Highly Intelligent Palace Intrigue With a Strong Female Lead, Rated 9.5+ 9.5分以上的，大女主高智商宫斗文

1. 251 和 Once a Noble Wife and Now a Rough man’s Beloved 和离再嫁糙汉将，前夫开启火葬场 Yao Yao Xian摇摇闲Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation and full-cast audiobook now available] [A goofy, devoted, rough-and-tumble hero + male lead is the focus + sweet romance + traditional historical romance + ex-husband regrets everything] After marrying the all-powerful regent, Song Ying felt her life had been worthwhile. After the wedding, she took charge of the inner household and devoted herself to her duties, always thinking of and caring for Yue Shaozhi. She had thought she could warm her cold husband's heart, but in the e 16.3kReads8.9Score938Shelves

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   Look at her, she's so beautiful, I'm not kidding! 👀

2. 252 穿 I Became the Tycoon's Dark Moonlight 穿成大佬的黑月光 Three Demons三妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted What do you do when your husband commits murder right in front of you? Asking for advice online. It’s pretty urgent! Xu Ning wakes up in the body of a poor girl whose father doesn’t care about her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who has been abandoned by a scoundrel. To get revenge on him, she uses a trick to marry a lame scholar from Qingshui Village. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees her husband, the one she married by mistake, smashing someone’s head with a rock, blow after blow. Re 71.4kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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   It's not a palace intrigue story, but it's very engaging. It's an ensemble piece, a slow-paced, gradual read—a hidden gem I stumbled upon. The male lead is a smiling tiger + possessive + sarcastic + obsessive + self-deceptive; the female lead is intelligent + capable + talented. It's a blend of farming/development + growth + cunning + humor. The villagers in this village love to compare themselves to others, hence the nickname "Comparison Village," haha. Many plot holes are well-filled, and the pacing is fast, making it a very enjoyable read. Most importantly, the female lead earns money by writing stories, and her stories are excellent—not the typical ancient-time traveler copying modern stories for profit. Each story is quite interesting. This is the only book I've stayed up all night reading recently, and it's absolutely addictive.

3. 253 白 After My White Moonlight Faked Her Death, the Yandere Big Shot Wouldn't Leave Her Alone 白月光死遁后，病娇大佬穷追不舍 Clear Dreams in March三月清梦Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed 17.5kReads9.5Score2kShelves

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   This one, 9.6 Points, [I've learned it], features a free-spirited, crazy older sister versus a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative male lead. It's a strong female lead story of mutual redemption and two powerful leads.

4. 254 孕 My Husband Wants a Divorce While I'm Pregnant? Fine, Whatever You Want! 孕期夫君要和离？随你都随你！ Fu Bao芙宝Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Shu Yuwan is the youngest legitimate daughter in her family. Her parents and elder brothers have cherished her since childhood, and her mother carefully chose a distinguished young gentleman from the capital to be her husband. After their wedding, the couple may not have been inseparable, but they treated each other with mutual respect. But while she was pregnant, her husband claimed he had met an extraordinary woman who had left him awestruck. He wanted a divorce so he could marry her. Shu Yuwa 10.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
5. 255 富 Riches and Splendor 富贵芳华 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted When it came to Ning Fang’s idol, there was only one: Xia Zhenzhen, the Xia family’s legendary great-aunt, whose glory peaked more than a century ago! Renowned for her “exceptional intelligence,” she was chosen at just fifteen by a family of scholars and married into a prestigious household as the legitimate wife, despite being a merchant’s daughter. After the wedding, she and her husband were “deeply devoted to each other,” and even her mother-in-law praised her: “She is as good as my own daugh 4.8kReads9.3Score563Shelves
6. 256 全 After the Whole Villain Cast Reads My Mind, I Take Out the Male and Female Leads 全员反派读我心后，我嘎了男女主 Mu Feiyan沐非烟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama is out; publication deal signed] Little King Yama Abao transmigrates into a book! She becomes a princess of a fallen kingdom who was sentenced to death as a newborn, branded a harbinger of disaster. [Father, the Imperial Astronomer’s censor bought his way into office. He’s a charlatan working with Consort Li to deceive you. On the day our kingdom falls, he’ll stab you in the heart!] The tyrant emperor: ? He immediately took revenge for his daughter, killing the old censor, and A 5.2kReads9.3Score782Shelves
7. 257 我 After I Returned Home, He Regretted It 我穿回家后，他后悔了 Toward the Stars朝星Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted Happy ending (important notice) After Ling Chen traveled back to ancient times with a smartwatch, she made a habit of calling her best friend to complain about Jiang Jin's latest antics. Ling Chen: “That bastard poisoned me to control me!” Ling Chen: “That bastard won't even let me talk to cute guys!” Ling Chen: “That bastard's been looking at me in a disgustingly mushy way lately. Is he up to no good?” Her best friend: … Jiang Jin realized that he might have fallen for a little maid. But she wa 2.7kReads8.2Score103Shelves
8. 258 探 So What If He's the Top Scholar? She Turns Around and Marries the Number One Scholar 探花了不起？她转身高嫁状元郎 The Flying Old Cabbage会飞的老帮菜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance + Reborn in the Womb + Face-Slapping + Everyone's Favorite + Female General + Light Political Intrigue] She paid for her husband to sit the imperial exams, cared for his gravely ill mother, and supported his entire family. After two years of hard work, she was rewarded with his triumphant return as the third-place palace graduate, along with his new wife: supposedly the most talented woman and the highest-ranking female official in the dynasty, with a slight swell to her bell 1.3kReads9.2Score139Shelves

