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
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Though the Realm Is Dear, I Only Wish to Give You a Lifetime of Splendor 江山虽情重，只愿许你一世倾城
Synopsis: Emperor and empress couple + devoted one-and-only love + childhood friends Chu Qiyu is the crown prince of Great Chu and its future emperor. Luo Qingyan is a princess of Beiyuan, whose father is the powerful King of Beiyuan. They met for the first time that year and were betrothed by imperial decree. From then on, their fates were intertwined. As an emperor, he always had to put the realm first. Chu Qiyu had never imagined falling in love with her. He knew what she wanted, yet in the e
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- 552 Captive and Cherished: Your Highness Says He’ll Break My Legs 囚宠，殿下他说要打断我的腿 When Liang Zhiyi transmigrated here, the struggle for the throne was already nearing its end. The succession battle didn't matter. What mattered was that her biological father had picked the wrong side!!! She didn't want to die alongside her scummy father, so as she packed up to run away, several men in black blocked her path. “Fourth Miss Liang, His Highness orders you to return to the Liang residence before midnight. Otherwise… we'll break your legs.” 56.5kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
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Palm Bait: A Record of Taming the Pampered One 掌心饵，驯娇记
[Gloomy eunuch ✖️ a palace maid who grows over time] Behind the deep palace walls, two broken souls become entangled and find a way to keep living amid the gray shadows of imperial power struggles. "Though the moss flower is tiny as a grain of rice, it still blooms like a peony." We may live humbly, hidden from the light, but we still live. A somewhat realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment novel. If you enjoy its subtle, tense atmosphere, step inside.
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I’ll Rise in Status Through My Child, and I Can Get Rid of the Father Too 臣妾要母凭子贵，去父留子也行
An alternate setting, so don't overthink the details. Not a story where both leads are romantically inexperienced. A satisfying read with a mix of traditional palace intrigue and wild imagination, plenty of court scheming and political maneuvering, a fast pace, and a clear-headed heroine. Neither lead is a good person in the traditional sense. A battle of wits against a transmigrated villainess with a System. Zhong Ruosu from a thousand years ago and Zhong Ruosu from a thousand years in the futu
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- 555 The Jealous Empress's Bitter Tears 醋精皇后的心酸泪 No transmigration, no rebirth, no System. The heroine is beautiful and knows how to flirt, while the hero never goes mad or sees red! This novel is extremely devoted to its heroine. [One-on-one romance, sweet, angsty, and satisfying; a jealous queen and a beleaguered emperor] Ji Yun was spotted in the mountains by the Prince of Yan. He mistook her for a dignified, magnanimous woman and asked for her hand in marriage. Before long, the Prince of Yan became emperor and married her as his empress. F 1.2kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 556 The Marquis's Bright and Tender Wife, Doted on Without Bounds 夫人明媚娇软，清冷侯爷宠妻无边 After more than three years of marriage, Qiao Man finally realizes that she and her ice-cold husband are never going to be a loving couple. Since that’s the case, she won’t make herself miserable over it. Life is short, and she has her own parents and siblings to care for. There’s no need to disregard everything for a man. But to her surprise, the moment she stops paying attention to him, he comes scurrying after her all on his own. * Ning Qi is very pleased with the wife he married without ever 24kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves
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Pure Yuan's Harem Is a Little Different This Time 纯元这届后宫有点不一样
[No competing for men / little harem intrigue / everyone targets the emperor / Volume 1: To be empress, you have to turn the harem into a den of debauchery / Volume 2: While you fight for the throne among nine princes, I’ll be the one waiting to reap the rewards] First life (complete): What would things have been like if Rouze, rather than Yixiu, had become empress? Would the emperor have stayed faithful to the empress and loved her even as her beauty faded? Would Hua Fei have resented the empre
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A Long-Awaited Return to the Palace 宫阙久别
[Sweet romance] [Mutual devotion] She never believed she could find true love in an emperor. Given the chance, she would always try to escape the palace, but he would never let her go. He only wanted to cherish her in the palm of his hand and dote on her alone. Chen Luo Chu, though mountains and rivers may lie between us, I’ll wait for all the days we have ahead!
