Palace Intrigue and Sweet Romance 宫斗甜宠文

1. 1 帝 The Imperial Terrace's Charm: The Noble Consort Is Beautiful and Well-Behaved 帝台娇：贵妃娘娘她又美又乖 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Harem intrigue + climbing the ranks and crushing the villains + doting romance. The male lead knows his own heart. He'll devote himself to her alone later on.] [The heroine rises through the ranks quickly at first, then more slowly later on.] [The heroine comes from a noble family, is the most beautiful woman in the harem, and already has two adorable children. The Emperor falls for her first and favors her from early on, before devoting himself to her alone in the middle and later parts.] By a 20.5kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   The female protagonist comes from a noble family and enters the palace as a concubine, where she gains the emperor's deep favor. The emperor would take her out of the palace for excursions and call her "Qingqing" (a term of endearment for a close female friend)...

2. 2 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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   It's so good, no exaggeration. It's the first time I haven't skipped a single chapter.

3. 3 娇 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Mu Niannian慕年年Ancient Romance651k WordsCompleted Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.7kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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   Oh my god, this is so good! I haven't been able to get interested in any books lately, but I've been able to keep reading this for so long.

4. 4 我 I Set My Trap with Fortune-Telling, and He Offered Me His Empire 我以相术做局，他以江山为聘 I Met My Beloved我遇良人Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [Reborn + clear-eyed heroine + love and hate + wielding him as a weapon] Nan Zhi is the emperor's legitimate daughter, a princess adored by all. She can stir up trouble right under the emperor's nose and pull hair right off the crown prince's head. A year after their wedding, she uses her status as a princess to help her husband rise to the top. But when the kingdom falls apart, he pushes her off the city wall just to appease his sworn enemy, whose troops are at the gates. When she opens her eye 4.3kReads9.0Score463Shelves

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   It's a great watch, fast-paced, a pure romance, and the female lead is very clear-headed.

5. 5 假 Pretending to Be a Lazy Beauty with Bewitching Bones, I Make the Mad Regent Dote on Me, Again and Again 假咸鱼媚骨，疯批摄政王宠宠宠 Tong Yu铜余Ancient Romance291k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, One-on-One, Funny and Lighthearted, Secret Identity Revealed Later] Yun Luoyu is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue: beautiful, wealthy, and naturally alluring. She had planned to coast through half her life, but on her wedding day, she was forcibly taken by the mad Prince Regent. From then on, she became his cherished darling, the delight of his bedchamber. She plays sweet and obedient, acts cute, pouts, and cracks jokes. She becomes classmates wi 5.7kReads9.3Score705Shelves

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   Sweet romance, palace intrigue

6. 6 娇 The Clever Palace Maid and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Who Can't Resist Her 娇娇宫女手段高，冷戾帝王不经撩 Clashing Gold and Flying Jade铿金霏玉Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted [Reborn / palace intrigue, not both virgins / delicate heroine / hero is a bit of a jerk early on, loses his mind midway, and dotes on her alone in the end] Yuan Qing was just a low-ranking palace maid. But she was born alluring and beautiful. In her previous life, the Empress Dowager gave her to Prince Jing as a concubine. Who could have guessed she would become the princess consort's thorn in the side, and that a bowl of poisoned soup would end her life? Reborn, Yuan Qing set her sights on the 5.8kReads9.2Score569Shelves
7. 7 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

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   This is a very good historical romance novel. It's about an emperor with two personalities: one is gentle but very restrained and difficult to get along with, and the other is a tyrant who acts on impulse and has no self-control. The female lead is a palace maid who can hear the inner monologues of both emperors.

