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- 1 Palace Intrigue: A Tangle of Love and Power 《宫闱风云：爱与权谋的纠葛》 Palace Intrigue: Entwined in Love and Schemes for Power 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 My Childhood Friend Became Emperor, Then Forced Me to Break Off Our Engagement and Share His Bed 竹马登基为帝，她被逼退婚锁龙床 [Old-school melodrama + reunion after years apart + possessive love + groveling to win her back + powerful man humbles himself + faithful to each other] Two years ago, Jiang Tang and Mo Hansheng went their separate ways. Back then, Mo Hansheng stood behind her and threatened the young woman: “If you walk out that door today, I will never want you again.” Jiang Tang did not stop. She left without looking back. Two years later, the late emperor passed away, and the Ninth Prince ascended the throne 529Reads5.4Score101Shelves
- 3 The Stand-In Is the White Moonlight 替身即白月光 A botanist returning from abroad is forced to marry a disabled warlord to save her brother, only to discover that the pen pal she has always longed for, her beloved, is the very wheelchair-bound warlord she both hates and fears. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Day President Bo Begged Me to Remarry, His Ex-Wife Was Acquiring His Company 薄总跪求复婚那天，前妻正在收购他的公司 The Day President Bo Begged His Ex-Wife to Remarry, She Was Busy Acquiring His Company —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Mr. Fu, You're Overacting 傅先生，你的戏演过了 Mr. Fu, You’re Taking the Act Too Far —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I'm Done Pretending: This Legitimate Daughter Kills Without Mercy 不装了，嫡女我杀疯了 In her previous life, Shen Qingci, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's residence, was gentle and long-suffering. She trusted the wrong people and was deceived by the hypocrisy of her stepmother and illegitimate younger sister, before being ruthlessly exploited by her fiance, the Third Prince. In the end, the Shen family was charged with treason and executed to the last member, while Shen Qingci herself was forced to drink poisoned wine and died miserably at the execution grounds, car 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 The Humble Daughter's Palace Scheme: Your Majesty, I Am No Ordinary Woman 庶女谋宫：陛下，妾非池中物 [Historical Romance] [Household Intrigue] [Palace Intrigue] [Political Schemes] [Concubine's Daughter Rises to Power] [Sweet Imperial Romance] [Strong Female Lead] The Marquis's estate is cold and unforgiving. Shen Qingyan, a concubine's daughter, lost her mother as a child and endured endless cruelty from the legal wife and bullying from her legitimate elder sister, struggling to survive in the mire. She concealed her talents and honed her wits, using medical knowledge and clever schemes to bre 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 A Secret Life in Brocade: I’m the True Son of Heaven 锦衣夜行一一微臣是真正的天子 Shen Ye opens his eyes and discovers he's transmigrated into a badly unfinished novel about political intrigue. The good news: He's the powerful Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, in control of the empire's intelligence network. The bad news: In three days, the new emperor will execute him for “attempted treason.” The worse news: Someone framed him for the crime. The even worse news: He has no intention of clearing his name or rebelling. He just wants to quietly gather intelligence, rai —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 When the Whistle Shattered the Moonlight 哨声撞碎月光时 My new work is here! You’re welcome to 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Path of Yun Zhao 【云昭之路】 Two Powerful Leads, and the Male Lead Devotes Himself to Her! A Strong Female Lead! A woman stands firm in this world not through anyone else's favor or affection, but through her own strength and wisdom. I want this realm to heed my words and follow my rules. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Chronicles of Youth 【芳华录】 The words “Fragrant Blossoms” refer both to the youthful years of the palace beauties and, by implication, to the blooming and fading of women’s lives. “Record” suggests documentation and the writing of history, hinting at a story about remembrance and being reborn. The title is gentle yet edged with quiet strength, much like the way the heroine conducts herself after being reborn. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 I Have Never Loved the Emperor 本宫从不爱皇帝 I Have Never Loved the Emperor —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Schemes at Phoenix Palace: My Empress Consort Is No Easy Target 凤阙谋：朕的嫡妃不好惹 The female lead excels at both medicine and poison, carefully building her power within the imperial harem. The emperor and empress join forces to break through their predicament, while power struggles and romance unfold side by side. The harem's intrigues reach into the imperial court, with twist after twist revealing a shocking conspiracy. Everyone is clever, with no plots that make characters inexplicably stupid. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Startling by Each Step: A Bold Concubine Storms the Imperial Harem 步步惊心：庶女大胆闯后宫 Shen Weilan, a concubine-born daughter of humble origins, enters the palace as a servant and is plunged into the deadly harem. Within the deep palace, consorts scheme against one another, palace maids fight among themselves, people are impossible to read, and danger lurks everywhere. Without anyone to rely on, the slightest mistake could spell her doom. To survive, she keeps her emotions in check and hides her talents, using keen eyes to see through people and a few clever schemes to avert dange 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Reborn as a Concubine's Daughter in a Marquis's Household, I Win Over the Capital by Doing Nothing 胎穿侯府庶女，我靠摆烂躺赢全京 Born into the body of a concubine-born daughter in a marquis's household, Shen Wanyi vows to make slacking off part of her DNA. Overworking is bad for your health; taking it easy keeps you safe! She avoids household power struggles and the limelight, and teams up with the Heir of Prince Jing to slack off together. A sweet, pampering romance with no angst, and a perfect life won by doing nothing. 561Reads7.4Score107Shelves
- 16 After the Mad Minister Was Reborn, His White Moonlight Turned Dark 疯臣重生后，白月光她黑化了 [Reborn battle maniac goes all out vs. black-lotus beauty rises to power over mountains of bones] In his previous life, Jiang Shao had spent his entire life yearning for the young Empress Dowager of the Liang family. Reborn, he plunges into chaos, still haunted by the obsessions of two lifetimes. But there, before him, is the young Empress Dowager who once sat high upon the phoenix throne, now curled up outside his residence. She looks up at him with a smile. “General, I can't find Grandpa.” Onl 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Empress's Delicate Charm and Clever Ways Keep the Mad Emperor Clinging to Her Night After Night 娘娘娇嫩手段高，疯批帝王夜夜缠 A two-faced, flirtatious beauty x a ruthless, calculating emperor [Transmigrate into a book + win over the villain + clever heroine + calculating, unhinged emperor + God of Cooking System + mission system + cheats + pure indulgence] Su Qingyuan wakes up one day and finds herself in the book, as the lowest-ranking cannon-fodder empress. She has no children or affection, has failed to win the emperor's favor, and is destined to die miserably in the Cold Palace while her whole family is destroyed. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Master of the Realm 掌山河 Master of the Realm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Records of Chang'an Finance 长安金融录 Main character: · Modern identity: Lin Wei, 28, vice president at a Wall Street hedge fund, PhD in Financial Engineering from MIT, skilled in quantitative trading, risk management, and corporate mergers and acquisitions · Personality: Rational and composed, decisive and ruthless, yet lonely inside; a workaholic with little emotional life · How she transmigrates: She works late alone in the office after the company celebration banquet, suffers a sudden heart attack, and wakes up in another world 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 The Crown Prince Went to the Wrong Room on Our Wedding Night, So I Turned Around and Took His Phoenix Seal 大婚当夜太子走错房，我转身夺了他的凤印 On Our Wedding Night, the Crown Prince Entered the Wrong Room, So I Took His Phoenix Seal 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 Transmigrated as the Villainous Ex-Wife of a Wealthy Heir 穿成豪门继承人的恶毒前妻 [Marriage before love / lighthearted daily life / both leads are virgins] The moment she opens her eyes, Wen Zhiyu finds herself as the wicked ex-wife of a wealthy heir who was kidnapped as a child and raised in the countryside. In the original story, the male lead uses his exceptional intelligence to get into a top university, poised to escape poverty. But his adoptive parents force him to take an exam in place of their unrelated younger son, resulting in his expulsion and the destruction of 1.9kReads8.3Score202Shelves
- 22 The Vermilion Gate 蔻朱门 Synopsis: As the saying goes, the palace gates are deep as the sea, and life, death, fortune, and misfortune are all in Heaven's hands. Today, she is an ordinary sparrow of a girl. Next year, a phoenix crown will rest upon her brow. Shen Zhaozhao was merely a daughter of the third branch of the Anle Marquis's household. Aside from her striking looks, she had no reputation for talent, virtue, or an engaging personality. She was only sent to the palace selection as a filler, there to serve as 19.8kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves
- 23 Transmigrated as the Crown Prince’s Imperial Concubine, I’m Expecting Twins 穿成太子良娣，我喜提双胞胎 [Sweet romance, no misunderstandings] Wen Ruantang transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel she once read, but she isn't the heroine! She's a cannon-fodder character who kills herself right from the start, a secondary consort of the Crown Prince of the Great Xia Kingdom. That's right, she's cannon fodder, not even a supporting female character! After narrowly escaping death, Wen Ruantang decides to keep her head down and survive. After all, being a secondary consort to the Crown Prince is pra 30.1kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves
- 24 She Came from the Milky Way 她从星河来 A quick-transmigration story with two female leads. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The System told her: Your mission is revenge. The System told her: Your mission is to make your exit. They didn’t know that each other was the real mission. Shen Zhaoyi, an S-rank agent of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, number 007, codename “Lone Star.” She never failed, and she never let anyone get close. Until she met a girl in a mission world who should have been her enemy. The girl left her an umbrell —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The Realm as My Dowry: An Empress's Nation-Building 江山为聘：基建皇后 A civil engineer’s soul transmigrates into the body of a disgraced Empress confined to the Cold Palace. Using her engineering skills, she builds up from a desolate fiefdom and creates a prosperous, powerful kingdom. At last, she reunites on the grand chessboard of the realm with the scheming Emperor who once discarded her without a second thought. They go from playing against each other to ruling the world side by side. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 You Take a Concubine Right in Front of Me? Then I'll Marry Your Father on the Spot 当面纳小妾？那我就当场改嫁你爹 In her past life, a scumbag and a vicious woman joined forces to torment her to death. Reborn, she turns the Marquis’s household upside down and becomes its mistress! 4.1kReads8.9Score288Shelves
- 27 Being the Emperor in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 在宫斗小说里做皇帝 [Transmigrated Male Lead + Palace Intrigue + Multiple Heroines + Lighthearted Daily Life] He wakes up as himself in a parallel world, except now he's a prince. ⠀⠀ One of his brothers seems like a fellow transmigrator and spends all day running around causing trouble... ⠀ Halfway through the deadly race for the throne, he finally realizes that this is actually playing out like a palace-intrigue novel. This is proper palace intrigue, with no true love. Reader discretion advised. 246Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 28 Baby, Please, Won't You Let Me Play With You? 宝宝，求你，玩我好不好 Roguish, devilishly handsome young master vs. clear-headed, sweet and gentle good girl Powerful man bows his head + groveling to win her back + both leads are faithful Xie Wang, head of the Xie family, is a notorious playboy. Shen Tingwan, the beloved young lady of the Shen family, is known by everyone as a well-behaved girl. They were worlds apart, until Shen Tingwan caught him dealing with a lover. Xie Wang said, “I just dumped a woman, and now you've walked right into my arms. You can be 1.1kReads8.8Score111Shelves
- 29 When He Heard I Was Remarrying, My Imperial Ex Went Berserk 听说我要再嫁，皇帝前夫杀疯了 Jiang Li, the unruly eighteenth daughter of the Duke's mansion, was forced to marry the disgraced crown prince and imprisoned alongside him. They said the former crown prince was violent by nature, so Jiang Li packed her things and ran away. Not long afterward, the former crown prince ascended the throne, and everyone felt a chill on Jiang Li's behalf. Wouldn't the emperor have her torn limb from limb now? No one knew that the dignified ruler of the realm was holding Jiang Li's hand, his eyes re 1.2kReads9.2Score160Shelves
- 30 From Convict Maid to Grand Empress Dowager: I Survived Three Reigns 从罪婢到太皇太后，我熬了三朝 [A careful plan at every turn] [Deep devotion] [Power over the court] She was the orphaned daughter of a disgraced official, the lowliest palace maid in the palace laundry. To find her younger brother, who had been missing for eight years, she saved up her meager earnings for half a year and begged the eunuch in charge to assign her to the State of Zhao. He took her money, got drunk, and casually entered her name on the roster for the frigid, desolate State of Xing instead. One wrong step, and s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Winter Winds Brush My Face, Plum Blossoms Bloom 冬风拂面梅花开 In the Kingdom of Nanye, Zhou Wanruo, daughter of the prime minister, is hunted by her second aunt in the prime minister's residence. She escapes and collides with the poor scholar Zhang Yunze. She brushes past Li Jin, the richest man in the land, Lin Hai, son of a Hanlin Academy scholar, and Wang Zhihao, son of the Minister of Revenue. Later, they meet again and wreak havoc at the examination hall. She returns home, takes her aunt and younger sister with her, steals horses belonging to a foreig 28Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 32 After My Childhood Friend Changed His Heart, I Entered the Palace and Married the Emperor to Become His Mother 竹马变心后，入宫嫁帝王当他母后 [Reborn, sweet and charming noblewoman VS older, chaste emperor + both leads are faithful + she flirts without realizing it + scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium] After her childhood sweetheart and husband shot her through the heart with an arrow, Jiang Shan is reborn before she ever married. At the time, the emperor is at the height of his power, while the scoundrel is merely a prince who has just begun to make a name for himself. This time, Jiang Shan refuses to be the wicked original w 23.9kReads8.8Score4.1kShelves
