Palace and Household Intrigue, A Veteran Reader's Collection 宫斗，宅斗，老书虫的收藏

1. 1 为 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Qiaoqiao the Loach桥桥小泥鳅Ancient Romance389k WordsCompleted [The short dramas A Maid, A Maid: The Tale of Mingyue, and Mingyue in His Palm are available on Hongguo.] Xiao Lü was held hostage for ten years, and I stayed by his side. We were as close as husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most lowly “Chu slave” at his side. A maid was insignificant. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, and watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince and bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my we 5.6kReads8.7Score679Shelves

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   The first one was pretty good and a little bit sadistic, but the second one has a very sober heroine who doesn't love her so much. What's funny is that the heroine wants other women to distract the hero at night because he's too fierce [laughter] [laughter]

2. 2 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
3. 3 抄 After the Confiscation, the Most Beautiful Woman Is Seized by a Powerful Minister 抄家后，第一美人被权臣强取豪夺 Yang Si Si杨姒姒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Political Intrigue + Romance + Coercive Love + Powerful Male Lead and Vulnerable Female Lead + Obsessively Possessive Hero] A resilient, beautiful heroine versus a calculating, ruthless hero An imperial edict sends Chancellor Qing Heng to prison, where he dies by suicide, supposedly out of guilt. His entire family is executed, and his only daughter, Qing Yan, is forced into servitude and sent to the Entertainment Bureau. Those of servile status are made to serve and entertain others, as prostit 20.5kReads8.8Score4kShelves

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   The package is good-looking, you can always trust the male protagonist, the male protagonist is very powerful, I love the female protagonist to death, Shuang Jie

4. 4 恶 The Wicked Villain Is Too Hot, and the Passionate Young Master Loves Fiercely 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 37.1kReads9.5Score7kShelves

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   Absolutely beautiful!!! Say important things three times, nice! Nice! Nice! \(//∇//)\This is a new account, so don't look at the browsing time (›´ω`‹)

5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: Becoming the White Moonlight Who Makes Powerful Men Weep 快穿：穿成虐哭大佬的白月光 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted At first, none of them liked her. Later, she became the unreachable first love in their hearts! A scum-trashing Mary Sue romance, with regretful exes chasing their wives! After cultivating for a thousand years, the parasitic vine spirit Si Si finally succeeds in ascending. But during the Ascension Ceremony, her superior gets her in trouble. The Heavenly Dao orders her to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines in three thousand worlds fulfill their wishes. Only after earning enough merit can she 13.6kReads9.1Score878Shelves
6. 6 今 Jinjin, You Have Captured My Heart 今今绾君心 Yu Yang Xiaohe鱼羊小和Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Level 1: Devoted couple, sweet romance, an eight-year age gap, happy ending] [Bright and alluring orphan of a military family vs. cool and noble Crown Prince] A war breaks out. Song Zhiwan is the only living person Xiao Yan finds amid mountains of corpses. He sees her as the hope of the countless fallen soldiers and brings her back to the Eastern Palace. He pities her and spoils her until she can do whatever she likes, letting her throw tantrums and roll around on top of him. When the Princess 11.8kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   📚"The Prince's Palm Pet Retrieved" [Ancient Proverbs + Machiavellian Strategy] 🖤The cold-faced prince retrieved an amnesiac orphan, and the birthmark on his palm revealed the secrets of the dynasty! 8.3 Points high energy reversal! 🌸"She is like a bright flower and a willow, the prince has been planning for a long time" [Double power + revenge + secret love come true] 🔥The scheming lady transformed into the prince Bai Yueguang, and the chess game finally turned into an affectionate trap! 8.7 Points, word-of-mouth exploded! 👑"The empress is so beautiful that she makes the emperor go crazy" [Palace fighting + fishing for beauties] 💋The demon concubine who brings disaster to the country vs. The crazy emperor, the ultimate push and pull to win every step of the way! 9.0 Points, sour and refreshing! 🗡️"The country belongs to you, I return to the motherland" [Substitute marriage + grudges between family and country] 🌙The princess faked her death to escape, and once her waistcoat fell off, her old lover chased his wife with a knife! 7.6 Points, a mixture of torture and sweetness! ⚔️"After torturing the young prince's consort, he became a crazy person" [Nurture system + dark revenge] ❄️The wolf cub raised by himself was imprisoned in the golden cage, and the yandere confessed: "Sister, never want to escape!" 8.0 Points dark warning! #Ceiling #CrazyPatchLiterature #High-rating must be included

