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1. 1 一 Part Ways in Peace, General, Let Me Be Beautiful on My Own 一别两宽，将军自重，妾身想独美 Lu Li路鲤Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Su Mingzhuang had skin as fair as snow, a face as beautiful as a flower, and a soft, delicate charm that made her stunningly alluring. She had the looks every man coveted, but her parents had spoiled her rotten, turning her into a spoiled, willful, lawless hellion whom everyone avoided. By chance, the young and handsome Duke of Anguo rescued her, and she became dead set on marrying him. She even fabricated a story about being molested, ruining the reputation of the virtuous Duke of Anguo. After 64.5kReads8.9Score19.4kShelves

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   Everyone's IQ is online!!! The only drawback is that it's being serialized. It's really beautiful.

2. 2 团 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance910k WordsOngoing Transmigration + two powerful leads + identities exposed + everyone's favorite + push and pull (half sweet, half angst, with smart characters) Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison Mo Qingqing: She transmigrates as the Seventh Princess of Beilin and breaks off her engagement from the start. Dugu Yunche: The gloomy, astute hostage prince of Xiqi seems weak, but is actually ruthless. He weaves a web of schemes under two identities, only to fall in love. Chen Yi'an: Crow 9.2kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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   The losing of the vest is not a one-time thing, it progresses layer by layer, and you need to be patient and follow the plot to slowly reveal the truth.

3. 3 陵 The Lingrong Conspiracy 陵容谋 The Delicate Concubine Who Can't Fend for Herself柔弱不能自理的外室Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Story setup: A blend of the drama, the original work, and the Qing dynasty setting + reborn + no canon pairing + political maneuvering + Wen Xian's stand-in + unfriendly to Zhen Huan factions + obsessive love + An Jie's revenge] [Slow burn at first: An Jie is cautious, no saint, and takes an unconventional path.] [If you're not satisfied, I'll kowtow to you! It's an unconventional path, and An Jie is absolutely badass.] Reborn, she returns to the day of the imperial selection. Back in the imper 971Reads8.7Score102Shelves
4. 4 穿 I Became Gua Liu, and from the Start I Exposed Zhen Huan's Affair! 穿成瓜6开局就是告发甄嬛私通！ The Delicate Concubine Who Can't Fend for Herself柔弱不能自理的外室Female-Channel Fanfiction534k WordsCompleted I'm panicking, I'm panicking! A disastrous start: I've transmigrated into Empresses in the Palace as Qi Bin, and I arrive just in time for the famous accusation scene. "Your Majesty, I wish to accuse Noble Consort Xi of adultery and defiling the imperial harem. Her crimes are unforgivable!" Zhen Huan stares daggers at you. The Empress asks, "Who is her lover?" Now that you've become the sixth melon, how will you get out of this mess? 1: Tell the truth! 2: Let the Empress use you as a pawn. 3: Th 1.8kReads6.6Score103Shelves
5. 5 皇 The Empress Leaped to Her Death, and the Mad Tyrant Wept Until His Eyes Were Red 皇后纵身一跃，疯批暴君哭红了眼 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 27.2kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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   The first one is relatively consistent, but the second one is a bit more focused on the female protagonist, there aren't too many battles between palaces, and there are elements of time travel in it.

6. 6 长 The Grand Princess Knocked the Transmigrator's Head Clean Off 长公主把穿越女头都打飞了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted Her younger brother brought home a woman who had transmigrated, and from then on he became a lovesick fool... The transmigrator could recite poetry, knew military strategy, and could make explosives. Her brother loved her to the point of obsession. The younger brother who had always respected her poisoned himself, surrendered his power, and even gave up the throne for that woman. Reborn, she thought, a lovesick fool? No problem. I'll make sure you two are stuck together forever. An ungrateful, i 1.8kReads8.5Score270Shelves
7. 7 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 300.7kReads9.6Score36.5kShelves

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   Beautiful, highly intelligent novel

