Inner-Household Scheming Stories with a Male Lead Who Has a Past 想要男主不洁的宅斗文

1. 301 综 A Qing-Dynasty Harem Crossover: Did I Use My Golden Finger Today? 综清穿：今天用金手指了吗 Picking Mountain Paths采山道Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Mu Yao, the Quick Transmigration Bureau's champion slacker, wanted to retire after completing a hundred missions. Who could have guessed the Main System would set a trap for her? One drunken night, she took out a loan to buy an independent planet and ended up with an enormous debt. Burdened with a massive loan and judged incapable of paying it back, she was assigned by the Main System to serve in the Qing Dynasty transmigration division. Mu Yao: “I just want to slack off. Main System, you just w 797Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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   The emperor is not clean

2. 302 清 Qing Dynasty: Bewitching the Emperor 清穿之妖媚惑主 Li Yue A梨月阿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty setting + System + no romance] Xueli was a snake demon who had spent five hundred years cultivating deep in the mountains. When a tribulation thunderbolt left her barely clinging to life, she seized a passing System. She then sought to absorb imperial dragon energy and accrue merit in the Qing palace, hoping to transform from a serpent into a dragon. World One: Nala, mother of Wanfu World Two: Borjigit, principal consort of Yinzhen World Three: Niohuru, Empress Xiaozhao of Kangxi W 11.7kReads9.1Score789Shelves
3. 303 清 Changing Fate in the Qing Dynasty: The Empress Raises a Reborn Child 清穿改命：娘娘养了个重生崽 Heng Chen姮宸Ancient Romance695k WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + raising a child + System + harem power struggles] Tong Suwan transmigrates into the past and becomes Empress Xiaoyiren, the adoptive mother of Emperor Yongzheng. For the first ten years, she has no memories of modern life. But thanks to her intelligence, she succeeds in building a deep bond with Emperor Kangxi. At the age of ten, her memories return. With nothing to tie her to her modern life, she readily accepts her situation, then receives the essential transmigr 1.8kReads8.8Score141Shelves
4. 304 清 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 14.6kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
5. 305 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: Making a Fortune Treating Infertility 清穿，靠治不孕不育发财了 Xue Da雪大Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Flirtatious heroine + reserved Kangxi + devoted, sweet romance] When Shu He suddenly acquired a pocket dimension, she thought the apocalypse was coming, or that she was about to transmigrate. She sold off her property and stocked up on supplies, only to transmigrate to the Qing dynasty and become a palace maid sent by the Heseri clan to care for Crown Prince Yinreng. Since she was already here, Shu He decided to change Yinreng’s fate of being appointed crown prince twice and deposed twice. Beco 1.5kReads8.6Score131Shelves
6. 306 帝 The Emperor's Captive 帝王囚宠 Liang Zhihe梁之鹤Ancient Romance142k WordsCompleted Dual purity / Forced love / Happy ending / Weak heroine (enter at your own risk if you dislike this) / Obsessive male lead A young woman had recently arrived at the Pei family academy. Her skin was snow-white and her figure graceful. But it was her smile, her sparkling eyes and beguiling, sweet expression, that made Pei Shen truly understand what it meant to be consumed by longing. The history books record that Emperor Jingwu, Pei Shen, governed with diligence and achieved great things during hi 3.7kReads8.7Score208Shelves
7. 307 高 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 4.8kReads8.8Score313Shelves

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   🌙1️⃣ The male lead is the Marquis of Changning, and the female lead is a merchant's daughter who is given to the male lead as a concubine by her family. She accepts her fate, behaves obediently in the inner quarters, respects the head mistress, and occasionally argues or scolds the other concubines.🌸 🌙2️⃣ A classic domestic power struggle. The male lead is a typical ancient male chauvinist, always displaying a superior attitude in his words and actions. The female lead is the legal wife, who doesn't seek genuine affection but only maximizes her own interests.🌸

