Looking for a Sweet, Angst-Free Novel Where the Emperor or Crown Prince Devotes Himself to the Heroine from the Start 求皇帝或者太子开篇独宠女主的，不要虐的，要甜的

1. 151 朕 I Think You’re After Me, Not the Throne! 朕觉得，你就是图朕这个人！ Cat Qian Qiu猫千秋Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + the heroine can read men's minds + the hero wins himself over + plenty of silly fun] In her previous life, Yu Huan spent three years in the imperial palace fighting to win and keep the emperor's favor. She tried every trick in the book, but still couldn't get the attention of the emperor, who cared only about gold, silver, and jewels and was endlessly greedy. In this life, she just wants to keep her head down in the harem and stay out of trouble. When the empero 3.3kReads9.0Score479Shelves

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   The whole thing is super sweet and has no angst.

2. 152 暴 The Cruel Emperor’s Most Cherished One 暴虐帝王心尖宠 Yun Wu雲芜Ancient Romance128k WordsCompleted [A short, sweet romance] [Mutually faithful] [Yandere] [Favored consort] [His one and only] Song Yuwan enters the palace in place of her legitimate younger sister, hoping only to live a quiet life. But after a playful mishap, the all-powerful emperor sets his sights on her. From then on, their nights are filled with passion, and he gradually dotes on her until she becomes empress. 1.9kReads6.0Score113Shelves

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   They're all the only ones who dote on you.

3. 153 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Noble Lady Fucha Is Reborn on the Night She Conceives 甄嬛传之富察贵人重生在有孕当晚 Meng Yutang孟毓唐Female-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted [The silly beauty Fucha Yixin vs. the all-powerful Emperor Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen] [Important: If you're dropping the story, please don't tell me. Please, please. I write this as a hobby, just cooking up what I like. Thanks to everyone who enjoys it, and I understand if you don't.] [Older man and guiding lover] Important!!!!! If he's not older and guiding, come fight me! Awoooo! [Content warning: A fool reborn is still a fool. Her intelligence doesn't improve much, and she doesn't pretend to be cle 8kReads9.2Score731Shelves
4. 154 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 9.4kReads9.3Score797Shelves

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   (A lukewarm, sloth-like, beautiful, favored concubine and a cunning, potentially obsessive, workaholic emperor) The early chapters are about a man who just wants to laze around, watch the drama unfold, and treats finding his way home as his real mission, while the other is constantly worried and anxious, urging his favored concubine to fight back and advance her career. Warning: The male lead is not a virgin, but it quickly becomes a 1v1 relationship. This book is so enjoyable to read! It's the first time I've seen a novel where the male lead helps the female lead in palace intrigue. The male lead is incredibly doting and possessive. Later, when the female lead returns home, the male lead goes to great lengths to reunite with her. He loves her so much! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

5. 155 逃 Caught While Escaping the Palace! The Emperor Pulls Her Close and Whispers Comfortingly 逃宫被抓！陛下搂住小声哄 Xu Xuhuaiyang栩栩淮阳Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Down-and-Out Scheming Prince & Beautiful, Sweet Tea Artist] Lin Mo's heart condition flares up after the fake heiress and her biased parents drive her to the brink. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the male lead's scheming concubine. In her original life, she betrayed the down-and-out prince and was eventually drowned in a pond and fed to the fish. She's afraid of water, and even more afraid of dying. From then on, she clings to the prince, determined to be utterly loyal a 32.4kReads8.7Score5.4kShelves

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   This is so sweet it's beyond words! The male lead is such a service-oriented guy, it's absolutely amazing! If you don't like it, bite my butt!

6. 156 娘 The Empress Is So Charming, the Emperor Holds Her in the Palm of His Hand 娘娘多娇，帝王捧在掌心宠 Fox's Dream狐狸梦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The leads are not faithful to each other at the beginning, so read with caution] [Palace intrigue at first, favoritism in the middle, exclusive devotion in the later part] [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + a stunningly beautiful, charming consort x a workaholic, devoted emperor] Qu Wanning was a die-hard fan of palace-intrigue novels. Just because she left the author a comment asking them to continue the story, she transmigrated into a new book whose blurb she had just finished reading! She ge 2.6kReads8.8Score306Shelves
7. 157 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   Pampered from beginning to end!

