Novels like The Emperor Waited a Thousand Years, but She Refused to Enter the Palace
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- 51 Hiding a Beauty in My Arms 藏娇入怀 [Unhinged obsessive male lead VS enchanting beauty with a slender waist + coercive pursuit + one-on-one, both untouched + happy ending] The male lead is ruthless and cunning, but treats only the heroine well and keeps himself chaste. Later, he leads a rebellion and becomes emperor for her. The heroine is a stunning beauty with a scheming mind, focused entirely on revenge and willing to use men for her own ends. Ruan Hanjiao was born with blood that carried a rich, intoxicating fragrance, one tha 839Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 52 When Love Burns Out: Mr. Li, Be Good and Pamper Me 爱意燃尽：厉先生乖乖宠我 [A powerful, high-ranking gentleman gangster and a soft, ethereal ballet beauty] (He's great in bed and she's gentle) [Rebirth + Taking by force] In her previous life, Wen Rong had been secretly in love with Li Zhenting since high school, following him around like a little shadow for seven years. She married him and spent three years chasing after him with all her heart. To Wen Rong, he was the one who had saved her from the abyss. Only later did she realize that the most powerful and privileged 778Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 53 The Xie Family's Older Spinster Becomes Empress 谢家的大龄剩女做皇后了 The short drama adaptation, "You Pretend to Be a Playboy, I Pretend to Be Blind. Let's See Who Can Keep Up the Act," has surpassed 2 billion views. Go check it out, everyone! [Female-oriented fiction. Male readers, enter at your own risk.] The Sixth Prince has no interest in fighting for the throne, so he decides to become a playboy. To convince everyone, he even deliberately marries a blind woman and proclaims it far and wide: A blind woman can't become empress, so rest assured, I have absolut 35.5kReads8.9Score4.7k14d adds
- 54 Spring Breeze Brushes the Lattice, Dew Reveals Deep Affection 春风拂槛露情浓 Zhou Yunyi couldn’t understand it. In her previous life, the woman who had resorted to every trick to marry him had taken a sword meant for him. As she lay dying, she said, “Seventh Young Master, I have no regrets, since I was able to marry you in this life. But if there is another life, I don’t want to meet you again.” Lu Xiangrong was reborn. In this life, she had no intention of marrying Zhou Taifu, the powerful official who held the court in his sway. But as she set about choosing a suitable 1.6kReads8.8Score10514d adds
- 55 The Reborn Empress Doesn't Play Along, and the Obsessive Emperor Has Lost His Mind 重生皇后不走心，偏执帝王红了眼 [Both leads are reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart + exclusive devotion + winning back his wife + rekindled love] Xie Yaoqing was reborn, returning to a time before she lost herself and spiraled into madness over Xiao Chengxu. In her previous life, Xie Yaoqing was willing to become the wicked empress hated by everyone, as long as she could have Xiao Chengxu's true love. But he betrayed her feelings. Heartbroken and disillusioned, Xie Yaoqing set fire to the Cold Palace and ended 2.8kReads6.6Score14614d adds
- 56 The Orphaned Daughter's Path to Glory 侯府孤女的荣华路 [Age-gap warning: the heroine is sexually inexperienced, the hero is not; after meeting her, he is devoted to her alone] Gu Jin is the orphaned daughter of the late Marquis Yongding. She lost both parents at a young age and, unloved by her grandmother, grew up struggling to get by in the marquis's household. She had hoped for a peaceful life and a safe marriage, but someone schemed against her, and she ended up in the hands of the emperor, a man who stood above all others... Fortunately, the emp 4.8kReads8.9Score50314d adds
- 57 The Beautiful Palace Maid and the Emperor's Endless Favor 宫女娇美，皇宠不断 Born with a disability and orphaned, Su Niannian grew up without anyone to protect her. In her harsh circumstances, she suffered endless humiliation and mistreatment from a young age. She lived a lowly, helpless life, escaping one sea of misery only to fall into another. Even after entering the palace as a low-ranking maid, she remained an easy target, and everyone who came near her had an agenda and meant her harm. Yet she did her best to swallow every bitter consequence alone, all for the sa 2.6kReads8.7Score23914d adds
