Palace Intrigue, Transmigration, and Spy Thrillers 宫斗、穿越、谍战

1. 1 送 You Offered Me Up to Win His Favor? Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Empress? 送我固宠？我当皇后你哭什么？ Moon Gummies月亮软糖Ancient Romance612k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book / palace intrigue / not mutually devoted / face-slapping feel-good story / sweet romance / historical romance] A beauty who keeps a low profile early on, then acts spoiled and arrogant under the emperor's protection / a cold, strict emperor who falls in love at first sight, favors her, and fiercely defends her *A transmigration trope, a chef slicing meat and tossing it in the wok. Come have a bite of this satisfying favoritism story! Chu Qingwan transmigrated into a boo 2.3kReads8.4Score300Shelves

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   In the first book, the male protagonist fell in love with the emperor at first sight vs. The beauty who bullied others through the book. The male protagonist is a guiding lover, and the female protagonist is pitiful in the early stage, but becomes arrogant in the later period. The second book is about the childhood sweethearts of the male protagonist. The female protagonist is the fiancée of the prince's brother at the beginning (without feelings). Later, the prince dies, and the male protagonist ascends the throne to seek the favor of the prince. So pretty [like][like][like]

2. 2 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 14.5kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
3. 3 帝 The Emperor and Empress Fight Every Day to See Who Dies First 帝后每天互殴，看谁先死 Qian Ran Jun Xiao千苒君笑Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Feng Xing is the daughter of Chu Xi’s Grand Marshal, who commands an army of four hundred thousand. Shen Feng has been emperor for just two years. Shen Feng is utterly depraved, ruthless, and cruel. To secure his throne, he decides to marry Feng Xing and make her empress. First, he will fake her death to lure her father to the capital for the funeral. Then he will wipe out her entire family and take control of the Chu Xi army. Feng Xing is a fierce, accomplished warrior who takes whatever she wa 39.4kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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   [Bookshelf plus one] This book is so funny. A pair of happy enemies. When the poor emperor met the heroine, he was beaten on the face, scratched on the neck, pinched on the claws, and thrown on the knees. However, he still suffered defeats and defeats. Hahaha...

4. 4 缠 Entwined Pearl 缠明珠 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [A seemingly sweet-faced, emotionally detached woman vs. a gloomy, love-starved, clingy human flytrap] Shen Yuanzhu, who loves money more than life itself, gives the only bit of sincerity she has to Xie Xuchuan, only for him to turn around and have a child with someone else. He says, “Yuanzhu, you can raise the child. He can have the family fortune. I’ll make it up to you in other ways.” Shen Yuanzhu thinks he’s lost his mind. Their marriage contract, bound by mutual interests, can’t be dissolve 58.7kReads8.5Score9.1kShelves

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   Let's watch it together, just to tease you, no negotiation

5. 5 嫡 My Sister Acts as Cool as a Chrysanthemum? I’ll Marry Her Husband Instead! 嫡姐人淡如菊？我改嫁她相公！ Jiu Zhi九枝Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her previous life, her elder half-sister was as aloof as a chrysanthemum and refused to seek favor with the imperial family. So her whole family urged me to marry the Heir of Prince An in her place. I became his plaything and eventually died a miserable death in the stable. But my sister and my brothers used my bones as stepping stones to win a reputation for virtue and uprightness. They enjoyed a life of wealth and glory, with a loving father and a filial daughter. Reborn, I returned to find 664Reads7.2Score106Shelves
6. 6 吸 The Vampire King's Consort Only Wants a Bad Ending 吸血鬼男王妃只想be Owl in the Mountains山里的猫头鹰Two Male Leads291k WordsCompleted [Historical danmei, two male leads + mutual first love + lighthearted sweet romance + transmigration into a comic] Half-vampire lunatic bottom vs. cold, proud, tight-lipped prince top (size difference, skin-tone difference) Leng Buleng was badly wounded while being hunted by the vampire royal court and fell into an ancient tomb. He borrowed a coffin to lie down in, and when he woke up, he'd transmigrated into a historical danmei comic. Comic Spirit: Follow the plot as the protagonist's love inte 6.1kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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   This is really funny and good-looking [laughing]

