Novels like Schemes of the Inner Palace
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- 51 Starlit Fields Shine Bright 星野昭耀 [Two male leads | first love on campus | second-chance romance | devoted to each other | bittersweet romance | reunion after years apart, choosing each other] Aloof, cold CEO Lin Zhao × dazzling, gentle musician Li Yao Lin Zhao is a germaphobe, sharp-tongued and solitary. The scar in the palm of his right hand is a sore spot no one is allowed to touch. No one knows that his phone holds 2,147 photos of the same person’s profile, saved over the past five years. Five years ago, they were the only 44Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 52 A Criminal Gang Moved into Our Neighborhood, and I’m Their Target 小区进了犯罪团伙，他们的目标竟是我 A Criminal Gang Moved Into My Neighborhood, and I Was Their Target —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 The Mad Immortal Venerable: The Sweethearted Fox Consort Died in Your Arms 疯批仙尊：糖心狐妃死你怀里了 Mad Immortal Venerable: The Sweetheart Fox Consort Died in Your Arms —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Miaojiang: The Heaven-Piercing Divine Tree 苗疆：通天神树 All place names, people, events, and experiences in this book are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Please read with discretion and don’t believe everything you see!!! 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 Heaven's Bad Review System: Roast Your Way to Godhood 天道差评系统：吐槽就能逆天封神 Urban fantasy + reborn with a System + face-slapping comeback + business-world power plays + martial arts and immortal cultivation + the laws of heaven. The male lead, Lin Chen, was kind and patient in his past life, but was betrayed by his sworn brother, framed by his fiancée, left with his family destroyed, and died full of resentment. Reborn at the critical point of his senior year of high school, at eighteen, he binds himself to the Heavenly Dao Bad Review System. As long as he leaves bad re 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Transmigrated into the Harem, and the Fourth Calamity Is on a Killing Spree 穿进后宫，第四天灾已杀疯 [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + System + scheming black lotus + face-slapping] After restarting for the third time, Li Huyi’s heart is already harder than the stones of the Cold Palace. Men are nothing but stepping-stones on her climb to the top. Especially the lofty emperor: he is both her ultimate conquest target and the perfect tool. [Ding! Special romance mission triggered: The Emperor’s Test!] [Mission description: Faced with his love and suspicion, make the perfect choice 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Nuo Deity's Thousand-Faced Uncanny Path 傩神之千面诡道 [Chicken-Raising Tale · Xianxia · Fantasy · Mystery · Alternate World] Blessed with a Nuo god’s mask, he sends a thousand ghosts fleeing! Han Moyuan grew up immersed in the world of Nuo opera, studying its craft with his father and cherishing the ancestral ghost-face masks. But the iron hooves of the imperial court’s Exorcism Bureau shattered his peaceful life. His parents were killed, and his home was reduced to ruins. Driven to the brink, he somehow awakens the mysterious power of a ghost-face 21Reads—Score114d adds
- 58 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your Surname Hides Your Origins 百家姓：你姓什么就藏着什么来路 The Hundred Family Surnames: Your surname holds the secret to your origins. 40Reads—Score114d adds
- 59 The Qin Dynasty's Last Empress Sweeps Across the Six Realms, Her Ambition Unmatched 秦末女帝扫六合，虎视天下何雄哉 [No cheat powers + no romance + female-led battle for supremacy + modern-day sky screen reveal later on] What a horrifying experience: transmigrating as Consort Yu, only to open your eyes and find a hulking man in bed with you! A perfect start, a chaotic world to survive in, and as a concubine, sharing her master’s bed is part of the job. How can she turn her life around? Yu Xi is determined: As long as she keeps striving, she’ll trample everyone who dares to bully her underfoot. Then... the who 3.2kReads8.7Score49914d adds
- 60 The Beautiful, Delicate Consort Wins the Empress's Throne with the Emperor's Support 娘娘美艳娇软，陛下捧上凤位 (Thanks, everyone! The ratings are slowly going up.) [Palace intrigue + rising to power and crushing the villains + clear-headed heroine + hero falls first] (Not pure; the heroine won't put up with being mistreated, the hero knows he loves her, and he devotes himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.) Song Lingyue was outstanding in every way, from her family background to her looks. She entered the palace with one goal: to become the most exalted woman in the land. She would win Qin Y 7.1kReads6.9Score71014d adds