8. 308 重 The Reborn Matriarch Vows to Snap Her Love-Brained Self Awake 重生之主母她誓要打醒恋爱脑 The Dozing God打瞌睡的神Ancient Romance383k WordsCompleted What? What! I’ve just been reborn, and my second son, the idiot, is threatening to hang himself unless he can marry the transmigrator who sold out the country in his previous life? Xia Yuewan exclaimed, “Someone, serve the meal!” Would his hanging himself stop me from eating? No. My clueless eldest son has just come home from school and brought back a white lotus who wants to sell herself to pay for her father’s funeral, insisting he make her his concubine? Xia Yuewan nodded without hesitation. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 309 重 After Offering a Huge Reward for a Baby, I Rose to Power Through My Child 重金求子后，我靠崽上位了 Flying Orange Is Rich飞奔的橘有钱Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shu Yan, a retired employee of the quick transmigration department, accidentally transmigrates to the Song Dynasty and becomes the only daughter of a wealthy merchant. To protect her family fortune, Shu Yan decides to pay a hefty sum to have a child. She spends ages peeking over the wall at the handsome young gentleman next door, then seduces him by every means and sleeps with him. After successfully getting pregnant, she leaves behind a large sum of money and runs off with the baby, leaving the 5.8kReads8.7Score470Shelves
10. 310 怎 What Do I Do? The Frail Villain I Raised Became Yandere 怎么办！我养的病弱反派成病娇了 Sugary Xin酥欣糖Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other’s only love + one-on-one romance + happy ending + aloof, submissive, tea-type yandere male lead + raising a younger man + romance-focused, not a strong female lead] Original title: Help! The Frail Villain I Raised Became a Yandere After her senior brother passed away, Tao Yao spent twelve years searching for Yun Zhuo, as he had requested in his will. At last, she found him at the sect’s disciple-selection ceremony. She took Yun Zhuo in and kept him by her side. Th 4.1kReads8.8Score471Shelves
11. 311 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    The male lead is impure; please do not read if you mind.

12. 312 君 The Emperor Claims His Minister's Wife? After Our Divorce, I Take the Empress's Seat 君夺臣妻？和离后我入主中宫 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 4.7kReads9.2Score590Shelves
13. 313 王 The Prince Is Here: The Frail Young Duke Is Doted On 王爷在上：小郡公病弱得宠着 One Egg Yolk Pie一口蛋黄派Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted [One-to-one romance + rebirth + sweet, satisfying romance] Chi Yu is the only legitimate son of the general's household, but he was born with a delicate constitution. Sickly since childhood, he wheezes after three steps and coughs after five. Among the young gentlemen of Kyoto's prominent families, he's famous for being frail and delicate. Reborn, the frail Chi Yu finally gets back on his feet! He had planned to take revenge and punish the villains step by step on his own, but unexpectedly, he c 11.2kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
14. 314 将 The General’s Husband 将门男后 Cheng Yunyou橙云悠Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted In Changping City, everyone knew the little ditty about the Xie family’s young marquis: even dogs couldn’t stand him. At five, he dared to provoke the emperor, tugging at His Majesty’s beard in front of the civil and military officials. At eight, he used the Second Prince as a horse at his birthday banquet. At ten, he was cockfighting and bird-walking around Changping City. By fourteen, he’d made a name for himself in every brothel and pleasure house. He lived a carefree, happy life. Yet few kne 3kReads9.2Score387Shelves
15. 315 重 Reborn: The General’s Life of Spoiling His Husband 重生后，将军的宠夫日常 He Su禾宿Two Male Leads439k WordsCompleted (Two male leads: a loyal, devoted great general and a seemingly aloof but secretly sweet young husband. One-on-one romance. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.) In his previous life, Gu Hongyu resented his father’s favoritism, which had forced him into a marriage that should never have been his. As a result, he was never kind to his husband. In the end, the emperor grew suspicious of him, and the father he had always respected and revered betrayed him just to sever ties and prove his loyalty t 1.4kReads9.0Score172Shelves
16. 316 军 The Eldest Daughter-in-Law of the Military Clan 军门长媳 Gold Ingots金元宝Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.2kReads8.9Score216Shelves
17. 317 他 His Beauty Bewitched Her, and the Chaste General Lost Control and Fell for Him! 他美色撩人，禁欲将军失控沦陷！ Nine Deer Sheng九鹿笙Two Male Leads231k WordsCompleted [Warning: This is a story with two male leads! Don’t click by mistake!!!] Everyone in the city knew that Pei Ming, the famed general who had guarded the frontier for five years, was not only exceptionally handsome but also invincible on the battlefield, charging through every enemy in his path. His personality, however, was hard to praise. Gloomy and cold, he hardly ever smiled! Emotionless and desireless, he kept women at arm’s length! - After being summoned back to the capital, Pei Ming got dr 1.5kReads9.0Score209Shelves
18. 318 和 After Our Political Marriage, the Regent Can’t Get Enough of Me 和亲后，摄政王对我欲罢不能 Ji Shaohua季韶华Two Male Leads570k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, a fussy young heir vs. a scheming regent, doted on and never abused, both devoted only to each other] After the Kingdom of Nanzhao is defeated, someone must be sent there for a political marriage. The officials immediately think of Luo Chuyang, heir to Prince Luo. When Luo Chuyang hears that Nanzhao wants to send him off to marry, he refuses point-blank. The entire court mobilizes to persuade him. A minister: If you marry into the Kingdom of Xiyue, you’ll be the regent’s consort 316Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 319 一 I Entered the Marquis's Manor, and My Male Concubine and I Became Mortal Enemies 一朝入侯府，男妾与我不死不休 Dai Daining戴戴宁Two Male Leads240k WordsCompleted [Two male leads] To help his beloved, Lin Xi infiltrates the marquis’s estate. But he fails to complete his mission and nearly loses his virtue. The second and third madams of the estate also set their sights on him, enticing, threatening, and framing him. They’re determined to drive him to his death. Lin Xi decides he might as well go all in and cling to the eldest young master’s coattails. Looking at the ravishing beauty before him, the eldest young master finally speaks. “How about we make a 13Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 攀 Ascending to the Dragon's Heights 攀龍 Kaji Yellow Peach咔叽黄桃Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A flirtatious widow with a child ✖️ a reserved warlord who becomes the founding emperor [Complete] Lou Mizhi was born a woman who never learned to accept her lot in life. If she wanted something, she took it by her own merit, even if she had to snatch it away. Her first husband was short-lived and ill-fated, and his family wanted to burn her and her child to ashes? Bah! As if I’d let you! She hid her savings and took her child away from her late husband’s family. With no one to protect them in t 40.6kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    It's super good! Both the male and female leads are very ambitious. It's really good, but it's still ongoing.

