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  1. 51 Reclaiming the Splendor of Youth 挽韶华 Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted Gongsun Haoyue, the young lady of a marquis’s household, dreamed from childhood of riding into battle. She longed for her father to teach her martial arts when he returned victorious, but who could have guessed… After suffering the unbearable loss of her father and brother, Gongsun Haoyue developed a heart condition, yet her desire to avenge them only grew stronger. Six years later, Gongsun Haoyue returned from her training just as war flared up again in the north. Disguised as a man, she went t 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  2. 52 The Captive's Delicate Beauty 缚戎娇 Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted -She thought he was a bloodthirsty sword, unaware that he had long hidden his tenderness beneath his armor. -He thought she was a bird in a gilded cage, only to see her take the pieces and turn the game around, winning him a chance at survival. A pampered princess × a victorious general. Marriage first, love later, in a turbulent age where political intrigue and romance intertwine. "She had only glimpsed the renowned general from afar atop the city wall. The next moment, she learned she was to m 143Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  3. 53 Knowing Your Heart from Afar 遥遥知意 Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Song Zhiyi never imagined that one day the Duke's estate would become her real home... Before her grandmother died, she entrusted Song Zhiyi to a dear friend, and so Song Zhiyi was sent to live at the Duke's estate. The old lady treated her like her own granddaughter, but Song Zhiyi understood that she would eventually have to leave. Everything changed after the Fourth Master returned. The old lady became her mother-in-law. Her sweet younger sister became her niece. Everything was turned upside 1.9kReads7.6Score215Shelves
  4. 54 The Reborn Evil Spirit: The Marquis's Estate Begs Me to Die Every Day 恶鬼重生,侯府日日求自尽 Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Just started A satisfying tale of household intrigue + a smiling tiger of a matriarch + revenge and face-slapping In her previous life, the Marquis of Yu'an died on the battlefield, leaving behind only four legitimate daughters. The entire capital watched, waiting for a laugh at the marquisate's expense. Without an heir, the family was bound to fall apart sooner or later. At her mother-in-law's command, Song Nanzhi, the matriarch, took in the two young sons of the first branch as her own. She tr 17.3kReads6.9Score3.3kShelves
  5. 55 Wishing You Peace and Joy, Princess, You Shouldn't Mess With Her 平安喜乐,公主殿下惹不得 Ancient Romance298k WordsOngoing “The Seventh Princess is beautiful and wise, clever and quick-witted, and deeply dear to me. Though I am loath to part with her, the children of Southern Song must help ease their country's burdens and care for its people. Therefore, I bestow upon the Seventh Princess the title of Princess Ping'an, to bring peace to Southern Song, and decree that she be sent to Northern Qi for a political marriage on an auspicious day.” What a fine way to “bring peace to Southern Song.” Once, she was the Seventh 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  6. 56 A Lingering Fragrance 渺渺生香 Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted Guan Miaomiao is the legitimate daughter of the General’s Mansion. After the elders in her family die on the battlefield, only her aged grandmother remains, her elder brother is demoted, and she is left to hold the entire household together. Xiao Qingyan is the heir to Prince Ding’s mansion, a notorious playboy in Luojing who never misses a chance to fight, drink, or visit a courtesan house. The two, who had no connection at all, somehow end up married. When these rivals meet, they match wits an 98Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  7. 57 Reborn Once More, I Think a Short-Lived Husband Sounds Pretty Good 重活一世,找个短命夫君挺好 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Palace and Household Intrigue + Marriage First, Love Later + Historical Romance] In her previous life, Jiang Wanguan was framed for adultery by her husband and stepmother. In the end, they sent her to her death with a bowl of poison and killed her maternal grandfather’s entire family as well. When she awoke one day, Jiang Wanguan had returned to the time before her marriage. Her stepmother and stepsister schemed to make her marry the same scumbag who had been her husband in her previou 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  8. 58 Falling in Love After Marriage: The Prince's Sweet, Spoiling Pursuit 婚后心动:王爷追妻甜又宠 Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 Sweet Romance, Pregnancy and Mind Reading Later] Prince Jing of the capital is choosing a bride, but everyone knows he prefers men. What family would be willing to marry off their daughter to him? And yet Ye Xingluo, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites, is betrayed by her own father, who submits her name for consideration. During the palace selection, the Noble Consort takes one look at her and picks her on the spot to be Prince Jing's consort! After 85Reads6.2Score—Shelves
