Looking for Palace-Intrigue Novels with a Clear-Headed Female Lead Who Isn't a Doormat or Naive 求宫斗文，女主超级清醒，不圣母不小白

1. 1 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 4.9kReads9.4Score54914d adds

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   These books are all really good! [Learned it!] They mainly focus on palace intrigue, the female lead is intelligent, and everyone in the cast is smart. They all know what they want and can easily tear apart the vicious female supporting characters. They're all satisfying reads, the male lead is also good, and the focus is on sweet romance. The stories are already quite long, so go for it!!! Sisters, sisters! 🥰🥰🥰

2. 2 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
3. 3 清 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 Sweet 8糖糖8甜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 21.3kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds
4. 4 娘 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 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted 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 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds
5. 5 祸 Turmoil in the Six Palaces: The Mad Demon Consort's Daily Meltdowns 祸乱六宫：疯批妖妃发癫日常 Bing Xiayun冰夏云Ancient Romance677k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + male lead has had other women, heroine is chaste + doted on exclusively later + heroine is sweet on the outside but dark within, wicked and a good actress, occasionally goes off the rails, happy ending] With skin as pure as ice and bones as fine as jade, her beauty could topple a city, stunning all who saw her… That year, she entered the palace by imperial decree to keep her pregnant elder sister company. She never expected to be trapped there for good, reduced to a fish on he 8.2kReads9.0Score85814d adds

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   It's so good! The plot is fast-paced, and the female lead is witty, brave, and relentlessly pursues her revenge. The male lead is head over heels in love with her; it's rare for an emperor to willingly sacrifice his life to shield her from arrows. The second male lead is also pitiful, dying for the female lead in both his lives—it's so touching. I hope they can be together in their next life! 🥺🥺

6. 6 尤 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位，让皇上一见钟情 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 5.1kReads9.0Score58714d adds

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   In this story, the female lead isn't a saint; she's vengeful and always seeks revenge.

7. 7 和 After the Divorce, the Medical Daughter of a Military Family Is Spoiled Night After Night by the Ascetic Chief Minister 和离后将门医女被禁欲首辅夜夜宠 Mang Zhi氓之Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Revenge Against Scumbags + Mastery of Both Medicine and Poison] Her resentment won’t fade, and the King of Hell won’t accept her. She thought she had been reborn through Heaven’s mercy, never knowing that he had gone to extraordinary lengths to defy fate and change her destiny. In her previous life, she gave her heart to the wrong man and met a tragic end. In this life, she turns back before it’s too late. After a bold divorce, she marries the Grand Secretary, infuriati 1.2kReads9.3Score26614d adds

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   This is a really good novel. I haven't read such a good novel in a long time. It's a pity there are too few comments. Keep up the good work, author!

8. 8 重 The Reborn Empress Looks Up, and the Entire Court Falls to Its Knees 重生女帝一抬眼，满朝大臣全跪了 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine + Yandere + Both are virgins + Satisfying read + Obsessive to the core] Yan Qing was supposed to be a princess of the imperial clan, but she was born cursed as an ill-fated loner. Her father kept his distance, her mother loathed her, and her family and subjects all saw her as a venomous snake, avoiding her at all costs. In the prime of her life, she died because of her family’s schemes. Even the powerful young nobleman she had personally trained and nurtured betrayed her 2.7kReads9.2Score27614d adds

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   These should meet your requirements; they look great.

