The Phoenix Sings to the Ninth Heaven: Two Dragons Vie for the Phoenix
凤鸣九天：双龙争凰
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 267k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 1y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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Looking for Historical Romance. Pure Romance!! No Rebirth!! No Transmigration!
I'm looking for something like *The Story of Minglan*, where the male and female leads follow their feelings but always observe proper boundaries, and never cross the line before marriage!!
Political Scheming, Mutual Mind Games, Everyone Is Sharp, With No Absolute Good or Evil, Only Different Loyalties
Looking for books like She Was Reborn as a Treacherous Minister's Daughter, and Played the Role to Perfection. I really want a spirited, heroic female lead, like an ancient female general. The male lead shouldn't become lovesick the moment he meets her, and the supporting characters shouldn't be dumbed down. Everyone should have their own personality. Don't make all the glory...
A Highly Intelligent Protagonist with Plans and Schemes
Looking for a novel about brotherhood, taking on the world together, smart characters, strategic planning, and no bleeding-heart protagonists. Any genre is fine. Thanks, fellow readers!
Looking for High-Quality Historical Romance, No Rebirth or Transmigration, Something Like *Palace Wall Willow*
Novels About Scheming and Political Intrigue
Anything is fine as long as it isn't set in modern times.
Top-Tier Political Intrigue
Looking for books similar to "I Heard the Ruthless Regent Secretly Loved Me." Please recommend top-tier ancient-setting stories about a female protagonist and extreme political intrigue.
Looking for High-IQ Alternate-History Novels
High-IQ characters! I want them to be really smart (but not so smart that I can’t keep up).
Looking for a Story With a Brilliant Heroine Who Holds the Pieces and Controls the Entire Game, With a CP
Looking for books similar to *Tearing Apart the Comparison Group! The Villainous Couple Goes on a Rampage*.
Any Good Historical Romance Novels to Recommend?
Highly rated and enjoyable.
I Want Pure Historical Romance!
I'm tired of transmigration and rebirth stories. I just want pure historical romance.
Pure Historical Romance: No Being Reborn, No Transmigration, No Farming, and No System
I only like sweet romance. Please don't recommend anything that isn't this kind of story. I'm a bit picky.
Quiet and Engaging, Best Read with Some Thought
I've read most novels already.
Good Historical Romance Novels
Absolutely incredible...
Political Intrigue, Darkness, High Intelligence, and Masterminds
A master strategist who can anticipate your every move and make plans from behind the scenes.
Royalty Aren’t Interested in Love, Only Power Plays and Schemes: Power Is Their Lifelong Pursuit
Alternate History, Political Schemes, and Ambition: Drunk, I Lie in a Beauty's Lap; Awake, I Hold the Power of the World
Are there really no stories like this on Tomato Novel? Where are the tales of sleeping with beauty on your arm and waking to command the world? Ideally, the protagonist should be ruthless, wield power over the realm, and be highly resourceful.
No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No Golden Finger, Just a Classic Historical Romance With the Right Values
I want an ancient setting with palace intrigue and household drama. No one being reborn or transmigrating, and no System. I don't want an especially strong female or male lead. I like stories where the couple are evenly matched and the male lead is the crown prince. Both leads should be good-looking, intelligent, and have sound values!
Help Me Find Some Books! I’m Out of Things to Read! (The Book Vault)
Looking for books to read, requesting books, sharing books, recommending books, and books I personally think are good. My book collection.
Looking for Pure Historical Romance, No Transmigration
Purely historical, sweet and romantic, with a good plot and a female lead who's not a naive airhead. A little angst in the middle is fine, but it needs a happy ending! Ideally, it would also portray the rigid class system of feudal society and the helplessness of living in that era.
A Scheming Protagonist with Deep-Laid Plans, Like in Sword Snow Stride
Historical Romance: A Refined Young Lady from an Aristocratic Family and a Gentle, Free-Spirited Young Master from Another
A marriage between prominent families, childhood sweethearts, considering the family, assisting the emperor in ruling, and no emotional barriers between them. Both leads should be clear-headed. Set in the original world. When facing threats to their family, themselves, or their partner's interests, they should act decisively, but they shouldn't be excessively self-serving. They should help others and benefit the whole world.
Pure Court Politics and Scheming: No Rebirth, Transmigration, or Cross-Dressing, Just Brains and Strategy
Looking for something with highly intelligent characters.
Top-Tier Political Intrigue Novels
Modern or alternate-history settings are both fine, as long as they feature top-tier strategic maneuvering. I just want political intrigue, strategy, and workplace or officialdom drama.
Alternate History or Parallel Worlds, Political Intrigue and Warfare, with Smart Characters
A battle of wits, with schemes and strategies interlocking at every turn.
Reader comments 5
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The first-person heroine's book has beautiful writing. It gives you a refreshing feeling after reading prose. It's okay to write dialogues between ordinary people, but the emperor's speech sounds a bit heavy on modern people, almost like a principal's speech [face covering] Come on, author, keep at it!
It starts with a lively scene of Shen Qinghuan, the daughter of the prime minister, climbing a tree and picking persimmons. It uses delicate descriptions of the environment to interact with the characters, outlining a warm family atmosphere. The protagonist's naughty behavior of "climbing a tree to be scolded" is in sharp contrast with his mother's anger, his brother's pampering, and his sister's gentleness, and vivid characters emerge vividly on the page. There are hidden foreshadowings in the seemingly relaxed daily conversations between the lines. The mother's mention of the "Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet" and "the selection of concubines by the three princes" quietly intertwined family warmth with palace intrigues, laying the tension for the subsequent plot. The contrast between "innocence" and "twist of fate" not only retains the innocent perspective of the girl, but also vaguely reveals the sense of crisis that is about to come. It has the right balance between warmth and suspense, showing the delicate charm of ancient romance themes. It is worth watching, five-star recommendation!
It has the appearance of a great master, the author's writing style is brilliant, his mind is clear, and the characters are vividly portrayed. I give it a five-star rating and I hope it gets better and better.
The storyline is reasonable, the content is rich and colorful, and the structure is rigorous. It is worth recommending. The writing is very good, keep writing! Recommend it first!
The plot and content are well written and interesting, and the plot design is also very good. I recommend everyone to read this novel.