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Any Stories with a Beloved Consort Heroine and an Emperor Hero? 有没有那种女主是宠妃,男主是皇上的?

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  1. 51 A Heart Caged Behind Palace Walls: Consort Yuan Is Promoted Again 宫墙锁心宠,元妃娘娘又晋位了 Ancient Romance320k WordsCompleted No one is completely devoted to one person in the early part of the story, so don’t read if that’s a dealbreaker. The emperor is a scoundrel at first, but utterly doting later. More sweet than angsty. [Palace intrigue and rising to power + many children + absolute favor + climbing to the top one step at a time] Su Zhitang, the daughter of a general, enters the palace as a beauty after the selection. Her father is already a second-rank official, so she only wants to heed her mother’s advice, keep 877Reads9.0Score101Shelves
  2. 52 A Beauty Hidden Deep in the Palace 深宫藏娇 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 103.4kReads9.5Score12.6kShelves
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  3. 53 Love Across Two Lifetimes, A Beauty Captivates the Emperor's Heart 两世情,红颜魅君心 Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Wicked heroine + scheming + stunning beauty + ruthless plotting] In her previous life, Ye Nanxi was blinded by love and gave everything for the man she loved. But he gave her to the emperor, and she met a gruesome end in the palace. Reborn, Ye Nanxi is no longer obsessed with love. She loves only herself. Everyone who hurt her will pay the price. She no longer cares if the world calls her unscrupulous. She only wants to live freely and do as she pleases. Anyone she can't stand, she kills. Anyon 124Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 54 Blood in the Inner Palace, Schemes in a Beauty’s Heart 宫闱血,美人心计深 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Powerful female lead transmigrates into another person's body + high-IQ palace intrigue + one woman takes on the entire harem + not both leads' first time] A stunning award-winning actress transmigrates into the body of a concubine-born girl who has been drugged with an aphrodisiac and is still expected to enter the palace. Entering the palace would be one thing, but her rank is low. Her rank being low would be one thing, but she has no money either. No matter. Sister Shen knows exactly what sh 518Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  5. 55 The Emperor’s Scheme 帝心谋 Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted (Not a pure couple; sweet romance and palace intrigue, with him devoted to her alone later on) Jiang Lingge is the illegitimate daughter of the Vice Minister of Revenue. Her mother died when she was young, and she grew up being bullied by her legal mother and elder sister. Born into such circumstances, Jiang Lingge learned how to hide her true self. She was always searching for a way out, a way to escape her legal mother. Her chance came soon enough. The emperor was selecting consorts, and the p 551Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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  6. 56 A Noble Consort in the Deep Palace 深宫有贵妃 Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 11.8kReads9.0Score765Shelves
  7. 57 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷,圣上夜夜相思 Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 16.6kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
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  8. 58 The Side Consort Has Occasional Meltdowns, and the Prince Spends His Days Calming Her Down 侧妃间歇发疯,王爷日常哄人 Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted #She miscarries from the start. What's wrong with going a little crazy?# #The heroine isn't a good person, the hero isn't a good person, and nobody's a good person# Yuan Xiangxue transmigrates. Other heroines either become mothers without the pain or get an overpowered golden finger. She's the unlucky one who miscarries from the start... Then she takes a look at her new identity: she's become the concubine of Liang Yujing, the ninth prince of the Great Liang Dynasty. She was a perfectly good per 4.5kReads8.6Score458Shelves
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  9. 59 You Act, I Act, and the Empress Leads the Grand Performance 你演我,我演你,皇后带头唱大戏 Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted #Clear-eyed heroine + realistic palace intrigue# In the third year of Kangning, a palace candidate named Jiang Lingyao is pushed into Yingyue Lake and drowns. By a twist of fate, Jiang Lingyao gets a second life in the dead woman's body. The good news: Jiang Lingyao has ghosts all over the palace acting as her spies, so none of the harem's schemes can escape her notice. The bad news: Though she manages to claim the empress's throne in one fell swoop, her paternal aunt, the empress dowager, loath 63Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  10. 60 Qing-Dynasty Time Travel: The Drama Queen Consort’s Epic Blunder 清穿雍正:戏精娘娘翻车实录 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty Setting + System + Childbearing + Mind-Reading] Cui Xueman, a top finance student in the 21st century, transmigrates one day and opens her eyes to a huge character for “funeral offerings” in the mourning hall. Fainting from shock… That's perfectly normal, isn't it? When she wakes up again, she receives the good-or-bad news: she's transmigrated, and to the Kangxi era, no less. But the long-awaited standard issue for transmigrators, a golden finger or System, is nowhere to be seen! F 1.2kReads9.1Score109Shelves
