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

1. 151 太 The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Bad, Yet Still Pretends to Be Sweet 太子妃又美又坏，偏偏还要装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 19.6kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
2. 152 哦 Oh! The Emperor Flirts With the Regent Every Day 哦豁！皇帝每天都在勾搭摄政王 Tall and Slender细高挑儿Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Pure, fluffy romance + fictional world + everyday life + strong female lead + slow burn + woman disguised as a man + secret crush + silly political intrigue] Murong Jin looks at the man who has appeared on her bed, unsure what expression to make. As Regent of the Great Lan, she devotes herself to governing the country. She never expected the emperor to set his sights on her... Di Junlan has loved a woman ever since he was young. When he was helpless and bullied, she saved 496Reads8.4Score100Shelves
3. 153 亡 After the Fall of Her Kingdom, the Crown Princess Can No Longer Hide Her Secret Identity 亡国后，太子她马甲藏不住了 A Book Born from a Whale Fall鲸落成书Ancient Romance647k WordsCompleted After the Kingdom of Liang fell, people lamented that its famous young crown prince would suffer a miserable fate. Instead, they discovered that Ruan Feng was thriving in the Kingdom of Sheng! Everyone: “Don’t you have even a shred of awareness that you’re a crown prince of a fallen kingdom!?” Ruan Feng smiled faintly. “No.” … Lu Xuan was ambitious. At first, he went to every length to recruit this young genius into his service. Somewhere along the way, he ended up becoming her devoted admi 2.3kReads9.1Score316Shelves
4. 154 权 Power and Favor for the World: This Marquis Is Taking a Husband! 权宠天下：本候要纳夫！ Cold Shadow Reappears冷影在现Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The Zhongyuan Marquis household welcomed twin daughters, but had no sons. To preserve the family’s century-old glory, Mu Qianyi, the younger twin, became the household’s only “legitimate son.” After transmigrating, she finds that she was once the top assassin in a killers’ organization. Passing herself off as a man is no challenge at all. But how can she be content with meekly playing the part of a marquis? She has never hidden her ambition. But what is she to do after accidentally provoking Pri 2.6kReads8.9Score282Shelves
5. 155 陛 Your Majesty, Stop There! Chasing Me Any Further Would Be Impolite 陛下止步，再追就不礼貌了 Dou Momo豆墨墨Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Doomsday Powerhouse Slays Her Way Through a Chaotic World [Strong heroine + satisfying read + sweet romance + mutual devotion] Ability-wielding saintess vs. cold tyrant Luo Shengge, an S-rank agent from the apocalypse, transmigrates into a chaotic age and becomes the saintess of the Xiyue tribe, gifted with the power of divination. Her people are hunted by various nations, while this chaotic world is rife with monsters, treacherous hearts, famine, and bandits. Luo Shengge reali 3.5kReads9.1Score435Shelves
6. 156 娇 The Bewitching Assassin Seeks Revenge, While the Cool Prince Lures Her Into His Arms 娇媚杀手复仇，清冷殿下诱她入怀 Xu Sui绪岁Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Ruthless prince VS princess of a fallen kingdom] [Both chaste + Both strong + Love of country and family + Political intrigue] She is a princess of a fallen kingdom, enduring humiliation in the enemy nation. She masters military strategy and tactics, manipulates the enemy with ease, throws its court into chaos, and brings it down. At first, the two of them put self-interest above all else, trying to kill and outmaneuver each other. He lures her into his trap, but gradually falls for her delicat 1.1kReads9.1Score136Shelves

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   Personally, I really like the character setting of this book. It's very exciting [laughing][laughing][laughing] Go read it!!!! [Lick the screen][lick the screen][lick the screen][lick the screen]

7. 157 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 28.5kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves

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   Wonderful!!!

