Looking for High-Quality Political Intrigue with a Powerful Female Lead 求高质量权谋大女主文
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The Power of Chang'an 长安权
[Love of country and family + strong heroine + court intrigue + military strategy + alternate history] In the Great Hui Dynasty, men could scheme in court and fight enemies on the battlefield, and so could women. In the forty-seventh year of Chengqian, the crown prince of the main line was ambushed by enemy troops while suppressing a rebellion in Yuzhou, and his whereabouts became unknown. Only a surviving heir of the Eastern Palace remained in the capital. The emperor was devastated and had no
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The Crown Prince's Consort Turns Dark After Being Reborn 世子妃重生后黑化了
My new novel, The Chancellor Who Betrayed Me Is Reborn and Begging Me for a Meal, is now available~ [Fake and real heiresses] Chu Miao was born the eldest legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's residence, but her life was switched at birth with a village woman's daughter. When her family finds her, she becomes a pawn of her parents and the imperial family. She is deceived into marrying Xiao Rongjin, the legitimate son of the Prince of Pingnan. Her father-in-law is a war god who has never known
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He Covets Her Beauty 他窥姝色
[Feel-good revenge + mutual salvation + everyone grovels] Gu Tangning is a princess, the brightest jewel in Shengjing. The emperor she personally supported wants to kill her and seize her power. The Prince of Yun'an, whom she raised herself, wants to take her by force. The powerful minister Shen Qinghan, who shares her love, wants to imprison her. They all say they love her, but they only want her to be a caged songbird. They want her beautiful and fragile, kept under lock and key, obedient and
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Seizing Shenghua 夺盛华
Jiang Qingyi spent her whole life as a discarded pawn, trampled on and bullied, until her own mother was defiled and driven to suicide because of her! Reborn, Jiang Qingyi flipped the table. To hell with being anyone’s pawn! Her medical skills could bring the dead back to life. With her extraordinary eyes, she could read the flames of a person’s fate, divine their future, determine fortune or misfortune, and calculate everything without fail. Powerful people came to her door just to ask for a re
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A Beauty Like Wine, Sweet Yet Poisonous 美人似酒亦似毒
Everyone knows that Prince Ding of Beiming, a man who avoids women, fell for a delicate beauty and spoiled her beyond measure, granting her every wish. The beauty was like both wine and poison. On the eve of their wedding, she dropped her disguise, stole the battle formation plans of the Xiao family army, and made a clean getaway. All of Xiao Ciyuan’s heartfelt devotion became a joke. . Wen Yuyan, daughter of the great general who protects Xichu, burst onto the scene. Brilliant and gifted, with
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The Black Lotus Is Reborn, and She Slaughters Her Way Through with the Ailing Young Lord 黑莲花重生，和病弱小公爷杀疯了
Shen Wan is the model of an aristocratic young lady: equally skilled in the literary and martial arts, and a peerless physician. Her parents and five older brothers adore her and treat her like the apple of their eye. Before these very relatives hunt her down and kill her, she too believes she is the beloved young lady everyone dotes on, and the Crown Prince’s sweetheart. Only as she lies dying does she learn the truth: she is not the legitimate daughter of the Shen family at all. The true daugh
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After Our Divorce, My Ex-Wife Watches Me Rise to the Pinnacle of Power 离婚后，前妻仰望我登上权力巅峰
A medical report showing that he had cancer completely tore apart Li Xuejun's seemingly happy little family and destroyed his dream of living out his life in peace. When faced with his wife and her family relentlessly insisting that they sever all ties, Li Xuejun chose to give them what they wanted. But after the divorce, they discovered the truth, and still had the nerve to come crying back and beg for forgiveness. This time, Li Xuejun's heart had turned to stone. He told them not to rush: ther
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Scheming for the Phoenix: The Empire as a Game, You as My Pawn 谋凰：江山为局，卿为子
[Reborn + political intrigue + palace and household drama + the hero's desperate pursuit of his ex + strong female lead] In her previous life, Shen Yu, an illegitimate daughter in the household of the Vice Minister of Personnel, suffered a cruel fate and watched her closest family die. She helped the Third Prince, Xiao Jue, ascend the throne, only for him to end her life with a bowl of lethal poison. Reborn with all her bitterness intact, she returns to three years earlier, when her adoptive mot
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Starfall Over Chang'an: The Calamity Star Returns 星陨长安：灾星归来
“Calamity Star” Shi Buyu enters a game of chess where death is inevitable, only to become the sole, secret adviser to Yan Shi'an, the hidden crown prince. He is a descendant of the former dynasty, outwardly a merchant but secretly guarding the dragon's veins. The regicide holds all the power in the land, while the two of them bear a blood debt for three hundred lives and harbor the ambition to overturn the realm. This is a desperate gamble with the world at stake, and they are each other's only
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The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华
[Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy
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The Princess Uses Herself as Bait to Lure the Powerful Minister into Her Bedchamber 公主以身为诱，撩权臣入罗帷
[The low rating is only because not enough people have read it~] [Clever, flirtatious princess × Abstinent, domineering regent] [Career-minded heroine × Love-struck hero + Both Reborn + Sweet Romance + Both Chaste, One-on-One] In her previous life, Jiang He lost her brother to murder and her mother was deposed. She was caught up in the fallout and sent to live in seclusion at an ancient temple. When she finally returned to the capital, her useless royal brothers tried to force her into a politic
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Youthful Days of Seeking Flowers and Carrying Wine 寻花载酒少年事
Zhao Qinshang entered the imperial harem with a history book in hand, expecting to live out her days in peace as empress. Her only regret was that the man she loved would eventually become someone else’s male consort. But history played a cruel joke on her. A coup toppled the dynasty when her father usurped the throne. She went from being an empress dowager in name only to a princess, and the young tutor she fell for at first sight became one of the three thousand handsome men in her household.
