Novels like The Mad Prince Is a Hopeless Romantic, and the Cold Palace Maid Has Nowhere to Run
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- 1 After Being Tricked Aboard the Pirate Ship, My Unhinged Hometown Friend Dropped the Act 被哄上贼船后，疯批老乡他不装了 [One woman and two men + all male leads are virgins + forced love + rivals competing for her + unhinged male leads + sweet, innocent beauty + golden finger] Qu Yao picked up a jade pendant and transmigrated into another world. There, she met Shen Xu, a fellow transmigrator from her hometown, who sweet-talked her into moving into the Eastern Palace. She was focused on finding a way home, but unexpectedly discovered that the jade pendant was her golden finger. After learning that the “Gate of T 5.6kReads8.0Score57914d adds
- 2 Your Highness, Stop Teasing Me! Your Princess Consort Wants a Divorce! 王爷别谑了，王妃要和离！ [Transmigration + adored by everyone + palace and household intrigue + a husband’s long road to winning back his wife + sweet, satisfying story] What does it feel like to be handed over to a pack of wolves by your own husband? Murong Yue knows. Reborn, she has only three things on her mind: revenge, revenge, and more revenge! Since the blood feud spanning both her lives is tied to one person, she must sever her feelings for Han Chuyi completely if she wants to change her fate! Before her re —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 After Agreeing to the Marriage Swap, I Was Seized by the Cold and Aloof Heir 答应换亲后，被清冷世子强取豪夺 [Obsessive Love] [Strong Possessiveness] [Forced Love] [Sweet Romance] [Mutual First Love] (The male lead is dark and twisted. Read with caution.) Xie Qingyu overhears her elder sister Xie Yilan's secret: her sister has been reborn. Xie Qingyu's fiance, Xiao Jinxuan, heir to the Marquis of Ding'an, will become the emperor. But her elder sister's fiance, the young General Zhou, will die on the battlefield. So her sister wants to swap fiances with her. Xie Qingyu agrees. What can she say? She's a 42.4kReads—Score6.1k14d adds
- 4 After Our Betrothal, the Mad Crown Prince Tried to Claim Me by Force 定亲后，又被疯批太子强取豪夺了 Jiang Zhi grew up carefree beyond the northern frontier. When she returned to the capital, she learned that the Crown Prince was the coldest ice in the heavens and the sharpest blade. Everyone said he was cruel-tempered and ruthless. When they first met, he didn’t even spare her a glance. A chill ran down her spine, and all she wanted was to stay as far away from him as possible. Xie Jin had never given any woman a second thought, because since childhood he had dreamed the same dream night after 2kReads8.2Score17114d adds
- 5 After Saving a Yandere, I Was Spoiled by Them 救病娇后我被娇宠了 That year, the apricot blossoms were in full bloom in Lin'an when Ling Yunzhi happened to come across a boy. He was in a sorry state, being chased through the streets, so out of kindness she found a way to save him and asked whether he wanted to come with her. The boy replied coldly, “So you can take me home as your male pet?” Ling Yunzhi froze. “Actually, I…” “Fine.” “Huh?” Five years later, Ling Yunzhi went to the capital with a friend, and the boy went with her. During their trip, he regained 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 After the Little Concubine Ran Away, the Sickly Power Broker Spoiled Her Rotten 小通房跑路后，病娇权臣狠狠宠 [Mutual firsts + sweet romance + possessive love + regretful pursuit] Xie Zhilan kept women at arm’s length, making an exception only for the little concubine his grandmother sent him. She was sweet and obedient, and Xie Zhilan was quite pleased with her. He showered her with gold and jade jewelry, but she never gave any of it a second glance. Xie Zhilan was reassured. It seemed she liked him for who he was. Until one day, the little concubine suddenly asked him: “When will Second Master let me 16kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 7 Coveting a Minister’s Wife: The Cold, Powerful Official Drops His Act 觊觎臣妻：清冷权臣不装了 [Possessive love + another man’s wife + the untouchable brought low + meticulously laid plans] On a rainy night in late spring, she accompanied her husband to a banquet. The lanterns glowed dimly, and the flagstones were slick with rain. The moment she missed a step, she looked up and smiled. A shallow dimple appeared on her right cheek. Behind a second-floor window, the Grand Marshal, renowned throughout the realm for his upright and principled nature, clenched the hand hanging at his side. Wen 34.9kReads8.9Score4.4k14d adds
