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Looking for Palace Intrigue Novels. The Setting Must Be in the Blurb, So Read It First. Don't Recommend Ones That Aren't 想找宫斗文,设定在简介,一定要看,不是的别推

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  1. 51 Cao Qinmo: Little Ruyi, You're Mine 曹琴默:小小如懿,拿下拿下 Female-Channel Fanfiction383k WordsCompleted [Complete] (Slow-paced, slow-paced, slow-paced. Cao Qinmo doesn’t go straight into battle mode, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.) This is not a serious historical drama (lol), so don’t take it too seriously. It’s simply based on everyone discussing whether Cao Qinmo would slaughter her way through the harem if she transmigrated into the story. Some readers may find it too mild, not thrilling enough to knock their socks off. It’s a feel-good story with little hostility, like a calm an 791Reads8.9Score102Shelves
  2. 52 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Watching the Emperor's Consorts Get Themselves Killed Every Day 如懿传之每天看皇阿玛的妃子作死 Female-Channel Fanfiction529k WordsCompleted (Coming-of-age heroine + understands animals + everyone is a villain) From the day she was born, Jin He was different from her younger brother, Yonglian: she could understand the animals. Once, at the prince’s residence, she heard the ants and koi carp talking. Later, in the palace, she became friends with two red-and-yellow koi. But when she was three, a serious illness gave Jin He another ability: foresight. Whenever she spoke with someone, she could learn how their future would unfold. Her on 193Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  3. 53 Empresses in the Palace: Yixiu as Wife, Rouze as Concubine 甄嬛传:宜修为妻,柔则为妾 Female-Channel Fanfiction276k WordsCompleted Jianqiu has absolutely nothing going on with Big Fat Orange. Her heart belongs only to her dear friend Yixiu. I love Cai Cai so much, especially how beautiful she was when she was young. I don't want Yixiu to suffer so much. What would Yixiu be like if she stopped being blinded by love and awakened her inner green-tea skills? Can a living white moonlight still be called a white moonlight? This story bashes Rouze, Big Fat Orange, and Zhen Huan. The setup differs from the original, so read with ca 4.5kReads8.9Score375Shelves
  4. 54 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: I Rose to Noble Consort Through My Persona 清穿之靠着人设我爬上了贵妃 Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted Lihua is a “good person” who loves helping others solve their problems, yet she keeps climbing the career ladder, rising effortlessly through the ranks. Until one day, the CEO’s mistress discovers Lihua’s true nature… After Lihua kicks the bucket, she is chosen by the Saintly Mother System and transmigrates to the Qing dynasty, where she is tasked with spreading truth, goodness, and beauty. Empress Xiaochengren: Wang Jia is a good person. Empress Xiaozhaoren: Consort Jing is a good person. Empre 1.4kReads9.1Score101Shelves
  5. 55 A Qing Dynasty Tale: Becoming a Noble Consort with Yinreng’s Help 清穿,靠着胤礽做贵妃 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Raising an adopted son, no saintly heroine, male lead is not a virgin. An emperor could never be a virgin, so if that's what you're looking for, please move along. Ming Xiu was tricked by the System, which told her she had to come repay a debt. Still dazed, she followed the System over, and by the time she came to her senses, it had already run off. Ming Xiu gritted her teeth, but after realizing there was no way back, she had no choice but to make the best of things. After all, this world had t 3.7kReads7.4Score200Shelves
  6. 56 Lingrong Reborn in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: A Killing Spree in the Harem 陵容重生如懿传之杀疯后宫 Female-Channel Fanfiction812k WordsCompleted [Fan Fiction, Palace Intrigue, Feel-Good Story with a Strong Female Lead] When she first entered the palace, she was insecure, sensitive, timid, and submissive. Anyone could trample her underfoot. Later, desperate to prove herself and stop others from looking down on her, she did whatever it took to rise to the top, winning glory for herself and her family. By then, she had become ruthless, suspicious, and numb. Her heart was exhausted, but she had no choice but to keep fighting. She, too, had c 1.9kReads9.1Score166Shelves
  7. 57 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Doing Nothing with Her Golden Touch 清穿:贵妃靠点金手躺赢了 Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration, golden finger, palace intrigue, heroine stands alone] One morning, wealthy woman Song Ruche woke up transmigrated to the Qing dynasty as the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. She was born with a golden finger that could upgrade anything she touched, transforming it completely. Unfortunately, she could only use it once every three years. To use it more often, she had to raise her own status. So she decided to take a shortcut: In a feudal society, what fas 6kReads9.0Score368Shelves
  8. 58 The Qing Transmigration Crown Princess: I Have a Lucky Envelope Group 清穿太子妃:我有一个红包群 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Not a historically accurate Qing dynasty transmigration story; includes original settings and will change the ending.] [Male lead is not a virgin; he has concubines. Clear-eyed, theatrical heroine + arrogant male lead. He loves her, but she doesn’t love him.] [Wish fulfillment, no angst for the heroine, novice writing style. Read with caution if that bothers you.] Shi Shuyao was framed by her reborn cousin and became the Crown Prince’s consort. As someone who had transmigrated, she knew the Cr 11.1kReads9.0Score857Shelves
