The Ultimate Reborn Historical Romance: A Sweet, Imaginative Novel With Huge Potential 重生古言脑洞宠文天花板来了！潜力好书

1. 151 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 22kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
2. 152 穿 Reborn as a Villainess: I Really Need to Keep You All in Line! 穿成恶女：我真得控制你们了！ Dreaming of Mulberry Fields怀梦桑田Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Content warning: GB, emotionally detached female lead with a sadistic streak who is attracted to men and women, female lead doesn't date] Chi Qianxue has a quick transmigration System and is responsible for fulfilling the wishes of the original hosts. It's just that the System keeps giving her strange missions. “Ancient romance is one thing, but why am I playing matchmaker?” The System tells her the mission is simple, but Chi Qianxue finds it absolutely disgusting. Not only is there a young lad 2.7kReads8.8Score413Shelves
3. 153 全 After Everyone Got Their Happy Ending, the Teacher Dropped the Act 全员HE后，夫子他不装了 Huan Dushou Loves the Sai Bei Rabbit喜欢塞北兔的幻毒兽Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + powerful official + devoted to each other + female solidarity] When Chu Changning woke up, she discovered she had become the short-lived Fourth Princess in a novel. Bound to a life-changing System, she has one mission: save the original female lead and prevent the tragedy of the crown prince forcing himself on her and destroying her family! If she succeeds, she can return to reality and claim the five-million-yuan lottery prize! Desperate to go home rich, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a historical romance novel with a system, but the system's presence becomes less prominent later on. The female protagonist transmigrates into a book, saves the original female lead, and gains friendship and love in the process. 😳😳😳

4. 154 一 Desperate to Transmigrate Back Home, She Is Imprisoned in the Deep Palace by the Heir Apparent 一心想穿越回家，世子囚她在深宫 Deng Lu露灯Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + melodramatic angst + love steeped in hatred + a terrible male lead who resents that the moon won’t hang high in the sky vs. a steadfast heroine who only wants to go home but becomes the object of his obsession] [Both are virgins!] Ning Qi transmigrates to ancient times after a car accident. She only needs to stay for three years before she can return to the modern world. With no legal identity in this ancient world, she becomes a maid in the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence to 4.9kReads6.9Score338Shelves
5. 155 架 Alternate Ancient China: Building a Fortune in Jiangnan 架空古代：江南人家经营致富日常 Rain on Riverside Flowers汀花雨Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Ancient-Style Business and Wealth-Building] + [A Jiangnan Family] + [Everyday Family Life] + [Lighthearted, Sweet, and Satisfying] A lighthearted, stress-relieving story about the everyday business and family life of a small household in peaceful Jiangnan, filled with warmth, joy, kindness, and ordinary domestic moments. It tells the story of common people in ancient times. The main characters are not princes or ministers, nor are they members of noble or aristocratic families. From the very st 73.4kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
6. 156 知 Story of Minglan: Minister Liu Dotes on His Wife Again Today 知否：刘尚书今天又宠妻了 Beneath the Cherry Blossoms in Ming在明樱花下Female-Channel Fanfiction167k WordsCompleted A Story of Minglan fanfic, original male lead, Liu Ji paired with Sheng Molan Also known as The Villainess Molan’s Rise to Power Sheng Molan has always known exactly what she wants: a high-status marriage, power, and a place above everyone else. Liu Ji, the only son of the Minister of Revenue, wields power throughout the court and loves both men and women. Yet somehow, he falls for this calculating young concubine-born girl. The first time he sees her, she is peeking from behind a curtain at the 2.6kReads—Score180Shelves
7. 157 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
8. 158 穿 I Transmigrated and Lost My Memories. What Do I Do Without a Golden Finger? 穿越后失忆，没有金手指怎么办 Garlic Vermicelli Steamed Oysters蒜蓉粉丝蒸生蚝Ancient Romance935k WordsOngoing [It hardly feels like I transmigrated at all + Female lead grows over time + Farming + Immersive daily life in ancient China + No System + No pocket dimension + Not a strong female lead + Childhood sweethearts + One-on-one romance] Dong Zhi transmigrates from modern times to the middle of the Eastern Han dynasty. Her memories of modern life are hazy; she only remembers that she transmigrated and doesn’t belong in this world. Then she figures it out: she must have been an immortal in her past lif 8.1kReads9.3Score835Shelves
9. 159 娇 Delicate Green Tea Becomes the Beloved Darling — A Crowd-Favorite in the Shura Field 娇软绿茶变团宠，修罗场里万人迷 Little Wen Cub文崽仔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Male Lead Rivalry, Harem of Devoted Admirers, White Moonlight, All Male Leads Are Chaste, Dog-Blood Drama, Mary Sue Who Never Suffers] After suddenly dropping dead, Jiang Mingtang transmigrates into a book and becomes a vicious supporting character doomed to a miserable end. The System tells her that conquering her targets will earn her points. With enough points, she can not only be reborn, but also become filthy rich. Jiang Mingtang rubs her hands together, brimming with confidence, and di 87.1kReads9.2Score10.5kShelves
10. 160 暴 The Tyrant's Adorable Little Darling: The Cute Cubs Want Candy 暴君小萌包，萌宠崽崽要吃糖 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The Whole Family Dotes on Her + Tyrant Father + Five Older Brothers] After Ye Yinyin transmigrates into a book, she gets a tyrant father, five imperial brothers, and a sickly hostage sent over from an enemy kingdom. Without exception, they all hate her from the start. But after a while... The great tyrant: “Hmph! My princess can climb onto the dragon throne, play with the imperial seal, and have the final say over the whole realm!” Her Crown Prince brother: “Anyone who bullies my sister will be 931Reads8.9Score160Shelves

