Handsome Guys And Beautiful Women, I’m Out Of Books, Please Recommend Palace Intrigue And Household Intrigue Novels 帅锅美女，书荒了，求宫斗宅斗文

1. 1 二 Two Boys and a Girl: The Lucky Maid Has a Feel-Good Novel’s Script 二子一女：好孕丫鬟手拿爽文剧本 Spring in My Sleeve袖里春Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Extra chapters updating) [Fake sweet-and-innocent, truly villainous heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + inner-courtyard intrigue first, palace intrigue later + not a perfectly faithful couple + all that matters is having fun + happy ending] Xie Linyuan, the Liang dynasty's nobleman of a different surname, was illustrious and unmatched in the world. While away on campaign, he was ambushed by treacherous men and saved from death by Yan Yiyu, the daughter of an imperial merchant. After retur 2.1kReads8.0Score20114d adds

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   I love these two so much! The first one is one I've been watching these past few days. I stayed up until 2 AM last night watching it and realized the plot was getting familiar—I'd seen it before! [Crying emoji] The female lead's palace intrigue is so captivating! ✔ If this were a game, there would definitely be an ultimate goal. Her ultimate goal is to become the Empress by any means necessary! The female lead isn't some virgin; her boyfriends have all been models or athletes, with outstanding figures and looks. 🌿 The reason I like the second one is ✔ "The Minister's Beautiful Concubine," which is a very short story.

2. 2 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Beauty Who Charms Everyone 快穿心机美人狠撩人 Black Tea Lady黑茶淑女Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning female lead + no fixed CP] Immersive quick transmigration The male leads make the first move and fall for her on their own. The female lead quietly fulfills the wish-makers' wishes. There are no grand schemes or elaborate machinations. In each world, she completes her mission while staying true to the original character's established personality. To emphasize: the female lead won't break character after entering the original body's life. Miao Miao was once a tre 20.7kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
3. 3 恶 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 135.4kReads9.4Score19k14d adds

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   🌈The Wicked Girl's Dog Training Manual: An extreme egoist, a princess who once held immense power and had numerous male favorites transmigrates into the body of a fake heiress in a marquis's mansion. Watch as she turns a bad hand into a winning one. She's arrogant, managing to leer six puppies into hulking, subtly seducing and openly tempting them, pulling and tugging at them—but the leash is always firmly in her hands. A true dog training manual!

4. 4 身 Body Swap: The God of War Prince Takes Over My Household Battles 身体互换：战神王爷替我宅斗 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 10.9kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds

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   Highly recommend! It's incredibly good, a very different kind of ancient romance novel. The female lead is very intelligent, and the male lead has extremely high martial arts skills; they complement each other perfectly.

5. 5 重 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 Love Sleeping In爱睡懒觉Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score34914d adds

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   This one has a male lead who is very handsome, rich, and extremely good-looking. The female lead is also a beautiful woman in a palace intrigue novel, although she doesn't actually need to engage in palace intrigue because the male lead dotes on her immensely.

6. 6 读 Mind Reading: Help! Your Father-in-Law Is Impossible to Woo, Crown Princess 读心术：救命！太子妃你爹太难撩 A Tumbler That Won't Fall一颗不倒翁Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 27.5kReads9.2Score3.5k14d adds

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   1️⃣Domestic power struggles and palace intrigue. A transmigrated cannon fodder female supporting character turns the tables, fulfilling the original owner's wishes, marrying into a wealthy and powerful family. She makes the female and male leads call her "Mother," becomes the adopted father's sweetheart, a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, a satisfying revenge story. 2️⃣Daughter of Wei Zifu, joining forces with Zuo Shou, the Marquis of Fenglangjuxu, changes history, overturns past grievances, and embodies patriotism. 3️⃣An Lingrong is reborn: "What I want, I'll take myself; I also want to try my luck at the top." 4️⃣Surviving against all odds, living on. Ultimately, what belongs to you cannot be taken away.

