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Looking for Palace Intrigue Novels, But No Brain-Dead Characters 求宫斗文,不要没有脑子的

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  1. 101 After One Soul Swap, Everyone Wants to Do It Again 灵魂互换一次后,谁都惦记着再换 Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted Just after transmigrating, Mo Qiyue watches a familiar palace-intrigue scene in which someone is being framed, laughing her head off from the sidelines. The next moment, she discovers that she’s the unlucky victim of the scheme. Bound to a soul-swap System that lets her exchange souls with others, Mo Qiyue gives a sly smile. Isn’t this basically a set of trial passes for experiencing different identities? Her emperor father wants to have Mo Qiyue beaten with a rod to please his favorite consort 809Reads8.8Score141Shelves
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  2. 102 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 15.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
  3. 103 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女,她本色出演 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 121.7kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves
  4. 104 Crafting a Phoenix: From Consort Jin to Empress Dowager 匠心谋凰:从瑾嫔到太后 Ancient Romance915k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, alternate setting, a vast harem with many ranks, not a one-on-one favorite, most characters are clever and ruthless, a few are reckless fools, and the heroine stays clear-headed from beginning to end. A satisfying story with a touch of ensemble cast.] Tang Yuan is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works, sent into the palace by her father as a lucky charm to prove his loyalty. But that’s fine by her: Her ambitious and capable father earns her steady promotions in the e 1.7kReads8.0Score152Shelves
  5. 105 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Princess, the Cold, Powerful Official Falls for Her 穿成炮灰公主后,清冷权臣沦陷了 Ancient Romance859k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + lighthearted court intrigue + devoted one-on-one romance] The heroine never lets anyone take advantage of her, and the hero is sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath. Zhao Yuanjia transmigrates into a novel as a princess who shares her name. But this princess is only favored on the surface: in reality, she is cannon fodder. And she isn't the only one doomed to be cannon fodder. Her mother, a favored consort used as a shield; her younger brother, s 8.8kReads8.9Score953Shelves
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  6. 106 After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后,小主她一路高升 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home, 2.9kReads9.0Score253Shelves
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  7. 107 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软,冷戾帝王宠溺无度 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 28.9kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
  8. 108 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏,娘娘她纯拼演技 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 9.1kReads9.3Score971Shelves
  9. 109 The Emperor Favors the Noble Consort, Who Reigns Supreme in the Harem 陛下偏心,贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫 Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 4.3kReads9.2Score344Shelves
  10. 110 Reborn on My Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Regent Warms My Feet 重生新婚夜,病娇摄政王给我暖脚 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + secret identities, one couple] Nan Xi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was a fool in her past life. She fell for a treacherous scumbag who was handsome on the outside but full of sinister schemes within, and ended up abandoned by everyone, dying miserably at the hands of him and his mistress. Given a second life, she gets her brains back! Looking at the powerful, handsome regent by her side, she cannot help questioning h 16.2kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
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  11. 111 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 6.9kReads9.3Score958Shelves
  12. 112 Film and TV Crossover: A Jade Maiden's Affair 综影视:玉女情事 Female-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsOngoing [Peerless beauty + sweet romance + Mary Sue + shamelessly adored by everyone + dreamlike fiction + money-loving couch potato who lies flat] Tang Yu makes a wish: if she can become a peerless beauty, she'll pay any price. Then Tang Yu starts completing missions with her System, traveling from one world to the next. This story is all about romance and pure Mary Sue wish fulfillment. Maybe she'll pursue a career in one world now and then, but most of the time she just lies flat. Life is exhausting. 53.1kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves
  13. 113 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Became the Fourteenth Imperial Prince’s Consort Everyone Envy 退亲后,她成了人人羡慕的四福晋 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 46.9kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