8. 8 怎 How Can Anyone Resist the Noble Consort's Alluring Charm? 怎敌贵妃百媚千娇 Fish Carrying the Moon鱼衔月Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + sweet romance + heroine transmigrates] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the emperor ordered a selection of consorts. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among the candidates. With her charming looks and soft, lilting voice, she was as delicate as a flower and soon won the emperor’s favor. She had once been the apple of her father’s eye, but when he was framed and her elder brother humiliated, she defied her whole family and asked to enter the palace to protect them. From the darling 2.2kReads8.9Score194Shelves

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   [Palace Intrigue + Sweet Romance + Female Lead's Time Travel] In the fifth year of Yongyan, the Emperor ordered a grand selection of concubines. Wen Wanyu was the most beautiful among them. With a charming face, soft voice, and gentle demeanor, she was favored by the Emperor. Originally the apple of his eye, her father was schemed against and her brother was bullied. Despite her family's objections, she volunteered to enter the palace to protect her family. From the apple of the Wen family's eye to the favored Zhaoyi, and then to the long-reigning Guifei, Wen Wanyu knew exactly what she wanted. The most taboo thing after entering the palace was to fall in love. Faced with the Emperor's sweet words, she appeared moved but remained unmoved. Faced with the concubines' schemes, she retaliated in kind, showing no mercy. That year, Wen Wanyu was punished by kneeling in the pouring rain. She didn't complain like others. She only pulled at his robe, a thin mist covering her eyes: "I beg Your Majesty's protection." This was the first time Xie Junyao had the thought of protecting a concubine. It was the first time his heart had been stirred. She was pure yet cunning, gentle yet resilient, capable of both love and hate, and most importantly, she understood him.

9. 9 宫 Palace Beauty 宫姝 Clear Summer Xixi清夏兮兮Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted She dared not love too deeply, afraid it would all turn out to be nothing but a dream. She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, scheming every day to win the emperor's favor; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts, with invisible blood staining her hands; She thought that once she entered the imperial palace, she would be like the other consorts. In the end, it was only what she had imagined. 8.4kReads9.2Score950Shelves

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   The imperial city stood majestically, its white jade steps and vermilion walls and golden tiles shrouded in a misty haze, exuding imperial majesty. Su Jingxi stood silently with her head bowed, awaiting her summons for the palace selection alongside many other young women. The initial selection was rigorous; from head to toe, everything had to be flawless. The slightest misstep could lead to ruthless elimination. In this turbulent palace, one wrong step could lead to another. She knew all too well that once she stepped through these palace gates, there was no turning back. —The palace selection, a turbulent undercurrent of intrigue.** —Who will emerge victorious amidst the splendor and the clash of swords?

