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- 201 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.5kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
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In Dream of the Red Chamber, I Become Wang Xifeng's Maid 人在红楼，成了凤辣子的丫鬟
Synopsis: Xu Le died young and was reincarnated in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber as a bondservant of the Jinling Wang family. At eight by Chinese reckoning, she was selected to serve the Wang family and became one of the dowry maids of the famous, fearsome Phoenix, Wang Xifeng. Faced with the decline of the Four Great Families, Xu Le can only struggle to survive in the cracks and find a way out for herself... (Content warning: The female lead isn't purely good. She'll hurt people for her
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- 203 Qing Dynasty: Consort Rong's More Children, More Blessings 清穿之荣妃娘娘多子多福 [Qing Dynasty setting + retirement + raising children + palace intrigue + no romantic pairing] Majia was born into the Qing Dynasty. As she grew up, she discovered that she was the daughter of Majia Gaishan, which meant she was the historical Consort Rong, the consort who bore Kangxi five sons and one daughter, but had only one son and one daughter survive. Knowing she couldn't avoid the selection, Majia prepared a large sum of money before entering the palace. Come see how Majia Jibao'er enjoys 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 204 How to Make an Empress (Complete in 2 Volumes) 皇后是这样炼成的（全2册） Ji Wuju finally catches up with the woman he loves after pursuing her for thousands of miles. At the military camp, he and Ye Zhenzhen, who is disguised as a man, make a show of their affection, leaving the old general so frantic he spits blood. “Think of the consequences!” Before Ji Wuju can even get used to having her by his side, Ye Zhenzhen is abducted by the Xiongnu again. Ji Wuju: “!!!” (Ye Zhenzhen: “Your Majesty, stay calm.”) After a great deal of hardship, he rescues Ye Zhenzhen, only f 1.1kReads9.4Score20314d adds
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The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠
[Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that
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- 206 A Qing-Dynasty Story: The Fourteenth Prince’s Consort 清穿之十四福晋 [Don’t compare this to history + not a serious historical drama + read without overthinking] In the twenty-first century, Dong Dong, an orphan, a sickly person, and a food blogger, was struck by lightning and sent back to the Qing Dynasty. She thought she might as well make the best of it. Who could have known that after fourteen happy years, she’d learn just before the selection that she was none other than the unlucky legal wife of Aisin Gioro Yinzhen, who was never loved and died the second y 2.5kReads8.2Score19814d adds
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After a Substitute Marriage, the Chief Councilor's Youngest Legitimate Daughter Returned to the Harem and Went on a Rampage 替嫁后首辅嫡幼女重回后宫杀疯了
[Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Revenge + High Intelligence + No Transmigration into a Book, No Rebirth, No Golden Finger + Pure Historical Romance] Gu Nansheng, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Gu family, became an orphan overnight. Her father, Gu Jingzhi, was the imperial tutor to the reigning emperor. After his death, the emperor ordered his coffin dug up and his corpse mutilated. Her eldest brother, Gu Tingxiu, and his wife, her sister-in-law, died after enduring endless humiliation.