  9. 59 Clouds Return, Dreams Shatter 归云断梦 Ancient Romance261k WordsCompleted Prince Huai was the most notorious devil in the realm, the number-one tyrant in the capital, Shenjing. The only pity was that the tyrant had a pair of useless legs. Jiangxiang was Prince Huai’s personal maid. Everyone who knew her said she was a simple, honest, loyal servant. Unfortunately, honesty was all she had going for her, and to Prince Huai she was utterly dispensable. For various reasons, Jiangxiang had no choice but to sneak away from Prince Huai just as his legs were recovering. But fo 228Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  10. 60 Qingqing, May You Be at Peace 卿卿其安 Ancient Romance245k WordsOngoing Everyone in the capital knew that the Xie family's legitimate daughter, Xie Zhaoyue, was ruthless. She pushed her half-sister into a pond with her own hands and watched coldly as she sank. Later, she went far away to Wu Commandery. After years of planning, she finally married into the Eastern Palace, just as she had hoped. She thought the game was already won. But what awaited her was the execution of the entire Xie family. Her mother left her only one message: "As long as you are here, the Xie 63Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 61 Knowing the Subtle Truth 知情微 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “The pawn strikes back X I enter the game in the name of a pawn, and I insist on playing against you.” [Replacement * no rebirth * no transmigration * high-stakes palace intrigue * everyone is wicked] What secrets lie buried in the past? What is the truth beneath the treacherous struggles of the imperial harem? One winter, Luo Zhiwei was separated from her family. The twelve-year-old Prince Cheng found her and brought her home. She couldn't remember who she was, where she came from, or where 82Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 62 The Mighty General’s Delicate Little Wife 魁梧将军的娇软小娘子 Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted Ever since Wen Yuan went to Nanshan Temple to pray for a match, she had often dreamed of a towering, burly man, as big as a small mountain, reaching out to her and pleading in a soft voice, “My little ancestor.” It terrified Wen Yuan. She liked elegant young gentlemen in white, gentle as jade. How could she possibly get involved with a brute twice her size? But for some unknown reason, the Wen family was found guilty by the emperor and exiled to the northern frontier. The men of the north were t 2.7kReads8.6Score476Shelves
  13. 63 Ink-Stained Red Bridal Makeup 墨染红妆 11k WordsCompleted Ink-Stained Red Makeup 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 64 Meeting the Icy General 遇上冰山将军 Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Gentle, sweet-natured maid × cold, abstinent general] After the Feng family is arrested and its estate confiscated, Feng Nanyi, the young lady of the household, is sent to the pleasure quarters. Once trained by the brothel madam, she will be offered to the powerful and wealthy for their amusement. Sure enough, the madam later puts Feng Nanyi up for auction at a high price. Watching the men below scramble for her as if she were an object, Feng Nanyi's heart turns to ashes. Just as she 62Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  15. 65 After Using the Mad Prince, His Little Slave Girl Ran for the Hills 利用完疯批王爷小女奴撒丫子跑了 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted The difference between Shu Yao and Ji Yue is like the difference between heaven and earth. Shu Yao is a lowly female slave in a military camp, insignificant, humble, and beneath notice. Ji Yue, by contrast, is a lofty prince, handsome, noble, and proud. Yet even so, he insists on keeping her by his side, serving him at close quarters by day and warming his bed at night. But his damned possessiveness nearly breaks her completely. She thinks that if she can endure it long enough, she’ll eventually 190Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  16. 66 Married to a Good-for-Nothing, Exiled to Lingnan, I Solve Cases to Return to Court 嫁纨绔,贬岭南,我靠破案返朝堂 Mystery247k WordsOngoing [A county lady devoted to solving cases and exceptionally skilled in combat × a carefree playboy with money to burn. Historical romance and mystery + episodic investigations + marriage before love + devoted couple + sweet romance] Ji Lingyan, Grand Commander of the Imperial Guard and the Empress Dowager's closest confidante, kept the powerful in check and executed corrupt officials. Everyone in Chang'an feared her. Yet one month after the Empress Dowager's death, Ji Lingyan was stripped of her 58Reads—Score—Shelves