  9. 59 A Qing Dynasty Side Consort’s Struggle 清穿之侧福晋奋斗史 Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The modern girl Yu Mu went to sleep at home and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty! An era when girls married at thirteen and had to start having babies at fourteen or fifteen. Give birth early enough, and you could be a grandma by thirty. Just thinking about it made Yu Mu want to die. But she valued her life too much to give it up. The girl had done well in the selection, was pretty, and came from a good family, so she'd already been promised to the Crown Prince. 8.8kReads9.1Score505Shelves
  10. 60 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心,怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.4kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
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  11. 61 The Wicked Woman Enters the Palace as a Consort: A Little Arrogance Is Only Fair 恶女入宫为妃,跋扈一点很合理吧 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 15kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
  12. 62 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 95kReads9.4Score15.8kShelves
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  13. 63 The Crown Prince Is Exiled, and His Lucky Maid Goes Along to Bring Him Endless Fortune 太子流放,锦鲤婢女随行超旺他 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Farming, food, political intrigue, a pure historical romance A clever, quick-witted palace maid X a scheming, domineering, deposed crown prince Adapted under the title Rebel Li Yue is a palace maid who carries dishes in the Eastern Palace. She rarely gets to see the crown prince, the crown princess, or the noble consorts. She thinks she's the luckiest person in the palace: her master's anger never falls on her, and the head cook looks after her. She's grown plump from eating well, and feels trul 8.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
  14. 64 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 7.6kReads9.0Score742Shelves
  15. 65 Life Simulator: I'm a Pro at Rising Through Palace Schemes 人生模拟器:宫斗升职我专业 Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Golden Finger + A Story That's 30% Indulgence and 70% Playing It Safe] (Important, important, important!!! Content warning: The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time. At first, she has some girlish romantic notions; she isn't highly intelligent from the start. Not a mutually exclusive first-love story, and the male lead doesn't dote on her alone. Don't read if these bother you.) From the start, she's in the hardest difficulty mode. After s 4.7kReads9.1Score577Shelves
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  16. 66 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊,娘娘写了一百条宫规 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 73.6kReads9.6Score10.8kShelves
  17. 67 The Ferocious Young Taoist Nun Tears Through the Capital, While Disabled Princes Come Bearing Blades 凶狠小道姑手撕全京城残王来递刀 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, household intrigue, medicine, feel-good revenge, and a strong female lead] Two lotus blossoms grow from one stem, one yin and one yang, never meeting. Tang Zhaozhao grew up in a Taoist temple on Mount Yunwu. When she was sixteen, she received a letter from home: her twin sister, whom she had never met, was dead. Without hesitation, Tang Zhaozhao came down from the mountain. She not only opened the coffin to examine the body, but also turned the whole capital upside down. “My fa 23.5kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
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  18. 68 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.9kReads9.4Score806Shelves
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  19. 69 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 40.8kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
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  20. 70 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 129.8kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
  21. 71 My Husband Gave Me to His Nemesis, So I Returned to Wreak Havoc in the Capital 被夫君送给宿敌,重生后杀疯京城 Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted [Just started, so the rating will rise] [Seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless heir who only wants to fool around with his wife × heroine who just wants to laze about but has no choice but to work herself to the bone] In her previous life, Cui Tong grew up wandering the countryside. After returning to the Zhao family, her father showed her no love, her mother ignored her, her two elder brothers were cruel idiots, and her scheming stepsister was utterly shameless. Cui Tong was done putting up 630Reads8.6Score100Shelves
  22. 72 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 22.9kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
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  23. 73 A Concubine's Guide to Advancement 贵妃进阶指南 Ancient Romance280k WordsCompleted In the eighth year of the Tianqi era, Yun Jiao entered the palace. In the eighteenth year of the Tianqi era, Yun Jiao became a noble consort. It took her ten years to become the woman the emperor loved most. P.S. As always, I'm no good at writing wicked female rivals. If you like Mary Sue power fantasies, this one isn't for you. 294Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  24. 74 The Mad Emperor Steals Her: You Were the One Who Seduced Me First! 疯批帝王夺她,是你先勾朕的! Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 32.8kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
