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- 151 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 [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 312Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 152 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫，目标太后 # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score13814d adds
- 153 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 [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 8.2kReads8.8Score74714d adds
- 154 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 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 7.8kReads9.0Score78414d adds
- 155 The Illegitimate Daughter 外室女 Before she transmigrated, Shen Yi had lived through one hardship after another. Then she was reborn as a baby into a happy family. What could be more carefree? She never imagined it was all a lie. Her father’s love for her mother was fake, and so was the marriage contract he gave her. He had merely come to the Duke’s household to experience life, while Shen Yi, her brother, and her mother were just byproducts of that experience. That would have been bad enough, but her scumbag father also had a 7.8kReads9.3Score89314d adds
- 156 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 35.1kReads9.2Score4.5k14d adds
- 157 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 4.9kReads9.4Score54914d adds
- 158 Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后 [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp 32.7kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
- 159 A Palace Maid’s Daily Struggles 宫女奋斗日常 Ling Huan has skin as smooth as ice and looks like a goddess, yet she has no interest in power and thinks only of leaving the palace. In the end, neither she nor her child meets a good end. Given another chance, her goal is to raise her child well and become Empress Dowager herself. A palace-intrigue story with a strong female lead. The heroine is ruthless and clever. A thoroughly satisfying read. 5.9kReads9.2Score84614d adds
- 160 There’s a Kind of Harem Called Consort De 有种后宫叫德妃 All Wu Yalanqi wants in this life is to be a good palace maid. To become one, she's even willing to risk her life and trick the emperor. Certain she's doomed, she opens her eyes and finds herself lying on the imperial bed... Everyone thinks she's nothing but a pawn the emperor is using to spite his new empress and the court officials after the death of his beloved first wife. But Xuanye cherishes this pawn in the palm of his hand, and keeps her there for a lifetime. 2.3kReads9.0Score23914d adds
- 161 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
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The Little Nun Returns to Secular Life and Marries, Leaving the Entire Court of Nobles Regretting It 小尼姑还俗嫁人，满朝权贵悔疯了
[Courtly and household intrigue + Villainess + Everyone pays the price + Coercive possession + Unhinged + Corruption + Male rivalry + Devoted to one another] Shen Tanxi was the vicious supporting character in The Cold-Hearted Emperor's Sweet, Adored Consort. She fawned over the male lead, Lu Yan, all the way to the finale, only to be abandoned by him and despised by everyone. Still, she refused to give up. Even in death, she had to take down the villainous boss, Lu Xuan, to eliminate any future
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The Tyrannical Empress and the Chaste Heir Whose Beauty Bewitches All 女帝暴虐，禁欲世子他美色撩人
[Completed ❤️] Transmigration + 1v1 + strong female lead and weaker male lead + coercion + woman disguised as a man + decisive and ruthless heroine vs. restrained, reserved, beautiful but tragic hero [Warning: strong female lead and weaker male lead!!!] Feng Jin, an executive at a publicly listed corporation, suddenly died and transmigrated into the body of a tyrannical, cruel, mentally unstable crown prince who was a woman disguised as a man. From the start, a beautiful man offered himself to h
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- 164 Our Bodies Were Swapped, and the Cold-Faced Regent Won't Leave Me Alone 身体互换，我被冷面摄政王赖上了 [Soul Swapping + Lighthearted Fun + Sweet Romance and Redemption + Devoted 1v1 Romance] Clever, Resilient Young Widow vs. Women-Averse, Stern Regent Regent Xie Zhen was gravely wounded in an assassination attempt. When he finally awoke, he discovered he had become the young widow of the Dingyuan Marquis's household. Xie Zhen stared at the sky in speechless disbelief. He'd hated being touched by women since childhood, and even having one near him made him feel awful. Now he'd become a woman. How 621Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 165 Flirting with the Crown Prince: His Long-Overdue Passion Is Irresistibly Sweet 撩诱太子：迟来的深情嘎嘎甜 [The short drama Jasmine in Your Arms is now streaming on Tomato. Thank you all for your support!] [Wily, resilient beauty VS gentle Crown Prince who turns into a brooding new emperor] [Traditional historical romance + doting love + no transmigration or rebirth + devoted couple + one-on-one romance] To save her mother, she must become the Crown Princess, bear a legitimate heir, and ensure the Chancellor's household has nothing to fear. She calculates his every move, tempts him, and seduces him. 9.2kReads9.2Score84614d adds