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- 208 The Princess Sneaks Out on the Eve of Her Wedding, and the Crown Prince Comes to Catch Her Himself 公主婚前趁夜出逃，储君亲自抓人 [Forceful Possession + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Devoted Couple + Male Lead with a Black Heart Beneath His Gentle Exterior] Prince Xie Linheng was famous for having no interest in women. For years, he had never been close to a single woman. In the second year of Jian’an, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the crown prince took power. Desperate to see her mother, Yu Tingwan had no choice but to seek Xie Linheng’s help. Everyone said the crown prince was as noble and graceful as a pine tree, peerl 28.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
- 209 The Lowly Concubine-Born Daughter Turns a Losing Hand into a Winning Finale 卑微庶女一手烂牌打出王炸结局 [Traditional historical romance + growing heroine + marriage before love + palace and household intrigue + both leads grow powerful later + transmigrate into a book] Zhao Fangyu transmigrates into a book and lands in a deadly situation from the start: in a wealthy household, she has a fever of 104 degrees, but her mother refuses to let her see a doctor! She thought she’d landed in a living hell where neither parent cared for her, but the great household turns out to be full of hidden talent: T 6.3kReads8.7Score66214d adds
- 210 Joy with You 与君欢 [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
- 211 Brocade Butcher 锦屠 Bianjing is full of powerful nobles. As the eldest legitimate daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Yongyi, a distinguished family of hereditary nobles, Xie Rongying embodies every virtue and is a model for women. A month after their wedding, her husband marched off to war. Half a year later, he died on the battlefield, his body brought home on his horse. From then on, a life of Buddhist prayers and the constraints of a chastity arch confined her for the rest of her days. As she lay dying, she seeme 15.3kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds
- 212 Spring Poems from the Capital 上京春赋 [Signed for print publication under the title Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Pure historical romance, not reborn + a long-planned scheme + a touch of coercive seduction + devoted pampering and flirting + emotional push and pull] [Completed; the original title was Spring Rhapsody in the Capital] [Sweet romance, both mutually inexperienced: brave and gentle young princess x sinister, fanatical powerful minister] A conspiracy landed Mo Yuan’s father and brother in prison, their lives at the mercy 71.6kReads9.3Score5.7k14d adds
- 213 Film and TV Crossover: The Maids of the Cannon Fodder Characters 综影视：炮灰的丫鬟们 Those vicious or foolish maids (This story has very twisted values and is quite vicious. Please read with caution if that bothers you.) Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Su Lian (Complete) Empresses in the Palace: Sang'er (Complete) The Story of Minglan: Zhou Xueniang (Complete) Su Peisheng, the Upright and Unyielding (Complete) Wang Qin, Who Saw the Error of His Ways (Complete) War and Beauty: Qian Feiyan (Complete), very bad and perfunctory Empresses in the Palace: Songzhi (Complete) My Fair Pr 6.9kReads9.2Score—14d adds
- 214 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 21.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 215 Quick Transmigration: Survive Three Episodes, Win Ten Million 快穿：活过三集一千万 Shen Ruyin is watching a period drama with her best friend. Seeing all the schemes and backstabbing in the inner residence and the imperial palace, she can’t help but complain. “If I transmigrated to ancient times, I probably wouldn’t make it past three episodes.” She never dreamed that those words would come true. She actually transmigrates. No pocket dimension, no System, no spirit spring, no mind reading. She gets nothing but a completely bare-bones start. The deity who sent her to transmigra 29kReads8.6Score2.3k14d adds
- 216 Time-Traveling to the Qing Dynasty: Getting By in the Imperial Harem 清穿，我在后宫混日子 Wang Bing is a college student who's recently gone viral online as a "crispy shark." After losing twenty-five games of Honor of Kings in a row, he got so furious that he landed in a hospital bed. In a daze, he gets bound to some contraption calling itself the Palace Intrigue Advanced System. All he has to do is complete its missions to trade for a body with an "Iron Man" skin. Wang Bing: "Youth has no price tag. The System is my dad." 6.4kReads8.9Score36514d adds
