Palace Intrigue With Tight Logic, Highly Intelligent Characters, and No Idiotic Characters 逻辑严密，高智商，没有降智蠢货宫斗文

1. 101 如 The Story of Ruyi: Wanwan's Miraculous Rise to Power 如懿传之奇迹婉婉上位记 Fine Rain Raises the Rose细雨扬薇Female-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Wanwan’s miraculous rise to power | Everyone in the Palace of Eternal Longevity is a formidable fighter | Pairing: Jinzong | Main story complete | Bonus chapters ongoing In the thirteenth year of the Yongzheng reign, Wei Yanwan, a young palace maid in the Fourth Laundry, dreamed of the life of Consort Ling from the series Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace. At first, all she wanted was to work hard and save money, but Hailan falsely accused her of seducing the emperor, and she was demoted to the 10.1kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds

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   The main story is finished, but the first book is still updating with extra chapters.

2. 102 综 The Life of a Film and TV Crossover Cannon Fodder 综影视炮灰的人生 Yanyan Qingxi妍妍青希Female-Channel Fanfiction858k WordsCompleted Completed Crossover Empresses in the Palace: Fucha Langhua Empresses in the Palace: Sun Miaoqing Empresses in the Palace: Wei Yanwan Empresses in the Palace: Fucha Zhuying Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong Empresses in the Palace: Tong Jia Lanxi 6.4kReads8.8Score22514d adds
3. 103 综 Across the Qing Harem Dramas: A Big Shot Reborn as Cannon Fodder Easily Turns the Tables 综清穿：大佬穿成炮灰，轻松逆袭 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Female-Channel Fanfiction481k WordsCompleted [Multiverse Transmigration + Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Beautiful Heroine + Easy Wins] Shuang Yao, a veteran task-taker on semi-retirement, takes on the Qing-transmigration team's mess, traveling to one world after another to resolve the original hosts' grievances. [Empresses in the Palace] Transmigrated as Geng, Hongzhou's birth mother, she wants her son to live well? Open the door and send Prince Yi in! As long as he's alive, what does Empress Chun Yuan or a substitute for Wanwan matter? Th 7.4kReads8.9Score39914d adds
4. 104 安 An Lingrong Is Reborn into a Disastrous Start 安陵容重生到天崩开局 Rose Leaning on Snowy Fragrance蔷薇倚香雪Female-Channel Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted Reborn into the disastrous opening scene of a blood test to determine parentage, An Lingrong works to unite everyone she can. First, she gets the useless An Bihuai out of the way, then gradually takes revenge on each person who humiliated her in her previous life, ultimately finding happiness. 1. An Lingrong is still An Lingrong, and she is not a good person. 2. An Lingrong’s appearance draws on the original work’s descriptions. She has a very bewitching face. 3. Zhen Huan’s intelligence is not 8.1kReads9.3Score68814d adds
5. 105 女 [Film and TV Crossover] The Supporting Actress Acts Until You Cry 【综影视】女配演到你流泪 A Thousand Strawberries a Day日啖草莓一千颗Female-Channel Fanfiction448k WordsCompleted [The score will rise as more people rate it] A proper palace- and household-intrigue story. You can enjoy it even if you haven't seen the original shows. If you play a good person well enough, for long enough, then you are a good person. Immersively transmigrate through different small worlds and use superb acting to change their endings. The heroine has a black-lotus personality. Her golden finger won't be too powerful, and she doesn't compete with other women for men, relying mainly on her act 6.5kReads8.8Score24114d adds
6. 106 甄 Empresses in the Palace: The Cannon Fodder Concubine's Rise to Promotion 甄嬛传之炮灰的贵妃升职记 Greenwood on Spring Mountain青木上春山Female-Channel Fanfiction318k WordsCompleted Noble Lady Fang was an inconspicuous background character in Empresses in the Palace, the previous owner of the Broken Jade Pavilion. Shallow, a standard-issue extra, and unlucky. Until she died in the Cold Palace and was chosen by the System to live her life over again. To be honest, she had always thought of herself as an ordinary little nobody in the imperial harem. The System must have picked her by mistake out of inexperience. But the System said, “Choosing you is the most rigorous and opti 5.9kReads9.2Score48614d adds
7. 107 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 3.6kReads9.3Score41814d adds

