A Veteran Reader Seeks Palace and Household Intrigue with Highly Intelligent Characters 老书虫求 宫斗 宅斗 高智商的那种

1. 51 庶 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 30kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
2. 52 太 The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Bad, Yet Still Pretends to Be Sweet 太子妃又美又坏，偏偏还要装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 18.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
3. 53 嫁 Marrying into a Wealthy Family 嫁大户 Ji Qiushan积丘山Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + merchant couple + married life + sweet everyday romance + family and village life] The heroine is gentle, clear-headed, and never lets anyone push her around. The hero is considerate, witty, and resourceful. The younger daughter of the Shen family in Baihe Town marries the second son of the Xie family, who runs a medicinal herb shop in Ping County. She hears he spends most of his time away from home and that his family has fallen on hard times. She never expec 23.8kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
4. 54 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 6.8kReads9.3Score563Shelves
5. 55 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 192.1kReads9.3Score26.7kShelves
6. 56 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 176.6kReads9.5Score22.6kShelves
7. 57 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 146.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves
8. 58 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 13.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
9. 59 纨 The Playboy Marries a Fierce Wife, Then Gets Bossed Around! 纨绔迎娶悍妻后，竟得了气管炎！ Su Youran苏悠然Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 14.5kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
10. 60 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 47.5kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
11. 61 云 Cloud Appreciation 云赏 Hualing Mulanxue花翎木兰雪Ancient Romance246k WordsOngoing [Two powerful leads + personal growth + adventure + sweet romance + political intrigue] After her family falls on hard times, Lin Qingran accidentally crosses young Marquis Dingbei Li Mingyuan and ends up in prison. After numerous twists and turns, she finally manages to escape. She thinks she'll leave Yunzhou City and never see him again, but fate has other plans: she runs into him once more at an inn in a small town. She recognizes the newcomer at a glance: the little tyrant Li Mingyuan. She i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can read ancient sweet pet articles, which are logical.

12. 62 穿 After Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World, She Spoiled Her Hapless Shadow Guard 穿越女尊后，她把倒霉暗卫宠上天 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 19.2kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    I don't know if female attackers can work, but the battle part of the plot of this book is really very intelligent and logical. There are no peeing points throughout the whole process, and you can't find anything to complain about.

13. 63 凤 Farewell to the Phoenix Coffin: One Palace, Two Kingdoms 凤棺辞：一宫风月，两方山河 A Big Tingting一只大婷婷Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted The phoenix crown is a splendid ornament for a coffin, and the empress's throne is a foreordained death trap. The position of empress, shunned by every consort in the palace, falls to Wen Xiwan, a low-born concubine. One day she's tending a little vegetable garden in the palace laundry, and the next she's seated upon the phoenix throne. Everyone is certain she's only waiting to be buried in the imperial mausoleum. Pei Yuan, the chief minister who put her on the throne, did so only to find an exp 147Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent book, wonderful. Good. I haven't seen such a good book for a long time.

14. 64 绝 Reborn from Desperation, I Became My Own Strongest Support 绝境重生，我活成自己靠山 Dreammaker Xiao Qi造梦小七Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it was just posted.) [Strong female lead + coming-of-age + romantic rivals vying for her + historical domestic drama] She was frail from birth, and life soon showed her its cruelty. Betrayal by family and deceit by the man she loved once plunged her into an abyss. But she never bowed to fate or let hatred consume her. An undying fire burned in her heart, and she refused to kneel in the mire. She harbors no resentment and never turns cruel. She simply grits her teeth an 1Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    I gave this book a try. I read it for a while before going to bed and was attracted by the exciting plot. I read it before going to bed.

15. 65 清 A Qing Dynasty Romance: The Fertile Consort's Charm Captures the Fourth Prince 清穿好孕：贵妃娇媚，四爷动心了 Sweet Rice Balls with Rice Wine米酒汤圆甜又甜Ancient Romance878k WordsOngoing Li Tian, a seasoned career woman, transmigrated into an alternate version of the Qing dynasty and became a gege in Yinzhen’s household. She treated Fourth Master like a boss: put in the work, win him over, and try to have children. Her life became an endless cycle of having and raising children… Then her carefully crafted persona fell apart. Yinzhen pinned Li Tian down and told her, “I’m the only man you’re allowed to have eyes for.” The woman asked timidly, “What about our son?” Fourth Master d —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These [eat melon] [eat melon] [eat melon]

