A Veteran Reader Seeks Palace and Household Intrigue with Highly Intelligent Characters 老书虫求 宫斗 宅斗 高智商的那种
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The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位
[A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh
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Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿当满级大佬拿到炮灰剧本
When the Cannon Fodder System has no other choice, it grabs a random lackey, never expecting to latch onto a max-level expert! From then on, it gets to coast to victory. In the heroine's story, the lives of cannon fodder characters are always turned upside down by her. No matter how innocent they are, cannon fodder can only ever be cannon fodder, a stepping stone on the heroine's road to happiness. Then Guihua transmigrates into the cannon fodder characters of various little worlds. Guihua says:
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The Emperor Favors the Noble Consort, Who Reigns Supreme in the Harem 陛下偏心，贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫
[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
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A Cheat-Code Life in the Imperial Harem 后宫开挂人生
In the novel, she is the Empress Dowager’s niece and the emperor’s highest-ranking Consort Shu, with a noble status and boundless favor. Yet in the end, she cannot escape the fate of a minor cannon-fodder character, and dies with hatred in her heart! Qian Qing from another world takes her place and carefully plots every step, winning the emperor’s love and matching wits with the novel’s heroine. She wants to see whether a mere illegitimate daughter of a marquis’s household can still rise to the
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The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注
Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her
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Chronicles of the Harem 后宫浮沉录
An unloved daughter born to a concubine is sent to the imperial palace, becoming a pawn in her father's climb to power. Within the palace walls, schemes and deception lurk at every turn. She only wishes to live quietly and keep to herself in some corner of the harem, holding fast to her innocent love for her childhood sweetheart. But fate has other plans. The jealousy of the consorts and the machinations of the court officials hang over her like steel blades, grinning coldly as they close in. La
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The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记
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
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Schemes of the Palace: The Concubine's Daughter Becomes Empress 宫心谋之庶女皇妃
The heroine’s story: As a concubine-born daughter, Jin Yu’s greatest wish in life is simply to survive. To stay alive, she schemes her way into the palace through the imperial selection. To stay alive, she struggles and sinks deeper into the palace’s intrigues. To stay alive, she fights the emperor’s consorts, his mother, and even the emperor himself! The hero’s story: As an emperor, Xiahou Ming’s greatest misfortune in the first half of his life was being falsely branded a foolish ruler. In the
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The Lazy Noble Consort Is Forced into Palace Intrigue 咸鱼贵妃被迫宫斗
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
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The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃：独得圣宠
Noble Consort Jingmin: the highest rank many women in the imperial harem could dream of attaining. But what if it was a posthumous title? Who would want that? Given another chance, Wanran had no desire to become empress. She only wanted everyone who had harmed her in her previous life to receive their due punishment, and for her children to live in peace, never again to suffer through those dark days. As for the emperor, she would never again give him her whole heart.
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Qing Transmigration: Kangxi’s Beloved Consort, Cherished Above All in the Six Palaces 清穿：康熙的心尖贵妃宠冠六宫
A favored consort from the start? And the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, no less? Wasn’t she supposed to die young, with her daughter passing away in childhood? This time, she has both sons and daughters, and the emperor cherishes her like a treasure. Not only is he clingy, he has an overactive imagination, and Niu Hulu Baozhu is exhausted. After outliving Imperial Noble Consort Tong and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she becomes the highest-ranking woman in the imperial harem. All she wants i
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Bound by Spring 缚春情
[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
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Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷
[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
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The Spoiled Couple’s Mutual Admiration 纨绔夫妻互捧日常
Su Yu'an is forced to marry Jiang Qiyun, the eldest son of the Marquis of Rongyang and the leader of Kyoto's four notorious young lords. Everyone in Kyoto waits for the two of them to make fools of themselves, but instead, they see a couple constantly praising each other. Jiang Qiyun: My wife is clever and brilliant. She brings good fortune to her husband and keeps our home safe! Su Yu'an: My husband is as handsome as a jade tree, shielding me from wind and rain! Kyoto's nobles: Are you talking
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A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常
Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read.
