Please Recommend Well-Written Palace and Household Intrigue Stories 跪求宫斗宅斗文笔好文

1. 51 甄 The Rose Beauty of Empresses in the Palace 甄嬛传之玫瑰美人 Born Knowing When to Stop生白知止Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing Must-read warnings before you start! 1️⃣ The heroine is brainless, a pure, pretty vase, and she will not get smarter. Read carefully before you dive in!! I said she won't change!! Anyone who comes in just to insult me gets blocked. 2️⃣ Fans of Huan, Lingrong, or Yixiu should probably skip Volume One. If you finish it and still come to my comments to run your mouths, you'll all get blocked. Don't come here to annoy me. 3️⃣ Aside from Volume Two, none of the other volumes start out with the hero d 18.5kReads9.4Score704Shelves

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   I really will read these books again after reading them. The author's writing style is quite good.

2. 52 综 A Journey Through TV Dramas: The Empress's Allure 综影视之娘娘娇媚 Little Tips小妙招了Female-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted [(The rating is low because it was just released~) Satisfying story + everyone’s favorite + quick transmigration into TV dramas + no romance] Yaoyao is a fox immortal who has cultivated for thousands of years, but lately she’s become obsessed with a new pastime: watching TV dramas. Over time, Yaoyao discovered that she could sense the characters’ feelings and thoughts. After thousands of idle years, Yaoyao was finally intrigued. She would take on their identities and give these stories a differe 6.1kReads6.8Score258Shelves
3. 53 妖 Fairy-Like Heroines! She Wields Her Beauty in TV Dramas 妖精女主！她在影视剧恃美而娇 Shanshan Loves Tangerines杉杉爱橘Female-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing Beauty that captivates all, wealth and glory: the carefree life of a beautiful fox spirit heroine. Linlang was a lily of the valley growing in a secluded valley. After a century of cultivation, she became a spirit, but while undergoing a trial, she was struck by heavenly lightning and sent to another world. Thus began a marvelous journey through time, in which she became the most adored woman in television dramas, relying on her beauty to live as she pleased and dazzling everyone she met. World 46.3kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
4. 54 综 Film and TV Crossover: She Has All the World's Love 综影视：她集三千宠爱于一身 Jing Ruo婧若Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Ruan was an actress who always played the second female lead. During a scene where she had to fall into the water, an accident suddenly happened, and she died young. Fortunately, she encountered the Favorite Consort System, which gave her a chance to be reborn. To live again, Lin Ruan transmigrated with the System into one TV drama after another, helping supporting actresses turn their lives around and escape their tragic fates!!! (Only supporting actresses in palace-intrigue dramas.) The fe 689Reads8.9Score—Shelves
5. 55 清 Raising Children as Consort Xi in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之熹贵妃养崽日常 April New Year's Eve四月除夕Ancient Romance862k WordsCompleted [A max-level green tea who treats men like bosses and sweet-talks them while focusing on raising her child, the Imperial Noble Consort VS Yongzheng, a cold-faced prince to outsiders but a cute, proud tsundere at home; Qing Dynasty setting, palace intrigue, Consort Xi, adorable child, feel-good story] After raising a baby for two months, Qian Shengyan found out he was actually Qianlong. She immediately decided to lie back and let things work out in her favor. ...Then the baby nearly died. Terrifi 596Reads8.7Score—Shelves
6. 56 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
7. 57 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 20.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
8. 58 娇 The Pampered Little Noble Consort 娇养小贵妃 I Am Lingjun余曰灵均Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Shen Si was only the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect. The only reason Prince Kang took an interest in her was her beauty. When she refused to submit to him, he framed her father and brother. Just as she was about to take her own life, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, the emperor swept her into his arms. To avenge her father and brother, she joined the imperial harem and tried every means at her disposal, yet still met her end there. Reborn, she gained the ability to enter other peopl 1.2kReads8.9Score114Shelves
9. 59 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 43.4kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves

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   The heroine traveled through time earlier than the heroine in the original book. She wanted to gain a reputation for herself, but in the end, she directly competed for the highest position. It can be said that one person is inferior to ten thousand people. The dog emperor was directly defeated by the heroine [Adoration]

10. 60 公 The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree Every Day! 公主她每天都在嘎嘎乱杀！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 31.8kReads9.4Score4kShelves

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    Strongly recommended, very nice [love][love][love]

11. 61 东 The Crown Prince's Beloved Concubine 东宫宠妾 Que Yin雀隐Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Cool, celibate Crown Prince x Sweet, slim, easygoing concubine] Lin Jinxu is as lovely as a hibiscus, her beauty impossible to hide. Her slender waist, delicate enough to fit in one hand, is famed throughout the capital. Sadly, in her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and married her hypocritical cousin. She died before turning twenty, and took the entire Lin family down with her. Reborn, Lin Jinxu wants nothing more than to coast through life, eat well, and grow old in pe 5.7kReads8.5Score477Shelves

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    They are all strong women, not procrastinated at all, the female protagonist does not suffer in palace battles, and the male protagonist is very doting on her

12. 62 宫 The Palace Maid's Lush Beauty Softens the Emperor's Heart 宫女美艳娇软，皇帝缓放心尖 Jiu Jin Ya九斤吖Ancient Romance495k WordsCompleted The day the Grand Tutor’s residence was raided, Jiang Xi escaped with her younger sister. But an arrow had wounded her sister’s leg, leaving her unable to walk. To survive, Jiang Xi had no choice but to enter the palace as a cleaning maid. But her sister’s leg was getting worse, and with her current status, there was no way she could get her treated. Just then, the Empress Dowager was selecting maids to attend to the emperor. Jiang Xi pretended to fall and successfully got herself sent to the Ha 397Reads8.8Score—Shelves
13. 63 菀 Wanfeng Palace 菀凤宫 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Doesn’t love the emperor + aims to become Empress Dowager + wants her own child to be crown prince + later receives exclusive devotion + palace intrigue, eliminates every consort in the harem] Note: They are not mutually faithful at first. The heroine gradually wins the emperor over with her schemes and tactics. Jiang Zhiwan was a general’s daughter who studied the art of poisoning, then accidentally poisoned herself to death. She transmigrated into a different fictional era, only to 317Reads8.8Score—Shelves
14. 64 贵 The Noble Consort Is Both Divine and Alluring: The Emperor Is Already Smitten 贵妃又仙又欲：陛下早已沦陷 Clouds Rise to the Ninth Heaven云出九霄Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Not a first-love-only pairing; the heroine is no saint; the emperor favors her exclusively in the middle and later stages; fluffy, brainless sweet romance; silly and lighthearted, read with caution] Everyone says that a highborn legitimate daughter who enters the palace is doomed to a bad end, but Pei Jinyan refuses to believe it. Besides, she was once the emperor’s favorite consort in her previous life. She simply ruined a winning hand through her own arrogance and capriciousness. She gave bir 7.9kReads9.2Score842Shelves
15. 65 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 8.9kReads8.9Score919Shelves
16. 66 太 The Crown Prince Is Infertile? Reborn to Marry His Brother and Usurp His Throne 太子不孕？重生嫁他哥，覆他皇权 May All Your Wishes Bring Fortune and Long Life如意得福万岁Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted [A short drama of the same name is now available] Shen Mi, the most beautiful woman in Yanjing, is set up and loses her chastity. The Crown Prince of Great Yan comes to claim the child in her womb. She enters the Eastern Palace, only to fall into an abyss. The Crown Prince is a master schemer who uses her as a stepping stone to the throne. Once he gains power, he kills his wife and child and massacres her entire family. Her fake heiress of a younger sister has their father’s affection all to her 2.9kReads9.0Score413Shelves

