Out of Books to Read: Deep House, Hidden Rivalries 书荒推荐·《深宅暗斗》

167 嬿 Yanwan and Jinzong Are Both Reborn: Setting the Mad Palace Straight and Curing Yiyi's Madness 嬿婉进忠双重生，整顿癫宫破懿症 Jing Ning婧柠Female-Channel Fanfiction707k WordsCompleted [Story of Yanxi Palace fanfiction + lots of Ying Zhong pairing + sweet, satisfying happy ending + angst for Ruyi] Formerly titled: Empress Lingyi Yanwan: Give Me Back the Fortune You Stole No rivalry between women. No Ruyi-syndrome, and there are also warm sisterly moments, but revenge will be served without mercy. Reborn, Wei Yanwan thrived, avoiding every mistake that had once given her away. Together with Jinzong, who had also been reborn, she tore away Ruyi's hypocritical mask and reclaimed 11.4kReads9.6Score1.6kShelves

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After much deliberation, I think I should stick with these two books.

168 大 A Tang Dynasty Physician's Consort: The Plump Doctor's Transmigration to the Tang Dynasty 大唐医妃，大夫胖姐唐朝穿越记 Beneath the Orange Lamp橘灯下Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Su Wanwan, a modern doctor known as “Fat Sis,” accidentally transmigrates to the Tang dynasty, then returns three months later with treasures from the Great Tang. Dressed in Tang brocade and carrying a sandalwood box filled with gold, silver, and the deep affection of Emperor Li Chen, she stops at a convenience store to charge her phone. The moment it powers on, her parents’ worry over the past three months crashes over her: hundreds of missed calls, a screen full of anxious messages, her mother 34Reads7.7Score—Shelves

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There are palace battles, rescues, escorts, family ties, and more love, life and death, heart-stirring moments, and an unexpected ending. It's worth listening to!

169 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 82.2kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves

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The heroine is very smart

172 轻 A Gentle Breeze Through the Willows 轻轻杨柳风 Let Your Dreams Soar放飞梦想Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted In the Kingdom of Nanshang, Shen Qingqing, daughter of the prime minister, goes to the Great State Temple to pray and is attacked by bandits. She is rescued by Yang Wenzhuo, a great general of the Marquis’s household. The prime minister suspects the Marquis’s household staged the attack and kidnapped his daughter, so he asks his younger sister, Consort Shen, for advice and orders her to investigate the household thoroughly. The emperor sends the crown prince, Liu Kaiyuan, to investigate before t 7Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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Come and see, it's a deep house fight, but it's very sweet

174 皇 The Palace Hall 皇宫之殿堂 Hahahahaha22哈哈哈哈哈22Ancient Romance83k WordsCompleted She is gentle and approachable, clever and quick-witted. When she sees the people suffering, she has no choice but to overthrow her younger brother's rule and become the ruler of the palace. She is alluring and seductive, with superb dancing skills, but her life has been full of hardship. A conspiracy turns her world upside down. He is a spirited young man who cares deeply about the martial world and has many companions, but circumstances force him into the imperial family. The three protagonist 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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Good-looking [love] [love]

176 疯 The Unhinged Ninth Princess Is So Freaking Awesome 疯批九公主她超牛牛牛牛牛牛哇塞 Sugar Bean Is So Sweet糖豆很甜Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete novel] [One heroine, multiple devoted male leads / all male leads are devoted to her / romantic rivalry / the second male lead fails to win her back / punishing scoundrels and face-slapping / taming men / the heroine is a villainess who never seeks redemption] Wei Sangyu transmigrates into a book and becomes the ninth princess, a cannon-fodder character who doesn't even survive the first chapter? She's ambitious and capable. Why should she sit back and do nothing? She'll defy fate, ris 12.8kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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This super invincible crazy critic has not only a male protagonist, but also a very decisive female protagonist, with good looks, a good figure, and a bold personality. In short, she is very good-looking.

179 侯 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 93.8kReads9.4Score13.8kShelves

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This is really good and beautiful. The heroine is smart, step-by-step, very rhythmic, and the author writes it very well, and some of the author's sentences are very applicable to me.

180 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3.1kReads8.1Score457Shelves

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If you like house fighting, don't miss this book, I guarantee you won't be able to put it down [Send my heart][Send my heart]

181 真 The Real Heiress Is Spoiled by the Martial World; the Fake Heiress Panics 真千金在江湖被宠大假千金慌了 Fish Who Can't Swim2026不会游泳的鱼2026Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted The eldest legitimate daughter of a duke's household was switched at birth by a wet nurse bribed by a consort and abandoned in the wilderness. Rescued by a wandering martial hero, she grew up in the mountains and spent eighteen years training at an ancient temple, mastering formidable skills. Before her master died, he gave her a blood-written letter and told her to find her family. When she first arrives in the capital, people mistake her for a boorish country girl, but her genuine nature soon 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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The battle in the East Palace after marriage is even more interesting! Gu Qinghuan uses the wisdom of the world to defeat the court's conspiracy, relies on the government and the power of the world, and secures the throne alongside the prince. The sobriety and strength of women are vividly portrayed. .

184 孤 An Orphaned Girl Takes the Family Reins: Ruling the Realm from the Inner Chambers 孤女承家：从后宅定天下 Li Mingjiu李明玖Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [A score of 6.9 on May 25, 2026. A special milestone, and here's hoping it rises! A strong female lead, a cast where everyone shines, no one is reborn, and there is no System] Who says women are inferior to men? Why be confined to the inner courtyards and their rivalries? Women have a world of their own to conquer. Her father and brother returned victorious, only for their deaths to be announced. When their coffins came home, she became an orphan overnight. Everyone laughed at her for having no 6Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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If you like the house fighting plot, you can read it. The plot picks up after 20 chapters. In the first chapter, the author has something to say and a character relationship diagram.

