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. 201 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 22.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   So pretty! ((*^∀^))😍

2. 202 为 The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守 Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 31.5kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
3. 203 穿 I Became a Villainous Eunuch and Won the World Over with My Goofy Antics 穿成反派太监，靠沙雕被天下争抢 Su Qing素青Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Goofy Little Eunuch × Long-Suffering Emperor] Mutually Exclusive Romance Yue Fuling transmigrates into the body of a little eunuch, but secretly she is an assassin tasked with killing the emperor. The emperor can even possess her, and has learned all her secrets. This book is also known as: Everyone knows she’s an assassin except her. Yue Fuling panics and packs up to flee in the middle of the night. Halfway through, flames blaze behind her as several groups of pursuers race after her. Yue Fuli 7.8kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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   😽Take a look!🐾She wasn't the emperor's concubine in the beginning, nor later, because she eventually became the emperor through her own intelligence and hard work.🐾She didn't marry the emperor, but his nephew. The female lead is beautiful, from a good family, and intelligent.🐾She didn't start as the emperor's concubine, but became his personal eunuch. Later, the emperor said it was because of her that he dismissed the harem and wanted to have a "relationship with a male concubine."

4. 204 将 The General's Adorable Forensic Doctor 将军家的仵作娇娘 Wen Ting温听Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted Sickly beauty Su Yihan vs. unruly General Shen Su Yihan, daughter of the Commander of the Imperial Guard, was born with an illness and was a delicate beauty. Lord Su cherished her as if she were the apple of his eye. Once, when a mischievous young man made suggestive remarks to her, Lord Su chased him for two whole streets and beat the brat until he screamed. Her several older male cousins treated her like fragile porcelain, protecting her with the utmost care. They always saved the best food an 762Reads9.3Score117Shelves

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   This story features a smart female lead and a smart male lead, both of whom are focused on going home, but their personal interests outweigh the greater good. It's a very good story!

5. 205 凤 Phoenix Blood: Love Across a Kingdom 凤血之倾世江山情 Bing Lansa XM冰蓝纱XMAncient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Wujiang had a dream. In the dream, she held her head high and climbed the city tower step by step. Suddenly, an old, hollow voice sounded in her ear: “Princess Changyang, have you returned?” In an instant, countless memories flooded into her mind like a raging storm. Her eyes turned scarlet as blood. Yes, she had returned. The blood on the palace steps had not yet dried. He had brought her back. 2.3kReads8.9Score239Shelves
6. 206 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 18.3kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves

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   See? You definitely won't regret it!

7. 207 富 The Wealthy Little Maid 富贵小丫鬟 Huaqing Xue花青雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted She wakes up to find she has transmigrated into a little maid at the Duke of Tang's mansion. In the wealthy and comfortable manor, Yun Shu begins a leisurely life, growing up sheltered by riches and splendor. She sets out to earn more money and buy lots of farmland, all so she can become a little landowner someday and enjoy a happy, comfortable life. But that dull-witted general just doesn't know when to give up. Once he gets his hands on something he wants, he refuses to let go, and now he won' 4.6kReads9.0Score686Shelves
8. 208 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
9. 209 拔 I Pulled Out My Son’s Pacifier. He Wailed, and I Laughed 拔儿子奶嘴，他哇哇哭我哈哈笑 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [Raising Kids + Adorable Children] The eldest daughter of the Gu family is married to an emperor, and her son is the crown prince. She had a winning hand, yet threw it all away by eloping with someone else. When Gu Nuo first transmigrated, she was holding a bowl of poison. The System told her she was about to poison her emperor husband and run away with her lover! What? Had she lost her mind and grown tired of living? Gu Nuo smashed the bowl. Worried that her plot to murder the emp 10.5kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves

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   This is very nice.