  17. 67 The Grand Princess's Marriage Alliance Fell Through? Ministers, Run for Your Lives! 长公主和亲未遂?满朝文武快跑! Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Wise and decisive Grand Princess VS patient, scheming Hanlin Academy scholar] [Two powerful leads + punishing scumbags + sweet romance] One-line synopsis: You were a gentleman, so how did you end up joining the thieves? In Zhu Qing’an’s eyes, Luo Jiangning is nothing but a bastard who climbed the ranks by relying on women! She could have lived carefree at the Temple of Gratitude as the late emperor’s posthumous daughter, but Luo Jiangning dragged her into the treacherous political arena for no 142Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  18. 68 Hatred Locks the Azure Sparrow 恨锁青雀 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted Ji Yun was forced to marry Huo Yan, the eldest son of the Huo family, the only family in Qingzhou entrusted with supplying goods to the imperial court. The two treated each other with courtesy and respect. Huo Yan before marriage: I don't like Ji Yun, that's that. I won't marry her. Stop trying to force me! Huo Yan after marriage: How can my A Yun be so kind and wonderful? Ji Yun couldn't bear to watch him make such a spectacular face-slapping spectacle of himself. Madam Huo, who had successfull 135Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  19. 69 I Only Touched You a Couple of Times, What's the Rush? 我不过是摸你两下而已,急什么 Ancient Romance342k WordsCompleted [A vengeful, scheming succubus x a sharp-tongued, proud, flirtatious heir] Shen Lingyue is a notorious illegitimate daughter and the most accomplished seductress around. She loves boldly and takes revenge for every slight. Not only did she sleep with her aunt’s fiancé, she also gave her aunt a resounding slap. “Loud enough for you?” “If you won’t let me hit you, then I’ll just hit my dad.” Three years later, Shen Lingyue runs into her young uncle by marriage again. He spends the whole night ent 608Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  20. 70 Jun Li Has a Ruthless Husband 君梨有个狠夫君 Ancient Romance743k WordsOngoing [The heroine rises from an underdog to a phoenix + a steady, responsible hero + marriage first, love later + a mutual devotion] Jun Li lost both her parents at the age of eight. She followed her father's comrade to the capital, where she was promised that she would marry his son once she came of age. One day she entered their household, and ten years of misery began. The refined young man, so gifted and handsome, secretly raised a butcher's knife against her. Her disreputable, good-for-nothing u 3Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  21. 71 Red Palms and Green Claws 红掌与绿爪 Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted [Spirited Noblewoman Cai Banban vs. Cold-Faced Military Governor Zhou Yize] Someone asked General Zhou what kind of woman the Third Lady Cai of Qinghe was. At the mention of Cai Sanniang, the general’s fierce gaze softened. He tilted his head in thought, then replied, “As beautiful as a red palm, as bold as a green claw.” When he tilted his head, the person noticed the scratches on General Zhou’s neck and asked curiously, “How did you get those injuries, General Zhou?” General Zhou replied, “Fro 952Reads9.3Score160Shelves
  22. 72 Bloodstained Silver Hairpin 血染银簪 Ancient Romance309k WordsOngoing [Twelve Years Slaughtering Chickens, Now I Take My Blade to Chunxiang House] [Slow-Burn Historical Mystery | No Golden Finger | Not Reborn | Does Not Transmigrate] [Happy Ending] [Ensemble Cast] Shen Wan was six when she lost her family. Her father was murdered, her mother vanished, and all they left her was a silver hairpin and three words: Chunxiang House. For twelve years, she slaughtered livestock and sharpened her blade. She carried the hairpin to the capital to investigate a bloody case 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 73 My Cousin Has Ambitions 表妹野心有点大 Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing Pure historical romance + scheming, calculating legitimate daughter + winning her back + forced marriage + political intrigue The hero is the emperor, ten years older than the heroine. Jiang Shi should have been a noble young lady of the capital, but her grandaunt came to seek refuge with the Jiang family and ended up in her father's bed. Afterward, her father favored his concubine over his wife, and the Jiang family tried to seize everything from Jiang Shi's mother. After her mother divorced an 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 74 Call Me a Country Bumpkin? I'll Keep the Arrogant Prince Awake All Night 骂我村姑?我让傲娇皇子夜不能寐 Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted Don’t look! Don’t look! It’s not well written. Greedy, lustful village girl x cold, proud prince [Sweet romance + hero head over heels + hiding one’s real abilities + a long road to winning her back + face-slapping and taking down scoundrels] “When the Twin Stars unite, the realm will flourish.” But no one knew that the destined phoenix star, meant to become the mother of the realm, had been abandoned in the mountains for eighteen years. Li Fujiao, the destined phoenix star, an orphan who emerg 17Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 75 Phoenix Beauty 凤娇 Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted Su Feng, the eldest daughter of the second branch of the Su family, is betrothed by the Empress Dowager to Yuan Chenghao, the third young master of Prince Rui’s household. She has no choice but to bid farewell to her beloved grandmother and marry into the prince’s household with her family’s blessings. Yuan Chenghao is a notorious playboy in the capital. Though handsome and charming, he spends his nights carousing among women. Unhappy with the arranged marriage, he argues with Su Feng on their w 5kReads8.5Score430Shelves
