Palace Intrigue and Household Intrigue Novels 宫斗宅斗书籍

1. 51 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 114.5kReads9.6Score15.8kShelves

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   It's amazing. Just watch it. It's absolutely great to see the explosion.

2. 52 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 88.4kReads9.5Score11.3kShelves
3. 53 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
4. 54 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 16.7kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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   Five-star praise!! It's so exciting, your writing style is amazing, and your literary quality is super high! The absolute heroine of the female channel! At first, because of the title, this book sat on the bookshelf for a long time. I didn't expect it to be very girl-loving. The targets in it are not good people. The descriptions of the common problems of men are super vivid! The kind of arrogant male chauvinism that never looks at women, those who are arrogant or cunning or pretend to be confused. I really like the heroine. No matter what the situation is, she never compromises or gives up on herself. She can be groveling, scheming, or killing with a knife! The first few worlds may seem a bit frustrating. After all, the heroine has to increase the heart rate of those bad men for the task. However, the heroine has a clear goal and never wavers. She is a tool to increase points. Everything is done as an act. Once the points are reached, she will never show mercy. Moreover, the growth of the heroine can be seen in every world! You can also see the growth of the author's writing style in the later period. The author loves the heroine so much, and the characters in the novel also grew flesh and blood because of this love. The later development is simply amazing! She is so ambitious and keeps striving! Several paragraphs of text are particularly shocking, including a quote from the heroine who became a god: "I just don't want to continue to be the victim." "I don't want to be passive, I don't want to be a flower in a vase, I don't want to have to wait, I don't want to be good at enduring, I don't want to have to pray to the candlelight, the moon, and the Buddha statue for others to be nice to me." "I want to be rooted in the land, I want to hold everything in my own hands, I want to be my own master, I want to have the ability to choose freely, and I want to have the courage to leave anyone." "Men want power, wealth, and more women. They fight, they collide, they are injured, and they suffer. Even if they die, they seek mercy and gain mercy. But women's injuries and pains mostly come from men, from passive endurance. I don't want this." "I want to wallow in the mire myself, I want to fight with them, I want pain, exhaustion, hard work to be my own medal, whether I sweat or bleed, it is my freedom, it is the jewel in my crown." "I want men to no longer be superior to women in the world, I want no oppression or bullying, I want no rules and regulations, I want the beauty of a woman to only please myself, and I want a woman's body to only obey my own orders." "I want to stand taller and taller, I want more people to see me, I want the demon species with malicious intentions to always be like a light on my back, and I want more women who have no direction to see me, I want to be a beacon, a beacon, I want to be a firefly, I want to be a direction sign, I want to send all of them home, I want to... Become a god!"

5. 55 贬 Demote the Wife to a Concubine? I’ll Protect This Whole Family of Cannon Fodder! 贬妻为妾？这家子炮灰我罩了！ Ode to the Green Lemon青柠赋Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Medicine + Cannon Fodder + System + Powerful Figure Transmigrates into a Book + Farming + Imperial Examinations + Court Intrigue + Playing the Fool to Outsmart Others + Feel-Good Story] Gu Yiyao transmigrates into a book. The heroine is the chosen one blessed with a powerful storage-space golden finger, the author’s own darling! And Gu Yiyao is a super-cannon-fodder character, abandoned by her scumbag father before she’s even born! Her mother worked herself to the bone to support that scumbag u 13.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   I've been obsessed with house fighting for a while, and I've had a lot of fun reading these books.

6. 56 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 35.2kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
7. 57 长 The Blood Curse of Immortality 长生血咒 Guan Tangzi观棠子Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted [The mystery of immortality + palace intrigue at its peak + battlefield schemes + devastating romance + dynastic upheaval] This is an intense political romance full of heartbreak. Get yourself emotionally prepared before reading! Twist after twist! Every character is clever! The plot is logical, the foreshadowing is rich, and the emotional impact lingers. It took me three days to recover after finishing it! Princess Yongzhao carries unusual blood, making her the most precious “medicine” in the 24Reads8.8Score147Shelves

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   The blood curse stone tablet deep in the ancient tomb actually has the taboo of immortality engraved on it. It's so shocking!

8. 58 和 A Political Marriage? I’m Your Ancestress! 和亲？哀家是你祖宗！ DomomanAncient Romance171k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The Queen Mother passed through her soul and married the princess. She discovered the tricks in the wine as soon as she entered Di Rong. Behind her pretending to be stupid was her half-life planning and wisdom. It was up to her to decide the chess game on the grassland!

