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1 娘 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 29.5kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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You've asked the right person. Oh my god, look at this, Jue Juezi.

3 报 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告，贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 9.4kReads9.5Score1.5kShelves

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1⃣️It's all about palace fighting 2⃣️Neither of them loves the emperor 3⃣️The first book has two female protagonists 4⃣️The second book is really about palace fighting. In the eyes of the female protagonist, the emperor is just a tool to help give birth to children!

6 恶 The Villainess Asks Every Day: Is the Dog Emperor Dead Yet? 恶女每日一问：狗皇帝今天死了没 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 99.8kReads9.6Score15kShelves

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It's similar to the storyline of Wei Yanwan and her loyal father-in-law, the kind who doesn't love the emperor. Anyway, super pretty

7 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 34.4kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves

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8 非 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Known in the Jianghu as the Thorny Rose江湖人称带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 1.4kReads8.2Score168Shelves

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The concubines all have their own agenda. The palace fight is not for the emperor's love.

9 囚 The Tale of Imprisoned Jade 囚玉传 King of Rock Sugar Pork Knuckles冰糖肘子大王Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Historical romance + ensemble cast + a slow start that builds to a thrilling climax [Enchanting Consort X Treacherous Minister] [Debauched, Lewd Emperor X Diligent Ruler Who Cares for His People] [War God Young General X Childhood Friend, Senior Disciple] The scholar she loved finally passed the imperial exams, but Zhao Yu'er entered the palace at her family's urging. When he asked if she would leave with him, she said only that she wanted to win the emperor's favor. So, as an official in charge 230Reads8.1Score101Shelves

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I don't love the emperor, the heroine is in charge of the emperor's power and his ministers, it's a growth-oriented story, there is no aura of the protagonist, the writing is delicate, the first few chapters are slow-burning

12 菀 Wanfeng Palace 菀凤宫 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted [Doesn’t love the emperor + aims to become Empress Dowager + wants her own child to be crown prince + later receives exclusive devotion + palace intrigue, eliminates every consort in the harem] Note: They are not mutually faithful at first. The heroine gradually wins the emperor over with her schemes and tactics. Jiang Zhiwan was a general’s daughter who studied the art of poisoning, then accidentally poisoned herself to death. She transmigrated into a different fictional era, only to 422Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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19 渣 The Scumbag Demoted His Wife to a Concubine, Then She Married Up and Became Empress, Leaving His Whole Family on Their Knees 渣男贬妻为妾，高嫁为后全家跪 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.2kReads8.9Score467Shelves

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Hilarious time travel, palace fights and house fights to build a career① There is room for a strong female sweetheart and a cool story, and it's fun to torture a scumbag and build a career all the way to the end. ②The female military doctor went into the coffin to be buried with her, and found that the prince could still be saved, which was so sweet and funny. ③Funny mind-reading + melon-eating system, laughing from beginning to end.

22 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 60.3kReads9.7Score9kShelves

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That must be Gongqianliu

23 贵 The Noble Consort Is So Alluring, Even the Emperor Bows to Her 贵妃如此多娇，引得皇上折腰 Buddhist-Style Little Salty Fish佛系小咸鱼Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + medical skills + no pairing + doesn't love the emperor] At the age of seven, she was kidnapped in her previous life and became the disciple of a genius physician. But her master coveted the peerless beauty she gradually grew into. After three years of planning, she struck a fatal blow, thinking she was finally free. Then she found the letter her master had left behind... Reborn in a single moment, she changed her fate of being kidnapped and entered the palace. She tr 1.4kReads9.1Score147Shelves

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I was stopped at the security check and told that I was in possession of a controlled knife. I was confused and asked where was the knife? The security officer said: Your beauty will turn into a knife that stabs others. Fortunately, I am a little fat. When I am sad, I can still touch my belly. I am too fragile. I must have been a piece of seaweed in my previous life. I have passed your friend verification, so start keeping silent. I've passed your friend verification, so let's keep silent.

27 暴 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！ Lu Li路鲤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 36.3kReads9.3Score7.5kShelves

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The first book: The female protagonist is a modern person, she traveled to ancient times and became the male protagonist in the system. The female protagonist wants to return to modern times, while the male protagonist tries his best to make the female protagonist a human. The plot is light and funny. The second and third books: The female protagonist concentrates on her career, but only opens her heart at the end. The fourth book: It tells the story of the female protagonist trying to get her son to be right. If you want to see the heroine's CP, just watch the extra. If you don't want to, just watch the heroine alone. The fifth book: The heroine gains the ability to travel through ancient times and helps the male protagonist govern the world. She likes her enemies in the early stage and abuses HE in the middle. The sixth book: The logic is very good, the male and female protagonists have online IQs. The male protagonist finally respects the female protagonist and lets her out of the palace, which is also HE.

32 贵 The Noble Consort Is Alluring and Teasing: The Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 贵妃茶又媚：皇帝日日娇宠轻哄 Song Guagua宋呱呱Ancient Romance694k WordsOngoing Gu Xian opened her eyes and discovered that she had not only transmigrated into a book, but had also become a minor character with the lowest rank in the emperor's harem in a palace-intrigue novel. Her legitimate half-sister kept setting traps for her in the palace, and the other concubines were all at odds with her too. Gu Xian's new life in the harem was a living hell. Fortunately, she had a golden finger, a spirit spring that could keep her alive. She figured surviving to a ripe old age in th 70Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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If you want to talk about Gong Douwen, I have a lot. He can only recommend 20 books. If any of you want it, I actually have a lot more here.