21. 321 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Everyone Can Hear My Inner Thoughts 甄嬛传：所有人都能听见我的心声 Extra Extra Extra Spicy微微微微辣Female-Channel Fanfiction590k WordsCompleted Just for laughs, so don't overthink it ✪ω✪ After an accident, overworked office drone Sun Miaoqing becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character in the TV drama Empresses in the Palace. She's bullied in the second episode, dragging her family into trouble with her. Luckily, she's not afraid of cats, so she figures she can just enjoy a day trip to the imperial palace, watch the drama unfold, and have some fun. But why is everyone looking at her so strangely? [The Empress has it so rough. The peopl 644Reads8.8Score102Shelves

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    Fanfiction of "Empresses in the Palace"

22. 322 恶 The Wicked Woman Captures the Emperor's Heart, but the Virtuous Consort Only Wants to Win the Palace Battle 恶女魅君心，良娣只想宫斗上位 Spring Has Arrived春来到Ancient Romance85k WordsOngoing [Clear-headed, career-driven scheming heroine + flawed characters + no good people + palace intrigue + heroine focused solely on her career] Born into a merchant family, yet convinced she was destined for greatness. Zhou Muxue was born a woman who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. She saw things clearly: Wei Qiheng married her for the endless wealth behind her, while she entered the Eastern Palace to protect her family fortune. Each had their own agenda and got what they wanted. They 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is impure, and the women in his harem are all cunning and scheming.

23. 323 宠 He Favors His Concubine and Neglects His Wife, Then Refuses to Share Her Bed? I’ll Divorce Him and Marry the Tyrant 宠妾灭妻拒洞房？转身和离嫁暴君 Lady Jia贾大娘子Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [Reborn, face-slapping, demoting a wife to concubine and divorce, a scumbag regrets it but gets no second chance, a tyrant hilariously pursues his wife, devoted couples, palace and household intrigue, and the greater good of the nation] In her previous life, Xie Zhiwei was married to Shen Xingzhi for three years without ever consummating their marriage. After supporting him for three years, she never expected that once he passed the imperial examinations, Shen Xingzhi would demote her to a concu 1.8kReads9.0Score220Shelves

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    Reborn and divorced, come see how the female lead turns the tide!

