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1. 101 我 I'm the Ultimate Green Tea, and I've Played Every Big Shot in Beijing 我，顶级绿茶婊，玩遍京圈大佬 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Selfish, calculating femme fatale with a sweet exterior + a face and figure that are second to none + seduction + schemes + multiple men] Shen Mingyue grew up in a remote mountain village. As a child, she watched her parents and relatives get beaten to a pulp, only to find that there was no one she could turn to for help. This glimpse of society's dark side taught her early on just how cold the rules of the world could be. Whoever holds power gets to decide what is right! To make sure no one co 110.1kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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   1. When the "common girl" wife meets the "Yaozu" filter of the world of female supremacy, the house fight becomes a large-scale real fragrance scene. Don't worry, you can enter after it is over. Whoever sees the fun of going against the routine will know! 2. White and black ceiling! A series with a high reputation of 9.2 Points. Watch how top-notch Green Tea uses her acting skills to move among the big guys in the Beijing circle. The sober calculations under the sweet pet skin will make people addicted! 3. Live broadcast + divine hero + evil girl setting, a 9.2-Point masterpiece! When "throwing money" becomes a weapon, watch how she uses money to stir up the storm and tear apart the false fable of wealth awakening! 4. Fantasy romance + fetal transmigration + infinite retracement, a dark horse with an 8.7 Score as an anti-routine! Holding the childbirth system in hand but refusing to lie down, go back and start over just to rewrite your destiny and challenge your imagination! 5. Pure entertainment without CP! 7.5-Point serial masterpiece. See how amateurs use words to leverage capital. There is no love brain, only career brain. This is the script for a leading heroine in 2026!

2. 102 偷 Caught Sneaking a Bite? I Bind the Tycoon System Instead! 偷吃被抓？我反手绑定神豪系统！ Ren Xue任雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Livestream Donations + Heartless Woman + Feel-Good Story + A Little Male Suffering Jian Xing secretly watched male streamers, and when her boyfriend found out, he angrily broke up with her. Just as Jian Xing was feeling lost, she unexpectedly got a Wealthy Tycoon System. A boyfriend? Who cares! Pure-hearted college boy? Love him. Busty male-mom type? Love him! A deep-voiced hunk overflowing with hormones? Love him!!! Content warnings: The heroine has no morals or limits. She's a show-off with an 21.6kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
3. 103 回 Rewind and Have a Baby: I Can Copy Any Child’s Spiritual Root 回档生子：子嗣灵根任我复制 Listening to the Stars星影聆音Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [The System only activates after death, and it’s a multifunctional System! It offers unlimited retries and can even copy spiritual roots!] [Family cultivation + unlimited retries + spiritual root copying + male leads are sexually pure] This is a highly advanced world of cultivation. Those without spiritual roots or talent can only become concubines, servant husbands, laborers, or slaves, while the supremely gifted can fly through the heavens, burrow through the earth, and attain immortality. Lu 27.3kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves
4. 104 出 Have You Ever Even Been on a Set? And You’re Writing Showbiz Fiction? 出过道吗？你就乱写文娱小说？ Tomatoes Need Sugar西红柿要加糖Modern Romance651k WordsCompleted [Novel plagiarist + behind the scenes + no romance + wish fulfillment + slice of life + beloved by everyone] Failed author Yuan You wakes up in another world in the body of a low-ranking idol. From the start, she's 400,000 yuan in debt, knows nothing about music theory, and is terrible at both singing and dancing. Just as she's preparing to return to her old trade and support herself by writing, the System finally arrives! Once her novel hits certain stats, she can redeem the creative works that 8.3kReads8.4Score777Shelves
5. 105 我 I Cultivate Immortality Through Spoilers, and the Greats of the Cultivation World Have Had Enough 我靠剧透修仙，修仙届大佬不干了 Lu Yiqiang, Who Loves Sweet Potato Lattes爱吃红薯拿铁的陆逸强Ancient Romance687k WordsOngoing Lin Wan, a modern-day corporate drone, transmigrates into a cultivation novel as a cannon-fodder supporting female character. Armed with a mysterious guide she obtained by chance, she defies fate and changes her destiny. She carefully plans every move, believing she is resisting fate and using her foreknowledge, only to discover in the middle and later parts of the story, to her shock, that the guide is actually a comeback script she herself sent back through time and space in her previous life, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Push push push, the male and female protagonists are doing business online

