I’ve Been Obsessed with Palace-Intrigue Stories Lately. Ladies, Hand Over Your Books! 本宫最近迷上宫斗文 各位娘娘把书都交出来吧

1. 451 宫 Palace Rose 宫蔷 Off to Boil Wine with Green Plums青梅煮酒去Ancient Romance311k WordsOngoing Her grandfather said she could soar through the sky like a bird or swim through rivers, lakes, and seas like a fish. In short, she should be free, carefree, and happy. Her father said she was the apple of her family's eye, and that even after she married, her family would always be there to support her. The people said she was born into a noble family and later became a revered empress. Her grandfather and father had rendered great service to the country and its people, securing her a lifetime o 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The emperor and empress are the main characters. The male lead is a pure emperor who has genuine feelings for the empress but also favors other concubines. The female lead's heart is not with the emperor, so she often acts as an observer in the palace intrigues. It's somewhat of an ensemble piece, with the female lead receiving just as much attention as the other concubines.

2. 452 娇 Delicate Green Tea Becomes the Beloved Darling — A Crowd-Favorite in the Shura Field 娇软绿茶变团宠，修罗场里万人迷 Little Wen Cub文崽仔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Male Lead Rivalry, Harem of Devoted Admirers, White Moonlight, All Male Leads Are Chaste, Dog-Blood Drama, Mary Sue Who Never Suffers] After suddenly dropping dead, Jiang Mingtang transmigrates into a book and becomes a vicious supporting character doomed to a miserable end. The System tells her that conquering her targets will earn her points. With enough points, she can not only be reborn, but also become filthy rich. Jiang Mingtang rubs her hands together, brimming with confidence, and di 87.1kReads9.2Score10.5kShelves
3. 453 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 2.3kReads9.0Score267Shelves

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   Here's a list of all the palace intrigue novels I've read with a rating of 9+, and they're all fantastic!!! I couldn't bear to delete them after finishing them!

4. 454 甄 Empresses in the Palace: After Becoming An Lingrong, I Rise to the Top 甄嬛传之穿成安陵容后我扶摇直上 Sanqian Who Loves Eating Frogs爱吃蛙的三千Female-Channel Fanfiction741k WordsCompleted Content warnings: 1. An Lingrong has a modern mind and knows the plot of Empresses in the Palace, but she hasn’t personally experienced those events, so occasional deviations are normal. 2. An Lingrong’s interests are tied to Mei and Huan’s. They stick together and won’t turn against each other. No character-bashing of Mei and Huan. 3. The heroine won’t be the emperor’s sole favorite and doesn’t love him. She will definitely bring down the emperor. 4. Hongli will not ascend the throne, and Princ 1.6kReads9.0Score156Shelves

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   This novel is very good. It doesn't portray Mei Huan negatively, but focuses more on sisterhood. It's about girls helping each other and exchanging genuine feelings. Zhen Huan knew from the beginning that she was a substitute, so she cut off all emotional ties and focused solely on her career. Hua Fei is also portrayed very well.

5. 455 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: I Rose to Noble Consort Through My Persona 清穿之靠着人设我爬上了贵妃 Falling in Egypt跌落埃及Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted Lihua is a “good person” who loves helping others solve their problems, yet she keeps climbing the career ladder, rising effortlessly through the ranks. Until one day, the CEO’s mistress discovers Lihua’s true nature… After Lihua kicks the bucket, she is chosen by the Saintly Mother System and transmigrates to the Qing dynasty, where she is tasked with spreading truth, goodness, and beauty. Empress Xiaochengren: Wang Jia is a good person. Empress Xiaozhaoren: Consort Jing is a good person. Empre 1.1kReads9.1Score101Shelves

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   I just finished watching it and I love it so much! The female lead uses her "saintly" reputation to reach the pinnacle of life, hahaha, what a funny character!

