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  1. 1 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 8.3kReads8.9Score461Shelves
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  2. 2 The Empress's Palace 中宫 Ancient Romance904k WordsCompleted 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 669Reads8.6Score102Shelves
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  3. 3 The Romance of Tiger and Rose 传闻中的陈芊芊 Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted The Romance of Tiger and Rose is adapted from the television drama of the same name, written by Bang Bang Bing. The historical romance stars Zhao Lusi, Ding Yuxi, and others. It is exclusively streamed worldwide by Tencent Video and exclusively published and distributed by Dian Yue Literature. Chen Xiaoqian, a single since birth and a seventh-rate screenwriter, pours her heart and soul into writing a major drama set in a matriarchal society. Production should have started smoothly, but the proje 136Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  4. 4 The Tale of Consort Wan 婉妃传 Ancient Romance101k WordsCompleted Beneath the splendor, turbulent undercurrents set the stage for this inevitable, heart-wrenching romance! "I gave my heart to one person for my whole life. Wanrou, were you never truly the one who understood me?" Hua Yu sighed. Wanrou smiled. "Since your heart already belongs to someone else, where does that leave me?" "If the first half of my life was filled with deep love, then the second half was marked by reckless abandon. I ask only that you understand me. Can you do that?" 18Reads6.1Score—Shelves
  5. 5 Using a Phone in the Palace Intrigue 带着手机去宫斗 Ancient Romance338k WordsCompleted “Your Majesty, Consort Liu says she’ll trade ten bolts of silk for two hours playing Honor of Kings.” “Noble Lady Zhang wants to borrow your device to watch Korean dramas, offering a hundred taels of gold.” “Consort Ling has refused to attend the emperor for days. She insists on falling in love with a fictional character...” With a mobile phone, do harem women still need to compete for the emperor’s favor? Take a phone into the harem battles, and you’ll win all the ladies over in no time. 79Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  6. 6 The Wicked Empress Is Done 恶毒皇后不干了 Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Food + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] Yan Suining transmigrates, and from the start she's a vicious empress, notorious and guilty of every crime imaginable. Her first thought is: I can't be this empress! But as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household and mistress of the imperial palace, she gets hairpins and fine clothes for free, and exquisite delicacies cost her nothing. Yan Suining: On second thought, maybe being empress isn't so bad. People always c 512Reads8.6Score100Shelves
  7. 7 The Dowry Maid’s Rise to Power 陪嫁丫鬟逆袭记 Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted Chu Yan, born into a scholarly family, gets a second chance at life but can only conceal her identity and work as a maid in the Duke's residence. There she meets the aloof Duke Lu Yankang, and an extraordinary romance begins. 49Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  8. 8 The Empress Reigns 皇后在上 Ancient Romance739k WordsCompleted “Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Fengqi Palace has been sealed off!” The entire staff of Fengqi Palace rushed over in a panic to report. The woman wandering outside replied nonchalantly, “Then let’s go mooch off the Empress Dowager!” “Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager won’t receive us!” The empress remained distracted. “Oh. Then let’s stay at Princess Rongle’s Rongle Palace.” “Your Majesty, Rongle Palace is closed to visitors.” The maid who had run back with the news looked utterl 54Reads6.9Score—Shelves
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  9. 9 The Grand Consort's Tale 大妃传 Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted Nurhaci, the founding ruler of the Qing Dynasty and a formidable hero of his age, falls for the young Abahai. Like a beautiful orchid in spring, she is too shy to offer herself, and she rejects him again and again. Nurhaci has seven wives and concubines, each with her own charms, and each cruel, cunning, sinister, or hypocritical in her own way. Abahai’s arrival makes an already turbulent harem even more unsettled... Her son Dorgon is wise and brave, and with her as his birth mother to rely on, —Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  10. 10 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. 738Reads8.7Score100Shelves
  11. 11 The True Story of Yu 瑜真传 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yuzhen, an unsuccessful palace candidate, is granted by the Qianlong Emperor as a bride to his brother-in-law, the ninth young master of the Fucha clan, Fuheng. But Fuheng already has someone in his heart, resulting in the awkward situation of his wife and concubine entering the household on the same day. Yuzhen is the granddaughter of the great literary master Nalan Rongruo and is hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Qing dynasty. Yet fate plays a cruel joke on her, separating her from th 24Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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  12. 12 Reborn: The Fourth Prince's Consort Must Change Her Fate 重生:四爷福晋要改命 Ancient Romance814k WordsCompleted [A Qing-dynasty native woman is reborn; not a clean romance] In one moment, she is reborn. Yiermu goes from being Emperor Yongzheng's empress to the cherished daughter of the Ulanara household. Thinking of Yinzhen's attitude toward her in her previous life, then looking at all the things she did, she wishes she could slap herself! Heaven has taken pity on her and given her the chance to live another life, so she will seize it. Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen, in this life, I, Ulanara Yiermu, will become you 1.7kReads9.2Score131Shelves
