Any Books with an Empress Dowager as the Female Lead? 有女主是太后的那种书吗？
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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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- 2 Reborn After My Own Son, the Cruel Empress Dowager, Stabbed Me to Death 恶毒太后被亲儿子捅死之后重生了 The vicious Empress Dowager Jiang Mingzhu was reborn. In her previous life, to put her son on the throne, she poisoned and tried to assassinate the emperor, colluded with court officials, drugged a pregnant consort to make her miscarry, and plotted against the young crown prince. Every time she schemed, she put her own life on the line to grind her stepson's face into the dirt. But when the plot to put the son she'd worked so hard to support on the throne was exposed, he stabbed her in the back 19.6kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves
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Spring in the Jade Palace 玉殿春
[Resilient, Gentle Noblewoman x Cunning, Patient Scholar] [Female Growth + Forbidden Love + Tormented Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Redemption] Yan Qing was a noblewoman from a distinguished family. One day, on a whim, she saved Jiang Weiren, a poor scholar. Though they came from utterly different worlds, the two began to cross paths. The gentle young woman and the brooding young man fell for each other in secret. But then the Yan family fell from power. To protect her famil
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Widowhood Is Surprisingly Damn Sweet! 守寡的滋味竟该死的甜美！
[Empress Dowager + enemy emperor turns into a cat] On the first day after Feng Zhao transmigrates, she’s told her husband is dead, and they’ve even given her a child. Feng Zhao thinks she’s managed to skip the man and get herself a child anyway. She thought she’d landed in a widow’s story, where she could become empress dowager and coast to victory. Instead, the System wants her to reclaim wasteland, raise a child, and rule from behind the curtain. Being a villainous empress dowager is hard, rai
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- 5 The Legend of Changwu in the Imperial Harem 后宫长梧传 When I was little, Father asked me to enter the palace in Changruo’s place. I didn’t think much of it. Someone from the Qiu family had to enter the palace. It would be either me or Changruo. I was older, so it seemed only natural that I should go. But when I grew up and Father used a private visit as an excuse to bring Ming Qi to see Changruo, I realized that in his heart, Changruo and I were not the same. Among the green hills, trees grow tall. The phoenix tree is no paulownia. Sparrows peck 214Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 6 Last Season's Palace Intrigue Champion Is Now Ruling from Behind the Curtain 上一届宫斗冠军，现在垂帘听政了 [No System] [Political Intrigue with an Ensemble Cast] [Ascends the Throne] [Serious Drama] Xie Jin transmigrates, and before she can even celebrate becoming the champion of palace intrigue, she realizes she's become the previous champion! With his dying breath, the young emperor personally places the Imperial Seal in her arms. Xie Jin looks down at herself. The three-year-old crown prince is hugging her leg, drooling all over her sleeve. Good news: No more serving in the emperor's bed! Bad new 1.8kReads—Score146Shelves
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The Four-Year-Old Empress Dowager: She Had a House Full of Grandchildren from Day One! 四岁小太后：打小，就儿孙满堂！
[Short drama of the same name: Four-Year-Old Dowager Empress, Surrounded by Children and Grandchildren Since Birth. Watch on Hongguo or Tomato] [Beloved by all + mind reading + adorable four-year-old raising kids + born at the peak of her life] Yun Shu was made empress the moment she was born. The old emperor was so furious when she was carried into the palace that he died on the spot. When the new emperor ascended the throne, she was made empress dowager at just three days old. The emperor was
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The Grand Empress Dowager Just Wants to Watch the Show 太皇太后她只想看戏
(No romance) Three days after transmigrating and becoming empress, the emperor died. The chief minister found the emperor's great-nephew and made him the new emperor. In a single night, Jiang Shan rose two ranks and became the Grand Empress Dowager. The new emperor arrived with two mothers, and before they had even entered the palace, they were already arguing over who would live in the east wing and who would live in the west. After that, the new emperor's wives came and went, each trying every
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- 9 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Empress Dowager, So What? 快穿：我是太后，你想咋滴？ As an employee of the Historical Preservation Bureau, Fang Yuan has no choice but to travel into various novels whose plots have been twisted beyond recognition, and face-slap the lovesick characters who distort history. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang: “Fulin, if you love Dong'e so much, then the two of you can go die together.” Empress Dowager Cixi: “You'd rather hand over the empire than give up your true love? Fine, I'll send you to meet the late emperor.” Empress Dowager Lü: “You think the human 182Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 10 The Mind-Reading Empress Dowager Wins Without Lifting a Finger 会读心的太后躺赢了 (A humorous, feel-good story with a strong female lead. The empress dowager lies flat while helping everyone build a harmonious society. A somewhat ensemble cast, sensible logic, and no official romance.) When Ruan Qing, who had worked herself to death, opened her eyes again, she discovered she had become the newly installed empress dowager of some obscure dynasty. The newly enthroned emperor was her own son. She had also acquired a special ability: mind reading. She could hear the thoughts of a 380Reads8.8Score102Shelves