  14. 114 Transmigrated as the Fierce Primary Consort of the Dimwitted Tenth Prince 穿成草包十爷的凶悍嫡福晋 Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance. The heroine is an ordinary person with no golden finger. She will eventually reveal her true identity and change history, so read with caution if that bothers you.] [Lighthearted throughout, perfect for relaxing. Sweet romance, an extra-sugary treat, and the heroine never gets mistreated.] Nomin, a free-spirited princess of the grasslands, is selected for the palace and becomes the primary wife of the hopeless Tenth Prince. She is completely dumbfounded. The Cr 7.4kReads9.1Score675Shelves
  15. 115 The Qing Dynasty: After Facing Reality, the Crown Prince Ascends the Throne 大清:认清现实后,太子他登基了 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The full novel is complete. For what happens next, see the short story on the author’s profile. It has chapter numbers you can pick up from~ [Alternate Qing Setting + Spirit Spring Pocket Dimension + Devoted Couple] P.S. Don’t compare this to real history! The novel differs from history in many ways! Don’t overanalyze it! The heroine gradually adjusts to life in the Qing dynasty rather than accepting it all at once. She’ll have some rough patches along the way, and some parts may be uncomfortabl 2.2kReads8.6Score155Shelves
  16. 116 Punished for Becoming a Spirit After the Founding of the Nation, I’m Forced to Give Birth in the Qing Dynasty 建国后成精被罚,被迫清穿生娃 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (Qing Dynasty transmigration + devoted couples + marriage before love + happy ending + sweet romance) Lots of creative liberties~ A love-starved, brooding Fourth Prince and future emperor, outwardly mild but inwardly dark as sesame paste, versus a sweet, soft-spoken, straightforward little ginseng spirit Xi Yu is a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit who grew up deep in the mountains. Unfortunately, no one told her that the country’s laws forbid spirits from gaining human form after its founding. W 1.3kReads8.2Score134Shelves
  17. 117 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 25.4kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
  18. 118 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚,一路争宠上位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 11.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
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  19. 119 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Scheming] [Clearheaded Career Woman] Originally titled The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue, retitled Guide to Palace Intrigue for a Favorite Consort ※ After entering the palace and becoming pregnant, the concubine-born Shen Yiwan was made Virtuous Consort. Then, in a moment of utter foolishness, she made the decision she would regret most for the rest of her life. She summoned her legiti 1.4kReads8.6Score106Shelves
  20. 120 Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药,大小姐入朝杀疯 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans 39.8kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves
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  21. 121 The Divine Doctor's Mad Consort: The Demon-Like Prince Dotes on His Wife 神医狂妃:妖孽王爷宠妻无度 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted In the blink of an eye, she transmigrates and becomes the legitimate daughter of a family of imperial physicians! An ugly monster? It’s only a little fetal toxin, easily removed! A medical idiot? A good-for-nothing? Then let them see how a nobody can defy the heavens! Bullied by her concubine-born younger sister and her mother? She’ll pay them back a hundred, a thousand times over! The emperor decrees a marriage? Wait, the prince has no interest in women? That suits her perfectly! On their weddi 310Reads8.7Score228Shelves
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  22. 122 A Splendid Mistake 繁华错 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted If I had another life, I would never put my hand in yours again. Never. · Hengzhou’s richest man, the Yun Sect’s Iron Cavalry, Qiongzhou’s pleasure quarter, the Four Great Houses of the capital: what earth-shattering secrets lie hidden among these people and places, so seemingly unrelated? What turmoil does a peerlessly beautiful woman, moving through the world of courtesans, stir up with her delicate hands? Everything should have been in the palm of her hand, effortless and under control. But t 1kReads8.4Score112Shelves
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  23. 123 Transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace: The Darkened Consort Hua Is Wild and Daring 穿越甄嬛传:黑化华妃又野又飒 Female-Channel Fanfiction775k WordsCompleted [Multiple characters know the plot + schemes to control the whole game + the emperor favors her alone in the later stages + clear-headed heroine with her wits about her] Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, had her powerful family backing her and was the emperor’s favorite among the six palaces. She could have dominated the harem and won it all, but her foolish obsession with love drove her to fight for favor and make enemies at every turn, ultimately costing her life. Her final words, “Your Majesty, you m 1.3kReads8.9Score143Shelves
  24. 124 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗? 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 19.5kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