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   I like it, female lead.

9. 259 重 Reborn, I Will Marry Prince Jin and Grow Old with Him Beneath the Fusang Tree 重生后我要嫁晋王且饮扶桑赴白头 Is Hao Wei Xiang Fragrant?郝薇香不香Ancient Romance228k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance, Rebirth, Political Intrigue, Prime Minister’s Legitimate Daughter, Prince, Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Lu Ruotang, the prime minister’s legitimate daughter, was deceived by Shi Yu, the Prince of Nanping of the Yan Kingdom. She wrongly blamed Shi Yue, the Prince of Jin, for her family’s deaths. Misled, she used the dagger her father had made to stab the Prince of Jin through the heart... But on the eve of her wedding to the Prince of Nanping, she learned the whole t 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I stumbled upon this book by chance. I initially thought it wouldn't be good because of its low rating and lack of readership. However, after clicking in, I found it quite enjoyable. It's an ancient romance novel with a reincarnation element. The female protagonist is reborn and realizes that the person she loved in her previous life was heartless and cruel, responsible for her and her family's deaths. In this new life, she cherishes the person she has now and lives a sweet and happy life with the Prince of Jin.

10. 260 新 Newlywed Unmasked: The Top Tycoon Disguised as a Crown Princess 新婚掉马：顶级大佬伪装太子妃 Three Claws三只爪Ancient Romance393k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + equally matched powerhouses + disguises + slow burn + wits and courage + mutual healing + palace intrigue] Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind, his internal organs are failing, and he will not live to see winter. The princess sent to marry him is said to be a weakling who does nothing but cry. On their wedding night, assassins sneak in. The princess is so frightened that she drops her teacup, but a shard happens to slice an assassin’s throat. The Crow 2kReads—Score313Shelves

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    A marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, featuring two strong individuals, a battle of wits, and mutual redemption. Rumor has it that the Crown Prince of Chu is blind and his internal organs are failing, not surviving past winter; while the princess sent for a political marriage is a weak and useless woman who only knows how to cry. On their wedding night, an assassin sneaks in. The princess, terrified, smashes a teacup, a shard of which accidentally cuts the assassin's throat; the Crown Prince weakly shrinks into the bed, but a silver needle on his fingertip accidentally pierces the assassin's vital point. The entire court awaits the spectacle of this short-lived couple's downfall. Until one dark and stormy night, the world's greatest poison doctor, Yaksha, and the leader of the Assassin's Guild, Yama, fight fiercely for a divine elixir. As they tear off each other's masks, both fall silent. Chu Mochen approached, his voice low and deep: "My beloved consort, your night attire is far more beautiful than your phoenix coronet and wedding robes during the day." Yan Yunqi sneered, brandishing her poisoned needle: "Your Highness, even with your eyes still open and your temper flaring, you're still much more pleasing to the eye than during the day!" When a dramatic princess with a built-in armor that reflects physical attacks tenfold meets a powerful, sickly tycoon, the entire capital is left in tears!

11. 261 谋 The Thousand-Year-Old Scheming Consort 谋妃千岁 Gu Xige顾夕歌Ancient Romance959k WordsCompleted She is a powerful chancellor who holds sway over the court, a treacherous minister everyone wants dead. He is a hostage prince from Nanqin, noble and aloof, pure and untarnished, seemingly above worldly concerns. But it's all an act. In truth, he is ruthless, cruel by nature, devious, and calculating. Beneath the mask of an incapable hostage prince lies a formidable force capable of turning the world upside down. When the arrogant, brazen her and the cold, scheming him fall for each other, the m 105Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Here comes the little bear! These three books have been flagged as potentially problematic; they are all female-centric novels. She is a powerful prime minister with immense influence, whom everyone wants dead. He is a hostage prince of Southern Qin, noble, aloof, and seemingly untouched by worldly affairs. Unfortunately, this is all an act. How will the story unfold once the veil is lifted?

12. 262 农 The Tough Farm Wife: The Playboy Heir Is Sweet and Flirtatious 农门悍妻：纨绔世子甜又撩 Salt Pork盐巴猪Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The short drama The Tough Farmhouse Wife: The Heir Apparent Is Sweet and Flirtatious is now streaming on Hongguo and Tomato!] [Secret identity + taking down villains + sweet romance + comedy] Su Tong transmigrates into a book as a military prostitute who has been sold for ten years and has a tarnished reputation. A fake heir apparent personally proposes to her, figuring that her bad reputation means no one will stand up for her if she dies. Su Tong also thinks that an idle, useless male support 5.6kReads9.3Score715Shelves
13. 263 末 Transmigrated to the 1960s During the Apocalypse, the Female Side Character Wants to Run Away After Joining the Army 末世穿六零，随军后女配她想跑路 This and That云云尔尔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1960s + Spatial Storage + Superpowers + Military Marriage + Past and Present Lives] Important: The original heroine is not vilified! Lin Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The Zombie King slapped her to death, and when she opened her eyes, she discovered she had transmigrated. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a disposable cannon-fodder character! She had to split from the family as soon as she transmigrated? She did it without hesitation! Thinking of the hunger ahead, she decisively t 3.5kReads8.8Score399Shelves

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    Some are still unfinished, but you won't regret reading them.

14. 264 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 41.3kReads9.5Score5.5kShelves
15. 265 春 Secret Records of the Spring Boudoir: The Seductive Director of the Imperial Workshop 春闺秘录：厂公太撩人 Brother Pingbai平白兄Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted Born into a family of officials, she married into a distinguished clan. She enjoyed wealth and luxury in life, and was honored in death. That was her whole life. Whenever people spoke of her, they sighed, “She really was born lucky!” No one knew that she never wanted this kind of good fortune! Heaven has granted her another life, and the thing she wants most is to marry the man who holds power over the entire court... the Imperial Eunuch! 1.5kReads8.9Score212Shelves
16. 266 百 A Ten-Billion Dowry: My Scumbag Brother-in-Law Is Hard to Appease and Hard to Resist 百亿彩礼：渣男兄弟难哄又难撩 Ice Flower Spin冰花旋Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted (A beautiful, tragic male lead who rises to the top later, the ultimate walking blood bank, VS a fox-clan princess who loves money more than life.) The fox-clan princess is kicked out of her home and finds herself a boyfriend at the foot of the mountain. Just as they’re about to get married, he takes his ex-girlfriend abroad, making her a laughingstock among high society. In the middle of the night, she clutches a mountain of gold and silver and curses the heartless man. Then she turns around 223Reads6.8Score—Shelves
17. 267 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 213.7kReads9.4Score28.6kShelves

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    They are all capable and resourceful female protagonists who can stand on their own. [I've learned something new] I admire their courage and fearlessness.

18. 268 换 After Marrying a Barren Officer in a Marriage Swap, I Had a Blast Having Multiple Babies in the Army 换亲不育军官后，随军多胎赢麻了 Not Yet Worn or Stained未应磨染Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Switched marriages + military life + multiple births] Ye Qianxue is reborn. In her previous life, Gu Yunduan’s infertility earned her endless scorn. Then Gu Yunduan died on a mission, leaving her a widow at a young age. Meanwhile, Ye Zhaozhao married Shen Yihan and became a stepmother. Her stepchildren all grew up to be outstanding, and when Shen Yihan later became a senior military officer, she became the officer’s wife. Given another chance, she immediately proposes a marriage swap. This time 4.9kReads8.7Score496Shelves
19. 269 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 17.2kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    Sober and strong, the ideal female lead

