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

1. 151 在 A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen 16kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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   These four books are recommended.

2. 152 被 After the Female Lead Was Stolen, I Set Out to Save the Obsessive Villain 被抢女主后，拯救偏执反派大佬 Xu Lian序连Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [One-on-one sweet romance, marriage first and love later, the leads dote on each other, everyday romance, gentle and delicate beauty vs. a ruthless, possessive villainous tycoon] The Duke of Zhenguo’s entire household was fiercely loyal to the crown. With them gone, only Yan Yu, their sole daughter, remained. Raised by her maternal grandmother, she was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. After Yan Yu came of age, she was about to travel to the capital for her wedding. At that point, the eldest dau 28.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
3. 153 惹 Bewitching the Golden Branch 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 227.6kReads9.7Score28.9kShelves
4. 154 折 Spring Ripples 折春漪 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 240.7kReads9.4Score35.5kShelves

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   Super nice book

5. 155 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 42.8kReads9.4Score5kShelves
6. 156 绿 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Climb to Power 绿茶庶女的上位路 Sangsang Wooden Fish桑桑木鱼Ancient Romance218k WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite Female Lead, Mary Sue + Rivalry for the Male Lead + Multiple Male Leads] [All Male Leads Are Pure] (Revenge + Capture His Heart) (Slow-Burn) On the surface, the female lead seems like an innocent, delicate flower, but in reality, she's a cunning little green tea. Bai Yayuan was merely the illegitimate daughter of a Ministry of Rites official. After a tragic death, she was reborn at the very beginning of it all. She wanted revenge, but there was no one in the household she co 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The heroine appears to be an innocent little white flower, but in reality she is a scheming little green tea flower. Bai Yayuan was just the concubine of the Minister of Rites. After a tragic death, she was reborn and returned to the beginning of everything. She wanted revenge, but there was no one in the house to help her, so Bai Yayuan began her life as a dodder. Finally, she got tired of this kind of life and wanted to leave and be her true self, but she was tightly entangled by the sick girls she provoked and couldn't leave. "Ya Yuan, how could you leave?" Fu Lianzhou, the aloof prince of the capital who was looked down upon by no one, held Bai Yayuan's face tightly with his slender jade-like hands, his expression crazy and sticky. "Sister, you provoked me first, why did you leave?" Bai Ruzhou, the head of the Bai family, who had always been gentle and polite, was frantically pinching his sister Bai Yayuan's waist and demanding her fiercely.

7. 157 你 Why Pick on Her? Even the Old Heavenly Dao Protects Its Little Ones 你惹她干嘛？天道老东西最护崽 Saving Up for Stickers努力攒钱买贴纸Ancient Romance993k WordsOngoing Tian Ning was the long-lost bloodline of the Wenren family in the cultivation world. At fifteen, she was brought back to them. Everyone thought she was nothing but a country bumpkin from the mortal realm, nowhere near as good as the fake young lady, Wenren Xue, who had been raised in luxury. Wenren Xue was exceptionally talented. At a young age, she had successfully formed her core and bonded with the young prince of the Dragon Palace. Her brothers and senior brothers doted on her, making her th 72.2kReads9.4Score9.7kShelves

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   It's so good that I can't stop

8. 158 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.5kShelves
9. 159 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.8MReads9.9Score184.4kShelves
10. 160 你 You Bare Your Heart to Me, and I Keep My Cards Close to My Chest 你给姐掏心窝子，姐跟你藏心眼子 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 48.5kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
11. 161 我 Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.2MReads9.9Score172.8kShelves
12. 162 侯 The Marquess's Wife Worked Herself to Death, Then Was Reborn and Chose to Do Nothing 侯门主母操劳而死，重生后摆烂了 Li Wu礼午Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 100.2kReads9.3Score12.1kShelves
13. 163 癫 Mad, All of You, Mad. Being a Little Mad Is Good! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 458.8kReads9.8Score56.2kShelves
14. 164 娘 One Tear from the Empress, and She Acts Her Way to the Emperor's Throne 娘娘一滴泪，演到帝王送凤位 Little Peeled Egg剥壳的小蛋蛋Ancient Romance589k WordsCompleted [Story complete; easy to get around] Shen Qingfu transmigrated into a rebirth novel. The reborn heroine, Chu Can, had grown up with the crown prince, Ning Xuanli, as his childhood sweetheart. Given a second chance at life, she wanted no love, only power and riches. To become the most special person in the crown prince’s heart, she played hard to get. She had schemes, but no feelings. Shen Qingfu was nothing more than the most insignificant cannon fodder in the rebirth novel. Shen Qingfu gave a s 411Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    A time-travel genre, the heroine has no love in her heart, only a desire for power and status! Life is all about acting! The main theme is a comeback!

