Palace Intrigue + Strong Female Lead + Cunning + Gentle in Public + A Killer in Private 宫斗+女强+有城府+人前柔弱+人后会杀人

1. 1 疯 The Mad Princess Marries a Powerful Eunuch 疯批公主她嫁了个高权宦官 Yin Yu尹玉Ancient Romance499k WordsCompleted {Devoted couple, two strong leads, historical setting, political intrigue, revenge, switched marriages, marriage before love} One is a spoiled and willful princess; the other, a ruthless and bloodthirsty minister. An unexpected marriage swap brings Feng Yuan and Jiang Yu together. Just as everyone waits to laugh at them after the wedding, they realize things are taking a strange turn. Feng Yuan knows full well that she must wear the false mask the world expects of her to hide herself even deeper 7.7kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves

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   The heroine is a princess, very powerful and with a high status. She pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger. On the surface, she is the princess who the emperor holds dear. Her words are very weighty. In fact, she has great power behind the scenes and knows a lot. She knows things like a god. She acts on the surface and manipulates everything secretly. The story is completed, and it is quite short. You can go and read it.

2. 2 我 Every Psycho I Bullied and Toyed With Fell in Love With Me 我欺凌玩弄过的疯批，都爱上我了 Drunk in Jiuxiangli九香里醉Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted *Quick transmigration | devoted couples | no romantic rivalry between women | male pursues female *Elegant, self-interested, rational heroine × sexually voracious, unhinged male leads❗ Yun Siyao was sickly and frail, yet cold and self-serving by nature. Bound to a System, she traveled to various small worlds to complete missions. Who could have guessed she’d get entangled with a sinister madman every time, each one refusing to let her go! [World One: Beautiful, vicious female powerbroker vs. unh 21.3kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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   ❄️The female protagonists in these three books are all well-educated, clear-headed, and have online IQs [like][like][like], ①sick but vicious, ②disguised as a man and join the court as an official, ③docile legitimate daughter plotting her plans step by step, all very interesting, highly recommended!!!

3. 3 折 Spring Ripples 折春漪 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 240.7kReads9.4Score35.5kShelves
4. 4 娘 The Empress Refuses Love, While the Tyrant Goes Mad and Turns to the Dark Side 娘娘不入爱河，暴君疯批入魔 Huang Dandan黄蛋蛋Ancient Romance635k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, devoted couple + palace intrigue + regretful pursuit, clear-headed heroine, everyone's unattainable ideal] Meng Tang is a gracious, gentle empress who never competes for favor. Everyone thinks she is a true white lotus standing tall in the harem, and even the tyrant believes it. He takes a new concubine, and she smiles, congratulates him, and arranges for the newcomer to spend the night with him. He sends her restorative medicine, and she obediently takes it, knowing full we 29.1kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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   [Love] Meng Tang is dressed as a queen. On the surface, she is a docile little white lotus, but in fact, she has the script of "run away after getting enough favor". When he took a concubine, she made the bed with a smile; when he gave him antiviral medicine, she drank it without batting an eye; she even used her heart blood to give him pain relief, which made the reader want to overturn the table - until the rebels attacked the city and she jumped off the tower, leaving him a "corpse". Now Chu Yi went completely crazy: she hugged the "corpse" and cried until she became jealous, carried her used hairpins until they faded, and even sent someone to guard the flowers she planted. Later, it was discovered that she was not dead. This murderous tyrant actually blocked the door of the ruined temple where she lived with red eyes, and his voice trembled: "Come back, I will give you the country to play with." [Love] Yu Wangshu transformed into the eldest princess who was preparing to rebel. She was gearing up for a fight when she unexpectedly bumped into the reborn Yan Changan - the imperial master who was sent away by her in the previous life, who was staring at her with the eyes of a "ticking bomb". On the surface, the imperial master was as gentle as jade, waving his folding fan and urging her to "behave in peace", but secretly he had a clear idea of ​​her rebellion plan. She pretended to be confused and fell into his arms. He supported her, but his fingertips pressed lightly on the side of her waist where the dagger was hidden. She gathered her strength, and turned around to see those people being moved to the border by him without a sound. But the fight was full of sugar: he was framed, she said "he deserves it", then turned around and overturned the opponent's old enemy; he caught her practicing swordsmanship, without revealing it, he only handed over the cloak, his words were threatening but there was warmth hidden in them.

