Oh My God, These Palace Intrigue Stories Are So Good! 我的妈呀，这几个宫斗文真的超好好看！！！！！！

1. 301 技 The Concubine with Maxed-Out Skills Is Turning Herself into an Empress? 技能拉满的侍妾，卷成皇后了？ 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 12.5kReads9.1Score1.2k14d adds
2. 302 和 After Our Divorce, I Remarried a Rugged General, While My Ex-Husband Began His Road to Redemption 和离再嫁糙汉将，前夫开启火葬场 Yao Yao Xian摇摇闲Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Manhua adaptation and full-cast audiobook now available] [A goofy, devoted, rough-and-tumble hero + male lead is the focus + sweet romance + traditional historical romance + ex-husband regrets everything] After marrying the all-powerful regent, Song Ying felt her life had been worthwhile. After the wedding, she took charge of the inner household and devoted herself to her duties, always thinking of and caring for Yue Shaozhi. She had thought she could warm her cold husband's heart, but in the e 15.4kReads8.9Score90914d adds

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   🎋A palace intrigue novel, absolutely amazing!🎋 ❶ Song Ying once thought marrying the Regent was all she needed, but ultimately couldn't compete with the favor of another. After their divorce, Huo Zhen became obsessed with her, determined to have her. Meanwhile, her ex-husband, Yue Shaozhi, regretted his decision after she remarried. 🎋 ❷ Reborn, Song Chuyu decisively abandoned Kang Rui and joined hands with Lin Qingyuan. The former Kang Rui now deeply regrets his actions, while Lin Qingyuan has ushered in a new life. [Laughing]

3. 303 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5k14d adds
4. 304 安 An Lingrong Is Reborn into a Disastrous Start 安陵容重生到天崩开局 Rose Leaning on Snowy Fragrance蔷薇倚香雪Female-Channel Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted Reborn into the disastrous opening scene of a blood test to determine parentage, An Lingrong works to unite everyone she can. First, she gets the useless An Bihuai out of the way, then gradually takes revenge on each person who humiliated her in her previous life, ultimately finding happiness. 1. An Lingrong is still An Lingrong, and she is not a good person. 2. An Lingrong’s appearance draws on the original work’s descriptions. She has a very bewitching face. 3. Zhen Huan’s intelligence is not 8.1kReads9.3Score68814d adds
5. 305 锦 The Brocade-Clad Goddess Detective 锦衣女神捕 Yue Mo月莫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted They say the young daughter of a constable in Shanshui County has a pair of ghost eyes, able to see traces at crime scenes that others miss: bloodstains, footprints, and more. She’s practically born to be a constable. She’s bold and meticulous, unafraid of corpses or blood. No matter how gruesome the crime scene, she stays calm and rational, summing up the truth in a single sentence. Wei Qinghan, commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard: “Someone this talented? Excellent. I’ll recruit her and 6.5kReads8.4Score85714d adds

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   These two books are really good. They go back and forth, and anyone can lose, but I can't lose!

