Please, I'm Begging for Palace Intrigue or Household Drama Novels 跪求宫斗宅斗的小说

1. 1 惊 Shocking! The Emperor Has No Heirs, and the Quick-Transmigration Villainess Is Having More Babies 惊！帝王绝嗣，快穿女配又多胎了 Lin Bo琳波Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration + Childbearing + System + Superpowers + Palace Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Read] This is a brainless story, so readers are advised to put their brains away. She has supernatural powers. She is stunningly beautiful. And then her sister plots against her... At the brink of despair, she accepts a mission to bear children for powerful men who cannot have heirs in various worlds, all so she can be reborn and take revenge. World One: [The Delicate Co 2.5kReads9.1Score237Shelves

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   Want to experience the thrill of treacherous power struggles? Within the confines of the palace, every smile may conceal a deadly intent, and every polite greeting could be the prelude to a conspiracy. A beautiful woman's furrowed brows hide countless resentments; a powerful minister's raised cup and laughter conceal hidden ambitions. Join this palace intrigue and uncover the layers of mystery! 😈

2. 2 拯 Saving the Barren Emperor: This Beauty Is Extra Fertile! 拯救绝嗣帝王，美人她超好孕的！ Seven Seven Leaf七七叶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + System + Stunning Beauty + Exclusive Devotion + Childbearing + No Fixed Couple] Worlds One and Three are not mutually devoted; all the others are. Listen, whose good System saves the world by having babies? Su Wanti ran into exactly this ridiculous System! [Host, you can save this little world by bearing a child for its Child of Fortune!] Su Wanti was dumbfounded. [Host, if you refuse, you'll be reduced to ashes!] Fine! This ridiculous System actually dares to threaten m 1.8kReads8.5Score164Shelves
3. 3 穿 After I Transmigrate, I Flirt with the Heartless Crown Prince 穿越后，我撩了薄情太子爷 Little Fox Awan小狐阿晚Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fictional setting + playing dumb while being clever + face-slapping + devoted couples + sweet romance] In the novel Golden Age, Crown Prince Si Jinchen had the Khitan nation bowing in submission when he was just fifteen. He later swept through the Qiang people and conquered small nations such as the Huihe and Han kingdoms. Yet he never married. Yan Qingwan transmigrated into the novel as a spoiled supporting female character. Her family adored her, but she was hopelessly lo 2.1kReads8.6Score211Shelves
4. 4 乖 The Sweet, Gentle General's Wife: Her Elder Sister's Little Shadow 乖软将军妻：她是嫡姐小尾巴 Moving Steadily Forward曼曼前行Ancient Romance489k WordsCompleted “Who did you say you want to marry? Say it again!” The veins on the Duke of Zhenguo's forehead were about to burst. “Miss Xue Ninghan, the fourth daughter of Xue Shiling, a vice director in the Ministry of Works.” Cen Qijun knelt ramrod straight, his voice loud and clear, without the slightest hesitation. “She's a concubine-born girl everyone can push around. She can barely get a word out and does nothing but cry. How could she ever shoulder the responsibility of running the Duke of Zhenguo's ho 1.7kReads7.5Score153Shelves
5. 5 重 The Reborn Legitimate Daughter Marries Her Former Husband Again 重生嫡女再嫁前世夫君 Ranxi Youzi染兮柚子Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Reborn, cool and proactive legitimate daughter × devoted, restrained, principled general] In her previous life, Su Fu married Xiao Junhe by imperial decree. The young Marquis Xiao was a renowned general, brave and decisive on the battlefield. He won glorious victories for the Nansang Kingdom. The day after Su Fu married Xiao Junhe, he received an imperial decree ordering him to lead his troops into battle. Six months later, news of victory came from the frontier. Young General Xiao had fought b 1.8kReads8.7Score193Shelves
6. 6 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Beauty's Green Tea Guide 快穿：心机美人绿茶指南 Good Luck, Salty Fish Turns Around好运咸鱼翻身Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing The rating has fallen below 9.0 because I can't schedule updates!!! [A scheming, romance-strategy story, not a strong female lead. The heroine is usually a manipulative sweet-talker or fake white lotus, and isn't a good person. There is no fixed male lead, and sometimes the story has no moral compass. Please don't read if that bothers you!] It's called quick transmigration, but each story is fairly long. Please don't read if that bothers you. The heroine isn't strong. She usually plays weak or 42.6kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
7. 7 真 This Is Bad: The Consort I Picked Up Is So Innocent and Clingy 真要命，捡来的驸马他又纯又粘 Bullet Head子弹头Ancient Romance248k WordsCompleted A ruthless, difficult princess vs. a clingy, stunning male slave Cong Mi is a noble princess, arrogant and ruthless. Who would have thought her destined death would have something to do with a male slave? The slave she picked up is filthy and a mess, and all he ever asks for is a steamed bun. He’s good for nothing but his looks. He can barely stand, yet insists on protecting her. His body is covered in bloody wounds, but he still asks if the cut on her hand hurts. Honestly, he’s just... unbeliev 278Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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   💥 "It's Deadly, the Prince Consort I Picked Up is So Pure and Clingy"💥 [Ruthless Princess × Clingy and Stunning Male Slave] "This prince consort I picked up, I can't shake him off no matter what I do?" Princess Mi, arrogant all her life, falls into the trap of a male slave's pure desire— By day, she coldly tells him to "get lost," but at night, she's pinned against the wall by the waist: "Your Highness, your heartbeat is disturbing me..."💘 🔥Tags: #AncientRomance #MutualTaming #PrincessIntrigue #ClingyCrazyAhhh, does anyone understand?👉8.7-rated highly-rated ancient style novel, see how the awkward princess is turned into a love-struck fool by her male slave, the plot is sweet with a touch of angst, go for it! 🚀

