Any Proper Palace-Intrigue Historical Stories? 😭 The Kind Where Everyone's Scheming Eight Steps Ahead 纯正的宫斗的古文有没有😭就是那种八百个心眼的

1. 551 桃 Peach Blossoms Fall to the Mortal World 桃李落凡尘 Water Leaves No Trace水不留痕Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted Peach Blossom, the leading actress of the Li family opera troupe, and Li Guo'er, its martial-role actress, are chosen by a wealthy merchant. Their fates twist and turn as they struggle to survive in turbulent times, amid love and passion, family and country, and the ups and downs of life... Three parts of life are fate, and seven parts depend on how you make yourself. Even ordinary people can achieve great things. 282Reads8.7Score—14d adds
2. 552 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 22.1kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
3. 553 陛 The Emperor's Only Favorite: The Empress Keeps Accidentally Revealing Her Secret Identity 陛下独宠：皇后娘娘疯狂掉马甲 Jiujiu and the Cat玖玖与猫Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted *Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Legitimate Daughter + Secret Identities + Powerful Couple* The only legitimate daughter of the Duke of the Southern Kingdom's household, Nan Huaishen grew up adored and indulged by everyone. Her grandfather is a first-rank duke, her father a first-rank general, and her maternal grandfather the chancellor. She also has three doting older brothers. With a background envied by every noblewoman in the capital, she is also exceptionally beautiful and talented. Then, 2.7kReads9.0Score28914d adds
4. 554 替 The Substitute Bride Princess Is a Drama Queen, and the Whole Household Is Speechless 替嫁王妃是戏精，全府破防 Tao Xiaotao Tao桃小桃桃Ancient Romance132k WordsOngoing [Lighthearted and funny] [Subverts expectations] [Household intrigue] [Marriage Before Love] [Wish fulfillment] From the start, she transmigrates as the unloved legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household. Her father despises her, her stepsister bullies her, and she’s forced to marry in place of someone else, going undercover as a spy in the household of her sworn enemy, a prince? A hellish start, but she isn’t fazed in the slightest! As a modern reader who’s devoured countless web novels —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A fantastic and captivating time-travel palace intrigue novel! So good you won't be able to stop reading. Highly recommended! 🌸🎧🎧😎🎉🎧

5. 555 手 After Tearing the White Lotus Apart, I Became the Sole Favorite of the Six Palaces 手撕白莲花后，我独宠六宫 I Love Orange Juice我爱喝橘子汁Ancient Romance193k WordsOngoing When Su Momo entered the palace, she was merely a lowly Answering Lady. Her rivals mocked her, saying she would spend her whole life attending to ink and brushes. Later, her exquisite calligraphy amazed the entire harem. She won the Empress Dowager's protection and the emperor's exclusive favor. Those who had once mocked her fell to their knees and begged her forgiveness. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Let me promote myself a bit. [Facepalm][Facepalm]

6. 556 皇 Your Majesty, I Think Your Palace Maid Is Cursing You Again 皇上，你家宫女好像又在骂你 Six Yuan六元钱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The irresistible appeal of what you once rejected + powerful men bowing their heads + a double-standard male lead + raising her before a story of power and statecraft + romantic push and pull + he truly doesn’t love her at first, but gives his all once he does] Su Nanchu is unruly. Shen Jingzhi has always known that. But life in the palace is dull, and he doesn’t mind having a little plaything who can kick and scream. She becomes his daily amusement: reading memorials, practicing calligraphy, a 11.6kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds

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   She's certainly cunning, but the key is that the one fighting the harem is the male lead. He treats the harem members as tools, using them only when needed, providing clues to bring them out for a spin. He appears righteous on the surface, but in reality, he's the mastermind behind everything in the harem.

7. 557 白 Bai Chengjin 白城烬 Red Convertible Mustang红色敞篷野马Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Fallen Princess × Northern Wei Emperor | Two Powerhouses Plotting for Power | Taking by Force | Dangerous Relationship | Marriage First, Love Later] Helian Nayan was born when Hu Xia was at its height, and grew up as the Helian family fell into decay. She had seen her father, Helian Bobo, build an empire that seemed to reach the heavens. She had also watched her brothers tear at one another amid the empire's very lifeblood. She understood early on that a dynasty was not a family, and kinship w 41Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 558 快 Quick Transmigration: She Wins the Hearts of Powerful Men by Bearing Their Children! 快穿：她靠生子成为大佬心尖宠！ A Big Old Monster一个大妖怪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + multiple pregnancies + punishing scumbags + palace and household intrigue + no fixed couple + satisfying revenge] She is a rabbit spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years. With too little fortune, she nearly loses her soul while ascending. Fortunately, an ancestral reincarnation artifact lets her complete missions in different worlds and gather fortune. World One: [Crown Prince with no heir for years x palace maid who hides her looks and only wants to leave the pala 15kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   I highly recommend the first book; it's pure palace intrigue, everyone's incredibly intelligent, and it doesn't treat readers like idiots. Later, the entire harem takes revenge on the corrupt emperor. The second book features a cunning female lead who doesn't actively harm others; she handles everything with resilience. The male lead initially dotes on her, and later becomes her sole focus. I won't say more; go read them for yourselves.

9. 559 有 There’s a Kind of Harem Called Consort De 有种后宫叫德妃 A Suo阿琐Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted All Wu Yalanqi wants in this life is to be a good palace maid. To become one, she's even willing to risk her life and trick the emperor. Certain she's doomed, she opens her eyes and finds herself lying on the imperial bed... Everyone thinks she's nothing but a pawn the emperor is using to spite his new empress and the court officials after the death of his beloved first wife. But Xuanye cherishes this pawn in the palm of his hand, and keeps her there for a lifetime. 2.3kReads9.0Score22914d adds

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   In the treacherous world of the imperial harem, everyone is caught in a web of injustice. Wuya Lanqi rose from a lowly palace maid to Consort De and finally Empress Dowager, enduring countless hardships. Fortunately, her husband, Xuan Ye, truly loved her.

10. 560 黑 The Black Lotus Consort: My Acting Reigns Supreme in the Harem 黑莲花宠妃，本宫演技冠绝后宫 Waiting for the Flowers' Strings待花弦Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing Palace intrigue + black lotus + crushing scumbags and rising to power + everyone is evil + favored consort Other transmigrators become daughters of noble families, raised in luxury and blessed with lives free of hardship. Xia Jinhua, however, transmigrated as an impoverished concubine-born girl, adrift like a duckweed and forced to scheme at every step to secure her future. From her first dazzling encounter with the emperor at a country estate to taking the phoenix seal and firmly claiming the t 3Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 561 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 140Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    These are all super beautiful

12. 562 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3k14d adds

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    Super awesome

13. 563 穿 After I Transmigrated, the Spoiled Imperial Prince and I Swapped Souls Again 穿越后，我跟纨绔皇子又魂穿了 Flute Playing with Flying Notes横笛戏飞声Ancient Romance115k WordsOngoing [After Switching Souls with a Prince, a No-Nonsense Female Doctor Goes on a Rampage] An emergency medicine expert transmigrates into the daughter of an imperial physician. A bolt of lightning strikes, and she somehow swaps souls with a prince she was trying to keep from fighting! From then on, he goes wild in the inner-court intrigues while trapped in her delicate body, and she solves cases at court under his noble identity. She uses modern medicine to save her father-in-law, test poisoned grain 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story begins with palace intrigue and later turns into solving bizarre cases. Anyone interested?

14. 564 后 The Legend of Jiayu in the Harem 后宫嘉瑜传 Paper's Paper小纸的纸Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing [Slaying the Dragon] [No transmigration or rebirth] [Light ensemble cast] [Tragic romance] From a palace maiden to a favored consort, then empress, and finally empress dowager. Jiang Jiayu’s journey looked glorious on the surface, but no one knew the bitterness hidden underneath. The harem seemed harmonious, but it was a place that devoured people whole. Losing a child, poisoning, falling out of favor... The love she felt at the beginning was eventually washed away by the river of time, and the —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 565 废 On the Day the Empress Was Deposed, Eighty Thousand Secret Guards Knelt and Begged Her to Return 废后当天，八万暗卫跪请归位 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household scheming + deposed empress + satisfying revenge + corruption + madman + power plays + intense push and pull] In her previous life, Li Qingcheng gave up everything for love. She disbanded the world's greatest intelligence network, the Tianji Pavilion, which she had built herself and which was powerful enough to topple the imperial throne. Then, as the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, she married Xiao Yexuan, an overlooked prince. For ten years, she schemed on his beh 2.1kReads6.6Score47814d adds

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    No more getting lost in a reading slump! This book is definitely worth following. The plot is engaging, with each element seamlessly connected to the next. The characters are well-developed and there are no plot holes throughout. You won't regret jumping in; I highly recommend this gem of a book—you'll want more after finishing it! The plot is fast-paced and doesn't drag, with plenty of exciting moments. The writing is smooth and immersive. Once you start reading, you'll be hooked and won't want to put it down! The characters are likable, the plot is explosive, and there's not a single dull moment. If you like this genre, don't miss it! [Cool]

16. 566 崽 The Little One Blows Up the System and Becomes a Legend, While Mom Coasts to Victory 崽崽炸系统封神，娘亲一路开挂 Like Jade, Knowing Peace似玉知安Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Heroine with memories of three lifetimes × hero with memories of two lifetimes × fated counterparts × two powerful leads × devoted to each other] With memories of three lifetimes, she returned to the day of her wedding in Liangcheng. In her first life, he stood on the Platform of Severed Karma, his red robes torn to shreds. He gave up ninety thousand years of cultivation and traded his life to send her into reincarnation, dying so she could begin again. Born into the body of a Zhuni, she was 28Reads9.2Score17614d adds

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    He endured ninety thousand years of silence and ten thousand years of mutual understanding and protection, all for the sake of his choice. She traversed three thousand planes to gain a new beginning, all for the sake of completeness. He gave her life, she gave him a path. 🌸

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