I've Been Hooked on Palace Intrigue Stories Lately: Imperial Selection, High-IQ Schemes, and a Golden Finger 本宫最近迷上了宫斗文，选秀，高智商，金手指

1. 151 清 The Palace Nobody: A Qing Dynasty Reversal Story 清穿之后宫小透明翻身记 What Mu Xi Seeks沐兮所求Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted The heroine only loves wealth and status. She will never fall in love with an emperor. At most, she might like him, but she will never be his one and only. She has both acting skills and cunning. The heroine is no lovesick fool. She sees the world clearly. She won’t pine for an emperor’s love, but she isn’t cold-hearted either. She’s rational about love. 1. Wan Liuha, an obscure member of Kangxi’s harem 2.4kReads8.4Score118Shelves
2. 152 华 Huaqing, Clear as Water, Flowers Bloom and Fade 华清若水，花开尽 Ru Ruo茹若Ancient Romance292k WordsCompleted I know it was the Lian family who killed my beloved father and seized the empire of Great Zhao. It was you, Lian Jinnian, my former husband, who took my father's place on the throne. I thought that with time, everything would gradually fade from my memory. But fate never lets the dust settle so easily. I understand that if I keep running away, I will only suffer more persecution. I have no choice but to shoulder the burden of national and family vengeance, using your guilt toward me and your hel 47Reads7.3Score—Shelves
3. 153 你 You and I Were Never Meant to Be, But the Prince Is Willing to Spend 你我本无缘，全靠王爷肯花钱 Ye Lian Yi叶怜衣Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + irresistible, teasing beauty × a man whose mouth says no but whose actions say yes + sweet wife × tough guy + size difference] Shen Qingqing was having a bit of bad luck. She’d transmigrated into the body of a courtesan who was about to leave the brothel. She’d heard the madam planned to sell her as a concubine to a lecher in his fifties. So Shen Qingqing had to find another way out and get herself “married” within a month... She paid a hefty sum to a matchmaker for a list of el 4.4kReads9.3Score747Shelves
4. 154 宫 A Palace Maid’s Rise: Fighting Her Way to the Top 宫女逆袭路，一路斗到底 Only Du Kang Remains唯有杜康Ancient Romance330k WordsCompleted [Harem Warfare (They fight to the death, until the world is turned upside down) / Not Both Leads' First Love / Devoted Love Later On / Not a Strong Female Lead] A servant is lowly, a servant is base. To escape her fate, Lihua wants to use every advantage she can to claw her way up. What better advantage could there be than the ruler of the realm? See how a little palace maid, battered by fate, carves out an extraordinary path in life. Lihua never imagined that a lowly palace maid like her could 20Reads5.6Score—Shelves
5. 155 不 The Unfavored Legitimate Daughter's Rise to the Top 不受宠嫡女升职记 Wang Guiyi, Who Loves Lemon Yogurt爱吃柠檬酸奶的王归一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Willful legitimate daughter + loves acting + favored by the emperor + his one and only + palace intrigue + becomes empress] Having learned from her mother's example, Gu Yanran never showed anyone her true feelings. She relied on her acting skills to navigate those around her, escaping one den of wolves only to enter a tiger's lair. Helpless, she ended up in the palace... The emperor loved watching her act, but not when she acted for him. At their first meeting, the emperor looked at her and 361Reads6.9Score—Shelves
6. 156 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 1.9kReads8.9Score141Shelves
