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  1. 151 Locking the Yuanluan 锁元鸾 Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because few people have rated it) [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge on scumbags + dramatic, mischievous heroine + heroine isn't ruled by love + seizing power + play the pig to eat the tiger + ensemble cast] Everyone in the palace knows that Empress Lin Yuanluan, the emperor's second empress, is shallow, foolish, domineering, and lovesick. Only Yuanluan herself knows she has never loved the emperor. That's precisely why she was able to rise from a mere secondary consort to 176Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  2. 152 The Empress Consort's Every Move Wins the Emperor's Heart 娘娘步步为营,缓缓登帝王心尖 Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 6kReads9.1Score575Shelves
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  3. 153 You Want Me to Bear an Heir? I'll Send My Wretched Sister Straight to the Cold Palace 借腹生子?本宫直接送渣姐进冷宫 Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted [Having children + palace intrigue + reborn] A clear-headed, decisive, scheming heroine + an emperor who knows his own heart, but keeps his feelings restrained The kids are incredibly capable and fiercely protective of their mother! - In her previous life, Lin Chuyi was framed by her elder sister, who killed her mother and stole her child. She died a miserable death in the cold palace. Given another chance at life, Lin Chuyi enters the palace once more. This time, she depends on no one and clin 2kReads9.0Score216Shelves
  4. 154 Power Over the World, Sword in Hand Beneath the Heavens 权倾天下,剑挽天华 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy] Originally titled My Money, Your Life: We're Both Crazy and The Unmatched Little Jinx. Someone had set a trap to make everyone turn against me. “It's fine, I have a System…” Luo Yinyou reassured herself. “Even if the System is a total troll!” The world order shifted, the distribution of fortune changed, and countless geniuses emerged. Among them, the young lord Ye Ci of Dragon Island shone brightest, hailed as the strongest Divine Soul Realm cultivator of the age! “Ye 53.4kReads9.6Score7.1kShelves
  5. 155 Better to Ascend the Throne Than Kneel, Cold-Faced, as the Mistress of the House 跪着冷脸做主母不如登基当皇帝 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue in the first half + sharing power in government in the second half + female heir to the throne + a cast of lunatics + no romance + System clashes + ruthless heroine + heroine enters the palace with her child and marries again + a grab bag of elements] On the day she entered the palace, a voice appeared in Xie Xuzhen’s mind. It called itself the Comeback Palace Intrigue System, and said it had come to help Xie Xuzhen, who was about to enter the palace, reach the pinnacle of life. 2.7kReads9.1Score479Shelves
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  6. 156 The Legend of Jinru in the Harem 后宫晋如传 Ancient Romance208k WordsCompleted Xu Jinru was chosen as a palace maiden and sent to the Crown Prince's residence by her father for the sake of the family. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince's residence already had a gentle and virtuous Crown Princess, a charming and beautiful Concubine Zhao, and plenty of other concubines. Xu Jinru was hardly favored. The peaceful Crown Prince's residence was like a placid green pond, disturbed only by the occasional ripple. Concubine Zhao's open hostility and the schemes hidden from view kept Xu 42Reads—Score—Shelves
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  7. 157 The Crown Prince’s One and Only: The Bewitching Consort Captures His Heart and Claims Her Place 太子独宠,尤物娘娘缚心上位 Ancient Romance549k WordsOngoing [Unhinged, ruthless heroine + cool, calculating, obsessive crown prince + palace intrigue] Readers who may be uncomfortable with these themes should proceed with caution. She was the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, breathtakingly beautiful, but her father demoted her mother to a concubine, leaving her mother to die of grief. While still young, she was forced to become a daughter of secondary status. With no one to rely on in the household, she could only let her scheming younger sister l 3.8kReads—Score350Shelves
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  8. 158 System: Power Over the Court 系统之权倾朝野 Ancient Romance338k WordsOngoing (System + strong heroine + no moral limits + invincible in the later chapters + palace intrigue and power struggles) Fu Xiaolian spent over a decade struggling her way through the entertainment industry and finally became a Best Actress. On her way to the awards ceremony, she died in a plane crash. She transmigrated to ancient times and was forcibly bound to an unknown creature claiming to be a Palace Intrigue System. Fu Xiaolian had no choice but to embark on the treacherous path of palace intr 56Reads8.2Score—Shelves
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  9. 159 My Unlucky Sons in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之我的倒霉儿子们 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration + happy-go-lucky heroine + sweet and naive + feel-good story + scheming + yandere + Qing dynasty + System + quick transmigration + the Myriad Worlds] No moral compass or bottom line. I write for fun, so don't leave a rating unless it's five stars. Let's show each other some respect. [The first volume is set in the Qing dynasty. After that come the immortal realms of the Myriad Worlds, the Qin dynasty, the Tang and Han dynasties, the Ming dynasty, modern entertainmen 5.5kReads9.1Score280Shelves
