Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非常规宫斗

1. 1 沉 Immersed in the World of Zhen Huan, the Noble Lady Is Floating Away Again 沉浸式甄嬛，贵人又飘了 Pipi Sea King皮皮海王Female-Channel Fanfiction414k WordsCompleted An unlucky office drone was transmigrated in the womb as Lady Fucha. As the Fucha clan’s daughter grew up and entered the palace, Wen Ru recalled her past life and suddenly realized she was in serious trouble. A check-in mini-program for Empresses in the Palace... So this was Empresses in the Palace, after all. Unfortunately, she hadn’t watched much of it, so she’d just have to follow the prompts for now. Immersive transmigration. I heard the timid yet arrogant Lady Fucha wants to get promoted, 2.6kReads8.9Score13614d adds

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   The female lead is a high-end version of Qi Erha (a character from a popular Chinese sitcom), effortlessly winning the entire story. Emperor Yongzheng, with his sharp mind, sees through the palace intrigues and, according to the author's setting, exclusively dotes on and truly loves the female lead. It's a simple, sweet, and heartwarming story, more of a slice-of-life narrative than a palace intrigue tale.

2. 2 穿 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南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 101.4kReads9.4Score11.8k14d adds

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   It was a very comfortable watch; although it was simple, it was very heartwarming.

3. 3 萧 Empress Xiao: Win the Emperor and Bear Him a Son 萧氏皇后：拿下皇上生皇子 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted More children, more blessings. [The fiercest rise to power through palace intrigue + Winning the emperor's heart + Having all the children in the imperial palace + Having children nonstop] Every child who survives in the end is the heroine's. After breaking all ties with Prince Ling, she enters the palace. Two years go by, and she avoids the emperor's favor, wanting only to live out her life in peace. She never expected the empress's banner to sway in her direction and choose her. Xiao Wan'er kn 286Reads8.9Score—14d adds
4. 4 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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5. 5 靠EN Dominating the Harem by Bearing Children 靠生子称霸后宫 Wang Ziyun王梓芸Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Huameng's childhood sweetheart, the boy next door, betrayed her before their wedding. After watching him marry the daughter of a princess, she put on the bright red wedding dress she had spent two years embroidering and hanged herself. But her soul drifted through the world for twenty years after her death before she learned the truth: her childhood sweetheart had broken off their engagement after accidentally hearing that the childless emperor intended to adopt the princes 3.9kReads9.0Score51014d adds
6. 6 清 A Qing Dynasty Noble Consort's Glorious Reign 清穿贵妃荣宠记 Yu Zhiwei予之微Ancient Romance766k WordsCompleted A favored consort from the start? And the younger sister of Empress Xiaozhao, no less? Wasn’t she supposed to die young, with her daughter passing away in childhood? This time, she has both sons and daughters, and the emperor cherishes her like a treasure. Not only is he clingy, he has an overactive imagination, and Niu Hulu Baozhu is exhausted. After outliving Imperial Noble Consort Tong and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, she becomes the highest-ranking woman in the imperial harem. All she wants i 3.8kReads8.9Score26314d adds
7. 7 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 4.9kReads9.4Score54914d adds
8. 8 宠EN Favoring a Concubine and Disgracing Your Wife? I Quit as the Marquisate's Matriarch! 宠妾灭妻？这侯门主母我不当了！ Li Wu礼午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 51.7kReads9.3Score7.2k14d adds
9. 9 贵 The Delicate, Soft-Bodied Imperial Consort Turns Her Obsessive Emperor into a Devoted Puppy 贵妃身娇体软，偏执帝王变身忠犬 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance385k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Unreasonable, Exclusive Devotion + Scheming Green-Tea Heroine + Obsessive, Love-Struck Hero] In the first year of Yongzhao, the new emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict summoning the former crown prince's betrothed concubine to serve in the palace. The world could not understand it, and the court historian condemned him, but Xiao Yu remained determined. * Yun Miao had seen the harshness of the world from a young age. All she wanted was wealth, status, and supreme po 2kReads8.8Score21414d adds
10. 10 胤 Don't Be Afraid, Yinzhen! Mother Will Put You on the Throne! 胤禛不要怕，额娘送你坐皇位！ The Rabbit Who Loves Chinese Cabbage爱吃大白菜的兔子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Reborn + Palace Intrigue + Not Both Pure + Some Events Deviate from Historical Records] Kangxi’s cousin, Tong Jia Wanning, was reborn before entering the palace. But for Yinzhen and the daughter she had lost before the child could grow up, Wanning still chose to enter the palace. In this life, Tong Jia Wanning used the memories of her previous life to make Kangxi fall in love with her and change her tragic fate. The Emperor: Cousin, you look even more charming today. Wanning: Thank 1.1kReads8.5Score10514d adds
11. 11 重 Reborn to Raise the Fourth Prince, I Secure My Place as Empress Dowager 重生后抚养四阿哥我稳坐太后 Kaka Gets Stuck卡住的卡卡Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted Tags: Reborn + Qing transmigration + abusing scumbags + face-slapping + diva antics + child-rearing A word of warning: This book isn’t a traditional historical romance, and its Qing dynasty isn’t the traditional version, either! Here, Kangxi is quite the scumbag, but also quite the simp. Imperial Noble Consort Tong is rather dramatic, but she loves putting on an act, too. So the first half of the book won’t be a one-on-one romance! On the tenth day of the seventh month in the twenty-eighth year 308Reads6.7Score—14d adds
12. 12 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 14.4kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
13. 13 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Life Player 清穿之生活玩家 Cat Butterfly猫蝶Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + lots of childbirth + clear-headed, decisive black-lotus heroine + managing the harem + slow transmigration] World One: Kangxi, complete. World Two: Yongzheng, complete. She transmigrates into the Qing palace. Starting out in modern times as a hairpin maker, Jiang Mengyu puts every skill at her disposal to work. She's already started hustling, thanks! No feelings, just technique. Her intelligence stays sharp, and she's a born workaholic. Content warning: When faced with life-or 4.1kReads9.2Score29514d adds
14. 14 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
15. 15 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 84.2kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
16. 16 盛 The Fourth Prince's Consort's Favor: Raising Children in the Inner Court 盛宠四福晋：后院养崽记 Wu Wu乌邬Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shu Wen transmigrates into the Fourth Prince's household in the Qing dynasty and becomes obsessed with raising children, while the Fourth Prince falls deeply in love with her. Shu Wen, a "seedling gardener," was on her way to Beijing to receive an award when a plane crash sent her transmigrating to the Qing dynasty. She wakes up as the Fourth Prince's principal wife, Lady Ulanara, the poor woman who spent the first half of her life trying to have children and the second half mourning Honghui. Sh 3.1kReads9.0Score25714d adds
17. 17 洛 Luo Se Like Brocade 洛色如锦 Sunshine Scent太阳味儿Ancient Romance575k WordsCompleted [A warning for readers who want both leads to be devoted exclusively to each other: Read carefully! Read carefully! Read carefully! They're not a one-on-one couple at first. After the heroine marries the hero, he's devoted only to her!] [My heroine has no golden finger or superpowers. She's just a left-behind child, and transmigrating gives her the love she missed out on.] When Shen Luojin opens her eyes again, she discovers she's been reborn in a baby's body. As a modern college student who has 3.8kReads9.0Score33914d adds
18. 18 穿 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 A Little Meatball一个肉团Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score28914d adds
19. 19 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
20. 20 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.1kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
21. 21 清 Qing Transmigration: Consort De Devotes Herself to Raising Her Son to Become Empress Dowager 清穿：德妃她一心养崽做太后 I'm the Cutest我最可爱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Complete, come on in!] System + transmigrate + comedy Overnight, she transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and becomes Uya Jinxin. That’s right, she’s the historical Consort De who took a terrible hand and turned it into a royal flush, only to turn that royal flush right back into a terrible hand. Jinxin wonders what she did to deserve transmigrating as Consort De. But since she’s Consort De now, she might as well change history! Who says I play favorites? Little Fourth, come here, let Mother pinch 1.8kReads8.6Score17514d adds
22. 22 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds

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    As a bookworm of over twenty years, I must say: the author's writing skills are truly first-rate! The simplest truths are often the most profound; the most ordinary words are used to depict breathtaking palace intrigue and heart-wrenching separations. The author often makes me laugh only to be suddenly stabbed in the back, leaving me laughing and crying all night. The subsequent epilogues are really good; they could easily stand alone as a book. All the girls are wonderful (except for a few exceptions), they are all the most beautiful protagonists!

23. 23 皇 Imperial Noble Consort: Palace Intrigue Ends, Office Politics Begin 皇贵妃：宫斗结束，职场开始 Come, Let Me Treat You来请吃饭Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Also known as The Imperial Noble Consort Turns the Harem into a Career-Driven Team #Harem intrigue is no match for working hard together##The imperial concubines become career women##Turn the harem into a women's MBA program# [A lovesick romantic? No! This time, Shangguan Yunzhi transforms into the harem's top career-planning guru!] In her previous life, Shangguan Yunzhi loved the emperor deeply, only to die of illness in the palace. Reborn on the day she received the imperial edict, she tears 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The title is everything

24. 24 非 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Known in the Jianghu as the Thorny Rose江湖人称带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score22314d adds

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    A powerful and realistic portrayal of palace intrigue!

25. 25 为 Ten Years as a Consort 为妃十载 A Little Plum一枚小李子Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + ruthless, formidable female lead and unhinged villainess + no golden finger, no System] Dongfang Li has always been a femme fatale. “If someone hurts me once, I’ll make them pay a hundred or a thousand times over.” “If I were plain-looking, that would be one thing. But Heaven gave me a beauty unlike any other. Why shouldn’t I fight and seize what I want?” Dongfang Li is an unfavored daughter born to a concubine, so from the moment she enters the palace, she treads carefully, r 16Reads—Score—14d adds

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