Court Intrigue + Household Intrigue 【宫斗+宅斗】

1. 301 缠 Tease and Tempt Him! The Iceberg Imperial Uncle Loses Control 缠他诱他！冰山皇叔被撩到失控 Falling Snow, Flying Fish落雪飞鱼Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted Ye Qingyue was the only daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household, born into immense privilege. Her parents and elder brothers doted on her, and she grew up pampered, surrounded by fine clothes and lavish food, never having heard a harsh word. Unfortunately, she married the wrong man and gave her heart to someone unworthy. Imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, she endured nothing but neglect, until she was murdered in a plot. Only as her soul departed did she learn that someone had secretly loved 815Reads8.8Score125Shelves
2. 302 太 After the Crown Princess Turns Dark, His Highness Waits for Kisses Every Day 太子妃黑化后，殿下天天等亲亲 Winter Dusk Fish暮冬鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Beloved by the Whole Family + Two Powerful Leads + Devoted Husband In her previous life, Chu Nanxing was the eldest legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, lost and raised elsewhere. After finally being brought back by her family, she should have enjoyed a life of wealth and honor. Instead, she believed malicious lies and trusted the wrong people. Her parents and elder brothers died, the entire marquis's household was executed, and her own eyes were gouged out before she met a 3.3kReads9.1Score663Shelves
3. 303 九 The Ninth Prince's Consort Is Bold and Dashing 九王妃她又飒又狂 Xu Chaobai许超白Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted In the 21st century, a shadow assassin was betrayed by her partner and stabbed in the chest. She transmigrated into Gu An, the foolish legitimate daughter of a marquis’s household. Her vicious cousin and ruthless aunt plotted against her, forcing her to take her cousin’s place and marry the Ninth Prince, who could die at any moment. A fool and an invalid were a perfect match. The people of Junjing munched on seeds and watched the show. When the legitimate daughter of the Gu family was born, the 3.1kReads9.1Score419Shelves
4. 304 满 My Entire Family Was Wiped Out, So I Led a Fleet Back to the Ming Dynasty 满门尽灭，我带舰队杀回大明 Wanderer's Wild Tales放浪者乱谭Historical213k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines | No System | Alternate History | Revenge and Comeback] He helps her reclaim her family, and she joins him in fighting his way back to the Ming dynasty. A young man captured by horse bandits outside Jiayuguan turns out to be Zhang Yichen, a genius Ming craftsman whose entire family was massacred five years ago. The foreign girl among the bandits, meanwhile, is the orphaned daughter of a noble family who ended up in the East. Together, they repair matchlock guns, defeat horse b 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The portrayal of the protagonist of this book was very successful. Anyway, it made me feel bright. It was well controlled. The other supporting characters were also good. I was amazed.

