Any Palace-Intrigue Stories With a Clever Heroine Focused on Her Career? 有没有宫斗的 女主聪明搞事业的

1. 101 宫 Gong Guiyan 宫归雁 Yu Tangluo玉糖萝Ancient Romance699k WordsCompleted Hang Jiayanxin was a bondservant of the Plain White Banner and a court-appointed royal service worker. She entered the palace at thirteen and would leave at twenty-five. For twelve years in the palace, she kept her parents' advice in mind: be a good-for-nothing fish, and hang on until it's time to leave. But the towering palace before her was like a massive vessel, bearing endless power and desire. Once she pushed open those heavy doors, she stepped onto a path from which there was no turning ba 3.8kReads9.1Score437Shelves
2. 102 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 66.7kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves

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   The heroine of this book is super smart and super cautious😎

3. 103 孝 Empress Xiaoxi 孝熙皇后 Sour Cherry Rain樱雨涩涩Ancient Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Wanxian only wanted to escape her stepmother's abuse. She never imagined she'd become Emperor Kangxi's fourth empress, and eventually rise to become the second Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility. 2.3kReads8.9Score197Shelves

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   [Cool][Cool][Cool][Cool]

4. 104 穿 I Became the Second Empress, and Suddenly the Empress Is Cold and Heartless Toward Me 穿成继后，皇后突然对朕薄情寡义 Star River Moon星江月Ancient Romance922k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into the emperor's second wife. Isn't that the empress? The highest starting point a woman could hope for in ancient times. Sounds great, perfect for lying flat, since she's already at the top. The emperor says she should be magnanimous. Sure, I'll let you take two beauties as concubines at once. No singles, absolutely. The empress dowager says the imperial family needs more heirs. So we'll encourage childbirth in the harem and introduce incentives: anyone who has a child gets 4.6kReads8.6Score451Shelves
5. 105 不 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃！一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Yun Wan Cai Cai云挽财财Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 22.8kReads7.4Score2kShelves
6. 106 皇 The Emperor Regrets It? The Original Owner Is Dead, and I’m Finally Awake 皇上后悔了？原主已死，本宫清醒 Flowers After the Rain雨后繁花Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Raising children + palace intrigue + transmigration + everyday life + clear-eyed heroine + a transmigrated woman takes on a woman who transmigrated into a book, a reborn woman, a woman who was reincarnated before birth, and a native woman] Lin Anran, a government employee, transmigrates. She ends up in the body of a despised, wicked empress with a powerful family behind her. The empress was notorious for causing miscarriages, leaving the imperial harem short of heirs. The empress dowager dislik 5kReads8.4Score460Shelves
7. 107 大 A Blessed Heir for the Ming Dynasty: The Empress Begs Every Day to Be Deposed 大明好孕：皇后娘娘她日日求被废 Qing Suisui卿岁岁Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted They are not mutually exclusive, and this book covers quite a lot of Ming dynasty history. Some details may not be accurate, so please bear with me. Thank you. Jing Shu transmigrated as Hu Shanxiang, the most useless empress in the Great Ming dynasty, and nearly fell apart. Sun was Zhu Zhanji’s childhood sweetheart. Jing Shu was at best a lucky charm her family had offered to the imperial household. How could she possibly compete with Sun? So, knowing how history would unfold, Jing Shu simply g 8.6kReads9.1Score682Shelves
8. 108 宫 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. 9.2kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
9. 109 娘 The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位 Take Your Pikachu Away抱走你的皮卡丘Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a 789Reads7.3Score—Shelves
10. 110 深 A Palace Peril: The Consort Wants Power 深宫劫：娘娘要上位 Fan Kui璠葵Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue ensemble + alternate setting + no transmigration or rebirth] The imperial palace is a stage, and everyone is putting on a show. Perform well, and you earn favor. Mess up, and anyone can walk all over you. Now that she has stepped onto the stage, she intends to become the star everyone applauds! (Reader beware: the pacing is slow, so don't start if that bothers you. The male lead is a scummy emperor, while the female lead only cares about her career. She will make a move against 113Reads5.3Score—Shelves
11. 111 养 Keeping a Mistress? The Crown Prince Has Gone Mad! 养外室？太子殿下疯了！ Xiao Junzi萧君子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A sweet, funny romance full of little schemes. She doesn’t want to be the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth woman in his life. What’s she to do? She looks at the handsome man beside her, whose presence is far too imposing and who’s both charming and devious. She’s frustrated and helpless. There’s no way to run, so all she can do is take her time and plot a way out. She looks adorable and innocent, often gets herself into funny situations, and loves clinging to people. Who would hav 8.5kReads9.1Score801Shelves
12. 112 穿 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 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋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 111.8kReads9.6Score13.9kShelves
13. 113 宫 Spring in the Imperial Palace 宫闱春 Dare to Draw a Mulberry Bow敢挽桑弓Ancient Romance246k WordsCompleted [Female Lead in Palace Intrigue + Male Lead in Political Schemes + High-IQ Cast + Beautiful, Unhinged Characters + Ensemble Cast] An alternate-world story. The female lead is highly intelligent, clear-headed, and no lovesick fool. From the moment she enters the palace, Jiang Wanqing knows she will spend her whole life within these walls. She never forgets one thing: she wants to become empress. She also knows that the current emperor, Zhou Qijing, cares only about royal power and dominion. So sh 601Reads8.7Score100Shelves