8. 8 甄 Reborn in Empresses in the Palace: I Outshine Zhen Huan and Become Empress Dowager 甄嬛传重生：力压甄嬛做太后 Christmas Eve safe平安夜safeFemale-Channel Fanfiction488k WordsOngoing The heroine is a true villain, with tons of original plotlines and characters. No frustrating nonsense, no out-of-character writing. You won't regret picking this up. P.S. The early chapters have a lot of plot beats, so the story focuses on the ensemble. The heroine gets more and more screen time starting in Chapter 39, and a flood of original characters arrives from Chapter 80 onward. The proper synopsis: Consort Hua's temperament, Pure Yuan's looks, a wealthy family, and a background that pose 495Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Gong Du jumps over the guardrail?! Huan Huan, I am. . . What's that!!

9. 9 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 85.7kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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   Gongdou➕The heroine Shuangwen➕High IQ, super logical, every foreshadowing is unprepared. The heroine is a person who will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. From the day she entered the palace, she knew that she had only one purpose in entering the palace, which was to become a queen. Every girl in the article has her own complete story line

10. 10 豪 The Wealthy Heiress Awakens: Tearing Up the Sacrificial Script 豪门白月光觉醒后：手撕祭天剧本 Nan Zhu Is All Here南竹齐了Modern Romance307k WordsCompleted [Reborn + White Moonlight + Everyone’s Darling + Showbiz + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fluffy, No-Brains Romance] Qin Yue was the white moonlight in many people’s hearts, as if everyone was enchanted by her. Only she knew she’d been given the script of a cannon-fodder supporting actress. The white moonlight had to be sacrificed to prove that the heroine and the male leads were true love. Watching one after another act so deeply in love, as though their feelings could move heaven and earth, Qi 338Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I can look at those with CP, without CP, or even with multiple CP. There is even one book that starts with the Queen Mother. Take charge of the entire harem. [Like][Like][Like][Like]

11. 11 恶 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 Ink墨色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 17.2kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
12. 12 伪 Pretending to Read Minds, the Empress Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 伪装读心，娘娘成了暴君心尖宠 Chilled Honeydew冰镇蜜瓜Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted Lang Zhi never imagined she would transmigrate into a book one day. She becomes the beautiful, vicious, arrogant daughter of a powerful minister, destined to lose the struggle for power and die after falling out of favor with the emperor. Luckily, her skill at making up outrageous stories and her unconventional mind-reading ability, which lets her fool people without a second thought, come along with her. The tyrant fears her powerful family and refuses to make her empress. Lang Zhi smiles faint 456Reads8.4Score107Shelves
13. 13 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 10kReads8.9Score551Shelves
14. 14 不 I’m Done Fighting. I’ll Lie Flat. Whoever Wants to Be Empress Can Have the Job 不斗了，躺平了，皇后谁爱当谁当 A Pale Little Fish一尾浅白Ancient Romance319k WordsCompleted [Reborn + anti-palace scheming + lazy and carefree + the emperor desperately tries to win his wife back] In her previous life, Su Jinxiu was blinded by love and became a poison-wielding empress in her quest to monopolize the emperor’s favor. Not a single royal child in the palace escaped her poison. When her crimes were exposed, she was banished to the Cold Palace, where she fought dogs for scraps and died a miserable death. Reborn into a new life, Su Jinxiu shuts her heart to love. She no longe 4.5kReads7.1Score225Shelves
15. 15 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 6.4kReads8.4Score379Shelves
16. 16 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 101.2kReads9.5Score10.1kShelves

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    Both of these books will do

17. 17 欠 After Falling into Debt, I Was Forced to Become His Precious Darling 欠债后，被迫成为他的心尖宠 Wild Geese over the River江上胡雁Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Overbearing CEO + domineering possession + long-laid plans] (A mix of angst and sweetness, with domineering possession and a marriage that turns into love) Liang Yin’s father owed thirty million yuan and was forced to send her to Qin Xiao’s bed. Qin Xiao was the sort of man who always liked to stay in control. He hated letting anyone else take the initiative. Liang Yin hated him but could do nothing about it, so all she could do was fight for as much freedom as she could get. When they met agai 141Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 16.4kReads8.6Score965Shelves

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    Zundu Zundu is super good-looking. The male protagonist is a bit forced to love him. He abducted the female protagonist home from the first sight. The male and female protagonists have strong character development and are very sweet. The IQs of all the members of Gongdou Zhaidou are online.