- 8 After Two Consorts Meet Their End, the Grand Princess Is Haunted by Ghosts Night After Night 克死两任驸马，长公主夜夜被鬼缠 [1V2 + obsessive ghostly men + love triangle + a little push and pull + a little dog-training romance + swoony, satisfying pure historical romance] Xiao Yuzhuo, the eldest princess of Great Liang, held power and was so breathtakingly beautiful that, even after burying two consorts in just three years, men were still practically cracking their skulls to compete for the position. But after awakening to the truth, she learned that in the story, she was nothing but a stepping stone for the so-called 9Reads—Score16214d adds
- 9 After the Eastern Palace's Favorite Concubine Ran Away, the Obsessive Crown Prince Went Mad 东宫宠妾逃跑后，偏执太子他疯了 Two years after Wen He transmigrated into the body of the Tofu Beauty, she was forced to take in a man wearing a mask. She thought she’d picked up a walking fortune, but ended up getting entangled with him instead. The masked man, Wei Yunlan, was the crown prince, and he wanted to take Wen He as a concubine. On top of that, a fierce principal wife, who had yet to enter the Eastern Palace, was keeping her in check. Wen He: “Wei Yunlan, you bastard! Is this how you treat the person who saved your 210Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 10 His Wife's Younger Sister Is Sweet and Soft, and the Obsessive General Bows Only to Her 妻妹娇且软，偏执将军只为她折腰 “Obsessive Young General × Gentle, Strong Concubine-Born Daughter” [Obsessive Possessiveness | Forbidden Love with His Wife's Younger Sister | Sweet Romance and Heart-Fluttering Seduction | Both Each Other's First | Powerful Man Bows His Head | Pursuing His Wife] Everyone knows that the young general Shi Tingzhi is ruthless and decisive, powerful enough to stand at the pinnacle of the court, the most untouchable man in the capital. Yet this man, as dazzling as the stars and moon, falls to his kn 3.5kReads8.7Score38914d adds
- 11 Quick Transmigration: The Transmigrator Only Wants to Survive 快穿：穿越女只想活命 [Modern-to-ancient transmigration + episodic stories + one-on-one romance + happy ending + devoted couple + sweet pampering] Modern women transmigrate to ancient times, where danger lurks everywhere. They all have the same goal: keep a low profile, stay alive, and live in peace. Yet every one of them ends up meeting a man who falls madly in love with her. World One: Qi Shuang transmigrates as a twelve-year-old trainee bodyguard, tasked with protecting the six-year-old crown prince imprisoned in 684Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Reborn: My Powerful Ex-Husband Kneels and Begs to Rekindle Our Love 重生后，权臣前夫跪求破镜重圆 [Just received a rating] Liu Wanning died in the spring rain. She insisted on marrying her father’s adopted son. Han Ye, the powerful chief councilor, stood beneath the covered walkway, calmly watching as an assassin drove a dagger into her chest. As blood stained her wedding dress, she heard him say, “This is what you owe A Luo.” A Luo was his frail childhood sweetheart. She had been sent to a convent for being “jealous” and died there in despair. When Liu Wanning opened her eyes again, she had 1.5kReads6.5Score13214d adds
- 13 After Being Reborn, I Flirt Relentlessly with the Cruel Eunuch, and He Says, “Don’t Stop” 重生后狂撩阴鸷九千岁，他说别停 [Favored, pampered princess x powerful eunuch who rules the court] Heroine reborn / face-slapping / fake eunuch Song Ranshu, the legitimate princess of the Great Yan Empire, was deceived by the man she loved in her previous life. He stole her heart and took her life, and her country fell, leaving her a princess of a conquered nation. Reborn, she finally saw the truth: every supposedly gentle young lord was a wolf in sheep’s clothing! So she was determined to provoke Si Ming, the Ninth Thousand 14.5kReads8.8Score2.4k14d adds
