Political Scheming! Two Strong Leads, Two Men, and Rivals (Not Necessarily) 权谋文！强强，双男，死对头（不一定）
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A Great General Should Never Bow to a Civil Official 堂堂武将，怎能为文臣折腰
[Two Male Leads + Ancient Setting with a Touch of Court Intrigue + Equally Matched + Slight Angst + Corruption] Alluring, flirtatious beauty + deceptively innocent + civil official gong × Young general + carefree + unruly shou Pei Jin (courtesy name Wenli) × Feng Ya (courtesy name Changjue) Word arrived that the Feng army was returning victorious. The palace held a grand celebration banquet, and the young General Feng, soon to come of age, remembered his father’s advice: choose a good wife. Tha
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- 2 The General’s Husband 将门男后 In Changping City, everyone knew the little ditty about the Xie family’s young marquis: even dogs couldn’t stand him. At five, he dared to provoke the emperor, tugging at His Majesty’s beard in front of the civil and military officials. At eight, he used the Second Prince as a horse at his birthday banquet. At ten, he was cockfighting and bird-walking around Changping City. By fourteen, he’d made a name for himself in every brothel and pleasure house. He lived a carefree, happy life. Yet few kne 3kReads9.2Score38714d adds
- 3 After We Broke Up, My Psychotic CEO Locked Me by His Side and Spoiled Me 分手后，疯批总裁把我锁在身边宠 After the breakup, my obsessive CEO kept me by his side and spoiled me rotten. 59Reads—Score—14d adds
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Plum Blossoms and Snow Should Never Meet, Yet We’ll Grow Old Together 梅雪不相逢，偏要共白头
Plum Blossoms and Snow Never Meet, Yet They Insist on Growing Old Together
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- 5 The Prince I Married in Someone Else’s Place Is a Little Crazy 代嫁王爷有点疯 The Prince Consort by Proxy Is a Little Crazy 2.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Reunited Three Years Later 重逢在三年之后 Reunited Three Years Later 3.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Even Today, This Prince Just Wants to Slack Off 本王今天也只想摸鱼 All I Want to Do Today Is Slack Off, Your Majesty 410Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 My Lord, Don't Be Difficult... 主上，别闹…… My Lord, don't mess around... 2.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Doctor and the Boxer 医生与拳手 The Doctor and the Boxer 1.3kReads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Little Secrets of Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 顾总制造偶遇的那些小秘密 The Little Secrets Behind Mr. Gu's Staged Encounters 279Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Eye Sacrifice 眼祭 Eye Sacrifice 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Sinking with Eyes Wide Open 清醒着沉沦 [Book 2 in the series, complete] [Younger man + neither lead is inexperienced + each other's first love + rekindled romance] Lu Yanming, a fickle playboy, has one great humiliation in life: when he was young and foolish, he mistook a beautiful young man in women's clothes for a girl and fell hopelessly in love with him. Ten years later, just as Lu Yanming was ready to leave his playboy days behind and get married, he ran into his first love again. Because of his looks and sexual orientation, Sha 3.1kReads9.3Score29514d adds
- 13 Seriously? I Became a Billionaire by Ranting 真假！我靠吐槽成首富 So This Is Real? I Became a Billionaire by Roasting People 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 包子铺的日常生活 Daily Life at the Baozi Shop 612Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 A Distant Place I Can't Reach, a Home I Can't Return To 到不了的远方，回不去的家 A Distant Place I Can Never Reach, a Home I Can Never Return To 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Return to the Harbor 归·港 Return to the Harbor 191Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Azure Mist Before Nightfall 青岚未晚 Qing Lan, Not Too Late 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 儿子自杀后，我穿越了！ After My Son Died by Suicide, I Transmigrated! 3.2kReads—Score—14d adds
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The Frail Young Husband Is Doted on by the Regent King 柔弱小夫郎被摄政王宠飘了
Gu Tingwei transmigrated to an unknown dynasty, becoming a frail, unloved man and striking a deal with the regent. When Regent Lian Yinchi first met Gu Tingwei, he asked, "You're a man?" Gu Tingwei: ? Shouldn't he be asking whether I'm a man? He patted himself, then patted himself so hard he started coughing. "That's right, I am." Lian Yinchi: ... As a prince consort, Gu Tingwei had only three wishes. Get rich! Get even richer! Then take his money south and find a handsome young man to spend hi