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8. 108 嫁 After Marrying the Regent, My Ex Is Desperate to Win Me Back 嫁给摄政王后，前任追妻火葬场了 Hai Ying海盈Ancient Romance303k WordsCompleted [Devoted hero + redemption + bright, warm-hearted heiress and powerful regent; the hero is deeply devoted and possessive] Luo Yu, the young lady of the Luo family, and Su Yunxing, the young master of the Su family, were betrothed as children. Su Yunxing was sent south on official business and promised to return once he had finished so they could marry. When he came back, he had a pitiful little opera performer by his side. The performer had a tragic past and always timidly called Luo Yu “Older S 429Reads6.9Score—14d adds
9. 109 撕 Tear Off the Mask! The Crown Princess Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way 撕碎伪装！太子妃她持美行凶 Qin Xi芩锡Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Mad Beauty + Romantic Tension + A Wicked Couple + Both Pure] PS: A scheming, sinister femme fatale versus a pretentious, noble, and composed Crown Prince Rong Jinsi is the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter. Beautiful as peach blossoms and with skin like polished jade, she is known to outsiders as a refined and elegant young lady, intelligent and virtuous, the perfect bride in the eyes of countless noblewomen in the capital. But what no one knows is that beneath her moonlit, immaculate facade 6.4kReads8.3Score98014d adds
10. 110 综 Zhen Huan: Consort Duan Stops Taking Her Medicine 综甄嬛之端妃娘娘不端药了 I Just Won't Eat Garland Chrysanthemum就不爱吃茼蒿Female-Channel Fanfiction764k WordsCompleted Villainous supporting characters never get happy endings, but what about the other supporting characters? What would happen if they were reborn? [Volume One] Even the Heartless Can Be Captivating: Qi Yuebin [Volume Two] Twin Lotuses Share a Single Root: Chun Yuan 602Reads8.3Score—14d adds
11. 111 清 Qing Transmigration: Stop Scheming! Hesheli Survives Childbirth 清穿：别盘算了！赫舍里生子没死 Honored Guest贵客Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Completed] Semi-fictionalized setting, no System, memories of the original owner [Empress Who Hates Men] [Overbearing Kangxi Emperor] [Mad and Ruthless Heroine] [Raising a Child] She transmigrates and becomes Empress Xiaochengren, who died in childbirth in history. Knowing that weakness will only bring misery, she sets out to grow stronger and kill her enemies. Will Yinreng lose his position as Crown Prince? Not a chance. Her goal is to become Empress Dowager. Anyone who stands in her way will 489Reads5.7Score—14d adds
12. 112 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 6.1kReads8.4Score35014d adds
13. 113 长 Elder Sister, Your Emperor Is Mine Now 长姐，你的陛下是我的了 Yi Yi咿伊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Tell Me, Your Majesty, Exactly How Many Men Have You Had Children With? [Palace intrigue + the male lead’s redemption arc + neither lead is chaste + three sons and one daughter + physician consort + scheming, delicate beauty] Yun Yan’s death was the unanimous decision of her entire family, made solely to use her child to pave the way for her elder sister, the empress. Five years later. Defying death, Yun Yan returns with a new face and takes the name Shen Zhiyi. On the surface, s 10.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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    The writing is delicate, and the author possesses high intelligence, without any loss of common sense.

