Palace Intrigue Heroines With Scheming Minds. No Naive, Sweet Heroines 宫斗女主有心机 不要傻白甜

1. 51 相 The Prime Minister's Beautiful Daughter Captures the Emperor's Heart 相府嫡女娇艳惹人怜，皇帝沦陷了 I Am Jinjin我是金金Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to ancient times + romance + System + wild imagination + childbirth + career + doting husband + adorable baby] An emperor who avoids women vs. a transmigrated noblewoman with a childbirth System. Both are each other’s one and only. Nanyan died while saving someone. Bound to a System, her soul was reborn in another world, where her task was to give the emperor an heir! The childbirth System even told her that she and her target were destined to be together! Nanyan believed it, 2kReads7.6Score207Shelves

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   I can't guarantee that all of them are what you want, but they should all look good.

2. 52 团 The Three-Year-Old Princess, Doted on by All 团宠公主三岁半 March Evening Primrose三月夕颜Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Gu Hui, heir to a family of renowned acupuncturists, accidentally transmigrated as a tiny princess and discovered that she could read people’s minds. Her father was the emperor, and her mother was a scheming imperial consort. Using her superpower, she became the apple of the emperor’s eye, the crown prince’s darling, and a thorn in the side of countless people. Gu Hui: “I want to rule the world, with no one daring to mess with me. I love seeing them hate me but be powerless to do anything about 14.1kReads9.4Score2kShelves
3. 53 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 18.8kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
4. 54 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 7.9kReads8.4Score444Shelves

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   Pretty good, looks good so far

5. 55 将 The General’s Entire Family Fell in Battle, and the Whole Capital Is Waiting for Me to Break Off the Engagement 将军满门战死，全京城都等我退婚 Tomato-Stewed Chestnuts番茄炖栗子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Chu Ruoyan, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Chu’s household, is engaged to a man whose entire family has fallen in battle. Her fiancé survived, but was left disabled. Everyone assumes the engagement is doomed, but the Chu family’s daughter marries as planned, saying only two words: “I’ll marry him.” * No one knows that Chu Ruoyan had a nightmare. In the dream, she breaks off her engagement to Yan Zheng. Three years later, she meets the heir of the Marquis of Pingjing, only for rebels to l 33.7kReads9.1Score4.5kShelves

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   Strong women and strong men seeking power

6. 56 贵 The Imperial Consort Smiled Over Her Shoulder, and the Cold-Faced Emperor Fell for Her 贵妃回眸一笑，冷面君王沦陷了 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance437k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 2.8kReads8.9Score193Shelves

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   There is a treasure in my heart, you must read it, I highly recommend it [crying] [crying] Everyone in the article is three-dimensional, the author's writing style is very delicate, and the heroine is very powerful

7. 57 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 62.2kReads9.4Score8.8kShelves

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   This is really scheming!!! I haven't seen such a good article in a long time! The heroine is very smart!

8. 58 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Refuses to Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她偏不按套路来 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 68.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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   The heroines in these books are very smart. In the first two slow-travel novels, the heroines are firmly on the path of their choice, and their moves are quick and decisive!

9. 59 快 Quick Transmigration: I Refuse to Be a Background Character 快穿之边角料不做背景板 A Boatful of Clear Dreams Waiting for the River of Stars一船清梦等星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The new book is out. Click to add it to your bookshelf.) Strong heroine + System + pocket dimension + personal growth + self-reliant struggle There is a System, but it’s a good-for-nothing. Its golden finger isn’t much, and the heroine may occasionally have a love interest, but that will never get in the way of her growing stronger. When the System first found Chang’an, all it wanted was a longer life. It was just a good-for-nothing and couldn’t find a chosen one, either. Chang’an said that wa 27.8kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
10. 60 穿 After I Transmigrated, My Whole Family Turned Out to Be Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 132.2kReads9.6Score13.9kShelves
11. 61 贵 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 27.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    A book like Gong Dou Wen in The Legend of Zhen Huan has the appeal of a black hole: the first 30 pages are a carefully laid secret line, the middle stage unfolds as smoothly as dominoes toppling, and at the end, the ultimate trump card is revealed that subverts cognition. The author uses scalpel-like strokes to cut through the disguise of the characters, allowing the elegant lady and the down-and-out hawker to compete equally on the chessboard of fate. Those metaphors about love and betrayal, the absurdity hidden in daily life, and the tiny struggles swept up by the tide of the times will continue to be written in your mind automatically after you close the book. Whether you prefer brain-burning twists or delicate emotions, you can find an intracranial climax in this multi-dimensional narrative feast.

