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- 151 Reborn as His Majesty’s Most Treasured One 重生之成为了陛下的掌中宝 Ning Shaoyin was reborn, returning to a time before the Noble Consort arranged her marriage. In her previous life, she obeyed her family's wishes and married her cousin. She thought they would be a devoted couple, but accidentally discovered his affair with her female cousin. After he ascended the throne, he even killed her with his own hands, just so he could hand the position of empress to that cousin. In this life, Ning Shaoyin came to the capital to seek revenge, carefully planning every mov 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 The Empress's Third Marriage 三嫁皇后 [The Empress's Third Marriage x A Younger Powerful Official] [Ancient Political Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Younger Man + Mutual Devotion] Feng Shu's father sent her into the palace to be empress to an old emperor who was already on death's door. At last, the old emperor died, and she resolved to leave the palace behind for good. But who could have guessed that her childhood sweetheart, now her brother-in-law, Prince Gao Rui of Linzi, would ascend the throne? Gao Rui issued an imperial decre 1.2kReads9.2Score12014d adds
- 153 Dawn Breaks Brightly 昭昭破晓 The Great Yu Dynasty is mired in a quagmire. The eunuch Wei Quan controls the government, noble clans seize the people's farmland, and commoners are driven from their homes. The frontier is engulfed in flames, yet the treasury is empty. Su Tang, a scholar from a humble family, hides ruthless determination beneath his gentle exterior and is set on changing this devastated world. Crown Prince Xiao Zhaoheng seems mild-mannered and composed, but the chaos engulfing the dynasty has left him deeply p 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 The Legitimate Daughter of the Jingyuan Marquis Household 靖远侯府的嫡女 Su Ruowan spent her whole life being cautious, planning every step, and exhausting herself before finally earning a peaceful death in old age. When she opens her eyes again, she’s back in the Jingyuan Marquis’s Manor as the legitimate daughter. She vows to resolve the mysteries of her past life, avenge her mother’s murder, protect her elder brother’s career, ensure her grandmother’s health and longevity, and help her best friend set the household in order. As for a husband, this time she’ll choo 377Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 155 Absolute Power 绝对权力 From the start, he’s assigned to the most grassroots post at an agricultural technology extension center. Follow Lin Chen as he turns his fortunes around and enjoys a smooth rise through the ranks, climbing to the pinnacle of power and embarking on a new chapter in life! 3.6kReads8.9Score31714d adds
- 156 Oppose the Grand Princess's Ascension? Enjoy a Clan-Wiping Game 反对长公主登基？赏你九族消消乐 Political intrigue + powerful heroine + a touch of ensemble cast. Warning: the heroine is a total maniac. Huangfu Aushuang, Princess Pingkang, is the late emperor’s eldest legitimate daughter and the young emperor’s eldest sister. She commands tens of thousands of troops, keeping in check the great clans who are all watching the emperor’s youth and waiting for a chance to make their move. Everyone says she is reckless, arrogant, and defiant of convention, preferring beautiful women to handsome m 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 The True and False Heiresses: Peace Year After Year 真假嫡女：岁岁平安 [Signed, currently updating] [Switched at birth and fate exchanged + fake death and awakening + two generations of grudges + political intrigue and revenge + pseudo-siblings + devoted couple, happy ending] A cool-headed, resilient outcast daughter of the Prime Minister's household × a fallen prince biding his time Nine years of longing carved into their bones; at last, they find their way to each other In outsiders' eyes, Lu An'an is a crude country girl who was raised in the countryside. Being —Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 158 Fragrant Blossoms on Purple Roads 紫陌芳菲 Mu Qianxue unexpectedly transmigrates into ancient times as Zimo, the master of Lingxiao Palace, an immortal sect. As soon as she wakes, she must enter the martial world to avenge herself. By chance, she gets caught up in the political turmoil surrounding the three princes of the Da’an Kingdom vying for the throne! Zimo Fangfei employs beauty schemes and sowing discord at every turn... At last, she gets her revenge, but the map of Lingxiao Palace has already been destroyed. Then she unexpectedly 1Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 159 It Was You All Along, and It Will Always Be You 缘来是你，缘尽皆是你 In the modern world, she agonized too much over whether love was real and longed too much for others to give her love. Every bit of independence she had was something she had forced herself to learn. By chance, she continued someone else’s life