Palace Intrigue, Smart Characters, No Falling in Love, Fight for the Throne, No Giving Up, No Dumbing Down, Political Scheming 宫斗，有脑子，不动情，夺嫡不摆烂，不降智，权谋

1. 151 穿 After Transmigrating, the Royal Family Snatched Me Up to Be the Crown Princess 穿越后，被皇室抢去当太子妃 Falling Star, Broken Mirror坠星折镜Two Male Leads632k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigration (Reborn from Infancy) + Married from the Start + Purely Sweet, No Angst + Court Intrigue + 1v1 HE] Lin Shiming, from the modern world, transmigrates one day and is born into a military family in a fictional world, becoming the second son of the Duke Who Guards the Nation. With his parents as role models, constantly away on “imperial orders” (actually, happy travels), and a capable older brother to inherit the family estate, Lin Shiming has no pressure at all and 7.5kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
2. 152 穿 After Becoming the Duke's Dowager, I Kicked Out Every Ungrateful Child and Grandchild 穿成国公老夫人后我把不孝儿孙全踢了 Li Sanye李三爷Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Yun transmigrates into a book, and from the start, her whole family is being stripped of their possessions and exiled? Looking at this roomful of unfilial descendants, Qin Yun thinks the whole family has brought this on themselves. The eldest son's family is corrupt and lawless, and their servants commit acts of violence, bringing disaster upon the household. The second son's family is weak and hidebound, yet they pride themselves on being upright scholars. They presume to criticize the crow 2.1kReads9.1Score431Shelves
3. 153 八 Emperor at Eight: Can I Make It to the Other Shore? 八岁为帝：朕能走到对岸吗？ At Ease at the Edge of the World天涯逍遥Historical2.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the imperial family of the Yu Dynasty, Chu Ling found himself a son born to a concubine, without power or influence, and with a weak maternal clan. It seemed his best option was to become an idle prince, surrounded by beautiful women, frequenting pleasure quarters and indulging in wine and song. But the new emperor died suddenly less than a year after ascending the throne, and fate played a cruel joke on Chu Ling, forcing him down an entirely new path! 12.8kReads8.6Score923Shelves
4. 154 清 Qing Transmigration: The Empress’s Beloved White Moonlight 清穿：娇宠白月光皇后 Shao Shao邵韶Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted [Campus Writing Contest Short-to-Medium Novel] What am I supposed to do after transmigrating into the role of Qianlong’s empress? And not just any empress, but the famous virtuous Empress Fuca! The legendary woman who was Qianlong’s first love? More importantly, she bore several children, suffered through physical and emotional torment, and died young in her thirties! Fu Yueyan, who knows her history inside out in the modern world: This is too tragic. I want out! Scumbag Qianlong: Don’t be afrai 763Reads9.1Score—Shelves
5. 155 四 The Fourth Prince Dotes on Me, My Son Protects Me: From Consort to Empress 四爷宠！儿子护！当了福晋当皇后 Willow Bank杨柳岸Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, unlike the historical one.] After transmigrating, Yun Qu swallowed nervously as she faced her complicated new circumstances. She had become the Fourth Prince's primary consort. What was she supposed to do? Could she ever go back? Once she learned that returning was impossible, Yun Qu accepted her fate. She decided to raise her son well and treat the Fourth Prince like her boss, serving him diligently. If he pointed east, she wouldn't go west. If he wanted to take a co 13.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
6. 156 无 The Saltless Empress 无盐为后 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli 524Reads8.8Score129Shelves
7. 157 快 Quick Transmigration: The Empress Is Born to Bewitch 快穿：娘娘媚骨天成 Biology Nerds Never Give Up生物狗永不认输Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [This story is complete. The new story, The Frail, Bewitching Favorite with the Cannon-Fodder Heroine’s Script, is now underway.] [Everyone’s darling + alternate history + System + wish fulfillment + romantic rival showdown. This is not a pure Qing Dynasty story, and history will change!!!] After dying as Zhao Hede, beloved consort of Emperor Cheng of Han, she entered the Quick Transmigration Bureau and made deals with figures from history in hopes of bringing her elder sister back to life. Worl 16.3kReads9.3Score808Shelves
8. 158 嫁 After Marrying a Treacherous Official, I Worry Every Day That My Husband Will Go Astray 嫁给奸臣后，每天担心夫君走歪路 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Shen Heng transmigrates into an alternate history as the secret first wife of Xie Jian, the most notorious corrupt chancellor of all time, and finds herself on the way to elope with someone. She doesn't even know where to begin complaining. This is what the Record of True Chancellors says about Xie Jian: Xie Jian, courtesy name Zixuan, was the last chancellor of the Great Cong Dynasty. Through his own efforts, he brought down the dynasty, which had stood for over six hundred years. His life: He 24.1kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
9. 159 执 The Jade-Hilted Waist 执玉腰 Shi Munan十木南Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available. Search the platform for A Pair of Swallows to purchase.) [Pure historical romance, not reborn + Marriage Before Love + One-Sided Salvation + Cherishing and Doting + Emotional Push and Pull] (Completed. Original title: A Pair of Swallows) [Sweet Romance, Both Leads Untainted: Gentle, Clever Noblewoman VS Dark, Ill-Tempered Prince] A marriage decree forced Yun Hua, the fourth daughter of the Yun family, to marry the Seventh Prince, Si Heng. The imperial edict c 23.5kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves

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10. 160 春 Spring Mountain in Uproar 春山喧 Biyou彼呦Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Faithful couple + older-sister-younger-man romance + reunion after years apart + secret crush + healing + slow-paced travel variety show + happy ending] "Straightforward, loyal F1 driver x glamorous, gentle actress" - At the height of her fame, Wen Wanning was filming in Northeast China. On a snowy night with temperatures at minus twenty degrees, her van broke down halfway up a mountain. Not long after she hung up with the repair shop, a battered Santana came skidd 123.9kReads9.5Score23.9kShelves
11. 161 手 With the City God’s Seal in Hand, Lady Song Dares to Rule on Any Case 手持城隍印，宋大人她啥案都敢断 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery solving + slight horror + ensemble cast + reinforcements later] The Song family scrimped and saved to help Song Zi’an secure an official post, but he disappeared just before taking it up. Song Zheng, who came back from the dead through connections, decides to take his brother’s place. Being an official can’t be that hard. But when she arrives, she discovers that the posting is in a harsh place, full of all kinds of people, where the locals are both poor and unruly. The county office is 19.3kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    There is no love in the heart, and the god of nature draws his sword [learned][learned][learned]

12. 162 妻 My Wife Wants to Break Off the Engagement? Then I’ll Make Her Beg for Mercy! 妻主退婚？那就疼到她怕！ Xu Zhao许曌Two Male Leads590k WordsCompleted The heroine is genuinely principled + no male-male romance + multiple male leads . Xu Zhao has always believed her childhood sweetheart and fiance, who loves her as much as she loves him, is a gentle, proper, perfect husband. That is, until she sees the floating comments. [He refused to sign the marriage contract a second ago, and now she's about to be locked in a little room with a tiny chain around her!] [Great, a gloomy, obsessive, sickly jealous husband. We're doomed!] During the year her bo 2.5kReads7.7Score238Shelves

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    The tag is dual male protagonists, but it's a romance. Although the score is a bit low, it is still very beautiful. The heroine can see the barrage and rely on the barrage to gradually regain the power that was elusive in the previous life.

13. 163 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance674k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 629Reads8.5Score113Shelves

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    In troubled times, power is the bone, and fate is the soul. There are swords and shadows in the world, and the tenderness of children is as tender as water. Jin Yong's martial arts style meets delicate emotions.

14. 164 重 Reborn to Raise Children: The Princess Consort of Prince Heng Grows Stronger 重生养娃，衡王妃她变强了 Yan Qianxi宴千惜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Raising a child + father and son constantly bickering + reborn with plenty to say + winning back his wife at any cost] In her previous life, Meng Yunshang loved someone else, but was forced into marriage with Lu Chenxiao and brought to the Prince Heng's estate. She resented him for five years. Five years later, when she learned that the man she loved had died in battle, she set herself on fire. Amid the raging flames just before her death, she saw the son she had always neglected. He had brok 5.6kReads8.7Score617Shelves

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    I think it's okay [shy]

15. 165 搬 She Emptied the Capital, Then Her Pregnant Belly Led Her to Exile 搬空京城，医妃挺起孕肚去流放！ Hua Mengjiu花萌九Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + sweet romance + farming + adorable kids + stockpiling + fleeing natural disasters] After getting drunk, Yuan Shu mistakes the powerful, devastatingly handsome God of War Prince for a man her best friend had set her up with, and sleeps with him. Just as she's about to walk away without taking responsibility, she discovers she's become a princess consort. Her bargain husband has been stupid for half a year after suffering a head injury, the Pei family will be stripped of their 2.8kReads8.8Score367Shelves
16. 166 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 12.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The heroine is simply sober and intelligent, even if she falls in love, she still knows what she wants and what she wants to achieve. However, there are two characters who are evil, but the heroine is sober and will never indulge in love.

