Palace Intrigue Novels with Genius-Level Leads 高智商天花板宫斗文

101 被 Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears 被逼让位，她献出玉玺后群臣大哭 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 22.5kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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[Top post][Top post][Top post] Do you like watching scheming girls? Do you like watching Green Tea Girl? Do you like to read Gongdou novels? If you like it, come and read it. The heroines of these novels are very scheming. The heroines know what they want and they will work hard for what they want.

107 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 15.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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Classic Gong Dou Wen [Shy] I really like it [Shy] The heroine is the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, from the imperial concubine's mother clan. She was dragged down by the elegant and arrogant prince on the grounds that her words and deeds were incompetent, which caused her mother clan to suffer, and she almost died. The heroine also disfigured herself [awkward laugh] [awkward laugh] Later, she met the prince and saved him. He fell in love with the sober heroine and let her get married. Later, she became a widow, and the prince, regardless of the good brother who liked the heroine and the heroine's reputation as a married woman, snatched her away to be his concubine [Thinking][Thinking][Thinking]

112 谍 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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Really nice to look at.

113 宫 Schemes in the Palace 宫宸谋 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 1.5kReads8.9Score149Shelves

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In the super-intelligent Gong Douwen, everyone is smart and capable. Let's see how the heroine climbs to the top. .

115 嫡 The Noble Daughter Is the Phoenix! The Entire Chancellor's Residence Kneels 嫡女为凰！相府全体都跪下 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + powerful male and female leads + mastery of both medicine and poison] Jiang Qingran is the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. She and her half-sister were born on the same day of the same month in the same year. Her half-sister is hailed as a blessed girl and the phoenix destined by heaven, while Jiang Qingran is called a jinx, a worthless blob of mud. She endures humiliation and hardship at every turn. When she is six, her parents beat her and send her 21kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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🌳Jiang Qingran is the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. She was born on the same day and month as her concubine sister. The concubine is known as the lucky girl, the phoenix of destiny, but she is called the disaster star, the mud at the bottom of the pond. He suffered all the humiliation and suffering. When she was six years old, she was injured by her parents and sent to the countryside to fend for herself. However, the concubine not only studied piano, chess, calligraphy and painting under the guidance of a famous teacher, she also learned superb medical skills. When she returned ten years later, she was stunningly beautiful and stunningly talented. She only had one thing to say about the Prime Minister's Mansion: "As long as you survive, you all have to kowtow and kneel before me!" Her husband, the Seventh Prince, who was disabled with both legs, stood up at some point and fondly touched her head and said: "My lady, stand behind me obediently. You just need to be as beautiful as a fairy, and I will be responsible for killing people who defy heaven!"

117 尽 A Bond That Cannot Be Tied 尽晏难绾 Rabbit Who Loves Pickled Radish Skin爱吃腌萝卜皮的兔子Ancient Romance137k WordsOngoing [Imperial power struggles + a cast of scheming players + countless twists + love and hate + put your thinking cap on!] Warning: Bring your brain! Open this book and you’ll never guess what comes next! The author’s brain is about to short-circuit writing this. Once the move is made, there’s no taking it back. Let’s watch the drama unfold… He is a calculating prince who buries his true feelings deep beneath a façade. She is the carefree daughter of the Chancellor’s household, or so she should hav —Reads—Score—Shelves

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This is really very good (you are self-righteous, welcome to scold me)

123 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 4.6kReads9.4Score452Shelves

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Very beautiful, with literary talent, plot and laughter.

126 错 After Mistaking the Prince for Her Husband, the Little Darling Holds Her Waist Every Day 错认王爷为夫后，小娇娇日日扶腰 A Leisurely Guest in the Mortal World闲情偶寄人间客Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted Transmigration + overachiever + clear-eyed pragmatist + household intrigue + palace intrigue + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping A top sales rep and relentless overachiever dropped dead at a signing dinner and transmigrated into Feng Jiao, an orphaned daughter of a merchant family. As Feng Jiao, she was married off by her greedy second aunt to a merchant, as his second wife. At the Yangzhou docks, her future husband stood tall and handsome. It was only after Feng Jiao boarded the b 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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Take a look at this book. The heroine has traveled through time, started as a concubine, and climbed up the ladder little by little. She has full drama skills. The emperor only favors him from behind. The villains also all have online IQs, and the plot is compact.

127 十 Lanterns on the Fifteenth Night 十五夜观灯 A River of Ashes Beneath the Moon一川烬月Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing Across the long river of history, the heroine Fang Hui passes through their lives, yet she cannot change the fate of anyone she meets. Every encounter is already a farewell. P.S. The characters in this story are all historical figures. It is adapted around major historical events as a tribute to the Haihunhou Museum in Nanchang. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's a very interesting novel of modern times and ancient times, with plots + palace battles + history + feelings of family and country. The characters all have their own characteristics. It is not cliche, the setting is novel, the author emphasizes the plot and is logical, the plot is not cliché, it is a rare good book!

