The Male Lead Is the Emperor, but the Female Lead, a Palace Attendant, Mistakes Him for a Guard and a Eunuch 男主是皇上，女主是宫人把男主当成侍卫和太监。
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The Empress Is So Charming, His Majesty Is Reborn to Bend Over Backward for Her 娘娘多娇，陛下重生为其弯眉折腰
He abused her, hurt her, and kept her imprisoned. When she had lost all hope, she resolved to take revenge on him... Didn’t he want her heart? Then she would give it to him! That day, she stood amid a sea of flames, beautiful and tragic, utterly resolute... “Your Majesty, these are all things you taught me. When facing someone vastly stronger than you, the best way to lie low is to disguise yourself and act obedient. To defeat someone, first attack their heart. The greatest revenge on an enemy i
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A Song of Longing: Clinging to the Emperor's Favor 相思赋：抱紧陛下金大腿
Gu Qingwan: Reborn once, Gu Qingwan remembers only three things: take down His Majesty the Emperor, devour His Majesty the Emperor, and cling tightly to His Majesty the Emperor's leg. Fan Mo: Nothing matters more than life and death. But he knows that beyond Gu Qingwan, nothing else matters.
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The Empress Is So Beautiful, Your Majesty, Please Stop Clinging to Me! 皇后太美，皇上求你别再粘着我了
[Transmigration, a mad emperor and the most beautiful woman under heaven, both untouched, he pursues her, sweet romance] Chu Shuiyao enters the entertainment industry on the strength of her looks. She’s a new actress with a bright future, but after buying a special jade pendant, strange things start happening one after another. She actually encounters a “ghost” from ancient times, and he’s especially imposing and handsome. At first she’s terrified, but gradually she gets used to accepting his ap
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I’m Sweet and Well-Behaved, So Why Am I the Harem’s Only Favorite? 我又乖又美，独宠后宫怎么了？
[Sweet Romance + Harem + No Angst] A lively, stunning beauty + a devastatingly handsome, love-struck good emperor. (He’s love-struck but knows right from wrong) (No cutthroat palace intrigue) (Not a devoted couple) (Fast-paced) (Heroine’s halo) Ji Wanqing transmigrates into the harem of the Emperor of Yan and becomes a low-ranking concubine. The moment she arrives, the arrogant Consort slaps her. The Consort is bad enough, and the Empress is no better, using her to stoke the Consort’s anger. Wit
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The Emperor’s Sole Favorite: The Empress Falls for Him 帝王独宠：皇后娘娘沦陷了
[Imperial Couple + The Empress Is the Emperor’s Sole Favorite from the Moment She Enters the Palace] Xie Zhaoyan was born into the distinguished Chenjun Xie clan. Her grandfather, Xie Jie, was a Left General, while her maternal grandfather, Wang Guang, came from the Langya Wang clan, held the title of Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief, and commanded the army. Xie Zhaoyan should have been the most exalted young woman in the capital. But when the late emperor was choosing an heir, Xie Jie and Wan
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After I Transmigrate into a Book, the Empress Claims the Emperor’s Heart for Herself 穿书后，皇后娘娘她独占君心
Tags: domineering, devoted simp emperor × sweet, gentle empress [Double purity + fictional setting + forced marriage + not a strong heroine + pure sweetness] Ling Jiayi was an obedient college student in the modern world, with a loving, caring family. She'd never weathered any great storms. Gentle and soft-spoken, with a sweet face, she liked reading novels and daydreaming in her spare time. One day, while lying in bed and engrossed in a novel called The Emperor Is a Simp, a flash of light from
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Your Majesty, the Noble Consort Has Run Away Again! 皇上，贵妃娘娘又又又跑了！
A new emperor ascends the throne, but his harem is empty except for one Noble Consort. Though everyone criticizes her, she carries on exactly as she pleases, and the emperor spoils her rotten! She takes on the Empress Dowager and beats up corrupt officials, doing just about anything she likes...
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The Emperor Has Changed His Heart 皇上他变心了
When I was crown princess, he cherished me and showered me with affection. He even promised that I would be the only woman he ever married. But as soon as he ascended the throne, he filled the harem and gave his heart to someone else. The deep love we had shared as young people vanished in an instant. Though I was the empress, all I could do was watch my husband fall in love with another woman, day by day. At last, I had friends, a child, and a reason to keep living. But so many people at court
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After I Gave Up, the Emperor Chased Me Desperately 死心后皇上拼命追我
Su Yuning thought she was the happiest woman in the world. She was not only born to a noble family, but had also married the man she loved most. But her dream shattered. It turned out it had all been a scheme. After a palace coup, she was no longer worthy of standing by his side, and she vanished from his life. “I love you, but loving you is exhausting. I don’t want to love you anymore.” She never imagined that once she had given up on him, he would barge back into her life and dote on her above
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After Urging the Tyrant to Share His Favor, I Died 劝暴君雨露均沾后，我人没了
Prince Bu Tang of the Great Xia dynasty had been renowned for his virtue since childhood. He treated the worthy with respect and was gentle and magnanimous. A year after he ascended the throne, the ministers suddenly realized that His Majesty seemed like a different person. He established the Imperial Secret Guard, curbed the influence of the empress's relatives, and severely punished corruption... Most importantly, he started stirring up trouble in the harem! Anyone who dared harm the Noble Con
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The Tyrant Has Arrived, Carrying His Adorable Little Wife 大暴君拎着他的小娇妻走来啦
Song Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she wrote herself. - She goes out to admire the lotus flowers and gets shoved in front of an arrow meant for the tyrant by a scheming white lotus. She attends a palace banquet, gets tempted by the wine, and ends up testing whether it’s poisoned for the tyrant! At first, The tyrant: “My queen really is a jinx.” Later, The tyrant: “The queen must be in love with me.” Song Qingqing: “No, I’m just a jinx. Ma
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After Her Engagement Was Broken, the Marquis’s Legitimate Daughter Became Empress 被退亲后，侯府嫡女她当皇后了
Nan Xingwan, the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong's household, was breathtakingly beautiful, highborn, and truly heaven's favorite. Then her father died, and she fell from the clouds into the dust. On the second day after returning to the capital, her betrothed publicly broke off their engagement. Just an orphan, easy prey for anyone to bully, right? The noble ladies who had long been outshone by her had yet to even start mocking her when they gaped in disbelief. What was g
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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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In the Qing Dynasty, Everyone’s Fighting Over the Princes, So I’ll Choose Kangxi 清穿，都在抢阿哥，那我选康熙
A master diviner transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty and becomes a plain, talentless concubine-born daughter whom neither her father nor her mother cares for. She enters the palace selection, and no one sees her as a rival. But when the selection ends and the imperial edict arrives, everyone is stunned: how did that little concubine-born girl end up with the highest rank among all the candidates?
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After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Became the Fourteenth Imperial Prince’s Consort Everyone Envy 退亲后，她成了人人羡慕的四福晋
[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
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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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I Won Kangxi's Favor by Coming Clean 我靠坦白抱上康熙大腿
[A word of warning: This is not a story focused on making the country powerful. That’s just a side plot. The main story is a brainless Mary Sue-style sweet romance, with no palace intrigue. The love interest is Kangxi, and there’s a 25-year age gap. The male lead is not a virgin, so don’t read if that bothers you. The author is a beginner, so please don’t nitpick. Be forgiving about anything that doesn’t make sense.] Sui Ying slept through the night and woke up in the Qing dynasty. On
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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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Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责
Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied
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