Looking for Palace-intrigue Stories with a Clear-headed, Powerful, Intelligent Female Lead Who Plots Carefully at Every Step 想看宫斗➕女主清醒强大，有脑子，有心计步步为营
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Me! Ruyi! Calling the Shots in Empresses in the Palace! 我！如懿！在甄嬛传指点江山！
[A ridiculous comedy. If you’re a fan of Ruyi, run!!!] In her previous life, Wei Yanwan was defeated by a few pieces of fabric. She died with regrets and went to the underworld, where she learned that Ruyi was the female lead and had to die once her episodes were up. When she opened her eyes again, both she and Ruyi had arrived in the world of Empresses in the Palace. Big Ruyi was still the emperor’s childhood sweetheart, and Wei Yanwan was still an ordinary palace maid. Fortunately, people
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The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔
[One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we
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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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The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑，冷面君王沦陷了
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
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The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了
The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she
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No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常
[Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla
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The New Matriarch Enters the Household, and the Cold, Powerful Minister Falls Harder Every Day 主母新婚入府，清冷权臣日日沦陷
[Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On
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The Tyrant Holds Me by the Waist. So What If I’m Wicked? 被暴君揽腰宠，本宫恶毒又如何？
[Palace intrigue + male lead has had other women, heroine is chaste + doted on exclusively later + heroine is sweet on the outside but dark within, wicked and a good actress, occasionally goes off the rails, happy ending] With skin as pure as ice and bones as fine as jade, her beauty could topple a city, stunning all who saw her… That year, she entered the palace by imperial decree to keep her pregnant elder sister company. She never expected to be trapped there for good, reduced to a fish on he
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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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Film and TV Crossover: The Ultimate Winner 综影视：最终赢家
It's all right. I'll be the final winner. Main fandoms: Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. First world: Ulanara Yixiu (complete) Second world: Fucha Langhua (complete)
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Yet You Betrayed the Spring's Grace 却负春恩
[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
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Secrets of the Yukun Palace 毓庆宫秘闻
Shi Wanyu was about to get a promotion and a raise when she was born into the Qing Dynasty. Not only did she miss out on a transmigration starter pack, she also lost her golden finger, the ability to read minds! And yet... When she was born, Crown Prince Yinzreng, who had contracted smallpox, began to recover. From then on, he gained the ability to see into people's hearts... A high monk gave this prediction: The crown prince accidentally took someone else's opportunity and incurred a debt of ka
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Spring in Jintang: Bianjing’s Number One Concubine-Born Daughter 锦棠春：汴京第一庶女
When she was eight, her mother died before her eyes, leaving behind four words: “Don't fight. Stay alive.” She knelt for three days and three nights to earn a bowl of rice from her grandmother. From then on, she planned every step, endured, and bided her time. It took her sixty years to rise from an orphan mourning before her mother's coffin to the matriarch of a marquis's household, revered by the entire family. To fight is to refuse to accept one's fate; not to fight is to want for nothing. If
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Tell Me, Tell Me, Will History Remember Her Beauty? 知否，知否，青史载红妆
In The Story of Minglan, how did the concubine-born girl who lost her mother at five learn to hide her talents and survive amid bloodshed? No transmigration, no golden finger, no cheat codes. With nothing but patience and restraint, she navigates the rivalry between the legitimate and concubine-born children, plotting her mother's revenge without getting blood on her hands; With nothing but her keen eye, she rises from a back courtyard in the Sheng household to become the matriarch of a marquis'
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Do You Know? Do You Know? The Green Should Be Plump and the Red Lean 知否！知否！应是绿肥红瘦
The Story of Minglan: Her birth mother was murdered, her legal mother suppressed her, and her half-sister framed her! As Sheng Minglan, a concubine-born daughter trapped in a deep inner household, she had no golden finger or miraculous opportunity. She survived in the narrow cracks of a cruel family through her keen intelligence and unyielding spirit! While keeping a low profile and biding her time, she exposed embezzlement in the accounts and foiled a poison plot at a banquet, crushing those w
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The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇
[Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq
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The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思
Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac
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Infamous in My Past Life, I’ll Divorce and Become Everyone’s Beloved in This One 前世臭名昭著，今生和离当白月光
