Looking for a Scheming Female Lead, in Palace or Household Intrigue Stories or Period Pieces 想看女主很有心机的，宫斗宅斗或者年代文

1. 101 腹 The Scheming Prince: The Fierce Girl Plans to Turn the Tables 腹黑王爷：彪悍丫头要翻天 Meng Xuan Xuan孟暄暄Ancient Romance3.6M WordsCompleted Ye Zhenzhen became Prince Jing Qi You's personal maid, and everyone said her lowly birth meant the prince would tire of her sooner or later. A young servant: "Don't worry, Zhenzhen. Once the prince gets tired of you, he'll give you to me as my wife!" A guard: "Zhenzhen, when the prince no longer wants you, I want to take care of you for the rest of your life!" Zhenzhen rolled her eyes. She had plenty of money. When the prince got tired of her, she would buy her freedom, open a shop, and become a 3.7kReads9.1Score500Shelves

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   The most beautiful and smartest heroine She originally had a noble status, but ended up becoming a little girl from the bottom of the family when she was born. She climbed to the top of her life step by step by relying on the relic of her ancestor who traveled through modern times (a medical book).

2. 102 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Stole the Top Prince Charming 穿书后我撩走了顶级太子爷 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted One-on-one romance + independent heroine + career comes first + decisive and resilient personality + seduction + hunter becomes prey + clear-cut grievances + no saintly heroine After transmigrating into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting woman, Pei Na focuses on making money and doing her best to stay out of the plot’s whirlpool. With her forward-thinking taste and intelligence, she makes a name for herself in fashion design and quietly transforms her life. She uses every trick in the book t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The scheming heroine makes money and has a career, makes money and does big things

3. 103 重 Reborn to Kill That Lovesick Fool! 重生之杀死那个恋爱脑！ One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted A clearheaded, rational reborn heroine focused on making money x a deep, calculating male lead from the most powerful family A silly, adorable System that helps her all the way, while also getting in her way + funny interactions + heart-fluttering romance, cathartic triumphs, and bittersweet angst The story is all about quietly building power among the most elite families, then dazzling everyone Things get even more exciting once she starts college Shen Zhirou is reborn and bound to a “Make Mone 6Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 104 国 The Duke Became the Regent’s Little Darling 国公大人成了摄政王的小娇包 Cat Bean Rice猫豆米Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The spoiled young heir gained the memories of a young general and discovered an obsession in his hands: whenever he saw Young Lord Jing, he wanted to touch him! But Young Lord Jing was aloof and untouchable. If you have no feelings for me, then I’ll let you go! Sheng Changge turned around and headed for the battlefield. Love had gone badly, so she would make a name for herself on the battlefield. Who says a woman can’t live without a man? Later, Young Lord Jing became regent. Sheng Changge retur 1.9kReads9.1Score318Shelves

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   How can I put it? These two novels are very similar. Both are about revenge. I think they are quite interesting.

5. 105 长 The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华 Get Rich Overnight一夜暴富Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy 3kReads8.8Score539Shelves
6. 106 我 I Became the Future War Prince's Consort 我成了未来的战王妃 A Hundred Bones百骨Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Tu Fengqi devoted herself to serving the Fourth Prince, only to die without a body to bury! Her entire family was wiped out, and even her infant child was skinned and had their heart torn out, dying a gruesome death! Reborn in her youth, she is determined to throw the court into turmoil! She'll show no mercy to anyone who deceived, harmed, or bullied her! A wicked woman comes looking for trouble? She won't make it back out! A scumbag wants to force her into marriage? He'd b 54Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   This heroine is one of those who plans step by step. She is very strategic and pure.