7. 7 撤 Retreat! This Bodyguard’s Style Is All Wrong 撤！这个暗卫画风不对 Milky Star奶芙星星Ancient Romance405k WordsCompleted After waking up, modern-day office worker Ye Qi found herself transmigrated into the seventh secret guard of the ancient Third Princess's residence. Her light-footed skills worked only sometimes, and she couldn't aim her concealed weapons without hitting her own allies! Her very first mission ended in disaster, exposing her to the cool and otherworldly young master of the Gu family and the Duke of Yiguo's heir, whose martial prowess was off the charts. To stay alive, she had to bluff her way thr 567Reads7.0Score101Shelves
8. 8 贤 The Worthy Consort Is Still Taking It Easy Today 贤妃今天也在咸鱼 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 19kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves
9. 9 摆 I Give Up and Watch the Drama: The Court Officials Are All Giggling? Not Anymore 摆烂吃瓜：满朝文武嘻嘻？不嘻嘻 Qian Yue淺月Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) Also known as: Slacking Off and Enjoying the Gossip: The Entire Court Is Laughing? Not Anymore [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Gossip + Family and Country + Slacking Off + Transmigration + Not a Strong Female Lead + Lighthearted + A Small Ensemble Cast + Romance] The heroine is a little weak at first, but gradually grows stronger. She gets ways to protect herself later on. Jiang Yueyang, an overworked office worker in the 21st century, stayed up late working overtime, suffered a 25.3kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 30.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    In Mission: Impossible, the heroine works as a double agent in the Secret Service who wants the Red Army and pretends to be surrendered to the Kuomintang.

11. 11 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 3.5kReads9.3Score376Shelves

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    Palace fight. The heroine travels through time. Don't like the male protagonist. Enterprising spirit.

12. 12 龙 The Dragon Roams the World: Transmigrated as the Beloved Empress 龙游天下之穿成团宠皇后 Red-Crowned Crane in the Snow雪中朱鹤Ancient Romance169k WordsOngoing Bloody cases keep happening. Human or ghost? Late at night, welcome to the Misty Forest. The main story follows Sima Yulong, Zhao Yu, Bai Shanshan, and Ding Wuwei as they search for the Empress Dowager and encounter one eerie, terrifying case after another, laying bare the complexity of human nature. The main characters also have romantic storylines, though they take up only a small part of the story. Modern writer Bai An'an dies suddenly after pulling an all-nighter. When I open my eyes, what t 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern writer Bai An's soul is requiemed and Bai Shanshan travels around the world through a dragon

13. 13 糟 Oh No! The Sickly Man I Abused Became a Ruthless Power-Hungry Official 糟糕！虐待过的病娇成疯批权臣了 Yi Anyan衣安晏Ancient Romance428k WordsCompleted [Coercive Possession + Identity Switching + Yandere + 1v1] After Qiao Jiayin transmigrates into a story as the vicious supporting female character at the second male lead’s side, she changes the original plot to save her own life. The System requires her to mistreat the second male lead and raise him into the same unhinged yandere as in the original story. So she is utterly cruel to him, beating and humiliating him. *Under the pretext of bringing him medicine, she pinches his wound and says: “.. 7.6kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
14. 14 重 Reborn into a New Marriage: She Became the Beloved of a Cold-Blooded General 重生换嫁：她成为冷厉将军心尖宠 Word-Processing Elf码字精灵Ancient Romance200k WordsCompleted [Marriage Swap, Contrast, Face-Slapping, Feel-Good, Reborn for Revenge, Punishing Scoundrels] She was the legitimate daughter of a county magistrate. In her previous life, her jealous half-sister stabbed her to death, bringing her miserable life to an end. When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn on the day they were to choose their husbands. Their father told the two sisters to pick whom they would marry. Her half-sister got there first and chose Gu Qize, the wastrel from the marquis 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn to dump a scumbag and marry the cold-faced King of Hell by mistake. I thought I was falling into a pit of fire, but who would have thought that he would actually spoil me to heaven! #Changemarriage #General Lengli's favorite

