The Heroine Isn’t the Legal Wife, but the Hero Spoils Her Rotten 女主不是正妻，但是男主特别宠她

1. 351 听 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子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. 9.2kReads9.0Score593Shelves

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   ① In the spring of the twentieth year of the reign of Emperor Zhenghe, the Emperor abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince and left the capital for Baihe City with his Consort. Three years later, Consort Ming, née Wei, was crowned. The Emperor was deeply grieved and posthumously conferred upon Consort Wei the title of Empress, with the posthumous name of Empress Yuanyi. Another year passed, and the Emperor, overwhelmed by grief, fell seriously ill. Medicine was ineffective, and he passed away on a drizzly night. The Emperor and Empress were buried together in Baihe City. ② In his youth, he fell in love and kept her by his side; now, in his high position, he had no choice but to hide her away. Within the silent red walls, she waited year after year. He overcame all obstacles, just to hold her in his arms. The palace gates, layer upon layer, were but a dream within a dream; only upon waking did he realize the truth of his heart.

2. 352 腰 The Alluring Concubine and Her Possessive, Chaste Lord 腰软侍妾超会撩，禁欲王爷掌中娇 Painting Leisure画闲Ancient Romance587k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Feng Mingxian used her beauty to get her way, battling concubines and princess consorts, and bewitching the prince to squeeze money out of him for her family. But she went too far. Though she basked in unrivaled glory, she met a gruesome end on the prince’s bed. Her mother was bled dry by her uncle and aunt before they drove her from their home. Feng Mingxian was tossed onto a mass grave wrapped in a broken mat. When she opened her eyes again, Feng Mingxian knew her place a 74Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   Both are great reads, though they're different genres. The first one is about a woman who is reborn and sees things clearly, knowing how to leverage her advantages. The male lead is very doting and loves her. The second one features a woman who is an illegitimate daughter who marries the most favored prince. She's very arrogant and prone to throwing tantrums at the male lead. She's straightforward and knows how to bully others and help her sisters.

3. 353 通 The Sweet, Alluring Maid, and the Aloof Heir Who Can't Resist Her 通房丫鬟娇软媚，清冷世子不经撩 That Young Master Yang那位是杨公子Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Mutual Devotion, One-on-One Romance, Alternate Universe, Sweet Romance, Happy Ending] Help! She transmigrated overnight and became a maid in the Marquis of Lin'an's household, bound by a death contract. From the start, she has to choose between becoming a concubine to a short, poor, ugly middle-aged man or a bedchamber maid to a tall, rich, handsome young master. What is she supposed to do? Shen Tang was overwhelmed by a jumble of emotions! Fate may be inescapable, but she wanted to 272Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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   🎀The female lead is a concubine, a secondary wife, but she is the only one he favors. She had no choice but to become his concubine. She thought that her life would be limited to the backyard and scheming, but who knew that after entering the mansion, she would be pampered to the extreme.

4. 354 皇 A Concubine’s Carefree Days 皇妾咸鱼日常 Zhi Tang知棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + alternate setting + lazy, carefree heroine + lighthearted daily life] Overworked office drone Zhuang Yunlan dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a young lady from a gentry family in the Jing Dynasty. After more than a decade of living off others and doing as little as possible, she never expects the imperial selection to reach Nan Zhili. A gentry family's young lady instantly becomes a junior consort to the crown prince. Her farming-life plot turns into a palace-int 5kReads8.5Score392Shelves

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   I highly recommend this book. The protagonist is reborn and, after being selected, enters the Crown Prince's harem. She's a modern-day lazy bum who spends her days doing nothing, but wins the Crown Prince's favor with her honesty and love of food, becoming his absolute favorite concubine.