- 58 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score55214d adds
- 59 On the Day I Left the Brothel to Marry, the Emperor Seized Me and Made Me His Empress 青楼出嫁当天，皇帝抢我入宫为后 [Possessive Pursuit, Sweet and Exclusive Love, Devoted Husband, Both Leads Faithful, Rewind System, Groveling Redemption, Emperor Steals His Minister’s Wife] [Bewitchingly beautiful, irresistible heroine vs. workaholic, possessive emperor] Also known as: [Pregnant Consort Jumps from the Palace Tower, Possessive Emperor Breaks Down] Rong Hua’s life after transmigrating to ancient times was one twist after another. Her stepmother sold her to a brothel as soon as she arrived. After three years of h 540Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 60 Reborn: Buying a Prince to Father My Baby 重生之买个皇子来生娃 In the war-torn Kingdom of Chu Yuan, constant battles with the Kingdoms of Xijing and Nanyue had weakened the nation and decimated its population. In the sixteenth year of the Chu Yuan era, Emperor Chu Yuanming issued a harsh decree to boost the population: men had to marry by seventeen and women by sixteen. Anyone who failed to do so would be imprisoned for three years, then exiled to a frigid wasteland. Once their sentence was served, the authorities would force them to marry. Amid this atmosp 615Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 61 The Mad Tyrant’s Relentless Love: His Consort Can’t Take It Anymore 疯批暴君强制爱，娘娘受不住了 (The rating has only just been posted, so it'll gradually rise.) [Beautiful, Delicate Little Saintess x Scheming, Obsessive Tyrant] [Abduction and Possession + Escape Story + Master of Disguise + Sweet Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Hero and Weak Heroine + Both Chaste (physically) + Not a Strong Female Lead Story; the heroine is very fragile] Rumor has it that the White Feather Tribe's saintess lives on flower petals and dew, and keeps cranes as spirit companions. When she turns eighteen, sh 7.7kReads6.3Score26014d adds
- 62 The White Moonlight Has Entered the Manor? I Don’t Want the Chief Minister for a Husband Anymore 白月光入府？首辅夫君我不要了 [The husband’s regretful pursuit + past and present lives + secret identity + adorable child + farming] [He ignored her in their last life, but in this one, he loves her more than anything.] To save her own life, Liu Muyang throws down a divorce agreement the moment she is reborn and heads straight to the palace to see the Empress Dowager, leaving her husband and child behind without looking back. The Empress Dowager is delighted. Her husband, the chief councilor, regrets everything. He leaves h 832Reads8.3Score10014d adds
- 63 A Beauty in the Emperor's Tent, Capturing His Heart 误入天子帐，美人惑君心 [Not a virginal couple / weak heroine / seemingly gentle as jade but actually ruthless emperor × delicate, soft beauty like a parasitic vine] At first, Ning Zhaorou only wanted to escape the predicament of being married off to a distant place by her stepmother. With no other choice, she accompanied the imperial party to the royal hunting grounds, hoping to secure a future for herself. Young General Chu was handsome and capable, and a trusted man at the emperor's side. Naturally, she thought he 6.3kReads8.9Score69314d adds
- 64 My Imperial Brother Imprisoned Me, So I Captured His Heart 皇兄囚我，我囚帝心 Just started posting, hope the numbers go up [Ancient Romance, Both Pure + Forcible Possession + Fake Siblings + The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wife + Hero Deeply Ensnared by Love] The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was seize his royal sister's husband, then wait for her to come to the palace and beg him. Domineering, obsessive, devoted emperor × beautiful, scheming, delicate princess On the broad imperial bed, the woman is forced into the farthest corner. The emper 3.6kReads7.5Score23514d adds