5. 305 魂 I Reincarnated into a Matriarchal World with Four Reborn, Fierce Husbands 魂穿女尊家有重生悍夫四个 Crazy Duck疯子鸭Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + soul transmigration + multiple reborn men] Lin Wan has lived in another person’s body for sixteen years. Abandoned as a child, she was raised by a hunter. She also discovers that she’s the real heiress in a melodramatic tale, switched at birth, and apparently from a rather noble family. All she wants in this life is to be a simple hunter, grow crops, and marry a husband. But then… Shangguan Qing lies by the river, covered in blood. Lin Wan glances at him and walks away, on 642Reads8.9Score101Shelves
6. 306 你 You Confiscate My Home, I Empty the National Treasury: Let’s See Who’s More Ruthless 你抄家，我搬空国库，比比谁更狠 The Moon Is No Longer Whole月不圆了Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted [Physician heroine + pocket dimension + exile and confiscation + strong heroine + face-slapping scum] After spending ten years killing zombies, Hua Zhiyun transmigrated into a cannon-fodder supporting character. The moment she entered the book, she faced exile. She emptied the imperial palace, killed the dog emperor, got revenge on the hypocritical empress, dealt with her scumbag father and stepmother, and even rescued her nominal husband along the way. On the road to exile, everyone else went h 2.5kReads9.1Score291Shelves
7. 307 全 My Family Can Hear My Thoughts and Goes on a Killing Spree, While I Just Focus on Feeding 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 17.9kReads9.6Score3.6kShelves
8. 308 考 She Died Pursuing the Imperial Exams for Her Husband: Life Is Hard in a Man-Dominated World 考科举因夫掉命，男尊女贵挺难活 It's Never Too Late to Take the Plunge入坑不晚Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] + [political scheming] + [one woman, multiple husbands] + [comedy] You somehow end up in a world where men are revered and women are prized. There are many men and few women. One woman marries three husbands, and women stay home to serve their husbands and raise children. But you’re rebellious to the core and insist on disguising yourself as a man to take the imperial exams. After years of hard study, you finally become the top scholar! You work hard to build a career, but e 1.3kReads9.0Score130Shelves
9. 309 谢 No One Knows the Xie Family Has a Talented Daughter 谢家有个才女都不知 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mutual exclusivity, equally matched leads, playing the pig to eat the tiger, a scheming heroine, pure historical romance. The cold, calculating Third Master VS the scheming, talented beauty The Xie family had many sons but few daughters, so they were willing to take in and adopt children from distant relatives. Feng Zhuohua was one of them, raised in a courtyard alongside several other adopted daughters. The Xie family of Qinghe was a prosperous clan with a history spanning centuries. For genera 8.8kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves

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   In the previous section, we briefly talked about how our Mr.

10. 310 青 Tangled Tresses: I Flirted with the Treacherous Minister, and There’s No Escape 青丝乱：错撩奸臣无可逃 Alice's Rabbit爱丽丝的兔子Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted (1v1, devoted to each other) In her previous life, Wei Zhen spent half her life as a widow, doing everything she could to save her husband’s family from ruin and answer for the husband who lay like a living corpse. But just as she held the marquis’s wealth and power in her hands, her eldest son placed first in the imperial examinations, and she was utterly spent and near death, her supposedly dead husband returned with his mistress to seize power. The son she had raised with all her heart gave h 158Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    (1V1 Shuangjie) In his previous life, Wei Zhen had been a widow for half his life, just to bring his husband's family back to life and give an explanation to his living dead husband. But when the Hou family had the power and wealth, and their eldest son was the top scorer in high school, and she had exhausted all her efforts, her dead husband took her outhouse and forced her into the womb. The son who had worked so hard to raise her sent her on her way with a glass of poisoned wine, "If you really love your son, show your son's filial piety to his biological mother and give her the position of mistress!" Her husband even said, "You are just a chess piece in my hand, and I have no use for it now," and sent her into endless hell! The humble outsider suddenly transformed into a royal princess, singing and dancing to prosperity. She was the only one who died tragically, and no one cares about her lonely soul. The reborn mysterious doctor returns, and she vows to destroy the Gu family and never make a comeback. Unexpectedly, she got into trouble with Chitose Nishiki, the powerful domestic leader from the very beginning, and actually sent her to the throne to become a queen! In the Hongluan tent, he trapped her between the walls, and her eyes overlapped with those of the young man in his memory, "Be good, you can't escape!"

11. 311 灵 After Our Souls Switched: The Regent Is Killing His Way Through the Inner Residence 灵魂互换后：摄政王在后宅杀疯了 Clear Breeze Begonia清风海棠Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [1v1, Fun Romantic Comedy, HE, Wise and Cool-Headed Young Lady vs. Adorable God of War Prince, Both Chaste, Happy Ending] The people of the Jiang household notice that their young lady has been acting strangely lately. The young lady used to be quiet and gentle. Now she’s still quiet, but there’s a murderous aura about her. In the garden, her sweet-talking younger sister affectionately reaches to link arms with her. Ye Zhan dodges at once, her voice full of disdain. “If you want to talk, then ta 21.2kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    Northwest border, garrison camp.

