Palace Intrigue, Pure Palace Intrigue, the Kind That Takes All Your Brainpower 宫斗，纯宫斗，脑子不够用的那种
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- 51 Fallen Blossoms for You, Please Accept Them with a Smile 落花赠卿，请君笑纳 Falling Blossoms for You, Please Accept Them with a Smile 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Romeo and Juliet 2.0 罗密欧与朱丽叶2.0 Romeo and Juliet 2.0 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 53 After We Parted, I Wasted My Youth in the Drizzle 一别烟雨负韶华 One Parting in Misty Rain, a Lifetime of Lost Youth 17Reads—Score—14d adds
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Gu Wangxi 顾望昔
Gu Wangxi was just over thirteen. Thirteen years later, she returned, only to have Gu Chengjue use their betrothal to destroy her country and family, forcing her to wander the world. At last, the old scores of love and hatred would be settled. Thirteen years on, she had carefully laid the groundwork for a death trap, luring him into it so she could reclaim everything that should have been hers. The contest of open calculations and hidden schemes was about to begin. A strong female lead story. Lo
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His Little Yue Is Like the Moon 他的小玥亮
The animated series is now available. Everyone said the Yan girl sent to the palace by the General's Mansion was an idiot. Premature, slow-witted, always a beat behind when she spoke, and smiling whenever she saw someone. On the day of the selection, everyone laughed at her. "Is the General's Mansion so short on people that they had to send an idiot to fill a spot?" Yan Yue didn't understand, so she laughed along with them. Later, she became the only woman in the harem allowed to stay overni
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You and I, Heart to Heart 你侬我侬
A hazy dream left Qiaoqiao unable to see things clearly, but one thing was certain: Mo Henghuan was a massive scumbag! So why wait? She should dump him! But why did trouble follow right on his heels, and why was it so hard to deal with? Well, having an ally was important, and the heir of the Bai family seemed like a good choice. But I’m only joining forces with you, not marrying you. How about we renegotiate the terms? The Bai heir: “Qiaoqiao, whether we’re cooperating or plotting together, you
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- 57 The Sunflower Princess’s Book of Delights 葵花郡主欢乐宝典 Xiao Kuihua has a name as common as they come for a noble young lady, but her parents are both highborn and utterly unreliable. They raised her into a “green melon,” someone who speaks without thinking and invites gossip, and whose hopeless conduct makes marriage difficult. Yet, by a twist of fate, she wins herself a young husband, and so begins her delightful life of stirring up the capital and teasing young dandies before marriage, then making mischief with her in-laws and battling her mother- 1.9kReads9.6Score30214d adds
- 58 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 6.3kReads9.4Score61714d adds
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Who Says the Empress Is a White Lotus? She’s Clearly a Green Tea 谁说娘娘是白莲花？明明是绿茶
[All-around strong female lead, fiercely ambitious, no rebirth or transmigration, play the pig to eat the tiger, concubine-born daughter rises against the odds] Shen Yurong is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and she has been beautiful since childhood. Her parents therefore had her study music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as singing and dancing, hoping she would be chosen in the imperial consort selection and become a favored consort, bringing glory to the Shen family. Her p
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The Legend of Duoyi 朵依传
A girl who grew up in hardship is fortunate enough to be acknowledged by the Khan and become the flower of the grasslands. To protect her people, she is sent away as a princess to marry a Khitan king in his fifties, exiled to the desolate frontier. There, she struggles through hardship alongside A Yan, whose fate has been just as cruel. Together, they fight their way out of darkness and toward the dawn. Family, lovers, tribe, homeland: when looking back on the years gone by, which of these is th
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Ashen Night: “This Zichen Palace, This Vast Empire, It’s All Too Cold…” 烬夜：“这紫宸殿，这万里江山，都太冷了……”
Jin Ye: “This Zichen Hall, this vast empire stretching for thousands of miles, they’re both so cold...”
