Princes, Heirs, Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation, and Political Scheming 王爷，世子，幕后，权谋

1. 401 昏 The Fainthearted Empress: I’m Truly a Loyal Minister of Great Zhou 昏君女帝，我真是大周忠臣 Persevere, but Charge Extra自强不息得加钱Historical647k WordsOngoing [Losing-Dog Empress + Empress Consort as the Main Wife + System-Free Alternate-History Power Fantasy] I serve as a loyal minister in ancient times. The empress is a cute, foolish ruler who has shut herself away and neglects the affairs of state, while the regent consort is actually my fiancée. How can I govern the country well with a foolish ruler, then marry my regent fiancée? As a loyal minister of Great Zhou, I must sideline the empress and use the emperor as a figurehead to command those who 2.8kReads9.0Score164Shelves
2. 402 春 The Spring and Autumn Hegemon Zheng Zhuanggong: A Timeless Tale of Love and Hate! 春秋小霸郑庄公之千古情仇！ Cotton Whale End棉鲸端Historical79k WordsOngoing Mother and child are both in mortal danger. The ruler gives his command: “Cut open her belly and take the child!” He is the legitimate eldest son whom Ji Jiang, queen mother of Zheng, longs for day and night. Because he was born feet first, he is branded an ill-omened child. His foreign-born concubine mothers, each harboring their own schemes, plot against him with deadly intent lurking beneath the surface. At just three years old, his father throws him onto a horse, abandons him in a military c —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 403 贞 The Menace of Zhenguan 贞观祸害 Feather Fan and Silk Scarf 77550羽扇纶巾77550Historical1.9M WordsCompleted The ninth year of the Daye era. The second branch of the Tang Duke's household welcomed a son, born to the eldest grandson's wife. They named him Jing. Duke Li Yuan and his wife were overjoyed and wanted to name him heir to the title. The eleventh year of the Daye era. While the eldest grandson's wife was on her way to offer incense and pray for blessings, her legitimate eldest son, Jing, was accidentally lost. The whole household was plunged into grief. The ninth year of the Wude era. Su Jing a 3.1kReads7.9Score175Shelves
4. 404 反 Villain: From the Start, I Gouge Out the Heroine's Spirit Eye 反派：开局刀剜女主灵瞳 Snow Seeking Redemption赎罪的雪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Harem] [One Female Lead] Shen Yuan transmigrates and becomes the villainous cannon-fodder clan head in a mindless power-fantasy xuanhuan novel. Yes, the kind of villainous clan head who never stops courting death. When a woman from his clan falls in love with the protagonist, he has to do everything he can to stop them. Whenever the protagonist finds some rare treasure in a secret realm, he has to scheme to steal it. But he never gets his own hands dirty, only sending his clan’s 2kReads8.6Score299Shelves
5. 405 剑 Sword Immortal: Song Forms as the Lead, Poetry as the Move 剑仙：词牌作引，诗句为招 Yu Qingqiu予青秋Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation of this novel is now available on Hongguo.] [Lighthearted comedy + poetic tune titles + poetry + sword immortal] Rumor has it that the Ji Sword Immortal, who rejected Xie Zheng, the foremost qin player of Qinyuan, has three famous swords: "Snow in the Mist," "Green Jade Table," and "Nian Nu Jiao..." 17.9kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
6. 406 云 Strategy in the Clouds 云中策 A Carefree Cloud一只闲云Eastern Fantasy442k WordsOngoing (Jianghu + court politics + ensemble cast + schemes + saber arts + swordsmanship) The board has nineteen files and nineteen ranks; the realm is divided into nineteen provinces, all in turmoil. During the Changping era, wars broke out one after another. The realm faced troubles within and without, and the people were plunged into misery. The court was rife with infighting, while the jianghu teetered on the brink. In the thirteenth year of the Tongsheng era, a youth carrying a broken saber walked 10Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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   Just this book

7. 407 夭 Good Grief! I Woke Up as the Traitorous Official's Wife, Destined to Die Young 夭寿啦！一睁眼穿成奸臣早死原配 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 20.2kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves

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   She travels to an imaginary world and becomes the wife of a traitor who murders loyal ministers and surrenders to the enemy to treason. The heroine has no system and relies solely on herself. She has a high IQ. It has been completed [I'm about to cry] [I'm about to cry]

