Palace Intrigue: Looking for a Story Where the Male Lead Is Madly in Love with the Female Lead, but She Doesn’t Love Him 宫斗文#求男主爱女主爱的死去活来女主不爱男主的

1. 1 皇 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 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 21.5kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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   Highly recommend this book! Trust me, it's absolutely brilliant and unforgettable. Meng Tang's clarity of mind truly captivated me; her unwavering determination to return home despite being confined to the palace, coupled with the author's masterful handling of the romantic subplot, deeply resonated with me.

2. 2 夺 Stealing My Sister-in-Law as His Bride, the Ruthless Marquis Closes In at Every Turn 夺娶长嫂，疯批军侯步步紧逼 Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted Ling Xiao returned home covered in military glory, only to hear that his wanton sister-in-law had conspired with another man to kill his sickly elder brother. He looked at her in her plain white mourning clothes, slender as a willow, her brows dark as ink, kneeling before the coffin and weeping so pitifully that anyone would feel for her. He raised her gaunt chin with the tip of his sword, his killing intent suddenly flaring. “You seductive vixen, you deserve to die!” - Later, she proved her inn 67.9kReads9.1Score13k14d adds

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   <1>Upon returning with numerous military achievements, she discovers her elder brother has passed away, leaving behind a widowed sister-in-law. Initially filled with disgust, she gradually becomes relentlessly pursuing him – "Even if you don't love me, I'll still have you; there's no escaping it." <2>Disfigured and poisoned, her ex-husband cruelly abandons her, but for the sake of her child, she still has to seduce him. Seduction is also for the child's sake; she can no longer love him. [Note: Books recommended by Gou Sheng are always of high quality.]

3. 3 陛 Your Majesty Steals My Love! Is the General Headed for a Fiery Reckoning Today? 陛下夺爱！将军今天火葬场了吗 Miss Cat一只猫小姐Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 5Reads6.4Score—14d adds
4. 4 通 After the Maid Ran Away, the Cold Heir Apparent Turned Dark 通房逃跑后，清冷世子黑化了 Gu Weiwan顾未晚Ancient Romance663k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possessive Pursuit + Over-the-Top Drama + Devoted to Each Other] [Black-Bellied Heir Apparent vs. Sweet and Lovely Concubine] Su Qingyue was beautiful, with a soft, graceful figure, and she drew plenty of attention at the Duke's estate. Unfortunately, she was only a servant. So when a lecherous illegitimate son of the household set his sights on her, Qingyue focused on the heir apparent, Pei An, the Marquis's wife's only son, in the hope of escaping her predicament. She did 6.1kReads8.3Score45114d adds

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   Both stories begin with the protagonist being forced into becoming a man's concubine, falling in love first and then coming to her senses. The male protagonist only falls in love with the woman later. The first one is unfinished, the second is. You can check them out; they are both ancient Chinese novels featuring strong possessiveness.

5. 5 权 The Powerful Minister’s Concubine 权臣的瘦马通房 Orange Gummies橘子软糖Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted A devoted couple, sweet romance, and a wife-chasing journey of regret A Yuan was famous in Yangzhou as a slender beauty, with skin as smooth as jade and beauty as radiant as peach blossoms. Every frown and smile of hers could captivate the heart. Later, she was sold into the Marquis of Anning's household. The old madam took a liking to her and assigned her to serve as a bedchamber maid to Wei Xun, the heir to the marquis's title. Wei Xun was aloof and indifferent by nature. More than anything, h 3.9kReads8.5Score42714d adds
6. 6 为 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Yu Jian郁见Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Zhu Yan transmigrates as a merchant's daughter and becomes a pawn her family uses to avoid disaster. Her father sends her to Changning Marquis Xie An as a concubine. As a concubine, Zhu Yan stays true to herself. She doesn't compete, make a fuss, or draw attention. Who could have guessed that the Marquis of Changning would be so fortunate? When something happens to the royal family's only two heirs, the emperor chooses Xie An, a member of the imperial clan, to inherit the throne. If a concubine 6.3kReads9.2Score45014d adds

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   The female lead is quite clear-headed.

