Palace and Household Intrigue: The Female Lead Starts Out Unfavored 宫斗宅斗女主刚开始不受宠
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- 101 The Cannon Fodder Awakens, and the Old Foxes Eavesdrop on My Thoughts 炮灰觉醒，老六们偷听我心声 [Transmigrate into a book + wacky comedy + the schemers don't admit they can read minds + adored by everyone + shameless + utterly unhinged early on + happy ending + royals who aren't stereotypes] [Complete] Yin Jiao had been in the book for ten years when, one day, she finally awakened. She had transmigrated into a tearjerking romance with more than a thousand chapters about the male and female leads. The entire cast was so bad at communicating that even dogs would shake their heads. Good news: 3.4kReads9.3Score40014d adds
- 102 The Palace Maid Keeps Embarrassing Herself Every Day 宫女她每天都在社死的路上 [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + System + regret-and-redemption arc + secret identities] As the story’s disposable cannon-fodder bug, Zhou Shengsheng thinks she can reincarnate perfectly as long as she keeps the plot on track. But these three men are each stranger than the last. When she was a palace maid, they treated her like a plaything. She thought she could put on a new secret identity and get back at them for everything she had endured. But their reactions leave her baffled. Th 8.9kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
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A Hundred Ways to Win the Emperor's Heart in the Harem 在后宫征服皇帝的一百个技巧
Ever since entering the palace, Yun Li has become a shameless schemer. Two-faced and insincere, she puts on an act every day. When dealing with the emperor’s favorite consort, she tears into her until she’s furious, then clutches her chest with a wounded look and says, “I’m so envious that His Majesty dotes on you.” When someone tries to frame her, she casually slaps them, then bursts into tears. “Why would you treat a kind person like me this way?” When speaking with the empress, she nods absen
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- 104 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 37.3kReads9.4Score4.3k14d adds
- 105 The Empress Is a Max-Level Palace Intriguer, Crushing Everyone 皇后满级宫斗，嘎嘎乱杀 [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 13.8kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
- 106 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds
- 107 The Broken Palace Walls 破宫墙 [Alternate setting + both leads have no past romantic relationships] The capital had its “Five Tyrants,” with Princess Anle, Li Qingyao, at the top. Rumor had it that the princess was spoiled and arrogant, always carrying a long whip at her side. She was also doted on by the emperor and favored by the Noble Consort, making her the most cherished person in the Great Yan Dynasty. Yet this high-and-mighty princess died a tragic death in a conspiracy. What was most despairing was that the mastermind 1.5kReads8.9Score20214d adds
- 108 Drunk on the Begonia Blossoms of Beijing 醉京棠 "A carefree black-lotus beauty and the jealous, unhinged Prince Ning" "Both devoted only to each other + married first, fell in love later + play the pig to eat the tiger + a little pursuit-after-the-breakup drama" Yun Jingtang, the legitimate daughter of a Duke's household, has skin as fair as snow and beauty beyond compare. She is famous for being gentle and delicate, but in truth, she runs the Gold-Gathering Pavilion single-handedly, is shrewd in her dealings, and knows everything happening a 6.2kReads9.0Score70214d adds
- 109 The Sparrow's Scheme 雀谋 [The Resilient Chancellor’s Daughter × The Dark, Unhinged Emperor] Abduction and possession | Intense love | A touch of angst In the sixth year of Hongyong, the Chancellor’s entire household was confiscated, yet Emperor Xie Yuan issued an imperial decree that stunned the court and the country, naming Jiang Wan, the daughter of a convicted traitor, empress. Everyone said the new emperor meant to imprison this guilty woman in the harem and torment her day and night. Jiang Wan thought so too —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Palace Beauty 宫姝 She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.3kReads9.2Score95314d adds
- 111 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 12.8kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds
- 112 Palace Intrigue Begins Before the Selection 宫斗从选秀前开始 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 7.8kReads9.0Score78414d adds
