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Any Pure Palace-Intrigue Novels Where the Female Lead Rises Gradually, Has a Clear Role, and Neither Lead Is Chaste? 有没有纯宫斗，女主慢慢上位定位清晰不双洁的小说

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  1. 1 The Little Palace Maid Is Alluring and Charming, Winning the Emperor’s Heart 小宫女千娇百媚，撩成帝王心尖宠 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 12.3kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
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  2. 2 The Most Doted-On Consort Ever 宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠宠妃 Two Bars二杠Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing A word of warning: a truly historical heroine, authentic household intrigue, and a heroine who really is not a good person. Xie Sui Sui is the most beautiful concubine of Prince Dongcheng. With a face that could bring a kingdom to ruin and a slender waist that looks like it might snap at a touch, she has Prince Dongcheng utterly infatuated with her, keeping her as his sole companion night after night while the other wives and concubines grind their teeth in envy. Xie Sui Sui... What bad intentio 5.2kReads8.2Score269Shelves
  3. 3 The Noble Consort's Hundred Charms 贵妃百媚 A Dream Reveals the Years一梦知年Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Local villainess versus heroine who transmigrated into a book + villainess awakens + refined self-interest] The Yongchang Earl's household has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Song Shiyi, is gentle and charming, a talented woman renowned throughout the capital. The concubine-born daughter, Song Fuxi, is jealous and foolish, someone everyone avoids. Everyone in the streets and alleys knows that Song Shiyi will marry into the Eastern Palace as the Crown Princess, while Song Fuxi, jealous t 2.7kReads8.8Score229Shelves
  4. 4 The Beloved Concubine 外室娇宠 Tan Yi檀意Ancient Romance494k WordsCompleted [Both leads are inexperienced in love + sweet romance + devoted affection + household and palace intrigue + the hero talks himself into falling in love] Everyone knew Cheng Yinyu was a peony fallen into a den of filth, dazzlingly beautiful and graceful, with nobles and aristocrats all vying for her attention. Who would have thought that on the day she came of age, Prince Qin, Gu Xingzhou, would beat everyone to her and make her his kept woman? To stay alive, she tread carefully, putting on a sho 6.6kReads8.9Score565Shelves
  5. 5 When the Sweet Young Mistress Arrives, the Chaste Prince Loses Control 娇滴滴外室一来，禁欲王爷失控了 Floating Snow Returning飘飘回雪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance] Su Jiaojiao transmigrates with no grand ambitions. She only wants to make money, enjoy life, and be free. But her stunning looks catch the eye of Song Chi, the Prince of Jiangnan. He falls for her at first sight, and has only one thought when he sees her: I want her! “You're a merchant's daughter. It's your honor to be my concubine.” “I want to be your girlfriend.” “Your girlfriend? What's that?” “We can kiss, cuddle, and sleep together. No titles, no strings att 40.2kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
  6. 6 The Enchantress of All Ascends the Throne 女尊之万人迷的我登基了 Coo Coo Eats Coo Coo咕咕吃咕咕Ancient Romance392k WordsCompleted [Female-led matriarchal world + strong female protagonist + born into this life + satisfying read + power politics + golden finger] (Everyone is a ruthless schemer fighting for the throne, and none of them are good people; all the male characters are devoted and pure.) Yan Qiye, the fourth princess of the Huang Kingdom, is peerlessly beautiful but frail and sickly. Everyone praises her looks, while lamenting that she is destined to die young. Who could have guessed that when the tides turned, th 428Reads8.1Score—Shelves
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  7. 7 She Finds It Tiresome 她对此感到厌烦 Feihe妚鹤Anime Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + Western Fantasy + Female Awakening + Strong Female Lead] At a friend’s recommendation, player 6237486 bought a dating sim called The Goddess Chronicle. But she never expected to transmigrate into the game and become its heroine, Lilith. Even after successfully winning over the male lead, Lilith didn’t return to reality. To escape the game, she had no choice but to complete every route. Round after round, she replayed the game, winning over all the male leads and re 57.5kReads9.7Score9.4kShelves
