Palace-Intrigue Story: A New Novel Begins 宫斗题材，新书开启

1. 201 嫡 The Legitimate Daughter Claims the Pearl 嫡女夺珠 Song Qiansheng宋浅声Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Lu Yangyang dreams that she is the real daughter of a duke's family, her face disfigured and her life stolen by someone else. In the future, her jealousy of the fake heiress will earn her the family's rejection. She will be married off in haste, then abused to death by her husband. The carriage sent to bring her back to the capital is already waiting at the gate. Lu Yangyang was born with superhuman strength. She refuses to believe in that fate, rolls up her sleeves, and heads back to the capita 18.9kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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   I'm reading this book, it's a bit brain-burning

2. 202 不 Unbending: An Lingrong 不折枝：安陵容 Mu Jiuming沐玖命Female-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted After ten years in the imperial palace, An Lingrong was weary in body and soul. When she gave up on life, she truly wanted to turn into a wisp of smoke, drift away beneath the blazing sun, and never ask for another life. This world was just too cruel. Whether through Heaven’s mercy or a twist of fate, her weary soul awoke centuries later, carrying its memories. A loving family and a tolerant society slowly healed the small but searing wounds in her soul. After achieving success and fame, sh 17.3kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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   Take a look first, there are some very good ones.

3. 203 深 A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 105.6kReads9.5Score13.3kShelves
4. 204 折 Spring Ripples 折春漪 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 234.4kReads9.4Score34.5kShelves
5. 205 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 226.5kReads9.7Score28.3kShelves
6. 206 京 Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮 Midsummer Rain仲夏雨Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on 254.2kReads9.6Score38.1kShelves

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   I personally think it's a good read and I've finished reading it. I wonder if there are any book friends who read it?

7. 207 八 The 1980s: My Daughter Was Switched at Birth, Yet I Just Smiled 八零：女儿被调包后，我却笑了 Snow Between the Brows眉间雪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning’s entire family died. Only then did she learn that the daughter she had painstakingly raised was a fake heiress, and that her sister-in-law had switched her real daughter while Wen Ning was weak after giving birth! The fake heiress went to university, became a pianist who traveled the world, and married into a wealthy family. The real daughter was abused, married off to an old man, sent to prison, and died in a fire. Consumed by hatred, Wen Ning dragged the fake he 16.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
8. 208 步 The Pass of Love 步情关 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance799k WordsCompleted To avenge her sister, she hacked four men to death. The whole village despised her, and she was forcibly sent to juvenile detention. Four years later, Liang Munen was released after serving her time, but a happy life still did not await her. Her second older sister, whom she had once fought desperately to protect, was driven to the brink again by their father. She died of a venereal disease. Meanwhile, her beloved first love had his heart cut out and died as an unidentified body. Seeking revenge 8.8kReads8.8Score1kShelves
9. 209 野 Wild Girl 野女孩 Jing Qi京祺Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Six years ago, she was abducted and taken to a remote village. Six years later, she nearly found herself forced into marriage. With her life on the line, she risked everything to escape the countryside and make it back to the city. But waiting for her were the cold-blooded parents who had sent her away with their own hands, and an adopted younger sister with no blood ties to the family. After enduring six years of captivity and being abandoned by her own parents, she fights alone to reclaim ever 19.5kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
10. 210 以 I Offer My Devotion to the Passing Years 以我深情祭岁月 Er Qiao二乔Modern Romance324k WordsCompleted [The physical book with the same title is now available] “I hesitated once. I turned back to face the slightest glimmer of hope, yet no one cared.” “Later, a thick fog rolled in. You said you loved me so much, but why was your love thinner than the fog, so faint I could barely see it?” Shen Nian 84kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves
11. 211 江 Fishermen’s Lights on the River, Keeping Me Awake with Sorrow 江枫渔火对愁眠 Can't Catch不能扑Modern Romance54k WordsCompleted She waited for him all her life, but he would never come back. 1.2kReads8.6Score217Shelves
12. 212 潇 The Late Sound of Drizzling Rain 潇潇雨声迟 Meng Zhiwan孟栀晚Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted Years after graduation, a gossip post begins circulating on the message board for City Experimental School. The school's 2011 beauty, Ye Xiao, and its most handsome boy from the same year, Ruan Yusheng, are a couple. Their classmates, who know them well, rush over to set the record straight: it's pure rumor. There was never any spark between the two of them. Ye Xiao's profile even says, “Person I hate most: Ruan Yusheng.” People in the know go so far as to say, “Ye Xiao feels nothing but hatred 123.8kReads9.7Score19.8kShelves
13. 213 吃 A Foodie Never Changes, Even in Ancient Times 吃货到了古代依旧不改 Wen Jie温杰Ancient Romance772k WordsCompleted Food editor Shen Qingqing woke up in the body of a new bride sent to bring good fortune to the Marquis's household. On her wedding night, she sneaked into the kitchen to make rice with pork lard, and the smell woke the “unconscious” and stone-faced Marquis, Xie Lin. From then on, the household's atmosphere changed completely. Tingzhu Courtyard became a little dining hall, a four-year-old bundle of joy hugged honey cakes and called her a fairy, her stiff little nephew devoured meat-stuffed flatbr 971Reads6.3Score104Shelves

