In Her Past Life, She Loved the Wrong Man and Died Miserably in the Cold Palace. Reborn, She Tears Apart Her Gentle Façade 前世痴心错付，惨死冷宫；一朝重生，她撕碎温婉伪

1. 101 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves
2. 102 惨 Reborn After a Horrific Death, I Drove Every Villain Crazy 惨死重生后，我把反派都逼疯啦 Yan Fei颜翡Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn + household and palace intrigue + strong heroine and hero + revenge and taking down scumbags + satisfying read In her previous life, Shen Shuyi schemed and plotted at every turn to secure the crown prince's position for Xiao Tingshan. But he repaid her by turning his back on her, despising her for being calculating and deep-minded, and not gentle and demure enough. He not only took her life, but also caused countless friends and family members to die unjustly. Fine. Given another life, 15kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
3. 103 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves
4. 104 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 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
5. 105 锦 Brocade Butcher 锦屠 Li Er'er李尔尔Ancient Romance656k WordsCompleted Bianjing is full of powerful nobles. As the eldest legitimate daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi, a distinguished family of hereditary nobles, Xie Rongying embodies every virtue and is a model for women. A month after their wedding, her husband marched off to war. Half a year later, he died on the battlefield, his body brought home on his horse. From then on, a life of Buddhist prayers and the constraints of a chastity arch confined her for the rest of her days. As she lay dying, she seeme 15.5kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
6. 106 继 My Stepson Is My Bias, and He's Breaking into High Society 继子是我担，闯入豪门圈 Crane Dreams in August八月鹤梦Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Love After an Arranged Marriage + Both Pure + Lighthearted Comedy] [Inner Thoughts Early On] [Sweet Everyday Romance] When Chi Tang opens her eyes, she finds she has skipped straight to the finish line of life: married young to a powerful tycoon, with an eleven-year-old handsome stepson thrown in as a bonus. Wait! This stepson... isn't he the idol she's been following for seven years, the one she's watched grow up? Her darling boy is now her own son?! The kind who shares her household registrat 1.5kReads8.5Score242Shelves

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7. 107 穿 Transmigrated into the Hero's Ambitious Ex-Girlfriend, I Choose to Take It Easy 穿成男主的卷王前女友，咸鱼摆烂 Extra Shot Iced Americano满萃冰美式Modern Romance359k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Devoted couple, sweet romance, hilarious cohabitation; a laid-back, theatrical slacker x a restrained, proper perfectionist] [Transmigration with her body, no secondary couple] Wen Zhili bought a lottery ticket to celebrate graduating. She scratched off a six-figure prize, then transmigrated into a book moments later. Oh well. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. A slacker can lounge anywhere, right? The System earnestly advised her: "Please maintain your character setting, 95.6kReads9.4Score13.7kShelves
8. 108 够 So Dreamy! He’s Both Seductive and Wild 够苏！他又欲又野 ViVi1223Modern Romance289k WordsCompleted [Roguishly handsome, cocky race car driver X glamorous jewelry designer] [Two powerful families + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first] Jiang Yu is the heir to one of the capital's top families, yet instead of inheriting the family business, he spends all day tinkering with race cars. A line of English is tattooed on his forearm: Freedom is supreme. He has a face that draws women like bees to honey. Countless women want to ride in the passenger seat, but none of them get their wish. 21.7kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
9. 109 漂 The Beautiful Stepmother Who Sweetened the Whole Family 漂亮后妈，甜翻全家 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Publication deal signed. On sale August 28. [One-on-one sweet romance + marriage of convenience + lighthearted daily life + both leads speak their minds] Sheng Mumu transmigrates into a book. Other people transmigrate into books to date handsome men and become stars. But when it’s her turn, she has to become the stepmother of a 17-year-old rich young master? Help, she wants out! Wait, what? If she pretends to be married, she’ll get 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month and an additional card 53.7kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
10. 110 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
11. 111 她 Her Little Bellflower 她的小桔梗 Sweet Peach Yaoyao甜桃夭夭Modern Romance496k WordsCompleted A short drama adaptation is now available under the same title. [Fatherly devotion + nurturing romance + secret love] After a car accident leaves Wen Li in a vegetative state, her unrelated uncle, Fu Zheng, cares for her for three years. Her only wish before she dies is to hug the older man who stifles his sobs at night. Reborn at eighteen, Wen Li decides to return the older man Fu Zheng’s restrained, unspoken love. Her sudden closeness catches the usually composed and intelligent man off guard. 22.5kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
12. 112 娇 Cherished by Him! The Business Tycoon Throws Himself into Love 娇宠！商总为爱自投罗网 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance522k WordsCompleted The print edition of Beloved is now available. [Power Couple & Sweet Romance & Everyone's Darling + A Touch of Business Warfare and Military Life] [Retired, Proud Young Lady & Kyoto's Mastermind in Power] Jiang Yun is the youngest daughter of a prominent political family in Kyoto, a carefree retired soldier and an untouchable heiress in the capital's elite circles. She bows to no one and fears no one. Shang Yan is the head of Kyoto's foremost financial conglomerate, the Shang Group. Ruthless and 22.2kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
13. 113 炙 Burning Hot! 炙热沦陷！ Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance329k WordsCompleted (The print edition, titled Song of Sheng, is now available, and the online comic of the same name is complete.) [Flirty Romance]+ [Reborn School Life]+ [Mutual Healing]+ [Obsessive Sweet Romance] A striking, warm, and gentle girl with vivid features × a brooding, handsome, and rebellious young man Only when Shengge was dying did she learn that a boy had loved her with all his heart. The first time they met in her previous life, the carefree boy asked her, “Hey, new student, what's your name?” Sh 38kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
14. 114 换 A Marriage Swap? You Can Have It. I'm Going to the Palace to Become the Empress 换亲？让给你，我进宫当娘娘去了 Ge Dani, Who Stands with Zhang Ziling张子陵站的葛大妮Ancient Romance924k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyi and her legitimate elder sister, Shen Yun Zhao, have both been reborn. In this life, her elder sister is the first to kneel and beg to marry a poor scholar, “giving” Shen Zhiyi the chance to enter the palace, all while waiting to see her die there. Shen Zhiyi smiles. So much for sisterly love. I’ll give the chance back to you. She doesn’t know that the poor scholar from the Gu family really will rise to become a marquis and a high-ranking official... But his mother will make her daugh 808Reads5.9Score128Shelves

