Palace Intrigue and Family Drama 宫斗，伦理类的书

1. 1 笑 Laugh at Her Divorce? After She Marries the Emperor, You'll All Kneel Before Her 笑她和离？改嫁帝王后都给她跪下 Guest from the Immortal Realm仙中客Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 14.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   These are all complete versions! You can read them all in one go; the plots are tight, smooth, and don't drag!

2. 2 晴 Qingkong Qianfeng's Eighth Book 晴空千风的第8本书 A Thousand Winds in a Clear Sky晴空千风Ancient Romance164k WordsCompleted They say the powerful Prince Xiao despises women. He even snubbed a princess from a neighboring kingdom who had come to marry him, breaking off their engagement in public. At the same time, the Marchioness of the Liwu Marquis household was handed a divorce agreement and thrown out of her home, heavily pregnant. … Days later, word spread through the capital that Prince Xiao, who was said to have no interest in women, had barged into the former marchioness’s home and forcibly taken her back to his 21Reads7.0Score—Shelves
3. 3 繁 When the Flowers Fade, Serenity Remains 繁花落尽是清欢 Yang Xiaoqi's Peanuts杨小柒的地豆Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [The second male lead wins her heart + happy ending + punishing the scumbags + the male lead loves her but cannot have her, and dies alone] When she was five, she met the clear-eyed young Ye Lanqing. Plum blossoms covered the branches, and he came through the flying snow. With just one glance, he transformed Leng Yihuan's world. From then on, she had her beloved Qing-gege to think about. When he was twelve, his parents died in battle. He grew up overnight, turning cold and single-mindedly bent o 18.1kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
4. 4 寡 A Widow, Alluring and Charming, Takes the Eastern Palace and Claims the Empress's Throne! 寡妇娇又魅，入主东宫，摘后位！ Lu Shili鹭十里Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + marriage before love + raising a child + healing + happy ending] After two years of marriage, Jiang Nong finally gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, the child wasn't her husband's. Jiang Nong had no idea who the child's father was. After all, her husband was impotent, so they could only use another man's seed... A husband like that was no good. So Jiang Nong gathered her belongings, wrote a divorce letter, exposed the secret her hypocritical husband had hidden for half his l 6.2kReads9.2Score733Shelves
5. 5 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
6. 6 原 Turns Out the Prince and the Wet Nurse Are the True Love 原来王爷和奶妈，才是真爱 Ink Not Yet Dry笔墨未净Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (One-on-One + Both Devoted to Each Other + The Heroine Grows Stronger + Angst First, Then Pure Satisfaction) Gu Jiaoniang was reborn, back at the moment she had first entered Prince Shuo’s residence to serve as a wet nurse. This time, she only wanted to raise her son and avoid the assassins who had hunted her in her past life. But could someone please tell her why Prince Shuo kept looking at her like that? He even asked, “Is your milk supply enough?” Jiaoniang did everything she could to avoid h 139Reads7.5Score—Shelves
7. 7 前 My Ex-Husband Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife? I'll Marry His Younger Uncle Instead! 前夫宠妾灭妻？转头嫁给他小叔！ A Dream Reveals the Years一梦知年Ancient Romance736k WordsCompleted Everyone says Xie Qingwan is a nobody from a humble household, yet she managed to marry into the illustrious Xuanyang Marquis household as the heir’s wife. In her previous life, Xie Qingwan thought so too, even after Pei Zhiyan told her on their wedding day, “I have not the slightest affection for you.” Still, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the Xuanyang Marquis household, giving them everything she had. She never imagined she would end up dying in a sea of flames. It turned out that the p 1.4kReads8.8Score201Shelves
8. 8 睁 I Opened My Eyes and Became the Flirtatious Side Character Who Abused the Down-and-Out Prince 睁眼！成虐待落魄皇子的轻浮女配 Taishi Ying太史婴Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama “Reborn as a Flirtatious Widow, I Tormented My Younger Brother-in-Law Until He Ascended the Throne” is now streaming. Prince Ding, Xiao Nanshen, was the Great Xuan's God of War. But people close to him set him up, leaving him gravely wounded and disabled, then pursued him. When poison reached his brain, his subordinate disguised him as a long-lost younger brother and brought him home to hide him. The subordinate died of his injuries, and Xiao Nanshen found himself face-to-face wi 46kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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   Shen Qingbai hesitated for a moment before asking, "What I mean is, could it be that you've made a mistake... Are you sure my sister really likes you?" As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Nanchen's face darkened even more. Shen Qingbai coughed lightly and quickly said, "I was just asking casually. Um, I'm not very good at comforting people, Brother Nanchen, don't worry..." Xiao Nanchen snorted coldly and turned his face away: "I'm very sure!" He added, "But don't ask why. It's not convenient for me to tell you what she did. I can only tell you that she loves me terribly." Shen Qingbai was somewhat stunned, then hesitated and said, "In that case, could it be because you're often away from home, and my sister is a little bored alone, and that Master Xu deliberately got close to her..." This is the male lead who always thought the female lead liked him, but actually, the female lead was a transmigrator who knew he was a future powerful figure, so she had been trying to please him. He thought the female lead liked her.

