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1. 251 相 All My Longing Turned to Ash 相思尽成灰 A Thousand Feet of Setting Sun斜阳千丈Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He destroyed her kingdom and castrated her husband. Her heart turned to ash... 31Reads8.1Score—Shelves
2. 252 娘 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚，谁还稀罕白月光 Half a Month and the Fifteenth月半和十五Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 13.1kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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   ① A cunning and manipulative heroine, Pei Tingyue, meets a cold and aloof emperor, Xie Chen. The heroine's charm is captivating, and the hero's transformation from indifference to utter despair creates a highly dramatic and suspenseful love story! The writing is delicate, the plot is fast-paced, and it blends sweet romance with political intrigue and plot twists—a non-stop read! Warning: a "wife-chasing" scenario awaits! The hero's initial haughtiness contrasts sharply with his later submissive nature, creating a stunning dynamic! ② A scheming and manipulative heroine, Xu Zhuohua, meets a career-driven and cold-blooded crown prince, Qi Hecang. The heroine is not a saint; she employs her cunning tactics to the fullest, maintaining her intelligence throughout! The emotional turmoil is incredibly engaging! From "playing along" to "fake love becoming real," the hero's descent into love is absolutely swoon-worthy!

3. 253 只 I Only Wish We’d Part Ways in the Next Life 只愿来生与君绝 Drunken Glazed Moon醉琉月Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted She was determined to die. That night, she set a fire and killed more than a hundred people. The Emperor ordered, “Execute her at once.” She was dragged to the execution ground, where she gave him a faint smile. As the white silk fell and her life slipped away, the Azure Dragon jade pendant appeared in that very instant. At that moment... he went mad! 610Reads5.3Score101Shelves
4. 254 坦 After Coming Clean, I Take the Nine Princes on a Mission to Strengthen the Nation 坦白后，我带着九龙学习强国 Painting Clouds with Wind风画云Ancient Romance594k WordsCompleted [A word of warning: This is not a story focused on making the country powerful. That’s just a side plot. The main story is a brainless Mary Sue-style sweet romance, with no palace intrigue. The love interest is Kangxi, and there’s a 25-year age gap. The male lead is not a virgin, so don’t read if that bothers you. The author is a beginner, so please don’t nitpick. Be forgiving about anything that doesn’t make sense.] Sui Ying slept through the night and woke up in the Qing dynasty. On 3.3kReads9.0Score252Shelves
5. 255 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 14.8kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
6. 256 妾 My Heart Remains as It Was 妾心如故 Yu Xiaoxi鱼小熹Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted He hated her. In a single night, he slaughtered her entire family. He hated her, and wanted nothing more than to torture her to death, drawing blood from her heart every day for the woman he cherished. But when he used the same hands stained with her family’s blood to kill her child, she laughed bitterly, and her black hair turned white overnight. This time, she was the one who hated him, but he was the one who regretted it. “Ling Yumo, this hatred has seeped into my blood and carved itself into 59Reads5.7Score—Shelves
7. 257 曾 There Was Once Someone Who Loved Me Like Life Itself 曾有一个人，爱我如生命 Rolling the Sun into a Ball搓圆太阳Modern Romance47k WordsCompleted For more than twenty years, Shen Siyan had stubbornly loved a man named Xiao Zonghan. Even when he resented and hated her, she had never thought of giving up. But now, she was reaching the end of her strength... 1.3kReads6.5Score197Shelves
8. 258 卿 Qing Chen's Scheme 卿宸谋 Southward, Where the Shepherd's Flute Plays南有牧笛笙Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted [Not a virginal romance, not a wish-fulfillment story. Read with caution! A story that could loosely be called an ancient Cinderella tale] [Traditional Historical Palace Intrigue]+ [Rich Plot]+ [A Mix of Sweetness and Heartbreak]+ [Slow-Burning Happy Ending] Autumn, Year Seventeen of the Nanyan era. The late emperor passed away, and his eleventh son, Xiao Yuning, ascended the throne, ushering in the Minghe era. In the third year of Minghe, the court decreed that officials of the fourth rank and 1.1kReads8.9Score120Shelves

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   ① "In my entire life, I have never dared to ask for the emperor's true favor. I only wished for my children to live a peaceful and prosperous life. I don't love him, but in the end, remembering all the good he did for me, I find myself missing him somewhat." ② Not a wish-fulfillment story, but a mix of sweet and angst. ③ Dual storylines, anyway, it's quite good and worth checking out.