17. 167 红 When the Star of Romance Falls: Gods and Demons 红鸾星落神与魔 Jin Hua妗嬅Ancient Romance618k WordsCompleted [Completed + angsty romance + slow burn + intense push and pull] The gods bestowed a sacred soul from heaven, to cherish all living beings through their hardships and joys. -- Born atop Thin Moon Peak, the highest of the ten thousand peaks of Spirit Mountain, she came into the world beneath radiant clouds and glowing light that filled the Three Realms. Revered by all three realms, she had a cold and indifferent heart devoted to the Ruthless Dao. The immortal chronicles described her as half-divi 2.1kReads8.8Score221Shelves
18. 168 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 21kReads9.5Score3.5kShelves
19. 169 山 The Mountains and Rivers Are a Painting, and You Are a Song 山河如画卿如歌 Long Jiu龙玖Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted [Complete] [The Aesthetics of a Tragic Ending + Epic, Heartbreaking Romance] Framed, misunderstood, whipped, and miscarried: what kind of searing pain is it to watch everyone dearest to you die before your eyes? Sixteen years ago, a conspiracy upended countless lives! She was the lowest kitchen maid in the prince's manor, yet possessed extraordinary talent. What was her true identity? She asked, “What will it take for you to let me go?” He replied, “I’ll cling to you for the rest of our lives, u 714Reads9.1Score100Shelves
20. 170 穿 Transmigrating as the Villainess 穿成恶毒女配 Qing Luoluo清洛洛Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted One evening, Chu Sili read a wish-fulfillment novel with a strong female lead, only to discover that the female lead’s younger sister, the vicious supporting character, had the exact same name as her! And that wasn’t all. The next day, she transmigrated into the book. Chu Sili: Help! She had planned to sincerely apologize to the strong female lead, then enjoy a carefree life of fine food and clothes under her sister’s halo, safe and sound until the end of her days. But she never expected to get 171Reads8.8Score—Shelves
21. 171 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 7.5kReads—Score624Shelves

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    Must have a brain! The quality of this novel has reached the level of a romance, a drama, and has the potential to be passed down from generation to generation. If it were a TV series, this novel would be second to none! (Be sure to help rate it!) This novel is of high quality, has an online IQ, is not brainless, has sound logic, and has wonderful characterization! "Renzu of the Tang Dynasty" was completed with nearly one million words in mid-September, with all the foreshadowings wrapped up, all the pitfalls filled, and no unfinished chapters. It is recommended to read the comment area of ​​the last chapter first. The author has sorted out the entire novel in the comment area, which is helpful for reading. The author's writing, layout, emperor's mind, political skills, emotional context, military battles, court games, and people's livelihood management are all top-notch. His writing power is astonishing, his layout is grand, his intentions are lofty, his thoughts are profound, his knowledge reserves are solid, his cultural heritage is profound, and his power play is top-notch. After watching it, I think it doesn't look good and you slap me in the face!

22. 172 穿 Reborn as a Foolish Legitimate Daughter, Watch Me Turn the Tables 穿成痴傻嫡女，看我如何逆风翻盘 Long Chenyi龙陈意Ancient Romance291k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + Two strong leads + Devoted couple + Household and palace intrigue + No System or golden finger] Fu Yunxi earned her doctorate from a top-tier university, but an accident left her transmigrated into the body of the foolish legitimate daughter of the prime minister's household. An imperial edict betrothed her to Xie Jinyu, heir to the Prince of Xiang's residence. If the prime minister's residence was a wolf's den, then the Prince of Xiang's residence was a tiger's lair. Fu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine leads the story, all the members have online IQs, the plot flows smoothly, and there is no delay.

23. 173 西 West Lake’s Call: Fate Yet Undecided 西湖引之尘缘未定 Qin Yuexiao秦玥枭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue and Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Alternate History + Imagination + Fantasy] Nangong Jiawen, a senior at Westlake University, planned to study abroad after graduation and pursue her dream of becoming a writer. But who could have guessed that a handsome man would suddenly enter her life? Then, for reasons she couldn’t understand, she somehow transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty, where she became a Jieyu consort of Emperor Taizong, Li Shimin. She soon rea 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Time Travel + Palace Fighting and House Fighting + Ancient Romance + Imagination + Imagination] Nangong Jiawen, a senior student at West Lake University, originally planned to study abroad after graduation to realize her dream of being a writer. But who knows, a handsome man suddenly breaks into her world. After that, she magically travels to the Tang Dynasty for some unknown reason, and becomes the Jieyu of Tang Taizong Li Shimin. When she carefully realizes that she has actually come to the novel she created. When Nangong Jiawen and Han Yi reconnect, one is Jieyu in the palace, and the other is the third son of Hanhou Mansion. Can they overcome the obstacle of identity? How they fell in love, please see the follow-up...

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