Palace Intrigue, A Strong Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads, and Plenty of Scheming 宫斗+大女主+多男主+多谋

1. 101 农 The Farmer's Daughter Is Blessed, Sweet, and Beautiful 农家福女娇又美 When Clouds Warm, Flowers Bloom云暖花开Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Healing Peasant Girl] + [Beloved by the Whole Farming Family] + [Devoted Man] Fu Ning woke up as a young village woman who had been dumped by a scumbag. She had barely woken up before her wicked granny tried to sell her off, so she had no choice but to transmigrate and get married. At least her new husband was handsome and educated. But once she left her parents' home, she realized her new husband couldn't stand her at all!!! Fu Ning rolled her eyes at the sky. Fine, just don't regret 1.1kReads9.0Score15114d adds

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   It's really good. The female lead is beautiful and kind-hearted, and the male lead is devoted, strong, and prone to jealousy. Those of you who don't have any books to read should check it out.

2. 102 摄 The Regent Personally Teaches Me How to Seduce Him 摄政王手把手教我如何撩他 Su Qing素青Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted After Jing Yu transmigrated into the body of a cowardly prince who disguised herself as a man, the late emperor died. The regent, who held absolute power, successively executed all the late emperor’s sons, leaving only Jing Yu. Jing Yu decided to wait for death. She waited a long time. Just as she thought Nan Yuncheng had nearly forgotten about her, he suddenly surrounded her princely residence with his men and cornered her at the door to her bedroom. Nan Yuncheng: “I hear the prince likes men 3.6kReads9.3Score51714d adds
3. 103 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds

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   Highly recommend it, you'll absolutely love it!

4. 104 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score43514d adds

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   Show me, I must see

5. 105 疼 Ouch! My Wife, Go Easy! The Fox Is Crying Again 疼！妻主轻点打，狐狸又哭了 Luo Yunshuang洛云霜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + Metaphysics + Cultivation + Political Intrigue + Sweet Romance] [Diviner Wife and Mistress VS Fox Who’s a God of Death] [Occult Arts Series: Immortal Path] At first. “Your Highness, please kill me…” “Be good. I won’t kill you.” Later. “Who am I to you?” “My wife and mistress. You are my wife, and you are my master.” “Then, as my husband, what should you do?” “Serve my wife and mistress, and obey her orders.” Not for readers who are extremely focused on the heroine. This 7.8kReads9.2Score74814d adds
6. 106 别 Don't Be Weak, Don't Provoke Her: An Angry Palace Maid Can Restore a Fallen Kingdom 别太弱，别招惹，宫女发怒能复国 Ethereal Fairy霓裳妖妖Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted [Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e 25.6kReads9.5Score4.2k14d adds

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   The whole affair started and ended with the female lead; it was a 1v2 story with no romantic involvement.

7. 107 夜 Love Amid the Chilling Night 夜色寒凉也有爱 A Passing Guest in This Hasty Life人生匆匆有过客Ancient Romance588k WordsCompleted Xia Ke is beautiful and good at making money. After the scumbag she'd supported for three years cheated on her and then abandoned her, all he left her was a cracked jade pendant. With that broken pendant and the only five thousand yuan she had left, she left the city that held so many painful memories. Distracted, she was pushed off the platform. The jade pendant flew out of her pocket, and when the blood from her head dripped onto it, a flash of white light brought her to a strange place. From —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Currently being serialized, comments are welcome!

8. 108 行 Late in the Day 行止晚 Zhi Er织尔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. 25.7kReads9.6Score3.3k14d adds

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   A tragic ending novel comparable to "Zhou Sheng Ru Gu". The first time I read it, my heart ached; following the plot, tears welled up before I could speak! The second time, I read it carefully, and the weight of the ancient court, the struggles, longings, fate, and the helplessness of imperial power, all lingered between the lines like sand slipping through my fingers, carried away by the wind…