5. 355 报 Reporting to You, My Lord: Your Little Maid Has a Pocket Dimension 报告世子爷，你的小丫鬟有空间 Afternoon Milk Tea午后奶茶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted On her very first day after transmigrating, Qiu Tong faces a life-or-death choice. She decisively chooses to live, but can someone tell her why she ended up on the right when she clearly chose the left? And why did this damn lethal skill that can’t tell left from right transmigrate with her too? Damn you, heavens, are you trying to get me killed? Fighting tigers, chopping down wild boars, killing black wolves: are these really things a ten-year-old girl should be doing? She digs up ginseng, gath 3kReads9.2Score326Shelves

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   Super good! The female lead pretends to be stupid the whole time and keeps it a secret from everyone, so everyone feels sorry for her [laughing and crying emoji]! From being a wicked maid to getting pregnant and giving birth! The male lead only has the female lead as his woman, and she is really lovable and funny. In the end, she has already given birth to six children, but her husband still hasn't been officially recognized as his wife, hahaha!

6. 356 清 Daily Life of a Qing Dynasty Secondary Consort 清穿侧福晋日常 The Moon Loves Drinking月亮爱喝酒Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [A sweet romance, favored early on and adored exclusively later A cold, rigid, and strangely minded Fourth Prince vs. a little concubine who just wants to eat, drink, and lie flat] Li Shenjiao, the daughter of a prefect, entered the Fourth Prince's household as a concubine after the selection. Her family background wasn't impressive, but she was quite content. Being a concubine was great: low status meant nobody paid attention to her, and she could spend her days eating and drinking. She'd plann 3.1kReads8.2Score249Shelves

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   In this book, the female lead is a concubine, but the male lead dotes on her immensely.

7. 357 穿 After Becoming a Prince's Concubine, She Tries to Escape 穿成王府妾室后，她努力跑路 To Whom Can I Whisper My Feelings?脉脉同谁语Ancient Romance412k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure and devoted to one another] + [The heroine tries to escape] + [Sweet romance] Mo Zi'er never thought she would transmigrate. But even after transmigrating, she was determined to make the best of her life. It was her new identity that left her speechless: she was a concubine. In a place where she knew nobody, what say could she possibly have? With no status and treated like dirt, she might as well take the money and run! , , “Let you go? How exactly am I supposed to let you g 608Reads9.0Score100Shelves
8. 358 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Lay Low in the Prince's Mansion and Enjoy My Retirement 穿越后，在王府后院苟着养老 Lanlan Is Here兰兰来了Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted Bai Feiwan was born into the Bai family. Her father was a scholar, and her mother supported the household by doing embroidery. She also had two pairs of twin older brothers, and the family lived in poverty. Her birth brought her father good fortune at last: he passed the provincial examination and landed a seventh-rank county magistrate post. Just when the family’s life was finally beginning to improve, she was chosen for the imperial consorts. The Noble Consort took one look at her and decided 26.7kReads8.8Score3kShelves

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   These are all novels where the female lead is a concubine, but the male lead dotes on her and sometimes even humiliates the legal wife for her sake.