5. 5 长 The Night Before the Princess’s Rebellion, Her Imperial Tutor Is Reborn! 长公主造反前夜，帝师重生了！ Crayfish小龙虾Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [A Transmigrated Heroine Who Knows When to Yield and When to Stand Firm + A Reborn Hero With a Hidden Dark Side + Top-Tier Push and Pull + Mutual Scheming + Lighthearted + Bickering Couple] One day, Yu Wangshu transmigrates and is told by an unreliable monk that she's inside a book and has to complete the plot to survive. As the Grand Princess, she focuses on following the strong heroine's storyline. But on the eve of her rebellion, the unreliable monk tells her she can't rebel: the Imperial Tut 273Reads8.3Score—Shelves
6. 6 姑 She's Beautiful, but She's a Force to Be Reckoned With 姑娘她美貌却暴力 Studious Young Scholar习栩儒生Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + space + strong female lead + happy ending + both leads are each other’s one and only] Jiang Ning thought that someone like her, with blood on both hands, was destined for hell when she died. But when death came, her soul crossed into another world, where a kind-hearted, handsome scholar took her home. The scholar is good at everything: writing, painting, braiding hair, and sewing clothes. And after she kills someone, he even tells her, “Jiang Ning, you shouldn’t be this kind of 61.3kReads9.3Score9.3kShelves

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   [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food] [The divine work of bird food]

7. 7 攀 Climbing the Social Ladder 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双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 188.3kReads9.6Score34kShelves
8. 8 甄 Empresses in the Palace: Pure Yuan Is Reborn Before Entering the Prince’s Mansion 甄嬛传：纯元重生在进王府前 Sleeping Beneath the Mountain Moon山中月眠Female-Channel Fanfiction258k WordsCompleted [Pure Yuan and Yixiu join forces to control the imperial harem, as the two Ulanara sisters stir up the court together] I’ve done every wicked thing imaginable, but I’m very good at keeping up appearances. Plenty of people think I’m “pure as snow.” I am Ulanara Rouze, the Empress Chun Yuan. Everyone says I was the woman the Emperor loved most, but I know the truth: it was all a bargain struck by the Ulanara clan. After my death, I watched my half-sister inch toward her own demise, while the Emper 488Reads8.0Score102Shelves

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   The first is the reborn, Chun Yuan and Yi Xiu team up. The second book is about slow travel, and those who oppose the heroine are particularly miserable. The heroine is the kind who looks like the Virgin Mary, but actually uses psychological and physical means to make every enemy, including the emperor, miserable. It has a very Chinese horror feel. The third book is about modern people traveling to the Kangxi harem. There are basically no golden fingers, and the palace battles rely solely on the knowledge of physics and chemistry. There are many palace fighting methods that have not been seen in novels before. In the later period, after Kangxi came to power, there would be a regency theme. The heroine and his eldest son often acted out in front of Kangxi.

9. 9 都 You Have a System? Who Still Needs to Scheme for the Throne? 都有系统了？谁还用脑子宫斗 Tsukimino E月见里绘Female-Channel Fanfiction2.4M WordsOngoing [A vengeful ghost from a mass grave × a scheming palace-conquering beauty × a golden finger bigger than the sky] Shanyue, a ghost from a mass grave, is reborn in the worlds of Empresses in the Palace and Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace as a “living bodhisattva,” carrying a body full of resentment. Save the consorts? Soothe the children? She turns the consorts against one another and uses others to assassinate royal heirs. Beneath the compassionate guise of Guanyin lurks a demon from the depths o 28.9kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves
10. 10 论 On Applying Grandma Qiong Yao's Famous Quotes in the Qing Palace 论琼瑶奶奶语录在清宫的实践应用 Cat Butterfly猫蝶Ancient Romance465k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + lots of childbirth + clear-headed, decisive black-lotus heroine + managing the harem + slow transmigration] World One: Kangxi, complete. World Two: Yongzheng, complete. She transmigrates into the Qing palace. Starting out in modern times as a hairpin maker, Jiang Mengyu puts every skill at her disposal to work. She's already started hustling, thanks! No feelings, just technique. Her intelligence stays sharp, and she's a born workaholic. Content warning: When faced with life-or 9.3kReads9.2Score746Shelves
11. 11 觊 Coveting Her: The Humble Hostage Kneels, Kisses Her Feet, and Begs to Rise to Power 觊觎！卑微质子跪地吻她哀求上位 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance, two obsessive leads + strong heroine + childhood friends + loyal love, happy ending] Both the hero and heroine are deeply messed up. The hero gets put through the wringer, so don't read if you can't handle that. [A powerful, wilful, unhinged princess bent on building her career ✖️ a patient, reserved hostage prince who is frail only around the heroine, but is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing] Ling Qingci was a princess of the Great Yi Dynasty, born to a life of privilege 875Reads9.1Score117Shelves

