Light and Enjoyable Palace-Intrigue Novels Worth Rereading 清爽宫斗文，可N刷。

1. 301 皇 The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at 5.9kReads8.9Score502Shelves
2. 302 疯 She’s Gone Mad! The Deposed Empress Raises a Child in the Cold Palace and Plots a Rebellion 疯了！废后她冷宫养崽要造反 When Clouds Warm, Flowers Bloom云暖花开Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Blurb: [A devoted one-to-one romance] + [raising children] + [medical skills] + [powerful leads] In her previous life, she loved too deeply and died in the Cold Palace. After transmigrating through several lifetimes, she is reborn. The moment she wakes... “Your Highness, it's a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! At last, you have a chance to rise above your station. This old servant will go tell His Majesty right away!” Leave the Cold Palace? Ning Yizhen's eyes turn icy. She's a brilliant all-roun 9.7kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
3. 303 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 40.8kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
4. 304 神 The Divine Doctor and the Demon Empress 神医魔后 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted A descendant of the Xuanmai lineage in the 21st century transmigrates one day into the body of Ye Wenyan, the fourth daughter of a first-rank general's household in the Northern Qi Kingdom. Her father died unjustly, her mother was cast aside, and the old madam turned ruthless and kicked her when she was down. Her second uncle and aunt used every trick in the book to murder her and silence her. Her third sister stole her fiancé and humiliated her by making her a concubine. The infamous witch of t 8.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
5. 305 被 Sold to a Brothel? I Turned Around and Clung to the Commander’s Leg 被卖青楼？我转身抱紧指挥使大腿 Cai Xiaomao蔡小毛Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted Sold to a brothel? I turned around and latched onto the Commander’s thigh —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 306 高 Marrying Up 高嫁 Dust and Ashes尘灰Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted On the day Ning Wanqiao married Duan Yunzhou, he brought his white moonlight into the household as his concubine. On their wedding night, Ning Wanqiao spent the night alone, while Duan Yunzhou stayed in his white moonlight's courtyard night after night. Later, Ning Wanqiao learned that she was the wicked woman standing in the way of Duan Yunzhou and his white moonlight. She was neglected everywhere in the Marquis's household and was not allowed to live in the main courtyard reserved for the Marc 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
7. 307 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.5kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
8. 308 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 54.2kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
9. 309 福 Lucky Little Bao Bao Helps the Cold Palace's Abandoned Consort Become Empress 福宝崽崽，助冷宫弃妃封后 A Thought, Wind and Grain一念风禾Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Adorable Baby + Everyone’s Favorite + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Lucky Charm + Hears Only the Thoughts of Bad People] Twins born together were considered an ill omen. Princess Youyou was branded a jinx from birth and cruelly thrown into a pond by her mother, Consort Shu. Three-year-old Youyou had never known a mother’s love. She only knew that life was pointless: she was hungry and cold, and nobody loved her. Just as she was about to die, Youyou was rescued by a discarded consort living in the C 8.4kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
10. 310 紫 Purple Clivia 紫色君子兰 Purple Amaryllis紫色的君子兰Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A new work is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 重 Reborn as the Qing Dynasty’s Eldest Princess 重生之我成为了清朝的大格格 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted Reborn: I Became a Qing Dynasty Princess 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 312 叛 The Rebellious Emperor Falls for His Struggling Transmigrated Consort 叛逆皇上爱上苦哈哈穿越的王妃 Tangerine Sand桔沙Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted [Historical + Farming + Palace Intrigue + Two Men Fighting Over One Woman] The story starts slowly. At first, the heroine is reborn and wakes to find herself in ancient times. She has read novels, but has no idea how this particular novel’s plot will unfold. She can only play things by ear and take it one step at a time. As for transmigrating, all she cares about is figuring out how to get back to the modern world, the most practical thing to do. She becomes the princess consort of a duke and ca 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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13. 313 炸 Two Explosive Sisters Serve the Emperor: The Younger Farms, the Older Fights for His Favor 炸裂姐妹花共侍皇上妹种田姐争宠 Tangerine Sand桔沙Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted In modern times, the older of twin sisters, Lin Duoliu, was jealous of her younger sister, Lin Duoyan, and killed her. But when they woke up, both sisters had been reborn in ancient times. What kind of palace intrigue and rivalry will unfold when they meet Emperor Huang Wanxi? A story of the younger sister farming while the older one vies for favor! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 314 嫁 After She Married, the Mad Emperor Seized Her by Force 嫁人后，被疯批皇帝强取豪夺了 A Penguin Who Has to Write Every Day每天都要码字的企鹅Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Later Revenge on the Scoundrels + Obsessive, Unhinged Hero + Groveling Chase + No Reconciliation + Second Male Lead Wins] Chu Huaiyu personally offered Lu Zhaoxue to the Crown Prince, using her as bait to frame Chu Siheng. After ascending the throne, Chu Huaiyu imprisoned Lu Zhaoxue deep in the palace, using his favor as a pair of shackles. Night after night, they were entangled in the palace. Biting her earlobe, Chu Huaiyu whispered, “Zhaoxue, do you hate me? Hate me if y 13kReads8.1Score609Shelves

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    This one!?!

