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  1. 1 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 6.1kReads8.4Score350Shelves
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  2. 2 Schemes Behind Closed Doors 深闺计 Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted Master Su coveted the beauty of the Ding family's daughter. Claiming his first wife had borne no children, he took the young woman as a concubine. The Ding couple, eager for the Su family's wealth and status, readily agreed. Tuan Yuan'er entered the Su residence, believing the first wife, Madam Jin, was gentle and ineffectual. Greed took root in her heart, and she set her sights on taking Madam Jin's place. Indeed: Beneath the soft touch of rouge and powder, undercurrents churn. In the inner cha 1.3kReads8.7Score142Shelves
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  3. 3 Battling the Vermilion Gates 斗朱门 Ancient Romance719k WordsCompleted Yin Xuesu never imagined that one day she would become a surrogate, carrying a child for someone else. * “Just give my husband and me an heir. Don't entertain any improper thoughts. Remember, my husband isn't yours, and neither is the child...” But, Madam, you never told me you'd take my life from me, too. Heaven has given me another chance to live. The child was mine all along. Now your husband, your place as mistress of the household, and everything you have will soon be mine. * Primar 58.6kReads9.0Score8.9kShelves
  4. 4 The Legitimate Daughter Becomes Empress, and I Rule the Harem 嫡女为后,后宫我说了算 Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [Young married couple, perfect teamwork, both incredibly capable] (Not an exclusive pairing, includes a harem, so proceed with caution if that bothers you. Alternate-history setting.) One is the niece of the emperor’s favorite consort; the other is the legitimate son of the empress, who has fallen out of favor. An imperial decree of marriage binds Lin Tingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, to the Crown Prince, Li Yanlian. From then on, they share one fate, for better 5.9kReads8.8Score730Shelves
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  5. 5 A Noble Wife's Easy Days in the Prince's Manor 王府贵媳躺赢日常 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as The Noble Daughter-in-Law of the Prince’s Manor Turns Her Life Around. Romance after marriage, with a slice-of-life feel. After Xia Chenchen, daughter of Lingchuan’s richest family, married Song Zhuo, the fourth son of Prince Yongping, she spent four years being careful and patient, only to meet a tragic end. Reborn, Xia Chenchen finally saw things clearly. If swallowing every indignity still didn’t make life any better, why not live boldly instead? From this day forward, no one co 2kReads8.9Score212Shelves
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  6. 6 My Jerk of a Husband Wants a Second Wife? Fine, I’ll Empty His Family Home 渣男娶平妻?那就把婆家搬空了吧 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Family confiscated and exiled + reborn + pocket dimension + fleeing famine + face-slapping and punishing scum + making a fortune] Reborn into a new life, Wei Yunlan knows that on the very day Shen Feng takes Xue Linglong as his secondary wife, her family will be framed by a treacherous official, have their home confiscated, and be exiled. This time, she won't make the same mistake as before, staying bitterly at the Shen household and waiting for her family to be cleared of the charges, only to 14.3kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
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  7. 7 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I Do Nothing but Slack Off 穿成太子妃后,我每天都在摆烂 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Not a Devoted Couple, Palace and Household Intrigue, Marriage Before Love] With a single imperial decree, Cui Ying and the crown prince inexplicably become husband and wife. Neither of them knows the other. Cui Ying never expected that, as a modern woman transported to ancient times, she would become a crown princess. What a headache. But rumor has it the crown prince has a much-favored concubine by his side. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she's also gentle and sweet, a true beauty. Cui 22.5kReads6.4Score866Shelves
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  8. 8 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚,谁还稀罕白月光 Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 12.7kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves
  9. 9 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗,嘎嘎乱杀 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 13.8kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
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  10. 10 The Beautiful Stepmother Easily Tames the Prodigal Father and Son 漂亮继母,轻松拿捏纨绔父子 Ancient Romance614k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, both leads are inexperienced, sweet pampering, love after marriage] In the novel The Marquis's Principal Wife, the heroine is a concubine-born daughter of the prime minister. She and her legitimate sister are reborn together. Before their rebirth, the heroine married a poor provincial graduate, while her sister married into the powerful Marquis of Yongyi's household as his second wife. But the Marquis of Yongyi's family falls under the emperor's suspicion, and the entire hou 4.4kReads9.0Score468Shelves