- 65 The Empress Is So Beautiful, Your Majesty, Please Stop Clinging to Me! 皇后太美，皇上求你别再粘着我了 [Transmigration, a mad emperor and the most beautiful woman under heaven, both untouched, he pursues her, sweet romance] Chu Shuiyao enters the entertainment industry on the strength of her looks. She’s a new actress with a bright future, but after buying a special jade pendant, strange things start happening one after another. She actually encounters a “ghost” from ancient times, and he’s especially imposing and handsome. At first she’s terrified, but gradually she gets used to accepting his ap 918Reads8.8Score10914d adds
- 66 Luring Her Into Bed: My Little Maid Is a Siren 诱她上榻，爷的小婢女是祸水 [Beautiful little troublemaker x jade-faced demon] [Mutually devoted and faithful + sweet romance + unbelievably beautiful heroine] Nan Zhu is a maid serving Fourth Miss Shen of the Duke's household. Unfortunately, she is so stunningly beautiful that the young lady and her mother target her, even trying to marry her off to a short, lame servant. To avoid being forced into marriage, Nan Zhu has no choice but to climb into the bed of the much-feared eldest young master and offer herself to him. Th 6.6kReads8.3Score69514d adds
- 67 The Reborn Crown Prince's Little Palace Maid in the Apocalypse 重生太子爷的末世小宫女 (Sweet romance, no angst, the trap is already dug, so jump right in.) Yun Duo starved to death in the apocalypse, only to transmigrate into the palace as Yun Ba, a low-ranking maid in the Eastern Palace of the Jingtian Dynasty. She had already decided to cling to the Crown Prince and spend her days eating well, keeping her head down, and living a long life. Yun Ba had only meant to hang on to his coattails for a free meal. When did the Crown Prince start carrying her back to his chambers and pam 515Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 68 After Being Reborn, She Stopped Chasing Him! Her Ex-Husband from Beijing Is Sorry to the Point of Tears 重生后她不追了！京圈前夫悔红眼 [The regretful husband’s quest to win her back, 1v1, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending, emotionally intense] In her previous life, Jiang Li was madly in love with Zhan Luxing, and the two married in a family-arranged union. Even knowing he had fallen for someone else, Jiang Li used every means at her disposal to keep him by her side. In the end, her family was ruined, and she died tragically along with the child she was carrying. Reborn, all she wants is a divorce. She ju 2.1kReads5.8Score11814d adds
- 69 After Marrying the Minister of Justice, I’m Completely Won Over 嫁给大理寺卿后我真香 A lantern that binds fates led her to stake her whole life on love. In five years of marriage, he never once stayed overnight in her courtyard, earning her a cruel reputation as a barren woman. Pei Ran, whom she had loved all her life, even took a second wife on the very day her illness became terminal, because she had borne him no children. On their wedding day, he had clearly promised that he would have only one wife in this life. So who was this woman now bearing the title of wife...? When s 3kReads8.9Score27014d adds
- 70 You’re Mine Now, Sweetheart. You Can’t Escape 强行霸占，乖乖，你逃不掉的 A fictional historical setting, one-on-one romance between two virgins, sweet and angsty, with more suffering for the male lead. Ever since Lord Yan discovered Bai Xi’s beauty at the Martyrs’ Memorial Garden, he had secretly been harboring designs on her. In less than three days, he began forcibly taking her for himself, using both threats and blandishments, with no restraint day after day. So Bai Xi seized an opportunity to run away with her mother. But Lord Yan would never let her get away so 4.1kReads9.0Score26614d adds
- 71 After Being Sent to the Palace, I Win All the Emperor’s Favor 被献入宫后，我夺尽恩宠 🌟The drama adaptation, Qin Meiren’s Rise to Power, is now streaming!🌟 [Palace intrigue / not both virgins / devoted love later on. This isn’t a mindless indulgence story. If you’re looking for pure doting after just two or three chapters, you should leave now.] In her previous life, Qin Liuse entered the palace in place of a noble daughter of the Qin family. In the end, she was left with nowhere to call home, forced to watch the man she loved marry someone else. Reborn, she is still the neglect 3.3kReads8.8Score36914d adds