6. 456 重 Reborn, Noble Consort Shu Wants Only Wealth and Glory 重生后，淑妃只想荣华富贵 Seven Sevens七个七Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [A heroine pursuing her ambitions] [Palace intrigue] [A clear-eyed heroine] Reborn, Xiao Qinglan finally saw how heartless the emperor was. The position of empress? She didn't want it anymore. The emperor loved someone else, and made her and Consort Rong fight until the heavens and earth were turned upside down, dragging both their families into the turmoil. To avoid the same fate as in her previous life, when her family was wiped out, Xiao Qinglan knew she had to give some things up. H 225Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   A clear-headed female protagonist who has no love for the emperor.

7. 457 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 16.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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   I was really into palace intrigue novels for a while, and these were the ones I stayed up all night to finish!! 2.6 was a bit lighter and funnier. The rest were all palace intrigue novels, and they were all great!! 🤤🤤

8. 458 与 Dreaming with the Cold, Powerful Official: The Sweetheart Blushes and Her Heart Races 与清冷权臣共梦，娇娇脸红心跳 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + devoted couple] Fourth Miss Jiang lost both her parents when she was young. She has spent years hidden away in the inner quarters of the Jiang household, never meeting anyone. After coming of age, rumors spread that she is ugly and timid as a mouse, prompting her fiancé to break off their engagement. But on the day the engagement is called off, the man who arrives isn’t her fiancé. It’s his uncle, the man who visits her dreams every night. Jiang Fu has a secret. Ever since she c 12.3kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
9. 459 嫡 Married into the Eastern Palace 嫡嫁东宫 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted Ever since she was little, Zhou Zhou knew she was different from her sisters. That difference meant she was lucky enough to be taught by her grandfather and cherished by her grandmother. At eight, the emperor personally selected her to be the princess’s companion. She entered the palace, grew up alongside the princess, and became the childhood sweetheart of the Fifth Prince. Before the Peach Blossom Banquet held when she was fifteen, everyone said she was destined to become the Fifth Prince’s co 5.4kReads8.9Score454Shelves

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   This is a purely historical romance novel; there are no time-traveling or reborn women. All the women are daughters of noble families, raised by their respective clans.

10. 460 白 After His White Moonlight Enters the Palace, the Dog Emperor Won’t Stop Pursuing Her 白月光入宫后，狗皇帝紧追不舍 He Yuyu Yuyu鹤羽羽鱼鱼Ancient Romance538k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + both pure + childhood sweethearts + fictional setting + devoted love] From the moment she was born, Su Qining always got everything she wanted. Her family spoiled her until she became the little tyrant of the capital. She was dazzlingly beautiful and willful, the apple of the Crown Prince’s eye since childhood, and his future Crown Princess. But when the Crown Prince broke off their engagement, she became the laughingstock of the capital. Worse still, on the day of his wedd 324Reads5.7Score104Shelves
11. 461 贵 The Noble Consort Is Alluring and Teasing: The Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 贵妃茶又媚：皇帝日日娇宠轻哄 Song Guagua宋呱呱Ancient Romance695k WordsOngoing Gu Xian opened her eyes and discovered that she had not only transmigrated into a book, but had also become a minor character with the lowest rank in the emperor's harem in a palace-intrigue novel. Her legitimate half-sister kept setting traps for her in the palace, and the other concubines were all at odds with her too. Gu Xian's new life in the harem was a living hell. Fortunately, she had a golden finger, a spirit spring that could keep her alive. She figured surviving to a ripe old age in th 116Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮ It's still good even though it's on hiatus 🍉

12. 462 嫡 My Eldest Sister Is Reborn, My Younger Sister Transmigrates, and I Just Want to Survive 嫡姐重生庶妹穿越，我只想苟命 Pomegranate Fish石榴鱼Ancient Romance840k WordsCompleted The legitimate elder sister is famous throughout the city, and the younger half-sister is a peerless beauty. Yan Muxi just wants to lie flat and stay alive! But life is hard, staying alive is no easy feat, and lying flat is even harder. Her mother is a handful. She schemes to land her daughter a man who belongs to the legitimate elder sister, but the one whose clothes get torn off is the younger half-sister’s man… The man asks her, “Have you thought this through? Are you sure you want to be with 4.7kReads8.9Score467Shelves

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    These two books are highly recommended by me. The characters in both books are vivid and the writing is also quite good. Although the female protagonist in the first book is portrayed as a simpleton, she is actually a very clear-headed and wise person. The second book, A Li, is a tragic story. Because she is always abandoned, she longs for family. Fortunately, she meets people who love and accompany her.

