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. 251 后 A Guide to Rising Through the Harem 后宫升职指南 The Unhandsome Gu Tianyi不美的古天逸Ancient Romance236k WordsCompleted [Funny] [Bizarre] Other women in the palace fight the empress. She fights the emperor! And then, somehow, the whole imperial harem becomes her best friends! The emperor is a tough opponent. One wrong move, and she gets sent to the Cold Palace! Ever since she put down roots in the Cold Palace, beautiful and alluring Lin Qingning, brain-off chatterbox Bai Qianqian, hideously ugly Jia Shuixian, force-of-nature Huo Hongling, gossip addict Liu Qingqing, infrastructure fanatic Gu Yunjing, and pastor —Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 252 斩 After Cutting Off My Romantic Delusions, I Became Invincible in the Harem 斩掉恋爱脑后我在后宫无敌了 Li Huan离欢Ancient Romance533k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue is the main focus; the heroine doesn't love the emperor] After becoming a palace candidate, Lin Yanzhi counts her advantages on her fingers. Beauty? None. At best, she's a modest, unassuming beauty. Family background? None. Her father is a seventh-rank county magistrate, and her mother is descended from a disgraced official. Money? Even less. Talent? Traditional characters are so hard to write! Besides, there's a genuinely talented woman in the palace who's skilled in poetry and 1.1kReads8.7Score100Shelves
3. 253 我 I’m Lying Flat in the Imperial Harem 我在后宫躺平了 Xia Xiaoshuang夏小霜Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted When I was sixteen, I was selected to enter the imperial palace. I never thought the palace was a good place, and I didn't know if I could adapt. Every day, I was on edge, afraid some consort might take a dislike to me. I was even more afraid I'd die in the harem, caught up in its endless power struggles. I didn't dare stand out, much less show the emperor my best and most beautiful self like the other palace maidens. I worried that if I revealed my best side, the consorts would find an excuse t —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 254 重 Reborn, the Consort Runs Wild in the Harem 重生后，娘娘在后宫横着发疯 Kong Jiang's Spicy Kimchi Soup空绛的辣白菜汤Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted [A heroine focused on building her career, not falling in love!!!] In her previous life, Xuan Zhi had grand ambitions, but kept her promise and never crossed the line. In the end, her family was destroyed, her young son died, and she met a terrible end. She failed to hold on to everything she wanted to protect. Her resentment and regret were so deep that her spirit lingered in the vast imperial palace, watching her enemies live carefree lives without facing any consequences. Xuan Zhi's resentmen 564Reads8.7Score—Shelves
5. 255 皇 The Empress Dies Tragically and Is Reborn, Then Marries Her Mortal Enemy from Her Past Life 皇后惨死重生，嫁给前生的死对头 Love Freedom钟爱自由Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + revenge + strong heroine + marriage first, love later + devoted romance] Anyone who kills my family, no matter how powerful, will be destroyed! Her life has just one purpose: revenge! If she had to name a second, it would be making money! She was the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Feng family. Before her cousin, the Empress, died, she begged the Emperor to make Feng Yi the next Empress, so her only son could keep his position as Crown Prince. Feng Yi entered the palac 917Reads9.0Score115Shelves
6. 256 全 My Family Was Wiped Out, and the Deposed Empress Was Reborn to Kill 全家灭门，废后重生杀疯了 May Is the Busiest Month五月人倍忙Ancient Romance773k WordsCompleted Once, she was the fierce daughter of a military family. The legendary empress who had charged into enemy camps three times and seized the enemy general’s head from amid a sea of soldiers was now hanging from the city walls. “My dear older sister, you didn’t know? Today is the day the entire Zhenyuan Marquis’s household is to be executed!” The transmigrator laughed until she doubled over. A mouthful of blood burst from her lips. Ye Qinglan wailed in anguish! And so the legendary empress fell! 1.7kReads8.1Score193Shelves
