Palace and Household Intrigue, Rising from Concubine to the Top, No Mutual Purity, and Smart Characters 宫斗，宅斗从妾往上升的，不要双洁有智商

1. 101 疯 The Mad Crown Prince Is Getting More and More Suspicious 疯批太子逐渐开始不对劲 Jiang Su绛夙Two Male Leads417k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, Rebirth, Equally Matched, Smart Characters, Intense Push and Pull, Rekindled Romance, A Crown Prince Who Says One Thing and Means Another X A Scheming Young Master Behind a Mask] In his previous life, Song Yuqing had a miserable existence. He gave his heart to the wrong person and met a tragic end. Given another chance at life, true feelings? Song Yuqing didn't have those. He set out to build his career, but halfway through, he was forced to cross paths with Xuan Yuanchen agai 503Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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   Choose between one BG (boy/girl) book and one BL (boy/girl) book.

2. 102 邪 The Evil Emperor's Devoted Love: His Lovesick, Poisonous Consort Slaughters Her Way Through the World 邪帝绝宠：病娇毒妃杀疯了 Wine Frost酒霜Ancient Romance597k WordsCompleted [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead] [Secret Identity] [Everyone’s Favorite] [Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Su Jingning was the only legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s household, and a peerless beauty. But she was blind to people’s true natures and trusted the wrong man. For the sake of a hypocrite with the heart of a beast, she defied her parents and spent five years scheming for the man she loved, helping him rise to power. She never expected that all her painstaking plan 9.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
3. 103 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 21.4kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves

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   I think it looks great!!! [Shy][shy][shy]

4. 104 侧 The Side Consort Is Winning Without Lifting a Finger 侧妃她躺赢了 The Queen Returns女王归来Ancient Romance444k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Household Intrigue] It seems people who transmigrate never have to worry about getting married. She arrived and the problem was already taken care of. She had been a modern-day office drone, working nine to five and staying up late for five years until she had finally saved enough for a down payment on a house. But before she could settle on a place, she got caught up in a wave of transmigration and wound up in the unfamiliar Great Xia Kingdom. H 2.5kReads9.2Score236Shelves
5. 105 出 On the Night Before Leaving the Palace, She Is Forced to Become a Prince's Concubine 出宫前夜，她被迫成为王府侍妾 Songyu Fish淞雨鱼Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted The story has only just started gaining traction, so its ratings will rise gradually~~ The main story is complete, and the extra chapters are being updated. [Household intrigue + devoted love in the middle and later stages + male lead has a romantic past + no abuse of the heroine] Yue Heng is an inconspicuous palace maid in the harem of the State of Zhao, and is about to leave the palace at twenty-five. She works diligently and saves her money, hoping to open a shop in the capital and live out t 2.8kReads7.3Score229Shelves

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   The female protagonist didn't enter the royal palace of her own volition. There were already a princess and a concubine above her, neither of whom were good people. However, the prince doted on her and supported her desire to do her own thing. He only had a child with her, but it wasn't a story of mutual chastity. It's currently close to 200,000 words.

6. 106 玉 Jade-Soft Pastry 玉团酥 A Sunny Branch一枝晴Ancient Romance318k WordsCompleted Also known as The Survival Guide of a Palace Hothouse Flower [Female transmigrator who plays the pig to eat the tiger X scheming, calculating emperor] [Palace intrigue + raising a child + food + sweet romance + both leads are smart] After transmigrating and being forced to become a consort, Su Su always follows the professional code of conduct for a delicate little flower with no family status, talent, virtue, or connections: lie flat and look beautiful. In practice, that means eating, drinking, 50Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   The female lead always rises from humble beginnings; she's very intelligent and clear-headed.

7. 107 崽 My Child! Come to the Palace With Me: You’ll Be Crown Prince, and I’ll Be Empress 崽啊！跟娘进宫，你为太子我为后 Snow on the Fifth Day of the New Year雪至初五Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Palace intrigue + household drama + feisty adorable kid + gleeful mayhem + absurd comedy with no logic + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + devoted couple] Qin Wan transmigrates into the body of a bride in a marquis's household, where nobody likes her. Her husband doesn't love her? Her mother-in-law mistreats her? Her cousin tries to provoke her? No problem. As long as they don't stop her from lazing around, she's fine! But just as she tries to live a quiet life, certain people in 9.5kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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   It's pretty funny; the female lead travels back in time and survives...

