Looking for Palace-Intrigue Novels with a Scheming Heroine Who Drives a Wedge Between the Emperor and His White Moonlight 找宫斗文，心机女主离间皇帝和白月光

1. 101 欢 Huanhuan Is Here! 欢欢欢欢欢欢欢欢来了 Lan Chun兰春Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + sweet romance] After binding herself to a System, Yu Huan became the ex-girlfriend of the male lead in every world. But she was only a supporting character. As soon as the heroine appeared, she, the woman who wasn’t destined for him, would soon be written out. Transmigrating into the substitute for the man’s unrequited love, Yu Huan happily spent his money on food, drink, and fun, waiting for the heroine to return from abroad so she could take her breakup settlement and en 83kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves
2. 102 男 Male Leads, Get a Grip! I’m Really Just the Villainess! 男主们都清醒点！我真的只是恶毒女配啊！ The Girl Who Walks Sideways姑娘横着走Ancient Romance825k WordsCompleted Chi Xining should have been enjoying a comfortable retirement, but she unfortunately transmigrates into a cannon-fodder female character who got merged with another person because they share the same name! In one stroke of bad luck, she ends up with three doomed identities and manages to offend the male leads of three different books. Chi Xining clutches her secret identities close, trembling as she tries to get herself written out of the story. But the more she tries, the farther she gets from 3.4kReads9.1Score392Shelves
3. 103 渣 The Scumbag Can't Have Me, Quick Transmigration 渣男对我求而不得【快穿】 Shui Mu Qing水木青Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted After a car accident leaves her in a vegetative state, Lin Ruo is forced to bind herself to the Scumbag System and begins a masochistic quest to cling to the scumbag’s coattails. First World The scumbag emperor destroys her family and leaves her to die in a sea of flames in order to seize military power. After she dies, the emperor undergoes a dramatic change in personality and spends more than a decade consumed by regret. Lin Ruo rolls her eyes in disdain. [Scumbag Experience: 10%] Second World 5.3kReads9.1Score491Shelves
4. 104 穿 I Transmigrated Into Death Row and Clung to Powerful Men, Now the Villains Are Killing for Me 穿进死牢抱大腿，恶人们为我杀疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Villain-Focused + All Characters Are Villains + Mutual Healing + Male Leads Are Devoted + Happy Ending] Yun Ji transmigrates. Other people transmigrate into princesses, noblewomen, or junior sisters of immortal sects. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s a death-row prisoner, locked in a cell and poisoned. Supposedly, in three months she’ll be subjected to a heavenly lightning execution, struck dead by eight hundred bolts. Yun Ji: “Cool.” * She has four cellmates. None of them are doing well. O 16kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
5. 105 财 The Money-Grubbing Princess Consort’s Romantic Adventures in the Song Dynasty 财迷王妃大宋闯情关 The Red-Crowned Phoenix Always Turns Toward the Sun丹凤总向阳Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A sweet historical romance blending transmigration, food, business warfare, political intrigue, and love. Ouyang Wanyuan, a modern bank account manager, unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the daughter of the wealthiest family in Jiangnan during the Great Song. She has no interest in embroidery, loves her abacus, is obsessed with fine food and elegant clothes, and possesses an uncanny talent for turning a profit. She should have been free to enjoy life, but a batch of “problematic peony pastr 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "If you enjoyed 'The Story of Minglan' and 'My Heroic Husband,' don't miss this one!" 🔥"The Money-Grubbing Princess's Romantic Adventures in the Song Dynasty"🔥 The female lead isn't naive or saccharine, and the male lead isn't greasy; both are intelligent throughout! 🍜 The food descriptions are tempting, the business battles are realistic, and the political intrigue is intricately woven. 💘 The romance develops naturally, from mutual antagonism to love, full of details and overflowing with sweetness! 🎉 There's also a clash between modern management and ancient society, with plenty of laughs and satisfying moments! 🏷️ #HighQualityAncientRomance #IntelligentReading #Food #PoliticalIntrigue

6. 106 啵 Kiss! Get Him Good and Confused While He's Drunk, and Make Him Fall in an Instant 啵！趁醉时亲懵他，让他一秒沦陷 A Crescent Moon一剪月Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Bite the Hook is now available for purchase on all platforms. Everyone says it's better to make peace than to hold a grudge, but Chi Yang not only fell out with her childhood friend Xie Youci, she's also been told by her family to marry him. When the media reports rumors of their arranged marriage, Chi Yang calmly sips her tea. “I'm straight, and I'm not marrying a dog.” Xie Youci swirls his wine with a cool, aloof air and sneers disdainfully. “What kind of lunatic would 5.7kReads9.3Score758Shelves

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   The arch-rivals' arranged marriage blossoms into love; the Chi Zhong Zhi You couple is gaining popularity [Already hooked].