Su Mingzhuang had skin as fair as snow, a face as beautiful as a flower, and a soft, delicate charm that made her stunningly alluring. She had the looks every man coveted, but her parents had spoiled her rotten, turning her into a spoiled, willful, lawless hellion whom everyone avoided. By chance, the young and handsome Duke of Anguo rescued her, and she became dead set on marrying him. She even fabricated a story about being molested, ruining the reputation of the virtuous Duke of Anguo. After
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An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗
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
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The Alluring Consort Climbs to the Phoenix Throne and Captures the Emperor's Heart at First Sight 尤物娘娘爬凤位，让皇上一见钟情
[Devoted love + the emperor falls at first sight + palace intrigue and rising to power through favoritism + heroine’s acting skills + strong, clever heroine] Wen Shuyao loved only herself. Only losers loved men. Now that she had been granted the title of Attendant and ordered into the palace, she would make use of the emperor’s love at first sight. The emperor was merely a stepping stone for Wen Shuyao. It wouldn’t be hard to act like someone deeply in love with him. Wen Shuyao was the legitimat
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The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵
[A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ
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The Wicked Woman Enters the Palace as a Consort: A Little Arrogance Is Only Fair 恶女入宫为妃，跋扈一点很合理吧
The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a
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The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇
[Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri
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The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常
[Transmigration + household and palace intrigue + no golden finger + devoted love later on] Zhang Xinian transmigrated into the body of a concubine in Prince Jing’s household. Above her was the princess consort, backed by powerful connections and ruthless in her methods. Beside her was a brainless side consort with overwhelming fighting prowess. Below her, a reborn woman and a transmigrated woman were locked in fierce competition. Zhang Xinian trembled with fear. She had no golden finger and did
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The Mad Emperor Can Hear My Thoughts, and the Chancellor’s Secret Identity Is Exposed 疯批皇帝读我心，丞相她马甲掉啦
[Fluffy, brainless romance + love at first sight + girl disguises herself as a boy + slice of life + fiercely protective + runs away while pregnant + fictional setting, don't overthink it + the author is terrible at logic] As the chancellor of the State of Tianqi, Xu Ningqing was the Outcast, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, wielding power throughout the court. Well, not really. She just wanted to laze around and collect her salary so she could eat, drink, and have fun... Who
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A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下
Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son.
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I’m Crying! The Deranged Tyrant Forces Me to Seduce and Tease Him 哭了，疯批暴君强迫我诱他撩他
[Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Unhinged Villain + Pure Love] Yun Ruan, a minor actress, transmigrates into the script she once performed in and becomes Yun Ruanruan, a cannon-fodder supporting female character. When she opens her eyes, the male lead is about to kill her with one sword strike. To save her own skin, Yun Ruanruan follows the plot and powers up, helping the male lead eliminate the main villain and claim the crown prince's position. She makes sure to cling
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From Seventh-Rank Official to the Top: The Strongest Female Chief Minister 七品逆袭：最强女首辅
(A woman disguised as a man in an ancient political intrigue story) Qin Yuan first met He Lin in the summer of Jingli Year 29. The cicadas shrilled in the trees, and the heat was suffocating. In a dark, filthy prison cell, she sat in a corner, her face smeared with blood. Without a word, he left her a handkerchief to wipe the blood from her forehead. When they met again outside the prison, she was no longer in such a wretched state. Dressed in a vivid red official robe, her bright eyes blazing,
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Reborn: Grand Tutor, Wake Up! The Princess Is Really Dead 重生之太傅醒醒吧，公主真的死了
[Both reborn, pampered legitimate princess × obsessive Grand Tutor × groveling pursuit of his wife × the chaste man falls] Qin Shu could never come to terms with the fact that the person who killed her in her previous life was Song Xun. Back then, she was Princess Jingyuan, and she called him Grand Tutor. She died on a snowy day during the Jing era. She said, “If there is another life, then I hope never to meet you again, Grand Tutor...” But she didn’t know that from then on, Song Xun came to ha
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A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳
Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a
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The Prince Is Mad and Sly, but the Crown Princess Just Wants to Kill Them All 殿下又疯又茶，太子妃她只想乱杀
Mo Ran was born into a prestigious family and was unmatched in beauty and virtue throughout Tiandu City. After her betrothal was announced, she became so sought-after that suitors lined up from every household. But a beauty's fate is often fraught with misfortune. All three of her marriage arrangements were called off for different reasons, and Mo Ran went from being the city's most sought-after noblewoman to the subject of gossip over tea. Father Xin: "Maybe we should find a fortune-teller." ..
