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After Reading So Many Palace Intrigues Full of Scheming, This Is My First Time Reading One Where the Female Lead Just Wants to Escape 看多了斗来斗去的宫斗,第一次看女主只想逃的

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  1. 1 I Married a Down-and-Out Power Broker, and His Cool Persona Crumbled 另嫁落魄权臣,他清冷人设崩了 Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Not a feel-good story, no household infighting, second male lead takes the lead, heroine is not chaste. Don’t click if you dislike that.] In her previous life, Shen He was chosen as the crown prince’s bedchamber maid because of her beauty, becoming the first woman of Crown Prince Xiao Chen. After three years at his side, Shen He fell for his tender affection. The day he chose his crown princess, Shen He was suddenly betrothed to the son of a convicted official. She begged to stay. Instead, 16.7kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
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  2. 2 After the Frail Real Heiress Came Home, I Gave Up Trying 天生病弱的真千金回家后,我摆烂了 9k WordsCompleted After the Frail, True Heiress Returned Home, I Gave Up Trying 2.6kReads—Score105Shelves
  3. 3 After Running Away and Being Caught by the Yandere Again and Again, I Was Ruined 次次逃跑被病娇抓到后,我摆烂了 8k WordsCompleted After running away and being caught by the yandere again and again, I was ruined 4.7kReads—Score110Shelves
  4. 4 The Pampered Young Lady Is Reborn, and the Obsessed Emperor Behaves 娇女重生,偏执帝王乖乖的 Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Obsessive, Devoted Emperor + Palace and Household Intrigue + Consorts in the Harem, None Later On, Skip If You Mind] In her previous life, Wei Yanran had barely transmigrated when her grandmother married her off to an old man. She asked countless people for help, but only Xiao Heng was willing to help her. What she never realized was that he had already set his sights on her. He was obsessive. He hated her looking at other people, smiling at other people, or stepping outside the cag 9.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
  5. 5 Reborn, I Only Want a Child, but My Aloof Husband Breaks Down 重生只想要孩子,清冷夫君破防了 Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just opened, but it will rise later. [Not a strong heroine, not a feel-good story. The heroine grows over time; the husband chases his wife after marriage; the heroine is reborn; both leads are sexually inexperienced; happy ending] Content warning: The early chapters are angsty. Don't read if you can't handle that. Jiang Rongshu married Song Wenjing at seventeen. She managed the household affairs and took care of him, making herself a gentle, virtuous wife. Then Jia 11.1kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
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  6. 6 Grand Tutor, Please Behave. We’re Divorced Now 太傅请自重,你我已和离 Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted The untouchable beauty falls from her pedestal | Marriage first, love later | A young couple's push and pull | The Shen family, the foremost of the great clans, boasts an illustrious pedigree and has stood among the most prominent families for centuries. The family patriarch, Shen Yun, is tutor to the new emperor and a powerful court official. His character is as upright as a sturdy pine, and his bearing as gentle as fine jade. In the eyes of outsiders, the only flaw in Shen Yun's life is his wi 20.5kReads7.7Score1.9kShelves
  7. 7 Qing Transmigration: The Delicate Noble Consort Wins the Emperor's Favor with Her System 清穿:娇软贵妃靠系统宠冠六宫 Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [Beautiful and frail black lotus✘Emotional, cold and cruel black emperor] Jiang Wanning did not expect that after her death, she would travel to the harem of the Kangxi Dynasty and become the prototype of Concubine Wen Xi in history! Is it also bound to a cheating strategy system? Only if the favorability of Kangxi reaches 100, can she go home? Wan Ning was about to cry but had no tears, but luckily she still had a little golden finger. Wan Ning didn't care at all about glory, wealth, the sincer 544Reads6.8Score103Shelves
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  8. 8 His Secret Lover Faked Her Death Three Years Ago, and the Mad Power Minister Opens Her Coffin in a Frenzy 外室死遁三年,疯批权臣红眼开棺 Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Forced Pursuit] [Mutual Firsts] [The Relentless Pursuit of His Wife] Jiang Yili’s previous life ended in a rather shabby fashion. After dying, she spent four years as a ghost. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in Xie Jinchen’s bed. He was destined to rebel. The daughter of a treacherous minister, she tried every scheme she could to stay alive, only to end up in Xie Jinchen’s hands. By day, he was aloof as an immortal, the most unattainable prize in the capital. By night, desir 46.9kReads8.8Score5.4kShelves
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  9. 9 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚,偏执太子夺我入东宫 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 73.2kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