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    In the first book, the heroine learned the importance of power from the ups and downs in her previous life, and started fighting in the palace just to control her own destiny. In the second book, the heroine looks at the harem situation from the perspective of a bystander, but she doesn't know that she is also deeply involved in it. In the third book, the heroine is always moving towards the goal of being a queen, fighting wits and courage with others, and everyone's IQ is on the line.

14. 114 恶 The Villainess Asks Every Day: Is the Dog Emperor Dead Yet? 恶女每日一问：狗皇帝今天死了没 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 98.6kReads9.6Score15.1kShelves

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    The characters are super full-bodied, super super super super cool, just what we grown-up women should see.

15. 115 娇 Delicate Bones 娇骨 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 146.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves

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    This book is good to read, the heroine's IQ is online, the writing style is humorous, and there is no mess.

16. 116 假 After Faking My Death to Escape, the Scumbag Emperor Cries in Secret Every Day 假死脱身后，渣皇帝每日偷偷的哭 Very Lucky Raccoon大吉大狸Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted [Laid-Back Harem Schemes + Clear-Eyed Realism + The Emperor's Regret + No Forgiveness + Second Male Lead Wins] Shen Ning and Emperor Jing had been childhood sweethearts, bound by deep affection from a young age. He had once promised her that she would be the only woman he loved in this life, and his one and only empress. But even the deepest love of youth could not withstand the novelty of someone new. You always think the food you've never tried tastes better. In the third year of the Jingde er 1.3kReads7.5Score111Shelves

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    These two are okay

17. 117 四 The Fourth Prince Dotes on Me, My Son Protects Me: From Consort to Empress 四爷宠！儿子护！当了福晋当皇后 Willow Bank杨柳岸Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [An alternate Qing dynasty, unlike the historical one.] After transmigrating, Yun Qu swallowed nervously as she faced her complicated new circumstances. She had become the Fourth Prince's primary consort. What was she supposed to do? Could she ever go back? Once she learned that returning was impossible, Yun Qu accepted her fate. She decided to raise her son well and treat the Fourth Prince like her boss, serving him diligently. If he pointed east, she wouldn't go west. If he wanted to take a co 16kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    In the second book, the female protagonist is super cautious and smart, and the male protagonist is a very competent emperor.

18. 118 妄 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ashes Mixed with Toilet Paper烟灰拌卷筒纸Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 16.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    Very exciting [Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post]

19. 119 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 12.9kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    The heroines in both books are very sober and both are very interesting.

20. 120 重 Reborn: The Noble Consort Doesn't Want to Slack Off, She Just Wants to Rise to the Top 重生：贵妃不想摆烂，只想扶摇直 Mo Mo Mo莫墨蓦Ancient Romance279k WordsOngoing [Male lead has prior experience, heroine is pure + palace intrigue + career-focused + clear-headed heroine] Watching the drunken Crown Prince, she reached out a small hand and pressed it against his firm chest, dodging his kiss. But in doing so, she accidentally revealed a generous expanse of pale skin. Her fingers seemed to brush his belt by chance as she wept, her face streaked with tears: “Your Highness... We can't do this...” Nan Chen and his wife had always been deeply devoted to one anoth 12Reads6.7Score—Shelves
21. 121 心 The Scheming Beauty's Conquest Notes 心机美人的攻略手札 Drink a Little Less Milk Tea少喝1点奶茶Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Jiang Fu swore from a young age that she would climb the social ladder and marry into a powerful family. She was willing to use any means necessary. On the eve of the Jiang family’s legitimate daughter’s wedding, the groom’s side was rocked by a scandal of epic proportions. Jiang Ruyue, who had been pampered all her life, immediately refused to marry him. So the Jiang family secretly brought back Jiang Fu, the concubine-born daughter who had been raised far away. The Jiang family looked down on 6.7kReads9.3Score975Shelves

