Any Palace-Intrigue Novels Where the Male Lead Gradually Falls for the Female Lead, Who Is Highly Intelligent? 有没有宫斗文!男主一步步爱你女主，女主高智商

1. 51 美 The Bewitching Consort's Soft Allure Wins the Favor of the Entire Harem 美人酥软，贵妃她宠冠六宫 Li Chengyi李橙意Ancient Romance895k WordsCompleted After the pitiful Jiang Suiwan transmigrated as Imperial Consort Tong, she landed straight at the pinnacle of life. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to work hard, only to discover: 1. She was Kangxi's first cousin. 2. Her family had power over everything. 3. She could freely rub the little bald head of baby Yinzhen. 4. ...She was destined to die young. It seemed she didn't need to work hard at all. As long as she ate, drank, enjoyed herself, and managed to stay alive, she'd have everything she c 11kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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   [Top Post] Here it comes! "Palace Intrigue, the Female Lead is Sober" 🧊① The female lead is a movie queen and a veteran of palace intrigue dramas. She accidentally transmigrates to the Cang Dynasty and becomes a concubine. To survive, she schemes every step of the way. The male lead gradually falls in love with her and can't extricate himself. The female lead is sober-minded, and the male lead is a wise ruler. 👍🏻 Both have high IQs. 🧊③ The female lead remains true to her original intentions, pure and untainted by the world. She is sober-minded. She initially entered the palace to avenge her elder sister, but later served the common people. She was a favored concubine, a general, and finally became the empress. 😎

2. 52 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.3kReads9.4Score86914d adds
3. 53 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
4. 54 娘 The Empress Is Otherworldly and Alluring: The Emperor's Exclusive Favorite 娘娘又仙又撩：陛下椒房独宠 Clouds Rise to the Ninth Heaven云出九霄Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Not a first-love-only pairing; the heroine is no saint; the emperor favors her exclusively in the middle and later stages; fluffy, brainless sweet romance; silly and lighthearted, read with caution] Everyone says that a highborn legitimate daughter who enters the palace is doomed to a bad end, but Pei Jinyan refuses to believe it. Besides, she was once the emperor’s favorite consort in her previous life. She simply ruined a winning hand through her own arrogance and capriciousness. She gave bir 7.5kReads9.2Score86714d adds
5. 55 归 Notes from the Countryside 归田记 Big Carp鲤鱼大大Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted To be an emperor does not necessarily mean to be noble; to be a commoner does not necessarily mean to be lowly. The difference between nobility and baseness lies in the goodness or evil of one’s actions. Meng Po’s soup was spilled halfway through, leaving the drinker with hazy memories. This life is ordinary, but there is nothing to fear in being ordinary. With hard work and one’s own two hands, life can still be made good. The young master of the Han family: “My wife may come from a poor family 33Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   No matter how many times I read the third book, it still makes my heart flutter, as if I were there! I keep these books on my bookshelf, and I can't bear to delete a single one of them.

