Palace Intrigue Novels, a Million Words Long 宫斗小说,百万篇
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Oh No! I Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty and Vie with Wu Meiniang to Become Empress 完了!穿越大唐,我和媚娘争女帝
[Man transmigrates into a woman's body + Palace intrigue and political schemes + Imperial power struggles] Transmigrating into the body of a low-ranking palace maid at the end of the Zhenguan era, Lin Bei only wants to survive. But he is forced into the whirlpool of palace intrigue and has to contend with Wu Meiniang for the empire! While others vie for favor and flatter those above them, he uses modern thinking to plan ahead. While others depend on imperial power, he turns others' strength to h
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After Being Betrothed to the God of War, I Lay Low in a Villa 赐婚战神后我苟在别院
A gentle, resilient princess + a cold, ruthless general + a mild-mannered imperial brother Love after marriage, domineering pursuit, mutually devoted, angsty at first, then he turns into a clingy big puppy. Six-year age gap. A great beauty was overlooked in the palace: Xiao Mingyue, the late emperor's daughter born to a concubine. She seemed as delicate as a flower, but was actually resilient and clever. For ten years in the Cold Palace, she protected her mother and younger brother and kept her
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When Mountains and Rivers Burn, I’ll Part from You 山河烬,与君绝
Synopsis The two nations go to war. The land changes, the empire spanning thousands of miles falls, and human lives are as insignificant as ants. Song Yingying, a princess born to a concubine, and her father and brothers become prisoners in an instant. Li Zonglie, the Fourth Prince of Great Zhou, is a mad, scheming man who destroys her country alongside his father and brothers. While being taken north as a prisoner, she accidentally saves him, and their torturous entanglement begins. At first, h
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After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光
[Palace Intrigue Only] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Scheming] [Clearheaded Career Woman] Originally titled The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue, retitled Guide to Palace Intrigue for a Favorite Consort ※ After entering the palace and becoming pregnant, the concubine-born Shen Yiwan was made Virtuous Consort. Then, in a moment of utter foolishness, she made the decision she would regret most for the rest of her life. She summoned her legiti
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The Childhood Sweetheart Can't Compete with the Newcomer: The Crown Princess Is Far Too Irresistible 青梅不敌天降,太子妃她太过撩人
[Villainess + winning hearts + male lead has a past, female lead is chaste + palace and household intrigue + pregnancy] Fu Qingtang, the general's daughter, is the hostage the Fu family left with the emperor. She grew up in the palace and has been childhood friends with the crown prince, Qi Junli. The two share a deep affection for each other. Just as everyone assumes Fu Qingtang will become the crown princess in all but name, an imperial decree appointing the crown princess arrives at the Grand
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The Reborn Empress Is Not to Be Trifled With 重生皇后不好惹
This book was originally titled The Empress Is Reborn to Plot Her Revenge. The short drama adaptation is titled The Reborn Empress Is Not to Be Trifled With. In her previous life, she used her medical skills to win people over for him, and her maternal grandfather lent him troops to help him seize the throne. In return, her entire family was massacred, and she met a tragic end. Given a second life, she will never let herself become a laughingstock again. With five years' worth of memories and he
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The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深,垂帘听政做太后
[Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti
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In the Still Night, Spring Wine Stirs 清夜沉沉动春酌
[Marriage Before Love]➕ [Everyday Household Intrigue]➕ [The Hero Falls for Her Looks First, Then Falls in Love]➕ [The Concubine Has a Hidden Story] In her previous life, Shen Sui'an devoted her entire clan's resources to helping Lu Heng rise to power and securing a century of prosperity for the Lu family. In return, the Shen family fell into decline and met a tragic end. Lu Heng watched coldly from the sidelines, keeping a beautiful mistress and her illegitimate child in luxury. Her husband achi
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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
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The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑,冷面君王沦陷了
Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat
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Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后,争做后宫第一白莲花
[Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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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
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What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女,还当贵妃啊
[Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to
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Look Closely: I've Come to Collect What You Owe 看好了,来向你们讨债了
Look closely. I've come to collect what you owe me.