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  10. 10 How Strange, His Perfect Princess Suddenly Went Mad 有趣,他好好的王妃怎说癫就癫了 Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof hero who falls hard and falls first; both leads are virgins; transmigration; pocket dimension; no strong female lead, no palace intrigue] The doomsday war goddess Lu Jiuwan died on the first day the light returned... 1 The quiet, graceful, seductive Princess Consort who killed without blinking woke up one day with a completely different personality. Princess Consort: Want to do it? Cold-hearted Prince: Insolence! A moment later, the cold-hearted Prince was in disarray... 2 With her 29.8kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
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  11. 11 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.8MReads9.9Score181.8kShelves
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  12. 12 I Refuse to Be a Concubine 拒为妾 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted (Originally titled “Pursuing Her”) Sixteen years after transmigrating, Xu Luan has spent every day being careful and cautious as a hereditary servant of the Liang family. Hereditary servants have little chance of buying their freedom unless their masters grant them permission, so even after saving enough money to redeem herself, she keeps waiting for an opportunity. One day, she accompanies the Old Madam to a temple to pray for blessings. When bandits attack, she knows her chance has come. Xu Lu 22.8kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves
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  13. 13 Lost in a Golden Cage 误入金丝笼 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted [Age gap + both are inexperienced + pregnant and on the run + an icy, powerful official brought low + she flees, he pursues] In the eighth year of Chengping, amid bitter cold and heavy snow, the entire Xie household was seized. Xie Jinhuai, the governor of Yangzhou, was sentenced to a brutal execution, and the rest of his family suffered as well. In the blink of an eye, Xie Zhi went from a governor’s daughter to a convicted slave. Just as she was about to be sold to a brothel, she summoned her c 13.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
  14. 14 The Sinister Snake Lord Has His Eyes on Me, and My Little Sister Cries as She Tries to Escape 被阴湿蛇君盯上,妹宝哭着逃不掉 Ancient Romance453k WordsCompleted [Endless doting, sweeter than candy, 1v1, happy ending] She learns that she is living inside a novel. The greatest purpose of her existence is to support the male lead, help him shine, raise the whole family to the top, and sacrifice herself for the white moonlight in his heart. Su Yien decisively shuts her heart to love, protects the family fortune, finds comfort in her pet snake, and settles for making money and raising little pets every day. She manages to avoid the scumbag, but fails to stop 32.9kReads7.7Score8.4kShelves
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  15. 15 Has the Villain Put on His Good Little Dog Tag? 反派他叼好小狗牌了吗? Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted My new story is out! You can read my work on Fanqie Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 7kReads9.0Score688Shelves
  16. 16 Wasn’t I Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder? How Did I Become the Beloved Little Princess? 不是炮灰吗?怎么成团宠小公主了 Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted (Bright, sweet-looking but secretly sharp-tongued, delicate girl x cool, restrained, gloomy older man x lighthearted sweet romance x everyone’s darling x devoted couple x feel-good revenge story x ensemble cast early on) Note: The heroine is irresistible to everyone, and every encounter turns into a love rivalry. Xie Jingyue transmigrates into an ancient kingdom as a disregarded, ill-fated little princess whose father doesn’t love her and whose mother is gone. Her System is useless, and there’s 19.7kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
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  17. 17 I Tried to Play the Villainess, but the Tyrant Can Read Minds 我努力演恶毒,结果暴君会读心术 Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted [One True Pairing + Mind Reading + Sweet Everyday Romance + Lighthearted Comedy] Yu Qianyue transmigrates into the doomed empress of a novel. In the original story, she gets banished to the Cold Palace after snapping at the female lead. But as a rich, beautiful woman who loves to laze around, she couldn’t be more eager to live in the Cold Palace. A banquet on a boat. Yu Qianyue’s thoughts: [The female lead’s about to fall into the water, isn’t she? After she’s rescued, the tyrant will fall for 34.3kReads8.3Score6.2kShelves
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  18. 18 I Only Asked for a Divorce, So Why Are You Yelling at Me? 不就提了和离,你冲我凶什么? Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted (A story about a scheming beauty bringing an aloof, untouchable man down from his pedestal.) Mad dog + marriage first, love later + later, an obsessive abduction and a desperate pursuit of his wife + both leads have only ever been with each other + lovers who are also enemies She transmigrates into a book as the most esteemed Princess Jinling of the Southern Dynasty, only to nearly be killed by her husband with a sword on their wedding night. To stay alive, she pretends to humor him, asks for a 11.6kReads8.9Score818Shelves
