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. 201 娘 The Consort Plays Sweet and Innocent, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day 娘娘清醒装茶，皇上心软日日甜宠 Deep Sleep浓眠Ancient Romance286k WordsCompleted [Classic historical romance + empowering heroine + satisfying revenge + palace intrigue + ambitious heroine + utterly doted on + rises to become empress] Her mother died in childbirth, and as the legitimate daughter, Song Mian lived worse than the servants. A new emperor takes the throne, and even a county magistrate’s family from a small town is eligible to enter the triennial selection of imperial consorts. Song Mian won’t let this chance to escape her family slip away. So her only rival, her 18Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 欲 The Emperor Can’t Get Enough of Her, Spoiling Her Every Day 欲弄红颜，陛下日日宠溺无度！ May the Tree Stay Evergreen树要常青Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + historical romance + heroine's coming-of-age + devoted love later on] When Shen Ruoxi first entered the palace, she was still an innocent young girl. She thought she would spend the rest of her life unnoticed in the Moon-Gazing Pavilion. But one night in the emperor's bedchamber bound her to him in countless ways. Her young heart discovered the sweetness of love, but she forgot that emperors had no hearts. Before long, she was forced into the traps of palace intrigue. In the d 371Reads8.2Score—Shelves

   Reader note

   I just found this new book, and I'm already completely engrossed in it. I eagerly await each update! [Top Post]

3. 203 出 Born Humble? Made Noble Consort Three Months After Entering the Palace 出身低微？入宫三月封贵妃 Immortal Osmanthus Pudding人仙桂花酪Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful heroine + ruthless revenge + palace intrigue + both leads' first love, don't ask me how it works, the emperor has his ways] Ten years ago, the Tang clan was framed by villains and sentenced to execution, their blood flowing for miles. No one knew that beneath the mountain of corpses, the youngest daughter of the Tang family was still alive. Ten years later, Tang Wanhua changed her name to Ning Sitang and entered the imperial harem on the strength of her unparalleled beaut 671Reads8.9Score104Shelves

   Reader note

   "Humble Beginnings? Become a Noble Consort in Three Months": A stunningly beautiful orphan girl, whose entire family was executed, enters the palace seeking revenge and goes on a killing spree! Ten years ago, the Tang family was framed and executed, but the youngest daughter, Tang Wanhua, escaped by hiding in a pile of corpses. Ten years later, she enters the palace under the alias Ning Sitang, relying on her breathtaking beauty. Everyone laughs at her humble origins, but she turns the tables, tearing apart her enemies and battling against the other concubines with ruthless methods that make the harem tremble. Even more astonishingly, the aloof emperor favors her, bestowing upon her the title of Noble Consort in just three months, paving the way for her revenge. A stunning beauty and a ruthless heart—a thrilling palace intrigue story!

4. 204 中 The Empress's Palace 中宫 Tomato Lychee Rice番茄荔枝饭Ancient Romance904k WordsCompleted At eighteen, Yu Lanqing was shrewd, clever, and breathtakingly beautiful, yet stubborn enough to keep going until she hit a wall. Wei Li went to every length to marry Su Yaoyao, and Yu Lanqing used every means at her disposal to become Wei Li's empress. A daughter of the Yu family couldn't stand the sight of anything dirty. She acted decisively and turned his harem upside down. Wei Li did not love Yu Lanqing. That was why everything she did and said annoyed him so much. Wei Li said Yu Lanqing wa 668Reads8.6Score102Shelves
5. 205 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 1.2kReads9.0Score122Shelves
6. 206 为 To Stay Alive, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Powerbroker's One True Love 为了苟命，我伪装失忆权臣白月光 Liu Qingwan柳清晚Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Comedy / Sweet Romance / Face-Slapping / Bickering Couple / Pretending Turns Real] Zhuang Wan transmigrated into a book and became the daughter of a disgraced official whose family was to be confiscated and executed. According to the plot, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and reduced to a plaything for the powerful, before meeting a tragic end. Zhuang Wan: What the hell did I do to offend the gods? TAT At that moment, her family was being stripped of its possessions, and she wa 8.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves

   Reader note

   These are all my treasured items. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

7. 207 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 4.9kReads9.1Score533Shelves

