Seeking Palace-Intrigue Novels, Not Both Leads Pure 求宫斗文 不双洁

1. 51 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 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 23.9kReads9.4Score2.5kShelves
2. 52 奸 The Treacherous Minister Can't Resist Her Allure 奸臣不经撩 Fruit Jelly水果冻冻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Later, when Shen Gongchen pressed her too hard, Liu Suisui covered her face and wept. She was terribly aggrieved. “My father died, my mother remarried, and I have no one to rely on. I came all the way to the capital just to marry a rich husband. What’s wrong with that?” Shen Gongchen pressed her at every turn. “He has to be rich? Why not rich and powerful?” Liu Suisui raised her eyes ever so slightly and gave him a shy, coquettish glance. After a long pause, she asked softly, “Uncle… do you like 14.8kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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   My story is not about Gong Dou Wen, nor about time travel or Golden Finger. It is just a story about the acquaintance of the cousin and Lord Jin Yiwei, to the twists and turns of their love. The cousin is so beautiful and charming that the powerful minister is bent over.

3. 53 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 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 5.6kReads9.1Score591Shelves

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   Super pretty! Worth it

4. 54 寡 The Widow's Sister-in-Law Has Nowhere to Run, and the Mad Chancellor Vomits Blood Again 寡嫂无处逃，疯批丞相又吐血了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, decisive young widow vs. refined, deranged villainous minister] [System + fleeing while pregnant + transmigrate into a book + male lead reborn] Song Yao transmigrated into a book as the villainous minister’s widowed sister-in-law. She was caught red-handed while eloping with another man. The villainous minister, who would one day hold power over the entire court, was currently nothing but a sickly young man. Remembering the tragic fate of the original owner, Song Yao immediately deci 12kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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   Currently I only read these two books [face covering]

5. 55 公 The Princess Is Too Alluring, and Her Little Death Soldier Is Spoiled to Tears 公主太撩人，小死士被宠哭了 Clear Night Moon清夜月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + transmigrating into a book + two formidable leads + obsessive love + sweet romance] Xie Fengyao transmigrated into the body of the fifth princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, a debauched and cruel cannon-fodder character who would soon die suddenly in her princess’s residence. To stay alive, she had no choice but to keep a highly skilled young death warrior by her side as protection. The young death warrior was as cold as ice, merciless, and kept everyone at a distance. Until on 2.2kReads9.2Score317Shelves
6. 56 都 Since I've Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty, Why Not Boldly Choose Kangxi? 都清穿了，不妨大胆点选康熙啊！ Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day Shi Nanxi transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty, she learns that her elder legitimate sister, Shi Rongyue, is also a transmigrator. Shi Rongyue wants to escape her future as the Crown Princess, so she approaches Nanxi and offers to let her marry the Crown Prince while she marries the Fourth Prince. Anyone who transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty knows the history. The Crown Prince’s later years are miserable. Though the Fourth Prince eventually wins, he is only thirteen now and wil 12.9kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   The author's writing is quite good. The quality is good, the heroine has brains

7. 57 退 After Breaking Off My Engagement, Kangxi Made Me His Favorite Consort 退婚后，我被康熙独宠后宫 Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A flirtatious beauty who loves to play games versus a seemingly proper, devoted emperor who falls into her trap] He YinYin, a star who rose from humble beginnings, died and transmigrated into the body of Hesheli, the Qing Dynasty wife of Longkodo, who was turned into a human pincushion. Fortunately, she had only just gotten engaged. To escape her tragic fate, she calmly thought things through and laid out the following plan. Step one: take Longkodo’s credit for saving the emperor... Step two: g 11.7kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
8. 58 穿 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 A Little Meatball一个肉团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.9kReads9.0Score308Shelves

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   Very nice, really

9. 59 将 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Lu Yueerwu陆月二五Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.5kReads9.2Score281Shelves

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   They are all considered to be the best among Gong Douwen (only in my opinion), let's see if any of them suit you.

10. 60 在 100 Techniques to Conquer the Emperor in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 14.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
11. 61 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 6kReads9.3Score621Shelves
12. 62 帝 The Emperor and Empress Joined Forces and Purged the Court 帝后联手后，肃清了朝纲 Piggy Piggy Piggy Yao猪猪猪猪瑶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Empress from the start! They love each other for a lifetime, and when the empress passes away, the emperor dies for love! They don't ask to be born together, only to die together! Marriage first, love later + not both virgins + not exclusively doting + completely fictional setting What? The emperor has made a concubine's daughter empress? The powerful ministers are so furious their beards are practically standing on end. Su He, the woman struck by this incredible stroke of fortune, is relieved i 1.9kReads9.0Score177Shelves
13. 63 被 Forced to Become a Concubine, She Is Spoiled by the General Every Day 被逼做妾后，她被将军日日娇宠 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 47.6kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
14. 64 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 3.5kReads9.3Score370Shelves
15. 65 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆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 17.6kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
16. 66 清 Life in the Qing Palace: Consort Duan of Emperor Kangxi's Daily Climb Up the Career Ladder 清宫之康熙端嫔的升职加薪日常 Cang Cang Sen Ba Gui苍苍森八桂Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted First life: Dong Jingshu was the third-ranked Duan Concubine among Kangxi's seven imperial concubines. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her family background, but had no children. Later, the women who had once been beneath her surpassed her and became consorts, and she faded into such obscurity in Kangxi's harem that she might as well have never existed. Second life: Dong Jingshu married her childhood sweetheart and had a child, but her husband cheated during her pregnancy, and thei 4.6kReads8.7Score373Shelves

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    This is super good-looking, recommended index ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, the only drawback is that the score is too low

17. 67 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 66.8kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves

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    Very good looking. Two brushes [blowing kiss]

18. 68 长 Changye Wuyue 长烨无月 Awakening at Ten夢醒十分Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted [A princess sent away for a political marriage × an obsessive crown prince and emperor] [Tragic romance] (The comic adaptation is now available.) A general dies in battle, and a princess is sent far away to marry for peace. The young man who had been her childhood sweetheart remained forever on the battlefield in the desert. As a princess of her nation, she was sent far away to Great Jin for a political marriage. The desert battlefield claimed the young General Zhou, while the bright and spiri 34.6kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
19. 69 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.1kReads9.4Score867Shelves
20. 70 金 The Golden Sparrow Hairpin 金雀钗 Thirteen'er十三儿Ancient Romance153k WordsCompleted Rong Lan entered the palace as a maid at thirteen and worked diligently for ten years. She thought she would be able to leave the palace and marry once she turned twenty-five. Little did she know that she would accidentally serve the Empress Dowager to death, and from then on, one unexpected incident followed another. The young tutor Feng Qiw u took a liking to her despite being blind, so Rong Lan hurriedly latched onto a powerful patron and privately pledged herself to him for life. Who knew th 1.2kReads9.4Score150Shelves

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    Hua Yan, slow to update, don't follow if you mind, the author is of a very high level, every chapter is written with care. Jin Que Chai is a short article with natural and smooth psychological description of the characters and reasonable plot setting. It is a rare good article. Bibliophile tweets must be top quality [laughs][laughs].

21. 71 好 The Road to Good Fortune: A Beauty's Rise to the Top Through Childbearing 好孕之路：美人靠生子走上巅峰 Kui Xi奎希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband + Adorable Babies] Please note: This is not quick transmigration, and the male and female leads are not each other's one and only. The male lead devotes himself exclusively to the heroine in the middle and later parts of the story. The heroine stays clearheaded from beginning to end: she is neither lovestruck nor saintly. The System is not an overpowered golden finger, and the heroine relies more on her own abilities. 22.4kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves

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    Take a look at this book. She is not a double virgin, but she is a favorite in the later period. The heroine is not stupid and sweet. The heroine is very smart and has a plan [Sending Hearts]

22. 72 针 Needle-Bitten Bones of Southern Tang: Qian De’s Embroidered Soul Calamity 针噬南唐骨乾德绣魂劫 Jinxi Fufu锦曦父丿Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted The Needle That Devours Southern Tang’s Bones: The Soul-Embroidering Calamity of Qiande is a million-character historical epic set in the final days of Southern Tang. The story takes “needle” as its warp and “blood” as its weft, weaving the life-and-death entanglements of three generations of embroiderers at the Jiangning Imperial Weaving Bureau into a dying dynasty, stitch by stitch, alongside star charts and the tolling of the night watch. In the end, it embroiders an epic tapestry of the endu —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    When the fire broke out in the Jingji Palace, Zhou Heng stuffed the fragments of the sapphire bracelet into Abao's seventh rib. "All who survived were needle souls" on the jade was hotter than a soldering iron; before the city of Nanjing was destroyed, Su Mo pressed the "Shadowless Lock" into the palm of Shen Yan. The lock had to be stained with blood to show its lines, as if to say, "Locks cannot guard against the evil in the human heart." The embroidered soul of the Southern Tang Dynasty is carved into the bones, and the locked soul of the Ming Dynasty is hidden in the blood. It cannot be burned or pried open.

23. 73 大 Strange Tales of Great Ming: The Thousand-Mechanism Lock and the Evil-Calamity 大明异闻录千机锁煞劫 Jinxi Fufu锦曦父丿Historical208k WordsCompleted A Brief Introduction to The Ming Dynasty Strange Tales: Calamity of the Thousand-Mechanism Lock “One lock binds four blood debts; four people embark on the same path to change their fates, with no way back.” Synopsis Late in the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, corpses rise overnight in the capital's Silver Bureau. A Ryukyuan shamaness vomits blood after crossing the sea, the bones of an Imperial Guardsman are eaten away by molten silver, and a prisoner from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 综 The Consequences of a Crossover Psycopath Being Love at First Sight for an Emperor 综影视疯批被帝王一见钟情的后果 A Little Puddle of Puppy一滩小狗Female-Channel Fanfiction304k WordsOngoing Mary Sue + love at first sight + devoted affection Warnings: The protagonist is evil by nature and will never change. Everyone is a villain. There is no fixed male lead. A silly, poorly written story by a novice at palace intrigue. The plot barely moves forward. Volume One: The cold-hearted Emperor Yongzheng × the wicked, domineering beauty (complete) The sharp-eyed and clear-headed Yinzhen falls for a wicked little palace maid who throws her weight around. To keep the country from falling, he h 4kReads8.5Score188Shelves
25. 75 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 31.7kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
26. 76 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Screen: A Love at First Sight for the Irresistible Beauty 快穿影视之万人迷的一见钟情 Long Live the Mountain, Long Live It Forever山呼万岁万万岁Female-Channel Fanfiction728k WordsCompleted The book has only just received a rating, and from this point on, each world will have its own heroine. Don't mistake them for the same person. [Everyone loves her + love at first sight + no fixed male lead + satisfying story] A quick note: Since this is my first time writing, I used first person in a few early chapters. After readers pointed it out, I changed them all. If I missed any, please tag me and let me know, and I'll fix them right away. After her death, Hu Chaoying begins a quick trans 4.4kReads8.1Score188Shelves
27. 77 渣 The Scumbag Emperor Is Reborn and Spoils Wei Yanwan Rotten 渣龙重生狂宠魏嬿婉 Little Fox Xiaoyuan狐狸小元Female-Channel Fanfiction181k WordsOngoing Inspired by the chemistry between Wallace Huo and Li Chun. Hongli awakens, kicks Big Ru to the curb, and protects Yanwan. Hongli wakes one morning with a handsome face and no longer a head of white hair. Ruyi's bad breath washes over him as she speaks beside his ear. He instinctively holds his breath, longing for the flower-like beauty of Yanwan. At this moment, Yanwan is still lovey-dovey with Ling Yunche. He has to find a way to break them up. He must protect Yanwan from Consort Jia's persecut 6Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 78 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 [Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s 988Reads8.6Score100Shelves
29. 79 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 13.5kReads8.1Score848Shelves
30. 80 重 Reborn and Married Into a New Family, the Short-Lived Crown Prince Lives to a Hundred 重生换嫁，短命太子他长命百岁了 Spicy Pig Trotters香辣猪蹄Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Reborn to Marry Into Another Family: The Short-Lived Crown Prince Lives to a Hundred, is now available. Please show it your support! In her previous life, she spent all her maiden family's wealth to maintain her husband's extravagant lifestyle, only to be imprisoned for the rest of her life while he gave his heart to another woman. Reborn, she wanted nothing more to do with the heartless, unfaithful man. To avoid being exploited for her family's wealth again, Fe 17.2kReads7.9Score18.2kShelves
31. 81 交 I Traded My Father and Brothers, So Why Are You Crying When I'm the Prince's Favorite? 交换父兄，我成王府团宠你哭什么 A Toast And A Tale把酒叙Ancient Romance781k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Xingluo had poured her heart and soul into securing a bright future for her father and brothers. At last, just as her family reached the height of its power, her sister suddenly returned home and stole their affection, along with her marriage to the crown prince. Only when she was dying did Wen Xingluo learn that her father and brothers had always hated her for being calculating and manipulative. They loved only her sweet, gentle sister. When she opens her eyes again, W 58.7kReads8.4Score10.8kShelves
32. 82 甜 A Sweet Romance, but with Two Male Leads 甜文，但有两个男主 Pure-Hearted Puppy 9527纯情小狗9527Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted [Male lead appears in snippets, sweet romance + melodrama + satisfying revenge + redemption + both leads' first love + mind-reading] [Rivalry between men, brainless Mary Sue romance] [Delicate, soft-spoken beauty vs. ruthless, powerful crown prince (mad dog) vs. sly, tea-sipping playboy (loyal puppy)] A young woman of marriageable age has been plagued by nightmares for days, leaving her deeply embarrassed and troubled. Then one day, a strikingly handsome young man in strange clothes appears befo 3.7kReads9.3Score460Shelves

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    If you can't find Shuang Jie Gong Dou Wen, look here! I dug up 2 high-energy ancient novels with interesting plots. Quick code👇 1. "Sweet novel, but there are two male protagonists (Seducing the Prince)" 9.3 Points for ancient novel imagination! The setting of two male protagonists, the female protagonist dealing with loyal dogs, 24,000 people are reading, palace fighting + sweet pet, the emotional line is complicated and emotional, the two pure parties are ecstatic✨ 2. "Nonsense, she is not a bad woman!" (Shuyan Yingyue)" 9.4 Points: Palace fight and house fight! The heroine is beautiful and sassy, ​​561,000 people have read it like crazy, Bu Shuang Jie + Antique, the plot twist is amazing, the palace battle is locked 🔥 Bu Shuang Jie + Gong Du, the two male protagonists are Shura field, the female protagonist is dark and counterattacks, full of satisfaction, quick code for the book shortage~

33. 83 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 59.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
34. 84 瞎 A Blind Cat Meets a Sweet Mouse: The Transmigrated Doctor's Love Affairs 瞎猫撞上甜耗子：穿越医女情事录 Wu Liyou吴李又Ancient Romance2.5M WordsOngoing When unlucky Nan Mu transmigrates, she thinks she's about to get a cheat-powered new life. Instead, she gets no perks at all and starts on hard mode. Just as she's worrying about how to make ends meet, fate ties her tightly to Crown Prince Chu Yu, heir Du Huaize, General Cang Lan, and General Ling Yun. On one side is the noble crown prince, on another the carefree heir of an aristocratic family, along with an enemy nation's prince and her savior, General Ling Yun. As her ties with these four ver 6.4kReads9.5Score506Shelves

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    1. The heroine is successful at every step, has rich emotional experience, and is involved in the ups and downs of the court. The heroine uses her knowledge (medicine) to firmly stabilize her position. 2. The author has profound writing skills, strong cultural heritage, witty battles, and endless excitement.

35. 85 嫡 After Transmigrating as a Ruthless Noble Daughter, I Became the Prince’s Beloved 嫡女狠辣穿越后我成了王爷心尖宠 Zuo Xiaoer左筱珥Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted The battle for survival in the concrete jungle has yet to end, and schemes are already brewing behind the vermilion walls of the inner court. Su Nuan, the business queen of the Su Group in the 21st century, dies horribly beneath the wheels of a car amid a brutal corporate war. When she opens her eyes again, her soul has returned to the Great Han Dynasty. She has become Su Nuannuan, the fourth young lady of the Su family, confined to the countryside by her grandmother after being branded a curse —Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 86 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 37.5kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves
37. 87 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 55.9kReads9.7Score8.2kShelves
38. 88 暴 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 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 93.7kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves
39. 89 说 Wasn’t He Supposed to Be Infertile? How Did the Palace Maid Have Three Babies? 说好的绝嗣呢？小宫女咋三胎了 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [The heroine transmigrates, then is reborn + fertility + sign-in beauty System + palace intrigue] [The heroine is ambitious, and the male lead is a scumbag] Beauty is a kind of resource. Yun Wanning, a top makeup artist devoted to helping ordinary people look beautiful, understands this all too well. One day, she transmigrates into the body of a plain-looking palace maid. After clawing her way up, she becomes a favorite of the Emperor's beloved consort. But the consort is dull-witted and makes o 17.9kReads7.9Score1.9kShelves

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    This!!!!!