7. 157 摆 I Slacked Off Until the End and Became Empress 摆烂到最后，侧妃封后了 Mei Yi Si瑂忆覗Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted In the first year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of a prince. In the second year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was the side consort of the Crown Prince. In the sixth year of her marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she was an imperial consort. … … After who knew how many years of marriage to Fu Mingyuan, she became empress. Looking back on her life many years later, she had once felt the stirrings of love, once been melancholy and sentimental, and once tried to fight back… S 1.4kReads8.8Score103Shelves
8. 158 太 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, but the Bewitching Lady Gives Him Six Children and Becomes Empress 太子宠妾灭妻，尤物娘娘六胎封后 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted [Second male lead’s redemption arc + the emperor falls in love at first sight + vicious, unhinged woman and obsessive crown prince + clear-headed palace intrigue and multiple births] As a secret agent serving Prince Jing of Yanyu, she knows how to kill, use poison, scheme, and plan, but she has never had a name. Born beautiful, she was told by Prince Jing, who rescued her, that no one in the world could match her looks. After raising her, her esteemed imperial uncle actually plans to send her in 355Reads6.6Score102Shelves
9. 159 靠 Rising to the Top of the Harem by Bearing Children 靠生子宠冠后宫 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance898k WordsCompleted The year Sang Zhi was born, her father was twenty-nine. After sitting the metropolitan examination for the third time, he passed the imperial examination and, following the palace examination, was appointed an eighth-rank county magistrate. From then on, Sang Zhi became the most cherished member of the Sang family. Over the next fifteen years, her father started out as a county magistrate and smoothly climbed the ranks to become a fifth-rank director in the Ministry of Works. For a man like him, 1.8kReads7.7Score190Shelves
10. 160 皇 The Emperor Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Empress: His Favorite Consort Bears Twins, a Boy and a Girl 皇上宠妾灭妻：独宠娘娘双龙双凤 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 2.5kReads8.9Score202Shelves
11. 161 一 Twins in One Birth: I Become the Harem's Most Ambitious Worker 一胎双子，我在后宫当卷王 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted What happens when a top-tier modern-day manipulator transmigrates into the imperial harem? On the night she was summoned to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber, Fu Qianyu bit his shoulder. Crown Prince Zhao Yuancheng, however, said it was no big deal. She might be a little willful, but she was quite alluring, and there was no harm in indulging her a little more. With a modern soul, Fu Qianyu knew men all too well. She alternated between being cool and warm toward Zhao Yuancheng. Keeping him at arm’s l 263Reads6.6Score—Shelves
12. 162 娇 The Beloved Noble Consort: My Lord, Come Here 娇宠贵妃君上快过来 Bing Yingxue Yu冰樱雪雨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted “Mistress, are you really not going to open the door? The person outside is the emperor,” Xiaodie asked nervously. Xue Qing thought to herself that nobody was getting in. Why did the emperor have to come to her every single day? She hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in days. You can’t keep watering a flower forever and expect it to live. There were so many women in the harem waiting eagerly for him, yet he insisted on coming here. “I promise I’ll go to sleep today and won’t do anything else.” Outs 80Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 163 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 161.7kReads9.7Score54.3kShelves

