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Palace Intrigue: The Emperor's Favorite, With a Smart and Arrogant Heroine Who Leverages Her Power 宫斗文 皇帝专宠,女主仗势嚣张有脑子的

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  1. 101 Late in the Day 行止晚 Ancient Romance138k WordsCompleted [Devoted love + emperor and empress + tragic palace romance] 145,000 readers gave it top ratings, and countless readers cried their way through it! The year’s breakout historical romance, a heartache readers can’t forget. A clear-eyed, sweet empress VS a proud emperor whose love never wavers. Born into the imperial family, how can everything ever go as you wish? May we remain together forever, and may I keep you safe and at peace. A gentleman’s word is his bond. In a daze, I saw the moon rise. 32.7kReads9.6Score3.9kShelves
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  2. 102 The Noble Consort Just Breathes, Yet the Tyrant Calls It a Masterstroke 贵妃只是呼吸,暴君非说手段了得 Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Complete story + her son brings her status + male lead is a reborn hopeless romantic + obsessive and controlling + sweet romance + not a strong female lead, nor a good person + wins without lifting a finger + timid, but good at pushing her luck with the male lead] (The male lead isn't chaste, but he dotes on her alone from the very beginning.) (The male lead is extremely biased and holds her to a different standard. He thinks she can do no wrong.) Overnight, Song Yao goes from a lowly maid boug 28.3kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
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  3. 103 The Spoiled Young Lady Stays Arrogant in Empresses in the Palace 娇气大小姐在甄嬛传里依然嚣张 Female-Channel Fanfiction506k WordsCompleted Xia Yu's motto in life is simple: win by doing nothing. Her life is smooth sailing. Born into privilege, she enjoys herself until old age. Then she opens her eyes and finds herself bound to a garbage System! System: Fail a mission? We'll restart forever~ Xia Yu: You're a menace, all right. You want a slacker like me to fight for favor in the harem? And in a heavily rewritten version of Empresses in the Palace? Does this System just want to watch me die a hundred different ways? This System does 4.8kReads8.8Score370Shelves
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  4. 104 A Wink from the Favorite Concubine, and She Gets It All: Family Status and Rank! 宠妾勾勾手,家世位分样样有! Ancient Romance555k WordsCompleted A seductive, stunning, ambitious concubine with acting chops × the unruly, arrogant Prince Mu who always has her back and hands her the knife After a palace selection and an imperial edict, Cheng Rong went from being the daughter of a low-ranking eighth-grade official to the lowest-ranking concubine in Prince Mu’s estate, all thanks to her face. Everyone said that if she was going to be a concubine, she had to know her place, be cautious, and keep her head down. Cheng Rong pouted. “Is that so?” 7.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
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  5. 105 Beneath the Palace Walls, I Seduce Him to Steal Her Favor 宫墙之下,勾他夺宠 Ancient Romance462k WordsCompleted Original Title: The Princess Becomes a Favored Consort, Bears a Little Crown Prince, and Seizes Her Sister’s Throne. [Reborn + System + palace intrigue + aloof beauty + stunning beauty + sweet romance] An aloof, noble, one-of-a-kind ruler x a delicate, alluring beauty with an innocent sensuality … Once, she was his nominally illegitimate princess (a lie), and the only stain on his life. He sent her to a foreign land to marry for peace. From atop the palace walls, she leapt, thinking she would b 47.5kReads9.1Score6.3kShelves
  6. 106 The Noble Consort Is Both Divine and Alluring: The Emperor Is Already Smitten 贵妃又仙又欲:陛下早已沦陷 Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Not a first-love-only pairing; the heroine is no saint; the emperor favors her exclusively in the middle and later stages; fluffy, brainless sweet romance; silly and lighthearted, read with caution] Everyone says that a highborn legitimate daughter who enters the palace is doomed to a bad end, but Pei Jinyan refuses to believe it. Besides, she was once the emperor’s favorite consort in her previous life. She simply ruined a winning hand through her own arrogance and capriciousness. She gave bir 8.6kReads9.2Score929Shelves
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  7. 107 The Drama Queen Arrives and Makes the Tyrant Blush and His Heart Race 戏精美人驾到,撩的暴君脸红心跳 Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted ❤️ Complete [Sweet Romance + Goofy Comedy + Both Leads Are Chaste] A frail, dramatic beauty x a cold, ruthless tyrant (cold on the outside but warm inside at first, all bark and no bite, then a completely devoted husband) Excerpt 1: Gu Qingxi had barely transmigrated into a book when she slapped the cold, ruthless tyrant across the face. Given Pei Yanci's vicious nature, she thought she was doomed and wouldn't live to see another day. But the tyrant didn't play by the rules. He simply kept Gu Qi 916Reads9.1Score114Shelves
