Novels like Scheming for the Throne
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- 151 The Emperor’s Marriage: To Rule the World for You 帝王嫁：为君临天下 [Two male leads] There was a beauty in the imperial palace, born delicate and precious. Everyone said he wouldn’t live to see ten more springs. For peace among the four kingdoms and stability throughout the realm, the ministers all urged the emperor to act. “Your Majesty, the Imperial Lord has been ill for many years. For the sake of peace throughout the realm, we hope Your Majesty will not…” Before he could finish, someone hurried in from outside the hall. “Grand Tutor, the latrine at the resid 5.3kReads9.2Score54214d adds
- 152 Activating the Survival System: The Villain Is Causing Trouble Again Today 激活苟命系统，反派今天也要作妖 [1v1] + [Mutual Redemption] + [Silly Missions] + [Fated Across Lifetimes] + [Cold on the Outside, Warm on the Inside, Devoted Big Puppy x Cheerful, Kind Little Troublemaker] Lin Yuan was an overworked modern-day wage slave. After dying from working overtime, he transmigrated to a world of cultivation and accidentally bonded with a "Stay-Alive System" during an exploration of a secret realm. Completing the System's missions earned him cultivation or items like pills. To survive in this cultivatio 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The General Wants to Lead Me Astray Again 将军他又想来渣本官 [Two Male Leads: Qin Mu vs. Xiao Junmo] Qin Mu and Xiao Junmo had known each other since childhood. On the first night after they got together, they fell out over who would take the top, and went their separate ways. Through one twist of fate after another, they kept running into each other, trading insults and getting into all kinds of trouble. As their quarrels escalated, they became more and more certain of each other’s feelings, yet they still couldn’t agree on who would take the top. It was 146Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 154 The Dragon and Phoenix of Destiny 天命龙凤 [Serious drama + ensemble cast + court and martial world + love of country and family + female lead with a golden finger] The author is terrible at writing blurbs, sorry! If you enjoy this kind of story, feel free to give it a try. To save her life, Lu Wan does everything she can to send Yao Qian to the northern frontier. Sixteen years later, Emperor Li Yunshan summons the Third Prince, Li Tian, who has lived in the northern frontier, back to the capital. Rumors spread throughout the city that H 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 This World Is on the Brink of Ruin 这个天下，危在旦夕 [Political Intrigue + No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Disguised as a Man, Later Reclaims Her Identity] Original title: This Realm Is on the Brink of Ruin One-line summary: Transmigrate, become emperor, and figure out how to be a useful emperor. Full summary: “The deer has fled Yan, and all the realm pursues it.”, The Hunt for the Deer She transmigrated into a book and became emperor overnight. It should have been a joyous occasion. But this Great Yan dynasty was beset by natural disasters. The 540Reads9.3Score10414d adds
- 156 After My Identity Was Exposed, the Chancellor Locked an Arm Around My Waist and Coaxed Me 掉马后，我被丞相锁腰哄 Also known as The Crane Steals the Cloud’s Joy He Quqin, the powerful prime minister who rules the court, casually buys a mute performer. Before the bridal curtains have even warmed, the man escapes. A few days later, the Duke’s household welcomes back their young master, who had been raised in Jiangnan. The prime minister gives a cold laugh and corners him in the rock garden during a palace banquet. “Mute? Performer?” He Quqin traces the red mole in the hollow of his collarbone. “I know this bo 690Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 157 Chronicles of the Four Gods: The West Enters the Realm 四神战纪之西方入境 No one's reading this, so I'm rebuilding the story from the ground up. Please bear with me. Chapters 1–44 have now been revised into a straightforward sweet-romance story. The revisions are complete, so you can read them. Everything after that will be told in reverse chronological order. I've been revising the story over the past few days, so the plot may not connect smoothly from Chapter 45 onward. There's nothing I can