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Stories About Concubines or Favored Consorts Rising to Power 想看妾室上位，或者宠妃上位的

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I'm looking for books similar to The Professional Conduct of a Concubine. The female lead should have sound values and not be a self-sacrificing saint. Transmigration or being reborn are both fine, and quick transmigration works too.

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51 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Green Tea Siren's Climb to Power Through Childbearing 快穿：尤物绿茶精的生子上位记 Yi Zhi Luan亦枝鸾Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Liu Ruofu was once the Hibiscus Flower Goddess of the Ninth Heaven. She is sent to the mortal realm to live in place of innocent women who were framed and met tragic, untimely deaths. She must also win over men destined to have no children and bear offspring for them. Each small world is its own separate story. The heroine is stunningly beautiful, and her personality varies from world to world. World One: A scheming concubine wins over a crown prince whose heart belongs to someone else World Two 12.6kReads8.0Score728Shelves
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🍁①The heroine is about to go through life and give birth to a child, world one: the humble concubine who is dressed as a concubine to give birth to a child for her eldest sister is trampled by her eldest sister in every possible way. After giving birth to the child, she is even fed a bowl of arsenic🌴After rebirth, on the surface she obeys her eldest sister's words. But secretly, she takes retreat in order to advance and makes the male protagonist want to stop...
52 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 85.1kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
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Then there must be Jun Yao haha
53 Qing Transmigration: Another Day Sharing a Womb with My Archrival 清穿之又是跟死对头同胎的一天 A Thousand-Year-Old Ghost千年阿飘啊Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Lou Yu can’t remember how long she’s existed or how many changes the world has gone through. She’s forgotten it all, but has nearly mastered every kind of knowledge and skill. By chance, she binds herself to a System and begins a Qing Dynasty quick transmigration journey. World One: Xiaoyu Never Gives In Is Xiaoyu’er just a stand-in for Dayu’er, doomed to a tragic ending? See how Lou Yu turns her fate around and lives up to Xiaoyu’er’s own unique splendor. World Two: Consort Rong Knows How to Ra 6kReads9.3Score324Shelves
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A quick and clear story about raising a baby, the heroine has a golden finger, and the hero is a tool.
54 The Consort’s Laid-Back Daily Life 娘娘的佛系日常 Springtime Sweet Orange春日甜橙Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A lazy, carefree little schemer who just wants to lie flat + historical fantasy + palace intrigue + heroine devoted to one man, hero not devoted to one woman] The charming and clever favorite consort Lin Jingran refuses to work herself to the bone. She’s got the Noble Imperial Consort position lined up, and plans to enjoy the drama and lie flat her way to becoming Empress. Family? She’s a treasured darling of her family, too. The emperor? He openly favors her and helps her navigate palace intr 780Reads—Score—Shelves
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This one is good.
55 The Beautiful Chambermaid Rises Through Childbearing [Transmigrated and Reborn] 貌美通房靠生子上位【穿越重生】 Years White, Years White岁白岁白Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Not a strong heroine: sweet and delicate heroine + childbearing System] Qiao Zhiyi transmigrates into ancient times, then gets reborn. In her previous life, the Princess Consort took a liking to her and wanted her to compete with the prince's favored concubine. But Qiao Zhiyi didn't want to become a concubine, so she refused. To her surprise, this enraged the Princess Consort, who tormented her to death. After being reborn, Qiao Zhiyi comes to her senses. Since she can't escape her 2.9kReads8.0Score260Shelves
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The concubine is on top, the heroine is delicate and soft
56 Transmigrated as a Concubine, I Keep My Head Down Every Day 穿成妾室后，每天都在苟命 Fuyu Ya浮玉呀Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Transmigrate into a Book + No Golden Finger] After dying, C-list actress Qiao Rongjin transmigrates into a book. She becomes a despised, soon-to-be-written-out concubine, a cannon-fodder favorite in the prince's residence. The heroine of the book is a woman who transmigrated from another world. Like Qiao Rongjin's original character, she is a concubine of the male lead, Prince Rui, but all she wants is to laze around and do nothing. She never fights for his favor or gets invol 15.5kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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①②④The concubines in the three books all travel through time, but none of them have golden fingers. They just want to survive and be a salted fish, and do not want to compete for favors. But sometimes, things often develop contrary to expectations, just like looking for something. If you look for it specially, you can't find it. If you don't look for it, a truth will appear on its own. They continue to receive attention and favor, and some even become their only favorites, serving them on the table for dinner [Note][Note] ③The heroine helps the poor concubines and reverses their tragic ending
57 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 75.2kReads9.5Score8.9kShelves
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The beloved concubine's upper story [snickering][smirking], the heroine is tea-loving and charming, and is great at acting. The male protagonist is loved by everyone in the early stage, but step by step he is doted on by the heroine's tea skills🤏🏻 in the later stage. The heroine is sober, intelligent and scheming, and the plot of the palace fight is very exciting and cliché. Recommended [Like]
58 Quick Transmigration: A Concubine's Cunning Ways, Keep the Child and Rise to Power 快穿妾室手段高，去父留子直上位 Sell Out Your Teammates Against the Wind逆风卖队友Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted [Green tea schemer who loves to put on an act + palace intrigue and household battles + childbirth + revenge on everyone who wrongs her + villainess + no fixed male lead + sweet on the outside, ruthless within] Across the three thousand worlds, there are women with no good family background. Some have fallen from once-prosperous families and, like duckweed on the water, are forced to become concubines or playthings who exist to amuse others. If they compete for favor, they are accused of sucking 68Reads5.7Score—Shelves
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This is my first time reading this kind of article, it's very interesting
59 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 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪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 15.8kReads9.5Score1.7kShelves
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These are all high-scoring novels about palace and house fighting.