   Reader note

   These are all my treasured items 💕💕💕

8. 208 洛 The Legend of Luo Yunyu 洛云妤传 Yu Tingzi妤桯子Ancient Romance683k WordsOngoing Originally titled The Tale of Luo Yunyu [No transmigration, no rebirth] [Palace intrigue only] [Not a pure romance] Spring, third year of the Zhenyou era To expand the imperial harem, the court began accepting candidates, including all young women aged thirteen to under twenty. Luo Yunyu, daughter of a third-rank Court Attendant of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, was naturally among them. She had hoped to live a quiet life in the harem, minding her own business and staying out of trouble. But 5Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 瑜 The True Story of Yu 瑜真传 Ling Zhuzi灵竹子Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yuzhen, an unsuccessful palace candidate, is granted by the Qianlong Emperor as a bride to his brother-in-law, the ninth young master of the Fucha clan, Fuheng. But Fuheng already has someone in his heart, resulting in the awkward situation of his wife and concubine entering the household on the same day. Yuzhen is the granddaughter of the great literary master Nalan Rongruo and is hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Qing dynasty. Yet fate plays a cruel joke on her, separating her from th 24Reads8.8Score—Shelves
10. 210 温 Soft and Fragrant, the Merciless Eunuch Claims His Darling with a Kiss 温香软玉，疯戾九千岁夺吻宠娇 White White White Rabbit白白白兔子Ancient Romance361k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3.4kReads8.9Score218Shelves
11. 211 姒 Graceful and Serene 姒婳 Spring Order at Shanglin上林春令Ancient Romance283k WordsOngoing She is Bao Si, known to later generations as a great femme fatale. When she first enters the palace, she is a princess of a fallen state. With the emperor using her, the queen plotting against her, and the other women in the harem framing her, watch as she wins the emperor’s heart and turns the tide. He is King You of Zhou, who lit the beacons to make a beauty smile. As an emperor, he ought to stand above all and rule the world, but his court is in turmoil, the Quanrong tribes threaten from bey 4Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 23.4kReads9.3Score10.4kShelves
13. 213 妾 Your Delicate Concubine 妾身娇贵 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Revenge] Zhuang Wan always believed she would marry Prince Qin, the most talented man in the capital. They would be perfectly matched, and she would bear him children and build a happy life with him. But in a single night, the man she wanted to marry destroyed her family. After saving her, he gave her away to someone as a concubine. Huo Shixuan, son of Yangzhou’s richest man, was a troublemaker, a spoiled wastrel gone bad, and a hopele 2.2kReads9.1Score291Shelves
14. 214 洛 Luo Se Like Brocade 洛色如锦 Sunshine Scent太阳味儿Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A warning for readers who want both leads to be devoted exclusively to each other: Read carefully! Read carefully! Read carefully! They're not a one-on-one couple at first. After the heroine marries the hero, he's devoted only to her!] [My heroine has no golden finger or superpowers. She's just a left-behind child, and transmigrating gives her the love she missed out on.] When Shen Luojin opens her eyes again, she discovers she's been reborn in a baby's body. As a modern college student who has 3.8kReads9.0Score322Shelves

    Reader note

    This book is amazing! It's about how the female lead, Changyu Jiao, gradually tames Chao Jin. The emotional changes she undergoes are described very delicately. It's just not finished yet. The second book is about a female lead who transmigrates into a book and slowly opens her heart, gradually getting together with the male lead.

