Fanqie booklists

I Really Want to Read True Palace-Intrigue Novels 好想看真正宫斗文

Books
270
Views
27k
Recs
138
Updated
5mo ago

GPT-6 Luna

Report this booklist

We'll look into it and reply in Notifications.

Posted with your username in our Discord's public #reports. Leave out anything personal.

In this list

Reader notes translated by Google Translate

Genre, tags, more
Genre, tags, more
Clear all
  1. 101 The Truth Came to Light After My Lingchi Execution, and the Whole World Wept for Me 被凌迟后真相大白,天下为我哭疯 Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted A transmigrator stole her body, and she could only watch helplessly as the interloper poisoned her husband, abused her own child, returned to the General's Residence as the true heiress, poisoned the false heiress, and committed one wicked deed after another. Everyone turned against her, and she was sentenced to death by a thousand cuts... Three years later, she reclaimed her body and walked down from the execution platform in blood-soaked clothes. She swore to take back everything she had lost 905Reads8.9Score105Shelves
  2. 102 Bound by Spring 缚春情 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
    Reader note
  3. 103 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
    Reader note
  4. 104 The Splendor of the Ming: Defeating the Demon Empress Sun and Kicking Out the Gate-Crashing Emperor 大明凤华:除孙妖后,踹叫门天子 Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional Ming dynasty + no pocket dimension or System + a prince’s favorite concubine + harem and household intrigue + male lead has had previous partners + clear-headed heroine, no angst + he only dotes on her in the middle and later parts] Content warning: Zhu Zhanji is reborn as the heroine’s son; Wang, the Noble Consort, is villainized; Zhu Qizhen is abused; Empress Dowager Sun and others get taken down. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Li Changxi came across a video a 1.7kReads9.0Score121Shelves
    Reader note
  5. 105 The Empress Dowager Starts Taking Them Out 继后开始刀人 Ancient Romance491k WordsCompleted The empress consort wants no part in the fight for favor. She just wants to kill people. Wei Xiangwan entered the palace with three things to do. First, uncover the truth behind her father's mysterious disappearance. Second, avenge her best friend, who died unjustly. Third, give birth to the crown prince. As for the emperor's affection, it was the least important thing of all. In the resplendent harem, where false affection bloomed everywhere, some people still yearned for true love. Qi Zhao fel 6.3kReads8.8Score659Shelves
  6. 106 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗? Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
    Reader note
  7. 107 Report: The Noble Consort Eloped with the Empress, Guidebook in Hand 报告,贵妃带着攻略和皇后私奔了 Two Female Leads479k WordsCompleted [Dual Rebirth + No Male Lead + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Two female leads, both devoted, with mutual trust and a love that goes both ways. Neither heroine is a saint. If you like silly, sweet heroines, this isn't for you. There are scenes involving manipulation, so if you can't stand that, move along. A calculating empress who hides her dark side versus a tea-talking consort on quick-transmigration missions When Jiang Qingwu first transmigrated into a book, she thought she could rely on her gol 7.3kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves
  8. 108 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s 748Reads8.6Score100Shelves
    Reader note
  9. 109 The Delicate, Alluring Empress Rises to Power Through Palace Intrigue 娘娘又娇又媚一路宫斗上位 Ancient Romance133k WordsCompleted Meng Qingyuan was a diligent, respectable rich woman who simply liked handsome men with abs and had looked at them a few times too many. After waking from a nap, she found herself back in ancient times, under a cramped little sky and in a palace tucked away in a remote corner, just as a palace intrigue plot was about to begin. Deciding she might as well go all in, she put on a sweet, flattering act and got the emperor completely hooked. For two years, every word and action followed a careful pla 55Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 110 I Need You So Much 很需要你 Ancient Romance856k WordsCompleted 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  11. 111 The Carefree Prince: True to the Land and True to You 逍遥皇子不负山河不负卿 Historical336k WordsOngoing I’m an utterly ordinary prince, easygoing and carefree. If someone slaps me in the face, I’ll send her abroad. If someone steals my woman, I’ll send him off to open up wasteland. If someone provokes me, I’ll teach him what it means for imperial authority to reign supreme... Other than that, I’m an utterly ordinary prince who does utterly ordinary things. Feel free to read, comment, and like. —Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 112 Hey, Old Man, Look! Our Makeshift Sect 老登,看!咱家的散装宗门 Eastern Fantasy729k WordsCompleted [System + Lighthearted Comedy + Slice of Life + No Female Lead (Forever Alone) + Slow Burn + Not Overpowered] A fish? A fox? A ghost? And a member of the demon race! My apprentice, are you really not going to find me a single human disciple?!! Fushan Zi’s forehead veins throbbed as he turned to look at his senior disciple. The man was lounging on a reclining chair, lazily waving a palm-leaf fan, looking perfectly at ease as he said, “Master, I don’t like hearing you say that. I really don’t! How 2.9kReads8.6Score302Shelves