7. 7 汉 Han Dynasty Reincarnation: My Cousin Is Huo Qubing 汉穿：我表哥是霍去病 I'd Gladly Share a Dream with You甘与子同梦Female-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Content warnings: 1. The main couple are first cousins. If you can’t accept that, don’t read. First cousins marrying was normal in the Han Dynasty two thousand years ago! 2. Liu Che is extremely biased in favor of Huo Qubing. The female lead always comes second! 3. This is not a wish-fulfillment story. It is not a wish-fulfillment story! That’s how the story is set up. Don’t skip the setting, then complain afterward that you can’t accept it. That would only make things miserable for both of us. 2.6kReads8.6Score23814d adds
8. 8 不 Unbending: An Lingrong 不折枝：安陵容 Mu Jiuming沐玖命Female-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted After ten years in the imperial palace, An Lingrong was weary in body and soul. When she gave up on life, she truly wanted to turn into a wisp of smoke, drift away beneath the blazing sun, and never ask for another life. This world was just too cruel. Whether through Heaven’s mercy or a twist of fate, her weary soul awoke centuries later, carrying its memories. A loving family and a tolerant society slowly healed the small but searing wounds in her soul. After achieving success and fame, sh 13.7kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds
9. 9 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Original Wife Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书之炮灰原配摆烂记 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Ancient Romance3.8M WordsCompleted [Not a tragedy, clever heroine, principled male lead, formidable female supporting character, no artificially dumb characters] Song Ci, a modern independent woman, transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder first wife who is destined to be executed by being cut in half at the waist at just twenty. She read the whole book and knows the male and female leads are people she can't afford to cross. With no way to escape, she can only lie low. What should Song Guanzhou, the fourth young mad 37.7kReads8.2Score4k14d adds
10. 10 全 All Beasts Attack: Lan Ling 全兽出击之蓝绫 Spring and Autumn Must Bring Rain to an End春秋必成雨未尽Anime Fanfiction866k WordsCompleted Anime-inspired + All Beasts in Action + No System + Corruption + Slightly Dark + Furry + Guardianship + Two Couples + Furry + Beastfolk + Passionate + Original Fan Fiction + Intelligent Characters + Major Villain + Ascension to Godhood When an avatar of a god falls into the mortal realm, does it bring salvation or even greater destruction? As one of the incarnations of the supreme divine essence, Lan Ling descends upon the continent of Kena, believing he can break free from the eternal shackles 50Reads7.3Score—14d adds

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    💥Chu Mo encountered bad things as soon as he transmigrated. When he was on the verge of death, he was pulled into a "transmigrator self-rescue group". He discovered that strange operations could really break the deadlock.