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    These books are all very good-looking, and the second one fits the bill perfectly.

12. 12 皇 The Emperor Killed My Entire Family. Reborn, I Came Back to Slay Him 皇上杀了我全家，重生回来刀了他 Leaning on My Sword, Listening to Wind and Rain倚剑听风雨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Both reborn] [The heroine kills, the hero buries the bodies] [Insane (not really) siblings] [On the surface: the heroine is gentle, quiet, innocent, and kind, like a delicate white flower; the hero is a refined young gentleman, elegant and radiant] [In reality: the heroine is ruthless, cold, decisive, and sweet on the outside but crazy within; the hero is gloomy, calculating, obsessive, and vicious, with a dark side beneath his polished exterior] In her previous life, Zhou Qingyan became empre 7.7kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves
13. 13 区 How Could a Mere Transmigrator Ever Beat a Proper Lady? 区区穿越女，怎斗得过大家闺秀！ Mu Shiwan慕十皖Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted [Pure palace intrigue in a fictional setting] [Native-born heroine and transmigrated second female lead from an old-fashioned novel] [Fake heiress and real heiress] Su Qingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Chancellor’s household, was raised by the Empress from childhood and personally taught the importance of having a sharp tongue. Meanwhile, she studied The Tyrannical Crown Prince Falls for Me inside and out, annotating it and writing daily summaries of her takeaways. Next door, the Crown 966Reads7.5Score159Shelves
14. 14 将 The Noble Daughter of a Military Family 将门贵女 Forget the Years忘岁Ancient Romance601k WordsCompleted Sixteen years ago, a fortune-teller declared, “The Jiang family’s legitimate daughter is destined for greatness, but being too clever may not be a good thing.” Sixteen years later, the Jiang family has fallen. The legitimate daughter has plotted and maneuvered at every turn. Just as revenge is within reach, the two people she trusts most betray her together, and she dies with hatred in her heart after drinking a cup of poison. Unexpectedly, when she opens her eyes, she is back on the road in e 41Reads8.7Score—Shelves
15. 15 她 She’s the Emperor’s Beloved Mother, and Her Little One Carries Her to Victory 她是皇帝白月光亲娘，崽崽带躺赢 Misty Clear Melody渺渺清音Ancient Romance625k WordsCompleted In the harem of Emperor Chenyuan of the Great Jin, there is a dignified and gentle empress, a charming and lovely Noble Consort, a peerlessly beautiful Consort Li, and a clever, kindhearted Consort Hui. Talented women abound, and the competition is fierce. Han Shuyi looks left and right, but can't find a niche for herself as Worthy Consort. Oh, well. Competing for favor now and then while choosing to lie flat the rest of the time: that's the real truth of life in the harem. * As emperor, Meng Ti 15.9kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Not bad, you can take a look

16. 16 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 41.5kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    Basically, they are all palace fights that I have seen.

