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  1. 51 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
  2. 52 After Kicking Over the Dragon Throne, the Entire Court Begged Her to Take the Crown 踹翻龙椅后,满朝文武跪求她登基 Ancient Romance2.5M WordsCompleted (The heroine focuses on her career, with no romantic pairing. She becomes somewhat cold-hearted and ruthless later on.) Born into the world as a princess, Yu Hui thinks that at last, an incredible fortune has fallen into her lap. She has a palace to live in, money to spend, and status to protect her, so she can enjoy a peaceful, happy life. But peace is out of the question. Calamities keep dropping out of the sky, and they’re heavy ones. Happiness? Not really. Someone is always ending up dead, s 8.4kReads8.8Score71814d adds
  3. 53 Oh No! The Prince Consort My Princess Raised Is Actually the Powerful Eunuch 糟糕!公主养的面首竟是九千岁 Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Second Male Lead Takes the Lead + Fake Eunuch + Devoted to Each Other] In her previous life, Shang Li spent four whole years alone in an empty bed, only to discover that he had a wife and a son. Given a second chance at life, she immediately took a handsome, peerless male companion as her kept man. After a year of bliss, she learned that the scoundrel was returning to the capital. Generously, Shang Li bought her beautiful companion's freedom and left him th 1.7kReads9.0Score31914d adds
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  4. 54 The Sickly Princess Is Reborn, and the Tyrannical Regent Dotes on Her 病娇摄政王盛宠,娇娇公主重生了 Ancient Romance557k WordsCompleted [Adapted into the short drama Golden Bell's Mistake: Love's Bonds] [Mutual firsts + doting romance + both reborn + palace and household intrigue] [Stunning, sweet-natured fifth princess × sinister, obsessive regent] In her previous life, her country fell and her family was destroyed. Then the sinister, obsessive regent kept her by his side for two whole years. Reborn ten years in the past, she is once again the fifth princess, born to wealth and honor, while he is merely a lowly hostage, beneath 11kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
  5. 55 The Grand Secretary Regrets It, but I've Already Won the Favor of the Entire Harem 首辅大人后悔了,我已宠冠六宫 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama of the same name, Resigning as Chief Councillor, is now streaming on Hongguo and Fanqie! In this life, both leads are faithful to each other. In her previous life, the heroine, Liu Mianmian, was married. In his previous life, the hero, Xie Lingyuan, died young. There’s no rivalry between women, so if that’s what you’re looking for, this story isn’t for you. In her previous life, no one lived happily. In this life, Liu Mianmian just wants to live comfortably. All she wants this t 8.5kReads8.8Score2.3k14d adds
  6. 56 The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Awakens, and Her Brothers Regret Everything 炮灰女配觉醒后,哥哥们后悔了 Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Wen Si was the apple of her father’s and brothers’ eyes. But after her father brought home a new daughter, she lost all their affection. Her brothers even saw her as a scheming woman for competing with their new sister for attention. Her eldest brother forced her to kneel in public; her second brother crippled both her hands and feet; her third brother tortured her; her fourth brother ruined her face and dragged her name through the mud; even her father cast her out of the 1.6kReads8.3Score20214d adds
  7. 57 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 183.4kReads9.5Score25.3k14d adds
  8. 58 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇:贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.2kReads9.4Score2k14d adds
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  9. 59 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主,勾搭男频帝王 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 17kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
  10. 60 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪,演到帝王送凤位 Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 303Reads9.1Score—14d adds
  11. 61 Reborn After My Own Son, the Cruel Empress Dowager, Stabbed Me to Death 恶毒太后被亲儿子捅死之后重生了 Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted The vicious Empress Dowager Jiang Mingzhu was reborn. In her previous life, to put her son on the throne, she poisoned and tried to assassinate the emperor, colluded with court officials, drugged a pregnant consort to make her miscarry, and plotted against the young crown prince. Every time she schemed, she put her own life on the line to grind her stepson's face into the dirt. But when the plot to put the son she'd worked so hard to support on the throne was exposed, he stabbed her in the back 19.6kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
