Female-Male Romance / No-Romance, Personal Opinions and Content Warnings 纯女bg/无cp排雷，个人看法

1. 1 六 A 1960s Beat Cop Who Loves Gossip and Her Job 六零小片警爱吃瓜爱工作 Fragrant Crisp Chestnut香酥栗Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Starts August 27 at noon. Du Juan, a second-generation transmigrator, graduates from high school, takes over her father’s job, and becomes a proud little community police officer. On her first day at work, she gets accidentally hit on the head and acquires a “system.” Big or small matters, family squabbles, chaos and commotion: there’s never a dull moment. To the east, a widower abandons his children and elopes with a widow, only to get swindled out of his money. Du Juan rushes to the scene. To 70kFavorites134.6kClicks/ch411.5kGifts

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   I didn't feel comfortable reading it. Compared to my father's warm and perfectly timed humor, I'm starting to doubt if it's even written by the same person [Pigeon]. The female characters in this story are all cheating, engaging in marriage fraud, swindling money, setting traps, and framing others. Their viciousness and brainlessness are just ridiculous. Was the 1960s really that chaotic? The female lead is also a bit contradictory. Logically, her father is a time traveler, her family loves her, she has good conditions, and she's even a police officer. But when bad guys are right in front of her, she only passively defends herself. When she discovers the vicious female supporting characters doing bad things, she either just stands by and does nothing or goes home to her parents. It's so ridiculous. I couldn't stand reading it, so I dropped it.

2. 2 愚 [Genshin Impact] The Fatui Harbinger Refuses to Be Everyone’s Favorite [原神]愚人众执行官拒做万人迷 Little Round Hat小圆帽Romance667k WordsCompleted Coming soon: [Genshin Impact] Let Me Go Back to the Fortress of Meropide, Please! Come take a look! (Blurb at the very end!) Blurb: A new Genshin Impact update went live, and Wen Yin worked herself to the bone all night for the new character. She never expected that, along with her guaranteed five-star, she’d get five five-stars in a single ten-pull. The moment after happily choosing the character’s constellations, her vision went black. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had transmigra 45.1kFavorites88.2kClicks/ch127.5kGifts

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   The realism is not as good as the descriptions of in-game items and props. If you're just going to pile up fancy words, go home, kid. You're more likely to read sweet, low-brow stories with out-of-character moments. The plot unfolds in a flash; the female lead goes from being a newly reincarnated criminal burdened with a blood feud to being appreciated by a rich man and a doctor, and then suddenly becomes incredibly powerful. Seriously, is this score from an elementary school student?

3. 3 顶 Peerless Beauty 顶级美貌 Big Goose Treading Snow大鹅踏雪泥Romance1.3M WordsCompleted An entertainment-industry story, a play-within-a-play story, and a story about rising through the ranks. “I look ordinary, but I want to become a superstar, a superstar who shines brilliantly.” This was carved into a desk by fifteen-year-old Meng Kaiyan. At fifteen, Meng Kaiyan got a face-editing game. It was a special kind of face-editing game: the face she edited was her own. How long would it take to go from plain to pretty and fresh-faced? Three years. And from pretty and fresh-faced to 67kFavorites84kClicks/ch260.7kGifts

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   Still ongoing So satisfying and career-driven, this is exactly the kind of guy I want!

4. 4 淑 The Virtuous Consort 淑妃 Xiao Qiao Liu Shui晓桥琉水Romance602k WordsCompleted Concise Version After transmigrating into the Shen family as its eldest legitimate daughter, she enters the palace and is immediately granted the rank of Consort Shu, the highest first-rank consort, just one step away from becoming empress. Yet Shen Moyun says that it took her a full twenty-five years to cross that one step. Off-the-Wall Version Entering the palace as a high-ranking consort right away, Shen Moyun's good fortune is sure to make countless people who have transmigrated before and 39.1kFavorites200.6kClicks/ch20.9kGifts

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   Are the people who strongly recommend this something they've never had a good meal before? Throughout the entire story, the female protagonist engaged in Schrödinger's cat-like palace intrigue—it seemed like she was, yet it also seemed like she wasn't. If you had to say, she was incredibly lucky. The Consort Shu gave her everything she wanted, never fighting or grabbing, and only resorting to childish tricks to quickly subdue her enemies when the plot demanded it. Haha, finishing the story felt like doing an 800-meter aerobic exercise; my mind was exhausted, but I have no idea what my brain actually processed. Furthermore, the dynasty story is a haphazard collection of borrowed ideas. The plot involving the deposed crown prince makes the emperor resemble Emperor Yongzheng, but his approach to women is reminiscent of Emperor Kangxi. Some titles are Qing dynasty appellations, yet it's claimed that the princesses are inspired by the Tang dynasty. There's no emotional connection between the male and female leads, and the praise that the female lead is clear-headed and unmoved is ridiculous. Can you really fool a power-hungry emperor for decades? The daily life narrative is extremely plain, neither sweet enough to be truly touching nor deeply moving enough to be truly heartbreaking. It's a bit like a desperate illiterate person frantically typing in Baidu Encyclopedia, copying and pasting. Not as refreshing as Tomato's novels