9. 9 和 After Our Divorce, I Plot a Rebellion with My Ex-Husband’s Younger Brother 和离后，我和前夫他弟一起谋反 Yan Xiaowan燕小丸Ancient Romance363k WordsCompleted [Ex-Wife Retrieval: Ashes Edition + Darkened Heroine Takes Down Scumbags] The wife of the General Who Guards the Far reaches, who had been dead for three years, has returned! A master of medicine and a favorite of the emperor, she secured an imperial decree granting her a divorce, then turned around and married her former husband's younger brother, known as the most handsome man in the capital! But it turned out her new husband was actually a young prince of the imperial family, and he was who 1.3kReads9.3Score18314d adds
10. 10 有 After I Conceive, the Mad Regent Won’t Stop Pursuing Me Day and Night! 有喜后，疯批摄政对我夜缠日撩！ Ninefold Thousand Towers九方千阙Ancient Romance346k WordsCompleted [She disguises herself as a man, he disguises himself as a woman. After her former husband brings ruin upon himself, he chases her for ten thousand miles. A little angst, lots of sweetness, and a love rekindled.] In her previous life, Lan Jinhuan disguised herself as a man and lived under the thumb of Shen Fu, the “Grand Princess.” At three, he caught her and pinched her while she sat on his lap. At ten, he cornered her against a wall at the Imperial Academy. At thirteen, he scared her to tears, 3.4kReads9.3Score36514d adds
11. 11 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Cruel Husband Heard My Thoughts 新婚夜，残虐王爷听到我心声 Shen Zhichu Ya沈之初吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Healing + Both Pure] She transmigrates into the body of an ugly girl whose father doesn’t care for her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and whose five older brothers despise her. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s married off to the cruel, wicked prince everyone fears. What she doesn’t know is that he can read minds! The wicked prince, usually unruffled and indifferent to women, finally falls for her! He wraps an arm around Wushuang’s slender waist and pins her firmly against t 939Reads9.2Score24014d adds

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    The female lead is incredibly clear-headed; she distinguishes right from wrong and knows exactly what she's doing. It's a great watch.

12. 12 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 1.6kReads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist is a spoiled and charming concubine, a lighthearted and humorous story with a slow and steady pace. She is intelligent, has sound values, and is a palace intrigue novel with a focus on pampering. She is not a virgin.

13. 13 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted 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 40.8kReads9.5Score5.4k14d adds

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    Super good ancient Chinese novels, pure one-on-one romance.

14. 14 在 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 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 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 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds

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    Character traits: The female lead is bold, meticulous, and funny. She has a clear mind, and the writing is tight, high-quality, and worth reading.

15. 15 拽 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 16.4kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds

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    🌸🌸The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of the legitimate daughter of a great general's family. The original owner of this body wants to elope with a poor scholar, but the female protagonist is unwilling. She's very clear-headed; since she's going to get married anyway, she might as well marry the one with the most power. She doesn't want to marry an ugly husband, have an ugly child, and live at the mercy of her mother-in-law. At least in the palace, the Yuan family has connections; her aunt is the Empress Dowager. With such a powerful backing, she can't waste such a good opportunity. Most importantly, she wants to continue the Yuan family's glory. The female protagonist wants to become the Empress Dowager, and the next emperor can only be her child.

16. 16 风 Love and Romance Have Nothing to Do with Me 风月不相关 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted What kind of people can you find at Dream Return House? Yin Gezhi wore a gloomy expression. “I hate spineless people more than anything!” But fate had other plans. Guan Fengyue was exactly the sort of spineless person he despised. She had meant to drape a length of red silk around the Crown Prince of Wu, but after eating too much and gaining a couple of pounds, the silk couldn’t hold her. With a loud thump, she fell right into Yin Gezhi’s arms. Many years ago, someone had ridden into battle with 1.7kReads9.1Score25914d adds

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    A clear-headed female protagonist and a cunning, shrewd male protagonist.

17. 17 清 A Qing Dynasty Noble Consort's Glorious Reign 清穿贵妃荣宠记 Yu Zhiwei予之微Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted 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 3.8kReads8.9Score26314d adds

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    Good books need no further explanation.

18. 18 宋 Empress of the Song Family: The Legend of Yuyao 宋家皇后——钰瑶传 Ling Songs by the River江上菱歌Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted The leads are not each other’s first partners!!! The heroine is neither a naive innocent nor a particularly kind person!!! The emperor hero is a jerk!! Set in an alternate history!! This is not a feel-good story!!! She transmigrates straight into the role of empress. If she rises in rank, she becomes the empress dowager; if she fails, she is deposed and banished to the cold palace. That is the reality of the inner palace: failure leaves almost no chance to recover. A twenty-first-century fashion 585Reads9.0Score10314d adds
19. 19 王 The King's Woman 王的女人 The Walking Lychee行走的荔枝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! 172Reads8.7Score—14d adds
20. 20 老 With My System, That Flirtatious Emperor Is Nothing but a Dog 老娘系统在手，多情皇帝似狗 Wang Guiyi, Who Loves Lemon Yogurt爱吃柠檬酸奶的王归一Ancient Romance707k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead Power Fantasy] [Madwoman Who Fights Anyone Who Dares Defy Her] [Clear-Headed Heroine] [Harem Intrigue] [Heavenly Beautiful, Prickly, Fastidious Green-Tea Consort X Charismatic, Handsome, Flirtatious, Narcissistic Emperor Who Loves Cosplay] Mu Yunxi transmigrates into a game world and is bound to a harem-intrigue System. The System tells her she can return to the real world only after completing the main quest. To get home sooner, she gives it everything she's got! Being p 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist has a system, is intelligent and beautiful, always clear-headed, and knows what she wants.