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  12. 62 Palace Beauty 宫姝 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. 8.3kReads9.2Score95314d adds
  13. 63 Yixiu Reborn: Battling Her Legitimate Sister and Becoming Empress Dowager 宜修重生,斗嫡姐,当太后 Female-Channel Fanfiction757k WordsCompleted [Empresses in the Palace fan fiction + wish-fulfillment + palace intrigue + villainous female lead] Yixiu is reborn on the day before her elder sister Chun Yuan enters the manor. Since her stepmother wants Chun Yuan to marry into the family so badly, Yixiu will gladly make it happen. But she will make sure the entire capital hears about it. She wants to see whether, once all of the capital finds out that a woman seduced her pregnant younger sister's husband, Chun Yuan can still become Fourth Pri 7.9kReads8.2Score63014d adds
  14. 64 Yixiu Is Reborn: Tearing Apart the White Lotus Consort Chun Yuan 宜修重生:手撕纯元白莲花 Female-Channel Fanfiction427k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because voting just opened~] “When the heart is kind, the face is beautiful. Surely, even when Pure Yuan grows old, she will still outshine you by a thousand miles.” I should have known better than to poison my elder sister so soon. Then you could have seen for yourself how your moonlight turns rotten, and the white lotus who seduced her sister's husband could have tasted the torment of life deep within the palace! Yixiu thought this as she lay dying. When she opened her ey 13.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds
  15. 65 Reborn with Supplies Stockpiled, the Apocalypse's Most Dazzling Plane Merchant 重生囤满物资,末世位面商美强飒 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted "Alternate world+game items+interplanar trading+spatial dimension+zombies+mutated plants and animals" Luo Suisui struggled to survive in the apocalypse for three years. Just before she leaped to her death in despair, she learned that her identity had been stolen, her powers destroyed, her spatial dimension taken, her parents murdered, and her fiancé gone, all because of Su Wanwan. Reborn, she won’t let Su Wanwan get her way again. She’ll seize the initiative, trade the two families’ hundred-bill 13.1kReads9.0Score1.5k14d adds
  16. 66 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 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 8.8kReads9.4Score1k14d adds
  17. 67 Fake Heiress? As Long as You Don't Come Back, I'm the Real One 假千金?只要你回不来我就是真的 Ancient Romance778k WordsOngoing [Reborn + fake heiress + power above all] When Mu Tangxi was fifteen in her previous life, her father suddenly brought home a young woman and declared that she was his real daughter! Mu Tangxi was nothing but the illegitimate daughter of an outside mistress, switched at birth. Her father locked her in her room, but that still couldn't save her from the revenge she had supposedly brought upon herself. Reborn at the age of ten, she carefully planned every move. In her previous life, she had been m 32Reads6.8Score—14d adds
  18. 68 The Viperous Favorite Consort: Scheming Her Way to Rule as Empress Dowager 蛇蝎宠妃心机深,垂帘听政做太后 Ancient Romance497k WordsCompleted [Content warning! The female lead is a wholly evil villain, cruel and scheming, and will stop at nothing to climb to the top.] “[Don't randomly bring up women competing against women. This is a palace-intrigue story!! The harem is a workplace, and the imperial consorts are all rivals!]” Bu Xingruo was the most favored consort in the palace. In her previous life, she let the Emperor's favor go to her head, throwing her weight around and acting arrogantly in the harem. Lost in the Emperor's fleeti 658Reads8.6Score10014d adds
  19. 69 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑,帝王纵情堕落 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 120.1kReads9.5Score11.3k14d adds
  20. 70 Hey, Kids, No Fighting! Let’s Talk It Out! 少年人别动粗要讲理! Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted "Historical romance in an alternate setting + two equally formidable leads + ensemble cast + love of country and home + youthful passion + groveling for forgiveness + heartbreaking flashbacks" [A Sickly Girl’s Comeback Journal] [The Reckless General’s Everyday Heart-Flutters] [A Female Official’s Road to Growth] [Raising a Chief Councillor] [The Spear-Wielding Young Lady Is a Heroine] [A Spoiled Young Master Comes of Age] [A Boy and His Homeland] The sage once said: “When a great river must be c 119Reads8.3Score—14d adds