10. 10 勾 Flirt with the Crown Prince, Become His Favorite Consort? A Piece of Cake 勾太子，宠妃？顺手的事儿 Snowy Dudu雪之嘟嘟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 24.6kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
11. 11 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔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 45.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves
12. 12 谁 Who Says an Emperor and Empress Can’t Truly Love Each Other? 谁说帝后不能有真情 Jingzhou Chronicles景州记Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted Pei Shu seems to have been born under a lucky star. Born into a prominent family, she grew up cherished by loving parents and surrounded by every luxury. Her only setback was when her fiancé fell for someone else and broke off their engagement. Before the people of the capital could even laugh at her, an imperial decree arrived at the Pei residence, and Pei Shu became the empress. From then on, everything went smoothly: her son was named crown prince, later became emperor, and Pei Shu naturally 11.9kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 清 A Qing Dynasty Transmigration: A Concubine Blessed with Many Children 清穿之福妾多子 Jing Fulai景福来Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Fourth Prince's household + enjoying the good life without hardship + a System that only provides support, with the heroine in control + slice of life, eventually becoming Empress Dowager] Workplace warrior Song Man transmigrates to the Qing dynasty with a half-broken little System and becomes a concubine in the Fourth Prince’s household, having just lost her daughter. From the start, the servants bully their mistress, and she nearly can’t get a meal. The Fourth Prince has all but forgotten her 25.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
14. 14 皇 A Concubine’s Carefree Days 皇妾咸鱼日常 Zhi Tang知棠Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + alternate setting + lazy, carefree heroine + lighthearted daily life] Overworked office drone Zhuang Yunlan dies suddenly and transmigrates into the body of a young lady from a gentry family in the Jing Dynasty. After more than a decade of living off others and doing as little as possible, she never expects the imperial selection to reach Nan Zhili. A gentry family's young lady instantly becomes a junior consort to the crown prince. Her farming-life plot turns into a palace-int 5kReads8.5Score390Shelves
15. 15 王 A Concubine’s Daily Struggle to Stay Alive in the Prince’s Manor 王府侍妾的苟命日常 Panda Little Moneybags熊猫小财迷Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Intense Household Intrigue + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven + Everyone Has Eight Hundred Schemes] After transmigrating into the body of a concubine in the Prince of Jing's residence, Xie Run only wants to live in peace and, ideally, reach a hundred years old. At first, everything in the prince's residence is orderly. The prince shares his favor equally, the princess consort's position is secure, and the secondary consorts and concubines know their place. Who could have guessed that ever 23kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 清 Qing Transmigration: I Don't Want to Struggle in Prince Yong's Mansion 清穿：在雍王府上我不想奋斗了 Cola Popsicle可乐棒棒冰Ancient Romance582k WordsCompleted [Not historical. The leads remain faithful to each other later on. Not for readers who demand historical accuracy.] [The System does not play a major role] A modern corporate wage slave transmigrates to the Yonghe Palace as a palace maid. She plans to spend her days doing as little as possible, but unfortunately, she gets bound to a System and is forced to embark on a quest to win over the Fourth Prince. The gentle and virtuous Fourth Princess Consort, Ula-Nara, is already there, as is Li, the F 2.3kReads8.9Score166Shelves
17. 17 清 Qing Transmigration: My Son Is So Outstanding, I Become Empress After Being Made a Side Consort 清穿：儿子太争气，侧福晋封后了 Sweet 8糖糖8甜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate-history Qing Dynasty transmigration + spiritual spring space + sweet romance, no angst + doted on exclusively in the later chapters] Transmigrating as Geng Shi, Yongzheng's Consort Yu, Geng Jinghan puts winning his heart first and seducing him second. Fourth Master: “Bear me a son and I'll promote you to Side Consort.” Geng Jinghan: “What if I give you two sons?” Fourth Master: “What do you want, Han'er?” Geng Jinghan: “Be crazy about me, mad for me, and bang your head against the 21.7kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
