Looking for Pure Palace-Intrigue Stories: No Transmigration, No Rebirth, No Pocket Dimension, but With a System 求纯宫斗，无穿越，无重生，无空间，系统加持
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Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传
Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden
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I Was Born a Lowly Slave, Yet the Emperor Favors Me 奴本微贱，奈何皇上喜欢
In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy
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Willows in the Wind 风中柳
[Ruthless heroine➕female-lead power fantasy➕light ensemble-style palace intrigue➕face-slapping and scum-bashing➕primarily focused on building her career] (Female lead is a virgin; male lead is not) Jiang Fu, the Jiang family’s fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter, was lovely and graceful. Unfortunately, her stepmother was cruel and her father was heartless. As an illegitimate daughter, she had no say even in the marriage that mattered most to a woman. Her family could manipulate her as they p
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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
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
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Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始
In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o
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Palace Beauty 宫姝
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.
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On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚
Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw
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The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城
[Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at
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A Substitute Bride Becomes Empress 代嫁为后
She was the princess chosen by the royal family to marry in another princess’s place. On the journey to seal the marriage alliance, she was cautious and careful with every word. Yet by a twist of fate, she became the apple of the Western Regions prince’s eye. When the truth comes to light…
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Shh! Be Good, Sweetheart! The Mad Regent Holds Her by the Waist and Coaxes Her Gently 嘘！娇娇乖！疯批摄政王锁腰轻哄
[Also known as The Phoenix Returns to the Luan] [Both Reborn + Both Transmigrate + Yandere + Power Couple + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance and Power Fantasy] After dying tragically in her previous life and transmigrating to the modern world, Yun Li unexpectedly transmigrates back. When she opens her eyes, it’s her wedding night! “A Li... why can’t you try to love me?” The yandere regent grips her waist, his eyes red-rimmed, and swears he’ll pamper his little darling with his life in this li
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Reborn: His Majesty Grows More and More Twisted 重生后：陛下越来越病娇了
[Reborn + doting husband + revenge] Hundreds of people from the marquis's household died because of her in her previous life! Reborn, Ruan Jiao is determined to take revenge, punish the scoundrel, and tear that scheming woman to shreds! But who is this emperor who once let her go so freely, and now keeps saying, “Nothing matters more than my wife”? Eunuch Li: Your Majesty, the Empress wants to introduce new rules punishing anyone who abuses or kills cats. Gu Yeqing: Approved! Eunuch Li: Your Maj
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The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
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Quick Transmigration: The Tragic-Novel Heroine Seems to Have a Serious Problem 快穿：虐文女主好像有那个大病
[Goofy + Slacker + Romance-Averse] Male lead: “The only one I've ever loved is her!” Cen Jing (rolling down the car window): “You two have to make it work. I'll take a car.” Second male lead: “You're interesting.” Cen Jing: “You deserve someone better, not someone who's already the best, like me.” Villainous big shot (pointing at the male lead and his mistress): “Why not tell the driver to run them over?” Cen Jing: “Hello? 110? Someone's inciting someone to commit murder... No, I'm not stutterin
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Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派
[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
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I’m Coveting My Short-Lived Husband’s Inheritance, but What If He Won’t Die? 垂涎短命夫君遗产，可他不死咋办
[Sweet romance + mutually devoted one-on-one couple] The first time Jiang Yunshao laid eyes on the handsome, sickly man who looked destined to die young, her eyes lit up. A short life? Perfect! Flirt with him! Marry him! Then inherit his estate when he dies and spend it however she likes! Later, her supposedly short-lived husband dotes on her as if she were the most precious thing in the world. When morning sickness strikes, she drops her act as a delicate little rabbit and declares with fierce
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Reborn Before Calling Off the Engagement, I Threw My Arms Around My Darling Regent 重生退婚前，一把抱住亲亲摄政王
