Any 9.9-Rated Books That Won't Stress Me Out? 有没有9.9高分，看了不烧心的书！！

1. 1 中 China's Twelve Most Dangerous Dinner Parties 中国最危险的十二个饭局 I Don't Want to Eat Broccoli不想吃西蓝花Historical95k WordsCompleted [Historical Intrigue Anthology] [Short Story Collection] [Game Theory and Psychology] [Unveiling History] Wine cups clink, and murderous intent lurks beneath the surface. One banquet can be enough to change the fate of a dynasty. This book brings together twelve deadly banquets recorded in the history books, including the Feast at Hongmen, Cao Cao's Wine-and-Plum Gathering, the Meeting at Mianchi, and the Gathering of Heroes. Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Xiangru, Zhou Yu, Yue Fei, y 368Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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   It's not heart-burning, but it's very brain-burning~

2. 2 传 Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 209.7kReads9.6Score29.1kShelves
3. 3 卧 Crouching Tiger 卧虎 Xun Fei寻飞Urban2.0M WordsOngoing A hidden dragon rises from the depths and devours all things; a crouching tiger commands the mountains and guards a thousand frontiers! When I was little, the strange older girl next door always asked me to help wash her. When I got a little older, she taught me how to be a real man! Twenty years of flashing blades, eighteen years of changing seasons. The black throne may change hands, but true kingship belongs only to madmen who dare to dance with the devil! 17.2kReads7.6Score2.8kShelves

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   What novels are truly good? Based on my 12 years of experience in the book industry, I can tell you that this is the book. You don't care about life and death, and you will do it if you don't accept it. The whole text is not procrastinating, and what you can read is a decisive and decisive plot with a beginning and an end!

4. 4 大 The Ming Dynasty (2 Volumes) 大明王朝（共2册） Liu Heping刘和平Historical653k WordsCompleted The novel of the hit drama Ming Dynasty 1566, rated 9.5 on Douban, is essential reading for Taiwan’s political circles and a political reference book for Singapore’s cabinet. It is the celebrated work of Liu Heping, screenwriter of Yongzheng Dynasty and author of No War in Peking. Centered on the downfall of the powerful official Yan Song, the book tells the gripping story of a complex anti-corruption campaign in the Ming Dynasty. It uncovers the mystery behind Jiajing, one of the most unconvent 43.2kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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   Don't worry, you won't get heartburn!