7. 107 快 Look! Eunuch Pei Is Pampering His Wife Again! 快看，裴掌印又在哄妻了！ Xin Keyu欣可遇Ancient Romance187k WordsCompleted Unhinged Palace Director vs. Ambitious Empress #ExtremePushAndPull #SweetRomance #PureIndulgence # Happy ending #Both untouched, dive in without worry Shen Suian is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household. With two older brothers, she grew up showered with love. Because of an arranged betrothal made when she was a child, she had no choice but to enter the palace as empress, only to discover that the emperor was incompetent and the court was in turmoil. To stay alive and protec 819Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a palace intrigue/satisfying novel.

8. 108 雪 Snow Falls Without a Trace: Qinghe County Princess of the Yizhou Guard 雪落无痕，沂州卫之青禾县主 Xyd521zbsdAncient Romance237k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 重 Reborn as the Beloved of Everyone: The Movie Emperor's Wife Is Poor and Fierce Again 重生团宠：影帝夫人又穷又凶 Not Dim-Witted After Waking Up睡醒不呆Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Print edition signed for publication] [Insanely outrageous wish-fulfillment + a few secret identities + savage online roasts + devoted romance with both leads’ first love + dazzling the world] In her previous life, she died with regrets. Now she has been reborn in the middle of a massive online hate campaign! If they’re going to hate on her anyway, she might as well stop pretending! Her scumbag fiancé gets shoved into a cold pool, then coughs and blames her? Sheng Wenyin: “What, caught a cold? 137.3kReads9.6Score14.4kShelves

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   Smile and remain silent

10. 110 穿 I Became the Male Lead's Scheming Ex-Girlfriend 穿成男主的心机前女友 Trade Flower Branches for Wine Money折花枝换酒钱Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + System + the most beautiful woman in the story + devoted to each other] Tang Zhen transmigrates into a campus novel as the male lead’s gorgeous but shallow and vulgar ex-girlfriend. The male lead is a brilliant academic and research prodigy with ideals and ambition, and everyone has high hopes for him. But his ex-girlfriend not only fails to understand him, she doesn’t support him either. Every day, she acts coquettish and clingy, demanding kisses and cuddles and hold 89.7kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves
11. 111 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves
12. 112 神 The Divine Doctor: The Cold-Faced Prince’s Cherished Bride 神医嫡女：冷面王爷的掌心宠 Tong Xiaomeng彤小萌Ancient Romance848k WordsCompleted Ye Linglong, the youngest surgeon at a military hospital, had gone five years without a single mistake in the operating room. They called her “the Ghost-Handed Surgeon.” Then a massive earthquake struck, and when she opened her eyes, she had transmigrated into the body of the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter. Bound to a mysterious medical space, she now has the original body’s peerless medical skills plus modern surgical expertise: a double boost to the max! Even more incredibly, her goofy 169Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book recommendations for when you're experiencing a reading slump