8. 8 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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   It's a palace intrigue story with constant plot twists; the author has filled in every plot hole, the theme is very profound, and it's incredibly entertaining.

9. 9 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 7.6kReads9.4Score901Shelves

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   Just finished reading it! The female lead is reborn, the male lead transmigrates, the second male lead rises to power, it's a revenge story of mutual redemption and meticulous planning. The author's writing is very delicate, and the plot doesn't drag at all. Highly recommended! 🤭

10. 10 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

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    This doesn't seem to be about palace intrigue or domestic drama; it seems to be about strategizing for the world, but the strategies are very well written! You should check it out? It has palace intrigue and domestic drama, but the main focus is on scheming for the world and the highest position. However, the female lead's ambitions don't lie in that; she just wants to secure her own future and not be manipulated by others.

11. 11 后 The Villainess in the Harem Starts with Empresses in the Palace 后宫恶女从甄嬛传开始 Chang Rong常容Female-Channel Fanfiction3.5M WordsCompleted [Complete] [A new book is underway, still starting with An Lingrong] Self-interest + villainess + Qing palace + palace intrigue + reborn + wish fulfillment + going mad + wild imagination + plot analysis + crossing between TV worlds Supporting characters, cannon fodder, empresses, maids, eunuchs, and palace maids from Empresses in the Palace are reborn or transmigrate into TV dramas Content warning: [This story portrays Zhen Huan negatively. She is almost always a villain here, so proceed with ca 10.4kReads8.2Score448Shelves

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    Palace intrigue + comedy + wildly imaginative + egoistic + madcap literature

12. 12 在 Making Friends in Empresses in the Palace, All to Become the Empress Dowager 在甄嬛传广交友，一切为了当太后 Where the Moon Rests月安在Female-Channel Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted Li Huimin, a level-ten Zhen Huan drama fanatic, transmigrates one day and finds herself reborn as the previously nonexistent eldest daughter of the Xilingjueluo family? My father is E'ertai. This is a sure thing: a trusted confidant of the Yongzheng Emperor and a regent, so I can thrive under his protection. Other women enter the palace on their looks. I have my father to thank. Having a good dad really does let you do as you please. Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang are all in love with the emperor? 2.4kReads9.0Score182Shelves

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    The synopsis is inadequate, Princess, please proceed to the main text. This novel is truly captivating! 🤩 The female protagonist, Li Huimin, is clear-headed, doesn't love the emperor, and only wants to become the Empress Dowager. A level-ten enthusiast of Zhen Huan's works, she transmigrates and becomes the non-existent eldest daughter of the Xilin Jue Luo family? My father, Ortai, is here! He's a confidant of Emperor Yongzheng, a regent minister—it's good to have a powerful backer. Others enter the palace through beauty, I rely on my father. Thank you, having a good father really allows you to walk sideways. Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang are both dating the emperor? The Empress and Consort Hua are infatuated with Fatty Orange? Sorry, I have no man in my heart, my sword is naturally divine. Fatty Orange is nothing compared to the Empress Dowager's position; my goal has always been to become the Empress Dowager! Read the main text. Zhen Huan is still dating.

