Looking for a Palace-Intrigue Novel Where the Female Lead Eventually Falls in Love with the Male Lead 想看宫斗的女主最后也爱上男主的

1. 201 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 2.3kReads9.1Score258Shelves

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   This is really good, the writing is delicate, the characters are very three-dimensional, and the heroine is very smart.

2. 202 抢 I Stole Consort De’s Baby, Now I’ll Spoil You, Fourth Master! 抢了德妃的娃，四爷我来宠！ Pour Me a Cup of Tea来盏茶Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted What’s it like when someone who firmly believes in historical materialism suddenly transmigrates? Jing Su: ...I’d really like to think about it, but my freshly beaten backside won’t let me. To stay alive, Jing Su quickly sets herself some life goals. Goal one: Keep her head down until she can leave the palace at twenty-five! Why it fell through: Staying alive is too hard. She has to climb higher. Goal two: Su Malagu is so impressive. I want to be like her! Why it fell through: I’ve fallen for th 5.9kReads9.2Score516Shelves

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   This is the first Qing Dynasty palace novel. It has the most different male protagonist I have ever read. I couldn't help but laugh [shyly] while reading it. I forgot the details of the second book, but it must be good if I can read it in its entirety [Like]. In the third book, the male protagonist has three qualities: high IQ, emotional intelligence, and strength. He is a perfect male protagonist who can solve many problems for the female protagonist (I guess that's what happened. It took so long that I kind of forgot about it [face covering]). Even if the female protagonist doesn't fall in love with the male protagonist, she feels like he's not worth it [laughing].

3. 203 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 12.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves
4. 204 高 Marrying Up 高嫁 Dust and Ashes尘灰Ancient Romance755k WordsCompleted On the day Ning Wanqiao married Duan Yunzhou, he brought his white moonlight into the household as his concubine. On their wedding night, Ning Wanqiao spent the night alone, while Duan Yunzhou stayed in his white moonlight's courtyard night after night. Later, Ning Wanqiao learned that she was the wicked woman standing in the way of Duan Yunzhou and his white moonlight. She was neglected everywhere in the Marquis's household and was not allowed to live in the main courtyard reserved for the Marc 10.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
5. 205 太 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 13.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves

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   The heroine has been thinking about the ending of revenge, but she also fell in love with the hero in the extra chapter.

6. 206 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 18.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   A different kind of palace fight, but super good-looking, it's worth it if you look at it [Sending Hearts] The female protagonist is awesome, the male protagonist has a love brain, and abdicates for love, and the female protagonist turns into an empress [Blowing Kiss]

7. 207 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 14.4kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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   It's so pretty [sending my heart]