  8. 8 After Giving Up Going Back to the Modern World for Him, He Brought His Pregnant Wife Home 为他放弃回现代后，他携孕妻入府 Sang A桑阿Ancient Romance335k WordsCompleted [The husband chases his wife after losing her + the second male lead takes the place of the first + devoted couple] Yu Chu fell in love with her assigned target and gave up the chance to return home, choosing to stay in the world of the mission. She thought they would grow old together, sharing a lifetime of love. But in their third year of marriage, he brought a young woman before her. “Qingtang is carrying my child.” “She is the youngest daughter of the Duke of Protecting the Nation. It would 4.9kReads8.9Score328Shelves
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  9. 9 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 22.6kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves
  10. 10 The Daily Life of a Laid-Back Concubine After Transmigrating 穿越之闲鱼妾室的日常 Tian Nanxing Nan天南星南Ancient Romance480k WordsCompleted [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 156.6kReads9.4Score17.5kShelves
  11. 11 After a Marriage Swap, I Became Empress Dowager at Eighteen 换亲后，我十八就当上了太后 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted [The Empress Who Comes After Tears Apart a Transmigrator and Takes Her Time Setting the Harem Straight] Shen Shuhua and her younger sister were reborn together. In her previous life, she married a penniless top scholar, while her younger sister entered the palace and became empress, living in splendor. But life is unpredictable. The top scholar, once penniless, rose to the pinnacle of power and became prime minister, securing a first-rank noble title for his wife, Shen Shuhua. Her younger sister 699Reads9.1Score104Shelves
  12. 12 Four Sisters Reborn: How Did You All End Up Getting Poorer? 四姐妹一块重生，你们咋越过越穷 Little X from the Mountains山里来的小叉叉Ancient Romance515k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + both leads are each other’s only partner + ancient-language romance, punishing scumbags] After Shen Yanning was reborn, she discovered that all three of her older sisters had been reborn too. Her eldest sister wept and made a fuss, insisting on a divorce because her husband’s family would kill her. Her second sister abandoned a match between families of equal status, determined to change her fate: “I’m the heroine. What have I got to fear?” Her third sister was the boldest. 5.1kReads9.0Score697Shelves
  13. 13 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 11.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
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  14. 14 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 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 257.9kReads9.5Score28.3kShelves
  15. 15 The Alluring Imperial Consort Climbs to the Top by Winning the Emperor’s Favor 贵妃娘娘妩媚诱人，一路争宠上位 Cheng Shuang乘霜Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [A drama-loving, cunning heroine who puts on a beautiful act × a hero who falls for all her tricks] The heroine is spoiled by his affection, and the hero keeps lowering his standards for her Shen Yue knew from childhood that she had to fight for whatever she wanted. Having watched her concubine mother bow and scrape around the household, she wanted to win a respectable place in the world for them both. As a concubine-born daughter, no high-ranking family would take her as a principal wife. If sh 2.8kReads8.8Score235Shelves
  16. 16 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [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 22.5kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
  17. 17 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 41.1kReads9.3Score6.9kShelves
  18. 18 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 83.9kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
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  19. 19 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 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [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 30.6kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
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  20. 20 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 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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 15.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
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  21. 21 An Empress’s Daily Harem Battles 娘娘日常宫斗忙 Big Blade and Er Lu大刀和二噜Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted Not a one-man-one-woman romance, and he won't be devoted to just one woman. Read with caution. (Satisfying revenge + steady rise through the ranks + settling every score) From Concubine Xu to High Consort Xu, Xu Chenbi takes every step with care: becoming pregnant, giving birth, and rising in rank. After ascending to the empress's throne, will she become a shield for the emperor's beloved? Sorry, you two enjoy your romance. My goal is to become the empress dowager! 265Reads6.4Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [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 54.6kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