7. 257 求 You Want a Secondary Wife? I’ll Marry Your Third Uncle in a Ten-Mile Bridal Procession! 求娶平妻？十里红妆嫁你三叔！ Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance447k WordsCompleted Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Zhao, the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Personnel, was deeply in love with the eldest son of the Cui family. But no one knew that the emperor had personally arranged the marriage between the Shen and Cui families. Cui Shaoqing had been engaged to Shen Zhao for ten years, yet had never cared about her. Only later did Shen Zhao understand that Cui Shaoqing favored women with pride and backbone. She had wasted all her affection and put up with every i 20.3kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
8. 258 凤 Phoenix Returns to the Clouds 凤归云 Snow Over the Land江山雪Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of I Wish to Follow the Flowing Clouds into Your Embrace premieres on March 3 at 00:05. You can pre-register on Hongguo. See you at the Lantern Festival! Also known as The Poisonous Consort Is Sweet and Delicate, Making the Ascetic, Crippled Prince Break His Vows Night After Night “The princess consort has been hanging from the city gates for three days!” “Has she apologized yet?” “No! She turned around and threw herself into your uncle’s arms!” * After transmigrating, 24.6kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
9. 259 被 Forced Into a Substitute Marriage, She Amazes the Entire Capital With Her Four Treasures 被迫替嫁后，她携四宝惊艳了全京城 Yan Qiqi燕七七Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Feng Jing, a genius military doctor from the 21st century, is ambushed and transmigrates into the Great Yan dynasty. She becomes the obese, lovesick legitimate eldest daughter of the Marquis of Zhennan’s household, a pregnant bride-to-be who has already given birth to four sons. Then she is tricked into marrying the powerful Prince Jin, who commands a vast army and holds sway over the empire, in her younger sister’s place. Feng Jing feels like dying, but when she looks at the four little ones be 10.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
10. 260 重 Reborn, I Promise You a Lifetime of Joy 重生，许你一世倾欢 Wu Yuetang伍月棠Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted (Both leads reborn + scheming prince + palace and household intrigue + punishing scumbags + physician heroine) In her previous life, Ye Ruan was hopelessly devoted to Prince Xuan, Jun Li. But at the Mid-Autumn banquet, the drunken Prince Jing, Jun Zhan, took her innocence. To avenge herself, she pretended to marry into Prince Jing’s household. While he was away on campaign, she forged the late emperor’s edict and elevated the scumbag to the highest position. But once everything had settled, the 10.2kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
11. 261 上 I Married the Wrong Man in My Last Life, So This Time I'll Choose Someone Else 上辈子嫁错了，这辈子换人嫁 Happy, Happy欢喜喜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn and Swapping Marriages + Revenge on Scumbags + Household Rivalry Between Legitimate and Concubine-Born Daughters + Satisfying Political Intrigue] The moment Tang Wanru opens her eyes, she is reborn on the day the heir of the marquis’s household proposes to her! In her previous life, the marquis’s household was convicted and exiled. Tang Wanru stood by the heir, Zhou Ziyue, through thick and thin in the desert for eight years, never leaving his side. But as she lay gravely ill and dying, 1.8kReads8.7Score256Shelves
12. 262 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves
13. 263 冉 The Empress Ran 冉后 Nai Nai J奈奈JAncient 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. 5.6kReads9.0Score561Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book. The heroine is engaged in career and sober. It is not like White Lotus or The Holy Mother.

