Stop Reading Silly, Sweet Heroines! This Is What Palace Intrigue Should Look Like! 别再看傻白甜了！这才是宫斗文该有的样子！
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After Feeding Her a Contraceptive, the Mad Prince Turns Gray Overnight 喂她避子药后，疯批王爷一夜白头
The physical edition of Zhaohua’s Farewell is available on Taobao and Pinduoduo. [Male and Female Leads Both Reborn] [Face-Slapping] [Rekindled Romance] [One-on-One] [Traditional Household Intrigue] [Devoted Husband] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] A comic adaptation and short drama of the same name are now available. Shen Ning, the legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence, learned only on the brink of death that the elder sister she had trusted all her life was an impostor. Her elder sister se
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- 2 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 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 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves
- 3 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 78.7kReads9.4Score13kShelves
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The Noble Consort Has a Spirit Spring Space. How Can Anyone Compete with That? 贵妃她有灵泉空间，这谁斗得过？
(Transmigration + palace intrigue + one heroine with multiple love interests + spiritual spring space + strong heroine + becoming Empress Dowager) After killing more than twenty people, Ruan Yuxue took her own life right in front of the cops. But when she opened her eyes, she was in the Great Jing Dynasty. She'd transmigrated into the body of an orphan who was about to be sold into a brothel. No way was she putting up with that! She grabbed all the money in the house and ran. Who knew she'd stum
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- 5 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 11.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 6 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.3kReads9.2Score278Shelves
- 7 The Emperor Finds His Consort Alluring; I Find His Majesty a Jerk 朕见贵妃多妩媚，妾见皇上甚是渣 [No transmigration or rebirth] [Pure palace intrigue] [The heroine never falls in love] Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general's household, is chosen in a selection for the imperial harem. The Empress appoints her as a spy and marries her off to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. The moment she enters the Eastern Palace, she understands that she and Zhongli Jin are bound only by mutual interest. There can never be the slightest affection between them. After sixteen years in th 2.5kReads9.0Score243Shelves
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High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册
Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch
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- 9 The Empress's Delicate Charm and Clever Ways Keep the Mad Emperor Clinging to Her Night After Night 娘娘娇嫩手段高，疯批帝王夜夜缠 A two-faced, flirtatious beauty x a ruthless, calculating emperor [Transmigrate into a book + win over the villain + clever heroine + calculating, unhinged emperor + God of Cooking System + mission system + cheats + pure indulgence] Su Qingyuan wakes up one day and finds herself in the book, as the lowest-ranking cannon-fodder empress. She has no children or affection, has failed to win the emperor's favor, and is destined to die miserably in the Cold Palace while her whole family is destroyed. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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An Omega Lands in the Seventies and Meets a Rugged Man 当Omega穿到七零遇上糙汉后
(Main story complete) [Turning a straight man gay + period setting + transmigration + age and build gap + face-slapping + flirtatious cat-and-mouse + happy ending + both leads inexperienced] Sweet, spoiled Omega bottom with a hidden dark side & secretly powerful, straight, rugged top Xie Yutang was set up by his stepmother, bundled up, and thrown into the sea as shark bait. He never expected that, just as he was about to suffocate, someone would fish him out... Wait, fish him out? Gu Yanting pul
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Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩
[Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor
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- 12 The Unconquered Overlord 霸王不灭 In 206 BCE, after the Qin dynasty fell, the realm was divided among rival warlords. Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, was renowned for his unmatched courage and boundless ambition. His eight thousand men swept all before them, striking fear across the land. Liu Bang, King of Han, had started out as a minor official from Pei County, but he harbored great ambitions. With the help of Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and others, he gradually made a name for himself. The Chu-Han contention made control 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 After Failing My Tribulation, I Thrived in the Modern World 渡劫失败后，我在现代爽翻了 After Failing My Tribulation, I’m Thriving in the Modern World —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Fa Hai Falls in Love 法海恋爱了 Fahai Falls in Love 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Zhu Bajie’s Love Story 猪八戒的爱情 Zhu Bajie's Love —Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇
[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
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- 17 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.5kReads9.6Score31.1kShelves
- 18 Bound by Spring 缚春情 [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
- 19 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 124.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves
- 20 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 [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 86.5kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
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The Lovesick Character Persona Has Fallen Apart 病娇人设崩塌了
[The print edition is coming soon and will be available on all platforms. See you at 7:00 p.m. on July 31!] Xie Huai, the famous young heir of the capital, fell in love at first sight with Song Nuan, the dazzling freshman representative on stage, when he was a freshman in high school. Xie Huai suffers from depression and is possessive and volatile. He won't let any boys near Song Nuan, and anyone who gets close ends up expelled. Terrified, Song Nuan is forced to transfer schools, but Xie Huai fo
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- 22 His Iris 他的鸢尾 [Marriage Before Love] [Long-planned scheme] [Secret crush] [Sweet romance] [Devoted one-on-one couple] Pei Chi was a notorious playboy in the capital, a real ladies' man. Then, quite out of character, he agreed to the arranged marriage that the other privileged young heirs looked down on most. After the wedding, he came home late and left early every day, as if marriage had completely chained his freedom. The privileged young heirs were in an uproar. Ruan Yuan must be a tyrant! They had thought 34.6kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
- 23 The Treacherous Minister Can't Resist Her Allure 奸臣不经撩 Later, when Shen Gongchen pressed her too hard, Liu Suisui covered her face and wept. She was terribly aggrieved. “My father died, my mother remarried, and I have no one to rely on. I came all the way to the capital just to marry a rich husband. What’s wrong with that?” Shen Gongchen pressed her at every turn. “He has to be rich? Why not rich and powerful?” Liu Suisui raised her eyes ever so slightly and gave him a shy, coquettish glance. After a long pause, she asked softly, “Uncle… do you like 12kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 24 My Half Sister Is as Calm as a Chrysanthemum? After Switching Marriages, She Becomes the Harem's Favorite 嫡妹人淡如菊？换嫁后她宠冠后宫 [Reborn and switched marriages | Palace intrigue | Not a pure romance | He dotes on her exclusively later on | Clear-headed heroine with a scheming, black-lotus nature] Shen Yuntang and her legitimate younger sister were both reborn. In her previous life, her father married her off to a poor scholar. Her younger sister entered the palace through the selection and was swiftly made a Baolin. Everyone said her sister had made the better match and was the future hope of the Shen family. But who coul 43.4kReads8.5Score9.8kShelves
- 25 Laugh at Her Divorce? After She Marries the Emperor, You'll All Kneel Before Her 笑她和离？改嫁帝王后都给她跪下 The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 13.8kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
- 26 The Emperor Waited a Thousand Years, but She Refused to Enter the Palace 陛下等了千年，她却拒绝入宫 The rating is low because the story just started, but it’ll go up later! [Not a strong female lead! Not a wish-fulfillment story! Devoted to each other + past and present lives] [The heroine is weak at first and will gradually grow stronger. There’s a full section about her past life in the middle, and it’s a little heartbreaking. Feel free to skip it if you don’t like that.] In her previous life, after entering the palace, Jiang Yunyan lived in constant fear, terrified that the young, imposing 2.3kReads8.7Score182Shelves
- 27 The Worthy Consort Is Still Taking It Easy Today 贤妃今天也在咸鱼 In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 22kReads8.2Score2.1kShelves
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The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱
[Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en
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I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought a Fiancé 我在二手平台花十块钱，买了个未婚夫
I Spent Ten Yuan on a Secondhand Marketplace and Bought Myself a Fiancé
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- 30 Lie Flat Immortal Venerable 躺平仙尊 [Rapid-fire laughs + lighthearted + no romance] Lin Xian transmigrates to a cultivation world gripped by cutthroat competition. His previous incarnation was the ultimate grind king, who worked himself to death from cultivating nonstop. Lin Xian binds himself to a System that rewards him with cultivation whenever he rests, lies flat, or slacks off, but punishes him if he cultivates seriously... 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
- 31 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend’s Marriage Died 老公变温柔那天，闺蜜的婚姻死了 The Day My Husband Turned Gentle, My Best Friend's Marriage Died 5.9kReads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I’m Dead, But Not Entirely 朕死了，但没完全死 I Am Dead, But Not Entirely 2.1kReads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Something’s Off About My Consort: Why Is He Prettier Than I Am? 我的驸马不对劲：他怎么长得比我还娇艳 My Prince Consort Is Acting Strange: Why Is He Prettier Than Me? 560Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 朕的后宫只想跑路，朕的臣子只想造反 My Harem Just Wants to Run Away, and My Ministers Just Want to Rebel 740Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Buddha Pinned Me Down for Five Hundred Years, but the Monk Who Rescued Me Was Even Fiercer 我被如来压五百年，救我的和尚比他还凶 After the Tathagata Imprisoned Me for Five Hundred Years, the Monk Who Saved Me Was Even Fiercer 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 I’m Sneaking Glances at Her, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me 我在偷看她，她也在偷看我 I was sneaking a look at her, and she was sneaking a look at me too 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 37 After Accidentally Sending an Embarrassing Message, My Boss Cornered Me in the Conference Room 社死发错消息后，老板把我堵在会议室 After I Accidentally Sent the Wrong Message and Died of Embarrassment, My Boss Cornered Me in the Conference Room 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 My Neighbor's Parrot Insulted Me Every Day, So I Got a Crow to Teach Them a Lesson 被邻居的鹦鹉天天骂，我养了只乌鸦教他们做人 The Neighbor’s Parrot Insults Me Every Day, So I Got a Crow to Teach Them a Lesson 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After My Husband Cheated, The 老公出轨后，我和小三的“爸爸”成了连襟 After My Husband Cheated, I Became Family by Marriage with My Mistress's "Dad" 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Everyone in the Sect Is a Reborn Big Shot Except Me, the Real Rookie 全宗门都是重生大佬，只有我是真菜鸟 Everyone in the Sect Is a Reborn Big Shot Except Me, the One Real Rookie 54Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Before My Dad Died, He Set Me Up with the Wildest Man in Beijing 我爸临终前，给我点了个京圈最野的男人 Before my dad died, he set me up with the wildest man in the capital's inner circle —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Simped the School Bully into Becoming My Real Boyfriend 系统逼我当舔狗，我把校霸舔成了真男友 The System Forced Me to Be a Simp, So I Turned the School Bully into My Real Boyfriend 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom 前男友甩了我，我反手成了他后妈 My Ex Dumped Me, So I Became His Stepmom —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I’m the One Who Got the Short End of the Stick 两个发小闹分手，倒霉的却是我 My Two Childhood Friends Broke Up, but I Was the One Who Suffered 106Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Ripped Off His Bathrobe 弹幕劝我别碰男主，我反手扯掉他浴袍 The Comments Told Me to Stay Away from the Male Lead, So I Tore Off His Bathrobe Instead 934Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Tall Man-Mom Fell from the Sky 末日那天，天上掉下来一个一米九的男妈妈 On the Day of the Apocalypse, a Six-Foot-Two Mama-Boy Fell from the Sky 39Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss’s Brother 五百块租来的男友，是我老板的哥哥 The Boyfriend I Rented for 500 Yuan Is My Boss's Older Brother 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
- 48 Reborn and Rejecting the Marriage, I Left the Scumbag and His Cousin Red-Faced 重生拒婚，我把渣男和他表妹的脸打肿了 Reborn and Refusing the Marriage, I Beat My Jerk Ex and His Cousin Black and Blue 205Reads—Score—Shelves
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Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了
"Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t
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- 50 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 20.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
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