Please Recommend Palace Intrigue Novels, Preferably Long and Complete 跪求宫斗文，最好字数多点，已完结的

1. 101 异 The Gifted Empress Reigns Above, Her Ministers Kneel Below 异能女皇在上，众臣在下 Good Days, Safe Home良辰安宅Ancient Romance806k WordsCompleted The State of Mu enjoys favorable weather and bountiful harvests, while its old emperor indulges in wine and women, lives a life of excess, and has few heirs. The court is controlled by powerful factions. By the 327th year of Mu, the kingdom has been divided among four of them. The foolish Princess Mu Nanzhi is pushed onto the throne as an easily controlled pawn. But on the first morning court, the one who opens her eyes is an empress from another world. 1.9kReads8.9Score169Shelves
2. 102 女 After Faking Her Death in Disguise as a Man, She Starts Playing the Frail, Scheming Green Tea 女扮男装死后，她开始演柔弱绿茶 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The print edition of [Playing Coy] is available on all platforms. [The heroine is everyone’s beloved, with maximum “moonlight in the heart” appeal + doted on by all + universally adored + strong female lead] Qin Buwen disguised herself as a man and played the part of a treacherous official for sixteen years. At the height of her infamy, everyone in Chang’an, even the dogs, would go out of their way to avoid her. Then she was betrayed and abandoned by everyone. She leapt from a tall building, onl 36.7kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
3. 103 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 13.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves
4. 104 绝 The Bewitching Demon Queen Who Brought the World to Ruin 绝色妖后祸天下 Minmin敏敏Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted Feng Yun is a modern office worker who graduated from college three years ago. She has worked her way up from an administrative position to senior secretary. Her career and life are going fairly well, but she has no love life. No matter how good a man seems on paper, she just cannot fall for him, and she has no idea why. One day, on her way home from work, she gets into a car accident while saving an elderly person. When she wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated to ancient times and 20Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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   💔 Palace Intrigue and Power Struggle!!! Modern White-Collar Worker VS Ancient Court Love and Schemes. She was a capable and independent secretary in the modern workplace; one day, she time-traveled and became an unfavored concubine in the ancient palace, seemingly weak but secretly resolute. He, a noble emperor, with the world at his fingertips, was attracted to her uniqueness. She disguised herself as a man to cleverly escape the palace, forging a bond with him. After her true identity was revealed, her rank rose rapidly, but this also incurred the empress's jealousy, and intrigues swirled around her. Family honor, palace struggles, and the throes of love—she treads carefully in this thorny palace. Every choice is a matter of life and death, every act of deep affection a heart-wrenching adventure. Watch as she stays true to herself amidst the vortex of power struggles, navigates love and intrigue, and ascends to the pinnacle of imperial power, experiencing the ever-changing landscape of love and political intrigue across time. Recommended Rating: 💖💖💖

5. 105 贵 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色，惹得帝后争相宠 Returning South南归Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 5kReads9.2Score603Shelves
6. 106 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [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 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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   Ahhh, it's so good! The female lead is amazing!

7. 107 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 7.1kReads9.0Score951Shelves
8. 108 我 I’m Fighting for Favor in the Palace, and You’re Watching the Show??? 我在宫斗，你在看戏？？？ Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance492k WordsCompleted A no-holds-barred harem showdown. Got the guts to join? ^_^ [Pure palace intrigue + characters who aren't dumbed down + clear-headed heroine + no pointless self-torment + cheerful and lighthearted] After Qiu Ju dies, she transmigrates to the Qianyuan Dynasty and becomes a low-ranking palace maid. Because she doesn't want to get up at three in the morning to work, she decides to seduce the emperor... Her modest goal: become a consort who has to get up no earlier than five in the morning... 5.5kReads9.0Score533Shelves

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   Pure palace intrigue, the female lead is clear-headed, not love-struck, not a saint, and not a naive girl.