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  23. 23 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 35.1kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
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  24. 24 Quick Transmigration: The Beautiful Female Supporting Character 快穿：女配貌美如花 Zhi Dong雉咚Modern Romance575k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + supporting female characters + alluring beauty + scheming + not a naive sweetheart] Xu Weiqing was blessed with stunning looks, and even without an impressive family background, she lived a life of glamour and freedom. The only pity was that she was in poor health and would never live to a ripe old age. As she lay on her deathbed, someone claiming to be a System found her. Naturally, she had no choice but to accept if she wanted to survive. She needed the male leads' luc 8kReads8.1Score366Shelves
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  25. 25 Quick Transmigration: The Wicked Woman Climbs to Power, and the Cold-Hearted Tycoon Clings to Her Night After Night 快穿之恶女上位：冷情大佬夜夜缠 White Sugar Cherry Tomato白糖小番茄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Peerlessly beautiful heroine! Sweet romance! Forbidden love and betrayal + possessive pursuit + satisfying face-slapping + immersive romance-focused quick transmigration + all male leads are virgins] Shuduo binds herself to a System and transmigrates into various novel worlds. With a little help from her, the male leads all end up at her feet ① Demonic enchantress vs. righteous young hero Scene: The male lead, who once devoted himself to the righteous path, kneels before her in humble submiss 1.8kReads7.4Score107Shelves
  26. 26 Quick Transmigration: Bound to a System and Sent to Have Babies 快穿：绑定系统去生娃 Riding a Tortoise on the Highway骑着乌龟上高速Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Hey, everyone, the book’s score is out, but it’ll go up later, so please don’t leave me! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Quick transmigration + no fixed CP + pregnancy and childbirth. No angst, happy ending. The male and female leads are both completely inexperienced. Baicai died in the prime of her youth. While her corpse was still warm, a high-dimensional System bound her and sent her to various small worlds to bear children for their chosen ones. World 1: Childhood sweethearts who grow up together. Watch how the s 19.7kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
  27. 27 Her: Breathe. The Male Leads: She's Flirting with Me Again! 她：呼吸，男主们：又勾引我！ Zhou Zijin舟子衿Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, winning hearts and rising to the top, no fixed male lead, not a strong female lead, sweet romance] Su Xin was an outstanding employee in the quick-transmigration supporting-female-lead department. Sick of living as a stepping stone for others, she escaped with a System and transmigrated into books to fulfill the wishes of supporting female characters in different small worlds, win over all kinds of male leads, and keep rising to the top. 1. Historical romance: A vain, sedu 8.4kReads7.8Score509Shelves
  28. 28 Quick Transmigration: The Concubine Rises to Power, and the Scheming Beauty Becomes His Darling 快穿妾室上位，绿茶美人成心尖宠 Little Zhe小哲子Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, about 100,000 words per world + a scheming, pampered concubine + bearing a child to rise to power + no fixed couple] Gu Xining and Shen Ke knew each other when they were young. She stood by him as they built his business from scratch, and after the company got on its feet, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. But in the year their daughter turned four, Shen Ke brought his mistress into their home, taking advantage of Gu Xining’s lack of a job or support to for 1.3kReads7.0Score106Shelves
  29. 29 Quick Transmigration: The Lowly Concubine Turns Her Tragic Fate Around 快穿之妾室卑贱，扭转悲局下场 Yan Fei Loves Braised Pork爱吃甏肉的焱妃Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing 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 23kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