  21. 71 The Delicate, Scheming Medicine-Jar Consort Has the Sickly Tyrant Begging for Mercy 药罐贵妃娇又作,病娇暴君乖乖认怂! Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder concubine, Xiao Xiruo is destined to die of rage and leave her entire family dead? And she’s sickly, coughing up blood every day? Xiao Xiruo: Keep it together. Don’t panic! With powerful backing, I’ll take the court by storm and rule the imperial harem! Feng Wuyan, the puppet emperor of Great Yan, is a deranged villain who slaughtered everyone in the book until only its title remained. He does the cruelest deeds and strikes with the deadliest hand. 3.8kReads9.2Score40914d adds
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  22. 72 The Second Empress 继后 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 79.6kReads9.5Score8.9k14d adds
  23. 73 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗? Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 15kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
  24. 74 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗,嘎嘎乱杀 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 13.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
  25. 75 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 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 82.1kReads9.5Score9.3k14d adds
  26. 76 The Spoiled Consort's Road to Glory 娇气包娘娘的荣华路 Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Undivided love! She’s doted on to the max! [The heroine is cunning, a little black lotus hidden beneath a rabbit’s skin] [The hero has a harem and isn’t chaste, but once he meets the heroine, he devotes himself to her alone in a one-on-one romance] The third young lady of the Sheng’an Marquis’s household, born to his secondary wife, was as beautiful as a celestial maiden. Sweet and clever, she knew how to win favor. Her grandmother and father favored her, and even her legitimate 13.3kReads9.2Score1.3k14d adds
  27. 77 The Spoiled Consort Holds the Emperor’s Heart All to Herself 作精娘娘她独揽圣心 Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted (Don't click in if you want to avoid this: the heroine is a silly, naive sweetheart, she's stupid, and this is a practice piece. It's not good.) Nalan Cairen, spurned by the emperor for two years, has won his favor again! The news sent porcelain crashing in the harem for an entire day! (Any similarities are purely coincidental.) Nalan Huiyin accepts her transmigration without a fuss. The original owner was abused, left hungry and poorly clothed. But now that she's transmigrated here, she's liv 225Reads9.2Score—14d adds
  28. 78 The Twin Phoenix Tribulation 双凤劫 Ancient Romance2.4M WordsCompleted [Two Strong Leads + Palace Intrigue + Revenge + Substitute Marriage + Love After Marriage + Woman Disguised as a Man + The Regretful Husband's Pursuit] On the eve of her twin sister's marriage into the imperial palace, she was murdered, violated, and left to die. Returning drenched in blood, Feng Jiuyan shed her armor and took her sister's place, becoming the empress of the nation. Then she went on a killing spree! The emperor had a beloved woman, so everyone assumed Feng Jiuyan would receive no 86.9kReads9.3Score9.5k14d adds
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  29. 79 Joy with You 与君欢 Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds
  30. 80 At This Moment, I Am China's Guardian Deity 此刻,我为华夏守护神 Urban3.2M WordsOngoing On Christmas Eve, December 24, 0260, a large horde of sea beasts appeared in Old Copper Mountain, Mi Nation. Not a single person in the city survived! On April 23, 0261, Level 6 sea beasts appeared in North Bear Nation. The entire country fell! On New Year's Day, January 1, 0262, a Level 10 sea beast appeared in Huaxia, codenamed [Taotie]. Huaxia fell! In January 0260, Huaxia's God of War, Chen Feng, was reborn eleven months before the sea beasts emerged. He won the trust of the country's 1.3kReads9.0Score51014d adds
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  31. 81 The Emperor’s Caged Bird Has Run Away 陛下的笼中雀跑路了 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + groveling redemption arc: a sweet and gentle but headstrong favorite consort x a ruthless, scheming emperor] In her previous life, You Tingrong was a pampered songbird kept in the imperial harem. Though she had fine clothes, delicious food, and all the emperor’s affection, her story ended in tragedy. Given another life, she wants nothing to do with the cold-hearted emperor. Whoever wants to be his caged bird can take the job! After secretly arranging for her half-sister to 1.1kReads8.3Score11514d adds
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  32. 82 The Theatrical Little Palace Maid Charms the Tyrant with Her Alluring Swagger 小宫女戏精,撩拨暴君媚又飒 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Clear-Eyed Heroine + Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Building a Career + Getting Rich] Sheng Yunshu never imagined that, just after transmigrating into the imperial harem, she would become one of the new palace candidates. All under heaven belongs to the emperor, so escape is out of the question. She might as well win the emperor’s favor and build a career. Want to get rich? Lay the groundwork first, then keep the tricks coming. A carefully arranged encounter and a gentle 1.4kReads8.6Score13914d adds