5. 5 清 A Popular History of the Qing Dynasty 清史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical587k WordsCompleted [A Tale of the Qing Dynasty #Popular History #The Rise and Fall of the Ming and Qing Dynasties #Political Intrigue and Warfare #Legends of Emperors #History in Plain Language] This classic historical novel recounts the full 268-year rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, from the origins of its ancestors in the Changbai Mountains to Xuantong's abdication and the dynasty's collapse. Told across one hundred chapters, it follows the story clearly and avoids obscure historical material. It begins with N 108Reads8.7Score—Shelves
6. 6 明 A Popular History of the Ming Dynasty 明史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical511k WordsCompleted [Classical historical novel | An authentic historical epic about the founding of the Great Ming] A popular historical epic spanning all 276 years of the Ming dynasty’s rise and fall, complete in one hundred chapters. It begins with Zhu Yuanzhang becoming a monk in Haozhou and joining the Red Turban movement, then unfolds the grand struggle for supremacy among the warlords at the end of the Yuan dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, and Zhang Shicheng vie for power, while classic battles such as 12Reads8.0Score—Shelves
7. 7 宋 A Popular History of the Song Dynasty 宋史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical556k WordsCompleted [Classical historical fiction based on official history | A popular history of the Song dynasty | Cai Dongfan's Historical Romances of the Dynasties] Read one volume and discover the full rise and fall of the Song dynasty across 320 years. Told in a complete narrative spanning one hundred chapters, this popular history of the Song begins with Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao Mutiny and his ascension to the throne, then follows the founding of the Northern Song, the Alliance of Chanyuan, Wang Anshi's ref 17Reads8.3Score—Shelves
8. 8 后 A Popular History of the Later Han 后汉通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical582k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance Grounded in the Official Record, The Complete History of the Eastern Han and Three Kingdoms, An Easy Introduction to Official History] A Popular History of the Later Han is a classic historical novel in episodic form and a continuation of A Popular History of the Former Han. Across one hundred chapters, it follows the full historical arc from Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han and Emperor Guangwu's restoration, through the decline of the Eastern Han, to the division of the rea 105Reads8.5Score—Shelves
9. 9 我 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 10.8kReads8.1Score986Shelves
10. 10 极 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 11.3kReads6.6Score1.8kShelves
11. 11 八 The 1980s: Abandoned by My Family, I Marry an Overseas Professor Who Spoils Me 八零：被全家抛弃后，嫁海归教授宠上天 Standing Lightly on a Boat翩立舟上Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted [Mutual Redemption] [Quick Marriage] [Married First, Love Later] [Sweet Romance] When the Yu family was sent to the Northwest for reform, they made their housekeeper's daughter go in their own daughter's place. Yu Jing worked dutifully in the Northwest for ten years. After she was exonerated, the Yu family abandoned her and made her marry a farmer she'd never met in place of their biological daughter. Abandoned by both her adoptive and biological parents, Yu Jing decided to save herself. Caught 18.4kReads—Score1.5kShelves
