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1. 101 修 The Cultivation World’s Sickly Number One 修真界第一病秧子 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 317.5kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves
2. 102 重 Reborn from the Start, I'm Definitely Becoming This Master's Disciple 重生开局，这个师尊我当定了 Gentle Rain, Sleepy Sleepy轻雨眠眠Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After being a wandering ghost for a hundred years, Li Qingqing discovers that she's actually the cannon-fodder female character in a harem fantasy. In her previous life, the master of Lingqin Peak and her senior sisters all died at the hands of demonic cultivators in a secret realm. She survived and transferred to Spirit Medicine Peak with her junior sister, who was so fat she could barely walk. But who could have guessed that her junior sister had transmigrated into a book? Not only could she r 21.8kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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   The main plot of the heroine is to recruit disciples and upgrade her. The male protagonist has so many chapters, which are just like embellishments, and not all of them have been missed! Steal the resources of the original male and female protagonists, and let the male protagonist bear the pain whenever the original female protagonist Da Bailian is injured.

3. 103 为 I Have to Hustle for the Gossip 为了吃瓜我不得不卷 Hugging the Baby Bottle抱紧奶瓶Modern Romance518k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + sweet indulgence + entertainment industry + variety show + pretend reconciliation after a breakup] A heads-up: this is mostly everyday variety-show content and the leads falling in love. Some details are made up, so don’t overanalyze them. After two years of ups and downs in show business, Jiang Juaner has coasted her way to being an eighth-tier celebrity with her “chill as a salted fish” attitude. She’s immensely proud of herself and plans to keep it up. But the Gossip Sys 2kReads9.3Score235Shelves
4. 104 雾 Entangled in the Misty Harbor 雾港缠绵 Yun Zijin妘子衿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + Hong Kong tycoon family + sizzling chemistry + flirtatious desire + devoted couple] [Possessive, obsessive tycoon and powerful executive ✖️ alluring heiress and CEO] Song Qingyun, a daughter of one of Hong Kong City’s most prominent families, hides a wild, untamable nature beneath her good-girl disguise. Three months into their arranged marriage, she has completely forgotten her contract husband, name and all, and has instead picked up a hot guy at a bar overseas. O 64.5kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves

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   I love the heroine character so much! [Admiration] Good-natured on the outside, wild on the inside, capable, and not emotionally drained. What is it like to sleep with your unmasked husband in a foreign country????? Hahahaha, so exciting!!! The ambiguous pushing and pulling of the male and female protagonist is so beautiful! The male protagonist is also very charming and affectionate. He has been waiting for the female protagonist for many years [crying][crying] I love the male and female protagonists so much that they are so crazy that they get married first and then fall in love!

5. 105 刑 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit 刑侦之重案组 Tong Xiaoxiao桐筱筱Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Standalone cases + criminal investigation + two male leads + mind-bending mystery The Linghai Public Security Bureau established a major crimes unit. Just as everyone was wondering which criminal investigation captain would be given the job, they were told that the provincial bureau had parachuted someone in directly. Everyone was curious about the new head of the major crimes unit. Cases piled up, from opening coffins for autopsies and childbirth after death to missing wives. See how a forensic 65.7kReads9.2Score7kShelves

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   🚩"Criminal Investigation: Serious Crime Team" is a suspenseful criminal investigation novel with unit cases as the main line. It focuses on the investigation of the mysterious organization "Judger" by criminal police officer Lu Changfeng and his partner Yue Fanglin. The work unfolds in a fast-paced narrative style, and the case design is strange and logical. Unit cases such as "Death of an Internet Celebrity" and "Teenage Elegy" not only present the details of hard-core criminal investigation techniques, but also incorporate the discussion of social issues, demonstrating the professionalism and sense of mission of the police group. ⚡️The suspense of the main line "Judge" runs throughout. Through case detection and character transfer, the conspiracy behind the organization is gradually revealed, enhancing the layering of the narrative. In terms of character creation, the powerful combination of the protagonists Lu Changfeng and Jing Jue combines professional tension and emotional bonds, but some readers may have disputes about the suitability of the emotional line of "attack, pursuit, and acceptance". 🔥In addition, although the work pays attention to realism and professional depiction, the pace is a bit slow in the later stages of the series, and the foreshadowing of some branch lines (such as the deep metaphor of the "Judger" logo) has not been fully developed, so we need to be wary of the risk of "unfinished". 🌟In general, with its compact case progression and solid criminal investigation logic, the novel is quite attractive among similar themes and is suitable for readers who prefer suspense works with strong plots.