12. 312 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 59.4kReads9.8Score8.8kShelves
13. 313 风 The Graceful Crown Princess 风华太子妃 New Clothes Are Better Than Old衣不如新Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted He is the Crown Prince of Chu, brilliant and extraordinary, a gentleman of noble thought. She is the Princess of Jiang, breathtakingly beautiful and quietly graceful. In a political marriage entangled with schemes and noble causes, she marries him. On their wedding night, just as the poisoned hairpin in her hand is about to pierce his neck, he asks, “Would you like me to help?” The fires of war flare across the land, yet he sends her home in triumph. Beneath her peerless beauty lies a shocking s 614Reads9.0Score—Shelves
14. 314 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 3.7kReads8.9Score528Shelves
15. 315 主 My Lord, Are You a Woman? 主公，你是女子？ 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 66kReads9.4Score9.6kShelves

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    ① The male protagonist has Bai Yueguang, but in vain he wants the female protagonist to raise his son, so the female protagonist decisively escapes and becomes a princess. ② The female protagonist is a time traveler, extremely talented, determined, and decisive in killing. In troubled times, she can bring peace to the world. ③Forcible recommendation is very top-notch. The heroine was betrayed by the emperor's husband and subordinates, her family was ruined, and she was reborn as a cousin. She returned to Beijing to take revenge and conquer the world.

16. 316 君 You Must Not Be Mistaken 君不容错 Lanterns Fall on the Star Bridge灯火落星桥Ancient Romance579k WordsCompleted New book! The low rating will go up! Qi Huan is the decisive, ruthless emperor of Great Jin. He has seen more than enough faces eager to curry favor, yet he has fallen for the cool and aloof wife of the Heir of Anping Marquis. It isn't a passing impulse, nor shallow desire for her beauty. The way he treats her is with respect held close to his heart, tenderness hidden in his eyes, and a devotion that runs deep in his bones. If he takes one step closer, he fears he will offend her and scare away 3Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    I like to read Gongdou novels, they are very interesting in the character interaction, the plot is non-conventional, and it is very enjoyable to read!

17. 317 神 The Divine Doctor's Daughter 神医嫡女 Yang Shiliu杨十六Ancient Romance4.0M WordsCompleted Feng Yuheng, a renowned physician skilled in both Chinese and Western medicine in the 21st century and a senior military doctor in the ground forces, transmigrates with a bang into the body of the Feng family's legitimate daughter in the Great Shun Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father doesn't care for her, her grandmother doesn't love her, her mother is timid, her younger brother is still a child, and her sisters are each more vicious than the last. Reborn in a new life, she absolutely refuses to 29.7kReads9.3Score4.8kShelves

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    Dashun Dynasty, Tianwu, twenty-one years. On a bright moonlit night, suddenly, a thunder exploded in the sky, shaking the roofs of the palace, but there was no rain. Qin Tianjian was rushing to the Qiankun Hall and knelt down in front of Emperor Tianwu with a plop: "Your Majesty, there is a strange movement in the sky. To the northwest... The Phoenix star is here!"

18. 318 我 I Was Reborn, and This Time I'm Going on a Rampage 我重生了，这一世我嘎嘎乱杀 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In my past life, I was schemed against and killed by Bai Lianhua and Liu Ruyan! This time, I'll send every one of the people who hurt me straight to hell! Seeing them hate me to the bone yet be powerless to do anything about it is so satisfying! This time, let me weave the path that sends you all to hell! I'm the head of the Wen family business. Watch me put men aside and focus on my career. I'm the leading lady of my own story! I just love building my business! When I try to put men aside, they 1.1kReads9.4Score104Shelves

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    In ancient times, women had to work harder to become independent [Adoration][Blow a kiss][Adoration]

19. 319 重 Reborn: The Princess Consort’s Quest to Win Back Her Husband 重生驸马追妻记 That Chatterbox那个话痨Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Consort Dong Yan was reborn, back on the road to take the imperial examinations... Overjoyed, he finally had another chance with his beloved princess. Princess Lingyun was troubled. That handsome top scholar clearly had someone he loved, yet he kept hanging around her! The emperor had a headache. The young man who had refused his arranged marriage was actually pining for his daughter! His rivals ground their teeth in hatred. That “frail scholar,” strong as an ox and as crafty as they come, was a 5.4kReads9.2Score618Shelves

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    The prince-in-law has such a special mind.

