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  1. 1 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 44.3kReads9.5Score5kShelves
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  2. 2 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 820Reads—Score—Shelves
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  3. 3 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 10.4kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
  4. 4 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves
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  5. 5 An Lingrong Reborn: Palace Intrigue Is Just a Side Hustle Now 安陵容重生:从此宫斗是副业 Female-Channel Fanfiction423k WordsCompleted [My new book is out! Go check it out!] [Everyone Can Read Minds + Beloved by All + Author Mom Transmigrates into Her Own Book + Feel-Good Story] He Yunzhu transmigrated into the moment the heroine she had written was born. The baby nearly got strangled to death for being an ill omen, and she mistook her enemy for her beloved older sister. After transmigrating into her book, she starts breaking up couples. The first couple she splits up is her own mom and dad! After finally waking up her lovesick 192Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  6. 6 A Saintess Survives Tribulations Across the Screen 综影之圣女在渡劫 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + quick transmigration + System + Qing dynasty transmigration + transmigration into all kinds of settings] P.S. This is my first time writing. My prose and plotting are both quite poor, and there may be some Mary Sue elements and weak spots in the plot. If that’s not for you, please don’t read. A lot of the setup is hard to change, so I can only finish this one first and try to do better with the next book. Potential deal-breakers: 1) The heroine sometimes helps characters in the plot. 2) 562Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  7. 7 What If An Lingrong Were Reborn Before the Selection 假如安陵容重生回了选秀前 Female-Channel Fanfiction457k WordsCompleted An Lingrong was reborn at the inn where she had stayed before the selection of palace candidates. In that moment, the bitter taste of apricot kernels filled her mouth. Bitter, so bitter, unbearably bitter... In this life, she never wanted to taste bitter apricot kernels again. She knew she had neither grand ambitions nor lofty aspirations. All she wanted was to live a peaceful life. 705Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  8. 8 A Story of Ruyi: Transmigrating as Wei Yanwan 如懿传同人之穿越魏嬿婉 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted She didn't want to transmigrate, but she did... She didn't want to enter the palace, but she did... She didn't love Qianlong, but she became his favorite consort... And behind her always stood that servant, forever bent at the waist with his head bowed... My lady, in this servant's heart, you'll always be a celestial being, an angel... 1kReads8.5Score—Shelves
  9. 9 Empresses in the Palace: Shilan and Huanhuan Are Reborn 甄嬛传之世兰嬛嬛重生归来 Female-Channel Fanfiction277k WordsCompleted Zhen Huan woke from a deep sleep to find that the Empress Dowager was no longer the Empress Dowager, and the dead had returned to life. Given another chance, she and the others join forces to protect their families, bring down the Empress, and outlast their rivals until they become the Empress Dowager and Noble Consort Dowager. Then they can chat, admire the flowers, and gaze at the moon in the imperial harem. 26Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  10. 10 I Transmigrated Into Empresses in the Palace: My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 穿进甄嬛传:我的目标是太后 Female-Channel Fanfiction431k WordsCompleted Ying Guiren transmigrates × Third Prince is reborn Jiang Caiping, who died suddenly after staying up all night, is transported into Empresses in the Palace by a twist of fate. To complete her main quest, she has no choice but to attach herself to someone powerful. The hidden quest released by the System is said to be a collection of regrets voted on by readers. To get home, she gives it her all, hoping to earn the title of the country's number-one support player as soon as possible. Third Prince 28Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  11. 11 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 4.3kReads8.9Score307Shelves
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  12. 12 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 100Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  13. 13 The Empress Doesn’t Want to Enter the Palace 娘娘她不想入宫 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted To preserve her family's honor, she is sent into the palace to help her aunt, the favored consort, win the emperor's favor and seize power, and to put her own cousin on the throne. Who could have guessed that he would turn around and marry her cousin as his empress? After exhausting every scheme, she ends up losing her closest kin to a tragic death. Then, amid a great fire, she returns to the days before she entered the palace. Lou Huayu gazes at the enemies from her past life, lowers her head, 942Reads8.3Score109Shelves
  14. 14 Wanfeng Palace 菀凤宫 Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Doesn’t love the emperor + aims to become Empress Dowager + wants her own child to be crown prince + later receives exclusive devotion + palace intrigue, eliminates every consort in the harem] Note: They are not mutually faithful at first. The heroine gradually wins the emperor over with her schemes and tactics. Jiang Zhiwan was a general’s daughter who studied the art of poisoning, then accidentally poisoned herself to death. She transmigrated into a different fictional era, only to 422Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  15. 15 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位,让皇上一见钟情 Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 4.3kReads9.0Score558Shelves