13. 113 哦 Oh, So I’m the Villainous Supporting Concubine 哦，我原来是恶毒妖妃女配 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted [Gorgeous, cunning, doting consort; reborn, dark and brooding tyrant; healing romance; both leads are virgins] In his previous life, Emperor Xie Heng trapped himself in the rigid rules of a sage and enlightened ruler, striving to be a noble and virtuous emperor. Yet he was abandoned by everyone, lost his throne, and was poisoned, leaving him crippled. At his most wretched, the only person who stayed by his side was the wicked, domineering enchantress the civil and military officials called a dem 54.2kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
14. 114 高 A Match Between Equals: My Officer Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic 高门对高门，军官丈夫是个恋爱脑 Lin Miansui林绵穗Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Gentle, Ethereal Su Embroidery Beauty x Handsome, Irreverent Military Heir] [Two Prestigious Families] [Military Marriage] [Lighthearted, Funny Everyday Life] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Adorable Kids] [Family and Country] [Passing on Traditional Culture] [The Pocket Dimension Is Rarely Used] Lin Renzhi stayed up embroidering and worked herself to death. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the only daughter of a senior officer in the 1970s. She had a top-tier family background and loo 165.8kReads9.1Score25.8kShelves
15. 115 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 55kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
16. 116 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
17. 117 雍 Yongzheng's Secret Blade 雍正暗刃 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Mystery231k WordsCompleted Political intrigue + Assassination + Romance + Court drama. The Blood-Drop Earring, the most ruthless and secretive assassination unit in Yongzheng's Imperial Bodyguard Office, strikes fear into all who hear its name. Chen Ying, its sharpest hidden blade, is ordered to slaughter a loyal minister's entire household. But he discovers that his victims are not rebels: they are a lone official who knows the royal family's deepest secrets. The dying man's question, “Who will silence you when your turn 338Reads—Score104Shelves

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    The Qing Dynasty's secret service, the Sticky Rod Office, the Flying Guillotine, assassinations... Just hearing about them sends chills down your spine... Two young lovers, because of their opposing stances, are forced into a tragic love story...

18. 118 真 Real Wealth and False Wealth 真财富与假财富 Xiaojinyuan晓锦源392k WordsCompleted Conventional wisdom misreads the source of wealth as natural resources and physical labor. We point instead to its true wellsprings: the ability to think and the power to create. Conventional wisdom reduces wealth to money and material goods. We reveal its real forms: ideas, systems, and technology. Conventional wisdom imagines wealth can be managed through planning and control. We argue that only free markets and property rights can provide its institutional foundation. Conventional wisdom tell 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Using small things to reveal larger truths, broader perspectives, and deeper meanings—this is a technique used in both novels and essays, like the line "The window frames the snow-capped peaks of the Western Mountains"—to achieve both. Revealing human nature is the only way for a novel to achieve fame.

19. 119 豪 The Abandoned Heir of a Tycoon Family: Biting Through the Cage 豪门弃犬：咬碎牢笼 A Bow to Tu Yangyue低头一拜屠羊悦40k WordsCompleted The Abandoned Heir of a Powerful Family: Biting Through the Cage —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 120 中 Folk Tales About Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions 中医名方民间小故事 A Bow to Tu Yangyue低头一拜屠羊悦Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted "Aconite is poisonous! The mother is already in this state. Wouldn't giving her poison make things even worse?" An elderly man with some medical knowledge also urged him, "Doctor Shen, shouldn't we use hemostatic herbs like agrimony and notoginseng instead? Aconite is too potent. Something could go wrong." Shen Jingzhi shook his head. "The mother's breath is now as faint as a wisp, like a flame about to go out. We need a roaring fire to keep it burning. Ginseng replenishes the postnatal qi of th 13Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 121 看 Seeing Through