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Please Recommend Palace-Intrigue Novels with a Favored Consort or Concubine Heroine Who Speaks Her Mind! 跪求宫斗文 女主是宠妃宠妾长了嘴的!!!

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  1. 51 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 14.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
  2. 52 The Adorably Clumsy Imperial Consort Is the Emperor's Sole Favorite 蠢萌帝妃,陛下独宠 Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Not faithful to each other! Sweet and angsty! No rebirth, transmigration, golden finger, or wish fulfillment! [Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Age Gap + Ensemble Cast + Healing + Family and Country + Slow-Burning Romance + A seemingly silly, adorable, pitiful heroine who's actually wise and perceptive vs. a clear-headed, rational emperor who dotes on her] Su Chao is sent into the palace as the family's “little pebble,” and things go disastrously from the start. Her paternal aunt is the em 7.7kReads8.7Score491Shelves
  3. 53 Don't Be Afraid, Mother. I'll Make You Empress Dowager 母后别怕,孩儿送你上太后之位 Ancient Romance576k WordsCompleted Three years ago, Qin Shuran, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s family, was granted an imperial marriage and named Crown Princess. Little did she expect to skip right past being Crown Princess and become empress instead. Qin Shuran smiled faintly. “Just what I wanted.” Now that she had taken the empress’s throne, how could she let anyone else sit on the empress dowager’s? The emperor said, “Shuran is gentle and kind to everyone. She is truly a virtuous empress, fit to rule the inner 885Reads7.0Score103Shelves
  4. 54 How Did I, a Villain's Favorite Concubine, Become Empress? 我一反派宠妾,怎么就当皇后了? Ancient Romance145k WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-only romance; light palace intrigue early on, with a focus on everyday life] Just after transmigrating into a book, Shen Zhao kicked Song Xun right off the bed. She thought she was sure to lose his favor. Faced with an aggressive princess consort, an unpredictable prince, and other concubines with ulterior motives, Shen Zhao simply decided to lie flat. Only she knows that Song Xun, the villainous prince, is headed for a terrible end. The new emperor hates Song Xun so much that he 49Reads—Score—Shelves
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  5. 55 The Chief Minister's Beloved Concubine 首辅大人的宠妾 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Siyue, a servant in the Gu household, has raven-black hair and snow-white skin. She is as enchanting as a lotus fairy, and her only wish is to save enough money to leave the estate. What she doesn’t know is that Gu Rongheng, the eldest son of the Gu family, has long had his eye on her and already considers her his own. Gu Rongheng, the Grand Secretary, lays trap after trap, leaving her no chance to escape. A lowly maid can never escape a nobleman’s grasp. When Gu Heng becomes engaged, she is for 11.1kReads8.3Score810Shelves
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  6. 56 The Spoiled Concubine's Daily Death Wish 宠妾作死日常 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted You have to die once to realize what you’ve missed, especially in a back courtyard full of endless intrigue! Before the selection, Wanyan Wanxi was the apple of her family’s eye. After she was chosen and entered the imperial household, she remembered her mother’s teachings: respect the principal consort and tread carefully in everything. She never sought the limelight. But who could have guessed that this very respect and sense of propriety would lead to her downfall? Returning to the beginnin 4.1kReads8.8Score304Shelves
  7. 57 Ensnaring the Eastern Palace: Tying the Mad Crown Prince to My Skirts 惑东宫,把疯批太子拴在裙带上 Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted Originally titled Eastern Palace Erotic Picture. A madman and a madwoman, both clear-eyed about the world. [A delicate beauty with a ruthless streak × a deranged crown prince who takes what he wants, 1v1, both leads pure and Alpha] From the age of fourteen, when Ruan Qing arrived in the capital, she was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the city. Three years later, the unruly Sixth Prince had become the Crown Prince, while Ruan Qing had become a widow burdened with a monument to her chastity 57.3kReads9.3Score11kShelves
  8. 58 Qing-Dynasty Transmigration into Dream of the Red Chamber: The Lin Family Concubine Lies Flat 清穿红楼林家小妾躺平了 Female-Channel Fanfiction303k WordsCompleted Song Lanxi, a wealthy young lady from the modern era, became a favored concubine in the Lin household because the principal wife had been unable to conceive for years. She only wanted to eat well, live comfortably, protect her family, and enjoy a carefree life. Who would have thought that years later her son would pass the imperial examinations, her daughter would enter an imperial prince’s residence, and she herself would become a revered matriarch? 7.7kReads8.7Score545Shelves