16. 66 清 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 Sweet 8糖糖8甜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 17.3kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
17. 67 清 Qing Transmigration: The Empress’s Beloved White Moonlight 清穿：娇宠白月光皇后 Shao Shao邵韶Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Campus Writing Contest Short-to-Medium Novel] What am I supposed to do after transmigrating into the role of Qianlong’s empress? And not just any empress, but the famous virtuous Empress Fuca! The legendary woman who was Qianlong’s first love? More importantly, she bore several children, suffered through physical and emotional torment, and died young in her thirties! Fu Yueyan, who knows her history inside out in the modern world: This is too tragic. I want out! Scumbag Qianlong: Don’t be afrai 947Reads9.1Score—Shelves
18. 68 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 23.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
19. 69 清 A Leisurely Life as an Extra in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之路人甲的悠闲生活 Nerdy Girl Muzi宅女木子Ancient Romance58k WordsOngoing [Alternate-history Qing dynasty + System + slow-burn farming + pampered by everyone + later becomes the emperor's sole favorite] Chen Rongxi dies suddenly while working overtime at night and transmigrates to the fourth year of the Kangxi era in the Qing dynasty, becoming Consort Rong, a historical figure who gave birth to five sons and one daughter, only for one son and one daughter to survive. What a tragic life. But since she's here, she'll make the best of it. She won't end up like the histo 111Reads6.7Score—Shelves
20. 70 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 41.6kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
21. 71 簪 The Record of Hairpins (Complete in 4 Volumes) 簪中录（全4册） A Chilly Breeze on Either Side侧侧轻寒Mystery992k WordsCompleted The little red fish Agashnie, which feeds on human blood; the mysterious talisman that had followed Li Shubai for years; Empress Wang, the peerless beauty of the Daming Palace; three clusters of doodles written by the late emperor himself before his death; a marriage contract made with Wang Yun in their youth... Every mystery returns to its point of origin. Every choice remains beyond anyone’s control, as impossible to resist or escape as fate itself. Yang Chonggu has returned to the palace and 23kReads9.7Score3.9kShelves

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    Take your time and watch, all kinds of double injuries are online

22. 72 许 I'll Give You a Thousand Generations of Splendor 许你万世江山 A Chi阿赤Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] + [Winning Her Back] + [Focusing on Her Career] + [Princess Consort] A naive seventeen-year-old high school student from the twenty-first century accidentally transmigrates to the alternate Great Zhou dynasty after saving a cat. There, she encounters Prince Yan, known as the Living King of Hell. He commands the Imperial City Guard and is domineering and overbearing, yet dotes on the heroine alone. With a restaurant from the start, watch the heroine grow step by step as she builds —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 大 Ballad of the Desert (Complete in Two Volumes) 大漠谣（全二册） Tong Hua桐华Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty, a young wolf girl named Yu Jin is rescued by a Han Chinese man serving under the Xiongnu Chanyu in the Western Regions. She follows him as he teaches her literature and martial arts, and grows up alongside the Chanyu’s princes. After a coup among the Xiongnu, young Yu is forced to go to Chang’an. On the way, she meets the refined Meng Jiuhe and the dashing Huo Qubing, one after the other, and a love story begins. As Yu Jin repeatedly cro 1.5kReads9.5Score340Shelves
24. 74 残 The Remnants 残兵 Tiger in the Sea海中之虎Urban1.9M WordsCompleted When friends come, we welcome them with fine wine. When enemies come, we greet them with blades and spears! In the autumn of 1937, during the Battle of Baoding, the Nationalist forces suffered defeat after defeat. After completing its mission to hold off the enemy, the unit Yu Siyang served in gathered its remaining troops and withdrew to Guanshan County, where it joined the Eighth Route Army. In the strategically vital Guanshan region, Yu Siyang’s unit fought a desperate battle against the Japa 3.7kReads9.0Score350Shelves

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    The Disabled Soldier is a good book for Chinese people of all ages to read!!