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The Vicious Supporting Lady Is Causing Trouble Again? The Powerful Minister Bows and Offers the Phoenix Blade 恶毒女配又作妖？权臣俯首献凤刀
(The main story is complete) [Female-led story] [Tearing down scoundrels and face-slapping] [Feel-good read] [Nation and family] [Business] [Political intrigue] [Female-centered] Her battle-hardened fiance returns in triumph, but brings a mistress home with him. At the victory banquet, Zhaoyang awakens to the script of a villainous supporting character and foresees the miserable future awaiting her. Xiao Qi publicly asks to marry his mistress and flaunts himself before her, turning seven years o
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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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The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了
[Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of
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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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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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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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Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢
[The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On
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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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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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The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄
Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld
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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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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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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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Book Transmigration: Keep Your Characterization Intact 穿书：稳住人设不能崩
[Political Intrigue] [Book Transmigration] These days, it’s so easy for someone’s public persona to fall apart. A “nice guy” influencer with hundreds of thousands of followers was exposed as an animal abuser; a coworker known for being a “good husband” was caught cheating; even the male celebrity I liked, always seen as an innocent, boy-next-door type, was exposed for visiting prostitutes, and Jiang Xin immediately stopped being a fan... But she never expected that she would have to maintain a s
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My Childhood Friend Is More Than an Assassin, and My Sweetheart Isn't a Prince 青梅不只是刺客，竹马他不是皇子
Shen Wenxi was used as a pawn by her enemies throughout her previous life. She was both the assassin White Owl and the Valley Lord of Cloudmist Valley, who commanded a private army. Reborn, she kept her Valley Lord secret identity carefully hidden as she set out to find her fiancé and take her revenge. Yang Ce disguised himself as the ailing, short-lived Ninth Prince to stay alive, while also serving as the mysterious and highly favored War God, Lord Yannan. As he lay dying, he learned that his
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The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长
[Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c
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After Becoming a Villainess, I Spend Every Day Clearing My Name 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白
[Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k
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A Woman Who Transmigrated Into a Book Wants to Fight for the Household? Too Bad, She Met a Reborn Empress 穿书女玩宅斗？你遇上了重生皇后
[Reborn Empress vs. Woman Who Transmigrates Into a Book as a Concubine] Jiang Qingzhi was reborn. In her previous life, with the nation in peril, Jiang Qingzhi rescued a foolish beggar on the road as she fled. Her stepsister stole her betrothal and married into the General’s household in Sizhou, becoming the general’s wife. To her surprise, the fool was a prince who had fallen on hard times and been driven into exile. Years later, he united the realm, ascended the throne, and made Jiang Qingzhi
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Reborn as a Phoenix for Ten Thousand Lifetimes 万世为凰
[Strong Female Lead + No Fixed Couple + Satisfying Read + Court Intrigue] [No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No System] “Why is a woman called wicked just for wanting status, power, and wealth?” Xiao Qi remains silent. Song Shixu doesn't need his answer. She turns and walks away, and the two part ways. The palace, a symbol of supreme power, gleams in dazzling splendor. Song Shixu walks toward it up the jade steps, without a moment's hesitation.