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    The heroine clearly knows what she wants, she never lingers, she has means and conspiracy

22. 122 竹 Bamboo Horses and Green Plums 竹马弄青梅 Maple Bells Beneath My Feet脚下的枫铃Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted “He” and he grew up together, going from strangers to intimates. More than ten years later, the Prince Regent’s household had produced two great beauties. One was a brilliant scholar and warrior, while the other lazed about all day. Both were exceptional in their own way, and countless women had fallen for them. “He” was always provoking him, and every woman who came near him without exception was swept away by “him.” He would only smile indulgently and say nothing. But one day, a woman appeared 564Reads9.1Score100Shelves
23. 123 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.5kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    [Quiet fishing style fox beauty vs romantic and willful emperor] [The heroine is a real daughter with a revenge career, a scheming beauty, a white-cut and black-crazed critic, impure, unconventional palace fight story, a heart-attack palace fight, the male protagonist is unclean, chasing his wife in the crematorium in the later stage, overall sweet, 1v1 in the later stage.] Before she was five years old, Chang Yujiao was the legitimate daughter of the Yu family. She was loved by many people, but she was abandoned on the street because of her fate. He watched helplessly as his mother who loved him took the hand of a strange girl and replaced her as the daughter of the Yu family. Ten years later, Chang Yujiao was drafted into the palace with hatred, and stayed dormant for a year to watch her rise. When the Yu family was most excited, Chang Yujiao appeared on the stage with a smile. How to take the lead in the harem where hundreds of flowers are blooming, Chang Yujiao found a new way and decided to start by "doting" the concubine. Chao Jin passed among thousands of flowers, and the romantic and carefree man had a heart as strong as iron. All his life, Kuai Zai could not forget the white fox he released when he was young. Suddenly one day, he discovered that there was a palace concubine in the harem who looked like the incarnation of a white fox. At first, Chao Jin only regarded this dreamlike encounter as a novel way to win favor, but under the cold and vigilant probing of the little palace concubine, he lowered his attitude step by step. Some people become addicted to coaxing. Addiction is not scary, but what is scary is that when he holds the treasure book of the imperial concubine, Chang Yujiao's eyes are raised with great disdain, "The emperor's love is really worthless." He was angry and deliberately indifferent, but he was defeated by Chang Yujiao's tearful eyes. "Jiaojiao, are you sincere if I give you the queen's seat?" Changyu smiled sweetly, took the queen's book, looked up at him, "Your Majesty, stop making trouble, love and love are all lies to you."

24. 124 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 17.3kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    Good looking, smart, reliable

25. 125 被 Forced to Become a Concubine, She Is Spoiled by the General Every Day 被逼做妾后，她被将军日日娇宠 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 51.7kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
26. 126 她 After She Ascends the Throne, She Takes a New Husband, Leaving Her Ex to Weep 她登基后换了夫，新夫不见旧夫哭 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Power! It's a woman's second face! She loves it!) (1V2 + advancing the nation through technology + two men competing for her, only to end up regretting it) Lu Jichen: He is an ill-omened man. On the day his elder brother got married, they smeared dog blood all over his face and locked him in a cellar. Later, she brought him out, washed his hands, let him sit at the table, fed him, and paid for his education. Wei Chiyuan: He is the young lord of an aristocratic clan; she is a young widow. One sc 18.6kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    These books are all about palace battles, and the heroines are smart.