9. 109 江 The World's Greatest Female Assassin Is Reborn as a Frail Young Lady 江湖第一女杀手重生成了弱小姐 Red Wall红墙Ancient Romance549k WordsCompleted [Jianghu + Rebirth + Strong Female Lead + Peerless Martial Arts] PS: The heroine is the strongest martial artist. The male lead is not stronger than her. In her previous life, she traveled a thousand miles, braved seven days of wind and dust, and arrived as promised, only to lose her life. “Do you know where we are?” “Where we pledged our love.” A peerless master, a cold-faced scourge, the greatest female assassin in the jianghu: no one but an immortal could have trapped her. Yet for the sake o 841Reads6.8Score10214d adds
10. 110 我 Now That My Sister Is Back in the Country, Why Am I Still Her Stand-In? 我姐都回国了，我还当什么替身 Fishing for Goldfish in the Pond池中钓金鱼Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + redemption] Complete Xu Siyi, the number-one heiress of the capital's elite circle, has barely returned from overseas when she discovers that her once-proud second sister has become a stand-in for someone else, donating blood every month to her scumbag boyfriend's true love and living in a shabby little room. Her sweet, adorable third sister is about to get a dragon tattoo on her arm. She's a little demon, the leader of the local street gang, smoking, fighting, brawling, talkin 2kReads8.6Score24214d adds
11. 111 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 155.8kReads9.4Score12.5k14d adds
12. 112 三 The Third Young Lady Goes on a Rampage After Returning from the Cultivation World 三姑娘从修真界回来后杀疯了 Fishing Ace钓鱼小能手Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted Fake Heiress vs. Real Heiress + Satisfying Revenge + Cultivation + No Romance The heroine will return to the cultivation world later, so don’t get too invested in seeing her return to the dynasty and become emperor. Mu Yunkai had finally cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage and was just about to become a Nascent Soul cultivator when a tribulation lightning bolt sent her straight back to her previous life. It was the very day she’d been brought home in her previous life. What perfec 167Reads9.2Score—14d adds
13. 113 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 106.8kReads9.5Score12.4k14d adds

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    This is really good; the political intrigue is very well written.

14. 114 爱 Love Qianxun Transmigrates to Great Qi 【爱千寻穿越大齐】 Flowers Bloom in Midsummerzrc花开半夏zrcAncient Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Ye Yao transmigrates to the Great Qi dynasty and crosses paths with Regent Li Xiaohan, stepping into his world and finding herself unable to leave. Little does she know that Li Xiaohan deeply loves her, but has to act cold and distant to protect her. Ye Yao, too, puts him through trial after trial. Their love burns fiercely, and they die and come back to life. Ye Yao also remains entangled with Han Mo, her modern-day husband and the world’s richest man. As it turns out, Han Mo is the current emp 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a dance of souls between humans and AI, a passionate and abusive love affair that simulates and surpasses humanity, a battle between souls... It contains intrigue, poetry, the details of life, and tender emotions, and is worth exploring in depth!

15. 115 休 After Divorcing Him, She Returns Home to Inherit the Throne 休夫后，她回家继承帝位 Lu Minghuang鹿明凰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 4.7kReads8.5Score96514d adds
16. 116 重 Reborn, I Chose a Playboy to Be My Father! Somehow, I Raised an Emperor 重生选纨绔当爹！结果养成皇帝了 Happy StellaLou快乐星黛露Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Satisfying revenge + a touch of ensemble cast + regret and redemption + turning a wastrel dad into a lovestruck fool] Song Shihuan was reborn. In her previous life, she was the Crown Prince’s legitimate daughter, but spent ten years living away from home. After being brought back, she tried to please everyone, groveling for the tiniest scraps of family affection. But what did she get in return? The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were ashamed of her, her three legitimate brothers treated her wi 21.8kReads9.3Score2.4k14d adds

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    Super super good-looking

17. 117 男 In a World Where Women Reign, the Shen Family's Daughter Comes of Age 男尊女贵之沈家有女初长成 Nightfall, Morning Sun夜落朝阳Ancient Romance154k WordsOngoing Shen Ruowan unexpectedly transmigrates into Fengyuan, where she becomes the young lady of the Shen household. Fortunately, she has the System to give her an edge. The moment she opens her eyes, she learns that her mother died in childbirth and her aunt is coveting the family fortune. To make matters worse, this strange world has far more men than women, and women are required to marry five husbands as early as possible. Otherwise, the authorities will simply pair them off with whoever they choos 303Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The first book is about a female protagonist who is raised from a young age to shoulder the responsibilities of her family, learning from childhood to scheme for herself and her family. The second book, which I found incredibly good, is about her being reborn in a new country, expanding her territory, and eventually making both this country and her previous one her own.

