Looking for Palace Intrigue With a Gripping Plot. No Beginner-Level Writing, Please. Any Recommendations? 想要宫斗，剧情精彩，文笔小白的退，大家推荐推荐

1. 101 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter's Scheme: The Discarded Son Strikes Back 嫡女谋：弃子逆袭不好惹 White-Browed Tiger吊睛白眉Ancient Romance159k WordsCompleted Yao Yushu, a legitimate daughter who had come from the modern era, opened her eyes to find herself a dying outcast in an old Jiangnan residence. Her father was a scholar-official in the capital, and her mother, born to a family of imperial merchants, had died young. Once her stepmother took charge of the household, Yao Yushu became a negligible presence in the family. In her memories, Yao Yushu would take her cousin's place and marry into the Chen family. But her husband loved her cousin, and in 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The writing is no slouch, and the heroine is courageous and decisive. She is the type of heroine I like.

2. 102 皇 The Empress Is Tone-Deaf 皇后娘娘她五音不全 Mo Yu Yu墨钰钰Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted I was a top-tier star in the modern music scene. The moment I opened my eyes, I was a tone-deaf laughingstock at an ancient palace audition. And to top it all off, the stone-faced emperor, who despises music, personally picked me to be his empress? The concubines are waiting to see how long this “off-key empress” can hold on to the emperor’s favor, while he waits for a chance to catch my father and brothers in a compromising situation. I strike back by starting a palace gossip paper and organizi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend this novel, the plot is novel and exciting!!!

3. 103 咸 The Lazy Tenth Fujin Knows a Little Too Much 咸鱼十福晋懂得有点多 Little Gu Who Loves Hydrangea Pines喜欢绣球松的小谷Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Welcome to read Guzi's other works on Tomato Novel. Yin'e, the tenth son of the Kangxi Emperor, was famous for being a thickheaded brute. At the imperial selection, he took a liking to Su Celi, a woman with impressive strength. After shamelessly pursuing her, he finally married her, and from then on became a completely different man, henpecked by his wife. Everyone thought Yin'e was finished and felt sorry for him. Though Su Celi was rumored to have trouble bearing children, she became pregnant 10.2kReads8.7Score834Shelves

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   These seven books are all quite good. They are different from the palace-fighting novels I have read in the past. Most of them are from the Qing Dynasty. It is very interesting not to lose one's wits!!!

4. 104 独 The Beloved Concubine’s Daughter 独宠庶女 Loves Pork Jerky爱吃猪肉干Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was an obscure daughter born to a concubine, carefully keeping her head down under her stepmother's watch, all so she could enjoy a peaceful life someday. Who could have guessed that this lowborn girl would marry into a marquis's household? Everyone thought she wouldn't be able to uphold the dignity of the marquis's family. But she won over people's hearts one step at a time, becoming not only a marquis's wife praised by all, but also the woman who won the marquis's heart... 12.9kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
5. 105 罗 Her Robes in Disarray: She Seduces a Treacherous Minister at the Temple 罗衣乱，她到寺庙媚骨诱奸臣 Sugar Beans Aren't Bitter糖豆不苦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 19.1kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves
6. 106 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Became the Fourteenth Imperial Prince’s Consort Everyone Envy 退亲后，她成了人人羡慕的四福晋 Wan Bao妧宝Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 42.4kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
7. 107 白 The Sweet Fourth Master Bullies His Beloved Wife Every Day 白切黑四爷每天都在欺负娇福晋 Meng Yutang孟毓唐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The main story is complete, so read without worry] [Adorably ditzy beauty Ma Qi's legitimate daughter Fucha Yixin + composed, dignified, secretly calculating Prince Yong Yinzhen] (Clingy, sunny, instinctively drawn to each other) [Both leads are each other's first + devoted love + older man + guiding lover] (Heads-up: This isn't historically accurate. I'm just serving up the sort of story I like. The author is sensitive, so please let me know if you're dropping the book.) [Heads-up: There are t 62.2kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves

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   Both of these books are about palace and house fighting. Especially the first one, I couldn't stop reading it. I like sweet pampering stories. Welcome to read.