17. 17 影 The Movie Queen Transmigrates into a Book: The Empress Slays with Her Acting Skills 影后穿书，娘娘靠演技嘎嘎乱杀 Three Sweet Lychees三颗甜荔枝Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted Yu Ling, a celebrated screen legend, somehow gets pulled into a script she picked up on a whim. But can someone explain why she didn’t end up as the heroine? Instead, she’s been cast as a brainless cannon-fodder character who dies in Chapter Three?! Change it! This plot has to change! What, all she has to do is act? Become the champion of palace intrigue? Who could possibly beat an award-winning leading lady like her, with more trophies than she can count? Yu Ling’s eyes shimmer as she gives a d 467Reads6.5Score—Shelves
18. 18 娇 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 Three Days in the Capital三日京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 18.8kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves
19. 19 娘 The Consort Is Alluring and Seductive, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Can't Resist Her 娘娘妩媚妖娆，冷戾帝王不禁撩 Xu Xiao Yuan许小圆Ancient Romance362k WordsCompleted With an imperial decree, Gu Wanying, daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, is betrothed to the Prince Regent. The night before the decree arrives, she learns that the world she's in is the setting of a novel she read in modern times. The male lead in the book is a prince. He and the heroine, Meng Xin, have loved each other since they were young, but Meng Xin is taken into the imperial harem and becomes a favored consort. From then on, Feng Yuzhao goes to war, conquering new territory and buildin 3.8kReads8.9Score306Shelves
20. 20 良 The Stunningly Beautiful Lady-in-Waiting: The Frail Crown Prince Is Addicted to Spoiling Her 良娣美艳无双，病弱太子娇宠上瘾 Xia Jiuge夏玖歌Ancient Romance376k WordsCompleted [Palace and household intrigue + reborn and transmigrate into a book + male lead with a past, pure heroine + wicked heroine + he falls for her and later dotes on her alone + satisfying read] Ye Ningshuang, the Duke's legitimate daughter, is famed as the most beautiful woman in the land. Every frown and smile of hers captivates men. On the eve of her wedding, she has a strange dream. In the dream, she is a hated villainess whose three marriages all end in tragedy. She and Prince Xuan are childhoo 177Reads8.0Score—Shelves
21. 21 皇 The Emperor Dotes on His Concubine and Casts Aside His Empress: His Favorite Consort Bears Twins, a Boy and a Girl 皇上宠妾灭妻：独宠娘娘双龙双凤 Han Qingxue寒清雪Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Not a pure pairing, not a pure pairing [The prince’s concubine is not a pure pairing at first + she enters the palace soon after, and becomes his sole favorite after the palace struggles] [The heroine is clear-headed and career-minded, working her way up to the empress’s position] Since I’ve been granted the title of Worthy Lady, my goal should be the empress’s throne. The Crown Prince has been married for two years, but the Crown Princess has yet to bear him a child. The Empress personally choo 2.7kReads8.9Score230Shelves
22. 22 重 Reborn as a Doting, Cunning Consort, She Captures the Yandere Emperor’s Heart 重生宠妃茶又娇，病娇皇帝心尖绕 Lychee Drunk on Sweetness荔枝醉甜Ancient Romance349k WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue, not an exclusive romance; doted on from the start; all sweetness, no angst; scheming, yandere, aloof emperor x spoiled, sweet, adorably troublesome favored consort] Tao Zifu died, killed by her own children with their own hands… When she opened her eyes, she had returned to more than a decade earlier. As the past replayed, she finally saw how foolish she had been in her previous life. The children she had devoted herself to protecting were easily manipulated and killed their ow 2.8kReads8.7Score270Shelves
23. 23 重 Reborn: I Flirted the Gloomy Regent into a Daze 重生后，阴鸷摄政王被我撩晕了 Heart Yearning for Gardenias心向往栀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 41.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    These books are completely consistent with

24. 24 糟 Oh No! I Stabbed the Heir, and Now He Won’t Leave Me Alone 糟糕！捅了世子后，他竟纠缠不休 Yun Xi Wei Xi云溪未晞Ancient Romance599k WordsCompleted [Historical Romance in a Fictional Setting | Reborn Heroine | Mutual First Love] [A scheming young lady who holds grudges and knows how to put on an act VS a hot-tempered, easily rattled young lord with a hopeless romantic streak] In her previous life, a forged piece of evidence led to the entire household of the General Who Guards the North being wiped out, and Zhong Lingyue met a gruesome end. After being reborn, Zhong Lingyue decided to steal the forged evidence before anything else. But just 9.7kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
25. 25 太 The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Bad, Yet Still Pretends to Be Sweet 太子妃又美又坏，偏偏还要装乖 I Want to Be a Rich Lady我想当富婆Ancient Romance278k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] Song Yao, who was born into this world, got married to Nangong Yi, the notoriously violent crown prince. After their wedding, they acted like a proper couple, treating each other with courtesy and respect. Gradually, Song Yao discovered that the crown prince was nothing like the violent man of the rumors. He was gentle, considerate, and easy to get along with. So she let her true nature out and started doing as she pleased. - At first, when facing the crown prince: Song Yao: gent 19kReads9.2Score2kShelves
26. 26 贵 The Consort Is Beautiful and Sweet, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Dotes on Her Without Restraint 贵妃美艳娇软，冷戾帝王宠溺无度 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 27.7kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    He dazzled the whole text in one breath, and the corners of his mouth kept rising crazily. If you are a book lover, you must try this book. You won't lose money if you invest in it! #Romancewen #sweetpetwen #book waste recommendation