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The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活
[Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The
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Trapped in a Book as the Demon Queen: The Sickly Regent Is No Gentleman at Night 书穿妖后：病娇摄政王每晚不当人
After transmigrating into the Great Zhou’s most notorious empress, Su Ruo barely has time to enjoy herself before her life is in danger. A patriotic System comes knocking, asking her to support the young emperor and change the fate of the Great Zhou’s fall. ??? She’s the wicked empress everyone wants dead! Never mind that the young emperor is hopelessly incompetent. Picking a fight with the regent, who holds all the power at court, is just asking to die young, isn’t it? Patriotic System: The reg
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Help! What Kind of Empress Dowager Hangs Herself Every Day? 救命啊，谁家好太后天天上吊啊
Liu Ruxu is the Empress Dowager of Great Qi. Ever since the late emperor died, she's been living without a care in the world. “Let's see any of you dare harm my son! Would you rather I hang myself outside your door, or have my father come knocking with his spear?” “There's no food for disaster relief? I'll take care of it!” “Great Jin wants a war? I'll lead my best friend and drive them back!” “Peace talks? A marriage alliance? The women of Great Qi will never be married off for an alliance!” Wi
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Reincarnated as Zhen Huan in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, I Take Down Big Ruyi 穿成如懿传甄嬛后创飞大如
After transmigrating as Zhen Huan in the Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace world, she sets the harem straight I can't change the title anymore. I originally planned to make it more comedic, but it ended up being a story about gradually setting the harem straight instead. Bad news: I've transmigrated as Zhen Huan, but I don't know how to fight in the harem. Good news: It's the Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace world, and I've been promoted to Empress Dowager. I'll enjoy the show and set the harem st
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- 15 My Years as Empress Dowager 我当太后这些年 [Empress Dowager Feng Ping of the current dynasty x the refined and elegant minister Li Yi] [Historical romance + equally matched leads + palace intrigue + strong heroine + heart-wrenching + tragic ending + alternate world + coercive love] A widow’s door invites trouble. At twenty-two, the Empress Dowager is in the prime of youth, with a face like a flower. Her husband has only just died, and she is as pitiful as a dewy white camellia. Her family is no help, and she has no son of her own. The Em 663Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 16 I Don’t Want to Hear It 哀家不想听 Young Empress Dowager x Powerful Eunuch A burned-out office worker transmigrates as the Empress Dowager, and Yu Qixiang wants to retire early. Anyone who tries to persuade her to rule from behind the curtain gets a tearful breakdown they'll never forget. But the chief eunuch, who looks adorable despite his cold expression, takes a dislike to her and insists on hauling her to her post to work like a pack mule. Fine. I worked myself to death in my last life. You think I can't work you to death to 23.1kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves
- 17 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
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She's Sweet and Alluring, and the Chaste Regent Works His Way Into Her Heart Every Day 她娇且媚，禁欲摄政王日日勾心魂
[Transmigration into a Book + Strong Female Lead + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read] Wen Qingyu transmigrates into a book. She only wanted to live a quiet life as a young lady of a marquis’s household. But life is unpredictable, and she ends up becoming the youngest empress dowager in history. She spends her days eating, drinking, and making a little money, enjoying a wonderfully comfortable life, until a fortune-teller claims she is entangled in an unbreakable bond with the Prin
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The Story of the Villainous Regent and the Dowager Empress 反派摄政王和太后不得不说的故事
The story of a villainous regent and the empress dowager
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- 20 Film and TV Crossover: A Qing-Dynasty Empress Dowager's Daily Life 综影视：清宫太后日常 One heroine per arc + self-interest above all. Everything is about securing her own position, and she takes the initiative. ① The Empress Dowager Chongqing, Niohuru, was hailed as the most fortunate woman in history. She closes her eyes as her children and grandchildren weep by her bedside. She has lived cautiously, and she has known great wealth and status. But neither her parents and husband nor her grandsons and great-grandsons matter as much as her son Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor. Mother an 2.2kReads8.8Score102Shelves
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What’s It Like to Become the Empress Dowager in Empresses in the Palace? 我在甄嬛当太后是种什么体验？