  16. 16 The Noble Consort Rejects Love, Yet the Emperor Dotes on Her and Decrees Her Empress 贵妃不入爱河,皇上盛宠下旨封后 Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [The leads aren't both chaste at first + he pampers her devotedly later + the emperor secretly helps her navigate palace intrigue + the heroine has no interest in loving the emperor and focuses on climbing the ranks.] Alternate-era setting [The emperor personally raises his future empress, then claims her in the night] The Yun family has a legitimate daughter, a peerless beauty hidden away in the general's manor. The prime minister's son came to propose, but didn't even get to see her. “I don't 1.7kReads9.1Score205Shelves
  17. 17 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Dotes on Consort Yuan 入宫后,偏执皇上盛宠元妃娘娘 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [A violent emperor + a feigning-fool, ruthless concubine-born daughter + not mutually exclusive in the early stages + favored above the entire harem later] An Qingyu was the fourth daughter of the prime minister. Her mother, Concubine Lan Yue, had been brought into the household as the prime minister’s wife’s dowry maid. As a concubine-born daughter, An Qingyu had grown up at the First Madam’s side, keeping her head down and ingratiating herself, just like Concubine Lan. Then a twist of fate rui 2.5kReads9.0Score292Shelves
  18. 18 A Heart Caged Behind Palace Walls: Consort Yuan Is Promoted Again 宫墙锁心宠,元妃娘娘又晋位了 Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted No one is completely devoted to one person in the early part of the story, so don’t read if that’s a dealbreaker. The emperor is a scoundrel at first, but utterly doting later. More sweet than angsty. [Palace intrigue and rising to power + many children + absolute favor + climbing to the top one step at a time] Su Zhitang, the daughter of a general, enters the palace as a beauty after the selection. Her father is already a second-rank official, so she only wants to heed her mother’s advice, keep 1kReads9.0Score101Shelves
  19. 19 The Beloved Consort Is Pregnant Again, So Make Her Empress 娇妃再怀给朕当皇后 Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she trusted the empress and helped her eliminate her enemies, only to be cast aside once she was no longer useful. In this life, she’ll hold on to the emperor and topple the empress. Consort? Noble Consort? If she’s going to be anything, she’ll be empress. Your Majesty, here I come! 294Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  20. 20 One Smile from the Noble Consort and a Hundred Charms Bloom, While the Emperor Panics Like a Roughneck 贵妃一笑百媚:皇上急的像糙汉 Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted More children, more blessings. [The fiercest rise to power through palace intrigue + Winning the emperor's heart + Having all the children in the imperial palace + Having children nonstop] Every child who survives in the end is the heroine's. After breaking all ties with Prince Ling, she enters the palace. Two years go by, and she avoids the emperor's favor, wanting only to live out her life in peace. She never expected the empress's banner to sway in her direction and choose her. Xiao Wan'er kn 522Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  21. 21 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 40.8kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
  22. 22 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 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 13.1kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
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  23. 23 The Consort Locked Away in the Deep Palace 深宫锁妃 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “You’re only a lowly palace maid, yet you dare seduce His Majesty? I’ll teach you some proper manners!” The Empress’s long, armored fingernails dug into the flesh beneath Lin Ange’s chin as she spoke coldly. She had never wanted to become a prisoner in the palace, yet the Empress mistook her for a seductress and pursued her relentlessly, leaving her life hanging by a thread. The Emperor doted on her and wanted to protect her, but instead he thrust her into the eye of the storm! “Your Majesty, if 6Reads5.6Score—Shelves
  24. 24 Trapped in the Palace 困宫闱 Ancient Romance37k WordsCompleted Not a feel-good story. Tragic, serious literature. A general's daughter versus a mad emperor, locked in a fierce battle of wills. Less rivalry among women and palace intrigue, more female friendship. When Lin Xin was fifteen, her father and brother had won great military honors, yet she stepped into a red bridal sedan that would devour her alive. Within the palace walls, swords were made of wood, the sky was boxed in on all sides, and even every breath was bound by the chains of rules. She thoug —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  25. 25 Under the Palace Eaves 宫檐 Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted She promised to glimpse the future of the Qing empire for the man she loved deeply. 664Reads8.7Score101Shelves