12. 12 寒 The Poor Scholar's Daughter Who Became the Top Exam Laureate: A Dali Farm Girl's Path to Chief Minister 寒门女状元：大历农女的首辅之路 Shan Shen山莘Ancient Romance143k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Female top scholar + Political intrigue and farming + Female Grand Secretary + Academic ace + Government service + Opening up sea routes + Commerce + Fighting Japanese pirates] A Foreign Ministry elite transmigrates into a farming family, using modern knowledge to get her useless father back on his feet, become the top scholar, and serve as Grand Secretary! One second, Shen Zhichu was on a plane in the Middle East, taking part in international negotiations. The next, an air dis 532Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 江 The Jiang Family's Fifth Young Lady 江家那个五姑娘 The Big Cat Whose Teeth Were All Rotted by Candy吃糖蛀光了牙齿的大猫Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted The fifth young lady of the Jiang family had been unable to live without medicine since birth. The doctors declared that she would not live to see her fifteenth birthday. When Madam Jiang went to stay at a temple, she left the fifth young lady's birth details with the abbot so he could pray for her blessings. A soul from another world transmigrated into the soul-guiding lantern at the temple in the Great Xia Dynasty. The abbot placed her soul into the birth details. From then on, the life of Fif 173.8kReads7.3Score19.6kShelves
14. 14 秦 Liu Rushi of Qinhuai, Transmigrated as a Middle-Aged Associate Professor 秦淮柳如是，穿成大龄女副教授 Xi Mengnian希孟年Modern Romance117k WordsCompleted Liu Rushi, the foremost of the Qinhuai Eight Beauties, transmigrates to a modern city on her wedding day, into the body of Liu Zhifei, a 32-year-old associate professor. Her family pressures her to marry, she faces bullying at work, a student confesses to her, and her blind date looks down on her. Now watch how this daughter of Qinhuai sets this wonderfully modern age to rights and reforms its bizarre marriage market. 1.7kReads—Score163Shelves
15. 15 悍 The Fierce Wife Is Here, So Eccentric Relatives, Step Aside 悍妇嫁到，奇葩亲友速速闪开 Half-Tael Zen Heart半两禅心Modern Romance156k WordsCompleted [No CP + No Golden Finger + No Wild Imagination + Realistic Family Life + Sharp Tongue + Upright + Leads a Timid Family to Rise Up] On her wedding day, Su Qiaomai outsmarts the wedding-game pranksters blocking the wedding car and demanding red envelopes! When vulgar wedding pranks turn into sexual harassment, Su Qiaomai grabs a rolling pin and gives them a beating! When a distant aunt-by-marriage blocks the door demanding red envelopes, Su Qiaomai cuts ties with her on the spot! When her own unc 10kReads—Score924Shelves
16. 16 杀 A Killer's Retirement! 杀手的退休生活！ Playing in the Stream山涧戏水Ancient Romance162k WordsCompleted Yin Xiu, a ruthless modern-day assassin, died unexpectedly and returned to ancient times. She thought she had landed in a little rural-life side story and planned to spend her days relaxing in retirement. But it turned out her husband already had a childhood sweetheart. His older brother, though, was a peerlessly handsome man, a rare beauty. Had she somehow lucked out and found a hidden gem in this little mountain village? Just as she had started building a fortune and was ready to enjoy a peace 2.5kReads8.0Score267Shelves
17. 17 和 A Political Marriage Is the Peak of Success, but the Mighty Empress Is Frail 和亲即巅峰，怪力皇后是个病秧子 Little Ye Loves Eating Melon小叶爱吃瓜Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted Food-loving Shen Lingyi transmigrates into the daughter of a great general of the Zhao Kingdom. The good news: she has superhuman strength, her father has power, and her mother has money. She’s basically won at life. The bad news: on her coming-of-age day, her fiancé and cousin betray her at the same time, and her fiancé publicly calls off their engagement. In a fit of anger, Shen Lingyi injures the empress’s nephew, then gets framed and sent to the Ye Kingdom for a political marriage. Figuring 11.2kReads—Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 我 I'm an Assassin, So How Did I Debut in a Boy Band? 我一杀手，怎么男团出道了 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban896k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + Comedy + No Female Lead] Zheng Xun: A hitman who trained hard for ten years, ready to save the world, but the System sent him to the wrong channel. Unable to find work, he was discovered by a talent scout and lured into a company with the promise of room and board. Now he's been forced to become an idol. “Can’t a Boy Band Save the World?”, Zheng Xun’s quote Cheng Jie: The male lead of a domineering CEO novel. After ten years of practicing his CEO catchphrases, his career got off to a 21.6kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    One word: cool!!!!