- 72 Remarrying the Crown Prince’s Father Reborn 改嫁太子他爹【重生】 [Rebirth + palace intrigue + marrying the crown prince's father] The incompetent crown prince feared the Shen family's power. He listened to slander, falsely accused her elder brother of treason, and slaughtered her entire family. When she opened her eyes again, she was seventeen, in the year before she was to marry the crown prince. To save the Shen family, she had to bring the crown prince down. But the crown prince was protected on every side, like a man locked inside an iron cage. Shen Hanyu 18.8kReads8.7Score2.8k14d adds
- 73 After the Widow Runs Away, the Mad Power Minister Takes Her by Force 寡嫂出逃后，疯批权臣强娶豪夺 [Marriage by Force + Forced Love + Mutual Firsts + A Completely Unhinged Hero] [A widowed sister-in-law desperate to escape vs. an uncle who takes what he can't keep] Zhu Miaoqing was originally supposed to marry Xie Hanzhao, the legitimate son of the Marquis's household. Unfortunately, the Zhu family fell into decline. Though she still married into the household, her groom was the eldest son born to a concubine. On their wedding night, the groom donned his armor and set off with the army. She w 147Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 74 After the Noble Consort Checked Out, the Coldhearted Emperor Begged Her to Come Back 贵妃娘娘摆烂后，冷厉君王低头哄 [Both leads are virgins + sweet, doting romance] Jing Zhao transmigrated into a book as the villainous cannon-fodder supporting character, Consort Zhao. In the book, Consort Zhao was arrogant, overbearing, and jealous, yet supposedly adored by the emperor. [Not really.] She knew she was nothing more than a shield. Once the emperor's beloved, the heroine, entered the palace, he would kick Jing Zhao aside. In the end, she'd die horribly after being driven by jealousy to frame the heroine! To save 4.1kReads8.8Score32614d adds
- 75 After Being Reborn, I Was Forcefully Possessed by My Unhinged Ex-Husband 重生后被疯批前夫强取豪夺了 [Reborn + coercive love + the untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + historical romance + obsessive love + both are virgins + face-slapping + happy ending] In her previous life, Shen Tang fell for Meng Huaiyan and pursued him by every means imaginable. Everyone in the capital said she was vain and desperate to climb the social ladder, willing to throw away even her dignity. She didn't care. She resorted to underhanded tricks and forced Meng Huaiyan to marry her, only to meet a tragi 14.7kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 76 After Taking Her Sister's Place in the Palace to Win Favor, She Turns Out to Be the Emperor's Beloved 替姐入宫争宠后，竟是帝王白月光 (A short drama adaptation with the same title is now available) [A timid, cowardly little beauty who only wants to keep her head down VS a ruthless, solitary emperor who indulges the heroine without limit] [Palace intrigue, love at first sight, a gradual romance, doted on from the start, the hero is completely devoted to her] Song Wu was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Yan Dynasty. From birth, she was branded as an ill omen and sent away from the capital. When s 21.5kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 77 The Palace Maid Schemed to Seduce Him, and the Mad Emperor Fell for Her and Seized Her by Force 宫女蓄意勾引，疯批帝王沦陷强夺 [Palace intrigue, not a virginal couple / villainess / femme fatale / forced possession / doted on exclusively after the opening] [Scheming, theatrical maid vs. deranged emperor who falls deeper with every step] Yao Shu was born beautiful, and the empress chose her as a pawn to send to the emperor. The first time she met Xiao Xulan, she was too frightened to look him in the eye. But when he began to consider taking her to his bed, she broke free of his grasp and knelt down, declaring, “This serv 260Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 78 The Most Doted-On Consort Ever 宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠妃 A word of warning: a truly historical heroine, authentic household intrigue, and a heroine who really is not a good person. Xie Sui Sui is the most beautiful concubine of Prince Dongcheng. With a face that could bring a kingdom to ruin and a slender waist that looks like it might snap at a touch, she has Prince Dongcheng utterly infatuated with her, keeping her as his sole companion night after night while the other wives and concubines grind their teeth in envy. Xie Sui Sui... What bad intentio 1.6kReads8.2Score10214d adds