24. 324 克 After My Husband's Death: I Set My Sights on the Marquis's Youngest Brother 克死丈夫后：对侯府小叔子下手了 Crimson Songbird绯色鸣雀Ancient Romance119k WordsOngoing On the night the Jing'an Marquis's household held a wedding to bring good fortune, the heir coughed up blood and died. The new bride, Shu Yixiao, was thrown into the woodshed by the Marchioness, who gave her seven days before she was to be buried alive with her dead husband. Dragging her injured body, she escaped her cage. At the last possible moment, she ran into Wen Jin, the household's second young master, a notorious playboy in the capital, a despised illegitimate son and good-for-nothing. B 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is very smart, with clear logical thinking, and is actually quite cunning.

25. 325 全 After My Family Read My Mind, All the Villain Personas Crumbled 全家反派读我心后，人设都崩了 Meow Jinjin喵金金Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [The short dramas Dawnlight Enters the Dream, Shaking the Realm and The Baby Goes to Court, While the Villainous Family Hears Her Thoughts are now available.] Original title: The Whole Family's Character Changes After They Hear My Thoughts [Transmigration into a book + whole family can hear thoughts + pampered darling + alternate world + tyrant + sweet romance + unhinged + no-brainer] Wei Chixi transmigrates into a book, becoming a doomed side character who is abandoned by her mother at birth, o 17.6kReads9.5Score3kShelves
26. 326 逼 You Force Me to Marry the Regent? I'm Pregnant, and the Crown Prince Has Gone Mad 逼我嫁摄政王？我有孕太子疯了 A Merfolk in the Northern Sea北冥有鲛Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later (sweet romance) + long-planned pursuit + domineering CEO + he pursues her + second male lead pursues his wife + elder brother steals younger brother’s wife + intense push and pull + wins her heart and her body + both virgins + happy ending + legitimate daughter + prince and princess consort + crown prince + struggle for the throne When the plum blossoms were in bloom, Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan promised Shen Jinghong that once her father and brothers returned victorio 2.1kReads8.2Score185Shelves

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    This one absolutely fits the bill! ❤️ [Both leads are virgins/clean] The male lead is nine years older than the female lead and is very skilled at flirting. His character is similar to Gu Tingye and Ao Guang from Nezha 2, rising to prominence later in the story. The male lead is a guiding lover, the female lead is an innocent and naive girl. The male lead has been longing for her for ten years and has been planning to marry her for a long time. The female lead is delicate and afraid of pain, and the male lead pampers and coaxes her. [Arranged marriage to love, extreme tug-of-war, emotionally and physically intense]

27. 327 咸 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 41kReads9.1Score4kShelves
28. 328 贵 The Imperial Consort Trades on the Emperor’s Favor, Seeking Revenge and Rising to Power 贵妃恃宠而骄，一路复仇上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue revenge power fantasy, with sweet romance, scumbags getting what they deserve, and an adorable child later on. The leads are not each other's firsts, so read with caution if that bothers you!!! Not fantasy!!!) She is Yu Zhiyi, daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, and Yu Zhiyan, daughter of the Minister of Rites. On her fifth birthday, because of a Frost Soul Pearl, all 100-odd members of Yu Zhiyi's family were slaughtered. The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had once 2.6kReads9.1Score275Shelves
29. 329 穿 My Transmigrated Half-Sister Insists on Switching Marriage Partners With Me 穿越女嫡姐非要和我换亲 Lai Ou来欧Ancient Romance341k WordsCompleted [Both leads are romantically inexperienced] [Household intrigue] As a concubine-born daughter, Zhou Yunjin follows the rules and asks only to live out her life in peace. At her legal mother’s arrangement, she becomes engaged to her cousin. But after her elder half-sister is rescued from drowning, her personality changes completely. When she hears that her fiancé, the heir to the Marquis of Ding’an, has a six-year-old son, she refuses point-blank to marry him. Then she happens to catch sight of 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Domestic intrigue novel, decent quality