15. 215 媚 The Bewitching Concubine Teases Him Until the Cold, Powerful Minister Is Starving for Her 媚妾撩人，清冷权臣饿疯了 Lin Bujing林不惊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + not a strong, dominant heroine + both are each other's first + sweet and seductive] Ling Xi transmigrates into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character and, from the start, spends the night with the person the princess loves. The original owner was stunningly beautiful, but her scumbag fiancé manipulated her into sleeping with another man and becoming his concubine. She acted as a spy to steal intelligence for him, only to meet a tragic end, decapitated. Meanw 159.9kReads8.2Score23.2kShelves
16. 216 反 Villain, Don’t Kill Me! The System Told Me to Kiss You 反派别杀我，是系统让我亲你的 The Fish Learning to Fly学飞行的鱼Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Qi Miaoyun was hit by a car and died. The good news: After the accident, she transmigrated into a book, survived, and got bound to a System. The bad news: She transmigrated into a chaste romance, but got bound to a very improper System. * Qi Miaoyun: System, did you get the wrong book and the wrong person? In this ancient society where she can’t even show her feet, how is she supposed to do those things with a man who isn’t her husband? And besides, that man is Pei Xu. Pei Xu, the ruthless, woma 17.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
17. 217 明 Schemes in the Ming Palace: A World Without Beauty 明宫谋：无颜天下 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In the unforgiving world of imperial power, Wang Rongyu has no choice but to enter the palace. She keeps her head down, hoping only to leave, not to rise through the ranks. But she has two mothers-in-law to contend with, the emperor’s favored concubine ahead of her, and a palace full of women selected and enfeoffed six months ago, yet still no children have been born. Knowing that emperors are heartless, Wang Rongyu has already made up her mind to simply do her job as empress. She won’t compete 2.9kReads9.0Score314Shelves
18. 218 啥 What? The Abused Villain Can Hear the System's Tasks 啥？被凌虐的反派能听见系统任务 Huaxia Cat华夏猫Ancient Romance546k WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming [mutual firsts, sweet romance, goofy comedy, taming, inner thoughts, good girl, villainess system, ridiculously sweet, breezy writing] [A good girl pretending to be evil vs. an aloof, domineering male lead who adores her; leans toward the pampered-wife trope, so stay away if that’s not your thing!] After Lin Wantang dies in a car accident, she transmigrates into a book. The System tells her that if she plays the villainess well and follows the plot to the end 37.7kReads8.1Score5.9kShelves
19. 219 都 Everyone Says She's Not Good Enough, but the Cool and Powerful Minister Is Head Over Heels for Her 都说她不配，偏偏清冷权臣他超爱 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Historical Romance + The Heroine Only Wants the Physical Side at First and Often Takes Advantage of the Hero + Growing Together] Jiang Zhaoyue transmigrated into a book. She became the foolish, vicious ex-wife of a supporting male character. The original owner's list of “accomplishments” was impressive: Abusing the servants. Disrespecting her parents-in-law. Eloping with a poor scholar after taking a sum of money. Being sold into a brothel. Contracting a vene 17.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves
20. 220 惹 Why Bother With Her? She's a Toxic Tease and the Emperor's Beloved 惹她干嘛，她茶又坏是皇上心尖宠 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance449k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + scheming black-lotus heroine + winning power through seduction + doted on exclusively from the middle onward] [Instinctive attraction + knowing one's own heart] Everyone said Song Shuangning was a gentle, innocent beauty, with shy eyes and a slender figure. But no one knew that beneath her delicate appearance hid a schemer whose plans never stopped turning. She framed consorts, slyly tripped up her rivals, and could toss out honeyed, affected words with ease. Xiao Yan had met 31.7kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves

    Reader note

    Song Shuangning is a cunning and ruthless woman feared by all, constantly using cunning words and underhanded tactics, yet she is doted on by Xiao Yan. The other concubines advise him to stay away, but he protects her even more fiercely: "What's wrong with my imperial concubine doing a little mischief?" A thrilling palace intrigue and tale of doting affection—it's addictive!

21. 221 扑 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart 扑倒帝王的一百种套路 Not Charming不迷人Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Bold flirt who makes the first move VS a mad, obsessive emperor + love at first sight] After transmigrating into the palace as a nobody, Tang Song only wanted to live quietly and safely, keeping her head down and never causing trouble. Then the emperor summoned her to his bed. She opened her eyes: Holy crap!!! Why was the emperor so ridiculously handsome? Cold, alluring, and utterly gorgeous. She immediately revised her life's goal: sleep with him! She had to make this untouchable beauty yield! 5.4kReads8.6Score814Shelves
22. 222 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 21.6kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

    Reader note

    They're all super beautiful, highly recommend them!!!

23. 223 如 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Hailan Treats the Harem's Ills 如懿传海兰治疗后宫懿症 Yun Chuchuchu云初初初Female-Channel Fanfiction545k WordsCompleted Content warning: The heroine, Daru, gets put through the wringer. No woman-versus-woman rivalry. Every boomerang hits Daru dead on, shattering her delusions of victory until she is completely abandoned by everyone. This is not a story about Hailan becoming a favored concubine. The story unfolds from Hailan's perspective as everyone awakens. Jinyuyan's name is written with the character Yan throughout. Please don't read if that bothers you. Once everyone breaks free from the script controlling th 4kReads9.4Score421Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book focuses on human nature; Xiao Liu'er ultimately becomes the former Empress Shen, and no one truly escapes the palace intrigue. The second book shows Hailan finally being herself, no longer living for others, and no longer being targeted—she dies young.