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- 20 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Comic Relief Cannon Fodder 穿书后我成了沙雕炮灰 [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Sweet Romance + Mutual Firsts] Chen Shuo'an died of an illness and transmigrated into the body of a minor character in a female-oriented novel titled The Tyrannical Crown Prince's Beloved. With his naturally goofy personality, he quickly made a name for himself in the capital and became close enough to sling an arm around the cold and aloof Sixth Prince, treating him like a brother. But he never imagined that while he thought of the pri 7.2kReads9.4Score92314d adds
- 21 What?! The Innocent Young Heir Was Sent as a Bride, and the Prince Tempted Him Day and Night 惊！清澈世子和亲，王爷日夜诱引 Full audio version available. Complete. [Male-male romance + beloved by all + devoted to each other + marriage first, love later + political intrigue] [Bright, lively, straightforward bottom × older, powerful, fatherly top] Zhaonan opened his eyes and found himself transmigrated into a noble heir sent by an enemy kingdom to die in a political marriage. By day, he read books and amused himself with birds, carefree and happy. At night, he boldly invited the prince to share his bed, utterly at ease 24.6kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds
- 22 The Emperor’s Beloved: The Beauty Who Outshone All of the Capital 帝王心尖宠，小美人他艳冠京城 New novel now underway: The Ultimate Heartthrob: What Do You Mean, Your Wife? She's My Wife - [Everyone's darling ❉ sweet romance ❉ emperor seme ❉ both virgins ❉ transmigrate ❉ 1v1, everyone else has one-sided feelings] [Flirtatious without realizing it, sunny-boy uke × possessive, jealous seme] Everyone in the capital knows that Viscount Yu is like a clingy plaster that won't come off, obsessively chasing Prince Jing for years. He even tried to sneak into the prince's bed, only to be kicked rig 24.8kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
- 23 After Transmigrating Into the Madman's Archrival, I Became Everyone's Favorite 穿成疯批的死对头后我成了万人迷 [Two male leads + unhinged, possessive love interests + from universally disliked to universally adored + equally matched power couple + sweet romance] Han Lingqiu not only transmigrates into the body of a regent who usurped the throne, but is also thrown into a dark, windowless prison, where he’s due to be executed in three days!? To make matters worse, he’s bound to a “master of getting himself killed” System that nearly gets him killed by causing trouble left and right… System: Please smack M 323Reads9.2Score10814d adds
- 24 The Host Is Forced into Love in a Battlefield of Romance 万人迷宿主在修罗场被强制爱了 [Quick transmigration + a magnet for everyone + male rivals competing for love + all love interests' first and only love + equally matched leads] Wen Shizhuo had all the typical flaws of a rich second-generation heir: He was a playboy, fickle, and quickly bored. He was an expert at treating life like a game and manipulating people's feelings. When he decided to break up with his boyfriend again, he never expected the mild-mannered college boy to become so obsessed with him. The boy killed him, t 5.9kReads9.1Score70314d adds
- 25 The Whole Court Thinks I'm an Immortal from the Heavens 全朝廷都以为我神仙下凡 After transmigrating into a feel-good novel, Jiang Chi promptly latched onto the male lead, helped conquer the realm, and became a founding hero, showered with honors. But conquering the realm is easy; holding on to it is hard. Once he was appointed to high office, he found himself saddled with a mountain of trouble. He began thinking of returning home, but at the victory banquet he got so drunk that, in front of the entire court, he admitted he “didn’t belong in this world.” The next morning, J 1.6kReads6.7Score15114d adds
- 26 Turns Out I’m the Marquis’s Fake Young Master 原来我是侯府假少爷 [Two male leads, transmigrate into a book, little ones, love, friendship, and family affection, everyone’s favorite] Gu Zhiwang was born into a marquis’s household and grew up surrounded by flowers and affection, the family’s little darling. His father indulged him, his mother doted on him, and his older brother looked out for him. At seven, Gu Zhiwang only had to worry about what to eat and what to play. He knew nothing of sorrow. Until he discovered he was the fake young master and a sacrifici 21.7kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