8. 158 人 Kindness Gets You Bullied: This Young Lady Is Not to Be Messed With 人善被犬欺：大小姐她可真不好惹 Little Fan, Are You Annoyed?小凡烦不烦Ancient Romance109k WordsCompleted [Reborn] [Moderately Satisfying] [Moderately Fast-Paced] [Plot Twists] [Strong Female Lead] Xiao Tao, a lowly maid in the Prime Minister’s residence, is reborn as Hu Qianxi, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister and his principal wife. She thought her hard times were finally over and she could leave her lowly status behind. But her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and even her own brother wants her dead. Hu Qianxi is trampled into the dirt, reduced to a beggar an 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The man is a foil and he must be our main heroine

9. 159 权 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠：狂傲王妃野又撩 Green Plums and Bamboo Wine青梅竹酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 25.4kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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   IQ is online, no bullshit

10. 160 病 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠，娇娇公主重生了 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 15.3kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves
11. 161 谍 The Spy Phoenix: Always One Step Ahead 谍凰，防不胜防 Old Qinggan老青柑Ancient Romance378k WordsOngoing She was once the most dangerous intelligence chief in the modern world. In a single moment, she transmigrates and becomes the daughter of a tenant farmer, invisible to everyone in an ancient dynasty. An adult’s wisdom is trapped in a frail young body. The chaotic world is a web, yet she quietly becomes the one weaving it. From rural fields to the turbulent imperial court, no one knows that behind those clear eyes she is spinning an intelligence network vast enough to overturn the world. In a wor 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good looking, recommended

12. 162 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 227.4kReads9.7Score28.7kShelves

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    Anyway, it's good-looking. It's highly rated. I can't stop watching it.

13. 163 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 131.3kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves
14. 164 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 155.6kReads9.6Score20.1kShelves
15. 165 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.6kReads9.6Score21kShelves
16. 166 你 It’s So Good That You Came 你来了，就很好 Three Months in a Row连三月Modern Romance112k WordsCompleted Zhang Xixi, Xia Shushi, Xue Yisheng, Ju Nanchuan, and Lu Zhanxin were a group of bright young people who grew up together in the uninhibited days of their youth. Along the road to adulthood, they experienced the sweetness of innocent love and the warmth of understanding and companionship, as well as the regrets of things that remained out of reach no matter how hard they tried. Through the intertwining of two timelines, the author tells the story of the same group of people and their intertwined 1.2kReads9.3Score168Shelves
17. 167 预 Foreseeing Famine: Don't Panic! Stock Up and Head into the Deep Mountains 预知灾荒，别慌！囤满物资进深山 Lu Yaoyao鹿窈窈Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted [Farming and prosperity + Close-knit, heartwarming family + Absolutely no saintly heroine] Jiang Yunyi transmigrated to another world, where her grandmother and mother were about to sell her to an old widower on his deathbed. By a stroke of luck, she escaped and broke free for good from the Jiang family, who were more trouble than vampires. She dealt with the awful relatives and avenged the original owner. She had planned to make a good living and set up on her own, but then she unexpectedly for 2.2kReads8.8Score163Shelves

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    I prefer this kind of thing, for collecting supplies.

