Looking for Palace-Intrigue Stories Where the Female Lead Is Clear-Headed at First but Falls for the Emperor Later 求宫斗文，前期女主清醒后期爱上男主，男主是皇上
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The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋
The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he
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Every Move Carefully Planned: The Consort Is Beautiful and Daring 步步为营，贵妃又美又飒
Only on her deathbed did Jiang Wan learn that she had been nothing but a pawn. The ridiculous part was that she had believed the emperor truly loved her. Unfortunately, she realized the truth too late. The entire Jiang family was condemned to execution. When she opened her eyes again, Jiang Wan vowed to take revenge on everyone who had wronged her. But when he saw her with that seemingly celestial man, the tyrant pressed his forehead against hers, humble and aggrieved. “Jiang Wan, please love me
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The Firstborn Concubine: The Mad Queen Conquers the World 第一庶女：狂后倾天下
The illegitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s family is brutally murdered by her stepmother, and her elder legitimate sister steals her face. She dies with regrets, but her soul is reborn in the body of the supremely favored Princess Linlang, born with the sacred bones of a shaman. Now she will take bloody revenge! You still dare to cause trouble, you wretch? Let this princess have a cup of tea first, then I’ll torment you little by little, like crushing a mosquito, until I’ve had my fill! Want
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The Concubine's Daughter Becomes the Empress in Her Stand-In's Place 替身庶女成皇后
The Substitute Concubine Becomes Empress
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From Concubine's Daughter to Empress: My Road to Political Power 从庶女到皇后：我的权谋之路
From Concubine to Empress: My Path to Power
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The Concubine's Daughter Stuns the Palace: Seeking the Emperor's Heart Behind the Palace Walls 庶女惊华：宫墙深处觅帝心
Shen Weilan, a concubine-born daughter of the Marquis's household, lost her mother at a young age and was mistreated by her legitimate mother and bullied by her legitimate elder sister. To survive, she concealed her edge and pretended to be timid. On the eve of her coming-of-age ceremony, she was sent to the imperial palace as a pawn and made a low-ranking palace attendant. In the deep palace, every step was fraught with danger, and deadly schemes lurked everywhere. Without a golden finger, she
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Deep Within the Palace Walls: A Concubine's Road to Imperial Consort 宫墙深深，庶女皇贵妃之路
In the depths of the imperial palace, the concubine-born Su Yao relies on her wisdom, resilience, and kindness to survive desperate situations and grow amid intrigue. In the end, she carves out a path of her own, rising from humble beginnings to become the noblest imperial consort.
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Reborn, the Emperor Begs Me to Rule the Empire by His Side 重生后，帝王求我母仪天下
[A clear-eyed noblewoman reborn + an emperor starved of love who lives by the rules of virtue] [He dotes on her from the very beginning, a devoted couple in this life, the heroine coasts to victory, and the supporting heroine is reborn] Shen Yingzhen was born into a distinguished family and possessed beauty that could outshine a nation. She was supposed to enter the palace at seventeen and become the emperor's favorite consort. But her younger half-sister was reborn one day, knowing that her fia
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Tempted into His Arms! The Cold Emperor Wants Me Every Day 诱宠！清冷帝王日日要我承欢
[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
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The Noble Consort’s Blessed Pregnancy: She Takes the Harem by Storm! 贵妃福孕，在后宫杀疯了！
[Completed! Bonus chapters may appear from time to time] In her previous life, Lin Jinyu was a lone wolf in the imperial harem. After taking fierce revenge for the two pitiful children, Consort Cheng, satisfied after seeing her daughter married, closed her eyes for the last time. When she opened them again, she was back in her maiden home. The price, it seemed, was having children: the more, the better. For the sake of the children she had lost in her previous life, Lin Jinyu embarked on a journ
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The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位
[Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a
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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
[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
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She’s the Emperor’s Beloved Mother, and Her Little One Carries Her to Victory 她是皇帝白月光亲娘，崽崽带躺赢
In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti
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A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart 扑倒帝王的一百种套路
[Bold flirt who makes the first move VS a mad, obsessive emperor + love at first sight] After transmigrating into the palace as a nobody, Tang Song only wanted to live quietly and safely, keeping her head down and never causing trouble. Then the emperor summoned her to his bed. She opened her eyes: Holy crap!!! Why was the emperor so ridiculously handsome? Cold, alluring, and utterly gorgeous. She immediately revised her life's goal: sleep with him! She had to make this untouchable beauty yield!