15. 315 真 The Real and Fake Heiresses Go on a Rampage, Each Wilder Than the Last 真假千金杀疯了，一个更比一个狂 Sleeping with Books与书共眠Ancient Romance729k WordsCompleted [Real and Fake Heiresses + Mutual Secret Crushes + Household Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Not your typical real-and-fake heiress story! The two young women won't fight over men; they'll become sisters.] Heroine = a seemingly delicate, pitiful little rabbit, but actually a sharp-tongued black lotus Hero = a refined scholar who follows every rule in public, but turns into a clingy cuddle addict in private [PS] The early story focuses on the real and fake heiresses joining forces and fighting hous 3.4kReads7.6Score405Shelves
16. 316 早 My Dead Husband Rose from the Grave? Princess: Beat Him to Death 早死的夫君诈尸？公主：乱棍打死 Clear Pond Lotus清沚菡萏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Grand Princess of Changyi, Chu Lingyue, has been reborn. In her previous life, only as she lay dying did she learn that everything she had gained was a lie. Her husband, Zhou Xunchuan, who had always doted on her, had another woman in his heart. Even his disappearance for fifteen years had been a faked death for her sake. In the end, so his beloved could take her place and live under her identity, he drugged her, peeled off her face, and beat her to death. Her children accepted a thief as th 4.4kReads8.2Score564Shelves
17. 317 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 13.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    It's great! The female leads are all very clear-headed and intelligent.

