I’ve Recently Gotten into Palace Intrigue Dramas. Any Recommendations? 最近迷上了宫斗剧，大家有啥推荐的吗

1. 51 和 After Their Divorce, Her Stand-In Ex-Husband Cried Himself to Death at the Crematorium 和离后，替身前夫哭死在火葬场 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [A double-substitute story where “you think I'm your substitute, but you're actually the real substitute.” The ex-husband chases his wife, but this time he truly gets his comeuppance. Both leads are first-timers. An obsessive, possessive heroine x a flirtatious, self-destructive hero. Older woman/younger man romance.] Ye Qingying fell in love with Shen Xu at first sight and did everything for him. She even emptied the Ye family coffers to shower the Shen family with gifts. Everyone in the capita 584Reads8.5Score103Shelves
2. 52 王 After Being Reborn, the Princess Consort's First Thought Is to Find a New Husband 王妃重生后，第一件事就想换夫君 Xiao Tianyi小甜一Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted Su Wan, the Princess Consort of Prince Zhao, who died young of consumption in her previous life, has been reborn. Looking back on her previous life, she had been gentle and virtuous, managing the household with propriety, all the while trying to warm the heart of her husband, a man as cold as ice. The result was only too predictable: She failed to melt the ice and instead wore herself out, riddled with ailments at a young age, before dying in her prime. Reborn, Su Wan thinks things over carefull 14.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
3. 53 重 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后，五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Mu Mianmian慕绵绵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
4. 54 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.3kReads9.0Score138Shelves
5. 55 心 His Beloved Frowns, and the Heir Apparent Rushes to Comfort Her 心尖宠她一皱眉，世子夫君追着哄 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Sweet Romance, Childhood Sweethearts] Print edition of Jin Shi Jin Yu signed, and the comic adaptation is now online. Yuan Rongjin was the daughter of a general, but when she was young, her stepmother framed her and sent her away from the capital! Everyone thought she would suffer terribly out in the world and live a miserable life. But no one expected that during the ten years she spent away from the capital, Yuan Rongjin never looked the least bit down and out. 30.1kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
6. 56 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Love, Yet the Emperor Dotes on Her and Decrees Her Empress 贵妃不入爱河，皇上盛宠下旨封后 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [The leads aren't both chaste at first + he pampers her devotedly later + the emperor secretly helps her navigate palace intrigue + the heroine has no interest in loving the emperor and focuses on climbing the ranks.] Alternate-era setting [The emperor personally raises his future empress, then claims her in the night] The Yun family has a legitimate daughter, a peerless beauty hidden away in the general's manor. The prime minister's son came to propose, but didn't even get to see her. “I don't 1.5kReads9.1Score201Shelves
7. 57 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 49.1kReads9.4Score6kShelves
8. 58 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.5kReads9.6Score5.9kShelves
9. 59 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 8.8kReads9.1Score982Shelves
10. 60 踹 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主，勾搭男频帝王 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 17kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    You won't regret investing in this; I absolutely love it and I'm recommending it to you.

11. 61 后 The Imperial Harem: The Story of Consort Qin 后宫：勤妃传 Liang Yebai梁夜白Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Wenxin is lazy and loves good food. After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to live a quiet, comfortable life doing nothing. But after one night serving the emperor, she discovers she is exactly his type! He even uncovers her secret laziness and gives her the title of Consort Qin! QAQ I feel like the emperor just hit me with a massive dose of sarcasm. I’m falling apart inside... Am I really going to have to embark on a life of bearing and ra 2.3kReads9.0Score279Shelves

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    **"Help! This book cured my palace intrigue PTSD!"** "Where's the promised sweet romance? How come Kangxi is even more lazy than the female lead?!" Lazy Consort × Kangxi: The foodie couple sneaks into the imperial kitchen at midnight, naming a eunuch "Little Table"—hilarious! ✓ The struggle for the throne among the nine princes turns into a parenting reality show; the Fourth Prince steals candied hawthorns and gets chased by his own mother! ✓ Palace intrigue is effortless; the female lead wins without lifting a finger, and the villains are all caught in ineffective infighting.

12. 62 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    These ancient romance novels are really good. I just finished reading the first one, and I thought it was excellent; the characters are all incredibly intelligent. The second one is hilarious, and the third one is just as good. The fourth one, "Three Lives Three Worlds," is absolutely fantastic. And the fourth one has already been adapted into a short drama.