25. 75 冷 The Stone-Faced General Dotes on Her Relentlessly, While the Mystic Expert Does as She Pleases 冷面将军拼命宠，玄学大佬横着走 Xu Xu Tang Qing许许唐倾Ancient Romance368k WordsOngoing [Borrowed body + family intrigue + political scheming + satisfying revenge + ghost hunting + equally matched couple] After borrowing a body, she became a good-for-nothing legitimate daughter everyone could bully! She laughed. “If I don't stand up for myself, you'll all forget who's the legitimate eldest daughter of this household!” Her sweet-faced stepmother trembled. “Could she have learned the truth?” Her wicked younger sister questioned her. “She dared to fight back? Is she crazy, or possesse 93Reads—Score104Shelves

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    This book is very interesting, the story is novel, the characters are well supported, and each character feels like he or she has his or her own consciousness.

26. 76 穿 After Transmigrating into a Sickly Body, the Mad Emperor Makes Me Study for the Civil Service Exam Every Night 穿成病弱后疯批皇帝夜夜逼我考公 Li Changxuan Mei离昶泫魅Two Male Leads514k WordsCompleted [No CP!! No female lead!!] Cheerful top scorer in the imperial exams X arrogant, aloof emperor After failing the civil service exam for the sixth time, Zhu Li threw his head back and sighed. “That blind emperor can't recognize talent. This country's doomed.” Heartbroken and ready to go home and inherit his family's fortune, he was stopped at the door by someone who said, “Want to take the civil service exam? Guaranteed pass with our complete course. Try it free for three months, and get a full r 337Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Strategizing palace battles, two male protagonists~

27. 77 月 The Moon Shines Bright Between the Clouds 月是云间明 Where the Shore Falls, Flowers Bloom落岸为花Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted A historical romance with elements of wuxia and palace intrigue. It tells the tragedy of two people, and the redemption of one. The heroine, Han Yanran, is the daughter of a military family, blessed with extraordinary talent and peerless beauty. The hero, Zhou Ziyan, is heir to the throne of a kingdom, learned in history and as gentle as jade. A man and woman from two different lands, with entirely different temperaments, meet by chance and embark on an epic romance. Sadly, falling in love is ea 59Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    This novel, an antique palace battle, also has an online IQ

28. 78 女 A Woman's Guide to Business: The Merchant Queen Makes the Empress Her Own Again 女尊经商：首富又把女帝当 Lu Lu Smile鹿鹿smileAncient Romance112k WordsOngoing [Revenge and Household Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Matriarchal Society + Born Genius] [Heroine]: Calm and astute + Never lets a grudge go unanswered + A genius mind [Hero]: A young general burdened by a blood feud + The heroine's personal bodyguard [About the Story]: On a strange and rainy night, a mysterious young woman appears in the inner residence, bringing an old story to light and exposing the turmoil within the household. The sudden arrival of an adopted daughter throws the whole family —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is it, no time travel, no system, and no more powerful male protagonist than the female protagonist to save the female protagonist. The heroine saved herself throughout the whole process, from a wanted criminal to a eldest lady, became rich in business, and avenged her mother.

29. 79 团 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance884k WordsOngoing Transmigration + two powerful leads + identities exposed + everyone's favorite + push and pull (half sweet, half angst, with smart characters) Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison Mo Qingqing: She transmigrates as the Seventh Princess of Beilin and breaks off her engagement from the start. Dugu Yunche: The gloomy, astute hostage prince of Xiqi seems weak, but is actually ruthless. He weaves a web of schemes under two identities, only to fall in love. Chen Yi'an: Crow 892Reads8.9Score229Shelves

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    A conspiracy in the name of love, two lovers stabbing each other. Proton or princess, who will admit defeat first?

30. 80 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 33Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    It not only has a grand vision for the country, but also depicts human nature, describing desire, betrayal, perseverance and compromise.

31. 81 毒 Poison Cures the Heart 毒解君心 Wjy YingWjy缨Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted After enduring life-and-death trials, the long-standing poison in Tuoba Jun’s body was finally neutralized, and he returned safely from the brink of death. The shadows of treacherous court politics and imperial harem rivalries faded away. Li Weiyang used her wisdom and strategic skill to keep the inner court in order, while Tuoba Jun ruled the empire with vision and ambition. United in purpose, they reformed the government, brought peace to the people, expanded their territory, and strengthened 4Reads—Score968Shelves

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    It's a very good novel, with a strong visual sense, and I was drawn into it unconsciously.

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