to the Truth Isn't Complicated 看透本质不复杂 Xiaojinyuan晓锦源Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Later generations always describe Zhang Liang as a brilliant strategist who knew when to retire after achieving success, but those are only facets of who he was. Looking back across the river of history, we see that the most moving thing about Zifang was how he stayed true to himself. From a young assassin at Bolangsha, to an upright adviser at the Han court, to a follower of the Red Pine Master in the mountains, he never strayed from the path he had chosen. What people call “knowing how to prot 5Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 浮 The Haunted Ledger of Fushan 浮山诡账 A Bow to Tu Yangyue低头一拜屠羊悦42k WordsCompleted The Strange Ledgers of Fushan —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 123 熹 A Glimmer of Light 熹微之光 Xiaojinyuan晓锦源34k WordsCompleted The First Light of Dawn —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 124 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (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 24.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
25. 125 皇 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 14.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
26. 126 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
27. 127 奉 After I Was Ordered to Protect His Beloved, She Rose to the Top 奉命保护白月光后，她一路高升 Watch the South, Ask the Boat观南问舟Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Nobody’s reading this, so the rating is low) [Beautiful, Clever Young Concubine VS Emperor Who Falls for Her at First Sight] [Palace Intrigue + Starts at the Bottom and Climbs Up + Emperor Slowly Falls for Her] The first time Shu Juexia sees the emperor after entering the palace, she makes a deal with him. Yu Zhaoheng gives her power and status, and she protects his beloved from the rest of the harem. It’s a perfectly fair bargain. She knows exactly what she wants and is happy to fight her way 1.1kReads8.2Score152Shelves
28. 128 农 The Tough Farmer’s Wife and Her Frail Husband’s Unbridled Devotion 农门悍妇，病弱相公宠妻无度 Full Belly, Ready to Write吃饱饱好码字Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted Li Miaomiao transmigrates into the body of a woman who was abandoned by her groom, went mad and married Xiao Xian, who had come to attend the wedding feast, then demanded the next day to go back and become the groom’s concubine. She fell into a river and died. The guests all laugh at the useless cripple, who has nothing but a handsome face and lives in abject poverty, unable even to keep the jilted bride. Everyone expects her to wake up and torment Xiao Xian. Instead, she picks up a toolbox and 16.8kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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29. 129 死 After Faking My Death, the Male Lead I Raised Turned Dark 死遁后，亲手养大的男主黑化了 Wilderness Siren荒野塞壬Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + devoted couple + healing + light political scheming + a touch of possessive romance + serious tone + two heroines) After a car accident, Wen Zhiyu transmigrates into a book. To get home, she accepts a mission: raise Xiao Ji, a future powerful minister who is currently a little beggar fighting wild dogs for scraps. Wen Zhiyu raises Xiao Ji with great care until he grows into a refined and elegant young man. Once he places first in the imperial exam and reunites with his birth fam 11.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
30. 130 氪 Raising a Cub with Pay-to-Win: Why Is This Poor Little Thing Getting More and More Twisted? 氪金养崽：这小可怜怎么越养越歪 Ming Ge茗戈Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted [Spending money to raise a child + quirky heroine vs. sweet on the surface, dark underneath hero + fictional setting + doting romance] One day, Lu Litang discovers a new game on her phone called Raising the Cold Palace Prince. She assumes it’s some kind of junk app, but after playing it, she changes her mind. This is clearly a blessing! And she even gets to adopt an adorable little boy and raise him for fun. But… The little boy seems to have had a pretty miserable life! His mother died when he w 241Reads8.0Score—Shelves
31. 131 从 From Country Bumpkin to Community Party Secretary 从乡巴佬到社区书记 Qiao Quankun乔全坤Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted My new work is here! You’re welcome to check it out on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A great palace intrigue novel!