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  10. 160 A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 102.8kReads9.5Score12.8kShelves
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  11. 161 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 188kReads9.5Score23.2kShelves
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  12. 162 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 41.7kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
  13. 163 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 147.7kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
  14. 164 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Spoiling the Female Side Character 快穿女配娇养指南 Ancient Romance217k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + face-slapping + strong heroine + sweet romance Qingqiu Fox Liji died, but Xitalara Fox Liji came to life. She struck a deal with the System, traveling to help the wronged souls who died unjustly fulfill their wishes and dispel the resentment in their hearts. From then on, Xitalara Liji was no longer the Qingqiu fox who did nothing but bury herself in cultivation. She became the Xitalara Fox who played different roles across three thousand worlds. Now, watch me, Xitalara Fo 18Reads—Score—Shelves
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  15. 165 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Actress’s Revenge on Scumbags 快穿女配虐渣记 Modern Romance540k WordsOngoing Jiu'er is a dragon from the wilderness who makes a deal with a System and travels to different worlds, helping female side characters turn their lives around and get their face-slapping revenge. 1. The real daughter in a fake-versus-real heiress story: The real daughter isn't loved? No problem. We'll send the fake daughter to prison. 2. Your boyfriend has a female best friend? No problem. I hope you two stay together forever, dragging each other down until you're bankrupt. 3. When faced with a d 47Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  16. 166 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情?可我是他白月光 Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 19.2kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
  17. 167 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 149.1kReads9.4Score16.8kShelves
  18. 168 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死!为了骗他,本宫日日装娇纯 Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 4.2kReads9.2Score396Shelves
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  19. 169 The Bewitching Consort Goes Mad, Scheming Ruthlessly to Seize the Empress’s Throne 娘娘疯诱娇媚,狠毒宫斗疯夺后位 Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Doesn't love the emperor + single-mindedly plays palace politics + not mutually chaste + favored exclusively in the later stages + no idiotic palace scheming + the empress's throne! The empress's throne!] Lin Zhi Ruan concealed her looks until she entered the palace, only then revealing her true appearance. Before she died, Concubine Meng clutched her hand tightly and warned her never to show her real face before leaving the estate. Given the chance to enter the palace, Lin Zhi Ruan understood 336Reads7.5Score—Shelves
  20. 170 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚,偏执太子夺我入东宫 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 70.6kReads9.0Score6.5kShelves
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  21. 171 A Marquess’s Lady by Day, Kissed by a Powerful Minister by Night 白天侯门主母,夜里却被权臣亲哭 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lin Wanyi comes from a family of physicians, yet on her wedding night, her husband sends her to another man’s bed! Her mother-in-law, uncles and aunts by marriage, and sister-in-law all look down on her, while her husband takes one concubine after another to humiliate her. In the end, he has her legs broken and her tongue cut out. Then he sets the courtyard on fire, and she burns to death! Reborn, she vows that this time she won’t take things lying down. Everyone who hurt, harmed, or humiliated 7.7kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
  22. 172 The Side Consort Has Occasional Meltdowns, and the Prince Spends His Days Calming Her Down 侧妃间歇发疯,王爷日常哄人 Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted #She miscarries from the start. What's wrong with going a little crazy?# #The heroine isn't a good person, the hero isn't a good person, and nobody's a good person# Yuan Xiangxue transmigrates. Other heroines either become mothers without the pain or get an overpowered golden finger. She's the unlucky one who miscarries from the start... Then she takes a look at her new identity: she's become the concubine of Liang Yujing, the ninth prince of the Great Liang Dynasty. She was a perfectly good per 3.9kReads8.6Score309Shelves
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  23. 173 You Act, I Act, and the Empress Leads the Grand Performance 你演我,我演你,皇后带头唱大戏 Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted #Clear-eyed heroine + realistic palace intrigue# In the third year of Kangning, a palace candidate named Jiang Lingyao is pushed into Yingyue Lake and drowns. By a twist of fate, Jiang Lingyao gets a second life in the dead woman's body. The good news: Jiang Lingyao has ghosts all over the palace acting as her spies, so none of the harem's schemes can escape her notice. The bad news: Though she manages to claim the empress's throne in one fell swoop, her paternal aunt, the empress dowager, loath 79Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  24. 174 Qing-Dynasty Time Travel: The Drama Queen Consort’s Epic Blunder 清穿雍正:戏精娘娘翻车实录 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty Setting + System + Childbearing + Mind-Reading] Cui Xueman, a top finance student in the 21st century, transmigrates one day and opens her eyes to a huge character for “funeral offerings” in the mourning hall. Fainting from shock… That's perfectly normal, isn't it? When she wakes up again, she receives the good-or-bad news: she's transmigrated, and to the Kangxi era, no less. But the long-awaited standard issue for transmigrators, a golden finger or System, is nowhere to be seen! F 1.4kReads9.1Score109Shelves