8. 208 快 Quick Transmigration! Starting with Winning Over the Tyrant 快穿！从攻略暴君开始 Yunzhou Nanyin云洲南吟Ancient Romance473k WordsCompleted [A calculating girl’s daily life with a bunch of lunatic emperors] [Original title: Quick Transmigration! Harem Growth Plan] After accidentally binding to the “White Moonlight” System, Jiang Ruo has to win the emperors’ affection before she can leave. With years of gaming experience under her belt, she’s sure she can thrive in the harem! But when she sees the words [Tyranny Level: 100] hovering unmistakably over the foolish emperor’s head, she falls silent. The foolish emperor: “I don’t care h 940Reads8.7Score103Shelves
9. 209 咸 The Laid-Back Consort Wins in the Harem 咸鱼宠妃在后宫躺赢了 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance245k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Mu Lianyin was imprisoned by Mu Cheng because of her beautiful face. While trying to escape, she hit her head and ended up in an ancient imperial harem. Lianyin decided that lying low and coasting through life would be just fine. But... Why was the story getting more and more out of control? Could someone tell her why this emperor looked exactly like Mu Cheng? Why wasn’t the male lead falling in love with the woman who transmigrated into a book, and instead kept pestering h 237Reads7.3Score—Shelves
10. 210 宠 The Emperor’s Doting Consort: He Coaxes Her Day and Night 宠妃多娇：帝王折腰日日哄 Long Moon Crossing the Bright长月渡明Ancient Romance455k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + Fertility + Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Alternate History] What’s it like to transmigrate into a sweet romance novel after it has already ended? Jiang Lanxue says her golden finger is completely useless. The original owner had been in the palace for three months but had never met Emperor Xuanning, so the other consorts didn’t take her seriously at all. Unexpectedly, on the very first day Jiang Lanxue transmigrated, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedch 489Reads6.6Score—Shelves
11. 211 后 The Harem: A Rookie’s Guide to Climbing the Ranks 后宫：小菜鸟的升职记 Head of the Get-Rich Project暴富项目负责人Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted (Completed) A low-profile concubine with no connections or schemes somehow becomes the revered Empress Dowager, leaving the younger women who have just entered the palace gossiping in confusion. The younger women: “Your Majesty, could you tell us how you conquered the harem and climbed your way to the top?” Su Mingyan: “...By being lazy?” Su Mingyan transmigrates into the palace as a low-ranking fifth-rank lady. As soon as she realizes she has transmigrated, she decides to be a couch potato. 55Reads8.0Score—Shelves
12. 212 王 The Fluffy Princess: The Sick, Cruel Prince’s Cherished Darling 王妃毛绒绒：病娇阴戾王爷掌中宠 When the Clouds Sleep云眠之时Ancient Romance124k WordsCompleted [Historical romance + sweet doting love + lighthearted and adorable + 1v1] Yandere, gloomy and obsessive vs. soft, cute and fluffy Xie Jinyan vs. Lin Yuzhi Xie Jinyan, courtesy name Ce Xuan, is twenty-six years old and the Prince of Sheng'an in the Jing Kingdom. His status is exalted, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Lin Yuzhi, nineteen, is the youngest daughter of the prime minister. Gentle and sweet, adorably naive and harmless, she is terrified of Xie Jinyan. Late at night, 32Reads5.5Score—Shelves
13. 213 妾 The Stunning and Clear-Headed Concubine, and the Crown Prince Slowly Falls for Her 妾室绝美又清醒，太子逐步沦陷 A Little Comet一只小彗星Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Main story complete] (The rating just came out, so it’s a little low. New readers, don’t let that scare you off. Feel free to check out the reviews or give the book a try. Thanks!) Transmigrate into a book + reborn in another world + palace intrigue first, harem intrigue later + stunning, clear-headed heroine + not a pure couple This is Shen Yan’s second time transmigrating into a book. The first time, she became a palace maid who was destined to end up as a disposable character according to th 1.1kReads7.5Score100Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace, fighting in the house, ancient romance, sweet pets

14. 214 穿 Transmigrated as a Consort: I Just Want a Peaceful Life 穿越成妃：我只想清闲过日子 The Queen Returns女王归来Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Household Intrigue] It seems people who transmigrate never have to worry about getting married. She arrived and the problem was already taken care of. She had been a modern-day office drone, working nine to five and staying up late for five years until she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. But before she could settle on a place, she got caught up in a wave of transmigration and wound up in the unfamiliar Great Xia Kingdom. H 3.2kReads9.2Score285Shelves
15. 215 王 The Prince's Bedchamber Maid 王爷的通房小姐 Yu Xiao Yu Has Fish余小鱼有鱼Ancient Romance136k WordsOngoing At twenty-two, Xia Yuhe was diagnosed with an ovarian endometrioma. The doctor said the safest treatment was to find someone to marry and have a child as soon as possible. But Xia Yuhe had been single since birth and attended girls' schools from a young age. There wasn't a man in sight around her. Even the bugs that flew past were male. Where was she supposed to find a man to have a baby with? It felt like the sky had fallen. Who would have guessed that, just as Xia Yuhe was dazed with worry, sh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Then I recommend this book