- 113 Transmigrating: From Farmer’s Daughter to Princess 穿越之从农家女变成王妃 Qiao Xin transmigrates to ancient times and becomes a poor farm girl. Hoping to secure a better life, she extorts a sum of money from the man she rescued and uses it to start a business... The first time Xiao Qirui sees Qiao Xin, he's captivated by her bright eyes. At first, he intends to keep her as a pet, but somewhere along the way, his heart slips beyond his control and he falls in love with her... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Reborn Princess Flirts With Her Personal Shadow Guard 重生公主撩拨贴身暗卫 Xu Pianran is reborn on the day she marries Xie Mingli. This time, she’s determined to make that scumbag and his family pay. And while she’s dealing with him, she may as well flirt with her personal bodyguard. 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Transmigrated Legitimate Daughter Becomes the Heir’s Consort 穿越之嫡女世子妃 Song Yuwei goes from being an adult in her twenties to a baby. All she wants is to live out her life in peace in this unfamiliar era, but then she meets a man who deliberately approaches her for reasons she cannot fathom. Fu Jingchen approached Song Yuwei on purpose to strengthen his ties with the Duke’s household so he could carry out his plans. But this little woman is far too wary of him... 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 My Sister Becomes Empress, I Become King, and Our Little Brother Hides Among the Men Who Love Men 姊成皇，我为王，阿弟断袖堆里藏 [No CP, fictional setting, powerful female lead + pure wish fulfillment with no logic + doted-on by all + helping the empress ascend + female supporting character reverses the harem] I'm terrible at writing synopses, so here's a preview. Not GL. Wish-fulfillment story with no CP. No BL. When Shen Mingluan was five, her grandmother, whose every thought revolved around producing heirs, gave her mother such a poisonous dose of “concern” that her mother came to her senses and finally left her good 30Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 117 Spring Banquet 春日宴 She kept male favorites and toyed with powerful ministers! For eight years, the arrogant and tyrannical Princess Danyang, Li Huaiyu, wreaked havoc across the court and country. She died on the day the new emperor ascended the throne, bleeding from every orifice in a truly gruesome death. The officials celebrated and the people rejoiced: Evil gets what it deserves! Good riddance! Yet on the seventh day after her death, Princess Danyang returned to life in the body of the Bai family’s Fourth Mis 13.6kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
- 118 She Swapped Bodies with the Tyrant and Went on a Rampage! 她，与暴君互换后，杀疯啦！ [Soul swap + transmigrate into a book + sweet, funny romance + going off the rails + tyrant + wish fulfillment + both leads are each other's first and only] Yun Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, becoming a foolish, timid cannon-fodder character who doesn't even survive the first chapter. No problem. If my family plots against me, I'll assassinate the emperor and wipe out my own clan! But after killing the emperor, Yun Yaoyao was horrified to discover that she and the tyrant had swapped bodies! T 26.7kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds
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A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常
[Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever
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- 120 Empresses in the Palace: The Cannon Fodder Concubine's Rise to Promotion 甄嬛传之炮灰的贵妃升职记 Noble Lady Fang was an inconspicuous background character in Empresses in the Palace, the previous owner of the Broken Jade Pavilion. Shallow, a standard-issue extra, and unlucky. Until she died in the Cold Palace and was chosen by the System to live her life over again. To be honest, she had always thought of herself as an ordinary little nobody in the imperial harem. The System must have picked her by mistake out of inexperience. But the System said, “Choosing you is the most rigorous and opti 5.9kReads9.2Score48614d adds
- 121 The Splendor of the Ming: Defeating the Demon Empress Sun and Kicking Out the Gate-Crashing Emperor 大明凤华：除孙妖后，踹叫门天子 [Transmigration + fictional Ming dynasty + no pocket dimension or System + a prince’s favorite concubine + harem and household intrigue + male lead has had previous partners + clear-headed heroine, no angst + he only dotes on her in the middle and later parts] Content warning: Zhu Zhanji is reborn as the heroine’s son; Wang, the Noble Consort, is villainized; Zhu Qizhen is abused; Empress Dowager Sun and others get taken down. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Li Changxi came across a video a 1.7kReads9.0Score12114d adds
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Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后
In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p
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Transmigrating: Hello, Palace Mistress! 穿越之宫主大人你好哇
Transmigrating again? I transmigrate right into the bath of a wicked palace mistress. How embarrassing! Everyone else transmigrates as a young lady, but I can only be a maid. Wait, what kind of crazy era is this? It's just like a Thai drama: every slap has its own style, and love isn't love unless it leaves you a complete wreck...
