I'm in a Reading Drought. Looking for Cultivation or Palace-Intrigue Stories, Anything Like That 书荒求文，修仙或宫斗之类的都可以

1. 251 恶 An Evil Woman's Path to Immortality Begins with Patricide 恶女修仙，从弑父开始 You Lianqing犹怜青Ancient Romance723k WordsOngoing [Lone-wolf cultivation + no romance + System + native-born underdog + villainess + dual mastery of medicine and formations] Li Li has always been sharp-tongued and ruthless, with a fierce grudge against anyone who crosses her. She has been beaten countless times for it, yet she never learns her lesson. When she was ten, a monster calling itself the “Truth, Goodness, and Beauty System” came to her, back when she was still called Ding Er Ya, and forced her to do good deeds. Guided by the principle 27.2kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
2. 252 天 A Genius? That's Just the Entry Requirement to Meet the Granduncle-Master 天才？见师叔祖的门槛罢了 Smoke Winding Around Sleeves烟挽袖Ancient Romance674k WordsOngoing (No romance, ensemble cast, invincible female lead who does whatever she wants. The female supporting characters in this book are all distinctive, with no rivalry over men; they simply have flaws in their personalities. The author is trying to lay out a grand plan and thinks the story starts slow but gets better.) In her daze, Jun Jiyan had no idea how long she had been alive. As the only person in the world capable of cultivation, she chose to live in seclusion. Then, by accident, she transmigr 1.2kReads8.9Score112Shelves
3. 253 大 The Senior Disciple’s Daily Life With Split Personalities 大师姐精分日常 Eastern Egret东方白鹭Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Wacky Banter + Multiple POVs + Everyone’s Favorite + Slice of Life] A hilarious yet heartbreaking tale (a light novel about everyday life in the cultivation world, with no official romance, but dozens of one-sided crushes), with the main plot woven into daily life. “Back then, we really shouldn’t have let Senior Sister out of the psychiatric hospital...” The disciples of First Sect sighed, as they did every day. Ma Da had just been chosen as th 40Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.9M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural + Chinese Folklore + Unorthodox Trading + Tales of Evil Objects] No romantic pairing This is a strange pawnshop that only accepts sinister objects with special value! Coins placed in the mouths of the dead, executioners' swords, grave-top mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! Once they pass through the pawnshop's hands, being pawned and sold, evil can be transformed into treasure! They can bring promotions 259.1kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves
5. 255 民 The Greatest Taboo Among the People 民间第一禁忌 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 335.3kReads9.4Score29.7kShelves
6. 256 师 My Junior Sister Says Nothing, Yet Her Sword Shakes Heaven and Earth 师妹不语却一剑惊天动地 Yuan Yuan鸢缘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Silly Power Fantasy] [Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters] Ning Zhi transmigrated into a book as the stepping stone on the female protagonist's path to immortality. The female lead freeloads, and Ning Zhi pays the price. The female lead causes trouble, and Ning Zhi takes the blame. The female lead finds a lucky break, and Ning Zhi takes the hit for her. The female lead ascends, and Ning Zhi gets sacrificed to the heavens! From the start, the female lead asks her to join 5.9kReads8.3Score1kShelves

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7. 257 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 47.4kReads9.4Score8.3kShelves
8. 258 跪 I Give Up! She’s Crazy and Brilliant, and Nobody Dares Mess with Her 跪了，她又疯又天赋超群！惹不起 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 22.6kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
9. 259 混 Chaos Restored: Immortals and Demons as One 混沌归位：仙魔同道 A Zhu Zhu Hero一只朱朱侠Eastern Fantasy237k WordsOngoing [No System + A Mix of Angst and Satisfaction + Growing Alongside the Protagonist + Turning the Tables] Once a discarded son with a mixed spiritual root whom everyone looked down on, he unexpectedly awakens a hidden constitution and quietly turns his fortunes around after being taken in. He first shows his talent at the sect competition, but danger lurks in the shadows, and an unknown conspiracy is closing in. His path to turning the tables is shrouded in mystery from the very beginning. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A romance book about cultivating immortality, a half-hearted novel, and not systematic at all.

10. 260 重 Reborn as the Wicked Mother-in-Law: I Lead the Whole Family to Success Through Farming 重生恶婆婆：我在靠种田带飞全家 Big Red Who Loves Scallions爱吃葱的大红Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Xu Fengxian, known throughout Kaoshan Village as “Xu the Tiger,” is sharp-tongued, cruel, and favors sons over daughters. She lives to the age of fifty, driving her daughter-in-law to throw herself down a well, turning her son into a walking corpse, and treating her daughter like a financial burden. In the end, she dies alone in a ruined temple while fleeing famine. Before she dies, the daughter she has always looked down on brings her a bowl of rice broth and says softly, “Mother, have a sip.” 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are pretty good, you can read them if you are short of books.