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Taking His Wife as a Concubine: The Noble Consort Was Once His First Wife 以妻为妾：贵妃曾是原配
Nian Ruyue is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Nian family! She was chosen by the late emperor and Consort Duan to be the principal wife of the Second Prince! After the late emperor passed away, my husband, Song Jin, ascended the throne, but demoted me from wife to concubine. I, his original wife, became a high-ranking consort in his harem! Song Jin brought his first love into the palace as empress, but the new empress is utterly incompetent. Given enough time, the new empress will bring ab
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Good Pregnancy System! The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft 好孕系统！贵妃她又娇又软
[A soft, sweet, calculating little bunny heroine X a domineering, cold-blooded emperor with a love obsession] Shen Cihuan is the youngest daughter of Chancellor Shen. Innocent, lively, sweet, and adorable, she enters the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor in her older sister’s place. What if she doesn’t know how to compete for his favor? No problem. She has a palace intrigue and fertility System. An intoxicating natural scent Love at first sight from the emperor Fertility pills, dragon-an
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The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升
[Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris
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The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位
(A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out
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The Sweet Little Palace Maid and the Mad Emperor's Wanton Affection 娇软小宫女，疯批帝王肆意宠
Yao Qing's goal in life: save enough silver to leave the palace. Then she met Xiao Linyuan, the emperor who spoiled her without limit. After that, her whole outlook changed.
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The Maid Ran Off with the Money, and the Cold-Blooded Powerful Minister Broke Off the Engagement and Came After Her 通房卷款跑路，冷戾权臣悔婚拿人
[Cold and Devoted Hero + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine] [Let the Story Set the Mood] [Sweet Romance] Su Qingqing transmigrates as a bedchamber maid, but when the eldest young master returns after four years away, her plan to keep out of each other’s way falls apart. The young master has become the chancellor, and she sees his ruthless, vicious, and merciless side. To save her own life, she fawns over him, hoping to survive until her one-year contract expires and she can leave the Pei residen
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The Emperor Has Trouble Conceiving? The Stunning Empress Has Another Baby! 皇上难怀？绝色皇后又多胎
(Transmigration + System + lots of children + sweet romance + useless at harem politics + melodrama + adored by everyone + not mutually chaste) Ye Jinyun spent her whole life as a corporate wage slave. After dying suddenly from overwork, she is reborn in ancient times with the help of a System. From the start, she gets the orphan's role. Fine. But why does it get upgraded to a harem drama, where the emperor keeps chasing her and demanding she bear his children? “The emperor would never choose
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Reborn as a Low-Ranking Palace Consort, I Rise All the Way to the Top 穿成低位宫妃，一路扶摇上位
[Transmigration, Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Not Both Pure, Absurd Comedy, Devoted Love Later On] Shen Jinruo transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine who had no favor from the emperor. Having lost her freedom, she’d planned to keep her head down and quietly build up her strength. But she soon discovered that in this harem, even if you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble will find you. To survive, Shen Jinruo worked hard to adapt and officially joined the harem’s struggl
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo
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After I Transmigrated, I Helped My Best Friend Win the Emperor’s Heart 穿越后我帮闺蜜攻略皇上
Xu, the no-nonsense doctor; Fang, the kindhearted, guileless chef; and Lin, the fair-skinned beauty with a string of admirers. An accident sends the three best friends transmigrating to ancient times together. From the start, it's a living hell: they open their eyes in the Cold Palace, where the emperor has ordered them executed. They're bullied by vicious servants and beaten by a favored consort. The miserable trio hatch a plan: if they want to survive, they have to cozy up to that emperor! Uni
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The Money-Grubbing Princess Consort’s Romantic Adventures in the Song Dynasty 财迷王妃大宋闯情关
A sweet historical romance blending transmigration, food, business warfare, political intrigue, and love. Ouyang Wanyuan, a modern bank account manager, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the daughter of the wealthiest family in Jiangnan during the Great Song. She has no interest in embroidery, loves her abacus, is obsessed with fine food and elegant clothes, and possesses an uncanny talent for turning a profit. She should have been free to enjoy life, but a batch of “problematic peony pastr
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The Rogue Agent Has Arrived: Prince, Lie Down and Behave 特工狂妃驾到，王爷乖乖躺好
My Score Just Came Out Today, and It’s Going Up Also known as: The Hilarious, Satisfying Tale of a Sharp-Tongued Princess Who’s Gone Completely Bonkers and Is Running Wild (The short drama Agent Princess Has Arrived, Your Highness, Lie Down and Behave) (Hahaha, I laugh like an idiot while writing this) (A ridiculously satisfying story: the heroine fights with her fists and her words, is goofy, unhinged, and full of memes; lighthearted and hilarious; she never turns her frustration inward, she go
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Transmigrated as a Fake Eunuch, I Become the Handsome Men's Beloved 穿成万人迷假太监，美男们团宠我