7. 7 诈 After Faking His Death, He Went Mad 诈死后，他疯了 Her Mountain她山Ancient Romance352k WordsCompleted The heroine was transmigrated into a book before birth + the hero is a native of the world + young love and marriage + rekindled romance + two hopeless romantics + always choosing each other To put her gravely ill father at ease, Jiang Wan married the man he had taken in. After her father passed away, the man said he would take her home. She never imagined he would take her straight to Prince Duan's residence in the capital. Only then did she learn he was Zhao Zhixing, the emperor's fifth son a 142.8kReads8.6Score12.8k14d adds

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   He was devoted to one person, steadfastly chosen, a pure love; he loved her so much.

8. 8 夜 Night Whispers to Zhuo 夜语吟卓 seer Yi Lengseer易冷Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted After Shang Zhuo Yin'er, the eldest daughter of the Shang Zhuo Sect, fought a life-or-death battle with the woman in red, she was gravely wounded and on the brink of death. Her senior brother rescued her in time, and she narrowly survived. Afterward, she disappeared from the world with her two children and never showed herself again. Some say they saw her in an uninhabited desert, but despite searching for her many times, her husband never found a trace of her or their children. Suddenly, a cat —Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score88414d adds

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   The female protagonist is lucid and a billionaire. She only wants to have a child with the male protagonist and doesn't want to take responsibility for him. Due to her family background, she hates men. The male protagonist is initially blind, which is a bit angsty for him. However, he's a pure and innocent puppy-like character at first, and a pure and innocent wolf-like character later on—definitely a love-struck fool. There's no amnesia, no mistaken identities, and no clichéd plot twists.

10. 10 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds

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    Hey everyone! Chaozi's here to recommend some books! 😘🥳 The first one is about a female protagonist who's a native of the land, but incredibly wise 😚 and quite cunning, climbing her way up from a maid to the Empress Dowager 🧐. Initially, she has a slight crush on the male protagonist, but because of him, she becomes disappointed and gives up 🧐. From beginning to end, she never truly loves him. Everyone! Give it a try! 🥰🥳 The second one is about a female protagonist who travels through time. Her journey is a karmic consequence, stemming from a eunuch in the Cold Palace. That's one explanation. She uses psychological manipulation to purify the male protagonist 🤔, but he wasn't pure at first. Whether the female protagonist likes him or not is a bit hard to say 🧐. Everyone! Give it a try! 🥰

11. 11 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
12. 12 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. 6.1kReads9.3Score87814d adds

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    This book is really good. The female protagonist is reborn to seek revenge, and it's all a calculated scheme. She starts plotting against the male protagonist from the very beginning, even after their chance encounter. Later on, the male protagonist becomes very doting on her. He loves her, but her love for him is purely calculated. I sincerely recommend everyone to read it.

13. 13 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds

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    [1v1, both protagonists are virgins + palace intrigue + wife-chasing climax, the female lead is shrewd and clear-headed, everyone's white moonlight] Meng Tang is a gentle and generous empress, unassuming and unassuming, a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, everyone thinks so, even the tyrant thinks so. When he takes a concubine, she congratulates him with a smile and arranges for the new concubine to serve him in bed. When he sends her tonics, she obediently takes them even though she knows they are contraceptives. When his old ailment flares up and he suffers from unbearable headaches, she uses her own heart's blood as a catalyst to relieve his pain. He asks her, "How can you be so good to me?"

14. 14 重 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 Chiyo千代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 3.6kReads9.3Score41814d adds

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    This is my absolute favorite, a true gem. It's pure palace intrigue, and the female lead absolutely doesn't love the male lead. Who can understand the heartache of a scholar like me? 😢😢

15. 15 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3k14d adds

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    The first book was very popular and really good. I'm currently reading the second one; the female lead is incredibly clear-cut and doesn't seem to have any romantic feelings for the male lead.

