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Palace and Household Intrigue, with a Heroine Who Isn't the Main Wife but Is Loved by the ML 想看那种宫斗宅斗类的,不是正室但是很得男主喜欢

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  1. 101 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后,偏执帝王不许我出宫 Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 18.4kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
  2. 102 I Transmigrated as a Bride's Attendant and Just Want to Slack Off and Stay Alive 穿越成陪嫁,一心摆烂求苟活 Ancient Romance92k WordsCompleted I was a miserable little corporate drone until one day I transmigrated into the role of a young lady’s dowry maid. The wedding hadn’t even begun, and I nearly got dragged off to be buried alive with the dead. Once the turmoil settled, just as I thought my life might finally improve, my mistress went and let her silly, lovestruck brain run wild, making one mess after another until she landed herself in the prince’s cold palace… I was busy giving her emotional support, exhausting myself both physi 613Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  3. 103 Lin Shu’s Fifteenth Century 林殊的十五世纪 Ancient Romance281k WordsCompleted [Woman disguises herself as a man + multiple male leads + semi-fictional medieval setting + Western romance + all leads are faithful + no System + saints with selfish motives + scoundrels with true hearts + soulmates + powerful characters make everything by hand] I write with all my brain in the gutter and none of it up in my head. If you’re okay with all of the above, come on in. A female-led romance with a strong everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe. Whatever else happens, I want everyone to love 49Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 104 The Empress Ran 冉后 Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 7.8kReads9.0Score779Shelves
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  5. 105 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女,她本色出演 Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 123.8kReads9.6Score15.4kShelves
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  6. 106 Blessings to the Lady [Fu] 夫人万福【芙】 Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 26.4kReads9.2Score3kShelves
  7. 107 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 51.3kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves
  8. 108 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.6kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
  9. 109 Reborn and Doted On: The War God's Brilliant Physician Wife 重生娇宠,战神王爷的医品悍妃 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Super sweet, no angst + Reborn for revenge + Decisive and ruthless + Two strong leads, neither saintly] In her previous life, the Crown Prince schemed against her. On her wedding day, she went from being the legitimate princess consort of Prince Li to the Crown Prince’s secondary consort. She did everything she could to help him take the throne, only to see her entire family wiped out and die pierced by a rain of arrows. Reborn on the eve of her wedding, she won’t give the Crown Prince another 3.6kReads9.3Score560Shelves
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  10. 110 A Widow Becomes Empress 寡妇为后 Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 25.5kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
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  11. 111 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 15.9kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
  12. 112 The Black Lotus Consort: My Acting Reigns Supreme in the Harem 黑莲花宠妃,本宫演技冠绝后宫 Ancient Romance247k WordsOngoing Palace intrigue + black lotus + crushing scumbags and rising to power + everyone is evil + favored consort Other transmigrators become daughters of noble families, raised in luxury and blessed with lives free of hardship. Xia Jinhua, however, transmigrated as an impoverished concubine-born girl, adrift like a duckweed and forced to scheme at every step to secure her future. From her first dazzling encounter with the emperor at a country estate to taking the phoenix seal and firmly claiming the t 48Reads—Score—Shelves
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  13. 113 Sweet Li Gege Turns the Stoic Fourth Master into a Lovestruck Fool 娇娇李格格把面瘫四爷钓成翘嘴 Ancient Romance4.6M WordsCompleted Completed [Old-fashioned, secretly passionate eighteen-year-old Fourth Master Yinzhen X bold, experienced, fake Li Gege] [Not a power fantasy!] The handsome young man she met during the day becomes the leading man in her dreams that very night. Weizhen is so delighted she’s practically bubbling over, and she enthusiastically gets down to business. Only, the handsome young man goes from flowing long hair to a bald head. What a startling transformation, though somehow it makes things even more exc 6.1kReads8.8Score595Shelves
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  14. 114 Transmigrated into Dream of the Red Chamber, I Became a Concubine in the Lin Household 穿进红楼,我成了林府贵妾 Female-Channel Fanfiction670k WordsCompleted Song Qingshu transmigrated, but her life was a disaster from the start: her parents were long gone, she was only eleven, and she had two younger brothers to keep alive. A few years later, her beauty caught the eye of a spoiled young master, who also injured her brother. Faced with steep medical bills and the predatory gazes around her, Song Qingshu had no choice but to enter a high-ranking official’s household as a concubine. But this man, nearing thirty and still without children, turned out to 597Reads8.0Score161Shelves