6. 56 我 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4kReads9.4Score73914d adds
7. 57 半 Half the City in Splendor: Complete 3-Volume Edition 半城繁华（全3册） You Sijie尤四姐Ancient Romance673k WordsCompleted "Their wedding was fast approaching when the groom died unexpectedly. Out of compassion, her mother secretly sent her to Chang'an to take refuge. There, she never expected to stumble into a tangled, sorrowful romance. One man was like a deep, still river, stirring love and resentment until she was left helpless. The other was passionate and sincere, gentle and considerate. Would she defy the bounds of propriety and choose the man she loved deeply? Or would she settle for a life of wealth and ent 74Reads9.2Score—14d adds
8. 58 愿 May We Grow Old Together, Zhaozhao 愿与昭昭共白头 Plain Robes, Pure Melody素衫清韵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhaozhao got married. For five hundred copper coins, she was bought to bring good fortune to a sickly man. Who could have guessed he would still die, leaving her a young widow? Zhaozhao married again, this time to a strong, strapping man. Hopefully, this time they can grow old together and stay by each other's side forever. The ten-thousand-year-old iron tree has finally bloomed. The eminent general has fallen in love, but the woman he has set his heart on is a young widow. His advisors: “Gener 1.3kReads9.1Score17514d adds
9. 59 娇 The Pampered Little Noble Consort 娇养小贵妃 I Am Lingjun余曰灵均Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Shen Si was only the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect. The only reason Prince Kang took an interest in her was her beauty. When she refused to submit to him, he framed her father and brother. Just as she was about to take her own life, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, the emperor swept her into his arms. To avenge her father and brother, she joined the imperial harem and tried every means at her disposal, yet still met her end there. Reborn, she gained the ability to enter other peopl 1.5kReads8.9Score12214d adds
10. 60 后 A Cheat-Code Life in the Imperial Harem 后宫开挂人生 The Silent Instant Noodles沉默的方便面Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted 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 1.8kReads7.6Score10914d adds
11. 61 凤 The Six Palaces of the Phoenix Court 凤阙六宫 Phoenix of the Northern Sea北溟有凰Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Even to the very end, no one knew how Consort Hua managed to rise from the depths and win the emperor's favor once again. Likewise, no one knew why an emperor who had seen every kind of beauty over fifteen years would fall for such a young girl. But everyone knew one thing: in the third year after Consort Hua entered the palace, that exalted emperor swore before all the people at the Temple of Heaven that he would never appoint an empress or take another concubine for the rest of his life. 17Reads6.2Score—14d adds
12. 62 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40kReads9.7Score6.1k14d adds

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    I recommend these books; they're palace intrigue novels. Shen Qianyu only approached Song Wan because she was the apple of his friend's eye, but due to ethical constraints, he could only keep it to himself. After his friend passed away, he began to care for this girl and only then did he realize how wonderful she was.

13. 63 重 Reborn as the Chief Minister's White Moonlight 重生首辅大人白月光 Zhi Xia织夏Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Complete] Happy ending, sweet overall, with a little angst [A reserved, dignified scholar-statesman and chief minister vs. a resilient, untamed little flirt] (#Both reborn, “daddy” type boyfriend) On a snowy day in Shengjing, the celebrated chief minister Shen Qian was beheaded at Wumen Gate, his blood spraying three feet. Before he died, he gripped a red cord tightly. “Qingqing, your big brother is coming to join you.” Ji Yaoqing’s family died in a political struggle. At six, she was taken in 5.3kReads9.3Score98914d adds

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    These are all books where the fifth and sixth are about a woman disguised as a man, the second and third are about rebirth, and the last one is about both the male and female protagonists being generals, evenly matched.