  26. 76 Jade Belt Hook 玉带钩 Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue in an ancient setting, childhood friends + coming of age + mutual redemption + one-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other] [Proud, cunning, ruthless beauty of a crown prince X gentle-looking, resilient noblewoman in disguise] In the tenth year of the Tianqi era of the Ying Dynasty, Prince Qi rebelled and was defeated. The Ning family of the Duke of Li’s household was implicated and convicted, and the entire family was massacred. Only their young daughter, Ning Yue, was re 9Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 77 The Beginning of Fate: Forced to Play the White Moonlight 缘起:被迫充当白月光 Ancient Romance259k WordsOngoing [Household Intrigue] [Comeback] [Secret Love Revealed] [The Push and Pull of Pursuit] [Ultimate Twist of Fate] I always thought I was Lin Qiqi, a soul from another world who had transmigrated and taken the place of Lin Rongxi, the legitimate daughter of a general's household who had suffered endless bullying. She had lived with her maternal grandparents since childhood, where her cousin had bullied her mercilessly and ruined her reputation. After I awoke, I tore into the fake innocent and fough 52Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 78 I Bought a Branch of Spring, Ready to Bloom 买得一枝春欲放 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing (Bunny-sweet heroine x gentle, love-struck hero) (Pure historical romance) (1v1) (Both leads have only ever loved each other) (Ensemble cast, lots of couples) (Heroine's growth story) (Sweet romance) (No angst) To repay a debt of gratitude, Su Fengchun sneaks down the mountain behind her master's back. Before she can find the person she owes, she comes across a badly wounded man. Guided by a doctor's compassion and the principle of helping the world through medicine, Su Fengchun saves him. When 30Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  29. 79 Warm Autumn at Furong: A Liberal Arts Girl Transmigrates and Explores 芙蓉秋暖,文科女穿越游 Ancient Romance998k WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel]. Important things are worth saying three times. Please don’t read if it’s not your cup of tea. This is a [slow-burn story] with [characters who grow over time], suited to readers who enjoy [taking their time and savoring a book]. A wage earner transmigrates to ancient times with no golden finger. How long can she survive? In her previous life, Luo Xiaoyun was an unlucky overachiever. She started out grin 19Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  30. 80 Skilled at Singing 善吟 Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart… 2.9kReads8.9Score218Shelves
  31. 81 The Villainess Turns Over a New Leaf, and Her Mad Husband Dotes on Her 恶女洗白,疯批夫君宠上天 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted [Just rated! Marriage first, love later + raising a powerful minister + the male lead fights tooth and nail for their married status] Chu Ning accidentally transmigrates to a remote, impoverished mountain village. The original owner was also named Chu Ning, and was a notorious shrew in the area. She'd been stealing chickens and dogs, cheating and cutting corners since childhood, and swore like a sailor every day. Now she was twenty, and not a single person from the surrounding villages dared co 638Reads6.9Score100Shelves
  32. 82 The Noble Daughter from a Poor Family Has It Rough 寒门贵女不好当 Ancient Romance203k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, Everyday Family Life, Male Lead Is Chaste] As the daughter of the third branch of the humble Xu family, Xu Zhiheng spends her days gossiping and watching the family drama unfold. After all, the Xu family is never short on excitement. The eldest branch consists of legitimate children born to the first wife; the second branch consists of children born to concubines; the third branch consists of legitimate children born to the second wife; and the fourth branch consists of legitimat 12.5kReads—Score1.5kShelves