21. 21 公 The Princess’s Schemes 公主心计 A Thousand Hectoliters of Pearls千斛明珠Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted She is the exalted Princess Ping'an, using an iron fist to help the young emperor govern. She watches him weather one trial after another, always meeting each challenge with calm composure, and helps him become a great ruler. Once her work is done, she asks to retire to the countryside, but he coldly refuses. Only then does she discover... he is the celebrated Young Master Zihe, a paragon of poetry, literature, painting, and music, with a rare gift for governing. His love runs deep, though he ha 50Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    The female protagonist in this book is cold, ruthless, and intelligent; it's just that I feel a sense of injustice.

22. 22 奸 The Treacherous Official's Wife: A Book-Transmigrated Heroine's Farming Life 奸臣之妻：书穿女配好种田 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + sweet romance + family bonds + political intrigue + healing + comedy] Cui Wantang had lived with her old charlatan of a master, dependent on each other. After he died, she was left all alone. Then one day, she transmigrated into a book she hadn't finished reading, becoming the wife of the villainous minister. [The book said Song Yu was a smiling tiger, ruthless and cruel, a lackey and a weapon for the antagonist.] But at this point, Song Yu was only a poor young man who hadn't turned 25.6kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds

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    I'm still reading the first one; the plot is pretty good, and the female lead isn't a saint, a hypocrite, or a scheming woman. I added the second, third, fourth, and fifth books to my bookshelf but haven't read them yet. The sixth book has a decent plot, with some angst, but the female lead is strong and resourceful. I've read parts of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh books. "The Ultimate Old Woman" has a very good plot and the writing is also good. "Flower Branch," "Raising a Villain," "Imperial Concubine," "Spoiled Wife" (a rebirth novel with a slightly slow plot, but still okay), "Prince" (the ending was a bit abrupt, but the plot was good and a bit short), and "The Imperial Advisor" (also quite good, a story about a princess, an empress, and the imperial advisor).

