A Tight, Fast-Paced Blend of Palace Intrigue and Martial Arts 宫斗武侠为一体，据情紧凑不拖沓
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Reborn True Heiress Returns to the Capital and Goes on a Rampage! 重生真千金回京，杀疯了！
[True and fake heiresses + rebirth in an ancient setting + doted-on heroine + family intrigue] In her previous life, the true heiress Yun Tang grew up in a Taoist temple. She was brought back to the Marquis’s residence only to marry in place of the fake heiress, Jiang Yingxue. Her parents looked down on her, her brothers despised her, and her relatives ignored her. Even the servants mocked her as a poor country girl, unfit to marry into a prominent family. Yun Tang returned to the capital to sav
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The Marquis's Illegitimate Son Turns the Tables in the Imperial Exams 侯府庶子科举逆袭
Wen Rugui is a concubine in the Ningyuan Marquis's household. Seeing that the household's ship is about to go down, she spends all day trying to use connections to secure her position, terrified that if the child she's carrying is a girl, she'll be traded away too. She watches the women in the household live shackled by rules, their lives worth no more than grass. When she gets a chance to go out, she runs away with the baby she is carrying. And Xun Huan is that baby...
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The Maoshan Heavenly Master 茅山天师
My grandmother’s death indirectly set me on a path completely unlike that of ordinary people. From then on, my fate began to change. The farther I traveled along this road, the more strange things I experienced: underworld messengers, the Eight-Gate Corpse Fiend, the Spirit Rock Ghost Realm, the Kunlun Demon Droughtfiend, and more. Then I suddenly realized that all these events seemed to point toward a conspiracy, one powerful enough to turn the world upside down...
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Loyalty and Betrayal 忠诚与背叛
Through a wealth of newly declassified historical documents and details, as well as interviews with surviving revolutionaries and their descendants, renowned nonfiction writer He Jianming vividly recreates the arduous struggle waged by the underground Party led by the Southern Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the eve of Chongqing's liberation. He also brings to life the White Terror and bloody massacres of the Kuomintang regime, the frenzied arrests by enemy age
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The Regent's Consort, Pulled from a Tomb 从坟墓里扒出来的摄政王妃
Everyone, the web drama based on this novel is now complete. You can watch it on Tomato Short Dramas. Search for The Princess Consort of the Regent, Unmatched in Medicine and Poison, and enjoy! Love you all, mwah~~ Mu Fengyan, born into a family of ancient martial artists, had her soul blasted by her enemies' modern firearms into a parallel world, in an era never recorded in history. A master of both medicine and poison, she never expected that after she'd sent every last one of her enemies to
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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
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
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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied
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Matriarchy: Resigning from the Golden Palace 女尊：辞金阙
He asked, “Does the Imperial Princess only make use of me? Is there not a trace of genuine feeling in her heart?” He said, “Your Highness, rest easy. Even if it costs me my life, I will bring Youzhou City back for you!” He said, “My wife, don’t frown. It’s only money. The He family will pay for it and help you unify the Nine Provinces.” He said, “Jiang Li, I already lost you once. This time, even if I die, I won’t let go of your hand.” They all asked her the same question: “Does Your Highness ha
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著）
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了
[Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they
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Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡
"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
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Scheming with the Sword: The Alluring Emperor Both Dotes on and Torments Me 剑谋天下，邪魅帝君又宠又虐
The Heaven-Splitting Sword weeps, and heaven and earth lose their color. When the Blood Talisman appears, the martial world is stained red. This story overturns the traditional tale of an orphan's rise in Wuxia, revealing the path of a young master from a martial arts clan through the martial world. From an innocent youth to a leader who commands the tides of the martial world, worries over the nation's fate, plots for power, and steers the course of events with a laugh... He was the son of the
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This Palace Hails from the Martial World 本宫来自江湖
She said she was someone fate had forsaken. In her previous life, she had met a terrible woman; in this life, she met Jun Jinglan. By his side, she learned to hide a blade behind a smile and scheme at every turn. She had thought him cold and heartless, but then one day, he suddenly pulled her into his arms and said four words in a voice more familiar to her than any other: “I love you.” She had never imagined Jun Jinglan would fall for her, just as she had never expected that a revenge scheme wo
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Empress of the Martial World: Her Majesty Knows Kung Fu 武林皇后之娘娘会武功
Palace intrigue + household drama + historical romance + revenge + seizure of power. Inspired by real history, with fictionalized changes. Hongli is sent by imperial command to Miaojiang to quell a rebellion. On his way back to the capital, he is attacked by martial artists. To escape, he takes refuge in the Chen household in Yueyang as a servant, where he and the Chen family's young lady, Chen Yongxu, fall in love. But Master Chen refuses to accept him and tries to drive him out. Just then, Hon
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The Phoenix Comes to Court 凤临朝
Princess Zhaode, who surrounded the Xue residence at night and whipped her consort, is getting married again! Her new husband is Pei Sanlang, a notorious rake in Yingjing who has been jilted by two former fiancées. At twenty-four, he’s still a bachelor. People laugh behind their backs: a discarded wife and a bachelor, a perfect match! They say Princess Zhaode is weak, reserved, and gentle, but Pei Yan sees her take action with swift, decisive ruthlessness. They say Pei Sanlang is an idle wastrel
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Palace Schemes: Storms in the Imperial Court 宫心计：宫廷风云
My latest work is out! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well!