  25. 175 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 1.4kReads8.2Score168Shelves
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  26. 176 They Forced My Mother to Become a Concubine, So I’ll Make My Scumbag Father Regret It 亲娘被逼成外室,我让渣爹悔断肠 Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted 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 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
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  27. 177 The Palace Maid's Rise to Power 宫女凰权 Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted The empress, who had been poisoned and unconscious for more than two years, suddenly wakes up. She discovers that the high-ranking consort who has been managing the imperial harem is plotting to steal her son. Her loyal personal maid, who had served her faithfully for years, has become a concubine. And that’s not all. Several more concubines have joined the emperor’s harem. What will she do…? The word “maid” in the title does not mean a servant, but rather “a woman in the palace.” This book is a 102Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 178 The Tale of Empress Hui 惠后传 Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted The daughter of a minor eighth-rank official is ordered to enter the palace for the selection of consorts, but unexpectedly fails to make the cut. By a twist of fate, however, she becomes the empress and helps the young puppet emperor reclaim his power. See how the lowborn empress and her personal maid use their wits to outmaneuver noblewomen in the palace... The title’s meaning: the life of a virtuous empress who understands the greater good. The sequel, The Palace Maid’s Phoenix Power, is in t 780Reads—Score134Shelves
  29. 179 The Emperor Favors the Noble Consort, Who Reigns Supreme in the Harem 陛下偏心,贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫 Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 4.3kReads9.2Score344Shelves
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  30. 180 The King's Woman 王的女人 Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted A consort who doesn't want to monopolize the emperor's favor is no good consort at all! My goal is to charge down the path to winning all his affection and ruling the Six Palaces! At least three chapters a day. A jade pendant donation earns one extra chapter; a crown earns ten! 270Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  31. 181 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 4.3kReads8.9Score307Shelves
  32. 182 A Wicked Black-Lotus Villainess’s Guide to Rising to the Top 恶毒黑莲花女配的上位手册 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She was unlucky enough to transmigrate into a Mary Sue romance novel she'd read before? But she didn't become the white-lotus heroine with the protagonist's halo of “Everyone loves me, and I love everyone”! Instead, she became the textbook example of a black lotus: the vicious Villainess! What a rip-off! Her fiance fell hopelessly in love with the heroine, while her own siblings distanced themselves from her and fawned over the heroine. She kept picking fights with the heroine, only to end up ab 211Reads—Score—Shelves
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  33. 183 Seduce My Way to the Top, Only for the Male Leads to Be Snatched Away Again 勾引上位,男主们又被抢走了 Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 18.8kReads8.9Score948Shelves
  34. 184 The Villainess Takes the Throne: The Empress Slays All with Her Beauty 恶女上位,娘娘她艳杀四方 Ancient Romance242k WordsCompleted [Black Lotus heroine + revenge showdown + a cast of crazed characters + a long road to redemption] Su Lianyi, who was disemboweled and tortured to death in her previous life, has been reborn and is ready to take charge! On their wedding night, Prince Jing gripped her waist and warned her, “My heart belongs to the moonlight.” She immediately turned his precious moonlight into a lowly mosquito, then shattered the Crown Prince’s polished facade. “A gentle, refined heir to the throne? I specialize 15Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 185 The Alluring Consort Knows Just How to Lure Him, and the Coldhearted Emperor Falls Hard 娇媚娘娘太会钓,薄情帝王沦陷了 Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 3.7kReads9.3Score419Shelves
  36. 186 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪,演到帝王送凤位 Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 423Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  37. 187 The Emperor's Favorite: Reborn, I Fight My Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 帝心宠,重生娘娘一路宫斗夺后位 Ancient Romance891k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue only + Not mutually chaste + Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be weak + Devoted hero] In her previous life, after her flesh had been carved away and her eyes gouged out, one man came for her through a river of blood and overthrew the dynasty to avenge her. Reborn, she did everything she could to get by his side. By then, he had become the supreme emperor, while she was just a low-ranking consort. She pretended to be a little white rabbit to avoid the palace’s bloody intrigue 334Reads—Score—Shelves