8. 158 论 How to Become the Mad Tyrant’s White Moonlight 论如何成为疯批暴君的白月光 Little Sheep Cheese小羊奶酪Ancient Romance900k WordsCompleted [Delicate, stunning noblewoman * mad, twisted boy-emperor] (Complete) [Both leads are each other’s first and only + System + redemption + heroine fakes her death and loses her memory later + hero is genuinely insane] The first time Meng Yuan met Xie Hui, she saw him order someone to feed a young palace maid to a horse. When he turned to look at her, his voice was so excited it frightened her. “You have lovely eyes. Let’s have someone dig them out and turn them into glass marbles.” Meng Yuan felt 76.8kReads9.2Score9.2kShelves

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   As the title suggests. Personally, I feel the male and female leads are somewhat like love at first sight from the start (?). The male lead is genuinely crazy but deeply in love, while the female lead is clear-headed and strong. It's an anti-system novel. Romance: A scoundrel's true heart and a saint's selfish desires.

9. 159 摆 I Give Up and Watch the Drama: The Court Officials Are All Giggling? Not Anymore 摆烂吃瓜：满朝文武嘻嘻？不嘻嘻 Qian Yue淺月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) Also known as: Slacking Off and Enjoying the Gossip: The Entire Court Is Laughing? Not Anymore [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Gossip + Family and Country + Slacking Off + Transmigration + Not a Strong Female Lead + Lighthearted + A Small Ensemble Cast + Romance] The heroine is a little weak at first, but gradually grows stronger. She gets ways to protect herself later on. Jiang Yueyang, an overworked office worker in the 21st century, stayed up late working overtime, suffered a 28.3kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves
10. 160 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 90.8kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
11. 161 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 33.7kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
12. 162 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 16.6kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
13. 163 陌 When the Flowers Bloom on the Roadside, Will You Come Home? 陌上花开，可归矣 Mu Ziyang木子阳Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhaoyu was born into a marquis’s household, but her mother disliked her from the moment she was born and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother. Fortunately, Her Highness the Grand Princess raised her as her own daughter, and she grew up to become the most exalted young lady in the capital. The older brother who grew up alongside her was the one she loved, but he married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu became engaged to Chu Jinyi, the empress dowager’s grandnephew and the empress 4kReads8.9Score435Shelves
14. 164 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Grand Secretary Finally Got a Clue 赐婚后，首辅大人开窍了 Wangwang Milk Beans汪汪奶豆Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that the legitimate daughter of Imperial Censor Qiao was frail and could be knocked over by a breeze. Yet the emperor betrothed her to Mu Shijing, the Chief Grand Secretary, who stood second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Mu Shijing was the man who had shattered the dreams of countless young ladies in the capital, and on top of that, he had paid a fine for staying unmarried for two years in a row, making him the capital's most eligible bachelor. When th 5.6kReads8.8Score702Shelves
15. 165 皇 The Emperor Breaks His Vows and Spoils Me Without Restraint 皇帝破戒后宠我无度 Pinellia Fruit半夏果子Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Medicine + Sweet Romance + Alternate History + Obsessive Love + Scheming] Xia Qing, a genius physician from ancient times, dies in an explosion and wakes up in the Great Shang Dynasty. What? Her new identity is a low-ranking concubine who has only just entered the palace? If only she'd transmigrated a little earlier. She's already in the palace now, so how is she supposed to get out? Unexpectedly, her original identity is more complicated than it seems. She also carries the im 1.6kReads9.2Score220Shelves