27. 127 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 315.8kReads9.6Score40.5kShelves
28. 128 被 Demoted, I Rose Through the Ranks with Metaphysics 被贬后我靠玄学一路升官 Li Hua璃华Ancient Romance926k WordsCompleted Originally titled The Official Has Been Demoted Again On the day the Left Chancellor's daughter was to be married, she was dismembered inside her bridal sedan in full view of the crowd. Everyone said the crime had to be beyond human capability. So the most famous Master He in Chang'an was thrown into jail. He Jingxin: ...But I'm not really a master of the occult! I'm just a con artist! He Jingxin couldn't tell fortunes. She'd never read the Book of Changes and didn't know how to read faces. Song 25.6kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves
29. 129 在 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 16kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Both of these books are written by the same author, and they are both very well written. You can add them to your bookshelf😊

30. 130 快 Quick Transmigration: I Grind for Performance Points Across Film and TV Worlds 快穿我在综影视刷绩效 Like Someone, Like Someone似人相似Female-Channel Fanfiction724k WordsCompleted [Important: Each arc is generally 80 to 100 chapters.] Corporate drone Lin Chenxi gets fired, and as soon as she gets home, she starts a new job at a quick-transmigration System company. Complete a character's regrets and requirements to earn performance bonuses, which means money. A job is a job, wherever you work. This one pays you for completing missions and even offers lottery draws! Let's go! First: Ulanara Yixiu Raise her son (complete) Deal with her white-lotus sister (complete) Send the 5.6kReads8.0Score261Shelves

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    The book I read recently is for those who are engaged in business. I hope it can help my friends. [Shy][shy]

31. 131 快 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Supporting Heroine Is Surprisingly Improper 快穿之悲惨女配竟然有点不正经 Meng Xun梦珣Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted The man's beloved, the one he had always cherished, has returned. He tosses a top-grade storage ring to the little flower spirit as compensation. On the surface, the little flower spirit sobs pitifully. “Master, I really can't stay by your side?” But inside, she thinks: What a joke. Now that I can break the contract, who'd be stupid enough to cling to him and remain his slave? Unfortunately, her luck runs out. The man's ruthless beloved blocks her path to freedom and casts her into the endles 6.8kReads8.8Score412Shelves
32. 132 一 I Woke Up as a Consort in Empresses in the Palace 一觉醒来，我在甄嬛传里当娘娘 I Don't Like Soy Milk不爱喝豆奶Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Oh no, I messed up! I was just nursing a broken heart, ordering a ton of takeout, and watching Empresses in the Palace with a little wine to help me get tipsy. How did I suddenly transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace? This is ridiculous! When other people transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace, they at least get a name and some standing. I start out as a palace maid, the unlucky scapegoat whom the Empress takes her anger out on over a peony pastry that Songzhi deliberately knocked over! I 6.6kReads8.9Score336Shelves
33. 133 清 Qing Dynasty Transmigration: Stealing Consort De's Credit for Saving the Emperor 清穿，从抢德妃救驾之功开始 Leaning on the Rail凭阑人Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A slow-paced transmigration story of Qing-dynasty palace intrigue, an underdog rising to the top, and a clear-headed, decisive heroine) A newly entered palace maid, a servant girl in a beile's household, a beauty about to be presented as a tribute... With such far-from-ideal beginnings, Cao Jianing knows from the start exactly what she wants: if she doesn't want to be bullied, she has to fight for her place. World One: Emperor Kangxi She opens her eyes to find herself a lowly palace maid, thoug 5.1kReads7.9Score444Shelves
34. 134 综 Film and TV Crossover: Become the Empress Dowager? It's Second Nature! 综影视：做太后？唯手熟尔！ Yuwen Manman宇文满满Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled "Comprehensive TV: Cannon-Fodder Heroines, More Children, More Blessings" [Having children + a ruthless heroine + an overpowered golden finger + System + revenge + face-slapping] "Empresses in the Palace" and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" + [unhinged fiction] (The System plays a very small role except in Chapter 1.) (Not recommended for fans of Zhen Huan or Ruyi.) Volume 1: Empresses in the Palace: Fucha Yixin Volume 2: Empresses in the Palace: Lü Yingfeng Volume 3: Ruyi's 12.9kReads8.5Score603Shelves
35. 135 谍 Spy Wars: I Am the God of Wealth 谍战之我是财神 Listening to Rain in the Night Wind夜风听雨Urban1.3M WordsCompleted An ordinary office worker gets a System, but before she can enjoy any of its benefits, it dumps her into a parallel-world version of Republican-era China. That's where her life as a spy begins. From an ordinary field operative to an undercover agent, from a regular spy to a triple agent, she goes from reluctant to willing, writing her own legend in the great metropolis of Shanghai... Check out the new book next door: The Village Girl, the Grand Diviner, also known as After Getting a Puppet Space 48.3kReads9.5Score4.9kShelves
36. 136 小 The Happy Life of a Sweet Young Husband 小娇夫的幸福生活 A Hibiscus Plant一株木槿Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted Imperial Censor Lin was famous for his integrity and unyielding sense of justice, and he had made plenty of enemies. As a result, his daughter Lin Zhiyao was unwelcome among the capital’s noblewomen. Who could have guessed that the emperor and empress would take a liking to her and arrange for her to marry Gu Yuncheng, the heir to the Prince Ding’s household? The young lord declared that he didn’t want to marry, while Lin Zhiyao didn’t mind either way. All she asked was that he remember he belon 12.4kReads9.0Score986Shelves
37. 137 太 A Concubine’s Guide to Winning the Crown Prince’s Favor 太子宠妾上位攻略 Clouds at the Horizon天边云Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted How will His Highness the Crown Prince deal with the side consort who fainted during her investiture? Pei Jingyan: “She embarrassed me. The Cold Palace is where she belongs!” How will the precious pearl in his palm take revenge on the Crown Prince who made her a concubine? Yao Baozhu: “A woman’s revenge lasts all day long!” Their meeting was far from beautiful, and their relationship began with schemes. Yet over the long years, they found love and tenderness, and learned to give each other their 1.6kReads8.7Score145Shelves