14. 114 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.8kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
15. 115 心 The Scheming Beauty's Tale of Climbing the Social Ladder 心机美人攀高枝记 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated.) [Scheming beauty rises to power + Black lotus heroine + Male lead is an aloof paragon + Heroine stops at nothing + The male lead’s desperate pursuit] Su Wansi is an orphan living under the roof of the Duke of Xue’s residence. After losing both her parents, she endures cold stares, ridicule, and scorn, tasting all the bitterness of depending on others. It takes every ounce of her effort just to secure a foothold in the Duke of Xue’s 9kReads8.7Score85514d adds
16. 116 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 9kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
17. 117 不 You Don't Like a Slender Waist and a Soft, Delicate Beauty? My Words Say No, but My Heart Says Yes! 不喜细腰娇软？是朕口是心非！ You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [Unhinged emperor × clear-eyed beauty | powerful man, gentle woman | forced love | white moonlight | imprisonment | amnesia | chasing his wife] In a dream, Mu Zhuohua glimpsed her own life. Her childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince Xiao Junyi, who had promised to marry her, would send her away to marry another kingdom. Helian Xiao, the emperor of Ziyuan whom she would marry, would go on to unite the realm. After waking, she resolved to stop being the girl who waited in vain for her childhood sweeth 7.2kReads8.9Score84314d adds
18. 118 宫 The Palace Is Deep as the Sea, but the Noble Consort Shows No Mercy 宫门深似海，贵妃毫不手软 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted Two noble daughters in one family, and everyone says the Marquis of Cheng'en's household is blessed with good fortune. But Liang Nianfu knows that beneath this fortune lie captivity and confinement, and a road from which there is no return. Red walls and green tiles, a pampered and precious life: once those who deserve to be hated and the things that need doing have all been dealt with, how can a cage hold a flying bird? A cage cannot hold a flying bird, but a person can! One moment of poor ju 142Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 119 娘 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪，演到帝王送凤位 Little Peeled Egg剥壳的小蛋蛋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 303Reads9.1Score—14d adds
20. 120 娇 So Pure and Innocent as a White Lotus, How Could She Be Scheming to Seduce Him? 娇娇纯净似白莲，怎会心机引诱？ Melon Egg瓜蛋Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [A femme fatale schemes for power, leading the hero step by step into ruin.] Jiang Yueyao is ruthless and destined to become empress. She first meets the emperor at a palace banquet. She is the most favored concubine of a minister, and after a palace consort publicly humiliates her, she drops to her knees and pleads for mercy, looking heartbreakingly beautiful beneath the dazzling palace lanterns. She meets the emperor for the second time in the study at her residence. Frantically fleeing her hu 3.9kReads9.0Score42514d adds
21. 121 贵 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ji Nanzhi寄南枝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3.1kReads8.5Score36014d adds
22. 122 入 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
23. 123 听 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 8.5kReads9.0Score55514d adds
24. 124 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 12.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
25. 125 太 The Crown Prince Is a Treasure Trove, but She Flirts and Runs 太子浑身是宝，但她撩完就跑 Nine Strokes, Then a Horizontal Line九笔横才Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever revenge + ensemble court drama + male lead fakes his death and reveals his identity, then goes mad + heroine is his one true love] [Power couple comedy | Strategic mind games | All the right ingredients | Fictional setting] Axiang, a huntress, bought herself a live-in husband. He was handsome, with a fine figure and a noble, radiant air, like an immortal crane descended from the heavens, or a jade-faced gentleman from a storybook. But he had no idea how to show affection. When she offer 1.6kReads9.2Score19814d adds

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    Stop looking for clichéd historical romance novels! The court intrigue in "Cangyun Zhehe" is even more intricate than that in "Nirvana in Fire." The female lead's revenge doesn't rely on any special abilities; it's all about outsmarting the protagonist. The male lead's transformation from forbearance to madness is incredibly well-developed, and the writing is unbelievably mature.

26. 126 冷 The Stone-Faced Emperor Has Secretly Loved Me for Years 冷面陛下暗恋我多年 Jingjing Doesn't Want to Eat静静不想吃饭Two Female Leads299k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + group transmigration + satisfying palace intrigue + female leads who speak their minds] Devoted, affection-starved, hypocritical hopeless romantic emperor vs. spoiled, mischievous, seductive, gorgeous empress. After transmigrating more than ten years ago, Meng Fuge enters the palace and assumes she’ll have to struggle to win favor and survive, hiding her spoiled side and pretending to be someone she’s not. Who could have guessed that the emperor is the older student from her 3kReads9.2Score52914d adds
27. 127 重 Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹！结果养成皇帝了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 21.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds
28. 128 和 After Our Divorce, My God of War Ex-Husband Shamelessly Begged to Marry Into My Family 和离后，战神前夫死皮赖脸求入赘 A Ladleful of Weak Waters弱水一瓢瓢Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Yue, a genius doctor from the modern world, wakes up one day in the body of a divorced princess consort. As soon as she comes to, she is given poisoned wine and ordered to remain faithful to her former husband, the God of War. What a joke! Faced with such an unreasonable demand, Su Yue boldly declares in public that not only will she marry someone else, but her former husband will personally escort her to the wedding sedan. She makes money with one hand and puts scoundrels in their place wi 5.8kReads9.2Score80314d adds

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    It's a mix of domestic power struggles and palace intrigue. Both the male and female leads are very intelligent, and Kaka gets slapped in the face every time, which is very satisfying to watch!

29. 129 藏 Hidden Memories, Close to Your Heart 藏忆近卿心 My SunMy的太阳Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted (The heroine is the real focus; everyone else is just supporting cast, including the male lead.) Jiang Xianyi transmigrates into a xianxia novel as a sickly female supporting character. Fortunately, unlike other people who transmigrate into books, she doesn't have to complete tasks assigned by a System. She just needs to live a peaceful life. Perhaps things have been going too smoothly, because now her comeuppance has arrived. Suspecting that Xue Jiqing wants to take her life to ascend to immort 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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30. 130 新 I Was Angered to Death on My Wedding Night! I Married My Scumbag Husband's Brother and Had a Sweet, Baby-Filled Life 新婚被气死！嫁渣男他哥甜爆生崽 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama is now streaming: Late Stars Sway Gently, A Falling Boat, Zhi Chunhe x Yihang] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Redemption] [Pocket Dimension] [Both Pure] [A Handsome, Weepy Fool of a Husband x A Badass Heroine, Cozy and Hilarious Daily Life] After transmigrating into a book as a supporting character who was furious with her scumbag husband on their wedding night and died, she ripped off her wedding dress, kicked the jerk out, and took a fool as her live-in husband. Everyone laughed 6.4kReads9.3Score85614d adds

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    This book is really good, I really like the female lead 😢

31. 131 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [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 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds

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    A politically charged story, this is one of the best time-travel novels ever written. The author's logic is meticulous. Originally wanting a peaceful life as a young lady from a noble family, the female protagonist unexpectedly finds herself supporting the entire Hua family after the men of the Hua family are exiled. The author's writing style and logic are exceptionally good.