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    The latest crazy Amway

17. 67 毒 The Little Poison Doctor 毒医小狂妃 Flowers Have Nothing to Envy花不羡Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Ye Xiaoxiao, a medical prodigy of the 21st century, excelled in both Chinese and Western medicine and won every major international medical award while still young. No one could have imagined that she would die in an accidental fall while chasing a celebrity! The medical community wailed in grief: handsome men really are a hazard... After transmigrating, Ye Xiaoxiao wakes to find herself as Ye Yaoyao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jin’s family. From then on, she saves lives with her med 12.9kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    Looking for ancient Chinese novels that are exciting and exciting? This book "Poison Doctor's Little Crazy Concubine" is definitely your cup of tea! The heroine was originally a modern poisonous doctor, but once she traveled through time, she became a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter who was bullied. Faced with the frame-up of a scumbag and the indifference of her family, she decisively embarked on a counterattack. With her superb poison skills and superb medical skills, she became famous in this otherworldly continent. The male protagonist has a distinguished and mysterious status. He thought he was a high-altitude flower, but when he got along with the female protagonist, he was attracted by her intelligence and courage, and their love has been deep since then. The two work hand in hand to break the conspiracy, fight against the powerful, and make their way in this troubled world. The plot is compact and not procrastinating, the fun points come one after another, and the slaps in the face are merciless. The emotional lines are sweet and sultry, making people blush and heartbeat. Those who like ancient Chinese novels must not miss this treasure novel!

18. 68 重 After Being Reborn Three Times, I Found My Happy Ending with the Hostage Prince from the Enemy Kingdom 重生三次后，我和敌国质子HE了 Yu Duoyou余多柚Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + reborn + three lifetimes + little poison doctor + no golden finger + political intrigue + satisfying read + sweet romance + reverse raising + romance + ensemble cast + scheming + a little angst] Xia Shi has been reborn three times, and each life has been more exciting than the last! Now in her third life, she’s an invincible little poison master. Who would dare let her suffer even the slightest grievance? In her first life, she lived for herself and married a foolish empero 2kReads9.5Score394Shelves

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    This book is so beautiful, I highly recommend it! I like the heroine's brain

19. 69 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 14.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Lu Zhiyuan, as the beloved legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo, has a simple mind and no ambitions. The day after her haircut, she unexpectedly received an imperial edict to be crowned empress. The emperor's wedding is about to take place, and the Duke's wife teaches her the secret of survival in the harem. Lu Zhiyuan mistakenly believed that the minister was forcing the emperor to marry her, and deliberately pretended to be dignified in the harem. However, the male protagonist had actually been plotting against her for a long time. The story of her stay in the harem and the emotional development between her and the emperor will be unfolded later.

20. 70 女 Matriarchy: Resigning from the Golden Palace 女尊：辞金阙 Xie Yang谢央Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 17.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    I must have this book, it's not good and I won't be able to eat two dishes in my life

21. 71 权 The Powerful Minister Pursues His Wife: He Says He'd Even Accept Being Her Lover! 权臣追妻，他说外室他也愿意！ I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted The rating has just come in, so it’ll go up later~ The male lead starts out on top, then turns into a devoted lapdog later. There’s a little political scheming and domestic drama. The satisfying face-slapping comes later. This isn’t a strong-female-lead story either, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing. "Beautiful, fair-skinned, voluptuous, innocent heroine vs. a man who doesn’t realize he’s in love until he’s on his knees pursuing his wife" "Powerful minister pursues his wife ➕ both leads 2.4kReads8.1Score243Shelves

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    The daughter of a guilty minister married into the general's palace, endured two years of cold treatment and forced concubinage, and finally handed over the letter of divorce. Unexpectedly, a powerful minister who has never been close to women is so humble that he is willing to become an extramarital partner. This tug-of-war to chase his wife is so tense!