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  8. 108 The Tyrant Has Arrived, Carrying His Adorable Little Wife 大暴君拎着他的小娇妻走来啦 Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Song Qingqing transmigrates into a book, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character in a novel she wrote herself. - She goes out to admire the lotus flowers and gets shoved in front of an arrow meant for the tyrant by a scheming white lotus. She attends a palace banquet, gets tempted by the wine, and ends up testing whether it’s poisoned for the tyrant! At first, The tyrant: “My queen really is a jinx.” Later, The tyrant: “The queen must be in love with me.” Song Qingqing: “No, I’m just a jinx. Ma 2.1kReads9.2Score179Shelves
  9. 109 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 4kReads9.1Score388Shelves
  10. 110 The Delicate Little Noble Consort, the Cold Emperor's Most Beloved 娇娇小贵妃冷漠陛下的心尖宠 Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted Dotingly favored at first, the only one later. Readers who insist on spotless heroines, beware. The heroine is spoiled and selfish, and isn't a good person in every sense of the word. Shen Sisi has come back to life, in the second year of Xiao Zhuo's reign. Didn't he use her as a shield against her cousin, who thought of her as nothing more than a cousin? This time, she plans to live well. Just as she's getting ready to show what she can do, she wonders: Wait, where's my rival? You useless empe 2.7kReads7.7Score137Shelves
  11. 111 I Can't Play Palace Politics, but the Emperor Is Softhearted Beneath His Tough Exterior and Kills for Me 不会宫斗?帝王嘴硬心软为我杀疯 Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted (The book has just started getting ratings, so the score will rise later.) [Spoiled, silly consort vs. cold, obsessive emperor] (Devoted to each other + a little angst early on, then doted on exclusively + bittersweet at first, then things heat up fast) In her fifth year in the palace, Jiang Nian had a dream. In it, she was the emperor protagonist’s former cherished love, controlled by the story’s plot. She made a scene at every turn and nearly killed the male lead. In the end, the adopted son s 9.9kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
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  12. 112 Reborn, the Emperor Begs Me to Rule the Empire by His Side 重生后,帝王求我母仪天下 Ancient Romance466k WordsCompleted [A clear-eyed noblewoman reborn + an emperor starved of love who lives by the rules of virtue] [He dotes on her from the very beginning, a devoted couple in this life, the heroine coasts to victory, and the supporting heroine is reborn] Shen Yingzhen was born into a distinguished family and possessed beauty that could outshine a nation. She was supposed to enter the palace at seventeen and become the emperor's favorite consort. But her younger half-sister was reborn one day, knowing that her fia 3.5kReads8.8Score481Shelves
  13. 113 Reborn Noblewoman: The Crown Prince's Beloved 贵女重生,成为太子心尖宠 Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lin Wanting devoted herself to caring for her husband’s family, only to be sent to the afterlife by a cup of poisoned wine. After her death, the scumbag and the wicked woman not only seized her family’s property, but also left her body without peace. Now reborn, she’ll beat the scumbag to a pulp and kick the wicked woman to the curb, Only to find herself relentlessly pursued by the Crown Prince, no matter how hard she tries to shake him off. The Crown Prince: “Where are you 16Reads—Score—Shelves
  14. 114 The Wicked Supporting Actress Is Reborn and Wins at Life 恶毒女配重生后躺赢了 Ancient Romance622k WordsCompleted The emperor has never touched anyone but the heroine! One beloved consort in the harem + 1v1 romance + fictional setting. Meng Yan only learns on the brink of death that she's a supporting character in a sweet palace-intrigue novel. In the story, she loves the emperor, Lu Haozhi, devotedly until the very end. She diligently competes for his favor and tirelessly fights the innocent white-lotus heroine, only to land herself in the cold palace and die miserably in the snow. After being reborn, she 16.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
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  15. 115 A Chaotic Life Back in Ancient Times 穿回古代的鸡飞狗跳生活 Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 50.7kReads9.3Score7.1kShelves
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  16. 116 Empresses in the Palace: Blossoms in Pairs 甄嬛传之花开并蒂 Female-Channel Fanfiction407k WordsCompleted [The cover may be ugly, but the story is a lot of fun. We’ve found each other in this vast sea of books, so why not come in and take a look?] Originally titled My Younger Sister, Yixiu: Helping My Sister Become the Epitome of Imperial Grace, also known as Empresses in the Palace: Flowers Blooming Together The new book Divine Beast Descends: Transmigrated as Consort Hua’s Precious Darling is complete [Transmigrate into a book + historical romance + transmigrate into a TV drama + reborn + born in 1.5kReads8.7Score172Shelves