11. 11 清 A Qing-Era Transmigration: The Crown Princess Wins by Coasting with the System 清穿之太子妃她靠系统躺赢 Loves Wontons爱吃馄饨Ancient Romance243k WordsOngoing A clear-headed heroine with a System VS a tsundere, reserved, scheming hero and a reborn big shot. A broken System from the start. Zhaoyi transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty as the Crown Princess of Yinreng, the last crown prince of the dynasty. With such a tragic ending, how can she turn things around? As she works hard to change her fate, she realizes that something is off about the Crown Prince, and even more so about her son. Whatever. They’re all big shots, while she and her lousy little Sy 6Reads8.0Score—14d adds
12. 12 御 Beast Taming: I Can Upgrade Without Limit After Awakening the Golden Shovel 御兽：觉醒金铲铲的我能无限升级 Puppy Duomi小狗哆咪Urban177k WordsOngoing Streamer Lin Yi, who used to grind himself to the bone, transmigrates into a Beast-Taming World and awakens an S-rank talent from the start. Even better, he gets a god-tier Golden Spatula cheat! His True Sight reveals hidden evolutions in spirit beasts, while the Spatula Shop stocks gear so powerful it defies reason! While everyone else is still struggling to raise their beasts, Lin Yi has already evolved the good-for-nothing civet into a star-ranked powerhouse, easily formed a Yordle synergy, a —Reads6.1Score—14d adds
13. 13 父 Father, Hang in There! The Princess Reinvents Herself as a Spoiled Brat 父皇你先挺住，公主爆改纨绔 Frost Pavilion寒霜榭Ancient Romance331k WordsOngoing A heroine who gets revenge on the spot + an ultimate spoiled heir + a clear-headed, intelligent female lead After Ning Yuan dies, she is reborn with a cheat-code life. Born in the imperial capital during a golden age and blessed with natural good fortune, all she has to do is enjoy life and wait for the end. But just two days after arriving, she realizes life isn't easy. Being a princess isn't good enough; she's going to level up and become a spoiled, unruly heir. Emperor Jingyuan's most beloved 268Reads9.3Score—14d adds
14. 14 红 Dream of the Red Chamber: Qingwen Reborn as a Consort 红楼重生之晴雯为妃 Ji Qiushan积丘山Female-Channel Fanfiction207k WordsCompleted [Dream of the Red Chamber fanfiction + rebirth + not a sweet romance] Given a second life, Qingwen sets out on the road to turning her fortunes around! Hua Xiren hints that she should try to seduce Baoyu? Qingwen turns the tables and makes Lady Wang witness the pair’s scandalous affair with her own eyes. An old servant spreads rumors that she seduces men? With a flick of her finger, Qingwen gets the whole woman’s family exiled three thousand li to the northwest. Lady Wang scolds her for being ar 143Reads6.6Score—14d adds
15. 15 冷 The Coldhearted Prince Took Her by Force, So She Seized the Chance to Climb Higher 冷情王爷强夺她，她便顺势攀高枝 Gui Yi归亦Ancient Romance128k WordsOngoing [Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Childhood Sweethearts + Long-Planned Scheme + Second Male Lead’s Redemption] [A cunning young lady of the capital who plays dumb to win her prey, paired with a cool, restrained prince-general who has fought in countless battles.] Shen Zhiyu had loved someone for many years, filling her little notebook with the tender thoughts of a young girl. Alas, they were never meant to see the light of day. After she fell into the water one day, her mind became childlike. To —Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 绝 Light in the Abyss: Starlit Magic from Another World 绝境之光：来自异界的星尘魔法 yaohusmaSci-Fi & Apocalypse236k WordsOngoing [Cat-eared girl, apocalypse, fast-paced plot, the glory of humanity, Stardust technology, salvation] In 2079, beneath a gray sky, human civilization has spent ten years struggling under the iron hooves of the Star-Eater Swarm and is on the brink of extinction. Just as the last line of defense, the Taihang Wall, is about to collapse and all hope is about to be swallowed, a rift tears across the firmament and sends a cat-eared girl from another world, Liya, into this desolate wasteland. She is no —Reads6.9Score—14d adds
17. 17 穿 Transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace: Noble Lady Fang Is No Pushover 穿越甄嬛传，芳贵人也不好惹 I'll Give You a Whack给你一杵子Female-Channel Fanfiction268k WordsOngoing Qin Yu was a huge fan of Empresses in the Palace, and accidentally transmigrated into the palace. To make matters worse, she became Consort Fang, an obscure character who was written out early. That wouldn’t do. If she was going to be written out the moment she transmigrated, she’d be meeting a pretty miserable end. So, to save herself, Qin Yu resolved to change history. She knew so much of the plot in advance. How could she not use that to her advantage? Most importantly, she didn’t love the em —Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 世 Is the World Broken? The Idea Guy in the Chat Group 世界不正常？聊天群里有点子王 September Lazy Rabbit九月懒兔Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Chat group + no female lead] Just after Chu Mo transmigrated, a voice neither male nor female rang out from the sky. “I once said that if anyone so much as hurt her, I would wipe out their entire family. Now that the little one has been injured in your sect, I’ll slaughter every last person in it!” A Demon Venerable wreathed in towering flames stood between heaven and earth, repeatedly bringing down massive palm strikes. His fellow disciples were all flattened into little bear-shaped cookies, a 30.4kReads8.3Score3.8k14d adds
19. 19 甄 Empresses in the Palace: I Became Consort Hua's Cherished Pearl 甄嬛传之我成了华妃的掌上明珠 Yueyue Sodium Benzoate悦悦苯甲酸钠Female-Channel Fanfiction262k WordsCompleted [The heroine is Consort Hua’s daughter + reverse mind reading + no romance] Shun Hua is reborn in ancient times, in the Qing Dynasty, no less, and even in Empresses in the Palace! She’s also become Consort Hua’s child! But isn’t Consort Hua unable to have children? Then what is she?! But since Consort Hua gave birth to her, she’s naturally her mother. Remembering what happened to Consort Hua in Empresses in the Palace, Shun Hua immediately turns her sights on her scumbag emperor father, and star 2.1kReads8.7Score21414d adds
20. 20 玄 Xuanhuan: Trading Lifespan Makes Me Stronger? I'll Bet It All 玄幻：典当寿命就变强？我直接梭哈 Little Rookie Wrapped Up小菜鸟裹裹Eastern Fantasy146k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy + Wild Imagination + System + Transmigration + Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] Hu Junfeng transmigrates to another world and obtains Pawnshop No. 7. Anything can be pawned, and pawning makes him stronger. His spiritual root is too weak? He'll pawn his lifespan! His weapon is too poor? He'll trade away his sense of pain! His martial skills are too weak? He can live without love anyway! From the start, to defeat a wolf demon, Hu Junfeng grits his teeth and wagers the last ten years o 3Reads6.8Score—14d adds
21. 21 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: The Troubles of Raising Satoru Gojo 咒回：饲养一只五条悟的烦恼 A Lonely Boat Hard to Find孤舟难寻Anime Fanfiction416k WordsCompleted Gojo Chie went shopping and happened to take part in a street interview. The reporter asked, "What animal do you hate the most?" Gojo Chie: "Cats." Reporter: "How could such a cute girl hate cats?!" Unwilling to give up, the reporter asked, "What's your least favorite color?" Gojo Chie replied without hesitation, "White!" The reporter smiled. "Is there someone you like right now?" Gojo Chie shook her head. "No. I'm already married." The reporter broke into a cold sweat. "So, are you and your hus 5.4kReads8.8Score47514d adds
22. 22 静 The Prince Jing’s Consort: Master, Save Me 静王妃之师傅救我 Murong Yiyu慕容忆鱼Ancient Romance811k WordsOngoing 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 47Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Palace intrigue and power struggles, humorous and witty