- 14 Happy to Be the Backup, What's Wrong with Being the White Moonlight? 甘当备胎，白月光能有什么错 [Villainess’s revenge + everyone caught in a love rivalry] Shen Qingrong was a vicious supporting character hated by everyone: She dumped her poor fiancé to climb the social ladder, Drugged and killed people to get what she wanted, And in the end, the male and female leads joined forces to bring her down, leaving her to die miserably. Reborn, she returned with a radiant smile: “Change for the better? Not a chance.” She’ll still kill the heroine! She’ll still break up couples! The male lead, the 251Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 15 A Bride Swap for Good Luck! My Brother-in-Law Has Gone on a Killing Spree 替嫁冲喜！小叔子他杀疯了 [Substitute Marriage] [Revenge] [Pseudo-Forbidden Love] [No Golden Finger, No Transmigration, No Rebirth] [Pure Historical Romance of Family and Country] [Brooding Wolfdog x Aloof Beauty x Venomous Femme Fatale] Gu Heng takes her sister's place in a marriage meant to bring good fortune, but her husband dies suddenly, making her the widowed sister-in-law who has no right to remain alive in the Liu family. The entire household accuses her of bringing her husband bad luck. Her stepmother wants her —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Red Sleeves, Sweet Fragrance 红袖闻香 [Historical Romance, Possessive Pursuit, Transmigration and Rebirth] Jiang Lin is reborn in the body of a maidservant who is about to marry the young lady of a powerful general. But after the young lady marries, the general relentlessly pursues Jiang Lin, insisting on making her his concubine. She runs, he chases. Can she sprout wings and escape for good? The male lead is a devoted simp who only dotes on the female lead. All he thinks about is getting intimate with her and having children togeth 982Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 17 Sickly Sweet Seduction: The Black-Bellied Master Turns Obedient with a Kiss 病态撩宠，白切黑大佬给亲就变乖 A story about a deranged big bad wolf who, after being callously used and abandoned, puts on the air of a gentleman and carefully schemes to trap the little white rabbit. ⭐ As a young man, Jiang Shu was unruly, brooding, and rebellious. If you owed him an inch, he’d take ten feet from you. Blinded by his good looks, Jiang Ying recklessly flirted her way into his arms. Only afterward did she realize what a dangerous man she’d gotten involved with. After witnessing him beat a man bloody, Jiang Yin 10Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 18 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Wicked Princess Is Stolen Away by a Powerful Minister 穿书恶毒公主被权臣强取豪夺了 [Vicious, spoiled, domineering princess x Patient, restrained, unhinged loyal puppy] [Clear-headed heroine] [Political marriage + Nation and family + A little scheming] As the most beloved little princess of Great Yan, Zhao Lingzhao is spoiled and domineering. She sets her sights on Song Yu, a top scholar renowned for his talent and even more famous for his good looks. Song, the top scholar, comes from a poor family and has a cool, aloof manner. Everyone says Princess Yong'an has forced him into 11.4kReads—Score1.3k14d adds
- 19 The Sweetheart in My Arms, Her Touch Soothes My Heart 娇娇入怀，抚柄慰君心 Gentle, charming widow & handsome young Marquis with a twisted streak (A story of saving body and soul, and weathering love and desire together) In public, he was the refined and aloof Marquis Junping. In private, he was an executioner who killed without blinking. Only before her was he the most devoted believer. Even when he came from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, he had to take off his bloodstained clothes before daring to reach out and embrace her. Yue Jiao: Why won't you let me t 962Reads9.0Score10114d adds
- 20 Please Stop Provoking That Black-Hearted Lotus 求别再招惹那朵黑心莲 [Sweet on the Outside, Cunning Within + Transmigration + Sweet Romance] Wen Ruo stayed up all night watching a short drama and fell for the gentle male supporting character. When she opened her eyes again, the handsome young man was right in front of her. But before she could even celebrate, Wen Ruo realized something was wrong. This gentle male supporting character seemed... not gentle at all. Beneath his pure, innocent facade, he seemed to be hiding a dark heart he could never reveal. Wen Ruo 7.2kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 21 The Concubine Flees Again, Transmigrating into a Powerful Noble's Beloved 再逃小妾，穿成权贵的掌中娇 [Clever, resilient transmigrated woman and domineering, obsessive commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard] [Abduction and possession + fleeing while pregnant + a long road to winning back his wife] Shen Nian transmigrated into another world. To get herself registered, she earned money by singing. But with her stunning beauty and slender waist, she caught the eye of a wealthy Jiangnan merchant, who abducted her and presented her to Lu Jian, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Once she 1.5kReads8.6Score14614d adds