20. 320 渣 My Scumbag Fiancé Ran Away from Our Wedding, So I Married Someone Else on the Spot 渣男逃婚，我当场改嫁了 Mu Yun Cheng慕妘娍Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted On her wedding day, Meng Jinyao’s intended groom, Gu Xiuming, eloped with another woman, turning her into a laughingstock. She hardened her heart and changed grooms on the spot, marrying Gu Xiuming’s adoptive father, Gu Jingxi. After the wedding, Gu Xiuming sneered at her. “Meng Jinyao, have you no shame? You couldn’t become my bride, so now you want to become my mother?” Meng Jinyao looked at the man standing in the doorway and complained, “Husband, your son is being disrespectful and insulting 6.8kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    You can read three books

21. 321 恶 The Vicious Supporting Female Character’s Redemption Diary 恶毒女配洗白日常 Twilight Gleam暮色流光Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yun transmigrates into a book and becomes a villainous supporting woman whom everyone despises: useless, vicious, and flirtatious and affected. According to the plot, she’ll keep courting death, diligently paving the way for the heroine, before meeting a tragic end. On her first day after transmigrating into a book, the original owner, busy courting death, has tied up the book’s stunning male lead and is about to do unspeakable things to him. Terrified, Feng Yun scrambles to set him free, h 3.3kReads8.9Score320Shelves
22. 322 大 The Boss Puts on a Secret Identity and Takes the Court by Storm 大佬她披上马甲A爆朝堂 Sleepy Cat猫沉沉Ancient Romance810k WordsCompleted To avenge her elder brother, she disguises herself as a man and enters the government as an official. The officials soon notice that Lord Yuchi, once as gentle as jade, has become bold and dazzlingly cool. The cute, soft-spoken young woman is sweet on the outside but ruthless within: clever, calculating, wealthy, and armed with plenty of secret identities. She doesn't even blink as she takes down her powerful political rival. As she keeps tormenting him, the feared minister falls for her... Qin, 1kReads9.1Score216Shelves

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    Recommend the first book

23. 323 外 A Concubine in the House? Reborn, She Marries the Chief Counselor Instead 外室进府？重生三媒六聘改嫁首辅 Banana Pizza香蕉披萨Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn + revenge on scum + sweet romance + mutually faithful] In her previous life, Su Qingyu had been married for three years without ever consummating the marriage. Then her cousin suddenly appeared before her with a child, and Su Qingyu finally learned that the man wasn't impotent. He just couldn't perform with her. Her cousin stripped off Su Qingyu's face, took her place as the legitimate daughter of the marquis's household, and became the matriarch of the S 66.5kReads9.3Score12.6kShelves

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    The palace fights and the house fights on the ceiling are all very beautiful. Some of them are really delayed by the names, and the plot is compact.

24. 324 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 145.6kReads9.5Score18kShelves

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    The palace fights and the house fights on the ceiling are all very beautiful, some of them are really delayed by the names, and the plots are compact.