16. 216 退 After Breaking Off My Engagement, Kangxi Made Me His Favorite Consort 退婚后，我被康熙独宠后宫 Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A flirtatious beauty who loves to play games versus a seemingly proper, devoted emperor who falls into her trap] He YinYin, a star who rose from humble beginnings, died and transmigrated into the body of Hesheli, the Qing Dynasty wife of Longkodo, who was turned into a human pincushion. Fortunately, she had only just gotten engaged. To escape her tragic fate, she calmly thought things through and laid out the following plan. Step one: take Longkodo’s credit for saving the emperor... Step two: g 12.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    In the first book, the female protagonist wears a book and manipulates the male protagonist, and even knows how to guide the male protagonist to know her true identity. The male protagonist is reluctant to give up on her, and is finally moved by the male protagonist; in the second book, the female protagonist wears clothes as Longkodo's fiancée, and seduce Kangxi in order to avoid being used as a human pig. Later, Kangxi discovers her true identity, and the female protagonist plans to escape, and Kangxi wakes up overnight.

17. 217 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 66.7kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
18. 218 病 The Sickly, Love-Obsessed Crown Prince's Daily Devotion to His Wife 病娇恋爱脑太子的宠妻日常 Jiang Yuyi江予一Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (The comic drama Zhaozhao Meets Ning is now available on Hongguo) [Sweet historical romance + utterly lovestruck and devoted male lead + both leads are each other’s first love + cheerful, sweet story + happy ending] Xie Changchen, Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, is a peerlessly handsome man. He became famous throughout the land at fifteen after the Battle of Qiancheng. But his frail health leaves him coughing up blood at the slightest exertion, and the Imperial Preceptor once declared th 24.4kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves
19. 219 出 Born Humble? Made Noble Consort Three Months After Entering the Palace 出身低微？入宫三月封贵妃 Immortal Osmanthus Pudding人仙桂花酪Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [A stunningly beautiful heroine + ruthless revenge + palace intrigue + both leads' first love, don't ask me how it works, the emperor has his ways] Ten years ago, the Tang clan was framed by villains and sentenced to execution, their blood flowing for miles. No one knew that beneath the mountain of corpses, the youngest daughter of the Tang family was still alive. Ten years later, Tang Wanhua changed her name to Ning Sitang and entered the imperial harem on the strength of her unparalleled beaut 630Reads8.9Score105Shelves
20. 220 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 10.2kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
21. 221 储 Storing Charm 储媚色 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Ancient Romance512k WordsCompleted Li You transmigrated into a book, becoming the delicate, flowerlike heroine of a historical romance about political intrigue and tragic love, a heroine the male lead would torment in body, heart, and soul from beginning to end. But the moment she arrived, Li You discovered that her cousin, the story's wicked second female lead, had been reborn. So she was about to be demoted to a mere cannon-fodder character? Li You: "..." Fine, let me lie down for a while. On her wedding day, her cousin didn't 13.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    Then read these books and you won't lose money by investing in them.

22. 222 皇 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 5kReads8.4Score460Shelves
23. 223 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 41Reads6.4Score—Shelves
24. 224 人 In the Crown Prince’s Harem, We’re All Competing to Get Ahead! 人在太子后院，一起卷起来！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted Empress Wenzhao was a famously bewitching consort and the most talented empress. The way she has been judged and defined throughout her life has changed many times, but that has never diminished her status or the value of studying her. [System + Raising Kids + Relentless Competition] Thanks to being well fed at home, Qi Jiao was plump and rosy-cheeked. After a flood, she was sold into the palace as a maid, and when she got a little older, she was assigned to the empress’s palace. A few years lat 13.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
25. 225 皇 The Emperor Takes My Place in the Inner Palace Struggle 皇帝替我来宫斗 Winter Moon Man冬月漫Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted [Completed] Word has spread through the imperial harem: in the first selection of consorts since the emperor took personal control of the government, he actually chose a fool to enter the palace as a consort. The Noble Consort sneered at the pretty fool, while Consort Xian simply watched for the fun of it. Shen Shuhe had no idea she had become famous in the palace before even entering it. Since everyone thought she was a fool, she might as well keep up the act. That would make life more peaceful 80Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The first book, "Two Directions", the second one, "Unclean" (if you don't like it, don't read it). The male protagonist is super doting on the female protagonist, and she's a bit sadistic in the end.

