Palace and Household Intrigue, Female-Led Stories Without Transmigration, Rebirth Is Fine, but the Original Heroine Must Be Smart 宫斗宅斗，女主文不穿越可以重生一定要原身智商高

1. 1 篡 On the Day He Seized the Throne, the Mad New Emperor Locked the Empress Dowager in His Bedchamber 篡位当天疯批新帝把太后锁进寝宫 Lost in the Floating River浮川忘返Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing [Unhinged Devoted Hound of a Discarded Prince × Cool, Stunning Empress | Two Powerful Strategists | Unhinged Devoted Hound | Mutual Redemption | No Harem, One-on-One Romance | Growing Up Together | Intense Push and Pull | Alternate History | Palace Intrigue and Political Schemes] Everyone in Chang’an thinks that the twenty-third prince, Li Che, is worthless, fit only to rot in a ditch. Only Empress Cui Lingyi knows that this seemingly harmless youth is a vicious wolf capable of tearing the Tang 6Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   In the silence of the snowy night, the young man's heartbeat, one after another in the biting cold wind, was so intense that it was almost painful.

2. 2 皎 Jade in Radiant Splendor 皎玉昭昭 Zhang Xuan张煊Ancient Romance285k WordsOngoing Also known as Black Lotus: A Harem Promotion Chronicle. No transmigration, no rebirth, not a pure-couple romance. The heroine is a native of this world, and no saint. Fang Siyu, a hunter’s daughter, enters the palace one day and starts as a palace maid. She changes sides, becomes a consort, bears a child, and steadily brings down a Noble Concubine, wins over the Ladies, takes on the Empress, and ultimately reaches the pinnacle of power. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Pure palace fighting, rising step by step

3. 3 娇 The Sweet Little Nanny, Kissed Until She Begs for Mercy by a Mad Tycoon 娇软小奶娘，疯批权贵吻到求饶 The Villain Who Raises Cats养猫的反派Ancient Romance988k WordsCompleted A gentle, sweet little bunny vs. a domineering, unhinged man. Forced possession + a battlefield of rival suitors + both leads are sexually inexperienced. He Niang never dreamed of climbing the social ladder. She only wanted to be a proper wet nurse, but her body was strange: she could nurse children despite being unmarried and unable to conceive! Then, one rainy night, he cornered her in a dark room, his burning fingertips gripping her chin as he asked in a hoarse voice, “Just how many secrets i 2.4kReads7.8Score206Shelves

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   The paranoia and possessiveness are all over the place, until the heroine's identity as a princess is revealed, and the emperor and his ministers turn around and pursue his wife in the crematorium. The plot is very interesting and it is a book that can be read into!

4. 4 重 Reborn, I Became the Crown Prince's First Love 重生后我变成太子的白月光 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Hua Qianyue was the legitimate daughter of the Grand Commandant's household. She chased after Li Moyuan, the eldest prince. Though he did not love her, she devoted herself to him and helped him ascend the throne. As soon as he became emperor, he began a secret affair with her half-sister, Hua Qianrou. The sisters framed her and had her killed. He personally sent her to her death, and she met a miserable end. After dying, she remained conscious, lingering around her corpse. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine is so miserable

5. 5 重 Reborn, I Handed Over the Household Rivalry System 重生后，我把宅斗系统上交了 Oumige Er Ju Wen欧米格儿剧文Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she relied on the System to defeat her legitimate sister and marry into a marquis’s household, convinced she was the chosen one. Only as she lay dying did she understand that she was nothing more than a carefully nurtured pawn. Every “comeback” the System arranged for her was really draining her blood and taking her life. This time, she’s done playing. The System assigns a task? She refuses. The System threatens to punish her? She takes it in stride. The System says, “I can 6Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   In her previous life, she was PUAed to death by the system. In her rebirth, she reported the system and directly joined the court, specializing in various systems!

6. 6 谍 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Powerful, sober, and very good looking. .

7. 7 泣 Tears of Dew: Tang Branch Takes Revenge and Schemes for Power Behind Silk Curtains 泣露策：棠枝雪恨，锦帐谋权 Sparse Shadows 1717疏影1717Ancient Romance229k WordsOngoing [Ratings just released and still climbing | legitimate daughter + household intrigue + palace intrigue + political scheming] How deep the palace walls, where camellias weep cold dew; brocade curtains veil layers of screens, concealing plots and schemes. Yun Qingyuan, the general’s legitimate daughter, spent half her life plotting to protect her family. With deft hands, she set chaos right and watched the rise and fall of fortunes with a cool gaze. At the time, her birth mother had died suddenly —Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   The heroine is so smart.