14. 264 婚 I Transmigrated Before the Wedding and Quietly Won Over the Duke of Su 婚前穿越，悄咪咪搞定肃国公 Pidan Is Chubby皮蛋蛋是胖胖Ancient Romance267k WordsCompleted A hapless modern woman transmigrates into a baby before her wedding and becomes the seventh young lady of a prince's manor. Little does she know how difficult life there will be, so she has no choice but to "get strong and stay fit." She battles her way through one challenge after another, leveling up until she becomes everyone's favorite. The Duke of Su tells me, "Don't run..." 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A proper career party.

15. 265 穿 The Transmigrated Woman’s Legendary Path to Becoming Empress 穿越女之皇后的传奇之路 Loves Dried Fruit爱吃果干Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Empress Ye of the Great Zhou's Zhaohua era was Emperor Jinghe's second empress and the mother of Emperor Yuanshun. Ye Zhaoning was the second legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo. From birth, she possessed memories of another life. As the second daughter, she was often overlooked and was not especially cherished by her parents, but she got along well with her sisters. When she was ten, her parents were posted away to serve as officials, and she was entrusted to her maternal grandfather, wh 1kReads7.2Score136Shelves

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    A smart heroine who never falls behind in career or love.

16. 266 让 You Asked Me to Be a Concubine, So I Killed the Lord? 让你当小妾，你把主君杀了？ Jiang Yu Is Very Lazy江鱼很懒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- 19.1kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves

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    This fast-travel novel contains some palace battles. The main god sends the female protagonist to various worlds as a concubine. The male protagonist gains energy through the protagonist's pleasure. The female protagonist accumulates her own knowledge and force step by step. She kills the male protagonist in each world, and finally kills the main god and becomes a god herself.

17. 267 景 The Scenic Area Pays 300 Yuan, and the Ancients Are Having a Blast at Work 景区工资三百块，古人干的很痛快 Braised Eggplant Casserole红烧茄子煲Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [The short drama adaptation is now available] Qin Yao had just arrived in a parallel world when he inherited a tourist attraction! But to his surprise, it was on the verge of bankruptcy. There weren’t any attractions to speak of, and he couldn’t even afford to hire NPCs. He was about to sell the place, since the land alone was worth a fortune. But Qin Yao never expected to bind himself to an NPC System! The System had only one function: it could bring people from the pages of history to work as 73.7kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
18. 268 仙 After the Immortal Venerable Was Publicly Jilted, She Became the Emperor’s Wife 仙尊被当众退婚后，成了帝尊夫人 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads496k WordsCompleted Powerful Master of the Six Realms VS Beautiful, Cold Immortal Venerable 1: Su Wenqing was unlucky. He had just sealed the Demon Venerable and lost all his cultivation when his fiance publicly broke off their engagement. Su Wenqing was glad to be rid of the fuss. No one knew that beneath his cold heart, he had a cherished corner where, for thirty years, he had used his heart's blood and all his spiritual power to nourish a fragment of a soul. Then, on the very day his engagement was broken off, t 11.6kReads9.6Score1.5kShelves
19. 269 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 85.7kReads9.7Score10.4kShelves
20. 270 假 The Fake Heiress Is Sweet and Charming, and Her Five Brothers Dote on Her 假千金又软又撩，五个哥哥宠上天 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Su Wan transmigrated into a book, she took one look at her character's setup and ending and fell into deep thought. She could have coasted to victory, but instead she had to court death. Was this really the standard ending for a vicious supporting female character? To change her fate, she decided to return to the countryside and cling to her five older brothers. After all, they would all become big shots one day. Her eldest brother would become a third-rank official at court. Her second br 52.7kReads9.3Score9.1kShelves

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    It's very good-looking. The first one is about wearing a book. After learning his identity, he took the initiative to return to the countryside and hugged his brothers' thighs. He is not a coward, so it is worth reading. The second book is about a real daughter making a mistake, but the plot is not cliche. The heroine goes to the mountains of swords and seas of fire for the brother she picked up, and works hard to make money. The brothers are also very powerful, and they all have their own stories. She is an independent heroine, and she doesn't have any CP thoughts. Very recommended