6. 306 为 To Keep the Kingdom from Falling, the Royal Family Gets Along Like the Best of Brothers 为了不亡国，皇家集体兄友弟恭 Aged Meatballs陈酿丸子Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing Li Changyuan, a member of an elite special forces unit in the apocalypse, blows herself up to take down a thirteenth-level mutant wolf and preserve the last hope of humanity. She is then born into the Great Xuan Empire as the first child of the emperor and empress, Princess Changyuan. She thinks she can just lie flat and enjoy life. But at three, she awakens an ability, and at five she learns in a dream that a treacherous minister will seize control of the court and frame loyal officials, whil 4kReads9.2Score23914d adds
7. 307 春 The Spring Breeze Blows Through Yumen Pass! 春风吹度玉门关！ Scallion Pancake with an Extra Egg手抓饼要加鸡蛋Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted [They marry at the start + married life + sweet romance + native-born leads + mutually devoted] Gentle, tolerant, and magnanimous heroine & jealous, rough-around-the-edges puppy-dog hero The sixth year of the Zhending reign, spring. The old Duchess of Dingguo knelt before the Empress Dowager, asking for a marriage match for her grandson Yun Zheng, who was guarding the northwest. The emperor honored the Yun family’s generations of loyal service. Having also heard that the Cui family’s daughters 23.4kReads9.0Score2.9k14d adds
8. 308 咸 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 41kReads9.1Score4k14d adds
9. 309 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 57.6kReads9.2Score7.6k14d adds
10. 310 娇 After a Frail Beauty Marries to Bring Good Fortune, She Becomes the Regent's Princess Consort 娇软美人冲喜后，成了摄政王妃 Flowers and Fruit有花有果Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Marriage Before Love + Sweet, Devoted Romance + Putting Scoundrels in Their Place + Having a Baby + Growing Heroine] Jiang Yuanyi is peerlessly beautiful, soft and charming, but unfortunately, she is a lowborn concubine-born daughter. Her father dislikes her, her stepmother despises her, and her legitimate older siblings bully her. Despite her betrothal, they force her to bring good fortune to the dying heir of the Duke of Jingguo by marrying 11.4kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds

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    They're all palace intrigue dramas, very good.

11. 311 穿 Book Transmigration: After Becoming a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress, She Is Spoiled Rotten 穿书：成为炮灰女配后她被娇养了 Luo Wushengsheng罗五声声Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted Wen Jiaojiao transmigrated into a book, becoming Wen Ruyue, the highborn legitimate daughter of the Wen family. In the original story, Wen Ruyue was a spoiled, domineering, frail, and foolish villainess who bullied the heroine from childhood. Before the book was even halfway through, she became cannon fodder and died. The resentment of the original Wen Ruyue activated the transmigration-into-a-book System and brought Wen Jiaojiao from the modern world into the story. The System warned her that s 6.7kReads9.3Score65814d adds
12. 312 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 13.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
13. 313 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕 Xi Yin奚音Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi 50.9kReads9.4Score5.8k14d adds
14. 314 穿 After Becoming the Fake Heiress of the Prime Minister’s Household, I Accidentally Became Everyone’s Darling 穿成相府假千金后不小心成了团宠 Ju Lai Fu Xi橘徕服兮Ancient Romance629k WordsCompleted Bai Xilan transmigrated into a story as the wicked fake heiress who had stolen the real heiress’s place and was destined for a terrible end. To avoid becoming cannon fodder, Bai Xilan decided to save herself! First, she would seek out the gorgeous, cool-as-ice real heiress and cling to her coattails. Second, she would return her frail fiancé to the real heiress, take her fortune, and live a happy, carefree life! But wait! Bai Xilan was confused. Why had the real heiress pinned her against the wa 1.4kReads9.2Score17714d adds
15. 315 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 101.2kReads9.2Score11.2k14d adds

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    I'm currently following these two books; they're both incredibly good palace intrigue and domestic power struggle novels.

16. 316 入 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.1kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
17. 317 朕 The Emperor Finds His Consort Alluring; I Find His Majesty a Jerk 朕见贵妃多妩媚，妾见皇上甚是渣 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance458k WordsCompleted [No transmigration or rebirth] [Pure palace intrigue] [The heroine never falls in love] Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general's household, is chosen in a selection for the imperial harem. The Empress appoints her as a spy and marries her off to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. The moment she enters the Eastern Palace, she understands that she and Zhongli Jin are bound only by mutual interest. There can never be the slightest affection between them. After sixteen years in th 2.5kReads9.0Score24214d adds

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    These are some very good books.

