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  1. After the Emperor Is Reborn, the Crown Prince Becomes His Cherished Favorite 皇帝重生后，太子成了掌心宠 Mu Hui from Tortuga Island托尔图加岛的沐辉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [If a son doesn't resemble his father, the father despises him; if he does, the father suspects him] Father and son + rebirth + redemption + beloved by all In his previous life, Emperor Jianxi Xiao Lin was known throughout the realm as a cold-blooded tyrant who never showed mercy to anyone. Crown Prince Xiao Huaijin was the child his first wife had given her life to bear. He should have been cherished, but malicious schemers framed him for treason. He was stripped of his title and imprisoned, an 255.9kReads9.1Score48.1kShelves
  2. A Guide to Raising an Apocalypse Empress 末世女帝养成指南 Turning Ink into Ink点墨成墨Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + Struggle for Supremacy + Chaotic Era + Powerful Female Lead + Fleeing Famine + Infrastructure Building + No Romantic Pairing + Portable Space] Original title: Transmigrating Through Chaotic Times, the Mad Princess Builds a Nation by Robbing Others When Jiang Jin awoke, she discovered that she had become a princess of a fallen kingdom and was being sent to Liang City to become a plaything for the barbarian Jiao Liang. She thought about it and decided it would be better for others 216.8kReads9.5Score29.4kShelves
  3. Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂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 196.7kReads9.7Score45.4kShelves
  4. Climbing the Social Ladder 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 186.9kReads9.6Score31.7kShelves
  5. Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 149.1kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
  6. The Male Lead Says Nothing, He Just Keeps Saving His White Moonlight 男主不语，只一味拯救白月光 The Rose Does Not Give Itself to You玫瑰不予你Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted (Completed. Enjoy without worry!) Bright and charming heiress x a paranoid, scheming power minister Only after dying did Wen Yunwan learn that she had been living in a story, as the male lead's deceased wife, the moonlight in his heart. After her death, the male lead lived alone until one woman after another appeared, each resembling her. They all shared one name: transmigrators on a mission to win his heart. He would be moved by one of them, and after playing out a scene where he chased and she 130.4kReads8.9Score22.8kShelves
  7. The Blind Prince Fights, Robs, and Drinks 盲眼王爷他又争又抢又茶 April Friend四月友人Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted (Long flowing water/Love grows over time/Two-way redemption/Youth love/he) Fleeing the wilderness and heading north, Su Ying was so hungry that she almost died in the snowstorm. It was Pei Xiu, the blind young master of Shangshu Mansion, who rescued her and brought her into the mansion. Two years later, the imperial power changed and the Pei family fell. On the night of the house raid, Su Ying took advantage of the chaos to rescue the little blind man. · That year, Su Ying was sixteen years old, 119.9kReads9.3Score23.8kShelves
  8. After Disguising Herself as a Man and Attending Court, Her Rival Falls Deeply in Love 女扮男装上朝后，死对头暗恋成疾 Want Some Noodle Soup?吃不吃汤面Ancient Romance416k WordsOngoing [Woman disguised as a man] [Her nemesis is her wife] [A couple who are always at odds] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Early on: a rebellious, brazen woman versus a scheming man who is not what he seems. Later: a domineering, impossibly cool empress versus the greatest treacherous minister, loyal only to the ruler and not necessarily to the country. Shen Qiao thought she and Su Yan were a match made in heaven. During their most bitter years, he schemed to have her imprisoned, nearly costi 114.9kReads9.2Score25.6kShelves
  9. A Feast for the Eyes 韫色可餐 Mo Qi Jun莫栖君Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted [Original work of the animated series Spring Hues; print edition rights signed] [Bride swap + marriage to bring good fortune + love after marriage] [A clueless beauty who charms without realizing it VS a possessive, unpredictable prince who plays favorites] Qiao Yun suffered a head injury as a child, becoming a stuttering little fool whose father didn't care for her and whose stepmother didn't love her. Her stepsister also stole her engagement to the Crown Prince, leaving Qiao Yun to take her pl 106.7kReads9.1Score13.7kShelves
