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  1. 1 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
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  2. 2 A Concubine's Road to Becoming a Consort 庶女升妃路 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted She was a concubine-born daughter who had willingly sought nothing more than an ordinary life. But under the oppression of the powerful, she chose to fight back. From the moment she first resisted, an ordinary life was no longer an option. Forced onward at every turn, she carved her way through thorns and brambles, ultimately rising to the highest seat of power. And then she said, “To have met you in this life, I would regret nothing, even if it cost me my life!” 123Reads7.3Score114Shelves
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  3. 3 A True Record of the Qing Empresses 大清皇后实录 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pampered from the Start, Sweet Romance, Everyday Life, Slow Burn, Household and Palace Intrigue] Ru Yue transmigrates into the body of an ordinary bannerman’s daughter. Her father died young, but her elders are kind and her younger siblings are well-behaved. Then, unexpectedly, she is selected to enter Fourth Prince’s household as a concubine. Without family connections or money, she relies on her peerless beauty to climb ever higher in the household. Before she even realizes it, she has become 7.6kReads8.6Score733Shelves
  4. 4 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃,娘娘她杀疯了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6.1kReads8.8Score613Shelves
  5. 5 Schemes of the Inner Palace 后宫深谋 Ancient Romance921k WordsCompleted The Earl's household has fallen into decline, and the Jiang family believes that if you can't afford to offend someone, you should keep out of their way. Jiang Shuyao and her two siblings were drilled from childhood to endure whatever they could when they were out and about. But kindness invites bullying, and some people just insist on walking all over you. Her younger brother had his hand broken, and every avenue her father pursued for help was blocked. Their opponent was a rising star at court 6.2kReads7.5Score363Shelves
  6. 6 The Qing Palace's Favored Consort, Jueluo Clan 清宫宠妃觉尔察氏 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted There’s a pocket dimension. (Not pure wish fulfillment. The heroine is favored, but not the only one.) Wu Na lived to a ripe old age in her previous life, bringing her working life to an end. She happily arrived in the underworld, hoping to be reborn into a wealthy family this time. Thinking about all the wonderful things her next life might bring, she walked toward the Bridge of Helplessness with her head down. She didn’t notice the brief, dazed look on Granny Meng’s face when she saw the glow 6.5kReads8.3Score383Shelves
  7. 7 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 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 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves
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  8. 8 The Crown Prince’s One and Only: The Bewitching Consort Captures His Heart and Claims Her Place 太子独宠,尤物娘娘缚心上位 Ancient Romance730k WordsOngoing [Unhinged, Ruthless Heroine + Cold, Scheming, Obsessive Crown Prince + Palace Intrigue] [Before the heroine entered the palace, the hero already had wives and concubines, but the emperor had forced them on him for political reasons. He only went through the motions with them, and their relationships were in name only.] [Readers who mind this should proceed with caution] She was the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, breathtakingly beautiful. But when her father demoted her mother to a concub 2.4kReads—Score171Shelves
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  9. 9 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
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  10. 10 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚,谁还稀罕白月光 Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 12.8kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
  11. 11 After Being Reborn, the Bewitching Consort Only Wants to Push the Tyrant to Improve Himself 妖妃重生后,只想督促暴君上进 Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] [Capricious, wicked, silly beauty vs. dark, obsessive-love maniac tyrant] [Palace intrigue, not a pure romance + doted on from the start + not a strong female lead + a lovesick, unstable woman and a deranged man drawn to each other] Yueli was the top courtesan at Chunfeng Pavilion. She didn't want to be sold to the demon-like general, so on the day she was to leave the brothel, she timidly tugged on the emperor's sleeve... She spent three years throwing her weight a 26.4kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
  12. 12 The Moon in Yun Ting's Heart 云廷心上月 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + palace and household intrigue early on + sweet romance + devoted one-on-one love + happy ending] [Sickly beauty x obsessive male lead] After transmigrating into a book, Qin Yannian finds herself as a minor character in a political scheming novel aimed at male readers. The book is three million words long, and she appears in only three hundred of them. The original owner of her body relentlessly pursued her second cousin, insisting she would marry no one else. In the p 14.8kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