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  17. 117 Consort De in the Qing Dynasty: One Small Goal, Become Empress Dowager 清穿德妃:定个小目标,先当太后 Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Not a devoted-couple story, not exclusive pampering, not a childbearing plot, no golden finger, not a wish-fulfillment story. Don’t read if you dislike that. There are no golden fingers whatsoever. The heroine transmigrates, she is not reborn! The story breaks up historical Emperor Yongzheng’s official pairing, but Empress Xiaojingxian will get a happy ending. The author is still growing, so if you don’t like the early chapters, you can skip ahead. Readers say the later writing is better.] (The 2.6kReads9.2Score215Shelves
  18. 118 Quick Transmigration: A Guide to Winning Everyone's Heart 快穿:万人迷的攻略指南 Female-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Favorite × Romance Showdown × Mary Sue × 1v1 × Devoted Love × Sweet Romance × No Fixed Male Lead] Shi Wan was remembered by later generations as Xi Shi. She helped the Yue Kingdom rise again, only to be betrayed. Given a second chance, she sets out to accumulate merit and make up for her regrets. Who could have guessed that every situation would turn into a romance showdown? She’s ready to fight them all. 1. Scarlet Heart: Fourth Imperial Consort × Kangxi [Kangxi’s old flame catches 38.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
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  19. 119 I Brought My Phone Through Time and Scroll Douyin on the Dragon Bed 带手机穿越,我躺龙床上刷抖音 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both leads are each other's first and only + 100% sweet romance + scheming, celibate puppy-like emperor vs. clever, bold older sister] [Ancient and modern worlds connect + transmigrate with her best friend] Qin Wan was once a dazzling heiress. After accidentally transmigrating to an unknown dynasty through an ancient painting, she found herself as an abandoned concubine in the cold palace, only to be summoned by the emperor. Well, to protect her virtue, she cracked the emperor's head open right 6.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
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  20. 120 The Powerful Prince’s Spoiled Princess: Proud, Wild, and Unruly 权王溺宠:狂傲王妃野又撩 Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Court intrigue + feel-good power fantasy + ruthless decisiveness + an incredibly badass heroine + face-slapping + a heroine with her wits about her] Bai Xuan, commander-in-chief of the Huaxia Special Forces Training Camp, transmigrates to the Great Zhou. She is a peerless beauty with exceptional martial skills. As a woman, she carves her own path through force of arms, establishes herself at court, and wields enormous influence. With a deft hand, she turns the tide of both schemes and open stra 22.2kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves
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  21. 121 From the Start, the System Is Exposed: The Tyrant Hears My Inner Voice 开局系统暴露:暴君听我心声 Ancient Romance452k WordsCompleted After workaholic Qin Wu dropped dead, she transmigrated into a book and got bound to a lousy System. The System ordered her to save the villainous, corrupted tyrant. Fail the mission, and she would die. She was already dead, and now they expected her to keep working and save a man, too? Not a chance. The living could consider her as good as dead; if they needed anything, they could burn paper offerings for her. She chose a gorgeous spot to die in again. "System, should I drown, get poisoned, cho 5.8kReads8.9Score624Shelves
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  22. 122 From the Start in the Song Dynasty, the Emperor Discovers the Noble Consort Has a System 开局大宋,官家发现贵妃有系统 Ancient Romance496k WordsCompleted Xue Dongyu transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking concubine in Emperor Renzong of Song's harem. The palace is blooming with flowers, but Xue Dongyu, saddled with a malfunctioning System, trembles alongside it until the old ghost Zhao Zhen arrives because of a System error. With one king and two useless sidekicks, Xue Dongyu lays the System's existence bare to the emperor. The emperor then takes it upon himself to help her achieve the title of most favored woman in the harem... P.S. The Sys 3.3kReads8.8Score318Shelves
  23. 123 The Delicate, Scheming Medicine-Jar Consort Has the Sickly Tyrant Begging for Mercy 药罐贵妃娇又作,病娇暴君乖乖认怂! Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder concubine, Xiao Xiruo is destined to die of rage and leave her entire family dead? And she’s sickly, coughing up blood every day? Xiao Xiruo: Keep it together. Don’t panic! With powerful backing, I’ll take the court by storm and rule the imperial harem! Feng Wuyan, the puppet emperor of Great Yan, is a deranged villain who slaughtered everyone in the book until only its title remained. He does the cruelest deeds and strikes with the deadliest hand. 4.2kReads9.2Score465Shelves
  24. 124 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Refuses to Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她偏不按套路来 Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 68.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
  25. 125 On the Day of Her Divorce, the Tragic Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant 和离当天,虐文女主转身嫁暴君 Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now online: [A laid-back, lie-flat, black-hearted legitimate daughter X a crazed, gloomy, pure-hearted tyrant] [The other man wins her over] [Original title: The Day We Divorced, the Tragic Novel's Heroine Turned Around and Married the Tyrant] At the royal autumn hunt, Song Yaozhi argues with the woman her husband brought back from the borderlands. Song Yaozhi scolds her, saying she's nothing but a concubine. Just then, her husband, Xiao Ziqian, kicks the door open and points 81.1kReads9.1Score10.9kShelves
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  26. 126 The Scheming Tyrant’s Darling 腹黑暴君的掌心娇 Ancient Romance146k WordsOngoing The two kingdoms arranged a marriage alliance. Jiang Chi thought it would put an end to the war, but she never expected that the lecherous old pervert from the neighboring kingdom had already set his sights on her. Well, don't blame me for giving you a hard poke with my little hand! After poking the old pervert, she went after the ungrateful "little shit" next! But what was up with this "little shit"? He wasn't angry. He actually laughed, then went, "Woof~" And what was the deal with her half-si —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  27. 127 The Evil Prince Dotes on His Wife: Come Into My Arms, Little Cutie 邪王宠妻:萌妃快到怀里来 Ancient Romance508k WordsCompleted Yun Longyue, who had been showered with affection all her life, received a gift at her coming-of-age ceremony. When she opened it, she discovered it was none other than the frail Seventh Prince! Yet the soft, timid, adorable young girl didn't give it much thought. Eagerly setting off to open another gift, she stumbled straight into the arms of a cunning general. The more she looked, the more something seemed off. This cunning general and her sickly husband... Why did they look so much alike?! On 28Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  28. 128 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 28.7kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves
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  29. 129 The Tyrant Dragged Me Back 18 Times, and I'm Pregnant Again 被暴君抓回去18次,我又怀上了 Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted The short drama My Heart Is Weary, the Villain Only Wants Cuddles Every Day is now online. [Unhinged, tyrannical dog emperor] x [sweet, fierce, adorable heartthrob] After Su Ci transmigrates into a book, the mad emperor forces her to absorb his good luck, locks her in his bedchamber, and makes her sleep in his imperial bed. By day, she's a prisoner; by night, she's treated like an empress. She pretends to go along with it, then runs away. By day, the mad emperor is a dog: “Bring that wretched wo 9.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
  30. 130 I Transmigrated 999 Times and Drove the Mad Tyrant Insane 我穿越999次,逼疯了疯批暴君 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted With only six months left to live, Tang Wan masters a skill called “Transmigration,” allowing her to travel back and forth between the modern and ancient worlds. On her first transmigration, people mistake her for a ghost… On her ninety-ninth, she nearly dies at the hands of the dog emperor. On her 108th, she “defiles” the emperor’s innocence. After transmigrating time and again, she discovers to her delight that a little dragon energy can extend her life. Tang Wan: “Mooch, mooch, keep mooching 21.1kReads9.5Score3kShelves
  31. 131 I Won’t Be a Noble Consort! I’m Set on Finding a Husband, and Now the Emperor Is Jealous 不做贵妃!一心招婿后皇帝红了眼 Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Devoted 1v1 romance + his pursuit of her + childhood sweethearts + pampered by all + noblewoman vs. transmigrator] (Awakening, not reborn, no palace harem, no previous life) Lin Zhuyun was born into a distinguished family of meritorious officials. Raised in comfort, she is radiant and refined, frail yet carefree and composed. She was granted the title of commandery princess at a young age, cherished by the Empress Dowager, and grew up with the emperor like a childhood sweetheart. Later, the emp 19.9kReads7.4Score1.5kShelves