21. 271 真 The Real Heiress Was Cast Aside, Then Found Five Powerful Brothers 真千金被弃后，捡了五个大佬哥哥 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After fifteen years on the streets, Jiang Sheng had found herself five older brothers. For their sake, little Jiang Sheng braved every danger and worked herself to the bone to earn money. Her brothers never let her down, either, giving everything for their little sister. Then the General’s Mansion discovered that its legitimate daughter had been switched at birth and hurried to find her. But they didn’t treat her well, either. Some mocked her as uncouth, some laughed at her ignorance, and others 106.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
22. 272 浮 A Lifetime of Rise and Fall 浮沉一世 Blazing Starlight炽烈星光Ancient Romance109k WordsOngoing Hahahahahahaha, good boy, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, good boy, hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, this is the road to revenge —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is really beautiful

23. 273 娇 Her Sweet Charm Stirs His Heart, and the Sickly Power Minister Loses All Control 娇娇撩心动，病娇权臣彻底失控了 Eight-Treasure Cake八宝糕Ancient Romance543k WordsCompleted [Black-hearted Miao beauty vs. ruthless, lovesick power minister] On her first night after transmigrating into a book, Wen Ranyan was sent to the great villain’s couch. Rumor had it that Feng Qiw Wu, the great villain, was ruthless and bloodthirsty. Anyone who crossed him either died or wished they had. He was a certifiable lunatic. But Wen Ranyan wasn’t afraid. Instead, she set her sights on the villain’s good looks. In public, she was the villain’s only wife: gentle, graceful, and delicate. In 3.9kReads9.2Score470Shelves

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    Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking, very good-looking, [blowing kiss]

24. 274 天 The Princess Consort Who Fell from the Sky: My Wife’s Path to Becoming the Richest 天降王妃：我家王妃的首富之路 Absolutely Nan Xiaonan绝对的南小南Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted The eldest daughter of the Li family, Li Nuo, falls asleep in the school library while studying for her university finals. When she wakes, she finds herself surrounded by soldiers in armor. Li Nuo looks up at the sky. She wants to go home. When Gu Yan sees the woman being dragged in by the soldiers, the general thinks, “Ridiculous. What kind of bizarre outfit is that?” The soldiers say, “General, we’ve caught an enemy spy.” Li Nuo... “Spy your sister! General, I’ve been wronged!” 172Reads7.1Score—Shelves
25. 275 人 In the Crown Prince’s Harem, We’re All Competing to Get Ahead! 人在太子后院，一起卷起来！ White Peppercorn白藤椒Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted Empress Wenzhao was a famously bewitching consort and the most talented empress. The way she has been judged and defined throughout her life has changed many times, but that has never diminished her status or the value of studying her. [System + Raising Kids + Relentless Competition] Thanks to being well fed at home, Qi Jiao was plump and rosy-cheeked. After a flood, she was sold into the palace as a maid, and when she got a little older, she was assigned to the empress’s palace. A few years lat 13.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    From the palace maid all the way up, I learned calligraphy, painting, and kept scrolling. The content is quite exciting and worth reading.

26. 276 世 The Heir Takes a Concubine, So I Climb the Wall; Now His Whole Family Regrets It to Their Core 世子纳妾我爬墙，全家追妻悔断肠 Talent From All Directions八方来才Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Original novel for the short drama "The Broken Mirror Cannot Be Mended: The Princess Divorces Her Husband, but Never Separates from Him" [Dotting a concubine and neglecting the wife + a husband’s desperate pursuit after the breakup + a broken mirror that cannot be mended + secret love + satisfying revenge] In her previous life, Sheng Zhiwan married beneath her station for love, poured her own wealth into the household, wrote military treatises to help him repel the enemy, and penned policy ess 971Reads8.7Score507Shelves
27. 277 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Rose to the Top by Siphoning the Prince's Vital Energy 穿越后，我靠采王爷阳气一路上位 Wen Wei文蔚Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Baiwei is a modern-day female urologist who suffers from a mysterious pain disorder. Waves of pain periodically overwhelm her, leaving her miserable. Just as she was trying to find the cause and ease her suffering, an accident happened and she transmigrated to ancient times! Even more shocking, she had taken over the body of the beloved woman who had died two years earlier, the one the violent prince had loved most. But the strange occurrences didn't end there. Her mysterious pain had foll 77Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    This book is full of energy! If you have love and career, don't waste time on both.