6. 106 医 Master of Medicine and Divination: I Use the Taiji Bagua to Save the Dynasty 医卦双绝，我用太极八卦救王朝 Lu Yiqiang, Who Loves Sweet Potato Lattes爱吃红薯拿铁的陆逸强Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Lin Wei, a medical doctorate, transmigrates as a concubine-born daughter whose engagement has been broken off, with a sickly younger brother in tow. Her blind grandmother sneers: "A woman practicing medicine? Our ancestral rules forbid it!" Lin Wei pulls out the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. "Ancestral rules may be strict, but they can't override the founding emperor's decree: Anyone who saves the people is following the Way of Heaven." She uses the Eight Trigrams to locate acupoints and the Fiv —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 谁 If You Have a Problem, Pay Up First 谁不服，先还钱 Lu Yiqiang, Who Loves Sweet Potato Lattes爱吃红薯拿铁的陆逸强Modern Romance474k WordsCompleted I open my eyes to find I've become the real daughter in a tragic novel, a disposable pawn drained by her whole family and doomed to die horribly. I'm bound to the "Fairness Warrior" System, with just one rule: Whoever touches what's mine is in for bad luck. The fake heiress puts on a sweet act: "Sister, can I have your necklace? It would look better on me at the banquet." I list her on a secondhand site instead: "Auctioning off 'My Sister's Shamelessness,' starting bid: 100 million." My scumbag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 京 Splendor in the Capital 京华锦深 Lu Yiqiang, Who Loves Sweet Potato Lattes爱吃红薯拿铁的陆逸强Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Fifteen years ago, in the battle at Canglang Valley on the northern frontier, all thirty thousand soldiers perished. Shen Chongshan, the Marquis of Zhenbei, vanished without a trace, while Deputy General Shen Yi died in battle, leaving behind only a bloodstained piece of armor. Fifteen years later, Zhou Quan, an official in the Ministry of War, suddenly "died of illness," leaving behind a death report implicating a hidden scandal in the northern frontier's military supplies. Undercurrents stir 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 女 Disguised as a Man, I Flirt and Flirt and Flirt! 女扮男装，我撩撩撩撩撩！ Song Song宋讼Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine, five male leads + all the men are pure + romantic rivalry and a battlefield of love + adored by everyone + succubus physique] What would you do if you discovered you’d entered a book and gained absolute beauty? First, steal the male lead! Second, steal the male lead! Third, still steal the male lead! The lazy, arrogant first male lead? Mine! The haughty, noble second male lead? Mine! The refined, scheming third male lead? Mine! The cool, jade-like fourth male lead? Mine! The dom 18.7kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
10. 110 穿 Reborn as a Scheming Farmer's Daughter, She Only Loves Power 穿成心机农女，她只爱权势 Clear Breeze, Clear and Gentle清风清清Ancient Romance474k WordsOngoing [A female lead who loves pretending to be an innocent, sweet little green tea girl + 1vN + ambitious + villainess + no moral compass + men competing for her + all male leads are virgins] [Reader’s Guide] ① A seemingly aloof, secretly unhinged Crown Prince: “You’re so innocent. They must have tempted you. They deserve to die.” ② A graceful, distinguished top scholar: “Please, don’t stop loving me. I can be the one who understands you.” ③ A seemingly carefree young lord who sees through your true 4.7kReads8.4Score716Shelves
11. 111 一 A Lazy Fish Marries a Eunuch, and I Finally Lie Flat 一条咸鱼嫁太监，我彻底躺平了 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 32.6kReads9.2Score4kShelves
12. 112 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 67.4kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves
13. 113 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 62.2kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves
14. 114 贵 The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑，冷面君王沦陷了 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 2.8kReads8.9Score193Shelves
15. 115 瞒 I Fell for Someone Else Behind My Childhood Friend’s Back, and Became Addicted to Flirting with the Emperor 瞒着竹马变心，和圣上暧昧成瘾 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance608k WordsCompleted [Reborn, sweet and charming noblewoman VS older, chaste emperor + both leads are faithful + she flirts without realizing it + scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium] After her childhood sweetheart and husband shot her through the heart with an arrow, Jiang Shan is reborn before she ever married. At the time, the emperor is at the height of his power, while the scoundrel is merely a prince who has just begun to make a name for himself. This time, Jiang Shan refuses to be the wicked original w 19.1kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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    These are the ancient novels I read recently. The heroine is the county lord and the princess.