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  19. 19 The Princess Consort Isn't Cold, She Just Can't Be Bothered With You 王妃不茶,她只是懒得理你 Ancient Romance883k WordsOngoing Everyday life + light ensemble cast + slow and steady romance + a powerful man gradually lowering his guard + two transmigrated supporting characters) In the prince's household, his secondary consort is the unattainable woman he seized by force, his concubine is the childhood friend who has always been by his side, and there's also a beautiful, understanding concubine of humble birth. The prince loathes the princess consort most of all. In the end, she's demoted to commoner and forced to hang he 136.8kReads7.5Score10.7kShelves
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  20. 20 The Esteemed Son-in-Law 贵婿 Ancient Romance523k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Slow Burn + Plot-Driven + Devoted to Each Other + The Heroine Chases Her Husband After He Leaves] Beware! The heroine is no saint! (Straight-talking, stingy woman × cold, aloof man who acts sweet) You’re better off relying on yourself than on anyone else! Medical student Tan Yue accidentally falls off a cliff while hiking. When she wakes up, she has become a peasant girl in Dongsheng who shares her name. The original owner had brought ruin upon herself by refusing a marriage 4.8kReads8.1Score566Shelves
  21. 21 Plaything of the Murderers 沦为杀人魔们的玩物 Modern Romance523k WordsOngoing Original title: After Sending My Serial-Killer Boyfriend to Prison [Kind, resilient innocent girl vs. her deranged ex-boyfriend and his even darker, more twisted brothers] [Multiple men/no male lead + all male characters virgins + love triangle hell + coercive possession + love and hate + regretful pursuit] Blurb One: Two years ago, Jin Li personally sent her boyfriend before a court in Country Y. With the evidence conclusive, she watched him receive a death sentence. Two years later, she won th 27.4kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
  22. 22 Waaah! I Can’t Escape! My Devoted Man Has Locked Me in His Arms Again 呜呜!逃不掉!又被乖乖锁腰宠咯 Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Suisui was an innocent, naive little fox. After the tyrant Xiao Chen brought her back to the palace, he would go mad if anyone so much as looked at her for a moment too long. When she came back to life, she found herself back at the time she first met Xiao Chen! She failed to escape and was brought back to the palace again. To break free from Xiao Chen’s control, Shen Suisui could only save herself by acting cute and sweet-talking him from time to time. “Xiao Chen, I l 16.5kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
  23. 23 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子,谁挡路谁就死 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 51.1kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
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  24. 24 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 135.6kReads9.6Score17.3kShelves
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  25. 25 Lotus Ashes in the Dusty Night, Reborn 莲烬尘宵,涅槃重生 Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted At a Glance Betrayed by her closest kin and the man she loved, she was cast into the abyss in her previous life. Now reborn and carrying her hatred with her, she plots carefully at every turn, making every enemy pay in blood. Synopsis Shen Qinglian, the legitimate daughter of a distinguished family, gave everything in her previous life to help her fiancé, Murong Jin, rise to the height of power. She also trusted her half-sister, Shen Qingrou, with all her heart, never realizing that the two had 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 26 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Calls Off the Wedding, and the Brooding Prince Loses It! 嫡女重生悔婚,阴鸷王爷破大防! Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both Reborn + The Pursuit of His Wife at the Crematorium + Mending a Broken Relationship] In her previous life, Jiang Shuning fell in love at first sight with the Fourth Prince who rescued her from drowning. She even threatened to ruin her own reputation to force him to marry her. Only after marrying him did she learn that no matter how carefully she schemed to win him, his heart would never warm to her. In their ten years of marriage, Xiao Lingchuan treated her like ice. When it came to their 2.6kReads6.4Score654Shelves
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  27. 27 When a Wife Seeks to Overthrow the Throne, Her Husband Must Become the Blade 妻欲反江山,夫当为刃尖 Ancient Romance66k WordsOngoing In the seventh year of Jingning, blood splashed across the white jade steps of Cheng'an Hall, and her mother took her own life. Her father raised an army in fury, only to meet his end at Forbidden Sound Bridge. Once a noble maiden of a prestigious family, she became the orphaned daughter of a condemned traitor overnight. With her grandmother and young sister, she wandered from place to place before taking refuge in Ping'an Lane, Liyun Town, hoping only for a peaceful life. At fourteen, she met P —Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 A Marriage Without Marriage 无婚之婚 Modern Romance479k WordsCompleted By middle age, Lin Jing's marriage had long been dead in all but name. Her husband, Fan Lijun, never knew how to cherish her. He let her down for half their lives, and when he finally came to his senses, all he had left to offer was a clumsy, belated attempt to make amends. He changed his ways and worked hard to earn a living, hoping to save their broken home, but he could no longer warm a heart that had long since gone cold. Lin Jing reunited with the love of her youth, a confidant with whom sh 278Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  29. 29 She’s the Emperor’s Beloved Mother, and Her Little One Carries Her to Victory 她是皇帝白月光亲娘,崽崽带躺赢 Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 16.7kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