  13. 113 The Princess Returns: You Are All Insects 公主归来,尔等皆为蝼蚁 Ancient Romance245k WordsOngoing (No romance) She, Xia Ziyuan, the most honored eldest princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, fell in love with four men at once. Her reckless actions in one lifetime cost her the life of the imperial brother who doted on her and brought her dynasty to ruin. When she awoke again, she found herself in another world. After eighteen years spent searching for a way back, she discovered the truth about her original world. It was a fictional world set in an imaginary dynasty, where four transmigrated women 3Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 Two-and-a-Half-Year-Old Nailer Is Forced to Rule the Realm 奶乐两岁半,被逼坐江山 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The three-year-old empress sat on the dragon throne and asked pitifully, “Do we get June 1 off?” The ministers were dumbfounded. What was June 1? Her father, who was ruling from behind the curtain, coaxed her, “No. Your Majesty, focus on court affairs and become a good emperor who works diligently and cares for the people.” The empress kept asking whether she could have June 1 off from the age of three until she was thirteen. Then she finally stopped. But a bigger question arose: “I’m not intere 1.2kReads9.2Score123Shelves
  15. 115 Dumped After Our Engagement, I Turned Around and Married the Mad Prince 被退婚后,我转身嫁给疯批王爷 Ancient Romance60k WordsOngoing On the day her childhood sweetheart and betrothed set off for war, the powerful regent came to ask for her hand. She refused him again and again, ready to die to protect her virtue. But when her betrothed returned victorious, the first thing he did was use his military achievements to ask for her half-sister’s hand. He said, “I was wrong to break off our engagement, but I’ve always loved your half-sister.” That evening, she climbed into the regent’s bed and whispered sweetly, “I won’t run away a —Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  16. 116 She Died Pursuing the Imperial Exams for Her Husband: Life Is Hard in a Man-Dominated World 考科举因夫掉命,男尊女贵挺难活 Ancient Romance564k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead] + [political scheming] + [one woman, multiple husbands] + [comedy] You somehow end up in a world where men are revered and women are prized. There are many men and few women. One woman marries three husbands, and women stay home to serve their husbands and raise children. But you’re rebellious to the core and insist on disguising yourself as a man to take the imperial exams. After years of hard study, you finally become the top scholar! You work hard to build a career, but e 832Reads9.0Score104Shelves
    Reader note
  17. 117 The Favorite Consort’s Rise to Power 宠妃晋升记 Ancient Romance174k WordsCompleted Little sweetheart Gu Qing is sent by her useless father to the powerful Regent’s Palace. She thinks that once she becomes a concubine, her carefree days will be over. But how can the notoriously fearsome prince be a shopaholic who loves buying things for people? Gu Qing looks at the piles of things filling the room and frets. Before she can finish worrying, the Princess Consort sends over even more gifts. Waaah, you’re all so mean, picking on poor little me. After it’s all over, Gu Qing says, “W 461Reads8.4Score109Shelves
  18. 118 Palace in Chaos 宫乱 Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted I went to great lengths to make him a man of greatness, yet it still wasn’t enough to compete with the one he loved, who only had to stamp her foot... Later, I died. Then I came back to life. And later still, nestled in the arms of the bewitchingly handsome Eunuch Qian Sui, I asked him, “I’ve always been generous. Pick a way to die.” 18Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  19. 119 After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后,小主她一路高升 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home, 3kReads9.0Score331Shelves
  20. 120 A First-Rank Palace Consort 一品宫妃 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After dying a miserable death in a car accident in her previous life, she is reborn as a low-ranking palace maid in the cold palace who could starve to death at any moment. Song Qingqiao only wants a peaceful life as an ordinary palace maid who gets to eat her fill every day. But she accidentally heals the cold and unfeeling emperor, and somehow ends up as a favored concubine deep in the palace, despised by the officials and envied by the other consorts... 209Reads7.7Score—Shelves