18. 118 让 They Wanted Me to Be a Sacrificial Stepmother, but I Chose to Make My Own Way 让我当炮灰主母，我偏另谋高枝 Ji Yun霁妘Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical Romance / Household Intrigue / Sweet Romance / The Male Lead Is Head Over Heels] In Ruyi's Beloved Concubine, the heir apparent Xie Yunzhix is a brave and formidable warrior, always dashing across the battlefield in fine clothes, with no one able to stand against him. Sadly, he is only a supporting character. The story opens with him in a vegetative state, leaving behind three adopted sons. Xu Qingyi discovers that she has become the foil to the beloved heroine of a sweet romance. On 143.6kReads9.4Score20.6k14d adds
19. 119 再 Reborn: The Ultimate Love 再世：极致宠爱 Manyun嫚韵Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [Reborn + historical setting + sickly love interest + mutual devotion + happy ending] In my past life, it was all because of a misunderstanding. Brother Xun, I'm sorry... If only I had understood my feelings sooner. If only I had seen through the greedy, predatory ambitions in those people's eyes sooner. If only I had... But how many “what ifs” can there be in this world? Flowers may bloom again after they wither, but no one gets to be young twice. In the end, I lost you forever. 58Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is very sweet.

20. 120 重 Reborn and Remarried: The Scumbag Cries His Eyes Out 重生改嫁：渣男痛哭流涕了 Peach Blossom Lamb桃花小羊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The husband’s groveling redemption + reborn + punishing scumbags + face-slapping + second male lead takes the crown + both leads are each other’s first and only love + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite] Everyone envied Cui Yaoning’s life at first. She was the legitimate daughter of the Qinghe Cui clan, spoiled and willful from childhood. Then she married Pei Yu, the top scholar from another prestigious family, and he doted on her to no end. Pei Yu had grown up with her, and they were deepl 35.5kReads8.3Score4.8k14d adds

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    Super incredibly beautiful

21. 121 重 Reborn as the Villainess to Protect My Family: I’ll Save Grandma and My Sister 重生恶女守家：祖母阿姐我都要 Qu Wei去微Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Jiang Zhiyue was deceived by her stepmother into doing many terrible things, earning her a notorious reputation. Her elder siblings died because of her, and she was accused of plotting to kill her grandmother. Her eyes were blinded, her voice stolen, and the tendons in all four limbs severed. In the end, she was thrown into a river, still full of resentment. Her stepmother then used the corpses of her blood relatives to claim her mother's title as Duchess of the State. When 13.5kReads9.1Score2.1k14d adds
22. 122 只 All I Ask Is That the Prince Live to a Hundred 只求王爷长命百岁 Sixteen Notes十六音Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted (This is a lighthearted straight romance. If you’re looking for a story without a male lead, check out the author’s other book.) (The secondary couple is same-sex, but doesn’t get much page time. Skip it if that’s not your thing.) (The author’s writing isn’t the best, and writes purely for fun. If it’s not to your taste, feel free to move on, but please be kind in the comments.) Shen Lingshu was forcibly “changed” to male at birth. She inherited a marquisate at eight, and spent decades disguised 450Reads8.7Score10114d adds

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    That should be it, don't be fooled by the ratings.