8. 108 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 90.1kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves

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   Family, today I absolutely have to recommend a historical romance novel that's been keeping me up all night—"The Chaos of Zhaohua," by the author Yijian Shengcai Mao. This book is truly a breath of fresh air in the palace intrigue genre; the female lead, Song Zhao, is an absolutely insane beauty who wreaks havoc throughout the entire harem!

9. 109 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lovely Beauty Is Clung to by a Lovesick Crybaby 快穿：娇美人被恋爱脑哭包缠上了 Pixiu Pixiu Red Bean貔貅貔貅红豆Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + devoted couples + love-struck male leads + charming heroines + fertility and many children + sweet romance and happy endings + wealthy CEOs + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + multiple worlds] To save her child, Jiang Yun binds herself to a childbearing System. If she gives birth to children fathered by the chosen ones in each world, she can earn enough points to cure her child and gain eternal life and endless wealth. One child is worth 1,000 points. Jiang Yun 15.8kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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   This quick transmigration story is pretty good too.

10. 110 宫 The Beautiful Palace Maid and the Emperor's Endless Favor 宫女娇美，皇宠不断 User35188912用户35188912Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted Born with a disability and orphaned, Su Niannian grew up without anyone to protect her. In her harsh circumstances, she suffered endless humiliation and mistreatment from a young age. She lived a lowly, helpless life, escaping one sea of misery only to fall into another. Even after entering the palace as a low-ranking maid, she remained an easy target, and everyone who came near her had an agenda and meant her harm. Yet she did her best to swallow every bitter consequence alone, all for the sa 2.8kReads8.7Score254Shelves

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    It perfectly meets your requirements.

11. 111 带 Transmigrating to the Qing Dynasty with a Phone: Fourteenth Prince and I Stay Up Every Night to Clear Levels 带手机清穿：我和四爷夜夜忙通关 Huachao Baiyu花朝白榆Ancient Romance539k WordsCompleted [Qing dynasty transmigration + Fourth Master + favored concubine + System + household intrigue + palace intrigue + childbirth + sheep-catching game + adorable kids] Fourth Master asked, his face dark, “Lady Zhang, what is this?” Zhang Jingshu trembled. “I-it's a phone. Fourth Master, please don't break it. I've been surviving on this phone for the past two months.” Fourth Master: “Hmm... Phones are edible.” Zhang Jingshu: “No, you can't eat a phone. But you can earn food rewards by beating the g 1.1kReads8.0Score102Shelves

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    These are two books: one I've finished reading, and the other I'm currently reading and it's pretty good. Friends looking for something to read might want to check them out 👀. The first book is about a woman who enters the Yongzheng Emperor's household as a princess, later becoming a secondary consort. Eventually, the Yongzheng Emperor allows the primary consort to fall ill and die, then elevates the female lead, now a secondary consort, to the position of empress. After reigning for thirteen years, the Yongzheng Emperor abdicates in favor of the female lead's son and travels throughout the Qing Dynasty with her before passing away at the Yuanmingyuan. The second book is a serialized one I'm currently reading. The female lead also enters the Yongzheng Emperor's household as a princess, initially falling ill for a month and being tormented by the secondary consort, but later becoming pampered by the fourth prince.