6. 106 小 Listening to Spring Rain All Night in a Small Tower 小楼一夜听春雨 Bright Moon Tilts明月倾Ancient Romance876k WordsCompleted A critically acclaimed historical romance ensemble that topped the annual charts! A calculating, lovesick beauty versus a dark, scheming top scholar! A historical take on Pride and Prejudice: life in the inner household isn't all scheming and rivalry, but also deep sisterly affection. The clever and capable Second Madam Lou takes the greatest pride in her life in having three beautiful daughters. To marry her three marriageable girls into “good” families, she travels a great distance to the capi 44.6kReads9.6Score7kShelves
7. 107 破 The Down-and-Out Nuwa Accidentally Becomes the World’s Object of Worship 破落户女娲，一不小心成全球信仰 One Digit, One Technique一桁一術Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted As a descendant of Nuwa, she knows beauty treatments, wellness, and music, and can even identify the Five-Colored Divine Stones. She slept for so long that people mistook her for a mountain god. What's wrong with blessing the people of the region? When faith faded, it was only natural for her to disappear. But she still had a few final believers, and to help them live out their natural lifespans, the little mountain god had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and help the villagers build up the 5.4kReads9.0Score601Shelves

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   Nuwa + planting + live broadcast

8. 108 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score231.5kShelves

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   ✨9.9 High score recommendation! [Sending Hearts]

9. 109 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.8MReads9.9Score182.9kShelves
10. 110 诡 The Haunted House 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 755.7kReads9.6Score92.8kShelves

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    I don't want to say another word, just watch it! Top

11. 111 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.6kReads9.6Score21kShelves
12. 112 娘 Mom, Open the Door! I Studied for Three Years and Passed the Exam to Become Emperor 娘亲开门！我读三年，考上皇帝了 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 68.4kReads9.6Score10.7kShelves

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    It looks good. The heroine trains children to take the imperial examination. She uses her own college entrance examination model, but she can make adjustments when others point out problems. All members have online IQs, and the male and female protagonists are clean.

13. 113 大 An Aura That’s Six Feet Tall, but Only a Minor Celebrity in the Industry 大佬气场一米八，圈内咖位三十八 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 152.6kReads9.7Score19.4kShelves

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    Two male protagonists!!! Shou never concealed his love for Gong, and always wanted to make it public and show off that he had a husband. Gong was saved by Shou's strong love, and he gradually climbed out of the abyss. Shou was the light in his life. Both of them have mouths and will not let each other have the slightest misunderstanding. It is definitely worth watching!

14. 114 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 64.4kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves

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15. 115 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 21.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    [Campus rebirth + heroine + fake gangster lady + no CP + countless boys in black + black on the outside but white on the inside + strong female characters] After Liu Yutong was reborn as a lawyer in her previous life, she was mistakenly misunderstood to be a gangster daughter. All of his younger brothers are gangsters with criminal records, and they are bent on becoming bigger and stronger in the underworld. In order not to be led into a ditch by his subordinates, he was treated as a social force and was used to eradicate crime and evil. She was determined to lead them to clean up their innocence and take the right path, strengthen legal education, and move toward the light! In the end, she succeeded, and successfully brought out a group of social youngsters who knew the law! But she always felt that something was wrong. A few years later…

16. 116 玫 The Rose Crown 玫瑰冠冕 Jiujiu Qi久久萋Modern Romance454k WordsCompleted The print edition of Rose Crown goes on sale August 10. Available on all platforms. [Married First, Love Later + Secret Crush + He Chases His Wife After Losing Her, But She Never Looks Back + Both Are Each Other’s First] She was the Xu family’s adopted daughter, and Zhou Yuetian’s little shadow. She had followed him everywhere since childhood, until she heard him say this at the age of twenty-four: “She’s just the Xu family’s adopted daughter. Why would I actually care about her? People like us 82.6kReads9.6Score9.7kShelves

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    "May every secret love be fulfilled" #rose crown

17. 117 凡 Mortal Bones 凡骨 Master of One Update壹更大师Eastern Fantasy8.3M WordsCompleted The world’s spiritual bones are divided into four grades. First grade, Heavenly Spiritual Bone. Second grade, Golden Spiritual Bone. Third grade, Profound Spiritual Bone. Fourth grade, White Spiritual Bone. All the rest are mortal bones, with no chance of cultivating. Xu Taiping, born with mortal bones, swears to prove to the cultivation world that mortal bones can slay demons, mortal bones can vanquish devils, and mortal bones can ascend to immortality! 637.1kReads9.3Score77kShelves