[Unparalleled beauty + irresistible charm + everyone’s darling + a tangled love square] Liu He transmigrated into a book, and not just any book: the one she had written herself. She wasn’t a princess or a legitimate-born young lady. She was a short-lived fake eunuch who dressed as a man. A miserable life? No! Watch this pretty little eunuch become everyone’s obsession! The gentle, refined crown prince: “So what if you’re a eunuch? I’ve already chosen you, Xiao Liu.” The sinister, scheming second
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Disguised as a Man, the Split-Personality Prince Climbs Over My Wall Every Day 女扮男装，精分王爷每天翻我家墙
[Strong heroine + doted on by everyone] Struck by lightning one day, Nan Feiyin becomes the only son of the Dingguo General, who disguises herself as a man. By day, dressed as a man, she pits her wits against the feared Ninth Prince next door. By night, dressed as a woman, she plays and frolics with an adorable, sweet, simple-minded young man. Until one day, she discovers that the face beneath the Ninth Prince's mask is exactly the same as that of the sweet young man who gets close to her at nig
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The Regent Personally Teaches Me How to Seduce Him 摄政王手把手教我如何撩他
After Jing Yu transmigrated into the body of a cowardly prince who disguised herself as a man, the late emperor died. The regent, who held absolute power, successively executed all the late emperor’s sons, leaving only Jing Yu. Jing Yu decided to wait for death. She waited a long time. Just as she thought Nan Yuncheng had nearly forgotten about her, he suddenly surrounded her princely residence with his men and cornered her at the door to her bedroom. Nan Yuncheng: “I hear the prince likes men
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I Became a Villainous Eunuch and Won the World Over with My Goofy Antics 穿成反派太监，靠沙雕被天下争抢
[Goofy Little Eunuch × Long-Suffering Emperor] Mutually Exclusive Romance Yue Fuling transmigrates into the body of a little eunuch, but secretly she is an assassin tasked with killing the emperor. The emperor can even possess her, and has learned all her secrets. This book is also known as: Everyone knows she’s an assassin except her. Yue Fuling panics and packs up to flee in the middle of the night. Halfway through, flames blaze behind her as several groups of pursuers race after her. Yue Fuli
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Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后
In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p
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A Blade Hidden in the Icy Strings 冰弦藏刃
The night the Empress Dowager saved me, the silk-rending notes of the konghou fell silent. Three years later, I entered the general’s residence as a musician. The notes I plucked and brushed from the strings were now a murder song tempered in the flames of hatred. Xiao Yu listened from behind the curtain, entranced, and did not notice the wine spilling over his brocade robe. Suddenly, he seized the hand playing the instrument. “Your technique reminds me of someone.” I smiled and asked who, but h
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The Crown Prince Is Irresistible 太子哥哥真香
Su Ming'an was born frail because she was premature, and was taken to her family’s old home in Jiazhou to recuperate as a child. Years later, her father and brothers bring her back to the capital at thirteen, only to discover that the delicate girl they remembered is remarkably skilled at martial arts, has superhuman strength, knows medicine, and can break curses... Gu Jingyi is noble by birth, yet surrounded by enemies, and his claim to the Crown Prince’s position hangs by a thread. The thirtee
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Spring Over the City: A Collection of Historical Romances by Yiyimaiqian 满城春（一枚铜钱古言精选）
A collection of classic historical romances by popular Jinjiang author Yi Mei Tong Qian. These three works are all timeless favorites, perfect for staying up all night to read: Spring Over the City, Poisoned Wine, and Strange Tales of the Eighth Day of the Twelfth Month. The Liu family of the capital is an eminent clan so powerful that even the imperial family treats them with respect. Liu Yan, the legitimate youngest daughter of the second branch, is brilliant and blessed with both wisdom and g
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Fighting to Be Crown Princess? I Married the Crown Prince's Uncle, So Why Are You Kneeling? 抢当太子妃？我嫁太子他叔你跪啥
[Full manuscript complete, two chapters updated daily. Feel free to dive in!] [Reborn + both pure + face-slapping and punishing scum + satisfying story] [Irreverent little devil in public, clingy and possessive puppy in private vs. sweet innocent flower in public, man-eating flower in private] In her previous life, Xie Jinting was framed by villains. The dignified eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites ended up marrying her own bodyguard, Fang Rongling. Meanwhile, her cousin Bai Rurui married
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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
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
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A Lantern to Guide the Way 燃灯引
A mute girl is a mystery: voiceless, unpromoted, and without life. The Liu household has a daughter, clever and quiet. Heaven has decreed that she is no ordinary girl. With her own strength, she scatters the pack of wolves, wins people's hearts, brings peace to her home, severs a cursed bond, and finds a new life. A hand holds the pieces, with no sorrow, no tombstone, no cup. The emperor has a son, and Heaven takes pity on the Luan Dynasty. Heaven has decreed that he is no ordinary boy. With a
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The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕
[Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No
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I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠，却成皇上掌心宠
In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye.