11. 261 开 From the Start, I Had an Immortal Mansion, and I Became an Unparalleled Female Emperor by Laying Low 开局一座仙府，我苟成了绝世女帝 Big Red Who Loves Scallions爱吃葱的大红Ancient Romance276k WordsOngoing A frail young woman is offered as a sacrifice, but unexpectedly awakens a golden finger: a portable cave abode and blessed land. From then on, she defies fate at every turn, farming and cultivating inside her immortal estate while playing the pig to eat the tiger in the outside world. From a sacrificial offering at everyone's mercy, she rises against all odds to become an unparalleled Empress who looks down upon all the realms, delivers face-slapping justice to everyone who bullied her, and ulti —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 262 周 Beyond Zhou Xingzhi 周行之上 Big Red Who Loves Scallions爱吃葱的大红Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted “I gather the curled ears, but my basket is never full.” She thought the poem was about longing. Only later did she understand it was about the fate she shared with him. He made her fall for him in seven days, then made her heart die over ten years. When the tea of the south meets the snow of the north, when she finally fills that basket with curled ears, she discovers that all it holds are her endless tears. Historical romance heartbreak × tea trade intrigue × a fate foretold in poetry “This t —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 263 惹 Why Mess With Her? She's His Majesty's Beloved and His First Wife 惹她干嘛，她是陛下白月光兼发妻 Amidst Misty Rain on the Terrace楼台烟雨中Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted [A calculating, possessive emperor × a sweet, gentle beauty | devoted to one another | mutual healing | growing-up romance | two hopeless romantics falling for each other~] Jiang Yingli has spent four years as Prince Su’s concubine. Xiao Chenglan, Prince Su, has little interest in women, and she is the only concubine in his household, so her life is peaceful and carefree. She thinks things will stay that way, but then Prince Su ascends the throne. Overnight, she rises from a lowly concubine of P 70.4kReads8.9Score8.5kShelves
14. 264 成 Only After Our Wedding Did I Learn the Tyrant Was Reborn 成婚后，才知道暴君是重生的 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 39kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
15. 265 娘 The Empress Drives the Tyrant Mad by Reloading Her Save 娘娘靠读档逼疯暴君 Qie Mo且茉Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [The short drama The Bewitching Consort Captivates Hearts, and the Tyrant Loses Control is now available] Liu Zhiyuan transmigrates into a book. The bad news: the moment she arrives, the tyrant is about to beat her to death with clubs. The good news: she can reload and try again! And so begins the dog emperor’s miserable life. One second he’s bathing and getting dressed; the next, his clothes are gone. One second he’s just fallen asleep; the next, he’s stuffing his face. One second he’s finished 28kReads8.1Score5.3kShelves
16. 266 被 She Became the Crown Prince's Favorite After He Heard Her Thoughts 被听到心声后，她成了东宫宠妃 Jiang Jiang He He江江贺贺Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted [Both the female and male leads are untouched; the male lead has been untouched in both lives] In her previous life, Fu Ying was a stand-in for Prince Zhao's beloved. She was trapped in Prince Zhao's residence for ten years, then died after being given a cup of poison on the very day Prince Zhao ascended the throne. Unexpectedly, after dying, she got a chance to start over. In her new life, she schemed to stay by the Crown Prince's side, determined to help him avoid the accident that had befalle 114Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 267 开 From the Start, They Sacrificed Me to Heaven. In the End, I Took Power 开局被祭天，结局我掌权 Big Shuttle大梭子Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted (The first fifteen chapters mostly recount memories from her past life.) Wei Yingshan was born a princess of the imperial family, but an accident left her stranded in the wilderness. She was brought back to the palace when she was thirteen. When she was seventeen, rebel troops laid siege to the city and demanded that a princess of the Wei clan surrender with her hands bound and a jade disc in her mouth. Her birth mother couldn't bear to subject the elder sister and younger brother she'd raised f 51.6kReads9.3Score9.1kShelves