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  15. 115 On Her Wedding Night, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Claim the Tyrant as Her Brother 新婚夜,贵妃被迫向暴君认亲哥 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Yun Jiaojiao, a genius alchemist with an overprotective older brother, was cherished and spoiled from childhood. But after failing to survive her tribulation, she transmigrated into a despised imperial consort, entrusted to the emperor by her dying brother after he saved the emperor’s life. The emperor gave her a cold look. “I can only be your brother. Don’t even think of me as anything else!” Yun Jiaojiao blinked, looking pitiful on the outside but secretly thrilled. She cautiously tested him 12.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
  16. 116 Seduce My Way to the Top, Only for the Male Leads to Be Snatched Away Again 勾引上位,男主们又被抢走了 Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [Delicate beauty + calculated seduction + scheming green tea + stealing someone’s love + interconnected stories] There are always delicate, innocent beauties in this world. They are the incarnations of spirits, naive and ignorant when they first enter the mortal realm, yet irresistibly captivating. Every glance and smile can ensnare the heart and soul. To survive in this world, they act helpless and cling to the most powerful men like parasitic vines. Even if those men already belong to someone 20.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves
  17. 117 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情?可我是他白月光 Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 16.7kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
  18. 118 The Madam Is Reborn, and the Marquis Gets His Comeuppance Chasing His Wife 夫人重生,侯爷他喜提追妻火葬场 Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted [Revenge + reborn + two strong leads + chasing his wife to the crematorium] Liang Jinshu came from a distinguished family and was exceptionally handsome. He was the ideal husband every noble young lady in the capital wanted to marry. After a conspiracy ruined Yun Qingzhi's reputation, she became his wife. During their three years of marriage, Yun Qingzhi gave everything she had, yet couldn't warm Liang Jinshu's heart of stone. She became a laughingstock, as everyone joked that the noble Marquis 9.4kReads8.5Score537Shelves
  19. 119 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 18.2kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
  20. 120 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Ancient Romance429k WordsOngoing Zhu Yan transmigrates as a merchant's daughter and becomes a pawn her family uses to avoid disaster. Her father sends her to Changning Marquis Xie An as a concubine. As a concubine, Zhu Yan stays true to herself. She doesn't compete, make a fuss, or draw attention. Who could have guessed that the Marquis of Changning would be so fortunate? When something happens to the royal family's only two heirs, the emperor chooses Xie An, a member of the imperial clan, to inherit the throne. If a concubine 33.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
  21. 121 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾,你把主君杀了? Ancient Romance685k WordsCompleted (A full-cast audio drama has been produced) (The short drama adaptation, A Kiss Beneath the Spring Moon, is now online) [Quick transmigration + femme fatale + palace and household intrigue + revenge for every grudge + villainess fiction + no fixed male lead + growth-focused heroine] As a newly created System, Erdan only wanted to choose a gentle, charming Host who knew how to humble herself, so they could complete the concubine survival missions. But it turned out Erdan had misjudged her. A low- 19.2kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves
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  22. 122 I Won the Harem With My Beauty 我凭美貌在后宫躺赢了 Ancient Romance782k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + slice-of-life harem intrigue + satisfying revenge + ruthless heroine + lovestruck male lead + not pure + devoted love later] Content warnings at the end! Gu Lingwen dies unexpectedly and meets a clumsy beginner System. The two are stranded in a cruel feudal era, trembling with fear. They can return to the modern world only by completing the final assigned mission… There are only two ways to finish the mission: start a rebellion or fight for power in the harem. Underach 5.9kReads8.5Score373Shelves
  23. 123 She Exudes Tea, and He Spoils His Wife Without Limits 茶香四溢,爷他宠妻无度 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + Fourth Prince faction + Household and Palace Intrigue + Empress + Yinzhen + Sole Favorite + Multiple Births + Childbirth] Ultimate goal: Work to ensure English classes are never introduced in future generations. Lin Mingyan: “Wow, my lord, you’re amazing. I could never hit something that hard~~~” Inwardly: Amazing, my ass! This is the only decent outfit I own, and now you’ve splattered it with something unmentionable! Lin Mingyan: “As long as you visit me from tim 13.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
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  24. 124 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平,皇上却push我宫斗 Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 8.7kReads9.3Score723Shelves
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  25. 125 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 186.9kReads9.6Score31.7kShelves