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The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高
[Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da
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After I Transmigrated, I Took Down the White Lotus and Turned the Prince’s Mansion Upside Down! 穿越后，打白莲花！掀王府！
Modern-day corporate executive Huo Shuyin transmigrates into the body of a commoner's daughter, only to be sold! Everyone thinks she's destined for a miserable life, but she sees it as an opportunity. She takes the initiative and chooses a good master! Sold into the Huo household, she diligently serves as a maid. At last, she can build the life she wants! But a sudden turn of events leaves her heartbroken. She willingly enters the prince's household as a concubine in name only, all for the sake
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The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋
The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he
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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied
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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 Wicked Woman Enters the Palace as a Consort: A Little Arrogance Is Only Fair 恶女入宫为妃，跋扈一点很合理吧
The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a
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Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears 被逼让位，她献出玉玺后群臣大哭
“Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos
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Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝
(Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo
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Reborn: I Was Wrong. Please Don't Leave Me 【重生】我错了，你别不要我
As Su Jinyu held Gu Peilang’s bloodied, mangled body, he could hardly process what had happened. He couldn’t believe that the man who should have been honeymooning in America with his new bride had appeared before him covered in blood. With his broken body, he had shielded Su Jinyu and taken the full force of the explosion. Then, after losing too much blood, he had breathed his last in Su Jinyu’s arms. Gu Yin hurried to the scene and saw the dazed young man amid the ruins. The six-foot-five, bat
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The Ancestor Is So Fussy and Touchy 老祖宗又作又矫情
Chi Yu, the Xuanmen patriarch who had slept for over a hundred years, suddenly woke up to find that the world was no longer anything like the one he knew. In this world where the occult arts had fallen into decline, the patriarch took on the glorious responsibility of bringing them back. While enthusiastically stirring things up and reviving the occult arts, the patriarch met Dongyue the Great, head of the Underworld, who had come to the human realm to undergo a trial. But… Gu Yuan, Dongyue the
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My Childhood Sweetheart Is So Sweet 竹马是甜的
As a child, Ji Chennian loved sticking close to Fu Xingnian, even though he thought this big brother was cold and distant. He didn’t feel that way once they were grown up. As a child, Fu Xingnian was a disciplined little boy. Then, when he was three, the arrival of a little dumpling gradually upended his life. The first word the little dumpling learned to say was “big brother.” Fu Xingnian never showed it, but he loved having Ji Chennian trailing after him like a little sidekick. When they grew
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After the Sickly Young Master Was Reborn, the Prince Doted on Him Without Restraint 病公子重生后，被王爷无限诱宠
[One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c
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The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常
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
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Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty: I Became the Fourth Prince's First Wife 梦回清朝：我成了四阿哥的嫡福晋
What should you do if you accidentally transmigrate without warning? Lin Xingchu says: Treat your husband like your boss. As long as you approach it with the heart of an employee, there’s no boss you can’t appease. What if you fall in love with your boss? Lin Xingchu says: Then be prepared to get hurt. What should you do if you’re raising a son who’s destined to become emperor? Lin Xingchu says: If you can’t strangle him, you’ll just have to put up with him.
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A Qing Dynasty Side Consort’s Struggle 清穿之侧福晋奋斗史
The modern girl Yu Mu went to sleep at home and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty! An era when girls married at thirteen and had to start having babies at fourteen or fifteen. Give birth early enough, and you could be a grandma by thirty. Just thinking about it made Yu Mu want to die. But she valued her life too much to give it up. The girl had done well in the selection, was pretty, and came from a good family, so she'd already been promised to the Crown Prince.
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The Fox's Ballad 狐赋引
[Unruly General x Sweet, Soft-Hearted Crybaby] [Both Pure + 1v1 Sweet Romance + Uncle Romance + Overwhelming Possessiveness] Everyone in the village says Rong Huan is a jinx who brought about her father's death, then her mother's. Her uncle and aunt sell her off to become a bridal substitute for the eldest branch of the marquis's household. On the wedding day, the groom never shows. The madam of the household has someone bring in a rooster, adorns it with a red flower, and prepares to have it p
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I Became the Deposed Empress in the Cold Palace, So I Raised a Baby 穿成冷宫废后去养娃
Leng Luoyue, a web novelist who regularly stayed up late writing until she was half-dead, suddenly dropped dead. Not only did she die suddenly, she also transmigrated. She woke up in the body of a disgraced empress confined to the cold palace, who had died in childbirth, and was bound to some inexplicable child-rearing System. To complete her mission, she had to raise the little kitten into the crown prince. Since she’d already transmigrated, what else could she do? Raise him, of course!
