Palace Intrigue, Gradually Falling Into Ruin, Spoiled Exclusively in the Later Chapters 宫斗 步步沦陷 后期独宠

1. 151 替 After Taking Her Sister's Place in the Palace to Win Favor, She Turns Out to Be the Emperor's Beloved 替姐入宫争宠后，竟是帝王白月光 Jie Chong解虫Ancient Romance694k WordsCompleted (A short drama adaptation with the same title is now available) [A timid, cowardly little beauty who only wants to keep her head down VS a ruthless, solitary emperor who indulges the heroine without limit] [Palace intrigue, love at first sight, a gradual romance, doted on from the start, the hero is completely devoted to her] Song Wu was the illegitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue in the Great Yan Dynasty. From birth, she was branded as an ill omen and sent away from the capital. When s 21.4kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
2. 152 陛 The Emperor's Cherished Consort: The Noble Consort Is Acting Up Again 陛下娇宠：贵妃她又闹了 Jiao Lv Mao 7焦绿猫7Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted to each other + Nurturing romance + Spoiled and willful consort + Only one he loves + Happy ending] A steady, devoted emperor × a spoiled, willful consort Fu Jingheng raised Jiang Jinxi from the age of twelve to seventeen, turning a timid princess sent away in a political marriage into the most indulged Crown Princess in the Eastern Palace. Then he ascended the throne and issued an edict naming her Imperial Consort, not Empress. Jiang Jinxi refused the edict and turned ar 16.9kReads7.9Score1.4kShelves
3. 153 女 After Disguising Myself as a Man and Tricking a Princess into Marriage, I Went on a Killing Spree 女扮男装骗婚公主之后我杀疯了 Jiang Yubai江玉白Ancient Romance767k WordsCompleted Also known as: A Woman Disguised as a Man Marries a Princess, Only to Find the Princess Is a Man [A woman disguised as a male heir × a man disguised as a princess] [Transmigration + absurd comedy + a touch of political scheming + love after marriage + mutual acting + nation and world] Xiao Ning transmigrates into the body of a dissolute young heir in the Great Yong dynasty. An imperial decree marries her to Princess Duanhui, who is just as notorious as she is. On their wedding night, the princes 8kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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   I highly recommend these two palace intrigue novels! "After Disguising Herself as a Man to Deceive the Princess into Marrying, I Went Mad" will have you laughing so hard you'll be pounding the bed! The female lead outwits the princess and carves her way through the palace intrigue, culminating in a super-exclusive and captivating romance later on. "Listening to the Spring Tide" features a delicately drawn-out pursuit of the female lead, weaving together political intrigue and deep affection. Both the characters and plot are excellent. If you're looking for something to read, grab these now! Palace intrigue lovers shouldn't miss them! #PalaceIntrigue #StepByStepFallingIn #ExclusiveSpoiledLoveLater

4. 154 聆 Listening to the Spring Tide 聆春潮 Xing Yebai行夜白Ancient Romance907k WordsOngoing Fake Siblings | Love by Force | The Untouchable Falls Madly in Love | She Runs, He Chases | Sweet and Angsty | An Intense Push and Pull Between One Man and One Woman Yun Luan was Shen Zhiheng's canary, kept in the palm of his hand. He spoiled and cherished her in every way, but refused to give her freedom. She had once begged him softly, calling him Brother and pleading with him to let her go for old times' sake. He gripped her chin, amusement in his eyes. "We share no blood. Who are you calling 6.3kReads8.8Score490Shelves
5. 155 快 Quick Transmigration: The Beauty Is Always Stolen Away 快穿：美人总被强取豪夺 Healthy Green Cabbage绿色健康卷心菜Ancient Romance369k WordsCompleted [No fixed couple + male leads are virgins + female leads may or may not be virgins + coercive possession + male rivalry + childbirth themes] World One: General x orphan girl The general falls for an orphan girl. Knowing full well that she has a fiancé, he uses every means at his disposal to seize her and keep her by his side... World Two: Brother’s wife His brother’s wife loses her memory, and his brother grows tired of her. Taking the opportunity, his brother pushes her onto him, and as they sp 10.7kReads8.8Score628Shelves

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   A super good-looking quick transmigration female protagonist novel [I also highly recommend it]

6. 156 快 Quick Transmigration: Sorry! I’m Just Too Good at Breaking Up Couples 快穿：抱歉！拆cp我可太行了 Little Fox Doesn't Eat Fish小狐不吃鱼Ancient Romance279k WordsOngoing [Tip: Semi-immersive + breaking up couples + stealing someone else's lover + scheming her way to the top] [Unconventional male leads! There'll be pure-hearted puppy boys and scumbags alike!] Chu You is a wicked woman devoted to breaking up couples in every world she visits. As soon as she appears, the male leads' personalities go completely off the rails. The devoted heir falls for someone else, the aloof crown prince shamelessly steals his brother's girl, and the innocent young master only want 1.8kReads6.7Score101Shelves
7. 157 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Dodder Vine's Conquest Handbook 快穿之娇媚菟丝子攻略手册 Green Seedling青色的禾苗Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Stunning Heroine + Sweet Romance + Seducing Powerful Men + Immersive + No Moral Standards] Qing He, a dodder vine who has cultivated for a thousand years, faces her final lightning tribulation, but her frail true form leaves her unable to survive it. As she lies on the brink of death, a snow ferret carrying a heavenly book comes to her with a System: “To survive the tribulation, you must win over the fated men of three thousand small worlds and share their fortune through 19.3kReads8.1Score917Shelves
8. 158 快 Quick Transmigration: Her Exposed Beauty Inspires Pity 快穿：玉体横陈惹人怜 Xi Ningkou西宁蔻Modern Romance375k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + Immersive worlds (except the ghost bride arc) + A villainess persona + Clear-headed yet falling into temptation + Coercion and domination + Seduction to climb the ranks + Male lead turns evil + Forced love + Forced childbirth + Love at first sight + Winning them over + Counterattacks + Chasing his wife to the crematorium + All male leads are virgins] The male leads of various worlds had spent several lifetimes alone and died deeply resentful, so they all lodged protests w 135Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 快 Quick Transmigration: The Concubine Rises to Power 快穿小妾上位 Lin Moxi林沫希Ancient Romance238k WordsCompleted Ruan Jiaoyu transmigrates through various ancient worlds, becoming a bewitching concubine and using every means at her disposal to rise in status. There is no love in her eyes. Men are simply tools she uses to secure her own survival… 5.9kReads8.7Score310Shelves
10. 160 男 [Quick Transmigration] The Male Lead Has Been Swept Away by the Female Supporting Character Again 【快穿】男主又被女配拐走了 Yu Chan鱼婵Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Quick transmigration + no fixed pairing Not a strong female lead, and the characters are not necessarily mutually devoted. Yun Zhizhi is a book spirit born from the consciousness of countless supporting female characters. She has no idea how she came to develop a consciousness of her own. She only knows that to live on as a real person, she must transmigrate through one novel world after another, drawing each small world’s fortune from its chosen child of destiny. She hopes that one day she can 1.8kReads7.2Score101Shelves
11. 161 快 Quick Transmigration: The Sweet Little White Flower's Art of Seduction 快穿：小白花勾钓日常 Many a Temptress多番尤物Modern Romance23k WordsCompleted This is a short story in an old-school, melodramatic style, with a decidedly twisted sense of right and wrong. 2.1kReads—Score105Shelves
12. 162 快 Quick Transmigration: The Fox-Spirit Supporting Actress and the Mad Main God’s Forced Love 快穿狐狸精女配，疯批主神强制爱 Only With Time Do We Know the White岁始知白Ancient Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + powerful men bowing their heads + winning her back + devoted to each other, one-on-one romance + instinctive attraction + a hint of being adored by everyone] (The worlds include both ancient and modern settings.) A scheming, wicked fox spirit × a cold, sickly, possessive fragment of the Supreme God Su Zhitang was a little fox on the verge of cultivating nine tails, but something went wrong during her final tribulation, destroying a thousand years of cultivation. Perhaps h 56.6kReads8.8Score4.4kShelves
13. 163 快 Quick Transmigration: Fine, I'll Steal Your Husband Later 快穿：行，我等会儿抢你老公 Cha Xirao2茶夕娆2Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration, stunning heroine, may turn the original female leads dark, no fixed pairing] Tang Beier is a pitiful little clam spirit. When she’s sad, her tears turn into pearls, making her look delicate and lovely. Yet this very girl accepts a System mission and travels through different worlds, completing tasks by stealing people away from the heroines. World One: Stealing the heroine’s lovesick childhood friend After the lovesick childhood friend meets Tang Beier, everything changes. 2.3kReads—Score107Shelves
14. 164 快 Quick Transmigration: The Gorgeous Concubine Rises to Power Through Her Children 快穿：美艳小侧室，靠崽崽上位 Spring Birth, Summer Barren春生夏荒Ancient Romance320k WordsOngoing Immersive quick transmigration + having babies + palace and household intrigues + turning the tables and rising to power + all kinds of powerful men unable to have children: generals, CEOs, emperors, princes, young masters… - World One: General unable to have children x subordinate’s widow The emperor gave the great general a potion to make him infertile. No matter what he tried, he could never have children. Later, one of his subordinates died for him on the battlefield. With his dying breath, 372Reads5.4Score103Shelves
15. 165 快 Quick Transmigration: The First Love's Guide to Playing Her Role 快穿之初恋扮演守则 Mango Without Sauce芒果不加酱Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In each little world, the heroine shines while the employees assigned to the White Moonlight and Ex-Girlfriend groups gradually fall from favor. But Wen He, from the Scheming First Love group, succeeds time and time again... 1. The scheming cousin in a historical romance In her previous life, the heroine met a tragic end. Reborn, she carefully planned everything, only to find that nothing had changed. If anything, this life was even worse than the last. 2. The supporting female character at an 20kReads7.2Score2.3kShelves
16. 166 快 Quick Transmigration: What Did the Femme Fatale Do Wrong? 快穿之祸水美人她有什么错 The Twin in Peerless无双的双Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [The heroine is an unparalleled beauty VS the hero is a schemer] Story One: The Nanny's Daughter Is a Femme Fatale Chu Ying's mother works as a nanny for the Gu family. Gu Senshi falls for Chu Ying at first sight, but she isn't interested in him. That is, until Chu Ying gets into A University and learns that Gu Senshi is the roommate of her boyfriend, Lin Zhewen... Story Two: The Marquis's Cousin Is a Femme Fatale [Each story stands alone and can be read as a separate short story] 4.3kReads8.3Score415Shelves
17. 167 快 Quick Transmigration, White Lotus! She's Beautiful, Alluring, and Irresistible! 快穿白莲花！她又美又媚又勾人！ Auntie Li李姨姨Modern Romance827k WordsCompleted (New book, From the Start in the Year of the Great Famine: The Lottery System Takes Me to the Top, is now available) [Scheming White Lotus Beauty + Pursuit-Focused + Not a Good Person + Slight Harem Vibes + Sweet Romance. Sometimes there's no moral compass, so don't read if that's a problem~] The prey? No, maybe I'm the hunter! Bai Qianqian has the purest face, the gentlest voice, and a pair of dewy, innocent eyes. Everyone says Bai Qianqian is the very definition of gentleness, kindness, and be 5.3kReads7.0Score446Shelves
18. 168 心 The Scheming Beauty Smiles, and Every Male Lead Takes the Bait! 心机美人她一笑，男主们全上钩！ Ling Shijiu零施酒Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + No Moral Compass + Self-Interest + Cunning Seduction + Delicate Beauty + No Fixed Pairing + All Male Leads Are Virgins] (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up.) See the author’s note for content warnings. Chanyin is a parasitic vine. In every transmigration, she finds herself in the role of a doomed cannon-fodder character. What if she has no memories? With the most captivating face and the most ruthless schemes, she can still seduce the male lead, become the woman he 7.2kReads8.9Score663Shelves
19. 169 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Female Supporting Character Is Gorgeous and Beguiling 快穿之恶毒女配她娇美动人 Banxia mm半夏mmAncient Romance436k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it’ll go up, don’t worry~) [Manipulation and Conquest + Faking Her Death + Tormenting the Male Lead + Semi-Immersive Acting + 1vN (Not Everyone Is Pure)] If she’s destined to play the villainess, she might as well be wicked enough to win everyone’s adoration! Meng Lingxi binds herself to a Luck-Stealing System and transmigrates into all kinds of villainess roles: ✧ The amnesiac princess of a fallen kingdom falls into a warlord’s arms, her eyes red-rimmed: “I never. 144Reads8.1Score—Shelves
20. 170 她 She's Full of Tricks, So What's Wrong with Luring a Few More Male Leads? 她花样多，多钓几个男主怎么了 Fu Tang赋棠Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed CP + all male leads are virgins + semi-immersive] Su Jiao is a supporting character whose job is to move the plot along in various worlds. She diligently completes the tasks assigned by the System, but why are all the male leads clinging to her? World One: The cousin who tried to marry up and have two boyfriends at once gets caught (extra: 1v2) World Two: The CEO’s contract girlfriend is also a fake heiress (extra: 1v2) World Three: The princess does everything s 5.3kReads8.5Score574Shelves
21. 171 快 Quick Transmigration: The Scheming Female Side Character’s Rise to Power 快穿：心机女配上位计划 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [No fixed pairing. Beautiful and ruthless, she stops at nothing to achieve her goals.] [The male lead must be sexually pure.] Jiang Miaoshu transmigrates into various worlds as an insignificant supporting character. To survive, she must win the affection of the children of destiny and draw energy from it. These chosen ones aren't limited to male leads: they can also be villains, second male leads, and others. World One: The gold-digging female side character in a story set in the old days World 56kReads8.1Score5.9kShelves
22. 172 快 Quick Transmigration: The Seductive Beauty Refuses to Be a Supporting Female Character 快穿：钓系美人不做女配哦 Zhi Dong雉咚Modern Romance575k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + supporting female characters + alluring beauty + scheming + not a naive sweetheart] Xu Weiqing was blessed with stunning looks, and even without an impressive family background, she lived a life of glamour and freedom. The only pity was that she was in poor health and would never live to a ripe old age. As she lay on her deathbed, someone claiming to be a System found her. Naturally, she had no choice but to accept if she wanted to survive. She needed the male leads' luc 6.8kReads8.1Score346Shelves
23. 173 踹 Dump the Romance Hero, Seduce the Emperor from a Male-Oriented Novel 踹掉言情男主，勾搭男频帝王 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance553k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book, revenge, scheming, stunning heroine, seductive mastermind] The short drama His Heart on a String is now streaming! Shen Yuling transmigrated into a romance novel as its heroine. Unfortunately, she was a heroine whose luck had been stolen by a woman who transmigrated into the story. She would die in a fire, taking her unborn child with her, while her entire family would be wiped out. It was a fate the original heroine had failed to change, even after being reborn twice 17kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves

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    In this book, the male lead doesn't have many feelings for the female lead in the early stages. The female lead gradually seduces him, even getting him to give her the position of empress (which he wanted to reserve for his "white moonlight"). What's particularly appealing is the female lead's clear-headedness; she only starts to like the male lead after realizing she's his "white moonlight." Furthermore, she's very clear-headed, understanding that it's the male lead who can't live without her, not the other way around; she's the one in control of the relationship.

24. 174 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
25. 175 娘 The Beautiful, Delicate Consort Wins the Empress's Throne with the Emperor's Support 娘娘美艳娇软，陛下捧上凤位 Fu Yuan福媛Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (Thanks, everyone! The ratings are slowly going up.) [Palace intrigue + rising to power and crushing the villains + clear-headed heroine + hero falls first] (Not pure; the heroine won't put up with being mistreated, the hero knows he loves her, and he devotes himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.) Song Lingyue was outstanding in every way, from her family background to her looks. She entered the palace with one goal: to become the most exalted woman in the land. She would win Qin Y 7.1kReads6.9Score710Shelves

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    The female lead is cunning and beautiful, and she uses her charm to win over the male lead. He quickly falls for her and becomes her devoted lover, leading to a sweet and loving relationship.

26. 176 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 78.3kReads9.4Score12.8kShelves
27. 177 疯 Mad Empress: I’ll Be the Harem’s Number One White Lotus 疯批皇后，争做后宫第一白莲花 Luo Zhi洛枝Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a fictional setting + highly intelligent heroine in palace intrigue + face-slapping + a volatile, multifaceted personality + not a clean romance] Lin Junxue transmigrated to the Xie Dynasty, an era that had never existed in history, and ended up as an unloved empress who had no idea how she died. She’d thought she was a powerless, unloved empress, but it turned out the original owner’s father was a first-rank military marquis, a loyal servant of the court for three generatio 24kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    Absolutely brilliant, well worth reading.

28. 178 九 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 Evening Breeze Under the Moon月下晚风Ancient Romance715k WordsCompleted Household and palace intrigue, with the leads not both being each other's first. A fictional setting, with all ranks and titles made up. A heroine who grows over time and isn't blinded by love. After being suppressed for more than a decade, a concubine-born daughter has her fate rearranged overnight. Entering the prince's manor only fuels her ambition. Her birth father ignores her, allowing her stepmother to torment her and her mother for half their lives without ever offering them the slightest 33.5kReads9.3Score5.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a character who grows and develops. She is not romantically driven. She is a concubine's daughter who has been suppressed for more than ten years. She is arranged to work in the royal palace, which fuels her ambition. She breaks free from control and uses every means to climb up the social ladder.

29. 179 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 24.7kReads9.5Score4kShelves

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    Three movies I've finished watching! I'm very selective.

30. 180 重 Reborn, I Become My Arch-Enemy's Living Widow Sister-in-Law 重生后，我成了死敌的活寡嫂子 Two Times Four Means Prosperity二四得发Ancient Romance517k WordsCompleted [Both leads are reborn + sister-in-law and brother-in-law + an aloof beauty brought down from her pedestal + emotional push and pull + winning her heart and her body + devoted couple] The Eastern Palace has no crown prince, and the princes are locked in a fierce struggle for the throne. Ning Miao and Yan Mobai are the top strategists of their generation, each serving a different master. They cross paths over a map of iron mines and kill each other. Only after her death does Ning Miao learn tha 39.2kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    A very good book, with a crisp and concise opening. The female protagonist is poisoned and needs the male protagonist's umbilical cord blood to survive. To stay alive, she infiltrates the male protagonist's inner circle as his elder sister-in-law, embarking on a difficult journey to conceive her child...

31. 181 奈 The Emperor Can't Help but Favor Me 奈何帝王偏爱我 Luo Han Qiqi洛涵七七Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, obedient empress VS a cold, ruthless, scheming emperor] [Sweet HE + both leads are virgins + one-on-one + fiercely protective and doting husband + only has eyes for her] An imperial decree arrived, ordering a marriage to bring the emperor good fortune. Su Yaning had heard that His Majesty was violent and that he was poisoned and disabled. She had no intention of rushing to her death to join him in the grave, so she forced her younger cousin Su Luo, daughter of the former Grand Ge 7.9kReads8.4Score550Shelves

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    A cunning and wicked emperor versus a naive and obedient empress—super sweet!! [Original novel fan][Original novel fan][Original novel fan]

32. 182 咸 The Laid-Back Consort: Rising Step by Step 咸鱼娘娘：步步高升 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + palace and household intrigue + childbirth + doted on exclusively later] Jiang Wan transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace consort of an emperor with no children. To protect the people around her, she has no choice but to compete for a little favor. Who knew she’d end up giving the emperor a chubby baby boy! Emperor: “She’s the birth mother of my only son. Of course I have to protect her.” Who knew that all that protection would turn into affection? As Jiang Wan ris 19.1kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
33. 183 谁 What Kind of Concubine Bears Four Sons and a Daughter, Then Becomes a Noble Consort? 谁家通房生四儿一女，还当贵妃啊 Autumn Is Long秋很长Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other + One-on-one romance + Many children + Sweet romance + Inner- and imperial-palace intrigue] In the fortieth year of the Xihe era, Lüqing became a concubine-in-waiting to Prince Jin. She knew full well that she had to earn Prince Jin's favor and give birth to a child as soon as possible if she wanted to secure her place in the prince's household. For eight years, she contended with the other women in the inner court, using every means at her disposal to 26.8kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    The female lead enters the palace, and the emperor gradually falls for her [eating melon emoji]. Isn't the female lead supposed to be involved in palace intrigue? Wait, how did I become a favored concubine?

34. 184 风 Willows in the Wind 风中柳 Yu Ling雨泠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless heroine➕female-lead power fantasy➕light ensemble-style palace intrigue➕face-slapping and scum-bashing➕primarily focused on building her career] (Female lead is a virgin; male lead is not) Jiang Fu, the Jiang family’s fifteen-year-old illegitimate daughter, was lovely and graceful. Unfortunately, her stepmother was cruel and her father was heartless. As an illegitimate daughter, she had no say even in the marriage that mattered most to a woman. Her family could manipulate her as they p 2.1kReads8.8Score293Shelves

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    The emperor falls, the heroine awakens – what a dog-training novel!

35. 185 深 Palace Intrigue: The Story of Qing Zhi 深宫策·青栀传 Qing Zhi Wei Bai青栀未白Ancient Romance882k WordsCompleted Her eyes can see through sinister tricks and schemes, but she cannot fully see the changes in people's hearts. His hands hold the fate of all under heaven, yet all he wants is to hold on to the few who truly care for him. How far is it from being the daughter of a powerful official distrusted by the emperor to becoming a virtuous empress remembered throughout history? Once she enters the imperial palace, her past ties are severed. Half a lifetime of ups and downs conceals the green of the garden 1.9kReads9.2Score298Shelves
36. 186 皇 The Reborn Emperor Seeks His Wife Back, and It Starts in Hell Mode 皇上重生追妻，开局就是地狱模式 Bobo Fish波波魚Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [One-on-one + Both leads are each other’s only love + Sweet romance + The chase to win her back + Shameless hero] Her father and brother had been framed and died unjustly. The culprit was the very man she had given everything to help ascend the throne. With her heart turned to ash, Song Wushuang climbed the palace wall and leaped off. ...But she didn’t die. The dog emperor caught her halfway down, and after she broke one of his legs, his personality changed completely. He tossed aside all that d 5.2kReads8.0Score239Shelves

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    Palace intrigue, a bit angsty, very interesting.

37. 187 医 The Poisoned Doctor Consort: Crown Prince, Don’t Be Afraid of Me 医妃有毒,禁欲太子别害怕 Mo Qianchang墨千裳Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted Yan Weichi, a forensic doctor who possessed a rare treasure, accidentally transmigrated. With a knife in her left hand, she could speak up for the dead; with a needle in her right, she could treat the living. She could do business with both the living and the dead! Yan Weichi: With my skills, won't I thrive in ancient times? Men? What's a man? Men only slow down how fast I can draw my blade. Oh, handsome men are the exception! Shangguan Xi, the most handsome man in the land and the Crown Prince 31.5kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves

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    It's exceptionally good; the palace intrigue and time-travel plot is captivating.

38. 188 穿 After Transmigrating Beyond the Ending, Emperor Zhu Di Loved Me Obsessively 穿越时空结局后，帝王朱棣偏执爱 Sugar Baby糖小宝Ancient Romance504k WordsOngoing [Modern Policewoman x Devoted Emperor | His One and Only | Equally Matched | Alternate Ming Dynasty] Hong Kong policewoman Zhang Chuchu transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty four years ago. After losing her memory, she mistook Zhu Di for her boyfriend. The day her memories returned, she walked away. The first decree Zhu Di issued after ascending the throne was to make Zhang Chuchu his Noble Consort. "Just do whatever you want. I'll take care of anything that gets in your way." The concubines scheme 577Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From the very beginning, she was the emperor's sole favorite. [Zhu Di x Zhang Chuchu | Emperor x Time-Traveling Policewoman | Strong Couple, Mutual Devotion | Ming Dynasty Time Travel] Still heartbroken about "Love Across Time"? No need to have seen the drama—come and read this brand new original story. She was his imperial concubine, but also the sharpest blade in his conquest of territories. He gave her power, favor, and the world, only asking that she not leave. But what she wanted was freedom, not a cage. "I can lose the world, but I cannot lose you." "But your love is imprisonment." Until the chance to return to the modern world arrived, the ruthless emperor's eyes reddened for the first time: "... Even me, you don't want me anymore?"

39. 189 重 Reborn as a Concubine: I Want to Leave the Palace 重生之宠妃要出宫 The Shrimp Flew Away虾仁飞了Ancient Romance301k WordsCompleted The heroine's family depends on an ambitious prince who plots to usurp the throne, yet she falls in love with the emperor. In her previous life, her family was destroyed, and she died in despair in the Cold Palace. After being reborn, she decides to steer clear of trouble and live peacefully with her family. But as an ordinary person, she is merely a pawn in the hands of those in power. When she chooses love once more, how will she fight against fate? 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking ancient Chinese palace intrigue novels

40. 190 鬓 Hairpins and Beauty 鬓花颜 Peach Who Doesn't Slack Off桃子不摸鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Maid + sisters in the inner palace + ensemble-focused story] [The heroine is a native of this world, with no transmigration, rebirth, or hidden identity] After her mother dies of illness, Meng Shu’s father takes a new wife almost at once. She endures years under her stepmother’s hand, but in the end, she cannot escape being sold. A trafficker’s rope drags her away from her homeland and casts her into the fabulously wealthy Tang household. Her exceptiona 34.9kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves
41. 191 多 Surely You Laugh at My Passion 多情应笑我 Jiu Xiaoqi酒小七Ancient Romance216k WordsCompleted Lin Fang has been disguised as a boy since childhood, and she can't help feeling helpless about it. Her household registration says she's male, so what can she do? But the secret she has sworn to protect is discovered by a young boy she accidentally rescues! Lin Fang thought she'd picked up a deadweight, but once the boy, Yun Weiming, regains his identity, she feels as if she's sitting on a mountain of gold. “Who would've thought! I've picked up all kinds of things before, but you're the most va 70.3kReads9.7Score9.3kShelves
42. 192 后 Tales of a Harem Struggle 后宫奋斗记 Spring Has Filled the Blossoming Branches华枝春已满Ancient Romance674k WordsCompleted Sweet romance + palace intrigue + a slow, steady love story + adorable children + devoted love later on In the sixth year of Zhengli, Qu Su, daughter of the Imperial Medical Academy's director, was ordered to enter the palace. Many years later, Qu Su had risen from Junior Lady to Noble Consort. Her children surrounded her, and her Yuyan cosmetics shops had spread throughout the land. Looking back, she saw that the man had always been protecting her from behind. Qu Su: I love you, and I love myse 17.7kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    These are nice.

43. 193 咸 A Lazy Consort's Daily Routine of Gossiping and Staying Alive in the Harem 咸鱼淑妃后宫吃瓜苟命日常 You Guan有涫Ancient Romance387k WordsCompleted 611Reads8.8Score106Shelves
44. 194 人 In the Imperial Harem, My Goal Is to Become the Empress Dowager 人在后宫，目标太后 Dreams on the Mountain山上有梦Ancient Romance358k WordsCompleted # Palace intrigue is out of the question. I'll eat snacks, watch the drama, and have children, that's the plan # Cui Xuejian transmigrated into the past and became a low-ranking palace consort. Powerful figures towered over her, while a few insignificant nobodies clawed at her feet. With things like this, why bother with palace intrigue? Better to just give up and coast! Cui Xuejian believed that as long as she kept out of trouble, no monsters, demons, or other ghoulish creatures would come afte 1.7kReads9.2Score138Shelves
45. 195 娘 The Empress Is Charming and Lively, and Wins the Emperor's Heart 娘娘娇媚灵动，惹得皇上心动 Zhuxi Pavilion竹西处Ancient Romance798k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads’ first time + clear-headed heroine focused on living well + doesn’t love the emperor] Xiao Zhaoyuan asked with interest, “What do you usually like to do, my consort?” Cui Qingwan beamed. “I like eating, drinking, and having fun!” Sincerity really is a lethal weapon! Xiao Zhaoyuan couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. He had never met anyone so genuine. And yet this very genuine woman gradually claimed his heart. But then he realized that she 1.3kReads8.7Score100Shelves
46. 196 康 Consort Ping of Kangxi’s Reign: Back for Another Round in This Losing Game! 康熙平妃，再战这把逆风局！ Lord Yanshan晏山君Ancient Romance583k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Hesheli Baozhu was confined at Jingshan by Kangxi and met a tragic end. Fortunately, Heaven took pity on her and sent her back to the end of the twenty-eighth year of Kangxi’s reign. After reflecting on her bitter fate, she quickly figured out why she had died so miserably. First, she hadn’t clung tightly enough to Kangxi. Second, she’d been far too laid-back about palace intrigue. Determined to live to a ripe old age this time, Baozhu swiftly put together a few plans to 648Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    A very unique premise: Emperor Kangxi raised the female lead single-handedly, and her character always bears his shadow.

47. 197 姝 Radiant Beauty 姝色艳艳 Shen Jiayu沈嘉鱼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Revenge + satisfying read + mutual healing] In her previous life, Gu Mingyue was the Princess Consort of Prince Chen, an undefeated female general, and the peerless King of Xiangchu. Unfortunately, though ghosts roamed the night, the human heart was the most terrifying thing of all. Prince Chen betrayed her, shot her with his own hands, and wiped out her entire Gu family. Her closest friend climbed over her corpse to ascend the imperial phoenix throne. The boy she'd rescue 3kReads9.0Score342Shelves
48. 198 蘅 Hengwu Reflects the Emperor's Heart 蘅芜映帝心 Mu Mu Jia Qi木木嘉柒Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted Su Ruoheng rose from a palace maiden to empress. She became more than an empress: she was the one and only love the emperor openly acknowledged and devoted his life to. The harem was a mere formality, and the emperor and empress ruled the realm together, their love profound and enduring. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend the palace intrigue novel "Hengwu Reflects the Emperor's Heart," where a woman from a humble background rises from a concubine to empress through her wisdom, and the emperor and empress jointly rule the country.

49. 199 娇 The Pampered Little Noble Consort 娇养小贵妃 I Am Lingjun余曰灵均Ancient Romance379k WordsCompleted Shen Si was only the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect. The only reason Prince Kang took an interest in her was her beauty. When she refused to submit to him, he framed her father and brother. Just as she was about to take her own life, unable to bear the humiliation any longer, the emperor swept her into his arms. To avenge her father and brother, she joined the imperial harem and tried every means at her disposal, yet still met her end there. Reborn, she gained the ability to enter other peopl 1.5kReads8.9Score116Shelves
50. 200 生 After Giving Birth to the Fourth Prince, the Noble Consort Rose to Empress in One Fell Swoop 生下四阿哥后贵妃一路开挂登后位 Creamy Watermelon Sauce奶油西瓜酱Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted [The male lead is reborn + the female lead is neither transmigrated nor reborn + some events do not follow historical records + the leads are not mutually faithful at first] On the tenth day of the seventh month of the twenty-eighth year of the Kangxi reign, the Tong Jia clan woman, already named empress, died in Kangxi’s arms. From that moment on, Tong Jia Qingdai was no more. Kangxi was consumed by regret, living in nightmares every day until he was reborn. Watch as he secretly protects his co 1.3kReads8.7Score110Shelves

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