7. 7 生 Share a Bed in Life! Share a Grave in Death! She Can't Escape After Being Forced to Become His Wife 生同衾！死同穴！强夺为妻逃不掉 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 29.6kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
8. 8 将 The General’s Daughter: Her Frail Husband Can’t Hide His Schemes 将门娇：病弱郎君他心机藏不住 Year After Year, Harvest After Harvest年年穗岁Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted Wei Zhaoming & Shen Congjun Wolfish heroine & puppy-like hero, younger man, both chaste, happy ending Pure historical romance, with tender love and matters of state * When the new emperor ascended the throne, he issued an imperial decree arranging a marriage for his beloved general, the Cloud Banner General. Though the Cloud Banner General was a woman, she could easily knock a two-hundred-jin man flat. Seeing the frail young man who looked as if a breeze could knock him over, everyone wondered h 3.9kReads9.0Score487Shelves
9. 9 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 17.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
10. 10 殿 The Prince Is Mad and Sly, but the Crown Princess Just Wants to Kill Them All 殿下又疯又茶，太子妃她只想乱杀 Geng Jiujiu耿啾啾Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted Mo Ran was born into a prestigious family and was unmatched in beauty and virtue throughout Tiandu City. After her betrothal was announced, she became so sought-after that suitors lined up from every household. But a beauty's fate is often fraught with misfortune. All three of her marriage arrangements were called off for different reasons, and Mo Ran went from being the city's most sought-after noblewoman to the subject of gossip over tea. Father Xin: "Maybe we should find a fortune-teller." .. 1.5kReads8.6Score157Shelves
11. 11 皇 The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at 6.6kReads8.9Score536Shelves
12. 12 出 Born Humble? Made Noble Consort Three Months After Entering the Palace 出身低微？入宫三月封贵妃 Immortal Osmanthus Pudding人仙桂花酪Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful heroine + ruthless revenge + palace intrigue + both leads' first love, don't ask me how it works, the emperor has his ways] Ten years ago, the Tang clan was framed by villains and sentenced to execution, their blood flowing for miles. No one knew that beneath the mountain of corpses, the youngest daughter of the Tang family was still alive. Ten years later, Tang Wanhua changed her name to Ning Sitang and entered the imperial harem on the strength of her unparalleled beaut 588Reads8.9Score105Shelves
13. 13 皇 Your Majesty, Stop Falling for Me. I’m Getting Annoyed 皇上别爱了，本宫有点烦 Ten Miles Above the Moon月上十里Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Double-Standard, Love-Brained Male Lead + Female Lead Who Suffers Before Finding Happiness + One-on-One Romance + Both Leads’ First Love] The emperor falls for her at first sight at Chunshan. By imperial decree, Gu Yunxi enters the palace as a consort. She expects the days ahead to be filled with anxiety, like walking on thin ice. But Xiao Wanchen gives her a love like no other. Everyone in court and the harem urges her to be magnanimous and share the emperor’s 817Reads7.2Score104Shelves
14. 14 冬 Bound by Love at the Winter Solstice 冬至缚情 Snow Sheng Winter Solstice雪笙冬至Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted The eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei marries into Prince Chen’s household by imperial decree. On their wedding night, her husband abandons her for the woman he loves. A scheming white lotus puts on an act at every turn and provokes her. In the capital, everyone plots and schemes, and intrigue is everywhere, whether hidden or open. But what does any of it have to do with her? She doesn’t love Prince Chen, nor does she love this prosperous, sordid capital. All she wants is to r 31.1kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
15. 15 青 The Last Ember of the Green Lamp 青灯烬 South Bridge, North Alley南桥北巷Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted In the bitter winter of the third year of Yuanling, heavy snow blanketed the land. Urgent news arrived from the border: the northwest had suffered a defeat. Shen Zizheng of the Wu Xing Shen family, Marquis of Jing'an, and his eldest son had been killed in battle. His second son was gravely wounded and still unconscious. They requested the Emperor send reinforcements to the northwest. Several days later, a hurried group of people from the general's residence in Shangjing arrived. They had come 3.7kReads8.5Score457Shelves
16. 16 江 The Realm Is Yours, I Return to My Homeland 江山归你，我归故国 Poetic Affections韫情诗意Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Love at first sight + love unrequited + possessive forced marriage + tragic beauty + devoted to one another, both leads are sexually inexperienced] She is a beloved and honored princess, and he is a mighty general with countless victories to his name. She thought their lives would never cross, but after one breathtaking glimpse, he falls for her at first sight and uses his military power to force her to marry him. As a princess of the realm, she knows she has no freedom to choose whom 334Reads8.4Score—Shelves
17. 17 虐 After I Tormented My Younger Consort-Prince, He Became a Crazy, Sweet-on-the-Outside Schemer 虐了年下驸马后他成了疯批白切黑 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ye Xun thought Jiang Ning loved him deeply. She smiled brightly as she praised his handsome features. Only later did he realize that she had always been looking through his eyes at someone else. 1.6kReads8.0Score100Shelves
18. 18 公 The Princess Flirts, Then Tries to Run 公主她撩完就想跑 Little Yi Is a Cat小一是只猫Ancient Romance201k WordsCompleted Ji Jiang had been Chang’an’s aunt for seventeen years. She gave him his name, protected him as he grew up, and helped him ascend the throne. But the one he thought of day and night was her. “Ji Jiang, don’t even think about leaving me.” He smiled recklessly, no longer wearing the gentle expression he’d shown in the past. He had never been a gentleman. To win her favor, he had hidden his violent nature and kept up the act for over a decade. Yet she still wanted to leave him. Too bad it was too la 365Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 19 公 The Princess Is Precious, and Her Consort Spoils Her Rotten 公主娇贵，驸马爷他宠妻无度 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted [1v1, sweet romance, both leads’ first love, devoted husband] She was the little princess adored by everyone. He was the heir to a noble title, abandoned by his father. As a child, he was quiet and withdrawn, living in endless darkness. The little princess was the one who slowly pulled him out of that abyss! As the days went by, he became a refined and elegant young gentleman, the heir to the Prince of Zhenbei, admired by every noble girl but out of reach. But no one knew that he had changed onl 2.4kReads9.1Score252Shelves
20. 20 公 The Princess Reigns, and Her Dandy Young Lord Husband Fears Her 公主在上，纨绔世子他惧内 A Little More多点儿Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted The fifth princess of the Great Sheng Dynasty, Sheng Yue, was stunningly beautiful, exceptionally talented, and equal to any prince in intelligence, courage, and strategy. She was supposed to marry a prince from a neighboring kingdom, but the notorious playboy heir of Shengjing ruined her reputation in an unexpected incident, leaving her no choice but to marry him. Everyone lamented: What a waste to see such a lovely flower stuck in a pile of manure. This was more than a bright pearl hidden in t 846Reads8.0Score102Shelves
21. 21 皇 The Emperor Only Wants to Share a Splendid Realm with His Empress 皇帝只想和皇后娘娘共享锦绣山河 Cheng Nuo橙诺Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted Qin Weimeng's grandfather was the reigning dynasty's chancellor and the emperor's mentor. Bearing the duty of staying by the emperor's side, she entered the imperial harem, determined to be a capable wife and a good empress. What she didn't know was that Emperor Yuwen Che wanted a wife who would share both hardship and joy with him, and that he had played a part in bringing her into the palace from the very beginning. 3.4kReads9.0Score281Shelves
22. 22 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 311.5kReads9.6Score38.7kShelves