15. 15 穿 Transmigrated as the Villain’s Wife? I’m Not Leaving, I’ll Climb to the Top Over the Heroine 穿极品逃妻？不离了，踩女主上位 Martian Sword God火星剑神Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Ye Nanyan transmigrates into a novel written for a male audience, becoming the villainous former wife who elopes with another man and meets a tragic end. Luckily, Heaven takes pity on her, and Ye Nanyan gets a “White Moonlight” System. Every time she raises her progress on a mission by 1%, she gets a huge cash reward that she can spend on anything in the Shop! The original novel has two heroines, one reborn and one who transmigrated? Okay, she’ll take both of their opportunities! The male lead i 8.8kReads8.5Score877Shelves
16. 16 娘 The Empress Is So Sweet and Charming, Who Still Cares About a Lost Love? 娘娘又娇又媚，谁还稀罕白月光 Half a Month and the Fifteenth月半和十五Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Villainess Transmigrates into a Book + Top-Grade White Lotus + Winning Hearts and Minds + Not Both Leads' First Love] [The heroine looks like a pure, sweet little bunny, but she's actually a scheming temptress who knows how to play her cards.] When Xu Zhuohua is named crown princess, Crown Prince Qi Hecang and his secondary consort Lu Wanning are at the height of their love. As the hero of a male-oriented novel, Qi Hecang only cares about building his career, and his heart belongs solely to Lu 22.3kReads8.2Score2.2kShelves
17. 17 贵 The Noble Consort Is Cool and Aloof, and the Emperor Yearns for Her Night After Night 贵妃清冷，圣上夜夜相思 Que Ling Yan Zi雀翎宴子Ancient Romance448k WordsCompleted Shen Qinghe was in the bloom of youth when she entered the palace, where she weathered its intrigues for more than a decade. She had hoped to leave with a reward one day, or perhaps spend her whole life peacefully as a palace official. But then an order came down, and one day she unexpectedly became an imperial consort. She watched these women fight day after day, never expecting to become entangled in their schemes herself. Shen Qinghe could only sigh. He was the emperor, and she was a palac 16.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves

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    I read these two books when I lost my account before, and they seemed pretty good.

18. 18 宫 The Palace Maid Is Alluring and Wily, and Coaxes the Emperor into Making Her Empress 宫女茶又媚，哄着帝王送凤位 Shui Shengyu水生玉Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Just started receiving ratings, so they’ll gradually go up. Your support is welcome!] [Beautiful, calculating palace maid x devoted, possessive emperor] [Reborn + 1v1, both devoted to each other, happy ending + powerful man bows his head, heroine knows how to keep him in line] Lin Chan was the least noticeable concubine-born daughter in the General’s residence. When her legitimate elder sister entered the palace as a consort, Lin Chan could only go with her as a maid. She endured one humiliatio 2.2kReads8.9Score316Shelves
19. 19 丫 Little Tao the Maid's Escape from Famine in a Chaotic Era 丫鬟小桃乱世逃荒记 Running in October十月在奔跑Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted When Xiaotao was six, her parents sold her to a broker for one mu of land. In the filthy broker’s den, she seized every chance to learn skills that would help her survive, while never losing her kind heart. When disaster struck, she fled thousands of miles from home and turned her life around through sheer perseverance. From a refugee girl to a successful scholar’s wife, she changed the fate of women at the bottom of society with her own hands! (Not a transmigration story, not a rebirth story, 19.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    This is good, no time travel, no rebirth, no system

20. 20 我 I’m Bugging Out in a Strong Female Lead Novel 我在大女主文里面卡bug Pipi皮皮Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted An ancient-style alternate world, transmigration, no System, and a skill that may or may not count as a golden finger! The heroine is kind of a jerk, but she'll gradually grow as the story goes on! A lighthearted story with a focus on political intrigue! 1kReads8.3Score102Shelves

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    The heroine traveled through time. She died several times just after the time travel. She was surrounded by conspirators, which was a bit brain-burning.