16. 166 谢 Thanks for Asking, We’ve Been Married Three Years and Still Haven’t Kissed! 谢邀，成婚三年，还未亲嘴儿！ A Cloud of Cream一朵奶油云Ancient Romance432k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + possessive villain + rekindled romance + intense push and pull + mutual devotion + redemption + one-on-one, both leads are each other’s first and only!) Also known as: I Can’t Believe It, The Villain I’d Won Over Got Away! Xie Zhaohua transmigrated into an old-school novel about a wife chasing her husband to the crematorium. She devoted herself to winning over the villain to complete her mission. But on the very day she succeeded, the System suddenly malfunctioned, 5.4kReads9.0Score538Shelves
17. 167 细EN A Slender Waist, a Hidden Beauty 细腰藏娇 Pikachu Out of Power没电皮卡丘Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + marriage before love + devoted couple HE + sweet romance + children later on + both leads speak their minds] Su Luoqian was the daughter of the richest family in the Great Jin Dynasty, cherished by her parents from the day she was born. She was lively and clever, bright and openhearted. But after a natural disaster exposed the Su family’s wealth, their prominence attracted envy and greed. Surrounded by wolves, Su Luoqian gritted her teeth and accepted the emperor’s arranged 27.2kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
18. 168 诱 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.5kReads9.1Score690Shelves
19. 169 温 The Gentle, Love-Crazed Crown Prince Is Sick, and I Have the Cure 温柔病娇太子有病，我有药 Jiang Yuyi江予一Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (The manhua-style dramas Zhaozhao Meets Ning and Donggong Meets Ning are now streaming on Hongguo) [Sweet Historical Romance + Hopelessly Devoted Male Lead + First Love, Both Each Other's Only One + Lighthearted Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Xie Changchen, Crown Prince of the Great Qian dynasty, was a peerless beauty. He became famous throughout the realm at fifteen after the Battle of Qiansheng. But his frail health meant he often coughed up blood, and the Imperial Preceptor once declared he wo 13.9kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
20. 170 穿 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 A Little Meatball一个肉团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score279Shelves
21. 171 乖 Be Good, Don’t Cry. I’ll Make You My Empress 乖，不哭，朕让你做皇后 You Qian You Qian有千有千Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Soft, sweet green-tea black-lotus heroine + kindhearted, compassionate male lead with a hidden edge Shen Chunyi, the third concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an's household, is breathtakingly beautiful, soft and winsome, and skilled at seduction. She owes it all to her birth mother, who came from the pleasure quarters. So she has no pride to speak of and can bend with the circumstances. All she wants is to find a way out for herself and her mother. Her legitimate elder sister has spe 3.1kReads7.8Score305Shelves
22. 172 夫 Madam, the Heir Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time 夫人，世子他蓄谋已久 Susu Qian Ci酥酥芊瓷Ancient Romance471k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, sweet romance, childhood friends] (Complete! Originally titled The Lady, the Heir Apparent Has Been Plotting This for a Long Time) [Scheming, doting heir apparent VS beautiful, high-maintenance heir apparent’s wife] Lu Zhaozhao, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yunyang’s household, is adored by her parents and protected by her older siblings. She has grown up in comfort, with everything going her way. At sixteen, Lu Zhaozhao is a peerless beauty, and the thre 27.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    It's a great read because it's a love story with no angst and the characters are completely devoted to each other.

