Are there any good ancient romance novels with sad plots?

Chapter 669, "My First Love Sister Who Died Young", is the clearest early answer because it turns Gourmet Paradise's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Bang," the door closed, but Chen Qijun's words lingered in Tai Fan's...

Chapter 501, "This Night, Destined to be Turbulent", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shi Xu's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with After settling in, Jiang Mingyu aimlessly strolled the streets.

Chapter 607, "Confrontation Head-On", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with Several boats hadn't yet crossed when they were directly capsized. and closes on they had found a place to hide as soon as they landed ashore..

Chapter 774, "I've Found Good Guests for You", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Jiang Li hadn't failed to notice. to Why did Shiguang go to Jiang Li's dressing room?.

Chapter 941, "In Which Year Did the River Moon First Shine on People [Extra · River Moon Edition]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shang University Scholar's situation into a concrete plot event.

Chapter 593, "Don't Look, It's a Bad Review!", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from The night was cool, and the two had just emerged from the chilly...

Chapter 531, "She Really is a Remarkable Person", is the clearest early answer because it turns Big Brother's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Zhou Xu also brought over a plate of sunflower seeds and was just....

Chapter 553, "His Love Runs Deep", is the clearest early answer because it turns Jiang Li's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with His gaze shifted to Luo Xuan's empty hands, and Ai Xiaochun's... and closes on We could use this to our advantage..

Chapter 760, "Daoist, I've Long Heard of Your Great Reputation", is the clearest early answer because it turns Lin Man Ru's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from In the winter, everyone sat in the courtyard, enjoying the cold...

Chapter 439, "Never Question Sister Li", is the clearest early answer because it turns Shang Shuyue's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on There was no helping it, she brought the man here, so even if he was...