- 217 The Delicate Beauty in His Palm 掌心娇她娇美且柔弱 (Sweet Romance + Beloved by Everyone + Male Lead Reborn) Ruan Qin had been frail since childhood and was disliked by her family, spending her days shut away in a cramped courtyard. An imperial edict brought her out of that courtyard and bound her closely to the most honored young heir in all of Great Yin, Prince Yu'an. After that, she was cherished for the rest of her life. Rong Zhuo was reborn. After losing his Qin Qin so tragically in his previous life, he had given everything to earn the cha 4.4kReads9.1Score38714d adds
- 218 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.2kReads9.5Score3k14d adds
- 219 Xia Dongchun: A Hundred-Foot Crimson, No Thanks 夏冬春：一丈红，婉拒了哈 Xia Dongchun transmigrated into Empresses in the Palace and became the unlucky Fourth Sister, who gets sentenced to the infamous One Foot of Red. To make matters worse, she arrived on the day of the imperial selection... Since she was already there, she decided to make the best of it. Her goal was to survive by keeping her head down, though a better life would be nice too. (This is simply a story about an ordinary girl who transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace. The heroine doesn't have the 582Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 220 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 17.2kReads9.4Score2.7k14d adds
- 221 Across the Qing Harem Dramas: A Big Shot Reborn as Cannon Fodder Easily Turns the Tables 综清穿：大佬穿成炮灰，轻松逆袭 [Multiverse Transmigration + Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Beautiful Heroine + Easy Wins] Shuang Yao, a veteran task-taker on semi-retirement, takes on the Qing-transmigration team's mess, traveling to one world after another to resolve the original hosts' grievances. [Empresses in the Palace] Transmigrated as Geng, Hongzhou's birth mother, she wants her son to live well? Open the door and send Prince Yi in! As long as he's alive, what does Empress Chun Yuan or a substitute for Wanwan matter? Th 7.4kReads8.9Score39914d adds
- 222 The Mad Consort Draws Near, and the Prince Trembles 狂妃靠近，王爷在颤抖 The short drama based on this novel, “The Prince Is Trembling as the Mad Consort Draws Near,” is now streaming! A powerful female lead + a feel-good story, full of hilarious, stress-relieving moments that will have you laughing until you honk like a goose. She transmigrates into the body of a tool used by the emperor to humiliate a prince. A rooster at the wedding? All the better: roast chicken is delicious! She has X-ray vision, miraculous medical skills, the support of a pocket dimension, and 19kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
- 223 A Qing Dynasty Tale: The Tenth Prince Just Wants to Eat Watermelon 清穿之十阿哥只想吃瓜 [Set in an alternate Qing dynasty, so some details differ from history] After going from an overworked office drone to the useless tenth prince in the struggle among the nine princes for the throne, Yinsi was quite pleased. With such a powerful maternal family, and an equally powerful clan through his future wife, no one would dare provoke him lightly. And thanks to his consort’s Mongolian heritage, there was little chance he’d get dragged into the succession struggle. As long as he didn’t cause 11.4kReads9.1Score88814d adds
- 224 The Palace Maid Keeps Embarrassing Herself Every Day 宫女她每天都在社死的路上 [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + System + regret-and-redemption arc + secret identities] As the story’s disposable cannon-fodder bug, Zhou Shengsheng thinks she can reincarnate perfectly as long as she keeps the plot on track. But these three men are each stranger than the last. When she was a palace maid, they treated her like a plaything. She thought she could put on a new secret identity and get back at them for everything she had endured. But their reactions leave her baffled. Th 8.9kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
- 225 Qing Transmigration: I Took the Tenth Prince to Sea, and Hit the Jackpot 清穿：我拐十爷出海后，赢麻了 [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Spatial Spring] [Superpowers] [Raising Kids] [Strong Male and Female Leads] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Lin Baozhu, a superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, transmigrates into a book as Guo Luoluo Gege, the concubine of Kangxi's good-for-nothing tenth son, Yinsi. First, there's Consort Yi, the transmigrated heroine with a Favorite Consort System. Then there's Consort De, a reborn underdog supporting character. With the two great favorite consorts battling it out, the 3.8kReads9.2Score36214d adds
