An Emperor Male Lead Falls in Love With the Female Lead at First Sight, Like an Old Flame Rekindled 皇帝男主对女主一见钟情，老房子着火

1. 201 嫁 After Marrying the Heir, the Mad Emperor Seized Her as His Wife 嫁给世子后，疯批帝王强夺她为妻 Stars Like Dust星若尘埃Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [The rating just came in, so it will go up] [Abduction and domination + the emperor takes his minister's wife + palace intrigue and political scheming + both leads have past relationships + the heroine is doted on after entering the palace + a powerful man humbles himself for love] [Clear-headed heroine who takes life as it comes × ruthless, devoted hero] She was selected as a commoner girl to serve in the palace. Hoping to keep her head down until she could leave, she never expected the Crown 1.7kReads8.1Score10914d adds

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   The female lead was a palace maid in the imperial court. The crown prince fell in love with her, and the emperor betrothed her to his son. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he took the already married female lead as his wife. The male lead had many concubines, but after the female lead entered the palace, he doted on her exclusively.

2. 202 娇 The Sweet Little Promise Who Rose Through the Ranks by Bearing Children 娇娇小答应靠生子一路晋升 Purple Cat紫色猫Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System golden finger + multiple births + silly beauty + laid-back palace intrigue + doted on exclusively later + not a pure romance] Guys, how is this fair? Other women fight for favor with their family background, beauty, and talents... Qing Luo does it by getting pregnant. She spends her days having babies, raising them, and doting on them, gradually earning the emperor's exclusive favor. With her children by her side, she climbs to the top of life... 10kReads9.1Score93914d adds
3. 203 快 The Everyday Extra's Alluring Life in Quick Transmigration 快穿之路人甲的万人迷日常 Dearest Heart卿卿吾心Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [No romance + quick transmigration + airheaded heartthrob adored by everyone + a chaotic love polygon] [Warning: This is my first time writing, and my prose is rough. The first two worlds aren’t very good, so you may want to skip them. The heroine is an airhead, and this is an unapologetically silly Mary Sue story.] Shen Shu is a beautiful airhead with incredible charm. She may be dim-witted, but everyone who meets her, man or woman, can’t help being kind to her, and may even fall in love with h 11.4kReads9.1Score64114d adds
4. 204 快 Quick Transmigration: The Bewitching Beauty Who Captures Hearts 快穿之貌美妖女她勾人心魄 Pretty Girl Wants to Get Rich靓女要发财Modern Romance942k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + love at first sight + gentle beauty + romantic rivalry + a different male lead in every world] The flower spirit Yu Jiao had to transmigrate into one small world after another to help cannon-fodder supporting heroines fulfill their wishes, all to escape the Heavenly Dao's pursuit! World One: [A pitiful, captivating orphan] World Two: [A gentle, alluring beauty in a qipao] World Three: [A gentle, delicate girl-next-door] 14.7kReads8.6Score71614d adds
5. 205 重 Reborn: Turns Out I'm the Emperor's Beloved 重生之原来我是皇帝心尖宠 Shao Chuyu少初瑜Ancient Romance125k WordsOngoing [Both leads are devoted to each other + she is his one and only + satisfying revenge] Jiang Yuluan is the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marchioness of Zhennan. She has been treated as precious since childhood, with a fierce temperament and the skill to draw a mighty bow and tame a wild horse. Lu Chenghuai, the new emperor, is a man of great talent and ambition. Jiang Yuluan is young and blinded by his handsome face. And with her family in need, she enters his harem even though she knows the 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The female lead was a favored concubine in her previous life. In this life, she is reborn. Because of her past life's loneliness, she decides that she doesn't want to marry the male lead again, and she doesn't want him to remember her.