19. 19 娘 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 You Gongyu尤宫羽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 129.9kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves

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    It's super cool, everyone's IQ is online!! Later, even if the male protagonist finds out that the female protagonist has cheated on him, he still just wants her to love him.

20. 20 继 Successor Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 86.7kReads9.5Score10.9kShelves

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    This book is super good-looking, and the heroine's IQ is online

21. 21 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀Ancient Romance556k WordsCompleted "Print edition available for preorder October 24 at 7 p.m.!" "Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess & the Grim, Ruthless Regent" [Two Powerful Leads + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao, eliminating every obstacle in his bid for the throne. But on the day he was named crown prince, she met her end. "Zhixian, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for knowing too much." Xuan Yuan Heng wiped t 38.1kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    It's super good-looking. Both the male and female protagonists are soft-hearted. Everyone's IQ is on the line. If you're a book-hungry reader, you can read this one. It's absolutely beautiful.

22. 22 高 The Road to Glory for a Noble Lady 高门贵女的荣华之路 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance324k WordsCompleted As the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping's household, Lin Chuyue married the Fourth Imperial Grandson, Zhou Xiao, as his principal wife at sixteen. At nineteen, she became a princess consort, and at twenty-six, she rose to become the most powerful woman in the Great An Dynasty: the empress. Who hasn't exclaimed that Lin Chuyue was born under a lucky star? Yet the hardships she endured are too painful to speak of. Zhou Xiao's childhood sweetheart of a cousin, a concubine reborn, and a ma 7kReads8.8Score486Shelves

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    All have been completed. No matter who you fall into, you won't lose!!! See the scheming of a woman from a wealthy family🥂

23. 23 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 132.2kReads9.5Score16.7kShelves
24. 24 前 She Was Bled Dry in Her Past Life, but After Being Reborn, She Went on a Rampage 前世被吃绝户，重生后她杀疯了 Liu Yuheng柳昱珩Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Traditional historical household intrigue + reborn revenge power fantasy + tormenting villains and face-slapping + lighthearted humor + family darling + strong heroine] [The heroine is highly intelligent and highly skilled in martial arts. No romance in the middle, with two endings: a happy ending and a no-couple ending] Su Qingwan: “Drop the personal restraint and enjoy tormenting villains. Refuse whatever I don’t want, and if there’s a problem, I’ll confront them head-on!” This book’s motto: 5.8kReads8.9Score727Shelves
25. 25 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
26. 26 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔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 40kReads9.5Score5kShelves
27. 27 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 3.3kReads9.3Score354Shelves
28. 28 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 113.1kReads9.6Score15.7kShelves

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    This, the heroine is really super nice

29. 29 小 Little Menace! She Makes the Cold and Aloof Young Heir Climb Her Wall Every Day 小祖宗好疯！惹清冷世子日日爬墙 Holding a Brush to Tie Up My Hair执笔绾青丝Ancient Romance523k WordsCompleted (Completed. Transmigrate into a book + win over the husband + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + sweet romance + doted on by everyone + an austere, upright heir to the throne and a righteous-yet-evil, unhinged young lady) Everyone knew that Fu Wenyan, daughter of the Grand General’s household, was hopelessly in love with the Second Prince and would do anything for him without complaint. But after she fell off a cliff, someone else took over Miss Fu’s body. To the Second Prince, whom she h 18.3kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    Miss Fu treats everyone equally, but is special to one person. In front of people, he scolded Fu Wenyan softly: "A gentleman knows etiquette, and I hope Miss Fu will not break the rules." Behind people, he climbed up the two-meter-high wall of the general's mansion. A man who loves cleanliness, his long gown was stained with filth just to see that person.

