Palace and Household Intrigue: Looking for Rebirth or Transmigration Stories, With a Heroine Who Isn't a Doormat 宫斗宅斗，求重生穿越类宫斗宅斗的小说女主不圣母
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Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I Have Noblemen Fighting to Marry Me 重生成恶女，我被公子们争相求娶
[Reborn + Household and Palace Intrigue + Revenge + Sweet Romance + Smart Leads] A reborn illegitimate daughter with a powerful backer VS a cold-on-the-outside, smoldering minister In her previous life, she was the most overlooked illegitimate daughter of the marquis’s household. Her stepmother and elder sister conspired to frame her, used her as a surrogate, and left her to die in the inner residence. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn in the body of her second elder sister, wh
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Scheming for the Phoenix: The Empire as a Game, You as My Pawn 谋凰：江山为局，卿为子
[Reborn + political intrigue + palace and household drama + the hero's desperate pursuit of his ex + strong female lead] In her previous life, Shen Yu, an illegitimate daughter in the household of the Vice Minister of Personnel, suffered a cruel fate and watched her closest family die. She helped the Third Prince, Xiao Jue, ascend the throne, only for him to end her life with a bowl of lethal poison. Reborn with all her bitterness intact, she returns to three years earlier, when her adoptive mot
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Empresses in the Palace: A Tapestry of Beauty 甄嬛传：一揽芳华
A story about a female lead who uses her knowledge of the plot to survive until the end and become empress dowager. Of course, watching the drama unfold and vying for favor are part of the deal.
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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
[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
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My Ex-Husband Gets to Be a Dad? I'll Marry a Rugged Man Who Can't Have Children and Carry Twins 前夫喜当爹？我嫁绝嗣糙汉怀双宝
[Period] [Second Marriage] [Rugged Husband Dotes on His Wife] [Twins] [Brutal Revenge on the Scumbags] [Size Difference] Zhao Qingqing had been married for seven years without a child. Her mother-in-law beat her and drove her out, while her ex-husband rushed to marry a widow carrying another man's baby. Qingqing immediately turned around and married Han Tie Zhu, the ferocious butcher rumored to be unable to have children, whom no one in the commune dared to cross. Han Tie Zhu seemed cold and sho
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The Survival Memoirs of a Lowborn Daughter 废材庶女求生记
[Transmigration + comeback + play the pig to eat the tiger + tormenting scoundrels + face-slapping] It was an ordinary transmigration. While other heroines sought revenge and fought in the palace and household, Xia Zhiyou, transmigrated as the discarded daughter of a marquis’s household, had only one goal: to find a way to survive. Xia Zhiyou was a woman who preferred to keep her head down. The first thing she did in this strange world was figure out how to stay alive. Her goals were clear: she
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The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后
[Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi
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- 8 After Becoming His Second Wife, I Brought the Duke Back to Life 成为续弦后，我把国公爷盘活了 Lin Xiaoman transmigrated into a book, becoming the male lead's second wife, a foolish woman destined to die young in a romance novel. The original owner was intellectually impaired, and on their wedding night, she drugged the male lead. She also listened to his stepmother and plotted to harm his son. In the end, the male lead tossed her straight into a den of beggars. Thinking of the original owner's tragic fate, Lin Xiaoman trembled with fear. But what could she do? By the time she woke up, th 1.4kReads8.0Score13414d adds
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The Second Empress 继后
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
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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
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
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Transmigrated to Ancient Times to Get By in the Imperial Harem 穿到古代混后宫
Modern-day Huang Ye transmigrates into the ancient Great Xia Dynasty as the pampered darling of the Minister's household, where a daughter is born only once every ten generations. To repay her loving family, she starts learning martial arts at a nunnery while still a little girl. She wants to master everything: inner strength, hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, medicine, and poisons. Only by learning real skills can she better protect her family. At last, she grows up, only to be told she must
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The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了
(Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an
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The Crown Prince Steals His Friend's Wife! The Sweetheart Is Trapped in a Jealousy Showdown 太子夺友妻！娇娇深陷争宠修罗场
[Rebirth + Rivals Fighting for Her + Sweet-Talk Face-Slapping + Forced Marriage and Possession + Faking Her Death + Devoted to Each Other + Female Lead in Control] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance and sent back three years. If she successfully wins over the Crown Prince within those three years, she will be allowed to keep living afterward. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation. After all, a man's no substitute for her life. But her status is too low, and she can barely get a
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The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防