  33. 83 The Noble Consort's Thousand Charms 贵妃千娇百媚 Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Palace-intrigue novel + reborn black lotus heroine + exceptionally talented actress, rising through the ranks] [The male lead has consorts at first. After falling for the heroine, he favors her, makes her his sole favorite, and eventually dismisses his harem. One-on-one romance.] In her previous life, Shen Fu was a substitute for her elder sister. Her sister was the beloved Noble Consort, the most favored woman in the imperial harem, and lived in unmatched splendor. Shen Fu, timid and frail, ha 3.1kReads8.5Score36014d adds
  34. 84 The Empress of the Central Palace 中宫元后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage before love + palace intrigue] (This is a fictional setting, written as I please. Please don't hold it against me if it doesn't fit history.) Qiao Shanshan, who lived to thirty on Blue Star, died while saving a child. Only after reaching the underworld did she learn that it wasn't her time to die. The soul reaper had taken the wrong person. To make it up to her, the King of Hell promi 15.4kReads8.2Score1.4k14d adds
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  35. 85 Don't Be Afraid, Yinzhen! Mother Will Put You on the Throne! 胤禛不要怕,额娘送你坐皇位! Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Female Lead Reborn + Palace Intrigue + Not Both Pure + Some Events Deviate from Historical Records] Kangxi’s cousin, Tong Jia Wanning, was reborn before entering the palace. But for Yinzhen and the daughter she had lost before the child could grow up, Wanning still chose to enter the palace. In this life, Tong Jia Wanning used the memories of her previous life to make Kangxi fall in love with her and change her tragic fate. The Emperor: Cousin, you look even more charming today. Wanning: Thank 1.1kReads8.5Score10514d adds
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  36. 86 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫,目标太后 Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score13814d adds
  37. 87 Shock! Reborn on the Eve of My Family's Execution, I Say Let's Rebel 惊!重生回满门抄斩前夜,造反吧 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + feel-good story with a powerful heroine + family and country + political intrigue] A cool-headed, cunning heroine who plans several moves ahead + a brilliant, devoted yet restrained male lead who serves as a high-ranking official at the Court of Judicial Review In her previous life, the entire Ning family, loyal to the throne for generations, was slaughtered. To avenge them, Ning Zhiwei led an army of a hundred thousand to marry Su Mingjin, helping him with all her might as he rebelle 27.4kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
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  38. 88 Reborn with a Plan 重生归来心有谋 Female-Channel Fanfiction148k WordsCompleted After Chun'er dies, she is reborn in the days when she first entered the palace. Remembering the misery of her previous life, she resolves not to let anyone bully her again. Her gaze is now marked by greater resolve and intelligence. When Zhen Huan comes to visit, Chun'er embraces her and they weep together, sharing their joy at her rebirth and their hopes for the future. The two decide to face the palace's shifting tides together. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  39. 89 Urban Superpowers: Xiao Yi’s Brilliant Life 都市异能:萧逸的璀璨人生 Urban293k WordsCompleted Hey, dear readers! Are you ready to join me in this marvelous world of urban superpowers? Our male lead is Xiao Yi, an ordinary-looking guy with big dreams. Juggling work and life every day, he feels a little suffocated by reality. The female lead is Lin Wan'er, beautiful and clever, with a playful, charming side. The gears of fate begin to turn. In a miraculous moment, Xiao Yi unexpectedly awakens a superpower. His life lights up like fireworks, bursting into color. And Lin Wan'er's arrival bri —Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 90 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 35.1kReads9.3Score5.9k14d adds
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  41. 91 Spring in the Imperial Palace 宫闱春 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 636Reads8.7Score11214d adds