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    This heroine can't change her foodie personality even though she traveled to ancient times. She's very pretty.

14. 214 凤 The Phoenix's Courtly Strategy: The Noble Consort Kneels in Greeting 凤仪策：贵妃跪安 Silly Belly傻子肚肚Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The Phoenix Grace Strategy: The Noble Consort Kneels to Take Her Leave —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The strength is crushing, the whole process is more enjoyable

15. 215 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 17.5kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
16. 216 将 The General’s Entire Family Fell in Battle, and the Whole Capital Is Waiting for Me to Break Off the Engagement 将军满门战死，全京城都等我退婚 Tomato-Stewed Chestnuts番茄炖栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu’s household, is engaged to a man whose entire family has fallen in battle. Her fiancé survived, but was left disabled. Everyone assumes the engagement is doomed, but the Chu family’s daughter marries as planned, saying only two words: “I’ll marry him.” * No one knows that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she breaks off her engagement to Yan Zheng. Three years later, she meets the heir of the Marquis of Pingjing, only for rebels to l 35.3kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
17. 217 进 I Came to the Capital to Find My Family, and My Brother’s Archrival Spoiled Me Rotten 进京寻亲，被哥哥死对头宠翻天 A Magnolia Blossom一朵辛夷花Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted [Pure historical setting + one-on-one romance, both leads are each other’s only partners + lighthearted and sweet + direct communication, no misunderstandings + no transmigration or rebirth] [Airheaded, gentle heroine versus arrogant, ruthless minister] Jiang Yihuan’s older brother was an official in the capital, while she dug wild greens in the countryside and often went hungry. One day, her brother’s sworn enemy, Wei Zhao, captured her. “Your brother has been exiled. From now on, you’re coming 15.7kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
18. 218 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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    This is a house fighting novel

19. 219 长 The Chang'an Palace Coup: The Prince She Saved Went Mad 长安宫变，她救的王爷疯了 Tuoba Hong of the Eastern Palace东殿的拓跋宏Ancient Romance176k WordsOngoing As a female official, she plots her every move at the court of the Great Yin. Empress Dowager Fu lays a deadly trap, the princes watch like hawks, and Emperor Rui seems gentle but is actually suspicious of everyone. With undercurrents surging through the palace and court, Xiao Xuan is trapped in a dead end, yet plays the pig to eat the tiger and turns the tables against the odds. Chao Shutong enters the dangerous game alone, determined to protect the one she loves. 2.4kReads6.4Score2.9kShelves

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    I recommend a good book that you can't put down once you open it. It's both light-hearted and funny, yet thrilling and strategic. The supporting characters are very sexy and funny, the male protagonist is shrewd, and the female protagonist knows both astronomy and geography.

20. 220 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 171Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is a palace fight part

21. 221 大 The Crown Prince Went to the Wrong Room on Our Wedding Night, So I Turned Around and Took His Phoenix Seal 大婚当夜太子走错房，我转身夺了他的凤印 The Very Different Bai Wusheng大相径庭的白无声Ancient Romance6k WordsCompleted On Our Wedding Night, the Crown Prince Entered the Wrong Room, So I Took His Phoenix Seal —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is only one, support it!