40. 90 华 Reborn as Consort Hua: The Empress Is a Little Wicked 华妃重生：皇后娘娘有点坏 Floral Prints Collide with the Moon碎花撞月Two Female Leads416k WordsCompleted [Past and present lives + light palace intrigue + a little mind-bending + no saintly heroine + slow pace] Sharp-tongued wolf type VS proud cat type, Yixiu VS Nian Shilan. The Yishi couple's sweet romance is here, all sugar and no angst, saving each other in both directions. [Their feelings build gradually; saving Little Nian Gao; confession in Chapter 128] [Yixiu's story involves past and present lives. Please read with caution if that's not your thing! Please read with caution! Clues are plante 1.8kReads9.2Score205Shelves

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    The plots are linked one after another, the writing is delicate, and it can be opened

41. 91 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 5.9kReads9.1Score474Shelves
42. 92 被 She Became Empress by Listening to People’s Gossip 被读心后，吃瓜吃成女皇帝 Little Cabbage Treasure小白菜宝Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted Alternate History + Everyone Can Read Minds and Enjoy the Gossip + Silly Comedy + Hilarious + Empress + No Romance Nan Rongxi accidentally transmigrates to the Great Zhou Dynasty and becomes the daughter of the current Vice Minister of Revenue. She also unlocks a gossip System that lets her hear all the juicy secrets, from top to bottom and southeast to northwest, no matter who they’re about. She brings the System to court, where everyone can read her mind, but Nan Rongxi has no idea. Her explos 135Reads6.5Score—Shelves
43. 93 华 Consort Hua Is Reborn: Her Archrival Suddenly Looks Refined and Handsome 华妃重生：死对头忽然眉清目秀 Xiaoyao Mo逍遥漠Two Female Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Two heroines + mutual affection + love growing over time + Hua Fei and Zhen Huan pairing] [Face-slapping and putting scoundrels in their place] Lady Hua Fei was reborn after striking a pillar. At the Bubble Well, she caught Zhen Huan as she stumbled backward in fright. After being reborn, Lady Hua Fei needed a strategist. But there was clearly no one reliable in Yikun Palace. They were all brave but brainless, and had no idea how to handle the disputes and intrigues at c 9.6kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Emmmmm, how should I put it? To a certain extent, why is it not considered Gong Douwen~ Why is it not considered Bu Shuangjie~

44. 94 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 38.6kReads9.6Score5.7kShelves
45. 95 女 After a Woman Transmigrated Into a Man, the Empress Forced Her to Love Her 女穿男后被女帝强制爱了 Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted The male lead is a woman who has transmigrated into a man, not a matriarchal society. The story takes inspiration from the era of Wu Zetian. (This is the author’s second work. Looking back, the author isn’t very satisfied with it, so read at your own discretion.) An ugly synopsis: Cen Zhiyu was a woman who became a man. Bound to an Immortal-like Persona System, he was determined to become the greatest charlatan in the land and a celebrated minister, all so he could return home. But things went 8.9kReads9.3Score965Shelves
46. 96 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 43.8kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves
47. 97 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.9kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
48. 98 催 Urging the Empress to Have a Baby: The Female Lead Is an AI 催生皇后，当女主是个AI Go Eat a Giant Watermelon去你个大西瓜Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [AI Empress] [Ridiculous palace intrigue] [All about raising kids] “Empress Ai.” “I... am... here...” The woman's voice is stiff, each word spoken separately. An AI from the year 3026, seeking to prevent humanity from dying out, travels through a parallel timeline to... The year 1132, when human reproduction is at its peak, during the Great Ming Dynasty, known as the “Golden Age of the Great Ming.” She becomes Empress Ai of the Great Ming. The little AI's mission is simple: get people to have ch 591Reads9.1Score101Shelves
49. 99 风 When the Wind Rises, I Think of Your Peace 风起思君安 Xi An熹安Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted A frail young lady bravely fights back, winning the favor of a proud commander with her intelligence, independence, and courage. With her country in her heart, she travels a thousand miles to help him defeat his enemies. He is cold and merciless to everyone else, yet dotes on her alone. When their homeland and the fate of the realm are at stake, what choices will they make? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 诱 Tempted into His Arms! The Cold Emperor Wants Me Every Day 诱宠！清冷帝王日日要我承欢 Thousand-Pool Moon千池月Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Live-action audio adaptation available] [Reborn + Palace Intrigue, Not Both Virgins + Favored by the Hero Early On, His Only Love Later + Clear-Headed Beauty Rises to Power + Emperor Becomes Love-Struck Later] [Cool, Distant, Hard-to-Approach Emperor vs. Delicate, Soft, Clear-Headed Heroine] In her previous life, Lin Wanqing was kept outside the palace as the mistress of the younger brother of the reigning emperor. She thought they were in love and that she would become his princess consort. S 2.6kReads8.8Score292Shelves

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