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    💭Past and present life, love, hate, characters are like a play, life is like a dream.

23. 23 平 The Pingzhao Record 平昭录 The Seabed Is a Forest海底是森林Two Male Leads480k WordsCompleted Rebirth story (the shou is reborn), two male leads, both chaste!!! An old-school novel, with somewhat immature prose and plotting, so don’t overanalyze it!!! A bewitching, alluring empress shou × a devoted, clingy emperor gong In the winter of the fifteenth year of Pingzhao, Empress Xu passed away. The entire palace mourned and remembered her. The funeral bells rang again and again from the city tower, announcing the end of a virtuous empress’s reign. Rain and snow fell in torrents, washing away 3.2kReads9.1Score521Shelves
24. 24 开 I Married the Father of the Overpowered Hero from the Start 开局就和龙傲天他爹成亲了 Make Money搞钱Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted A socially anxious, beautiful, foolish artist transmigrates into a political intrigue comic. A tearful, shy, foolish beauty, bottom x a scheming, possessive, powerful older man, top (The top is 15 years older than the bottom! Sweet romance. Warning: the top is not chaste!!!) Is a foolish beauty doomed to die young in a comic where everyone has an IQ of 180? No! Just cling to the male lead’s father, and even the male lead will have to call you Dad! Jiang Zhiyan, a foolish beauty with stunning loo 6.2kReads8.7Score619Shelves
25. 25 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 59.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    This one! I have pushed it several times and it looks really good! The heroine is her own poisonous Wei. She loves this kind of sober heroine so much. She is a real heartthrob. Don't be too happy to see our Yanyan slapped!

