Great Palace and Household Intrigue Novels ##好看的宫斗宅斗书籍##

1. 1 通 After the Maid Ran Away, the Cold Heir Apparent Turned Dark 通房逃跑后，清冷世子黑化了 Gu Weiwan顾未晚Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possessive Pursuit + Over-the-Top Drama + Devoted to Each Other] [Black-Bellied Heir Apparent vs. Sweet and Lovely Concubine] Su Qingyue was beautiful, with a soft, graceful figure, and she drew plenty of attention at the Duke's estate. Unfortunately, she was only a servant. So when a lecherous illegitimate son of the household set his sights on her, Qingyue focused on the heir apparent, Pei An, the Marquis's wife's only son, in the hope of escaping her predicament. She did 7kReads8.3Score502Shelves

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   They are both really superb. Personally, I like the second one better. I like a bit of sadism.

2. 2 从 After Escaping the Brooding Crown Prince, He Went Mad 从阴鸷太子身边潜逃后，他发疯了 Jia Ling袈灵Ancient Romance427k WordsCompleted [A clever, sly little fox × a calculating, composed crown prince] Song Lingyi transmigrated into the body of a fallen noblewoman whose parents had both died. To protect herself and stay alive, she had no choice but to give herself to a bandit chief while traveling to the capital to seek out her relatives. This bandit chief was no ordinary man. He was handsome and distinguished, with the bearing of a gentleman, and was skilled in both letters and arms. He was simply too cold and unpredictable. P 6.3kReads8.3Score868Shelves
3. 3 宜 Yixiu Is Reborn and No Longer in Love, but the Emperor Goes Mad 宜修重生不爱了，皇帝他却疯了 Tu Xiaole涂小乐Female-Channel Fanfiction552k WordsCompleted [Yixiu reborn | refined self-interest | skilled at schemes and putting on a show] After being reborn, Yixiu no longer pursues love. She intends not only to secure her position as empress, but to become the one and only Empress Dowager. Yixiu’s three great advantages after being reborn: the empress’s throne, her aunt the Empress Dowager, and her elder sister Chun Yuan, the emperor’s legitimate consort. Even Zhen Huan can exploit Chun Yuan’s place in the emperor’s heart again and again. As Chun Yu 6.3kReads8.8Score682Shelves

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   The good ones I've read are all on my bookshelf.

4. 4 宜 Yi Xiu Reborn: Raising Her Daughter and Her Unhinged Sister Together 宜修重生带着女儿和疯批姐姐做女 Lai Shilu莱时鹿Female-Channel Fanfiction294k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + Two Powerful Leads + Feel-Good Story + Empress Ending] The title is: Yixiu Is Reborn and Makes Her Mad Sister and Daughter Empresses (The title limit is 15 characters. This is Deer’s first time writing, and I got it wrong.) Dual rebirth: Rouze and Yixiu. Two powerful leads: Yixiu and Yinzhen, a couple born of concubines. In this story, Rouze is determined to put Yixiu on the throne as Empress. “Take my life if you must... I would rather be dead than live like this, Your Majesty.. 165Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 知 Story of Minglan: After Lin Qian Shuang Is Reborn 知否之当林噙霜重生后 Ya Mengmeng Ya吖梦梦呀Female-Channel Fanfiction321k WordsCompleted Readers, please leave a rating! Book Description: In her previous life, she let her daughter carry on an affair, ruining the Sheng family's reputation. In the end, Sheng Hong had her beaten, and she spent the rest of her life on a country estate. Before she died, she was told that the marriage she thought would bring her a life of wealth and glory had been nothing but a scheme. Only then did she realize that perhaps she had been nothing more than a pawn from the very beginning. Reborn into a new 278Reads6.6Score—Shelves
6. 6 娇 The Sweet, Delicate Beauty Who Can Bear Heirs: The Heirless Emperor Kisses Her Waist 娇软美人最好孕，绝嗣帝王吻红腰 Making Money to Raise Nine Cats赚钱养九只喵Ancient Romance613k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins! Sweet romance! Delicate, calculating beauty who acts sweet and fertile, rising step by step vs domineering, childless emperor with an overwhelming need for control who dotes on his wife] Ming Yueni is delicate and soft, and so beautiful! In her previous life, the Crown Prince forced himself on her, leaving her family ruined and her life in shambles. Reborn, she seeks revenge by seducing the domineering emperor, who is believed unable to have children… At their first mee 16.8kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves

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   It's good to watch. The plot is that the heroine is pregnant and so on. In the end, although the hero died, he came back to life and got back together.