27. 27 娘 The Consort Is All Charm and Cunning, Scheming Her Way to the Top 娘娘又茶又媚，一路宫斗上位 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted Signed for print publication In the third year of the Yifeng era, a concubine-born daughter of the Ningyang Marquis’s household enters the palace. The palace is a vast, treacherous place, where the one thing you must never do is give your heart away. Ning Shuyan is clear-eyed: she wants wealth and prestige, along with the emperor’s favor. For three years, she carefully plots each step, wins the emperor’s attention, and rises from Talented Lady to Noble Consort. Rumor has it that the emperor only 67.4kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves

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    Who knows?! She is a gentle and gentle beauty in front of others, but she is brave and resourceful to fight against enemies behind her. It is really hard not to love her [shy]

28. 28 岁 Years in the Palace 岁岁宫阙 Tea Little Ink茶小墨Ancient Romance706k WordsCompleted Liu Yuetang was sent to a country estate by her legitimate mother the day she was born. When she came of age, her older half-sister gave up her chance to enter the palace because of a dream, stole her match, and spent the night with her betrothed. Liu Yuetang went along with it and decided to enter the palace to carve out a bright future for herself. Once inside, she kept a low profile, learned the arts of the bedchamber, and mastered the art of playing hard to get, pouting coquettishly, and put 12.2kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 114.8kReads9.6Score14.3kShelves

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    The heroine is always smiling, and she is not vague at all when it comes to calculating people [laughing] She is really ruthless and doesn't talk much [shy][shy][shy]

30. 30 穿 Reborn as a Scheming Farmer's Daughter, She Only Loves Power 穿成心机农女，她只爱权势 Clear Breeze, Clear and Gentle清风清清Ancient Romance474k WordsOngoing [A female lead who loves pretending to be an innocent, sweet little green tea girl + 1vN + ambitious + villainess + no moral compass + men competing for her + all male leads are virgins] [Reader’s Guide] ① A seemingly aloof, secretly unhinged Crown Prince: “You’re so innocent. They must have tempted you. They deserve to die.” ② A graceful, distinguished top scholar: “Please, don’t stop loving me. I can be the one who understands you.” ③ A seemingly carefree young lord who sees through your true 4.7kReads8.4Score716Shelves

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    You can read these three books! Very good!

31. 31 谁 Who Spoils Their Hostage Like Royalty? 谁家把人质宠成祖宗啊？ Ye Lian Yi叶怜衣Ancient Romance222k WordsOngoing Pure romance / sweet and doting / the hero becomes the other man for love / the powerful one submits / stealing a wife / the second male lead pursues his wife to the crematorium My Scumbag Husband Begs Forgiveness Outside, While the Powerful Prince Locks Me in a Waist-Hold Kiss Inside Qiao Qiongzhi had a “deeply devoted” husband, Cheng Yuan, the great general who guarded the north. To marry her, he even knelt in the snow in the depths of winter to beg the emperor for an edict granting their unio 3Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 世 A Marriage Between Feuding Families: The Madam Came to Tear the Roof Off 世仇联姻，夫人是嫁过来掀屋顶的 A Two-Hundred-Jin Shell两百斤皮囊Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted As a woman who has transmigrated, Lin Zhenzhen is forced to marry into a family that has been at war with hers for generations. How could she just sit back and wait to be bullied? You still have to make the best of life, right? And it’s not yet clear who’ll get to live well! From the Prime Minister’s legitimate daughter, Lin Zhenzhen, to the second young madam of the Marquis of Zhenbei’s household, then to a first-rank female imperial physician, and finally to a countess, Lin Zhenzhen has certai 349Reads—Score101Shelves
33. 33 可 Damn! Why Is the Crown Princess Surrounded by Suitors Everywhere? 可恶！怎么到处都是长公主的鱼！ What Did I Do Today今天我干嘛了Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Short drama of the same name] [The Princess's World of Flowers] Now streaming [Content warning: The female lead is not exclusive, but all the men are, so read with caution] [Schrodinger's playgirl × a whole lot of men] [Lighthearted, not a serious historical drama] [Original title]: Too Many Men Are Such a Hassle. Who Should I Spoil? Wen Yu transmigrates into the Great Sheng Dynasty as its beautiful, useless, brainless eldest princess. After learning that the original owner drowned by accident 59.6kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves

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    Very good looking. Just three words, I only say them once

34. 34 重 With My Reborn Son's High-Stakes Schemes, Becoming Empress Dowager Is No Dream 重生儿子手段高，晋升太后不是梦 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional Imperial Harem Drama + No Romance + Giving Birth and Raising Kids + My Son Must Be Crown Prince + Ambitious + Clear-Eyed] Content warning: The romance isn’t mutually exclusive, she doesn’t love the male lead, and there are painful, heartbreaking parts. The male lead is a scumbag emperor. Song Yuyan was hooked on a palace-harem management game. She never expected to open her eyes and find she had transmigrated to ancient times. After keeping a low profile for three years, she entered t 4.8kReads9.3Score475Shelves

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    This, this, the heroine has traveled through time, the eldest son has been reborn, mother and son join forces, and the prince is in hand. The heroine is not a pretty girl. Her goal is to become the queen mother. Her son must be a prince.

35. 35 穿 How I Survive After Being Transported into a Male-Oriented Novel 穿到男频小说的我如何自救 The Very Real Jin Yao真真实实的金瑶Ancient Romance385k WordsCompleted What do you do when you transmigrate into a novel written for men? What do you do when you transmigrate into a novel written for men as an emperor disguised as a man? To avoid becoming the nation's last ruler like in the original story, You Tanrong works hard to save herself and become a virtuous sovereign remembered in the history books. But it seems she may have gone a little too far. When she reveals her true gender: The top scholar, who had earned the highest honors in all three imperial exa 5kReads9.2Score802Shelves

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    This big-written book definitely meets the requirements. Although the palace battle is not obvious, the heroine is definitely very powerful, has a palace, and does not have so many crazy relatives who are like cannon fodder.

36. 36 偏 The Sweet and Stunning Beauty in the Possessive Tycoon's Arms 偏执大佬怀里的掌心娇美又飒 Plum Blossoms Fall Short of Snow梅须逊雪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted One-on-one romance + two powerful leads + obsessive love + secret identities + sweet romance + adorable pets + mutual devotion + healing + no logic + happy ending. Ye Zhi Ting brings a beautiful, delicate little medicine girl back from the Intercontinental Club. He assumes medicine girls have no minds of their own. But she’s the chief disciple of the Divine Doctor Valley, the top designer at the Xinghe brand, and the hacker godfather Phoenix, among other identities... Ye Zhi Ting thinks she’s a 3.7kReads9.2Score574Shelves

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    The female protagonist is a medicine person, she is a squeamish person who can't do anything in front of the male protagonist, but she is actually super strong

37. 37 女 In a Matriarchal World, This Pretty Boy Is Surprisingly Fierce 女尊世界之这个美娇男有些凶 A Pound of Meat a Day一天吃一斤肉Historical682k WordsCompleted [Matriarchal Society + No System + Alternate History] After waking up, he found that he had transmigrated to a matriarchal world and become a beautiful young man. He had only shown off a little on a whim, yet he caught the attention of noblewomen and aristocrats. Many people wanted to marry Fang Rui, from the empress, princesses, and female generals to chivalrous women and businesswomen. But Fang Rui didn't want to become a native man whose only role was to support his wife and raise children. H 6.7kReads8.6Score442Shelves

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    There is a city, a strong woman, and the plot is good [cool]