18. 18 皇 The Royal Family’s Cherished Daughter-in-Law: The Emperor and Empress Are Shipping Themselves 皇家宠媳：帝后嗑CP啦 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + no transmigration or rebirth + alternate history + one-on-one romance + sweet and doting + childhood sweethearts] [Gentle, resilient beauty VS cool, composed Crown Prince] Just three months after Mu Shuangyin's birth mother passed away, Chancellor Mu took a second wife. The new madam brought a son and a daughter into the household. They were said to be the Chancellor's children, and even more remarkably, the twins had been born ab 18.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 娘 The Empress’s Peerless Beauty: The Cold Emperor’s Beloved Wife 娘娘绝色：冷情帝王的娇娇皇后 Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance288k WordsCompleted [Traditional historical romance + palace and household intrigue + alternate history + exclusive devotion + childhood sweethearts + long-planned love + secret admiration] As the legitimate daughter of a duke’s mansion and the future crown princess, Li Yunshu has been doted on by everyone since birth. Everyone in the capital knows that no one can match Li Yunshu’s radiant beauty, and that her spoiled temperament is just as singular. Then, one day, the Crown Prince dies. The duke’s mansion, whi 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
20. 20 东 The Eastern Palace's Beauty: This Favorite Consort Is Mine! 东宫姝色：这宠妃我当定了！ Sheng Qian笙浅Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted [The heroine is doted on from the very beginning. The story focuses on sweet romance, not scheming palace intrigue. The hero adores the heroine and is even a little lovesick. If that's not your thing, please move along, and don't leave a bad review over it. The heroine rises from a junior consort to a favored consort, Crown Princess, and Empress. The hero is a crown prince at first and becomes emperor later.] Su Niannian has landed in a male-lead-centric novel! Her new identity is Su Ling, the 30.2kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
21. 21 清 A Qing Dynasty Side Consort’s Struggle 清穿之侧福晋奋斗史 The Fish That Fell into a Tea Mug掉进茶缸里的鱼Ancient Romance488k WordsCompleted The modern girl Yu Mu went to sleep at home and woke up having transmigrated to the Qing dynasty. The Qing dynasty! An era when girls married at thirteen and had to start having babies at fourteen or fifteen. Give birth early enough, and you could be a grandma by thirty. Just thinking about it made Yu Mu want to die. But she valued her life too much to give it up. The girl had done well in the selection, was pretty, and came from a good family, so she'd already been promised to the Crown Prince. 5.6kReads9.1Score360Shelves
22. 22 主 The Matriarch's Inner Voice Sounds, and the Whole Family Lines Up to Beg for More 主母心声一响，全家排队真香 July Lime柒月青柠Ancient Romance311k WordsCompleted Reborn, Lu Qianli only wants to lie flat, but unexpectedly becomes the "mouthpiece" and "ultimate backer" for the Marquis's doomed characters! Her stepson, daughter, concubine-born daughter, and Concubine Liu line up, all shouting: "You rock, Madam/Mother/Big Sister! Please spoil the plot with your inner thoughts!" Even the sickly Prince of Nan'an next door transforms from a walking medicine jar into a ferocious tiger under her "inner thoughts conquest," eventually rising all the way to become r 1.4kReads7.6Score104Shelves
23. 23 从 The Marquess's Wife Crawled Out of Hell to Turn the Tables 从地府爬出来的侯门主母翻天啦 Clouds Yao Yao云朵夭夭Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + powerful heroine and satisfying revenge + face-slapping and punishing scum + medical and poison skills + a magical eye + overwhelming combat prowess] She didn't know who she was. As far back as she could remember, she had wandered the underworld, going from a poor little thing that every ghost could trample to a little ancestor even the King of Hell avoided. She had been reincarnated nine times. A weed, a stubborn rock, an ant, a white rabbit, a black pig, a wild 1.2kReads8.1Score131Shelves
24. 24 9 A Rebellious Spirit in a 99-Pound Body: The Sixth Young Lady Returns to the Capital and Turns It Upside Down 99斤反骨，六姑娘回京野翻天 Su Huating苏花霆Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming + special abilities + embracing mediocrity + gossip + face-slapping + punishing scumbags] The Bei family is full of loyal heroes. They are the emperor’s trusted subjects and command a powerful army. Her cousin is reborn. Using the Bei family’s influence, she becomes the Sixth Prince’s concubine. But her cousin secretly sleeps with the Ninth Prince to conceive a child, then steps over the Bei family and helps her bastard child ascend to the throne as empress. The Bei family, meanwhile, i 3.6kReads8.2Score475Shelves
25. 25 娘 The Empress Takes the Throne, and the Treasury Is Already Empty 娘娘入主中宫，国库已被搬空 Panda Huapanda骅Ancient Romance665k WordsCompleted [Both pure + sweet pampering + he convinces himself she loves him + tooth-achingly sweet!!!!] After transmigrating, Bai Leqing wanted a life where food and clothes were brought right to her, so she immediately latched onto the tyrant of an emperor and fawned, “Your Majesty, I love you so much I can't help myself, I'm absolutely head over heels for you~” The emperor gave her a disdainful sidelong glance. “Get lost. You're making yourself look cheap and bringing shame on me.” Later... The emperor 481Reads8.8Score110Shelves