- 61 Favoritism and the Ruler 偏爱与戒尺 Lu Beichen is a strict teacher with a ruler in hand, devoted to rules and order. Assigned to discipline the unruly Su Xiaoxiao, he intends to force her onto the path he's laid out for her. Beneath the ruler lie grades, standards, and unquestioned authority. Su Xiaoxiao is a free-spirited sprite who hides her tender heart behind rebellion. Faced with Lu Beichen's harsh discipline, she repeatedly challenges him, trying to break out of this icy prison. In this game of taming "in the name of love, 865Reads—Score12814d adds
- 62 From the Start: I Teach Li Shimin to Cultivate Immortality 开局：我教李世民修仙 Tang Chen, a history student, transmigrated to the thirteenth year of the Zhenguan era and became a menial servant in the Taiji Palace. With a single remark, “The pills are poisonous,” he exposed a fangshi’s scam in front of everyone and saved the gravely ill Li Shimin. From then on, he taught the emperor the path to immortality, won over court officials, united Buddhism and Daoism, and swept across the Turks and Goguryeo, forging an everlasting immortal dynasty with the fate of the entire natio 744Reads—Score11314d adds
- 63 Immortal Emperor Sister, Don’t Fly So Fast 仙帝姐姐，慢点飞 Jiang Wuchen is an utterly ordinary reservoir worker who suddenly finds himself “bound” as the ruler of a universe. He thinks he’s finally reached the peak of life, only to discover that his universe is a severely malnourished infant. The Heavenly Dao is a foul-mouthed little girl with a terrible temper, the cultivation techniques are as thin as a leave-of-absence note, and the starting funds are practically zero. Other people’s lucky breaks come in the form of old masters, golden fingers, and 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Reborn in Dongguan in 1998: From the Start, You Want Me to Live Off a Woman? 重生98东莞：开局你让我吃软饭 [Passionate Jianghu] [Everyday Urban Life] [Feel-Good Read] [Human Relationships] [Multiple Heroines] [Underworld] [Business] One day, Zhou Mo wakes up transmigrated back to 1998, at the height of Dongwan's "Heaven on Earth." In his previous life, he scraped by on weekends by throwing fixed fights and acting as a sparring partner for the rich. This time, Zhou Mo vows to make something of his life. Armed with a sense of grievance and information from the future, he moves from the entertainment in 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 Ashes Behind the Vermilion Wall: A Mad Soul Stained by Dust, Bound Together in a Love Calamity 朱墙烬：疯骨染尘，情劫同归 Embers Behind Red Walls: A Tormented Soul Stained by Dust, Bound Together by Love’s Ordeal —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Cultivating Immortality in the City: I Rule the Universe 都市修真，我主宰了宇宙 Lin Chen, a top student in the computer science department at Huaqing University, is assigned to work as a security guard after being given a hard time by the vice president of the Su Group. He awakens the Urban Cultivation Sign-in System and teams up with his college classmates and close friends to start a business and cultivate. He defeats a host of villains, including the hypocritical elders of the Xuanqing Sect, the leader of the Western Dark Alliance, his cousin, and his uncle back home. He 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Unemployed at 30, I Revitalized a Century-Old... with the System 30失业，我靠系统盘活了百年老 At thirty, Chen Yu’s life hits rock bottom. After seven years with the company, he’s laid off in the name of “optimization.” His boss, Zhang Tao, steals the old-town revitalization plan he spent half a year developing. His girlfriend of many years thinks he’s a loser and turns around to date the enemy who took everything from him. With nowhere left to go, he moves back to the old stone-paved alley his grandfather left him. He accidentally cuts his finger, and his blood drips onto an ancestral co 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Reborn: The Awakening of the Good Demon 重生之魔善觉醒 [Betrayal + rebirth + revenge + forced love + dual demonic and benevolent souls + political intrigue + strong heroine] She was the purest flower immortal in the world, yet her foolish kindness brought disaster upon the world countless times. Worse still, at the very moment she ascended to godhood, the shadow who had accompanied her for three thousand years tore out her heart, shattered her soul, flayed her skin, and cast her into the lightless abyss. She nurtured the world with kindness, only t 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 My Transmigration Partner Is My Secret Crush 穿越搭子竟是暗恋对象 [Dual transmigration of souls + secret crush + medical space] On her way to meet a blind date, Tang Li is caught in an elevator accident and transmigrates into the body of a love-struck heiress. Xie Rongyu, the second son of the Xie family whom the heiress likes, shows up at her door with the face of the upperclassman Tang Li had a crush on back in school. “Dr. Tang, I’m the blind date you were supposed to meet.” “Why are you here too?” Her blind date is the same person as the upperclassman she 34Reads8.2Score29714d adds