16. 116 朕 The Flower I Nurtured with My Heart's Blood Has Returned to Spoil Me 朕心头血饲养的娇花回头来宠朕啦 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure and devoted, 1v1 romance + 1000% sweetness] [Just launched, ratings will rise (✪ω✪)] No one knew that the lowly stable boy, trampled by everyone in the Chancellor's household, was the illegitimate son of the current emperor and his one true love. That night, he bathed the capital in blood and seized the throne with ruthless force. The first thing he did after ascending the throne was appear at the Chancellor's daughter's wedding, seize Pei Wenqin, the Minister of Rites' seco 4.3kReads8.8Score798Shelves
17. 117 黛 Daiyu Reborn: Stay Away from Scumbags and Vicious Women 黛玉重生：远离渣男恶妇 Taozhu桃渚Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Jiangzhu is reborn to take revenge, save people, and shine on her own. [Don't ask me to give her a love interest. Everyone has different tastes, and I'm scared of being attacked.] [The story does not completely follow the original's timeline, characterization, or style.] [I don't accept the theories of various Redology scholars as hidden meanings in the original.] [If you want to argue, you're always right.] 8.6kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    Recommended to everyone I meet. It is my favorite!

18. 118 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 2.3kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
19. 119 郡 The Commandery Princess Marries Lin Ruhai to Raise Lin Daiyu 郡主为养林黛玉，下嫁林如海 Da Xian Fang Yue大先方月Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Content warning: This story takes shots at Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu, Lady Wang, and Xue Baochai. If you don't like that, feel free to skip it. There are lots of author-created details, and Lin Daiyu is the favorite. Everything is in service of her growth, and in this story she gets to live a happy, carefree life under the heroine's protection. In the heroine's heart, Daiyu always comes first! A modern minor internet celebrity transmigrates into a feudal dynasty as the daughter of its Grand Princess. By 4.1kReads8.8Score616Shelves
20. 120 冷 The Pitiful Girl from the Cold Palace Grew Up to Become a Love-Struck Crown Prince 冷宫小可怜长大后成了恋爱脑太子 Yuan Youyi元又一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out. It’ll go up soon.) Also known as: The Pitiful Girl from the Cold Palace Grew Up to Become a Twisted Prince (An outwardly sweet but secretly shrewd, clear-headed heroine × a hero in the late stages of lovesickness) Crown Prince Xie Yi defies the emperor’s marriage decree and incurs his wrath, earning confinement in the Eastern Palace. The court is on edge. Rather than grieve, Xie Yi is delighted, because tomorrow is the day she comes to visit. They meet once a month, an 5.7kReads7.9Score776Shelves
21. 121 陵 Ling Rong and Shen Er Swap Places, Slaying Their Way Through the Han and Qing Palaces 陵容慎儿互换，杀穿汉宫清宫 Tang Dui唐对Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing When An Lingrong becomes Nie Shen’er, Dou Yifang treats her like a precious jewel. She is no longer anyone’s plan B, no one’s murder weapon, and no plaything in the deep palace, brought out for music and amusement. Living in the Han Dynasty and stepping into the court, she finally understands how laughable the harem struggles of her past were. Power is the best tonic a woman can have! When Nie Shen’er becomes An Lingrong, she wonders: What? After the selection, she doesn’t have to do hard labor 6.9kReads8.9Score456Shelves
22. 122 庆 Joy of Life: Waking Up at Li Chengze’s Residence from the Start 庆余，开局醒在李承泽府上 Er Dao Tai耳刀台Female-Channel Fanfiction453k WordsCompleted Warning: *The female lead’s personality changes over the course of the story.* “Freedom and the world, I’ll hold them both in my own hands.” After the sun flashed brightly, Tao Jingyang was sent into Joy of Life, which she had just watched for the third time. As an unregistered stranger who had suddenly appeared at Li Chengze’s residence, she found herself watched by countless eyes. Emperor Qing was watching her like a hawk, and the Temple appeared and disappeared without a trace. Still, since s 1.5kReads8.8Score144Shelves
23. 123 我 I Stir Up Trouble in the Cultivation World 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 157.9kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
24. 124 女 Disguised as a Man, I Became the Cold and Alluring Prince 女扮男装，走上高冷邪魅王爷的路 Lazy Uncle Bookworm懒也书叔Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted Chu Mingxi died in the struggle for the throne. After her death, her soul saw three books. The first book told of the tragic romance between a down-and-out prince and a palace maid. They were her father and her mother. The second book told how a deposed empress and a regent helped a new emperor ascend the throne. They were the empress, reborn, and her royal uncle. The third book told of the lifelong devotion between the new emperor and a talented woman. They were her lowborn imperial brother and 8kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    They are all top-notch wits, high quality, and never boast.