22. 72 蓄 Long-Planned: The Chief Councilor’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 蓄谋已久：首辅大人的宠妻日常 I Am the Blooming Prosperity花开富贵本花Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted “The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later.” Sweet, delicate beauty × scheming powerful official. A marriage that turns into tooth-achingly sweet love! “The aloof beauty comes down from her pedestal of her own accord.” A spring palace painting leads to “bedroom lessons,” and the heart-fluttering moments just won’t stop! Reading guide: Both leads are virgins, happy ending, sweet romance with no angst, sugar from beginning to end! Qin Nuan married Shen Yanqing, the Chief Minister who was the 30.5kReads8.9Score3kShelves
23. 73 做 She Was Given as a Gift 做为礼物的她 Mei Li's Pen Name Is Mei Li梅莉的笔名是梅莉Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing She was nothing more than a gift from the empress to the emperor, yet she became the last woman standing in the imperial harem. A sweet romance! (A short biography of Imperial Noble Consort Lingyi, amid the harem battles of the Qianlong reign. An attempt to unravel the mystery behind the Empress’s hair-cutting.) For readers who have experienced being loved. Not for those who cannot accept that other people have love in their lives, or for those expecting to see a lovesick doormat and believing i 417Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    A brief biography of your concubine, a group battle in the harem of the Qianlong Dynasty. She is a gift from the Queen to the Emperor, the final winner of the harem.

24. 74 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Waiting to Become a Widow and Raising Daiyu 红楼：坐等守寡，抚养黛玉 Grape Sangshen葡萄桑甚Female-Channel Fanfiction553k WordsCompleted “The Jia family are no good, sister. You shouldn’t get into that sedan chair!” And so a fine private sedan chair appeared before Daiyu. “They’re just a bunch of spoiled brats, and they still have the nerve to brag? How shameless!” Baoyu, who was about to take her hand, was kicked away out of nowhere. “That old lady is so hypocritical. If you care about Daiyu, why didn’t you even bring her a welcoming gift?” Jia Mu winced and dug into her private savings to give Daiyu a gift. Daiyu likes her 6.3kReads9.1Score878Shelves

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    1. In the first book, the heroine traveled to the Red Mansion and became Daiyu's stepmother. She raised Daiyu very well, loved herself and loved life, and her illness was cured. Anyway, she doted on Daiyu (the genre is palace fighting and house fighting, but I personally don't feel that there are many descriptions. Of course, it may have been too long and I can't remember it clearly) 2. The heroine travels through time and space, becomes an empress, and unifies the entire country step by step. 1VN. There is also a plot that takes them back to modern times, but the battle between palaces and houses does not occupy a particularly large space.

25. 75 女 Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g 3.2kReads9.5Score532Shelves
26. 76 深 A Concubine's Rise to Power in the Imperial Harem 深宫庶女上位记 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official, and one day she entered the palace as a consort; The struggle was not confined to men. The battles between women were always the cruelest of all; These women were intelligent, beautiful, and well-born; For love, wealth, and power beyond compare, they fought each other to the death, even turning against their own sisters and leaving their youth and beauty amid the red walls and green-tiled roofs of the palace; 1.3kReads8.4Score105Shelves

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    A very nice and high quality book

27. 77 重 Reborn, I’ll Make the Prince Dote on His Concubine and Cast Aside His Wife 重生归来，我要王爷宠妾灭妻 Chen Jia Weishuang沉葭微霜Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + strong heroine + household intrigue + secret identity + political schemes + marriage before love] A medical doctoral student accidentally transmigrates into the body of the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, only to become an ill-favored concubine in the prince’s household. Proud by nature, she only wants to live in peace, but the prince deliberately neglects her, and the principal wife keeps stirring up trouble. With nowhere left to turn, she decides to fight back. This tim 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 78 重 Reborn to Be Spoiled: The Regent Prince Is Fierce 重生霸宠：摄政王爷太凶猛 Wind and Nature风与自然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted “Princess, something terrible has happened! The Prince Regent has promised the young scholar you took a liking to to the butcher’s daughter in the west of the city!” The princess gritted her teeth. “It’s fine... I still have my male companions!” “Princess, something terrible has happened! The Prince Regent has sold all your male companions to the brothels!” The princess lamented, “It’s all right... I’m getting married soon. I’ll still have a husband!” “Princess, something terrible has happened!! 789Reads8.7Score104Shelves