9. 259 离 Tears of the Departed 离人泪 Author Little Maruko作者小丸子Ancient Romance48k WordsCompleted Three years ago, she risked her life to get the antidote and save him. Three years later, he returned in triumph as the supreme ruler, yet hated her to the core. He massacred her entire clan, drained her blood, crushed her bones, and wouldn't even spare the child in her womb. Only when he pierced her chest with his sword did Mu Wanqing understand that some people's hearts are made of stone. No matter how hard she tried to warm them, they would never thaw. 167Reads5.4Score—Shelves
10. 260 仪 Splendid Ceremony: The Su Family Heiress Rises Step by Step in the Imperial Palace 仪华万千：苏氏千金深宫步步高升 May No One in This World Grow Gray不许人间尽白头Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Dual happy and bad endings] [Palace intrigue] [Not a pure romance] [Clear-headed heroine] Also known as: Beneath the Inner Palace: A Favored Consort's Step-by-Step Plot to Win the Emperor's Heart According to popular gossip, the Su family's daughter had bright eyes and pearly teeth, a face like a peach blossom, and was known as the most talented woman in the capital. She entered the palace in the first year of the selection. From the moment she arrived, Mingyi understood that she would spend th 119Reads7.1Score—Shelves
11. 261 后 The Harem: Empresses in the Palace 后宫·甄嬛传 Liu Lianzi流潋紫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Exclusive Consort Hua bonus chapter now available!] The original novel of the TV series Empresses in the Palace She enters the palace and wins the emperor’s favor, but every step is fraught with danger. The palace is deep as an ocean, and though Zhen Huan has no wish to enter and become the emperor’s consort, fate pushes her into the cruelest of harems. The women in the palace are as radiant as flowers, with lovely brows and eyes, yet every one of them conceals her own schemes and plots agains 12kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book needs no introduction, and the second one is truly the best palace intrigue novel I've ever read on Tomato. It's a pure palace intrigue novel where the female lead is clear-headed from beginning to end.

12. 262 十 Ten Years of Beauty, Now Bones 十年红颜终成骨 Lin Mei林没Ancient Romance57k WordsCompleted She was the least favored of his many concubines. Night after night of humiliation left her in despair. She had thought her end could only be death, but... “If I rebel, will you leave or stay?” “Leave.” 12Reads6.1Score—Shelves
13. 263 皇 The Emperor: My Consort Is Always Trying to Get Sent to the Cold Palace 皇上：朕的爱妃总想去冷宫 Li Zifeng黎紫枫Ancient Romance946k WordsCompleted Yan Yuxi transmigrated into the eldest legitimate daughter of the Cheng'en Earl’s household. Her father was the Cheng'en Earl, her mother was Commandery Princess Qingyang, her maternal grandfather was the Duke Who Guards the State, and her maternal grandmother was a Grand Princess. Her family background could hardly have been more illustrious. But her father doted on his concubines and neglected his wife. The inner residence was like the emperor’s harem, filled with concubines and children, and 3.5kReads9.1Score366Shelves

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    These palace intrigue novels are all really good. I didn't want to delete them after reading them, so I still have them in my favorites. If you like them, you should definitely check them out!