30. 30 精 The Refined Self-Serving Life of the Imperial Harem 精致利己的后宫生活 Extra Extra Extra Spicy微微微微辣Ancient Romance906k WordsCompleted Content warning: Good and evil are relative, human nature is complicated, and the heroine is an unapologetic self-interested pragmatist. As a low-ranking palace maid, she has hundreds, even thousands, of mountains bearing down on her. Life is truly miserable... Rather than toil away her whole life, become a eunuch's bedmate, and be cremated after death, with her ashes scattered into the Rebirth Well so that they become one with his... Ji Hansu decides to find herself a better place to end up. As 3.6kReads7.2Score325Shelves

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    The two Gongdou novels I followed both had heroines who traveled through time and did not pursue love.

31. 31 一 Twins in One Birth: I Become the Harem's Most Ambitious Worker 一胎双子，我在后宫当卷王 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted What happens when a top-tier modern-day manipulator transmigrates into the imperial harem? On the night she was summoned to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber, Fu Qianyu bit his shoulder. Crown Prince Zhao Yuancheng, however, said it was no big deal. She might be a little willful, but she was quite alluring, and there was no harm in indulging her a little more. With a modern soul, Fu Qianyu knew men all too well. She alternated between being cool and warm toward Zhao Yuancheng. Keeping him at arm’s l 292Reads6.6Score—Shelves
32. 32 娘 The Consort Is Coy and Alluring, and Has Her Sights Set on the Throne 娘娘又茶又媚，一心只想上位 Take Your Pikachu Away抱走你的皮卡丘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate history + pure palace intrigue + clear-eyed heroine who doesn’t love the emperor] Su Qingyao looks like a delicate beauty, but she is more clear-headed than anyone. In the imperial harem, all she wants is power. Before the emperor, she is the picture of understanding. “Your Majesty is my only support.” “With Your Majesty by my side, I have nothing to fear.” But what she is really thinking is: Thank goodness she made plans long ago. The man before her is the least reliable person of al 252Reads7.2Score—Shelves
33. 33 从 From Palace Maid to Imperial Consort: Her Majesty Is on a Killing Spree 从宫女到贵妃，娘娘她杀疯了 Yu Yidao俞一刀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted It’s bad enough that she’s transmigrated into a palace laundry maid. Who knew a eunuch would take a fancy to her, too? Jiang Zhiyi decides that lying low in the palace is out of the question. She’ll just have to climb the ladder to success. When a eunuch lusts after her, she sends him to his grave. When the concubines vie for favor, she’ll stop at nothing. Jiang Zhiyi knows the imperial harem is a cutthroat workplace where only the capable survive. The palace is full of deceit and intrigue, 4.7kReads8.8Score509Shelves
34. 34 听 Rumor Has It the Noble Consort Alone Enjoys the Emperor's Favor in the Deep Palace 听说贵妃在深宫独得圣上恩宠 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance568k WordsCompleted When they were young and love stirred in his heart, he took her in. Once he held power, he had no choice but to hide her away. In the lonely inner palace, she waited quietly, day after day and year after year. For power and status, he feared nothing. He overcame every obstacle and held her close. Behind layer upon layer of palace gates and red walls, a dream within a dream awakened the lovers from their reverie. 14.1kReads9.0Score972Shelves
35. 35 比 I’d Rather Be a Court Lady Than a Wife 比起做夫人，我更想做女官 A Hungry Little Cat一只肚子饿的小猫Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted I was born a maid. Was I really meant to be bullied by everyone? If the powerful liked me, they could kindly and tenderly say, "From now on, I alone will be yours, in this life and the next." If they disliked me, they could ruin me forever with a casual word. So was I destined to remain a maid forever, able to do no more than struggle in their grasp, no matter how hard I tried? I refuse! I will use every resource at my disposal to rise to the top. I will be a female knight who holds a place in t 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good book about palace battles. It feels like a strong woman. A strong woman.