20. 270 花 The Bridal Sedan Arrives, but She Refuses the Wedding, Hoping Only for an Old Friend's Return 花轿临门她拒嫁，只盼故人归 Xian Tan闲檀Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Revenge on Scumbags + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Payback] Shen Tang only learned on her deathbed that her elder legitimate sister, the empress, was not their parents’ daughter, but the murderer who had killed her entire family. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her. After dying, she was reborn on the day before her sister was to marry a man as a good-luck bride. In her previous life, her sister feared being widowed and schemed to make Shen Tang take her place. Then, after the marriage b 45.8kReads9.1Score6kShelves
21. 271 重 The Reborn Abandoned Wife Stands on Her Own 重生弃妇当自强 Fang Wai, Who Loves Deep-Fried Prawns爱吃油煎大虾的方外Modern Romance353k WordsCompleted As Xu Xiaoting lay in her hospital bed, she thought about how stifled she'd been her whole life. As a rich man's wife, wasn't having plenty of money wonderful? Why had she put everything she had into a worthless man, putting up with him again and again, until the frustration finally killed her? If she could live her life over, she'd never give up her career to be a housewife. She'd never believe the nonsense that her husband would come back after getting his fill of fun, and she'd never let hers 10.6kReads9.2Score898Shelves
22. 272 七 The 1970s: The Little Fool Only Clings to the Strongest Man 七零：小傻子只抱最粗的大腿 Seleucus塞琉古Modern Romance236k WordsCompleted [Period setting + doting romance + genuinely silly heroine + devoted to each other] A lot of this is made up by the author, so don’t overthink it!!! The characters’ values do not represent the author’s. Song Jinxi’s family home was too small, so they kicked her out and sent her to live with her older sister, who was stationed with the army, to make room for her brother. She couldn’t do the chores properly, never got enough to eat, and had to put up with her sister’s scorn. The little fool manage 5.1kReads6.4Score296Shelves
23. 273 女 Matriarchy: Resigning from the Golden Palace 女尊：辞金阙 Xie Yang谢央Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted He asked, “Does the Imperial Princess only make use of me? Is there not a trace of genuine feeling in her heart?” He said, “Your Highness, rest easy. Even if it costs me my life, I will bring Youzhou City back for you!” He said, “My wife, don’t frown. It’s only money. The He family will pay for it and help you unify the Nine Provinces.” He said, “Jiang Li, I already lost you once. This time, even if I die, I won’t let go of your hand.” They all asked her the same question: “Does Your Highness ha 8.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This is a good book ٩(๑^o^๑)۶, the writing is excellent, and the plot is tight and doesn't drag.

24. 274 女 Matriarchy: Your Majesty, Please Bestow Your Favor on Us All 女尊：陛下，请雨露均沾 Fortune Candy Bean发财糖豆Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World, Strong Female Lead, Historical Romance, Transmigration, Sweet Romance] Chu Yunxuan accidentally transmigrated into the body of an ignorant emperor who had just ascended the throne in a female-dominated world. From the start, she was in bed, having just favored her imperial consort, and so began her long journey of taking husbands. Faced with the harem fighting for her favor, Chu Yunxuan could only shout, “My poor kidneys!” There were plenty of obstacles on the road to do 1.1kReads8.6Score110Shelves
25. 275 七 The 1970s: The Vain Villainess Is Rotten to the Core 七零年代，作精女配坏透了 Glutinous Rice A糯米阿Modern Romance739k WordsCompleted [Complete] A sweet, scatterbrained, high-maintenance beauty VS a cold, aloof educated youth who was set up + Marriage Before Love Xu Nuonuo didn't want to marry a cripple, so she tricked a handsome man into marrying her. Only after the wedding did she learn he was an educated youth. She was lazy and greedy, always making a scene, and had even secretly picked out a man for herself. After a fall, she saw a jumble of events: she stole from her mother-in-law and even told her to die. The man who had 356Reads6.4Score—Shelves
26. 276 疯 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 7kReads9.3Score956Shelves

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    The female lead is the type where the male lead is sidelined.