13. 463 皇 The Emperor and I Meet in Secret 皇上和我暗度陈仓 March Little Sprite三月小妖精Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted Just got its rating! [The Laid-Back Palace Maid’s Easy Wins] [The Emperor and I Meet in Secret] After transmigrating into the body of a palace maid kneeling in the snow as punishment, she’s about to freeze to death. She decides to lie flat and stay alive: roast sweet potatoes, draw little figures, and keep out of everyone’s way. But what’s with the emperor? He comes to her quarters every single day. After finally giving birth to twins, a boy and a girl, she wants to laze around again, but… The e 11.7kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    I won't say much, but this is different from other palace intrigue novels I've read before. This kind of intrigue is more like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (something like that). The relationship between the male and female leads is extremely tense and volatile—it's really good! In the early stages, the male lead secretly protects the female lead [admiration].

14. 464 清 In the Qing Court, Kangxi Wants Only Me 清穿之康熙只要我一个 Pour Me a Cup of Tea来盏茶Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted What’s it like when someone who firmly believes in historical materialism suddenly transmigrates? Jing Su: ...I’d really like to think about it, but my freshly beaten backside won’t let me. To stay alive, Jing Su quickly sets herself some life goals. Goal one: Keep her head down until she can leave the palace at twenty-five! Why it fell through: Staying alive is too hard. She has to climb higher. Goal two: Su Malagu is so impressive. I want to be like her! Why it fell through: I’ve fallen for th 3.5kReads9.2Score266Shelves
15. 465 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Life Player 清穿之生活玩家 Cat Butterfly猫蝶Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + lots of childbirth + clear-headed, decisive black-lotus heroine + managing the harem + slow transmigration] World One: Kangxi, complete. World Two: Yongzheng, complete. She transmigrates into the Qing palace. Starting out in modern times as a hairpin maker, Jiang Mengyu puts every skill at her disposal to work. She's already started hustling, thanks! No feelings, just technique. Her intelligence stays sharp, and she's a born workaholic. Content warning: When faced with life-or 4.4kReads9.2Score314Shelves

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    The first one is a time-travel story set in the Qing Dynasty, which I found very enjoyable. The second one is a palace intrigue story set in a fictional dynasty.

16. 466 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 23kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
17. 467 阿 Ah Li 阿漓 The Sensitive-Skin Toast Lover爱吃吐司的敏感肌Ancient Romance696k WordsCompleted She was the eldest daughter of the Protector General’s household in Great Liang, yet she was born with the ability to understand the language of beasts… She should have enjoyed a life of luxury, but at the age of five she was sent away to face the world alone… She longed for the love of family, only to be abandoned by her relatives again and again… Time after time, hope was within reach, only for disappointment to follow! It turned out she had come into this world alone, and was destined to leav 17.1kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
18. 468 误 Accidentally Capturing the Emperor’s Heart: The Lucky Little Consort Lies Low Her Way to Empress 误入帝心，福运小答应靠摆烂封后 Gray and Black灰啊黑Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / born into a new life in the womb / not an exclusive relationship / lighthearted daily life / doted on by the emperor after the heroine arrives / alternate world] Xia Luzhu is the lowest-ranking consort in the imperial harem. In her three years in the palace, she has never once seen the emperor. Apart from mandatory greetings, she hardly ever leaves her quarters. Palace intrigue? Assassination plots? Miscarriages? None of it has anything to do with her. Xia Luzhu's greatest dai 1.5kReads8.9Score145Shelves