- 226 The Sweet and Beautiful Imperial Concubine: The Abstinent Fourth Prince Dotes on Her 福晋娇又美：禁欲四爷宠上瘾 [One devoted couple + sweet romance] Tong Jia Ning Chuge, the legitimate daughter of Longkodo, was getting married. But on her wedding day, a princess snatched her groom right off the street. The poor girl fell out of her bridal sedan and died on the spot! The woman protested, “I just got here, and a bunch of people are already laughing at me for being a discarded wife. I can’t stand for this!” Just as she was racking her brains for a way to put them in their place, an imperial edict from Empero 24.1kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 227 Matriarchy: The Mad Young Lord Keeps Smoothing Things Over with His Wife 女尊：疯批世子爷又在哄妻主 [One-on-one romance, sweet and doting, unconventional matriarchy] [An innocent, sunny, carefree girl with a carefree attitude VS a crazy, wolfish, beautiful man who seems gentle but is secretly ruthless, with overwhelming possessiveness] [Things to know before reading: 1. Men can bear children. 2. The heroine is not strong or a larger-than-life female lead. She is an adorable, somewhat naive ordinary girl. 3. The heroine's flaws: she can't practice martial arts and is very weak in a fight. She's 6.7kReads9.3Score49114d adds
- 228 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 229 Comprehensive Qing Dynasty Transmigration: The Idle Consort Is Bound to Two Systems 综清穿：咸鱼娘娘绑定了两个系统 [The Qing-dynasty transmigration setting in this story is bizarre and bears no relation to actual history. It is entirely fictional!] World One: The Noble Lady Makes a Comeback (Complete) World Two: Consort Zhao Dies of Old Age (Complete) World Three: Consort Ping Livestreams Her Qing-Dynasty Life (Complete) World Four: Consort Cheng Has Multiple Births (Complete) World Five: Fleeing with Fourth Master (Complete) World Six: Taking the Nine Princes into the Apocalypse (Complete) World Seven: Cons 6.5kReads9.0Score41214d adds
- 230 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 119.8kReads9.6Score11.5k14d adds
- 231 A Qing-Era Transmigration: What’s Wrong with Being Strong and Eating More? 清穿之力气大多吃点怎么了 After eating himself to death, Juling opens his eyes once again and arrives in a new world, in an unknown dynasty. But this world is just too complicated. Why do people have to think so much? And so, a whole series of questions arises. Why doesn’t the First Prince vie for the throne? Why does the First Prince work so hard? Why doesn’t the First Prince want his wife to get pregnant? Juling: Don’t you agree, my lord? (One foot on a “dog’s” head, one hand gnawing on a chicken leg.) Yin Ti: The Prin 8kReads9.2Score58714d adds
- 232 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 [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 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
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After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派
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
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- 234 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 [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 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds
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A Palace Maid's Daily Life: My Parents Want Me to Be a Couch Potato 宫女日常：爹娘让我当咸鱼
Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba
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- 236 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 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 50.9kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
- 237 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 58.7kReads9.6Score8.3k14d adds
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The Fragrant Tea of a Bewitching Consort, and the Mad Tyrant Who Kneels Until His Legs Break 娇妃茶香四溢，疯批暴君他跪断腿
[One-on-one, both leads devoted to each other + palace intrigue + villainess transmigrates into a book + dog-training romance + regret and pursuit + clever consort outwits her enemies] Zhao Jinhuan transmigrated into the book The Consort’s Path to Power as a cannon-fodder villainess. She had to win over the tyrant to gain life points. She could only disguise herself as a pure-hearted white lotus. Everyone thought she was weak and easy to bully, including the tyrant. Knowing there was no way b
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The Road to Good Fortune: A Beauty's Rise to the Top Through Childbearing 好孕之路：美人靠生子走上巅峰
[Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Multiple Births + Devoted Husband + Adorable Babies] Please note: This is not quick transmigration, and the male and female leads are not each other's one and only. The male lead devotes himself exclusively to the heroine in the middle and later parts of the story. The heroine stays clearheaded from beginning to end: she is neither lovestruck nor saintly. The System is not an overpowered golden finger, and the heroine relies more on her own abilities.