Li Mo transmigrated. The good news: she's the Empress Dowager, so she doesn't have to fight for the emperor's favor anymore. The bad news: she still has to fulfill a pile of concubines' final wishes. Everyone wants to be the emperor's favorite. The Empress wants Zhen Huan dead, and Consort Hua wants Zhen Huan dead. Zhen Huan: Don't @ me. I just want to live in peace. - The office worker Li Mo was chosen by the System to enter the world of Empresses in the Palace. She has to fulfill every concubi
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Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹
[Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve
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Your Majesty, the Emperor Is Here to Pay His Respects Again 太后，陛下又来给你请安了
She was the most timid and useless failure in a family of military generals. After being framed, she entered the palace dressed in white as a bride sent to bring good fortune. He was the new emperor who had seized the throne in Beijun, ruthless and wielding power over all! She stepped out of the bridal sedan in plain white mourning clothes and was branded a wicked woman who had cursed the late emperor. No one knew that this timid failure was actually a fearlessly arrogant top-tier assassin. When
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After Dying Horribly in Childbirth, I Remarried the Powerful Regent 剖腹惨死后，改嫁权倾朝野摄政王
The short drama “The Moon Comes Chasing” is complete. In her past life, she helped him ascend the throne, but after becoming emperor, he married her half-sister and made her Imperial Noble Consort. When her half-sister’s child needed a newborn’s heart blood as a medicinal ingredient, he ordered someone to cut the baby from her womb and take the blood from her newborn child! Only as she lay dying did she learn that the child’s father
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- 25 The Empress Dowager’s First Day Ruling from Behind the Curtain: A Pregnancy Scare Goes Viral 垂帘听政第一天，太后被爆孕吐 Chu Jinxi has finally begun ruling from behind the curtain, becoming the most exalted woman in the Great Rong Dynasty. She looks forward to living the life of a pampered layabout, indulging in luxury while others wait on her hand and foot. She’s so delighted she can hardly stop grinning. But on her very first day presiding over court, she throws up in front of all the civil and military officials! The officials demand answers, accuse her, and threaten to force her out. How can she possibly get o 56Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Regent Prince Doted on by the Empress Dowager Reveals His Dark Side 太后娇养的摄政王白切黑了
The regent of the Great Jin holds the empire in the palm of his hand. He's unruly, cold, and bloodthirsty! After being reborn, Shen Zhining only wants to cling to the regent's coattails! While he's still young and has no one to rely on, she'll protect him, spoil him, win him over with care, and heal him with love... But why is the regent getting more and more off track? One day, the regent loosens his robes and lets down his hair. Bathed in moonlight, he leans against her bed, holding a list of
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- 27 They Say She's a Three-Year-Old Empress Dowager 听说是个三岁小太后 30Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Dowager Empress Is Bewitchingly Beautiful 太后娘娘 妩媚动人
Qiao Yurong is the most beautiful woman in the capital, famed far and wide for her stunning looks. One day, she is chosen to serve at the emperor’s side and becomes the most favored woman in the harem! But happiness never lasts. Her former fiancé, Prince An, stages a coup, kills the emperor, and seizes the throne. When the former lovers meet again, their eyes blaze with hatred! To save her family, Qiao Yurong volunteers to become a nun. But she is carrying the late emperor’s posthumous child, an
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After Transmigrating into a Book, the Idle Empress Dowager Is Anything but Idle 穿书后，咸鱼太后不闲了
[One True Pairing + Transmigrate Into a Book + System + Food + An Unrealistic Setting With No Logic] Modern-day movie star Bai Tanyue transmigrates into a novel she barely read and becomes empress from the start. Before long, the emperor dies, and she rightfully becomes the empress dowager, reaching the very pinnacle of a woman's status. Even the newly enthroned emperor has to bow to her. She can eat, drink, and enjoy herself in the harem however she likes, but what can she do when the System ke
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Reborn: The Empress Dowager's Many Devoted Admirers 重生之太后的万般独宠
Wen Xi transmigrated into the body of a young, beautiful, delicate empress dowager. She was only twenty-three years old, making her the youngest empress dowager ever. What kind of crazy good luck had just fallen into her lap? Since she could live a life of wealth and luxury without having to work to pay off her Huabei balance, she was naturally going to enjoy it to the fullest~ And the little emperor was especially devoted to her, though he listened to his Imperial Uncle a little too much. But
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After the Emperor Rebels: The Grand Empress Dowager Has Had Enough 皇帝叛逆后：太皇太后不干了
[Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Transmigration] Fang Huai is the youngest Empress Dowager Emerita in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Under the pretext of bringing good fortune, Emperor Taizu brought the five-year-old girl into the palace. When she was eight, the aging emperor died, making her the Empress Dowager. Less than a year later, the infant emperor died too, and she became Empress Dowager Emerita as well. With no interest in government affairs, the Empress Dowager Emerita simply handed power t