14. 64 重 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 Love Sleeping In爱睡懒觉Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score34914d adds
15. 65 夫 Don’t Be Afraid, Madam. Your General Has Your Back! 夫人别怕，将军他给你撑腰啊！ Fan Sheng梵升Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts + sweet romance + palace and household intrigue + one-on-one romance] The Xiao clan, a family of military commanders, had dwindled in numbers and fallen into decline. Xiao Pingsheng had two wishes in this life: First, for everyone to know that the Xiao family would reclaim its former glory. Second, for no one to know that he wished to marry Ajiu. After fighting through blood and fire, he became the Great Zhao dynasty’s God of War, bringing glory to his family. Then began h 811Reads9.1Score11014d adds
16. 66 启 Your Majesty, the Emperor Has Asked for Your Favor Again 启禀娘娘：皇上又翻你牌子了 Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted Ning Xi, an all-around genius from a mysterious organization in the 21st century, retired with honors after completing her final mission. But on her way home, her cruise ship was blown up at sea, and she drowned. Her soul transmigrated to another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Tian Sheng Kingdom. In this life, she grew up cherished by her parents and older brothers, enjoying a carefree and comfortable existence, until the new emperor 1.4kReads9.0Score14114d adds
17. 67 国 The Duke Became the Regent’s Little Darling 国公大人成了摄政王的小娇包 Cat Bean Rice猫豆米Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The spoiled young heir gained the memories of a young general and discovered an obsession in his hands: whenever he saw Young Lord Jing, he wanted to touch him! But Young Lord Jing was aloof and untouchable. If you have no feelings for me, then I’ll let you go! Sheng Changge turned around and headed for the battlefield. Love had gone badly, so she would make a name for herself on the battlefield. Who says a woman can’t live without a man? Later, Young Lord Jing became regent. Sheng Changge retur 1.1kReads9.2Score19114d adds
18. 68 摄 The Regent Personally Teaches Me How to Seduce Him 摄政王手把手教我如何撩他 Su Qing素青Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After Jing Yu transmigrated into the body of a cowardly prince who disguised herself as a man, the late emperor died. The regent, who held absolute power, successively executed all the late emperor’s sons, leaving only Jing Yu. Jing Yu decided to wait for death. She waited a long time. Just as she thought Nan Yuncheng had nearly forgotten about her, he suddenly surrounded her princely residence with his men and cornered her at the door to her bedroom. Nan Yuncheng: “I hear the prince likes men 3.6kReads9.3Score51714d adds
19. 69 大 The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录 Is Wasabi Spicy?芥末辣不辣Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and, 20.7kReads9.2Score2.7k14d adds

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    In this book, the female protagonist rises from the clutches of human traffickers to become a female official, advising her family and the imperial palace. The male protagonist is highly skilled in martial arts and treats the female protagonist well. The entire story is devoid of romance.

20. 70 嫡 The Noble Daughter Is the Phoenix! The Entire Chancellor's Residence Kneels 嫡女为凰！相府全体都跪下 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + powerful male and female leads + mastery of both medicine and poison] Jiang Qingran is the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household. She and her half-sister were born on the same day of the same month in the same year. Her half-sister is hailed as a blessed girl and the phoenix destined by heaven, while Jiang Qingran is called a jinx, a worthless blob of mud. She endures humiliation and hardship at every turn. When she is six, her parents beat her and send her 15.3kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    🌺❤️Jiang Qingran is the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, born on the same day and month as her half-sister. Her half-sister is hailed as a blessed woman, a phoenix destined for greatness, while Jiang Qingran is called a jinx, a scourge to the bottom of the pond. She suffers endless humiliation and hardship. At the age of six, she was beaten by her parents and sent to the countryside to fend for herself, while her half-sister not only studied music, chess, calligraphy, and painting under renowned teachers but also acquired superb medical skills. Ten years later, she returns, stunningly beautiful and incredibly talented. Regarding the Prime Minister's mansion, she has only one sentence: "As long as you don't die, you all have to kowtow and kneel before me!" Her crippled husband, the Seventh Prince, suddenly stood up, affectionately stroking her head, saying, "My dear wife, stand obediently behind me. You just need to be as beautiful as a fairy, and I'll take care of killing and defying the heavens!"

21. 71 庶 The Concubine's Daughter and the Legitimate Princess 庶女嫡妃 Ye Ling Xi夜凌郗Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A modern business prodigy transmigrates into the body of the foolish illegitimate daughter of the prime minister's household. Faced with a divorce letter from Prince Rui and the household's taunts, she pulls out every trick in the book and fights back from the brink! Ruthless and brilliant, with a grace no one can match, she is utterly unlike her former self. Her transformation draws a parade of marriage proposals from the Shadow Demon Emperor, the bloodthirsty prince, and the arrogant general! 253Reads6.9Score—14d adds
22. 72 错 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？ Chubby Little Cloud胖嘟嘟的云朵Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted 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 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is reborn. Because her previous life was too painful, in this life she only wants revenge and to live happily. Her secrets are gradually revealed, all for the sake of revenge. This is her deepest obsession. The male protagonist dotes on her, cherishing her dearly. However, everything reverses when his beloved returns to the capital. But when she is about to marry her senior brother, the Emperor and Empress arrive and reveal the truth. The female protagonist chooses to proceed with the marriage. During the final bow, the senior brother doesn't bow, saying, "My dear, I'm sorry, I also have something I've been hiding from you..."