28. 278 穿 After Transmigrating to a Matriarchal World, She Spoiled Her Hapless Shadow Guard 穿越女尊后，她把倒霉暗卫宠上天 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 19.2kReads9.5Score2.2kShelves

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    The traps are exhausted. The ruthless princess × the one who obeys orders. The loyal dog secret guard.

29. 279 凤 The Phoenix Reigns Over the World 凤临天下 A Lifetime of Glamour一世风流Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted "She is an invincible, stone-cold mercenary leader, but after transmigrating, she becomes a thirteen-year-old princess consort. He is the Empire's breathtakingly handsome prince, ruthless and cold, a figure whose name inspires awe throughout the land. Their wedding is followed by a pact on Nether Island: half a month together. But it also drags them into a shocking conspiracy. What kind of perilous, mind-bending trap awaits them?" 14.2kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    I don't want to stop watching Huan Chong. Wujiang is a bit long, so I have to be patient, but it's all very beautiful.

30. 280 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 36.1kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
31. 281 谢 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 11.5kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
32. 282 王 Sweet Everyday Life in the Prince’s Mansion 王府甜宠日常 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives 1v1 + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] Wen Sisi was crown princess for five years. The crown prince appeared to be a loving husband, but in truth he loathed her. From their wedding night onward, he sought out his concubines, and in the end he personally caused her death before elevating the concubine he loved to the position of his principal wife. Reborn, Wen Sisi ignored the crown prince's flirtatious hints and chose to marry Liu Xuan, Prince of Jingjiang, a man o 19.5kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
33. 283 无 Boundless 无疆 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted As the Eastern Depot’s second-in-command, Su Mu has crawled out of a mountain of corpses. She’s brimming with bloodlust, sees nothing but the dead, is ruthless in her methods, and has never lost. Until she meets her sworn enemy, Shen Dongzhan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. They fight over account books, storm bandit dens, hunt for tribute goods, and quell rebellions. Neither is willing to yield. A broken silver hairpin brings to light a miscarriage of justice from more than twe 1.5kReads9.0Score166Shelves
34. 284 孕 My Husband Wants a Divorce While I'm Pregnant? Fine, Whatever You Want! 孕期夫君要和离？随你都随你！ Fu Bao芙宝Ancient Romance331k WordsCompleted Shu Yuwan is the youngest legitimate daughter in her family. Her parents and elder brothers have cherished her since childhood, and her mother carefully chose a distinguished young gentleman from the capital to be her husband. After their wedding, the couple may not have been inseparable, but they treated each other with mutual respect. But while she was pregnant, her husband claimed he had met an extraordinary woman who had left him awestruck. He wanted a divorce so he could marry her. Shu Yuwa 21.5kReads8.9Score2.2kShelves
35. 285 开 She Drove a Tank into the Imperial Palace: The Divine Doctor Consort Conquered Four Kingdoms 开着坦克进皇宫，医妃她平了四国 Flowers Bloom in the Western Sea西海生花Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Marriage first, love later + both leads are devoted only to each other + equally strong leads + sweet romance + a magical space + transmigration. Yue Rushuang, a top military doctor from the twenty-fourth century with doctorates in both medicine and toxicology, transmigrates and marries the Crown Prince, who has been gravely wounded. On the first day of their marriage, she stitches up his wounds. On the second, she performs surgery on him. On the third, she pushes the disabled Crown Prince into 17.5kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    I finally ended my life as a cow and a horse, and jumped on the trend of time travel to start a life of salted fish. However, I ended up being careless and rushing to do things. This is unbearable! This was not pushed to me passively. This confused face [stunned] is my salty life [face covering]