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The Empress Is So Charming, the Emperor Holds Her in the Palm of His Hand 娘娘多娇，帝王捧在掌心宠
[The leads are not faithful to each other at the beginning, so read with caution] [Palace intrigue at first, favoritism in the middle, exclusive devotion in the later part] [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + a stunningly beautiful, charming consort x a workaholic, devoted emperor] Qu Wanning was a die-hard fan of palace-intrigue novels. Just because she left the author a comment asking them to continue the story, she transmigrated into a new book whose blurb she had just finished reading! She ge
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- 167 Reborn as a Beast Consort, I Refuse to Give Birth to a Divine Dragon 重生成为兽妃，我不再生下神龙 Reborn as the Beast Consort, I Will No Longer Give Birth to a Divine Dragon 170Reads—Score314d adds
- 168 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 24.3kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds
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The Professional Ethics of a Concubine 为妾的职业操守
[Main Story Complete] Ye Qingzhi, an overworked office drone, transmigrates into the body of a concubine in the Jiangyang Marquis’s household. Since she’s here, she might as well go crazy. Being a concubine is just changing workplaces. She doesn’t need to get emotionally involved. She can simply treat herself like a tool. Ye Qingzhi’s career goal: convince both the marquis and the principal wife to take responsibility for her and protect her. Ye Qingzhi’s workplace motto: Life is short. We’re al
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My Mother Is the Emperor’s Moonlight, So What If I’m a Little Vicious? 我娘帝王白月光，我恶毒点怎么了
Historical romance + from princess to empress + alternate world + 1v1, both leads sexually inexperienced Qian Ying had a dream: the world she lived in was just a book. In the dream, the Yuan Kingdom fell and a new dynasty rose. Chu Yao, the hostage prince from Chu whom she had once insulted and beaten, overthrew the dynasty and married her younger sister, Yuan Siwei, making her empress. She herself was merely the vicious supporting female character who had bullied the Chu hostage prince since c
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- 171 So Pure and Innocent as a White Lotus, How Could She Be Scheming to Seduce Him? 娇娇纯净似白莲，怎会心机引诱？ [A femme fatale schemes for power, leading the hero step by step into ruin.] Jiang Yueyao is ruthless and destined to become empress. She first meets the emperor at a palace banquet. She is the most favored concubine of a minister, and after a palace consort publicly humiliates her, she drops to her knees and pleads for mercy, looking heartbreakingly beautiful beneath the dazzling palace lanterns. She meets the emperor for the second time in the study at her residence. Frantically fleeing her hu 3.9kReads9.0Score42514d adds
- 172 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 [Beautiful, delicate palace maid vs. cold, ruthless, obsessive emperor] [Palace intrigue, neither lead is chaste + powerful male lead, weak female lead, and he’s completely unhinged + possessive love + a long road to winning her back] Yue Ling was a vain little palace maid. Hoping to enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, she seduced the emperor and worked tirelessly to win his favor, but still met a tragic end. After being reborn, Yue Ling saw things clearly. Rather than tread on thin ice in the de 25.5kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds
- 173 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 [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 5.8kReads9.2Score57014d adds
- 174 After the Divorce, I Became the Emperor's Beloved White Moonlight 和离后，我成了皇帝心尖白月光 [Reborn + Satisfying Payback + Devoted Couple + The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife and Goes Mad with Love] In her previous life, everyone said Xu Wanning had married well. Her husband had won great military honors and earned the emperor's trust. Only she knew what her life was really like. Reborn, Xu Wanning wanted only to divorce him. But she knew the marriage had been arranged by the late emperor, and divorce would not be easy. In the end, Xu Wanning turned her gaze to the emperor. She mad 4.5kReads9.0Score46814d adds