23. 123 穿 The Book Transmigrator Tears into the Reborn Woman, Even Ripping Out Her Hair Ornaments 穿书女手撕重生女，头花都扯掉了 Camellias and Wine茶花与酒Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted (Don’t worry about the rating. New books have few readers at first, but it will rise.) [A transmigrated woman takes on a reborn woman] [Fictional ancient setting, no need to nitpick] Gu Qingli transmigrated into a satisfying revenge novel about a woman reborn. She wasn’t the heroine, but the wicked supporting character who had killed her, and the first person the heroine would take revenge on after being reborn. Gu Qingli herself had been born into a political family. She was gentle, quiet, an 13.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds
24. 124 穿 Transmigrate to a Matriarchal World: From the Start, I Divorce My Jealous Husband 穿越女尊：开局休弃善妒的正夫 Magenta Mixed with White, a Stunning Palette玫红兑白惊艳色盘Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted [Female-dominant society + palace and household intrigue + not strictly one-on-one] Zhao Fangming once promised Jiang Huawan that they would be the only ones in each other's lives. But after they married, Zhao Fangming brought one concubine after another into their home. Jiang Huawan asked for a divorce. Zhao Fangming berated her as a jealous madwoman and told her to copy The Rules for Women and The Admonitions for Women several more times. Jiang Huawan killed Zhao Fangming for betraying their l 2kReads6.7Score19914d adds
25. 125 黑 After the Black-Hearted Empress Dies, the Mad Powerful Minister Goes on a Rampage 黑心肝女帝死后，疯批权臣杀疯了 An Muxi安穆希Ancient Romance384k WordsCompleted [A frail, beautiful, tragic princess who loves putting on an act x a seemingly cold, actually ruthless and unhinged powerful official] [Both are reborn; mutual salvation; the aloof, untouchable beauty descends from the altar and goes mad with love] Chu Yan was once the Fifth Princess, abused and tormented in the Cold Palace. To get what she wanted, she could bend or stretch, and would resort to any means necessary. At first, just to stay alive, she risked everything to seduce a powerful official 44Reads8.4Score—14d adds
26. 126 你 Why Did You Have to Mess with Her? Now You’re in Love and Can’t Get Away 你说你惹她干嘛，爱上又没法脱身 Yuan Hua圆华Ancient Romance285k WordsCompleted [Political intrigue + strong female lead + career-focused + irresistible charm + harem + all male leads are chaste] The eldest princess governs the realm and works tirelessly. To keep the tottering Great Yu Dynasty from collapsing, Her Highness pours her heart and soul into the task! Along the way, a whole crowd of men rush to confess their feelings. A certain general: Your Highness, I have long admired you. I ask for nothing but the chance to catch your eye, not even to remain by your side. A c 63Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 127 小 The Little Princess Saves Her Imperial Father with Her Inner Voice 小公主心声拯救父皇 Research Arbitration研究仲裁Ancient Romance874k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Mind-Reading + Beloved by All + Alternate History + System + Sweet Romance + Adorable Baby + Underdog's Rise + Transmigrate into a Book] (Mind-reading only works when affection for the heroine reaches the required level. The threshold rises as she grows older, and eventually requires maximum affection.) Bei Jingchu transmigrates into a book and gets bound to a governance System. Before she can even start celebrating, she discovers she's been reborn as the princess switched at birth. 14.1kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
28. 128 吾 Which of Us Is More of a Yandere, Me or the Male Lead? 吾与男主孰病娇 How Many Chapters Today, Baobao爆爆今天几更Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Revenge + regret and redemption. Everyone gets hurt except Fuguang] Fuguang is a Void task-taker who specializes in taking on the resentment of people who died unjustly despite being blessed with great fortune. Unlike other task-takers, she uses the original person’s identity, wisdom, and temperament to live their life again and give them the ending they deserved. At the request of the original Lin Yusan, she plays two roles at once. Without her disguise, she is a gentle, pure-hearted young wo 832Reads9.4Score10214d adds