12. 112 清 Qing Transmigration: The Favorite Concubine Who Captivated the Fourth Prince 清穿：宠妾勾人，四爷疼她入骨！ Yogurt-Flavored Tangyuan酸奶味的汤圆Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing [Only Her, Sweet Romance ╬ Koi-Fish Pocket Dimension ╬ Cunning Beauty ╬ Many Children] After transmigrating, Ning Yueshu finds herself a concubine in Fourth Prince’s household, and she’s at a loss. Not only is she physically frail, but her living conditions are terrible. The secondary consort is a jealous lunatic who wants to beat and kill her all day just because she’s jealous of how alluring Ning Yueshu looks. The servants below are just as fickle, finding one way after another to kick 132Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 113 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 42.8kReads9.6Score6kShelves
14. 114 娘 The Empress Is So Charming, the Emperor Holds Her in the Palm of His Hand 娘娘多娇，帝王捧在掌心宠 Fox's Dream狐狸梦Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The leads are not faithful to each other at the beginning, so read with caution] [Palace intrigue at first, favoritism in the middle, exclusive devotion in the later part] [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + a stunningly beautiful, charming consort x a workaholic, devoted emperor] Qu Wanning was a die-hard fan of palace-intrigue novels. Just because she left the author a comment asking them to continue the story, she transmigrated into a new book whose blurb she had just finished reading! She ge 2.5kReads8.8Score293Shelves
15. 115 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Lay Low in the Prince's Mansion and Enjoy My Retirement 穿越后，在王府后院苟着养老 Lanlan Is Here兰兰来了Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted Bai Feiwan was born into the Bai family. Her father was a scholar, and her mother supported the household by doing embroidery. She also had two pairs of twin older brothers, and the family lived in poverty. Her birth brought her father good fortune at last: he passed the provincial examination and landed a seventh-rank county magistrate post. Just when the family’s life was finally beginning to improve, she was chosen for the imperial consorts. The Noble Consort took one look at her and decided 25.9kReads8.8Score3kShelves

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    I've been watching these two recently, they're pretty good.

16. 116 茶 She Exudes Tea, and He Spoils His Wife Without Limits 茶香四溢，爷他宠妻无度 Xi Zhinan希知南Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Qing Dynasty transmigration + Fourth Prince faction + Household and Palace Intrigue + Empress + Yinzhen + Sole Favorite + Multiple Births + Childbirth] Ultimate goal: Work to ensure English classes are never introduced in future generations. Lin Mingyan: “Wow, my lord, you’re amazing. I could never hit something that hard~~~” Inwardly: Amazing, my ass! This is the only decent outfit I own, and now you’ve splattered it with something unmentionable! Lin Mingyan: “As long as you visit me from tim 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    These are all the ones I found so far, and I think they're all pretty good. You can pick one.

17. 117 娇 The Pampered Madam 娇宠夫人 A Journey Through Mountains and Seas山海一程Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted Su Yuan was born into the Great Sheng Dynasty, where people prized slender figures. But when she grew up, she was a voluptuous beauty, which made it difficult for her to find a husband. Then, after being selected as a concubine, she was assigned to Prince Qin, Pei Jingheng. Since she was here, she decided to make the best of it. Su Yuan planned to shut the door and live a quiet life of her own. She hadn't expected Pei Jingheng to be handsome and perceptive, with no prejudice against her, even th 29.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
18. 118 皇 Your Majesty, Stop Falling for Me. I’m Getting Annoyed 皇上别爱了，本宫有点烦 Ten Miles Above the Moon月上十里Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Double-Standard, Love-Brained Male Lead + Female Lead Who Suffers Before Finding Happiness + One-on-One Romance + Both Leads’ First Love] The emperor falls for her at first sight at Chunshan. By imperial decree, Gu Yunxi enters the palace as a consort. She expects the days ahead to be filled with anxiety, like walking on thin ice. But Xiao Wanchen gives her a love like no other. Everyone in court and the harem urges her to be magnanimous and share the emperor’s 675Reads7.2Score104Shelves
19. 119 乖 A Sweet, Obedient Woman Gets the Best of Life, and the Crown Prince Can't Get Enough 乖巧的女人最好命，太子欲罢不能 Mi Yiner弥音儿Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (P.S. Strong male lead, weaker female lead, pure historical romance, no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, sweet romance.) Wen Li'er is gentle and mild-mannered, the cherished darling of her parents. She thought she'd marry a man she loved and spend her life raising children and managing the household. But an imperial decree from the Empress made her the lowest-ranking consort in the Eastern Palace. Unable to bear the blow, Wen Li'er fell seriously ill and spent half a year bedridden. 46.3kReads8.8Score8kShelves
20. 120 金 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 22.5kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    This isn't a story about two virgins; the female protagonist is a concubine after marriage, intelligent and resourceful, with a stronger desire for power than love. The only downside is that it's still being serialized, but the author updates consistently, so it's worth reading.

21. 121 咸 The Lazy Concubine Just Wants to Cling to a Powerful Patron, but the Aloof Prince Is Hooked 咸鱼侍妾只想抱大腿，高冷王爷却被钓疯了 Seven An Coins七桉钱Ancient Romance589k WordsOngoing (Transmigration / palace and household intrigue / raising a child / doted on exclusively in the later stages / love grows over time / everyday life) Ye Qing, a notorious actress, transmigrates one day into the body of a concubine of Prince Jing, the fourth son of the Great Yue emperor. As a concubine, without the prince's favor, her status is even lower than a maid's. To live comfortably, she decides to cling tightly to the biggest pillar in the prince's manor: the aloof Prince Jing. Ye Qing pre 388Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely worth watching.

22. 122 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 76.8kReads9.4Score12.9kShelves
23. 123 小 The Little Shadow Guard Won’t Be Your Bedwarming Maid 小暗卫才不当暖床丫鬟 Qi Qingluo其清洛Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted Ever since she could remember, A Leng had fought tooth and nail in the secret guard camp, all to stay alive and serve Prince An loyally. At last, the long-awaited opportunity came, but it cost her life. She died naked in the snow, and Prince Rui, Song Qiyu, was the one who granted her a final shred of dignity. Given another chance, A Leng would not only leave Prince An, who had brought about her death, but also protect Prince Rui, who was outnumbered and had no desire to compete for power. She j 2kReads8.9Score196Shelves
24. 124 帝 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted [Not a pure-love couple / not a strong heroine / weak heroine / little palace intrigue / slight angst early on, exclusive devotion later] Shu Li began having frequent dreams after she was transferred from the Hall of Sacred Books to serve the emperor. In them, a tall man stood not far from her. The first time their eyes met, she woke with a start. The second time she saw his face, he grabbed her by the throat and frightened her. The day after waking from the dream, she suddenly realized that 8.7kReads9.2Score943Shelves
25. 125 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 38.9kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
26. 126 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. 12.1kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Highly recommend!

27. 127 听 When He Heard I Was Remarrying, My Imperial Ex Went Berserk 听说我要再嫁，皇帝前夫杀疯了 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance354k WordsCompleted Jiang Li, the unruly eighteenth daughter of the Duke's mansion, was forced to marry the disgraced crown prince and imprisoned alongside him. They said the former crown prince was violent by nature, so Jiang Li packed her things and ran away. Not long afterward, the former crown prince ascended the throne, and everyone felt a chill on Jiang Li's behalf. Wouldn't the emperor have her torn limb from limb now? No one knew that the dignified ruler of the realm was holding Jiang Li's hand, his eyes re 1.2kReads9.2Score174Shelves
28. 128 将 A General's Daughter's Comeback: No More Coddling, It's Time to Rise 将门逆袭：不要娇宠要上位 Sweet Potato with Plum Powder甘梅地瓜Ancient Romance434k WordsCompleted When her aunt was on her deathbed, she entrusted her child to Wanqing. Out of gratitude, Wanqing became the concubine of the general’s eldest son. The rules for concubines in the general’s household: be dutiful and proper, and have no children. The household had no need for children born to concubines. Yet Wanqing bore four sons and a daughter, then took her place as the eldest son’s principal wife. The Empress Dowager personally bestowed on her the title of First-Rank Lady of Virtue. Someone sc 42.3kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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    The female lead is intelligent and wise, the plot is unconventional, and it's a great watch!

29. 129 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 119kReads9.6Score17.1kShelves

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    I'm definitely going to read this book. The original poster is describing it, right? The protagonist died tragically in his past life and was reborn, starting as a concubine and scheming step by step. The male lead is a eunuch, and the narrator asks for his "love from the eunuch." The original poster's criteria are the same: not a clean relationship (both leads are virgins/clean).

30. 130 弃 The Abandoned Consort’s Easy Road to Victory 弃妃的躺赢日常 Mo Zibai墨子白Ancient Romance951k WordsCompleted From Xiling to Dongyao, Hua Yuerong was determined to become the emperor’s most beloved consort, a woman above all others, so she and her sisters would never be bullied again. But every time she broke into the emperor’s bedchamber, she ran into assassins or secret guards. She never even caught a glimpse of the emperor. The emperor, Yan Yunheng, whom she mistook for an assassin or a secret guard, looked at the beautiful Hua and sneered inwardly: With eyes as bad as yours, you still want to become 257Reads8.7Score107Shelves

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    This book is quite good, though a bit long, and it takes on fantasy elements later on. The story revolves around the female lead's constant attempts to become the favored concubine and see the male lead, who keeps avoiding her. The storylines involving the female lead and her three sisters are also quite engaging.

31. 131 夫 My Husband Gives Me Two Hundred Thousand Taels a Month 夫君每月给我二十万两 Having Met the Young Master既见公子Ancient Romance768k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Transmigrate Into a Book + Goofy Comedy + Redemption + Marriage Before Love] Gan Qiongying transmigrated into the body of a princess! Before she could even celebrate, she realized this world was the setting of a book she had read. And she was the wicked supporting character who committed countless evils and met a tragic end... The plot had reached the point where a princess of her stature was being forced to marry a merchant. Merchants ranked below scholars, farmers, and arti 30.4kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves

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    The first and third books are both male-only, not both-only, and lean towards comedy. The female lead is strong, intelligent, not love-struck, and not a saint. The second book is a coming-of-age story, starting directly from the female lead's childhood. The writing style is also hilarious; I laughed so hard I choked on my food several times. The most important thing about reading is to have fun!

32. 132 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 136kReads9.6Score16.3kShelves
33. 133 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 49.6kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
34. 134 入 After Entering the Palace, the Obsessive Emperor Wouldn’t Let Me Leave 入宫后，偏执帝王不许我出宫 Three Days in the Capital三日京Ancient Romance509k WordsCompleted [Not both virgins, not a strong heroine, a little angst early on, devoted love later] In the fourth year of the new emperor’s reign, Consort Duan died suddenly of an illness in the palace. At the time, Shen Jiafu was not yet fifteen. The Empress Dowager was from the Shen family. Half a year later, she summoned a Shen daughter to the palace to attend to her, claiming to be ill. Shen Jiafu traveled from Quzhou to the imperial capital. In public, she was gentle and well-behaved, like a charming flo 14.2kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    These are all highly-rated palace intrigue novels, with excellent writing and a tight plot; they're all very enjoyable. [Learned][Learned][Learned]

35. 135 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 101.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
36. 136 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 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 5.8kReads9.2Score577Shelves
37. 137 大 A True Record of the Qing Empresses 大清皇后实录 Jin Se妗瑟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pampered from the Start, Sweet Romance, Everyday Life, Slow Burn, Household and Palace Intrigue] Ru Yue transmigrates into the body of an ordinary bannerman’s daughter. Her father died young, but her elders are kind and her younger siblings are well-behaved. Then, unexpectedly, she is selected to enter Fourth Prince’s household as a concubine. Without family connections or money, she relies on her peerless beauty to climb ever higher in the household. Before she even realizes it, she has become 7.5kReads8.6Score700Shelves

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    Both are good-looking, recommended.

38. 138 小 The Palace Maid Is Soft and Sweet, and the Emperor Cherishes Her 小宫女又软又娇，皇上宠她入骨 Silver Charm银娇Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [HE; a cold, powerful emperor VS a carefree little palace maid, not both virgins] A Zhi grew up in the palace and knew all its twists and turns. Her goal was clear: eat well and wait to die! Who could have guessed that one day, while delivering a meal, she would catch the emperor’s eye? Terrified, A Zhi packed her little bundle that very night, determined to make a run for it at dawn! But before she could get away, she and her pitifully small bundle were sent straight to Taihe Palace. Only after 21.3kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
39. 139 娇 With the Adorable Beauty at His Side, Even the Cold-Blooded Powerful Official Is Stirred by Mortal Desires 娇娇在侧，冷戾权臣也被撩动凡心 Floating Snow Returning飘飘回雪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance] Su Jiaojiao transmigrates with no grand ambitions. She only wants to make money, enjoy life, and be free. But her stunning looks catch the eye of Song Chi, the Prince of Jiangnan. He falls for her at first sight, and has only one thought when he sees her: I want her! “You're a merchant's daughter. It's your honor to be my concubine.” “I want to be your girlfriend.” “Your girlfriend? What's that?” “We can kiss, cuddle, and sleep together. No titles, no strings att 54.9kReads9.0Score7.1kShelves
40. 140 清 Qing Transmigration: The Fourth Prince, a Workaholic, Dotes on His Beloved and Fertile Side Consort 清穿：卷王四爷的娇养好孕侧福晋 Candy Ball Mama糖球麻麻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Qing dynasty setting + golden finger + gentle, gradual romance + devoted love in the later chapters] Yan Qing transmigrates as a young lady of the Xilin Gioro clan, a person who never existed in history. Her eldest brother is E'ertai, a trusted high-ranking minister of the Yongzheng Emperor, the sort honored in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. As a Manchu girl, she has to attend the imperial selection. She had hoped to be dismissed and go home to marry on her own, but things don't go a 20.8kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
41. 141 盛 Dotingly Cherished Concubine: A Handbook for Raising a Beloved Concubine 盛宠娇妾：宠妾养成手册 Sweet Rice Wine糯糯酒Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, No Angst + One-on-One + Everyday Life] Qing Li spent years pretending to be a mute little eunuch in the palace. After arriving at the Prince Qing's residence, all she wanted was to keep her hands tucked into her sleeves, carry on acting dimwitted, and live peacefully as a little eunuch. But one day, she grabbed a scholar in blue robes at the library and made him help her carry something. After that, everything began to change. When she pretended to be stupid, people poked her. Wh 137Reads8.6Score—Shelves
42. 142 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 [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 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

    Reader note

    The female lead is smart.

43. 143 前 The Former Dynasty's Maidservant 前朝女婢 Hou Mochen Yan侯莫陈炎Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted No saintly heroine, no pointless chatter, no dragging things out. Come feast on the good stuff!!! The cover is based on the heroine's original character design, so feel free to imagine yourself in her role. “As long as we don't have children, there won't be any problems. You needn't worry, Big Sister. I won't marry someone else for the sake of an heir. In this life, I need only you...” 1.5kReads8.4Score106Shelves

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    The story unfolds with unrequited love in the early stages, a false bond in the middle, and a forbidden romance in the later stages. It's both sickeningly sweet and heart-wrenchingly agonizing, a plot that delivers both pain and sweetness, making it utterly addictive. No saintly sentimentality, no unnecessary chatter. I kill to save my life, he covets my elder sister. Me: "There are no perfect people in this world. You say I'm disrupting the court? Before you label me a villain, you'd better pay for my blood debt!" Him: "I've already fallen in love with you, how can I change that? What's done is done, I accept it. Even if she's my elder sister, so what? Whether it's rebelling against the Heavenly Gang or forcibly taking her, I'll bear the world's infamy. Even mountains and seas, I will flatten them. My elder sister can only be mine…!" No time travel, no reincarnation, pure ancient Chinese setting.

44. 144 清 Daiyu in the Qing Dynasty: The Fourth Prince's Beloved Wife 清穿红楼黛玉：四爷的娇娇福晋 Little Yan of the Qiao Family乔家小颜Female-Channel Fanfiction564k WordsCompleted On the brink of death, she healed a blade of grass, only to find herself transmigrated as Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber. And it’s a Qing dynasty transmigration into Dream of the Red Chamber! She has no interest in Jia Baoyu, the resident flirt who acts like everyone’s perfect boyfriend. Her dream man is the Fourth Prince! Lin Daiyu sticks to her principles: no living under someone else’s roof, no Jia Baoyu, no sarcastic jabs, and no tragic fate from Dream of the Red Chamber. It all start 6.9kReads9.3Score680Shelves

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    That's fine.

45. 145 太 The Crown Prince’s White Moonlight Can’t Compare: The Soft, Sweet Girl Is His True Love 太子白月光不香，软娇娇才是真爱 October Brocade Deer十月锦鹿Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted Sweet romance! Palace and household intrigue + reborn heroine + transmigrated rival + face-slapping the beloved white moonlight The Crown Prince has a beloved woman. She's beautiful and talented, forthright by nature, and the orphaned daughter of a loyal martyr. She and the Crown Prince grew up together, yet she claims to see him as an older brother and refuses to enter the Eastern Palace and share a husband with the other women. The Crown Prince is utterly devoted to her and has turned down th 5.9kReads8.5Score567Shelves
46. 146 清 Qing Transmigration: Kangxi's Nine Sons Hear My Inner Thoughts 清穿：康熙九龙听到我心声后 Little Falling Leaves落木小小Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sharp-tongued heroine + one-on-one romance later + Kangxi and the Nine Princes can read the heroine's thoughts + not historically accurate + comedic palace and household intrigue with plenty of detail, and the heroine doesn't suffer in silence + most supporting characters are smart] Wen Yao is a chatterbox, known for her endless stream of snark. When she transmigrated, things were different for her... Everyone else got a System, but all she had left was a gossip panel, abandoned by her System a 9.7kReads9.0Score901Shelves

    Reader note

    🍭🍭🍭These few are pretty good.

47. 147 清 Qing Transmigration: Oh No, Consort Yi Is Beating People Again 清穿：不好了，宜妃又动手打人了 Xiao Shiyiniang萧十一娘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qing Transmigration: A pampered young lady in her previous life + a haughty, proud, fussy little diva + quick to throw punches at the slightest provocation Not a clean romance. Reader discretion advised. Plot 1: Nalan Zhu is dazzlingly beautiful, with a graceful figure. As soon as she enters the imperial harem, Emperor Kangxi takes notice of her. She wins his favor at once and is immediately made a Noble Lady, granted the title Yi. At the morning audience in Changchun Palace, the beauty of Noble 4.2kReads9.0Score386Shelves
48. 148 清 Qing Transmigration: The Seventh Prince's Primary Consort Is a Hidden Powerhouse 清穿：七爷的嫡福晋是隐形大佬 First Snow in Nansheng南晟初雪Ancient Romance206k WordsCompleted After countless hardships, the apocalypse esper Su Xi escaped from the laboratory. But after only a few years of freedom, she died alongside the Zombie Emperor. She thought her life had reached its end, but unexpectedly, it was only the beginning of another. Su Xi of the Hadanara clan was married by imperial decree to the Seventh Prince, a man she did not love. In the end, she wasted away in misery and died young. When she opened her eyes again, she had become herself. To repair her spatial dime 8kReads8.8Score481Shelves
49. 149 贵 The Imperial Consort Trades on the Emperor’s Favor, Seeking Revenge and Rising to Power 贵妃恃宠而骄，一路复仇上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue revenge power fantasy, with sweet romance, scumbags getting what they deserve, and an adorable child later on. The leads are not each other's firsts, so read with caution if that bothers you!!! Not fantasy!!!) She is Yu Zhiyi, daughter of Jiangnan's richest man, and Yu Zhiyan, daughter of the Minister of Rites. On her fifth birthday, because of a Frost Soul Pearl, all 100-odd members of Yu Zhiyi's family were slaughtered. The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had once 2.5kReads9.1Score255Shelves

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    The characters are vivid, and there is no sense of oppression.

50. 150 得 When He Learned I’d Secretly Taken Contraceptive Soup, the Powerful Minister Turned Dark 得知我偷喝避子汤后，权臣黑化了 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance439k WordsCompleted [Household intrigue + sweet romance + rise to power + age and height gap + a touch of healing] Tan Yin is the third daughter among the Song family's concubine-born daughters. When she was twelve, she accidentally ate crab roe and broke out in a rash all over her body. A plague was sweeping through Jiangnan at the time, and everyone feared it might be smallpox. So they sent Tan Yin to Puhua Mountain outside the capital, leaving her to fend for herself. Five years passed, and no one came to see he 15kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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