  11. 61 Jiaojiao, You Are My Springtime Splendor 娇娇,你是朕的春和景明 Ancient Romance457k WordsCompleted Reborn / Imperial Consort / Only One Loved / Both Leads Pure / The Wife-Chasing Crematorium / Mutual Scheming In her brother's study, Su Wanning stumbles upon the emperor as he's changing clothes. One careless mistake, and he has her at his mercy. Under Xiao Yu's coercion, Su Wanning enters the palace and becomes the Imperial Consort, second only to the empress and favored above all others in the harem. Three years of affection make Su Wanning fall completely in love with Xiao Yu, the lofty empe 631Reads—Score—Shelves
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  12. 62 The Cast-Off Consort Turns Up the Heat, and the Coldhearted Emperor Dotes on Her Like Never Before 失宠娘娘撩爆了,冷情帝王极致宠 Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance and satisfying revenge + a hero who knows his own heart: He favors her early on, then gives her his undivided love!] Su Yue is a thousand-year-old fox spirit who transmigrates into a book. Thanks to the System, she can maintain her human form. Her motto? Be a spoiled, willful favorite consort! Bold and alluring, she knows exactly how to turn up the heat. Dancing, role-play skits, couples’ games... you name it! Emperor Chengjing, Long Muyao, is cold-hearted with a 149Reads6.7Score—Shelves
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  13. 63 The Nine-Phoenix Hairpin 九凤钗 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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  14. 64 The Consort Hopes to Fall from Favor Every Day 娘娘每天都在盼着失宠 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted A shocking piece of news swept through Jingling City: Luo Changan, the capital’s top young master, beat up the new emperor in the street. For anyone else, that would have meant losing their head, but our Young Master Luo wasn’t worried. His father was a high-ranking minister, nicknamed the “Traitor.” Luo Changan was taken to the palace, and the whole realm was in an uproar. The days of the Chancellor’s residence throwing its weight around were numbered, and the day its power was stripped away co 604Reads8.8Score100Shelves
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  15. 65 Your Majesty, I Refuse to Marry You! 陛下,妾身不嫁! Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted She went through countless hardships to reach the capital, only to find that her fiancé had married someone else. So she gave him a grand gift... 25Reads6.9Score—Shelves
  16. 66 I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美,独宠后宫怎么了? Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit 5.3kReads9.2Score536Shelves
  17. 67 Floating Clouds in the Deep Palace 深宫浮云 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted The palace gates are deep as the sea, and the imperial household is rich beyond measure. The triennial selection of palace maidens had come around again. The court was choosing candidates, and the emperor would choose his consort. That year, Yun Ying, the daughter of General Yun Yi, was at the perfect age and among those selected. “Ying’er, be careful today. I hear the palace ladies are all formidable. Don’t make any mistakes.” “Second Mother, don’t worry. The worst that can happen is I don’t ge 106Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  18. 68 She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败,被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠 Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 18.4kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves
  19. 69 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 11.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
  20. 70 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 35.1kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
  21. 71 The Beautiful Imperial Consort Frowns, and the King Pulls Her Close to Soothe Her 绝色皇妃一皱眉,君王锁腰轻哄 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + one-on-one] A stunning, flirtatious princess who knows how to ensnare a man x a domineering, scheming, jealous emperor In her previous life, Yun Shuwu, the most revered of the five princesses of Beimo, married the wrong man: Xiao Jimian, the emperor of Nanjiang. She thought he was the right one for her, but he turned out to be an obsessive scoundrel who knew nothing of love and only knew how to use her. She endured endless humiliation and torment in Nanjiang, and died f 1.5kReads9.2Score241Shelves
  22. 72 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 69.8kReads9.4Score10kShelves
  23. 73 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 47.4kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
  24. 74 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? 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
  25. 75 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 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 3.9kReads9.2Score473Shelves
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  26. 76 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 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 19.3kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
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  27. 77 The Empress Doesn't Fight for Favor, the Emperor Crowns Her Empress 娘娘不宫斗,帝王捧上后位 Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted [A Dark, Unhinged Emperor vs. A Wild and Alluring Consort: Not a Pure Romance, but Full of Devotion, Thrills, and Sweetness!] Jiang Shu transmigrates into the harem of a tyrant, becoming an obscure Noble Lady. She thinks she’ll just keep her head down in the palace until old age. But then, to survive, she throws herself into the tyrant’s arms. The emperor adores her beyond measure! He clears out his entire harem for her and puts her on the throne as empress. From then on, their life as emperor a 1.3kReads9.1Score152Shelves