- 22 What? The Villainous Chief Minister Insists on Marrying Me 惊，反派首辅大人非要娶我 [Transmigrate into a book as a villainess x obsessive younger man who becomes a powerful minister x possessive pursuit x sweet romance, devoted to each other] [Timid but can’t resist a pretty softie x a calculating man who closes in step by step] After transmigrating into a book as the villainess, Lin Jingluo has just one thought: stay away from her cousin Jiang Heng, who will become an obsessive villain in the future. But Jiang Heng, who should hate her to the bone, acts completely out of chara 101Reads7.0Score10014d adds
- 23 Kiss the Spring Moles 吻春痣 Wen Yao has been reborn. She’s reborn on the day her elder brother and Pei Xizhou are to be married. In her previous life, her brother was falsely accused of treason, the Wen family was purged, and Wen Yao was left at the mercy of anyone who wanted to bully her. One by one, the people around her left. Pei Xizhou was the one who found her in the snow and took her in, loving and protecting her. But in the end, even Pei Xizhou died. Betrayed by her best friend, Wen Yao was sent to the bed of a powe 3.8kReads7.6Score52914d adds
- 24 I Sought a Better Match, Then My Dead Brother Returned and Went on a Rampage 另攀高枝，亡兄归来杀疯了 The rating has just appeared and will rise. [Love by force / Shura-field drama / all male leads are chaste / pseudo-siblings] Ming Qing was born a beauty, and born coldhearted. For ten years, her mother had been married into the Xie family. With her family’s immense wealth behind her, Ming Qing treated her stepbrother, Xie Zhaoye, like dirt beneath her feet, trampling on and humiliating him at will. Then disaster struck the Xie family, and both her parents died. Ming Qing knew the family’s fortu 780Reads7.1Score11514d adds
- 25 The System Swapped My Target, and My Brooding Ex-Husband Came After Me 系统换人攻略，阴湿前夫追来了 [Bad Ending + System + Reborn Twice + Yandere] In her previous life, Bian Zhi used every trick in the book to marry Pei Yunchen. After he grew to despise her, she spent five years trying and failing to win him over. After she begged for another chance, the System chose the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty for Bian Zhi. She stopped caring about Pei Yunchen, only to discover that Zhou Huaian seemed to have already given his heart to someone else. Unwilling to fail her mission, she threw herself 11Reads—Score214d adds
- 26 After Sleeping with My Deranged Stepbrother, I Turned Around and Became a Favorite Consort 睡了疯批继兄后，我转头做宠妃了 Synopsis: [Coercive Possession] [Deranged Male Lead] [The Wife-Chasing Road to Ruin] [Female-Dominated Romance] [Not a Strong Female Lead] [Delicate, Fragile Female Lead] [System] Shen Yao is ordered by her mother, who was married off a second time and now lives as a favored concubine in the Duke of Su's residence, to seduce the heir. To remain in the duke's residence and avoid being sent back to her father to suffer his beatings, Shen Yao goes to great lengths to climb into the heir's bed, only 2kReads6.9Score46814d adds
- 27 The Calamity-Bearing Demon Empress Is Forcefully Claimed by the Mad New Emperor 祸国妖后，被疯批新帝强行染指 [Take by Force + The Crematorium: Chasing His Wife + Both Leads Are Each Other's Only One + Male Lead Is a Mad Dog + Seductive, Teasing Lead] The million-strong army of Northern Yan loomed over Southern Chu. The eldest legitimate princess of Southern Chu, Dugu Luanyue, volunteered to marry into Northern Yan and was named its new empress. To give her homeland a chance to recover, she imitated the wicked empress and followed Daji's example, wreaking havoc in Northern Yan. Everyone mocked her, sayi 415Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 28 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Killing Again Through Her Tears! 陛下，娘娘又哭着杀人了！ [Black-Bellied, Tear-Prone, Clumsy Consort vs. Love-Struck, Obsessive, Yandere Tyrant] [Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + He Only Loves Her from Start to Finish + Mutual Healing + Hero Hands Her the Knife] Shen Qiyue died on a cold winter's day. Her soul drifted for three days, during which she witnessed Rong Heng holding her corpse as he slaughtered his way through the palace, before finally setting himself on fire. Reborn half a year earlier, she put aside her fear and took the initiative to 1.5kReads8.2Score23214d adds