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    The female lead is a true lazy bum, her slacking off lifestyle is enviable, she's cute yet clear-headed, and the male lead is love-struck with a touch of obsession—it's so sweet and doting! I also love the extra chapters! 😍

19. 469 重 Reborn as His Majesty's Beloved Concubine 重生之陛下的娇软宠妃 Xie Zhi谢织Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted [A possessive, ruthless tyrant VS a spoiled, coquettish favorite consort. Both are each other's first and only; he dotes on her from the very beginning to the very end, and the male lead is completely love-struck, while the female lead loves to pout and play the spoiled darling.] The entire court of civil and military officials knelt and begged Gu Huai to take more consorts. Gu Huai brandished his sword and said icily, “Anyone else want me to take a consort? Step forward. I'll settle this once a 3.2kReads8.7Score354Shelves

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    These are all palace intrigue novels, and I read them all from beginning to end, especially the first and last ones, which I can personally attest to are great.

20. 470 宫 Palace Intrigue? I’m Having Fifteen Babies at Once. What Can You Do About That? 宫斗？我一胎十五宝，你如何应对 Alone, I Climb the Seventy-Seventh Tower无言独上七七楼Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The rating is a little low right after launch, but it’ll go up later! [Fake Pregnancies to Mess with People + Fifteen Babies at Once + No Angst or Frustration + Getting Stronger by Giving Birth] Shen Suisui only entered the selection hoping to coast along and get eliminated. Who knew the Empress Dowager would take one look at her and say, “She looks fertile. Keep her!” After a night of drunken passion, she accidentally shares the Emperor’s bed. The System pops up: [Choose the number of babies yo 2.2kReads7.4Score376Shelves

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    Hehe, you can take a look at this.

21. 471 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 17kReads9.6Score2.4kShelves
22. 472 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Doing Nothing with Her Golden Touch 清穿：贵妃靠点金手躺赢了 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration, golden finger, palace intrigue, heroine stands alone] One morning, wealthy woman Song Ruche woke up transmigrated to the Qing dynasty as the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. She was born with a golden finger that could upgrade anything she touched, transforming it completely. Unfortunately, she could only use it once every three years. To use it more often, she had to raise her own status. So she decided to take a shortcut: In a feudal society, what fas 5.3kReads9.1Score381Shelves

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    First, the female lead is ruthless; she's seen by the male lead disposing of the body from the very beginning. Second, the female lead doesn't love the male lead and only wants to go home.

23. 473 贵 The Noble Consort’s Blessed Pregnancy: She Takes the Harem by Storm! 贵妃福孕，在后宫杀疯了！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted [Completed! Bonus chapters may appear from time to time] In her previous life, Lin Jinyu was a lone wolf in the imperial harem. After taking fierce revenge for the two pitiful children, Consort Cheng, satisfied after seeing her daughter married, closed her eyes for the last time. When she opened them again, she was back in her maiden home. The price, it seemed, was having children: the more, the better. For the sake of the children she had lost in her previous life, Lin Jinyu embarked on a journ 1.7kReads8.9Score141Shelves

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    All are completed.

24. 474 大 The Qing Dynasty: The Last Mistress of Kunning Palace 大清：坤宁宫最后的女主人 Huan Ziyuan幻紫菀Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Qing Dynasty: The Last Mistress of Kunning Palace [She must endure in the early stages, but will fight back later!] P.S. In short, this is neither a transmigration nor rebirth story, and the leads are not both pure. It's simply the story of an ordinary woman in the Qing Dynasty who gains the golden finger of mind reading and tries to survive for the long term in the imperial palace.ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ In the thirteenth year of Kangxi's reign, Empress Xiaochengren Hešeri died in Kunning 289Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    They're all palace intrigue novels. I recommend the third one; I personally found it quite good. Pure intrigue, though, is something I don't really like.