8. 108 重 Reborn as a Princess of Noble Status 重生之公主尊贵 Heartless and Loveless无心无爱Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She was born into the mansion of a wealthy family, the kind everyone longs to be part of. Clever from a young age, she dazzled everyone with her talents and earned their praise. Yet her parents treated her as if she didn't exist, because she had been conceived by her father as a means of winning her mother. Her existence had forced her mother to marry her father, making her proof of his despicable past. Others saw only her bright and polished exterior, never understanding how cold her heart had 329Reads8.8Score—Shelves
9. 109 恶 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 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [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 161.7kReads9.3Score31.1kShelves

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   They are all very beautiful, highly rated, and have been completed.

10. 110 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 7kReads9.3Score1kShelves
11. 111 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 28.5kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves
12. 112 冤 After the Wronged Marchioness Gave Up, the Marquis's Estate Went Broke 冤种主母摆烂后，侯府穷疯了 Jiang Xi姜熙Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth and revenge + a husband who wants to wipe out her family line + white-eyed wolves regret everything] She was married to Song Lingxiao, Marquis of Yongan, for fifteen years, bearing his children and managing the marquis's estate. In the end, her three children sent her to her death with a bowl of poison. Only after dying did she learn that Song Lingxiao had been scheming to seize the Shen family's estate and had killed every man in her family. He crushed her spine and sneered, “Shen Qing 7.3kReads8.0Score779Shelves
13. 113 白 My Ungrateful Sister Wants to Be Empress? I'll Rule the World as Queen 白眼狼姐姐想当皇后？我母仪天下 Sui Rong穗容Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + fake and real heiresses + face-slapping + competing for destiny + golden finger + devoted male lead who loves his wife without limits] The day Si Wan died, the entire capital was celebrating the empress's coronation. Her disemboweled, heartless corpse was tossed into a mass grave. She watched as her elder sister, Si Qingjia, stepped over her phoenix bones to claim the throne. A blood-red cuckoo circled above that woman's head, carrying the ninth golden feather it had stolen from Si Wa 4.4kReads8.4Score557Shelves
14. 114 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 40.9kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves
15. 115 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 26.6kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
16. 116 陵 Ling Rong and Shen Er Swap Places, Slaying Their Way Through the Han and Qing Palaces 陵容慎儿互换，杀穿汉宫清宫 Tang Dui唐对Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing When An Lingrong becomes Nie Shen’er, Dou Yifang treats her like a precious jewel. She is no longer anyone’s plan B, no one’s murder weapon, and no plaything in the deep palace, brought out for music and amusement. Living in the Han Dynasty and stepping into the court, she finally understands how laughable the harem struggles of her past were. Power is the best tonic a woman can have! When Nie Shen’er becomes An Lingrong, she wonders: What? After the selection, she doesn’t have to do hard labor 6.9kReads8.9Score445Shelves

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    This is exciting, there is basically no palace fighting because the killing is crazy

17. 117 农 A Peasant Girl's Survival Guide to the Harem 农女后宫生存手札 Under the Southeast Bridge东南桥下Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted (Just started ranking, so the numbers will rise) [Transmigration to ancient times x System x do-nothing heroine x halfheartedly lying flat x progression fantasy] Chen Wei, a college student, transmigrates into Chen Fenglian, a palace maiden born to a poor family of ordinary farmers with no money or influence. After entering the palace, she must survive and find a way to advance under the pressure of high-ranking noblewomen. In the end, unable to lie flat completely yet unwilling to work herself 7.1kReads8.3Score889Shelves

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    Nice!!! I won't say too much nonsense because I don't know what to say if I say too much🌚🙏