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    This book is really good to read and the plot is also very good

38. 138 三 Three Bowls of Heart’s Blood for One Divorce Agreement 三碗心头血，换一纸和离书 All of You, Get Out of My Sight都给朕退下Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted After the new emperor ascended the throne, the Prince Regent went away to guard the frontier. Two years later, he finally returned to the capital. Along with his impressive military achievements, he brought back a woman as delicate and frail as a sickly beauty. She had the face of a hibiscus blossom and was irresistibly charming, yet every gesture carried a fragile, sickly air. Simply standing there was enough to stir people’s tenderness and make them want to cradle her in their hands and cheris 3.4kReads8.7Score341Shelves
39. 139 被 Nailed into a Coffin and Drowned in a Pond, I’m Reborn to Make the Scumbag Lose His Heirs 被钉棺沉塘，重生让渣男断子绝孙 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Short drama now available) [One-on-one romance, devoted to each other, powerful and doting] In everyone's eyes, Princess Su Chenyu of Fengyi has nothing but beauty. In truth, she's spoiled, rude, and incredibly stupid, known as a good-for-nothing. Her fate is to have her fingers nailed into a coffin before being drowned in a pond. Who could have expected the useless princess to be reborn and reveal her brilliance? They called her foolish, useless, and rude. In her previous life, her heart was c 3.8kReads9.3Score486Shelves
40. 140 我 I’m Just a Concubine, So Why Is Everyone Clinging to Me? 我是小妾哎，怎么都来抱我大腿？ Lin Wanzi林丸子Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al 41.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The hostess is sober and focused on her career. I love it!

41. 141 引 Bringing the Phoenix Home 引凤归 Zhi Zhi之知Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted The physical book is available on all major platforms. Formerly titled Riding the Phoenix. [Reborn + Powerful Female Lead and Male Lead + Nation and World + Political Schemes] Before the age of seventeen, Shen Yu was the legitimate daughter of a military family who could wield a blade and charge into battle. After seventeen, she became the frail wife of Jiang Manor's Vice Minister Jiang. Her father and brothers died in battle, and the entire Shen family was honored for their loyalty. Bearing 127.6kReads9.5Score17.8kShelves

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    It's a really beautiful treasure book. The author's writing is brilliant and the characters have distinct personalities. I really like the male and female protagonists. Even the supporting characters are likeable and can't help but laugh. Book friends close their eyes and enter the pit, it is absolutely worth it!!