19. 19 模 After a Thousand Simulations, I've Mastered the Escape Game 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 257.7kReads9.6Score49.2kShelves
20. 20 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.5kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
21. 21 公 Highway Survival: Why Is the Boss Inspecting Monster Supplies? 公路求生：大佬咋在验收怪物物资 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Road Survival raft + Infinite Dungeon Progression + Stockpiling] [Not an ensemble story, with a lone-wolf focus. Team battles only begin much later, after around chapter 450. Not a war-between-nations story, and not a rebirth story.] The early chapters borrow general elements from road-survival stories, such as vehicles, professions, and service stations. The story gradually opens up around chapter 100, combining an infinite-dungeon format with a road-survival setting. Current dungeons include 99.8kReads9.2Score10.2kShelves
22. 22 反 Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 362.5kReads9.5Score53.8kShelves
23. 23 我 My Glory Days in Dongguan 我在东莞的高光岁月 Warm Wine, Waiting for the Wind温酒等风来Urban323k WordsOngoing My name is Chang Da Qiang. I was born in a small, underdeveloped county town in the late 1980s. My parents were farmers, and in those days, when everything was desperately poor, I graduated from a junior college and looked for work in my hometown. After hitting one dead end after another, I made a bold decision: I headed south to Guangdong to try my luck. Through hard work, I finally had the experiences that inspired this novel. 2.4kReads—Score153Shelves

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    These books are super good (modern, time travel, suspense, detective, etc.), There is definitely one suitable for you! []

