Books I Banished to the Cold Palace, Then Suddenly Fell in Love With Again 被打入冷宫的书，突然又爱了起来

1. 51 画 Sword in the Painting, Fate Beneath the Moon: Hearts United in the Spirit Realm 画中剑，月下缘：灵境同心 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted Sword in the Painting, Romance Beneath the Moon: Two Hearts United in the Spirit Realm 13Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Tormented My Heartless Boss Until He Became a Coal-Mining Extra 穿书后我把黑心老板虐成挖煤炮灰 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走17k WordsCompleted After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Tormented My Heartless Boss Until He Became a Coal-Mining Cannon Fodder 28Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 糟 Two Immortals from Humble Beginnings 糟糠双仙 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走26k WordsCompleted The Poor Couple of Immortals —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 离 On My Divorce Day, I Ran into the Matchmaker on Duty. After 999 Trials, We Both Begged to Remarry 离婚当天撞上月老值班，999次试炼后我俩疯求复婚 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走Marriage & Romance14k WordsCompleted On the day we divorced, I ran into the God of Marriage on duty. After 999 trials, we were both desperately begging to get remarried. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 55 花 Flower Soul's Ordeal: The Pure Spirit Flower Blooms 花魂劫：净灵花开 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走12k WordsCompleted The Flower Spirit's Calamity: The Pure Spirit Flower Blooms 6Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 药 The God of Medicine Dotes on His Wife: A Mortal Woman's Divine Healing Across the Three Realms 药神宠妻：凡女医神踏三界 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走10k WordsCompleted The Medicine God's Devoted Wife: A Mortal Woman Physician Conquers the Three Realms 7Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 9 99 Hours Later, the Marriage Goes Silent 99小时后，婚姻静音 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走14k WordsCompleted Marriage on Mute After 99 Hours —Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 替 The Concubine's Daughter Who Knows Poisonology: The Prince Begs Her Not to Divorce Him 替嫁庶女懂毒理，王爷跪求不离婚 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Substitute Bride Knows Poison, and the Prince Begs Her Not to Divorce Him 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 便 Convenience Store Guestbook: Tangerine Soda and Kindness Across Time in 2026, the Year of the Horse 便利店留言簿：2026，马年的橘子汽水与跨时空的善意 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走11k WordsCompleted Convenience Store Guestbook: 2026, Tangerine Soda in the Year of the Horse and Kindness Across Time 15Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 灶 Two Little Dumplings at the Stove: The God of Food and God of Wealth Venture into the Mortal World 灶头双团子：食神财神闯凡间 The Key Ran Away from Home钥匙离家出走6k WordsCompleted Two Little Buns by the Stove: The Gods of Food and Wealth Venture into the Mortal World 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 61 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
12. 62 玉 Jade Lock, Glorious Love: The Wife-Lord's Beloved Husband 玉锁昭华：妻主的掌心夫 Writer Majic作家majicAncient Romance687k WordsOngoing [Matriarchal society + confinement + obsessive devotion + stealing a spouse + political scheming + sorcery] In the Zhaoyue Dynasty, women held power, while men were subordinate. Su Yuai, the legitimate son of the Su family, was once a prestigious prince’s betrothed. But after a power struggle plunged the realm into war, he fell from a cliff and lost his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Chunliu, a courtesan whose price was set by others. Just as he had lost all hope, the beggar gi 1kReads—Score—Shelves

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13. 63 穿 After Becoming a Cannon Fodder, I Became Famous in Showbiz Through Fortune-Telling 穿成炮灰后我靠算命爆红娱乐圈 Yaoyao Yaoyao妖妖遥遥81k WordsCompleted After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Character, I Rise to Fame in the Entertainment Industry by Telling Fortunes —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 穿 After Becoming the Villainess, I Took the Antagonist's Kid and Wreaked Havoc on a Kids' Reality Show 穿成恶毒女配后，我带反派娃炸翻娃综 Yaoyao Yaoyao妖妖遥遥13k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the role of the vicious female side character, I team up with the villain’s kid to blow up the reality show for children. —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 穿 I Became the Villain's Mom and Went Viral on a Parenting Show with My Antics 穿成反派亲妈，我靠沙雕爆红娃综 The Great Attacker of Bikini Bottom比奇堡大总攻Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Villainess + Transmigrate into a Book + Face-Slapping + Celebrity Parenting Livestream] Leng Qingqing, a top agent who retired from the Quick Transmigration Bureau, transmigrates into a book as the abusive mother of a cannon-fodder character, destined to be the young villain's downfall. At this point, the little villain is on the verge of turning evil! No need to panic. With a child in one hand and a variety-show contract in the other, Leng Qingqing sets off to film a parenting show. 22.1kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
