Palace Intrigue, a Transmigrated Female Lead, a Golden Finger, and a Ruthless, Clearheaded Heroine 宫斗剧，女主穿越，金手指，是个狠人，理智

1. 1 贬 Demote the Wife to a Concubine? The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Wipes Out His Entire Family 贬妻为妾？重生嫡女嘎了他全家 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Strong female and male leads + both leads' first and only love + satisfying reborn story + nation and family] She was a renowned female war god, formidable in battle and unmatched in strategy. After being reborn in the body of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's household in the Great Yong, whose honor had been besmirched, her supposedly gentle and refined fiancé came to break off their engagement and demote her to a concubine. Every one of her relatives regarded her as a disgrace 28.4kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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   I highly recommend the second book. The first is about rebirth, the second is about transmigration. The female lead in the second book is genuinely vicious, but it's incredibly satisfying to read. It's about the extreme tug-of-war between the Japanese slave princess and the "pure" general... As for why I added the exclamation mark, those who know, know.

2. 2 穿 I Reincarnated as the Wicked Eldest Princess, and I'm Not Changing My Ways 穿成恶毒嫡长公主，不洗白 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance359k WordsCompleted [Romance + Sweet Love] Shang Changge transmigrated into a book, becoming the notorious eldest legitimate princess in a male-oriented power fantasy. As a villain, Shang Changge wasn't worried at all. Reforming her image was out of the question. She just wanted to keep doing whatever she pleased. Her evil plans came in three parts. 1 Shang Changge: “Take out the old emperor so my beautiful crown prince brother can ascend the throne without a hitch.” Her beautiful crown prince brother: “...” Why co 3.5kReads9.1Score311Shelves
3. 3 清 After Reincarnating into the Qing Dynasty, I Slacked Off with the Ninth Prince 清穿后与九爷一起摆烂 Pearl Qi's Little Noodles珍珠琪小面片Ancient Romance307k WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, with differences from recorded history] Xiao Ran went to sleep and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty, an era when men held all the power and women had no status. According to the novels she’d read, wasn’t she on her way to marrying the Fourth Prince and becoming the future Yongzheng Emperor’s woman? Amazing, she’d landed herself a powerful patron! What? She was actually the Ninth Prince’s consort? The notorious, venomous Ninth Prince from history? Oh, h 5.1kReads7.6Score310Shelves
4. 4 综 A Comprehensive Qing Dynasty Journey: Splendid Elegance 综清穿：锦绣风华 Drunk in the Flower Fields花田醉Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted (Alternate Qing Dynasty setting + Space + System + Slow Travel Through Worlds + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Story) Her golden finger is seriously overpowered. She can torment anyone she likes, but never the heroine. There may not be a love interest in every world. (A quick heads-up: this is a Qing Dynasty crossover story. The heroine will transmigrate into all kinds of roles. If that's not your thing, feel free to leave. There's no need to tell the author you're dropping the story, or to stic 13kReads9.2Score744Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigrated as the Fierce Primary Consort of the Dimwitted Tenth Prince 穿成草包十爷的凶悍嫡福晋 The White Coat Has Given Up白大褂它摆烂了Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A devoted, exclusive 1v1 romance. The heroine is an ordinary person with no golden finger. She will eventually reveal her true identity and change history, so read with caution if that bothers you.] [Lighthearted throughout, perfect for relaxing. Sweet romance, an extra-sugary treat, and the heroine never gets mistreated.] Nomin, a free-spirited princess of the grasslands, is selected for the palace and becomes the primary wife of the hopeless Tenth Prince. She is completely dumbfounded. The Cr 7.5kReads9.1Score667Shelves
6. 6 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 396Reads6.6Score—Shelves
7. 7 清 The Qing Transmigration Crown Princess: I Have a Lucky Envelope Group 清穿太子妃：我有一个红包群 SnowballS雪球SAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Not a historically accurate Qing dynasty transmigration story; includes original settings and will change the ending.] [Male lead is not a virgin; he has concubines. Clear-eyed, theatrical heroine + arrogant male lead. He loves her, but she doesn’t love him.] [Wish fulfillment, no angst for the heroine, novice writing style. Read with caution if that bothers you.] Shi Shuyao was framed by her reborn cousin and became the Crown Prince’s consort. As someone who had transmigrated, she knew the Cr 12kReads9.0Score918Shelves
8. 8 闺 Best Friends Reborn Together: Marrying Princes, Then Faking Their Deaths 闺蜜同穿，嫁皇子，双双死遁 Jing Mo Yi京墨一Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Best-friend fiction + transmigration + System + faked death + travel between ancient and modern worlds + princes chase their wives in the modern world] Wen Yuan, eldest daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household, and Ji Xingyao, youngest daughter of the great general who guards the border, are married on the same day: Wen Yuan to Crown Prince Li Zhao, and Ji Xingyao to Fifth Prince Li Heng. Both weddings are kept simple, with fewer than ten guests. That is because the maternal clan of the princes’ 2.4kReads7.3Score137Shelves