8. 408 玄 The Mystic Princess's Divinations Are Spot-On, and the Ascetic Disabled Prince Spoils Her 玄学王妃算卦灵，禁欲残王宠上瘾 Dai Mo黛墨Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted The mystical arts prodigy Nan Li opened her eyes in the apocalypse and found herself the long-lost Sixth Young Lady of the Anyang Marquis household. She expected a life of abuse, but all five of her brothers doted on her! Nan Li shouted, “Stop spoiling me!” The truth was, their little sister could handle anything: she exorcised ghosts, read fortunes and faces, practiced feng shui, healed the sick, and saved lives. She even led her family to wealth and success! The Ninth Prince, whom she had save 9.7kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   When Nan Li, a great master of metaphysics in the last days, opened his eyes, he became the sixth young lady of Anyang Hou Mansion who had been missing for many years. She thought it was a masochistic script, but she didn't know that each of her five brothers doted on her more than the other! Nan Li shouted to stop pampering her. In fact, her sister is super good at fighting, catching ghosts, telling fortunes, reading fortune-telling, and reading Feng Shui. She is proficient in treating diseases and saving people, and she can lead her family to promotion and wealth! The Ninth Prince who was accidentally rescued was extremely powerful and was famous for being cold and unfeeling. He was addicted to doting on her and refused to take concubines. Green Tea and White Lotus yelled angrily: "How can you do this because Mr. Wang has so few heirs?!" Nan Li pointed at the ghost-catching cubs lined up in a row: "I'll treat your bad eyes!" The Ninth Prince picked her up and said: "Let's have a few more."

9. 409 大 Great Xia Lords 大夏王侯 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted As eternal night descends and demons run rampant, a shy young man walks into the Summer Palace on the eve of a century-long darkness. 263Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   High-scoring original. The first one has its own identity. The second one is very heart-warming and both are very good.

10. 410 凰 The Phoenix's Destiny Shines Upon the Heavens 凰命耀天 Loves Egg Tea爱吃蛋茶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Happy ending (a love story between the regent of northern Yan and a young woman from the south) From the curled-up ridge ornament on the roof, he saw blood smeared across the ground below the Star-Picking Tower. His former deputy general, now the emperor of Western Xia, was sitting in a pool of blood, holding Yin Tong'er in her red wedding dress. His face was ashen, and his hair had turned white. “Tong'er...” Lu Zhenzhi stepped into the blood. “Ji Zhao, get out.” “She’s mine!” Gong Beixun roared 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist, the regent, is a sweet and sadistic [air kiss] [air kiss] [air kiss] [air kiss] [regent + sweet pet + abusive scum + strong female + double purity + princess] Uncle Nine Emperors (the eighteen-year age difference, the regent who is paternally protective, and unreasonable in protecting his baby. Even though he is extremely powerful, he still has to coax his young wife when he comes back.) "Report to the prince regent, the regent princess is pregnant again!" She was originally the world Sanda champion in the 223rd century. Once she traveled to Yin Tong'er, the abandoned concubine of Prince Hui's Mansion in the sixth year of Yan Dynasty, the prince did not like her and bullied her. In order to save her master, she worked hard to refine elixirs and became a master of alchemy! In order to take revenge, she had to practice martial arts hard, and eventually became the leader of the martial arts alliance. Even the emperor had to give her three points of noodles. ! She also has another identity, Yin Sanqi! People in the world call her "the devil"... The devil was hunted down and lost her memory. She married the third prince of Dayan and everyone bullied her. One day when her identity and memory returned, Emperor Yanwu slapped the third prince, King Hui, and said, "You bitch! If you want to die, then die! She is my noble one!" She was inexplicably pregnant! The regent of the Yin Mansion personally came to wait for her to return.

11. 411 极 The Ultimate Crown Prince 极品皇太子 Soaring to the Clouds青云直上Historical3.2M WordsCompleted The man standing before you is the most outrageous and one-of-a-kind crown prince in history! He talks back to the emperor, catches corrupt officials, wreaks havoc in the capital, puts down rebels, conquers cities, and charms beauties. Before he knows it, he's living the dream: drunk with beauties in his arms, awake with the fate of the world in his hands! Everyone urges him to ascend the throne, but... “Help! I don't want to be emperor!” 4.5kReads8.6Score419Shelves

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    The content is exciting, very good