18. 318 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Concubine's Rules of Survival and Plunder 快穿之妾室妖娆，生存掠夺守则 Yan Fei Loves Braised Pork爱吃甏肉的焱妃Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing A note about the content: not every story is about concubines. Some also take place in modern times. These tragic concubines want to survive, and to do that, they have to fight and seize what they can. Jiang Chunxi transmigrates into the bodies of these concubines to complete her missions. Morality means nothing to her; all that matters is getting the job done. So what if her methods are underhanded and shameless? Concubine in the Duke's mansion: She secretly gets together with the heir under th 19kReads8.4Score1.1k14d adds
19. 319 青 After My Childhood Sweetheart Marries, the New Emperor Becomes Obsessed with Possessing Me 青梅嫁人后，新帝占有上瘾 Ice-Hearted Begonia冰心海棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + the hero chases his wife after losing her + possessive pursuit + simmering tension + power struggles + play the pig to eat the tiger] Everyone said Crown Prince Lu Xingjian was the very picture of grace and nobility: aloof, distinguished, elegant, and composed. Su Wanwan, who had grown up in the palace, knew how wild and heartless he was behind closed doors. She had been his secret lover for two whole years, yet never once received a promise from him. At last, she gave up hope 8.8kReads8.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    Choose whichever you like to watch.

20. 320 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 11.6kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
21. 321 重 Reborn to Marry a Mad Prince, I Send My Scumbag Ex to the Crematorium 重生嫁疯批太子爷，让渣男火葬场 Hua Miaomiao花苗苗Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Face-slapping the scumbags + real and fake heiresses + unmatched in medicine and poison + scumbag gets his comeuppance + clingy, unhinged crown prince] Rumor had it that the legitimate young lady, whom the Great General's household had gone to great lengths to find, was ugly, illiterate, and shameless! Before she had even been home for half a month, she had slept with several servants and coachmen in the household! On her younger sister's birthday, she even climbed into her brother-in-law's bed 3.5kReads9.1Score66514d adds
22. 322 抢 Stealing Another Man's Wife Is Wrong, But It Sure Feels Right 抢别人媳妇不礼貌，但是，真香 The Phone's Owner是机主本人Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted Ju Yue was so beautiful that her fiancé worried people would say he was marrying her for her looks. So, on their wedding day, he deliberately left her waiting outside the marquis’s residence to show that he didn’t care about beauty. Even worse, he led his virtuous and demure cousin inside first to perform the wedding rites. Could Ju Yue put up with that? Absolutely not! She made a scene on the spot and demanded to break off the engagement. The young tyrant Lou Buqi happened to be passing by. He 5.5kReads8.5Score46914d adds
23. 323 说 They Said She Was Only Fit to Be a Concubine? She Married Into a Powerful Family and Became Its Mistress 说她只配当妾？转身嫁高门做主母 Su Youran苏悠然Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted [Neither the male nor female lead is transmigrated or reborn, and there are no golden fingers. They are natives of the ancient world.] They say the Third Miss Yang Liu of the capital has a willow-thin waist and skin like ice, a rare beauty. But when the family split, she filed a legal complaint against her own uncle, earning him a notorious reputation and leaving everyone shaking their heads. Who would marry such a fierce troublemaker? Even her fiancé called off the engagement... Chu Yan, the el 13.6kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
24. 324 侯 The Marquis Is Taking a Concubine? Whatever, I’m Not Sharing His Bed Anyway 侯爷纳妾？随便，反正我不圆房 Si Ling Si肆灵肆Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Unconventional palace and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + prince dotes on his wife + building a career + political scheming + subverting tropes] The story begins with the usual cliché: a marquis returns from a victorious campaign and announces he’ll take a secondary wife. Hua Shu had given up hope from the start. He could take as many concubines as he liked. She simply wouldn’t share his bed. Since she had to drink a concubine’s tea anyway, she took the cup from her mother-in-law 6.4kReads9.0Score74514d adds
25. 325 急 Urgent! The Regent Needs a Good-Luck Wedding! 急急急！要给摄政王冲喜啦！ Yan Yuanyuan言圆圆Ancient Romance327k WordsCompleted [Animated comic adaptation now available] [Sweet romance + devoted husband + no angst + faithful couple + honest communication, no misunderstandings] Sweet and gentle princess consort vs. a regent who falls for her on his own Yan Mu was married off to the unconscious Regent in a marriage meant to bring him good luck. From then on, she gained a powerful weapon at her side. For the legitimate older sister who envied her: she flaunted her success and slapped her down at every turn! For the stepmoth 12.1kReads9.2Score88814d adds

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    Highly recommended! A sweet and doting romance novel, full of pampering and revenge for the villains.