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  30. 30 The Years of Mu Mu 慕慕年华 Ancient Romance191k WordsOngoing She suddenly wakes from a dream and has forgotten many important people. Walking on eggshells, with two souls in one body, how will she break through the deadlock? She and he were enemies, yet neither could live without the other. Watch them join forces and fight their way out of this deadly game. —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  31. 31 Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 195.5kReads9.7Score46.8kShelves
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  32. 32 After I Was Reborn, the Heir Apparent Pursued Me to the Bitter End 我重生后,世子追妻火葬场了 Ancient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Win Her Back at All Costs + Rebirth + Raising a Child] Shen Shuyi and Song Hengyue had been married for five years. They were not exactly a loving couple, but they did treat each other with respect. But when his childhood friend, the woman he cherished most, was surrounded by enemy troops, he abandoned Shuyi, who was carrying their second child. In her fury, she went into premature labor and suffered a difficult delivery. After being reborn, Shen Shuyi looked at her eldest son, who could alread 22.3kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
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  33. 33 On Our Wedding Night, She Slapped Her Sickly Husband Awake 冲喜夜,她一巴掌把病秧夫君呼醒 Ancient Romance493k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Crushing the Villains + Love After Marriage] Shen Shao was deceived all her life, and only learned the truth about everything when she was on the verge of death. Reborn four years earlier, she was in the middle of hanging herself to force the cancellation of her engagement. Trembling, Shen Shao climbed down from the white silk. She no longer dared to call off this marriage. In her previous life, she mistook someone else for her savior and desperately fought to end her e 7.5kReads8.1Score826Shelves
  34. 34 The Mad Emperor Steals Her: You Were the One Who Seduced Me First! 疯批帝王夺她,是你先勾朕的! Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 33.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
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  35. 35 The Whole Realm Dotes on Her: The Seven-Year-Old Imperial Consort Protects the Kingdom by Seeing Through Everything 天下团宠:七岁贵妃靠看光守江山 Ancient Romance426k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and household drama] + [Historical political schemes] + [No romance] + [Everyone dotes on her] Xu Achun enters the palace at seventeen, not to compete for a place in the harem, but to stabilize the nation's fortunes. Her mind is like that of a young child. All she cares about is innocence and sweets. She speaks her mind and says whatever comes to her, never beating around the bush. And yet her pure eyes can tell the loyal from the treacherous: Those who treat others sincerely ar 3kReads8.4Score340Shelves
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  36. 36 Get a Grip, and I’ll Make You Reach for the Stars! 收收心,爷让你高攀! Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted Not a strong-female-lead story, and not a power fantasy! [Romance-focused + transmigration in infancy + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + angst and sweetness + sex before love + a husband chasing his wife to the crematorium + taming a dog] Deliberate seduction X clear-eyed surrender. A disastrous start from the moment she transmigrates, when she is nearly drowned in a chamber pot, combined with traditional son preference, a feudal society where the law does not reach the countryside, 25.6kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
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  37. 37 The Lady’s Maid 陪房丫鬟 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [A Tale of Taking by Force] Unluckily transmigrated into the body of a maid who serves as a dowry, Yun Xiang knows she will eventually be chosen to become Second Master Lu’s bedchamber maid. Second Master Lu is refined and gentle, the man of many maids’ dreams. But she doesn’t want that. She struggles and resists, openly and in secret, doing everything she can to avoid it. Yet, by a twist of fate, she unexpectedly catches Second Master Lu’s eye. She has no right to refuse. Just as it seems the m 62.5kReads9.1Score9.3kShelves
