Recently Got Into Palace-Intrigue Stories with an Emperor Male Lead 最近迷上了关于宫斗的文，男主是皇帝

1. 251 陛 Your Majesty, Don't Love Me So Much! I Win the Harem's Favor Through Good Fortune in Childbearing 陛下别太爱！我靠好孕独宠后宫 Hua Xiaoci花小辞Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [The short drama adapted from this novel, Your Majesty, Don't Love Me Too Much! I'll Win the Harem's Favor with My Fertility, is now available.] [The animated drama adapted from this novel, Darling, Enter My Heart, is now available.] [The leads are not faithful to each other. He becomes devoted to her later + The heroine is stunningly beautiful and clear-eyed, and aims to become an empress + Fertility and childbirth + Multiple babies in one pregnancy + Intelligent palace intrigue + Political man 8.3kReads8.8Score745Shelves
2. 252 侯 The Marquis's Estate Honors Class 侯府重点班 Passion Fruit百香果果Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The print edition of The Marquis’s Elite Class is now available [adorable children + parenting + doting in-laws + lighthearted + healing] Xu Wan becomes a widow the moment she marries into the family. All she wants is to keep her head down and enjoy the freedom of being a marquis’s wife. But on the very day she arrives, her stepson, a notorious little menace throughout the capital, gives her two nasty surprises in a row. Xu Wan grabs a knife and charges out, making a name for herself across the 60.3kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves

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   It's a palace intrigue and domestic power struggle story. The female lead marries the male lead who has been missing for many years and disciplines his "son." Later, the "son" becomes the emperor. It's a good story, and there are many tear-jerking moments in the later parts.

3. 253 大 The Ming Dynasty's First Deposed Empress 大明第一废后 The Bright Moonlight of the Great Ming大明的白月光Female-Channel Fanfiction399k WordsOngoing This is a historical romance and a tale of legend. Why was Hu Shanxiang, the renowned virtuous empress of the Ming Dynasty, deposed? Did Zhu Zhanji truly not love her? And how did Sun, later condemned as “an evil empress of her age,” still manage to seize power and become empress? When time returns to the night Zhu Di captured Nanjing, how many people and stories left unrecorded in history are still waiting for later generations to imagine and uncover...? But a novel is only a novel, entirely fi 118Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a historical romance novel, but it's not a palace intrigue novel.

4. 254 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Role-Playing Plan 快穿：恶毒女配扮演计划 Bright Again and Again明明又明明Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing Beautiful, ruthless heroine who’s a brilliant actress The heroine has a different character in every world One-on-one romance, male lead split into different fragments [Warning: The heroine is genuinely evil!] Jiang Xinlian was bound to a System and tasked with playing a vicious supporting female character. She was brimming with confidence. “Leave it to me!” After several worlds, another System asked the thoroughly troubled 086, “Why don’t you help you 51.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
5. 255 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 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
6. 256 绝 The Beautiful Imperial Consort Frowns, and the King Pulls Her Close to Soothe Her 绝色皇妃一皱眉，君王锁腰轻哄 Feng Qianying风千影Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + one-on-one] A stunning, flirtatious princess who knows how to ensnare a man x a domineering, scheming, jealous emperor In her previous life, Yun Shuwu, the most revered of the five princesses of Beimo, married the wrong man: Xiao Jimian, the emperor of Nanjiang. She thought he was the right one for her, but he turned out to be an obsessive scoundrel who knew nothing of love and only knew how to use her. She endured endless humiliation and torment in Nanjiang, and died f 1.4kReads9.2Score229Shelves

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   The tenth and first books are a must-read! 🙌🙌