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    The No. 1 Tomato Book 👍The author has a delicate mind, excellent writing style, smooth and rigorous writing, and a gripping plot. Each character in the book is vividly portrayed, regarding love and hatred, the life and death of the country, everyone has different positions and choices, but they are all working hard for themselves. I really like the growth process of the heroine. Even if she is as ordinary as Xiaocao, she can still go from weak to independent. Stay positive, sunny, vigorous, energetic, stick to the bottom line, and always work hard.

14. 164 伪 Pretending to Read Minds, the Empress Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 伪装读心，娘娘成了暴君心尖宠 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted Lang Zhi never imagined she would transmigrate into a book one day. She becomes the beautiful, vicious, arrogant daughter of a powerful minister, destined to lose the struggle for power and die after falling out of favor with the emperor. Luckily, her skill at making up outrageous stories and her unconventional mind-reading ability, which lets her fool people without a second thought, come along with her. The tyrant fears her powerful family and refuses to make her empress. Lang Zhi smiles faint 488Reads8.4Score107Shelves

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    These are all very beautiful and thoughtful~

15. 165 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 966Reads8.6Score100Shelves
16. 166 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 40.4kReads9.4Score5.5kShelves

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    It's time to show off my collection

17. 167 绝 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 27.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
18. 168 九 The Nine-Phoenix Hairpin 九凤钗 Apples Don't Like Meatballs苹果不爱吃丸子Ancient Romance778k WordsCompleted Song Zhu was once a lost royal treasure hidden in the forest, but fate sent her by a twist of circumstance into the palace of her enemies. On one side were the hatred and grievances between their countries; on the other, she found herself slowly sinking deeper and deeper into Mo Jingyuan’s love. Mo Jingyuan drank the plum blossom wine Song Zhu had brewed with her own hands. Dark red blood welled from the corner of his lips. “Azhu, let the grudges of the previous generation end with us. Give bir 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Song Zhu was originally a royal pearl left in the forest, but her fate made her enter the court of her enemy by mistake. On one side, she was hated by her country and her family, and on the other side, she slowly fell into Mo Jingyuan's love. Mo Jingyuan drank the plum blossom wine brewed by Song Zhu himself, and dark red blood gushed out from the corners of his lips. "Azhu, let's settle the grievances of the previous generation between you and me. Give birth to the child and give him my country." Highly recommended.

19. 169 有 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t 262Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Gong Dou's IQ battle online, you can't stop laughing ① Hilarious time-travel mind-reading + melon-eating system, the prince's melon-eating tutu made you laugh from beginning to end ② Hilarious time-travel mind-reading tyrant's double personality jealousy of each other is sweet and funny ③ The goddess doctor penetrates into the coffin to be buried with you and finds that the prince can still be saved, sweet and funny ④ There is room for a strong woman's time-traveling to make a cool career, and she abuses the scum to build a career.

20. 170 我 Playing Werewolf in Empresses in the Palace 我在甄嬛传玩狼人杀 Yan Xingrou颜星柔Female-Channel Fanfiction227k WordsCompleted Leng Yue transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace and encounters the famous scene of Yizhang Hong. She becomes bound to the Werewolf game System, which lets her invite people from the harem to play games and earn points to buy what she needs in the shop. Hua Fei wants to buy fertility pills and a pill to conceive a son? Leng Yue suggests she save up points for a health-restoring pill first. An Lingrong wants a beauty pill? Leng Yue suggests she buy a prophecy card first. Shen Meizhuang wants t 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroine's presence is not high, she mainly helps the concubine to awaken, the Black Zhen Huan and the Black Queen.

21. 171 凤 The Phoenix Sings to the Ninth Heaven: Two Dragons Vie for the Phoenix 凤鸣九天：双龙争凰 Dai Yu代煜Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted I am Shen Qinghuan, the youngest daughter of Shen Mingyuan, the prime minister of the dynasty. As for my family background, we’re among the most illustrious families in the capital. My father is the prime minister, an incorruptible official who grew up alongside His Majesty. My mother comes from a prominent family in Jiangnan and has a gentle disposition. She was also a gifted young woman in her day. My maternal grandfather was the former crown prince’s tutor, and his students are now found thr 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read this book, it's neither time travel nor rebirth, the writing is smooth, the characters are well-drawn, the male and female protagonists are thinking, the emperor has 800 tricks, it's good news for all lovers of palace fighting and intrigue.

22. 172 太 The Crown Prince’s One and Only: The Bewitching Consort Captures His Heart and Claims Her Place 太子独宠，尤物娘娘缚心上位 YQ Lazy Little CatYQ小懒猫Ancient Romance608k WordsOngoing [Unhinged, ruthless heroine + cool, calculating, obsessive crown prince + palace intrigue] Readers who may be uncomfortable with these themes should proceed with caution. She was the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, breathtakingly beautiful, but her father demoted her mother to a concubine, leaving her mother to die of grief. While still young, she was forced to become a daughter of secondary status. With no one to rely on in the household, she could only let her scheming younger sister l 3.9kReads—Score344Shelves

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    Pure Palace Fight is a cool story. The heroine has been disliked by her father since she was a child, and was bullied by her stepmother and step-sister. She is good at pretending to be weak, but in fact she is very skilled. She is drafted into the East Palace, and she works step by step. She and the prince test each other, and the prince only loves him. The author's writing is very good, and it is very enjoyable to read. I recommend it~

23. 173 重 Reborn with a Bewitching Allure, I Claim the Seat of Power 重生后娇骨魅心，坐高位 My Peaceful Self我之安然Ancient Romance324k WordsOngoing In her previous life, she gave him everything she had. She even had her father use his influence to help him secure a position of honor. In the end, he repaid her by having her entire family arrested and their home confiscated, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she would never again let herself become a laughingstock. She swore to make her enemies pay for their crimes in blood. She trained hard, studied military strategy, and mastered the art of scheming and manipulating people. She wou 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As the old saying goes, fights in the palace + intrigues in the house. The protagonist's IQ is online!

24. 174 囚 The Tale of Imprisoned Jade 囚玉传 King of Rock Sugar Pork Knuckles冰糖肘子大王Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Historical romance + ensemble cast + a slow start that builds to a thrilling climax [Enchanting Consort X Treacherous Minister] [Debauched, Lewd Emperor X Diligent Ruler Who Cares for His People] [War God Young General X Childhood Friend, Senior Disciple] The scholar she loved finally passed the imperial exams, but Zhao Yu'er entered the palace at her family's urging. When he asked if she would leave with him, she said only that she wanted to win the emperor's favor. So, as an official in charge 173Reads8.1Score101Shelves

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    Everyone here has seen a lot of ancient battles in the palace. How many of you have seen the demon concubine and the treacherous minister CP? Come and see! The first few chapters are a bit slow and have a lot of foreshadowing, don't be scared off, the rest will get more and more exciting (probably the pace will pick up from the eighth chapter) Ancient sayings + group portraits + non-shuangjie + non-travel + no system + no golden fingers + non-rebirth + open low and go high. The slow pace in the early stage [Businesswoman conceals her affair and enters the palace] [The emperor and the empress hide their secret chess] [The women in the harem guard the country together] [Demon concubine x treacherous minister] [Foolish and romantic emperor Famous Scene 2: The queen and concubines are drinking and chatting happily, can the emperor do it? Famous Scene 3: The drunken king lies on the lap of a beautiful woman, and the queen assists the six palaces to guard the country! An original story that opens low and goes high, with a slow pace in the early stage and high energy in the later stage, which will surprise you! Come all!!!!!

25. 175 东 The Second Concubine of the Eastern Palace 东宫二嫁妾 Lu Shili鹭十里Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple + marriage before love + raising a child + healing + happy ending] After two years of marriage, Jiang Nong finally gave birth to a son. Unfortunately, the child wasn't her husband's. Jiang Nong had no idea who the child's father was. After all, her husband was impotent, so they could only use another man's seed... A husband like that was no good. So Jiang Nong gathered her belongings, wrote a divorce letter, exposed the secret her hypocritical husband had hidden for half his l 7.1kReads9.2Score781Shelves

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    These two are highly recommended. [Send heart][Send heart][Send heart] are all exclusive favors. In the first book, the heroine mistrusted her sister and son in her previous life, which ultimately led to her tragic death. This time she comes back to life again, and the heroine just wants to take a good look at the emperor who always doted on her in the previous life. [Love] [Love] [Love] The second book is about the male protagonist falling in love with the female protagonist at first sight. The male protagonist has mysophobia, but he does not dislike the female protagonist at all. The female protagonist is an exception. [Shy][shy][shy]

26. 176 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Dwell in Spring Mountain 综影视：我栖春山 Chunzhi Mu春枝暮Female-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Stunning heroine + protagonist's halo + Mary Sue + sweet romance + exclusive devotion + love at first sight + lovesick male lead + one-on-one] 1. Empresses in the Palace (original novel), pairing: Xuan Ling (completed) [The person before my eyes is the one in my heart] 2. Palace Lock Heart Jade, pairing: Kangxi (completed) [Question the Emperor, understand the Emperor, surpass the Emperor. At last, the First Prince of the Great Qing has arrived, though late.] 3. Custom commission: Liu Che (in 45.3kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    The Qing Dynasty Palace Fight in Variety Movies is simply a masterpiece of a highly intelligent heroine. It's a winner. The most exciting thing is that the concubine Qianlong did not say that the male protagonist had doted on her for twenty years and then indulged in love and love. Instead, she killed the male protagonist in advance without saying a word when the male protagonist wanted to attract other brothers and let the heroine's two children kill each other. It was really cool!!! This is the sober heroine!!! It's really huge, huge, huge and beautiful!

