Over-the-Top Historical Romance, The Really Good Kind 古言狗血文（很精彩那种）

1. 1 绾 Tying Up in Red 绾红妆 Si Qing姒倾Romance621k WordsCompleted Sweet and obedient noblewoman x ruthless, scheming villain Abduction and forced marriage / rivalry between men / running away while pregnant / groveling for forgiveness (The male lead is a villain through and through. Please avoid if that's not your thing.) Shen Zhi, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, is born with an ethereal beauty and a bewitching charm. While she is still in the womb, her family arranges her betrothal to the Duke of Dingguo's household. The Duke of Dingguo has 47.3kFavorites68.8kClicks/ch8.8kGifts

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   So melodramatic, the male lead is infuriating! 🐶🌹

2. 2 成 I Became the Concubine of a Cold and Powerful Minister 成了清冷权臣的侍妾 Master Grass Lamp草灯大人Romance327k WordsCompleted [Thank you, babies, for all the five-star reviews! Love you all. See you in the next book!] Powerful man lowers his head | Both are inexperienced Plain, beautiful country girl x Cold, unhinged aristocrat Lin Rong was sold into the Pei household as a child and became a servant responsible for cleaning the outer courtyard. Every servant in the residence dreamed of climbing the social ladder... They could earn a future by 120.9kFavorites130.2kClicks/ch48.7kGifts

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3. 3 海 Begonia Blossoms Drunk in the Sun 海棠醉日 Nanlu Xingli南陆星离Romance667k WordsCompleted My next book is a forced-love story, The Debt of Romance. Please add it to your reading lists, everyone! The forced-love plot begins in Chapter 21 | Ruthless, domineering emperor vs. patient, clever beauty After Crown Prince Zhao Mingfei was deposed, he naturally had no affection for the wife forced on him as a substitute. But Jiang Niantang loved him wholeheartedly. She secretly watched him practice swordsmanship, took care of everything in the cold palace for him, and spent night after night s 115.2kFavorites107.9kClicks/ch41.8kGifts

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4. 4 雉 The Pheasant Flies South 雉朝飞 Declining Years倾颓流年Romance897k WordsOngoing [wb@The Years Have Fallen into Ruin, There's Something Fun] Winning Her Back After Losing Her|Rekindled Love|Soapy Drama Pei Zhiling died in childbirth in the early winter of the third year of Emperor Yuanguang's reign. Even in death, she had risen no higher than a consort. She had been his first woman. As she watched him ascend the throne and new women continue to enter the palace, Pei Zhiling could do nothing about it. She was careful and discreet, virtuous and gentle, thinking that if she c 93.2kFavorites71.8kClicks/ch20.4kGifts

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5. 5 明 Song of the Bright Moon 明月歌 Little Boat Afar小舟遥遥Romance844k WordsCompleted Shen Yujiao, a noble young woman from Chang'an, is bright, dignified, gentle, and refined. She is betrothed to Pei Xia of Hedong. Then disaster strikes: her father and brothers are imprisoned, and her entire family is sentenced to exile. Since the crime does not extend to married daughters, Madam Shen writes to the Pei family of Hedong, hoping they will honor the betrothal and marry Yujiao. Yet on the day of exile, not a single member of the Pei family appears. Supporting her mother, Shen Yujia 67kFavorites70.3kClicks/ch36.7kGifts

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6. 6 被 After Being Sacrificed, She Became the Moonlight in His Heart 被献祭后她成了白月光 You Ting尤听Romance634k WordsCompleted The day Tian Ying stepped onto the sacrificial altar, a heavy snow fell over the Nine Heavens. The young High Priest stood motionless in the snow, his white robes whiter than the snow. He looked at her without a trace of emotion. There wasn't the slightest hint of regret or sorrow. In the altar's blazing fire, Tian Ying's lifelong devotion to him turned to ashes. Reborn in this life, Rong Yuan was still cold and aloof, immaculate and looking down on the world. Tian Ying didn't want to dwell on 51.6kFavorites68.4kClicks/ch15.6kGifts

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7. 7 春 Where Spring Flows 春长渡 Huashang花上Romance661k WordsCompleted [Completed works: Cherish You, Exploring the Court, Off to the Eastern Palace Five Years Later, When the Peach Blossoms of Chang'an Have All Fallen] Shen Zhiyan came from a distinguished family. Exceptionally talented and beautiful, she married Xue Zhaorong, the second son of the Prince's household, at the age of seventeen. Xue Zhaorong was a noble young gentleman whose looks and talents were both among the best. Only after becoming 37.1kFavorites39.8kClicks/ch5.1kGifts

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