23. 23 帝 The Emperor and Empress Reign Supreme for All Time 帝后世无双 Drunken Flowing Crisp醉流酥Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Legend says the founding emperor was a bloodthirsty tyrant, and the Great Jin Dynasty was built upon mountains of bones. A curse turned the dragon energy of the imperial mausoleum into baleful energy, dooming every emperor to die before the age of forty-five. The Heavenly Master says that offering up a prince born under the Lone Star fate to feed the baleful dragon in the imperial mausoleum can break the curse. He is that unlucky prince, born under the Lone Star. Enfeoffed as a prince at six, he 6.1kReads9.2Score74014d adds
24. 24 娶 I Married a Eunuch as My Princess Consort 娶个太监做王妃 A Smile Like a Clear Rainbow清虹一笑Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A woman disguised as a man, posing as a eunuch. They say the eldest young master of the Mu family offended Prince Jing and was punished by being made a eunuch, losing his manhood. How pitiful. They say the young master Mu, now a little eunuch, was abused in every way and subjected to inhumane torment. How tragic. They say little eunuch Mu somehow won favor and wreaked havoc in the imperial harem and the court. How terrifying. They say Prince Jing declared he would marry the eunuch and make him h 263Reads8.9Score10114d adds
25. 25 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Regent Warms My Feet 重生新婚夜，病娇摄政王给我暖脚 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + secret identities, one couple] Nan Xi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was a fool in her past life. She fell for a treacherous scumbag who was handsome on the outside but full of sinister schemes within, and ended up abandoned by everyone, dying miserably at the hands of him and his mistress. Given a second life, she gets her brains back! Looking at the powerful, handsome regent by her side, she cannot help questioning h 10.7kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds
26. 26 重 Reborn, I Married the Powerful Regent 重生后，嫁给权倾天下的摄政王 Wen Liu温流Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Wen Jiu woke up reborn at fifteen, only to find her sworn enemy arriving with a bridal sedan to marry her?! Luckily... He was only there to escort his sickly younger brother's bride. Wen Jiu knew her fiancé was short-lived, that the Xie family would one day be a house of powerful nobles, and that the young man before her would become a regent with power over the entire court... With her heart pounding, Wen Jiu secretly tried to win over the future regent. “I'll earn the money and support the 1.1kReads9.1Score20614d adds
27. 27 穿 Book Transmigration: I Throw Myself Into the Villain’s Arms and Cuddle 穿书：扑到反派怀里撒个娇 Mu Qiyao幕七尧Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Both leads are devoted to each other, sweet romance, a queen of smooth talk x a shy, possessive prince] Gu Qingqing transmigrates into a book, only to find she's a cannon-fodder character who won't survive past chapter five! Even worse, she's married to the story's great villain! To stay alive, she's quick with sweet talk, groveling, and flattery! Wait! What happened to the violent, bloodthirsty villain? Who's this adorable man blushing at the slightest flirtation? The original male 871Reads9.3Score12314d adds
28. 28 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
29. 29 闺 Murder in the Inner Quarters 闺中煞 Jian Ye简也Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted The Jiang family's third branch had a daughter, radiant and resplendent. With a single essay on the strategies of statecraft, she stunned the entire land of Qibei. In her early years, she was forced to marry a widower, and her mother wept herself to an early grave. Later, she fell into the hands of a eunuch. Her father went to the capital again and again for her, only to meet a horrific end, torn apart by five horses. What does it mean for a family to be ruined? What does it mean for everyone t 395Reads8.7Score10314d adds
30. 30 穿 After Reincarnating as a Wretched Old Woman, I Just Want to Live a Laid-Back Life 穿成极品老妇之后只想当咸鱼 Every Inch Is Gold寸寸金Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The old woman was a real piece of work. She drove her eldest daughter-in-law to her death, then doted on her second son, who passed the highest imperial exam and married the daughter of the prime minister. She even encouraged him to favor his concubine and neglect his wife. In the end, the prime minister had the whole family killed. The old woman suddenly came back reborn, only to be scared to death by what she had experienced in her previous life. Manxing, a promising 25-year-old woman, transmi 31.1kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
31. 31 魅 The Enchantress Who Bewitched the World 魅姬惑天下 Black-Hearted Cat黑心的猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Chu Xiao, regent of the Yan Dynasty. Yu Ge, a peerless dancer. He used her as a pawn to win over the powerful, climb to the heights of power, and marry the treacherous chancellor's daughter. They took her body, killed her child, and murdered her mother. She swore to make these hypocrites pay for their blood debt. Then, in a single day, her astonishing true identity was revealed. Three thousand bewitching women, five hundred poison masters, and over ten thousand elite soldiers knelt throughout th 823Reads8.8Score17414d adds
32. 32 女 The Empress Reigns, but the State Preceptor Has a Wicked Heart 女皇在上，国师心不良 Red Leaves红叶Modern Romance573k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet and satisfying one-on-one romance + a decisive, ruthless mercenary heroine + a dark, reserved male lead who’s up for grabs] When a top mercenary transmigrates into a book and becomes an incompetent empress, she gets her hands on the script and starts tormenting the villain from the start. She’s set on taking down the Imperial Preceptor, the big boss, but who could have guessed he’d want to share her bed? Everyone says the Imperial Preceptor is aloof and looks do 380Reads8.9Score10014d adds
33. 33 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
34. 34 锦 A Splendid Phoenix’s Path: The Poison Doctor Crown Prince’s Consort 锦绣凰途：毒医太子妃 True Love Never Grows Cold真爱小未凉Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she disguised herself as a man, fought blood-soaked battles, and helped him claim the throne, all so they could spend their lives together. He was indifferent to fame and fortune, concealing his ambition. To seize the throne, he used love to lure her in. She was a beautiful serpent, vicious and hypocritical. Once the outcome was decided, she was no longer useful, and they joined forces to kill her! On the day of their wedding, she made a blood oath as she lay in a pool of b 516Reads8.6Score12614d adds
35. 35 重 Reborn to Win Back My Wife: I Don’t Want This Prince Anymore 重生追妻：这个王爷我不要了 Tangli Candy棠里糖Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted [The Reluctant Husband’s Long Road to Winning Her Back + Powerful Hero and Heroine] Everyone knew that the Princess Consort of Prince Li loved him with all her heart, and that Prince Li felt no affection for her. Three years by his side earned her nothing but her husband’s coldness and indifference. With no hope and nothing to look forward to, Murong Xi could only watch her body slowly waste away until it finally withered. After being reborn “Your Highness, Prince Li, you really have mistaken me 304Reads8.4Score—14d adds
36. 36 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [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 18.2kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
37. 37 夫 A Handbook of the Lady's Sweet Indulgence 夫人娇宠手册 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn, Qin Wanyan wants nothing more than to stay away from Wen Yanchen, that aloof and untouchable man, and she tries every possible way to break off their engagement. But he always has a counter for every move she makes, refusing to let her get her way. In the end, Wen Yanchen corners her against a wall. “You have two choices. First, you become my wife. Second, I become your husband.” 918Reads8.6Score11614d adds
38. 38 穿 After Becoming My Nemesis’s Beloved Little Sister 穿成死对头的娇宠妹子之后 Carefree and Happy乐逍遥Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Ziqing and Yi Ting fought for years without either one of them winning. Their chase ended when she was killed by the people she trusted and loved most. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the past and become Gu Yiqing, the pampered daughter of the villainous Chancellor! Su Ziqing was completely at a loss. All she wanted was to avenge herself for her previous life and live happily as a lazy freeloader. But... In her previous life, Yi Ting had been ruthless 96Reads8.7Score—14d adds
39. 39 重 After Being Reborn, I Raised a Villain in the Palace 重生后我在宫里养反派 Ye Jiu叶玖Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted She is the Princess of Chang'an, a woman revered by all. In her previous life, Luo Chang'an's fearless devotion came to nothing, and the man she loved brought her kingdom to ruin. Reborn, she resolves to cast love aside and devote herself to protecting her country. She finds him when he is young. He not only saves her, but smiles with innocent sincerity. Fine, she thinks, I'll keep him by my side. She has no idea that he will press closer at every turn, drawing her into his arms. “Ye Lanxing, yo 36Reads8.5Score—14d adds
40. 40 嘘 Shh! The Tyrant Is Secretly Spoiling His Little Sweetheart Again 嘘！暴君又在偷偷宠他的小娇娇 A Little Milk Kitty一只小奶喵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yun Jiaojiao, a genius alchemist with an overprotective older brother, was cherished and spoiled from childhood. But after failing to survive her tribulation, she transmigrated into a despised imperial consort, entrusted to the emperor by her dying brother after he saved the emperor’s life. The emperor gave her a cold look. “I can only be your brother. Don’t even think of me as anything else!” Yun Jiaojiao blinked, looking pitiful on the outside but secretly thrilled. She cautiously tested him 7.5kReads8.9Score79214d adds
41. 41 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 15kReads9.5Score5.5k14d adds

