I’m in a Reading Slump. I Want Stories About Palace Maids Rising to Power, With Wicked Female Leads! Ahhh! 最近书荒，想看宫女上位，恶女人设，啊啊啊

1. 1 宫 The Palace Maid Schemed to Seduce Him, and the Mad Emperor Fell for Her and Seized Her by Force 宫女蓄意勾引，疯批帝王沦陷强夺 Orange-Brilliant Starlight橘灿星光Ancient Romance210k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, not a virginal couple / villainess / femme fatale / forced possession / doted on exclusively after the opening] [Scheming, theatrical maid vs. deranged emperor who falls deeper with every step] Yao Shu was born beautiful, and the empress chose her as a pawn to send to the emperor. The first time she met Xiao Xulan, she was too frightened to look him in the eye. But when he began to consider taking her to his bed, she broke free of his grasp and knelt down, declaring, “This serv 248Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   She's my type, hahaha

2. 2 宫 The Palace Maid Rises: The Little White Rabbit Becomes a Black-Hearted Lotus 宫女上位：小白兔摇身成了黑心莲 Tomato Strips Dipped in Mashed Potatoes番茄条沾土豆泥Ancient Romance225k WordsCompleted [Palace Maid Rises to Power + Rough Early Romance + Palace Intrigue in the Middle + His Only Love in the End] Shen Zhiyan was an ordinary, unremarkable palace maid. She worked diligently and served her mistress faithfully every day, hoping that one day she would be released from the palace and allowed to go home, where she could live out her quiet, uneventful life in peace. But fate had other plans. The mistress she had served with all her heart wanted to make her take the blame! Shen Zhiyan did 95Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 3 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 24.5kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves
4. 4 帝 The Emperor Is a Madman, and His Seductive Palace Maid Has Had Enough 帝王太疯批，娇媚宫女她不干了 Day Mountain Moon昼山月Ancient Romance302k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + fleeing while pregnant] [Scheming palace maid x unhinged emperor. Both leads are calculating and morally gray. He treats her badly at first, then chases her and devotes himself to her alone. They scheme and spar against each other.] After her family was destroyed and their home confiscated, Jiang Chu, once a noblewoman from a prestigious clan, entered the palace as a maid. She carefully plotted her revenge, waiting for the chance to escape and regain her freedom once she had se 1.8kReads8.9Score195Shelves
5. 5 综 Film and TV Crossover: The Charming Beauty 综影视：长娇美人 You Nanshan幽南山Female-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing [Everyone's favorite × Mary Sue × romantic rivalry × wish fulfillment × sweet romance × exclusive devotion × no fixed CP × 1v1 × immersive conquest × breathtakingly beautiful heroine × an irresistible beauty who inspires tender affection] The trials of a dodder vine on the path to overcoming tribulations. Not a strong female lead, just a brainless Mary Sue wish-fulfillment novel. The worlds are as follows → Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: A'ruo × Hongli Empresses in the Palace: Xia Dongchun × Y 2.9kReads8.2Score128Shelves

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   This is a compilation of TV dramas, mostly period dramas (Beauty Without Tears + Scarlet Heart + Story of Yanxi Palace + Beauty's Rival in Palace...). The female lead is a villainous and scheming type.

6. 6 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

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   The female lead is very engaging, not a saint, and has sound logic; she's not love-struck.

