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Palace intrigue, a favored genre in romance literature, captivates readers with its mysterious plot twists, cruel actions, and cunning schemes of concubines in the imperial harem intertwined with sweet love stories. If you're looking for captivating palace intrigue novels to unwind in the upcoming days, explore the Top 20 Best Palace Intrigue Novels below.
1. Inner Palace Perfection Story - Liu Lianzi
The Inner Palace Perfection Story revolves around the power struggle among women in the imperial court during the Qing Dynasty, with Emperor Ung Chinh reigning. Chân Hoàn, a gentle and kind girl indifferent to worldly fame, is entangled in intrigues and malicious schemes by other consorts. To save herself, she transforms from a meek girl to a ruthless woman, ultimately becoming the most powerful queen in the harem, unfazed by any means.
2. Heart Mirror Mind – Dong Flower
Heart Mirror Mind, the best and outstanding palace intrigue work ever adapted into a film. The story follows a modern girl who accidentally travels back to the Qing Dynasty, living as Thai Nhuoc Hy, the sister of Bát A Ca's wife. Due to this, she luckily becomes close to 11 handsome princes, the sons of Emperor Khang Hy. With her lively, confident, and open-minded modern personality, Nhuoc Hy quickly gains the affection of the princes, especially the fourth prince, Tứ A Ca. Despite their love, the allure of the throne and the dazzling imperial power make their love seemingly insurmountable.
3. Phoenix's Destiny – Hoai Phi Van Van
In her childhood, Tang Tu was an innocent child who enjoyed playing pranks on others. One day, a fortune teller revealed that someone in the Tang family was destined to be the queen. However, her father, avoiding her due to her status as the daughter of a concubine, called Tang Thien Phi and Tang Thien Luc instead. To seek revenge for her family, she determinedly enters the palace, striving to ascend to the position of Empress.
4. Eastern Palace – Phix Ngã Tu Tồn
Eastern Palace revolves around the poignant love story between Xiao Feng and Co Tieu Vu, filled with beautiful yet deceitful emotions. Xiao Feng, the lively princess of West Liang, had her life transformed upon meeting Co Tieu Vu. Despite their beautiful love and vows to be together forever, heart-wrenching truths unfold. Co Tieu Vu is, in fact, Ly Thua Ngan, the crown prince of Trung Nguyen, whose purpose is to conquer Xiao Feng's kingdom and eliminate those she holds dear.
5. Phoenix Ascending – Lạc Tùy Tâm
Lam Van, a modern woman connected to her daughter's death, decides to take her own life. Fortunately, she is given a second chance in a different world as Princess Vo Uu of Dai Nguyen Kingdom. As the only daughter of the current queen, both are neglected by the Emperor. After her mother loses political power, Vo Uu is also sent to the Cold Palace. Transported to that exact moment, she gradually restores her position and leaves the Cold Palace behind.
6. The Upper Palace – Heavenly Outer Capital
The Upper Palace revolves around the involuntary struggle of Ninh Vi Nhu in the imperial harem. Captured and forced into the palace as a concubine, she, unlike other concubines, has no desire to become the favored woman of the emperor. Instead, she aims to secure the position of the Upper Palace, overseeing the four quarters and, after leaving the palace, buying a piece of land for a comfortable life. However, the palace is not immune to internal conflicts and scheming. When she participates in the struggle for the position of the new empress, becoming a thorn in the side of the new emperor due to her secure position as the Dowager Queen, she expects to face death. Surprisingly, she is appointed as the lowest-ranked beauty among the concubines.
7. The Concubine Occupation – Moon Lowering Over the Image
The Concubine Occupation centers around Trang Lac Yen, a 21st-century office worker who accidentally travels back in time to ancient China, becoming an insignificant and unfavored concubine. Lac Yen, more than anyone else, understands that to survive in the restricted palace, she must not lose the favor of the Emperor. To gain his favor and protect her life, she gradually captivates and charms him, seeking someone to rely on. Ultimately, when Trang Lac Yen becomes the Honored Imperial Consort with a prince as her son, readers are left uncertain about whether she truly loves the Emperor.
8. Queen Without Virtue – Wine Little Seven
Queen Without Virtue revolves around the intense and humor-laden mental battles between Queen Diep Tran Tran, the Emperor, and the entire imperial harem. Diep Tran Tran, originally the daughter of the most influential family in the dynasty, is crowned as the Empress to stabilize power within the palace. She is a clever strategist, skilled in warfare, literature, and diplomacy. On the first night in the imperial chambers, she boldly propositions the Emperor, claiming that he is displeasing to her.
9. Empress PK Queen – Windy Foolish Book
Ou Yang Tuyet Nhu, a beautiful woman hailed as the queen of the film world, surpasses everyone in the cinematic realm. In one of her roles, she accidentally transmigrates into the script she was preparing to act in, but as a supporting female character, which leaves her silently crying. With years of acting experience and the knowledge of the main character's background, Tuyet Nhu decides to change the script, becoming the main character in her own destiny.
10. Unwed Beauty - Shi Kim
Cung Khanh, a beautiful and talented woman in the capital, is adored by everyone. When she was young, during a visit to the palace, her clear voice and friendly nature quickly captivated the current Crown Prince, Mo Tham Hoang. However, the Queen Mother, Hoang Hau Nương, dislikes her. In front of the Queen Mother, Tham Hoang often appears to detest her, but behind her back, he schemes to obstruct Cung Thanh's marriage and tries to make her the Crown Princess. Through persistent pursuit, she eventually falls in love with him.
