Looking for a Palace-Intrigue Story with a Sweet, Gentle, but Scheming Female Lead 求女主娇软，但是又很有心机，宫斗文
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo
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The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张
A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine
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My Husband Holds Power over the Court, and My Mother Rules the Inner Palace 我夫权倾朝野，我娘宠冠后宫
[Pure Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Court Intrigue] Everyone says Princess Jin Jia was pampered from childhood, treasured like royalty, yet she's just a pretty but useless ornament? Zhao Yining doesn't care. She wraps herself in sheepskin, plays the pig to eat the tiger, and just keeps grinding! Her fiancé wants to run away? Don't let the door hit you on the way out. A sleazy man wants to get close? Get lost as far away as possible. She can dodge open attacks and fend off hidden arrows. A
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The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑，冷面君王沦陷了
Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat
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After Returning to the Capital, the Young General Who Guards the Nation Fell for Me at First Sight 回京后，镇国少将军对我一见钟情
[Historical romance, one-on-one, sweet and doting with no angst, both leads are natives of this world] General Chu was handsome and stern, from a good family, and excelled in both letters and martial arts. He was nearly twenty and still unmarried. After returning to the capital victorious, his marriage was promptly put on the agenda. Just then, a young woman appeared by his side. Once he realized how he felt, the decisive General Chu immediately made up his mind: It had to be her. The third youn
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The White Lotus Wife Can Do More Than Read Minds 白莲娇妻她不只会读心
[Palace Intrigue] [Powerful Men, Delicate Women] [All Male Leads Are Chaste] [A Touch of Harem Appeal] [Mind Reading] [Childbirth System] (The mind-reading ability and Childbirth System appear later and play only a small role.) She was the most delicate and innocent white lotus in the capital, until a sudden turn of events gave her the ability to hear people's thoughts. From then on, the tender Crown Prince, the unruly general, the aloof young lord, and her obsessive sworn brother could no longe
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After the City Fell, the Carefree Princess Was Doted on by the Crown Prince 破城后，摆烂公主被太子娇养了
[Ancient setting + alternate history + transmigration + devoted couple + possessive love] After finishing a palace-intrigue novel, Xie Tangmian unexpectedly transmigrates into the book as a princess of a small kingdom, born to a courtesan and branded as the girl who “killed her birth mother.” The emperor takes pity on her for a time and entrusts her to the Noble Consort to raise. She becomes the Noble Consort’s “little lucky star,” ensuring her favor with the emperor. Though she wants for nothin
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After Clearing Her Name, the Tyrant's Dark Moonlight Became a Delicate Beauty 暴君黑月光洗白后，变成娇弱美人
Su Youyu, a famous award-winning actress, transmigrates into an old-fashioned tragic romance novel as a naive, weak-willed young lady, destined to become a pawn in a treacherous minister’s plot to use her beauty to seduce the tyrant. Knowing how the plot goes, Su Youyu trembles with fear. From then on, she acts like a fragile little flower in public, but strikes back hard when no one is looking. She also clings to Qin Feng, the future tyrant, and tries to erase the story’s later plotline in whic
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Her Luck Stolen, the Villainess’s Real Daughter Slaughters Her Way Through the Cultivation World 气运被夺，反派真千金杀穿修仙界
[Adapted into a live-action audiobook + The Hero Chases the Heroine to His Doom + The Entire Family Dies + Focus on Political Intrigue and Xianxia + The Entire Sect Is Wiped Out] Jiang Ruojin transmigrated into a book as the genuine daughter, a cannon-fodder foil to the beloved fake heiress. Abandoned by her parents, tormented by her five brothers, and stabbed through the heart by her Sword Lord fiancé before being thrown into a pit of snakes, she was also controlled by a Cannon Fodder System an
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The Crown Prince Tries to Outsmart Me Every Day 太子殿下每天都想套路我
