Political Intrigue, Political Intrigue! Any Stories That Test Your Wits? Come and Put Me Through the Wringer ･᷄Ὢ･᷅ 权谋权谋，拼智商的有木有，快来虐我･᷄ὢ･᷅

1. 501 宴 The Banquet Pavilion Records 宴亭录 Leisurely Rain闲雨Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Ensemble romance x immortal-demon love x god-demon love x quirky and lighthearted] Episodic stories, one-on-one pairings, mutual devotion, happy endings Laid-back, hard-drinking female puppet maker VS refined, gentle male painter Naive girl with unparalleled skill in mechanisms VS obsessive, twisted young lord of the demon realm Food-loving girl with mediocre bewitching arts VS fox-clan boy with exceptional bewitching arts Proud, battle-obsessed girl VS aloof genius boy with superb sword skills 861Reads9.3Score168Shelves
2. 502 我 I'm Gu Zhao, Beyond All Price 我是顾昭，贵不可言 Bao Chengcheng保成成Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + Two Powerful Leads + Satisfying Revenge] The true heiress has turned dark after being reborn! She toys with the enemies from her past life and marries her scumbag ex’s uncle, turning the court upside down! Everyone is evil! The family who caused me and my daughter to die horribly in my past life now kneels and begs me through tears not to kill them. The true heiress has shut her heart to love and lives only for revenge. She never expected the mute boy she picked up on a whim to b 2Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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   The heroine is very strong. Welcome to the pit.

3. 503 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 10.8kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
4. 504 大 The Great Zhou Order: I Became Famous Across the Land by Copying Poems from the Start 大周令：开局抄诗就名扬天下 A Peerless Beauty from the South南方有佳人绝世Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After his soul transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking county magistrate in the Great Zhou, he copies a poem famous throughout the ages from the start, triggering a celestial phenomenon and slaying the invading enemies. The ancient greats of Earth are terrifyingly powerful. The Great Zhou Dynasty spans a vast territory, and its foreign tribes are powerful. This world is home to Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Daoism, immortal sects, demons, and the supernatural. Confucian cultivators 16.6kReads8.8Score964Shelves

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   🌸New good book, travel through time and become a county magistrate, copy ancient poems at the beginning, trigger heaven and earth, visions, including Confucianism, Buddhism, martial arts, Taoism, immortal sect, demons, the storyline is very good [Thinking][Grgrievance][Thinking][Sending Hearts]

5. 505 捻 Snow Flecked with Gold 捻金雪 Ming Yu明与Ancient Romance628k WordsCompleted [Sly scheming minister + clever beauty + unhinged characters + devoted couple + happy ending + sweet romance] Tea comes in red and green; people come in decent and fake. Be sly but not cruel, ruthless enough to hold your ground. Dote on your wife without limits, and know how to love your partner. Sweet, but never cloying. Want to learn? Pay your tuition and come on over... [laughs][laughs][laughs] 307Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Everyone has an IQ, it just depends on the level

6. 506 娘 Your Highness Is Addictive: Your Highness, Hurry Up and Marry Her 娘娘好上头：王爷快把人娶走吧 Niu Mudan牛牡丹Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted The strongest mercenary transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter? She transforms into a slick little troublemaker, takes on her vicious stepmother, and tears into her scummy brother and sister! Dare to scheme against her? She’ll send the lot of them to a male escort club! Who could have imagined that the once-useless legitimate daughter would now secretly be on the imperial payroll, serving as a mighty commander? She strikes with her blade and lays waste to her foes, 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This, the heroine is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister on the surface, but secretly she is a royal guard, and the hero is the handsome prince, it's too high-spirited [cover face][cover face][cover face]

7. 507 十 A Full-Element Mage God at Eighteen, One Man Subdues the World 十八岁全系法神，一人镇压全世界 Jiuwu Liuyi九五六一Urban1.4M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is a bit low, but it will go up later.) [Power fantasy]+ [Powerful family background]+ [Skills personified] Lin Mo transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class and awakens as a [blank-slate mage] with no elemental affinity. Without a specific talent, he can't learn high-level elemental skills. Fortunately, he comes from a prominent family, so Lin Mo decides to lie flat and live the easy life of a rich second-generation heir. But then his skills come to life 317.9kReads7.7Score8kShelves

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   💖I found a super touching ancient love story! The setting of the strongest two female protagonists in "[Full of Blood] Twin Sisters Return from Blood" is so exciting! The sisters come back from the bloodshed together, and the plot of marriage on behalf of others is extremely tense. The characters are three-dimensional and the reading experience is extremely comfortable. It's like watching a costume drama with a heroine and you can't stop reading! The book shortage must be rushed! 🌹🌹 #9.9 High score, high-quality, refreshing, good-looking, and immersive novel#

8. 508 跟 Learn the Art of War with Sun Wu 跟着孙武学打仗 By the Old Road古道边Historical127k WordsCompleted After being persecuted by political enemies, Sun Wu left Qi for Wu and lived in seclusion on Mount Luofu. Wu Zixu recognized him and visited Mount Luofu seven times before persuading him to join King Helü of Wu. As Chu repeatedly harassed the border and fighting continued, Sun Wu instituted the Zhao land-tax system to strengthen the state. He and Wu Zixu divided their forces to wear down the Chu army, and, with the help of Cai and Tang, finally set the conflict between Wu and Chu in motion. The 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A contest between the supreme Machiavellian wits.

9. 509 归 Return of the Phoenix 归凰 Sweet Tangerine Feifei蜜橘飞飞Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing [Mad Beauty's Rebellion, an Empress's Rise, One Woman and Many Men] If you fall, get back up where you fell. Her parents were murdered? Avenge them! The throne was taken? Seize it back! Her consort causes trouble? Tear out his tendons and skin him alive! Li Hua never believed in fate. She would rather be the one moving the pieces than a pawn in someone else's hands. So what if she lost for a time? As long as she was alive, she had the means to fight heaven and humanity. She was determined to bec 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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   You can check out the treasures and new books discovered by old bookworms. The heroine is sober and powerful. She appears to be a madman, but is actually a careerist and avenger. She is good at layout and strategy. However, if the enemy does not use their wits, the heroine will sometimes be defeated by the enemy, but the more frustrated she becomes, the stronger she becomes. The main purpose of this article is to see who is smarter and who can outplay whom.

10. 510 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 15.9kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    Fuyao Technique, Tiger Wife, Xi Huazhi and these two books

11. 511 奇 The Hideous Assassin Begs You to Wait Until She Draws Her Sword Before You Die of Shock 奇丑女刺客，求等拔剑再被吓死 Drunk Without the Moon醉是无月Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted People cannot choose their own appearance, but they can choose the face they show the world. People cannot choose the status they are born into, but they can choose the path they take from here. The ugliest woman in Later Jin never let her wretched looks or lowly status shake her resolve. Her ugliness was earth-shattering: one look at her was enough to scare the wits out of anyone and leave them trembling in terror. They called her the Red-Clad Ghost. They said she was uglier than any man, with 52Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist is ugly, the male protagonist is scumbag, one is weak and the other is blind; it is not easy for the two of them to get together; wherever there are pitfalls, there are pitfalls. It is not easy to dig up graves and pretend to be ghosts; to dig out dung and eat insects is to be assassinated. Both men and women are slapped in the face, and the heroine is so ugly that she calls her mother; just wait for her relatives to take a look, and it will turn into a flower after reading it. [Laughs][laughs]

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