Poison Concubine
鸩姬
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 750k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 3y ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Stats
More by this author
In booklists 48
See all
Real Political Intrigue Fiction: Nothing Shallow or Brain-Burning, That’s My Taste
Reading this will make you wonder whether you have a brain. Highly, highly recommended. Everyone is smart, and the foreshadowing runs throughout the whole story. Anyway, I didn't understand a thing. It's just satisfying from start to finish. All I can say is the author's writing is insanely good.
Looking for Heartbreaking Novels That Are Both Angsty and Good, Preferably Completed
I'm getting older, and I'm worried that if I don't read some angst-filled stories, I'll end up senile! Please recommend some good ones, preferably long novels!
Perfect-Score Novels with Excellent Writing and Quality
Everyone who clicks in will find something worthwhile. Leave your reading lists so we can recommend books to each other.
A Highly Intelligent, Strategic Prince in a Historical Novel Like The Nation-Founding Prince Consort
That's it.
I've Been Into Palace Intrigue Lately 😍 Hand Over Your Top Palace Intrigue Picks!
Looking for books like "The Empress's Consort Is Cunning, and the Emperor Can't Resist Her". The leads don't have to be each other's firsts!!! They don't have to be each other's firsts!!! But the female lead must be clear-headed and strong, not weak. Some angst is fine. I like stories set in fictionalized historical worlds, as long as the plot is well-crafted and detailed, hehe.
Completed, Highly Rated Books
Only looking for highly rated completed novels.
High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard
Looking for a novel with a protagonist like Murong Li from The Legend of Qin: someone who treats the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, plans everything out, and plays life like a game, but is willing to become a piece on the board himself when necessary.
Books That Can Hold the Attention of a Veteran Reader of More Than Ten Years
Can anyone recommend a novel for a reader who's been at it for ten years? I want something I can stick with. I've already read most of the topics in today's novels, and I can't get through more than ten or twenty chapters. I'm having such a hard time.
Strong Female Leads Who’d Rather Throw a Punch Than Waste Their Breath
A strong male lead and a strong female lead, joining forces
I'm in a Bit of a Reading Slump. Any Fellow Cultivators Have Good Books to Recommend?
Looking for Stories with a General as the Heroine, Including War
Are there any stories where the female lead transmigrates and, after some time, becomes a general?
Pure Historical Romance: A Gentle, Composed, and Cunning Female Lead, and a Male Lead Who Isn’t Cold or Expressionless
The male lead shouldn't be the emperor, and the female lead shouldn't transmigrate or be reborn.
A Heroine Who Kills Decisively and Is Great at Fighting
Preferably a princess. Her imperial father and mother consort are attacked by assassins, then the female lead kills them all and amazes everyone.
A Powerful Female Lead Playing the World as Her Game Board and Its People as Her Pieces, or an Assassin With a Secret Identity
Grand Prose, Never Gets Old: A Veteran Reader's Booklist
Nobody who clicks in will be disappointed. Leave your reading lists here so we can recommend our favorites to each other.
Looking for Historical Stories with Two Strong Leads and Sweet Romance. Palace Intrigue Is Fine Too
Looking for Novels Where the Female Lead Never Falls in Love with the Male Lead
Looking for a Tragic Historical Romance, Such as a Story Set in the Imperial Palace
Pure Palace Intrigue, with a Smart, Clear-Headed Female Lead Who Loves No One
A female lead who's not a self-sacrificing saint.
Angsty Short Stories! Historical or Republican-Era!
I'm Out of Books. Any Pure Court-Intrigue Novels About a Native-Born Female Lead, Like The Palace Wall's Willows?
Female Leads Who Are So Strong and Cold They Break Your Heart
Beautiful! Strong! Tragic!
In a Reading Slump? Here to Save You
Palace and Household Intrigue Like Empresses in the Palace
I’d like a story where the female lead starts battling it out with her relatives at home, then enters the palace and climbs the ranks through palace intrigue.
In same booklists
Ring Space: I Transmigrate with a Gatling Gun
Love's Torments in a Past Life: My Name Is Premature Death
When the Splendor Faded, Half the City Was Left in Ruins
The Phoenix's Sin, Locked Deep in the Palace
The Villainess Has Too Many Secret Identities, and the Cold-Faced Regent Has Fallen for Her
The Guard Has His Eye on Me
The Emperor's Daughter Is Hard to Tame
Suddenly, a Dream of Thin Palace Robes
As You Wish
Schemes of the Imperial Harem
Harem: The Pear Blossoms Fall, and Spring Returns
The Duke's Bastard Daughter
A Game for All Under Heaven
Reborn: The Splendor of the Phoenix's Return
A Fallen Kingdom's Princess and an Enemy Prince: Sweet and Heartbreaking
The Imperial Throne
Ruling from the Court: Your Majesty, Let Me Hold Power Over the Realm
Who Promised You the World?
The Story of Consort Xi of the Yongzheng Emperor
The Cool, Aloof Young Guard Who Carried Off the Princess
Reader comments 50
Google Translate
Absolutely amazing! I'm usually hesitant to read this type of story, afraid I'll get sad halfway through, but I finished it anyway. Even though the ending wasn't happy, it gave me a sense of peace, which was wonderful. The author's writing is superb, and you can tell they did a lot of research. Keep it up!
A lone figure stands amidst the frost and snow of dusk; how many moons have shone brightly in this mortal world throughout history? The west wind carries me past the city of Chu; each step carries me further than the last, a step further away from the heavens. White hair, morning and evening, early winter flowers bloom; passersby come and go, but you do not arrive.
After reading this book, I truly believe it's worth reading twice; it's much better than any melodramatic or domineering CEO romance novel.
This novel, seemingly set in a fictional world yet intricately connected to history, is undeniably well-written. The author demonstrates remarkable talent, meticulous care, and dedication in crafting this work, making it completely different from other time-travel and domineering CEO novels – that's what drew me in.
The female protagonist is an extraordinary woman, possessing great talent and genius, and could be considered a great talent of her time. The characters in the story have pure, deep, and profound emotions, and are also very clear-headed. Yet, they are also overly persistent.
This is the story of a foolish woman who used every scheme to win over her lover, only to end up alone and heartbroken. Those around her who were with her all perished, and the survivors went their separate ways, each seeking their own resolution. What did she seek in her life?
I don't know how others view this book, but I think the female protagonist is exactly what I like. She's not the kind of person who's all righteous indignation, nor is she truly selfish. Loving herself is good; those who don't share the same path shouldn't work together. I think the female protagonist also enjoys solitude.
The Dao speaks volumes that women dare not utter; her heart is "free-spirited," her strategies are less refined than those of a fish confined to a pond. Chu Qing is indeed a remarkable woman. The author's writing is exceptional, but the excessive use of language makes it somewhat ornate and luxurious. I hope the author continues to strive for excellence, and I look forward to her next work.
Wow, is this how high-level players operate? The female lead is so smart and cool, I love her! I hope there's a second season, I can't get enough of it.
I haven't seen a story like this in ages! The intricate plot is so captivating! ˃ʍ˂ I really don't want to read any more cheesy romance novels, highly recommended! ٩(๑•̀ω•́๑)۶. The female lead has strong morals and is very capable, just my type.