When transmigrated Su Hua opens her eyes, she finds herself facing a pregnant mistress and a fiancé determined to break off their engagement. The whole capital is waiting to laugh at her. The Crown Prince, Tuoba Yue, proposes a partnership: she helps fend off his admirers, and he helps her put the scumbags in their place. They’ll support each other and build their careers together. A crown prince has practically fallen from the sky into her lap, so of course Su Hua is going to cling to this powe
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Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince’s Cherished Young Concubine Rises Through the Ranks 清穿：四爷宠着的小格格一路高升
[Complete] [Alternate Qing Dynasty + mutual devotion + heroine has a halo + lavish, exclusive pampering] The heroine’s story: After the college entrance exams, Song Xirou, who loved reading time-travel stories set in the Qing dynasty, went to sleep and transmigrated. She became a concubine of Kangxi’s fourth son, the historical Consort Mao, whose two daughters died young and who was never favored. At first, Song Xirou figured that as Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen’s first woman, she might not be loved, but
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Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿：儿子太争气，侧福晋封后了
[Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the
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Qing Transmigration: The Side Consort Wins the Emperor's Favor by Bearing Children 清穿：侧福晋她靠生娃宠冠六宫
They are not mutually devoted at first. Only after Fourth Prince takes the throne does he gradually stop taking other women to bed. I haven’t followed historical records, so please be understanding if certain characters don’t match your expectations. Gu Linlang struggled for half her life in the modern world. Just when she finally managed to buy a little apartment, a truck coming straight at her sent her to the next life. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the side consort of Yinzhe
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After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨
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
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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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The Foolish Bride Tore Off Her Sister's Wedding Dress on Their Wedding Day 替嫁傻妃新婚当天扒了妹妹嫁衣
[A devoted couple, both with no past relationships + mutual doting + physician consort + one-on-one romance] She transmigrates into the body of a fool and wakes up in the middle of her wedding. When her half-sister tries to seize the throne, she sets the bridal sedan on fire and strips her in front of everyone! On their wedding night, she takes down the groom with a single silver needle, then makes her escape! The God of War prepares to divorce his wife and sets up an elaborate scene to catch he
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The First Imperial Physician 第一医妃
[Medical Skills + Baby Care + Secret Identity] For the sake of the woman he secretly loved, he personally shoved the baby she was about to deliver back into her womb, killing them both. Chu Jingguo, a top battlefield surgeon from the 21st century, transmigrates into this world. Armed with a scalpel, she performs her own C-section and takes the baby out herself. The Warlord sneers in disgust. “Monster! You’re not even a tenth as good as Lian’er!” Chu Jingguo kicks him flying. “Then I’ll grant you
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The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Returns 重生嫡女归来
Banxia, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Medicine, was murdered by her sister and the Crown Prince she loved. When she awakens, she has been reborn a few days before returning to the capital. With the memories of her past life, she tears away her sister’s beautiful facade and exposes her stepmother’s false piety. The capital says she’s a country bumpkin, but she’s more fashionable than anyone. They call her a village girl, but she’s more graceful than them all. They say she’s illiterate
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After Being Cruelly Cut Open for Her Child in Her Past Life, She’s Reborn and Goes on a Rampage 前世惨被剖腹取子，她重生杀疯了
The short drama “The Moon Comes Chasing” is complete. Search for it on Tomato to watch, and please show your support! In her past life, she helped him ascend the throne, but after becoming emperor, he married her half-sister and made her Imperial Noble Consort. When her half-sister’s child needed a newborn’s heart blood as a medicinal ingredient, he ordered someone to cut the baby from her womb and take the blood from her newborn child! Only as she lay dying did she learn that the child’s father