  11. 11 Reborn After My Own Son, the Cruel Empress Dowager, Stabbed Me to Death 恶毒太后被亲儿子捅死之后重生了 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The vicious Empress Dowager Jiang Mingzhu was reborn. In her previous life, to put her son on the throne, she poisoned and tried to assassinate the emperor, colluded with court officials, drugged a pregnant consort to make her miscarry, and plotted against the young crown prince. Every time she schemed, she put her own life on the line to grind her stepson's face into the dirt. But when the plot to put the son she'd worked so hard to support on the throne was exposed, he stabbed her in the back 19.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
  12. 12 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命,重生主母杀疯了 Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 57.6kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
  13. 13 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
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  14. 14 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 15.4kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
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  15. 15 A Lifetime of Tender Love 一世娇宠 Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Gu Qingzhi has never suffered the slightest injustice in her life. Born to a concubine, she should have been sent away from the household with a marriage contract. But she was extraordinarily lucky: her father had her, his only precious daughter, in middle age. Gu Yuan is clever and calculating, and spent the first half of his life chasing fame and success. In the second half, his only concern is this innocent, naive daughter. He dotes on her, holding her in the palm of his hand and granting her 11kReads8.8Score722Shelves
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  16. 16 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
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  17. 17 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 58.7kReads9.6Score8.3kShelves
  18. 18 The Emperor and Empress Joined Forces and Purged the Court 帝后联手后,肃清了朝纲 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Empress from the start! They love each other for a lifetime, and when the empress passes away, the emperor dies for love! They don't ask to be born together, only to die together! Marriage first, love later + not both virgins + not exclusively doting + completely fictional setting What? The emperor has made a concubine's daughter empress? The powerful ministers are so furious their beards are practically standing on end. Su He, the woman struck by this incredible stroke of fortune, is relieved i 1.8kReads9.0Score188Shelves
  19. 19 The Sweet and Beautiful Imperial Concubine: The Abstinent Fourth Prince Dotes on Her 福晋娇又美:禁欲四爷宠上瘾 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 24.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
  20. 20 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 79.6kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
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  21. 21 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃,疯批暴君哭红了眼 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 21.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
  22. 22 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score893Shelves
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  23. 23 Empress of the Song Family: The Legend of Yuyao 宋家皇后——钰瑶传 Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted The leads are not each other’s first partners!!! The heroine is neither a naive innocent nor a particularly kind person!!! The emperor hero is a jerk!! Set in an alternate history!! This is not a feel-good story!!! She transmigrates straight into the role of empress. If she rises in rank, she becomes the empress dowager; if she fails, she is deposed and banished to the cold palace. That is the reality of the inner palace: failure leaves almost no chance to recover. A twenty-first-century fashion 585Reads9.0Score103Shelves
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  24. 24 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后,争做后宫第一白莲花 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 24.4kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
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  25. 25 The Contract Wife's Path to Becoming Permanent 契约娇妻转正之路 Modern Romance101k WordsOngoing I was sold to a wealthy family as a wife for one million yuan. It was obvious the Gu family looked down on me, and I never expected Gu Yitao not to touch me. He wasn't even human! He only chose me because he had no other choice, and I was forced into the wealthy family's power struggles. Just watch me fight my way up and secure my place. I'm going to become Gu Yitao's wife, and I'm going to take over the Gu family. After all my hard work, I succeeded. I'm a rich man's wife now, and I get to spen 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  26. 26 Reborn and Remarried: The Scumbag Cries His Eyes Out 重生改嫁:渣男痛哭流涕了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The husband’s groveling redemption + reborn + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + second male lead takes the crown + both leads are each other’s first and only love + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite] Everyone envied Cui Yaoning’s life at first. She was the legitimate daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan, spoiled and willful from childhood. Then she married Pei Yu, the top scholar from another prestigious family, and he doted on her to no end. Pei Yu had grown up with her, and they were deepl 35.5kReads8.3Score4.8kShelves