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  9. 59 Quick Transmigration: I'm That Frail Concubine Who Can't Take Care of Herself 快穿:我就是那柔弱不能自理的妾 Ancient Romance565k WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + No Fixed Pairing + System] A friendly reminder: The heroine is a total flirt. If you can't accept that, feel free to leave. Shen Xinzhu, female, twenty-five years old, died of sudden cardiac arrest. After her death, she was bound to a System and began an entirely different career as a worker. In countless novels, there are innocent cannon-fodder characters who die unjustly. They never did anything wrong, yet people scheme against them, leaving them with tragic ends. These 474Reads—Score105Shelves
  10. 60 The Emperor’s Sole Favorite: The Empress Falls for Him 帝王独宠:皇后娘娘沦陷了 Ancient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Imperial Couple + The Empress Is the Emperor’s Sole Favorite from the Moment She Enters the Palace] Xie Zhaoyan was born into the distinguished Chenjun Xie clan. Her grandfather, Xie Jie, was a Left General, while her maternal grandfather, Wang Guang, came from the Langya Wang clan, held the title of Grand Marshal and General-in-Chief, and commanded the army. Xie Zhaoyan should have been the most exalted young woman in the capital. But when the late emperor was choosing an heir, Xie Jie and Wan 2.1kReads8.4Score177Shelves
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  11. 61 A Long Farewell 长辞 Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + tragic romance + both leads reborn] Another heartbreaking historical romance from Zhihu’s popular author Zhier, following An Ending at Dusk! Through a haze of consciousness, she relived her entire life, finally pausing on that sunny afternoon. He stood beneath a tree, his eyes covered with white cloth, smiling as he asked what she wanted. A young gentleman, handsome and refined as jade. One glance was enough to stay in her memory for years. If only she had known that meeting h 2.8kReads8.4Score264Shelves
  12. 62 The Beauty Mark of the Palace 宫心美人痣 Ancient Romance111k WordsCompleted They do not end up as a couple. If you dislike that, read with caution!!! [Palace and household intrigue] + [Marriage Before Love] + [Angsty romance] She was the daughter of the prime minister, while he was an emperor who could do whatever he pleased. Liu Heng ascended the throne at just eighteen. In the eyes of others, he was ruthless, cold-blooded, and cruel, yet he alone showed her mercy. He first met her while traveling incognito. At the time, smallpox was spreading everywhere, and she was a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
  13. 63 Qing Transmigration: After Raising Yongzheng, She Enjoyed a Lifetime of Glory 清穿:抚养雍正后她一世荣华 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When she opened her eyes, she had become an utterly ordinary concubine in the Kangxi Emperor’s court. The one unusual thing was that she had a prince as soon as she transmigrated. With no status, no favor, and only a child to rely on, how could she survive in the murderous imperial harem? There is no decisive heroine obsessed with power, nor any sweet romance. This is simply a story about surviving and raising a child, with the goal of becoming a dowager consort and enjoying retirement. But 13.6kReads8.9Score928Shelves
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  14. 64 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 95.5kReads9.4Score16.1kShelves
  15. 65 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 43.3kReads9.4Score5.2kShelves
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  16. 66 The Second Empress 继后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 85.9kReads9.5Score10.6kShelves
  17. 67 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 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 66.5kReads9.5Score7.6kShelves
  18. 68 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊,娘娘写了一百条宫规 Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 66.7kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
  19. 69 Blessings to the Lady [Fu] 夫人万福【芙】 Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted [Mind Reading + System + Transmigrate into a Book + Marriage First, Love Later + Devoted Couple] Jiang Fu transmigrated. The bad news: she became a cannon-fodder supporting female character. The good news: the female lead's father saved her. The bad news: the original cannon-fodder asked Jiang Fu to give her a different life. No more being cannon fodder: she wanted a lifetime of happiness and to marry well. The good news: Jiang Fu was rescued from the water by the female lead's father, making hi 25.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
  20. 70 The Alluring Consort Knows Just How to Lure Him, and the Coldhearted Emperor Falls Hard 娇媚娘娘太会钓,薄情帝王沦陷了 Ancient Romance620k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + substitute + fleeing while pregnant + secret identity] [The leads are not each other’s first; she becomes his sole favorite later. The heroine stays clearheaded and never falls for him. A silly, fluffy story; the heroine is no saint.] Jing Shumei was born with stunning beauty. She used her looks to seduce the Emperor, never giving him her heart, only scheming for her own gain. Using her mind-reading ability to listen in on palace gossip and navigate the harem, she climbed step 3.4kReads9.3Score394Shelves
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  21. 71 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 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 16kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
  22. 72 Tear Off the Mask! The Crown Princess Uses Her Beauty to Get Her Way 撕碎伪装!太子妃她持美行凶 Ancient Romance413k WordsCompleted [Mad Beauty + Romantic Tension + A Wicked Couple + Both Pure] PS: A scheming, sinister femme fatale versus a pretentious, noble, and composed Crown Prince Rong Jinsi is the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter. Beautiful as peach blossoms and with skin like polished jade, she is known to outsiders as a refined and elegant young lady, intelligent and virtuous, the perfect bride in the eyes of countless noblewomen in the capital. But what no one knows is that beneath her moonlit, immaculate facade 4.5kReads8.3Score651Shelves
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  23. 73 The Crown Prince Is Ruthless Out There, but Kneels to Placate Me Back at the Palace 太子在外杀伐果断,回宫跪地哄我 Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, sweet romance + top-tier green-tea teaches the dog to heel + wolfhound submits + only after his body, not his heart + keep the child, discard the father + domineering abduction] Black-hearted, silver-tongued little seductress VS cold, sinister Crown Prince In her previous life, Chu Yunxi was left with nothing when her husband’s family took all her property. In this life, she’s paying handsomely for a child. She doesn't care about honors or silver notes. He just has to look good, 1.2kReads8.7Score167Shelves
  24. 74 Master, This Man Is Too Much for You. Leave Him to Me 主子,这男人你消受不起,让我来 Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings] An intense push-and-pull romance, sweet love and revenge on scoundrels, palace and household intrigue] Gu Hanyan toils all her life and dies a miserable death. Only after she dies does she learn that all of her mistress Zhao Qing’s wealth and glory were stolen from the Gu family! And Zhao Qing was the one who destroyed the Gu family! When Gu Hanyan opens her eyes again, she has become Miss Yingying of Xiangyu Pavilion. As low as dirt. But this time, she will live f 2.2kReads8.6Score302Shelves
  25. 75 The Concubine’s Mind Is as Cunning as a Lotus Root, and the Crown Prince’s Wife-Winning Quest Ends in Ruin 侧妃心眼如莲孔,太子追妻火葬场 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Best Friends Transmigrate Together + Green Tea Scheming + Face-Slapping + Faking Their Deaths + Winning Back Their Wives + Lighthearted Palace and Household Intrigue] Psychology PhD Jiang Wumei and medical PhD Xu Junjun were climbing Mount Tai during the Mid-Autumn Festival. They had just rescued a young woman from the edge of a cliff when the stone path gave way, sending them both to the afterlife. When they opened their eyes again, they had become two supporting characters from the same novel 2.5kReads8.3Score272Shelves
  26. 76 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她,是你先勾我的! Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 98.2kReads9.2Score10.4kShelves
  27. 77 When He Learned I’d Secretly Taken Contraceptive Soup, the Powerful Minister Turned Dark 得知我偷喝避子汤后,权臣黑化了 Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + sweet romance + rise to power + age and height gap + a touch of healing] Tan Yin is the third daughter among the Song family's concubine-born daughters. When she was twelve, she accidentally ate crab roe and broke out in a rash all over her body. A plague was sweeping through Jiangnan at the time, and everyone feared it might be smallpox. So they sent Tan Yin to Puhua Mountain outside the capital, leaving her to fend for herself. Five years passed, and no one came to see he 12.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
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  28. 78 After the Maid's Heartbreak Escape, the Crown Prince Cries Night After Night, Clutching a Dog 通房心碎逃跑后,太子抱狗夜夜哭 Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Yu Niang had once been sold as a courtesan and was left with a strange illness. By chance, she became the Crown Prince’s personal medicine woman, then his bedchamber attendant. But because of her low birth, she was never given a title. The Crown Prince was handsome and noble, but cold and unfeeling. He often warned his lowly bedchamber attendant not to covet what she could never have. Yu Niang could only meekly agree. One day, a fire broke out in the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince’s leg was pi 22.7kReads9.2Score3kShelves
  29. 79 The Clumsy, Mischievous Concubine Follows the Disgraced Crown Prince Into Exile 通房又菜又爱玩跟着废太子去流放 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A little stronger than average + Silly comedy + Mind Reading + Pocket Dimension + A touch of fantasy] [An exceptionally beautiful heroine] [The Crown Prince’s heart is as deep as the sea] Song Qingning caught her boyfriend cheating on her with a man, a muscular Black man at that. In a torrential downpour, she ran out in a daze, devastated by the betrayal. Without watching where she was going, she fell into a sewer. When she woke up, she had become the Crown Prince’s bedchamber maid. Before she 7kReads8.3Score828Shelves
