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1. 1 伎21+ The Courtesan and the Young Lord 伎与君 Three Words, Two Phrases三语两言Romance383k WordsCompleted 13.4kFavorites15kClicks/ch10.8kGifts

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   The beginning was engaging, but the ending was terrible and the characters fell apart.

2. 2 亡 My Dead Husband Came Back with His First Love 亡夫带着白月光回来了 A Li Little Consort阿狸小妃Romance617k WordsCompleted (A cool, aloof emperor vs. a beautiful true heiress who divorced her husband. A powerful man bows his head for love.) Shen Yunzhi was the true daughter the Duke of Xian's family had only just found and brought home. The adopted daughter gave her fiancé to Shen Yunzhi, ensuring that she had a good marriage waiting for her as soon as she arrived in the capital. Everyone said the adopted daughter was generous, and that this marriage was more than enough compensation, since she was an innocent pa 3.2kFavorites4kClicks/ch1.7kGifts

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   The emotions are written very delicately; it's a good read.

3. 3 小 The Little Palace Maid Wants to Rise to the Top 小宫女想上位 Stars In The House屋里的星星Romance612k WordsCompleted [The neighboring story, Reborn Before She Bought Her Freedom, is now available!] Yun Si was just a palace maid. She wasn't a good person, but she was beautiful. She knew her status was lowly. Even if she left the palace one day, becoming a concubine to a powerful family would be reaching above her station. She was used to the palace's fine clothes and sumptuous food, and could never go back to the life she'd once had. So she set her sights on the man seated on the Dragon Throne. Everyone said 92.8kFavorites163.2kClicks/ch174.4kGifts

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   Wonderful

4. 4 娘 The Empress Is Always Sickly 娘娘总是体弱多病 Stars In The House屋里的星星Romance586k WordsCompleted [The Palace Lady Has Won the Emperor's Favor has started updating next door!] [Anti-piracy ratio: 70%. Extra anti-piracy chapters may be added if needed. They will be available after 72 hours.] The Tai family had two daughters. The elder was peerlessly beautiful and entered the palace as a consort when she came of age. But the younger daughter was never seen in public. When Tai Anyou was young, she fell gravely ill. Her parents sent her to recover at her maternal grandparents' home, where she l 110.2kFavorites194kClicks/ch167kGifts

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   Nice

5. 5 娘 The Empress Enjoys the Emperor's Favor 娘娘颇得圣眷 Stars In The House屋里的星星Romance565k WordsCompleted [Complete. Coming soon: The Noble Consort Rules the Harem, another palace intrigue novel. Please add it to your reading list.] Chu Qingwan was born into a distinguished family. Beautiful and radiant, she had a childhood sweetheart she’d grown up alongside. The two families had long tacitly agreed to a marriage between them. But before the Xie family could send a matchmaker, news came from the palace: The Empress Dowager intended to select consorts for His Majesty, and every unmarried woman of go 86.1kFavorites94.5kClicks/ch176.4kGifts

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   It's a good match. No matter how things develop, the right people will eventually be together.

6. 6 男 Why Is the Male Lead Always So Heartless? 男主他老是那样绝情 Mo Xiaolan漠小兰Romance390k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a palace-intrigue novel, where her character is due to be killed off after three chapters. Gu Yi has read The Heartless Emperor Falls in Love with Me, and by her reckoning, she has three days left. Lady Gu will die three days from now. A race against the clock: thirty-six hours. After barely surviving the plot that was supposed to kill her on the spot, Gu Yi has to preserve the main storyline to keep herself alive. When the hero and heroine fall in love, pledge to be toge 113.8kFavorites185.9kClicks/ch41.4kGifts

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   It's a great read, with multiple playthroughs offering complementary storylines and foreshadowing unfolding one by one.

7. 7 皇 My Emperor Father Took My Place in the Succession War 皇帝爹替我去夺嫡 The Gale Knows Not疾风不知No CP266k WordsCompleted *Regarding the plagiarism incident, I've submitted the relevant materials to Jinjiang. You can see the comparison chart on Weibo at Jinjiang-Jifeng Buzhi. To reiterate, I don't consider having the same core premise a problem. The problem is when the later plot and the details of the interactions are alike. Please don't accuse me of being a “premise thief.” Thank you. *The child-rearing arc is complete [child-rearing + palace intrigue + succession struggle + no CP + easygoing protagonist] A cer 83.3kFavorites124.9kClicks/ch135.2kGifts

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   Cool

8. 8 春 Thoughts of Spring 春日当思 Zhi Youjiu枝呦九Romance249k WordsCompleted Up next, available for preorder: I Really Did Play All Their White Moonlights. Please add it to your reading list! Blurb [Spacey, sweet little softie VS gentle, refined older man] [A cozy, everyday life-and-growing-up story] In the eighteenth year of Changli, Zhe Jiaoyu was three years old. The northern lands had been invaded, and the people fled south. In the chaos, she became separated from her general father, lost her voice, and was sold by human traffickers into the Prince of Shu's residenc 6.8kFavorites8.8kClicks/ch3.4kGifts

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   Beautiful, simple, and easy.