23. 173 世 Heir, Your Wife Says It’s Time to Come Home 世子，夫人喊你回家了 Susu Qian Ci酥酥芊瓷Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later; Devoted Couple; Sweet Romance] [Proud, Sharp-Tongued Heir vs. Beautiful, Cunning Young Madam] For generations, the Duke of Dingguo’s family has loyally guarded the frontier, keeping the realm at peace for decades. If you asked the women of the capital whom they most wanted to marry, the answer would be Ning Ye, the Duke of Dingguo’s heir. Noble by birth, handsome, and skilled in both letters and arms, he makes the hearts of young ladies from every family flutter. But 13.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
24. 174 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Doted On 恶毒女配被娇宠 A Cat in September九月一只猫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After Gua Liu transmigrates into a book as the villainess, the male lead... 1. The villainess in a harem novel 2. The villainess in a school-life novel 3. The villainess in a novel about a concubine-born daughter 4. The villainess in a CEO romance 5. The villainess in a farming novel 6. A Republican-era novel… 23.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    See, you'll like watching it.

25. 175 龙 Favored on the Dragon Throne, I Was Seized by a Mad Emperor 龙榻承宠，被疯批帝王强夺了 A Touch of Pure Intent一点素心Ancient Romance215k WordsOngoing To escape the harassment of a local bully, Shen Wanyu had no choice but to enter the palace. Who could have expected that she would escape one danger only to fall into another? [Both Pure and Faithful | Coercive Possession | Instinctive Attraction | Size Difference | Escape Story | Sole Devotion | Forced Relationship] Zhu Lin had his eye on a young palace maid. She said she had emotional scars and couldn't accept men. Even if forced, her body would instinctively resist. So he kept restraining h 9.9kReads—Score452Shelves

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    This one fits perfectly. To escape the harassment of a bully, Shen Wanyu had no choice but to enter the palace. Who would have thought that she'd escaped one danger only to fall into another? Super exciting! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

26. 176 奈 The Emperor Can't Help but Favor Me 奈何帝王偏爱我 Luo Han Qiqi洛涵七七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, obedient empress VS a cold, ruthless, scheming emperor] [Sweet HE + both leads are virgins + one-on-one + fiercely protective and doting husband + only has eyes for her] An imperial decree arrived, ordering a marriage to bring the emperor good fortune. Su Yaning had heard that His Majesty was violent and that he was poisoned and disabled. She had no intention of rushing to her death to join him in the grave, so she forced her younger cousin Su Luo, daughter of the former Grand Ge 7.9kReads8.4Score544Shelves

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    This book is super sweet!! The female lead enters the palace as a bride to bring good luck, but the male lead had already woken up and just wanted to test her. He discovered that she was delicate, timid, and prone to crying, so he kept teasing her mischievously. She was incredibly shy, and in the end, the wicked emperor fell for her, calling her "my darling." It's so sweet!

27. 177 笨 The Silly Beauty Is Timid Yet Spoiled, and the Love-Crazed Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 笨蛋美人怂且娇，病娇皇上日日宠 Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Obsessive love + exclusive devotion + both leads inexperienced + nurturing romance + mutual salvation] [Wildly imaginative, not a purely historical romance] Yan Ruoruo’s brain was damaged by a high fever when she was little. Sometimes clever and sometimes dim-witted, she was always coming out with cutting one-liners that could kill a person on the spot. By a twist of fate, she saved an obsessive, tyrannical emperor. From then on, he doted on her endlessly. The on 8.1kReads9.0Score695Shelves

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    These two books should meet your requirements.

28. 178 娇 A Delicate Beauty 娇娇美人 Jin'an M今安MAncient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Powerful man humbles himself + shared rule under two regents + pure historical romance + forceful possession + neither lead is faithful + devoted, sweet romance + age gap + no angst] P.S. The male lead is not faithful, and the female lead becomes unfaithful later (she takes male lovers). None of the characters in this story are purely good! She was once a young woman with a betrothed, waiting only for an auspicious day to marry her childhood sweetheart. An imperial decree shattered everything. 547Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story begins with the male lead showering the female lead with affection, making her suffer all kinds of mistreatment. He loves her deeply, even to the point of being subservient.

29. 179 被 Forced to Love a Madman 被疯子强制爱了 A Foggy Head脑壳蒙蒙的Fantastical Romance119k WordsOngoing Word on the jianghu was that Tan Yin was a god of slaughter made flesh. Whenever he drew his blade, blood was spilled. Whenever blood was spilled, someone died. And after killing, he always laughed, his laughter shattering wine cups within ten feet. He lived for it and delighted in it. Everyone feared him, except Chu Tang. Chu Tang was the child he had found among the dead. That day, he had just slaughtered a mountain stronghold. Covered in blood, he stopped his blade before a swaddled infant. 2.6kReads—Score176Shelves

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    Is madness acceptable? The male lead eats human flesh and hangs corpses from the rafters. The female lead is picked up from a pile of corpses by the mad male lead. That day, he had just slaughtered a mountain stronghold, covered in blood, but stopped his knife in front of a swaddled baby. The baby smiled at him from the pool of blood and reached out to grab his blood-stained fingers. He raised her, spoiling her rotten. If she said east, he would go west; if she said kill, he would immediately draw his knife. He is a fearsome demon in the martial arts world, yet he is Chu Tang's most obedient dog.