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    These are all excellent and completed novels featuring a bickering couple. The male lead is stubborn and a bit chauvinistic; he clearly loves the female lead to death but refuses to admit it, eventually being completely won over by her.

26. 26 王 The Princess Is Too Much for the Prince to Handle 王妃太皮了，王爷表示管不了 Yin Sheng音声Ancient Romance906k WordsCompleted Strict husband + strict older brother + transmigration + palace intrigue and household drama + historical romance Modern heiress Xia Yiyi is drinking at a bar with her two college best friends when an accident sends her inexplicably transmigrating into the body of Su Yiyi, the troublemaking Princess Consort of Prince Rui. She is the youngest legitimate daughter of a great general, and her personality is exactly the same as Xia Yiyi’s: a born troublemaker! She runs away from home and gets into a 9.3kReads7.6Score985Shelves
27. 27 天 A Princess Consort for Prince Jing Falls from the Sky 天上掉下个靖王妃 By the West Lake西湖边Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted Word has it that the current Prince Jing is cold and aloof, violent and ruthless, yet he dotes exclusively on Princess Jing. “My lord, the princess shaved the Prince of Wei’s heir bald. The Prince of Wei has come to see you.” “Not seeing him.” “My lord, the princess fed the Grand Tutor’s daughter a meal of cow dung. The Grand Tutor has come to see you.” “Not seeing him.” “My lord, the princess eloped with the emperor’s beloved. The emperor has come to see you.” “Not seeing him.” The servants wer 396Reads8.3Score—Shelves
28. 28 爆 The Hilarious Empress: I'm Getting Remarried 爆笑皇后：本宫要改嫁 Mu Mulan木木兰Ancient Romance526k WordsCompleted “You beast, stay back!” His beloved consort had cowered in the corner of the bed again, looking utterly aggrieved. The emperor silently rubbed his forehead. He was a mighty ruler, wise and valiant, handsome and charming, yet he had married an empress who did nothing but get into trouble every day. Not only did he have to clean up her messes and take his mother’s scoldings on her behalf, but she also went around accusing him of being a beast who forced himself on her. If she still wouldn’t let hi 2.3kReads8.5Score342Shelves
29. 29 暖 The Warmhearted, Adored Little Darling: Father, You've Upset Mother! 暖萌团宠 父皇你得罪娘亲啦 Lu Yan Qiqi鹿言七七Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted Shen Nian'an married Zhou Beichen, but he never touched her. Worse, because of her father, he sent her to the Cold Palace, where he... After that, she stayed there for five years. Five years later, two little children appeared out of nowhere. By chance, the Emperor was threatened by one of them: “Go apologize to my mother.” The Emperor was dumbfounded. “...” From then on, His Majesty the Emperor began his arduous journey of winning back his wife, daughter, and son. 1.1kReads8.5Score103Shelves
30. 30 小 The Poor Little One Is Brought to the Eastern Palace by the Crown Prince and Spoiled Every Day 小可怜被太子抱回东宫，日日宠冠 Astonishing Beauty惊颜Ancient Romance905k WordsOngoing [The silly, teary beauty Su Yao and the cold, haughty Crown Prince Xie Jingzhao] [Mutual devotion + one-on-one romance + doting husband + fiercely protective + sweet romance + exclusive love] [Also known as: Oh No! The Crown Prince Found Out I Spread Rumors That We Were Involved!] Su Yao was an obscure laundry maid in the Crown Prince’s residence. One day, she happened to incur the wrath of the maid who attended the Crown Prince at night and was driven out of the residence. Back in her village, 476Reads8.9Score101Shelves
31. 31 后 The Imperial Harem: The Story of Consort Qin 后宫：勤妃传 Liang Yebai梁夜白Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Chen Wenxin is lazy and loves good food. After transmigrating into the Qing dynasty as a low-ranking palace maid, all she wants is to live a quiet, comfortable life doing nothing. But after one night serving the emperor, she discovers she is exactly his type! He even uncovers her secret laziness and gives her the title of Consort Qin! QAQ I feel like the emperor just hit me with a massive dose of sarcasm. I’m falling apart inside... Am I really going to have to embark on a life of bearing and ra 2.3kReads9.0Score279Shelves

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    A heartwarming daily life in a harem without any cheat codes.