15. 165 南 Eleven in the Southern Dynasties 南朝十一娘 Fangfang Number One方方南波万Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted A modern office worker transmigrates after a strange dream into the eleventh daughter of the Langya Wang clan. She struggles to adjust to life in ancient times, learning its etiquette and culture, but is forced into a political marriage with Sima Baijia, a disabled young master of the aristocratic Sima clan. It turns out Sima Baijia has also transmigrated and is pretending to be weak to stay alive. Together, they face palace intrigues and family troubles, uncover the truth behind the deaths of S 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A very good book, you won't lose money if you invest in it

16. 166 春 Spring Banquet 春日宴 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance664k WordsCompleted She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 16.1kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
17. 167 庶 The Poisonous Concubine's Daughter 庶女有毒 A Little Fish Roe一只鱼籽Ancient Romance472k WordsCompleted Lin Weixi, a medical prodigy from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the body of an illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Works. Her eyes have been destroyed, and both her legs are broken. The world despises her as a lovesick fool, and her reputation is in tatters. With cruel parents, a scumbag man, and a vicious woman in her way, she can still bloom brilliantly through every thorn in her path! Watch as this peerless soul brings the dead back to life and heals even bones! With fists 1.5kReads—Score118Shelves

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    This is super, super good-looking, highly recommended!!!

18. 168 母 Don't Be Afraid, Mother. I'll Make You Empress Dowager 母后别怕，孩儿送你上太后之位 Kaka Ya咔咔丫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 879Reads7.0Score103Shelves
19. 169 露 Luhua Nong 露华浓 Egret Under Clear Skies晴天白鹭Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Finding a Better Match: I’m Done Being the Marquess’s Wife! Regarding plagiarism, don’t make baseless accusations. The publication dates are there for all to see. [Traditional historical romance and household intrigue + strong heroine and hero + mutual devotion + a prince who cherishes his wife] A merchant’s daughter marries into a marquess’s household, becoming the laughingstock of the capital. For six years, Jiang Shu lives alone and supports the entire household without compla 41.5kReads9.2Score6.7kShelves

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    I like the resolute and decisive character of the heroine. She is a proper heroine and satisfies all our fantasies about a heroine. It is worth recommending [laughing]

20. 170 随 Remarried with Her Mother: The Green Tea Has No Fear Because She’s Spoiled 随母再嫁！绿茶被偏爱的有恃无恐 Go Wild for You为你去浪Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted Tang Bijiao, a green-tea schemer, survives her tribulation and transmigrates into the body of a five-year-old girl. Her mother is the legitimate wife, but her scumbag father dotes on his secondary wife and her children. Tang Bijiao arrives and decides she’s not putting up with it! Every day, she lays it on thick: “Mother, Brother hit my hand! It’s all red!” “Mother, my sister stole my sweet pastry! Waaah...” “Father yelled at me, too!” “Mother, that wicked concubine let her dog bite me, and she 800Reads8.8Score110Shelves

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    The heroine is a little green tea, good-looking

21. 171 错 A Misriage That Shook the Court 错嫁惊凰 Nan Qiao Susu南乔苏苏Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After being sent to the wrong bridal sedan, Su Jianjia went from being the matriarch of a marquis’s household to the wife of its adopted son. Everyone thought she had carefully planned the bride-swapping scheme. They hated and despised her, tormenting her in every way as she struggled to survive in the marquis’s household. Then, by chance, she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her adoptive mother. In public, they played the loving mother and son; in private, they were partner 72.4kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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    The heroine is domineering and smart, fighting against evil forces with wisdom