- 33 Calming the Storm Amidst the Flowers 定风波花间 [Sweet older man romance + historical political intrigue = a couple who always speak their minds and choose each other!] This couple wears their hearts on their sleeves and dotes on each other every chance they get! The powerful Regent spoils his wife, while the sweet young lady is warm and tender. No matter how chaotic the court becomes, they have each other. Ru Meng, the cherished daughter of the Duke of Anguo's household, grew up safe and loved under the devoted care of her three older brothe 121Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 After the Cool, Detached Buddha-Boy Broke His Vows, He Cut Off All My Admirers 清冷佛子破戒后他把我桃花全剪了 [Transmigration + romance + sweet indulgence + one-on-one romance + pursuit of the wife + palace intrigue and political scheming] Xie Yunyu, a woman who has transmigrated, refuses to be pressured into marriage and hides in the mountains. Xiao Ling, Prince of Shou’an and the most sought-after bachelor in the capital, is driven there by the relentless attention and hides in the mountains too. Six months later, an aphrodisiac brings them together in an intimate encounter in a pool. Xiao Ling: “I’l 21.3kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves
- 35 Caught While Escaping the Palace! The Emperor Pulls Her Close and Whispers Comfortingly 逃宫被抓！陛下搂住小声哄 (Complete) [Down-and-Out Scheming Prince & Beautiful, Sweet Tea Artist] Lin Mo's heart condition flares up after the fake heiress and her biased parents drive her to the brink. When she opens her eyes again, she's become the male lead's scheming concubine. In her original life, she betrayed the down-and-out prince and was eventually drowned in a pond and fed to the fish. She's afraid of water, and even more afraid of dying. From then on, she clings to the prince, determined to be utterly loyal a 32.4kReads8.7Score5.4kShelves
- 36 The Chang'an Palace Coup: The Prince She Saved Went Mad 长安宫变，她救的王爷疯了 As a female official, she plots her every move at the court of the Great Yin. Empress Dowager Fu lays a deadly trap, the princes watch like hawks, and Emperor Rui seems gentle but is actually suspicious of everyone. With undercurrents surging through the palace and court, Xiao Xuan is trapped in a dead end, yet plays the pig to eat the tiger and turns the tables against the odds. Chao Shutong enters the dangerous game alone, determined to protect the one she loves. 618Reads6.5Score628Shelves
- 37 After Feeding Her a Contraceptive, the Mad Prince Turns Gray Overnight 喂她避子药后，疯批王爷一夜白头 The physical edition of Zhaohua’s Farewell is available on Taobao and Pinduoduo. [Male and Female Leads Both Reborn] [Face-Slapping] [Rekindled Romance] [One-on-One] [Traditional Household Intrigue] [Devoted Husband] [Reborn] [Satisfying Read] A comic adaptation and short drama of the same name are now available. Shen Ning, the legitimate daughter of the General’s Residence, learned only on the brink of death that the elder sister she had trusted all her life was an impostor. Her elder sister se 56.6kReads8.6Score7.9kShelves
- 38 Forced into Marriage by a Scheme, the Seventh Prince Spoils Her Rotten 被算计强娶，七王爷他超宠的 [Historical revenge] [Flirtatious, bewitching prince + ruthless, clever beauty + no rebirth + play the pig to eat the tiger + multiple secret identities] Song Yunshu was the eldest daughter of the valiant General’s household. Clever from childhood, she had a photographic memory. But when she was seven, a power struggle at court saw her entire family accused of treason and executed. During her escape, she was unexpectedly rescued by a merchant family from Jiangnan who had come north seeking medic 4.9kReads8.8Score508Shelves
- 39 After Taking Her Sister's Place in the Palace to Win Favor, She Turns Out to Be the Emperor's Beloved 替姐入宫争宠后，竟是帝王白月光 (A short drama adaptation with the same title is now available) [A timid, cowardly little beauty who only wants to keep her head down VS a ruthless, solitary emperor who indulges the heroine without limit] [Palace intrigue, love at first sight, a gradual romance, doted on from the start, the hero is completely devoted to her] Song Wu was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Yan Dynasty. From birth, she was branded as an ill omen and sent away from the capital. When s 21.3kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