24. 224 乖 Be Good, Don’t Cry. I’ll Make You My Empress 乖，不哭，朕让你做皇后 You Qian You Qian有千有千Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Soft, sweet green-tea black-lotus heroine + kindhearted, compassionate male lead with a hidden edge Shen Chunyi, the third concubine-born daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an's household, is breathtakingly beautiful, soft and winsome, and skilled at seduction. She owes it all to her birth mother, who came from the pleasure quarters. So she has no pride to speak of and can bend with the circumstances. All she wants is to find a way out for herself and her mother. Her legitimate elder sister has spe 3.1kReads7.8Score305Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all palace intrigue novels that I think are quite good. 🍉🍉🍉

25. 225 白 The Emperor's White Moonlight Goes on a Killing Spree in the Palace 白月光进宫后杀疯了 Winter Soup冬季汤Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + bewitching, scheming beauty heroine + male lead gradually falls for her + revenge] In her previous life, Xie Shuning was the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, yet her cousin’s family manipulated and brainwashed her into marrying far from the capital. After the wedding, her husband’s family abused and humiliated her, while her cousin became a favored consort of the emperor, living in splendor. She even joined forces with Prince Yu to frame the Xie family, sending 2.7kReads8.8Score332Shelves
26. 226 东 The Eastern Palace's Pampered Concubine: The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, and She Sets Her Sights on the Empress's Throne 东宫娇妾：太子宠妾灭妻目标后位 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Not a pure pairing, not a pure pairing [The prince’s concubine is not a pure pairing at first + she enters the palace soon after, and becomes his sole favorite after the palace struggles] [The heroine is clear-headed and career-minded, working her way up to the empress’s position] Since I’ve been granted the title of Worthy Lady, my goal should be the empress’s throne. The Crown Prince has been married for two years, but the Crown Princess has yet to bear him a child. The Empress personally choo 2.4kReads8.9Score202Shelves
27. 227 不 You Don't Like a Slender Waist and a Soft, Delicate Beauty? My Words Say No, but My Heart Says Yes! 不喜细腰娇软？是朕口是心非！ You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance406k WordsCompleted [Unhinged emperor × clear-eyed beauty | powerful man, gentle woman | forced love | white moonlight | imprisonment | amnesia | chasing his wife] In a dream, Mu Zhuohua glimpsed her own life. Her childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince Xiao Junyi, who had promised to marry her, would send her away to marry another kingdom. Helian Xiao, the emperor of Ziyuan whom she would marry, would go on to unite the realm. After waking, she resolved to stop being the girl who waited in vain for her childhood sweeth 7.1kReads8.9Score833Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all palace intrigue novels that I think are quite good. [Eating melon emoji]

28. 228 娘 The Empress Is Frail and Sickly, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 娘娘体弱多病，皇上宠溺无度 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Empress] [A Consort Who Has Her Sights Set on Power and Court Intrigue X An Emperor Who Accidentally Falls into Love] [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Non-Exclusive Romance at First + Devotion Later On + Exclusive Romance in the Alternate Ending] The sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong's household entered the palace, and many people in the capital were waiting to see Ji Qing'ai make a fool of herself. The emperor had been on the throne for four years without giving 3.2kReads8.7Score283Shelves
29. 229 贵 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ji Nanzhi寄南枝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3kReads8.5Score334Shelves

    Reader note

    ❤️These books are all super good! I'm currently reading the first one, and it's definitely worth getting into! [Added to bookshelf]