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- 32 The Empress Dowager Is Always Trying to Leave the Palace 太后她总想出宫 Before Qiu Jue fell unconscious, her greatest wish was to become empress. When she woke up, she had become the empress dowager instead. But after regaining her memories, the empress dowager became a handful, always scheming to leave the palace. The emperor declared, “Once you’ve joined the imperial family, you belong to the imperial family. Want to leave the palace? Not a chance! There isn’t even a window for you to climb out of!” 12Reads—Score—Shelves
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I Had a Dream, So How Did I End Up Pregnant? 做做做了个梦，怎么就怀上了？
[Not a matriarchal-world story] [Lighthearted] [Probably little palace intrigue] [Pregnancy in a dream] [The late emperor is reborn as a scholar] Once you've raised your son, he always belongs to someone else's family. That's true in the modern world, and it's true in ancient times. For Zhang Wenjing, her son belongs to the state, damn it. He has nothing to do with her. Thinking back on the miserable life she had in her previous life, she worked harder than a d
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Palace Scheming: The Empress Dowager Sits Back and Watches 宫斗之太后稳坐钓鱼台
Li Caifeng was the Buddha Consort, yet rumors nearly sent her to her grave. Thankfully, she survived the crisis and made it through. After enduring all these years, her son had finally become emperor. Empress Dowager Li thought she could settle into a comfortable life of watching the drama unfold, but then someone started making trouble right in front of her. Life was full of surprises...
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- 35 The Powerful Empress Dowager Wants to Retire 掌权太后想退休 Lu Xi'an said that the ideal life as an Empress Dowager was to be young, preside over a strong and prosperous nation, and have an emperor son who was both filial and capable. Every day, she would wake naturally in a luxurious palace, enjoy delicious food and fragrant tea, take a stroll, listen to music, and cuddle cats and dogs. She would live however she pleased. She never imagined that a passing joke of hers would one day become reality. But while the dream was perfect, reality was a little le 106Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Dragon Empress Dowager's Favorite 权宠龙太后
The comic drama of the same name, Empress Dowager of Unparalleled Beauty, is now streaming on the Hongguo Short Drama app. She transmigrates and is immediately expected to marry an emperor who is on the brink of death? Who knew that by the next day, Long Zhanyan would be promoted to empress dowager, with her scumbag father and wretched mother kneeling to pay their respects, and the emperor bowing to greet her. There's only one word for it: satisfying! But why is the regent looking at her so stra
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Longing for Your Embrace 欲扶腰
Nan Yu had just turned twenty when she became empress dowager. With a young child to care for and a declining nation to govern, she urgently needed a powerful backer. Xiao Yiquan, a scheming courtier who held power over the court, beckoned her with a finger. “Little Empress Dowager, what do you think of me?” Nan Yu lifted her peerlessly beautiful face and knelt at his boots. “If I behave, will you give me anything I want?” Later, she really did behave. So well that she settled every humiliation
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A Qing Dynasty Life in the Harem with My Phone 清穿之带着手机在后宫养老
[No romance, laid-back gossip, watching palace intrigue, retirement-life story, loves no one, an immersive Qing palace intrigue experience] In her previous life, Bai Ming was an ordinary office worker. Then she won a hundred million in the lottery and lived a happy, wealthy life. In her early years, she tried all sorts of ventures and blew through money; in middle age, she was devoted to raising children to support her in old age, donating to all kinds of orphanages and even adopting a clever, w
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With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦
[Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t
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The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生：凤谋天下
[Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes
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Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Villainess Is on Her Knees Again 快穿：女配又跪了
Chi Yuan, a gold-medal plane-hopping tasker, was betrayed by the System and had no choice but to travel to different worlds to collect the scattered soul fragments of her boss, Shen Zhaomu, across three thousand planes. As an excellent tasker, Chi Yuan was a natural at winning people over. But this ridiculous setup, where she had to chase the same soul through three thousand worlds and win over the same person each time? No way was she agreeing to that! One moment he was a cold, aloof campus hea
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The Imperial Dowager Consort Is with Child 太妃有喜
Qin Shuanghua thinks she has the worst luck. She transmigrates into the imperial palace, but the old emperor dies before she even gets to see him. At a young age, she becomes a dowager consort and somehow ends up gravely poisoned. The Empress Dowager persecutes her from above, while her half-sister schemes against her from below. She sneaks into the Imperial Pharmacy to steal some medicine, only to be thoroughly taken advantage of by a devilishly handsome man.