- 29 Prince, Miss Yunmeng Has Run Away Again! 王爷，云梦姑娘又逃跑了！ He seized her and kept her captive for life. She didn’t want him, but he forced her to stay. He took away her freedom, while she imprisoned his heart. She ran, he pursued. Nothing in this world lasts forever: beauty fades, just as flowers fall from the trees... Her name was Yun Meng, a filthy slave in the prince’s dungeon. With no memories, she was adrift like a fallen leaf. Beautiful as jade and fiercely stubborn, she longed for freedom her whole life, but could never have it. His name was Song 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Bound to a Tyrant, I Won Without Lifting a Finger 与暴君绑定后我躺赢了 (Original title: The Tyrant's Fish-Out-of-Water Empress Keeps Slacking Off) [Tyrant's exclusive devotion + laid-back empress + yandere emperor + lighthearted, sweet, and satisfying + both leads have no past relationships, 1v1 + utterly doting + easy, funny read + brainless indulgence] When the laziest noble consort in history meets a possessive tyrant... While the other women in the palace exhaust themselves scheming, she just wants to lie flat and live like a couch potato. Little does she know, 3.5kReads8.5Score42414d adds
- 31 After the Fallen Hostage Prince Ascends the Throne, He Turns Dark Again 落魄敌国质子登基后，又又黑化了 Beautiful, strong, and tragic heroine + sweet on the surface, dark underneath + unhinged villain + love triangle chaos + possessive, coercive romance + love-struck male lead Scene One: The Grand Secretary wields power over the court and harbors sinister ambitions, a nobleman above all others. The eldest princess of the Ming Palace is delicate, soft, and incomparably noble, the greatest beauty in the capital. Against the blinding white of the snow, a vivid streak of red burst into view. The eldes 87Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 Jun Huazhi 君花芷 I transmigrated to ancient times one day. I couldn't go back, and I couldn't settle in, so I gave up trying. Who would have thought I'd become the heir's darling... Well, whatever. I'll just go with it... Wait, no! The heir has started romancing himself into falling for me... 201Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 After I Crossed the Crazy Brocade Guard, I Ran Away Pregnant 惹上疯批锦衣卫后，我带球跑了 [Obsessive, coercive love | 1v1, both each other's first and only | she runs, he chases, with a child in tow | sweet romance, no angst] [Cold-faced commander of the Imperial Guard x sweet, flirtatious noblewoman who pretends to be well-behaved | fake romance turns real and backfires spectacularly] [Expected to finish at 200,000 words. More than halfway done, so you can start reading!] Wen Wuqiu made a deal with someone. She would make Bian Jue, the coldhearted commander of the Imperial Guard who 24Reads—Score10414d adds
- 34 The Adorable Empress Keeps Trying to Run Away 娇娇皇后总想着逃跑 [A sickly, scheming, love-struck emperor VS a delicate, frail girl who plays dumb while hiding her claws] [One-on-one, devoted couple, fictional setting, sweet romance] On a dark, windy night, Su Ci, who was out of breath after three steps and coughing after five, said coldly, “Throw them out.” Just as she turned to leave, someone suddenly grabbed her ankle, stopping her in her tracks. Su Ci didn’t know it then, but that one grab would bind them for life. In a lavish palace, a clear bell 457Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 35 Crazy! After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Obsessive Husband Imprisoned Me 疯了！穿书后我被病娇夫君囚禁了 [One-on-one romance, devoted husband, stubborn at first, light on plot, unhinged romance] [The heroine is somewhat clever, quick to back down, and kind and delicate VS a love-struck, unhinged husband who is possessive, jealous, and fiercely protective] Blurb: Lu Jiaojiao transmigrates into a revenge historical romance novel after only skimming its synopsis and a few chapters, and comes with a golden finger. That very day, she finds herself in a living hell. The original supporting female charact 3.4kReads8.4Score19114d adds