16. 16 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
17. 17 清 Daily Harem Promotion in the Qing Dynasty 清穿之后宫升职日常 Love Purple Rice Yogurt爱吃紫米酸奶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [A slow-paced System novel, now complete: the Kangxi and Qianlong arcs are finished. The heroine is level-headed, and romance is just for show~] As a quick transmigration heroine with a System, Wanwan’s favorite thing to do is stir up trouble. But stirring up trouble can be exhausting too. After deciding to mend her ways and become a happy slacker, Wanwan accidentally spent too much of her “savings” and went bankrupt. With no other choice, she headed to the Qing dynasty to clock in for work. Wit 2.1kReads7.1Score10114d adds

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    They're all palace intrigue stories, with rational female leads who have feelings but remain clear-headed. There are also stories where the female lead has no feelings, like in transmigration stories. The male lead definitely loves the female lead, but emperors are all promiscuous.

18. 18 昏 The Fainthearted Emperor Craves My Belly, so I Treat Him Like a Power Bank 昏君馋我肚子，我当他是充电宝 Miaomiao0099渺渺0099Ancient Romance420k WordsCompleted 195Reads8.2Score10414d adds
19. 19 带 Days in a Palace Drama with a System 带着系统在宫斗剧里的日子 Love Purple Rice Yogurt爱吃紫米酸奶Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted With a reincarnation System from the underworld, Shu Ning has no choice but to fight to survive through each mission. P.S. Everyone has their own writing style. This story is based on TV dramas, and the author’s writing may not suit everyone’s tastes. I hope every reader finds a story they love! This is the everyday life of a wage worker in a palace-intrigue novel. Primarily set in Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace and Empresses in the Palace... (It’s a slow transmigration story.) 3.2kReads8.5Score13914d adds
20. 20 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.8kReads9.0Score78414d adds
21. 21 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Claiming the Throne in the Harem 甄嬛传：问鼎宫阙 The Green Hills Are Like This青山如是Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Currently updating: Wei Yanwan transmigrates into Three Lives, Three Worlds as Sujin... Volume One: Wei Yanwan transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace, rises step by step, and claims the highest position in the palace. Complete. Volume Two: She returns to Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. Volume Three: She transmigrates as Sheng Molan. Modern-day bonus chapter: Complete. 753Reads8.4Score10314d adds
22. 22 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: I Rose to Noble Consort Through My Persona 清穿之靠着人设我爬上了贵妃 Falling in Egypt跌落埃及Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted Lihua is a “good person” who loves helping others solve their problems, yet she keeps climbing the career ladder, rising effortlessly through the ranks. Until one day, the CEO’s mistress discovers Lihua’s true nature… After Lihua kicks the bucket, she is chosen by the Saintly Mother System and transmigrates to the Qing dynasty, where she is tasked with spreading truth, goodness, and beauty. Empress Xiaochengren: Wang Jia is a good person. Empress Xiaozhaoren: Consort Jing is a good person. Empre 1.1kReads9.1Score10114d adds
23. 23 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Wins by Doing Nothing with Her Golden Touch 清穿：贵妃靠点金手躺赢了 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration, golden finger, palace intrigue, heroine stands alone] One morning, wealthy woman Song Ruche woke up transmigrated to the Qing dynasty as the only legitimate daughter of the Fucha family. She was born with a golden finger that could upgrade anything she touched, transforming it completely. Unfortunately, she could only use it once every three years. To use it more often, she had to raise her own status. So she decided to take a shortcut: In a feudal society, what fas 5.7kReads9.1Score40014d adds
24. 24 我 My Boyfriend Is a Flower Spirit 我的男友是花妖 Luo Wanzhen洛晚真Ancient Romance171k WordsOngoing (Transmigration + rebirth + fantasy + historical romance + angst) This is a long, unrequited love that spans a thousand years. Xue Shi fell in love with Lin Lezhen at first sight. “There was no other reason. I just thought she was beautiful.” Xue Shi admitted that he was shallow. He struggled to climb the ranks, all so that one day he might become worthy of her. But then disaster struck, and the woman he loved disappeared. No one knew where she had gone. He searched for Lin Lezhen for a thousand 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Xue Shi searched for Lin Lezhen for a thousand years, scouring the entire world, but to no avail. That night, drinking and talking on the rooftop, turned out to be their last meeting. He didn't recognize her; if he had, he would have found a way to take her away. This missed opportunity meant a thousand years of silence.