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The Hilarious Heir Apparent Needs More Than Just a Lesson in Decency 沙雕世子她缺的不止是德
[Cross-Dressing as a Man + Everyone’s Favorite + No Romance + Yandere + Ancient Academy + Political Schemes + Ensemble Cast] The moment Xiang Mu transmigrated into a book, she knew she was doomed. Her father was the most heinous villain in history, and she was the most notorious young wastrel ever. The entire country wanted the villainous father and son dead, and even her own lovely wife was sharpening a knife in the courtyard, ready to kill her with her own hands. To change her fate of being ki
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Empress: Enough Fooling Around! Who Put the Imperial Robe on Me? 女帝：胡闹！谁把龙袍给朕穿上了
No CP + powerful heroine becomes emperor + satisfying throne-grabbing story + ruthless and self-serving Di Qingyu is a woman whose only wish is to become emperor and seize power, standing above all others. The history books describe this disastrous princess as “cunning to the point of being demonic, debauched and lawless, a scourge to the imperial court, and scheming to become emperor. She is a disgrace and an aberration among the women of the world.” At eighteen, she was made Grand Princess of
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I'm a Master? How Come I Didn't Know? 我是高手我怎么不知道
"Feel-good power fantasy"[Words Become Law]+ [Overactive Imaginations]+ [Ensemble Cast] Original title: I’m a Master, So Why Don’t I Know It? Xiao Ranshu suspects this world has gone mad! The dog she picked up is the fearsome Wolf King, renowned for his incredible combat prowess? The servant she hired while out shopping is a great sea monster from the merfolk? That silly rabbit is a Taotie that feeds on dragons... Xiao Ranshu slams the table in fury. “Bullshit! My pets are sweet, cute, and obedi
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After Going Crazy, I Became the Beloved of the Female Lead's Geniuses 发疯后，被女主的天骄们团宠了
[Female-led power fantasy + lighthearted comedy + no fixed couple + an absurdly powerful golden finger] Xia Ye transmigrated into a cultivation novel full of admirers, as a disposable cannon-fodder character. The genius junior sister was innocent and adorable, doted on by the young talents of every sect and loved by everyone. The useless original owner worked tirelessly and endured every beating and scolding. She nearly died protecting the heroine, only for the holy medicine she earned to be for
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Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情
(No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w
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Matriarchy: Resigning from the Golden Palace 女尊：辞金阙
He asked, “Does the Imperial Princess only make use of me? Is there not a trace of genuine feeling in her heart?” He said, “Your Highness, rest easy. Even if it costs me my life, I will bring Youzhou City back for you!” He said, “My wife, don’t frown. It’s only money. The He family will pay for it and help you unify the Nine Provinces.” He said, “Jiang Li, I already lost you once. This time, even if I die, I won’t let go of your hand.” They all asked her the same question: “Does Your Highness ha
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A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了
[No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er
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I Became the Leads' Daughter and Started Living Like a Couch Potato 穿成男女主女儿后，我咸鱼了
Qi Yue transmigrates into a book, becoming the youngest daughter of the male and female leads in a domineering CEO novel. Her eyes immediately light up. Domineering CEO = rich = a life of leisure! Once her memories come into focus, she is delighted. What could be better than lazing around while enjoying the gossip and watching the drama unfold? The book has not officially ended yet, but it has already reached the bonus chapters. In the story, her eldest brother is a business tycoon and the
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The Hated Senior Sister Goes on a Rampage 万人嫌师姐杀疯了
(The platform forcibly ended this novel, and the author can no longer make changes.) She was the unpopular Third Senior Sister of her sect. Her fellow disciples mocked her as cold and withdrawn, with mediocre talent and a pretentious air of superiority. But no one knew how much she envied her Little Junior Sister, who was adored by the entire sect and blessed with extraordinary talent. Sadly, the Little Junior Sister died unexpectedly at the hands of a demonic cultivator. Her senior brother dis
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I’m Bugging Out in a Strong Female Lead Novel 我在大女主文里面卡bug
An ancient-style alternate world, transmigration, no System, and a skill that may or may not count as a golden finger! The heroine is kind of a jerk, but she'll gradually grow as the story goes on! A lighthearted story with a focus on political intrigue!
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If the Male Lead Is Out of Reach, the Villain Is a Better Deal 不是男主要不起，反派更有性价比
The short drama adaptation of Quick Transmigration: Spoiled and Cherished is now available on Fanqie, the comic is out, and a print edition is in the works. Please show your support. [Sweet romance + yandere, one-on-one] To stay alive, Sheng Nuan must transmigrate into different worlds, play doomed cannon fodder, and save the darkest villains. They're cold-blooded, obsessive, and ruthless, capable of leaving a million corpses in their wake with a laugh and destroying the world with a wave of the
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A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常
Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read.
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Imperial Examinations: Reborn, She Took Her Ex-Husband's Steady Job 科举：重生后她抢了前夫的铁饭碗
[Heroine Does Not Disguise Herself as a Man | Civil Service Exams and Government Career | A Name in the History Books | A Strong Heroine Who Grows] In her previous life, Jiang Ruchu was a fallen noblewoman. Her father was faithless, her mother weak. Carrying a keepsake, she married into the prominent local Huo family to repay a debt of gratitude. When her husband entered school, Jiang Ruchu quietly supported him through his studies... She kept a low profile and fulfilled her duties, hoping only
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A Clear Sparrow Falls on a Cold Branch 寒枝落清雀
[One-on-one romance + strong female lead + political intrigue + ensemble cast + woman disguised as a man] At the age of ten, Xie Youning watched her mother die by the sword and her elder brother fall in a pool of blood. The Xie family was wiped out. She hid in the woodshed and narrowly escaped with her life. Five years later, under the assumed name Liang Yanchu, she passed the palace examinations as a disaster refugee from Hexi, placing second, and entered the imperial court. She intends to unco
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