  13. 13 My Harem Years 我的后宫生涯 Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + clear-headed heroine + emperor and empress] The rules for surviving the harem: a noble consort must never fall in love! The realm matters more than beauty, and emperors are heartless, so learn that early. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he selects beauties from across the land to fill his harem. Ye Zhen is renowned for her talent, and unfortunately, she is chosen... All she wants is to keep her head down and protect herself, but what fate awaits a concubine without t 389Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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  14. 14 Empresses in the Palace: Blossoms in Pairs 甄嬛传之花开并蒂 Female-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted [The cover may be ugly, but the story is a lot of fun. We’ve found each other in this vast sea of books, so why not come in and take a look?] Originally titled My Younger Sister, Yixiu: Helping My Sister Become the Epitome of Imperial Grace, also known as Empresses in the Palace: Flowers Blooming Together The new book Divine Beast Descends: Transmigrated as Consort Hua’s Precious Darling is complete [Transmigrate into a book + historical romance + transmigrate into a TV drama + reborn + born in 2.2kReads8.7Score222Shelves
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  15. 15 Empresses in the Palace: I Became Consort Hua's Cherished Pearl 甄嬛传之我成了华妃的掌上明珠 Female-Channel Fanfiction262k WordsCompleted [The heroine is Consort Hua’s daughter + reverse mind reading + no romance] Shun Hua is reborn in ancient times, in the Qing Dynasty, no less, and even in Empresses in the Palace! She’s also become Consort Hua’s child! But isn’t Consort Hua unable to have children? Then what is she?! But since Consort Hua gave birth to her, she’s naturally her mother. Remembering what happened to Consort Hua in Empresses in the Palace, Shun Hua immediately turns her sights on her scumbag emperor father, and star 2.2kReads8.7Score221Shelves
  16. 16 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score227Shelves
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  17. 17 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 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 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
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  18. 18 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [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 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
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  19. 19 The Empress Doesn't Want Palace Intrigue, but the Emperor Keeps Stirring Things Up 娘娘不想宫斗,奈何皇上带节奏 Ancient Romance652k WordsCompleted [Transmigration, Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Not Both Pure, Absurd Comedy, Devoted Love Later On] Shen Jinruo transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking concubine who had no favor from the emperor. Having lost her freedom, she’d planned to keep her head down and quietly build up her strength. But she soon discovered that in this harem, even if you don’t go looking for trouble, trouble will find you. To survive, Shen Jinruo worked hard to adapt and officially joined the harem’s struggl 2.2kReads8.9Score222Shelves
  20. 20 Have a Child! Get a Raise! Become Empress Dowager! 生子!加薪!当太后! Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + A Heroine Who Treats the Concubine Harem as a Career and Becomes Empress Dowager + Support-Only System + Lighthearted Daily Life] One day, Xunzhen transmigrates into the body of a concubine-in-waiting and is utterly apprehensive. The harem is a place where those with low status have no say over their lives, while those with high status become targets for everyone. So she can only set herself one goal: climb to the rank of consort and at least make it into midd 14.1kReads8.7Score875Shelves
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  21. 21 Film and TV Crossover: The Male Supporting Character Is the Golden Finger 综影视:男配才是金手指 Female-Channel Fanfiction13.5M WordsCompleted I have a System! That's my golden finger!! ... Come to think of it, it seems like, more or less, maybe... (The System has cried itself unconscious in the bathroom.) Tips for bonus chapters are in the comments! 3.4kReads8.8Score135Shelves
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  22. 22 Daily Harem Promotion in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之后宫升职日常 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [A slow-paced System novel, now complete: the Kangxi and Qianlong arcs are finished. The heroine is level-headed, and romance is just for show~] As a quick transmigration heroine with a System, Wanwan’s favorite thing to do is stir up trouble. But stirring up trouble can be exhausting too. After deciding to mend her ways and become a happy slacker, Wanwan accidentally spent too much of her “savings” and went bankrupt. With no other choice, she headed to the Qing dynasty to clock in for work. Wit 2.1kReads7.1Score101Shelves
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  23. 23 Starting with Empresses in the Palace 从甄嬛传开始 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing The autumn-night waters of the Thirty-Six Palaces, dew glistening on the lofty parasol trees. The jade clepsydra drips steadily, while the bright moon rises above the gilded gate. Red carpets, a Boshan incense burner, fragrant breezes stirring the tassels in secret. The sheep-drawn carriage has gone, leaving only green weeds and a lonely phoenix reflection in the dusty mirror. 5kReads7.9Score125Shelves
  24. 24 Film and TV Crossover: I Want to Become the Empress Dowager 综影视之我要当太后 Female-Channel Fanfiction3.5M WordsOngoing A story about Xie Ling, a rabbit spirit who travels through Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, collecting merit in order to overcome her tribulation and become an immortal. (P.S. Skip! Skip! Skip the first world. This is important, so I'll say it three times: the first world is unsatisfying and has some major issues. Feel free to skip it if it's not to your taste!!!) 1. Empresses in the Palace: Juqing (✓) 2. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Lianxin (✓) 3. Empresses in t 7.1kReads7.0Score207Shelves