12. 412 三 Three Kingdoms: My Laid-Back Strategist 三国：我的咸鱼军师 Ink Wears Away, Leaving the Scent of Words墨损文香Historical4.5M WordsCompleted [Three Kingdoms] + [Farming] + [No Harem] Li You, a history student, transmigrates to the Three Kingdoms and unexpectedly strikes up a friendship with Guo Jia. Serving Liu Bei and waging war across the land, watch how this cunning student creates a legend unlike any other in the Three Kingdoms. Zhuge Liang: “Li Bochuan is a heaven-gifted genius. I am no match for him.” Cao Cao: “If only I had known Bochuan's talent sooner. Things would never have come to this.” Guo Jia: “All that talk about Li B 37.2kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    Highly recommend the first book

13. 413 青 The Sword Master in Blue 青衣剑主 Jade Leaf, Wind and Snow玉叶风雪Eastern Fantasy286k WordsOngoing An assassination claims the life of a prince; A flash of purple light sends a Sword God reborn across the cycles of time; A peerless manual unleashes bloodshed throughout the martial world; A young man sweeps across the eight corners of the world with his White Feather Dragon Spear; A Taoist uses the River Luo chessboard to lay plans for the world; Fate brings the three together. They ride side by side through the martial world, singing over wine as they take in its finest sights. (There is a go 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot and layout, Qing Yi holding the sword, the rivers and lakes, the court, you can take a look at it

14. 414 周 Professor Zhou, Why Do You Blush So Easily When I Flirt with You? 周教授，怎么一撩就脸红啊 Iced Four-Fruit Soup四果汤加冰Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted Bestselling suspense novelist Wen Jiujiu wrote a romance novel in her spare time, only to be roasted by readers for how terribly she wrote the romantic scenes. Wen Jiujiu: “Picking on me for being single since birth?” The next day, Wen Jiujiu went to have a meal with her younger brother, who was in college, and happened to witness his teacher being pressured to go on blind dates. Looking at the man before her, with his broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and shapely backside, Wen Jiujiu de 2.1kReads9.1Score253Shelves

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    The male protagonist is too possessive, but the female protagonist is excellent

15. 415 诱 Tempting Kisses With a Wild Rose: The Lovesick Tycoon Can't Get Enough of Me 诱吻野玫瑰，病娇大佬黏我上瘾 Pineapple Year菠萝年Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted [Mad, wicked prince VS cool, seductive heiress with a wild heart] Zhou Jinyue will always be behind Qiao Ling: a hidden blade in the dark, a ghost in the sunlight. He goes mad for her and is obedient for her. He lives his entire life for two words: Qiao Ling Between adults, forget the undercurrents of ambiguous flirtation. Give me only waves of surging lust. 6.7kReads9.2Score576Shelves
16. 416 桃 Peach Juice Invitation 桃汁邀邀 Sleepy and Fragrant睡香香Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [Tsundere, pure-hearted professor VS timid philosophy top student. They are each other’s first and only, and dote on each other] A young mathematics professor joined the century-old University of Science and Technology. He was handsome, gentle, and composed. He loved peaches and peach juice, and his irresistible peachy scent successfully bewitched an outstanding student from a completely different field. From then on, she had a new daily task: resisting the irresistible professor’s attempts to c 2.3kReads9.4Score360Shelves
17. 417 重 Reborn as the Seventh Prince, Conquering the Six Kingdoms 重生七皇子横扫六国 Seventh Uncle of Nanming南溟七叔Historical398k WordsCompleted Ye Qiu, a top student in weapons engineering, transmigrates into the chaotic Wu Dynasty and becomes its Seventh Prince, Wu Zetian. The realm is fractured among seven kingdoms, all of them at war with one another year after year, leaving the people to suffer terribly. Called upon in a crisis, Wu Zetian is sent to defend Jialing Pass against the enemy. He then travels through the various kingdoms, sometimes championing justice, sometimes ruling with an emperor’s authority. Once in power, Wu Zetian 152Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    This book, The Seventh Prince, can

18. 418 商 Business Is a Beauty, Though It Takes a Toll on My Back 商途如此多娇，有点费腰 Smile Less笑而少Historical1.1M WordsCompleted “As the richest man in the country, I’d like to tell you all, in all seriousness: I’m not interested in money!” Yan Liang is reborn after being set up. He planned to lie flat for the rest of his life, but it turns out he’s destined to work himself to the bone. He has a family to restore to greatness and a wife to placate. What a pain! From ancient times to the present, merchants have always been looked down on, ranked beneath scholars, farmers, and artisans. “I, Yan Liang, will neither study for 310Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    A businessman who cannot do martial arts stirs up troubles in the world and gives guidance to the country! When a man pursues a career, it is inevitable that there will be more women [laughing and crying] [cool] [admiration]

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