Palace and Household Intrigue, A Veteran Reader's Collection 宫斗，宅斗，老书虫的收藏

1. 251 打 Beating the Matriarch, Crushing the Heir: The Wicked Maid Rises to the Top 打主母，踩世子，恶女丫鬟上青云 Dong Zha Muji东渣木鸡Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing Green tea schemers | White lotus types | Men competing for her | A battlefield of romantic rivals | Everyone's dream girl | Taming men From the start, Lin Wu was a maid whose job was to carry water, and she was miserable. The heir's wife was spoiled rotten by her husband, acting as she pleased. She was also jealous, vicious, and suspicious. Any woman in her household could end up beaten to death by her. Lin Wu struggled for her life every day. How could she turn things around? Simple... Flirt s 4.2kReads9.2Score427Shelves
2. 252 清 Qing Transmigration: He Got the Tragic Beauty's Script 清穿：他拿了美强惨剧本 Nine Walnuts 0v0九个核桃0v0Ancient Romance414k WordsOngoing [Not serious court politics. The protagonist has no official pairing, so ship whoever you like.] Yin You woke up to find he had transmigrated to the Qing dynasty and become the only son of Imperial Noble Consort Tonggiya, the Seventh Prince, Yinyou. Seeing the young son she had barely managed to save, the Imperial Noble Consort gave an order: “Dote on him! Dote on him as much as you can!” The imperial physician declared, “The Seventh Prince is frail and mustn't overexert himself. He needs to be 21Reads6.5Score—Shelves
3. 253 清 Qing Dynasty Noble Consort: All Nine Sons of Kangxi Vie for My Favor 清穿贵妃多娇，引康熙九龙竞折腰 Ni Bo倪博Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Overnight, she transmigrates and becomes the younger sister of Yi Fei, who will one day be greatly favored in the Qing palace. Luo Shuyao, a recent college graduate who has never had to endure hardship, is baffled: just because her surname is Luo, does that make her a Guoluoluo? Living in the Qing dynasty is now a fact, so Shuyao can only adapt. After all, she has a childbearing System, which is at least a golden finger of sorts. It is better than having nothing. Only when a deep-seated convicti 3.5kReads8.6Score268Shelves
4. 254 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 29.4kReads9.4Score3.6kShelves
5. 255 萧 Empress Xiao: Win the Emperor and Bear Him a Son 萧氏皇后：拿下皇上生皇子 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance516k WordsCompleted More children, more blessings. [The fiercest rise to power through palace intrigue + Winning the emperor's heart + Having all the children in the imperial palace + Having children nonstop] Every child who survives in the end is the heroine's. After breaking all ties with Prince Ling, she enters the palace. Two years go by, and she avoids the emperor's favor, wanting only to live out her life in peace. She never expected the empress's banner to sway in her direction and choose her. Xiao Wan'er kn 318Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 256 王 The King's Woman 王的女人 The Walking Lychee行走的荔枝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted A consort who doesn't want to monopolize the emperor's favor is no good consort at all! My goal is to charge down the path to winning all his affection and ruling the Six Palaces! At least three chapters a day. A jade pendant donation earns one extra chapter; a crown earns ten! 236Reads8.7Score—Shelves
7. 257 宠 The Beloved Consort's Rise to Power 宠妃升职记 Qing Ling卿绫Ancient Romance399k WordsCompleted When faced with the selection, An Ruyi is merely a low-ranking daughter of a noble family. To avoid the marriage arranged by her legitimate mother, she has to choose between becoming another man's concubine and becoming the emperor's. Without hesitation, she chooses the latter. Backed by a golden finger in the form of a pocket dimension, she originally only wants to retire in the imperial palace. But even the harem is unsafe, and everyone can bully her. The emperor's favor only puts her in the s 2.9kReads8.9Score196Shelves
8. 258 贵 The Noble Consort's Cherished Days 贵妃娘娘娇宠记 o Two Lines of Tearso两行清泪Ancient Romance279k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, everyone’s favorite, 1v1] Ye Menger grew up pampered and cherished. Her parents doted on her, her brothers adored her, and she even had an aunt who was the Empress Dowager and an imperial cousin who was the emperor to rely on. From childhood, everyone treasured her above all else. But then an imperial decree sent her into the palace. See how this noble-born young woman is coddled by an emperor and rises step by step to the highest position in the inner palace! 1.5kReads7.0Score119Shelves
9. 259 公 The Princess Has Mastered the Art of Tea, Leaving the White Lotus Nowhere to Turn 公主茶艺满级，让白莲花无路可走 Lai Ou来欧Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted By imperial decree, Princess Xiao Yujiao is sent to the frontier to marry Chu Xun, the great general guarding the nation. What? Chu Xun has a confidante named Li Yunniang, and she’s a master at playing the innocent victim? No problem. Xiao Yujiao can outdo her at her own game, leaving her no room to maneuver. What? Chu Xun keeps his distance from women and is as cold as ice? No problem. Xiao Yujiao is beautiful and sweet-tongued. Surely she can melt his heart. Under Xiao Yujiao’s relentless purs 55Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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   The ruthless and soft-hearted little princess in palace fighting