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On Our Wedding Night, My Substitute Bride Doctor Pulled a Bomb from Her Bodice 新婚夜，替嫁医妃从怀里掏出一枚炸弹
Murong Wan, a top physician of the twenty-first century, transmigrates and finds herself with a father who doesn't care for her and a stepmother who doesn't love her. The emperor thinks she's stupid and ugly, so he grants her a blind prince instead, calling them “a match made in heaven”! But with a mysterious pocket dimension at her disposal, the world is hers! He thinks she's stupid? No matter. One day, she'll have him wrapped around her little finger. He thinks she's ugly? No worries. One day,
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The Bewitching Consort Just Wants to Have Fun 妖妃她一心找乐子
[Big-hearted chaos-loving prankster ✖ sickly, scheming fake tyrant] [Two powerful, equally crazy leads] [Light political intrigue] [Both pure, one-on-one HE] [Alternate Tang dynasty] Linghu Jingfan was a nobody in the imperial harem. She stumbled into a high-stakes plot to assassinate the emperor, and after being reborn twice only to die horribly each time, she finally figured it out: Be a good person, and you die fast. Be a bad person, and you die slow. In her third life, she decided she was do
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My White-Eyed-Wolf Sister and I Were Reborn and Swapped Souls 我和白眼狼妹妹重生后灵魂互换了
A cunning, ruthless heroine versus a twisted, obsessive hero In her previous life, Su Yu'er enjoyed the emperor's favor without end, until Shen Ningyue and the empress conspired to frame her. Reborn, she and Shen Ningyue switch souls. Now in Shen Ningyue's body, she initially plans to pretend they've made peace and team up with Su Yu'er to get revenge. But that plan falls through, so she lies low at Lady Zhaohua's side and stokes conflict in the harem, sowing suspicion between the empress and L
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I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世
[Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga
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- 66 The Poison Queen Gives Up, but the Mad Dog Emperor Insists on Spoiling Her 毒后摆烂，疯狗暴君偏要宠 [Court Intrigue] [Mutual Exploitation] [Psycho Push and Pull] [Fall from Grace] [Psycho] [Powerful Figures] [Tyrant] [Imperial Court] [High-Level Hunt] [Schemes] [Power Couple] [Wits and Will] Meng Zhiyuan was a notorious poison empress. After Emperor Xiao Qi personally destroyed her family, she was banished to the cold palace, left to await her death. Xiao Qi brought his new favorite before her and flaunted his favor, hoping to see jealousy and pain in her eyes. But Meng Zhiyuan didn't even loo 215Reads—Score11214d adds
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The Prince Jing’s Consort: Master, Save Me 静王妃之师傅救我
Originally titled The Princess Consort of Prince Jing, this novel was renamed The Princess Consort of Prince Jing: Master, Save Me in memory of a departed friend. It tells the story of Princess Murong Jingwen of Beiping. After descending from Yuntai Mountain, she misses her chance to marry Lin Yutai and is sent far away to the Chen Kingdom to wed Prince Jing as part of a political alliance. She is abducted along the way, and meets Li Chaoyang, a villager of the Chen Kingdom. Thus begins the stor
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After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！
Transmigration + two formidable leads + secret identities exposed + everyone’s favorite + romantic push and pull Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison (Three Kingdoms intrigue, battles of wits, sweetness intertwined with heartbreak) Mo Qingqing: Transmigrated as the most doted-on seventh princess of Beilin, she breaks off her engagement from the start and is coveted by various factions for her status and beauty. Dugu Yunche / Xiao Yun: A hostage prince from Xiqi, cold
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My Divine Bones Were Stolen? I Emptied the Imperial Treasury for My Dowry 神骨被夺？我搬空国库当嫁妆
[Legitimate Daughter + Household and Palace Intrigue + Two Strong Leads + Devoted Love + Political Scheming + Divine Physician + Taking Down Villains + Satisfying Revenge] To save the Crown Prince, the genius physician Shen Jingwan is sacrificed by her family, who cut out her once-in-a-century “Exquisite Bone.” Her family is ennobled in return, while she is abandoned in the countryside to fend for herself. Three years later, she returns with unparalleled medical skills, only to discover that her
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- 70 Her Seven Brothers Died in Battle, and the Legitimate Daughter Returned Darkened 七个哥哥战死沙场，嫡女黑化归来 [Historical romance, court intrigue, palace and household scheming, reborn, joining forces, legitimate daughter, revenge, two formidable leads, transmigrate into a book, seven older brothers, no saintly heroine, miracle doctor, adored by all, comeback, punishing scoundrels, imperial uncle, devoted husband, devoted couple] The comment section is 99% positive! Read with confidence! “Shen Nanqiao, being chosen to marry into the Eastern Palace is a blessing for your Duke of Zhenguo household!” Rebor 4.2kReads7.2Score80414d adds
- 71 Reborn: Will the Four Maids Help Their Mistress Divorce and Remarry? 重生，四大丫鬟带主母和离改嫁？ [Maid-assistance story + a heroine who wins by lying flat + a low-status marriage turned into a counterattack] Shen Yue, the prime minister’s legitimate daughter, was easygoing and plump, and had no love for using her brain. Back then, she had married down into the declining Marquis Gu household, bringing a lavish dowry. She had only wanted to take it easy and live out her days in peace. But after her husband, Gu Yanzhou, attached himself to the daughter of a powerful family, Su Wanrou, the two 492Reads6.9Score11414d adds
- 72 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天，八万暗卫跪请归位 [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 2.1kReads6.6Score47814d adds
- 73 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 880Reads—Score17714d adds
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After Tearing the White Lotus Apart, I Became the Sole Favorite of the Six Palaces 手撕白莲花后，我独宠六宫
When Su Momo entered the palace, she was merely a lowly Answering Lady. Her rivals mocked her, saying she would spend her whole life attending to ink and brushes. Later, her exquisite calligraphy amazed the entire harem. She won the Empress Dowager's protection and the emperor's exclusive favor. Those who had once mocked her fell to their knees and begged her forgiveness.