  25. 75 The Qing Palace's Favored Consort, Jueluo Clan 清宫宠妃觉尔察氏 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted There’s a pocket dimension. (Not pure wish fulfillment. The heroine is favored, but not the only one.) Wu Na lived to a ripe old age in her previous life, bringing her working life to an end. She happily arrived in the underworld, hoping to be reborn into a wealthy family this time. Thinking about all the wonderful things her next life might bring, she walked toward the Bridge of Helplessness with her head down. She didn’t notice the brief, dazed look on Granny Meng’s face when she saw the glow 7.8kReads8.3Score502Shelves
  26. 76 How Does a Strong Concubine Maintain Her Self-Respect? 论大力小妾何如保持自我修养 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted The heroine, Wen Xuerou, nicknamed Zhuangya, is the second daughter born to a concubine in the Wen family. She is plump and charming, so the Empress Dowager thinks she looks strong and will have an easy time bearing children, and assigns her to Prince Cheng as a concubine. On her first day in the manor, Wen Xuerou says, “I’m so nervous. What should I do?” She pulls out a few bricks and squeezes them. “Ah, much better.” On her second day, she hears Side Consort Li making snide remarks about her o 16.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
  27. 77 Spring Ripples 折春漪 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 231.2kReads9.4Score34.2kShelves
  28. 78 Oh No, the Woman I Brought Home Is the Chaste Crown Prince 糟糕,我绑回来的外室是禁欲太子 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forced romance + palace and household intrigue + sweet romance] [Adapted into short dramas: My Qingqing Is the Crown Prince. Uh-oh, the aloof husband I kidnapped is the crown prince. Is a sweet obedient man still sweet when you force him? I Kidnapped a Pretty Husband, Only to Find He's the Crown Prince] Before the wedding, her fiancé's affair with his mistress became the talk of the whole city, yet he refused to break off their engagement. She became the city's laughingstock. Her former friends 4.7kReads8.8Score516Shelves
  29. 79 My Husband Doesn’t Like Me? Does That Stop Me from Becoming the Mistress of the House? 夫君不喜我?耽误我做主母吗 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 55.5kReads9.0Score7.4kShelves
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  30. 80 Jiang Congnan, the Marquis's Eldest Daughter 侯门长女江从南 Ancient Romance608k WordsCompleted The marquis’s principal wife had only two daughters. Who would inherit the title? Until she was twelve, Jiang Congnan was pampered at home like a treasured guest. That year, seeing her mother tormented by her grandmother for failing to bear a son, she made a bold move: she went to Qingfeng Abbey outside the city, took up a lay practitioner’s life, and prayed for her grandmother’s good fortune. She stayed there for three years. Three years later, the question of who would inherit the title of Mar 5.5kReads8.8Score592Shelves
  31. 81 Help! What Kind of Empress Dowager Hangs Herself Every Day? 救命啊,谁家好太后天天上吊啊 Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted Liu Ruxu is the Empress Dowager of Great Qi. Ever since the late emperor died, she's been living without a care in the world. “Let's see any of you dare harm my son! Would you rather I hang myself outside your door, or have my father come knocking with his spear?” “There's no food for disaster relief? I'll take care of it!” “Great Jin wants a war? I'll lead my best friend and drive them back!” “Peace talks? A marriage alliance? The women of Great Qi will never be married off for an alliance!” Wi 786Reads8.7Score112Shelves
  32. 82 A Marquess’s Wife’s Daily Lessons 侯门主母的日常修炼 Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted Completed. A quiet, everyday story filled with all kinds of people, each living their own life... Wang Lingyi never expected to be poisoned by her husband's maid. Her husband, the young Marquis, even took the girl's side, and the relationship between the newlyweds suddenly turned cold. The story that begins here unveils a portrait of the many lives in the Xuanyuan Dynasty... The main characters, the good people, will get happy endings, but this may not be the kind of story where everything g 641Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  33. 83 The Yandere Male Lead Replaced His Twin Brother to Claim Me on Our Wedding Night 病娇男主顶替双生弟弟夺我入洞房 Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 47kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
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  34. 84 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子,谁挡路谁就死 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 49.9kReads9.4Score7.7kShelves
  35. 85 Kisses Above the Clouds: My Pilot Husband Spoils Me Rotten 热吻云端:飞行员老公宠上天 Modern Romance232k WordsCompleted The short drama Kisses in the Clouds is now streaming~ [Air Force test pilot × civilian airline captain] [Marriage first, love later / both devoted to each other / happy ending / sweet romance / whirlwind marriage] As one of the few female captains in civil aviation, Ding Li had earned the nickname “Iceberg Beauty.” That was until her family arranged for her to meet Cheng Beigui. The man came through the snow, outshining everything around him. “Third Brother, I’m only marrying you to appease o 2.3kReads9.3Score315Shelves