9. 109 人 A Harem Palace Survivor's Guide to Living to 120 人在后宫，只想活到120岁 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted The rating just came out, and it's really low ꈍ◡ꈍ #Quick transmigration heroine + multiple male leads + ends 1v1# Yun Jianxue died. Thanks to her accumulated good karma, she chose to become a civil servant in the Underworld. Calling it civil service is a bit of a stretch. In reality, she travels through various small worlds to complete missions. Along the way, it's inevitable that she attracts a few souls. Yun Jianxue swears: she really isn't doing it on purpose. 1.1kReads8.4Score100Shelves
10. 110 人 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫，目标太后 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score138Shelves
11. 111 都 I'm Already a Concubine, So How Could I Not Go Mad? 都做妾了，哪有不疯的？ Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance762k WordsCompleted #She miscarries from the start. What's wrong with going a little crazy?# #The heroine isn't a good person, the hero isn't a good person, and nobody's a good person# Yuan Xiangxue transmigrates. Other heroines either become mothers without the pain or get an overpowered golden finger. She's the unlucky one who miscarries from the start... Then she takes a look at her new identity: she's become the concubine of Liang Yujing, the ninth prince of the Great Liang Dynasty. She was a perfectly good per 5.2kReads8.6Score500Shelves
12. 112 清 Qing-Dynasty Time Travel: The Drama Queen Consort’s Epic Blunder 清穿雍正：戏精娘娘翻车实录 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty Setting + System + Childbearing + Mind-Reading] Cui Xueman, a top finance student in the 21st century, transmigrates one day and opens her eyes to a huge character for “funeral offerings” in the mourning hall. Fainting from shock… That's perfectly normal, isn't it? When she wakes up again, she receives the good-or-bad news: she's transmigrated, and to the Kangxi era, no less. But the long-awaited standard issue for transmigrators, a golden finger or System, is nowhere to be seen! F 1.5kReads9.1Score117Shelves
13. 113 两 Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂 Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance667k WordsCompleted (Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ 17.7kReads9.0Score4.6kShelves

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    It's good to read and the writing is excellent.

14. 114 真 The Real Heiress Brings Glory to the Family! The Fake Heiress Deserves a Place in the Imperial Ancestral Temple 真千金光宗耀祖！假千金配享太庙 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Devoted to Each Other + Cherished by Everyone] Song Yuheng has superhuman strength, but after being switched at birth from a general’s household to a scholarly family, she grew up an illiterate fool, constantly put down by her exceptionally gifted relatives until she began to doubt herself. Meanwhile, the real daughter was switched into the general’s household. Though brilliant, she couldn’t learn even the simplest martial arts, and her superhumanly strong family made her seem l 12.9kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a short but unique palace intrigue novel. It feels like the only one without many scheming, manipulative women. The real and fake heiresses are actually good friends, each pursuing their own paths and achieving their desired success.

15. 115 果 Prince Guo Reborn: A Harem Drama 果郡王重生之后宫大戏 Chenchen's Ning Bao'er陈陈子的宁宝儿Female-Channel Fanfiction218k WordsCompleted When Prince Guo first saw Zhen Huan, they were about the same age, and he fell in love with her at first sight. But he knew she belonged to the emperor and had to keep his distance. Fate is a strange thing, though. After giving birth, Zhen Huan went to Ganlu Temple, where she and Prince Guo became husband and wife in all but name. Until the day he died, Prince Guo never knew that he and Zhen Huan had a pair of twins together! Only after he was given a cup of poisoned wine did he become a wanderi 838Reads7.0Score104Shelves
16. 116 观 Guanshan Slope 观山坡 Chenchen's Ning Bao'er陈陈子的宁宝儿Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted Huan Shuang died in childbirth while giving birth to a daughter. Grief-stricken, Chancellor Qiu named the girl Qiu Huanyu in memory of his late wife, but he could not bring himself to love his daughter. He believed she had caused his wife's death. Three years later, Chancellor Qiu took Bai Wanqing as a concubine, and three-year-old Qiu Huanyu's unhappy life began. As the chancellor's legitimate daughter, she became the thorn in Bai Wanqing's side. She was framed time and again and saddled with a 137Reads8.8Score—Shelves
17. 117 长 The Eldest Brother Is in Charge 长兄在上 The Ancient Dragon Clan in Shades of Green and Purple青青紫紫的荒古龙族Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + rebirth + sweet romance + one-on-one] Yuzhu was an orphan who had always lived cautiously, putting everyone else first for fear of upsetting them. After she married, this only earned her husband's disdain and her mother-in-law's abuse. In her previous life, her husband's concubine pushed her into a river. Freezing water surged at her from every direction, but what drove her to despair most was her husband. He stood expressionless on a high platform, watching her 3.7kReads8.8Score369Shelves

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    The plot is intricate and requires careful reading. It's not about a woman who is reborn and wreaks havoc on everyone, but rather a realistic portrayal of the hardships and growth of a woman in ancient times.

18. 118 我 I’m Bugging Out in a Strong Female Lead Novel 我在大女主文里面卡bug Pipi皮皮Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted An ancient-style alternate world, transmigration, no System, and a skill that may or may not count as a golden finger! The heroine is kind of a jerk, but she'll gradually grow as the story goes on! A lighthearted story with a focus on political intrigue! 682Reads8.3Score102Shelves

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    Awesome! No tricks involved!