  25. 125 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河,别人争宠我夺权 Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 6.8kReads9.4Score866Shelves
  26. 126 Best Friends Transmigrate into a Palace-Intrigue Novel and Laugh Their Way to the End 闺蜜同穿宫斗文,靠沙雕苟到结局 Two Female Leads465k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a palace-intrigue novel, two goofy best friends find themselves cast as cannon fodder. One becomes the Noble Consort who holds all the power in the harem. The other becomes the chief eunuch, a toady at the Noble Consort’s side. They have to deal with the heroine, who keeps plotting to get rid of them; an NPC who suddenly appears to assign them quests; and a romance subplot that has nothing to do with them but insists on getting involved... Neither has any interest in pa 902Reads9.1Score137Shelves
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  27. 127 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Become Servants 和闺蜜穿越到古代当奴才 Two Female Leads266k WordsCompleted [Faithful couples, two couples, each best friend has her own man. This is not the kind of dual-female-lead story where the women are lesbians. No golden finger, feel-good and satisfying with no angst, warm and sweet, not a career-focused female empowerment story. Every bit of scheming is just setup for romantic sweetness. The story takes historical details seriously, so if you’re going to nitpick, please move along.] [This novel was written entirely by hand!] No matter how big the world is, best 1.3kReads9.3Score164Shelves
  28. 128 Embracing the Tender Moon 拥娇月 Ancient Romance304k WordsCompleted Adorably goofy, tearful, lazy princess vs. a self-deluded, unhinged fox of a crown prince [Devoted couple + Transmigration into a book + Yandere + Favoritism + Mild groveling arc + Happy ending + Redemption] One day, Jiang Yu transmigrated into a book and became an unloved princess of the Jiang Kingdom. After an accident, she was taken in by Gu Jiuyan, the crown prince of the Qian Dynasty and the story's great villain. As the author, Jiang Yu knew exactly what kind of man Gu Jiuyan was: ruthless 2.5kReads9.0Score388Shelves
  29. 129 The Pampered Servant 一等宠奴 Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted After an unexpected transmigration, the top assassin A Si becomes a lowly servant in the Prince of Huainan’s household. Someone everyone can bully? Not a chance. She’s an expert in every weapon and skill under the sun, and killing and arson are right up her alley. Go ahead and try bullying her! As her master, Xiu Linyang is quite pleased. “You worthless servant, is there anything in this world you can’t do?” The woman answers smugly, “This servant can do anything, Your Highness.” “Oh?” The princ 984Reads8.3Score135Shelves
  30. 130 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海,却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 18kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
  31. 131 At Crane Terrace, the Treacherous Minister Courts Me at Every Turn 登鹤台,奸臣他步步紧撩 Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + marriage first, love later + lighthearted and a little goofy + sweet romance, both leads are each other’s first and only] After more than twenty years of struggling to grow up, Qin Fei transmigrated into a book and wanted nothing more than to lie low. But her original character was destined to be cannon fodder, so to save herself and change her fate, she gritted her teeth and married the ruthless, vicious villain of the story. The book said that Cen Hejue was a notori 2.3kReads9.0Score305Shelves
  32. 132 The Marquis Plots a Marriage: The Princess Runs Away Again 侯爷谋婚:公主又跑了 Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted Yan Siqi transmigrates into the body of a foolish supporting character with the same name. As she watches her imperial brother, the emperor, kneel on one knee to tend to her wound, tears stream down her face. “What kind of treasure trove of a family is this? I'm the beloved darling of the whole lot!” With a brother like this, who needs love? Xuan Yuan Jinchen, dressed in flowing white robes and as ethereal as an immortal, smiles and says, “Is that so, Princess? You don't want me, your lord?” Yan 118Reads6.8Score—Shelves
  33. 133 Sweet Li Gege Turns the Stoic Fourth Master into a Lovestruck Fool 娇娇李格格把面瘫四爷钓成翘嘴 Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Completed [Old-fashioned, secretly passionate eighteen-year-old Fourth Master Yinzhen X bold, experienced, fake Li Gege] [Not a power fantasy!] The handsome young man she met during the day becomes the leading man in her dreams that very night. Weizhen is so delighted she’s practically bubbling over, and she enthusiastically gets down to business. Only, the handsome young man goes from flowing long hair to a bald head. What a startling transformation, though somehow it makes things even more exc 6kReads8.8Score575Shelves
  34. 134 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 33.9kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
  35. 135 Qing Transmigration: After Raising Yongzheng, She Enjoyed a Lifetime of Glory 清穿:抚养雍正后她一世荣华 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she had become an utterly ordinary concubine in the Kangxi Emperor’s court. The one unusual thing was that she had a prince as soon as she transmigrated. With no status, no favor, and only a child to rely on, how could she survive in the murderous imperial harem? There is no decisive heroine obsessed with power, nor any sweet romance. This is simply a story about surviving and raising a child, with the goal of becoming a dowager consort and enjoying retirement. But 17kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