30. 330 二 Two Boys and a Girl: The Lucky Maid Has a Feel-Good Novel’s Script 二子一女：好孕丫鬟手拿爽文剧本 Spring in My Sleeve袖里春Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Extra chapters updating) [Fake sweet-and-innocent, truly villainous heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + inner-courtyard intrigue first, palace intrigue later + not a perfectly faithful couple + all that matters is having fun + happy ending] Xie Linyuan, the Liang dynasty's nobleman of a different surname, was illustrious and unmatched in the world. While away on campaign, he was ambushed by treacherous men and saved from death by Yan Yiyu, the daughter of an imperial merchant. After retur 2.1kReads8.0Score201Shelves
31. 331 又 The Alluring Concubine Wins the Family’s Love with Her Lucky Pregnancies 又娇又媚外室女靠好孕，成了团宠 Fragrant Bubbles沫香香Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance; transmigration; daughter born to a concubine; everyday life; pampered by the whole family] "Zhen'er, would you marry me?" "Not a chance! I'm only sixteen, and you're already twenty-three. Do you really think we're a good match?" Zhuang Yi suppressed all his feelings and summoned every ounce of gentleness and patience he had. "I'll give you one more chance. Think carefully before you answer." Li Zhen'er transmigrated as the daughter of a concubine. Unwilling to become one herse 4.6kReads9.2Score566Shelves
32. 332 谁 Who Says Legitimate and Illegitimate Sisters Must Be Enemies? My Elder Sister Spoils Me Rotten! 谁说嫡庶是天敌？嫡姐宠她如命！ A Dreaming Salted Fish一只做梦的咸鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She transmigrates and becomes the daughter of the younger brother of Fengyun Kingdom’s Left Chancellor. And she’s a wicked villain, too! Bai Qianqian can’t stand this at all. When the Crown Prince breaks off his engagement with her legitimate older sister, she immediately clings to her sister’s side! All she really wants is to survive. So how did she end up attracting the cold-hearted and ruthless Fifth Prince? 5.3kReads8.2Score594Shelves
33. 333 后 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 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing 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 9.6kReads8.6Score596Shelves
34. 334 庶 The Fortunate Concubine 庶女有福 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance474k WordsCompleted The third daughter of the Chu family, Chu Lingran, is breathtakingly beautiful, with peerless looks. In truth, she is merely a concubine-born daughter of the Chengbo Marquis household, always cautious and modest, playing the pig to eat the tiger. Her stepmother took a fortune-teller’s words, “This girl will have many descendants,” and sent her to the Crown Prince’s residence to serve as a childbearing tool. But the full prediction was: “This girl will have many descendants, for she is destined t 1.3kReads9.0Score140Shelves
35. 335 入 Hired as a Concubine, This Workaholic Fears No Harem! 入职为侍妾，卷王不惧妻妾成群！ Qin Xi秦溪Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] + [play the pig to eat the tiger] + [cutthroat inner-courtyard scheming] + [ambitious heroine] Competitive overachiever Jian Xiaomeng transmigrates into the lowest-ranking maid in Prince Jing's residence. A scrawny build? No problem! From the start, she applies for the position of the prince's concubine despite being at a disadvantage. Prince Jing is highly esteemed, and all his wives and concubines are exceptional, each excelling in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The 13Reads6.4Score—Shelves
36. 336 枕 On the Jade Couch: The Sickly, Tyrannical Emperor Only Dotes on His Enchanting Queen 枕玉榻：病娇暴君他独宠妖后 Yu Duo屿朵Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted (The rating just opened and will rise later.) Devoted romance, sweet pampering, multiple births, and a clear-headed palace intrigue. A naturally fertile, wicked, unhinged beauty and a lovesick male lead who overthinks everything. Jiang Wenyu was merely a lowly concubine-born daughter. Because of her beauty, her legitimate elder sister forced her to enter the Third Prince's household and win his favor, intending to kill the mother after taking the child. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince saw her k 1.2kReads7.2Score118Shelves
37. 337 侯 A Marquis's Wife's Rich and Leisurely Life 侯府主母的富贵悠闲生活 Guo Sweet Potato郭番薯Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Noblewoman reborn + adored by the emperor + cherished by the Grand Matriarch] Song Chuyu died peacefully. She had been granted an honorific title and had enjoyed a life of wealth and luxury for years. But she never imagined she would come back from the dead! Even more astonishing, her cousin had also been reborn, and had stolen her husband. In her previous life, she was supposed to marry a poor scholar. Though they endured many hardships, her husband was ambitious and rose steadily through 2.4kReads8.2Score230Shelves
38. 338 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 35.1kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    I've been following this series closely, focusing on the female lead's growth. She's intelligent, beautiful, and wise. In the early stages, she's accumulating experience in palace intrigue and power struggles. She starts as a maidservant, while the male lead rises from an unfavored prince to the throne.

