Why Aren't There Any Palace-Intrigue Stories Where the Heroine Starts Out as the Empress? 怎么没有女主一开始就是皇后的宫斗文？
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The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后
[Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Please support my new book, "Reborn Looking Eighteen, with Twelve-Year-Old Children." Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi
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Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情
Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally
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Successor Empress 继后
The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t
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A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕：皇后娘娘她日日求被废
They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g
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I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠
[Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and
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The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后
[Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi
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My Empress Weighs Ninety Jin, and Eighty-Five Jin of That Is Rebellion 朕的皇后九十斤，有八十五斤反骨
[Both leads are devoted to each other + contrasting personalities + self-serving heroine + satisfying and sweet + mutual pampering] Lin Xiaoxiao, an overworked corporate drone, transmigrates into the body of a wicked empress. The emperor has ignored her for four years, despises her, and sees her as the greatest shame of his life! The crown prince hates her as his mother and plans to whip her corpse once he grows up and turns evil! The empress dowager is deeply calculating, treating her like a lo
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Schemes in the Ming Palace: A World Without Beauty 明宫谋：无颜天下
In the unforgiving world of imperial power, Wang Rongyu has no choice but to enter the palace. She keeps her head down, hoping only to leave, not to rise through the ranks. But she has two mothers-in-law to contend with, the emperor’s favored concubine ahead of her, and a palace full of women selected and enfeoffed six months ago, yet still no children have been born. Knowing that emperors are heartless, Wang Rongyu has already made up her mind to simply do her job as empress. She won’t compete
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The Emperor and Empress Joined Forces and Purged the Court 帝后联手后，肃清了朝纲
Empress from the start! They love each other for a lifetime, and when the empress passes away, the emperor dies for love! They don't ask to be born together, only to die together! Marriage first, love later + not both virgins + not exclusively doting + completely fictional setting What? The emperor has made a concubine's daughter empress? The powerful ministers are so furious their beards are practically standing on end. Su He, the woman struck by this incredible stroke of fortune, is relieved i
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The Emperor Only Wants to Share a Splendid Realm with His Empress 皇帝只想和皇后娘娘共享锦绣山河
Qin Weimeng's grandfather was the reigning dynasty's chancellor and the emperor's mentor. Bearing the duty of staying by the emperor's side, she entered the imperial harem, determined to be a capable wife and a good empress. What she didn't know was that Emperor Yuwen Che wanted a wife who would share both hardship and joy with him, and that he had played a part in bringing her into the palace from the very beginning.
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A Virtuous Empress in Shunzhi’s Reign: I Strive to Become Empress Dowager 清穿顺治的贤德皇后，奋斗当太后
In the book, Shunzhi’s first empress was unloved and childless. Demoted to a consort, she died miserably in the depths of the imperial palace. After he transmigrated, he didn’t like her. As it happened, she didn’t like him either: a man who flirted with his younger siblings’ spouses and had no principles. It turned out they were better off as relatives! When the Tonggiya clan entered the palace: “Cousin, your new sister-in-law dances beautifully. Just look at that tiny waist. It makes me want to
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I Became the Second Empress, and Suddenly the Empress Is Cold and Heartless Toward Me 穿成继后，皇后突然对朕薄情寡义
She transmigrates into the emperor's second wife. Isn't that the empress? The highest starting point a woman could hope for in ancient times. Sounds great, perfect for lying flat, since she's already at the top. The emperor says she should be magnanimous. Sure, I'll let you take two beauties as concubines at once. No singles, absolutely. The empress dowager says the imperial family needs more heirs. So we'll encourage childbirth in the harem and introduce incentives: anyone who has a child gets
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The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀
[Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S
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The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼
[One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we
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The Empress's Laid-Back Daily Life 继后的摆烂日常
Li Yunche: “Wang Yichun, I didn’t marry you, I married your status as the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhennan. You’d better behave and fulfill your duties as empress. Besides, I don’t like you, so don’t imagine you can throw your weight around just because you’re empress. And don’t even dream of bearing a legitimate prince. My sons can only be born to the Imperial Noble Consort.” Throw my weight around? Bear a legitimate prince? The empress shook her head. She’d never even thought about
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The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城
[Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at
