A Eunuch for Real, Power Struggles, Palace Intrigue, and an Empress. A Brilliant Historical Novel. 真太监➕权谋➕宫斗➕皇后。历史小说，精彩绝伦。
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A Thousand Miles of Frost, Stars Falling Like Rain 千里霜寒星如雨
(No System, no golden finger, no transmigration. Political intrigue, not childish, not mindless, and no characters acting stupid.) The nation is divided into seven provinces: Zhong, Yong, Liang, Bing, Ze, Wan, and Yun. The wheels of history are gradually turning toward an age of chaos. Coups! Wars! Alliances and rivalries! Political marriages! Betrayals! What path lies ahead? Ran Xing, a young man who came from a small place to study in Fengdu, meets the young masters and princesses of the vario
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- 2 Empress Dowager Cixi and Her Three Favored Eunuchs 慈禧皇后与她的三个宠爱太监 [Eunuchs + Palace Secrets + Empress Dowager Cixi + Court Intrigue] From the time Empress Dowager Cixi entered the palace to the day she ruled from behind the curtain, she shared an unusual relationship with three eunuchs: An Dehai, Li Lianying, and Xiao Dezhang. They were like master and servants, like friends, and more than anything, like old companions. She doted on the three eunuchs, who relied on her favor to do as they pleased, throw their weight around, and take part in court affairs. This 51.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
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I Am Hongli, Building a Golden Age for the Qing Dynasty 朕是弘历打造大清盛世
[Political Intrigue + Harem Rivalries + Factional Strife + Romance + Emperor] Hongli ascended the throne at twenty-five and ruled for sixty years, making him the longest-reigning and longest-lived emperor in history. He governed with diligence, excelling in both civil and military affairs, and led the Qing to the height of its golden age. Yet factional strife raged through the court, conflicts in the deep palace never ceased, and danger lurked behind the splendor. In the end, the golden age ga
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The Eunuch of a Thousand Years Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 九千岁他百媚千娇
(A deranged villain who is a real eunuch × a cat-demon empress, both inexperienced, happy ending) (A redemption story focused mainly on the romance. The male lead is a villain through and through, with no redemption. The female lead is carefree and oblivious. No pointless side characters. The storybook world isn't the real mortal realm. Some scenes are quite bloody, so read with care.) He had once been a demon living in hell, a maggot in filthy mud, a loathsome walking corpse, a killing machine
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The Emperor’s Favorite: The Chief Eunuch Comes to Cuddle 帝王宠，內侍总管来帖帖
Gentle, handsome eunuch chief, the receiver VS cool, stern emperor, the pursuer [Two male leads, two male leads, two male leads. We’re saying it three times because it’s important. If you don’t like this, please make sure you know what you’re getting into. Don’t leave a bad review halfway through saying it isn’t a straight romance. Seriously, thanks.] Now, back to the story. The whole novel is sweet and loving, with a happy ending. It’s incredibly romantic, and both leads are each other’s only o
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he
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- 7 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves
- 8 A Farewell to Quiet Joy 清欢辞 Xiao Qinghuan, daughter of the Marquis of Wuyang, was praised by everyone in Bianjing as a fine young lady from a distinguished scholarly family. She was beautiful, gentle, and charming. Before she had even come of age, countless young men from prominent families had come to ask for her hand, but she had not taken a liking to a single one. The man she loved was a peerless hero. “The young ladies in the capital are all pretty much the same, dull as dishwater. Especially the ones from scholarly fa 20.2kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
- 9 The Phoenix Comes to Court 凤临朝 Princess Zhaode, who surrounded the Xue residence at night and whipped her consort, is getting married again! Her new husband is Pei Sanlang, a notorious rake in Yingjing who has been jilted by two former fiancées. At twenty-four, he’s still a bachelor. People laugh behind their backs: a discarded wife and a bachelor, a perfect match! They say Princess Zhaode is weak, reserved, and gentle, but Pei Yan sees her take action with swift, decisive ruthlessness. They say Pei Sanlang is an idle wastrel 1.2kReads9.0Score184Shelves