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  26. 126 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 135.3kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves
  27. 127 The Alluring Consort Knows Just How to Lure Him, and the Coldhearted Emperor Falls Hard 娇媚娘娘太会钓,薄情帝王沦陷了 Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 3.9kReads9.3Score434Shelves
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  28. 128 When the Sweet Young Mistress Arrives, the Chaste Prince Loses Control 娇滴滴外室一来,禁欲王爷失控了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance] Su Jiaojiao transmigrates with no grand ambitions. She only wants to make money, enjoy life, and be free. But her stunning looks catch the eye of Song Chi, the Prince of Jiangnan. He falls for her at first sight, and has only one thought when he sees her: I want her! “You're a merchant's daughter. It's your honor to be my concubine.” “I want to be your girlfriend.” “Your girlfriend? What's that?” “We can kiss, cuddle, and sleep together. No titles, no strings att 40.2kReads9.0Score5.5kShelves
  29. 129 The Concubine 外室 Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 26kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
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  30. 130 Film and TV Crossover: Green Parasol Tree and Crane 综影视之青梧伴鹤 Female-Channel Fanfiction652k WordsCompleted When a transmigration powerhouse transfers to the quick transmigration department for TV dramas, all sorts of characters from spin-off worlds come forward to air their grievances. Some hope to change their fates, some hope to have children, and some hope to win the emperor's favor... Qing Wu enters the worlds of TV dramas at just this moment, resolving one character's lingering regrets after another. Sister Four Seasons from Empresses in the Palace Yi Xiu from Empresses in the Palace Wei Yingwan 3kReads8.4Score143Shelves
  31. 131 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 4.4kReads8.8Score307Shelves
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  32. 132 A Harem of My Own: How to Become the Emperor's One True Love 综后宫之如何成为帝王的白月光 Ancient Romance816k WordsCompleted Each volume is a standalone story. What’s it like to become the beloved consort and one true love of emperors throughout history? A sweet, sweet, utterly pampered life as a favored consort! Volume One: The far-sighted Kangxi Emperor × the gentle, timid little white rabbit Wang Lingxiu: the gentle type of one true love Volume Two: Qin Shi Huang × the pampered, high-maintenance flower kept in a gilded cage 16.8kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
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  33. 133 Qing Transmigration: I Became the Fourth Prince's First Love 清穿:我成了四爷的初恋白月光 Ancient Romance440k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other] [A story of healing] When other people transmigrate to the Qing dynasty, they get a plot straight out of a palace-intrigue or family-feud drama. But when Song Shi Mingyue transmigrates to the Qing dynasty, she might just end up with a cute-kid story. The young Fourth Prince looks at her pitifully. “Don’t ignore me. Don’t leave me behind. Don’t go away.” Song Shi Mingyue sighs. “If I can look after one kid, I can look after two. I might as well open a k 698Reads8.6Score100Shelves
  34. 134 Quick Transmigration: The Empress Is Born to Bewitch 快穿:娘娘媚骨天成 Ancient Romance536k WordsCompleted [This story is complete. The new story, The Frail, Bewitching Favorite with the Cannon-Fodder Heroine’s Script, is now underway.] [Everyone’s darling + alternate history + System + wish fulfillment + romantic rival showdown. This is not a pure Qing Dynasty story, and history will change!!!] After dying as Zhao Hede, beloved consort of Emperor Cheng of Han, she entered the Quick Transmigration Bureau and made deals with figures from history in hopes of bringing her elder sister back to life. Worl 21.4kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
  35. 135 Qing Dynasty Noble Consort: All Nine Sons of Kangxi Vie for My Favor 清穿贵妃多娇,引康熙九龙竞折腰 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates and becomes the younger sister of Yi Fei, who will one day be greatly favored in the Qing palace. Luo Shuyao, a recent college graduate who has never had to endure hardship, is baffled: just because her surname is Luo, does that make her a Guoluoluo? Living in the Qing dynasty is now a fact, so Shuyao can only adapt. After all, she has a childbearing System, which is at least a golden finger of sorts. It is better than having nothing. Only when a deep-seated convicti 4.3kReads8.6Score291Shelves
  36. 136 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 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 5.2kReads9.3Score523Shelves
  37. 137 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 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 2.7kReads8.6Score195Shelves
  38. 138 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏,娘娘她纯拼演技 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 9.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
  39. 139 The Fertile Imperial Consort: The Emperor’s One and Only Favorite 好孕贵妃:独得圣宠 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. 4kReads9.2Score316Shelves
  40. 140 Willows in the Wind 风中柳 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless heroine➕female-lead power fantasy➕light ensemble-style palace intrigue➕face-slapping and scum-bashing➕primarily focused on building her career] (Female lead is a virgin; male lead is not) Jiang Fu, the Jiang family’s fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter, was lovely and graceful. Unfortunately, her stepmother was cruel and her father was heartless. As an illegitimate daughter, she had no say even in the marriage that mattered most to a woman. Her family could manipulate her as they p 2.7kReads8.8Score313Shelves