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    In this type, the following books are quite good. In the first one, you can also learn geographical knowledge, such as the relevant principles of Dujiangyan, as well as some more representative philosophical discourses, and sentences describing characters. They are all worth appreciating, especially the last two books [lick screen][lick screen][lick screen]

29. 79 王 The Princess Consort's Waist Is Soft, and the Brooding Prince Turns into a Devoted Puppy in an Instant 王妃腰身娇软，阴鸷王爷秒变忠犬 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Possessive, lovesick prince + aloof top-tier assassin + strong leads + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + mutual salvation] She was the King of the Night in the 21st century, a top-tier assassin who had clawed her way out of a pile of corpses. Her only goal in life was to survive! She understood every kind of emotion in the world, but only so she could get closer to her targets. In the end, even she no longer knew how much of what she felt was real and how much was an act. And no one in thi 1kReads9.1Score101Shelves
30. 80 她 She Was Going to Kill Me, but I’m Still Alive, Aren’t I? 她是要杀本王，可本王不是没死吗 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live 1.7kReads9.2Score203Shelves
31. 81 宫 The Palace Maid Keeps Embarrassing Herself Every Day 宫女她每天都在社死的路上 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + System + regret-and-redemption arc + secret identities] As the story’s disposable cannon-fodder bug, Zhou Shengsheng thinks she can reincarnate perfectly as long as she keeps the plot on track. But these three men are each stranger than the last. When she was a palace maid, they treated her like a plaything. She thought she could put on a new secret identity and get back at them for everything she had endured. But their reactions leave her baffled. Th 17.5kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves
32. 82 报 Report to the Eunuch-in-Chief: The Reborn Princess Is Here to Spoil You 报告九千岁，小公主重生来宠你啦 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The print comic is now available: The Princess Has Nothing to Fear] [100% sweetness + two lovesick leads + fake eunuch + strong heroine] [Unhinged princess vs. stone-faced, straight-laced eunuch] Before she was reborn, she chose the most dazzling top scholar in the Northern Kingdom as her consort. Her whole family was slaughtered, her country fell, and she was forced to marry a eunuch! After being reborn, the first thing she did was deal with that two-faced scumbag. She refused to take even the 9.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
33. 83 重 Reborn as the Regent's Princess, She Shows Off Her Love While Crushing Her Enemies 重生后，摄政王妃边秀恩爱边虐渣 Wan Li挽黎Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + feel-good fiction: both the main and secondary couples are monogamous and faithful to each other] With a grandfather who was the reigning dynasty's prime minister and an uncle who held the rank of great general, Gu Nanyin had plenty of powerful people in her corner. Yet in her previous life, she trusted the wrong people and met a miserable end. Reborn, she saw the true faces of the scum and wicked women around her. Everyone who had hurt her would pay a 5.1kReads9.2Score691Shelves
34. 84 嫡 The Di Daughter’s Wild Reign: Crown Prince, Don’t Mess with Me 嫡女狂妃：太子别惹我 Negative Space留白Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted As the captain of a modern special forces unit, she is caught in an accident during a mission and transmigrates into Mu Qianli, the legitimate daughter of the Mu family, who was set up by the man she loved. She’s barely arrived when she finds herself framed by the empress! Is she supposed to sit around and wait to die? In the great hall, she argues fearlessly with the crown prince, undeterred by his rank and authority, to prove her innocence and decisively expose and eliminate the real culprit. 631Reads8.1Score102Shelves