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My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯
The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas
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The Second Spring of an Older Concubine 大龄侍妾的复宠日常
[Palace and household intrigue + raising children + food + everyday life + not chaste, but doted on] Su Tang transmigrated into the body of a concubine of Xiao Jingrong, Heir of the Prince of Zhaonan, with a two-year-old toddler in tow. The original owner had let herself go, behaved crudely, and was even older than the heir. He had long since forgotten her, leaving her to languish in a corner. Su Tang figured that was just fine. She wouldn’t compete for his favor or make the first move. But then
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Willow Brows Vie in Green, Peach Blossoms Compete in Red 眉柳争绿桃竞红
After working endless overtime, a miserable IT wage slave suddenly dies and is taken by the System to a parallel world, where she finds herself in the body of a young woman newly betrothed to the Fourth Prince. Watch as she survives in the Fourth Prince’s household with the System’s help and gradually rises to a position of power.
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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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The Princess Is Too Much for the Prince to Handle 王妃太皮了，王爷表示管不了
Strict husband + strict older brother + transmigration + palace intrigue and household drama + historical romance Modern heiress Xia Yiyi is drinking at a bar with her two college best friends when an accident sends her inexplicably transmigrating into the body of Su Yiyi, the troublemaking Princess Consort of Prince Rui. She is the youngest legitimate daughter of a great general, and her personality is exactly the same as Xia Yiyi’s: a born troublemaker! She runs away from home and gets into a
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The Crown Prince Favors His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Bewitching Lady Rises with Twins 太子宠妾灭妻：尤物娘娘双胎上位
[There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After
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The Alluring Consort Bears the Emperor Child After Child 尤物娘娘又媚又娇为皇上连连生子
[Traditional historical romance. Not a virginal couple! + Clear-headed heroine gradually grows stronger in palace intrigue + Twins + Winning the Crown Prince’s heart, aiming for the empress’s throne] An Ruyan clutched her book of Thirty-Six Stratagems and set out to win over the tyrannical Crown Prince!!! An Ruyan was rescued by Prince Yan when she was robbed while visiting a temple. She had long been in love with him, but an unexpected incident made her see what a scumbag he was. Determined to
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The Emperor Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Empress: His Favorite Consort Bears Twins, a Boy and a Girl 皇上宠妾灭妻：独宠娘娘双龙双凤
Not a pure pairing, not a pure pairing [The prince’s concubine is not a pure pairing at first + she enters the palace soon after, and becomes his sole favorite after the palace struggles] [The heroine is clear-headed and career-minded, working her way up to the empress’s position] Since I’ve been granted the title of Worthy Lady, my goal should be the empress’s throne. The Crown Prince has been married for two years, but the Crown Princess has yet to bear him a child. The Empress personally choo
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The Noble Consort Rejects Love, Yet the Emperor Dotes on Her and Decrees Her Empress 贵妃不入爱河，皇上盛宠下旨封后
[The leads aren't both chaste at first + he pampers her devotedly later + the emperor secretly helps her navigate palace intrigue + the heroine has no interest in loving the emperor and focuses on climbing the ranks.] Alternate-era setting [The emperor personally raises his future empress, then claims her in the night] The Yun family has a legitimate daughter, a peerless beauty hidden away in the general's manor. The prime minister's son came to propose, but didn't even get to see her. “I don't
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A Heart Caged Behind Palace Walls: Consort Yuan Is Promoted Again 宫墙锁心宠，元妃娘娘又晋位了
No one is completely devoted to one person in the early part of the story, so don’t read if that’s a dealbreaker. The emperor is a scoundrel at first, but utterly doting later. More sweet than angsty. [Palace intrigue and rising to power + many children + absolute favor + climbing to the top one step at a time] Su Zhitang, the daughter of a general, enters the palace as a beauty after the selection. Her father is already a second-rank official, so she only wants to heed her mother’s advice, keep
