Historical Palace Intrigue: Male Lead Is Not Chaste, Female Lead Is, Not a Pure Couple, Ends with Him Favoring Her Alone #古言宫斗男不洁女洁文，非双洁，终独宠
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A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧
Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen
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The Scheming Minister Has No Desire to Be Everyone's Beloved 奸臣她不想当万人迷
[Cold, Suspicious Emperor vs. Female Official Disguised as a Man] Yu Bie is an illegitimate son who disguises herself as a man. She’s ambitious and insatiable, and plenty of people hate and despise her. She doesn’t care in the slightest. Her younger sister is Prince Zhang’s consort, so Yu Bie naturally joins Prince Zhang’s faction. She sincerely hopes he’ll succeed in the struggle for the throne and become crown prince. That would bring Yu Bie one step closer to her own dream: becoming a powerfu
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Ninefold Brocade 九重锦
Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest
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You and the Sun and Moon 卿与日月
[Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o
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Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下
[No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T
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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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After Entering the Palace, the Consort Rises Through the Ranks 入宫后，娘娘一路高升
Three years ago, Mu Jihe used her childhood friend, the emperor. In the end, the entire Mu family was executed, with Mu Jihe as the sole exception. She entered a temple to live in seclusion. Three years later, the emperor chanced upon Mu Jihe while praying for blessings. From then on, the palace had a new Lady Zhaopin. Those in the know were eager to watch her make a fool of herself, but no one expected her to rise steadily through the ranks, earn the emperor’s boundless affection, and set her s
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- 58 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 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 177.6kReads9.4Score27k14d adds
- 59 She Seduced and Tricked the Blind, Disgraced Crown Prince! The Villainess Fled After Getting Pregnant 撩骗瞎眼废太子！恶女怀崽后跑了 [Story complete] Wicked heroine + seduction + heroine pursues hero [Both leads are virgins + Reborn + Blind Crown Prince + Runaway Pregnant Wife + The Long Road to Winning Back a Wife + Flirting and Spoiling] A gloomy, lovesick, deposed Crown Prince in the beginning, turning into a clingy puppy later, opposite a clever, flirtatious merchant’s daughter In her previous life, on the day Song Wanyin was supposed to marry her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, he joined the army, and she ended up going 5.4kReads8.9Score35914d adds
- 60 The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深，垂帘听政做太后 [Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti 658Reads8.6Score10014d adds
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The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Returns 重生嫡女归来
Banxia, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Medicine, was murdered by her sister and the Crown Prince she loved. When she awakens, she has been reborn a few days before returning to the capital. With the memories of her past life, she tears away her sister’s beautiful facade and exposes her stepmother’s false piety. The capital says she’s a country bumpkin, but she’s more fashionable than anyone. They call her a village girl, but she’s more graceful than them all. They say she’s illiterate
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- 62 Life Lessons That Cut to the Bone 人生感悟，句句入骨 To get along in life, you need to know how to handle people and be emotionally intelligent. When you speak, you need to know what to say and how to say it well. Life is full of pitfalls, so be tactful. Words can trip you up at every turn, so say what people want to hear if you want a chance. 914Reads—Score13014d adds
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So What If She Was the Late Emperor’s Consort? Seducing the Crown Prince Is a Piece of Cake 先帝妃又如何，勾太子，顺手的事
[A devoted crown prince who doesn't realize his own feelings x a seductive, scheming beauty, once an imperial consort] While the late emperor was still alive, the crown prince was already caught in her web. But Yu Wanrou had no love for him then. She only meant to use his influence to escape the palace and the torments she suffered there. She was greedy, too: she wanted to poison the old emperor while she was at it. Crown Prince Xiao Heng was an upright man. He was always telling her to behave,
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- 64 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.5kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
- 65 Forced Into the Palace, the Delicate Beauty Becomes the Favorite of the Entire Harem 被迫入宫，娇娇她宠冠六宫 Unhinged Emperor x Gorgeous Seductress [Palace Intrigue + Not Both Pure + Coercion + Scheming to Take Her + Villainous Female Lead] In her previous life, she was childhood friends with his seventeenth brother, and the emperor had bestowed a marriage upon them. Then a palace coup turned her into the daughter of a condemned official, while her childhood friend became a rebel prince. He plotted his way to the throne and slaughtered her entire family. From then on, he lorded over her, grinding her i —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.1kReads9.2Score86914d adds
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The Northern City Kingpin 北城枭雄
Formerly titled The Northern City's Underworld Boss, also known as Tales of the Northeastern Underworld. They say the underworld is all about human relationships and worldly ways, but have you ever seen the real underworld? The underworld is dangerous, but the human heart is even more dangerous. Spring ice is thin, and human nature is thinner still. The underworld is nothing more than a game of chess. Once you enter the game, you can no longer control your own fate. I will use my own experie
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- 68 Dragon Head Supreme 龙头至尊 The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 200.4kReads9.1Score12k14d adds
- 69 The Supreme Saint of the Human Race 人族至圣 As the empire's number-one wastrel, Xu Nuo is forced to come out of seclusion and save humanity. Before him lies a world crowded with countless races, besieged by powerful enemies and caught up in a war for supremacy among demon gods. Humanity survives meekly in the cracks between them. But... humanity shouldn't have to live like this! Humanity should stand above all living beings and be revered by every race! Now, watch as he leads humanity to turn the tables in the face of despair, sweep away 2.2kReads8.8Score14814d adds