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   The first book I highly recommend is about a female protagonist and her best friend who travel back in time to the male protagonist's era. The female protagonist even has a child with him, but she returns home after giving birth and is hurt by the male protagonist.

9. 9 你 You Chose Your White Moonlight. I Returned to the Modern World, So Why Are You Crying? 你选白月光，我穿回现代你哭什么 Mu Shinian慕时念Ancient Romance567k WordsOngoing [No Getting Back Together After the Breakup + Transported to Another World + Pocket Dimension] [Male Lead Gets Put Through the Wringer + Regret and Groveling + Clear-Headed Female Lead] An Qing, the daughter of a tycoon, is kidnapped and thrown off a cliff, only to find herself transported to an alternate ancient world. She has loved a man for ten years, but they can never be together. Unsure if she'll ever make it back, she decides to let him go and start a new life. Then Prince Zhao, Mo Haoche 223Reads8.2Score—Shelves
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: The Male Leads My White Moonlight Used to Toy With All Go Mad 快穿：白月光渣过的男主全疯了 Yao Yaoling夭妖铃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [One-on-one romance + both leads are each other’s first and only + sweet romance + heroine is the male leads’ unattainable first love] [Yandere and unhinged love interests + romantic rivalry + happy endings in every world] Mu Tiantian was an outstanding employee of the World Administration Bureau. Just as she was about to retire and enjoy her life, she was suddenly warned that all the mission worlds from her past were on the verge of collapse?! The male leads she had hurt stared at 8.2kReads8.8Score592Shelves

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    It's a quick transmigration novel, super good! The male lead is initially indifferent, but later he falls deeply in love with the female lead.

11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: Every Male Lead Falls for the Stunning Beauty 快穿：绝色美人让各路男主尽折腰 Yu Youran鱼悠然Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth + System + one-on-one romance + sweet love + face-slapping] Yan Xue was an orphan from a young age. Later, she was adopted by a Daoist priest from Qingyuan Mountain and studied the occult arts, the Five Elements, and the Eight Trigrams under her master. She mastered them completely. Though she was the youngest apprentice at the sect, her cultivation was formidable. Later, while out on a trip, Yan Xue was ambushed by her eldest senior brother and killed. To retu 6.5kReads9.0Score622Shelves
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: I’ll Keep Sucking Up the Heroine’s Luck 快穿之女主的气运我吸吸吸 Brahma's Voice at Dawn梵音破晓Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + fortune-stealing System + revenge + sweet romance + cannon-fodder comeback] Lin Jiuer had only recently started working when she was diagnosed with a terminal illness. As she was about to die, something calling itself a System told her that she wasn't meant to die yet. It could give her a healthy body and good fortune. In return, she had to complete the missions it assigned. Revenge? Stealing the heroine's fortune? She liked this System! As she transmigrated again and aga 2.5kReads8.2Score217Shelves

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    Lin Jiu'er, terminally ill, obtains a system that allows her to gain health and good fortune by completing tasks, and she begins her journey of transformation. [Smile][Smile][Smile]

13. 13 狐 Fox! Vixen! 狐！媚！ Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted She was a fox demon who had cultivated for ten thousand years, born with an alluring charm unmatched by anyone. He was the Emperor of Tianquan, ruthless in action and cold-hearted. To break through the limits of heaven and earth and become a ten-tailed celestial fox, she faced eighty-one bolts of divine lightning sent down by the Heavenly Dao. She survived the tribulation, but was knocked back into her original form. And fell right into his bath... Then one day, the world discovered that a stunn 2.9kReads8.6Score269Shelves

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    These are really good palace dramas, everyone should check them out, they're all excellent.