22. 222 贵 The Noble Consort Just Breathes, Yet the Tyrant Calls It a Masterstroke 贵妃只是呼吸，暴君非说手段了得 Snow and Wind Keep Us Apart风雪不相依Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Complete story + her son brings her status + male lead is a reborn hopeless romantic + obsessive and controlling + sweet romance + not a strong female lead, nor a good person + wins without lifting a finger + timid, but good at pushing her luck with the male lead] (The male lead isn't chaste, but he dotes on her alone from the very beginning.) (The male lead is extremely biased and holds her to a different standard. He thinks she can do no wrong.) Overnight, Song Yao goes from a lowly maid boug 26.2kReads8.5Score2kShelves

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    Super fast and super beautiful [Adoration]

23. 223 窃 The Book of Stolen Lives 窃命书 Heavy Snow in May五月下大雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of this book, A Book of Ashes and Joy, premieres at 12:15 a.m. on February 13. If you're interested, keep an eye out! [Regains control after being possessed | Not a wish-fulfillment story | Plot-driven | Light ensemble cast] Lin Ruochu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, was possessed during her coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen. The transmigrated woman, sold off by a System, used every means to “win over” the young heir of a marquis's estate. She turned e 68.7kReads9.4Score12.2kShelves

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    "The Book of Stealing Life" # ancient times # time travel # palace fight, the point of recommending this book is whether it is an ordinary time-traveling book, the time-traveling girl and the ancient girl team up (I can't explain it at the moment, but I will know after reading it). You have to use some brains to read this book (I am following it, it feels a bit interesting) "Zhaohua Luan" and "Hate the Vermillion Wall" are two books by the same author. He is very good at writing. The sword is not forced to sensationalize, and the protagonist does not have a golden finger. The author of the side story "The Wall of Hate Vermillion" wrote biographies for some of the supporting characters in the book. There is also a "judgment" paragraph at the beginning of the biography, which is really thoughtful. And although some supporting characters have done bad things, in the end you will find that they are almost as hateful as the characters in The Legend of Zhen Huan. Each character has his or her own sadness. "Yin Feng Gui" # Ancient Times # Rebirth # Strategy (I've read it for so long that I forgot about it, but I can't fault it anyway) "After the Soul Exchange, the Regent went crazy in the back house and killed people" # Ancient Times # House Fight, you can tell what kind of story it is based on the title of the book, the recommendation point is that it is funny and easy to use, and those who like to read sweet and easy-going funny are in luck👍🏻That's it for now

24. 224 却 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 26.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
25. 225 引 Bringing the Phoenix Home 引凤归 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 143kReads9.5Score19.9kShelves
26. 226 灵 After Our Souls Switched: The Regent Is Killing His Way Through the Inner Residence 灵魂互换后：摄政王在后宅杀疯了 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 23.1kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
27. 227 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 71.9kReads9.6Score10.5kShelves

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    These are all books that I can read. They may not necessarily be gold medals, but they don't have too many negative points for me. I recommend the first book first. This is the only one I have read that I remember a little bit about. There are rules and mistakes can be punished according to the rules. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

28. 228 本 I Am the Very Model of a Virtuous Consort 本宫贤良淑德 The Rabbit's Knife兔子的刀Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Perfectly Composed, Performative Big Sister VS Sweet, Simple, Big-Bear Little Brother] Wu Mingli spent decades fighting for survival in the imperial palace. After being reborn by sheer luck, she chose to marry a prince who was expected to die young. All she had to do was wait for her husband to die for his country, and she would be elevated to Imperial Dowager Consort. Her life would be perfectly settled, just as she wished. Unexpectedly, the husband who had died young in her previous life asce 999Reads8.9Score101Shelves
29. 229 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 59.4kReads9.4Score8.4kShelves
30. 230 高 Being a Stepmother in a Powerful Family Is No Easy Task, So She Seeks a Better Match Elsewhere 高门继母不好做，她转身另谋高嫁 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + bride swap + battling the System + defying fate) In her previous life, Qin Lingyi brought half the Qin family's fortune, amassed through their merchant business, when she married into the Earl of Zhongyong's household as his third wife. Although the earl had a perfect first love, a beautiful and talented second wife, a childhood sweetheart as a concubine, and a cousin he cherished deeply, Qin Lingyi still believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity. She treated her mother-in-l 1.7kReads8.7Score131Shelves
31. 231 大 Transmigrate into a Book in Great Yin: I Turn My Fate Around with a Lucky Pouch 大胤穿书，我靠锦囊逆天改命 How Ridiculous说来可笑Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted A modern-day office worker dies suddenly and transmigrates into a book, becoming Jiang Wanyue, a doomed cannon-fodder character who is to be executed along with her entire family in three days. Her father is falsely accused of treason, and the imperial guards surround the Jiang residence. She has no troops, no influence, and nowhere to flee, trapped in a certain-death predicament. The only person who can change the original story's outcome is the cold-faced Prince Regent, Xiao Jingyan. But as a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out the new book, [Blessed Immediately] [Blessed Immediately]

