Palace and Household Intrigue in Historical Romance 宫斗宅斗，古言
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Reborn: Zhaohua Rules the World 重生之昭华倾天下
[Reborn + comeback + palace intrigue and political scheming + sweet romance and redemption] Six-year-old Princess Zhaohua is the emperor’s cherished jewel, doted on in the palm of his hand. She has no idea that the empress’s lavish praise and the heir apparent’s proposal are both deadly traps. After a cup of poison bestowed by imperial decree, she dies exposed on a desolate mountain. With her dying breath, she sees only Xie Heng, the young prince of Dingbei, her childhood nemesis who was always
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The Sickly Prince Fights and Scrambles, Flirts and Deceives 病娇皇子又争又抢，又撩又骗
Traditional historical romance + both leads hide their identities + obsessive possessiveness + intense push and pull The young princess pretends to be frail but is actually rebellious @ The sickly prince pretends to be chaste but is actually cool, flirtatious, and extremely jealous. The Crown Prince and Fifth Prince of Great Yan were to be married on the same day. But the bridal sedan chairs were switched, and Shen An'an, who was supposed to marry the Crown Prince, ended up with Xie Chenyuan, th
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Longing to Be a Widow 盼寡
[A top-tier lovesick prince who wins himself over vs. a talented noblewoman who longs to be widowed] [Marriage first, love later + sweet ancient romance + transmigrate] Prince Xie Huaijin of Jing is renowned throughout the capital for his looks, and equally renowned for his frail health. With his legs crippled as well, he has reached twenty-three without a wife. After all, no one wants to become a widow in the flower of their youth, especially when they might end up an actual widow at any moment
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The Crown Prince Is Possessive, Competitive, and a Master of Pretending 太子殿下又争又抢，还特会装
[Both leads are each other's only partner, cool-headed and composed crown prince + beloved heiress surrounded by admirers + sweet romance] (A beautiful airhead with clear eyes and an even clearer mind + a male lead who seems calm and proper but is actually scheming and intensely possessive) In her previous life, Sang Qingluo was infatuated with the Third Prince. Though she had always been bold and brash, he once told her, “A woman should be gentle and demure,” so she repressed her true nature an
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The Abstinent Prince Keeps Flirting With Me 禁欲王爷总撩我
Everyone in the capital said that Prince Ning, Liang Huaian, was cold-hearted and incapable of love, and would never fall for anyone. But in truth, he had secretly been pining for his nephew’s future bride for a long time. One day, he saw with his own eyes as she went from tearfully begging her young nephew to stay one moment to wiping her tears and giving a derisive laugh as she watched him leave the next. Something inside him began to break through the soil. Song Jiahe was always good at decei
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Marrying the Exiled Prince, Living a Life of Luxury 嫁流放王爷，享富贵人生
[Reborn + Farming + Sweet Romance + Love That Grows Over Time] (Delicate Beauty & Cold-Hearted Prince) In her previous life, Ning Shiran got her wish and married her childhood sweetheart, the man she loved, only to be neglected in the back courtyard for years. Only as she was closing her eyes for the last time did she learn that her failing health was caused by the slow-acting poison her childhood sweetheart had given her, all to avenge the woman he loved. Reborn, she agreed to a marriage swap a
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Wasn’t This an Arranged Marriage? Why Is Lord Pei So in Love with Me? 不是联姻吗？裴大人怎么这么爱
Jiang Shiyuan spent ten years pursuing Shen Lüchu, only to receive four words on her eighteenth birthday: “You make me sick.” So Jiang Shiyuan, the girl who made Shen Lüchu sick, turned around and agreed to her family’s arranged marriage, preparing to marry into the Pei family. The Pei family was the most powerful clan in the capital, with influence that reached the heavens, far beyond what Jiang Shiyuan could aspire to. Fortunately, the family was full of talented men, but one grandson, Pei
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You Said You Were Cool and Aloof, So Why Do You Cry When I Break Up with You? 说好的清冷呢，怎么一提分手就哭
Transmigrate Into a Book + Mutual First Love + The Aloof One Goes Mad with Love Jiang Wuning transmigrated into a book. She became the heroine of an angsty romance, a girl betrothed to the male lead since childhood but unable to win his affection. The male lead, cold and distant toward Jiang Wuning, turned around and showered the supporting female character with affection. He glanced coolly at Jiang Wuning, collapsed helplessly on the ground. “Jiang Wuning, you’re so unreasonable.” “I’ve alrea
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I Transmigrated Just Before Divorcing the Prince, and Now the Royal Family Dotes on Me 穿到跟王爷和离前，被皇族团宠了