7. 107 绿 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 Light Peach Blossoms轻薄桃花Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 83.1kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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   The super good-looking Gong Douwen, the more I pursue him, the more I admire him [Adoration][Adoration]

8. 108 都 If I’m Going to Be a Concubine, I Might as Well Choose the Future Emperor 都是当妾，当然选未来皇帝了 It's Qian Jinjin Duck是钱金金鸭Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanyue was reborn. As the daughter of a convicted official, Jiang Wanyue entered Prince Jing's residence and became one of the many women by his side. There was the cold, inscrutable princess consort, the kind and flawless moonlight of his heart, and the secondary consort who had once saved his life... Among these women, Jiang Wanyue fought her way to the top, climbing from Prince Jing's favored concubine to his beloved consort, and ultimately to Empress Dowager. Everyone said she was ungr 1.2kReads8.2Score121Shelves
9. 109 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 23.6kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
10. 110 高 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 7.1kReads8.8Score484Shelves
11. 111 禁 The Forbidden Court's Beloved 禁庭娇 Mo Mo Bu Ting莫莫不停Ancient Romance730k WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian was bad at everything. She just happened to be a little pretty. As the Crown Prince’s Jieyu, she gave everyone the same cold, world-weary look, saying only that the days were long in the Moon Palace, and that neither I nor the impermanence of the mortal world mattered; As the Crown Prince’s Jieyu, she brazenly and recklessly indulged herself with the Crown Prince during the late emperor’s mourning period, sparking endless conflict and bloodshed; As Noble Consort Xi, she opposed eve 33Reads8.7Score—Shelves
12. 112 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 90.3kReads9.5Score11.7kShelves

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    Romance, palace fights and house fights have some philosophy of life. "The Successor" Cai Wangwang 1 note * Chapter 216 I like * 2024/01/15 Add underline "I love the first green grass that breaks the ground in spring, I love the rainbow in the sky after the summer rain, I love the first golden fallen leaves in autumn, and I love the occasional crackle in the stove in winter."

13. 113 盛 The Delicate Little Fairy in Prince Sheng’s Arms Is Fierce! 盛王怀里的柔弱小仙女，超凶猛！ Jiujiu Qi久久萋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Miss Jiang, who had spent more than a decade living in the mountains, was finally brought back to the capital by the Marquis of Anding's household. Everyone thought she was just a country bumpkin, but who could have guessed that Miss Jiang was no ordinary girl? The entire household dotes on her. Her five older brothers and one little darling follow her around every day, and even the most influential figures in the capital adore her. On her first day back in the capital, someone accused her of we 1.5kReads9.2Score236Shelves
14. 114 倚 Leaning on the Perilous Pavilion 倚危庭 Smiling Eyes Amid Peach Blossoms桃花深处眉眼弯弯Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Just how hard is it to raise an outstanding young woman? That depends on who’s raising her. If an entire clan, or even a whole country, throws its support behind her, that’s another matter entirely. Ye Qingjiu is a woman with all sorts of jumbled memories and a knack for baffling people with her behavior. She thinks she’s clever, until she somehow gets married and finally realizes Li Tingye has been playing her all along... 4.6kReads9.4Score467Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace, fighting in the house, fighting is fun