25. 325 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 155.1kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
26. 326 逼 You Want Me as a Concubine? I’ll Marry the Crown Prince Instead and Destroy That Wretched Couple 逼我当妾？我转嫁太子噶了狗男女 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 28.4kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves

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    All of them have a score of 9 or above, and I had to stay up late to read them, especially the first three (Gong Dou House Fight + Rebirth of the Female Protagonist, Abuse of Scumbags) (Gong Dou House Fight + Rebirth of the Male Protagonist, 1V1, Double Cleanliness, Male Mistress on the Top) (Gong Dou House Fight + Double Tribulation + Twin Yanderes + Playing Pigs and Eating Tigers)

27. 327 主 The Matriarch Remarries, and the Obsessive Emperor Claims Her 主母二嫁，偏执帝王揽腰宠 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 5.9kReads9.2Score690Shelves
28. 328 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 732Reads9.1Score126Shelves
29. 329 孕 My Husband Wants a Divorce While I'm Pregnant? Fine, Whatever You Want! 孕期夫君要和离？随你都随你！ Fu Bao芙宝Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Shu Yuwan is the youngest legitimate daughter in her family. Her parents and elder brothers have cherished her since childhood, and her mother carefully chose a distinguished young gentleman from the capital to be her husband. After their wedding, the couple may not have been inseparable, but they treated each other with mutual respect. But while she was pregnant, her husband claimed he had met an extraordinary woman who had left him awestruck. He wanted a divorce so he could marry her. Shu Yuwa 22kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
30. 330 女 The Female Assassin Died by Accident and Vowed to Kill Bai Wuchang in a Rage 女杀手意外身亡，一怒要杀白无常 Clumsy Tractor笨拖拉机Ancient Romance552k WordsCompleted A top modern-day female assassin plans to take a spontaneous trip, but unexpectedly dies. Even more surprising, her death was caused by a blunder at work by Black and White Impermanence. “I can’t just die for nothing! Explain yourselves. I want an answer today, or I’ll kill you both and make sure there’s no Black and White Impermanence in the underworld ever again!” Good grief, what kind of person is this? She’d even kill ghosts! What can they do? Even ghosts are afraid of the wicked! White Impe 12.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    Recommend a new book I'm reading, it's very good

31. 331 战 The God of War Prince's Village Woman Princess: Li Luo Descends to the Mortal World 战神王爷的村妇王妃之黎落凡尘 An Wuniang安五娘Ancient Romance382k WordsOngoing In her previous life, Li Qiuniang’s weakness and kindness led to her and her young son Luo Qi being murdered. Luo Chen erupted in fury and took revenge for the mother and son, but he could not bring them back to life. In the end, he was left to grow old alone in misery. After being reborn, Qiuniang’s first thought was to find a way to escape the troubles of the capital. Unfortunately, she still ended up back at the heart of the storm. She tried to become more confident and shed her naturally mee —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story of the reborn village princess is a story of a frivolous woman. The story is refreshing and not aggrieved. She talks nonsense to people and ghosts, and reaches the peak of her life with her loyal dog prince.

32. 332 伪 The Ugly Consort in Disguise 伪装丑妃 Xing Chenzi星尘子Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Both Leads Are Chaste] + [Both Disguise Themselves] + [Marriage Before Love] + [Sweet, Fluffy Everyday Romance] A modern female special forces soldier transmigrated to an unknown dynasty and became Hua Miaomiao, the daughter of the dynasty’s great general. The general didn’t want his only daughter to marry into the imperial family, so he used disguise techniques to make her appear ugly from childhood. In the end, however, she was still unable to escape the fate of marrying into the royal family 7.2kReads9.2Score877Shelves