30. 180 心 My Precious Darling Keeps the Emperor Out of Control Night After Night 心尖宝贝，让陛下夜夜失控 Wild Rose of the Moon Palace月宫野玫瑰Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted The second male lead chases his wife until it dawns on him + the male lead takes his place + both leads are each other's first and only + the heroine is the only woman in his harem + super sweet romance, sweeter than sweet Little white rabbit X big bad wolf - Cui Baozhu has pursued the young duke for three years, but accidentally overhears him say, “Three years ago, I only saved her on a whim. Who knew she wouldn't take a hint? If I'd known she'd be this clingy, I would've been better off not sa 4.4kReads8.4Score407Shelves
31. 181 强 After Kissing the Tyrant, the Softhearted Good-for-Nothing Breaks Down in Tears 强吻偏执暴君后，娇软废柴哭唧唧 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [An early work by the author: old-fashioned and cloying, with painfully slow pacing, a useless little-white-flower heroine, and enough cringe to make your toes curl. It’s all artificial sweetness. I have no idea how it got a rating of 9. Don’t bother reading it.] [If you haven’t read enough of this stuff and insist on giving it a try, there’s nothing I can do.] 1.4kReads9.3Score107Shelves
32. 182 寒 The Day the Frozen Coffin Knocks on the Capital’s Gates, the Reborn Female General Slaughters the Phoenix Clan and Her Kin 寒棺叩京日，重生女将屠凤灭族亲 Hua Yue Ming花月冥Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Historical intrigue + strong female lead + dark, unhinged characters + handsome men + reborn revenge + redemption] When the new emperor ascended the throne, my mother beat the grievance drum and accused me of murdering my siblings, stealing their achievements, and basking in imperial favor. The new emperor, who had once called me his brother, sentenced me to be sliced to death. My younger sister tore out my tongue, and my stepson severed the tendons in my hands and feet. But even those 3,312 cu 19.9kReads7.9Score3.3kShelves

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    It's not a angst story, it's quite good.

33. 183 掌 Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记 Seventeen Sounds of Life十七声生Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside. 209.4kReads9.5Score38.4kShelves
34. 184 爵 My Noble Title Was Stripped? The Reborn Duke's Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage! 爵位被夺？重生公府嫡女杀疯了！ Old Man Peach Blossom桃花老人Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted [Not good people] [Ambitious schemers] [Male lead as an accessory] Dou Xueci is the only surviving child of the Grand Duke Who Protects the State of Great Jing. After her father dies, the emperor decrees that the legitimate daughter of the Dou family, Xueci, must never marry out of the family! By birth, she is the mistress of the Grand Duke's estate. In her previous life, Dou Xueci escorted her father's coffin back to their hometown. When she returned to the capital after three years of mourning 4.7kReads8.2Score551Shelves
35. 185 清 A Qing-Dynasty Transmigration: The Crown Prince Is a Henpecked Husband 清穿之太子是个妻管严 Just Call Me Qing'er叫我清儿吧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Crown Prince is busy contending with his eight brothers for the throne. What can the Crown Princess do? Naturally, win hearts in the imperial harem~ Play mahjong with Consorts De, Hui, Yi, and Liang, and teach the concubines how to roll dice~ Send Emperor Kangxi lunch boxes, cook hot pot and oden~ Teach the soldiers to use instant noodles as army rations~ A dignified, virtuous, gentle Crown Princess in front of outsiders, but a proud, clingy, coquettish little charmer in front of the Crown P 314Reads6.4Score—Shelves
36. 186 穿 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I Do Nothing but Slack Off 穿成太子妃后，我每天都在摆烂 Beef Flatbread牛肉大饼Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Not a Devoted Couple, Palace and Household Intrigue, Marriage Before Love] With a single imperial decree, Cui Ying and the crown prince inexplicably become husband and wife. Neither of them knows the other. Cui Ying never expected that, as a modern woman transported to ancient times, she would become a crown princess. What a headache. But rumor has it the crown prince has a much-favored concubine by his side. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she's also gentle and sweet, a true beauty. Cui 22.6kReads6.4Score876Shelves
37. 187 太 The Crown Prince Says I Can Only Have His Children, and the Pressure Is Getting to Me! 太子只准我生娃，压力有些大！ Mu Yuqing, Who Likes Camellia Seeds喜欢山茶籽的慕雨青Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In a parallel world, the former Fourth Consort Ulanara Buerhe became the principal consort of the deposed Crown Prince Yinsi, the first Crown Princess of the Qing Dynasty. After the Crown Prince doted on her exclusively for over a decade, Buerhe gave birth to five sons and a daughter. In the end, Kangxi actually abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince, and Buerhe became the Qing Dynasty’s first empress to enjoy her husband’s undivided favor. The reborn women and transmigrated women were all dumbf 5.5kReads7.6Score386Shelves
38. 188 赐 After the Crown Prince Was Granted a Marriage 赐婚太子哥哥以后 Xiao Xiao Su肖肖酥Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted When he heard that his beloved, pampered daughter had been betrothed to the infamous crown prince, a cruel and cold-blooded man, Duke Dingguo burst into tears. Yet the nobles of the capital rushed to curry favor, and the Duke Dingguo's household suddenly rose to prominence. Only the quick-witted secretly suspected the truth: the emperor's marriage decree was really a punishment. The ruler above them was wary of the Duke Dingguo household. What a pity for the capital's celebrated greatest beauty. 508Reads5.8Score—Shelves
39. 189 全 All of the Capital Knows That Father and Daughter Have a Few Screws Loose 全京城都知道，那对父女脑子有坑 Little Wine Riddle小酒谜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and witty + no romance + daily life + everyone’s favorite + satisfying read + ridiculous fun + strong female lead + ensemble cast + political intrigue + absurd plot] (I’m no good at writing introductions, so just jump straight into the story!) Ever since Ye Qiong, the only child of Prince Duan’s household, was kicked in the head by a donkey and lost her memory, The old libertine Prince Duan’s good days came to an end. Other families enjoy loving fathers and filial children. The Pri 399.8kReads9.3Score56.1kShelves