36. 36 非 An Unconventional Palace Intrigue 非传统宫斗 Known in the Jianghu as the Thorny Rose江湖人称带刺玫瑰Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Imperial selection from the start / Pure palace intrigue with a touch of household intrigue / Ensemble cast / Realistic style [Pure palace intrigue begins after chapter 20] Not the emperor’s sole favorite / Not a virgin couple / No romance pairing [The emperor is a scumbag with the power of life and death. The first few chapters establish his character and contain potentially uncomfortable scenes. If that bothers you, skip to chapter 20.] Everyone is caught up in palace intrigue. The consorts an 2.2kReads8.3Score270Shelves

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    This is a novel about group battles between palaces, and the plot of pure palace battles begins after 20 chapters. At the beginning of the draft, many women entered the palace for family, power or love. The concubines have their own thoughts, some are fighting for love, some are fighting for a bloody path for the family, and some women don't bother to embarrass women. The emperor also had complex emotions and political considerations, and was not simply a man of love. For example, in the process of competing for the concubine's position, concubines from different camps set up plans, from wooing palace maids and eunuchs to obtain intelligence, to using festivals, palace banquets and other occasions to plot against each other. The plot has ups and downs, showing a real and cruel palace struggle.

37. 37 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 15.2kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    The first book "Zhaohua Luan": Every character has his own shining point, the bad guys are also sad, and the good guys also have their own selfish side. It can be said to be very beautiful. [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Adoration] There are many characters in the novel, a group portrait article, and the author even published a huge character relationship diagram. You must read it, it's very worth it [Top post][Top post][Top post][Top post][Request for more updates][Request for more updates][Request more updates][Request more updates] The second book "The Emperor's Favor" is a sweeter one. The heroine is cute, delicate and weak, but she is also a smart person. The male protagonist, the emperor, is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. He will definitely pamper our little heroine. [Cool][Cool][Cool][Cool]

38. 38 帝 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 Mu Niannian慕年年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 24.9kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    The brains of the palace warriors are online.

39. 39 纵 So What If You’re Reborn? 纵你重生又如何 Yao Yaoya妖幺芽Ancient Romance169k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Two powerful leads + no point in being reborn as a concubine’s daughter + face-slapping and punishing scoundrels + the male lead has a secret crush] [A cool, composed beauty with overwhelming combat prowess vs. a mysterious, bewitching prince] [One-on-one romance + happy ending + single and chaste] Her mother was the most favored legitimate princess, her uncle was the reigning emperor, her maternal grandmother was empress dowager of the realm, and her older brother 2.8kReads8.9Score401Shelves

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    Will never regret it!!!

40. 40 打 Beating the Matriarch, Crushing the Heir: The Wicked Maid Rises to the Top 打主母，踩世子，恶女丫鬟上青云 Dong Zha Muji东渣木鸡Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Green tea schemers | White lotus types | Men competing for her | A battlefield of romantic rivals | Everyone's dream girl | Taming men From the start, Lin Wu was a maid whose job was to carry water, and she was miserable. The heir's wife was spoiled rotten by her husband, acting as she pleased. She was also jealous, vicious, and suspicious. Any woman in her household could end up beaten to death by her. Lin Wu struggled for her life every day. How could she turn things around? Simple... Flirt s 4.1kReads9.2Score399Shelves

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    This book is reversed again and again

41. 41 舔 Three and a Half Years as a Simp, Then the System Told Me I Had the Wrong Target 舔狗三年半，系统说我攻略错对象 Beauty Zhang Sanfeng美女张三疯Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [The physical edition of Abandon the Dark and Join Him, Volume One, is now available for purchase online] [The Second Male Lead's Redemption Arc] 1. Qiao Yin spent three years and eleven months fawning over Lu Jinzhi. Everyone in the capital knew she would marry no one but him, yet the System told her: She had pursued the wrong target. Qiao Yin: ... 2 Qiao Yin suddenly vanished from Lu Jinzhi's side. On the first day of her disappearance, Lu Jinzhi sneered: Just a little game of playing hard to 58.2kReads9.4Score6.2kShelves

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    Highly recommend 3

42. 42 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 63.3kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves
43. 43 太 A Record of Raising the Empress Dowager 太后养成手记 Liang Shan梁杉Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Stepmothers are all wicked! All she did was have a sweet, pretty face and be the legitimate daughter of the first wife, but her stepmother, Sun Erniang, coveted money and schemed to sell Bai Shukui to the Grand Commandant’s household! Is this it? Is fate going to destroy me? Who could have guessed that after three years of training and cultivation in the Grand Commandant’s household, her fortunes would take a turn for the better? She volunteers to go to the Prince of Ping’s household in a northw 579Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    The heroine has grown into a queen mother step by step, and her relationship with the hero has always been very good. They rely on each other and are very warm.

