Palace Intrigue + The Emperor's Sole Favorite, or Special Favorite Later On 宫斗＋独宠/专宠（后期也行）

1. 251 前 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 Ke Xin柯新Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing [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 518Reads—Score106Shelves
2. 252 重 Reborn: Whoever Wants to Be Empress Can Have the Job 重生之这个皇后谁爱当谁当 Ying Jiuwu应九雾Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted (The story has just started gaining traction, and the score will rise later.) [Alternate history + rebirth + wish fulfillment + playing the fool to catch the tiger + romantic rivalry] [Bright and shrewd Second Young Lady × ??????] [Reborn for the fourth time, she finally wakes up? I’m done being empress!] Feng Xishu died three times. The first time, she died of misery. The second time, she died consumed by her obsession with becoming empress. The third time… She gave her whole heart, only to h 1Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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   Inside and outside the palace walls, turmoil was stirred up because of her, but she only wanted to watch the events unfold with a smile.

3. 253 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—Shelves

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   The female lead dotes on you, it's fantastic!

4. 254 娇 The Bewitching Consort Rises to Power, Face-Slapping the Scheming, Cold Emperor 娇媚娘娘狂上位，打脸勾心清冷帝 Treading Spring Afar踏春遥Ancient Romance403k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, transmigration, a clear-eyed heroine who uses schemes and acting skills to rise to the top, palace intrigue in the early stages, then becoming the emperor's only favorite, happy ending] [A glamorous star with a thousand-layered bag of tricks and countless ways to seduce; a slow-to-warm, aloof emperor gradually gets proven wrong, and an old flame turns him into a lovesick fool] Everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Zhaoming, with his immortal bearing and few desires, treated 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A bookworm of ten years says you absolutely have to check this out! It's incredibly good! A concubine's daughter rises to power and a commoner's daughter makes a comeback! The female lead's acting is superb, and she's incredibly charming! The aloof emperor gradually falls for her, transforming into a love-struck fool! Not angsty at all! [Face-slapping and revenge against scumbags + scheming emperor + palace intrigue and rise to power + exclusive favor in the later stages]

5. 255 惊 Panic: The Jade-Like Young Master's Unhinged Side 惊慌，如玉公子疯批骨 One Dashing Stroke帅的一撇Ancient Romance180k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate Into a Book + The Wife-Chasing Crematorium + 1v1 + Yandere Madman + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] In her previous life, he was the gentle and refined Prince Jing’an. He surrendered his military command for her, only to die with his blood staining the road to the underworld. After transmigrating into the book, she wanted nothing to do with him again. But on the day they first met, the sight of those impossibly refined eyes stirred inexplicable panic in her heart. He was still the s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Must be pampered, exclusively pampered, exclusively pampered, pampered by the whole group, pampered like crazy

6. 256 医 The Healing Hand Turns the Tide: From Firewood Maid to Power Behind the Throne 医手破局：从柴房丫鬟到权倾朝野 I Thought and Thought, and Missed You想来想去想你了Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing (All kinds of foreshadowing, all kinds of pieces on the board) Yan Lin, a modern medical student, transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking maid in a prince’s household. From the start, she’s locked in a woodshed and nearly dies, but saves herself with her medical knowledge. She then uses emergency treatment to save the cold-faced Prince Xiao Jue, drawing her into a maelstrom of political intrigue. She wields medicine like a blade to expose a poisoning conspiracy, and uses her wits as a shiel 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A medical student transmigrates into the body of a maid in a royal palace. On the verge of death in the woodshed, she saves herself using modern medical skills and also saves the cold-faced Prince Xiao Gong. From then on, she becomes embroiled in political intrigue, solving a poisoning case and outwitting the royal court. From founding a girls' school to help orphans to orchestrating business ventures that shake the court, she breaks free from her enslaved fate, using modern thinking to change the era—a truly remarkable story of triumph against all odds.

7. 257 替 After Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Took Control of the Harem 替嫁后我掌了后宫 cousinAAncient Romance215k WordsOngoing Shen Qingyuan was an unfavored concubine-born daughter of the Shen family, raised in the countryside from a young age. But when her legitimate elder sister refuses to marry the violent, bloodthirsty Seventh Prince Xiao Jingyuan, embroiled in the struggle for the throne, Shen Qingyuan is forced to take her place and marry into the prince's manor. On her wedding night, she is left alone in an empty room. She faces her husband's indifference, the concubines' hostility, and the probing and schemes o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is excellent, highly recommended.

8. 258 步 Heartless at Every Turn: The Reborn Poisonous Consort 步步诛心：重生之毒妃倾城 A Fan Niu阿凡牛Ancient Romance251k WordsOngoing “Reborn on her wedding night, she thrusts a golden hairpin at the future tyrant: ‘Your Highness, you’ve hurt me. But next, I’ll make you hurt even more.’” Step by Step, a Heart-Piercing Revenge: Reborn as the Poisonous Consort A poisonous consort returned from hell, ready to kill the emperor this time Synopsis In her past life, she gave everything for love, only to see her entire family slaughtered and their bones ground to dust. Reborn in this life, she returns with vengeance in her heart, swea —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book; it's very good, though the story is quite heartbreaking.

9. 259 后 With Three Thousand Beauties in Your Harem, You’re Actually Not Going to Play Along?! 后宫佳丽三千，你竟然不演了？！ Xiu Er, I'm Not Bad秀儿我不菜Ancient Romance120k WordsOngoing Oh my gosh, I woke up and "I" had transmigrated into a book?! What kind of sane person tries to get eliminated when competing to become a consort? And who on earth likes staying beside a lovesick psycho? Fine, I'm done pretending. All I want now is to go home!! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is post-production, but not too much post-production 🤦

10. 260 静 On the Ridge of Jingling 静岭上 Mo Tianyan, Who Loves Shrimp and Loofah爱吃虾仁丝瓜的莫天焱Ancient Romance306k WordsOngoing Jingning has a dream in which she sees another life she once lived. To escape the predicament in her dream, she writes a book warning of natural disasters, saving an entire county. She also hints at the fate of a famed general, never realizing that he had long since put life and death out of his mind. But this makes the emperor wary. An imperial edict decreeing their marriage binds her to the crown prince from then on... —Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a palace intrigue novel worth reading; the male protagonist is ambitious and very intelligent.

11. 261 千 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T 22.7kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    Bearing a stigma of bringing misfortune to her husbands, yet controlling the criminal justice system, she watches as wealthy young men resort to any means to win her heart. The mastermind behind the power struggles within the household, hidden in murder cases, is gradually being exposed by her!

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