9. 9 穿 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 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋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 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves

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   These are all novels I've read and enjoyed.

10. 10 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 88.8kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
11. 11 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    Exquisite writing! Meticulous logic! Most importantly, everyone is intelligent! An ensemble piece! Each character has a distinct personality! Highly recommended!!!

12. 12 将 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Lu Yueerwu陆月二五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 3.3kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    These three palace intrigue novels are all very good; I highly recommend them.

13. 13 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花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 23kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
14. 14 入 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
15. 15 朕 Every Woman in My Harem Is a Talent 朕的后宫里面个个都是人才 The Daylight That Never Wakes醒不来的白昼Ancient Romance915k WordsOngoing My harem is a little strange. Every woman in it is a talent in her own right. A transmigrator from the early days A quick-transmigration woman who farms favorability with a System A woman who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot A reborn woman A palace maid with a spiritual spring at her side Mind reading A harem-protagonist halo A childbirth buff The River of Daughters A chat group And people broadcasting their inner thoughts... #HaremIntrigue #EveryoneGetsTheirComeuppance #TheHaremIsAS 14.7kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双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 162.8kReads9.6Score22.7kShelves

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    "Climbing the Social Ridge" Recommendation Index: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🕊️ A power struggle and intrigue involving the symbiotic relationship of souls, subverting all your preconceived notions about "climbing the social ladder." When the soul of a world-weary nobleman is trapped in the body of a vain village girl, a game that overturns fate unfolds—she is a "vulgar village girl" who frequents aristocratic banquets, wielding weapons but ending up as a prisoner; he is a cold and aloof scion of a noble family, disgusted by the world but forced to look down upon the suffering of the masses. Two completely different souls sharing one body—is it a shackle that restrains each other, or an opportunity for survival in dire straits? She seems to be climbing the social ladder, but she is scheming at every step. According to rumors in the marketplace, she is illiterate, opportunistic, and will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder. But when the young master of a noble family personally authorized her with scheming techniques to help her navigate the treacherous banquet, the sharpness in her eyes gradually emerged—was the fleeting glimpse beneath her vulgar exterior a testament to her superb acting skills, or a hidden conspiracy? He prided himself on understanding people's hearts, yet he was deeply caught in the maze. He once thought life was utterly boring, but within her, he tasted the full spectrum of human emotions: the smoke from cooking fires in the marketplace, the struggles of the lower classes, even the heart-pounding thrills under the clash of swords… When the aloof young master learned to be moved by a bowl of hot porridge, and tremble at a conspiracy, this absurd drama of symbiotic souls had already quietly rewritten their destinies. The undercurrents of the court and the scheming of the common people intertwined, from aristocratic banquets to the abyss of prison, from feigned compliance to entrusting each other with life and death, every joint effort to break the deadlock concealed a fatal reversal. When she spoke of "climbing the social ladder," did she mean clinging to the powerful and wealthy, or climbing to the pinnacle of power? And was his willingness to become her "enlightened one" out of pity for her adrift background, or fear of the raging ambition in her eyes? White egrets, wielding their pens like blades, dissect the light and darkness of human nature. In this game of soul-coexisting struggle, there is no pure black and white. When the lofty flower is tainted by the mundane world, when the common ant bares its sharp fangs, who is the pawn, and who is the player? The answer lies hidden in every moment of synchronized heartbeats.