30. 230 宫 The Palace Maid Is Alluring and Wily, and Coaxes the Emperor into Making Her Empress 宫女茶又媚，哄着帝王送凤位 Shui Shengyu水生玉Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Just started receiving ratings, so they’ll gradually go up. Your support is welcome!] [Beautiful, calculating palace maid x devoted, possessive emperor] [Reborn + 1v1, both devoted to each other, happy ending + powerful man bows his head, heroine knows how to keep him in line] Lin Chan was the least noticeable concubine-born daughter in the General’s residence. When her legitimate elder sister entered the palace as a consort, Lin Chan could only go with her as a maid. She endured one humiliatio 2.4kReads8.9Score319Shelves
31. 231 心 The Scheming Beauty's Tale of Climbing the Social Ladder 心机美人攀高枝记 Lionheart狮子心Ancient Romance490k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated.) [Scheming beauty rises to power + Black lotus heroine + Male lead is an aloof paragon + Heroine stops at nothing + The male lead’s desperate pursuit] Su Wansi is an orphan living under the roof of the Duke of Xue’s residence. After losing both her parents, she endures cold stares, ridicule, and scorn, tasting all the bitterness of depending on others. It takes every ounce of her effort just to secure a foothold in the Duke of Xue’s 9.4kReads8.7Score854Shelves
32. 232 露 A Book by Lu Jiangxi 露将熹的一本书 Dawn Is Breaking露将熹Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted It was the fifth year since Jin Mingyuan had been thrown into the Cold Palace for cuckolding the emperor when she fell into a dry well and lost her memory. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a shabby room, a maid who bullied her and lied to cover it up, and her frail, emaciated son. She was furious. Things could hardly get worse, so she might as well stop putting up with it! She beat the maid, talked back to the consorts, and whoever dared to mess with her got the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing P 11Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 233 误 A Beauty in the Emperor's Tent, Capturing His Heart 误入天子帐，美人惑君心 Bai Mingchi白明尺Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted [Not a virginal couple / weak heroine / seemingly gentle as jade but actually ruthless emperor × delicate, soft beauty like a parasitic vine] At first, Ning Zhaorou only wanted to escape the predicament of being married off to a distant place by her stepmother. With no other choice, she accompanied the imperial party to the royal hunting grounds, hoping to secure a future for herself. Young General Chu was handsome and capable, and a trusted man at the emperor's side. Naturally, she thought he 6.7kReads8.9Score739Shelves
34. 234 帝 The Emperor Is Heartless, So What Can the Heart Do? 帝王无情，心又奈何 Chen Chen沉沉Ancient Romance59k WordsCompleted After ten years of devoted love, what he gave her was not an empress’s coronation, but the execution of her entire family. The whole residence was drenched in blood. Standing in a pool of blood, she held a sword to his chest and demanded, “Did you ever love me, even a little?” He drove the sword into her heart inch by inch, his expression cold and ruthless. “What do you think?!” He didn’t know that for him, she would have smiled as she drank poison and willingly shattered herself to pieces. Than 122Reads5.5Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Absolutely top-notch palace intrigue novel

35. 235 娇 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Qingxi Hexi清兮禾兮Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
36. 236 你 You Became the King, While I Became a Tragic Memory 你为君王，妾已成殇 Chen Chen沉沉Ancient Romance60k WordsCompleted After loving him for ten years, she helped him ascend the throne, but he slaughtered her entire family. These vast lands were stained with nothing but her family's blood. On a ten-mile bridal procession, he married the woman he loved and made her empress. Dressed all in white, she leapt from the city tower. Xiao Jingyu, my love for you has led me down a road from which there is no return. 356Reads5.5Score—Shelves
37. 237 念 Fragrant Thoughts Beneath the Silk Quilt 念香衾 Companion in the Mist烟霞侣Ancient Romance963k WordsCompleted 5.5kReads8.9Score499Shelves

    Reader note

    I'm currently following the first two palace intrigue novels on my bookshelf, and I've already finished the last four [shy]. They're super good!