32. 132 雾 Mist-Shrouded Indulgence 雾色靡靡 Chen Ruozhou陈若舟Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted Aloof doctor × graceful beauty Rekindled love + a long road to winning her back + a powerful man lowering his head / both leads are each other’s only partners Ni Wu takes her daughter to the hospital, where the attending physician turns out to be her boyfriend from years ago. They’ve been apart for seven years. She changed her name long ago and has slimmed down from being very overweight. He doesn’t recognize her, and has no idea she secretly had his daughter. Her daughter holds her hand. “Mommy 24.4kReads8.5Score3.3k14d adds
33. 133 私 Huo Xin, Kept Secret 私藏霍心 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [Resilient, emotionally steady, kind-hearted innocent girl × Stern, formidable, disciplined CEO] The second male lead pursues his love after losing her; the male lead has been plotting his approach for a long time Seven-year age gap · Mutual salvation · Sweet romance * Qianxi makes a marriage pact with Huo Zhian after rescuing the Huo family's youngest granddaughter from drowning. When the man comes to her with an engagement contract, he coolly emphasizes eight words: Respect each other, and sta 7kReads9.0Score83714d adds
34. 134 强 Forced Love! My Beastly Husband Falls for Me Step by Step 强制宠爱！野兽老公他步步沦陷 The Untamed Mustang野马无疆Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available at major bookstores] [Cross-cultural romance × sweet love in a wealthy family] [Gentle, delicate qipao designer × brooding German investor with a background in psychology!] A heartwarming international romance about two people saving each other! The Fred family is Germany’s most powerful dynasty, with a legacy spanning a century. They have not only built their own business empire but are also the world’s largest investors. The current head of the family is even more 29kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
35. 135 强 You’re Forcing Yourself on Me! You’re a Mafia Boss, Not My Husband! 强占！你是黑道大佬！不是我老公 Green Grass, Cool as It Enters the Curtain草涩入帘青Modern Romance605k WordsCompleted [Cross-cultural romance + mixed-race hero + obsessive love + eight-year age gap + sizzling chemistry + happy ending] He rose to power amid gunfire and political schemes, wielding immense influence across Southern Europe. With countless deaths on his hands, he was feared by all. Until he met Ji Linlin... He knew nothing of love and was used to taking what he wanted. “Ji Linlin, run away once, and I’ll kill someone.” He kissed her and kept her captive, yet gave her everything he could. They once t 24.2kReads9.3Score3k14d adds
36. 136 娘 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 Golden Pea金豌豆Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [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 5.8kReads9.0Score59414d adds
37. 137 白 Daylight's Sweet Embrace 白日倾欢 Jiang Tang姜塘Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Family, Unhinged Powerful Male Lead, Rose-like Beauty Female Lead, He Spoils Her Fiercely, Both Untouched] What Jian Huan regretted most was provoking her fiancé’s older brother to get revenge on her fiancé. She meant to have her fun and run, but it turns out it’s easy to invite trouble and hard to get rid of it. One night of passion, and now they were tangled up in each other. “Second Master Lou, this sort of thing should be mutual.” Lou Xiao pressed closer, step by step. “That doesn’ 41.4kReads9.2Score5.3k14d adds
38. 138 公 The Princess Sneaks Out on the Eve of Her Wedding, and the Crown Prince Comes to Catch Her Himself 公主婚前趁夜出逃，储君亲自抓人 Wuxi巫溪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Devoted Couple + Male Lead with a Black Heart Beneath His Gentle Exterior] Prince Xie Linheng was famous for having no interest in women. For years, he had never been close to a single woman. In the second year of Jian’an, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the crown prince took power. Desperate to see her mother, Yu Tingwan had no choice but to seek Xie Linheng’s help. Everyone said the crown prince was as noble and graceful as a pine tree, peerl 28.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
39. 139 犟 Stubborn Bones 犟骨 One Big Fish Head一条大鱼头Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Reunion After Years Apart + The Chase to Win Her Back + Two Cool, Distant Personalities + Eight-Year Age Gap] (Not a pure one-to-one romance. Please read the blurb before starting!!!! If it’s not your cup of tea, don’t read!!!! Malicious ratings will lower your luck!) “Arrogant and refined, stern and composed, a CEO from the elite” Zhou Congjin vs. “Cool and stubborn, worldly-wise, an ordinary-class beauty from a scholarly family” Shen Yi Shen Yi had always known that someone like Zhou Congjin 72.4kReads9.0Score19.6k14d adds
40. 140 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 8.6kReads9.3Score1k14d adds
41. 141 炮 The Cannon Fodder Villainess’s Daily Blood-Spitting Routine 炮灰女配吐血日常 How Many Bowls of Pomelo Today?柚子今天吃几碗Ancient Romance464k WordsOngoing A frail, delicate young woman vs. a calculating, scheming emperor; Both devoted only to each other! Lots of secret identities! A large ensemble cast Shen Wanyou transmigrates to an imaginary dynasty. The original owner has been sickly since childhood, coughing every three steps and spitting blood every five. A senior monk once predicted she wouldn’t live past ten. Funny enough, she transmigrated at exactly that age. The old man was pretty accurate. She thought heaven had taken pity on her and se 1.1kReads8.2Score21414d adds

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    This must be it! Everyone's intelligent; the protagonist is clever, eloquent, and has a system; the female lead is loyal and devoted.