18. 268 恋 My Love-Struck Boyfriend Is Reborn and Begs Me to Take Him on My Road to Survival 恋爱脑男友重生，跪求我公路求生 Mo Ye Zhaoyang墨野昭阳Fantastical Romance922k WordsOngoing [Road Survival + Beta Test + Leveling + Game + Dungeons + Wild Imagination + Western Fantasy + Multiple Races + Romance (Male Lead Reborn)] Content warnings: Not a strong female lead, not a power fantasy, no BL. (You might want to check the reviews for content warnings first.) (If you like decisive, fast-paced stories, try another book. This one is slow-paced.) (Hope everyone finds a book they enjoy. Thank you 🙏🏻) Pei Hening thinks her boyfriend has lost his mind. In the middle of the night, he 42.2kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves
19. 269 读 Mind Reading? The Consort Reborn, and His Majesty Loves Her Even More 读心？贵妃重生，陛下更爱了 Heng Jiujiu恒久九Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [Bewitchingly beautiful consort x mind-reading emperor, devoted couple, female supporting character transmigrates into a book, mind-reading] In her previous life, Yun Tingruan was called a bewitching consort, but in truth she was a complete pushover. When the empress dowager accused her of monopolizing the emperor’s attention, she immediately arranged for other consorts to attend him. When the court ministers accused her of meddling in government affairs, she didn’t even dare glance at a memoria 3kReads8.7Score397Shelves
20. 270 无 The Sickly Beauty in an Infinite Flow Online Romance Falls for the Boss 无限流病美人网恋到boss Nan Cang南苍Two Male Leads507k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Two Male Leads + Bottom-Protagonist Focus + 1v1 + Sickly Actor + Slight Everyone-Loves-Him Vibes + Both Have Amnesia + Entire Team Are Villains] Brooding, ghostly, hopelessly-in-love top X Actor bottom with many faces After Jian Xu died, his online lover, whom he had never met, dragged him into “Nine Nights’ Dream.” His vision went black, and as an actor, he put his talents to use. Once inside the instance, he dutifully played the castle owner’s lover while giving his online boy 762Reads8.9Score177Shelves
21. 271 天 The Sky Screen Has Appeared: It Says I'm the Future Empress! 天幕降临：它说我是未来女帝唉 Plucking the Moon摘月亮Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Sky screen commentary, empress, a touch of ensemble cast, fictional dynasty Xie Aoran was born into the body of an unpopular princess, one of Emperor Wenhe of the Great Sheng dynasty’s children. She finally manages to leave the palace and head to the border to start a rebellion, only for a sky screen to suddenly descend and reveal the future. “Today, let’s talk about this born emperor, whose achievements shook the ages and whose name shines through the history books: the Great Emperor Ziwei, a m 9.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
22. 272 伪 The Rules for Winning Over Others While Disguised as a Goddess 伪装神女的攻略法则 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 24.5kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
23. 273 摆 The Laid-Back Junior Sister Is Actually the Number One in the Cultivation World 摆烂小师妹竟是修真界第一 Huai Jiangjiang淮江江Ancient Romance885k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, and it'll rise later! No romance + ensemble cast + System + satisfying revenge + not your typical cultivation novel] Du Zhao transmigrates into a cannon-fodder female character in a story about a chosen one. Before the tragedy begins, she decisively keeps her distance from the male and female leads. If she can't afford to provoke these people blessed by destiny, she can at least stay out of their way. The female lead is found to have a supreme single spiritual root and 16.3kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves
24. 274 戏 A New Chapter for My Fair Princess 戏续还珠 Waiting for Dawn at Night夜等待黎明Female-Channel Fanfiction240k WordsCompleted [Historical fantasy + martial arts + My Fair Princess fan fiction + quirky heroine + strategy and scheming + transmigration] A qipao reveals the mystery of Little Swallow’s origins, and the Fifth Prince insists on becoming a monk. At a grand residence in Qianlong’s palace, they discover that Consort Fragrant nearly died in a mass grave years ago. Qianlong travels to Qiantang to find his beloved daughter, while a descendant of the Yizhu Tower seeks revenge. A red flower emblem is left at the sce 201Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The plot is about palace battles