22. 172 刺 Scandalous! The Regent Throws Himself at Me, and My Secret Lover Nearly Breaks My Back 刺激！摄政王倒贴当我外室闪了腰 A Lazy Little One懒懒的一小只Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming [A wealthy woman pays handsomely for an heir + Turning the tables and leaving her scumbag husband without an heir + Her male lover takes the throne] Before she was reborn, Xie Miaoyi had poured her heart and soul into making plans for her husband's family, only to be framed by him and his first love. Her family was ruined, and she lost everything. After being reborn, she thought, If men can take mistresses and leave their wives without heirs, why can't women do t 8.5kReads8.7Score1kShelves
23. 173 赐 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 6.6kReads9.4Score876Shelves

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    These three books are all very good!

24. 174 只 With Only Seven Days to Live, She Won’t Take It Anymore 只剩七天寿命她不忍了 Lu Minghuang鹿明凰Ancient Romance456k WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, “Seven Days Left to Live, and She’s Done Holding Back,” is now available. [Powerful heroine + nation and family + decisive and ruthless + punishing scumbags] She was the dynasty’s female war god, who fought for her country and won countless honors. Yet on her wedding night, her childhood sweetheart of a husband poisoned her? The husband who seemed deeply devoted was, in truth, a hypocritical and cruel villain. He already had a pregnant concubine in his househ 15.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
25. 175 开 From the Start, Wed to a Corpse: The Diviner Becomes the Capital’s Beloved 开局替嫁死人，卦妃成京城团宠 Jiangnan Yan江南烟Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Shi Zheyue was forced to marry the deceased heir of Prince Yan, only to discover that the man who had come to fetch her was someone she had once slept with! What a disaster!nShe figured she might as well go through with the marriage. He wouldn’t recognize her anyway. But then she discovered that he was the destined man who could break the curse of her short life:nA hug from him would give her one more day to live; a kiss would give her three.nTo stay alive, she decided to use her old tricks agai 8.1kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
26. 176 偷 Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死 Yang Xiuxiu扬岫岫Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she 47.8kReads9.4Score7.4kShelves

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    These are all palace fighting dramas that I have watched over and over again. They are so good.

27. 177 皇 Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？ Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother 17.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
28. 178 沈 The Shen Family’s Fifth Young Lady 沈家五姑娘 Boiled Radish Slices水煮萝卜片Ancient Romance763k WordsCompleted Reborn as the Shen family's Fifth Miss, she no longer envies the wealthy and powerful, yearns for a harmonious household with a husband and concubines, or hopes to win her in-laws' approval. All she wants is to meet a good man and live in peace and happiness. Of course, she'll repay those who harmed her in her past life with vengeance, and those who helped her with gratitude. But what's going on? What is going on with that man? So it was him, after all. 16.8kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves

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    High-scoring novel, my favorite is Marrying the Imperial Master