- 36 The Villainous, Unhinged Tyrant Forces Her into a Cage 反派疯批暴君，强制夺她入囚笼 [The rating is low because the book just started receiving ratings] [Love-struck hero + Possessive to the extreme + Jealous and prone to wild outbursts + Thinks he’s forcing her into love, but they’re actually in love with each other + Sweet romance + System, transmigration, and rebirth] [The System has already chosen the hero? The villain Jun Wuchen believes only this: he can defeat the System, and Mu Qingqing is his destined one.] Mu Qingqing died, and the System extended her life by ten years 582Reads8.4Score11014d adds
- 37 The Sweet, Willful Princess! The Mad Regent's Possessive Love 娇软郡主不乖！疯批摄政王强制爱 [Forced Love + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Love Triangle + Pure Romance] Yu Shengwan is a proud and dazzling princess renowned throughout the capital. She and the Seventh Prince, Pei Yanqing, have been childhood sweethearts who are deeply in love. But at the selection banquet, Pei Yanqing sheds the gentle, refined facade he usually wears and humiliates Yu Shengwan in every way, even crushing her proud spirit. After she is rejected, Yu Shengwan enters the Regent's residence to save her father a 280Reads6.3Score10214d adds
- 38 When the Begonia Rain Ends: Reborn as the Sickly Heir’s Captive 海棠雨歇：穿成病娇世子的禁脔 [Historical Romance], [Forced Love], [Transmigration], [Sweet Romance], [Both Pure], [Possessive, Unhinged Heir x Cool, Independent Maid], [Never refuse me anything. Anyone who does will be executed!], [Maximum Sexual Tension], [Happy Ending], [There's plenty of sweetness buried in a mountain of angst. Dig for it.] I'm a designer of burial clothes. After ending a painful relationship, I was feeling down, so I went back to my hometown to clear my head. I asked someone to find our family genealogy 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 The Fertile Little Palace Maid Is Sweet and Soft, Driving the Mad Emperor Wild 易孕小宫女娇且软，馋哭疯批帝王 [Sweet, tearful little palace maid & barren, deranged emperor] [Not both virgins | Coercive romance | He dotes on her exclusively after they meet | She later conceives and rises in status | Light palace intrigue | Powerful man, weak woman] Su Mian had seen too many concubines lose the emperor’s favor, some even losing their lives while competing for it. The only rule she lived by as a palace maid was: disguise herself, save money, and leave the palace! Who knew that one unexpected collision woul 15.1kReads8.5Score2k14d adds
- 40 The Mad Tyrant Claims His Beloved and Keeps Her in His Palace Night After Night 疯批暴君，夺娇进宫夜夜缠 [Forceful Possession] [A Ruler Steals His Minister's Wife] [Forced Love] [Instinctive Attraction] [Escape and Fake Death] [The Male Lead Fights to Claim Her] [Both Pure] [Sweet, Clear-Headed Beauty vs. Mad Tyrant] On the night of a palace banquet, Yu Qingqing, the betrothed of General Lin, is framed by a concubine and mistakenly enters the emperor's bedchamber, where she spends a night with the tyrant. Having had a taste of her, the tyrant can't get enough. He ignores her status as his minister' 24.6kReads8.2Score2.6k14d adds
- 41 The Bewitching Consort Can’t Escape the Mad Emperor’s Cruel Love 娇妃难逃，疯批帝王虐心夺爱 (Stealing a subject’s wife + replacement romance + groveling redemption + mutually devoted + mild angst + coercive love) A resilient, unyielding little white flower vs. an emperor who seems gentle but is secretly twisted and deranged Jiang Wan was renowned throughout Jiangnan for her cool, refined beauty, with a face beyond compare. The first time the new emperor, Rong Yu, traveled south to Jiangnan, her beauty left him spellbound. It was because Jiang Wan looked so much like the woman he ha 848Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Cold Moon Over Pear Blossoms 冷月照梨花 [The newly enthroned emperor accidentally confesses to her] [Gentle discarded consort × cold-palace prince] Jiang Mengli is the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and Grand Tutor Jiang. For the sake of her sick mother, she makes a deal with her biological father and chooses to enter the palace. She is sent to the harem for one reason only: to bear a prince for her cousin, the empress. A pawn with no control over her own fate, she is inevitably drawn into the harem’s power struggles. In the Col 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Stepson Breaks a Branch: The Imperial Tutor Bends the Young Madam to His Will 继子折枝：帝师偏折小娘腰 A wild rose with no regard for rules, and a ruthless, scheming