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  28. 78 The Bewitching Consort's Soft Allure Wins the Favor of the Entire Harem 美人酥软,贵妃她宠冠六宫 Ancient Romance895k WordsCompleted After the pitiful Jiang Suiwan transmigrated as Imperial Consort Tong, she landed straight at the pinnacle of life. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to work hard, only to discover: 1. She was Kangxi's first cousin. 2. Her family had power over everything. 3. She could freely rub the little bald head of baby Yinzhen. 4. ...She was destined to die young. It seemed she didn't need to work hard at all. As long as she ate, drank, enjoyed herself, and managed to stay alive, she'd have everything she c 10.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
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  29. 79 Help! The Mind-Reading Tyrant Insists on Spoiling Me 急!有读心术的暴君非要宠我 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After she touched the tyrant’s skull, which had been polished into a wine bowl, she unexpectedly transmigrated into the empress who died the most gruesome death in history. Every day, she plotted to kill the tyrant and become empress in her own right, unaware that he could read minds. When the tyrant fell gravely ill, she wept and begged Heaven to let her trade her own years of life for his safety. The tyrant was deeply moved, until he suddenly heard her thoughts: [If he’s so sick, hurry up and 6.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
  30. 80 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince’s Cherished Young Concubine Rises Through the Ranks 清穿:四爷宠着的小格格一路高升 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Alternate Qing Dynasty + mutual devotion + heroine has a halo + lavish, exclusive pampering] The heroine’s story: After the college entrance exams, Song Xirou, who loved reading time-travel stories set in the Qing dynasty, went to sleep and transmigrated. She became a concubine of Kangxi’s fourth son, the historical Consort Mao, whose two daughters died young and who was never favored. At first, Song Xirou figured that as Aisin-Gioro Yinzhen’s first woman, she might not be loved, but 3.5kReads8.9Score246Shelves
  31. 81 Quick Transmigration: The Empress Is Born to Bewitch 快穿:娘娘媚骨天成 Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [This story is complete. The new story, The Frail, Bewitching Favorite with the Cannon-Fodder Heroine’s Script, is now underway.] [Everyone’s darling + alternate history + System + wish fulfillment + romantic rival showdown. This is not a pure Qing Dynasty story, and history will change!!!] After dying as Zhao Hede, beloved consort of Emperor Cheng of Han, she entered the Quick Transmigration Bureau and made deals with figures from history in hopes of bringing her elder sister back to life. Worl 16.3kReads9.3Score808Shelves
  32. 82 Reborn! A Son Makes the Father Noble, and Fourth Master Lifts Her to the Empress's Seat 重生!父凭子贵,四爷巴巴捧后位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Cunning Little One] (Not a chaste romance. The heroine is the sole favorite from the middle onward. Read with care if this bothers you.) Heaven took pity on her. Reborn, Yijun returned to the day she gave birth to Honghui and swore she would protect the child who had died young. But who could have guessed that the icy Fourth Prince from her previous life would become captivated by the tenderness and liveliness in Yiju 6.9kReads9.4Score582Shelves
  33. 83 A Qing Dynasty Romance: The Fertile Consort's Charm Captures the Fourth Prince 清穿好孕:贵妃娇媚,四爷动心了 Ancient Romance878k WordsOngoing Li Tian, a seasoned career woman, transmigrated into an alternate version of the Qing dynasty and became a gege in Yinzhen’s household. She treated Fourth Master like a boss: put in the work, win him over, and try to have children. Her life became an endless cycle of having and raising children… Then her carefully crafted persona fell apart. Yinzhen pinned Li Tian down and told her, “I’m the only man you’re allowed to have eyes for.” The woman asked timidly, “What about our son?” Fourth Master d —Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 84 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 20.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
  35. 85 The Tyrant Gets Jealous Every Day, and the Empress Has to Soothe Him Every Night! 暴君日日吃醋,娘娘夜夜得哄! Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Hilarious + light fantasy + devoted couple + bickering + enemies turned lovers] Ever since Ouyang Linlang transmigrated into the body of an ancient tyrant, she hadn't enjoyed a single peaceful day! The two bickered all day and traded insults all night, locked in a love-hate relationship At first, when the tyrant wouldn't listen, she coaxed and tricked him, claiming she was a Judge's Brush who could predict the future and defy fate. Later, the tyrant became obsessed with jealousy. She spent ever 30.5kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
  36. 86 Beloved Across the Realm 宠倾江山 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
  37. 87 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次,逼疯了疯批暴君 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 20kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
  38. 88 What a Shock! The Emperor’s Adored Noble Consort Is Actually the Former Empress 惊!陛下娇宠的贵妃竟是先皇后 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 926Reads9.2Score102Shelves