29. 179 我 I Find the Top Scholar So Charming 我见探花多娇媚 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Jing Bao has three wishes: First, protect the family estate of the main branch; second, enter the Imperial College, place third in the palace examinations, and bring honor to the family; third, keep living as a man in disguise until the end. Lord Gu has three wishes too: First, help someone protect their family estate; second, help that someone place third in the palace examinations; third, bring the disguised top scorer home and make her the mistress of the household. 4.7kReads9.4Score814Shelves
30. 180 前 I Died Tragically in My Past Life, Then Was Jilted Again After Being Reborn 前世惨死，重生后又被退婚 Ye Chenhuo叶尘火Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Complete] 1. This story focuses mainly on palace and household intrigue, with very little romance and not much screen time for the male lead. The leads support each other and join forces against their enemies, with no misunderstandings or love rivals. One man and one woman, both pure; a strong heroine and an even stronger hero. The male lead spoils the heroine. 2. This is a fictional setting with no connection to real history. Synopsis: Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest daughter of 16.4kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
31. 181 嫁 Marrying the Imperial Tutor 嫁帝师 Changshanli长山里Ancient Romance560k WordsCompleted [When a Scheming Black-Bellied Type Meets a Sweet-on-the-Outside, Dark-on-the-Inside Type + Love and Hate + Soul Swap + Revenge, Traditional Historical Romance in an Imaginary Setting] Jiang Wanzhi first met Song Qingshi when she was fourteen. At sixteen, she became Mrs. Song. Everyone said she was lucky: a merchant’s daughter had married a top-scoring scholar. That is, until she died under mysterious circumstances on the very night Song Qingshi asked her for a divorce. When she awoke again, she 38.2kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
32. 182 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 148.1kReads9.6Score21.1kShelves
33. 183 玉 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 3.8kReads9.0Score804Shelves
34. 184 重 Reborn, My Older Brothers Regret Everything 重生后，嫡兄们后悔了 Jun Ruyue君如月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Tang Qingqing did everything she could, yet still failed to earn the approval of her parents and older brothers. Her half-sister and scumbag boyfriend even framed her, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she refuses to make the same mistakes again. She’s better off without such coldhearted family. But after she leaves without a second thought, her brothers all regret it. One after another, they chase after their sister, desperate to win her back. Tang Qingqing scoffs 4.9kReads8.9Score569Shelves
35. 185 摄 The Regent's Beloved Reborn 摄政王的掌中娇重生了 Yin Sangsan银桑桑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shu Jiu’an was forced to marry the Regent to save her younger brother and her maternal family. Their marriage did not get off to a good start, but the Regent loved and protected her, treasuring her above all else... She wanted to spend her life by his side, growing old together. But in the end, they both became casualties of the struggle for imperial power. From the moment she married him, she became a pawn in the hands of the people she called family, manipulated and used 1.7kReads9.0Score229Shelves
36. 186 上 Heaven Above 上邪 Lan Jia Sanshao蓝家三少Ancient Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Fu Jiuqing is hiding a huge secret: he secretly picked up his own wife... Everyone knows that the Fu family of Hengzhou is richer than the emperor, yet its heirs are a sorry lot. The eldest legitimate son died young, the second is a wastrel, the third is obsessed with food and women, and the fourth is an idiot. The youngest, Fu Jiuqing, is a concubine's son and a sickly child by nature. Everyone says the Fu family must have done something wicked in a past life to deserve this. Jin Yue didn't wan 3.3kReads9.0Score395Shelves
37. 187 凰 The Phoenix's Gambit for the Realm 凰弈江山 Maple at Nightfall晚来枫Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she served him tirelessly, risking life and limb to help him claim the throne. In the end, all she got in return was a cup of poisoned wine. This time, she decides to become cold and ruthless: to trust no one, show no kindness, and love no one. But where did this man come from? He's always teasing her and making her angry, yet whenever she falls into trouble, he's there to help. In the end, he even stirs ripples in the heart she thought had become still as dead water... Flu 14Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 寒 At the End of the Cold Night Lies Your Heart 寒夜尽处是卿心 Mo Huan陌缓Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Originally titled My Love, the Sun and Moon. Everyday life in an ancient setting + mutual salvation + seemingly delicate but inwardly strong heroine who grows over time + hero who still holds on to kindness and honor after falling from his position as a favored son of heaven] Wen Shining, the legitimate daughter of the Wen family, was confined to her home for sixteen years because of a curse claiming she would bring death to her parents and disaster upon her family. Fu Wenzhou, the second son o 28.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
39. 189 疯 The Mad Empress Is Reborn and Finds Her Happy Ending with the Ice-Cold Imperial Preceptor 疯批女帝重生和高岭之花国师HE Endless Summer无尽夏Ancient Romance450k WordsCompleted [Reborn + strong heroine and hero + female top and male bottom + coercive love + obsessive, unstable love interest] [A calculating, ruthless princess vs. a cold, ascetic, aloof master of the state] A strong heroine's rebirth and rise to power, a face-slapping revenge fantasy about punishing scumbags and growing stronger, and dragging a god from his pedestal. Princess Ling Xuan of Changming was gifted and undefeated on the battlefield, repelling foreign enemies and serving the imperial family all 426Reads7.6Score—Shelves
40. 190 立 Establishing a Women's Household: Taking a Son-in-Law and Having Three Boys and a Girl 立女户：招个赘婿生三儿一女 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance, no golden finger + revenge on scumbags + mutual devotion after marriage] After her cousin stole her betrothed, Jingshu fought back with all her might and established an independent household. She divided the family property, bought a house and farmland, then took in a handsome young husband with clear, bright eyes. After marriage, all three sons and their daughter took her surname. No worries about a mother-in-law, and her own mother lived right by her side. Her 5.9kReads9.1Score697Shelves
41. 191 娘 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 10.1kReads8.9Score977Shelves

