Any Palace-Intrigue Novels Where the Male Lead Favors the Female Lead Exclusively from the Start? 有没有宫斗文男主开头就独宠女主的

1. 251 扬 After I Scattered Her Ashes, the Mad Emperor Turned Gray Overnight 扬她骨灰后，疯批帝王一夜白头 Idle Branch Yaoyao闲枝妖妖Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her past life, Shen Wan was drugged and deceived by her cousin. She believed she had lost her virtue to Prince Xiao Yun, married him in a lavish wedding, and devoted herself to helping him ascend the throne. Instead, her father and brothers died horrible deaths, her maternal family was slaughtered, and the twins she had risked her life to give birth to were branded illegitimate children with an unknown father. In the end, she bu 24.3kReads8.6Score2.9k14d adds

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   My absolute favorite! The male lead dotes on the female lead and keeps his distance from other men. It's really good!

2. 252 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 56.9kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
3. 253 寡 The Widow's Sister-in-Law Has Nowhere to Run, and the Mad Chancellor Vomits Blood Again 寡嫂无处逃，疯批丞相又吐血了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance634k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, decisive young widow vs. refined, deranged villainous minister] [System + fleeing while pregnant + transmigrate into a book + male lead reborn] Song Yao transmigrated into a book as the villainous minister’s widowed sister-in-law. She was caught red-handed while eloping with another man. The villainous minister, who would one day hold power over the entire court, was currently nothing but a sickly young man. Remembering the tragic fate of the original owner, Song Yao immediately deci 9.5kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
4. 254 错 The Wrong Heiress Was Doted On: The Powerful Nobles of the Capital Crush the Marquis’s Estate 错宠假千金，全京城权贵暴虐侯府 Su Qiye苏七叶Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted [Everyone reborn + feel-good revenge + invincible regret + face-slapping] Shen Qingyang had five powerful brothers. In her previous life, after she was brought back to the marquis’s residence, the fake heiress couldn’t bear the shock and killed herself. Her death left her brothers grieving for half their lives! Later, when her brothers had all risen to the highest ranks and gained enormous power, they felt they had wronged the fake heiress, so they dragged Shen Qingyang down with them, determine 9.4kReads7.6Score1.2k14d adds
5. 255 重 Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister 重生恶女守家：祖母阿姐我都要 Qu Wei去微Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Zhiyue was deceived by her stepmother into doing many terrible things, earning her a notorious reputation. Her elder siblings died because of her, and she was accused of plotting to kill her grandmother. Her eyes were blinded, her voice stolen, and the tendons in all four limbs severed. In the end, she was thrown into a river, still full of resentment. Her stepmother then used the corpses of her blood relatives to claim her mother's title as Duchess of the State. When 13.9kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
6. 256 嫁 After Marrying a Disabled Man, I Became the Chief Minister's Wife 嫁给残废后我成了首辅夫人 Tomato-Stewed Chestnuts番茄炖栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu’s household, is engaged to a man whose entire family has fallen in battle. Her fiancé survived, but was left disabled. Everyone assumes the engagement is doomed, but the Chu family’s daughter marries as planned, saying only two words: “I’ll marry him.” * No one knows that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she breaks off her engagement to Yan Zheng. Three years later, she meets the heir of the Marquis of Pingjing, only for rebels to l 21.2kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
7. 257 驸 The Prince Consort Plotting Rebellion? The Fallen Princess Takes Control! 驸马谋逆？亡国公主反手掌乾坤！ Zhen Shui臻水Ancient Romance152k WordsOngoing Political Intrigue + Two Powerful Leads + Revenge + Coercive Love + Tormented Romance On her wedding night, the princess's husband launched a rebellion. The entire imperial clan perished, leaving only Princess Xiao Zhirou and her young sister, Xiao Huaiyue, alive. The rebel's younger brother threatened Huaiyue's life and imprisoned Zhirou in a gilded cage, tormenting her day and night until she could neither live nor die in peace. Once a princess born to riches and honor, Xiao Zhirou became a ca 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The kind that turns from being pampered to being imprisoned.