14. 264 红 Ten Miles of Red Bridal Finery Still Can't Compare to You 红妆十里不如你 Feng Xiaojiu凤小九Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted “If I’m ever reborn, I’d rather never have known you!” Shen Ningxiang devoted her entire clan to helping Xiao Jingtang ascend the throne, only to be repaid with betrayal! Beneath the peach blossoms that year, you wore white as bright as snow, and I tossed you a broken branch. Which of us was it that robbed the other of a lifetime together? That year, ten miles of wedding finery, the bridal sedan curtain lifted, a radiant beauty appeared. But whose heart was stirred, and whose love went astray? 28Reads8.1Score—Shelves
15. 265 凤 Radiant Phoenix: The Favored Noble Consort's Fearless Path 凤仪灼华：恃宠无恐贵妃路 Jiang Sui Sui姜岁穗Ancient Romance545k WordsCompleted In the end, childhood promises could not withstand the cold machinations of imperial power. Wen Jinshu, the second daughter of the current prime minister, Wen, was once the emperor’s favorite. Because of their childhood bond, she willingly accepted the position of Noble Consort, believing they would travel the vast kingdom hand in hand. Only after the child in her womb quietly slipped away did she realize what a snake lay beneath the empress’s gentle, virtuous mask, and that the emperor she had 2.1kReads8.1Score165Shelves

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    The first book has a female lead who's a bit love-obsessed in the beginning, but she becomes really satisfying when she's developed into a fully-fledged character later on. The second book is purely a palace intrigue novel.

16. 266 请 My Lord, Grant Me a Lovesick Gu 请君赐我相思蛊 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance56k WordsCompleted When they were young, Jun Wuye and Yun Ji both believed in love. She once vowed to live and die with him, but love could never overcome schemes and deceit. One misunderstanding, and they were parted for life. Her family was destroyed, her brother was brutally killed, her child miscarried, and both her legs were crippled. “Jun Wuye, did you ever love me at all?” On the city wall, dressed in a wedding gown red as blood, she spoke in a voice full of grief. He slashed her wedding gown with his sword 87Reads6.2Score—Shelves
17. 267 荣 Glory for the Empress 荣女为后 Jiang Sui Sui姜岁穗Ancient Romance81k WordsOngoing Not a one-man-one-woman romance, and includes a harem. Enter at your own risk. In the year of the imperial selection, Rong Xingwan, the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, enters the palace by imperial decree and is named a Fifth-Rank Beauty. On her first night in the palace, Rong Xingwan says, “Now that I've entered the palace, naturally I intend to rise above everyone else.” From then on, the inner palace gains a seemingly innocent and vivacious Beauty Rong. With her guileless eyes and charm —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 268 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.7kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    Good-looking and enjoyable, but also a form of forced acquisition.

19. 269 繁 The Blossoms Have Yet to Fall, but the Songs Have Ended 繁花未落笙歌尽 Luo Luo.落落.Ancient Romance42k WordsCompleted “Did you ever truly love me?” she asked. “Never...” he replied. She smiled. So the love she had longed for had all been a beautiful dream, and all it brought her was utter ruin... 25Reads5.4Score—Shelves
20. 270 丫 Maid Born with Alluring Charm: Every Powerful Man Loses Control 丫鬟媚骨天成，各路权贵都失控了 Attracting Peach Blossoms招桃花儿Ancient Romance999k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Romance + The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels + Male Rivals Compete + Every Male Lead Is Crazy and Possessive] In her previous life, Pei Zhizhi drugged Second Young Master Wei Heng and climbed into his bed just to survive. She thought she could rise from the ashes and become a phoenix, but Wei Heng was cold-hearted by nature and ruthless in his methods. Once he learned she had drugged him, he tormented her in one cruel way after another. With no other choice, P 12.1kReads8.5Score954Shelves
21. 271 殿 Pleasures in the Palace Hall 殿上欢 Carefree Little Drunk小酒轻狂Ancient Romance51k WordsCompleted The Chancellor's household was branded traitorous and slaughtered overnight, leaving her the daughter of a condemned criminal. Feng Yueli was tortured by Beigong Han's demand for her blood until she was nearly drained of life. But for her younger brother's sake, she had no choice but to cling to her last breath and keep going. At first, she said, “The Chancellor's household is innocent. My father was loyal through and through.” Later, she said, “This guilty woman is unworthy of becoming empress. 436Reads5.4Score—Shelves
22. 272 娇 Delicate and Frail, She Is Imprisoned and Doted on by the Ascetic Emperor 娇娇柔弱，被禁欲帝王强制囚宠 Fluffy Furball毛团团Ancient Romance323k WordsCompleted [Both leads are sexually inexperienced + powerful hero and weak heroine + transmigration] After transmigrating into the body of a palace maid, Mu Qingci acted with the utmost caution, taking calculated steps and employing every trick in the book. After helping the Empress Dowager seize power, she finally became the illustrious Head Palace Matron. She had not only risen to the top of her career as a palace maid, but was also beautiful, with flawless skin and a graceful, alluring figure. Everyone 4kReads8.5Score296Shelves
23. 273 夜 The Tyrant Uncle Who Visits My Dreams Every Night 夜夜梦见未婚夫的暴君叔叔 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted (Both leads are chaste + she’s his one and only) Yun Si is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, raised in seclusion. She is gentle, refined, reserved, and proper. After coming of age, she gets engaged. Her fiancé is her cousin, a gentle and refined gentleman, and the current emperor’s nephew. They are a perfect match in status, talent, and beauty. On the night of their engagement, Yun Si dreams of a man pinning her down on a mandarin-duck quilt. His gaze is burning and brazen, as thoug 9.4kReads9.0Score909Shelves
24. 274 侯 The Marquis Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife? She Turns Around and Marries a Mad Prince 侯爷宠妾灭妻？她扭头嫁疯批王爷 A Dream in Passing清梦一场Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Full-cast audio drama available] [Mad and ruthless male lead + sickly, cruel female lead] In her previous life, Su Ning was still naive. For Xiao Yi, she willingly married into the Xiao family and even let her green-tea younger sister use her blood as medicine for three years. Later, Xiao Yi murdered his father and elder sister to seize the title of Marquis of Dingbei. First, he used the keepsake her mother had left behind, then wiped out her entire family, having them all torn apart by chariot 2.7kReads9.0Score275Shelves

