Good News for Palace Intrigue Fans: A Heroine With Max Charisma and Satisfying Face-Slapping 爱看宫斗剧的有福了，女主人格魅力满分，打脸爽文
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Who Says a Favored Consort Has to Fight for Power? His Majesty Can't Spoil Me Enough 谁说宠妃要宫斗？陛下宠还来不及
[Publication rights acquired] [Capricious, wicked, silly beauty vs. dark, obsessive-love maniac tyrant] [Palace intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + not a strong female lead + a lovesick, unstable woman and a deranged man drawn to each other] Yueli was the top courtesan at Chunfeng Pavilion. She didn't want to be sold to the demon-like general, so on the day she was to leave the brothel, she timidly tugged on the emperor's sleeve... She spent three years throwing her weight a
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Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技
[Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare
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A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧
Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen
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I Brought My Pocket Dimension When I Married the Village Bully, and My In-Laws Dote on Me 带空间嫁村霸相公，被婆家团宠了
[Communicates with animals + comedy + building wealth + pocket dimension, food, and medicine] Yu Suihuan transmigrates alongside a treasure-hunting crow, and she can understand all kinds of animals. Before long, she has gathered a whole family of honorary relatives: her honorary father is the Golden-Beaked King, a giant eagle; her second uncle is the Golden-Eyed King, a tiger; and her aunt is a giant python. From the start, her wicked adoptive mother takes her dowry and kicks her out, claiming
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Sister-in-Law, Open Up! Your Brother’s Body Is Buried! 皇嫂开门，皇兄的尸埋好了！
[Both leads are sexually inexperienced + uncle and sister-in-law + emotional push and pull + seduction and sex + bickering couple + equally powerful leads + happy ending] Empress Su Li had a dream. In the dream, Emperor Jingchang took her south to Jiangnan, then poisoned her at an inn and made it look like she had taken her own life. After her death, Emperor Jingchang conspired to have every member of her maternal family, the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, executed. When she opened her eyes, it
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A Forty-Five-Year-Old Country Woman Starts Over After Divorce 四十五岁村妇离婚后，开挂了
(Middle-aged and older romance + mutual devotion) Jiang Chunlan, a 45-year-old rural banquet chef, accidentally discovers that her husband is cheating. After seeing the vicious faces of her parents-in-law and sister-in-law, she starts living more and more as she pleases in the Wang household. Housework? Whoever wants to do it can do it! Farming? Her body isn’t up to heavy labor! Catering? She’d love to, but she’s not up to it! After Jiang Chunlan turns the whole family upside down with her trick
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The Little Princess Who Plays the Pig to Eat the Tiger 扮猪吃虎小王妃
After the shock of that intense visual impact wore off, Ye Yiyi finally came to her senses and immediately turned around. “Beiming Yu! Are you crazy? Why did you let me in while you were changing?” “I didn't let you in! I only told you I was in the bedroom.” Beiming Yu stifled a laugh inside, but put on an utterly innocent face as he spoke. “Ye Yiyi, you've seen my body twice. You have to take responsibility for me!” “Hmph, I've seen plenty of people. Do I have to take responsibility for all of
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No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常
[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
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I Guard Our Old City, While You Chase Illusions 我守故城，你赴虚妄
I’ll guard the old city while you chase the impossible.
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Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常
[Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors
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Reborn, She Marries the Young Lord Who Was Destined to Die Young 重生后，嫁给了早死的小公爷
Her husband left to serve at the frontier, while Rong Linlang worked tirelessly for five years in her in-laws’ home. In the end, her husband faked his death and became the favored son-in-law of a powerful family. Her in-laws and sister-in-law supposedly suffered one accident after another, but in truth they had been taken to the capital to enjoy a life of comfort. She was left to bear the blame as an ill-omened jinx, struggling to raise her son and even hunted down. Only when she died did she le
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The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上
[Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty
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Beauty, Don't Lean on the Rail 美人莫凭栏
An imperial decree arranged my marriage to Shen Congyuan, the emperor's uncle, a celebrated war hero. Everyone in the capital knew that this lord had a charming, lovely concubine. She had stood by him through life-and-death battles, and only her humble origins kept her from becoming his wife. Beautiful as a flower, she had also once saved the empress during a time of war, and had long since earned the empress's protection. The lord had delayed marrying because he wanted to find a virtuous wife w
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The Rose Scheme 玫心计
[Household and palace intrigue + two powerful schemers + strong female lead + unconventional happy ending] In her previous life, she drifted through life in a daze. Her entire family was wiped out, and she met a miserable end herself. When she opened her eyes again, Murong Shuanglian surveyed the room full of schemes and smiled. Since Heaven had given her another chance at life, this time she would love wealth, power, other people, and herself most of all! In this life, she plans every step and
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The Crown Princess Strikes Back Against the Crown Prince 太子妃反杀太子
The Crown Princess Strikes Back Against the Crown Prince
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The Mighty Empress: The World Bows to Her 超强女帝，天下臣服
Xiao Chan, who possesses qi cultivation skills, transmigrates into the body of a baby girl. Because her father, the emperor, favors her, he raises her from childhood as his successor. One after another, her half-brothers appear in the harem, all vying for the one throne, but each is crushed by her, the legitimate eldest princess. Her talent and reputation become the greatest in the land. As schemes gather around her, men even volunteer to become her secret lovers. Commanding power and rising to
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The Unhinged Commandery Princess Is Out to Wreck Everyone 疯批郡主，创死所有人
(One-on-one romance + my perspective + slow burn) The Great Qian Dynasty. Yan Anhe, Junzhu and daughter of the late Princess Royal. The Emperor is her maternal uncle, and the Empress Dowager is her paternal grandmother. Born a noblewoman, she has always been bold and carefree. As she uncovers the secret of her bloodline, she grows disillusioned with the imperial clan. The heroine is clever, capable, and powerful. She takes on schemes and plots head-on. She has no need to scheme for status. She s
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The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree Every Day! 公主她每天都在嘎嘎乱杀！
[Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight
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The Pampered Life of a Spoiled Commandery Princess 纨绔郡主得宠日常
Signed for publication. The print edition is expected to be available by the end of the year. No! This! Is! Not! A! Romance! No CP! No rebirth, no transmigration, a thoroughly evil heroine, a power-struggle story A truly wicked heroine, vying for power over the realm, genuinely unhinged, ruthless, and rotten to the core Questions that come up while reading can only be answered by reading on. The willful, overbearing young princess of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household takes a fancy to Pei Jinnian
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Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药，大小姐入朝杀疯
[The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans
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The Laid-Back Consort Raises a Workaholic Young Emperor 摆烂贵妃养出卷王小皇帝
[Transmigration + cozy childcare + healing and redemption + overachiever + young emperor] After transmigrating into the body of an imperial concubine cast aside in the Cold Palace, Yun Jiaojiao just wants to lie flat and take it easy. She also happens to pick up a poor little boy, teaches him the philosophy of slacking off, and shares her tips for lying flat. She tells him, “Life is short, so enjoy it while you can,” but he takes it to mean, “Manage your time efficiently.” She says, “When you ru
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I Became the Emperor’s Farmgirl Wife, and Now I’m the Favorite of the Six Palaces! 穿成皇帝农家发妻，我宠冠六宫！
She transmigrates into a peasant woman and discovers she is Wang Baozan. After five years of waiting in a humble cave, she becomes empress overnight! The underage consorts are far too competitive, while her newly successful emperor husband says one thing and does another. The ministers bow in reverence, the four seas sing her praises, and a peasant-woman craze sweeps through the capital…
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The Palace 《宫心计》
Palace Schemes
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Thirty Years in the Inner Palace 深宫三十年
[Childhood sweethearts + substitute romance + the second male lead wins] I was the most favored consort in the palace, and the undisputed choice to become the next empress. Everyone knew I alone enjoyed the emperor’s favor, showered with boundless affection. When one person earns favor, the whole family rises with them. But I cuckolded the emperor, and he knew it himself. When his moonlight returned to the palace, I stepped aside, but the emperor wouldn’t have it. Emperor: “The empress’s throne
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Late in the Day 行止晚
[Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise.
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Gong Guiyan 宫归雁
Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba
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A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常
Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w
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A Noble Consort in the Deep Palace 深宫有贵妃
When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie.
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The Orphaned Daughter's Path to Glory 侯府孤女的荣华路
[Age-gap warning: the heroine is sexually inexperienced, the hero is not; after meeting her, he is devoted to her alone] Gu Jin is the orphaned daughter of the late Marquis Yongding. She lost both parents at a young age and, unloved by her grandmother, grew up struggling to get by in the marquis's household. She had hoped for a peaceful life and a safe marriage, but someone schemed against her, and she ended up in the hands of the emperor, a man who stood above all others... Fortunately, the emp
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Willows by the Palace Wall, the Emperor's Heart 宫墙柳，帝王心
Willows by the palace walls, the emperor's heart.
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Her Majesty, Heaven Is on Your Side 娘娘吉人自有天相
Her Highness is blessed, and heaven will surely protect her.
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Reborn After a Horrific Death, I Drove Every Villain Crazy 惨死重生后，我把反派都逼疯啦
Reborn + household and palace intrigue + strong heroine and hero + revenge and taking down scumbags + satisfying read In her previous life, Shen Shuyi schemed and plotted at every turn to secure the crown prince's position for Xiao Tingshan. But he repaid her by turning his back on her, despising her for being calculating and deep-minded, and not gentle and demure enough. He not only took her life, but also caused countless friends and family members to die unjustly. Fine. Given another life,
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The Book of Stolen Lives 窃命书
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
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My Lord, Are You a Woman? 主公，你是女子？
[Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The
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Reborn After My Own Son, the Cruel Empress Dowager, Stabbed Me to Death 恶毒太后被亲儿子捅死之后重生了
The vicious Empress Dowager Jiang Mingzhu was reborn. In her previous life, to put her son on the throne, she poisoned and tried to assassinate the emperor, colluded with court officials, drugged a pregnant consort to make her miscarry, and plotted against the young crown prince. Every time she schemed, she put her own life on the line to grind her stepson's face into the dirt. But when the plot to put the son she'd worked so hard to support on the throne was exposed, he stabbed her in the back
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The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下
[Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes
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The Prisoner and the Moon in His Palm 阶下囚与掌中月
The Prisoner and the Moon in His Palm
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Schemes Behind the Brocade Curtains: The Marquis’s Legitimate Daughter Is Not to Be Trifled With 锦帐谋：侯门嫡女不好惹
A highly educated modern woman unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of Ling Qingyan, the unloved legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhen Guo's household. Her birth mother's early death is shrouded in suspicion. Her father is stationed at the border for most of the year, her stepmother is hypocritical and vicious, and her half-sister is malicious and cruel. The original owner is weak and easily bullied, eventually pushed into the water and left to die with bitter resentment. When she opens
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