When Chu Yunjin woke up, she had become the prince’s forcibly taken wife, a fool who caused endless trouble and chaos in the prince’s household, couldn’t tell good from evil, and was thoroughly used by a hypocritical scumbag. She was completely at a loss. According to the original story, after the heroine repeatedly threatened to kill herself, the prince was forced to kneel before the emperor and beg for a divorce. But no royal heir had ever divorced before. The prince was beaten with a cane, th
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕
Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi
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I Never Knew How Irresistible a Powerful Official Could Be Until I Woke Up and Went Wild Flirting 年少不知权臣香，一觉起来撩疯了
[The rating has only just come out, so don't judge yet] [Protective favoritism + fighting over her + scumbag's road to redemption] [Down-and-out noblewoman + young Prime Minister Pei] After the Jiang family fell into ruin, Jiang Sui had to live under someone else's roof. Her mother wanted her to secure a good marriage. So she entrusted her to a close friend. Jiang Sui kept to her place, and she and the Li family's legitimate son had grown up together. But under pressure from his mother, Li Xingc
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When Yunse Meets Her Match, the Cold-Faced Duke Spoils Her Obsessively 韫色逢时，冷面国公偏执宠
Household intrigue + sweet romance + satisfying revenge At the age of ten, Xie Yun fell seriously ill with a high fever after trying to save her childhood sweetheart from drowning. Her stepmother then schemed to send her back to the family’s country estate, where she spent six years. When she finally returns to the capital, it’s only to protect the people she cares about. But her childhood sweetheart is engaged to her stepsister, and she overhears him belittling her: “How could she compare to Ro
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Is a Forced Match Sweet? Let Princess Consort Jin Speak 强扭的瓜甜不甜？有请瑾王妃发言
Love at first sight + both leads are inexperienced + protective + happy ending Her own success was certainly gratifying, but seeing her rival gain the upper hand was even harder to stomach! Qin Yi had been at odds with her nemesis for over a decade, and now that nemesis was getting married, to one of the emperor's sons, no less. Determined not to let her rival walk all over her, Qin Yi vowed to marry into the imperial family too, and to someone with a higher rank than her rival's husband! Qin Yi
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We Shared the Wrong Room on Our Wedding Night, Your Majesty, Go Easy on Me 新婚夜圆错房，皇兄你轻点宠
[Sisters Swapping Grooms + The Scumbag’s Regret] Shen Qingyu, queen of the mercenaries, transmigrates into the heroine of a tragic romance novel. She’s doomed to have her heart and liver ripped out by a scumbag, then be ground to dust. To survive, she decisively throws herself into the arms of the gentle, refined male supporting character. To her surprise, he immediately pulls her close and sneers at the scumbag: “Come on, get down on your knees and greet your sister-in-law.” From then on... She
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In the Mountains, There Are Trees; on the Trees, There Are Branches 山有木兮木有枝
The short drama “Where the Mountain Has Trees, the Trees Have Branches” is now available. [Publication deal signed + male lead fights to claim her + second male lead begs for her back + marriage before love] Jiang Chuyue has been in love with Xiao Ji for ten years. As his nominal “younger sister,” all she can do is watch him take one concubine after another. At a palace banquet, Xiao Ji protects his beloved concubine by forcing Jiang Chuyue to marry the regent. Xiao Ji tells her, “The regent is
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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 Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Chose to Do Nothing 侯门主母操劳而死，重生后摆烂了
[Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly
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Consort Yi Has Twins, and Kangxi Grins from Ear to Ear! 懿妃一胎两宝，康熙笑弯了腰！
[Not a devoted-couple-only romance; the heroine is doted on exclusively in the later story; she has a golden finger. This is not a power fantasy. The heroine has lived four lifetimes and has now returned to the Qing dynasty. She understands people and social conventions, but isn't the sort who likes to stir up trouble. The events, characters, and timeline in the book don't match real history. If that bothers you, don't read!] ⚠️⚠️⚠️A heads-up: The heroine isn't a cruel or vicious person. She onl
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The Second Empress 继后
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
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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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The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半
Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about
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After the Metaphysical Little One Became the Eastern Depot Boss’s Favorite 玄学崽崽成了东厂大佬心尖宠后
[My new book, The Three Realms’ Number One Favorite: Even a Little Beggar Can Become a God, is coming soon. A new journey is about to begin~ Thanks for being here~~] The real daughter of the Duke’s estate, who was switched at birth, has returned! The little tyke barely reached an adult’s knees. She timidly called out, “Daddy? Mommy?” The real daughter had spent six years as a little beggar, grimy and scrawny. Compared to the pampered fake heiress, nobody liked her at all. The neglected little gi