  30. 80 A Lost-Memory Noble Consort’s Story of Winning the Emperor’s Favor 失忆贵妃承宠记 Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Harem romance + aloof beauty + historical coming-of-age + worlds apart in status + devoted in body and heart, one-on-one] Kang Yuyi was born a hereditary servant of the Prince of Qin’s household. Because of her extraordinary beauty, the princess consort took a liking to her and sent her to serve as a bedchamber maid to the heir, Li Yuanheng. But the heir turned out to be cold and distant, with no interest in women. After Kang Yuyi’s attempts to flirt with Li Yuanheng repeatedly failed, his cous 20.6kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
  31. 81 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑:帝王的掌心娇 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 23.1kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
  32. 82 The Male-Oriented Novel's Emperor Is So Heartless? But I'm His White Moonlight 男频帝王太无情?可我是他白月光 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 23.1kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
  33. 83 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong Reborn 甄嬛传:安陵容重生 Female-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted An Shishi is beautiful, graceful, and gentle, but her humble background means she enters the palace only as a Promise. Though merely a Promise, she gets along well with the Noble Ladies and the First-Class Attendants. The Noble Ladies and First-Class Attendants are her childhood friends. Though they are not as close to An Shishi as they are to each other, they still treat her with great care. The palace pays no heed to their deep sisterly affection. Everyone thinks: How could there be sisterly a 4.3kReads9.2Score375Shelves
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  34. 84 The Stunningly Beautiful Lady-in-Waiting: The Frail Crown Prince Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 良娣美艳无双,病弱太子娇宠上瘾 Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + reborn and transmigrate into a book + male lead with a past, pure heroine + wicked heroine + he falls for her and later dotes on her alone + satisfying read] Ye Ningshuang, the Duke's legitimate daughter, is famed as the most beautiful woman in the land. Every frown and smile of hers captivates men. On the eve of her wedding, she has a strange dream. In the dream, she is a hated villainess whose three marriages all end in tragedy. She and Prince Xuan are childhoo 176Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  35. 85 The Imperial Consort Has a Few Screws Loose 宠妃她脑子有病 Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (Audiobook version now available) [Transmigrate into a book + not a mutually exclusive first-love relationship + heroine adored by everyone + redemption + devoted love from the middle to later stages] Just as Ji Yuehuan's life was about to reach its peak, she suddenly died. After death, she transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she became a cannon-fodder character who was destined to die two years later according to the original plot. What? You think she can rely on knowing the story in adva 3.7kReads8.9Score382Shelves
  36. 86 I Took Off with the Beloved Consort System 我靠宠妃系统起飞了 Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted Mo Yijiao thought her luck was pretty lousy. First she was swindled, then she got into an accident and died, and now some mysterious System had latched onto her. Maybe she should go pay her respects to a Bodhisattva and shake off her bad luck. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you've successfully used a milk-scented body-fragrance pill!] [Congratulations, Host, you've drawn the “Beautiful Women Don't Have Bad Breath When They Wake Up” card!] [Congratulations, Host, you've drawn the “Conceive Two Chi 275Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  37. 87 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 4kReads8.9Score281Shelves
  38. 88 The Emperor's One and Only Favorite Consort 皇上他独宠贵妃娘娘 Ancient Romance202k WordsCompleted 1v1, devoted to one another, non-strong female lead: the sweet everyday life of a scheming little consort and her childhood sweetheart, the emperor. She transmigrated, and she was a favored consort from the start? Yun Jingqi was totally fine with that. So what does it take to be the emperor's favorite? Of course, eat well, dress well, drink well, and make sure the emperor treats her well every single day! Yun Jingqi: “Your Majesty, I'm thirsty.” A cup of tea was placed before her. Yun Jingqi: “ 4.5kReads8.4Score370Shelves
  39. 89 The Beloved Consort Is a Little Spoiled 宠妃是个娇气包 Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted Luo Zijun was a beauty from birth, blessed with extraordinary good fortune. When she was born, auspicious signs appeared in the sky, and rain fell on a drought-stricken region after months without it. Suitors came one after another from the time she was a child until she came of age. Even the emperor, seated in the highest position of all, was no exception. He, too, fell under her spell. At fifteen, Luo Zijun was selected for the palace and made Noble Lady Jin. Her name, meaning to cherish jade 3.8kReads7.0Score550Shelves
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  40. 90 Power Speaks in Silence 权上无声 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 28.1kReads9.5Score5kShelves