- 79 The Chancellor Helped Him, and He Repaid Him by Kidnapping His Daughter 丞相助他，他不做人将人女儿偷了 [Innocent, beautiful legitimate daughter + scheming, calculating older man + love at first sight + mild coercion + devoted couple] Heroine: 16, male lead: 28 With her father and brothers thrown into prison, Mu Wanzhu has no choice but to beg people to save them. She turns to her fiancé, only to have him call off their engagement. In the end, an old family friend advises her to plead before the emperor beneath the palace walls. The emperor refuses to see her. She thinks there's no hope, but then 11.4kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
- 80 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.6kReads8.1Score64414d adds
- 81 Pathetic! The Prince Chases His Wife Every Day 卑微！王爷日日在追妻 Both leads are reborn! One-on-one romance, faithful couple! In her previous life, Yan Leqing was in love with Prince Jiyu of Mingxu, and everyone knew it. She did everything she could just to win a flicker of affection from Jiyu, but in the end, she never succeeded. Who would have thought she’d get another chance at life and return to the time before it all began! Yan Leqing decides to stay as far away from Jiyu as possible, but Heaven itself seems determined to thwart her. She runs! He chases! 1.3kReads8.2Score10814d adds
- 82 A Marriage Scam? The Consort’s Alluring Beauty Steals the Emperor’s Heart and the Empress’s Throne 骗婚？云鬓酥腰娘娘诱帝夺后位 Mutual firsts, a tightly woven palace power struggle, and a sweet, delicate beauty who is doted on The young woman I’ve secretly loved for years is about to enter the palace as a selected consort. I’m so excited I downed three bowls of sweet rice wine dumplings. She’s a delicate beauty who needs protecting. After she’s made a consort, she starts acting up! Make her a Noble Consort and she lets her true nature loose; make her Empress... In her past life, Jiang Sheng was locked in a woodshed by he 746Reads7.4Score10114d adds
- 83 You Want Me to Be a Widow? I'll Wipe Out Your Whole Clan Without Hesitation 想本宫守活寡？干翻你全族没商量 Original novel for the short drama Her Heart in the Painted Scenery. The eldest princess was betrayed and killed by her husband. Reborn, she climbed over the wall into Grand Tutor Lu’s estate, hoping to team up with him to punish the scum. But... the Grand Tutor ended up climbing into her bed instead! Full synopsis: Zhao Jiuyuan was the most beloved eldest princess of the Li Kingdom, yet she fell hopelessly in love with Xu Huaiyuan, the impoverished heir to the Marquis of Changning. She helped h 1.7kReads8.9Score22614d adds
- 84 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统：我成了陛下心尖宠 [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 350Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 85 Reborn, I Gave Up on My Cold-Hearted Husband, and Now He’s Desperate 重生后放弃冷心夫君他急红了眼 One-on-one romance, both leads have only each other Song Yue Bai designed a marriage to the Chief Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to escape her predicament. For three years after their wedding, she greeted him with a smile every day and went to great lengths to please him, hoping for a husband who would care for her and share her troubles. She never managed to warm the heart of this cold-blooded man. When she was about to give birth, he broke his promise to her. In the end, this indir 2.4kReads8.7Score14314d adds