9. 9 折 Broken Silk 折绾 Zhi Youjiu枝呦九Romance592k WordsCompleted "Zhe Wan's novel is getting a print edition! The author has posted a giveaway on Weibo to send copies to readers. Go check it out!" [Back to age fifteen, and raise myself all over again] After her elder half-sister dies in childbirth, leaving behind a son, Zhe Wan is given by her adoptive mother in marriage to her brother-in-law, the heir of the Duke of Ying, as his second wife. Her adoptive mother says, "Once you're married, take good care of your sister's son. I'll look after your birth mot 83.8kFavorites157.8kClicks/ch88kGifts

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   Beautiful, full of courage and hope, taking good care of yourself is the most important thing.

10. 10 帝 The Emperor's Favor 帝宠 A Crane Beneath the Pines松下有鹤Romance500k WordsCompleted 54.3kFavorites187.2kClicks/ch28.3kGifts

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    It's beautiful, sweet, and makes you want to grow up.

11. 11 妾 The Art of Concubinage 妾术 Pear Drum Shengsheng梨鼓笙笙Romance875k WordsCompleted The story is complete. The upcoming novel "After Winning Back His Favor, the Scheming Concubine" is open for collection. Welcome to add it to your reading list! Blurb: Before she turned sixteen, Zhuang Qingrao's wish was to marry the cultured young shopkeeper and escape the fate of serving as a slave for generations. After she turned sixteen, her masters graciously allowed the young shopkeeper to marry another senior maid. Fourth Miss Chen, whom Qingrao had served loyally, looked at her with gen 36.3kFavorites35.7kClicks/ch35kGifts

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    The reason for this dissatisfaction is that the female and male leads were never equal from beginning to end. The female lead's efforts and love were worthless to the male lead.

12. 12 新 The New Empress 新后 Can Yao灿摇Romance582k WordsCompleted The old emperor passed away, leaving his most beloved Third Prince to ascend the throne. The Third Prince was handsome and refined, a man of extraordinary elegance. Unfortunately, he had taken up the ascetic path of denying worldly desires when he was young, and had long since severed his ties to the mortal world, giving up all seven emotions and six desires. As a result, two years into his reign, he still had 95kFavorites76.1kClicks/ch45.8kGifts

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    After reading over ten chapters, I noticed inconsistencies in the character settings. Regarding animal taming, one moment it's said the female lead's mother didn't teach her, and she learned secretly on her own; the next moment it's said her mother taught her from a young age. The male lead's character, a classic feudal emperor, is very flat and unremarkable.

13. 13 皇 The Empress Makes a Scene Every Day (Transmigrate into a Book) 皇后她作天作地（穿书） Gu Zheng故筝Romance528k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete, and Extra Chapter Eight has been updated. There may be frequent edits to fix typos and bugs after completion.] Zhong Nianyue transmigrated into a sweet historical romance as the crown prince's cousin, a white-lotus villainess destined to sacrifice her life to bring the hero and heroine together. Zhong Nianyue tried to fight it, but the hero and heroine were convinced that she was hopelessly in love with him and a stumbling block in their romance. Zhong Nianyue: ? Z 131.1kFavorites358.9kClicks/ch83.3kGifts

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    So beautiful! A model of loving someone. I love you, and I cherish you even more. I want to make everything I have the path you walk on, hoping that you will walk smoothly and without worries. Even if I am not with you in the future, you can still have a bright future. I am not a native of this place, and my coming here was not my own choice. I was merely watching the play, but then you caught me and, with your boundless affection, made this rootless duckweed take root in your palm. From then on, my traces are everywhere in this world. There is only one pair of such people in the world.

14. 14 娘 [Qing Dynasty] The Empress Just Lies Back and Wins [清]娘娘负责躺赢 The Scent of Flowers Stirs the Heart to Break Its Zen花气薰人欲破禅Romance718k WordsCompleted Also known as "The Noble Consort Xi’s Daily Dose of Gossip" Song Jiashu wakes up to discover that she has become Niu Hulu, a concubine in Prince Yong’s household, and starts seriously considering her future. In five years, her husband will become emperor. In eighteen years, her son will become emperor. I’ll live to eighty-five and become the longest-lived empress dowager. Song Jiashu: So all I have to do is lie flat and win. Advance reservation: "The Prince Heqin’s Consort" Gu Chengcheng 52.9kFavorites162.9kClicks/ch103.6kGifts

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    Rather than portraying the female protagonist as the main character, this book is more about the female reader, just like us. As someone who knows the course of history, she witnesses everyone heading towards their predetermined fate, caught in the torrent of history, only able to go with the flow.

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