- 70 Villainous Prodigy: Gu Changge 反派妖孽：顾长歌 [Big Bad Villain] [Reborn] [Harem] [Mastermind] [Exiled Immortal] The immortal Gu Clan commanded the cycles of reincarnation across the heavens and looked down upon the rise and fall of countless races. Yet it collapsed spectacularly in a deception known as "Heaven's Mandate." Gu Changge, the Gu Clan's most celebrated young lord, had treated the world with sincerity in his previous life. In return, his entire immortal clan was slaughtered, and his soul was sent to the Nine Hells. The ones who de 1.8kReads—Score12414d adds
- 71 The Prophetic Tales of Feng Ye 凤铘谶闻记 You were once a Dao seed, born with astonishing fortune, until everything collapsed overnight and you narrowly escaped death. Fourteen years of tending a clinic through rain and mist forged in you a gentle, steadfast character. When you finally entered the world, you bore your sect’s dying command and the mandate of humanity, pointing your sword at the young prodigies and overpowering all rivals. From the snow and winds of the southern frontier to the vermilion walls of Haojing, from the Netherw 19Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 72 The Jade Pendant Immortal Path: From Good-for-Nothing to Child of the Plane 玉佩仙途：从废柴到位面之子 So what if his dantian is shattered? So what if he’s only a menial disciple? A mysterious jade pendant lets him defy fate and rise to the top! Lin Feng of the Qingyun Sect rebuilds his foundation with the pendant’s power, but is also drawn into a world-shaking maelstrom. Fortuitous opportunities and deadly threats go hand in hand, as do glory and conspiracy. Watch a good-for-nothing youth ascend step by step amid bloodshed and chaos, turning the whole world upside down! 11Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 73 Reborn and Awakened: The High Firmament Emperor System Helps Me Reach the Summit 重生觉醒：凌霄帝尊系统助我踏巅 The eldest legitimate son of the Su family, a second-rate clan in Xuanzhou, was born with an astonishing spiritual root and unmatched cultivation talent. A heaven-blessed genius the likes of which the Su family had not seen in a century, he was raised from childhood as the hope of the family’s rise, with a boundless future ahead of him. But he was blind to the truth and far too trusting, placing his faith in two ungrateful snakes: his stepmother, Liu Yuru, and his half-brother, Su Mingxuan. The 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 That Disloyal Knight 那个不忠诚的骑士 That Disloyal Knight 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 I Spent a Fortune Raising My Daughter, but She Left Me 我花重金拉扯女儿，她却离我而去 I Spent a Fortune Raising My Daughter, But She Still Left Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Reborn: You Castrated Me in My Past Life, So This Time I'll Wipe Out Your Entire Clan and Become a Powerful Minister 重生：上辈子你阉了我，这辈子灭你满门当权臣 Reborn: You Castrated Me in My Past Life, So in This One I'll Wipe Out Your Entire Family and Become a Powerful Official —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 The Female Emperor in the Women's Storyline Has Fallen Out of Love, and the General in the Men's Storyline Has Rebelled 女频女帝不爱了，男频将军造反了 The Female Emperor in the Women's Novel Has Fallen Out of Love, and the General in the Men's Novel Has Rebelled 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 I Transmigrate and Am Reborn: A Madwoman and a Madman Get Together 穿越加重生：癫婆癫公在一起 Transmigrate and Be Reborn: A Madwoman and a Madman Get Together —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Forging My Path to Immortality 锤定仙途 Gu Yang, a boy from a small town, witnesses the aftermath of a fierce battle between immortals destroy his home, and resolves to seek immortality. His father has him spend three years at the forge to hone his skills, secretly teaching him the Thousand-Layer Hammer technique and the foundations of body refinement. At twelve, he sets out on the path to find immortals, carrying an iron hammer and the jade pendant his mother gave him. From the free cultivators' market in the Cangwu Mountains to the 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 From Then On, the Moon Shone in My Eyes 从此眼中有明月 From Then On, the Moon Shone in Her Eyes 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 A Bloody Case Sparked by a Skewer of Candied Hawthorn 一串糖葫芦诱发的血案 A String of Candied Hawthorns Sparks a Bloody Case 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Exiled from the Start, the Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Comes After Me 开局被流放，丞相嫡女追来了 First thing to do after transmigrating into an imperial