26. 326 嫁 Marrying into a Wealthy Family 嫁大户 Ji Qiushan积丘山Ancient Romance350k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + merchant couple + married life + sweet everyday romance + family and village life] The heroine is gentle, clear-headed, and never lets anyone push her around. The hero is considerate, witty, and resourceful. The younger daughter of the Shen family in Baihe Town marries the second son of the Xie family, who runs a medicinal herb shop in Ping County. She hears he spends most of his time away from home and that his family has fallen on hard times. She never expec 28.5kReads9.3Score3.9k14d adds
27. 327 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 12.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
28. 328 千 Cherished and Adored: The Emperor's Sweet, Adorable Little Wife 千娇百宠：皇上的娇软小萌妻 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance310k WordsCompleted 1v1, sweet romance, growing-up romance (Comic adaptation signed) Everyone knows that Little Commandery Princess Shen Ruyue is the beloved treasure of the Yuan palace, pampered beyond measure. Her father is the Prince Regent, feared throughout the land. But most importantly, Emperor Yuan, Pei Jingxuan, has kept the soft-spoken little girl in his heart for years. Since childhood, the little princess has climbed onto the dragon throne and slept in the dragon bed. Every time she calls him "Imperial 5.5kReads9.2Score65514d adds
29. 329 心 His Beloved Frowns, and the Heir Apparent Rushes to Comfort Her 心尖宠她一皱眉，世子夫君追着哄 Shi Yiyuan十一源Ancient Romance321k WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance, Both Pure, Sweet Romance, Childhood Sweethearts] Print edition of Jin Shi Jin Yu signed, and the comic adaptation is now online. Yuan Rongjin was the daughter of a general, but when she was young, her stepmother framed her and sent her away from the capital! Everyone thought she would suffer terribly out in the world and live a miserable life. But no one expected that during the ten years she spent away from the capital, Yuan Rongjin never looked the least bit down and out. 29.4kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
30. 330 我 Forced into Palace Intrigue in a Matriarchal World 我在女尊世界被迫宫斗 gogo Linggogo玲Ancient Romance298k WordsCompleted The story is complete. [Women rule, men are subordinate + transmigration + harem intrigue + male consorts + lighthearted comedy] Luo Fenghe transmigrates to a matriarchal world and, from the start, has to take part in a selection for the imperial harem. He just wants to live a carefree, laid-back life, but in the harem, how can anyone stay out of the fray? A modern man from the twenty-first century is expected to compete for favor and curry the emperor’s affection... Fine, then. He’ll show off h 271Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    This book is really good! 👍

31. 331 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score19414d adds
32. 332 重 Reborn and Swapping Betrothals with My Younger Half-Sister, I Became a Glorious Empress 重生与嫡妹换亲，我成了风光皇后 Northern Star, No Wounds in the Snow北辰无殇雪Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Switched Marriage Showdown + Palace Intrigue and Rise to Power + Clear-Headed Heroine + Transmigrated Supporting Character] When Shen Youwei tried to push the palace selection onto her, Shen Nianxi knew her elder sister had been reborn too. In her previous life, she married Chu Zhou, the son of a fifth-rank military officer, while her elder sister coveted the wealth and power of the imperial palace and entered the selection. Everyone said her sister would rise steadily through the ranks and win 93Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The story is logically sound; the male and female leads don't initially like each other. The female lead uses calculated tactics to make the male lead fall in love with her, even though she only loves power. It's a story with a clear-headed perspective.

33. 333 借 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 21.5kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds

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    I remember it was pretty good [currently rushing to finish the draft]. There's still a lot more, you can take your time reading these first.