26. 26 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉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 26.9kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    These two books are really super, super good to read [licking the screen] The male and female protagonists of the two books are both smart [learned] and the plots are unique and novel. I really love them [laughing][laughing][laughing][laughing]

27. 27 纨 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 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [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 49.3kReads9.2Score7kShelves
28. 28 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 149.7kReads9.2Score18.2kShelves

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    This is actually not a palace fight. , The heroine was a bit stupid in her previous life. In fact, it was the male protagonist who pampered her, not Shuang Jie, but the male protagonist was very good to the female protagonist. The male protagonist helps the female protagonist Gong Du.

29. 29 心 Clever and Sweet, She Keeps the Chaste and Powerful Begging for Her Night After Night 心机乖媚，撩的禁欲权贵夜夜缠 MuziS木子SAncient Romance501k WordsCompleted [An alternate setting: A devoted couple, a clever and charming, flirtatious heroine, and a seemingly innocent but secretly ruthless hero with overwhelming possessiveness. The hero is utterly devoted to the heroine, and his love knows no bounds.] Wen Shuxiao, a concubine-born daughter of the Wen family and the most beautiful woman in Yongzhou, is dumped by her childhood sweetheart and fiancé on the eve of their wedding. He has fallen for a noblewoman from a prestigious family! Being gentle and ob 3.8kReads8.8Score346Shelves

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    Strongly recommended, you can enter.

30. 30 枕 Pillowed in Spring's Embrace 枕春色 Sweet and Sour World糖醋人间Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; print edition on sale July 31] [Hero fights to win her back + Second male lead faces a long road to reconciliation + Powerful man bends for love] Clear-headed, resilient tofu-seller heroine vs. devoted prince with a secret sorrow When Chun Zhi was nine, Lu Jingyun took her in after she was left homeless, and she became his child bride. Lu Jingyun promised, “If I pass the imperial exams one day, I'll make you my wife.” For ten years, she supported him with all her strengt 60.1kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
31. 31 栩 Born of Cold 栩生寒 Chen Yi忱一Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [An incredibly capable heroine!] Everyone in the General’s residence assumes that the legitimate young lady, who spent more than a decade lost away from home, must be a poor little thing who never had enough to eat or warm clothes to wear. That is, until war breaks out at the border and supplies run short, plunging the General’s residence into crisis. They watch in astonishment as she has dozens of chests of gold carried in from outside. Then an urgent dispatch arrives, reporting that thanks to 15.9kReads8.3Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 念 Spring Tide of Longing 念念春潮 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance754k WordsCompleted [Print edition under contract] [Sweet romance and comeuppance, a seemingly gentle but calculating male lead, a fierce and adorable heroine, and intense push-and-pull between the leads] The Marquis of Wuning's daughter is to be married, but the bride hangs herself. The groom is Prince Danshuo, a handsome man who enjoys the emperor's deep trust, and the emperor himself personally arranged the marriage. In their panic, the marquis's household can only find someone to take the bride's place. Cheng 97.3kReads9.4Score14.7kShelves
33. 33 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder? I Married into a Marquis’s Household and Took My Wayward Husband in Hand 攀高枝？转头嫁侯府调教纨绔夫君 Little Yellow Soybean Bun小黄豆包Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted [A powerful older sister x a jealous, clingy younger brother] [Marriage before love + reforming a spoiled playboy + sweet romance + the hero forgets his roots] After supporting her fiancé for seven years, Chu Zhirou watches him pass the spring imperial examination and prepare to break off their engagement to climb higher. She turns around and kicks him and his mother out of her home. She plans to raise her young brother and restore the General's residence to its former glory, but finds hersel 583Reads7.4Score103Shelves
34. 34 换 After the Marriage Swap, I Had Twins with My Playboy Brother-in-Law 换亲后，与纨绔小叔子一胎双宝 Le Zhizhi乐吱吱Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted Unbelievably handsome + wicked to the core + the original playboy VS reborn + wickedly sharp-tongued + stunningly beautiful princess!! Sweet and steamy!! In the cold palace, Shen Shurong saw her husband’s younger brother, her brother-in-law Xie Yunzhao. He held no official position, so why had he come into the palace so late at night? Wait, why were his clothes and the sword in his hand stained with blood? “You… staged a rebellion?” “Sister-in-law, I… I’m taking you home!” Shen Shurong shook her 11.7kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    Recommended, the heroine Shen Shurong was bullied by the scumbag Xie Yunzheng in her previous life. She faked her death to send the heroine to the stupid king Li Chen for her own career. She suffered a lot and was unwilling to accept it. However, the dog emperor threatened him with his child, but the child Xie Zhinan thought his mother was unclean and was willing to be humble. One day Shen Shurong saw her husband's brother Xie Yunzhao. Rebellion for him and send the heroine away. When she opened her eyes she was reborn. She wanted to take revenge, so she changed her marriage and planned to fall into the water. Taking advantage of the eldest princess's love, she cried and hanged herself and wanted to commit suicide. In the end, the eldest princess went to the palace to seek a decree for her granddaughter to survive, and married her to Xie Yunzhao in her previous life. Her good maid Jin Zhi. His husband climbed into bed before she was about to give birth. In this life, she sent her to him and was eventually tortured to death. In short, the female protagonist is very smart, strategizing, and she and the male protagonist are engaged in career and love. Later, she gave birth to 4 babies, who were very cute. The first one was a twin of a boy and a girl. Two Emperors, a Scumbag Man. Words can't express it much. You guys can watch it. It's highly recommended (the male and female protagonists are very sweet and many of the scenes are from Jiangjiang Niannian). There are also male and female protagonists with children.