18. 168 牛 Amazing! Before Fleeing the Famine, She Used Her Spatial Dimension to Empty the Treasure Vault 牛！逃荒前，她带空间搬了藏宝库 Dreams in Daylight白昼有梦Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Space + Yandere + System + Sweet Romance + Strong Female Lead + Farming and Infrastructure] Miao Yiyi transmigrates into a book and becomes a wicked, love-brained supporting female character. With a rebellious streak, Miao Yiyi refuses to follow the plot and even elopes with the book’s yandere villain, who is destined to turn evil, to flee famine. The male lead threatens to have her whole family exiled! Miao Yiyi tells him to go right ahead. If she hesitates for even a second, she loses. System 2kReads9.0Score154Shelves
19. 169 天 Exiled Amid Natural Disasters, I Empty the Imperial Palace and Live It Up Along the Way 天灾流放，搬空皇宫一路浪 Yan Yue Knows Summer颜玥知夏Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [Confiscation and Exile + Ancient-Era Apocalypse + Strong Female Lead + Strong Male Lead + Super-Powered Space + Infrastructure Building + Feel-Good Fiction] This is insane! An Nanxi feels like the whole world has gone mad. She barely survived the modern-day apocalypse, and now she’s transmigrated into an ancient-era apocalypse, inhabiting the body of a woman who died on the road to exile. She crawls out of a pile of corpses and finds her family. Along the way, she also empties the palace of the 538Reads7.7Score—Shelves
20. 170 穿 Transmigrated as the Prince’s Bride, I Empty the Royal Treasury Before Our Exile 穿成冲喜王妃，清空皇室去流放 One Day Apart一日不见Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Yan Liuqing was born with incredible strength. After unexpectedly transmigrating, she became the newlywed princess-consort brought into Prince Chen's household to bring him good fortune. From the start, she was told that her second brother had been arrested for treason and that the whole family was being exiled to the frigid far west. Looking at her grandmother, who had cried herself blind; her cold older sister-in-law; her unconscious second sister-in-law; her second brother, beaten into paraly 926Reads9.0Score162Shelves
21. 171 八 The Eighth Prince Is Hooked on Eavesdropping on His Foolish Princess Consort's Thoughts 八贤王偷听傻王妃心声上了瘾 The Red Snail on the Road旅途中的红蜗牛Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace intrigue + pocket dimension + medicine + playing the fool to catch the tiger + feel-good power fantasy] When modern military doctor Xiao Qian dies on an overseas mission, her soul unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a foolish young lady from a scholar's household in the Song dynasty. Her plain thirty-year-old self has become a beautiful young woman, and a poor village girl has become the daughter of a scholar's family. She's so pleased with her new identity that 5.2kReads8.0Score573Shelves
22. 172 将 The General's Wife Goes All Out, Leaving the Enemy in Tears 将军夫人操作太飙，敌军全部泪飘 Chaotic Jade乱玉Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [A radiant, spirited woman army medic × a rugged, steady general] [Married first, love later + sweet romance + medical skills + adorable baby] Li Qingshu had been single her entire life, and at an age when most people had settled down, she transmigrated and immediately found herself with a man. He was handsome, fit, responsible, and a general to boot. Since she’d never even held a man’s hand in her modern life, Li Qingshu decided to give this marriage-first, love-later arrangement a try. If they 9.8kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
23. 173 亲 They Forced My Mother to Become a Concubine, So I’ll Make My Scumbag Father Regret It 亲娘被逼成外室，我让渣爹悔断肠 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 10.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    Let's see, I won't make a sound when I read it. There is no big book with a rating below 9.0.

24. 174 皇 The Emperor Is So Incompetent, the Grand Princess Becomes Emperor 皇帝太无能，长公主称帝 Dustfallc尘落cAncient Romance156k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] + [Female-led story] + [The Grand Princess becomes emperor] “If my imperial brother is so utterly useless, what good is it to have you rule the realm?” Her ruthless father is gravely ill, and Qi Huining has waited far too long. Since he brought this calamity upon himself, he has no one else to blame. At nineteen, she kills her father with her own hands and installs her younger brother, Qi Qianzhe, on the throne. But a few months later, war breaks out with Yue, and the new empero 15Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 175 公 The Princess Slays Her Way Through the Realm to Bring Her Elder Sister Home 公主大杀四方，要接长姐回家 Kong Jiang's Spicy Kimchi Soup空绛的辣白菜汤Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted [Unhinged and ruthless + cold and loveless + a princess who draws her sword in an instant and dotes on her older sister] Rong Ning knew there was a madwoman living inside her, the kind who could destroy heaven and earth. But in front of her stunningly beautiful, gentle older sister, she was always the sweet, innocent, adorable little girl. No matter what she did, her older sister believed her A Ning was simply unwilling to follow those outdated rules, which was why she acted a little wildly. Her 437Reads8.2Score—Shelves
26. 176 母 Mother and Daughter Transmigrate into a Book: Win the Emperor's Heart, Seize the Throne! 母女齐穿书：夺帝心，抢皇位！ Cat Qian Qiu猫千秋Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [A goofy mother-daughter duo + doting romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + adorable child] The moment Ye Shu opens her eyes, a bright and beautiful woman is forcefully pouring poison into her mouth. [Mom?] [Sweetie?] [Huh? Mom, you transmigrated?] [Sweetie, you did too?] Mother and daughter join forces. The older one turns the tyrant's harem upside down. The younger one makes a complete mess of the princes and princesses in the harem. The Empress Dowager earnestly advises the Imperial Consort: [An 59Reads5.5Score—Shelves
27. 177 好 Such a Good Girl 好一个乖乖女 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet romance with a touch of angst] [Fake-good, scheming heroine x domineering wealthy tyrant] [Both leads are each other’s only one] Duan Xiuming first met Lu Mingyu at a wedding. She was stunningly beautiful, yet looked like a well-behaved good girl, sitting off to the side and painting because someone had told her to. “Boring woman,” he judged. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Mingyu gave him a huge surprise! She destroyed her painting and co 42.4kReads9.5Score5.4kShelves
28. 178 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 29.6kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
29. 179 皇 The Empress Never Misses a Beat: She Gives Birth to Twins and Becomes the Dowager Empress 皇后稳定发挥，生龙凤双胎当太后 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 18.3kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    These books are absolutely amazing!!!!! Sober and clear-headed