17. 17 折 The Delicate Beauty’s Tears 折娇啼 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [The hero regrets everything to the point of madness + the leads torment each other + a friend steals the heroine away + the second male lead gets the girl + no reconciliation after a breakup + pure historical angst + the heroine ends up with the second male lead] Shen Yanzhi, heir to the Marquis of Jinghai in the Great Chu Kingdom, had just come third in the palace examination when he was unexpectedly captured by the Eastern Qiang Kingdom and married off to Qin Guiwan, a woman of Eastern Qiang 8.2kReads9.3Score871Shelves

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18. 18 被 After the Mad Imperial Preceptor Took Me by Force 被疯批国师强取豪夺后 Jing Mo旌墨Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Based on the original novel of Youku’s web drama Eternal Night’s Long Dawn [Mad Male Lead VS Stubborn Female Lead] [Both Pure and Faithful + Traditional Historical Romance + Love by Force + Sweet and Angsty + Happy Ending] Xie Wanyin, the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, lost her mother at eight. Her father remarried, and she was sent to grow up in her maternal grandmother’s home. Years later, she returned to the Xie household, wanting nothing more than to avoid conflict and focus on g 3.1kReads9.4Score394Shelves
19. 19 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 54.8kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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    The female lead is calm, brave, and resourceful, and the male lead goes to great lengths to marry her. It's a great show!

20. 20 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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    I also watched the short drama of the same name! Wow, the production team must have been quite well-funded; the makeup and styling were excellent, and both the female lead and the second female lead are beautiful, especially the female lead, who is totally my type! 🥰🥰🥰 After watching the drama, I was so captivated that I immediately read the novel. 😘😘😘

21. 21 嫁 After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后 You Shi尤时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 33.4kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    I read this a long time ago, and it was good. The male lead is a crazy, old-fashioned tea connoisseur, while the female lead is a smart, innocent girl, but not a naive, saccharine type.

22. 22 全 Global Level-Up: I Awakened a Million Attribute Points 全球升级：我觉醒了百万属性点 Frostfall Fish霜降鱼Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Plot-driven power fantasy + invincible all the way + decisive and ruthless + geniuses vie for supremacy] This is a world where online games have merged with reality, and everyone can level up and awaken abilities. Natural disasters strike constantly, and monsters run rampant. Only the strong can command respect! After enduring countless hardships in his previous life, Zhou Jun is reborn and vows to forge a different path. He defies fate from the start and awakens two talents. His first talent i 12.7kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    🚨 [Globally Unique!]🚨 Zhou Jun awakens the [Infinite Sublimation] talent, one of a kind, shocking the world! This talent can instantly sublimate anything—from beginner, intermediate, advanced, to perfect, randomly selected—and this opportunity is only available once! 🎲 Imagine your ordinary items instantly transforming into top-tier artifacts! 🔥 Is this a stroke of fate, or the arrival of a miracle? 🌟 Come witness this unprecedented transformation! #InfiniteSublimation #GloballyUnique #MiracleArrival

23. 23 拐 A Prince to Have My Back 拐个王爷来撑腰 Han Xiaoxiao寒小小Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted “You say I did this and that to you? Who would believe you if you told them? You're the mighty Prince Yu, and I'm your Princess Yu!” The man glowered, grinding his teeth. “Say that again?” The woman didn't so much as blink. “What's wrong with that? Isn't being Prince Yu's wife one of the perks of being Princess Yu?” The most exalted prince of the Qinglan Kingdom on the Yunhuan Continent, he wielded power over all under heaven and was cold and aloof. Anyone who angered him had only one possible f 55Reads6.8Score—Shelves
24. 24 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 49.3kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves
25. 25 嫡 Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co 5.3kReads8.9Score445Shelves

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    The female lead is very clear-headed and intelligent, and the male lead dotes on her.

26. 26 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点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 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves

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    I'm really looking forward to seeing more updates from the author, ideally 10 chapters a day! 🤭

27. 27 中 The Empress's Palace 中宫 Tomato Lychee Rice番茄荔枝饭Ancient Romance904k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Yu Lanqing was shrewd, clever, and breathtakingly beautiful, yet stubborn enough to keep going until she hit a wall. Wei Li went to every length to marry Su Yaoyao, and Yu Lanqing used every means at her disposal to become Wei Li's empress. A daughter of the Yu family couldn't stand the sight of anything dirty. She acted decisively and turned his harem upside down. Wei Li did not love Yu Lanqing. That was why everything she did and said annoyed him so much. Wei Li said Yu Lanqing wa 669Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    Excerpt from *The Empress's Palace*: Wei Li doesn't love Yu Lanqing, yet Yu Lanqing becomes his empress. Wei Li accuses Yu Lanqing of being scheming and plotting for the empress's position for the sake of the Yu family. Yu Lanqing, with tears in her eyes, asks him with a tearful, raised eyebrow, "Does Your Majesty know that even the ends of the earth have their limits, but only longing has no end?" Excerpt from *Non-Traditional Palace Intrigue*: Scenes like the framing plots in chapters 34 and 35, and the scheming of Consort Xian in chapter 31, depict the concubines' power struggles, employing various schemes and plots to frame and harm each other, showcasing the cruelty and complexity of palace intrigue.