11. Phoenix Sedge Palace - Khuynh Thân
The story is set in the royal court, where kings reside. Despite the magnificent exterior, it conceals a war between the Emperor and the Empress. Due to her responsibility to the nation's destiny, Lu Anh Tich decides to leave her loved one to marry Mộ Dung Thần Tuệ of the Imperial Dynasty. Marrying for personal gain, the two are always enemies, suspicious and resentful of each other. After numerous covert struggles, both realize the other is equally matched. Fighting only leads to more losses, so they gradually become more conciliatory and understanding. As a result, their hearts become uncontrollable in the face of each other.
12. Imperial Consort's Tale - To Xiao Liang
The story revolves around Tuong Tu Nhan, the eldest daughter of the Quoc Cong's house. Her biological sister is a concubine of the Emperor, and her cousin is the Third Prince. Since childhood, she has received all the love from the people, raised as a precious gem to later enter the palace and bear responsibilities for the family. Upon reaching the marriageable age, she is married to the prince's residence as Tuong Trac Phi. Despite having a delicate appearance, her intelligence surpasses others. Well-educated, she quickly overcomes the intrigues in the prince's harem. Later, she coldly enters the palace intrigues, gradually becoming the Empress.
13. How to Be a Beloved Concubine - Nhu Me Hoi Hoi
How to Be a Beloved Concubine, a sweet and suitable palace intrigue romance for those who want to enjoy the genre without too much complexity. The story begins in the Great Tè Kingdom, where the Emperor ascends the throne, initiating a selection of beauties. Amidst hundreds of different beautiful women, On Uyen, with her innocent and pure appearance, inadvertently catches the Emperor's eye. Advancing smoothly into the palace, she gains the Emperor's favor for seven consecutive days, arousing intense jealousy in the harem. However, the Emperor chooses her only to use her as bait to expose the malicious actions of the other consorts.
14. Palace Succession - Ly Hao
Vo Uyen Trinh, a woman with an unfortunate fate. Her father, the great Vo clan's head in Trac Chau, marries Van Thi for social advancement, orchestrating her mother's death due to difficulties in childbirth. She is sent to the countryside for upbringing. When she reaches the marriageable age, her father brings her back to assume the family's leadership, calculating to place her in the palace. However, few know that the one he brings back is not Vo Uyen Trinh but Ly Gia La. Wanting to fulfill Uyen Trinh's revenge before dying, she impersonates her. Ly Gia La is welcomed back as the Vo family's eldest daughter, opening the stage for palace intrigue, navigating through challenges in the harem, and becoming the honored queen.
15. Rules of the Female Official - Flourishing Blossom
Rules of the Female Official, a time-travel palace intrigue novel, centers around Kuang Nhi, the eldest daughter of the Kuang family, engaged from a young age to a noble son. Ironically, her fiance's future wife is intricately connected to her second sister. The day her second sister gets married is also the day she lets go of the mortal world. Instead of dying, she travels back to the time of the founding of the Chu Dynasty, entering the female officials and becoming the Empress Hui. The imminent danger she faces is being buried alive following the late emperor's burial. To secure her survival, Kuang Nhi must negotiate terms with the future emperor, Crown Prince Canh An.
16. Tale of the Supreme Consort - Mach Thuong Phu To
Co Van Yen, known for her kindness and unwavering love for Tien Duc, never engages in schemes or competitions. However, her loyalty is met with the emperor's indifference, family injustice, the loss of a child, and death with resentment. Mercifully, Co Van Yen is given another chance at life, determined to become the most respected woman in the world. Since her rebirth, she transforms into a new person, vowing not to let others oppress her and ensuring that those who once harmed her pay the price.
17. The Prosperous Imperial Consort - Phoenix Reverence
The Prosperous Imperial Consort, a novel with elements of time-travel and palace intrigue, features a unique storyline. The male lead, Decree Prince Mac Tu Nghieu, is not only ugly but also shameless. The female lead, Diep Ly, is not extraordinarily beautiful but rather ordinary. When the two come together, it's not love at first sight but a simple arranged marriage. The female lead is a good person, the male lead is a bad person, and the bad one is not easy to provoke, while the good one is even more difficult to provoke. What's the real story? Please join in and find out.
18. Empress of the Emperor – Hoai Phi Van Van
In that year, she - Princess Leng Vien of Dai Truong, beautiful, intelligent, and wiser than most. Her beauty captivated many hearts of men. At the age of 13, her heart belonged to someone in a distant land, both unaware of each other's identity, bound only by a cloth as a token of their engagement. Shortly after, she was summoned to the palace to oversee her young nephew, while her trusted confidante was given a fatal poison. Faced with the death of the general and numerous intrigues in the imperial court, Leng Vien decided to uncover the truth.
19. Becoming the Queen – Le Tieu
Becoming the Queen revolves around Tich Lan Vi, the mute adopted daughter of the Emperor. Despite being treated coldly and scorned by others, she rises like a wildflower. In her previous life, she was promised in marriage to Viet Lieu Prince Hoac Trinh. Thinking that marrying the one she loved would bring a lifetime of happiness, she was wrong. Upon arriving at her husband's home, she faced mistreatment, and her father, a great general, died as a result. Driven to death by unjust grievances, she died with no resolution. Fate gave her another chance at life, precisely when she was about to marry Viet Lieu Prince. To seize this precious opportunity, she cancels the engagement and requests to enter the palace as the concubine of Emperor Hoac Ky. With the advantage of rebirth, she becomes smarter and more mature, allowing her to navigate the harem peacefully.
20. The Sole Life – Quan Tu Giang Son
As the number one female assassin in the underworld of the 21st century, she suddenly finds herself in a distant kingdom after a nap, inhabiting the body of a talented individual named To Cam Binh. On the first night in this new world, she unintentionally offends her husband - King Han Ha.
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