34. 334 继 My Stepmother Is Gorgeous and Knows How to Play the Game 继母她人美路子野 Zhao Liu Shui赵流水Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Light Fantasy and Alternate Setting + Strong Heroine + Ambition + No Romance + Raising Kids + ...More to Come] A hardworking, down-to-earth office worker suddenly dies on the very night she’s supposed to get a promotion and raise. When she wakes up, she’s become the wicked stepmother of a villainess in a book: a low-level cannon fodder character who hasn’t even appeared in person and whose role she only figured out through nepotism. She’s only there to give the general’s household an heir! I 1.8kReads9.1Score21114d adds
35. 335 弃 The Abandoned Daughter Is Fierce: The Scheming Poison Doctor Only Wants to Get Ahead! 弃女好凶：腹黑毒医只求上进！ Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [No romance + a little System + transmigrate into a book + poison and medicine + genius scholar + female supporting character awakens] Only after Song Yin dies does she learn that she's merely a tool of a supporting character in a book. She has to endure a painful childhood and inhuman experiences, possess extraordinary talent, and be utterly alone and desireless, all so she can become the heroine's all-purpose companion and shine for her. She has to cure the male lead, pave the way for the h 21.6kReads9.4Score2.8k14d adds
36. 336 伯 The Earl’s Household Turns Its Fortune Around 伯府翻身记事 Cai Yun采云Ancient Romance758k WordsCompleted Lin Yunzhu lands in a novel written for male readers as the second-born illegitimate daughter of the villainous Yongning Earl’s household. Her legitimate elder sister is a snobbish woman who broke off her engagement when the male lead was down on his luck. The original character is a scheming woman who seduces the female lead’s fiancé. Her younger half-sister is a little white lotus. Her eldest brother is bad at business, and the family is so poor they’re about to run out of food. Her second bro 30.7kReads9.2Score4k14d adds
37. 337 另 Seeking a Better Match: I Won’t Be the Madam of This Marquis’s Manor! 另谋高嫁：这侯府夫人我不做了！ Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 24.1kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
38. 338 沈 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance763k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 27.2kReads9.1Score3.1k14d adds
39. 339 让 You Want Me as a Concubine? I'm Done Playing Nice, Sister 让我做妾？姐姐不装了 Summer and Winter and夏与冬与Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + marriage first, love later + face-slapping and falling hard + everyone has one-sided feelings] Lu Xuanzhao is a prince of a different surname, powerful enough to rule the realm. He’s decisive and ruthless, and has always despised romantic entanglements. But he promised to look after his late friend’s beloved, only to discover that the woman is prickly and calculating at every turn. It’s been barely two months since news of his friend’s supposed death reached the capital, and sh 2kReads8.1Score25814d adds

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40. 340 京 The Capital's Most Notorious Beauty 京城第一祸水 Stars Fill My Eyes满眼星宸Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Currently being published [rival suitors in a dramatic love triangle + top-tier schemer + supporting villainess fights back + everyone comes around] [Historical romance + told entirely from the wicked supporting female character’s perspective] ❣️Blurb One Qiao Wanyan learned from a storybook that she was nothing but a wicked supporting character who abandoned her childhood sweetheart and chased after wealth and status. She sowed discord, poisoned her elder sister, and committed every imaginable 58.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
41. 341 宠 The Imperial Consort Has a Few Screws Loose 宠妃她脑子有病 One Duck at Ease一鸭悠Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Audiobook version now available) [Transmigrate into a book + not a mutually exclusive first-love relationship + heroine adored by everyone + redemption + devoted love from the middle to later stages] Just as Ji Yuehuan's life was about to reach its peak, she suddenly died. After death, she transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she became a cannon-fodder character who was destined to die two years later according to the original plot. What? You think she can rely on knowing the story in adva 3.3kReads8.9Score35614d adds
42. 342 小 The Little Nun Returns to Secular Life and Marries, Leaving the Entire Court of Nobles Regretting It 小尼姑还俗嫁人，满朝权贵悔疯了 Falling in Love陷入爱河Ancient Romance573k WordsCompleted [Courtly and household intrigue + Villainess + Everyone pays the price + Coercive possession + Unhinged + Corruption + Male rivalry + Devoted to one another] Shen Tanxi was the vicious supporting character in The Cold-Hearted Emperor's Sweet, Adored Consort. She fawned over the male lead, Lu Yan, all the way to the finale, only to be abandoned by him and despised by everyone. Still, she refused to give up. Even in death, she had to take down the villainous boss, Lu Xuan, to eliminate any future 1.4kReads8.6Score13314d adds
43. 343 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.1kReads9.2Score86914d adds