- 40 I Took My Eldest Sister's Place in the Palace, and I Loved It. She Regretted It 替嫡长姐入宫后，我爽翻，她悔了 The rating has only just come in and will rise later, so don’t be put off by the low score. Gu Ya is the second legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. With an elder brother and sister to shoulder the family’s responsibilities, she had thought she’d only need to marry off for the family once she came of age. But then her eldest sister changed her mind and refused to enter the palace. To avoid making an enemy of the emperor, the Duke of Zhenguo’s household had to send in an unwill 30.5kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
- 41 The Favored Consort Only Wants to Cling to the Powerful 宠妃她只想抱大腿 The first thing Song Qingyi did after transmigrating into a book was cling to the villainous male lead. The second was figure out how to escape the tragic fate written for her, and the third was do everything she could to stay alive until the ending. In reality, though, after seeing that the plot was impossible to change, the gloomy, sharp-tongued scaredy-cat decided to give up and coast through life, only to be hauled to her feet by the breathtakingly handsome, chuunibyou emperor. “Get up. Keep 76Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 42 Foes Have a Way of Crossing Paths 冤家路宽 Fated to Be Rivals 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 He Is the Calamity I Can’t Escape 他是我躲不过的劫 He Is the Fate I Can’t Escape 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 My Husband Makes Me Sleep Alone, So I Lure the Imperial Uncle Into the Bridal Chamber 夫君让我守空房，我诱皇叔入洞房 [Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance and wish-fulfillment, faux uncle and niece, one-on-one and mutually devoted, face-slapping and punishing scum] “Be good. Let me hold you.” After Shen Zhiyu dies from staying up too late, she transmigrates into the little ancestor the regent Xiao Wang has been waiting ten years for. Unfortunately, the moment she arrives, she’s stripped and hauled onto a chopping board. So she goes berserk on the spot and slaps the scumbag and the homewrecker. “If you 10.4kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
- 45 Being a Stepmother in a Powerful Family Is No Easy Task, So She Seeks a Better Match Elsewhere 高门继母不好做，她转身另谋高嫁 (Rebirth + bride swap + battling the System + defying fate) In her previous life, Qin Lingyi brought half the Qin family's fortune, amassed through their merchant business, when she married into the Earl of Zhongyong's household as his third wife. Although the earl had a perfect first love, a beautiful and talented second wife, a childhood sweetheart as a concubine, and a cousin he cherished deeply, Qin Lingyi still believed that sincerity would be met with sincerity. She treated her mother-in-l 3.3kReads8.7Score283Shelves
- 46 Transmigrated as a Concubine, I Keep My Head Down Every Day 穿成妾室后，每天都在苟命 [Palace Intrigue + Transmigrate into a Book + No Golden Finger] After dying, C-list actress Qiao Rongjin transmigrates into a book. She becomes a despised, soon-to-be-written-out concubine, a cannon-fodder favorite in the prince's residence. The heroine of the book is a woman who transmigrated from another world. Like Qiao Rongjin's original character, she is a concubine of the male lead, Prince Rui, but all she wants is to laze around and do nothing. She never fights for his favor or gets invol 15.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
- 47 The Saltless Empress 无盐为后 She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli 486Reads8.8Score130Shelves
- 48 Jade Hidden in the Inner Chambers, Shining with Pearlescent Light 深闺藏玉映珠光 [The animated drama adaptation is now available under the title "Jade in the Deep Boudoir, Pearls in the Light". Go check it out if you're interested!] [Marriage Before Love + female lead is neither reborn nor transmigrated + supporting female character transmigrates] [Female lead seems sweet and naive but is actually cool and aloof + male lead seems indifferent but is actually cunning] Xiao Yunzhu was born into a marquis's household, where she should have been cherished and pampered, living a l 29.4kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
- 49 I Took in a Foolish Prince as My Live-In Son-in-Law 捡个傻王爷做赘婿 I Picked Up a Foolish Prince to Be My Live-In Son-in-Law 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Book Transmigration: My Lord, Your Wife Is Finding You Another Concubine Again 穿书：侯爷，夫人又给你纳妾了 Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue + a reborn son + satisfying wish fulfillment + a life spent lying flat After winning the family inheritance battle by a landslide, Lin Yanran was so delighted that she took up an extreme sport and fell to her death. By sheer luck, she transmigrated into a novel she'd read, becoming the legal wife who died of depression after the male lead kept a mistress. Naturally, the female lead was that very mistress who had successfully moved into the 53.9kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