13. 13 重 Reborn, She Marries into an Even More Powerful Family, Then Gives Up Trying 重生后再嫁高门，她摆烂了 The Mountains Are Nowhere to Be Seen山山不见Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Jiang Nian was a farmer's daughter. Her father saved Governor Qi's life, and Jiang Nian's fortunes rose overnight: she married into the Qi family and became the wife of Qi Heng, the family's second young master. A farmer's daughter marrying into a prestigious family, with a handsome, accomplished husband and noble-born sisters-in-law, Jiang Nian felt deeply inferior. She lived cautiously, not daring to say much to her husband. Every day, she studied how to be the lady of the household and forced 6.5kReads8.4Score747Shelves

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    These two books are great. I just finished reading them recently. They're very good, interesting, and have exciting plots!

14. 14 穿 The Cannon-Fodder's Schemes After Transmigrating Into a Book 穿书之病弱炮灰谋略 Clear Song on a Moonlit Night月夜清歌Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power struggles + a touch of ensemble cast] Shen Ruo'an transmigrates into a book, becoming a sickly cannon-fodder character who's about to die. Her only purpose is to make room for the heroine and provide her with family support. Shen Ruo'an refuses to do that. She wants to live and enjoy a happy life lying flat. Unfortunately, the Marquis's household is rife with infighting, the heroine is cunning, and a struggle for power is unavoidable... Disguised by her frail appearan 2.7kReads8.7Score239Shelves
15. 15 丈 Five Years After My Husband Died, I’m Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 Salty Fish Boss咸鱼头子Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28.1kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book isn't finished yet, but the male lead dotes on her exclusively; the second book features a female lead who transmigrates, but later tries to return, and the male lead schemes to prevent her from going back, resulting in her giving birth to his child; the third book features a female lead who is caught between two men, and the male lead is obsessed with love.

16. 16 想 I Just Want to Lie Flat, but the Emperor Pushes Me into the Harem Battles 想躺平，皇上却push我宫斗 Wooden Raisin木提子Ancient Romance328k WordsCompleted [An unconventional palace-intrigue story + 1v1 later on + a love-triangle free-for-all] The emperor falls first, then turns dark later [A beautiful, easygoing sloth consort who just wants to lie flat x a hard-working emperor who is secretly scheming and potentially unhinged] “Me, Just Looking for a Basic Salary and Slacking Off, Got Promoted Thanks to the Emperor’s Help” / “The Emperor Fights Palace Battles for Me Behind My Back” / “Consort Yao Doesn’t Want His Favor or Love, She Just Wants to R 8.9kReads9.3Score766Shelves
17. 17 挺 She Enters the Palace Pregnant, and the Minister's Wife Cries in the Emperor's Arms 挺孕肚进宫，臣妻钻陛下怀里哭 Picking Green for the Consort取青妃白Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alluring and Seductive Minister's Wife VS Lovesick, Possessive Emperor Who Falls for Her Step by Step (The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife, Palace Intrigue, Not Devoted to Each Other, He Dotes on Her from Start to Finish)] The emperor thinks Jiang Yirou is hopelessly in love with him. Little does he know, she is only playing him with her clever schemes. - In her previous life, she was forced to drink an abortifacient. Her husband's principal wife sneered, “A lowly concubine carrying twins d 7.5kReads8.7Score846Shelves
18. 18 惹 Offending the Imperial Daughter 惹金枝 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Film and television rights have been sold. The physical book will be available for preorder on July 10 at 19:00.) Shi Buyu was born smiling. At that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, collapsing a row of outbuildings in the Shi family compound. Days of torrential rain brought devastating floods and countless victims. Rumors soon spread through the capital that she was a disaster star sent into the world. But she was as precocious as a demon, with a photographic memory, and learned bo 257.8kReads9.7Score30.2kShelves

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    ① Kong Liu's works are safe to read; the writing is excellent, the characters are well-developed, the plot is logical, and the values are positive. They encompass both national righteousness and family warmth. ② I read this a long time ago. I think the most successful aspect is the male lead's favoritism towards the female lead and his high standards and strict requirements for his subordinates and son. ③ It's a story where the female lead is lazy, but the emperor willingly cleans up the mess. It's a subversion of typical tropes. ④ This is also by Kong Liu, but even more enjoyable. Everyone is key to breaking the deadlock; the male and female leads are capable of navigating the martial arts world and fighting on the battlefield, protecting their families and defending their country. Both are strong!

19. 19 重 Reborn on My Wedding Night, the Sickly Prince Regent Warms My Feet 重生新婚夜，病娇摄政王给我暖脚 Nanhuang南凰Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn + sweet romance + obsessive love + mutual devotion + secret identities, one couple] Nan Xi, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, was a fool in her past life. She fell for a treacherous scumbag who was handsome on the outside but full of sinister schemes within, and ended up abandoned by everyone, dying miserably at the hands of him and his mistress. Given a second life, she gets her brains back! Looking at the powerful, handsome regent by her side, she cannot help questioning h 10.8kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves
20. 20 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 100.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves
21. 21 幺 The Youngest Daughter, Changle 幺女长乐 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted 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! 18.7kReads9.5Score3.1kShelves
22. 22 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
23. 23 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 92kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    This is the first domestic drama novel I've ever read from start to finish on Tomato Book! I hadn't read any domestic drama novels for many years, but after finishing this one, I suddenly fell in love with them and then frantically searched for other domestic drama novels to read. That tells you how much I love it. I was particularly impressed by the second female lead; as a transmigrated woman, her character development was also quite impressive!

24. 24 甄 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong 甄嬛传：安陵容 Moruo Fu Loves Tangerine Jam爱吃桔酱的莫若父Female-Channel Fanfiction650k WordsCompleted The rating has only just appeared, so it’s low for now. Thanks for reading (❁´ω`❁) Note: If you’re a Zhen Huan fan, please don’t read. An Lingrong was reborn on her way to the selection ceremony. In this life, I won’t be anyone’s pawn, and I won’t let those who hurt me get away with it. Sister, in the world I hate most, you are the person I love most. 1.5kReads8.4Score103Shelves

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    Most of them are about palace intrigue. I like reading fanfiction, and some of them are fanfiction of "Empresses in the Palace," but the plot and character designs of the novels are particularly good.

25. 25 陵 An Lingrong Reborn: Punching Huanhuan, Kicking the Empress, and Seizing the Throne 陵容重生：拳打嬛嬛脚踢皇后上位 Fat Cat Eats Three Bowls at a Sitting肥猫一顿吃三碗Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted ☀ Dark-hearted villainess ☀ Black lotus from humble beginnings ☀ Clever palace intrigue ☀ Non-canon plot The premise: “Miracle Rongrong” Lingrong climbs from the lowest rank, competing for favor, scheming for power and a child, and taking revenge by eliminating the “Three Illegitimate Children of the Forbidden City.” When Lingrong wakes up again, she discovers she has been reborn before the selection of imperial consorts. At the selection, she meets Zhen Huan again and immediately splashes a cu 5.5kReads8.9Score455Shelves
26. 26 父 If Father Doesn't Die, How Can His Daughter Ascend the Throne? 父皇不死女儿怎么登基 Xuxu Jiaqi栩栩佳期Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Court Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + Villainous Heroine + Dark Younger Brother, a Powerful Team] A scorpion and a venomous snake carve out a path through the treacherous imperial harem. When Li Ruyue was seven, she watched helplessly as the people from the Court of Judicial Review fabricated evidence to frame her mother. Her mother was sent to the Cold Palace, the Qin clan was charged with treason, and all 142 people in Zhaoyang Hall were slaughtered before her eyes. She sat in the blood, watching 3.4kReads9.1Score2kShelves
27. 27 甄 Empresses in the Palace: I'm Here to Join You 甄嬛传之我是来加入你们的 Autumn Swing Laughter笑里秋千语Female-Channel Fanfiction347k WordsCompleted A Manchu noblewoman from the Suochuoluo family unexpectedly gains the memories of a modern-day playgirl. When she enters Empresses in the Palace and the love story of Fourth Lord and Wanwan, all she can say is, “I'm here to join you.” 1kReads8.0Score108Shelves
28. 28 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Cao Qinmo Reborn Amid Palace Intrigue 甄嬛传：曹琴默重生之宫廷风云 Waiting a Long Time for the One久待一良人Female-Channel Fanfiction170k WordsOngoing In her previous life, after Cao Qinmo died, her spirit wandered the palace. She watched helplessly as Wenyi was registered under another woman's name, as the new emperor ascended the throne, and as an imperial decree sent Wenyi far away to marry for peace... Heaven took pity on her, and she was reborn on the very day she exposed Consort Hua. The emperor suspects her, the Empress Dowager is wary, and everyone looks on coldly... Given a second chance, how can she survive the whirlpool of harem con 148Reads7.0Score—Shelves
29. 29 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 41.5kReads9.6Score5.9kShelves
30. 30 华 Consort Hua Transmigrates into Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace 华妃穿进如懿传 Not Drunk on Wine, Yet Grieving for Autumn非关病酒却是悲秋Female-Channel Fanfiction215k WordsCompleted Feminism isn't your accessory. Please stop reading. Being watched is a form of humiliation, too. This story will be deleted as soon as its term expires. Da Lanzi transmigrates into Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace and rules the concubines of a bastard prince with an iron fist, an iron will, and a heart of stone. This book could also be called: “Setting the Rules in a Bastard Prince's Harem”; “Got Hysteria? No Problem, Doctor Lan Will Write You a Prescription”; “Begone, Demon! Take a Punch from T 1.3kReads9.2Score106Shelves
31. 31 宜 Yi Xiu Is Reborn: Driving Her White Lotus Half-Sister Mad Ninety-Nine Times 宜修重生：逼疯白莲嫡姐九十九次 Fat Cat Eats Three Bowls at a Sitting肥猫一顿吃三碗Female-Channel Fanfiction626k WordsCompleted Villainous heroine ⭐ Cunning palace intrigue ⭐ No pampered romance! Empress Yixiu was reborn a year before her elder sister entered the household. The first thing she saw when she woke was Fourth Master tenderly holding her hand. He said, “Xiao Yi, once you give birth to a boy, the position of principal wife will be yours!” Yixiu sneered. Did he think she didn't know what would happen next? Now that she had a second chance at life, she would never hand over her position as principal wife or her 1.6kReads9.1Score130Shelves
32. 32 永 Winter of the Twelfth Year of Yongping 永平十二年冬 Cat Lives to 35猫猫长命三十五岁Ancient Romance772k WordsOngoing In the second month of the nineteenth year of Jiancheng, Qiao Yinlan, the Seventh Princess of Great Yong, was married off to the Eda. That spring, Emperor Jiancheng changed the era name to “Yongping,” praying for peace and prosperity throughout the ages. In the third year of Yongping, the King of the Eda died. By Hu custom, the princess was expected to marry the new king as his concubine. The new king disregarded tradition and forced her to marry him as his principal wife, honoring her as the G 2kReads8.9Score279Shelves
33. 33 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

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    Palace intrigue is really good! The female lead is very clear-headed and cunning! Highly recommended!

34. 34 清 Qing Dynasty Transmigration: Stealing Consort De's Credit for Saving the Emperor 清穿，从抢德妃救驾之功开始 Leaning on the Rail凭阑人Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A slow-paced transmigration story of Qing-dynasty palace intrigue, an underdog rising to the top, and a clear-headed, decisive heroine) A newly entered palace maid, a servant girl in a beile's household, a beauty about to be presented as a tribute... With such far-from-ideal beginnings, Cao Jianing knows from the start exactly what she wants: if she doesn't want to be bullied, she has to fight for her place. World One: Emperor Kangxi She opens her eyes to find herself a lowly palace maid, thoug 2.8kReads7.9Score244Shelves

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    Seeking to scheme 🍉

35. 35 综 Across the Qing Harem Dramas: A Big Shot Reborn as Cannon Fodder Easily Turns the Tables 综清穿：大佬穿成炮灰，轻松逆袭 I'm an Old Antique我是老古董Female-Channel Fanfiction481k WordsCompleted [Multiverse Transmigration + Qing Dynasty Transmigration + Beautiful Heroine + Easy Wins] Shuang Yao, a veteran task-taker on semi-retirement, takes on the Qing-transmigration team's mess, traveling to one world after another to resolve the original hosts' grievances. [Empresses in the Palace] Transmigrated as Geng, Hongzhou's birth mother, she wants her son to live well? Open the door and send Prince Yi in! As long as he's alive, what does Empress Chun Yuan or a substitute for Wanwan matter? Th 7.7kReads8.9Score405Shelves
36. 36 清 Life in the Qing Palace: Consort Duan of Emperor Kangxi's Daily Climb Up the Career Ladder 清宫之康熙端嫔的升职加薪日常 Cang Cang Sen Ba Gui苍苍森八桂Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted First life: Dong Jingshu was the third-ranked Duan Concubine among Kangxi's seven imperial concubines. She rose through the ranks on the strength of her family background, but had no children. Later, the women who had once been beneath her surpassed her and became consorts, and she faded into such obscurity in Kangxi's harem that she might as well have never existed. Second life: Dong Jingshu married her childhood sweetheart and had a child, but her husband cheated during her pregnancy, and thei 4.8kReads8.7Score393Shelves

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    They are all good palace intrigue novels

37. 37 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: How to Live Well in a Feudal Society 清穿论如何在封建社会过上好日子 Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Female-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + childbirth + palace and household intrigue Youth comes with no refunds, and transmigration comes with no way back. Since I've already transmigrated into a feudal society, of course I'll do whatever it takes to make my life better and better. Damn, I'll never run my mouth like that again. Wishes really can come true, just in a rather unexpected way! This young lady won't put up with a miserable life. Love is nothing compared to a promotion and a raise. He's just a 5.3kReads7.4Score317Shelves
38. 38 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Jilan 甄嬛传之吉兰 Little Zhu's Knife小祝的刀Female-Channel Fanfiction248k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + strengthening the nation] Jilan transmigrates right into the imperial selection scene from Empresses in the Palace. With a healthy body, a good family background, a wonderful son, and a plot golden finger, she carves out her own path in Empresses in the Palace. The early chapters follow the original plot. The heroine will deal with anyone who threatens her survival. Fans of Zhen Huan, Meizhuang, and Lingrong may want to give this a pass. 2kReads8.4Score103Shelves
39. 39 不 Unbending: An Lingrong 不折枝：安陵容 Mu Jiuming沐玖命Female-Channel Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted After ten years in the imperial palace, An Lingrong was weary in body and soul. When she gave up on life, she truly wanted to turn into a wisp of smoke, drift away beneath the blazing sun, and never ask for another life. This world was just too cruel. Whether through Heaven’s mercy or a twist of fate, her weary soul awoke centuries later, carrying its memories. A loving family and a tolerant society slowly healed the small but searing wounds in her soul. After achieving success and fame, sh 13.6kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
40. 40 穿 Transmigrate into the Red Chamber 穿越，从红楼开始 Moon by the Water水边月Female-Channel Fanfiction651k WordsCompleted Lin Yu died of illness, then came back to life. The System took her to various little worlds, where she lived out all kinds of lives. This book has only just started getting ratings, so they might be a bit low at first. They’ll go up later. Lin Yu, who had barely ever left the house since she was little, heard about this and thought, “What a sweet deal. I’m in.” First world: She transmigrates as Lin Daiyu, who still has Ganlu to repay. What do you mean, tears are the only thing she can repay wit 1.5kReads7.4Score118Shelves
41. 41 红 Dream of the Red Chamber and Empresses in the Palace: My Golden Finger Is Two Fertility Pills 红楼甄嬛：金手指是两颗生子丹 What Mu Xi Seeks沐兮所求Female-Channel Fanfiction671k WordsCompleted The heroine transmigrates to ancient times and seeks neither love nor a career, only wealth and status. She will never fall in love with any man. All she wants is to become the Empress Dowager and a powerful woman in charge of her own life. 8.2kReads8.2Score375Shelves
42. 42 知 The Story of Minglan: Born with the Mandate of the Phoenix 知否之天生凤命 Diandian Doesn't Work Today点点不上班呀Female-Channel Fanfiction474k WordsCompleted [Parallel universe based on the TV drama The Story of Minglan, not real history + “Born to Be Empress System” + golden finger + resurrection + raising children + doting on Minglan + dual female leads (Wei Zhiyi and Sheng Minglan) + women aren't meant to be confined to the inner quarters + mostly an ensemble cast, no palace intrigue / please politely leave if any of this bothers you] After Wei Zifu died, her resentment was so great that she refused to be reincarnated. Her soul was captured by the 1.1kReads6.9Score101Shelves
43. 43 重 Reborn: Daiyu Won't Shed Tears Again 重生之黛玉不还泪 Three Salted Fish Spirits三条咸鱼精Female-Channel Fanfiction267k WordsCompleted Female lead: Lin Daiyu, reborn. Male lead: A modern man who transmigrates into a parallel world combining Dream of the Red Chamber with the struggle among the nine princes for the throne. He is Yinzhen, a devoted Lin Daiyu fan and a little fanboy of the goddess Lin, with a slight tendency to get carried away by romance. On the day she was dying, the memories of the Crimson Pearl Immortal Herb suddenly awakened. It turned out that the so-called fate of repaying a debt of tears was nothing but a c 581Reads8.2Score—Shelves
44. 44 娘 The Empress Is Exquisitely Charming: Winning the Palace Battles and Raising a Child to Become Empress 娘娘千娇百媚，宫斗养崽坐后位 Take Your Pikachu Away抱走你的皮卡丘Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pure Palace Intrigue + Raising a Child + Clear-Headed Heroine + Focused on Her Career + Light Ensemble Cast] Xie Zhao transmigrates to the state of Beiqi, a country that has never existed in recorded history. When she learns she is to take part in the selection two years later, she begins diligently practicing all kinds of skills. After successfully being selected, her goal is to safely give birth to a prince, raise him into an outstanding crown prince, put him on the throne, a 374Reads7.3Score—Shelves
45. 45 只 As Long as I Act Well, the Empress's Throne Is Mine 只要演技好，娘娘的凤位跑不了 A Bird's Wing一只鸟的翅膀Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted Red bricks and green tiles, beauty all around. One shower of imperial favor, and from then on she advances step by step, finally ascending the throne to stand alongside the emperor. Her family is in decline? Her brother's career prospects are uncertain? Her sister's marriage prospects have come to nothing? See how Wen Ruo keeps true to herself in the harem, rises step by step, leads her family back to the top, helps her brother advance his career, and finds her sister a fine marriage! “This hare 2.7kReads9.0Score298Shelves
46. 46 甄 Empresses in the Palace: The Cannon Fodder Concubine's Rise to Promotion 甄嬛传之炮灰的贵妃升职记 Greenwood on Spring Mountain青木上春山Female-Channel Fanfiction318k WordsCompleted 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 5.8kReads9.2Score487Shelves
47. 47 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Consort Jing Doesn't Want to Count Bricks 甄嬛传之敬妃娘娘不想数砖 Ten Thousand Measures of Moonlight in the Mortal World万斛人间月Female-Channel Fanfiction410k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + childbirth + doesn't love the emperor + no exclusive favor + beautiful but not kind] After transmigrating into Empresses in the Palace and becoming Feng Ruozhao, Minghua declared that she really didn't want to spend every night counting bricks. Jingfei was neither outstanding nor mediocre. She was elegant and generous, reserved and timid. “My whole life, I was a pawn. I endured everything, longed for a child all my life, and never had one of my own.” “In that silent palace, in 2.1kReads8.9Score142Shelves
48. 48 后 A Laid-Back Concubine in the Inner Palace, Calmly Turning Her Life Around and Sunbathing 后宅小咸鱼，淡定翻身晒太阳 Orange Turned Orange橘子橙了Ancient Romance262k WordsOngoing Su Zhiyuan looked up at the person holding her around the belly and lifting her up, then lowered her head and kept nibbling on the pastry in her hand. Her father had said that everyone here was an important person, so she had to behave. Her mother had said that her father was the head of the family, and that if she listened to him, she’d get pastries. She’d been very good today, so she’d get another pastry when she got home. Six-year-old Feng Chen hugged Su Zhiyuan around the belly from behind a 9.9kReads8.6Score610Shelves

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    This is really good, it's just that the updates are a bit slow.

49. 49 贵 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 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted 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 13.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended!

50. 50 谁 Who Says I’m a Sickly Weakling? 谁说我是个病秧子 Author Zhong Xiaoqi作者钟小七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mutually faithful + scheming + fast-paced + no needless angst + feel-good story + no torturous romance] The two overlooked, pitiful youngest members of the Xie and Lu families marry each other in place of their unreliable older siblings. Lu Xuan thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Xie Miao, that could be interesting.” Xie Miao thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Lu Xuan, that could be a relief.” You can have any kind of brain you like, but absolutely do not develop a love-stru 14.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    Both the male and female leads are strong, it's a 1v1 story. They're both intelligent, so at most they'll suffer a bit, but they definitely won't lose out. They engage in open and covert power struggles in the officialdom, all for the sake of having a say in each other's future.

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