  13. 13 A Qing Dynasty Time-Travel Tale: Consort Chun’s Easygoing Path to Victory 清穿之纯妃躺赢日常 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration + palace intrigue + sweet romance] Transmigrated into the residence of Hongli, the Fourth Prince, as a maid, Su Yushan trembled with fear. She had realized that once Hongli ascended the throne, she might become Consort Chun, Lady Su. In history, Consort Chun's son was despised by the Qianlong Emperor and met a tragic end. To avoid repeating that fate, Su Yushan had no plans to bear children. Who could have guessed that Hongli would come to her room every single day, 168Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  14. 14 Qing Transmigration: From Lazy Consort to Noble Consort 清穿:咸鱼贵妃升职记 Ancient Romance902k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + gourmet food + bickering lovers + sweet romance and putting scoundrels in their place + cozy] After transmigrating, Gao Xiangwan becomes a concubine in Hongli's household. She had been an overlooked nobody, but one meal gets her on Hongli's radar. He retaliates by dragging her into the palace intrigues. She wants no part in palace intrigue and refuses to take sides? By the next day, rumors are spreading around the household that she is spoiled by his favor and want 133Reads7.1Score—Shelves
  15. 15 After Being Reborn, the Cannon-Fodder Concubine Marries the Obsessed Emperor 炮灰外室重生后,嫁给了偏执皇帝 Ancient Romance396k WordsCompleted After being set up as Zhao Yi's mistress, Min Lanruo died and was reborn in the past. She had yet to fall into the abyss, and now that fate had granted her another chance, she was determined to change her destiny. When her former lover said, "Believe me. I'll go home right now and ask my mother to arrange a proposal to your family," she wanted nothing to do with him and wished only to go their separate ways. Min Lanruo had planned to live a quiet life, but by a twist of fate, she became entang 11Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  16. 16 Transmigrated as a Cast-Off Marquis's Concubine, I Use My Space to Turn the Tables 穿越侯爷下堂妾带着空间开挂了 Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a marquis’s concubine with a pocket dimension, she’s brimming with confidence about winning the household battles! But she endures poisoning, false accusations, a forced abortion, and an attempt on her life, before falling into despair and losing the fight for control of the household... Transmigrated women aren’t invincible! Life doesn’t come with a sequel! Luckily, we can write our own! As the marquis is consumed by regret, Qingyan has already opened a spa 102Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  17. 17 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Favorite in Fourth Master’s Household 穿越后我在四爷后院当团宠 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigrating would have been bad enough, but she lands right in the middle of the most complicated era of the Nine Princes' Struggle for the Throne, and becomes Nian, the historically short-lived and ill-fated consort. But why is this handsome Fourth Prince so different from the cold, ruthless man she remembers? The seemingly dignified and virtuous principal wife is actually cruel and vicious, while Gao, who appears to be favored, topples over at the slightest touch. 30Reads5.2Score—Shelves
  18. 18 I Became a Concubine in the Qing Dynasty 穿到大清做宠妾 Ancient Romance630k WordsOngoing After a car accident, Zhang Mo transmigrates into Zhao Jia Daiya's body and becomes one of the many women in the household of the Qing Dynasty's Ninth Prince, Yinzhen. Once she figures out what's going on, she's so shocked her eyes nearly pop out. The Ninth Prince? The one known as the Viper Beauty, the Ninth God of Wealth who would eventually have his estate confiscated and be thrown into prison by the Yongzheng Emperor? How could she possibly stay in the household of such a dangerous man? Havi 29Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  19. 19 Raising Children in the Eighth Prince's Household 清穿之八爷后院养包子 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrated into the Qing dynasty and became the Eighth Prince's wife. Chi Xiaohe wanted nothing more than to give the god of transmigration the finger! She was just an ordinary nobody, so how was she supposed to survive as a prince's wife? Compete for his favor? She couldn't do that! Fight for dominance in the household? No idea! Get caught up in palace intrigue? Even less! But she wasn't content to simply eat, sleep, and wait to die, either. After much thought, Chi Xiaohe set 50Reads8.4Score104Shelves
  20. 20 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. 6kReads9.2Score853Shelves
  21. 21 The Empress's Making 皇后养成记 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Jia, the legitimate son of Prince Xingping of Great Zhou, was born into a life of luxury, yet endured many hardships after his birth mother died. At the bleakest, most oppressive point in his life, sixteen-year-old Lin Jia met fourteen-year-old Yu Zhi. At first, Lin Jia saw Yu Zhi only as a maid who served him well and did things just the way he liked. But after years of supporting and accompanying each other, affection grew between them without either realizing it. By the time Lin Jia under 150Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 The Secret History of Consort Dong'e 董鄂妃秘史 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Mingyue is a Han Chinese woman, and Fulin is the emperor of the Great Qing. They meet by chance at Fayuan Temple and fall for each other at first sight, but through a twist of fate, she becomes the wife of the Eleventh Prince. An imperial edict arrives at the manor: The entire household is to be executed. From the day she fakes her death and escapes, she becomes a eunuch serving at the emperor’s side, Xiao Mingzi... From that day on, she treads on thin ice, terrified that her identity will be ex 3.1kReads8.8Score199Shelves
  23. 23 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 58Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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  24. 24 A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she 7.8kReads9.1Score645Shelves