16. 66 穿 After Becoming a Mad Villainess, I Became Famous Through Livestream Variety Shows 穿成疯批女配后，我靠直播综艺爆红了 Yaoyao Yaoyao妖妖遥遥44k WordsCompleted After Becoming the Mad Supporting Female Character, I Rise to Fame Through Livestreamed Variety Shows 21Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 全 The Entire Interstellar World Is Asking If I Need a Beast Husband 全星际都在问我缺不缺兽夫 A Cup of Crane's-Crown Poison一盏鹤顶红Modern Romance437k WordsCompleted [Interstellar beast world, farming, worldbuilding] After transmigrating to an interstellar beast world where females rule over males, Wei Wan learns that only women can own land. She works hard and finally earns the rights to a plot of land on Earth. What? Buy land and get a beast husband for free? But her hidden stats seem way too high, and every match she gets is a top-tier talent. These beast husbands are all arrogant, one more than the next. They look down on her and on Earth, calling the sc 7.2kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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18. 68 国 National Fate: A Biological Aircraft Carrier Still Counts as an Aircraft Carrier, Right? 国运：生物航母也是航母吧？ Not Yet, Not Yet, Future未未未来Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Raft Evolution, Seafaring, Parallel Universes, Infinite Flow, Team Adventure, No Romance (No Harem, No Love Story!!!)] An animated series is out! This is not a conventional national-destiny survival story, so please read a few more chapters ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ Renyi transmigrated from the apocalypse. “Wait, what do you mean, an apocalyptic national-destiny game in a parallel world? (눈‸눈)” “Wait... you mean fishing? (๑•̀‧̫•́๑)” Blue Star’s resources have run dry, and the Ocean Era game has arrived. The 86.2kReads9.1Score9.2kShelves
19. 69 言 My Words Become Law, but I Truly Don’t Want to Show Off in Public 言出法随，贫道真不想人前显圣啊 Writer Who Loves to Draw爱画画的作家Eastern Fantasy733k WordsOngoing The realm of Chixian is on the brink of collapse. Monsters and demons run rampant, and horrors from the old days stir once more. Rules? The only rule in this world is that there are no rules. Ye Qingfeng transmigrates into the body of a beggar who has starved to death. But this world is sick: skin-stealers rewrite memories, river demons demand brides, paper horses steal people's lifespans, and living type gives rise to miasma... Gods and Buddhas have vanished, order has crumbled, and human lives 7.7kReads8.4Score856Shelves
20. 70 姐 My Sister Ruined Her Reputation for Me, Good Thing I Speak Mandarin 姐姐为我身败名裂还好我会普通话 This Cabbage Is Poisonous这颗大白菜有毒Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Language Pollution + The Apocalypse Is Coming + Playing God + Villain] This is a world invaded by languages. Those who hear Japanese become grotesque masses of flesh; those who smell English turn into monsters of black oil. Only Lu Mozhi wields the supreme authority known as "Chinese," following in the footsteps of Huang Chao as he rides across Ya Chen. While holding back the invasion of corruption, Lu Mozhi also turns civilization into a wasteland with his own hands, leaving the sparks of huma 14.2kReads6.9Score1.8kShelves
21. 71 人 In a Fantasy World, Why Does My Mouth Have a Blessing Effect? 人在玄幻，我的嘴巴开光了？ Laughing at the East Wind笑东风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Deification by Misunderstanding + Words Become Reality + Invincible Dao Fire] A short drama adaptation of this work, Words Become Reality, Suppressing the Myriad Ages, is now available. Give it a watch if you’re interested. In his eighteenth year after transmigrating to a cultivation continent, Li Wudao discovers that he has the ability to make his words come true. The only catch is that his ability is a crippled version. When he tricks someone into enlightenment, Li Wudao receives feedback in 7kReads6.1Score631Shelves
22. 72 大 Great Qin: Who Upset My Frail, Ailing Worthy Minister? 大秦：谁惹我那体弱多病的贤卿了 Leisurely Clouds Borrow Rain Ink闲云借雨墨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Transmigration + no romance + mostly daily life + a System (but it doesn’t feature much) Zhou Wenqing unexpectedly transmigrated into the chaotic Warring States period. That was bad enough, but when she opened her eyes, she discovered she was gravely wounded. A moment later, she remembered that her original self had been sent by the state of Han to Qin as a “spy,” and she was completely at a loss. Zhou Wenqing had no intention of flapping her little butterfly wings. Time and again, she tried to 45.5kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
