A Scheming Female Lead Who Acts Innocent and Is Great at Putting on a Show, Plus Palace Intrigue 女主装单纯，很有心机，且很会演戏，宫斗

1. 1 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Beauty Who Charms Everyone 快穿心机美人狠撩人 Black Tea Lady黑茶淑女Ancient Romance548k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning female lead + no fixed CP] Immersive quick transmigration The male leads make the first move and fall for her on their own. The female lead quietly fulfills the wish-makers' wishes. There are no grand schemes or elaborate machinations. In each world, she completes her mission while staying true to the original character's established personality. To emphasize: the female lead won't break character after entering the original body's life. Miao Miao was once a tre 20.7kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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   Those two are definitely the best choices. Both [Admiration] feature female leads who are scheming but pretend to be innocent, and they're also very good at acting.

2. 2 宿 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 Joy Year After Year乐及年年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 31.1kReads9.3Score2.7k14d adds
3. 3 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Green Tea Siren's Climb to Power Through Childbearing 快穿：尤物绿茶精的生子上位记 Yi Zhi Luan亦枝鸾Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Liu Ruofu was once the Hibiscus Flower Goddess of the Ninth Heaven. She is sent to the mortal realm to live in place of innocent women who were framed and met tragic, untimely deaths. She must also win over men destined to have no children and bear offspring for them. Each small world is its own separate story. The heroine is stunningly beautiful, and her personality varies from world to world. World One: A scheming concubine wins over a crown prince whose heart belongs to someone else World Two 8.8kReads8.0Score51414d adds

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   These two books are the same; the female lead pretends to be innocent to seduce the male lead into liking her. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

4. 4 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Concubine's Rules of Survival and Plunder 快穿之妾室妖娆，生存掠夺守则 Yan Fei Loves Braised Pork爱吃甏肉的焱妃Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing A note about the content: not every story is about concubines. Some also take place in modern times. These tragic concubines want to survive, and to do that, they have to fight and seize what they can. Jiang Chunxi transmigrates into the bodies of these concubines to complete her missions. Morality means nothing to her; all that matters is getting the job done. So what if her methods are underhanded and shameless? Concubine in the Duke's mansion: She secretly gets together with the heir under th 19kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: The Target of Her Mission Turns the Tables on the Supporting Actress 快穿：女配被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Kongkong姜空空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [System] [Revenge] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [Conquest] [No Fixed Couple] [Supporting Female Characters Turn Their Fates Around] After office worker Qiao Zhiyin unexpectedly died of sudden cardiac arrest, she received a transmigrate into a book System. If she could change the fates of the female supporting characters in the stories, she would earn the chance to be reborn. World One: The heroine's love-struck best friend × the heroine's domineering CEO brot 16.6kReads8.5Score89314d adds

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   In this book, the male protagonist in the second world originally liked his cousin, so the female protagonist did the opposite. Before their marriage, she proposed a contract marriage to the male protagonist and confessed that she liked her cousin. Afterwards, she secretly seduced the male protagonist, forcing him to fall in love with her before forcibly taking her as her own. It's super good! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The White Lotus Wins Everyone’s Hearts Again 快穿：白莲花她又万人迷了 He Shiershi何十二时Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [White Lotus, Green Tea Beauty + Everyone's Darling + No Fixed Male Lead + Romantic Rivalries + Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yangyang, adored by everyone regardless of gender, is bound to a Supporting Character Comeback System and tasked with repairing small worlds on the verge of collapse due to supporting characters' overwhelming resentment. Shen Yangyang's motto: “I'm not a player. I just give everyone who loves me a home.” [World One] Everyone's Darling on a Dating Show [World Two] Everyo 46.7kReads9.1Score3.3k14d adds

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   The scheming, seemingly innocent but actually cunning woman, a beautiful but manipulative woman, and a male lead with a noble and pure character—a captivating trope loved by everyone, regardless of gender—is bound to a female supporting character's revenge system, tasked with repairing a small world whose spacetime collapse was caused by the female supporting character's immense resentment. Shen Yangyang's famous quote: "I'm not a scumbag; I'm just giving everyone who loves me a home."