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The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上
[Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty
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A Highborn Matriarch’s Guide to Taming Her Husband 高门主母的驯夫手册
Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch
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The Mad Emperor Claims His Minister: Your Majesty, I Have a Wife and Children 疯批帝王夺臣：皇上臣有妻有儿
[A ruler steals his subject's spouse + transmigrate into a book + woman disguises herself as a man] She unexpectedly discovers that she has transmigrated into an old-school tragic romance novel. The heroine, who “loves the rich and despises the poor,” breaks off her engagement when the hero's entire family is exiled, then quickly marries someone else. Three years later, the hero returns with overwhelming power, unable to forget the heroine. The story is agonizing both physically and emotionally,
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The Villainess Asks Every Day: Is the Dog Emperor Dead Yet? 恶女每日一问：狗皇帝今天死了没
For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di
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The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常
[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
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The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常
(Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate
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The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风
Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw
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As Long as the Cannon Fodder Is Crazy Enough, the Protagonist Can Still Be Sacrificed 只要炮灰够癫，主角照样祭天
Jiang Wan knew she was dead. She knew she’d transmigrated, too. But she had no idea where she’d ended up. Still, judging by her current surroundings, this trip had probably gone badly. There was a good chance that wretched poverty would have her in its grip again. “Being a wage slave is miserable, but it doesn’t make me an idiot. Who wants to come to this dump of an ancient world? Not me!” “Ribbit!” “Frog bro, you think this place sucks too, don’t you?” Jiang Wan stared at her bizarre reflection
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Skilled at Singing 善吟
[Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart…
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I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠
[Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever
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Ink-Washed Qiao Xin 墨染乔心
Just started, so the score will go up! (All characters are based on real people.) The male lead isn't very likable at first, but he gets better and better! [Second chance at love] [Childhood sweethearts] HE Seven years ago, after her family suffered a sudden upheaval, she received a “breakup payment” and a warning from his family. She had no choice but to sever their relationship and leave without a word. Seven years later, she is Shanghai's top wedding planner, dazzling and captivating. He, me
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The Lucky Little Star: Her Prince Father Is Strong, Handsome, and Tragic 锦鲤小福星，王爷爹爹美强惨
[Everyone’s favorite] [Blessed child] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Comeback] No one knew just how far the Prince of Yue’s household had fallen! Nothing went right wherever they went, they failed at everything they tried, and their bad luck clung to them like a curse. Then they picked up a three-year-old beggar, and it was as if they’d suddenly unlocked cheat mode. The economy boomed, and one stroke of good luck followed another. “Your Highness! His Majesty says your governance has been excellent a
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The Silly Beauty Is Sweet and Soft, and the Regent Is Smitten 笨蛋美人乖又软摄政王他沦陷了
Su Ningning is simple-minded and innocent. On her wedding day, she stumbles upon rebels slaughtering her family and crashes straight into the arms of Lou Shengxue, the regent who holds power over the entire court. Cold and bloodthirsty, he was about to take her life when he unexpectedly discovered that she carried a secret remedy for breaking curses. He had no choice but to keep her by his side. Everyone laughs at her as a useless, foolish princess consort, but only Lou Shengxue knows that this
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The Imperial Academy’s Fallen Woman 国子监破鞋
136,543 people have already missed this book because of its title... One-of-a-kind pure heroine + nobody is innocent + romance and desire + the fate of the nation. Beauty fades, and with it, love. Golden fingers are just something people say to fool the gullible. She is a soul from another world, sharp-eyed and streetwise. In this decaying dynasty, she aims to amass a fortune beyond imagination and avoid the humiliation China suffered over the past century.
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