and gained a superpower no ordinary person possessed. One day, she met a man, but the whole world tried to keep them apart. She didn’t understand, and neither did he. She hated rainy days, but later, every time it rained, he was there to hold an umbrella —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Principal Daughter Becomes Queen 嫡女为凰 Tags: Rebirth, revenge, strong female and male leads The powerful Princess Changle of Wuyang died the day before she was to give up her authority and head to her fiefdom for a carefree life. Her trusted consort, her teacher, and her closest friend conspired to kill her. Even as she died, she never heard a confession from the one she loved. Reborn, she decides to live for herself. She stirs up trouble in both the inner court and the royal court, seeking revenge on those who harmed her in her prev 252Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Long Live the Princess: Secretary of State, Come and Flirt 公主万安：尚书大人请开撩 The State of Ding has a powerful minister, one who can topple a nation and dazzle all who see him. The people of Ding all hope that one day a goddess will descend from the heavens and claim Yin Li, that demon, so they can enjoy peace and prosperity again. But year after year, no goddess comes. Just as Lord Yin Li, the all-powerful minister who controls the State of Ding with an iron fist, seems destined to grow old alone and answer to no one, the princess who had been forgotten by time returns f 107Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 162 Think Twice Before You Read Someone’s Face 相面请慎言 [Complete] [Serial cases + mystery + historical romance + political intrigue + powerful partners + ensemble cast] (The villains are intelligent, the characters grow, and nobody is perfect.) She's just a little “Taoist” who wanders the streets telling fortunes and reading faces, and occasionally visits the pleasure houses. How did this young Prince turn her into his captive, insisting that she help him solve cases and catch criminals? What? The victim was his fiancée? She's in trouble. Has she st 323Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 163 After I Was Given to the Prince, the Mad Emperor Regretted It Too Late 将我送给王爷后疯批皇帝追悔莫及 With beauty enough to topple cities, she was cursed by the world as a demoness who would bring ruin to the nation. The emperor's favor turned out to be nothing but a means of revenge. Behind the glittering splendor, the truth slowly emerges. The one responsible for the hatred between their country and their families is none other than him... A peerless beauty made heroes across the land fall at her feet, yet he wanted nothing more than to see her dead. After going to great lengths to trick the i 471Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 164 The Thousand-Year-Old Scheming Consort 谋妃千岁 She is a powerful chancellor who holds sway over the court, a treacherous minister everyone wants dead. He is a hostage prince from Nanqin, noble and aloof, pure and untarnished, seemingly above worldly concerns. But it's all an act. In truth, he is ruthless, cruel by nature, devious, and calculating. Beneath the mask of an incapable hostage prince lies a formidable force capable of turning the world upside down. When the arrogant, brazen her and the cold, scheming him fall for each other, the m 104Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 165 After I Save His Life, the God of War Insists on Taking Me Home! 救人后，战王殿下非要娶我回家！ [Sweet, satisfying romance + devoted couple + groveling chase + two strong leads] Su Qianqian had a sudden fit of kindness and saved the Prince of War. She thought she could just walk away once she had rescued him. But then... The Prince of War blocked her path, gazing at her with deep affection. “Qianqian, you saved my life. I must repay you by giving myself to you!” Su Qianqian rejected him without hesitation. “No, I don't need that!” The Prince of War wrapped an arm around her waist. “Yes, yo 385Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 166 The Crown Prince Tries to Outsmart Me Every Day 太子殿下每天都想套路我 When transmigrated Su Hua opens her eyes, she finds herself facing a pregnant mistress and a fiancé determined to break off their engagement. The whole capital is waiting to laugh at her. The Crown Prince, Tuoba Yue, proposes a partnership: she helps fend off his admirers, and he helps her put the scumbags in their place. They’ll support each other and build their careers together. A crown prince has practically fallen from the sky into her lap, so of course Su Hua is going to cling to this powe 122Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 167 The Struggle for the Crown: You Can Have the Crown Prince's Seat, but I Want the Empire 夺嫡：太子给你当，天下我要了 [Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Political Scheming + Beauties + No System] Chu Ming transmigrates to ancient times, only to become a disgraced crown prince who