  36. 86 The Actress's Secret Boyfriend 女明星的保密男友 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [One Heroine + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion + Reborn in a Parallel World] Jiang Yuhan, the entertainment industry's scandal-free queen, is actually pursuing a man of her own accord!? Twelve years ago, he was the most brilliant top student at school. While everyone else was still preparing for the college entrance exams, Qu Chen had already secured a place through recommendation. That was when Jiang Yuhan, who had wanted to confess her feelings, realized just how far apart they were! Twelve ye 240Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  37. 87 Three Days After Meeting Me, the Rugged Pilot Gives Me a House to Convince Me to Marry Him 认识三天,糙汉机长送房哄我结婚 Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: Forced Into a Flash Marriage, But the Cold-Faced Captain Is Actually Head Over Heels An ER doctor vs. an airline captain; devoted to each other, marriage before love, a sweet ensemble story about everyday life. - Her sister is infertile, so she sends Lan Ying to the room her brother-in-law booked, hoping Lan Ying will have a child for them. But she sends her to the wrong room. By a twist of fate, Lan Ying ends up in Gu Yunchi's suite, where his friends mistake h 3.7kReads9.1Score548Shelves
  38. 88 A Soft Landing in Your Heart 在你心上迫降 Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted Rumor has it that Dr. Shen, the hospital's untouchable beauty, and Captain Song of the aviation rescue team are dating. Their relationship is so public that everyone at the hospital knows about it, but no one has ever seen them show off their affection together. Everyone at the hospital suspects they're pretending to be a couple. Until one day, after Dr. Shen had just finished two back-to-back major operations, the stern-faced doctor was cornered as soon as he left the operating room. “Dr. Shen, 1kReads8.9Score121Shelves
  39. 89 So Wild, She Turns the Icy Airline Captain to Putty 够野,冰山机长被撩化了 Modern Romance311k WordsCompleted Two short-drama adaptations are now available~ [Cool, aloof airline captain vs. gorgeous, flirtatious air traffic controller] I guide you home safely. [Both are devoted only to each other × both come from wealthy families × love at first sight] - The first time Lin Zhiye saw Cheng Chiyu, he was leaning against the bar. Broad shoulders, narrow waist, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, looking both languid and restrained. She desperately wanted to unbutton that shirt and see his abs. One g 5.4kReads9.3Score601Shelves
  40. 90 A Whirlwind Wedding: The Proud Captain Is a Sweet Talker in Private 闪婚,矜傲机长私下好会哄 Modern Romance383k WordsCompleted [Aloof, proud commercial airline captain x sweet-voiced, beautiful air traffic controller. She has a longtime crush on him; they marry first and fall in love later. The print edition goes on sale February 28; the short drama is already out.] Before she was urged to go on a blind date, Meng Liyue never imagined the man she was meeting was the person she’d secretly loved since her student days. She had written his name countless times in her diary. After she married him, everyone thought Meng Liy 43.3kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
  41. 91 Breaking! The Cool, Distinguished Captain Is a Shameless Flirt in Private 爆!冰凉凉的矜贵机长私下撩翻了 Modern Romance364k WordsCompleted [Female aircraft maintenance engineer x commercial airline captain, marriage before love, both leads have no past relationships, short drama now streaming] When Lin Kongyu joined Huahang Airlines, no one knew she had already met and married Huahang captain Qin Siyan through a matchmaker. After they married, she accidentally overheard the free-spirited, aloof Captain Qin talking about their marriage: “Maybe we’ll get divorced tomorrow.” The very next day, she promptly put the divorce papers in 8.1kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
  42. 92 My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 42.6kReads9.4Score5kShelves
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  43. 93 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 10.3kReads8.2Score819Shelves
  44. 94 A Wink from the Favorite Concubine, and She Gets It All: Family Status and Rank! 宠妾勾勾手,家世位分样样有! Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted A seductive, stunning, ambitious concubine with acting chops × the unruly, arrogant Prince Mu who always has her back and hands her the knife After a palace selection and an imperial edict, Cheng Rong went from being the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official to the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Mu’s estate, all thanks to her face. Everyone said that if she was going to be a concubine, she had to know her place, be cautious, and keep her head down. Cheng Rong pouted. “Is that so?” 7kReads9.1Score876Shelves
  45. 95 The Side Consort Is Sweet and Gentle, and the Coldhearted Crown Prince Can't Get Enough 侧妃娇软,薄情太子轻点宠 Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Palace Intrigue + Plot Buff + HE + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced + Male Lead Is Coldhearted and Applies Double Standards] [Content warnings: The heroine is no saint + she forces the male lead to remain sexually inexperienced + the male lead is utterly lovestruck] The second after Yu Li received the Best Newcomer Award, she transmigrated into a palace-intrigue novel. She became Shen Lichu, a disposable supporting female character with nothing but beauty and fam 432Reads9.0Score—Shelves
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  47. 97 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
  48. 98 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 188.7kReads9.6Score32.9kShelves
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  49. 99 Delicate Bones 娇骨 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 147.7kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
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