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    It features palace intrigue, a princess destined for a political marriage, a yandere character, and villains—highly recommended, super entertaining! [Admiration][Admiration]

25. 275 假 A Fake Princess Sent to Marry for Peace, the Real Regent's Wife! 假和亲公主，真摄政王妃！ Green River in the Clouds云里青川Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + substitute bride + two strong leads + devoted to each other‖Scheming regent prince + fearless princess who takes another’s place‖From the moment Lin Bumu came to Yan Jingbai’s side, she never expected to leave alive. She was a nobody impersonating someone else, and in the eyes of the world, the ruthless regent could kill her a hundred times over. But things didn’t seem to be going the way she’d imagined. After Lin Bumu realized her identity was exposed and left the r 1kReads8.9Score146Shelves
26. 276 重 She Was Reborn and Stole My Match, So I Married into the Harem and Went on a Rampage 重生抢我姻缘，我嫁到后宫杀疯了 Xue'er雪儿Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Ye Wanchen and her legitimate older sister were both reborn. In her previous life, her older sister entered the palace as a consort, only to die deep in the palace after plotting to harm the emperor’s child. Ye Wanchen married an unfavored prince. She carefully plotted at every turn to put him on the throne, only to be stabbed by the person dearest to her and die within the palace walls. Now that they had another chance at life, her older sister wanted to switch marriages and take over her fate? 333Reads7.3Score—Shelves
27. 277 宫 Gong Shangxue 宫尚雪 Su Jinmai苏金麦Ancient Romance212k WordsOngoing I had just turned fifteen the year I entered the palace. On the day of the selection, His Majesty glanced at me through a beaded curtain and assigned me my rank. Everyone envied me for rising to the top overnight, but I alone knew the truth: he was looking at someone else through me. They said I resembled a woman doctor from the martial world whom His Majesty had met in his youth. She had saved his life and warmed his heart, then died on a snowy night before he ascended the throne. Only later di 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Palace intrigue [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

28. 278 上 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 71.8kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
29. 279 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 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 87kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    Highly recommend books 2 and 3! [Top post][Top post][Top post] In book 2, the female lead is a palace maid. The male lead falls in love with her when he's just starting to experience love and wants to marry her, but she doesn't agree. [Laughing][Laughing][Laughing] She becomes the "white moonlight" type, and the male lead adores her. [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling] In book 3, the male lead schemes for the female lead, and she's cunning and shrewd—it's so satisfying! In the end, she becomes a concubine. [Admiring][Admiring][Admiring]...