- 175 After She Transmigrates into a Book, the Noble Consort Is Forced to Raise the Villainous Tyrant 穿书后，贵妃被迫娇养反派暴君 [Completed] Su Yijin, a veteran supporting actress, has transmigrated into a book once again. When she opens her eyes, she is breathtakingly beautiful and on the pampered darling route, backed by powerful connections. Her father is a general who guards the nation, her mother is the Junyang Commandery Princess, and her maternal grandfather is a prince of a different surname... With the heroine's script in hand, Su Yijin takes down the green tea and kicks the fake innocent aside, then throws herse 1.4kReads9.0Score28914d adds
- 176 Palace Intrigue 宫斗 Liang Shang is a history student who dreams of living like an ancient emperor, with three palaces and six courtyards of consorts. A casual remark from a friend gives him an idea. Under the pretext of experiencing the ancient imperial harem and learning about history, Liang Shang creates a QQ group. He is the “Emperor,” appoints Shen Ruyan as the “Empress,” and chooses several “Consorts.” Ying'er, one of the consorts, falls in love with Liang Shang, while Liang Shang falls for the “Empress,” Shen 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 177 Reborn as the Empress Dowager, I Just Want to Take It Easy 穿成太后只想咸鱼 “Pay attention: this is a story with a strong female lead, no male lead, and no romance.” After transmigrating, she became the most exalted woman in Yun Zhao. She thought she could live a carefree life of wealth and luxury, but danger closed in from every side, with pitfalls everywhere. It was not just her reputation at stake, but her life. The emperor dreams of ruling in his own right? Here, take the imperial seal. Go play by yourself, kid! The consorts are fighting for power in the palace? Tos 15.3kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 178 The Emperor Takes My Place in the Inner Palace Struggle 皇帝替我来宫斗 [Completed] Word has spread through the imperial harem: in the first selection of consorts since the emperor took personal control of the government, he actually chose a fool to enter the palace as a consort. The Noble Consort sneered at the pretty fool, while Consort Xian simply watched for the fun of it. Shen Shuhe had no idea she had become famous in the palace before even entering it. Since everyone thought she was a fool, she might as well keep up the act. That would make life more peaceful 86Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 179 The Suicidal Noble Consort's Inner Thoughts Are Exposed, and the Whole Palace Spoils Her! 作死贵妃心声暴露，全宫卖力宠！ [Everyone can hear her thoughts + palace gossip + beloved by all + goofy comedy + forced to court disaster] Jiang Lanyue transmigrates into a palace-intrigue novel as the vicious imperial consort. Out of jealousy, she frames the heroine and gets killed by one of the heroine’s admirers. She originally plans to be a good person and scrape by until the end, but the System warns her: She must maintain her original character and follow the script to return to her own world and claim a billion-yuan 815Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 180 Using a Phone in the Palace Intrigue 带着手机去宫斗 “Your Majesty, Consort Liu says she’ll trade ten bolts of silk for two hours playing Honor of Kings.” “Noble Lady Zhang wants to borrow your device to watch Korean dramas, offering a hundred taels of gold.” “Consort Ling has refused to attend the emperor for days. She insists on falling in love with a fictional character...” With a mobile phone, do harem women still need to compete for the emperor’s favor? Take a phone into the harem battles, and you’ll win all the ladies over in no time. 78Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 181 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 [Pure Palace Intrigue] [No Saintly Heroine] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Machinations] [Clear-Headed Careerist] Originally titled "The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue," retitled "A Consort's Guide to Palace Intrigue" * Shen Yiwan, the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family, became pregnant after entering the palace and was made Virtuous Consort. Somehow, she let her good sense fly out the window and made the decision she would regret most in her life. She s 748Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 182 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 [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 7.5kReads9.3Score95214d adds
- 183 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 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—14d adds