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    1. The protagonist is an under-appreciated mortal, but through his own efforts, he has gradually embarked on his own path of cultivating immortality. The battle scenes have developed a unique way of writing. 2. The protagonist used to be a noodle fryer, but through apprenticeship and apprenticeship, he found his own path in life step by step. The writing is very close to life. 3. The protagonist is a boy from a peasant family. He is able to avoid being tempted in the face of various temptations and rise to a high position step by step. He can feel the complexity and dangers of officialdom. 4. By describing the story of the ancient forensic doctor Song Ci, it is so well written that I don't even know what words to use to describe it [face covering] [face covering]. 5. This book "The Detention Center Doctor" made me understand the life in the detention center for the first time. If you are interested, you can read it. It is well written. 6. The twelve houses of heaven, don't say much, just go and see for yourself.

18. 118 测 The Art of Fortune-Telling by Chinese Characters 测字有术 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban1.5M WordsCompleted When I was five, a fortune-teller said I’d be able to read people’s minds when I grew up. My parents thought I was a genius and spent the whole family’s savings to send me to school. But I failed the college entrance exam and became a fried-noodle vendor. That vendor later became a “Walking Encyclopedia,” all thanks to the saying, “In books, there are houses of gold.” You are not just who you are. You can become a different kind of dazzling light. Read a comment on the first page, and you’ll get 161.3kReads9.6Score40kShelves
19. 119 官 Climbing the Official Ranks from Humble Beginnings 官场之寒门逆袭 Bao Erri鲍尔日Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Lu Haoming's son-in-law said, “At government offices in the city, reaching director-general level is already the ceiling for people from farming families like us.” Lu Haoming refuses to believe it. The road to office is beset by countless obstacles. He's too handsome, attracting one beauty after another, and his outspoken nature brings him repeated setbacks. Watch how he breaks through and rises straight to the top. 94.7kReads9.5Score10.8kShelves
20. 120 校 The Campus Belle Had Never Been Linked to Anyone, Until I Went to College 校花学姐从无绯闻，直到我上大学 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 412kReads9.8Score43.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist has an online IQ, and the male protagonist has a little love brain. He is very good-looking and can be eaten with confidence.

21. 121 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 11.5kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    Very funny oh oh

22. 122 小 My Junior Sister Is Overpowered, Yet Ridiculously Goofy 小师妹明明超强却过分沙雕 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 260.5kReads9.6Score28.1kShelves
23. 123 我 I Buried Kindness With My Own Hands and Became the Lord of Taboos 我亲手埋葬善良，终成禁忌之主 Little Xian Is Writing小贤在写Urban634k WordsCompleted [Supernatural powers + growth + corruption + devouring + a crucible of human nature + fiery action] On the eve of the college entrance exams, torrential rain pierces through his school uniform, soaking him to the skin. Lu Yi curls up in a pool of blood in a dark alley, the taste of rotting flesh and rust churning in his throat. The body nurtured by eighteen years of kindness, along with everything he knows, is being reforged. When the boy drinks a drop of blood from a heart, a scarlet data panel 1.5kReads8.6Score246Shelves

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    I highly recommend these good books to you. Not only are there many types, they include mind-expanding ones, including cultivating immortals and collecting faith stories, decapitating gods, suspenseful brain-burning stories, supernatural mystery novels, hot-blooded adventures, and powerful intellectual battles.