7. 7 娇 So Pure and Innocent as a White Lotus, How Could She Be Scheming to Seduce Him? 娇娇纯净似白莲，怎会心机引诱？ Melon Egg瓜蛋Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [A femme fatale schemes for power, leading the hero step by step into ruin.] Jiang Yueyao is ruthless and destined to become empress. She first meets the emperor at a palace banquet. She is the most favored concubine of a minister, and after a palace consort publicly humiliates her, she drops to her knees and pleads for mercy, looking heartbreakingly beautiful beneath the dazzling palace lanterns. She meets the emperor for the second time in the study at her residence. Frantically fleeing her hu 3.9kReads9.0Score42514d adds

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   This is absolutely gorgeous!!! Trust me!!!

8. 8 快 Becoming a Scheming White Lotus Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之成为心机白莲花 Qi Fengchi栖风迟Fantastical Romance881k WordsOngoing [Fake white lotus | keeps her identity hidden | scheming seduction] In the small worlds, the heroines always pave the way for their love with the male leads using innocent people’s lives. After binding to a Plot-Destroying System, Xia Yan’s mission is to sabotage the relationships between the protagonists, take the place of each world’s chosen heroine, and punish these wicked leading ladies. 1. The scheming concubine of the Crown Prince The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were a perfect match, 117.3kReads8.5Score12.4k14d adds

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   Highly recommended. She's intelligent throughout, cunning yet doesn't reveal her true colors.

9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: She Is the Great Villain 快穿：她是大反派 A Cat in September九月一只猫Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted (A true villain who will never be redeemed. If that's not for you, don't read.) Luo Xi is the only god in the Nine Heavens. Though a god, she is consumed by bloodlust and has slain countless immortals and demons. The Immortal Realm and Demon Realm appeal to the Heavenly Dao to decide her fate, but even the Heavenly Dao is powerless against her. Yet for the sake of stability among the Three Realms, the Heavenly Dao has no choice but to use all its strength to seize a fragment of Luo Xi's soul and 4.9kReads8.9Score27214d adds

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   This book is [drool-worthy]. The first world. The female lead pretends to be innocent, seemingly harboring a crush, but she cleverly uses a spell on the male lead, making him fall for her at first sight. At the same time, she also sends people to kill both the male lead's first love and her own "crush."

10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: Me, the Female Side Character, the Little Green Tea 快穿：我，女配，小绿茶 Ajiu阿韭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Fixed Couple] [Everyone in a Love Triangle] [The Ultimate Regret and Redemption] [Conquest of Every Male Lead and Supporting Male Character] [Scheming Green Tea Beauty] [Underdog Turns into the Unforgettable One] [Amoral Enchantress] [Strong Female Lead, Crushing Scum, Satisfying Power Trip] [Some Bad Endings] Wen Youli, the most cunning and calculating pear blossom spirit in the Three Realms, is bound to the Tragic Supporting Female Comeback System overnight. The System’s random blind boxes 13.4kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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    They absolutely have to be on the list [smirk]. The female lead is innocent and gentle, but in reality, she only cares about herself and is very calculating. The male lead falls deeper and deeper into her trap. The plot is exciting, the logic is clear, and there are detailed processes!!! (However, the 4th book is about [love at first sight], so it's just the literal meaning).

11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Concubine Captivates Hearts and Rises to Principal Wife 快穿：妾室妖媚，撩欲惑心晋主母 Song Shilu宋时鹿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through palace and household intrigue, a wholly ancient-world heroine, a villainess focused solely on her mission, the Matriarch System, breathtaking beauty, a naturally seductive allure, a scheming green-tea vixen, not a sweet romance] Everyone says, “Beauty is a sin.” Liu Fuyin, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is stunningly beautiful and enchantingly seductive. Before she even comes of age, she’s a beauty capable of bringing kingdoms to their knees, and everyone wants to 12kReads8.8Score73514d adds
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: The Concubine Rises to Power, and the Scheming Beauty Becomes His Darling 快穿妾室上位，绿茶美人成心尖宠 Little Zhe小哲子Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, about 100,000 words per world + a scheming, pampered concubine + bearing a child to rise to power + no fixed couple] Gu Xining and Shen Ke knew each other when they were young. She stood by him as they built his business from scratch, and after the company got on its feet, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. But in the year their daughter turned four, Shen Ke brought his mistress into their home, taking advantage of Gu Xining’s lack of a job or support to for 998Reads8.2Score10614d adds
13. 13 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] 15.3kReads8.6Score74114d adds
14. 14 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月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 69kReads9.4Score8.7k14d adds