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    The female lead is not love-struck, but brave and resourceful, and both the male and female leads are strong. Song Xixi hides the sharp edge of a military general's daughter and is willing to live in the deep mansion to manage the mansion and serve her mother-in-law for Zhan Beiwang. However, she did not expect to be rewarded with a heartless man who returned from the battlefield and wanted to marry Yi Fang as a concubine. So she asked for a decree to divorce him and turned back to her old profession to protect her family and country. She met her redemption, the Northern Underworld King Xie Rumo. From then on, the couple became a powerful force in one.

42. 42 神 The Divine Doctor's Mad Consort: The Demon-Like Prince Dotes on His Wife 神医狂妃：妖孽王爷宠妻无度 A Cigar Made of Flowers花做的雪茄Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted In the blink of an eye, she transmigrates and becomes the legitimate daughter of a family of imperial physicians! An ugly monster? It’s only a little fetal toxin, easily removed! A medical idiot? A good-for-nothing? Then let them see how a nobody can defy the heavens! Bullied by her concubine-born younger sister and her mother? She’ll pay them back a hundred, a thousand times over! The emperor decrees a marriage? Wait, the prince has no interest in women? That suits her perfectly! On their weddi 291Reads8.7Score23714d adds

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    The first book had a lower rating, but the content was excellent. It has a reincarnation element, but the female lead doesn't have any special abilities or is not the weak type. She later goes to the battlefield to protect her country and the world, and the ending is good. For the others, you can check out Yang Shiliu's three works, which are interconnected. The female lead in each of them is decisive and doesn't hesitate to take action.