25. 475 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 31.7kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    Both books are completed and incredibly good. They both depict the rise of a concubine to empress through palace intrigue. I highly recommend the first one, titled "Nine Layers of Brocade," which corresponds to the nine ranks of empress in the palace. I haven't finished the second one yet, but it's also very good.

26. 476 宫 Palace Intrigue: Starting with Pretending to Be Innocent 宫斗，从装纯开始 Round Round Pig圆圆猪Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted To give her sister a peaceful life, Xiao Wu, who lived under other people's roof, entered the palace selection. The palace gates opened onto a world of intrigue, but Xiao Wu had a clear goal. She would climb, one step at a time, all the way to the top. She would climb until no one could bully her and her sister! When Bei Chen Yue first met Xiao Wu, he thought she was delicate and soft, someone who looked easy to bully... He figured he might as well give her a title and keep her by his side. Who 759Reads8.6Score107Shelves
27. 477 凤 Empress of the World 凤冠天下 Nope非也吖Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted She, Shen Yinwan, comes from humble beginnings. Once she enters the palace, however, she leaves fragrance in her wake at every step and becomes the most favored woman in the harem. Everyone thinks she is gentle and obedient, merely a soft plaything in a man's hands. Little do they know that she plans her every move, manipulating the power of the entire palace amid the surging undercurrents. She wields gentleness as a blade and tenderness as an edge, cutting down every rival and rising to the ver —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 478 冰 Frost-Kissed Beauty: A Journey Through the Palace to Win the Emperor’s Heart 冰霜绝艳：辗转宫闱征服帝王心 Zhou Dudu舟渡渡Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [A note up front: This isn’t good, this isn’t good, this isn’t good. It’s brainless, brainless. Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click! Don’t click] The emperor, Li Yi, has just one standard for choosing his concubines: they must be beautiful. Song Yunchu, a concubine-born daughter who has suffered abuse since childhood, is chosen by Emperor Li Yi to enter the palace because of her stunning looks. Before entering the palace, her mother is looked down on by the servants, and her younger sister bu 696Reads9.0Score100Shelves
29. 479 落 A Dream of Falling Plum Blossoms 落梅一梦 Nope非也吖9k WordsCompleted A Dream of Falling Plum Blossoms —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 480 落 The Phoenix’s Song 落凤吟 Nope非也吖37k WordsCompleted The Song of the Fallen Phoenix —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 481 好 The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃：独得圣宠 The Fish Who Loves Tea爱喝茶的鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Noble Consort Jingmin: the highest rank many women in the imperial harem could dream of attaining. But what if it was a posthumous title? Who would want that? Given another chance, Wanran had no desire to become empress. She only wanted everyone who had harmed her in her previous life to receive their due punishment, and for her children to live in peace, never again to suffer through those dark days. As for the emperor, she would never again give him her whole heart. 2.3kReads9.2Score213Shelves

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    Aside from a few typos, this book, in terms of plot, logical reasoning, and the heroine's rationality, methods, and mindset, is well worth reading again and again.

32. 482 清 Qing Transmigration: The Fertility-Blessed Imperial Noble Consort 清穿之好孕皇贵妃 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Ancient Romance970k WordsCompleted Complete [Fertility System + amateurish palace intrigue + heroine doesn't love Kangxi + raising children to rise to power] (The timeline in this story does not match official history, so please don't overthink it.) Modern office worker Mingmei wakes up as Noble Lady Wanyan, one of Kangxi's consorts. At the same time, she gets a System and learns that she will be raising all nine of Kangxi's sons. After transmigrating, Wanyan Mingmei says, “System, let me say thank you.” Also known as The Rise of 2.7kReads8.5Score181Shelves

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    The eighth book in this very good novel is quite heart-wrenching.