15. 115 绝 The Peerless Little Princess Consort 绝世小俏妃 Dog Thirteen狗十三Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A funny, charming princess consort + a scheming prince who fiercely protects his own + a manipulative woman + a wickedly seductive and mysterious Holy Lord, and more...] [Sweet romance + comedy + from scum to love + perfect ending] What does it feel like to fall in love with your enemy? The day he led his troops to invade her country, the sun shone brightly. The seventh prince of Beijiang, Mu Beiming, cut an imposing figure in his black armor. Even with a fearsome mask hiding his face, his shar 4.1kReads9.5Score573Shelves
16. 116 那 The Hostage Prince She Once Tormented Ascended the Throne 那个被她狠虐的质皇子，登基了 Qing Man Wu Sha轻嫚武纱Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted A possessive, brooding hostage prince with a yandere streak + a spoiled, arrogant, willful Grand Princess + a cold, aloof young chancellor + transmigration into a book + System + raising a villainous male lead + defying fate College student Zhang Susu transmigrated into a book as Su Yingxue, the vicious female antagonist and Grand Princess. In the original novel, Su Yingxue met a tragic end. She abused and tormented Chu Xingchen for years, turning the male lead into a cold-blooded, cruel, and si 2.3kReads9.3Score242Shelves
17. 117 首 The Richest Family's Little Darling Is So Cute She Spits Up Milk 首富家的小奶包萌到吐奶 Li Huohuo历火火Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Completed] Yun Tao is reborn as an adorable, chubby-cheeked five-year-old girl. This time, she doesn’t want to be a big shot. She just wants to keep a low profile, protect her mother, and act cute now and then. Ever since Grandma took a liking to her, countless big shots have come flocking: her grandpa, master, maternal grandparents, and aunts all compete to spoil her. Her rivals: “What can you do besides act cute?” Piano, painting, calligraphy, Go, medicine, top grades, hacking, stock trading. 5.5kReads9.2Score815Shelves
18. 118 穿 Reborn as the Villainess in a Period Novel 穿成年代文里的恶毒女配 Green Silk, True to You青丝不负Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Xu Qingqing transmigrated into a period novel, becoming the villainess who was doomed to keep digging herself into a hole. The reborn heroine was watching her like a hawk, ready to grind her into the dirt. Xu Qingqing clutched her little blanket and trembled! Forget it. If I can't afford to offend her, I can at least stay out of her way, right? Wouldn't it be better to help her brothers build their careers, or get close to the handsome villainous big shot? But as she kept lying low, things start 85Reads8.5Score100Shelves

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    I finished watching the first one and it was very interesting. The heroine is independent and self-reliant. She has no cheats, special powers, or space. She is an ordinary person who is smarter than ordinary people. If you like this, you can check it out! The second one is the opposite of the first one. I haven't finished it yet, but I have watched more than half of it. The heroine marries the hero for life, and she talks sweetly. The heroine in this book is not the Virgin.

19. 119 七 The 1970s: The Tough Truck Driver’s Shy Little Wife Steals His Heart 七零，货车硬汉的骗心小怂妻 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. You can read the bonus chapters first and then the main story, or read them in order. [Marriage first, love later + fussy heroine + devoted relationship + both leads are each other's only ones + previous marriage and hidden hang-ups, don't read if that bothers you. An extremely imperfect cast! Definitely not a romance-obsessed heroine!] Clearheaded, beautiful, delicate woman + rugged, scheming man with off-the-charts EQ and IQ She loves putting on a show, he loves mak 7.1kReads8.9Score542Shelves
20. 120 吾 My Emperor Is So Adorable 吾皇多娇媚 A Smile Brighter Than a Thousand Suns笑靥千阳Ancient Romance134k WordsOngoing Two powerful leads locked in an ultimate push and pull + laugh-out-loud, sizzling chemistry + political scheming + melodrama + dark scheming + court intrigue + humor + ensemble cast The emperor transmigrates into the body of the wife of a duke’s heir. To uncover the truth, she gets close to her own husband. 606Reads7.2Score—Shelves
21. 121 重 Reborn, She Only Wants to Be the Evil King's White Moonlight 重生后她只想做邪王的白月光 Drunken Ink Leaves a Fragrant Trail醉墨流芳Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted By the will of Heaven, Leng Fanxing is reborn, with every detail of her past life vivid in her mind. In this life, she will avenge the blood feud! What should she do first? Obviously, she should keep the person beside her in a good mood. Adopted daughter? Cousin? A celestial beauty? Stay away, all of you! You severed her arm, gouged out her bright eyes, and tore out her heart and liver in her previous life. Now she’ll collect every debt. Not one of you will get away! With her two older brothers 4Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    I think it's okay

22. 122 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 41.2kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
23. 123 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 40.5kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    It looks good, don't be misled by the name, you will be addicted if you click on it.