23. 73 规 Rules of Horror 1: Employee Elevator No. 13! 规则怪谈1：第十三号员工电梯！ Class C Medical Record丙级病历69k WordsCompleted Rule-Breaking Tales 1: Employee Elevator No. 13! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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24. 74 休 Divorcing Her Husband with Two Kids, She Thrives Through Farming 休夫带两娃，她靠种田风生水起 Iced Lime青柠加冰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + feel-good wish fulfillment + putting scumbags in their place + adorable kids + building wealth + a slow and steady life] Unfortunate college student Wei Xiaoye died and had her soul transmigrate into an alternate ancient world, where she promptly “gained” two daughters. Who says you can’t survive without a son? Wei Xiaoye and her two girls built a wonderful life together. Her faithless husband showed up with a “second wife”? She divorced him on the spot. Her in-laws had all kinds of p 885Reads8.8Score182Shelves
25. 75 家 A Family with Kids in Ancient Times 家有儿女在古代 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance860k WordsCompleted After years of marriage without children, a couple runs into trouble aboard a plane headed to a major hospital in another city for IVF. When they wake up, they find themselves with a family of four, a son and a daughter. The two are both shocked and overjoyed. But having transmigrated from modern civilization to an ancient world without electricity or internet, how are they supposed to get by? They still have to sit the imperial exams, since they have no desire to be drafted for labor or militar 9.2kReads9.2Score905Shelves
26. 76 穿 I Transmigrated to a Famine Year: Fleeing with My Laid-Back Dad 穿越荒年，我和老六爹的逃荒路 Sunflower in the High Tower高阁向阳花Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [No romance + fleeing famine + farming + pocket dimension] Note: Don't compare this novel to reality. It's not a documentary. No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. The first novel starring Chang'an and Gu Laoliu. If you don't like it, close the page and go read something you do like. Don't leave nasty comments. Writing isn't easy, so please be respectful. Thank you! When she opened her eyes, Gu Chang'an had transmigrated from an apocalypse, where she had 17.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
27. 77 穿 A Farm Girl Busy Crushing Villains, and a Handsome Husband She Picked Up 穿成农女忙虐渣，捡个夫君美如花 As If in a Dream Today今朝若梦Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags, with farming and imperial exams on the side + devoted couple + a heroine who can be sweet or sassy, and a gorgeous, poisonous hero] A heroine who grows stronger, takes down scumbags, and never puts up with being mistreated. Fresh out of college, Jiang Ning is hit by a car. Enraged, she gives the spoiled rich girl behind the wheel the finger, then transmigrates. She wakes up in the body of another Jiang Ning: a helpless girl whose parents have died, whose engagement was brok 13.8kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
28. 78 和 Before Our Divorce, I Secretly Cleaned Out My Awful In-Laws' Home 和离前，我暗中搬空了极品婆家 Xiang Yi香亦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Transmigrate into a book + farming + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + personal space + later fleeing famine] After getting drunk, Li Yuan transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a farming novel about fleeing famine. The original owner is harmed and suffers a miscarriage. When the doctor confirms she’ll have trouble bearing children in the future, her wicked mother-in-law declares: “Either you get divorced, or you stay here as a servant.” Li Yuan: “ 10.2kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
29. 79 重 My Reborn Husband and Son Think Every Day About How to Kill Me 重生的夫君儿子每天都在想怎么弄死我 Flying Broomstick Girl飞帚少女Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Ji Yunshuang died in the tenth year of the apocalypse! Reborn, she uses her space to frantically stockpile supplies. But before the apocalypse can arrive, she transmigrates. She becomes a beautiful, seductive young wife who abandoned her badly injured husband and eloped with a sleazy old man. Looking at the greasy old man in front of her, who looks six months pregnant, she promptly kicks him away. She has a whole space full of supplies. Why would she elope with some greasy old man? There are no 144Reads8.5Score110Shelves
30. 80 渣 My Scumbag Fiancé Ran Away from Our Wedding, So I Married Someone Else on the Spot 渣男逃婚，我当场改嫁了 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, Meng Jinyao’s intended groom, Gu Xiuming, eloped with another woman, turning her into a laughingstock. She hardened her heart and changed grooms on the spot, marrying Gu Xiuming’s adoptive father, Gu Jingxi. After the wedding, Gu Xiuming sneered at her. “Meng Jinyao, have you no shame? You couldn’t become my bride, so now you want to become my mother?” Meng Jinyao looked at the man standing in the doorway and complained, “Husband, your son is being disrespectful and insulting 5.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
31. 81 提 Why Talk About Divorce? Let's Have a Baby, Darling 提什么和离，娘子咱们生娃吧 Early Spring in March晓春三月Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Yuan Pan'er never dreamed that, after her soul had already returned to the underworld, she would find herself back at the age of thirteen, just as the Chen family came to ask for her hand in marriage again. Then she'll marry into the Chen family once more, but in this life, she'll put herself first. If no one cares for her, she'll learn to care for herself... 14.9kReads8.6Score2kShelves