35. 35 陛 The Emperor Waited a Thousand Years, but She Refused to Enter the Palace 陛下等了千年，她却拒绝入宫 The Real Zhu阿猪本猪Ancient Romance464k WordsCompleted The rating is low because the story just started, but it’ll go up later! [Not a strong female lead! Not a wish-fulfillment story! Devoted to each other + past and present lives] [The heroine is weak at first and will gradually grow stronger. There’s a full section about her past life in the middle, and it’s a little heartbreaking. Feel free to skip it if you don’t like that.] In her previous life, after entering the palace, Jiang Yunyan lived in constant fear, terrified that the young, imposing 2.5kReads8.7Score229Shelves
36. 36 逃 Caught After Trying to Escape: The Mad, Powerful Minister’s Cruel Kisses and Possessive Love 逃跑被抓回，疯批权臣欺吻强夺 Jiang Shian江十桉Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted [Coercive romance + wife-pursuing crematorium + devoted couple] Everyone said the eldest son of the Pei family was noble and virtuous, elegant beyond compare. But Jiang Yingwan felt an inexplicable fear of him. Especially when those dark, cold eyes turned her way, a chill ran down her spine. Years ago, the Jiang and Pei families had made a verbal marriage pact. The Old Madam Pei wanted her to marry Pei Yanchen, but the two families were no longer social equals, and Jiang Yingwan already loved so 41.7kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
37. 37 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 17.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
38. 38 娇 The Delicate Cousin, Loved by the Heir Apparent Against Her Will 娇软表姑娘，世子强制爱 Ling Xueyue泠雪月Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted A beautiful, delicate young cousin vs. a cool, domineering heir (both leads are each other's first) Her story: Shen Shu is breathtakingly beautiful, with skin like ice and bones like jade. She's known as the greatest beauty in Huaizhou. But her mother died young, her father doesn't love her, and her background is full of hardship. With no choice, she fled to another place and sought refuge at the Duke of Dingguo's estate. An orphan living under someone else's roof, she only wanted to keep her h 4.3kReads8.8Score469Shelves
39. 39 惟 May My Dear Brother Be with You Year After Year 惟愿兄长岁岁与卿 Listening to Snow in the Mountain Breeze岚风听雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quirky, delicate younger stepsister × powerful, imposing older stepbrother] [One-on-one romance + no misunderstandings + simmering tension + age gap + height difference] Liu Jintang followed her mother into a second marriage and entered the Shen family, one of the most illustrious families in Shengjing. She hadn’t even enjoyed two days of the good life before she drowned in the lake behind the Shen residence. When she opened her eyes after being reborn, it was the very day her mother married i 5.4kReads8.8Score790Shelves
40. 40 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 10.7kReads9.2Score995Shelves
41. 41 偏 The Obsessive Crown Prince's Twisted Captivity 偏执太子病态囚宠 Hong Yuan of Nanming Cliff南明崖的洪渊Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted (The rating was just added; it'll rise later.) [Both leads are inexperienced in love + possessive pursuit + groveling pursuit + intense push and pull] Su Qingzhi wants to leave the capital. She doesn't want her father involved in palace affairs again, nor does she want to see that nightmare come true. She made plans to leave the capital long ago. But she never expected to end up in the Eastern Palace after all. Everyone says the Crown Prince dotes on her, but Su Qingzhi has always known that he 4.5kReads8.7Score274Shelves
42. 42 皇 My Imperial Brother Imprisoned Me, So I Captured His Heart 皇兄囚我，我囚帝心 Yang Huai Ruxu阳淮如栩Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted Just started posting, hope the numbers go up [Ancient Romance, Both Pure + Forcible Possession + Fake Siblings + The Emperor Takes His Minister's Wife + Hero Deeply Ensnared by Love] The first thing the new emperor did after ascending the throne was seize his royal sister's husband, then wait for her to come to the palace and beg him. Domineering, obsessive, devoted emperor × beautiful, scheming, delicate princess On the broad imperial bed, the woman is forced into the farthest corner. The emper 3.9kReads7.5Score280Shelves
43. 43 清 Qing Transmigration: What Should I Do When My Brothers Love Me Too Much? 清穿：哥哥们太爱我了怎么办 Where the Moon Rests月安在Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing Dynasty that differs from history. Focus on family affection, everyone’s favorite, a heartthrob, with the heroine in the background.] When Yin Zuo, a sickly young man from the twenty-first century, realizes he has transmigrated into the body of Yin Zuo, Kangxi’s sixth son, he is completely dumbfounded. Why transmigrate into anything at all, let alone the infamous struggle among the nine princes for the throne? As Yin Zuo watches the princes enter a ruthless arena where everyon 16.4kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
44. 44 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 4.6kReads8.7Score275Shelves
45. 45 怜 Cherished Beauty [One Woman, Many Men] 怜娇【一女多男】 Mr. Wuyin五音先生Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling Heroine / No Fixed Couple / Rivalry for Her Affections / Men Get Their Hearts Broken] Yan Zhen, a sickly, scheming beauty, is adored by a crowd of men. A distant, solitary Daoist is ordered by his master to look after her, but she awakens desire in him, and he can no longer commune with Heaven and Earth. “Yan Zhen, you’ve ruined my Daoist heart.” The man she once thought was her enemy in a past life sacrifices half his flesh and blood for her, just for the chance to see her o 9.5kReads8.9Score607Shelves
46. 46 随 After Mom Remarried, My Older Brother Had Been Plotting for Ages 随母改嫁后，兄长他蓄谋已久 A Swan Takes Flight羽上惊鸿Ancient Romance842k WordsCompleted After Yu Wan fell into the water, she had a dream. In it, her mother was drowned in a pond by her scumbag father, and because of her beautiful, snowy skin and flowerlike appearance, her father gave her away twice. The first time, the man she was to be sent to died in a rebellion before she even reached him. Before she could catch her breath, she was sent to the bed of another powerful nobleman. To survive, she willingly became his mistress, but her good fortune didn't last. A bowl of medicine br 5.4kReads8.6Score772Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace, fighting in the house, working hard all the time, remarrying with her mother, wanting to change, but unable to escape the entanglement of her stepbrother