  41. 91 How Tragic! Reborn the Day They Flayed Me, I Killed the Scumbag and Married a Young Master 惨!被削骨剥皮,重生当天手刃渣男嫁纨绔 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her biased grandmother raised her into a timid, weak-willed, naive girl. The marriage arranged for her when she was young sent her straight to hell. The Jian family was ruined, and she was driven to her death with a cup of poisoned wine. Heaven had eyes. She was reborn, back in the year she was to be married. She swore to ruin the scoundrel's reputation and make him infamous, to wipe out his family, and to make everyone who had bullied and humiliated her pay dearly. She bro 2.9kReads8.8Score711Shelves
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  42. 92 Reborn: The King Loves Me Deeply 重生之君王对我情深义重 Ancient Romance628k WordsOngoing [Reborn, she abandons her scoundrel ex for the founding emperor. They love each other deeply, and join hands to establish a new dynasty and overthrow the old one.] In her previous life, Wen Yuan gave her heart to the wrong man. Betrayed by the emperor, she drank poison and died with bitter regrets. Reborn, she takes the name Yu Manyan and hopes to stay away from palace intrigue, but fate brings her back into the imperial palace. This time, she is no longer a pawn for others to manipulate. With h —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  43. 93 Imprisoned by Love: The Possessive Emperor Fights to Claim Her 囚爱,偏执皇帝又争又抢 Ancient Romance364k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Reborn + the ex-husband's desperate pursuit + palace intrigue] The male lead is a crown prince at first, then inherits the throne. In her previous life, Shen Jiayin was raised in the harem and doted on as the favored Beauty Jia. But just a few years after she entered the palace, that person's affection for her seemed to vanish. Fate was cruel to a beauty, and she died miserably in a snowstorm. Reborn, she wants nothing to do with that cold and heartless man ever again. Whoever wants t 35Reads5.3Score—Shelves
  44. 94 The Jealous Prince’s Playful Divine Doctor Princess 醋坛王爷的神医俏皮小王妃 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Faithful couples + sweet romance + adored by everyone + spatial ring + strong leads] A modern master of both Chinese and Western medicine from a family of ancient martial artists has an accident, and her soul transmigrates with her martial arts skills and spatial ring into the body of an ugly, lovestruck woman in the Dongjun Dynasty. When she wakes, she is already in a bridal sedan, having been used as a pawn by the emperor and her so-called father, who have married her off as the principal wif 10.4kReads9.4Score1.4kShelves
  45. 95 A Hunter’s Daughter in the Qing Dynasty Just Wants a Simple Life 清穿之猎户女就想踏实过日子 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing Qing Dynasty transmigration + born into the past + farming + raising a child + palace intrigue (though there’s no palace intrigue, and she isn’t favored exclusively at first) Important: The plot moves slowly. If you prefer a fast pace and an exclusively doting relationship, feel free to choose another book! After failing the civil service exams four times in a row, Jiang Yao finishes her fifth exam and decides to pray for good luck at Yonghe Temple, a place said to grant wishes. Instead, she’s r 41.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
  46. 96 Qing Transmigration: Consort De Chooses the Easy Life 清穿:德妃选择咸鱼 Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted Yuan Yuan, a lifelong single woman who firmly believes that staying unmarried and child-free is the key to a peaceful life, transmigrates into the mother of one of the most famous emperors in history: the Yongzheng Emperor. Yuan Yuan thinks, isn’t this the perfect setup for an easy win? Note: Kangxi will not love only the heroine, and the heroine will not fall in love with Kangxi. 11.7kReads9.2Score1kShelves
  47. 97 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 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 11kReads8.9Score624Shelves
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  48. 98 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 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 18.2kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
  49. 99 After Breaking Off the Engagement, His Majesty Comes to Harass Her Every Night! 退亲后,陛下夜夜来纠缠! Ancient Romance334k WordsCompleted Meng Shu, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ying’s household, is a great beauty renowned throughout the capital, with countless admirers. Unfortunately, she is already spoken for: since childhood, she has been engaged to Wei Qingyun, heir to the Duke of Cheng’s household, a match between equals, and they are only waiting for the wedding. Meng Shu has always believed Wei Qingyun is deeply in love with her. But on their wedding day, he betrays her. She takes a group of people to catch him in the 7.5kReads9.1Score968Shelves
  50. 100 The Imperial Consort of the Qing Palace 清宫宸妃 Ancient Romance110k WordsCompleted “Love takes root without warning, then sinks deep.” When did Hailanzhu fall in love with Hong Taiji? Perhaps she herself had no answer. She only knew that she could not bear to see this man sad and furrow his brow again. “What is love in this world? It makes people pledge their lives to one another.” How devastated must Hong Taiji have been in her previous life, when he abandoned the battlefield and rushed straight to Guan Ju Palace, only to learn that she had died? So devastated that the court 338Reads—Score—Shelves

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