21. 21 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 315.8kReads9.6Score39.6kShelves

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    The male protagonist travels through time, the female protagonist is reborn, it's a palace battle type, both men and women have online IQs, behind one game of chess is another, it's particularly attractive [sending heart]

22. 22 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 6.2kReads9.3Score883Shelves

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    Gong Douwen, who has eight hundred eyes per capita

23. 23 锦 Splendid Beauty: Help, I’ve Transmigrated into a Lame Son-in-Law 锦绣芳华：救命，穿成断腿赘婿了 Two-Meter Cat两米猫猫Ancient Romance220k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a show + woman in a man's body + survival + shipping couples + building a career] Lin Xiao stays up late binge-watching "The Glory of Tang Dynasty". As she curses the scumbag Liu Chang at the screen, everything goes black. When she opens her eyes again, she's become Liu Chang himself! At her bedside is a county princess glaring daggers at her. Outside the door, Prince Ning's men are sharpening their knives. And the couple she adores, Jiang Changyang and He Weifang, see her a 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Currently watching

24. 24 重 Reborn at the Betrothal Banquet, the Scumbag Crown Prince Calls Me Little Imperial Aunt 重生赐婚宴，渣男太子喊我小皇婶 Little Fan小扇Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both leads reborn + second male lead takes the lead + marriage before love + mutual healing + the scumbag gets his comeuppance] Shen Yao was the orphaned daughter of a general. The emperor took pity on her and offered to arrange her marriage. In her previous life, Shen Yao married the Crown Prince, Xie Jingchu. She endured endless humiliation in the Eastern Palace, yet overheard Xie Jingchu sneer in private, “She forced me to marry her. She deserves everything she gets.” Heartbroken, Shen Yao a 15.3kReads8.1Score14.5kShelves

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    It's still being serialized, but it's really fun [laughing]

25. 25 继 Successor 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 94.4kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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    Palace fight, soul piercing

26. 26 栖 Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝 Lu Shiqi鹿时七Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor 47.4kReads9.4Score6.1kShelves

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    This is really a palace fight, the heroine fell down one after another [Like][Like][Like]

27. 27 太 The Crown Prince Betrayed Me! So I Turned Around and Became His Young Imperial Aunt! 太子负我！我转身做他小皇婶！ Tu Wangwang兔旺旺Ancient Romance127k WordsOngoing Crown Princess Wen Ruyu was robbed of her position by her despicable half-sister. When the Crown Prince fell for the sister and poisoned Wen Ruyu to death, modern billionaire CEO Cheng Jiu'er transmigrated into her body after a car accident. Well, she was going to tear up this doomed supporting-character script! Regent Xiao Xuance initially treated her as a pawn to use against the Crown Prince, but she turned the tables and used him to crush her enemies and rise to power. They schemed against e —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 盛 A Prosperous Age of Power Plays: Beauty Rules the World 盛世权谋：红妆倾天下 Gentle Breeze风轻Ancient Romance3.1M WordsCompleted She was the guardian deity of Daye, the renowned Prince of Linjiang. After fulfilling her oath and retiring in triumph, she was betrayed by the person she loved most. Her legs were crippled, her face was flayed, and the officials memorialized the throne as the people pleaded for justice. Her entire clan, five generations and nine branches, was slaughtered. In a ruined temple before an arhat statue, she tore open her chest and crushed her own heart, dying with eyes wide open. She was the notoriou 1.3kReads8.5Score167Shelves

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    This book is good, worth reading

29. 29 弃 The Abandoned Daughter's Rise: A Rich Heiress's Path to Power 弃女逆袭：女首富的权谋路 Wu Ge Qiqi巫格柒柒Ancient Romance254k WordsOngoing When Shen Yuyao was ten, her stepmother schemed against her and sent her to live in the countryside. Unexpectedly, she died of famine in her fifth year there. Reborn, she returned to the time before the plot against her, but she did not expose her stepmother's scheme. Instead, she went along with her stepmother's wishes and headed to the countryside, because there she could secretly build up her strength, make use of every resource available, and work hard to grow stronger. She would fight her w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the palace battle group portrait, everyone is more ambitious, but there are also sweet love affairs.