  10. The Lantern-Bearing Chronicles 逢灯纪 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance982k WordsCompleted (Signed for publication, with screen adaptation rights sold) You're the daughter of a marquis. You want to take your mother's dowry and remains with you? Done. I'll take the dowry and remains, and bring you your mother's divorce papers as well as your own severance papers cutting ties with your family. You were declared dead and became an invisible person behind your brothers. You want to live like a normal person again? Done. I'll restore your name and identity, and make sure you receive the en 101.3kReads9.3Score14.9kShelves
  11. The Noble Lady Just Wants to Lie Flat 贵女她只想躺平 Prayer Sand祈愿沙Ancient Romance358k WordsOngoing (The rating was just posted and will rise later) (A family’s rise to prosperity + everyday life in ancient times + ensemble cast) (This is not a story with an overwhelmingly powerful female lead! Not a power fantasy! The heroine has a love interest! Most of the sisters will get married, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.) Office worker Qing An woke up one day to find she had transmigrated. She had transmigrated into the body of Qing Yingyi, the third daughter of a third-rank official w 98.7kReads8.4Score14.8kShelves
  12. Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 97.9kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves
  13. Days Spent as a Study Companion to Er Feng 在二凤身边当伴读的日子 The Manor of Craft-Brewed Fake Wine精酿假酒的庄园Ancient Romance751k WordsOngoing [No CP + slice of life + everyone dotes on the protagonist + daily updates + some timelines may change for the plot + history buffs, read at your own risk] After transmigrating as Li Shimin’s study companion, Shen Ke expects daily life to be like this: Study with Li Shimin, take it easy, and wait for him to ascend the throne. In reality: “Ke, get up! I’ll show you the archery technique I practiced yesterday.” “Ke, come on! I heard there’s a divine bird on the back hill.” “Ke, stop sleeping! Come 96.2kReads9.0Score11.6kShelves
  14. The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Zhao Pian赵骗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 96.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
  15. General Xie's Wife Brings Their Twins to Join His Army 谢少将家娘子带着龙凤胎来随军了 Gu Tangtang顾棠糖Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Original title: [Peach-Colored Dreams on the Pillow] Everyone in Baishi Town knows that when Xie Zhenhe was young, he was a vicious stray dog who loved to fight. Everyone feared him. His grandmother was afraid someone would beat him to death one day and leave no one to bury him, so she traded half a sack of grain for a little bride for him. Ning Tao came to the Xie family when she was twelve. She and Xie Zhenhe were childhood sweethearts, more or less, and they even had twins, a boy and a girl. 81.4kReads8.3Score13.3kShelves
  16. Spoiled Rotten: Pampered by My Powerful Older Brother 溺爱成瘾：被权臣哥哥娇养 Bend at the Waist折腰Ancient Romance207k WordsOngoing [A possessive, outwardly gentle and refined statesman’s brother who is actually cold and sinister x a bright, adorable, affectionate little sister who is clever and sweet-tongued, like a ray of sunshine] (No blood relation + growing up together + possessiveness + sweet romance // Animal imagery: a daddy-type gray wolf and a little white rabbit pretending to be silly) Five-year-old Jiang Yin temporarily moves into the Earl of Qingyuan’s residence with her mother. The adorable little girl is soon 79.1kReads7.5Score13.3kShelves
  17. Her Father and Brothers Were Slain: The Frail Orphan Seizes the Throne! 父兄惨死：病弱孤女夺江山！ Seeking a Pure Land寻净土Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Revenge + Female-Centric + Invincible + Political Intrigue + Revenge] In her previous life, her entire marquis household was wiped out. She was sent to marry into an enemy state, only to be killed along the way. In this life, she will be nothing but a vengeful harbinger of death. You dare break off the engagement? The Shen family will pay for it! You dare make things difficult for me? I'll sever ties and kill every clan elder! You dare scheme against me? I'll mak 73.2kReads8.4Score10.9kShelves
  18. My Lord, Are You a Woman? 主公，你是女子？ Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 72.6kReads9.4Score10.5kShelves
  19. I, the Female Emperor of Great Ming, Will Conquer the World 朕，大明女帝，杀穿全球 Jiang Jiucheng江九程Ancient Romance532k WordsOngoing (No CP, no System, strong female lead, nation-building, everyday life, eventually ascends the throne as emperor. If that bothers you, think twice before reading.) Zhu Meichuo's story begins on the night her kingdom falls. Chongzhen arrives with a sword in hand, and the whole city is ablaze. As someone who has transmigrated, what will she choose? How can she save the crumbling Great Ming? In the dark age about to come, watch this seemingly fragile young woman fight her way through every obstacle 71.8kReads9.1Score12.9kShelves