  39. 89 Cherished and Adored: The Emperor's Sweet, Adorable Little Wife 千娇百宠:皇上的娇软小萌妻 Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted 1v1, sweet romance, childhood-to-adulthood Everyone knew that the little princess Shen Ruyue was the most doted-on darling in the palace of the Yuan Kingdom. Her father was the regent, whose name commanded awe throughout the land. But most important of all was Emperor Pei Jingxuan of Yuan. He had kept this soft, sweet girl in his heart for many years. Ever since she was little, the princess had climbed onto the dragon throne and slept in the dragon bed. Every time she called him “Big Brother, Yo 7.5kReads9.2Score945Shelves
  40. 90 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 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 6.2kReads9.3Score733Shelves
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  41. 91 After Her Beloved Becomes a Widow, the Chaste Governor Imprisons Her and Becomes Obsessed 娇娇守寡后,禁欲督主囚她上瘾 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted A delicate young widow empress vs. a refined villain of a chief eunuch (Completed) [Traditional Historical Romance + Taking by Force + Devoted Husband + Political Intrigue and Revenge + Both Leads Are Chaste + Fake Eunuch + Happy Ending] *The mad, corrupted chief eunuch has been plotting for a long time to claim the emperor’s woman. The heroine is sweet, gentle, resilient, and clear-eyed. The hero is utterly wicked and has no morals. He seems like a deranged, wicked demon who is tragic, beautifu 7.6kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
  42. 92 Spring Behind Locked Doors 锁棠春 Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Pure Historical Romance] Shen Ruotang was Crown Prince Xuan Che’s personal maid. She stayed by his side for twelve years, watching him endure the ruthless struggle for the throne. Step by step, he had risen from a master strategist and Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to the cold, cruel emperor everyone feared. After Xuan Che ascended the throne, Shen Ruotang became the head palace maid. Everyone in the palace had to address her as Aunt Ruotang. Rumors sometimes circulated i 203Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  43. 93 Married First, Fell in Love Later: I Picked Up an Emperor for a Husband! 先婚后爱,捡了个皇帝当老公! Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Transmigrates]+ [Male Lead Is Reborn]+ [Both Leads Are Inexperienced]+ [Couch Potato]+ [Not a Strong Female Lead] (The female lead’s perspective is a marriage-first, love-later romance, while the male lead’s perspective is a second chance at love!) … Grand Empress Dowager: “Yan’er, you’re not getting any younger! It’s time you got married!” Emperor: “Grandmother…” Grand Empress Dowager: “I won’t hear it! You must marry this year!” Qin Shu: If I have to enter the palace, so be it! 101Reads—Score—Shelves
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  44. 94 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 932Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 95 The Reborn Favorite Consort Is Alluring, and the Emperor Can't Leave Court Early 宠妃重生,腰软,勾的帝王不早朝 Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + spoiled, airheaded beauty + lovestruck emperor + favored consort + pregnant darling + Noble Consort and imperial physician + sole favorite] Lu Yunshu died. She drank the poisoned wine, and her organs twisted into knots. It was unbearable. She thought the poison would kill her the moment it reached her stomach. But it didn’t. After being forced to drink it, Lu Yunshu struggled for three whole days. Her insides felt torn apart, as though every organ had been soaked in poison. Three days 1.1kReads—Score103Shelves
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  46. 96 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后,阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 32.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves
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  47. 97 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 139.2kReads9.5Score18kShelves
  48. 98 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑,帝王纵情堕落 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 157.8kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
  49. 99 Susu, I’m Spoiled and Blessed with Pregnancy Thanks to the Baby-Making System 宿宿我啊,靠生子系统好孕独宠捏 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short drama: Bound to a Good Luck System, the Tyrant Dotes on Me Alone [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed couple + exclusive, super-sweet romance + living out a full lifetime in each small world + heroine's first world is not chaste, both leads are chaste in all the others] Only after Tea Jiu castrated her target did she realize she'd been bound to a childbearing System. System: "I'm heartbroken. Real heartbreak isn't about making a scene..." Tea Jiu: "My mistake, System. Let me 66.8kReads9.3Score7.4kShelves
  50. 100 The Empress Only Wants to Be Sent to the Cold Palace, but the Tyrant Coaxes Her Onto the Throne 娘娘一心入冷宫,暴君轻哄着上位 Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted [Unhinged, sharp-tongued tyrant + gorgeous, goofy, laid-back favorite consort + devoted, exclusive romance] Su Yaorao transmigrates into a Mary Sue novel as its chief female villain, a bewitching consort who brings ruin to the country. The heroine is a pure-hearted, universally adored savior of the people who will become a virtuous empress. The two enter the palace together to serve the tyrant. The heroine isn’t favored? The original character’s fault. The heroine is poisoned? The original chara 654Reads9.0Score105Shelves

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