6. 206 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 24.6kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds

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   "Oh my god! I actually transmigrated? And became the Crown Prince's concubine?!" Mu Wantang suddenly opened her eyes, finding herself transmigrated into the palace intrigue novel she had been following recently, becoming the concubine favored by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince, Jun Chengyan, in the novel was practically the perfect male lead—unparalleled handsomeness, noble and elegant demeanor, wielding immense power yet maintaining impeccable manners. But what about the original owner? Arrogant and domineering, relying on the Crown Prince's favor, she was ultimately framed, died a gruesome death, and her body was thrown into a mass grave to be fed to wild dogs…

7. 207 综 Film and TV Crossover: Beauty Descends with the Moon 综穿：美人月下来 Drops of Jade on Blue Dew沧露玉滴Female-Channel Fanfiction697k WordsCompleted (Under contract. Reposting is prohibited.) Note: The first world isn't very well written, so I don't recommend reading it. This story is purely for feel-good fun, with sweet romance and an over-the-top Mary Sue heroine. If that's not your thing, don't read it. 1. Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong (Complete) 2. Eternal Love: Xuan Nü (Complete) 3. Love O2O: Zhao Erxi (Complete) 4. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: A Ruo (Complete) 5. Scarlet Heart: Yu Tan (Complete) 6. Love Between Fairy and Dev 6.9kReads8.1Score30714d adds
8. 208 娘 The Empress Is a Black Lotus: Climb the Tyrant and Crush the Scoundrels 娘娘是朵黑莲花，攀暴君虐人渣 Morning and Evening朝時暮Ancient Romance379k WordsOngoing (Also titled: The Stratagem of Quezhi) [Not a Pure Relationship | Rivals in Love | Strong Heroine, Satisfying Revenge | Reborn and Crushing Scumbags | Everyone Is Evil | Matched in Strength | Love and Hate Entwined | A Scoundrel's Sincere Heart | An Unconventional Palace Intrigue and Power Struggle] [Seductive, Serpent-Hearted General's Daughter and Poisonous Empress vs. Scheming, Mad, Short-Lived Tyrant] Born into a family of generals, she trusted the wrong man in her previous life. In the end, 9Reads—Score114d adds

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   Although it was a confrontational relationship, it was love at first sight, I guess 🤔 The male lead once said that the female lead was the one he had chosen.

9. 209 惊 Shocking! The Emperor Has No Heirs, and the Quick-Transmigration Villainess Is Having More Babies 惊！帝王绝嗣，快穿女配又多胎了 Lin Bo琳波Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Childbearing + System + Superpowers + Palace Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Read] This is a brainless story, so readers are advised to put their brains away. She has supernatural powers. She is stunningly beautiful. And then her sister plots against her... At the brink of despair, she accepts a mission to bear children for powerful men who cannot have heirs in various worlds, all so she can be reborn and take revenge. World One: [The Delicate Co 2.4kReads9.1Score23214d adds

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   Yongzheng: "Even if you don't love me, you can only stay by my side, in this life and for all eternity." Hongli: "I want you, and you can only be mine." Kangxi: "Once, the Qing Dynasty was everything; now, I'm only grateful that possessing the empire allows me to have you." Shunzhi: "Call me extreme, call me excessive, what good is forceful acquisition?"