36. 286 长 The Eldest Princess Is Stubborn by Nature, and She Handles Both Child-Rearing and Imperial Power 长公主天生犟骨，养娃皇权两不误 Awakening in Another Dimension异次元觉醒Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama adapted from this book, The Princess Is Born Stubborn, Raising Children and Wielding Imperial Power, Is No Problem, is now streaming <(*￣▽￣*)/ [Everyday life raising children in ancient times + a wealthy, powerful princess who can do as she pleases + a wickedly handsome male lead with overwhelming martial prowess + devoted 1v1 romance] Qin Yaoguang transmigrates into a book as the wicked stepmother of five little villains. Ten years later, they will carve her into a human swine 4.3kReads9.1Score784Shelves
37. 287 重 Reborn as a Fierce Wife 重生之悍妻 Mei Guo梅果Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted On her first day as the eldest princess, Yu Xiaoxiao, a military instructor from the apocalypse, marries Gu Xinglang, a young general who has been wrongfully imprisoned and tortured, and has hit the lowest point in his life. From then on, a tough woman from the apocalypse who only knows how to eat, sleep, and kill zombies finds herself bound by fate to a brave general who is loyal to his sovereign and country, stern and taciturn. The country is weak, powerful enemies loom, and the court is full 7.5kReads9.2Score757Shelves
38. 288 嫡 The Emperor Dotes on the Noble Daughter After She Enters the Palace 嫡女入宫后，皇上宠的无法无天 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 14kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
39. 289 重 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Returns 重生嫡女归来 Ghost Month Specter鬼月幽灵Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Banxia, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Medicine, was murdered by her sister and the Crown Prince she loved. When she awakens, she has been reborn a few days before returning to the capital. With the memories of her past life, she tears away her sister’s beautiful facade and exposes her stepmother’s false piety. The capital says she’s a country bumpkin, but she’s more fashionable than anyone. They call her a village girl, but she’s more graceful than them all. They say she’s illiterate 17.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
40. 290 王 After the Prince Was Poisoned, He Clung to Me, a Forensic Doctor 王爷中毒后，赖上我这小法医 He Sheng鹤笙Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Published novel + forensic pathologist + revenge + two strong, devoted leads + satisfying revenge + powerful characters + redemption] She is Qu Zhen, the top female forensic pathologist at the National Security Bureau in the 21st century. Her jade-like hands have dissected the dead and saved the living. With a simple flip of her hand, she can turn the clouds and bring on the rain. But after a mission goes wrong, her soul transmigrates to another world. When she opens her eyes again, she is the 6.9kReads9.1Score915Shelves
41. 291 帝 The Divine Emperor's Abandoned Consort: The Godly Doctor 帝凰之神医弃妃 A Cai阿彩Ancient Romance5.1M WordsCompleted [New Book Recommendation: The Imperial Physician's Consort] On her wedding day, she awakens in the countryside, dressed in rags. Amid the scorn of the crowd, she steps into the imperial capital, leaving bloody footprints behind... She is an orphan with neither father nor mother, bullied by everyone. He is The Outcast, a ruthless prince second only to the emperor and superior to all others. She is covered in wounds and utterly disheveled. He stands apart from the world, peerless in grace and bear 6.3kReads9.0Score832Shelves
42. 292 穿 Transmigrated as the Top Scholar's Poor Wife, I Eloped with the Villain 穿成状元糟糠妻后，和反派苟合了 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted Liu Zhiheng, a female scientist on a geological survey team, transmigrates into a book and becomes the wretched wife of a top scholar, destined for a tragic ending. To make matters worse, she's been saddled with a knack for brewing sauces. To avoid becoming a mere tool for making sauce and to save her whole family from a miserable fate, one snowy night Liu Zhiheng brings home Duan Wujiao, the Prince of Yan and the story's biggest villain, hoping to rewrite a key plot point. Unexpectedly, after l 6.2kReads9.0Score772Shelves