33. 483 红 A Cold Dream Behind Red Walls 红墙梦冷 Nope非也吖Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted In the Great Sheng Dynasty, the inner palace is rife with danger, and the powerful are locked in endless struggles. The heroine, daughter of a powerful minister, is reduced to a palace maid after her father and brothers are accused of treason and her family is confiscated. She wants only revenge, but soon finds herself caught up in the struggle for power among the princes. The hero is the reigning emperor, a ruthless man who controls the court, yet she gradually stirs his heart. “She was once th 4Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 484 贵 The Bewitching, Passionate Consort Only Wants to Be the Emperor's Favorite 贵妃妩媚多情，一心只想当宠妃 Ah Ying阿盈Ancient Romance610k WordsCompleted Lu Hanyan had a grand ambition and had always worked hard toward it: to become the emperor’s most favored Noble Consort! What could be better than being a Noble Consort? She could seduce the emperor, act up whenever she pleased, and occasionally whisper in his ear or toy with his feelings. Just thinking about it was thrilling! From an invisible nobody in the harem to the most celebrated Noble Consort of her time, Lu Hanyan gradually won Xiao Qi’s heart. Drawing on the little she knew about roman 646Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    These palace intrigue novels are really good.

35. 485 甄 Empresses in the Palace: The Daily Climb Up the Ranks 甄嬛传升职日常 Admiring the Moon on Sunny Mountain晴山品月Female-Channel Fanfiction365k WordsCompleted What should you do if you transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace? An Lingrong has this to say: The food is bad? Unacceptable! Can't sleep well? Unacceptable! As a low-ranking concubine, I have to greet everyone I meet? Unacceptable! Anyone can bully me? Unacceptable! Then I'll work hard to climb the ranks in the imperial harem! Luckily, An Lingrong has a pocket dimension stocked with survival supplies. They're not much use, but at least she feels prepared. But An Lingrong discovers that she's 575Reads8.9Score—Shelves
36. 486 凤 Scheming for the Realm: The Powerful Prince’s Consort from the Cold Palace 凤谋天下：权王的冷宫妃 Nope非也吖Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She was the least favored concubine-born daughter in the Chancellor's household. After her stepmother plotted against her, she was sent into the Cold Palace as a consort. For three years, she endured and bided her time, waiting for a chance to escape. As power struggles raged through the palace, she bloomed like a lotus in the mud. The cold-faced prince wielding power seemed heartless, but secretly protected her, and amid their tangled schemes, affection gradually took root. At first, she was an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 487 穿 After Transmigrating into Noble Lady Qi, I Took Down Zhen Huan and Became the Palace Intrigue Champion 穿成祺贵人，我反杀甄嬛成为宫斗冠军 He KongmengHome何空濛HomeAncient Romance61k WordsCompleted Reborn as Noble Lady Qi, I take down Zhen Huan and become the palace intrigue champion 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If Consort Qi were a smart person, The Legend of Zhen Huan would be even more interesting and would make up for the regrets!

38. 488 细 After Being Reborn, the Slender-Waisted Beauty Is Lavished with the Chaste Crown Prince's Affection 细腰美人重生后，被禁欲太子狂宠 Que Yin雀隐Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Cool, celibate Crown Prince x Sweet, slim, easygoing concubine] Lin Jinxu is as lovely as a hibiscus, her beauty impossible to hide. Her slender waist, delicate enough to fit in one hand, is famed throughout the capital. Sadly, in her previous life, she trusted the wrong person and married her hypocritical cousin. She died before turning twenty, and took the entire Lin family down with her. Reborn, Lin Jinxu wants nothing more than to coast through life, eat well, and grow old in pe 4.8kReads8.5Score442Shelves
39. 489 冤 My Whole Hapless Family Heard My Thoughts, and We All Turned Villainous 冤种全家听我心声后，全员黑化 Xing Hui星茴Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + doted-on-by-everyone + play the pig to eat the tiger + comedy + powerful characters] Ye Jingyue became the real daughter of a marquis’s household full of hapless victims. [Mother, the scandal that ruined your reputation back then was all schemed by that scumbag father. He wanted your dowry, kept a mistress, and switched your real daughter with hers.] So her mother divorced the scumbag, kicked him out, reclaimed her dowry, and cleared out the entire marquis’s estate! [Big Brother, 19.3kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    This book is absolutely amazing! The beginning is hilarious, and the female lead's inner thoughts are incredibly crazy, filled with all sorts of feelings for the male lead... Later on, when the female lead hears the male lead's inner thoughts, she gets a feeling that what she owes him will eventually have to be repaid.