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- 559 I Find Qiao Qiao So Enchanting 我见乔乔多妩媚 The first time they met, she was fighting someone. His subordinate asked if he should help his future young madam. He replied, “Let her learn how cruel the world can be.” Later, she kicked him out of the bedroom. He sent someone to tell her he knew he'd done wrong, and she replied, “Let him learn that what goes around comes around.” Later still, after getting a beating from his own mother, Xiao Gouzi asked his father, “What do you even like about Mom?” “The way your mom looks when she hits peopl 3kReads9.0Score251Shelves
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The Beloved Consort’s Splendor 宠妃风华
To the south stands a tree, whose shade invites no rest. The world is full of hardship, and life is never easy. Qiao Dai’s first half of life had been peaceful and smooth, but she knew in her heart: once she entered the palace, she would become a demon. For her loved ones, and for herself, this time Qiao Dai would never give in... A story about a native-born heroine who enters the palace and rises from palace girl to favored consort, all to make a better life for herself and her loved ones.
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The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后
[Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi
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- 562 Skilled at Singing 善吟 [Purely historical setting, no rebirth or transmigration] Everyone said that the eldest son of the Zhou family was a gentleman who cared nothing for money or power. But Shen Shan knew he was a bastard, and one who could wreak havoc on a woman’s heart… 2.5kReads8.9Score212Shelves
- 563 After Flirting with the Emperor, the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 撩拨皇帝后，贵妃她不想负责 Household intrigue in the beginning, palace intrigue later. Bai Zhi was the legitimate daughter of the prime minister. Though born to the prime minister's household, her mother died young and her father remarried. He doted on her younger sister, while Bai Zhi spent sixteen years unloved by her father and mother. Then an imperial decree came: the emperor had chosen her to be Prince Ying's concubine. Later, Prince Ying ascended the throne. "Your Majesty, this is terrible! Consort Xian slapped Lady 1.1kReads7.4Score120Shelves
- 564 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.5kShelves
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Ensnaring the Eastern Palace: Tying the Mad Crown Prince to My Skirts 惑东宫，把疯批太子拴在裙带上
Originally titled Eastern Palace Erotic Picture. A madman and a madwoman, both clear-eyed about the world. [A delicate beauty with a ruthless streak × a deranged crown prince who takes what he wants, 1v1, both leads pure and Alpha] From the age of fourteen, when Ruan Qing arrived in the capital, she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the city. Three years later, the unruly Sixth Prince had become the Crown Prince, while Ruan Qing had become a widow burdened with a monument to her chastity
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- 566 I Can't Tame Him, So the Tyrannical Official Raises Someone Else's Little Sister Until He Goes Mad 教不乖，佞臣替人养妹被逼疯 [Completed. Traditional historical romance + a disgraced, murderous eunuch wielding immense imperial power + a pitiful girl dependent on others + two people with more schemes than you can count] The young general was a wolf fighting on the battlefield, with a soft, fair little rabbit sister tucked away at home, tempting everyone who saw her. When the general died in battle, the frivolous, lecherous nobles raided the rabbit's burrow. Before they could even get a taste, Xie Kan, the chief eunuch o 4.8kReads8.9Score632Shelves
- 567 The Imperial Uncle's Heart's Cinnabar Mark 国舅心头朱砂痣 Song Sixian transmigrates into the Song family, a clan that sells its daughters for wealth and status. Determined not to be sold as a concubine to an eighty-year-old man, she boldly climbs into the bed of the Imperial Uncle. Shen Yunzhou, the Imperial Uncle of the current dynasty, wields power across the court. Cold and ruthless, he is nicknamed “the Cat Who Leaves Nothing Behind.” He is bent on seizing power, a notorious treacherous minister known throughout the realm. He is also exceptionally 3.9kReads9.0Score489Shelves
