I Want a Real Palace-Intrigue Novel With a Female Protagonist 我想看真正的宫斗小说，女主小说

1. 1 安 An Lingrong Is Reborn into a Disastrous Start 安陵容重生到天崩开局 Rose Leaning on Snowy Fragrance蔷薇倚香雪Female-Channel Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted Reborn into the disastrous opening scene of a blood test to determine parentage, An Lingrong works to unite everyone she can. First, she gets the useless An Bihuai out of the way, then gradually takes revenge on each person who humiliated her in her previous life, ultimately finding happiness. 1. An Lingrong is still An Lingrong, and she is not a good person. 2. An Lingrong’s appearance draws on the original work’s descriptions. She has a very bewitching face. 3. Zhen Huan’s intelligence is not 8.3kReads9.3Score714Shelves

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   Is "The Legend of Zhen Huan" enough about palace intrigue? 🤦 Books 1, 3, and 5 are probably better written.

2. 2 菟 Dodder Vine Transmigrates into An Lingrong 菟丝子穿越安陵容 Making Money to Support a Corpse挣钱养尸体Female-Channel Fanfiction81k WordsCompleted Dodder vines are delicate and frail. An Lingrong transmigrates in her own body, so she doesn’t look like the character in the TV series. The male lead is Yinzhen. Picture Nie Yuan’s portrayal of Qianlong in Story of Yanxi Palace. He won’t dote on her exclusively at first, but he will later. 364Reads8.0Score—Shelves
3. 3 安 An Lingrong Reborn: The Zhen Huan Faction Is Mine Now 安陵容重生：甄嬛战队归我了 So Easily好容易Female-Channel Fanfiction302k WordsCompleted [An Lingrong is reborn + original appearance + rivals Zhen Huan + stays in character + bears a child + becomes empress and empress dowager + doesn’t love the emperor and isn’t his sole favorite + dragon-slaying] An Lingrong is reborn, still the same timid, insecure, sensitive young concubine, given to overthinking. But this time, she has abandoned the empty promise of love. All she wants in life is power, status, wealth, and glory. “However cold you may be, you shouldn’t use someone else’s bloo 2.7kReads9.0Score219Shelves
4. 4 安 An Lingrong Reborn: This Life Was Worth It 安陵容重生，这辈子值了 Mostly Cloudy in My Free Time闲时多云云Female-Channel Fanfiction279k WordsCompleted Follows the original novel. The TV drama's Pang Ju and An Lingrong don't suit my taste, so everything serves the heroine. She won't grovel to the original heroine. This may not be friendly to Zhen Huan, Meizhuang, and their faction. Romance takes priority, with less palace intrigue. 1.6kReads8.7Score111Shelves
5. 5 快 Quick Transmigration: Starting with An Lingrong, I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder 快穿之从安陵容开始不做炮灰 Chu Xiaoqi楚小淇Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Completed | An Lingrong | Nian Shilan | The Grave Robbers' Chronicles] World One: Empresses in the Palace, An Lingrong (Completed) An Lingrong was reborn with her memories after death. Now that she knows what kind of woman the emperor truly loves, why shouldn’t she ride the wave and rise to the top? Looking similar might make me nothing more than a substitute. But what if the emperor thinks I’m the reincarnation of his one true love? … World Two: Empresses in the Palace, Nian Shilan (Completed) 12.3kReads8.8Score743Shelves
6. 6 综 Film and TV Crossover: Regrets of the Past 综影视：旧日遗憾 Foolish Song愚歌Female-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted The Fucha Langhua arc is a simple rebirth story. Compared with the An Lingrong arc, the characters here have a little more freedom. She doesn't have to scheme and struggle her way up: she was born at the top. The endings of the main characters other than the protagonist have not yet been decided. I'll do my best to find something admirable in everyone. Even though I dislike some of them, I don't want to dismiss an entire person based on stereotypes. Completed: An Lingrong arc 1.5kReads7.3Score103Shelves
7. 7 综 Film and TV Crossover: Stealing the Spotlight from the Mary Sue Heroines 综影视：和玛丽苏女主抢光环 Empty Mist zwz空雾zwzFemale-Channel Fanfiction939k WordsCompleted [Romance] [Fanfiction] [Mary Sue] [Villainess's Rise] [Immersive] P.S. This story will be on the long side, and the pacing isn't very fast. If you find that tedious, don't read it. The characters are generally ordinary and stay true to their original personalities, so don't read if that bothers you~ Jiang Li was originally a peony. Only after receiving the guidance of a female immortal from the Upper Realm could she take human form and enter the myriad worlds to undergo trials. In the myriad w 4.2kReads8.2Score207Shelves