128 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 226.2kReads9.7Score28.1kShelves

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The heroine is smart and has a high IQ. The writing is good and the plot is good. It is worth reading.

130 医 The Healing Hand Turns the Tide: From Firewood Maid to Power Behind the Throne 医手破局：从柴房丫鬟到权倾朝野 I Thought and Thought, and Missed You想来想去想你了Ancient Romance158k WordsOngoing (All kinds of foreshadowing, all kinds of pieces on the board) Yan Lin, a modern medical student, transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking maid in a prince’s household. From the start, she’s locked in a woodshed and nearly dies, but saves herself with her medical knowledge. She then uses emergency treatment to save the cold-faced Prince Xiao Jue, drawing her into a maelstrom of political intrigue. She wields medicine like a blade to expose a poisoning conspiracy, and uses her wits as a shiel 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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The heroine is the IQ ceiling in the book [Heartfelt] The soul of a medical student penetrates the maids of the palace, and saves herself with medical skills when the woodshed is about to die. After saving the prince, she falls into conspiracy, uses medicine to detox poison, outsmarts the palace, runs a girls' school, engages in business, and changes her destiny.

131 被 The Tyrant Dragged Me Back 18 Times, and I'm Pregnant Again 被暴君抓回去18次，我又怀上了 Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted The short drama My Heart Is Weary, the Villain Only Wants Cuddles Every Day is now online. [Unhinged, tyrannical dog emperor] x [sweet, fierce, adorable heartthrob] After Su Ci transmigrates into a book, the mad emperor forces her to absorb his good luck, locks her in his bedchamber, and makes her sleep in his imperial bed. By day, she's a prisoner; by night, she's treated like an empress. She pretends to go along with it, then runs away. By day, the mad emperor is a dog: “Bring that wretched wo 9.8kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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Wei Lin also entered the study. "Your Highness, there is something." "The Crown Princess seems to want to use Guo Liangdi to get the birthdays and horoscopes of the masters in the backyard." "Guo Liangdi did not agree." "Keep an eye on Ashina Fuzhen." The prince warned, "If she has another chance to sneak dirty things into Qiyang Palace." "You will go to the secret prison and be punished." Wei Lin shook his body, "Yes!" After returning from the palace, the eldest prince came to Changding Garden. "Your Highness, are you here to see Sister Ying?" Sister Ying was much better in the past two days. The princess took her back to Changding Garden. I want to wait until the child recovers completely before letting him go back. "Yes." The eldest princess smiled and brought Wei Linzhou over to see Sister Ying. "Sister Ying has been in good spirits these days. Come and take a look. She was smiling at me just now." The eldest prince went over and looked at Sister Ying. Sure enough, the child's face looked much better. You can also see some flesh on the face. "Thank you for your hard work. Where is Brother Tong?" "The wet nurse has just carried him out. He must be playing outside. Your Highness wants to see Brother Tong, so I asked Yingyue to bring him over." Wei Linzhou stopped him, "No, let him play." The eldest princess suddenly noticed. His Highness' complexion today is paler than usual. "Your Highness, did something happen in the palace?" Why did His Highness come back from the palace today. His face was cold and a little heavy. The eldest princess speculated, "Is it related to the mother-in-law?" She had seen His Highness being emotionally affected by his mother-in-law more than once. Speaking of pity. In fact, the eldest princess also had some resentment in her heart. Especially when she thought about how she watched the second princess slander Tong Geer. With such a mother, no wonder His Highness was a child... Thinking of this, the eldest princess felt a little more pity for His Highness.

140 大 The Imperial Consort of the Great Sheng Dynasty 大盛皇妃 Shu Yiyu书亦娱Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Ensemble cast + revenge + black lotus heroine + not both virgins + high-IQ palace intrigue rising to political power struggles + tragic romance + alternate history + love rivals The palace is the main battleground: beneath its dazzling, extravagant facade are witty, charming daily moments and a brutal core of deadly conflict. Palace secrets are portrayed in meticulous detail. Some content may be upsetting. A bad ending. If you enjoy it, please leave a five-star review. Ling Longxiu was born to a 351Reads—Score102Shelves

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It is a masterpiece of anti-conventional palace fighting and power planning. The secrets of the palace are described in detail, and the plot is unconventional. The logic is clear, the nonsense is routine, and the secret fighting is fierce. The heroine was laughed at when she entered the palace. You have to rely on yourself, no golden fingers, no time travel, no rebirth, wandering around in the strange and dark harem, the content may cause discomfort, the kind that readers will be tortured and run away from, the heroine is an abandoned wife and uses clever tricks to get revenge in the palace. Have you ever seen a palace battle between men and women? This novel depicts the tragedy of the ancient feudal system and shows the brutality of court struggles and the complexity of human nature.

141 织 Weaving Dust in the Phoenix Palace: Lady Pan of Eastern Wu 织尘凤阙：东吴潘后 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Female-Channel Fanfiction46k WordsCompleted Weaving Dust into the Phoenix Palace: Pan, Empress of Eastern Wu 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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There was no trace of pity in her eyes: "Uncle Chen was favored by my father in the past, and today he is willing to risk his life to help. Shu will remember it in his heart. I don't ask for wealth in the painting, I just want a piece of painting to change a ray of life and wash away the injustice." She knew the emperor's character well. In his later years, Sun Quan, sitting on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, already had no shortage of power and treasures, but he lacked just the right pity and a worldly surprise. The vying for beauty with noble ladies from aristocratic families has long made him tired of aesthetics. Only she, the slave of sin

142 咸 The Laid-Back Consort Rises Through the Ranks 咸鱼娘娘步步高升 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 3.1kReads9.2Score200Shelves

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I don't know if it counts as a high IQ, but at least the plot is not too intellectual, the heroine has a good character, she is a sane and rational person, and the ending is perfect.

145 保 Protect the Phoenix 保凰 Yu Tangluo玉糖萝Ancient Romance273k WordsOngoing My father is the only prince with a different surname in Great Qi. I have two older sisters and a younger brother. My eldest sister was once named Crown Princess, but the Crown Prince died young, leaving her a widow with a daughter while she was still in her youth. My second sister was once betrothed to a young nobleman, but she is naturally detached and would rather roam freely beyond the world, living in a Taoist temple to cultivate herself and seek enlightenment. As for me, the emperor scheme —Reads—Score—Shelves

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You can try a palace fight that is more of a group portrait.

146 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 21.1kReads8.0Score3.5kShelves

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Don't be confused if you are short of books, this is a good book worth pursuing. The plot is online, the characters are interesting, and there is no unfinished content in the whole process. You will not lose money after reading it, and you are still satisfied after reading it! Highly recommend this treasure book! The plot is compact and not procrastinating, and the exciting points are dense and not boring. The writing is smooth and the sense of substitution is super strong. Once you get into the pit, you stay up all night to chase it to the end! I dug up a novel about the Treasure of the Gods. The characters are likeable, the plot is explosive, and there is no peeing throughout the whole process. If you like this kind of subject matter, don't miss it! [Blow a kiss]

147 绝 The Peerless Little Princess Consort 绝世小俏妃 Dog Thirteen狗十三Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A funny, charming princess consort + a scheming prince who fiercely protects his own + a manipulative woman + a wickedly seductive and mysterious Holy Lord, and more...] [Sweet romance + comedy + from scum to love + perfect ending] What does it feel like to fall in love with your enemy? The day he led his troops to invade her country, the sun shone brightly. The seventh prince of Beijiang, Mu Beiming, cut an imposing figure in his black armor. Even with a fearsome mask hiding his face, his shar 3.1kReads9.5Score462Shelves

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Once you become a phoenix, you will have everything. As the ancient saying goes, the finished work will definitely make you happy to see it.

148 姐 My Sister Was Wronged in the Marquis’s Manor, So I Remarried with My Child and Took Vicious Revenge 姐姐侯府含冤，我带崽二嫁疯复仇 Hei Feng Bai Xi黑丰白西Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted Jiang Ruxue was reborn in her elder sister’s body. In her previous life, the Jiang family’s adopted daughter took everything that belonged to her sister when she fell on hard times. She was abandoned at a remote estate and abused until she died a miserable death. Jiang Ruxue carved a bloody path back to life in another’s body and became her sister. The Jiang family wanted her to enter the Marquis’s household as a concubine, bringing her child along, while the adopted daughter became the wife of 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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This can be seen at a glance. The IQs of the male and female protagonists are both online.

149 提 Has the Chief Justice Cried Today? 提刑大人今天哭了吗 Hong Yao红摇Mystery686k WordsCompleted [An Ancient-Era Female Psychological Counselor × A Criminal Investigator Unable to Feel Emotions] Seven years ago, the Skeleton Puppeteer appeared in the capital. The family of an Imperial Censor was murdered and turned into eerie puppets. Only their little daughter, An Tang, survived, with curse-like red rings carved into both her wrists. Seven years later, another puppet case occurs. Returning as a heart-mind diagnostician, An Tang investigates the real culprit and reunites with her childhood 391Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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Seven years ago, the supervisory censor's family was murdered, and only the youngest daughter An Tang survived. Seven years later, the puppet case reappeared. An Tang returned as a psychotherapist and worked hand in hand with the executioner Xie Qingze to solve the strange case. He also discovered that the real murderer came from the same school as his teacher.

150 惨 Reborn After a Horrible Death? I Won't Be This Perfect Wife Anymore 惨死后重生归来？这贤妻我不当了 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 10kReads8.9Score984Shelves

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I strongly recommend this novel as my favorite. It is an ancient Chinese novel about house fighting. The story is logically advanced, with constant reversals, and the characters are three-dimensional. I like the male and female protagonists in it very much. It's finished!