10. 210 德 Consort De Tears Up the Script: This Time, She’ll Raise a Child and Become Empress 德妃掀了剧本，这次养崽当皇后 Yiya Who Doesn't Like Pork Fat不爱吃猪肥膘的伊亚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed. [Childbearing System, many children] + [Consort De works hard to become empress] + [Yinreng inherits the throne]. Not mutually chaste, but the bonus chapters are. De Wan transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and becomes the historical figure Uya De Wan. She is also bound to a Childbearing System. The more children she has, the greater the rewards. But De Wan doesn't want history to repeat itself. Urging someone to become emperor is practically asking their whole family to be executed, she 568Reads7.2Score—Shelves
11. 211 穿 Transmigrate and Marry the Poisonous Consort 穿越之毒妃嫁到 Meow the Great Immortal喵大仙儿Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted After inexplicably transmigrating, the top poison doctor became an ugly, useless woman. On her wedding day, she couldn’t even enter the house because a dog had died! Hah, did they really think she was a pushover? A wicked maid framed her? She had her beaten to death on the spot. A favored concubine insulted her? She ruined her looks and sold her off. A scumbag crown prince? She’d teach him a lesson! She never expected the sickly, possessive imperial uncle to come after her. “Marry me instead. Yo 136Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    A palace intrigue thriller with intelligent characters—definitely meets the requirements. It's just so good! [Smirking face][smirking face]

12. 212 庶 The Daily Madness of a Lowborn Daughter 庶女发癫日常 Chu Shimei楚诗魅Ancient Romance888k WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a book heroine vs. reborn heroine, one-on-one romance] Shi Yao transmigrated into a reborn, pampered heroine’s revenge novel and became an ignored, expendable illegitimate daughter. The one doted on by everyone was Shi Mingzhu, the original heroine. In her previous life, the moment Shi Mingzhu was born, the old master declared, “Dote on her! I want the whole family to spoil her rotten!” So all eight brothers became hopelessly devoted to their little sister. To help the heroi 34.6kReads9.2Score4.6kShelves

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    The first is a time-travel story where the original female lead is reborn, starting in hell. Her cheat ability allows her sister-in-law to be reborn, causing chaos in the household. Five stars. The second is a seductive female lead; she's a villain from the start. Five stars.

13. 213 重 Reborn: Yi Xiu Goes on a Rampage 重生之宜修杀疯了 Southern Coconut南方椰子Female-Channel Fanfiction176k WordsOngoing “Xiao Yi, may you and I be like this ring, meeting each other morning and night.” “Ulanara Yixiu, may you and I never meet again, in life or in death.” In her dreams, she seemed to be back on the day she and the emperor had completely fallen out. He had glared at her in fury, cursing her as a poisonous woman, clearly consumed by hatred for her. Was a concubine-born daughter supposed to yield to her legitimate-born elder sister? Was she supposed to hand over her husband without a fight? Was she s 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 沙 The Hilarious Heir Apparent Needs More Than Just a Lesson in Decency 沙雕世子她缺的不止是德 Good Fortune Sixfold福六顺Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cross-Dressing as a Man + Everyone’s Favorite + No Romance + Yandere + Ancient Academy + Political Schemes + Ensemble Cast] The moment Xiang Mu transmigrated into a book, she knew she was doomed. Her father was the most heinous villain in history, and she was the most notorious young wastrel ever. The entire country wanted the villainous father and son dead, and even her own lovely wife was sharpening a knife in the courtyard, ready to kill her with her own hands. To change her fate of being ki 2.5kReads9.0Score391Shelves
15. 215 皇 The Emperor: My Consort Is Always Trying to Get Sent to the Cold Palace 皇上：朕的爱妃总想去冷宫 Li Zifeng黎紫枫Ancient Romance946k WordsCompleted Yan Yuxi transmigrated into the eldest legitimate daughter of the Cheng'en Earl’s household. Her father was the Cheng'en Earl, her mother was Commandery Princess Qingyang, her maternal grandfather was the Duke Who Guards the State, and her maternal grandmother was a Grand Princess. Her family background could hardly have been more illustrious. But her father doted on his concubines and neglected his wife. The inner residence was like the emperor’s harem, filled with concubines and children, and 3.4kReads9.1Score352Shelves

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    The plot is exceptionally engaging; I highly recommend it. It's not your average palace intrigue novel; it's quite unique and definitely worth reading.

16. 216 后 The Harem: Empresses in the Palace 后宫·甄嬛传 Liu Lianzi流潋紫Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Exclusive Consort Hua bonus chapter now available!] The original novel of the TV series Empresses in the Palace She enters the palace and wins the emperor’s favor, but every step is fraught with danger. The palace is deep as an ocean, and though Zhen Huan has no wish to enter and become the emperor’s consort, fate pushes her into the cruelest of harems. The women in the palace are as radiant as flowers, with lovely brows and eyes, yet every one of them conceals her own schemes and plots agains 12kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    Zhen Huan, the pinnacle of tea ceremony. (By the way, I'd also like to recommend the second light novel.)