27. 277 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 19.9kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
28. 278 娇 A Bride of Tender Grace 娇聘 Mu Xiaoyang沐晓杨Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted A captivating heroine + household intrigue + mystery-solving + married first, love later, and doting romance The heroine is a sharp-tongued little firecracker; the hero may be a smiling tiger. As the only daughter of the Minister of Revenue, Su Jinli is famous among the capital's noble families for her beauty, as well as for being spoiled, lazy, and useless. All she wants is to lie flat, but she is looked down on by the noble young ladies, disliked by her future mother-in-law, and even has her e 4kReads9.1Score592Shelves

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    A female-centric palace intrigue story, too beautiful to fast forward.

29. 279 奸 Married to a Villainous Minister 奸臣之妻 An Nian安年Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Yu Jiao woke up to find herself a poor farm girl in a house with bare walls, with barely enough to eat. Thinking she was the heroine of a farming novel for female readers, she set about treating illnesses, doing business, and farming, rolling up her sleeves to build a fortune and reach the top of the world. Later, her sickly cousin pulled off one success after another: passing all six examinations, placing first in all three stages, entering the Hanlin Academy, and rising rapidly through the ran 2.9kReads8.5Score368Shelves
30. 280 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves
31. 281 爽 So Satisfying! The Legitimate Daughter Sets the Marquis's Household Straight and Makes the Transmigrator Cry 爽翻！嫡女整顿侯府，气哭穿越女 Song Youyou宋柚柚Ancient Romance445k WordsCompleted [Reborn + revenge on scum + devoted to her husband + sweet and satisfying] Shang Shiyuan was born to greatness, but only learned before her death that the adopted daughter her father had taken in was a woman who had transmigrated into this world, and also his illegitimate daughter. Out of jealousy, the transmigrator stole her fortune, her father and brothers' affection, and her marriage to the Crown Prince. Shang Shiyuan was left homeless on the streets, becoming a madwoman hated by everyone in 2.3kReads8.4Score248Shelves
32. 282 掌 The Sect Leader's Aunt 掌教姑姑 Auspicious Blessings有福来仪Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Female Master and Male Disciple, Forbidden Tension and Push-Pull Romance + Palace and Household Intrigue + Revenge + Class Divide] Xie Yi is the most renowned governess in the entire capital. She has spent her whole life observing propriety, following the rules, and mastering every scheme and subtle maneuver. Because of the Xie family's wrongful case, she serves the Noble Consort and helps the Cui family's young master rise to power, always cautious and never daring to make a mistake. But durin 1.4kReads7.3Score108Shelves

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    The pacing is great, and the story is very engaging.

33. 283 盛 A Flourishing Age of Healing: The Legitimate Daughter Won't Marry Down 盛世医香之嫡女不下嫁 Jin Chi锦池Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Fan Qingyao was the daughter of a distinguished family and heir to a renowned physician, with medical skills unmatched by anyone. Yet she poisoned loyal ministers branded as rebels, mistook an enemy for her father, and threatened her own family into helping him seize power and the throne. Her maternal relatives were slaughtered, her brother burned to ashes, and her sister became a prostitute, abused by everyone. After she had been drained of all value, she was sent to the C 1.6kReads8.9Score223Shelves
34. 284 爆 Hilarious Mind Reading: The Prince Eats Gossip Until He Throws Up 爆笑读心术，王爷吃瓜吃到吐 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: The Hilarious Mind-Reading Art: The Prince Laughs at Gossip Until He Chokes Manhua adaptation: The Princess's Inner Thoughts Are Full of Gossip, and the Prince Is Hooked; The Princess's Inner Thoughts Can't Be Hidden [Historical fantasy + mind-reading + gossip System + silly comedy + System space + sweet romance + feel-good revenge + transmigration to an alternate world + palace and household intrigue + devoted and powerful couple + marriage before love + healing a posses 23.7kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    Palace intrigue, domestic power struggles, sweet and satisfying female protagonist novels: ① Hilarious female protagonist transmigrates into a woman disguised as a man and is forcefully pampered by a tyrant to become empress, laughing until her abs hurt. ② Funny transmigrated goddess doctor transmigrates into a coffin to be buried with the war god prince. ③ Hilarious mind-reading ability + gossip system 🍉🍉 The prince is so angry while eating gossip that he goes crazy from beginning to end. ④ Strong female protagonist with a space to punish scumbags and build a career, extremely satisfying. ⑤ Hilarious transmigrated female protagonist swaps bodies with the demon lord, laughing until her stomach hurts.