  30. 30 To Avoid Becoming Cannon Fodder, I Got Pregnant by the Male Lead 为了不被炮灰，我怀了男主的崽 Wen Tianjiu温甜酒Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Scheming seduction + age gap + seducing her way to the top + torturing scumbags and face-slapping + fertile beauty] Shen Yan is the legendary femme fatale said to have brought a kingdom to ruin. But when she is suddenly bound to a Female Supporting Character System, she has to transmigrate into a series of older, disposable female characters. The concubine-in-waiting sold off in a doting-romance novel, the contract-romance heroine’s tool of an aunt, the stern female secretary in a domineering 6.8kReads8.8Score349Shelves
  31. 31 Quick Transmigration Childbearing System: The White Lotus Is Beautiful and Alluring 快穿生子系统，白莲花又美又撩 Yan Feiqian颜绯浅Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth + stunning heroine + cunning + feel-good power fantasy + no fixed love interest + not always mutually chaste + exclusive devotion] Yun Luoxi was a lotus spirit on the verge of cultivating a human form. But at the final moment of her transformation, Heaven sent down one extra bolt of lightning, striking her newly transformed, utterly weakened body. Her soul floated in midair in shock. Before she could offer the culprit a heartfelt greeting, she was bound to a ch 13.9kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
  32. 32 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情？可我是他白月光 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 16.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
  33. 33 You and I Were Never Meant to Be, But the Prince Is Willing to Spend 你我本无缘，全靠王爷肯花钱 Ye Lian Yi叶怜衣Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + irresistible, teasing beauty × a man whose mouth says no but whose actions say yes + sweet wife × tough guy + size difference] Shen Qingqing was having a bit of bad luck. She’d transmigrated into the body of a courtesan who was about to leave the brothel. She’d heard the madam planned to sell her as a concubine to a lecher in his fifties. So Shen Qingqing had to find another way out and get herself “married” within a month... She paid a hefty sum to a matchmaker for a list of el 5.7kReads9.3Score874Shelves
  34. 34 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她，是你先勾我的！ Bright, Gentle Laughter笑语晏晏Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 108.6kReads9.2Score11.1kShelves
  35. 35 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 140.1kReads9.5Score16.8kShelves
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  36. 36 From the Start, I Have Auspicious Twins, and Become Kangxi's Favorite 开局祥瑞龙凤胎，我成康熙心尖尖 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Ancient Romance970k WordsCompleted Complete [Fertility System + amateurish palace intrigue + heroine doesn't love Kangxi + raising children to rise to power] (The timeline in this story does not match official history, so please don't overthink it.) Modern office worker Mingmei wakes up as Noble Lady Wanyan, one of Kangxi's consorts. At the same time, she gets a System and learns that she will be raising all nine of Kangxi's sons. After transmigrating, Wanyan Mingmei says, “System, let me say thank you.” Also known as The Rise of 2.6kReads8.5Score160Shelves
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  37. 37 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 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [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 9.8kReads8.9Score844Shelves
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  38. 38 A Dazzling Beauty, the Spy Princess Can’t Escape the Emperor’s Embrace 娇丽动人，细作公主难逃帝王怀 Jing Tan瀞檀Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted When the emperor of Dayan first ascended the throne, Ning Shuang was bundled off by Beiqiang and sent straight to Xiao Shiyan’s bed. The stunning beauty earned his favor as soon as she entered the palace, bewitching the emperor until he lost his senses. But rumors in the harem claimed Ning Shuang was merely Consort Qin’s double, destined to be cast aside once the consort and Xiao Shiyan made up. Ning Shuang was clear-eyed about her position: she was a spy planted in the harem by Beiqiang, and sh 2.8kReads8.8Score263Shelves
  39. 39 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 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted 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 3.1kReads8.9Score272Shelves
  40. 40 The Palace Maid's Dream: The Emperor's Beloved 宫女入梦：帝王心尖宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.7kReads9.2Score891Shelves