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Ascending to the Dragon's Heights 攀龍
A flirtatious widow with a child ✖️ a reserved warlord who becomes the founding emperor [Complete] Lou Mizhi was born a woman who never learned to accept her lot in life. If she wanted something, she took it by her own merit, even if she had to snatch it away. Her first husband was short-lived and ill-fated, and his family wanted to burn her and her child to ashes? Bah! As if I’d let you! She hid her savings and took her child away from her late husband’s family. With no one to protect them in t
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- 569 My Husband Holds Power over the Court, and My Mother Rules the Inner Palace 我夫权倾朝野，我娘宠冠后宫 [Pure Historical Romance + Sweet Romance + Court Intrigue] Everyone says Princess Jin Jia was pampered from childhood, treasured like royalty, yet she's just a pretty but useless ornament? Zhao Yining doesn't care. She wraps herself in sheepskin, plays the pig to eat the tiger, and just keeps grinding! Her fiancé wants to run away? Don't let the door hit you on the way out. A sleazy man wants to get close? Get lost as far away as possible. She can dodge open attacks and fend off hidden arrows. A 2.3kReads8.9Score230Shelves
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The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑
[Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s
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- 571 What Do I Do? I Was Forced to Become the Stepmother of a Mouthy Brat 怎么办？被迫成了杠精崽子的后娘 Tags: Everyday child-rearing, married first then falling in love, fictional dynasty, no need to research the details Modern office worker Luo Chaoyan has always had terrible luck. One day, a typhoon sweeps her into an unfamiliar ancient era. Her father is a minor fifth-rank official, and her mother is the daughter of a wealthy merchant from Jizhou. She thinks she’ll have an easy life this time around, but at a banquet, five-year-old Huo Rui tricks her. She’s forced to marry his father and become 15.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
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The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻，娘娘双胎上位日常
[There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After
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The Lazy Concubine Just Wants to Cling to a Powerful Patron, but the Aloof Prince Is Hooked 咸鱼侍妾只想抱大腿，高冷王爷却被钓疯了
(Transmigration / palace and household intrigue / raising a child / doted on exclusively in the later stages / love grows over time / everyday life) Ye Qing, a notorious actress, transmigrates one day into the body of a concubine of Prince Jing, the fourth son of the Great Yue emperor. As a concubine, without the prince's favor, her status is even lower than a maid's. To live comfortably, she decides to cling tightly to the biggest pillar in the prince's manor: the aloof Prince Jing. Ye Qing pre
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The Women of the Imperial Harem 后宫里的女人
Lin Lishang starts out as a First-Rank Consort, with wealth and an illustrious family background. The ridiculously handsome scumbag emperor dotes on her, so it’s hard not to slack off, sir. But the others don’t see it that way. The palace-intrigue version: The empress, born to a noble family and firmly established in her position; the Noble Consort, backed by a father with an army of two hundred thousand; the Virtuous Consort, the empress dowager’s beloved niece; the tragic beauty Yue Consort;
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- 575 After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后，小主她一路高升 [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home, 2.9kReads9.0Score330Shelves
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Tales of a Harem Struggle 后宫奋斗记
Sweet romance + palace intrigue + a slow, steady love story + adorable children + devoted love later on In the sixth year of Zhengli, Qu Su, daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy's director, was ordered to enter the palace. Many years later, Qu Su had risen from Junior Lady to Noble Consort. Her children surrounded her, and her Yuyan cosmetics shops had spread throughout the land. Looking back, she saw that the man had always been protecting her from behind. Qu Su: I love you, and I love myse