26. 226 昭 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 112.8kReads9.5Score13.5kShelves

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    I like the sentence in it the most, those in lower positions seek power, only those in higher positions seek love.

27. 227 皇 The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at 7.2kReads8.9Score582Shelves
28. 228 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 11.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
29. 229 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 16.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
30. 230 带 Days in a Palace Drama with a System 带着系统在宫斗剧里的日子 Love Purple Rice Yogurt爱吃紫米酸奶Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted With a reincarnation System from the underworld, Shu Ning has no choice but to fight to survive through each mission. P.S. Everyone has their own writing style. This story is based on TV dramas, and the author’s writing may not suit everyone’s tastes. I hope every reader finds a story they love! This is the everyday life of a wage worker in a palace-intrigue novel. Primarily set in Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace and Empresses in the Palace... (It’s a slow transmigration story.) 3.4kReads8.5Score130Shelves

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    Gongdou system late stage single favorite

31. 231 我 With the Beloved Empress System, I Become the Prince's Favorite 我靠宠后系统，被王爷宠上天 Sweet Nine with Sugar甜九加糖Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet story] Gu Qingmei wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated into the body of a palace selection candidate with the same name. “Ding! The Beloved Empress System is online. Our goal: defeat every obstacle and claim the throne of Empress!” Gu Qingmei looks at the emperor across from her, carefully holding out the imperial seal, and smiles alluringly. That was easier than expected. Xie Lang looks at the young woman in front of him, who's angry with him, a 802Reads9.0Score100Shelves
32. 232 我 I Took Off with the Beloved Consort System 我靠宠妃系统起飞了 Shi Nuo Zi A是诺子啊Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Mo Yijiao thought her luck was pretty lousy. First she was swindled, then she got into an accident and died, and now some mysterious System had latched onto her. Maybe she should go pay her respects to a Bodhisattva and shake off her bad luck. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've successfully used a milk-scented body-fragrance pill!] [Congratulations, Host, you've drawn the “Beautiful Women Don't Have Bad Breath When They Wake Up” card!] [Congratulations, Host, you've drawn the “Conceive Two Chi 275Reads8.1Score—Shelves
33. 233 进 The Concubine’s Daughter Rises Through the Ranks After Entering the Palace 进宫后庶女一路高升 Ming Shiqi明十七Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted After a car accident, Chen Zhirou unexpectedly transmigrates and becomes the beautiful, timid Seventh Miss of the Yong'an Marquis Household. Rather than let her father give her away as a concubine, Chen Zhirou chooses to risk everything by entering the palace. On the day of the selection, she is about to be rejected when she calls out to the emperor, earning herself the rank of Good Lady. But that is nowhere near enough. The harem is filled with three thousand beauties, each extraordinary in he 655Reads8.2Score100Shelves
34. 234 娘 The Consort Is Pregnant, and the Emperor's Lineage Is Saved 娘娘有孕，皇帝香火续上了 Bai Linran百林然Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Stunning Heroine + Mutual First Love + System-Assisted Childbearing + Satisfying Palace Intrigue + Quick Transmigration + No Fixed Couple Meng Wenyao dies in her sleep and unexpectedly obtains a childbearing System. By completing childbirth missions, she can extend her lifespan. World One: The Emperor Who Cannot Perform (Mutual First Love) During the struggle for the throne, the emperor injures himself with icy water to protect his life. When he sees women throwing themselves at him like hung 887Reads8.8Score102Shelves
35. 235 好 The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃：独得圣宠 The Fish Who Loves Tea爱喝茶的鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Noble Consort Jingmin: the highest rank many women in the imperial harem could dream of attaining. But what if it was a posthumous title? Who would want that? Given another chance, Wanran had no desire to become empress. She only wanted everyone who had harmed her in her previous life to receive their due punishment, and for her children to live in peace, never again to suffer through those dark days. As for the emperor, she would never again give him her whole heart. 3.4kReads9.2Score262Shelves
36. 236 人 Life Simulator: I'm a Pro at Rising Through Palace Schemes 人生模拟器：宫斗升职我专业 I Eat Tomatoes Without Spitting Out the Skins吃西红柿不吐番茄皮Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Palace Intrigue + System + Golden Finger + A Story That's 30% Indulgence and 70% Playing It Safe] (Important, important, important!!! Content warning: The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time. At first, she has some girlish romantic notions; she isn't highly intelligent from the start. Not a mutually exclusive first-love story, and the male lead doesn't dote on her alone. Don't read if these bother you.) From the start, she's in the hardest difficulty mode. After s 4.7kReads9.1Score634Shelves