25. 125 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.9kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves

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    They are all top-notch wits, high quality, and never exaggerate.

26. 126 被 Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears 被逼让位，她献出玉玺后群臣大哭 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 21.2kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
27. 127 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 4.8kReads9.3Score475Shelves
28. 128 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 12.7kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
29. 129 魂 My Soul in the Cold Palace Prince: My Brotherly Bond with the Crown Prince 魂穿冷宫皇子，我与太子兄弟情深 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Li Jing (the male lead's family-bond arc, coming-of-age arc, and a System that gives him a major advantage) A baby boy (there is no female lead; if there absolutely has to be one, then it's the male lead's mother). When the male lead grows up, he will marry and have children. His wife barely appears and is basically just a plot device, mentioned in passing. The moment I opened my eyes, I had become the “abandoned son of the Cold Palace.” My mother was an unfavored fifth-rank concubi 6.5kReads7.7Score555Shelves

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    Gong Dou's cool writing, very doting, flirty and sweet

30. 130 良 The Beloved Concubine Is Alluring and Charming, Rising to the Top 良娣又娇又媚，一路盛宠上位 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted Chu Yao was born with an irresistible, seductive charm. Every frown and smile was captivating, yet her aunt, the Empress, treated her as a pawn and sent her to the Eastern Palace. The Crown Princess, Qin Wan, was the Crown Prince’s cousin. She had already borne him a son and a daughter, securing her position. Crown Prince Gu Jingchen hated the Empress’s influence. On their wedding night, he left Chu Yao alone and placed her in the most remote quarters, the Liuyun Pavilion. Everyone waited to lau 9.5kReads7.8Score832Shelves
31. 131 她 She Wields a Gentle Blade to Slay the Hearts of Emperors 她用温柔刀，斩尽帝王心 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted Chen Yueyi, daughter of a powerful minister, is so beautiful she could topple kingdoms. Yet she enters the most exalted cage in the realm with an air of gentle vulnerability and pure, tender virtue. Once inside the palace, she flawlessly becomes what the emperor longs for most: a pure, flawless flower who depends on him completely and adores him. Before long, she becomes the irreplaceable moonlight in his heart. Emperor Shen Yanzhi believes every word. He draws her into his arms, convinced he ha 1.9kReads8.2Score189Shelves
32. 132 神 Mad Divine Doctor: Even the King of Hell Dares Not Take Her 神医狂妃：阎王不敢收 City Lightyears城市光年Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Xiao Jingchen, the God of War of Great Chu and Prince Jing, is ruthless and violent, and has been struck by a strange poison. Lin Wan'er, an unfavored daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue, is pushed into an icy pond by a vicious servant. When she opens her eyes again, she is a fully trained modern military doctor! With the silver needles in her hand and her unparalleled medical skills, she strikes back again and again. She even opens a clinic in the capital, making a name f 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "I recommend a book called "The Mad Concubine," which rubs the ancient people's IQs to the ground. The heroine is not only a great doctor, but also a chemist/inventor. When the villain was still using the feudal superstition of "blood identification" to frame her, she directly took out the "blood type test paper" and the "paternity test report" and threw them in the opponent's face. While the imperial doctor was still cooking the dark soup, she had already come up with "antibiotics" and "intravenous drips." This cross-generational dimensionality reduction attack looks really exciting! "