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From the Start in the Song Dynasty, the Emperor Discovers the Noble Consort Has a System 开局大宋，官家发现贵妃有系统
Xue Dongyu transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking concubine in Emperor Renzong of Song's harem. The palace is blooming with flowers, but Xue Dongyu, saddled with a malfunctioning System, trembles alongside it until the old ghost Zhao Zhen arrives because of a System error. With one king and two useless sidekicks, Xue Dongyu lays the System's existence bare to the emperor. The emperor then takes it upon himself to help her achieve the title of most favored woman in the harem... P.S. The Sys
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Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急！有读心术的暴君非要宠我
After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and
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The Imperial Noble Consort’s Laid-Back Life in the Qing Dynasty 清穿皇贵妃的咸鱼日常
Su Yin unexpectedly arrives in the Qing Dynasty and, by a twist of fate, ends up in the Fourth Prince’s residence. Knowing roughly how history is supposed to unfold, she chooses to keep a low profile to save her own skin. Who would have thought that one day, the Fourth Prince would overhear her secretly badmouthing him? The prince declares, “Very well. You’ve got my attention!” Su Yin denies it three times over: “It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it, don’t make things up.”
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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
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Born Noble, the Empress Climbs Her Way to the Top 娘娘天生尊贵，一路宫斗上位
[The Warm-Faced, Cold-Hearted Emperor * His Obsessive, Sweet-Natured Consort] [Not a Pure Romance + Romance-Focused] Yun Xiaoxue was born into privilege, with wealth, connections, and power at her fingertips. She had hoped to travel the world as a carefree princess, but an imperial edict summoned her to the palace. She entered the palace as a Jieyu, already a high-ranking consort. But the Empress Dowager's niece came before her, and the emperor's cousin followed. Lady Xu had long enjoyed the emp
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The Phoenix Perches in the Parasol Tree: The Year the Wind and Snow Cut Off My Hair 凤栖梧桐：那年风雪断发时
I transmigrated into a novel I'd once cursed, becoming the least noticeable palace maid by the empress's side. I knew how her story ended: her hair was cut, she was sent to the Cold Palace, and she died on a snowy night. But I couldn't change anything. All I could do was stand behind her and watch her take one step after another toward that night. After the empress was gone, I climbed from the Laundry Bureau to the kitchens, from the stove to the imperial desk. I didn't compete for favor, take
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On Our Wedding Night, My Substitute Bride Doctor Pulled a Bomb from Her Bodice 新婚夜，替嫁医妃从怀里掏出一枚炸弹
Murong Wan, a top physician of the twenty-first century, transmigrates and finds herself with a father who doesn't care for her and a stepmother who doesn't love her. The emperor thinks she's stupid and ugly, so he grants her a blind prince instead, calling them “a match made in heaven”! But with a mysterious pocket dimension at her disposal, the world is hers! He thinks she's stupid? No matter. One day, she'll have him wrapped around her little finger. He thinks she's ugly? No worries. One day,
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Forced to Become a Concubine, She Is Spoiled by the General Every Day 被逼做妾后，她被将军日日娇宠
When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc
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Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演
[Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the
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Lin Shu’s Fifteenth Century 林殊的十五世纪
[Woman disguises herself as a man + multiple male leads + semi-fictional medieval setting + Western romance + all leads are faithful + no System + saints with selfish motives + scoundrels with true hearts + soulmates + powerful characters make everything by hand] I write with all my brain in the gutter and none of it up in my head. If you’re okay with all of the above, come on in. A female-led romance with a strong everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe. Whatever else happens, I want everyone to love
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The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位
Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常
[Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla
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A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇
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
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With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦
[Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t
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You Want to Force Me to Be Your Concubine? I’ll Take Your Place as Mistress of the Household 逼我当通房？我夺了你的主母之位
[Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin
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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？
[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
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The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常
(Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate
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