prince: smash the mirror! The original owner was clearly a man, but this face looks exactly like mine in my past life... My furious father demotes me and sends me to a barren frontier fief. Fine by me. I can get away from palace intrigue and use my modern knowledge to farm and build infrastructure. But I hear the prime minister’s legitimate daughter refused to marry the Crown Prince and insists on marrying me? Well, I suppose I can bring an 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Carefree Years of the Beloved Family Darling in the 1960s 六零年代团宠的悠悠岁月 The rating just came in, and it will rise later [Period + adored by everyone + heartwarming + food + golden finger + getting rich + intangible cultural heritage + traditional culture + everyday life] Qu Xiayu was incredibly lucky in her previous life. She never expected to transmigrate into a family that had spent six generations hoping for a daughter. In the 1960s, when no family had enough to eat, what was she supposed to do? Wait, why is her golden finger so powerful this time? Could she be H 445Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 84 You Act, I Act, and the Empress Leads the Grand Performance 你演我，我演你，皇后带头唱大戏 #Clear-eyed heroine + realistic palace intrigue# In the third year of Kangning, a palace candidate named Jiang Lingyao is pushed into Yingyue Lake and drowns. By a twist of fate, Jiang Lingyao gets a second life in the dead woman's body. The good news: Jiang Lingyao has ghosts all over the palace acting as her spies, so none of the harem's schemes can escape her notice. The bad news: Though she manages to claim the empress's throne in one fell swoop, her paternal aunt, the empress dowager, loath 55Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 85 Don't Board the Boat Coming from Upstream 别接江上来的船 Don't Take the Boat Coming from Upstream 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 Yu Wujiao 玉无娇 Palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + high intelligence and emotional intelligence + not an only-one relationship + no System or portable space + a heroine who grows over time (not a wish-fulfillment story), not blinded by love. After her parents and younger sister are brutally killed, Jiang Yuxin, daughter of a convicted minister, realizes that becoming a favored consort is the only way to change things. At nineteen, the emperor is at an age when he falls easily. He falls for one woman afte 272Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 87 Nine Heavens Sky Dragon: Starting in Longyuan City 九霄天龙：从龙渊城开始 A child is born in Longyuan City, and a chaotic dragon shadow appears, swallowing the heavens. Its mighty heavenly power crushes the entire city! A baby's cry scatters the ancient dragon shadow, revealing the long-lost Nine Heavens Heavenly Dragon Physique! The ancestral dragon shrine's spirit tablets bow in worship, and the totem from The Ancient Dragon Chronicle appears. This child is a signpost for heaven and earth, yet bears an unknown heavenly tribulation. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 The Demon King's Return to Another World 异界魔王归途 [High-Octane + Transmigration + Two Worlds + Magic + Fantasy + Lighthearted Comedy] After finally becoming the Demon King in another world, I somehow came back? And to the very day I was sent flying ten meters by a “portal to another world”?! Qi Chaoguang looked up at the bright blue sky, then down at the truck bumper embedded in his body... Where’s my Demon King body? Where’s my massive Ironclad Blood City? And my demoness assistant?! After finally fighting his way to the throne of the Demon Ki —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Bewildering Plot of Shenxiao 神霄诡局 Transmigration + xianxia + fantasy + political intrigue A rift in time and space suddenly appeared, hurling Li Da into a swamp on the boundary between the mortal and immortal realms, along with his memories of Earth. No one could tell that this seemingly ordinary young immortal heir harbored secrets of Chaos that even the Three Pure Ones would rather not discuss. And fewer still could have guessed that Lu Ya Daojun stood behind him. This junior uncle, whom even Hongjun could not be bothered to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 I Give You Peach Blossom Wine, Wishing You Health and Peace 桃花酒赠君，往愿君安康 [Power struggles + historical setting + wandering heroes and warfare + country and family + an undying love with a BE ending] Shen Qingci was a young physician from a renowned medical family. After the massacre at Blackwind Stronghold, she was forced to sell peach blossom wine at Peach Blossom Cove. By chance, she met Long Yan of the Imperial Guards and discovered that he had also taken part in the massacre. Yet she could find no memories linking Long Yan to Blackwind Stronghold, and he had suff —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Poison Cures the Heart 毒解君心 After enduring life-and-death trials, the long-standing poison in Tuoba Jun’s body was finally neutralized, and he returned safely from the brink of death. The shadows of treacherous court politics and imperial harem rivalries faded away. Li Weiyang used her wisdom and strategic skill to keep the inner court in order, while Tuoba Jun ruled the empire with vision and ambition. United in purpose, they reformed the government, brought peace to the people, expanded their territory, and strengthened —Reads—Score96814d adds