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    That's the book! I highly recommend it!

15. 115 满 The Max-Level Boss Retires, Then His Sweetheart Makes Him Shine 满级大佬退休后被小娇妻带飞 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊20k WordsCompleted The Max-Level Big Shot Retires, Then His Adorable Wife Takes Him to New Heights 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Arranged marriage, reconciliation, exposure, and a desperate pursuit of love] After three years of marriage, I spent all my dowry on him, only to receive a letter of divorce. He embraced a courtesan, mocking me for being boring and ungrateful. Later, I was cornered by Xie Yun, the powerful and seemingly honest man. He shielded me from all the open and hidden attacks, but his eyes reddened when I thanked him: "Xie Yunning, what you owed me seven years ago when you broke off the engagement, you'll slowly repay in this lifetime."

16. 116 大 On Our Wedding Night, the Bride Urged Me to Go After My Ex-Girlfriend 大婚之夜，新娘催我去追前女友 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical10k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, the Bride Told Me to Go After My Ex-Girlfriend 63Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 117 重 Reborn, the Prince Regrets It Too Late 重生后，王爷他后悔莫及 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted After I Was Reborn, the Prince Regretted It Too Late 331Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 118 摄 The Regent’s Beloved White Moonlight Took a Fall 摄政王白月光翻车了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊12k WordsCompleted The Regent's White Moonlight Has Fallen from Grace 980Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 119 将 General, You Owe Me a Life 将军，你欠我一条命 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊18k WordsCompleted General, you owe me your life 214Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 继 My Stepsister Is a Psycho, and I Won't Save Her After Being Reborn 继妹是疯批，重生后我不救了 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical14k WordsCompleted My Stepsister Is a Lunatic. After Being Reborn, I Won’t Save Her 164Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 鸾 Shattered Mirror of the Luan 鸾镜·碎 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Marriage & Romance27k WordsCompleted The Shattered Luan Mirror 57Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 太 The Crown Prince Takes Her as His Consort 太子夺她为妃 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince Takes Her as His Consort 26Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 狗 You Bastard, You Win This Time 狗男人，算你厉害 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊13k WordsCompleted You Bastard, You Win This Time 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 爬 After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend’s Bed 爬错竹马床后 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊16k WordsCompleted After I Climbed into the Wrong Childhood Friend's Bed 318Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 125 斩 After Cutting Off My Ties, I Rose to Power at Court 斩断情丝后，我权倾朝野 Bai Yi Loves Red Grouper喜欢东星斑的白奕Ancient Romance732k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Shen Qingci was the beautiful, clever legitimate daughter of a distinguished family, yet she fell victim to the words “love and romance.” She cooked for her fiancé, endured and yielded for her family, and compromised at every turn for the sake of a so-called happy marriage. But what did she get in the end? Her fiancé ingratiated himself with the powerful and betrayed her. Her own relatives used her marriage to pave their way, draining her of every last bit of value. Caught —Reads—Score—Shelves