33. 133 烬 Song of the Ashen Phoenix 烬凰吟 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted The “ill-starred one” has returned. She is Lu Jingtang. Fifteen years ago, her family cast her aside. Fifteen years later, they are all wrongfully accused. Entering the game as a strategist, she begins with a bargain with Prince Ning, Xiao Jing'an. Together, amid the shifting tides of court politics and the blood and fire of the borderlands, they unravel conspiracies and clear her family’s name. When the flames of fate burn away the stigma, she will be more than the one who vindicates the Lu fam 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are really good, with all kinds of twists and turns on house fights and palace fights, sweet and sadistic.

34. 134 当 Back Then, I Refused to Marry the East Wind (A Companion to A Spring Rain on a Night in a Small Tower, a Historical Pride and Prejudice) 当年不肯嫁东风（《小楼一夜听春雨》姊妹篇，古代版傲慢与偏见) Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Sisters united + rekindled romance + historical ensemble cast] The Ye sisters’ battle to protect their romantic prospects: a long-planned, romantic counterattack. With sisters sticking together, nothing is too difficult! After their mother died, the three Ye sisters broke with their father, who favored his concubine and neglected his wife. They lived in a separate residence and took in A Cuo, the adopted daughter of their late maternal aunt, relying on one another to get by. Four years ago, the 19kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves

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    Half a year has passed, but I still remember these two books

35. 135 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 42.3kReads9.6Score6.7kShelves
36. 136 超 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服 Red Leaves红叶Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to 42.5kReads8.8Score4.9kShelves
37. 137 啊 Huh? How Did I Become the Wicked Female Lead’s Little Sister? 啊？我怎么穿成了恶毒女配的妹妹 Silver Light Shines on the Snowy Mountain雪山闪银光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book + historical romance + adored by everyone + beautiful, delicate heroine + fiercely protective + a touch of a reverse harem Warning: The original heroine is portrayed negatively, and she has a System. Workhorse office drone Sang Jin transmigrates into a novel as a character with the same name. The good news is that she is a daughter of the Sang family, one of the four great clans in the capital. She has plenty to eat and wear, and her family dotes on her. The bad news is 76.3kReads6.7Score12.7kShelves
38. 138 团 Beloved by All: Your Majesty, the Empress, Please Behave 团宠：皇后娘娘请安分 Bi Xiaoxing彼小星Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted Ever since the empress woke up, everything changed. She stopped fighting for the emperor's favor and instead resolutely moved into the cold palace to enjoy a leisurely life. The emperor, however, was the one who suffered. The empress's eldest brother: “I expect a satisfactory answer, Your Majesty.” Her second brother: “You can go guard the border yourself.” Her third brother: “As the richest man in the realm, I plan to expand my business in another country.” Even her father, the Grand Tutor, sai 2.3kReads9.1Score296Shelves
39. 139 团 The Beloved Little Princess Shocks the Court with Her Secret Identity 团宠小公主马甲震惊朝野 CAN NuoCAN诺Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Warning: This is an imaginative novel, so don’t compare it with history or try to connect it to real events! If that bothers you, please move along!!!!! [Cute baby + No romance for the heroine + Coming-of-age story. Not an adult soul transmigrating into a child! She’ll grow stronger later and return to the celestial realm.] A little qilin baby who hasn’t yet developed her intelligence falls from heaven to the mortal world while playing. As it turns out, this is a tribulation written in her fate: 3.2kReads9.1Score392Shelves
40. 140 大 Who Dares Smash the Three-Year-Old Sect Leader’s Baby Bottle?! 大胆！谁敢砸三岁掌门的小奶瓶？ Yan Mo颜墨Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Complete + Mystical Arts + Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old Little Darling + Everyone's Favorite + Beast Taming + Wacky and Lighthearted + Feel-Good] The notorious Hehuan Sect has finally been brought to justice! But the legendary witch turns out to be a little toddler who still drinks milk? Lu Jiujiu holds her baby bottle and sighs at the people charging toward them: The whole sect is full of “frail” and beautiful disciples, and only she and the old man who sweeps the floor can fight. What a joke! Th 86Reads8.7Score—Shelves
41. 141 娇 Her Soft, Slender Waist: The Chaste Emperor Can't Resist Her! 娇娇软腰肢，禁欲帝王折腰宠！ Si Jiangyi似江疑Ancient Romance760k WordsCompleted Xie Liechen, the young emperor on the throne, had ruled his empire securely for a year. Cold and ascetic, he kept his distance from women, and his harem was little more than an empty formality. He was praised throughout the court and country as an iron-fisted ruler. Then, on a visit to Hongfu Temple, he met Shen Yuanxi, the daughter of a sixth-rank Hanlin Academy editor. She unexpectedly saved the Empress Dowager when she suffered a sudden illness. The sight of her smiling in a moon-white ruqun 5.8kReads6.3Score511Shelves