7. 7 二 Two Boys and a Girl: The Lucky Maid Has a Feel-Good Novel’s Script 二子一女：好孕丫鬟手拿爽文剧本 Spring in My Sleeve袖里春Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Extra chapters updating) [Fake sweet-and-innocent, truly villainous heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + inner-courtyard intrigue first, palace intrigue later + not a perfectly faithful couple + all that matters is having fun + happy ending] Xie Linyuan, the Liang dynasty's nobleman of a different surname, was illustrious and unmatched in the world. While away on campaign, he was ambushed by treacherous men and saved from death by Yan Yiyu, the daughter of an imperial merchant. After retur 3.5kReads8.0Score330Shelves

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   Xie Linyuan, the king of Daliang with a different surname, was extremely distinguished and unparalleled in the world. When he went out to fight, he was plotted against by bad guys, but his life was saved by Yan Yiyu, the daughter of the emperor's merchant. After returning to Beijing, he married her as his wife out of repayment. He originally thought that the two of them would respect each other as guests, but he was increasingly attracted to her and couldn't live without the other. The monarch of Liang was violent and replaced by a king with a different surname, saving the people from fire and water. The emperor and the empress ruled the world together, relying on Xie Linyuan's literary, Taoist, and military strategies, as well as his talent for managing the world. The emperor and the empress had a deep love for each other, but they relied on the ingenuity of a common maid. The sword spikes that Yan Yiyu gave to Xie Linyuan, the tonic soup that he drank every day, and the personal wrist guards were all made by the maid. Even the maid's child was given to Yan Yiyu in the end and she was called mother. However, after Yan Yiyu took the phoenix throne, she kept silent about the maid who once protected her in everything, which became a taboo in the harem. Cheng Mingmei wears a book, the good news wears a cool novel, and the bad news wears a cannon fodder female supporting role. The cannon fodder female supporting role is the heroine's maid, dedicated to the heroine, and even before she dies, she is used as a pregnancy tool to give birth to a child. Modern Cheng Mingshu read the entire book and knew that it was the heroine who caused the death of the heroine's family. The heroine was kept in the dark and counted money for the enemy without knowing it. Before she came here, the female partner was a good dog of the heroine, chewing wherever she pointed. After she comes here, let her be a dog? Dream! She wants the heroine to kneel down and call her master. She vowed to sit in this phoenix seat

8. 8 花 Born to Be the Courtesan’s Legitimate Wife 花魁嫡妻命 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 9.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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   [Rebirth + Antiquity + Marriage first, love later + Bringing up a baby + Beauty and Charm] I lived an elusive life in a complicated building for five years. Courtesan Luo Jinyi finally died. He died in the sedan chair being carried as a concubine. When she woke up again, she still wanted to get on the sedan chair and get married. At this time, it was the day she was deceived ten years ago and refused to marry the future prince while wearing a phoenix crown Xia Qi. This time, whether it was for the sake of her poor child who died just after birth, or for the honor and disgrace of her family, she was bound to marry. Become his first wife. * Kyoto jokingly calls the third girl of the Luo family and the fifth son of Prince Heng a match made in heaven. One was ugly, frail, and too sick to have children. A man who suffers from the habit of cutting off his sleeves cannot touch women. No one harms anyone. Who would have thought that on the wedding day, it was reported that the white handkerchief had turned red. Soon after, the third girl of the Luo family, who was rumored to be infertile, had a bulging belly and became pregnant. Note: 1v1 The heroine is so charming and beautiful that no one can match her.

9. 9 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 16.6kReads7.9Score20.2kShelves

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   Highly recommended.