25. 25 娘 The Empress Is Determined to Rise to the Top 娘娘她立志登高位 The Moon Has Set in the West月已西Ancient Romance679k WordsCompleted Scheming beauty x stern, cold emperor (soul transmigration + palace intrigue + not mutually devoted + eventually his one and only) In the third year of Zhaowu, Wen Zhuohua abandoned the path laid out for her and entered the palace as a palace-selection candidate. She loves wealth, splendor, power, and status. All under heaven belongs to the sovereign, and nothing in this world is more exalted than imperial authority. Once in the palace, she treads carefully in the harem and puts on an act for th 15.3kReads9.0Score2.1k14d adds

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    Update: Found another one! Super good, it's a bit too focused on the male lead's doting affections from the beginning, watch how he loses his heart, hehehe 🤭

26. 26 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds

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    The female protagonist was originally a lady from a prominent family, but her background was changed due to a Buddhist monk's arbitrary judgment. Later, she entered the palace and found herself unable to fathom the emperor's heart. She didn't love the emperor and instead used him to seek revenge... The female protagonist suffers a lot in the early stages, but later she completely controls the situation. Highly recommended!

27. 27 重 Reborn: Never Again to the Golden Hall 重生之不见金殿 Jiang Jinshu姜锦书Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted Xie Yunqing died a truly terrible death in her previous life. Her husband, Emperor Xihe Jiang Kui, personally brought her a bowl of poisoned soup. Bearing the insults “hen ruling the roost,” “beauty who brought ruin to the nation,” and “calamity in the shape of a woman,” Empress Xie is reborn and vows to stay far from the imperial capital and Emperor Xihe. But somehow, somehow... she still cannot escape her fate. [Double Rebirth] + [Domestic Intrigue] + [Revenge] + [Imperial Court] + [Political 86Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    This story probably got such a low score because the male lead's "chasing after his wife" saga ultimately failed. But in my opinion, its essence lies precisely in that failed pursuit. Having seen enough of those stale stories that forcefully whitewash the scumbag male lead and portray the scumbag male and female leads as locked in a toxic relationship, this story is refreshingly original.

28. 28 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子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 29.1kReads9.4Score3.7k14d adds
29. 29 今 Has the Marquis's Secret Mistress Run Away Today? 今天侯府外室跑路了吗 Long-Tailed Sparrow长尾雀Ancient Romance136k WordsCompleted Pei Ji rose to fame as a youth. He was the guardian deity of Great Qi, the renowned Marquis of Zhenbei, and the ideal husband in the dreams of countless young women. But to Jiang Si, Pei Ji was a cage that held her freedom captive. No matter what she tried, she could never escape. 1.9kReads8.7Score11314d adds

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    The male lead falls in love at first sight and uses various means to capture the female lead. She tries to escape several times but is always caught. In the end, they have a son and a daughter, a perfect and sweet story.

30. 30 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Raise the Scumbag Husband’s Illegitimate Child? 都重生了，谁还替渣夫外室养孩子 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Film and television rights sold] In her previous life, Yun Chu supported her husband, raised his son by a concubine, and helped the Xie family rise to greatness. In the end, she caused all one hundred members of the Yun family to be beheaded, then was forced to drink poison by the child she had raised with her own hands! As the poison burned through her entrails, she opened her eyes and found herself back at twenty. A line of Xie family children stood before her, each calling her “Mother” with 27.5kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
31. 31 为 To Stay Alive, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Powerbroker's One True Love 为了苟命，我伪装失忆权臣白月光 Liu Qingwan柳清晚Ancient Romance571k WordsCompleted [Comedy / Sweet Romance / Face-Slapping / Bickering Couple / Pretending Turns Real] Zhuang Wan transmigrated into a book and became the daughter of a disgraced official whose family was to be confiscated and executed. According to the plot, she would be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau and reduced to a plaything for the powerful, before meeting a tragic end. Zhuang Wan: What the hell did I do to offend the gods? TAT At that moment, her family was being stripped of its possessions, and she wa 7.9kReads8.9Score96614d adds

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    Book 1: Stunning Concubine VS Crazy Prince; Book 2: [Sweet Transmigration Novel - Fake Love Turns Real] [Disgraced Minister's Daughter VS Imperial Tutor] The male lead confiscated the female lead's property, and while he suffered amnesia, she lied to him, saying she was his white moonlight.

32. 32 赠 A Book of Spring Gifts 赠春书 San An三安Ancient Romance595k WordsCompleted [High sweetness, noble young lady x unhinged crown prince] Song Wanyu refused to believe people when they said her father, Song Manfu, had sided with the deposed crown prince. She thought her father didn’t have the nerve to do such a thing. Besides, was the deposed crown prince even normal? He was a lunatic. A few days later, her father cheerfully told her, “My precious daughter, you’re going to the palace to become an imperial consort. Are you happy?” Thinking of the emperor, who was sixty and 3.9kReads8.9Score46114d adds
33. 33 人 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5kReads9.3Score53214d adds

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    1. Her name is Chang Yujiao, a woman of extraordinary beauty, quick wit, and a wild and eccentric personality. The male lead is a woman who loves the emperor? Are you kidding me? Training people like dogs. 2. You think this is a joke by a psychology PhD? You love the country, so I will carefully enter your life. I will sit in the most prestigious position. Love and romance are off-limits. 3. A double-award-winning actress travels to ancient times and gradually enters the emperor's heart. I love you? Maybe. I will live in this deep palace, forever and ever! — "He remembered long ago, why didn't he tell me?" … "I miss you, come pick me up." —— Every time you come to me first, this time I finally walk towards you first. I dare not change my name, I'm afraid she won't recognize me.

34. 34 冲 After Remarrying, the Bride Who Married for Good Luck Is Pursued by Her Mad Ex-Husband 冲喜娇娇改嫁后，疯批前夫强夺娶 Cloud Mountain Crow云山鸦Ancient Romance311k WordsOngoing [Both leads are pure + romance-focused + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] At five years old, Xin Baozhu was sold to the Xie family's prized son, Xie Zhuo, as a child bride because of her unusual fate. At the Xie household, Baozhu always remembered her mother's advice: do more work, keep an open mind, and smile through every grievance. When she was nine, Baozhu saw the neighbor's concubine beaten to death, lying in a pool of blood. Terrified, she came down with a high fever. Aft 99Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    #Palace Intrigue Novel, the female lead doesn't love the male lead, but the male lead loves the female lead ♥☞①②. Due to her low social status, the female lead can only serve as a concubine or a child bride to survive. They don't love the male lead as much as they appear on the surface, but their devoted and desperate actions make the male lead fall for her and become infatuated. ♥☞①, The female lead doesn't love the male lead, but she loves the child he has with her. The male lead is love-struck and was initially abandoned by the female lead, but later, through forceful marriage, he gradually falls in love with her.

35. 35 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
36. 36 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score19414d adds
37. 37 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 87.6kReads9.5Score12k14d adds
38. 38 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Won Over the Sickly Male Supporting Character 穿书后我被病娇男配攻略了 Throwing Bricks扔板砖Ancient Romance289k WordsCompleted [System + Yandere + One Couple Only] Song Nanchu transmigrated into a book by accident and got stuck with a completely useless System that ordered her to win over an unpredictable yandere male supporting character. She lived in constant fear, treading carefully at every turn… “What? You transmigrated here too!” Song Nanchu clung to the yandere and wailed, tears streaming down her face. “Why didn’t you say so sooner? You scared me to death!” The yandere asked, “So when you kept saying you weren’t 3.4kReads9.1Score36514d adds
39. 39 娘 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 Tea Little Ink茶小墨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 56.6kReads9.5Score7k14d adds

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    🌈① The female protagonist is incredibly shrewd. After entering the palace, her goals are clear: vie for the emperor's favor, bear him a son, seize the crown prince position, and ascend to the empress's throne! Ruthless and merciless, she eliminates anyone who dares to challenge her, even treating the emperor merely as a tool for procreation! ② The emperor is head over heels in love with her, but she knows that in this deep palace, she cannot afford to develop genuine feelings. She proceeds cautiously, step by step, to survive in this cutthroat harem, climbing steadily to the position of Imperial Concubine…

40. 40 朕 The Emperor Finds His Consort Alluring; I Find His Majesty a Jerk 朕见贵妃多妩媚，妾见皇上甚是渣 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted [No transmigration or rebirth] [Pure palace intrigue] [The heroine never falls in love] Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general's household, is chosen in a selection for the imperial harem. The Empress appoints her as a spy and marries her off to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. The moment she enters the Eastern Palace, she understands that she and Zhongli Jin are bound only by mutual interest. There can never be the slightest affection between them. After sixteen years in th 2.5kReads9.0Score24214d adds

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    I recommend reading this book.