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    The male protagonist is very loving and the female protagonist is very sober

42. 142 将 The General’s Three Daughters 将军家的三千金 Scholar Shuangshi双十居士Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted Yang Dafeng, Yang Ning'er, and Yang Feihu were the daughters of General Yang Xuanwu, Defender of the North. During a battle between their forces, Yang Xuanwu and Guan Feiyan fell in love. Several years later, the three Yang daughters gradually grew up… The herbs and prescriptions in this story are entirely fictional. Please do not use them. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss][Blow a kiss]

43. 143 穿 I Transmigrated to a Primitive Tribe and Took Off with Ironworking 穿越原始部落，我靠炼铁工艺起飞 Scholar Shuangshi双十居士Urban169k WordsOngoing Tiantian and Qiuxue set off in an SUV, ready for a spontaneous road trip, and drive deep into an unfamiliar mountain range. Qiuxue is busy taking selfies when she accidentally falls into a bottomless ravine. Tiantian leaps in after her without hesitation. When they wake again, they find themselves surrounded by men and women, young and old, dressed in little more than rags. —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 玉 Jade Lock and Rouge 玉锁胭脂 NihilensAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Volume One: Born into a respected Suzhou family, Sheng Wanxiang falls into a life of prostitution after her clan is convicted of a crime, becoming the leading courtesan at Yihong House in the capital. She moves among the powerful, but deep down she remains devoted to her broken engagement with her former lover, Yang Mingyuan. Xiao Daoyu, heir to the Prince Zhongshun's title, brings her under his wing, drawing her into the undercurrents of the Northern Garrison Office and the power struggles of t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's an old-fashioned romance, without any outrageous plot.

45. 145 我 I’m Reforming a Tyrant in Ancient Times 我在古代改造暴君 The Bright Moon Has a Heart明月有心Ancient Romance393k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Su Qingyan was the empress of Great Chu. She was virtuous and kind, loyal to her ruler and devoted to her people, yet her whole family was executed and everyone abandoned her. She met a tragic end! Given a second life, Su Yue clenched her fists and vowed to defy fate, reign with the bearing of a phoenix, and win herself a peerlessly handsome man! Ding! The Empress’s Reversal and Lifesaving System has successfully bonded! Three supreme skills, instant recall, hearing people’ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I transformed the tyrant in ancient times

46. 146 农 A Farm Girl? My Five Brothers Rule the Court 农家养女？我五个哥哥权倾朝野 Shu Heshen书禾生Ancient Romance242k WordsOngoing [Beloved by All + Court Intrigue + Satisfying Revenge + Legitimate Daughter Returns + Powerful Brothers + Face-Slapping] A poor farming family raised a girl who turns out to be the legitimate eldest princess. Her five brothers wield power at court and dote on her endlessly! Lost among the common people at the age of one, she returns five years later and is spoiled by her five powerful brothers like no one else! You dare bully my sister? The crown prince confiscates your estate, the war god draws 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good looking and worth recommending