is about to be executed. Unwilling to suffer an unjust accusation, he turns around and forces the poison wine down the throat of the eunuch delivering the imperial decree. After proving his innocence, Chu Ming chooses to bide his time, voluntarily gives up the crown prince’s position, and heads to 9Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 168 The Mad Ninth Prince Wants to Spoil Me, but His Delicate Physician Is Hard to Coax Every Night 疯批九殿下要宠，娇医夜夜难哄 Historical romance + inspired by the myths of the Classic of Mountains and Seas + two powerful leads + political intrigue + restraint + medicine + gu poison The reclusive Wu clan is massacred. Two half-grown children lie low for ten years, moving carefully at every turn as they search for the truth. She joins the White Miao, then the Medicine Valley. When she reenters the world, she is skilled in both medicine and poison and adept at gu arts. Traveling through the martial world, she weaves a net 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Reborn: General Tantai Has Rebelled 重生：澹台小将军他反了 In her previous life, the Tantai army was framed as a rebel force after treacherous officials set them up and the emperor grew wary of them. The Tantai general’s manor was destroyed, and its people were killed. Reborn, the eldest legitimate son of the Tantai family, whose legs were crippled after he fell off a cliff during a fierce battle, resolves to stand again and protect his family… The court is rife with power struggles, treacherous officials harbor sinister ambitions, the emperor is incomp 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 The Crown Princess Is Ravishingly Beautiful 太子她美色动人 In her previous life, Xiao Jinzhuo was stabbed through the body by the one she loved. After waking up, the first thing she did was send her enemy to the imperial prison. From then on, she devoted herself to self-discipline and focused single-mindedly on seizing the throne. She tore into political rivals, built alliances, amassed wealth, and raised an army... She knew exactly how to build momentum. But for some reason, a certain young eunuch kept sneaking into her bedchamber night after night, pe 16Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 171 Two Wild Geese Return in the Drizzle 双雁归来细雨中 (The rating is low because it was just released and the platform gave it a default score! It has nothing to do with the quality of the story!!) (Please give this story a chance!) She is the only daughter of a distinguished general's household. Thinking ahead, she gives up the luxurious life in the capital and goes away to study the arts, all to leave her family a way out in case it ever falls into decline. He is The Outcast, the crown prince, second only to the emperor and above all others. He w 285Reads8.1Score10314d adds
- 172 The Treacherous Minister's Beloved 佞臣娇宠 Su Wanwan came to the capital to get married, only for her cousin to cheat on her. The most powerful noble in the land, the emperor’s brother-in-law, was cheated on at the same time. That was a lot to take in. Her head was spinning. Su Wanwan thought, if that nobleman’s wife could seduce her cousin, why couldn’t she marry her ex-husband? Gu Chengchun thought, if that bastard could steal his woman, why couldn’t he marry his country cousin? “Lord Gu, can you blow out the candle now? Our wedding ni 1.8kReads8.4Score25914d adds
- 173 Splendid Colors of the Embroidered Robe 锦衣卿色 A composed young female commander VS a cold-tongued Eastern Depot Vice Commissioner She is the first woman to become a Commander of the Embroidered Guard. Still young, she enters the imperial court and faces endless doubts. On her first day back in the capital after taking up her post, she crushes a rebellion jointly plotted by the capital’s secret police and the Embroidered Guard, leaving the entire court red-faced. But the clues that emerge from the case send a chill down her spine: Corrupt of 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 System, You Can Nag All You Want, but I'm Not Getting Married 系统你催也没用，我偏不嫁 The day she was bound to the forced-marriage System, everyone waited for Su Yi to accept her fate and give in. The System urged her to marry a powerful man and settle down. She refused. Everyone thought she was a timid concubine-born daughter, forced to flee a marriage. No one knew that she held a damaged old ledger left behind by her maternal grandfather, with a gaze fixed on a series of shocking old cases hidden among grain shipments, canal transport, and collusion between officials and mercha 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 A Splendid Realm: The Empress’s Road to Greatness 锦绣河山之女帝的成长之路 [Entirely fictional setting!] The emperor grants Ye Xuzhi a marriage in front of everyone. Ye Xuzhi feels both delighted and terrified. She is delighted because she is to marry Princess Xiao Jingyuan, but terrified because if her identity is exposed, she will be