do about it, you understand. I'll just have to rely on myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 158 I’m Here to Make Money 我是来赚钱的 [Two Male Leads / Happy Ending / Both Strong and Pure] Wen Zhengyi, the senior disciple of an obscure little martial arts sect called the “Justice Sect,” was sent down the mountain by his master to earn money. By sheer chance, he ended up at the side of Xiao Yu, the Prince Regent. Caught in the whirlpool of political scheming, Xiao Yu was a master strategist who deftly navigated the various factions. But when he went up against the blunt, single-minded Wen Zhengyi, he was utterly defeated. Looki 4.2kReads9.1Score51614d adds
- 159 A Powerful Big Shot Marries a Younger Man in His Place, and Her Husband Dotes on His Ailing Bride 大佬替嫁年下郎，夫君狂宠病夫郎 Dual male leads, one-on-one, younger love interest, sweet romance, both leads sexually and emotionally devoted only to each other, imperial examinations, dual perspectives, slow burn Du Jijia spent ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Then he transmigrated, badly injured, and was mistaken for someone else, ending up married to an ill-fated young man. Just as he was on guard against everything, his new husband blushed on their wedding night, picked up his bedding, and quietly moved 1.1kReads—Score17814d adds
- 160 I Ran Off with the Prince’s Moonlight 我拐跑了冤种王爷的白月光 Scheming beauty of a principal consort x gentle, refined concubine He was the neglected legitimate son of his family, but his profit-driven father sent him to become Prince Xuan’s concubine. He thought he could live a quiet life from then on. But Zhong Qing, the unattainable love of Prince Xuan’s life, couldn’t sit by any longer and hurried to marry into the household, becoming Prince Xuan’s principal consort in broad daylight. Everyone secretly laughed at him, saying that as long as Zhong Qing 642Reads9.0Score11214d adds
- 161 A General Becomes a Princess and Is Married Off to Her Archrival! 将军变公主，和亲嫁给死对头！ In her previous life, the valiant general, equally skilled in both literary and military arts, died on the battlefield defending her homeland. She would rather die than surrender, and fell in battle alongside her soldiers. When she opened her eyes, she was wearing a bright red bridal gown and waiting in the wedding chamber. A maid told her that the two countries had made peace, and the Third Princess had been sent to marry into the other kingdom. And she was to marry none other than her old neme 587Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 162 The Shadow Guard Reigns Supreme 影卫在上 [Two male leads, cold-blooded shadow guard seme, prince gets what he deserves] The emperor suspects that Prince Chen, Zhu Yucheng, harbors rebellious intentions. Under the pretext of protecting him, he sends Night Tianlin, the commander of the shadow guards, to keep him under surveillance, hoping to obtain evidence and eliminate Zhu Yucheng with a legitimate excuse. Who could have guessed that Zhu Yucheng was no pushover? He turned the scheme to his advantage, successfully seduced Night Tianlin, 405Reads7.0Score10814d adds
- 163 No Time Limit on Oleander 非限时钩吻 [Three lifetimes + both pure and devoted, 1v1 + redemption + mutual devotion + sweet and angsty + happy ending] First life: [Fraill beauty bottom × young general top] Second life: [Clever, sickly beauty bottom × noble, powerful top] Third life: [Clever, sickly archaeologist × scheming, devoted hunter who knows exactly how to win over his wife] Original title: Non-Limited-Time Gelsemium Alternate title: When the Boat Is Startled Wen Jingzhu is frail and sickly, a delicate invalid who could lose h 811Reads9.2Score12314d adds
- 164 After I Lost All Hope, My White Moonlight Wouldn't Leave Me Alone 心灰意冷后白月光对朕死缠烂打 [Upcoming novel] A beautiful, strong, and tragic obsessive, sinister top x a cold, heartless bottom with a wretched fate Qing Ling was haunted by a vicious ghost of unknown origin. From then on, his life, once as still as a dead pond, was swept up in stormy waves. A marriage contract bound him to a destiny already laid out for him. He couldn’t escape or hide, and no matter how unwilling he was, he could only endure abuse and humiliation. Some people are born with lives as fragile as paper. The g 4.4kReads9.3Score58814d adds