10. 10 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 16.9kReads8.1Score23.2kShelves
11. 11 帝 The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa 41.2kReads9.1Score3kShelves
12. 12 确 After My Diagnosis, I Took My Child to the Past to Find the Childless Regent 确诊后，带崽回古代认绝嗣摄政王 Little Bun小面包Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted [Adorable children + communication across time + transmigration + face-slapping scumbags + pocket dimension + everyday child-rearing] Cheng Shuyi gets her diagnosis: she has six months left to live. With no one to care for her two five-year-olds, she has no choice but to use her pocket dimension, which connects the past and present, and take them back to ancient times... To find their father! Pei Yanli is the all-powerful Regent of the Great Sheng Dynasty, a man so possessive he won’t even l 5.9kReads8.4Score694Shelves
13. 13 软 The Soft and Sweet Princess Marries the Regent and Finds Her Strength 软糯小王妃，嫁给摄政王后雄起了 Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Animated comic adaptation now available] [Sweet romance + devoted husband + no angst + faithful couple + honest communication, no misunderstandings] Sweet and gentle princess consort vs. a regent who falls for her on his own Yan Mu was married off to the unconscious Regent in a marriage meant to bring him good luck. From then on, she gained a powerful weapon at her side. For the legitimate older sister who envied her: she flaunted her success and slapped her down at every turn! For the stepmoth 10.8kReads9.2Score978Shelves
14. 14 病 The Frail Beauty Is All Sweetness and Scheming, and the Madman Bends for Love 病美人又茶又娇，疯批为爱折腰 Hmph Hmph Ji哼哼唧Two Male Leads361k WordsCompleted Complete [beloved, universally adored protagonist + a deliciously dramatic love-triangle showdown] A coy, delicate, sickly beauty of a bottom x a fake-it-till-you-make-it, cocky mad-dog top Xie Zhenyun was ignored by his parents in the countryside for eighteen years before learning he was the true young master whose life had been stolen. At long last, he was brought back to the manor, only for his birth parents to warn him not to compete with the fake young master. Who could have guessed that al 18.5kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    Very good-looking[shy][shy][shy]

15. 15 夫 Want to Leave Your Husband and Child, Madam? Then I’ll Make You Suffer Until You’re Afraid 夫人想抛夫弃子？那就疼到她怕 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + classic melodrama + love that never comes with time] [A frail, beautiful woman who gives in after marriage VS a deeply devoted man with an overwhelming need for control] Everyone envies Lou Wantang. She’s only the daughter of a county magistrate, yet she gets to marry Prince Chen, a man of great power, and receive his undivided favor. But only she knows she was forced into it. In other people’s eyes, Pei Sijin is a man of noble status, handsome and strong, and a devoted, fa 31.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
16. 16 小 Little Sweetheart! Soft and Irresistible! Both Tyrants Are in Love with Her 小娇娇！香软撩！两个暴君都爱她 Jade Beauty玉美人Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Doll-faced, curvy, easygoing sweet girl vs. a tyrant with two personalities] [Both are each other’s first and only + doting romance + size difference + height difference + slight age gap] Song Yan is a special girl, so she knows a secret. The lofty emperor actually has two souls living inside him. His dominant personality is gentle and refined as jade, aloof and restrained, shrewd and calculating: a bona fide obsessive yandere. His secondary personality is volatile, unrestrained, brutal, and bl 6.5kReads9.2Score645Shelves
17. 17 良 The Beloved Concubine Is Alluring and Charming, Rising to the Top 良娣又娇又媚，一路盛宠上位 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted Chu Yao was born with an irresistible, seductive charm. Every frown and smile was captivating, yet her aunt, the Empress, treated her as a pawn and sent her to the Eastern Palace. The Crown Princess, Qin Wan, was the Crown Prince’s cousin. She had already borne him a son and a daughter, securing her position. Crown Prince Gu Jingchen hated the Empress’s influence. On their wedding night, he left Chu Yao alone and placed her in the most remote quarters, the Liuyun Pavilion. Everyone waited to lau 9.3kReads7.7Score832Shelves

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    It's good-looking, Gong Dou's writing is cool, and at the same time it's sweet, doting, and sultry.