9. 359 逞 Indulging 逞娇 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero and Sweetheart, A Princess's Devoted Suitor] [Marriage First, Love Later, One True Pairing, Sweet Romance] As the most honored princess of the Great Yi Dynasty, Pei Heyu was raised from birth in a world of wealth and luxury. When she grew up, she associated only with princes, nobles, and members of eminent families. Those young ladies and gentlemen all came from households of immense wealth, dressed in bejeweled finery. They drank Mingqian Longjing tea worth a fortune, ate tribute p 11.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
10. 360 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Summer Blessings, Spring Peace 甄嬛传之夏祺春安 L MuziqiL木子齐Female-Channel Fanfiction643k WordsOngoing Transmigrating into Xia Dongchun: A Palm-Splitting Red? No thanks. The Empress? She has no interest in joining the abortion squad. Zhen Huan? Better to keep her distance. No System, no golden finger. She is frank and sincere in front of the emperor, and truly devoted to him, but in reality, she is cautious and determined to become Empress Dowager! 97Reads8.2Score109Shelves
11. 361 妾 Your Delicate Concubine 妾身娇贵 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Marriage First, Love Later + Political Intrigue + Feel-Good Revenge] Zhuang Wan always believed she would marry Prince Qin, the most talented man in the capital. They would be perfectly matched, and she would bear him children and build a happy life with him. But in a single night, the man she wanted to marry destroyed her family. After saving her, he gave her away to someone as a concubine. Huo Shixuan, son of Yangzhou’s richest man, was a troublemaker, a spoiled wastrel gone bad, and a hopele 2.2kReads9.1Score291Shelves
12. 362 良 The Favored Concubine 良妾 Mi Qiusuo米秋瑣Ancient Romance858k WordsCompleted Better to be a highborn man’s concubine than a poor man’s wife. When Zhou Nianxiang came of age to marry, her own mother sent her into the Duke’s estate to become a concubine. Since she couldn’t fight it, she would accept reality. If she had to be a concubine, she would be one everyone envied! There was the principal wife, childless after four years of marriage; the tyrannical old madam’s spoiled grandniece; and the concubine who was to be used as a surrogate. Zhou Nianxiang gave a cold laugh. A 4.2kReads8.2Score437Shelves
13. 363 综 Film and TV Crossover: I Have a Favorite Consort System 综影视：我有宠妃系统 Da La Da La Da La哒啦哒啦哒啦Female-Channel Fanfiction143k WordsOngoing The stories with numbers are the ones I've decided to write. I haven't figured out which ones to write for the unnumbered entries. 1. Empresses in the Palace: Yu Ying'er (revising) 2. Empresses in the Palace: Shen Meizhuang 3. Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong 4. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Gao Xiyue 598Reads7.0Score141Shelves
14. 364 良 The Beloved Concubine Is Alluring and Charming, Rising to the Top 良娣又娇又媚，一路盛宠上位 Zhongli Wangshu钟离望舒Ancient Romance708k WordsCompleted Chu Yao was born with an irresistible, seductive charm. Every frown and smile was captivating, yet her aunt, the Empress, treated her as a pawn and sent her to the Eastern Palace. The Crown Princess, Qin Wan, was the Crown Prince’s cousin. She had already borne him a son and a daughter, securing her position. Crown Prince Gu Jingchen hated the Empress’s influence. On their wedding night, he left Chu Yao alone and placed her in the most remote quarters, the Liuyun Pavilion. Everyone waited to lau 9kReads7.7Score838Shelves

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    This perfectly matches; it's very doting, sweet, and alluring.

15. 365 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Female Supporting Character Betrays the Male Lead, She's Locked Up in Tears 快穿：渣了男主后女配被关哭了 Wang Mumu Ya王木木吖Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [She never breaks character. The heroine is a real scumbag, no good person, with jealousy-fueled showdowns and regretful exes all around her. A hint of irresistible Mary Sue charm.] What do you do when you transmigrate into the role of a vicious supporting female character who has to do bad things? Su Yu’s answer is: Obviously, keep doing bad things! An outstanding graduate of the Quick Transmigration Bureau, Su Yu’s mission is to become a cannon-fodder supporting heroine, win the male lead over 39.5kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves

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    🍓Great! It's so good! In the eyes of the world, she's not the legal wife, she doesn't have that legitimate status. But in the male lead's heart, she's unique, cherished and pampered by his wholehearted love, warm and reassuring.

16. 366 民 Republican Era: The Marshal Faked His Death, and Nine of His Eighteen Wives Ran Away 民国：大帅假死，十八房跑了九 Guihua Yanran姽婳燕然Urban136k WordsOngoing [Republican-era setting, multiple heroines, warlords, resistance against Japan, a disastrous start] From the start, he faked his death and was laid in a coffin. Of his eighteen concubines, nine ran away. Two of his three regiments rebelled, only four of his nine personal guards remained, his steward, bookkeeper, and stable hands all fled, and his gold mine was seized… 377Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Eighteen concubines, each one beautiful! A courtyard full of slit cheongsams, long legs, beautiful, kind, and radiant! A hundred kinds of charm, a thousand kinds of allure, ten thousand kinds of pampering!