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    Prince Duan (the emperor's younger brother) thinks all the money in his elder brother's private treasury is his, that it's all saved for him [laughs][laughs]. The princess (Prince Duan's daughter) gave the emperor 2,000 taels of silver as a token of respect, then turned around and asked to borrow 20,000 taels. The emperor was so angry he couldn't eat or sleep. Finally, the money came back, but Prince Duan took it [crying with laughter][crying with laughter]. The princess also has a system: "If anything happens..." System: "We have a sniper rifle!" System: "We have a sniper rifle!" System: "We have a sniper rifle!" Female lead: "No bullets!"

40. 190 崩 After the Plot Falls Apart, the Carefree Beauty Is Spoiled Until She Cries 崩剧情后，摆烂美人被宠哭了 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance257k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] In a romance novel, the heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships and ends up with the hero. The vicious supporting heroine is the one who overcomes countless hardships to keep the hero and heroine apart. And the female cannon-fodder who shows up just to make a spectacular mess of things before being written out three episodes later is... Gu Ningning is a professional female cannon-fodder. After years of slacking off, her performance fell short, so she had to c 11.8kReads8.8Score771Shelves

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    This book is really good! I read it during my water class and finished it in two days. The plot is great, with a warm and gentle feeling in the beginning. Both characters are virgins, and the other female characters are also very good.

41. 191 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 12.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    You could try this one; I think the writing is quite good and very soothing.

42. 192 宠 The Beloved Consort Takes Her Place: The Mad Emperor Claims Her for Life 宠妃归位，疯批帝王锁余生 Su Qingqing苏青情Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted A reborn heroine who seems charming and obedient as the emperor’s favorite consort x an emperor who appears cold but is fiercely possessive Heroine: Jiang Yunxi x Hero: Chu Hanxi Jiang Yunxi was the current emperor’s cousin and the Empress Dowager’s most beloved niece. Anyone with eyes could see that she was all but destined to become mistress of the harem. But Jiang Yunxi had always known that whether in her previous life or this one, she would never become mistress of the harem. Her imperial 3.2kReads6.8Score251Shelves

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    "Even if it takes all my scheming and force, I will have you." The female lead is reborn, and the male lead's memories of his past life slowly return. Every character is incredibly well-developed, leaving the audience heartbroken. [Almost crying][crying]