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On Our Wedding Night, the Reborn Prince Knocked Over Her Contraceptive Soup 新婚夜，重生王爷打翻她的避子汤
[Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + Devoted Couple] Ye Chen is reborn on his wedding night with his Qiu'er. In his previous life, he couldn't even keep his Qiu'er's remains safe. This time, he will stay by her side every moment. Her greatest regret in her previous life was never having children of her own. This time, he will have lots of children with her. She was trapped in the capital all her life before. This time, he will travel across the land of the Nine Provinces with
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I Divorce Him on Our Wedding Day! I Crush My Phoenix Crown and Ride Home 新婚当天休夫！踏碎凤冠上马回府
[The Red Fruit short drama is now streaming, Late Stars Sway Down Upon the Sinking Boat, starring Zhi Chunhe and Yi Hang] [Transmigrate into a book + redemption + pocket dimension + devoted couple] [A weepy, handsome fool of a husband × a domineering heroine in a cozy, goofy daily life] After transmigrating into a book as the supporting female character who was enraged to death by a scumbag on her wedding day, she throws off her wedding dress, kicks the scumbag out, and takes a fool as her live-
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What?! The Frail Man I Bought Is Actually the Enemy Nation’s Tyrant 惊！买来的病弱男人竟是敌国暴君
[Sweet romance + satisfying revenge] After transmigrating as the villainess, Su Rong works every day to get herself killed, helping her pampered half-sister take the throne as empress as soon as possible. The domineering crown prince doesn’t love her, so she cries and begs for his affection while thinking, [You lousy man, get lost!] Her gentle eldest brother despises her, so she acts hurt and begs for his attention while thinking, [Who the hell do you think you are?] Then there’s the richest man
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Hilarious Transmigration: The Bookish Fat Wife Turns Her Life Around 爆笑穿越：书生肥妻要翻身
[Both leads are each other’s only love. The heroine starts out hot-tempered and later becomes sweet and soft. The hero starts out haughty and ends up desperately trying to win his wife back.] A strong, capable CEO, Liu transmigrates into the body of Hua Junze’s fat wife. He’s a handsome, clever scholar with a debauched streak, and the result is absolute chaos. Hua Junze: “My wife is too fierce! She won’t give me money, kicks me out of bed, sells me off, and makes me study… She’s a madwoman!” Con
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The Empress Holds the Script and Starts Slacking Her Way Through the Palace Struggle 娘娘手握剧本开启摆烂式宫斗
[Palace intrigue + transmigrate into a book + System + going crazy + favored early on + doted on exclusively later] The System informed Jiang Yushu that she had transmigrated into a book. She hadn’t even had time to get familiar with the story before she transmigrated. From the start, she was in a hopeless situation. Other people transmigrated as the heroine; she became a background character. After transmigrating into the book, she was forced to bind herself to a useless “make him fall for yo
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The Demon King Desperately Tries to Stay Alive, Yet They Worship Him as a God 魔王疯狂保命，却被他们奉为神
[The whole cast overinterprets everything + hilarious absurdity] Before her death, the no-nonsense tomboy Ye Yue was plagued by illness. After transmigrating to the world of cultivation, all she wanted was to keep her head down and survive. But she ends up in the body of the fallen “leader of the villains,” the Asura King. Every one of her subordinates talks about crushing the Celestial Clan or exterminating humanity, and they hound her every day to conquer the world. Worse still, her predecesso
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The Sickly Man I Picked Up on a Whim Turned Out to Be the Empire's Richest Man 我随手捡的病秧子竟然是帝国首富
[Strong heroine, hidden identity revealed, ultra-A, equally matched leads, devoted heroine and adored hero, both loyal] Everyone in the Empire's elite circles knew that the ancient Gu dynasty had a beautiful, mentally disabled heiress named Gu Yanluo. But as soon as the heiress returned to the Empire, she crippled a pair of rotten scumbags and shot to fame. In the blink of an eye, she had become a venomous beauty with a heart of pure malice. Rumors were recently circulating that Gu Yanluo kept a
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The Sickly Little Ancestor: The Whole Family's Beloved Big Shot Is Sweet and Fierce 病娇小祖宗：团宠大佬奶甜奶凶