5. 5 杜 Du De's Diary 杜德日记 Mu Mu Zi木沐梓Romance296k WordsCompleted The first time Zelvin met Wen Fu, she was hawking beer in an alley. The second time, she swindled him out of some money in a bookstore. The third time, she was being hunted inside a church. The fourth time was in a cemetery, and the fifth in the council chamber… She was an inconspicuous apprentice, shop assistant, and beer seller in this city… “But, Your Highness, do you think you’re so remarkable? You sit high above everyone, wielding the greatest power in this city, and so you think people lik 33.5kFavorites27.2kClicks/ch14.4kGifts

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   A piece of writing similar to afternoon tea. Small and exquisite; overthinking it diminishes its beauty.

6. 6 异 The Otherworldly Painter 异界女画师 Xitu Cheng西土城Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Please add my new story, Ming Night Watchers, to your favorites! Alois transmigrated into a fictional world with steam engines. There are no witches, no Cthulhu, and no golden fingers. Luckily, she isn't illiterate, and she comes with her memories and skills intact. Her painting skills are far ahead of their time. What are you waiting for? Find a powerful patron, open a business, and rake in the orders and money! Somehow, she becomes a founder and catches the attention of the imperial royal fa 8.4kFavorites12.7kClicks/ch20.7kGifts

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   I'd give the romance scenes three stars because they felt abrupt. Although the female lead's halo amplifies the artist's influence, the overall plot is tight, the writing is smooth, and the exciting moments and turning points are all well-timed, making it a good read.

7. 7 古 Days of Gossip and Spectacle in Ancient Times 古代吃瓜看戏的日子 Cream Puff Sauce奶油泡芙酱Romance502k WordsCompleted The Gu family of the capital had twelve daughters between its two branches. As a concubine-born daughter of the second branch, Gu Yuner was ninth in line. Gu Yun had been born into this life from the womb, and in her previous life she had died from overwork. No matter what, she refused to push herself in this life. She was quicker and more decisive than anyone a 24.7kFavorites59.2kClicks/ch8.1kGifts

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   Is the female lead truly clever, or just pretending? The author keeps portraying her as quick-witted, resourceful, and intelligent, but one thing leads to another: she's the one who causes all the problems. Without consulting her elder sister, she forces her to write a letter of divorce, only to later contrive that her sister had always had this idea (the female lead is an illegitimate child; in most historical romance novels, this would have been disastrous). Then, when she's kidnapped, she doesn't inform her elders, impulsively quits her job, and runs away, only realizing something's wrong halfway through. Then she insists on riding horses with her relatives, and to make matters worse, she chooses a horse that was drugged and used to trap others at a banquet. I mean, author, if you can't think of ways to advance the plot, don't write it! She's a clever-faced but stupid female lead; it's frustrating to watch.

8. 8 清 A Qing Dynasty Tale: Laid-Back Days in the Fourth Prince's Household 清穿之在四爷后院的摆烂日常 Shun Yue舜月Romance854k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Occasional revisions] After Yi Yan died suddenly from working overtime, she transmigrated to the Qing Dynasty and became Shu Mulu Yi Yan. She arrived just before the imperial consort selection. As far as she remembered, none of the princes had a Shu Mulu woman in their households, so Yi Yan calmly waited to be rejected and sent home to live as a proper wife. Who knew that, because of a feud between the Four Consorts during the selection, she would somehow end up assigned to Fourth Pr 33.1kFavorites111.7kClicks/ch19.8kGifts

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   It wasn't exactly mindless, but the part where Yongzheng supposedly cultivated to the point of breaking through the void in order to find the female lead and abdicate made me laugh out loud, haha. It felt a bit abrupt and illogical. While reading, I kept thinking that most Qing Dynasty time-travel stories feature a female lead who doesn't fight for anything and lives a peaceful life, but then wins the male lead's favor and becomes his exclusive lover. It made me want to read some villainous female lead stories about scheming to usurp the throne.

9. 9 清 Everyday Life in the Qing Dynasty (TV Adaptation: New Life Begins) 清穿日常（剧名：卿卿日常） Duo Mu Mu Duo多木木多Romance2.5M WordsCompleted 1. A few stories about eating and drinking. The Qing dynasty has already been transmigrated into a sieve, so adding my little one to the mix won't make much difference. 2. The Fourth Prince Is Very Busy series. The heroine could have had a personal space (but I can't write one. Whenever I try, I get obsessed with the worldbuilding and the story veers a hundred thousand miles off course). She could have had a System, too (I even played an MMO for her, but still couldn't write it. Once my worldbu 194.5kFavorites568.8kClicks/ch113.8kGifts

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   Those who know, know. A representative work of Qing Dynasty time-travel novels, it's full of drama and romance, with touching details. Honestly, I feel that watching romance is less satisfying than reading Qing Dynasty time-travel novels; in terms of moving the reader, the palace intrigue and domestic power struggles are second to none. Although it still can't escape the objectification of women, its flaws don't outweigh its merits.