32. 232 何 Why Not Cross the River Together? 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 189.9kReads9.7Score48.7kShelves

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    There is no right voice in the world, and what pleases the ear is entertainment. There is no true color in the world, and what pleases the eyes is Shu.

33. 233 他 He Is in the South of the Clouds 他在云之南 Jing Xing景行Modern Romance209k WordsCompleted When they first met, he was shrouded in shadow, reeking of blood and violence. He asked her, “Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing here?” It was a long time before she thought of the true answer: “I'm Shen Xun. I came from the far north to the south of the clouds, to meet the love of my life.” He was her Morpheus, giving her a poppy-like dream of love, bewitching and intoxicating. He captured her soul, clouded her mind, and made her addicted. Like a pawn crossing a river, she went 27kReads9.7Score5.3kShelves
34. 234 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter Holds Power 庶女权相 A Pot of Joys and Sorrows一壶悲欢Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted (Scheming concubine-born daughter x loyal guard) After being forced to bear a child for her sister and having the baby cut from her body, she dies full of hatred and is reborn. She takes one careful step after another, becoming a prince’s strategist. When her evil father and poisonous mother are executed, she plays celebratory music at the execution ground. When someone tries to poison her, she has them tortured with four thousand cuts. Everyone calls her a vicious demoness, yet she alone cannot 278Reads8.8Score—Shelves
35. 235 枕 Pillow of Beauty 枕姝色 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted Now published under the title The Young Man in Fine Clothes and on Fine Horses [Stoic general x fallen noblewoman, mutual healing, traditional historical romance, with no rebirth, transmigration, or golden finger] She was a noblewoman from a powerful family, beautiful and radiant, but when her family fell into decline, she became an orphan everyone could bully. Gu Lin protected and pampered her, but refused to marry her. Later, when the young man went away and matchmakers crowded her doorstep, s 8.7kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
36. 236 沈 Lord Shen, Please Mind Your Manners 沈大人请自重 Heart's Water Turns to Sweet Dew心水成沁Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted The short-drama rights have been sold. Now just waiting for it to premiere~ "A taste of ancient China · devoted lovers · clear-headed heroine" "Romance and intrigue · household and palace rivalries · the fate of the nation" Su Tan is the top courtesan at the Fragrant Pavilion in the capital of Great Wei, blessed with otherworldly beauty, porcelain skin, and a flawless complexion. After transmigrating here eight years ago, she has endured humiliation and bided her time, hoping to auction off her 8.6kReads9.1Score970Shelves
37. 237 君 The Emperor Steals His Minister’s Wife: The Cold Beauty Falls Night After Night 君夺臣妻！清冷美人夜夜沦陷 Drinking With the Wind与风酌Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [Audiobook narration now available] [Young, unhinged emperor × aloof, beautiful statesman] [Mutual Devotion] [Coercive Love + Regret and Redemption] [Political Schemes] [Multiple Male Supporting Characters] It all began with a spiteful case of love at first sight. Young Emperor Xiao Che reunited with Shen Wanyi at a palace banquet. She had once nearly married his older brother and become Crown Princess. Now, after her family was destroyed, she had been forced to marry beneath her station. On 16.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
38. 238 本 I Built Infrastructure in the Cold Palace, and Now the Emperor Begs Me to Stop 本宫在冷宫搞基建，皇帝求我别修 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing Lin Zhiyi, a PhD in civil engineering, wakes up to find herself a disgraced consort banished to the Cold Palace. She is slapped twenty times and made to kneel for three days. The room where she lives leaks and lets in the wind, and one of its beams is tilted by three inches, ready to collapse at any moment. The entire imperial harem is waiting to see her cry, to see her die. She doesn't cry. She crouches on the ground and uses chopsticks to draw a plan for improving the drainage. After three day 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one][bookshelf plus one]