30. 180 清 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 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted 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? 11.2kReads8.6Score1kShelves
31. 181 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 13.9kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
32. 182 嫁 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 39.2kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves
33. 183 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 43.8kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    #Palace fight#notshuangjie# The heroine is sober "Let's fight, she has no capital. If she doesn't fight, she will be bullied." "I wanted to be a dog until the original heroine entered the palace, but she didn't expect to be favored by the emperor on her own."

34. 184 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 13.5kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    The heroine is extremely sober and the content is really novel. It would be a loss if you don't watch it.

35. 185 宫 Blood on the Palace Walls: I Toppled an Empire with My Medical Skills 宫墙血：我靠医术覆了江山 The Hidden Guest of Kazama风间匿客Ancient Romance291k WordsOngoing I was born among the clouds, until one sudden upheaval changed everything. My family was slaughtered, and I entered the palace as a replacement bride to seek revenge. I conceal my medical skills, wield my needle case, stir up the inner palace, and tear the vicious empress to shreds. People say my beauty brings ruin to the nation, but I’ll use my medical skills to overthrow the realm, kill my enemies with my own hands, and rule the world! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good to read, the heroine is smart, sober and courageous, her IQ is online, and the plot is exciting and not draggy.

36. 186 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 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 145.4kReads9.5Score17.9kShelves

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    I feel it fits, of course it's just my feeling

37. 187 织 Weaving Dust in the Phoenix Palace: Lady Pan of Eastern Wu 织尘凤阙：东吴潘后 Little Lotus Among the Stars繁星小荷Female-Channel Fanfiction46k WordsCompleted Weaving Dust into the Phoenix Palace: Pan, Empress of Eastern Wu 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "A sin slave is a sin slave. He will rot in the mud all his life. No matter how hard you work, you can't make a difference." "I advise you to be calm and weave well to atone for your sins. Don't dream about things that don't belong to you, so as not to die without a whole body." Pan Rou was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she dared not speak out in anger. Pan Shu, on the other hand, just looked at her arrogant and proud look quietly. Fundus

38. 188 娘 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 830Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gong Douwen, the heroine of the novel The Sweet Concubine, is joyful, light-hearted and funny, and has a long-lasting flow. The emperor blatantly favored the heroine, and in the later period he only favored the heroine.

39. 189 穿 I Became the Second Female Lead in an Angsty Novel, So I'm Lying Flat 穿成虐文女二我躺平了 Purple-Robed Evil Emperor紫裳邪皇Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted (Both leads are pure; the heroine is beautiful, sweet, and clever.) Cheng Qingqing is a modern young woman who transmigrates into a book as the doomed second female lead, a relative staying at the Duke’s residence. The second female lead is breathtakingly beautiful but brainless, spending all her time scheming to seduce the heir and the Third Prince. Cheng Qingqing is speechless at this plot. She isn’t boy-crazy, but she has no choice but to follow the story. While playing her part, she quietly 12kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    ① Shuang Jie, the heroine is beautiful, weak and scheming ② The heroine and her brothers are framed step by step, and the whole family has no bottom line to protect. Shi Yao: Instead of living a useless life, it is better for the whole family to go crazy together! Fortunately, she has a merit book. As long as she does good deeds and accumulates virtue, she can make people reborn. So: "Let the eldest sister-in-law be reborn." "Let the second sister-in-law be reborn." "Let the sister-in-law