- 165 A Young Man's Journey in Chang'an 长安少年游 The story of a young master from a fallen marquis’s household who enters the palace as a study companion. The emperor is advanced in years, while the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace is a brilliant talent. The declining emperor and the rising Crown Prince have long been at odds. Their greatest disagreement concerns how to deal with the war on the frontier. Envoys from the Five Barbarians arrive in the capital to pay tribute and request a marriage alliance. Emperor Qingde hopes the alliance wil 5.3kReads9.4Score88514d adds
- 166 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Brooding Crown Prince's Beloved 穿越后，我成了阴鸷太子的心尖宠 [Two male leads + transmigration + redemption + political intrigue (not really) + pure love + both are each other's only one] Sunny, cheerful, gentle and empathetic bottom × brooding, insecure top who finds redemption Shen Xuan, a sunny, cheerful college student-to-be, wakes up as Shen Xu'an, a mute boy in ancient times, and from the start is kept in the capital as a hostage by the emperor. On a rockery in the imperial garden, he tumbles headfirst into the arms of Crown Prince Xiao He. His eyes 317Reads8.1Score10114d adds
- 167 The Young Judge of Cases 少年青天断案录 [Mystery and Crime Solving] [Court and Jianghu] [Political Scheming and Wits]… A bizarre, earth-shaking case shattered twenty-seven years of peace in the Great Yan Dynasty. In a single day, three prefects of Jingnan Circuit died under mysterious circumstances. Xu Xinghe, the nineteen-year-old Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was entrusted with the task in a moment of crisis and sent to investigate the southern frontier with the emperor’s sword. After enduring countless dangers and pain 2.1kReads—Score18714d adds
- 168 Autumn Wind Tower 秋风楼 An ordinary man entered the world of cultivation only in his twilight years. He toyed with the martial world through strategy and rode into the imperial court through sheer cunning. He spent fifty years laying his plans, waiting for the day autumn arrived. Autumn came, the play began, and all the people of the world became its audience. 397Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 169 Bloodshed Behind the Illusion: Two Heroes Break the Deadly Deception with One Sword 假象喋血，双雄一剑尽破生死幻局 [Possessive obsession + equally matched leads + rival scheming + love and hate + the pursuer’s long road to redemption] The deceptively sweet yet formidable God of War Shen Ye × the unhinged, patient, and wildly ambitious Wolf King Xiao Ce The cool and beautiful Shen Ye became a legend after one battle, only to be framed by the entire court and saddled with a world’s worth of blood debts! Three months ago, the soul-devouring parasite in his body began to weaken. The bloodthirsty dragon capable o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 How Many Autumns Have Passed Over These Rivers and Mountains 山河几度秋 In the first half of Zhao Lanxi's life, three men mattered most to her. One was her master, who had raised her; another was Yan Mo, the Vice Minister of Justice, who had recognized her talent; and the third was her full-blooded older brother, Zhao Jin, Duke of Zhenguo. Later, her master died, and Yan Mo died too. Zhao Jin, however, did not die. Not only was he alive, he also brought her a fourth man. One more thing: why does the heroine of a historical romance have to be a girl of fourteen or fi 53Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 171 The White Lotus Big Shot Insists on Being My Sidekick 白莲花大佬非要给我当跟班 Two male leads + equally powerful protagonists + pure historical setting + ensemble cast + the jianghu + love and hate spanning two generations He seems gentle and frail, so I stay on high alert. He makes plans at every turn, so I stay on my guard at every turn. Will this bring good fortune or disaster? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Why Is the Lord of the Kingdom So Distraught? 