7. 7 快 Quick Transmigration: The Older Woman Everyone Adores Is So Sweet and Delicate 快穿大龄万人迷：姐姐她娇软堪怜 Zhuo Qing灼青Fantastical Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [From universally disliked to universally adored + age gap + winning over all male leads and supporting characters + unapologetic Mary Sue + intense melodrama + all kinds of rivalry scenes + no fixed couple + all male characters are virgins] In life, Jiang Tian was a notorious heartbreaker. After death, she was recruited by the Supreme God and became an unstoppable Host for the heroine group. Who could have known that one careless mistake would land her in the highest-difficulty branch of the 35.4kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration Childbearing System: The White Lotus Is Beautiful and Alluring 快穿生子系统，白莲花又美又撩 Yan Feiqian颜绯浅Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + childbirth + stunning heroine + cunning + feel-good power fantasy + no fixed love interest + not always mutually chaste + exclusive devotion] Yun Luoxi was a lotus spirit on the verge of cultivating a human form. But at the final moment of her transformation, Heaven sent down one extra bolt of lightning, striking her newly transformed, utterly weakened body. Her soul floated in midair in shock. Before she could offer the culprit a heartfelt greeting, she was bound to a ch 12.4kReads8.7Score1kShelves
9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Woman's Comeback Handbook 快穿：心机婊逆袭手册 Ling Shijiu零施酒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no moral compass + self-serving heroine + semi-immersive + no fixed pairing + Mary Sue stories + inexplicable love at first sight] Content warnings are in the author's notes. In countless fictional worlds, there is always a “scheming bitch” side character. She loves the male lead, opposes the heroine, and tries every trick in the book, yet still fails to win the male lead's favor. All she can do is watch the leads end up together. They refuse to accept it. They won't give 22.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
10. 10 快 Quick Transmigration: After Becoming a Short-Lived Concubine 快穿：穿成短命妾室之后 The Crucian Carp Listens鲫鱼听听Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed CP + childbirth + clever schemes + not a strong female lead] Yun Ling, bound to a System, becomes a low-ranking concubine. Luckily, the System comes with cheat abilities. A courtesan's lover dies after being tormented by the principal wife? Yun Ling fires back with a [Weakness Pill]. Stay in bed, why don't you! A personal maid is sent to the estate by her future mistress and brutally assaulted? Yun Ling simply makes the heir fall for her. The mistress? Sorry, I t 3.6kReads8.5Score308Shelves
11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Green Tea Siren's Climb to Power Through Childbearing 快穿：尤物绿茶精的生子上位记 Yi Zhi Luan亦枝鸾Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted Liu Ruofu was once the Hibiscus Flower Goddess of the Ninth Heaven. She is sent to the mortal realm to live in place of innocent women who were framed and met tragic, untimely deaths. She must also win over men destined to have no children and bear offspring for them. Each small world is its own separate story. The heroine is stunningly beautiful, and her personality varies from world to world. World One: A scheming concubine wins over a crown prince whose heart belongs to someone else World Two 9.1kReads8.0Score555Shelves
12. 12 宫 A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠 Ming Yan明烟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that 735Reads8.8Score105Shelves

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    These are so addictive 😳

13. 13 暴 The Tyrant Breaks Down as the Little Palace Maid Kills Herself at the Drop of a Hat 暴君崩溃，小宫女一言不合就自鲨 Tani Ayako多谷彩子Ancient Romance364k WordsCompleted Hao Xiangsi is beaten to death as soon as she transmigrates into a book. The heroine tries to make her take the blame, so she goes berserk and stabs the heroine to death. The heroine comes back to life, and she stabs her again. In the end, the heroine's halo is stabbed away, and the tyrant banishes her to the Cold Palace. Shi Jingyan: I really want to kill this palace maid. I've watched her kill one of my consorts nearly twenty times, and I can't stop her. And whenever that consort dies, the en 2.5kReads9.1Score405Shelves
14. 14 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    These are all good.

