Have a Child! Get a Raise! Become Empress Dowager!
生子！加薪！当太后！
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- Completed
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- 1.4M Words
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- Ancient Romance
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- Palace & Household Intrigue
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- 5d ago
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In a Serious Reading Slump. Share Your All-Time Number One
Female-oriented novels, any genre. I'm in a reading slump lately and can't get into anything.
I Just Went and Deleted My Entire Bookshelf 😱😭😭
Does anyone have any highly rated books to save this poor child? 😭😭
I Spend More Time Looking for Books Than Reading Them. Help Me Out, Anything Good Will Do
Transmigration Palace Intrigue Novels
Looking for books like My Lady Is a PhD in Psychology, and I’ll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace (Jiaojiao Yueming). I’m out of palace-intrigue novels to read, so please recommend some. The heroine transmigrates and wreaks havoc throughout the imperial harem.
Stories So Thrilling You’ll Stay Up All Night to Finish
Palace Intrigue with Open, Unabashed Favoritism and Exclusive Devotion
Looking for books similar to The Beautiful and Soft Lady-in-Waiting Is Spoiled Endlessly by the Cold-Blooded Crown Prince. Palace intrigue or entertainment-world crossovers are both fine. I want open, obvious affection, not a heroine who's a target in plain sight. From the start, she should be the favored one, preferably the only one he favors. Ideally, once he has or falls in love with the heroine, they should both be sexually inexperienced.
Palace and Household Intrigue Novels, Preferably Rated 9.5 or Higher, With a Tight, Fast-Paced Plot
Palace and household intrigue that gets more exciting with every round, takes on a comedic feel, and still has some heartfelt moments. Please recommend some!
I've Been Into Palace Intrigue Lately 😍 Hand Over Your Top Palace Intrigue Picks!
Looking for books like "The Empress's Consort Is Cunning, and the Emperor Can't Resist Her". The leads don't have to be each other's firsts!!! They don't have to be each other's firsts!!! But the female lead must be clear-headed and strong, not weak. Some angst is fine. I like stories set in fictionalized historical worlds, as long as the plot is well-crafted and detailed, hehe.
I’ve Been Obsessed with Palace-Intrigue Stories Lately. Ladies, Hand Over Your Books!
Looking for Stories Where the Heroine Is a Concubine, Clear-headed, Content with Her Place, and Not Vying for Favor. Little Palace Intrigue!
Looking for books like The Professional Conduct of a Concubine.
Palace Intrigue! The Heroine Is Clear-Headed and Works Hard to Have Children and Rise in Rank!
Looking for books similar to The Empress Is Wild and Wily, Raising Children Amid a Harem Showdown. The heroine is clear-headed in the harem. Sweet romance or doting romance are both fine.
I’ve Been Into Pregnancy and Palace-Intrigue Stories Lately, So Hand Over All Your Recommendations!
Any Really Great Palace-Intrigue Novels?
Looking for the Absolute Best on Your Bookshelves!!! BG, Historical or Modern Romance, Anything Goes
BG, BG, BG! Historical, modern, or imaginative romance are all fine, as long as both leads are each other's first and only partner!
Desperately Looking for Stories About Concubines Turning Their Lives Around, Similar to The Concubine's Rules
Looking for a Palace Romance Where the Emperor Dotes on a Beautiful Consort, With No Angst
The female lead enters the palace as a consort. She's intelligent and socially savvy, and the emperor dotes on her. No angst at all. The female lead has to be beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I'm a sucker for good looks. Ideally, she gets pregnant within the first few dozen chapters. I'd also like the writing to be decent, though maybe I'm just too picky.
Palace Intrigue Where a Low-Ranking Concubine Rises Through the Ranks with Her Wits
Something like Empresses in the Palace would be great. I want a palace-intrigue story that starts with the selection of consorts, with a clearheaded heroine who's sharp and emotionally intelligent.
Palace Intrigue Stories About Climbing to Power
No rebirth, no transmigration, and the author must have good writing. I'm looking for stories about rising through the ranks, such as a palace maid, a secondary consort, or a servant girl working her way up to become a noble consort.
Looking for Great Palace and Inner-Residence Intrigue Novels! I Got Hooked Recently and Can't Get Out!
Waaah, please recommend some books! The kind with no golden finger, where the characters rely purely on clever tactics. Thank you, thank you!
Come Read This Palace-Intrigue Story! Both Leads Are Smart, and It's Not Clichéd
I want something like "The Concubine Is Too Good at Flirting, and the Crown Prince Loses Control Night After Night". I haven’t read a book this good in ages! Both leads are strong. The Crown Princess doesn’t appear until later, and the Crown Prince has no feelings for her. The female lead is incredibly smart, brave, and ambitious. Most...
Palace Intrigue, the Female Lead Treats Being a Consort as a Career, Never Falls for the Male Lead. Please!
Novels similar to "The Job of a Concubine".
Any Stories About Well-Behaved Concubines Who Get Along with the Legal Wife?