  21. 121 Scheming for the Heir 谋嫡 Ancient Romance403k WordsCompleted From being a pawn sent by her elder half-sister to the Third Prince's residence to climbing over a mountain of blood and claiming the empress's throne, Lin Wanying did just one thing: she kept Zhao Xuan firmly by her side. 3.3kReads9.1Score626Shelves
  22. 122 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score141Shelves
  23. 123 Reborn Palace Maid: She Only Wants to Fight for the Emperor's Favor 重生宫女之她只想宫斗 Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiaoyun spent years confined in the Cold Palace before finally being released. What she got in return was a useless husband and a wicked mother-in-law. This time, she decisively betrayed her mistress and climbed into someone else’s bed, successfully rising in status. And then she became the lowest-ranking palace maid… When Emperor Jingheng first saw Jiaoyun, he was merely captivated by her looks. “How can this palace maid have fairer skin than the Noble Consort?” Jiaoy 710Reads9.1Score102Shelves
  24. 124 The Central Palace 中宫 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted “You are a gift from Qiu Zhenyu to the throne, offered in exchange for his head. Did your father not tell you that you must obey me?” With a light flick of the jade-handled fan in his hand, Xiang Ye removed the empress’s phoenix robe. “Grandmother said the daughters of the Qiu family don’t need to obey.” Min’er looked up at the king who had come drenched in blood, not the slightest bit afraid. On their wedding night, the emperor slept in another woman’s arms. Yet his neglect, humiliation, and bu 2.7kReads8.8Score366Shelves
  25. 125 A Peaceful and Prosperous Age 盛世安稳 Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xie Yixin had been blind. Ignoring everyone’s warnings, she married Zhu Congyu, the heir to a marquis’s household. She thought he was a cold-faced man with a warm heart, but for the sake of the woman he loved, he disregarded the lives of their children. Only when news arrived that her family had been condemned and wiped out did she finally understand how foolishly she had lived. Her family was destroyed, her children were gone… She had so much hatred and resentment… If she 7.8kReads9.1Score645Shelves
  26. 126 The Story of Wanyi 婉仪传 Ancient Romance932k WordsCompleted Zhuang Wanyi, a young lady from the ordinary Hanlin residence, caught the eye of the great general Yue Lianzheng one day and became the envy of all as a First-Rank Lady. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, he would leave for the battlefield, only to die there? Zhuang Wanyi was bullied in every way by her fourth younger brother-in-law’s wife, who had secretly loved Yue Lianzheng, and was eventually poisoned to death and buried alongside him. Reborn, Zhuang Wanyi resolved never to 7.3kReads8.8Score509Shelves
  27. 127 Checkmate! The Sweet Little Princess Actually Pulled Off a Coup 王炸,小白花公主竟然篡位成功啦 Ancient Romance240k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + strong female lead + matriarchal society + sweet on the outside, dark within + heroine focused solely on her career + clear-eyed and worldly] In the deep palace, she rose from an ugly, neglected princess to the greatest female emperor of the Nine Provinces. The world knows only that the empress is bloodthirsty, brutal, cold, and merciless, with a constant stream of male favorites at her side. Some even say that she went from a little princess unloved by both her father and mot —Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  28. 128 Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available. Search for Ascending to the Clouds on any platform to buy] [Original titles: Ascending to the Clouds / Loathing the Vermilion Walls] [High-IQ Palace Intrigue + Pure-Hatred Heroine + No Disposable Characters] [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger] [The blurb doesn’t do it justice. Please go read the story] How do you become an emperor’s favorite concubine? A prestigious family? A good education? A gentle, respectful, modest, and accommodating nature? Unfor 25.8kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
    Reader note
  29. 129 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫,新夫不见旧夫哭 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.1kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
  30. 130 When the Wind Rises, Qingying Rules the Court 风起清影权倾朝野 Ancient Romance100k WordsCompleted Zhou Anle was the eldest princess of a kingdom, but that was not enough for her. She schemed her way to the very summit of power, claiming the throne for herself. She reformed the civil service examinations, abolished the Nine-Rank System, promoted the imperial examinations, and established palace examinations for military candidates, ultimately building a flourishing dynasty. Looking down upon all living things, she declared, “Let posterity judge neither my merits nor my faults.” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  31. 131 Film and TV Crossover: This Is a Pretty Awful Way to Exit 综影视:这个下线方式不太妙 Female-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing A beloved, adored-by-everyone kind of story. In some worlds, men and women alike are all smitten with the protagonist. A little unhinged, with possible OOC. 3.9kReads8.1Score143Shelves