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    There's nothing a beautiful woman can't do, only things you can't imagine. [Note][Note] Both actresses in these two films are very good at acting, both pretending to be innocent.

15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Beauty's Green Tea Guide 快穿：心机美人绿茶指南 Good Luck, Salty Fish Turns Around好运咸鱼翻身Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has fallen below 9.0 because I can't schedule updates!!! [A scheming, romance-strategy story, not a strong female lead. The heroine is usually a manipulative sweet-talker or fake white lotus, and isn't a good person. There is no fixed male lead, and sometimes the story has no moral compass. Please don't read if that bothers you!] It's called quick transmigration, but each story is fairly long. Please don't read if that bothers you. The heroine isn't strong. She usually plays weak or 42.8kReads8.7Score2.2k14d adds
16. 16 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七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 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds

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    If you're looking for books here, you absolutely have to check the ratings. These two books have high ratings, one is 9.2 And the other is 9.5. They're pure palace intrigue, with the female lead using manipulative tactics on the male lead. The plot is so intricately linked that you can't stop reading!

17. 17 都 Since I've Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty, Why Not Boldly Choose Kangxi? 都清穿了，不妨大胆点选康熙啊！ Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day Shi Nanxi transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty, she learns that her elder legitimate sister, Shi Rongyue, is also a transmigrator. Shi Rongyue wants to escape her future as the Crown Princess, so she approaches Nanxi and offers to let her marry the Crown Prince while she marries the Fourth Prince. Anyone who transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty knows the history. The Crown Prince’s later years are miserable. Though the Fourth Prince eventually wins, he is only thirteen now and wil 18.3kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds
18. 18 娇 A Scheming Childhood Friend Charms the Coldhearted Emperor into Surrender 娇媚心机青梅诱，薄情帝王沦陷深 Fu Yuan福媛Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pure palace intrigue + the leads are not each other’s first + no saintly heroine] P.S. The heroine is a villainess who takes the initiative. A bewitching, scheming beauty × a cool, heartless emperor An imperial decree made Chu Miaowei the crown prince’s secondary consort. With the little affection her childhood friend, Crown Prince Xiao Jinghuai, had for her, she could have lived a smooth and happy life. But she had no interest in love. She only wanted power. How could the position of secondary 642Reads5.5Score10114d adds

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    The female lead is a very good actress; she always portrays a gentle image.

19. 19 娘 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 You Gongyu尤宫羽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 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds

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    [Sparrow's Divine Work][Sparrow's Divine Work] These three books are all super good! They're all completed! [Frustrated] Especially the first one, the female lead is very clear-headed and intelligent! [Admiring][Admiring] Highly recommended!

20. 20 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
21. 21 累 I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re 3.5kReads9.2Score30214d adds

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    These two books are absolutely better at pretending and acting than the other. Every tear they shed is worthwhile, and they are both incredibly innocent. In the emperor's eyes, they are all pure and guileless, with the emperor in their hearts and minds, making them lovable.