- 27 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.2kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
- 28 Reverse Conquest: Your Highness, the Imperial Preceptor Is Unavailable Today 反向攻略：太子殿下国师今日不见 [Two male leads; one-on-one; both are each other’s first; historical; System; sweet romance; happy ending] A silly, beautiful imperial preceptor × a gloomy, unhinged crown prince [A note for readers] The beautiful fool is not stupid. He’s not the type who talks with a lisp, either. A fluffy, brain-off sweet romance. Leave your brain here → When Gongyi Zhuo transmigrates, the System tells him that if he helps the crown prince, Li Yingtang, become a great ruler, he can return to his original w 5.6kReads9.4Score90014d adds
- 29 The Wolf Cub Is Rebelling Against His Master Again 狼崽子他又欺师灭祖 [Two male leads + younger love interest raised by the older one + transmigrating into a book + comedy] “Ding-dong! System mission: Help Crown Prince Xiao Xuan bring about a peaceful and prosperous era. Reward: a return to the modern world.” Xiao Xuan, an arrogant, unruly little tyrant, x Ji Yun, a teacher with a knack for disciplining students. Xiao Xuan: He skips class and gets into fights, leaving nothing out. The Grand Tutor keeps him firmly in line, but he refuses to submit and wants to figh 5.9kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
- 30 The Frail Beauty Is All Sweetness and Scheming, and the Madman Bends for Love 病美人又茶又娇，疯批为爱折腰 Complete [beloved, universally adored protagonist + a deliciously dramatic love-triangle showdown] A coy, delicate, sickly beauty of a bottom x a fake-it-till-you-make-it, cocky mad-dog top Xie Zhenyun was ignored by his parents in the countryside for eighteen years before learning he was the true young master whose life had been stolen. At long last, he was brought back to the manor, only for his birth parents to warn him not to compete with the fake young master. Who could have guessed that al 14.7kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
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The Emperor's Regent Boyfriend 皇帝的摄政男友
Seven years ago, he was the regent, and he was the crown prince. Seven years later, he was a powerful minister, and he was the new emperor. He said, "I want to rule in my own right. This is where we part." But the other man pinned him against the imperial throne, laughing in a husky voice: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten who taught you all this?"
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The Throne of Power 权倾阙
He came, shattering mountains and rivers beneath his feet, all to become his prisoner for eternity, beyond any hope of pardon. Xiao Yichen, emperor of Great Zhou, was cruel by nature. After years ruling the realm, his hands were stained with blood, yet he had never truly conquered anything. Until Xuan Hezhi, a young man of humble birth, was shaped by his own hand, step by step becoming the regent who held the entire court in his grasp. At court, they were sovereign and subject locked in a contes
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- 33 The General Feeds Himself to the Dragon 将军他以身饲龙 Pei Yanchuan, the most dazzling young general of the Yan Dynasty, dazzled the entire capital, Chang’an, in his red robes. Then the emperor set a trap for him, leaving both his legs crippled and grinding his proud spirit into the dirt. Everyone thought he had become a useless pawn, and that the once-revered God of War would spend the rest of his life in misery in a wheelchair. No one knew that the genius doctor Wen Qingyan, who had saved his life, with white cloth wrapped around his neck and a gr 73Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Wild History Led Me Astray 野史误我 [Dark, coercive romance with angst. Not for you if you dislike that.] [The rating just came out!] A cool, ethereal young imperial preceptor VS a possessive, calculating emperor who always stays one step ahead A transmigrated imperial preceptor uses unofficial histories to give the emperor spoilers and help him secure his throne, but ends up spoiling himself right into the emperor’s bed. Shen Tangsong, a top medical student, transmigrates into the body of Shen Tansong, a charlatan imperial precep 5.6kReads9.0Score60414d adds
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Reborn: The Puppet Little Emperor Tears the Regent Apart 重生：傀儡小皇帝，手撕摄政王