  25. 25 Fragrant Bedchamber: The Eastern Palace Concubine's Lie-Flat Life 暖帐香:东宫侍妾的躺平日常 Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + palace intrigue + ordinary transmigrator + not both leads’ first love, but doting romance] Xu Qinglu was transmigrated into the Xu family as their legitimate daughter. In the tenth year of Chengde, she was sent to the Eastern Palace as a concubine. After a year of cautiously serving the Crown Prince, walking on eggshells, she finally became pregnant. Having a daughter was all she needed. She would have been happy to live out her days peacefully in the palace. But when her daug 3.1kReads9.0Score238Shelves
  26. 26 A Journey Through Worlds, Starting in the Qing Palace 综穿之从清宫开始 Female-Channel Fanfiction397k WordsCompleted When the lives of the supporting characters take a turn for the better, will the story have an even more exciting ending? 1. Consort Rong 2. Baoque, the dispensable cannon fodder 3. Why do I have to be the one who suffers most, Lianxin? 4. To be added 4.2kReads9.0Score168Shelves
  27. 27 Qing Dynasty Cannon Fodder: To Live Well, I Need a Son 清穿炮灰:想活好还得有个儿子 Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted (Qing dynasty setting + strong heroine + supernatural powers + System + adorable kids + palace intrigue + household intrigue + raising children + childbirth + slow transmigration) In the apocalypse, Yi Manrong sacrifices herself in an explosion to protect the children, taking the Zombie King down with her. She transmigrates to ancient times as an unnamed, early-dead cannon-fodder character who does not appear in the history books. To survive, Yi Manrong works hard at life and at palace intrigue. 3.5kReads7.4Score126Shelves
  28. 28 Film and TV Crossover: The Minor Character Is Blessed 综影视之炮灰有福 Female-Channel Fanfiction4.5M WordsCompleted A super-smart heroine with a massively overpowered golden finger transmigrates through movie and TV worlds, helping cannon fodder characters fulfill their wishes for a comeback. I originally planned to write a quick transmigration story, but it turned into a long, slow transmigration instead. 232Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  29. 29 Starting with Empresses in the Palace 从后宫甄嬛传开始 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Stories about people who transmigrate into different characters from films and TV dramas, and the lives they lead at different points in time. The main focus is Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, with the occasional story based on other palace dramas. 1.2kReads6.6Score101Shelves
  30. 30 Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿:儿子太争气,侧福晋封后了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  31. 31 Film and TV Crossover: Ruyi and Zhen Huan 综影视之如懿甄嬛 Female-Channel Fanfiction229k WordsOngoing The female leads may have been given rather overpowered halos and golden fingers. No romance, just completing missions. Su Luyun (Complete) Feng Ruozhao (Complete) Jin Yuyan (Ongoing) An Lingrong (Ongoing) 119Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 Empresses in the Palace: Consort Jing Doesn't Want to Count Bricks 甄嬛传之敬妃娘娘不想数砖 Female-Channel Fanfiction410k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + childbirth + doesn't love the emperor + no exclusive favor + beautiful but not kind] After transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace and becoming Feng Ruozhao, Minghua declared that she really didn't want to spend every night counting bricks. Jingfei was neither outstanding nor mediocre. She was elegant and generous, reserved and timid. “My whole life, I was a pawn. I endured everything, longed for a child all my life, and never had one of my own.” “In that silent palace, in 2.1kReads8.9Score142Shelves
  33. 33 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽,侧福晋她躺赢了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 16.8kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
  34. 34 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Zhu Yan transmigrates as a merchant's daughter and becomes a pawn her family uses to avoid disaster. Her father sends her to Changning Marquis Xie An as a concubine. As a concubine, Zhu Yan stays true to herself. She doesn't compete, make a fuss, or draw attention. Who could have guessed that the Marquis of Changning would be so fortunate? When something happens to the royal family's only two heirs, the emperor chooses Xie An, a member of the imperial clan, to inherit the throne. If a concubine 6.3kReads9.2Score450Shelves
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  35. 35 Your Majesty, Don't Love Me So Much! I Win the Harem's Favor Through Good Fortune in Childbearing 陛下别太爱!我靠好孕独宠后宫 Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama adapted from this novel, Your Majesty, Don't Love Me Too Much! I'll Win the Harem's Favor with My Fertility, is now available.] [The animated drama adapted from this novel, Darling, Enter My Heart, is now available.] [The leads are not faithful to each other. He becomes devoted to her later + The heroine is stunningly beautiful and clear-eyed, and aims to become an empress + Fertility and childbirth + Multiple babies in one pregnancy + Intelligent palace intrigue + Political man 8.3kReads8.8Score745Shelves
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  36. 36 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