30. 30 穿 I Transmigrated a Thousand Years into the Past and Fell for a Tyrant 穿越千年爱上暴君 Qian Fanfan钱凡凡Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted To save her childhood sweetheart, Nan Jia transmigrates to ancient times to find his past-life self. As they meet, grow close, and fall in love, Nan Jia comes to understand the reasons behind the male lead’s coldness, while Huangfu Yan is won over by her generosity of spirit. Their political differences drive them apart. When Huangfu Yan dies, he returns to ancient times. Nan Jia helps their daughter build a prosperous age. In the modern era, the male lead still loves Nan Jia and retains his mem 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Modern wears ancient times, super good-looking

31. 31 东 The Eastern Palace’s Hidden Darling 东宫藏娇 Chiyo千代Ancient Romance222k WordsCompleted [Sweet, imaginative historical romance + Pursuing his wife through live comments + A forced romance that turns mutual + A beautiful airhead + A sinister crown prince + The real and fake heiress] To earn money for her seriously ill mother and her injured brother, desperate Pei Jiaojiao sold herself into slavery at the Eastern Palace. Her pretty face and timid, trouble-avoiding nature earned her a place serving in the Crown Prince's study, assigned by the steward. Her daily chores were simple: gri 5.9kReads9.1Score453Shelves
32. 32 小 Little Temptress, You Can't Escape! The Tyrant Is Obsessed with Me 小妖精逃不掉！暴君对我痴缠入骨 Round Little Egg圆滚滚蛋Ancient Romance333k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Suisui was an innocent, naive little fox. After the tyrant Xiao Chen brought her back to the palace, he would go mad if anyone so much as looked at her for a moment too long. When she came back to life, she found herself back at the time she first met Xiao Chen! She failed to escape and was brought back to the palace again. To break free from Xiao Chen’s control, Shen Suisui could only save herself by acting cute and sweet-talking him from time to time. “Xiao Chen, I l 11.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
33. 33 重 Reborn Maid: The Mad Young Master’s Daily Devotion to His Wife 重生丫鬟：疯批少爷的宠妻日常 Miss White Rabbit Milk Candy大白兔奶唐女士Ancient Romance102k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Xiao Tao swore she would leave her young master. She ran away once, and he chased her. She ran again, and he chased her again... And she realized that her young master was becoming more and more unhinged. “Little girl, you can't leave me. Understand?” “Little girl, where are you going now?” “Xiao Tao, run again and see what happens. Hmm?” Xiao Tao trembled in Xiao Jingyan's arms. Oh my gosh, how had her elegant, noble young master turned into a complete lunatic?! In both her 5.9kReads8.0Score295Shelves
34. 34 强 After Kissing the Tyrant, the Softhearted Good-for-Nothing Breaks Down in Tears 强吻偏执暴君后，娇软废柴哭唧唧 The Radiance of the New and Full Moon朔望之辉Ancient Romance347k WordsCompleted [An early work by the author: old-fashioned and cloying, with painfully slow pacing, a useless little-white-flower heroine, and enough cringe to make your toes curl. It’s all artificial sweetness. I have no idea how it got a rating of 9. Don’t bother reading it.] [If you haven’t read enough of this stuff and insist on giving it a try, there’s nothing I can do.] 1.4kReads9.3Score114Shelves
35. 35 昭 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 See Fortune at First Sight, Meow一见生财瞄Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [This novel has been contracted for publication] [Strong female lead + high-IQ palace intrigue + heroine schemes against the entire harem + psychotic villain personality] Song Zhao has always been a woman who stops at nothing to achieve her goals, and she is also more clear-headed than anyone. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was perfectly clear: “I’m entering the palace to become Empress. Otherwise, what would I go there fo 87.9kReads9.5Score10.4kShelves

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    I strongly recommend this, my sister Zhao's rise, the God of Palace Fighting

36. 36 岁 Sui Sui’s Marriage Alliance 岁岁和亲 Zhao Lin召临Ancient Romance305k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + size difference + both leads are chaste + sweet romance + plenty of sickly scenes] A stunning, delicate princess who knows a little medicine, paired with the grasslands' greatest warrior, who disdains her at first but falls hard later Lin Jiayan has just graduated from medical school when she loses consciousness in a skiing accident. When she wakes, she finds that she has transmigrated to a completely unfamiliar dynasty and become a princess sent to a barbarian land for a polit 16.2kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves

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    The package is like this. Rough Chinese literature + poor body shape!