17. 217 爹 Dad Becomes a Spirit Artifact and Takes the Whole Family to the Top 爹成器灵，带全家起飞 Juzhou Literacy Class莒州识字班Historical517k WordsOngoing In an unnamed star system, on a highly Earth-like planet, in an age of cold weapons, within a Central Plains dynasty, On the way to the capital, they are ambushed by bandits. Her unreliable, wealthy father is cut down, and her soul is captured by the Red Star Warehouse, a space wandering through time, becoming its spirit. Who would have thought that even as a spirit, she would still be unreliable? The seven little ones slowly figure things out and quietly level up. Mining coal, smelting iron, ma —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 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 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves

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    Here, this is definitely what you wanted. If you don't like it, just tell me, and I'll recommend an even better one.

19. 219 当 When An Lingrong Slays Her Way Through Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 当安陵容杀穿如懿传 The Mulberry Glow of Old Age Is Never Too Late岁岁桑榆非晚Female-Channel Fanfiction381k WordsCompleted An Lingrong: The meticulous and ruthless Sister An is back! Going from palace maid to empress dowager will be a piece of cake! . After being reborn, An Lingrong never expected to end up in Qianlong's harem. But this place is nothing like she remembers! (The Story of Ruyi and Empresses in the Palace don't share the same continuity, so this is more like a parallel new world.) · The older sister she wronged all her life has been possessed by an old woman who does nothing but stir up trouble. Go en 12.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
20. 220 重 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 Love Sleeping In爱睡懒觉Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.5kReads9.1Score349Shelves
21. 221 反 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Pipi Loves Tangerines爱吃橘子的皮皮Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 12.3kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
22. 222 全 All of the Capital Hopes the Princess Consort of Prince Chu Will Fall from Favor 全京城都在盼着楚王妃失宠 Young Master Jin锦公子Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted After Lu Yao was reborn, she married the foolish tyrant who had ruled in her previous life. She thought she was doomed, but instead he spoiled her rotten. A minister troubled by his marriage asked Prince Chu for advice. “Your Highness, do you and the princess consort ever argue at home?” Prince Chu puffed out his chest. “Argue? We get into fights all the time.” “Then... doesn’t the princess consort cry?” She didn’t look like she could take much of a beating. “She’s the one who hits me. What woul 3.3kReads9.0Score450Shelves
23. 223 团 The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半 March Evening Primrose三月夕颜Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about 15kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
24. 224 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 40.8kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves

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    I really liked this book; it depicts a simple, ordinary life, very close to reality. You definitely have to read it.

25. 225 穿 Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: The Beloved Consort Goes to War 穿越大唐之宠妃出征 Shanshan's Peach Blossom Spring姗姗桃花源Ancient Romance590k WordsCompleted Beloved concubine + demoted to commoner + general's wife + envoy + titled lady + Crown Prince's tutor + brilliant woman general + Consort Xi. The protagonist, Yang Yunxi, transmigrates into the Tang dynasty and becomes the emperor's beloved concubine, favored above all others in the harem. She gives birth to the crown prince, but her heart dies toward the emperor, and she asks to leave the palace and marry the guard she adores. The guard has rendered great service defending the frontier, and the 10Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    This female lead is very clear-headed. 👍👍👍

26. 226 公 Long Live the Princess: Secretary of State, Come and Flirt 公主万安：尚书大人请开撩 Yu Liuliu余六六Ancient Romance961k WordsCompleted The State of Ding has a powerful minister, one who can topple a nation and dazzle all who see him. The people of Ding all hope that one day a goddess will descend from the heavens and claim Yin Li, that demon, so they can enjoy peace and prosperity again. But year after year, no goddess comes. Just as Lord Yin Li, the all-powerful minister who controls the State of Ding with an iron fist, seems destined to grow old alone and answer to no one, the princess who had been forgotten by time returns f 103Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Oh my god, this is a must! The female lead is ambitious and cunning.