47. 47 莫 Don't Ask About Money: Book 19 莫问钱程第19本书 Don't Ask About the Money Ahead莫问钱程Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled After My Younger Brother-in-Law Married into Both Families, I Ran Away Lin Mian comes from a family of merchants, yet in her previous life, through a twist of fate, she married into a prestigious marquis’s household. She thought heaven had favored her, but her husband had already died. The man who entered the bridal chamber with her was her younger brother-in-law, a man who appeared elegant and refined but was actually cold and indifferent. A year later, Lin Mian died while try 245Reads8.0Score—Shelves
48. 48 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 19.9kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Hey hey hey, super pretty, the girl is a scumbag, she can take advantage of the guy [I learned it] [I learned it] [I learned it]

49. 49 我 I Played the Rat Race in Ancient Times and Rose to Marquis and Minister 我在古代搞内卷，一路封侯拜相 Yu Tiantian Ya遇田田呀Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, no romance, nation-building, career-focused, light political intrigue, few top-quality men] After transmigrating into the backward Great Kang, a place where people slept on the floor and got nothing but soup for meals, Jiang Hui could only describe herself as numb. Completely numb. To make sure she could survive, she joined the army and earned distinction. Then the emperor sent her off to become magistrate of a godforsaken county. Luckily, she held two doctoral degrees. Building 1.7kReads9.2Score179Shelves
50. 50 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 111.3kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    The heroine of the house fight is easy to handle!

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