22. 22 从 Starting as a Sweet Little White Flower in Empresses in the Palace 从甄嬛传装小白花开始 Dreaming of Him in Broad Daylight白日梦他Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing (Crossover with multiple TV dramas + beautiful and ruthless heroine + no fixed pairing + living out a lifetime in each small world) A peach blossom spirit travels through the small worlds of various TV dramas, absorbing the power of souls' wishes and changing the fates of the women destined to be cannon fodder. World One: Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong (Complete) A pure, delicate white lotus, putting on a stellar performance World Two: The Story of Minglan: Mo Lan A spoiled couple's daily 605Reads8.0Score11214d adds

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    In the first world, she transmigrates into the body of An Lingrong, a beautiful but ruthless woman who is incredibly skilled at pretending and acting. To the Empress and others, she is a foolish beauty who is even more straightforward and outspoken than Consort Qi, seeing everyone as a good person and offending people with her words and actions without realizing it. To the Emperor, she is a pure white flower rising from the mud, wholeheartedly devoted to him, excessively innocent and kind, and can only be protected by his own efforts... Everyone thinks she is not to be feared, but she manages to fool everyone. It's captivating!

23. 23 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Delicate Black Lotus 综影视：娇弱黑莲花 Hiding Behind a secret identity背着小马甲Ancient Romance5.0M WordsOngoing In the eyes of the world, she is kind, lovely, and sacred, a goddess who walks among mortals without a speck of dust on her. No words of praise for beauty could describe even a fraction of her. Yet only her enemies know that if you cut out Su Mian's heart, it is black! Villainess fiction, not a strong female lead. Fully immersive in each small world, with role-play from an omniscient perspective (clear-minded yet falling into corruption). Don't read if that's not your thing! 11.9kReads7.9Score32114d adds

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24. 24 穿 Reborn as a Wicked Woman, I Seduce the Emperor with My Beauty to Claim the Throne 穿成恶女，我靠美色诱君登凤位 Nan Yue Zi楠月子Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Ancient palace intrigue + best friends transmigrate together + take down the perfect first love + revenge + fight for favor and rise to the top] Su Wanyi and her best friend transmigrated at the same time, becoming the legitimate and secondary daughters of the Marquis of Dingyuan’s household. They had planned to stick together for comfort and lie flat, enjoying an early retirement. They never expected things to turn into a disaster from the start. Her best friend was killed by the Crown Prince’ 238Reads—Score1414d adds

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    The male lead has a white moonlight (ideal love interest), while the female lead pretends to be innocent and scheming, but is actually very cunning, independent, and clear-headed. In order to change her tragic fate as a villainous supporting character and avenge her best friend, she takes the opportunity to seduce the male lead with her beauty. As the male lead spends time with the female lead, he falls for her. The female lead then competes for favor and rises to power, tearing apart the white moonlight. The plot and the characters' intelligence are both on point, making it a captivating and addictive watch, definitely worth watching!

25. 25 嫡 My Older Sister Forced Me to Bear a Child for Her, but I Captivated the Heir and Rose to Power 嫡姐逼我借腹，缠引世子翻身上位 Ji Qing几清Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yun Xi spent seventeen years growing up in the countryside. When she was finally brought back, she died a horrible death on a rainy night. She was forced to carry a child for her legitimate elder sister, then died a horrific death when they cut the baby out of her. Her adoptive parents were driven to hang themselves, and her own child was torn apart alive... Reborn, she looked at the parents before her and felt only chilling dread. She chose to walk this blood-soaked path again, hiding beneath t 83Reads—Score—14d adds

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    🍁①In her past life, she was forced to bear a child for her elder sister, ultimately suffering a gruesome death by disembowelment. Even after death, her soul lingered, witnessing her elder sister cruelly torturing her child to death after the sister conceived her own… 🍀🍀Reborn, she once again embarks on the path of bearing a child for her elder sister, but this time with a gentle and understanding demeanor, gradually bringing the aloof prince down from his pedestal…

26. 26 男 The Male Lead Has Been Trained Like a Dog by That Little White Lotus Again 男主又被小白莲训成狗了 Cha Xirao2茶夕娆2Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come out, and it’ll go up later! [Wild premise, stunning heroine, stealing men, scheming her way to the top, wicked woman. Don’t apply this to real life!] Jiang Lianmeng was once a lotus spirit with no worldly desires, but after absorbing too much resentment, she transformed into human form overnight. The System tells her that as long as she successfully helps the original owner rise to power and steals another woman’s man, she can ascend and become a Lotus Immortal! Jia 1.3kReads5.3Score—14d adds

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    It's more immersive, making the male lead feel sorry for him first.

27. 27 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5kReads9.3Score53214d adds

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    This book is absolutely amazing; I cried buckets at the end!

28. 28 锦 Prince Jin Has Trouble Fathering Heirs? His Delicate Beauty Bears Two Babies in One Night 锦王子嗣艰难？娇柔美人一夜两崽 Today Is Another Day I Want to Get Rich今天也是想发财的一天Ancient Romance772k WordsCompleted [Household and palace intrigue + devoted love later on + the most beautiful heroine + a scheming flirt] Sheng Wendi is a delicate beauty with a face like a celestial maiden. Though she has transmigrated, she can’t remember a single poem or song. Her legitimate elder sister, who transmigrated into a book and knows the plot inside out, steals everything from her. The sister marries the son of a civil official, while Sheng Wendi is sent to marry Prince Jin as a concubine. The prince’s manor is full 6.2kReads8.5Score54214d adds

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    The female lead's acting was incredibly convincing; she was a master actress, portraying herself as a simple young lady from a humble background, genuinely in love with the prince (male lead), with no ulterior motives. She meticulously plotted to win his heart, making him fall for her, and ultimately succeeded in ascending to the position of empress.

29. 29 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
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: Conquering Male Leads, the Older Supporting Character Keeps Getting Pregnant 快穿攻略男主，大龄女配好孕连连 Wen Tianjiu温甜酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Scheming seduction + age gap + seducing her way to the top + torturing scumbags and face-slapping + fertile beauty] Shen Yan is the legendary femme fatale said to have brought a kingdom to ruin. But when she is suddenly bound to a Female Supporting Character System, she has to transmigrate into a series of older, disposable female characters. The concubine-in-waiting sold off in a doting-romance novel, the contract-romance heroine’s tool of an aunt, the stern female secretary in a domineering 6.9kReads8.8Score35214d adds

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    🍀The female lead was originally a treacherous concubine who brought ruin to the country. Suddenly, she was bound to an "older female supporting character system" and used her cunning to seduce the male lead and have his child. In the first world, she was a palace intrigue heroine who eventually became the Empress Dowager. Her words were: "I didn't want to ruin your relationship with the Princess; I just felt sorry for you."