35. 285 一 Twins in One Birth: I Become the Harem's Most Ambitious Worker 一胎双子，我在后宫当卷王 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted What happens when a top-tier modern-day manipulator transmigrates into the imperial harem? On the night she was summoned to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber, Fu Qianyu bit his shoulder. Crown Prince Zhao Yuancheng, however, said it was no big deal. She might be a little willful, but she was quite alluring, and there was no harm in indulging her a little more. With a modern soul, Fu Qianyu knew men all too well. She alternated between being cool and warm toward Zhao Yuancheng. Keeping him at arm’s l 203Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Palace intrigue and strong female lead

36. 286 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! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is great. The female lead is smart, clear-headed, and decisive. Everyone in the cast is intelligent, and the plot is exciting and fast-paced.

37. 287 做 Be a Concubine? You're Not Worthy! I'll Find a Better Match, and You'll Beg Me to Stay 做妾？你也配？另谋高嫁你下跪 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted This book is now available as a full-cast audio drama, and it’s hilarious! Give it a listen! [Hilarious Transmigration + Medical Space + Sweet, Satisfying Romance + Power Struggles + Palace and Household Intrigue + Mutual Devotion and Strength] A genius in medicine and poison transmigrates to ancient times with a medical space. She wakes up in a coffin, only to have a bewitching man try to steal it? Her ex-husband favors his concubine, abuses his wife, and shamelessly claims her dowry? Her fathe 5.6kReads8.9Score556Shelves

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    The female lead is highly intelligent and adept at palace intrigue and domestic power struggles, taking revenge on villains and building her career with a satisfying and lighthearted style.

38. 288 陪 On the Night of My Burial, I Brought the God of War Prince Back from the Dead 陪葬夜，我让战神王爷起死回生 Young Master Lan公子兰Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors" Animated adaptation: "A Doctor’s Graceful Colors: The Prince’s Beloved" [Hilarious + Transmigration + Sweet romance + Obsessive love + Devoted pairing + Imperial physician heroine + Palace and household intrigue + Inspirational] I was a military doctor with a PhD when I transmigrated, only to find myself about to be buried alive as a sacrifice for the dead God of War, the Prince? I grabbed the burial offerings and ran, planning to live in luxu 20.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
39. 289 桃 A Peach Blossom Promise: The Old Friend Returns 桃花诺故人归 Yi Nuo意糯Ancient Romance103k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she was a princess, and he was a prince of Nanjiang. Through a twist of fate, she loved the wrong person and married the wrong person. Left with a broken body, she resolutely ended her life. He searched for her for half his life, never married, and took his own life before her grave. “A Zhi, I’ve come to find you. Wait for me at the Bridge of Helplessness. In our next life, you must be my wife. Wait for me to marry you.” In this life, she is the only daughter of the Jun fam 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 235.3kReads9.7Score27.5kShelves

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    One is about palace intrigue, the other about cultivating immortality—both are excellent, super captivating!

41. 291 美 Three Escapes by a Beauty 美人三逃 Summer Cicada Song夏日鸣婵Ancient Romance213k WordsCompleted (Possessive love + unhinged male lead + transmigrated female lead) Mad dog male lead × female lead he gradually drives mad Jiang Yuan ran away three times. The first time was when she learned that Pei Jing only intended to take her as a concubine. The second was after she pretended to be docile and obedient, successfully earning Pei Jing’s trust. The third was on the eve of their wedding. Unfortunately, fate played cruel tricks on her. She failed all three times, and Pei Jing grew more and more 9.4kReads8.2Score488Shelves
42. 292 傻 The Foolish Girl Returns 傻女归来 The Coldest Days Are Coming小寒将至Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead]+ [No CP]+ [Revenge]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Multiple secret identities]+ [Strong allies] Suffering can wear down a person’s resolve and break their backbone, but it can also awaken their potential and forge a new beginning. When Lian Hui was five, a sudden illness took both her parents. A high fever left her intellectually disabled, and her own relatives drove her out of the family home. Alone with a dog, she struggled to survive in the wilderness ne 12.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a very good book and worth following. The low rating probably means it's not finished yet. It's a high-quality novel worth 9 points or more.

43. 293 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 49.1kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    Ren Ran had a smooth and successful 18 years, but then suffered ten years of bad luck. A Taoist priest said she had a noble destiny, but unfortunately her fate was switched. She was reborn to save her family, save herself, and make those who harmed her pay for their crimes.