7. 257 逞 Indulging 逞娇 Yuan Yuan原瑗Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Rugged Hero and Sweetheart, A Princess's Devoted Suitor] [Marriage First, Love Later, One True Pairing, Sweet Romance] As the most honored princess of the Great Yi Dynasty, Pei Heyu was raised from birth in a world of wealth and luxury. When she grew up, she associated only with princes, nobles, and members of eminent families. Those young ladies and gentlemen all came from households of immense wealth, dressed in bejeweled finery. They drank Mingqian Longjing tea worth a fortune, ate tribute p 11.7kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
8. 258 大 The Tyrant Has Arrived, Carrying His Adorable Little Wife 大暴君拎着他的小娇妻走来啦 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Song Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she wrote herself. - She goes out to admire the lotus flowers and gets shoved in front of an arrow meant for the tyrant by a scheming white lotus. She attends a palace banquet, gets tempted by the wine, and ends up testing whether it’s poisoned for the tyrant! At first, The tyrant: “My queen really is a jinx.” Later, The tyrant: “The queen must be in love with me.” Song Qingqing: “No, I’m just a jinx. Ma 2.1kReads9.2Score194Shelves
9. 259 朕 My Empress Is a Carefree Slacker 朕的皇后很闲鱼 Le Qingyou Bu You乐清幽不忧Ancient Romance221k WordsCompleted Yue Youyou stayed up too late and suddenly died, only to have her soul transmigrate into the Great Yin Dynasty as Yue Youxian, the emperor's lovesick queen. Maid: “Your Majesty, are you going to the imperial gardens to bump into His Majesty today?” Yue Youxian, holding a chicken leg in one hand and a duck neck in the other: “No. I'll leave that sort of thing to the other ladies of the harem. I have no interest.” Maid: “…” The empress dowager looked at her belly. “My dear, do you understand?” “D 638Reads9.0Score100Shelves
10. 260 娘 The Empress Has Had Enough and Flips the Table: Why Are You Crying, Tyrant? 娘娘掀桌不干了，暴君你哭什么 Mo Ning漠宁Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted [Both leads are pure + Later forced possession and obsessive pursuit + Love and hate + Transmigration + The powerful one bows down] Resilient beauty vs. brooding crown prince The Crown Prince, Dongling Jing, is of noble birth and the highest-ranking commander of the Su Bei Army. But fate is cruel: after he is left with a leg injury in the war against Nan Yue, his position as crown prince hangs by a thread. An imperial decree arranges a marriage, and Su Jin, who has transmigrated here, is chosen 4.5kReads8.7Score424Shelves
11. 261 欲 Trying to Tempt the Crown Prince, This Little Cat Is So Sweet and Soft 欲撩太子，猫猫她又软又娇 Listening to Snow in the Mountain Breeze岚风听雪Ancient Romance605k WordsCompleted Sweet Romance + Raising the Heroine + No Misunderstandings + A Whiny Heroine + Powerful Hero Who Dotes Only on Her [Cool, chaste, and calculating Crown Prince × Flirtatious woman who transmigrates as a soft and delicate cat] The heroine's job is to eat, drink, sleep, and flirt with the male lead. She's not a strong, independent heroine, so readers who mind should give this a pass. The moment Mei Susu opens her eyes, she sees a handsome man fresh from his bath. Just as she's letting her imaginati 5.9kReads9.0Score538Shelves
12. 262 公 The Princess Sneaks Out on the Eve of Her Wedding, and the Crown Prince Comes to Catch Her Himself 公主婚前趁夜出逃，储君亲自抓人 Wuxi巫溪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Devoted Couple + Male Lead with a Black Heart Beneath His Gentle Exterior] Prince Xie Linheng was famous for having no interest in women. For years, he had never been close to a single woman. In the second year of Jian’an, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the crown prince took power. Desperate to see her mother, Yu Tingwan had no choice but to seek Xie Linheng’s help. Everyone said the crown prince was as noble and graceful as a pine tree, peerl 28.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
13. 263 撕 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.4kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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    This is a captivating tale of palace intrigue, everyone come and watch! 😘😘😘