8. 8 重 Reborn as a Concubine: I Want to Leave the Palace 重生之宠妃要出宫 The Shrimp Flew Away虾仁飞了Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted The heroine's family depends on an ambitious prince who plots to usurp the throne, yet she falls in love with the emperor. In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died in despair in the Cold Palace. After being reborn, she decides to steer clear of trouble and live peacefully with her family. But as an ordinary person, she is merely a pawn in the hands of those in power. When she chooses love once more, how will she fight against fate? 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Rebirth Palace Fighting House Fighting, Strong Recommendation

9. 9 玫 The Rose Scheme 玫心计 Mo Feng Ruyin末凤如音Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Household and palace intrigue + two powerful schemers + strong female lead + unconventional happy ending] In her previous life, she drifted through life in a daze. Her entire family was wiped out, and she met a miserable end herself. When she opened her eyes again, Murong Shuanglian surveyed the room full of schemes and smiled. Since Heaven had given her another chance at life, this time she would love wealth, power, other people, and herself most of all! In this life, she plans every step and 5Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   This is the kind of novel I like to read. Every plot is carefully planned.

10. 10 一 I Transmigrated and Became the Beloved Bride of a Crippled Marquis 一朝穿越，替嫁残侯成团宠 Chen Jiu辰九Ancient Romance230k WordsCompleted [Historical transmigration + medical skills + marriage before love + two strong leads who dote on each other + suspense and court intrigue] Shen Qingci, a top surgeon, transmigrates into the body of a bride forced into a marriage swap. She becomes the new bride meant to bring good fortune to Xiao Yan, the blind and crippled Marquis of Dingbei. On their wedding night, she takes his pulse and immediately sees through it: “My lord, you’ve been poisoned. Someone wants to keep you in darkness forever 135Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 与 Coexisting with a Big Shot, I Became Unstoppable 与大佬共生，我强到飞起 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted One day, I woke up with a man in my head. It wasn't a hallucination or a split personality. He was the real deal, a top-tier boss: Lu Yunzhou. The ruthless business tycoon who ruled the corporate world was now nothing more than a ghost trapped in my mind. And so, things started looking like this: When someone gives me a hard time, he scoffs in my head: [Third file from the bottom left. Throw it in his face.] When someone frames me, he directs me remotely: [The recorder's in the right-hand drawe 86Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The Second Personality 快穿第二人格 Chen Jiu辰九Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted Female lead + dual personality + no saintly martyrdom + takes down scumbags regardless of gender or age + lighthearted and funny Synopsis: Jiang Yan, a female cultivator, was bored when she happened upon a System. She transmigrates through three thousand worlds, disguising herself as the original host's second personality to help them change their personalities and escape their tragic fates. She takes down scumbags, delivers face-slapping comeuppances, completes missions, and explores the myster 26Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, the Foolish Princess Marries the Ninth Lord with Her Four Maids 退婚后，傻妃携四大丫鬟嫁九千岁 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Household Intrigue + Historical Romance + Princess Consort + Legitimate Daughter + Medical Skills + Two Powerful Leads + Cunning + Playing the Fool + Reborn + Fiercely Protective + Political Scheming] 99% of the comments are positive! Read with confidence! Su Qian, once the leader of a special forces unit in the apocalypse, died unexpectedly while carrying out a mission. With her portable medical space, she transmigrated to ancient times and into the residence of a great gener 28kReads8.1Score5.2kShelves

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    In the beginning, the heroine was humiliated and full of hatred by breaking off the engagement. The four maids came to the rescue and reversed the situation in an instant, which was extremely satisfying. The legitimate daughter who appears to be a fool and a loser is actually the evil and ruthless master of the apocalyptic agent pavilion. [Blowing kiss]

14. 14 锦 The Lucky Little Star: Her Prince Father Is Strong, Handsome, and Tragic 锦鲤小福星，王爷爹爹美强惨 Laimi Is a Kitty来米是只喵Ancient Romance675k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite] [Blessed child] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Comeback] No one knew just how far the Prince of Yue’s household had fallen! Nothing went right wherever they went, they failed at everything they tried, and their bad luck clung to them like a curse. Then they picked up a three-year-old beggar, and it was as if they’d suddenly unlocked cheat mode. The economy boomed, and one stroke of good luck followed another. “Your Highness! His Majesty says your governance has been excellent a 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My favorite scene of a famous slap in the face: the native family comes to ask for someone, and people line up and down the Yue Prince's palace to raise knives. Hongdou hid behind and whispered: "I won't leave." Just for this part, I stayed up until the early morning!

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