  36. 136 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 22.4kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
  37. 137 Nine Princes Vie for the Throne? No, We're After the Crown Prince 九子夺嫡?不,我们夺的是太子 Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted Historian Sheng Shisheng transmigrates into the body of a young Qing dynasty prince. From the start, saving the Fourth Prince earns him a tragic beauty role: his pale little face coughs up blood nonstop, yet he turns court intrigue into an art. The powerful ministers who want to harm him are cheerfully lured into his traps and killed; his imperial brothers who try to seize the throne all become his personal lackeys. The Qing dynasty’s strongest tragic beauty bares his wolf tail, and the whole em 2.5kReads8.7Score276Shelves
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  38. 138 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 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 41.7kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
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  39. 139 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 36kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
  40. 140 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves
  41. 141 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 36.3kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
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  42. 142 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎,怎么都来抱我大腿? Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 40.5kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
  43. 143 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色:这宠妃我当定了! Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 44.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
  44. 144 Ha! To Win a Kid's Heart, I Cry First 哈!拿捏崽子的心,我先哭 Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted ☞ Updates on weekdays. Thanks for liking and supporting the story. If it’s not your thing, feel free to move on. P.S. I should warn readers who haven’t started yet. ① The heroine accidentally kisses the second male lead. A lot of readers can’t accept this. If you haven’t read it yet and that bothers you, I don’t recommend reading. Written for fun, read for fun The System is mostly just for show and only appears now and then. Yusu stood before them, a full five-foot-seven, her face stern. The thr 92.9kReads8.9Score10.2kShelves
  45. 145 My Younger Sister Wants to Be Virtuous; I Want the Family Fortune 嫡妹要清高,我要家产 Ancient Romance9k WordsCompleted My younger sister was aloof and proud. After our parents passed away, I threw respectability to the wind and wrested our family estate back from our uncles, raising my sister into a proper young lady. Her good name spread throughout the capital. I was always proud of her, and devoted myself to finding her a good husband. When she took a fancy to the top scholar, I offered up most of my fortune to secure her the title of his principal wife. In return, she tricked me out of everything I owned, the —Reads—Score—Shelves
  46. 146 Don't Pester Me, Mad Crown Prince! The Delicate Princess Fears Marriage 疯批太子莫纠缠,娇娇郡主她恐婚 Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + sweet love story + childhood sweethearts beat the newcomer + male lead has no morals but is a model boyfriend, hopelessly lovestruck + heroine is soft-bodied but strong-willed] [Taro sticky-rice ball × black sesame tangyuan] After Ji Liwan, eldest daughter of the Ji family, came of age, she began having strange dreams she could hardly bring herself to talk about. The dreams featured a wedding chamber and red wedding candles, but they always ended in a bloody scene. Fro 7kReads8.5Score695Shelves
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  47. 147 Your Majesty, I Think Your Palace Maid Is Cursing You Again 皇上,你家宫女好像又在骂你 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 19.5kReads9.2Score2kShelves
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  48. 148 After Becoming a Foot-Washing Maid, I Made the Tyrant Wash My Feet 穿成洗脚婢后,我让暴君给我洗脚 Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [A sweet, healing romance, 1v1 and devoted to each other, effortless wins, gossip, and exclusive affection: a carefree sweet girl versus a mad tyrant] Office worker Yu Xinyao dies suddenly from overwork and transmigrates into the lowliest foot-washing maid in the Great Liang imperial palace. She thinks she might as well make the best of it, but the emperor is a tyrant. Every time someone washes his feet, someone dies, and the bathhouse duty roster has become a countdown to death. With only a mon 855Reads8.8Score101Shelves
  49. 149 The Matriarch Remarries, and the Obsessive Emperor Claims Her 主母二嫁,偏执帝王揽腰宠 Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 6.5kReads9.2Score767Shelves
  50. 150 Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 193.1kReads9.7Score47.7kShelves
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