18. 318 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. 8.9kReads9.0Score573Shelves
19. 319 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 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 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves
20. 320 婉 The Tale of Empress Wan 婉后传 Explosive Chili爆辣椒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the first year of the Yuanding era, Xiao Wan, the eldest daughter of a concubine branch of the Xiao family, was summoned to the palace by imperial decree. Three years later, the legitimate daughter of the main Xiao household entered the palace. With no two consorts from the same clan allowed, should Xiao Wan accept her fate or fight for her place? The child she risked her life to give birth to became a pawn in the palace. Should Xiao Wan resist or submit? The trusted aide she thought she coul 50Reads6.4Score—Shelves
21. 321 后 The Harem: Empresses in the Palace 后宫·甄嬛传 Liu Lianzi流潋紫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Exclusive Consort Hua bonus chapter now available!] The original novel of the TV series Empresses in the Palace She enters the palace and wins the emperor’s favor, but every step is fraught with danger. The palace is deep as an ocean, and though Zhen Huan has no wish to enter and become the emperor’s consort, fate pushes her into the cruelest of harems. The women in the palace are as radiant as flowers, with lovely brows and eyes, yet every one of them conceals her own schemes and plots agains 12kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
22. 322 我 My Harem Years 我的后宫生涯 Wan Xi婉兮Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + emperor and empress] The rules for surviving the harem: a noble consort must never fall in love! The realm matters more than beauty, and emperors are heartless, so learn that early. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he selects beauties from across the land to fill his harem. Ye Zhen is renowned for her talent, and unfortunately, she is chosen... All she wants is to keep her head down and protect herself, but what fate awaits a concubine without t 389Reads8.6Score—Shelves
23. 323 椒 Jiaofang Palace 椒房殿 Bluebird of Love and Moonlight风月青鸟Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + legendary tales + female ensemble cast + imperial court and nobility + political scheming + tragic romance + episodic stories] Jiaofang Palace, a magnificent residence that represents power and status. The women of the imperial harem all vie for the chance to live there, A battlefield without gunfire, a silent struggle to the death. Over two hundred years, who has lived in Jiaofang Palace, and what kind of lives did they lead? Eighteen deeply moving stories, Taking you through 817Reads9.1Score104Shelves
24. 324 美 Schemes of the Beauty 美人心计 Jia Nan贾楠Historical122k WordsCompleted These women were all empresses of great historical importance. Some brought down an entire dynasty, yet used their own means to ascend to the throne and leave their names in history for later generations to trace. Others used their wisdom to assist an emperor, became the revered mother of the realm, and earned a lasting reputation. Their lives hold countless stories and secrets that people today still cannot unravel. They were beautiful, intelligent, and calculating 2kReads9.3Score223Shelves
25. 325 大 The Imperial Harem of the Great Qing 大清后宫 Xiling Xue西岭雪Historical245k WordsCompleted In 1632, Hong Taiji led an expedition against the Chahar. As thousands bowed before him, one stunning woman stood proudly among the crowd and refused to kneel. She was Qilei, later the birth mother of Princess Jian Ning, a woman remembered by history only by her surname. Risking everything for her tribe, Qilei attempted to assassinate Hong Taiji. Dorgon, moved by the courage of a warrior who could shoot an arrow, intervened to save her. Both Qilei and Hong Taiji were injured and taken back to th 185Reads9.5Score—Shelves
26. 326 后 Three Years in the Harem, 27 Transmigrators Dead 后宫三年，死了27个穿越女 Snatching Away the Big Gray Wolf抱走大灰狼Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted Three Years in the Harem, and 27 Women Who Transmigrated Have Died 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 后 The Secret History of the Imperial Harem 后宫秘史 Huo Chenxin霍晨昕Historical238k WordsCompleted How did a singer of humble birth rise to become empress? What became of the once-in-a-thousand-years love between an emperor and empress? Why did an empress who bore children die still a virgin? How did a woman past her prime win an emperor's lifelong devotion? This is a hidden history woven from intrigue, politics, and love, drawing countless women into its web against their will. They did not love the palace walls; it was as if fate had led them astray. Within the towering inner palace, some t 126Reads9.0Score—Shelves
28. 328 后 Tales of the Harem Beauties 后宫美人传 The Wind Rose ♥ The Flowers Fell起风了♥花落了Historical416k WordsOngoing The emperor’s harem is home to three thousand beauties, with countless lovely women. The emperor and the Noble Consort grew up together and share a deep bond. He cares greatly for her. But... the Noble Consort’s family commands the central army and has rendered great service. So the emperor deliberately keeps his distance from them and remains on guard. To guard against the Noble Consort, the emperor also prevents her from having children. The imperial concubines scheme and struggle against one 72Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 宫 Palace Romance 宫恋 July Melon Eater七月食瓜Two Female Leads182k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + devoted to each other + age gap] Empress × Noble Lady A story about a cunning fox of an empress carefully setting a trap and luring a little rabbit of a noble lady into it, one step at a time. In the fourth year of the Zhenghe era of the Liang Kingdom, sixteen-year-old An Ge entered the palace at her father’s command to be considered as a consort. She never expected to catch the eye of Empress Xiao Yun Yin. “Sister Xiao, I heard all the women in the harem are ruthless. Am 119Reads6.5Score—Shelves
30. 330 乾 A Secret History of Qianlong’s Harem 乾隆后宫秘史 Ripples of Lian涟之漪Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted In the Forbidden City during the Qianlong reign, the imperial concubines’ struggle for favor intertwines with power plays at court. The poisoning of Consort Xin sets off a chain of conspiracies: the veteran statesman Agui is dragged into a case involving the Jiangnan Salt Transport Commissioner, which leads to a rebellion plot by former followers of the Prince of Chahar. A Western Regions merchant dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind a jade pendant belonging to a prince of the Hes 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 大 Secrets of the Qing Imperial Harem 大清后宫秘史 Chen Jingyu陈靖宇Historical246k WordsCompleted The Secret History of the Qing Imperial Harem is a mystery of history, and an even greater mystery of human nature! Without a thorough knowledge of history and human nature, you cannot solve it! 523Reads9.0Score—Shelves
32. 332 阿 After My Father Defeated Kangxi, I Married Prince Yong 阿玛打赢康熙后，我嫁给了雍亲王 Meng Yutang孟毓唐Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available; the novel is recommended. The main story is complete, so enjoy without worry.] [The sweet, adorably clueless beauty, Ma Qi's legitimate daughter Fucha Yixin + the composed, dignified, secretly ruthless Prince Yong, Yinzhen] (Clingy, a little sun, an instinctive attraction) [Mutual firsts + exclusive devotion + older man + guiding lover] (Content warning: This isn't historically accurate. I'm just cooking up the kind of story I like. The author is sensitive 49.5kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves

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33. 333 嫁 Marry a Powerful Official and Become a Widow? The Transmigrate-Into-a-Book Side Character Won’t Stand for It! 嫁权臣守活寡？穿书女配不干了！ Lucky Blossoms福朵朵Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite + devoted couple + putting scumbags in their place + no mistresses or misunderstandings + everyone speaks their mind] Jiang Yuzhu transmigrated into a book, becoming the ill-fated first wife of Xie Zhao, the male lead of A Great Chancellor. From the start, she was handed a disaster: the original Jiang Yuzhu was on her way to have an affair, set up by her own eldest brother. According to the original story, after sleeping with a scumbag, Jiang Yuzhu 7.8kReads8.9Score928Shelves
34. 334 反 The Villainous Eunuch Served Me So Well, He Became a Real Man? 反派太监为伺候我，成真男人了？ Above All, Zhizhi知知在上Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [One-on-One, Both Pure] For the sake of a bonus, Jiang Xun spent years winning over the male lead and the second male lead. But as soon as the heroine appeared, all the affection she'd painstakingly built up plummeted. Her second male lead, the brother who had once doted on her endlessly, said, “A-Xun, Xuezhu is my real sister. If you upset her, I'll cut ties with you!” Her male lead, the fiancé who had once promised to spend his life with her, said, “Jiang Xun, I may be betrothed to the Jia 898Reads8.6Score121Shelves
35. 335 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves
36. 336 趁 While Her Husband Is Still Green, the Young Wife Turns on the Charm 趁夫君青涩，娘子她花式开撩 Encounter遇见Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s first and only love + married first, fall in love later + all kinds of flirting + knows how to keep her husband in line + says the sweetest things while striking with the sharpest knife] In her previous life, after marrying into the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, she was exhausted every day. She had to get up at three in the morning to serve her mother-in-law, constantly find ways to please her sister-in-law, and put up with her several sisters-in-law hitting her up fo 9.7kReads8.5Score834Shelves
37. 337 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
38. 338 烬 Palace of Embers: Bones Behind Vermilion Walls 烬宫赋：朱墙锁骨 Little Pig Gurgles小猪咕噜呀Ancient Romance421k WordsCompleted In the fictional Great Jing dynasty, imperial power is centralized, but aristocratic clans rule their own domains. Currents of intrigue run beneath the borderlands and the imperial court. The harem is both the emperor's playground and an extension of the battlefield for political power. Strict palace rules conceal rampant corruption, and everyone struggles amid their desires, while true love becomes the costliest sacrifice. 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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39. 339 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    The first book, both protagonists are virgins, a young couple, the male lead guides and teaches the female lead palace intrigue. Very good, worth reading multiple times.

40. 340 后 Tales of a Harem Struggle 后宫奋斗记 Spring Has Filled the Blossoming Branches华枝春已满Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted Sweet romance + palace intrigue + a slow, steady love story + adorable children + devoted love later on In the sixth year of Zhengli, Qu Su, daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy's director, was ordered to enter the palace. Many years later, Qu Su had risen from Junior Lady to Noble Consort. Her children surrounded her, and her Yuyan cosmetics shops had spread throughout the land. Looking back, she saw that the man had always been protecting her from behind. Qu Su: I love you, and I love myse 17.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
41. 341 凤 Phoenix's Cry Across the Nine Heavens: The Poison Queen's Plot to Topple the Palace and Usurp the Throne 凤唳九霄：毒后谋宫覆皇权 The Polite Meow有礼貌的喵Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted The worst thing I ever did was fall in love with the enemy who wiped out my entire family. The best thing I ever did was dare to stake my life on the hope that he would turn back. I am Chu Wan'er. On the surface, I am the empress of Mo Jingyuan. In truth, I am a avenger who infiltrated his side. I hate him for allowing Pei Dezhen to slaughter my Lan family. I hate him for keeping me caged in a gilded prison. I hate him because, even though his heart was moved, he never once spoke honestly to m 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure palace intrigue, no cheat codes, no fantasy or cultivation elements, no modern elements, just exhilarating plots and power struggles! Worth a try!

42. 342 关 The Moon Over Guanshan Shines Bright, Too 关山月也明 yl000yl零零零Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted Reborn, she returns to a family in exile, outsmarts a crisis, and shines with dazzling brilliance. Moonlight, silver as frost, streamed into a bedroom from twenty years ago. Tan Yue jolted awake from a nightmare that chilled her to the bone. She had returned to the night before the Tan family’s downfall in the Spring Examination leak scandal, carrying the agonizing memories of ten years of confinement, losing her child, and being separated from her loved ones in her previous life. Back then, her 273Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    A book worth reading

43. 343 旺 Bringing Fortune to Her Husband and Glory to His Clan! The General's Wife Is a True Lucky Star! 旺夫！兴族！将军夫人真锦鲤！ March Sluggishness三月意懒Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [A dangerously unhinged, handsome and tragic general × a delicate beauty who cries at the drop of a hat; marriage first, love later + sweet romance + age gap] Cheng Yang is the Liang dynasty’s greatest general: stern, ruthless, and utterly brutal in his methods. People in court call him the “Fourth Chancellor.” Despite his outstanding military service, he is cursed with the fate of a lone star. His father and brothers are all dead, his birth mother is gravely ill, and his sister-in-law has gone 12.3kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    I've read them all, and I think the male and female leads are well-developed characters with no major flaws. They're all worth reading.