31. 31 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 4.6kReads9.3Score59814d adds
32. 32 穿 Reborn as An Lingrong's Younger Half-Sister, a Black Lotus Wages Palace Intrigue Online 穿成安陵容庶妹，黑莲花在线宫斗 Grape Iceberg葡萄冰山Female-Channel Fanfiction679k WordsCompleted A black-hearted lotus transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace as An Lingrong’s younger half-sister, An Lingxi, who died young. She has scant spiritual energy, a pack of shrewish concubines, an absent wastrel father, and a frail body plagued by hunger, cold, and illness. An Lingxi works hard to absorb spiritual energy and nourish her body, growing more beautiful by the day. Her wastrel father, An Bihuai, decides she could be a valuable asset, and An Lingxi eagerly spins him promises until she 1.2kReads7.0Score10014d adds
33. 33 嫁 She Married into a Powerful Family to Become Its Mistress, Her Graceful Charm Driving Men Wild 嫁高门做主母，她娇骨玉香撩疯了 Dark Big Lychee黑暗大荔枝Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Don't blame anyone for shipping the wrong couple] [Pure, irresistible flirt] [A scheming actress transmigrates into the body of an ancient-era concubine-born daughter] Su Wan is born with glossy dark hair and radiant beauty, her delicate frame as fragrant as jade. After her legitimate elder sister frames her, she becomes pregnant overnight, and her sister takes her place in the marriage. Two years later, when her elder sister proves unable to bear children, Su Wan's grandmother forces her to be 1.4kReads8.9Score17314d adds
34. 34 安 After An Lingrong Is Reborn, She Gains Chun Yuan's Halo 安陵容重生后，带上纯元光环 Young Master A-Lu公子阿绿Female-Channel Fanfiction741k WordsOngoing A Few Warnings First: (If you hate any of the things listed below, go transmigrate into a book! Don’t read and then complain!) Fans of Zhen Huan, stay away! The protagonist isn’t Zhen Huan, and this isn’t a story about sisterly devotion. Those who hate Zhen Huan should read with caution. Her characterization follows the original novel: she isn’t perfect and has flaws, but she isn’t a bad person. Please don’t mention other Empresses in the Palace fanfiction under this story, and don’t mention thi 153Reads9.3Score—14d adds
35. 35 原 The Fully Leveled An Lingrong from the Novel Enters the TV Drama 原著满级安陵容穿进影视剧 Luoshen Zhuli洛神茱比莉Female-Channel Fanfiction926k WordsCompleted [A ruthless An Lingrong, a master of palace intrigue in the original novel, transmigrates into the TV adaptation of Empresses in the Palace] An Lingrong thought she would go to the eighteenth level of hell after death for all the wicked things she had done. But when she opened her eyes, she was back not long after first entering the palace. Why were some things completely different from what she remembered? For instance, she was now sitting in a sedan chair being carried out of the Hall of Menta 1.3kReads6.5Score11414d adds
36. 36 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Deadly Game of Extreme Plot Twists 综影视：极限反转必死局 Yi Yuesheng翼月笙Female-Channel Fanfiction700k WordsCompleted (This book is mainly for going completely off the rails. It's absolutely wild, so prepare yourself before reading.) Chi Yining is a plot reverser, specializing in turning around the bleak endings of villain clients after their true colors are exposed. Whether they need a clean slate or want to crush their enemies, with them around, there is no certain-death predicament in this world that can't be reversed. The characters are tentatively: 1. Yixiu, trapped in a trial over the death of Chun Yuan; 5.7kReads8.4Score30614d adds
37. 37 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
38. 38 安 An Lingrong: Too Young to Be a Fox Spirit 安陵容之狐狸未成精，纯属太年轻 Mint Ice薄荷冰Female-Channel Fanfiction370k WordsCompleted Xiao Bohe is a beautician whose favorite pastime is going home after work to binge-watch dramas. While watching one, she choked on a bitter apricot kernel and transmigrated into An Lingrong. Luckily, she brought along a beauty and makeover space. With the space at her disposal, she can do anything. She'll change her fate, have a baby, bring down dragons, and climb ever higher. 181Reads6.6Score—14d adds
39. 39 综 Film and TV Crossover: How to Become a Beloved Concubine 综影视宠妃是如何炼成的 In Bed Before 1111点之前睡觉觉Female-Channel Fanfiction181k WordsOngoing Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong, a ruthless and scheming yet coy favorite consort Empresses in the Palace: Yu Ying'er, a pampered favorite consort who is arrogant and brazen Empresses in the Palace: Guarjia Wenyuan, an overbearing, spoiled, naive idiot of a favorite consort Empresses in the Palace: Ye Lanyi, a cold and aloof favorite consort who picks fights with everyone and finds fault with everything Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Wei Yanwan, an enchantress with a bewitching allure Ruy 324Reads6.2Score—14d adds
40. 40 开 From the Start, I'm An Lingrong, Trapped in an Infinite Loop in Empresses in the Palace 开局安陵容，我在甄嬛无限循环 This Person Is So Lazy这个人好懒Female-Channel Fanfiction463k WordsOngoing The apocalypse arrived, bringing one spell of extreme weather and natural disaster after another. An Yue had hoped to use the portable pocket dimension she’d found to cultivate in peace, stockpile supplies, and live comfortably under the radar. But she hadn’t been a deadbeat for long before she accidentally killed the reborn heroine who came to steal her pocket dimension. This enraged the will of that world, which began striking her with lightning bolts one after another. While dodging the light 342Reads8.1Score—14d adds
41. 41 心 Book Transmigration: The Scheming Cannon-Fodder's Guide to Rising to the Top 【穿书】心机炮灰上位手册 Lemon Moonfish柠檬月亮鱼Modern Romance158k WordsCompleted The story starts as a 1v4, but each of the four male leads gets an individual 1v1 ending. If anyone wants to read it, I’ll write an alternate 1v4 ending. A University has two campus beauties: the alluring Jian Li and the graceful Bai Qingqing. As luck would have it, they share a dorm room. Poor, helpless Su Yan is caught between them every day, watching them battle it out. A University has four famous features: Shen Yao’s waist, Chu Huaijin’s hands, Li Mo’s legs, and Bai Heng’s lips. These four 5.2kReads9.3Score48814d adds