32. 132 锁 Locking Tang in as Empress 锁棠为后 Rain Guest of Startling Beauty惊鸿雨客Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted On the third day after Yan fell, Princess Lu Tang knelt before her father's spirit tablet in mourning clothes, weeping until she could barely stand. Footsteps sounded behind her. It was the boy who had once been held hostage in Yan for three years, now the Emperor of Qin, Shen Mo. He crouched down and brushed her cheek with his fingertips. “Five years ago, when you were fourteen, I watched you dance. I've never forgotten it.” He took her by the wrist and pulled her away from the spirit tablet 2kReads8.6Score101Shelves
33. 133 妙 Healing Hands and a Compassionate Heart: The Prince’s Beloved 妙手仁心：王爷的心尖宠 The Red-Crowned Phoenix Always Turns Toward the Sun丹凤总向阳Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted Ling Wei, a modern surgeon, unexpectedly transmigrates to the ancient Great Yan Dynasty, a fictional realm. Her soul inhabits the body of a concubine-born daughter of the Chancellor who was just framed and killed, a woman who shares her name. When she wakes, she finds herself in a perilous prince’s residence, having become the neglected Princess Jing. Relying on her exceptional medical skills and intelligence, she must not only overcome one crisis after another and save herself, but also face th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 两 Moon Across Two Lifetimes: The Financial Consort 两世月：金融妃 The Red-Crowned Phoenix Always Turns Toward the Sun丹凤总向阳Ancient Romance668k WordsCompleted Modern financial thinking overwhelms the ancient court! She exposes conspiracies, serves up face-slapping to the powerful, and dazzles everyone when she is ennobled as a princess! She joins the Bureau of Regulations and reforms paper currency, only to face a deadly counterattack from the old faction: printing plates are stolen, a counterfeit-money crisis erupts, and a wave of bank runs sweeps through Bianjing! At the critical moment, she presents three strategies, turns the tide, and takes charg 2Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 为 Play Second Fiddle for Love? This 1980s Schemer Was Really Keeping a Harem, and Now You're Complaining! 为爱做小？八零心机美人真养鱼你又不乐意！ Little Lingyu小令羽Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate 1980s setting + sweet romance + true and fake heiresses + devoted couple + everyone falls for the heroine] Si Ti, a beautiful and dangerous bad woman who took pleasure in manipulating people's hearts. One day, she entered an 1980s novel and became a marginal NPC. To survive, she seduced a handsome, high-ranking military officer. But when the man fell for her, she fled overnight on a train. After an accident led her to take the place of the real heiress from the capital's elite circle, 2kReads8.7Score222Shelves
36. 136 重 Reborn and Awakened: This Time, I Won’t Be a Love-Struck Fool 重生觉醒，这次我不做恋爱脑 Xing Ci杏词Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + school life + gloomy, manipulative green-tea male lead + healing] Only after Lin Wu died did she learn that she was the villainess in a campus romance novel. Born into a wealthy family and blessed with a pretty face, she was still nothing more than a stepping stone in the sweet love story of the hero and heroine. Even though she and Xie Yanhui had grown up together and were engaged. Xie Yanhui only ever had eyes for the pure, poor Xia Ruoruo. Sadly, she was too obsessed to l 115.2kReads9.1Score22.9kShelves
37. 137 以 I Used Myself as Bait and Hooked a Top-Tier Psycho 以身作饵后，钓上了顶级疯批 Six-Pointed Star六角星星Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [Scheming, Lying, Two-Faced Woman × Cool, Ascetic Saint] [Power Plays | Two Liars in the Game | Both Inexperienced in Love | Mildly Coercive Romance | Rivals for Her] Five years ago, she dragged Qingcheng's most refined and untouchable man off his pedestal, seduced him, stole his heart, then vanished without a trace. Five years later, she returned to her old tricks for a massive reward. Her employer turned out to be his fiancée. The photo she handed over showed a man even more striking than befo 16.4kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
38. 138 倒 Five Years of Throwing Herself at Him: After Their Divorce, Her Ex-Husband Becomes Obsessed with Love 倒贴五年，离婚后前夫成恋爱脑 Lin He'an林禾安Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + He must win her back + Rekindled romance] [A dazzling beauty vs. an emotionally distant, icy traffic cop] The thing Jiang Zhi regrets most in her life is getting involved with Cheng Yuzhao, the icy traffic cop. She pursued him for three years and was married to him for two. She thought she had warmed a heart of stone, but it turned out she'd made no headway at all. Her mother-in-law looked down on her, her husband was cold, and his fragile “first love” kep 2.9kReads6.2Score877Shelves
39. 139 温 A Stain on Wen Ye 温夜有染 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted The live-action mini-series and animated drama are now available on Red Apple. [One-on-one, both leads are each other's first and only, happy ending, modern-day sweet romance.] Wen Yu, twenty-two, is rich, beautiful, and well-connected, with a fiancé she is perfectly happy with. Her future is dazzling. Then one day, a five-year-old child appears and claims to be her son. When the paternity test results come back, Wen Yu is stunned. The little guy really is her son! Can anyone tell her how she co 23.1kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
40. 140 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 180.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves

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    They're all good, every single one of them is great.

41. 141 青 Qing Ying's Soul Travels into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 青樱魂穿如懿传 Lu Xiaoru陆小茹Female-Channel Fanfiction360k WordsCompleted [Possession and transmigration + Genuine female friendship + No Ruyi + No angst for Ruyi + Strong heroine + No romance] [This is not a revenge fantasy or a feel-good revenge story. There is no revenge and no wish-fulfillment.] Qingying from Empresses in the Palace awakens to her own consciousness and transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. She refuses to change her name to Ruyi and vows to give every character a happy ending. Fucha Zhuying, for example, will live to see the emperor a 389Reads8.1Score—Shelves
42. 142 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
43. 143 双 Twin Sisters' Ordeal: A New Battle in This Life 双生劫：朱门姐妹再战今生 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance271k WordsCompleted The Sisterly Trial: A New Battle for Two Noble Daughters arrives in a major new release! Two heroines are reborn, growing from scheming against each other to finding their own paths. The younger sister marries into a powerful family, and her husband goes from cold and distant to hopelessly devoted. The older sister seizes a marriage match, only to fall into endless misery. With domestic power struggles intertwined with political schemes, watch them break free and begin anew, finding their destin 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good novel!

44. 144 锦 The Brocade Guard 锦卫 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted He is the princess’s shadow guard, concealing his sharpness beneath his sleeve and protecting her for a lifetime. She is the reborn legitimate daughter of the Great Jing, holding the pieces in her hands as she seeks vengeance and retribution. From palace scheming to the smoke and fire of the battlefield, he clears the thorns from her path, while she clears his family’s name and avenges their wrongful conviction. Two formidable leads stand side by side, where political intrigue intertwines with d —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 145 重 Reborn, I Dumped the Scumbag Emperor and Helped the Second Male Lead Take the Throne 重生后，我踹了渣帝扶男二上位 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance11k WordsCompleted Reborn, I Dumped the Scumbag Emperor and Helped the Second Male Lead Take the Throne 1Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 首 The Chief Minister's Poisonous Favorite 首辅的掌心毒妃 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted A Modern Master of Medicine and Poison Reborn as a Good-for-Nothing in a Marquis’s Household? The Powerful, Scheming Chief Cabinet Secretary Insists on Spoiling Her! Shen Qingci uses her silver needles to break deadly schemes and her miraculous healing skills to save the people. Sharp-tongued and steely, she takes down her rotten relatives. Xie Jingyuan governs the court and brings order to the realm, protecting his beloved’s vulnerable side with deep devotion. His ruthlessness is reserved for e —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 女 The Villainess Only Wants to Build Things 女配她只想搞建设 A Cloud That Goes Its Own Way一颗特立独行的云309k WordsCompleted Modern engineer Shen Qingxu is born into another life as the concubine-born younger sister accompanying a princess sent abroad for a political marriage. When she awakens, she is bound to the Nation-Building System. She turns away from schemes within the household and chooses instead to aid Xie Heng, a fallen prince held hostage in an enemy kingdom. Using scientific knowledge and the System’s support, she starts with infrastructure and agriculture, helping him return home and claim the throne, re 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 伴 The Bride’s Personal Maid 伴嫁丫鬟 Yan Su You Ni眼粟有妮Ancient Romance160k WordsCompleted In the silent depths of a grand household, fate drifts like a wisp of silk. From a maid who came with the bride to a maidservant in the study, she treads carefully at every turn, caught between schemes and growing affection. Beneath his cold exterior lies tenderness; beneath her caution, a heart beginning to stir. In the deep halls of a marquis’s household, an unspoken love quietly takes root. Love runs deep in the marquis’s manor, where schemes stretch as far as the sea. Where will she ultimate 2.5kReads7.3Score172Shelves

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    It's so good, I stayed up until the early hours of the morning.

49. 149 重 Reborn to Kick the Scumbag and Take Over the Marquis’s Estate 重生踹渣掌侯府 The People's Workhorse人民的牛马Ancient Romance229k WordsOngoing [A reborn female-led power fantasy, with no mercy for scumbags!] [No romance-addled heroine] After being reborn, Ye Xi still marries into the Yongning Marquis Household, just as she did in her previous life. But this time, she tears apart the cheating man and his mistress, cuts off the roots of her past tragedy, and firmly takes control of the household's real power. By raising her adopted heir and securing her place, she becomes the very model of a noblewoman! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no palace intrigue, but there is domestic power struggle; to be precise, the female lead dominates the mistresses and then throws all the scumbags and bitches out to focus on her career.

50. 150 唐 Shangguan Wan’er: Courtly Intrigue in the Tang Dynasty 唐朝上官婉儿宫廷风云 Shu Yao Jiu舒窈纠Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Shangguan Wan'er was the daughter of a convicted official, yet she became Wu Zetian's right-hand woman. When Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne, she was named Zhaorong and continued overseeing official edicts for both the inner court and the outer government. Later, she attached herself to Princess Taiping. After Emperor Zhongzong's sudden death, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an imperial edict naming Li Chongmao crown prince, with Prince Xiang, Li Dan, as regent 2.9kReads7.5Score180Shelves

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    The life of Shangguan Wan'er, a woman of both beauty and talent, is full of twists and turns... Love, hate, and family and country... Based on history, well-written, not simplistic, and not mindless, it's worth reading!

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