25. 275 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 90.6kReads9.6Score11.9kShelves
26. 276 摄 The Regent Has Eight Hundred Schemes Up His Sleeve 摄政王有八百个心眼子 Chubby Hu Luoluo胖胖的胡萝萝Ancient Romance317k WordsCompleted [A Peerless Martial Artist and Violent Avenger from a Military Family VS a Scheming, Brooding Prince Regent with a Head Full of Tricks] [A Cast of Great Actors + A Sweet Romance Posing as a Forbidden Uncle-and-Sister-in-Law Affair + Sleepwalking Heroine + Satisfying Ensemble Story] Xie Jingheng has eight hundred schemes, and every one of them is aimed at Rong Tinglan. Rong Tinglan pretends to be his widowed sister-in-law, hoping to use the identity to avenge her family’s massacre. She never expe 325Reads8.3Score108Shelves
27. 277 弃 The Cast-Off Princess's Comeback: The Wicked Prince Chases His Wife Every Day 弃妃逆袭：邪王日日追妻忙 Ming Xia明夏Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Also known as “The Evil Prince Won't Let Go: The Divine Doctor's Poisonous Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With”; Xiao Lingyue, the foolish and vicious eldest daughter of the Xiao family in the Northern Qin Kingdom, is hopelessly in love with Prince Yi. She schemes to force him to marry her, but dies a tragic death in the bridal sedan on her wedding day, her blood staining the long street! When she opens her eyes again, an heir to a modern family of medical and poison arts has transmigrated into he 5.4kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
28. 278 被 Forced into Marriage by a Scheme, the Seventh Prince Spoils Her Rotten 被算计强娶，七王爷他超宠的 Fang Qingqing方卿卿Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Historical revenge] [Flirtatious, bewitching prince + ruthless, clever beauty + no rebirth + play the pig to eat the tiger + multiple secret identities] Song Yunshu was the eldest daughter of the valiant General’s household. Clever from childhood, she had a photographic memory. But when she was seven, a power struggle at court saw her entire family accused of treason and executed. During her escape, she was unexpectedly rescued by a merchant family from Jiangnan who had come north seeking medic 3.7kReads8.8Score370Shelves
29. 279 娘 The Empress Has Had Enough and Flips the Table: Why Are You Crying, Tyrant? 娘娘掀桌不干了，暴君你哭什么 Mo Ning漠宁Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure + Later forced possession and obsessive pursuit + Love and hate + Transmigration + The powerful one bows down] Resilient beauty vs. brooding crown prince The Crown Prince, Dongling Jing, is of noble birth and the highest-ranking commander of the Su Bei Army. But fate is cruel: after he is left with a leg injury in the war against Nan Yue, his position as crown prince hangs by a thread. An imperial decree arranges a marriage, and Su Jin, who has transmigrated here, is chosen 4.7kReads8.7Score418Shelves
30. 280 嫁 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 33.8kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves
31. 281 撩 I Teased the Cold, Powerful Minister Until He Begged for a Title 撩惹清冷权臣，他红眼求名分 Autumn-Brewed Snow秋酿雪Ancient Romance388k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads + Multiple secret identities + Political intrigue and sweet romance + Everyone gets a happy ending + Satisfying face-slapping] Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Qingyan, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, was a sickly woman who would gasp for breath after walking three steps and might drop dead at any moment. What they didn’t know was that she coughed up blood in public and killed people in private. She seemed frail and helpless, but was actua 332Reads6.3Score—Shelves
32. 282 G GB: No Cross-Dressing as a Man, No Way GB不女扮男装不舒服 I Could, But I Won't可以但我不Modern Romance5.6M WordsOngoing [Gender-bender quick transmigration · Female lead stays the aggressor · No fixed pairing · Woman in men's clothing · All male characters are virgins] - Tang Jin, a great demon who grew from wild grass, was bound to a quick transmigration System. Apparently, the System was originally designed for male task-takers, so Tang Jin could only play male cannon fodder, male villains, or male supporting characters in each story. [If you're lucky, you might even get to be the male lead~] Tang Jin: "Want th 36.8kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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33. 283 丑 The Ugly Consort Grows More Alluring by the Day, and the Emperor Calls Himself Blind 丑妃日渐娇媚，皇上直呼自己眼瞎 Kui Xi奎希Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband + Adorable Babies] Please note: This is not quick transmigration, and the male and female leads are not each other's one and only. The male lead devotes himself exclusively to the heroine in the middle and later parts of the story. The heroine stays clearheaded from beginning to end: she is neither lovestruck nor saintly. The System is not an overpowered golden finger, and the heroine relies more on her own abilities. 24.3kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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34. 284 我 I Can’t Conceive, He Can’t Perform, Yet We Ended Up with Two Kids in Three Years 我不能生，他不行，结果三年抱俩 He Bu Shi何不识Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Childbirth + remarrying + face-slapping her ex-husband + an old flame rekindled + devoted husband Zhuang Yanhua became the laughingstock of the entire capital. In the five years since she married into the Duke of Weiguo's household, she had never conceived. But just two months after Wei Tingyu's cousin moved into the residence, she became pregnant with his child. Her sole condition for giving birth was to be made his equal wife. Otherwise, the Wei family would have no heirs. When Zhuang Yanhua r 20.3kReads8.2Score3kShelves
35. 285 主 The New Matriarch Enters the Household, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Falls Harder Every Day 主母新婚入府，清冷权臣日日沦陷 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 127.3kReads9.4Score17.4kShelves
36. 286 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 238.3kReads9.7Score30.6kShelves
37. 287 恶 The Wicked Woman Has Trained Countless Men! She Climbs the Social Ladder and Sparks a Rivalry 恶女训狗无数！攀高枝！引雄竞 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Now publishing / The short drama Hong Luan Yin is streaming] [The villainess won't reform + unapologetically self-serving + taming men + a battlefield of men competing for her] Yun Qi is transported into a storybook that deliberately paints her as ugly and wicked. Once a powerful princess who ruled the court and kept countless male lovers, she now finds herself reduced to a disgraced fake heiress of the Marquis's household. The real heiress, meanwhile, is the family's precious jewel, destined t 311.2kReads9.4Score56.9kShelves
38. 288 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 105.2kReads9.6Score13.1kShelves