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Book Transmigration: She Runs, He Chases, and She Can’t Escape 穿书：她逃他追，她插翅难飞
Song Yuan wakes up inside a book as the arrogant, vicious villainess. The sight of the ruthless male lead makes her knees go weak. Determined not to meet the same fate as the original villainess, who was tortured to death by him, Song Yuan does everything she can to avoid him, steering clear as if he were a venomous snake. Shen Xuzhi sees this and gives a low laugh. He pins her in a corner, no longer able to hide the madness in his eyes. “Just behave, and I’ll give you my life.”
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The Xie Family's Older Spinster Becomes Empress 谢家的大龄剩女做皇后了
The short-drama adaptation You Pretend to Be a Playboy, I Pretend to Be Blind: Let's See Who Can Keep It Up has surpassed 2 billion views. Watch it on Hongguo Short Drama! [Female-oriented story, male readers proceed with caution] The Sixth Prince doesn't want to fight for the throne, so he decides to live as a wastrel. To make everyone believe him, he even deliberately marries a blind woman and proclaims it far and wide: “A blind woman can't be empress, so don't worry. I have no designs on the
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Pillowed in Spring's Embrace 枕春色
[Signed for publication; print edition on sale July 31] [Hero fights to win her back + Second male lead faces a long road to reconciliation + Powerful man bends for love] Clear-headed, resilient tofu-seller heroine vs. devoted prince with a secret sorrow When Chun Zhi was nine, Lu Jingyun took her in after she was left homeless, and she became his child bride. Lu Jingyun promised, “If I pass the imperial exams one day, I'll make you my wife.” For ten years, she supported him with all her strengt
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Moon Across Two Lifetimes: The Financial Consort 两世月：金融妃
Modern financial thinking overwhelms the ancient court! She exposes conspiracies, serves up face-slapping to the powerful, and dazzles everyone when she is ennobled as a princess! She joins the Bureau of Regulations and reforms paper currency, only to face a deadly counterattack from the old faction: printing plates are stolen, a counterfeit-money crisis erupts, and a wave of bank runs sweeps through Bianjing! At the critical moment, she presents three strategies, turns the tide, and takes charg
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Healing Hands and a Compassionate Heart: The Prince’s Beloved 妙手仁心：王爷的心尖宠
Ling Wei, a modern surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the ancient Great Yan Dynasty, a fictional realm. Her soul inhabits the body of a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor who was just framed and killed, a woman who shares her name. When she wakes, she finds herself in a perilous prince’s residence, having become the neglected Princess Jing. Relying on her exceptional medical skills and intelligence, she must not only overcome one crisis after another and save herself, but also face th
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Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规
[Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th
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The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后
[Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle
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Who Says a Favored Consort Has to Fight for Power? His Majesty Can't Spoil Me Enough 谁说宠妃要宫斗？陛下宠还来不及
[Publication rights acquired] [Capricious, wicked, silly beauty vs. dark, obsessive-love maniac tyrant] [Palace intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + not a strong female lead + a lovesick, unstable woman and a deranged man drawn to each other] Yueli was the top courtesan at Chunfeng Pavilion. She didn't want to be sold to the demon-like general, so on the day she was to leave the brothel, she timidly tugged on the emperor's sleeve... She spent three years throwing her weight a
30.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
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Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂
[Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t
1.2kReads9.2Score143Shelves
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The Zither's Unending Mystery 锦瑟无端
[Clear-headed, rational heroine × Devoted, possessive second male lead; SC; HE] [Power couple | Play the pig to eat the tiger | Marriage first, love later | Everyone gets their comeuppance] [The heroine is no angel, and she's good at striking back and stirring up trouble] [He enjoys mistreating his wife at first, then runs himself ragged chasing her later] My name is Jin Se. By imperial decree, I married the capital's most famous lovesick second male lead. He was devastatingly handsome and brill
2.1kReads9.0Score190Shelves
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I Never Meant to Marry the East Wind 妾本无心嫁东风
[Marriage first, love later; puppy-like sweetheart turns into an ice mountain, then the ice mountain turns into a lovesick puppy; win her back after losing her; male lead gets put through the wringer; male lead is a virgin; fictional setting; pure historical romance] In the second year after Fang Qingyi married into the marquis’s household, the amnesiac heir suddenly regained his old memories. He looked coldly at the unfamiliar woman beside him and asked who she was. The sincere, puppy-like s
2.7kReads8.9Score238Shelves
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