14. 14 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 24.5kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
15. 15 元 The Trueborn Daughter 元嫡 Flowers, Trees, and Bodhi花木菩提Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Li Qingluan, the only daughter of a mighty general, was at the age when girls first blossomed, gentle and lovely. On a warm afternoon, her radiant smile shone like a ray of sunlight into Emperor Liu Heng's heart, making this middle-aged man, cold and distant since childhood, realize for the first time that a woman could be so charming and adorable. But the girl before him was clearly still so young. The shy, tender way she said, “Your Majesty,” made his heart flutter despite himself... Many year 3.8kReads8.7Score309Shelves
16. 16 独 Reigning Supreme in Kangxi's Harem, the Consort Is Clever, Charming, and Fertile 独霸康熙后宫，娘娘娇慧又好孕 Sunlight on a Sunflower向日葵印着阳光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A growth story + a growth story + a growth story Let me say it again: this is a growth story!! Love at first sight + breathtaking beauty + sweet romance + doting husband + clear-eyed heroine Important things must be said three times: fictional setting! Fictional setting! Fictional setting! Reader beware: This novel is entirely fictional, and please note that it is a growth story. If you want to read about historical figures, please look elsewhere. There is no golden finger! Jiaojiao transmigrate 6.1kReads8.8Score500Shelves
17. 17 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 10.6kReads9.3Score993Shelves
18. 18 陛 Your Majesty, That's Enough! 陛下请适可而止吧！ Ya Fei Li Ou亚菲莉欧Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted A birthday banquet for the Empress Dowager. A cup of wine meant for lovers, drunk by mistake. When the emperor dragged Lu Zhixue into a private room, she thought it was a disaster that had come out of nowhere. Beneath his dragon robes, his fingertips burned. His kiss was poison, and he branded her neck with a mark of humiliation. “Since you’re my concubine, helping me sober up is your duty.” She hurt so badly that she clawed his back raw, her tears soaking the brocade quilt. Little did she kn 1.6kReads8.6Score119Shelves
19. 19 太 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻，娘娘双胎上位日常 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.7kReads8.9Score676Shelves
20. 20 贵 The Noble Consort's Hundred Charms 贵妃百媚 A Dream Reveals the Years一梦知年Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Local villainess versus heroine who transmigrated into a book + villainess awakens + refined self-interest] The Yongchang Earl's household has two daughters. The legitimate daughter, Song Shiyi, is gentle and charming, a talented woman renowned throughout the capital. The concubine-born daughter, Song Fuxi, is jealous and foolish, someone everyone avoids. Everyone in the streets and alleys knows that Song Shiyi will marry into the Eastern Palace as the Crown Princess, while Song Fuxi, jealous t 1.7kReads8.8Score167Shelves
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration Conquest! The Host Gains Eternal Life by Having Children! 快穿攻略！宿主靠生子永生不灭！ Huan Liuli焕琉璃Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Animated series in production [Lighthearted comedy: plot-driven + children later in the story + ruthless pursuit of targets + heroine's growth + the first arc features an unfaithful male lead, all others are faithful + no fixed pairing, one-on-one romance.] 1. The Jealous Favorite Consort of an Emperor Without Heirs 2. The Princess Awakens the Captive Prince's Yandere Side 3. The Real Heiress Who Can Read Minds Specializes in Taming Cold CEOs 4. After Being Banished to the Mortal Realm, a Transm 25.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
22. 22 娘 The Empress Is So Charming, the Emperor Holds Her in the Palm of His Hand 娘娘多娇，帝王捧在掌心宠 Fox's Dream狐狸梦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The leads are not faithful to each other at the beginning, so read with caution] [Palace intrigue at first, favoritism in the middle, exclusive devotion in the later part] [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + a stunningly beautiful, charming consort x a workaholic, devoted emperor] Qu Wanning was a die-hard fan of palace-intrigue novels. Just because she left the author a comment asking them to continue the story, she transmigrated into a new book whose blurb she had just finished reading! She ge 2.7kReads8.8Score311Shelves