185 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 27.7kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves

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She should be considered a heroine. Anyway, it's super cool. There are some minor abuses in the middle, but in the end it's HE.

187 邪 The Evil Lord’s Sole Favorite: The Peerless Physician Is Too Daring 邪王独宠：绝色医妃太逆天 Hu Tianxiao壶天晓Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Divine healer + strong female lead + satisfying revenge + transmigration] Zhuo Shiran is equally skilled in medicine and martial arts. Someone like her transmigrating into another world is destined to defy fate. Beating up scumbag men and women and kicking her awful relatives to the curb are just the basics. She also wants to drink the strongest liquor and sleep with the most formidable man. The man frowned and pinned her down for a kiss. “What? If I’m not the best in the world, I can’t mar 783Reads8.9Score136Shelves

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1) I forgot about the plot~~~It would be good to listen to it, whether it is an accident or a story~~! 2) [Like] The supporting roles of the male and female protagonists are all hilarious. They are all a family that loves each other.

189 蓦 The Phoenix Turns Back 蓦回鸾 Sea Green Takes the Swan海青拿天鹅Ancient Romance786k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Sun Wei was determined to marry well so she could escape her predicament and strike back at her clan's humiliation. Through various means, she married Sima Jun, Prince of Yuzhang. When chaos engulfed the realm, Sun Wei didn't realize that Sima Jun had feelings for her until the city fell and she was killed. In this life, a woman suddenly appeared before Sima Jun, Prince of Yuzhang, claiming to be his father's second wife. She could read fortunes and seemed to know everythin 10.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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The story is wonderful and the writing is smooth. It's worth reading twice.

190 上 A Romance in the Capital 上京缘 Between, Li Ke之间礼可Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Not a transmigration or rebirth story. An old-fashioned setting, a stunning, delicate newly titled noblewoman VS the Seventh Prince, a cold and abstinent man who seems like a spoiled playboy. Scheming within the marriage, intense push-and-pull, devoted one-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent.] When Jiang Jiuchu was little, bandits took her hostage to threaten her father, who was leading a campaign to suppress them. A young man appeared and rescued her, but she missed her chance to repay him. Ye 6.2kReads8.8Score745Shelves

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I watched these a long time ago and I really like them🥰🥰🥰

194 破 Rising Through the Clouds 破云而上 Treading the Moon in Search of Plum Blossoms踏月寻梅Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted An earthquake and her husband’s betrayal push a 32-year-old woman to the brink. Her husband cheats, her in-laws look on coldly, and she has no support from her own family. Only when disaster strikes does she finally understand: A woman can only rely on herself in this life. She rises from the rubble, turning her life around against the odds after losing everything. She neither resents, hates, nor bows her head. Covered in scars, she blooms amid hardship. This is the most painful, yet most inspi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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🔥 Highly recommended by Shuhuang! "Breaking Through the Clouds"|The middle-aged heroine counterattacks against a desperate situation and is burned to the core! Stay away from the book shortage! This middle-aged heroine's novel really takes "sobriety and strength" to the extreme - it's not a cheating novel, but a real story of turning things around for the better through perseverance! At the age of 32, she suffered an earthquake, her husband cheated on her, her husband's family scorned her, and her natal family had no one to rely on. She was forced into a desperate situation. She felt the chill of her husband's betrayal, the helplessness of the natural disaster, and the double alienation from her husband's family. She had no complaints or hatred, and only clung to one thought: relying on herself. She climbed up from the ruins, from nothing to turning against the wind. She did not complain or sink, and took root and blossomed in the suffering with scars all over her body. There is no deliberate sensationalism, only the most real struggle, sobriety and tenacity of a middle-aged woman. She tells you: Even if you are forced into a desperate situation by life, as long as you don't bow your head, you can break through the clouds and rise towards the sun. 📖 Core Highlights: ✅ The middle-aged heroine has a sober growth path, no pretense or internal friction, focusing on the hard-core counterattack of "relying on herself" ✅ Reality turns to emotional entanglement, real heartbreak, full of healing and strength after reading it ✅ The rhythm is compact and not procrastinating, every chapter makes people can't help but follow the heroine and move forward. Sisters of the book world, close your eyes and rush! "Breaking Through the Clouds" will accompany you to break out of the clouds and live your own light!

195 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Strikes Back with Her Brains 快穿：炮灰她靠智商逆袭 Xuanminghu, Who Likes Fish-Fragrant Herb喜欢鱼香草的玄冥虎Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted From a marquis’s household maid to a vicious relative, an office nobody, and a brainless sidekick, Xu Xiao travels through one melodramatic novel after another, turning absurd plots around and kicking the awful protagonists to the curb. They say a cannon-fodder character is doomed to a tragic fate? She’ll defy fate and become a winner in life! Lucky darlings, domineering male leads, white-lotus supporting heroines, villainous heroines, yandere male leads: whoever dares to block her way will be c 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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The first story is a house fight, which is quite interesting.

196 夫 My Husband Doesn’t Like Me? Does That Stop Me from Becoming the Mistress of the House? 夫君不喜我？耽误我做主母吗 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 55.5kReads9.0Score7.4kShelves

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I rarely read articles about house fights and palace fights. These two are the only books I have added to my bookshelf.

198 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 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves

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