Court Intrigue and Political Schemes, No Romance Is Fine, With Excellent Writing and High Ratings 宫斗权谋，可以无cp的，文笔好高评分的

1. 201 道 The Daoist Clan’s Legitimate Daughter: She Rules the Court Through Divination 道家嫡女，她靠相术权倾朝野 Yao Jiu姚九Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Noble-born heiress + court intrigue + metaphysics and physiognomy + defying fate Yuan Qing Yi, courtesy name Xi Yi. From birth, she was condemned as “a bringer of misfortune, destined to die before twenty.” She was the eldest legitimate daughter of a preeminent noble clan, yet another girl took her place, a concubine-born daughter masquerading as the legitimate heir. She endured endless torment. Can fate not be defied? Then she'll defy it! With the Nine Forms of Tai Su, she enters the world, j 13.7kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
2. 202 锦 A Journey to Find Family 锦途寻亲 Xue Rong Feifei雪蓉菲菲Ancient Romance592k WordsCompleted [Adorable romance + sweet pampering + girl disguised as a boy + childhood sweethearts + nation and family] When Su Yao was six, her family was destroyed. Her mother was brutally killed before her eyes, and her brother was forcibly taken away by men in black. She was left alone, desperate and helpless. Nine years later, Su Yao and her cousin Tang Yue disguise themselves as boys and set off on a difficult journey to the capital to search for their family. Along the way, the two pose as “brother 4.5kReads7.4Score58114d adds
3. 203 凤 The Phoenix Descends, Bringing Prosperity to Her Family, Her Country, and the Entire Court 凤凰降世，旺家旺国旺全朝 Zhao Shuo Shuo Zhao昭烁烁昭Ancient Romance394k WordsCompleted A phoenix from the Ninth Heaven undergoes a tribulation and becomes Xu Zhaozhao, a little farm girl. Her parents love each other, but they’re so poor they can barely scrape by. Her sharp-tongued aunt is mean, and her brothers are so hungry they’re practically skin and bones. It’s hell mode from the start, but Zhaozhao clenches her tiny fists and says, “I’m not scared!” She’s born with a lucky touch. She pats a hen, and it lays eggs until its legs go weak. She pats the vegetable patch, and the gr 1.2kReads7.8Score11314d adds
4. 204 重 After Being Reborn, I Threw Myself into the Powerful Minister's Arms and Cried, and He Turned Red with Anger 重生后扑到权臣怀里哭，他红温了 Little Fish Learns to Swim小鱼学游泳Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Sweet and Gentle Girl VS Steady, Restrained Powerful Official] [Mutually devoted, childhood sweethearts, years of secret love finally returned] Shen Mingshu grew up cherished by Jiang Xun, but his stern, cold nature made her fear him more than anything. After someone drugged her, her childhood friend, a young general, took her away. When they were discovered, she had no choice but to marry him. But the young general loved someone else and took a concubine on their wedding day. He doted on his c 64.2kReads8.8Score8.9k14d adds
5. 205 被 Abandoned for Ten Years, the Eldest Miss Returns Home and Leaves Her Whole Family in Tears 被遗弃十年，大小姐回府全家哭疯 A Single Ear of Wheat一根麦穗Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Prophetic Dreams] [Fictional Court Intrigue] [Historical Romance] [Face-Slapping Scoundrels] Qin Jianan spent ten years on the frontier. Then, one day, she suddenly learned that she was the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Dongping's household. Before leaving, she had a dream. She dreamed that during the ten years she had been missing, her cousin had already taken her place. After arriving in the capital, her parents showed her no affection, and her brothers wanted nothing to do with her. She 1.4kReads7.8Score15514d adds
6. 206 谁 Who Says Legitimate and Illegitimate Sisters Must Be Enemies? My Elder Sister Spoils Me Rotten! 谁说嫡庶是天敌？嫡姐宠她如命！ A Dreaming Salted Fish一只做梦的咸鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrates and becomes the daughter of the younger brother of Fengyun Kingdom’s Left Chancellor. And she’s a wicked villain, too! Bai Qianqian can’t stand this at all. When the Crown Prince breaks off his engagement with her legitimate older sister, she immediately clings to her sister’s side! All she really wants is to survive. So how did she end up attracting the cold-hearted and ruthless Fifth Prince? 5.2kReads8.2Score58314d adds
7. 207 满 The Mysterious Heiress Appears Before the Whole Family Is Executed 满门抄斩前，神秘大小姐现身了 Shi Chen A是辰阿Ancient Romance113k WordsCompleted Shen Yin never imagined she would be reborn. She remembered how the Shen family, loyal to the death, had been condemned to public execution at the palace gates because of a villain’s slander and an incompetent ruler’s decree. As for her, all she had time to do was hide her little nephew in a deep well, hoping he would escape the same fate. But in the end… That man, her dear fiancé, stood with her cousin, playing the devoted couple while he trampled her underfoot and crushed her spine. She died c 6.4kReads7.0Score67114d adds
8. 208 一 Top-Rank Poison Consort: Reborn and Married to the Ailing Prince 一品毒妃：重生后嫁给病秧子王爷 Heart-Stealing Tomato偷心的西红柿Ancient Romance7.3M WordsOngoing [Fantasy historical romance + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and transmigration + angst before sweetness] Yang Susu is the third daughter born to a concubine in the General’s mansion. Rumor has it that her beauty could topple kingdoms, and that one smile over her shoulder could leave thousands lovestruck. Yet beauty is short-lived: she died at fifteen! Before her death, she suffered from a strange illness. Her face was disfigured, her limbs withered, and blood flowed from all seven ori 17.9kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds
9. 209 系 System: The Sharp-Tongued Villain's Easygoing Wife Wants a Divorce 系统：毒舌反派的咸鱼夫人想和离 Xiao Ye潇野Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted [System + Farming + Transmigrate Into a Book + Comeback + Sweet Romance] She’s barely transmigrated into the book as the heir’s wife before her family is confiscated and exiled? No worries, no worries. With the System at her fingertips, she can take all their belongings with her. Her enemies come after them all along the route into exile? No worries, no worries. The System has every weapon imaginable. Take them on one at a time, or wipe out the whole lot at once. After saving the entire househol 10.4kReads8.9Score96514d adds
10. 210 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds

    Reader note

    The plot is unconventional and the characters are vividly portrayed.

11. 211 庶 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 35.1kReads9.2Score4.7k14d adds
12. 212 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.3kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
13. 213 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5k14d adds
14. 214 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
15. 215 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds
16. 216 武 Martial Eyes 武瞳眸 Silly Child, Foolish Me騃童笨吾Ancient Romance475k WordsOngoing Empress-led story + child-rearing and coming-of-age story + strong female lead Emperor Wuxin of the Great Zhou had passed thirty, yet still had no children. His ministers urged him to adopt a boy from the imperial clan to secure the court's stability. Just as they were pressuring him, happy news came from the harem: Consorts Yang Rong and Yang Rong were both expecting, and their due dates were near. Emperor Wuxin was overjoyed. He immediately promised, "Whichever of you gives birth to the eldes 24Reads6.3Score—14d adds
17. 217 红 The Red-Robed Schemer: Winning Over the Regent 红妆谋之攻略那个摄政王 Weimo Shengzi, Who Likes Butterfly Lizards喜欢蝴蝶蜥的闱墨圣子Ancient Romance448k WordsOngoing Shen Qingci, daughter of the current prime minister, knows she is nothing more than a pawn her father uses to secure his power. Her future as the Crown Prince's consort is a cage as well. She ignores the provocations of the Crown Prince's beloved and waits before the Buddha for the fate already set for her. Then a monk's prophecy jolts her awake: the day the new emperor ascends the throne will be the day the entire Shen family is destroyed. In this desperate situation, she seizes her only chance 1Reads—Score—14d adds

Other lists with The Daoist Clan’s Legitimate Daughter: She Rules the Court Through Divination