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44. 344 出 The Night I Left the Palace, the Mad Emperor Took Me by Force 出宫当晚，被疯批帝王强取豪夺 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.5kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
45. 345 嫁 Marrying the Tyrant Male Lead to Become a Laid-Back Empress 嫁给暴君男主当咸鱼皇后 Dudu读读Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Dongli Hua has a little mishap and ends up in a novel for male readers, as an ugly woman with a birthmark on her face. But because of her good deeds, an imperial decree names her empress. The emperor ascended the throne at twenty, and is now thirty-two. He once had a beloved first empress who has since died; now he has two favored consorts, Shu and Li, as well as several powerful consorts with large families who have borne him princes and princesses. And soon, another large group of beauties wil 6.2kReads9.0Score52714d adds
46. 346 引 A Dream of Love 引梦欢 Snow on Dyed Mountains染山雪Ancient Romance211k WordsCompleted Life is bitter, but dreams are full of joy. Pei Yan visited Yongzhou City only three times in her life. In the fourteenth year of Yongding, snow weighed down the mountains, and the world turned white. Beneath the glittering light of pearls, a shy young girl looked up at him, and one glance bound her to him for life. He had just escaped from the Blackwater Ice Prison. The bone-deep cold had long since imprisoned his heart, and spring would never return to his life. In the first year of Kangjia, a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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47. 347 一 One Man, One Minister 一人臣 All of You, Get Out of My Sight都给朕退下Ancient Romance88k WordsCompleted In everyone’s eyes, Ji Ya was a brutal, debauched empress. To the great general Mo Lengzun, she was also a scheming, selfish, and sinister villain! But none of them knew she was terminally ill and had little time left... Everything she did was for the people of Donghao. Even as she died, everyone still hated her... 245Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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    These are all on my bookshelf that I can't bear to delete.

48. 348 且 Try the World 且试天下 Qing Lingyue倾泠月Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted Feng Lanxi and Feng Xiyun were born into noble houses. In their youth, they traveled the martial world under the assumed names Feng Xi and Feng Xi, earning quite a reputation. Matched in beauty and talent and exceptional in martial arts, they nevertheless acted in very different ways, now enemies, now friends. The martial world thus came to call them “Black Breath and White Wind.” But as the dynasty neared its end, the realm crumbled and the world fell into turmoil. In the end, the two left behi 1.1kReads8.7Score15814d adds
49. 349 绝 The Poisonous Beauty 绝色毒妃 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Yun Zhixu, a PhD in toxicology and medicine, inexplicably transmigrates to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, three thousand years in the past, as the legitimate daughter of a military family. Her father died on the battlefield, her mother struck her head against a coffin and took her own life, her young brother has vanished, and she has fallen into a notorious assassins' organization. A rough start, huh? Yun Zhixu sneers. “Anyone can win with a good hand. Winning with a bad hand, now that's impressive!” 11.1kReads9.1Score1k14d adds
50. 350 废 The Good-for-Nothing Defies Heaven: Two Royal Consorts Go Crazy for Me! 废柴逆天：两个驸马为我颠！ Hua Ya嬅丫Two Male Leads328k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + beloved princess + hilarious wish fulfillment + ancient-style power struggles + a strong heroine who plays the fool] She breaks the jade scepter meant as the Empress Dowager’s birthday gift? The Prime Minister’s daughter immediately reports her, hoping to get her punished. But Bai Yan Shu, a top scholar from a humble family, calmly takes the blame, while Xiao Hong, the commander of the Imperial Guard, roars that he’ll take the fall. They all clash as they fight to protect her! 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The Secret of the Useless Princess: Once her disguise is revealed, the entire kingdom is shaken! Her two consorts declare, "No matter who you are, we will protect you!"

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