32. 32 侯 The Marquis’s Mother Is Fiercer Than a Tiger, and She Leads Her Three Daughters-in-Law to Success 侯门婆母猛如虎，带飞三个儿媳 Hua Xiaobao花小宝Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted Jiang Wanning transmigrates into a book. She becomes the scumbag male lead’s mother, a wicked marquise’s wife who helps a scheming white lotus bully the heroine. Remembering how frustrating it was to read the story and be unable to slap some sense into its characters, Jiang Wanning rolls up her sleeves and gives her eldest son, who wants to marry the white lotus as his second wife, a slap. “Smack!” Her eldest son stares at her in shock. “Mother, you hit me?” Jiang Wanning: “You favor your concub 5.3kReads8.6Score680Shelves

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    These are all stories about strong female leads; they believe in taking control of their own lives. Who says women are born to be subservient to men? Let the female leads become incredibly powerful! 🥰 [Already hooked!] Let's go!

33. 33 将 The General Goes Undercover in the Entertainment Industry 将军她来娱乐圈卧底了 The Red in Brown Sugar红糖的红Modern Romance779k WordsCompleted Showbiz + suspense + strong female lead + strong male lead + wealthy families + one-on-one romance, mutually faithful couple General Xu thinks she should die on the battlefield, not act in movies. Her ambition is to become an outstanding soldier! The exceptionally skilled female general, Xu Lingyin, has talents of her own, too. Ask her about them, and she’ll say she knows a little, but isn’t an expert! Everyone in the livestream thinks: With Lord Lingyin in showbiz, our idols are safe. Lord 4kReads8.7Score553Shelves
34. 34 战 The God of War's Consort Only Cultivates Immortality, So Stop Chasing Her, Prince 战神王妃只修仙，王爷还是别追了 Mu Kan Qingmu沐看青暮Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Yun Luo was once a God of War in the heavenly realm. One day, she was suddenly enveloped in a rainbow-colored glow and fell into a lower world without immortals. The body she possessed seemed to have countless ties to her as well. To find out what had happened and regain all her powers, she possessed a girl doomed to a tragic fate and once more experienced the full range of human emotions and desires. Mo Ranchen remembered the fleeting glimpse he had caught of her for the rest of his life. Whe 263Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 满 The Max-Level Expert Is Here: The Heir’s Wife Fights Back at Every Turn 满级大佬嫁到，世子妃她不服就干 Cat Hero猫侠Ancient Romance162k WordsOngoing A ridiculously satisfying female-led power fantasy. No one is stronger than the heroine! An overconfident heroine with questionable manners VS a gentle, devoted husband who hides his ruthless side A mad beauty × her seemingly gentle, secretly ruthless husband Fu Lichun opened her eyes and found herself on her wedding night. The bad news: She had lost her memory and couldn't remember anything except her name. The good news: This gentle, handsome husband belonged to her. Fu Lichun happily accepted 1Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 穿 Transmigrate into a Book as the Eldest Princess: Bold and Badass 穿书长公主，又飒又A Bewitching Rose妖染蔷薇Ancient Romance423k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + devoted couple + satisfying revenge against scoundrels) Ye Qingyu, the foremother of the alchemical arts, was a master of medicine, poisons, and pill refinement. She died when her furnace exploded while she was refining a batch of life-extending pills for an old friend. When she woke again, she had become the doomed eldest princess in a book, a cannon-fodder character who wouldn't survive more than one episode. Her elder brother is the current emper 3kReads8.9Score260Shelves
37. 37 病 The Sickly Prince Dotes on His Unhinged, Superpowered Princess 病娇摄政王独宠疯批异能王妃 Cats Love Canned Food猫爱吃罐头Ancient Romance165k WordsOngoing [Transmigration × Pocket Dimension × Mutual Devotion × Superpowers] Luo Xiangmian was a woman who had thrived in the apocalypse. Then, for no apparent reason, she woke up one day as someone else's bride. Having lived two lives, this was her first time in a bridal sedan. She had to make sure she and her husband loved each other dearly. Luo Xiangmian wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth and tossed the bundle of gold, silver, and jewels under the bed. Feng Ye: … His wife really did love 7Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 我 I'm the Greatest Diviner. What's Wrong with Being a Little Arrogant? 我第一神算，嚣张一点怎么了？ Thousand-Layer Gold千层金Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + invincible + wealthy families + showbiz] Twenty years ago, Ji Nanzhu, who could command all manner of demons at the age of five, was taken in by a feng shui master. When she was found, she knew nothing about herself. While he was alive, the genius feng shui master, Elder Ji, couldn’t figure out who she was. Even after his death, while working in the underworld, he still couldn’t figure it out. The only thing he could determine was that Ji Nanzh 8kReads8.0Score999Shelves
39. 39 王 Princess, Don't Go Blind! The Prince Is Only Pretending to Be Weak! 王妃别瞎了，王爷在装柔弱！ A Yun阿雲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chi Qianhuan followed every rule and still met a miserable end. Now she's back, ruthless enough to slaughter the world when she's in a foul mood, and merciless enough to kill without batting an eye when she's feeling kind. Three lifetimes of cause and effect are all fate, she says: I'm invincible, so do as you please. In his previous life, Chu Xiaoyu won countless battles but died without a proper burial. Now he's famous across the land and only wants to live off his wife. 271Reads9.1Score107Shelves
40. 40 皇 The Empress Is Peerlessly Beautiful 皇后绝世倾城 Zhong Zhizhong钟之中Ancient Romance563k WordsCompleted [Empress + sweet romance + redemption + healing smiles + devoted, fatherly hero + skip if you mind these tropes] She is the Duke's legitimate daughter, breathtakingly beautiful and yearning for freedom. All she wants is to find one person to share her whole life with. He is the emperor of Dongsheng, renowned since his youth and ruthless in his methods. Wherever he goes, bones are left strewn across the land. To him, women are nothing but pieces on a chessboard. He ascended the throne at 5.9kReads8.9Score502Shelves