8. 258 贵 The Pinnacle of the Noble Consort 贵妃之巅 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted “A twisted romance” + “palace intrigue” + “a tragedy of the age.” During the Chenghua reign of the Ming dynasty, palace maid Wan Zhen'er spent ten years bringing Crown Prince Zhu Jianshen, confined in the Cold Palace, back from hell to the world of the living. What began as a desperate act of protection warped, under the influence of power, into a twisted symbiosis. Seventeen years older than him, she was his nursemaid and elder sister, and eventually became his only Noble Consort, as well as hi 600Reads—Score3114d adds

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   Spoil them to death!!!

9. 259 燕 The Swallow's Pecks, the Emperor's Grandson, and a Kingdom Beneath Her Skirts 燕啄皇孙裙下江山 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance262k WordsCompleted A tale of the Han palace + satisfying palace intrigue + breathtaking beauties + a powerful heroine and political scheming + a fight back from the brink. Zhao Feiyan has been branded by history with the shameful accusation of “swallowing the emperor’s grandsons,” and reviled for all time. Yet no one knows that it was not cruelty in her nature, but a necessary step on her path to the pinnacle of power. An emperor’s favor is merely the sharpest blade in her hand; even the bonds between sisters can 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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   These two dramas are incredibly indulgent, to the point that the emperors are willing to risk their own lives and their empires. [Facepalm]

10. 260 重 Reborn Son-in-Law: From Good-for-Nothing to Guardian War God 重生赘婿从废柴到镇国战神 A Cozy Little Tavern浅酌小酒馆Historical771k WordsCompleted Synopsis: A legendary soldier known as “Dragon Thorn” is betrayed by his teammates and meets an untimely end, only for his soul to transmigrate to the Great Yan Dynasty. He becomes Lin Feng, the despised live-in son-in-law of the Duke of Zhenguo's household, where everyone takes advantage of him. As soon as he arrives, his mother-in-law humiliates him, his wife Su Qingyue treats him with icy indifference, and the servants openly look down on him. But a hidden dragon is no creature of the pond. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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11. 261 邪 The Evil King's Pursuit: The Good-for-Nothing Miss Defies Heaven 邪王追妻：废柴小姐太逆天 Really竟然Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Nan Zhanming was an ace assassin in the twenty-first century. After her soul transmigrates, she is reborn in the Eastern Yin Kingdom on the continent of Feisini. A good-for-nothing? Just watch her expose the fake white lotus and beat down everyone who dares bully her. No one can lay a hand on those she cares about, not even the heavens! But why is this devilishly charming man always following her around? Nan Zhanming is at her wit's end. "Have you eaten? This prince can fee 3Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 凤 The Phoenix's Cry in Splendor 凤唳锦绣 Flying Rainbow Carnation爱飞的五彩石竹Ancient Romance138k WordsOngoing A super-sweet romance. The heroine, Ju Yun, goes through a somewhat angsty beginning, but the later chapters will be so sweet they’ll make your teeth ache. This is the story of a clan’s illegitimate daughter, whose life is all about meeting you. The heroine is a little unfortunate, a little slow to warm up, and a little timid. The hero is a little scheming, a little handsome, and has all the usual virtues of a male lead. —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 263 恶 Am I the Villainess? But They All Love Me 恶女吗？可是他们都爱我呢 Little Fish Jerky o小鱼冻干oAncient Romance401k WordsCompleted [A Truly Wicked Villainess + Male Rivalry + Green Tea Seduction + A Viciously Beautiful Heroine!] Shen Ruozhu struck a deal with the System and transmigrated into the story as a highborn young lady who died early. In the original story, she was the legitimate daughter of the esteemed Chancellor. But after the heroine, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official, arrived in the capital, she caught the eye of many men. Who would have thought that the heroine would later set her sights on Shen Ruoz 1.7kReads8.7Score23114d adds

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    The male lead loves the female lead unconditionally.

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