- 70 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 41kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
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Jade Lock, Glorious Love: The Wife-Lord's Beloved Husband 玉锁昭华：妻主的掌心夫
[Matriarchal society + confinement + obsessive devotion + stealing a spouse + political scheming + sorcery] In the Zhaoyue Dynasty, women held power, while men were subordinate. Su Yuai, the legitimate son of the Su family, was once a prestigious prince’s betrothed. But after a power struggle plunged the realm into war, he fell from a cliff and lost his memory. When he opened his eyes again, he was Chunliu, a courtesan whose price was set by others. Just as he had lost all hope, the beggar gi
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- 72 The Poor Scholar's Rise 寒门贵子 After transmigrating into the body of a penniless scholar, Jiang Feng thought about how his computer science degree from his previous life was utterly useless here… Then it occurred to him: “Of all pursuits, studying is the noblest. I’ll just have to grit my teeth and take the imperial exams!” He kept going, and when he suddenly looked back, he had risen to the highest offices, expanded the empire’s borders, and built an unprecedented legacy! P.S. The new book, A Poor Scholar of the First Rank, 34.6kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 73 After the Contrasting Group's Little Villainess's Mother Was Reborn, She Went on a Rampage 对照组小反派的亲妈重生后杀疯了 In her previous life, her eldest son was kidnapped, and she died in childbirth. As a spirit, she stayed by his side and watched him suffer torment before going down a path of no return. Given another life, she would destroy everyone who bullied her son. You want to humiliate her son and use him as a foil? You’ll have to ask her permission first. 2.1kReads7.2Score11014d adds
- 74 Life with My Fussy Wife: Raising Kids in the Army 作精媳妇，随军养娃的日常 [Drama Queen + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Military Marriage] Shen An'an woke up to find herself transmigrated into a novel written by one of her high school classmates, inhabiting the body of the male lead's ex-wife, who shared her name. She landed right in the middle of a scene where the male lead was being drugged. According to the plot, this would lead to the female lead sleeping with him, after which Shen An'an, as his wife, would report him for sexual assault and have him arrested. Sh 635Reads7.0Score10314d adds
- 75 After My Best Friend Hooks Up with My Boss, I’m the One Who Comes Out on Top 闺蜜拿下我老板后，我赢麻了 [Best friend and her husband + lie flat + sweet romance] Qiao Yu found a job, but her boss was impossible to deal with, so she got her best friend to pursue him. Thanks to her best friend's persistent efforts, she succeeded, and Qiao Yu got to lie flat. In her best friend's husband's office, she could drink all the milk tea she wanted, play on her phone, and even boss him around now and then. Before the domineering CEO started dating her best friend: “Qiao Yu, make me another coffee!” After he s 19.1kReads9.2Score3.1k14d adds
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I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠
[Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever
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- 77 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
- 80 Tales of the Strange: Nian Bai 念白异闻录 My new work is here! Come 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! —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn as a Mom: I Lead My Underdog Kids to Victory 亲妈重生：我带炮灰儿女逆风翻盘
The physical edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on June 5. [Reborn + face-slapping + comedy + raising kids + slice of life] After Shu Shu died, she discovered she was the novel's departed first love, the male lead's white moonlight who had run away while pregnant. Her children were foils to the heroine's children. Her son grew up on the streets as a young punk. He competed with the heroine's top-student son for the girl he liked, became a laughingstock, and ultimately went astray and ended up in pri
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- 82 So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄 [Print edition available] The deeply devoted, dangerously unhinged scion of a powerful family × the cool, fallen heiress [Originally titled "A Night of Desire in the Capital"] A pure-hearted socialite from Beijing's elite circle + a rekindled romance + an ex who will do anything to win her back + an older lover who takes the lead + falling for him all over again Jiang Wanzhi comes from a prestigious family and is known throughout the capital as a pure, well-behaved young woman. Few people know 117.8kReads9.4Score124.7k14d adds
- 83 EN Impostor of the Langya Clan 冒姓琅琊 (Also known as “The Matter of Me Pretending to Be a Nobleman of the Southern Dynasties”) To transmigrate isn’t a dinner party. It’s a deadly game at every turn. The south is beautiful, yet lofty ambitions often fade away. Since ancient times, the Southern Dynasties have been weak, their heroes short-lived. No golden finger, no System, and no second chance at life. Everything starts from zero! Original owner’s memories: none! Identity: none! Supplies: none! When transmigration becomes reality, ho 497.6kReads9.7Score72.9k14d adds
- 84 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117kReads9.6Score13.7k14d adds
- 85 The Big Shot’s Little Ancestor Is Bullying Scoundrels Again 大佬的小祖宗又虐渣了 [Sweet romance + revenge on scumbags + scheming hero + multiple secret identities + cool and confident] Everyone says Fourth Master Qiao can rule the world with one hand, is cold and ruthless, and despises women most of all. Gu Xiluo falls in love with him at first sight. When they first meet, the man radiates a frosty “Don't fall for me, it won't end well” aura. A month later, the house is constantly hosting spectacular face-slapping scenes, “I told you not to eat cold things. Don't blame anyon 49Reads—Score514d adds
- 86 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 [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 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
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My Stepmother Miscarried Fighting Over Eggs While I Made Dumplings 后妈抢鸡蛋流产，我在包饺子
My Stepmother Miscarried Fighting Me for Eggs While I Made Dumplings
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