8. 8 如 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Lingfei Reborn 如懿传之炩妃重生 Mindless Fun无脑欢乐Female-Channel Fanfiction183k WordsCompleted Wei Yanwan: Before I was reborn, I worked diligently. After I was reborn, I pretended to be crazy and stupid while working just as diligently. Jin Zhong: Before I was reborn, I was utterly devoted to Mistress Ling. After I was reborn, I gritted my teeth and stayed utterly devoted to Mistress Ling. 3.8kReads9.4Score457Shelves
9. 9 宜 Yixiu Reborn: Seeking Wealth, Not True Love 宜修重生：只求富贵，不求真情 YH Young FishYH稚鱼Female-Channel Fanfiction244k WordsCompleted [Empresses in the Palace + reborn + alternate universe + no CP + strong heroine + tormenting Zhen Huan] Yi Xiu had two wishes: first, that the emperor, whose power stood above all others, would make room for her in his heart and his eyes; second, that her child would come back to life. But when she closed her eyes, only one sentence circled through her mind: “In life and death, we shall never meet again.” If she had known sooner how heartless the emperor was, perhaps she wouldn't have been so ob 751Reads8.4Score111Shelves
10. 10 娘 A Consort's Easy Life in Empresses in the Palace 娘娘在甄嬛里混吃等死 I Don't Like Soy Milk不爱喝豆奶Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Oh no, I messed up! I was just nursing a broken heart, ordering a ton of takeout, and watching Empresses in the Palace with a little wine to help me get tipsy. How did I suddenly transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace? This is ridiculous! When other people transmigrate into Empresses in the Palace, they at least get a name and some standing. I start out as a palace maid, the unlucky scapegoat whom the Empress takes her anger out on over a peony pastry that Songzhi deliberately knocked over! I 3.8kReads8.9Score195Shelves
11. 11 穿 I Transmigrated as An Lingrong: Joining Hands with Huanhuan to Take Down Big Orange 穿成安陵容：和嬛嬛联手干掉大橘 Extra Extra Extra Spicy微微微微辣Female-Channel Fanfiction581k WordsCompleted This is just for fun, so please read without overthinking! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡ A Zhen Huan superfan works herself to death, then blinks and becomes An Lingrong, waiting to be selected as a consort. Yes, that An Lingrong, the one whose sister treated her so well that she could only repay her kindness with betrayal. To change her fate and survive to the ending, she makes alliances, builds connections, and alternates between feigned and genuine affection. But then she discovers that the only way to clear the 1.3kReads9.1Score104Shelves
12. 12 甄 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong's Prophetic Dream 甄嬛传之当安陵容有了预知梦 Gu Fuqing顾孚清Female-Channel Fanfiction345k WordsCompleted On the eve of the draft for the Bordered Yellow Banner, An Lingrong had a fleeting dream in which she saw her entire life. She thought it was nothing more than a vivid dream, but it turned out to be her actual future. No, I, An Lingrong, will never let the things I suffered in that dream become reality. So first, I need to distance myself from Zhen Huan! 863Reads8.6Score102Shelves
13. 13 掌 The Darling in the Palm 掌上娇娇 Zhi Yun支云Ancient Romance907k WordsCompleted [Print edition preorder opens July 17] [Film and TV rights sold] [Reader's guide: sweet romance, devoted couple, feel-good wish fulfillment, with clever schemes and political intrigue, many clues and details, and a large cast of well-developed characters. The heroine never gets the short end of the stick; anything that doesn't make sense will be explained later] Prince Xuan, He Junting. In the novel Devoted to the Imperial Consort, the author wrote of how he slaughtered the entire Northern Di co 84.3kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves

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    The plot is fast-paced and concise, with intelligent and well-defined characters. After transmigrating into a book, the female protagonist uses her omniscient perspective and intelligence to plot against her non-blood-related older brother, escaping her original fate as a supporting female character being used and becoming the female lead. She then alters the course of the characters' destinies, turning the male supporting character into the male lead. What appears to be a mutually beneficial choice is actually a destined redemption.

14. 14 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 139.3kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves

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    This is amazing!!!

15. 15 皇 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 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 14.2kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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    You can give it a try.

16. 16 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 12.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 118kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves

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    This palace intrigue is so satisfying! 😆😆 Su Jingyao, from the modern era, doesn't believe in love, only in herself. Whether in the modern world or ancient times, she has lofty ambitions, wanting to soar to great heights. Everything the female lead does is to reach the highest position; she has never fallen for the male lead [think about it]. Men belong to her; power is also what she desires.

18. 18 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    These two books are really good, and the plot twists and turns so many times that you'll find that every character is well-developed and logically consistent. The male and female leads are both strong.

19. 19 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 142kReads9.7Score108kShelves
20. 20 先 Love After Marriage: The Crown Princess Keeps Pretending to Be Good Again and Again 先婚后爱，太子妃又又又又在装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 21.7kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
21. 21 好 Good Pregnancy System! The Noble Consort Is Sweet and Soft 好孕系统！贵妃她又娇又软 Zhao Qingyue赵清樾Ancient Romance368k WordsCompleted [A soft, sweet, calculating little bunny heroine X a domineering, cold-blooded emperor with a love obsession] Shen Cihuan is the youngest daughter of Chancellor Shen. Innocent, lively, sweet, and adorable, she enters the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor in her older sister’s place. What if she doesn’t know how to compete for his favor? No problem. She has a palace intrigue and fertility System. An intoxicating natural scent Love at first sight from the emperor Fertility pills, dragon-an 22.1kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    Hey hey, what do you think of these books? They're palace intrigue stories, but they're sweet romances. The first one involves multiple pregnancies and babies—over a dozen kids, haha, super pampering, and in the end, the harem all become one faction. The second one is also pretty good, just a little bit bloody, but! If you like stories with strong female leads, I highly recommend it. The third one is a bit older, but it's definitely going to be great, because I've already reviewed it, hehe.

22. 22 摄 The Regent's Princess Consort Roars, and the Entire Court Trembles 摄政王妃一声吼，满朝文武抖三抖 Bewitching Rose妖染蔷薇Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted Synopsis: transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + devoted couples + satisfying revenge Li Luo is a divine white tiger, the only one in all six realms. After failing to transform into human form, she is accidentally carried by her pocket dimension into a world full of scumbags, where she becomes a cannon-fodder character who won’t survive even one episode. A father who dotes on his concubine and neglects his wife, a wicked stepmother who acts like an innocent white lotus, a life without e 1.8kReads9.0Score185Shelves
23. 23 一 The Idle Consort with a Whole Litter of Babies Is Forced to Get Competitive 一胎多宝的咸鱼娘娘，被迫卷起了 Xing Chenzi星尘子Ancient Romance518k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket space + exclusive devotion + adorable baby + light palace intrigue + both leads are faithful (don't ask how the emperor qualifies, I have my ways)] After unexpectedly transmigrating to an unknown dynasty, Su Qianqian says there's no need to panic. If conditions allow, she'd even like to post something on her “Moments” first. But the situation isn't looking too good. According to the original owner's memories, She's just a low-ranking concubine who has only recently enter 3.6kReads8.9Score397Shelves
24. 24 穿 The Transmigrator Was Killed by This Princess 穿越者被本宫反杀了 Tang Bu Tian唐不甜Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted The breathtaking Princess Sheng'an married a little-known adviser, and everyone in the realm laughed that such a pearl had been hidden in the dust, accusing her of having no taste. Only when Qinglu's iron cavalry had crossed every inch of the land and brought the whole realm under its rule did people realize that Princess Sheng'an was a fox and her adviser a tiger. He had the talent to shape the world, yet willingly bowed his head and let the young lady run wild over him. After a lifetime of bei 322Reads9.0Score103Shelves

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    ✨✨Having experienced a lifetime of being possessed, having her country destroyed, her parents committing suicide, and losing all her relatives, she is reborn and embarks on a path of revenge. She kills, he cleans up the mess; she sets fires, he pours oil on them. 😍😍

25. 25 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 68.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
26. 26 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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    This is good; I recommend the clear-headed, strong female lead.

27. 27 我 I Set My Trap with Fortune-Telling, and He Offered Me His Empire 我以相术做局，他以江山为聘 I Met My Beloved我遇良人Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [Reborn + clear-eyed heroine + love and hate + wielding him as a weapon] Nan Zhi is the emperor's legitimate daughter, a princess adored by all. She can stir up trouble right under the emperor's nose and pull hair right off the crown prince's head. A year after their wedding, she uses her status as a princess to help her husband rise to the top. But when the kingdom falls apart, he pushes her off the city wall just to appease his sworn enemy, whose troops are at the gates. When she opens her eye 4.3kReads9.0Score463Shelves

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    This one! The female lead is shrewd, clear-headed, doesn't succumb to temptation, and is ambitious.

28. 28 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves

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    Men influence her speed of winning people's hearts.

29. 29 入 Sent to the Palace to Help My Legitimate Sister Win the Emperor's Favor? The Tyrant Holds Me Close and Spoils Me Every Day 入宫给嫡姐固宠？暴君掐腰日日宠 Hua Zhiyu花知语Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + rising to power and crushing the villains] [Pampered, spoiled, and charming consort × Violent, scheming emperor] Yun Jinshu transmigrates into a book, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character in a palace-intrigue novel. Her stepmother and father scheme to secure the emperor's favor for her legitimate elder sister, and go to great lengths to send the simple-minded, arrogant, and overbearing Yun Jinshu into the palace. But they don't know that it's all an ac —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are pretty good.

30. 30 穿 After Becoming the Crown Princess, I Do Nothing but Slack Off 穿成太子妃后，我每天都在摆烂 Beef Flatbread牛肉大饼Ancient Romance2.4M WordsOngoing [Not a Devoted Couple, Palace and Household Intrigue, Marriage Before Love] With a single imperial decree, Cui Ying and the crown prince inexplicably become husband and wife. Neither of them knows the other. Cui Ying never expected that, as a modern woman transported to ancient times, she would become a crown princess. What a headache. But rumor has it the crown prince has a much-favored concubine by his side. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she's also gentle and sweet, a true beauty. Cui 22.5kReads6.4Score866Shelves
31. 31 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 24.5kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves

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    Both of these are alright.

32. 32 深 A Concubine's Rise to Power in the Imperial Harem 深宫庶女上位记 Leng Chu冷初Ancient Romance416k WordsCompleted She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official, and one day she entered the palace as a consort; The struggle was not confined to men. The battles between women were always the cruelest of all; These women were intelligent, beautiful, and well-born; For love, wealth, and power beyond compare, they fought each other to the death, even turning against their own sisters and leaving their youth and beauty amid the red walls and green-tiled roofs of the palace; 796Reads8.4Score105Shelves
33. 33 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 115.2kReads9.6Score16.6kShelves

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    This book gets better and better as you read on.

34. 34 照 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆：通房丫鬟上位记 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (New book updating) Haitang's rules for fighting in the inner household as a maidservant: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, her position won't be secure. Haitang was breathtakingly beautiful but born into a lowly family. In her previous life, proud and unwilling to become a bedchamber maid, she was tortured to death by the principal wife. Reborn, she decided to live differently. Everyone thought she was reaching above her station ju 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    You can take a look at these; I personally think they're alright.

35. 35 纨 The Playboy Won Me a Noble Title, and the Reborn Matriarch Went on a Killing Spree 纨绔为我夺诰命，重生主母杀疯了 Folded in the Mist折雾里Ancient Romance905k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [Clear-headed, independent true heiress x play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger fake wastrel] [Female-oriented fiction + heroine reborn + hero transmigrates + political intrigue] After more than ten years as the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis's heir, managing the household and dutifully serving her parents-in-law, Shen Tangning believed she had done nothing wrong. Not until the usually distant heir began an affair with her half sister, now married to his younger brother, and they 58.8kReads9.2Score7.8kShelves
36. 36 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 10.9kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
37. 37 宫 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 A Cluster of Flowers一丛花令Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she endured a life of hardship and instability. From the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an to a government courtesan available to any man, she finally escaped a life of being passed from one man to another, only to jump from the tiger’s jaws into the wolf’s den. She walked on eggshells at every step until she finally became the real power behind the prefect’s household. But the misery of her first half of life had already left her body broken beyond repair. Only o 7.7kReads9.0Score763Shelves
38. 38 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ 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 28kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    The bag is beautiful, and it features a strong female lead.

39. 39 会 The Mind-Reading Empress Dowager Wins Without Lifting a Finger 会读心的太后躺赢了 Qiao Yi's Parrot乔翊家的鹦鹉Ancient Romance511k WordsCompleted (A humorous, feel-good story with a strong female lead. The empress dowager lies flat while helping everyone build a harmonious society. A somewhat ensemble cast, sensible logic, and no official romance.) When Ruan Qing, who had worked herself to death, opened her eyes again, she discovered she had become the newly installed empress dowager of some obscure dynasty. The newly enthroned emperor was her own son. She had also acquired a special ability: mind reading. She could hear the thoughts of a 380Reads8.8Score102Shelves
40. 40 从 From Laundry Maid to the Emperor’s Closest Attendant 从浣衣奴到天子近侍 Stars Return and Fall星回落转Ancient Romance650k WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story. This is the story of a kindhearted, somewhat lucky palace maid who rises to a high position.)(A small ensemble cast.) Qingxu is a maid in the Laundry Bureau who just wants a simple, easy life. So she spends her savings to move to Yong Alley and take a cushy job as a palace cleaner. One act of kindness leads to an endless stream of requests. Her continued secret help ends up making her a prince's personal maid. The prince comes through for her, and she eventually co 7.3kReads8.1Score827Shelves
41. 41 我 I Traveled Back to the Tyrant’s Childhood and Knocked Over His Baby Bottle 我穿回暴君小时候打翻他奶瓶 Rice Candy米糖糖Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Completed! ❗️ [The comic adaptation of the same name is now available] After Shen Kuo transmigrates into a book, she becomes a cannon-fodder consort in a tyrant's harem. The tyrant wants to kill her during the day, then turns soft and clingy at night, acting cute and begging for affection. Using the System's time machine, Shen Kuo travels to the past and sees a side of the vicious tyrant that no one else knows. She sings for the tyrant, cures his chronic headaches, and disguises herself as a man 619Reads9.3Score116Shelves

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    This isn't a palace intrigue drama; it's a book about the mutual redemption between the male and female leads. The plot is excellent, very touching, and a bit tear-jerking.

42. 42 我 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 35.4kReads9.1Score4.4kShelves

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    😄😄😄[What][What]👍

43. 43 糊 After the Scatterbrained Mother Was Reborn, Her Hard-Luck Life Turned to Wealth and Glory 糊涂娘重生后，命苦的她富贵荣华 You Lu由鹿Ancient Romance645k WordsCompleted [The heroine’s mother is reborn; devoted to one another in both her past and present lives; one-on-one romance; happy ending] Qi Manyue was so foolish that she didn’t realize until she was on the verge of death that she had raised her enemy’s son, while her own daughter had been abandoned far from home. She clung to life to search for her daughter, and at last found her: nothing but bones in a mass grave. When she saw the remains, she finally breathed her last. But when she opened her eyes again 5.7kReads8.9Score659Shelves
44. 44 深 A Flawless Peach Blossom in the Imperial Harem 深宫宠桃花无瑕 Ink from Start to Finish一墨到底Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Blue Qingwu, an unlucky, ordinary girl from a rural family in modern times that favored boys over girls, was on the verge of becoming an overnight star when a big truck struck and killed her on the spot. She was then born into the family of a military general in the Great Sheng dynasty, becoming a young noblewoman. Maybe she’d finally have better luck this time? No! Women had an extremely low status in this dynasty. The Great Sheng laws forbade women from doing business, practicing medicine, ser 429Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 45 娘 The Consort Is Alluring and Seductive, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Can't Resist Her 娘娘妩媚妖娆，冷戾帝王不禁撩 Xu Xiao Yuan许小圆Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted With an imperial decree, Gu Wanying, daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, is betrothed to the Prince Regent. The night before the decree arrives, she learns that the world she's in is the setting of a novel she read in modern times. The male lead in the book is a prince. He and the heroine, Meng Xin, have loved each other since they were young, but Meng Xin is taken into the imperial harem and becomes a favored consort. From then on, Feng Yuzhao goes to war, conquering new territory and buildin 5.7kReads8.9Score440Shelves
46. 46 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 306Reads9.1Score—Shelves
47. 47 我 My Fierce Dog, My Horse: I Do Whatever I Want 我的恶犬我的马，我想咋耍就咋耍 Jiu Chuang九创Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, powerful heroine, reborn female general, woman disguised as a man, duty to family and country, serious alternate-history drama, ensemble cast in chaotic times. If you mind a weak romance, don't read.] She died in the very year she was ennobled and made a general, crowned with glory. It turned out that even someone with no lingering resentment could be reborn after reaching the top. In her previous life, because of something her mother said, she took on the burden of her fami 11.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Please trust me.

48. 48 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 56.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
49. 49 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
50. 50 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 163.8kReads9.6Score22.8kShelves

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