27. 177 综 Film and TV Crossover: A Shi 综影视：阿十 Ning Chang宁常Female-Channel Fanfiction17.7M WordsCompleted World 45: Tang Dynasty, Li Mao (ongoing...) The Great Dao gives rise to fifty, of which forty-nine are manifest, while the last remains elusive. Those controlled by fate give everything they have for a chance to change their destiny and rewrite their lives. This time, at last, they find the perfect ending! World 44: The Glory, Yin Yuji World 43: Chong Zi, Wen Zi World 42: Story of Yanxi Palace, Chen Bi World 41: The Knockout, Jiang Nianyi World 40: A Dream Behind a Crystal Curtain, Wang Lvp ping 41.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
28. 178 她 She Was Going to Kill Me, but I’m Still Alive, Aren’t I? 她是要杀本王，可本王不是没死吗 Little White Pile白色小乌堆Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live 1.7kReads9.2Score203Shelves

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    Highly rated and good in Gongdou!

29. 179 娇 The Enchanting Beauty Enters the Palace, and the Emperor Dotes on Her Alone! 娇娇美人入宫，陛下独宠成瘾！ Fu Yuan福媛Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (Thanks, everyone! The ratings are slowly going up.) [Palace intrigue + rising to power and crushing the villains + clear-headed heroine + hero falls first] (Not pure; the heroine won't put up with being mistreated, the hero knows he loves her, and he devotes himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.) Song Lingyue was outstanding in every way, from her family background to her looks. She entered the palace with one goal: to become the most exalted woman in the land. She would win Qin Y 4.2kReads6.8Score441Shelves

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    Recommended Recommended Very nice

30. 180 娘 Will Her Majesty Become the Empress Dowager Today? 娘娘今天当上太后了嘛 Seasonal Persimmon时令柿子Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + heroine born into the womb + transmigrated supporting actress + reborn supporting actress + black lotus + everyone is smart] Shen Guiyi had planned to lie flat and enjoy a comfortable life, but every eligible young nobleman in the capital had a house full of wives and concubines. Since she couldn't escape the struggle, she decided to enter the palace as a candidate for the imperial harem. She would climb the ranks step by step. If she had to fight, she'd fight for the very bes 2.9kReads8.4Score397Shelves

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    I'll give you this book, I've been following it a lot lately!! The heroine is ambitious, scheming and has acting skills. She doesn't love the emperor, but she just wants to be at the top of the harem! Everyone is fighting for their wits, the elements are rich and it's particularly interesting to watch!

31. 181 娇 Sweet Li Gege Turns the Stoic Fourth Master into a Lovestruck Fool 娇娇李格格把面瘫四爷钓成翘嘴 Fang Xiaoshu方晓书Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Completed [Old-fashioned, secretly passionate eighteen-year-old Fourth Master Yinzhen X bold, experienced, fake Li Gege] [Not a power fantasy!] The handsome young man she met during the day becomes the leading man in her dreams that very night. Weizhen is so delighted she’s practically bubbling over, and she enthusiastically gets down to business. Only, the handsome young man goes from flowing long hair to a bald head. What a startling transformation, though somehow it makes things even more exc 6.6kReads8.8Score765Shelves
32. 182 嫔 Life as a Consort: I’m Surprisingly Good at Slacking Off 嫔妃这职业，摆烂的我竟驾轻就熟 Qin Xiaoxu勤晓徐Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Office drone Tao Yanyan transmigrates into the body of Tao Yanyan, the lowest-ranking concubine in an ancient emperor’s harem. Surrounded by women of higher rank, she has no choice but to tread carefully and survive to the end. Competing for the emperor’s favor? Not a chance. Keeping her head down is the way to go. What? The emperor is super handsome? But he’s in love with everyone! What? Without the emperor’s favor, she won’t live to old age? What? You’re the lowest-ranking concubine and you’re 6.2kReads8.3Score686Shelves
33. 183 被 Forced to Give Up the Throne, She Surrenders the Imperial Seal and Leaves the Court in Tears 被逼让位，她献出玉玺后群臣大哭 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
34. 184 一 I Woke Up as a Consort in Empresses in the Palace 一觉醒来，我在甄嬛传里当娘娘 I Don't Like Soy Milk不爱喝豆奶Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Oh no, I messed up! I was just nursing a broken heart, ordering a ton of takeout, and watching Empresses in the Palace with a little wine to help me get tipsy. How did I suddenly transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace? This is ridiculous! When other people transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace, they at least get a name and some standing. I start out as a palace maid, the unlucky scapegoat whom the Empress takes her anger out on over a peony pastry that Songzhi deliberately knocked over! I 6kReads8.9Score320Shelves
35. 185 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 7.6kReads8.4Score422Shelves
36. 186 康 Consort Ping of Kangxi’s Reign: Back for Another Round in This Losing Game! 康熙平妃，再战这把逆风局！ Lord Yanshan晏山君Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Hesheli Baozhu was confined at Jingshan by Kangxi and met a tragic end. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the end of the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi’s reign. After reflecting on her bitter fate, she quickly figured out why she had died so miserably. First, she hadn’t clung tightly enough to Kangxi. Second, she’d been far too laid-back about palace intrigue. Determined to live to a ripe old age this time, Baozhu swiftly put together a few plans to 654Reads8.5Score—Shelves
37. 187 她 She Just Wants to Take It Easy, So Why Does Everyone Keep Pushing Her to Work Harder? 她想当咸鱼，怎么总有人逼她卷啊 Schrodinger's Cat Food Can桑代克的猫咪罐头Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted Obsessive love + sweet romance + healing + happy ending Huo Miantang only knew that she had transmigrated into a book. She planned to keep her head down, do nothing, and lie low until the story ended. Then her father gave her a mission: return to the capital and ask the Crown Prince for military funds. The Crown Prince? He was the gloomy powerhouse in the original story. Who was she to dare question His Highness? Still, for the soldiers stationed in Xirong to get their pay and return home, she h 19Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    The rivalry between the heroine and the prince is full of tension. One is cowardly and wants to run away, while the other is pressing forward step by step to tease, and the interactive scene is full of sense.

38. 188 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 41.1kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
39. 189 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 97.3kReads9.6Score12.2kShelves
40. 190 相 The Legitimate Daughter of the Prime Minister’s Household 相府嫡女成长记 Liu Zhenzhen柳溱溱Ancient Romance231k WordsCompleted [Irresistibly charming, flighty legitimate daughter + Frail, beloved heir who is everyone’s ideal + Scheming black-lotus power minister + Pure historical romance / household intrigue / political machinations] Warning: not everyone is chaste!! The male lead is not chaste; the second male lead is (•̀ᴗ•́)و̑̑ The heroine is a bit of a flirt. The heroine, Liu Qinzhen, also known as A Yue, is the youngest legitimate daughter of the Right Chancellor’s household. She seems refined and well-read, but is 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Completed! You can watch the exciting Gongdouzhai fighting story in one breath] 🔥🔥The plot is not blunt or intellectual, and the whole process is non-toxic. It has a strong sense of substitution and the writing is excellent. Please feel free to watch it and highly recommend it!

41. 191 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 3.9kReads9.3Score377Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace and fighting in the house!

42. 192 作 The Spoiled Consort Holds the Emperor’s Heart All to Herself 作精娘娘她独揽圣心 Yi Jiu Lu宜久录Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted (Don't click in if you want to avoid this: the heroine is a silly, naive sweetheart, she's stupid, and this is a practice piece. It's not good.) Nalan Cairen, spurned by the emperor for two years, has won his favor again! The news sent porcelain crashing in the harem for an entire day! (Any similarities are purely coincidental.) Nalan Huiyin accepts her transmigration without a fuss. The original owner was abused, left hungry and poorly clothed. But now that she's transmigrated here, she's liv 366Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first one, which is very good. These are all very good, I have read them all.

43. 193 男 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情？可我是他白月光 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 24.1kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
44. 194 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 1.7kReads9.0Score141Shelves
45. 195 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.6kReads8.9Score252Shelves
46. 196 东 The Eastern Palace’s Favorite: The Crown Prince’s Beloved Concubine 东宫娇宠：太子的小良娣 VincyxAncient Romance177k WordsCompleted Tang Jinxi, a young woman who has depended on relatives since childhood, is preparing to discuss marriage with her cousin when rumors spread that her fate brings death to her husband. The match falls through. Onlookers gossip: Tsk! Miss Tang may be as beautiful as a flower, but who would dare marry a woman with a fate like that? Wei Yanqing: Who said that? I will marry her. A fate that supposedly brings death to her husband is perfect. No one else will try to steal her from him. The girl he rais 3.4kReads8.9Score267Shelves
47. 197 爱 Rest, My Love. I'll Take Down Those White Lotuses for You 爱妃歇着，朕替你干趴那群白莲花 Cat Qian Qiu猫千秋Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced + the heroine can read men's minds + the hero wins himself over + plenty of silly fun] In her previous life, Yu Huan spent three years in the imperial palace fighting to win and keep the emperor's favor. She tried every trick in the book, but still couldn't get the attention of the emperor, who cared only about gold, silver, and jewels and was endlessly greedy. In this life, she just wants to keep her head down in the harem and stay out of trouble. When the empero 2.2kReads8.9Score336Shelves

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    Good looking, good writing, high scores [shy][shy]

48. 198 醉 Drunk on the Begonia Blossoms of Beijing 醉京棠 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted "A carefree black-lotus beauty and the jealous, unhinged Prince Ning" "Both devoted only to each other + married first, fell in love later + play the pig to eat the tiger + a little pursuit-after-the-breakup drama" Yun Jingtang, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's household, has skin as fair as snow and beauty beyond compare. She is famous for being gentle and delicate, but in truth, she runs the Gold-Gathering Pavilion single-handedly, is shrewd in her dealings, and knows everything happening a 6.5kReads9.0Score796Shelves
49. 199 贵 The Noble Consort Has a Heart Condition: Beautiful, Ruthless, and Meant to Be Pampered 贵妃有心疾，美艳又狠辣，得宠着 Falling Snow, Flying Fish落雪飞鱼Ancient Romance245k WordsCompleted Rong Yu was a dazzling, peerless, brilliant healer and top female agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century. During an overseas mission, her ship exploded. She died and her soul crossed into another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Cangfeng Dynasty, a delicate young woman with a weak constitution and a heart condition. He appeared to be a puppet emperor, stripped of his imperial authority. Behind the scenes, however, he was 321Reads6.6Score—Shelves
50. 200 侧 The Side Consort Is Sweet and Gentle, and the Coldhearted Crown Prince Can't Get Enough 侧妃娇软，薄情太子轻点宠 Just Like This就酱籽Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Palace Intrigue + Plot Buff + HE + Both Leads Are Sexually Inexperienced + Male Lead Is Coldhearted and Applies Double Standards] [Content warnings: The heroine is no saint + she forces the male lead to remain sexually inexperienced + the male lead is utterly lovestruck] The second after Yu Li received the Best Newcomer Award, she transmigrated into a palace-intrigue novel. She became Shen Lichu, a disposable supporting female character with nothing but beauty and fam 385Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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