guilty of deceiving the emperor. Although she is alone and has no clan to be punished, she still has a duty to defend her country. Remembering how her homeland fell in her previous life, how she was made a camp prostitute for the amuseme 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Ten Miles of Blossoms Fall Beneath the Stars 十里花信落星辰 A war between Nandai and Dongshu led to the marriage alliance between the female general Hua Luoning and Mu Hanchen, the third prince of Dongshu. Upon arriving in Dongshu, Hua Luoning discovers that its government is rife with intrigue and deceit. How will this battle-hardened female general face the challenges that keep coming her way? As Mu Hanchen and Hua Luoning spend their days together, their subtle feelings begin to grow. But with the two of them standing on opposing sides, how will the 12Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 177 After Reporting My Mentor, I Uncovered a City Defense Map Hidden in a Painting 举报恩师后我查出画中城防图 Seven years of injustice and a blood-written letter have imprisoned Shen Lingzhao’s entire life. The Imperial Weaving and Painting Academy seems elegant, but under its surface, dark currents swirl. To uncover the truth about her father’s murder, she conceals her identity and becomes an apprentice painter, hiding every clue among ink and brushstrokes. When she discovers that a tribute painting conceals coded markings of the city’s defenses and publicly exposes the secret language used in smuggli —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 After the Princess Refused a Political Marriage, She Conquered the Empire 公主拒绝和亲后，称霸了江山 [No rebirth or transmigration + powerful female lead + nation and family + court politics and ambition + light, stress-relieving power fantasy] Princess Chaohuang, daughter of the late crown prince, is deeply beloved by the emperor and the most exalted princess in the Kingdom of Xining. But the great clans consider her a thorn in their side and are constantly trying to drive her out. The daily question: Has Princess Chaohuang been kicked out of the Eastern Palace yet? Envoys from enemy states: W 309Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 179 Beauty in the Mist and Rain of the Golden Wind Pavilion 烟雨楼台金风之美人烟雨 A powerful female lead and the final victor of the harem: countless lives and countless minds paved her way to the top. The heroine appears late, after readers have called for her time and time again. [Game of Thrones in the Northern and Southern Dynasties! A tale of revenge! Historical political intrigue + ancient workplace drama + historical romance (including an older woman-younger man romance, a white moonlight, and a political marriage) + espionage. Plot-driven, with multiple storylines. No 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Phoenix's Power (Part One) 凰权（上） The real Xie Yuwei was born into the prestigious Xie family of Jiangzhou. When she was very young, her wet nurse lost her, and she was adopted by a hunter’s family, where she later died. To preserve the Xie family’s power and position, its head, Xie Zhouyu, bought a “fake Xie Yuwei” from the slave market, a girl who looked just like her. Though her elder sister is not yet fifteen, she was raised from childhood by the clan to become the Crown Princess and is now the Crown Prince’s betrothed. Her 111Reads9.3Score2314d adds
- 181 With a Traitor System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man and Win Big 手握奸臣系统，女扮男装我赢麻了 Palace intrigue and power struggles, gender-bender [multiple secret identities, woman disguised as a man, pretending to be weak while hiding her strength, villain protagonist] She starts out keeping her head down, then rises to power. A tale of scheming and betrayal in the world of officialdom! When Shan Xuexing wakes up, she discovers that she’s not only disguised as a man, but also a treacherous minister hated by everyone. The good news: she transmigrated with a System. The bad news: it’s a tr 150Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 182 Reborn: Rising to the Top 重生：扶摇直上 Reborn twenty years in the past, he turns a life of hardship around in a single night. With twenty extra years of worldly experience, he’ll use his talents to win people over and rise to the top! 500Reads8.4Score13914d adds