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  26. 26 A First-Rank Palace Consort 一品宫妃 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After dying a miserable death in a car accident in her previous life, she is reborn as a low-ranking palace maid in the cold palace who could starve to death at any moment. Song Qingqiao only wants a peaceful life as an ordinary palace maid who gets to eat her fill every day. But she accidentally heals the cold and unfeeling emperor, and somehow ends up as a favored concubine deep in the palace, despised by the officials and envied by the other consorts... 255Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  27. 27 The Heart of the Palace 宫心 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted A sweeping tale of dynastic splendor, a palace crowned with layered eaves. Fame and fortune drift away like clouds and smoke; the world may look the same, but people have changed, and the past can never be relived. She was once lowborn and humble as dust, bowing and scraping, dependent on others for every breath. She was once fair as snow, radiant as brocade, dancing with graceful poise and captivating charm. They called it a gathering of beauties, a day of perfect splendor. But beneath it al 136Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  28. 28 Blossoms in the Palace 宫闱花 Ancient Romance805k WordsCompleted Everyone knew that Su Liuying, the prefect’s only daughter, had rejected a marriage proposal in public and sworn she would never marry Lou Yue, Prince An’s heir. Later, the entire Su family was wiped out, and Su Liuying became a palace servant. When they met again, he sat in the seat of power while she knelt before him. He lifted her chin and gently stroked it. “Do you regret it?” She lowered her eyes, tears of blood falling. “Please, help me!” “Fine!” He agreed, then used the dagger he had give 871Reads8.8Score100Shelves
  29. 29 Murder in the Palace 宫闱庶杀 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A palace selection changed the course of her life. She watched with her own eyes as her mother was murdered and her elder brother left disabled. She met him at the most helpless, wretched moment of her life, when she was caught between life and death. She thought he was the hope fate had sent her, thought he was everything. She fought her way out of the mire for him, risking her life and refusing to let go, only to discover that he could never love her more than the magnificent realm in his hear 153Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  30. 30 Better to Be a Concubine 宁为妾 Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted She dreams of a thousand years ago, and when she opens her eyes, she finds herself reborn as a concubine-born daughter. Bo Yuqiao understands: the higher a concubine-born daughter sets her ambitions, the more fragile her fate. She could live quietly with her gentle-natured aunt in the residence, find a man of modest status, become the wife of a poor scholar, and settle for a peaceful life. Who knew that a case of mistaken identities would leave her birth mother dead and her younger brother missi 128Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  31. 31 Echoes Across Time and Space 跨越时空的回响 Ancient Romance310k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Please head to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Beloved of a Cold-Blooded Killer 穿越后,我成了冷面煞神的掌心宝 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Both leads' first and only love + pocket dimension + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + powerful male and female leads] Yan Xiyao, a senior physician in a modern special forces unit, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of the legitimate second daughter of the Junior Tutor's residence in the Martial Saint Dynasty. Her older sister and the man she was engaged to since childhood are both determined to kill her. Fine! I'll play along. If you want to kill me, I'll make you wish you were dea 22.2kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
  33. 33 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 41.7kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
  34. 34 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 1.7kReads9.1Score195Shelves
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  35. 35 A Beauty Adorned with Brocade 锦上娇 Ancient Romance825k WordsCompleted The mighty General Dingbei commanded three armies at just twenty and made a name for himself on the battlefield. His enemies were so terrified of him that they kept their distance. Now that he’s married, he often leaves the house with scratch marks on his face and a rueful look. Everyone is stunned, but the general isn’t ashamed. He’s proud of it, declaring, “My wife is adorable no matter what she does. What do you know? You’re nothing...” 1.1kReads8.2Score100Shelves
  36. 36 A Lone Pearl in the Desert, Locked Away in the Palace 大漠独珠锁深宫 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Female-Oriented + Ensemble Cast] Once you enter the palace gates, you're as good as lost. Your fate is no longer your own! A chieftain's only daughter, from a tribe far beyond the horizon, is sent away from home and into the imperial harem to meet the needs of the political situation. A woman raised in a military camp, born into a family of generals, willingly makes herself small for love; a supporting character finds true love; a woman who bears children 20Reads—Score—Shelves
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  37. 37 The Abandoned Empress of the Cold Palace 冷宫弃后 Ancient Romance79k WordsCompleted Though Ji Qingyan was a prisoner of war from an enemy nation, her peerless beauty drove men across the land wild with desire. Zhao Yuancheng was domineering and wickedly charming, arrogant and convinced that none could rival him. He brazenly declared to Ji Qingyan, “I want you to be my woman. As long as you submit to me obediently, I can give you everything you desire: power, wealth, status...” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 The Tale of Empress Wan 婉后传 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In the first year of the Yuanding era, Xiao Wan, the eldest daughter of a concubine branch of the Xiao family, was summoned to the palace by imperial decree. Three years later, the legitimate daughter of the main Xiao household entered the palace. With no two consorts from the same clan allowed, should Xiao Wan accept her fate or fight for her place? The child she risked her life to give birth to became a pawn in the palace. Should Xiao Wan resist or submit? The trusted aide she thought she coul 34Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  39. 39 The Central Palace 中宫 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “You are a gift from Qiu Zhenyu to the throne, offered in exchange for his head. Did your father not tell you that you must obey me?” With a light flick of the jade-handled fan in his hand, Xiang Ye removed the empress’s phoenix robe. “Grandmother said the daughters of the Qiu family don’t need to obey.” Min’er looked up at the king who had come drenched in blood, not the slightest bit afraid. On their wedding night, the emperor slept in another woman’s arms. Yet his neglect, humiliation, and bu 3.5kReads8.8Score509Shelves