24. 24 那 The Happy Years I Spent in Dongguan 那些年我在东莞的幸福往事 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban299k WordsCompleted [Urban everyday life] + [multiple heroines] + [first person] My name is Hao Jian. I'm a college graduate who left a small inland county to make a living in Dongguan. A female classmate who'd been quite a flirt back in school introduced me to the city. I thought I'd find a factory job and earn some money, but things didn't go as planned. I ended up in a bar, and that's where my life took an unexpected turn. 9.3kReads5.9Score975Shelves
25. 25 霓 Neon Gray 霓虹灰 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Urban257k WordsCompleted Lin Huan is twenty-four and makes a living in the urban entertainment industry. Strikingly handsome, he has long since grown calm and detached after all he has been through. With a close family member suffering from a serious illness, the crushing burden of daily life and financial pressure bear down on him. To shoulder the responsibility of providing for his family, he works hard and steadily, seeking only a reliable income, a way to keep his family's hopes alive, and the chance to build an ord 11Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 纨 The Awakening of a Spoiled Brat 纨绔的觉醒 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Historical423k WordsCompleted Lin Hao is a timid modern-day corporate drone who wakes up as an outrageously spoiled heir in ancient times. He decides to vent all the frustration he swallowed in his former life: squandering money, talking back, causing trouble, whatever it takes. After blowing through the family fortune and turning everyone against him, he unexpectedly gains the ability to "awaken" at the lowest point of his life. Now able to see the true face of everyone around him, he begins to take back everything that bel 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 烬 Ashfire Case Files 烬火探案 Sparse Shadows in the Courtyard疏影庭前Mystery692k WordsCompleted In Chi Li, a city governed by a rigid martial order, countless crimes lurk beneath rules that conceal them. Strange murders keep occurring, case after unsolved case piles up, and the truth is buried beyond reach. The protagonist, Lin Jin, carries a secret past. Meticulous, cool-headed, and decisive, he understands the darkness and loopholes beneath the rules of the martial world. He enters the treacherous maze alone, becoming a seeker of light. Following the smallest clues, he hunts for the trut 3Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 忘 The Tribulation of the Forgotten River 忘川劫 Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted [“Cold and ruthless God of War” Moxi VS “Heartless Stone Spirit” Sansheng] “If you can catch me, I’ll be yours!” She is the Three-Life Spirit Stone by the River of Forgetfulness, beside the other shore’s flowers, guiding souls through the consequences of their deeds. He is the renowned God of War of the Nine Heavens, with no room for personal feelings, devoted only to all living beings. A stone has no heart, and a warrior no tenderness. Though they are worlds apart, a casual remark binds them to 27.8kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    When reading literature books, I dare to pat my chest to ensure that they are interesting and meaningful.

29. 29 南 A Popular History of the Northern and Southern Dynasties 南北史通俗演义 Cai Dongfan蔡东藩Historical611k WordsCompleted [An Introduction to History, Adapted from Official Histories, Northern and Southern Dynasties Intrigue, Warlords of a Turbulent Age, A Chaptered Novel, Rigorous Historical Detail] The Popular Romance of the Northern and Southern Dynasties is part of Cai Dongfan’s classic series of popular histories, recounting in full the nearly two centuries of turmoil from Liu Yu’s overthrow of the Jin dynasty and founding of the Song to Yang Jian’s unification of north and south. Complete in one hundred chapt 10Reads8.1Score—Shelves
30. 30 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 30.6kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    This book guarantees that there will be no heartburn. It made me laugh when I watched it. Only Zhang Tiezhu, the tiger brother, can do this kind of thing.

31. 31 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 108.4kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves

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    After watching it, all I could think about was: No, why is it so beautiful?

32. 32 枝 Heng on the Branches 枝上蘅 Zhongshu Jun jun中书君junAncient Romance357k WordsCompleted Content warning: First his soul travels into the ending, then his body follows. The System imposes mandatory quests and punishments, reducing stamina. [Flirtatious Princess × Aloof Imperial Preceptor] [Both virgins · Happy ending · His affection has always been reserved for her alone] Shen Heng transmigrated into the body of a sickly princess and panicked. The System told her that if she wanted to survive, she had to win over the most dangerous man in the book: Xunzhuo, the Imperial Preceptor of 163.3kReads9.5Score29.6kShelves
33. 33 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 293.6kReads9.6Score34.9kShelves
34. 34 明 Those Things in the Ming Dynasty: Comic Edition 1 (Updated Edition) 明朝那些事儿：漫画版.1（升级版） The Bright Moon of Those Days当年明月Historical363 WordsCompleted Read the comic, and you'll understand The Ming Dynasty in Those Years. True history isn't the brush in the hands of historians, but the human heart. The Ming Dynasty in Those Years: Comic Edition begins with Zhu Yuanzhang's birth, recounting the legendary founding of the Ming Dynasty and its path to governance. From humble beginnings to emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered the realm, but could he govern it? With family ties in one hand and imperial power in the other, how did Zhu Di, whose ambitions 3.4kReads9.4Score468Shelves