23. 23 她 Dancing on the Edge of a Blade [Criminal Investigation] 她于刀尖起舞【刑侦】 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Mystery135k WordsCompleted “To revisit a place once dearly loved, yet find none of its former sights: not because the place has changed, but because time has passed. Returning to old haunts, one is no longer the person one once was.” Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time Lin Shu is the woman in control of the biggest nightclub in Nancheng. Everyone in the underworld calls her Sister Lin. Her life of luxury and power has never corrupted her heart. Time and again, she finds a way out of desperate situations, all for the sa 502Reads8.9Score—14d adds
24. 24 我 I Really Want a Divorce, So Why Won't You Agree? 我真要和离，你又不乐意了 Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣10k WordsCompleted I Really Am Going to Divorce You, So Why Won't You Agree Now? 2.9kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly Rated Palace Intrigue Novels You Must Read When You're Suffering from a Book Shortage

25. 25 本 I'm the Princess, and I Can Do Whatever I Want. What Are You Going to Do About It? 本公主就是嚣张跋扈，你能奈我何？ Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted This Princess Is Just Arrogant and Overbearing. What Can You Do About It? 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
26. 26 我 I Insist on Breaking Your Lofty Branch 我偏要折了你这高枝 Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted I Insist on Breaking Off Your Lofty Branch 244Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 我 I'm Just a Cannon Fodder! Why Is the Emperor Spoiling Only Me? 我是炮灰!为何皇上偏独宠我一人？ Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance12k WordsCompleted I'm Just a Cannon Fodder! Why Does the Emperor Favor Only Me? 431Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 28 什 What?! The Entire Court Is My Harem? 什么!满朝文武都是我的鱼? Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣9k WordsCompleted What?! The Entire Court Is My Fish? 33Reads—Score514d adds
29. 29 王 The Prince Insists on Loving Me, But I'm Really a Fake Princess 王爷强制爱，可我真是冒牌王妃呀 Bamboo Scenery and Refined Pleasures竹景雅趣Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted The Prince's Forced Love, but I'm Really Just a Fake Princess Consort 21Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 101.2kReads9.2Score11.2k14d adds

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    I can't allow these to remain unread, especially the first one where the male lead unconditionally trusts the female lead from beginning to end, showing his exclusive devotion to her.

