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A Highborn Female Lead Who Excels at Palace Intrigue and Is Smart! 女主身份尊贵,善于宫斗,智商在线的!!

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  1. 1 A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕:皇后娘娘她日日求被废 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g 9.2kReads9.1Score701Shelves
  2. 2 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 8.2kReads8.4Score458Shelves
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  3. 3 Book Transmigration: Only a Scheming Woman Can Beat a Two-Faced Green Tea 穿书:心机女才斗得过死绿茶 Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Palace Intrigue + Scheming Romance + Satisfying Revenge + Forced Love Later On] Lu Siwan transmigrated into a book, becoming the disposable princess consort who was schemed against by a hypocritical white lotus and died young. In the original story, Prince Rong Qi Yun loved the farmer's daughter Jiang Ning and took her as a secondary consort. Thanks to Jiang Ning's cruel schemes, the original owner was cast aside and died by throwing herself into a well. With a disast 221Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 4 The Virtuous Empress Never Seeks to Get Ahead 贤后她总是不求上进 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + married first, love later + palace intrigue] [An alternate-world story, written freely. Please don't take issue with historical inaccuracies.] Qiao Shanshan had lived thirty years on Blue Star before dying while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that she wasn't supposed to die yet: the soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, King Yama promised that in her next life she would enjoy wealth and glory to her heart's content. In s 9.4kReads8.2Score766Shelves
  5. 5 Longing for You Beneath the Night Sky 长夜相思入星河 Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he 45.7kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
  6. 6 After Our Marriage by Proxy, the Ailing Young Lord Is So Furious He’s Bouncing with Energy 替嫁后病弱世子被气得活蹦乱跳 Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted After transmigrating overnight, she woke up shoved into a bridal sedan, being sent to bring good fortune to a sickly man who had been poisoned with a rare toxin and was not expected to live long. Su Tang just wanted to make the best of her situation, but with so many people looking for trouble, she had no choice but to roll up her sleeves and protect her husband. Cure poison, crush scumbags, and take on the bizarre troublemakers! Her legitimate younger sister wanted to rekindle an old romance an 6.9kReads9.3Score958Shelves
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  7. 7 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 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. 8 The Second Empress 继后 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 82.9kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
  9. 9 I Married the Frail, Powerful Minister in the Wrong Bridal Sedan, and He Dotes on Me as the Capital's Most Beloved 上错花轿嫁病弱权臣,被宠冠京城 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Ex-Husband Begs for Her Back and Gets Crushed + Substitute Bride + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Feel-Good + Strong Heroine] The moment Shen Qingtan opens her eyes, she is reborn on her wedding day. In her previous life, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Zhao Jue, burned her alive so she would give up her place as his wife for her half-sister. She swore that if she ever got another life, she would make them pay in blood! This time, when her bridal sedan arrives, she takes the 35.9kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves
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  10. 10 Lotus Year After Year 岁岁青莲 Ancient Romance8.1M WordsCompleted To keep her family safe, she gave up her childhood sweetheart and entered the palace to be chosen as a consort, hoping to win the emperor’s favor. But by a twist of fate, she became a low-ranking consort in the household of Fourth Prince Yinzhen. He loved and doted on her, yet suspected her of scheming and demoted her to commoner status. She resented and hated him, yet did everything she could to return to his side. From the forty-third year of Kangxi’s reign to the first year of Yongzheng’s, sh 280Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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  11. 11 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 134.6kReads9.6Score17.3kShelves
  12. 12 The Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Chose to Do Nothing 侯门主母操劳而死,重生后摆烂了 Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 106.8kReads9.3Score13kShelves
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  13. 13 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家:都别躺,给我起来卷! Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 31.7kReads9.2Score4.1kShelves
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  14. 14 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 147.7kReads9.5Score18.1kShelves
  15. 15 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 129.8kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