10. 210 综 A Qing-Dynasty Time-Travel Anthology: Fall for a Flirtatious Beauty and You're Done For 综清穿：遇到钓系美人你就栽了 Ling Yang铃央Ancient Romance193k WordsCompleted (This novel is entirely fictional.) Yongzheng: “Even if you don’t love me, you can only stay by my side, in this life and every life to come.” Hongli: “I want you, and you can only be mine.” Kangxi: “Once, the Qing Empire was everything to me. Now, I’m only grateful to have an empire, because that’s how I could have you.” Shunzhi: “Call me extreme, call me unreasonable. So what if I take you by force?” This novel will have many, many different worlds, and it won’t be like my previous one, so fee 588Reads6.8Score—14d adds
11. 211 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet, Delicate Cannon Fodder Wins Everyone's Heart 快穿：娇软炮灰惹人怜 Zhizhi Loves Chili Peppers爱吃辣椒的芝芝Ancient Romance607k WordsOngoing [1v1 + love at first sight + forbidden, immoral romance + possessive marriage + the heroine won't suffer] A silly, beautiful girl who's both sweet and timid, a clingy crybaby who loves to pout, vs. male leads of all kinds The order of the worlds may vary. 1. [The Cannon Fodder White Moonlight] Both leads are pure ✓ Second male lead's perspective: After faking his death and returning, he finds his fiancée has become his sister-in-law. 2. [The Delicate Daughter of a Wealthy Family in a Cannon Fodd —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 212 快 The Quick-Transmigration Lord God’s Sweetheart 快穿主神大人的娇软心尖宠 Snow Pear Syrup雪梨糖汁Modern Romance673k WordsCompleted Su Zhi stayed up too late reading novels and died suddenly. She was bound to a being that called itself a System. She had to visit three thousand worlds, collect fragments of the Sovereign, and complete missions in order to come back to life. Su Zhi said, “I can do that! No problem!” World One: The ascetic professor: “Zhizhi, you can only be mine.” World Two: The possessive school bully: “Zhizhi, give me a hug.” World Three: The corrupted junior disciple: “If you’re disobedient, Senior Sister, y 373Reads—Score10414d adds
13. 213 甜 Sweet Romance: The Goddess Has Run Off with the Heroine Again 甜宠，女主又被神明拐跑了 Xiao Qiju肖七橘Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete, quick transmigration sweet treat, sugary romance! A little scum-bashing, one-on-one, both leads are pure] Su Yu, courtesy name Changjin, was a young Qinghuang who had lived for twenty thousand years. One day, while being hunted by all sorts of extraordinary cultivators, she picked up a pitch-black egg, and her egg-raising journey began. She traveled through thousands of minor worlds, accumulating merit points and saving sickly, obsessive powerhouses. But wait! Why did the powerful men 6.5kReads9.4Score53714d adds
14. 214 双 After We Both Transmigrate, I Throw My Weight Around in My Hometown’s Harem 双穿后我在老乡后宫作威作福 No Morning Court不早朝Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted “Don't you understand? It's not because we're alike that I can't live without you!” “I'm the one who can't live without you!” Xiao Shuhan x Shi Shi “Have you not seen the waters of the Yellow River descending from the heavens...” When Shi Shi heard those words, the coarse bran she was chewing suddenly tasted delicious. It was the most comforting thing she'd heard since she transmigrated! Just as Shi Shi was carefully planning a joyful reunion, a major blunder unfolded one night in the imperi 881Reads6.3Score—14d adds

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    This is a story about a man and a woman who transmigrate into the world of the emperor. The female protagonist becomes a palace maid, and the male protagonist becomes the emperor. It's full of plot holes, starting with a mistaken code exchange, and the female protagonist gets kicked into the water by the emperor after exclaiming "Holy crap!"

15. 215 被 After Being Sent to the Palace, I Win All the Emperor’s Favor 被献入宫后，我夺尽恩宠 Qin Yao沁摇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 🌟The drama adaptation, Qin Meiren’s Rise to Power, is now streaming!🌟 [Palace intrigue / not both virgins / devoted love later on. This isn’t a mindless indulgence story. If you’re looking for pure doting after just two or three chapters, you should leave now.] In her previous life, Qin Liuse entered the palace in place of a noble daughter of the Qin family. In the end, she was left with nowhere to call home, forced to watch the man she loved marry someone else. Reborn, she is still the neglect 3.3kReads8.8Score36914d adds

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    Just finished watching it, it's great, the male lead is exceptionally talented.

16. 216 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Black Lotus Wrapped in Golden Threads 综影视：金缕缠香黑莲花 Ling Yang铃央Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Delicate, adorable beauty of unparalleled loveliness, Mary Sue, 1v1 or 1vN, not sure yet, golden finger turned all the way up, OOC warning!!!] She is Fei Yan, the last nine-tailed blood fox in the Myriad Worlds, an ancient being who feeds on desire. When a scarlet stream of light cuts through the void, her nine tails unfurl among the stars. She is like a blood-red red spider lily in full bloom. “Fei Yan...” This is the name she chose for herself. She softly licks the dew of desire gathered on h 11.4kReads7.6Score51014d adds