  20. I Don't Stand Below the Altar. I Am the Altar. 我不下神坛，我就是神坛 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance879k WordsOngoing [Political Intrigue and a Powerful Heroine]+ [The Perfect Imposture]+ [An Ensemble of Young Characters]+ [A Sage’s Selfish Desires] Ten years ago, foreign rebels stormed into Sheng’an. The empress sacrificed herself for her country and named Princess Wei Baoning crown princess, heir to the throne. That same year, lightning struck the imperial mausoleum, and the young princess was buried in a sea of flames. No body was ever found. The following month, a new emperor ascended the throne. Over the n 68.6kReads9.4Score8kShelves
  21. The Hilarious Daily Life of a Scatterbrained County Magistrate's Family 糊涂县令家鸡飞狗跳的日常生活 Bamboo Bay Bay竹湾湾Ancient Romance788k WordsOngoing A moonlight-white stepmother + a love-struck father + a high-level concubine Ensemble cast, not a feel-good power fantasy!!! Not a comedy!!! There are painful moments early on!!!! The legitimate children struggle to survive, while the vulnerable band together to keep each other warm. When Tong Hui, a county magistrate, loses his first wife to illness, he has no choice but to entrust their two children to a concubine in the household. On his way back to his hometown, Tong Hui meets the woman he l 67.1kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves
  22. Mom, Open the Door! I Studied for Three Years and Passed the Exam to Become Emperor 娘亲开门！我读三年，考上皇帝了 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 66.7kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
  23. The Bride Who Was Supposed to Bring Good Fortune Wants to Run Away 冲喜丫头要跑路 Soft Red Glow软红光Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted When Shen Qingqing was six, her mother sold her to the Lu family to bring good fortune to her gravely ill younger brother. She was married to Lu Chengyu, the Lu family’s frail young master, who was on the brink of death. In name, she was his young mistress. In reality, she was a servant girl. After seven years of silently enduring everything, she gave him her heart and learned every skill she could, only to hear him say, “You should be grateful I’m willing to take you as my concubine.” Little di 60.9kReads8.1Score4.3kShelves
  24. Reborn on My Wedding Day, I Turned and Married the Disabled Prince 重生大婚日，我转身嫁残王 Old Pancake佬松饼Ancient Romance742k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [No Saintly Savior]+ [Two Powerful Leads Who Dote on Each Other]+ [Violent, Disabled Imperial Uncle]+ [Miracle Doctor and Poisonous Princess]+ [Swapped Marriages and Broken Engagements]+ [Reborn to Torment the Scoundrels]+ [Spatial Golden Finger]+ [Scumbag's Regret and Ashes Scattered to the Winds]+ [Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance] In her previous life, she worked herself to the bone to help him ascend the throne, only to have her position as empress stripped away and h 60.2kReads7.4Score5.7kShelves
  25. Nine Nights of the Owl's Song 九夜枭歌 Confucius Puts on a Show孔夫子唱戏Ancient Romance381k WordsCompleted Su Jiuge was an abandoned infant left at a mass grave. At seven, she joined an assassin organization and became a ruthless, decisive top assassin. After weathering the chaos and turmoil of a troubled age, she finally left a life of killing behind and turned her heart to the world. 59.6kReads8.4Score6.7kShelves
  26. I Passed the Palace Exam, and You're Telling Me I'm a Princess? 我都中状元了，你说我是公主？ Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance418k WordsOngoing [No romance, female emperor] Yun Zhao is reborn into the family of a wealthy merchant in ancient times. At first, she thinks a life of comfort, with everything she needs and someone to look after her, sounds pretty good. Then she learns that being single is actually a crime in the Da Ning Dynasty! Any unmarried woman aged sixteen or older, or man aged nineteen or older, must pay a fine of two taels of silver each year. Unmarried women aged twenty or older, and men aged twenty-two or older, will 56.3kReads8.8Score10.6kShelves
  27. Mistaken Spring Order 误春令 Half a Cup, Never Idle半盏不闲Ancient Romance244k WordsOngoing [Childhood sweethearts + reunion after a long absence + intrigues + growth + fateful sadomasochism] When Zhao Jun was five years old, a boy four years older than her came to Yunzhou. She only knew that his name was Zhiyu. When she gets into trouble, he cleans it up for her; when she is punished, he intercedes on her behalf. In those years, she always liked to follow him, smiling and calling: "Brother Zhiyu." When he was ten years old, he suddenly left. Since then, he has not been heard from agai 56.1kReads7.3Score7kShelves