- 183 Oh No! The Young Marquis Has Run Away Over the Wall Again 不好啦，小侯爷她又翻墙跑路啦 [Straight-talking young female marquis focused solely on her career × seemingly innocent but secretly cunning prince who loves beauty more than power; one-on-one romance, girl disguised as a boy, two strong leads, sweet romance, space, special abilities, an exhilarating read] Five years into the apocalypse, Ye Ci, the lord of Changsheng Base City, uses herself as the core of a formation to save the lives of everyone in the city. She lures countless zombies together, then detonates herself, takin 33Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 184 Ascending the Pavilion 登亭台 A Down-on-His-Luck Musician × The Eldest Princess [Double Powerhouses + Revenge + Mutual Firsts + Destined Couple + Political Intrigue + Secret Identities] Princess Xianyue often frequented all sorts of establishments. At a brothel for male courtesans, she encountered a musician, handsome and refined, with graceful manners. As usual, she closed her eyes and pretended to doze. Then she heard him play a wrong note. Her lovely eyes opened slightly, and she raised an eyebrow. “You just played a wron 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 The Princess’s Schemes 公主心计 She is the exalted Princess Ping'an, using an iron fist to help the young emperor govern. She watches him weather one trial after another, always meeting each challenge with calm composure, and helps him become a great ruler. Once her work is done, she asks to retire to the countryside, but he coldly refuses. Only then does she discover... he is the celebrated Young Master Zihe, a paragon of poetry, literature, painting, and music, with a rare gift for governing. His love runs deep, though he ha 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 186 The First Female General: Reborn, She Wields Power over All Under Heaven 第一女将，重生后她权宠天下 [Satisfying power plays + woman disguised as a man + palace intrigue and rebirth + powerful heroine adored by all + nation and home + heroine stands alone, with the ultimate tragic beauty] The greatest female marshal of the Li Dynasty gave her life for her country. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the frail ninth prince, struggling to walk and at the mercy of anyone who wished to humiliate her! She beats up her eighth brother, kills a ferocious tiger, and makes a name for herself. 74Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 187 A Golden Radiance, Book 21 金辉万丈第21本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 188 The Physician Who Served the Dragon 医后从龙 [Medicine at Its Core, Political Intrigue as Its Backbone] The calm surface of the lake suddenly twisted, plunging me into its depths. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the frail legitimate daughter of a founding marshal. At a palace banquet, I met the crown prince, and his face was exactly like my boyfriend's! Yet his eyes held only the aloofness of royalty. “This prince has never met Miss Shen.” Only when a plague swept through the imperial capital did I save the entire city with penic —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 A General's Seal, Forged in Blood and Loyalty 铁血丹心将军印 Historical romance, family and country, a story centered on a powerful heroine She is the daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei of the Great Liang, and her mother is the emperor’s most beloved Thirteenth Princess. She is also the future Young Marshal of the Yun family, destined to wield the General’s Seal of the Northwestern Army. She should have grown up in the public eye, but rumors that a Phoenix Maiden had been born threw her into the fray, forcing her to disguise herself as a boy to escape with 30Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 190 Taking Her by Force! The Flirtatious Princess Is Out of Control 霸王硬上弓！钓系长公主撩疯了 [Flirtatious, alluring older woman VS calculating young wolf] [Married first, fall in love later + devoted love + one-on-one, both untouched + older woman/younger man romance] Nangong Qing, the eldest legitimate princess of Great Qi, was entrusted with the young emperor and the regency by the dying former emperor. All of the capital laughed at her for being twenty and still unmarried, calling her an old maid left on the shelf. When the young emperor took the reins of power, the ministers pressur 1.3kReads—Score12714d adds
- 191 The Ultimate Young Landlord 极品小地主 Modern-day wage slave Tang An transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the heir to the richest family in the land. Everyone thinks he will squander the family fortune, but the more he squanders, the richer the Tang family gets. By the time he is done, they are wealthy enough to rival the nation itself... He has no desire to become an official. He just wants to be a carefree young wastrel, but in the end he rises to the highest rank, The Outcast with all others beneath him, becoming a powerful 1.1kReads5.7Score11214d adds