23. 23 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Beauty 帝中娇 The Moon Is Ready for Bed月亮想睡了Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted Original title: The Consort Yuan in the Cold Palace Is Favored by the Harem Again A cruel, unhinged emperor × a scheming consort who only pretends to love him × a tragic pursuit of his wife Song Huaiyue spends five years biding her time in the cold palace. Every day after she gets out, she plots a way to kill Li Chengzhi. That way, she can become empress dowager! But five years later, Li Chengzhi is even more unhinged and difficult to deal with. And he keeps insisting that he loves her! What a j 393Reads8.0Score100Shelves
24. 24 折 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝！ Consort Xi熙贵妃Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sisters switch marriages+the chase-back-to-win-her-heart trope+romantic rivalry+putting scumbags in their place; clear-eyed, scheming beauty X mad tyrant X aloof, powerful minister...] Short drama now available Jiang Wantang is the second legitimate daughter least favored by the current prime minister. With incomparable beauty and bewitching charm, she was abandoned in the wilderness and remained unknown to the world. Her elder legitimate sister was the moon in the sky; she was the mud beneath 9.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
25. 25 诱 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Queen Julian朱莉安女王Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.3kReads9.1Score672Shelves
26. 26 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
27. 27 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.9kReads8.1Score673Shelves
28. 28 朕 The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain 朕还没咽气贵妃已抱儿子垂帘听政 Ning Fengliu宁风流Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + rise from the cold palace + a beauty with a dangerous allure + favored exclusively in the later story + kingdom and country + ruling from behind the curtain] On the day of the Crown Prince's wedding in her previous life, Xiao Duo raised an army in rebellion, seized the throne, and forcibly brought the Crown Princess into his harem. After the Crown Prince died, Xu Yuning wanted to remain a widow for his sake. How could she give herself to her brother-in-law? She refus 1.1kReads8.0Score111Shelves
29. 29 清 A Qing Dynasty Journey as Consort De: Which Lady Doesn't Want to Be Empress? 清穿德妃：谁家娘娘不想当皇后呀 Ding Anlan丁安岚Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-couple-only romance; the heroine is doted on exclusively in the later story; she has a golden finger. This is not a power fantasy. The heroine has lived four lifetimes and has now returned to the Qing dynasty. She understands people and social conventions, but isn't the sort who likes to stir up trouble. The events, characters, and timeline in the book don't match real history. If that bothers you, don't read!] ⚠️⚠️⚠️A heads-up: The heroine isn't a cruel or vicious person. She onl 5.5kReads9.2Score627Shelves
30. 30 妃 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 9.2kReads8.9Score1kShelves
31. 31 夫 My Wife Is Sweet and Delicate, and Her Husband Is Reborn 夫人娇软甜糯，夫君他重生了 Blue Iced Coffee蓝色冰咖啡Ancient Romance157k WordsCompleted Originally titled Shen Tang Xiang Yi Mo (A slice-of-life story) [Historical setting + Marriage first, love later + Devoted couple and happy ending + Sweet romance + Reborn male lead] In their previous life, Zhou Chen and Su Tang'er were married by imperial decree. Zhou Chen remained emotionally attached to the person he believed had saved his life, so he resisted Su Tang'er and kept her at a distance after their wedding. Yet as they spent time together, he couldn't help falling for her. Still, u 7.9kReads8.8Score469Shelves
32. 32 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
33. 33 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves

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    The first book is a palace intrigue + sweet romance where the female lead schemes step by step to make the male lead gradually fall for her. The female lead is a cunning and charismatic actress, while the male lead is love-struck. The second book is pure palace intrigue with no romantic pairing. The female lead doesn't love the male lead; he's a scumbag and just a tool for having children. The older of the twins she gives birth to is a pitiful prince from another dynasty who has been reborn. The mother and son form a powerful alliance, and the plot is incredibly exciting. The third book is a feel-good novel where the female lead is clear-headed and intelligent.

34. 34 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 3.6kReads9.3Score427Shelves
35. 35 拽 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 Pine Blossom Candy松花糖Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
36. 36 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves

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    Without any special advantages, the female protagonist is clear-headed and rational, constantly slapping people in the face.

37. 37 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 36.9kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves
38. 38 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 8.8kReads9.1Score982Shelves
39. 39 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. 228Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 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.) 3.2kReads8.5Score146Shelves
41. 41 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 6.9kReads9.1Score666Shelves
42. 42 凭 The Consort Rises in the Palace by Mastering a Special Sleeping Technique 凭借特殊睡觉技巧，娘娘宫斗上位 Run, Pork Belly!五花肉快跑Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted Not a faithful-couple romance! Not a faithful-couple romance! She doesn't love the Emperor! Entertainment-industry superstar Liu Qianqian transmigrates one day into the body of an unfavored palace concubine, only for a reborn, unknown supporting character to make it her mission to kill her! To stay alive, she has no choice but to fight for the Emperor's favor and climb the ranks. What to do about the reborn supporting character? No need to panic. Her Highness has a knack for sleeping: men can't 19Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 宠 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Qing Ling卿绫Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 2.8kReads8.9Score196Shelves
44. 44 宫 A Palace Maid's Daily Life 宫女日常 Lu Xiaoqiao卢小乔Ancient Romance800k WordsCompleted [Transmigration] A sweet romance between a palace maid from the Laundry Bureau who sweeps the streets and the Kangxi Emperor. He can make room for the entire Qing Empire, so why would he mind making room for one little girl? Jiang Liuyan is no naive, sweet girl. She may be foolish, but she’s neither innocent nor sweet. She’s an illegitimate daughter of the Jiang family, with low status and a bad temper. She makes trouble all day and can’t get a single thing done properly. But for some reason, Ka 95Reads5.6Score—Shelves
45. 45 娇 A Charming Favored Consort: The Palace Intrigue Power Players Are All My Friends 娇媚宠妃，宫斗大佬都是我好友 Fleeting Shadow惊鸿小影Ancient Romance149k WordsCompleted The modern-day campus beauty Xu Tiantian dies suddenly after staying up all night reading. In a daze, she joins a group chat, only to transmigrate to an alternate dynasty. She becomes a pitiful, unfavored concubine whom even the palace maids dare to bully, as well as Consort Chen’s surrogate. How can the campus beauty, accustomed to being adored, put up with that? She immediately fights back, steals the emperor right in front of Consort Chen, and makes her die of rage. When Xu Tiantian becomes e 7Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 宫 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统：我成了陛下心尖宠 Long Moon Crossing the Bright长月渡明Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 335Reads8.2Score—Shelves
47. 47 穿 After Transmigrating, the Good-for-Nothing Palace Maid Doesn't Want to Be Empress 穿越之废柴小宫女不想当皇后 Wind Rises, Snow Flies风起雪飞Ancient Romance130k WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaohe was an utterly ordinary office worker in the modern world. She lived to twenty-three without illness or hardship, had no particular ambitions, and always believed that eating and sleeping well were what mattered most. Then, in a blink, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a low-ranking palace maid in the imperial harem of a feudal dynasty. What was she supposed to do now? Had she transmigrated just to work an extra ten years? 1kReads8.7Score116Shelves
48. 48 女 A Supporting Lady's Quest to Rise in the Imperial Harem 女配后宫求上位 Don't Pick Up Light from the Water水中不拾光Ancient Romance177k WordsCompleted Su Qingzhi transmigrated into the role of a female supporting character who appeared in no more than three chapters. To escape the fate written for her, she had no choice but to enter the imperial palace. Unexpectedly, she got caught up in a power struggle and rose through the ranks from Noble Lady onward. Su Qingzhi thought the heavens showed at least a little mercy. Although they had dumped her into a terrible book, at least they’d given her a pocket dimension as a golden finger. But what was 34Reads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 49 中 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 King Smile笑笑大王Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 15.4kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves

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    This book is good, very insightful, it's a palace intrigue story, and it features a spiritual spring. So far, it's quite good. [Thumbs up]

50. 50 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 12kReads8.3Score986Shelves

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    It's very good; the female protagonist is quite lucid.

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