14. 264 宫 The Harem-Battling Consort Is a Sword Immortal: The Southern Dynasty’s Strange Case 宫斗娘娘是剑仙之南朝诡事 They Call Me Little Donkey Brother我叫小驴哥哥Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted One moment, they’re pulling hair in a palace power struggle. The next, they’re dueling with swords in a parallel world! In the middle of the palace intrigue, everyone turns into sword immortals! In Southern Chen, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, power struggles rage inside and outside the palace. The court and the imperial harem are both shrouded in intrigue. Forty-two boys and twenty-four girls. Emperor Chen Xu of Southern Chen, reputedly the most prolific emperor in history, sits in —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 265 重 Reborn as the Emperor in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 重生之我在宫斗文当皇帝 Taro Milk Tea with Boba and Green Tea, No Sugar芋泥波波奶绿不加糖Ancient Romance111k WordsOngoing The Killer Becomes Empress A modern-day killer transmigrates into the body of an unloved princess consort. Watch as she turns the tables, luxuriates in the arms of beauties, and wields power over the realm when she wakes. Qu Jue: Sis, you're the only sis I'll ever have. Our little temple really can't accommodate a Buddha as mighty as you. The Eunuch Becomes a Husband Half a lifetime spent in the imperial palace, yet she could never find the one from her dreams. Su Ci was reborn. So what if she w 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 266 皇 Your Majesty the Empress, Forgive My Offense 皇后娘娘，臣妾冒犯 Jingjing Doesn't Want to Eat静静不想吃饭Two Female Leads502k WordsCompleted [Dual female leads + palace intrigue + ensemble cast with multiple couples + mutually devoted] Dignified, imposing, powerful Empress × scheming, beautiful, flirtatious palace consort who loves putting on an act At their first meeting, the Empress was dignified and solemn, elegant and refined. Her eyes were sharp and cold whenever she looked at anyone. Qu Yan pretended to be weak and pitiful, putting on a tearful act to make the Empress worry for her and feel sorry for her, so the Empress would s 10.4kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
17. 267 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves
18. 268 宫 The Retirement of a Palace Intrigue Champion 宫斗胜利者的退休生活 Sikong Fei司空翡Two Female Leads100k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Two Heroines + Lighthearted Palace Intrigue] I sat in the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, looking at my son. He stood in front of me, looking utterly serious, and said, “Imperial Mother, I ask nothing of this life except to have one person by my side, and to be with her forever.” He must have a few screws loose. It’s hard to believe I gave birth to him. I, the Dowager Empress, you’ve probably guessed from the title, am none other than the reigning champion of the Forbidden City 7Reads8.1Score—Shelves
19. 269 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 2kReads8.3Score227Shelves
20. 270 开 A Low-Ranking Palace Lady from the Start, with Maxed-Out Harem Warfare Skills 开局小秀女，娘娘宫斗技能满点 Lucky Fish招财鱼Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted [No CP, devoted to palace intrigue for a hundred years!] Ning Yuzhen was sixteen the year she entered the palace, and twenty-eight the year she became Empress Dowager. Framing, miscarriage, poisoning, betrayal... After twelve years of ups and downs in the inner palace, the principles she once hoped to uphold had long since vanished. The people who had once stood by her had long since turned to dust. Ning Yuzhen walked the paths she'd taken in the past, leaving behind only a sigh. When she turned 310Reads5.9Score—Shelves
21. 271 贵 The Delicate, Soft-Bodied Imperial Consort Turns Her Obsessive Emperor into a Devoted Puppy 贵妃身娇体软，偏执帝王变身忠犬 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance385k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Unreasonable, Exclusive Devotion + Scheming Green-Tea Heroine + Obsessive, Love-Struck Hero] In the first year of Yongzhao, the new emperor ascended the throne and issued an edict summoning the former crown prince's betrothed concubine to serve in the palace. The world could not understand it, and the court historian condemned him, but Xiao Yu remained determined. * Yun Miao had seen the harshness of the world from a young age. All she wanted was wealth, status, and supreme po 2kReads8.8Score208Shelves

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    If you can find one you like, surely you'll find one you do like?

22. 272 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Charming, and Covets the Empress Dowager's Seat 娘娘娇娆柔媚，觊觎太后宝位 Buddhist-Style Little Salty Fish佛系小咸鱼Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + medical skills + no pairing + doesn't love the emperor] At the age of seven, she was kidnapped in her previous life and became the disciple of a genius physician. But her master coveted the peerless beauty she gradually grew into. After three years of planning, she struck a fatal blow, thinking she was finally free. Then she found the letter her master had left behind... Reborn in a single moment, she changed her fate of being kidnapped and entered the palace. She tr 1.3kReads9.1Score159Shelves
23. 273 重 Reborn: The Noble Consort Is Getting More and More Unrestrained 重生后，贵妃娘娘她越来越放肆了 Little Wang Loves Spare Ribs小王爱吃排骨Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted Dotingly favored at first, the only one later. Readers who insist on spotless heroines, beware. The heroine is spoiled and selfish, and isn't a good person in every sense of the word. Shen Sisi has come back to life, in the second year of Xiao Zhuo's reign. Didn't he use her as a shield against her cousin, who thought of her as nothing more than a cousin? This time, she plans to live well. Just as she's getting ready to show what she can do, she wonders: Wait, where's my rival? You useless empe 2.5kReads7.7Score124Shelves
24. 274 夺 After Seizing the Throne, I Took Her Into My Arms 夺下帝位后，囚她入怀 Silent in Wind and Snow不言风雪Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted Obsessive male lead who takes what he wants × forced love × strong-willed female lead × both leads are virgins × palace intrigue Three years ago, Shen Shiyuan was sent to the harem by Xiao Shimian to become another man’s empress. Three years later, clad in armor, he seized the throne and kept her by his side, demanding her presence day after day. If Xiao Shimian’s life was a dark night shrouded in fog, then Shen Shiyuan was his only light. He couldn’t bear her trying to escape or ignoring him. O 1.3kReads6.7Score103Shelves
25. 275 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风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 33.5kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves

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    This book is great, I really enjoy reading it! 💕💕💕

26. 276 和 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天，虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Mu Xiaoyue木小玥Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 41.4kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    The emperor's mistress rises to power!!! The male lead initially only thinks of his own interests, but is gradually attracted to the female lead. The female lead is very clear-headed in the early and middle stages, with an extremely positive view of love. He deceives, humiliates, and hurts her, believing she will still love him as before. Little does he know that Song Yaozhi only sees him as emotionally incapable. On the day he proposes a divorce, he expects Song Yaozhi to cry and beg him. Song Yaozhi does cry; she cries tears of joy…

27. 277 清 Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿：儿子太争气，侧福晋封后了 Sweet 8糖糖8甜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The Qing Dynasty palace intrigue is quite lighthearted and enjoyable. The female protagonist in the second book also has her own career.

28. 278 清 After Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty, Fourth Master Has Three Babies in a Year 清穿后四爷一年抱仨 Flowers Blooming in the Snow雪中繁花Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A wealthy young woman from modern times is reborn in the Qing Dynasty during the Kangxi era after a car accident, becoming Wanyan Wunaxi. With a loving mother, a doting father, and a crowd of protective older brothers, plus a portable pocket dimension, she has a life of pure bliss. All she needs to do is get passed over in the palace selection and marry some honest fellow. Then her life will be complete. Who knew the transmigration god would play a joke on her? An imperial edict comes crashing d 23kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
29. 279 折 Breaking Her Bewitching Bones 折她艳骨 Clear Skies天晴晴天Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted Completed [Pure Historical Romance + Possessive Love + Amoral Hero with a Virtuous-Husband Side + Groveling Reunion + Dark, Angsty Romance with Sweet Moments] (Controlling! Goes mad with jealousy! Both are romantically inexperienced! A seemingly gentle but secretly dark, lovesick power minister vs. a resilient heroine who plans every step) Jiang Yu married the gentle and refined Chief Councillor. He cooked for her and combed her hair before the mirror. Because she was frail, he never went anywhe 11.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all palace intrigue novels of various genres, including stories where the female lead runs away from her arranged marriage and meets the male lead who is also running away, and stories featuring a strong female lead, etc. Hope you like them.