24. 124 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 123.5kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves

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    Jue Juezi, if you are confused, you can read it👀

25. 125 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 21kReads9.6Score4.4kShelves

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    Both of these books are very good-looking, and you won't lose money if you invest in them [Love]

26. 126 奸 The Treacherous Minister 奸臣 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Zhao Wuyou was the son of a treacherous minister, and everyone at court had to respectfully call him “Little Chancellor.” Father and son controlled the court and toyed with political power, so plenty of people wanted him dead. Mu Baili was the eunuch in charge of the Directorate of Ceremonial and the governor of the Eastern Depot. He seemed respectful, mild-mannered, and kind to everyone, but in truth he was a wolf who devoured people without leaving a bone. What a shame that such a ruthless ma 4.6kReads9.1Score601Shelves

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    The heroines are all highly intelligent

27. 127 无 Boundless 无疆 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the Eastern Depot’s second-in-command, Su Mu has crawled out of a mountain of corpses. She’s brimming with bloodlust, sees nothing but the dead, is ruthless in her methods, and has never lost. Until she meets her sworn enemy, Shen Dongzhan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They fight over account books, storm bandit dens, hunt for tribute goods, and quell rebellions. Neither is willing to yield. A broken silver hairpin brings to light a miscarriage of justice from more than twe 1.4kReads9.0Score169Shelves
28. 128 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    Come here, come here, carefully select [love] [love] for you The first book is a novel with a very upright outlook on life. The heroine slowly resolves the fight between the house and the palace, and brings the whole family together through her own efforts. The second book is a bit sadistic at the beginning but sweet at the end. The eldest princess of Chaoyang is also with the regent she likes, and the ending is happy [eating melon]

29. 129 重 Reborn in an Era of Hardship: The Tough Wife Is Terrifying! 重生年代之悍妻超凶哒！ Bodhi Fruit菩提果Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Xia Ranan never imagined she would end up transmigrating into a wretched woman who caused trouble at every turn, loved eating and hated working, and was carrying on with another man. Her husband was away serving in the army, leaving behind his six- or seven-year-old younger brother, but the original owner had beaten the boy so badly he was bedridden! Faced with a thousand pointing fingers and ten thousand scolding voices, Xia Ranan declared, “I’m not taking the blame for this!” She wasn’t a wret 2kReads9.0Score272Shelves
30. 130 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 12kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
31. 131 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 18.6kReads9.4Score3kShelves
32. 132 重 Reborn and Doted On: The War God's Brilliant Physician Wife 重生娇宠，战神王爷的医品悍妃 Jade Ink, Sparse Shadows锦墨疏影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super sweet, no angst + Reborn for revenge + Decisive and ruthless + Two strong leads, neither saintly] In her previous life, the Crown Prince schemed against her. On her wedding day, she went from being the legitimate princess consort of Prince Li to the Crown Prince’s secondary consort. She did everything she could to help him take the throne, only to see her entire family wiped out and die pierced by a rain of arrows. Reborn on the eve of her wedding, she won’t give the Crown Prince another 3.2kReads9.3Score497Shelves
33. 133 七 The Family's Beloved Girl: The Cannon-Fodder Darling of Her Terrible Family 七零团宠：极品家人的炮灰娇娇女 Ten Red Leaves十红叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Brooding, Brawny Man + Sweet Wife + Completed] Lu Jiajia is delicate and soft. Then, in the blink of an eye, she becomes a useless cannon-fodder character in the 1970s, with a whole family of vicious oddballs in tow. Yet in an era that favors men above women, she is the apple of her family’s eye. Her father and mother: “Jiajia is our precious girl. She deserves to be spoiled.” Her brothers: “My sister is frail and sickly. How could she do farm work!” Lu Jiajia: “…I want the ultimate winning han 64kReads9.4Score6.5kShelves
34. 134 书 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 Ran Aran冉阿冉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 3.7kReads9.4Score503Shelves

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    The female protagonists in these books all have very high IQs. The first and second books are about palace battles. Comparatively speaking, the first book has more battles between two people, while the second one is more sweet and doting. The third and fourth books have similar styles. There is no abuse in the whole text. Those who like it can read it.