23. 73 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.3kReads9.4Score2.9k14d adds

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    🔥🔥🔥Palace intrigue lovers, here comes the female lead! She's an amazing actress, incredibly clever, and gets what she wants step by step. The author's writing is also superb.

24. 74 累 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 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿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 3.6kReads9.2Score30214d adds
25. 75 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Frail Moonlight of the Entire Imperial Harem 穿越后我成了全后宫的病弱白月光 Si Qian and Porridge司千和粥Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Rising star Wan Lai'er transmigrates overnight and becomes Wan Jiaojiao, a palace lady who died just after entering the imperial palace of the Great Jin dynasty. With her “bounce back from the brink, refill the mana bar” skill, Wan Jiaojiao isn't afraid of a thing. As long as she's still breathing, she can't die. What?! The horse beside the Empress Dowager has bolted? Wan Jiaojiao says, “Leave it to me!” The Empress Dowager declares, “Jiaojiao saved my life. I want to see who in the harem dares 2.7kReads9.3Score40314d adds
26. 76 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
27. 77 娇 The Sweet, Beloved Consort Who Bewitches Hearts 娇娇宠妃惑人心 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 56.6kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds
28. 78 宠 The Spoiled Consort’s Daily Face-Slapping 宠妃打脸日常 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Suo Chuo Luo Yunxi was reborn, and she finally saw things clearly. What she had thought of as devotion had been nothing but a joke to everyone else... Her cousin was after wealth and status! Her family was after its former glory! And the man who was her husband in name only was after a brilliant future, while still unable to forget his old flame! She alone had given her heart to the wrong people, and paid for it by losing everything. If that's how it was, she'd lock her heart away and devote her 151Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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    I quite like palace intrigue novels; I have some on my bookshelf, hoping they can help me overcome my reading slump.