27. 227 让 You Were Supposed to Go Traveling, So Why Are You Working for the First Emperor of Qin? 让你旅游，你去大秦给秦始皇打工 Liu Lanting柳兰亭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Woman Disguised as a Man + Qin Shi Huang + Lighthearted + Funny + Heartwarming + Zheng Ge Is the Love Interest] Qipan was looking forward to a vacation, but accidentally transmigrated to the Qin Empire more than two thousand years ago. She even mistook Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, for an actor in ancient costume and asked him for directions. Qipan: “Hello, could you tell me how to get to the Xianyang Tourist Resort?” Ying Zheng: “What resort?” “The tourist resort.” “What tourist?” “The Xianyang T 2.6kReads8.0Score282Shelves

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    A very interesting book

28. 228 从 From Old Woman to Young Girl Again, I Swear I'll Never Marry into the Marquis's Household 从老妇重回少女，她誓死不嫁侯府 Happy, Happy欢喜喜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn and Swapping Marriages + Revenge on Scumbags + Household Rivalry Between Legitimate and Concubine-Born Daughters + Satisfying Political Intrigue] The moment Tang Wanru opens her eyes, she is reborn on the day the heir of the marquis’s household proposes to her! In her previous life, the marquis’s household was convicted and exiled. Tang Wanru stood by the heir, Zhou Ziyue, through thick and thin in the desert for eight years, never leaving his side. But as she lay gravely ill and dying, 2.1kReads8.7Score324Shelves
29. 229 乱 After Fleeing the Chaotic Era, I Became the Founding Empress 乱世逃亡后，我成了开国女帝 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted [Publication rights signed] [Strong heroine + political intrigue + turbulent times + power struggles + ensemble cast] She’s fleeing from the start, a female warlord in a chaotic age. Lin Zhihuang, originally named Lin Zhihuan, transmigrates as a county magistrate’s daughter, only to find tens of thousands of refugees attacking the city from the start! While others transmigrate into palace or household intrigue, she transmigrates straight into a chaotic age and a desperate flight from famine. The 93.2kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
30. 230 凤 Ode to the Phoenix: I'd Rather Be an Empress Than a Favorite Consort! 凤凰吟：不做宠妃做女帝！ No Scallions or Cilantro不要葱香菜Ancient Romance266k WordsOngoing [Alternate Universe] [No Golden Finger] [No Male Lead] [No Fighting Among Women] [No Romance] [Not a Typical Power Fantasy, a Traditional Palace Intrigue Novel] [Not a Typical Villainess, with a Clear Growth Arc] [Ensemble Cast] Everyone said that Shen Guojiu was blessed with good fortune. Every one of his daughters was beautiful, and they had all entered the palace and become empresses, enjoying the emperor's boundless favor and standing above all but one, The Outcast. But the court was treac —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's here! ...

31. 231 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves

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    They all meet the requirements, especially the last one, it's a classic! You won't regret getting into this!

32. 232 嫁 After Marrying the Gloomy Powerful Minister's Younger Brother 嫁给阴郁权臣弟弟后 Startled Magpie惊鹊儿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available under the title Why Not Ride the Wind Together] Xu Yunjia and Pei Youqing grew up together. After they married, she managed the household and cared for his parents, doing everything a wife could be expected to do. She never imagined that one day a woman would arrive at her door with Pei Youqing’s child. Only then did Yunjia realize that she had been living a joke all these years. She returned to the time before she married Pei Youqing. Xu Yunjia no longer want 12.8kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    I recommend a good book; it's worth reading.

33. 233 大 The Splendor of Great Zhou 大周风华录 Is Wasabi Spicy?芥末辣不辣Ancient Romance4.3M WordsCompleted After three years of drought, the land was strewn with the dead. Her parents sold Qin Fengyao as a “two-legged sheep.” Faced with certain death, she sold herself into servitude and escaped with the human traffickers. Sold to the Chang family, she accompanied their eldest daughter through confiscation of their property and desperate flight, then their restoration to favor. She helped the young lady establish herself in her husband’s household, became embroiled in the struggle for the throne, and, 21.3kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book to you. Also, please support my new book, "Post-80s Generation," thank you!

34. 234 八 The Youthful Years of the Post-80s Generation 八零后豆蔻年华实录 Luo Xiu Qing Qing罗袖倾卿Modern Romance211k WordsCompleted My youth remained in the early years of the 21st century. Back then, I had many dreams and hopes. Now, in middle age, the picture of my life has slowly revealed its answer, and I realize: so this is what my life has been. In my memories of youth, there are a few scattered fragments, along with many mysteries I still don't understand. I no longer trouble myself with guessing the answers. Let those mysteries stay buried in time. I write down, in my own words, a portrait of the youth of a group of —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 帝 The Emperor's Ambition 帝王业 The Dream Speaker寐语者Ancient Romance367k WordsCompleted The original novel for the television series The Rebel Princess, starring Zhang Ziyi. A thousand miles of blood mark the road to the throne; holding hands for half a lifetime, a beauty brings ruin. She is the daughter the Langya Wang family is proud of, the deepest love of a great ruler, and the power behind the founding of a dynasty. She is a traitor to the aristocratic clans and the last protector of her family, a sinner who brought down the imperial house and an adviser who helped two emperor 911Reads9.5Score154Shelves
36. 236 出 On the Day of My Funeral, I Smashed the Coffin and Married the Regent 出殡日！砸棺椁！转身嫁摄政王 Three Days of Cold寒三日Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Beloved by everyone + powerful heroine] In her previous life, she trusted the wrong people. A conspiracy turned her from the pampered eldest daughter of the Bai family, envied by all, into someone everyone despised as disloyal and unfilial. Her six brothers, who loved her dearly, lost their heads because of her. Her maternal grandfather, who cherished her like a precious jewel, was framed because of her, and his lifelong reputation was ruined! She seethed with hatred! Reborn on the day of her g 3.3kReads9.2Score541Shelves
37. 237 女 The Empress Rules the Heavens 女帝倾天 Natural A Hao天然阿昊Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [One Woman, Multiple Husbands + Female-Supremacy Transmigration + Fantasy Palace Intrigue] After transmigrating, Wan Qingtian became a spoiled princess of the Wanluo Dynasty. Unlike the modern family she came from, this was a world that valued women over men. She had hoped to live out her days in peace, but she was repeatedly framed, and one man after another entered the picture. Deception, betrayal, abuse, and the wails of the dying: the most beautiful melody I’ve ever heard... 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one needs no introduction, just look at the list of readers!

38. 238 换 We Switched Marriages, and I Married the Spoiled Young Lord 换亲后，我嫁纨绔小公爷 Green Ink青墨Ancient Romance834k WordsOngoing Yun Jiao, Yun Qing's younger half-sister, was reborn. The first thing she did was frame Yun Qing and steal her marriage match. In her previous life, Yun Qing married Xie Qi, the disabled son of a Minister's household, and lived a smooth and happy life, which made Yun Jiao extremely envious. Yun Jiao, meanwhile, married Qin Xiu, the young heir of a Duke's household. She thought he was handsome, well-born, and better than Xie Qi in every way. But she never imagined that Qin Xiu would be such a sco 14.3kReads9.0Score905Shelves

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    Possessing no valuables, yet possessing a steadfast mind; free from desires and wants, one's heart finds its own salvation.

39. 239 到 At Last, Beixi Has Something to Say 到此，北溪终有话 A Cup and a Half Day of Leisure浊酒一杯半日闲Ancient Romance490k WordsOngoing [Male Lead Is the Big Villain, Kills His Brother and Takes His Wife, Imperial Power, A Fight to the Death, Tragic Romance, Substitute Love] See how this unhinged male lead stops at nothing to get what he wants, and how he destroys other people's lives. Inside the military tent, Prince Xiaoyao Mu Beiting emerged from behind the screen. His expression was inscrutable as he stared intently at the two people on the bed, his face cold as ice. Shen Xizhi suddenly opened her eyes and looked at the man —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All I can say is that it was so exciting!

40. 240 无 The Saltless Empress 无盐为后 Don't Ask莫问Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted She was the only empress personally appointed by the Wanli Emperor. History describes her as gentle, virtuous, and dignified, with the bearing of an empress. She passed away in attendance in the forty-eighth year of Wanli. Five days later, the emperor fell ill and died in July of the same year. At last, the couple were reunited. According to rumor, the household of Wang, a thousand-household commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, had a daughter as beautiful as a celestial maiden, with deli 486Reads8.8Score130Shelves

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    Look, they're all pretty good.