30. 280 退 After Breaking Off the Engagement, This Princess Stops Pretending 退婚后，本公主不装了 Gardenia Milk Foam栀栀奶芙Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + secret identity + everyone’s darling + true and false heirs + mutual devotion + scumbag chases his wife to the crematorium, but never wins her back] A wealthy merchant’s only daughter arrives in Rongcheng. She’s young, beautiful, and rich. Madam Xi of the Xi family has her eye on the girl’s dowry. But the eldest Xi son looks down on her, even as he plans to take her for everything she’s worth. The second Xi son looks down on her too. To avoid the marriage, he drugs her and 5.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
31. 281 如 Ruyi Is Reborn and Done Being a Love-Struck Fool 如懿重生，她不再恋爱脑 A Greedy Fish一只贪吃的鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted [Ruyi Reborn and Awakened + Unrelated to History + Pure Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment + Palace Intrigue + Multiple Rebirths] Content warning: This story has nothing to do with history, and Wei Yanwan is not bullied for no reason. The pure white moonlight becomes a scheming black lotus. Ruyi fights back, no longer trying to maintain a good-person image, and takes part in the palace intrigue. She is Ulanara Qingying, born into a clan of imperial consorts and a member of the Bordered Yellow Banner. Sh 2.2kReads7.6Score167Shelves
32. 282 公 The Pitiful, Possessive Boy the Princess Used to Torment Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 公主渣的病娇小可怜回家继承皇位 Heavenly Azure Yunji天苍纭极Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted [Insanely Sweet! Seductive! Flirty Romance! Strong Female Lead!] The eldest princess of Great Chu is alluring to the bone, bewitching and soul-capturing, unhinged and ruthless, and full of schemes. She is a bloodthirsty flower of hell with power over the court. The Ninth Prince of Great Qi seems harmless, as lovely as a painting, but is possessive, obsessive, scheming, and sinister: a fox who swallows people whole. Everyone in the capital knows that Princess Feng Wan keeps a secret male lover. H 556Reads9.2Score106Shelves
33. 283 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Won Over the Unhinged Regent 穿书后，我攻略了疯批摄政王 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Ancient Romance294k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + cannon-fodder villainess + sweet romance + comeback] Ning Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes a minor cannon-fodder character who gets killed on the spot for teasing the ruthless Prince Regent. To stay alive, Ning Qinghuan decisively chooses to become the Prince Regent’s devoted admirer. Ning Qinghuan: I love Uncle most of all! Heaven and earth can bear witness to my feelings for you! The ruthless man: Get lost. Ning Qinghuan: Uncle is the most handsome, da 103Reads8.7Score—Shelves
34. 284 报 Urgent Report, Your Highness! The Princess Consort Is Taking on the Cold, Power-Hungry Regent 报！王爷，王妃要干翻冷欲摄政王 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance167k WordsCompleted [Both pure-hearted + both reborn + both yandere + playing the fool to catch the tiger] Yi Sheng was reborn. On the first day of her new life, she picked up a boy. “Want to stand above everyone else?” “I do.” “Then let’s take down the Regent!” The night they broke into the Regent’s residence, the boy, who had been Regent for two lifetimes, lounged lazily in a chair and smiled at her with a meaningful look. “Come on, take down the Regent.” * They say the Regent is ruthless and merciless, yet thre 746Reads9.1Score136Shelves
35. 285 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, the Brooding Villain Treated Her Like His Life 穿书后，阴鸷反派宠她如命 Fine Rain, Deep Mist细雨微深Ancient Romance168k WordsCompleted Chi Huan transmigrated into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder female supporting character who was tortured to death by the villain after he turned evil. Luckily, the villain hadn't fallen yet. Chi Huan looked at Wu Bai, who stood before her, shy and mild-mannered, and who would one day become a violent, sinister villainous boss. A chill suddenly ran down her spine. To avoid the miserable fate of dying without a whole corpse, Chi Huan tried her best to stay out of trouble, diligently keeping the 12Reads8.1Score—Shelves
36. 286 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw 12.9kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
37. 287 冉 The Empress Ran 冉后 Nai Nai J奈奈JAncient Romance376k WordsCompleted Ran Hu was made a Jieyu concubine as soon as she entered the palace. On her very first day, she was summoned to the emperor’s bedchamber and granted the title of Chen, cherished like a rare treasure. Her peerless beauty and her younger brother’s illustrious military achievements as Marquis of Chang’an gave her the confidence to act as she pleased in the harem. The two souls who had come from a later age ultimately left a lasting mark on this strange world. 4.6kReads9.0Score473Shelves
38. 288 宠 The Favored Consort Wants to Take Her Place in the Empress's Palace 宠妃她要入主中宫 Yan Qing恹清Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, childhood sweethearts, facing hardships and growing together, noble-born heroine, younger hero] Proud, spirited puppet emperor × noble-born cousin who seems sweet and naive but is actually a scheming black-hearted beauty Hua Wanning, the fourth daughter of the Marquis of Ruchang, lost her mother when she was young and had no one to rely on. Yet she had the powerful Liu clan of Yanzhou behind her, and her aunt was the all-powerful Empress Dowager Regent. Innocent and gentle a 45Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good, and quite mind-bending.

39. 289 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 19.6kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    The second book is very funny and enjoyable, definitely worth reading. The later character becomes an Imperial Noble Consort, but it's not really a palace intrigue story in the traditional sense; there's no cheat code (powerful advantage) like the Empress Dowager. However, I think the concubine book is better.

