Palace Intrigue with a Clear-Headed, Intelligent Female Lead, Not a Clinging Vine 宫斗，不要菟丝花女主，需要头脑清晰聪明的女主

1. 151 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 50.9kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
2. 152 贵 The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位 Cheng Shuang乘霜Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh 2.8kReads8.8Score251Shelves

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   This is something I just discovered; it's a palace intrigue story, and it's quite good.

3. 153 夫 After My Husband Died, the Unhinged Crown Prince Lured Me into the Eastern Palace! 夫君死后，疯批太子诱我入东宫！ Spring Comes to Lianjiang at Night连江夜入春Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted [Strong, gentle blind woman X crazed, brutal crown prince] Everyone knew that Wei Jingshen, the crown prince, was learned and cultured, but also cruel, brooding, and cold as ice. No one dared approach him. During an assassination attempt, he ended up in a mountain village, where a country doctor saved him. By chance, his eyes met those of his benefactor's wife. Her pupils were pitch-black, her gaze unfocused and empty. Wei Jingshen lowered his eyes, his expression indifferent. What a pity, she w 2.2kReads8.2Score183Shelves
4. 154 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 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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   Highly recommended! Cuihua is so clever and quick-witted! 🤭🤭

5. 155 太 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻，娘娘双胎上位日常 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.7kReads8.9Score676Shelves
6. 156 咸 Will This Lazy Concubine Get Promoted Today? 咸鱼小妾室今天升职了吗？ Glutinous Rice Balls汤圆糯米团Ancient Romance896k WordsOngoing [Transmigration and rebirth, political scheming, palace and household intrigue, playing the pig to eat the tiger, not mutually devoted. The heroine pretends to be a helpless little rabbit as she schemes for power, gradually revealing her villainous side. The hero is career-minded and ruthless, using everyone around him.] Yun Jiaojiao transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking maid in Prince Ning's household. All she wants is to shut the door and live a quiet little life of her own. But the pri 17Reads7.5Score—Shelves
7. 157 都 I’m Already a Concubine, So Who Dares Talk About Love? 都做妾了，谁还敢谈情说爱啊 Wait for the Clouds to Part and See the Moon守得云开见月明Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + clear-headed heroine + devoted love later on] (Also known as: As a concubine, all she wants is to keep her head down and live a healthy life) Song Chenchen, born to a farming family, suddenly becomes the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Chen’s household. The secondary consort makes things difficult for her, the concubines trip her up, and the other maids are jealous. With no powerful family to back her, Song Chenchen knows that to get by in the inner court, she must keep 355Reads7.1Score—Shelves
8. 158 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves

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   The female lead in palace intrigue is the kind of character I like; she's comparable to the one in "Empresses in the Palace."

9. 159 听 I Hear the Study Abroad Crowd Is a Mess 听说留学圈很乱 Light Sleeper11浅眠11Modern Romance379k WordsCompleted [The leads are not each other’s firsts] While studying abroad, Fu Fan and Jing An were worlds apart, two people who should never have crossed paths. He was the campus king, adored by everyone; she was an unassuming girl, quiet and independent. Jing An accidentally caught Fu Fan flirting with someone else, and had also witnessed his reckless affairs with women. She looked down on him, but he was determined to have her. In the end, she fell into his arms, and together they spent a period of wild, 9.3kReads8.9Score751Shelves

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   The female lead is very clear-headed and always knows what she wants. She works hard to break free from her family of origin. From my perspective, the male lead is a jerk. That's how real life is, it's realistic. The story is still ongoing.

10. 160 拽 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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    It includes both palace intrigue and domestic power struggles.

11. 161 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves
12. 162 绾 Winding the Wind into Splendor 绾风华 Light Ink Wash水墨浅浅Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted Cui Wanwan died, killed by a woman from another world. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself back at twelve years old, three years before the transmigrated woman arrived. Cui Wanwan, the second young lady of the Cui family, had been born a favorite of heaven, the apple of her family’s eye. With her family’s favor and prestige, she was destined to become a prince’s consort and enjoy a life of wealth and glory. She had thought her life would be carefree, but an odd woman who claimed to 3.3kReads8.9Score348Shelves
13. 163 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.5kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
14. 164 折 Startling Heron 折惊鹭 Flying Grass会飞的草Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Zuo Yi thinks that if Ming Li were a white egret, then he would be the eagle that broke her wings. Ming Li saves a sick, domineering man, only to see her life plunge into its darkest days. Zuo Yi: “I've seen all kinds of wild women. I refuse to believe I can't tame you.” Ming Li: “Ha! You're good at daydreaming. Let me make this clear: in this life, there will only ever be one outcome for me, Ming Li, and you, Zuo Yi. We won't stop until one of us is dead.” She defies him, he forces her. She run 706Reads8.9Score—Shelves
15. 165 公 The Princess Is Stunning and Clear-Headed, but the King Pursues Her Day and Night 公主绝美清醒，大王日夜纠缠 Yao Yang遥飏Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted Neither the hero nor the heroine is a good person. Marriage first, love later; she tempts him; both are chaste; size difference; the hero is a hopeless romantic; romantic tension early on; a powerful heroine and political intrigue in the middle and later parts. More serious than a mindless feel-good story. Purely fictional ancient setting. Please don’t overanalyze. Liu Chuying is the ninth princess of Beixiang. While the other princesses study the Four Books and Five Classics, her mother teache 2kReads8.9Score198Shelves

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    These are all really good! \(//∇//)\ The first one is about a princess sent to a political marriage. The second one, judging from the title, has a female lead who is a palace maid and a male lead who is the emperor. The third one features two generals; one uses a honey trap to stay by the other's side in order to steal the strategic plans. The fourth one is a mix of angst and sweetness, and it's pretty good. The last one is also about an emperor and a head maid, and it's quite good too. 😁

16. 166 美 A Beauty Like Wine, Sweet Yet Poisonous 美人似酒亦似毒 Yu Jiudeng虞九灯Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted Everyone knows that Prince Ding of Beiming, a man who avoids women, fell for a delicate beauty and spoiled her beyond measure, granting her every wish. The beauty was like both wine and poison. On the eve of their wedding, she dropped her disguise, stole the battle formation plans of the Xiao family army, and made a clean getaway. All of Xiao Ciyuan’s heartfelt devotion became a joke. . Wen Yuyan, daughter of the great general who protects Xichu, burst onto the scene. Brilliant and gifted, with 1.3kReads9.3Score151Shelves
17. 167 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 11.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
18. 168 锁 Spring Behind Locked Doors 锁棠春 Mr. Ruan Loves Loaches爱吃泥鳅的阮先生Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Pure Historical Romance] Shen Ruotang was Crown Prince Xuan Che’s personal maid. She stayed by his side for twelve years, watching him endure the ruthless struggle for the throne. Step by step, he had risen from a master strategist and Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to the cold, cruel emperor everyone feared. After Xuan Che ascended the throne, Shen Ruotang became the head palace maid. Everyone in the palace had to address her as Aunt Ruotang. Rumors sometimes circulated i 199Reads8.4Score—Shelves
19. 169 昔 The Once-Down-and-Out Heiress Rises to Become a Beloved Princess Consort 昔日落魄千金逆袭甜宠王妃 Xinyu Qingcheng歆雨倾城Ancient Romance220k WordsOngoing Living under someone else’s roof, reborn for a satisfying new life, marriage by agreement, love after marriage. Su Qingning was a fallen heiress who had endured a lifetime of hardship in her previous life. She had made the mistake of marrying Yang Yinchuan, a man who neither loved her nor remained faithful. But fate took pity on her and gave her a chance to be reborn. This time, she decided to break free and bravely pursue her own happiness. On her wedding day, Su Qingning resolutely fled, leavi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In her previous life, she married a scumbag who went out and fooled around on their wedding day. Reborn, she decisively ran away from her wedding on her second wedding day. Later, in order to investigate her father's death, she entered into a marriage of convenience with Prince Jing, a marriage of convenience that blossomed into love.

20. 170 春 Three Lives of Spring 春暖三生 Fragrant Tangerine橘香袭人Ancient Romance788k WordsCompleted No space, no System, just an unfaithful ex-husband, a cold-hearted mother-in-law, and a rebellious son. She had planned to quit for good and lie flat, but then she transmigrated into a miserable life as an orphan, shunned for having a child out of wedlock. An Chunfeng knew when to bend and when to stand firm. She decisively left the wolf's den and set out to make money. With a son and silver in hand, she could live comfortably as a wealthy woman. But that cold-faced man just wouldn't leave her a 26.2kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
21. 171 清 Qing Transmigration: Empress Tong Jia Only Wants to Live a Carefree Life 清穿：佟佳氏皇后她只想做咸鱼 Chen Qixi陈七喜Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance] After transmigrating into the historical figure she thought she knew, Yu Qi initially dared not make any bold moves, worried she might trigger a butterfly effect. She only wanted to change outcomes that would not affect the course of history and help everyone live a laid-back life. But she couldn't stand by and watch an unborn child be killed. After she made this change, her original resolve began to waver. Perhaps she had transmigrated into a parallel world aft 115Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 贵 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ji Nanzhi寄南枝Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3kReads8.5Score345Shelves

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    The female lead is very clear-headed and intelligent.

23. 173 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Enough said, it's a palace intrigue story with clever plot twists; you won't regret watching it.

24. 174 侯 A Plot to Rebel in the Marquis's Manor: I'm the Old Madam, and I'm Panicking 侯府谋逆：穿成太夫人的我心好慌 End of the Winter Month冬月末Ancient Romance672k WordsCompleted After Rong Enqing dies suddenly, she enters a book and becomes the grandmother of the heroine, a background character: the Dowager Lady of the Marquis of Shunan’s household. Rong Enqing had planned to lie flat, keep her head down, and live to a ripe old age. Who knew that everyone from her father-in-law to her son was faking their deaths and plotting treason! Meanwhile, she and the entire marquis’s household have become sitting targets, out in the open! She’s panicking. What should she do? After 388Reads7.8Score101Shelves
25. 175 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 45.7kReads9.1Score6.7kShelves
26. 176 主 The Matriarch Is Reborn, Hears Her Baby’s Thoughts, and Divorces Before Marrying Again 主母重生读宝宝心声后和离二嫁了 Su Wen素问Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted [Male transmigrator + reborn female lead + household management + mad yandere + scheming, doting husband] In her previous life, Shen Qingwan married into a duke’s household and worked herself to the bone for half her life, only to die young in childbirth. She had paved the way for someone else, and in the end her husband, his true love, and his two stepsons lived happily together, enjoying the fortune she had built. Reborn on the day she had died in childbirth in her previous life, she could sud 3.2kReads9.2Score394Shelves
27. 177 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

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28. 178 清 In the Qing Dynasty, Everyone’s Fighting Over the Princes, So I’ll Choose Kangxi 清穿，都在抢阿哥，那我选康熙 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted A master diviner transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty and becomes a plain, talentless concubine-born daughter whom neither her father nor her mother cares for. She enters the palace selection, and no one sees her as a rival. But when the selection ends and the imperial edict arrives, everyone is stunned: how did that little concubine-born girl end up with the highest rank among all the candidates? 9.4kReads8.6Score671Shelves
29. 179 太 The Empress Dowager Tried to Poison Me? I Saw Through It and Gave the Poison Right Back! 太后下毒？当场识破把毒还给她！ 86S捌陆SAncient Romance521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment, Two Strong Leads, Devoted Couple, Pocket Dimension, Special Agent Gear, Martial Arts, Medical Skills, Political Intrigue] A top special agent of the twenty-third century, unmatched in both medicine and poison, was suddenly transmigrated to an alternate ancient world while carrying out a mission. She became the abandoned legitimate daughter of a general's household. Her father despised her, her stepmother plotted against her, and her scheming younger half-sister stirred up trou 5kReads9.0Score738Shelves
30. 180 穿 Transmigrated as a Farmer's Daughter with Many Babies, She Is Spoiled by the Crown Prince 穿成农女多胎了，她被太子追着宠 Serene Heart, Inked Words清心墨言Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Hopelessly lovestruck Crown Prince VS clearheaded woman who transmigrated] After receiving her university acceptance letter, Wen Wanyan went on a graduation trip to the south with her best friend. But while burning incense at a famous temple, she suddenly fainted. When she woke up, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a body before birth! An eighteen-year-old soul in a newborn's body: unable to walk or speak, and forced to drink breast milk! Wen Wanyan nearly passed out on the spot!!! 1.4kReads8.6Score135Shelves

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    Hello fellow readers! ☺️☺️ The female lead has her own career, while the male lead, a prince, forces her to stay by his side. 😘😘 The female lead doesn't refuse the wealth and comforts the male lead offers, but she refuses to marry him because she thinks he'll distance himself from her once he has other women, at which point she'll be free. 😘😘 The male lead is furious; the female lead doesn't even have him in her heart.

31. 181 完 It's Over! The Sweet and Delicate Heiress Flirts Up a Storm, and the Prince Can't Take It 完蛋！娇软嫡女花式开撩，王爷他顶不住了 The Girl Who Walks Sideways姑娘横着走Ancient Romance822k WordsCompleted Born on the night of a lunar eclipse, she was branded a cursed, ill-fated loner. Xie Wan grew up in a Taoist temple. By the time she returned, both her parents were gone. Wolves circled from the outside, while her little brother cried for food at home. And her biased grandmother wanted nothing more than to drive her out of the family estate. A certain man: “Stop dragging it out and get to the point!” “Oh.” Xie Wan smiled. “The point is, I’ve taken a liking to someone. I’ll plan my moves one by o 822Reads9.2Score248Shelves
32. 182 暴 After the Violent Imperial Uncle Lost His Memory, He Became My Little Crybaby 暴戾皇叔失忆后，成了我的小哭包 Yangyang Loves Porridge羊羊爱吃粥Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The short drama [Wife, Don't Run! Your Amnesiac Regent Is Crying Again!] is now available to reserve! Sweet yet badass heroine VS. an abstinent ice-cold prince who turns into a clingy puppy with a split personality After transmigrating into a book, Shen Xiaotang accidentally sleeps with Prince Qi, Jun Mingye, a man with a violent temper. Jun Mingye threatens to wipe out her entire clan. But the shock is so great that he loses his memory. Desperate to survive, Shen Xiaotang blurts out, 2.7kReads9.2Score387Shelves
33. 183 被 Forced to Divorce, Her Five Brothers Go on a Rampage 被迫休夫后，五个哥哥杀疯了 A Lifetime of Splendor一世风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Ning gave up her beloved spear to cook for the man she loved. She broke with her father, a veteran general of Great Yan, and didn’t speak to him for three years. Her husband, the victorious General Who Guards the Nation, returned in triumph with a woman who was a master of the spear. After three years of hard work, all she got was: “A Ning, I want to marry her.” Shen Ning, who had become the laughingstock of the capital after her husband favored his concubine and cast aside his wife, picked 7.1kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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34. 184 嫡 Two Sisters, One Legitimate and One Illegitimate, Both Peerlessly Beautiful 嫡女庶女一双姐妹绝代风华 Xiao Xiaoyi萧筱一Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted When they first met, they were both young. By the time love blossomed, she had grown into a graceful, elegant young woman. When they met again, she was asking him to lead an army to besiege a city for the sake of another man. “We need never meet again in this life, but I will protect you and keep you safe forever,” he told her at last. 14Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 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 5kReads9.3Score532Shelves

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    The female lead is clear-headed, intelligent, kind but not overly saintly, and levels up by defeating monsters along the way, enjoying wealth, honor, and constant favor.

36. 186 重 Back to the Day I Got into the Wrong Bridal Sedan, I Remarried on the Spot 重回上错花轿当天，我当场改嫁了 Nan Qiao Susu南乔苏苏Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being sent to the wrong bridal sedan, Su Jianjia went from being the matriarch of a marquis’s household to the wife of its adopted son. Everyone thought she had carefully planned the bride-swapping scheme. They hated and despised her, tormenting her in every way as she struggled to survive in the marquis’s household. Then, by chance, she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her adoptive mother. In public, they played the loving mother and son; in private, they were partner 37.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
37. 187 摄 The Regent's Little Ancestor Is Beautiful and Dashing 摄政王的小祖宗又美又飒 Olive Honey橄榄蜂蜜Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Secret Identity + Fake and Real Heiresses + Face-Slapping + Satisfying Story + Soul Transmigration + Medical Consort + Palace Intrigue + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Su Ruojin was the eldest daughter of Lin, the prefect of Yanyang. She grew up in the residence under the care of Old Madam Lin, with a father who didn’t care for her and a mother who didn’t love her. When Prefect Lin finally found his biological daughter, he threw Su Ruojin 12.9kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
38. 188 重 Reborn in Splendor: The Heaven-Defying Princess 重生锦绣：逆天王妃 Lone Heng Beneath the Moon月下孤恒Ancient Romance41k WordsCompleted In a treacherous ancient dynasty, a carefully plotted coup leaves the heroine, Mu Yunxi, imprisoned. Her family is destroyed, and her love ends in tragedy. Reborn one day, she returns with a heart full of hatred and the memories of her previous life, swearing to kill her enemies with her own hands and reclaim everything that belongs to her. She advances cautiously along the road to revenge, only to unexpectedly uncover an even greater conspiracy and secrets. She also meets the man fate has desti —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 好 Good Fortune Is Always on the Way 好孕常在 Wang Lanhua Manlou王兰花满楼Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + no System + childbirth + devoted love in the later story + male lead is not a virgin] [Female lead keywords: stunning beauty + drama queen + clear-eyed realist] After transmigrating, Lin Wan became a low-ranking concubine. Everyone said Emperor Hongjing's lack of sons was divine punishment. Lin Wan, a genius medicine master: Yeah, right! You want a beauty as light as a swallow, and lots of children and grandchildren too? As if you can have it both ways! With her medical skills 637Reads8.8Score103Shelves
40. 190 冉 The Empress Ran 冉后 Nai Nai J奈奈JAncient Romance376k WordsCompleted Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 4.6kReads9.0Score473Shelves
41. 191 只 As Long as I Act Well, the Empress's Throne Is Mine 只要演技好，娘娘的凤位跑不了 A Bird's Wing一只鸟的翅膀Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted Red bricks and green tiles, beauty all around. One shower of imperial favor, and from then on she advances step by step, finally ascending the throne to stand alongside the emperor. Her family is in decline? Her brother's career prospects are uncertain? Her sister's marriage prospects have come to nothing? See how Wen Ruo keeps true to herself in the harem, rises step by step, leads her family back to the top, helps her brother advance his career, and finds her sister a fine marriage! “This hare 2.7kReads9.0Score298Shelves
42. 192 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.8kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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43. 193 浅 A Love Both Shallow and Deep 浅予深深情 Xiang Yunshen Loves Flower-Carved Crab爱吃花雕蟹的项云身Ancient Romance317k WordsOngoing Zhou Yunshu is reborn in an unfamiliar place. She lives a peaceful, ordinary life in Huilong Stockade, never expecting her brother to find her and drag her back to the life of hardship that truly awaits her. She's sweet and innocent and easy to love at first, but then the heartbreak begins!!! —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 地 The Frail Girl Who Crawled Out of Hell Is Fierce and Wild 地狱里爬出来的病秧子她又凶又狂 A Carefree Thought一念悠然Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Household Intrigue + Political Scheming + A Violent, Unhinged Female Power Broker + A Cold, Otherworldly Imperial Uncle + The Unrivaled Regent] Reader's guide: Happy ending, everyone is a villain, one-on-one romance with both leads untouched and equally strong. Everyone has their own story arc. The central theme is finding the enemy and taking revenge! To recover her memories and uncover who had crippled her, Shangguan Tangyin returns to the Shangguan family in Shengjing. But it turns out her e —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A touch of political intrigue; the female protagonist is ruthless and merciless, driven solely by revenge—incredibly satisfying!

45. 195 海 Fragrance in the Begonia-Draped Bed, the Moon in My Arms 海棠帐中香，明月入怀 Fish Ball o鱼丸oAncient Romance455k WordsCompleted Rebirth + palace intrigue + fake eunuch vs. bewitching consort + feel-good, sweet romance + devoted one-on-one couple + female-lead-focused Also titled: The Bewitching Consort Reborn: The Cold Ninth-Thousand-Year Lord Can't Keep His Hands Off Her / The Emperor Is Just a Pawn in My Hand Zhaoyue lived a truly foolish life in her previous one. Blinded by luxury and indulgence, she took the wrong path through the treacherous inner palace and became a bedchamber temptress whose death seemed well de 1.8kReads9.1Score160Shelves
46. 196 娇 The Favored Green Tea Consort: The Little Palace Maid's Rise to Power 娇宠绿茶贵妃之小宫女上位录 Fleeting Shadow惊鸿小影Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + spatial dimension + green-tea schemer + compulsive tattletale] Not exclusively doted on, not mutually chaste In her previous life, she was a little demon, a purple sable who devoted herself to cultivation. Just when she finally managed to ascend to the immortal realm, she met a lunatic immortal official. That male immortal kept harassing her, causing an uproar throughout the immortal realm and getting her stripped of her immortal status and cast down into the mortal world. In 9Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The main character is a strong woman

47. 197 将 The General's Legitimate Daughter: The Hot-Tempered Consort Is Not to Be Trifled With 将门嫡女：暴脾气贵妃不好惹 Lu Yueerwu陆月二五Ancient Romance936k WordsCompleted [Devoted Love in the Later Story + Adorable Baby + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Beloved Legitimate Daughter] [Hopelessly Devoted Foolish Emperor + Clear-Headed, Self-Controlled, Clever Noble Consort] Once you enter the palace, it’s as deep as the sea. Yu Jinghe is the most clear-eyed woman in the world. Noble Consort Yue, the most stylish woman in the harem, wins the emperor’s favor all to herself with her fiery temper. Sharp-tongued and quick to throw a punch, she’s practically the harem’s gangs 3.3kReads9.2Score300Shelves
48. 198 娘 The Empress Is Otherworldly and Alluring: The Emperor's Exclusive Favorite 娘娘又仙又撩：陛下椒房独宠 Clouds Rise to the Ninth Heaven云出九霄Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Not a first-love-only pairing; the heroine is no saint; the emperor favors her exclusively in the middle and later stages; fluffy, brainless sweet romance; silly and lighthearted, read with caution] Everyone says that a highborn legitimate daughter who enters the palace is doomed to a bad end, but Pei Jinyan refuses to believe it. Besides, she was once the emperor’s favorite consort in her previous life. She simply ruined a winning hand through her own arrogance and capriciousness. She gave bir 7.6kReads9.2Score871Shelves

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    The female lead is intelligent! 👍👍👍

49. 199 熙 The Daily Records of Consort Xi 熙贵妃起居注 Mo Mo Bu Ting莫莫不停Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Tingnian has nothing going for her except a pretty face. As the Grandson's Concubine, she always wore a cold, world-weary expression around everyone, saying only that the days and nights in the Palace of Guanghan were endless, and that the human world would remain the same with or without her. As the Crown Prince's Concubine, she brazenly did as she pleased with the Crown Prince during the late emperor's mourning period, causing endless strife and bloodshed. As Noble Consort Xi, she set her 65Reads8.6Score—Shelves
50. 200 明 Moonlight on Ice and Snow 明月照冰雪 Mu Qiqi暮萋萋Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted A crazy, formidable woman. General Shen Guizhou VS a prince who only wants romance. Prince Chen Muyi Shen Guizhou was once the young general of the Shen Army, which commanded 300,000 troops in the northern frontier. As her reputation grew, her family feared the emperor would discover that she was a woman disguised as a man and bring disaster upon her. After weighing their options, they sacrificed her. For the sake of peace in the north and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Shen Army, 4.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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