31. 31 咸 The Lazy Noble Consort Is Slacking Off Again Today 咸鱼贵妃今天也在摆烂 Simple Story简单故事Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Capybara spirit Xie Manman failed her tribulation and transmigrated into the role of a spoiled consort. She went from pouting with jealousy every day and revolving around the emperor to doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and daydreaming. When she stopped acting up, Yu Wenchen found himself at a loss. Now he follows the imperial consort around all day. “You want us to be together for life, just the two of us? I'll give you that! How about you spend the night with me?” 90Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Innocent, and the Emperor Raises Her to the Top 娘娘单纯娇媚，陛下捧她上位 Sleepy Snail爱睡觉的蜗蜗Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted [A native heroine who's been good at acting since childhood] As the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, Bai Ruoli had always gotten everything she wanted. But when the palace selection came, she was destined to enter the palace as a concubine. The palace had not only the Empress Dowager and the emperor, but also the empress, and then the emperor's favored consorts below her. Bai Ruoli wasn't intimidated. Her family background was excellent. As long as the emperor wasn't a devoted 5.6kReads8.4Score70514d adds
33. 33 树 Under the Trees at the Winehouse, a Fox Spirit in Nancheng 树荫酒舍，南城狐妖 Qi Shaoyan亓绍延Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Love is one person's admiration for another, a willingness to give everything without condition, even one's life. Love is pure, beautiful, selfless, and free of any impurities. Mu Xue is a fairy who has lived for a very long time and forgotten many things. Li Jiaxin admires her utterly. He has no selfish motives or doubts where she is concerned. He only knows that he loves her deeply. “Xue-jie...” Li Jiaxin says to her. “Mm.” Mu Xue looks at him, then sits quietly. He loves her, and Mu Xue likes 17Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    🌟When the melody playing on the CD player becomes a time key, Tao Yanran is drawn into an event. Each cycle rewrites the truth, and every choice overturns perception. The most dangerous thing is never the monster, but the villain who would die for you.

34. 34 N NPC's Guide to Winning Over Players NPC攻略玩家指南 The Moon No One Knows无人知晓的月亮Mystery339k WordsCompleted Nontraditional infinite-flow + subverted tropes + ensemble cast + female awakening. A tool-character underdog story with no golden finger, and a cast full of smart characters. Plot-driven, with a deeply angsty romance that calls for careful deduction. Adult love, with no innocent saints. [Transmigration and Reunion] On a rainy night in 2018, guided by an online stranger, Tao Yanran turns on the CD player given to her by her late friend and reunites with Cang Yuzhou in 2012, a year when they had 32Reads9.2Score—14d adds
35. 35 璀 The Radiant Doctor: A Reborn Legend Who Turns the Tide 璀璨医妃：重生破局传奇 The Repeatedly Reincarnated Hibiscus反反复复的立神葵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A mature heroine and a lion-wolf general vs. a con artist, a treacherous housekeeper, a powerful minister, and a mastermind behind the scenes Modern doctor Shu Yao is reborn as the fake heiress in an ancient prime minister's household, where the true and false heiresses have been switched. After being framed and losing her memories, she awakens and uses her knowledge of modern medicine to save lives. Together with Shi Yu, a general with the traits of both a lion and a wolf, she exposes the maste —Reads7.5Score—14d adds
36. 36 顾 Something's Wrong, Young Master Gu! Your Wife Got Away Again While You Weren't Watching 顾少不好了，夫人没看着，又跑了 Zi Shan Mu Yu子山木雨Modern Romance278k WordsOngoing A modern wealthy-family CEO romance, one-on-one and mutually devoted, with a little angst but a happy ending. Jiang Nan and Gu Yimu grew up together, but after graduating from high school, Gu Yimu was drugged and forced into having sex with Jiang Nan. Jiang Nan chose to run away, and stayed away for four years. After graduating from university, Jiang Nan was forced by her parents to return to the country. The first thing that happened after she came back was that they forced her to marry Gu Yimu 5Reads7.0Score214d adds
37. 37 卷 Film and TV Crossover: The Queen of Productivity Is Back at It 【综影视】卷王她又开卷了 Taolao Liu饕老六Female-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing (Content warning: extremely slow burn, lots of domestic family life, 1v1 couples, strong female lead, the broken System can be ignored. If you dislike characters who overthink everything and sarcastic commentary, feel free to skip.) Wherever she goes, modern or ancient, Zhang Xueming always wins by working harder than everyone else. Don’t believe it? Come and outwork her! Broken System: My Host is a severe case of firepower anxiety, an extreme overthinker, and a suspicious, devious lunatic wh 2.5kReads6.9Score10014d adds
38. 38 伪 False God: Doomsday Ashes 伪神：末日灰烬 Fog over North Pine北松有雾Sci-Fi & Apocalypse221k WordsOngoing On the post-apocalyptic wasteland, radiation dust conceals a lost civilization, and technology faces off against cultivation in a final showdown. Fallen myths, cold machines, and a shocking conspiracy spanning the stars, with all living beings as pieces on its board. This epic blends post-apocalyptic survival, technological cultivation, and mythological mysteries, telling how Jiang Jin rises from a lowly wasteland survivor to uncover the truth and ignite a rebellion against the dominion of the s 4Reads8.1Score—14d adds
39. 39 本 I Was Reborn in Ancient Times and Somehow Turned Into a Woman 本公子重生古代居然变成女人了 Chuan Wang穿望Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted Primarily a strong female lead story, with the following stages: household intrigue, survival, palace intrigue, power struggles, personal growth, lighthearted humor, daily life, and an ensemble cast. Modern office worker Zhang Yang's soul enters the body of Wen Qinghe, the legitimate daughter of the General of Mighty Tiger Manor in the Jinbei Dynasty, who hanged herself. She dies and comes back to life, with a man's soul in a woman's body. Trapped in a web of household intrigue, she is then thr 578Reads—Score10214d adds