43. 293 与 Why Compete with a Concubine? Wouldn't It Be Better to Enter the Palace and Become Empress? 与贱妾争啥，入宫当皇后不香吗？ Guest from the Immortal Realm仙中客Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The heir of the Duke of Qingguo doted on his concubine and neglected his wife. The emperor felt sorry for the man’s wife and brought her into the palace to look after her. The result was the birth of several little princes and princesses. Full synopsis: Yun Qing’s father commanded a powerful army. Several princes wanted to marry her to gain control of his troops, which aroused the emperor’s suspicions. To protect both her and the Yun family army, her father had no choice but to petition the empe 17.9kReads9.0Score2.4kShelves
44. 294 病 After Her Sickly Husband Died, the Crown Prince Took Her into the Eastern Palace 病弱夫君去世后，太子夺我入东宫 Fei Nongmo妃弄墨Ancient Romance581k WordsCompleted [The short drama of the same name, Marry into the Eastern Palace, is now available] Three years ago, at the Eastern Palace’s consort selection banquet, the Crown Prince scolded her: “The Shen girl is coquettish and ingratiating, and her conduct is outrageous.” His words made Shen Lizhu the laughingstock of the capital’s noblewomen, forcing her to retreat to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jiangnan. Three years later, the Crown Prince is ordered to leave the capital and tour Jiangnan. Shen Liz 14.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
45. 295 主 The Matriarch Remarries, and the Obsessive Emperor Claims Her 主母二嫁，偏执帝王揽腰宠 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, palace and household intrigue, reborn male lead, heroine who grows stronger over time, gentle heroine in the early stages who rises to power later, male rival gets the girl] In accordance with her father's dying wish, Yi Huan married the young general Lin Qingpei. She was cautious at every turn, but her husband doted on his concubines and neglected his wife, making her the laughingstock of the capital. Yi Huan thought this was how her life would go, until she 5.7kReads9.2Score650Shelves
46. 296 逼 You Want Me as a Concubine? I’ll Marry the Crown Prince Instead and Destroy That Wretched Couple 逼我当妾？我转嫁太子噶了狗男女 Writer's Block文荒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Published as "Love Takes You into His Heart", available on Taobao, Douyin, and Pinduoduo] [Palace and household intrigue + reborn revenge + devoted husband] In her previous life, Shen Ruoxi devoted herself to marrying Prince Qi, Murong Yu. At home, she exhausted herself managing his household; outside, she knelt and begged her father and brothers to help him ascend the throne. She even gave up her place as his princess consort to please him, willingly becoming a concubine. She gave him everythi 28.1kReads9.3Score5.4kShelves
47. 297 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 16.1kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
48. 298 表 My Cousin’s Golden Goose! I Brought Him Home! 表哥的金大腿！被我抱回家！ Moon Rabbit Meat月兔肉儿Ancient Romance266k WordsCompleted A devoted, exclusive romance with a happy ending. Please read the blurb before starting. Also known as Destroyed Ten of My Engagements, Then My Cousin, the Heir, Begged to Marry Into My Family Xiao Qinglan, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei, has a young cousin living under his family’s roof. He knows only that she loves him dearly. He has no idea she’s had a fiancé all along. It must have been hard for her to love him so much while already being betrothed to someone else. But… didn’t she break 924Reads8.6Score122Shelves
49. 299 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 12.8kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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50. 300 离 The Phoenix's Departure 离凰 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted She stayed by his side without a name or status, becoming the shameless woman everyone talked about. In return, a fire burned all the love and hatred they had once shared to ashes. When they first met, he was a prince high above the world, hiding his true intentions to survive the struggle for the throne. That night's fire would strip away his weakness, flesh and bone alike. Buddhists say that life turns full circle every seven years. When they met again seven years later, his eyes were red. Th 5kReads9.0Score601Shelves

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