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    There are relatively few love descriptions in Gong Douwen

39. 289 我 I’m an Architect: The Showdown with a Super AI 我是架构师：与超级AI的对决 Xiao Xiao Loves to Sleep曉曉爱睡觉13k WordsCompleted I'm an Architect: The Showdown with a Super AI —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me give it a push

40. 290 小 Love at a Little Restaurant 小餐馆的爱情 Xiao Xiao Loves to Sleep曉曉爱睡觉21k WordsCompleted Love at a Little Restaurant —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 291 掌 Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记 Seventeen Sounds of Life十七声生Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside. 215.8kReads9.4Score38.3kShelves

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    Gong Douwen, the male protagonist is a bit inferior

42. 292 重 Reborn Before My Wedding, I Settled the Marquis’s Household Accounts First 重生出嫁前，我先清了侯府的账 Ling Muwei, Who Loves Middle Eastern Drums喜欢中东鼓的凌木薇Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just opened and will rise later.] In her previous life, Xie Zhiwei was treated by her birth family and fiancé as a “dowry tool” to cover their debts. After uncovering the truth behind her late mother’s death and an old case, she was silenced. Reborn before her wedding, the first thing she does is not break off the engagement, but open the dowry chests in public, check the accounts, and reclaim what is hers. Following the trail of her stolen dowry, she exposes a grain-transpo 213Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Ancient style house fighting for power, recommended

43. 293 闺 My Best Friend Tried to Blame Me for Her Mistake, So I Sank Our Friendship 闺蜜犯错想甩锅，我炸翻友谊的船 A Ray of Warm Sunshine一抺暖阳7k WordsCompleted My best friend made a mistake and tried to pin the blame on me. I blew up our friendship instead. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 挥 Farewell to False Love, Hello to the Right One 挥别错爱，遇良人 A Ray of Warm Sunshine一抺暖阳7k WordsCompleted Leaving the wrong love behind, I found the right person. —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 295 离 Divorce Is a New Beginning 离婚，是个新的起点 A Ray of Warm Sunshine一抺暖阳Modern Romance9k WordsCompleted Divorce Is a New Beginning —Reads—Score—Shelves
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47. 297 重 Reborn: The Heiress's Perfect Comeback 重生后大小姐完美逆袭 A Ray of Warm Sunshine一抺暖阳Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Reborn + Secret Identity + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Sweet Romance Shu An'an was once the apple of her family's eye, but in her previous life she gave her love to the wrong man and was ultimately killed by the man she loved and the best friend she trusted most. Her family members all met terrible ends, one after another. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her and gave her another chance at life. This time, she is determined to protect her family and tear apart that despicable couple! And the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 这 Why Should I Let Outsiders Take This Fortune? 这泼天富贵，凭什么让给外人？ The Seventh Cloud Is Sleepless第七朵云失眠Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted Why Should I Let Outsiders Have This Fortune? —Reads—Score—Shelves

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49. 299 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 144.9kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves

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    Feel it! There are many, many, each with their own merits. 19 Is a heroine, but I think it is well written and very unique. It does not fit the Gongdou's tendency to be more Machiavellian.

50. 300 攀 Ascending to the Dragon's Heights 攀龍 Kaji Yellow Peach咔叽黄桃Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A flirtatious widow with a child ✖️ a reserved warlord who becomes the founding emperor [Complete] Lou Mizhi was born a woman who never learned to accept her lot in life. If she wanted something, she took it by her own merit, even if she had to snatch it away. Her first husband was short-lived and ill-fated, and his family wanted to burn her and her child to ashes? Bah! As if I’d let you! She hid her savings and took her child away from her late husband’s family. With no one to protect them in t 54.8kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves

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