国主为何如此崩溃 [Two male leads + equally powerful + secretly unhinged + sweet romance + multiple personalities] Chu Mingxin was utterly devastated. How could he not be? He’d transmigrated into a novel his older sister wrote back in middle school! He didn’t even want to think about how earth-shattering and outrageous the plot was! He planned to cling to the male lead and enjoy a life of easy wins. The male lead would go on a killing spree while he cheered from behind. Even if the sky fell, the tall male lead co 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Seven Years Later, My Ex-Boyfriend Tries Every Way to Win Me Back 七年后，前男友花式求原谅 [Original title: Outside the Frame] [Director's Young Master Meng Yizhou × Quirky Screenwriter Shen Wanyu] [Modern setting + premium fiction + two male leads + rekindled love + older man/younger man + bittersweet romance + happy ending] Known in the industry as a quirky screenwriter, Shen Wanyu shot to fame with Eyes of a Bird, winning Best Screenplay awards at all three major film festivals. Yet when he was young, he was so poor he couldn't even afford a few yuan's worth of fruit. Meng Yizhou, 498Reads9.5Score10414d adds
- 174 The Xiang Siblings Go Crazy Every Day, and the Regent Has a Hard Life to Kill 项家兄妹日常发癫，摄政王命贼硬 [Two Male Leads + Versatile Positions + Provocative Language + Both Pure + Guided, Coercive Love] [Emotionally Closed-Off Seme × Cunning, Devoted Uke] To break a curse, the Xiang siblings accidentally brought Xiao Wuli, the powerful regent, into the bedroom of their older brother, Xiang Shang. When Xiao Wuli first fought back: “Xiang Shang, get away from me! I have no interest in men!” Xiang Shang teased him with brazen amusement. “If you go somewhere else for the experience, you'll have to pay. 2.5kReads8.7Score12014d adds
- 175 You Are the Moonlight That Shines in My Heart 君似明月照我心 A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Mu Mu was forced to do a lot of embarrassing things, but he's still completely innocent, okay? If that bothers you, please don't flame me. You should love someone for all of who they are, not their past, but their future. “It's... pretty normal for a man to be like this. If you mind, I'll take responsibility and lay the groundwork... 102Reads—Score614d adds
- 176 I Tried to Save the Tragic Beauty, but the Mad Jealous One Played Me Instead 拯救美强惨，反被疯批醋精套路 [Reborn + madman + sweet romance + no female lead] Wei Jinshu is reborn. His family hasn't been destroyed, he hasn't fallen into slavery, and his enemies haven't handed him over as a plaything to the gloomy, bloodthirsty Prince Regent Chu Xie. He's still the pampered young master of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's household. Meanwhile, Chu Xie, the madman who stood above everyone in Wei Jinshu's previous life, the man who frightened him so badly his legs went weak, is now wandering among the commo 1.3kReads9.3Score16114d adds
- 177 After Dying for Love, the Beautiful General Is Reborn to Spoil Her Husband 殉情后，美人将军重生宠夫 Devoted emperor gong × aloof general shou Chu Muhan, the wise and mighty emperor of Fenglin, led a campaign in person and met the love of his life on the battlefield... Shen Baiyu, the defending general of the enemy nation Zhuqiu, was strikingly beautiful and had an exceptional bearing. Everyone praised him as the “Beautiful General,” while his reputation as a god of war left his enemies trembling. After losing a battle, he was captured by the Emperor of Fenglin himself. After two years together 7.8kReads9.0Score90814d adds
- 178 The Fallen General Marries the Enemy Prince 落魄将军嫁敌国太子 He was once Lin'an's sharpest sword. Now he lay beside the crown prince of an enemy nation. Chu Changxiao, the God of War of Lin'an, was rewarded with poisoned wine and had his martial arts crippled on the day of his triumphant return. He was thrown into a death row cell. An imperial decree ordering him to marry for peace took him from the executioner's block to the wedding bed of the Northern Di crown prince. Tuoba Yuan, heir to the Northern Di throne, offered ten cities as the bride price to m 8.3kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
- 179 At the Emperor's Side 伴君侧 [Both Reborn] A deranged, unhinged emperor x a gentle chancellor who worries himself sick over everything Anyone with eyes could see that the chancellor had changed. He used to toil day and night for the court. If not for several of his new policies being so favorable to the common people that they hurt the aristocratic clans' interests, even those old men would have had to praise his talent. So the clans panicked and moved against him. But then this devoted chancellor, who had worked himself to 395Reads8.1Score10514d adds