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
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The Crown Prince’s White Moonlight Can’t Compare: The Soft, Sweet Girl Is His True Love 太子白月光不香，软娇娇才是真爱
Sweet romance! Palace and household intrigue + reborn heroine + transmigrated rival + face-slapping the beloved white moonlight The Crown Prince has a beloved woman. She's beautiful and talented, forthright by nature, and the orphaned daughter of a loyal martyr. She and the Crown Prince grew up together, yet she claims to see him as an older brother and refuses to enter the Eastern Palace and share a husband with the other women. The Crown Prince is utterly devoted to her and has turned down th
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The Tyrant Can Read Minds, and His Palace Maid Rules the World with His Love 自带暴君读心术，小宫女娇宠天下
Transmigrate into a book + Tyrant + Hear His Inner Thoughts + His One and Only + Palace Intrigue + Wild Rewrite Overnight, An Xin, a college student from a village in northern China, transmigrates into a book! She lands in an obscure novel. She has arrived in the era when the tyrant Gao Gong rules all of Northern Wei! Ten minutes until Gao Gong suffers food poisoning and executes every palace maid and eunuch present! After barely escaping disaster, An Xin discovers that she has the role of a
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- 17 Turmoil in the Six Palaces: The Mad Demon Consort's Daily Meltdowns 祸乱六宫：疯批妖妃发癫日常 [Palace intrigue + male lead has had other women, heroine is chaste + doted on exclusively later + heroine is sweet on the outside but dark within, wicked and a good actress, occasionally goes off the rails, happy ending] With skin as pure as ice and bones as fine as jade, her beauty could topple a city, stunning all who saw her… That year, she entered the palace by imperial decree to keep her pregnant elder sister company. She never expected to be trapped there for good, reduced to a fish on he 8.2kReads9.0Score85814d adds
- 18 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 20.8kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
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Reborn, the Paralyzed Physician Consort Marries Your Brother to Seize Your Kingdom 残废医妃重生后，嫁你弟夺你江山
Li Muyan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor's household, was manipulated in her previous life by a treacherous man and her wicked stepsister. She died a horrific death, and her family was dragged down with her. Reborn, she would repay every hurt with a hurt, every drop of blood with blood. She outwitted the scheming mother and daughter and toppled the treacherous man's empire. Poison in one hand, medicine in the other, she could turn the tides with a gesture and command the court. In her
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Reborn, the Empress Wants Love, Not Power 重生归来，女帝她不要权势要爱情
[Reborn + a desperate pursuit to win back her husband + both leads are sexually pure + palace intrigue] [Dear readers, if you like rebirth stories and female-led novels, come take a look!] Donglan is a country where women hold power. Empress Dongfang Qingyan has three daughters: Dongfang Yue, Dongfang Ning, and Dongfang Zhi. In her previous life, Dongfang Ning put power above all else. After her elder sister died of illness, she devoted herself to claiming the throne. To achieve that goal, she t
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Nine Layers of Spring Splendor Enshroud the Jade Hall 九重春色锁玉堂
One night, she wakes from a dream to find herself the most absurd footnote in the history books: Yang Qinglan, cousin to Yang Yuhuan. Beneath Chang'an's moon, deep within the Daming Palace, this should have been her cousin Yuhuan's fate: one performance of “The Rainbow Skirt” captivating the realm, and three thousand favors bestowed on one woman. Yet the imperial decree falls into her hands instead. Everyone says this is the Yang family's greatest glory. Only she knows the road ahead leads to an
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My Husband Lured Me Into His Dragon Bed, and the Mad Tyrant Dotes on Me Like Crazy 夫君骗我入龙帐，疯批暴君宠疯了
[Pampered, charming consort vs. unhinged, obsessive emperor. Sweet romance! Devoted from the start + mutual salvation + a little harem intrigue] Ji Mingrao was once the Prince of Qin’s secondary consort. Her husband personally sent her to the emperor’s bed, lying to her that “His Majesty took you by force.” The emperor favored her above all others in the harem for five years, but she believed the Prince of Qin when he coaxed her: “Once we’ve succeeded, you and I will leave together and live in s
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Reborn, I Reconciled with the Heir Who Loved Me More Than Life 重生后，与爱她如命的世子和了
[Rebirth + sweet romance + devoted to one another + punishing scumbags] Reborn on the day her scumbag ex came to ask for her hand in marriage, Ye Zhenzhen decisively called off the engagement. The memories of her previous life cut into her heart like blades. For Gu Yun, she had personally ignored her father's worries and her younger brother's warnings, and broken Jiang Huai's heart. Everyone knew that Jiang Huai, heir to the Princess Chang's residence, had been in love with Ye Zhenzhen for years
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You Used Me to Climb the Ladder? After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Marry Your Brother in a Grand Wedding 踩我上位？退婚后三媒六聘嫁他哥
Sweet romance + a groveling ex + an aristocratic young lady tearing apart a transmigrated schemer Given another life, she would never again be anyone's stepping stone. She was done with her foolish fiancé, a two-faced, unfaithful man who couldn't tell good people from bad. She was done with her vicious, manipulative transmigrated best friend, a fake, sweet-talking schemer. She would tear off the woman's mask and wait for them all to kneel before her and beg for forgiveness. Hah. Go die. I'll for