Lu Xiaoxi is the only daughter of the wealthiest family in the capital. She grew up treasured and doted on. In her previous life, she turned down an imperial marriage decree for the man she loved, Qi Ziping. She spent millions of silver taels from her family to marry him, only to learn that he loved someone else and saw her as nothing more than a purse. Later, war broke out everywhere. Qi Ziping fled with his beloved concubine. Lu Xiaoxi begged him to save her parents, but he abandoned her witho
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After Being Reborn, the Princess Consort's First Thought Is to Find a New Husband 王妃重生后，第一件事就想换夫君
Su Wan, the Princess Consort of Prince Zhao, who died young of consumption in her previous life, has been reborn. Looking back on her previous life, she had been gentle and virtuous, managing the household with propriety, all the while trying to warm the heart of her husband, a man as cold as ice. The result was only too predictable: She failed to melt the ice and instead wore herself out, riddled with ailments at a young age, before dying in her prime. Reborn, Su Wan thinks things over carefull
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Born with a Bewitching Charm 媚骨生香
Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm the female supporting character?” Someone: “And in a steamy novel, no less.” Lan Xiaodie: “What? I'm about to die?” Someone: “And the heroine will step on your ashes to rise to the top.” Lan Xiaodie: “That's brutal! Then make sure my son and daughter avenge me.” Someone: “Sorry, you won't even have a man when you die.” Lan Xiaodie was sure she'd die with regrets. So she decided to rise up and become the heroine... And if she couldn't, she'd at least be the female supporti
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My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑
Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g
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The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边
After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever
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What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊
[Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to
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The Capital's Most Cherished 宠冠京华
After being reborn, Chu Mingluo finally understands that she was never the one at fault. With a heaven-sent medical text in hand, she turns its pages with her delicate fingers and vows to make those wolves pay for their blood debts! Only the cold and aloof villain from her previous life, who killed countless people, comes close and asks, “I heard you admire me. Do you want to marry me?” Chu Mingluo fails to notice the growing obsession and madness in the villain's eyes. After thinking it over, s
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The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑
[Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s
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The Fierce Princess Consort Is Unstoppable 暴躁王妃很猖狂
[Ancient-style writing contest] “Princess Consort, the main gate is blocked. The bridal sedan chair will have to enter through the side gate.” Miao Qiqi: “Get me an axe! I’ll show you how to tear down a gate!” “Princess Consort, the Prince says he’s unwell, so he wants you to bow to a rooster instead.” Miao Qiqi: “Get me a cleaver! I’ll show you my soup-making skills!” “Princess Consort, the Prince wants to have a child with you.” Miao Qiqi: “Get me a spiked club! I’ll show you how to beat up a
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Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡
From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side.
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The Scheming Prince: The Fierce Girl Plans to Turn the Tables 腹黑王爷：彪悍丫头要翻天
Ye Zhenzhen became Prince Jing Qi You's personal maid, and everyone said her lowly birth meant the prince would tire of her sooner or later. A young servant: "Don't worry, Zhenzhen. Once the prince gets tired of you, he'll give you to me as my wife!" A guard: "Zhenzhen, when the prince no longer wants you, I want to take care of you for the rest of your life!" Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. She had plenty of money. When the prince got tired of her, she would buy her freedom, open a shop, and become a
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The Treacherous Minister Wants to Kill Me Every Day 奸臣每天都想弄死我
Su Huai is a powerful court official, and everyone fears him. He only likes playing power games and scheming against others. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that could cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao bitterly regrets her impulsive decision to show up and claim him as her fiancé. When she tries to call it quits, everyone urges her to recon
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After a Political Marriage, the Princess Is Pampered by a Rugged Khan 和亲后公主被糙汉大汗宠成小娇娇