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    Here are 10 recommended books where the female lead is quite cunning. ① One World: Compared to the original female lead's arrogance and domineering nature, the new female lead pretends to be innocent and gentle, and ultimately wins over the male lead. [Eating popcorn]

42. 42 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

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    The female lead initially enters the palace pretending to be innocent and kind, enduring grievances to make the male lead feel sorry for her. Later, when the male lead falls in love, she immediately reverts to her true nature—a cunning and scheming beauty, hehe.

43. 43 娇 The Sweet, Beloved Consort Who Bewitches Hearts 娇娇宠妃惑人心 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 56.6kReads9.3Score6.9k14d adds
44. 44 女 Who Needs a Heroine When a Fox-Spirit Wife Is So Much Better? 女主哪有狐狸精老婆香？ Cha Xirao2茶夕娆2Modern Romance345k WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted and will rise later. [Quick transmigration, childbirth in some worlds, selfish female lead, no fixed couple, stunning heroine, adored by all, no moral boundaries] After cultivating for a thousand years, fox spirit Jiang Tinglan hit a bottleneck and was bound to a System. To help those wicked supporting women escape their tragic fates, she had no choice but to seduce the male leads and steal away those who were already in love or had families of their own. She play 3kReads5.5Score10114d adds
45. 45 只 As Long as I Act Well, the Empress's Throne Is Mine 只要演技好，娘娘的凤位跑不了 A Bird's Wing一只鸟的翅膀Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted Red bricks and green tiles, beauty all around. One shower of imperial favor, and from then on she advances step by step, finally ascending the throne to stand alongside the emperor. Her family is in decline? Her brother's career prospects are uncertain? Her sister's marriage prospects have come to nothing? See how Wen Ruo keeps true to herself in the harem, rises step by step, leads her family back to the top, helps her brother advance his career, and finds her sister a fine marriage! “This hare 2.4kReads9.0Score26414d adds

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    These are all books I carefully selected; they're absolutely captivating. The protagonists are all self-absorbed, and they're high-IQ palace intrigue novels. Some involve meticulously plotting to make the emperor fall in love with them, while others involve a prime minister ruling from behind the curtain and becoming an empress dowager.

46. 46 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 24.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
47. 47 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
48. 48 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
49. 49 快 Quick Transmigration: She’s Everyone’s Beloved 快穿：万人迷的她 Waiting for Spring to Return望春回Ancient Romance451k WordsOngoing 1. Twin Princesses: The green tea younger sister won everyone’s affection. 2. True and False Heiresses: Even reborn, the real heiress still couldn’t beat the fake one. 3. The Elusive First Love: A beauty taken by force. 4. The Girl Who Stayed as a Guest: Even a frail orphan girl can have it all, while her noble cousin... 5. The White Moonlight: The white moonlight returns home. 5.1kReads7.9Score25014d adds

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    ✨①The first world features twin princesses, with the female lead being the younger sister. She was born with a small footprint on her chest from being kicked by her older sister, causing a heart condition (a system design to ensure she's favored). Everyone dotes on her.✨②③The female leads are all scheming, seemingly innocent but actually cunning individuals; they're wicked and manipulative, making for a super engaging story.

50. 50 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 109.1kReads9.3Score18.7k14d adds

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    The female lead is really cunning; the male lead gradually falls for her, it's a grueling tug-of-war! Super good!

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