Looking for an Ancient-Era Political Intrigue Novel with Two Male Leads, One of Whom Is Deeply Subservient in Love 求古代权谋，双男主，一方感情地位特别卑微

1. 1 B After the Bad Ending, the Paranoid Emperor Fell Out of Love BE后，偏执帝王他不爱了 Really Don't Want to Get Out of Bed一点也不想起床Two Male Leads306k WordsCompleted Heh! Heh! Heh! [Double purity + reborn + seme protagonist + coercive elements + younger seme] A seductive, wanton, unhinged crown prince vs. a pure-hearted heir who both loves and hates him Huo Yu had been by Crown Prince Xie Chengxi’s side since childhood. He was one of his loyal followers and the person closest to him. He had seen Xie Chengxi’s ruthless side, and he had also seen him in all his dazzling, sensual beauty. Those reddened, glistening eyes made Huo Yu think it was love. But on the 947Reads8.2Score10214d adds

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   It's definitely about being submissive in relationships, whether it's good or not depends on whether it suits your taste 😘 The last two aren't ancient political intrigue stories, but they're still good 💕😘

2. 2 双 Falling for Each Other 双向沦陷 Qi Wanshan齐晚山Two Male Leads674k WordsCompleted [Older man + both leads’ first love + guiding and raising + redemption + a balanced mix of bittersweet and sweet] Sweet, obedient little quail × sharp-tongued, steady fox Ji Qiyong escaped the palace and stumbled into a brothel, where Qiu Ting’an found him. Seeing the situation, Wen Heng tried to talk him down: “Don’t get angry with the child. You’ve taught him since he was little, and he’s always been so well-behaved and gentle.” “You should reason with him more. If you punish him so harshly ev 2.2kReads9.4Score18914d adds
3. 3 小 The Little Emperor’s Love-Struck Partner Isn’t Me 小皇帝的恋爱脑对象不是我 Lord Fuhe扶荷君Two Male Leads177k WordsCompleted [Male-Male Romance + Protagonist as the Top + Ghost Top and Emperor Bottom + Angsty Romance + Happy Ending + Transmigrate into a Book + Dark, Dependent Love] Content warning: This is an angst-heavy story, and the earlier chapters don’t reveal the whole picture. If you don’t have the patience to keep reading or you don’t like it (ღ˘⌣˘ღ), feel free to leave. No need to tell me you’re dropping it. Additional note: Happy ending, with an alternate bad ending in the extras. Lan Shi is the all-powerf 1.5kReads8.2Score15714d adds
4. 4 跌 After Falling into the Dust, the Black Lotus Is Spoiled by Everyone 跌入尘埃后，黑莲花被千娇万宠 It Rained Today今天下雨了Two Male Leads234k WordsCompleted The noble, dazzling moonlight-top ❎ the sinister, scheming black-hearted-lotus bottom Xie Youfeng is the legitimate son of a distinguished family, raised in wealth and privilege. He is noble in status and peerless in looks. The Crown Prince, Prince Li, and even his own page all love him. It is only after everyone betrays him that he understands all their love was a plot. The Xie family is wiped out overnight, and he is stripped naked and paraded through the streets. He falls from heaven into he 7Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 5 以 Beneath the Heir, Above the Emperor? The Young Master’s Quest to Win Back His Husband! 以下欺上？贵少追夫火葬场！ Late Mountain Tea晚山茶茶Two Male Leads243k WordsCompleted A mistaken entry, a mistaken entry, a mistaken entry!!!! I had no sense of restraint while writing this, so don’t read it if that bothers you… 3.9kReads8.7Score24614d adds
6. 6 家 The Damnable World of House Slaves 家奴世界观之该死 A Monkey一个猴子Two Male Leads363k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads9.3Score16514d adds
7. 7 天 The Emperor’s Punishment 天子御刑 Zhang Tingquan张听劝Two Male Leads288k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] [No female lead] [Crazed top] [Long-suffering bottom] [Coercive love] [Couple: Emperor x Minister of the Court of Judicial Review] [Original title: The Emperor’s Punishment] When his name was announced among the successful candidates, he thought the darkness of his past was finally behind him. But at the end of his long journey through the imperial examinations, someone had already laid a trap for him. At Ganquan Palace, he saw again the man who had humiliated him at Qinglu Acad 6.7kReads9.4Score79714d adds