  33. 83 The Minister of Dali Temple 大理寺·卿(姚筱筱、程相、何明翰等主演网剧《与卿行》原著等) Mystery275k WordsCompleted Su Moyì, son of Princess Anyang and a senior official at the Dali Temple, was the Southern Dynasty’s foremost detective, a man of refined elegance and heavenly beauty. Yet in the official circles of Shengjing, he had earned a fearsome reputation as someone who feared neither ghosts nor gods and yielded to neither immortals nor demons. He was aloof and impersonal, and when he investigated and judged cases, he was impartial and unsparing. The words he heard most often were “Please spare me, my lor 63Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  34. 84 Led Astray, Scammed by the System, and Then I Slept with the Wrong Crown Prince 误入歧途,被系统诈骗后睡错太子 Ancient Romance188k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Villain x Goofy, Mischievous Little Troublemaker] [Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance + 1v1, light political intrigue, light System, possessive obsession, coercive romance, extremely jealous] [Huo Zhanli x Su Qing] Su Qing was scammed by the System and transmigrated into a novel, only to end up in bed with the wrong big shot. She tried to run, but he pulled her into his arms. "Su Qing, you can forget about escaping for the rest of your life." "Don't you want to act up? Go ahead an 117Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 85 Reborn and Taking Back My Ex? Have You Lost Your Mind? 重生还吃回头草,疯了吧? Ancient Romance243k WordsCompleted [Reborn + face-slapping + regret + chasing his wife to the crematorium + household intrigue + second male lead wins] Lin Baozhu spent her whole life serving her parents-in-law and caring for her husband. Even when her sister-in-law, sent back to her family after being divorced, glared at her with hostility, she still greeted her with a beaming smile! Yet even after she’d warmed the stone lions at the Yan family gates, she and her husband remained nothing more than courteous companions. She thoug 48Reads—Score—Shelves
  36. 86 The Bright Moon over Zhishan: A Few Tales of Me and My Godfather, Wang Anshi 陟山明月:我与干爹王安石二三事 Ancient Romance255k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate as the Female Lead ➕ Second Marriage ➕ Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger ➕ Beat the Scumbag Senseless ➕ The Twelve Beauties of Jiangning] Historical records say that Wang Anshi took his second daughter-in-law as his adopted daughter and married her off to Prince Qi, Zhao Hao?! Little do they know that she transmigrated to the Northern Song dynasty, going from a kitchen maid in the inner courtyard all the way to becoming a princess consort! The moonlight shines on more than the rear cou 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  37. 87 Daily Life of a Reserved General Raising His Wife 清冷将军养妻日常 Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted Complete (Reborn + Marriage First, Love Later, 1v1 + Devoted Husband + Both Virgins + Lighthearted Daily Life. Although the heroine is reborn, she doesn't have an overpowered golden finger, and the protagonists are all natives.) Jiang Shuwan was born into a noble family, but because her father owed someone a debt of gratitude, she married the son of the Earl of Huian. She dutifully served her parents-in-law and kept the earl's household in perfect order, making her a capable lady of the house. S 6.3kReads8.6Score614Shelves
  38. 88 When the Sparrow Takes Flight 惊雀起 Ancient Romance841k WordsCompleted [Clear-Eyed, Scheming Physician × Distinguished, Cunning Powerbroker] The Relentless Pursuit of a Wife + Romantic Tension + Political Intrigue Without Mindless Wish Fulfillment On a rainy night, she kneels outside the Lu residence. “Please... save my younger sister.” “Song Yuanzhi, you're the daughter of a disgraced official. You have nothing. Why should I help you?” Lu Shiyan asks coldly. She looks up, determination flashing in her eyes. “If you save my sister... I'll give you my virtue, Brothe 1.5kReads8.2Score154Shelves
  39. 89 Going Off the Rails! The Fake Heiress Refuses to Play by the Rules, and You'll Pay 发疯!假千金不按套路,要你好看 Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Doctor Qin Xiaoyu transmigrates into the body of the chubby fake heiress of a marquis’s household. On her first day after transmigrating, she gets into a fight at the academy, gets expelled, and is placed under house arrest. On her first day out of confinement, she falls and nearly loses her chastity in what may have been an attempted assault. The real heiress, Qin Qingyue, is inexplicably hostile toward her. The marquis’s household is too dangerous. She wants to go back to the countryside. She 14Reads7.0Score—Shelves
  40. 90 Snow Blankets the Capital 雪满京都 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted An ancient-era romance with no System, no transmigration, and no rebirth. Synopsis 1: Xue Rong thought she would marry the young man she loved and grow old with him. But then her cold and heartless master took an interest in her. The young man’s pure, simple love came to nothing, and she had no choice but to take another path. Synopsis 2: Xue Rong would never forget that winter in the twenty-fourth year of Jialong. Her usually stern and cold father was groveling at the feet of a pale, beardless 5.2kReads8.9Score550Shelves