44. 44 重 The Reborn General's Daughter Is Unbeatable 重生后将军府嫡女超级无敌了 San Jizi三吉仔Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted A laugh-out-loud rebirth story with no angst, where the protagonist slaps people across the face at every turn. It is hilarious enough to keep you laughing nonstop and leave you in a great mood. (Rebirth + martial prowess + intelligence + household intrigue + revenge + feel-good story + political machinations) A little feel-good story to brighten your day, every day In her previous life, the General’s household was falsely accused of treason, and everyone in the family met a tragic end. Yet the 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are so pretty

45. 45 缘 Why Plot Against You? 缘何与你谋 San Jizi三吉仔Ancient Romance210k WordsCompleted ☞ Strong female lead and strong male lead + household intrigue + career + political scheming + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + female lead transmigrates + a little comedy ☞ They are the kind of couple who never hold each other back. This is a satisfying, career-focused story with plenty of twists and turns. ☞ At first, you might think it's a farming story. Then you realize it has become a household-intrigue story, and as you keep reading, it turns into a tale of revenge and solving 9Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 46 我 How Am I Supposed to Fall in Love with You? 我该怎么爱上你 Zhang Yiyi张意意Ancient Romance336k WordsCompleted She was bought by the prime minister for five taels of silver and made to take the place of his young daughter, who had passed away. She was taught needlework and embroidery, made to study poetry and books, and trained in palace etiquette, all so she could be raised to become the crown prince’s consort. But she fell in love with the prime minister’s son, her brother in all but blood. Just when she thought she was going to marry the crown prince, the emperor bestowed her upon Prince Yu, Tuoba Gui 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrated to Become the Most Beautiful Empress 穿越之倾世皇后 Jin Yiyi金依依Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Jin Feiyao, plays the fool while hiding her strength + transmigration + clever and beautiful + fiercely protective] [Male Lead: Jun Yue, scheming + ruthless and decisive + devoted exclusively to the female lead] [Jin Feiyao was a university student in the 21st century. She transmigrated while painting...] She wakes up as the daughter of the prime minister. Well, this is nice: good food and drink. When in Rome, make yourself at home. What? I have to enter the palace? Become the empe 18Reads8.3Score—Shelves
48. 48 公 The Princess Is Fierce and Beautiful, and Her Shadow Guard Keeps Crossing the Line 公主暴戾绝色，影卫日日以下犯上 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + Feel-good power fantasy + Yandere + Devoted loyalist] Fate played a cruel trick: the most powerful imperial princess on the Jiuzhou Continent was reborn in the body of a lovesick little princess from Western Qi. The moment she awoke, the world was shaken. A scumbag points at her and curses? She orders coldly, “Drag him out and give him fifty more lashes!” The overlord of the business world is her subordinate, the most revered emperor in Jiuzhou is her older brother, the mighty 14.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    Please eat [shy][shy][shy][shy][shy][shy]

49. 49 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 201.5kReads9.6Score32kShelves
50. 50 读 After Reading His Mind, the Mad Tyrant Decides to Turn Over a New Leaf 读心后，疯批暴君决定洗白 Picking Flowers in the Wind风中折花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + woman disguised as a man + mind reading + wish fulfillment + two powerful leads + both leads are devoted to each other] Song Yunchu transmigrates into the tragic villainous chancellor from a melodramatic novel, who dies horribly. According to the original story, she will first be dismissed from office and imprisoned by the villainous emperor, then shot through the heart with a rain of arrows by the male lead, Prince Yi, whom she loves. After weighing her options, So 36kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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