- 10 Before Daybreak 不终朝 [Two Generals + Love of Country and Home + Long-Suffering Romance + Mystery and Investigation + Mutual Pining + Commander Couple] [A decisive, resilient, loyal and strategic female general vs. the steady, patient and far-sighted commander of the Yinchi Army] Shen Xun and Xie Jin are sworn enemies, bitter rivals whose relationship is common knowledge. They rose to fame in their youth and spent ten years at war, yet in the end, they could not escape becoming pawns. A single imperial decree marryin 2.1kReads9.5Score331Shelves
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Snowbound in the Deep Palace 深宫缚雪
The Young General Mu's Childhood Sweetheart [Mu Chenfeng & Fu Ningxue | Mystery | Doting Romance] The moment young Master Mu stepped into the Fu residence, the daughter of Chancellor Fu set her sights on him. Day One: A painting titled Young Master Mu Battles the Man-Eating Flower Day Two: Acupuncture for Young Master Mu Day Three... Parrot: Wow! Another poor soul! Another poor soul! Years later: Young Master Mu wrapped an arm around Miss Fu's waist and gently nibbled her earlobe. He whisper
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Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？
[☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother
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The Empress Has Fallen from Favor, and the Fake Eunuch Is in Luck! 皇后失宠，假太监有福了！
Lin Yi transmigrated into a parallel-world Han dynasty and became the emperor's most favored fake eunuch. Emperor: “You can handle state affairs for me, Xiao Yizi. Now hurry up and come entertain me!” Empress: “Xiao Yizi, visit Kunning Palace often. I have something important to discuss with you...” Consort Wan: “Xiao Yizi, if you can help me depose the empress, I’ll make it worth your while...”
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- 14 I'm a Eunuch, How Could I Have an Affair with the Empress? 我是太监，能跟皇后有染？ The renowned physician Zhou Ran transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty. He becomes a eunuch in name only, a fake eunuch who is nothing like the real thing. When the emperor neglects the empress, Zhou Ran is forced to investigate. He discovers that the emperor is actually a woman too. Zhou Ran: “My lords, His Majesty can vouch for me: I’m a eunuch. How can you suspect that I’m having an affair with the empress?” 523Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Eunuch Husband Is More Beautiful Than Flowers 太监夫君比花娇
(A genuine eunuch x a princess from a fallen kingdom, light and sweet romance + mutual salvation) When the Nan Kingdom raises its army, the Ying Kingdom surrenders without a fight. The uncherished little princess proves to be the last person to uphold the dignity of Ying, and the moment she hears the news, she prepares to die for her country. But the new emperor betroths her to a great hero of the Nan Kingdom: Zhu Yunjian, the Director of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. This eunuch is cru
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Beauty in the Bedchamber: The Tyrannical Eunuch Is Crazed and Dotes on Me 帐中娇：暴戾九千岁又疯又宠
The comic adaptation is now available! (Also known as The Mad, Brutal Eunuch Turned Around and Gently Coaxed Me) [Abusing scumbags + reborn + happy ending + both leads untouched + a vicious, cold-blooded Chief Eunuch who is ruthless to everyone else but a broken, devoted puppy to her vs. a clear-eyed heroine who has been reborn and learned from her mistakes. This novel is entirely fictional.] Pei Min, Chief Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, wielded absolute power and was bloodthirsty and brutal. The
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My Childhood Friend Became a Eunuch and Rules the Palace 竹马变太监，宫里一手遮天
My Childhood Friend Became a Eunuch and Now Rules the Imperial Palace
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- 18 The Vengeful Woman’s Rise to Become the Inner Palace’s Chief Eunuch 复仇女一路升迁为内宫第一宦官 The Revenge-Seeking Woman Rises Through the Ranks to Become the Palace's Top Eunuch —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 A Real Eunuch: From the Start, I Castrated Myself and Mastered the Sunflower Manual 真太监：开局自宫，满级葵花宝典 With the Sunflower Manual before him, Li Yi swings his blade without hesitation! “It’s only an inch or two. Piece of cake!” Once you’ve removed the root of your troubles, drawing your blade comes naturally! After mastering the divine art, he establishes the Western Depot. Powerful figures “voluntarily” join the Western Depot! Second Supervisor Dongfang Bubai: “The sun rises in the east, and I alone remain undefeated!” Third Supervisor Cao Zhengchun: “Hero Guihai, Miss Haitang!” Fourth Commander 14.4kReads8.7Score956Shelves