40. 490 重 Reborn: One Smile from the Poisonous Consort, and the Fierce Prince's Waist Was Broken 重生毒妃一笑，凶猛残王折了腰 Yun Zheng云筝Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Qingwu trusted a scoundrel and her stepsister. After they turned her against him, she came to deeply resent the man who cherished her with all his heart. Later, her unborn child died in the womb, and she became a barely human medicine experiment, tormented by that pair of vile people for three whole years. To save her, the crippled prince stormed the imperial capital alone, only to be hacked to pieces... Only then did she realize that no one in the world loved her more t 779Reads9.0Score325Shelves
41. 491 东 A Concubine’s Path to Power in the Eastern Palace 东宫宠妾的上位之路 Qi An A七安啊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating has only just opened. It’ll gradually rise.) [Traditional palace intrigue + not a chaste romance + devoted love later on + the heroine always stays clear-headed and never loses herself] Jiang Danning transmigrates. The bad news: she’s transmigrated into the body of a palace candidate, and the emperor is a man in his forties. The good news: the emperor grants her to the crown prince, so she won’t have to serve the old man. But while the women in the crown prince’s household may be few 28.5kReads8.2Score3.3kShelves

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    This one's good, I'll give it a try [laughs]

42. 492 娘 The Empress Is Beautiful and Alluring, and She’s on Track to Win the Palace Politics Crown 娘娘又美又撩，一路稳拿宫斗冠军 Night of the Bright Moon明月之夜Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + Not both chaste + Devoted love later on] Jiang Yueli, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anyuan, enters the palace to win favor and preserve her family’s glory. Starting as a low-ranking Talent, she advances step by step until she reigns supreme among the imperial consorts... 84Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 493 清 Qing Transmigration: With a Pocket Dimension, the Emperor's Sons and Grandsons Fall for Me 清穿：空间在手，龙子龙孙爱上我 Spreading Fire蔓生火Ancient Romance999k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty time-travel + adored by everyone + Mary Sue + light, feel-good wish fulfillment + nontraditional harem + sweet romance + both leads are devoted to each other (in my opinion, so those with intense purity concerns, stay away) + petite and soft, easy to sweep off her feet] Nan Xun obeys her mother’s orders and heads south to find her father. She doesn’t find him, but accidentally falls into a lake. When she opens her eyes again, she’s in the Qing Dynasty. Armed with a pocket dimension 105Reads9.2Score—Shelves
44. 494 小 My Short-Tempered Childhood Sweetheart Relies on His Majesty to Win the Palace Battles 小青梅脾气炸，宫斗全靠陛下撑腰 Yu Zheye虞折夜Ancient Romance509k WordsOngoing The fallen Marquis's daughter Lingyi was summoned to the palace. Everyone thought Lingyi was a frail beauty who received little attention and would simply wither away in the deep palace. Who knew that just three days after entering the palace, this beauty would show her true colors? When she got angry, she wouldn't spare anyone. Her catchphrase was: “If you have the nerve, Your Majesty, just have me executed!” Looking at the wreckage covering the floor, Zhong Jing was both exasperated and indulg 3.3kReads—Score275Shelves

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    Childhood sweethearts, the male lead fights in the palace on behalf of the female lead, elevating her to the position of Empress. Later, they switch places, and the female lead rules the world while the male lead stabilizes the harem. It's purely a palace intrigue story, and the male lead has physical sexual relations with the female lead.