[Reborn + obsessive love + secret identity + adored by everyone] “Little thing, run away again and I’ll lock you up...” Mu Naier clung to her husband and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Honey, I’ll never run away again...” In her previous life, Mu Naier had caused trouble at every turn. Now she swore to spoil her husband rotten! So by day, she was busy face-slapping her enemies and putting scoundrels in their place; by night, she was busy soothing and pampering her husband. She beat so many
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Apocalypse: Drink My Blood, and You’re My Underling 末世：吸了我的血，你就是我小弟
[Apocalypse + superpowers + spatial storage + gourmet food + feel-good wish fulfillment] Shen Mu opens her eyes to find the apocalypse has arrived. Zombies are running everywhere, and bad people are as common as dogs. Shen Mu: “Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, help! The world outside is terrifying! I want to go home and farm!” Everyone: “...Come on, boss, enough already. You're laying it on too thick!” The Zombie Queen Shen Mu sighs. It's not her fault she's strong. She really just wants to farm. Als
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Horror Dungeon: The Peerless Beauty Doesn't Want to Live Off Her Looks 惊悚副本：绝世美人不想靠脸吃饭
[Sweet, lovable, incredibly popular beauty who holds a grudge♥ Split-personality, lovesick, obsessive, perverted stalker male lead♥ Livestream♥ Love-triangle showdowns♥ Every ghost and player who has ever gotten close to the beauty is a male lead] In the thirtieth century, a second world suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Anyone aged eighteen or older had a fifty percent chance of being dragged into this world, where the survival rate was less than ten percent. People called the second world the
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Flirting with the Cold Satanic Prince 撩倒撒旦冷殿下
She’s a beautiful girl whose mood changes faster than the pages of a book. When a group of men in black try to gang up on her, she takes off running, but they still manage to catch her.
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The Beloved Young Lady: The Sickly, Possessive Tycoon Takes the World by Storm 团宠大小姐：病娇大佬飒翻全球
[Sweet and satisfying + face-slapping the villains + dark, possessive queen] Di Ge, the real daughter of the Di family, has returned after rumors claimed she had been abducted and held captive for years by a mentally ill patient. They say she's a good-for-nothing, weak and timid? She has all kinds of god-tier secret identities at her fingertips, leaving everyone stunned! They say she's nothing but a pretty face? With cutting-edge technology, she builds the strongest business alliance and command
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I Was an Ace Assassin, Now I’m the Pathetic Girl at an Elite School 我，王牌杀手成了贵族学校小可怜
She was the world's number-one ace assassin, elusive and able to kill without a trace. After an accident, she was reborn as an ordinary schoolgirl. Looked down on by teachers and classmates because of her terrible grades? Humiliated in front of the entire school when the campus heartthrob she'd secretly admired made her love letter public? Her father ruined and bankrupt, while a classmate borrowed money and refused to pay it back? Luo Ying sneered: “You're all dead. Not one of you is getting awa
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Quick Transmigration: Su Daji Starts Flirting with Me from the Start 快穿：开局就被苏妲己强撩了
The legendary seductress Su Daji, who died in the flames, has come back to life! Bound to a strategy System, her only mission is to defeat all kinds of scheming heroine types and seduce top bosses across three thousand worlds. System: “Your Highness, the bosses are all very restrained. You’ll have to rise to the challenge.” The bewitching Lady Daji, infamous for bringing kingdoms to ruin, gives him a sultry look and lies down willingly. “Whether I rise to the challenge or take the lead, I’m fine
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The Bedchamber Maid 通房丫鬟
As a bedchamber maid, Hua Rong has always remembered her place. She mustn't fall in love with her master, let him become addicted to women, or compete with his future young madam for his affections. After finally enduring until age and fading looks let her buy back her freedom, Hua Rong sets her sights on an honest, decent widower and plans to share a simple life with him. But her highborn master pins her to the wall, eyes red, and asks, “You'd rather have that old man than me?” Hua Rong: “...”
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