13. 63 病 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠，娇娇公主重生了 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 11kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
14. 64 我 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次，逼疯了疯批暴君 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 16.2kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves
15. 65 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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    A palace intrigue story about the emperor and his pampered concubine's daily life. The female lead is openly favored by the emperor from the very first chapter, rising through the ranks from a second-rank concubine to a noble concubine and finally an imperial noble concubine. Later, she becomes the emperor's sole favorite. The female lead is the male lead's "white moonlight" (ideal love), and the two are childhood sweethearts. They are both intelligent and quick-witted, leading a lighthearted and enjoyable daily life story. A million words long, happy ending, completed, a palace intrigue novel. Read the latest chapter directly. No melodrama, no naivety, no saintly figures, no love-struck individuals, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a humorous and sweet ancient romance novel, no cheat codes, no system.

16. 66 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves

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    This is really good! The plot about the female supporting character discovering she's actually the second female lead in the novel is very engaging and I highly recommend it.

17. 67 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 24kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an unfavored empress. The original owner's father was a first-rank military marquis, her brother a young general, and she had a sister-in-law with unimaginable wealth. The female protagonist doesn't understand why the original owner could squander such a favorable situation; it turns out it was due to her damned love-struck mind! Watch how the female protagonist, like a cunning green tea, secures her position as empress! In this book, the emperor is genuinely suspicious and not easy to win over. The female protagonist faces the emperor's tests at every step, which is truly impressive! She will never fall in love with that scoundrel emperor!

18. 68 惊 Shocking! The Noble Consort Wins the Favor of All Six Palaces by Gossiping 惊！贵妃娘娘靠吃瓜宠冠六宫 Day Mountain Moon昼山月Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 4.1kReads9.3Score560Shelves

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    A business tycoon transmigrates into a novel, becoming the daughter of a treacherous prime minister. Abusing her power and committing heinous crimes, the label of "vicious female supporting character" is practically glued to her. Unable to win the heart of the second young master of the Mu family? Xiao Wangshu simply turns around, casually teasing the silent, tough general behind her, watching his flushed face with satisfaction: "After much deliberation, I still prefer the general." Arrogant and domineering, only good for bullying? Xiao Wangshu smiles lightly, clapping her hands: "Get ready, I'm about to start bullying you!"

19. 69 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.5kReads9.4Score2kShelves
20. 70 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5kReads9.3Score532Shelves
21. 71 千 A Palace for a Thousand-Year-Old Fox 千年狐一世宫 Six Paths Peien六道沛恩Ancient Romance775k WordsOngoing A fan-created palace-intrigue story based on Story of Yanxi Palace. She is a thousand-year-old fox spirit. During the Qianlong era, beside a cold pool outside the Forbidden City, Bai Rou, a white fox who has practiced the righteous path for a thousand years, takes human form and enters the mortal world. With an innocent heart, she accidentally eats a sacred fruit offered in a royal sacrifice and gains a human soul, then is captured and taken into the palace. Bai Rou knows nothing of palace rules 7Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Palace intrigue? She just wants to be a good person. A pure-hearted, thousand-year-old fox spirit, possessing extraordinary abilities yet disdaining power struggles, her very existence is the greatest challenge to the rules of the deep palace. A unique premise, a tightly woven plot—highly recommended! 💕💕💕

22. 72 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted 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

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    If you're looking for palace intrigue, this one is actually pretty good and quite enjoyable. It features a woman disguised as a man who finds the male lead, and later the male lead reveals his true identity.

23. 73 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves

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    A good book; a courtesan transforms into an empress, enjoying the utmost favor in the harem.

24. 74 娇 The Sweet Little Promise Who Rose Through the Ranks by Bearing Children 娇娇小答应靠生子一路晋升 Purple Cat紫色猫Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System golden finger + multiple births + silly beauty + laid-back palace intrigue + doted on exclusively later + not a pure romance] Guys, how is this fair? Other women fight for favor with their family background, beauty, and talents... Qing Luo does it by getting pregnant. She spends her days having babies, raising them, and doting on them, gradually earning the emperor's exclusive favor. With her children by her side, she climbs to the top of life... 10.1kReads9.1Score951Shelves

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    This book is really good, and the female lead has a wonderful personality.