15. 15 贵 The Imperial Consort Is Ravishingly Beautiful, but All She Wants Is Power and Wealth 贵妃千娇百媚，只求权势富贵 Fujiwara Tofu藤原豆腐Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A mad, obsessive emperor with jealousy to spare x a consort who has renounced love and walled off her heart] [One-on-one romance + both reborn + devoted to each other in body and heart, in both lives] One-line summary: A story about an emperor who lost the love of his life, and how he slowly teaches the woman he loves to understand love, jealousy, anger, and longing. As the eldest son born to the empress, Qi Junyi was born to privilege. He seized power in his youth, was named crown princ 10.9kReads8.1Score673Shelves
16. 16 入 Entering the Imperial Court 入皇庭 Little Fruit Pear小果梨Ancient Romance686k WordsCompleted [Forced Marriage and Possession, Obsessive Pursuit, Compulsive Love] [The Scheming, Stunning Farm Girl Is Forced into Marriage by the Crown Prince and Made Empress] In her previous life, Lu Xiaotao was an orphan who couldn't read, couldn't tell right from wrong, and spent her days groveling and throwing her weight around. After seducing one of the Crown Prince's subordinates and being abandoned, she became the Crown Prince's woman by a twist of fate. From then on, she served as his consort, reli 10.4kReads6.9Score813Shelves
17. 17 炮 Book Transmigration: The Delicate Cannon-Fodder Supporting Character Is Too Pitiful 炮灰女配她娇软堪怜【穿书】 Spring Waters Stretch a Thousand Miles春水千里Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, delicate little star, adored by everyone, men competing in a battlefield of love] Hua Wu transmigrates! The good news: she’s transmigrated into a historical romance about a Mary Sue heroine adored by everyone. The heroine is born with an irresistible allure, and any man who sleeps with her becomes unable to leave her. She gathers a scheming prince, a bold general, an obsessive imperial tutor, a cold, aloof miracle doctor, a mysterious state preceptor, and many more 5.9kReads8.8Score641Shelves
18. 18 女 Don’t Cry, Heroine. I’ll Give Your Men Back When I’m Done 女主别哭，玩完就把男主们还你 A Green Gem一颗绿宝石Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [System] [Female Lead Is a Skilled Actress and a Bad Woman, Both Sweet and Dominant] [Everyone's Favorite] [Changing Destinies] [Power Fantasy] (Male leads are devoted and romantically obsessed; fast-paced) Partially immersive, with lots of fresh settings to explore. #She is a peerlessly wicked woman whom people both love and hate# When she transmigrates into the characters who were originally destined to be exploited and drained by the original female leads, things star 34.4kReads9.3Score3.7kShelves

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    Although it's a quick transmigration story, almost every character is a villain. If there's one who isn't, you can skip it. The author is very receptive to advice and quite active; you can also leave your suggestions in the comments section.

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 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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    These two books are amazing! The female protagonists are cunning and resourceful, using all sorts of methods with ease to turn disadvantages into advantages and become the emperor's darlings.

20. 20 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 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
21. 21 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    This is definitely worth watching. The female lead gains favor overnight and gets promoted immediately; it's very good!

22. 22 综 A Multiverse Journey: Using the System to Become a Favored Consort 综穿：带着系统做宠妃 Unyielding百折不弯Female-Channel Fanfiction547k WordsCompleted (The main story is complete. The second book, Quick Transmigration: The Many Lives of the Little Worlds, is now updating.) Sun Shuya was born into a happy, harmonious family, but at a young age, she was in a car accident and died unexpectedly. After her death, she was bound to a System called the Harem Struggle System and sent to various little worlds to obtain energy and dragon aura. The heroine is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, and the most beautiful person in every world. (The author updates r 10.2kReads9.2Score552Shelves
23. 23 小 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 Silver Charm银娇Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 20.9kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    These are all pretty good books, don't miss them if you pass by!

24. 24 宫 The Maid Is Sweet and Scheming, Climbing Her Way to the Top 宫女又茶又媚，一路内卷做娘娘 11 Means 1111就是11Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [They scheme against each other + the male lead has been with other women, while the female lead is chaste + palace intrigue + exclusive devotion later on + marriage before love] The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. The heroine grows over time! She suffers a little at first, but later fights back and gets a major power-up! She was once the cherished jewel of the Jinzhong prefect, raised like nobility. But when her father was exposed for corruption and thrown into prison, she was implicate 267Reads6.9Score—Shelves
25. 25 她 Her Years as a Big Shot in Q City 她在Q市当大佬那几年 Bai Mianmian白绵绵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wealthy-family scheming + beloved by the whole family + satisfying revenge + face-slapping + 90% plot, 10% romance] [The transmigrate-into-a-book heroine takes on the golden-finger heroine of a wish-fulfillment novel] The moment Zhou Wangyou opened her eyes, she realized she had become the tragic supporting female character in a brainless wish-fulfillment novel, abused by the protagonist countless times and locked in a basement, where she was about to be left for dead. Zhou Wangyou: ...I think 5.9kReads9.2Score673Shelves

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    Purely female-centric story; the female lead has an extremely high IQ.