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26. 126 婆 My Mother-in-Law Tried to Force Me Out, So I Flipped the Dinner Table on the Spot 婆婆逼我让位，我当场掀翻饭桌 Bai Yi Loves Red Grouper喜欢东星斑的白奕Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted My Mother-in-Law Tried to Make Me Give Up My Place, So I Flipped the Dinner Table —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 127 重 Reborn at My Wedding, I Refused the Scumbag and Married the Richest Man 重生大婚现场，我拒嫁渣男嫁首富 Bai Yi Loves Red Grouper喜欢东星斑的白奕Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted Reborn at My Wedding, I Refuse the Scumbag and Marry the Richest Man —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 128 闪 After a Flash Marriage and a Substitute Wedding, the Overbearing CEO Obsessively Clings to Me Every Night 闪婚替嫁后，霸总夜夜偏执缠我 Bai Yi Loves Red Grouper喜欢东星斑的白奕10k WordsCompleted After a Flash Marriage and a Substitute Wedding, the Overbearing CEO Clings to Me Obsessively Every Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 129 和 Bound to a Brooding Villain, the Villainess Goes on a Killing Spree 和阴湿反派绑定后，恶女杀疯了 No Wonder It's Durian Rice不愧是榴莲拌饭Ancient Romance621k WordsCompleted [Sweet on the surface, wicked at heart: cannon-fodder villainess x gloomy ghost who falls for her on his own] [Truly bad woman + dog training + partners in crime] Li Zhi schemed against her elder sister, Li Chuxin, for her entire life, only to end up with her family destroyed and herself dying miserably in prison. Meanwhile, Li Chuxin stepped over the bones of the Li family and rose higher with every step, becoming the only female chancellor at court. Only after her death did Li Zhi realize how 1.3kReads8.7Score203Shelves

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    I haven't read any ancient romance novels in a long time, so these two should fit the bill. The first one is about childhood sweethearts, and the second one is about a transmigrator versus a female protagonist who is reborn, has a system, is chosen by heaven, and has a gloomy male lead with a ghostly scent.

30. 130 恶 The Wicked Woman Hit Her Head, Got Back Up, and Found Her Conscience 恶妇撞了头，爬起来后良心发现了 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space + transmigration + everyday life + not a power fantasy] Su Ruyi is the infamous wicked daughter-in-law of Xinghua Village. At home, she throws her weight around, lazes about, and loves her food. She respects neither the old nor the young, and even knocked her own son into an idiot. One day, Su Ruyi takes the family’s money, planning to run off and live it up with her lover. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law catch her red-handed. Su Ruyi bangs her head... When she gets back up, Su Ruyi h 10.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
31. 131 一 A Hairpin Buried in Snow, A Lifetime Without You 《一钗负尽雪，余生不见君》 Lü Yebai吕夜白Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted A Hairpin Buried Beneath Snow, Never to See You Again in This Life 134Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 碎 Shattered Hail 碎霰 Lü Yebai吕夜白Ancient Romance115k WordsCompleted Three years after entering the palace, the emperor had visited only twice. Once, he said, “I’ll come another day.” The other time, “It’s so cold today.” Shen Xian waited three years, until he forgot who she was. “He hasn’t wronged me. He simply never thought of me.” The women of the imperial harem spent their lives fighting and scheming. She alone never competed or struggled, enduring from Noble Lady all the way to Dowager Consort. The plum blossoms bloomed and faded again. At last, she understo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks really good, really nice.