40. 290 嫡 The Discarded Daughter 嫡女弃后 Splendor Fades繁华落尽Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she poured everything her family had into helping her husband seize the throne. Once one of the two most celebrated beauties in the capital, she thought she had defeated her rival. But just as her husband reached the height of power and success, he joined forces with that woman to destroy her family. He even had her bound atop the city wall so she would have to watch her brother arrive to save her, only to be pierced by a rain of arrows. What hurt most was that the man will 471Reads8.6Score100Shelves
41. 291 流 Exiled, the Physician Consort Hoards Billions in Supplies and Goes on a Rampage 流放后，医妃囤亿万物资杀疯了 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [True and fake heiresses + divine physician + satisfying political intrigue + exile + raising children + adorable pets + building a fortune] Chu Zhen transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder real heiress in The Beloved Phoenix Consort. In the story, the heroine is the fake heiress, mutually in love with the eldest prince. The poor original owner, a cannon-fodder, is not only married off in her place to the unconscious Pei Jinzhi, but also exiled three thousand li alongside the Pei f 2.1kReads8.9Score199Shelves
42. 292 重 Reborn in the 1970s! I Won't Marry an Officer, I'll Marry a Disabled Tycoon 重生七零！不嫁军官，嫁残疾大佬 Jiu Xi玖熹Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Mutually Faithful Couple] [Adorable Baby] [Devoted Husband] [Satisfying Face-Slapping] Qiao Zhiyi, the fake heiress, and the real heiress were both reborn. In her previous life, Qiao Zhiyi married an outstanding military officer. Her husband rose steadily through the ranks and had a bright career. They became the model couple everyone envied. Meanwhile, the real heiress, who had grown up in the countryside, married a veteran. After he was injured, he was left with a disabled ar 5.8kReads9.1Score624Shelves
43. 293 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 21.1kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Both are by the same author and are quite good. I personally prefer the second one; the first and fourth ones were a bit frustrating in the beginning. Mainly, I prefer the male protagonist in the 23rd book.

44. 294 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 12.2kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
45. 295 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 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
46. 296 宫 A Palace Maid’s Life as the Emperor’s Favorite 宫女承宠日常 Kun Bai坤白Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted Wei Rongxiang was a palace maid who served tea before the emperor. One day, she was abducted and dragged onto the imperial bed, where the emperor forced himself on her. Everyone called her Aunt Rongxiang, yet treated her like a mistress of the palace. Wei Rongxiang entered the imperial harem, where the emperor favored her every night, but she always kept a clear head. She watched him favor his concubines, watched him surround himself with wives and concubines, watched his children dote on him, w 8.6kReads7.8Score525Shelves

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    The female protagonist, a palace maid, is entangled with the emperor, but she never truly cares about the male protagonist; she is incredibly clear-headed.

47. 297 王 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Panda Little Moneybags熊猫小财迷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 23kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    They're all pretty.

48. 298 宫 A Rhapsody of Palace Flowers 宫花赋 Six-Eared Yuanyuan六耳圆圆Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense, trope-defying palace-intrigue drama + no love for the emperor + ensemble of women] Everyone has their own ambitions. I have no interest in fighting other women over a man. She was little Qing Luo, a girl who valued her life above all else. Abandoned by her parents as a child, she had wandered through hardship until she entered the Forbidden City, where she met the beautiful, gracious Yue Ren and the clever, perceptive Lü Zhu. At last, her wandering heart found a home. The three s 30.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves

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    She defies expectations, loving herself more than the emperor; a clear-headed woman.

49. 299 重 Only After Being Reborn Did I Learn I Was the Cool and Aloof Minister's White Moonlight 重生才知，我竟是清冷权臣白月光 October Orange十月橙Ancient Romance661k WordsCompleted [Revenge on scumbags + sweet romance + switched marriages + reborn heroine vs. transmigrated heroine + a seemingly aloof, secretly twisted beauty] In her previous life, Chu Mingyuan learned only as she lay dying that the younger sister who had secretly been sleeping with her husband was not born to her late mother. She was actually a concubine-born daughter who had been switched at birth by a concubine. Chu Mingyuan died with regrets. Thankfully, Heaven took pity on her, and after her death she 8.7kReads8.9Score901Shelves

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    It's a great show. The main character is decisive and efficient, without any hesitation. He's both brave and resourceful!

50. 300 庶 The Concubine's Plan for the Legitimate Daughter 庶女嫡谋 Bei Mu Nan Qiao北木南乔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Grand Empress Dowager, who had ruled the court for more than a decade, passed away. Reborn as the unloved, impoverished daughter of a marquis’s concubine, she had no desire to strive in this life. All she wanted was to marry a husband with a short life expectancy and enjoy widowhood after he died. Yang Yue died in battle. After death, his soul lingered on, witnessing the shifts of power in the Great Qing dynasty and watching the Grand Empress Dowager be poisoned by her own grandson. When he 9.5kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    Look at this! Although she was the Empress Dowager in her past life, she was reborn and defied fate. And it's finished without any cliffhangers.

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