  41. 141 A Concubine's Rise to Power in the Imperial Harem 深宫庶女上位记 Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official, and one day she entered the palace as a consort; The struggle was not confined to men. The battles between women were always the cruelest of all; These women were intelligent, beautiful, and well-born; For love, wealth, and power beyond compare, they fought each other to the death, even turning against their own sisters and leaving their youth and beauty amid the red walls and green-tiled roofs of the palace; 2.2kReads8.4Score105Shelves
  42. 142 Married into a Powerful Royal Household! The Laid-Back Consort Helps the Whole Family Thrive 嫁入王府大户!咸鱼娘娘带飞满门 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Muxue: “It's strange. How did I get noticed by the Prince Yu's household after just one trip to a temple?” Before they met, Li Jingheng: “This is ridiculous. I've somehow been engaged without even knowing how it happened.” After they met, Li Jingheng: “This engagement isn't so bad after all.” After they married, Li Jingheng: “Imperial Uncle, I don't want to take any concubines.” Jiang Muxue's ideal life was to have a little money and grow trees and flowers. But she unexpectedly became eng 17.5kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
  43. 143 A Cheat-Code Life in the Imperial Harem 后宫开挂人生 Ancient Romance584k WordsCompleted In the novel, she is the Empress Dowager’s niece and the emperor’s highest-ranking Consort Shu, with a noble status and boundless favor. Yet in the end, she cannot escape the fate of a minor cannon-fodder character, and dies with hatred in her heart! Qian Qing from another world takes her place and carefully plots every step, winning the emperor’s love and matching wits with the novel’s heroine. She wants to see whether a mere illegitimate daughter of a marquis’s household can still rise to the 1.9kReads7.6Score140Shelves
  44. 144 Tales of Palace Gossip 后宫八卦记事 Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Life in the palace can be a little dull, but the things that happen among the imperial consorts make Shi Tian positively giddy. First, may the harem keep welcoming new consorts. Second, may the consorts all end up at each other’s throats. Third, may I always have the best seat for the gossip! Unexpectedly, Shi Tian ends up following the gossip all the way to the end, and becomes empress herself. 643Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  45. 145 This Noble Consort Doesn't Do Overtime 这个贵妃不太卷 Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted Qin Yan was sent to the Eastern Palace by imperial decree and became Shen Jingchuan’s secondary consort. Everyone in the palace was an expert at scheming. To survive, they all relied on familiar tactics like acting coy and warning the servants. Two years later, Shen Jingchuan ascended the throne and bestowed on Qin Yan the rank of Consort, second grade, with the title Rong. At Jingyang Palace, Qin Yan reclined on a chaise longue, her brows slightly furrowed as she complained, “Your Majesty is fa 1.1kReads6.4Score100Shelves
  46. 146 The Noble Consort’s Blessed Pregnancy: She Takes the Harem by Storm! 贵妃福孕,在后宫杀疯了! Ancient Romance275k WordsCompleted [Completed! Bonus chapters may appear from time to time] In her previous life, Lin Jinyu was a lone wolf in the imperial harem. After taking fierce revenge for the two pitiful children, Consort Cheng, satisfied after seeing her daughter married, closed her eyes for the last time. When she opened them again, she was back in her maiden home. The price, it seemed, was having children: the more, the better. For the sake of the children she had lost in her previous life, Lin Jinyu embarked on a journ 2kReads8.9Score155Shelves
  47. 147 Fragrant Thoughts Beneath the Silk Quilt 念香衾 Ancient Romance963k WordsCompleted My new book is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 6.7kReads8.9Score532Shelves
  48. 148 An Empress’s Daily Harem Battles 娘娘日常宫斗忙 Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted Not a one-man-one-woman romance, and he won't be devoted to just one woman. Read with caution. (Satisfying revenge + steady rise through the ranks + settling every score) From Concubine Xu to High Consort Xu, Xu Chenbi takes every step with care: becoming pregnant, giving birth, and rising in rank. After ascending to the empress's throne, will she become a shield for the emperor's beloved? Sorry, you two enjoy your romance. My goal is to become the empress dowager! 265Reads6.4Score—Shelves
  49. 149 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘:步步高升 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 35.1kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
  50. 150 After Marrying the Deposed Emperor 嫁给废帝后 Ancient Romance498k WordsCompleted Xie Yuzhu, a handicrafts blogger, was born into the body of the eldest legitimate daughter of the Xie family, a distinguished clan with three dynasties of history. Her mother died young, her stepmother was unkind, and her father paid her no attention. After spending ten years striving in her previous life without ever enjoying a single minute of it, Xie Yuzhu flat-out refused to join the rat race. She resolved to lie flat and live a comfortable life. But who would have thought that an imperial d 166Reads7.4Score—Shelves