38. 38 娘 The Empress Is Alluring and Bewitching, and the Emperor Gives In to Pleasure 娘娘撩人魅惑，帝王纵情堕落 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The Tomato short drama Kun Yi is now streaming~ [Transmigrate into a book, male lead is not a virgin but female lead is, palace intrigue, psychological games, happy ending] The Crown Prince, Jun Zechen, has seen his fair share of calculating women, and loves only those who are pure and kind. While campaigning beyond the frontier, he meets Ling Yue and is captivated by her free-spirited kindness. He promises to spend his life with her alone. But two years pass, and the Crown Princess has yet to c 213.4kReads9.5Score23.1kShelves

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    This is really good to read. It can be said that it was the first novel I read after downloading Tomato. I can't describe how good it is. The third reason is that I didn't read it because I was not particularly intolerant of the male protagonist being too ruthless and difficult to conquer. When I finished reading this novel, I really felt mixed emotions. I didn't read a new book for a long time.

39. 39 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 85.2kReads9.5Score10.3kShelves

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    Check out this book. It's completely consistent. It's very beautiful. The female protagonist is very sensible. She doesn't rely on the male protagonist's love brain for everything.

40. 40 贵 The Noble Consort Rejects Romance: While Others Fight for Favor, I Seize Power 贵妃不入爱河，别人争宠我夺权 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance460k WordsCompleted [Female-Lead Wish Fulfillment + Unfeeling Persona + Ruthless Revenge and Face-Slapping] Years later, the history books would describe Ming Tang as a master strategist with an iron fist, the ultimate winner of the harem struggles and the vast empire. Only Ming Tang knew she had never wanted to be that winner in the first place. From a young girl to the ruler of the realm, all she had wanted at first was to avenge her elder sister. The harem was full of danger. On one side was Consort Jin, who had 6.3kReads9.4Score794Shelves

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    Good-looking, the empress who is extremely weak in front of others is actually a general galloping on the battlefield before entering the palace. She only enters the palace to avenge her sister, tearing her enemies with her hands, and she will not be a holy mother without wisdom, and she will fight every step of the way.

41. 41 出 She Tried to Escape the Palace, but the Cruel Tyrant Kept Her Close 出宫失败，被狠戾暴君囚在掌心宠 Jiang Xiaoshi江小十Ancient Romance254k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the palace as a maid, Qin Jianjian works diligently, flatters those above her, and deceives those below her. In the end, she becomes the top-ranked maid serving the Empress Dowager. She has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of her profession. Money she’s openly entitled to, along with money she shouldn’t have, keeps flowing into Qin Jianjian’s pockets. Delighted, she just has to wait until she’s old enough to leave the palace and retire early. Who could have guessed the 20.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    [Old proverb + time travel + rebirth + mind reading + power strategy + sweet pet + all villains] The heroine is a modern social animal who traveled through time and became a palace maid in the cold palace. In order to survive, she became a "hexagonal warrior in palace fighting". She is docile and harmless on the surface, but in reality she is ruthless, proficient in bullying superiors and inferiors, and killing and cheating. The male protagonist is really crazy and sickly, while the female protagonist wants to leave the palace to take care of her old age, but is imprisoned because of the emperor's mind-reading ability. In order to keep the female protagonist, the male protagonist is willing to give his Zen position to his young son and stay with her. The main text of HE is a sweet pet, but the extra story reveals the truth about BE in the past life: the tyrant treated the heroine as a plaything, and she died in humiliation. This life is the perfection he obtained by "cheating" with his mind-reading skills. The novel is full of villains, there is no overflowing Virgin Heart, only step-by-step calculations, like the progress of dark literature.

42. 42 恶 Am I the Villainess? But They All Love Me 恶女吗？可是他们都爱我呢 Little Fish Jerky o小鱼冻干oAncient 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 6.7kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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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 24.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
44. 44 花 When Flowers Fade, We Meet Again 花尽相逢 Flowing Water Returns to the River流水回川Ancient Romance502k WordsCompleted Su You Ning, a master's graduate in finance, unexpectedly transmigrates into the Pingxi Marquis's household as its willful, spoiled legitimate second daughter. The eldest daughter schemes to make her fall off a cliff, and she wakes up with no memories of the original owner. First, she meets Li Jingtian, a young physician as radiant as a jade tree, who carries a deep hatred for the destruction of his country (Jiang Ruocun, A Yu). By a twist of fate, she ends up in Prince Xiao Heng's (Zi Yuan) m 244Reads8.2Score103Shelves