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The Entire Court Longs for the Empress to Attend Court and Rule 满朝文武盼着皇后娘娘上朝理政
(The manhua adaptation is out! I had a look, and it’s pretty good!) After her elder sister dies in the palace intrigues, Shen Shixi enters the palace by imperial decree to be selected as a consort. The palace is home to a virtuous and capable empress with immense power and a distinguished maternal family; a noble consort from a prestigious clan who is incredibly good at having children; a Consort Rong who is the emperor’s favorite and has a highly artistic temperament; a Consort Qiong whose extr
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The Hilarious Empress: I'm Getting Remarried 爆笑皇后：本宫要改嫁
“You beast, stay back!” His beloved consort had cowered in the corner of the bed again, looking utterly aggrieved. The emperor silently rubbed his forehead. He was a mighty ruler, wise and valiant, handsome and charming, yet he had married an empress who did nothing but get into trouble every day. Not only did he have to clean up her messes and take his mother’s scoldings on her behalf, but she also went around accusing him of being a beast who forced himself on her. If she still wouldn’t let hi
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The Husband Swap: I Turned Around and Married the Crown Prince, Winning at Every Step 换夫记：转身嫁太子步步为赢
The Lin family, headed by the Minister of Revenue, had two daughters. The elder, Lin Duanyue, was the Princess Consort of Prince Yong, while the younger, Lin Zhaoyun, was the Crown Princess. Countless people were green with envy. During the two years Lin Duanyue was Prince Yong's consort, she and Li Xun managed, at least, to treat each other with courtesy and sit down together for tea and conversation. That is, until the Crown Prince died. Li Xun held Lin Zhaoyun in his arms and forced Lin Duany
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The Imperial Consort Trades on the Emperor’s Favor, Seeking Revenge and Rising to Power 贵妃恃宠而骄，一路复仇上位
(A pure palace-intrigue revenge power fantasy, with sweet romance, scumbags getting what they deserve, and an adorable child later on. The leads are not each other's firsts, so read with caution if that bothers you!!! Not fantasy!!!) She is Yu Zhiyi, daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, and Yu Zhiyan, daughter of the Minister of Rites. On her fifth birthday, because of a Frost Soul Pearl, all 100-odd members of Yu Zhiyi's family were slaughtered. The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had once
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Don't Be Afraid, Mother. I'll Make You Empress Dowager 母后别怕，孩儿送你上太后之位
Three years ago, Qin Shuran, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s family, was granted an imperial marriage and named Crown Princess. Little did she expect to skip right past being Crown Princess and become empress instead. Qin Shuran smiled faintly. “Just what I wanted.” Now that she had taken the empress’s throne, how could she let anyone else sit on the empress dowager’s? The emperor said, “Shuran is gentle and kind to everyone. She is truly a virtuous empress, fit to rule the inner
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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
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The Empress's Palace 中宫
At eighteen, Yu Lanqing was shrewd, clever, and breathtakingly beautiful, yet stubborn enough to keep going until she hit a wall. Wei Li went to every length to marry Su Yaoyao, and Yu Lanqing used every means at her disposal to become Wei Li's empress. A daughter of the Yu family couldn't stand the sight of anything dirty. She acted decisively and turned his harem upside down. Wei Li did not love Yu Lanqing. That was why everything she did and said annoyed him so much. Wei Li said Yu Lanqing wa
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The Empress Is Dignified Yet Alluring: Once She Seduces the Emperor, He Won't Let Her Escape 皇后端庄又妖娆，撩下皇上逃不掉
[Palace intrigue + empress from the start + exclusive devotion in the middle and later stages + winning back his wife] Helian Jin came from the most fallen branch of a prestigious clan, yet the emperor overcame fierce opposition and made her his new empress. She went from cautiously finding her footing in the palace to wielding thunderous methods, taking down scheming rivals and false innocents as she fought her way through the palace intrigue and secured her position. As mistress of the impe
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Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花
[Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio
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The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人
The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel
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A Nong, the Second Empress 继后阿浓
[Historical political intrigue + palace machinations + revenge + 10-year age gap + marriage before love] *An empress who seems sweet and clueless but can turn into a fierce little rabbit, and the Prince of Xin, a killing machine with a puppy-like side [The opening moves at a slower pace, so proceed with that in mind.] During Emperor Mingde's campaign to eradicate the power of the great clans, Ruan Xia's arrival became the spark that would overturn Jing's political order, and she witnessed the ki
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The Successor Empress Became a Winner in Life 继后她成了人生赢家
After a dream that felt like a lifetime, Garudai keeps searching for the scenes she saw in it. But as she travels on, she discovers that the dream and reality both overlap and clash. She changes her fate of dying young and childless, remembered only for a single remark, and becomes a revered matriarch surrounded by descendants, cherished and pampered throughout her life. Along her thorn-strewn path, beautiful flowers bloom in vivid colors.