Su Qing transmigrates and becomes a puppet emperor of a dynasty. He discovers that he is trapped in this era, and whenever he dies, everything starts over. He tries to fight back and turn the tables, but the regent is truly a big shot. Playing with him is like playing with an ant. He also tries to lie low for a while, thinking that if he can hold out long enough, he'll surely succeed. But then he realizes that the regent never lets his guard down and gives him no opportunities at all! Su Qing ha
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Golden Shackles, Jade Locks 金枷玉锁
[Historical + 1v1 + Political Intrigue + Younger Top + Forced Love] Everyone thought the crown prince had taken in a new canary. Only the crown prince knew what he’d really brought home wasn’t a bird, but a hawk that would peck out his eyes. - Unhinged crown prince × cold, stern general Xiao Ningyu (Xiao Yuan) × Xi Yao (Xi Weijun) The cold, proud, solitary general is locked away by the crown prince in the Eastern Palace. - At first, the madman catches the cat. Later, the beauty trains the dog. 1
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The Prince Is Handsome but Wicked 皇叔貌美但恶毒
[Two Male Leads] [Do Not Enter If You Dislike This] [Power Couple + Overwhelming Authority, Naturally Vicious Bottom + Eccentric Noble Heir Top] There is a secondary couple. Lan Zhuochi (bottom) Xie Liqing (top) Power and authority entangled with true feelings.
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When He Smiles, the Entire Dynasty Comes In for a Kiss 他一笑，整个王朝都吻了上来
[Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + pure hatred + love and mutual destruction + political intrigue + groveling redemption + happy ending] The day Shen Zui died, the kingdom celebrated an age of peace and prosperity. The dashing, white-robed flower thief who wore willow leaves in his hair and roamed the martial world was, in truth, the fugitive crown prince and last heir of the fallen dynasty. Terrifying, isn’t it? As a long sword pierced his body, Shen Zui bit hard behind the man’s
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The Little Emperor Imprisoned by the Left and Right Chancellors 被左相右相囚禁的小皇帝
After the Beijing Rebellion, the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty was handed over to the Northern Barbarians, who subjected them to every kind of humiliation. The only survivor was a ten-year-old prince. The capital was moved to Nanjing, and the boy ascended the throne at ten, with the two chief ministers doing their utmost to support him. But the young emperor was unable to have children. Little by little, he fell into another abyss. He said he loved him deeply, yet their struggle was a fight
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After I Was Reborn, the Crown Prince Insisted I Become Empress 重生后太子他非要我当皇后
Xie Yanqing, the second son of the Minister of Revenue, is as handsome as Pan An, renowned for his talent, and widely admired in the capital, where he's known as the “Little Fallen Immortal.” But his family has sheltered him so much that he's hopelessly naive, making him an easy target for the Third Prince, Xiao Yu. After Xie Yanqing rescues Xiao Yu from being pushed into the water, the two become acquainted. In his previous life, after the Crown Prince, Xiao Jin, died of poisoning, Xie Yanqing
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Your Highness, Please Spare Me! 殿下，求放过！
(Two powerful leads, both devoted to each other, sweet romance, mutual scheming) After transmigrating into the body of the Crown Princess, a man, Yan Qinghe was handed over by the Crown Prince to his men, who were attracted to men, to be abused. To survive, he killed every soldier who tried to assault him, but was nearly tortured to death himself. In the end, thanks to Gu Lan's plea and help, he was given a chance to live. The Crown Prince ordered him to prove his worth. From then on, in order t
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- 42 A Young Man's Journey in Chang'an 长安少年游 The story of a young master from a fallen marquis’s household who enters the palace as a study companion. The emperor is advanced in years, while the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace is a brilliant talent. The declining emperor and the rising Crown Prince have long been at odds. Their greatest disagreement concerns how to deal with the war on the frontier. Envoys from the Five Barbarians arrive in the capital to pay tribute and request a marriage alliance. Emperor Qingde hopes the alliance wil 5.3kReads9.4Score88514d adds
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A Prodigy Roams the Martial World 纵横江湖之天骄
[Traditional wuxia] [The jianghu and the imperial court] [Political intrigue] [No invincible protagonist] [No harem] [No System] [No transmigration] Once you enter the jianghu, you belong to it for life. The jianghu and the imperial court are two separate worlds, but two princes have turned them into a tangled game of chess. The Asura was born for revenge. He leaves a trail of corpses in his wake on the jianghu's winding road, only to forget why he first raised his blade once he has achieved fam
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Reborn, the Regent Drops His Act and Drives His Arch-Enemy Wild with Flirting 重生后摄政王不装了死对头被撩疯
Dual male leads + ancient setting + equally matched leads + reborn + sweet romance, both devoted to each other + happy ending A lazy, unhinged, flirtatious prince as the one pursued; a ruthless, scheming, devoted-to-his-lover commander as the pursuer Everyone knows that Luo Xihe, the regent of Dazhao, and Pei Yanzhi, commander of the Langya Guards, are sworn enemies. In his previous life, Luo Xihe gave everything for the people of the realm, only to be pierced by thousands of arrows and die at H
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Bind Him as My Subject 缚他为臣
[Powerful leads, a dangerously beautiful top × a straight, muscular bottom, nonconsensual love, political intrigue, turning a straight man gay, tragic romance] As the empire’s youngest major general, Xiao Yi made a mistake at his victory banquet: he drank the wrong wine. When he awoke, he found himself locked in the bedchamber. The supposedly frail Crown Prince was running his fingertips over the scar on Xiao Yi’s shoulder. “The general always says he hates men who love men.” His breath was hot
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I’m Just a Restaurant Owner, So Why Does Everyone Keep Showing Up to Die? 我只是个酒楼老板怎么都来送人头
“I just want to run a restaurant! Why does everyone keep showing up to get themselves killed?” [One-on-One Romance + BL + Historical Fantasy + Political Intrigue + Mind Games + Two Powerful Leads + A Touch of Mystery + A Little Goofy + Dual POV, Mostly the Bottom’s] "This is a fictional historical setting, so don’t take it as fact!!" Sharp-tongued and proud on the outside, stubborn but soft-hearted beauty on the inside × A carefree playboy on the surface, but a clever, loyal wolf-dog underneat
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Pursuing the King 逐王
A power struggle paved with blades, fought by an ambitious man A path of revenge, carved through every obstacle by an ordinary man A journey to restore order, with a statesman ready for war at dawn A mission to save the world, pursued by an idealist who will never break, no matter how many times he dies
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Your Highness, the Young Master Is a General from an Enemy State 启禀王爷，公子他是敌国将军
[Love-at-first-sight, lovestruck prince top ✘ highly skilled enemy general bottom] [Mutually exclusive devotion + happy ending] In the first year of the Zhaohe era, a new emperor ascended the throne of the Jing Dynasty. Prince Jing conspired with his father-in-law to seize the throne, plunging the capital into warfare. The second young master of the Xie family was kidnapped by human traffickers. He thought he was in for the story of a true-born son who had fallen into the countryside, but the ma
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- 49 Zhaoyan 昭衍 Everyone in the capital knew that the Yongning Marquis’s household had a discarded son: sickly and frail, he ran a bookshop in a shabby alley, spending his days among the scent of medicine and old books, as inconsequential as a drifting cloud. Everyone in the northern deserts knew that the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei was a solitary star: decisive and ruthless, commanding countless armored troops. Wherever his sword pointed, the territory of Great Ye expanded. He was the empire’s sharpest blad 4Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 50 The Pingzhao Record 平昭录 Rebirth story (the shou is reborn), two male leads, both chaste!!! An old-school novel, with somewhat immature prose and plotting, so don’t overanalyze it!!! A bewitching, alluring empress shou × a devoted, clingy emperor gong In the winter of the fifteenth year of Pingzhao, Empress Xu passed away. The entire palace mourned and remembered her. The funeral bells rang again and again from the city tower, announcing the end of a virtuous empress’s reign. Rain and snow fell in torrents, washing away 2.4kReads9.1Score36114d adds
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