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    The heroine grew up, abused her, and was the favorite of her family. She was first abandoned by the cold prince, and then injured by a crazy criticizing doctor. No one wants it anymore, everyone will regret it [laughs][laughs][laughs]

45. 45 谁 Who Says I’m a Sickly Weakling? 谁说我是个病秧子 Author Zhong Xiaoqi作者钟小七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Mutually faithful + scheming + fast-paced + no needless angst + feel-good story + no torturous romance] The two overlooked, pitiful youngest members of the Xie and Lu families marry each other in place of their unreliable older siblings. Lu Xuan thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Xie Miao, that could be interesting.” Xie Miao thinks, “I have to marry someone, so if it’s Lu Xuan, that could be a relief.” You can have any kind of brain you like, but absolutely do not develop a love-stru 15.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
46. 46 长 Elder Sister, Your Emperor Is Mine Now 长姐，你的陛下是我的了 Yi Yi咿伊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: Tell Me, Your Majesty, Exactly How Many Men Have You Had Children With? [Palace intrigue + the male lead’s redemption arc + neither lead is chaste + three sons and one daughter + physician consort + scheming, delicate beauty] Yun Yan’s death was the unanimous decision of her entire family, made solely to use her child to pave the way for her elder sister, the empress. Five years later. Defying death, Yun Yan returns with a new face and takes the name Shen Zhiyi. On the surface, s 11.9kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    Nice! It's really, really good-looking!!! No exaggeration

47. 47 朕 The Emperor Hasn't Even Drawn His Last Breath, and the Noble Consort Is Already Holding His Son and Ruling from Behind the Curtain 朕还没咽气贵妃已抱儿子垂帘听政 Ning Fengliu宁风流Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + palace intrigue + rise from the cold palace + a beauty with a dangerous allure + favored exclusively in the later story + kingdom and country + ruling from behind the curtain] On the day of the Crown Prince's wedding in her previous life, Xiao Duo raised an army in rebellion, seized the throne, and forcibly brought the Crown Princess into his harem. After the Crown Prince died, Xu Yuning wanted to remain a widow for his sake. How could she give herself to her brother-in-law? She refus 1.5kReads8.0Score163Shelves
48. 48 女 The Empress’s Official Consort: The Chaste Minister Drops His Act! 女帝正宫，禁欲权臣他不装了！ Endless Summer无尽夏Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted [A cold, proud princess who later ascends the throne as empress VS a seemingly refined but secretly ruthless, unhinged powerful minister; marriage before love + long-planned seduction + taking what he wants by any means + devoted to one another] Xuan Yuanling knew all along that Chu Qing was a ravenous wolf, but she deliberately offered herself as his prey. Her purpose, of course, was to trample his pride and pave her way to the throne. But when she tossed him a divorce agreement and tried to wa 219Reads8.6Score—Shelves
49. 49 公 The Princess Sneaks Out on the Eve of Her Wedding, and the Crown Prince Comes to Catch Her Himself 公主婚前趁夜出逃，储君亲自抓人 Wuxi巫溪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Forceful Possession + Wife-Chasing Crematorium + Devoted Couple + Male Lead with a Black Heart Beneath His Gentle Exterior] Prince Xie Linheng was famous for having no interest in women. For years, he had never been close to a single woman. In the second year of Jian’an, the emperor fell gravely ill, and the crown prince took power. Desperate to see her mother, Yu Tingwan had no choice but to seek Xie Linheng’s help. Everyone said the crown prince was as noble and graceful as a pine tree, peerl 44.6kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
50. 50 太 The Crown Princess Is Beautiful and Sweet, but the Mad Crown Prince Forces His Love on Her 太子妃又美又娇，疯批殿下强制爱 Wenxin Ruoshui文心若水Ancient Romance735k WordsCompleted [Both leads are devoted only to each other] [Political intrigue] [Love and hate] [Rivals fighting for her] [Black-lotus heroine, unhinged hero with a sweet facade and a dark heart] On the eve of her wedding, Mu Qingruo, daughter of the prime minister, is falsely accused of losing her virginity and cruelly jilted. Overnight, she goes from being the most beautiful woman in Tianchu to its biggest laughingstock. Who would have thought that the Third Prince, Chu Yunheng, rumored to prefer men, would 2.6kReads8.3Score261Shelves

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