12. 62 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 4.8kReads9.3Score475Shelves
13. 63 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 40.9kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves

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    The palace battles in these two books are quite exciting, no less than The Legend of Zhen Huan [Like]

14. 64 乱 Two Beauties in a Chaotic Age: A Maid's Survival Guide to the Inner Household 乱世双姝：丫鬟的后宅生存录 Storyteller from Shu蜀中说书人Ancient Romance735k WordsOngoing Keywords: Maid, Sisters, Surviving in Troubled Times, Household Intrigue Author’s Note: I’m preparing to run a book test soon. The platform is giving my book some exposure, but it’s driving me crazy. They’re keeping it on life support with a measly hundred or two hundred views. These next few days will decide everything. If the book takes off, I’ll stick to the original plan and write a long novel of around a million words. The original setup spanned four generations. The two heroines would rise 297Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The first chapter has only a few chapters. Although it is good to read, it needs to be maintained. The second one is also good to read and is also serialized. It also needs to be maintained.

15. 65 王 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Panda Little Moneybags熊猫小财迷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 21.5kReads9.1Score2kShelves
16. 66 穿 Empresses in the Palace: I Want to Become the Empress Dowager 穿甄嬛传之我要当太后 No. 28 Xiyue28号曦月Female-Channel Fanfiction164k WordsOngoing My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Basically, they are about palace fights. The heroine has a high status and looks very comfortable. Highly recommended.

17. 67 清 Qing Dynasty: Concubine Nian Has Given Birth Again 清穿年侧福晋又生了 Shi Gong and Mu Zi十工和木子Ancient Romance244k WordsCompleted [Warning: This is a mutually faithful couple! Read at your own risk!] In her previous life, she gave her heart to the wrong man, bringing ruin upon herself and others and destroying her family, all for a man who had no place for her in his heart or eyes. If time turned back and she returned to the beginning, what would she choose? 174Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 综 A Multiverse Journey Through Empresses in the Palace 综穿甄嬛传之高高在上 Fang Xian芳晛Female-Channel Fanfiction329k WordsCompleted A crossover transmigration into the TV series Empresses in the Palace! The main characters may be original, characters from the show whose stories felt unfinished, or even minor background characters. Different transmigrators take the lead in living different lives. There’s a golden finger, but it won’t be too powerful. The focus is on building a career, with only one goal: reach the highest position! The first story features an original character. The next will probably be the tall third-ranked 4.7kReads8.7Score133Shelves
19. 69 病 The Possessive Tyrant Is Cold by Day but Wants Kisses at Night 病娇暴君他白天冷冰冰晚上要亲亲 Song of the Ages千秋岁引Ancient Romance562k WordsCompleted [Possessive love + strong heroine + everyone's darling + devoted couple + secret identities + reborn + a mutually devoted, powerful couple in a satisfying 1v1 romance] In her previous life, she was deceived and manipulated into calling off her wedding, then died in a terrible fire. Only the violent emperor rushed into the flames to protect her, his eyes bloodshot. He avenged her, held her old clothes, and followed her in death. After being reborn, she kicks aside the scumbag man and the vile wom 2.3kReads9.1Score258Shelves

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    This book is really great [Attention] [Attention], compare your feelings 🫰 The male protagonist in his previous life paid a heavy price to save the heroine and let her be reborn. He is really pure and lustful, and he wants to avenge her. The heroine is beautiful and sassy when she is reborn (personal opinion) 😅, the yandere hero really loves the heroine very much (the same in both lives) and it is fascinating to watch. The storyline is very good, not tortuous, not procrastinating, but sometimes the heroine's revenge methods are a bit bloody and cruel (timid ladies can ignore sometimes), the whole story is good and worth recommending

20. 70 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 29.2kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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    The young emperor and empress, the sinister emperor + the witty queen, belong to a story of win-win world.