60 They Forced My Mother to Become a Concubine, So I’ll Make My Scumbag Father Regret It 亲娘被逼成外室，我让渣爹悔断肠 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance808k WordsCompleted Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 11.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
61 The Concubine’s Code of Conduct 妾室职业守则 Su Yun苏芸Ancient Romance638k WordsCompleted Ke Rong is a dedicated, third-rate actress who transmigrates and becomes a concubine in a prince’s household. The handsome, dashing prince provides her with food and lodging, occasionally shares her bed, and even pays her a monthly salary for doing nothing. She cannot quit this job and leave, and it would be hard to find another one if she did... Ke Rong decides that she must do her job as a “concubine” conscientiously and diligently, lest she get fired and lose the chance to live a leisurely, 953Reads8.3Score105Shelves
62 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 148.3kReads9.5Score18.3kShelves
63 After Getting a Healing System, I Went on a Rampage in the Imperial Harem 获得治愈系统后，我在后宫杀疯了 Pomegranate Eating石榴在吃饭Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaowan, a palace maid in the laundry rooms, is envied for her beauty. Trapped in a desperate situation and on the brink of death, she unexpectedly gains a System golden finger. She advances step by step, winning hearts as her first priority, and becomes a favored consort. From then on, she proceeds carefully and plots with cunning, laying her plans and winning the emperor's heart one step at a time until she rises to become empress. 901Reads6.3Score102Shelves
64 A Professional Concubine’s Rules 职业妾室准则 Thirteen Autumns十三秋Ancient Romance375k WordsCompleted An overworked office drone transmigrates one day and finds herself a concubine in a prince's household. Above her are the old prince and princess, with her direct superiors keeping an eye on her. Below her are the principal wife and her fellow concubines, all watching her like hawks. Every day, she diligently attends to the prince at bedtime. Being a concubine is nothing more than working in a different place. Roll up her sleeves and give it her all: she follows the professional concubine's code 83Reads—Score—Shelves
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Those who meet the requirements and are good-looking are all sober heroines who treat fighting for favor as their job and don't think about love...
65 The Tyrant’s Family Hears My Thoughts and Makes Me Their Beloved 暴君一家读我心声后，将我团宠了 Fu Yuan'er福元儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Comic: The Tyrant's Family Survives by Hearing Her Thoughts] [Historical Romance + Transmigrated into a Book + Adorable Baby + Tyrant + Mind Reading + Beloved by All] After Jiujiu is crushed to death by someone falling from the sky, she raises a ruckus at the King of Hell's court. To avoid trouble, the King of Hell lets her transmigrate into a book as a princess. A princess of the Cold Palace, that is. From the start, the heroine frames her, and her own father orders her to be beaten to death w 2.8kReads9.1Score906Shelves
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This is written from the perspective of the little princess. This audiobook has multiple voices, which is very good |ω･)و ̑̑༉
66 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 37.1kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
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Book 1 That day in the peach forest, what moved was not the wind, but the heart. .. Song Zhaoyue was reborn as an unpopular concubine in the Hou family. Her aunt forced her to marry a dandy who was engaged in food, drinking, prostitution and gambling, but she turned around and entered the palace to be drafted! Who would have expected that she would be married to King Yan Pei Mingxu as a concubine! King Yan was twenty-five and still refused to get married. There were rumors in the capital that King Yan had a hidden illness. Therefore, Song Zhaoyue happily married into Prince Yan's Mansion with the idea of using it as a place of retirement, hoping to live peacefully in Prince Yan's Mansion. However, things are unpredictable: Song Zhaoyue: Target - lie down! Pei Mingxu: Go to the bed and lie down? Song Zhaoyue: I'm sick and can't lie down! The cold-faced prince became interested in the sexy little concubine and took it into his mouth.