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   This book is absolutely amazing, it's so heart-wrenching, it truly captures the essence of forced love 😢

8. 8 变 After Turning Into a Cat, I Was Kissed Senseless by My Archenemy, the Crown Prince! 变成猫后，被死对头太子吸晕了！ Drunk, Gazing at the Moon over Chang'an醉看长安月Two Male Leads521k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + adorable pet + devoted to each other in body and soul + sworn enemies turned lovers + a hot-tempered general as the bottom x an obsessive crown prince as the top] Lu Zhiwan was a proud, unruly young general. One day, he was ambushed and fell off a cliff… The good news: he was still alive. The bad news: he had turned into a little kitten. The even worse news: the little kitten had fallen into the hands of his sworn enemy, the crown prince. Now that he was a cat, Lu Zhiwan ran wi 7.6kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds

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   I really like this kind of story. I love it so much; I especially love the plot, even more than other authors. The two couples are quite sweet, but there's a bit of angst involved. [Sad face]

9. 9 以 I Pledge You the Land and Rivers, and Take You as My Wife 以山河为聘，娶你为妻 Salty Fish Jiao咸鱼娇Two Male Leads655k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads + Transmigration + Fantasy Setting + Devoted Couple + Academy] Use the soul as a guide and the flesh as an offering to forge a divine weapon. No reincarnation, no regrets even in death. - Whether in this life or his previous one, Cen Ziqing never believed he would transmigrate, let alone fall in love with a man and sacrifice his life for him. He thought his soul would be utterly destroyed, but instead he was reborn as the third young master of the Cen family, a prominent auction 2.1kReads8.2Score23614d adds

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   This is something we can consider.

10. 10 暗 Secret Guard, Know Your Place 暗卫请自重 Yuwen Xiaosan宇文小三Two Male Leads998k WordsCompleted [Court intrigue, alternate history, two male leads, no female lead, devoted couples, ensemble cast] [Emperor Wang Shen Qingli x spy Ye Wuhen] “Your Highness, did you know from the very beginning that I was a spy?” “I did.” Shen Qingli's hand holding the piece remained steady as a rock. “But I want you to work for me.” Ye Wuhen, the deadly pawn sent by Xuanwu Crown Prince Ye Hongjie, became the sharpest blade in the hands of the Vermilion Bird Emperor. A surprise attack on the Graybone Wasteland, 22Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🥓① Fans of the "Secret Guard" genre, rejoice! The emperor's secret guards are spies from an enemy state, the crown prince's are loyal subordinates, and the regent's are confidants. Secret guards are no longer mere tools, but flesh-and-blood protagonists. Witness how secret guards survive in the vortex of power struggles, and how they experience love and betrayal with their masters.

11. 11 摄 Your Highness, Go Easy on the Punishment: Young Master Xiao Is Crying Again 摄政王轻点罚，萧公子又哭了 Yuwen Xiaosan宇文小三Two Male Leads339k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Political intrigue, male-male romance, sweet yet unhinged devotion, mutual salvation] Regent Prince × Mo Yunran, the Cloud Cult's leader (Xiao Yuchen, second son of the Xiao family) Mo Yunran, leader of the Cloud Cult, died and his soul returned to the body of Xiao Yuchen, the Xiao family's second young master. Who could have guessed that on his very first day in this new life, Regent Prince Shen Qinglan would force himself on him! Having lost his memories, he knew nothing of thei 91Reads—Score—14d adds

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