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    I especially loved the Crown Prince's voice acting in the early episodes 😋 His Highness's voice is so nice! The protagonist Ye Yinyin conquers each character one by one without any system interference, only emotions!

11. 161 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villainess, All I Wanted Was to Study for the Wusan Exams 穿书女配后我只想刷五三 Jun Sheng Fu Xi君生拂兮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The platform isn't giving this story any exposure, so the rating is low~ It'll go up!) [Transmigration Into a Book, System, Everyone's Favorite, Historical Romance, Romantic Rivalry, Scheming and Growth, Strong Female Lead] Before the college entrance exams, Wen Jiu transmigrated into a book. She became Wen Jiu, the identically named supporting female character in the historical romance novel The Consort Who Captivated the World. In the original story, the supporting heroine was infatuated with 2.1kReads8.9Score360Shelves
12. 162 乱 Beauty in a Chaotic Age: A Brutal Warlord Claims Her, Step by Step 乱世美人：被粗莽枭雄步步豪夺 Baiyun Yeye白云耶耶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Bodhisattva-like beauty × ambitious hero of a chaotic age, with an obsessive, possessive love (The rating is low because it just came out, but it should rise.) Rong Ci spent ten years with Zhao Chu as a hostage in the State of Qi. The year he returned to Qin and was made a prince, she died in childbirth, leaving him twins before she could finally rest. Who could have guessed that before long, the System would summon her back in a frenzy? This tyrant has scoured the world for your remains and pla 21.7kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
13. 163 青 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 Kelisiting克莉斯汀Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 26.1kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
14. 164 佞 The Treacherous Minister's Doomed White Moonlight: Reborn, She Wants Only to Escape 佞臣早死白月光，重生后她只想逃 Zhang Ru涨汝Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted She was reborn five years after her death, and her husband from her past life was going mad searching for her! [Mad power-hungry official X timid dead wife] [Extremely melodramatic! Don't read if that's not your thing! A husband pursues his wife into the crematorium] Changshan was timid. On the day government officials took her father away, she met a strange man. Feeling sorry for him, she gave him a few silver coins. She never imagined that this would draw the attention of a madman. With no oth 2.1kReads8.4Score200Shelves
15. 165 哦 Oh, So I’m the Villainous Supporting Concubine 哦，我原来是恶毒妖妃女配 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, cunning, doting consort; reborn, dark and brooding tyrant; healing romance; both leads are virgins] In his previous life, Emperor Xie Heng trapped himself in the rigid rules of a sage and enlightened ruler, striving to be a noble and virtuous emperor. Yet he was abandoned by everyone, lost his throne, and was poisoned, leaving him crippled. At his most wretched, the only person who stayed by his side was the wicked, domineering enchantress the civil and military officials called a dem 54.2kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