21. 71 娘 The Empress Weeps as the Heirless Tyrant Steals His Minister’s Wife 娘娘哭唧唧，绝嗣暴君强夺臣妻 Qiao Yi乔乙Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Mu Xingyao was deceived by her own family, abused by the man she loved, and died a horrific death in a fire. Reborn, she decides to seduce the tyrant and make him her weapon of revenge... At first, the tyrant is full of himself, convinced he can take whatever he wants: “Be my woman, or die!” Later, the tyrant searches the whole world for her. When he finds her in one of his ministers' homes, he flies into a thunderous rage: “I have an empire to build and a legacy to leave b 34Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Gong Dou is scheming

22. 72 安 An Lingrong Reborn: I’ll Change My Fate with a Spirit Spring from All Realms 安陵容重生，手持万界灵泉改命 Rain at the South Window at Midnight子夜南窗雨Female-Channel Fanfiction242k WordsCompleted [Myriad Realms Spirit Spring] + [Reborn] + [Not Becoming Sisters with Zhen Huan] + [Sweet on the Outside, Dark Within] An Lingrong is reborn and awakens a spirit spring... Mother Lin: My eyesight is healed, and I look even better than before. Father An Bihuai: I feel like I’ve grown a brain. I don’t seem as stupid as I used to be. The emperor: How can there be a woman as exceptionally gifted and graceful as Rong’er? Zhen Huan: Why do I feel like things aren’t supposed to unfold this way? Consort 2.1kReads8.4Score186Shelves
23. 73 都 Since I've Transmigrated into the Qing Dynasty, Why Not Boldly Choose Kangxi? 都清穿了，不妨大胆点选康熙啊！ Midnight Stars深夜星辰Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted On the first day Shi Nanxi transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty, she learns that her elder legitimate sister, Shi Rongyue, is also a transmigrator. Shi Rongyue wants to escape her future as the Crown Princess, so she approaches Nanxi and offers to let her marry the Crown Prince while she marries the Fourth Prince. Anyone who transmigrates into the Qing Dynasty knows the history. The Crown Prince’s later years are miserable. Though the Fourth Prince eventually wins, he is only thirteen now and wil 15kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
24. 74 宜 Yi Xiu Reborn: I Became the One He Could Never Forget 宜修重生：当我成了白月光 An Tangtang007安棠棠007Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty + palace intrigue + reborn + revenge + brainless wish fulfillment + a touch of sweet romance] Also known as: Reborn Yixiu: My Love, You Were Born to Be Loved; Yixiu Reborn: You Were Born to Be Loved; Yixiu Reborn: When I Became the White Moonlight Yixiu is reborn, back to the days before she entered the prince’s household. In this life, she will become Yin Zhen’s rightful primary wife, trample Ruoze underfoot, and beat Zhen Huan to a pulp! She will protect Honghui and become the ri 8.7kReads9.0Score901Shelves
25. 75 出 She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败，被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠 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 20.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    Good-looking [full] [full] [laughing]

26. 76 什 What the Heck, I Transmigrated into a Book and Landed in a Brothel 什么鬼，穿书穿到青楼来了 Love Freedom爱兴自由Ancient Romance372k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Household and Palace Intrigue + Cutthroat Competition + Both Chaste + Sweet Romance Later] During a routine checkup, she unexpectedly learns she has cancer. She thinks her life is nearly over, but when she wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book she once read. The original heroine is hopelessly lovesick, believing a man's sweet talk even while living in a brothel. The person she once loved with all her heart has become someone she can barely stand. H 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking, good-looking

27. 77 早 If I’d Known I’d Transmigrate Into a Book, I Wouldn’t Have Studied Western Medicine 早知道要穿书，就不学西医了 The Useless Dianxin Sauce废物典心酱Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Female lead is a medical student (medical student ≠ doctor) + a tiny bit of a golden finger + no System + both leads are each other’s first and only love + funny but timid female lead who won’t suffer any major losses] [Heads-up: This is a silly, brainless story because the author has no brain. If that bothers you, please read something else. I’ll be sad if you criticize me. This is not a story about a strong female lead.] Divider As a miserable medical student, Jiang Nan tragically transmigrat 48Reads8.7Score—Shelves
28. 78 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lowly Concubine Turns Her Tragic Fate Around 快穿之妾室卑贱，扭转悲局下场 Yan Fei Loves Braised Pork爱吃甏肉的焱妃Ancient Romance2.7M WordsOngoing A note about the content: not every story is about concubines. Some also take place in modern times. These tragic concubines want to survive, and to do that, they have to fight and seize what they can. Jiang Chunxi transmigrates into the bodies of these concubines to complete her missions. Morality means nothing to her; all that matters is getting the job done. So what if her methods are underhanded and shameless? Concubine in the Duke's mansion: She secretly gets together with the heir under th 23.4kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 山 Beauty and Strategy in a Land of Rivers and Mountains 山河美人谋 Moonset月落Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Proud young lady who always gets even vs. frail, scheming Ninth Prince] Her fiancé was a total jerk, and he was planning to kill her to keep her quiet. Ye Jiao decided to strike first and find a scapegoat while she was at it. She thought the scapegoat would be a transparent, sickly “living corpse,” but rumors were misleading. He was clearly a two-faced, deeply cunning Ninth Prince. After Ye Jiao used the Ninth Prince’s name to punish her scumbag fiancé, Li Ce, the real Ninth Prince: “Miss, I be 23kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves

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    This book must be the one for palace fighting dramas!!!

30. 80 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐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 68.5kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    Recommended 🦆 ① The hostess is sober and never sloppy in her career. Facing the tyrant's concubine, she smiled and arranged for him to sleep with her. She also drank the anti-child medicine obediently. On the surface, she was as gentle as water, but in fact, she only thought about the progress of the strategy. The male protagonist is a ruthless and crazy tyrant, with an extremely high IQ and a sinister and suspicious nature, who is ready to test the female protagonist's loyalty at any time. But for such a ruthless character, he gradually became sincere while getting along with the heroine, and started the crematorium mode of chasing his wife.

31. 81 簪 The Flower-Pinned Young Man 簪花少年郎 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted When they first met, Qiao Yanan mistook the young man's sex, taking the breathtakingly beautiful youth for a girl. Thinking they were both fellow sufferers in this world, she treated “her” with great warmth, stirring the young man's heart. Once his identity was revealed, Qiao Yanan asked him to pose as her fake fiancé for her own safety. Having fallen for a beautiful young woman, the boy's heart beat faster and faster. He gladly accepted his new fiancée and did everything he could to turn their 11.4kReads9.6Score1.8kShelves
32. 82 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [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 24.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    This is super recommended!!!

33. 83 桃 Ride Out to Battle, Peach Blossoms in My Wake 桃花马上请长缨 June六月Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of June's novel, Power and Favor 3: Power and Favor in the Capital, is now available on Hongguo App. She cared for her in-laws and used her dowry to support the General's household, only for him to use his hard-won military achievements to ask for the female general's hand as his equal wife. Zhan Beiwang mocked her. “Song Xixie, do you know that your fine clothes, rich food, and glittering jewels all come from General Yi Fang and me fighting bloody battles to hold back 21.8kReads9.5Score6.3kShelves
34. 84 参 Shang and Shen Burn to Ashes: Eternal Night Reincarnation 参商燃烬【永夜轮回】 Amber Doesn't Eat琥珀不吃饭Ancient Romance224k WordsCompleted I burned away three hundred cycles of rebirth, yet still could not sever the fate that bound us together. Shangguan Yunzhao, daughter of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in the Great Yu Dynasty, was born a prisoner of the stars. For a hundred years, her family had wielded tortoise-shell divination, weaving a web of astrological signs around imperial power. They never knew they were puppets of fate themselves. At the Winter Solstice ceremony, the emperor died suddenly, and three thousand black-ar —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fighting in the palace and fighting in the house! Super Machiavellian, are you really not tempted?

35. 85 这 The Villain Has Become a Ghost 这个反派他成了阿飘 Fallen Platycodon零落桔梗Ancient Romance572k WordsCompleted [Transmigrates into a Book + Villain + Ensemble Cast + Historical Romance + System + Palace Intrigue + Wild Imagination + Devoted Couple + Entirely Fictional Setting, Entirely Fictional Setting, Entirely Fictional Setting] A clear-eyed woman × a treacherous man Yue Liuyun transmigrates into a book. She transmigrates into the body of an emperor. But this emperor is a man through and through, a 24-karat man. And he’s the ruthless Villain from the book, a man who kills without batting an eye. The V 3.3kReads9.3Score521Shelves

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    The sober woman in the world × the black-hearted lotus man. Travel through the book + travel to the male villain + imagination + double cleansing. This book has a novel plot, rich characters, and two-way redemption. The heroine travels through the book and crosses over to the male villain. The character is cute, but the heroine is really sober. 🌸The IQs of all the members are online, and the plot is link-by-link, fascinating. I feel that the author is knowledgeable and has excellent literary talent. I really recommend it!!!