  28. Transmigrated as Lü Zhi's Youngest Daughter: Fatherly Love, a Landslide of Trouble 穿成吕雉幼女，父爱如山体滑坡 Picking Sichuan Peppercorns Amid the Cicadas知了声中摘花椒Ancient Romance417k WordsOngoing [Content warning: Not a rigorously researched historical novel] Liu Xu, a medical graduate student, dies suddenly during her residency and transmigrates into the body of Lü Zhi's youngest daughter. The good news: her mother is Lü Zhi, and she was born with superhuman strength. The bad news: her father is Liu Bang, and her brother is Liu Ying. Worse still, her father's favorite concubine, Lady Qi, is busy humiliating her mother to her face. Liu Xu rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. It is the 55kReads7.3Score11.1kShelves
  29. Warring for Supremacy: Giving the Three Kingdoms a Taste of Female-Led Shock and Awe 乱世争霸：给三国亿点大女主震撼 Handsome Er You帅气的二油Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Female Overlord of a Chaotic Age) [Strong female lead + Three Kingdoms + no System + traditional empire-building + ensemble cast] Liu Yi, a female engineering PhD, transmigrates into the late Han dynasty during the Three Kingdoms era and grows up as a boy. She develops water conservancy, conducts research, and improves life for the people of her region. Just as the various factions are trying to win her over, she reveals herself as a woman and establishes her own power base, 52.6kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
  30. I Took My Brother's Place at Court as a Treacherous Minister, but Somehow Extended Our Dying Kingdom's Life? 替兄上朝当奸臣，竟帮亡国续命了？ Meow Meow Jin喵喵金Ancient Romance509k WordsOngoing [Woman Disguised as a Man + Female-Orientated Court Intrigue + Shameless Schemes + Dark Humor + Courtroom Ensemble + Unhinged Treacherous Minister × Cold, Composed Minister] The Great Liang dynasty was on the verge of collapse. The treasury was so empty a mouse could run through it, years of Little Ice Age disasters had taken their toll, the Northern Di pressed at the borders, and refugees filled the roads. Yet the court officials still talked grandly about benevolence and righteousness. At the 52.3kReads8.4Score7.4kShelves
  31. The Yandere Male Lead Replaced His Twin Brother to Claim Me on Our Wedding Night 病娇男主顶替双生弟弟夺我入洞房 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 48.5kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
  32. She Is an Old-School Chinese Doctor 她是老中医 Yang Jin养金Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted (Comic drama: She's an old-school Chinese medicine doctor) Clear-headed female doctor vs. sweet, clueless fake Taoist The heroine is genuine and straightforward; the hero has a sharp tongue but isn't a lunatic. No transmigration, no being reborn, no household infighting, no angst. An easygoing, cheerful slice-of-life story about everyday family matters, set in an alternate Song Dynasty. She is the resident doctor at Huichuntang on Yangliu Street, renowned for her expertise in men's health. But 48kReads9.1Score11kShelves
  33. Persimmons in Verse 柿间词 Barefaced1982素颜1982Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Shizi really is named Luo Shizi. Her name doesn't mean “Luo Heir.” Her father is an unloved concubine-born son of the third branch of the Duke of Rui's household. Fortunately, he's a decent scholar and managed to become a county magistrate. But his career has gone nowhere: he's been in the same post for ten years. As a result, their family is practically invisible in the Duke of Rui's household. Who could have expected that her father would accidentally solve a ten-year-old cold case, onl 47.7kReads8.9Score7kShelves
  34. Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 47.6kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
  35. The Qing Palace's Beloved Little Darling 清宫团宠小团子 Meng Zhi Sui梦知岁Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing After her soul transmigrated into the Qing palace, she became Yin Qi, Kangxi’s twenty-third son. Having known nothing but loneliness and helplessness in her previous life, he was reborn into the turbulent era of the Nine Princes’ succession struggle. His only wish was to live a good life. He acted cute and sweet-talked his way into clinging to Kangxi, the biggest protector of all; with his soft, babyish exterior, he became the palace’s little darling. He treated everyone with sincere affection, 46.6kReads—Score6kShelves
  36. We Swapped Husbands: I Take the Phoenix Throne, You Become the Chief Minister’s Wife 互换夫婿，我坐凤位你当首辅夫人 Ning Fengliu宁风流Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Yangzhou produces beauties. The local prefect has two daughters, the elder Shen Lüzhu and the younger Shen Lanzhu. Known as the Twin Beauties of Yangzhou, they are famous throughout Great Zhou. To find good husbands for their daughters, Prefect Shen and his wife carefully considered every eligible young man in Yangzhou. Who would have thought that one day, two matchmakers would arrive, one from Xingdu and the other from Yanzhou, seeking the hand of a Shen daughter for the eldest son of Grand Cou 46.6kReads8.6Score3.8kShelves