  41. 41 One Smile from the Noble Consort and a Hundred Charms Bloom, While the Emperor Panics Like a Roughneck 贵妃一笑百媚：皇上急的像糙汉 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted More children, more blessings. [The fiercest rise to power through palace intrigue + Winning the emperor's heart + Having all the children in the imperial palace + Having children nonstop] Every child who survives in the end is the heroine's. After breaking all ties with Prince Ling, she enters the palace. Two years go by, and she avoids the emperor's favor, wanting only to live out her life in peace. She never expected the empress's banner to sway in her direction and choose her. Xiao Wan'er kn 529Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  42. 42 The Alluring Consort Bears the Emperor Child After Child 尤物娘娘又媚又娇为皇上连连生子 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [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 3.3kReads8.9Score311Shelves
  43. 43 Raising Children in the Qing Palace: The Side Consort Wins by Taking It Easy 清宫养崽，侧福晋她躺赢了 Mango Sago, Yeah芒果西米露吖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Ran spent more than a decade diligently serving as a palace maid in the Qing court. At long last, she caught the eye of Consort De of Yonghe Palace. She had hoped that, once she turned twenty-five, she could ask Consort De to let her leave the palace. Instead, she was assigned to serve as the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen’s, first woman. Wait, wasn’t that Song’s job in history? There was no defying an imperial decree, so An Ran arrived at the imperial princes’ residence in a small sedan chair. Since 25.1kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves
  44. 44 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 794Reads—Score—Shelves
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  45. 45 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 14.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
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  46. 46 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 21.8kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
  47. 47 The Adorably Clumsy Imperial Consort Is the Emperor's Sole Favorite 蠢萌帝妃，陛下独宠 Fish in the Sea海里鱼Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Not faithful to each other! Sweet and angsty! No rebirth, transmigration, golden finger, or wish fulfillment! [Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Age Gap + Ensemble Cast + Healing + Family and Country + Slow-Burning Romance + A seemingly silly, adorable, pitiful heroine who's actually wise and perceptive vs. a clear-headed, rational emperor who dotes on her] Su Chao is sent into the palace as the family's “little pebble,” and things go disastrously from the start. Her paternal aunt is the em 7.4kReads8.7Score422Shelves
  48. 48 The Emperor Regrets It? The Original Owner Is Dead, and I’m Finally Awake 皇上后悔了？原主已死，本宫清醒 Flowers After the Rain雨后繁花Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Raising children + palace intrigue + transmigration + everyday life + clear-eyed heroine + a transmigrated woman takes on a woman who transmigrated into a book, a reborn woman, a woman who was reincarnated before birth, and a native woman] Lin Anran, a government employee, transmigrates. She ends up in the body of a despised, wicked empress with a powerful family behind her. The empress was notorious for causing miscarriages, leaving the imperial harem short of heirs. The empress dowager dislik 5.4kReads8.4Score510Shelves
  49. 49 The Brothel's Top Courtesan Beckons, and Every Man Follows 青楼头牌招招手，男人全都跟着走 A Pear a Day Keeps Us Together吃了梨子不分离Ancient Romance998k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + adored by everyone + the whole family’s favorite + romantic rivalry + men competing for her + all male leads are pure + every man goes crazy for her! Spoil her, spoil her, spoil her!!] Jiang Nanyin transmigrates into a novel where everyone adores the heroine, only to find herself in the body of a famous courtesan. She wakes up in the bed of a sixty-year-old man, and to make matters worse, she’s been drugged. Her vision goes black. No one could ask for a worse start. D 2.2kReads8.9Score271Shelves
  50. 50 The Crown Prince Steals His Friend's Wife! The Sweetheart Is Trapped in a Jealousy Showdown 太子夺友妻！娇娇深陷争宠修罗场 I Love Sugarcane我爱吃甘蔗Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Rivals Fighting for Her + Sweet-Talk Face-Slapping + Forced Marriage and Possession + Faking Her Death + Devoted to Each Other + Female Lead in Control] After a tragic death, Meng Jinyue is given a chance and sent back three years. If she successfully wins over the Crown Prince within those three years, she will be allowed to keep living afterward. Meng Jinyue accepts without hesitation. After all, a man's no substitute for her life. But her status is too low, and she can barely get a 14.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves