Palace and Household Intrigue, with Rebirth or Transmigration; Preferably with a Female Lead from Ancient Times 宫斗宅斗（可重生可穿越）女主最好是纯古人

1. 101 女 The Female Taizu 女太祖 Brown Sugar Zongzi红糖粽子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's only partners + Character growth + Political scheming + Not conventional household infighting] A short excerpt: Zhao Qingnuo ran out of patience. She raised a hand and dislocated the other person’s arm. Then, annoyed by the racket, she grabbed their chin and yanked it down. Their jaw popped out of place, and the whole main room fell silent at once. Zhao Qingnuo had a mother who was so delicate she couldn’t take care of herself. After going out on an escort job, Zhao 2.3kReads8.9Score311Shelves
2. 102 嫁 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 28kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
3. 103 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 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9kShelves

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   🔥A classic palace intrigue and domestic power struggle novel🍒 The female protagonist is merely a pawn brought into the palace by the princess to compete for favor; she doesn't even have the status of a concubine, she's just the prince's bed warmer💥 Yet, she rises step by step to the pinnacle of life.

4. 104 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as a Nobody and Played It Safe Until I Became a God 穿书成路人甲，我苟成神 Meng Youxi梦尤溪Ancient Romance995k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + Transmigration + No System + Lying Low + No Saintly Heroine + Strong Female Lead] Yu Qiuyi had terrible social anxiety. After a nap, she transmigrated into the body of a maid being beaten with a paddle in the world of cultivation. She thought she would simply be living the same miserable life in a different world. Who could have guessed she'd discover at a mass grave that her body could cultivate by absorbing Yin energy? From then on, she took the path of lying low and quietly bui 57Reads8.6Score107Shelves
5. 105 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.3kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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   These are the only few books I've read from beginning to end after starting out 💕 (I've been a bookworm for over ten years, and I don't like many formulaic novels). I've reread the second and fourth two or three times 😄. After reading the last one, I had a strong withdrawal reaction (the plot is very worthwhile, but the author's writing style in some places might need to be forgiven ). It's been over a month and I still can't really get into novels [sad].

6. 106 小 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 12.9kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
7. 107 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 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1kShelves
8. 108 青 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Hard to Win Over 青梅难哄 Let Me Sleep a Little Longer再让我睡一会Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted The Third Prince and Pei, the young lady of the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, had been childhood friends since they were little, always open and honest with each other. That is, until one day... The Third Prince, who used to take injuries and hardships in stride, insisted on being carried into the Zhen’an Marquis’s household, where he called out to Second Miss Pei, looking half-dead: “Wanw an, I feel awful...” Bodyguard: Who are you? Where’s our cold, distant, icy Third Prince? The Empress wanted 15.4kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
9. 109 当 After the Puppy-Like Heir Learned to Dote on His Wife 当奶狗世子学会宠妻后 Yue Gou月苟Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The clingy young heir × the cold-faced but soft-hearted eldest princess The eldest princess has come of age to choose a husband. Everyone in the Kingdom of Qing debates who could possibly win the heart of this unattainable beauty. No one expects their own princess to be whisked away by a spoiled young heir just returned from Yanbei. The ministers shake their heads, convinced the princess and the young heir are a poor match: he is young, mischievous, and doesn’t know how to cherish anyone. They f 7.7kReads9.3Score806Shelves
10. 110 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 21.5kReads9.3Score2kShelves
11. 111 福 The Lucky Little Princess 福气小王妃 Cuckoo布谷鸟Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Muxue: “It's strange. How did I get noticed by the Prince Yu's household after just one trip to a temple?” Before they met, Li Jingheng: “This is ridiculous. I've somehow been engaged without even knowing how it happened.” After they met, Li Jingheng: “This engagement isn't so bad after all.” After they married, Li Jingheng: “Imperial Uncle, I don't want to take any concubines.” Jiang Muxue's ideal life was to have a little money and grow trees and flowers. But she unexpectedly became eng 12.8kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The female lead is surrounded by relatively few awful characters; the focus is mainly on the male lead's strategies in officialdom and dealing with external enemies. The two are childhood sweethearts. The female lead has some advantages, but they aren't overly exaggerated. She is composed, thoughtful, and offers advice to the male lead.

12. 112 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Lingrong Is Reborn and Becomes the Empress Dowager 甄嬛传之陵容重生做太后 Su Xue粟雪Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Her dream of becoming a beloved imperial consort shattered, An Lingrong returned to the age of sixteen, before the selection of palace women. No longer weighed down by an illusory father-daughter bond. No longer blinded by the false favor of the imperial harem. In the end, she would forge her own path to becoming Empress Dowager. 6.4kReads9.0Score564Shelves

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    Two books with lots of palace intrigue, very good!

13. 113 综 Film and TV Crossover: Starting Out as An Lingrong and Becoming a Top Grinder 综影视之从安陵容开始当卷王 Chubby White Cat白猫胖墩Female-Channel Fanfiction2.5M WordsOngoing Su Wanwan was a consummate workaholic. Just as she had achieved success, she unexpectedly died from overwork and gained a System that let her survive in TV dramas. What? She could go home once she completed her missions? Then she'd better get right to work! Mission worlds: An Lingrong in Empresses in the Palace, Wei Yanwan in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, with the next world yet to be decided. This is a slow transmigration story, slow transmigration, slow transmigration! I'll say it three tim 28.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
14. 114 我 My Gentle Tyrant 我的温柔暴君 Wind and Nature风与自然Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted She wakes up inside a novel as a disposable side character who abused the male lead and was ultimately tortured to death by him. To get back, she has to obtain the Map of the Yi Realm? Ye Mu says she doesn't have time to play games. Since a book dragged her in here, she'll just kill the male lead and wreck the world so she can get out! But when she looks at the little boy in front of her, all skin and bones yet steely-eyed, she can't bring herself to do it... Fine, the male lead's kingly aura ha 915Reads8.2Score189Shelves

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    So beautiful! 💕💕

15. 115 重 Reborn! The Day My Unfilial Son Tried to Rewrite the Family Register 重生！回到被逆子改族谱相逼那天 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, devoted couple + everyone gets their comeuppance + satisfying revenge + mind-reading] Jiang Yu died at the hands of the three children she had raised with all her heart and soul. Her husband looked down on her, and her children despised her. She was forced to bear the infamy of being a demon empress, and after her death, her body was left in the wilderness. The only one who had ever received her help, her nephew, pleaded for justice on her behalf, only to die a tragic death as we 762Reads8.8Score113Shelves

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    Super good! It's a rebirth novel! In her previous life, the female protagonist devoted herself to teaching three ungrateful children, but in this life, she ignores them completely.

16. 116 独 He Dotes on His Concubine? I'll Enter the Eastern Palace and Marry the Ailing Crown Prince Instead 独宠外室？我入东宫转嫁病弱太子 Writer's Block文荒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 21kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    Rebirth novel, palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, exceptionally well-developed characters, highly recommended.

17. 117 穿 I Transmigrated into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and Was Reborn as Empress 穿越之我在如懿传重生当皇后 Jin You Haiye矜有海叶Female-Channel Fanfiction430k WordsOngoing [Story of Ruyi + reborn + transmigrate + palace intrigue + Qing palace + empress] Your Majesty, do you know the saying, “A beautiful beginning, a sorrowful end”? When I read it as a girl, I only felt sorrow. Now I understand: flowers bloom and wither in their own time... In this life, I gave my heart to the wrong person. Now I ask only one thing of you: please set me free. What? I transmigrated! What? I was reborn, too! And transmigrated into the Qing dynasty! Could anything be more abs 180Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Whether it looks good or not, you'll only know after you see it 🧐🧐

18. 118 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife of a Mad Power-Hungry Minister 穿成疯批权臣的炮灰原配 Bright Lantern灯旺旺Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Farming + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] Witty, scheming girl vs. lovesick, obsessive powerbroker Xin Yueying transmigrates into a book, landing in an old-fashioned, preachy novel as the wicked wife of the deranged, obsessive second male lead. Shen Qingqi is the novel’s deranged, villainous male character. Born into a family of famed generals, he was imprisoned alongside the Shen family after his father offended powerful nobles. He suffered terribly in prison and was left with crippl 29.7kReads9.3Score10.3kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!!

19. 119 重 Reborn to Marry a Mad Prince, I Send My Scumbag Ex to the Crematorium 重生嫁疯批太子爷，让渣男火葬场 Hua Miaomiao花苗苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Face-slapping the scumbags + real and fake heiresses + unmatched in medicine and poison + scumbag gets his comeuppance + clingy, unhinged crown prince] Rumor had it that the legitimate young lady, whom the Great General's household had gone to great lengths to find, was ugly, illiterate, and shameless! Before she had even been home for half a month, she had slept with several servants and coachmen in the household! On her younger sister's birthday, she even climbed into her brother-in-law's bed 3.5kReads9.1Score665Shelves

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    Rebirth novels are all good.

20. 120 满 A Max-Level Sword Cultivator Reborn as the True Heiress of a Marquis's Estate 满级剑修重生侯府真千金 Veronica婆婆纳Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted Xiao Fenggui was reborn. She had been killed by a lightning tribulation because of her inner demons, and when she opened her eyes again, she had returned to her first life. As she died, she learned that her first life had been nothing more than a book, in which she was a cannon-fodder character meant to make the female lead, the fake heiress, look good. The fake heiress, the female lead, had overwhelming good fortune and was adored by everyone in the capital. The real heiress, Xiao Fenggui, had 4.8kReads8.8Score443Shelves
21. 121 穿 Transmigrating Through Time and Space to Meet You 穿越时空遇见你 Ika-chan伊卡酱Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket space + spirit spring + modern weapons + time-space portal + farming + both leads have no past relationships] Su Nuan kept having the same strange dream, so she stockpiled billions of supplies. Then she really did transmigrate to an unfamiliar world. Su Nuan: “Hmph! Anyone who won’t let me take it easy can have their lunchbox smashed!” Li Zhe: “We’ll do whatever Nuan says.” After transmigrating, Su Nuan gained a puppy-like boyfriend and began her carefree life. 19.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
22. 122 报 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告，贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 The Fish’s Search知鱼之寻Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 7.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    It's really good, I've already watched it three times.

23. 123 救 Help! The Prime Minister's Legitimate Daughter Smiles as She Wipes Out an Entire Household 救命，相府嫡女眉眼含笑灭人满门 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted (Complete. Clear-headed, unhinged black-moonlight heroine + lovesick, possessive villainous male lead + household and political intrigue + mutual salvation + happy ending) You deliberately seduced me, and I willingly walked into your trap. On the first day after being reborn, Ji Yang opened her eyes and came face-to-face with the man who had opposed her at every turn in her previous life. So she lured him into prison and forced him to do whatever she asked. In this life, she wouldn't just make h 2.1kReads9.2Score279Shelves
24. 124 锦 The Young Master of the Jin Family Lost a Bet and Picked Up a Bride to Be His Wife 锦世子打赌输了捡个新娘当世子妃 Han Nianyi寒廿一Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted “Do you think the Ye family's young lady is dead?” “Hard to say. If my husband had rejected me at the altar on my wedding day, what face would I have left to live in this world? I'd probably have thrown myself headfirst into a wall too.” Ye Qingran walked down the street in her wedding dress when a white figure descended from the sky. “Would you marry me?” A few years later, a solemn-faced little boy looked helplessly at the lively woman in front of him, then looked up at the handsome man beside 4.3kReads9.1Score465Shelves

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    Both the male and female leads are virgins, and the movie is super good!

25. 125 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 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    It's so good! The female lead is so smart!

26. 126 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 13.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    It's really good-looking.

27. 127 毒 The Little Poison Doctor 毒医小狂妃 Flowers Have Nothing to Envy花不羡Ancient Romance2.8M WordsCompleted Ye Xiaoxiao, a medical prodigy of the 21st century, excelled in both Chinese and Western medicine and won every major international medical award while still young. No one could have imagined that she would die in an accidental fall while chasing a celebrity! The medical community wailed in grief: handsome men really are a hazard... After transmigrating, Ye Xiaoxiao wakes to find herself as Ye Yaoyao, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Jin’s family. From then on, she saves lives with her med 13kReads9.1Score862Shelves

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    A time-traveling family drama with a touch of palace intrigue—it's incredibly good!

28. 128 重 Reborn Empress, Ready to Take It Easy 重生皇后娘娘要摆烂 Zi Qian子茜Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + male lead has past lovers, heroine is chaste + palace intrigue + laid-back heroine + devoted romance later) Wan Jinyao was reborn six months before entering the palace, after the imperial edict arranging her marriage had already been issued. There was no way to change it. She was the legitimate granddaughter of the Grand Preceptor, and had been raised from childhood to behave like an empress. Naturally lively and active, she had forced herself to become mature and dignified, never smi 2.1kReads6.8Score162Shelves
29. 129 囚 Imprisoned by Love: The Possessive Emperor Fights to Claim Her 囚爱，偏执皇帝又争又抢 Mousse Candy Cube慕斯糖块Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Reborn + the ex-husband's desperate pursuit + palace intrigue] The male lead is a crown prince at first, then inherits the throne. In her previous life, Shen Jiayin was raised in the harem and doted on as the favored Beauty Jia. But just a few years after she entered the palace, that person's affection for her seemed to vanish. Fate was cruel to a beauty, and she died miserably in a snowstorm. Reborn, she wants nothing to do with that cold and heartless man ever again. Whoever wants t 16Reads5.3Score—Shelves
30. 130 恶 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Bei Xin贝芯Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 21kReads9.1Score2kShelves
31. 131 宫 Court Intrigue Is Exhausting: The Reborn Idle Consort Just Wants to Slack Off 宫斗好累，重生咸鱼娘娘只想摆烂 Sui SuiEva穗穗EvaAncient Romance235k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Jiang Ning, a commoner, was fortunate enough to win Prince Qi's favor. He petitioned the emperor to marry her as his consort, using the military honors he had earned in the Eastern Liao campaign. Their marriage became a celebrated tale. For three years in his household, she dutifully managed the estate and helped her husband build his career. She stood by Xiao Jue as he rose from an obscure prince to the most powerful man in the realm. They had been young spouses who weathe —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 132 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 56.6kReads9.5Score7kShelves
33. 133 庶 The Reborn Concubine Wants to Enter the Palace! 庶女重生我要进宫！ The Universe's Most Solitary and Rare Star宇宙最孤独且稀有的星Ancient Romance856k WordsCompleted [Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Palace Intrigue + Strong Female Lead] In her past life, she endured endless humiliation. She could only watch helplessly as her birth mother died before her eyes. Her stepmother was domineering and cruel, while her half-sister was arrogant and repeatedly drove her into dire straits. Her father did not care in the slightest whether they lived or died. Schemed against and married off to a dissolute playboy, she suffered every indignity and met a tragic end. She 90Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 贵 The Reborn Noble Consort Has Come to Her Senses: No True Love, Just Wealth 贵妃重生清醒了，不求真爱求富贵 Ta Liya z塔梨雅zAncient Romance151k WordsCompleted (Rebirth + Palace Intrigue + Not a Clean Romance) Ye Lanxin died. She died in the first year after rising from palace maid to Noble Consort. She had taken a sword meant for the emperor she truly loved. The moment she felt death approaching, her mind suddenly cleared. Hadn’t she worked so hard to climb the ranks for the sake of wealth and luxury? Why had she thrown her life away for a man! Heavens, could she please come back to life? She didn’t want true love; she wanted riches! - She didn’t kno 22Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 重 Reborn, the Beautiful Noble Consort Plays by Her Own Rules 重生后，贵妃她人美路子野 Fine Dust Beneath the Moon月下微尘Female-Channel Fanfiction660k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty palace intrigue + Fourth Master + harem battles + revenge on scoundrels + satisfying read] Everyone says Emperor Yongzheng loved Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu, Nian, more than anyone. But who knew that Nian, his favored consort, was living a lie and being deceived by everyone around her? Reborn, Nian Suxin admits this is true. In her previous life, she was thoroughly fooled. Though she was the most favored woman in the household, and even in the imperial harem, a lie kept her dutifu 94Reads8.1Score—Shelves
36. 136 连 Executed for Killing Four Consorts, the Empress Is Reborn 连杀四妃被赐死，皇后娘娘重生了 Shi Xiaohan时潇晗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Not a story where both leads are romantically inexperienced] + [Palace and household intrigue] + [Reborn] + [Empress] + [Feel-good wish fulfillment] + [Past and present lives] + [Villain] + [Face-slapping] In her previous life, Zheng Xiyan was a wicked empress hated by everyone. She killed four consorts and ruled the harem, never realizing it was all part of Emperor Xiao Xuanchen's scheme. He used her to keep the court in balance while consolidating power in his own hands. Reborn, Zheng Xiyan d 272Reads6.7Score105Shelves
37. 137 暴 The Tyrant Gives Me One-on-One Lessons in Palace Infighting 暴君一对一辅导我宫斗 Konghua空花Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Everyone says the newly enthroned emperor of the Dayan kingdom is a cruel and brutal tyrant. Song Yin, a transmigrator, thinks that tyrants are supposed to be the type who love beauties more than their kingdoms. So why does this one spend every day plotting how to kill his own concubines? Tyrant: “The women in my harem love power, not me. Keep your head down if you want to survive.” Song Yin: “Understood!” Later Tyrant: “A consort who doesn’t want to be empress isn’t a good consort.” Song Yin: “ 259Reads8.9Score—Shelves
38. 138 重 Reborn, I Became the Emperor's Beloved Once More 重生后，我做回了皇帝的白月光 Yan Zhinuan妍知暖Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [Reborn | Not a virgin couple | Romance-focused | He favors her alone in the later story | The male lead's children are all born to the female lead] She was the legitimate daughter of the Su family, but in her previous life, a concubine framed her and branded her a bringer of misfortune. Her mother was shunned along with her. Though her mother was the mistress of the household, she was treated worse than a concubine, and her father married her off to a wastrel in exchange for a lavish bride pric 1.4kReads8.8Score112Shelves
39. 139 鸾 Spring of the Phoenix 鸾春 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-to-one, devoted couple + palace and household intrigue + revenge + strong heroine + reborn + satisfying story + power struggles] The first time Lu Yuanzhi met Sheng Yi, she provoked the cold-faced demon. Everyone thought that sooner or later, she would die at Sheng Yi's hands. Then, in the blink of an eye, Sheng Yi was smiling tenderly at Lu Yuanzhi. "I know you're using me, but I'm happy to let you." "You used yourself as bait to draw me into your scheme. How could you know that wasn't exa 1.6kReads8.9Score186Shelves
40. 140 帝 The Emperor's Favorite: Reborn, I Fight My Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 帝心宠，重生娘娘一路宫斗夺后位 Must-Read必看Ancient Romance891k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue only + Not mutually chaste + Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be weak + Devoted hero] In her previous life, after her flesh had been carved away and her eyes gouged out, one man came for her through a river of blood and overthrew the dynasty to avenge her. Reborn, she did everything she could to get by his side. By then, he had become the supreme emperor, while she was just a low-ranking consort. She pretended to be a little white rabbit to avoid the palace’s bloody intrigue 227Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 141 庶 Reborn as a Concubine: A Battle of Gold and Jade 庶女重生之金玉斗 Bai Xiyue白熙月Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Behind the high walls of a grand household, Xu Xiaoxi knows how hard it is to be a concubine-born daughter. She has a young lady’s body but a servant’s lot. If she does well, her legitimate younger sister sees her as a thorn in her side. If she does poorly, her other half-sister treats her like a pushover. Even after marriage, the supposed harmony between husband and wife and peace at home turn out to be lies. -------※※------- In her previous life, her husband doted on his concubine and neglecte 568Reads8.7Score101Shelves
42. 142 娇 The Alluring and Wild Empress: Scheming and Striving Her Way Through the Harem 娇娇皇后撩又野，一路宫斗一路卷 Su Wen素问Ancient Romance205k WordsCompleted [A shape-shifting empress + a deranged emperor + palace intrigue + top student + transmigrate into a book + System] Chu Xiyue, a top student from a prestigious university and an overachieving corporate employee, transmigrates into a palace-intrigue novel as the lowest-ranked concubine, and is bound to a shape-shifting palace-intrigue System. She has barely arrived when she is hung from the rafters and nearly dies. Chu Xiyue turns over a new leaf and decides to win the emperor's heart. After rece 22Reads6.9Score—Shelves
43. 143 重 Reborn, the Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage, Then Offers Him a Kingdom to Make It Up to Him 重生嫡女杀疯了，送个江山哄一哄 Begonia Jiu Qian Qi海棠玖仟柒Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Double Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Mutual Flirting + Palace and Household Intrigue + Two Powerful Leads + Revenge] Jiang Qingwu, the legitimate daughter of a military family, mistook the identity of the person who saved her life. She was manipulated by a scumbag and deceived by her best friend. In the end, her entire family was wiped out. Only as she lay dying did she learn that the Regent Prince, who had silently supported and protected her and been gravely wounded and crippled for her sake, was 2kReads8.8Score236Shelves
44. 144 和 After the Divorce, I Became the Emperor's Beloved White Moonlight 和离后，我成了皇帝心尖白月光 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Satisfying Payback + Devoted Couple + The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife and Goes Mad with Love] In her previous life, everyone said Xu Wanning had married well. Her husband had won great military honors and earned the emperor's trust. Only she knew what her life was really like. Reborn, Xu Wanning wanted only to divorce him. But she knew the marriage had been arranged by the late emperor, and divorce would not be easy. In the end, Xu Wanning turned her gaze to the emperor. She mad 4.5kReads9.0Score468Shelves
45. 145 娇 Cherished in Her Emerald Skirt 娇宠翠裙腰 Ju Nan He居南河Ancient Romance648k WordsCompleted He was afflicted with a love poison, and so fell deeply in love with her. She, too, was hopelessly caught in his web of affection. But one day, the woman who had poisoned him appeared, only to discover that she had paved the way for someone else. Once the poison was cured, the husband who had once cherished her above all else stood before her, his eyes stripped of tenderness and affection, filled only with coldness and indifference. He asked icily, “Who are you?” 30Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 庶 Reborn as a Lowborn Daughter: I Control My Own Destiny 庶女重生之我的命运我掌握 Xiao the Book-Loving Dancing Rabbit爱看书的肖兔子舞Ancient Romance137k WordsCompleted After passing through ninety-nine worlds, Jiang Qingyao was reborn with the help of Xia Zisu, the branch dean of the System Academy, and the System Tuan Yuan. She was determined to make everyone who had hurt the original owner and everyone who had hurt her in her previous life pay. But Jun Lingxiao, I'm trying to get revenge. Why are you handing me a weapon? Jun Lingxiao gazed at Jiang Qingyao indulgently and said, "Whatever my wife wants to do, I support her." A friendly reminder: this story fe —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 147 逆 Defying Fate! The Reborn Imperial Consort Goes on a Rampage 逆天改命！贵妃重生后杀疯了 Good Fortune and Auspiciousness鸿运呈祥Ancient Romance186k WordsOngoing [Household Intrigue] [Two Powerful Leads] [Revenge] [Satisfying Read] [Sweet Romance] The Xu family had five branches. Xu Suining, the legitimate daughter of the eldest branch, Duke Dingguo's household, was as foolish as a pig. After she was seduced and lost her virtue, she became the laughingstock of society. Fortunately, the Fourth Prince cherished her and took her as a secondary consort. Later, she became the most favored Imperial Noble Consort in the imperial harem. But it had all been a sch 2Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 148 主 The Matriarch Smiles, and Her Scumbag Husband’s Family Faces Certain Doom 主母微微一笑，渣夫全家生死难料 Qiancheng Xiaomo千城小墨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth, divorce, revenge on scumbags, sweet romance with both leads pure] Shen Chunran only learned the truth when she died in her previous life: her husband claimed to respect her, but his heart belonged to someone else. He stole her dowry and destroyed her family. Her mother-in-law wept and begged her to stop using her medical skills to save people, saying a woman should stay in her place. In truth, she was clipping Shen Chunran’s wings and dimming her brilliance. Her grandmother lamented ho 340Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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    A good book, quite imaginative!

49. 149 女 After the Supporting Ladies Are Reborn, the Empress Goes on a Killing Spree 女配扎堆重生后，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Jiuzhao御九昭Ancient Romance235k WordsCompleted (This was my first book. Don't read it, it's not good.) Murong Zhao had always been the sort of woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her aims. Calling her ruthless would be putting it mildly. In her previous life, she misjudged people and was betrayed by her imperial brother when her kingdom fell. After many twists and turns, she ended up spending the rest of her life in the Laundry Bureau. In this life, huh, the villainess is reborn? You're telling me someone like me was the villainess? M 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure palace intrigue, female lead is a pure ancient person with a few rebirth elements, but it doesn't detract from the story at all. The female lead is a scheming woman who loves power, is very good at pretending, and very good at flirting; she knows how to manipulate everyone. She and the corrupt emperor are mutually exploitative and entangled. She and the female supporting character find redemption in each other. The female lead is not a good person, and it's not a story of two pure characters.

50. 150 皇 Your Majesty, This Consort Is a Bit Fierce 皇上，这位娘娘有点猛 Whispers Faint as Dust浅语若尘Ancient Romance906k WordsOngoing Deng Huilan, the second daughter of the Deng family, was still unmarried. She had a childhood sweetheart to whom she was betrothed, and a simple, happy future ahead of her. But everything fell apart when she entered the palace to visit her elder sister, who had become the emperor’s favorite consort. Under Great Yan law, a consort who took her own life brought disaster upon her entire clan. To protect the Deng family, Deng Huilan disguised herself as her sister, Consort Mei, and braved the danger —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Deng Huilan, the second daughter of the Deng family, was awaiting marriage and had a childhood sweetheart and a simple, beautiful future. However, her life was shattered when she went to the palace to visit her elder sister, who was now the Emperor's favorite concubine. According to the laws of the Great Yan Dynasty, if a concubine committed suicide, her entire family would be implicated. To protect the Deng family, Deng Huilan disguised herself as her sister, Consort Mei, and ventured into the perilous inner palace. Still a virgin, how would she face the Emperor? How would she, with her innocent face, survive the intrigue and deceit within the palace walls? Witness Deng Huilan's triumphant rise to power.

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