18. 18 她 She Wields a Gentle Blade to Slay the Hearts of Emperors 她用温柔刀，斩尽帝王心 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance724k WordsCompleted Chen Yueyi, daughter of a powerful minister, is so beautiful she could topple kingdoms. Yet she enters the most exalted cage in the realm with an air of gentle vulnerability and pure, tender virtue. Once inside the palace, she flawlessly becomes what the emperor longs for most: a pure, flawless flower who depends on him completely and adores him. Before long, she becomes the irreplaceable moonlight in his heart. Emperor Shen Yanzhi believes every word. He draws her into his arms, convinced he ha 1.9kReads8.2Score198Shelves
19. 19 长 The Eldest Brother Reigns Supreme 长兄在上 The Tinkling Spring泉水叮冬Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, fifteen-year-old Xue Ning was married off by her father to Pei Xuanzheng, son of the King of Xichuan. She gave him her whole heart, only to be tricked into a sham marriage. Her father died tragically, her child was stillborn, and she herself died young. Given another chance, Xue Ning decided to cling to her eldest brother. She would listen to him and be a sweet, obedient little sister. But could someone explain why her eldest brother, who commanded a million troops, sti 2.5kReads8.6Score280Shelves

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    The first book, no abuse, the heroine and the male protagonist are both sober in the world. The heroine is reborn and decisively chooses her brother, and the hero dotes on her to the core; the second book, no abuse, the heroine is an orphan. She originally thought she could be protected by her aunt, but she didn't expect her aunt to look down on the heroine. Unexpectedly, the young father-in-law actually took her as his wife [shy][shy][shy]

20. 20 长 The Eldest Brother Is in Charge 长兄在上 The Ancient Dragon Clan in Shades of Green and Purple青青紫紫的荒古龙族Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + rebirth + sweet romance + one-on-one] Yuzhu was an orphan who had always lived cautiously, putting everyone else first for fear of upsetting them. After she married, this only earned her husband's disdain and her mother-in-law's abuse. In her previous life, her husband's concubine pushed her into a river. Freezing water surged at her from every direction, but what drove her to despair most was her husband. He stood expressionless on a high platform, watching her 6.5kReads8.8Score733Shelves

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    The first book, no abuse, the heroine and the male protagonist are both sober in the world. The heroine is reborn and decisively chooses her brother, and the hero dotes on the heroine to the core; the second book, no abuse, the heroine is an orphan. She originally thought she could be protected by her aunt, but she didn't expect her aunt to look down on the heroine. Unexpectedly, the young father-in-law actually took her as his wife [shy][shy][shy]

21. 21 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 146.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves

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    This logical ancient proverb has been completed

22. 22 深 A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 110.7kReads9.5Score14.2kShelves

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    No one recommends this book? They say that the heroine is very pretentious, but I think the heroine is very sober, and the hero is deeply loved by His Majesty. The only thing to note is that the heroine starts out as a concubine, but later becomes a concubine, and then a queen. The hero really dotes on the heroine, and he seems to have inherited his father's gene of doting on his mother's concubine.

23. 23 宜 Yixiu Reborn: Imperial Noble Consort? First, I'll Kill Consort Duan 宜修重生：皇贵妃？先手刃端妃 Se Se Xiaoxiao瑟瑟筱绡Female-Channel Fanfiction723k WordsCompleted It was all over. Zhen Huan had won and become Empress Dowager. But why should she? Yixiu refused to accept it. The emperor had promised her, promised that if she bore him a son, he would make her his principal consort. But in the end, her elder sister took that position from her. Why could the emperor kill his own brothers and call it a necessity, while she was branded a poisonous woman for killing her sister? If she had another chance, the empress would want nothing to do with that so-called 3.8kReads6.9Score295Shelves

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    [Laughing] Reborn to build a shark-mad harem! Under the mask of warmth, there is a strategy at every step! [Punch] The grassland girl enters the palace and becomes a caged bird. She loses her freedom, is helpless, and is full of grievances with nowhere to express her feelings. Queen Yixiu came back from rebirth, and after seeing through the hearts of the harem at a glance, she took the initiative to hand over the prince to the helpless noble Borzigit to raise him. The words "I feel sorry for you" were spoken sincerely. Only she knew that after her rebirth, she had already developed the ability to attack the mind. There is no brainless love, only step-by-step calculation, gentleness hidden behind the edge, the counterattack in the palace is super sexy, the more you watch it, the more you get addicted!