45. 495 清 My Unlucky Sons in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之我的倒霉儿子们 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration + happy-go-lucky heroine + sweet and naive + feel-good story + scheming + yandere + Qing dynasty + System + quick transmigration + the Myriad Worlds] No moral compass or bottom line. I write for fun, so don't leave a rating unless it's five stars. Let's show each other some respect. [The first volume is set in the Qing dynasty. After that come the immortal realms of the Myriad Worlds, the Qin dynasty, the Tang and Han dynasties, the Ming dynasty, modern entertainmen 4.5kReads9.1Score264Shelves
46. 496 病 The Sickly Princess Consort Arrives: The Crippled Prince Gets Beaten into Standing Again 病娇王妃嫁到：残王被揍站起来了 Zhang Bàbà张霸霸Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [Faithful to each other + devoted spouses + hilarious + a rebellious heroine + unhinged + yandere + no logic + pure wish fulfillment] Warning: [The heroine swears, is crazy, and has no manners. This is not a proper historical romance.] On the first day after transmigrating, Shen Jiao married a crippled prince. On their wedding night, the Second Prince tried to take advantage of her and sneak into the bridal chamber in the crippled prince’s place. Without a word, she rewarded him with a kick that 4.2kReads8.8Score451Shelves
47. 497 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 59.5kReads9.2Score8kShelves

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    This is the best domestic drama novel I've read since I started reading Tomato. It's so captivating! The independent, clear-headed, truly noblewoman versus the seemingly naive but actually cunning, fake playboy. [Admiration] The female lead is clear-headed and capable, while the male lead has to endure and pretend to be foolish for the sake of his family. This is truly a case of two strong characters working together; together they are invincible!

48. 498 娇 The Bewitching Consort Rises to Power, Face-Slapping the Scheming, Cold Emperor 娇媚娘娘狂上位，打脸勾心清冷帝 Treading Spring Afar踏春遥Ancient Romance403k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, transmigration, a clear-eyed heroine who uses schemes and acting skills to rise to the top, palace intrigue in the early stages, then becoming the emperor's only favorite, happy ending] [A glamorous star with a thousand-layered bag of tricks and countless ways to seduce; a slow-to-warm, aloof emperor gradually gets proven wrong, and an old flame turns him into a lovesick fool] Everyone in the palace knew that Emperor Zhaoming, with his immortal bearing and few desires, treated 3Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 499 清 Qing Transmigration: After Marrying the Cannon-Fodder Crown Prince, She Turns the Tables 清穿：嫁给炮灰太子后她逆袭了 Bai Ling白伶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted PS: This novel has resumed updating. We hope you’ll continue to support it! \^▽^/ Transmigrating into the role of the future Third Prince’s wife, Xinyi rolls up her sleeves and gets to work. She doesn’t care what the Third Prince likes, as long as her family name doesn’t drag her down or make the powerful figures in the palace dislike her. She vows to become a proper Manchu noblewoman. After all that effort, she finally gets chosen for the Third Prince in the selection ceremony. Except it turns 4.6kReads8.4Score324Shelves
50. 500 妩 The Alluring Imperial Consort Is So Fertile, Even the Stoic Monk Can’t Resist 妩媚贵妃太好孕，清冷佛子顶不住 Xiao Shijiu萧十九Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [Completed!!!! Pure love + sweet romance + palace intrigue + The story of a crown prince who has shaved his head to cultivate in seclusion, only for his unrequited love to stir his heart and make him kneel to kiss the mortal world] In her previous life, Wen Daidai was the youngest legitimate daughter of a marquis's family. When four princes fought over the throne, she defied her family's objections and married Xiao Linzhang, the lowborn Prince Heng. After Xiao Linzhang ascended the throne, one s 555Reads8.8Score103Shelves

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    This is the first book I've followed so early! The premise is unique! The female lead is a reborn imperial concubine, and the male lead is a Buddhist monk who has been devoted to her for two lifetimes! The second male lead is a scumbag emperor! The second female lead is a time-traveler! The female lead is neither a saint nor weak. Reborn, she has a clear goal: to seduce the male lead and have his child! She schemes against the scumbag emperor and the time-traveler!

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