I'm used to stories about legitimate daughters, concubine-born daughters, and maids, and want a change of pace. I'd like to read about concubines, but not ones who rise to become the principal wife. I want to see a concubine and the principal wife get along harmoniously, with the concubine even becoming her confidante. The concubine should be content with her place and enjoy a few small happinesses and comforts.
Keeping These for Myself, Just Organizing Them
My bookshelf is hard to organize, so I'm leaving this here.
In a Reading Slump. Looking for a Palace Intrigue Novel
Looking for stories like The Crown Prince Is Cold and Unfeeling? I’ll Leave the Eastern Palace and Scheme for the Empress’s Throne! I want a female lead from a good family who’s loved by her relatives but isn’t naive. She should be very calculating, ruthless to herself and even more ruthless to others, and able to treat the emperor like a dog she’s training.
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With a Baby from the Start, I Have a Shot at Becoming Empress
Taking My Rental House to Ancient Times to Become an Imperial Consort
The Vermilion Gate
Wu Fu’s Life in the Palace Begins with the Selection
The Cool Concubine
I Became the Crown Prince's Consort, and Got Twins as a Bonus
Schemes of the Inner Palace
The Crown Prince Asks Every Day: Has My Concubine Improved Today?
I Bound Myself to the Harem Wage-Slave System
My Days Watching the Drama Unfold in the Imperial Harem
Crafting a Phoenix: From Consort Jin to Empress Dowager
Transmigrate into a Book: The Empress Is Here to Rise to Power
Reborn to Raise the Fourth Prince, I Secure My Place as Empress Dowager
Pure Grace and Resplendent Splendor
A Rough Start: The Imperial Consort Rises Through the Ranks and Has a Baby with Her Red Packet Group
You Want Me to Bear an Heir? I'll Send My Wretched Sister Straight to the Cold Palace
You Traded Your Military Merits for a Second Wife, So I’ll Marry Into the Prince’s Manor With a Noble Title
The Imperial Consort Exudes an Enchanting Fragrance, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day
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So far, it deserves a 5-star rating, and I hope it won't disappoint in the future. The following content will contain a lot of criticism, but it's unrelated to the author and is purely my personal opinion. The female lead isn't the kind of "saintly" woman who's generous with other people's money and acts superior despite lacking ability, but she's also not the kind of low-class woman who uses…
Finally, a story with a less complicated hierarchy! The female lead is favored but not the only one, and the harem isn't filled with constant intrigue and backstabbing. The high-ranking officials are all intelligent. Most of the time, it's about enjoying life and interacting with the emperor. The female lead is cheerful, lively, and hardworking, with a strong sense of responsibility.
Xun Zhen is so adorable, a complete anomaly in palace intrigue novels! She doesn't have any overpowered cheat codes, nor is she the ruthless, cunning type. After transmigrating to the harem, she just wants to live a peaceful, easy life, aiming only to climb to the rank of concubine and retire comfortably.
I really enjoyed this book. Unlike other palace intrigue novels that constantly reveal shocking secrets and have the female lead expose past evils, or those with elaborate schemes, poisonings, or accidental murders, this one is more realistic. Everyone avoids targeting the imperial heirs, yet the harem remains turbulent and ever-changing. It's truly captivating!
Next time, write a female lead with the same personality, ambition, and ability as Consort Qiao. Although Consort Qiao is a villain and her behavior is also very bad, her character should be more outstanding than a female lead whose face is blurred when she doesn't appear. What a clever, kind, and righteous female lead, yet also like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
It's rare to see such a realistic novel about imperial concubines. Most other novels about imperial concubines are stereotypical depictions of ruthless infighting and treacherous characters.
This book is truly captivating; the current portion rivals "A Daily Life in the Qing Dynasty" in my opinion. The women in the book feel incredibly real—the kind of busy, artistic heroine, the adorable and proud Consort Jing, the doting Consort Yao, and the dazzling yet ambitious and cunning Consort Qiao. They all have their own plans, weaknesses, and flaws.
It's a great read! Every character is well-developed and believable. There aren't any truly evil characters yet. I hope the female lead gets better and better! 💕💕💕 The emperor's actions are also very befitting of his status. In some novels I've read, they deliberately created obstacles for the female lead by having favored concubines whose actions the emperor ignored. This book is excellent, highly recommended!
The author's writing is quite good, with occasional and seamless use of poetry. This palace intrigue novel is different from typical ones; unlike Qing Dynasty novels where people die all the time and it's heavy-hearted, this one is set in the Song Dynasty, where women's status wasn't as low and the social atmosphere was more open. Plus, the protagonist is adorable; some of her little actions are incredibly endearing. It's no wonder the emperor likes her—who wouldn't like her? 🥰
The author's writing style is very comfortable, and the book truly captures the elegance of the Song Dynasty. The female lead is very charismatic; kind-hearted yet not weak, she knows how to enjoy life and has fun. As a concubine, she fulfills her duties well, neither seeking true love nor being arrogant. Her carefree and unrestrained nature makes her very pleasant to be around.