42. 142 报 Report! The Regent Has Been Flustered by the Princess Royal Again! 报！摄政王又被长公主撩红脸了！ A Spark Across Ten Thousand Miles万里星火Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, sweet and indulgent] Xiao Sijin transmigrates as the Grand Princess of Cangyun, with a troublesome little emperor for a younger brother. The siblings have lived for years under the shadow of Prince Regent Xue Jinzhan. After dying horribly on the executioner’s block in her previous life, Xiao Sijin goes all-in on the flattery to save her life, doing her best to cling to the regent’s favor. “Our prince is handsome, good-tempered, and unmatched in the world.” “How can there be 1.7kReads9.2Score202Shelves
43. 143 我 Farming in the Cold Palace 我在冷宫忙种田 Red Jadeite红翡Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, she becomes an unwanted empress discarded in the Cold Palace. What? The palace has stopped providing her with food and clothing? No problem, she has a pocket dimension and plenty of grain. What? The emperor is a greasy, overweight middle-aged man? No problem, she’ll sell steamy little books, save up enough silver, and leave the palace. What? The impossibly handsome man before her is actually the emperor? His handsome face draws closer and closer. “My beloved consort, where 5.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    The business is booming. Hurry up and leave and open a shop, don't stop me from getting rich. The heroine is engaged in career, which is great.

44. 144 我 My Sweet, Scheming Husband Keeps Losing His Mind 我那又娇又茶的夫君稳定发疯 You Shi尤时Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family is ordered by imperial decree to marry the crown prince, Zhou Jing, who is at death's door, to bring him good luck. Plenty of people wait to laugh at her, saying she might just end up bringing him luck by killing him in bed. When Zhou Jing opens his eyes, he finds himself with a fiancée. The young woman is clearly terrified of him, but still can't help swearing her loyalty. “Your Highness, I'll treat you very well.” “Your Highness, after you pas 39.1kReads9.4Score4.6kShelves

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    The unfavored legitimate daughter of the Mu family was granted a marriage by an imperial edict to the dying prince Zhou Jing. Many people are laughing at the joke, but don't rush them to death on the couch. As soon as Zhou Jing opened her eyes, she had a fiancée. The little girl was obviously afraid of him, but she still couldn't help but express her loyalty: "Your Highness, I will be very good to you." Your Highness, after you go, I will burn a lot of paper money and a few paper figurines of beautiful maids for you. "Your Highness, I will abide by the rules of womanhood and cherish the memory of my late husband every day!" The dark, twisted and malingering crazy critic Zhou Jing:... It's been a long time since I've seen someone seeking death.

45. 145 美 A Bewitching Beauty, an Emperor’s Devotion, and a Throne to Share 美人娇，帝皇宠，携手共掌天下权 Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted Qin Shu, a top agent for a mysterious organization in the 21st century, was in a plane crash and came within a breath of death. When she opened her eyes again, her soul had crossed into another world, where she had been reborn as the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo's household in the Tianyang Kingdom. As the duke's only daughter, she was doted on by her parents and older brothers, and grew up pampered, living exactly as she pleased, carefree and at ease. That was until a new emperor a 2.7kReads8.6Score254Shelves

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    Soul piercing, palace fighting and house fighting

46. 146 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 21.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    Do business, do business

47. 147 侯 The Marquis's Widow Raised a Household of Geniuses 侯夫人守寡，却养出满门天骄 Yu Fu余弗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuyi transmigrated into the Great Qian dynasty, becoming the wife of the Marquis of Yongning. She was rich, powerful, and high-status, with no parents-in-law and a dead husband: she had it better than almost anyone else who had transmigrated. Just as she was about to enjoy a comfortable life as a wealthy noblewoman, she discovered that she had transmigrated into a book, and was its biggest villain. She wasn’t just rich, powerful, and high-status. She also had three unruly children. The eld 89.9kReads9.4Score13.1kShelves
48. 148 成 He Spent Our Wedding Day with His Mistress, So I Flipped the Table and Raised Hell 成亲当天陪外室我直接掀桌闹翻天 Flaky Durian Pastry榴莲酥酥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Mu Wanyun was blind to the truth and infatuated with Shen Kuo, the God of War. She met a tragic end, and her elderly father suffered terribly for trying to fulfill his daughter's wishes. When she wakes again, Mu Wanyun has returned to the day the imperial decree ordered her to marry Shen Kuo. Outside, gongs and drums thunder and firecrackers explode, but a chill runs through her heart. In her previous life, on this very day, Shen Kuo used bandit suppression as an excuse to 847Reads8.6Score143Shelves

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    It's a proper Gong Dou Wen. The heroine is smart, has no love, and does things neatly and neatly, without any sloppiness!

49. 149 为 The Concubine's Guide to Self-Cultivation 为妾的自我修养 Yu Jian郁见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 9.7kReads9.2Score601Shelves
50. 150 谁 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 14.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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