39. 239 倚 By the Perilous Tower: The Fallen Daughter of a Powerful Chancellor 倚危楼：权相的落难千金 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Ancient Romance35k WordsCompleted Leaning Against the Perilous Tower: The Fallen Daughter of the Powerful Chancellor —Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 240 离 After Leaving the Palace, I Took My Daughter and Stole the Show 离宫后，我带着女儿惊艳全场 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Ancient Romance26k WordsCompleted After Leaving the Palace, I Stole the Show with My Daughter —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 宫 Beyond the Palace Walls, the Disgraced Prince's Mother Can No Longer Hide 宫墙外，失宠王子的娘亲藏不住了 Hiding Half a Moonbeam藏起半片月光Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted Beyond the Palace Walls, the Mother of the Disgraced Prince Can No Longer Keep Her Secret —Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 242 庶 The Story of Li Mulan, a Concubine-Born Young Lady 庶出小姐李慕兰之 Autumn-Knowing Abode知秋居Ancient Romance167k WordsOngoing I was born into an ordinary position: I was the third concubine-born daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. When I was born, magpies filled the sky with joyful cries, while spirit birds circled overhead and lingered for a long time. It was certainly the beginning of a story about someone chosen by fate. But disaster struck: I was born of a concubine. Was I supposed to let a concubine-born daughter take the place of a legitimate one? Wouldn’t that upend the strict hierarchy and proper social —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, welcome to the pit, serialization in progress

43. 243 弃 Has the Abandoned Consort Admitted Her Mistake? No, She's Back in the Modern World 弃妃肯认错了吗？不，她回现代了 Emperor皇帝Modern Romance519k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Awakening of Women in Ancient Times + Passionate Sense of Justice + No Female Rivalry] After failing to win over the emperor, the System punishes me by making me livestream modern life to people of the past. The man I personally helped ascend the throne sees me in a sleeveless crop top and miniskirt, dancing at a lavish party full of lights and drink. He flies into a rage and scolds me for being unchaste. I smile calmly, point the camera at a modern street, and 14kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    A very good book.

44. 244 双 Double-Sided Delight 双面欢 Chang Shu昶疏Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted - The heroine appears to be a sickly illegitimate daughter of a marquis's household, but is actually the young leader of Tingfeng Pavilion, the capital's largest intelligence network. - The hero is the powerful Grand Secretary who holds sway over the imperial court, but is actually her "old client," having bought intelligence from her for three years. - On their wedding night, both drop their pretenses and agree to work together: he will help her investigate the injustice done to her mother, and —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 245 她 She Froze to Death in the Cold Palace, and the Emperor Laughed Until He Went Mad 她冻死冷宫，皇上笑着笑着疯了 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted She Froze to Death in the Cold Palace, and the Emperor Laughed Himself Insane —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 尸 Corpse Embroidery and Palace Vengeance 尸绣宫仇 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Corpse Embroidery and Palace Vengeance —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 残 The Fallen Flower of a Legitimate Sister: A Misplaced Love Ends in Madness and Emptiness 残花嫡姐：错付疯魔一场空 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞Ancient Romance16k WordsCompleted The Fallen Flower: My Noble Sister’s Love for a Madman Came to Nothing 11Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 吉 The Lucky Empress: The Whole Palace Spoils the Empress Who Does Nothing 吉人天相：摆烂娘娘被全宫宠上天 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞Ancient Romance18k WordsCompleted Fortune Favors the Good: The Laid-Back Consort Is Adored by the Entire Palace —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 249 糙 The Rough-Hewn Butcher's Cherished Heiress Wife 糙汉屠夫娇宠千金妻 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞18k WordsCompleted A Rugged Butcher's Tender Love for His Beloved Heiress Wife 11Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 250 孕 Awakening After Pregnancy, I Wash the Harem in Blood 孕后觉醒，血洗后宫 Wind Blows, Swords Dance风飞剑舞Ancient Romance192k WordsCompleted After dying miserably in two lifetimes, Shen Qingci is reborn for a third time on the very day she discovers she is pregnant with the emperor’s child, carrying boundless hatred with her. This time, she hears two voices at once: warnings from the all-seeing barrage of comments, and the anxious thoughts of the unborn royal baby. In her first life, she trusted the baby’s predictions and was poisoned to death by the emperor with deadly arsenic. In her second, she trusted the comments and aborted the 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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