26. 26 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 5.8kReads9.2Score569Shelves

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    🥥🥥①The female lead is a palace maid who suffered a tragic end in her previous life because of her beauty. After being reborn, in order to survive, she begins to seduce the male lead, making him fall for her step by step...

27. 27 通 The Maid Ran Off with the Money, and the Cold-Blooded Powerful Minister Broke Off the Engagement and Came After Her 通房卷款跑路，冷戾权臣悔婚拿人 Mu Yihua Ting木易华庭Ancient Romance865k WordsCompleted [Cold and Devoted Hero + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine] [Let the Story Set the Mood] [Sweet Romance] Su Qingqing transmigrates as a bedchamber maid, but when the eldest young master returns after four years away, her plan to keep out of each other’s way falls apart. The young master has become the chancellor, and she sees his ruthless, vicious, and merciless side. To save her own life, she fawns over him, hoping to survive until her one-year contract expires and she can leave the Pei residen 4.5kReads8.9Score657Shelves

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    If you're a concubine and you get pregnant, what should you do? Run away?

28. 28 别 Don't Be Weak, Don't Provoke Her: An Angry Palace Maid Can Restore a Fallen Kingdom 别太弱，别招惹，宫女发怒能复国 Ethereal Fairy霓裳妖妖Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted [Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e 25.6kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves
29. 29 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 25.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    I absolutely love this book!!!

30. 30 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 8.3kReads8.9Score461Shelves

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    🍀①After transmigrating into a book, the female protagonist discovers that she has become a palace maid and has also gained a cheat ability that can change the plot. From then on, she begins to live a domineering life in the vast harem, and everyone avoids her when they see her.

31. 31 小 The Little Palace Maid Who Ruled the Harem 小宫女宠冠后宫 Silver Charm银娇Ancient Romance329k WordsCompleted [A pampered little palace maid × a possessive, scheming emperor; pseudo-childhood sweethearts; doted on from the start; happy ending] When A Ruo was seven, the Grand Empress Dowager found her and brought her into the palace. She had been raised by her ever since. Though she was a maid, everyone in the palace addressed her as Miss A Ruo. Life couldn’t have been sweeter. But her carefree days didn’t last long. After four years away from the capital, she returned to hear something unbelievable. The 4.9kReads7.5Score533Shelves
32. 32 乖 The Dutiful Palace Maid Rises to Empress 乖乖宫婢，一路封后 Yuanyuan Isn't a Crybaby元元不是小哭包Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted One promise: If it’s not sweet, you don’t pay! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! Sweet romance! [Beautiful, gentle little palace maid × cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is inexperienced | Possessive pursuit | Devoted from the start | Hero worships the heroine to the extreme] Chu Linyuan is a tyrant in the eyes of the world, cruel in his methods and unpredictable in his moods. Zhizhang is merely an ordinary palace maid. Delicate and lovely, she wants no wealth or stat 7.2kReads8.8Score906Shelves
33. 33 穿 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead starts as a palace maid, but through careful maneuvering, she eventually becomes the Empress and Empress Dowager! She's incredibly cunning!

