Historical Political Intrigue, Multiple Male Leads, Rival Suitors, Toxic Obsessive Men, and an Ensemble Cast 古言权谋，多男主，雄竞修罗场，阴湿男鬼，群像

1. 1 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 19.9kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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   It's super funny and has a lot of jokes. I guess I have no CP. I haven't really been with anyone.

2. 2 大 The Embroidered Guard of Great Xia 大夏锦衣人 Third Young Master Bai白三公子Ancient Romance315k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + yandere + love triangle + rivalry for the heroine + power-ups + Embroidered Uniform Guard] You’ll never guess who the real male lead is! “If I, Xu Zhixi, had never been born, the martial world would have been mired in endless darkness, ” When you open your eyes, you’re a wealthy young lady in another world, with a cheat ability and a destiny-defying plot at your fingertips! This world conceals ten secret paths: Martial arts that shatter the firmament, Confucianism that 46Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   [Ancient proverb about political strategy]

3. 3 兽 The Beast World's Darling Phoenix 兽世娇凰 Mumu Qi沐沐柒Ancient Romance172k WordsCompleted Shen Zhiyao is a workaholic in modern sales. After an accident, she transmigrates to the Kingdom of Shuobei and becomes the only daughter of Shen Ye, head of an imperial merchant family: a sickly girl doted on by everyone. Miraculously reborn, she is not only healthy, but also inherits her family’s vast fortune and lofty status. In this fictional ancient society, there is a third kind of being besides men and women: beastfolk. They possess some animal traits and instincts, yet can take human for —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Xiongjing is YYDS

4. 4 这 I Doted on This Puppet Emperor 这个傀儡皇帝我宠了 Mumu Qi沐沐柒Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted The palace is rife with undercurrents, and the court's power brokers wield overwhelming authority. Regent Pei Jinglan holds power in his hands and harbors ambitions to conquer all under heaven. He is determined to control the Great Yong realm by wielding the emperor as his figurehead. Who could have guessed that his only legitimate daughter, Pei Wanyue, would follow a kind impulse and save Xie Linyuan, the puppet emperor everyone thought they could manipulate? What began as an accidental encount 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Very interesting short article.

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