36. 86 春 Spring Robes in Disarray: Only to Unravel the Chancellor's Desires 春衫乱：只为奸臣解风情 Fish in the South City南城有鱼Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + reborn to change fate + devoted husband + political intrigue and revenge. The heroine is gentle yet resilient, kind and perceptive. The hero is a noble, powerful minister, beautiful and tragic. Many foreshadowed clues and twists.] Lin Shu was a noble young lady from the capital, raised without ever having to lift a finger. When disaster struck the Lin family, Lin Shu became a government slave. She was put to washing and dyeing cloth in the Imperial Household Dep 16.9kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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    These three books are all very interesting. In the third one, both the male and female protagonists have mouths, and the heroine takes revenge very quickly. In the first book, everyone thought the male protagonist was a bad guy. Only the female protagonist understood him. The person who the people respected the most was the biggest bad guy in the book. The second book is also very good. I've seen them all

37. 87 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince and I Fled Together 新婚夜：我和病娇王爷一起逃婚 Deng Feng灯枫Ancient Romance234k WordsCompleted Yu Jiao transmigrated. That night, dressed in her wedding gown, she hid in an alley and ran into a man in red. “Hey, what a coincidence! Are you running away from your wedding too?” “Yeah.” “I’m marrying Chu Yin. What about you?” “Hah. My name is Chu Yin.” After becoming the wife of a bewitching, sickly prince, Yu Jiao lived in constant fear. Rumor had it the Princess Consort of Yan wouldn’t survive three days. Yu Jiao turned to ask, “How long have we been married?” Chu Yin replied, “Be good, sw 14.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
38. 88 皇 My Uncle Is Going Mad! Reborn, I Break Off the Engagement and Kiss Him Until He's Dumbfounded 皇叔疯！我重生果断退婚亲到他懵 Clouds Flying Through the Sky云天飞雾Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple, 1v1 + palace and household intrigue + rebirth and revenge] [In her past life, a tragic romance with her mad, possessive imperial uncle ended in a forced marriage and a bad ending. Reborn, the outspoken heroine takes charge of her devoted-husband story, with sweet revenge against the scum.] An Yunxi has been reborn. Before she was reborn, the man who loved her most died in her arms to protect her and help her survive... In her previous life, she was the general's legitimate daugh 13.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves
39. 89 世 The Heir Would Rather Break Than Bend, While I Know When to Yield 世子爷宁折不弯，小女子能屈能伸 Good Luck Is with Me好运伴我Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + household drama + runaway bride + bickering couple + playing dumb while hiding one's true abilities + a long road to winning back his wife] Cheng Zhu, the second daughter of the richest family in the capital and younger sister of the crown princess, has only just come of age when her world falls apart: the emperor is about to betroth her to Qin Xu, heir to the Duke of Pillar of State. Though her elder sister married into the imperial family, she hasn't smiled since the wedding 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Very scheming, the heroine in the later stage has a calm sense of madness

40. 90 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 9.4kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    You can trust my aesthetics. The heroine in the first book is very cautious, well-informed and courteous, ambitious, all the staff are smart, and there is no golden finger. "The time is harmonious and the years are prosperous, and the sea is clear." The second book has a super ancient charm, the heroine is white and black, super scheming, the palace battle is exciting, and the revenge career is brilliant. Chao Fuguang said, "Jiao, good, precious, treasure, Jiao Jiaohe should be the treasure in my hand." It was a bit sadistic in the middle. In the early stage, the female protagonist and the male protagonist pulled each other to the extreme, which was super fragrant.

41. 91 凤 The Phoenix Perches by the Lord’s Side 凤栖君侧 Gathering the Moon Seven Times七揽月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she leapt from the city wall. As her consciousness faded, she saw him attack the city for her, slaughter everyone who had betrayed and tormented her, bury her, and turn white-haired overnight. She heard him confess his love, then watched him take his own life so he could be buried with her... Reborn, she wants nothing to do with princes, royal sons, or heirs! Is the man who keeps barging into her boudoir in the middle of the night really the same decisive, ruthless Regent e 2kReads8.7Score279Shelves

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    Go and see. Can't stop

42. 92 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 42.1kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves

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    The prince strategized the whole process, was extremely possessive, was not a noob, had good writing skills, and was the only favorite! The heroine is not a pretty girl and has never been wronged.

