The Female Lead Enters the Palace as a Court Lady: Pure Palace Intrigue, No Transmigration, No Rebirth 女主秀女进宫，单纯宫斗，没有穿越！！没有重生！

1. 51 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
2. 52 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 79.6kReads9.5Score8.9k14d adds
3. 53 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
4. 54 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.2kReads9.5Score3k14d adds

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   I highly recommend this historical romance novel! If you enjoyed the TV series "Qingqing's Daily Life," you should definitely check it out! I think a TV adaptation of this book would be fantastic! None of the characters are love-obsessed; they can still find true love and commitment!

5. 55 宫 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 5.9kReads9.2Score84614d adds

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   Synopsis: These should be the few books I'm looking for. There's no rebirth or time travel involved; the characters are purely ancient people. The female protagonist enters the palace through a selection process and, relying on the emperor's favor, gradually becomes the empress.

6. 56 宠 Beloved Across the Realm 宠倾江山 Sugar Heart with No Heart糖心没有心Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted Chu Ran was a triple-threat star in film, television, and music in the twenty-first century. While filming on a city street, she was hit by a car after saving a little girl. When she woke, she had fallen into a dynasty she’d never even heard of in her history books. Well, when in Rome. Fortunately, she had transmigrated into the imperial family as a beloved young princess. Her royal grandfather treated her like a treasure, but her father cared only for romance and poetry, so having a father was 1.2kReads9.0Score12214d adds
7. 57 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
8. 58 谍 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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   It's good, I recommend it.

9. 59 替 A Substitute Slave! Her Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 替身为奴！一路宫斗做皇后 @Eternal Night@永夜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yongan, the daughter of a disgraced official, was sentenced to palace service. She endured a life of hunger and cold in a cutthroat harem, struggling through hardship after hardship until she finally became a senior palace maid. He said he would cherish her for the rest of her life, but she had grown tired of the intrigue and ruthless rivalries. Once she stepped beyond the palace gates, she was no longer the senior palace maid everyone envied. The world was wide open, and she was free to soar! W 1.9kReads9.3Score38314d adds

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   I'm watching it now, it's very good.

10. 60 香 The Golden Incense Burner Grows Cold 香冷金猊 Lima Syndrome利马综合症Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted [No Transmigration ✘ Palace Intrigue ✘ Mindless Power Fantasy] An absolutely divinely destined female lead, with maxed-out skills and countless golden fingers at her side. If gods stand in her way, she kills gods. If Buddhas stand in her way, she kills Buddhas. The palace intrigue isn’t rigorous, and it doesn’t take itself seriously. The whole plot is mainly about letting the heroine live a happy life. Mad Emperor VS Consort Who Knows Nothing of Love The emperor wants to find a woman with a good 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The female lead is a native of the area, but she has been influenced by outside influences and is quite independent. She is not a virgin, nor does she have exclusive favor. The emperor is quite eccentric.

11. 61 织 Weaving Dust in the Phoenix Palace: Lady Pan of Eastern Wu 织尘凤阙：东吴潘后 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Female-Channel Fanfiction46k WordsCompleted Weaving Dust into the Phoenix Palace: Pan, Empress of Eastern Wu 45Reads—Score114d adds

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    Her voice was soft and gentle, clear and crisp, without the slightest tremor or fear. Sun Quan looked down at her lowered eyes, his gaze deep: "The beauty portrait circulating in Jianye City, is it you?" Here she comes. Pan Shu felt a slight sense of relief, her chess moves precise and accurate. She neither denied it, nor flaunted it, nor used the opportunity to flaunt her beauty to gain favor. She simply lowered her eyes slightly, her tone respectful and measured: "The rumors circulating among the people are exaggerated, spreading false fame. I am ashamed..."

12. 62 贵 The Noble Consort Is Both Charming and Alluring 贵妃她又娇又媚 Mo Ge墨歌Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Just after Lin Jiaojiao wins the title of International Best Actress, a car accident sends her transmigrating into a melodramatic palace-intrigue romance called The Violent Monarch's White Moonlight. She becomes the female antagonist, a shameless troublemaker who loves to stir up trouble. Lin Jiaojiao says, “No need to panic.” With her lucky koi aura, she'll trample the female lead, power up all the way, and claim the highest seat in the land. But just as Lin Jiaojiao is excited to show off her 161Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    These are all great, they're super pretty!