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    It's all, dear 😊

33. 333 娇 The Alluring Consort Knows Just How to Lure Him, and the Coldhearted Emperor Falls Hard 娇媚娘娘太会钓，薄情帝王沦陷了 Day Mountain Moon昼山月Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 3.6kReads9.3Score396Shelves
34. 334 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 6.9kReads9.3Score565Shelves
35. 335 傻 The Fool Turns Into a Phoenix, and Her Scumbag Father’s Family Is Filled with Regret 傻子摇身变凤凰，渣爹一家悔断肠 White Mustard Seed Fire白芥子火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + reborn revenge + medical skills + devoted husband + both leads are chaste] In her previous life, Gu Yanluo was the notorious fool of the capital. Bullied and trampled on, she eventually had poison poured down her throat and died a wretched death. After being reborn, she plays the pig to eat the tiger. Everyone says the eldest daughter of the Gu family is an idiot, stupid and brainless, and easy to bully. So they scheme against her, eager to watch her make a fool of herself. Who 6.7kReads9.3Score1kShelves
36. 336 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 11.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
37. 337 得 After Being Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness, the Heir’s Wife Lets Loose 得绝症后，世子妃她放飞自我了 Lin Yanxin Hui林焱昕卉Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming, also known as The Female Big Bad in Disguise as a Man: Wherever She Flees, Chrysanthemums Bloom] [Absurd comedy + Love-Hate Relationship + One True Pairing, Short Story + Woman Disguised as a Man + No Palace Intrigue, No Defying Heaven; Down-to-Earth Leads] [Crazy and ridiculous. Don’t read if that bothers you!!] Chu Feiyang dies while working to buy her boss a Maserati. Reborn with her memories intact, she decides to lie flat and coast through life. She starts drinki 48.1kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
38. 338 贵 After the Noble Consort Checked Out, the Coldhearted Emperor Begged Her to Come Back 贵妃娘娘摆烂后，冷厉君王低头哄 Returning South南归Ancient Romance272k WordsCompleted [Both leads are virgins + sweet, doting romance] Jing Zhao transmigrated into a book as the villainous cannon-fodder supporting character, Consort Zhao. In the book, Consort Zhao was arrogant, overbearing, and jealous, yet supposedly adored by the emperor. [Not really.] She knew she was nothing more than a shield. Once the emperor's beloved, the heroine, entered the palace, he would kick Jing Zhao aside. In the end, she'd die horribly after being driven by jealousy to frame the heroine! To save 4.1kReads8.8Score357Shelves
39. 339 嫁 I Married the Doomed Prince, but I Refuse to Give Up 嫁给短命鬼王爷，我不摆烂 San Mao Minus One Mao三毛少一毛Ancient Romance215k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + adorable baby + pocket dimension] Xiao Yunmiao dies, then comes back to life in a different world and a different body. Fortunately, her portable pocket dimension is still with her. Unfortunately, just after coming back to life, she’s to be married into a prince’s household as a sacrificial bride for a prince who’s on the verge of meeting the King of Hell. The prince survives and now wants to change the whole world. What should she do? Get on with it! She’s already aboard the p 57Reads8.8Score—Shelves
40. 340 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Said He Hadn't Long to Live 新婚夜：病娇王爷说他命不久矣 Admiring Flying Fish from the Abyss临渊羡飛鱼Ancient Romance186k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a special forces soldier in the twenty-first century. While carrying out Plan S, she happened to rescue a hostage. Then the criminals played dirty, set off explosives, and she bought the farm~ Reborn in Nanli, a fictional kingdom, she has become the unloved eldest daughter of the Jiang family. As if that weren't bad enough, her scummy father and stepmother marry her off in someone else's place to a disabled prince from the start~ Luckily, she has a spiritual spring 1.3kReads9.0Score161Shelves
41. 341 病 The Frail Beauty Transmigrates into a Book and Becomes the Villainous Prince's Wife 病弱美人穿书后给反派王爷当老婆 Lotus Leaf Taotao荷叶桃桃Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance with no angst × smart heroine × mutual devotion × fast-paced] Rong Shuhe, the second young lady of the illustrious Rong family in the capital, was born with heart disease, and everyone treated her like a precious treasure. Little did they know that the Rong family was a web of intrigue. Growing up in that environment, she had long since seen through people and come to terms with life and death. With no desires left, her final wish was to become the wife of the fictional character 60Reads8.2Score—Shelves
42. 342 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.8kReads9.0Score152Shelves