43. 93 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七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
44. 94 娘 The Empress Consort's Every Move Wins the Emperor's Heart 娘娘步步为营，缓缓登帝王心尖 The Star Among the Stars in the Sky天上星星的星星Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue and revenge, a slow-burn, slow-payoff story + stunning heroine + exceptionally clearheaded heroine with an unwavering goal] [The hero always favors the heroine + dotes on her exclusively in the middle + disbands his harem later] After Shen Qingtang’s aunt is schemed against and killed by Madam Shen, her goal becomes perfectly clear: she will enter the palace, become the most honored woman in the land, and make everyone who plotted against her aunt pay. She is also perfectly clea 6kReads9.1Score567Shelves
45. 95 入 I Entered the Palace to Help My Sister Keep the Emperor’s Favor, but Became His Cherished Favorite 入宫替嫡姐固宠，却成皇上掌心宠 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted In her previous life, she entered the palace and devoted herself to helping her legitimate elder sister keep the emperor’s favor. In the end, she died without a body to bury, abandoned by her family. Returning to the year of the imperial selection, Luo Shuran calculates her every move. Her breathtaking beauty is her only weapon. She sheds her youthful timidity and blossoms into a woman of captivating charm. One fleeting glimpse, like a fairy fallen from the heavens, catches the emperor’s eye. 7.8kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
46. 96 夫 My Husband Sucks Up Men, I Suck Up Women: The Whole City Ends Up Single 夫君吸男我吸女，满城男女打光棍 Leisure Time时暇Ancient Romance880k WordsCompleted [Every Woman in the City Wants to Marry Me] [A Married Couple of Succubi] [No Romance in the Main Story] Three years after transmigrating, Chu Yi'an unexpectedly binds herself to a Husband System... Wait, what kind of System did you say you are? A husband? Do you really think a young woman like me should be bound to a Husband System? The System thinks it's perfectly appropriate. No one could be a better fit. And so Chu Yi'an sets out to bring warmth and care to the young women of the city, helpi 4.1kReads9.2Score573Shelves

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    Take a look and like it [laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh][laugh]NO

47. 97 入 After Entering the Palace, She Becomes His Majesty’s One True Love 入宫后她是陛下的白月光 Yu Jiuzhao御九昭Ancient Romance463k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [The Heroine Schemes Against the Entire Harem] [Political Scheming] [Clearheaded Career Woman] Originally titled The Empress's Daily Life of Palace Intrigue, retitled Guide to Palace Intrigue for a Favorite Consort ※ After entering the palace and becoming pregnant, the concubine-born Shen Yiwan was made Virtuous Consort. Then, in a moment of utter foolishness, she made the decision she would regret most for the rest of her life. She summoned her legiti 1.4kReads8.6Score100Shelves
48. 98 错 After Mistaking the Prince for Her Husband, the Little Darling Holds Her Waist Every Day 错认王爷为夫后，小娇娇日日扶腰 A Leisurely Guest in the Mortal World闲情偶寄人间客Ancient Romance263k WordsCompleted Transmigration + overachiever + clear-eyed pragmatist + household intrigue + palace intrigue + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping A top sales rep and relentless overachiever dropped dead at a signing dinner and transmigrated into Feng Jiao, an orphaned daughter of a merchant family. As Feng Jiao, she was married off by her greedy second aunt to a merchant, as his second wife. At the Yangzhou docks, her future husband stood tall and handsome. It was only after Feng Jiao boarded the b 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Take a look at this book, you won't lose money by investing in it

49. 99 母 Becoming Empress of the Realm by Pretending to Be the Chancellor's Widowed Sister-in-Law 母仪天下，从冒充丞相寡嫂开始 Luo Chunshui洛春水Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Face-Slapping the Scum + Lighthearted + Sweet Romance] When you’re out in the world, you can choose your own identity. To infiltrate high society and avenge the massacre of her sister’s family, Feng Qingsui decides to pose as the distant cousin of a prestigious household. But just as she’s about to seek their help, the household she picked is raided by the Imperial Guards. She tries another family. Raided. Then another. Raided again. At her wit’s end, she knocks on the door of the “Pr 32.5kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves

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    It's not a palace fight, it's a court fight. The heroine is so awesome. She's designed to kill the enemy very quickly, and the others don't know how they died. It's super cool.

50. 100 公 The Princess Goes on a Killing Spree Every Day! 公主她每天都在嘎嘎乱杀！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 37.9kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves

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