32. 82 主 The Matriarch Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn to Raise the Kids and Take It Easy 主母操劳而死，重生后养崽摆烂了 Watermelon Juice西瓜汁汁Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Both reborn + swapped lives + household matriarch + stepmother raising children + physician consort + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + inner-family strife + adorable children] Shen Qinglan discovered that she and Shen Qingli had both been reborn! In her previous life, Shen Qinglan married into the Li family of Longxi and helped the second branch's eldest son rise to success, until he became a high-ranking official and she lived in splendor! Shen Qingli had only recently married into th 5.9kReads8.9Score1kShelves
33. 83 幸 Lucky to Have Met Your Peach-Blossom Face 幸得识卿桃花面 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Wei Qing transmigrated. Her principle was simple: if you can settle it with your fists, don't waste your breath. 10.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
34. 84 嫁 After Marrying the Heirless Prince, the General’s Poisonous Daughter Goes on a Rampage 嫁给绝嗣王爷后，将门毒妃杀疯了 Purple Mist Beauty紫岚美眉Ancient Romance926k WordsOngoing [Two strong leads + unmatched skill in medicine and poison + punishing scoundrels] She was a medical doctor and elite soldier in the apocalypse. After transmigrating to an alternate ancient world, she became the unpopular eldest daughter of a general's household. She spent ten years at the family shrine in the countryside, praying for her father and brothers. When she returned, she discovered that an adopted daughter had taken her place, stolen her family's affection, and even taken her fiancé. 1.5kReads8.3Score251Shelves
35. 85 虐 Torture the Concubine! Marry the Treacherous Minister! The Marquis’s Eldest Daughter-in-Law Is Reborn and Wants to Become a Widow 虐宠妾！嫁奸臣！侯府长媳重生要丧偶 Singing Beneath the Moon月下高歌Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted Gu Nanzhi, the mistress of the marquis’s household, only realized on her deathbed that her entire life had been a lie. Her husband, supposedly injured in battle and unable to consummate their marriage, was secretly entwined night after night with his stepson’s wet nurse. That wet nurse was her sister-in-law, whom she had never met and who was believed to have died long ago. The stepson she had devotedly raised was their child. The boy she raised wanted her dead, and the husband she had loved all 1.7kReads8.8Score222Shelves
36. 86 姣 Jiaojiao's Joyful Years 姣姣岁欢 Little Yuanbao元宝儿Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Suihuan marries Qin Huaijing, a royal relative whose family has fallen on hard times, bringing a generous dowry with her. On their wedding night, before they can consummate the marriage, he leaves her to fend for herself in the manor. Two years later, Qin Huaijing is selected by the court to become the Crown Prince of Great Jin. Jiang Suihuan thinks that her husband’s rise will make her Crown Princess. Instead, her husband returns victorious from the battlefield and tells her that a lowbor 10.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
37. 87 逼 You Force Me to Marry in Her Place? I'll Take Your Empire and Still Be Empress! 逼我替嫁？夺你江山，我还是皇后！ Moonlight Like Frost月色如霜Ancient Romance934k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + revenge on scumbags + satisfying read + devoted couple] Qi Qingli earned posthumous honors, the kind that were one of a kind and would make her famous throughout history. In just three days, she went from Crown Princess to Empress. But before the seventh-day mourning ritual was over, while her soul had yet to fully fade, the Emperor was already fleeing. Her coffin was left all alone in the main hall of Fengyi Palace! Qi Qingli had this to say: “I married well. I’m never getting marrie 3.6kReads8.1Score405Shelves
38. 88 为 After Three Years as a Slave, My Family Begs Me to Forgive Them? 为奴三年后，全家哭着求原谅？ Fish for the New Year新年有鱼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The Ex-Wife Regret Arc + The Family Regret Arc + The Second Male Lead Rises to the Top + Fake and Real Heiresses + Mastery of Both Medicine and Poison] When Lin Shu was five, she learned she was the Duke's Estate's real daughter, switched at birth with another child. She longed for her parents and three older brothers to cherish her. For ten years, she carefully tried to please everyone, but little by little, their hearts turned toward their adopted daughter, Lin Lang. Even her childhood sweeth 4.1kReads8.1Score505Shelves
39. 89 夺 Ungrateful After Winning the Succession? The Real Heiress Fights Through Two Lifetimes 夺嫡后忘恩负义？真千金杀穿两世 Mocha Ice摩卡冰Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted [Real and fake heiresses, legitimate daughter reborn, putting scumbags in their place, strong heroine, devoted couple, one-on-one romance, medical skills, family intrigue, political schemes, two equally strong leads, a hero who loves gossip, a heroine who is practically a walking gossip field, marriage first and love later] In her previous life, after Chu Muran returned to the Marquis’s residence, the scheming fake heiress brainwashed her day after day. After being “rescued” heroically from dang 3kReads8.7Score289Shelves