  41. 91 The Beautiful Doctor Who Masters Both Medicine and Poison: My General Is Under My Protection 医毒双绝俏佳人,我的将军我罩着 Ancient Romance267k WordsOngoing Sweet romance + comedy + historical setting + satisfying revenge The undefeated general who guards the nation is drugged by a traitor and, while unconscious, is found by a sweet, delicate young woman. Thinking of the subordinates who died a tragic death, the general is consumed by rage. But the young woman brings him back from the brink with just a few quick moves. She turns out to be a top-tier doctor! As she travels down the mountain with the general, she uses her exceptional medical skills a 8Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  42. 92 Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm 临朝听政:陛下许我权倾朝野 Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead and equally matched leads, political intrigue, duty to country and people, fictional historical drama, ensemble cast in troubled times, devoted to each other, with a focus on the career plot] [Decisive female general × restoration emperor who obeys only the heroine] Song Wanyue was born into a military family. When she returned victorious to the capital, she was met not with honors, but with an imperial decree ordering her entire family executed. She had trusted the wrong fam 13Reads—Score—Shelves
  43. 93 I Long to Break a Branch 我欲折枝 Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted The God of War, famed throughout the Kingdom of Zhou, had asked for a bride, and his intended was a girl who hadn't even come of age. Everyone thought a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung, and Wen You was the cow dung they meant. Wen You patted her chest. “At least I only have to be this cow dung for six months.” Wen You knew very well that this six-month marriage pact was her only chance to seek justice for her mother. It was payment for saving the woman he loved. But when th 99Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  44. 94 Together Through Dawn and Dusk, Our Hearts Never in Doubt 朝云暮月长相守,君悦卿心两不疑 Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted Original title: Winning Her Favor [Political intrigue + jianghu + historical setting + devoted couple, one-on-one + sweet romance + groveling pursuit] Reader’s guide: 1. Set in an imaginary dynasty with no historical basis, so there’s no need to scrutinize the background. 2. This is not a story about a powerful heroine, not fast-paced, and not a wish-fulfillment novel. Please don’t read if that’s not your thing! 3. The story uses a lot of deliberate omissions. Please don’t read if that’s not you 204Reads7.3Score—Shelves
  45. 95 A Moment of Joy 寸欢愉 Ancient Romance105k WordsOngoing (A cool-headed, rational noblewoman x a ruthless, scheming crown prince; classic historical household intrigue + two reborn leads taking revenge on scum + sweet romance) Jiang Yue Le died at the hands of her husband's favored concubine. She thought she would be reduced to nothing, but instead she was reborn with hatred still in her heart. Eighteen years into the past, and from the start she was expected to marry that scumbag all over again! How could she agree? She lifted her veil and stepped d 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 96 The Reed Chronicles 蒹葭纪 Ancient Romance131k WordsCompleted [Childhood Friends + Love and Hate + Rekindled Romance + Sweet Romance + Happy Ending] Gu Jiaqi is decisive, while Pei Lang is ruthless. Despite their very different natures, the two once shared a sweet romance. But to save her family, Gu Jiaqi resolutely entered the palace and became an imperial consort. Pei Lang hated her for betraying him and using him as a stepping stone to power. He used his influence to make Gu Jiaqi Empress Dowager, then controlled her and the young emperor as regent. The 455Reads9.2Score113Shelves
  47. 97 Kunlun Snow: The Finale 昆仑雪·完结篇 Anime Fanfiction175k WordsCompleted She is the only White Dragon in the world, the most noble and mysterious bloodline in the divine realm, and the Heavenly Dao's most steadfast defender. He is a Black Flood Dragon, bearing the conflicting blood of gods and demons. Born in defiance of the heavens, he is a variable in the order of the world, yet also the first young man to shield her from a blade. She calls his name again and again. When she is afraid, she hides in his arms; when she is happy, she throws her arms around his neck an 191Reads9.3Score111Shelves
  48. 98 Breaking the Green Bones 折青骨 Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted Luo Ziqiao may be a girl, but she is one of the capital’s Six Young Masters! The Zhenbei Prince’s household has had only one heir in each generation, and hers is the first to be a girl. After returning to the capital three years ago, her father, the Zhenbei Prince, has gone to court three days every month without fail: the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth. He has just one goal: to make his only daughter, Luo Ziqiao, the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei! Luo Ziqiao once asked her father why he ch 4kReads8.2Score511Shelves
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