9. 59 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 17.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
10. 60 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 31.6kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
11. 61 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 15.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
12. 62 娇 After Her Beloved Becomes a Widow, the Chaste Governor Imprisons Her and Becomes Obsessed 娇娇守寡后，禁欲督主囚她上瘾 Xiao Yimian小亦绵Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted A delicate young widow empress vs. a refined villain of a chief eunuch (Completed) [Traditional Historical Romance + Taking by Force + Devoted Husband + Political Intrigue and Revenge + Both Leads Are Chaste + Fake Eunuch + Happy Ending] *The mad, corrupted chief eunuch has been plotting for a long time to claim the emperor’s woman. The heroine is sweet, gentle, resilient, and clear-eyed. The hero is utterly wicked and has no morals. He seems like a deranged, wicked demon who is tragic, beautifu 6.2kReads9.0Score1kShelves
13. 63 重 Reborn, I Promise You a Lifetime of Joy 重生，许你一世倾欢 Wu Yuetang伍月棠Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted (Both leads reborn + scheming prince + palace and household intrigue + punishing scumbags + physician heroine) In her previous life, Ye Ruan was hopelessly devoted to Prince Xuan, Jun Li. But at the Mid-Autumn banquet, the drunken Prince Jing, Jun Zhan, took her innocence. To avenge herself, she pretended to marry into Prince Jing’s household. While he was away on campaign, she forged the late emperor’s edict and elevated the scumbag to the highest position. But once everything had settled, the 10.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
14. 64 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 35.8kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
15. 65 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 134.2kReads9.5Score17.1kShelves
16. 66 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 107.7kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
17. 67 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 55.9kReads9.4Score6kShelves
18. 68 孕 My Husband Wants a Divorce While I'm Pregnant? Fine, Whatever You Want! 孕期夫君要和离？随你都随你！ Fu Bao芙宝Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Shu Yuwan is the youngest legitimate daughter in her family. Her parents and elder brothers have cherished her since childhood, and her mother carefully chose a distinguished young gentleman from the capital to be her husband. After their wedding, the couple may not have been inseparable, but they treated each other with mutual respect. But while she was pregnant, her husband claimed he had met an extraordinary woman who had left him awestruck. He wanted a divorce so he could marry her. Shu Yuwa 16.9kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
19. 69 花 The Courtesan's Blade, the Prince's Waist 花魁的刀，王爷的腰 Totally Bewitched可迷可迷了Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted [Short drama and animated drama now available] [Secret identities / devoted to each other / happy ending / scheming prince × aloof pavilion master] Enemies become spouses, uncover each other's many secret identities, and flirt and dote on each other! The Prince of Lingyuan × Qinggu Sha: a carefully orchestrated madness born of love. She is the mysterious master of the Shigu Pavilion, and also the celebrated beauty of the capital. To investigate the blood feud that wiped out her family, she disg 6.1kReads9.0Score854Shelves

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    Contractual marriages each have their own thoughts, she is a killer and he is a prince, each other's waistcoats are picked apart, sweet pets flirt with each other, a long-planned madness, you can enter the book wasteland!!

20. 70 在 100 Techniques to Conquer the Emperor 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 14.6kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
21. 71 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 90.4kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves
22. 72 朱 Vermilion Beauty, Jade Seal: The Grand Princess Goes on a Killing Spree 朱颜执玺：长公主她杀疯了 Never the Prettiest美不赢Ancient Romance858k WordsCompleted She was the eldest princess of the Great Jing, decisive and ruthless from childhood. She tore corrupt officials apart in court, and no one dared cross her. Later, she was sent to marry into Great Yan, helped her husband ascend the throne, and became empress. To secure the empire, she concealed her sharp edge and kept the harem in balance. Then someone tried to murder the Crown Prince, and her child nearly lost his life. That was the last straw, and she descended into madness. The harem's poisono 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All I can say is that it's super, super, super good-looking! Every character is full and distinctive, and the major and minor plots are all arranged very reasonably.

23. 73 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 Romance1.7M 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 28kReads8.1Score5.2kShelves

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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! [Adoration]

24. 74 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—Shelves

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    Very good, there are always plots you can't think of, just watch it.

25. 75 绝 The Peerless Princesses: Past and Present 绝代双妃之前世今生 Jiuyou Xiandi九瑶仙蒂Ancient Romance579k WordsOngoing [Two transmigrated souls + two strong heroines + satisfying revenge + ensemble cast + face-slapping + sweet romance] After transmigrating into another body, Situ Yue becomes the ugly, foolish legitimate daughter of a general's household. There she meets Murong Xin, another transmigrator, and the two become sworn sisters. The sickly Second Prince, the rakish and carefree Third Prince, and the Supreme Martial Emperor Yan... All kinds of characters make their entrances, while the threads of fate qu 40Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Double soul travel + past life and present life! Situ Yue and Murong Xin work side by side in their careers, and the prince Yandi appears in turn. Behind the layers of mysteries is a poem of symbiosis and co-prosperity, which is a book to read!

26. 76 国 The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋 Flying King1996飞大王1996Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing 136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century. 28Reads9.2Score168Shelves

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    The title of the book is highly misleading, and the text is completely different! The soul from another world travels through the book and stirs up troubles in the decadent dynasty.

27. 77 团 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance908k WordsOngoing Transmigration + two powerful leads + identities exposed + everyone's favorite + push and pull (half sweet, half angst, with smart characters) Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison Mo Qingqing: She transmigrates as the Seventh Princess of Beilin and breaks off her engagement from the start. Dugu Yunche: The gloomy, astute hostage prince of Xiqi seems weak, but is actually ruthless. He weaves a web of schemes under two identities, only to fall in love. Chen Yi'an: Crow 7.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    While laughing and drinking the poisonous wine he handed me, I put the dagger into his chest with my own hands. It turns out that the ultimate love is knowing that you will kill me, but still willing to go to hell with you.

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