30. 280 诱 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.5kReads9.1Score690Shelves
31. 281 朕 The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain 朕还没咽气贵妃已抱儿子垂帘听政 Ning Fengliu宁风流Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + rise from the cold palace + a beauty with a dangerous allure + favored exclusively in the later story + kingdom and country + ruling from behind the curtain] On the day of the Crown Prince's wedding in her previous life, Xiao Duo raised an army in rebellion, seized the throne, and forcibly brought the Crown Princess into his harem. After the Crown Prince died, Xu Yuning wanted to remain a widow for his sake. How could she give herself to her brother-in-law? She refus 1.1kReads8.0Score111Shelves
32. 282 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Making His Majesty Obsessively Dote on Her 娘娘又娇又媚，引陛下红眼强宠 Just a Tiny Bit More就吃亿点点Ancient Romance264k WordsOngoing [Sweet romance + reborn + emperor and empress + devoted to each other] The moment the Shen General's household was raided, the emperor took Shen Nianjiao back to the palace by force and made her empress. Shen Nianjiao thought he was simply vindictive, so she never treated him kindly. Not until she died. Only then did Shen Nianjiao learn just how completely she'd misunderstood him. Reborn, she approached him with cautious flattery, doing everything she could to please him, only to be met with his 8Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    Below are all the palace intrigue novels on my bookshelf. One of them is a combination of comics and novels, so it's probably around 4 or 5 volumes. I was really into reading them a while ago, but I haven't been reading much lately. The first two are absolutely amazing; they're from one of the earlier books. Back then, there weren't many novels, and those two were the only ones that were really good. Not long after, suddenly there were many more similar novels.

33. 283 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 5.8kReads9.2Score562Shelves

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    It features palace intrigue, political marriages, princesses with yandere tendencies, villains, and more—highly recommended, it's super entertaining! 🥰🥰

34. 284 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 33.7kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
35. 285 丈 Widowed for Five Years, the Widow is Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    These palace intrigue novels are all pretty good. The first one is about a widow rising to power; the female lead is very well-developed, and the male lead is also good. He's very prone to jealousy because of the female lead's ex-husband, and he really dotes on her. The second and third ones are more normal palace intrigue novels. The female lead in the second version is amazing; I really like her personality. In the latest chapter, the female lead is still pretending in front of the male lead. The third book is the "white moonlight" type, where the female lead starts with a relatively high rank, without the feeling of slowly climbing the ladder. The fourth book features an ambitious female lead, just like her name, "Ascending to the Clouds," who will strive relentlessly towards her goal, at any cost. The fifth book is a completed work, which I like the most. The female lead doesn't love the emperor but is closer to the eunuch. In the main text, there are sections where it's clear she doesn't particularly like the male lead, but she still loves our Tingxue. This delicate portrayal is quite good, and the later epilogue is amazing! I haven't read the sixth book much, but its theme is excellent, and the earlier parts are very engaging. I'll probably read it again (the suspenseful back-and-forth is fantastic!). The seventh book is similar to the 23rd, with the female lead initially not loving the emperor but later showering him with affection. PS: All of these books are quite good! [Heart]

36. 286 重 Reborn, I Become the Regent Prince’s Cherished Darling 重生归来，我成了摄政王的掌心娇 It's A Yuyu是阿榆榆Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + devoted to each other + reborn + revenge on scoundrels + sweet romance + equally powerful leads + satisfying read] She: the treasured daughter of the Chancellor's household. He: the Prince Regent, second only to the emperor and above all others. The Outcast In her previous life, she trusted the wrong people. A scoundrel and a scheming woman conspired against her, and she poured the entire power of the Chancellor's household into helping the scoundrel ascend the throne. In t 7.3kReads9.1Score865Shelves
37. 287 战 The God of War’s Beloved Is a Special Forces Soldier from Another World 战神的掌心娇竟是异世特种兵 Big Sister Ali阿狸姐姐Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted The modern era’s top special forces soldier, “Night Phoenix,” dies on a mission. Her soul travels through time and she is reborn as Wei Shi, the infamous “spoiled and unruly princess” of Prince Jing’s manor in the Tianqi Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she inherits the original owner’s painful memories of her past life: her father, Prince Jing, has rendered such great service that the emperor sees him as a threat. The incompetent and suspicious Emperor Jianwu joins forces with corrupt of 10.7kReads8.5Score1.5kShelves

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    Staying up all night to catch up! The female lead knows from the beginning that her family will be destroyed. While pretending to be arrogant to deceive others, she uses her skills from her past life to save lives and secretly plot. The plot is tight and full of hooks, and it gets more and more exciting as it goes on.