- 184 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 [Palace intrigue + infidelity + fictional setting + a resourceful, money-loving, beauty-loving, life-loving empress ✖️ emperor] In her previous life, Hua Shu was a lowly palace maid. She schemed her way to the top of the political ladder, only to be condemned by everyone and branded a wicked woman who brought ruin to the nation. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in the unfamiliar state of Chu, as an unloved empress who’s also being made a scapegoat. As if she’d put up with that! S 13.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 185 The Feisty Consort Climbs to Power Through Palace Intrigue, Everyone Else Back Off 拽妃宫斗上位，闲杂人等退退退 The short drama is out now. Search for it on Fanqie to watch. [Palace Intrigue Power Fantasy + Not a Clean Romance + Being the Emperor’s Mother Is Better Than Being His Consort] Every woman in the harem hopes to win Emperor Jingrong’s favor, but Yuan Yuntang sees the emperor only as a tool for having children. Women in ancient times had to marry sooner or later anyway, so she might as well marry the most powerful man of all. After all, Emperor Jingrong has a great figure, a handsome face, and a 16.4kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 186 The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位 [Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a 360Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 187 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统：我成了陛下心尖宠 [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 350Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 188 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 24.4kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 189 Reborn, I Won't Indulge Anyone 重生了，本宫谁也不惯着 [Reborn, revenge on scoundrels, both sexually inexperienced, sweet romance, adorable child] Wen Ning was reborn a year before her imperial husband, his concubine cousin, and her own son had cruelly murdered her by cutting out her heart and draining her blood. They still expect her to don armor for the Great Ye Dynasty, battle across the land, and expand its borders? Dream on! After getting a second chance at life, Wen Ning only wants to slack off. In her previous life, she bore the title of empr 2.6kReads9.1Score30314d adds
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Two Lives of Joy: The Duke's Legitimate Daughter Is Truly Unrestrained 两世欢：公府嫡女她是真的狂
(Rebirth power fantasy + married across two lifetimes + palace and household intrigue + political machinations) Ye Liujin once thought she was the happiest young lady in Shengjing. Her aunt was just one step away from becoming empress. Her elder brother was the illustrious Duke of Shanguo, commanding an army of two hundred thousand, while her elder sister was a brave and battle-hardened warrior admired by all, both in court and beyond. She herself had been betrothed in infancy to the Third Princ
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- 191 The Empress Ran 冉后 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. 4.6kReads9.0Score47914d adds
- 192 Reborn! The Prince Regent Gives Her a Blade and Has Her Back 重生！摄政王为她递刀为她撑腰 [Legitimate Daughter + Reborn + Face-Slapping Revenge + Political Scheming + Palace and Household Intrigue + Satisfying Read + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Song Yuan was flattered into ruin by her stepmother, betrayed by her stepsister, and ultimately burned to death by a scumbag man. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the time before her wedding. Her stepmother was a hypocrite, so Song Yuan would tear away her good-person mask. Her stepsister was a fake white lotus, so 1.6kReads8.7Score19014d adds
- 193 Famed Throughout the Capital 名满京华 [Rebirth + Revenge + Taking Down the Trash] Chu Muqing, the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis Household, was raised from childhood by her second uncle’s family in Hezhou. After returning to the capital, she believed her stepmother was kind, her younger half-sister was good-hearted, and all her relatives in the marquis household loved her. Who would have thought that one day she’d wake up and realize the loving mother and daughter, the harmonious family, were all an illusion? Meanwhile, tho 5.3kReads8.9Score59914d adds
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The Empress of Story of Yanxi Palace Transmigrates Into The Story of Da Ru 延禧继后穿越大如传
Shushen, the Step Empress from Story of Yanxi Palace, transmigrates into Langhua from Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. She thinks the empress’s throne is already hers, and even gets the Ruyi Scepter in hand. But unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince wants it back and plans to choose someone else. What should she do? Shushen simply drops to her knees and thanks him for the favor. It turns out that if you’re quick enough to give thanks, no one can go back on their word.
