A Clever Palace Maid Who Doesn't Become a Consort, Helps the Imperial Consorts Thrive, and Handles All the Palace Intrigue, Please! 聪明宫女（不当妃子），带飞后妃，包办宫斗求求了
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Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规
[Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th
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The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！
[Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp
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After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后
[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
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- 4 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 5.2kReads9.1Score57514d adds
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The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了
After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the
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- 6 Spring Behind Locked Doors 锁棠春 [Palace Intrigue + Pure Historical Romance] Shen Ruotang was Crown Prince Xuan Che’s personal maid. She stayed by his side for twelve years, watching him endure the ruthless struggle for the throne. Step by step, he had risen from a master strategist and Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace to the cold, cruel emperor everyone feared. After Xuan Che ascended the throne, Shen Ruotang became the head palace maid. Everyone in the palace had to address her as Aunt Ruotang. Rumors sometimes circulated i 199Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Shocking! After Leaving the Palace, the Empress Is Spoiled by Everyone! 惊：娘娘离宫后，被团宠了！ They are both each other's first and only. She was the legitimate princess of the Qingluan Kingdom, noble in status and cherished by all… He was the youngest emperor of the Dongli Kingdom. His birth mother held power over the court and constantly kept him in check… A rebellion reduced her to a merchant's daughter to be sold off. An accident brought her under his protection, and he raised her for seven years. … Until he asked to marry the princess of her kingdom. Heartbroken, she realized that no 418Reads9.0Score10514d adds
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The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常
Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m
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The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚
[Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha
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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
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After Offering a Huge Reward for a Baby, I Rose to Power Through My Child 重金求子后，我靠崽上位了
Shu Yan, a retired employee of the quick transmigration department, accidentally transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and becomes the only daughter of a wealthy merchant. To protect her family fortune, Shu Yan decides to pay a hefty sum to have a child. She spends ages peeking over the wall at the handsome young gentleman next door, then seduces him by every means and sleeps with him. After successfully getting pregnant, she leaves behind a large sum of money and runs off with the baby, leaving the
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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- 13 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds
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She's Gone Mad! The Day She Transmigrated, the Sickly Young Lord Vowed to Give Himself to Her! 疯了!穿越当天，病娇世子爷他要以身相许!
Original title: After the Heir’s Consort Turns Dark, All the Gods Fall at Her Feet [Transmigration + two scheming minds locked in a battle of wits + obsession + political intrigue + bickering couple] Yun Jincheng transmigrates and, the moment she opens her eyes, strips the sickly heir of his clothes and stumbles upon a secret he has kept hidden for years. Rumor has it that the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, who has been frail for years and gasps for breath after just a few steps, isn’t sick at a
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The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落
The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c
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Ning Zhaoniang: Reborn to Defy Fate and Rewrite Her Destiny 宁氏昭娘，重生归来誓要逆天改命
The Ning family of Liangzhou had produced seven frontier generals, two regional governors, and four commanders who pacified the west, beginning with Ning Daxian, the first Duke of Dingguo. Thirteen generals from one family, their fame resounding far and wide. In Liangzhou City, even six-year-old children could recite Emperor Xiaozong's own words: “The Ning family keeps Liangzhou safe; Liangzhou keeps the northwest safe; the northwest keeps the realm safe.” It was all because the Ning family had
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I'm Exhausted! To Fool Him, I Pretend to Be Sweet and Innocent Every Day 累死！为了骗他，本宫日日装娇纯
“If you want to win, you have to learn how to lose first.” Meng Xianxiang lost a life, and learned to struggle, to seize what she wanted, to scheme and plan, and to claw her way up. Looking back on her previous life, she had lived in a stable, eaten pig slop, served tea and emptied chamber pots, enduring abuse and humiliation at every turn. Each memory was a stab to the heart. Given another chance, she wants status and power, and a world where no one dares bully her again. Behind the palace’s re
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- 18 Borrow a Bowl of Soup from Lady Meng 向孟婆借一碗汤 In this life, the last, and every life to come, Manzhu of the Other Shore Flower keeps meeting, growing close to, and falling in love with Ye Xuan, the God of War of the Celestial Realm. Every trial and hardship they face along the way lays the foundation for their growth, until at last they both find redemption. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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A Palace Maid's Guide to Staying Alive 宫女保命准则
Yu Hexue was a wine maker in the Imperial Food Bureau. Before serving wine to her masters, one of her duties was to test it for poison. It sounded dangerous, but she had never heard of anyone being poisoned to death while testing food. Yet this very thing happened to her. In the seventh year of Zhengping, during the New Year's Eve palace banquet, she was poisoned to death in Shuanghua Hall. She died in the arms of the Third Prince, Yuan Yu, becoming his scapegoat. When she woke, she had returned
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Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离
[Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband
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- 21 After the Princess Refused a Political Marriage, She Conquered the Empire 公主拒绝和亲后，称霸了江山 [No rebirth or transmigration + powerful female lead + nation and family + court politics and ambition + light, stress-relieving power fantasy] Princess Chaohuang, daughter of the late crown prince, is deeply beloved by the emperor and the most exalted princess in the Kingdom of Xining. But the great clans consider her a thorn in their side and are constantly trying to drive her out. The daily question: Has Princess Chaohuang been kicked out of the Eastern Palace yet? Envoys from enemy states: W 309Reads8.8Score—14d adds