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  16. 16 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高,晋升太后不是梦 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 5kReads9.3Score483Shelves
  17. 17 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚,一路宫斗上位 Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 72kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
  18. 18 Another Day as a Femme Fatale! 今天也是当红颜祸水的一天! Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [All the male leads are virgins; not a serious historical drama; transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + men competing for her + love-triangle drama + doomed kingdom's seductive consort VS the new emperor who turns dark] Sang Ning was sickly from birth, frail and short of breath after only a few steps. She didn't live to see twenty. One day, she transmigrated into a book and became a sickly beauty of a consort in a kingdom on the verge of collapse. The original owner used her beauty to get he 3.2kReads8.1Score752Shelves
  19. 19 A Springtime Romance 染春情 Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [The girl everyone adores + a beautiful, frail heroine + a dangerously obsessive hero + possessive love] The daughter of the Duke of Su became pregnant after returning from seeking someone to break her love curse. The child she carried was not fathered by the Fourth Prince, to whom she was betrothed. Everyone knew it was illegitimate. On her wedding day, Su Yao vanished without a trace. But at the new emperor's enthronement ceremony not long afterward, the woman appeared with a heavily rounded b 2.3kReads8.7Score189Shelves
  20. 20 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 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
  21. 21 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 40.8kReads9.4Score4.8kShelves
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  22. 22 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 212.4kReads9.3Score28.1kShelves
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  23. 23 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 3.8kReads8.9Score494Shelves
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  24. 24 I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美,独宠后宫怎么了? Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit 5.6kReads9.2Score523Shelves
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  25. 25 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女,她本色出演 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 121.7kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves
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  26. 26 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 147.7kReads9.6Score20.9kShelves
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  27. 27 Drunk on Jade, Fragrant in Bloom 醉玉翻香 Ancient Romance728k WordsCompleted Yan Yiru was betrothed to the Crown Prince as a child. She lived a pampered life, with the power to make anything happen. Then her family fell from grace, her life came crashing down, and all the riches and glory she had enjoyed became someone else’s wedding finery. Given another life, she does everything the opposite way, keeping away from court and preventing her politically inept father from dragging the whole family into the abyss again. But by chance, she saves the heir of the Prince of Cha 1.4kReads9.1Score178Shelves
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  28. 28 The Childhood Sweetheart Consort Rises to Power, Her Goal Is to Become Empress Dowager! 青梅侧妃上位,目标是太后位! Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted [Domestic scheming in the early stages, palace intrigue later; the leads are not both faithful~] [The heroine loves the hero but keeps her feelings in check, staying clear-headed and never obsessed. The hero cares for her, but as emperor he has to balance the court, and there will be no shortage of women around him. The heroine is special to him!] An unexpected imperial decree changed Jiang Qingyue from the Princess Consort of Prince Qing to his secondary consort overnight. The emperor’s favor a 7.6kReads8.4Score659Shelves
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  29. 29 A Mistaken Marriage, a Love That Takes Root 错嫁沉欢 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A daughter married off far from home is destined for a bitter life. Lu Zhiyuan never imagined she would face the same fate. When she bid farewell to the family who cherished her and the childhood friend who loved her, and married off to a foreign land, she was already prepared to plunge into an abyss. But somehow, things seemed different. The man she married doted on her to an almost unbelievable degree. Far from making her suffer, he would worry for ages just because she furrowed her brow. How 589Reads8.7Score100Shelves