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41. 191 王 Your Highness, Your Consort Is Such a Goofball 王爷，你家王妃是个逗比 Drunk and Free醉风流Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [A huge online hit] [Born to steal the show + unrivaled medical and poison skills + powerful hero and heroine + face-slapping + doting romance] Hua Raoyue transmigrates as a discarded consort. Watch her turn the tables with her extraordinary skills. Her maid reports, “Your Highness, we’ve been put under house arrest.” Yue: “It’s fine. I know hypnosis. We can go wherever we want.” Her maid reports, “Your Highness, they’re joining forces to bully you.” Yue: “It’s fine. I know how to poison people. 9.2kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
42. 192 废 The Deposed Empress Returns with Her Four Maids: The Emperor Gets on His Knees 废后携四大丫鬟归来：陛下他跪了 Ke Xin柯新Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted [Household Intrigue + Palace Intrigue + Scumbag Ex-Husband + Imperial Court Power Struggles + Strong Female Lead + Legitimate Daughter + Revenge and Comeback + Ex-Husband's Redemption + One Twist After Another + Four Maids + No System + Smart Protagonist + Career-Driven + Fiercely Protective + Reborn + Two Strong Leads + Cunning + Black-Hearted Schemer] 99% of readers give this rave reviews! Read with confidence! She transmigrates into the body of the Marquis Anyuan's wife, and from the start, h 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be confused if you are short of books, this is a good book worth pursuing. The plot is online, the characters are interesting, and there is no unfinished content in the whole process. You will not lose money after reading it, and you are still satisfied after reading it! Highly recommend this treasure book! The plot is compact and not procrastinating, and the exciting points are dense and not boring. The writing is smooth and the sense of substitution is super strong. Once you get into the pit, you stay up all night to chase it to the end! I dug up a novel about the Treasure of the Gods. The characters are likeable, the plot is explosive, and there is no peeing throughout the whole process. If you like this kind of subject matter, don't miss it! [Love] [KISS]

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44. 194 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 38.8kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves

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    This is a palace fight, a plot flow, the emotional line is there but weakened, and it mainly revolves around the plot. Each character is very distinct, not stupid, does not defeat the villain just to defeat the villain, has tension and relaxation, wins and losses, and has strong logic.

45. 195 重 Reborn, I Married the Regent, and My Jerk Ex Regretted It! 重生后二嫁摄政王，渣夫悔哭了！ Jun Yanling君言玲Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Rebirth + scumbag husband chases his wife after losing her + revenge + second male lead rises to the top + heroine grows over time] Lin Yuetang had been reborn! She returned to six months before she was nearly kidnapped and her brother was killed. In her previous life, her brother died horribly on the battlefield and was branded a traitor. Her entire family was implicated and thrown into prison, while her princess best friend, who had stood up for her, was sent away in a political mar 4Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    [Rebirth + scumbag chasing his wife in the crematorium + revenge + second male lead + growing female protagonist] 🍃🤔😋😇🍃🌸🍃😋

46. 196 只 With Only Seven Days to Live, She Won’t Take It Anymore 只剩七天寿命她不忍了 Lu Minghuang鹿明凰Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, “Seven Days Left to Live, and She’s Done Holding Back,” is now available. [Powerful heroine + nation and family + decisive and ruthless + punishing scumbags] She was the dynasty’s female war god, who fought for her country and won countless honors. Yet on her wedding night, her childhood sweetheart of a husband poisoned her? The husband who seemed deeply devoted was, in truth, a hypocritical and cruel villain. He already had a pregnant concubine in his househ 15.3kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
47. 197 纨 The Playboy Marries a Fierce Wife, Then Gets Bossed Around! 纨绔迎娶悍妻后，竟得了气管炎！ Su Youran苏悠然Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 15.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
48. 198 入 I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠，却成皇上掌心宠 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye. 7.9kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
49. 199 白 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 Yuanzi Eats Mulberries元子吃桑葚Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 33.7kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
50. 200 夺 Steal My Fortune? I’ll Marry Her Ex in a Phoenix Crown and Red Robes 夺我气运？凤冠红妆十里嫁她前夫 Phoenix Rules the Land凤点江山Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + decisive and ruthless + secret identities + medical skills + reborn + punishing scoundrels + the fate of the nation] The emperor decrees a marriage: He Yunxi, eldest daughter of the mighty Marquis Wu, is to marry the sickly, short-lived prince Xuanyuan Jin. On their wedding day, a vicious old matron, acting on the empress’s orders, deliberately tries to put her in her place by forcing her to walk across red-hot iron plates. He Yunxi makes the wicked matron demonstrate how t 10.8kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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