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- 43 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score349Shelves
- 44 The Enchanting Demon Minister: Your Majesty, Please Behave 妖臣撩人：皇上请您自重 [Woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, she suffered at the hands of a scumbag, watched her whole family drown in blood, and was literally angered to death. Reborn into this life as the capital's number-one wastrel, she sees all of Chang'an's splendor in a single day. Let the scumbags and shameless women come at her. If she can't make them cry, she loses. Her wicked stepmother and slutty stepsister? They can go find somewhere else to bother people. Fame, fortune, and a crowd of princes 2.5kReads9.0Score312Shelves
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A Book by Matcha Sweet Orange 抹茶甜橙的一本书
She transmigrates into the youngest empress dowager in the history of the Great Yu dynasty. She thinks she’s about to enjoy a life of fine food, beautiful clothes, handsome men, and lying flat. But reality gives her a harsh lesson Not only does she have to take care of all her own daily needs, but every handsome man has an ulterior motive. There’s the naive young emperor, the ambitious imperial concubines dowager, and the regent who holds sway over the court… In a harem full of villains, slack o
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- 46 The Wicked Matriarch Is Reborn to Atone, Desperately Winning Her Son's Favor 恶毒主母重生赎罪，狂刷儿子好感 [Strong Female Lead, No Romance] [Political Schemes + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has a Million Schemes] In her previous life, the malicious matriarch Shen Yueyan mistreated her concubine-born sons and spoiled her foolish son. Later, one of the concubine-born sons became the current dynasty's chancellor, while the other became the late empress's biological son and ascended the throne five years later. Shen Yueyan could have gained status through her son, but her jealousy drove away one influential pe 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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My Lord Supervisor, Are You Going to Lead Me in a Rebellion? 本宫的督主，你是要带着朕造反吗
[No System + Cunning + Ruthless + Behind the Scenes + Strategy + Alternate History] After waking up, modern massage therapist Ye Zhanyan finds himself transmigrated into the palace as a fake eunuch! He only wants to keep his head down and stay alive, but his miraculous foot massages and massage techniques soon stir up a storm in the harem. The powerful Empress Dowager cannot sleep at night. A gentle press of his fingers helps her rest, and he becomes her trusted confidant. The ambitious Grand Pr
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She Has the Empress Dowager System and Fixes the Regrets of Every Era 她携太后系统，专治历代意难平
After accidentally binding to the Empress Dowager System, she becomes the legendary women from history who met tragic ends. Volume One: Queen Huiwen. Her husband suspects her, and his favored concubine harbors murderous intentions. She plots her every move, rising from Madam of the Lord to Queen and reclaiming Hexi for Qin, laying the foundation for its eastward expansion. Volume Two: Xia Ji. From a disastrous seductress to the Empress Dowager of Chu. She conquers the Yong state, subjugates Wu,
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Quick Transmigration Childbearing System: The Sweet Little Bunny Is Blessed with Fertility 快穿生子系统：软萌娇兔福孕满满
[Quick Transmigration, Childbearing, System 188, Devoted Couples, Feel-Good Story, Traveling Through Small Worlds] Ruan Tao was once the most beloved divine beast of the Goddess Nuwa in the celestial realm. She was imbued with countless wisps of immortal energy and revered by countless minor immortals. But the little demons in the mortal realm were always trying to catch and eat her! For tens of thousands of years, she diligently pounded herbs and scattered immortal luck for the minor immortals,
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After Breaking Off My Engagement to the Prince, I Became Empress 退婚王爷后，我成了女帝
[Unhinged Prince VS Empress with Layers of Secret Identities] She was Zhao Zhi, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Chancellor of the Great Xuan; Zhao Chunhua, the Great Xuan's eldest princess; Yun He, a princess of the Yun Dynasty; and later, the Yun Dynasty's empress. He was Shen Hanshan, the Great Xuan's only prince with a different surname, and her consort. But he was never the only man in her life. For her and her grand ambitions, he was willing to remain her man, hidden from the world. Th
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