- 20 Regent, Please Take the Couch 摄政王请上塌 Transmigrating isn’t a problem, but heaven, please get your eyes checked! Why would you make a freshly graduated college student transmigrate into the ruler of a country? And not just any ruler, but a damn tyrant! Transmigration Skit 1 Yuan Qing: “Chancellor, if you dare force the Grand Tutor to resign, you’ll have to step over my dead body!” Su Jindong: “Granted. Prepare two straw mats for His Majesty!” Yuan Qing: “Am I not worthy of a coffin?” Transmigration Skit 2 Yuan Qing: “Chancellor 1.3kReads9.1Score101Shelves
- 21 The Empress's Elite Eunuch 女帝的极品太监 Su Chen transmigrates to another world, the Great Zhou. The bad news: he has become a “eunuch” in the imperial palace. The good news: he still has his manhood. He is also the only man in the entire palace. The emperor is a woman, and so are the consorts in the palace. All kinds of beauties gather around him. But there is even worse news. In this world, ancient martial arts thrive, and all sorts of mysterious experts abound. The good news is that before transmigrating, Su Chen was known as the “G 186Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Palace Consort Is Held Down and Kissed by the Powerful Eunuch Until She Sobs 娘娘被权宦摁在怀里吻得哭唧唧
[Both leads are each other’s only love + powerful eunuch + sweet romance + soft and delicate heroine] Jiang Mian made three wishes to Heaven. In her previous life, she was born with a heart condition. Her parents, whom she had never even met, abandoned her in the wilderness. Someone later took her in and used her as a human guinea pig for testing medicine, and she died young. So her first wish was for a healthy body. And then she was reborn. Jiang Mian made her second wish on the Spring Society
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- 23 I Took My Sister's Place and Married the Eunuch Lord 替姐姐嫁给九千岁 [Both leads are each other’s first and only + exclusive devotion + sisters swap marriages + ruthless Chief Eunuch vs. easygoing beauty] Jiang Yunshu transmigrates into the illegitimate daughter of the Marquis of Xiping’s household. She has food and shelter and can laze around to her heart’s content. All she wants is to remain an invisible nobody in the marquis’s household forever. Her legitimate older sister, Jiang Zhaohua, is famous throughout the capital. A decree from the palace summons her 28.1kReads9.2Score3kShelves
- 24 The Imperial Exams: Uncle, A Commoner’s Rise Depends on You 科举：叔啊，泥腿子翻身就靠你了 My new book, After Refusing to Rejoin My Ancestral Clan, I Became a Sage Through the Imperial Exams, is out now. Come check it out! After transmigrating as the youngest son of a farming family, he finds himself with nothing but bare walls. The immense wealth he built in business in his previous life did not come with him, and everything he knows is useless here. His widowed mother is at the top of the household, his widowed sister-in-law in the middle, and his nieces and nephews at the bottom. H 1.6kReads8.3Score107Shelves
- 25 Reborn as a Big Fat Cat 重生之我成大胖橘了 (Fans of Empresses in the Palace, please stay away.) Jinqing looked at the person on the TV, then at her surroundings, and sighed. If only I could become emperor… The ruler of an entire country, at the very peak of power. 444Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 An Lingrong Reborn: Redemption for Two Poor Souls 安陵容重生之两个可怜蛋儿的救赎 No one is born wicked. Given a second chance at life, she can stand proudly between heaven and earth, pure and free of the slightest blemish. There are no schemes in this story, only open strategies. Greed, anger, and delusion are the greatest traps. Every rival is treated with respect, and no one is made foolish for the sake of the plot. Everyone knowingly sinks into their own desires. The highest art of romance is making the other person unable to live without you. This is a mutual pursuit tha 1.3kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 27 Transmigrating as Fat Orange to Give Yixiu a Happy Life 穿越大胖橘给宜修幸福生活 A miserable college girl transmigrates into Fat Tangerine to give Yixiu a happy life. She changes Yixiu's fate and helps her become more confident. Sweet romance and everyday sweetness. The heroine knows nothing about palace intrigue, so this is pure, brainless pampering. There is some vilification of Chun Yuan, and Zhen Huan is heavily vilified. Zhen Huan fans, stay away. I'll try to give all the consorts happy endings, though there's nothing I can do for some of the cannon fodder. This is my f 1.1kReads8.7Score101Shelves