38. 238 赠 I Give You the Bittersweet Pain of Parting 赠君人间苦别离 Spring Thunder Cannon春雷炮Ancient Romance43k WordsCompleted Xie Jingsheng hated Hua Zhezhi. When he was at his lowest, she not only kicked him while he was down, but nearly got him killed. The first thing he did after returning victorious was marry her, then drive her slowly insane. Hua Zhezhi was left with a crippled leg and suffered endless humiliation. When she was near death, she asked with red-rimmed eyes, “I never betrayed you. Why have you treated me this way?” “Keep making things up,” he said viciously, squeezing her throat. “Let’s see if you can 638Reads6.0Score—Shelves
39. 239 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
40. 240 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 262.1kReads9.7Score30.8kShelves
41. 241 妃 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 9.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
42. 242 风 Even Love and Longing Betrayed Me 风月也曾负相思 Gu Shisan顾十三Ancient Romance50k WordsCompleted Her hands were stained with blood, yet she won this vast kingdom for him. He was the ruler, and she was his slave; decades of companionship could not outweigh a single tear from the woman he loved. To save his beloved, he offered her up to the enemy army. She endured every kind of torture, willingly. Still for the sake of his beloved, he severed her left arm, took her unborn child, and drained her blood to keep the other woman alive. Then, with a great army before her, her hair white as snow, sh 162Reads6.1Score—Shelves
43. 243 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 2.4kReads8.9Score316Shelves
44. 244 乱 Fallen Blossoms Still Drift Toward the Jade Steps 乱红犹向玉阶飞 Shen Zhuoyi沈灼衣Ancient Romance61k WordsCompleted Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “A Chu, I know you still think of Miss Lu. I'm envious, but I'm not jealous. I don't expect you to truly let her go. I only hope you'll let me stay by your side... I may not be as talented or beautiful as Miss Lu, but my love for you is just as true!” Xiao Seru also said, “A Chu, I'm so happy I can be your wife. A Chu, I like you. I really, truly like you!” But later, Xiao Seru said to Wen Jinchub: “Wen Jinchub, she pushed me!” “Is Lu Liulian's child the only one w 115Reads8.0Score—Shelves
45. 245 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.3kReads9.0Score146Shelves
46. 246 风 Your Grace Endures, Like Snow in All Its Splendor 风华如雪，君如故 Gentleman Cat君子猫Ancient Romance40k WordsCompleted Risking her life to give birth, he resolutely snatched the baby from her arms, saying she was unworthy. Imprisoned and unable to earn his forgiveness no matter how she pleaded, she heard him say she was guilty. Unworthy because she loved him humbly, guilty because she loved him obsessively. She said, “Chu Nanyi, this time, shall I sentence myself to death?” The game is over. Will you come back or not? 45Reads8.1Score—Shelves
47. 247 穿 Transmigrated as the Fierce Primary Consort of the Dimwitted Tenth Prince 穿成草包十爷的凶悍嫡福晋 The White Coat Has Given Up白大褂它摆烂了Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance. The heroine is an ordinary person with no golden finger. She will eventually reveal her true identity and change history, so read with caution if that bothers you.] [Lighthearted throughout, perfect for relaxing. Sweet romance, an extra-sugary treat, and the heroine never gets mistreated.] Nomin, a free-spirited princess of the grasslands, is selected for the palace and becomes the primary wife of the hopeless Tenth Prince. She is completely dumbfounded. The Cr 7.5kReads9.1Score649Shelves

    Reader note

    These are all quite good Qing Dynasty time-travel novels, highly recommended.

48. 248 梨 When the Pear Blossoms Fall, Longing Turns to Ash 梨花落，相思烬 Xuan Ran宣染Modern Romance30k WordsCompleted A misunderstanding in their youth made Bai Jinhan hate Chu Lihua to the core. When he returns, he forcefully keeps her by his side, all so he can get even. What he doesn’t know is that she has already given everything for their love... Later, when every pear blossom has fallen and longing turns to sorrow, Chu Lihua slips away without a sound, while Bai Jinhan goes mad in a way that shakes the world... 118Reads8.0Score—Shelves
49. 249 清 A Qing Dynasty Side Consort’s Struggle 清穿之侧福晋奋斗史 The Fish That Fell into a Tea Mug掉进茶缸里的鱼Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The modern girl Yu Mu went to sleep at home and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty! An era when girls married at thirteen and had to start having babies at fourteen or fifteen. Give birth early enough, and you could be a grandma by thirty. Just thinking about it made Yu Mu want to die. But she valued her life too much to give it up. The girl had done well in the selection, was pretty, and came from a good family, so she'd already been promised to the Crown Prince. 5.7kReads9.1Score368Shelves
50. 250 穿 I Became Xia Dongchun: I’ll Have Twins Before Anyone Else 穿成夏冬春：抢先生下龙凤胎 New Century Century Egg新新皮蛋Female-Channel Fanfiction285k WordsCompleted What should I do? I woke up and transmigrated into Xia Dongchun, the cannon-fodder “Four Seasons Sister” from Empresses in the Palace? Since I’m already here, I’ll avoid Consort Hua’s “Ten-Foot Red” and work hard to level up! Life in the palace is tough, and Dongchun can only sigh. To climb to a higher rank, she’ll lean on her darling Lingrong. Step by step, she’ll strive, and Dongchun will make them proud. She’ll smile her way to the end and never give up! (Heads-up: She befriends An Lingrong + 2.2kReads9.1Score170Shelves

    Reader note

    That's definitely the one! The female protagonist transmigrates into the body of Xia Dongchun, gradually rises through the ranks to become a concubine, and is the first to give birth to twins.

Other lists with The Consort Plays Sweet and Innocent, and the Emperor Spoils Her Every Day