42. 142 反 Anti-Palace-Intrigue: The Empress Only Wants to Die 反宫斗：皇后她一心求死 Xiang Wuyu乡无语Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted Anti-Palace Intrigue: The Empress Is Determined to Die 15Reads—Score314d adds
43. 143 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    When Liu taught Abao the "needle-biting technique," she always had the end of the bronze needle pressed against his chipped canine tooth: "The needle is cold, biting it will warm you up." Su Mo forged a "twelve-hour lock" for his daughter, hiding antidote powder in the midnight lock core: "The lock is hard, wearing it will keep you safe." The needles of the Southern Tang and the locks of the Ming Dynasty were never just objects—they were a mother's way of survival for her child, a secret signal of "don't let go" in a chaotic world. Later, Liu throwing the needle into the waste silk and Su Mo stuffing the lock into his sleeve became the most painful yet warmest inheritance.

44. 144 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—14d adds
45. 145 重 Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Little Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴，渣男太子喊我小皇婶 Little Fan小扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + mutual healing + the scumbag gets his comeuppance] Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of a general. The emperor took pity on her and offered to arrange her marriage. In her previous life, Shen Yao married the Crown Prince, Xie Jingchu. She endured endless humiliation in the Eastern Palace, yet overheard Xie Jingchu sneer in private, “She forced me to marry her. She deserves everything she gets.” Heartbroken, Shen Yao a 12kReads8.1Score10.1k14d adds
46. 146 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 88.5kReads8.4Score12.3k14d adds
47. 147 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: A Concubine Blessed with Many Children 清穿之福妾多子 Jing Fulai景福来Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince's household + enjoying the good life without hardship + a System that only provides support, with the heroine in control + slice of life, eventually becoming Empress Dowager] Workplace warrior Song Man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with a half-broken little System and becomes a concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household, having just lost her daughter. From the start, the servants bully their mistress, and she nearly can’t get a meal. The Fourth Prince has all but forgotten her 25.5kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    I don't watch many palace intrigue dramas; I watch a lot of Qing Dynasty dramas and variety shows, which also have palace intrigue elements. [Full][Salute]

48. 148 清 A Qing Dynasty Guide to Educating My Husband 清穿之教夫笔记 Thirty, Not Yet Forty三十不奔四Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted After a car accident, a modern woman from the 21st century transmigrates as one of the twin daughters of Niohuru Lingzhu, a fourth-rank court ceremonial official. The elder daughter is granted in marriage to Fourth Prince Yinzhen as his secondary consort, while the younger daughter is granted in marriage as the primary consort of Thirteenth Prince. The sisters reveal their identities to each other when they are young and help their family rise step by step. Later, they work to help Fourth Prince 2.9kReads8.9Score22014d adds
49. 149 清 My Unlucky Sons in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之我的倒霉儿子们 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration + happy-go-lucky heroine + sweet and naive + feel-good story + scheming + yandere + Qing dynasty + System + quick transmigration + the Myriad Worlds] No moral compass or bottom line. I write for fun, so don't leave a rating unless it's five stars. Let's show each other some respect. [The first volume is set in the Qing dynasty. After that come the immortal realms of the Myriad Worlds, the Qin dynasty, the Tang and Han dynasties, the Ming dynasty, modern entertainmen 4.5kReads9.1Score26414d adds
50. 150 大 The Queen of Great Qin 大秦王后 Bi Yu璧玉Ancient Romance612k WordsCompleted After unexpectedly arriving in the Great Qin, Qi Ya sees the warring states clash without end, while it is always the common people who suffer. She comes to Xianyang with her senior brother, hoping to help the King of Qin bring this chaotic age to an end sooner. Xianyang is bustling. Word is that the Queen has come up with something wonderful again. The officials look terrified, their dark circles especially noticeable. “We can’t keep up anymore. We really can’t!” King of Qin: The Queen loves me 4.6kReads8.8Score36114d adds

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