  32. 132 My Precious Darling Keeps the Emperor Out of Control Night After Night 心尖宝贝,让陛下夜夜失控 Ancient Romance241k WordsCompleted The second male lead chases his wife until it dawns on him + the male lead takes his place + both leads are each other's first and only + the heroine is the only woman in his harem + super sweet romance, sweeter than sweet Little white rabbit X big bad wolf - Cui Baozhu has pursued the young duke for three years, but accidentally overhears him say, “Three years ago, I only saved her on a whim. Who knew she wouldn't take a hint? If I'd known she'd be this clingy, I would've been better off not sa 3.3kReads8.4Score281Shelves
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  33. 133 The Mad Tyrant Wants to Steal Her: You’re the One Who Tempted Me First! 疯批权臣夺她,是你先勾我的! Ancient Romance429k WordsCompleted [Possessive pursuit + Untouchable beauty brought down from her pedestal + Scheming heroine + Both leads are pure] The eldest son of the Xie family was as refined as a gentle breeze beneath a clear sky, as elegant as an orchid or jade tree, and, more unusually, possessed the heart of a bodhisattva. A year ago, he had taken charge of sheltering a destitute cousin who had come to seek refuge. The rescued Wanruo was deeply grateful, and looked up to and adored her cousin. Their story of a loving bro 95.7kReads9.2Score10.3kShelves
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  34. 134 Daring to Break Off a Charming Branch 妄折一枝妩 Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine] [No making the hero even stronger than the heroine] [Heroine serves as the hero's bodyguard] [Historical setting] [Female physician] [A top-tier powerhouse from her very first appearance] [The heroine has unmatched combat skills] [Both leads are faithful in body and heart; the author knows exactly what that means, so keep reading.] [Older woman-younger man romance] She was imprisoned in the Earth Store Palace for ten years. It was hell. To survive, she killed without mercy. At t 16.4kReads9.2Score2kShelves
  35. 135 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 123.5kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves
  36. 136 A Lonely Orphan Wants a Secret Romance, but the Heir Insists on Showing Off Their Love 孤女想搞地下恋,世子偏要秀恩爱 Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted A frail yet resilient orphan girl + a forceful, domineering young nobleman Secret romance + coercive seduction + a groveling chase to win her back + emotional push and pull + physical first, feelings later + sweet romance (not really) In a nutshell: Love is a war. Whoever takes it seriously loses. He is the hunter, and she is the prey caught beneath his claws. With no other choice, she is forced into a six-month arrangement with him. He wants her body, she wants his money. Nothing more. She sti 11kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
  37. 137 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女,步步为后 Ancient Romance574k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 16.8kReads9.3Score2kShelves
  38. 138 She Was Going to Kill Me, but I’m Still Alive, Aren’t I? 她是要杀本王,可本王不是没死吗 Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live 1.8kReads9.2Score222Shelves
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  39. 139 I’m His Majesty’s Cousin. What’s Wrong With Being a Little Overbearing in the Palace? 我陛下表妹,进宫跋扈点怎么了? Ancient Romance477k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + faux cousins + push-and-pull romance + winning hearts + taming a man Spring, Year Ten of the Zhaoqi reign. Shen Jiayu was summoned to the palace and became one of the emperor’s consorts. On the surface, the imperial harem seemed calm and peaceful, but beneath it lay tangled interests and hidden currents. The consorts schemed and fought among themselves, while the newcomers trembled with fear, terrified that one careless mistake would cost them their lives. Only Shen Jiayu s 484.3kReads8.8Score75.2kShelves
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  40. 140 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后,阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Ancient Romance554k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Black Lotus Beauty of a Princess and a Ruthless, Brooding Regent] [Two strong leads + sweet flirtation + devotion to one another + revenge on scoundrels] Zhixian was the sharpest blade at the side of the Third Prince of Nanzhao. She removed every obstacle in his path to the throne, only to meet her end on the very day he was named Crown Prince. “Zhixian, if you want someone to blame, blame yourself for knowing too much.” Xuan Yuan Heng wiped the blood from his dag 35.4kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
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  41. 141 The Emperor's Only Favorite: The Empress Keeps Accidentally Revealing Her Secret Identity 陛下独宠:皇后娘娘疯狂掉马甲 Ancient Romance843k WordsCompleted *Sweet Romance + Devoted Husband + Legitimate Daughter + Secret Identities + Powerful Couple* The only legitimate daughter of the Duke of the Southern Kingdom's household, Nan Huaishen grew up adored and indulged by everyone. Her grandfather is a first-rank duke, her father a first-rank general, and her maternal grandfather the chancellor. She also has three doting older brothers. With a background envied by every noblewoman in the capital, she is also exceptionally beautiful and talented. Then, 3kReads9.0Score353Shelves