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41. 41 将 The General's Wife Goes All Out, Leaving the Enemy in Tears 将军夫人操作太飙，敌军全部泪飘 Chaotic Jade乱玉Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted [A radiant, spirited woman army medic × a rugged, steady general] [Married first, love later + sweet romance + medical skills + adorable baby] Li Qingshu had been single her entire life, and at an age when most people had settled down, she transmigrated and immediately found herself with a man. He was handsome, fit, responsible, and a general to boot. Since she’d never even held a man’s hand in her modern life, Li Qingshu decided to give this marriage-first, love-later arrangement a try. If they 8.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
42. 42 被 After Being Kidnapped, I Kidnap the Western Regions' Young Lord and Bring Him Back to the Central Plains 被拐后，我反拐西域少主回中原 Thousand Threads of Intrigue千丝戏Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Young lord of the Western Regions × Princess of Sheng'an] Ye Zhaoyu was born into the imperial family. She figured she'd surely been dealt the pampered darling's script in life, so she wisely decided to coast. But she never expected to take a wrong turn and be kidnapped to the Western Regions. By a stroke of bad luck, she was sent to the bed of a deranged young lord known as a demon's lair and a living Shura. She immediately switched into survival-and-escape mode, determined to flee back to the 8.8kReads9.5Score1.4kShelves
43. 43 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
44. 44 重 Reborn in the Dragon Bed, the Beloved Consort Cries in the Emperor's Arms 重生在龙塌，宠妃抱着陛下哭 Staggering Along蹒跚行Ancient Romance461k WordsCompleted [A spoiled, sweetly obedient favorite consort VS a gentle, jade-like emperor who's sweet on the outside and ruthless within (they are not each other's first, but he dotes on her exclusively from the beginning to the end)] Jiang Shuyi's life as a favorite consort went smoothly for fifteen years. The emperor was gentle and benevolent, doting on her without restraint, and not a single woman in the harem dared challenge her. But she was blind to her own sister's treachery. In the end, her closest 100.7kReads9.2Score11.2kShelves

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    Palace intrigue and domestic power struggles

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