16. 166 汉 A Slow Spring in the Han Palace 汉宫春慢 All Forms Are Formless一相无相Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Palace Intrigue + Mother-in-Law and Daughter-in-Law + Winning His Wife Back at Any Cost] In her previous life, Shen Rong left a remote mountain town and was betrothed to the crown prince at the emperor's behest, becoming the exalted crown princess. She thought her fortunes would rise from then on and that a sweet, happy marriage lay ahead. Instead, it was the beginning of a tragic life. Her husband loved someone else; her mother-in-law despised her for being ignorant; the palace servan 1.7kReads9.0Score218Shelves
17. 167 夫 My Husband Sucks Up Men, I Suck Up Women: The Whole City Ends Up Single 夫君吸男我吸女，满城男女打光棍 Leisure Time时暇Ancient Romance880k WordsCompleted [Every Woman in the City Wants to Marry Me] [A Married Couple of Succubi] [No Romance in the Main Story] Three years after transmigrating, Chu Yi'an unexpectedly binds herself to a Husband System... Wait, what kind of System did you say you are? A husband? Do you really think a young woman like me should be bound to a Husband System? The System thinks it's perfectly appropriate. No one could be a better fit. And so Chu Yi'an sets out to bring warmth and care to the young women of the city, helpi 3.9kReads9.2Score539Shelves
18. 168 我 I Transmigrated with a Police Dog and Became an Abandoned Consort 我带警犬穿越成弃妃 Big Sis Mingyue明月姐姐Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A 21st-century medical doctoral graduate was specially recruited into the special forces. While on a mission with her police dog, Black Panther, to pursue drug traffickers along the Myanmar border, she was killed in an explosion. She and Black Panther transmigrated together, becoming the cast-off consort of Xiao Jingyuan, Prince Jin of the Great Xia Kingdom. Qin Zhiyun, the legitimate daughter of General Qin of Great Xia, had trained in martial arts with her father and brothers since childhood. 29.7kReads8.6Score2.2kShelves
19. 169 她 She’s Soft-Waisted and Playful, and the Chaste Imperial Uncle Bewitches Her Every Day 她腰软灵趣，禁欲皇叔日日勾心魂 Cloud Brocade Magpie云锦鹊Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Word has it that Prince Rong has specifically asked to marry the Taifu’s infatuated legitimate daughter. The whole city says it’s downright shocking! Just a few months ago, hadn’t Prince Rong threatened to kill that lovesick fool? At the Taifu’s residence, a certain lovestruck young woman looks at a room full of betrothal gifts and pulls a long face. “Someone, please! Can you send all this back?” The noble young ladies of the capital burst out swearing. “Have some shame, will you?” 19.4kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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    I read this a long time ago, and I've forgotten what the writing style was like, but I remember the beginning might not have been very good, but it got more and more addictive as you read on.

20. 170 公 The Princess's Crown 公主的冠冕 Snake Snake Fruit蛇蛇果实Ancient Romance224k WordsOngoing [Sweet, innocent beauty / 1vN / Male rivalry / Everyone's favorite / Alternate Western setting] Content warning: weak female lead!!! Female-led and submissive! No one is perfect! The men are virgins, but they are all jerks. The protagonists go through a lot of suffering. Don't read if you can't handle that. This is not a feel-good power fantasy. Yuna is an ordinary noblewoman, except for her extraordinary beauty. Her brother seizes power, her family falls, and the aristocratic circles are frau 2.3kReads6.6Score181Shelves

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    It's good, and it gets better as it goes on.