24. 24 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess and a Ruthless, Brooding Regent] [Two strong leads + sweet flirtation + devotion to one another + revenge on scoundrels] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao. She removed every obstacle in his path to the throne, only to meet her end on the very day he was named Crown Prince. “Zhixian, if you want someone to blame, blame yourself for knowing too much.” Xuan Yuan Heng wiped the blood from his dag 40.4kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    It's a super good-looking palace fight and house fight. Both men and women are strong and have online IQs. They are both powerful and have vests. The heroine pretends to be a spoiled wife in the early stage, but in fact she is sassy and strong. Highly recommended [Sparrow Eater Masterpiece]

25. 25 毒 The Poison Queen Returns to Become the Beloved of a Foolish Prince 毒后归来，成痴傻王爷心尖宠 A Cherry Tomato Ball一颗樱桃丸子Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted On her wedding day, she is pushed off a bottomless cliff by the scumbag crown prince and her vicious half-sister, left disfigured and for dead! As she falls, she swears a blood oath! Five years later, she returns in triumph! She’ll make every enemy who once trampled her into the mud suffer the torments of hell until not a scrap of them remains! She is the world’s only master of poison arts. The slightest touch of her fingertips can take a life, but her body, steeped in a hundred poisons, means s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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26. 26 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 58.7kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn: I Became Crown Princess by Stepping on His Moonlight 重生后，踩着白月光成了太子妃 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted In her previous life, the empress harmed the entire Xie family for her own selfish desires, sentencing them all to execution. Only Xie Shuhua managed to escape by sheer luck. To get revenge, Xie Shuhua entered the palace as a maid. She spent fifteen years navigating its treacherous waters before finally killing the empress herself and avenging her family. She, too, was pierced by a thousand arrows. When she opened her eyes again, Xie Shuhua discovered that she had returned to the age of sixteen, 5.6kReads8.6Score481Shelves

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    In her previous life, the queen had the whole Xie family executed for her own selfish desires, and only Xie Shuhua managed to escape. In order to take revenge, Xie Shuhua entered the palace as a palace maid and stayed in the palace for fifteen years. Finally, she killed the queen with her own hands and avenged the Xie family. She herself was pierced by thousands of arrows. When she opened her eyes again, Xie Shuhua found that she was back to the age of sixteen, when everything had not yet begun. At this time, the crown prince is still getting married, and the crown prince's position has not yet been decided. This time, the crown prince and queen's positions will be hers. She not only wants to become a queen, but also a queen mother, so that the Xie family will always be prosperous.

28. 28 公 The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Harem Is Full 公主权倾朝野，鱼塘挤不下了 Old Yellow Rabbit老黄兔Ancient Romance3.4M WordsCompleted Original title: The Princess Holds Sway Over the Court, and Her Fish Pond Is Full [Historical Romance + Scheming + Everyone’s Darling + Reincarnation Before Birth + Favorite Concubine + Harem Intrigue + Wish Fulfillment + Alluring Heroine + System + Rise to Power] One day, after transmigrating, Liang Yue became the apple of her favorite concubine mother’s eye. The three thousand imperial consorts could not match her mother’s radiance, and the entire Great Xia treasury could not rival her uncle’s 27.7kReads7.4Score5.9kShelves
29. 29 皇 A Concubine’s Carefree Days 皇妾咸鱼日常 Zhi Tang知棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + alternate setting + lazy, carefree heroine + lighthearted daily life] Overworked office drone Zhuang Yunlan dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a young lady from a gentry family in the Jing Dynasty. After more than a decade of living off others and doing as little as possible, she never expects the imperial selection to reach Nan Zhili. A gentry family's young lady instantly becomes a junior consort to the crown prince. Her farming-life plot turns into a palace-int 7.5kReads8.5Score659Shelves

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    It's not that brain-burning, but there are still twists and turns in the harem, but the overall atmosphere is more relaxed! I personally prefer this style of writing, I recommend it!