19. 119 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves

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    These are all pretty good, the first one is my favorite.

20. 120 好 Good Pregnancy System! The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft 好孕系统！贵妃她又娇又软 Zhao Qingyue赵清樾Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [A soft, sweet, calculating little bunny heroine X a domineering, cold-blooded emperor with a love obsession] Shen Cihuan is the youngest daughter of Chancellor Shen. Innocent, lively, sweet, and adorable, she enters the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor in her older sister’s place. What if she doesn’t know how to compete for his favor? No problem. She has a palace intrigue and fertility System. An intoxicating natural scent Love at first sight from the emperor Fertility pills, dragon-an 22.1kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
21. 121 陛 Your Majesty, the Empress Is Everyone's Favorite in the Capital 陛下，娘娘她是京城团宠 Xuan Zai Is Not Well-Behaved璇崽不乖Ancient Romance184k WordsCompleted [The seemingly aloof crown prince VS the spirited daughter of a duke] Nangong Yaoyao knew she was engaged to the crown prince, but she'd never met him. That is, until a palace banquet, where one of the prince's many admirers picked on her. “I hear Miss Nangong excels at the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Would you care to compete in a piece on the zither?” Nangong Yaoyao smiled at the young man in white onstage. “May I ask the crown prince to perform with me?” The young man in white u 777Reads8.6Score123Shelves
22. 122 满 Spring Over the City 满城春 A Copper Coin一枚铜钱Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [New Bonus Chapters] The Liu family of the capital is an illustrious noble house, so powerful that even the imperial clan treats them with deference. Liu Yan, the youngest legitimate daughter of the Liu family's second branch, is gifted and blessed with both wisdom and good fortune. When her stepmother joins the family as she turns five, Liu Yan expects a fierce battle. But her stepmother turns out to be quite unlike anyone expected. With her older brother looking out for her and her childhood s 15.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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23. 123 宠 He Spoiled His Concubine and Neglected His Wife. Reborn, I Broke Off My Engagement to the Scumbag and Married the Prince 宠妾灭妻，重生我退婚渣男嫁王爷 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 87.6kReads9.5Score12kShelves
24. 124 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 90.9kReads9.6Score12.1kShelves
25. 125 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves
26. 126 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 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 82.1kReads9.5Score9.3kShelves
27. 127 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1kShelves
28. 128 非 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Known in the Jianghu as the Thorny Rose江湖人称带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2kReads8.3Score227Shelves

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    A super captivating ensemble piece featuring pure palace intrigue!

29. 129 因 Her Beauty Made Her Fertile, and the Heirless Tyrant Showered Her with Favor 因美貌易孕，她被无嗣暴君独宠了 A Life Rewritten被篡改的人生Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beauty as a Gift + Everyone's Favorite + Sweet Romance + Pregnancy and Childbirth + Immersive Stories + Revenge and Punishing Scumbags + Love at First Sight Beauty can sometimes be a curse. But extraordinary beauty can also become the sharpest of blades. After being bound to a System, Zhiyue, who has no memories, relies on her breathtaking beauty and her race's natural fertility. Even against the odds, she always turns things around and never loses. World One: In her previous life, she was false 6.1kReads9.2Score585Shelves

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    Warning: The male lead is a single individual. In previous worlds, he was a fragment of a soul who descended upon the female lead, which is why he followed her. Therefore, even if some characters in previous worlds were impure, they are not the male lead. Readers with these warnings should refrain from reading. (Title: Beautiful, Charismatic, Sweet, Pampering, Childbirth, Immersive, Revenge, Love at First Sight, Both Characters are Pure) Beauty is sometimes a sin. However, extreme beauty can also become the sharpest sword. After being bound to a system, Zhiyue, without memories, relies on her extreme beauty and her naturally fertile racial talent to turn the tide even in adversity, never suffering defeat. World 1: In her past life, she innocently bore the reputation of a femme fatale who brought ruin to the country; in this life, she makes a tyrant fall in love only for her. World 2: Caught in a power struggle and unjustly used as cannon fodder, she decides to bear several heirs for the childless tyrant. World 3: A pitiful spy, deceived and harmed, uses her ability to manipulate a tyrant into a frenzy to achieve a comeback. World Four: The vicious female supporting character was forcibly taken by a tyrannical ruler who had no heir. After being brutally murdered, she became the vicious female supporting character herself. But what's wrong with this tyrant? She hadn't even started to scheme against him yet, so why couldn't he resist forcibly taking her? Warning: This is an immersive quick transmigration story. Please do not leave a bad review if you don't like it. PS: This is a story about beautiful women and pregnancy. The female lead's biggest advantage is her beautiful pregnancy. If you don't like this type, please just scroll past. Thank you. (Ancient Chinese Romance, mind-bending plot, revenge against scumbags, face-slapping, wife-doting, empress, palace intrigue, domestic power struggles)