44. 344 穿 Transmigrated as the Top Scholar's Poor Wife, I Eloped with the Villain 穿成状元糟糠妻后，和反派苟合了 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted Liu Zhiheng, a female scientist on a geological survey team, transmigrates into a book and becomes the wretched wife of a top scholar, destined for a tragic ending. To make matters worse, she's been saddled with a knack for brewing sauces. To avoid becoming a mere tool for making sauce and to save her whole family from a miserable fate, one snowy night Liu Zhiheng brings home Duan Wujiao, the Prince of Yan and the story's biggest villain, hoping to rewrite a key plot point. Unexpectedly, after l 5.1kReads9.0Score680Shelves
45. 345 身 Our Bodies Were Swapped, and the Cold-Faced Regent Won't Leave Me Alone 身体互换，我被冷面摄政王赖上了 Diwubai第五白Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Soul Swapping + Lighthearted Fun + Sweet Romance and Redemption + Devoted 1v1 Romance] Clever, Resilient Young Widow vs. Women-Averse, Stern Regent Regent Xie Zhen was gravely wounded in an assassination attempt. When he finally awoke, he discovered he had become the young widow of the Dingyuan Marquis's household. Xie Zhen stared at the sky in speechless disbelief. He'd hated being touched by women since childhood, and even having one near him made him feel awful. Now he'd become a woman. How 643Reads8.8Score101Shelves
46. 346 女 After Her Disguise as a Man Is Exposed, the Prince Can't Stop Asking for Kisses 女扮男装掉马后，王爷索吻成瘾 Zhao Qing Li照青梨Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted (The rating was just posted and will rise) Fate had a cruel twist in store: a modern female mercenary, angered to death, transmigrated into the body of an ancient female assassin who had choked to death! To make a living in ancient times, Shen Yue has to disguise herself as a man and serve as a shadow guard, write trashy stories to save up for an antidote, evade her organization's assassins, and put up with being ostracized by her colleagues... None of that matters. What matters is that she seem 3.7kReads8.8Score625Shelves
47. 347 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
48. 348 拢 Gathering Her in His Arms 拢娇 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted (Jiangnan beauty × northern frontier general + secretly in love + sweet romance + second male lead tries desperately to win her back) Shen Pianpian was born into a prominent Jiangnan family and raised in the seclusion of her family home. She was as beautiful as an immortal, with a face unmatched in grace. Her father doted on her, and her brothers spoiled her. Even Song Lian, whom her father had found along the way and who had grown up with her, cherished her like a treasure in the palm of his ha 784Reads8.8Score165Shelves
49. 349 替 The Replacement Bride Is Wild and Wanton, and the Disabled Heir Makes a Fortune 替嫁女又疯又色，残废世子赚翻了 Situ Lanluo司徒蓝落Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only partners + adored by all + occult arts + medicine + goofy comedy] Su Qingwan was a female doctor in the Heavenly Court. After getting into a bit of trouble, she was punished by being sent down to the mortal world to undergo a hundred lifetimes of tribulation. Every time she was reincarnated, the old King of Hell interfered. After she could take it no longer and made a scene in the underworld, she finally got herself a good life: as a prince's wife. She thought s 4.3kReads9.1Score510Shelves

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    He was dressed in tattered red clothes, with one shoe on and the other bare. His hair was a mess, and he kept scratching his butt with his other hand.

50. 350 系 The Claiming the Throne Series: Historical Romance Collection 《夺嫡》系列古言套装 Moonset月落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Sweet Historical Romance + Mutual Devotion + Palace Intrigue] Popular author Yueluo's trilogy of sweet romances: lighthearted and hilarious, with sweetness turned up to the max! "The Fight for the Throne": A feisty young lady who always gets even × the scheming, lovesick Ninth Prince. A laugh-out-loud, sugar-sweet battle for the throne! "Joy with You": A venomous, calculating king × a clever and decisive queen. A perfect match who will conquer the world together! "A Fine Day Bestowed upon You": 59.5kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

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    Absolutely fantastic! The author's writing is superb; it's not the kind of mindless romance or time-travel story, but rather a captivating tale of palace intrigue, schemes, and emotions—full of twists and turns! I've read all of her books, and not one of them will disappoint you!

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