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  27. 27 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 34.8kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
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  28. 28 Shocking! The Flower-Palace Courtesan Is Pregnant, and the Barren Prince Will Have an Heir 惊!花魁孕崽,绝嗣王爷有后了 Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Just rated, score may rise] (Sly yet spirited beauty × fake playboy, fake infertile, real prince) [Household-intrigue power fantasy + devoted couple + everyone’s favorite + marriage before love] Jiang Li took the place of a princess who had fallen on hard times and was sold into a brothel. After thirteen years, on the day she became the star courtesan, a mysterious man bought her first night, and she unexpectedly became his cure for pent-up desire. Who knew she was naturally fertile? After one 1.1kReads8.2Score131Shelves
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  29. 29 They Said She Was Only Fit to Be a Concubine? She Married Into a Powerful Family and Became Its Mistress 说她只配当妾?转身嫁高门做主母 Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 13.6kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
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  30. 30 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31kShelves
  31. 31 The Cousin Is Going on a Matchmaking Date, and the Heir Is Panicking 表姑娘要去相看,世子他慌了 Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] [Both Leads Are Each Other’s First] [Happy Ending] [Both Leads Are Natives of the Era] [Gentle, Refined Heir Apparent × Cool, Elegant Cousin] Orphaned and without anyone to rely on, with wolves circling all around her, young Shi Jianli had no choice but to travel to the capital and seek refuge with her aunt. She became the second branch’s cousin, staying as a guest at the Duke of Anguo’s residence. When she came of age, her aunt found her a match. But the second branch’s concubin 33.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
  32. 32 When the Flowers Bloom on the Roadside, Will You Come Home? 陌上花开,可归矣 Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted Jiang Zhaoyu was born into a marquis’s household, but her mother disliked her from the moment she was born and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother. Fortunately, Her Highness the Grand Princess raised her as her own daughter, and she grew up to become the most exalted young lady in the capital. The older brother who grew up alongside her was the one she loved, but he married someone else. Later, Jiang Zhaoyu became engaged to Chu Jinyi, the empress dowager’s grandnephew and the empress 3.8kReads8.9Score398Shelves
  33. 33 High-born Matriarch’s Husband-Taming Manual 高门主母的驯夫手册 Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Cheng Zhao was granted in marriage to Zhou Yuanshen, the youngest duke in the realm. Zhou Yuanshen had a favored concubine with a powerful family backing her, and he was also entangled in an ambiguous relationship with his widowed sister-in-law. He despised the stiff, dull manner of noble-born ladies. And Cheng Zhao had received the most orthodox upbringing of all. Faced with the endless infighting in the Duke’s household, the concubine’s provocations, and her sister-in-law’s covert meddling, Ch 163.9kReads9.0Score24.8kShelves
  34. 34 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 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves
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  35. 35 Little Sister, Stop Competing. Your Elder Sister Has Married into a Powerful Family 妹妹别斗了,嫡姐已嫁高门 Ancient Romance611k WordsCompleted Household intrigue + marriage first, love later + warrior x young woman Synopsis: Xie Yuxi had an excellent marriage prospect. Her unremarkable, illegitimate fiancé was far more impressive than anyone realized: without making a fuss, he had passed the imperial exam and become its top scorer. In the prime of her youth, she would marry a promising man who was everything she could wish for. How enviable. But after he failed to show up for their arranged meeting at a temple, the top scholar sent som 16.1kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
  36. 36 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗? Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
  37. 37 The Lucky Little Star: Her Prince Father Is Strong, Handsome, and Tragic 锦鲤小福星,王爷爹爹美强惨 Ancient Romance675k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite] [Blessed child] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Comeback] No one knew just how far the Prince of Yue’s household had fallen! Nothing went right wherever they went, they failed at everything they tried, and their bad luck clung to them like a curse. Then they picked up a three-year-old beggar, and it was as if they’d suddenly unlocked cheat mode. The economy boomed, and one stroke of good luck followed another. “Your Highness! His Majesty says your governance has been excellent a 26Reads—Score—Shelves
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  38. 38 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did 104.7kReads9.4Score12.2kShelves