  38. 38 Green Radish Vines (Two-Volume Set) 蔓蔓青萝(全两册) Anime Fanfiction521k WordsCompleted Li Qingluo, the third daughter of the Right Chancellor of Ning, was born to a concubine and despised by the First Madam. She rarely dressed up, not wanting to draw attention, but quietly taught herself the guqin and cooking in private. By chance, Qingluo met the Fourth Prince, Zili. Graceful and gentle as jade, he regarded her as a kindred spirit, and the two shared an easy rapport. Liu Jue, heir to the title of Prince Anqing, was proud and domineering, and he and Qingluo clashed from the moment 3.2kReads9.4Score527Shelves
  39. 39 The Forgotten Immortal Emperor 遗忘仙帝 Eastern Fantasy427k WordsCompleted He said, "My name is Shen Wuyi." Three days later, no one remembered those words. Everyone he had saved, his sworn brothers, and the women he had loved would completely forget him when the time came, as if he had never existed. This wasn't a curse. It was fate. But when he discovered that someone was trying to "remember" him with diaries, memory stones, and bloodstains on their wrists, he finally understood: Forgetting had never been only his enemy. It was also his weapon. And he would be the on —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 40 After Surviving Ten Thousand Deadly Trials, I Became Supreme in the Demonic Sect by Keeping a Low Profile 万次死劫后,我在魔门苟成至尊 Eastern Fantasy367k WordsOngoing One-sentence synopsis: Lin Ji, a menial servant in a demonic sect, has a golden finger that lets him rewind after death: every time he is killed, he returns to three days earlier. By exploiting endless trial and error, he avoids every fatal predicament and quietly climbs toward supremacy. No head-on confrontations, no goody-two-shoes, no characters losing their wits, just the ultimate wisdom of keeping your head down. Core highlights: 1. Death-rewind mind games This isn’t mindless resurrection. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  41. 41 The Martial Emperor Is a Meme Lord 武皇有梗 Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted In 624 AD, strange phenomena filled the skies above the Governor-General’s Office in Lizhou as Wu Zetian came into the world with a wail. Her first cry shattered the window paper and howled the city’s dogs hoarse. Yuan Tiangang was shaken off his donkey. Stuffing earplugs into his ears, he rushed over. “The signal tower’s fixed. Stop shouting.” The baby’s cries abruptly stopped. She opened her eyes, her inner monologue exploding: “This old man knows 5G?” And so, this “Empress of the Barrage’s Gr 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  42. 42 Don't Rush, First Emperor. I Have English Class to Attend 始皇别急,我先去上英语课 Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Two-way transmigration between ancient and modern times + Qin Shi Huang pairing + a touch of infrastructure-building and political intrigue] (Composed, restrained emperor × transmigrated heroine | a man in power learns to bow his head and love | carefully planned affection and protection at every step) ⚠️The male lead isn't chaste / extreme heroine devotion, read with caution⚠️ ⚠️Not a formulaic romance. If you only enjoy wish-fulfillment stories or cookie-cutter characters, read with caution⚠️ 1.3kReads7.4Score104Shelves
  43. 43 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Third Prince and I Swapped Bodies 穿书后,我和三皇子互换了身体 Ancient Romance103k WordsOngoing [Transmigration into a book + wicked villainess + body swap + entire villain family + satisfying comeback + one-on-one romance, both devoted only to each other, happy ending] Li Qiaoqiao transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as a villainess who shares her name. In the original story, the male lead, Shen Du, shatters her heart meridians with a single palm strike. Her entire family is executed, and she dies without even leaving her name behind. On her first day in the book, Shen Du pins her ag —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 44 After Marrying the Demon in Someone Else's Place, I Went on a Killing Spree 替嫁给魔头后,我杀疯了 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama adaptation, Farewell to the Immortal Bone, is now streaming] She was poisoned by villains, left mentally impaired, and had her dantian shattered and her contract beast stolen. Then she was forced to take another woman's place in marriage to an old demon. When her memories return, she transforms into a little grandmaster who can conquer the heavens and earth in a flash. The Spirit Palaces of the Heavenly Realm revere her, the rulers of the Underworld fear her as a demon, and the 8.4kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
  45. 45 Traces of Distant Years 遥年迹 Ancient Romance137k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Standalone Stories] [Political Intrigue and Suspense] This is not a wish-fulfillment story. If you enjoy realism, come on in! In the first year of Jiushi, under the prosperous Wu Zhou dynasty, undercurrents churned beneath the surface. Yao Nianhe left Chang'an and stumbled into the hidden network of Suiyuan Bureau, a righteous organization in the martial world. Its six divisions each take a mythical beast of mountain or sea as their emblem. They uphold the rules, expose deceit, and unco 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 48 The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝,天下臣服 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 44.6kReads8.8Score6.1kShelves
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  50. 50 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 135.6kReads9.5Score16.1kShelves