Period rivals who fall for each other. Traits are drafted from published web sources with AI assistance and may be wrong.
How this list is chosen: Historical setting and tagged enemies to lovers. Traits are drafted from published web sources with AI assistance; dramas without an assessment for it are not included.
梦华录
Completed2022· 40 episodes
Abandoned by her fiancé, Hangzhou teahouse owner Zhao Pan'er heads to the capital in search of justice. Alongside friends Song Yinzhang and Sun Sanniang, she sets out to build a business of her own.
Chen Xiao · Lin Yun · Liu Yifei
蜀锦人家
Completed2024· 40 episodes
Set in the Tang Dynasty, the story follows Ji Yingying, a spirited young woman from a dyeing family who seeks to restore her family’s legacy after a tragic downfall. She encounters Yang Jinglan, a nobleman disguised as a frivolous official, who is secretly investigating an industry conspiracy. As they collaborate to protect the craftsmanship of Shu brocade from rival sabotage and political threats, they discover a deep connection and romance.
Chen Xiaoyun · Jing Chao · Seven Tan
长风渡
Completed2023· 40 episodes
After a misunderstanding leads her into a marriage with the notorious playboy Gu Jiusi, the cautious Liu Yuru resolves to take control of her destiny. While she masterfully learns the art of business from her mother-in-law, she also manages to inspire her idle husband to pursue a righteous path. Together, they navigate personal growth and severe political upheavals to protect their family and restore peace to the realm.
Bai Jingting · Liu Xueyi · Song Yi
一笑随歌
Completed2025· 38 episodes
After injuring Prince Feng Suige with a single arrow and turning the tide of war, legendary archer Fu Yixiao loses her memory in a fall. She eventually crosses paths with Suige, who intends to use her for information about a conspiracy. As they navigate a web of political deception and mutual danger, their initial hostility transforms into a deep alliance and unexpected romance while they protect their respective kingdoms.
Chen Heyi · Chen Zheyuan · Li Qin
一不小心顺走了将军
Completed2022· 31 episodes
An Chen, a top female thief seeking retirement, is assigned one last mission to steal a strategic military map from the legendary General Lie Yun. To accomplish this, she infiltrates his manor as a personal attendant, only to find herself falling for the disciplined and patriotic soldier. As external forces threaten the kingdom, the duo must navigate their shifting loyalties and a burgeoning romance while defending their nation from internal and external spies.
Dai Chao · Hei Ze · Zhang Jia Lin
雀骨
Completed2026· 28 episodes
Amidst political rebellion, the ruthless General Xiao Wuyi and the resourceful, machine-obsessed Xie Jiayu are bound by a forced contract marriage. Initially viewing each other with suspicion, the pair navigates deadly court conspiracies and power struggles to uncover their hidden pasts. As they face life-and-death stakes, their relationship evolves from a calculated alliance into a profound bond while they work together to protect the realm from internal and external threats.
Ai Mi · Neo Hou
春花焰
Completed2024· 32 episodes
After being framed for a city-wide massacre, Prince Murong Jinghe lives in disgrace while secretly plotting to uncover the truth. Mei Lin, a survivor of the tragedy, trains as an elite assassin to avenge her family by killing him. However, she discovers that the man she aims to assassinate is her secret master, forcing the two into a dangerous alliance of revenge and unexpected romance.
Bi Wenjun · Liu Xueyi · Wu Jinyan
凤凰台上
Completed2025· 35 episodes
Emperor Xiao Huan goes undercover to investigate corruption and encounters Ling Cangcang, the principled leader of a martial arts pavilion. Together they combat treacherous ministers and restore peace to the empire, unaware that their lives are linked by an impending royal marriage. Their shared struggle for the common people transforms a chance meeting into a deep, complicated romance.
Peng Xiaoran · Ren Jialun · Zhang Yao
保护我方城主大人
Completed2023· 24 episodes
Ye Zhaonan, the female ruler of Mu Xi City, has lived as a man her entire life to protect her family's succession. After an accident causes her to drift into the rival city of Xuan Yue, she becomes a palace maid for its lord, Liu Xuanming. While hiding her true identity and gender, she navigates dangerous palace power struggles and an unexpected romance to find a path toward peace for both warring cities.
Fan Wei · Yan Zixian · Yunjia Xing
沧月绘
Completed2022· 26 episodes
Luo Xiyun, a skilled surveyor living with a fatal poison, infiltrates the manor of the young city lord Jiang Chaoxi to avenge her family's downfall. As she works undercover to save her neighborhood from demolition, she uncovers shocking secrets about their pasts. Despite her initial murderous intent, an unexpected romance blossoms between the two as they collaborate on city planning projects while navigating political intrigue.
Garvey Jin · Guan Xin
宁安如梦
Completed2023· 38 episodes
Determined to escape palace power struggles, Jiang Xuening returns to court as a student of Imperial Tutor Xie Wei. Political intrigue draws her into dangerous alliances and a growing bond with her teacher.
Bai Lu · Wang Xingyue · Zhang Linghe
墨雨云间
Completed2024· 40 episodes
The Double is a Chinese television series first released in 2024. The cast includes Wu Jinyan, Wang Xingyue, Chen Xinhai. The recorded series length is 40 episodes.
Chen Xinhai · Wang Xingyue · Wu Jinyan
长歌行
Completed2021· 49 episodes
Starring Dilraba Dilmurat and Leo Wu, this drama follows a vengeful princess who attempts to convince her captor to help her defeat an imperial usurper.
Dilraba Dilmurat
度华年
Completed2024· 40 episodes
After a long marriage of political convenience ends in mutual suspicion and death, Princess Li Rong and Prime Minister Pei Wenxuan are reborn as their eighteen-year-old selves. Retaining memories of their previous lives, the two former enemies must navigate treacherous palace intrigues and court politics. While initially seeking to avoid their past mistakes, they eventually choose to work together to uncover conspiracies, leading to a complex journey of rediscovery and genuine romance.
Chen Heyi · Zhang Linghe · Zhao Jinmai
桃花映江山
Completed2025· 36 episodes
Princess Jiang Taohua of Beiyuan is forced into a high-stakes political marriage with the ruthless Chancellor Shen Zaiye of the Qi Kingdom. Amidst lethal court conspiracies and shifting power struggles, the two master schemers initially manipulate each other to survive. However, as they navigate dangerous imperial secrets and mutual enemies together, their cold alliance gradually transforms into a complex and genuine romance.
Liu Xueyi · Meng Ziyi
珠帘玉幕
Completed2024· 40 episodes
Duan Wu, a resilient pearl diver, escapes a life of forced labor and joins a merchant's trade caravan to survive. As she traverses the Silk Road, she navigates the intricate world of jewelry while uncovering deep-seated family secrets and entanglement in a high-stakes revenge scheme. Renaming herself Su Muzhe, she eventually builds her own commercial empire, seeking justice for past wrongs while transforming the fates of those around her.
Liu Yuning · Shang Xinyue · Tang Xiaotian
少年江湖
Completed2023· 24 episodes
A mischievous swindler named Xiao Ru, who lacks martial arts skills, is forced to assume the identity of a prestigious family's "foolish" daughter. Her deception pulls her into the dangerous conflicts of the pugilistic world, where she encounters the cold genius Murong Chong and the stoic Fu Hong. As they navigate deadly conspiracies and hidden family secrets, this unlikely trio must grow into true heroes to protect the martial arts world.
Ao Ruipeng · Deng Chaoyuan · Zong Yuanyuan
且试天下
Completed2022· 40 episodes
The story follows two legendary martial arts experts, Hei Fengxi and Bai Fengxi, who are equally skilled but possess contrasting personalities. Amidst political turmoil and power struggles among six warring states, they navigate the martial world while hiding their true royal identities. Their long-standing rivalry gradually transforms into a profound romance as they unite to fight injustice and restore peace to a chaotic empire.
Lai Yi · Xuan Lu · Yang Yang