17. 367 太 Crown Princess, You’ve Been Faking Your Love for Two Lifetimes! 太子妃，她骗宠了两辈子！ Encounter遇见Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [A villainess takes the legal wife's place + faithful to each other + stopping at nothing to achieve her goals + ensemble cast of powerful women + both reborn] Merchants prize profit and are skilled at scheming. As for me, Qian Yueshu, I'm among the very best at it all. In my previous life, I was a concubine, yet I schemed to make the Crown Prince lose his virginity to me. I entered his household five years before the Crown Princess. After that, I fought and clawed my way forward, bearing his 4.6kReads7.2Score226Shelves
18. 368 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 42.2kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    ✨✨These are all incredibly good-looking!!

19. 369 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The female lead is the male lead's mistress, hired to appease the emperor. She outwardly appears to be a delicate beauty, but secretly harbors various schemes to make money.

20. 370 带 Remarrying with My Little One and Becoming the Prince’s Pampered Concubine Who Does Nothing 带萌团子二嫁，进王府当摆烂宠妾 Stubborn Little Peach小倔屁桃Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted [A white-moonlight stand-in who takes life easy, while incidentally warming the heart of an aloof, untouchable man] What? She’s just transmigrated and become a newly widowed woman?! And now some old man is harassing her in broad daylight? Overworked office drone Zhu Xinyan couldn’t help looking up at the sky with a long sigh. Apparently, she hadn’t checked her horoscope the day she died. Since she’s already transmigrated, she might as well take it easy. The original owner had money, after al 106Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a concubine. [Heart emoji]

21. 371 小 The Poor Little One Is Brought to the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince and Spoiled Every Day 小可怜被太子抱回东宫，日日宠冠 Astonishing Beauty惊颜Ancient Romance905k WordsOngoing [The silly, teary beauty Su Yao and the cold, haughty Crown Prince Xie Jingzhao] [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + doting husband + fiercely protective + sweet romance + exclusive love] [Also known as: Oh No! The Crown Prince Found Out I Spread Rumors That We Were Involved!] Su Yao was an obscure laundry maid in the Crown Prince’s residence. One day, she happened to incur the wrath of the maid who attended the Crown Prince at night and was driven out of the residence. Back in her village, 489Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    A beautiful, clumsy, crybaby girl × a cold, arrogant crown prince! 🔥🔥🔥 The female lead accidentally saves the injured male lead. Initially, the male lead only wants to repay her kindness, but his devoted fanboy servant arranges for her to live next door to the crown prince's residence. At first, the seemingly innocent but actually disapproving crown prince, unaware of his own feelings, unconsciously showers the female lead with affection, gifting her a large house, arranging for her to teach at the Imperial Academy, and sending her to a private school… Later, after realizing his feelings, he becomes incredibly direct! A devoted husband! A doting husband! He pretends to bump into her and escorts her home, even though it's a short distance, he secretly takes a longer route, feeding her to entice her! He's so good at this, hahaha!

22. 372 娘 After the Empress Consort Closed Her Heart to Love, the Emperor Became Addicted to Begging for Her Affection 娘娘断心绝爱后，陛下跪舔上瘾了 Jie Chong解虫Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn] [Alternate history] [He pursues his wife after losing her; the hero is humble and devoted] [In her previous life, she was a love-struck fool; reborn, she is a clear-eyed and captivating consort × In his previous life, he loved her without realizing it; reborn, the powerful emperor eagerly becomes her devoted admirer] In her previous life, Su Yunning was infatuated with her cousin, the emperor, for over twenty years. She had no children of her own, willingly became his con 23kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
23. 373 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon-Fodder Heroine Holds the Female Lead's Script 快穿：炮灰女配，手握女主剧本 Chinese Cabbage Is the Cutest大白菜最可爱Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [No Fixed Male Lead + Satisfying Revenge + Comeback + Punishing Scumbags + Irresistible Charmer] Every story has all kinds of cannon-fodder female characters who meet tragic ends and are forgotten by everyone. Song Weiran, a nine-tailed fox who has lived for countless eons, helps those wronged women fulfill their wishes. The men who once abandoned them eventually find themselves longing for them in vain. They remain bright moons in the heavens forever. [1] My Gold-Digging Girlfriend [2] The Hero 8.8kReads8.8Score399Shelves
24. 374 什 What? The Regent Invited Me to Catch Someone Cheating? 什么？摄政王邀请我去捉奸？ Sleepless Isle岛屿无眠Ancient Romance112k WordsOngoing [A clever noblewoman who pretends to be foolish x a regent who holds the court in his grasp], [sweet romance], [Reborn], [one-on-one romance], [happy ending] In her previous life, Song Yutang, a prince’s side consort, was murdered for stumbling upon a shocking scandal. Reborn, she decides to skip the twists and turns and get straight to the point! She’ll go to the person with the most to lose, the one who should know about this: her husband, the regent himself. Trembling, she kneels and bows her 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead wasn't the male lead's legal wife, but she accidentally stumbled upon the wife's infidelity and was tragically murdered by the villain. Reborn, the female lead decides to strike first, joining forces with the male lead to rewrite their destiny. [Eating popcorn emoji]