  39. 39 Once We’re Rich, We’ll Take Care of Our Sisters 苟富贵,养姐妹 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy] [No romance] [Food fiction] [Everyday money-making] (Synopsis: “By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Empress Shen has harmed the imperial heir, a crime beyond forgiveness. She is to be confined to the Cold Palace and reflect on her actions. So decreed!” Xu Yao: … Shen Ning: ???? Kid, got a lot of questions, huh? The commotion caught Shen Ning’s attention. She turned around and eyed Pei Xingchuan, dressed head to toe in black. “An assassin??” Pei Xingchuan: “…” Woul 5.2kReads9.4Score527Shelves
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  40. 40 The Lady I Won Fair and Square: The Marquis Loves Her to Bits! 凭本事抢来的夫人,侯爷他超爱! Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted “A guaranteed sweet romance + delicate noblewoman vs. rough marquis + marriage first, love later + secret crush becomes mutual + the hero fights to win her back + the second male lead chases his wife to the crematorium.” Her first marriage ended in tragedy. When Lin Yueming married into the marquis’s household, she had little hope for married life. But once she entered the Marquis of Wu’an’s residence, she found a kind mother-in-law, a loving husband, and an affectionate sister-in-law. Her days 18.5kReads8.9Score2kShelves
  41. 41 Oh No! The Beggar Bride Is a Black-Hearted Schemer 坏了!替嫁小乞丐是朵黑心莲 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Pure historical domestic intrigue + black lotus heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + both leads have past relationships (skip if that bothers you)] ♥ Eloping? Perfect. All this wealth falls right into my lap! Shen Chaoyun, the marquis’s legitimate daughter, elopes for love, and the little beggar Shu Wan is pushed into the bridal sedan instead. Her husband, the heir to the marquisate: a womanizer who thinks he’s devoted, a complete oddball who falls in love with every woman he meets. Her 55Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  42. 42 Quick Transmigration: I'm the Legal Wife, So All You Concubines Kneel 快穿我是正妻,妾室通通跪下 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + historical settings + no fixed couple + punishing scumbags + actress heroine + no clean romances + romance quests] As the legal wife, she is unloved by her husband and tormented by his concubine. Bullied and miserable, she lives a wretched life. See how Chu Huazhang gives her husband’s concubine a good beating and plays mind games with her husband, defending her positio 157Reads6.1Score—Shelves
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  43. 43 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义?摄政王撑腰,不原谅 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 177.6kReads9.4Score27kShelves
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  44. 44 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 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves
  45. 45 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 4.8kReads8.8Score313Shelves
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  46. 46 The Humble-born Mistress of the Household 寒门主母 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When Xie Ning is ten, her grandfather entrusts her to the Gu family, where she becomes a child bride. She thinks that if she keeps a low profile until she’s seventeen, she can divorce Gu Ming and spend the rest of her life as a wealthy woman of leisure. Then an unexpected disaster strikes. The entire Gu family, once renowned for their scholarly virtue, is sent back to their ancestral home and reduced to commoners. With her grandfather old, her father-in-law lazy, her mother-in-law timid, and her 14.4kReads8.3Score1.4kShelves
  47. 47 The Reborn Matriarch 主母重生 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted Zhan Yuhuan has been reborn, returning to the very day of her wedding night. The heir solemnly tells her once again that he has a beloved he’ll love for the rest of his life, and that he can’t give her either his heart or his body. He tells her to find a way to cooperate and not anger the old marquis and his wife. This time, Yuhuan nods without hesitation, agreeing without a single objection. She has finally come to her senses. She has money and free time, and her in-laws protect her. She can do 775Reads5.3Score105Shelves
  48. 48 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, Five Little Villains Doted on Me 穿书后,我被五个小反派娇宠了 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(* ̄▽ ̄*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.2kReads9.2Score693Shelves
  49. 49 Mo Anhuai Ci 墨桉淮辞 Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing In her previous life, everyone praised her for having an innocent heart. But sincerity couldn’t win sincerity in return, and she was always the one who got hurt. In this life, anyone who wrongs her will get taken down, no exceptions. “At the spring banquet, I’ll drink a cup of green wine and sing a song. Then I’ll make three wishes: first, may my beloved enjoy a thousand years of peace; second, may I find joy and have my wishes come true; third, may we be swallows beneath the rafters in our 4Reads7.2Score—Shelves
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  50. 50 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
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