    Reader note
  32. 132 Quick Transmigration: Raising Children in the Qing Dynasty 快穿之清朝养崽日常 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Lou Yu can’t remember how long she’s existed or how many changes the world has gone through. She’s forgotten it all, but has nearly mastered every kind of knowledge and skill. By chance, she binds herself to a System and begins a Qing Dynasty quick transmigration journey. World One: Xiaoyu Never Gives In Is Xiaoyu’er just a stand-in for Dayu’er, doomed to a tragic ending? See how Lou Yu turns her fate around and lives up to Xiaoyu’er’s own unique splendor. World Two: Consort Rong Knows How to Ra 5.3kReads9.3Score347Shelves
  33. 133 The Happy Daily Life of the Court Judge's Daughter 大理寺少卿之女的快乐日常 Ancient Romance659k WordsCompleted [An imaginary ancient setting + mind-reading + everyday life + comedy] [There is a male lead, both leads are each other’s only partners, happy ending. The romance is a slow burn, but sweet, so dive in without worry.] [This isn’t a fast-paced wish-fulfillment story, but I promise there’s no angst!!! The heroine can read minds, but only under certain conditions. Her golden finger isn’t all that powerful, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] [Read the title! This is a warm, everyday-life story. 43.7kReads9.2Score16.8kShelves
  34. 134 EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫!孤身边全是神经病! Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 53.5kReads9.5Score6.9kShelves
  35. 135 After Transmigrating, He Made His Mark on History in a Livestream 穿越后,他在直播间青史留名了 Two Male Leads215k WordsCompleted [Livestream] + [everyone's favorite] + [no-couple ending] (The low rating is because it was review-bombed.) [This is a female-oriented novel… female-oriented, okay… Why are so many guys reading it…] [Ding-dong, hello! This is the Great Wei Dynasty Livestream. We are now broadcasting…] The Great Wei Dynasty is doomed. The emperor has fled… Famine, refugees, a foolish ruler… And Lin Qianyu, summoned by an unknown System to save the world. Oh, wow. Lin Qianyu stared at the world before him, express 2.4kReads9.0Score323Shelves
  36. 136 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声,我摆烂吃瓜! Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 59.7kReads9.5Score58.5kShelves
  37. 137 Quick Transmigration: That's Not How the Script Goes 快穿,剧本不是这样的 Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted There’s a storyline with two female leads in the middle. The female lead has two personalities, which merge later on. In the end, there’s no romance. After Wen Jing was killed by a brick, she was forced to bind to a System. To her surprise, the System was also a brick. Thinking that completing her missions would earn her a cheat-powered life, Wen Jing began her first task. But whether it was the male and female leads or the supporting characters, the plot they followed had nothing to do with 29Reads6.6Score—Shelves
  38. 138 Infinite Loops in Empresses in the Palace 我在甄嬛传里无限循环 Female-Channel Fanfiction584k WordsCompleted New book updating~ Come take a look~ A thousand-year-old tea tree was struck dead by lightning. To survive, it transmigrates into Empresses in the Palace to dispel the resentment of the supporting characters. I write whatever I want, and you can read whatever you like. My writing isn't great, and I just write whatever comes to mind. If you don't like the protagonist, protagonist fans, stay away!!!!! 3.3kReads8.4Score153Shelves
  39. 139 Empresses in the Palace: How to Milk the System and Become Emperor 甄嬛传:论如何薅系统羊毛当皇帝 Female-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsCompleted [The new Landis quick transmigration series is out!] Landis, a male succubus from a Western fantasy world and a chaotic troublemaker, discovered a fanfiction System capable of traveling through time on a bizarre maid. He arrived in the world of Empresses in the Palace... On the day he first met Chun Yuan, he replaced Yongzheng and captured a Character System from him as well. From then on, as he kept exploiting the two Systems, one outrageous move after another turned a palace drama about the so 9.6kReads9.3Score494Shelves
  40. 140 Film and TV Crossover: I Call the Shots in My Own Story 综影视:我的剧情我做主 Female-Channel Fanfiction140k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + male protagonist's perspective + career-focused] After working diligently for the Time Bureau for years, Feng Ze goes on strike to protest his crushing workload. The unscrupulous director finally feels a twinge of conscience and transfers him to the laid-back Film and Television Department. Feng Ze: Woohoo! From now on, the whole wide world is mine to fly! First world: Hongli in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (ongoing) 2.1kReads7.0Score105Shelves