25. 75 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves
26. 76 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 163.8kReads9.6Score22.8kShelves

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    ❣️🌸📖The novel boasts a fresh and unique premise, with its symbiotic soul concept being a refreshing surprise. The humorous and witty writing style makes the interactions between the male and female leads engaging and full of laughs. The characters are vividly portrayed: the female lead is resilient and clear-headed, feigning weakness to outsmart others, possessing hidden wisdom and courage; the male lead is aloof and refined, but gradually reveals his romantic side in his interactions with the female lead, creating a charmingly contrasting personality. The plot is full of twists and turns, interwoven with elements of political intrigue and family conflicts, with constant reversals and climaxes. From the perilous banquet at the Marquis's mansion to the thrilling revelation of their secret identities, every scene is gripping and captivating. 💃💃💃

27. 77 绝 The Stunning Outcast Tames Her Men, Captures Their Hearts, and Sparks a Rivalry 绝色万人嫌训狗，勾君心，引雄竞 Little Gingerbread Person姜饼人儿Ancient Romance283k WordsOngoing [Everyone's Least Favorite + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Taming Dogs + Forced Love + Calculated Moves] Song Qin has barely transmigrated into a book when she finds herself staring at a very large bed. Three powerful men, their faces flushed, beg her for an antidote. Only then does she realize she's become a flirtatious woman hated by everyone, and the original character is responsible for the three men being drugged. In the book, the original character is exiled for harassing high-rankin 96Reads—Score242Shelves

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    The story is still unfolding and has not ended. If you mind that it is not finished, you can bookmark it and wait for it to grow.

28. 78 星 The Stars Have Heard: KPL Esports X Showbiz 星星也听说：电竞KPLx娱乐圈 Sauce-Burst Cookie酱爆曲奇Modern Romance348k WordsCompleted [Honor of Kings esports KPL + entertainment industry + esports variety shows + older woman/younger man romance + younger puppy-like man + three-year age gap] The league's top marksman x an energetic female idol Shiguang, in-game ID: Illume, captain of the VM team, a 186-centimeter KPL heartthrob. Fans call him the “ultimate online boyfriend” because he has a lovely voice and never curses. Cheng Zhizhi, in-game ID: A Little Zhizhi, a rare 170-centimeter sweet girl in the entertainment industry, 3.7kReads8.6Score387Shelves

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    They're all great, highly recommended!

29. 79 保 Protect Our Jungler 保护我方打野 Si Yi似怡Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Tsundere, hot-tempered, adorable jungle king × aloof, domineering, fatherly top-lane tyrant Xiao Moyu, the SY team's starting marksman and captain, schemes tirelessly until he finally lures Xia Bingli, the KPL's number-one jungler, onto his team just as she's planning to retire. From then on, SY's “team tyrant” becomes the “team dad,” and the dashing, arrogant Captain Xiao begins an utterly exhausting life of “raising a kid.” As they spend every day together, they gradually fall for each other. 15.9kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
30. 80 川 Esports: Chuan Chuan Er Zhou 【电竞】川川而舟 Gu Yiyi顾懿一Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous esports host x aloof young master and esports sharpshooter] [Childhood friends] [Intense push and pull] [Mutual crush] [Sweet romance!!!!] After winning the global championship, Shen Zechuan, universally known in esports as the Buddha for never posting on Weibo, made an unprecedented post: “You'll always be in my future.” The accompanying photo showed Zhou Zhou, the most talked-about beauty in esports right now, who also works as a host. Shen Zechuan's comments section exploded in an i 4.1kReads8.1Score488Shelves
31. 81 闻 Wen Shen Wants to Go Public with His Relationship Every Day 闻神每天都想公开恋情 Evening Green, Cold River晚绿寒江Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Esports + Male Disguise + Sweet Romance] TG got a new mid-laner. At first, God Wen found fault with everything about him: too short, too feminine-looking, too weak, and too fond of sweets. He was such a girly guy. But then God Wen was won over. He realized that although the little mid-laner was short, he was easy to hold in his arms. He was soft and cute, and God Wen loved the sweet scent he gave off. So God Wen “fell in love.” Every day, he wanted to tell the world he liked his little mid-lane 4.9kReads9.3Score704Shelves
32. 82 于 Kiss You in the Light 于光中吻你 Chu Xie楚些Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted They said girls don't belong in esports? Zhou Yinong smiled faintly and took a detour on her way to a direct PhD, coming home with a whole armful of esports trophies. They said girls could only play support? Zhou Yinong smiled again, locked in ADC, and left the other team speechless with rage. They said there's no love in esports? Zhou Yinong gave Song Weichuan a loud kiss. Don't try to gaslight me with your lousy takes! Kiss you beneath the brilliant lights. Female ADC × male jungle king, dual 986Reads8.8Score115Shelves
33. 83 电 Esports: A Flame-Spouting Female Streamer Going Pro Makes Perfect Sense 电竞：喷子女主播打职业很合理吧 Qing Yi青意Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted [Heroine: pro player, blunt, trash-talker, comedian, hopeless romantic] [Hero: retired player, coach, beautiful, shy, secretly a hopeless romantic] An esports novel with a fictional game setting and an age gap between the leads. Note: The tags were a bit off when this book first launched. This is a female-oriented romance with a tiny bit of same-sex content. Readers who can't accept the heroine making mistakes may want to steer clear. Chen Kong (empty) is a well-known trash-talking streamer in t 10.5kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
34. 84 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    Very exciting and entertaining. The protagonist is self-centered, prioritizing power and wealth, striving to climb the social ladder. Later, as Empress Dowager, her true nature is revealed – she doesn't love the Emperor. From servant to Empress, watch how she rises to power. 2. A scheming woman with a Buddhist monk and a powerful minister, deliberately seducing and tempting him. Watch how she takes revenge, stealing her brother's wife. 3. A cunning green tea woman, vying for power and profit, skilled at disguise. From a lowly concubine to a noble consort, watch how she rises to power and wins the Emperor's heart.