21. 171 纯 A Pure Human Forced into Captivity by Her Beastman Husband at the End of the World 纯人类在末日被兽人老公强制圈养 I Love Barbecue我爱吃烧烤啊Modern Romance357k WordsCompleted [Dark romance + forced love + one female lead and multiple male leads + male rivalry + post-apocalyptic beast world + many males, few females + heroine becomes beautiful + dark female dom] (A story about a heartless woman and her dozen or so twisted, obsessive husbands.) Jiang Xiaoyu took a tumble from Earth into an interstellar beast world. Here, males were plentiful and females scarce, and females held the higher status. She'd planned to use her knack for manipulation to latch onto a rich elit 12.5kReads6.9Score2.3kShelves
22. 172 弹 The On-Screen Comments Teach Her to Act Cute as She Wins Over a Powerful Official 弹幕教她嘤嘤嘤，疯狂攻略权臣心 AAA Pillow BookAAA枕上书Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Sweet, soft, ditzy beauty x cold-faced minister who's secretly ruthless] In a dream, Jiang Qingning is taken by a man. When she opens her eyes, she sees golden words called “comments” floating before her, and a man pinning her down. Pei Ji was her substitute teacher three years ago. Three years later, he's the powerful Left Chancellor who commands the court. She is the fake heiress of the Jiang family, cast out of her home, with fair skin, stunning looks, and a gentle disposition. To change her 5.6kReads8.5Score518Shelves
23. 173 嫡 The Reborn Heiress Turns the Marquis’s Manor Upside Down, and Her Powerful Uncle Has Her Back 嫡女重生掀侯府！权臣舅舅来撑腰 Wuyue Wants Candy巫月要吃糖Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just opened, but it will rise later. [Reborn for Revenge + Family Bonds + Revenge on the Wicked + Both Leads Are Faithful + Uncle Has No Romance + Super Satisfying] Shen Mengwu, legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anping, died in a snowstorm. Before she died, she watched her husband welcome her half-sister into his household. “Thank you for paving the way for me all these years, dear sister,” her half-sister said with a smug smile, her pregnant belly proudly on dis 5kReads8.8Score752Shelves
24. 174 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 113.3kReads9.3Score19.4kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first and second parts of this ancient romance novel; they are absolutely amazing!

25. 175 父 Did Father Emperor Eavesdrop on My Thoughts Today? 父皇今日偷听我的心声了吗 Yu You Shuang余右双Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted I was born into the palace and became the emperor’s least-loved little princess. On the outside, I sweetly suckled. Inside, I was ranting like crazy: “Which consort is this tyrant visiting tonight? With three thousand beauties in his harem, he’ll ruin his kidneys sooner or later!” Then one day, the emperor, all thunder and fury in public but a doting father in private, suddenly pinched my cheek and gritted his teeth: “I’m going to your mother’s palace tonight. You’d better listen up.” I was so s 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'll be writing some sweet romance novels later, and just between you and me, the side couple is super funny.

26. 176 贵 After the Noble Consort Checked Out, the Coldhearted Emperor Begged Her to Come Back 贵妃娘娘摆烂后，冷厉君王低头哄 Returning South南归Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + sweet, doting romance] Jing Zhao transmigrated into a book as the villainous cannon-fodder supporting character, Consort Zhao. In the book, Consort Zhao was arrogant, overbearing, and jealous, yet supposedly adored by the emperor. [Not really.] She knew she was nothing more than a shield. Once the emperor's beloved, the heroine, entered the palace, he would kick Jing Zhao aside. In the end, she'd die horribly after being driven by jealousy to frame the heroine! To save 4.1kReads8.8Score329Shelves

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    I recommend these books; they are all completed.

27. 177 糊 After the Scatterbrained Mother Was Reborn, Her Hard-Luck Life Turned to Wealth and Glory 糊涂娘重生后，命苦的她富贵荣华 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted [The heroine’s mother is reborn; devoted to one another in both her past and present lives; one-on-one romance; happy ending] Qi Manyue was so foolish that she didn’t realize until she was on the verge of death that she had raised her enemy’s son, while her own daughter had been abandoned far from home. She clung to life to search for her daughter, and at last found her: nothing but bones in a mass grave. When she saw the remains, she finally breathed her last. But when she opened her eyes again 5.9kReads8.9Score683Shelves
28. 178 重 After Being Reborn for the Eighth Time, the Vicious Female Side Character Went Mad 重生第八次后，恶毒女配发疯了 The Runaway Fairy of Molin River墨林河在逃老仙女Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted A Hilarious Novel [Short Drama Now Streaming: Died Seven Times, Clung to the Tyrant’s Coattails] [Transmigrate into a Book + Reborn + Historical Romance + Unhinged Shenanigans + Revenge + Cathartic Payback + Lying Low + Sweet Romance] Sweet romance. Both leads are inexperienced. A heroine who hits back at every slight VS a king who says one thing and means another Xue Wu transmigrates into a sweet romance novel as the vicious villainess destined for a tragic end. After dying seven times by mista 17kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
29. 179 反 Villain, Don’t Kill Me! The System Told Me to Kiss You 反派别杀我，是系统让我亲你的 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Qi Miaoyun was hit by a car and died. The good news: After the accident, she transmigrated into a book, survived, and got bound to a System. The bad news: She transmigrated into a chaste romance, but got bound to a very improper System. * Qi Miaoyun: System, did you get the wrong book and the wrong person? In this ancient society where she can’t even show her feet, how is she supposed to do those things with a man who isn’t her husband? And besides, that man is Pei Xu. Pei Xu, the ruthless, woma 17.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    It's not a masterpiece, but it's sweet, a short story with a relatively simple plot, worth reading.