- 192 Possessive Seduction: The Mad Prince Bows to the Disowned Girl 偏执撩惹，疯批王爷甘为弃女折腰 [Completed, both pure, scheming heroine, madman hero, equally matched, secret identities, political intrigue] After transmigrating, Chu Qieran, still an infant in her swaddling clothes, witnessed her birth mother's brutal death and her maternal family’s destruction. Cast aside as a pawn, she was confined at the border by her scummy father for seventeen years. Everyone regarded her as lowly, filthy, and despicable. But no one knew that during those seventeen years, she had lain low, hidden hersel 179Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 193 The Delicate Princess Is Adored by All, but the Prince Favors Her Alone 娇弱郡主万人宠，皇子殿下独偏爱 [A pure historical romance, with no rebirth, transmigration, or System] “Big brother!” Little Li Qingling followed behind Fu Junyan. The boy ahead of her walked too fast, so Li Qingling had to trot to keep up. After that, Fu Junyan hardly ever saw the little girl. He only heard about her now and then from her elder brother. Apparently, she was in poor health and spent most of her time recuperating at home. Three years later, Fu Junyan returned from the border. The Noble Consort asked him, “ 339Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 194 Reborn, Make Way for the Princess 重生，郡主驾到统统闪开 In her previous life, Ming Zi was a princess of noble rank, yet everyone in the capital said she was ill-mannered and vulgar. Her stepsister, a sweet-faced schemer, stole her fiancé and made her the laughingstock of the entire city. Even her cold, indifferent father took her stepsister’s side! Only at the very end did she learn that her mother hadn’t died in an accident: her stepmother had killed her. Sadly, Ming Zi herself was also poisoned to death by her stepsister. Reborn, Ming Zi vowed to t 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Demoness Flirts with the Prince of the Spirit Realm 魔女到灵界撩殿下 A bewitching demoness × an ascetic second prince, a clash between two formidable forces, and one twist after another in a battle of political wits! Duan Ziying, the demon world's greatest enchantress, is a master of medicine and poison with overwhelming combat prowess. But after a vicious trick leaves her plummeting into the spirit realm, where even the breath of demons is forbidden, she loses her life-bound demon pearl and crashes straight into the hands of Xiahou Yuan, the spirit world's famou 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Reborn with a Bewitching Allure, I Claim the Seat of Power 重生后娇骨魅心，坐高位 In her previous life, she gave him everything she had. She even had her father use his influence to help him secure a position of honor. In the end, he repaid her by having her entire family arrested and their home confiscated, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she would never again let herself become a laughingstock. She swore to make her enemies pay for their crimes in blood. She trained hard, studied military strategy, and mastered the art of scheming and manipulating people. She wou 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 Power Over All: Shaking Up the Court with Logic 权倾天下：靠逻辑搅动朝堂 Ling Mo wakes up as the foolish eldest legitimate son of the Chancellor’s household, and the moment he opens his eyes, he’s caught red-handed spying. With a few words, he turns the scene of a caught-in-the-act affair into a masterclass in logical reasoning. Before he can even enjoy the good life, he’s forced to take over the family’s mess. His sister is being married off for an alliance, his younger brother stabs him in the back, and his father is a sly old fox with plenty of secrets. The family 6Reads—Score114d adds
- 198 The Princess Returns: I Grant You the World 公主归来：许你天下 [Political intrigue, revenge, rebellion + both leads are each other's only partners and equally powerful] [The heroine is a formidable martial artist, peerless in both medicine and poison. The hero bears humiliation and bides his time, but is ruthless and decisive.] After ten years of studying martial arts on the mountain, Su Yuli, eldest daughter of the Marquis of Ningyuan's household, suddenly received a letter from home. Her brother had killed a princess sent to marry for peace, and to protec 266Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 199 Ancient Times: The Aloof Chancellor Has Turned It into a Battlefield of Love 古代：冷清丞相又修罗场了 [Disguised as a Man + Court Intrigue + Imperial Examinations + The Protagonist Becomes a Master Schemer Later On] This is her final mission. As long as she becomes the chancellor in this world and successfully retires to her hometown, she’ll be able to settle down here for good. So she works hard. In public, she’s aloof and charming; in private, she’s a schemer and a sharp-tongued heckler, ready to insult anyone who rubs her the wrong way. But why does everything get stranger the more she insult 203Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 200 Between Towers and Misty Rain 楼台烟雨间 [Turbulent times + medicine + court intrigue + personal growth + two strong leads + fast-paced + sweet at first, angsty later + a later-stage battle for love + a refreshingly straightforward plot] [A gifted young physician who knows how to read the situation vs. a cold-blooded prince with unfathomable depths] I only meant to save a badly injured man on a whim. Who knew that one act would drag me straight into the storms of court politics? Wait, what is going on here... The Second Prince wants 11Reads—Score—14d adds