43. 193 阿 After My Father Defeated Kangxi, I Married Prince Yong 阿玛打赢康熙后，我嫁给了雍亲王 Meng Yutang孟毓唐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available; the novel is recommended. The main story is complete, so enjoy without worry.] [The sweet, adorably clueless beauty, Ma Qi's legitimate daughter Fucha Yixin + the composed, dignified, secretly ruthless Prince Yong, Yinzhen] (Clingy, a little sun, an instinctive attraction) [Mutual firsts + exclusive devotion + older man + guiding lover] (Content warning: This isn't historically accurate. I'm just cooking up the kind of story I like. The author is sensitive 49.7kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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    It's truly a top-tier ancient Chinese romance novel, exceptionally good! [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

44. 194 宫 Beneath the Palace Walls, I Seduce Him to Steal Her Favor 宫墙之下，勾他夺宠 Strawberry Fondant草莓糖心Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Original Title: The Princess Becomes a Favored Consort, Bears a Little Crown Prince, and Seizes Her Sister’s Throne. [Reborn + System + palace intrigue + aloof beauty + stunning beauty + sweet romance] An aloof, noble, one-of-a-kind ruler x a delicate, alluring beauty with an innocent sensuality … Once, she was his nominally illegitimate princess (a lie), and the only stain on his life. He sent her to a foreign land to marry for peace. From atop the palace walls, she leapt, thinking she would b 22.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
45. 195 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 9.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves
46. 196 堕 Fallen Orchid 堕汀兰 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads devoted only to each other + transmigrated as herself + each other’s long-held love + lovestruck male lead + direct communication, no misunderstandings + fictional setting + happy ending] A gentle, moon-bright Crown Prince ✖️ a cheerful, sweet-on-the-outside, cunning-within young woman Xia Zhiting transmigrates as herself to the Great Yi Dynasty a thousand years in the past. Someone takes her in and trains her to be a spy, then sends her to the Eastern Palace as t 4.4kReads9.4Score724Shelves
47. 197 读 Mind Reading: Help! Your Father-in-Law Is Impossible to Woo, Crown Princess 读心术：救命！太子妃你爹太难撩 A Tumbler That Won't Fall一颗不倒翁Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 27.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
48. 198 皇 The Royal Family's Sickly, Obsessive Daughter-in-Law 皇家病娇媳 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 6.9kReads9.1Score996Shelves
49. 199 雍 Yongzheng Reborn: Doting on Consort Hua 雍正重生，重宠华妃 A Cup of Tipsy Charm娇酒一杯Female-Channel Fanfiction327k WordsOngoing In the second year of the Yongzheng reign, Yin Zhen was reborn. In his previous life, he worked himself to the bone and died young, mistaking the treacherous Zhen Huan for his true love and losing his Consort Hua far too soon. If he hadn’t spoiled her to the point of ruining her, she wouldn’t have become so arrogant and overbearing… In the end, it was his fault! This time, he would pamper the girl who had eyes only for him until she was on top of the world. Su Peisheng: “Your Majesty, Consort Hu 702Reads7.4Score—Shelves
50. 200 侧 The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈，一朝成凰登后位 Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to 5.7kReads8.5Score649Shelves

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    A concubine rises from humble beginnings to become Empress | A powerful female protagonist in a historical romance novel 🔥 In the eighteenth year of the Huihe era, dew and snow blanketed the capital ❄️ In the Shaoguang Garden of the Hua Mansion, amidst warm beds and fragrant books, life was peaceful. Hua Songyi leisurely perused geography books, but a sudden piece of good news shattered the tranquility ✨ From a pampered daughter of a marquis, she entered the Prince's residence as a concubine. She was not swayed by romance, nor did she cling to power. Step by step, she plotted her way to control the world. Amidst the undercurrents of palace intrigue and palace turmoil, she observed the situation with unparalleled wisdom. She lay low in the Prince's residence, securing her livelihood, and determined the fate of the court. The concubine of yesteryear, with lowered brows and concealed brilliance, now dons the phoenix robe and ascends to the Empress's throne 💫 A tapestry of power and love, of forbearance and sharpness. Watch as Hua Songyi, a woman, breaks through the impasse, rises to the top, wields power in the harem, and establishes order in the court. She becomes Empress, her name etched in history.

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