13. 63 嫡 Wei Yang, the Legitimate Daughter 嫡女未央 Seventeenth Emperor十七帝Ancient Romance678k WordsCompleted After enduring countless hardships in her previous life, she finally became empress. She thought that when the court fell into decline, she and the emperor would stand by each other, and that once the realm was at peace, they could spend their lives together. But after six years of marriage, their love was no match for a single glance and graceful nod from a beauty, who laughed and spoke with radiant charm. 359Reads6.9Score—14d adds

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    They're all like this [flying kiss][flying kiss]

14. 64 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Foolish Divine Doctor Left a Marriage Certificate and Ran Off 新婚夜，神医傻妃留下一纸婚书跑路了 Mo Xia Youzhu陌下悠竹Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted On their wedding day, the bridal sedan held no bride, only a note she'd left behind. Seeing her bold, sweeping handwriting, he laughed. He'd planned for every possibility and guarded against everything, yet she'd still managed to escape. Fine. Just fine! He'd like to see how far she could get! 3kReads8.9Score47914d adds
15. 65 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Substitute Bride Doctor Pulled a Bomb from Her Bodice 新婚夜，替嫁医妃从怀里掏出一枚炸弹 Feng Yi枫怡Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Murong Wan, a top physician of the twenty-first century, transmigrates and finds herself with a father who doesn't care for her and a stepmother who doesn't love her. The emperor thinks she's stupid and ugly, so he grants her a blind prince instead, calling them “a match made in heaven”! But with a mysterious pocket dimension at her disposal, the world is hers! He thinks she's stupid? No matter. One day, she'll have him wrapped around her little finger. He thinks she's ugly? No worries. One day, 1.4kReads9.0Score16114d adds
16. 66 剖 After Dying Horribly in Childbirth, I Remarried the Powerful Regent 剖腹惨死后，改嫁权倾朝野摄政王 Green Ink Song青墨歌Ancient Romance436k WordsCompleted The short drama “The Moon Comes Chasing” is complete. In her past life, she helped him ascend the throne, but after becoming emperor, he married her half-sister and made her Imperial Noble Consort. When her half-sister’s child needed a newborn’s heart blood as a medicinal ingredient, he ordered someone to cut the baby from her womb and take the blood from her newborn child! Only as she lay dying did she learn that the child’s father 7.2kReads9.3Score86014d adds
17. 67 宫 Blood on the Palace Walls: I Toppled an Empire with My Medical Skills 宫墙血：我靠医术覆了江山 The Hidden Guest of Kazama风间匿客Ancient Romance291k WordsOngoing I was born among the clouds, until one sudden upheaval changed everything. My family was slaughtered, and I entered the palace as a replacement bride to seek revenge. I conceal my medical skills, wield my needle case, stir up the inner palace, and tear the vicious empress to shreds. People say my beauty brings ruin to the nation, but I’ll use my medical skills to overthrow the realm, kill my enemies with my own hands, and rule the world! 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a good book, a pure palace intrigue novel, no time travel or reincarnation. The characters are intelligent, and the plot is exciting and fast-paced.

18. 68 长 The Eldest Daughter’s Dazzling Rise 长女惊华 Get Rich Overnight一夜暴富Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + political intrigue + mutual salvation + miracle doctor + two powerful leads] The Ji family was a century-old military clan, revered by everyone in the imperial capital of Yulin. And yet the eldest Ji daughter was known throughout Yulin as a useless coward. Then, in a single night, the Ji family fell, and every man in the family died on the battlefield. It was the supposedly useless eldest daughter who held the entire family together. She divorced a prince! She made an enemy 3.1kReads8.8Score50114d adds

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    I really like this book.

19. 69 爱 Loving You, Yet Never Having You, I Yearn for Our Youth 爱而不得思华年 A Jiu A Jiu阿玖阿玖Ancient Romance37k WordsOngoing The story of love and hatred between a Ming dynasty princess and the highest-ranking commander of the Imperial Guards is only part of it. More than that, it follows the princess’s growth and the conflicts between nations. There is romance, family affection, and friendship here. A strong male lead and a strong female lead. The heroine isn’t love-brained; she’s career-minded. The romance doesn’t get angsty along the way; only the supporting characters and others suffer. The ending is bittersweet. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Go go go!

20. 70 如 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Fucha Langhua Reborn 如懿传富察琅嬅重生 Little Deer in the Countryside乡间里的小鹿Ancient Romance208k WordsOngoing In the blessed land of Langhuan, a woman shines brilliantly. Reborn into a new life, she gathers allies, wins people over, protects those she cares about, severs her marital ties with the scumbag emperor, and takes revenge on everyone who once hurt her. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I searched for ages. Only this one met the requirements.

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