
The Virtuous Consort
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Palace Intrigue
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Ancient Transmigration: Palace Intrigue and Consort Novels
First divided into historical romances, reborn stories, and modern people transported to ancient times, then sorted by the female protagonists' backgrounds. I recommend reading it as an observer's account of the harem histories of all the consorts, including the female supporting characters. Please pay to support the official releases.
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Give Me Good Food (BG)
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For Personal Use: Keeping Track of Stories I Like
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Palace Intrigue, Household Intrigue, Qing-Dynasty Transmigration, Rebirth and Transmigration
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Palace Intrigue: Clear-Headed, Clever Heroines
The female lead has a mind of her own. The male lead has to fall first, though the female lead can take her time. I'm in a reading slump... Besides the new story The Stars in the House, are there any good palace-intrigue novels?
Recommended Palace Intrigue Novels
Keeping track of all the palace-intrigue novels I’ve finished and really enjoyed. Most feature female leads.
Historical Romance
Ancient-style? Cultivation, food, and fleeing famine
A Shelf for Myself
Stories I've read and thought were pretty good
My Personal Library of Books I Never Tire Of
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My Personal Top Picks, Every One Is Amazing
You can pretty much pick up any of these without a second thought. I can vouch for the writing, since I won't recommend anything awkwardly written. Damn Green River, it won't let me give everything five stars anymore.
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A collection I put together myself. It’s a mixed bag, mostly completed romance stories.
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Seeing that many people were talking about the pitiful ending of the emperor, I thought he was very affectionate and considerate, but this is what happened... It has been your love for more than 20 years. The heroine has not been with her because of her scheming, good luck, and high ability. Could it be because of how much the emperor loved him? But pull it off, stop falling in love, sisters... You won't survive one episode if you are so naive.
As the emperor, the male protagonist is already very good to the female protagonist. As a modern woman, the female protagonist can be favored constantly because she is smart and thoughtful. Talking about love or not is so illusory. The male protagonist thinks the female protagonist is lovable. The female protagonist just wants to live a good life for herself. But if I were the female protagonist, I would definitely act until the emperor dies. After all, he is going to die, so let him die happily.
In the beginning, they were living together and the heroine had no choice. Maybe they had a little affection because of the common blood, but it had long been worn away in the long and boring endless palace battles. The final ending was the best I could think of.
I see a lot of people saying that the emperor is a scumbag and ruthless, and only when he established the crown prince did he become the queen. I just wanted to refute it for a moment. . . In fact, the emperor said while watching the fireworks that he originally wanted to seal it two years earlier, but a war suddenly broke out at that time. Moreover, the situation is still very stalemate and has been delayed for two years. But it should be said that more than two years ago, King Rui was his favorite. Although it is often mentioned in the whole article that he always said that 456 is good, but every time he says that if it is good, the length is 4, he will subconsciously avoid shelving this issue. Then in Chapter 5, he told Concubine Shu that he wanted to seize the legitimate heir. When he was 7 years old (the prince entered school at the age of 6, and the emperor was still running a small stove in private at the age of 7), the emperor took him to see the map of the mountain and river territory, and explained the matter in detail. It can be seen that in fact, his heart has always been biased in private, and it was obvious throughout the process. It can be said that every child of Concubine Shu was born according to his expectations from the beginning of pregnancy. For children who are not expected by him, you can see that the treatment of the three princes, two princesses and six princesses is really very different. Some people say that the child gave Concubine Shu a bargaining chip. It is undeniable that after birth, the child indeed gave Concubine Shu a bargaining chip. But looking at the expectations of each child during pregnancy, it should be said that the emperor's good impression of Concubine Shu gave her children a chance to succeed, and then the children were favored by the emperor. Moreover, Concubine Shu's eldest daughter and son were raised by the emperor himself, and the other sons, even the former prince, were not raised. Of course, this had something to do with the Xiao family. It can be seen from the discussion between Baoer and Concubine Shu about the third princess in this article and from another article in the composition, Jinzhiyuye, that Baoer was the first child he raised personally. Baoer was born after the fourth prince, then the unpopular second princess, and then the fifth prince. Concubine Shu also said in the chapter about the eighth prince entering school early that although Bao'er and Rui'er were initiated by her, the emperor personally took over the education of classics and history after that. When they were older, the bachelor's ministers were replaced. So from the full text, you can see that the emperor favored the eldest princess and the eighth prince on the surface, but privately it was the eldest princess and the fifth prince that he had to personally educate. Originally, it was mentioned that the emperor was very kind to Princess 34, but as can be seen later in the article, the so-called kindness is just like treating you like a toy, giving you rewards when you are happy, and turning against her immediately when you are not happy. Instead of worrying about upbringing, body, and everything like the eldest princess and the 58th prince as flesh and blood. He himself said that among these children, only the eldest princess and the eighth prince dared to make trouble with him in any way. If you take a closer look, does it mean that it is too unfamiliar to other children, causing him to become a king before his father and not dare to make trouble with him? And 5, being educated by the emperor himself, doesn't it mean he is unfamiliar if he doesn't make trouble? No, he doesn't make trouble because he received the most orthodox upbringing from the emperor since he was a child, and learning to be calm is the most basic thing. So if you look closely, you will see that the children closest to the emperor were all from concubines, and each child was born in his expectation. Although the full text does not point out this clearly, it is really hard to tell that he is not partial to Concubine Shu. It's just that as a fairly sensible emperor, he has far more things to consider than the average male protagonist in romance novels. In addition to his background, he and his mother were trained by his father's favorite concubine. This may also have an impact on his views on relationships. Therefore, the maximum expression of his feelings is probably to Concubine Shu. To sum up, I personally feel that this emperor is actually portrayed very realistically and successfully. You can't ask for an ancient emperor with the demands of a modern male durban. Although it seems that those Gong Douwen nowadays are always in love with each other to death and then dismiss the harem for the rest of their lives, but I feel that they are not qualified Gong Douwen. This is my nth brush after n years.
The heroine's reluctance may be the most sincere thing she has said to the emperor in 25 years. She has endured it for 25 years, and she has made it clear from the beginning that there is no love. In the middle, it can also be seen that the emperor is ruthless towards the heroine and his children. I think this ending is quite good. Don't be brainwashed by stallion stories. If the heroine hadn't been able to fight, she would have died long ago. In addition, the heroine is still a modern person, so how can you ask her to practice the three obediences and four virtues? Does the emperor love her? No, at most I think she is quite agreeable. Don't think that the emperor is pitiful. There are no causes or effects.
Emmm, how should I put it, the emperor basically let the heroine go in the end, I quite like this ending. No matter how much she was forced to go through, it was the end of all hardships for the heroine.
Oh my god, the ending looks good, but it turns out that there are still so many people who feel sorry for the emperor who had three wives and four concubines with other people. I don't know if the heroine doesn't love him. Can you feel more sorry for the heroine who has traveled through time and worked in high-risk jobs for more than 20 years? . .
I really like this ending. How difficult it is to act with someone for the rest of your life. How wonderful it is to finally be able to express your true self. The male protagonist is a qualified ancient emperor, and the female protagonist is also a qualified modern person. A modern woman would never love a public cucumber. Being forced is forced, and there can be no love.
It's not surprising that the heroine has no love for the emperor. What's surprising is that the ending is too hasty, right? I feel like I haven't explained clearly why.
I really like this ending