35. 85 下 The Cast-Off Princess's Comeback 下堂王妃逆袭记 Er Qi迩七Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted “Rong Li, marrying you is already the limit of what I can tolerate. If you dare climb into my bed again, next time you’ll get a divorce decree.” “No need to wait until next time. Write it now.” She was the Chancellor’s daughter, and she’d done every foolish thing imaginable for the man she loved, becoming a laughingstock across the land. She was also a modern special forces instructor, and now she’d arrived in this world in all her glory. How could she let anyone bully her? The prince despised h 6.6kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
36. 86 美 A Beauty Like a Hook 美人如钩 Su Mian Says苏眠说Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [Thick-skinned disgraced crown prince × exceptionally talented palace maid] [Historical romance + palace intrigue + fictional setting + 1v1 + SC + HE + mind games + older woman-younger man romance] Love someone when you are young, then spend the rest of your life keeping her by your side. Her heart is like a hook turned upside down, making yours itch. Once the itch grows unbearable, she tears it away, leaving you covered in blood. Only then does she seem satisfied. And he, against all odds, was 643Reads9.3Score—Shelves
37. 87 沦 Reduced to a Fallen Minister, She Rises to Power with the Gentle Heir 沦为落魄权臣，她携温润世子上位 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance273k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + court intrigue + fictional setting + loyal to each other, 1v1, happy ending] [Clear-headed, rational, ruthless female Grand Tutor × gentle, reserved, devoted young nobleman] In the twenty-third year of Tianyuan, the empress dies, and Ji Ran is summoned to take charge in the crisis. Instead, she is condemned to death and thrown into the imperial prison. The capital descends into chaos, and Ji Ran’s life hangs by a thread. If she wants to live, she must charge ahe 223Reads8.7Score—Shelves
38. 88 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 638Reads9.1Score112Shelves
39. 89 折 Plucking the Eunuch’s Branch 折宦枝 Beautiful Lady美人娘Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted (Princess x real eunuch, both virgins, happy ending) _ In the twenty-eighth year of Tianrui under the Wan Jin dynasty, corrupt eunuchs hold power. With a marriage decree, the puppet ruler marries his most beloved daughter, Sheng Xitang, to Xiao Qingye, the Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial. On their wedding day, the princess kicks over the chair in front of Director Xiao. “Xiao Qingye, you should know your family’s ancestors must be rolling in their graves with joy that I agreed to marry 30.5kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves
40. 90 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 10.5kReads9.2Score984Shelves
41. 91 天 Peace Under Heaven 天下长安 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Princess Yiyang of Dazhao is breathtakingly beautiful, ruthless, and cruel. While the late emperor still lived, she kept male favorites, amassed private troops, purged the imperial harem, and schemed for an heir. She was more brazen and domineering than the few useless princes. After the emperor died, she seized power, purged the court, killed senior officials, and placed a new emperor on the throne. She ruled as a woman who usurped a man’s role, controlled the court, and held the Son of Heaven 1.5kReads9.0Score191Shelves
42. 92 皇 The Empress Is Fierce: She Loves the Empire, Not Palace Scheming 皇后很野，只爱江山不宫斗 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted Political intrigue, historical romance, two strong leads, one-on-one romance, happy ending Both leads are highly skilled in combat and brilliant. They speak their minds, with no angst or melodrama. [Straight-laced, scheming emperor who can be either fierce or sweet x resilient and clever female general who never gives up] Ye Fubo is exceptionally gifted. Before turning eighteen, she is already a leading commander in the navy. But people are treacherous and the court is full of intrigue. A precio 815Reads9.1Score109Shelves