25. 375 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 17.6kReads7.4Score1kShelves
26. 376 快 Quick Transmigration: After Faking My Death, I Became His White Moonlight 快穿女配：死遁后我成了白月光 If Not for the Jade Maidens若非群玉Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Characters Stay True] [A Touch of a Harem] [Heroine Is a Bit of a Heartbreaker] After transmigrating, Shen Yaoyao binds herself to a Supporting Female Character System. As a supporting character, she might be obsessive and deranged, spoiled and arrogant, or petty and scheming. No matter what, she always ends up hated by the male lead, crushed by the heroine, and meeting a miserable end. Shen Yaoyao: “...That sounds kind of interesting.” So she diligently played her original character 6.1kReads8.9Score309Shelves
27. 377 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Keeps Running into Yandere Obsessives 快穿：炮灰她总遇到病娇偏执狂 Yu Wanwan虞婉婉Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + yandere + devoted couple + possessive love + delicate, soft-hearted, airheaded beauty heroine + one-on-one romance] Yun Wu is the Host of a Quick Transmigration Cannon-Fodder System. She becomes cannon fodder in the novels of various worlds, but then she suddenly realizes that the male lead in every world seems to be that same person... The orphaned cannon-fodder girl in an ancient romance, the villainous supporting character in a school story, the cannon-fodder wife in a 70.9kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    [Flying kiss][Flying kiss] Forced possession [Admiration] 1️⃣ The female lead is a delicate, weak, and foolish beauty, while the male lead is a yandere who falls in love with her at first sight in every world. The male lead has his eye on the female lead. The female lead tries to escape, but can't. Whenever he sees Yun Wu, his filthy thoughts grow wildly, and he gets jealous if anyone in the military camp speaks a word more to her. Now, she has been tricked by him and brought back to the capital, entering his general's mansion, and is now in his grasp. 2️⃣ The female lead is the male lead's fourth concubine, and the male lead is a Middle Eastern tycoon. "What's my name? Answer correctly and I'll give it to you." She couldn't answer and made a nasal sound in her anxiety. So he taught her again. "... Chi, Xiao." "Remember who I am." The roles were reversed, and control changed hands.

28. 378 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.5kReads9.2Score912Shelves

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    After the palace maid Shuli was transferred from the Imperial Library to serve the Emperor, she began to have frequent dreams in which a tall man appeared, not far from her. The first time she made eye contact with the man, she was startled awake; the second time, she was frightened as the man grabbed her by the neck. Later, she discovered that the man in her dreams was none other than the Emperor she served.