18. 118 选 Pick a Playboy to Be Your Dad, Then Raise Him into an Emperor 选个纨绔当爹，养成皇帝就好了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 25.1kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
19. 119 村 The Village Matriarch Storms the Capital, and Her Princess Daughter-in-Law Spoils Her Rotten 村霸婆母杀进京，被公主儿媳宠疯 Jiang Jiuyi江九疑Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted My daughter-in-law is a princess who grew up among commoners? My son passes the imperial exams, then wants to demote his wife to a concubine? The Pei family is about to face disaster? Qin Guixiang has just begun enjoying a happy life surrounded by children and grandchildren, with her dead husband out of the picture. She's not having it. The domineering mother-in-law storms the capital, determined to cling to the princess and live off her fortune, and to change the Pei family's fate of being wipe 2kReads8.5Score279Shelves
20. 120 考 Take the Imperial Exams, Marry a Lovely Wife, and Reach the Pinnacle of Life! 考科举，娶娇妻，走上人生巅峰！ Zhou Zijin舟子衿Ancient Romance910k WordsCompleted [Imperial examinations + sweet romance + face-slapping + infrastructure development and rising through the ranks: a scheming, smug transmigrated playboy x a spoiled, somewhat crafty but not too calculating troublemaker] Xie Zi'an is a spoiled young master who transmigrates into a book, becoming the husband of the villainess. In the original story, the man he replaces is framed and found alone with the unconscious Xu Nansong. The two are forced to marry, but after the wedding, he discovers that X 20.9kReads8.7Score2kShelves
21. 121 开 From the Start in the Cold Palace, I Rise to Become the Beloved Little Prince 开局冷宫，逆袭成团宠小皇子 LonelinerAncient Romance502k WordsCompleted Baby boy! Baby boy! Baby boy! [Note: This story mainly follows the little prince as he grows up, adored by everyone. The female lead appears much later and doesn’t get many scenes!] Shang Heyu transmigrated into a book. His father was the revered Emperor of Great Qi. His mother was the daughter of Jiangnan’s richest man, Consort Rou in the palace. His older brother was the Crown Prince of Great Qi, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, The Outcast. Unfortunately, from the moment Sh 16.6kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
22. 122 后 The Harem: Consort Hua Reborn 后宫之华妃重生 Shi Liu Sparkling Water石刘气泡水Female-Channel Fanfiction887k WordsCompleted Consort Hua, Nian Shilan, died with a heart full of resentment in her previous life. Unexpectedly, she was reborn. When she woke again, she knew that Consort Duan had not harmed her child. She still both hated and loved the emperor. She hated him for using her feelings and devotion to bring down the entire Nian family, but loved the man she had sincerely given her heart to when they were young. But if she hadn’t been so foolish in her previous life, how would she have made so many enemies? When 13.5kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
23. 123 二 A Second Marriage to the Eastern Palace 二嫁东宫 Spring Light Sways春光摇Ancient Romance850k WordsCompleted Shen Yuran was born into humble circumstances and was given to the Crown Prince as a gift. She adored him and looked up to him. Even when he was demoted to a commoner, she willingly stayed by his side through hardship. But after he returned to the Eastern Palace, things did not end well for her. After being reborn, Shen Yuran came to her senses. Rather than foolishly giving everything she had, she would be better off finding a dependable man and building a good life together. When the Crown Prin 4.8kReads8.9Score1kShelves
24. 124 绿 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 85.4kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    These, hurry up and read them, they are all on my book list, and the funniest one among them is the seventh one, "I give you money, you give me life, and we are both crazy together." Remember to read this book away from the crowd, otherwise if you are giggling alone, others will really think you are crazy, hahahaha