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Splendid Glory 锦绣耀华
Li Yaohua was born into a powerful family, but raised in the mire. Her father was cold-hearted, her birth mother played favorites, and her stepmother watched her like a hawk. From childhood, she knew that kindness would not keep her alive. At fourteen, she was already willing to get blood on her hands to save her sister. She plotted the murder of a mentally disabled boy with such meticulous ruthlessness that she caught the eye of the emperor. Entering the palace through the selection was her car
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The Crown Prince’s One and Only: The Bewitching Consort Captures His Heart and Claims Her Place 太子独宠，尤物娘娘缚心上位
[Unhinged, Ruthless Heroine + Cold, Scheming, Obsessive Crown Prince + Palace Intrigue] [Before the heroine entered the palace, the hero already had wives and concubines, but the emperor had forced them on him for political reasons. He only went through the motions with them, and their relationships were in name only.] [Readers who mind this should proceed with caution] She was the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, breathtakingly beautiful. But when her father demoted her mother to a concub
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- 242 Reborn, the Empress Wants Love, Not Power 重生归来，女帝她不要权势要爱情 [Reborn + a desperate pursuit to win back her husband + both leads are sexually pure + palace intrigue] [Dear readers, if you like rebirth stories and female-led novels, come take a look!] Donglan is a country where women hold power. Empress Dongfang Qingyan has three daughters: Dongfang Yue, Dongfang Ning, and Dongfang Zhi. In her previous life, Dongfang Ning put power above all else. After her elder sister died of illness, she devoted herself to claiming the throne. To achieve that goal, she t 257Reads—Score—14d adds
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Reborn After a Horrific Death, I Drove Every Villain Crazy 惨死重生后，我把反派都逼疯啦
Reborn + household and palace intrigue + strong heroine and hero + revenge and taking down scumbags + satisfying read In her previous life, Shen Shuyi schemed and plotted at every turn to secure the crown prince's position for Xiao Tingshan. But he repaid her by turning his back on her, despising her for being calculating and deep-minded, and not gentle and demure enough. He not only took her life, but also caused countless friends and family members to die unjustly. Fine. Given another life,
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Help! The Demon Lord and I Switched Bodies, and Now He's Carrying My Baby 救命！与魔尊互换后他怀了我的崽
[Hilarious transmigration + System space + body swap + sweet romance + yandere + two powerful, devoted leads + everyone’s favorite + ensemble cast + multiple couples] Ye Pianpian accidentally transmigrates into a cultivation world and becomes the most miserable villainess in the Longevity Sect. The System tells her she has to win over the Demon Lord to survive, but she swaps bodies with him the moment she transmigrates. She breezes through the entrance test, becoming a genius girl who draws ever
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- 245 With the Tyrant’s Mind-Reading Ability, I’m Slaying My Way Through the Imperial Palace 有了暴君读心术，我在皇宫杀疯了 [Hilarious Transmigration + Historical Romance + Mind Reading + Pocket Space with a Spirit Spring + Healing a Yandere + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Medical Skills] Modern miracle doctor Ye Li dies suddenly and transmigrates, becoming the neglected consort of a deranged tyrant. The tyrant is a madman, a complete lunatic, and every night he goes on a killing spree. The original heroine is blinded by love and gullibly trusts Prince Jin's vows. She helps him kill t 278Reads6.5Score—14d adds
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The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事
Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro
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- 247 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 27.2kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
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My Ex-Husband Says I’m Too Lowborn to Be a Princess. The Prince Takes My Child and Begs for a Place in Our Lives 前夫嫌我商户不配王爷带娃求名分
Tearing scumbags down, tearing scumbags down, tearing scumbags down! Come on in if you like watching scumbags get what they deserve. [Revenge on scumbags + Clear-eyed heroine + Heroine with lots of secret identities + Second male lead wins her and brings a child] The heroine is clear-eyed and level-headed. The hero seems cold and aloof, but he’s actually an old fox, and a bit of a schemer... Her former in-laws spent Zhang Jingwan’s money while mocking her merchant-class origins. They wanted to d
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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
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
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- 250 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score89314d adds
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