- 28 Consort Hua Is Reborn, and the Fourth Prince Transmigrates into a Book 华妃重生，四爷穿书 I'm a passionate young man from the twenty-first century. After spending an entire night rewatching Empresses in the Palace, I transmigrated into its world and became Fourth Master. I swore I would never repeat his mistakes. Meanwhile, Consort Hua woke with a start in Yikun Palace. She had been reborn, and as memories of her past life came rushing back, her heart ached. She vowed to change her fate in this life, and the fate of the Nian family. What kind of sparks will fly when a rebirth story m 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Film and TV Crossover: Starting Out as An Lingrong and Becoming a Top Grinder 综影视之从安陵容开始当卷王 Su Wanwan was a consummate workaholic. Just as she had achieved success, she unexpectedly died from overwork and gained a System that let her survive in TV dramas. What? She could go home once she completed her missions? Then she'd better get right to work! Mission worlds: An Lingrong in Empresses in the Palace, Wei Yanwan in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, with the next world yet to be decided. This is a slow transmigration story, slow transmigration, slow transmigration! I'll say it three tim 29kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
- 30 The Harem: Consort Hua Reborn 后宫之华妃重生 Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, died with a heart full of resentment in her previous life. Unexpectedly, she was reborn. When she woke again, she knew that Consort Duan had not harmed her child. She still both hated and loved the emperor. She hated him for using her feelings and devotion to bring down the entire Nian family, but loved the man she had sincerely given her heart to when they were young. But if she hadn’t been so foolish in her previous life, how would she have made so many enemies? When 11.8kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
- 31 Empresses in the Palace: Transmigrating as Fat Orange 甄嬛传之穿越胖橘 After rewatching her comfort show, Zhou Qin felt sorry for every character. The women in the harem either fought for fame and fortune or went mad with love, but in the end, it all stemmed from that pitiful emperor. “Perhaps I once got everything I ever wanted in this life. But just like sand slipping through my fingers, in the end, I lost it all...” Yet as she thought about the show more carefully, she realized that even the most despicable characters had something pitiable about them. A mother' 1.4kReads8.6Score127Shelves
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Director Zhao’s Darling: Love in Troubled Times 赵督主的掌心娇：乱世情长
A real eunuch + an unloved legitimate daughter. Both are devoted only to each other + happy ending + possessive romance + sweet indulgence + no angst + mutual salvation. In the Northern Kingdom, Su Ruoli, the unloved eldest daughter of the Su family, is forced to marry Zhao, the powerful eunuch who heads the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. He is ruthless and vicious, wielding absolute power throughout the Northern Kingdom. At court, this influential minister stands like a towering colossus, a
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The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山
For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di
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- 34 The Noble Consort Has a Heart Condition: Beautiful, Ruthless, and Meant to Be Pampered 贵妃有心疾，美艳又狠辣，得宠着 Rong Yu was a dazzling, peerless, brilliant healer and top female agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century. During an overseas mission, her ship exploded. She died and her soul crossed into another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Cangfeng Dynasty, a delicate young woman with a weak constitution and a heart condition. He appeared to be a puppet emperor, stripped of his imperial authority. Behind the scenes, however, he was 398Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 35 The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈，一朝成凰登后位 [Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to 5.7kReads8.5Score631Shelves
- 36 The Years of Mu Mu 慕慕年华 She suddenly wakes from a dream and has forgotten many important people. Walking on eggshells, with two souls in one body, how will she break through the deadlock? She and he were enemies, yet neither could live without the other. Watch them join forces and fight their way out of this deadly game. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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After Marrying the Mad Crown Prince to Bring Him Good Fortune 嫁给疯批太子冲喜后
The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas
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- 38 She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许! Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a 2kReads9.3Score529Shelves
- 39 Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister 重生恶女守家：祖母阿姐我都要 In her previous life, Jiang Zhiyue was deceived by her stepmother into doing many terrible things, earning her a notorious reputation. Her elder siblings died because of her, and she was accused of plotting to kill her grandmother. Her eyes were blinded, her voice stolen, and the tendons in all four limbs severed. In the end, she was thrown into a river, still full of resentment. Her stepmother then used the corpses of her blood relatives to claim her mother's title as Duchess of the State. When 14.1kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
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Record of a Thousand Lanterns 千灯录
[Mystery solving + palace intrigue and household scheming + face-slapping and revenge + powerful families + court and kingdom] Fifteen prospective husbands are locked in a fight to the death in my family’s back courtyard, while all I want is to become a nun. Schemes and deceit, suspicion at every turn, bloodshed and tragedy piling up, a deadly battle in the back courtyard with no survivors allowed. [The high-born judge of the Court of Judicial Review, who loves wiping out entire households] x [T
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- 41 Reborn as the Older Sister of a Tragic Romance Heroine, I Keep My Crazy in Check 穿成虐文女主她姐，姐稳定发疯 Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection 41.6kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
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After Seducing the Sinister Emperor, He Goes on a Stable Spiral 勾了阴鸷帝王后，他稳定发疯
The rating just came out, so it’ll go up. [A tearful, fake-innocent little flower vs. a sinister, obsessive emperor] [Taking by force + Obsessive, deranged yandere + Imprisoned with no chance of escape + Faking her death] The male lead grows more and more twisted, obsessive, and vicious as the story progresses. Tang Bao’er hurriedly packs her things and heads straight into the Eastern Palace of the crown prince. She does it not only to escape trouble, but also because she knows that the “bloodth
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Spoiled Little Childhood Sweetheart: The Stern Commander-in-Chief's Secret Identity Is Exposed 娇宠小青梅：闷骚督主的马甲掉了
[A genuine eunuch, a little angst, but he recovers later] They were childhood sweethearts. When they meet again years later, he's no longer a man! Xiao Xi marries a eunuch and becomes the subject of public ridicule, but then headlines in the capital give the wicked man the title of “wife slave.” But he refuses to consummate the marriage and insists they act like brother and sister. He: “I'm not used to you being so close.” She: “Quit pretending. You drug me so you can hold me and kiss me.” He: “
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Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙
Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put
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- 45 Reborn, I Won't Indulge Anyone 重生了，本宫谁也不惯着 [Reborn, revenge on scoundrels, both sexually inexperienced, sweet romance, adorable child] Wen Ning was reborn a year before her imperial husband, his concubine cousin, and her own son had cruelly murdered her by cutting out her heart and draining her blood. They still expect her to don armor for the Great Ye Dynasty, battle across the land, and expand its borders? Dream on! After getting a second chance at life, Wen Ning only wants to slack off. In her previous life, she bore the title of empr 2.7kReads9.1Score296Shelves
- 46 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
- 47 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 14.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
- 48 She Exudes Tea, and He Spoils His Wife Without Limits 茶香四溢，爷他宠妻无度 [Qing Dynasty transmigration + Fourth Prince faction + Household and Palace Intrigue + Empress + Yinzhen + Sole Favorite + Multiple Births + Childbirth] Ultimate goal: Work to ensure English classes are never introduced in future generations. Lin Mingyan: “Wow, my lord, you’re amazing. I could never hit something that hard~~~” Inwardly: Amazing, my ass! This is the only decent outfit I own, and now you’ve splattered it with something unmentionable! Lin Mingyan: “As long as you visit me from tim 15.6kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
- 49 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
- 50 The Side Consort’s Memoir of Becoming Empress 侧妃为后记 [Household Intrigue + Palace Intrigue] Not a one-on-one romance. The male lead has a wife and concubines early on, but later dotes on the heroine alone. No suspicion or misunderstandings. A little angst, but mostly sweet. The heroine falls for him first, but she isn't completely ruled by love. Her experiences have shaped her, and she's usually quite level-headed. (Though perhaps she is a little taken by his looks.) The male lead doesn't realize his own feelings, but he's been good to the heroine 3.4kReads9.0Score277Shelves
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