41. 241 宜 Yixiu Is Reborn: Tearing Apart the White Lotus Consort Chun Yuan 宜修重生：手撕纯元白莲花 Serein01Female-Channel Fanfiction427k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because voting just opened~] “When the heart is kind, the face is beautiful. Surely, even when Pure Yuan grows old, she will still outshine you by a thousand miles.” I should have known better than to poison my elder sister so soon. Then you could have seen for yourself how your moonlight turns rotten, and the white lotus who seduced her sister's husband could have tasted the torment of life deep within the palace! Yixiu thought this as she lay dying. When she opened her ey 13kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    They're all palace intrigue novels. I'm currently reading the first one; it's about Yi Xiu's rebirth, his revenge against Rou Ze, and his efforts to help Hong Hui ascend the throne. There's bound to be something you'll like among the others 🤭🤭

42. 242 开 A Low-Ranking Palace Lady from the Start, with Maxed-Out Harem Warfare Skills 开局小秀女，娘娘宫斗技能满点 Lucky Fish招财鱼Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [No CP, devoted to palace intrigue for a hundred years!] Ning Yuzhen was sixteen the year she entered the palace, and twenty-eight the year she became Empress Dowager. Framing, miscarriage, poisoning, betrayal... After twelve years of ups and downs in the inner palace, the principles she once hoped to uphold had long since vanished. The people who had once stood by her had long since turned to dust. Ning Yuzhen walked the paths she'd taken in the past, leaving behind only a sigh. When she turned 310Reads5.9Score—Shelves
43. 243 穿 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 228Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 假 Fake Heiress? As Long as You Don't Come Back, I'm the Real One 假千金？只要你回不来我就是真的 Yun Yun云韵Ancient Romance778k WordsOngoing [Reborn + fake heiress + power above all] When Mu Tangxi was fifteen in her previous life, her father suddenly brought home a young woman and declared that she was his real daughter! Mu Tangxi was nothing but the illegitimate daughter of an outside mistress, switched at birth. Her father locked her in her room, but that still couldn't save her from the revenge she had supposedly brought upon herself. Reborn at the age of ten, she carefully planned every move. In her previous life, she had been m 32Reads6.8Score—Shelves
45. 245 换 After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted [The Empress Who Comes After Tears Apart a Transmigrator and Takes Her Time Setting the Harem Straight] Shen Shuhua and her younger sister were reborn together. In her previous life, she married a penniless top scholar, while her younger sister entered the palace and became empress, living in splendor. But life is unpredictable. The top scholar, once penniless, rose to the pinnacle of power and became prime minister, securing a first-rank noble title for his wife, Shen Shuhua. Her younger sister 1.3kReads9.1Score200Shelves
46. 246 退 After Breaking Off My Engagement, Kangxi Made Me His Favorite Consort 退婚后，我被康熙独宠后宫 Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A flirtatious beauty who loves to play games versus a seemingly proper, devoted emperor who falls into her trap] He YinYin, a star who rose from humble beginnings, died and transmigrated into the body of Hesheli, the Qing Dynasty wife of Longkodo, who was turned into a human pincushion. Fortunately, she had only just gotten engaged. To escape her tragic fate, she calmly thought things through and laid out the following plan. Step one: take Longkodo’s credit for saving the emperor... Step two: g 10.5kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful

47. 247 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 8.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
48. 248 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves
49. 249 嫡 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter: She Seizes the Throne and Becomes Empress 嫡女重生：她夺位为后 Fu Ruo Zhi Yu浮若知虞Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted “Heaven above, I, Li Chu, am willing to cut out my heart and offer it as a sacrifice. All I ask is to be trapped in the underworld with the wicked, with neither of us ever finding release, for all eternity.” How could the pain of cutting out her heart compare to the pain of her entire clan being wiped out, or the betrayal of her husband and elder sister? She gave her love to the wrong person and let a wolf into her home. She caused the deaths of more than a thousand members of her clan, and even 3.4kReads9.2Score392Shelves
50. 250 未 A Child Out of Wedlock! The Chaste Prince Weeps and Begs Her Not to Divorce Him 未婚生子！禁欲王爷哭着求别和离 Seven Nights White七夜白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female physician + strong heroine + satisfying revenge + adorable babies + fake and real heiresses] She is the Ghost-Faced Poison Doctor. One moment, she’s herself; the next, she’s the unloved real daughter of a general’s household. At a royal banquet, she’s set up and caught in bed with the God of War prince, and the emperor decrees that they marry. On their wedding night, she takes the prince by force. Then it’s revealed that she wasn’t a virgin, and that she has an illegitimate daughter. The 14.7kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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