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  37. 37 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚,一路争宠上位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.3kReads8.9Score1kShelves
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  38. 38 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 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 3.6kReads9.3Score427Shelves
  39. 39 Since I've Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty, Why Not Boldly Choose Kangxi? 都清穿了,不妨大胆点选康熙啊! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day Shi Nanxi transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty, she learns that her elder legitimate sister, Shi Rongyue, is also a transmigrator. Shi Rongyue wants to escape her future as the Crown Princess, so she approaches Nanxi and offers to let her marry the Crown Prince while she marries the Fourth Prince. Anyone who transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty knows the history. The Crown Prince’s later years are miserable. Though the Fourth Prince eventually wins, he is only thirteen now and wil 18.3kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
  40. 40 Who Says Being a Concubine Means Fighting in the Household? The Prince Takes It All on His Shoulders 谁说做妾要宅斗,王爷他一肩挑了 Ancient Romance811k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + doted on by one man + palace intrigue + sweet and soft on the outside, ruthless underneath + unconventional, ambitious heroine] Zhu Shande, once a ruthless overachiever, transmigrated into a low-ranking bedchamber attendant at the Third Prince's residence, with no title or status. She had been sent there by the prince's sworn enemy. After this disastrous start, she took one look at the attendants' meager monthly pay of two coins and five coppers. Zhu Shande put aside 731Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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  41. 41 A Palace Maid's Daily Life: My Parents Want Me to Be a Couch Potato 宫女日常:爹娘让我当咸鱼 Ancient Romance699k WordsCompleted Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba 5.4kReads9.1Score571Shelves
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  42. 42 A True Account of Surviving the Harem 后宫生存实录 Ancient Romance386k WordsOngoing [Palace Intrigue + Ensemble Cast] [The heroine transmigrates, with no golden finger; neither lead is inexperienced] The author isn’t good at writing blurbs, so please head straight to the story. Shen Zhiyi, a psychological counselor, transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking concubine. From the start, she sees Su, the “deceased empress’s replacement,” win the emperor’s favor only to fall under suspicion. She also watches the “adorably foolish” Xu Yanran get used as a pawn and demoted to the 18Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 As Long as You Can Act, You’re Bound to Become a Consort 只要演技好,贵妃之位没得跑 Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted Lin Qingyan was the daughter of a marquis. Her father was the Marquis of Ding'an, a prominent figure at court, yet she had none of the fine clothes and luxurious comforts that should have come with her birth. She was merely an unloved concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Ding'an’s household. A father who ignored the people and affairs of the inner quarters and cared only for his own pleasure; a ruthless legal wife who treated her concubine-born daughters harshly; and a half-sister who wante 1.6kReads8.6Score184Shelves
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  44. 44 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死!为了骗他,本宫日日装娇纯 Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 3.5kReads9.2Score302Shelves
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  45. 45 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
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  46. 46 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
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  47. 47 A Consort's Easy Life in Empresses in the Palace 娘娘在甄嬛里混吃等死 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Oh no, I messed up! I was just nursing a broken heart, ordering a ton of takeout, and watching Empresses in the Palace with a little wine to help me get tipsy. How did I suddenly transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace? This is ridiculous! When other people transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace, they at least get a name and some standing. I start out as a palace maid, the unlucky scapegoat whom the Empress takes her anger out on over a peony pastry that Songzhi deliberately knocked over! I 3.8kReads8.9Score195Shelves
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  48. 48 The Road to Good Fortune: A Beauty's Rise to the Top Through Childbearing 好孕之路:美人靠生子走上巅峰 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband + Adorable Babies] Please note: This is not quick transmigration, and the male and female leads are not each other's one and only. The male lead devotes himself exclusively to the heroine in the middle and later parts of the story. The heroine stays clearheaded from beginning to end: she is neither lovestruck nor saintly. The System is not an overpowered golden finger, and the heroine relies more on her own abilities. 23.9kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
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  49. 49 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏,娘娘她纯拼演技 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 5kReads9.3Score532Shelves
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  50. 50 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑,帝王纵情堕落 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
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