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  25. 25 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. 3.3kReads9.1Score626Shelves
  26. 26 The Black Phoenix Queen 黑凰后 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted She is a goddess sent from heaven, the eldest princess of the Shen Kingdom. But someone stole her divine fortune, and she was abandoned in the Sacred River. They say she won't live to see her fifteenth birthday. She says, “My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven's. Give me back the fortune you stole, and repay the life you owe me.” She has been a bandit and an empress, and in the end, she ascends to the throne. He says, “In my heart, you matter more than Buddha. All the gods and Buddhas in heaven 3.9kReads8.7Score651Shelves
  27. 27 The Fierce Emperor and Empress 帝后凶猛 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She transmigrated into the body of a fat girl loved by neither her father nor her mother... You think I'm fat? In no time, I'll slim down into a beauty who could topple kingdoms, making His Majesty drool from afar! You think I'm stupid? I'll face-slap you until you regret it. Bored by life in the harem, Shen Qingqing stirs up a storm. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
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  28. 28 The Naturally Oblivious Empress 皇后天然呆 Ancient Romance294k WordsCompleted What? I transmigrated? What? I transmigrated into an empress, of all things! And who said the emperor was so devoted to government affairs that he never had time for the harem? Then who is this man who keeps flirting with me? Fan Wanwan was on the verge of tears. Could someone tell her how she was supposed to survive past episode two in a palace intrigue story, when her intelligence was only suited to a lighthearted farming story? —Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 The Concubine’s Daughter Rises: The Emperor Is Too Arrogant 庶女翻身:皇上太嚣张 Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted In the modern world, she is brilliant and dazzling, playing the pig to eat the tiger. In ancient times, she was beautiful but useless, a foolish good-for-nothing with a wicked heart. When the two women with the same name and face become one, Ye Yunmeng is no longer useless, but even more wicked! Her green-tea half-sister loves pretending to be weak? Her stepmother wants to burn her alive? Fine. She’ll make them wish they were dead and see whose tricks are better! What? These idiots want to give 6Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 30 The Untouchable Princess’s Feast 绝妃膳类 Ancient Romance780k WordsCompleted No zuo no die: The Gu family's Fourth Miss finally got herself killed after making trouble at every turn, but in doing so, she drastically changed Gu Huaqing's tragic fate! As the daughter of a wealthy official, she absolutely couldn't let Heaven down. Her motto was to live freely and happily, and her top rule was to stay out of conflict! So why were there always so many admirers around her? Heaven above, earth below, please make these rotten peach blossoms go away!!! 641Reads8.9Score100Shelves
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  31. 31 The Young Princess in My Household 家有王妃初长成 Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Prince Chu is feeling rather aggrieved. Other men marry beautiful young brides, but he’s been saddled with a little girl. Worse still, he has won countless battles and made his fearsome name known throughout the Nine Provinces. The people call him the God of Slaughter, and even the emperor gives him a wide berth. Yet his own princess consort dares to slap the table and yell at him: “If you don’t behave, I’ll beat you!” 2.6kReads8.9Score253Shelves
  32. 32 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 2.8kReads8.8Score367Shelves
  33. 33 Longcui Temple 栊翠寺 Female-Channel Fanfiction130k WordsCompleted Life is like a dream, but is it truly just a dream? When I lived with the Yu family, I loved Dream of the Red Chamber above all. On long, quiet nights, I would idly turn through its pages; on rainy evenings or after the snow had cleared, I would invite two or three kindred spirits to talk about dreams within dreams, adding to the pleasures of tea and conversation. For a long time, I had been tempted to write a sequel, but never dared put pen to paper lightly. To imitate it by force would be like 59Reads—Score—Shelves
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  34. 34 The Calamity Consort 祸妃天下 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She was a scheming, calculating spirit. He was a ruthless, sinister prince lying low in a corner of the empire. Born for revenge, she laid a vast web of traps and plotted to overthrow the dynasty. He was the most obedient piece on the board, yet he bound her heart with love, advancing step by step until she could never leave his side. Xuan Yuan Mo wrapped his arms around the woman from behind. “I know you’ve always been using me, but I like being useful to you…” Ye Qingwan’s lashes fluttered, bu 502Reads8.6Score101Shelves
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  35. 35 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. 8.4kReads9.2Score950Shelves
  36. 36 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...” 825Reads8.2Score100Shelves
  37. 37 Fragrant Thoughts Beneath the Silk Quilt 念香衾 Ancient Romance963k WordsCompleted 5.6kReads8.9Score514Shelves
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  38. 38 The Empress Dowager Who Ruled the Nation 倾国太后 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted She transmigrated straight into a marriage with an emperor on his deathbed? Who could have guessed that by the next day, Long Zhanyan would be elevated to empress dowager, forcing her scumbag father and wicked mother to kneel and bow while the emperor himself bent down to greet her? There was only one word for it: glorious! But the Regent looked at her strangely... “How many men have you had before?” “Half of one. He died afterward.” “Good! If he hadn’t died, I’d make sure he met an even worse 99Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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