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The Emperor Fell for Her at First Sight: The Bewitching Consort Becomes Empress After Bearing Many Heirs 皇上一见钟情，尤物娘娘多胎封后
[The emperor falls in love at first sight + the emperor begs the heroine to manage the harem + heroine with stellar acting skills + strong, intelligent heroine + lots of children] Whoever harms me, I’ll make them pay! Hua Yunchu loves only herself. The right way to deal with a man is to use up every last bit of his value. But the emperor wants to make Hua Yunchu a Noble Lady, while the empress’s throne sits empty. And he wants me to manage the harem, too? What is going on? I’d planned to coast o
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Qing Transmigration: The Side Consort Has an Assist System 清穿：侧福晋有助攻系统
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
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Quick Transmigration: The Lowly Concubine Turns Her Tragic Fate Around 快穿之妾室卑贱，扭转悲局下场
A note about the content: not every story is about concubines. Some also take place in modern times. These tragic concubines want to survive, and to do that, they have to fight and seize what they can. Jiang Chunxi transmigrates into the bodies of these concubines to complete her missions. Morality means nothing to her; all that matters is getting the job done. So what if her methods are underhanded and shameless? Concubine in the Duke's mansion: She secretly gets together with the heir under th
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A Qing Dynasty Tale: The Tenth Prince Just Wants to Eat Watermelon 清穿之十阿哥只想吃瓜
[Set in an alternate Qing dynasty, so some details differ from history] After going from an overworked office drone to the useless tenth prince in the struggle among the nine princes for the throne, Yinsi was quite pleased. With such a powerful maternal family, and an equally powerful clan through his future wife, no one would dare provoke him lightly. And thanks to his consort’s Mongolian heritage, there was little chance he’d get dragged into the succession struggle. As long as he didn’t cause
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Consort Hui of the Qing Dynasty: After Bearing the Fourth Prince, I Became the Emperor's Favorite 清穿惠妃：生下四阿哥后独宠了
Wu Jingwan has been dreaming about Yinzhi every day lately. One day, after dreaming that Yinzhi was imprisoned, she transmigrates into the body of Consort Hui, one of Emperor Kangxi’s consorts. Well, she isn’t Consort Hui yet. She’s only Noble Consort Hui. Whenever Wu Jingwan wakes in the middle of the night and thinks of Yinzhi’s fate, her heart aches. How could the dashing, beloved eldest prince have ended up like that? Now that she’s here, she won’t let that tragedy happen again. She thought
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Qing Dynasty Transmigration: Good Fortune and Great Prosperity 综清穿之大吉大利
This story is entirely fictional. It includes characters who never existed in history, and some characters’ ages may not match the historical record. Please treat it as an alternate universe. 1. The easy life of a concubine in Kangxi’s harem Shen Anning, a woman who transmigrated from the apocalypse (Ulanara Naanning, with a wood-type golden finger and the ability to share sensations with Kangxi: if she gives birth, Kangxi gives birth; if she dies, Kangxi dies) × Kangxi 2. The daily struggle to
10.9kReads9.0Score594Shelves
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Qing Transmigration: After Raising Yongzheng, She Enjoyed a Lifetime of Glory 清穿：抚养雍正后她一世荣华
When she opened her eyes, she had become an utterly ordinary concubine in the Kangxi Emperor’s court. The one unusual thing was that she had a prince as soon as she transmigrated. With no status, no favor, and only a child to rely on, how could she survive in the murderous imperial harem? There is no decisive heroine obsessed with power, nor any sweet romance. This is simply a story about surviving and raising a child, with the goal of becoming a dowager consort and enjoying retirement. But
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Those Supporting Female Characters Across the Multiverse 综影视那些女配
What choices will those supporting female characters make once they learn their fates? Will they repeat the same mistakes, or embrace a new beginning? The story opens with Huo Jinxi reborn. After this story ends, she will become a mission-taker. Complete. Yin Nanfeng will also become a mission-taker after this story ends. Complete. Prequel to Lotus Lantern: Huo Jinxi transmigrates into Ao Cunxin. Complete. Ultimate Note: Huo Xiuxiu, the gentle, charming heiress and the handsome, roguish Black Ma
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