29. 79 宠 The Spoiled Concubine Is Trying to Die Again Today 宠妃今天又作死了 Luo Shui Tianyao洛水天瑶Ancient Romance911k WordsCompleted Palace maid: Your Majesty, His Majesty is here again! Hua Rong: Tell His Majesty that I have to help a ewe give birth, feed the ducks, and weed the garden. In short, I can’t attend to him! … The rules for surviving in the harem: while others compete for favor, I avoid it. Stay away from palace intrigue and laugh last! But man proposes, and Heaven disposes. Others can’t win favor no matter how hard they try, while Hua Rong can’t avoid it no matter how hard she tries. Then came the emperor’s affe —Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 80 重 Reborn: The Consort Is Too Arrogant 重生后妃太嚣张 Yue Ban Qingming月半倾明Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was kind to everyone, yet met a tragic end in a sea of flames! Given another chance at life, Shen Dong’er decides to live differently. Being learned, proper, and dignified is no longer her concern. If they accuse her of bewitching the lord, then she’ll show them exactly how it’s done! But... she never expected to end up bewitching herself in the process! 4Reads—Score—14d adds
31. 81 天 The Heaven-Blessed Noble Lady 天命贵女 First Snow on the Roses蔷薇初雪Ancient Romance797k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace in splendor as the Princess Consort of Prince Liang. She helped her husband seize the throne, rising to glory step by step. For seven years, they shared life and death, supporting each other through countless trials. Little did she know that she was paving the road to her own death with her own hands. On the day their ambitions were fulfilled, her own younger sister donned the phoenix robes and delivered a cruel verdict: “Zhan Huanyan, I kept you aliv 162Reads8.7Score—14d adds
32. 82 宠 The Favored Concubine Calls the Shots: Your Majesty, Step Aside 宠妃当道：皇上靠边站 Shu Yan Ruhua姝颜茹婳Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Yu Geling became the legitimate second daughter of the Qi Marquis's household. Unfortunately, her father showed her no affection, her birth mother had died long ago, and her stepmother and older stepsister persecuted her, leaving her struggling at every turn. Then an imperial edict made her the Fourth Prince Ji Ruomo's secondary consort, and her life of palace intrigue began. After a bloody and treacherous climb, she reached the position of The Outcast. When she petulantly 3Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 83 奉 A Consort by Imperial Decree 奉旨为妃 Shi Qian时浅Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Trapped in the imperial palace, she clung to what she believed was a devoted love, only to end up abandoned by everyone and meet a miserable death. Reborn, Xie Yuning swears to kill the scumbag with her own hands, defeat the monsters in the palace who once framed her, and rely on the Emperor’s protection to keep her family safe for life. She never expected that her heart, long since numb, would grow warm again under her imperial husband’s tender care. With her revenge complete and peace restored 442Reads8.3Score—14d adds
34. 84 重 Reborn: The Noblewoman’s Schemes 重生之贵女心计 Lady Moth幺蛾子大人Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Born to nobility, backed by powerful connections, and unmatched in beauty and talent, what did it matter? In the end, she was only making a bridal gown for someone else! She trusted her stepmother and half-sister, only to be despised by her husband. Once the Crown Princess, she was reduced to a laundry maid and tortured to death. Reborn before the tragedy could unfold, she finally learned the schemes and intrigues she had once hated, and created a splendid life for herself! 181Reads7.9Score—14d adds
35. 85 锦 A Beauty Adorned in Splendor 锦上娇 Indigo青黛Ancient Romance880k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Xiuying discovers that she was a hidden gem all along. Her former scumbag husband now sees her as the one who got away, and is desperately trying to win her back. Xiuying has this to say: “You treated me like dirt back then. Now you’re not good enough for me!” While getting revenge on the people who wronged her, Xiuying thinks of her promising young third uncle. His career keeps advancing, but he’s getting older and still can’t find a wife. So she decides to find him a sweet 70Reads8.6Score—14d adds
36. 86 贵 The Noble Consort's Cherished Days 贵妃娘娘娇宠记 o Two Lines of Tearso两行清泪Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, everyone’s favorite, 1v1] Ye Menger grew up pampered and cherished. Her parents doted on her, her brothers adored her, and she even had an aunt who was the Empress Dowager and an imperial cousin who was the emperor to rely on. From childhood, everyone treasured her above all else. But then an imperial decree sent her into the palace. See how this noble-born young woman is coddled by an emperor and rises step by step to the highest position in the inner palace! 1kReads7.0Score10514d adds
37. 87 庶 The Concubine’s Daughter Rises: The Emperor Is Too Arrogant 庶女翻身：皇上太嚣张 Fei Yan绯妍Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted In the modern world, she is brilliant and dazzling, playing the pig to eat the tiger. In ancient times, she was beautiful but useless, a foolish good-for-nothing with a wicked heart. When the two women with the same name and face become one, Ye Yunmeng is no longer useless, but even more wicked! Her green-tea half-sister loves pretending to be weak? Her stepmother wants to burn her alive? Fine. She’ll make them wish they were dead and see whose tricks are better! What? These idiots want to give 7Reads—Score—14d adds