30. 180 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Who Can Bear Heirs: The Heirless Emperor Kisses Her Waist 娇软美人最好孕，绝嗣帝王吻红腰 Making Money to Raise Nine Cats赚钱养九只喵Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins! Sweet romance! Delicate, calculating beauty who acts sweet and fertile, rising step by step vs domineering, childless emperor with an overwhelming need for control who dotes on his wife] Ming Yueni is delicate and soft, and so beautiful! In her previous life, the Crown Prince forced himself on her, leaving her family ruined and her life in shambles. Reborn, she seeks revenge by seducing the domineering emperor, who is believed unable to have children… At their first mee 21.6kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves

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    Look! You've come to the right place!

31. 181 满 Max-Level Metaphysics: Catching Ghosts with the Public Security Administration Punishment Law 满级玄学，捉鬼全靠治安处罚法 Sui Zhao Shouwu岁昭首乌Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted The day Lin Sui Sui was recognized by her wealthy birth family, their house was haunted. The fake heiress turned pale with fright and trembled in her brother’s arms. Her biological parents frowned deeply, ready to call in an exorcist. Lin Sui Sui calmly pulled out the Public Security Administration Punishments Law and kicked open the door. She pointed at the hanging ghost and shouted, “Making noise in the middle of the night and trespassing in a private home! That’s a 500-yuan fine!” The ghost: 240Reads—Score100Shelves

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    A truly unique fantasy novel, highly recommended!!!

32. 182 穿 Reborn as a Farmer's Little Lucky Charm, I Cheat My Way Through the Famine Escape 穿成农家小福宝，逃荒路上开挂了 The Blooming Season Is Late花期迟迟Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted The Li family has a whole brood of boys, and at last they’ve had a little girl! Too bad it happened while they were fleeing famine… Granny Li: What are we going to do? Our precious little darling has no milk! Jiayin blows a spit bubble and waves her tiny hands: Don’t worry, I have a space and food of my own! And so… Fourth son Li: Ma, I found a nanny goat by the road! Fourth son Li’s wife: Ma, this rabbit ran right into a tree by itself! Third son Li: Ma, I went to fetch water, and a huge fish j 27.6kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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    The writing is fluent and quite well done!

33. 183 小 Good Uncle, Bad Uncle: I Take a Madman as My One True Love 小叔好，小叔坏，拐个疯批当挚爱 The Silent Mosquito沉默的蚊子Ancient Romance129k WordsCompleted [Unhinged male lead + uncle romance + older man/younger woman + intense push and pull + sharp-tongued heroine] I transmigrated into the miserable legitimate daughter who’d been infuriated to death by her cheating fiancé and his mistress. Feng Xixi decided to make an unhinged man her one true love. So she went straight for Ye Zhuo, her cheating fiancé’s unhinged uncle, and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Uncle, I want to be your aunt.” Ye Zhuo squeezed her neck and chuckled. “You think I’d m —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 184 红 A Dream of Red Mansions: Love Among the Hairpins 红楼环钗缘 Born of Witty Words妙语生Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing A young civil servant awakens as a concubine-born son of the Rongguo Mansion in Dream of the Red Chamber. He takes charge of the major characters’ fates and makes peace with the regrets of the past, bringing to life a poignant and epic tale wrapped in opulence and splendor... A taste that starts sour and spicy, turns bitter, then sweet. How to read: Take your time and savor it. Side effect: You may become interested in the original novel! [One Female Lead] + [Imperial Examinations and Military A 880Reads6.0Score106Shelves

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    Meets the requirements of the post