  37. Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊！重生回满门抄斩前夜，造反吧 Yi Yangcheng衣漾澄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 46.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
  38. The Dead Concubine Becomes the Duke’s Mansion’s Cousin Miss 死去的外室她成了国公府的表小姐 Heavy Snow in May五月下大雪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Original title: Passing as a Noblewoman [Historical ensemble cast] [Power struggles] [Not reborn] [Plot-driven] [Romance] [Male lead is sexually inexperienced] [Ensemble cast, multiple protagonists, multiple perspectives] [Pei Yuehuan and Chen Man are both heroines. The protagonist field cannot be changed after the contract is signed, so it lists the main pairing of this story.] The imperial capital holds many secrets, and much resentment. There are merchants falsely accused and thrown into pris 45.6kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves
  39. I Was Turned Gay, and Now You're Telling Me You're a Woman? 朕都被掰弯了，你说你是女儿身 Nong Yu弄玉Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, and no golden finger.) Zhao Xuanye is an emperor who commands the realm. He could have any beautiful woman he wanted, yet he falls for one of his ministers. This outrageous thought, so unworthy of his ancestors and their legacy, takes root in his mind and refuses to go away. He used to despise the spoiled young nobles in the capital who kept pretty boys as companions. He had ordered countless male brothels closed. Now he has become the very sort of person he once h 44.1kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves
  40. Blood Doesn't Make a Daughter: Father Emperor Is Grooming Me to Be Empress 亲生不如亲自生：父皇捧我当女帝 Xue Honglian, Who Loves Sandwich Cookies爱吃夹心曲奇的薛红莲Ancient Romance453k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Zhao Shuyue was sent to the grasslands for a political marriage. Passed between two generations of chanyu like a piece of merchandise, she died at thirty after enduring endless humiliation. When she was reborn, she became the daughter her father doted on most. Everyone thought she was merely the daughter of a low-ranking concubine. But no one knew that the deepest secret of the Great Liang imperial family ran in her veins. Her father cherished her as his own life. From the 43.4kReads7.2Score4.9kShelves
  41. After the Imperial Betrothal, the Brocade Guard Fell 赐婚后，锦衣卫沦陷了 A Ju, Who Loves Goji Berry Sprouts喜欢枸杞芽的阿菊Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated female special forces officer × stone-faced Embroidered Uniform Guard commander × marriage first, love later × two formidable leads locked in a battle of wits] Version One: Xie Lanyin, an elite modern special forces officer, opens her eyes in the body of a frail official’s daughter who has been kidnapped by bandits. She turns the tables and cripples a kidnapper with her hairpin, only to run into Zhan Shuo, the Embroidered Uniform Guard commander who has come to “collect the bodies 42.9kReads8.9Score6kShelves
  42. His Majesty Arranged Our Marriage, Husband, Let's Make the Best of It! 陛下赐婚，夫君，凑合凑合过吧！ Fragrant Crispy Chubby香酥肥肥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The animated series is out now. Come watch! A quirky, drama-loving girl versus a brooding, calculating young nobleman Both leads are pure and devoted. A sweet historical romance with lighthearted comedy, everyday romance, and political intrigue. The Jiang family of Huainan is a scholarly clan. The second young master Jiang is as refined as the moonlight. He can win third place in the imperial exams with his literary talent, and bring the world to heel with his martial prowess. He is the most sou 42.4kReads8.5Score5.4kShelves
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  49. Your Highness, You Mustn’t 公主，不可以 Lady Huahua花花大人呀Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted Everyone says that Wen, the chief councilor of the Shang Kingdom, is refined and gentle, a rare gentleman. But in Shang Rou's eyes, he's a wolf in sheep's clothing, a master of playing dumb to catch his prey, and, on top of that, an old scoundrel. Princess Shang Rou has been pampered all her life. When she learns she's to be sent away for a political marriage, she secretly seeks advice from the chief councilor, who was once her teacher. His plan? Use every trick in the book to seduce him, and ke 36.1kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves
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