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43. 343 九 Ninefold 九重 Night Rain Once Sent a Letter North夜雨曾寄北Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted At the dawn of chaos in the Three Realms, the high god Yuan Ling destroyed the Demon Ancestor Dijiang. Afterward, countless demons dominated the lower world, dreaming of cultivating the Dao and ascending to become high gods. For a time, a hundred schools flourished, and a cultivation craze took hold… But Fu Cheng, master of Xuanqing, the foremost of the hundred schools, encountered a destitute young woman while descending to the mortal realm in search of the beast-ant demon's whereabouts. “Drun —Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 344 九 Ninefold 九重 Li Duan丽端Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted Han Wei was born into poverty and worked hard for four hundred years before finally ascending to immortality. Yet when she reached the Celestial Realm, she could only serve as a celestial handmaiden. Hoping for a promotion, Han Wei accepts the Celestial Lord’s mission: descend to the mortal world and help the Big Dipper Star Lord, the Celestial Realm’s notorious good-for-nothing, ascend and return to his rightful place. But how did this notorious figure turn out to be a good-for-nothing who just 8Reads7.9Score—Shelves
45. 345 凤 The Phoenix Rules the Ninefold Heavens 凤倾九重 Crayon Immortal蜡笔仙人Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chi Jingshu was dutiful and kept to herself, yet still suffered endless torment and ultimately earned the title of “the disastrous seductress who brought down a kingdom.” When her country fell and she was strangled to death against the towering red-lacquered walls of the imperial city, she thought, If I get another life, I'll live up to the name “calamity who ruins kingdoms and brings disaster to the people”! Reborn one day at the age when girls wear their first hairpin, Ch 3.4kReads8.8Score895Shelves
46. 346 九 The Ninefold Palace 九重阙 Meng Jiang孟姜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Feng Zhonghua was a timid pawn. Her family beat and cursed her, and she was manipulated into marrying a merchant as his second wife. In this life, she looks at her timid mother, who is still alive, and resolves to make something of herself! She'll take on her scumbag father, fight her aunt, and coax her grandmother, making sure the Feng family pays for everything! But just then, the mystery surrounding her identity begins to unravel, and someone behind the scenes seems to b 409Reads8.7Score101Shelves
47. 347 九 Ninefold Spring Splendor 九重春华 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted One was the gentle and refined Thirteenth Prince. He said, “A Xun, I’ll let you leave the palace and welcome you into my household. Of the three thousand beauties in the world, I’ll choose only you.” She defied the imperial decree in the Golden Hall and was imprisoned. “I’d rather be a poor man’s wife than a concubine in the imperial family.” He smiled faintly. “How could I bear to take you as a concubine? I only wish to make you my princess for life.” The other was the Commander of the Embroide 344Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 348 盛 The Beloved Ninth Imperial Consort 盛宠九皇妃 I Am Susu我是素素Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The tragically slain physician consort is reborn. The moment she opens her eyes, her husband, who was cruel to her in her past life, gazes at her adoringly and tugs open her red wedding gown. “My dear, it’s late. We should have a little intimate time together...” 125Reads7.9Score—Shelves
49. 349 帝 The Emperor’s Favor Rules the World 帝宠天下 June六月Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted The companion novel “Beloved Physician” has been adapted into a Hongguo short drama. For him, she fought on blood-soaked battlefields, only to be cruelly poisoned by him in return. Reborn, she killed her poisonous mother, destroyed her elder sister, killed her friend, and executed the scoundrel. She dealt with every person who had harmed her in her previous life. But the man she had once hurt so cruelly in that life had always waited for her where the lamplight faded. Now a ruler of an entire na 1.4kReads8.0Score170Shelves
50. 350 千 Through the Ages, I Am the Phoenix 千秋我为凰 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Shen Xian transmigrates into the body of a fool, gets driven out of her home, has her face disfigured, and is even carrying a baby! On the day her husband marries his new love, she shows up to offer her congratulations, then repeatedly face-slaps the new concubine and leaves the guests stunned. But the new concubine keeps trying to out-act her. “You weakling, you think you’re good enough to steal the spotlight?” 6kReads8.9Score763Shelves

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