10. 10 东 The Eastern Palace's Blessed Concubine (Qing Dynasty) 东宫福妾（清穿） The Southern Wind Never Ends南风不尽Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The print edition goes on presale at 7:00 p.m. on March 28, with a limited number of copies featuring special author signatures! The print edition also includes several exclusive bonus chapters. If you love A Wan and the Crown Prince, go check it out!] After working herself to the bone for 996 years, Cheng Wanyun finally dropped dead from exhaustion. She transmigrated, but before she could enjoy the good life for more than a few days, she was assigned the lowly title of a palace maid in the Yu 177.4kFavorites427.7kClicks/ch410.6kGifts

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    Putting aside the "spoiled wife" aspect, the last time I read such a tear-jerking romance was with "A Beautiful Day," it brought back so many memories! The emotional scenes were truly amazing. Now, back to the most controversial part of this book, "Spoiled Wife," I think the author actually uses a touch of dark humor and irony, which is evident in the description of the Crown Princess, Shi. It's explicitly stated that the Crown Princess believes power can be controlled by women, hence her rebellion against the Crown Prince's control, creating a stark contrast to the heroine's pampered and cherished ending. However, while the Crown Princess sees the heroine as a caged bird, her method of gaining power isn't by currying favor with the Crown Prince, but with currying favor with the Emperor. Ultimately, this reflects the limitations of the era; the Qing Dynasty time-travel genre restricts the heroine's ability to achieve a smooth, self-reliant, and satisfying journey. Ultimately, it's better to set aside this aspect and focus on the truly moving relationship between the heroine and the Crown Prince. If you insist on a strong female lead novel, look for modern, space-age, or fantasy/infrastructure-building stories. If you don't like that genre, you can quietly avoid this book.

11. 11 后 [Qing Transmigration] An Expert’s Guide to Rising Through the Harem Ranks [清穿]后宫升职专家 Gu Simu顾四木Romance790k WordsCompleted Jiang Heng read a Qing transmigration novel set in the Yongzheng era. The heroine came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally beautiful. But because she was shy and guileless, she suffered greatly in the harem, where she kept to herself and avoided competing with others. Only in the end did the emperor discover the goodness and sincerity in her heart, and she finally settled into a quiet life as one of his consorts. The next day, Jiang Heng found herself in the heroine’s body, newly 98kFavorites213.8kClicks/ch281.6kGifts

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    Well, how should I put it? It's a parallel world time-travel story set in the Qing Dynasty. Among my Qing Dynasty time-travel novels, it's not particularly outstanding, but it's definitely not flawed. It's the kind of story you won't read again after one reading, but it's worth a look.

12. 12 成 After Becoming Yongzheng's Younger Sister 成为雍正妹妹之后 Ze Mei则美Romance4.1M WordsCompleted Coming soon "Journey to the West: Cordyceps" Daxia never imagined that, as an ordinary person, she would one day possess a demon. And not just any demon, but a cordyceps fungus that had possessed a medicinal herb! The good news: This demon (medicinal herb) is a god! The bad news: This god has expired. The old gods are all hiding away in forgotten corners, barely clinging to life. To stay alive, she goes to find a master. The good news: Her master is incredibly powerful. He's 71.7kFavorites201.4kClicks/ch317.7kGifts

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    A story about a strong female protagonist's career—oh my god, it's so long, I haven't finished reading it yet. I've read up to the point where Kangxi died and Yongzheng succeeded him. I don't know if the female protagonist actually ascended the throne later, but this is one of the more female-centric time-travel novels in the Qing Dynasty genre. Although it's a bit dry (due to the author's writing style), it's still worth reading.

13. 13 清 A Qing Dynasty Concubine’s Guide to Longevity 清穿之贵妃长寿 The Scent of Flowers Stirs the Heart to Break Its Zen花气薰人欲破禅Romance484k WordsCompleted Gao Jingshu has transmigrated into the body of Gao Shi, the Huixian Imperial Noble Consort, who died in the tenth year of the Qianlong reign. It is now the eighth year of the Qianlong reign. The emperor gazes into her eyes and clasps her hand tenderly. “My beloved consort, I want us to grow old together.” Gao Jingshu is speechless. “You lived to eighty-nine, but I’m going to die again in two years.” 67.8kFavorites206.1kClicks/ch127.6kGifts

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    This book, along with the author's other book "The Empress Wins Without Eating," features a female protagonist who has very little involvement in the plot. To be honest, she's just good at dressing up. She's an imperial concubine and the mother of Emperor Qianlong, and she wins without doing anything. The plot and writing are both excellent, making it worth reading.

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