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The Emperor Favors His Concubine and Neglects His Empress? She Takes the Throne 皇帝宠妾灭妻？皇后直接登基
In her previous life, Xu Ying helped her husband fight his way through a chaotic age and claim the throne. She, too, was made empress. As he conquered the realm, her husband had to take a few captured princesses, noblewomen from prominent families, and talented young women from distinguished families as concubines to win people over. Xu Ying was magnanimous and never took them seriously. Until one careless move left her betrayed by the women in the harem. She was banished to the cold palace, her
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Her Majesty's Slender Waist and Snow-White Skin Have the Emperor Obsessed Every Day 娘娘细腰雪肤，皇上日日痴缠
Before Shen Nian could enter the palace after being named Noble Consort, her younger sister had her killed. To stop her father from rebelling, she refused reincarnation and returned in the body of the empress to exact her revenge. She won the emperor's favor and secured her place at the head of the harem. At first, she planned to humor the emperor, but then she noticed the scheming ruler's gaze growing stranger and stranger. He even clung to her, pursuing her day and night. Li Xu had accounted f
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The Wise Empress Who Never Tries to Improve 继后贤后娘娘她总是不上进
[Lazy-Fish Empress + Wife-Doting Emperor + Sweet, Exclusively Doted-On Romance] Yan Zhaoyuan was born into the Chu dukes' family as their beloved youngest daughter. She never knew hardship growing up, and by the time she was fifteen, she had never had to suffer through life's difficulties. When she was granted a marriage and made empress, she planned to take things easy, lie flat, and slack off until retirement. Before she had even done anything, the young emperor was already clinging to her lik
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The Transmigrated Woman’s Legendary Path to Becoming Empress 穿越女之皇后的传奇之路
Empress Ye of the Great Zhou's Zhaohua era was Emperor Jinghe's second empress and the mother of Emperor Yuanshun. Ye Zhaoning was the second legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo. From birth, she possessed memories of another life. As the second daughter, she was often overlooked and was not especially cherished by her parents, but she got along well with her sisters. When she was ten, her parents were posted away to serve as officials, and she was entrusted to her maternal grandfather, wh
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Reborn Empress Opens Her Eyes, Torments Her Scum Husband and Seizes the Empire 重生皇后一睁眼，虐死渣夫夺江山
A power-hungry, unhinged empress takes on the world vs. her fiercely loyal shadow guard / strong heroine + unhinged female lead + satisfying read + villains get humiliated throughout + devoted guard In her previous life, she died pregnant, full of hatred. In this life, she has sworn off love and wants only power. The puppet emperor is nothing but a stepping stone. Her maternal grandfather is the chancellor, her uncle is a general, and her brother commands the Imperial Guard. With such powerful c
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Executed for Killing Four Consorts, the Empress Is Reborn 连杀四妃被赐死，皇后娘娘重生了
[Not a story where both leads are romantically inexperienced] + [Palace and household intrigue] + [Reborn] + [Empress] + [Feel-good wish fulfillment] + [Past and present lives] + [Villain] + [Face-slapping] In her previous life, Zheng Xiyan was a wicked empress hated by everyone. She killed four consorts and ruled the harem, never realizing it was all part of Emperor Xiao Xuanchen's scheme. He used her to keep the court in balance while consolidating power in his own hands. Reborn, Zheng Xiyan d
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The Empress Is Sweet and Wicked, and the Cold Emperor Loves Her to the Extreme 娘娘娇又坏，冷情帝王狠狠爱
[Newly completed novel, new release, low rating.] [Sweet romance] The great beauty Xiao Ronghua was married off. When the new emperor ascended the throne, Xiao Ronghua entered the palace as empress and became the wife of the young, handsome emperor, a man cold in both appearance and heart. Everyone knew the new emperor had little interest in women and was abstemious, surely a wise ruler devoted to the nation and its people who would never be swayed by beauty. So no one worried about it. Xiao Ro
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The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死
Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa
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Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂
[Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t
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I Rule the Imperial Harem with My Cooking 我靠做菜称霸后宫
[System + strong heroine + transmigration] She’s a top assassin from the 21st century, transmigrated into the body of a useless queen? No problem! With a Chef God System that gives out gear through lucky draws, handsome men and adorable babies are all coming right into her “pot”! She has an incredibly cool, handsome, scheming husband, an adorable genius baby, and a Chef God System that gives out gear through lucky draws. Watch her use nothing but a pot and a spoon to win over handsome men, domin
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Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后
Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil
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After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光
[Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s
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The Empress Specializes in Dealing With Transmigrated Women 皇后娘娘专治穿越女
High-stakes palace intrigue + a cast of villains Xiao Yan, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, was taught from childhood how to be her husband’s principal wife, how to run a household as its mistress, and how to be a good empress. It wasn’t until she faced her husband’s betrayal and her family’s provocations that Xiao Yan finally woke up to the truth: love was the least reliable thing of all. In her role as the principal wife, Xiao Yan had thought the transmigrated woman was unrea
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After Failing to Assassinate the Emperor, I Return to Power Seven Years Later 弑君失败，七年后本宫卷土重来
[An emperor who seems gentle and refined but is actually an obsessive tyrant VS an empress who seems detached from worldly desires but is actually ruthless] Year Five of Jiayou. A political upheaval brought down the Jiang family, the imperial family’s staunchest supporters, overnight. That same year, Empress Jiang He’s plan to poison Emperor Jiayou in Fengqi Palace failed, and she was confined to Qianyuan Temple to pray for the realm. The realm remained unharmed, but the imperial harem became a
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Palace Beauty 宫姝
She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined.
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The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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The Empress Ran 冉后
Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world.
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Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼
“Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos
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Snowfall at Zichen Palace 雪落紫宸宫
[Both leads are devoted only to each other + The emperor chases his wife to the crematorium + Childhood sweethearts + The emperor is hopelessly lovestruck + The emperor is a total jerk] In the twenty-first year of the Xihe era, Consort Shen Yao, whose favor surpassed that of every other woman in the palace, was sentenced to death by the emperor with a cup of poisoned wine for offending the Empress Dowager. As she died, she was still carrying the emperor's child. As her final breath left her, She
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I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子
Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul
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Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后
In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p
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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied
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