  42. 142 The Emperor: My Consort Is Always Trying to Get Sent to the Cold Palace 皇上:朕的爱妃总想去冷宫 Ancient Romance946k WordsCompleted Yan Yuxi transmigrated into the eldest legitimate daughter of the Cheng'en Earl’s household. Her father was the Cheng'en Earl, her mother was Commandery Princess Qingyang, her maternal grandfather was the Duke Who Guards the State, and her maternal grandmother was a Grand Princess. Her family background could hardly have been more illustrious. But her father doted on his concubines and neglected his wife. The inner residence was like the emperor’s harem, filled with concubines and children, and 4.1kReads9.1Score386Shelves
  43. 143 Your Majesty, the Emperor Has Asked for Your Favor Again 启禀娘娘:皇上又翻你牌子了 Ancient Romance409k WordsCompleted Ning Xi, an all-around genius from a mysterious organization in the 21st century, retired with honors after completing her final mission. But on her way home, her cruise ship was blown up at sea, and she drowned. Her soul transmigrated to another world, where she became the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Zhenbei’s household in the Tian Sheng Kingdom. In this life, she grew up cherished by her parents and older brothers, enjoying a carefree and comfortable existence, until the new emperor 1.8kReads9.0Score177Shelves
  44. 144 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 192.9kReads9.6Score34.7kShelves
  45. 145 Am I the Villainess? But They All Love Me 恶女吗?可是他们都爱我呢 Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [A Truly Wicked Villainess + Male Rivalry + Green Tea Seduction + A Viciously Beautiful Heroine!] Shen Ruozhu struck a deal with the System and transmigrated into the story as a highborn young lady who died early. In the original story, she was the legitimate daughter of the esteemed Chancellor. But after the heroine, the daughter of a minor fifth-rank official, arrived in the capital, she caught the eye of many men. Who would have thought that the heroine would later set her sights on Shen Ruoz 6kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
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  46. 146 The Crown Princess's Favorite Concubine Seduces Him on Purpose, and He Spoils Her Until She's Pregnant 良娣蓄意勾引,太子宠到怀孕 Ancient Romance418k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, sweet romance, sweet romance! We’ll say it three times because it’s important] She transmigrated? And became a favored concubine to the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom? After waking up one day, Mu Wantang finds herself inside a wish-fulfillment novel she had read recently, as the Crown Prince’s beloved concubine. Jun Chengyan, the Crown Prince of the Jun Kingdom and The Outcast, is breathtakingly handsome, elegant, and incomparably noble. The original owner was beautiful, but not 25.4kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
  47. 147 The Golden Palace Locks Away the Spring Breeze 金阙锁春风 Ancient Romance757k WordsCompleted Her entire family perished, she was left dependent on others, the dynasty fell, and she married and divorced. In just eighteen years, Yu Zheng has endured things most people never face in a lifetime. A noblewoman of the former dynasty, all she wants now is to stay alive. She plans to enter the palace as a maid, then use her literacy to earn a post as a court official and support herself. She never imagined that the new emperor would send her to the Fourth Prince’s residence as a gesture of goodw 31.1kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
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  48. 148 The Second 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 90.3kReads9.5Score11.7kShelves
  49. 149 The Crown Prince Favors His Concubine and Neglects His Wife: The Bewitching Lady Rises with Twins 太子宠妾灭妻:尤物娘娘双胎上位 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 9.1kReads8.9Score838Shelves
  50. 150 I Lie Flat on My Good Looks 我靠美貌躺平了 Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Both are devoted only to each other + sweet romance + marriage first, love later + mutual devotion] That day in the peach grove, it wasn’t the wind that stirred, but the heart… Song Zhaoyue was born into the body of an unfavored concubine-born daughter of a marquis’s household. Her stepmother forced her to marry a playboy who drank, gambled, and visited brothels, so she turned around and entered the palace selection instead! Who could have guessed she would be granted in marriage to Prince Yan, 35kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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