Historical Romance with Two Strong Leads: Both Are Cunning and High-Born, with Palace and Household Intrigue, and No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroines 古言双强男女主谋略强，身份高，宫斗宅斗，不圣母
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- 101 Joy with You 与君欢 [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 27kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
- 102 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves
- 103 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 35.1kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
- 104 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
- 105 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
- 106 Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录 [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
- 107 A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下 Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son. 3.7kReads9.7Score586Shelves
- 108 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 10.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves
- 109 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 154kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
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My Childhood Friend Is More Than an Assassin, and My Sweetheart Isn't a Prince 青梅不只是刺客，竹马他不是皇子
Shen Wenxi was used as a pawn by her enemies throughout her previous life. She was both the assassin White Owl and the Valley Lord of Cloudmist Valley, who commanded a private army. Reborn, she kept her Valley Lord secret identity carefully hidden as she set out to find her fiancé and take her revenge. Yang Ce disguised himself as the ailing, short-lived Ninth Prince to stay alive, while also serving as the mysterious and highly favored War God, Lord Yannan. As he lay dying, he learned that his
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My Three Wishes 吾有三愿
[Mad Queen x Reclusive Power Behind the Throne] [Past and Present Lives] [Sweetness and Angst] [Fated Redemption] [Alternate World] (This story focuses on [Two Powerful Leads Growing Together] and [Profound Devotion]. Sweetness and angst intertwine. This is not a mindless power fantasy, so read with care if that's not your thing!) In their previous life, in the modern world, the two parted forever on a snowy night! He sat in a wheelchair dusted with snow, and his three wishes ended in regret as
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- 112 The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常 Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian 49.7kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
- 113 Only You, This Lifetime 一世唯尔 Everyone in the capital knew that the Fang family had a son named Fang Younian. He was rich and handsome, and the young ladies of the capital were practically breaking down the Fang family’s door to marry him. But him? He loved only a little swindler from Hat Alley. “Diao Yiyi, you’re the only one for me, Fang Younian. I’ll marry no one but you.” He was the emperor’s eldest son, born to a lowly palace maid who used to wash feet. As a result, he could only watch helplessly as his younger brother 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
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The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着
[One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c
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- 116 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
- 117 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 41.2kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
- 118 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
- 119 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 57.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
- 120 After Losing Her Memory, the Childhood Sweetheart Became the Young General's Cherished Love 青梅失忆后成了少年将军掌中娇 [Clever, Cunning Foxlike Heroine VS Steady, Stern, Humble Hero] [One-on-One Romance, Sweet Pampering, Adorable Child, Childhood Sweethearts] [The Hero Suffers] The night before, Shen Zuihuan was still preparing for her engagement ceremony. The next morning, she woke up in shock to discover she had been married for five years already! Her fiancé was nowhere to be found, and her current husband was the childhood friend she had hated most of all. He was even holding a child who looked exactly like 25.9kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
- 121 EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
- 122 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 178.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves
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The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑
[Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer
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Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂
(Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ
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- 125 This Princess Consort Is a Force to Be Reckoned With, and She Deserves to Be Spoiled! 这个王妃路子野，得宠！ The Prince Regent says, “My princess consort is of royal blood, a delicate flower who can't lift a finger.” Meanwhile, the Prince Regent's consort, a whip in her left hand and a blade in her right, beats a gang of rebels until they flee in terror. The Prince Regent says again, “My consort only knows how to sew. How would she know anything about the occult?” A century-old ghost, sewn up like a kite by the Prince Regent's consort, weeps as it flies through the sky. The Prince Regent sighs again. “ 7.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
- 126 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 16.8kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
- 127 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 16.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
- 128 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 86kReads9.5Score8.2kShelves
- 129 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 86.2kReads9.6Score9.6kShelves
- 130 Late in the Day 行止晚 [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