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- 75 The Lucky Carp Maid Is No Easy Mark, and the Mad Crown Prince Begs for a Hug with Red-Rimmed Eyes! 锦鲤丫鬟难惹，疯太子红眼求抱！ [Palace and Household Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Mutual Healing + Historical Romance + Face-Slapping Wish Fulfillment + Protective Hero + Lucky Charm + Both Pure + One-on-One Romance + Intense Push and Pull + Strong Female Lead] Rumor has it that Crown Prince Xiao Hanjin of the Great Yuan Dynasty is a bloodthirsty madman who recognizes no family. Anyone who comes within three feet of him is as good as dead. Until one day, the palace attendants nervously open the study door and catch the notoriou 49Reads—Score10714d adds
- 76 My Ex-Husband Gets to Be a Dad? I'll Marry a Rugged Man Who Can't Have Children and Carry Twins 前夫喜当爹？我嫁绝嗣糙汉怀双宝 [Period] [Second Marriage] [Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife] [Twins] [Brutal Revenge on the Scumbags] [Size Difference] Zhao Qingqing had been married for seven years without a child. Her mother-in-law beat her and drove her out, while her ex-husband rushed to marry a widow carrying another man's baby. Qingqing immediately turned around and married Han Tie Zhu, the ferocious butcher rumored to be unable to have children, whom no one in the commune dared to cross. Han Tie Zhu seemed cold and sho 435Reads—Score10614d adds
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Spring Comes Late Within These Walls 墙内春迟
[Three thousand beauties in the harem, every one a pawn, but even pawns want to live.] Beauty Ling thought that as long as she climbed into the emperor's bed, she would survive. The Noble Consort thought that as long as she was ruthless enough, she could secure her position. Consort Shu thought that being true to herself would win her genuine affection. The newly arrived county princess thought she could turn from a pawn into a player. They were all wrong. In this cannibalistic inner palace, sis
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The Black Lotus Consort: My Acting Reigns Supreme in the Harem 黑莲花宠妃，本宫演技冠绝后宫
Palace intrigue + black lotus + crushing scumbags and rising to power + everyone is evil + favored consort Other transmigrators become daughters of noble families, raised in luxury and blessed with lives free of hardship. Xia Jinhua, however, transmigrated as an impoverished concubine-born girl, adrift like a duckweed and forced to scheme at every step to secure her future. From her first dazzling encounter with the emperor at a country estate to taking the phoenix seal and firmly claiming the t
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- 79 Where the Clouds Return, the South Wind Blows 云归南风 I am Yi Nanfeng. I was born a daughter of a wealthy merchant family, but a wrongful case destroyed my family. To stay alive, I became a maid in the Chief Minister's residence. I met Gu Tingyun, the Chief Minister, one night, and we fell in love. But with the gulf between us, how can I rise above my station and stand beside him at the very top? 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 Courtesan of the Court: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old's Beloved 宦海浮棠：九千岁的心尖宠 This book has three volumes and three stories: Volume One: Shen Yuntang, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's family, saves the chief eunuch at the Emperor's side on a stormy night? They say he is cruel and vicious, killing without batting an eye... During their first close encounter, Shen Yuntang is struck by his fierce yet fragile state despite his grave injuries, while Xie Muchuan remembers a pair of clear, calm eyes... Volume Two: The nineteenth year of Jinghe, with spring deep a 2Reads—Score—14d adds
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The Concubine's Daughter Stuns the Court 庶女惊澜
A clear-headed, independent modern office worker transmigrates into the body of a marquis’s illegitimate daughter. She thinks modern thinking, flirting tricks, and a golden finger will let her crush the ancient world’s lawful wife. Instead, she runs into a prince’s consort who is brilliant, socially savvy, born into a top aristocratic family, and skilled at reading people and political maneuvering. She’s outmatched at every turn as the two women battle wits.
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After Relentless Pursuit, the Cold and Powerful Minister Loses Control 死缠烂打后，清冷权臣失控了
Xiao Jingxian transmigrated into the body of an unfortunate princess from the previous dynasty. She was born just as her kingdom fell. To show his magnanimity, the new emperor casually spared her life. And so she became the most awkward presence in the imperial palace, hated by people and bullied by servants. To survive, she set her sights on the one man in the empire no one dared provoke: Chancellor Xie Heng. He had risen from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of power, wielding influence o
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