47. 147 全 The All-Rounder Darling Just Wants an Easy Life, but the Chief Minister Spoils Her Rotten 全能娇娘只想咸鱼却被首辅宠上天 Rouge Little Demon胭脂小妖Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [A max-level powerhouse who only wants to lie flat but is forced to amaze everyone VS a stern, soft-hearted chief minister who talks tough and falls for her on his own] In her previous life, Shen Qingwei was the perfect “all-around virtuous wife” in the capital. She excelled at entertaining guests and running a household, and was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, farming, and medicine. Yet her husband scorned her for being “all about money,” and she eventually worked herself to dea 261Reads—Score108Shelves
48. 148 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 59.4kReads9.8Score8.8kShelves

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    The book begins with Jiang Yingliu who was not supposed to be drafted but unexpectedly entered the palace. It is very rich in content and tells an interesting story about a strange woman in the harem. The emperor was originally the king of Chu, and his biological mother was a palace concubine. She was from a humble background and had no chance of being crown prince. At that time, the family was above the imperial power, and the emperor was a puppet. As the son of a palace concubine, he had no connections and no blood support. He could only wait until he was crowned. He established his own palace and had no chance of being crowned prince. His emotions were sincere and passionate when he was young. The King of Chu, who had just reached his crown, fell in love with Shen Yunyao, his childhood sweetheart and childhood sweetheart. The King of Chu married Shen Yunyao and promised her that they would be together for the rest of their lives. They already had a beautiful woman but no country. The King of Chu was unwilling to let this go, so he hooked up with the granddaughter of Xu Taishi of the Xu family and became the prince. Shen Yunyao was The Crown Princess, Xu Chanfang, the granddaughter of Master Xu, is the Crown Prince Liangdi. Since entering the East Palace, Shen Yunyao lost two children one after another, both of which paved the way for the Crown Prince's career. After the second child, he brought down the Xu family, and Xu Chanfang was demoted to the cold concubine. Shen Yunyao's last daughter was tortured by Xu Chanfang, the cold concubine, and died from then on. The emperor no longer has Shen Yunyao, only Queen Shen. Queen Shen died at the age of 25 due to depression. Jiang Yingliu died of a heart attack, and she was Shen Yunyao's stand-in. Wan Wan Lei Qing came here on a bamboo horse, went around the bed to make green plums, and lived together in Changqianli. The two children had no doubts. Emperor. He often took Jiang Yingliu with him to write this poem, but Jiang Yingliu and the emperor were not childhood sweethearts. They named her. She was just Shen Yunyao's substitute. King Chu spent his whole life as a couple, but in the end, he became the emperor and had three thousand beauties in the harem. He was extremely gentle to others and also very scumbag. He wanted to secure his throne. , Willing to give up his love and children with Shen Yunyao, but after Shen Yunyao died, he found one substitute after another, but they were not Shen Yunyao after all. After Shen Yunyao died, after Jiang Yingliu was granted the title, he and Jiang Yingliu gave birth to three children, and taught them carefully, but in the end they died of mental illness and depression. He gained an official career, but lost his lover...

49. 149 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.4kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
50. 150 断 The Wild Princess of the Gay War King 断袖战王的野蛮王妃 Halfheartederyi敷衍eryiAncient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration] [Not love-brained] [Devoted, incredibly sweet] [No heartbreak] [Mutual devotion, choosing each other] Mu Jinxuan, an independent woman from the twenty-first century, was transported by chance to an imaginary dynasty, where she became Mu Jinxuan, the cherished daughter of the current prime minister, adored by everyone. Her father, Mu Qinglin, was a pillar of the court; her mother, Shen Huiping, was gentle and loving; her eldest brother, Mu Yicheng, was an official of the Court of 9.3kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This is beautiful

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