35. 135 穿 She Transmigrated into a Torture Romance and Tore Up the Script, Slaughtering Her Way Through 穿进虐文，她手撕剧本嘎嘎乱杀 Xu Xun蓿寻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Zhi had only wanted to find a brainless sweet romance to relax with, but she never expected to be duped by an angst-ridden story disguised as a sweet romance! In this novel, the male lead drives the female lead's family into bankruptcy, gets her whole family killed, and then locks her up, subjecting her to every kind of physical and emotional abuse. Yet after a series of melodramatic events, the male lead apologizes and gives in, and the female lead has already forgotten the deep blood feud b 6.2kReads9.3Score630Shelves
36. 136 穿 After Becoming the Male Lead's Stepmother, I Flee With the Villain's Little One 穿成男主小妈后，带反派幼崽跑路 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 23.7kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
37. 137 前 I Trusted the Wrong Man in My Past Life, So I Was Reborn and Married a Good Man 前世错付，重生嫁良人 Mu Jiuning木玖柠Ancient Romance975k WordsCompleted One cup of poisoned wine went down Tang Wanqing’s throat, and her life came to an abrupt end. Only on the verge of death did she realize that her life had been one absurd farce. Her own reckless behavior had brought disaster upon her family. If she could return to the past, she would never make the same mistakes again... 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lots of guidance! [OK]

38. 138 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 25.1kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    Four sons and one daughter, control the wind and rain. 9.3 Points. Palace fight and house fight 1v1. Completed. 208,000 People are reading.

39. 139 咸 The Lazy Noble Consort Is Forced into Palace Intrigue 咸鱼贵妃被迫宫斗 Jun Zhenmian君枕眠Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted Lu Jiu does everything to become a lazy, carefree fish: she volunteers for the Cold Palace, gives up on herself, and makes it on her own! Yet somehow, she still earns the title of the harem's number-one scheming green tea! The Empress Dowager says, “This girl is alluring. You can tell at a glance she won't stay chaste!” The consorts say, “Little sister, your methods are impressive. We admit defeat!” Her father says, “Well done! Keep it up! Great success is just around the corner!” The Emperor sa 150Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Beloved concubine Story summary: I always wanted to enter the cold palace,,,, and finally became a beloved concubine, Shuang Jie

40. 140 战 The God of War’s Beloved Is a Special Forces Soldier from Another World 战神的掌心娇竟是异世特种兵 Big Sister Ali阿狸姐姐Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted The modern era’s top special forces soldier, “Night Phoenix,” dies on a mission. Her soul travels through time and she is reborn as Wei Shi, the infamous “spoiled and unruly princess” of Prince Jing’s manor in the Tianqi Kingdom. The moment she opens her eyes, she inherits the original owner’s painful memories of her past life: her father, Prince Jing, has rendered such great service that the emperor sees him as a threat. The incompetent and suspicious Emperor Jianwu joins forces with corrupt of 12.4kReads8.5Score1.6kShelves

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    Prince Jing's palace seems to have unlimited glory, but in fact it has long been jealous of the imperial power and surrounded by political enemies. In three years, it will end with everyone being executed. After being reborn, she has to protect her family step by step in these three years.

41. 141 江 Jiang Yan’s Dream: Flowers Bloom from His Brush 江淹一梦笔生花 Gurgling Spring泉之淙淙Historical505k WordsCompleted In the winter of the seventh year of the Daming era (463 AD), Jiang Yan was gathering firewood in the biting wind by the Qingxi River. Suddenly, he spotted a young woman stumbling along the main road, clutching her wounded left arm, with three constables from the Court of Justice in hot pursuit. Jiang Yan pulled her into a reed bed, helping her evade the officials’ deadly grasp. It turned out she was Xie Wei’s daughter. Xie Wei had been implicated in the Fan Ye case because of his poetry and pro 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Court battles, romantic novels, touching and pathos

42. 142 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 33.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    These three books are all very beautiful and highly recommended!