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With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦
[Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t
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- 23 The Leisurely Life of a Retired Palace Maid 退休宫女的悠闲生活 Ever since the retired palace maid Zhilan returned to her hometown, she had been going on one matchmaking date after another, and every one of them fell through. Still unwilling to give up, she went on her Nth date, and the man finally couldn't hold back from asking, “Sister, do you have any particular requirements for a husband?” He just couldn't believe it. Every time she went on a matchmaking date, he sabotaged it. Surely, sooner or later, she'd finally notice him. 2.3kReads9.1Score26714d adds
- 24 A Palace Maid’s Rise: Fighting Her Way to the Top 宫女逆袭路，一路斗到底 [Harem Warfare (They fight to the death, until the world is turned upside down) / Not Both Leads' First Love / Devoted Love Later On / Not a Strong Female Lead] A servant is lowly, a servant is base. To escape her fate, Lihua wants to use every advantage she can to claw her way up. What better advantage could there be than the ruler of the realm? See how a little palace maid, battered by fate, carves out an extraordinary path in life. Lihua never imagined that a lowly palace maid like her could 9Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 25 A Palace Maid in the Cold Palace, Drowning in Packages 人在冷宫当宫女，快递收到手软 After his soul transmigrates, an overworked office drone becomes Hua Qing, the former favored consort's personal head maid in the Great Sheng Dynasty. What! She's a wage slave both before and after transmigrating! Hua Qing was about to quit, but then she realizes she's already trapped in the Cold Palace, with no way out. Worse still, her golden finger for survival is tied to her superior, the former favored consort. So, to stay alive, Hua Qing switches into top-tier wage-slave mode. … The Cold 596Reads8.4Score10714d adds
- 26 Retired Palace Maid Takes Down Scumbags Online 退休宫女在线虐渣 She thought she'd be able to enjoy life after retiring! Then her scheming, sanctimonious younger sister set her up? Now retired, she takes down scumbags left and right and puts every troublemaker in their place. She makes a little money on the side, and life is just lovely! Who could have guessed she'd get pestered by the little tiger she watched grow up? “Big Sister, the palace maid, how about I let you manage all my money from now on?” Her: “...” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Palace Maid Wants to Climb the Wall 小宫女要翻墙 University student Fang Nuan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace maid serving the Emperor of Chen. After an accident, she becomes entangled with the Emperor. She gets to eat delicacies, wear fine silks, and adorn herself with gold and jewels. Even the most powerful man in the land loves her. But she cannot live without freedom. As a talent of the new century, how can she settle for being a caged bird? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 I Traveled to Ancient Times and Won Over the Cold-Hearted General with My Cooking 穿到古代，我靠厨艺拿捏冷面将军 Food blogger Su Jixiang transmigrates into the body of a palace maid in the Cold Palace. What do the masters' schemes have to do with a lowly maid like her? She thought she could keep her head down and lie low until she turned twenty-five, when she'd be released from the palace to live like a little rich lady. Who could have guessed the emperor would flee! As a palace remnant of the deposed emperor's court, Su Jixiang is given to a general guarding the frontier. The palace loses a beloved Auntie 67Reads5.7Score—14d adds
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I Became a Palace Cold-Dwelling Consort and Just Want to Eat, Drink, and Be a Happy Slacker 穿成冷宫娘娘只想混吃混喝做咸鱼
"A heroine who just wants to laze around but gets dragged into palace intrigues + an aloof, abstinent fake tyrant" Chu Xian unexpectedly wakes up in the body of a disgraced consort. All she wants is to coast through life like a lazy fish. She's also a beauty lover: instead of figuring out how to get out of the Cold Palace, she clings to a beautiful woman's side and cuddles up to her. She doesn't want the emperor's favor or wealth. She just wants good food, a comfortable life, and to wait for dea
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The Second Empress 继后
The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t
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No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话
An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the
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- 32 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
- 33 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 20.8kReads9.2Score2.1k14d adds
- 34 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score55214d adds
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I Need You So Much 很需要你
I am a beloved princess. My mother and father love me even more than they love my older brother and younger sister. But when foreign envoys arrived, long-suppressed resentment threatened to kill me. One feared my mother, while the other feared the court officials. That was the only reason they had let me live until now. I have no choice but to leave this place. I have met the person I love and respect most in this life. I will make the whole world bow before me. Thank you for reading, commenting
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- 36 I Survive in the Imperial Harem Through Gossip 我靠八卦立足后宫 The emperor is both annoyed and pleased. He’s annoyed that while traveling incognito, a palace maid forced him into a food-sharing arrangement. But he’s pleased that she’s a delightful confidante who gossips about the harem every day. “Consort An is stupid and greedy.” “Consort Xian is having an affair with a guard.” Then one day, the maid smiles sweetly and gossips to the emperor: “I heard His Majesty is impotent…” 593Reads8.4Score10814d adds
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Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: The Beloved Consort Goes to War 穿越大唐之宠妃出征
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
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The Young Lady Is the Empress Dowager, and She’s Got My Back 小姐是太后，她罩我
Yu Yan, a transmigrator from another world, was unlucky enough to become a maid, but fortunate enough to serve a kind family. She and her young mistress, Su Fenglan, grew as close as sisters. Yu Yan shared her modern, independent outlook with Su Fenglan, encouraging her to seek freedom and equality. Together, they dreamed of making a living through business and traveling the world. However, imperial interference shattered their peaceful lives. Faced with the harsh reality of being selected to e
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The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位
Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only
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- 40 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
- 41 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 5kReads9.3Score53214d adds
- 42 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 12.3kReads9.5Score1.4k14d adds
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