35. 185 禁 The Ascetic Grand Tutor Drops the Act, Losing Control as He Kisses Me and Won't Let Go 禁欲太傅不装了，失控索吻缠到底 Miao Fufu喵芙芙Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Sweet, Delicate Cousin vs. Aloof, Chaste Scholar Who Turns Into a Depraved, Insatiable Powerbroker! Sweet and Adoring!] Yun Zhaozhao binds herself to a mind-reading System and discovers that she’s the cannon-fodder female character in a story who will be stripped naked and thrown into the street a year from now! She rolls up her sleeves and uses her mind-reading cheat to make an arrogant young marquis run naked through the street! Who dares mess with her? She’ll slap them until their faces swel 51.4kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
36. 186 恶 The Wicked Woman Is in Charge, Everyone Else Step Aside 恶女当家统统闪开 Idle Wanderer of the World征世闲人Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This work has been adapted into the comic drama Fierce Wife from the Apocalypse. Come and watch it! Jing Yue, a peak-level user of all three ability types in the apocalypse, is killed when a teammate smashes a brick into the back of her head over a little food. She transmigrates to Jing Family Village in Shuiyang County, in the Great Shun Dynasty, becoming Jing Daya, a girl from the village who was driven to her death. Jing Yue promptly cuts ties with her birth family and clears out their belong 22.1kReads8.7Score2.9kShelves

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    This book is quite good. This is the first book I've recommended; it's worth reading.

37. 187 我 I’m an Honest Person. How Did I End Up in a Story Like This? 我老实人，怎么穿进这种文了？ A Daydream to End All Daydreams惊天白日梦Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation rights sold] Qi Wu discovers that she has transmigrated into one of those kinds of books. Yes, exactly the kind you're thinking of. She opens her eyes and nearly freezes to death, only to be rescued moments later. And the person who saves her is none other than the furnace cauldron Immortal Venerable, surrounded by a pack of wolves in a novel she'd read! With little time left to live, she can only bind herself to a contract and stay by his side, saving the Immortal Venerable's 20.1kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves
38. 188 娇 Sweetheart, Have a Baby for Me: The Heirless Emperor Begs Her to Take It Slow 娇娇好孕，绝嗣帝王让她慢点生 Little Zhe小哲子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Also known as "Fragrance in the Tent: The Charming Green Tea Beauty Keeps Rising to Power by Bearing Children" [Quick transmigration + System + easy conception + love at first sight + childbirth + living out a whole life in each small world] Jiang Suining was a flower seller. After catching the eye of the emperor's maternal uncle, she was abducted and taken to his home, where his wife poisoned her with a bowl of arsenic. After her death, she was bound to the Good Fortune System and sent to vari 20.3kReads7.8Score1.8kShelves
39. 189 脑 A Brain Is a Useful Thing, So Bring Yours and Fight Me 脑子是个好东西，带上跟我打 Xi Wei Mian曦未眠Ancient Romance124k WordsOngoing [Political intrigue × Revenge × Sweet romance] In her previous life, Jiang Wanxi was framed by her legitimate older sister and the Eastern Palace working together. She was made into a human pig and left to die at the city gates. Only as she lay dying did she realize that she had perished not only because she trusted the wrong people, but because she lived in a world that devoured its own. In the Hall of the Underworld, a million starving souls offered her the one chance to be reborn: “Miss Jiang 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 190 惜 Cherished Clouds 惜云辞 Sending Thoughts to Distant Mountains远山寄思Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted Autumn deepens. A cup of tea, moonlight spilling over the ground, a breeze rising. A figure in plain robes trails onto the flagstones, her long hair unbound, flowing over her shoulders like water. The ancient qin shimmers faintly in the moonlight, its thirteen markers like thirteen warm, lustrous jades. The music wakes like dew at the edge of a flower petal, falling into a night that has waited so long. A breeze sweeps through, lifting her hair. The strings quiver, her hair drifts, and she seems —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 191 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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    The bag is beautiful!!