39. 339 艳 The Peach Blossom Tribulation of Carnal Desire: The Cherished Love That Never Parts 艳欲桃花劫心尖宠永不别 Big Ghost i大鬼iAncient Romance334k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted, sweet romance + a man in a woman’s body + utterly devoted love + pocket dimension] As soon as Ye Zicheng stepped out of the shop, Situ Bailing could no longer hold back. She rushed over and took his hand, her fingers lightly brushing his palm. The tingling sensation made Ye Zicheng’s heart beat a little faster. Xiao Ce was completely baffled by her strange thoughts and ridiculous behavior. What on earth was Ye Wanqing thinking? Wouldn’t most girls in this situation cry and demand 2Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Ye Zicheng felt his blood boiling, burning. He slowly moved closer to Ning Jia, gently kissing her forehead, eyes, and the tip of her nose, finally landing on her soft, petal-like lips. Ning Jia's hands unconsciously climbed onto Ye Zicheng's back, her response passionate and proactive, as fiery as a flame.

40. 340 娘 The Consort Is Coy and Alluring, and Has Her Sights Set on the Throne 娘娘又茶又媚，一心只想上位 Take Your Pikachu Away抱走你的皮卡丘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate history + pure palace intrigue + clear-eyed heroine who doesn’t love the emperor] Su Qingyao looks like a delicate beauty, but she is more clear-headed than anyone. In the imperial harem, all she wants is power. Before the emperor, she is the picture of understanding. “Your Majesty is my only support.” “With Your Majesty by my side, I have nothing to fear.” But what she is really thinking is: Thank goodness she made plans long ago. The man before her is the least reliable person of al 164Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    Sorry, baby 🥺🥺 I haven't read any domestic power struggle novels with male leads who are impure. I stopped reading them after seeing the ones with impure male leads before. These few are harem novels. I asked some fellow book lovers and found some I've been reading recently, and they all have male leads with impure male leads. The plots are really captivating! 💕💕 Hope you like them! 😘😘😘

41. 341 二 A Second Marriage to the Eastern Palace 二嫁东宫 Spring Light Sways春光摇Ancient Romance850k WordsCompleted Shen Yuran was born into humble circumstances and was given to the Crown Prince as a gift. She adored him and looked up to him. Even when he was demoted to a commoner, she willingly stayed by his side through hardship. But after he returned to the Eastern Palace, things did not end well for her. After being reborn, Shen Yuran came to her senses. Rather than foolishly giving everything she had, she would be better off finding a dependable man and building a good life together. When the Crown Prin 3.9kReads8.9Score902Shelves

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    It mainly focuses on palace intrigue, spanning two lifetimes, and is very good.

42. 342 疯 Mad Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole 疯批美人！抢来的男朋友 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted The male lead gets tortured; the heroine is awful, and there’s no attempt to redeem her. Original title: Crazy Beauty! The Boyfriend I Stole As the eldest daughter of the Bai family, one of Pingcheng’s four great families, Bai Ciyue has more money than she could ever spend. What she wants is more love than she could ever have. If she can’t get it, she’ll take it. There’s a “kind” in Bai Ciyue’s name, probably because her parents wanted her to be kind and benevolent. But Bai Ciyue grew up to be t 1.3kReads8.7Score104Shelves

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    Bai Ciyue is the eldest daughter of the Bai family, one of the four great families of Pingcheng. She craves love immensely, and if she can't have it, she'll steal it. In the story, Bai Ciyue uses various means to seduce Shi Yu, ultimately ensnaring him in her emotional trap.

