affair. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s about to be dragged away and beaten to death, with a bonus bundle of stinky socks stuffed in her mouth. Yu Youyou: [You useless emperor! Your woman is cheating, and instead of wondering if you’re the problem, you’re killing me to keep it quiet. No wonder you’re getting cuckolded!] Furious and desperate to fi 4.2kReads8.8Score631Shelves
3. 53 娘 The Empress Drives the Tyrant Mad by Reloading Her Save 娘娘靠读档逼疯暴君 Qie Mo且茉Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [The short drama The Bewitching Consort Captivates Hearts, and the Tyrant Loses Control is now available] Liu Zhiyuan transmigrates into a book. The bad news: the moment she arrives, the tyrant is about to beat her to death with clubs. The good news: she can reload and try again! And so begins the dog emperor’s miserable life. One second he’s bathing and getting dressed; the next, his clothes are gone. One second he’s just fallen asleep; the next, he’s stuffing his face. One second he’s finished 39.5kReads8.1Score8.8kShelves
4. 54 累 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 4kReads9.2Score374Shelves
5. 55 捡 The Cool, Aloof Crown Prince I Picked Up Is Gentle Only with Me 捡来的清冷太子，只对她一人温柔 Jun Wanyi君晚意Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, no angst, no contrived drama, no misunderstandings, not a strong heroine, a sweet little romance, love at first sight] [Easygoing beauty lover vs. cool and aloof crown prince] After transmigrating, Sui An became an ordinary villager in Baibu Village in the state of Jimo. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life there, but then someone came and told her she was the long-lost princess of Nanxing. And the handsome man she'd found on the mountain was the Crow 6.6kReads9.2Score771Shelves
6. 56 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 77.6kReads9.3Score9.8kShelves
7. 57 穿 I Became the Marquis's Wife and Made the Female Lead, His Mistress, Despair 穿成侯夫人，让当外室的女主绝望 Your Lordship Smiles by the Rail倚栏君笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + a reborn son + satisfying wish fulfillment + a life spent lying flat After winning the family inheritance battle by a landslide, Lin Yanran was so delighted that she took up an extreme sport and fell to her death. By sheer luck, she transmigrated into a novel she'd read, becoming the legal wife who died of depression after the male lead kept a mistress. Naturally, the female lead was that very mistress who had successfully moved into the 71.2kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves
8. 58 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 40.4kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
9. 59 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: I Only Want to Be a Cousin, Not a Concubine 穿书之我只想当表妹，不想做妾 Your Lordship Smiles by the Rail倚栏君笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + romance + satisfying revenge + everyday life] Zhou Qiongyue was praying for a chance to lie flat, only to transmigrate into a household-intrigue novel she'd read. The catch was that she wasn't the heroine. The heroine was Xie Zixin, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping. The male lead was Zhou Qiongyue's childhood friend, her second imperial cousin. Zhou Qiongyue, meanwhile, was a lovesick supporting female character who wa 22.4kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
10. 60 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 134.8kReads9.4Score15.1kShelves

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    The writing is super good, the heroine uses her brain, is not dull, and is a bit funny. I recommend it.

11. 61 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 20.3kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
12. 62 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Mad Crown Prince Imprisoned Me in the Eastern Palace 新婚夜，疯批太子囚我入东宫 Tang Ren糖仁Ancient Romance689k WordsCompleted He is a cold-palace boy, low as dirt and treated as worthless as grass. She is a charming, scatterbrained little ray of sunshine. Ignoring everyone’s stares, she teaches him to read and instructs him in proper etiquette. In time, the sinister boy climbs step by step to the position of Crown Prince. War breaks out at the border. Clad in iron armor, the young man holds her frail body tight. “My lady, wait for me!” But when he returns covered in blood, she is dressed in a red bridal gown from head 149Reads8.1Score126Shelves

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    The first book is super good, from paranoia to true love later

13. 63 且 A Book by Qie Qing 且清的一本书 Qie Qing且清Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 23Reads6.7Score—Shelves
14. 64 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许! Han Mianmian韩绵绵Ancient Romance868k WordsCompleted Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a 3.1kReads9.3Score567Shelves

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    Just finished tasting it, like ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧. Powerful + Machiavellian + Happy Enemies + Time Travel, the male and female protagonists are more resourceful than the other, and they are better at acting than the other. The sinister and sickly prince × wields a knife and kills the little white flower!

15. 65 梓 Zilin's Dream 梓林悠梦 Wen Shu闻抒Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted A thousand years ago, she was a spirit cat on the verge of taking human form, and he was the crown prince, a powerful figure at court. To her, he was her savior, her mentor, and the man she gave her heart to. “They say the Dragon-Eye Stone can keep the body from dying and the soul from fading. Whoever obtains it can achieve the Great Way.” The white jade compass that could lead to this treasure was hidden in her sleeve. She gave it to him as a token of her love, holding nothing back, never suspe 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, it's good to read and not a mindless piece of writing.

16. 66 女 Matriarchy: Everyday Life After Marrying a White-Haired Beauty 女尊：和白发大美人的婚后日常 Hearty Pork Rib Soup胖胖的排骨汤Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Female-dominant world + doting romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + one-on-one, a fluffy, brainless sweet romance The sweet married life of two hopeless romantics After transmigrating into the second daughter of the former Prince Gongping of the Dacheng Kingdom, Rong Chengli was already twenty and still unmarried. It worried her parents sick. One day, she met Xu Yunci at the foot of Huihe Mountain and fell in love at first sight. She went right up to him and said, “Hey, wifey~” 8.4kReads9.1Score734Shelves
17. 67 女 In a Matriarchy, Step by Step, You Dye My World 女尊之步步卿染 Cloud Mountain Tingting云山亭亭Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted Orphaned young and oppressed by the family patriarch, the concubine-born son was gagged and bound by his legitimate elder brother, then forced to marry in place of someone else to the richest woman in Langzhong. He thought he was merely trading one den of wolves for another, but never expected this wife he had gained by chance to be the love of his life. At his mother's dying request, Gu Hengzhang married the young master of the Luo family of the capital. They had only met briefly once in the ca 2.5kReads9.1Score241Shelves
18. 68 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 17.9kReads9.5Score2.3kShelves
19. 69 掉 After Her Secret Identity Was Exposed, Every Suitor Started Showing Off 掉马后，招惹的桃花个个开屏 Pitch-Black and Murky乌漆麻嘿Ancient Romance990k WordsOngoing [Crown Prince Disguised as a Man + All Male Leads Are Virgins + Love Polygon + Absurd Comedy + One Woman, Multiple Men] When Chu Xi discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a crown prince disguised as a man, she figures she’ll be miserable every day from then on: a useless dad, a lovestruck mom, a chaotic palace, and ministers constantly filing complaints about her. To stay sane, she decides to go completely off the rails, but accidentally takes things too far The refined yet uptight tut 1.4kReads7.0Score189Shelves
20. 70 神 The Reborn Fortune-Telling Princess Saves Her Whole Family 神算王妃重生后，救全家 Qing Xueyang卿雪阳Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted (Devoted couple, 1v1 + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and revenge + golden finger) Song Ziqing is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Zhongyong’s household. Because of her unusual constitution, she was sent to cultivate in the mountains. In her previous life, Song Ziqing fell in love with the Fifth Prince, Li Che. She used her cultivation to help him seize the throne, but ended up causing the deaths of her father and brothers, as well as Crown Prince Li Feng, who loved her. She herse 8Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    These two books are very good to read, the plot is smooth, exciting, logical and fine-grained.

21. 71 重 Reborn as the Duke's Nephew, I Storm In to Steal My Wife 重生之国舅爷上门抢妻 Qing Xueyang卿雪阳Ancient Romance380k WordsOngoing (A devoted, exclusive one-on-one romance + palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + medicine) Liu Ruxue was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, but because she was unloved, she was framed and made a concubine to a disgraced prince. In the end, her sister had their father killed, and Liu Ruxue died as well. Reborn, she vows to make everyone who killed her and her father pay in blood. The scoundrel who ruined her will be left without heirs; her ruthless, ambitious s —Reads6.9Score—Shelves
22. 72 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 119.1kReads9.5Score14.2kShelves

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23. 73 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 40.7kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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    This looks good, the writing is good, not bad on the street

24. 74 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. 34.7kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
25. 75 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 13.5kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    Brother Xiao Qi, A Yuan, Mr. Xie, you look good.

26. 76 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 22.7kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves

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    No loss in investing. A funny palace fight. Go check it out, it's fun. [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]

27. 77 人 A Willow in the Wind Before Others, a Wall-Smashing Force Behind Their Backs 人前弱柳风吹晃，人后哐哐砸大墙 Ten Thousand Blades千万刃Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Medical skills + transmigrated supporting villainess + political intrigue + strong heroine + secret identities + satisfying read] Bai Jiu'er, a doctor, transmigrates into the body of a vicious supporting character with a truly tragic ending. In her previous life, she was the male lead's wife, only to end up as a miserable prostitute. After transmigrating, she has nothing but money. At least she isn't married yet. First step, obviously, is to break off the engagement! What? The male lead went cr 39.3kReads9.2Score8.1kShelves
28. 78 白 The Night Before My Ungrateful Sister Entered the Palace, the Favored Consort Was Reborn 白眼狼妹妹进宫前夜，宠妃重生了 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 194.8kReads9.2Score24.9kShelves
29. 79 穿 I Traveled Ten Years Into the Future, So How Did My Husband Become Emperor? 穿到十年后，夫君怎么登基了！ Golden Nanmu金丝楠木Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted While she was out buying pastries, Princess Consort Chu Yuyao somehow ended up ten years in the future. Her carefree prince of a husband had ascended the throne and become a tyrant who killed without blinking! Her well-behaved eldest child had become a gloomy crown prince. Her sweet little one had become a spoiled princess. The imperial harem was full of complaints. “Emperor? Never seen him.” “Don't lie. I clearly saw him at the palace banquet two years ago.” … Looking at the chaotic palace, Ch 186Reads5.5Score101Shelves

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    This one is okay, it's about Gong Dou, but I haven't finished it yet. It seems like it took more than 60 chapters for the two of them to recognize each other.

30. 80 惨 After Dying Miserably in the Inner Residence, the Reborn Madam Goes on a Killing Spree 惨死后宅，重生归来夫人她杀疯了 A Running Fat Tiger一只奔跑的胖虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Feel-Good Revenge + Putting the Villains in Their Place + Clever Heroine + Household Intrigue + Wits Against a Wicked Mother-in-Law + Carefully Plotting to Tear Apart a Hypocritical Sister-in-Law] Yi Zhiyu was born into a wealthy family. Lively and carefree, she should have had a worry-free life, but instead she married into a marquis's household. She had no choice but to hide her true nature and follow the rules from then on. Her mother-in-law looked down on her humble origins, and h 12.2kReads8.0Score3.9kShelves
31. 81 换 After the Bride Swap Succeeds, My Ex-Husband Kneels and Regrets Everything 换嫁成功后，前夫跪着悔不当初 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Deliberately Married [Historical romance and household intrigue, fictional setting, serious tone, both leads are reborn, one-on-one sweet romance, love after marriage, no getting back together after a breakup, face-slapping] In her previous life, Xiao Nianyao married on the same day as her closest friend from her maiden home, accidentally thwarting the friend’s scheme to switch their weddings. She thought she had married well, but life in the powerful household was 15.3kReads7.6Score7.7kShelves
32. 82 陛 His Majesty Says He Dislikes Seductive Women 陛下说他不喜媚色 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's one and only + deliberate seduction] [Beautiful, clear-headed heroine + proud, abstinent emperor] The new emperor liked refined, elegant ladies and despised anything bewitching and shallow. Unfortunately, the Jiang family's Fifth Young Lady was alluringly beautiful. The Empress Dowager actually wanted a woman like her to seduce the emperor and secure advantages for the Jiang family. The new emperor despised the Jiang family most of all and had no wish to let a Jiang 99.3kReads8.6Score749.1kShelves
33. 83 贵 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 28kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
34. 84 黑 The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了 A Drunken Glance at the Glazed Moon一醉琉月Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh 50.3kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves
35. 85 前 Infamous in My Past Life, I’ll Divorce and Become Everyone’s Beloved in This One 前世臭名昭著，今生和离当白月光 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Mingzhuang had skin as fair as snow, a face as beautiful as a flower, and a soft, delicate charm that made her stunningly alluring. She had the looks every man coveted, but her parents had spoiled her rotten, turning her into a spoiled, willful, lawless hellion whom everyone avoided. By chance, the young and handsome Duke of Anguo rescued her, and she became dead set on marrying him. She even fabricated a story about being molested, ruining the reputation of the virtuous Duke of Anguo. After 31.1kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves
36. 86 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 16.9kReads8.1Score22.4kShelves
37. 87 重 Reborn and Married Into a New Family, the Short-Lived Crown Prince Lives to a Hundred 重生换嫁，短命太子他长命百岁了 Spicy Pig Trotters香辣猪蹄Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Reborn to Marry Into Another Family: The Short-Lived Crown Prince Lives to a Hundred, is now available. Please show it your support! In her previous life, she spent all her maiden family's wealth to maintain her husband's extravagant lifestyle, only to be imprisoned for the rest of her life while he gave his heart to another woman. Reborn, she wanted nothing more to do with the heartless, unfaithful man. To avoid being exploited for her family's wealth again, Fe 17kReads7.9Score20.1kShelves
38. 88 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 17.6kReads8.6Score2.7kShelves
39. 89 侯 The Marquis’s Mother Is Fiercer Than a Tiger, and She Leads Her Three Daughters-in-Law to Success 侯门婆母猛如虎，带飞三个儿媳 Hua Xiaobao花小宝Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanning transmigrates into a book. She becomes the scumbag male lead’s mother, a wicked marquise’s wife who helps a scheming white lotus bully the heroine. Remembering how frustrating it was to read the story and be unable to slap some sense into its characters, Jiang Wanning rolls up her sleeves and gives her eldest son, who wants to marry the white lotus as his second wife, a slap. “Smack!” Her eldest son stares at her in shock. “Mother, you hit me?” Jiang Wanning: “You favor your concub 6.6kReads8.6Score825Shelves
40. 90 拒 She Refused to Be the Crown Prince's Concubine and Married into the Prince's Manor. Now He Regrets It 拒为东宫妾，嫁王府，太子悔晕 Le Zhizhi乐吱吱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Face-slapping * Punishing Scumbags * No Forgiveness * No Suffering in Silence * Two Strong Leads * Mutual Purity * Sweet Devotion Gu Xiyuan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, had loved the Crown Prince for two years. To support his disaster-relief efforts, she donated two hundred thousand taels of silver. Yet the Crown Prince wanted her younger female cousin to become the future Crown Princess and, as though bestowing a favor, would only make her a side consort. Simply because 62.6kReads8.4Score24.1kShelves
41. 91 欺 You Think I Have No One? I’ll Build Up an Entire Clan on My Own 欺我无依？我以一人兴一族 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shi Juntang lost her mother at thirteen. She believed her stepmother had killed her, and had even thought of killing her and her children. It wasn't until her wedding night, when her mother-in-law poisoned her, that she learned the truth: her clan had feared her abilities and joined forces with her mother-in-law to murder her parents. Only by eliminating her could they move against those timid siblings and seize the family fortune. That night, her stepmother and younger siblings braved the rai 8.7kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
42. 92 侯 The Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Chose to Do Nothing 侯门主母操劳而死，重生后摆烂了 Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 102.4kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
43. 93 高 A Highborn Matriarch’s Guide to Taming Her Husband 高门主母的驯夫手册 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 91kReads8.9Score11.8kShelves

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44. 94 幼 The Young Empress Slays the Emperor 幼后弑君 Little Tomatoes and Big Cabbages小番茄大白菜Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted The Young Empress Murders the Emperor 4.8kReads—Score142Shelves
45. 95 四 Four Sisters Reborn: How Did You All End Up Getting Poorer? 四姐妹一块重生，你们咋越过越穷 Little X from the Mountains山里来的小叉叉Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + both leads are each other’s only partner + ancient-language romance, punishing scumbags] After Shen Yanning was reborn, she discovered that all three of her older sisters had been reborn too. Her eldest sister wept and made a fuss, insisting on a divorce because her husband’s family would kill her. Her second sister abandoned a match between families of equal status, determined to change her fate: “I’m the heroine. What have I got to fear?” Her third sister was the boldest. 4.7kReads9.0Score609Shelves
46. 96 灵 After Our Souls Switched: The Regent Is Killing His Way Through the Inner Residence 灵魂互换后：摄政王在后宅杀疯了 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 22kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
47. 97 哭 The Crybaby Is So Sweet and Soft, the Tyrant Coaxes Her Night After Night 哭包太娇软，暴君夜夜诱哄 Exquisite Rabbit琳琅兔Ancient Romance586k WordsCompleted [One-on-one, both chaste + sweet romance + airheaded beauty + healing body scent + pregnancy and childbirth + cozy foodie life] Shuyi is known throughout the Imperial Food Bureau as a “porcelain doll.” With skin like ice and bones like jade, she blushes at the slightest touch and cries if anyone so much as scolds her. She'd planned to keep her head down in the palace, cook delicious food, save up enough silver, and retire outside the palace. But by a twist of fate, she was reassigned to serve t 5.9kReads7.7Score690Shelves
48. 98 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 22Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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    Try this one! It feels pretty good, ignore the score (the score just released is not accurate)

49. 99 金 The Crane's Cry in the Pavilion of Sorrow 金阶恨之鹤唳华亭 Zhang Xuening张雪凝Ancient Romance54k WordsCompleted The Great Yong Dynasty and the Northern Desert reach an agreement to form a marriage alliance. The princess of the Northern Desert enters the palace carrying the hopes of her people, only to face rejection from the Central Plains harem and suspicion from the imperial court. Meanwhile, a little-known secret deal between the two nations lies hidden beneath it all. Caught between the palace walls of a foreign land and her duty to her homeland, she struggles to choose a path. Amid schemes and treach —Reads—Score—Shelves

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50. 100 被 After the Gloomy Imperial Tutor Took Her In, the Little Darling Gave Up Trying 被阴郁太傅捡走后，妹宝她摆烂了 Chasing White Birds追白鸟Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [A powerhouse heroine bursting with energy × a frail, proper official who's secretly a master manipulator] Her mother is a troublemaking, vicious supporting villainess, and her father is a lovestruck, devoted second male lead. Reincarnated as the daughter of this pair of disasters, she watches the three of them work tirelessly until their lives finally become a complete mess... A simp for a father, a bewitching mother, a confiscated home, and her life in ruins... Zhan Xinjia feels like the sky h 6.9kReads9.2Score904Shelves

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    There is no reason for a house fight, but there is a style of house fighting, haha, and he loves the male protagonist very much [laughing]

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