42. 192 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Is One Thing, but How Did I Pick Up a Villain? 穿书就穿书怎么捡了个反派 Little Fish Belly小鱼肚Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance, Mutual Devotion + Bickering Couple + Not a Traditional Fantasy] [Sharp-Tongued Ray of Sunshine x Sarcastic Villainous Big Bad] Content warnings: The heroine has no forced conquest mission. She grows without becoming a burden, and there is no contrived loss of intelligence. The romance develops gradually, like water slowly coming to a boil. If you prefer heroines who jump straight into slaughtering everyone, this may 10.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
43. 193 小 The Young Heir Doesn't Want to Turn Evil, He Just Wants His Dad to Hold Him 小世子不想黑化，只想要爹爹抱 Mu Hui from Tortuga Island托尔图加岛的沐辉Ancient Romance748k WordsOngoing Father and son, family affection, a little angst, healing, no romance The pitiful little Shi An transmigrated into the frail young heir of a Prince Regent’s household. The good news: He had a father now. The bad news: His father didn’t care for him. His mother had died young, his father was cold, and the servants bullied him. To make matters worse, he was bound to a villain System that forced him to learn to be bad, harm his father, and rack up corruption points every day. But Shi An was softhea 13.1kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
44. 194 科 The Imperial Exams: From a Duke’s Bastard Son to a Powerful Official 科举！从公府庶子到权臣的青云路 Zhou Shusen周树森Historical4.2M WordsOngoing [Not a BL novel! Not a male-male romance! One male lead, little to no romance, and a plot-focused story.] [Transmigration + Illegitimate Son of a Duke’s Estate + No System + Imperial Exams + Political Intrigue] He transmigrates, and the good news is that he’s now an illegitimate son of the Duke of Wei’s household, with food and clothes taken care of and no need to worry about making a living. The bad news is that he’s not only unloved, but also mocked and looked down upon. Heh. Never look down o 49kReads8.9Score4.4kShelves
45. 195 偷 Can She Hear Their Thoughts? The Matriarch Uses Mysticism to Slay Her Foes 偷听心声？当家主母靠玄学杀疯 I Met My Beloved我遇良人Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + metaphysics + the male lead is a tool in the early story, but dotes on her alone later.] Wen Jiushu opens her eyes and finds herself transformed from the youngest metaphysics master into the foolish, brainless matriarch of a marquis's household, about to be cast out by her mother-in-law! Her mother-in-law has a sterling reputation, but conspires with her lover to strip the household bare and ruin the marquis's legitimate children. Her brother-in-law dies horribly, eaten by maggot 9.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    This novel has a captivating story and a happy ending.

46. 196 人 In Ancient Times, the Powerful Keep Taking What They Want 人在古代，权贵步步强夺 Xi Han习含Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted In her third year in the ancient world, the person who had sheltered Zhu Qingyu became embroiled in a legal case. Gu Zhao, heir to the Duke of Dingguo, offered his help. “Just this once,” he said. A fleeting night of passion was an ending for her, but only the beginning for him. Gu Zhao lived by the principles of self-restraint and keeping his heart in check. He was upright and proper in all things, except that he couldn’t suppress his endless greed, anger, and desire for a married woman. He 63.8kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves

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    I've watched them all, they're really good.

47. 197 冷 The Pitiful Little Palace Maid Grows Up to Become a Brooding Crown Prince 冷宫小可怜长大后竟成了阴湿太子 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 5.1kReads7.9Score774Shelves
48. 198 从 Immortality Begins with a Tree 从一棵树开始长生 Egret at the Western Fort西塞白鹭Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Cultivation]+ [Transmigration]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [A Lover Who Takes the Lead] After transmigrating, she didn’t become a breathtaking beauty. Instead, she turned into an old locust tree rooted in the countryside, weeping in the wind! She firmly remembered the number one rule for surviving after transmigration: Never! Ever! Pick up! A man you find by the roadside! And she couldn’t let anyone else pick him up either! That could drag her into trouble! Who could have guessed that even with the terri 9kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
49. 199 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves
50. 200 求 Survival Game: The Healer Is No Easy Target 求生游戏：治愈师从不好惹 San Mao仐猫Sports408k WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Cute Pets] [Searching for a Lost Civilization] There are no angels in the universe, only an interstellar survival zone that forcibly transports people there. All of humanity is dropped onto an alien world steeped in high magic, struggling to survive amid abyssal corruption, brutal weather, disasters, magical civilizations of many races, and endless hordes of mutated monsters. Xu Heguang has a rule-based purification and healing talent: Healing illnesses requires payment 1.1kReads—Score141Shelves

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