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The Fallen Daughter Fights Her Way into the Marquis's Household and Rises to Become Its Mistress 落难弃女闯侯门迈向主母之位
[Palace and Household Intrigue] + [Political Schemes and Officialdom] + [Love That Grows Over Time] Having a son is like stepping into heaven, where one can enjoy every luxury. Having a daughter is like falling into hell, where survival is a struggle. Ye Fusang's birth mother was expecting twins. It should have been twice the joy, but fate had other plans: both babies were girls. For the sake of her own wealth and status, her mother heartlessly abandoned Ye Fusang in the freezing cold. Just as
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Begonia Blossoms: The General's Wife Is Reborn and Goes on a Rampage 海棠笑：将军夫人重生她杀疯了
A cold-faced, devoted general and a clever, gentle legitimate daughter I, Shen Zhiyu, died once. I burned in the flames, the pain searing to the bone. Only as I lay dying did I learn that the woman kneeling and crying over me was the enemy who had abducted me and drained my blood. My true identity was the Duke's Estate's legitimate daughter, switched at birth and kept from her family for fifteen years! When I opened my eyes again, Heaven had given me another chance at life. In this life, weari
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The Princess Isn't Human! And Neither Is Her Consort 公主殿下不是人！驸马他也不是
[Underworld Empress: Cool and Unrivaled x Mad Demon Sovereign: A Bewitching Devoted Lapdog] [A powerful female lead, political intrigue, a romance between gods and demons, identity-reveal satisfaction, and a hilarious ensemble cast] This story defies convention and is well worth savoring! Jun Zhanyue, the Empress of Fengdu, fell in battle after suppressing a million vengeful ghosts. Her soul possessed a princess who had been murdered in nine consecutive lives. Little did she know that this trans
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Dream of the Red Chamber: Lin Ruhai Is Reborn to Protect Daiyu 红楼之林如海重生护黛玉
In his previous life, Lin Ruhai held a high position but died young, leaving his beloved daughter Daiyu alone and helpless. She wept herself to death. In this life, the newlywed scholar Lin Ruhai is reborn on his wedding night, making a solemn vow: He will never let his wife down, and he will protect his daughter for the rest of her life! Facing the Jia family’s covetous schemes and Madam Wang’s hidden, deadly machinations, Lin Ruhai proceeds with caution at every turn. He tops the imperial ex
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- 135 When the Reborn Meet the Transmigrated, I Run Wild in the Imperial Court 当重生遇到穿越，我在朝廷杀疯了 [Political intrigue + strong female lead + two powerful leads + rebirth + woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, a great fire reduced everything to ashes. Everyone knew the entire Wen family had been thrown into prison, but no one knew that a pair of sisters had survived. From then on, one became the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household and married into the royal family, while the other took on the identity of the Chancellor’s eldest son and entered government service. “Wen —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Reborn, I Refuse to Be the Crown Prince's Consort 重生之我不要做太子妃 Only after Shen Zhao died saving the Crown Prince in her previous life did she learn the truth: The imperial decree arranging her marriage had set the destruction of her family in motion, and the towering imperial city had long prepared a noose for them. Her father and brother died on the battlefield, and the young general who had been her childhood sweetheart was shot dead. She was reborn, returning to the day of her coming-of-age ceremony. In this life, she sought to claim the empire’s vast la 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Little Poison Doctor 神医小毒后
A 21st-century special forces doctor, poison expert, and senior medical officer transmigrates into the body of the Second Young Lady of the Minister of Revenue’s household. Her father doesn’t care for her, her grandmother doesn’t love her, her birth mother died tragically, her stepmother rules the household, her half-brother is still young, and her sisters are all vicious. Her fiancé, the Crown Prince, kicks her when she’s down and tries to have her killed. Since she’s been reborn in a new world
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- 138 The Female Bandit Goes to the Capital to Become an Official and Wins Over the Aloof Emperor 女土匪进京为官，诱拐了清冷陛下 [Sweet historical romance + two powerful leads + devoted to each other + sweet and satisfying + fun and lively + no annoying supporting characters + sensible leads] A super-ferocious, super-rich bandit queen VS a cool, otherworldly beauty of an emperor Jin Sanglu owns thirty mountains of gold and is every inch a bandit queen. After earning military merit, she arrogantly calls out to the court: “If you won’t give me an official post, then make me empress.” The ministers are furious, but they fear 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
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The Phoenix’s Scheme: The Cold-Blooded Minister’s Beloved Spy 凤谋：冷血权臣的卧底宠妃
A princess is reborn, infiltrates the enemy camp, wins over a cold-blooded powerbroker, and turns the world upside down! [Tragic death in her previous life, reborn to rise from the ashes] Yang Xueji, a princess raised among commoners, is reunited with her family only to suffer a rebellion by the Yuwen clan. Reborn, she swears to defy fate and change her destiny! [Infiltrating enemy territory, every step a peril] She sneaks into the Yuwen residence as a cook, all to get close to the cold-blooded
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Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始
[Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr
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Surrounded by Wolves, the Heir’s Wife Cuts Them Down One by One 群狼环伺，世子妃一刀一个