41. 41 尤 After the Stunning Beauty Ran Away, the Tyrant Turned Dark 尤物美人逃跑后，暴君黑化了 Picking Green for the Consort取青妃白Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted Gorgeous, resilient wet nurse + devoted, possessive, unhinged emperor [Forceful love + sweet romance + golden chains + love poison that swaps souls + palace intrigue + devoted couple] On her wedding night, Tang Li is switched with someone else. After their marriage, her husband dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife... After carrying her baby for ten months, she suffers a stillbirth. On that same day, the tyrant’s eldest son is born. To find her child, she enters the palace as her younger 1.6kReads8.0Score10014d adds

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    🌸🌸A must-read for avid bookworms!

42. 42 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.3kReads9.4Score86914d adds
43. 43 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 24.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
44. 44 一 Half a Bright Moon Shines on a Lifetime 一半明月照平生 Half a Moon Shines on My Life一半明月照平生Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into another world, she became an ordinary maid in a prince's residence. She thought she and the prince were in love, only to find out he was getting married. But she was already pregnant. What was she supposed to do? Run, of course, and flee with the baby. Otherwise, she might be killed without even knowing who was behind it. But how could she escape from a powerful, high-born household? She'd have to come up with a plan and throw caution to the wind. Then she spotted a dog 5Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Take a look at these two books; the palace intrigue and domestic power struggles are alright. One is a cliché time-travel novel about a pregnant maid who runs away. The other is a clever story about a little beggar seeking justice for his family.

45. 45 县 The County Magistrate's Cousin 县令家的表小姐 Half a Moon Shines on My Life一半明月照平生Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A modern girl unexpectedly transmigrates to ancient times, becoming Shen Xingye, a seven-year-old orphan. Her family is framed by a treacherous minister for supporting the Crown Prince and executed to the last member. She alone escapes by sheer luck, reduced to begging on the streets. After ten years of keeping her head down, she is adopted by the county magistrate's concubine and secretly builds up her strength. As an adult, she heads to the capital alone, using her intelligence and resilience 186Reads—Score—14d adds
46. 46 宜 Yixiu Reborn: Disbanding the Abortion Squad 宜修重生，解散打胎小队 Su Xue粟雪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Honghui’s death... Yinzhen’s cold heart... My own cruelty... Now that I’ve been given another life, maybe everything will turn out better. (I personally think Yixiu suffered so much. I want to give her a happy ending.) 5.6kReads9.0Score43614d adds
47. 47 青 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！ Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富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 4.5kReads8.3Score37414d adds

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    There are feelings involved, but the female lead knows she needs to remain rational.

48. 48 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5k14d adds
49. 49 囚 The Caged Oriole 囚莺 Free Cat自由的猫Ancient Romance127k WordsCompleted [Trash Male Lead] [Warlord in a Chaotic Era] [Manipulation and Exploitation] [Fair-Skinned Heroine] [Unyielding] [Self-Redemption] In the eyes of outsiders, Qiu Wanying was lucky to have won the marquis's favor. They thought her ancestors' graves must be glowing with good fortune, but no one knew the suffering in her heart. She had come from a peaceful era to a feudal dynasty. Under the rule of male patriarchy, women of this age were like dough for anyone to knead as they pleased. She resent 4.3kReads8.6Score24814d adds
50. 50 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance190k WordsCompleted Forced possession / the pursuit of a wife after losing her / angst (avoid if you dislike these) / avoid if you're a heroine stan / weak heroine / both leads are virgins According to the official history of Tianzhao, Noble Consort Chen, of the Jiang clan, shared a deep bond with Emperor Tianzhao and had once saved his life. She enjoyed his favor for many years without losing it. In the first year of Tianzhao, she was made Noble Consort Chen. The following year, she gave birth to the Crown Prince 17.8kReads8.9Score94614d adds

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