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White Garments on the Blade 刃上白衣
White Robes on the Blade
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As the Ashes Fall in Chang'an, I Return to My Old Friend 烬落长安归故人
When the Embers Fall, I Return to Chang'an and You
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This Time, Let's Never Meet Again 这次,再也不见啦
This time, goodbye for good.
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The Special Agent Big Sister Returns with Her Younger Brother 特工长姐携弟归
Female lead: Tian Wei, a top modern all-around operative with exceptional intelligence, ruthless decisiveness, and deadly skills. She leaves no loose ends, believes in stopping violence with violence, and eliminates threats before they can strike. After she transmigrates, she inhabits the body of Tian Wei, a twelve-year-old orphan from the countryside. She retains all of her operative-level intellect, skills, and combat ability, is fiercely protective of her younger brother, and has no unnecessa
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Reborn at the End of the World: My Loyal Second Male Lead and I Strike It Rich 重生末世,我和忠犬男二悄发大财
Ling Feifei is reborn. In her previous life, Xu Ningyang and her best friend Lin Xiaoxiao betrayed her, stole her house, and beat her to death. Wu Hao was also beaten to death while protecting her. Reborn, she vows to repay blood with blood. Ling Feifei and Wu Hao work together to build fortresses above and below ground. They grew up together in an orphanage, with no parents to rely on, always supporting each other. In her previous life, she was taken in by Xu Ningyang's honeyed words, which led
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Poison Cures the Heart 毒解君心
After enduring life-and-death trials, the long-standing poison in Tuoba Jun’s body was finally neutralized, and he returned safely from the brink of death. The shadows of treacherous court politics and imperial harem rivalries faded away. Li Weiyang used her wisdom and strategic skill to keep the inner court in order, while Tuoba Jun ruled the empire with vision and ambition. United in purpose, they reformed the government, brought peace to the people, expanded their territory, and strengthened
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Divine Sequence 001, Reporting for Duty! 神序001,参见!
[Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen
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The Humble Daughter's Palace Scheme: Your Majesty, I Am No Ordinary Woman 庶女谋宫:陛下,妾非池中物
[Historical Romance] [Household Intrigue] [Palace Intrigue] [Political Schemes] [Concubine's Daughter Rises to Power] [Sweet Imperial Romance] [Strong Female Lead] The Marquis's estate is cold and unforgiving. Shen Qingyan, a concubine's daughter, lost her mother as a child and endured endless cruelty from the legal wife and bullying from her legitimate elder sister, struggling to survive in the mire. She concealed her talents and honed her wits, using medical knowledge and clever schemes to bre
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The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软,冷戾帝王宠溺无度
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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Reborn as the Obsessive Supervisor’s Beloved 重生后我成了病娇督主的心尖宠
[Reborn + punishing villains + fake eunuch + one-on-one romance + sweet affection] One is a noble daughter of a military family, a flower on a high peak. The other is the notorious Chief Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. To help a fallen prince claim the throne, she spent her whole life locked in a bitter rivalry with him! For the kindness she showed him as a child by giving him a meal, he broke into the palace to seize her body and massacred the palace before dying for love! Rebo
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Everything I Say Offhandedly, the Whole World Takes as Truth 我随口说的话,全天下都当真了
A modern office drone transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing prince in ancient times. Forced to pretend he has supernatural powers to stay alive, every bit of nonsense he blurts out somehow comes true, and before long the whole world hails him as a
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I Opened a Nail Salon in the Imperial Harem 我在后宫开美甲店
I transmigrated into the body of a discarded palace servant, and Consort Duan crushed two of my fingers under her foot. Her nails were red as blood. Human blood. I was a nail artist. Consort Duan, every time your nails turn red, Cui Xi loses another bowl of blood. I’ll paint your nails, and I’ll take your life. Shen Ye said, “When this is all over, I’ll stand guard for you.” I smiled. “Just make sure I get meals.”