10. 260 世 The Heir Apparent’s Consort Has the Script of His One True Love 世子妃她手拿白月光剧本 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted Zhao Rujin was born into an ancient world, so she knew from the start that this cruel dynasty would never tolerate a woman who wasn't virtuous. So she became magnanimous, virtuous, kind, lively, and gentle all at once. She could earn money, keep the household in order, and pretend to love her husband faithfully until death. What she never expected was that her husband would be a hopeless romantic. When they married, she received a gift of special significance from an admirer. Her husband said, “ 7.3kReads8.9Score581Shelves

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    Chapters 1.3.5.6.7 Are all finished, super beautiful, [adoration][adoration][adoration]. It's all about loving yourself, putting your own interests first, and loving power. In the early stage: you won't be attracted to the man, but later on, with the man's hard work day after day, you will like him [blowing kiss]

11. 261 快 Quick Transmigration: She Wins the Hearts of Powerful Men by Bearing Their Children! 快穿：她靠生子成为大佬心尖宠！ A Big Old Monster一个大妖怪Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + multiple pregnancies + punishing scumbags + palace and household intrigue + no fixed couple + satisfying revenge] She is a rabbit spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years. With too little fortune, she nearly loses her soul while ascending. Fortunately, an ancestral reincarnation artifact lets her complete missions in different worlds and gather fortune. World One: [Crown Prince with no heir for years x palace maid who hides her looks and only wants to leave the pala 15.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
12. 262 快 Quick Transmigration: The Alluring Concubine Captivates Hearts and Rises to Principal Wife 快穿：妾室妖媚，撩欲惑心晋主母 Song Shilu宋时鹿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration through palace and household intrigue, a wholly ancient-world heroine, a villainess focused solely on her mission, the Matriarch System, breathtaking beauty, a naturally seductive allure, a scheming green-tea vixen, not a sweet romance] Everyone says, “Beauty is a sin.” Liu Fuyin, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is stunningly beautiful and enchantingly seductive. Before she even comes of age, she’s a beauty capable of bringing kingdoms to their knees, and everyone wants to 13.4kReads8.8Score846Shelves
13. 263 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 15.3kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
14. 264 凤 The Phoenix Rules the World: The Emperor and Empress's Ambition 凤临天下：帝后霸业 Traveling on Little Red骑着小红去旅行Ancient Romance84k WordsCompleted General Xiao Lin of the Great Jin Dynasty and his wife, Ye Li, grow close and stand by each other on the battlefield, then build a home together and raise their children. Follow a heroine as she helps her husband achieve the ambitions of an emperor and empress. This is a work of fictional, alternate-history literature. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Welcome everyone to watch, thank you

15. 265 穿 After Transmigrating into a Matriarchal Novel, I Was Hounded by the Villainous Widower 穿进女尊文后被反派鳏夫缠上了 Big Goose Eats Big Ne大鹅吃大neAncient Romance344k WordsOngoing Matriarchal world + female lead transmigrates into a book + male lead reborn + satisfying read + 1v1 + everyone is evil Song Guanlan transmigrates into a matriarchal romance novel as a sickly young woman who pants after taking a single step and has been diagnosed as unlikely to live past eighteen. With her death approaching, her fiancé secretly switches her marriage arrangement with her half-brother’s on their wedding day. Song Guanlan hates being manipulated more than anything. But when she lif 6.1kReads9.1Score493Shelves

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    Song Guanlan transformed into a female deity who took one step and gasped for three breaths, but was cut off] and became a sick young man who was over 18 years old. When his death was approaching, his fiancé secretly exchanged marriage with his concubine on the wedding day. Song Guanlan hated being plotted by others, but when she lifted her hijab and saw the dragon and phoenix candles shining under her, the man's eyes were blurry with tears, he was shy and timid, and he said "wife master" as gently as an oriole's cry, which softened her heart. So even though he knew that he would be a villain who stirred up troubles in the future, he still kept people behind. In her opinion, her husband was gentle, humble and respectful, and had nothing to do with being a villain. Until her ex-fiancé came to the door regretting that he had asked for her in the first place, Song Guanlan saw with her own eyes the frail husband who couldn't take care of himself, stepping on the man's hand and crushing him hard. His handsome features were so ruthless that she had never seen before. "You bastard, how dare you steal my wife from me?!"

16. 266 药 The Delicate, Scheming Medicine-Jar Consort Has the Sickly Tyrant Begging for Mercy 药罐贵妃娇又作，病娇暴君乖乖认怂！ Tang Jiujiu糖酒酒Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder concubine, Xiao Xiruo is destined to die of rage and leave her entire family dead? And she’s sickly, coughing up blood every day? Xiao Xiruo: Keep it together. Don’t panic! With powerful backing, I’ll take the court by storm and rule the imperial harem! Feng Wuyan, the puppet emperor of Great Yan, is a deranged villain who slaughtered everyone in the book until only its title remained. He does the cruelest deeds and strikes with the deadliest hand. 3.8kReads9.2Score409Shelves

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    This is a great book. The heroine is very sick and very smart.

17. 267 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 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A man is a man, he is a man, he is a man

18. 268 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 22.8kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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    Look! Look at them all! There are all kinds of models, both scheming and not scheming! One look at it and no one said a word! I have read these few books so far, and I personally think they are quite good.

19. 269 蠢 The Adorably Clumsy Imperial Consort Is the Emperor's Sole Favorite 蠢萌帝妃，陛下独宠 Fish in the Sea海里鱼Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Not faithful to each other! Sweet and angsty! No rebirth, transmigration, golden finger, or wish fulfillment! [Palace Intrigue + Political Scheming + Age Gap + Ensemble Cast + Healing + Family and Country + Slow-Burning Romance + A seemingly silly, adorable, pitiful heroine who's actually wise and perceptive vs. a clear-headed, rational emperor who dotes on her] Su Chao is sent into the palace as the family's “little pebble,” and things go disastrously from the start. Her paternal aunt is the em 6.6kReads8.7Score365Shelves
20. 270 青 After My Childhood Sweetheart Marries, the New Emperor Becomes Obsessed with Possessing Me 青梅嫁人后，新帝占有上瘾 Ice-Hearted Begonia冰心海棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted couple + the hero chases his wife after losing her + possessive pursuit + simmering tension + power struggles + play the pig to eat the tiger] Everyone said Crown Prince Lu Xingjian was the very picture of grace and nobility: aloof, distinguished, elegant, and composed. Su Wanwan, who had grown up in the palace, knew how wild and heartless he was behind closed doors. She had been his secret lover for two whole years, yet never once received a promise from him. At last, she gave up hope 9.1kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves
21. 271 侯 The Marquess's Wife Wants to Die of Old Age in Peace 侯府主母要寿终正寝 Winter Melon Eats Pears冬瓜吃梨Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted A history major pulls an all-nighter and dies suddenly, only to become Chen Yuhu, the matriarch of an ancient household, with no golden finger whatsoever. But you have to learn to be content. As a modern, clear-eyed college student, Chen Yuhu wants to tell the original matriarch: don't be such a lovesick fool. Treasure your life of immense wealth and status. She certainly does. She sends her biased mother-in-law away to cultivate in seclusion, keeps the obedient and pretty concubine around to pl 37.7kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    It's good to watch, the heroine is uniquely beautiful, the children are raised, the heroine is a great heroine, updates are stable, I watched it all day without sleep, it's really good

22. 272 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 11.4kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
23. 273 咸 The Lazy Princess Returns to the Capital, and the Whole Dynasty Follows Her for the Gossip 咸鱼郡主回京，全皇朝追着吃瓜 Evening Ripples晚漾Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Sweet Historical Romance + Fun and Lighthearted + Palace Politics with a Light Touch + Both Leads Are Each Other’s Only One + Equally Matched Leads + No Transmigration, Rebirth, System, or Inner Thoughts + Everyone Is Native to This World] A seemingly sweet and gentle daughter of a vassal king vs. a truly delicate and frail eldest imperial grandson For the old emperor’s birthday, vassal kings from across the land are ordered to come to the imperial capital and celebrate 30.1kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves

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    The awesome melon-eating crowd excited the whole audience

24. 274 帝 The Emperor Has No Heir, Yet Stumbles Upon a Miniature Version of Himself 帝王绝嗣，却意外撞见缩小版自己 A Ten-Year Promise十年之约Ancient Romance671k WordsCompleted On the day of the Xiang household’s full-month celebration, the master of the Jiuli Temple declared that the twin flowers were a calamity for the family. One of the two girls was destined to be an empress, destined to rule the realm as its mother; the other was born under an ill-starred fate and would bring disaster upon her family. Qingli was born with the Heavenly Eye, allowing her to see all things in the world. For that reason, people believed she was ill-starred. When she was just a month o 3.5kReads8.9Score606Shelves
25. 275 惨 Reborn After a Horrific Death, I Drove Every Villain Crazy 惨死重生后，我把反派都逼疯啦 Yan Fei颜翡Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted Reborn + household and palace intrigue + strong heroine and hero + revenge and taking down scumbags + satisfying read In her previous life, Shen Shuyi schemed and plotted at every turn to secure the crown prince's position for Xiao Tingshan. But he repaid her by turning his back on her, despising her for being calculating and deep-minded, and not gentle and demure enough. He not only took her life, but also caused countless friends and family members to die unjustly. Fine. Given another life, 16.7kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
26. 276 姣 Jiaojiao's Joyful Years 姣姣岁欢 Little Yuanbao元宝儿Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Suihuan marries Qin Huaijing, a royal relative whose family has fallen on hard times, bringing a generous dowry with her. On their wedding night, before they can consummate the marriage, he leaves her to fend for herself in the manor. Two years later, Qin Huaijing is selected by the court to become the Crown Prince of Great Jin. Jiang Suihuan thinks that her husband’s rise will make her Crown Princess. Instead, her husband returns victorious from the battlefield and tells her that a lowbor 10.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
27. 277 错 Mistaking My Cousin for Someone Else Brings Me Endless Adoration 错认表兄，万千娇宠来 A Few Extra Meals Won't Hurt多吃几顿没事哒Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Tao Jiuxi has only just transmigrated and hasn't even had a few days to enjoy a peaceful life when her family suffers a sudden upheaval. With no other choice, she takes her frail elder sister on a long journey to the capital, hoping to seek shelter from their aunt. But when they arrive, they discover that their aunt isn't home. Luckily, her cold-faced fake cousin steps in and takes them in. She only flirted with him a few times, so how did he end up falling for her? What is going on... 2.4kReads8.7Score256Shelves

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    The best book shelf existence (๑•̑з•̑๑)੭ु⁾⁾ ༘☼

28. 278 不 No Eavesdropping on the Emperor 不许偷听朕说话 Yin Zaishui尹在水Ancient Romance925k WordsCompleted An Jiu transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid who wanted to climb into the emperor’s bed. The moment she opened her eyes, the tyrant ran his sword straight through the maid who had tried to seduce him. The next day, the tyrant killed a senior maid who served one of the consorts. On the third day, a maid who tasted the emperor’s food died from poison. Being a palace maid was a high-risk job. An Jiu decided to work hard, save up, cherish her life, and stay away from the tyrant. But the 83.2kReads9.4Score14.9kShelves
29. 279 魂 I Woke Up in An Lingrong's Body, and Now I'm Unstoppable 魂穿成安陵容后：我赢麻了 A Greedy Fish一只贪吃的鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction138k WordsOngoing [Possession + palace intrigue + scheming heroine + rebirth + drama queen mode + clear-eyed heroine + alternate history + pure indulgent wish fulfillment!!!] A word of warning: The pace is slow, with the heroine playing the pig to eat the tiger early on, then going all out later. (Enter at your own risk if that bothers you!!!) Xu Ronger, a college student, got so excited playing a video game that she passed out. When she opened her eyes, she found she had entered Empresses in the Palace and becom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 280 穿 Transmigrated as An Lingrong: The Villainess's Rise Through the Harem 穿成安陵容，后宫恶女升职之路 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings Are Delicious, Delicious酒酿小圆子好喝好喝Female-Channel Fanfiction258k WordsCompleted I opened my eyes and found myself transmigrated into An Lingrong. What should I do? Transmigration would be one thing, but I landed on the very day she was written out of the story. A disastrous start! Looking at the bitter almonds on the plate, An Lingrong felt her scalp go numb. He didn't want to die! But why was Empresses in the Palace so different from what he remembered? Why were Ru Yi and Scum Dragon in it too?! [Not becoming sisters with Zhen Huan + man transmigrates into a woman's body + 701Reads8.4Score—Shelves
31. 281 搞 A Comedic Girl Transmigrates into a Fox Spirit and Charges into the Xianxia World 搞笑女穿成狐狸精，勇闯仙侠世界 A Point of Wind to Sleep By点风眠Ancient Romance681k WordsCompleted [A modern woman braves a xianxia world + lighthearted comedy] The sky is falling! A fluffy body, a fluffy face, a fluffy head, and fluffy paws. That’s right, she’s become a demon! She’s transmigrated into the body of a fox spirit who was wicked, ruthless, and immensely powerful, feared by every demon in the demon realm. Faced with a world where the strong prey on the weak and demons and monsters run rampant, she’s trembling with fear. Before she can even figure out how to get by in the demon rea 4.4kReads9.1Score437Shelves
32. 282 枕 Resting in the Glory of Youth 枕韶华 A Few Extra Meals Won't Hurt多吃几顿没事哒Ancient Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into an Ancient Romance | Unforgettable White Moonlight x Possessive Male Lead Who Fights for Her | Torturous Romance] A young woman with a disability transmigrates one day into the body of Jiang Yueying, the Song family's bride brought in to ward off misfortune. She and her husband, Song Jingze, grow close and fall deeply in love, but just as their feelings reach their peak, fate cruelly parts them forever. The Second Young Master, Song Xun, has always despised her and treated h 8.7kReads9.2Score1kShelves
33. 283 榜 Catch a Husband at the Results Board, and My Scheming Groom Is Irresistible 榜下捉婿，腹黑夫君太撩人 Optimistic Sunflower乐天派向日葵Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [Clear-eyed, wealthy beauty VS scheming, devoted top scholar] [Marriage First, Love Later; Sweet Romance] Zhao Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of Prince An of the Great Yue Dynasty, was frail as a child. At the abbot’s guidance at Xiangguo Temple, she learned that she needed to marry someone whose Four Pillars of Destiny were purely yang. Prince An loved his daughter dearly. He followed every lead until he found her destined match, then shamelessly begged the emperor to arrange the marriage, fi 6.5kReads9.1Score804Shelves
34. 284 这 This Kept Woman Has a Conscience, Just Not Much of One 这个外室有点良心，但不多 Aow Big Meow嗷大喵Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (One-on-one romance + Both leads are each other's first and only + Ridiculous, no-logic comedy + Mind-reading + Adorable child + Hero has no legal wife) After a week of staying up late and working overtime, office drone Song Qingran died suddenly and became the Prince of Nanliang, Ning Zhuo’s mistress, kept at his country estate. At first, Ning Zhuo told her, “I don't expect you to have power, wealth, or a respectable background. You'll get five hundred taels every month, delivered on schedule. 12.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
35. 285 娇 A Scheming Childhood Friend Charms the Coldhearted Emperor into Surrender 娇媚心机青梅诱，薄情帝王沦陷深 Fu Yuan福媛Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Pure palace intrigue + the leads are not each other’s first + no saintly heroine] P.S. The heroine is a villainess who takes the initiative. A bewitching, scheming beauty × a cool, heartless emperor An imperial decree made Chu Miaowei the crown prince’s secondary consort. With the little affection her childhood friend, Crown Prince Xiao Jinghuai, had for her, she could have lived a smooth and happy life. But she had no interest in love. She only wanted power. How could the position of secondary 570Reads5.5Score101Shelves

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    They are all written by girls who are super smart and lead female protagonists. Palace battle drama

36. 286 娇 After Entering the Palace, the Emperor Spoils His Sweet, Delicate Beauty Like Crazy 娇软美人入宫后，帝王掐腰宠疯了 Tang Ling sally棠泠sallyAncient Romance379k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Exclusive Devotion + Possessive Pursuit + Nontraditional Palace Intrigue + Stunning Heroine] A deranged, possessive hero x a pitiful, delicate heroine Not a first-time couple; the hero is strong and the heroine is weak. The heroine is beautiful and high-maintenance. Read with caution if that bothers you! On the night Lan Xi was to be married, Yan Cong led his cavalry in a devastating attack on the Songutu tribe. Sand filled the sky, horns sounded in the wind, and warhorses and 1.6kReads8.7Score121Shelves
37. 287 借 Surrogate Motherhood? The Second-Time Bride and Beloved Consort Insists on Rising to the Top 借腹生子？二嫁宠妃偏要步步高升 Silver Terrace and Golden Palace银台金阙Ancient Romance626k WordsCompleted [A gentle, kind widow and an arrogant, biased emperor. Sweet, doting everyday romance, with little palace intrigue (the emphasis is on little).] The Yu family had three daughters, all beautiful. The eldest became a countess, the youngest became a consort in the palace, and only the second daughter returned home a widow less than five years after her marriage, with a little girl in tow. One day, the palace consort suffered a miscarriage and was told she would have difficulty bearing children in t 26.1kReads9.3Score3.8kShelves
38. 288 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 152.3kReads9.5Score19.9kShelves

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    It's a beautiful book. The heroine is very sober and takes love very openly. She wanted to show it off, but the facts didn't allow it, and then the heroine rolled up! Very nice!

39. 289 娇 The Soft-Spoken Maid's Rise to Power 娇软通房升位记 Steamed Cake蒸蛋糕Ancient Romance420k WordsOngoing [A black-hearted heroine focused on her career + palace intrigue][A stunning, alluring heroine with brains to match] Reborn as a low-ranking concubine destined to be cannon fodder, with no golden finger, she must win over a suspicious emperor? To get back home, Jiang Nian acts for him, deceives him, and carefully plots her every move. While lying low in the prince's manor, she takes a blade meant for him, staining her robes with blood. "If I can protect Your Highness, then dying is worth it." T 8Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    These two books are from different types of Gong Douzhai, and of course they are both full of scheming.

40. 290 宫 The Maid Is Sweet and Scheming, Climbing Her Way to the Top 宫女又茶又媚，一路内卷做娘娘 11 Means 1111就是11Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [They scheme against each other + the male lead has been with other women, while the female lead is chaste + palace intrigue + exclusive devotion later on + marriage before love] The rating just came in. It’ll go up later. The heroine grows over time! She suffers a little at first, but later fights back and gets a major power-up! She was once the cherished jewel of the Jinzhong prefect, raised like nobility. But when her father was exposed for corruption and thrown into prison, she was implicate 224Reads6.9Score—Shelves
41. 291 替 After Marrying the Sickly Crown Prince Who Practices Buddhism in Her Sister's Place, She Makes Him Break His Vows 替嫁给病弱佛修太子后，他破戒了 Qin Qiu Chenyin琴秋尘音Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Historical Romance + Household and Palace Intrigue + Rebirth Revenge Fantasy + Substitute Marriage + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Black Lotus] After jumping from the city tower, Jiang Nanzhi and her legitimate elder sister, Jiang Tanxin, are both reborn. In her previous life, Jiang Tanxin gave up her childhood sweetheart, the young lord Shen Che, to become the Crown Princess, and schemed to make Jiang Nanzhi marry Shen Che as her substitute. But who could have guessed that the Crown 4.4kReads8.9Score615Shelves
42. 292 试 The Trial Bride: The Abstinent Heir Spoils Her Without Restraint 试婚丫鬟，禁欲世子独宠无度 Not Yet Sampled还没打样Ancient Romance637k WordsCompleted On the day of the grand wedding at the Duke's residence, Song Cuiyue took the prime minister's daughter’s place and shared a bed with the heir. After just one night, he couldn't get her out of his mind. After her family was destroyed by the prime minister's household, she went to great lengths to become one of their maids. For years, she endured humiliation and hid her hatred as she served them, all so she could begin her revenge in earnest on this day... She used the prime minister's daughter' 245Reads7.1Score—Shelves
43. 293 重 Reborn Maid: The Mad Young Master’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 重生丫鬟：疯批少爷的宠妻日常 Miss White Rabbit Milk Candy大白兔奶唐女士Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Xiao Tao swore she would leave her young master. She ran away once, and he chased her. She ran again, and he chased her again... And she realized that her young master was becoming more and more unhinged. “Little girl, you can't leave me. Understand?” “Little girl, where are you going now?” “Xiao Tao, run again and see what happens. Hmm?” Xiao Tao trembled in Xiao Jingyan's arms. Oh my gosh, how had her elegant, noble young master turned into a complete lunatic?! In both her 5.7kReads8.0Score285Shelves
44. 294 隔 The Buddhist Monk Next Door Is Here to Woo His Wife! 隔壁那佛子，是来钓妻的！ Too Big忒大Ancient Romance654k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and the score is rising. Go ahead and give it a try.] ✓ Long-planned pursuit ✓ Buddhist monk × young nun Feng Xuanchen became a monk! Even two years later, the noble young ladies still couldn’t believe it. Their dream man, the God of War Prince of the Chaofeng Kingdom, had renounced the world! Yet there was never a shortage of fearless women throwing themselves at him, hoping to drag the peerless Buddhist monk back into worldly life. It was all in vain. - The empe 8.6kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
45. 295 赫 A Book by Hesui 赫穗的一本书 He Sui赫穗Ancient Romance227k WordsCompleted [Beautiful widow × abstinent Buddhist prince, devoted couple + palace intrigue + no rebirth or transmigration] Liu Nan was breathtakingly beautiful, delicate as a flower. A mere curl of her slender fingers was enough to make countless young dandies and talented scholars fall at her feet. But by imperial decree, she was married to Prince Qin, who had been bedridden for years. On their wedding day, Prince Qin coughed up three mouthfuls of blood, kicked his legs, and died! His birth mother blamed L 20Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 296 宫 A Palace Maid Rises to Power and Becomes the Tyrant’s Beloved 宫女上位，成为暴君心尖宠 Ming Yan明烟Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue] [The leads are not each other’s first] [He only dotes on her in the later part] Overworked office worker Fang Ziluo transmigrated into the body of a young palace maid named Fang Zhilu. Three years earlier, the emperor had exchanged a few words with her. That alone was enough to offend Noble Consort Liu, and she spent the next three years tending the kitchen fire. The original Fang Zhilu had died a miserable death after enduring all that humiliation. Fang Zhilu thought, Now that 749Reads8.8Score105Shelves
47. 297 一 Twins in One Birth: I Become the Harem's Most Ambitious Worker 一胎双子，我在后宫当卷王 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted What happens when a top-tier modern-day manipulator transmigrates into the imperial harem? On the night she was summoned to the Crown Prince’s bedchamber, Fu Qianyu bit his shoulder. Crown Prince Zhao Yuancheng, however, said it was no big deal. She might be a little willful, but she was quite alluring, and there was no harm in indulging her a little more. With a modern soul, Fu Qianyu knew men all too well. She alternated between being cool and warm toward Zhao Yuancheng. Keeping him at arm’s l 296Reads6.6Score—Shelves
48. 298 贵 The Noble Consort Is Stunning, and Both Emperor and Empress Fight to Spoil Her 贵妃娘娘真绝色，惹得帝后争相宠 Returning South南归Ancient Romance600k WordsCompleted Yao Ying saves a stranger, never expecting him to be Ying Heng, the emperor’s eldest son. After waking, Ying Heng falls for Yao Ying at first sight. He showers her with concern day after day, and eventually wins her heart. Then he comes to the Yao residence to ask for her hand as his principal consort. Her mother tells her he is no good for her, but she ignores the objections and insists on marrying him. Yet just before he is due to marry her, he takes Su Wanrou, the eldest daughter of Chancello 4kReads9.2Score485Shelves

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    These are the best books, super sweet, good plot, both male and female business online

49. 299 娇 The Reborn Beloved Consort and the Cold Crown Prince Who’s Impossible to Coax 娇妃重生，清冷太子超难哄 Black Crow Jili黑鸦几里Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Reborn + sweet romance + winning back her husband + childbirth] [Versatile and sweet Crown Princess vs. aloof, hard-to-please Crown Prince] A little angst adds spice, but this is an irresistibly sweet story full of affection. No heavy angst, one-on-one romance, both leads have eyes only for each other! P.S. Next stop: all sorts of sweet bonus stories are on the way~ In her previous life, Wen Wuyue was a complete joke, blinded by love and too foolish to see the truth 7.8kReads9.1Score650Shelves
50. 300 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 30.2kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves

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