40. 90 重 Reborn on the Day of Her Husband's Wedding, She Turns the Tables Against All Odds! 重生回夫君大婚时，她逆风翻盘！ Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping and scumbag punishment + satisfying revenge + sweet romance + stunning, formidable heroine + scheming hero] Yun Zheng was the only daughter of Great Qi's richest tycoon, wealthy enough to rival a nation. In her previous life, she married into the Marquis's household with a lavish bridal procession, only to become a laughingstock on her wedding night. Her husband held a wedding ceremony with his first love, taking her as a second wife alongside Yun Zheng. His mother sma 19.2kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
41. 91 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 106kReads9.4Score13.8kShelves
42. 92 渣 My Jerk of a Husband Wants a Second Wife? Fine, I’ll Empty His Family Home 渣男娶平妻？那就把婆家搬空了吧 Osmanthus Rice Wine Pudding酒酿桂花酪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family confiscated and exiled + reborn + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + face-slapping and punishing scum + making a fortune] Reborn into a new life, Wei Yunlan knows that on the very day Shen Feng takes Xue Linglong as his secondary wife, her family will be framed by a treacherous official, have their home confiscated, and be exiled. This time, she won't make the same mistake as before, staying bitterly at the Shen household and waiting for her family to be cleared of the charges, only to 13.5kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
43. 93 带 After Splitting from the Family with Her Child, the Widow Made Her Fortune 带娃分家后，那寡妇发家致富了 Liang Qian凉浅Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted Farming + business + building from nothing + no romance + no golden finger + no adopting strays + no mysterious past A female military doctor transmigrates into a peasant widow with five children. As soon as she arrives, she strips her niece in front of everyone, ruining her nephew’s reputation and successfully causing the family to split up. With nothing to their name, they start by building two stone houses in a wasteland. They find a water source, improve the land, make candles from pine tree 5.1kReads8.7Score428Shelves
44. 94 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.5kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves

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    This book should only be found in heaven, and is rarely read in the human world.

45. 95 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. 24.8kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
46. 96 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.4kReads8.0Score144Shelves

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    Good writing in the 1960s

47. 97 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A special spy agency was set up for her [like] West Factory! "Abnormal love" + "palace struggle" + "tragedy of the Ming Dynasty". Wan Zhen'er was 17 years older than the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Jianshen, but Zhu Jianshen loved her to death... The irony is that Concubine Wan Guifei poisoned almost all his princes!

48. 98 虫 Insectoid: Are You Crazy? I Married a Military Female Who Doesn't Understand Love 虫族：癫哦！强娶个不懂爱的军雌 You Hazai柚哈仔Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + insectoid world + transmigration + top protagonist + devoted to each other + happy ending] [Sharp-tongued, money-loving transmigrator who plays the pig to eat the tiger] x [Cold, reserved, battle-scarred beauty of a military female] Why isn’t anything going according to the usual plot! Mu Zhe, who has read countless novels, transmigrates into an insectoid world. Knowing all the familiar tropes, he eagerly waits for the System to assign him a partner! To be doted on by everyone! 9.9kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Super beautiful, really super beautiful

49. 99 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 29.8kReads9.4Score3kShelves
50. 100 漂 The Beautiful Darling Is Driven Mad by the Villain’s Obsession 漂亮宝贝被疯批反派觊觎疯了 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads432k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, Frail Bottom + Dark, Scheming, Obsessive Wife-Guy Top] [Two Male Leads + Forced Romance + Scheming Top + Confinement + Unhinged Top + Perverted, Yandere Top + Both Pure + Beautiful Bottom + Showbiz + Delicate Bottom + Older, Fatherly Top] A little cannon-fodder who only wants to complete his missions is targeted by a sasaeng fan. Toys he receives have hidden cameras, love letters mysteriously appear at home, and there are all kinds of messages professing love, along with countless ph 39.4kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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