- 180 A Man Sent to Marry for Peace: The Dissolute Crown Prince Kisses Him to Tears 男子和亲，浪荡太子亲到哭 [Rating just released] [Two male leads + mutually faithful + sweet romance + equally matched leads + pure love + mild coercive romance + court intrigue] A swaggering, unruly Crown Prince top X a fierce, beautiful prince bottom with a heart of black sesame filling What?! I have to marry the Crown Prince of Beiyong?! But I’m a man through and through! You want me, a grown man, to marry into another family? That’s against all propriety! It’s completely upside down! … The Crown Prince of Beiyong lik 64.3kReads8.8Score14.1k14d adds
- 181 Praying to Meet You in This Life 祈逢此生 1v1, male lead is the bottom, two strong and devoted leads, past and present lives, marriage before love, political intrigue A cold, heartless emperor who later becomes devoted x a reborn, sharp-witted and talented rebel leader who seems innocent but is secretly scheming and capable In his previous life, Yu Ke chose the hardest and most unconventional path. Feeling that he owed the people a great deal, he ultimately ended up imprisoned in the palace and reduced to the status of a lowly captive. 217Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 182 Cangyuan Demon Emperor: Reborn to Avenge Every Blood Debt! 苍渊魔帝：重生归来，血债血偿！ Revenge + Strategy + Invincibility + Myriad Worlds + Ensemble Cast The invincible Demon Emperor Cangyuan ruled the Myriad Worlds, yet he was betrayed by his beloved and his sect, nearly suffering the annihilation of his soul and eternal ruin. With only a remnant of his soul, he was reborn in the lower realm, in Xuanxin Heaven, on the Xuanxin Continent, in the Great Qian Dynasty, in Thundercliff City. Reborn and revived, he returns in a trail of blood! He swears to ascend to the upper realm and m 915Reads—Score10114d adds
- 183 The Mighty Phoenix Ode: Li Shimin 威凤赋之李世民 In the waning years of the Sui dynasty, warlords contended for supremacy, matching wits and fighting with everything they had. Emperor Taizong and Empress Zhangsun were young newlyweds who supported each other and brought peace and prosperity to the people. Adapted from history, this is not an alternate-history novel. It features political maneuvering, warfare, and noble ideals. It vividly recreates the four major battles of Li Shimin's career and shows how, before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, this 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 184 Kill a Skylark 杀一只云雀 Everyone wants to kill that lark. The lark, wings spread and ready to fly, has long been trapped beneath the blades of thousands. A secret capable of bringing down a dynasty has become the noose around his neck. Ten travelers, each bound by the chains of their own fate, come together. They join forces to unravel one bizarre murder after another, relying on each other to survive amid flashing blades and torrents of blood, and growing to cherish one another. As the vast net cast over the land clos 571Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Reborn, I Turn My Fate Around with the System of Noncontention 重生归来，我凭不争系统扭转死局 Reborn on the eve of the palace banquet, Su Wanyuan's fingertips brushed against the secret drug hidden in the lining of her gown. In her previous life, she was tricked into making a scene, lost her reputation, and saw her entire family executed. This time, she stayed calm, waiting to tear away her half-sister's gentle facade in front of everyone at the banquet. Before the trouble had even settled, a wooden token etched with a whirlpool pattern led her to a decades-old secret plot involving a 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 A Guide to Saving Myself After I Transmigrate into a Book as the Villain 穿书反派后的自救指南 Completed [Political intrigue + younger man/older man + subversion of tropes + pseudo father and son + no System + both virgins + happy ending + first transmigrates into a soul, then into a body] *Plot-focused! The romance develops slowly; this isn’t a quick-hit sweet romance. *First book by a new author. Join now and you’ll be an OG reader. Good news: I transmigrated after dying. Bad news: I transmigrated into a dead person. Gu Yue wakes up in a coffin and discovers he’s become the childhood vi 3.4kReads9.2Score58314d adds
- 187 No More Than Four Seasons 不过四季 On the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, at Qili Ferry, an ugly black lantern drifting upstream shattered Lu Shi's centuries-old, still-as-dead-water heart. The lantern broke, and a man appeared. His eyes were blank as those of a newborn beast. The first thing he said was, "Mine." He was a lantern spirit with only a year to live. He had long since forgotten his obsession, yet he insisted on sticking by Lu Shi, the ferryman whose tongue was sharp but whose heart was softer than anyone's. But wh 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Your Highness, Your General Has Been Reborn Too 太子殿下，您的将军也重生了 Before being reborn, Lu Yuanxi kept his distance from Leng Manxiu. They stood on opposite sides and had nothing to discuss. Yet when Lu Yuanxi was wrongfully condemned and executed, Leng Manxiu was the one who came alone to save him. After being reborn, Lu Yuanxi keeps his talents hidden, but does everything in his power to protect Leng Manxiu. …Before being reborn, Leng Manxiu could only admire Lu Yuanxi from afar. He feared that if he revealed his feelings, he would be met with nothing but sco 251Reads9.0Score10514d adds
- 189 You Were Supposed to Pretend to Be an Illegitimate Son, So How Did You Reel in a Hong Kong Tycoon? 让你装私生子，咋把港爷钓翘嘴了 [Hong Kong vibes | Two male leads | Devoted couple | Beloved shou | Wealthy-family business wars] Pei Xinian is a poor student who can barely afford to eat. But his talent catches the eye of Hong Kong’s real estate tycoon, who offers him a deal. The tycoon will fund his education and help him fulfill his wish. In return, Pei Xinian will pose as the tycoon’s illegitimate son and play the catfish in the catfish effect, making the tycoon’s naturally rebellious son, Pei Yingheng, feel threatened eno 5.7kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
- 190 Reborn to Crush the Scum, the Prince Slays His Way Through! 重生虐渣，王爷他杀穿了！ (Reborn + two male leads + both chaste + ancient political intrigue + bickering couple) In his past life, after his father and elder brother died in battle, Chu Nanchi took up his blade and rode into war. With nothing but a sword in his hand, he fought through mountains of corpses and seas of blood to avenge his father. But on the day he achieved fame and glory, he learned the truth. What he had thought was sincere affection turned out to be nothing but a lie. Consumed by fury, he and his enemy 3.1kReads9.2Score39014d adds
- 191 The Untamed Power Broker 野生权臣 [New book, the score is just starting out and will go up!! Don't leave!!] [Two powerful leads + sweet romance + queen trains her dog + ambitious cast + historical court intrigue] [One-on-one + characters who speak their minds + alternate world + mutual flirting between two powerful leads + intense push and pull] [Rational, scheming female minister × rebellious, unrestrained hound] A modern office worker with brain cancer transmigrates into a frail orphan in Nanli. Her father is dead, s 14Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 192 Zhuge Liang Calls the Rebellious Son of Shu Han a Total Monster 蜀汉逆子诸葛亮直呼太妖孽 Autumn winds sweep across Wuzhang Plains, and a star of the Han falls. For so many later romantics who love Shu Han and dream of its restoration, this became an unshakable regret in their hearts. Yet in the final moments of Zhuge Liang's life, he met a kindred spirit from a younger generation, long overdue. A mere brat, yet born with a rebellious streak. His words made even Zhuge Liang question his own life, leaving him feeling diminished. And yet, a deathless light flared in his aging eyes. "Th 717Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 193 Reborn as the Seventh Prince, Conquering the Six Kingdoms 重生七皇子横扫六国 Ye Qiu, a top student in weapons engineering, transmigrates into the chaotic Wu Dynasty and becomes its Seventh Prince, Wu Zetian. The realm is fractured among seven kingdoms, all of them at war with one another year after year, leaving the people to suffer terribly. Called upon in a crisis, Wu Zetian is sent to defend Jialing Pass against the enemy. He then travels through the various kingdoms, sometimes championing justice, sometimes ruling with an emperor’s authority. Once in power, Wu Zetian 110Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 194 The Untamed: The Road Back to Yunshen 陈情令之云深归途 For us, the story of that summer will always leave a door not quite closed. Behind it lies our deepest longing for Wangxian: Did Lan Zhan's devotion receive the most unrestrained response? Was Wei Ying's pain healed with the greatest tenderness? So we picked up our pens and wrote an echo of what came “after.” This is no longer an epic about saving the world, but a love put into practice: Emperor's Smile always stocked in the Jingshi, a lamp left on for their return from night hunts, an extra pla 275Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Suiyang 绥阳 [Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + Multiple Viewpoints + Long-form] An alternate-history ensemble inspired by the histories of the Tang and Song dynasties. The title means “to pacify and settle” and “vitality and prosperity.” Twelve years ago, Wang Zhizhou, the Grand Pillar State, died in Chang'an. The Fourth Prince was crippled overnight and sent to the frontier. This sudden turn of events shocked the court and triggered a series of earth-shattering upheavals that left officials throughout t 282Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 The Seventy-Two Paths 七十二道 In the third year of Gengzi, sweltering heat blankets the Nanling Dynasty. At court, the powerful chancellor Qin Qingquan is surrounded by allies and wields absolute power, wantonly gnawing away at the dynasty’s foundations. The imperial authority is ruthlessly suppressed, teetering on the brink of collapse. Gloom hangs over the entire realm, the people suffer unbearably, and the prosperous age stands on the verge of ruin. Amid this treacherous turmoil, the martial arts prodigy Nangong Shaoqing 316Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 197 This Shadow Guard Cannot Be Tamed 这个影卫不可驯服 [Two male leads + lighthearted + fun + somewhat humorous + unconventional master and servant + control (not even a little) + forced love (because he can't win a fight) + locked-room confinement (not necessarily the one doing the locking)] Crown Prince: sinister, extreme, controlling, losing his mind Shadow Guard: Reflect, reflect, reflect, reflect... [Both sides, take your places on the opposing routes. Get ready to roll!] Crown Prince's version: Tantai Xuanjing was betrayed by the childhood fri 1.1kReads8.2Score16014d adds
- 198 The Eunuch Won't Stop Clinging to Me, and the Commandery Princess Is So Annoying 督公玩命缠，郡主他好烦 [Two male leads! Two male leads!] [Shou: a man disguised as a woman, pretending to be a princess VS Gong: a snake spirit, the fake eunuch governor] Xia Sheng transmigrates into the body of Xia Sheng, an illegitimate son born to a concubine in the back courtyard of the Prince of Yong’s residence in Great Xia. He’s also disguised as a girl… From the start, his birth mother is poisoned to death and her murder disguised as a hanging. His only companion is his five-year-old twin sister. The first thi 802Reads9.4Score14314d adds
- 199 I Would Pluck the East Wind's Finest Branch 愿折东风第一枝 [Traditional court intrigue + pure love + equally matched leads + dual character arcs + survival in troubled times + ensemble cast] “The court is high and the rivers and lakes far away. Will you come with me?” ❀❀ At the end of the dynasty, a blizzard brought a devastating military defeat, and the Great Yu empire began its decline. The Li clan, blamed for the catastrophe, was wiped out, leaving Li Changxi as the sole survivor, barely clinging to life. And the one who accidentally saved him was Ro 294Reads8.6Score10314d adds
- 200 Chronicles of Fishing Fires 渔火纪年 [Two male leads + equally powerful leads + mutual healing + happy ending] One Gu called Lovesick to the Bone, and you can only love him. One is the Regent of the Great Jing Dynasty. The Regent Ji Jiufang’s name hangs over the entire Great Jing like a shadow. The emperor is young and has been on the throne for years, but the true ruler is the regent. Ji Jiufang is not yet thirty, yet in the eyes of the world he is like the King of Hell. At seventeen, he fought bloody battles on the frontier, quel 70Reads—Score—14d adds