24. 124 灵 The Spirit Stone Immortal Clan 灵石仙族 Writing Nonsense一通乱写Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing (The animated series is now available, and the first print edition is on sale. Its title is "Blackstone: Bloodline Awakening". Search for it on any platform.) (All six volumes are complete. There’s plenty to read, so dig in!) [Family saga + ensemble cast + no System + not saintly + slow burn + the protagonist is a stone + behind-the-scenes machinations + no female lead] Volume 1: Winds Rise over Song Mountain (complete) Volume 2: Clash of the Origin Condensation Realm (complete) Volume 3: Riding 71.2kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
25. 125 斩 Slay the Gods: Wanderer of Fangcun Mountain, Ender of the Age of Chaos 斩神：方寸山行走，终结乱世源！ Raise a Sword and Ask the Book提剑问书Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Ye Ming transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and becomes the Bodhi Patriarch's agent! The Divine Ruins' [Three Teachings Assembly] lets words become reality! From the start, he learns the Great Grade Celestial Immortal Art, gaining immense strength, superhuman senses, and unparalleled insight. He later masters a host of divine abilities, including the External Body Incarnation and the Law of Heaven and Earth... As long as he completes the Patriarch's trials, he can even merge with the i 25.3kReads9.0Score3kShelves
26. 126 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 128.2kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves
27. 127 异 The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 504.4kReads9.7Score67.3kShelves
28. 128 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The new book, The Night of Absolution, is out now! If you enjoy Old Li's style, come show your support~] [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 244.8kReads9.4Score53.4kShelves
29. 129 疯 This Is Insane! One Question Made Millions of Students Cry 疯了！一道题难哭亿万学生 Clouds Stop, Water Flows云止流水Urban507k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a short drama] He is elementary school students' worst nightmare, the most twisted question setter in the world! One exam wiped out 140,000 students in Jiangcheng, and a single question brought 200,000 students in Huicheng to tears! Every student who has ever taken Qin Ye's exams is left with a hundred thousand questions swirling through their head. [What color was Daji's bellyband?] [Did the King of Qin circle the pillar clockwise or counterclockwise?] [This is a Chinese exam, and 11.7kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    This book, once you read it, you won't make a sound. Don't miss it when you pass by. Don't miss the opportunity before it comes again.

30. 130 我 My Years as Empress Dowager 我当太后这些年 Sword Bean刀豆Historical433k WordsCompleted [Empress Dowager Feng Ping of the current dynasty x the refined and elegant minister Li Yi] [Historical romance + equally matched leads + palace intrigue + strong heroine + heart-wrenching + tragic ending + alternate world + coercive love] A widow’s door invites trouble. At twenty-two, the Empress Dowager is in the prime of youth, with a face like a flower. Her husband has only just died, and she is as pitiful as a dewy white camellia. Her family is no help, and she has no son of her own. The Em 852Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    [The short play has been released, search the novel title directly on this site] In the third year of Yifeng, the concubine of Ningyang Houfu entered the palace. Once you enter the palace gate, you are as deep as the sea, but you cannot be moved by your true feelings. Ning Shuyan was very sober. What she wanted was glory, wealth and the emperor's favor. In three years, she worked step by step to seduce the emperor and climbed from the position of talented person to the noble concubine. There are rumors in the harem that the emperor favors women only by looking at whether they are beneficial or not, whether they are interested or not. Xiao Yu was interested in this woman when he first met her. He said: "I didn't expect that she was quite pretty." Everyone said that the emperor was only interested in her temporarily. But it was this moment of interest that pampered Ning Shuyan for a lifetime...