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Little Sister, Stop Competing. Your Elder Sister Has Married into a Powerful Family 妹妹别斗了，嫡姐已嫁高门
Household intrigue + marriage first, love later + warrior x young woman Synopsis: Xie Yuxi had an excellent marriage prospect. Her unremarkable, illegitimate fiancé was far more impressive than anyone realized: without making a fuss, he had passed the imperial exam and become its top scorer. In the prime of her youth, she would marry a promising man who was everything she could wish for. How enviable. But after he failed to show up for their arranged meeting at a temple, the top scholar sent som
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- 578 Prince Jin Has Trouble Fathering Heirs? His Delicate Beauty Bears Two Babies in One Night 锦王子嗣艰难？娇柔美人一夜两崽 [Household and palace intrigue + devoted love later on + the most beautiful heroine + a scheming flirt] Sheng Wendi is a delicate beauty with a face like a celestial maiden. Though she has transmigrated, she can’t remember a single poem or song. Her legitimate elder sister, who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot inside out, steals everything from her. The sister marries the son of a civil official, while Sheng Wendi is sent to marry Prince Jin as a concubine. The prince’s manor is full 6.3kReads8.5Score567Shelves
- 579 After Awakening to the Comments, the Cannon-Fodder Consort Rose to the Top 觉醒弹幕后，炮灰良娣扶摇直上了 [Live comments + underdog comeback + palace and household intrigue] Yan Siyu was an unfavored consort in the Eastern Palace, living cautiously under the protection of her good friend, the Crown Princess. When she was seven months pregnant, she took a fall and unexpectedly saw live comments revealing her fate. [She’ll die in childbirth, and both mother and child will perish] The person responsible for this fate was none other than the Crown Princess, the woman she had always trusted. She didn’t w 305Reads6.8Score—Shelves
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A Dream of Splendor: The Princess's Epic 清梦华：王妃的史诗
Architectural designer Lin Zhiyi is reborn overnight as Niohuru Zhiyi, a candidate concubine during the Yongzheng era. Before she can recover from the shock of being thrust into the past with a modern mind, she is swept into the treacherous whirlpool of the imperial selection. With a suspicious drowning ahead of her and deadly schemes closing in behind, she is forced to navigate the inner court of emperors and nobles in a young and inexperienced body.
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Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升
[A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t
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- 582 The Royal Family's Sickly, Obsessive Daughter-in-Law 皇家病娇媳 [Rebirth + classic period setting + marriage first, love later + raising a child + beautiful and captivating heroine] She spent five years scraping out a miserable existence in a brothel. At last, the famous courtesan Luo Jinyi died. She died in her wedding sedan chair, being carried off to become someone’s concubine. When she awoke again, she was still going to be carried off in a wedding sedan chair. This time, it was the day ten years earlier when she had been deceived into refusing to marry 6.9kReads9.1Score996Shelves
- 583 Report, Your Highness: The Princess Consort Has Run Away 1,001 Times 报告王爷，王妃出逃1001次 After transmigrating, Ye Zhiyun was supposed to become the Crown Prince’s consort, but the God of War of Great Yue snatched her away right there and then! Rumor had it that the God of War was cruel and had no interest in women! Cruel? No interest in women? “Your Highness, the Princess Consort threw your military tally into the lake!” Without even looking up, the prince said, “Have them make a few more so she can have fun throwing them.” “Your Highness, the Princess Consort is going to burn down 2.4kReads9.1Score612Shelves
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A Journey Through Film and TV: I’m the Villainess 综影视——我是恶毒女配
She spent her life being kind, only to discover that kindness brings no rewards. Her parents and loved ones all left her, and her husband and best friend betrayed her together. If kindness brings no reward, then she will choose to be wicked. Only after weathering many storms does she realize that whether she is kind or wicked, all that matters is being happy. She will be a happy, wicked supporting villainess.