  38. 188 The Consort Yun Chronicles 后宫云妃传 Ancient Romance174k WordsOngoing She was born in the 21st century. Her name was Shen Yuyao. Frail since childhood, she relied on medicine to stay alive. Then disaster struck: she failed to reach the hospital in time and died at the age of twenty-one. She transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name, beginning her journey through the imperial harem. In this world, Shen Yuyao was the legitimate youngest daughter of a sixth-rank civil official. When the newly appointed Crown Prince toured the provinces to learn about 14Reads—Score—Shelves
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  39. 189 The Empress Is Far Too Ambitious 娘娘她太有事业心了 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue! Palace intrigue! Scheming + palace intrigue + sweet romance + slight ensemble cast] [You won’t regret getting invested!!] Watch a sweet, ambitious girl work her way up, one step at a time! From an Attendant to an empress who rules the realm! A sweet girl who plays dumb but is really a wolf in sheep’s clothing × a cold, cunning emperor! His sole favorite? Can you really believe the emperor has just one? True love? The palace is a deep sea. All Lin Yueqing can do is seize the emp 23Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 190 The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈,一朝成凰登后位 Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to 5kReads8.5Score651Shelves
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  41. 191 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 20.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
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  42. 192 Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿:儿子太争气,侧福晋封后了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the 18.8kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves
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  43. 193 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. 1.7kReads9.1Score195Shelves
  44. 194 I Became a Disgraced Consort, But That Night the Emperor Chose Me 穿成失宠贵妃,当晚就被翻绿头牌 Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + sweet romance] Just after inheriting her family fortune and preparing to enjoy life, Shen Yan somehow transmigrated into the body of a consort who was about to fall out of favor and die unjustly. Cursing her luck, Shen Yan quickly took up the System and launched a full-scale campaign to win the emperor's favor. The consort, usually arrogant and domineering, transformed into a considerate, bashful yet haughty beauty, all sweet and delicate. When her captivating catlike eyes fel 645Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  45. 195 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 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted 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 7.6kReads8.5Score644Shelves
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  46. 196 The Stunning Rabbit Immortal: A Baby-Making Rescue Plan! 绝美兔仙,好孕拯救计划! Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + multiple pregnancies + punishing scumbags + palace and household intrigue + no fixed couple + satisfying revenge] She is a rabbit spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years. With too little fortune, she nearly loses her soul while ascending. Fortunately, an ancestral reincarnation artifact lets her complete missions in different worlds and gather fortune. World One: [Crown Prince with no heir for years x palace maid who hides her looks and only wants to leave the pala 27.4kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
  47. 197 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后,争做后宫第一白莲花 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 14.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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  48. 198 The Emperor Steals His Minister’s Wife, Then Claims Her by Force 君夺臣妻,被恋爱脑帝王强取豪夺 Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + the emperor steals his minister’s wife + love-driven madness + emotional push and pull + exclusive 1v1 romance + love-struck hero + heroine who grows] [Fate means nothing to Yuchi Jing. He only believes in following his heart.] At their first meeting, Yuchi Jing stole another glance at the woman beneath a centuries-old tree. She wore a bright red fox-fur cloak over her brocade robe, concealing the hairstyle that marked her as a married woman. At their next meeti 5.1kReads9.0Score398Shelves
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  49. 199 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后,偏执帝王不许我出宫 Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 17.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
  50. 200 The Eastern Palace’s Favorite: The Crown Prince’s Beloved Concubine 东宫娇宠:太子的小良娣 Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted Tang Jinxi, a young woman who has depended on relatives since childhood, is preparing to discuss marriage with her cousin when rumors spread that her fate brings death to her husband. The match falls through. Onlookers gossip: Tsk! Miss Tang may be as beautiful as a flower, but who would dare marry a woman with a fate like that? Wei Yanqing: Who said that? I will marry her. A fate that supposedly brings death to her husband is perfect. No one else will try to steal her from him. The girl he rais 4.3kReads8.9Score350Shelves
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