29. 379 掌 His Only Darling: I Accidentally Flirted with a Powerful Tycoon 掌心独宠：错撩权势滔天的大佬 Twilight Glow暮熹Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted [Both leads have no other partners + marriage before love + powerful top-tier wealthy family + possessive male lead + coercive romance + sweet pampering + one-on-one] When you’re unlucky, even drinking cold water can make you choke. Shen Zhaixing goes on a business trip to the Middle East, where she not only gets cheated on by her boyfriend but also ends up trapped in Qiubai, a land divided among warlords, unable to return home. She learns that the “green hat” she gave her cheating ex is none o 28.5kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
30. 380 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Beauty's Life of Being Spoiled 快穿之钓系美人娇宠日常 Qing Yao清夭Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing The bewitching beauty Tang Wan has been the beloved of the villains in every world, but the plots of those worlds always force her to leave them for one reason or another, leaving them heartbroken and unable to have the one they love. Until one day, she binds herself to the Villain-Saving System and awakens to the truth. And then Paranoid CEO: “Where are you trying to run off to this time?” Cold-faced husband: “I swear I’ll earn money to support you. Don’t leave me.” Ruthless leader: “Please, do 13.9kReads9.2Score422Shelves
31. 381 港 After the Hong Kong Beauty Queen Was Snatched as a Bride, She Wins as a Popular Darling While Enjoying the Gossip 港姐被抢娶后，吃瓜躺赢万人迷 Guai Di Ha乖滴哈Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Period setting + Hong Kong + wealthy family + beautiful rich girl + loves herself and her country + many unrequited admirers] After waking up, Ye Baozhu finds herself transmigrated to Hong Kong in the 1970s. She was once a glamorous Miss Hong Kong winner, but now she's yesterday's news. Even after entering a wealthy family, she's merely the kept woman of a playboy, hidden away on the Mid-Levels. And she's become a mother without even going through labor, with three adorable babies to show for i 37.3kReads8.6Score3.3kShelves

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    Outer room → Main room 👀

32. 382 情 A Love Meant for You 情定卿卿 Late Summer Breeze潇潇夏末Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Meng Chaoqing’s marriage had been arranged since childhood. Who would have thought her fiancé would put on an act in front of her while keeping a mistress behind her back? Who does he think he’s fooling? She catches him in the act and breaks off the engagement, all in one smooth move! Zhou Yiyuan: The Grand Tutor’s granddaughter really is a lovely young woman! What? She’s been engaged since she was a little girl? Tsk, tsk! That won’t do. How can the girl he’s taken a fancy to marry someone else? 146Reads6.3Score103Shelves
33. 383 蠢 The Adorably Clumsy Imperial Consort Is the Emperor's Sole Favorite 蠢萌帝妃，陛下独宠 Fish in the Sea海里鱼Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Not faithful to each other! Sweet and angsty! No rebirth, transmigration, golden finger, or wish fulfillment! [Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Age Gap + Ensemble Cast + Healing + Family and Country + Slow-Burning Romance + A seemingly silly, adorable, pitiful heroine who's actually wise and perceptive vs. a clear-headed, rational emperor who dotes on her] Su Chao is sent into the palace as the family's “little pebble,” and things go disastrously from the start. Her paternal aunt is the em 4.2kReads8.7Score218Shelves

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    These are all books I was able to finish. The female leads have different personalities, but they all have one thing in common: they're not resentful and they're intelligent. Even if there's a chapter or two that's not very interesting, skipping over them doesn't affect the overall reading experience. [Eating melon emoji]

34. 384 灌 Spiked Drinks 灌酒 Ten Thousand Gu万蛊Historical26k WordsCompleted Getting Someone Drunk 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    For six years after entering the palace, I never contradicted Prince Yong. He managed people, affairs, and the agenda; I handled money, accounts, and aftermath. He held seven parts power, and I yielded three parts—treating myself as a subordinate, I lived a peaceful and comfortable life. Until a secret letter revealed the palace's deepest secrets, until he forced me into a corner. Only then did I understand: meekness was a mask, forbearance a scabbard. The true killing move was never drawn.