38. 288 别 After Fleeing the Villa, the Mad Power Minister's Eyes Turned Red with Rage 别院私逃后，疯批权臣怒红眼 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 40.6kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves
39. 289 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 8.1kReads8.9Score470Shelves
40. 290 好 Good Pregnancy System! The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft 好孕系统！贵妃她又娇又软 Zhao Qingyue赵清樾Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [A soft, sweet, calculating little bunny heroine X a domineering, cold-blooded emperor with a love obsession] Shen Cihuan is the youngest daughter of Chancellor Shen. Innocent, lively, sweet, and adorable, she enters the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor in her older sister’s place. What if she doesn’t know how to compete for his favor? No problem. She has a palace intrigue and fertility System. An intoxicating natural scent Love at first sight from the emperor Fertility pills, dragon-an 22.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
41. 291 小 The Poor Little One Is Brought to the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince and Spoiled Every Day 小可怜被太子抱回东宫，日日宠冠 Astonishing Beauty惊颜Ancient Romance905k WordsOngoing [The silly, teary beauty Su Yao and the cold, haughty Crown Prince Xie Jingzhao] [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + doting husband + fiercely protective + sweet romance + exclusive love] [Also known as: Oh No! The Crown Prince Found Out I Spread Rumors That We Were Involved!] Su Yao was an obscure laundry maid in the Crown Prince’s residence. One day, she happened to incur the wrath of the maid who attended the Crown Prince at night and was driven out of the residence. Back in her village, 489Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Super captivating palace intrigue novel! A delicate beauty x tyrant story!