[Two Strong Leads, Each Luring the Other|Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within Heiress × Heir Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger|One-on-One] Who in the capital hasn’t praised the Minister of Justice’s daughter for her gentle, virtuous nature? Only Liu Wanzhen knows that her hands are stained with blood. Anyone who bullies her deserves to die. Anyone who harms her deserves to be killed. One day, just after she snapped a scumbag’s neck and tossed his body into a lake, she turned around and came face-t
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Reborn: The Legitimate Daughter Helps You Scatter Your Ashes 重生之嫡女帮你扬骨灰
[Reborn Scheming Legitimate Daughter × Pretend-Rake Prince Plotting for the Throne + Break Their Hearts Before Taking Their Lives + Household and Court Intrigue + Astonishing Behind-the-Scenes Twist] In her past life, Shen Fuming was killed by a scumbag and a wicked woman. Her loved ones died tragic deaths, and she died with her eyes open. Reborn, she became the least remarkable legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister’s household. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, her siblings were vicious, and
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The Realm as a Chessboard, Come Make Your Move 江山为棋请君入局
[A clever, decisive, pure-hearted female chancellor VS a calculating, rational, deeply scheming, devoted emperor] Everyone says Chancellor Feng is cold-hearted, cruel, and ruthless. She broke off an engagement and drove the Minister of Revenue's daughter to her death. In a fit of rage, she wiped out the entire Luo Manor. She treats human life like dirt, earning the wrath of heaven and the hatred of the people. Everyone knows the emperor dotes on Chancellor Feng. He married her younger sister as
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Splendor at Every Turn, Spring at Every Step 步步惊华步步春
The rating has just come out, so don't pay it any mind... [Pure historical romance] [Plot-driven] [Political intrigue] [Two equally matched leads] [One-on-one romance] [Everyone is clever] [Powerful prince who dominates the court vs. exceptionally intelligent illegitimate daughter] Ruan Zhenzhen is the illegitimate daughter of the Pingyang Marquis's residence. Born of a courtesan's bloodline and raised in a humble country home, she is suddenly forced into the treacherous world of the capital's n
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- 145 After Claiming Him by Force, the Crown Prince Keeps Pursuing, Competing, and Flirting with Me 强取豪夺后，太子又争又抢又撩野 (Forced marriage and conquest, intense tension, the powerful one bowing his head, a gorgeous and brazen young escort chief VS a ruthless, hot-tempered prince, both virgins) Prince Li Mingyu was looked down on from birth because his mother's family was lowborn. He was sent to a military camp on the frontier to be toughened up. But who could have expected a palace coup? Li Mingyu returned to the palace with 150,000 frontier soldiers to save the emperor. All the princes of noble birth were killed o 165Reads—Score—Shelves
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After Winning the War, the Emperor Orders Me to Enter the Palace as His Empress 刚打完胜仗，皇上竟让我入宫为后
Both are each other’s one and only + marriage before love + love and rivalry: a spirited female general versus a scheming younger emperor. Their married life is like a battlefield, with both of them putting the Art of War to the test. Shen Qinglan had just led the Shen Army to a great victory over the enemy. Before the soldiers could even drink their celebratory wine, an imperial edict dropped on them like a bomb: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the emperor decrees: Shen Qinglan of the Shen family is
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Phoenix Feathers and Frosted Splendor 凤羽霜华
[Black Lotus Revenge-Seeking Heroine × Mad Calamity Star | Fated to Destroy Each Other | Beauty Amid White Bones] That night, at eleven, Fusang huddled amid the sea of corpses and blood in the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence, watching the emperor’s guards nail her grandfather’s head to the walls of Wushan City. “Colluding with the enemy? What a fine accusation!” She swallowed the phoenix blood jade in her throat. Seven years later, a cold, striking beauty carrying poison emerged from Wushan, the mo
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The Blind Physician in the Capital: Schemes of the Imperial Court 盲医踏京：帝阙权谋录
She is a blind physician with clear-sighted purpose, lying low for thirty years, waiting to stir up the treacherous imperial court. He is the supreme ruler, commanding all beneath heaven and mastering every scheme, yet somehow failing to account for his own heart. One fateful red thread binds her bloody vendetta at one end and his vast empire at the other. When her celestial eye sees through his game, it also reveals her own fate. A tragic romance that begins in manipulation and ends in deep
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The Allure of Spring 春华引
As a princess, Shen Minghua spent her previous life taking “doing whatever she wanted” to the extreme. If anyone crossed her, she would use her power to crush them. Yet she was favored by the emperor, so even those who resented her had to flatter and appease her. With so many sycophants around her, she gradually lost sight of who she truly was. In her previous life, she trusted the wrong person, and one cup of poisoned wine cost someone their life. When she opens her eyes again, she is back in J
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Exiled After the Family Home Is Seized? She Empties the Imperial Relatives' Treasuries and Flees 抄家流放？疯批搬空皇亲库房去逃
While everyone else transmigrated into books to scheme for favor in the inner residence, Shen Qinghe opened her eyes to find her entire family condemned and exiled! Her scumbag father, desperate to save himself, planned to hand her over to a perverted old eunuch. He even wanted to sell her two adorable children for cash. No worries! She forced a bowl of aphrodisiac down her scumbag father's throat and physically castrated him, then stepped on her awful relatives' faces and signed a declaration s
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