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    Check out every book in the Cassidy Tour series, and also check out every book in the Ming Dynasty series

35. 35 冒 Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 Eastern Zhou Young Master Nan东周公子南Historical1.5M WordsOngoing (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 499kReads9.7Score59.9kShelves
36. 36 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 31kReads9.8Score4kShelves
37. 37 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 58.8kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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38. 38 当 Back Then, I Refused to Marry the East Wind (A Companion to A Spring Rain on a Night in a Small Tower, a Historical Pride and Prejudice) 当年不肯嫁东风（《小楼一夜听春雨》姊妹篇，古代版傲慢与偏见) Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted [Sisters united + rekindled romance + historical ensemble cast] The Ye sisters’ battle to protect their romantic prospects: a long-planned, romantic counterattack. With sisters sticking together, nothing is too difficult! After their mother died, the three Ye sisters broke with their father, who favored his concubine and neglected his wife. They lived in a separate residence and took in A Cuo, the adopted daughter of their late maternal aunt, relying on one another to get by. Four years ago, the 18.3kReads9.6Score3kShelves
39. 39 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.5kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
40. 40 我 I’m His Majesty’s Cousin. What’s Wrong With Being a Little Overbearing in the Palace? 我陛下表妹，进宫跋扈点怎么了？ Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + faux cousins + push-and-pull romance + winning hearts + taming a man Spring, Year Ten of the Zhaoqi reign. Shen Jiayu was summoned to the palace and became one of the emperor’s consorts. On the surface, the imperial harem seemed calm and peaceful, but beneath it lay tangled interests and hidden currents. The consorts schemed and fought among themselves, while the newcomers trembled with fear, terrified that one careless mistake would cost them their lives. Only Shen Jiayu s 351.2kReads8.9Score57.2kShelves
41. 41 前 My Past Life Was Too Miserable. I Changed Brides and Was Cherished by the Childless Duke's Uncle 前世太苦，换亲被绝嗣国舅宠入骨 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The rating just came out and will rise!] [Traditional household intrigue + both leads are pure + face-slapping + revenge + crushing scum + extreme doting] In her previous life, Gu Qingzhao supported her husband for five years, only for her cousin to take the empress's throne in the end. It was only before her death that she learned the child she had adopted was also her cousin's. Reborn on the day she delivered medicinal wine to her cousin, she exposed her cousin's pregnancy on the spot. She e 204.5kReads8.9Score16.8kShelves
42. 42 沈 Young Master Shen, You Shine as Both a Man and a Woman 沈世子，您真是做男做女都精彩啊 Still Haven't Eaten My Fill Today今天也没吃饱Ancient Romance804k WordsCompleted [One heroine, multiple male leads, all devoted to her + romantic rivalry + secret identities exposed + absurd humor] [Not a political power struggle] [Gentle, dignified young emperor + sinister, unexpectedly tender regent + aloof, cool-headed Left Chancellor + clever, foxlike imperial merchant] Shen Zhezhi transmigrates into a book. To inherit the Marquis’s estate, she disguises herself as a man and takes the place of her elder brother, who died on the battlefield, becoming the heir to the title 134kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
43. 43 被 After Being Banished to the Cold Palace, I Cling to the Imperial Preceptor 被打入冷宫后我赖上了国师 Gentle Scholar温柔文人Ancient Romance470k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + Subverting tropes + Light political intrigue + Devoted to each other + Not a wish-fulfillment story] Jiang Dai was just a busy modern office worker. She clicked on a political intrigue novel to investigate a case, but before she could finish reading it, she opened her eyes one day and found herself as an abandoned consort in the Cold Palace who wouldn't survive three chapters... No, not even one. Where was the essential System for someone who'd transmigrated into a bo 149.7kReads9.4Score27.1kShelves
44. 44 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 466.4kReads9.2Score70.8kShelves
45. 45 皇 The Emperor Has No Heir? His Low-Ranking Consort Is Pregnant Again! 皇上无子？小答应又又又怀孕了！ Hot and Sour Fish Ball Noodles酸辣鱼丸粉Ancient Romance675k WordsOngoing The emperor's dragon seed had eluded every consort in the palace for ten years, but she conceived in a single night. Shen Zhiyi was merely a young palace candidate pushed into a lotus pond, the lowliest of junior consorts. Who could have guessed that the night she was summoned to attend the emperor, she would bind herself to a childbearing System? The day the imperial physicians announced the good news, the emperor, who had been gloomy for ten years, burst out laughing. The whole court knelt and 694.8kReads9.1Score100.2kShelves
46. 46 帐 Beauty in the Bedchamber: The Tyrannical Eunuch Is Crazed and Dotes on Me 帐中娇：暴戾九千岁又疯又宠 Grilled Fish Tonight今晚吃烤鱼Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now available! (Also known as The Mad, Brutal Eunuch Turned Around and Gently Coaxed Me) [Abusing scumbags + reborn + happy ending + both leads untouched + a vicious, cold-blooded Chief Eunuch who is ruthless to everyone else but a broken, devoted puppy to her vs. a clear-eyed heroine who has been reborn and learned from her mistakes. This novel is entirely fictional.] Pei Min, Chief Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, wielded absolute power and was bloodthirsty and brutal. The 115.3kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves
47. 47 误 I Wandered Into His Bedchamber and Was Seized by a Mad Villain 误入寝帐，被疯批反派强取豪夺了 Zhao Xiaoyao赵小爻Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Unhinged, Obsessive Villain × Sweet, Timid Little Softie] [Transmigrate into a book + 1v1 sweet romance + Powerful man becomes her devoted dog for love + Intense sexual tension and possessiveness] [Su Ruan (Jiang Luyi) × Yan Chen] Jiang Luyi transmigrated into the vicious supporting character Su Ruan, who was doomed to die by the third episode. It was hell mode from the very beginning. Not only had she ended up in the wrong bed, she'd also cracked open the head of the deranged villain. Su Ruan 623.2kReads9.3Score135.2kShelves
48. 48 帐 Fragrance in the Bedchamber: The Sickly Ninth-Thousand-Year-Old Keeps Climbing into My Bed 帐中香：病娇九千岁他又来爬床了 Qi Yiyu七一妤Ancient Romance423k WordsOngoing The comic adaptation is out. [1v1] [Mutually Chaste] [Sweet Romance] [Childhood Friends] [Happy Ending] [Kissing Fiend] [Devoted Husband] [Alternate World] [Actual Eunuch] In one sentence: A man with an insatiable lust is castrated, yet still can't get enough of his wife. If you asked Jiang Youze what he wanted most after placing first in the imperial examinations, he would surely say: marry her. But when he finally achieved top honors, what awaited him was the execution of his entire family. H 1.5MReads9.5Score273.8kShelves
49. 49 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.4kShelves

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50. 50 沉 Sunken Kite 沉鸢 Jie Yin结因Modern Romance139k WordsCompleted [Sweet, well-behaved college student Zhao Tangyuan x composed, self-controlled CEO Zhou Chen] [Modern romance + domineering CEO + CEO + urban life + sweet romance + older man + 1v1 + happy ending + female growth] Zhao Tangyuan is a model mistress. She knows her place and behaves sensibly. Clearheaded and rational, she knows the most important rule of all: never catch feelings. Zhou Chen is most pleased by her obedient facade, yet he hates her cold indifference and the way she can end things with 19.2kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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