30. 30 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 12.1kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Liu Yuetang was thrown away by her aunt to Zhuangzi when she was born. When she was born, her aunt gave up entering the palace because of a dream, snatched her marriage, and spent a night with her fiancé. Liu Yuetang took advantage of the situation and decided to enter the palace to find a bright path for herself. After entering the palace, she kept a low profile and learned the tricks of the palace. She tried her best to gain a place in the emperor's heart and became his blatant favorite. From a low-ranking imperial concubine to one of the four concubines, it only took Liu Yuetang two years. Everyone said that although she was beautiful, she was deeply scheming and would do whatever it took to get the upper hand. Only Liu Yuetang knew that this journey was like walking on thin ice. As long as she has the slightest bit of mercy, she will never be the one to stand in a high position. From beginning to end, what she wanted was never the affection of a husband or a concubine, but the emperor's favor, glory, and wealth. Xiao Heng grew up in a palace surrounded by intrigues and intrigues. From the moment he sat on the throne of the emperor, he knew that he could not have emotions and desires, let alone have an inch of weakness. So even when the naturally charming Liu Yuetang appeared, he only gave her favor and rights, and never showed any sincerity. But until one day, he saw the woman in the sea of ​​fire, and he rushed in frantically... Intention: Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

31. 31 禁 The Chaste Marquis Dotes on Her Every Day: Her Bewitching Beauty Is the Cure in His Palm 禁欲侯爷日日宠，媚骨生香掌心药 Leisurely and Carefree亦闲闲Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + pregnancy before marriage + both leads are chaste + coercive possession + threats and inducements + extreme possessiveness] [Beautiful and sweet-natured heroine X scheming marquis] Wen Ning was only gathering herbs in the mountains when a poisoned man grabbed her around the waist and pinned her beneath him. Xie Jinglan: “Can you help me cure this poison?” Wen Ning: “Please don’t kill me...” Xie Jinglan: “Fine. The red line ends where life does. Beyond that, I’ll roam wherev 13.4kReads8.6Score1kShelves

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    This palace fight and house fight all rely on the male protagonist to win with just one sentence. If you are afraid of losing your heir, you will be like this if you have a child [like], the heroine is still delicate and soft, which is cheaper than the male protagonist [cool]

32. 32 太 The Crown Prince Doesn’t Like Me? Fine, I’ll Beat Him Until He Does 太子不喜我，无妨打到他喜为止 Xu Yixia许一夏Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted Comedy + devoted couples + marriage first, love later + reborn and transmigrated Rong Hua is the daughter of the great cavalry general of the Northwest. Xiao Chen is a good-for-nothing crown prince who has been reborn. She is valiant and dashing, while he’s a lazy layabout. Xiao Chen doesn’t want to marry a fat woman, so he tries every way he can to make Rong Hua back down. Rong Hua doesn’t want to marry a good-for-nothing, so she decides to become crown princess first, then get rid of the fathe 1.8kReads8.1Score208Shelves
33. 33 匠 Crafting a Phoenix: From Consort Jin to Empress Dowager 匠心谋凰：从瑾嫔到太后 Round and Round转转转圈圈Ancient Romance915k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, alternate setting, a vast harem with many ranks, not a one-on-one favorite, most characters are clever and ruthless, a few are reckless fools, and the heroine stays clear-headed from beginning to end. A satisfying story with a touch of ensemble cast.] Tang Yuan is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Works, sent into the palace by her father as a lucky charm to prove his loyalty. But that’s fine by her: Her ambitious and capable father earns her steady promotions in the e 1.4kReads8.0Score132Shelves

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    A very good Gongdou novel that doesn't drag on

34. 34 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 85.9kReads9.5Score10.6kShelves

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    This book, highly recommended