[Transmigration + strong female lead + raising children + farming + career-focused plot + doting romance!!!] Jiang Xunyin is shot dead. She thinks she is doomed, but by a stroke of luck, she gets another life and becomes Princess Zhaohua of the Sunu tribe on the day she is sent to marry into the Great An Empire. Clear-headed and perceptive, she only wants to live a quiet life, but is forced into a whirlpool of intrigue. She thinks that after marrying the iron-blooded khan of the grasslands, the
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A Thousand Years for the Empress 皇后千千岁
His cold gaze fixed on her as he commanded, “Be my woman!” She refused. “No.” He snapped, “You slept with me. Don’t you have to take responsibility? Believe me, I’ll use your life as my pillow!” Damn it. Rather than risk her life by becoming his woman, she’d be better off keeping to her duties as a palace maid. But with this heartless emperor threatening her life, she had no choice but to fight the women of the harem to the death. This palace is a place where either you die or I survive. In the
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The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常
You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin
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A Flower Worth Plucking: My Bandit Husband Is a Heartbreaker 有花堪折：压寨夫君是祸水
She was the leader of a band of mountain outlaws, nearly twenty-eight and still without a husband. With no other choice, she finally did what she’d never done before: rob someone on the road, carrying off a handsome, fair-faced scholar. “From now on, you’re mine. If you dare attract other women, I’ll make sure you can’t get out of bed for seven days and seven nights.” Later, he lounged nearby, watching her lie in bed. “Are you satisfied, my dear?” Only when the truth came to light did she realiz
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Exiled During Famine, the Disgraced Heiress Farms to Feed Her Family 荒年流放后，罪千金靠种田养全家
A plane crash gave her a second chance at life, though in a different body. As the granddaughter of a general and the daughter of an official, she had a noble status. But fate can change in an instant. One day, she was demoted and became a little peasant girl who made her living farming. She would grow a bright future and cultivate a beautiful romance worthy of a prosperous age.
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The Hilarious Empress: I'm Getting Remarried 爆笑皇后：本宫要改嫁
“You beast, stay back!” His beloved consort had cowered in the corner of the bed again, looking utterly aggrieved. The emperor silently rubbed his forehead. He was a mighty ruler, wise and valiant, handsome and charming, yet he had married an empress who did nothing but get into trouble every day. Not only did he have to clean up her messes and take his mother’s scoldings on her behalf, but she also went around accusing him of being a beast who forced himself on her. If she still wouldn’t let hi
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The Cold King's Stolen Consort: His Side Consort Is No One's Plaything 冷王盗妃，侧妃不承欢
They were betrothed for eight years, and she waited in vain for four. When he finally came, he was holding another peerlessly beautiful woman in his arms. In a single night, she went from principal consort to secondary consort. Deep within the marquis's estate, she endured the loneliness in silence. She neither fought for his favor nor accepted his affection. She had thought that if she helped him and stood by him through every hardship, they would soar together as a pair, and in the end she wou
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Report to His Majesty: The General Is a Woman 报告皇帝陛下，将军是红妆
Zhang Tianqing, who disguises herself as a man, is a feared God of War, but one day she becomes a prisoner. She swears she'll find the traitor who sold her out! Li Muhuan, a Crown Prince who has no interest in women, becomes obsessed with General Zhang, who is disguised as a man. He pampers her and clings to her, giving her whatever she wants, even forcing the position of Empress upon her! You said this was only a transaction, but then you secretly started falling for me. Little scene: Li Muhuan
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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My Brutal Husband: The Fire Phoenix Has Arrived 暴虐夫君，火凤凰驾到
A brutally violent dragon and a proud, haughty fire phoenix fell into the mortal world. The male lead was cold and merciless: “I kill gods and ghosts alike! Anyone who stands in my way is doomed! Say one more word, and I’ll wipe you out this instant!” The female lead said, “Heaven has a virtue of sparing life, and I am merciful. I’ll spare you for now, but if you keep causing trouble, I’ll send you to the eighteenth level of hell, where you’ll never be reborn!” The male lead: “Womanly compassion
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TNT: Only You TNT只有你
Dedicated to all the Popcorns. Let's chase the light together with the little Boomers! Break through the world, command the winds and clouds, young men of the era marching shoulder to shoulder! Fill a wishing bottle with all your longing, and when it shines brightly, it will bring you to me!
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