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Qing Palace: The Tale of a Beauty 清宫：倩女传
A political conspiracy in the Qing court leaves her entire family, young and old, slaughtered. With only her personal maid by her side, she struggles to survive and clear her family's name. After learning the art of intrigue from a master of the inner palace, she infiltrates a great household riddled with power struggles. In the Qing imperial harem, where scandals sweep through the capital, imperial authority is in decline and the consorts wield ruthless schemes... She swallows her anger and pro
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Palace: A Storm of Political Intrigue 宫：权谋风云
This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Set in a fictional dynasty, this story follows everything that happens in the palace after the current prime minister's daughter enters it…
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The Wuxia Heroine and Her Fate with the Emperor 《武林侠女与帝王之缘》
A Wulin Heroine and Her Fated Bond with the Emperor
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The Emperor’s Daughter Plots to Rule the World 帝女谋凤倾天下
The Daughter of the Emperor: Phoenix Over All is an ancient palace novel blending political intrigue, romance, and revenge. The story follows a noble imperial daughter whose fate is full of misfortune. Once the jewel of the royal family, she loses her family in a conspiracy and is forced to wander among commoners. Years later, she returns to the palace under a new identity, vowing to uncover the truth behind what happened and reclaim everything that belongs to her. On her path to revenge, she p
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The Princess Is So Alluring, She Has Her Courtiers Bent at the Waist 公主多娇，引裙臣尽折腰
Ye Xiaoxiao transmigrates into a book and wakes up as Princess Chang'an of the Yuyu Dynasty, a debauched woman who has offended handsome men everywhere! According to the original story, she has only six months to live. To avoid dying at the hands of those handsome men, she vows to win over every good-looking man her predecessor wronged! Today she showers one with gold, tomorrow she braves a sea of blades and a mountain of fire for another. In short, she is utterly dedicated to staying alive. But
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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
[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
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Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了
"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
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The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水
Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable
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Trapped as an Abusive Wife, My Little Husband Tells Me to Behave 穿成家暴妻主，小夫郎说让我自重
[Female-Dominated World + Multiple Male Leads + Satisfying and Indulgent + All Male Leads Are Chaste] On her first night after transmigrating, Gu Qingyuan found her little husband curled up in a corner, holding a knife to his own neck to warn her to behave. “Touch me, and I’ll kill myself.” Gu Qingyuan: “Okay, okay, I won’t touch you. Happy now?” Then she turned around and went to the side husband’s courtyard. Later, as the handsome men around her grew in number, her little husband patted the be
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West Lake’s Call: Fate Yet Undecided 西湖引之尘缘未定
[Transmigration + Palace Intrigue and Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Alternate History + Imagination + Fantasy] Nangong Jiawen, a senior at Westlake University, planned to study abroad after graduation and pursue her dream of becoming a writer. But who could have guessed that a handsome man would suddenly enter her life? Then, for reasons she couldn’t understand, she somehow transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, where she became a Jieyu consort of Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin. She soon rea
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After Marrying a Wicked Minister, All of the Capital Chases Me for the Gossip 嫁给大奸臣后，全京城追着吃瓜
[The male lead is ruthless, vicious, and sharp-tongued + utterly devoted to his wife + strong female lead] Su Huai is the most powerful minister at court, and everyone fears him. He enjoys nothing but playing power games and scheming. He has no interest in women. Then one day, a young woman shows up at his door, claiming to be his fiancée. Su Huai: Want to date me? Lu Yao: What kind of date? Su Huai: The kind that'll cost you your life. Lu Yao: ... Later, Lu Yao deeply regretted impulsively show
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