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Yearning for Spring 念春娇
When Xie Chuxia woke one day, she had become a baby girl of the Xie family in Jinzhou, in the Great Yong Dynasty. Heaven help her: her birth mother abandoned her to remarry just after she was born. Having lived another life, Xie Chuxia’s greatest wish was to eat, drink, and wait for death, becoming a happy little couch potato with a full belly. But some people couldn’t stand her lack of ambition. One chased her away, another tried to win her favor, and somehow she ended up crossing paths with th
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- 586 The Princess Is Stunning and Clear-Headed, but the King Pursues Her Day and Night 公主绝美清醒，大王日夜纠缠 Neither the hero nor the heroine is a good person. Marriage first, love later; she tempts him; both are chaste; size difference; the hero is a hopeless romantic; romantic tension early on; a powerful heroine and political intrigue in the middle and later parts. More serious than a mindless feel-good story. Purely fictional ancient setting. Please don’t overanalyze. Liu Chuying is the ninth princess of Beixiang. While the other princesses study the Four Books and Five Classics, her mother teache 2.1kReads8.9Score195Shelves
- 587 Transmigrate: The Wild Consort Spoils Her Husband Without Restraint 穿越之：狂妃宠夫无度 She was the most formidable ace military doctor. During a mission, she and her enemy killed each other, and she never expected to transmigrate to the Nanhe Dynasty. He is the most favored prince in the Nanhe Dynasty, yet his own princess consort can’t stand him. Before she becomes the other her: “I don’t want to be your princess consort. He Chenyi, stay away from me. I hate you.” After she becomes the other her: “You there! You’re bullying my husband right in front of me. Did you ask for my perm 7.2kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
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I Was Reborn in Ancient Times and Somehow Turned Into a Woman 本公子重生古代居然变成女人了
Primarily a strong female lead story, with the following stages: household intrigue, survival, palace intrigue, power struggles, personal growth, lighthearted humor, daily life, and an ensemble cast. Modern office worker Zhang Yang's soul enters the body of Wen Qinghe, the legitimate daughter of the General of Mighty Tiger Manor in the Jinbei Dynasty, who hanged herself. She dies and comes back to life, with a man's soul in a woman's body. Trapped in a web of household intrigue, she is then thr
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- 589 The Wicked Empress Is Done 恶毒皇后不干了 [Transmigration + Food + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] Yan Suining transmigrates, and from the start she's a vicious empress, notorious and guilty of every crime imaginable. Her first thought is: I can't be this empress! But as the eldest legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household and mistress of the imperial palace, she gets hairpins and fine clothes for free, and exquisite delicacies cost her nothing. Yan Suining: On second thought, maybe being empress isn't so bad. People always c 528Reads8.6Score100Shelves
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A Second Marriage to the Eastern Palace 二嫁东宫
Shen Yuran was born into humble circumstances and was given to the Crown Prince as a gift. She adored him and looked up to him. Even when he was demoted to a commoner, she willingly stayed by his side through hardship. But after he returned to the Eastern Palace, things did not end well for her. After being reborn, Shen Yuran came to her senses. Rather than foolishly giving everything she had, she would be better off finding a dependable man and building a good life together. When the Crown Prin
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The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位
[A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh
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Quick Transmigration: Reborn to Make Up for Lost Time With My Child and Husband 快穿逆袭之，重生路上补娃偿夫
In their past lives, they were wives everyone despised and mothers who failed their children. They were selfish and cruel, unable to tell right from wrong. Some cheated and betrayed their husbands, some abused their children, and some were so blinded by foolishness that they wronged good men. They gave up peaceful homes and turned their lives into chaos, ultimately driving their families away and meeting the tragic end of watching their homes fall apart and their loved ones die. As they lay dyin
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The Tyrant Gives Me One-on-One Lessons in Palace Infighting 暴君一对一辅导我宫斗