43. 93 开 Eight Giant Serpents from the Start: The Imperial Princess Returns to Court and Drives the Gu Wild 开局八条大蛇，帝姬回朝蛊疯了 Mo Wen莫問Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Ruthless, unhinged imperial princess / fierce, cunning wolf-dog chancellor; political schemes; love and hate; Miaojiang sorcery; giant snake, cat, and bird; strong male lead, even stronger female lead; both leads sexually pure] Tingyun clawed her way back from a hell of slaughter to avenge her mother and make peace with her past self. She painstakingly raised venomous creatures and snakes, outmaneuvered everyone to seize power in Nanjiang, then swept through Daxie with the bloodthirsty fury of 94Reads8.9Score—Shelves
44. 94 我 The Sweet, Cozy Days My Husband and I Share 我与夫君的甜暖日常 Master Grass Lamp草灯大人Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted [Published, both pure, devoted love, a scheming treacherous minister falls for me] As a princess of a fallen kingdom, I always thought the treacherous minister Jiang Xun was hiding remnants of the former dynasty so he could kill me. Who could have guessed he'd marry me, protect me, dote on me, and want to spend the rest of his life with me? Was the story really supposed to unfold this way?! Weren't Jiang Xun, my sworn enemy, and I supposed to love and fight each other, forever at odds? Just as I 825Reads8.8Score140Shelves
45. 95 弄 The Jester 弄臣 Su Mian Says苏眠说Ancient Romance83k WordsCompleted [Yunyuan, a cold, deep and double-sided empress, vs. Du Weisheng, a gentle, scheming and double-sided scholar] [Historical romance + high-quality novel + love and hate + mutual salvation + palace intrigue + empress + beautiful but tragic + court power struggles + female supremacy] Empress Yunyuan seized power by murdering her father and took the throne by harming her brother. She appoints only her own people, brings disgrace to the imperial palace, and keeps hundreds upon hundreds of male favori 3kReads9.2Score288Shelves
46. 96 狼 A Wolf's Cunning Heart 狼子冶心 Jian'an Bone建安骨Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + two powerful leads + love and rivalry + happy ending, slow burn but satisfying] Lan San went to Tonglu Pass looking for trouble, but the tables turned on her in no time. Her wary rival played her, and she ended up getting involved with him. Eventually, she had no choice but to stab Xu Lin in the back and disappear. When they meet again, the Qilin War God stops playing nice and uses the entire court to force her into marriage. Lan San knows he's up to no good, but she can't 762Reads8.9Score119Shelves
47. 97 误 Mistakenly Fallen into the Dust 误尘鸾 Murmuring Like the Wind喃喃如风Ancient Romance950k WordsCompleted He is a savage steppe invader; she is a renowned defender of the city. A wall stands between them, and they are enemies for life. He breaks her leg; she kicks in his ribs. She pushes him off a cliff; he tries to drag her down with him. They clash at every turn, and neither will rest until the other is dead. Back then, he was a low-ranking firefighter impeached and demoted, while she was a lame tofu seller. Then one day, a mutiny turned everything upside down. In the end, she became the wildest, 346Reads8.6Score—Shelves
48. 98 一 One Man, One Minister 一人臣 All of You, Get Out of My Sight都给朕退下Ancient Romance88k WordsCompleted In everyone’s eyes, Ji Ya was a brutal, debauched empress. To the great general Mo Lengzun, she was also a scheming, selfish, and sinister villain! But none of them knew she was terminally ill and had little time left... Everything she did was for the people of Donghao. Even as she died, everyone still hated her... 369Reads8.8Score—Shelves
49. 99 无 Boundless 无疆 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the Eastern Depot’s second-in-command, Su Mu has crawled out of a mountain of corpses. She’s brimming with bloodlust, sees nothing but the dead, is ruthless in her methods, and has never lost. Until she meets her sworn enemy, Shen Dongzhan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They fight over account books, storm bandit dens, hunt for tribute goods, and quell rebellions. Neither is willing to yield. A broken silver hairpin brings to light a miscarriage of justice from more than twe 1.3kReads9.0Score175Shelves
50. 100 谍 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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