43. 343 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 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    His dragon robe trailed on the ground, his bearing majestic and imposing. "I must see for myself what kind of beauty could captivate the entire city of Jianye." The setting sun streamed through the palace, bathing the emperor in its light. A meticulously planned encounter had finally arrived. In the weaving room, Pan Shu, having overheard the secret whispers of the emperor's impending arrival, let out a cold, alluring smile beneath her lowered eyes. Three years of simmering in wait, ten days of meticulous planning. The path to heaven she had been waiting for had finally come.

44. 344 娘 The Empress Is Frail and Sickly, and the Emperor Spoils Her Without Restraint 娘娘体弱多病，皇上宠溺无度 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [The Rise of the Empress] [A Consort Who Has Her Sights Set on Power and Court Intrigue X An Emperor Who Accidentally Falls into Love] [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Non-Exclusive Romance at First + Devotion Later On + Exclusive Romance in the Alternate Ending] The sickly legitimate daughter of the Duke of Rong's household entered the palace, and many people in the capital were waiting to see Ji Qing'ai make a fool of herself. The emperor had been on the throne for four years without giving 3.1kReads8.7Score275Shelves

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    A female protagonist who only wants power meets a male protagonist who gradually falls in love with her. What kind of sparks will fly between them? Love and being loved, exploitation and self-interest—where will they go from here?

45. 345 通 The Maid Ran Off with the Money, and the Cold-Blooded Powerful Minister Broke Off the Engagement and Came After Her 通房卷款跑路，冷戾权臣悔婚拿人 Mu Yihua Ting木易华庭Ancient Romance865k WordsCompleted [Cold and Devoted Hero + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine] [Let the Story Set the Mood] [Sweet Romance] Su Qingqing transmigrates as a bedchamber maid, but when the eldest young master returns after four years away, her plan to keep out of each other’s way falls apart. The young master has become the chancellor, and she sees his ruthless, vicious, and merciless side. To save her own life, she fawns over him, hoping to survive until her one-year contract expires and she can leave the Pei residen 4.8kReads9.0Score692Shelves
46. 346 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Delicate, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Falls for Her at First Sight 娘娘娇娇媚，冷戾帝王一见倾心 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 5kReads9.1Score564Shelves
47. 347 穿 After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Princess, the Cold, Powerful Official Falls for Her 穿成炮灰公主后，清冷权臣沦陷了 Diwubai第五白Ancient Romance859k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + lighthearted court intrigue + devoted one-on-one romance] The heroine never lets anyone take advantage of her, and the hero is sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath. Zhao Yuanjia transmigrates into a novel as a princess who shares her name. But this princess is only favored on the surface: in reality, she is cannon fodder. And she isn't the only one doomed to be cannon fodder. Her mother, a favored consort used as a shield; her younger brother, s 4.5kReads8.9Score585Shelves

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    The female lead isn't strong, but she is ambitious.

48. 348 侧 The Side Consort’s Memoir of Becoming Empress 侧妃为后记 Spring Has Filled the Blossoming Branches华枝春已满Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Household Intrigue + Palace Intrigue] Not a one-on-one romance. The male lead has a wife and concubines early on, but later dotes on the heroine alone. No suspicion or misunderstandings. A little angst, but mostly sweet. The heroine falls for him first, but she isn't completely ruled by love. Her experiences have shaped her, and she's usually quite level-headed. (Though perhaps she is a little taken by his looks.) The male lead doesn't realize his own feelings, but he's been good to the heroine 3.3kReads9.0Score261Shelves

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    The male lead is impure, which is realistic 🥰🥰🥰

49. 349 青 Bamboo Blossoms 青竹会开花 First Meeting in the Eleventh Month冬月初晤Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted After enduring such hardship as a child, she seemed to see everyone looking down at her with pitying condescension... “How is she ever going to get married now?” “There are always men who can't find a wife. They won't be too picky.” “She really is ruined...” Is that so? Is she really ruined just like that? No, she isn't! Can't get married? Who says she wants to get married? She'll take a husband into her family! And so Qin Qingzhu grew up to be a carefree, bold young lady with no regard for the 563Reads8.7Score—Shelves
50. 350 宫 Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂 Capricorn Big Fish摩羯大鱼Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t 894Reads9.2Score103Shelves

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