Gifted scholars and beautiful women novels are usually considered a type of romantic novels. Their development stages can be roughly as follows: 1. Primitive stage: At this stage, the novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women usually introduce the main protagonist as a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman. There is not much background introduction and plot setting between the two sides. 2. The traditional stage: After the initial stage, the novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women began to transition to traditional literature. The background and personality of the protagonists gradually introduced, and the story plot gradually became richer, starting to involve more plots and character relationships. 3. The golden stage: After the traditional stage, the novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women began to enter the golden stage. The protagonist's personality characteristics became more distinct, the plot more complicated, and the relationship between the characters more complicated. At the same time, the emotional entanglement between the gifted scholars and beautiful women also became more delicate and in-depth. 4. Silver stage: After the golden stage, the novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women began to enter the silver stage. The plot and character relationships became more complicated and cumbersome, and at the same time, they paid more attention to the description of the characters 'hearts and the outbreak of emotions. 5. Maturity stage: After the silver stage, the novels of gifted scholars and beautiful women gradually mature. The plot and character relationships are more complete and stable, and the literary style becomes more mature and diverse.