- 86 After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Became the Bloodthirsty Mad Emperor's Beloved 退亲后，我成了嗜血疯帝的白月光 [Reborn + remorseful pursuit of the wife + devoted couple + court intrigue + historical romance] In her previous life, Xiao Yan was demoted from crown prince to commoner. Lin Zhaoyue helped him return to the Eastern Palace and ascend the throne. He once promised she would be empress and that they would spend their lives together. But later, she could only watch helplessly as he married another woman. He not only let that woman torment Lin Zhaoyue's maid and cause her eight-month-old baby to die 5.6kReads7.6Score42414d adds
- 87 The Imperial Consort Reigns Supreme in the Harem 贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫 [First novel, read at your own risk] The three armies welcome the imperial carriage! General Yun personally leads the way! The Emperor himself comes out to greet it! Who on earth is sitting inside that carriage? How can they deserve such a grand reception? “What village did you crawl out of? Who else could be treated like this by those two?” The younger sister of General Yun, the Yun family’s legitimate daughter, Yun Qing: the imperial consort personally appointed by the Emperor, and the apple o 871Reads7.8Score10314d adds
- 88 The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain 朕还没咽气贵妃已抱儿子垂帘听政 [Rebirth + palace intrigue + rise from the cold palace + a beauty with a dangerous allure + favored exclusively in the later story + kingdom and country + ruling from behind the curtain] On the day of the Crown Prince's wedding in her previous life, Xiao Duo raised an army in rebellion, seized the throne, and forcibly brought the Crown Princess into his harem. After the Crown Prince died, Xu Yuning wanted to remain a widow for his sake. How could she give herself to her brother-in-law? She refus 1.1kReads8.0Score11914d adds
- 89 The Palace Consort Is Reborn 宫妃重生 The male lead has no romantic history, while the female lead is inexperienced. In her previous life, Qu Yuntang was envied for the emperor’s favor. The Noble Consort used another woman’s child to frame her, and she was eventually banished to the Cold Palace. She thought she would spend the rest of her life there, but the Noble Consort still wouldn’t let her go. She had the Cold Palace set ablaze, burning it to the ground. When Qu Yuntang woke again, she was back before her marriage, looking as s 862Reads7.3Score10414d adds
- 90 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Who Can Bear Heirs: The Heirless Emperor Kisses Her Waist 娇软美人最好孕，绝嗣帝王吻红腰 [Both leads are virgins! Sweet romance! Delicate, calculating beauty who acts sweet and fertile, rising step by step vs domineering, childless emperor with an overwhelming need for control who dotes on his wife] Ming Yueni is delicate and soft, and so beautiful! In her previous life, the Crown Prince forced himself on her, leaving her family ruined and her life in shambles. Reborn, she seeks revenge by seducing the domineering emperor, who is believed unable to have children… At their first mee 20.4kReads8.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 91 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Frail Empress Became the Emperor's Cherished One 穿书后，娇弱皇后成了皇帝心尖宠 Tags: domineering, devoted simp emperor × sweet, gentle empress [Double purity + fictional setting + forced marriage + not a strong heroine + pure sweetness] Ling Jiayi was an obedient college student in the modern world, with a loving, caring family. She'd never weathered any great storms. Gentle and soft-spoken, with a sweet face, she liked reading novels and daydreaming in her spare time. One day, while lying in bed and engrossed in a novel called The Emperor Is a Simp, a flash of light from 1.1kReads8.4Score10114d adds
- 92 The Emperor Is Reborn, and His Consort Is a Little Sweet 皇帝重生，娘娘有点娇 [Reborn Emperor × devoted-to-each-other romance × alternate setting × not a strong female lead] [Sweet at first, angsty in the middle, sweet again at the end] [Both happy and tragic endings] Before she was reborn, the Noble Consort chased after the Emperor day in and day out... After she was reborn, the Noble Consort who used to follow him everywhere began keeping her distance. Why had the Emperor gone from cold to hot all of a sudden!? Nalan Zhengjun, daughter of the prime minister, was the mo 1.7kReads8.4Score10114d adds