35. 35 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Cannon-Fodder Original Wife Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书之炮灰原配摆烂记 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Ancient Romance3.8M WordsCompleted [Not a tragedy, clever heroine, principled male lead, formidable female supporting character, no artificially dumb characters] Song Ci, a modern independent woman, transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder first wife who is destined to be executed by being cut in half at the waist at just twenty. She read the whole book and knows the male and female leads are people she can't afford to cross. With no way to escape, she can only lie low. What should Song Guanzhou, the fourth young mad 26.1kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    I think this book is okay, I like the heroine

36. 36 怂 The Timid Villainess Becomes the Beloved Darling of the Capital's Living King of Hell 怂包女配成了京城活阎王的心尖尖 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Lying Low + Sweet Romance. The heroine only wants to escape, while the obsessive hero loves only her] 1. Li Jinxi, a modern office worker trapped in the 996 grind, transmigrated into an old-fashioned romance novel as the vicious supporting female character. You know the type: she never does anything worthwhile, devotes herself to making life difficult for the heroine, and ends up as a stepping stone for the main couple's relationship. Luckily, the original owner hadn' 2.6kReads9.0Score203Shelves

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    If you like reading sweet stories, you can read it

37. 37 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 14.4kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
38. 38 诱 Luring Her Into Bed: My Little Maid Is a Siren 诱她上榻，爷的小婢女是祸水 You Bao又宝Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted [Beautiful little troublemaker x jade-faced demon] [Mutually devoted and faithful + sweet romance + unbelievably beautiful heroine] Nan Zhu is a maid serving Fourth Miss Shen of the Duke's household. Unfortunately, she is so stunningly beautiful that the young lady and her mother target her, even trying to marry her off to a short, lame servant. To avoid being forced into marriage, Nan Zhu has no choice but to climb into the bed of the much-feared eldest young master and offer herself to him. Th 5.8kReads8.3Score551Shelves
39. 39 表 The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看，世子他慌了 Yu Yu禹予Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin 43.8kReads9.3Score6kShelves
40. 40 惊 What! I Woke Up on the Day I Eloped with a Scumbag 惊！一睁眼回到和渣男私奔那一天 Fashionable Wheat时尚的麦子Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xin Miao helped the man she loved, Qi Yue, rise from an ordinary commoner to a ruler with power over all. In the end, he and his concubine joined forces to cut off all four of her limbs and turn her into a human swine. It had all been a joke. As the saying goes, never covet your friend’s wife. Given another chance at life, Xin Miao deliberately marries Qi Yue’s best friend, Lan Xi, heir to the Prince of Zhennan. She will cut off the scoundrel’s path to power with her own ha 1.8kReads8.6Score201Shelves
41. 41 锦 The Brocade Phoenix: Schemes of the Inner Palace 锦凰策：深宫谋略录 7lieogAncient Romance383k WordsCompleted In a single night, everything collapses, and Yun Wan, daughter of a Jiangnan weaving magnate, is reduced to the lowest-ranking concubine in the imperial palace. Within the vermilion walls, danger lurks at every turn: an embroidery needle can kill, and honeyed words conceal poison. She witnesses an ally die in a pool of blood beneath a white silk noose and hears the heart-wrenching cries of an innocent child who dies young. Staying alive becomes her most extravagant obsession. She wields peerless 3Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 惊 Shock! The Capital's Number One Playboy Turned Over a New Leaf After Marriage 惊！京城第一纨绔子成婚后从良了 Qiying栖应Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted Xie Wanjun, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Xie family, spent more than a decade secluded in the inner chambers, following every rule. Then a prophetic dream overturned everything she had believed and showed her the tragedy waiting a few years ahead. Her fiancé, Lin Xianzhi, was cheating on her with her younger sister. He used her businesses to help rebels seize power, then burned her alive once he had made his name. Yet Marquis Sang, the capital’s most notorious wastrel, charged through t 1.8kReads8.9Score231Shelves

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    It's so beautiful, Miss Xi and Xiaohou Ye are so cute🥰🥰🥰