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Steal from the Imperial Palace to Raise the Prince: Anyone in My Way Dies 偷皇宫养皇子，谁挡路谁就死
[Thieving Maid ✖️ Prince of the Cold Palace] Two equally formidable leads, fiercely protective, raising him first, then fighting for power After dying, Shan Zhi transmigrates and is reborn in the Cold Palace. The moment she opens her eyes, Si Huaizheng is hoping she’ll die. Not the best start. … She hadn’t really planned on looking after him. But he calls her big sister… What can she do? Since she’s here, she might as well make a go of it. She can only take him along for the ride~ ❗Before she
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- 125 A Life of Servitude 为婢 Xiao Lu was held hostage for ten years. I stayed by his side, living as if we were husband and wife. When he was rescued and returned to the State of Zhao, I became the most shameful kind of person at his side: a slave from the State of Chu. A maid, insignificant and easily overlooked. I watched him marry a beautiful woman, watched him host banquets for his guests. I watched him become a prince, watched him bask in glory. Later, on the eve of my wedding, I heard that he had burned his boats and 5kReads8.7Score53514d adds
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The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖
[Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a
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- 127 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 "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 142kReads9.7Score112k14d adds
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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
[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
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- 129 The Emperor's Cherished Consort 帝王娇宠 [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 8.1kReads9.2Score86914d adds
- 130 The Concubine 外室 A sweet romance, devoted couple, one-on-one, no family or palace intrigue, simple and straightforward, no golden finger!!! Chun Xiao had all the food and comforts she could want in the modern world. She never expected to end up as a kept woman in ancient times, and her life was hellish from the start. Feeling the empty pockets that were cleaner than her face, she could only sigh and keep her head down for now! Once she saved enough money... then... 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
- 131 Little Sweetheart! Soft and Irresistible! Both Tyrants Are in Love with Her 小娇娇！香软撩！两个暴君都爱她 [Doll-faced, curvy, easygoing sweet girl vs. a tyrant with two personalities] [Both are each other’s first and only + doting romance + size difference + height difference + slight age gap] Song Yan is a special girl, so she knows a secret. The lofty emperor actually has two souls living inside him. His dominant personality is gentle and refined as jade, aloof and restrained, shrewd and calculating: a bona fide obsessive yandere. His secondary personality is volatile, unrestrained, brutal, and bl 5.8kReads9.2Score59614d adds
- 132 A Lovely Spring 春来俏 Ever since he was little, Lu Qing had known that the tiny person in the crib beside his bed was his fiancée. His aunt told him they'd live together just like his mom and dad. He didn't understand back then, but once the little one learned to walk, a little tail started following him everywhere. She was very sweet and liked to cling to him, but she was also delicate and prone to tears. He had no choice but to protect her. He protected her until she found her way into his heart, where she stayed f 584Reads—Score10014d adds
- 133 The Silly Beauty Is Timid Yet Spoiled, and the Love-Crazed Emperor Dotes on Her Every Day 笨蛋美人怂且娇，病娇皇上日日宠 [Animated series now streaming] [Obsessive love + exclusive devotion + both leads inexperienced + nurturing romance + mutual salvation] [Wildly imaginative, not a purely historical romance] Yan Ruoruo’s brain was damaged by a high fever when she was little. Sometimes clever and sometimes dim-witted, she was always coming out with cutting one-liners that could kill a person on the spot. By a twist of fate, she saved an obsessive, tyrannical emperor. From then on, he doted on her endlessly. The on 8kReads9.0Score72314d adds
- 134 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 [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 12.6kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Big Shot’s Lazy Pillow 穿书后成了大佬的咸鱼抱枕
Outside, a raging storm howled and battle cries filled the air. Inside, Ning Xihua suddenly jolted awake on the bed. Propping herself up halfway, she looked confused. “What’s going on?” The man held a book in one hand and pulled her into his arms with the other. “Nothing. Go back to sleep.” “Oh.” Ning Xihua lay back down and promptly fell asleep. If the big shot was this calm, then even if knives were raining down outside, it had nothing to do with her. After transmigrating into a book, Ning Xi
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- 136 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Returns 重生嫡女归来 Banxia, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Medicine, was murdered by her sister and the Crown Prince she loved. When she awakens, she has been reborn a few days before returning to the capital. With the memories of her past life, she tears away her sister’s beautiful facade and exposes her stepmother’s false piety. The capital says she’s a country bumpkin, but she’s more fashionable than anyone. They call her a village girl, but she’s more graceful than them all. They say she’s illiterate 5.6kReads9.1Score1.7k14d adds
- 137 The Haughty Empress's Concubine Conquest 傲娇娘娘的宠妃攻略 Palace intrigue + historical romance + not mutually chaste + marriage first, love later She is the general’s younger sister, with an excellent family background and beauty to match. After she transmigrates, she wakes up caught in the schemes and betrayals of the imperial palace. To protect herself, she resolves to become the emperor’s favorite consort. When they first meet, he tells her, “I will never like a woman like you in this life.” Gu Qingyan successfully presents herself as somewhat 1.6kReads8.9Score14114d adds
- 138 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 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 10.7kReads8.9Score1.4k14d adds
- 139 The Emperor Finds His Consort Alluring; I Find His Majesty a Jerk 朕见贵妃多妩媚，妾见皇上甚是渣 [No transmigration or rebirth] [Pure palace intrigue] [The heroine never falls in love] Jinyue, the legitimate eldest daughter of a general's household, is chosen in a selection for the imperial harem. The Empress appoints her as a spy and marries her off to the Crown Prince as a secondary consort. The moment she enters the Eastern Palace, she understands that she and Zhongli Jin are bound only by mutual interest. There can never be the slightest affection between them. After sixteen years in th 2.5kReads9.0Score24214d adds
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The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐
Miss Zhu Si’s rough fighting skills have always made her the laughingstock of the capital’s noble families. In everyone else’s eyes, that’s the sort of work meant for household guards. Zhu Changle, who considers herself invincible, isn’t ashamed of it. She’s proud. Not everyone can protect their own home, but she can! And then some! She’d even turn the whole capital upside down to protect it! Don’t believe her? Try her!
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- 141 Green Shoots on the Branch 绿上枝头 [Signed for print] [Brave, steadfast transmigrated heroine VS cool, clearheaded young noble] [Transmigration + rebirth + prominent family + household intrigue + feel-good + career building + strong heroine + light comedy] Jiang Lübao, daughter of a censor, was unexpectedly kidnapped and had her reputation ruined. The marriage that had already been arranged for her was called off, too. For a young woman from a prominent family, this was a devastating blow. But she burst out laughing. No one knew 87.1kReads9.6Score9.9k14d adds
- 142 You Tried to Stop Me from Breaking Off the Engagement, So I'll Ruin Your Duke's Estate 阻我退亲，我让你国公府变破落户 You stand in the way of my broken engagement, so I’ll reduce your Duke’s estate to ruin. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Sold to a Brothel, I Made a Fortune and Became a Female Chancellor 被卖青楼后，我狂赚百万当女相 [Strong female lead, face-slapping, feel-good, soul transmigration, golden finger, business, devoted couple, political intrigue, putting scumbags in their place, lighthearted, funny] After a car accident, Lu Xiaotang transmigrates into the body of a kidnapped girl who tried to kill herself by throwing herself against a wall. The moment she opens her eyes, she is facing the brothel madam’s whip. “Either entertain customers or die!” She sneers and tears up her contract of servitude. “I choose a th 75Reads6.9Score—14d adds
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Has the Noble Consort Left Qirong Palace Today? 皇贵妃今天出栖容宫了吗？
[☆No transmigration, no rebirth, and no pristine couples] [☆The romance develops gradually] Everyone in the palace knew that the person they must never offend was neither the pampered and fiery Noble Consort Hui nor the peerlessly beautiful Consort Cen, but Noble Consort Zhe of Qirong Palace, Lady Fucha. A consort's guide to survival: If you want to get ahead, never provoke the lady of Qirong Palace. She was the emperor's first woman, his companion and confidante since their youth; the mother
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- 145 The White Moonlight Noble Consort’s Daily Life in the Harem 白月光贵妃的后宫日常 (Cover used with permission) With an illustrious family background, breathtaking beauty, and the distinction of being the emperor’s moonlight, Jiang Hui should have found life as a Noble Consort effortlessly easy. Unfortunately, the sisters in all but name in the Eastern Palace, wave after wave of beautiful candidates from the provinces, and the supposed substitutes who resemble her in looks and bearing all tell her the same thing: no one can walk unscathed through the imperial harem. [Alternate 25.1kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
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She’s Beautiful and Alluring, and the Aloof Crown Prince Falls for Her Day After Day 她又美又撩人，清冷太子日日沦陷
Scheming beauty (native heroine) + rising in status + household intrigue + a little groveling after the fact A seemingly gentle yet clear-headed beauty vs. a proud, secretly wicked crown prince who bends for love Yufu is the lowliest hairdressing maid in the Zhou household, yet she was born with a face that could bring ruin to a kingdom. To protect herself, she hides her figure and conceals her looks, waiting until she has saved enough money to buy her freedom and escape this den of wolves. But
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- 147 Seduce Her Body and Win Her Heart! The Cunning Heir Is Not to Be Trifled With 勾她身诱她心！腹黑世子不好惹 A frail yet resilient orphan girl + a forceful, domineering young nobleman Secret romance + coercive seduction + a groveling chase to win her back + emotional push and pull + physical first, feelings later + sweet romance (not really) In a nutshell: Love is a war. Whoever takes it seriously loses. He is the hunter, and she is the prey caught beneath his claws. With no other choice, she is forced into a six-month arrangement with him. He wants her body, she wants his money. Nothing more. She sti 11.6kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
- 148 The Grand Tutor’s Beloved Maid 太傅大人的娇宠丫鬟 Qing Fu, the eldest daughter of the Duke’s mansion, dreams that on her wedding night her husband torments her mercilessly, then snaps her bones one by one and leaves her to die in bed! Terrified out of her wits, Qing Fu takes the imperial edict and resolves to flee rather than marry. But by a twist of fate, she is mistaken for a maid and sold into another household, where she is made a bedchamber maid! Sobbing, Qing Fu is shoved into a room. She looks up at the person on the bed, and finds him s 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 A Beauty's Taste of Spring 美人尝春 [Pure historical romance | Household intrigue | Satisfying revenge | Sweet romance | A reverse-harem battlefield | Devoted heroine, not a player | Male rivalry | Palace and nobility] After disaster strikes her family, Yun Zhiyu has no choice but to seek help from distant relatives in the capital. But they try to force her to become a concubine to her third cousin, a good-for-nothing who keeps a mistress and frequents the pleasure quarters! Unwilling to accept this, Yun Zhiyu decides to find a go 136Reads—Score—14d adds
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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
[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
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