42. 292 小 Little Sweetheart! Soft and Irresistible! Both Tyrants Are in Love with Her 小娇娇！香软撩！两个暴君都爱她 Jade Beauty玉美人Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Doll-faced, curvy, easygoing sweet girl vs. a tyrant with two personalities] [Both are each other’s first and only + doting romance + size difference + height difference + slight age gap] Song Yan is a special girl, so she knows a secret. The lofty emperor actually has two souls living inside him. His dominant personality is gentle and refined as jade, aloof and restrained, shrewd and calculating: a bona fide obsessive yandere. His secondary personality is volatile, unrestrained, brutal, and bl 6kReads9.2Score605Shelves
43. 293 穿 Transmigrated as the Powerful Minister's Wife Who Died Young, I Read Minds and Went on a Killing Spree 穿成权臣早死妻，我靠读心杀疯了 Woof Woof Sweetheart汪汪充甜宝Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + 11-year age gap + both leads are each other's one and only + heroine can read minds] After transmigrating, Shen Wangshu became the legitimate youngest daughter of the fallen Yongning Marquis's household. The moment she opened her eyes, she was told she had to marry Chen Ting, the General Who Pacifies the Nation, who was rumored to have had seven wives die before him. They said Chen Ting was eccentric and reclusive, a much older man who rarely came home. Plenty of pe 7.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
44. 294 病 The Frail Beauty Stays Alive by Kissing the Regent 病弱美人靠着与摄政王亲嘴续命 Distant Moon Shadow月影遥遥Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Completed, both leads are inexperienced, sweet flirtation and romance, devoted husband, sickly and delicate heroine, hero seems cool and noble but is secretly an obsessed romantic] Mu Shengsheng has a beautiful, captivating face, but she is a sickly girl with little time left to live. She is expected to die by the age of sixteen at the latest. Then, one day, her life hangs by a thread. Her stepmother sends her off for a ghost marriage, and while trying to escape, she accidentally falls into a m 3.4kReads9.0Score416Shelves
45. 295 种 After the Farming Maid Stopped Flirting, the Prince Fell for Her Instead 种田丫鬟不撩后：王爷反而沦陷了 Twinkling Stars闪闪星斗Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted Sweet romance, farming, a pocket dimension, a devoted couple, a female doctor, and a scheming man What a miserable start, with a terrible hand dealt from the start. A dignified modern doctor became a little maid who had tried to seduce a prince and been thrown off his bed. The original owner was born a peasant girl, unloved by her father and mother. Thanks to her pretty face, she became a candidate to serve as a prince's concubine, under the lovely title of first-class maid. They say beauty comb 1.4kReads9.1Score138Shelves
46. 296 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 47.7kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
47. 297 重 The Night I Was Reborn, I Kicked the Coldhearted Emperor Out of Bed 重生当晚，娇娇美人踹冷戾帝下榻 Zhuchuan Xue竹川雪Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Rebirth, Palace Intrigue, The Emperor’s Groveling Pursuit, A Beautiful and Cunning Heroine Who Seduces the Ascetic Emperor Until He Falls for Her] Lin Xiyu was born with an alluring nature and was forced on the emperor as a gift. In her previous life, she loved him. Even after a palace coup left him a prisoner, she willingly stayed by his side and endured hardship with him. Later, he reclaimed the throne, but someone close to him tortured her to death. She died with twins in her womb. Reborn a 519Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    The first rebirth novel is complete. The female lead was a substitute in her previous life. In her rebirth, she deliberately reveals flaws to let the male lead, the emperor, discover her true nature. The male lead is intelligent. The female lead is cunning, and the plot is engaging. Later in the story, there will be a tale about the female lead's mother. The second transmigration novel is also complete. It's a palace intrigue novel, a battle between the female lead and the male lead's "white moonlight" (a term for someone who is unattainable or favored by the male lead). The female lead gradually exposes the evil thoughts in the "white moonlight's" heart. The author doesn't simply portray the "white moonlight" as evil. Later in the story, there are plots about the female lead, the male lead, and the "white moonlight's" reincarnations. (I read this a long time ago, so I'll just give a brief description.) The third rebirth novel is also complete. The female lead is reborn and seduces the male lead to seek revenge. Later, she is the only one who is favored by him. The male and female leads had misunderstandings in their previous lives. The second male lead had a bitter unrequited love in his previous life and rises to power in this life. There are epilogues with different endings.

48. 298 中 After Being Poisoned by Love, I Seduced the Sickly, Cold-Hearted Crown Prince 中情毒后，我勾的禁欲太子是病娇 Li Wei礼蔚Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Yandere + Push and Pull to the Limit + Both Are Twisted + HE] [Dark, Obsessive Yandere: Buddhist Crown Prince VS Sweet, Sultry, Innocent-Looking Beauty with a Scheming Side] Medical student Song Wanyun transmigrates into an outrageous yandere novel. The heroine is delicate, harmless, and utterly devoted to the radiant, noble Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. But beneath his saintly, aloof, abstinent exterior, the Crown Prince is a monster consumed by lust. He gives 1.8kReads8.8Score271Shelves
49. 299 入 After Entering the Palace, I Can’t Shake the Obsessive Tyrant 入宫后，偏执暴君实在太黏人 Crab Roe Bun with Secret Sauce蜜汁蟹黄包Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Innocent, healing girl VS obsessive, violent emperor] Shen Yuzhu was the apple of Minister Shen’s eye. From childhood, she had been different from other people. The physician said her mind had not yet matured, but the noblewomen of the capital secretly laughed at her for being stupid. Then one day, on the Empress Dowager’s birthday, officials of the fourth rank and above were allowed to bring their families to the palace to celebrate. Before they went in, Minister Shen warned Shen Yuzhu to watc 5.6kReads8.3Score535Shelves
50. 300 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 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 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    This is so good! [Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist] It's a time-travel palace intrigue novel. It's a long-planned marriage that blossoms into love. It's sweet and doting, featuring a beautiful and clear-headed assassin boss and a cunning and affectionate crown prince who dotes on his wife.

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