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  42. 92 The Empress Dowager Reborn: A Phoenix’s Plot for the Empire 太后重生:凤谋天下 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + ensemble cast + political intrigue] Reborn, she turns the world into a board and all living beings into pieces. She is the one pulling the strings behind the scenes. Slender, pale hands, an icy gaze She moves her pieces, a faint smile on her lips Why should beauty worry? Reborn, risen from the ashes A phoenix’s schemes hide in her lotus-bloom bones Her name will live on in the annals of history Willow branches in her hometown, the moon a hook She watches generals and princes 1.2kReads9.0Score18514d adds
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  43. 93 What! The Handsome Man I Picked Up Is Actually the Crown Prince 惊!捡来的美男竟是太子殿下 Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple, no angst, no contrived drama, no misunderstandings, not a strong heroine, a sweet little romance, love at first sight] [Easygoing beauty lover vs. cool and aloof crown prince] After transmigrating, Sui An became an ordinary villager in Baibu Village in the state of Jimo. She thought she'd spend the rest of her life there, but then someone came and told her she was the long-lost princess of Nanxing. And the handsome man she'd found on the mountain was the Crow 3.6kReads9.2Score34314d adds
  44. 94 The Young Master of the Jin Family Lost a Bet and Picked Up a Bride to Be His Wife 锦世子打赌输了捡个新娘当世子妃 Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted “Do you think the Ye family's young lady is dead?” “Hard to say. If my husband had rejected me at the altar on my wedding day, what face would I have left to live in this world? I'd probably have thrown myself headfirst into a wall too.” Ye Qingran walked down the street in her wedding dress when a white figure descended from the sky. “Would you marry me?” A few years later, a solemn-faced little boy looked helplessly at the lively woman in front of him, then looked up at the handsome man beside 4.3kReads9.1Score46514d adds
  45. 95 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds
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  46. 96 The Empress Is Beautiful and Alluring, and She’s on Track to Win the Palace Politics Crown 娘娘又美又撩,一路稳拿宫斗冠军 Ancient Romance141k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + Not both chaste + Devoted love later on] Jiang Yueli, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Anyuan, enters the palace to win favor and preserve her family’s glory. Starting as a low-ranking Talent, she advances step by step until she reigns supreme among the imperial consorts... 86Reads—Score—14d adds
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  47. 97 Snap Off a Crabapple Branch! 折棠枝! 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 9kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
  48. 98 The Empress Doesn't Fight for Favor, the Emperor Crowns Her Empress 娘娘不宫斗,帝王捧上后位 Ancient Romance293k WordsCompleted [A Dark, Unhinged Emperor vs. A Wild and Alluring Consort: Not a Pure Romance, but Full of Devotion, Thrills, and Sweetness!] Jiang Shu transmigrates into the harem of a tyrant, becoming an obscure Noble Lady. She thinks she’ll just keep her head down in the palace until old age. But then, to survive, she throws herself into the tyrant’s arms. The emperor adores her beyond measure! He clears out his entire harem for her and puts her on the throne as empress. From then on, their life as emperor a 1.3kReads9.1Score13614d adds
  49. 99 After Being Reborn, My Five Brothers Beg Me in Tears to Return Home 重生后,五个哥哥哭着求我回府 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Currently being published] [She chases him after the breakup + sweet romance + satisfying read] In her previous life, Jiang You'an was a cannon-fodder side character in a novel where the whole family doted on the heroine. Her entire family favored her younger sister, and she was beaten to death with clubs. After being reborn, she refuses to repeat her past mistakes, only to discover that her family regrets everything and begs for her forgiveness. Everyone wants to make amends? Hah, I’m not int 7.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
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  50. 100 Tempting the Villain 诱反派 Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] After transmigrating into a book as the cannon-fodder princess who dies tragically on her wedding night, Shen Ruan takes the initiative to seduce her husband, the Prince Regent, to stay alive. The Prince Regent has the face of an immortal, but he's ruthless, murderous, and volatile. He's the story's greatest villain. Shen Ruan goes to great lengths to tempt him, using both her beauty and clever schemes. From time to time, she also has to moonlight as the villain's bedmat 6.1kReads9.1Score65414d adds

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