- 92 Genshin Impact: Revived in the Silent Sea from the Start 原神：开局在寂静海复活 [Revival Match]+ [Genshin Impact]+ [Assassin’s Creed]+ [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Original Lore]+ [Casual Updates] My name is Fuming Kenway. I opened my eyes and found myself in this place, but I realized I seemed to have a 1.4, and I couldn’t remember a thing. All I wanted was to return to Teyvat. But at least, the moment I arrived, some dark-skinned guy gave me a Vision, two Stands, and an Assassin Master memory pack! The bad news: The newbie quest is to take d 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 My Mistress’s Daughter Killed Me for My Inheritance, So I’ll Send Them to Hell 情人女儿杀我夺家产，我送他们见阎王 My Lover's Daughter Killed Me to Take the Family Fortune, So I Sent Them Both to Hell 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Princess’s Beloved Consort, Steadfast as an Inkstone 砚定安宁驸马的掌心宠 Ancient historical romance + bickering couple + sweet romance + clever leads + mutual devotion The heroine, Princess Anle Yang Ninger, is arrogant and domineering. She prefers a whip to makeup and is bold, spirited, and unafraid to love or hate. She's dumped from the start, only to become the most sought-after woman in the blink of an eye. The top scholar treats her like the apple of his eye... The two go from bickering rivals to protecting each other through danger, and gradually fall in lov 815Reads8.6Score10514d adds
- 95 The Broken Blood Moon Sword 血月残剑 The grudge of having my family wiped out is etched into my bones and impossible to forget. Wang Tieniu became a castoff of the martial world. Just as he was trapped in a hopeless dead end and on the verge of death, the blood moon rose and his broken sword was unsealed! With one sword, he awakened a lost sword art. From then on, he exposed hypocrites, struck down villains, and defied a game laid out across the ages! The Heavenly Dao wants to sacrifice me to bring the game to a close? Then I’ll ov 682Reads—Score11014d adds
- 96 I, the Demonic Path's Holy Son, and You're Telling Me What to Do? 我，魔道圣子，你教我做事？ I, the Holy Son of the Demonic Path, and You Think You Can Tell Me What to Do? 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Bewitching Consort Goes Mad, Scheming Ruthlessly to Seize the Empress’s Throne 娘娘疯诱娇媚，狠毒宫斗疯夺后位 [Doesn't love the emperor + single-mindedly plays palace politics + not mutually chaste + favored exclusively in the later stages + no idiotic palace scheming + the empress's throne! The empress's throne!] Lin Zhi Ruan concealed her looks until she entered the palace, only then revealing her true appearance. Before she died, Concubine Meng clutched her hand tightly and warned her never to show her real face before leaving the estate. Given the chance to enter the palace, Lin Zhi Ruan understood 298Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 98 My Brother and I Transmigrated to the Cultivation World, Where We Slaughtered Our Way Through the Ruthless Fates of Heaven 和兄弟穿越修仙界，杀穿无道天命 [Cultivation, transmigration, scheming, ruthless decisiveness, plenty of twists] An accidental murder sent Ning Changgeng and his sworn brother Lai Yuncheng transmigrating into the cultivation world. “Cultivating immortality? Of course we should live carefree and at ease.” Ning Changgeng lounged around eating barbecue while Lai Yuncheng enjoyed spirit fruit in a pavilion. But as soon as they arrived, they ran into the Chosen One. The Chosen One and a few foolish NPCs kept inexplicably trying to 464Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 99 Return to the Inn 归栈 Return to the Inn 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Human Survivors: A Collection of Fairy Tales 人类幸存者【童话集】 Who is the true survivor? The ageless performer onstage, or the audience that lives on forever below? Seen from above, the audience becomes part of the story too. In the very end, who is the survivor in this dreamlike illusion? This is an original work by Rabbit Vampire, now authorized for publication on Royal Road. Reproduction is permitted. All rights reserved. Infringements will be prosecuted. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
