Palace Intrigue: Looking for a Story Where the Male Lead Is Madly in Love with the Female Lead, but She Doesn’t Love Him 宫斗文#求男主爱女主爱的死去活来女主不爱男主的

1. 101 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds
2. 102 罪 Sin Cannot Stay in This World 罪是人间留不住 Humble Old Dog卑微老狗Ancient Romance126k WordsOngoing (Crown prince succession struggle + ensemble cast and political intrigue + vendettas + classical setting + coercive love + country and family + strong female lead + powerful heroine) (No rebirth, no transmigration) From a loyal, clear-eyed female assassin VS a calculating prince hungry for power to an empress who wants to rule the world VS an emperor who loves her but holds himself back (not both sexually inexperienced) I plan to write a slow-burning story, laying the groundwork in the first hal —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   My female leads don't like the male leads.

3. 103 下 Below, the Clear Waters Run Cold 下有清水清且寒 Humble Old Dog卑微老狗Ancient Romance152k WordsCompleted Steal the dragon and replace it with the phoenix, move flowers and graft trees, all to make a wedding gown for someone else. You could also call it The Eldest Princess's Escape Plan. Even a daughter of the royal family has to deal with the troubles of her family of origin. Qinghe, the only legitimate eldest princess of Dashang, was at the very top from the start. Though, as a woman, she could not ascend the throne, she still earned merit through her support of the ruler, with the talent to serve 4Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 104 天 Genius Little Darling: The Divine Doctor and Money-Mad Princess 天才萌宝：神医财迷妃 There Are Fish in the Northern Sea北冥有鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She’s a money-loving miracle doctor from the 21st century, with medical skills so extraordinary she can bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bare bones. One careless step sends her transmigrating to another world. Not only has someone drugged her, there’s a bun in her belly, too! The most infuriating part is that before she can get revenge, her good-for-nothing husband banishes her to a country estate! Oh, that does it! Five years later, her husband returns from the border and “summo 967Reads9.1Score20414d adds

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   This is so good! I highly recommend this book. The author must have worked so hard; I'm looking forward to their new book.

5. 105 舔 I've Fawned Over the Regent for Years, and Now You Actually Believe It? 舔了摄政王多年，爷你竟然当真了 I Love Boun我爱bounAncient Romance132k WordsCompleted "A light chill lingers beyond the willows, while spring stirs among the apricot blossoms." Then I'll call you Zhi Yi. "Thank you, Master, for giving me a name." Zhi Yi. Know my heart... Master, do you know how I feel about you? Master, do you know how cold the nights have been for me these past thirty years? Do you know I once had a mother, and a name of my own... Master, love is nothing but an empty pair of words. I never thought you'd take them seriously. Hahaha... Tell me, wouldn't you call t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A new novel with a huge plot twist: the male lead gradually falls in love with the female lead, who apparently entered the royal palace to get revenge on him.

6. 106 别 Hands Off the Powerful Minister’s Little Wife 别动权臣的小夫人 Zhen Youqian甄有芊Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she paved the way for others. The marriage bestowed upon her led only to a pair of scheming lovers, and her entire family was wiped out before she was left to die in a mass grave. Six years after her death, she is reborn in a blaze of fire. Her former enemies are now all powerful and influential, and she's furious. She swears to make them suffer! Then a domineering man barges into her life. She snaps, “Get lost. Stop blocking my way!” The Marquis of Ningyuan smiles, wicked 611Reads9.0Score10014d adds

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   Pampering his wife without limits

7. 107 重 Reborn as the Villainess, I Run Away Pregnant, and the Cold, Powerful Official Pursues Me to the Ends of the Earth 重生女配带球跑，清冷权臣追断腿 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [The Wife-Chasing Crematorium, the Second Male Lead Takes the Crown] On the day Fu Ci married, Jiang Wan went into a difficult labor. As she lay at death’s door, she thought back on her brief life and could only feel that it had all been absurd and laughable. Her father was a treacherous minister. After his crimes were exposed, his entire clan was sentenced to execution. Fu Ci was a brilliant prodigy, the youngest prime minister in the realm. For her sake, he set aside his pride and knelt in the 10.1kReads8.9Score57714d adds

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   But none of them are be

8. 108 离 Divorcing on the Spot, We’re Transported to Ancient Times and Forced to Raise a Child and Turn Our Lives Around 离婚现场，和霸总穿到古代被迫养娃改造 Ye Youyou叶呦呦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Chu Qingge and Lu Siming’s marriage is a typical alliance between wealthy families. In three years of marriage, they’ve barely seen each other. Just as Lu Siming’s first love returns and the two of them sign divorce papers, they suddenly transmigrate together. One wakes up as an unpopular illegitimate son with a weak body and a dim mind. The other becomes a notorious, vicious older sister whose fiancé has been stolen. Not only are they still married, they also have a son and a daughter. Chu Qing 4.3kReads8.6Score66114d adds
9. 109 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 8.4kReads9.3Score73414d adds
10. 110 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
11. 111 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
12. 112 姑 She Won’t Go Back to an Ex, So She Wins the Prince’s Heart 姑娘不吃回头草，怒做王爷心中宝 Golden-Edged Cancer金边儿巨蟹Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mutual Devotion + Strong Heroine and Hero + Prince Dotes on His Wife + Both Pure] A foolish girl was granted in marriage to the crown prince, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. Shen Jingxuan followed him everywhere, turning into his personal shadow. But the man she had devoted years to wanted nothing more than to get away from her. Not only that, Xie Zihan petitioned to break off their engagement, hoping to make her white-lotus cousin the crown princess. When the empress and emperor ref 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    I absolutely love it, I highly recommend everyone check it out.