  41. 141 Empresses in the Palace: The Splendor of the Empress Dowager 甄嬛传之元后风华 Female-Channel Fanfiction473k WordsCompleted Completed. [The heroine is a villainess, not a good person. There are some deliberate deviations from history, a touch of Mary Sue, and everyone, men and women alike, falls for the heroine. If that's not your thing, don't read. Consider yourself warned!] Looking back on her life, Ulanara Yixiu had three great regrets. First, her father feared the power of the Jueluo clan and callously gave the position of principal wife, which he had promised to her mother, to Jueluo. As a child, Yixiu suffered 2.2kReads8.8Score163Shelves
  42. 142 An Lingrong Goes on a Rampage in Hongli's Harem 安陵容在弘历后宫杀疯了 Female-Channel Fanfiction812k WordsCompleted [Fan Fiction, Palace Intrigue, Feel-Good Story with a Strong Female Lead] When she first entered the palace, she was insecure, sensitive, timid, and submissive. Anyone could trample her underfoot. Later, desperate to prove herself and stop others from looking down on her, she did whatever it took to rise to the top, winning glory for herself and her family. By then, she had become ruthless, suspicious, and numb. Her heart was exhausted, but she had no choice but to keep fighting. She, too, had c 1.4kReads9.1Score149Shelves
  43. 143 Dream of the Red Chamber: Reborn as Daiyu’s Aunt, Waiting to Become a Widow 红楼:穿成黛玉姨妈,坐等守寡 Female-Channel Fanfiction454k WordsCompleted Awakening inside a bridal sedan, she is shocked to discover that she has become Lin Daiyu’s own aunt! Jia Mei inherits the portable space and memories left behind by the original owner, and from then on lives the life of a widow watching the events of Dream of the Red Chamber unfold from the sidelines. She has money, free time, and power. Life couldn’t be better 3.8kReads8.3Score297Shelves
  44. 144 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted 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 139.1kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves
  45. 145 Explosives Under the Negotiation Table: The Young Lady Storms the Imperial Court 谈判桌下埋火药,大小姐入朝杀疯 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The heroine’s creed: Power and money are what let a woman live freely and boldly!] [Strong heroine + satisfying story + vying for the finest men in the realm] Jiang Yu thought she’d be content with a modestly comfortable life. But when she turned eighteen, one ridiculous twist after another came her way. First, the husband she had supported with her own money for years passed the imperial exams at the top of his class, then demanded a divorce so he could marry a noblewoman. Then the Duke’s mans 36.1kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
  46. 146 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 Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted “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 3.5kReads9.2Score302Shelves
    Reader note
  47. 147 The Deposed Empress Is Reborn and Tears the Harem Apart 废后重生手撕后宫 Ancient Romance163k WordsCompleted Xiaomei was a special forces soldier in China's Armed Police Force. She was shot and killed while carrying out a mission, only to transmigrate to an ancient imperial palace... In the harem, Xiaomei initially wanted only to avenge the empress whose body she now inhabited, but to protect herself, she had no choice but to reclaim her place at the top of the imperial harem... 5Reads—Score—Shelves
  48. 148 Rowing into the Current: I Unify the Empire of Jin 中流击楫:我在大晋统一天下 Ancient Romance668k WordsOngoing (Reborn noblewoman + alliance with a transmigrated woman + ruthless revenge + political intrigue + a touch of ensemble cast) Xie Yan is widely acknowledged as the most talented woman in the Great Jin. But in her previous life, as the legitimate eldest daughter of the prime minister's household, she was forced into a political marriage and lived in misery. Her mother and children all died one after another. In this life, she will get rid of her father's concubine, put her half-sister in her plac —Reads7.0Score—Shelves
    Reader note
  49. 149 A Qing Dynasty Life in the Harem with My Phone 清穿之带着手机在后宫养老 Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [No romance, laid-back gossip, watching palace intrigue, retirement-life story, loves no one, an immersive Qing palace intrigue experience] In her previous life, Bai Ming was an ordinary office worker. Then she won a hundred million in the lottery and lived a happy, wealthy life. In her early years, she tried all sorts of ventures and blew through money; in middle age, she was devoted to raising children to support her in old age, donating to all kinds of orphanages and even adopting a clever, w 1.7kReads9.2Score137Shelves
  50. 150 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 8.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

Other lists with The Truth Came to Light After My Lingchi Execution, and the Whole World Wept for Me

Save search

Name these filters to come back to them later.