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Prisoner of the Snowfall Palace 雪烬宫囚
I am the most beloved Ninth Princess of the Great Liang dynasty. The day the capital fell, my father, who had doted on me beyond measure, shoved me from the Star-Picking Tower, hoping my life would buy him a chance to escape. Qin Yi, the rebel leader, caught me below. Emotions I couldn’t understand churned in his blood-red eyes. “Tell me, who threw you down?” I fainted in his arms, which reeked of blood. He began a bloodbath in the imperial city, slaughtering the entire royal family, yet spared
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Pagoda: The Lord Steals His Minister’s Wife 浮屠:君夺臣妻
Futu: The Lord Takes His Minister's Wife
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He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart 他屠戮我满门,我给他穿心一剑
He Slaughtered My Entire Family, So I Stabbed Him Through the Heart
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Kept as a Fox Concubine, I Ran Away 囚狐为妾,我直接逃了
I Was Kept as a Fox Concubine, So I Ran Away
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Where the Hills Are Green, the General Has a Heart 山有扶苏,将军有情
There Are Fusu Trees on the Mountain, and a General with a Heart
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The Crown Princess Again 再为太子妃
Become the Crown Princess Again
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Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince 迫嫁九王妃
Forced to Marry the Ninth Prince
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I Was His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul 我为他刃,他断我魂
I Became His Blade, and He Shattered My Soul
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I Took in a Foolish Prince as My Live-In Son-in-Law 捡个傻王爷做赘婿
I Picked Up a Foolish Prince to Be My Live-In Son-in-Law
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Sword Dance for the Demon-Subduing Consort 剑舞镇妖妃
The Sword-Dancing Demon Queen
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A Grudge Written in Broken Bones 断骨之怨
A Grudge Carved in Broken Bones
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He Doted on His Concubine and Neglected His Wife, So I Divorced the General 宠妾灭妻,我把将军给休了
He Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, So I Divorced the General
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Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, A Love Begun and Lost 九世轮回,缘起缘灭
Nine Lifetimes of Reincarnation, Fate Begins and Ends
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An Assassin’s Love and Revenge, Beyond Romance 暗卫情仇,无关风月
A Dark Guard's Love and Grudge, Beyond Romance
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Shatter the Inverted Qilin 碎逆麟
Shattered Reversed Scale
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Dark Night Emperor 暗夜帝君
The Dark Night Emperor
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He Is the Calamity I Can’t Escape 他是我躲不过的劫
He Is the Fate I Can’t Escape
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Foes Have a Way of Crossing Paths 冤家路宽
Fated to Be Rivals
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Judge of the Vision 视界判官
Judge of the Visual Realm
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Simple Storm: It Started with a Peep 简单风暴:从一次偷窥开始
“You gave yourself to me just to protect that man?” A storm of fury rose in the man's eyes as he stared at the silent girl. “Do you think I'll still marry you? Get out!” On a stormy night, the coldhearted man mercilessly drove her out of the villa...
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With Supreme Fortune in Hand, I Take Down the Hypocrites Around Me 手握顶级气运,专坑身边伪善人
With top-tier fortune in hand, he only targets the hypocrites around him
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Her Reborn Younger Half-Sister Steals the Chief Minister, So the Eldest Legitimate Daughter Goes All Out Right in Her Face 庶妹重生抢首辅,嫡长女贴脸开大
The first thing Zhao Yuanxiu did after being reborn was steal from her elder sister the impoverished scholar who would one day become the Grand Secretary. In her previous life, she married into a powerful family and suffered endless hardship, while her sister married a poor scholar who later rose to become Grand Secretary and lived in glory. This time, she would take it all for herself. As for her sister, she could go marry into the Sun family, that den of misery. When Zhao Yuanjin learned that
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From First Wife to Follower: He Marries One Woman After Another 正妻变跟班:他娶了一个又一个
From Legal Wife to Sidekick: He Marries One Woman After Another
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