Are There Any Palace Dramas Focused Purely on Palace Intrigue? 有没有纯宫斗的宫斗剧？
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Qing Chen's Scheme 卿宸谋
[Not a virginal romance, not a wish-fulfillment story. Read with caution! A story that could loosely be called an ancient Cinderella tale] [Traditional Historical Palace Intrigue]+ [Rich Plot]+ [A Mix of Sweetness and Heartbreak]+ [Slow-Burning Happy Ending] Autumn, Year Seventeen of the Nanyan era. The late emperor passed away, and his eleventh son, Xiao Yuning, ascended the throne, ushering in the Minghe era. In the third year of Minghe, the court decreed that officials of the fourth rank and
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The Virtuous Consort's Tale: A Palace Lady's Growth Plan 后宫贤妃传之娘娘成长计划
[Female Lead's Growth] + [The Emperor's Heartlessness] The imperial harem was a place that devoured people. Fucha Huixin had always known that. An orphaned girl entered the palace in her elder sister's place, facing a hypocritical and fickle emperor, a domineering empress who tolerated no rivals, the Noble Consort, and the covetous stares of the other consorts... Unexpected events came one after another. Could she hold on to who she was? Read on as this young woman grows step by step into the Vi
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装
[Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You":
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A Lone Pearl in the Desert, Locked Away in the Palace 大漠独珠锁深宫
[Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Female-Oriented + Ensemble Cast] Once you enter the palace gates, you're as good as lost. Your fate is no longer your own! A chieftain's only daughter, from a tribe far beyond the horizon, is sent away from home and into the imperial harem to meet the needs of the political situation. A woman raised in a military camp, born into a family of generals, willingly makes herself small for love; a supporting character finds true love; a woman who bears children
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Reborn to Scheme for a Flourishing Era 重生之盛世妃谋
To preserve her family's honor, she is sent into the palace to help her aunt, the favored consort, win the emperor's favor and seize power, and to put her own cousin on the throne. Who could have guessed that he would turn around and marry her cousin as his empress? After exhausting every scheme, she ends up losing her closest kin to a tragic death. Then, amid a great fire, she returns to the days before she entered the palace. Lou Huayu gazes at the enemies from her past life, lowers her head,
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Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡
From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side.
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Radiant Spring 春光艳
In her previous life, Ye Baozhu had the worst luck imaginable. She married a scumbag who was a beast in human skin, and when she died, she made sure to take him down with her. At last, she had her revenge! So what was this business about being reborn? Perhaps Heaven had brought her back this time to repay her debts and return the kindness she had received?
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The Consort Rises in the Palace by Mastering a Special Sleeping Technique 凭借特殊睡觉技巧，娘娘宫斗上位
Not a faithful-couple romance! Not a faithful-couple romance! She doesn't love the Emperor! Entertainment-industry superstar Liu Qianqian transmigrates one day into the body of an unfavored palace concubine, only for a reborn, unknown supporting character to make it her mission to kill her! To stay alive, she has no choice but to fight for the Emperor's favor and climb the ranks. What to do about the reborn supporting character? No need to panic. Her Highness has a knack for sleeping: men can't
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The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权
[Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had
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A Thousand Years of Sign-In in the Underworld, Then Reincarnating Makes the Empress Cry 地府签到千年，投胎气哭女帝
After Li Heng died, his soul entered the underworld. He thought he would be reincarnated, but instead he unlocked a sign-in System in the Hall of the King of Hell. And so he became a lowly underworld officer who swept floors, wandering through every corner of the underworld. “Ding! You signed in at the Hall of the King of Hell and received the King of Hell's Sword!” “Ding! You signed in on the Eighteenth Level of Hell and received the Primordial Demon God Spear!” “Ding! You signed in at the Hall
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From the Start, I'm an Emperor: Building an Ancient Divine Sect 开局大帝境，打造太古神宗
After Wang Yi became sect leader, he activated a System and was rewarded with the cultivation of a Great Emperor. He vowed to build the greatest divine sect of the ancient era. Looking at the many prodigies hoping to join his sect... “What? You have a Supreme Bone and want to become a Holy Son? Sorry, in our sect, people with Supreme Bones are only good enough to guard the gate!” “You have the bloodline of a Heavenly Phoenix? Not bad! The kitchen needs a chef who can produce phoenix fire, so the
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The Central Palace 中宫
“You are a gift from Qiu Zhenyu to the throne, offered in exchange for his head. Did your father not tell you that you must obey me?” With a light flick of the jade-handled fan in his hand, Xiang Ye removed the empress’s phoenix robe. “Grandmother said the daughters of the Qiu family don’t need to obey.” Min’er looked up at the king who had come drenched in blood, not the slightest bit afraid. On their wedding night, the emperor slept in another woman’s arms. Yet his neglect, humiliation, and bu
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I Am the Consort 妾为后
Wu Xiaoyan was not beautiful. For a woman, she was far too tall, and her skin was too dark. She was stronger than a man and ate more than one, too. As she grew older, all she wanted was to marry an ordinary man and live an ordinary life. But this little wolf cub she had raised... really was a little wolf cub!!
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Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传
Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden
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Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离
[Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband
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Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨
The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back
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Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝
(Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著）
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨
A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi
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Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头
[Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew
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Marrying Up 攀高枝
[Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping
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Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡
"The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten
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Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我
Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va
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Joy with You 与君欢
[Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving
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Bound by Spring 缚春情
[The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录
[Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T
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With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著）
The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea
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The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐
Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her!
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Late in the Day 行止晚
[Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise.
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A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳
In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she
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A Beauty Adorned with Brocade 锦上娇
The mighty General Dingbei commanded three armies at just twenty and made a name for himself on the battlefield. His enemies were so terrified of him that they kept their distance. Now that he’s married, he often leaves the house with scratch marks on his face and a rueful look. Everyone is stunned, but the general isn’t ashamed. He’s proud of it, declaring, “My wife is adorable no matter what she does. What do you know? You’re nothing...”
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100 Techniques to Conquer the Emperor in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧
Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen
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The Untouchable Princess’s Feast 绝妃膳类
No zuo no die: The Gu family's Fourth Miss finally got herself killed after making trouble at every turn, but in doing so, she drastically changed Gu Huaqing's tragic fate! As the daughter of a wealthy official, she absolutely couldn't let Heaven down. Her motto was to live freely and happily, and her top rule was to stay out of conflict! So why were there always so many admirers around her? Heaven above, earth below, please make these rotten peach blossoms go away!!!
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Graceful and Serene 姒婳
She is Bao Si, known to later generations as a great femme fatale. When she first enters the palace, she is a princess of a fallen state. With the emperor using her, the queen plotting against her, and the other women in the harem framing her, watch as she wins the emperor’s heart and turns the tide. He is King You of Zhou, who lit the beacons to make a beauty smile. As an emperor, he ought to stand above all and rule the world, but his court is in turmoil, the Quanrong tribes threaten from bey
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The Legitimate Daughter Is Reborn and Wipes Out the Entire Prime Minister’s Household 嫡女重生，绝杀相府满门
Revenge after being reborn + a powerful female lead's political schemes + no romance + expert-level household and palace intrigue She is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's residence, with a maternal uncle who commands a mighty army and a maternal grandmother, the Grand Princess, who cherishes her like a pearl! She is breathtakingly beautiful, a celestial maiden standing apart from the world, a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms! The man she loves would give up his empire for her
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