28. 28 非 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Known in the Jianghu as the Thorny Rose江湖人称带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score227Shelves
29. 29 女 The Female Emperor’s Immortal Cultivation 女帝修仙传 Linghu Wan灵狐婉Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted A new work is here! Come read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 68Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 奸 You Treacherous Minister! Kneel Before Me 奸佞！给朕跪下 Huang Xi皇兮Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted Xie Lin disguised herself as a man, passed the imperial examinations, and won the late emperor's favor. She was promoted to chancellor and engaged in battles of wits with the officials who rallied around her at court. 259Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    It's great, fantastic! Trust me, keep watching, you'll love it. Highly recommended!

31. 31 丞 The Chancellor Helped Him, and He Repaid Him by Kidnapping His Daughter 丞相助他，他不做人将人女儿偷了 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Innocent, beautiful legitimate daughter + scheming, calculating older man + love at first sight + mild coercion + devoted couple] Heroine: 16, male lead: 28 With her father and brothers thrown into prison, Mu Wanzhu has no choice but to beg people to save them. She turns to her fiancé, only to have him call off their engagement. In the end, an old family friend advises her to plead before the emperor beneath the palace walls. The emperor refuses to see her. She thinks there's no hope, but then 11.7kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
32. 32 我 After I Faked My Death and Left the Power Minister's Side, the Emperor Turned Dark 我成为权臣死遁后，皇上黑化了 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance / woman disguised as a man / faked death / both leads have no other romantic partners] After Yun Zhao dies suddenly from working overtime, she gets bound to the Wise Ruler Development System. After transmigrating ten years into the past, Yun Zhao disguises herself as a man and accompanies the male lead, Xie Huaiqing, from the cold palace to the frontier, then helps him fight his way back to the capital. When Xie Huaiqing becomes emperor, Yun Zhao helps him deal with the power 23.3kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
33. 33 疯 The Mad Emperor Can Hear My Thoughts, and the Chancellor’s Secret Identity Is Exposed 疯批皇帝读我心，丞相她马甲掉啦 Tall and Slender细高挑儿Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Fluffy, brainless romance + love at first sight + girl disguises herself as a boy + slice of life + fiercely protective + runs away while pregnant + fictional setting, don't overthink it + the author is terrible at logic] As the chancellor of the State of Tianqi, Xu Ningqing was the Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, wielding power throughout the court. Well, not really. She just wanted to laze around and collect her salary so she could eat, drink, and have fun... Who 3.2kReads8.7Score371Shelves
34. 34 让 I Told You to Make Money, Not Kidnap the Mafia Heiress! 让你搞钱，你绑架黑道大小姐？ Flowers in the Mist雾里间花Urban672k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Freeloader] [Fantasy Romance] [Japanese] [Love Rival Showdown] [Yandere] What do you do when you’re short on money? Ye Han says there are countless ways to get to Rome. If the honest way won’t work, we’ll take the crooked one. Why not kidnap someone? What if you accidentally kidnap the eldest daughter of the most powerful financial family? Ye Han holds up a fruit-peeling knife and says, “Relax. Dragons have to coil up, and tigers have to lie low. You’re on my turf now, so my rules 11.9kReads7.8Score1.4kShelves
35. 35 出 I Went Out on a Blind Date and Ended Up Meeting a Mafia Heiress 出门相个亲，结果相到了黑道千金 Meng Xuan Tian Ye梦璇天夜Urban438k WordsOngoing Su Mo, once one of the world's top assassins, transmigrates to a parallel world much like Blue Star. He's had enough of a life spent fighting and killing every day. Given a second life, Su Mo just wants to be an ordinary person. But even an ordinary life isn't easy. He's lost his job, and his parents are pressuring him to get married. With no other choice, Su Mo goes on a blind date, only to encounter a gold digger from the start. She demands five hundred million and insists that he marry into h 77Reads7.2Score—Shelves
36. 36 战 Half a Life on the Battlefield, Yet I Return as the Same Old War God 战死沙场戎半生，归来仍是旧武神 A Quick Silence反手一个沉默Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Wang Xian, a half-step Martial God at the eighth realm of Old Martial Arts, died on an alien battlefield protecting ordinary people, only to return in a dream to his youth in his senior year of high school. In my previous life, I achieved greatness late, reaching the peak of the half-step Martial God realm, only to stop at the eighth realm and die with regrets. In this life, I will use my self-created Starry Sky Body-Tempering Art to forge a starry sky martial body capable of devouring stars and 93.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves
37. 37 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves

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    These palace intrigue novels are truly captivating; I highly recommend "Year After Year of Spring Joy"! It's so good, you can't miss it if you don't want to miss any of the others—"Year After Year of Spring Joy"!

38. 38 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 32.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
39. 39 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
40. 40 入 The One Who Enters the Bedchamber 入幕之臣 Adorable Cat猫可爱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Qiuwan devoted herself to the Earl of Ning'an's household for twenty-one years. Only on her deathbed did she discover that her husband had long kept a mistress, her mother-in-law was all smiles on the outside and venomous within, and even the son she raised wasn't her own! Reborn into a new life, Lin Qiuwan will make everyone who deceived and mistreated her pay! Later, nine out of ten households in the Earl of Ning'an's family will be empty. Everyone says that Lin Qiuwa 2kReads9.1Score253Shelves

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    Check out this one, I've already finished it, the plot is fast-paced and it's really good! ^ω^

41. 41 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Zhen Huan Reborn, Returning to the Harem 甄嬛传甄嬛重生之再入后宫 The Gu Family's Eldest Miss顾家大小姐Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn + palace intrigue + Empresses in the Palace + no lovestruck heroine + no scheming against An Lingrong + changing Consort Hua's fate + perfect ending] In her later years, Zhen Huan would often look back on the past and feel endless regret. In the middle of the night, whenever she dreamed, the emperor's face and voice would appear before her. Only then did she realize that the person she loved had never changed. The deaths of Shen Meizhuang, Liuzhu, and Huanbi were wounds she could never c 3.1kReads8.8Score231Shelves

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    This spin-off novel of "Empresses in the Palace" is super good! It's not about being obsessed with romance, nor is it about fighting with An Lingrong; it focuses on changing Consort Hua's fate and has a happy ending! Definitely worth reading.

42. 42 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落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 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves

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    Take a look at this one, it might be the type you like to watch.

43. 43 沈 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance763k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 25.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This is a very powerful house fight, but it has a slight edge to palace fights. Two of the heroine's sisters married into the royal family, but they are not relatives. The heroine was reborn, but she didn't know who was responsible for harming her mother and her, and she was stupid enough to be nice to her enemies. This was not the case when she found out later. The content of this book in Zhaidou is very exciting and detailed.

44. 44 穿 I Became a Villainous Eunuch and Won the World Over with My Goofy Antics 穿成反派太监，靠沙雕被天下争抢 Su Qing素青Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Goofy Little Eunuch × Long-Suffering Emperor] Mutually Exclusive Romance Yue Fuling transmigrates into the body of a little eunuch, but secretly she is an assassin tasked with killing the emperor. The emperor can even possess her, and has learned all her secrets. This book is also known as: Everyone knows she’s an assassin except her. Yue Fuling panics and packs up to flee in the middle of the night. Halfway through, flames blaze behind her as several groups of pursuers race after her. Yue Fuli 7.8kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    I'm just reading this one and recommend her for the funny ones, but there are also some cool ones with real content.

45. 45 我 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程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, 35.4kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    Highly recommend, very nice.

46. 46 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 12.9kReads8.9Score996Shelves
47. 47 皇 The Royal Family’s Cherished Daughter-in-Law: The Emperor and Empress Are Shipping Themselves 皇家宠媳：帝后嗑CP啦 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + no transmigration or rebirth + alternate history + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + childhood sweethearts] [Gentle, resilient beauty VS cool, composed Crown Prince] Just three months after Mu Shuangyin's birth mother passed away, Chancellor Mu took a second wife. The new madam brought a son and a daughter into the household. They were said to be the Chancellor's children, and even more remarkably, the twins had been born ab 18.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
48. 48 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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49. 49 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
50. 50 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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