35. 385 病 Sick Obsession: The Brooding Tyrant Is Reborn After Killing Himself for Her 病态占有：阴郁暴君为她自杀重生 Little Green Plum小青梅啦Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [A possessive, deranged, bloodthirsty crown prince X a sweet, tearful, utterly principled young cousin] Yu Youning, the second young lady of the Duke of Guo's household, was blessed with lustrous hair, a graceful figure, and breathtaking beauty. Sadly, she'd been frail and sickly since childhood, and the Imperial Preceptor bluntly predicted she wouldn't live past sixteen. Her family accepted her fate, and she had nearly given up herself. But one person refused to accept it. Gripping her waist, e 3.9kReads9.1Score352Shelves
36. 386 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 3.3kReads8.8Score376Shelves
37. 387 清 Qing Transmigration: Becoming Kangxi’s Cousin 清穿成康熙的表妹 Web Novel Vagabond网文流浪汉Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted Would you rather have Fourth Brother or the Crown Prince become emperor? After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty as Tong Jia Xinyi, she decides to make the best of things. Perhaps she came here because she wished for it so deeply. As a fan of Qing dynasty transmigration novels, Tong Jiajia, like everyone else, feels for Fourth Brother and aches for the pain no one understands him to be carrying. She feels for him, pouring his heart and soul into his work until he dies of exhaustion at his des 1.5kReads7.4Score100Shelves

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    She transmigrated into the body of Lady Tongjia, Kangxi's beloved cousin, who raised the Fourth Prince and the Tenth Prince, and also took good care of the Crown Prince. The princes shared a deep brotherly bond, so why did she eventually stop loving him?

38. 388 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 3.6kReads9.2Score299Shelves
39. 389 入 I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠，却成皇上掌心宠 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye. 6.1kReads9.3Score856Shelves
40. 390 表 After the Young Lady Chose a Match, the Unhinged Heir Went Red-Eyed and Claimed Her by Force 表姑娘选亲后，疯批世子红眼强夺 Half a Song半歌儿Ancient Romance341k WordsOngoing [Cool-Headed, Rational Cousin Lady × Possessive, Yandere Heir] Intense possessiveness, drawn-out push and pull, both leads' first love, sweet romance, happy ending. She entered the Duke's mansion at the age of five. Patient and discreet, she was always cautious in everything she did. Yet her striking beauty and refined, otherworldly scholarly bearing made others jealous and resentful. The Duchess feared she would attract her precious son's attention. She secretly set a trap at the girl's coming- 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead stays at the male lead's house, and the male lead dotes on her very much.

41. 391 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 82.7kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves
42. 392 妾 A Concubine's Life of Luxury 妾凭宝贵 Little Zhou Loves a Lively Crowd小周爱热闹Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted A twenty-first-century office drone was swept into a vortex while acting bravely to help someone. When she woke, she discovered she had become a disposable concubine, and one already banished to the Cold Palace at that. Shen Mo smiled on the outside, while inside… Looking at the crumbling walls all around her, Shen Mo knew she had a long road ahead. All she could do was roll up her sleeves and get to work! Fortunately, a few months later, she had a little glutinous-rice-ball of a child for compa 3.9kReads8.9Score218Shelves
43. 393 求 Survival Game: From the Start, I Get an SSS-Rank Talent 求生游戏，开局获得SSS天赋 Lun Who Moves Bricks Every Day每日搬砖的伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse557k WordsCompleted [Growing heroine + no romance + natural disasters + survival for all + plant-based supernatural ability + infinite flow + rule-based horror] Without warning, ten billion people around the world are dragged into a survival game. From the start, Ye Hangxia relies on the lightning-fast reflexes she honed by competing for class registrations, and hits the jackpot. She draws an SSS-rank talent: plant-based supernatural abilities, a perfect fit for her background as an agricultural student. Islands co 2.5kReads5.0Score208Shelves

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    The novel is great; the more I read, the more addicted I become.