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  30. 30 The East Wind Is Warm, the Courtyard in Full Bloom 东风暄,满庭艳 Ancient Romance911k WordsCompleted Meng Zhihua was born into the century-old Meng family, a clan with deep roots. Yet she trusted the wrong people, costing both herself and her kin their lives. Reborn, she finally saw the truth! She tore away the false face of her former lover and stripped her old sisters of their hypocritical masks. To protect her family, she deliberately approached the Prince of Qishan, who had emerged unscathed from the princes' struggle for the throne, hoping to discover his secret. Little did she know that b 3.1kReads8.9Score328Shelves
  31. 31 The Regent’s Beloved Little Princess 摄政王的团宠小王妃 Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted Reborn, revenge on the wicked, sweet romance, both leads devoted only to each other For the sake of the child in her womb, Shen Wanqing survived by swallowing live mice. But even as she lived in such abject misery, those wretches still would not leave her alone. They cut the fully formed child from her belly, and even refused to spare the baby's corpse... Amid all her bitterness and resentment, Shen Wanqing was reborn. Now she vows: Those who love me will never be betrayed; those who protect me, 123Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  32. 32 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 17kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
  33. 33 The Hated Concubine’s Daughter Was Doted on by the Imperial Family After Becoming a Substitute Bride 万人嫌庶女替嫁后,被皇室宠翻了 Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted [A devoted couple, with no romantic rivals] [He'll have to win her back the hard way] Yun Niannian is the illegitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor's household, with five older brothers and a younger sister. Her sister was spoiled from childhood and cherished above all else, while Yun Niannian was treated like mud beneath their feet, scorned and ignored. In her previous life, she did everything she could to please her family, but never received the affection she had hoped for. Her sister framed h 2.5kReads9.1Score367Shelves
  34. 34 Miss Shen’s Days in the Palace as Everyone’s Favorite 团宠沈小姐入宫记 Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Completed, so enjoy with confidence~] A daughter of the Shen family comes of age. At eleven, He An wins the Empress Dowager’s favor with a performance of “Longing’s Thread” and enters the palace to study under her personal instruction. She thought the palace would be full of schemes and intrigue, where she would have to tread carefully at every step. She had prepared for every eventuality, but why… is the palace nothing like she imagined? Empress Dowager: “An’er is so sweet and adorable. Let’s 3.6kReads9.2Score473Shelves
  35. 35 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺,非逼她造反 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 188kReads9.5Score23.2kShelves
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  36. 36 Exiled? I'll Kick You Out and Claim the Throne Myself! 流放?姑奶奶踹了你自己坐江山! Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + playful comedy + wish fulfillment + sweet romance] Xiao Qingcheng, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, returns to life in another body and transmigrates to ancient times, becoming the second young madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household. She thinks she can coast through life, but before she’s had her fill of living off her husband, an imperial decree orders the entire household executed. Fortunately, the sentence is changed to exile. Her mother-in-law is cruel, the guards abuse 12kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
  37. 37 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿当满级大佬拿到炮灰剧本 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the Cannon Fodder System has no other choice, it grabs a random lackey, never expecting to latch onto a max-level expert! From then on, it gets to coast to victory. In the heroine's story, the lives of cannon fodder characters are always turned upside down by her. No matter how innocent they are, cannon fodder can only ever be cannon fodder, a stepping stone on the heroine's road to happiness. Then Guihua transmigrates into the cannon fodder characters of various little worlds. Guihua says: 45.9kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
  38. 38 Quick Transmigration: The Crown of Technology 快穿之科技王冠 Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing: some worlds have romance, some don't] Su Qian, a national treasure, died and was bound after death to a little fool who claimed to be an interstellar talent development System. The missions are demanding, and she's on her own for everything. Still, at least she has her wits about her. [Reader's Notes: 1. The story focuses on career, not romance. 2. Moral crusaders, please don't read. The author has a temper and will argue back. 3. Characters have many sides. Feel free to be h 196Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  39. 39 Yi Xiu Is Reborn: Driving Her White Lotus Half-Sister Mad Ninety-Nine Times 宜修重生:逼疯白莲嫡姐九十九次 Female-Channel Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted Villainous heroine ⭐ Cunning palace intrigue ⭐ No pampered romance! Empress Yixiu was reborn a year before her elder sister entered the household. The first thing she saw when she woke was Fourth Master tenderly holding her hand. He said, “Xiao Yi, once you give birth to a boy, the position of principal wife will be yours!” Yixiu sneered. Did he think she didn't know what would happen next? Now that she had a second chance at life, she would never hand over her position as principal wife or her 2.7kReads9.1Score182Shelves