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    Sent into the palace as a pawn, watch how the protagonist launches a desperate counterattack! The original owner was cowardly and abandoned; after transmigrating, the protagonist only wants to survive, but is repeatedly drawn into palace intrigues. From passively protecting herself to actively fighting back, she handles each crisis brilliantly. #TheEldestDaughter'sRise #PalaceIntrigue #Transmigration #SurvivalInstinct

40. 40 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3k14d adds

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    These three are highly recommended for high-scoring political intrigue novels; they're very good.

41. 41 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [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 124.8kReads9.6Score17k14d adds
42. 42 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [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 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1k14d adds
43. 43 入 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 Yu Jiuzhao御九昭Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s 748Reads8.6Score10014d adds

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    🍅After gaining power, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family arranges for her legitimate elder sister to enter the palace through the imperial concubine selection, intending to use her as a foil. Little does she know, her elder sister is a cunning and ruthless woman. The female lead is stunningly beautiful, enters the palace and becomes the Emperor's ideal woman. A master of palace intrigue, watch her navigate the harem with captivating plot twists and turns!💢

44. 44 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
45. 45 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.8kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
46. 46 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
47. 47 快 Quick Transmigration: How Did the Vicious Female Supporting Character Become Everyone’s Darling? 快穿：恶毒女配怎么变成万人迷了 Lan Qingwu兰清梧Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Just started getting ratings, they’ll go up later~) [Soft, ditzy beauty + Everyone’s crush + Love at first sight + A battlefield of competing suitors + Exemplary gentlemanly men + Sweet romance + No fixed male lead + Mary Sue] Cong Yu is a little monster who has only just taken human form. As a villainess, she’s supposed to be the female lead’s foil, hated by cats and dogs and abandoned by everyone, before meeting a tragic end. But can someone tell her why everyone has fallen for her? 1. In a r 31.1kReads8.9Score3.4k14d adds
48. 48 在 Becoming Everyone's Crush in a World Where Women Reign Supreme 在男尊女贵的世界里当万人迷 Grape Purple Tangyuan葡萄紫元宵Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted [More Men Than Women + 1vN + Slightly Harem-Focused] After transmigrating, Lin Yanxi becomes a newborn baby. This is a peculiar ancient world where natural disasters have drastically reduced the number of women, and women may take several husbands and consorts. Lin Yanxi died of heart disease. After transmigrating, she is born premature and frail, and unexpectedly gets bound to a Childbearing System!!! The System says she can gain more life points by collecting fragments of fortune and bearing c 10.5kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
49. 49 宫 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统：我成了陛下心尖宠 Long Moon Crossing the Bright长月渡明Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 350Reads8.2Score—14d adds
50. 50 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.5kReads9.2Score4.4k14d adds

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    🌈A truly satisfying revenge story, not at all frustrating. Highly recommended!!!

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