34. 34 开 A Palace Maid from the Start, the Emperor’s Beloved 开局成宫女，皇帝的心头宠 I Love Orange Juice我爱喝橘子汁Ancient Romance122k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + satisfying revenge + romance] After entering the palace, she becomes the noble consort’s personal maid, the only person who can get close to her. In this imperial harem, countless eyes are fixed on her, and she can feel their greedy gazes. “Your Majesty, although I’m only a servant, I’m the person Her Highness trusts most. You...” “I want the truth.” In that moment, it was as if every sound in heaven and earth had faded away, leaving only his deep, resonant voice beside her ea 29Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 大 Big Brother! That Fox Spirit Is Flirting Again! 大师兄！那只狐狸精又去勾人了！ Nameless Withered佚名枯Ancient Romance532k WordsCompleted (Complete) A cold, aloof orthodox Daoist sect's eldest disciple × a carefree fox spirit A heartless heroine × a touch of forced love × [Warning: confinement ahead!] × a wife-chasing crematorium The hero walks the line between good and evil! [Cold and aloof on the surface, secretly a lunatic] × [Possessive and hardcore, not for the faint of heart!] × Neither lead is perfect! Streamer Wen SangSang accidentally transmigrates as an NPC monster in a cultivation novel with an ensemble cast. A fox spi 1.4kReads7.9Score133Shelves

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    A modern female news anchor transmigrates into the body of a villainous NPC fox spirit, tricking a scholar who turns out to be a sword master! You can tell it's good just from the title!

36. 36 心 The Cunning Beauty Flirts and Teases, and All the Powerful Men Fall for Her 心机美人撩且钓，各路权贵皆沦陷 So Many W's好多哒不溜Ancient Romance307k WordsOngoing [Reborn + captivating heroine + male rivals in a battlefield of love + groveling after losing her] Xie Xitang spent her whole life being proper and reserved, only to have her reputation ruined by a false accusation. Only after her death did she learn that the world was a storybook. She was the original heroine, while her stepsister had transmigrated into the book with foreknowledge of the plot, using Xie Xitang as a stepping stone to rise to prominence and enjoy all the glory. Given another li 479Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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    Look at this!! It really fits perfectly 💕💕 I especially love all three of these books 😳 The first is a rebirth story, the second is a female supporting character's counterattack, and the third is a transmigration story [you should check them out]. They're all so good 🥰🥰

37. 37 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 58.5kReads9.3Score7.7kShelves
38. 38 恶 The Villainess Becomes the Legitimate Daughter: I'm Just Pretending, Don't Get Too Attached 恶女成嫡：我装的，你们别太爱了 Peach Blossoms Reflected in Wine桃花映酒Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted (Print edition goes on sale at 7 p.m. on September 19 / Several short animated adaptations are now streaming) [Wicked Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Total Control + “Training Dogs” Romance + Male Rivals in a Shura Field + Exes Begging for Her Back + Face-Slapping and Scumbag Punishment] [The heroine is a true villainess: a stunning, calculating temptress who never hesitates to manipulate others] Jiang Chuji, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was an ill-fated girl sent to a t 59.7kReads9.4Score8kShelves
39. 39 综 Film and TV Crossover: No One Gets to Call Her Bad! I Taught Her Everything 综影视：不许说她坏！都是朕教的 Yueluo Yao月落瑶Female-Channel Fanfiction607k WordsOngoing My new book is climbing the rankings! [Self-serving, refined heroine + selfish, stunning beauty + heroine’s halo + exclusive devotion + sweet romance] Every cause has its effect. A pine seed beneath a barren mountain gained human form through a demon’s passing whim, but life that comes into being outside the natural order is bound to bring change. Falling in love with the heroine is the punishment they deserve. The heroine loves only herself VS. the male lead, who is as clueless as a pine nut, k 4.6kReads6.7Score170Shelves

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    Wicked little devil

40. 40 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 13.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    The female lead is a palace maid serving the Empress Dowager, only thinking about returning home at the age she's reached. The male lead, the Emperor, has long harbored feelings for her; she's his ideal woman. He then schemes to bring her to his side step by step, despite her deep reluctance. She slowly begins to turn bad, and although the Emperor tries many things, he can't change her. It's a very good story and worth watching.