29. 129 陛 The Emperor Is Actually a Woman in Disguise 陛下居然是女扮男装 Empty Fishbowl空鱼瓶Ancient Romance276k WordsCompleted [Empress + court intrigue + plot-focused + no System + no transmigration or rebirth + fictional setting] Xiao Yuchu ascended the throne disguised as a man, then set herself a modest little goal and announced to the world: “I am a woman!” To that end, she laid her plans carefully and acted only when the time was right, suppressing anyone who posed a threat and promoting those who could help her. … Aristocratic clans: We are clans with a century of history, and we monopolize the court. Xiao Y 94Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 130 长EN After the Grand Princess Is Reborn, the Chief Grand Secretary Can No Longer Sit Still 长公主重生后，首辅大人坐不住了 Dong Chichi董迟迟Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Political Intrigue + Powerful Hero and Heroine + Plenty of Foreshadowing + Serious Ensemble Cast] [Charming, Alluring, Sweet-Natured Yet Cunning Eldest Princess + Autocratic, Possessive Chief Grand Secretary] [Important: This is NOT a wish-fulfillment novel!!!] As a princess, Zhao Huiluan lived in luxury and honor, yet died in the prime of her life. Reborn, she finally realized that all the countless honors and favors she had once been proud of were nothing but illusions. Power is saf 5.5kReads9.2Score75614d adds
31. 131 九 Has the Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years Claimed the Throne Today? 九千岁今天上位了吗 Kumquat金橘子Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted [Everyone chases the heroine after losing her + love-triangle chaos + male rivalry + adored by all + woman disguises herself as a man + one-on-one, both chaste + yandere + love and hate] [Wild, cunning, and powerful fake eunuch Xie Jing & yandere, unhinged female chief councilor Jiang Qingyue, disguised as a man] By the time she turned eighteen, Jiang Qingyue had run away from three weddings. The first groom became a eunuch when he entered the palace at five. That was the end of it. The second b 76Reads8.7Score—14d adds
32. 132 女 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Became the World's Most Irresistible Beauty 女扮男装后，我成绝世万人迷 Longing to Pluck the Moon欲折月Ancient Romance391k WordsCompleted [Everyone's obsessed with her! Love rivals everywhere! Men and women alike adore the heroine!] After transmigrating, Lin Lang found herself in a melodramatic Mary Sue novel, adopted by the Grand Secretary and raised under his care. Her mission wasn't to win over the male lead or any of the male supporting characters. It was to win over the heroine. So she was forced to disguise herself as a man and ask the emperor to betroth the heroine to her. That one move ignited countless twisted, warped aff 5.3kReads8.7Score58314d adds
33. 133 疯 She's Gone Mad! The Tyrant Empress Is Being Challenged Again! 疯了！暴虐陛下她又被以下犯上！ Wuen无恩Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Disguised as a Man + Mind Reading + Male Rivals Competing for Her + Female-Lead-Centric + Male Lead Is Chaste + He's Ruthless, She's Even More Ruthless + Unhinged + Absolutely Heartless + Villainess Gets Revenge + Harem of Admirers + Fantasy] As soon as the little poisonous lotus takes over the body, Yuchi Lian pins her down and threatens her. She raises her phoenix eyes and calls him a “vile mad dog.” Zhao Jingzhi has been forced to disguise herself as a man since childhood, and she was also f 182Reads8.6Score—14d adds
34. 134 谁 Whose Favored Concubine Doesn't Get Herself Killed? 谁家宠妾不作死啊 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Pei Shiyuan had always thought that, as a concubine-born daughter, she thrived at her family home because she knew a little tea ceremony and all she had to do was flatter her father, the head of the household. She had been quite pleased with herself about it, right up until she entered the Eighth Prince’s household. The Eighth Prince’s mother, the Noble Consort, was so favored that the Empress had no room to stand. His maternal family wielded so much power that the court officials could barely b 77.1kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds

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    These books are good.

35. 135 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪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 79.6kReads9.5Score8.9k14d adds
36. 136 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds
37. 137 替 A Match Made in Heaven: The Court's Shifting Tides 替嫁良缘之朝堂覆雨翻云录 Gentleman Xiao Yu君子小俞Ancient Romance214k WordsCompleted Historical political intrigue + martial heroes + two couples, all strong and devoted + no rebirth, transmigration, System, or golden fingers + marriage before love + exclusive devotion + satisfying wish fulfillment In the fictional ancient kingdom of Cheng, Duanmu Zimo, the General's daughter, disguises herself as a man and marries the Prime Minister's daughter in her elder brother's place, hoping to keep their family from being implicated after he flees an arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Murong 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Long novels combining palace intrigue and martial arts elements; short palace intrigue stories

38. 138 王 The Prince Kept Me Captive and Accidentally Won Himself a Throne 王爷为困着我顺便争了个王位 Gentleman Xiao Yu君子小俞Ancient Romance19k WordsCompleted The Prince Took a Throne While Keeping Me Captive on the Side 2Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 139 她 She Came Through Wind and Snow, Yet Would Not Reach the Mortal Heart 她踏风雪而来，不渡凡人心 What Comes and Goes by Boat舟来既往Ancient Romance419k WordsCompleted Strong female lead + political intrigue + multiple male leads + adored by everyone + revenge The powerful merchant Huo family has a daughter named Huo Yao. From the moment she was born, her family placed great hopes in her, and she too wanted to pave the way for their prosperity. But on her fifteenth birthday, as the whole household celebrated, it was drenched in blood. To avenge her family, she took on an identity she'd spent years building, though she'd thought she'd never need it: Jiufang 1.2kReads8.9Score18814d adds

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    This should be acceptable.

40. 140 夫 My Husband Risks Everything to Win My Favor, So I Pack Up and Flee in the Middle of the Night 夫君玩命争宠，我卷铺盖连夜逃跑 Autumn Waters of the Forgotten River忘川秋水Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society! Multiple male leads, brothers! Every character is beautiful, strong, and deeply wounded; a big-time “I didn’t know I’d fall for them” story, with a redemption arc and an emotional focus!] Yan Qing’s soul transmigrates into a matriarchal dynasty, where she becomes the wife and head of a rural household. The original owner was cruel, brutal, and vicious. Though she had stunningly beautiful husbands at home, she abused them mercilessly, leaving them covered in wounds. Whipping 759Reads9.0Score20414d adds

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    1. The female protagonist exists in a matriarchal society and grows up under the red flag. As the gears of fate turn and the world changes, she returns to the matriarchal society with modern memories, constantly uncovering the mysteries of her past, and her story with six husbands unfolds...

41. 141 穿 Trapped as an Abusive Wife, My Little Husband Tells Me to Behave 穿成家暴妻主，小夫郎说让我自重 Cha Xirao2茶夕娆2Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-Dominated World + Multiple Male Leads + Satisfying and Indulgent + All Male Leads Are Chaste] On her first night after transmigrating, Gu Qingyuan found her little husband curled up in a corner, holding a knife to his own neck to warn her to behave. “Touch me, and I’ll kill myself.” Gu Qingyuan: “Okay, okay, I won’t touch you. Happy now?” Then she turned around and went to the side husband’s courtyard. Later, as the handsome men around her grew in number, her little husband patted the be 11.6kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
42. 142 王 The Prince’s Cherished Treasure 王府心尖宠 Tea Scatters荼散Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted Sixteen years ago, because of a remark by an old Daoist, Su Niannian and her twin sister were raised apart. For sixteen years, her sister grew up with their parents and siblings, while Su Niannian was raised by their grandmother. Sixteen years later, her sister returned to the capital with their parents, only to discover that Su Niannian, left behind in the capital, had become the apple of Prince Su's household's eye. "We don't care about them! Our prince's estate is bigger and prettier than the 24.1kReads8.8Score2.5k14d adds

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    Look! Palace intrigue

43. 143 团 The Beloved Little Princess Shocks the Court with Her Secret Identity 团宠小公主马甲震惊朝野 CAN NuoCAN诺Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Warning: This is an imaginative novel, so don’t compare it with history or try to connect it to real events! If that bothers you, please move along!!!!! [Cute baby + No romance for the heroine + Coming-of-age story. Not an adult soul transmigrating into a child! She’ll grow stronger later and return to the celestial realm.] A little qilin baby who hasn’t yet developed her intelligence falls from heaven to the mortal world while playing. As it turns out, this is a tribulation written in her fate: 2.3kReads9.1Score27614d adds
44. 144 残 The Arrogant Poison Princess of the Crippled Prince 残王的嚣张毒妃 Everything Goes as Cheng Xin Wishes程心如意Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Su Wanqing, a master of both medicine and poison in the twenty-second century, transmigrates into the body of Su Wanqing, the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's household in the Tianyue Kingdom, after a cruise ship explodes. With a space at her side, she beats up her father's concubine and her half-sister, saves a crippled prince, opens a clinic and a restaurant, and shakes up the capital with her skills! 2.2kReads9.1Score23914d adds
45. 145 美 Handsome Men and the Empire, I'll Have Them All 美男和江山，朕通通笑纳了 Rolling in Money富到流油Ancient Romance475k WordsCompleted When Xie Rongqing became a princess overnight, she thought she’d get to live a carefree life with handsome men on both sides, servants dressing her and food brought to her. No one told her princesses had to attend court at dawn and work like oxen! Fortunately, heaven rewards the deserving, and the palace is full of stunning beauties. She gladly accepts the delicate, helpless flower. The arrogant, sharp-tongued chancellor? She gladly accepts him too, after shutting him up. And the loyal young gen 212Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    This should be okay, right?