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- 195 The Story of Minglan: Born with the Mandate of the Phoenix 知否之天生凤命 [Parallel universe based on the TV drama The Story of Minglan, not real history + “Born to Be Empress System” + golden finger + resurrection + raising children + doting on Minglan + dual female leads (Wei Zhiyi and Sheng Minglan) + women aren't meant to be confined to the inner quarters + mostly an ensemble cast, no palace intrigue / please politely leave if any of this bothers you] After Wei Zifu died, her resentment was so great that she refused to be reincarnated. Her soul was captured by the 1.1kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 196 Reborn in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Big Ru's Breaking Down Again 重生如懿传，大如又破防 This story contains original elements and out-of-character portrayals! (Zhen Huan is reborn + Shen Meizhuang transmigrates into Fuca Langhua + Jin Yuyan and Wei Yanwan are both reborn) Zhen Huan awakens from a dream to find that the world she lives in has merged with the world of Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace. She thought everyone had left her behind, but never imagined she would get to reunite with Sister Mei and support each other once more. Zhen Huan easily breaks through Ruyi’s protagon 2.2kReads8.6Score22614d adds
- 197 Empresses in the Palace: Li Chengze Becomes Consort Hua's Son 甄嬛传：李承泽成了华妃的儿子 [Consort Hua (mother) / Li Chengze (son)] Li Chengze, who poisoned himself, is reborn as Consort Hua’s son, the child she lost after being given a bowl of abortion medicine. If you don’t know who Li Chengze is, that won’t affect your enjoyment of the story. (There are lots of everyday scenes of the little princes outwitting Fat Ju.) [Consort Hua will be reborn later] Li Chengze, still in the womb and just a baby: [How dull. Mother only has eyes for her husband. Father is deep and calculating. 9.1kReads9.0Score94814d adds
- 198 Empresses in the Palace: Soft as Jade, Gentle as a Flower 甄嬛传之玉软花柔 My father is a high-ranking second-grade official, and my several older brothers are all prominent figures of the Qing Dynasty. As a modern-day corporate drone, Ye Qingran couldn’t be happier. But disaster strikes from above, and Qingran has no choice but to obey an imperial order and enter the palace. If she’s going in, then Niohuru Qingran is determined to make her mark. Yixiu, sweet-tongued but venomous; Nian Shilan, arrogant and domineering; Zhen Huan, dripping with false sweetness... They’l 4.9kReads9.0Score27114d adds
- 199 Making Friends in Empresses in the Palace, All to Become the Empress Dowager 在甄嬛传广交友，一切为了当太后 Li Huimin, a level-ten Zhen Huan drama fanatic, transmigrates one day and finds herself reborn as the previously nonexistent eldest daughter of the Xilingjueluo family? My father is E'ertai. This is a sure thing: a trusted confidant of the Yongzheng Emperor and a regent, so I can thrive under his protection. Other women enter the palace on their looks. I have my father to thank. Having a good dad really does let you do as you please. Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang are all in love with the emperor? 2.4kReads9.0Score18014d adds
- 200 A Qing Dynasty Journey as Consort De: Which Lady Doesn't Want to Be Empress? 清穿德妃：谁家娘娘不想当皇后呀 [Not a devoted-couple-only romance; the heroine is doted on exclusively in the later story; she has a golden finger. This is not a power fantasy. The heroine has lived four lifetimes and has now returned to the Qing dynasty. She understands people and social conventions, but isn't the sort who likes to stir up trouble. The events, characters, and timeline in the book don't match real history. If that bothers you, don't read!] ⚠️⚠️⚠️A heads-up: The heroine isn't a cruel or vicious person. She onl 5.5kReads9.2Score63014d adds
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