38. 88 深 A Concubine's Rise to Power in the Imperial Harem 深宫庶女上位记 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official, and one day she entered the palace as a consort; The struggle was not confined to men. The battles between women were always the cruelest of all; These women were intelligent, beautiful, and well-born; For love, wealth, and power beyond compare, they fought each other to the death, even turning against their own sisters and leaving their youth and beauty amid the red walls and green-tiled roofs of the palace; 834Reads8.4Score10514d adds
39. 89 冷 The Cold Palace Empress's Farming Life 冷宫皇后的种田人生 Peach Pastry Luoluo桃酥洛洛Ancient Romance433k WordsCompleted After waking up from a drunken stupor, He Zhiqiu, a genius doctor from the twenty-second century, finds herself a pitiful nobody in the Cold Palace. A newborn baby, a timid little maid, and three ramshackle rooms are all they have. She treats plagues, controls floods, repairs dikes, builds terraced fields and schools, and promotes education... She stirs up the court and carves out a brilliant life of her own! As for the man sitting on the dragon throne, well, she supposes she can give him a titl 346Reads8.8Score—14d adds
40. 90 后 The Imperial Harem: The Story of Consort Qin 后宫：勤妃传 Liang Yebai梁夜白Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Wenxin is lazy and loves good food. After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to live a quiet, comfortable life doing nothing. But after one night serving the emperor, she discovers she is exactly his type! He even uncovers her secret laziness and gives her the title of Consort Qin! QAQ I feel like the emperor just hit me with a massive dose of sarcasm. I’m falling apart inside... Am I really going to have to embark on a life of bearing and ra 2.3kReads9.0Score27914d adds
41. 91 盛 Spoiled in a Golden Age 盛世娇宠 Feng Qingling风轻灵Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Her promising fiancé is set up by her cousin, so she casts him aside. The heir of a marquis's family wants to take her as a concubine, but she refuses! To protect the people she cares about and trample those who wronged her underfoot, she becomes the emperor's woman. See how she wins the emperor's heart, protects her children, battles the Empress Dowager above and the imperial consorts below, and rises higher with every step. 2.5kReads9.0Score25414d adds
42. 92 深 Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传 Qing Zhi Wei Bai青栀未白Ancient Romance882k WordsCompleted Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden 1.9kReads9.2Score29514d adds
43. 93 宠 The Favorite Consort Only Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 宠妃她只想当咸鱼 Little Flower朵花花Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Laid-Back + Lucky Star + Sweet and Satisfying) Xie Ruyu is one of the many people who transmigrated. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a dynasty that never existed in history, and she has shrunk into a tiny baby who can do nothing but cry for milk. After finally growing into a young woman of marriageable age, an accident makes her a mother while still young, and she becomes the Crown Princess. She should have conquered all her rivals, helped the Crown Prince ascend the throne, and become 755Reads7.9Score10014d adds
44. 94 宠 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Qing Ling卿绫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 2.8kReads8.9Score20114d adds
45. 95 靠EN Dominating the Harem by Bearing Children 靠生子称霸后宫 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Huameng's childhood sweetheart, the boy next door, betrayed her before their wedding. After watching him marry the daughter of a princess, she put on the bright red wedding dress she had spent two years embroidering and hanged herself. But her soul drifted through the world for twenty years after her death before she learned the truth: her childhood sweetheart had broken off their engagement after accidentally hearing that the childless emperor intended to adopt the princes 3.8kReads9.0Score49114d adds

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46. 96 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星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 5kReads9.1Score56414d adds
47. 97 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.8kReads9.0Score78414d adds
48. 98 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
49. 99 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [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
50. 100 皇 The Emperor Breaks His Vows and Spoils Me Without Restraint 皇帝破戒后宠我无度 Pinellia Fruit半夏果子Ancient Romance415k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Medicine + Sweet Romance + Alternate History + Obsessive Love + Scheming] Xia Qing, a genius physician from ancient times, dies in an explosion and wakes up in the Great Shang Dynasty. What? Her new identity is a low-ranking concubine who has only just entered the palace? If only she'd transmigrated a little earlier. She's already in the palace now, so how is she supposed to get out? Unexpectedly, her original identity is more complicated than it seems. She also carries the im 1.6kReads9.2Score21114d adds

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