37. 237 娘 The Consort Doesn’t Want to Compete for Favor Anymore 娘娘不想争宠了 Mint Tea薄荷茶Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Over-the-top drama is everywhere, but a transmigration that really screws you over? One moment, she’s transported to the day of her wedding and becomes an empress nobody favors. Shen Yao thinks these ancient people are terrifying. She doesn’t want to fight for power in the harem or court. Couldn’t they just treat her like a useless ornament and leave her alone? But then... “Your Majesty, did you poison someone today?” Shen Yao: “...” 156Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 进 I Entered the Palace as a Maid, but Bore the Crown Prince Twins 进宫当宫女，却给太子生下龙凤胎 Everything Goes Well万事皆宜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ji Nianzhen entered the palace as a maid and was always perfectly obedient. She planned to keep her head down until she was allowed to leave the palace, but then she unexpectedly became the Crown Prince's concubine. To her surprise, luck kept coming her way, and she rose in rank while raising a child! But is being obedient really enough to survive in the palace? Even in this deep palace, she never forgot who she was. She kept her hands clean as she protected herself and her child. A kind heart a 2.2kReads8.6Score157Shelves
39. 239 咸 The Lazy Noble Consort Is Forced into Palace Intrigue 咸鱼贵妃被迫宫斗 Jun Zhenmian君枕眠Ancient Romance615k WordsCompleted Lu Jiu does everything to become a lazy, carefree fish: she volunteers for the Cold Palace, gives up on herself, and makes it on her own! Yet somehow, she still earns the title of the harem's number-one scheming green tea! The Empress Dowager says, “This girl is alluring. You can tell at a glance she won't stay chaste!” The consorts say, “Little sister, your methods are impressive. We admit defeat!” Her father says, “Well done! Keep it up! Great success is just around the corner!” The Emperor sa 144Reads8.8Score—Shelves
40. 240 都 I'm Already a Concubine, So What's Wrong with a Little Cunning? 都做妾了，有点小心机怎么了？ A Qing Who Loves to Eat爱吃的小晴Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Scheming in the household early on, palace intrigue later + System + Gorgeous heroine + A little childbirth + Sweet romance] [Stunning heroine who is sweet yet ruthless and a brilliant actress × Cold-faced prince who dotes on his wife and lets his imagination run wild] The male lead in this palace-intrigue novel is not sexually inexperienced. He favors the heroine early on and devotes himself solely to her later. Readers who mind should proceed with caution. In her previous life, Su Yujiao was 2.4kReads7.3Score150Shelves
41. 241 易 With a Fertile Constitution, the Low-Ranking Consort Becomes the Emperor’s Favorite 易孕体质，小答应摇身一变成宠妃 Purple Cat紫色猫Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System golden finger + multiple births + silly beauty + laid-back palace intrigue + doted on exclusively later + not a pure romance] Guys, how is this fair? Other women fight for favor with their family background, beauty, and talents... Qing Luo does it by getting pregnant. She spends her days having babies, raising them, and doting on them, gradually earning the emperor's exclusive favor. With her children by her side, she climbs to the top of life... 17.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
42. 242 穿 Book Transmigration: I'm Thriving in the Harem by Doing Nothing 穿书：我在后宫躺赢了 A Little Wen Sauce一只文酱Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted Shen Bairong is an overworked modern office drone who transmigrates into a novel she's read, only to become its villainess! Fight back and turn her life around? No thanks, she's not cut out for that. But why isn't the male lead following the script?! Gong Yuxuan pins her beneath him and whispers in her ear, “My beloved consort seems to be enjoying the show~” Shen Bairong: Trapped in the corner of the bed, trembling! Wait, what's going on? Did the male lead pick up the wrong script? Shen Bairong 285Reads8.5Score—Shelves
43. 243 穿 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 300Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 244 本 I'm Not to Be Trifled With 本宫不好惹 Pear Blossoms in Misty Rain梨花烟雨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ning Xiyue’s guide to surviving in the imperial harem: First, don’t fear shame. Second, don’t fear death. Have thick skin and a ruthless streak. Be magnanimous, but always repay a grudge... Of course, is this a survival guide or a guide to getting yourself killed? That depends on whether you can win over His Majesty the Emperor. 299Reads8.8Score—Shelves
45. 245 后 Climbing the Ranks in the Harem Is No Easy Feat 后宫美人升职难 Cool Water Moon凉水月Ancient Romance771k WordsCompleted The moment An Su transmigrates, she finds herself a beautiful but ill woman who hasn’t seen the emperor in ages, without so much as a piece of charcoal to keep warm. To survive in this ruthless imperial harem, An Su decides to take a gamble. Who would have thought she’d rise to become the most favored consort in the palace? 185Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 246 权 The Powerful Minister's Little Spoiled Concubine Is Doted on to No End 权臣家的小作妾被宠上了天 The House Star Is a Star房星本是星Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted [Also known as: A Heavenly Emperor’s Consort Gets Laid Off and Starts Over] She woke up to find herself another man’s concubine. The good news: he was the emperor. The bad news: the emperor was bankrupt, and she, a peony raised in a golden basin, was about to be handed over to a new owner. Meng Fu, about to be given away: ∑ (°口°๑)! What are you waiting for? Run! Meng Fu, having escaped one danger only to fall into another: ( ╯-_-)╯┴, ┴… Just destroy the world already. - As the fifth son of 4.1kReads9.0Score417Shelves