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  40. 40 The Noble Consort Is Both Divine and Alluring: The Emperor Is Already Smitten 贵妃又仙又欲:陛下早已沦陷 Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Not a first-love-only pairing; the heroine is no saint; the emperor favors her exclusively in the middle and later stages; fluffy, brainless sweet romance; silly and lighthearted, read with caution] Everyone says that a highborn legitimate daughter who enters the palace is doomed to a bad end, but Pei Jinyan refuses to believe it. Besides, she was once the emperor’s favorite consort in her previous life. She simply ruined a winning hand through her own arrogance and capriciousness. She gave bir 9.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
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  41. 41 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 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 44.3kReads9.5Score5kShelves
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  42. 42 Back to Her Audition Year, She Rises Through the Harem 重回选秀当年,她在后宫步步高升 Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Ningwan, daughter of the chancellor, was far too innocent. Though she was greatly favored after entering the palace, it was all a ploy to lull her into a false sense of security. In her fifth year there, she was framed for poisoning the imperial heir, thrown into the Cold Palace, and left to die a miserable death. Her family suffered because of her, enduring terrible hardships in prison before they died. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself back in the ye 366Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  43. 43 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.9kReads9.4Score806Shelves
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  44. 44 The Reborn Empress Looks Up, and the Entire Court Falls to Its Knees 重生女帝一抬眼,满朝大臣全跪了 Ancient Romance441k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Strong heroine + Yandere + Both are virgins + Satisfying read + Obsessive to the core] Yan Qing was supposed to be a princess of the imperial clan, but she was born cursed as an ill-fated loner. Her father kept his distance, her mother loathed her, and her family and subjects all saw her as a venomous snake, avoiding her at all costs. In the prime of her life, she died because of her family’s schemes. Even the powerful young nobleman she had personally trained and nurtured betrayed her 3.7kReads9.2Score372Shelves
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  45. 45 The Yandere Male Lead Replaced His Twin Brother to Claim Me on Our Wedding Night 病娇男主顶替双生弟弟夺我入洞房 Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 47kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
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  46. 46 The Heir's Wife Is Rebellious from Head to Toe, and He Can't Stop Doting on Her 世子妃一身反骨惹爷宠 Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted The hardworking heroine, Sui Nianjing, is cornered by her colleague and rival, Li Xuanxuan, at a company celebration. Gloating, Li boasts that Sui Nianjing's boyfriend is not only great in bed, but personally copied the project Sui had worked so hard to design and handed it over to her. Furious, the heroine slaps Li across the face. To her surprise, that very slap sends them both transmigrating... They arrive in an unfamiliar dynasty. The original owner had choked to death on a chicken leg in a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  47. 47 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠:狂傲王妃野又撩 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 27.7kReads9.4Score3.3kShelves
  48. 48 The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位,让皇上一见钟情 Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat 4.3kReads9.0Score558Shelves
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  49. 49 Reborn! A Son Makes the Father Noble, and Fourth Master Lifts Her to the Empress's Seat 重生!父凭子贵,四爷巴巴捧后位 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Cunning Little One] (Not a chaste romance. The heroine is the sole favorite from the middle onward. Read with care if this bothers you.) Heaven took pity on her. Reborn, Yijun returned to the day she gave birth to Honghui and swore she would protect the child who had died young. But who could have guessed that the icy Fourth Prince from her previous life would become captivated by the tenderness and liveliness in Yiju 10.3kReads9.4Score861Shelves
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  50. 50 The Empress Never Misses a Beat: She Gives Birth to Twins and Becomes the Dowager Empress 皇后稳定发挥,生龙凤双胎当太后 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 19.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves