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Any Reborn Palace-Intrigue or Household-Intrigue Stories with a Female Lead Who Isn't a Naive Sweetheart? 有没有那种重生宫斗宅斗的,女主不傻白甜的文

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  1. 51 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼,王府宠妾的内卷日常 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 61.4kReads9.4Score8.2kShelves
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  2. 52 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊,娘娘写了一百条宫规 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 67.3kReads9.6Score10kShelves
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  3. 53 Joy with You 与君欢 Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 28kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves
  4. 54 The Villainess Is Reborn: The Supporting Female Lead Refuses to Play Along 反派重生 : 女配她不干了 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Yin Susu opened her eyes and, wow, she had been reborn for the second time. The plot was exactly the same, and so were all the awful problems. She had planned to spend this life eating her fill and waiting to die, just coasting along until the supporting female character reached the end of her life and this whole existence was over. But she still wasn’t willing to accept her fate! If the heroine had a golden finger, then she’d just have to break it. 15.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
  5. 55 The Hard-to-Abandon Physician's Bride and the Springtime of Wutong 医妃难弃梧桐春色 Ancient Romance336k WordsOngoing [Forceful Love + Secret Admirer + Political Intrigue and Palace Strife + Strong Female Lead] When Yue Lingxi learns that her grandfather and family have been imprisoned, she heads alone to the capital to clear her grandfather’s name. On the way, she saves a handsome, unconscious man named Gu Qingmang. By a twist of fate, the two become entangled. To save her grandfather, Yue Lingxi signs a two-year indenture. When she tries to escape, her enemy attempts to kill her, and she falls off a cliff. G —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 56 The Crown Prince Dotes on His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Empress's Daily Life After Bearing Twins 太子宠妾灭妻,娘娘双胎上位日常 Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [There are a few typos, so please skip this if that bothers you.] A deranged, ruthless heroine and an obsessive Crown Prince, with exclusive devotion later on, clear-headed palace intrigue, and multiple births. Jiang Shiruo is stunningly beautiful, but only a concubine’s daughter. Still, even a concubine’s daughter deserves to live. Jiang Shiruo has no interest in the other princes. She only wants to enter the Eastern Palace, because that’s the only way she can reach the highest position. After 7.8kReads8.9Score697Shelves
  7. 57 The Movie Queen Transmigrates into a Book: The Empress Slays with Her Acting Skills 影后穿书,娘娘靠演技嘎嘎乱杀 Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted Yu Ling, a celebrated screen legend, somehow gets pulled into a script she picked up on a whim. But can someone explain why she didn’t end up as the heroine? Instead, she’s been cast as a brainless cannon-fodder character who dies in Chapter Three?! Change it! This plot has to change! What, all she has to do is act? Become the champion of palace intrigue? Who could possibly beat an award-winning leading lady like her, with more trophies than she can count? Yu Ling’s eyes shimmer as she gives a d 520Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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  8. 58 The Emperor's Favorite: Reborn, I Fight My Way Through the Palace to Become Empress 帝心宠,重生娘娘一路宫斗夺后位 Ancient Romance891k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue only + Not mutually chaste + Clear-headed heroine who pretends to be weak + Devoted hero] In her previous life, after her flesh had been carved away and her eyes gouged out, one man came for her through a river of blood and overthrew the dynasty to avenge her. Reborn, she did everything she could to get by his side. By then, he had become the supreme emperor, while she was just a low-ranking consort. She pretended to be a little white rabbit to avoid the palace’s bloody intrigue 239Reads—Score—Shelves
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  9. 59 Reborn: The Emperor's Darling in the Palm of His Hand 重生之帝王掌心娇宠 Ancient Romance386k WordsCompleted [Reborn + golden finger + household intrigue + sweet romance] Qi Zhaozhao was steamed alive in a bamboo steamer. Only as she lay dying did she learn the truth about her miserable life: her own father had been the mastermind behind it all. Her mother's death, too, had been caused by her father. In the end, her maternal family, more than a hundred people, were falsely accused of plotting rebellion and executed by a thousand cuts. Meanwhile, Qi Zhaozhao was tortured until she was barely human by Qi 135Reads—Score—Shelves
  10. 60 After Entering the Palace in Her Sister's Place, the Young Mistress Rises Through the Ranks 替姐入宫后,小主她一路高升 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Male Lead and Strong Female Lead + Favored Consort + Palace Intrigue + Adorable Baby + Sole Devotion + Childbirth] (The early story leans toward palace intrigue, with the heroine putting on an act and scheming against the hero. Later, their feelings erupt, and he devotes himself to her alone.) After transmigrating, she becomes an illegitimate daughter of the Su family. Her birth mother died young, her father shows her no affection, and her stepmother is cruel. A complete nobody at home, 2.4kReads9.0Score235Shelves
  11. 61 A Consort's Scheme for the Emperor's Heart 妃谋帝心 Ancient Romance527k WordsCompleted With her father turning a blind eye and her stepmother throwing her weight around, Mu Li is ordered to marry an old prince as a concubine. They tell her this is her fate. Mu Li refuses to believe it. She has never believed in fate… Just then, the imperial household holds its selection of consorts. Daughters of officials of rank eight or above who are of suitable age may participate. Mu Li thinks: Since I’m to be a concubine, why not become the concubine of the most powerful person in the realm? 11.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
  12. 62 Palace Intrigue System: I Become the Emperor’s Favorite 宫斗系统:我成了陛下心尖宠 Ancient Romance306k WordsCompleted [Both Pure + Sweet Romance + System + Devoted Love + Transmigration] Easygoing Qin Zhaozhao transmigrates into the body of a newly arrived imperial consort. She plans to lie flat, but then a palace-intrigue System activates, and somehow she catches the new emperor’s attention. The System says that completing missions earns her rewards, including the chance to become empress. It sounds simple, but it’s incredibly difficult. A noble consort has her eye on the throne, while the emperor’s former fla 424Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  13. 63 Reborn as the Noble Consort, I Will Be as Arrogant as I Please 重生之,本宫是贵妃,就是要嚣张 Ancient Romance690k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I was a noble consort cherished by everyone. But because I was kind and let my guard down around the empress, she framed me, and I died with my name cleared too late. Heaven took pity on me and let me live again, returning me to three years earlier, when the empress ascended the throne. Reborn, I carry a heart full of hatred. I will no longer endure it, and I am no longer a delicate flower for others to trample. I am a phoenix reborn from the flames. In the imperial harem, I 44Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 64 A Tragic Fate: The Emperor and Empress Are Reborn to Change Their Destiny 下场凄惨,帝后双重生改命 Ancient Romance223k WordsCompleted The emperor's beloved consort, Su Rao, is reborn. In her previous life, she was the emperor's one true love, pampered for decades, never knowing the slightest hardship, and bore him a son. Who could have guessed that after the emperor died, the crown prince would be poisoned to death? Powerless against the scheming consort and the court officials, she was thrown into prison, where she was tormented until she died. When she opens her eyes again, she has been in the palace for a year and has just 314Reads6.3Score—Shelves
  15. 65 Reborn as a Doting, Cunning Consort, She Captures the Yandere Emperor’s Heart 重生宠妃茶又娇,病娇皇帝心尖绕 Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, not an exclusive romance; doted on from the start; all sweetness, no angst; scheming, yandere, aloof emperor x spoiled, sweet, adorably troublesome favored consort] Tao Zifu died, killed by her own children with their own hands… When she opened her eyes, she had returned to more than a decade earlier. As the past replayed, she finally saw how foolish she had been in her previous life. The children she had devoted herself to protecting were easily manipulated and killed their ow 2.5kReads8.7Score230Shelves
  16. 66 Reborn, the Marquis's Legitimate Daughter Slaughters Her Way Through the Household 重生后,侯门嫡女杀疯了 Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Revenge and putting scumbags in their place, palace and household intrigue, satisfying romance, devoted husband, both leads have no past relationships] In her previous life, Ye Qingyu was infatuated with the Fourth Prince and pressured her maternal grandfather to use his military achievements to secure their marriage. She dragged the Duke of Zhenguo’s family into it, devoting the strength of her entire clan to helping him seize the throne. In return, he had her whole family executed for treason 5kReads8.1Score492Shelves
  17. 67 Reborn as His Majesty's Beloved Concubine 重生之陛下的娇软宠妃 Ancient Romance185k WordsCompleted [A possessive, ruthless tyrant VS a spoiled, coquettish favorite consort. Both are each other's first and only; he dotes on her from the very beginning to the very end, and the male lead is completely love-struck, while the female lead loves to pout and play the spoiled darling.] The entire court of civil and military officials knelt and begged Gu Huai to take more consorts. Gu Huai brandished his sword and said icily, “Anyone else want me to take a consort? Step forward. I'll settle this once a 3.5kReads8.7Score376Shelves
  18. 68 I Was Born Noble. What Can You Do About It? 本宫生来尊贵,你当如何 Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted I was born noble. What can you do about it? 999Reads—Score—Shelves
  19. 69 Reborn as the Legitimate Daughter: Win the Emperor's Heart and Claim the Empress's Throne 嫡女重生:勾帝心,坐后位 Ancient Romance377k WordsOngoing She was the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, a dazzling talent and the model of a noble lady. Then she was framed. Her innocence was ruined, and she became pregnant before marriage. In a single night, she lost everything. Her fiancé imprisoned her and subjected her to endless humiliation. Her father thought she had disgraced the family and cast her out. She died miserably on a rainy night. Only as she lay dying did she learn that it had all been a scheme by her half-sister to climb over 36Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 70 While My Son Fights for the Throne, His Majesty Lures Me Into Bearing Him a Second Child 吾儿夺储时,陛下榻边诱我生二胎 Ancient Romance504k WordsCompleted (Sweet romance + 11-year age gap + the powerful one bows his head + not both virgins) Pei Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo's household, had enjoyed a charmed life since childhood. Blessed with a breathtakingly beautiful face, she married Xie Shaoyan, the Crown Prince of the realm, and after their wedding, she became the sole recipient of his favor. But only Pei Yunshu knew that Xie Shaoyan had not touched her once in their three years of marriage. Three years later, Pei Yunshu 5.5kReads8.7Score549Shelves
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  21. 71 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑,帝王纵情堕落 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 129.9kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves
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  22. 72 My Ungrateful Sister Wants to Be Empress? I'll Rule the World as Queen 白眼狼姐姐想当皇后?我母仪天下 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + fake and real heiresses + face-slapping + competing for destiny + golden finger + devoted male lead who loves his wife without limits] The day Si Wan died, the entire capital was celebrating the empress's coronation. Her disemboweled, heartless corpse was tossed into a mass grave. She watched as her elder sister, Si Qingjia, stepped over her phoenix bones to claim the throne. A blood-red cuckoo circled above that woman's head, carrying the ninth golden feather it had stolen from Si Wa 3kReads8.4Score397Shelves
  23. 73 After Divorcing Him, She Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 休夫后,她回家继承帝位 Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Demoted from Wife to Concubine? One Hundred Thousand Cavalry Kneel to Welcome Me to the Throne” She was born to privilege, but after a dream, she took on the identity of a medical woman to cure his poison, pulled him back from the brink of death, and helped him secure the crown prince’s position. He swore he would marry no one but her. He knelt before the palace hall for two days until he won an imperial decree granting their marriage, and took her as his wife. She thought that w 5kReads8.5Score879Shelves
  24. 74 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义?摄政王撑腰,不原谅 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 246.9kReads9.4Score42.8kShelves
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  25. 75 After the Bride Swap Succeeds, My Ex-Husband Kneels and Regrets Everything 换嫁成功后,前夫跪着悔不当初 Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted Now published under the title Deliberately Married [Historical romance and household intrigue, fictional setting, serious tone, both leads are reborn, one-on-one sweet romance, love after marriage, no getting back together after a breakup, face-slapping] In her previous life, Xiao Nianyao married on the same day as her closest friend from her maiden home, accidentally thwarting the friend’s scheme to switch their weddings. She thought she had married well, but life in the powerful household was 11.7kReads7.6Score5kShelves
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  26. 76 The Emperor Steals His Minister's Wife: The Tyrant Is a Hopeless Romantic 君夺臣妻:暴戾君王是个恋爱脑 Ancient Romance118k WordsCompleted My debut flopped spectacularly, folks! [The emperor takes his subject’s wife + punishing scumbags + strong male and female leads + the powerful one lowers his head + love at first sight + villainess] [Life is dull and tasteless; causing trouble is thrilling] [The heroine is unapologetically wicked. Anyone who picks a fight with her gets one ending: dead.] P.S. Updates daily at 8 a.m. The emperor, seated at the pinnacle of power, fell in love at first sight with the dazzling figure he glimpsed i 7Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 77 The Green Tea Concubine's Rise to Power 绿茶妾室上位记 Ancient Romance13k WordsCompleted The Green Tea Concubine's Rise to Power 70Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 78 Quick Transmigration: The Empress's Blessed Heir 快穿之好孕皇后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + stunning heroine + no fixed pairing + childbirth + palace intrigue + feel-good power fantasy] After dying suddenly from overwork, Xu Lingyi received a childbirth System. If she gave heirs to male leads who desperately needed children, she could gain eternal life. Story One: [The Middle-Aged Emperor Without an Heir] A stunning noblewoman from an eminent family × a middle-aged emperor, with an age gap. The emperor had no children despite ruling for years. He thought the emp 43.6kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
  29. 79 Sweetheart, Have a Baby for Me: The Heirless Emperor Begs Her to Take It Slow 娇娇好孕,绝嗣帝王让她慢点生 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Also known as "Fragrance in the Tent: The Green Tea Beauty Rises to Power Again by Bearing Children" [Quick Transmigration] [System] [Good Fortune in Pregnancy] [Love at First Sight] [Childbearing] [A Lifetime in Each Small World] Jiang Suining was a flower seller. After catching the eye of the emperor's uncle, she was abducted and taken to his home, where his wife poisoned her with a bowl of arsenic. After her death, she was bound to the Good Fortune System and sent to various small worlds to 23.5kReads7.8Score2.1kShelves
  30. 80 Successor Empress 继后 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 86.7kReads9.5Score10.9kShelves
  31. 81 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河,贵妃不想负责 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 40kReads9.5Score5kShelves
  32. 82 I Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty and Became Li Chengqian's Concubine 穿越大唐我成了李承乾的妾 Ancient Romance125k WordsCompleted In the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era, modern history graduate student Su Lingwei transmigrates into Shen Wei, a concubine in Li Chengqian's household. At the time, Li Chengqian's position as Crown Prince is in jeopardy because of his leg ailment and suspicions that he is plotting a rebellion. Using her modern knowledge and way of thinking, Shen Wei offers a "two-token strategy" to help him overcome the crisis. But political enemies such as Zhangsun Wuji and Li Tai, intent on protecting th —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 83 A Journey Through Film and TV: Crossing Paths with the Child-Giving Goddess 综影视之杠上送子观音 Female-Channel Fanfiction5.7M WordsOngoing No gender swaps. Don’t write them, and please stop bringing it up in the comments. I can’t accept it. 1. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 1. Lu Muping 2. Consort Ke 3. Chen Wanyin 4. Fuca Langhua 5. Bai Ruiji 6. Hailan 2. Empresses in the Palace 1. Shen Meizhuang 2. Ulanara Yixiu 3. The Story of Minglan 1. Sheng Molan (ongoing) 4. Serenade of Peaceful Joy 1. Miao Xinhe 5. Qing Dynasty transmigration 1. Empress Hesheli 6. Dream of the Red Chamber 7. Bu Bu Jing Xin: Fourth Prince’s Consort 10.1kReads8.7Score151Shelves
  34. 84 Crossover: The Qing Dynasty Heroine Is Very Fertile 【综】清穿,女主很会生 Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Qin Yao died in the early days of the apocalypse. Carrying a space and wood-type powers, she transmigrates to different parallel worlds of the Qing Dynasty. The children the heroine gives birth to in each world are historical figures reborn. Emperors and their capable ministers become triplet brothers. The First Emperor rebels alongside his younger brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi, while his “beloved younger brothers” Bai Qi and Lü Buwei... Husband and wife become siblings, Liu Bang personally e 33.2kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
  35. 85 Film and TV Crossover: The Minor Character Is Blessed 综影视之炮灰有福 Female-Channel Fanfiction4.5M WordsCompleted A super-smart heroine with a massively overpowered golden finger transmigrates through movie and TV worlds, helping cannon fodder characters fulfill their wishes for a comeback. I originally planned to write a quick transmigration story, but it turned into a long, slow transmigration instead. 268Reads7.6Score—Shelves
  36. 86 The Reborn Beloved Consort and the Cold Crown Prince Who’s Impossible to Coax 娇妃重生,清冷太子超难哄 Ancient Romance378k WordsCompleted [The main story is complete] [Reborn + sweet romance + winning back her husband + childbirth] [Versatile and sweet Crown Princess vs. aloof, hard-to-please Crown Prince] A little angst adds spice, but this is an irresistibly sweet story full of affection. No heavy angst, one-on-one romance, both leads have eyes only for each other! P.S. Next stop: all sorts of sweet bonus stories are on the way~ In her previous life, Wen Wuyue was a complete joke, blinded by love and too foolish to see the truth 8kReads9.1Score662Shelves
  37. 87 Reborn, the Noble Consort Only Wants to Be the Villain 重生后贵妃她只想当反派 Ancient Romance351k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion + sweet romance + no angst] After being reborn, Ye Jiujiu takes her brash, don’t-mess-with-me attitude to the extreme: She kicks the meticulously dressed Consort Li into the water; She slips laxatives into the tea of the coquettish Consort Yun; She wreaks havoc at the flower-viewing banquet the Empress painstakingly prepared; The consorts all rush to the emperor to complain: The cool, dignified emperor says, “I established this harem solely to give the Noble Consort something to 3.7kReads9.1Score357Shelves
  38. 88 After a Mistaken Marriage to the Heir, She Spends Every Day Showering Him with Sweets 错嫁世子后,她每天都在撒糖 Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Reborn + mutually devoted sweet romance + revenge and household intrigue] Jiang Rong was deceived her entire life, and only learned the truth when she was on the verge of death. Returned to ten years earlier, she found herself fleeing an arranged marriage to elope. Jiang Rong gave the scoundrel a thorough beating, then turned around and went back to the prince’s manor to marry. The husband she had run from was Xie Lingxi, heir to the Northern Prince. In her previous life, he had protected he 42.1kReads9.5Score5.8kShelves
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  39. 89 Reborn, I Married My Former Brother-in-Law 重生后,嫁给前世小叔子 Ancient Romance161k WordsOngoing [Both leads return to life + palace and household intrigue + romantic tension + secret love + two strong leads] In her previous life, Yan Qingyue cared only about becoming an official. She pretended not to hear anyone’s cutting remarks, and everyone took her for a pushover they could walk all over. In the end, she never achieved her ambition. The eldest prince, Xu An, deceived her, and she ended up helping someone else succeed, losing her family and dying miserably in the palace. Reborn in this 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  40. 90 The Divine Doctor and Poison Princess 神医毒妃 Ancient Romance4.1M WordsCompleted A descendant of a family of poison doctors in the 21st century, she possesses extraordinary gifts and excels equally at medicine and poison. One day, she transmigrates and becomes Bai He ran, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Wen’s household in the Eastern Qin Dynasty. Her birth mother is dead, her father refuses to acknowledge her, her stepmother holds power, and her sisters are false-hearted. Her fighting spirit blazes to life. In this life, she will live by her own rules. Those who bully 17kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
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  41. 91 You Dared Divorce the Matriarch Who Married You for Good Fortune? Go Cry to Another Family! 冲喜主母都敢休,改冲别家哭去吧 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Yanyan married into the Earl's household to bring good fortune, and the young lord, who had been on the brink of death, recovered. But then the chancellor's daughter, who had nearly drowned, decided to steal her husband. Jiang Yanyan: “My husband survived because I married him to bring him good fortune.” The chancellor's daughter, the young lord, and her mother-in-law: “Hmph!” Fine, fine. You can't talk sense into someone determined to die, so let's get a divorce! But the young lord insist 2.5kReads8.6Score980Shelves
  42. 92 Bound by Spring 缚春情 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 113.9kReads9.6Score15.8kShelves
  43. 93 Ninefold Brocade 九重锦 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 34.2kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
  44. 94 After Begging Me to Switch Marriages, My Cousin Cried Herself to Death in the Slums 跪求我换亲后,堂妹哭死在贫民窟 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads9.2Score283Shelves
  45. 95 Favoring a Concubine and Neglecting the Wife? I Won't Be the Marquess's Principal Wife! 宠妾灭妻?这侯门主母我不当了! Ancient Romance598k WordsCompleted [Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking] Voting has begun! Search for “Annual Top-Rated Novel Ranking” to vote for this book, A Return to the Boudoir. Thank you! [Traditional historical romance + inner-courtyard drama + reborn revenge and face-slapping + a prince pursues his wife] Lin Yunwan was the legitimate daughter of the prestigious Lin clan. When her Marquis household was on the verge of losing its title, she married Lu Zhengliu, the heir to the marquisate. On their wedding day, her husband coldly 82.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
  46. 96 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 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 20.3kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
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