41. 41 小 The Little Palace Maid's Thoughts Were Read 小宫女被读心了 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 15kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
42. 42 被 After I Used and Dumped Him, He Went More and More Insane 被我始乱终弃后，他日渐疯批 Ling Xiu铃岫Ancient Romance478k WordsCompleted [One devoted couple + 1v1 romance + the hero’s long road to winning her back + a touch of dark yandere obsession + a strange but mutual pursuit + happy ending] [Cool, aloof genius cultivator × proud, poised young lady who has everything under control] Su Xi is the sort of person you’d expect to find as a villainess. Proud and domineering, wanton and willful, arrogant and accustomed to throwing her weight around. In her previous life, because she was a demonic cauldron, she ended up betraying her 3.6kReads9.2Score348Shelves
43. 43 恶 The Villainess Dumps the Male Lead She Once Used, All Over Again 恶女把渣过的男主，再渣一次 Countess of the Wind风伯爵夫人Modern Romance411k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + yandere male leads + all male leads are virgins + femme fatale + sweet and angsty] Qing Yao was a conscientious villainess, devoted to inflicting unforgettable wounds on the male leads so that the angelic heroines could heal them with love. The good news was that she’d broken the male leads’ hearts. The bad news was that she’d broken them so thoroughly that the heroines’ attempts to win them over all failed. To untie a knot, you need the person who tied it. The System 1.4kReads8.0Score138Shelves
44. 44 亲 A Kissing-to-Survive Story, but There's More Than One Man Who Can Cure Me 亲吻续命文，但解药不止一个男人 Wind-Swept Little Padded Jacket窜风小棉袄Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted [One heroine, three male leads + Beloved by Everyone + Rivalry for Her Affections] Ming'en has four great families, each with an heir. The Fu family is the only one with a young lady as its heir. Fu Man, the Fu family's heiress, is confident and outspoken, a true prodigy. But she isn't Ming'en's only prodigy. There are four of them, all around the same age, so naturally they've been competing since childhood, and none of them can stand the others. But that's how unexpected things happen. One day 3.2kReads8.9Score437Shelves
45. 45 恶 The Wicked Woman Hit Her Head, Got Back Up, and Found Her Conscience 恶妇撞了头，爬起来后良心发现了 Heartbeat心跳Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Space + transmigration + everyday life + not a power fantasy] Su Ruyi is the infamous wicked daughter-in-law of Xinghua Village. At home, she throws her weight around, lazes about, and loves her food. She respects neither the old nor the young, and even knocked her own son into an idiot. One day, Su Ruyi takes the family’s money, planning to run off and live it up with her lover. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law catch her red-handed. Su Ruyi bangs her head... When she gets back up, Su Ruyi h 10.8kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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46. 46 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
47. 47 穿 After Becoming the Ultimate Old Lady, All I Want Is to Take It Easy 穿成极品老太太后我只想摆烂 Xi Ning兮宁Ancient Romance514k WordsCompleted [Elderly Woman + Farming + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Golden Finger + Adorable Kids + No Male Lead] What’s it like to become an ancient rural granny whom everyone hates from the start? Lin Ruyi says it’s a bit hard to stomach. She was once a trillion-yuan CEO who lived boldly and did as she pleased. All she did was refuse to go on a blind date, and her own father smacked her off to meet the King of Hell with a thermos. When she opened her eyes again, a gaggle of grown sons were kneeling before he 1.2kReads8.7Score164Shelves
48. 48 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

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    In her previous life, Lin Xuanyan was reduced from the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an to a courtesan. After enduring countless hardships, she finally rose to become the powerful woman in the harem of the Prefect, only to die from physical torment. On her deathbed, she learned that those who had harmed her had been released, and she was unexpectedly reborn at the age of sixteen. In this life, she decides to enter the palace, become the most honored woman, and take control of her own destiny.

49. 49 踹 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主，勾搭男频帝王 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 17kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    Similar to this, but not a palace maid.

50. 50 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 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    The most moving novel!

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