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42. 192 娇 Pampering My Handsome Husband: I Transmigrated and Became a Spoiled Playboy 娇养美夫郎，穿越之我成了纨绔 A Beauty Like a Flower Beyond the Clouds美人如花隔云端Ancient Romance173k WordsCompleted Song Jinan transmigrated into the foolish young lady of the Duke of Ning’s residence in the Great Yuan Dynasty. She has a grandmother whose heart is as crooked as can be, a playboy father, and a shrewd mother. What a start! Just as Song Jinan is ready to follow in her father’s footsteps and live the playboy life to the fullest, a handsome husband, like Lin Daiyu falling from the sky, appears before her. Song Jinan likes him very much. For the sake of her handsome husband, she can’t keep living l 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This could have been done, my partial grandmother, my playboy father, my white lotus mother, she was loved by everyone.

43. 193 嫡 The Emperor Dotes on the Noble Daughter After She Enters the Palace 嫡女入宫后，皇上宠的无法无天 Falling Ashes坠落的灰Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 14.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
44. 194 陛 The Emperor's Beloved Reborn: He Seizes Her and Brings Her to the Palace to Dote on Her 陛下白月光重生，强夺入宫诱宠她 Wan Xiang绾湘Ancient Romance145k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue, not mutually exclusive first love + hero forcibly takes her / childhood sweetheart’s miserable downfall + exclusive devotion after the opening] [Completely unhinged emperor VS delicate, beloved consort, his idealized first love] Meng Qingyi was forcibly taken into the palace by the ruthless emperor. Not only were his methods despicable, he cruelly tore her apart from her childhood sweetheart. She hated him with all her heart. She refused to sleep with him or compete for his fav 323Reads7.0Score—Shelves
45. 195 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 16.2kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
46. 196 小 The Little Palace Maid Is Alluring and Charming, Winning the Emperor’s Heart 小宫女千娇百媚，撩成帝王心尖宠 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 10.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
47. 197 原 I Thought the Imperial Palace Was a Prison, but the Emperor Held Me by the Waist and Spoiled Me 原以深宫似海，却被帝王锁腰娇宠 Ningning Zi柠柠梓Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Pure historical romance + Empress + Devoted couple and sweet romance + Male lead has planned this for a long time + Not a serious palace-intrigue story] Lu Zhiyuan is the cherished youngest daughter of the Duke of Dingguo’s household. She is exquisitely beautiful, with an accomplished elder brother who supports the family’s prestige and a second elder sister skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting who brings the family honor. She has no need to contribute anything to the family, and 16.8kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
48. 198 逼 You Want to Force Me to Be Your Concubine? I’ll Take Your Place as Mistress of the Household 逼我当通房？我夺了你的主母之位 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Extra chapters being updated] Haitang, a maid who shares her master's bed, follows these rules for surviving household rivalries: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, she won't keep her place. Haitang is breathtakingly beautiful, but she comes from humble beginnings. In her previous life, she was proud and refused to become a bedchamber maid, so her mistress tortured her to death. Reborn, she decides to live differently. Everyone thin 18.6kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
49. 199 春 Spring Breeze Pities My Youth Once More 春风怜我再少年 Wu Akong吴阿孔Ancient Romance200k WordsOngoing Cui Mingwei had wanted to be a free woman, to leap over the high courtyard walls. But she still could not escape the shackles of fate. Looking back, her youthful beauty had long since faded... —Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 皇 The Empress Never Misses a Beat: She Gives Birth to Twins and Becomes the Dowager Empress 皇后稳定发挥，生龙凤双胎当太后 Hot Hot烫烫Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [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 17.7kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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