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    It's beautiful, I love watching it, it's all a palace fight and a house fight😊

47. 247 通 After the Maid's Heartbreak Escape, the Crown Prince Cries Night After Night, Clutching a Dog 通房心碎逃跑后，太子抱狗夜夜哭 Yu Nanting玉南廷Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 22.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
48. 248 抢 Stealing Another Man's Wife Is Wrong, But It Sure Feels Right 抢别人媳妇不礼貌，但是，真香 The Phone's Owner是机主本人Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted Ju Yue was so beautiful that her fiancé worried people would say he was marrying her for her looks. So, on their wedding day, he deliberately left her waiting outside the marquis’s residence to show that he didn’t care about beauty. Even worse, he led his virtuous and demure cousin inside first to perform the wedding rites. Could Ju Yue put up with that? Absolutely not! She made a scene on the spot and demanded to break off the engagement. The young tyrant Lou Buqi happened to be passing by. He 6.6kReads8.5Score671Shelves

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    It's very funny and can be a great way to relieve stress after work!

49. 249 重 Reborn, I Promise You a Lifetime of Joy 重生，许你一世倾欢 Wu Yuetang伍月棠Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted (Both leads reborn + scheming prince + palace and household intrigue + punishing scumbags + physician heroine) In her previous life, Ye Ruan was hopelessly devoted to Prince Xuan, Jun Li. But at the Mid-Autumn banquet, the drunken Prince Jing, Jun Zhan, took her innocence. To avenge herself, she pretended to marry into Prince Jing’s household. While he was away on campaign, she forged the late emperor’s edict and elevated the scumbag to the highest position. But once everything had settled, the 10.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
50. 250 贵 The Noble Consort Is Both Charming and Alluring 贵妃她又娇又媚 Mo Ge墨歌Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Just after Lin Jiaojiao wins the title of International Best Actress, a car accident sends her transmigrating into a melodramatic palace-intrigue romance called The Violent Monarch's White Moonlight. She becomes the female antagonist, a shameless troublemaker who loves to stir up trouble. Lin Jiaojiao says, “No need to panic.” With her lucky koi aura, she'll trample the female lead, power up all the way, and claim the highest seat in the land. But just as Lin Jiaojiao is excited to show off her 396Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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