Scheming for the Phoenix: The Empire as a Game, You as My Pawn
谋凰：江山为局，卿为子
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- Ongoing
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- 281k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Ancient-Style Life
- Updated
- 9mo ago
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- Fanqie
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Please, Recommend Ancient Romance Novels Where the Male Lead Has to Win Back His Wife!
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Truly Stunning Historical Romance
Please avoid overly cliché tropes.
Looking for Historical Romance That Takes Your Breath Away to the Core!!!!!
Are There Any Palace- and Household-Intrigue Novels That Set the Gold Standard, the Kind You Can't Put Down? 🌸
Looking for Historical Romance With an Incredibly Intelligent Heroine and Unmatched Cunning
A male lead or no male lead, either is fine.
Novels About Scheming and Political Intrigue
Anything is fine as long as it isn't set in modern times.
Ancient-Era Romance With a Highly Intelligent Lead, Preferably Complete
Political intrigue stories where it's not just the protagonist who's smart; the supporting cast should be sharp too.
A Woman's Quest for Power
Looking for a female-led political intrigue novel like *The Chaotic Era’s Female Warlord*, where she vies for supremacy amid the chaos.
Palace and Household Intrigue Novels, Preferably Rated 9.5 or Higher, With a Tight, Fast-Paced Plot
Palace and household intrigue that gets more exciting with every round, takes on a comedic feel, and still has some heartfelt moments. Please recommend some!
Any Historical Romance with a Brilliant, Strategic, Strong Female Lead?
A little funny, but definitely well-written, like novels such as Imperial Exams and the Strongest Female Chief Councillor, or Blossoms in Adversity.
Looking for Household-Intrigue Novels, No Palace Drama
Great Completed Historical Romance Novels About Palace and Household Intrigue
Looking for Real Palace-Intrigue Dramas, No Need for Mutual First-Timers
I really don’t understand why people insist on both leads being virgins and still call it a palace-intrigue drama. If both leads are virgins, it’s not even palace intrigue anymore. Please recommend some real palace-intrigue dramas.
Looking for Political Scheming with a Female Lead Who Controls the Board: Highly Intelligent, Cold, and Powerful
A political intrigue story where the whole world is a chessboard and the heroine is the mastermind moving the pieces. Any identity is fine, preferably a high-status one. A strong heroine, with or without romance, but no story where everyone acts like an idiot.
Looking for High-Quality Political Intrigue with a Powerful Female Lead
Looking for high-quality stories with strong female leads, focused on power struggles. The male lead can be strong or not, as long as he doesn't hold her back.
Historical Romance: The Hero Chases His Wife to Win Her Back
Please don't make it too angsty, my eyes can't take much more 😂
Family Feud Stories Like The Story of Minglan
No Mary Sue characters or golden fingers. The female lead should be fairly intelligent. I only want family power-struggle stories, no palace intrigue.
Seeking Well-Written Historical Political Intrigue Romance, It Must Be Well Written
I want to read books similar to Sunset Over the White River. The writing has to be good, the kind you can’t bring yourself to skim. The plot should be tight and never fall apart, and both the hero and heroine should be smart, able to plan ahead and keep the big picture in view.
She Loved the Male Lead Before Being Reborn, Then Chose Not to Love Him Afterward
Are there any stories where, before being reborn, the female lead loved the male lead but, because of a misunderstanding, believed he had killed her, and after being reborn no longer loves him?
The Heroine Dies Tragically in Her Past Life, Then Keeps Her Distance from the Male Lead After Being Reborn (Historical Romance)
The female lead is the legitimate daughter of a prince’s household.
Historical Romance! Concubine-Born Heroine! Rising to the Top! A Capable Heroine Who Plans Ahead!
The male lead is the same, and the female lead is sweet on the outside but dark inside. Please, please, please, please, please!
What Seemed Like Happiness Was Just a Romance Player's Game
Historical Romance With a Reborn Female Lead
The female lead should be a legitimate daughter or a princess, and marry a prince or general or someone like that. No melodrama.
Like The Story of Minglan: A Concubine-Born Daughter’s Rise to the Top
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After more than a dozen chapters, this rebirth of power is off to a solid start. After Shen Yu was reborn with hatred, she did not immediately take revenge. Instead, she used a fake map to set up a situation to counter Shen Zhiwei. She also accurately calculated that Xiao Jue would enter the game. It was very enjoyable to watch her step-by-step thinking. It's just that the preparation for the house fight in the early stage is a little long, and it should be more exciting after entering the court intrigue line.
The rivalry between the male and female protagonists is very tense. Xiao Jue went from being ignored at the beginning to becoming interested after discovering Shen Yu's resourcefulness. This sense of "meeting the opponent" is much better than forcing sugar. However, the two have not interacted much so far. I hope there will be more head-to-head confrontations in the future, and I want to see how they compete with each other.
The writing style is very suitable for the ancient setting, and the description of the snow scene, the house and the atmosphere of the court is very visual, and it feels very immersive when reading. The supporting characters are not considered tools. Aunt Su's weakness, Ruan's mother's loyalty, and Xiao Jue's subordinates all make the story more vivid, but Shen Jingyuan's villain image is a little thin.
The heroine is not a cool character with brainless cheating. The logic of the plot is all online. The serial plot of the battle in the back house and the multi-party game of fighting for the heir in the court are intertwined. The foreshadowing is cleverly laid, and the subsequent reversals can be justified without any logical loopholes.
The combination of house fighting and intrigue is just right! From the trap of the jade pendant in the back house to the food and fodder plan in the court, the heroine used a fake defense map to stir up the disputes between the Shen Mansion, the Tutor Mansion and even the princes. Every plan is interconnected and there is no brainless trick. It all depends on the clever layout. It is very enjoyable to watch.
The plot line of this book is more brilliant than the house fighting line. Shen Yu used the maps of the previous dynasty and the settings of the Baili Western Canal to conceive a grain and grass strategy that was closely linked. Even the details of salt merchants and water transportation were taken into consideration, and it was not a suspended strategy. But the house fight part is a bit cliche, and Shen Zhiwei's trapping methods are a bit old-fashioned.
Sisters, I'm so panicked! Our Ayu obviously approached the third prince with a purpose, why do we feel that the way she looks at the male protagonist is getting more and more wrong? She was blocking arrows for him, and she was staying up late to think of strategies for him. Isn't this a sign of temptation? Get into business, my sister! Don't forget why you were reborn! It's to protect your mother and your wet nurse! Men will only affect the speed of your career! A prince like Xiao Jue who eats people without spitting out their bones is unreliable at first glance! Wake up! Don't make the same mistake again - (I dare not say)...
Overall, it's a cool, Machiavellian article that gets better and better the more you read it! It has the sophisticated calculations of a house fight, the treacherous events in the court, and the game where the male and female protagonists meet their opponents. The plot is exciting and logical, and the foreshadowing echoes back and forth. The setting of the crematorium for chasing the wife at the end makes people look forward to the follow-up. It is worth recommending!
It's pretty good, there are no bad points, the logic is online, it's worth pursuing [learn it]
Ayu and Xiao Jue are a perfect match! One is in the light and the other is in the dark. You can tell what the other person is going to do next by exchanging a look. This kind of tacit understanding is amazing! Watching them join forces to make a fool of the prince and other princes is even better than watching them fall in love!