43. 43 娘 The Beautiful Consort Loves to Put on a Show, and the Sly Emperor Loves Watching 娘娘貌美又爱演，皇上腹黑很爱看 Wang Guiyi, Who Loves Lemon Yogurt爱吃柠檬酸奶的王归一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 204Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    Pure ancient Chinese palace intrigue romance, the female lead is not naive, and the story is already completed.

44. 44 重 Reborn as a Princess, Who's Afraid of Anyone! 重生我是公主我怕谁！ Bright and Beautiful明媚Ancient Romance252k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Princess Huirou was gentle and proper, and fulfilled her filial duties in her father’s place. She married into the Li family, her father’s maternal clan. Her husband, Li, enjoyed the wealth and status she brought him, yet tormented her at every turn. After her father’s death and the new emperor’s accession, the Li family seized all the princess’s wealth, confined her, and ultimately caused her to die a tragic death in captivity. Reborn, she is gentle no longer. Whoever make 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is the first novel I've ever finished, and it's really nice.

45. 45 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.3kReads9.2Score95314d adds

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    Palace intrigue novels, the female lead is clear-headed, intelligent, beautiful, and cunning, not blinded by love, and rises to power through palace intrigue. The first book features the female lead's exclusive affection in the later stages, both are very good.

46. 46 污 Growing in the Mud 污泥中生长 The Auspicious Crane Startles the Hall囍鹤惊堂Ancient Romance188k WordsOngoing Read with caution! The female lead is not a virgin, while the male lead is; she's strong and he's weak. 1v1, danger at every turn, living by the sword's edge, and scheming against one another. A frail female strategist × a pure-hearted young nobleman. [Not a conventional romance] An unconventional palace-intrigue story. Women face endless criticism in this world, especially those born to poor families with no power or influence. Yet one woman dares to save all the women in the world from their d —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead plots to seize power, while the male lead remains loyal and devoted.

47. 47 人 Life Simulator: I'm a Pro at Rising Through Palace Schemes 人生模拟器：宫斗升职我专业 I Eat Tomatoes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃西红柿不吐番茄皮Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Golden Finger + A Story That's 30% Indulgence and 70% Playing It Safe] (Important, important, important!!! Content warning: The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time. At first, she has some girlish romantic notions; she isn't highly intelligent from the start. Not a mutually exclusive first-love story, and the male lead doesn't dote on her alone. Don't read if these bother you.) From the start, she's in the hardest difficulty mode. After s 7.1kReads9.1Score69314d adds

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    The plot is good, and the protagonist focuses on building his career.

48. 48 重 Reborn: The Serene Life of a Concubine's Daughter 重生之庶女悠然 Rui Zhe瑞者Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the fifteenth year of the Yan Feng era, Qiu Yiming, prefect of Lingnan, died in office. After the funeral, Lady Qiu, née Su, set out for the capital with her three daughters, one born to his principal wife and two to concubines, to seek refuge with her maternal family, the Earl of Zhongyi. As their carriage passed the Peony Tower, Qiu Fu leaned against the window, resting her chin in her hand, and smiled sweetly. Zheng Xiu, Duke of Rong, caught a fleeting glimpse of her in the crowd and nearl 2.6kReads9.0Score28114d adds

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    It's pretty good, you can check it out.

49. 49 女 The Female Chief Councillor 女首辅 Who Is She?她是谁Ancient Romance623k WordsCompleted Zhou Youwei had barely lost her father when her cruel uncle nearly sold her off to an old man as his concubine, the thirty-sixth one! Luckily, the Empress Dowager held the Luan Terrace examination and named her the top candidate. Zhou Youwei narrowly escaped the filthy inner quarters and made her way into court! The ministers look down on her, and people criticize her for violating a woman’s virtue. So what? Now that she has set foot on the path to success, she will soar ever higher and reach t 33Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    Perfectly fits the description, possesses extremely positive values, and has an understanding of the world he created.

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