33. 133 雨 Rain Falls on Clear Skies 《雨落青霁》 Lü Yebai吕夜白30k WordsCompleted Rain Falling on Qingji —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 永 Seven Days in Yongning Palace 永宁宫七日 Lü Yebai吕夜白Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Seven Days in Yongning Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 我 Three Years After Faking My Death, My Ex-Husband Dug Up My Grave 我死遁三年后，前夫挖了我的坟 Lü Yebai吕夜白24k WordsCompleted Three Years After I Faked My Death, My Ex-Husband Dug Up My Grave 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 三 Three Years of Returned Letters, and the General Went Mad 《三年退信，将军疯魔》 Lü Yebai吕夜白Historical16k WordsCompleted Three Years of Returned Letters, Then the General Went Mad —Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 拔 I Pulled Out My Son’s Pacifier. He Wailed, and I Laughed 拔儿子奶嘴，他哇哇哭我哈哈笑 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [Raising Kids + Adorable Children] The eldest daughter of the Gu family is married to an emperor, and her son is the crown prince. She had a winning hand, yet threw it all away by eloping with someone else. When Gu Nuo first transmigrated, she was holding a bowl of poison. The System told her she was about to poison her emperor husband and run away with her lover! What? Had she lost her mind and grown tired of living? Gu Nuo smashed the bowl. Worried that her plot to murder the emp 10.5kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

38. 138 雪 Drugged to Induce Labor on a Snowy Night, the Marquis’s Wife Slaughters the Entire Household 雪夜被下催产药，侯府主母屠了满门 Chu Yiyi初一一Ancient Romance768k WordsOngoing After two years of marriage, Cui Nanxian thought Xie Chi was the right man for her. He was reserved and distinguished, gentle and considerate. When he came to ask for her hand in marriage in the spring, his eyes seemed to hold a falling galaxy. She thought she had married for love. Then, with the mountain passes sealed by heavy snow, Xie made her take labor-inducing drugs and, while she lay unconscious from blood loss, took away their newborn daughter. “She’s only a girl. We can have another chi 3.7kReads8.5Score158Shelves

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    This is acceptable.

39. 139 揽 Embracing the Night 揽夜宸 Lü Yebai吕夜白Eastern Fantasy169k WordsCompleted The once-brilliant prodigy’s entire family is wiped out overnight, leaving the orphan Ling Ye abandoned by his sect and subjected to endless ridicule and abuse. At the brink of despair, he unexpectedly awakens an ancient inheritance from Ye Chen, and from then on defies fate to change his destiny! His meridians crippled? He cuts through the blockage with a single sword stroke! Hunted by his enemies? He repays blood with blood! Watch as this good-for-nothing youth wields his sword and embraces th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 140 雪 Farewell in the Snow Season 雪季的告别 Lü Yebai吕夜白13k WordsCompleted Farewell to the Snow Season —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 睨 A Sidelong Glance 睨眼 Lü Yebai吕夜白28k WordsCompleted A Sideways Glance —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 疤 The Scent of Tobacco on a Scar 《疤上烟草香》 Lü Yebai吕夜白13k WordsCompleted Tobacco Scent on a Scar —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 一 Half a Life, Half a Living 一半人生一半生活 Lü Yebai吕夜白30k WordsCompleted Half a Life, Half a Living 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 我 I’m Lü Xiaobu: Urban King 我叫吕小布：都市王者 Lü Yebai吕夜白17k WordsCompleted My Name Is Lu Xiaobu: Urban King —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 农 Four Chills at the Farm Gate 《农门四凛》 Lü Yebai吕夜白60k WordsCompleted The Four Frosts of the Farmstead —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 卦 Divining a Dire Path 《卦指凶途》 Lü Yebai吕夜白8k WordsCompleted Divining the Path to Doom —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 冷 Cold Eyes: The Rest of My Life Is Filled with Warm Sunshine, Bonus Stories 冷眸：余生尽是暖阳（番外合集 Lü Yebai吕夜白24k WordsCompleted Cold Eyes: The Rest of My Life Is Filled with Sunshine (Extra Stories) —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 宿 Fate Awakened: I Rise from the Mortal Tier to Conquer the Heavens 宿命觉醒：我从凡阶横推诸天 Lü Yebai吕夜白8k WordsCompleted Fate Awakens: From the Mortal Realm, I Sweep Across the Heavens —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 149 丈 My Mother-in-Law Has My Back as I Take On the World 丈母娘护我拳打四方 Lü Yebai吕夜白34k WordsCompleted With My Mother-in-Law at My Side, I Can Take on the World —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 150 时 Heartbeat on a Timer 时限心跳 Lü Yebai吕夜白20k WordsCompleted A Heartbeat on Borrowed Time —Reads—Score—Shelves

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