43. 43 医 The Physician Consort Qing Dai 医妃青黛 Ty Loves Jumping and Eating WatermelonTy跳跳吃西瓜Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead... Poison Doctor... Wuxia... The hellfire of karma scorched her soul, and venom that ate to the bone gnawed at her organs... She remembered the icy lake water rushing into her lungs, remembered the face of her legitimate older sister, Shen Yurou, on the shore, twisted with jealousy yet streaked with hypocritical tears, remembered the frost-cold indifference in the eyes of her stepmother, Madam Xu. Most of all, she remembered the unbearable resentment and boundless hatred that 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is quite different! But very top

44. 44 主 The New Matriarch Enters the Household, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Falls Harder Every Day 主母新婚入府，清冷权臣日日沦陷 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 138.7kReads9.4Score19.2kShelves

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    These two books are particularly beautiful! Recommend it!

45. 45 有 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading System, the Lazy Imperial Consort Goes on a Rampage 有了暴君读心术，咸鱼皇妃杀疯了 Since You’re Here, Don’t Leave来了就别走啊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Slacker + Tyrant + Mind-Reading + Comeback] “Stuck in the cold palace, I just bound the tyrant’s stomach with a bowl of fermented-rice dumplings.” At the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, the socially anxious slacker Jiang Huan was pushed forward to perform for the tyrant. The emperor before her had a sinister look in his eyes and was burning with rage. Jiang Huan realized she was in danger of losing her life! But a voice thundered in her ears: [More toasts, more toasts. I h 10.3kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves
46. 46 轻 A Gentle Breeze Through the Willows 轻轻杨柳风 Let Your Dreams Soar放飞梦想Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted In the Kingdom of Nanshang, Shen Qingqing, daughter of the prime minister, goes to the Great State Temple to pray and is attacked by bandits. She is rescued by Yang Wenzhuo, a great general of the Marquis’s household. The prime minister suspects the Marquis’s household staged the attack and kidnapped his daughter, so he asks his younger sister, Consort Shen, for advice and orders her to investigate the household thoroughly. The emperor sends the crown prince, Liu Kaiyuan, to investigate before t 10Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    They all look good! Pack

47. 47 总 Keep It Up, Mr. CEO 总裁大人加油 Scholar of North Street北街书生Modern Romance150k WordsCompleted After Liu Hua and Yang Xiaoyue got married, Liu Hua suddenly disappeared. Grief-stricken, Yang Xiaoyue left for a foreign country in despair. Five years later, Yang Xiaoyue returned from abroad and met Liu Hua again. As they went through a series of events together, they finally cleared up their misunderstanding and stayed by each other's side for life. —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 合 The Joyous Union Sect: A Feast for the Senses 合欢宗：活色生香 Ling Jiutian凌九天Eastern Fantasy756k WordsCompleted (Xianxia Fantasy + Multiple Heroines + Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System) At first, the male lead hides behind his golden finger. Later, he turns into a ruthless maniac who slaughters his way through the cultivation world, becoming a powerful, handsome, and formidable big shot! Every heroine is a peerless beauty, utterly devoted to the male lead and madly in love with him! The excitement keeps building, and things get incredibly intense later on. Stick with it, folks! I can't do this story 8.7kReads9.1Score824Shelves
49. 49 综 Across the Qing Harem: Somehow, I Ended Up Winning Without Trying 综清穿：一不小心躺赢了 Drunk in the Flower Fields花田醉Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted (Alternate Qing Dynasty setting + Space + System + Slow Travel Through Worlds + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Story) Her golden finger is seriously overpowered. She can torment anyone she likes, but never the heroine. There may not be a love interest in every world. (A quick heads-up: this is a Qing Dynasty crossover story. The heroine will transmigrate into all kinds of roles. If that's not your thing, feel free to leave. There's no need to tell the author you're dropping the story, or to stic 15.5kReads9.2Score867Shelves

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    This book is a comprehensive novel. The heroine is very strong, sober, systematic, and capable. She travels to the concubine of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty to help the heroine clear her grievances and realize her wishes [Blowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss][Flowing Kiss]

50. 50 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 66.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves

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    The heroine is dedicated to pursuing a career. She is aware of her goals at all times and does not indulge in the emperor's favor.

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