30. 130 魅 The Enchantress Who Bewitched the World 魅姬惑天下 Black-Hearted Cat黑心的猫Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Chu Xiao, regent of the Yan Dynasty. Yu Ge, a peerless dancer. He used her as a pawn to win over the powerful, climb to the heights of power, and marry the treacherous chancellor's daughter. They took her body, killed her child, and murdered her mother. She swore to make these hypocrites pay for their blood debt. Then, in a single day, her astonishing true identity was revealed. Three thousand bewitching women, five hundred poison masters, and over ten thousand elite soldiers knelt throughout th 823Reads8.8Score174Shelves
31. 131 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
32. 132 冉 The Empress Ran 冉后 Nai Nai J奈奈JAncient Romance376k WordsCompleted Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 4.6kReads9.0Score479Shelves

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33. 133 贵 The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位 Cheng Shuang乘霜Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh 2.8kReads8.8Score245Shelves
34. 134 清 Qing Transmigration: The Side Consort Has an Assist System 清穿：侧福晋有助攻系统 Waiting for the Night in the Snow雪上等夜人Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted A word of caution: This is a novel, not history, so don't scrutinize it. The names and anything else that differs from history are all invented for the story. If that's not your thing, read at your own risk. [Alternate Qing Dynasty + Assist System + Everyday Leveling Up + Raising Children] Song Shurou transmigrates and becomes a Song Concubine in the early years of the Yongzheng Emperor's reign. Song Concubine has a breakout? System: Don't worry, Shurou. Just say one sentence to Yongzheng, and w 14.3kReads9.3Score964Shelves

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35. 135 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
36. 136 外 The Outer Chamber Woman Can't Escape 外室难逃 Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 13kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
37. 137 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 5kReads9.3Score807Shelves

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    Super good-looking

38. 138 除 I Cannot Make You My Princess Consort, but I Can Grant You a Lifetime of Glory 除了王妃之位本王许你一世荣华 Iron Marble铁弹珠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Other than the title of princess consort, I promise you a lifetime of glory Angst with sweetness. If you can handle the angst, come on in. Du Xiyue is a wisp of a wandering soul from the apocalypse. She was a military doctor with special abilities and a pocket dimension. Tired of the tense, dangerous life of the apocalypse, she no longer wants to live for anyone else. In this life, she just wants to be an ordinary woman. She thought she had found true love, but the prince only wa 2.3kReads8.8Score233Shelves

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    It starts with a stagnation and then builds to a climax; it's bittersweet.

39. 139 宫 The Retirement of a Palace Intrigue Champion 宫斗胜利者的退休生活 Sikong Fei司空翡Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Two Heroines + Lighthearted Palace Intrigue] I sat in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, looking at my son. He stood in front of me, looking utterly serious, and said, “Imperial Mother, I ask nothing of this life except to have one person by my side, and to be with her forever.” He must have a few screws loose. It’s hard to believe I gave birth to him. I, the Dowager Empress, you’ve probably guessed from the title, am none other than the reigning champion of the Forbidden City 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Palace Intrigue 🔥Completed🔥 🎋Third Book: I sat in the Cining Palace watching my son. 🌴My son stood before me, 🌿with a serious expression, 🍀and said to me, "Empress Mother, I ask for nothing in this life, ☘️only for one person, one lifetime, one love." 🍁 🏵️He seemed to have lost his mind. 🌴 🌱It's hard to believe he was actually my son. 🍁As someone who survived countless abortion pills and ultimately ascended the throne as the new emperor, 🌴my son saying these words to me today, 🌾I feel like God is mocking me. 🍂

40. 140 娇 The Emperor’s Favorite: His Beloved Consort 娇妃娘娘盛宠六宫 Blue Snow Pear Blossom蓝雪梨花Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + palace intrigue + happily ever after with the heroine as the emperor’s sole favorite) Xu Lanshan transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who was tortured to death by her own mistress. She has no choice but to plot her escape. The only way to stay alive is to win the emperor’s favor. She sees the bright side: he’s the most powerful man in the world, and he’s young and handsome, too. Sleeping with him would be a win. But what’s with this palace-intrigue System? If s 1.2kReads8.9Score104Shelves
41. 141 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves
42. 142 娘 Her Majesty Is Bewitchingly Beautiful, Reigns over the Six Palaces, and Takes the Empress's Throne! 娘娘千娇百媚，宠冠六宫坐后位！ It's Bing'er是冰儿啊Ancient Romance632k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + clear-headed heroine + not the emperor’s sole favorite at first, but his only favorite later] Su Mei never imagined she would transmigrate into a harem-intrigue novel, let alone as the lowest-ranking palace concubine. If she wants a better life, she has to cling tightly to the emperor’s coattails. At first, the emperor is interested in her only because of her alluring face. Later, he summons her more often because she is delicate and soft, and somehow he develops feelings for t 397Reads7.5Score—Shelves
43. 143 如 Palace Intrigue and Beauty: The Makeup System Helps Me Outshine Them All 如此宫斗之美妆系统助我艳压群芳 Moon So Cool, So Cool, So Cool月凉凉凉凉Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted [Scheming Green-Tea Girl + No Romance + Palace-Intrigue Wish-Fulfillment + Slow Pace + Light System] Liu Yaoyao transmigrates. A beauty influencer, she falls asleep and wakes up in a feudal dynasty, where she has become an overlooked concubine-in-waiting. She also gets the makeup counter every girl dreams of, fully stocked with top-brand cosmetics and skincare products! Later, it can even be upgraded into a palace-intrigue System! This is the story of a woman who combines makeup skills with cunn 207Reads8.6Score—Shelves
44. 144 进 The Concubine’s Daughter Rises Through the Ranks After Entering the Palace 进宫后庶女一路高升 Ming Shiqi明十七Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Chen Zhirou unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the beautiful, timid Seventh Miss of the Yong'an Marquis Household. Rather than let her father give her away as a concubine, Chen Zhirou chooses to risk everything by entering the palace. On the day of the selection, she is about to be rejected when she calls out to the emperor, earning herself the rank of Good Lady. But that is nowhere near enough. The harem is filled with three thousand beauties, each extraordinary in he 456Reads8.2Score100Shelves
45. 145 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.8kReads9.0Score784Shelves
46. 146 开 A Low-Ranking Palace Lady from the Start, with Maxed-Out Harem Warfare Skills 开局小秀女，娘娘宫斗技能满点 Lucky Fish招财鱼Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [No CP, devoted to palace intrigue for a hundred years!] Ning Yuzhen was sixteen the year she entered the palace, and twenty-eight the year she became Empress Dowager. Framing, miscarriage, poisoning, betrayal... After twelve years of ups and downs in the inner palace, the principles she once hoped to uphold had long since vanished. The people who had once stood by her had long since turned to dust. Ning Yuzhen walked the paths she'd taken in the past, leaving behind only a sigh. When she turned 310Reads5.9Score—Shelves
47. 147 宫 Harem Intrigue 宫斗 I'm Shameless and Proud我猥琐我自豪Eastern Fantasy296k WordsCompleted After transmigrating from the twenty-first century to ancient times, An Yuezhi refuses to let anyone dictate whom she marries. With her wit, she wins the freedom to choose her own husband and becomes the dynasty’s only female official, even rising to the high-ranking post of chancellor. She had hoped to live a quiet life, but then she and the new emperor switch bodies... 1.5kReads9.0Score—Shelves
48. 148 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    These two are possible

49. 149 踹 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后，满朝文武跪求她登基 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.4kReads8.8Score718Shelves

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    With delicate strokes and a gripping plot, the book reveals the treacherous intrigues within the imperial court. In the struggle for power, can love find a place to rest? In the vortex of conspiracy, where will humanity go? Follow the characters in the book and embark on this dramatic and turbulent journey of palace intrigue.

50. 150 双 Reborn Twice: My Younger Sister Wants to Steal My Wedding Again 双重生，嫡妹又要抢亲了 Crayon Xiaoying蜡笔小英Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Du Changyue married a prince's illegitimate son, while her legitimate younger sister, Du Ruoxing, married the heir to a princely manor. Everyone in the capital said her sister had made the better match. But no one expected the heir to dote on his concubine at his wife's expense, then eventually elope with her, turning Du Ruoxing into a laughingstock. Meanwhile, the illegitimate son Du Changyue married rose to great heights. He became a favorite of the emperor and inherited 132Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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