37. 37 新 On Our Wedding Night, the God of War Prince’s Eyes Turned Red 新婚夜，战神王爷红了眼 Laughing Wildly笑轻狂Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A short drama adapted from another novel by the same author, Bewitching Splendor, is now streaming on Hongguo and Tomato, starring Hou Chengyue and Li Ruoxun. My husband has a twin brother. They look exactly alike, except my husband has a beauty mark at the corner of his eye. Every night, I have to stroke his beauty mark before I can feel at ease. But whenever I do, his expression shifts from gentle to wild. Our married life is sweet, until one day I discover the secret he shares with his brothe 7.4kReads8.8Score510Shelves

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    Identical twin princes love the same heroine, and the heroine is a doctor who traveled through ancient times. The story is very compact.

38. 38 暴 The Tyrant Tormented Me? I'll Turn Around, Seduce the Powerful Eunuch, and Seize His Empire 暴君虐我？转身勾搭权宦夺他江山 Green Mountain Has Its Say青山有辞Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted For eight years in the palace, Xiangjun fought to get ahead and tried to please everyone, yet the palace’s noble masters still ground her down, used her, humiliated her, and cast her aside... Those nobles basked in all the wealth of the realm atop heaps of corpses and bones, yet mocked her for trying her hardest and not knowing her place. In the end, the child Xiangjun risked her life to bear called her enemy “Mother,” while Xiangjun was cut open alive so the baby could be taken from her. She di 92.9kReads9.6Score14.2kShelves

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    The heroine was reborn, and in this strange and dark harem, she tried her best to find a way out for herself. However, are careerists really only satisfied with this? No, no, I want to slay the dragon, I want to be this lofty queen mother, with the power in hand, there is no one in the world. [The female protagonist has a successful career, and the ultimate goal is to slay the dragon; she is impure, unclean, careerist, and has cp; the male protagonist is a love brain and a true eunuch]

39. 39 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score228kShelves

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    The palace fight travels through time,

40. 40 小 The Young Deputy Grand Secretary's Country Bride 小阁老的田园娇妻 Qin Xi'er秦喜儿Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted Xie Yuluo read a book in which the farm boy hero, once spurned by the heroine, rose to success. The noble heroine recognized his worth, fell in love with him, and rose with him to become a titled lady, making every woman in the land envious. The faithless supporting woman who had abandoned him met a tragic and dismal end in the story. Xie Yuluo applauded. When she woke up the next morning, she was horrified to discover that she had become that faithless woman who deserved to die. And there she w 5.1kReads8.1Score669Shelves
41. 41 穿 A Chaotic Life Back in Ancient Times 穿回古代的鸡飞狗跳生活 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 49.2kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves
42. 42 帐 Beauty in the Bedchamber: The Tyrannical Eunuch Is Crazed and Dotes on Me 帐中娇：暴戾九千岁又疯又宠 Grilled Fish Tonight今晚吃烤鱼Ancient Romance531k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now available! (Also known as The Mad, Brutal Eunuch Turned Around and Gently Coaxed Me) [Abusing scumbags + reborn + happy ending + both leads untouched + a vicious, cold-blooded Chief Eunuch who is ruthless to everyone else but a broken, devoted puppy to her vs. a clear-eyed heroine who has been reborn and learned from her mistakes. This novel is entirely fictional.] Pei Min, Chief Eunuch of the Eastern Depot, wielded absolute power and was bloodthirsty and brutal. The 234.5kReads9.3Score20.6kShelves
43. 43 哑 The Mute Palace Maid’s Daily Life 哑巴宫女日常 Pearl Pu'er Tea珍珠普洱茶Ancient Romance524k WordsCompleted Maids! Maids! No Romance Bai Zhi was sold into the palace by her family when she was five. At ten, she was assigned to serve the Fifth Prince, who was the same age as her. At fifteen, she saved his life during the spring hunt. The Fifth Prince eventually ascended the throne and became Emperor Zhaoxuan, while Bai Zhi became the head auntie of the Imperial Tea Room in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Because Bai Zhi was quiet and had once saved Emperor Zhaoxuan's life, she became a famous mute m 10.4kReads8.9Score578Shelves
44. 44 九 The Ninth Thousand-Year Lord’s Adopted Daughter Lives on Cute Antics 九千岁养女靠卖萌续命 Fu Yao扶妖Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted A bolt of heavenly lightning turned Yuan Yao into a tiny little girl, and her father was a notorious treacherous minister known as the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old! The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old had a face that could bring ruin to a nation, but he was ruthless, controlled the court and the imperial harem, and wielded power over all under heaven. Since ancient times, eunuchs had never come to a good end... To stay alive a little longer, Yuan Yao stretched out her tiny arms and latched on to powerful allie 2.1kReads9.2Score295Shelves
45. 45 报 Your Majesty, the Empress Has Come to Rule with Her Sickly Little Genius 报告帝君，夫人带病娇崽崽称霸了 Three Two Five三二五Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The comic adaptation is now available] [Reborn Phoenix Clan Emperor x Dragon Clan Princess fallen into the mortal world] [Female-led fantasy + strong heroine + adorable baby + healing + sweet, indulgent power fantasy] Betrayed by a scumbag on her wedding night, the princess boldly chopped him down, took off her wedding dress, and married his sworn enemy, seizing the scumbag's empire and making her name resound through the heavens! But why has that aloof, abstinent sworn enemy of hers turned int 971Reads9.2Score151Shelves
46. 46 只 As Long as I Act Well, the Empress's Throne Is Mine 只要演技好，娘娘的凤位跑不了 A Bird's Wing一只鸟的翅膀Ancient Romance260k WordsCompleted Red bricks and green tiles, beauty all around. One shower of imperial favor, and from then on she advances step by step, finally ascending the throne to stand alongside the emperor. Her family is in decline? Her brother's career prospects are uncertain? Her sister's marriage prospects have come to nothing? See how Wen Ruo keeps true to herself in the harem, rises step by step, leads her family back to the top, helps her brother advance his career, and finds her sister a fine marriage! “This hare 2.7kReads9.0Score365Shelves
47. 47 报 The Heir Says You're a Frail Man! 报世子爷，她竟说你弱质男流！ Clouds Drift Deep into Dreams云深入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Fantasy Setting, Traditional Historical Romance + No Rebirth or Transmigration + Mutual First Love + Childhood Sweethearts + Light and Satisfying] [Valiant Princess vs. Frail Young Lord] Everyone knew that Yan Suizhi, heir to Prince Yan of Nanfeng, had been a frail scholar since childhood: gentle and refined, with a delicate, almost feminine air. He had always been given to quoting the classics and repeating the teachings of Confucius. But when the girl he cherished nearly died in the war, he r 561Reads8.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 重 Reborn as a Frail Beauty, I Become the Regent's Cherished Darling 重生之病弱美人竟成摄政王掌中娇 Ten Don't Say Two十不言二Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Sweet Romance + Redemption + Mutual Devotion + Happy Ending + White Moonlight] [Delicate, gentle, healing beauty vs. dark, possessive, tragically handsome regent villain] Mu Jinxie had been frail and sickly since childhood, and passed away at the age of twenty-one. But who could have guessed that afterward, she would witness the tragic fate of the entire Chancellor’s household, wiped out after her death? The man responsible was dark and domineering, cruel and violent. Though his featu 1.3kReads8.6Score130Shelves
49. 49 夫 The Madam Takes Charge: No More Lounging, Get Up and Get to Work! 夫人当家：都别躺，给我起来卷！ Give It a Persimmon Try柿柿就试试Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration to an alternate world + wish fulfillment + sweet romance + one-on-one + two strong leads] Xia Shuyan is a noblewoman of the capital, blessed with beauty, intelligence, and an illustrious family. To protect her family from the impending struggle for the throne, she arranges to marry General Xiao Yunchi, a man rumored to bring death to his wives. Xiao Yunchi is the second legitimate son of the Grand Princess and the old Marquis of Zhenbei, as well as the emperor’s nephew. He has sp 19.1kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
50. 50 狂 The Mad Consort Returns: The Sickly, Sinister Prince Is Too Good at Spoiling Her 狂妃归来：病娇邪王太会宠 Luo Yunshuang洛云霜Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Is there really such a thing as being reborn?] [It was nothing more than a wager] In her previous life, she was controlled by the Ghost Doctor, trusted a scoundrel, and was sent to hell. But because of a hairpin whistle, countless powerful figures from the martial world stormed the imperial palace and avenged her! However, her second brother, far away in the northern border kingdom of Chi, went completely mad. The heaven-blessed, demonic gambling god returned to the martial world and wagered ag 253Reads9.0Score—Shelves

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