43. 143 傲 Proud and Unbowed 傲骨 White Rice Like Frost白饭如霜Modern Romance466k WordsCompleted Ye Zhenzhen, a workplace rookie, has always led a quiet, easygoing life. But after accidentally saving a mysterious female tycoon, she enters a multinational corporation and begins a series of professional skills training courses. She thinks it will be nothing more than a fun game of repaying a debt of gratitude, but unexpectedly gets caught up in a high-stakes corporate takeover and a battle between capital giants. Elite returnee Su Tong has always dominated the workplace, but after saving a f 3.1kReads9.6Score421Shelves
44. 144 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 24.2kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
45. 145 七 1970s! Transmigrated as the Pampered Daughter-in-Law Favored by Her Mother-in-Law 七零！穿成婆婆偏心的娇儿媳 Cen Wang岑王Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Murong Xi transmigrates into a tearjerker period novel as the saintly, beloved white moonlight, what does it feel like? Thanks for asking. I’m currently researching seventy-six different ways to live or die~ According to the plot, she’s supposed to toil selflessly like a saint, giving everything she has. She’ll endure misunderstanding and torment, then burn through the last of her light and warmth. In the end, she’ll become the white moonlight propping up the male lead’s table, and the mosq 11kReads9.2Score826Shelves

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    The first one was funny The summary of the second book is great and the beginning is very fitting. The heroine in the third book is very powerful and I am also reading it

46. 146 八 Pampered Beauty of the 1980s: The Big Shot's Flirty Darling Has Both Beauty and Brains 八零娇宠：大佬的小撩精财貌双全 Longjing Porcelain龙井瓷Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The poorest family in Heba Village, the Lao Si family, has an uneducated local thug. Coldhearted and ruthless, he's so notorious that the neighbors steer clear of him. Ji Nianwei accidentally transmigrates to the 1980s and is looking for a business partner. She stops the tall, long-legged man. “Hey, you want to make money? Want to reach the peak of your life and marry a rich, beautiful woman?” Si Yu studies the lovely young woman with her picture-perfect features, rolls the phrase “rich, beautif 1.1kReads9.0Score109Shelves
47. 147 穿 I Transmigrated into the Sickly Tyrant’s Green Tea Favorite 穿成病娇暴君的绿茶宠妃 Little Green Plum小青梅啦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Sign-in successful. Reward: ten thousand taels of gold.” Shen Miaomiao, a master of the art of tea, got countless rewards with her sign-in System and won the hearts of countless men. Only after someone framed her did she realize she was a disposable character in a book. Her sisters picked on her, thinking she was a helpless nobody with no power or connections? With mountains of treasure piled behind her, she nestled in the male lead's arms and looked pure and innocent. “Do you think your little 951Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    This heroine is scheming, but she won't harm anyone.

48. 148 宠 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 4kReads8.8Score313Shelves

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    Well, everything is good

49. 149 清 Qing Transmigration: The Frail Noble Consort’s Road to Favor 清穿：病弱贵妃的荣宠路 Peach Blossom Eyes桃花眼Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty, Tong Ruoxue, a woman from the apocalypse, takes the place of the original Empress Xiaoyiren and becomes Kangxi’s Imperial Noble Consort. To ensure she’ll have enough to eat and drink, she plays sweet and naive, pretending to be weak and innocent to win the emperor’s sympathy. In the end, she triumphs in the harem’s battles and enjoys a life of honor and privilege. 2kReads8.5Score119Shelves
50. 150 七 From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅 Fine Night良宵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing, 5.3kReads9.1Score703Shelves

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    The heroine's nickname is Fox🦊, she is really smart and calculating

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