player in the game of power. A bitter fruit is still a fruit, and even a forced match might turn out sweet. He hates how sly as a fox she is, yet lets her shatter all his rules. Lowering his eyes, he gently brushes the bruises on her neck. “From the moment I first saw you, I wanted to lock you away in a golden house and make you my one and only concubine.” He is the one moving the pieces, and yet he is trapped in the game too. When a 81Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 44 The Legend of Doctor Zhi 芷医传 Bai Zhi only wanted to be an ordinary doctor, but fate had other plans: she met Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate. Xie Heng, heir to a duke's estate and a Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, had never failed to get anything he wanted since childhood. This is a story about a man falling in love at first sight, being captivated by a woman's beauty, and taking her by force. More than that, it is the story of a woman growing through adversity and striving to live for herself. Bai Zhi: “W 6.1kReads8.6Score67614d adds
- 45 The Secret Guards Fight Over the Young Lady, and She Falls for Their Bait 暗卫又争又抢，把小姐钓成翘嘴了 [Both leads reborn + revenge + sweet romance + the hero plays the pig to eat the tiger + possessive love] From the start of her reborn life, Shen Lihua sleeps with her new bodyguard to get rid of an aphrodisiac. The bodyguard is terribly remorseful. “This subordinate has taken liberties with you. Please punish me, Mistress!” Shen Lihua uses his guilt to her advantage, turning it into his loyalty. The bodyguard says, “I’ll do whatever you command, Mistress. I’ll give it everything I have and neve 8.1kReads8.1Score1.1k14d adds
- 46 Everyone Says the Beauty Is a Menace to the Nation 都说美人她祸国殃民 [Forced marriage and ruthless pursuit + groveling to win her back] Beauty vs. power The male lead isn’t a perfect person at first. He’ll dote on her, but he’ll also force her. The female lead disguises herself as a man. It’s not pure angst, and the later chapters get more comedic. She holds a grudge and will get back at him for everything. Su Muning, a captive from a fallen kingdom, spent six careful years in the enemy country’s cold palace, thinking that simply staying alive was good enough. Bu 771Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 47 The Beauty Wields Her Brush, and the Powerful Minister Bows 美人执笔，权臣折腰 [Forced Love + Heartbreaking Captivity + Intense Push and Pull + A Groveling Pursuit] The new dynasty has just been founded, and the old court's officials are being purged in a bloodbath. A painting that mocked the new emperor has led to Jiang Zhi's father being sentenced to execution after the New Year. With nowhere else to turn that night, Jiang Zhi knocked on the door of Song Chengchuan, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. “Give me what I want, and I’ll give you what you ask for 28.9kReads9.0Score3.4k14d adds
- 48 The Powerful One Bows His Head, Loving Only His Delicate Little Concubine 上位者低头，只爱娇美小通房 Original title: After Her Escape, the Maid Was Taken by Force The heir, Pei Xian, had a favored bedchamber maid. Lian Nu had no one to rely on in this life. Born into servitude, she considered herself lucky to have won the heir’s affection. All she hoped for was a small place to call her own in the household, under his tender care. But on the very day the heir’s engagement was announced, she heard him tell the radiant young lady of the main branch, “Don’t worry. Before the wedding, I’ll clear ou 768Reads7.4Score10414d adds
- 49 He Slaughtered My Family at the Qionglin Banquet, So I Made Him Write His Own Death Warrant 琼林宴上他杀我全家，我让他亲手写下死罪 At the Qionglin Banquet, he slaughtered my entire family. I made him write down his own death sentence. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Golden Temple Hairpin Ballad 金鬓谣 [Gorgeous heroine, a story of taking what you want by force] The realm is fractured, Hanzhong is in decline, and conflict rages across the land. When Yan Province's cavalry breaks through Chong Province, Ji Shu flees with her maid and encounters Pei Yanzhi, the powerful lord of the region. After the city falls, the young heir says, “Shu'er, I wish to take you as my concubine. What do you say?” Ji Shu shakes her head and refuses. In the governor's mansion, Pei Yanzhi closes in on her step by 3.8kReads7.9Score34014d adds