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A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧
Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen
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The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常
[An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec
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- 27 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score89314d adds
- 28 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds
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Reborn as a Female General: The Weakest Legitimate Daughter Strikes Back! 女将军重生：战五渣嫡长女逆袭！
Completed: reborn, revenge and household intrigue. The heroine was the legitimate daughter of a general's family in her previous life. After dying in a conspiracy, she is reborn in the body of the good-for-nothing eldest legitimate daughter of a powerful family. In her previous life, Bai Ruofu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, gave her heart to the wrong person. After six years of hardship on the frontier, she did not die on the battlefield, but fell victim to a conspiracy. When
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The Ashen Phoenix Plays for the Realm 烬凰弈山河
Waves of fire licked at the rotting beams, scorching the last glimmer of daylight in Xiao Mingzhao’s pupils blood-red. She knelt on the blackened palace steps, her left fingernails digging deep into the gaps between the bricks, her right hand clutching an icy earring. The tip of a Vermilion Bird’s wing, carved from frozen glass, pierced her palm. As drops of blood fell, they turned into tiny ice crystals in the flames. “Even the Grand Historian can miscalculate.” Cui Heng’s voice cut through th
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Marry into a Playboy Royal Family and Become the Most Glorious Mistress of the House 嫁皇家纨绔，做风光主母
After transmigrating ten years ago, Wei Qingrou used her skills and pretty face to become the tofu beauty of the market. She and her widowed mother and younger brother lived frugally and saved up to buy a little shop. She thought that among all the lights shining in people’s homes, at last one would shine for her. Who could have guessed that one word from the rich and powerful, “untouchable,” would give them the perfect excuse to drag her and her family back to the estate? With their lives at st
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When the Reborn Meet the Transmigrated, I Run Wild in the Imperial Court 当重生遇到穿越，我在朝廷杀疯了
[Political intrigue + strong female lead + two powerful leads + rebirth + woman disguised as a man] In her previous life, a great fire reduced everything to ashes. Everyone knew the entire Wen family had been thrown into prison, but no one knew that a pair of sisters had survived. From then on, one became the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household and married into the royal family, while the other took on the identity of the Chancellor’s eldest son and entered government service. “Wen
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I Wound Up in the Prince's Bed. Should We Make the Mistake Count? 错上王爷床，要不然将错就错？
Chu Ci was badly injured on her wedding day, but the man in her bed was not her new husband. A large hand roams over her bare skin. Embarrassed, she looks at the man above her and hurriedly tries to stop him from going any further. The man's heavy breathing brushes against Chu Ci's neck. Impatiently, he tugs at his collar, his body growing hotter by the moment. In her previous life, Chu Ci was set up by her husband and younger sister, who sent her to Prince Rui's bed. On her wedding night, sh
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A Devoted Emperor Chases Love from Ancient Times to the Modern Day 痴情帝王，从古代追爱到现代
"The ancient-era portion of this book is not a clean romance and takes a realistic approach, with an emphasis on plausibility. Readers who insist on both leads being untouched should read with caution. Once they reach the modern era, both leads are untouched. The story is a slow burn, but the later chapters are exciting, so be sure to read to the end." The heroine, Lin Wan, is a woman of unparalleled beauty and a celebrated history professor at a modern university. Not only is she exceptionally
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The Fourth Miss Is a Brilliant Doctor, Yet an Illegitimate Daughter 四小姐医术精湛却是私生女
In the eleventh year of the Chenghua reign, on the day the crown prince was formally appointed, the Liu and Sheng families of imperial physicians were massacred. Sheng Miao, the Sheng family's only daughter, survived because her father hid her in a secret room. After witnessing her parents die before her eyes, she lost not only her memory but also her voice. That day, he followed his father's dying wish and went to Jianzhou to bring home the Mei family's illegitimate daughter who had been living
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The Peerless Princesses: Past and Present 绝代双妃之前世今生
[Two transmigrated souls + two strong heroines + satisfying revenge + ensemble cast + face-slapping + sweet romance] After transmigrating into another body, Situ Yue becomes the ugly, foolish legitimate daughter of a general's household. There she meets Murong Xin, another transmigrator, and the two become sworn sisters. The sickly Second Prince, the rakish and carefree Third Prince, and the Supreme Martial Emperor Yan... All kinds of characters make their entrances, while the threads of fate qu
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