35. 85 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 110.5kReads9.3Score19kShelves
36. 86 茶 She Exudes Tea, and He Spoils His Wife Without Limits 茶香四溢，爷他宠妻无度 Xi Zhinan希知南Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + Fourth Prince faction + Household and Palace Intrigue + Empress + Yinzhen + Sole Favorite + Multiple Births + Childbirth] Ultimate goal: Work to ensure English classes are never introduced in future generations. Lin Mingyan: “Wow, my lord, you’re amazing. I could never hit something that hard~~~” Inwardly: Amazing, my ass! This is the only decent outfit I own, and now you’ve splattered it with something unmentionable! Lin Mingyan: “As long as you visit me from tim 15.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Every single one of them is wonderful and very sweet.

37. 87 通 What Does a Bedchamber Maid Want? Money and a Handsome Man, of Course 通房图什么，不就图个财色兼得 Knowing Warmth and Cold知暖知寒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + Transmigration + Fiercely Protective Hero + Both Leads Have No Prior Relationships + Playing the Fool to Outsmart Others + Pregnant Escape + Heroine Builds Her Career Later] Liu Yiyi transmigrated into the body of one of the four concubines the Duchess of State was about to give to her young lord. For money and freedom, Liu Yiyi decided to compete for the position and become the young lord's favorite. - The young lord's grandmother: “The Pei family has never had a concubine 2.6kReads8.7Score354Shelves
38. 88 穿 Into the Story: The Prime Minister’s Transmigrated Wife 穿书嫁首辅，锦鲤甜妻旺全家 May You Never Waste Your Youth卿不负韶华Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A gentle, slow-paced farming story, lucky charm, sweet romance, no golden finger, male lead is reborn, with a natural-disaster escape along the way.] Jiang Sui transmigrated into an ancient romance novel as a background character who didn’t even get a name. But the moment she heard the name Xiao Hechuan, she didn’t hesitate to take her sister’s place and marry him, even though Xiao Hechuan was still a fool at the time. She knew that before long, the fool would recover and go on to pass the impe 20.3kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
39. 89 替 I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁 Oil-Run Salted Egg咸蛋流油Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 28.1kReads9.2Score3kShelves
40. 90 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.9kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    👍1. After transmigrating into a book, the female protagonist accurately predicts the plot, using strategic retreat and gentle persuasion to rise from a neglected concubine to a powerful victor in the harem. 2. A modern-day soul transmigrates into the body of a concubine's daughter, well-versed in the ways of palace intrigue, using her "tea art" to thrive in her family. Upon entering the palace, she adheres to the principle of "seizing the day," taking her antics to a new level, but gradually awakens in the vortex of power struggles, transforming from a passive, indifferent person to someone who meticulously plans every step of the way.

41. 91 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 4.2kReads9.1Score317Shelves

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    Shuangjie, a lowly palace maid's rise to power. Originally, she sold herself into the palace to become a maid for the Crown Prince in order to pay for her mother and brother's medical treatment, only hoping to be redeemed after her family recovered! However, her simple and honest service caught the Crown Prince's eye, leading her from a concubine to the Crown Princess, and eventually to the Empress!