67 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 16.6kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
68 The Night Before My Ungrateful Sister Entered the Palace, the Favored Consort Was Reborn 白眼狼妹妹进宫前夜，宠妃重生了 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 192.6kReads9.2Score25.1kShelves
69 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 45.1kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves
70 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 You Gongyu尤宫羽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 16.4kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
71 Sexy Widow, Having a Live Meltdown 性感寡妇，在线发癫 Running Braised Fish奔跑的红烧鱼Ancient Romance662k WordsCompleted [Female player who dates around + lighthearted comedy + unconventional palace intrigue] Song Wanyi went from a sexy bombshell to a widow who had supposedly killed her husband right after their wedding. Being a widow was great. No husband, and a huge dowry to boot. As long as she found a way to outlive her in-laws, life would be a dream. But she never imagined that the aloof master she had seduced on a whim was actually the emperor. It was over. How was she supposed to keep her string of male com 2.6kReads9.2Score279Shelves
72 Three Sons and a Daughter: I Rule the World with Their Help 三儿一女，我靠他们呼风唤雨 Jin Yu锦喻Ancient Romance390k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + palace intrigue + ordinary transmigrator + not both leads’ first love, but doting romance] Xu Qinglu was transmigrated into the Xu family as their legitimate daughter. In the tenth year of Chengde, she was sent to the Eastern Palace as a concubine. After a year of cautiously serving the Crown Prince, walking on eggshells, she finally became pregnant. Having a daughter was all she needed. She would have been happy to live out her days peacefully in the palace. But when her daug 6.9kReads9.0Score468Shelves
73 The Noble Consort’s Blessed Pregnancy: She Takes the Harem by Storm! 贵妃福孕，在后宫杀疯了！ White Peppercorn白藤椒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 2kReads8.9Score160Shelves
74 A Noble Consort in the Deep Palace 深宫有贵妃 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 12kReads9.0Score731Shelves
75 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Phantom Beneath the Moon月下幻影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 11.3kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
76 After the White Moonlight Marries the Crown Prince, the Substitute Consort Becomes Noble Consort 白月光嫁太子后，替身侧妃升贵妃 Luo Shangshu洛上书Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted [The rating has just opened. It’ll be very low at first, but will rise later. Please understand.] Household intrigue early on + palace intrigue later + stand-in + the one who got away + mutual exploitation + love that grows over time + love and hate + face-slapping + everyone is wicked Everyone in the capital knows that Prince Rui, Jiang Chengchuan, has a beloved woman he can never have. To prove his love, he even takes a woman who looks just like her as a substitute and makes her his secondary 1.5kReads6.5Score101Shelves
77 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 22.1kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
78 Spoiling the Curvaceous Beauty 娇宠丰腴美人 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted Su Yuan was born into the Great Sheng Dynasty, where people prized slender figures. But when she grew up, she was a voluptuous beauty, which made it difficult for her to find a husband. Then, after being selected as a concubine, she was assigned to Prince Qin, Pei Jingheng. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. Su Yuan planned to shut the door and live a quiet life of her own. She hadn't expected Pei Jingheng to be handsome and perceptive, with no prejudice against her, even th 20.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
79 I Ran Away Pregnant After Becoming His Bedchamber Maid 穿成通房后我带球跑 Yun Wanshang云挽裳Ancient Romance692k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + green tea schemer + white lotus + stand-in for his beloved + palace intrigue + power struggles + satisfying wish fulfillment] A novelist who had never been in a relationship transmigrated into the Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming Chu Wuhen, Prince Qi's bedchamber maid. Every day, she struggled to stay alive. The original owner was the illegitimate daughter of a mistress. After her family fell into ruin, she was sold to Prince Qi's manor to warm his bed. Su Wanqing was jea 168Reads—Score—Shelves
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The female protagonist is a green tea girl who is also a maid who has a common room, and she gradually rises to the top. The male protagonist is crazy about perverts and forced to have sex. The female protagonist escapes and is caught and locked up. The female protagonist's mother also runs with the ball.
80 A Devoted Emperor Chases Love from Ancient Times to the Modern Day 痴情帝王，从古代追爱到现代 Yu Xixi羽希熙Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted "The ancient-era portion of this book is not a clean romance and takes a realistic approach, with an emphasis on plausibility. Readers who insist on both leads being untouched should read with caution. Once they reach the modern era, both leads are untouched. The story is a slow burn, but the later chapters are exciting, so be sure to read to the end." The heroine, Lin Wan, is a woman of unparalleled beauty and a celebrated history professor at a modern university. Not only is she exceptionally 11Reads5.8Score—Shelves
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The beloved concubine ascends the throne! This is a hidden gem, with gorgeous writing, ups and downs in the plot but still wit, delicate emotional description, and rigorous logic. The heroine travels to the palace with stunning beauty and wakes up as the emperor's concubine. Faced with the emperor's overwhelming beauty and deep affection, she stuck to herself because of the many beauties in the harem, and refused to sleep with her many times. The emperor did not feel dissatisfied, but launched a passionate pursuit, which shocked the harem. In the end, the heroine is heartbroken and enjoys the emperor's love, but she also falls into a harem battle. With wisdom, she resolves the crisis and travels back to modern times. The emperor's deep love never changes, and he pursues it across time and space. The relationship between the two is passionate and full of tension, creating an extraordinary legend.