44. 394 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 9.3kReads8.0Score577Shelves

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    They're all about wicked women who rise to power through seduction and manipulation of the male lead who already has someone he loves. There's a delicate dancer, a scheming cousin, a beautiful maid… Personally, I think the first one is better; it's a very detailed romance novel with a lot of immersion. 💫💗🍭

45. 395 娇 A Delicate Beauty 娇娇美人 Jin'an M今安MAncient Romance485k WordsCompleted [Powerful man humbles himself + shared rule under two regents + pure historical romance + forceful possession + neither lead is faithful + devoted, sweet romance + age gap + no angst] P.S. The male lead is not faithful, and the female lead becomes unfaithful later (she takes male lovers). None of the characters in this story are purely good! She was once a young woman with a betrothed, waiting only for an auspicious day to marry her childhood sweetheart. An imperial decree shattered everything. 547Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead was snatched away by the male lead; there's no part where she tries to please him. Furthermore, she's not afraid of losing his favor at all. She comes from an exceptionally wealthy family and has never suffered any hardship.

46. 396 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Life Player 清穿之生活玩家 Cat Butterfly猫蝶Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + lots of childbirth + clear-headed, decisive black-lotus heroine + managing the harem + slow transmigration] World One: Kangxi, complete. World Two: Yongzheng, complete. She transmigrates into the Qing palace. Starting out in modern times as a hairpin maker, Jiang Mengyu puts every skill at her disposal to work. She's already started hustling, thanks! No feelings, just technique. Her intelligence stays sharp, and she's a born workaholic. Content warning: When faced with life-or 4.4kReads9.2Score314Shelves

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    [Please follow] The female protagonist in this Qing Dynasty time-travel story isn't the principal wife. She's rational and clear-headed, never blinded by love, and lives to become the male protagonist's most beloved concubine, ultimately becoming a winner in life.

47. 397 清 A Qing Dynasty Noble Consort's Glorious Reign 清穿贵妃荣宠记 Yu Zhiwei予之微Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted A favored consort from the start? And the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, no less? Wasn’t she supposed to die young, with her daughter passing away in childhood? This time, she has both sons and daughters, and the emperor cherishes her like a treasure. Not only is he clingy, he has an overactive imagination, and Niu Hulu Baozhu is exhausted. After outliving Imperial Noble Consort Tong and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she becomes the highest-ranking woman in the imperial harem. All she wants i 3.8kReads8.8Score265Shelves

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    The male lead is so incredibly doting!!! [Drooling][Drooling] Ahhhhh, every chapter is so sweet, I can't stop smiling!!!

48. 398 清 A Brilliant Scheme for the Noble Daughter of Qingchen 清辰似锦嫡女谋 July Light L七月光LAncient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted As the youngest legitimate daughter of a duke's household, she should have had a peaceful, uneventful life. But after entering the palace one day, she found herself caught in its treacherous intrigues… 8.5kReads8.2Score717Shelves

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    The female lead enters the palace as a concubine 🍒 It's so good!! The female lead is intelligent and resourceful, and both the male and female leads are outspoken and straightforward. Highly recommended!!! It's really good, Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!!

49. 399 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cunning Beauty Bears Children and Seduces Her Way to the Top Again 快穿生子：心机美人又勾引上位了 Meng You萌又Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth System + palace intrigue + stunning heroine + multiple babies in one pregnancy + villainess rises to power] Jiang Wu was dazzlingly beautiful, but a rich heiress suspected she was trying to seduce her boyfriend and shoved her off a cliff, killing her. After death, she binds to a childbirth System. If she can change the childless fate of powerful men in various worlds, she can return to the real world and take revenge. Everyone says she is a calamity who ruins k 551Reads5.0Score—Shelves
50. 400 我 I Forgive You, But Don’t Bury Me in Your Family’s Ancestral Grave 我原谅你，你别将我葬入你家祖坟 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Ancient Romance469k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Wanru suffered career failure, betrayal by her husband, a knife in the back from her best friend, and coldness from her family. After being reborn, she decided to become a cold-hearted person. Kindness, selflessness, ambition, filial piety, and family ties could all get lost. All she wanted was a free meal ticket, the freedom to laze around, eat and drink well, and live without worries or attachments, selfishly and on her own terms. She was lucky to be reborn into the 8.4kReads8.4Score723Shelves

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    The female protagonist was forced into entering the household as a concubine. Although she was later elevated to the position of principal wife, she still couldn't let go of the resentment she had harbored from her past.

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