31. 131 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 68.7kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves
32. 132 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 3.2kReads8.9Score303Shelves
33. 133 娇 The Seductive Imperial Consort: I Accidentally Took Over the Imperial Harem 娇媚皇妃：不小心称霸后宫呢 Pumpkin Stewed with Star Anise八角炖南瓜Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted A slow-paced palace-intrigue novel with an ensemble of women. Set against the backdrop of Shen Ningsu, a concubine-born daughter of the Shen family, entering the imperial palace, it tells the story of her reunion with Qi Yun, her childhood neighbor and older sister, and her friendship with Fang Yan, a gentle younger sister. Together, the three women each show their talents, look out for one another, and stand together through every hardship as they establish themselves in the imperial harem step 1Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 入 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 Yu Jiuzhao御九昭Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Scheming] [Clearheaded Career Woman] Originally titled The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue, retitled Guide to Palace Intrigue for a Favorite Consort ※ After entering the palace and becoming pregnant, the concubine-born Shen Yiwan was made Virtuous Consort. Then, in a moment of utter foolishness, she made the decision she would regret most for the rest of her life. She summoned her legiti 1.5kReads8.6Score100Shelves
35. 135 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 13.4kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
36. 136 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 858Reads8.6Score102Shelves
37. 137 宫 Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂 Capricorn Big Fish摩羯大鱼Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t 1.1kReads9.2Score127Shelves
38. 138 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 12.7kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
39. 139 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 34.4kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
40. 140 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7kReads9.2Score847Shelves
41. 141 贵 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 28kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
42. 142 深 Phantoms of the Deep Palace 深宫幻影 Lotus Blossoms菡萏花开Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted Years later, people would remember only this: the Empress, who was still Crown Princess at the time, ran to the city wall with reckless abandon. Every step was stained with glaring blood, all so she could catch one last glimpse of Marquis Mu as he rode away. Some of the people outside the city wall were lucky enough to see Marquis Mu stop his horse, too… (A continuation of the mortal-world BE ending of My Cruel Love: I Only Want to Be Together for a Lifetime. There will be a few small differen 509Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 娘 The Empress Consort's Every Move Wins the Emperor's Heart 娘娘步步为营，缓缓登帝王心尖 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 6kReads9.1Score574Shelves
44. 144 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 43.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
45. 145 深 A Noble Consort in the Deep Palace 深宫有贵妃 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 11.9kReads9.0Score745Shelves
46. 146 娇 The Alluring and Virtuous Consort Is a Master Flirt, and the Coldhearted Emperor Takes the Bait 娇媚贤妃太会撩，薄情帝王上钩了 Shou Chu守初Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + political scheming + slice of life + alternate world + heroine focused on her career] (Don't nitpick the historical details. Everything follows the author's own version!) Jiang Wanyi, a modern-day executive, unexpectedly transmigrates into the virtuous consort of the Great Zhou Kingdom. She thinks that with such a high-ranking position, she can relax and coast to an easy victory! Who could have guessed there'd be a honey-tongued, two-faced empress above her, along with an arro 65Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 帝 The Emperor's Favorite: Reborn, I Fight My Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 帝心宠，重生娘娘一路宫斗夺后位 Must-Read必看Ancient Romance891k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue only + Not mutually chaste + Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be weak + Devoted hero] In her previous life, after her flesh had been carved away and her eyes gouged out, one man came for her through a river of blood and overthrew the dynasty to avenge her. Reborn, she did everything she could to get by his side. By then, he had become the supreme emperor, while she was just a low-ranking consort. She pretended to be a little white rabbit to avoid the palace’s bloody intrigue 331Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 重 Back to Her Audition Year, She Rises Through the Harem 重回选秀当年，她在后宫步步高升 Thousand-Layer Cheese千层奶酪Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Ningwan, daughter of the chancellor, was far too innocent. Though she was greatly favored after entering the palace, it was all a ploy to lull her into a false sense of security. In her fifth year there, she was framed for poisoning the imperial heir, thrown into the Cold Palace, and left to die a miserable death. Her family suffered because of her, enduring terrible hardships in prison before they died. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in the ye 351Reads8.4Score—Shelves
49. 149 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 69.9kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
50. 150 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 22.3kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

    Reader note

    📚|"The female supporting character wears a book and kidnaps the heroine to be her sister-in-law"💥 Her head is shot by a brick at a construction site, and Tang Tian transforms into a humble nympho who is infatuated with the male protagonist in a period novel? No! The new Xinzi's backhand is a coquettish move - she kicks the PUA male protagonist away, and broadcasts his ugly appearance that "can stick green onions in his nostrils" to the whole network. He even wakes up from nightmares with laughter🤣! ✨Highlight the heroine Tang Tian✨ • The King of Strong Mouth: He blackened the hero into briquettes just to protect himself, but as a result, all the matchmakers in the village turned their backs - this girl is so sober! • The king of anti-routine: The original owner delivers food? She backhandedly reported the male protagonist for cheating on food and drink; did the plot require her to be a licking dog? She directly turned over the Shiwen dining table🍽️! • Invisible fishing system: A certain soldier's brother secretly looked in the mirror, "I have small nostrils and am energetic, which is perfect for my wife." - Tangtian:? How come this male protagonist has conquered himself! 💥Sudian Explosion💥 • Perpetual motion machine in the face: From "posting a joke" to "the whole village smells so good" when the male protagonist regrets his bowels, she has become successful in architectural design! • The heroine x soldier brother: He is responsible for protecting his wife with hormones, and she is responsible for using 21st century thinking to crit the best. The husband and wife doubles to torture the scum and it is so exciting! 🔥An advantage in one sentence🔥 "Dressed as an unfair female partner? Then trick the heroine of the original text into being a sister-in-law, and then form a CP dismantling assembly line with Brother Bing's husband!" #Chronowenantishaceceiling #professional #couples team up to torture the scum, the sweetness is beyond the limit 👉🏻PS: The famous scene with a brick headshot at the beginning makes you laugh so hard, the heroine pretends to be dizzy and the OS is more exciting than a talk show, watch it!

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