Everyone says the newly enthroned emperor of the Dayan kingdom is a cruel and brutal tyrant. Song Yin, a transmigrator, thinks that tyrants are supposed to be the type who love beauties more than their kingdoms. So why does this one spend every day plotting how to kill his own concubines? Tyrant: “The women in my harem love power, not me. Keep your head down if you want to survive.” Song Yin: “Understood!” Later Tyrant: “A consort who doesn’t want to be empress isn’t a good consort.” Song Yin: “
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- 594 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 [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 5.1kReads9.0Score620Shelves
- 595 The Imperial Consort Reigns Supreme in the Harem 贵妃娘娘宠冠后宫 [First novel, read at your own risk] The three armies welcome the imperial carriage! General Yun personally leads the way! The Emperor himself comes out to greet it! Who on earth is sitting inside that carriage? How can they deserve such a grand reception? “What village did you crawl out of? Who else could be treated like this by those two?” The younger sister of General Yun, the Yun family’s legitimate daughter, Yun Qing: the imperial consort personally appointed by the Emperor, and the apple o 874Reads7.8Score103Shelves
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A Marriage Scam? The Consort’s Alluring Beauty Steals the Emperor’s Heart and the Empress’s Throne 骗婚？云鬓酥腰娘娘诱帝夺后位
Mutual firsts, a tightly woven palace power struggle, and a sweet, delicate beauty who is doted on The young woman I’ve secretly loved for years is about to enter the palace as a selected consort. I’m so excited I downed three bowls of sweet rice wine dumplings. She’s a delicate beauty who needs protecting. After she’s made a consort, she starts acting up! Make her a Noble Consort and she lets her true nature loose; make her Empress... In her past life, Jiang Sheng was locked in a woodshed by he
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- 597 Her Majesty Is Bewitchingly Beautiful, Reigns over the Six Palaces, and Takes the Empress's Throne! 娘娘千娇百媚，宠冠六宫坐后位！ [Harem intrigue + clear-headed heroine + not the emperor’s sole favorite at first, but his only favorite later] Su Mei never imagined she would transmigrate into a harem-intrigue novel, let alone as the lowest-ranking palace concubine. If she wants a better life, she has to cling tightly to the emperor’s coattails. At first, the emperor is interested in her only because of her alluring face. Later, he summons her more often because she is delicate and soft, and somehow he develops feelings for t 405Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 598 She Entered the Palace as a Zhaoyi, Bewitching the Emperor with Her Obsession and Allure 入宫即是昭仪，又痴又媚紧握帝王 That year, she fell for him at first sight. She threw caution to the wind and insisted on entering the palace as his concubine, even knowing she was nothing more than a pawn he used to keep the harem in check. She was willing. Even knowing his heart held only the empire and Empress Chu, she was willing to be a reflection beneath Empress Chu’s feet. As Su Qingluan pursued the emperor’s love, schemes and intrigues unfolded in the harem, one step at a time. He once said, “You shouldn’t expect an em 1.7kReads8.4Score135Shelves
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After Yixiu Was Reborn, Why Is the Big Fat Orange Crying? 宜修重生后，大胖橘怎么哭了
[Empresses in the Palace Fanfiction] [Yixiu Reborn] [Saving Her Son] [Revenge] [Harem Intrigue] [Mother-Son Bond] [Villainess Power Fantasy] [The Emperor's Long Road to Winning Her Back] Yixiu died. She died in Jingren Palace, after the words, "May we never meet again, in life or death." Only as she lay dying did she understand. All her life, she had hated Rouze, Zhen Huan, and those who stole the emperor's favor, yet she had forgotten to hate the man who had truly taken everything from her.
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The Empress Keeps Wanting to Take More Consorts 女帝她又又又想纳妃
[Matriarchal World + Harem + Everyday Life + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment] As the most honored imperial princess in the Great Liang Empire, Xing Lan has had only one ambition since childhood: to marry the man of her dreams, live in loving harmony, and grow old together. She never expected to be ordered to inherit the throne. Well, ruling an empire that stretches for thousands of miles isn't so bad. But why are all the handsome men keeping their distance? Xing Lan: “What do you thi
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