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17. 217 综 Film and TV Crossover: Even the Villainous Cannon Fodder Wants to Overturn the Jade-Boned Beauty 综影视：反派炮灰都想逆袭玉骨妖 Ling Yang铃央Female-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Everything mentioned in the blurb will be written about, but updates are irregular. If there’s a new drama or anything else you’d like to see, leave a comment. If you don’t like it, don’t read it, and please don’t leave nasty comments. The heroine is the soft, sweet, easy-to-push-around type. (It’s a Mary Sue story, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing.) The heroine doesn’t love anyone. Don’t try to force a romance onto her. If she really does fall for someone, I’ll explain in the author’s 405Reads8.5Score1614d adds
18. 218 综 Film and TV Crossover: Who Says the Supporting Female Character Is Destined to Be Cannon Fodder? 综影视：谁说女配注定被炮灰 Yi You苡幽Female-Channel Fanfiction690k WordsCompleted If you don't like it, don't read or complain. (The leads are not both virgins. Except in the first world, the hero will be devoted to the heroine after meeting her, but she won't be devoted to him. She's sweet, soft, and easy to push around; this is a harem and Mary Sue story. Don't tell me what happens in the original works. This isn't the original. Some characters are very out of character, so proceed with caution, proceed with caution, proceed with caution. If you don't like it, don't read it 3.1kReads8.2Score10014d adds
19. 219 启 Your Majesty, the Emperor Has Asked for Your Favor Again 启禀娘娘：皇上又翻你牌子了 Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted Ning Xi, an all-around genius from a mysterious organization in the 21st century, retired with honors after completing her final mission. But on her way home, her cruise ship was blown up at sea, and she drowned. Her soul transmigrated to another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Tian Sheng Kingdom. In this life, she grew up cherished by her parents and older brothers, enjoying a carefree and comfortable existence, until the new emperor 1.4kReads9.0Score14114d adds
20. 220 漂 The Beautiful Side Character Is Forced to Become Everyone's Favorite 漂亮女配被迫成为万人迷 Utterly Amoral毫无道德1.2M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + multiple male leads + everyone's favorite + all male leads are virgins] World One: Jiang Niaoniao is bound to the [High-Aura Target Collection System]. Her mission is to successfully collect the targets'… in each small world. In the first world, she becomes a pitiful wife neglected by her husband and bullied by her mother-in-law. She has no children, and her sister-in-law torments her too. But just when she thinks her life is hopeless, fate opens another door for her: 438Reads7.6Score12414d adds

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    🍁🍁① Five years ago, the female lead was tricked into being with the male lead. Later, she left behind a handkerchief and stole the male lead's jade thumb ring. As the child grew up, he looked more and more like the male lead... (Love at first sight, ten old houses on fire)

21. 221 成 On Our Wedding Night, the Obsessive Crown Prince Took Me to the Eastern Palace 成亲当晚，偏执太子夺我入东宫 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted The aloof, possessive Crown Prince × the dazzling beauty who loves money Everyone in the Eastern Palace knows that the Crown Princess was snatched away from someone else by the Crown Prince. Once the Crown Prince, as elegant as jade and as clear as moonlight, fell into the sea of love, there was no climbing back out. He Yue transmigrated to ancient times and became the owner of a rouge shop. She wasn’t rich or powerful, but her life was peaceful and carefree. Then one day, the woman she liv 34.7kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds

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    Looks good, looks good.

22. 222 尤 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 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [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 5.1kReads9.0Score58714d adds

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    Both are stories where the emperor and the female lead fall in love at first sight... The old house is now hot... 1️⃣ Love at first sight 💘 Half-emperor steals the minister's wife. 2️⃣ The emperor falls in love at first sight 💘 The female lead uses this to rise to power; her intelligence is on point!

23. 223 皇 The Emperor Fell for Her at First Sight: The Bewitching Consort Becomes Empress After Bearing Many Heirs 皇上一见钟情，尤物娘娘多胎封后 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance251k WordsCompleted [The emperor falls in love at first sight + the emperor begs the heroine to manage the harem + heroine with stellar acting skills + strong, intelligent heroine + lots of children] Whoever harms me, I’ll make them pay! Hua Yunchu loves only herself. The right way to deal with a man is to use up every last bit of his value. But the emperor wants to make Hua Yunchu a Noble Lady, while the empress’s throne sits empty. And he wants me to manage the harem, too? What is going on? I’d planned to coast o 2.7kReads9.1Score30314d adds
24. 224 快 Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后 Fifty-Cent Special Effects五毛二特效Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp 32.7kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
25. 225 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds

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    These are beautiful too!!! These are beautiful too!!!

26. 226 贵 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 Cheng Shuang乘霜Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [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 2.8kReads8.8Score24514d adds
27. 227 快 Quick Transmigration! Even an Average Girl Can Be Everyone’s Crush 快穿！普女也是万人迷 Endless Good Fortune漫漫福气Female-Channel Fanfiction98k WordsOngoing [Ordinary-looking woman adored by everyone] [Love at first sight] Chen Yuan is the star Host of the Supporting Character Comeback Department at the Quick Transmigration Bureau, a legend who can captivate the gifted darlings of every world with nothing but her plain, unremarkable face. Chen Yuan: I don’t know either! I didn’t do anything, and they all just threw themselves at me [wronged] [confused] Male leads and supporting male characters: Yuan-yuan, Yuan-yuan, look at me! I love you!! This is 563Reads5.8Score11214d adds
28. 228 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
29. 229 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [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 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
30. 230 快 Quick Transmigration: The Delicate Little Cannon Fodder Wins Everyone’s Heart 快穿之娇软炮灰惹人怜 A Cat in September九月一只猫Ancient Romance869k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a book as a sacrificial pawn, and in the end... (A collection of short stories) (Sweet romance) 1. The Marquis's Pawn of a Wife (Complete) 2. The Female Lead's Stepmother (Complete) 3. The Pawn of a Cousin Miss (Complete) 4. The Pawn of a Noble Consort (Complete) 5. The Pawn of an Unattainable First Love (Complete) 6. The Pawn of an Ex-Girlfriend (Complete) 7. The Pawn of a Concubine (Complete) 8. The Pawn on a Dating Show (Complete) 9. The Pawn in a Fertility Story (Compl 7.3kReads8.8Score41214d adds
31. 231 惊 Shocking! The Noble Consort Wins the Favor of All Six Palaces by Gossiping 惊！贵妃娘娘靠吃瓜宠冠六宫 Day Mountain Moon昼山月Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 4kReads9.3Score55614d adds
32. 232 综 A Journey Through Film and TV: The Cannon Fodder’s Road to a Comeback 综影视之炮灰逆袭路 Lush Purple Asters紫苑青青Female-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing Even a cannon-fodder character can turn the tables and become the protagonist 30kReads8.6Score67814d adds
33. 233 贵 After the Noble Consort Checked Out, the Coldhearted Emperor Begged Her to Come Back 贵妃娘娘摆烂后，冷厉君王低头哄 Returning South南归Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + sweet, doting romance] Jing Zhao transmigrated into a book as the villainous cannon-fodder supporting character, Consort Zhao. In the book, Consort Zhao was arrogant, overbearing, and jealous, yet supposedly adored by the emperor. [Not really.] She knew she was nothing more than a shield. Once the emperor's beloved, the heroine, entered the palace, he would kick Jing Zhao aside. In the end, she'd die horribly after being driven by jealousy to frame the heroine! To save 4.1kReads8.8Score32614d adds
34. 234 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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    📖① The emperor, the male lead, falls in love at first sight with the female lead after she transmigrates into his body. 💘💘 The female lead goes to cut lotus flowers, but falls into the water, emerging gracefully... Like a lotus rising from the water. She immediately captures the emperor's heart, and he immediately takes her as his concubine. 🧡🧡 📖② The female lead is a palace maid. On a rainy day, the road is slippery, and she slips and falls, landing in the emperor's heart. He wants to see this little palace maid every day. After she is given a title, he dotes on her immensely. 🍬🍬

35. 235 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 3.1kReads8.5Score36014d adds
36. 236 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: The Tyrant Visits Her Dreams Night After Night, and She’s His Most Cherished One 穿书，暴君夜夜入梦，她是心尖宠 Nalan Tihua纳兰蹄花Ancient Romance299k WordsOngoing College student Lin Xicheng dreams every night of cuddling close with a man whose face she cannot make out... She accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates into the body of the Lin household's third young miss in the Kingdom of Cangwu, a useless girl known for being crude and notorious. Xiao Jiyе is the seventh emperor of Cangwu. Young and handsome, he suffers from a head ailment. In his three years on the throne, he has ruled like a tyrant, cruel and merciless, with countless lives on 11Reads6.8Score—14d adds

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    The emperor meets the heroine in a dream and falls in love at first sight.

37. 237 贵 The Merciless Imperial Consort, the Tyrant Who Hands Her the Knife 贵妃娘娘心狠手辣，暴君他递刀 Late Summer, Not Yet Over夏末未余Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Both leads faithful and powerful + one true pairing + male lead has concubines + dotes on her exclusively from the start + a little palace intrigue and political scheming + System plays a minor role + fast-paced + no brainless tropes + no over-the-top drama + happy ending] [Brutal, calculating tyrant + absolutely rational, breathtakingly beautiful consort] Ye Xiyin has traveled through three thousand worlds and finally reaches the world of her last mission. Then the System tells her to sell her 2.3kReads9.1Score27214d adds
38. 238 从 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Yidao俞一刀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 6kReads8.8Score58714d adds
39. 239 娇 After Entering the Palace, the Emperor Spoils His Sweet, Delicate Beauty Like Crazy 娇软美人入宫后，帝王掐腰宠疯了 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Exclusive Devotion + Possessive Pursuit + Nontraditional Palace Intrigue + Stunning Heroine] A deranged, possessive hero x a pitiful, delicate heroine Not a first-time couple; the hero is strong and the heroine is weak. The heroine is beautiful and high-maintenance. Read with caution if that bothers you! On the night Lan Xi was to be married, Yan Cong led his cavalry in a devastating attack on the Songutu tribe. Sand filled the sky, horns sounded in the wind, and warhorses and 1.1kReads8.7Score10514d adds

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    The male lead, who forcefully takes the female lead, is exceptionally kind to her and dotes on her exclusively.

40. 240 这 This Noble Consort Doesn't Do Overtime 这个贵妃不太卷 Butterflies Dance into Tragedy蝶舞成殇Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Qin Yan was sent to the Eastern Palace by imperial decree and became Shen Jingchuan’s secondary consort. Everyone in the palace was an expert at scheming. To survive, they all relied on familiar tactics like acting coy and warning the servants. Two years later, Shen Jingchuan ascended the throne and bestowed on Qin Yan the rank of Consort, second grade, with the title Rong. At Jingyang Palace, Qin Yan reclined on a chaise longue, her brows slightly furrowed as she complained, “Your Majesty is fa 890Reads6.4Score10014d adds
41. 241 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 14.4kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
42. 242 贵 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色，惹得帝后争相宠 Returning South南归Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 4.9kReads9.2Score60314d adds

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    This book features a character with an age gap, but it's really good. The later parts show him doting on the character. [Eating melon emoji]

43. 243 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.5kReads9.3Score95214d adds
44. 244 贵 Is the Noble Consort the Most Favored in the Harem Today? 贵妃今天宠冠后宫了嘛 Yu Liang鱼梁Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [The Noble Consort is the reborn empress. Liang Jiayi = Zhou Jinghe. A clever, brave, strong-willed little troublemaker × a diligent, virtuous, wise, and benevolent ruler] Rumor had it that the newly arrived Noble Consort was the empress’s double. The Noble Consort had never put up with such an insult in her life, so she turned around and raised hell in the entire harem. The concubines competed for the emperor’s favor? She drove them out of the palace. The Empress Dowager made things difficult f 435Reads9.2Score10214d adds
45. 245 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
46. 246 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 17.8kReads8.9Score94614d adds
47. 247 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 25.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
48. 248 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquering the World with My Looks 快穿：靠脸征服世界 A Ya of the Zi Family紫家阿雅Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration with a stunningly beautiful heroine, adored by everyone; a sweet, satisfying read.] (Content warning: In most worlds, the heroine appears quite late and has limited screen time. This is not a typical everyone-loves-the-heroine story.) The 1234 Wish System has always been infamous throughout the System world for its poor job performance. Then one day, 1234 meets Huanyan, an absolute beauty. After 1234 talks her into it, Huanyan begins her quick transmigration journey. Bu 5kReads8.2Score31514d adds

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49. 249 将 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Lu Yueerwu陆月二五Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.4kReads9.2Score32014d adds
50. 250 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds

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