42. 92 为 To Redeem the Tyrant, the System Struggles to Survive Around the Clock 为救赎暴君，系统她日夜极限求生 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious + light fantasy + devoted couple + bickering + enemies turned lovers] Ever since Ouyang Linlang transmigrated into the body of an ancient tyrant, she hadn't enjoyed a single peaceful day! The two bickered all day and traded insults all night, locked in a love-hate relationship At first, when the tyrant wouldn't listen, she coaxed and tricked him, claiming she was a Judge's Brush who could predict the future and defy fate. Later, the tyrant became obsessed with jealousy. She spent ever 13.5kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
43. 93 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.9kReads9.3Score443Shelves

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    High-quality historical romance novels featuring palace intrigue...

44. 94 综 Film and TV Crossover: Empresses in the Palace: The Gentle Poisonous Woman 综影视甄嬛传：温柔毒妇 Sweet Candy卿卿奶糖Female-Channel Fanfiction598k WordsOngoing Transmigration + System golden finger + palace and household intrigue + childbirth A fanfiction based on the TV drama Empresses in the Palace. 1. Zhen’s Mother (transmigrates to before she was married) (Completed) 2. An Lingrong (A Poisonous Woman Never Walks Alone) (Completed) 3. Nian Shilan (Kangxi’s Beloved Empress of a Hundred Years) (Completed) 4. Shen Meizhuang (No One Makes It Out Alive) 5. Ying Noble Lady (A Game That Could Get Your Entire Clan Executed) 6. Huanbi (Endless Green Lotus Le 2.6kReads8.6Score121Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an unfavored empress. She acts listless and gives up, but the emperor is displeased. What you can't have is always the best. With 240,000 readers, you can tell how good it is.

45. 95 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [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 1.5kReads9.2Score185Shelves

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    The novel revolves around the grudges and conflicts under the clouds, with the broken crane symbolizing the characters' entanglements and regrets. The protagonist grows stronger through trials, the plot is exciting, the emotions are moving, and it's full of the flavor of the martial arts world.

46. 96 帝 The Emperor's Wife 帝王妻 Shadow in the Mirror镜中影Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted She was once a sly, sharp-witted fish in the martial world, riding the crests of the waves and swimming wherever she pleased. Her friends teasingly called her the “Demon Fish,” and she even dared to provoke a monstrous shark. She thought that the wealthy marquis's household would have nothing to do with her in this life. But when her serene and kind elder sister suddenly died in the imperial palace, the circumstances surrounding her death were deeply troubling. With no choice, she donned the pho 196Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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    I've been looking for this kind of revenge story these past few days, and here it is! I'll recommend it to you guys too 😂 It's really good, it's a revenge story.

47. 97 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.4kReads9.2Score950Shelves

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    These books all contain elements of palace intrigue and political maneuvering!

48. 98 谋 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 Master Hua花爷Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 3.3kReads9.1Score626Shelves
49. 99 隔 The Prince Next Door Has a Pocket Dimension 隔壁王爷有空间 Zhang Bai章白Ancient Romance895k WordsCompleted After being murdered, the reborn Prince Shou is quite pleased to have gained a pocket dimension. Now he has somewhere to store provisions while he waits to rebel. Starting a rebellion isn’t easy these days! The Fourth Young Lady, who died unjustly and transmigrated here, is also quite pleased to have gained a pocket dimension. Now she has somewhere to secretly stash her dowry. It’s hard for a concubine-born daughter to get married these days! Then, one day, they both discover that their pocket d 5.4kReads9.2Score664Shelves
50. 100 病 Sickly Obsession 病态诱捕 Meizi Went Blind梅子瞎了Two Male Leads262k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into a book + proceed with caution: possessive, unstable love interest. Manga adaptation and publication rights have been signed; the print edition is now available. Other people who transmigrate into a book get a golden finger, a powerful System, and a huge protagonist halo. Li Dezhuang transmigrates into a book as a minor character: a disposable side character who’s good for nothing but his looks, with a ridiculously old-fashioned name to boot. To survive, Li Dezhuang resolves t 26.3kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    These books are absolutely top-notch, every single one of them is incredibly good. Of course, this is just my personal opinion; I think the writing is quite good overall.

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