25. 125 首 The Chief Secretary's Adorable Forensic Surgeon Wife 首辅家的法医娇妻 Flowing Water and Clouds水流云Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted She was a forensic doctor in the 21st century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a farmer's daughter. When her younger brother became entangled in a murder case, she stepped in to save him. The newly appointed county magistrate was impressed by her forensic skills and hired her as the county office's female coroner. For the sake of her family, Xie Ziyun resolutely accepted the new magistrate's offer. She helped him solve one strange case after another, until he rose to become the Grand 11.5kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
26. 126 明 I Could Easily Rely on My Martial Skills, but My Wife Insists on Using Her Brain 明明可以靠武力，娘子非要靠脑子 Kimchi Jar泡菜坛子Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Modern woman in ancient times + transmigration with her body + love after marriage + sweet and satisfying] [A male lead who never stops rescuing his wife + a mindless heroine who kills at the slightest provocation] Jiu Yue, the greatest assassin of the twenty-second century, is blown off a cliff while carrying out a mission. With a splat, she lands in the backward Great Qi Dynasty. The wicked step-grandmother finds Ji Yiqing a wild girl she picked up and makes her his bride, hoping the marriage 40.6kReads9.4Score5kShelves
27. 127 家 The Family's Young Scoundrel Is Growing Up 家有奸臣初长成 Chubby Little Freak胖胖的小怪瘦儿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Originally titled: The Treacherous Minister’s Son Is Finally Growing Up Dou Miao'er finally managed to work herself to death before turning thirty. But she didn’t quite die. In the blink of an eye, she transmigrated to ancient times and became the child bride of a little boy. She thought the little boy was a poor, helpless thing. Who would have guessed he was reborn? He had a sharp tongue, a black heart, and a petty streak, with more schemes than she could count. But a sapling won’t grow stra 11.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
28. 128 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 21.6kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
29. 129 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 46.1kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
30. 130 权 Power Over the World, Sword in Hand Beneath the Heavens 权倾天下，剑挽天华 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I Pay, You Risk Your Life, and We Both Go Crazy; The Ultimate Scapegoat; Power Over All, Sword to the Heavens Someone has set a trap to make everyone turn against me. "It's fine. I have a System..." Luo Yinyou comforted herself. "Even if the System is a total troll!" The world order had changed drastically, and the flow of destiny had been redistributed. Countless geniuses emerged, but the most dazzling of them all was the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island, hailed as the greatest 52.9kReads9.6Score7.1kShelves
31. 131 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.6kReads9.6Score21kShelves
32. 132 恶 The Wicked Heiress’s Guide to Crushing Scumbags 恶女大小姐虐渣手册 September Mango芒果九月Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted [Self-serving villainess + cutthroat competition between men + adored by everyone + training dogs + all male leads are devoted to one woman] Jiang Ning learns from a woman who transmigrated into a book that her younger sister, Jiang Ru, is the heroine of this world, and that her fiancé, Xiao Huaiyu, is Jiang Ru’s destined match. The woman insists, “A-Ru and His Highness the Crown Prince were made for each other. No one else should entertain such delusions. Even though you’re engaged to the crown 3.5kReads8.5Score522Shelves
33. 133 一 An Imperial Decree Brings Her to the Palace, and the Cold-Blooded Emperor Won't Let Her Go 一旨圣意入宫，冷戾帝王缠上她 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance704k WordsCompleted [A clear-headed beauty who knows how to play weak + a calculating, cold-faced emperor] Harem intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + a powerful man who knows he is in love + not a strong female lead In the second year of Chongning, an imperial decree ordered Yun Wantang, the second legitimate daughter of the Great General of the West, to enter the palace as a consort alongside a princess from Xizhao. * Everyone knows His Majesty favors Consort Yun. After all, she is as lovely 8.4kReads8.8Score1kShelves
34. 134 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 219.9kReads9.5Score23.9kShelves
35. 135 别 Don’t Mess with the Princess, She’ll Go on a Rampage and Set Everything Right 别惹公主，她发疯整顿一切 Youth Flourishes韶华蔓蔓Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted History tells of a notorious evil princess. As luck would have it, Shen Wen’an transmigrated into the body of that very princess. And the evil princess had a truly gruesome ending. Unlucky Shen Wen’an decided to go berserk and smash her way through that fate! No one was getting away. Officials who insulted her? She stuffed filth straight into their mouths! When the scheming original heroine, the Third Princess, plotted against her, Shen Wen’an sharpened her knife with a sinister grin, ready to b 3.4kReads8.3Score712Shelves
36. 136 贵 The Noble Consort Just Breathes, Yet the Tyrant Calls It a Masterstroke 贵妃只是呼吸，暴君非说手段了得 Snow and Wind Keep Us Apart风雪不相依Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Complete story + her son brings her status + male lead is a reborn hopeless romantic + obsessive and controlling + sweet romance + not a strong female lead, nor a good person + wins without lifting a finger + timid, but good at pushing her luck with the male lead] (The male lead isn't chaste, but he dotes on her alone from the very beginning.) (The male lead is extremely biased and holds her to a different standard. He thinks she can do no wrong.) Overnight, Song Yao goes from a lowly maid boug 26.8kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
37. 137 我 My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 40.7kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
38. 138 绝 The Beautiful Imperial Consort Frowns, and the King Pulls Her Close to Soothe Her 绝色皇妃一皱眉，君王锁腰轻哄 Feng Qianying风千影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + one-on-one] A stunning, flirtatious princess who knows how to ensnare a man x a domineering, scheming, jealous emperor In her previous life, Yun Shuwu, the most revered of the five princesses of Beimo, married the wrong man: Xiao Jimian, the emperor of Nanjiang. She thought he was the right one for her, but he turned out to be an obsessive scoundrel who knew nothing of love and only knew how to use her. She endured endless humiliation and torment in Nanjiang, and died f 1.6kReads9.2Score239Shelves
39. 139 神 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 30kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves
40. 140 神 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 15.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
41. 141 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 10.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
42. 142 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 36kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
43. 143 宫 Two Beauties of the Palace 宫苑双姝 Zhang Xuening张雪凝Ancient Romance30k WordsCompleted During the Qianlongqing era of the Great Zhou, imperial authority is unstable and war flares frequently along the northern frontier. To balance the court and win the support of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Emperor Zhou Jinchen decrees that he will marry the marquis's twin daughters, Shen Qingyi and Shen Qinglan, and make them both consorts, upsetting the balance of the imperial harem. Once deeply devoted to each other, the sisters are swept up in the life behind the palace's red walls and set down en 1Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 雁 A Thousand Bracelets Await the Returning Goose 雁回千镯 Zhang Xuening张雪凝Modern Romance102k WordsCompleted Ancient Era: Blood on Yan Hui, Souls Bound to a Jade Bangle In the twenty-seventh year of Yong'an under the Da Sheng Dynasty, Xiao Lin, the great general who guarded the nation, held Yan Hui Pass with a lone army against one hundred thousand Northern Di cavalry. Amid the chaos of war, he and Shen Shu Yue, a gifted young woman from an aristocratic family, fell secretly in love. They shared an unspoken understanding as they listened to music aboard a painted boat, gazed into the distance from the —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 大 The Tang Dynasty’s Pearl-Repelling Record 大唐辟珠记 Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted All-New Bonus Story Edition [A pampered princess, reborn with a seemingly delicate, teary-eyed exterior but the abilities of a six-sided warrior]✖ [A defiant, pure-hearted, devoted top underworld boss with little time left to live] [Their CP is so sweet it makes you cry] The Ten Thousand Longevity Princess, who had been blessed and adored by the Tang court, died of illness at just seventeen. A petty thief secretly opens a gloomy underground tomb, only to discover that the princess was buried ali 190.1kReads9.7Score30.6kShelves

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    Beautiful Gong Douwen, highly recommended

46. 146 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 29.4kReads9.5Score4kShelves
47. 147 公 The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree Every Day! 公主她每天都在嘎嘎乱杀！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 39.4kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
48. 148 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Regent Warms My Feet 重生新婚夜，病娇摄政王给我暖脚 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + secret identities, one couple] Nan Xi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was a fool in her past life. She fell for a treacherous scumbag who was handsome on the outside but full of sinister schemes within, and ended up abandoned by everyone, dying miserably at the hands of him and his mistress. Given a second life, she gets her brains back! Looking at the powerful, handsome regent by her side, she cannot help questioning h 15.6kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    1. Nan Xi died tragically at the hands of a scumbag and a bitch in her previous life. She was reborn with an above-average IQ. She was in love with the regent Rong Yu. Her mother was even richer and a princess from another country. 2. The heroine Chu Qinghuang, the little princess of Nan Xi and Rong Yu in the previous part, the strongest emperor in the Kyushu continent, was destined to be reborn as the nymphomaniac little princess of Xiqi. Once she woke up, she was sober and calm, beat up the scumbag, and sat in the court to strategize. 3. Mu Fengyan, a descendant of the ancient martial arts family, a master of medicine and poisoning, was bombarded by the enemy and sent to a parallel time and space. She was still buried in a grave after her death. The prince who was being hunted happened to be passing by and heard the noise. He remembered the master's instructions and dug her out. 4. Ji Wanwan, dressed as the silly girl of the Ji family, a nymphomaniac. Fortunately, she has a good father and good brother who have been cleaning up her mess and protecting her. As soon as she dressed up, she knocked someone unconscious. On the way to escape, a five-year-old boy called her mother and led her to escape. 5. Mu Xiaoxiao, in the last life, the whole family of the general's mansion died tragically because of his ignorance of people, but he came back after being reborn, beat up the scumbag's concubine, and turned things around.

49. 149 公 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 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 20kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
50. 150 摄 The Regent's Princess Consort Is a Master of Both Medicine and Poison 摄政王妃她医毒双绝 I'm Your Qian Qian我是你的浅浅Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Everyone, the web drama based on this novel is now complete. You can watch it on Tomato Short Dramas. Search for The Princess Consort of the Regent, Unmatched in Medicine and Poison, and enjoy! Love you all, mwah~~ Mu Fengyan, born into a family of ancient martial artists, had her soul blasted by her enemies' modern firearms into a parallel world, in an era never recorded in history. A master of both medicine and poison, she never expected that after she'd sent every last one of her enemies to 96.1kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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