44. 294 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 196.2kReads9.5Score26.2kShelves
45. 295 换 I Switched Back to Women’s Clothes and Took My Twin Sister’s Place as the Blind Crown Prince’s Bride 换回女装替孪生妹妹嫁给瞎眼太子 L Qian BaiduL千百度Ancient Romance950k WordsCompleted The notorious chancellor has a pair of “fraternal twins,” a son and a daughter born to a concubine. No one knows that his son has disguised herself as a boy since childhood. At sixteen, she achieved top honors in all three imperial examinations, and by eighteen, everyone in court feared and respected her as the young chancellor. The young chancellor's younger sister is utterly unremarkable, yet the Crown Prince falls deeply in love with her and overcomes every obstacle to ask the emperor to arra 818Reads8.1Score102Shelves

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    The female protagonist awakens to the idea of ​​becoming an empress; she craves power.

46. 296 拔 I Pulled Out My Son’s Pacifier. He Wailed, and I Laughed 拔儿子奶嘴，他哇哇哭我哈哈笑 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance784k WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [Raising Kids + Adorable Children] The eldest daughter of the Gu family is married to an emperor, and her son is the crown prince. She had a winning hand, yet threw it all away by eloping with someone else. When Gu Nuo first transmigrated, she was holding a bowl of poison. The System told her she was about to poison her emperor husband and run away with her lover! What? Had she lost her mind and grown tired of living? Gu Nuo smashed the bowl. Worried that her plot to murder the emp 10.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
47. 297 国 No One in the Duke's Mansion Is Good 国公府全员非良善 Bei Mu Nan Qiao北木南乔Ancient Romance906k WordsCompleted An Rongjin was the most honored princess in the Sheng Dynasty, cherished by everyone. Even though she was blind, she was still made Crown Princess. After the wedding, she relied on the emperor’s favor. The Crown Prince took concubines, while she kept male favorites, never once taking him seriously. Who could have guessed that the emperor’s favor was no more than an illusion, part of the emperor’s scheme? On the day the Crown Prince ascended the throne, An Rongjin was bound to an altar and burned 2.5kReads7.8Score229Shelves

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    The rating is so-so. Everyone's a villain. No leniency, no saints. Just fight!

48. 298 瞎 My Blind Husband Is a Hopeless Romantic. I Can Lie to Him and Deceive Him, but He Won’t Leave 瞎子夫君恋爱脑，欺他骗他都不跑 Deer in the Deep Forest深林的鹿Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Shen Zhixi only wanted to have a child with Song Lianzhou, not take responsibility for him. Men were all worthless and could never be relied on. Their only use was helping women get pregnant. Her own father taught her the first lesson in hating men. She had never met her biological father. He got her mother pregnant out of wedlock, then abandoned them, leaving mother and daughter to endure everyone’s scorn. Later, her childhood sweetheart betrayed and set her up, making her give up on men for g 7.4kReads9.1Score882Shelves
49. 299 夫 The Day Her Husband Welcomed a Transmigrator into Their Home, She Awakened 夫君迎穿越女进门那日，她觉醒了 Flower Eunuch婲公公Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted Li Shu lost her mother when she was young and was cherished like a precious jewel by her father and brothers. The emperor and empress also took her into the palace and raised her for several years. Though she was no princess, she was more privileged than even the unfavored princesses. With a beauty unmatched in the Cangyun Kingdom, she was the undisputed darling of heaven, and her life had been smooth sailing. But in the fifth year of her marriage, her husband brought home a frail young woman fr 12.2kReads8.3Score982Shelves
50. 300 冲 I Married to Bring Good Luck, Then My Husband Returned from the Dead 冲喜嫁人后，战死的亡夫回来了 Little Hétang小禾棠Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted Jin Ning transmigrated to ancient times and charmed a general into becoming her boyfriend. Later, she discovered that he was far too possessive and thought about bedroom antics every day. Luckily, he was devoted and faithful, so she put up with it! Unfortunately, her general boyfriend died on the frontier, and she was forced to marry his late friend to bring him good fortune. Her sickly husband was gentle and considerate, and she gradually fell for him. At the Qingming Festival the following y 105.2kReads8.9Score12.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and becomes involved with a young general. After the general dies in battle, she is forced to marry his half-brother. Three years later, the general is resurrected, initiating a series of forced marriages and acquisitions. The premise is fresh, and the author's writing is excellent. Highly recommended!

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