13. 113 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 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
14. 114 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
15. 115 战 The God of War Prince's Sweet Young Wife 战神王爷的小娇妻 Shi Shuyi诗书一Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance, no rebirth or transmigration] [One couple, both devoted only to each other + marriage before love + mutual trust + doting husband + children later on] A royal decree turns the mute Zhou Qinxue from the future crown princess into the Princess Consort of Prince Ning. On their wedding night, Prince Ning leads his troops into battle, and Dowager Consort Qin sends her straight to a remote corner of the estate. When Prince Ning returns from war, the first thing he does is 350Reads7.5Score10114d adds
16. 116 让 You Want Me to Be the Wicked Female Lead? I'll Rewrite the Plot and Become a CEO 让我当恶毒女配？我改剧情当霸总 Yi Qiansha忆茜纱Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted [Laugh-Out-Loud Shenanigans + Transmigration into a Book + Plot Rewrites + Strong Female Lead + No Romance] This book is absolutely unhinged (originally titled "I Changed the Plot and Made the Regent Eat You-Know-What". That title was rejected, so it got a new one.) After getting dumped by her domineering CEO boyfriend, Shu Yan happens upon a Supporting Female Character Revenge System. It lets her transmigrate into all kinds of novels and rewrite the plots for the supporting female characters. · 13.1kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds

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17. 117 爆 The Hilarious Empress: I'm Getting Remarried 爆笑皇后：本宫要改嫁 Mu Mulan木木兰Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted “You beast, stay back!” His beloved consort had cowered in the corner of the bed again, looking utterly aggrieved. The emperor silently rubbed his forehead. He was a mighty ruler, wise and valiant, handsome and charming, yet he had married an empress who did nothing but get into trouble every day. Not only did he have to clean up her messes and take his mother’s scoldings on her behalf, but she also went around accusing him of being a beast who forced himself on her. If she still wouldn’t let hi 2.3kReads8.5Score34414d adds
18. 118 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds
19. 119 小 The Little Princess Saves Her Imperial Father with Her Inner Voice 小公主心声拯救父皇 Research Arbitration研究仲裁Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mind-Reading + Beloved by All + Alternate History + System + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Underdog's Rise + Transmigrate into a Book] (Mind-reading only works when affection for the heroine reaches the required level. The threshold rises as she grows older, and eventually requires maximum affection.) Bei Jingchu transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a governance System. Before she can even start celebrating, she discovers she's been reborn as the princess switched at birth. 14.1kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
20. 120 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... 10kReads9.1Score93914d adds
21. 121 暴 Tyrant, the Little Princess Has Blown Up Your Bedchamber Again 暴君，小公主又把您寝殿炸了 Sweet Sugar Strawberry甜糖草莓Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + feel-good fiction + comeback + impossibly handsome male lead) After being transported into a power-fantasy novel aimed at male readers, Su Yanyu becomes the only daughter of a cold, tyrannical emperor, who despises her. She also gets involved with a stunning demon god feared by everyone in the Three Realms and becomes his contracted bride. On top of that, she breaks the seal on a fallen deity and releases the ultimate villain. Her enemies wait to see how she’ll die. But they nev 497Reads8.7Score10814d adds
22. 122 恐 A Horrifying Apocalypse: The Cannon Fodder Villainess Starts with God-Tier Tools 恐怖末世，炮灰女配神级道具开局 Silent Worry不语忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn, Wu Yue finally learns that she's nothing more than a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She has no mental power or awakened abilities, gets crushed by the heroine, a delicate, qipao-wearing charmer adored by everyone, and is eventually torn to pieces by evil spirits after being used as bait. She immediately decides to stay far away from the leads, find a hidden instance that nobody knows about, and lie flat like a lazy salted fish for the rest of her life. But a change 39.9kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds
23. 123 创 Strike Against Mary Sue 创击玛丽苏 Runaway Man-Eating Flower在逃食人花Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted [Mary Sue + secret identity + melodrama] Liu Li, the world’s number-one princess, whose full name is Liu Li. Bingjing. Dieying. Feiwu. Ruoli’er. Xue. Luoying. Qiangwei Meigui Lei. Zidian. Shangxue, falls in love with Lei Ting, the world’s number-one prince, whose full name is Lei Ting. Gaba. Ye Ao Nai Wo He. Wudi. Kuang Zhua Ku Xuan. Baolong Zhanshi. Pili. She is obsessed with his breakdancing, bewitched by his arrogant, wicked charm, and even jumps off a building, donates her brain, and has hem 489Reads8.8Score10514d adds
24. 124 开 From the Start: I Kicked the Tyrant Unconscious 开局：我一脚踹晕了暴君 Yun Yi云一Ancient Romance696k WordsCompleted (Mind reading + one-on-one romance) Si Muqiao, who transmigrated here, just wants to lie low and laze around in the cold palace. But the System won’t let her. The System tells her that if she wants to survive, she has to win over His Majesty, or she’ll die immediately. To stay alive, Si Muqiao has no choice but to embark on the difficult path of flattering the tyrant, smiling on the outside while cursing him in her heart. But in reality, the damn tyrant can not only hear her thoughts, he can als 196Reads8.9Score—14d adds
25. 125 一 A Fortune Is Hard to Come By: The Little God of Wealth Is Taking the Livestream World by Storm 一卦难求：小财神在直播界杀疯了 Xie Ansheng谢安生Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being banished to the mortal world, the God of Wealth, Qianqian, inherits billions in assets and starts livestreaming her laid-back daily life. Qianqian: “Three fortunes a day, then I clock out.” “Streamer, my little sister was abducted by human traffickers when she was two.” Qianqian: “Take someone to the old family home and check the abandoned well in the backyard.” “Streamer, lately I keep feeling like my house is colder than usual.” Qianqian: “There’s a scientific explanation for 356Reads7.3Score10414d adds
26. 126 全 Everyone Commands Ghosts: You Call the King of Hell the Weakest Evil Ghost? 全民御鬼：你管阎王爷叫最弱厉鬼 Loves Sweet Watermelon爱吃甜西瓜Mystery457k WordsCompleted [If you don’t laugh by the end of chapter five, come yell at me. The comedy starts in chapter three] [Comedy + ghost control + rules + no simping for women + anti-cliché + reckless, shameless, brazen, and audacious] A horror game descends upon the world, and everyone enters the age of ghost control. Whatever type of ghost a person awakens as their innate ghost, that’s the only type they can control. But Ye Xuan awakens King Yama, which means he can only control King Yama. But King Yama is such a 540Reads8.3Score10314d adds
27. 127 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
28. 128 末 The Apocalypse’s Insect Queen: More Children, More Blessings, Building the Strongest Swarm 末世虫母，多子多福打造最强虫群 When You Return, Amid the Mist and Rain君去归来烟雨中Urban335k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + transformation + villain protagonist + behind-the-scenes scheming + more children, more blessings + ten-thousandfold rebates] The swarm apocalypse descends. Lin Mo is infected by the swarm and becomes its master. In his previous life, Lin Mo hid his insectoid identity and helped humanity fight the swarm to protect his younger sister. But after his identity was exposed, his own sister sentenced him to death. Reborn in the early days of the swarm apocalypse, Lin Mo decides to abandon 323Reads8.6Score8414d adds
29. 129 半 Half-Warm, Floating Through Life 半暖昭浮生 Entangled in Flowers招惹花色Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing Xia Bannuan died, only to be reborn in another world as Zhan Yingyue. Zhan Yingyue, Princess Consort of Prince Ning'an, Commandery Princess Guiyi, and daughter of General Zhan, a founding hero of the realm. But when Xia Bannuan arrived, an imperial edict swept all of that away! Her husband was dead, her title stripped, her son missing, and she was not even worthy of a surname... Trapped within Zhan Yingyue's many identities, Xia Bannuan struggles to live on the brink of death. She endured exile —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The emotional entanglements of her past life rendered Ban Nuan powerless to love again. She ruthlessly exposed any advances she received. She decisively discouraged any commitment, including from her lover in this life. As her man, he never understood her; he knew she didn't love him, yet he couldn't resist approaching her. She nearly cost him his life, yet she helped him rise again… Yun Lingxi willingly allowed himself to be manipulated by her, but he was no longer content with her not loving him.

30. 130 内 While Everyone Else Schemed, the General Helped Me Ascend the Throne 内卷中，将军助我登基了 Steamed Green Potato清蒸绿土豆Ancient Romance117k WordsOngoing [Mutual Devotion] [Two Strong Leads] [Court Intrigue] [Sweet Romance] [Female Disguise] [Crown Princess] A beautiful, tragic illegitimate son of the Grand Commandant vs. a deceptively sweet, sharp-minded Crown Princess A new emperor takes the throne, but the ruler is weak and his ministers are powerful. The Crown Princess and a secondary consort are both pregnant, yet the new emperor refuses to make the Crown Princess empress. He declares that whoever gives birth to the eldest prince first will —Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 131 清 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince Dotes on Her, and She Has Multiples 清穿：被四爷娇养后她多胎了 Little Sugar Wants a Cat小糖要养猫Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + alternate Qing dynasty setting + household and palace intrigue + magical spring + gorgeous heroine] The heroine can sleep around, but the hero can’t! The heroine is both spoiled and beautiful! Historical accuracy buffs, beware. This story features coercive romance, no escape, and plenty of melodrama, with a small amount of hzc. A spoiled, universally adored heroine vs. a mad, love-addled hero who dotes on her alone, with no regard for logic. OOC warning. After accidentally trans 196Reads9.1Score—14d adds

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