  40. 40 Late in the Day 行止晚 Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 36.7kReads9.6Score4.5kShelves
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  41. 41 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted 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. 12.8kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
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  42. 42 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 16.2kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
  43. 43 Empresses in the Palace: Jingbai Is Reborn as a Charming Nun Who Wants to Be Summoned 甄嬛传静白重生之俏尼姑要侍寝 Female-Channel Fanfiction455k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jingbai helped Guarjia Wenyuan frame Zhen Huan and Wen Shichu for having an affair. Her tongue was cut out, and she was beaten to death. After dying, Jingbai’s vengeful spirit refused to dissipate. She wandered the imperial harem, unable to control where she went, as if pushed along by an unseen hand. From the emperor’s accession to the throne and the selection of consorts, she witnessed the lives of every woman in the harem. Reborn, watch as Jingbai rises from a humble nun 118Reads7.5Score—Shelves
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  44. 44 Graceful and Serene 姒婳 Ancient Romance283k WordsOngoing She is Bao Si, known to later generations as a great femme fatale. When she first enters the palace, she is a princess of a fallen state. With the emperor using her, the queen plotting against her, and the other women in the harem framing her, watch as she wins the emperor’s heart and turns the tide. He is King You of Zhou, who lit the beacons to make a beauty smile. As an emperor, he ought to stand above all and rule the world, but his court is in turmoil, the Quanrong tribes threaten from bey 26Reads—Score—Shelves
  45. 45 Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传 Ancient Romance882k WordsCompleted Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden 2.6kReads9.2Score349Shelves
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  46. 46 I Am the Consort 妾为后 Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted Wu Xiaoyan was not beautiful. For a woman, she was far too tall, and her skin was too dark. She was stronger than a man and ate more than one, too. As she grew older, all she wanted was to marry an ordinary man and live an ordinary life. But this little wolf cub she had raised... really was a little wolf cub!! 2.2kReads9.0Score236Shelves
  47. 47 The Emperor's Concubine 庶女皇妃 Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted She was the fifth daughter of the Protector General, born to a concubine, and the most beautiful woman in the Ziyao Kingdom. Yet she was a timid, useless, uneducated fool. She was a cold and ruthless international police officer in the twenty-first century. After her bureau chief betrayed her and a crime boss came after her for revenge, she chose to take them all down with her! The foolish young lady had willingly served as a human target to please her fiancé, but she was so cowardly that she 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  48. 48 The Empress's Dignity 皇后的品格 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wang Jingshu of the Wang family is to wed Prince Ning and become his princess consort. She is to accompany him to his fiefdom on a date to be determined. She knew all the Wang family’s daughters were pawns. “Even if I’m a pawn, I’ll be the most useful one at your side.” She maneuvered through countless complications, seeming to have no feelings at all. When enemy forces closed in on the city, she held the fiefdom and fought alongside its people, protecting the capital and securing a lifetime of 83Reads5.7Score—Shelves
  49. 49 The Vengeful Empress: The Story of Qingyun 复仇皇后·卿云传 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Fu Qingyun was gentle and kind. Her stepmother, Madam Lin, and younger sister Fu Ranyun tricked her out of her entire dowry. Her husband, Duke Anguo Chunyu Zhan, was killed by Fu Ranyun's husband, Chunyu Pei. Fu Ranyun then joined forces with her younger brother, Fu Huanyun, to kill Qingyun's son, Chunyu Heng, while Chunyu Pei seized the title. Fu Qingyun was first humiliated, then drowned along with her daughter by Fu Ranyun. Dying with hatred in her heart, she was reborn 10Reads7.2Score—Shelves
  50. 50 The Heaven-Blessed Noble Lady 天命贵女 Ancient Romance797k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace in splendor as the Princess Consort of Prince Liang. She helped her husband seize the throne, rising to glory step by step. For seven years, they shared life and death, supporting each other through countless trials. Little did she know that she was paving the road to her own death with her own hands. On the day their ambitions were fulfilled, her own younger sister donned the phoenix robes and delivered a cruel verdict: “Zhan Huanyan, I kept you aliv 418Reads8.7Score—Shelves
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