- 93 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.7kReads8.7Score20814d adds
- 94 After Giving Way to My Ex-Husband's White-Moonlight, I Came Out on Top 给前夫的白月光让位后，我赢麻了 ※Traditional Historical Romance and Household Intrigue※No Rebirth or Transmigration※Both Leads Are Chaste※ Shen Shihao is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. Her biased mother sells her off in marriage to Li Yuheng. Half a year into their marriage, her husband remains cold and refuses to consummate their union. Hoping to keep peace between them, she has long suppressed her true nature. Then she hears him say with his own lips that he plans to demote her to a concubine, be 2.8kReads9.0Score38614d adds
- 95 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 8.7kReads7.8Score53814d adds
- 96 We’re All Reborn, So Who’d Still Marry Into Your Family? 都重生了，谁还和你联姻啊！ [Cool guy × heiress, mostly set at school, with twists, a lighthearted style, and a bit of comedy] In her previous life, Jiang Yun unexpectedly entered an arranged marriage with the school bully she had had a crush on in high school. After the wedding, Fu Qingyin was cold and abstinent. She spent three years in a marriage that left her as good as a widow, and eventually died onstage. Back in high school, Jiang Yun refuses to repeat the past. She stops tending to his wounds and keeps her distance 471Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 97 A Marriage Forced on Her Was Like Being Widowed. Reborn, She Won't Chase Him Again 强求的婚姻如丧偶，重生她不追了 [Reborn + devoted one-on-one romance + groveling to win her back + campus + sweet romance] He was the older boy next door. The first time she saw him, at the age of twelve, she decided he was the man she would marry. She was beaten so badly while saving him that she ended up in the ICU, where he promised to marry her. She got her wish and married him, but after the wedding, it was like she had become a widow. He was always coming home late and leaving early. They were practically strangers. At l 532Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 The Sweet Consort Reborn on Her Wedding Bed, and the Violent Heir Goes Wild for Her 甜妃重生在婚床，暴戾世子爱疯了 (The rating was just posted, don't worry, it can go up) [One-on-one reborn romance + Both leads are pure in both lives + Stealing his brother's bride + Devoted love + Revenge + A little court intrigue] Jiang Yuan is deceived by her own family and mistakes the wrong man for her mother's murderer. She hates Song Yuchuan, who abducts her on her wedding day, and is determined to kill him. Poisoning, assassination, plotting against him... None of it works. Five years after her death, she still cannot 5.7kReads8.0Score60914d adds
- 99 The Emperor Fell for Her at First Sight: The Bewitching Consort Becomes Empress After Bearing Many Heirs 皇上一见钟情，尤物娘娘多胎封后 [The emperor falls in love at first sight + the emperor begs the heroine to manage the harem + heroine with stellar acting skills + strong, intelligent heroine + lots of children] Whoever harms me, I’ll make them pay! Hua Yunchu loves only herself. The right way to deal with a man is to use up every last bit of his value. But the emperor wants to make Hua Yunchu a Noble Lady, while the empress’s throne sits empty. And he wants me to manage the harem, too? What is going on? I’d planned to coast o 2.7kReads9.1Score30314d adds
- 100 His Beloved Concubine Leapt into the Flames, and the Brutal Prince Wept Himself Mad 娇妾跳入火海，暴虐凉王哭疯了 (One-on-one romance, both leads are devoted to each other + inner-court intrigue + feel-good story + adorable kids + a husband’s redemption arc. The heroine stays true to herself and sees things clearly. The hero has no first love; it’s all a misunderstanding.) Prince Liang was very pleased with his concubine Yunu, who had been brought in to bring him good fortune: she had skin like ice and bones like jade, a beauty beyond compare. Little Yunu loved him dearly, unable to contain her deep feeling 11.8kReads8.9Score95114d adds