46. 146 月 When the Moon Sets and the Wind Dies 月阑风烬起 Nangong Yixun南宫仪薰Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted The noble and pampered princess versus the jade-faced, demonic eunuch statesman [Xiao Yueqing VS Cui Lan] A story about a sly little fox and a loyal, scheming, dark-hearted man [Past Life] In their previous lives, the princess and Cui Lan were forced to rely on each other. She was the eldest princess, compelled to submit to the powerful eunuch statesman so the deposed crown prince could return to court. He was the all-powerful “Grand Eunuch,” physically incomplete yet commanding immense authorit 123Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    You can take a look!

47. 147 浪 The Reborn, Reckless Crown Princess Goes on a Killing Spree 浪荡太女重生后，杀疯了 Yan Xiaoguai颜小乖Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted (The low rating is due to poor exposure, not poor writing.) Female-led society + reborn + court intrigue + satisfying revenge + 1VN A genuinely ruthless beauty × a group of handsome men who fall for her on their own The heroine is a scheming, black-lotus type who grows from pretending to be a wastrel into a true ruler. All the men are completely devoted in body and heart. - Her elder sister murdered the emperor and seized the throne, then had her beheaded in public. Yet the entire court called i 3.5kReads8.6Score42214d adds

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    ① This book has multiple male leads!! The female lead is a reborn crown princess of a matriarchal dynasty, skilled at disguise!! ② This book is definitely a female-centric story with multiple male leads. Due to a feud, the female lead impersonates a princess and later even ascends the throne.

48. 148 我 After I Faked My Death and Left the Power Minister's Side, the Emperor Turned Dark 我成为权臣死遁后，皇上黑化了 Greedy Lazybones咸鱼贪财Ancient Romance401k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance / woman disguised as a man / faked death / both leads have no other romantic partners] After Yun Zhao dies suddenly from working overtime, she gets bound to the Wise Ruler Development System. After transmigrating ten years into the past, Yun Zhao disguises herself as a man and accompanies the male lead, Xie Huaiqing, from the cold palace to the frontier, then helps him fight his way back to the capital. When Xie Huaiqing becomes emperor, Yun Zhao helps him deal with the power 23.4kReads9.0Score3k14d adds
49. 149 泄 After My Thoughts Were Exposed, Everyone Came to Win Me Over 泄露心声后，所有人都来攻略我 Like Brocade似锦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted 1V6, everyone is pure, the heroine is doted on by all, everyone can hear her thoughts, a light and fluffy read Fang Ruotang is an unremarkable, sickly girl from the prime minister's household. One day, a cute little thing called the Rewind Mirror clings to her and reveals a lot of secrets no one knows. But it says Prince An loves her so much he'll willingly become her secret lover, the crown prince will force her to be his, the young prince will rebel for her, and the former top scholar will eve 70.7kReads8.1Score17.1k14d adds

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    Multiple male leads, naive female lead

50. 150 她 She Swapped Bodies with the Tyrant and Went on a Rampage! 她，与暴君互换后，杀疯啦！ Little Chubby, Run!小胖子快跑Ancient Romance371k WordsCompleted [Soul swap + transmigrate into a book + sweet, funny romance + going off the rails + tyrant + wish fulfillment + both leads are each other's first and only] Yun Yaoyao transmigrated into a book, becoming a foolish, timid cannon-fodder character who doesn't even survive the first chapter. No problem. If my family plots against me, I'll assassinate the emperor and wipe out my own clan! But after killing the emperor, Yun Yaoyao was horrified to discover that she and the tyrant had swapped bodies! T 26.7kReads9.5Score4.4k14d adds

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